SMC Fest
SMC Fest 2025 – October 11, 2025
SMC Fest will be at the Marriott in Bloomington-Normal on October 11, 2025.
Registration is now closed.
Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
201 Broadway Avenue
Normal, Illinois 61761
The registration fee for 2025 will be $75 which will include continental breakfast & coffee, lunch, and afternoon snack.
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 Friday, October 10th, 6:30 PM at
Location:
Alexander’s Steak House
1503 E. College Ave.
Normal, IL 61761
https://alexanderssteak.com/
Dinner Menu
If you’re interested in joining us for dinner, please indicate as such during registration.
Room Reservations
The reservation block is now closed. No guarantee of room availability. Please contact the hotel directly using the link below.
Should you need to cancel your hotel reservation, you must do so directly with the hotel.
Program
| Start (CDT) | End (CDT) | Presenter | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | – | Check-in |
| 9:00 AM | 9:15 AM | W9MR | Welcome |
| 9:15 AM | 9:30 AM | K9WX & W9XT | Lifetime Achievement Awards |
| 9:30 AM | 10:10 AM | K9WO | SMC Medals Program & Presentation |
| 10:10 AM | 10:30 AM | – | Break |
| 10:30 AM | 11:15 AM | AD4EB | Mobile Contesting in State QSO Parties |
| 11:15 AM | 12:00 PM | K9CT | Real-time Contest Scoring & CAC Update |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | – | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | N0AX | NU1AW/0: A Remote Multi-Multi Operation |
| 2:00 PM | 2:15 PM | – | Break |
| 2:15 PM | 3:00 PM | AB9YC | Assisted Operating |
| 3:00 PM | 3:15 PM | All | Spot Cluster Filtering/Usage Roundtable |
| 3:15 PM | 4:00 PM | KD9LSV | Station Automation |
| 4:00 PM | 4:15 PM | All | Using AI in Ham Radio Roundtable |
| 4:15 PM | 5:00 PM | W9MR | Prizes & Closing remarks |
Registration
Registration is currently closed. The deadline was October 5th.
Attendees
This list updates automatically as the registrations are processed by the membership secretary. It is not updated in real time.
| CALL | FRIDAY DINNER |
|---|---|
| AB9YC | N |
| AC9S | Y |
| AD4EB | ? |
| K0PG | N |
| K9CT | Y |
| K9GY | Y |
| K9ILT | N |
| K9JPD | N |
| K9KLD | N |
| K9LC | Y |
| K9NU | Y |
| K9QJ | ? |
| K9WO | Y |
| K9WX | N |
| K9YY | ? |
| KC9YL | Y |
| KD9GY | Y |
| KI4HVY | ? |
| KK6MC | Y |
| KK9N | N |
| KT9L | Y |
| KV3T | Y |
| KY0Q | Y |
| N0AX | Y |
| N9CO | Y |
| N9EP | Y |
| N9LQ | Y |
| N9OK | Y |
| N9TCA | N |
| N9TF | Y |
| W7KAM | Y |
| W9FFA | Y |
| W9FY | Y |
| W9ILY | Y |
| W9MR | Y |
| WB8BZK | Y |
| WE9R | Y |
| WT9U | Y |
| W9XT | Y |
| KG9OV | N |
| W9YS | N |
| AI9T | Y |
| AA9H | Y |
| WD9CIR | N |
| N9SJ | N |
| WA8MCD | Y |
| KD9LSV | N |
| KC9EE | N |
| KR9U | Y |
| N9IO | Y |
| W9JOY | Y |
| NQ9N | Y |
Prizes
Please take some time to thank, and support, our gracious prize donors.
