Schedule for RSGB Convention released

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The RSGB have released information regarding the 2014 RSGB Convention.

Ofcom staff will be attending giving a giving presentations on the results of the public consultation on Amateur Radio.

The Society say there will be lots of space and a five lecture stream programme in the new Convention venue at the Kents Hill Conference Centre, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ.

Among the presentations are

  • UKHASNET, technology and methodology by James Coxon M6JCX
  • SDR Techniques by Simon Brown G4ELI
  • Digital modes start up by Mike Richards G4WNC
  • FUNcube by AMSAT-UK
  • Amateur radio software developers forum by G7VJR
  • 146-147MHz: A New Frontier of Amateur Innovation? by John Regnault G4SWX
  • World War 1 Communications by Dr Elizabeth Bruton

RSGB Convention - http://rsgb.org/main/about-us/rsgb-convention/

VK5 SOTA & Parks Symposium

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On Sunday 9th March, 2014, a VK5 SOTA & Parks Symposium will be held at the Guides Hall, Hannaford Road, Blackwood. This is the location of the Adelaide Hills Amateur Radio Society shack.

The purpose of the symposium is to allow like-minded amateurs to get together for the day, who have an interest in the Summits on the Air program, the VK5 National and Conservation Parks Award, the World Wide Flora and Fauna program, the Keith Roget Parks Award, and portable operation in general.

Doors will open at 8.30 a.m. with the symposium commencing at 9.00 a.m. sharp with a welcome by the President of the Adelaide Hills Amateur Radio Society.

Four guest speakers will then talk on topics including SOTA’s progress in VK, tips for activators & hunters of the VK5 Parks Award, an overview of the World Wide Flora & Fauna program, and using lithium phosphate chemistry batteries.

Morning tea including coffee, tea, cake & biscuits will be held at 10.30 a.m.

Following morning tea, there will be a further 5 presentations by guest speakers, on topics including home brew antennas, SOTA for the beginner, the parksnpeaks spotting site, prominence as related to SOTA, and a comparison between some portable HF equipment.

This will be followed by a short round table, general questions session and the closure of the symposium.

The presentations will conclude at 12.40 p.m. and this will be followed by a BBQ.

A charge of $4.00 is asked to cover for the cost of the BBQ and morning tea.

For more information, visit the AHARS website - http://www.ahars.com.au

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