The OFFICIAL Website of the 2021 Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club Hamfest – Iowa State ARRL Convention
Linn County Fairgrounds, Central City Iowa
August 7 & 8, 2021 – 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Prices for the Event:
- Kids under 18: FREE
- Adults: $10
- Saturday Night Banquet $15 – Buffet Style (click here)
- Awards Ceremony, ARRL presentations
- Keynote address by Guy West N0MMA
- Please make reservations by July 24!
- Flea Market Tables: $10 ($15 after July 1)
- Outdoor Fleas: $10/car, truck, table
- Commercial Vendors: $10/table w/2 free tickets
- RV Camping: $20/night
- Offsite camping available: Pinicon Ridge Park
- Contact Christopher Caldwell to reserve tables and Banquet reservations: kc0ygw3.16@gmail.com
Excellent on-site food supplied by Linn County 4-H Clubs and Linn County Pork Producers.
LODGING: We have made special arrangements with the Days Inn and Suites, 2215 Blairs Ferry Rd NE, Cedar Rapids IA for discount accommodations for out-of-town Hamfest attendees. This motel is conveniently located near Highways 380 and 100 for easy access. Call 319 378-3948, and mention the Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club (CVARC) to receive special Hamfest rates!
- HUGE open-air flea market with plenty of parking (handicap parking on grounds).
- Vendors include Associated Radio, D&L Antenna, Dit and Dash, Cable XPerts, 4 States QRP
- Special Activity: 2-Meter Antenna Range Measurements (click here)
- Special Activity: Amelia Earhart Listening Tests (click here)
- Special Activity: High Altitude Balloon launch August 7th.
- Inside, air-conditioned trade floor
- Over 16 Technical forums and presentations
- MAKE IT/TAKE IT Builder’s Activity (click here)
- Homemade food and drinks provided by 4H
- Prize drawings including
- On-site ARRL VE testing – Contact Al Butler, ka0ies@hotmail.com for information
- Saturday night banquet with award ceremony and Keynote Address (click here)
- Banquet Reservations must be in place by July 24!
Forum Schedule: (click here)
| Saturday | ||||
| Forum Room 1 | Forum Room 2 | |||
| 9:00 | Steve White | Getting Started and Extra Class | George Cooley | Summits on the Air |
| 10:00 | Tim Snodgrass | Breaking Free of the Solar Cycle | Dan Roesler | IEEE |
| 11:00 | Rod Blocksome | Preview of Antenna Field Tests | Eric Watson | DMR – Creating a Code Plug |
| 12:00 | John Ely | Yaesu System Fusion, Wires-X | Gregg Lind | Build a Coherer |
| 1:00 | Virginia Smith | History of Telegraphy | Paul Cowley | Iowa Repeater Council |
| 2:00 | Troop 40 | Radio Scouting | Lelia Garner | ARES |
| 3:00 | Paul Cowley | NanoVNA – What is it, and why do you need one | Art Zygielbaum | ARRL |
| Sunday | ||||
| Forum Room 1 | ||||
| 9:00 | Mark Kovalan | Early Radio History | ||
| 10:00 | Joe Eisenberg | 3D Printing | ||
| 11:00 | Bill Caldwell | GNU Radio | ||
| 12:00 | Barry Beulow | Homebrew Radio Show and Tell | ||
| 1:00 | Dan Roesler | Derecho Response | ||
| 2:00 | David Cripe | Building the Next Generation of Hams |
2021 CVARC Hamfest – Linn County Fairgrounds, Central City Iowa
