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2023 – Saturday Forums and Workshops
Time Location Topic Presenter(s)
9:00 AM Big Forum Room

ARRL Georgia State Convention Kickoff

David Benoist AG4ZR, Lee Stone  KT4LS, and Mickey Baker N4MB
9:00 AM Small Forum Room Antenna Modeling Lee Johnson N4WYE
10:00 AM Big Forum Room Georgia Hospital Emergency Operations Bret Smith W4HBS
10:00 AM Small Forum Room

Setting up AREDN MESH Nodes

Forum and Workshop

 “Sparks” Simmons KK4IB
11:00 AM Big Forum Room

Georgia State Parks On The Air

GAPARKS.ORG

 Claude Ray AC4SH
11:00 AM Small Forum Room Ham Radio and Cybersecurity Greg Colburn N3BYR

12:00 PM

 Big Forum Room ARRL Legislative Advocacy Committee

John R. Stratton N5AUS Via Zoom
12:00 PM Small Forum Room National Traffic System & Traffic Handling Frank Hobbs KN4QJ
1:00 PM Big Forum Room Georgia AUXCOMM

Joe Domaleski KI4ASK and John Davis WB4QDX
1:00 PM Small Forum Room

Demystifying DMR Code Plug Programming and How DMR Networks Work

See the Workshop at 2:00 PM 
Jeff Hochberg
2:00 PM

Big Forum Room

 ARRL’s RFI Program

Steve Anderson W1EMI Via Zoom

2:00 PM

 Small Forum Room

Demystifying DMR Code Plug Programming and How DMR Networks Works – Part 2, the Workshop

See the Forum at 1:00 PM, 

Jeff Hochberg W4JEW

3:00 PM

 Big Forum Room APRS, APRSISCE/32, and the APRS Foundation Jeff Hochberg W4JEW with Lynn Deffenbaugh KJ4ERJ Via Zoom

3:00 PM

 Small Forum Room
 

Martha Muir W4MSA and Jim Reed N4BFR
       
       

2023 – Sunday Forums and Workshops 

Remember to set your clocks back 1 hour and change the batteries in your smoke detectors and your carbon dioxide detectors.
9:00 AM Big Forum Room    
9:00 AM Small Forum Room    
10:00 AM Big Forum Room Arduino Projects for Your Ham Shack Jeff Kashinsky W2UA
10:00 AM Small Forum Room    
11:00 AM Big Forum Room Explore the Mysteries of Jupiter’s Radio Emissions! Tom Crowley KT4XN
11:00 AM Small Forum Room Georgia ARES NVIS Exercise – After Action Review Brian Haren
W8BYH
12:00 PM Big Forum Room    
12:00 PM Small Forum Room    
1:00 PM Big Forum Room    
1:00 PM Small Forum Room    
       
       

On-going Activities on both Saturday and Sunday in the area directly in front of the Main Exhibit Hall

  • Hands-on Build-A-Thon, EFHW 40-10m antenna
  • AMSAT – NFARL mobile tower will be on display
  • Gwinnett Co ARES will have their trailer on display

To be a Guest Speaker use the Contact Us Form to give us your contact info and a brief description of your presentation so we can contact you.

Forum Room Accommodations:

  • Each Forum room will have; a screen, a video projector with a variety of video cables,  a podium with a microphone, and a PA system.  The presenters need to supply their own laptops, mice, and laser pointers.
  • The Big Forum room can seat about 75-100. 
  • The Small Forum/Workshop room can seat 60-70 with just chairs.  In a Workshop layout with 11(8ft tables) and 3-4 chairs per table, about 33-44.