[PVRCNC] Fwd: Call for Forum Presentations
James Jordan
k4qpl2 at gmail.com
Wed Nov 5 14:15:03 EST 2025
I’ve been asked to do the November RARS program next Tuesday. It’s PowerPoint with narrative on the VP5M story with emphasis on working and being a DXPEDITION general and contest. Depending on how it goes I might offer a rerun for RARSFEST.
Jim
Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 4, 2025, at 4:34 PM, Bill Axelrod via PVRCNC <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
> Anyone want to do a contesting presentation?
>
> 73... Bill
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Raleigh Amateur Radio Society <rarsfest at rars.ccsend.com>
> Date: Tue, Nov 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
> Subject: Call for Forum Presentations
> To: <bill at axelrods.org>
>
>
> 2026 Raleigh Hamfest
>
> Call for Speakers at The Raleigh Hamfest
>
> on April 4, 2026
>
> Have you been working on an interesting project, technology, or technique
> applicable to amateur radio that you would like to share with other amateur
> radio enthusiasts?
>
>
> RARSfest, the largest all-indoor hamfest on the East Coast, invites all
> interested persons to submit proposals for presentations to be delivered in
> person on April 4, 2026, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Speakers will have
> either 50 minutes or 80 minutes for their presentations. Presentations with
> live demonstrations will be given preference for the 80-minute slots.
>
>
> We will consider any topic relevant to amateur radio, but here are some
> suggestions to get you thinking:
>
> ● Emerging Digital Modes
>
> ● Antennas & Propagation
>
> ● HF Operating and DX-ing
>
> ● Contesting
>
> ● “How To” Anything Related to Amateur Radio
>
> ● Emergency Communications
>
> ● Ham Radio on a Budget
>
> ● HOA-Friendly Antenna Solutions
>
> ● Amateur Radio History
>
> ● Satellite and Space Communications
>
> ● Earth-Moon-Earth (“Moon Bounce”)
>
> ● VHF, UHF, and Microwave
>
> ● QRP
>
> ● Homebrewing
>
> ● Refurbishing Old Gear
>
> ● Go-Kit Building
>
> ● Mobile and Portable Operation
>
> ● Dealing with RF Noisy Environments
>
> ● Operating Outdoors, Parks on the Air, Summits on the Air
>
> ● Software Defined Radios
>
> ● Using Social Media to Promote Amateur Radio
>
> ● Engaging Youth in Amateur Radio
>
> ● What Your Amateur Radio Club Does Really Well or that No Other Club
> Does
>
>
> We'd like to encourage you to submit multiple proposals for consideration!
>
>
> Your proposal(s) should include the following information:
>
> ● Your contact information, including email and mobile number
>
> ● A short bio (300 words or less)
>
> ● An abstract or outline of your presentation (300 words or less)
>
> ● How long do you need for your presentation
>
> ● Whether your presentation includes a live demo
>
> ● Whether you have any special requirements for equipment or otherwise
>
> ● If available, a sample of some slides from a previous/current PowerPoint
> presentation you developed. This is not required, but it tells us more
> about you as a presenter.
>
> ● The number of times you have made the presentation, to whom you gave the
> presentation, and the dates of each occasion.
>
> ● Whether you object to us posting a copy of your presentation on the RARS
> fest and Raleigh Amateur Radio Society’s websites after the hamfest.
>
>
> Here's a short form to get you started!
>
>
> Email your proposal(s) to rarsfest at rars.org by 5:00 PM EST on Monday,
> February 16th, 2026
>
>
> We will notify you by March 7, 2026, via email, if we have selected your
> proposal(s).
>
>
>
> Selected speakers will be required to submit an electronic copy in PDF form
> of their final presentations no later than Saturday, March 21, 2026 (two
> weeks before the hamfest). Unless you objected in your initial proposal, we
> may post copies of your presentation on the RARSfest and the Raleigh
> Amateur Radio Society’s websites. The presentation rooms at the hamfest
> accommodate at least 30 attendees. We will provide a projector with an HDMI
> input, a screen, and power. Speakers will receive two complimentary tickets
> for admission to the hamfest. (Complimentary tickets are not eligible for
> any prize drawings.) Speakers will be expected to bring their own laptops
> with an HDMI output (or a suitable adapter to connect to our projector). A
> RARSfest volunteer will be available to assist the speaker in the
> presentation room.
>
>
> If you have any questions, email Nancy Torborg, RARSfest Chair, at
> rarsfest at rars.org.
>
>
>
> Click this button for a form to get started!
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