Workshops will be Friday, May 31, 2024 from 9 AM - 5 PM with a break for lunch. Both workshops will be upstairs in the Convention Center. Cost for each workshop is $25.
Building on the success of prior year's, SEAPAC 2024 will prove to be another success story for radio amateurs in the Pacific Northwest. One of the topics receiving particular focus is the all-day EMCOMM (Emergency Communications) Workshop on Friday, May 31st. This year the EMCOMM Workshop will bring new and exciting topics during the morning session followed by a simulated emergency response scenario in the afternoon.
The morning will see training and discussion on responder (radio operator) competency building and the use of Task Books to document the progressive development of team members. Also discussed and demonstrated will be the use of VARA FM to transmit high-quality imagery, expedient field antenna systems, tactical communications techniques and team leadership. All of this will be framed within the emerging (now wider) spectrum of hazards that go well beyond traditional natural hazards.
The afternoon will shift to a hands-on emergency communications scenario built on real- world events. Participants will be able to learn and practice handling tactical messaging using high-quality imagery and dynamic voice messaging. This simulation will utilize amateur radio equipment positioned within a 1/2 mile radius of the convention center. Facilitators will include amateur radio operators with extensive knowledge and experience in major emergencies and disasters from throughout the PNW and Hawaii where amateur communications are challenging and critical to the safety of isolated populations.
Together with seminars conducted on the following day and Sunday, EMCOMM during SEAPAC 2024 will be an extraordinary opportunity to work together developing new skills and sharing ideas. Rumor has it that we might hear from some Maui hams who experienced a serious wildland fire that decimated their community, among others.
The Contest Workshop features experienced contesters who will offer suggestions on how to get started, improve your station and ability, and strategies to try. Bring questions. Speakers include:
For more information about workshops, email workshops@seapac.org
There are still two antenna kits available from the 2023 convention's End Fed Half-Wave Antenna workshop. The kit includes a 49:1 balun and 40-meter wire. You can add wire to cover 80-meters if desired. Price for the kit is $70. Contact Delvin Bunton, NS7U to arrange purchase and delivery.