Forum Schedule and Index
The Duke City Hamfest Forum Committee has released this year’s set of speakers and forum topics.
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Most of the presentations are hyper linked. Click on the link for a presenter bio and presentation abstract.
| Day | Room | Start Time | Topic | Presenter | Call |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saturday Morning | |||||
| Saturday | North Parking Lot | 6:00am | Outdoor Tailgate | ||
| Saturday | Room A | 8:30am | Navajo Code Talkers | Herb Goodluck | N7HG |
| Saturday | Room A | 9:45am | Forum: The “Cubical Quad Antenna” | Jim Koshmider | K8OZ |
| Saturday | Room A | 11:00am | Mysterious Shortwave Numbers Stations | Mike Langner | K5MGR |
| Saturday | Room B | 8:30am | A Review of the Mathematics behind the Process of IQ Modulation | Larry Goga | AE5CZ |
| Saturday | Room B | 9:45am | The Design of the Fong Antenna | Dr. Edison Fong | WB6IQN |
| Saturday | Room B | 11:00am | The K3LR Contesting Station | Tim Duffy, CEO DX Engineering | K3LR |
| Saturday | Room C | 8:30am | Rocky Mountain Ham Radio (RMHAM) Overview | Brian Mileshosky | N5ZGT |
| Saturday | Room C | 9:45am | Rocky Mountain Ham Radio (RMHAM) 5-GHz Microwave Network Overview | Brian Mileshosky | N5ZGT |
| Saturday | Room C | 11:00am | Kit Building Techniques For Success | Joe Eisenburg | KØNEB |
| Saturday | Room D | 8:30am | Where Have All the YL's Gone? | Patti Donahue | KE7IR |
| Saturday | Room D | 10:00am | Radio Merit Badge Clinic (all day) | ||
| Saturday | Room E | 9:00am | Free Amateur Radio License Exam Session (final exam seating at 11:30am) | ||
Saturday Afternoon | |||||
| Saturday | Room A | 1:30pm | ARRL Section Meeting | ||
| Saturday | Room A | 2:45pm | Ham Radio Messaging Made Easy | John Mocho & Ed Poccia | KC5QOC & KC2LM |
| Saturday | Room A | 4:00pm | How I Use My Zachtek WSPR QRPp WSPR Transmitter | David Casler | KEØOG |
| Saturday | Room B | 1:30pm | Winlink Email Setup - Basic Setup to Messaging | Al Massaro & Randy Buxton | KF5SMH & W4IFI |
| Saturday | Room B | 2:45pm | Winlink VARA and FORMS Usage | Al Massaro & Randy Buxton | KF5SMH & W4IFI |
| Saturday | Room B | 4:00pm | POTA in Emergency Situations | Erik Larson & Reed Merrick | AD7OV & AF7FW |
| Saturday | Room C | 1:30pm | Valencia Middle School's Successful Amateur Radio Program | William Kennedy | KJ5AEV |
| Saturday | Room C | 2:45pm | Forum: Welcome to Amateur Radio - How to Have a Grand Time on the Air and Not Feel Overwhelmed | Mary Ann Cornett & John Dodd | NS7X & KJ5KUF |
| Saturday | Room C | 4:00pm | The Art of Mentoring | Bill Mader | K8TE |
| Saturday | Room E | 1:30pm | HF Measuring Tape Antenna - This Makes An Excellent POTA Antenna | James Boswell | KA5SIW |
| Saturday | Room E | 3:30pm | Practical Applications of the nanoVNA with Hands-on and Real-time Demonstrations | Larry Goga | AE5CZ |
| Saturday | Banquet | 6:00pm | What happens when a Cornhusker calls CQ | Joe Eisenburg | KØNEB |
| Saturday | Room A | 10:00pm | Royal Order of the Wouff Hong | ||
Sunday Morning | |||||
| Sunday | Room A | 8:30am | Making Your Club Succeed | Bill Mader | K8TE |
| Sunday | Room A | 9:45am | An Open Forum on Various Wire Antennas, the Pros and Cons | Gil Gray | N2GG |
| Sunday | Room A | 11:00am | Radio Orienteering | Jerry Boyd | WB8WFK |
| Sunday | Room B | 8:30am | 2025 Update: National Traffic System, New Mexico | Tom Russell | N5ATR |
| Sunday | Room B | 9:45am | Introduction to D-Star | Robert Langoria | N5JH |
| Sunday | Room B | 11:00am | High Altitude Nuclear Electromagnetic Burst | David Casler | KEØOG |
| Sunday | Room C | 8:30am | Forum: YL - A Ham in Her Own Right | Mary Ann Cornett | NS7X |
| Sunday | Room C | 9:45am | FlightAware - Update and rural area challenges, operation, and lessons learned setting up a system | Kevin Parmenter | KG5Q |
| Sunday | Room C | 11:00am | How Ham Radio Started The Broadcast Industry | Mike Langner | K5MGR |
| Sunday | Room D | 8:30am | Winlink Hands-on Workshop (all morning) | Al Massaro & Randy Buxton | KF5SMH & W4IFI |
| Sunday | Room E | 9:45am | "Top Band Express" 160m Vertical Antenna | David Jorgensen | WD5COV |
Last updated 09/18/2025