[TARA] TAPR Digital Communications Conference Free Tickets Tech Students!

[Skyler NMT]

Hey, I've just made a good deal with the ARRL / TAPR Digital Communications
Conference September 14-16 for a handful of Tech Students to attend!! This
is a National Convention held to highlight digital communication
technologies and cutting edge technology by making use of the amateur radio
wireless bands, and is the first year in New Mexico!!


These tickets go for $110 for the weekend, but I can get NMT students in
for FREE. I'm not sure how many students probably just a handful, so please
RSVP by Saturday August 25 so I can let them know how many might be coming.


RSVP GOOGLE FORM

https://goo.gl/forms/kGnYBeGNyj2E81gx2


See below for details:

LINK:

https://www.tapr.org/dcc.html

Preliminary Schedule:

https://www.tapr.org/pdf/DCC_2018_Schedule_Preliminary%202018-08-22.pdf


DCC Registration for Non-tech Students

https://www.tapr.org/dccregistration.php


DESCRIPTION:

For the first time in its 37 year history, the ARRL/TAPR Digital
Communications Conference (DCC) comes to New Mexico and will occur
September 14-16 at the Sheraton Albuquerque Airport hotel.  DCC is an
annual national conference, attended by hams across the United States
and world, that highlights digital communications technologies, techniques,
and capabilities currently being utilized within amateur radio or under
development.  This event is the largest amateur radio digital
communications conference in the nation, and attracts some of the most
innovative hams from across the United States, Canada and beyond.



The weekend will be filled with introductory, semi-technical, and technical
presentations, meals with speakers, technical demonstrations, prizes, and
opportunities to establish or build relationships with some of amateur
radio’s notable technical innovators. All amateur radio operators, from
beginner to experienced, would gain from the practical information and
demonstrations that will be provided at DCC.



Topics that are typically highlighted at TAPR Digital Communications
Conferences as well as within the conference’s 100 page printed proceedings
book:



— Software Defined Radio (SDR)

— Digital voice (D-Star, DMR, P25, WinDRM, FDMDV, DRMDV, G4GUO, etc.)

— Digital satellite communications

— Global positioning system applications

— Precise Timing

— Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS)

— Short messaging (a mode of APRS)

— Digital Signal Processing (DSP)

— HF digital modes

— Internet interoperability with Amateur Radio networks

— Spread spectrum applications

— IEEE 802.11 and other Part 15 license-exempt systems adaptable for
Amateur Radio

— Using TCP/IP networking over Amateur Radio

— Mesh and peer to peer wireless networking

— Emergency and Homeland Defense backup digital communications in Amateur
Radio

— Updates on AX.25 and other wireless networking protocols

— Other topics that advance the Amateur Radio art


The TAPR Digital Communications Conference also serves as the annual
meeting of TAPR. Rocky Mountain Ham Radio, New Mexico has partnered with
TAPR to serve as this year’s local event host.



Skyler