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Twenty Third
Annual Southwest
Ohio
Digital Symposium
Saturday 10 January 2009
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Below is the "almost final" schedule for the 23rd
annual SW Ohio Digital Symposium. It will be held from
approximfrom 8 AM to
approximately 4:30 PM EST, Saturday, January 10, 2009 in Thesken Hall,
on the Middletown Campus of Miami University, Middletown, Ohio.
If you have questions, please contact Jay Slough, K4ZLE k4zle
<at> embarqmail
<dot> com.
The schedule is always subject to the vagaries of weather, etc., but we
will try to hold to it as closely as possible
8:00 - 8:20
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Welcome by Jay, K4ZLE and Carl,
K8CM |
8:20 - 9:00
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Mel Whitten, K0PFX, Digital
Voice Techniques
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9:00 - 10:00
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Larry, N8LP, LP-Pan |
10:00 - 11:00
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Jeff, K7JPD, The Carl and Jerry
project - Handout Please download
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11:00 - 12:00
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ARRL forum w/ Jim, K8JE |
12:00 -13:00
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Lunch and demos |
13:00 - 14:00
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Steve, K8UD, and Gerd, WB8IFM,
AMSAT update |
14:00 - 15:00
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Bill, N9CX Using
Microcontrollers in Amateur Radio, an AZ EL Controller Application |
15:00 - 16:00
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Jim, K8IKE, 3rd order Intermod
measurements |
16:00
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Prize drawings and close
conference |
We plan to have a "show and tell" of several implementations of digital
modes. Among those planned are using D-Star and a portable PSK
station using the NUE-PSK modem. Attendees are encouraged to bring
their own pet project(s) to show and tell during the demonstration
period(s)..
The purpose of continuing this series of technical presentations is to
encourage others to get involved in the technical aspects of the hobby
and to share the knowledge of what others are doing. You do not
have to be an innovator to participate, just someone interested in what
is happening in the realm of electronics technology. As you
can see we will have a varied program of topics presented by a group of
skilled and knowledgeable individuals. Come and learn. The
price is right!
There is no charge for attending the symposium. A box lunch
will
be available on site. Updates to the program will be posted
here on the website, so please check in from time to time. For
further information please contact Jay Slough, K4ZLE, k4zle
<at> embarqmail <dot> com.
Bring your portable or
semi-portable
digital station!
We'd like to have as many types
of stations, and as many demos as possible
We'll have a secured room, open
during the registration and lunch period, for demos.
If you have an interest in CW, RTTY, Packet Radio,
AMTOR,
D-Star, etc., please plan to join us.
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BIOGRAPHY
Steve
Coy,
K8UD
Original call WN8ZFR. Past call KB8UHY. Membership in the following
clubs: ARRL, AMSAT, TAPR, Boy Scouts of America, MVFMA, DARA, DMA.
Currently
serving as Amsat SW Ohio Area Cooridinator DARA Youth Director
Committee
Chairman for BSA Troop 85, Beavercreek, Ohio Member of Tarhe Lodge BSA
Tecumseh Council. Working on establishing a permanet "Ham Shack" at
Hugh
Taylor Birch Boy Scout Camp.Actively work "Field Day" VHF, UHF
Contests,
Satellites, FO-20, FO-29, RS-15, RS-13, and hopefully AO-40 soon. Also
I work APRS ocassionaly as well as PSK-31 and other modes.
Jim was first licensed in Cincinnati in 1962 as Novice Class
operator
WN8COA and a month later also as Technician Class operator
WA8COA.
He soon obtained second-site license WA9FEW for his home QTH in
Francesville,
IN. He won the Indiana Section Novice Roundup while using this
contest
as relaxation from week-long preliminary exams for an advanced degree
at
Purdue University. He passed the General Class examination in
Chicago,
both in 1963; the Advanced Class exam in Cincinnati and the Extra Class
in Columbus, OH. He changed calls to become K8JE soon after
becoming
an Extra.
Soon after arriving in Cincinnati in 1964, Jim became very active in
emergency/public service communication with the Queen City Emergency
Net.
Later, he became EC for Hamilton County, OH, Ohio SEC, and finally
Southwest
Ohio DEC/Hamilton County EC. He has been active in several area
clubs
-- general-interest, repeater, DX, VHF -- and an officer in three of
these.
