ARRL
Rocky Mountain Division
Convention
Estes Park, Colorado
June 28-29-30, 2013
Amateur Radio
Adventure, Service, Knowledge
HamCon Colorado 2013 Committee
Your HamCon 2013 Committee members will be acting as staff during the convention. They are
wearing the stylish yellow shirts with the HamCon logo affixed. Committee members include:
Paul Swanson, AAØK, Dave Bowers, KBØWVH, Eileen Armagost, WDØDGL, Tim Armagost,
WBØTUB, Jim Kummerow, WØDUX, John Maxwell, WØVG, Jeff Ryan, KØRM, Steve Williams,
KØSRW, Ann Trudeau, KAØZFI, Ben Baker, KBØUBZ, Marty Crandall, KDØBMW, Chris Krengel,
KBØYRZ, Vicki Krengel, KCØEHU, Larry Olson, W9INE, Marie Teto-Kummerow, KDØBQD, Robert Wareham, NØESQ, Dan Norman, NØHF, Dave Koerner, NØHIO, Dan Meyer, NØPUF, Brian
Mileshosky, N5ZGT, Doug Nielsen, N7LEM, Dick Schneider, ABØCD, Jerry VerDuft, ADØA, Bob
Sterner, KBØBS, Ken Anderson WØETT, Gerry Villhauer, WØGV, Cathy Villhauer, Pam Scott,
WØPRS, Dan Scott, WØRO, Wayne Heinen, NØPOH, Jack Ciaccia, WMØG, Dwayne Allen,
WY7FD. Not all committee members are pictured.
HamCon A-V Support by J&S Audio Visual
J&S Audio Visual
1301 South Jason St, Unit A / Denver, CO 80223
303-792-5588 / www.jsav.com
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ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention
Estes Park, Colorado
June 28-29-30, 2013
Program Book Contents
ACTIVITY/ITEM
PAGE
Convention Committee ................................................................................2
Convention Repeater Frequencies ............................................................. 3
Welcome Messages .................................................................................. 4-5
Convention Track Info .................................................................................6
W1AW/Ø Special Events Station .................................................................7
VE Exams ................................................................................................14, 34
DXCC/WAS/VUCC/WAC Card Checking ................................................13, 34
Forums/Speakers/Special Events FRIDAY .............................................. 7-12
Forums/Speakers/Special Events SATURDAY ..................................13-21, 24-29
Forums/Speakers/Special Events SATURDAY EVENING ...................... 30-31
Forums/Speakers/Special Events SUNDAY ........................................... 32-33
Commemorative Lapel Pins .......................................................................34
Social Hours/Hospitality Suite .............................................................Highlighted
More Ham Radio Fun .................................................................................34
Non-Ham Activities in Estes Park ...............................................................35
Silent Auction Rules ...................................................................................36
Prizes/Donations ........................................................................................37
Wouff Hong Ceremony & History ...............................................................38
Sponsoring Colorado Amateur Radio Clubs ...............................................38
Convention Exhibitors ............................................................................. 39-40
In Memory of Joanie VerDuft, KCØGMI .....................................................43
Convention Center Map ......................................................................Back Cover
HamCon 2013 Convention Talk-In
Metro Denver/Front Range: 449.225/444.225 (141.3 Hz PL)
Compliments of Rocky Mountain Ham Radio
Estes Park: 146.685/146.085 (123.0 Hz PL); 449.800/444.800 (123.0 Hz PL)
Compliments of the Estes Valley Amateur Radio Club
HamCon Colorado Inc.
and
ARRL
The National Association for
Amateur Radio
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Welcome to HamCon Colorado 2013
It’s a true pleasure to welcome each of you to HamCon Colorado 2013! We hope you have
an outstanding experience here with us.
This year’s theme - “Amateur Radio – Adventure, Service, Knowledge”
- articulates three key attributes of our craft. They all point to the vital
importance of each of us individually, our capabilities and our preparedness to apply our skills. Adventure refers to the inexhaustible scope
of technical achievement, learning, innovation, creativity, relationship
building and vital assistance possible through amateur radio. Service
acknowledges the crucial role of amateur radio in times of disaster, relief
and rescue operations, homeland security, public service opportunities,
and much more. Knowledge relates not only to the technical nature of
amateur radio, but also to our expanded viewpoint at the local, national
and international levels as we communicate and work with people,
agencies and organizations in diverse situations spanning every culture of the world. Truly, our imaginations are our only limitation!
Steve Williams
KØSRW
HamCon Colorado
Chairman
We have a fantastic lineup of major speakers for you! Notable ham guests include Dave
Bell, W6AQ (former head of ARRL Public Relations), Ralph Haller, N4RH (former chief of the
FCC’s Private Radio Bureau), Sean Kutzko, KX9X (ARRL Contest Branch Manager), Chip
Margelli, K7JA (DXPeditioner and star of the famous Jay Leno “CW vs. Texting” competition),
and Dave Sumner, K1ZZ (ARRL CEO).
We have an outstanding 40+ hours of technical sessions and forums, led by true experts in
their fields. We’re very appreciative and thankful for each speaker’s support in this convention!
Don’t miss operating our W1AW/Ø HF and VHF stations, participating in our crazy QLF contest, and pulling out the weak ones in our CW pileup contest. We’ve got a GeoFox event,
live music by The Cantennas, and a midnight Wouff Hong ceremony. We’ve even set up a
rare WWV tour, a trip to the FAA’s Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), and a
visit to the Estes Park Astronomical Observatory.
We are truly privileged to have a great group of exhibitors here too. Please stop by to see
their booths, meet their representatives, and take a look at their products. We are grateful
for their support! Many attendees will leave HamCon Colorado 2013 with at least one prize,
enthusiastically donated even in these difficult economic times by a long list of companies,
stores and organizations. Please browse their web sites and consider them for your upcoming needs.
I want to thank each of our sponsoring and supporting organizations for their vital assistance,
without which we couldn’t be here today. And to the incredible HamCon Colorado Committee, my heartfelt thanks for your dedication and tireless work over the last 18 months in
bringing this event together. I also want to express my deepest personal appreciation to Jerry
VerDuft, ADØA, founder of HamCon Colorado. He envisioned then skillfully led the 2003 and
2006 conventions, was extremely involved in our 2009 convention, and continues to serve
as our Senior Advisor. Each of us is a beneficiary of Jerry’s vision, leadership, friendship
and support.
Again, welcome to HamCon Colorado 2013 and best wishes for a wonderful weekend here
in beautiful Estes Park!
— 73, Steve Williams, KØSRW, Chairman, HamCon Colorado
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Welcome to HamCon Colorado 2013
Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT, ARRL Director, Rocky Mountain Division
Welcome to the 2013 ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention!
The outstanding volunteers of HamCon Colorado have worked hard
to build and provide a first-class weekend of amateur radio for you
and all attendees. This event brings amateur radio enthusiasts from
across the Division – Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming
– together to learn new things, meet new friends, and build upon their
passion for the greatest hobby in the world.
Flip through this program and absorb just all that’s in store for you this
weekend. Almost every facet of amateur radio will be represented,
taught, demonstrated, or enjoyed here in Estes Park. Please take
advantage of it all. Stir up a pileup at the W1AW/Ø special event
station. Attend all the forums you can handle, especially topics that
may be new to you. Forge new relationships with newly introduced amateur radio addicts
from around our great ARRL Division, and beyond. And, most importantly, please apply
your new knowledge, relationships, and amped-up enthusiasm for ham radio back at home
within your amateur radio club or circle of friends to make your local community even better.
Enjoy your weekend, see you on the air, and 73!
Jack Ciaccia, WMØG, Colorado Section Manager, ARRL
On behalf of the ARRL Colorado Section and
its affiliated clubs and members, I would like to
welcome you to HamCon Colorado 2013 and
the ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention.
The Colorado HamCon Committee members are
made up of hard working volunteers from many
of these ARRL affiliated clubs. Their combined
goal is to make this year’s Rocky Mountain Division Convention unequivocally the finest HamCon held to date. Our belief is that those attending will find numerous enjoyable, entertaining
and educational venues that should appeal to even the most discerning Colorado HamCon
attendee’s interests.
The well planned 2013 HamCon Colorado program covers most of the wide spectrum of
ham radio activities. Many technical seminars are being presented by some of the best
practitioners in their field. The forums are designed to allow you a format to discuss issues
concerning some of the most important aspects of the Amateur Radio Service. The committee has enlisted many wonderful speakers to deliver their interesting and entertaining
subject matter that will prove to be informative as well as fun. All of this is enhanced with the
presence of well known ham radio equipment vendors, a well stocked stash of door prizes,
live musical entertainment, fun ham radio related contests, noteworthy field trips, a chance
to get on the air and operate the W1AW/Ø station, scrumptious banquets and most of all,
the genial camaraderie that is only found amongst fellow hams at these gatherings. Our
hope is that you have one of the most enjoyable weekends here in Estes Park surrounded
by one of the most spectacular settings in the Rocky Mountains. -73
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Forums/Speakers/Special Events
HamCon 2013 Conference Tracks
The HamCon steering committee has made an effort this year to group technical
forums into general subject tracks. Related forums have been grouped together
(as best as possible) during morning and afternoon day segments and in specific
salons. Your conference program lists forums by salon first and then by time, so
keep that in mind as you plan out your conference participation. Here is the conference track breakdown:
Day
Salon
Day Part
Track
Friday
A
PM
VHF Forum
Friday
C
PM
EMCOMM A
Saturday
A
AM-PM
EMCOMM B
Saturday
B
AM
Technology A
Saturday
B
PM
Operating Techniques / Youth
Saturday
C
AM-PM
QRP / Digital
Saturday
D
AM
Technology B
Saturday
D
PM
DX
Saturday
E
AM-PM
Potpourri
Saturday
F
AM
Foxhunting / Geocaching
Saturday
F
PM
NTS Forum
HamCon 2013 Conference IT and AV Support
A Special Thanks . . .
A convention like HamCon 2013 cannot be undertaken without extensive and generous support for the vast Information Technology and Audio-Visual requirements.
So the HamCon committee would like to extend a heartfelt “thank you” to Bob
Sterner, KBØBS, for his help with all the computers and IT Support needed for the
convention. Robert Wareham, NØESQ, should be thanked as well, as he and his
colleagues have made a great deal of computer equipment available for the convention. Of course, the forums require extensive AV gear, and a big thanks goes
to Rob Wright, KCØUUO, and Chris Krengel, KBØYRZ, J&S Audio Visual for
technical support and equipment . Your contributions make HamCon a real top
notch event.
Photo Credits
Front Cover Background: Norman N Smith; Page 5: Estes Park Memorial
Observatory: James Frank.
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Forums/Speakers/Special Events
Friday
WWV/Denver Air Traffic Route Control Center Tour – Bus #1
6:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. - Meet Beneath HamCon Banner
Meet at 6:30 a.m. outside beneath the HamCon Banner at the entrance to the conference center. This
trip is SOLD OUT. Check with HamCon staff for possible cancellations.
WWV Tour – Bus #2
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. - Meet Beneath HamCon Banner
Meet at 9:30 a.m. outside beneath the HamCon Banner at the entrance to the conference center. This
trip is likely to be sold out, but check with HamCon staff for possible cancellations.
HamCon 2013 Convention Talk-In Station
W1AW/Ø
6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. – Rocky Mountain Ham Trailer
HamCon 2013 Convention Registration
HamCon 2013 Staff
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. – Conference Area Lobby
Operate W1AW/Ø Special Event Station
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
HF Stations - South Hallway
VHF Stations - Rocky Mountain Ham Trailer
Here is your chance to create the pileups that you may have tried to cut through in the past. HamCon
Colorado is pleased to announce that there will be a W1AW/Ø Special Event Station at this year’s ARRL
Rocky Mountain Division Convention. There is no signup necessary. Just walk in, sit down and operate
using the most famous call sign in Amateur Radio. ICOM America has generously loaned HamCon the
use of IC-7600 and IC-7700 All-Mode Transceivers. We will have Heil Sound Pro Set mic/headsets for
each station. There are two separate operations - HF stations in the South Hallway inside the convention
center and VHF stations outside of the building in the Rocky Mountain Ham trailer.
