PACIFICON℠ 2024 October 18-20

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. 


Highlights from 2023

Pacificon℠ Announcements


09/25/2024

Pacificon Online Registration ends Oct 1., then join us At-The-Door.

04/21/2024

Pacificon Registration is open.


Pacificon 2024 T-Shirts are available!

V-Neck, Pocket and Long Sleeve are available

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.


2023 Photos In Progress

The Many Stories of PacificonSM 2022 in Photo

The Pacificon 2022 photo album is available for viewing at the link below. These photos were taken during the convention which took place October 14, 15 and 16, 2022. The primary Pacificon photographers last year were Pete Harris, KE6ZIW, and Judi Clark, KKZCU. We recommend full screen viewing on a computer if possible.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/11636522@N06/albums/72177720304273794

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℠ 2024

is the ARRL Pacific Division

Annual Conference

presented by the
Organizing Committee &
Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club

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