WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #20-09
6TH ANNUAL TECHCON FRIDAY WORKSHOP INFORMATION RELEASED
The information for the Friday Afternoon Workshop for the 6th Annual TECHCON has been posted to the TECHCON web page at http://arrlwcf.org/wcf-special-events/wcftechconference/. The link to the workshop documents is in the Friday Afternoon Seminar section of the TECHCON web page. This link will take participants to a Google Docs page where they may order parts if they wish to do the hands on experiments, instructions on how to setup their computers to do the experiments, and other general information about the workshop.
The Friday Afternoon Workshop is being presented by Jon Pellant W1JP, one of our ARRL Technical Specialist and the ARRL Emergency Coordinator for Charlotte County. Also note that in the Saturday General Presentation track there will be another seminar on Linux by Dave Birnbaum K2LYV, our new Technical Coordinator for the ARRL West Central Florida Section. Birnbaum did the Introduction to Python at the 5th Annual TECHCON in 2019.
The 6th Annual TECHCON will take place on Friday February 21, and Saturday February 22 at the Charlotte County EOC in Punta Gorda. There is scheduled also a Friday Evening Social at the Golden Corral on U.S. 41 in Punta Gorda just a few miles from the EOC. If you are planning on attending any of the TECHCON activites, please go to the TECHCON Registration Form at http://arrlwcf.org/section-forms/wcftechconfregistration/. and register to attend the activities you plan to participate in if you have not done so.
The list of presentations and speakers schedule for Saturday will be posted on Monday or Tuesday on the TECHCON web page. The conference flyer, list of restaurants, and list of nearby hotels are already listed.