ARLA/CLUSTER: Hamvention 2017: 10 razões para ir à maior Feira da Radio do Mundo, segundo a AMSAT

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Top 10 reasons to come to Dayton

*10*. Rub shoulders with 25,000 of your best friends at the largest hamfest
in the United States, including most of the AMSAT Directors and senior
officers. See the latest equipment from Icom, Yaesu, Kenwood, Flex, Alinco,
M2, Arrow, and many other manufacturers of amateur radio equipment and
accessories. Take advantage of discounted pricing you won't find anywhere
else.

*9*. Find out how to organize a contact with the astronauts on the
International Space Station for your local school or youth group from our
Education and ARISS experts.

*8*. Pickup the latest AMSAT golf shirts, T-shirts, and hats. Get your copy
of the updated "Amateur Satellite Frequency Guide" (laminated frequency
chart) and Gould Smith's just revised "Getting Started with Amateur
Satellites" (book printed in color). We'll also have assembled wide-band
preamps and antennas that are great for portable operation.

*7*. See demonstrations of SatPC32 and MacDoppler satellite tracking
software, and get your operational questions answered. Meet Don Agro,
author of MacDoppler (Friday & Saturday, 2-3 p.m.).
See a demonstration of the LVB Tracker, a computer interface to the Yaesu
azimuth-elevation rotors. Talk with Mike Young, who has built more LVB
Trackers than anyone else. Assembled LVB Trackers will be available.

*6*. Hear Carl Laufer talk about “The World of Low Cost Software Defined
Radio� at the AMSAT Banquet on Friday evening. Carl is the creator and
author of the extremely popular RTL-SDR Blog, author of the book, “The
Hobbyist Guide to RTL-SDR,� and supplier of the RTL-SDR dongle.

*5*. Hear the latest on the *five* Fox satellites, Phase 5, the
International Space Station, other current and future satellites, education
news, and an AMSAT update at the AMSAT Forum Saturday, from 10:45 to 12:15.

*4*. Get one-on-one guidance on setting up your satellite station and
making contacts at our "Beginner's Corner". Witness live demonstrations of
contacts through satellites AO-7, AO-73, AO-85, FO-29, SO-50, XW-2A, XW-2B,
XW-2C, XW-2D and XW-2F using handheld antennas.

*3*. Meet and interact with some of the Engineering Team members working on
the Fox-1 satellites and our new Five and Dime AMSAT ground terminal.

*2*. Get satellite station and operating tips from some of the best
satellite operators in the country, including John Papay K8YSE (1,591 grids
confirmed), Drew Glasbrenner KO4MA (1,510 grids), Doug Papay KD8CAO (1,200
grids), and Paul Stoetzer (904 grids).

*1*. Receive an updated "Amateur Satellite Frequency Guide" (laminated
frequency chart) when you join or renew your AMSAT membership at Dayton,
and take advantage of special pricing on the SatPC32 satellite tracking
software.

*Steve, N9IP*

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Hamvention 2017
Hamvention will be held May 19, 20 and 21, 2017 at the Greene County
Fairgrounds and Expo Center. For more information, please select the tabs
below or use the navigation menu above to visit pages of interest. If you
have a specific question that isn’t answered on the site, please contact us
<http://hamvention.org/contact-us/>.

The entire staff of Hamvention volunteers is working hard behind the scenes
to make 2017 a year to remember as we complete the transition from the old
Hara Arena location to Hamvention’s new home at the Greene County
Fairgrounds and Exposition Center. Details will be posted when they become
available, so check back often. In the meantime, enjoy this photo tour of
Hamvention’s new home
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