{"id":1789,"date":"2023-02-02T19:53:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T03:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wvara.org\/wordpress\/?p=1789"},"modified":"2023-02-02T19:57:34","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T03:57:34","slug":"february-8-wvara-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wvara.org\/wordpress\/2023\/02\/02\/february-8-wvara-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"February 8 WVARA Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This month\u2019s WVARA meeting will be held in-person at 7pm on Wednesday, February 8, in Meeting Room 3 at the&nbsp;Silicon Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross, 2731 N. First Street at Plumeria Drive (southwest corner) in San Jose.&nbsp; &nbsp;If you haven&#8217;t been to the Red Cross in a while, &#8220;talk-in&#8221; is usually available on the Association&#8217;s repeaters. Best choice&nbsp;would be 2m\/220. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This month\u2019s presenter is none other than our own Steve Sergeant, KC6ZKT. &nbsp;Steve will cover some of the highlights of our recent Winter Field Day adventure, followed by a fascinating presentation, \u201cThe Model-T of Computers\u201d. &nbsp;This talk&nbsp;explores two ground-breaking examples of technologies that changed our society. Each one changed important things about how&nbsp;people lived and how civilization worked. As we evolve our technical skills, can we resist the social changes that they bring? 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