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2018 Albuquerque Duke City Hamfest/ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention

10:00am MDT

Extra! Extra! Part 1: Give Your Media Release a Fighting Chance

Your ultimate audience is readers or viewers. But we’ll focus on your immediate audience – editors, reporters, and producers – and how you and your club can boost the chances that these folks will give your media release at least a second look. This includes good visuals - a.k.a. photos. We'll nibble at this in Part 1 in preparation for an assignment and a fuller meal in Sunday's E! E!Part 2.

Speakers

Pete Spotts, NM5PS

Pete earned his Novice ticket in 1977 and with it the call sign WB1BUP. He and his wife welcomed the first of their three children in 1983, shortly after Pete upgraded to an Advanced-class license. The demands of a growing family, as well as an expanding career in journalism, put... Read More →

Friday September 21, 2018 10:00am - 10:45am MDT
Rio Grande

General Interest

10:00am MDT

Audiologist

The audiologist will conduct simple hearing frequency-range tests for those interested. Each exam costs $5, which will be donated in full to the University of New Mexico Childrens Hospital.

If you'd like to take the test, please use the sign-up form found here:

https://www.dukecityhamfest.org/audiologists

Friday September 21, 2018 10:00am - 2:00pm MDT
Executive Board Room

General Interest

11:00am MDT

How to Use an HT

The inexpensive Chinese handi-talkies are extremely popular. And they can do much more than simply allow you to check in to local nets. Join me for a 45-minute tour of the wonders these diminutive yet powerful gems can perform.

Learn some short cuts to programming these hand-held ham stations
See how they allow you to perform communication for public service event
Learn about the most useful accessories
Track satellites with your computer and use your HT to contact hams across the continent through these high flying “birds.
Learn how to make an effective satellite antenna with a few coat hangers and a piece of wood.
Connect to Internet Links and reach out across the world with your HT
Ever thought about working Slow Scan TV? Let me demonstrate using it with an HT.
See how you can receive SSTV images from the International Space Station with just an HT.

Speakers

Ed Poccia, KC2LM

Ed Poccia, KC2LM, has been an active ham since 1961.

Friday September 21, 2018 11:00am - 11:45am MDT
Rio Grande

General Interest

3:00pm MDT

Hamming Vacation to the mid-Atlantic - Azores 2015

They called themselves the HQ Doods, an informal group of hams at ARRL Headquarters who join forces to conduct occasional DXpeditions. In 2015, the target was the Azores to help activate three of its nine islands for that year's Worked All Europe SSB Contest. Bruce and his fellow Doods will take you on an armchair tour of the event -- part DXpedition, part multi-op contest, part vacation. The expedition also included Brian's wife, Katelyn, KA5TLN, and three other hams. Supply your own sunscreen.

Speakers

Bruce Frahm, K0BJ

Bruce's first ticket was WNØTAS back in 1967. He went to Kansas State University majoring in WØQQQ and somehow got a Computer Science degree, then headed back to the family wheat-and-corn farm near Colby, KS. He retired from active farming five years ago.Bruce and XYL Janice were... Read More →

Mike Corey, KI1U

Emergency Preparedness Manager, American Radio Relay League

Mike Corey, KI1U, joined the ARRL HQ staff in April 2010 as Emergency Preparedness Manager. Prior to joining League staff, he worked in law enforcement in Indiana and Mississippi. He has also served as an emergency management volunteer, disaster-response volunteer, reserve police... Read More →

Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT

I am active from 80 meters through 10 GHz, involved in many activities including DXing, contesting, experimenting with emerging technologies, and more. I'm a life member of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), and had the true honor and privilege of serving the League as a board... Read More →

Friday September 21, 2018 3:00pm - 3:45pm MDT
Rio Grande

General Interest

4:00pm MDT

KH1/KH7Z - Baker Island 2018

An insider's account of the 2018 Baker Island DXpedition, which took place from June 27 to July 6. Baker Island is the the fifth most-sought-after DX entity in the world, and Ned will take you there.

