Interactive Amateur Radio Demonstration Garners Blue Ribbon @ Atlanta Maker Faire
A joint effort
by five Atlanta-area ham radio groups to put on an interactive demonstration at
Maker Faire Atlanta resulted in a blue ribbon from the show sponsors, according
to Norm Schklar, WA4ZXV, who posted a report to the ARRL public relations
reflector.
Schklar said some 40 area hams participated in the exhibit and
handed out about 750 cards with instructions on where to find more information.
Attendance at the fair was estimated at around 30,000. The blue ribbon was
awarded, Schklar said, because "we 'made things,' had 'active displays,'
looked good, and kept a steady flow of traffic in our exhibit."
Participating clubs included the North Fulton Amateur Radio League, Atlanta
Radio Club, Alford Memorial Radio Club, Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society and
HamJam. (See article on New York's World Maker Faire in the November issue of CQ.)