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Ham-Com 2014
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Board of Director’s Message
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Event Information and Hours
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QTH — Directions to Plano Centre
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Parking | W100AW/5 Station
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Ham-Com Prizes 5
Ham-Com Tailgate Market
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Boy Scout Radio Merit Badge Session
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W5DXCC—LSDXA Dinner 9
Wouff Hung
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Supporting Clubs and SIGs
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Commercial Exhibitor List
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Commercial Exhibitor Booth Layout
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North Hallway Layout
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Meeting Room Locations
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Main Hallway Layout
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Advertising Section
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Presentation Block Schedule 30
Presentation Times & Rooms
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Presenters’ Bios
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From the Board
We believe that Ham-Com is truly Amateur Radio at its Best!
This year we are hosting the West Gulf and Delta Division ARRL
Centennial Celebration. With our exceptional list of commercial
exhibitors, flea markets, guest speakers, workshops, special interest
groups, and door prizes we expect Ham-Com 2014 to be stellar.
This year, 50+ commercial vendors will exhibit their products at
our event. The indoor flea market will be comprised of 36 vendors
with more expected to fill the outdoor flea market and tailgate
areas.
We are also hosting over 80 hours of speakers, workshops and
special interest group meetings so far and the list continues to
grow. We deeply appreciate the contributions of all the speakers
and workshop facilitators that add so much to our hobby.
It will be great meeting amateur radio operators representing the
two divisions in a rare dual division celebration. W100AW/5 will
be operating on-site for the centennial celebration.
The Ham-Com Board of Directors is committed to ensuring the
quality of our event so that it can continue to grow.
We hope that you enjoy your time at Ham-Com 2014.
Sincerely,
Bill Nelson, AB5QZ
Fred Varian, WD5ERD
Jim McClellan, N5MIJ
Ham-Com 2014
June 13-14 | Plano Centre | Plano, TX
— Hours of Operation —
Outdoor Flea Market
Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Indoor Flea Market
Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm.
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All copyrights otherwise shown are the property of their respective
owners. Attendance at this event is governed by the Terms and
Conditions published at www.hamcom.org. Under any and all
circumstances, Ham-Com, Inc. reserves the right to refuse admission or
eject any person who, in its opinion, is disruptive to the event.
Ham-Com web site, flyer graphics, layout and editing, and technology
by Flusion LLC. www.flusion.com
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Commercial Exhibitors
Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
— Setup Times —
Indoor Flea Market
Friday: 7:00 am - 8:00 am
Saturday: 7:00 am - 8:00 am
Only registered vendors will be
allowed in the Flea Market Area
during setup/take-down times.
Thursday: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Only commercial exhibitors will
be allowed in the Commercial
Area during setup/take-down
times.
Note:
Some workshops and association
meetings may run through 9:00 Outdoor Flea Market
p.m. both days.
Friday, 7:00 am - 8:00 am
Saturday, 7:00 am - 8:00 am
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Hamcom 2013 location & DIRECTIONs
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QTH — 2000 East Spring Creek Parkway
Plano, TX 75074 — 33.055 N / 96.683 W
Talk-in frequency:
147.18+ (PL 107.2)
Plano, TX is located approximately 25 miles north-northeast of
Dallas on US 75. DFW International Airport is approximately
30 miles away and Dallas Love Field is approximately 18
miles. Plano is served by DART bus and rail Service to and
from downtown Dallas.
Take the Spring Creek Parkway exit east and cross Avenue K
(Hwy 5). The Plano Centre is just east (0.7 mile) of US 75 on
Spring Creek Parkway.
For hotels, visitor information, online maps and directions,
please visit our Web site:
http://www.hamcom.org/
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SPECIAL NEEDS PARKING AT HAM-COM
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ARRL “W100AW/5” Special Event Station broadcast location
ARRL “W100AW/5” Special Event Station
The Denton County new command center will provided the ARRL with equipment for a special event
station “W100AW/5” operating during the event.
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2014 Hamcom prizes
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Ham-Com 2014 Prizes! daily! hourly!
Attending Ham-Com 2014 just got more exciting. Not only do you get to see great stuff but you can also win stuff as well.
Online Prize
TW-2010 System
Friday Grand Prize
ICOM ID-5100A
Saturday Grand Prize
ICOM IC-7100
Friday ‘End-Of-Day’ Drawing
RIGblaster Advantage
Random Hour Giveaway
Kenwood TM-V71A
Saturday ‘End-Of-Day’ Drawing
RIGblaster Blue
Saturday Random Drawing Prize
ICOM ID-51A
Every radio prize includes programming software courtesy of RT Systems!
Actual prize may differ in detail than the images shown above.. Prizes subject to change.
celebrating the arrl centennial at ham-com 2014
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2014 “W5” Contest Forum
Plus Contest Luncheon with Guest Ward Silver, N0AX
“Contesting in the 21st Century”
The DFW Contest Group announces the 2014 “W5” Contest Forum to be held on Friday, June
13th in conjunction with Ham-Com at the Plano Center in Plano, Texas.
The “W5” Contest Forum kicks off with a light luncheon and special guest speaker Ward Silver,
N0AX, followed by eight hours of presentations on contesting. Presentations during the Contest
Forum will cover topics from the beginner to advanced contest topics;
Friday June 13th, 11:00am-1:00pm: Luncheon with Ward Silver, N0AX. Contesting in the
21st Century Includes a light boxed lunch. (Windhaven Room)
Friday
1:00-2:00:
2:00-3:00:
3:00-4:00:
4:00-5:00:
Windhaven
Propagation - K9LA
160 Meter Contesting - W0UO
S02R - W8FN
N1MM - AB5K
Northbrook 1&2
Contest Strategies - K5OT/W0UO
Station Automation - W5OV
RTTY Contesting - N3BUO/AB5K
Marshal Williams
The cost for the Luncheon is $20 and includes admission to the first hour presentation with
special guest Ward Silver, N0AX as well as a Deli Sandwich with condiments, potato salad, deli
chips, cookie, soft drink and mint. Admission price also gives you a chance to win one of our
several door prizes. Seating is limited to 200. Tickets must be purchased in advance
using the information below. There is no charge for the remaining 8 hours of
presentations and all are welcome to attend.
Please visit the DFW Contest Group website to purchase tickets online at:
http://www.DFWContest.com/w5-contest-forum.html
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Tailgate Market
HAM-COM 2014 TAILGATE MARKET
W5MRC
Friday, June 13th
McKinney Amateur Radio Club (MARC)
The tailgate market location has been moved closer to the
Plano Centre building. Please view the parking layout map
shown below for complete information. Tailgaters with campers
or camping trailers can park overnight at the Plano Centre. You
may not arrive before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 12th and
must depart by 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 15th.
