The forums for 2022 are still in the works. Those below are from the 2021 Hamfest and will be updated as we get closer to November. They were left in place to give you and idea of forums we have had in the past.
*Saturday Forums |
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| Time | Location | Topic | Presenter |
| 9:00 AM | Big Forum Room | ARRL Georgia State Convention Welcome & Message from Southeastern Division Director and Georgia Section Manager. | Mickey Baker N4MB & Jim Millsap K9APD |
| 10:00 AM | Big Forum Room |
ARES – the Amateur Radio Emergency Service in GA and the Nation |
Frank Dean, K4SJR. State Emergency Coordinator, GA. Section |
| 10:00 AM | Small Forum Room | Pota/Sota Panel “a panel of four experts will describe the fun and how-to of operating portable in the woods” | Ryan Kovacs, WG4I, Richard Dervan N1RBD, Billy Fallin KN4ZFB Activities Dir. LARC, Michael Macleod KN4VSI, Joe Domaleski, KI4ASK |
| 11:00 AM | Small Forum Room | AUXCOMM: ready to put your training to work? Learn how you can participate in official state deployments as a certified Auxiliary Communicator. | John Davis WB4QDX |
| 11:00 AM | Big Forum Room | DXpeditions: “first-hand tales of DX trips to exotic locations, and tips for beginners” | Bob Allphin, K4UEE |
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12:00 PM |
Big Forum Room | Emergency Deployment: “getting prepared to operate in emergency situations” | Hal Collier, W4IGE District Emergency Coordinator, Metro Atlanta |
| 12:00 PM | Small Forum Room | Energizing Your Radio Club – an open discussion and idea exchange with leaders of clubs |
Ed Humphries, KT4ED ARRL Georgia Section Affiliated Club Coordinator |
| 1:30 PM | Big Forum Room | ‘Optimizing your signal’ “an interactive Zoom Session” | Bob Heil , K9EID |
| 3:00 PM | Big Forum Room | Winlink Instructional Session
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Jim Spencer, WD4NFT |
| 3:00 PM |
Small Forum Room |
DMR – Demystifying the Codeplug – Programming DMR Radios | Jeff Hochberg, W4JEW |
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*Sunday Forums |
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| 9:00 AM | Big Forum Room | How to learn and have fun with CW |
Long Island CW Club, Howard WB2UZE and Flip KT9X |
| 9:00 AM | Small Forum Room | QRP Tips and Tricks | Steve Hudson, AA4BW |
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10:00 AM |
Big Forum Room |
“Mayday Break Break – actual audio recordings of hams operating in an emergency” “an interactive Zoom Session” |
Gordon West, WB6NOA |
| 11:30 AM | Big Forum Room | Shack-in-a-Box | Grace Lea |
On-going Activities on both Saturday and Sunday. In the area directly in front of the Main Exhibit Hall
- Hands-on “skills training” by Georgia ARES members
- AMSAT – Daryl Young K4RGK along with the NFARL mobile tower.