Speakers

Ned Stearns, AA7A

Ned Stearns, AA7A, was first licensed in August 1963 at age 12 as WN8JWY. Ned currently lives in Phoenix, AZ, and is active on all amateur bands up to 23 cm. He is active in DXing, contesting, and VHF/UHF weak-signal work. He has been on 25 DXpeditions on all continents including... Read More →

Friday September 21, 2018 4:00pm - 4:45pm MDT
Rio Grande

General Interest

4:00pm MDT

The ABCs of QRP

You'll sometimes hear hams grumble: "Life's too short for QRP." After all, your radio is pumping out only 5 watts or less. I'll encourage you to see for yourself that life is too short not to operate QRP! It gives you the opportunity to build your own simple gear, either from a kit or from scratch, to get up close and personal with the principles of propagation and antenna design and construction, to operate from mountaintops, or go maritime mobile from a canoe or kayak. If is too short for QRP, then it's too short for fly-fishing, bow hunting, or any other activity where the thrill is in using the least amount of gear and a growing body of knowledge and experience to make contacts with hams worldwide.

C'mon in! The RF's fine!

Speakers

Rex Harper, W1REX

QRPme.com

Rex, W1REX, has had a long love affair with electrons. His father, Ray, instilled that love in Rex at an early age, based on his own life-long relationship with electrons: He spent 30 years in electronics in the Navy and another 40 years as an electrician. Wherever they lived, Ray... Read More →

Friday September 21, 2018 4:00pm - 4:45pm MDT
Seminar Room

General Interest

10:00am MDT

Meet the Parametric Receive Audio System

Earlier this year, audio wizard Bob Heil of Heil Sound unveiled a new device for amateur operators -- the Parametric Receive Audio System. Essentially, it's an audio equalizer that allows you to tailor your receiver's audio output to best fit your hearing's response to the full range of audio frequencies. It's designed to be used with a powered speaker, which provides extra amplification, or through its built-in headphone amplifiers. Bob will introduce you to the system and his goals in developing it.

Speakers

Bob Heil, K9EID

Heil Sound

Bob Heil, K9EID, was first licensed in 1956. Amateur radio has been the foundation of Bob’s many careers in the sound-reinforcement industry as well as in bringing high-quality, articulate audio to Amateur Radio. Entering this great hobby during the best sun spot cycle helped... Read More →

Saturday September 22, 2018 10:00am - 10:45am MDT
Seminar Room

General Interest

10:00am MDT

Mentoring 101 - Developing Great Elmers

A relatively new term (QST March 1971, "How’s DX," by W9BRD), Elmers seems to be fading away. A recent blog by K6BNU suggests the lack of Elmers is one of the largest factors influencing low ARRL and local club membership rates. Declining license renewals is the other rationale behind the immediate need to train [and educate] Elmers. Bill will lead a discussion on what it takes to develop an effective Elmer program. This is part of his vision as New Mexico's new Section Manager. Attend and participate so together we can keep amateur radio viable in our section and yours.

Speakers

Bill Mader, K8TE

NM Section Manager, American Radio Relay League

Bill Mader, K8TE, was named New Mexico’s Section Manager in May 2018, effective July 1. He’s a former section emergency coordinator, is a member of the Sandoval County ARES, and is the current president of the Albuquerque DX Association. Licensed since 1960, Bill has been... Read More →

Saturday September 22, 2018 10:00am - 10:45am MDT
Manzano

General Interest

10:00am MDT

Audiologist

The audiologist will conduct simple hearing frequency-range tests for those interested. Each exam costs $5, which will be donated in full to the University of New Mexico Childrens Hospital.

