Thursday 19 May 2016
8.15am - 5.15pm

• Opening Address (8.15am)
•     Welcome to FDIM !
   
• Eric Swartz, WA6HHQ (8.20am)
  Elecraft - Shrinking the Multi-Mode HF Transceiver
  
  
• Scott Cowling, WA2DFI (9.00am)
  Zoltan Doczi, HA7DCD 
  WSPR and the Raspberry Pi
  
  
• Guy Hamblen, N7UN (10.00am)
  2016 - The Year of the Portable Operator
  From IOTA to SOTA to NPOTA
   
• Paul Darlington, M0XPD (11.15am)
  Occam's Scrip -
  the minimalist measurement mindset
   
• Mike Bryce, WB8VGE (2.00pm)
  Troubleshooting and Repair Techniques
    
• Grayson Evans, TA2ZGE/KJ7UM (3.15pm)
  Thermatron Homebrew Ideas and Techniques
       
• Rex Harper, W1REX (4.15pm)
  The Worlds' Biggest Buildathon
  
  Includes a 20m transmitter kit to build at the seminar. No tools required !
       

Tea breaks at 11.00am and 3.00pm
Lunch break at 12.15pm

Friday 20 May 2016
3.30pm - 8.00pm

Once again the Buildathon will be hosted by Rex Harper W1REX !

This year Buildathon will be held on Friday afternoon/evening. Start time is flexible to cater for those returning from the Hamvention. You can start your project between 3.30pm and 5.30pm. It ends at 8.00pm but will probably continue until everyone has completed their project.

The Buildathon is a group build of a small project that can be completed in around 2 - 3 hours (depending on experience). Beginners are particularly encouraged and there will be plenty of people around to help.

This year the project will be to build a keyer with built in paddles

Anyone can participate in Buildathon but space is limited - there are only 35 places !

Register at the QRPme website. The cost is $35, this includes the project kit, elmering during the Buildathon AND the now infamous Buildathon Pizza Party at 5.30pm !

Buses will run from the hotel door to the Hamvention entrance on Friday and Saturday.

This service makes it really easy to get to and from the Hamvention. If you drive you are likely to pay just as much in parking fees and be faced with a long walk to the Hara Arena.

On the outbound route buses will be available from 7.00am until 9.30am. Pickup is at the main entrance of the Holiday Inn.

Return journeys will run from 3.30pm until 5.30pm - your driver will agree a pickup location. Be sure to listen and be at the pickup point no later than 5.30pm

Ticket prices will be confirmed later ($15 for past 3 years). Each ticket will cover outbound/return journeys on both Friday and Saturday.

You can buy your ticket at the hotel during Wednesday evening registration and throughout the Thursday events.

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Saturday 21 May 2016
7.30pm - 10.00pm

The FDIM Grand Banquet is the last major event of the weekend. There's a great meal, a few announcements, the QRP Hall of Fame induction, results of the homebrew competitions and then a lot of prize giving !

Prizes are donated throughout the FDIM event - we usually have more than 50 and the value may be in excess of $10,000 !

Thursday 19 May 2016
8.00pm - 10.00pm

Vendor Night is free of charge !

Vendors and QRP clubs from around the World will be selling kits, components, antennas and all kinds of goodies.

This is a great place to buy. The vendors have time to chat and you can take your purchases back to the hotel room. For customers, doors open at 8.00pm

Vendors at FDIM 2016 include -

• Brad Thompson, AA1IP
• Elecraft
• Dan Romanchik, KB6NU
• DX Engineering
• Four State QRP Group (4SQRP)
• Kanga UK
• Kanga USA
• LNR Precision
• Pro Audio Engineering
• QRPme

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Friday 20 May 2016
8.00pm - 10.00pm

QRP Club Night is free of charge !

A night of fun, games and socialising. We tried this the last three years and it was a great success.

QRP Clubs and groups will have a table to promote themselves. Tables can be decorated with flags and banners. Flyers and badges can be distributed - and new members recruited.

Each Club can make their table 'their own' but we suggest that some snacks/nibbles/sweets from their area are provided and some kind of game or competition is hosted (think along the lines of toroid winding and left footed CW).

Please - find out who is the lead person for this from your own club. If no one is doing it, then take the lead yourself and contact your fellow club/group members !

Clubs at FDIM 2016 -

• Austin TX QRP Club
• Four State QRP Group (4SQRP)
• Lafayette QRP Group
• MSUARC
• NAQCC

Visiting FDIM for the first time ?
Here's a guide so you know what to expect . . .

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For several years we have set aside rooms for spouses to enjoy some non-radio related activities.

Details will be available later - meet up around 9.00am
No formal activities planned so far