2026-08-08 –, Ham Radio Village (W321)
N0OPS and W0BDP will walk the audience through the diversity of ham radio operations such as portable activations such as POTA/SOTA, satellite contacts, digital weak-signal modes, direction-finding competitions, emergency communications, and drone telemetry.
The takeaway: no matter how long you've held a call sign whether it's 5-minutes or 5 years, there's almost certainly a corner of this hobby you haven't touched yet. This speech is an invitation to go find it.
The most common question we hear in the village is, "What can I do now that I'm licensed?" N0OPS and W0BDP attempt the guide new hams into incorporating ham radio into their current hobbies or pursuing new interests.
Dan "darkestofdans" Norte (W0BDP) is a penetration tester, currently with NetSPI. Dan has been a ham radio operator for 9 years, currently Amateur Extra class. Dan enjoys popping shells and chasing DX.