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Joe Taylor, K1JT, at home in his ham shack. |
NEWINGTON, CT, May 14, 2002--Nobel Prize winner and QST author Joe Taylor, K1JT, will be the guest of honor in Dayton as the ARRL recognizes donors who have generously supported ARRL fund-raising campaigns over the past year or so. The invitation-only reception Friday, May 17, is being held in conjunction with Dayton Hamvention.
"We are pleased that many donors will join us to celebrate the success of our Development campaigns this year and to greet Joe Taylor," said ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH. "Joe's contributions to Amateur Radio and his dedication to the service is a shining example for all hams."
Taylor, a professor of physics and dean of faculty at Princeton University, is most recently known in the amateur community for his development of the WSJT software for meteor-scatter and other weak-signal communication work. (See "WSJT: New Software for VHF Meteor-Scatter Communication," by Joe Taylor, K1JT, QST Dec 2001.) Taylor won the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the first orbiting pulsar.
The League has invited special donors to the ARRL Defense of Frequencies Fund, the Education and Technology Fund and the ARRL Lab Fund to meet Taylor. Also on hand to personally greet and recognize contributors will be ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, and ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ. Hobart will emcee the event on behalf of the League.
ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP.
ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ.
ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH. |
Hamvention gets under way Friday, May 17 and continues through Sunday, May 19. Again this year, ARRL will bring a significant presence to Dayton Hamvention. In addition to the ARRL concession in North Hall--where visitors can purchase ARRL publications and other products, ask questions or pick up free informational material--League personnel, officials and representatives of ARRL's extended family will be taking part in several Dayton forums and activities.
ARRL Great Lakes Division Director George Race, WB8BGY, will moderate the ARRL Forum on Saturday, 8:15-9:45 AM, in Room 3. Featured speakers will include President Haynie and Chief Executive Officer Sumner, who will also take questions from the floor. Other participants will include Chief Development Officer Hobart; Great Lakes Vice Director Gary Johnston, KI4LA; and Great Lakes Division Assistant Director for Development Gary Des Combes, N8EMO.
ARRL Public Relations Committee member Jeff Reinhardt, AA6JR, will moderate the ARRL Public Relations Forum Sunday, 8:30-10 AM, in Room 1. The theme of this year's forum is "Emergency Response: Telling the Amateur Radio Story." This informative session will cover the many public relations issues hams face when emergency strikes--including how one Public Information Coordinator handled the press after September 11 in New York City.
The focus will be on learning the best way to work with emergency service personnel on behalf of Amateur Radio. Door prizes will be awarded to some attendees. ARRL Media Relations Manager Jennifer Hagy, N1TDY, will introduce Reinhardt. Speakers include ARRL National PR Committee Chair Diane Ortiz, K2DO--who's also QST's "YL News" columnist; PR Committee member and CQ Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU; ARRL National PR Committee member Jim McDonald, KB9LEI; and Ohio Public Information Officer Jack Sovik, KB8WPZ.
In addition:
ARRL Dakota Division Director Jay Bellows, K0QB, will participate in the Ham Radio and the Law Forum, Friday, noon-1:30 PM, in Room 3. Others scheduled to take part include Jim O'Connell, W9WU, and Fred Hopengarten, K1VR. The discussion will focus on how to obtain a tower permit, how to avoid restrictive covenants and the latest court rulings in RFI, PRB-1 and towers.
ARRL RF Safety Committee Chairman Greg Lapin, N9GL, will moderate the RF Safety Forum, Friday, 1:45-2:45 PM, in Room 4. Lapin will address the question, "How do we know what is safe?" Lapin also will discuss RF safety issues and the news media. ARRL Lab Supervisor Ed Hare, W1RFI, will speak on the topic, "How do we keep our stations within the safety limits?" Hare will demonstrate how to perform the required RF safety assessment and how to decrease exposure levels to yourself, your family and your neighbors.
QST Editor Steve Ford, WB8IMY, will discuss "The Fascination of PSK31" at the PSK31 Forum, Friday, 8:15-10 AM, in Room 1.
QST "Digital Dimensions" and ARRLWeb "Surfin'" columnist Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU, will moderate the APRS [Automatic Position Reporting System] Forum, Friday, 9:30-10:30 AM, in Room 3. Speakers will include APRS guru Bob Bruninga, WB4APR; Steve Dimse, K4HG; Keith Sproul, WU2Z; and Mark Sproul, KB2ICI.
ARRL Hudson Division Director Frank Fallon, N2FF, will moderate the RTTY Forum again this year. It's set for Saturday, 9:30-10:30 AM, in Room 2. Fallon's topic is "The Secrets of SO2R [single-operator, two radios] for RTTY: The Hardware, Software and Operator Skills Required." The panel will consist of Don Hill, AA5AU; Tyler Stewart, K3MM; Jerry Jankowitz, NO2T; and John Fleming, WA9ALS, who, Fallon says, "seem to have mastered the mode and solved many of the software, hardware and the 'brain' problems juggling two radios."
QEX Editor Doug Smith, KF6DX, who chairs the ARRL Digital Voice Working Group, will moderate the Digital Voice Forum, Sunday, 10:15 AM-noon, in Room 1 (right after the ARRL Public Relations forum). The session will feature discussions and live audio demonstrations plus presentations from world-renowned authorities on digital-audio hardware, software and other technical details. Participants will include digital voice pioneers Charles Brain, G4GUO, and Andy Talbot, G4JNT. Gary Barbour, AC4DL, will detail his work on high-speed, software-based modems. Harold Reasoner, K5SXK, will relate his experience with digital voice in Amateur Radio and public service communications. From France, Cédric Demeure of Thales (formerly Thomson/CSF) will talk about digital audio, ham radio and broadcasting. He is part of a DVWG plan to conduct transatlantic tests of digital voice over Amateur Radio.
ARRL Central Division Director Dick Isely, W9GIG, will be a panel participant at the National Frequency Coordinators' Council (NFCC) Forum, Friday, 4:15-5 PM, in Room 3. Discussion is expected to center on potential threats from commercial interests to Amateur Radio's VHF-and-higher spectrum allocations.
ARRL Sales and Marketing Manager Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV, is scheduled to take part in both the DX and Contesting forums. ARRL Membership Services Manager Wayne Mills, N7NG, also will speak at the Contesting Forum. The DX Forum is Saturday, 10:45 AM-1:45 PM, in Room 4; the Contesting Forum follows, 2-5 PM.
ARRL Vice President Kay Craigie, WT3P, will address the Medical Amateur Radio Council (MARCO) banquet held in conjunction with Dayton Hamvention.
This year's Dayton Hamvention marks the event's 50th year and the 51st show. For more information, visit the Dayton Hamvention Web site.
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