LOS
ANGELES - QSO
Today host
Eric Guth,
4Z1UG,
announced that
the first QSO
Today Virtual
Ham Expo will
commence on
August 8th and
9th,
2020,?over a
period of 48
hours.?This
virtual Expo
is built on a
live virtual
reality
platform
commonly used
by Fortune 500
companies and
major
universities.?Attendance
is free, and
anyone can
attend from
their home or
office.?
Eric
and his team,
including
George?Zafiropoulos,
KJ6VU, have
assembled 50+
of the best
ham radio
mentors in
multiple
tracks to
address this
conference
from the
virtual Expo’s
auditorium.?Icom has taken the lead as the Expo’s Platinum Sponsor,
along with
Gold Sponsors
RT
Systems,?FlexRadio,
RFinder, DX
Engineering,
Elecraft, and
GigaParts.
At
the Expo,
amateur radio
operators will
be able to:
·???? Learn
from a packed
line-up of
renowned ham
radio speakers
such as Ward
Silver, N0AX,
on Grounding
and Bonding;
Glen Johnson,
W0GJ, on
DXpeditions,
and John
Portune,
W6NBC, on
building slot
antennas for
HOA.?
·???? See
demos of the
latest ham
radio
equipment?from
the world’s
top equipment
companies.?Attendees can easily ask questions and engage with Exhibitors
through video,
audio, or
chat.
·???? Share
ideas and
network with
their fellow
ham radio
operators at
any time
throughout the
Expo.
This
platform
simulates a
full
convention
experience
with an
exhibit hall
and exhibit
booths staffed
by live
attendants,
speaker
auditorium,
lobby, and
lounges.??
“I
was planning
on my own trip
to Dayton this
year when I
heard of its
cancellation,
followed by
Friedrichschaffen,
and now
Huntsville.?With
the
encouragement
of my
listeners and
guests of the
QSO Today
Podcast,?I
spent months
looking at
alternatives
before
deciding on a
platform to
create this
virtual event
to share with
the amateur
radio
community.?Our
virtual Expo
also means
that the
hundreds of
thousands of
ham radio
operators that
have never to
a ‘physical”
event can now
also
participate.?Admission
is free, and
door prizes
will be posted
to the event’s
website as
they are
added.?Since
the Expo is
completely
funded by
exhibitor
booth sales,
I’m encouraged
by the great
response from
Icom and other
sponsors” said
Eric, 4Z1UG.
The
QSO Today
Virtual Ham
Expo will
commence on
Saturday
August 8th,
run for 48
hours as a
live event,
then will be
available as
an on-demand
event for
another 30
days.?“How
many
conventions
have I gone
to, especially
large ones,
where I had no
time to visit
all of the
exhibitor
booths??Now I
can attend
every lecture,
and engage as
many
exhibitors as
I want since
everything is
available for
30 days after
the Expo” said
Eric, 4Z1UG.
For
more
information go
to?
Larry Macionski
