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OzarkCon 2020
QRP Conference Schedule |
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OzarkCon 2020
QRP Conference Schedule |
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| When: | Friday April 3 & Saturday April 4 |
| Where: | Stone Castle Hotel and Conference Center - 3050 Green Mountain Road, Branson, Missouri |
| Friday | ||
| Noon - 3:00 PM | Hotel Lobby |
Registration desk open |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Knights Room Ocon University The Nouveau 75 meter Am Transceiver Only 50 seats available pre-registration required |
Dave Cripe NMØS |
| 4:00 - 6:00 PM | Hotel Lobby |
Registration desk open |
| 4:30 - 6:00 PM | Knights Room Wacky Key Contest |
Show off your crazy homebrew keys. |
| 6:00 PM | Stonehenge Room Banquet dinner + Speaker |
Dan Romanchik, KB6NU No- Nonsense Ham Radio- KB6NU.com |
| 7:30 - ? PM | Knights Room BUILD-A-THON --Cric-Key designed by NMØS Gary W0MNA, - Martha W0ERI & volunteers |
Hands-on kit building workshop (workshop registration required - only 50 seats available) |
| 7:30 PM - ? | Stonehenge Room QLF Contest |
There will be another opportunity on Sat. Afternoon Bring your foot, we will furnish the “Key” |
| 9:30 PM till ??? | Stonehenge Room Music for the QRPer |
Great musical fun tradition for all. |
| Saturday | ||
| 6:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Stonehenge Room | Private complementary breakfast for Registered QRPers |
| 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Hotel Lobby and 4SQRP Kit Sales | Registration desk open |
| 7:00 AM - ? | Knights Room Dummy Load QSO Party - WQ5RP |
Coordinated by Mid MO ARC |
| 7:00 AM - all day | WQ5RP on 7030-7040 KHz | Mid MO ARC Station Operators |
| Common Area 2nd floor near elevators | Special Area for Crafts, needle work, scrapbooking, etc. | |
| Knights Room - Flea market vendor fair | QRP flea market, vendor fair open all day | |
| 9:00 AM | Conference Opening Remarks Stonehenge Room |
Johnny Matlock, ACØBQ 4SQRP President and Jeff Logullo, NØMII Master of Ceremonies |
| 9:15 - 10:00 AM | Victorian Internet | Virginia Smith, NV5F |
| 10:00 - 10:45 AM | Portable Operations Set Up | Tom Witherspoon — K4SWL — QRPer.com |
| 10:45 - 11:00 AM | Stretch Break | Prize drawings & announcements — Ed Meyer WG5F and Karen Meyer W5KKM |
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11:00 - 11:45 |
SOTA — The High Country QSOs | Paula Uscian, K9IR |
| 11:45 - 1:15 PM | Lunch and QRP vendor/swap meet time | Free Lunch for Pre-Registered OzarkCon attendees and spouses. |
| 1:30 - 2:15 PM | Tinker John — History, Traditions, and Folly of Ham Radio | John Robertson, WYCYF |
| 2:15 - 3:00 PM | A Local Ham Radio Builder Community |
Bryan Nehl, K0EMT — Rick Bennett, KC0PET Mid MO Electronic Technical Exchange |
| 3:00 - 3:45 PM | QLF Contest — if you were busy last night now is your time to shine, bring your foot, we have the “key” |
Tom Sevart, N2UHC Homebrew Chair & Contest Master |
| 3:45 - 4:00 PM | Stretch Break | Prize drawings & announcements — Ed Meyer WG5F and Karen Meyer W5KKM |
| 4:00 - 4:30 PM | New Kit Information and More | Dave Cripe NMØS |
| 4:30 - 4:45 PM | Plaque Presentations | Johnny Matlock ACØBQ and Jeff Logullo NØMII |
| 4:45 PM | OzarkCon Grand Prize drawing - Lots of Prizes! | Many thanks to Ed Meyer WG5F and Karen Meyer W5KKM |
| 5:00 PM to ??? | Dinner on your own | |
| 6:00 PM - ???? |
Evening activities and music for QRPers Homebrew contest and equipment show and tell, demonstrations, socializing, more music and fun! |
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| 9:00 PM | OzarkCon 2019 Officially Ends | Thank you for your participation! We look forward to seeing you again in 2021. |
| Sunday | ||
| 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Hotel Breakfast | At the Hotel breakfast room for hotel guests |
| Times are somewhat flexible - Check back often for additional information | ||
Page updated February 17, 2020