If you'd like to take the test, please use the sign-up form found here:

https://www.dukecityhamfest.org/audiologists

Saturday September 22, 2018 10:00am - 2:00pm MDT
Executive Board Room

General Interest

12:00pm MDT

How to Become a Ham

This is a "Show and Tell" forum on available resources and learning tools, to assist in becoming a licensed Amateur Radio Operator or "Ham".
Among the topics:
Who can get a Ham Radio License?
Why should I get one?
The three classes of Amateur License:
Where do I get, and how do I use, study guides?
What Internet resources are available?
Where do I go to take the test?
How do I find a local “Elmer” or Ham Radio Club?
What is the cost of ham-radio equipment and where do I get it?
Q & A session

Speakers

Gil Gray, N2GG

Gil Gray grew up in southern California with an active interest in science, electronics, and ham hadio. He was first licensed in 1958. He began working for the phone company while still a student at South Gate High School in 1961. After graduating from college, Gil spent most... Read More →

Saturday September 22, 2018 12:00pm - 12:45pm MDT
Rio Grande

General Interest

1:00pm MDT

Ladies Sewing Circle and RF Society Forum - or – No BOYZ Allowed

If YLs had invented hamfests, the forums would be entirely different. They would not be “classroom” style with an expert speaker pontificating using a PowerPoint presentation with an occasional question from the audience, and the distracting near-continuous door openings and closings as the panel nears its finish. If the women were in charge, a forum would be held around a large kitchen table that sported a bottomless coffee pot. Around the table, you'd find animated conversation: questions asked and answered; tips suggested; and experiences shared.

We’ll have to do without the kitchen table and coffee pot, but all YLs are welcome to join in the fun as we discuss YLs - Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.

Speakers

MaryAnn Cornett, NS7X

MaryAnn’s first exposure to ham radio was listening to the Sunday night Caravan Club net on 66/06 (W5VKY). She got to hear real hams talking on a real ham radio about real ham radio stuff. She was amazed at how serious they were about watching for cars driving past their windows... Read More →

Saturday September 22, 2018 1:00pm - 1:45pm MDT
Rio Grande

General Interest

2:00pm MDT

RMS Titanic Disaster: Proving Radio's Worth

Paul Harden, a historian as well as a ham-radio-homebrew savant, tells the tangled tale of the growing pains in the early days of radio during the 1912 Titanic disaster. But in the end, Marconi's network of relay stations worked, ushering in a period of rapid growth in the adoption of radio at sea -- and heralded the beginning of amateur radio as a federally licensed service.

Speakers

Paul Harden, NA5N

Paul Harden, NA5N, was first licensed in 1963 as WNØNOW/WAØNOW in Pueblo and Alamosa, CO. After eight years in the submarine service, he moved to New Mexico in 1977 as part of the initial construction crew of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Very Large Array (VLA) radiotelescope... Read More →

Saturday September 22, 2018 2:00pm - 2:45pm MDT
Sunrise

General Interest

3:00pm MDT

Summits On The Air, New Mexico Style

Part 1: (presenter, Fred KT5X) Ultra-Lyte SOTA station ... complete SOTA station that weighs less than one pound which has worked stations around the world.

Part 2: (presenter, John, K1JD) building a 5-band version of a trapped end-fed halfwave antenna, total weight about 3 oz.

Part 3: (presenters, George WB5USB, Randy K5RHD and Tom K6TAA) slides from NM SOTA activations from all around the state.

Speakers

John DePrimo, K1JD

John DePrimo, K1JD, was first licensed in May of 1963 as KN1FVS while in the eightth grade. In 1970, while an Electrical Engineering undergraduate in Boston, he passed his Extra Class exam and in 1976 received the callsign K1JD.He is an ARRL Life Member and member of HSC, VHSC and... Read More →

Randy Diddel, K5RHD

Fred Maas, KT5X

Fred has been a licensed operator since 1958. He enjoys rag-chewing, DXing, QRP, and a little contesting. He won the NM section in the ARRL Sweepstakes or DX Contest 31 times. He retired in 2012 after teaching math, science, and coaching track / cross-country for 40 years. He... Read More →