The W1AW/Ø Special Event Station is open to all licensed Amateur Radio Operators attending the
convention. Control Operators will be on hand to help with the equipment and to ensure proper operation. Remember to carry a copy of your license with you in case you are asked for it. Each person who
operates W1AW/Ø will receive a personalized certificate suitable for framing.
GeoFox - Outdoor Event
Dan Meyer, NØPUF
Friday 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
At your leisure, find the hidden transmitters and Geocaches, in succession, for a special HamCon
memento. Transmitters will be on during the above listed times. Join in on the fun of tracking down
hidden transmitters.
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Forums/Speakers/Special Events
Friday
Exhibits & Vendors
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. – Exhibit Room; Lobbies
Check out the great exhibits by your favorite Amateur Radio suppliers, clubs and the ARRL. There
are plenty of convention specials! Make sure you explore the entire convention area for those special
exhibits that just can’t fit inside the Exhibit Room.
Silent Auction
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. – Hallway Outside Prize Office
HamCon Colorado 2013 is offering thousands of dollars worth of Amateur Radio equipment in its Silent
Auction. Special -- and specific -- rules apply. Rules are available at the registration and prize areas.
This is your chance to bid your way to a great deal! Bidding ends at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. See Silent
Auction Rules, page 33.
ARRL Colorado Section Cabinet Meeting
Jack Ciaccia, WMØG, Colorado Section Manager
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. – Blue Spruce & Big Horn Rooms
ARRL Section Emergency Coordinators Meeting
Robert Wareham, NØESQ, Section Emergency Coordinator, Colorado ARES;
State Coordinator, Office of Emergency Management, Auxiliary Emergency
Communications Unit
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. – Blue Spruce & Big Horn Rooms
Robert Wareham, NØESQ, is an attorney in Highlands Ranch, Colorado and has served as the Colorado
Section Emergency Coordinator since October of 2011. He successfully reorganized Colorado ARES
into regions that map with the state’s All Hazard’s Regions and has tightened the integration between
Colorado’s Office of Emergency Management and Colorado ARES. Robert is a former deputy sheriff,
police officer and volunteer firefighter. Hanging up his badges when he finished law school in 1995,
he now fulfills his desire to serve his communities through emergency and disaster preparedness
and response. In addition to his ARES duties, Robert serves as the State Government Liaison for the
Colorado Section. He has testified on behalf of the ARRL before Colorado’s legislature and is credited
with obtaining a statutory exemption for amateur radio operators in the hands free cell phone bill of
2009. Robert is married to Jennifer Holschuh, KCØYYI; and is the father of four grown children. His two
daughters work with him in his law firm, while his twin sons are an USMC JAG Officer and a commercial
airline training pilot respectively.
HAMCON 2013 Silent Auction Item
The Yaesu FT-2000 provides a full 100
watts of power output (AM: 25 W) on the
160-6 meter amateur bands, including
the five 60 meter channels. DSP. All
modes. Tons of features.
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Forums/Speakers/Special Events
Friday
VHF Forum
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Salon A
Ken Anderson, WØETT
Host and Moderator
Ken has participated as HamCon Committee member in 2009 and again in this year’s Hamcon 2013
assisting as the coordinator of W1AW/0 special event station and producer of the VHF Forum. He
has enjoyed ham radio for over 50 years particularly in CW contesting, weak signal VHF, Field Day,
operating mobile, and chasing DX. Ken was the past president of Grand Mesa Contesters, 10 years as
one of RMVHF 2m SSB net control stations, member of Waterton ARS, GMCC, RMHR, and MHDXA.
Ken lives in Parker, Colorado.
Exploring and Operating the Amateur Bands above 450 MHz
Bill McCaa Jr, KØRZ
Bill became a licensed amateur radio operator in 1954 and presently holds an Extra Class License
issued in 1959. Previous calls have been W3ZBE and KØRZJ. His amateur activities cover 1.8 MHz
through 47 GHz. Routine operating includes 1.8 MHz AM, 432 EME CW and microwave bands through
10 GHz CW and SSB. Bill was responsible for the Mode-S transponder on OSCAR 13. His formal
education includes a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kansas. Past professional
employment includes Western Electric, Bell Laboratories, Wilcox Electric, The National Bureau of
Standards, Storage Technology Corporation, and the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office. Bill is a life
member of the ARRL. He retired in 2003.
6m and 2m EME Using JT-65/WSJT
Philip Krichbaum, NØKE
Phil was first licensed as WN8TTN in Akron Ohio in 1954, W8TTN in 1955, WØKEA in 1965 and NØKE
in 1997. Even after 57 years in the hobby, over half his yearly QSOs are made on CW. He got into
contesting after discovering that it was a lot easier to work DX in a contest situation. Later it was for the
competition. He enjoys QRP and QRO. He operates from 160m thru 1.2 GHz plus 10 GHz. He likes
VHF contesting as well as HF. He has logged 43 states and 45 countries on 2m, and WAS, WAC and
112 countries on 6m. Phil works EME on 6m and 2m.
Range Software For Rovers
Douglas Nielsen, N7LEM
Douglas Nielsen, N7LEM, is a co-author of the AX.25 Link Access Protocol for Amateur Packet Radio
v2.2 specification. He is currently on the Board of Directors for the Pikes Peak Radio Amateur Association
(PPRAA) and is a former president of PPRAA. Doug is the current organizer of the Colorado QSO
Party. He has been a licensed amateur since 1988.
VHF Roving
Nicholas D Hanks, II, NØLP
Nick was first licensed in 2000 and currently holds an Extra class license. He has his WAS, DXCC,
and VUCC certificates. He’s active in the amateur radio high altitude ballooning group Edge of
Space Sciences, where he is the ground station lead. His favorite HF contests are Sweepstakes,
RTTY Roundup, and Field Day, although the latter admittedly is not really a contest. His professional
background consists of long stints in the United States Air Force, the Lockheed Martin Corporation
Space Systems Company, and with his own company, Windom Systems. He started in the USAF as
an R&D engineer working on aircraft systems and subsequently held various positions in both line and
headquarters organizations. During his time at Lockheed Martin he worked as a systems engineer in
both ground and space systems.
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Forums/Speakers/Special Events
Friday
VHF Forum (Cont’d)
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Salon A
Roving Antennas
George Palecek, ABØYM
George was first licensed in 1969 as WAØYHH. He tested for Amateur Extra in 2003, after a 24 year
hiatus and licensed as ABØYM. He completed his formal education at Metropolitan State College and
the University of Denver, after 3 years active duty with the US Army. Later, he was adjunct faculty at
Arapahoe Community College and the University of Denver. His operating activities include digital
modes on HF and VHF contests as a rover. His career includes operations research and various IT
positions. George is currently a Database Administrator for a telecommunications company.
WØKVA Multi-Op Contesting Station and new Multi-Band Rover Vehicle
John Maxwell, WØVG, Scott Taylor, WØKVA, Scott Burkhardt, WØKU, & Doug Sharp, K2AD
WØKVA Multi-Op has operated the June VHF QSO Party for the last 20 years here in Colorado for
Rocky Mountain Ham Radio. From its roots operating 6m/2m/70cm has expanded to a top ten contest
team in the last 6 years. Knowing that the way to drum up contacts along the Front Range, the RMHAM
team has been working on a multi-band rover in an old Ford news van.
John Maxwell, WØVG, has been very active in Colorado Amateur Radio as well as an integral member
of the WØKVA Contest Team. With his activities in Colorado Amateur Radio, ARES and the ARRL, he’s
done his best to try and bring new blood into the hobby and into weak signal VHF contesting. He was
the past chairman of the Colorado Council of Amateur Radio Clubs and a founding member of Rocky
Mountain Ham Radio.
Scott Taylor, WØKVA, has been one of the driving forces in the WØKVA contest station. Licensed in
1994, he immediately was active in VHF weak signal activities and contesting. Scott is the mechanical
and antenna design force in the WØKVA contest station. He is a licensed journeyman electrician and a
founding member of Rocky Mountain Ham Radio.
Scott Burkhardt, WØKU, has been a ham operator for nearly 35 years and enjoys contesting on HF
and VHF. Scott has worked with the WØKVA contest team since the very beginning and is an integral
part of the microwave team. When he’s not biking, he’s playing radio. Scott has been a radio technician
for several local two-way and cellular companies and currently is a site manager for Crown-Castle.
Doug Sharp, K2AD, a long time ham and contester with the East coast W2SZ Mt. Greylock Expeditionary
Force. Brings a new focus to contesting in Colorado. Doug has been in two-way radio and cellular
communications for the last 25 years as an engineer and an avid VHF contester. He is currently the
chairman of the Colorado Council of Amateur Radio Clubs and a lifetime member of the ARRL.
Supporting NWS: Severe Weather,
ARES and Skywarn
Timothy Tonge, KAØMWA
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Salon C
HAMCON 2013 Silent Auction Item
The Yaesu FT-950 is an elite-class All-Mode HF/VHF
160-6m transceiver providing exceptional performance both on transmit and receive. 5-100 watts out
on SSB, CW, & FM, and 25 watts out on AM. Digital
Signal Processing (DSP).
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Friday
Army MARS (Military Auxiliary Radio System)
Steve Schroder, KIØKY, Army MARS State Director
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Salon C
Steve Schroder, KIØKY, is the Army MARS Colorado and Wyoming Director. He has been an Army
MARS member for six years and a ham since 1994. He is a member of the Montrose Amateur
Radio Club. Steve is the leader of the Delta County, Colorado, Auxiliary Communications Team. For
several years he was an ARES District Emergency Coordinator on the western slope of Colorado.
Steve is a COML on the Colorado Southwest All Hazards Incident Management Team. He serves on
communications interoperability committees and councils in Colorado.
HamCon Welcome & Kickoff Addresses
Welcome: Steve Williams, KØSRW, HamCon 20113 Chairman
Kickoff: Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT, ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Director and Dwayne Allen,
WY7FD, ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Vice Director
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. – Salons D, E, F
Brian Mileshosky lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he was licensed at the
age of 12. He credits his grandfather, Ed W5RMY (SK), Jeremy Miller KB5OMD and
longtime elmer Jay Miller WA5WHN for interesting him in the hobby. As the youngest
member of the ARRL Board of Directors, Brian provides an essential perspective that
would otherwise be absent from the League’s board during its dealings with the many
issues facing ham radio today that could impact our future. He serves as Chairman
of ARRL’s ad-hoc Committee on Scouting, and as a contributing member of ARRL’s
Administrative and Finance Committee. Brian enjoys transmitter hunting, chewing the
rag, DXing, and assisting with local club activities.
Dwayne Allen, WY7FD, lives in Sundance, Wyoming, and has
been licensed for nearly 19 years. He’s active on all bands
between 80 meters and 70-centimeters, and served as Wyoming’s
Section Manager prior to election as Vice-Director. He served
as secretary, vice-president, and president of the largest ham
club in North Dakota, the Red River Radio Amateurs, and is an
Emergency Coordinator for Crook County, Wyoming. Dwayne is
also a Field Day addict; his callsign says it all: “WYoming 7 Field
Day”
HAMCON 2013 Silent Auction Item
The Yaesu VX-7R is a triple band (6M, 2M & 440 MHz) HT with
extensive receive coverage, and leading-edge features. 300 mW
out on 220, 0.5/2.5/1/0.5 watts out on 6, 2, & 70cm. Receives AM &
FM broadcast, AM shortwave, VHF & UHF TV audio, VHF Air and
public service frequencies.
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Friday
HamCon Keynote Address
Speaker: Ralph Haller, N4RH, General Manager, Public Safety Coordination Associates; Former
Chief of the FCC’s Private Radio Bureau
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. – Salons D, E, F
Ralph Haller started as a radio inspector in the FCC’s Los Angeles field office
and worked his way up to become chief of the FCC’s Private Radio Bureau. In
that position, he was responsible for creating the rules and regulations for over
20 different radio services, including the Amateur Radio Service. Under his
direction, the volunteer examiner program and the vanity call sign programs
were adopted. After leaving the FCC in 1996, Haller formed a communications
consulting company specializing in assisting land mobile radio applicants to select
frequencies and obtain licenses for their operations. Last year, he became general
manager of the Public Safety Coordination Associates, as non-profit organization
that provides frequency coordination services for two of the FCC-certified land
mobile frequency coordinators. He is also chairman of the National Public Safety
Telecommunications Council, of which ARRL is a member organization. Haller has a special interest
in amateur radio, as he was first licensed as an amateur operator in 1959 and has remained licensed
ever since. He currently holds an Extra Class license, call sign N4RH. Haller credits Amateur Radio
with shaping his entire career.
