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After a three-year on-line hiatus due to Covid19 restrictions, the annual Ham Radio University (HRU) educational conference will return as an IN PERSON EVENT at the Brookville, Long Island campus of LIU Post for the event's 25th anniversary on January 6, 2024.
Founded by Phil Lewis, N2MUN, who passed away in March, 2020, HRU-2024 also will be the annual convention of the NYC-Long Island Section of ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio®
Some 300 amateur radio enthusiasts are expected to attend the event at LIU Post's Hillwood Commons Student Center, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville, NY 11548.
The gathering will feature more than two dozen presentations by experts in a broad range of Amateur Radio activities including: Building an HF station, Basics of HF Operating; Contesting and DXing; Communicating Through Amateur Radio Satellites; Software Defined Radios; Digital Communications; Parks on the Air; Learning and Using Morse Code; Antennas; and Using RaspberryPi Computers in Amateur Radio.
There also will be a VE session in the afternoon for individuals who would like to take a Federal Communications Commission license examination to become a ham radio operator or upgrade their amateur radio license.
Ham Radio University is supported by local amateur radio clubs and related organizations in the New York City - Long Island area. They will have displays in a Club Room and provide information about ham radio licensing classes, public service events and other amateur radio activities.
As in years past, attendance at HRU 2024 will be free of charge, with an optional suggested donation of $10.00.There will be free parking and a cafeteria will be open for breakfast and lunch. Further information and the forum schedule is on line at: https://hamradiouniversity.org/
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