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Hours of Operation
Friday	Closing Time	Location
Registration Open at 2:00 PM	Registration Close at 5PM	Lobby
Forums Open at 3PM	Forums Close at 7PM	Palm Rooms A; B; C; D
Vendors Open 5PM	Vendors Close at 7PM	Pavilion
No Host Bar 7PM to 9PM		Skies Lounge
Saturday
Swapmeet 6:00AM	Swapmeet Close at 10:00AM	Far West Parking Lot
Tijuana ARC Hospitaloty Room 8:00AM
SANDRA Hospitaloty Room 8:00AM
Registration Open at 8:00AM	Registration Close at 5PM	Lobby
VE Testing Starts 8AM	VE Testing Close at 5PM
Forums Open at 9:00AM	Forums Close at 5PM	Palm Rooms A; B; C; D
Vendors Open 9:00AM	Vendors Close at 5PM	Pavilion
Luncheon 12:00 to 1PM		Skies Lounge
T-Hunt TBA		Parking Lot TBA
Banquet Reception 6:30 PM		Palm Room A, B, C, & D
Banquet 7PM to 10PM		Palm Room A, B, C, & D
Wouff Hong TBA Midnight
Sunday
DX Breakfast 8:00AM		Skies Lounge
Registration Open at 8:00AM		Lobby
Forums Open at 9:00AM	Forums Close at 12 Noon	Palm Rooms A; B; C; D
Vendors Open 9:00AM	Vendors Close at 12 Noon	Pavilion
Last Call Prize 11AM		Palm Patio
Grand Prize 1130 AM		Palm Patio
ARRL 2010 Southwestern Divison Convention Closes at 12:00 Noon

Speakers

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Hours	ROOMS
Friday 3-5	Vendors & Radio Room Hours 5PM to 7PM
Time	Palm A	Palm B	Palm C	Palm D	Theater
3 PM - 3:50 PM		M. Woll, N6VI Message Traffic Handling	K. Banke, N6IZW Amateur Microwave Operating Techniques	G. Shackelford, AE6QW PV Panels	C. Gardenias, WU6D CERT & Amateur Radio
4 PM - 4:50 PM		M. Woll, N6VI Choose the Right Coax Cable		D. Mariotti, WB9RER Hospital Communications	Stacy Magoffin, KG6VTL CERT – Back Country
5 PM -5:50 PM		M. Woll, N6VI Power Your Station with the Sun	TBA TBA	Cliff Cheng, AC6C Novices 1951 to 2000	Monica Zech, PR City of El Cajon CERT – East County
6 PM - 6:5 PM	Blocked	Blocked	Blocked	Blocked	Paul Rios, KC6QLS A.R. on the Silver Screen
7 PM -8PM	Blocked	Blocked	Blocked	Blocked	Paul Rios, KC6QLS A.R. on the Silver Screen
Saturday 8-5	Vendors & Radio Room Hours 9AM tot 5 PM
9 AM - 9:50 AM	C. Bradford, K6CLS Satellites	M. Levy, KO6SY HF Digital	D. Mariotti, WB9RER Safety in ER Environment	C. Gardenias, WU6D Youth in A.R.	C. Imlay, W3KD Legal Issues - Part I
10 AM - 10:50 AM	J. Moell, K0OV T-Hunting	E. Swartz,WA6HHQ TBA	H. Burkhart, KB6MYE Disaster Prep. Part I	B. Rios, KI6EEL Kids – Be Prepared!	C. Imlay, W3KD Legal Issues - Part II
11 AM - 11:50 AM	A. Moell, WA6OPS TBA	C. Cheng, AC6C Novices 1951-2000	H. Burkhart, KB6MYE Disaster Prep. Part II	P. Bunsold, WA6MHZ Restoring Radios	R. Provzanik, Cal Fire Fire Safety-Red Flag Patrol
12 PM - 12:50 PM	Blocked	Madas, AE6JM TBA	XE2BC Club TBA	N. Stearns, AA7A Ant. Matching Methods	J. Lewis, KJ7TX Personal ER Preparedness
1 PM -1:50 PM	Blocked	Ron, K6REF Star of India	S. Bovitz, N6M1 Converting Microwaves	N. Stearns, AA7A 9L5A 2009 - Plan B	C. Gardenias, WU6D CERT & Amateur Radio
2 PM - 2:50 PM	D. Norton, N6AA S. CA Contest Club	Maston, N6OPH NCVEC	D. Kidder, W6DQ EME on 40 Meters	D. Day, KF6KEE Queen Mary Story	K. Burnhart, N6MD CERT – North County
3 PM - 3:50 PM	S. Early, AD6VI Tech Class Teacher	H. Hodges, W6YOO TBA	D. Kidder, W6DQ History of Measurement	D. Day, KF6KEE School Club	G. West, WB6NOA TBA
4 PM - 4:50 PM	Blocked	Blocked	Blocked	Blocked	ARRL Form
5 PM - 5:50 PM	Blocked	Blocked	Blocked	Blocked	ARRL Form
6 PM - 6:50 PM	Blocked	Blocked	Blocked	Blocked	ARRL Form
7 PM - 9 PM	Chris Imlay, W3KD Banquet Speaker in the Banquet Room
Sunday 8-12	Vendors & Radio Room Hours 9AM to 12 Noon & DX Breakfast at 8AM
9 AM - 9:50 AM	Madas, AE6JM FEMA IS-700a Class		TBA CERT – National City		C. Gardenias, WU6D CERT & Amateur Radio
10 AM - 10:50 AM	Madas, AE6JM FEMA IS-700a Class	M. Woll, N6VI Net Control Class	Ron, K6REF Star of India	W. Barringer, KB6UJW Changes in EMCOMM	M. Brown, N6GEM CERT-San Diego
11 AM - 11:50 AM	Madas, AE6JM FEMA IS-700a Class	M. Woll, N6VI FRMS/GRMS Radios for Disaster Preparedness	Wild Bill, WB6BFG TBA	Pat Bunsold, WA6MHZ DXpedition to Dayton	TBA TBA
12 Noon	Prize Drawing