HamCon 2013 Hospitality Suite
GMCC / MHDXA / PPRAA / RMHAM
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. – SUITE 201
Relax, kick back, talk ham radio, and get some good eyeball QSOs in with your fellow amateurs. And
have a refreshment or two.
Will the Sunspot Cycle Disappear?
Dr. Stephen Little and Dr. Irene Little
9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Estes Park Memorial Observatory
The 11 year sunspot cycle, referring to the number of
sunspots visible on the solar disc over time, has been
seen since the invention of the telescope. However, shortly
after Galileo discovered sunspots in 1609, few observers
reported spots until around 1715. The dearth of spots is now
called the Maunder Minimum. Research has shown other
episodes when sunspots disappear for decades. Our talk
will discuss evidence that one of these episodes may occur
after the current sunspot cycle #24 is over.
Dr. Stephen Little and Dr. Irene Little have been involved
in teaching astronomy to undergraduates at a variety of
institutions for over 30 years. Stephen received his Ph.D. from UCLA and Irene from Indiana University.
Both Stephen and Irene have taught undergraduate astronomy courses at the University of Colorado,
Boulder; Wellesley College and Bentley College. Both Irene and Steve have published numerous
scientific papers dealing with the evolution of stars and are currently interested in in archeo-astronomy
(astronomy of ancient cultures). In retirement, they have taught astronomy courses in the adult
education program of the Estes Park School system and the Rocky Mountain Nature Association.
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Saturday
HamCon 2013 Convention Talk-In Station
W1AW/Ø
6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. – Rocky Mountain Ham Trailer
HamCon 2013 Convention Registration
HamCon 2013 Staff
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. – Conference Area Lobby
Exhibits & Vendors
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. – Exhibit Room; Lobbies
Check out the great exhibits by your favorite Amateur Radio suppliers,
clubs and the ARRL. There are plenty of convention specials! Make sure you explore the entire
convention area for those special exhibits that just can’t fit inside the Exhibit Room.
GeoFox - Outdoor Event
Dan Meyer, NØPUF
Friday 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
At your leisure, find the hidden transmitters and Geocaches, in succession, for a special HamCon
memento. Transmitters will be on during the above listed times. Join in on the fun of tracking down
hidden transmitters.
Operate W1AW/Ø Special Event Station
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
HF Stations - South Hallway
VHF Stations - Rocky Mountain Ham Trailer
The W1AW/Ø Special Event Station is open to all licensed Amateur Radio
Operators attending the convention. Control Operators will be on hand to help
with the equipment and to insure proper operation. Remember to carry a copy
of your license with you in case you are asked for it. Each person who operates
W1AW/Ø will receive a personalized certificate suitable for framing.
Silent Auction
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. – Hallway Outside Prize Office
HamCon Colorado 2013 is offering thousands of dollars worth of Amateur Radio equipment in its Silent
Auction. Special -- and specific -- rules apply. Rules are available at the registration and prize areas.
This is your chance to bid your way to a great deal! Bidding ends at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. See Silent
Auction Rules, page 33.
Silent Auction Final Bidding
6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. – Hallway Outside Prize Office
QSL Card Checking - BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. – Card Checking Table
Keep an eye out for the QSL card checking volunteers, and sign up at the table for your appointment.
Check with the HamCon staff. Check cards for any ARRL award or honor roll program. Please remember
to bring the proper fees.
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VE Exams – New Licenses/Upgrades
Denver Radio Club
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. – Blue Spruce & Big Horn Rooms
ARRL/Volunteer Examiner Coordinators will be offering written exams for amateur radio licenses at the
convention. Walk-ins are welcome, and you do not have to be registered with the ARRL convention to
take any exam. If you plan to take an exam, please check in to the VE Exam room early.
The HamCon Luncheon
Speaker: Dave Bell, W6AQ
Topic: The King and I – Dave’s adventure in Jordan, filming His
Majesty King Hussein, JY1
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. – Salons A, B
Conference Registration & Luncheon Ticket Required. [SOLD OUT]
Dave Bell W6AQ, is an inductee to the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame,
an Emmy-award winning television and film producer, a contester, a Dxer,
a DXpeditioner, an inveterate supporter and promoter of Amateur Radio,
the former chairman of the ARRL’s PR Committee, a frequent speaker
at ham radio gatherings, and a long-time producer of promotional and
documentary videos centering on the World’s Best Hobby. Bell coproduced the videos, The ARRL Goes to Washington and Amateur Radio
Today, both voiced by veteran newsman Walter Cronkite, KB2GSD. He
is writing a book about his ham radio experiences, including visits to
film King Hussein of Jordan, JY1, and the Honorable Barry Goldwater,
K7UGA.
ARRL Open Forum
Jack Ciaccia, WMØG, ARRL Colorado Section Manager
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. – Salons E, F
Participate with ARRL leadership officials in a discussion of the current and future state of amateur
radio. Q & A time is a special feature of this session.
ARES and the Served Agency Relationship
Perry Lundquist, W6AUN
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Salon A
First licensed in 1977, Perry Lundquist, W6AUN has been involved with the
Amateur Radio Emergency Service in Colorado since 1996. He has been
Emergency Coordinator for ARES of Douglas and Elbert County ARES during 2 separate terms and is currently serving at the Regional Emergency
Coordinator for the Colorado North Central All-hazards Region. He also volunteers with his local Office of Emergency Management as a Communications Unit Leader with the Douglas County Incident Management Team. Perry been involved in many
emergency incidents and has designed numerous exercises.
ARES Incident Management Training for ECs and AECs
Perry Lundquist, W6AUN
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Salon A
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Amateur Television for Public Safety Incidents
Allen Bishop, KØARK
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Salon A
For the past seven years, Allen Bishop, KØARK, has been involved in both the civilian and military
aspects of emergency radio communications. As a member of the Boulder County Amateur Radio
Emergency Services organization (BCARES), he has participated in all the major county fires and
emergency preparedness exercises across the front-range. For the past two years he has served
as the board chairman of BCARES and District 11 Emergency Coordinator. Following the Four Mile
Canyon fire of 2010 he developed an emergency radio network for mountain residents in the foothills
of Boulder County known locally as the Mountain Emergency Radio Network or M.E.R.N. The program
has its first repeater in the central foothills of Boulder County and will add two additional repeaters later
this year. The program has created over 40 new HAMs who have earned their Amateur licenses and
obtained free radios through the re-distribution of wide-band radios, which were donated by the county.
As an avid Amateur TV operator, he serves on the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Tech-Team
as a Reserve Volunteer providing ATV and robotics support during call-outs. Allen is also a member of
Air Force MARS and currently serves as the Colorado State Air Force MARS Director and NCS for the
Trans-Continental voice network.
Interoperability with Public Safety and Colorado State DTR
Barry Mitchell, NØKV and Robert Wareham, NØESQ
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Salon A
Barry Mitchell, NØKV, owns a small business that sells and services 2-way radios primarily to Public
Safety agencies in Colorado. He provides DTR radio engineering, training, and programming services
for the Elbert County Communications Authority (ECCA) and other Colorado public safety agencies.
He is a Communications Unit Leader (COML) for the Douglas County Incident Management Team
(IMT), and is a consultant to the state Senior Interoperability Executive Committee (SIEC) and the
Colorado North Central Region Comm Committee. He has bachelors and masters degrees in electrical
engineering, an Extra Class amateur radio license (NØKV), and a commercial radiotelephone license,
and; he has been involved in the design, development, installation, and management of commercial
and amateur radio repeater/remote base systems since 1965. Barry served as an officer in the United
States Air Force for 20 years where he had a number of technical engineering positions, he worked for
the Boeing Company for over 15 years as an associate Technical Fellow, and; and he has worked as
a technical consultant in the aerospace industry. Barry is a DX’er, contester, former VHF weak signal
operator, and an avid County Hunter.
Robert Wareham, NØESQ, Colorado Section Emergency Coordinator & Colorado Section Government
Liaison, ARRL. Robert is an attorney with a practice in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. He is a graduate
of Pacific Union College with a triple major in Broadcasting, Journalism, and Public Relations. Robert
has worked in broadcasting where he was responsible for the design and construction of a mixed-use
radio transmitter site and was station manager for KANG (now KCDS). He has been a manufacturer’s
representative for G.E. Mobile Radio where he was also responsible for the development of six mountaintop repeater sites in Northern California. In 1984 he founded Superior Telecom Inc., which installed
and maintained private telephone systems. Robert returned to school to study law and received his J.D.
in 1995. He has held management positions in AT&T/Lucent/Avaya including Director of Global Sales
Training. He has also served as a reserve police officer / deputy sheriff in Calistoga and Placer County
(CA). He is the former Public Information Coordinator for the Colorado Section, and now serves as
State Emergency Coordinator and Government Liaison. Robert is an Assistant Emergency Coordinator for ARES District Ø; an active member of ARES District 24, and serves as General Counsel for the
Colorado Repeater Association, Amateur Radio Emergency Service of Douglas and Elbert Counties,
Inc. and Jefferson County ARES. He is also the founder and president of the EmComm Colorado, Inc.
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Public Relations for Everyone
Ann Trudeau, KAØZFI, Public Information Coordinator for the Colorado Section of ARRL
Katie Allen, WY7KRA, Assistant Section Manager for the Wyoming Section of ARRL
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Salon A
Public relations provides the vital link between any organization and the general public. Effective PR
is critical to emergency communications. However, the information provided in this forum by these two
high quality PR experts can be applied to any type of club, organization, or enterprise.
Ann Trudeau, KAØZFI, is Public Information Coordinator for the Colorado Section of ARRL and holds a
coded technician amateur radio license. She is a member of ARES District 22, Arapahoe County, and
has participated in major Colorado fires and training for public safety. She is also a member of V.F.W.
Post 6331 Auxiliary in Aurora and active in local politics. She belongs to the knitting group of St. Michael
the Archangel church in Aurora.
Katie Allen, WY7KRA, was licensed in 2006 when she was the Membership Manager for the ARRL in
CT. She is now the ARRL Assistant Section Manager for WY. As an avid contester, she is a founding
member of WY7SS, the Northeast WY Contesting Club. Katie has earned her WAS, DXCC and is an
A-1 Op. Katie, along with Dwayne WY7FD presented on the fun of November Sweepstakes at the
2013 Dayton Hamvention Contest Forum in an effort to promote the event and give away a few tricks
on getting that elusive Wyoming contact! As the Public Information Officer for Crook County WY Fire
& Emergency Management, she has managed public outreach for major fires and floods in northeast
Wyoming for the past two years which has included coverage by statewide radio and print publications.
Katie is Director of Development for Rocky Mountain Ham Radio.
Basic Intro to Digital Emergency Communications
Emit Hurdelbrink, WØUAW
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Salon A
Delve into the exciting and rapidly developing world of digital communications. This forums covers various hardware and software requirements, types, uses, and capabilities.
Emit Hurdelbrink, WØUAW, is an Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator for the Colorado Section
ARES; Secretary for CCARC and Assistant State Director for Colorado/Wyoming Army MARS. He is
an active member with RMHR. Emit has a passion for volunteering for his community. As a retired firefighter/paramedic, he has utilized his knowledge supporting numerous incidents. Emit has been enjoying retirement and taking the opportunity to further his knowledge by taking courses such as AuxComm,
all hazards ComT and ComL.
Edge of Space Science – EOSS
Mike Pappas W9CN
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Salon B
Licensed in 1997 Mike Pappas, W9CN, keeps 5 Public Radio stations on the air in Denver, Boulder,
Breckenridge and Vail. He is the Secretary of the Edge of Space Science group that promotes Science
and Education through the use of high altitude balloons and ham radio. He has a MotoTRBO repeater
on Devils Head and is a member of the CRA, DRL, Radio Club of America and the National Radio
System Committee.