Saturday, June 14th
Plano Amateur Radio Klub (PARK)
day. Space is allocated on a “first-come, first-served” basis” so
there are no advance sales or reservations.
The McKinney club will host the tailgate market on Friday, June
13th. The Plano club will host the tailgate market on Saturday,
June 14th. All proceeds go directly to the clubs.
The fee for tailgate will be $8.00 per space per day. The
tailgate market opens for business at 7:00 a.m. each event
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Boy Scout “One-Day” Radio Merit Badge Session
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Ham-Com will be hosting the
Boy Scout Radio Merit Badge
Location: Windhaven Room
The cost is FREE to all Scouts in uniform. Scout
leaders in uniform will be able to get in FREE. Lunch
will be provided for all Scouts under 18 years of age.
Boy Scout One-day Radio Merit Badge Program
YES, once again, Ham-Com the biggest Amateur Radio
gathering in Texas will be hosting the Boy Scout Radio Merit
Badge at the Plano Center in Plano, Texas. This innovative
Boy Scout one-day Radio Merit Badge this year will be like
NO other Merit Badge. The class is limited to the first 200 Boy
Scouts enrolled. This Radio Merit Badge will be done in a fun
and constructive way. All the instructors are Amateur Radio
operators and Boy Scout leaders. This is the same Radio Merit
Badge that has been offered at the Circle Ten Council, Winter
Camp with a twist. It has also been used in 2007, 2008,
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and at 6 other Hamfest
outside of Texas and 2 in 2009 in Texas.
The Scouts will be able to see and use Amateur Radio
equipment and we will be doing a Radio Fox hunt. What !!!
You do not know what an Amateur Radio Fox hunt is all about.
You will have to come to Ham-Com to find out.
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All Boy Scouts in uniform who have completed the oneday Radio Merit Badge will have the chance to take the
FCC Technician Exam at NO COST (under 18 years of age
ONLY). Scouts taking advantage of this offer must bring three
(3) different printed copies of the completed test result with
different test numbers from www.qrz.com showing a passing
score of 80 or higher. The Tests must be 3 different test with
different time and dates. Specific forms of identification with
Photos ( one has to have a Photo) are required [Two (2) copies]
to take the test. Please check the VE TESTING section on this
website for more details. The Merit Badge VE Session Master
is a final arbiter regarding qualification for free tests. If you
have any questions about the one-day Radio Merit Badge
session, send an e-mail to Richard M. Phillips, Sr.; (KB5YBQ) at
[email protected] or call 972.423.1632
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DX Dinner
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2014 W5DXCC LSDXA DINNER TICKETS
The BEST DINNER IN TOWN!
Come sit, relax, eat, ragchew, and listen to a great presentation. Every year the Lone Star DX Association dinner is one of
the best events of Ham-Com. This year’s dinner looks to be extra special. Tickets are limited so be sure to purchase yours
early! You can also inquire about DX Dinner tickets at the LSDXA table in the main hall on the days of the event, if tickets are
available.
MENU
Italian Buffet: Green salad, grilled Italian chicken with Alfredo and sun-dired tomato sauce, meatballs Pommodore, Fettuccini
Alfredo, fresh steamed vegetables, garlic bread, and Italian cream cake. A cash bar will be available.
DETAILS
June 13th, 2014, happy hour starts at 6PM. A cash bar will be open at that time. Dinner time is 6:30 PM. The cost for the DX
dinner is $40 per person. Checks can be mailed to N0RB at the qrz.com address.
DOOR PRIZE!!
We are giving away a Yaesu FT-1200R and an Array Solutions Power Master II.
PRESENTATION TOPIC / PRESENTER BIO
Bob Allphin, K4UEE
With the completion of the very successful FT5ZM DXpedition to Amsterdam Island, K4UEE has reached a milestone in his ham
radio “career”. He has now participated in, led, or co-led DXpeditions to TEN of the DXCC “top 10 most wanted”. They are
Baker/Howland (#8), Heard Island (#4), Bhutan (#3), South Sandwich Islands (#6), South Georgia Island (#10), Peter I Island
(#4), Lakshadweep (#2), Desecheo Island (#6), Saba/St. Eustatius (all-time new one) and now Amsterdam/St. Paul (# 4). In
2012, the HKØNA Malpelo Island DXpedition ranked #12 “most wanted”, set a new World Record for QSOs for non-hotel,
non-fly in DXpeditions.
Since retiring fifteen years ago to pursue DXpeditioning more or less full time, Bob has participated in ten MAJOR DXpeditions
that have made over 1.1 million QSOs. He has NINE “DXpedition of the Year” plaques hanging on his wall.
He is an active contester and has participated in 38 contest DXpeditions. From the mid- 80s through the early 2000s, Bob set
five single operator/single band World Records and was a competitor in two World Radio Team Championships (WRTC) events
in 1996 and 2000.
Bob is a member of the CQ DX Hall of Fame, current Chairman of INDEXA, current President of The KP1-5 Project, and former
Chairman of the ARRL DX Advisory Committee (DXAC). He is a member of the VooDoo Contest Group, FOC (First Class
Operator Club), A-1 Operators Club, the Southeastern DX Club Hall of Fame. nt.
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FEARED
THE MOST SACRED SYMBOL IN AMATEUR RADIO
WOUFF
HONG
FEW WHO HAVE SEEN IT SURVIVE
ROYAL ORDER OF THE “WOUFF HONG” PRESENTATION
DALLAS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
10PM - HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS
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supporting clubs and special interest groups
285 Tech Connect Radio Club
Alliance Amateur Radio Club
Amateur Radio Users Group
Arlington Amateur Radio Club
ARRL Hamfest List
ARRL North Texas Section News
Austin Amateur Radio Club
Austin QRP Club
Bedford Amateur Radio Club
Big Bend Amateur Radio Club
Big Country Amateur Radio Net
Border Amateur Radio Society
Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club
Bryan Amateur Radio Club
Central Oklahoma Radio Amateurs
Central Texas DX and Contest Club
Choctaw Amateur Radio Club
Colorado ARES District 6
Cowtown Amateur Radio Club
Dallas Amateur Radio Club
Dallas County REACT
Dekalb County Amateur Radio Club
Delta DX Association
Denton County Amateur Radio Association
Denver Radio Club
DERA Disaster Service
DFW Contest Group
Eastern New Mexico Amateur Radio Club
Edmond Amateur Radio Society
Ellis County Amateur Radio Club
Fannin County Amateur Radio Club
Fort Smith Area Amateur Radio Club
Garland Amateur Radio Club
Grayson County Amateur Radio Club
Ham Association of Mesquite
Heart O’ Texas Amateur Radio Club
Highland Lakes Amateur Radio Club
Hill Country Amateur Radio Club
Hopkins County Amateur Radio Club (HCARC)
Houston County Amateur Radio Club
Incoming QSL Buro for the 5th call area
Irving Amateur Radio Club
Jefferson Amateur Radio Club
Kaufman County ARES, Inc.
