ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference

The ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference takes place September 25-27, 2009 in Chicago.

TAPR is the premiere national digital organization covering all digital voice & data technologies and digital techniques such as SDR. More information about TAPR can be found at: www.tapr.org

TAPR is active throughout the year. At the Dayton Hamvention TAPR sponsors a digital forum and a joint banquet with AMSAT. TAPR publishes a quarterly journal, the PSR and develops digital techniques such as SDR. TAPR holds in conjuntion with the ARRL an annual national Digital Communication Conference. You can follow TAPR's activities, events & updates regularly on Twitter at:
www.twitter. org/taprdigital

The ARRL/TAPR DCC (Digital Communications Conference) will be held on September 25 - 27, 2009 again in the northwest suburbs of Chicago at the Elk Grove Village Holiday Inn near O'Hare airport with a free hotel shuttle bus.

The DCC has something for everyone from those new to digital modes to those experienced with digital communications.

The DCC has 2 full days of Technical forums on Friday and Saturday. On Saturday there is an additional concurrent track of Introductory forums. On Sunday morning there is a 1/2 day technical session which is a deep dive into one or more digital topics, such as SDR.

The DCC is well known for introducing new technologies and concepts. This year presentations include:

• Two Ham DTV, Digital Television presentations by Art, WA8RMC & Ken, W6HHC.

• "Use of Digital Communications at the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington D.C."  by Tom, N4ZPT.  

• "Universal Ham Radio Text Messaging" by Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, creator of APRS.

The 2009 DCC forum and speaker schedule is available online at the TAPR web site at:
http://www.tapr. org/pdf/DCC_ 2009_Schedule_
Preliminary2009- 09-08.pdf

After the Friday night social we plan to have another D-STAR get together.

The Saturday night banquet speaker will be Bill Brown, WB8ELK. Bill is a pioneer in flying BalloonSats, balloons with payloads including amateur radio digital communication technologies.

You can learn more about the DCC & register on-line at: www.tapr.org/ dcc

Registration is preferred prior to September 17th for planning purposes, but walk-in registrations will be accepted.

If you can't attend the DCC the Proceedings can be purchased at the TAPR web site at:
www.tapr.org/ pub_dcc.html

Starting last year, 2008 and continuing this year DCC presentations are being recorded by Amateur Radio Video News. DVDs of the prresentations are available at: http://www.arvideon ews.com

If you have any questions you can reach the TAPR Office at: taproffice@tapr.org  

Look foward to seeing many of you at the DCC

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73, Mark, WB9QZB
DCC Local Co-Host
Chicago, IL