Floor Plan

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T-Hunt

TRANSMITTER HUNTS
Saturday’s T-Hunt will start at 5:00 PM on 9/18/10 from the southwest parking lot of The Four Points Sheraton Hotel (Convention Location) which is located at 8110 Aero Dr. San Diego, CA. 92123. Hunt will terminate at 7:00 PM and if there is enough interest we will adjourn to a local restaurant for dinner. Hunt will be fairly east for experienced Hunters and therefore beginners should do just fine on this one. Hunt will have 2-3 transmitters located within a 10 mile radius of start point. All transmitters will be accessible by standard passenger vehicles. Sniffing gear will not be required. Prize for first team to find all T’s.

Sunday’s T-Hunt will start at 2:00 PM on 9/19/10 from southwest parking lot of Convention Location. This Hunt will be more difficult then Saturday’s Hunt and probably challenging for beginners. There will be 4-5 T’s within a 20 mile radius and sniffing equipment will be required. Standard Passenger Vehicles also acceptable. Team with the lowest mileage and most tags from T’s to return to the finish point (Montgomery Field which is just to the east of Convention Location) by 6:00 PM will be declared the winner. We plan on having dinner at the Mexican Restaurant at the finish line and awarding prizes for first & Second Place. If you are not registered for the convention you are not eligible for prizes but still welcome to hunt. As an added bonus we will subtract 1 mile per transmitter (found) if you are a beginner or not a member of our regular San Diego T-Hunt Group. Even if you do not have sniffing gear you should be able to come out and have some fun and see the sights of San Diego. The San Diego T-Hunt Group has been experimenting with APRS while T-Hunting so those of you that are APRS enabled I encourage you to check in with us at the beginning to verify call signs so we can attempt to track you as you hunt. Handouts with any specific rules or additional information will be available at start point.
For information contact Joe Corones N6SZO at Home: 858.484.3582, Cell: 858.603.5545 or email to jcorones@gmail.com

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Swapmeet

A large FREE Flea Market will be held Saturday morning, Sept 18, 2010 just before the ARRL SWD Convention opens, and lasting until around 10:30 AM. Gates open at 6AM PDT. Spaces are limited so please only use the area you need. First come, first serve. All FREE, but we do request you visit the Convention afterward. Ham Radio and Electronics items only, Please. Flea Market will be in the Far West parking lot of the Hotel, near the Communications Vans exhibit. Please remove anything not sold afterward.
--
Pat Bunsold WA6MHZ
Curator
Crest Radio Museum

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Radio Room

“Special Event” Amateur Radio Station W1AW/6 to be “on the air”

Along with a host of Exhibitors and Speakers, our Saturday Swap Meet and Display of Communications Vans, we’ll be operating a Special Event Amateur Radio Station using the American Radio Relay League’s (ARRL) California call sign W1AW/6 on an HF radio provided by ICOM America for our use at the Convention. If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to be the cause of a “pile-up”, this is your chance. Pull up a chair, grab the mic and call “CQ, this is W1AW/6”..you’ll be amazed at what you catch!

For our Convention, we’ll be keeping track of our contacts by using N3FJP logging software. When we receive direct QSL’s including an S.A.S.E., we’ll be returning specially designed “W1AW/6 2010 ARRL Southwestern Division Convention” QSL Cards.

Manufacturer’s Radio’s “On the Air” Demonstrations

We’ve offered manufacturers of High Frequency (HF) Radio’s the opportunity to set up actual “On the Air” demonstration radio stations for you to acquaint yourselves with. At these stations will be knowledgeable representatives to walk you through operation of the radio’s “Bells and Whistles” helping you decide which rig you’ll be taking home with you from the Convention.

Manufacturers will have to share “Air” time in two hour blocks which will leave each manufacturer ½ hour every two hours…with a “real” antenna.

As of this writing, ICOM and Elecraft will have demonstration radio’s set up.

If you like what you see, retailers of Amateur Radio Equipment will be just a few steps away waiting for you to make your purchases.

Convention Talk-In on 2 meters: Call Sign - K6SLF

As is typical for this type of event, we’ll have one of our 2 meter radios set on 146.520 FM Simplex and the other 2 meter Radio on 145.320 ( - ) PL 107.2 Hz. and will be able to assist you with directions on how to find us.

* Please note, Our Call Sign for “Talk-In” will be K6SLF

We hope to see you in September,

73,

Special Event Radio Station Chairman

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Vans

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Revised: 8-17-2010