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Hi, I'm Brad Tarratt. On Freenode irc, I go by n8vi, which is my amateur radio callsign (and a nod to Bill Joy's classic text editor). | Hi, I'm Brad Tarratt. On Freenode irc, I go by n8vi, which is my amateur radio callsign (and a nod to Bill Joy's classic text editor). | ||
I drop by the shop completely at random, often when noone's around. If I intend to stick around for any reasonable period of time, I'll flick the twitterbot on. | I drop by the shop completely at random, often when noone's around. If I intend to stick around for any reasonable period of time, I'll flick the twitterbot on. | ||
| − | Hobby background | + | ====Hobby background==== |
* I think I've got digital electronics down; I'm now making my first foray into analog and RF. | * I think I've got digital electronics down; I'm now making my first foray into analog and RF. | ||
* I like AVRs and am a fan of the arduino bootloader. I am not, however, a fan of the arduino board itself, I like to make projects on my own boards. | * I like AVRs and am a fan of the arduino bootloader. I am not, however, a fan of the arduino board itself, I like to make projects on my own boards. | ||
* I can write code in C, perl and php amoung others. I wrote the repeater recorder for the useca amateur radio club (which I need to get back running again). | * I can write code in C, perl and php amoung others. I wrote the repeater recorder for the useca amateur radio club (which I need to get back running again). | ||
* I'm a ham, as I mentioned, call sign N8VI. | * I'm a ham, as I mentioned, call sign N8VI. | ||
| + | * I've been interested in astronomy since I was 12, and have had a couple of small telescopes. I am in the process of building a [[Dobsonian|large one]]. | ||
* ptimmins and I have a fully-redundant home network architecture (we live 1200 feet apart, have highly sensitive 802.11 radios, and work for the same ISP). | * ptimmins and I have a fully-redundant home network architecture (we live 1200 feet apart, have highly sensitive 802.11 radios, and work for the same ISP). | ||
* I've been using NetBSD for years, but am coming to be quite a fan of debian and ubuntu Linux. | * I've been using NetBSD for years, but am coming to be quite a fan of debian and ubuntu Linux. | ||
* I seem to have inherited the [[http://toughbook.wikispaces.com Toughbook Wiki]]. | * I seem to have inherited the [[http://toughbook.wikispaces.com Toughbook Wiki]]. | ||
| − | + | ====Projects==== | |
| − | Projects | + | * The [[Dobsonian|12.5-inch Dobsonian telescope]] |
* The [[2m-window-loop|2-meter window antenna]] in the e-room <b>DONE</b> | * The [[2m-window-loop|2-meter window antenna]] in the e-room <b>DONE</b> | ||
| − | * A [[2m-avr-superhet|2-meter AVR-controlled double-conversion superhet receiver]] | + | * A [[2m-avr-superhet|2-meter AVR-controlled double-conversion superhet receiver]] <b>ON HOLD</b> while I build a telescope |
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| + | ====Equipment==== | ||
| + | I've put a few bits of equipment in the e-room that I encourage you to use! | ||
| + | * [[MFJ269B|MFJ 269B Antenna Analyzer]] | ||
| + | * Elenco SG-9200 audio signal generator http://www.elenco.com/admin_data/pdffiles/SG9200.pdf | ||
| + | * Elenco SG-9000 RF signal generator http://www.elenco.com/admin_data/pdffiles/SG9000.pdf | ||
| + | * GW GFC-8055G 500MHz Frequency counter | ||
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| + | ====Things I'd like to learn==== | ||
| + | * analog and RF electronics design (we'll see how this superhet project goes) | ||
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| + | ====Things I'd not mind teaching==== | ||
| + | * I love teaching. So long as you're not looking for something boring like help fixing a PC, just ask! | ||
| − | + | [[Category:Members|Brad Tarratt]] | |
Latest revision as of 09:08, 28 August 2012
Hi, I'm Brad Tarratt. On Freenode irc, I go by n8vi, which is my amateur radio callsign (and a nod to Bill Joy's classic text editor).
I drop by the shop completely at random, often when noone's around. If I intend to stick around for any reasonable period of time, I'll flick the twitterbot on.
Contents |
Hobby background
- I think I've got digital electronics down; I'm now making my first foray into analog and RF.
- I like AVRs and am a fan of the arduino bootloader. I am not, however, a fan of the arduino board itself, I like to make projects on my own boards.
- I can write code in C, perl and php amoung others. I wrote the repeater recorder for the useca amateur radio club (which I need to get back running again).
- I'm a ham, as I mentioned, call sign N8VI.
- I've been interested in astronomy since I was 12, and have had a couple of small telescopes. I am in the process of building a large one.
- ptimmins and I have a fully-redundant home network architecture (we live 1200 feet apart, have highly sensitive 802.11 radios, and work for the same ISP).
- I've been using NetBSD for years, but am coming to be quite a fan of debian and ubuntu Linux.
- I seem to have inherited the [Toughbook Wiki].
Projects
- The 12.5-inch Dobsonian telescope
- The 2-meter window antenna in the e-room DONE
- A 2-meter AVR-controlled double-conversion superhet receiver ON HOLD while I build a telescope
Equipment
I've put a few bits of equipment in the e-room that I encourage you to use!
- MFJ 269B Antenna Analyzer
- Elenco SG-9200 audio signal generator http://www.elenco.com/admin_data/pdffiles/SG9200.pdf
- Elenco SG-9000 RF signal generator http://www.elenco.com/admin_data/pdffiles/SG9000.pdf
- GW GFC-8055G 500MHz Frequency counter
Things I'd like to learn
- analog and RF electronics design (we'll see how this superhet project goes)
Things I'd not mind teaching
- I love teaching. So long as you're not looking for something boring like help fixing a PC, just ask!
