| Friday | Closing
Time |
Location |
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| 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 5PM-7PM | Southwest Parking Lot | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
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ARRL 2010
Southwestern Divison Convention Closes at 12:00 Noon |
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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
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
“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
Waiting for Information
Revised: 9-12-2010
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