January 2009 SCARC Meeting special time and place

The next SCARC meeting will be on Thursday January 15, 7:00pm at the Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Avenue in Ames. The program, to be presented by W0DP, has the title "PIC Your Project"

John introduces the program: "Curious to learn a little about these cheap yet capable microcontroller chips? The January SCARC program will feature a brief introduction to the PIC family, followed by a demonstration of design, programming, and use of PIC’s in various ham radio projects. John Maurer, WØDP, will show how these $1.00 chips can be used without spending a lot of money on tools."