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Engineering GeoFox: Tweaking Course and Event Factors for Success
Stu Turner, WØSTU
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Salon B
Stu Turner, WØSTU, has been licensed since 2009 and holds an FCC Extra Class license. He is
the cofounder of HamRadioSchool.com, an online Technician Class and General Class learning web
site and electronic magazine. He is also the author of the HamRadioSchool.com Technician License
Course and General License Course training books. Stu co-teaches a biannual Technician License
Class with the WØTLM Fire Radio Association in Monument, Colorado, where he has helped license
over 120 new hams in the last three years. He is an Assistant Scoutmaster with Colorado Troop 6 Boy
Scouts of America where he oversees the troop’s Amateur Radio Licensing and Radio Merit Badge
programs, and has helped more than 20 young scouts become FCC licensed in the last three years.
Stu earned the cover feature story in QST Magazine in August 2011 with his article GeoFox Radiosport
Rally, describing his unique blend of geocaching and radio beacon foxhunting with teams of Colorado
Boy Scouts. His GeoFox event was also featured in Boys Life Magazine in October 2011. Stu can be
reached through the HamRadioSchool.com web site “info” email address.
Practical Amateur Radio Measurements
Bob Witte, KØNR
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Salon B
Bob enjoys a wide range of amateur radio activity, HF through UHF. He is usually active in VHF contests and enjoys mountaintop operating. An active author, Bob has written for the major ham radio
magazines and is a Contributing Editor for CQ VHF magazine, writing the FM column. Bob is the author
of Electronic Test Instruments and Spectrum and Network Measurements. He is currently the President
of the Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Radio Association and is one of instructors in the club’s Technician
License Class. Check out Bob’s weblog at www.k0nr.com/blog
Successful Low Band DX’ing from the Burb’s
Paul Veal, NØAH
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Salon B
Attend this town hall style meeting with Paul Veal, NØAH, to help gain advantage towards your DXCC
numbers from operating on the low bands in the suburbs. Do you suffer from local noise? Limited antenna space? Grounding problems? Or just not sure what station set up would give you the greatest
advantage to work the rare ones?? Paul is a past president of the Mile DX Association, and has experience to share in working with a number of hams from small lot situations, as well as his own, to improve
your DXCC numbers from 30-160 meters!
Paul Veal, N0AH, is a past President of the Mile High DX Association. He has recently been involved
with helping area schools obtain grants for station equipment as a graduate of the ARRL’s Education
and Technology Teacher’s Institute. Paul holds an Extra class amateur license since 1996, and has
earned both his ARRL 8BDXCC, and CQ Magazine’s 5BWAZ awards for all 200 zones. An avid DX’er,
ex calls include TI5/NØAH, F5/NØAH, 3DAØAX, KH6/NØAH, ZS6/NØAH, and VK9LZ. He has had
technical articles appear in the NCJ and CQ Contest Magazine on low band arrays.
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Elmers In My Life
Anna Veal, WØANT
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Salon B
Anna Veal, WØANT, was licensed in Dayton, Ohio, in 2008, when she was eight years old. She has
gone on to win several categories in contesting, began her school’s wireless technology club, and
named the ARRL RM Region 2010 Young Amateur of the Year. She has several tales to share of the
amateur radio Elmers who have helped her throughout the hobby including many here in Colorado,
Dayton, and as far as her DX’pedition to Costa Rica. For ideas on how you may help the next young
ham, or if you are needing ideas for your Elmers, this will be a presentation to attend.
At age 8 while attending Dayton, Anna earned her technician license. A General since 2009, Anna is a
very active middle school student in Douglas County. After beginning her elementary school’s amateur
radio club, KDØNIV, Anna has since gone on to be an active contester, a place high in many divisions
including finishing in the top 10 box for the 2011 ARRL 160 meter contest (M/S LP class). Anna is a
member of the MHDXA, GMCC, and RMHAM.
Remote Operations – Nebraska Remote Station
Joe Allen, NØMU and David Feldman, WBØGAZ
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Salon B
Joe Allen, NØMU, is a licensed U.S. merchant marine radio officer with 17 years of service at sea. He
holds every FCC commercial radio operator license including the First Class Radio Telegraph Operator’s Certificate. In 2012 he visited the site of the RMS TITANIC and retransmitted the original distress
signals (via satellite) on the 100th anniversary of the ship’s foundering. Mr. Allen is a member of the
Titanic Historical Society and an expert on the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).
He served as an Adjunct professor at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy for nine years and currently
serves as the senior GMDSS instructor at the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies
in Linthicum, MD.
David Feldman, WBØGAZ, was first licensed as WNØGAZ in Denver, CO in November 1971, and has
held WBØGAZ as Extra Class licensee since 1974. Dave holds BSEE and MSEE degrees from University of Colorado, Denver, and has held a variety of engineering roles in small and large technology and
telecommunications firms, specializing in broadband and wireless communications, industrial controls,
and software/hardware engineering. Primary ham radio interests are QRO, QRP, CW, VHF/UHF CW/
SSB, Linux, homebrew projects, Internet-enabled applications, and occasional contesting.
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QRP 101 – The Basics
Dick Schneider, ABØCD
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Salon C
We will begin with the basics of QRP and how you can get started just by cranking down the power
knob. Then, we will get you going with the challenges, and fun, of QRP contesting, operating in the
field (camping, vacationing, Field Day, and on business trips), kit-building, awards, lightweight portable
stations and a bit about solar power. With the next sunspot cycle just around the corner you will be able
to work the world with QRP.
Dick Schneider, ABØCD, is a novelist, free-lance writer, a communications consultant, and holds an
Amateur Extra Class license. He became interested in Amateur Radio in grade school, but he got his
first licensed in 1995. Since then, Dick has been an avid QRP operator working mostly contests, Field
Day, and DX at 5 watts or less. He is a former president of the Colorado QRP Club (CQC) and edits
the club’s official journal: The Low Down. Dick serves on the HamCon coordinating committee and
produces the convention program book.
SOTA and QRP Adventures of Rooster and Peanut
Steve Galchutt, WGØAT
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Salon C
Steve is a retired survivor of the high-tech world now pursuing the low tech life of hiking with his goats
Rooster & Peanut and playing radio from mountain tops. An avid QRPer for over 50 yrs building and
using his gear in the great outdoors. Recently got involved with SOTA - Summits on the Air program and
has qualified 1700 peaks for CO and as has activated <100 of them so far. His other interests include
photography and video producing over 100 videos now on YouTube about his adventures. http://www.
youtube.com/goathiker.
Portable QRP or What To Do Once You Have Your License
Shel Radin, KFØUR
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Salon C
Shel Radin, KFØUR, has been licensed since 1965 and enjoys the many aspects of HF, both inside
and outside. Shel has been operating outdoor QRP for almost 10 years with a combination of commercial and homebrew equipment. The miniaturization of electronics and the beautiful Colorado Rockies
combine for a wonderful outdoor QRP experience. He has a BSEE, works as an engineer, and lives in
Colorado Springs, CO.
Mountaintop VHF in the Colorado High Country
Bob Witte, KØNR
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Salon C
Bob Witte, KØNR, enjoys a wide range of amateur radio activity, HF through UHF. He is usually active
in VHF contests and enjoys mountaintop operating. An active author, Bob has written for the major
ham radio magazines and is a Contributing Editor for CQ VHF magazine, writing the FM column. Bob
is the author of Electronic Test Instruments and Spectrum and Network Measurements. He is currently
the President of the Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Radio Association and is one of instructors in the club’s
Technician License Class. Check out Bob’s weblog at www.k0nr.com/blog.
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MotoTRBO Digital Amateur Radio Systems
Doug Sharp, K2AD and Paul Deeth, WA2YZT
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Salon C
Doug Sharp, K2AD and Paul Deeth, WA2YZT will present a forum on Digital Mobile Radio (DMR)
technologies in use today on VHF and UHF amateur bands and the features and functionality that it
offers and some short comparisons to other similar technologies. It will also include a quick update on
the Rocky Mountain Ham Radio front range interconnect system that is in the works for MotoTRBO
repeaters.
Doug Sharp, K2AD, a long time ham and contester with the East coast W2SZ Mt. Greylock Expeditionary Force. Brings a new focus to contesting in Colorado. Doug has been in two-way radio and cellular
communications for the last 25 years as an engineer and an avid VHF contester. He is currently the
chairman of the Colorado Council of Amateur Radio Clubs and a lifetime member of the ARRL.
Paul Deeth, WA2YZT, is an Emmy® award-winning television engineer from Denver, Colorado, where
he works for KCNC-TV. An avid ham for more than 40 years, he is the owner of two amateur repeaters on Lookout Mountain. Over the past year, Paul has built and currently maintains the one largest
Motorola MotoTRBO two-way radio systems in the country. He is a member of the Denver Radio Club
and Rocky Mountain Ham Radio.
D-STAR (Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio)
John Davis, WB4QDX
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Salon C
D-STAR is a digital voice and data protocol specification developed as the result of research by the
Japan Amateur Radio League to investigate digital technologies for amateur radio. While there are
other digital on-air technologies being used by amateurs that have come from other services, D-STAR
is one of the first on-air and packet-based standards to be widely deployed and sold by a major radio
manufacturer that is designed specifically for amateur service use.
2013 ARRL Rocky Mountain Divison Convention Schedule
Friday, June 28, 2013
WWV/ARTCC Tour
WWV Tour
Talk In Station Open
Registration
GeoFox
Exhibitor Displays Open
Silent Auction Open
W1AW/Ø HF Station Open
W1AW/Ø VHF Station Open
ARRL Colorado Section Cabinet Meeting
ARRL EC Meeting
Location
Outdoor HamCon Banner
Outdoor HamCon Banner
Rocky Mountain Ham Trailer
Conf. Area Lobby
Outdoor Event
TR, LE, COL, Halls
Hallway outside Prize Office
South Hallway
Rocky Mountain Ham Trailer
Blue Spruce, Big Horn
Blue Spruce, Big Horn
VHF Forum
Supporting NWS: Severe Weather, ARES and Skywarn
Army MARS (Military Auxiliary Radio System)
Conference Opening Welcome
Conference Kickoff, Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT
Conference Keynote, Ralph Haller, N4RH
Estes Park Observatory
GMCC/MHDXA/PPRAA/RMHAM Hospitality Suite
Tech Forum Salon A
Tech Forum Salon C
Tech Forum Salon C
Tech Forum Salon D/E/F
Tech Forum Salon D/E/F
Tech Forum Salon D/E/F
Outdoor HamCon Banner
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Efficient Portable HF Antennas
This forum ties in nicely with QRP,
SOTA & Field Day
George Fuller, KXØR
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. – Salon C
Raspberry Pi, A Low Cost Platform or Amateur Radio Projects
Ed James, KA8JMW, ARRL NM Assistant Section Manager, and Mike Pendley, K5ATM, ARRL NM
Tech Coordinator
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Salon D
Since its introduction in the spring of 2012, the Raspberry Pi (RPI) has generated a lot of excitement
within the amateur radio. With its low cost, extensive I/O and flexible operating system, RPIs are popping up all over the place. In this session, an overview of the RPI single board computer, its hardware
& software along with amateur radio projects utilizing RPI will be covered.
Ed James, KA8JMW, of Albuquerque, NM. Is originally from Canton, OH where he was licensed over
thirty five years ago. Since then, Ed has savored from the broad palette that amateur radio offers. Activities have included the design and fabrication of various projects from DC to daylight, QRP, net operations, traffic handling, rag chewing, contesting, DX, transmitter hunting, Search and Rescue, public service, satellites, EME and as an elmer to many a new ham. The thrill of that first QSO hasn’t diminished.
He has over 29 years of service as an electrical engineer leading space based and defense projects at
Sandia National Laboratories. Ed, his wife Carol and their five daughters are all active amateur radio
operators. Ed is an Assistant Section Manager for the ARRL New Mexico Section.
Mike Pendley, K5ATM, of Albuquerque, NM is originally from Long Beach CA. Mike was first licensed in
1999 as KD5HUC. His Ham interests include digital modes, transmitter hunting, and applying computers to Ham projects. His current call sign, K5ATM, reflects his other hobby - Amateur Telescope Making.
Mike’s day job is in the area of embedded software development at Sandia National Laboratories where
he has 40 years of experience in the areas of software development and electrical engineering. Mike
is a graduate of DeVry, Phoenix, California State Collage (Hayward), and the University of California
(Davis). Mike’s wife, Debbie, and their two sons are all licensed amateur radio operators. Mike is the
ARRL New Mexico Section Tech-coordinator and Web Master of the New Mexico Section web site.
