The new Chief Executive Officer of ARRL, Howard Michel, WB2ITX, will be the keynote speaker at the annual Ham Radio University (HRU) educational conference, which will mark its 20th anniversary on Saturday, January 5, 2019. The event, which serves as the ARRL New York City/Long Island Section Convention, will be held in the Hillwood Commons Student Center on the campus of LIU / Post college in the New York City suburb of Brookville, Long Island from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm, with Mr. Michel delivering his remarks at 12:00 noon. HRU will include nearly thirty informational forums moderated by local experts in a broad range of Amateur Radio activities, including: Assembling an Amateur Radio Station; Communicating through Amateur Radio Earth Satellites; Remote Station Operating Over the Internet; Emergency Communications, and three hands-on workshops on Cable Theory and RF Connectors; Ethernet Connectors; and Test Equipment. Presented in cooperation with LIU / Post public radio station WCWP 88.1FM (www.WCWP.org), HRU 2019 is a day of activities at which some 300 hams will share ideas, experiences, knowledge and fellowship, In addition to the forums and workshops, there will be a VE session in the afternoon for individuals who would like to take an FCC license examination to become a ham radio operator or upgrade their amateur radio license. Ham Radio University is supported by numerous radio clubs and related organizations in the New York City - Long Island area. They will have displays in a Club Room and provide information about their licensing classes, public service events and other amateur radio activities. Further information and the forum schedule is on line at: http://www.HamRadioUniversity.org There will be free parking and a cafeteria will be open for breakfast and lunch. A suggested donation for attendees is $5.00.
As an ARRL Life member, I would like to hear what he has to say. Since Gary Pierce is not doing this anymore I'm guessing I am out of luck. TAPR knows how and the hosts of the SDR Academy at Friedrichshafen know how but the secret is lost on the rest of the big Ham Radio events. 73, Larry WB8LBZ El Paso, TX
No, you're not... A video of the HRU keynote address by ARRL CEO Howard Michel, WB2ITX, is now available on the event web site: www.HamRadioUniversity.org Scroll down the home page and look for the link to HRU 2019 Keynote Address on the right hand side. The video runs just over 40-minutes. Not: since the auditorium was not mic'd, it is difficult to hear the queries from the audience during the Q&A.
