Ham Radio Digital Communication Conference

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The TAPR/ARRL amateur radio Digital Communication Conference takes place next week, 20-22nd September 2013, in Cedarbrook Lodge, Seattle.

Our Saturday evening banquet speaker, Tom Van Baak will present a speech entitled “Passion and Precision: Adventures of a Time Nut.”

Our Sunday morning seminar will be about programming Androids and will be presented by Ron Frohne, KL7NA.

Submitted papers for the DCC are, as follows:

  • “(CAB) Controllable Altitude Balloon Proposal” by Pedro Converso, LU7ABF
  • “A Software Defined Radio for Mesh Networks” by John B. Stephensen, KD6OZH
  • “Applications and Infrastructure for Marathon Support” by Erik Westgard, NY9D
  • “DATV-Express – a Testing Report” by Art Towslee, WA8RMC and Ken Konechy W6HHC
  • “Evaluating OLSR and B.A.T.M.A.N over D-STAR” by John Ronan, EI7IG and Darren Long, GØHWW
  • “Gnuradio Companion module for openHPSDR Hermes / Metis SDR Radio” by Tom McDermott, N5EG
  • “High Performance BPSK31: Ideas for a New Generation” by John A. Gibbs, NN7F
  • “Modulation – Demodulation Software Radio” by Alex Schwarz, VE7DXW and Guy Roels, ON6MU
  • “Narrowband IP over Amateur Radio Networks (NIPARnets): Next-Generation Networking for Amateur Radio” by Timothy J. Salo, ABØDO
  • “Noise Power Ratio (NPR) Testing of HF Receivers” by Adam Farson, VA7OJ/AB4OJ
  • “Raspberry Pi Applications in Digital Communications: A Mobile Xastir-Based APRS Station” by John A. Hansen, W2FS
  • “Whitebox Handheld Software Radio Kit” by Chris Testa, KD2BMH
  • Our Saturday evening banquet speaker is Tom Van Baak, whose speech is titled “Passion and Precision: Adventures of a Time Nut.”

ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference - http://www.tapr.org/dcc.html

Kickstarter for ARRL-TAPR DCC video - http://www.southgatearc.org/news/august2013/kickstarter_launch_for_arrl_tapr_dcc_video.htm

Cedarbrook Lodge - http://www.tapr.org/dcc.html/#hotel

Amateur Radio Exam at UKHAS Conference

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A few tickets are still available for the UKHAS conference at the University of Greenwich, London on Saturday 7 September 2013

The UK High Altitude Society UKHAS conference attracts those interested in learning about building and flying High Altitude Balloons or in tracking their 434 MHz signals.

The conference is open to all, you don’t have to have flown a High Altitude Balloon, you’ll probably get more out of it as a total beginner as there will be a huge wealth of experience in the room you can speak to.

There is an impressive lineup of speakers in addition to which there will be workshops, demonstrations along with assessments and exam for the amateur radio Foundation licence. Among the presentations will be one on Narrow Band TV by Phil Heron 2I0VIM.

Workshops

  • Balloon Q&A - James Coxon M6JCX
  • Pi - Dave Akerman M6RPI
  • Foundation Exam Preparation - Phillip Crump M0DNY
  • Knots! - Anthony Stirk M0UPU

Demonstrations

  • Balloon -> ISS APRS Setup - James Coxon M6JCX
  • Setting up Receiving Station - Anthony Stirk M0UPU

Tickets - http://ava.upuaut.net/store/index.php?route=product/category&path=74

 

3rd UK High Altitude Society Conference

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The UKHAS conference in London attracts those interested in learning about building and flying High Altitude Balloons or in tracking their 434 MHz signals

This year the conference takes place on Saturday 7 September 2013 and the venue will be the Greenwich University.

The conference is open to all, you don’t have to have flown a High Altitude Balloon, you’ll probably get more out of it as a total beginner as there will be a huge wealth of experience in the room you can speak to.

A lecture theatre and adjacent classroom are being hired so will have a lot more space than last time. Lunch will be included as before.

The day plan will be most likely lectures in the morning and then in the afternoon workshops, demos and more informal talks. Provisional talks include:

  • James Coxon M6JCX – Pico Balloons (3 years on)
  • Ed Moore M0TEK – How GPS works
  • John Graham-Cumming – Debugging HABs (Part 2)
  • Ara Kourchian – US Ballooning
  • Dave Akerman M6RPI – Pi in the sky + Afternoon workshop

Tickets will be £30 per person but we will offer a reduced price for students of £15, this enables the hire of the lecture theatre, classroom and also provides lunch. Tickets are on sale from HAB supplies - http://ava.upuaut.net/store/index.php?route=product/search&filter_name=ukhas