SMC Fest
SMC Fest 2023 – August 12, 2023
SMC Fest will be at the Marriott in Naperville on August 12, 2023.
Registration must be completed by end of day August 4th, 2023.
Chicago Marriott Naperville
1801 North Naper Boulevard
Naperville, Illinois 60563 USA
The registration fee for 2023 will be $56 which will include lunch.
Friday Dinner
As is tradition, we plan to have a gathering for dinner on the Friday evening prior to SMC Fest.
Dinner will be held at Granite City Brewery in Naperville (this is also the link to the menu). It is walking distance from the hotel.
1828 Abriter Ct.
Naperville, IL 60563
We’ll arrive at the restaurant at 6:00, so will be leaving the hotel lobby area at 5:45 for those interested in walking over as a group.
Room Reservations
The cut-off for making room reservations within the SMC block has passed. You may still contact the hotel directly, however no guarantees about rate and available can be made.
Should you need to cancel your hotel reservation, you must do so directly with the hotel.
Program
| Start (CDT) | End (CDT) | Presenter | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:15 AM | 9:00 AM | – | Check-In |
| 9:00 AM | 9:15 AM | W9MR | Welcome |
| 9:15 AM | 9:45 AM | K9WX & W9XT | Lifetime Achievement Award Updates |
| 9:45 AM | 10:00 AM | K9WO | SMC Medals Program |
| 10:00 AM | 10:15 AM | – | Break |
| 10:15 AM | 10:50 AM | K9LA | Cycle 25, contest propagation, ARRL contest updates |
| 10:50 AM | 11:00 AM | WT9Q | Station Tour |
| 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | K9CT & NE9U | WRTC 2023 Experience |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | – | Lunch (Conf. Room C) |
| 1:00 PM | 1:50 PM | K9AY | Improved Loops |
| 1:50 PM | 2:00 PM | WT9U | Station Tour |
| 2:00 PM | 2:15 PM | – | Break |
| 2:15 PM | 2:50 PM | N9LQ | K9AY Phased Loop Array |
| 2:50 PM | 3:00 PM | WT2P | Station Tour |
| 3:00 PM | 3:45 PM | W9XT | Antenna Modelling over QTH |
| 3:45 PM | 4:00 PM | K9LA | HFT and the Amateur Spectrum |
| 4:00 PM | 4:30 PM | W9MR | Prize drawings |
| 4:30 PM | W9MR | Closing remarks |
Registration
Registration is closed
Registration cutoff was August 4th.
Attendees
This list updates automatically as the registrations are processed by the membership secretary.
| CALL | Name | FRIDAY DINNER? |
|---|---|---|
| KC9EOQ | Dean H | Y |
| K9LA | Carl L | Y |
| AB9YC | Anthony W | N |
| K9YY | Ron P | Y |
| N9TCA | Mark C | N |
| W9MR | Mike R | Y |
| WT9U | Jim W | Y |
| W7KAM | Dick P | Y |
| KD9GY | Jim L | N |
| K9WX | Tim G | N |
| WB8BZK | Mike M | Y |
| N9OK | Joe R | N |
| K9WO | Steve D | Y |
| N9LQ | Joel G | Y |
| N7MB | Mike B | Y |
| W8LVN | William L | N |
| WT2P | Cedrick J | Y |
| K9LC | Charles G | Y |
| K9NU | Paul D | Y |
| W9ILY | John H | Y |
| K9KLD | Jeff U | Y |
| KY0Q | Rick D | N |
| W9XT | Gary S | Y |
| KD9AC | Dave R | N |
| W9QL | Dave P | N |
| K9NR | Don K | Y |
| K9AY | Gary B | Y |
| W9KM | Andriy R | N |
| KG9OV | Anthony C | Y |
| W9XA | Kermit C | Y |
| N9CO | Charlie O | Y |
| K9CT | Craig T | Y |
| N9UNX | Chad B | Y |
| W9IZ | Bob P | Y |
| WT9Q | Vic S | Y |
| K0PG | Tim S | N |
| K9ILT | Pat S | N |
| N9EP | Ed P | Y |
| KW0E | Gordon D | N |
| N7US | Jim M | N |
| KG9X | Fred S | N |
| K9MMS | Gary H | Y |
| NE9U | Scott J | Y |
| N2BJ | Barry C | N |
| K9EL | John S | Y |
| W9TC | Jay K | Y |
| K9TI | Brian M | Y |
| W9PDS | Patrick S | Y |
| K9JK | John K | N |
Prizes
Please take some time to thank, and support, our gracious prize donors.
The following members have also donated prizes
Craig K9CT
Mike WB8BZK
Mike W9MR
