[AG-TECH] AGN Construction for Dummies

[Don Morton]

Our AGN computers are due in this week, and I plan to take very
careful notes on what I'm doing to set up the gear.  I'd like to
think it would be worth expanding on to ultimately create some sort
of Dummies Guide to setting up an AGN.  In reality, I think I'd
like to call it something like "An Outdoors Person's Guide....."
since the real problem is that I'm not necessarily a dummy, I'd
just prefer to spend more time on outdoors activities :) :)  As
someone with very little knowledge in this area (but background
as an electronics technician in the Air Force), I think maybe
I could deliver such material from a useful perspective.

Barbara Kucera mentioned a Steve Gordon working on a "cookbook",
and I saw one on an Internet 2 site (not sure if it's the same
one).  I also know that Bob Olson has started up a Faq-o-matic
on some of these issues.  My hope is to come up with something
comprehensive (i.e. trying not to keep pointing people to other
sites for background info), usable by someone who's sort of technical,
and something that might try to explain "why" we're adjusting this
and that.

Does anybody see a demand for this?  Would it be worth
my while trying to head up something like this?  Note that
I have no financial motivations on this and would prefer to keep
it "Open Source" :).   My hope is that keeping it this way would
make others more willing to contribute their hard-earned notes
and experiences.  

I think in some cases, with constantly-changing equipment, this sort
of thing might be quite difficult to nail down.

I'll be at the retreat (but have to leave at Noon on Wednesday),
and can talk with anybody who may be interested.

Thanks,

Don


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