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HAM-Radio 2010 Friederichshafen |
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Written by Robert Langenhuysen
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Friday, 30 July 2010 21:34 |
Who, towards the end of June, was looking around on the European motorways, would find a remarkable number of cars driving along with magnetic antenna basis. Those antenna-lengths would vary between half a meter on the roof to over 4 meters mounted on the bumper. Thousands of radio-hams from all over Europe at the time were gathering in the wonderful Southern German city of Friedrichshafen on Boden-lake. And not just to enjoy the sight of the Swiss mountains or the “Gutbürgerliche Küche” [the good down-to-earth kichen] or to join a Zeppelin flight. The main reason was to visit “Ham Radio” - Europe’s most extensive meeting for radio-amateurs, attend interesting lectures, tighten acquaintances, and what else, score hotly covetted components/parts at the fair or to admire and sometimes even buy the latest shiny transceivers.
Thia year, too, CAMRAS was present at the VERON-stand, and, for the first time abroad, the attention banners and free-standing poster-displays CAMRAS was recently presented with, drawing the attention to the field CAMRAS is moving in. Many hands could be shaken, plus we were able to enter a number of new CAMRASers and, above all, we had many good discussions.
In the picture above we can see the CAMRAS banner, but the array of posters is angled at 90 degrees to that of the picture and consequently, is not visible.
We also had a First. The VERON stand featured the brandnew Vademecum for the Dutch Radio Amateur. Although, of course, More people were involved in bringing about this 358-page book, the name of Wim de Vries (PAoME) shouild be mentioned. These past few years Wim has put lots of hours in ready-ing this work and without his unfailing contrubution, this new vademecum would have taken a very long time to appear, I think. This edition has been entirely modified, one can say ‘ written anew’, and a lot of attention has been given to quality, not only to lay-out and pictures, but also to exactitude. Many amateurs could leave the stand equipped with a new Euro. Pages 37 & 38 pay ample attention to CAMRAS.vademecum, the price needed no objection: The book costs just 12 Euro.
If we had seen many antennas on the Autobahn, in the halls there were lots and lots of them. The most remarkable of all was one mounted on a head-band. OK, the transceiver was connected to it, nevertheless...
A remarkable feat was the presence of a number of organisations that, just like us, intend to interest young people in technology and science. AATS (Arbeitskreis Amateurfunk und telekommunation in der Schule) [ amateur-radio and telecommunication at school) for instance, had a stand and as part of the “Programm der Lehrer Fortbildung) [programme for refresher courses for teachers] there were interesting lectures , among other things on the development of electric lightbulbs to LED, the European Balloon Project, using ISS at school, the use of digital sensors for measuring physical quantities, etc. Moreover there were various workshops that had a lot in common with ASTRON’s soldering practices. Also present: a stand of `Fachhochschule Münster [Vocational College Münster] highlighting the role of radio-amateurism in its curriculum. Students use half their time developing projects pertaining to radio-amateurism from 160 m up till the high Ghz-bands.
Next year it might be possible for us to give a lecture on CAMRAS activities. Anyway CAMRASsers have already come forward, saying they will be prepared to help spreading our CAMRAS message in Friedrichshafen. Our special gratitude goes to the VERON for their hospitality and the crew of her stand Jos Disselhorst (PA3ACJ) with XYL and Wim de Vries; not only had they taken care of the entire stand, but with Remy Denker (PA3AGF) and his XYL, also were responsible for this always interesting `PR activity being successful.
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