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OzarkCon 2011 QRP Conference Schedule |
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OzarkCon 2011 QRP Conference Schedule |
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| When: | Friday evening April 8 & Saturday April 9 |
| Where: | Stone Castle Hotel and Conference Center - 3050 Green Mountain Road, Branson, Missouri |
| Friday | ||
| 4:00 - 6:00 PM | Hotel Lobby |
Registration desk open - Patsy Lawson, KC5CDE |
| 4:00 PM until ??? | Knights Room | Vendor & Swap Setup - Vendor Fair follows |
| 6:00 PM | Stonehenge Room | Banquet dinner, dinner speaker from the Branson Historical Society |
| After dinner till whenever... | Knights Room | Socializing
and
fun. The QRP vendor fair and swap meet in the Knights Room will be open. |
| 7:30 - 8:30 PM | Excalibuir Room in Building "A" Dar Piatt W9HZC and Darrel Swenson KØAWB |
Hands-on kit
building workshop Excalibur Room in Building "A"
Session 1 (workshop registration required - only 20 seats per Session) |
| 8:30 - 9:30 PM |
Excalibur Room in Building "A" Dar Piatt W9HZC and Darrel Swenson KØAWB |
Hands-on kit
building workshop
Excalibur Room in Building "A" Session 2 (workshop registration required - only 20 seats per Session) |
| 7:30 PM till ??? | Knights Room Dummy Load QSO Party - KØN on 7040 KHz |
Be sure to bring a portable rig, dummy load and QSL cards. |
| 7:30 PM till ??? | Knights Room Wacky Key Contest | Show off your crazy homebrew keys. |
| 7:30 PM till ??? | Knights Room UltraSonic QSO Party | Ultrasonic Transceivers - Phil Anderson WØXI |
| 9:30 PM till ??? | Knights Room Music for the QRPer | Great musical fun tradition for all. |
| Saturday | ||
| Stonehenge Room | Private complementary breakfast for QRPers | |
| 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Hotel Lobby | Registration desk open - Patsy Lawson, KC5CDE |
| 7:00 AM - all day | KØN on 7040 KHz | WØIIT Bart Lawson Station Master |
| 7:00 AM - all day | Knights Room - Flea market vendor fair | QRP flea market, vendor fair open all day |
| Presentations | Stonehenge Room | |
| 9:00 AM | Opening Remarks | Opening remarks by Terry Fletcher, WAØITP and Ron Potter, AG1P |
| Welcome to Branson | Branson Radio personality, Greg Pyron | |
| 9:30 - 10:15 AM | Software Defined Radios | Ward Harriman, AE6TY |
| 10:15 - 11:00 AM | Iowa High Altitude Balloon Project | Marshall Dias, WØOTM and Terry Fletcher, WAØITP |
| 11:00 - 11:45
Noon |
New Kit
Introduction |
The Designers ~ Jim Kortge, K8IQY - David Cripe, NMØS |
| 11:45 - 1:30 PM | Lunch and QRP swapmeet time (on your own) | |
| 1:30 - 2:15 PM | Dipoles, Zepps and Feedlines | Jerry Haigwood, W5JH |
| 2:15 - 3:00 PM | Elmering, Keeping it interesting and Fun | Dar Piatt W9HZC |
| 3:15 - 4:00 PM | Zero Cost QRP | David Cripe, NMØS |
| 4:00 PM | Plaque presentations | Terry Fletcher, WAØITP and Ron Potter, AG1P |
| 4:15 PM | OzarkCon Grand Prize drawing - Lots of Prizes! | |
| 4:30 PM to ??? | Dinner on your own | |
| 6:00 - ???? | Evening
activities and music for QRPers Homebrew contest and equipment show and tell, demonstrations, socializing, more music and fun! |
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| Times are somewhat flexible - Check back often for additional information | ||
Page updated March 23, 2011