Hi!

I will be driving to Los Angeles on Friday morning, and planning to attend the 2017 ARRL Southwest Division Convention ("HAMCON") over the weekend. On my way out on Friday, I am planning a stop on the DM23/DM24 grid boundary north of Quartzsite AZ and I-10. This will probably be a quick stop, possibly no more than a couple of passes, depending on when I leave Phoenix and how the drive goes up to that point. I am also planning to pass through this area sometime on Sunday afternoon or early evening, when I might have more time to work more passes on my way home.

During the weekend, I will be in Torrance, south of LAX airport. I won't have a booth at the convention, but I will be wandering around and also - if all goes well - getting on some passes from the top of the parking garage outside the hotel. I may even do some demonstrations, repeating what I did during the 2015 convention at the same location. I don't have a set schedule for the weekend, as this is closer to a quick vacation away from home and work. Even if I'm not going to do a demonstration, I want to try working some passes while I'm there, including some packet via NO-84 and the ISS.

I will post updates on my @WD9EWK Twitter account, which is also visible in a web browser at http://twitter.com/WD9EWK - even if you don't use Twitter. While on the road, I'll have my TH-D72A squawking to the APRS network in Arizona and southern California as WD9EWK-9. This should also show up on the web, on http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9 among other sites. Where possible, I may also post updates here on the -BB.

73!

Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK