Presented at
A New HOPE (2022),
July 23, 2022, 10 a.m.
(50 minutes)
In a world of more software defined radio (SDR) projects and more open source hardware (OSH) projects, there are many ways in which RF spectrum can be exploited via receive-only projects or those making use of licensed or unlicensed spectrum applications. This presentation will cover trends for SDR and OSH worth thinking about, along with specific hand-picked examples of projects that both Steve and Joe are very excited about (and why).
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Joe Cupano
**Joe Cupano** is thankful for what he calls “an accidental career” in technology that started with component-level repair of early microcomputers (as in solder iron) to turning technology tricks in three-piece suits for globally recognized companies. His first fusion of his amateur radio and computer interests was around 1983 when he successfully sent an auto-run computer program acoustically via VHF radio from one Sinclair ZX81 to another messing with a thermal printer. Joe has served roles in the amateur radio community that include the ARRL HSMM working group - which helped spawned the mesh networking popularity of today.
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Steve Bossert
**Steve Bossert** began his career working for a cellular network service provider performing quality assurance, and later moved into network design focused on location-based services. He has been a licensed amateur radio operator since 1998 while in high school and, before that, was involved in scanning, shortwave monitoring, and citizens band radio. Currently holding the callsign K2GOG, Steve is one of the co-founders of Hudson Valley Digital Network in 2017 and he enjoys RF electronic and antenna design, along with satellite communications, portable QRP operation across all bands, emerging technologies, and convergence of radio communications with other interests. Steve helped the Hudson Valley Digital Network to assist many people in finding new areas of interest involving radio communications. For the past 15 years, Steve has been a business strategist, helping a wide range of organizations navigate different market and technology issues. He currently is director of global sales for BCC Research. Steve currently resides in Poughkeepsie, NY along with his family.
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