For most of her 30 years as a ham, Erica (W7WXR) assumed amateur satellites were the domain of giant stations with huge antennas, something she would only ever read about in QST. That changed at the 2024 Northstar Conference, where a talk and a parking-lot demonstration showed her the sats were far more accessible than …
Dave and Colin present basics on Meshtastic and Meshcore – How to use them, what they’re best used for, and how two competing systems can complement each other to serve users in nearly any situation. Meshtastic and Meshcore are two similar-yet-different LoRa mesh networking platforms that share a hardware ecosystem and use the 33cm ISM …
This session is for club leaders who want to learn more about the Minnesota Amateur Radio Consortium. Come tell the MN-ARC board members how they can help your club succeed.
If you only had $100, how would you get on the air? Presenter Bio Bill was originally licensed in 1991 as N0NYH as a no-code Technician. He was active in the 1990s, but put ham radio on the back burner for his career and raising a family. In 2018, he upgraded to Extra Class and …
Join AC0W – Bill Lippert for a Q&A session about DX’ing and Contesting. Bring your questions and join the discussion. Presenter Bio Bill Lippert, AC0W, is an accomplished radiosport contester finishing in the top five of many events. He has finished first in the ARRL International DX Contest, the CQ WPX Contest, the Minnesota QSO …
This presentation will cover the VarAC digital mode for ham radio. We will explore how it combines the VARA modem for effective communication, even in poor conditions, with a modern keyboard-to-keyboard interface. Learn the features in VarAC, proper hardware configuration, and how to make your first contacts. Whether you are a digital mode veteran or …
Kylee will be present on the involvement of youth in ham radio and her recent involvement with a YOTA camp. Presenter Bio Kylee is a 19 year old ham, she has been around ham radio her whole life. She officially got her license in 2019 and upgraded in 2020. She is also the Dakota Division …
Come and learn about Wavelog, the next generation of logging software for amateur radio that can be hosted in the cloud and give access anywhere! As technology has become more and more a part of our lives and hobbies, more and more devices are being used to log radio contacts. Exporting, importing, massaging data, syncing, …
Determining what kind of POTA equipment to use can be challenging. In this session, several kinds of POTA operations will be covered, and what kind of gear can be found to help in the operation and assist operators in getting started or in finding new tools for their setups! Great for everyone from newcomers to …
We spend countless hours comparing radios, antennas, coax, tuners, and accessories. But how much attention do we give to the one thing that makes all of it work: power? Your radio may say 100 watts on the box, but is your power system actually allowing it to deliver 100 watts? In this session, we’ll explore …
