The QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo returns on September 17-18, for the full weekend and 30 day on-demand period following. Tickets are on sale now at the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo website. Click Here to go to ticketing and registration. Use the emailed credentials to test your login before the Expo weekend. The cost is a flat $10.00. We offer a free ticket to students and kids under 18 years of age, Click Here for Application. New Project Gallery We have a new Project Gallery where you can share a project or paper with the rest of us attending the Expo. Here are a few of the Project/Product Gallery entries: Ham radio and voip - Ian Abel G3ZHI Hearham.live - Luke Bryan KJ7BKH How to Make Meteor Scatter QSOs - Jim Wilson K5ND Novel Application of Lock-in Amplifiers with 2-bit FSK - Jonathan Dorminy KN4LGM Open Source Satellite Work is Free of ITAR and EAR in the United States - Michelle Thompson W5NYV Opulent Voice - High Bitrate Voice and Data Protocol - Michelle Thompson W5NYV Rohn Tower Raising - Chip Lohman NN4U Web Radio Control - Enable remote control of your station via a web browser using a Raspberry Pi - Mikael Nousiainen OH3BHX Share your latest ham radio project in our new Project Gallery. You can feature an article, poster, video, or slides, along with a downloadable PDF document about your project from a self service kiosk on our platform. This is a great way to make a presentation in the Expo without making a speaker commitment. The Project Gallery is up for the entire period of the show including the 30 day on demand period. Each kiosk includes an optional live Q&A text chat to receive and answer questions from visitors to the Project Gallery. Accepted Project Gallery submissions will receive a free ticket to the Expo. For more information, Click Here.To submit your project to the gallery - Click here Preview of Coming Expo Presentations Here is a list of 48 presentations coming to the Expo on September 17-18th A Broadcast Engineer's Version of an HF Station - Mark Persons, W0MH A Minimalist QRP Approach - ADX HF QRP - BarisBarbaros DincAsuroglu, TA7W / OH2UDSWB2CBA After 35 Questions: How Young Hams Can Enjoy Their License - Katherine Liam CampbellGazeley , KE8LQRKI5JXQ All Bands in an HOA: Stealthy Backyard Broadband Delta Loop Antenna - Corey Ruth, KD3CR Anatomy of a Special Event - Scott Rosenfeld, N7JI ARDC Grants Making an Impact - Dan Romanchik, KB6NU Arduino: The Next Generation - Glen Popiel, KW5GP Are You Receiving as Well as You Can Receive - Tim Ellison, W4TME Automatic Antenna Tuner Solutions for the 1KW Operator - DaveSteve JensenBennion, W7DGJW7DJ Beyond the gas generator - backup power strategy for amateur radio in the 21st century - Ria Jairam, N2RJ Build-A-Thon: Simple Station accessories: Key, Keyer, Sidetone Oscillator, Antenna & Tuner - REXStephen HarperHouser, W1REXN1SH Buildathon: Let's build a simple Transceiver - REXStephen HarperHouser, W1REXN1SH Building and Operating a 122GHz Station - Doug Millar, K6JEY Contesting for the Absolute Beginner - Competing Against Yourself - Alex Van Patten, W3AVP End Fed Antennas From Theory, to Concept, and On-The-Air! - Robert Glorioso, W1IS Engaging the Next Generation - Fully Remote Amateur License Testing - BrandinDrew HessDasher, WL1BN1ER FlexRadio Hardware - what is the difference between all the models. Hosted by HWRB Host Rod VA3ON - Michael Walker, VA3MW Forward Error Correction in M17 Protocol - Michelle Thompson, W5NYV Fractal Mobile Antennas - Gary Watson, ZL3SV Haifuraiya - Open Source HEO Satellite Project Proposal - Michelle Thompson, W5NYV Headset Interconnect Standard: An open standard for headset portability and interconnect devices - Mark Smith, N6MTS Herding Cats, or Unifying a local group with a mission using a structured Simplex Exercise. - Gerhard Spangenberg, KF4GGK Hide your rig, not your signal! - Andy Mitchell, VA3CW High Power Magnetic Loop Antenna Theory and Construction - Ted Robinson, K1QAR How to Make That QSO- Get in the Rhythm, Know the Rhyme & Dance the Dance - Anthony Luscre, K8ZT How to Submit Helpful HelpDesk Ticket... - Ken Wells, NM9P HT + DTMF = Fun: Simple Digital Communication for Handheld Transceivers - Zhemin Zhang, KD2TAI In Search of the “Optimum” Magnetic Loop Antenna - John Portune, W6NBC M0GCK Introduction to Software Defined Radio with Focus on Aviation Frequency Applications - David Horvath, KB3RIJ Introduction to the nanoVNA Vector Network Analyzer - Greg Algieri, WA1JXR Launching into ARISS - Evan Kauffman, KC8EK Miniaturizing Digital Voice Using the ESP32 Microcontroller - Mooneer Salem, K6AQ Never Stop Learning New Ham Radio Concepts - Mitch Stern, W1SJ Parks on the Air - 3 Practical Methods for Successful Activations - John Leonardelli, VE3IPS Ribbit, a new digital text messaging mode for UHF/VHF emergency communications - Pierre Deliou, W4CKX Silent Key Estate Planning — A Guide - Dino Papas, KLØS Smith Charts: What Are They and Why Would I Use One? - Roland Smith, K7OJL Successful Operating- Assessing Effectiveness of Your Station - Anthony Luscre, K8ZT The "Leyden Jar" Magloop Antenna - Reinier van der Lee, W6WYN The $14.00 Remote Rig Controller - Bruce Perens, K6BP The ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program - Mike Ritz, W7VO The Fast Track to Understanding Ham Radio Antennas - Michael Burnette, AF7KB Transmitter Testing Using Low Cost Test Gear - Shirley Dulcey, KE1L Truly Excellent Digital Voice Quality: Opulent Voice - Paul Williamson, KB5MU Updates in VHF and Above LNA - Thomas Henderson, WD5AGO User Authentication for Amateur Satellites - Paul Williamson, KB5MU Welcome Back to the World of Arduino - Glen Popiel, KW5GP Youth on the Air - Two Years of Life-Changing Success in IARU Region 2, and More To Come - Sterling Mann, N0SSC For more information on our Presentations and Speakers, Click Here Presentations from Previous Expos Available on our Vimeo Channel All of the video presentations made at the previous Expos, over 200 of them, are edited and available on our Vimeo channel. The catalog is completely searchable by name and keyword. Go to this link: https://vimeo.com/showcase/qsotodayhamexpomar2021 Buy your ticket today, and see you at the Expo! 73, Eric Guth, 4Z1UG QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo QSO Today Podcast