George Yoakum, WB5USB

George, WB5USB, graduated from Durango High School in Colorado in 1966. He became a licensed ham around 1970 and upgraded to Advanced several years later. George joined the Navy after his his-school graduation and worked in the machine shop on board the USS Gridley DLG 21 and later... Read More →

Saturday September 22, 2018 3:00pm - 3:45pm MDT
Rio Grande

General Interest

4:00pm MDT

Intro to 10-10 International

Speakers

Marcus Leiberman, KM5EH

I started taking ham exams in 1996 and hold Novice, Technician, General, Advanced and Amateur Extra licenses. I have been active mostly on 10 meters, both phone and digital. I was an officer in several local clubs a while ago and still promote ham radio any chance I get. I... Read More →

Saturday September 22, 2018 4:00pm - 4:45pm MDT
Seminar Room

General Interest

9:00am MDT

Extra! Extra! Part 2: They Need Good Pix; You Can Take Them

From local weeklies to metro dailies, many publications have had to cut staff and do more with less, including fewer photographers. Yet a good image can sell an otherwise marginal story. So make sure your never-marginal media release includes photos. Yes, you can take images that outlets will want to publish, rather than images they fell impelled to publish because a so-so image is all that was at hand. It takes practice. But you can do it, even with a cell-phone camera. We’ll cover some basics of composition, look at some nifty darkroom apps that can help add zing to your images, and analyze images you will have taken with your cell-phone camera or digital camera at the hamfest -- the assignment mentioned at the end of Part 1's talk.

Speakers

Pete Spotts, NM5PS

Pete earned his Novice ticket in 1977 and with it the call sign WB1BUP. He and his wife welcomed the first of their three children in 1983, shortly after Pete upgraded to an Advanced-class license. The demands of a growing family, as well as an expanding career in journalism, put... Read More →

Sunday September 23, 2018 9:00am - 9:45am MDT
Rio Grande

General Interest

11:00am MDT

Contesting ABC’s for the Newcomer, and Maybe the Old Timer

Ever wonder why QST and CQ devote so many pages to contests and their results? Bill, an avid contester, albeit a “little gun,” will share why contesting is both great fun and benefits all aspects of operating techniques. He’ll cover how best to use your gear, antennas, and computer logging to get the most you can out of one of the greatest challenges offered in ham radio. Additionally, learn how to apply contesting techniques in public service and EMCOMM.

Speakers

Bill Mader, K8TE

NM Section Manager, American Radio Relay League

Bill Mader, K8TE, was named New Mexico’s Section Manager in May 2018, effective July 1. He’s a former section emergency coordinator, is a member of the Sandoval County ARES, and is the current president of the Albuquerque DX Association. Licensed since 1960, Bill has been... Read More →

Sunday September 23, 2018 11:00am - 11:45am MDT
Bosque

General Interest

11:00am MDT

Straight Key Century Club: Where Artisanal CW Meets RF

In 2006, the Straight Key Century Club was born when a handful of participants in that year's ARRL Straight Key Night agreed to work to keep the spirit of the League's activity going all year long. Nearly 13 years later, the club has mushroomed, with members spanning six of the seven continents. (Some may be visitors to the seventh, but they haven't identified themselves yet.) We'll take a look at the range of activities the club offers for enhancing CW skills using those reliable tools: straight key, sideswiper, and semi-automatic key, or bug. Representatives of the club will staff a club table in the Grand Foyer on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. They'll have brass on hand that you can pound, gently.

Speakers

Pete Spotts, NM5PS

Pete earned his Novice ticket in 1977 and with it the call sign WB1BUP. He and his wife welcomed the first of their three children in 1983, shortly after Pete upgraded to an Advanced-class license. The demands of a growing family, as well as an expanding career in journalism, put... Read More →

Sunday September 23, 2018 11:00am - 11:45am MDT
Seminar Room

General Interest