[SFDXA] Stone Mountain Hamfest

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STONE MOUNTAIN HAMFEST

WHERE AND WHEN
Gwinnett County Fairgrounds
2405 Sugarloaf Parkway
Lawrenceville, GA 30045
855-786-8643
Nov. 5-6, 2016
Sat: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sun: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Celebrate the end of Daylight Savings Time


General-admission tickets purchased before Oct. 30 are $6.
Hams who buy tickets before Oct. 30 will be entered in a drawing to win a SignaLink USB sound card.
Tickets purchased after that date and at the gate are $8.



SPEAKERS/FORUMS

Some of the speakers at the 2016 Stone Mountain Hamfest and ARRL Georgia State Convention are:

Eric Nichols, KL7AJ, prolific ham-radio writer and two-time winner of the Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award;
Dave Freese, W1HKJ, co-author of Fldigi, one of ham radio’s most popular programs for digital modes;
and, via Skype, master radio instructor Gordon West, WB6NOA, author of the popular series of ham study guides available from The W5YI group.

Saturday Forums

9:00AM Georgia ARES Mission, When Disaster Strikes Dave Benoist/AG4ZR
10:00AM EME Earth-Moon-Earth Communication Ray Rector/WA4NJP

11:00AM ARRL Activities In The Southeastern Division:  Dr. Eugene Clark/W4AYK

12:00PM Keep The Amateur In Amateur Radio  Eric Nichols/KL7AJ

12:00PM Ladies In Amateur Radio – Part 1:  Catherine Andrews/AA4YL

1:00PM DMR Digital Mobile Radio: Tom Powers/W8RED

1:00PM National Parks On The Air:: Margie Spangenberg/KK4AGN

2:00PM Vintage Radio Restoration And Renovation: Dr. Gary Bush/W6GB

2:00PMLadies In Amateur Radio – Part 2: Catherine Andrews/AA4YL

3:00PM D-Star Innovations And Multi-Mode Devices: John Davis/WB4QDX

Sunday Forums

9:00AM Lightening Protection And Grounding: Greg Abernathy/AI4UD

10:00AM The Digital Mode FLDigi:Dave Freese/W1HKJ
All attendees will be entered into a drawing for a SignaLink USB (you must be present at the forum to win!)

11:00AM via SKYPEGordon’s Way To Inspire The Ham Radio World: Gordon West/WB6NOA

Outside Activities on both Saturday and Sunday
In the area directly in front of the Main Exhibit Hall

EMCOMM-1 Vehicle, State of Florida — Michael Lee/AA6ML
Loaded with 29 Radios, Pull-Behind Generator, Crank-up Mast, and Hex-Beam

AMSAT – Dr. John Kludt/K4SQC The Stone Mountain HamFest AMSAT Challenge

Gwinnett ARES Trailer

For the latest, visit http://stonemountainhamfest.com/
  

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Norm wa4zxv for the Stone Mountain Hamfest Team