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More DIY wifi news…

Posted on 18/02/2009 by woodsy

Tony, our DIY wifi devotee, has now sent me graphic evidence of the effectiveness his fan grille-enhanced USB dongle (news passim). It’s fairly obvious from the image that there’s a clear signal boost to the dongle when attached to the … Continue reading →

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Techadventure – one month to go

Posted on 26/01/2009 by woodsy

I was reminded today by a fellow labrat that there’s only one month to go to the next Adventure in Technology – Techadventure for short, as mentioned here last autumn (news passim). “An Adventure in Technology” is a party which … Continue reading →

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DIY wifi

Posted on 20/01/2009 by woodsy

Bristol Wireless volunteer Tony Stone has been experimenting with increasing the range of USB wifi dongles and has come up with a splendid bit of home-made kit. In Tony’s own words: I was having trouble picking up my local WiFi … Continue reading →

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Busy weekend – Part 2

Posted on 09/12/2008 by woodsy

If you’ve still got some enthusiasm left after Saturday’s Dorkbot (news passim) down in fragrant Stokes Croft this coming Saturday, news reaches the lab that Chaostreff Bristol will be having some malarkey on Sunday 14th December in St Werburghs, as … Continue reading →

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Busy weekend – Part 1

Posted on 09/12/2008 by woodsy

This coming weekend of Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th December looks like being a busy time for geeks and other ne’er do-wells in the Bristol area. First of all comes news that Bristol’s December Dorkbot (strapline: “people doing strange things … Continue reading →

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GPS in BS next weekend

Posted on 16/02/2007 by woodsy

On 24 and 25 February 2007, OpenStreetMap volunteers will be adding Bristol to the global mapping revolution. Contributors to the OpenStreetMap (OSM) project are meeting in Bristol with the aim of completely mapping the streets and other major features of … Continue reading →

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Valves

Posted on 09/06/2004 by sean

An elderly gentleman based in Horfield by the name of Ken Taylor rang the Lab last week to ask if anybody we knew might have any use for a large collection of radio valves (1940s/50s), many of them still in … Continue reading →

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Bristol Indymedia Community Arts Day

Posted on 08/06/2004 by sean

BRISTOL INDYMEDIA COMMUNITY ARTS DAY (Sat 12th / 1pm start) Back for a second year – This whole day event is a unique opportunity for people to come along, learn new skills and discuss issues surrounding grass-roots media. The line … Continue reading →

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Internet radio

Posted on 28/05/2004 by Bristol Wireless

Hi all, I’ve only just read your post up via e-mail and I’m at work as I don’t have a PC at home. I live St Werburghs, but I’m really interested in setting up a local internet radio station, but … Continue reading →

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