OzarkCon 2026 Agenda

Agenda
 
When:     Friday March 27th and Saturday March 28th
Where:     Stone Castle Resort, Branson, MO

 

 

Friday
10 am - ??? Table Rock POTA Outing  Bryan Nehl KØEMT
Noon - 3:00 pm Hotel Lobby  Registration desk open
3:00 - 4:00 pm Stonehenge Room - Ocon University
Fabulous Frauds and Crackppot Delusions
 David Cripe NMØS
4:00 - 6:00 pm Hotel Lobby  Registration desk open
6:00 pm Banquet dinner - Stonehenge Room  
7:30 pm - till ? BUILD-A-THON
South End of the Stonehenge Room
 Hands-on kit building workshop
(workshop registration required - only 30 seats available)
9:30 pm till ??? Stonehenge Room - Music for the QRPer  Great musical fun tradition for all.
 
Saturday
6:00 - 8:45 am Stonehenge Room  Private complementary breakfast for Registered QRPers
7:00 - 9:00 am Hotel Lobby and 4SQRP Kit Sales  Registration desk open
7:00 am - ? Knights Room - Dummy Load QSO Party - WQ5RP  Coordinated by Volunteers
7:00 am - all day KØN on 7030-7040 KHz  Coordinated by Volunteers
Common Area 2nd floor near elevators  Special Area for Crafts, needle work, scrapbooking, etc.
Knights Room - Flea market vendor fair  QRP flea market, vendor fair open until kit build session
8:30 - 8:45 am Conference Opening Remarks
Stonehenge Room
 Johnny Matlock ACØBQ 4SQRP President
8:45 - 9:15 am
Surface Mount Building
 Jim Giammanco N5IB
9:15 - 10:00 am
Arduino Devices for Ham Radio
 Glen Popiel KW5GP
10:00 - 10:45 am
SOTA / POTA
 George Cooley NG7A
10:45 - 11:00 am Stretch Break  Prize drawings & announcements -
 Ed Meyer WG5F and Karen Meyer W5KKM
11:00 - 11:45 am
Conquering Ben Nevis
 Jim Smith KKØU
11:45 - 12:00 am
Prize Drawings, Anouncements,
Stretch Break
LOTS OF PRIZES !
12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch and QRP vendor/swap meet time  Free Lunch for Pre-Registered OzarkCon attendees and spouses.
1:00 - 1:45 pm
EFHW Antennas
 Cecil Higgins ACØHA
1:45 - 2:30 pm
TBD
2:30 - 3:15 pm
New Kit updates
 David Cripe NMØS
3:15 - 4:00 pm Stretch Break  Prize drawings & announcements -
  Ed Meyer WG5F and Karen Meyer W5KKM
4:00 - 4:15 pm
Plaque Presentations
 Johnny Matlock ACØBQ
4:15 - 4:30 pm
Lots of Prizes!
OzarkCon Grand Prize drawing
 Many thanks to Ed Meyer WG5F and Karen Meyer W5KKM
5:30 pm to ??? Dinner on your own  
6:00 pm - ???? Evening activities and music for QRPers  Homebrew contest and equipment show and tell,
 demonstrations, socializing, more music and fun!
9:00 pm
OzarkCon 2026 Officially Ends
Thank you for your participation!
We look forward to seeing you again in 2027.
Sunday
6:00 am - 9:00 am Hotel Breakfast At the Hotel breakfast room for hotel guests
Times are somewhat flexible  -  Check back often for additional information

 

 

Page updated January 10, 2026

 



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