KP1/5 Project - Dedicated to DX Island Reclamation
Lake Area Amateur Radio Club
Lamar County ARES
Lawton Independent Repeater Alliance
Lone Star Amateur Radio Association
Lone Star DX Association
Lone Star Storm Spotters Network
Longview East Texas Amateur Radio Club
Marshall Amateur Radio Club
McKinney Amateur Radio Club
Mesquite Amateur Radio Club
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Metrocrest Amateur Radio Society
Midland Amateur Radio Club
Minden (Louisiana) Amateur Radio Association
North Richland Hills Amateur Radio Club
North Texas Contest Club (NTCC)
North Texas Microwave Society
North Texas QRP Club (NTCC)
Northeast Tarrant County Amateur Radio Club
Northeast Texas Radio Operations and Command
Northwest Amateur Radio Society of Houston, TX
Oklahoma City Autopatch Association
Oklahoma DX Association
Palestine/Anderson County Amateur Radio Club
Paris Texas Radio Group
Park County Radio Club
Plano Amateur Radio Klub (PARK)
QRP Amateur Radio Club International
Red River Valley ARC
Reelfoot Amateur Radio Club
Richardson Wireless Klub (RWK)
Roadrunners Microwave Group
Rockwall Amateur Radio Club (RARC)
Rogers County Wireless Association
Sabine Valley Amateur Radio Club
Sachse Amateur Radio Association
Sam Houston Amateur Radio Club
San Angelo Amateur Radio Club
San Antonio Radio Club
Short Mountain Repeater Club
South Canadian Amateur Radio Society (SCARS)
Southwest Dallas County Amateur Radio Club
Sun City Amateur Radio Club
Tech Connect Radio Club
Teer Radio Association
Temple, TX Amateur Radio Club
Tennessee QSO Party
Ten-Ten International Net, Inc.
Texas Army MARS
Texas DX Society (TDXS)
Texas Interconnect Team
Texas Radio Lighthouse Society (TRLHS)
Texas Repeater System Club
Texas VHF-FM Society
Travis County ARES
Tri-County Amateur Radio Club of North Texas WC5C
Trinity Valley ARC
Tulsa Amateur Radio Club
Upper Lake Livingston Wireless Association
Valencia County Amateur Radio Association
West Fork Amateur Radio Club
West Texas Repeater Association
Wichita Falls Amateur Radio Society
Williamson County Amateur Radio Club
Wilson Amateur Radio Club
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commercial booth listings
Ameritron
ARRL
Applied Engineering Science
B.A.C.A
Batteries America
Battery Tech, Inc.
Buddipole
Caps Unlimited
Calendar Arts
Clear Signal Products, Inc.
Cushcraft
CQ Communications, Inc.
DC Power, LLC
Diamond Antenna
Elecraft
Expert Amps USA, LLC
FlexRadio Systems
Gifts4Hams.com/HamPlaques.com
Glen Martin
Gold Medal Ideas
Grumpy Shop
Ham-Com
Ham Radio School
Ham-Radio Delux
Ham World
Hub City
Hygain
Icom America, Inc.
Kenwood
Lido Mounts
Main Traiding Co.
MFJ Enterprises, Inc.
NCG Company
Pixal Technologies
Quick Silver Products
Rohn Tower
RT Systems
Scentsy
Suspender Man
Texas Towers
The Sign Man of Baton Rouge
Tarheil Antennas
Vectronics/Mirage
VIS Amateur Supply
W2IHY Technologies
W5YI Group
WB0W
West Mountain Radio
Western Case
Wired Communications
Yaesu
YL/RL
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Main Hall
219
Main Hall
228,329
312,411,413
223,225
Hallway
222
213,215,217
220
113
227,239
116,118,120,122
124,126,128
221
314,316,318
103,101
121
328,427
513
408,410
226
119
123,125
418,420
218
412,414
423,425
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320,322,415-421
212,313
325,327
422
315-323
324,326
224
Hallway
Hallway
424,426
109,111
Stage Wall
214
Trailer
505,507
122,114
Stage Wall
115,117
416
Outside Front N. Hall
509,511
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EVENT HOURS
Outdoor Flea Market
Friday: 8 am to 6 pm
Saturday: 8 am to 6 pm
Indoor Flea Market
SETUP TIMES
Thursday: 9 am to 9 pm
Only commercial exhibitors will be
allowed in the commercial area
during setup and take-down!
Indoor Flea Market
Friday: 7 am to 8 am
Saturday: 7 am to 8 am
Only registered vendors will be
allowed in the area during setup
and take-down!
Outdoor Flea Market
Friday: 7 am to 8 am
Saturday: 7 am to 8 am
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COMMERCIAL LAYOUT
TEXAS
TOWERS
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Grumpy
Shop
EXIT
Yeasu
Yeasu
511
513
W2IHY
509
W2IHY
507
EXIT
505
TEXAS
TOWERS
424
PIXAL
ANTENNAS
422
Western Case
416
EXIT
EXIT
ELECRAFT
227
126
225
124
Quick Silver
Products
Calendar
ARTS QSL
BUDDY POLE
323
222
DIAMOND
ANTENNA
223
314
315
MFJ
312
313
122
EXPERT AMPS DIAMOND
220
221
ANTENNA
HY-GAIN
Applied
Engering Science
DIAMOND
ANTENNA
218
120
219
118
DIAMOND
ANTENNA
WIREMAN
COAXMAN
216
217
Quick Silver VECTRONICS
Products
Mirage
Battery Tech Battery Tech
408
DC POWER
116
214
215
MFJ
212
112
West Mountain
Radio
117
West Mountain
Radio
115
CQ
Magizine
113
ENTRY
ENTRY
YL/RL
107
1
2
3
4
5
6
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LIDO
MOUNTS
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VIS
TRAILER
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Gifts4
Hams
VIS
TRAILER
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HAM
PLAQUES
101
EXIT
WBOW
WBOW
WBOW WBOW
WBOW WBOW
STAGE
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Ham-Radio
Deluxe
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Ham-Com
Prize
Booth
Glen
Martin
SIGN MAN
W5YI
213
123
111
114
WIREMAN
COAXMAN
125
SIGN MAN
W5YI
WIREMAN
COAXMAN
Ham
World
119
224
317
Battery Tech FLEX RADIO
411
128
Quick Silver AMERITRON
Products
316
413
239
325
319
Main Trading FLEX RADIO
Company
HAM-COM
EXIT
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ELECRAFT
BUDDY POLE ELECRAFT
RT-SYSTEMS
Quick Silver
Products
Main Trading FLEX RADIO
Company
415
226
321
320
DC POWER
228
Quick Silver CUSHCRAFT
Products
Main Trading Main Trading
Company
Company
HAM-COM
410
322
417
NCG Comet
Ham Radio
School
NCG Comet
Main Trading Main Trading
Company
Company
419
Battery
America
327
324
421
Battery
America
329
326
423
ICOM
412
328
Kenwood USA Rohn Towers
ICOM
414
427
425
Hub City
418
Gold Medal
Ideas
Kenwood USA Rohn Towers
Hub City
420
Gold Medal
Ideas
Ham
World
WBOW
WBOW
WBOW
EXIT
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Meeting Rooms
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Ham-Com and the Amateur Radio community
salute the
National Weather Service
Fort Worth Office
for their outstanding
contribution to this event
and to public safety
throughout the region.
