ARRL/TAPR DCC (Digital Communications Conference) Forum Schedule Announced
TAPR is the premiere national digital organization covering all digital voice &
data technologies and digital techniques such as SDR. More information about
TAPR can be found at: www.tapr.org
TAPR is active throughout the year. At the Dayton Hamvention TAPR sponsors a
digital forum and a joint banquet with AMSAT. TAPR publishes a quarterly
journal, the PSR and develops digital techniques such as SDR. TAPR holds in
conjuntion with the ARRL an annual national Digital Communication
Conference. You can follow TAPR's activities, events & updates regularly
on Twitter at: www.twitter.org/taprdigital
The ARRL/TAPR DCC (Digital Communications Conference) will be held on September
25 - 27, 2009 again in the northwest suburbs of Chicago at the Elk Grove
Village Holiday Inn near O'Hare airport with a free hotel shuttle bus.
The DCC has something for everyone from those new to digital modes to those
experienced with digital communications.
The DCC has 2 full days of Technical forums on Friday & Saturday. On Saturday
there is an additional
concurrent track of Introductory forums. On Sunday morning there is a 1/2
day technical session which is a deep dive into
one or more digital topics, such as SDR.
The DCC is well known for introducing new technologies & concepts.. This
year presentations include:
* Two Ham DTV, Digital Television presentations by Art, WA8RMC & Ken,
W6HHC.
* "Use of Digital Communications at the Marine Corps Marathon in
Washington D.C." by Tom, N4ZPT.
* "Universal Ham Radio Text Messaging" by Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, creator
of APRS.
The 2009 DCC forum & speaker schedule is attached & is available online at the
TAPR web site at:
http://www.tapr.org/pdf/DCC_2009_Schedule_Preliminary2009-09-08.pdf
After the Friday night social we plan to have another D-STAR get together.
The Saturday night banquet speaker will be Bill Brown, WB8ELK. Bill is a
pioneer in flying BalloonSats,
balloons with payloads including amateur radio digital communication
technologies.
You can learn more about the DCC & register on-line at: www.tapr.org/dcc
Registration is preferred prior to September 17th for planning purposes, but
walk-in registrations will be accepted.
If you can't attend the DCC the Proceedings can be purchased at the TAPR web
site at: www.tapr.org/pub_dcc.html
Starting last year, 2008 and continuing this year DCC presentations are being
recorded by
Amateur Radio Video News. DVDs of the prresentations are available at:
http://www.arvideonews.com
If you have any questions you can reach the TAPR Office at:
taproff...@tapr.org
Look foward to seeing many of you at the DCC.
73, Mark, WB9QZB
DCC Local Co-Host
Chicago, IL
