12 Oct
2022
12 Oct
'22
4:30 p.m.
Hi 44Net,
At long last, I'm pleased to share with you that ARDC has hired a new
Director of Technology, Jon Kemper.
In his role, Jon will be working with the foundation, volunteers and
community members to lead the assessment, development, and
implementation of new technology initiatives, manage open source
projects, and improve the operational efficiency of both 44Net and the
grantmaking side of the house.
Jon brings a wealth of experience managing global engineering teams
using software development methodologies. Notable projects include:
remotely-operated vehicles (including underwater vehicles), Internet of
things (IoT) sensors, and embedded control systems. His amateur radio
activities include the building of 70 cm repeaters that link together
via RF and VoIP and design of a flat audio board used to equalize and
route discriminator audio.
Jon holds an Amateur Extra Class amateur radio license and a commercial
General Radiotelephone Operator License (GROL). He studied computer
science and physics at California State University San Marcos and has an
AA Degree from Palomar College. Jon is a lifelong learner in the field
of technology and has been awarded 4 U.S. patents, including one for an
automotive security device and one for a device that measures
temperature and converts that measurement into a color.
Jon was introduced to radio and electronics by his grandfather, Guy A.
Kemper, who founded Kemper Radio Laboratories in Los Angeles. At ARDC,
Jon will be carrying on the family tradition of helping future
generations become interested in science and technology.
We are thrilled to have Jon on board and look forward to evolving and
improving our technology under his direction.
If you want to share the news with your friends off 44Net, the above is
also available in blog post form here:
https://www.ampr.org/ardc-welcomes-technical-director-jon-kemper-ka6nvy/
Also, Jon is cc'd here. Feel free to say hi to him on or off list.
Onwards and 73,
Rosy
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Rosy Schechter - KJ7RYV
Executive Director
Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC)
ampr.org
12 Oct
12 Oct
8:41 p.m.
Hello 44Net Community,
I look forward to learning more about your individual projects and
experiences.
Thank you, Jon
8:57 p.m.
Welcome aboard Jon.
On 13/10/22 6:41 am, Jon Kemper via 44net wrote:
Hello 44Net Community,
I look forward to learning more about your individual projects and
experiences.
Thank you, Jon
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12 Oct
12 Oct
11:07 p.m.
Greetings John.
Matt
On 13/10/2022 5:41 am, Jon Kemper via 44net wrote:
Hello 44Net Community,
I look forward to learning more about your individual projects and
experiences.
Thank you, Jon
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16 Oct
16 Oct
11:34 a.m.
Welcome John,
In my opinion, the problems are more in terms of pedagogy than technical.
The number of amateur radio stations decreases each year (France).
In specialized forums exchanges about HAMNET have been rare for the last
ten years
(France, Germany, ...).
Priorities should be:
- Generate curiosity for digital links by air
- Translate introduction pages (https://www.ampr.org/) in other languages
(at least for beginners) would be better ...
Some actions to create a new dynamic are welcome :-)
73
Frédéric ZULIAN
F1sxo
Le mer. 12 oct. 2022 à 17:31, Rosy Schechter - KJ7RYV via 44net <
44net(a)mailman.ampr.org> a écrit :
Hi 44Net,
At long last, I'm pleased to share with you that ARDC has hired a new
Director of Technology, Jon Kemper.
In his role, Jon will be working with the foundation, volunteers and
community members to lead the assessment, development, and
implementation of new technology initiatives, manage open source
projects, and improve the operational efficiency of both 44Net and the
grantmaking side of the house.
Jon brings a wealth of experience managing global engineering teams
using software development methodologies. Notable projects include:
remotely-operated vehicles (including underwater vehicles), Internet of
things (IoT) sensors, and embedded control systems. His amateur radio
activities include the building of 70 cm repeaters that link together
via RF and VoIP and design of a flat audio board used to equalize and
route discriminator audio.