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RA D I O PROGRAMMING M A D E EASY
DISCOVER HAM RADIO
PROGRAMMING SIMPLICITY.
PROGRAMMING SOfTwARE AND USB CABLES
ICOM DATA/HF INTERFACE CABLES
>> Program All Radio Menu Features
>> Copy and Paste Between Files
USB-62B
- USB to 8-PIN din for any radio that uses the Yaesu CT-62B for CAT operations
USB-63B
- USB to 9-PIN Serial female for many Yaesu and Kenwood HF radios
USB-64B
- Same as the USB-63B but with male connection for the radio or other device
USB-RTS01 - USB to 3.5mm plug for any ICOM radio that uses the CT-17 for CAT operations
>> Interface with ARRL TravelPlus
USB-RTS05 - USB to 2.5mm Stereo for any ICOM radio that uses OPC-1529 for data transfer
>> Program Memory Channel Details
ICOM
>> Read Current Radio Configuration
IC-R2
IC-T2
IC-Q7
IC-T7
IC-T8
IC-V8
IC-R10
IC-W32
IC-T70
IC-V80
IC-80
IC-T81
IC-T90
800-476-0719
YAESU
IC-91 A/D
IC-92 A/D*
IC-208
ID-800
ID-880
IC-2100
IC-2200
IC-2720
IC-2820
IC-7000
IC-V85
IC-V8000
*OPC-1797 Required
KENWOOD
TH-D72
TH-F6/ TH-F7
TH-K2
TM-V71
TM-271
TM-D710
FT-50
FT-60
FT-90
FT-250
FT-270
FT-277
FT-817/D
FT-857/D
FT-897/D
FT-1500
FT-1802
FT-1807
FT-1900
FT-2600
FT-2800
FT-2900
FT-3000
FT-7100
FT-7800
FT-7900
FT-8000
FT-8100
FT-8500
FT-8800
FT-8900
FTM-350
VR-500
VX-1
VX-2
VX-3
VX-5
VX-6
VX-7
VX-8/D
VX-8G
VX-110/150
VX-120/170
VX-127/177
- EACH RADIO REQUIRES SPECIFIC SOFTWARE. THE PROGRAMS DO NOT WORK BETWEEN RADIOS -
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Meteorologist Tara Dudzik prepares to broadcast a severe weather update
from the Fort Worth NWS office on a NOAA Weather Radio transmitter in
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12 pm
Shady Grove
Lavon
Building A Good
Club For The Next
100 Years
Reserved for Staging
Managers Meeting
Regional Section
Texas Army
MARS
Hillhaven
Plano Centre
Flex Radio Leverage SDR for
Better DX
Amateur Radio
Instructor Forum
Transmission Line Basics
Fairview 1 & 2
Plano Centre
Construction of VHF/UHF
Antenna for Portable
And Home Use
LSDXA
Bob Allphin
FT5ZM Dxpedition
to Amsterdam Island
10am
Sunny Slope 1 & 2
Plano Centre
VE Testing
LSDXA
WB0TEV & W5UQ
3DAOET Dxpedition
to Swaziland
9am
Impedance
Matching 101
Texas VHF/FM
Society Meeting
LSDXA
Panel Group
How to do Dxpeditions big or little trips
8am
Low Band
Receiving Antennas
Spring Glade 1 & 2
Plano Centre
Northbrook 3
Plano Centre
Northbrook 1 & 2
Plano Centre
Windhaven
Plano Centre
Room / Time
12pm
Approaches To Using
Existing HF Antennas
on 630 Meters
ARES
Technology In Red
Cross Disaster Response
NTX Microwave
LSDXA Business Meeting
TRAFFIC NET
Traffic Handling
Broadband-Hamnet(TM)
Update 2014
ARRL
Riley Hollingsworth
Our Responsibility
to Amateur Radio
DFW Contest Group
Contest Strategies
Discussion Panel
Different Digital
Voice Systems
Rolling the Dice On
Protecting Your
Ham Radio Investment
The New Winlink Hybrid
Network And Other
Goodies
NTX Section
Forum
D-STAR 201
Next Steps
How To Make More Than
25,000 QSO’s in
1 Year
2pm
Amateur Radio
Satellites - Then, Now, &
In The Future
RIP XP!
