PACIFICONSM History

The annual ARRL Pacific Division Conference is presented by the Organizing Committee & Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club for the 31st time. This year is our 16th time at the San Ramon Marriott. The hamfest/convention has a wonderful history dating back to 1920. We share a heritage with many other ARRL events around the country, each with a unique style. Our event has been named Pacificon since the mid 1980s. 

The current seven Sections (managers, boundaries) in the Pacific Division (ARRL) are (alphabetically):

Year Location Club

2025 San Ramon Marriott mdarc.org

2024 San Ramon Marriott mdarc.org

2023 San Ramon Marriott mdarc.org

2022 San Ramon Marriott mdarc.org

2021 San Ramon Marriott mdarc.org

2020 Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

2019 San Ramon Marriott mdarc.org

2018 San Ramon Marriott mdarc.org

2017 San Ramon Marriott mdarc.org

2016 San Ramon Marriott mdarc.org

2015 San Ramon Marriott mdarc.org

2014 Santa Clara Marriott mdarc.org

2013 Santa Clara Marriott mdarc.org

2012 Santa Clara Marriott mdarc.org

2011 Santa Clara Marriott mdarc.org

2010 San Ramon Marriott mdarc.org

2009 Canceled due to excessive hotel costs

2008 San Ramon Marriott mdarc.org

2007 San Ramon Marriott mdarc.org

2006 San Ramon Marriott mdarc.org

2005 San Ramon Marriott mdarc.org

2004 San Ramon Marriott mdarc.org

2003 San Ramon Marriott mdarc.org

2002 Concord Sheraton mdarc.org

2001 Concord Sheraton mdarc.org

2000 Concord Sheraton mdarc.org

1999 Concord Sheraton mdarc.org

1998 Concord Sheraton mdarc.org

1997 Concord Hilton mdarc.org

1996 Concord Hilton mdarc.org

1995 Concord Hilton mdarc.org

1994 Concord Hilton mdarc.org

1993 Concord Hilton mdarc.org

1992 Concord Hilton mdarc.org

1991 Canceled due to staffing

1990 San Jose Le Baron Hotel SCCARA

1989 Santa Cruz SCCARC

1988 San Jose Le Baron Hotel SCCARA

1987 San Jose Le Baron Hotel SCCARA

1986 San Jose Le Baron Hotel SCCARA

1985 Las Vegas Hacienda Hotel

1984 Santa Clara Marriott ARCSJ (SCCARA)

1983 Reno

1982 Santa Cruz

1981

1980 Santa Clara Marriott SCCARA

1979 Reno

1978

1977

1976 Santa Clara SCCARA

1975

1974 Royal Coach, San Mateo SCCARA

1973

1972

1971

1970

1969

1968

1967

1966

1965

1964 Sacramento

1963

1962

1961

1960

1959 Honolulu

1958

1957

1956 San Francisco (national)

1955

1954

1953

1952 San Francisco

1951

1950

1949

1948

1947

1946

1945

1944

1943

1942

1941

1940

1939

1938

1937

1936

1935

1934

1933 San Jose Hotel St. Claire SCCARA

1932

1931

1930

1929

1928

1927

1926

1925

1924 San Francisco SFRC

1923

1922

1921

1920 San Francisco SFRC