Jon holds an Amateur Extra Class amateur radio license and a commercial
General Radiotelephone Operator License (GROL). He studied computer
science and physics at California State University San Marcos and has an
AA Degree from Palomar College. Jon is a lifelong learner in the field
of technology and has been awarded 4 U.S. patents, including one for an
automotive security device and one for a device that measures
temperature and converts that measurement into a color.
Jon was introduced to radio and electronics by his grandfather, Guy A.
Kemper, who founded Kemper Radio Laboratories in Los Angeles. At ARDC,
Jon will be carrying on the family tradition of helping future
generations become interested in science and technology.
We are thrilled to have Jon on board and look forward to evolving and
improving our technology under his direction.
If you want to share the news with your friends off 44Net, the above is
also available in blog post form here:
https://www.ampr.org/ardc-welcomes-technical-director-jon-kemper-ka6nvy/
Also, Jon is cc'd here. Feel free to say hi to him on or off list.
Onwards and 73,
Rosy
--
Rosy Schechter - KJ7RYV
Executive Director
Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC)
ampr.org
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12:21 p.m.
Frederic,
At this moment, there clearly is a problem with the technical side of joining the
network,
as is obvious when you read the many exchanges about that on this list, by people newly
joining the IPIP mesh. It is just to complicated to get going in today's internet
environment.
A technical project to make it much easier to connect has a high priority in order not to
fend off potential new users.
But I agree with you that another priority is to get more new users involved. In many
countries
the hobby of tinkering with electronics is alive and well, but now they call themselves
"makers"
and have clubs called "makerspaces" that exist separately from radio amateur
clubs.
Getting people from those environments interested is the challenge, and having a
worldwide
network that (at least partly) operates over radio, could make them interested in doing
that.
Translations do not happen by themselves, at least when you do not count having a button
on
the site that uses Google Translate to dynamically translate everything. Also, to do
translations
it is best to have people from the field itself rather than "professional
translators" who may
miss a lot of the essential things in a technical paper on www.ampr.org, so users that
have
selected another language may at first see a more familiar environment but then become
frustrated by the text that is not entirely correct and sends them off in the wrong
direction...
So the best way to get translated pages on the site is to offer to translate them.
Rob
On 10/16/22 12:34, Frederic Zulian via 44net wrote:
Welcome John,
In my opinion, the problems are more in terms of pedagogy than technical.
The number of amateur radio stations decreases each year (France).
In specialized forums exchanges about HAMNET have been rare for the last ten years
(France, Germany, ...).
Priorities should be:
- Generate curiosity for digital links by air
- Translate introduction pages (https://www.ampr.org/) in other languages (at least for
beginners) would be better ...
Some actions to create a new dynamic are welcome :-)
73
Frédéric ZULIAN
F1sxo
17 Oct
17 Oct
6:43 p.m.
Hi Frederic,Thank you.Good points for us to keep in mind.I think that involvement in STEM
based programs is one way to help plant a seed early for all things related to wireless
digital technology.Translation of content is also a good thing. It is sometimes difficult
to maintain. The tech tools are getting better but these still rely heavily on help from
humans fluent in the local language.73,Jon
-------- Original message --------From: Frederic Zulian via 44net
<44net(a)mailman.ampr.org> Date: 10/16/22 03:35 (GMT-08:00) To: Rosy Schechter -
KJ7RYV <rosy(a)ardc.net> Cc: Amprnet 44 Net <44net(a)mailman.ampr.org>rg>, Jon Kemper
<jon(a)ardc.net> Subject: [44net] Re: Please welcome our new Director of Technology,
Jon Kemper! Welcome John,In my opinion, the problems are more in terms of pedagogy than
technical.The number of amateur radio stations decreases each year (France).In specialized
forums exchanges about HAMNET have been rare for the last ten years(France, Germany,
...).Priorities should be:- Generate curiosity for digital links by air- Translate
introduction pages (https://www.ampr.org/) in other languages (at least for beginners)
would be better ...Some actions to create a new dynamic are welcome :-)73Frédéric
ZULIANF1sxo
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