A Gentle Introduction
to Using Linux
Transmission Line
Basics
D-STAR
Data (DD & DV)
YASME
Foundation
LSDXA
1pm
W9PE’s Free Excel
Based Virtual
Demonstration Lab
Amateur Radio
Satellites
DFW Contest Group
Station Automation
2pm
DFW Contest Group
160 Meter Contesting
1pm
DFW Contest Group
Propagation and
Antenna Selection
Approaches To Using
Existing HF Antennas
on 630 Meters
Boy Scout Radio Merit Badge
11am
Saturday June 14th, 2014
Shady Grove
Reserved for staging
Rolling the Dice On
Protecting Your
Hillhaven
Plano Centre
Lavon
HF Propagation
Basics
Spark Transmissions
The Early Days
Of Ham Radio
Sunny Slope 1 & 2
Plano Centre
Solar Energy for
Amateur Radio Operators
NTX Microwave
Practical Considerations
For Implementing And
Operating On 630 Meters
Construction of VHF/UHF
Antenna for Portable
And Home Use
DFW Contest Group Luncheon
Contesting in the 21st Century
by Ward Silver
11am
Successful SOTA
Activations From
Planning To Logging
How To Make More
Than 25,000 QSO’s
In 1 Year
10am
Fairview 1 & 2
Plano Centre
9am
VE Testing
8am
Spring Glade 1 & 2
Plano Centre
Northbrook 3
Plano Centre
Northbrook 1 & 2
Plano Centre
Windhaven
Plano Centre
Room / Time
3pm
4pm
4pm
HF Propagation
Basics
MESH Workshop
Kip Moravec
Building A Good
Club For The
Next 100 Years
DFW Contest Group
Marshall Williams
DFW Contest Group
Getting The Most From
The N1MM Logger
Introduction to
Broadband Hamnet
Successful SOTA
Activations From
Planning To Logging
Spark Transmissions
The Early Days
Of Ham Radio
Amateur Radio
Satellites - Then, Now, &
In The Future
National Weather Service - Skywarn
3pm
Rolling the Dice On
Protecting Your
D-STAR
Data (DD & DV)
Low-band
Receiving Antennas
DFW Contest Group
RTTY Contesting
DFW Contest Group
SO2R
Contesting
5pm
Introduction To
Antenna Modeling
Room Setup
5pm
Prize Drawing
Friday June 13th, 2014
BLOCK SCHEDULE
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Ham-Com 2014
DX Dinner Banquet
6:30pm - 8:30pm in Windhaven
Programs
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Ham-Com 2014 Presentation and Programs Director
Dallas Astler, N5DLA, began his love for electronics when he was
10 years old. He completed his High School education majoring
in Vocational Electronics. After taking a detour in the business world
into corporate management and later law enforcement, he returned
to his first love, technology. He presently works as Director of Project
Management for Telecommunication Properties, Inc. in the wireless
industry. He decided to join the ranks of Amateur Radio in 2011, and is
finding his new hobby fascinating.
PLEASE CHECK BACK OFTEN AS PRESENTATION TIMES AND DATES MAY CHANGE
Friday, June 13th, 2014
10:00 am
“How To Make 25,000 QSO’s in One Year”
Speaker: David Brandenburg
Location: Northbrook 1 & 2
11:00 am
“DFW Contesting Group Luncheon - Contesting in the 21st Century”
Speaker: Ward Silver
Location: Windhaven
“Construction of VHF/UHF Antenna for Portable Home Use”
Speaker: Larry Brown / Charles Webb
“Practical Considerations for Implementing and Operating a Station on 630 Meters”
Speaker: John Langridge
Location: Northbrook 3
VE Testing
Location: Spring Glade 1 & 2
“Successful SOTA Activations, From Planning to Logging”
Speaker: Stephen Denison
Location: Fairview 1 & 2
“Spark Transmissions, The Early Days of Ham Radio”
Speaker: Jim Sargent
Location: Sunny Slope 1 & 2
“Rolling The Dice On Protecting Your Ham Radio Investment”
Speaker: Bob Hawkins
Location: Hillhaven
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Programs
www.hamcom.org
12:00 pm
“DFW Contesting Group Luncheon - Contesting in the 21st Century (CONTINUED)”
Location: Windhaven
“Solar Energy for Amateur Radio Operators”
Speaker: Dan Lepinski
VE Testing
“NTX Microwave”
Speaker: Various
“HF Propagation Basics”
Speaker: Tom Schuessler
1:00 pm
“DFW Contest Group - Propagation and Antenna Selection for Contesting”
Speaker: Various
Location: Windhaven
“DFW Contest Group - Contest Strategies”
Speaker: Various
“Approaches to Using Existing HF Antennas on 630 Meters”
VE Testing
“Amateur Radio Satellites”
Speaker: Jim Hudson
“W9PE’s Free EXCEL Based Virtual Demonstration Lab”
Speaker: Richard Gillette
2:00 pm
“DFW Contest Group - 160 Meter Contesting
Location: Windhaven
“DFW Contest Group - Station Automation”
Speaker: Various
VE Testing
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Programs
www.hamcom.org
“Transmission Line Basics”
Speaker: Bob Alexander
“RIP XP! A Gentle Introduction to Using Linux”
Speaker: Sholto Fisher
“Amateur Radio Satellites - Then, Now, and in the Future”
Speaker: Keith Pugh
Location: Hillhaven
3:00 pm
“DFW Contest Group - Single Operator Two Radio Contesting (SO2R)”
Speaker: Various
Location: Windhaven
“DFW Contest Group - RTTY Contesting”
Speaker: Various
VE Testing
“Low Band Receiving Antennas”
Speaker: Dick Sander
“DSTAR Data (DD & DV)”
Speaker: Peter Loveall
Speaker: Ken Pugh
Location: Hillhaven
4:00 pm
“DFW Contest Group - Getting The Most From The N1NMM Contest Logger”
Location: Windhaven
“DFW Contest Group - Marshal Williams”
Speaker: Marshall Williams
“Building A Good Club For The Next 100 Years!”
Speaker: Randy Patterson
VE Testing
“MESH Workshop”
Speaker: Kip Moravec
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Programs
www.hamcom.org
“HF Propagation Basics”
Speaker: Tom Schuessler
Location: Hillhaven
5:00 pm
“Introduction To Antenna Modeling”
6:00 pm
“LSDXA - DX Dinner - Happy Hour (Dinner starts at 6:30PM)”
Speaker: Bob Allphin
Location: Windhaven
Saturday, June 14th, 2014
8:00 am
“Boy Scouts Merit Badge”
Location: Windhaven
“Lone Star DX: How To Do DXpeditions - Big or Little Trips”
Speaker: Panel Group
Location: Northbrook 1 & 2 & 3
“Texas VHF/FM Society Meeting”
9:00 am
Location: Windhaven
“Lone Star DX: 3DAOET DXpedition to Swaziland”
Speaker: WB0TEV Victor & W5UQ Bob
VE Testing
“Low Band Receiving Antennas”
Speaker: Dick Sander
“Construction of VHF/UHF Antenna for Portable Home Use”
Speaker: Larry Brown / Charles Webb
“Texas Army MARS”
Speaker: William Drake
Location: Hillhaven
“Building A Good Club For The Next 100 Years!”
