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Call for Speakers and Presentations for the Next QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo in March 2023

Dear Friend,

The next QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo returns on March 24th to 26th, 2023. The theme is "new ham radio license, now what?".

With almost 800,000 licensed hams in the USA, the majority are not on the air.

Why is that, and what happened from the time that they passed their test to now?

How many new hams think that their only option is a Baofeng radio on the local repeater? How many unanswered calls do they make before giving up?

How many new hams think that they have to keep upgrading their license to a higher level before they can get on their air?

I studied the ARRL US Amateur Radio Technician Privileges chart, captured below, to understand what Technicians can really do.

Click on the image to get the large PDF download

After perusing the chart for a while, it seemed to me that there are lots of available ham radio options, from HF CW to EME Moon bounce, contests, DX, SOTA, etc, open to Technician class, or similar license classes in other countries. These modes could be shared and enjoyed by every license level as well. While HF operating is limited to Technicians, like the Novice License was on 80, 40, and 15, there are a lot of HF options on 10 meters, especially now that the band is open. There are even more on frequencies above 10 meters.

I created this mind map, below, using my FreeMind software to demonstrate many of the options that are open and available to entry level hams - with out the need to upgrade their licenses.

Click on it to make it larger.

Mind map of options available to technician and entry level ham radio licensees

The idea then is to invite presentations and speakers to the March Expo to provide practical introductions to these topics to allow any ham radio licensee, at any license level, to join in the fun of amateur radio, especially if they are looking for a new ham radio direction.

I invite you to apply to the Expo with your presentation on your area of expertise that may or may not be on my mind map.

Please click on the image at the top of this message, or follow this link below to our presentation application.

https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/speakercall.html

Thanks and see you at the Expo!

73,

Eric Guth, 4Z1UG

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Subject: Call for Amateur Radio Presentations