[Olsr-users] ham radio and community wifi

[Bob Keyes]

any ham radio users on this list? I've got my license. I am trying to 
revive the slowly dying ham radio club at my university. It's got a lot of 
resources but not many members, and is particularly short of 
undergraduates. It's the oldest club in the US (centennial in 2009), the 
Harvard Wireless Club (W1AF). I am thinking that the club can attract new 
members by expanding its projects in terms of datacomm, particularly by 
branching out into areas which are not ham radio per se, such as 
community wifi.

Those of you who are University students may want to see if you have a ham 
radio club. Most universities which are medium or large do, particularly 
if they are schools with a strong engineering program. Colleges known more 
for liberal arts often have ham radio clubs, but they are often 
atrophying. I recall that the Dartmouth club was in danger of death.

I have to repeat, that this club has an amazing amount of resources (radio 
gear, test equipment, computers, space, money).

-Bob N1YRK