New Mexico D-Star Academy

 

Saturday February 18, 2012

Update: February 12

The New Mexico D-STAR Academy thanks the following prize donors for their generous contributions:

Update: February 9

Registration for the Academy is closed. Due to overwhelming interest walk-ins on the day of the event can not be accommodated.

New Mexico D-Star Academy Information and Registration

The Sandia National Laboratory Amateur Radio Club, Los Alamos D-STAR Repeater Association, Tech Amateur Radio Association, and the Upper Rio FM Society are pleased to co-host the first New Mexico D-Star Academy on Saturday February 18, 2012. We also want to give a special thanks to the New Mexico Section, the Colorado Council of Amateur Radio Clubs, Georgia D-STAR, and Icom America.

The academy will be held on the New Mexico Tech Campus, Socorro, New Mexico in the Mineral Science and Engineering Complex (building 18 in this view). Click here for a Google map.The academy starts at 8:00AM and will last until 4:00PM.

Registration is now closed. Academy fees were $20 and include printed copies of all presentations, a binder for note taking, lunch served on-site, and a chance to win prizes. Registration could be completed on line or by sending a check to the event organizers.

Background

D-Star now spans the Rio Grande Valley with repeaters in Los Alamos, Albuquerque, Las Cruces and El Paso. Ever since the track of D-Star forums at the 2011 Rocky Mountain Convention held this past August in Taos NM, interest in D-Star has continued to grow in the Rio Grande Valley. Most every amateur radio club in the Albuquerque area has either had or has requested a D-Star presentation for a club meeting. Both on the NM-DSTAR listserve and at the Socorro Hamfest, response to the idea of a full day of D-Star forums and hands-on demos has been overwhelmingly positive. Throughout the country a number of very successful D-Star Academies have been held, our time has come. This Academy is a full day of D-Star presentations and demonstrations, covering everything from an introduction to the technology, beginner basics, to Advanced topics.

Program

The current program is listed below but we reserve the right to add even more activities!

Time Activity
8:00 D-Star background and demo
9:00 Linking / call sign routing (touches on radio programming) Demo & audience practice)
10:00 Third party hardware and software + demo
11:00 High speed 1200 MHz applications (lunch will be provided during this session)
12:00 Hardware / software brainstorm session
1:00 D-Star as a useful tool for Emergency Communications
2:00 Ins and Outs of repeater operation and maintenance
3:00 Overflow, other topics, prize drawing (we hope so — stay tuned!), wrap-up

Want to Carpool? Want to talk about the Academy?

Jump over to the forum section of the web site.

Still have questions?

Contact Brian, N5ZGT at bpmiles@gmail.com

Registration

Registration for this event closed as of February 9

Due to logistics and limited seating this event required advanced registration; we are sorry, but walk-ins on the day of the Academy cannot be accepted.

  • The Academy will be held February 18, 2012, at NM Tech, Socorro.8AM to 4PM
  • Anyone interested in D-Star technology is welcome to attend.
  • No prior knowledge of D-Star is needed.
  • You do not need to own a D-Star radio but if you do have one you are encouraged to bring it.
  • The registration fee is $20.00 per person and includes
    • access to all talks
    • printed copies of the slides from each talk
    • a binder for note taking
    • Onsite lunch
    • a chance to win prizes.
  • Because we need to print material, order food, and make arrangements with the venue providers – ALL REGISTRATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY FEBRUARY 9, 2012.
  • Refunds cannot be offered after February 9, 2012.

Registration for this event is closed as of February 9.

 

 

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