Also formerly active in Ohio Navy MARS, he has been a member of OSSBN
and
BN traffic nets, and a Life Member of ARRL. Jim originated and
for
20 years wrote the "Ham Call" Amateur Radio column in the Cincinnati
Sunday
Enquirer.
He was elected to the ARRL Board of Directors in 2002 and re-elected
in 2005. He has served on the Administration and Finance and the
Programs and Services standing committees as well as on ad hoc
committees
of the Board. On the Board, he is known to be a strong advocate
of
the interests of members and involving members in the affairs of the
League.
Jim and his wife Janice live in Mason, OH. They have seven
children,
two of whom are licensed as WD8BMK and WD8DAN.
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Mel Whitten,
K0PFX:
Mel was licensed in 1958 as KN0PFX on
his 12th birthday. Now, an extra class licensee holding the same call
less the "N."
Early interest was in CW achieving QRQ speeds an early age with the
help of Mel's dad, W4BI a former Navy Intercept operator.
Interest in digital came with RTTY in the late 60s, followed by Packet
Radio in the 80s-90s supporting the development of the TNC-1, 2 and
serving on the TAPR board for 6 years.
Following the development of SDR, Mel began with the 3-board SDR set
from now Flex Radio, then to the Flex 5000 and currently enjoying the
latest developments from the HPSDR project.
Professionally, Mel worked 32 years for a large telecom company and
retired as a Senior Member of Technical Staff in 2000. Mel
continues active in the electronics and telecom fields as owner of
small Midwest consulting firm since 2001.
Bill
Erwin, N9CX
Bill was first licensed while in High school as WN8MMN in 1964 when he
lived in the East Liverpool, Ohio area. Past calls include WA8MMN,
WA9ZSN and finally N9CX when he lived in the Indianapolis (IN) area.
Bill is a long time member of the ARRL and enjoys CW and other digital
modes on the HF bands. He is affiliated with the CRES amateur
radio club in the Columbus, Ohio area and has served as the club's
president for the last 3 years. A favorite pastime is designing
and building microcontroller based projects.
Bill graduated from Purdue University where he studied electrical
engineering technology and computer science. He retired from Lucent
Technologies in 2001 and now does independent contracting on a part
time basis.
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Larry
Phipps,
N8LP
Larry Phipps, N8LP, has been licensed since 1965, first as WN8PSD,
later as WA8PSD and finally as N8LP, when he upgraded to Amateur Extra.
Larry also earned an FCC First Class Radiotelephone license in 1967.
Larry worked for WJBK-TV, Detroit, while attending the University of
Michigan College of Engineering. He left school in 1971 to work
full-time at WJBK as a broadcast engineer. He then moved to NET
Television Inc (a subsidiary of WNET-TV, New York), where he was
instrumental in launching one of the first computer controlled
videotape-editing facilities in the country. He and XYL Janet founded
TelePost Inc, a high end television post-production facility in 1986.
After 15 years of crazy hours and deadlines, and lots of awards, they
sold the facility and semi-retired. Larry is now devoting his time to
designing and manufacturing unique products for the commercial and
amateur radio industry under the TelePost banner.
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Carl
Morgan,
K8CM
Carl was first licensed as K8NHE in November 1958. After an
extended period of VHF/UHF activity, he upgraded to Advanced (1990),
Extra (1991), and opted for a new call sign in 1996. Carl became
interested in packet radio early in 1985 and has been active in the
various digital endeavors (RTTY, AMTOR, AX.25 packet, PBBS, APRS) at
various times during the past decades.
He serves the amateur community as an instructor for ham radio classes
and as a part of the VE teams for both Dial Radio Club (Middletown) and
the Butler County VHF Association (Hamilton). He also serves as
trustee of WA8MU (Oxford repeater) and W8MUM (Middletown repeater),
both issued to the Miami University Amateur Radio Club (MUARC).
Carl is a member of the ARRL Amateur Auxiliary and served the Ohio
Section as OO Coordinator 1998-2000.
Professionally, he taught at Ohio Mechanics Institute/Ohio College of
Applied Science for 10 years before coming to Miami University.
After 24 years of full-time appointment at Miami, Carl retired from
full-time teaching in 1992. He now keeps busy with a part-time
appointment in the Center for Chemistry Education (Miami U), as a
computer support/network administrator.
Aside for his professional life, Carl is married to Wanda (W8WLM) and
they have two adult children - one in ham radio. He has been a
Scoutmaster and Troop Committee Chairman and a Course Director and
Assistant Course Director on numerous Adult and Youth leadership
training courses in the local Council and [BSA] area.
