PACIFICON visitors on their way to Forums and Exhibit Hall

ARRL Pacific Division

West Coast Ham Radio Convention is Now Under Way!

PACIFICON 2007, the great west coast ham radio convention, takes place Friday, October 19th through Sunday, October 21st, 2007 at the San Ramon Marriott Hotel at 2600 Bishop Drive in San Ramon, California.

Pacificon 2007 is now under way! The Exhibit Hall, foyer, and hallways will be totally filled with exhibitors as all vendor booths have been sold out. Don't miss the great Forums and all the other great events that take place at Pacificon. General Admission tickets are only $15 and are now available at the convention. See Map and Driving Instructions. This ticket provides admission to all 3 great days of Pacificon. We regret to advise that the Legal Seminar on Friday had to be cancelled.

A General Admission ticket entitles you to the following, with no additional cost: A full slate of outstanding forum presentations about a wide range of amateur radio related topics, a filled Exhibit Hall (and more) of exciting product exhibits, a series of Amateur Television demonstrations, great QRP and HF Pack activities, an excellent outdoor Swap Meet, a One Day Technician Class, fun and informative T-Hunts, a chance to hear about and discuss important national amateur radio issues with top ARRL leaders, the Boy Scout Jamboree-On-The-Air (scouts in uniform admitted free), a chance for winning great radios and other prizes throughout the convention, and perhaps the best part - a chance to interact and share information with lots of other amateur radio enthousiasts to further (or begin) your own knowledge and to advance the hobby.

The San Ramon Marriott Hotel is completely sold out during the Pacificon period. If you need hotel accomodations, you can call the San Ramon Marriott at 1-800-228-9290 for information about other hotels in the area.

PACIFICON is an American Radio Relay League (ARRL) - Pacific Division convention. It is produced by the Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club.

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PACIFICON 2007 Events Include (check back for updates):

• Antenna Seminar - Friday

• Open MDARC Meeting - Friday evening

• QRP Activities - Friday Evening & Saturday

• HFpack Activities - Friday Eve, Saturday, Sunday

• Breakfast/Keynote & Evening Banquet - Saturday

• Great Swap Meet - Sunday Morning

• Outstanding Technical Forums - Saturday & Sunday

• Amateur Television (ATV) - Saturday and Sunday

• Ham Radio Gear on Exhibit - Saturday & Sunday

• One-Day Technician License Class - Saturday

• Ham License Exams - Saturday & Sunday

• Transmitter Hunt - Sunday Morning

• Prize Drawings - throughout

• ARRL Forum - Sunday

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Schedule of Events (check back for updates):

Notes:

1. Check back for updates, corrections & additions
2. Events and scheduling are subject to change.
3. Some events have an additional charge beyond the $10 admission cost.
4. The Hotel will provide breakfast facilities on Saturday in the outside courtyard from 7 to 9 am, as well as Saturday lunch facilities around noon. Coffee and sweet rolls will be available in the bar starting at 6:00 am on Saturday and Sunday.