Convention Highlights |
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Satellite Workshop |
Satellites--What's Exciting, Today and Tomorrow! |
ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, Keynote Speaker |
ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, will open the convention on Friday afternoon with the keynote address. |
Dr. H. Paul Shuch, N6TX, Featured Banquet Speaker |
Dr. Shuch has been Executive Director of the SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) League since its inception in 1994. As an amateur (N6TX) since 1961, Dr. Shuch has been active on all bands from 160 meters to 24 GHz, and has proposed to speak about "Searching for Life Among the Stars," which he feels will appeal to the ham audience. Dr. Shuch is no stranger to ham conventions. He was the banquet speaker at the Dayton Hamvention in 1996. Further information may be found at: http://www.setileague.org/admin/paul.htm |
Randy Fear, KC6JTN, Luncheon Speaker |
Randy Fear, KC6JTN, is Senior Solar Observer at the Big Bear Solar Observatory and will speak on "Big Bear Solar Observatory and the Dynamic Sun". For further information see the Big Bear Solar Observatory web site. |
Ned Stearns, AA7A, DX Breakfast speaker |
Ned Stearns, AA7A, will speak on the "DXpedition to Kingman Reef". |
ARRL Officials and Confirmed Speakers
ARRL Officials | ||||||
Jim Haynie, W5JBP, ARRL President | ||||||
Rod Stafford, W6ROD, International Affairs Vice President | ||||||
Ed Hare, W1RFI, ARRL Lab Supervisor | ||||||
Rosalie White, K1STO, ARRL Field & Educational Services Director | ||||||
Fried Heyn, WA6WZO, ARRL Southwestern Division Director | ||||||
Art Goddard, W6XD, ARRL Southwestern Division Vice Director | ||||||
Joe Brown, W6UBQ, ARRL Orange Section Manager | ||||||
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General Program Speakers |
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Gordon West, WB6NOA | ||||||
Bill Pasternak,WA6ITF | ||||||
Ed Clark
"Skywarn and the National Weather Service" |
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Michael Reagan, KK6WO
"Building a Website for an Amateur Radio Group" |
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Chip Margelli, K7JA
"Outrageous Antennas That Actually Work" |
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Robert Griffin, K6YR,
ARRL Santa Barbara Section Manager |
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Art Goddard, W6XD
, ARRL SW Division Vice Director |
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Ed Hare, W1RFI, ARRL Lab Supervisor
David Rutledge, KN6EK, Professor of Electrical Engineering,
Joseph Fairclough, WB2JKJ
, President, The RC OF JHS 22 NYC, Inc.
Cynthia Wall, KA7ITT
Allen B. Hubbard, N6VTX
Robert Syms, KO6ZL -
"Battery Care & How to Pick the Right Charging System
" - Ever wonder why your new battery won't work out of
the package, or wonder why you cant get your pack to hold a
charge even after charging all night? What's the hype over
NiMH and Li-ion or even the new Li-poly? All of this will
be explained, plus helpful hints on choosing the proper
charger for your batteries.
Rod Stafford, W6ROD -
"HF Spectrum Issues: WRC 2003 and the
Potential Loss of Portions of 40 meters; Novice Refarming Study
currently underway"
(Scheduled for Friday Evening)
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