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2013 ARRL Rocky Mountain Divison Convention Schedule
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Location
Talk In Station Open
Registration
Exhibitor Displays Open
Silent Auction Open
Silent Auction Final Bidding
QSL Card Checking (by appointment)
W1AW/Ø HF Station Open
W1AW/Ø VHF Station Open
Snack Cart Open
GeoFox
VE Testing
Luncheon, Dave Bell, W6AQ
ARRL Forum - Open to Everyone
Rocky Mountain Ham Trailer
Conf. Area Lobby
TR, LE, COL, Halls
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Hallway Outside Prize Office
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Rocky Mountain Ham Trailer
TBD
Outdoor Event
Blue Spruce, Big Horn
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Amateur Television for Public Safety Incidents
Interoperability with Public Safety and Colorado State DTR
Public Relations for Everyone
Basic Intro to Digital Emergency Communications
Tech Forum Salon A
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Edge of Space Science – EOSS
Engineering GeoFox: Tweaking Course and Event Factors for Success
Practical Amateur Radio Measurements
Successful Low Band DX’ing from the Burb’s
Elmers In My Life
Remote Operations – Nebraska Remote Station
Tech Forum Salon B
Tech Forum Salon B
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QRP 101 – The Basics
SOTA and QRP Adventures of Rooster and Peanut
Portable QRP or What To Do Once You Have Your License
Mountaintop VHF in the Colorado High Country
MotoTRBO Digital Amateur Radio Systems
D-STAR (Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio)
Efficient Portable HF Antennas
Tech Forum Salon C
Tech Forum Salon C
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Raspberry Pi, A Low Cost Platform or Amateur Radio Projects
Antenna Modeling
Software Defined Radio
Budget Contest DXpedition
Titanic CQD
Meteor Scatter
Tech Forum Salon D
Tech Forum Salon D
Tech Forum Salon D
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Fred Fish Memorial Award
Logbook of the World Workshop
ELF (Extremely Low Frequency) Receiving
Communications During the Waldo Canyon Fire
A Ham Band at 630 meters? Why Should I be Interested?
RF In the Shack and How to Fix It
Tech Forum Salon E
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Fox Hunting Primer
Geocaching - How To
National Traffic System Forum - NTS Digital and You
Tech Forum Salon F
Tech Forum Salon F
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Banquet, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ
GMCC/MHDXA/PPRAA/RMHAM Hospitality Suite
QLF Contest
CW Pileup Contest
Wouff Hong
Sunday, June 30 2013
Exhibitor Displays Open
ARRL Breakfast, Chip Margelli, K7JA
W1AW/Ø HF Station Open
W1AW/Ø VHF Station Open
Tech Sessions and Forums - TBA
Fox Hunt - Outdoor Activity with Prizes!
Closing Session/Final Prizes
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Rocky Mountain Ham Trailer
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Forums/Speakers/Special Events
Saturday
Antenna Modeling
Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT, Director of the Rocky Mountain Division, ARRL
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Salon D
Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT, was first licensed at the age of 12 in 1992 and is always active somewhere
between 80 meters to 10 GHz from his home QTH in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is involved in many
activities including DXing, contesting, experimenting with novel technologies, and mentoring new hams
who seek the thrill of ham radio. A lifetime member of ARRL, Brian serves its members as Director of
the Rocky Mountain Division, which is composed of ARRL’s Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming
sections. Professionally, Brian is an RF/microwave engineer engaged in research and development of
RF systems from UHF to 30 GHz.
Software Defined Radio
Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR, President/CEO FLEX Radio
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Salon D
Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR, has been a ham since 1967 as WA5RXV, KE5OH, AC5OG, and now
holds an Extra Class license as K5SDR. In April of 2003 he founded FlexRadio Systems to market
the first Software Defined Radio products to the Amateur Radio market. Gerald previously founded
and ran five technology companies spanning hardware, software, and electronic manufacturing, one
of which he took public in 1996. Gerald holds a BSEE degree from Mississippi State University . He is
a member of the ARRL Software Defined Radio Working Group and is the recipient of the ARRL 2002
Doug DeMaw, W1FB, Technical Excellence Award and the Central States VHF Society 2004 John T.
Chambers Award.
Budget Contest DXpedition
Sean Kutzko, KX9X
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Salon D
Sean Kutzko, KX9X, is the ARRL Contest Branch Manager. He has been with ARRL for almost six
years. First licensed in Illinois in 1982 as KA9NGH, Kutzko holds DXCC Honor Roll, 5 Band DXCC, 6
Meter WAS, VUCC on 6 meters and has numerous Top Ten finishes in many contests since 1988. A
self-proclaimed 6 meter addict, he is one of the developers of the Fred Fish Memorial Award (FFMA),
an ARRL award for working all 488 grids on 6 meters within the 48 contiguous United States. Kutzko’s
current radio interests focus on backpack QRP operating on the HF and VHF bands in contests, as well
as the Summits on the Air (SOTA) and the US Islands (USI) awards programs. He is a member of QRPARCI and the Straight Key Century Club (SKCC). When not doing radio, Kutzko is a musician, playing
drums in a classic rock group and performing several solo acoustic guitar shows a year. He lives five
minutes from ARRL HQ with his cat, Aja.
Titanic CQD
Joe Allen, NØMU
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. – Salon D
Joe Allen, NØMU, is a licensed U.S. merchant marine radio officer with 17 years of service at sea. He
holds every FCC commercial radio operator license including the First Class Radio Telegraph Operator’s Certificate. In 2012 he visited the site of the RMS TITANIC and retransmitted the original distress
signals (via satellite) on the 100th anniversary of the ship’s foundering. Mr. Allen is a member of the
Titanic Historical Society and an expert on the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).
He served as an Adjunct professor at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy for nine years and currently
serves as the senior GMDSS instructor at the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies
in Linthicum, MD.
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Saturday
Meteor Scatter
Wayne Heinen, NØPOH
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Salon D
Wayne Heinen, NØPOH, was licensed in 1991, after many years of activity as a Short Wave Listener,
AM Broadcast Band DX’er and scanner enthusiast. He currently holds an Amateur Extra Class License.
Along with his wife Joan KBØYRX, he published the Rocky Mountain VHF+ Newsletter and is active
with that organization promoting Weak Signal activity on Colorado’s Front Range. He is an avid VHF/
UHF contester. He has earned a Two Meter VUCC and his Six Meter VUCC has over 500 grids confirmed and over 400 grids worked towards the Fred Fish Memorial He has made more than 100 meteor
scatter contacts using WSJT software on 6 and 2 meters.
Fred Fish Memorial Award
Sean Kutzko, KX9X
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Salon E
Sean Kutzko, KX9X, is the ARRL Contest Branch Manager. He has been with ARRL for almost six
years. First licensed in Illinois in 1982 as KA9NGH, Kutzko holds DXCC Honor Roll, 5 Band DXCC, 6
Meter WAS, VUCC on 6 meters and has numerous Top Ten finishes in many contests since 1988. A
self-proclaimed 6 meter addict, he is one of the developers of the Fred Fish Memorial Award (FFMA),
an ARRL award for working all 488 grids on 6 meters within the 48 contiguous United States. Kutzko’s
current radio interests focus on backpack QRP operating on the HF and VHF bands in contests, as well
as the Summits on the Air (SOTA) and the US Islands (USI) awards programs. He is a member of QRPARCI and the Straight Key Century Club (SKCC). When not doing radio, Kutzko is a musician, playing
drums in a classic rock group and performing several solo acoustic guitar shows a year. He lives five
minutes from ARRL HQ with his cat, Aja.
Logbook of the World Workshop
Kelly Jones, NØVD
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Salon E
LOTW workshop and demo. Attendees can bring laptops or Smartphones to access the LOTW website
for requesting an activation post card. Thorough demo of LOTW capabilities, awards, credit matrix,
applying online for credits.
Kelly Jones, NØVD, was first licensed in 1985, Kelly has always had a passion for chasing DX. Over
the course of the last 25+ years, Kelly has achieved DXCC Honor Roll only needing 3YØ/B and KP1
for #1 Honor Roll. As an active DX cluster sysop, Kelly also keeps busy with various DX websites and
software applications as well as having spent nearly 6 years as the DX Columnist for World Radio
magazine. In addition to working DX, Kelly has been on multiple DXpeditions being the DX and is a
member of the Caribbean Contest Consortium (PJ2T).
HAMCON 2013 Silent Auction Item
The Yaesu FT-2900R 75 Watt Heavy-Duty 144 MHz FM
Transceiver. No cooling fan Needed. Easy-to-read display.
One-touch WIRES™ Internet Linking Access. Rugged.
Get your bids in!
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Forums/Speakers/Special Events
Saturday
ELF (Extremely Low Frequency) Receiving
Dan Norman, NØHF and Joey Stanford, NVØN
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Salon E
Use software to view ELF spectrum and ID the stations by frequency. Learn about how wavelengths
this low works. All the equipment and loop antenna are provided for the workshop.
Dan Norman, NØHF, was originally licensed in 1980 as KA1EQL during sophomore year in high school
in Connecticut. He upgraded to extra then issued KJ1N in 1982. He was president of his college’s
ham radio club ‘84-’87, W1PTC. Dan moved to Colorado in 1991, worked for AlphaPower 1997-1999
designing Alpha 91 from 91B. Dan is an avid contester and DX operator, president of Grand Mesa
Contesters of Colorado 2012-present. He is also an Elmer for the BARC Jr’s getting kids licensed since
2003. He’s involved in Edge of Space Sciences balloon launches with BARC Jr, an active member of
the Hamcon 2013 Committee. Dan lives in Boulder County between Boulder and Lafayette with his
wife and 2 sons.
Joey Stanford, NVØN, lives in Longmont and is an active member of ARES. In his spare time he likes
to play around with radio astronomy and study the effects of radio propagation. Joey is also the deputy
team leader for the Boulder County Paranormal Research society. Ask him about RF transmission from
the grave.
Communications During the Waldo Canyon Fire
Eliott Linke, KBØRFC
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Salon E
Elliot Linke, KBØRFC, has been licensed since 1994, his first wildland fire experience being the Buffalo
Creek Fire and in 1994 as a former member of ARES D23 he participated in the support of several other
fires. He went on to become a full time Fire Fighter / Paramedic and is the Communications Specialist
with Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District where he is currently employed. He is the president of
the Pikes Peak Regional Communications Network Users Council. He has delivered and assisted in the
development of multiple regional communications training programs and exercises for the South Central All Hazards Region. He assisted in the development of the state wide all hazards communications
user training curriculum. He developed and implemented a federal grant funded mobile data project in
El Paso County. He is active in Tactical Interoperable Communications Planning and regional training.
He has served as an ECRV operator for the Red Cross. He currently deploys as a Communications
Technician and Radio Operator for large wildland fire events and as a Communications Unit Leader in
a type IV all hazards capacity. He is a member of El Paso County Special Communications Unit and
the El Paso County Type III incident management team as a communications
technician. He has a broad knowledge of amature and commercial public safety
systems APRS, D-Star, TRBO, and P25, and on his time off he enjoys 20 M HF
operation and portable HF operation. He is currently active with the WØTLM club
in Monument CO and hosts and maintains the WØTLM D-STAR repeater.
HAMCON 2013 Silent Auction Item
The Yaesu VX-3R is a microminiature 2 meter/440 MHz HT with
1.5/1.0 watt output and extensive receive coverage: 500-1800
kHz AM, 1.8-30 MHz SW, 30-76 MHz VHF, 76-108 MHz FM,
108-137 MHz Air, add’l VHF/UHF - 137-174; 174-222; 222-420;
420-470; 470-800, & 800-999 MHz (cell blocked).
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Saturday
A Ham Band at 630 meters? Why Should I be Interested?
Michael Mussler, AI8Z
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Salon E
Michael Mussler, AI8Z, was licensed as WN8JJA at age 14 and have always enjoyed the technical aspects of the hobby. I attended the US Merchant Marine Academy after high school where I earned my
Third Mate’s license. I went to sea at the end of an era when navigation was with stars and a sextant
and our lifeline to the outside world was via CW on the MF and HF bands. My initial exposure to the
630m band was spending my off-watch hours in the ship’s radio shack listening to Sparks handle traffic.
