[VHFcontesting] Special VHF Conference Friday Seminar BONUS

[Rick R]

If you register for the Mid-Atlantic States VHF Conference by September 1 and indicate that you will attend the Friday seminar on station automation, you will receive special materials that will only be available to you. Due to the printing and ordering of these materials, they will be limited to those *early* earlybirds.

The seminar is intended to be an in depth introduction to modern software and computer-based methods of station automation.  It will include detailed discussions and examples of the use of MCUs (microcontroller units) and SBCs (single board computers) such as the Arduino, Beaglebone Black, Parallax Propeller, and Parallax Basic Stamp for station control.  The Beaglebone Black is similar to the Raspberry Pi, but more powerful.  Examples of the code used to program the Beaglebone Black, the Arduino, the Parallax Propeller, and the Parallax Basic Stamp for various station control purposes will be presented and discussed.  By the end of the seminar it is anticipated that attendees will be ready to begin using these devices for station control activities in their amateur stations.
Only those who have registered for the Conference by Friday September 1 are guaranteed to receive a handout at the seminar.  Having a handout
will be important to getting the full value of the conference.  Handouts will be distributed at the beginning of the seminar to those who have
indicated by September 1st that they plan to attend the seminar. In addition, Roger W3SZ will forward to those expressing their intention to attend the seminar electronic copies of the handouts as well as other materials a week or more in advance of the session, so the attendees have a chance to examine these materials before the seminar if they so desire.  These pre-conference materials will be available only to those who have already registered for the Conference.
All conference info and registration available at  packratvhf.com