A-Infos (en) Micropower Technical Faire & Gathering - June 13th & 14th in SF

[Stephen Dunifer <frbspd@crl.com>]

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Free Radio Berkeley is sponsoring a Micropower Broadcasting & Free Radio
Technical Faire and Gathering on Saturday, June 13th and Sunday, June 14th
in San Francisco.  Location is Cell Space, 2050 Bryant St (between 18th &
19th).  It runs from 9 am to 6 pm each day.  A sliding scale donation of
$5-$20 is requested.  Our schedule is as follows: 

Saturday, June 13th

9 am - 10 am - Opening registration
10am - 12 noon - Workshop Sessions
 		1.) What comprises a micropower station and how it is put 
		    together
		2.) Digital editing and production of program material

12 noon - 1 pm - Lunch

1 pm - 3 pm -Workshop sessions
		1.) How to build an FM broadcast transmitter
		2.) Proper care, use and handling of studio equipment
		3.) Interviewing techniques

3 pm - 5 pm - Workshop sessions
		1.) Legal aspects of micropower broadcasting
		2.) Using field recording equipment
		3.) Micropower broadcasting and the Internet

5 pm - 6 pm - Report from the National Lawyers Guild Committee on 
	      Democratic Communications on current micropower 
	      broadcasting petitions before the FCC

Saturday evening - Benefit & party - proceeds to Radio X.  Time and place TBA

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Sunday, June 14th

10 am  - 12 noon - Workshop sessions
		1.) Schmoozing record companies for free material
		2.) Mobile broadcasting
		3.) Antennas for micropower broadcasting

12 noon - 1 pm - Lunch

1 pm - 3 pm - Workshop sessions
		1.) Repair and testing techniques for transmitters & 
		    studio equipment
		2.) Digital editing and production of progam material
		3.) How to build an FM broadcast amplifier

3 pm - 6 pm - Liberating the Airwaves - Planning and strategies for the 
	      further growth and proliferation of micropower broadcasting

Wokshops will be taught by staff members of Free Radio Berekeley, Radio 
Clandestina and TUC productions.


For the duration of the gathering a transmitter checkup and tuning bench 
will be available for testing and repair.

Bring your program materials to share.  A high speed tape duplicator will 
be set up for this purpose.  Make sure the tape is ferrous oxide, not 
chrome.  The high speed duplicator does not work with chrome, it eats the 
heads due to the speed.

For further information contact Stephen Dunifer - frbspd@crl.com, 
(510) 464-3041


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