After coming ashore in the early 1980s I earned an EE degree and worked in the aerospace industry
specializing in antenna design and EMI/EMC work. Current interests include exploring ever lower frequencies, new techniques and modes to exploit the low bands, building the ultimate all-homebrew ham
station and rag chewing on CW.
RF In the Shack and How to Fix It
Dave Eckhardt, WØLEV
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Salon E
Dave Eckhardt, WØLEV, first had an interest in mineralogy, but when he discovered galena and pyrite
rectified AM radio signals, he became hooked on electronics and physics. He received his first license
on 2 January, 1960 as KN8SLK in central Michigan and upgraded to General four months later. Dave
has always related to “The Knack” (Google it) and his high school idol was Dr. Einstein and his theories
of relativity. Dave graduated from Michigan State University in 1969 with a BS in physics where he
excelled in experimental endeavors. His first job out of school placed him in SoCal at Rockwell International, now Boeing, where he researched gamma and neutron effects on electronics. He was assigned
the call of W6LEV at the time. During this time he upgraded to Extra on a bet by his managers, also
hams, that he could not pass the exams cold. He met his wife in SoCal and moved to Albuquerque
a year later in 1980. They spent 15 years there and in 1995 moved to Northern Colorado for Hewlett
Packard doing electromagnetic compatibility for several of their product lines. In this position, he was
awarded two patents in the EM field. Once there, he changed his call to WØLEV. Dave has held a
number of engineering positions throughout his career for both the government and the private sectors. Various assignments included electronic hardening to nuclear environments, RF and microwave
design, RFID where he holds three patents, high power pulsed microwave addressing nondestructive
weaponry, and electromagnetic compatibility and RFI.
His goal in retirement strives to promote the hard sciences and math to the younger generations. Dave’s
other interests include mineralogy and geology, radio astronomy (Radio Jove and DSES), homebrewing RF electronics, wilderness camping, playing the pipe organ, gamma spectroscopy and X-Ray fluorescence. Dave runs a small EMC/RFI consulting business to keep active in retirement. He and his wife
are presently rebuilding after losing their mountain home in the High Park Fire of June, 2012.
Grand Prize
The ICOM IC-7000 mobile HF,
6 and 2 meters, and 70 centimeters All-Mode Transceiver
with DSP and much much
more! Drawing: Sunday
12:00 p.m.
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Saturday
Tape Measure 2 Meter Yagi Antenna Building Activity Project
Dan Meyer, NØPUF
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Salon F
Build your own 2 meter Yagi antenna with items available at the local hardware store. NOTE: Attendees
will be asked to pay a few to cover materials cost.
Dan Meyer, NØPUF, is active in transmitter hunting not only participating in the Denver area monthly
hunts but also teaches about T-hunting and helps track down radio interference. Dan has been involved
in HAM radio since the late 80’s. He is heavily involved in ARES and has been the Operations officer for
Colorado’s Arapahoe County ARES for 15 years. He also serves as a member of the Colorado Counsel
of Amateur Radio Clubs and is vice president of the Denver Radio League. This is his fourth time serving as the transmitter hunt chair on the Colorado Hamcon Board.
Fox Hunting Primer
Christopher Krengel, KBØYRZ
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Salon F
Fox Hunting, (also known as transmitter hunting, T-hunting, bunny hunting, and bunny chasing), is a
popular Amateur Radio activity in which participants use radio direction finding techniques to locate
one or more radio transmitters hidden within a designated search area. This forum covers the basics
of this fun-filled radio-sport.
Chris Krengel, KBØYRZ, has been a ham since 1996. He is active in ARES and provides communications at special events such as the Bike MS, Colorado’s Ride bike tour, Parade of Lights, Englewood
Holiday Parade, and marching band events. Chris also is very active in Edge of Space Sciences and
Transmitter Hunting. He has provided assistance for HamCon Colorado since its inception in 2003, and
now serves on the convention organizing committee.
Geocaching - How To
Keith Horowitz, KDØCPJ
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Salon F
Geocaching is a popular high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by hams and
non-hams equipped with GPS devices. Participants locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share experiences online. This forums provides the basics needed to get into the
game.
Keith Horowitz, KDØCPJ, has been Geocaching since 2005, where I picked up the sport/hobby/obsession while on a training hike for Pikes Peak. I got involved in the social-part of Geocaching a short while
later, when I started running events and organizing activities. I’ve been involved in the leadership of the
State Geocaching social groups for a lot of that time. My lady, Deb, joined me in 2007, and picked up
Geocaching as well. We have over 400 hides and I’ve found over 4000 caches. We’ve traveled to large
Geocaching events in other states. Deb had her HAM license from before we met, and a variation of
it is her Geocaching ID. I decided to get my HAM license as well a few years back, though I still have
yet to dive into radio. Additionally, I am involved in Toastmasters, which has given me a chance to hone
my speaking skills. Deb has just started in Toastmasters and is interest in trying her hand at speaking
about Geocaching as well.
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Saturday
National Traffic System Forum - NTS Digital and You
Chuck Verdon, W5KAV, ARES
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Salon F
This program gives an outline of how ARES, the National Traffic system (NTS) and the
National Traffic System and you as an Amateur can work together to provide communications in a disaster. The New NTS is not your father’s nor grandfather’s National Traffic system, it been update to bring it into the 21st Century using state of the art digital
communications along with voice and CW net to provide emergency communications
on the highest levels. This means quick and efficient message handling from section to
section or across the United States in minutes and not hours.
Chuck Verdon, W5KAV, has been a amateur operator for over thirty years, working in communications
for 20 of those years for the Department of Defense (DOD) in high powered HF. His first experience in
digital communications was with Model 15 teletypes and later moved on to VIC20s and dumb terminals
an progressed through newer and faster computers up to the present. While working as a Station Chief
at Fort Lewis for the DOD was an instructor in high frequency radio data systems until his retirement
in 2000. Chuck is a National Communications System station with a call sign of NCSØ45, has been a
Army MARS member for over 30 years. Chuck is a life member of the Army Corps Regimental Signal
Association, ARRL, a member of the ARRL NTS/WL2K Winlink Committee, the ARRL ECAC committee
for the Northwestern Division, a TCC Cycle two station, a Pacific Area Digital Target Station and the
ARRL NTS Digital Coordinator for the Pacific Area and the Alternate Emergency Coordinator for the
City of Centralia. Chuck also operates two VHF RMS’s and two VHF digital BBS along with the Pacific
Area Digital MBO/HUB which operate from the farming community of Rochester WA.
Early Bird Prize
The Yaesu FT-8800R dual bander operates on
2 meters and 70 centimeters. High power output
is featured with 50 watts on 2 meters and 35
watts on 430 MHz.
Drawing:
Sunday 12:00 p.m.
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Saturday Evening
Social Hour
Live Music (Cantennas) and Cocktails
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. – Main Foyer
Time to enjoy an “eyeball” with your fellow hams before the main banquet, and catch some great
music!
Convention Banquet
Speaker: David Sumner, K1ZZ, CEO, ARRL
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. – Main Ballroom – Salons A,B,C
Conference Registration & Banquest Ticket Required. [SOLD OUT]
David Sumner, K1ZZ, is Chief Executive Officer and Secretary of the
American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the national association for
Amateur Radio. He is responsible to the ARRL Board of Directors for
managing the affairs of the League including its headquarters staff and
official journal, QST.
First licensed as KN1ZND in 1962 at age 13, Dave has been active in
nearly every phase of Amateur Radio operating with special emphasis
on CW contesting. Active from the first as an ARRL volunteer, he joined
the Headquarters staff in 1968 for the summer, became a part of the
permanent staff in 1972, and was named Assistant General Manager four years later. He was named
Secretary and General Manager in 1982, with a change in title to Executive Vice President in 1985 and
the additional title of Chief Executive Officer in 2001. The title of Executive Vice President was phased
out in 2011.
In the 1970s, Dave was deeply involved in worldwide Amateur Radio preparations for the 1979 World
Administrative Radio Conference (WARC) of the International Telecommunication Union and attended
the three-month conference in Geneva as a member of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)
observer team. He also served on the IARU team at the World Radiocommunication Conferences
(WRCs) in Istanbul in 2000 and in Geneva in 2003, 2007 and 2012. Dave was Secretary of the IARU
and a member of its Administrative Council from 1982 to 1989 and from May 1999 to September 2009,
and has traveled to more than 60 countries in connection with his ARRL and IARU responsibilities.
In 1989 he was awarded the Calcutta Key by the Radio Society of Great Britain in recognition of
his contributions to Amateur Radio internationally. Apart from his professional activities, Dave served
on the judging committees of the World Radiosport Team Championships in Slovenia, 2000; Finland,
2002; Brazil, 2006; and Russia, 2010.
Dave holds a B.A. degree in Political Science from Michigan State University where he was active from
the club station W8SH from 1967 to 1970. He also holds the Master of Business Administration degree
from the University of Connecticut and is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma business honorary
society. He is trustee of the ARRL Headquarters club station, W1AW, and the IARU club station,
NU1AW.
Dave resides with his wife Linda, KA1ZD, on a 15-acre “antenna farm” in rural Coventry, Connecticut,
where he is active in church affairs as well as on the air. Their daughter Deryn, N1UCI, is an attorney
in Washington, DC.
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Saturday Evening
Cantennas Bluegrass Music - Playing in the Banquet Area
6:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. & 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Cantennas, is an all-ham bluegrass band featuring lead
and harmony singing accompanied by banjo, guitar,
mandolin, and bass. We play a rousing mix of original
and traditional bluegrass tunes, old country, and honkytonk. The hard-driving, high-lonesome, sound of the
Cantennas has the warmth of a SB-220 on a cold winter
night, the punch of a well compressed SSB signal, the
drive of 25 wpm CW, and the excitement of a six-meter
band opening on Field Day! The Cantennas are: David
Okay Patton, KGØEW, Kathy Foster-Patton, KB2HDT,
Warren Kennison, KBØYP, and Eric Permut, KGØYS.
HamCon 2013 Hospitality Suite
GMCC / MHDXA / PPRSS / RMHAM
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. – SUITE 201
Relax, kick back, talk ham radio, and get some good eyeball QSOs in with your fellow amateurs. And
have a refreshment or two.
QLF Contest
9:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. – Suite 201 – GMCC / MHDXA / PPRAA / RMHAM Hospitality Suite 201
Come test your endurance at sending code with your left foot. It’s fun!
CW Pileup Contest
9:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. – Suite 201 – GMCC / MHDXA / PPRAA / RMHAM Hospitality Suite 201
Challenge your CW chops and try to pull stations out of the mud. Not for the faint of heart.
Wouff Hong Ceremony
12:00 a.m. Midnight – Salons E, F
If you are an ARRL member and haven’t attended a Wouff Hong ceremony, this is a MUST for you!
Returning Wouff Hongers are also welcome. A $1.00 donation will be requested at the door. {See the
Wouff Hong History on page 35.)
HamCon 2013 Convention Talk-In
Metro Denver/Front Range: 449.225/444.225 (141.3 Hz PL)
Compliments of Rocky Mountain Ham Radio
Estes Park: 146.685/146.085 (123.0 Hz PL); 449.800/444.800 (123.0 Hz PL)
Compliments of the Estes Valley Amateur Radio Club
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Sunday
ARRL Breakfast
Speaker: Chip Margelli, K7JA
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. – Salons A, B
Conference Registration & BreakfastTicket Required. [SOLD OUT]
Chip Margelli, K7JA, has been licensed since 1963, and an Extra Class licensee since 1968. Chip and
his wife Janet, KL7MF live in Garden Grove, California. Chip is a Life Member of ARRL, AMSAT, and
Quarter Century Wireless Association. Chip is the Director of Sales and Marketing for InnovAntennas
America, Inc., based in Glade Park, Colorado. For over forty-five years, Chip has been active in DXing
and, especially, international radiosport competition. Among his accomplishments are thirteen FirstPlace finishes nationally in the ARRL November Sweepstakes, and a number of world-high or national
wins in the CQ World-Wide DX Contest, ARRL DX Contest, and CQ WPX Contest. Chip’s DXpedition
activities include operations from St. Lucia, Dominica, Antigua, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico,
Saipan, Micronesia, Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Martinique, and Barbados.
