Preliminary DCC Schedule

ARRL and TAPR Virtual Online Digital Communications Conference (DCC)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

EDT UTC -4 PDT UTC -7 UTC PRESENTATION
9:00 AM 6:00 AM 13:00 Opening Remarks
9:15 6:15 13:15 HamSCI PSWS Overview/Status Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF (University of Scranton)
9:30 6:30 13:30 HF Propagation Measurement Techniques and Analyses Steve Cerwin, WA5FRF
10:00 7:00 14:00 Early Results of Festival of Frequency Measurement Experiment & June 21, 2020 Asian Eclipse Kristina Collins, KD8OXT (Case Western Reserve University)
10:30 7:30 14:30 Break Time
11:00 8:00 15:00 Frequency Estimation Techniques David Kazdan, AD8Y (Case Western Reserve University)
11:30 8:30 15:30 LC-PSWS Engineering Status John Gibbons, N8OBJ (Case Western Reserve University)
12:00 NOON 9:00 16:00 PSWS Control Software and Database Bill Engelke, AB4EJ (University of Alabama)
12:30 9:30 16:30 Break Time
13:00 10:00 17:00 Evaluation of uBlox GPS Receivers Performance John Ackermann, N8UR (TAPR)
13:30 10:30 17:30 TangerineSDR Hardware Update Scotty Cowling, WA2DFI, John Ackermann, N8UR, Tom McDermott, N5EG (TAPR)
14:00 11:00 18:00 TangerineSDR VLF Module (A new module!) Jonathan Rizzo, KC3EEY (University of Scranton)
14:30 11:30 18:30 Break Time
15:00 12:00 NOON 19:00 PSWS Antenna Designs Zach Leffke, KJ4QLP, Bob McGwier N4HY (Virginia Tech)
15:30 12:30 19:30 Mobile Mesh Tower Fleet Erik Westgard, NY9D
16:00 13:00 20:00 Design Tips for QSD Down Conversion SDR Designs Rob Frohne, Ph.D, KL7NA, Jordan Watkins, KN6FFS, Josh Silver, Caleb Froelich, and Konrad McClure (Walla Walla University)
16:30 13:30 20:30 Break Time
17:00 14:00 21:00 TBD
17:30 14:30 21:30 Conclusion

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

EDT UTC -4 PDT UTC -7 UTC PRESENTATION
9:00 AM 6:00 AM 13:00 Opening Remarks
9:15 6:15 13:15 TBD
9:30 6:30 13:30 Digital signal processing: I2S in ESP32 Anthony Le Cren, F4GOH/KB1GOH
10:00 7:00 14:00 Aids to the Presentation and Analysis of WSPR Spots: TimescaleDB Database and Grafana Gwyn Griffiths, G3ZIL, Rob Robinett, AI6VN
10:30 7:30 14:30 Break Time
11:00 8:00 15:00 QMesh: A Synchronized, Flooded Mesh Network Protocol for Voice Dan Fay, Ph.D., KG5VBY
11:30 8:30 15:30 GaN based RF power amplifier design Mohammad A. Maktoomi, Ph.D. (University of Scranton)
12:00 NOON 9:00 16:00 The AERO/VISTA Twin Small Satellite Project Philip J. Erickson, W1PJE (MIT Haystack Observatory)
12:30 9:30 16:30 Break Time
13:00 10:00 17:00 ENAMS (Electromagnetic Noise Area Monitoring System) Michael Hartje, DK5HH
13:30 10:30 17:30 TBD
14:00 11:00 18:00 TBD
14:30 11:30 18:30 Break Time
15:00 12:00 NOON 19:00 TBD
15:30 12:30 19:30 Title Pending David Rowe, VK5DGR
16:00 13:00 20:00 TBD
16:30 13:30 20:30 TAPR Annual Meeting TAPR Officers and Board Members
17:30 14:30 21:30 Conclusion