OzarkCon 2008

QRP Convention Schedule ....


When: Friday evening April 25 & Saturday April 26th
Where: La Quinta Inn - 3320 Range Line, Joplin, Missouri
This is the same location as the former Ramada Inn

OzarkCon News: The pre-registration period is closed.  You may still register by mail or at the door, however you will not receive the custom ID badge. 

There are seats still available for the free kit building workshop.  Also, there are tickets for the QRO buffet dinner available.

Be sure to check out the wacky key contest and the dummy load QSO party (bring along a rig, a dummy load and some QSL cards).

Special Event Station KØN

Dummy Load QSO Party

Friday 4:00 - 6:00 PM La Quinta Inn - Room B Registration desk open
  6:30 PM La Qunita Inn - Room C Banquet buffet, all you can eat (QRO!) Advanced purchase of tickets required.
After dinner till whenever... La Quinta Inn - Room C Socializing and fun. The QRP vendor fair and swap meet area will be open about 8 PM after the hotel staff cleans up from dinner.
. 7:30 - 8:30 PM Kit Building Workshop - Session 1 - Room B
Joe Eisenberg, K0NEB
Hands-on kit building workshop (workshop registration required - only 20 seats per session)
  8:30 - 9:30 PM Kit Building Workshop - Session 2 - Room B
Joe Eisenberg, K0NEB
Hands-on kit building workshop (workshop registration required - only 20 seats per session)
  7:30 PM till ??? Dummy Load QSO Party - KØN on 7040 KHz Be sure to bring a portable rig, dummy load and QSL cards!
7:30 PM till ??? Wacky Key Contest - Room A Show off your crazy homebrew keys
9:30 PM till ??? Music for the QRP'er - Room A Some great musical fun for all.
       
Saturday 7:00 AM Room B Registration desk open
  7:00 AM Room C QRP flea market, vendor fair open all day.
9:45 AM Doug Hendricks, KI6DS - Room A Opening remarks and welcome
10:00 - 10:45 AM Rex Harper, W1REX- Room A Picaxe Applications and Programming
11:00 - 11:45 AM Tommy Henderson, WD5AGO - Room A Microwave and QRP Moon Bounce
12:00 - 2:00 PM Lunch and QRP swapmeet time (on your own)

 

2:00 - 2:45 PM Nick Kennedy, WA5BDU - Room A

Crystal Characterization and Filter Design

3:00 - 3:45 PMSteve Yates, AA5TBELF and VLF Radio
  4:00 - 4:45 PM Graham Firth, G3MFJ - Room A Test Equipment for QRP'ers
5:00 PM OzarkCon Grand Prize drawing Lots of Prizes!
6:00 - ???? Evening activities - Rooms A, B, C Homebrew contest and equipment show and tell, demonstrations, socializing and more fun!

Check back often for additional information. Also, announcements and details will be posted on the 4SQRP and QRP-L email reflectors.

Page updated April 15, 2008