Fri, Oct 10 - Sun, Oct 12

San Ramon Marriott
2600 Bishop Drive
San Ramon, CA  94583

Highlights

Pacificon℠ gives you three great days of activities for one low cost:

* A full slate of outstanding Forum presentations about a wide range of amateur radio topics

* An all-day Antenna Seminar (additional fee required)

* Gordon West, WB6NOA: Author, educator, speaker and irrepressible promoter of all things ham radio

* Large Vendor and Nonprofit expo filled with exciting products and exhibits

* Events including an outdoor Swap Meet hosted by livermoreark.org.

* Youth Activities

* Parachute Mobile contacts

* Electronics kit building and soldering instruction

* A One Day License Prep Class to prepare you to pass the amateur radio Technician license examination and get your first amateur radio license

* Two days of License Testing

* A Special Events Station W1AW/6 where you can operate and contact other hams worldwide, even if you don't have a license, hosted by paara.org.

* Our wonderful Banquet & Keynote Speaker (additional fee required)

* Our annual Wouff Hong Initiation ceremony

* A chance to hear about and discuss important national amateur radio issues with top ARRL leaders

* A chance to win radios and other great prizes throughout the convention

* M17 digital voice mode (patent free) and MMDVM talk and booths. M17 is supported by our repeater W6CX.

* First annual conference held in San Francisco in 1920.

And perhaps the best part - a chance to interact and share information with lots of other amateur radio enthusiasts to further (or begin) your own knowledge and to advance the hobby. 

Pacificon℠ Announcements


03/31/2025

Pacificon registrations are open

02/06/2025

We have a new resistor color (orange!), a new logo and are starting to prepare 2025 registration. Our next monthly organizing committee zoom is coming up.

Pacificon 2025 T-Shirts will be available!

Pocket and Long Sleeve will be available (images below are 2024 shirts)


Highlights from 2024

Highlights from 2023

PACIFICON℠ has great speakers for the Antenna Seminar on Friday and the Forums on Saturday and Sunday. If you would like to be considered as a backup speaker this year or for next year, please go to our Speaker Proposals page to complete the speaker application.

and THANK You!
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Volunteers make all the difference at Pacificon℠.

We still need help to make Pacificon the best conference possible. Even just a couple of hours will be appreciated.

Go to our Volunteers registration page to see the areas of most need.


Pacificon℠ Posts, Videos and Media Coverage


The Many Stories of PacificonSM 2024 In Photo

The Pacificon 2024 photo album is available for viewing at the link below. These photos were taken during the convention which took place October 18, 19 and 20, 2024. The primary Pacificon photographers were Pete Harris, KE6ZIW, and Barry Isseks, K6ZA. We recommend full screen viewing on a computer if possible.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/11636522@N06/albums/72177720321489770


NOTICE: Photographers and/or videographers may be on site to document the Pacificon℠ Conference events and activities. Photos and videos are the sole property of the Mt. Diablo Amateur Radio Club. By registering for and/or attending Pacificon℠ events, attendees understand that Pacificon℠/MDARC may use their likenesses for future promotional purposes. If you do not wish to be photographed, please notify the photographer and/or videographer on site.


Most of the images on this web site are provided by MDARC's photographers extraordinaire, Pete Harris, KE6ZIW, pictured at left, and Barry Isseks, K6ZA pictured at right.
Thank you, Pete! Thank you, Barry!


Pacificon℠ 2025

is the 32nd ARRL Pacific Division

Annual Conference

first held in 1920, presented by the
Organizing Committee &
Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club.

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