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	Tech Forums Friday 3PM-5PM / Satuday 9AM-5PM & Sunday 9AM-11AM Take a break and have breakfast at the Convention and learn or be entertained by the speaker. The Speakers are usually very entertaining and informative. You may learn some new ways to use your radio, how to work a new mode, or just be entertained. When lunch is all over be sure to visit the Exhibiters Hall or one of the many Tech Forms going on every hour. Do not forget to buy a ticket and enter the grand prize drawing. The Grand Prize is sure to be one of the top Radios. Your Grand Prize Ticket is also good for the hourly prizes.
	Special Event Radio Station Friday 3PM-7PM / Satuday 9AM-5PM & Sunday 9AM-Noon An Icom IC-7600, like last time and identical to the prize, so that all purchasers of prize tickets can get their hands wet playing with a radio that is identical to the grand prize. We also have an IC-746PRO but most likely the antenna will be in use so we will have just 2 meters available Kenwood TM241’s and Yaesu FT2400 all on 2 meters for monitoring.
	Flea Market Saturday 4 AM to Noon THE ARRL Southwestern Division Convention FLEA MARKET will be held Saturday Morning Sept 13th in the far West Parking lot (see pix). Gates open for set up at 4AM and the event closes down at Noon. Parking is Plentiful but please use only the space you need for your wares. There is NO CHARGE for the event, but we would like you to come into the Convention if you can afterward. Sellers must remove any thing not sold by Noon. There are NO RESERVED SPACES! FIRST COME, first CHOOSE! but there is plenty of room for all! There will be plenty of buyers who are attending the Convention. The Convention starts around 9AM, so heaviest traffic will be around 7-9. Most Sellers will close up around 10AM, but remember 12 NOON is the latest one can stay. Please try to have Amateur Radio Related equipment only for sale, this is a Specialized Flea Market! For more info contact WA6MHZ at wa6mhz@arrl.org
	VE Testing on Site Columbia Room on Saturday from 9 AM to 5 PM VE Testing will be held in the Columbia Room on Saturday from 9 AM to 5 PM. No registration is necessary and walk ins are welcome. If this is your first time taking the test and you need an FRN Number, VE’s will be available to help you obtain your FRN Number. Please be sure to bring a current valid photo ID and a copy of your current license for those who are upgrading. All of this for the low cost of $5.00. To participate in the testing, you do not need to pay admission to the convention.
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	T-Hunt We are planning on the "Hands On T-Hunting" event to be after things slow down on Saturday afternoon say 4:30 - 6:00 PM +/-. We will have a short On-Foot hunt around the Convention area for people that want to compete along with a practice T for those that don't have equipment but want to try it to see what it is like. Very similar to the "Fry's Operating Day" event. A Prize for first place! Mobile T-hunt will be Sunday after things slow down, say 1:30 to 5:00 PM starting from the Convention Center and ending at Montgomery Field. Prizes for as many places as we have prizes for. ARDF (Amateur Radio Direction Finding), T-Hunting, Transmitter Hunting, "Fox Hunting" or "Rabbit Hunting" is an increasing popular, challenging and educational activity among Amateur Radio Operators, where a radio transmitter is purposely hidden somewhere and "Hunted Down" or located by using radio direction finding techniques and equipment. Applications include: Search and Rescue, Wildlife Tracking, Downed Airplanes, Boaters in distress, un-intentional interference (such as a stuck microphone key) and the "Occasional Intentional Interference" such as Jammers. Mobile Hunts are common in Southern California in which you may end up exiting your vehicle and pursuing the "Hidden T" or sometimes "Multiple T's" on foot with portable ARDF gear in a park or open space area. International Style On-Foot Hunts are held in the Los Angeles area several time a year. See www.homingin.com for information on Los Angeles events and www.sandiegothunters.com/ for San Diego information and events. Convention T-Hunt Questions? Mobile event, contact Joe Corones/N6SZO C-858.603.5545. On-Foot event Joe/N6SZO or Joe Loughlin/KE6PHB C-619.403.3149

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