In 1984, Chip and Janet were invited by the
Chinese Radio Sport Association to travel to Beijing
for operation from BY1PK and help train the new
Chinese operators during the early phases of the
rebirth of Amateur Radio in China. In 1989, Chip
was honored by being selected to be the American
representative in the first-ever Finnish-SovietAmerican DXpedition to Malyj-Vysotskij Island as
4J1FS. The following year, Chip and his teammate
Mike Wetzel, W9RE, won a Silver Medal at the
World Radiosport Team Championship held in
conjunction with the Goodwill Games in Seattle, an
elite competition featuring twenty-three teams from
fifteen countries around the world. And in the Fall
of 1991, Chip was a member of the Instructor/Operator team in the IARU Albania Project, led by Martti
Laine, OH2BH, which brought about the rebirth of Amateur Radio in Albania after many decades of
radio silence. The ZA1A Team’s efforts stand as an example of the considerable goodwill that Amateur
Radio’s ambassadors can provide to the peoples of the world. In 1994, Chip and Janet accepted
commissions by two magazines to visit the Havana area to document the participation by members
of the Federación de Radioaficionados de Cuba in the ARRL June VHF QSO Party, which included
operation as COØFRC, CO2/K7JA, and CO2/WA7WMB. Theirs was the first group of American radio
amateurs to be so honored. Feature articles by Chip and Janet appeared in The QCWA Journal and
QST in late 1994. In 2003, Chip and Janet and four other members of the Piña Colada Contest Club
(KP2AA) joined forces with the FRC in the first-ever joint Cuba-U.S. Field Day operation as COØUS.
This operation marks the first occasion where a Treasury Department Specific License was granted for
a public Amateur Radio demonstration involving U.S. Amateurs.
In May of 2005, Chip and partner Ken Miller, K6CTW, made an appearance on The Tonight Show with
Jay Leno on NBC, competing with (and defeating) the U.S. champion cell-phone text messenger in a
message-completion speed contest. Articles by Chip have been published in CQ, CQ VHF, Popular
Communications, and CQ magazines, and in several books. Outside of Amateur Radio, Chip enjoys
photography, astronomy, and is a marathon runner. In May of 2008, Chip was inducted into CQ
Magazine’s Amateur Radio Hall of Fame.
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Sunday
Exhibits & Vendors
8:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. – Exhibit Room; Lobbies
Check out the great exhibits by your favorite Amateur Radio suppliers, clubs and the ARRL.
Operate W1AW/Ø Special Event Station
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
HF Stations - South Hallway
VHF Stations - Rocky Mountain Ham Trailer
The W1AW/Ø Special Event Station is open to all licensed Amateur Radio Operators attending the
convention. Operating times subject to change.
Denver CBS Channel 4 TV Weather Vehicle
Paul Deeth, WA2YZT
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. – Outside Convention Center Entrance
Check out the latest television station weather monitoring technology.
Fox Hunt - Outdoor Activity
Daniel Meyer, NØPUF and Chris Krengel, KBØYRZ
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Stanley Park
Join in on the fun of tracking down a hidden transmitter in this special Fox Hunt activity. Meet at Stanley
Park at 9:30 a.m. for this 2-hour event. The transmitter hunt will begin at 10:00 a.m. sharp. Instructions
and rules are available at the convention. Ask HamCon staff (in the yellow shirts) for information.
Anyone can participate, but transmitter hunt prizes will be awarded only to those registered for the
convention. Bring your HamCon Colorado 2013 ID to the hunt! Prizes will be awarded at the Sunday
Prize Awards session.
Prizes & Closing Session
Steve Williams, KØSRW, HamCon 2009 Chairman
11:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. – Salons E, F
Our closing session of HamCon Colorado 2013 will include a few short announcements, a special
speaker, and a lot of great prizes! We’ll conduct the drawings for our Grand Prize, Early Bird Prize and
our Special Prize. And, we’ll announce the winners of our Silent Auction, some great factory refurbished,
factory packed and 90-day warranted equipment from Yaesu! All hourly and session prizes not picked
up from the Prize Office by 11:30 on Sunday morning will be up for grabs again!
Special Prize
The Yaesu VX-8R HT provides a full 5
watts FM on 50/144/430 MHz plus 1.5
watts on 222 MHz. Bluetooth® hands-free
operation. Optional GPS. Loads of features. Drawing: Sunday 12:00 p.m.
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More Ham Radio Fun
VE Exams for Hams and Non-Hams
Commemorative Lapel Pins
VE exams will be conducted on Saturday, June
29 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the Blue
Spruce and Big Horn Sheep Rooms. The Denver
Radio Club VE team, which is affiliated with and
accredited by the ARRL/Volunteer Examiner
Coordinator program, will be offering written
and code exams for amateur radio licenses
at the convention. Walk-ins are welcome, and
you do not have to be registered with the ARRL
convention to take any exam. If you plan to take
an exam, please check in to the VE Exam room
early.
Lapel pins commemorating Hamcon 2013 will be
available, while supplies last, for $4.00 each. All
profits from sales of the pins will help defray the
costs of activities. The pins are on display at the
Registration Desk, so please stop by and show
your support by purchasing one of these nice
souvenirs.
Sit Down to Operate W1AW/Ø
Operate W1AW/Ø, the most famous Amateur Radio
station in the world! Operator Certificates. Work any
HamCon station from home or on the road using
the talk-in frequencies - HF/VHF/UHF - and you can
receive a W1AW/Ø QSL card. For a QSL card, send
a contact report and an SASE to W1AW/Ø, ARRL,
225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111.
DXCC/WAS/VUCC/WAS
Card Checking
Volunteers will be on hand to check your DXCC/
WAS/VUCC/WAS QSL cards. Check in the exhibit
and club display areas to find the card checkers.
All WAS Cards must be a complete set of 50 states
to be checked.
Hospitality Suite 201
QLF/CW Pileup Contests
HamCon Colorado 2013
Transmitter Hunt & GeoFox
Anyone interested in Transmitter Hunting or
GeoFoxing can check in with several sessions
during HamCon. Check into GeoFox activities
Friday and Saturday, a Saturday forum on
Transmitter Hunting (Fox Hunting), and the official
Transmitter Hunt Sunday starting at 10:00 a.m.
in nearby Stanley Park. Check the convention
schedule for more details. Prizes will be awarded.
Social Hours
One nice thing about a convention is the opportunity
to get together with fellow hams during informal
social hours. There will be plenty of social
gatherings throughout the convention, so join us.
Several clubs are sponsoring the hospitality suite.
Drop by for an eyeball QSO,
or just to relax. On Saturday
night, after the banquets, try
sending CW with your left
foot in the QLF Contest, or
test your ear with the CW
Pileup Contest, which is a
great challenge. A big thanks
to Grand Mesa Contesters of
Colorado, Mile High DX Assn, Pikes Peak Radio
Amateur Assn, and Rocky Mountain Ham Radio.
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Fabulous Things to See and Do in Estes Park
There are many exciting things to see and do in the Estes Park area, one of the most scenic
spots in North America. A few ideas are listed on his page, but lists of more activities can be
in the main lobby of the Rocky Mountain Park Inn Convention Center or online at http://www.
visitestespark.com. Here are just a few:
Rocky Mountain National Park
YMCA of the Rockies
Fall River Visitor Center
Rocky Mountain National park surrounds the town
of Estes Park in all of its rugged beauty. Make sure
you don’t miss your opportunity to see nature’s
spectacle while you’re here. The visitor center
includes a gift shop, restaurant & more.
3450 Fall River Road (Hwy. 34)
4 Miles West of Estes Park
www.rockymountaingateway.com
Rocky Mountain Nature Association
Great family fun! Just about every type of activity
you would find at a full service summer camp
facility, from archery to horseback riding, swimming
to zipines and climbing, volleyball to disc or mini
golf, fishing hiking, crafts, campfires, yoga, you
name it. Day pass is required if you are not staying
at the YMCA.
2515 Tunnel Road, Estes Park
www.ymcarockies.org
970-586-3341
Horseback Riding
The nonprofit Rocky Mountain Nature Association
was founded in 1931 to develop informational
brochures for the park. Today, through the
publication and sale of educational materials, they
support the research and educational programs of
Rocky Mountain National Park and raise funds for
trails and improvement projects within the Park.
1895 Fall River Road, Estes Park
rmna.org
970-586-3262
Estes Park Museum
200 4th Street, Estes Park
www.estesnet.com/museum
970-586-6256
Sombrero Ranch
1895 Big Thompson Ave, Hwy 34, Estes Park
www.sombrero.com
970-586-4577 –
Estes Park Brewery
Tours and Brew Pub
470 Prospect Drive, Estes Park
www.epbrewery.com
970-586-5421
Stanley Hotel
Estes Park Aerial Tramway
Ride to the top of Prospect Mountain for a
spectacular view of Rocky Mountain National Park,
the Continental Divide, and Long’s Peak.
420 4th Street, Estes Park
www.estestram.com
970-586-3675
Golf
Estes Valley Recreation and Park District
www.evrpd.com/golf-course-info
600 Big Thompson Ave (9-hole)
970-586-8176
1480 Golf Course Rd (18-hole)
970-577-1147
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Known for its architecture, magnificent setting and
famous visitors, the Stanley Hotel may possibly
be best known for its inspirational role in Stephen
King’s novel, The Shining. The hotel was built by
F.O. Stanley, inventor of the Stanley Steamer. Two
tours are offered: Spooky & Historical.
333 Wonderview, Estes Park
www.stanleyhotel.com
970-586-3371
HamCon Colorado 2013 Silent Auction Rules
To make a bid for a Silent Auction item, simply mark your name, call sign (if applicable) and the amount
you wish to bid on the corresponding sheet or next to the amount you wish to bid if it is preset. The
opening bid on each item must be at least the minimum price listed. Each subsequent raise must follow
the increment listed. Any bids not adhering to this format will be declared invalid and voided. If a name
is crossed out, that bid will be considered null.
In order to protect the integrity of all bidders, please do not scratch out bids. Bids may only be voided
by an auction volunteer or HamCon Colorado staff member due to valid bidding error. Please seek assistance if you find an invalid bid or make a mistake during bidding.
There is no “upper limit” for your bids!
If the bid sheet is full, a second sheet from a HamCon Colorado Silent Auction Volunteer will be provided.
Ten (10) minutes before the end of the auction, the auction will become a sealed bid auction. Bids must
be written on one of the provided cards, placed in the envelope provided, sealed and handed to the
auction official. The auction official will stamp the envelope using an automatic numbering stamper and
placed in a box.
The sealed bid received must be higher than the last recorded bid on that item’s bid sheet or it will be
declared invalid.
You may submit a sealed bid as often as you like but only one sealed bid per person may be received
at a time if there is a line.
Once the auction is declared closed, the highest bid will be declared the winner of that item. In the event
of a tie, the highest bid from the lowest numbered envelope shall be declared the winner of that item.
The Auction Committee will mediate any disputes among bidders and the committee’s determination
shall be final.
Invoices will be prepared shortly after the closing of the Silent Auction. This process may take anywhere
from 20 to 60 minutes. Please be patient!
The list of winners will be posted in the Silent Auction area and invoices will be available at the “Silent
Auction Checkout Table.” The cashier will ask for your ID and item number. Note that credit cards will be
accepted and there will be a 2.75% discount for cash. Once your payment has been processed, please
take your paid invoice to the prize room to retrieve your item.
Auction item purchases are final. No returns or exchanges will be issued, nor is it possible for expiration
dates to be extended.
Items must be picked up at the event and taken away by purchaser on the spot. Any items not claimed
by the convention closing and door prize event will become property of HamCon Colorado.
HamCon Colorado provides no guarantees, warranties or servicing of auction items and is not liable for
any personal injury or damage to property that may result from the use of the item or service sold.
Happy Bidding!
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Donations & Sponsors
Prize Donations
HamCon Colorado, Inc. sincerely thanks these
valued organizations and individuals for their prize
donations! Show your appreciation too, by visiting these websites and perusing the fine products
offered there. When you support our donors with
your purchases, you make it possible for them to
participate again next time!
AMSAT - www.amsat.org - 1 Proceedings of the
30th AMSAT-NA Space Symposium October 2012
(CD); 1 Getting Started With Amateur Satellites
(book); 1 One Year Membership Certificate.
