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
Hello 44Net Community,
I look forward to learning more about your individual projects and experiences.
Thank you, Jon
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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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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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@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 _______________________________________________ 44net mailing list -- 44net@mailman.ampr.org To unsubscribe send an email to 44net-leave@mailman.ampr.org
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
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@mailman.ampr.org Date: 10/16/22 03:35 (GMT-08:00) To: Rosy Schechter - KJ7RYV rosy@ardc.net Cc: Amprnet 44 Net 44net@mailman.ampr.org, Jon Kemper jon@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 _______________________________________________ 44net mailing list -- 44net@mailman.ampr.org To unsubscribe send an email to 44net-leave@mailman.ampr.org
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