Speaker: Randy Patterson
Location: Shady Grove
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Programs
www.hamcom.org
10:00 am
Location: Windhaven
“Lone Star DX: FT5ZM DXpedition To Amsterdam Island”
Speaker: Bob Allphin
VE Testing
“Impedance Matching 101”
“Transmission Line Basics”
Speaker: Bob Alexander
“Amateur Radio Instructor Forum”
Speaker: Gordon West
Location: Hillhaven
“Flex Radio: Leverage SDR For Better DX”
Speaker: Greg Jurrens
11:00 am
Location: Windhaven
“Our Responsibility To Amateur Radio”
Speaker: Riley Hollingsworth
VE Testing
“Broadband HamnetTM Update 2014”
Speaker: Glen Currie
“Traffic Net - Traffic Handling”
Speaker: JoAnn Keith
“Approaches To Using Existing HF Antennas On 630 Meters”
Location: Hillhaven
“ARES”
Speaker: John Galvin
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programs
www.hamcom.org
12:00 pm
Location: Windhaven
“Our Responsibility To Amateur Radio (CONTINUED)”
Speaker: Riley Hollingsworth
VE Testing
“Technology In Red Cross Disaster Response”
Speaker: Brad Wagoner
“Traffic Net - Traffic Handling (CONTINUED)”
Speaker: JoAnn Keith
“Lone Star DX - Business Meeting”
Location: Hillhaven
“NTX Microwave”
Speaker: Various
1:00 pm
Location: Windhaven
“Lone Star DX”
VE Testing
“YASME Foundation”
“DSTAR Data (DD & DV)”
“The New Winlink Hybrid Network and Other Goodies”
Speaker: Tom Whiteside
Location: Hillhaven
“NTX Section Forum”
Speaker: Chris Brewer
2:00 pm
Location: Windhaven
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Ham-Com 2014
programs
www.hamcom.org
VE Testing
“How To Make More Than 25,000 QSO’s In One Year”
Speaker: David Brandenburg
“DSTAR 201 - Next Steps”
Speaker: Ken Pugh
Location: Hillhaven
“Discussion Panel: Different Digital Voice Systems”
Speaker: Paul Gilbert
2:30 pm
“National Weather Service - SKYWARN”
3:00 pm
Location: Windhaven
“National Weather Service - SKYWARN (continued)”
VE Testing
“Amateur Radio Satellites - Then, Now, and in the Future”
Speaker: Keith Pugh
“Spark Transmissions, The Early Days of Ham Radio”
Speaker: Jim Sargent
“Successful SOTA Activations, From Planning to Logging”
Speaker: Stephen Denison
Location: Hillhaven
“Introduction to Broadband-HamnetTM”
Speaker: Kipton Moravec
4:00 pm
Location: Windhaven
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programs & Presenters’ bios
www.hamcom.org
“National Weather Service - SKYWARN (continued)”
5:00 pm
Prize Drawing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (the best part of the show!)
Presenters’ Biography
Bob Allphin
With the completion of the very successful FT5ZM DXpedition to Amsterdam Island, K4UEE has reached
a milestone in his ham radio “career”. He has now participated in, led, or co-led DXpeditions to TEN of
the DXCC “top 10 most wanted”. They are Baker/Howland (#8), Heard Island (#4), Bhutan (#3), South
Sandwich Islands (#6), South Georgia Island (#10), Peter I Island (#4), Lakshadweep (#2), Desecheo
Island (#6), Saba/St. Eustatius (all-time new one) and now Amsterdam/St. Paul (# 4). In 2012, the HKØNA
Malpelo Island DXpedition ranked #12 “most wanted”, set a new World Record for QSOs for non-hotel,
non-fly in DXpeditions. Since retiring fifteen years ago to pursue DXpeditioning more or less full time,
Bob has participated in ten MAJOR DXpeditions that have made over 1.1 million QSOs. He has NINE
“DXpedition of the Year” plaques hanging on his wall. He is an active contester and has participated in 38
contest DXpeditions. From the mid- 80s through the early 2000s, Bob set five single operator/single band
World Records and was a competitor in two World Radio Team Championships (WRTC) events in 1996 and
2000. Bob is a member of the CQ DX Hall of Fame, current Chairman of INDEXA, current President of The
KP1-5 Project, and former Chairman of the ARRL DX Advisory Committee (DXAC). He is a member of the
VooDoo Contest Group, FOC (First Class Operator Club), A-1 Operators Club, the Southeastern DX Club
Hall of Fame.
David Brandenburg
David, K5RQ, was licensed an Amateur Radio Operator in 1959. Call signs include K5RQ, ZF2DR,
W5QWF, and K8PJY. David earned a BSEE from the University of Michigan and a MSEE from Southern
Methodist University. David is currently the President and CEO of a private charitable 501(c)(3) foundation,
Brandenburg Life Foundation, which he and his wife founded in 1996. He also serves on the President’s
Advisory Board at the University of Texas at Dallas, on a HOA Association BOD, on the Advisory Board of a
Dallas based start-up company, and is Chairman of the A.R.R.L.’s Second Century Campaign (SCC).
Previous careers include Chairman of the Board & CEO of Intervoice, Inc,. in Dallas, TX, President & CEO
of Answersoft, Inc. also in Dallas, TX, President & Co-Founder of Entre’ Computer Center – Dallas, Division
Manager of Systems R&D for Electrospace Systems, Inc. and Radar Design Engineer with Texas Instruments
in Dallas, TX. Hobbies include what he calls his “4R’S” … Radio, Running, Reading and Relaxing.
Larry Brown
Larry has been an amateur radio operator since 1964. He holds an Advanced class licensee. He has
presented at Ham-Com three times.
Glenn Currie
Glenn is one of the original developers of HSMM-MESH(TM), now Broadband-Hamnet(TM). After a number
of years of mostly local development in the Austin, Texas area, the project now has users all over the world.
(see www.broadband-hamnet.org)
Stephen Denison
Stephen has been active in SOTA since spring of 2012 and has activated many summits in Texas and
Oklahoma.
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Randy Farmer
Randy was first licensed as WN4TTE in 1964. Under the tutelage of local W4OYI he quickly upgraded to
the Conditional class license and began handling CW traffic on the various ARRL NTS nets. Along with
traffic handling came participation in the old ARRL CD Party operating events that began his conversion into
a dedicated CW contester. An upgrade to Amateur Extra and moves in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s brought
call sign changes to first WA9VZM and then WB8MKZ (yuk!). W8FN was acquired in the first wave of call
sign choice for Extras in 1977. As his interest in contesting grew, Randy began to pursue contest station
engineering in earnest, always trying to maximize the potential of available hardware. He was involved
with the KS8S multi-operator station in the early ‘80s and eventually built his own competitive two tower
station in the Dayton, Ohio area that produced good results in both domestic and DX contests through
the late ‘80s and into the mid ‘90s. Relocation to the DFW area in 1997 put an end to multiple towers
and presented the new challenge of staying competitive within the confines of a small city lot. He now
concentrates his contesting efforts on domestic contests, especially ARRL November Sweepstakes, and has
managed good finishes in the Low Power category for the last several years. He currently resides with his
wife and a blended family of stepcats in Arlington, Texas.
