TechFest 2015

Have you ever thought about communicating with people in different countries, around the world, “off the grid?’” Or, communicating with the astronauts on the international Space Station via small handheld radio. How about becoming a weather spotter to help your community prepare for weather events. If you answered yes, then Amateur Radio may be for you.

The Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society is sponsoring TechFest 2015 on January 10th, 2015. TechFest is a nationally recognized event that presents a show-and-tell of the various aspects of Amateur “Ham” Radio. TechFest 2015 will be held at the Gwinnett Medical Center’s Resource Center, 665 Duluth Highway (GA120), Lawrenceville, GA  30046. The doors will open at 9:00am with events concluding at 2:00pm.

Planned exhibits include:

• Long Distance Communications (DX’ing)
• Digital Radio
• Morse Code (CW)
• Amateur Radio via tablet or cell phone
• Low Power Communications (QRP)
• Instant messaging via Amateur Radio
• Communicating through satellites
• and more.......

Other attractions include: American Radio Relay League (ARRL) exhibit, Local emergency communications (EmComm), and forums on radio related topics.

TechFest 2015 is open to the general public, and is a free event.

Would you like to become an amateur radio operator? Do you know someone you would like to introduce to the hobby? TechFest 2015 will provide an excellent opportunity to learn about “Ham” Radio.”

For more information, visit www.GARS.org