Antique Electronic Supply - www.tubesandmore.
com – 5 Jensen T-Shirts.
ARRL - www.arrl.org – 2 ARRL $50 Gift Certificates;
2 ARRL $25 Gift Certificates.
Arrow Antenna - www.arrowantennas.com – 1
146/437-10 Antenna w/Antenna Roll up Bag.
Aurora Repeater Association - www.n0ara.org
– 1 Yaesu Ball Cap.
Balun Designs - www.balundesigns.com – 1 Model
1115 - 1:1 isolation/choke balun.
DX Engineering - www.dxengineering.com – 1 DX
Engineering $50 Gift Card.
DX Soft - www.dxsoft.com – 5 DXsoft software
package (all commercial programs).
Electric Radio Magazine - www.ermag.com – 2
Electric Radio Magazine Subscription; 2 HAManuals Series 1 CD.
Flex Radio - www.flex-radio.com – 1 Flex-1500.
Ham Radio Outlet - http://www.hamradio.com - 1
MR73SA Diamond Mag Mount Mobile Antenna
2M/440; 1 MFJ-557 Code Practice Oscillator
W/Key; 1 La Crosse Technology WS-9133 La
Crosse Technology Wireless Weather Station;
1 ARRL’s The Secret Wireless War (book); 1
MFJ-281 ClearTone Speaker; 1 MFJ-310S SMA
HT Antenna Window Mount; 1 MFJ-1715S SMA
Flex-Thin Duck 2M/440 Antenna.
Ham Test Online - www.hamradiolicenseexam.
com – 1 General Course; 1 Extra Course; 1
Technician Course.
hamradioschool.com - www.hamradioschool.com
– 1 General Ham Course by Stu Turner; 1 Technician License Course by Stu Turner.
KB3IFH QSL Cards - kb3ifh.homestead.com – 1
package 500 QSL or 500 Eyeball Cards.
Kuhne Electronics - www.db6nt.de – 5 Precision
Crystal Heater QH40 A.
LZ3HI Gold Print Service - www.lz3hi.com – 1
package 1000 full color front - glossy finished and
grayscale back side QSL cards.
MicroLog by WAØH - www.wa0h.com – 2 MicroLog Software Package by WAØH.
Microsec R&D, Inc. - rattailantenna.com – 12
RatTail Antenna Boosters.
N3FJP Logging Software - www.n3fjp.com – 1
N3FJP Software Program.
N3ZN Keys - www.n3znkeys.com – 1 ZN-QRP
Key.
N4PY Software - www.n4py.com – 1 N4PY Software Program.
NCG Company - www.cometantenna.com – 1 Set
of 4 Comet logo Pilsner glasses;
1 SMA-24: Dual-band HT antenna.
Nifty! Ham Accessories - www.niftyaccessories.
com – 2 Nifty! Ham Accessories $40 Gift Certificates.
RIchard J. Schneider / ABØCD – www.richardjschneider.com – 1 copy of WATER: A Vic Bengston Investigation (mystery novel)
Rocky Mountain Ham Radio - www.rmham.org
– 1 Arrow Satellite Antenna.
RT Systems Inc - www.rtsystemsinc.com – 3 RT
Systems Inc Gift Certificates.
Southwest Antennas & Accessories - www.swantenna.com – 1 Tram Dual Band Base Antenna; 1
G5RV Antenna; 1 G5RV Jr Antenna.
Ten-Tec - www.tentec.com – 5 Ten-Tec ACRO-BAT;
1 Regal Microphone w/Accessories; 1 Ten-Tec
Cup.
US Tower Corporation - www.ustower.com – 1 US
Tower Corporation MA-40 Tower.
Ward Silver - www.arrl.org/shop/Zone-of-Iniquity - 1 copy of Two-Way Radios & Scanners for
Dummies; 1 copy of Zone of Iniquity; 1 copy of
Hands-On Radio Experiments Vol 2.
West Mountain Radio - www.westmountainradio.
com – 1 CLRspkr ClearSpeech® DSP Noise
Reduction Speaker.
Yeasu - http://www.yaesu.com – 1 $100 Gift Certificate; 5 $50 Gift Certificates.
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Cash Donations
These organizations and individuals kicked
in cash to help defray speaker expenses.
Colorado QRP Club
Denver Radio Club
Pikes Peak Radio Amateur Association
285 Tech Connect Club
Donations & Sponsors
to amateurs, considering the
state of the art as they knew
it. As amateur technology and
ingenuity have advanced, we
have discovered many new
and improved techniques of
rotten operating, but we’re
ahead of our story.
Convention Sponsors
HamCon Colorado Inc. and the ARRL Rocky
Mountain Division would like to thank these
Colorado Amateur Radio clubs for their generous
support and sponsorship.
Arapahoe County ARES District 22
arapahoeares.org
Aurora Repeater Association
n0ara.org
Boulder Amateur Radio Club
qsl.net/w0dk
Colorado Council of Amateur Radio Clubs
ccarc.net
Denver Radio Club
w0tx.org
Denver Radio League
eoss.org/drl
Edge of Space Sciences
eoss.org
Estes Valley Amateur Radio Club
evarc.org
Grand Mesa Contesters of Colorado
k8fc.com/gmcc
Mountain Amateur Radio Club
nx0g.org
Pikes Peak FM Association
ppfma.org
Pikes Peak Radio Amateur Association
ppraa.org
Rocky Mountain Ham Radio
rmham.org
As The Old Man heard it, the
Wouff Hong was being used
on some hapless offender so
effectively that he investigated.
After further effort, “T.O.M.”
was able to locate and identify
a Wouff Hong. He wrote a
number of QST articles about
contemporary rotten operating
practices and the use of the Wouff Hong
to discipline the offenders. Early in 1919,
The Old Man wrote in QST “I am sending
you a specimen of a real live Wouff Hong
which came to light out here . . . Keep it
in the editorial sanctum where you can lay
hands on it quickly in an emergency.” The
“specimen of a real live Wouff Hong” was
presented to a meeting of the ARRL Board
and QST reported later that “each face
noticeably blanched when the awful Wouff
Hong was . . . laid upon the table.” The
Board voted that the Wouff Hong be framed
and hung in the office of the Secretary of the
League and there it remains to this day, a
sobering influence on every visitor to League
Headquarters who has ever swooshed a
carrier across a crowded band.
Wouff Hong
Salons E, F
Saturday 12 a.m. Midnight
Every amateur should know and tremble
at the history and origins of this fearsome
instrument for the punishment of amateurs
who cultivate bad operating habits and who
nourish and culture their meaner instincts
on the air. It was discovered-by “The Old
Man” himself just as amateurs were getting
back on the air after World War One.
“The Old Man” (who later turned out to be
Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW, co-founder
and first president of ARRL) first heard the
Wouff Hong described amid the howls and
garble of QRM as he tuned across a band
filled with signals which exemplified all the
rotten operating practices then available
The Old Man never prescribed the exact
manner in which the Wouff Hong was
to be used, but amateurs need only a
little imagination to surmise how painful
punishments were inflicted on those who
stoop to liddish behavior. The Wouff Hong
ceremony is held at National, Division or
State conventions only and you must be a
member of the ARRL to participate. Sign up
at the registration desk!
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EXHIBITORS
WEBSITE
LOCATION
Exhibit Hall
K5ALU
1
Southwest Antennas & Accessories
swantenna.com
2
Icom America
icomamerica.com
3
Yaesu
yaesu.com
4
Pixel Technologies
pixelsatradio.com
5
Arrow Antenna
arrowantennas.com
6
RT Systems
rtsystemsinc.com
7
Ham Radio Outlet
hamradio.com
8
Flex Radio Systems
flex-radio.com
9
Ham Radio School.Com
hamradioschool.com
10
QRP Works
qrpworks.weebly.com
11
KH6HTV
kh6htv.com
12
ESCITEC Affordable Technology
escitec.com
13
Inside Convention
Center
US Tower
ustower.com
Near Registration
arrl.org/w1aw
Across from Salon D
Monograms to Go
Near Registration
W1AW/Ø
Spark Gap Radio Display
The Law Center PC
Between Salons D & C
thelawcenterpc.com
Across from Salon C
Across from Salon C
QSL Card Checking
ARRL Ring of Fame
American Radio Relay League
arrl.org
Across from Salon F
Estes Valley Amateur Radio Club
evarc.org
Across from Salon E
Denver Radio Club
w0tx.org
Across from Salon D
Pikes Peak Radio Amateur Assn
ppraa.org
Between Salons D & C
Edge of Space Sciences
eoss.org
Between Salons D & C
Arapahoe County ARES
arapahoeares.org
Across from Salon C
Outside Convention
Center
CBS Denver Channel 4 Weather
Lab Vehicle
denver.cbslocal.com/mobile-weather-lab
Outside Sunday Only
Rocky Mountain Ham Radio
rmham.org/wordpress
Outside All Days
See Exhbitors Map Page 40
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Visit Your Convention Exhibitors
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4
5
3
15 14
8
6
Literature
8
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9
2
2
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10
To Forums & Registration
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Hamcon Colorado, Inc. welcomes the following organizations to the convention! Be sure to
stop by their tables to meet them, and to let them know that you appreciate them being here
too! The numbers in parentheses refer to exhibitor locations in the exhibit hall.
Now Also Shipping: Our New Ground-Breaking BevPro-1
The Ultimate Bi-Directional Beverage Antenna System
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(720) 200-2004
12835 E. Arapahoe Rd. Tower 2 Ste 800
Centennial, CO 80112
kevin@anpaccolorado.com
Track down mystery writer
Dick Schneider, ABØCD,
at HamCon! His disguise is
a yellow HamCon Staff shirt.
And he has books with him!
Kevin Schneider
Agent
WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION
8400 EAST ILIFF AVENUE #9
DENVER, CO 80231
(303) 745-7373 • (800) 444-9476
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RADIO
PROGRAMMING
SOFTWARE AND
USB CABLES
THAT WORK!
Easily explore ALL the features of your
radio. Anything you can enter from the
face of your handheld, mobile, HF radio or
receiver can be setup and saved in the Programmer for that model*. Software programming
kits available for Alinco, Anytone, Baofeng, Icom,
Jetstream, Kenwood, Wouxun or Yaesu radios.
USB
Computer
Connection
* Each Programmer is unique to a specific radio . . . just as your
radio is unique in itself.
Radio
Connection
Program All Memory Channel Details
Easily Change Set Menu Items
Read Current Radio Configuration
Copy and Paste Between Files - Even Files for
Different Radios
Interface with ARRL TravelPlusTM or RFinder
Worldwide Repeater Directory
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Programming and Control USB cables for
current and past radio models.
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510 Compton Street, Suite 105 | Broomfield, Colorado 80020
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In Memory of Joanie VerDuft, KCØGMI
Joanie VerDuft, KCØGMI, was the HamCon Colorado Treasurer since’s its inception in 2003. She was first licensed in California in 1990 as KC6NXK as a Tech+
operator. She was fully supportive of her husband Jerry, ADØA, in all of the many
amateur radio activities they were involved together including ARES District 14.
She was an outstanding Cosmetologist being licensed in both California and Colorado and a career that expanded over 40 years including owning her own Beauty
Shop in Dominguez Hills, California, during the 1990s. She loved to bowl and
read and was a very good student of the bible. She was a former Director of her
church’s children’s learning program. She was an invaluable right hand to Jerry as
he moved to establish HamCon Colorado, Inc. in 2003 instituting an organization
that has continued to thrive and provide conventions such as HamCon 2013. In
her later years, she was afflicted with diabetes and a major heart attack in 2010.
She passed away on April 23, 2013, at Penrose Main hospital in Colorado Springs
with Jerry and family by her side. She was always so joyful and huggable. She is
truly missed!
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HIGHWAY 7/SOUTH ST. VRAIN
HamCon 2013 Convention Hall Map
Rocky Mountain Park Inn
Welcome Fellow Hams and Friends!
Welcome to the 2013 ARRL Rocky Mountain Division
Convention -- sponsored by HamCon Colorado Inc. You
will find plenty to do, see, and learn this year. Amateur
Radio just gets better and better! The map on this page
can help guide you to the forums, activities, and events.
Also, look for the HamCon Committe members in the yellow HamCon 2013 shirts. They are here to help make
your experience the best ever.
Enjoy the convention and 73!
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