Sholto Fisher
Sholto has presented at numerous shows in the past 2 years on the topic of digital communication and
newly regarding bluetooth in digital mode.
Terry Gerdes
Terry was first licensed in 1966. As a novice, his first tower was 90 foot of Rohn 25, first yagi antenna was
a home-brew ZL special for 15 meters, and first contest was the Novice Roundup. His first pileups were
from the Marshall Islands from 1983 to 1990 operating as KX6IO and later V73AQ. Now Terry is a wee
bit older, he finds his addiction is worse and needs bigger towers, bigger antennas and bigger pileups.
On non-contest weekends he can be found doing tower and antenna work across central Texas or at his
ranch near Holland, Texas where he has 12 towers in the air and another 8 in process. He generally homebrew’s most of my yagis and rotors. During contest weekends he can be found helping with multi-ops at
NX5M or K5NA or running contests from the ranch. His best single op contest wins are Oceania CQWW
RTTY 1988, North America CQWW RTTY 2005 and 2014 ARRL RTTY RU where he set a new USA high
power record. He is a member of the DFW Contest Group and the Central Texas DX and Contest Club
with strong interests in CW, SSB and RTTY contesting and DXing. He is the author of the popular DX Cluster
software “AR-Cluster” and also a member of the N1MM Logger software team. Previous operations: KX6OI,
V73AQ, V31TP, V31TG. He holds a degree in electrical engineering and has over 40 years’ experience in
communications, radar, and software development.
Richard F. Gillette
Richard was first licensed in his senior year of high school (1952) as WN9RSU. He earned a BSEE from the
Illinois Institute of Technology and an MBA from Loyola of Chicago. He is retired from Northrop Grumman
and works part time at R. F. Gillette Inc. as a Consulting Engineer. As a licensed Professional Engineer,
Richard could not resist giving up W9RSU (44 years) and taking W9PE as an Amateur Extra call.
Larry Hammel
Larry Hammel, K5OT. Licensed since 1965, Larry is an active contest operator who enjoys both singleop and multi-op competition. He has operated from over 15 DXCC countries, including C5, EY, TK, and
XX9. An ARRL Life Member, he is currently ARRL Sweepstakes contest manager. Larry is a past president of
the Central Texas DX and Contest Club. He and his wife are retired and live near Georgetown, TX. Jim
Spaulding, W0UO, was first licensed in June of 1957 and has been an avid DX and Contest Operator since
1973. Jim is a past president of the Twin City DX Association, the Mile Hi DX Association, and the Parker
County Amateur Radio Club. He is retired form Burlington Northern Santa Fe and lives in unincorporated
Parker County between Aledo and Azle, TX.
Bob Hardie, Sr.
W5UQ - Bob was first licensed in 1954. Bob is an Extra. He is a retired broadcasting chief engineer with
WTTA TV in Tampa, FL and has been licensed for over 60 years. Bob is the president of the Texas DX
Society. He has held the following calls: A25UQ-Botswana; V31UQ-Belizd; VP2EEU-Anguila; ZF2UQGrand Cayman; VP2MUQ-Montserrat; and HP/W5UQ/MM@-Carnival Cruise Ship.
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Bob Hawkins
Insurance agent and adjuster since 1991. Ham Licensed since July 2011
W. Riley Hollingsworth
In 1998 Hollingsworth became Special Counsel with the new Enforcement Bureau and rejuvenated
enforcement in the Amateur radio service. He also managed the interference resolution programs in the
Land Mobile and Public Safety services. Prior to his joining the Enforcement Bureau, Hollingsworth was
Deputy Chief of Licensing, Assistant Bureau Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and legal
advisor to the Compliance and Information Bureau (formerly the Field Operations Bureau). Hollingsworth
managed the FCC’s 800 MHz Lottery Task Force in which new 800 MHz spectrum was assigned in 13 cities.
He organized the FCC’s program in which underutilized radio channels were recovered for reassignment
in major cities. He participated as a Member of the Delegation from the U.S. State Department to
Bucharest, Romania to discuss radio licensing in the United States and opening foreign markets to American
manufacturers. He also acted as Co-Chairman for the FCC PCS Broadband and Narrowband Licensing
Task Force and for that received the Vice President Gore “Hammer Award” for efficiency in government.
Hollingsworth holds a Master’s degree from the University of South Carolina, and a Law degree from Wake
Forest University. While in law school he worked as a “Nader’s Raider” for Ralph Nader’s Center for the
Study of Responsive Law in Washington, DC, researching Brown Lung Disease among textile workers in the
Carolinas. He is a member of the Quarter Century Wireless and FISTS CW associations and has been an
Amateur since 1960, with call sign is K4ZDH. He lives in Gettysburg, PA with his wife Pat.
Jo Ann Keith
KA5AZK has been a Ham since 1979 and has been involved with traffic handling since that time. She has
been a part of the National Traffic System serving as Region Five Transmit. She has also been a part of
the 7290 Traffic Net since 1980 serving as Manager, Assistant Manager and Treasurer during that time.
Presently she is serving as Net Manager and has had the honor of being appointed at ARRL Assistant
Director West Gulf Division for the National Traffic System.
John Langridge
For nearly 25 years, John has been continuously active on the HF and MF bands. John started his ham
career in high school, being elmered by DXer Jimmy Miles, KA5V, and was immediately bitten by the DX
bug. John recently completed 9-band DXCC on CW and has 315 countries confirmed overall. At the start
of his ham career, John was active with the National Traffic System where he was not only a net control
station for the DFW Traffic Net but also functioned as a liaison to both CW and phone traffic nets. From
2000 to 2010 John spent considerable time operating in CW contests including ARRL 160, ARRL CW
Sweepstakes, Stew Perry Topband DX Challenge, and Texas QSO Party where he was fortunate to win his
category or be a serious contender for many of those years. John’s passion with the LF and MF bands
started at age 11 with an article in Radio-Electronics magazine about the 1750m band. After a few years of
supplying reports to the ARRL 600 meter research group in the early 2000’s, John applied for his own Part 5
experimental grant on the 630 meter band, under the call sign WG2XIQ, where he spends most of his time
making CW QSOs and studying propagation and antennas using modes like WSPR. Professionally, John
has worked in engineering fields related software development and broadcasting and is currently working to
complete a doctorate in chemistry.
Dan Lepinski
Dan has been a solar energy design engineer for 41 years. He is a member of the Underwriters Laboratories
Standards Technical Panel (UL 1741 for the Solar Industry), National Electric Code Industry Advisory Board,
and an advisor to the North Texas Renewable Energy Group, North Texas Chapter of the Texas Solar Energy
Society ... and more!
