[HQRP] Fwd: Announcing the "Atlanticon Kit"

[Ed Manuel]

Now, this is so incredibly cool!  Wish I was going to Alanticon - but its 
the same weekend as Ft. Smith!

Ed


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>Date:   Mon, 7 Jan 2002 00:15:20 -0500
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>From:   "George Heron N2APB" <n2apb@erols.com>
>To:     "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" <qrp-l@Lehigh.EDU>
>Subject: Announcing the "Atlanticon Kit"
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>Each year the NJQRP club provides a fun kit for those attending the
>Atlanticon QRP Forum in the springtime. In the past we've had the SNAP
>Transmitter, and the PSK31 Audio Beacon.  When these kits are built up in
>advance by the attending QRPers, we're able to have some real fun activities
>at the Saturday evening social gathering after the full day of QRP talks.
>
>This year is no different, in that we have another neat kit to ship to those
>who are coming to Atlanticon ... it's called "The Badger", a Morse-sounding
>SmartBadge IDer.  We've designed a programmable pc board that fits nicely
>under the standard clip-on plastic badge that we typically provide for all
>Atlanticon attendees.  At the touch of a button the Badger sounds the
>owner's callsign using Morse code through a piezo device and simultaneously
>blinks the code using a SuperBright LED.
>
>But that's not all the Badger does!  There are four different modes in which
>this SmartBadge can be placed ... but we're not going to tell any more about
>these extra features until Saturday night of the Atlanticon weekend. Trust
>me, this is a incredibly fun project that will have QRPers in stitches that
>weekend, and will have long-lasting appeal even after Atlanticon 2002 is
>history.
>
>The Badger kit comes with all components needed, including the battery and
>the personalized name badge designed by famous graphic artist QRPer. The
>surface mount microcontroller chip comes already soldered on the
>professional quality pc board (done by another famous QRPer in our ranks)
>and is pre-programmed with your callsign, as well as with the "secret
>functionality". It will only take about 30 minutes to assemble your Badger.
>
>The Badger design uses the same microcontroller chip as used in recent
>publications that you possibly have been following over the past year -
>QST's "PSK31 Audio Beacon", NorCal's QRPp "Logging Frequency Counter", QRP
>Quarterly's "Tone Generator", and of course in the QRP Homebrewer magazine.
>Full schematic and source code files are presented in the Badger Kit,
>although the secret functionality will be hidden for now, and you'll be able
>to use the programming tools presented in those previous articles in case
>you wanted to customize the Badger even more.
>
>What do you have to do to get the Badger?  It will be automatically sent as
>part of the Atlanticon Info Package mailing going to all those who
>pre-register for this QRP weekend. Mailings of the Info Package (maps, area
>attractions, hotel info, and the Atlanticon Kit) will start during the first
>week of February for those who have already registered, and will continue
>right up until the Atlanticon weekend of April 5 & 6 for those who register
>by mail or PayPal before the event.  The Info Package and Kit will be also
>available at the door for walk-in registrations that weekend and we'll have
>an "assembly table" set up for those needing to put their Badger SmartBadge
>together on-site.
>
>What if you're not going to Atlanticon but want to buy this SmartBadge kit?
>Sure, you can buy the Badger Kit for $10 + $3 shipping/handling from the
>NJQRP.  It will come with a generic name tag badge design and the same
>functionality that is being made available for Atlanticon-goers and you will
>learn by email how to activate these extra features during the Atlanticon
>weekend (April 5 & 6). You can order the Badger Kit starting right now, but
>we won't be starting to ship until the first week of February.
>
>The ATLANTICON QRP Forum web page is at
>http://www.njqrp.org/atlanticon/index.html  and contains info on the
>fabulous speaking staff of *six* QRP luminaries and our illustrious master
>of ceremonies, and details of how to pre-register.
>
>Further information on the BADGER SmartBadge Kit is at
>http://www.njqrp.org/badger  but right now contains little more than this
>initial announcement and the ordering details.  Photos and other information
>will be placed there during the month of January, so check back occasionally
>for updates.
>
>We really think the Badger will be a fun project for Atlanticon, as well as
>one that can be used at club meetings and hamfests well into the future.
>
>72/73,
>--George N2APB   n2apb@amsat.org
>   &  Joe N2CX  n2cx@voicenet.com

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