Here is an email from the ARRL Midwest Division Director, Cliff Ahrens,
K0CA about the Division Convention. I hope to see you there!

73, Art K0AIZ
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ARRL Midwest Division Convention & Summerfest 2011
August 5-7, 2011, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Friday & Saturday, August 5th & 6th
Clarion Hotel & Convention Center - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
525 33rd Avenue S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404

Sunday, August 7th at Teamsters Hall
5000 J St. SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404

Convention Brochure, with Convention Speakers and Forums Lineup,
Registration Form, and Summerfest information:
http://www.arrlmidwest.org/pdfs/2011...convention.pdf

Convention Lineup by Day

Friday, August 5th
OMAP/BeagleBoard-xm Embedded Computer Tutorial - Covers amateur radio
and SDR applications. Bring your board and laptop.

Saturday, August 6th
Elecraft Kit Building by Craig Rairdin, NZ0R
Class-E Power Amplifiers for QRP to QRO by David Cripe, NM0S
T32CXX Christmas Island DX-pedition by Tom Vinson, NY0V
DX Contest Operation at PJ2T by Rick Heinrich, N0YY
Changing modes, the Evolution of Amateur HF
Voice Communication in the post-WW II Years by Joe Veras, K9OCO
ARRL Forum hosted by Cliff Ahrens, K0CA, ARRL Midwest Division
Director
with Special guest Kay Craigie, N3KN, ARRL President
ARRL Award Field checking of QSLs - Sat. & Sun.
ARRL VEC test session - Sat. 9 AM
The ARRL Lab by Ed Hare, W1RFI
Antennas for DX’ing by Lawrence Stoskopf, N0UU
iHAB - Iowa High Altitude Balloon by Marshall Dias, W0OTM
ISU HAB project by Matthew E. Nelson, KB0MGQ
Youth Forum by Joey Freeland, KD0HFX & Taking it to the Limit by Dave
Blankenship, Venture Crew Advisor
The Top Ten Reasons PropMan™ was Created by Dan Roesler, WD0HOJ
Kit Building Workshop - Sat. morning

Evening Banquet – Keynote Speaker: ARRL President, Kay C. Craigie,
N3KN
Wouff-Hong Ceremony - Sat. after banquet

Sunday, August 7th -- 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Summerfest 2011 – Eastern Iowa’s Premier Hamfest
Teamster’s Hall, 5000 J Street SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
Talk-In: 146.745 MHz (-) or 146.52 Simplex
• LARGE outdoor free flea market, plenty of FREE parking.
• Well known vendors include Radio City and WBØW.
• Indoor Tables, in air conditioned comfort, are $10 each.
• ARRL VEC test session at 9:30 AM.
• Vendor Setup August 6th evening and 6 AM August 7th. See
http://cvarc.rf.org for details.
• Door Prizes!

Contact the Clarion Hotel directly for rooms.
- Request the ARRL Midwest Convention rate of $90/night by July 22nd,
2011.
- Reservations: 877-949-2992 Fax: 319-362-1420
- Hotel Direct: 319-366-8671.
- For more information see http://www.clarioncr.com

Check the http://convention2011.cvarc.rf.org website for updates and
additional details as they become available or contact Barry Buelow,
WØIY, at

73, Cliff K0CA

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ARRL Nebraska Section
Section Manager: Arthur I Zygielbaum, K0AIZ

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