Peter Loveall
Pete got his license in 1971 and has been active in many modes over the years. When D-STAR was brought
to the United States, Pete developed a number of applications for both repeater sysops and users. Pete
developed the D-PRS specification to bridge between the D-STAR and APRS worlds.
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Carl Luetzelschab
Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, was first licensed in October 1961 as WN9AVT. He enjoys contesting, DXing,
propagation, antennas and vintage equipment. He served as NCJ Editor from 2002 thru 2007, and
continues to write the Propagation column for NCJ. He also writes about propagation and solar issues in all
the Amateur Radio publications. Carl is a recently retired RF design engineer, having worked for 41 years at
Motorola and Raytheon (formerly Magnavox) designing RF power amplifiers. Carl graduated from Purdue
University in 1969 and 1972 with a BSEE and MSEE.
Kipton Moravec
Kipton Moravec is past President of the Plano Amateur Radio Klub, Skywarn NCS, and active in a number of
public service events like the Plano Balloon Festival, The MS150, Dallas Marathon, and many of the smaller
events during the year.
Randy Patterson
KE5JIT Randy Patterson - Past President and Board Member
Victor Paul
WB0TEV - Victor was first licensed in 1976 and upgraded to Extra in 2000. He began chasing DX seriously
in the mid 1990’s and has achieved DXCC on phone, cw and RTTY. He is getting close to Honor Roll.
Richard M. Phillips, Sr.
Richard has his license for 22 years and been a Scouter for 32 years. He has been doing the Radio MB for
18 years. For over 46 years he worked as Eng. Elect. Technician.
Keith D. Pugh
Keith has been licensed since 1953 and an active AMSAT Member and satellite operator since 1982. He
currently serves as an AMSAT area coordinator and as an ARISS technical mentor. Currently, Amateur Radio
on the International Space Station (ARISS) activity consumes a major part of his time. He also does talks and
satellite demonstrations at many hamfests and meetings.
Tom Schuessler
Tom has been licensed since 1985 and is an ARRL and AMSAT member. He is active in radio-scouting
education and Radio/Electronics merit badge mentoring. Tom loves the magic of ham radio and enjoys
learning about how signals get from here to there and back again.
Ward Silver
Ward, N0AX, is the Lead Editor of the ARRL Handbook and the ARRL Antenna Book. He is the author of
all three ARRL License Manuals and the Q&A Study Guides along with writing the monthly QST columns
“Hands-On Radio” and “Contest Corral”. The ham radio detective mystery, “Ray Tracy: Zone of Iniquity”
is his most recent book. He also serves as a Contributing Editor to the ARRL and consults on a variety of
projects and programs in the ARRL Contest Branch. You will also find his byline in the popular Wiley “for
Dummies” series; Ham Radio (now in its 2nd edition), Two-Way Radios and Scanners, and Circuit Building
Do-It-Yourself. An electrical engineer, he designed microprocessor-based products and medical devices
for twenty years before beginning a second career as a teacher and writer. Ward was first licensed in 1972
as a Novice (WNØGQP) and enjoys DXing, contesting, and participating on his local ARES emergency
communications team. He is a founder of the World Radiosport Team Championships and is President of
the YASME Foundation Board of Directors. Outside of ham radio, Ward plays the mandolin, dabbles in
digital photography, and enjoys camping and canoeing.
Dick Sander
Amateur Extra Class; Number 1 on DXCC Honor Roll; 160 m DXCC ARRL Card Checker
Jim Sargent
Jim was first licensed as a ham at age 14, beginning in 1966 as a Novice. He has a wide ranging
collection of early radio, including ham, broadcast and some military, beginning pre-1920. He has been
collecting almost 40 years. He has presented programs at the QCWA national convention several years
back as well as DARC and Mesquite ARC.
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Keyser Soze
Keyser is a fictional character in the 1995 film, The Usual Suspects, written by Christopher McQuarrie. It’s
pronounced “K’ eye- Zer | So Say”. We’ve placed it here for absolutely no other reason, except to reward
the reader with a Ham-Com ‘Easter Egg’ (look it up) and with knowing that you are one of the few who
actually read the presenters’ bios information pages. Many thanks!
Jim Spaulding
Jim was first licensed in 1957 and has been an avid DXer and Contester since 1973. He has been
especially active in 160 Meter Contests since 1995 placing in the top ten (single op low power) on multiple
occasions. He currently has 173 DXCC countries confirmed on 160 meters, all worked with 100 watts.
Gordon “Gordo” West
Gordo has been teaching amateur radio for over 35 years with a background in amateur radio, marine
radio and commercial radio & electronics. Gordo keeps busy by presenting courses to “Elmers” on how to
teach ham radio to those wanting new and upgraded ham radio licenses.
Marshall Williams
First licensed as WN4BUQ in 1965 when living at Ft. Belvior, VA, Marshall passed the General and became
WB4BUQ. He then left the Army Corps of Engineers and returned to Lubbock, TX to begin work on a Ph.D.
in Mathematics/Computer Science. At that time he received WA5UNL as his call. He graduated from Texas
Tech in 1972. He became interested in weak signal VHF while in Lubbock, but became a real serious
when he moved to Jonesboro, Arkansas. Hegave Arkansas to many a VHFer that needed that state. He
made the first EME contact from the 5th call district when heI worked Bob, W6PO, on 2M. He then moved
to Oklahoma to work for K5JL and K5GL. There, he erected a 240 element 2M EME array and worked
W6PO and many others. He moved to Pasadena in 1980, and ended up teaching Computer Science at
San Jacinto College. He now resides outside Hemphill, TX in EM31 right on the Texas/Louisiana border.
When he retired to Hemphill, he was able to get K5QE as a call. He has built a large limited Multi-Op VHF
contest station and is active in all the major and some of the minor VHF contests. He is also active on 2M
and 432 EME and is working on 222 and 6M EME.
Tom Whiteside
Tom Whiteside, N5TW, is a retired computer executive and was first licensed in 1995. Tom has been active
in ARES since 1997 and has served as an Emergency Coordinator, Digital ASEC and as the ARRL South
Texas Section Emergency Coordinator. Currently, he is the ARRL South Texas ASEC for Operations. He has
been actively involved with Winlink since 2004 and had the third EMCOMM Winlink HF server which has
operated since spring of 2005.
Thank you to everyone who attends Ham-Com 2014. The board of directors,
event staff, temporary staff, guest presenters, volunteers, and commercial vendors
all work extremely hard to deliver a great event. However, without you... the
attendees... we would not have such a great and wonderful event.
See you all in 2015!
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