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Gerd
Schrick WB8IFM
Gerd,
fascinated with the “Action at a Distance” since high school was first
licensed in 1951. He did a lot of home brewing and experimenting in
those days. However, what interests him to this day, is the sensation
of talking to a person at the other end of the world with his own
equipment. He got into amateur satellites, as soon as they provided
this capability. The first contact on AO-10 was with Italy in 1984. He
has since been hooked on the Phase 3 satellites. In the past two years
he spent over 3 months helping with the building of P3d. He is “retired
“ from work as an Electronics Engineer and presently divides his time
being AMSAT Area Coordinator for SW-Ohio, President of QCWA Chapter 9,
Treasurer and Newsletter Editor of the Midwest VHF/UHF Society among
other “diversions”.
THANKS!
Thanks to the Center for Chemistry Education and Miami University,
Middletown
Campus for hosting this event. And, thanks to ARRL for sanctioning the
event and providing door prizes and free literature.
As you leave, please drive carefully. Remember, the 24th Annual SWOH
Digital Symposium, - scheduled for 9 January 2010.
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Background:
The South West Ohio Digital Symposium has been held each year since
1987, for the purpose of promoting digital modes of communications via
Amateur Radio. The primary, but not exclusive, thrust is packet radio
and
networking, but we try to present other modes including CW, RTTY,
coherent
CW, et. cetera. (semaphore and smoke signals were discussed during one
session.)
Sponsoring organizations are The
Center for Chemistry Education of Miami University,
the DIAL Radio Club, and the Ohio Packet Council.
The symposium is non profit, we make no money - we try to break
even.
Comments and suggestions are welcome.
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Directions
to Thesken Hall:
Arriving via I-75:
Exit at SR #122 (exit #32) and travel West toward Middletown. The first
traffic light will be at the end of the SB I-75 exit ramp. After
passing the third traffic light, move into the right-hand lane. SR #122
will veer left; you proceed straight ahead, continuing on GRAND AVENUE.
The fourth traffic light will be Marshall Road, the 5th light will be
Elliot Drive and the 6th light will be BREIEL BOULEVARD where you
should turn right (North). As you make your turn at Breiel & Grand
Avenue, you will see the Middletown Shopping Center on the right.
Continue on Breiel to the 6th traffic light, this is the entrance to
Miami University. Come down the drive; taking care at the speed bumps,
parking on your left and buildings on your right. The second building
is Thesken Hall. You may unload in front of the building but DO NOT
park there nor in the handicapped area unless you have appropriate
authorization.
Middletown's repeaters operate on 146.61, 224.96, and 444.825 using
standard offsets.
Arriving, from Germantown, via SR #4:
Follow SR #4 (South) into Middletown to the intersection of Verity
Parkway. SR #4 will turn right; in the right hand lane, you
proceed through the intersection to the second (not next) traffic
light. At this light, turn left onto UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD. Continue on
UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD, along the north side of Middletown, passing
through the next traffic light at SUNSET STREET, to the entrance of
Miami University. Come down the drive, taking care at the speed bumps,
and at the "Y", veer right. Parking is on your left and buildings
on your right. The second building, after passing the "Y", is Thesken
Hall. You may unload in front of the building but DO NOT park there or
in the handicapped area unless you have appropriate authorization.
Middletown's repeaters operate on 146.61, 224.96, and 444.825 using
standard offsets.
Arriving, from Hamilton, via SR #4:
Follow SR #4 (North) into Middletown to the second traffic light,
turning right (East) onto FOURTEENTH AVENUE. Follow 14th Avenue until
it runs dead. Turn left (North) into the center lane of UNIVERSITY
BOULEVARD and proceed North. Continue on UNIVERSITY
BOULEVARD, around the east and north side of Middletown, passing
through a traffic light at SUNSET STREET, to the entrance to
Miami University. Come down the drive, taking care at the speed bumps,
and at the "Y", veer right. Parking is on your left and buildings
on your right. The second building, after passing the "Y", is Thesken
Hall. You may unload in front of the building but DO NOT park there or
in the handicapped area unless you have appropriate authorization.
Middletown's repeaters operate on 146.61, 224.96, and 444.825 using
standard offsets.
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Other Ham Radio Links:
Please visit the site for The
Center for Chemistry Education of Miami University
Page constructed N8XX and
uploaded 19 November 2008
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