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'''Introduction to Police Scanners''' |
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'''Book Binding Workshop - Sunday 27th October 2019''' |
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* Date: Tuesday March 23, 2021 |
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* Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM |
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* Format: Virtual |
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* Cost: $15 for the public, or $10 for Bloominglabs members (all proceeds go to Bloominglabs) |
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* Maximum Class Size: 10 students |
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This two hour online workshop will orient the participants to the |
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hobby of public safety radio scanning (listening to Police/Fire/EMS |
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radio traffic), with a focus on listening in the Bloomington and Monroe County area. |
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We will present a brief history of public safety radio |
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Come learn how to create a hand-bound hard-cover journal, and take yours home! We will fold our pages, sew them, and make our own covers from just boards and decorative cover paper. Learn about the components of a book, how they hold together, and take away the skills to make many more on your own. |
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communications from one-way broadcasts up to multi-site digital |
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trunking systems. Then we'll talk about and demonstrate the equipment |
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required to receive these different systems, as well as show several online listening options for those without their own scanning |
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equipment. Audience participation is strongly encouraged! |
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No special equipment is required, but participants will need a computer that can run video-conferencing software. |
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Cost: $50 for Non-Members, $45 for Members |
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This is an introductory-level workshop, however later this year we will be hosting an advanced workshop where participants build a P25 digital police scanner from a Raspberry Pi computer and Software Defined Radios. |
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All materials provided. |
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Pre-registration is required, and payment is due at time of registration. Paid participants will receive the video-conferencing link 48 hours prior to the workshop start time. |
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When: Sunday, 27th October 2019 1pm-4pm. |
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Please send any questions to contact@bloominglabs.org. |
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Location: Bloominglabs |
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Registration required. Register here: |
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'''Plant Tower Workshop - 9/29''' |
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Plant towers are a vertical garden that can house 50+ plants in 4 sq ft of space. Plant towers also contain a composting tube to allow users to easily return their vegetative waste back to their plants. |
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Participants will build their own plant tower and compost tube from a recycled food grade barrel. 3 hour class. |
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Cost: $40 for members, $50 for non-members |
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Time: 1pm - 4pm |
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== Hosting Workshops == |
== Hosting Workshops == |
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Revision as of 19:49, 10 March 2021
From time to time we provide workshops which are open to the public. We usually have a push to host workshops in the spring and a couple times later in the year. This page holds upcoming workshops.
Past Workshops
Introduction to Police Scanners
- Date: Tuesday March 23, 2021
- Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Format: Virtual
- Cost: $15 for the public, or $10 for Bloominglabs members (all proceeds go to Bloominglabs)
- Maximum Class Size: 10 students
This two hour online workshop will orient the participants to the hobby of public safety radio scanning (listening to Police/Fire/EMS radio traffic), with a focus on listening in the Bloomington and Monroe County area.
We will present a brief history of public safety radio communications from one-way broadcasts up to multi-site digital trunking systems. Then we'll talk about and demonstrate the equipment required to receive these different systems, as well as show several online listening options for those without their own scanning equipment. Audience participation is strongly encouraged!
No special equipment is required, but participants will need a computer that can run video-conferencing software.
This is an introductory-level workshop, however later this year we will be hosting an advanced workshop where participants build a P25 digital police scanner from a Raspberry Pi computer and Software Defined Radios.
Pre-registration is required, and payment is due at time of registration. Paid participants will receive the video-conferencing link 48 hours prior to the workshop start time.
Please send any questions to contact@bloominglabs.org.
Hosting Workshops
If you wish to host a workshop please look at Hosting_workshops.
