ARRL Roanoke Division and West Virginia State ARRL 50th Convention

August 22-24, 2008

Jackson’s Mill, Weston, WV

Schedule

(DRAFT)

Time/Date

Event

Location

Friday, August 22 1900

President’s Reception

Jackson Lodge Basement




Saturday, August 23



0700

Special Event Station Setup

Talk-In Station On-the-Air

Flea Market

Main Gate Area


Pavilion

0730

Entrance Gate Ticket Sales Start

Main Gate Area

0800

EMCOMM Evaluation

Field across Jackson Lodge

0900

NTS Net Meeting

WV Building

0930

Technical Forum - Jim Wilcox

WV Building

1000

VE Exams

Jackson Lodge Basement

1000

Fox Hunt / Demo

Pavilion

1030

Satellite Demo

Pavilion

1030

ARES Forum

WV Building

1100

Interoperability and Amateur Radio

Dr. David Boyd, K9MX

Director Interoperability and Compatibility US Department of Homeland Security

WV Building

1200

Lunch


1300

Awards: Field Day, Amateur of the Year, WVQSO Party

WV Building

1330

Keynote Speaker:

Gordon West, WB6NOA

Gordon West Radio School

WV Building

1500

FCC Forum:

Bill Cross, W3TN

Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH

WV Building

1700

Dinner: The First Ever “The Mill” Pig Roast

Near the Pavilion

1900

ARRL Forum

Jackson Lodge Basement

1945

The Infamous Auction

Jackson Lodge Basement

2359

The Midnight Convocation of the

Royal Order of the Wouff Hong

WV Building




Sunday, August 24



930

DX Forum

Jackson Lodge Basement

1000

Fox Hunt / Demo

Pavilion

1030

QCWA

Jackson Lodge Basement

1030

MARS

Jackson Lodge Basement

1130

WVSARC Meeting

Jackson Lodge Basement

1200

Prize Drawings

Jackson Lodge Basement