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I was going through my \u201chobby\u201d reading and found an article that I thought was damn cool.   The Amateur Radio Theory of Everything?<\/a>  In it K3NG, who has a really nice blog and if your into Ham<\/strong> Radio you should check it out, was comparing interest<\/strong> in our \u201chobby\u201d as needing a \u201cMacGyver<\/strong> concept\u201d.  He actually got that idea from KE9V.  The whole thing is we must all have a little MacGyver<\/strong> in us to keep that interest<\/strong> alive.  No matter what part of Ham<\/strong> Radio you really get into you, whether is it Contesting, QRP, digital, building, designing, or just \u201cragchew\u201d you have to have a little of that \u201cmake it up as you go\u201d and \u201cif the rules don\u2019t fit change them\u201d attitude at all times to keep the interest<\/strong> on the positive side. For me it is easy to get into some aspect and over-do that then get burnt out and just not care for it anymore.  Some things you will have an interest<\/strong> in for ever but you have to \u201cre-kindle\u201d that desire at times.  So Both KE9V and K3NG are correct in their analogy.  After reading that I thought \u2013 HELL \u2013 I need<\/strong> to GOOGLE that and see what else there is out there for Ham<\/strong> Radio and MacGyver<\/strong>, I know these two guys can\u2019t be the only ones thinking that way.  Here is just one<\/strong> of the articles I found.  Never heard of the \u201cMAKE\u201d magazine but this is a pretty cool article about a \u201creal life MacGyver<\/strong>\u201d and from all indications she is totally into Ham<\/strong> Radio.  I also found that it had been posted and reposted and listed everywhere so why didn\u2019t I see it a long time ago?  – WD0AJG<\/p>\n

MacGyver of the Day: Ham Radio Hacker Diana Eng<\/a><\/h3>\n

Phil Torrone \u2014 Ed. note: All this week, Senior Editor of MAKE<\/strong> magazine<\/a> Phil Torrone is joining us to highlight a few modern day MacGyvers as we continue celebrating the DIY ethic<\/a> at Lifehacker. Today’s maker: Ham<\/strong> radio<\/strong> enthusiast Diana Eng<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hi Lifehackers! MAKE<\/strong> is best known for sharing all the goodness of making things for yourself, learning new skills and many times, voiding warranties… Marcus Chan of the San Francisco Chronicle said we’re the "The kind of magazine that would impress MacGyver<\/strong>" \u2014 and that’s what this week is about. It’s a little known fact, but MAKE<\/strong> even has the creator <\/b>of MacGyver<\/strong> writing at MAKE: Lee D. Zlotoff!<\/a>Lee is a writer\/producer\/director among whose numerous credits is creator of MacGyver<\/strong> (you can see his articles here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

<\/a>So with all that being said, Lifehacker asked me to put together a list of my favorite MacGyver<\/strong>-like makers out there who inspire us all to hack, mod, and learn skills that can get us out of jams\u2026 and maybe sometimes cause a little trouble\u2014the good kind.<\/p>\n

First up: Diana Eng<\/strong>. Fashion nerd, hacker, maker, ham<\/strong> radio<\/strong> ambassador.<\/p>\n

Here’s what she says about herself on her site…<\/p>\n

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Nerd and Fashion Designer<\/strong>
Diana Eng<\/strong> is a fashion<\/strong> designer who specializes in technology, math, and science. Her designs range from inflatable clothing to fashions inspired by the mechanical engineering of biomimetics. At 22, her inflatable dress<\/a> (cocreated with Emily Albinski) made the cover of ID<\/strong> Magazine. In 2005, she was a designer<\/a> on season 2 of the Emmy nominated hit TV show, Project Runway. She won Yahoo Hack Day in 2006<\/a> along with her two-team mates for designing and creating a blogging purse<\/a>in less than 24 hours. She has worked as an assistant designer in research & development at Victoria’s Secret. She is the author of Fashion Geek: Clothes, Accessories, Tech<\/a>. Her work has been featured in exhibits both in the U.S. and internationally around the globe, and has graced the pages of such publications as Women’s Wear Daily, Wired, and Craft Magazine. Diana is Make’s ham<\/strong> radio<\/strong> correspondent. Diana currently designs in the NYC fashion<\/strong> industry and is a founding member of Brooklyn based hacker group NYC Resistor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Okay, so you’re thinking that maybe the hacker group thing is hacky and could be handy if you need<\/strong> to use a laser cutter, but how often will you need<\/strong> a LED dress in jam? There’s more! Diana recently posted that she’s joining the ARRL Public Relations Committee<\/a>. What’s this? The ARRL is the national membership association for Amateur Radio operators. If you’ve heard of ham<\/strong> radio, this is it.<\/p>\n

Ham<\/strong> radio<\/strong> is one<\/strong> of the oldest and most popular DIY hobby activities around the world. These folks were doing "free phone calls" and "Skype" before there was an internet. "Amateur Radio operators have shown an insatiable curiosity to explore and populate the high frontiers of the electromagnetic spectrum." Not only that, but when disaster strikes, ham<\/strong> radio<\/strong> operators are usually called upon to provide and\/or help emergency communications<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They’re not dependent on cell phone towers or overloaded systems in times of crisis; they’re distributed and long range. They help, they learn, and they share information. Diana is the type of person you need<\/strong> when you want to tap in to the space station to hear it go by or when you need<\/strong> to coordinate rescue plans when a hurricane drops in.<\/p>\n

Anyone can become a Ham<\/a>. It’s a fun hobby, it’s a great skill, and Diana’s other project "Fairytale Fashion<\/a>" can even teach you about electronics<\/a>. If you’re interested in ham<\/strong>, she’s created a ton of great videos over on MAKE, which I’ve embedded below, along with some other great resources. Grab a seat, and when you’re done\u2014who knows\u2014maybe you’ll be exploring the spectrum or helping out your community in the future!<\/p>\n

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Catching satellites on Ham radio<\/a>
Ham Radio 101: Getting Started Without a License<\/a>
Ham radio fun for holiday air travel<\/a>
Seeing radio waves with a light bulb<\/a>
Hobby Radio guide<\/a><\/p>\n

How-To: Set up an HF portable radio while hiking<\/a><\/p>\n

And while interstellar space communication is still being worked on Diana shows you How-To: Make a Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Phil Torrone is Senior Editor of MAKE magazine, contributing editor to Popular Science, and creative director of Adafruit Industries<\/a>, where they make educational electronics and kits like the TV-B-Gone<\/a> and some "other" hacky projects<\/a> that sometimes make the rounds in these parts of the web. You may have seen MAKE in bookstores, public television<\/a>, online<\/a>, or been to one of their Maker Faires<\/a> (there will be 3 this year, they are expecting over 100k attendees!). His personal site is http:\/\/www.braincraft.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n


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