Pacificon℠ gives you three great days of activities for one low cost:
* A full slate of outstanding Forum presentations about a wide range of amateur radio topics
* An all-day Antenna Seminar (additional fee required)
* Gordon West, WB6NOA: Author, educator, speaker and irrepressible promoter of all things ham radio
* Large Vendor and Nonprofit expo filled with exciting products and exhibits
* Events including an outdoor Swap Meet hosted by livermoreark.org.
* QRP Low Power Activities
* Youth Activities including Scouting
* Parachute Mobile contacts
* Electronics kit building and soldering instruction
* A One Day License Prep Class to prepare you to pass the amateur radio Technician license examination and get your first amateur radio license
* Two days of License Testing
* A Special Events Station W1AW/6 where you can operate and contact other hams worldwide, even if you don’t have a license, hosted by paara.org.
* Our wonderful Banquet & Keynote Speaker (additional fee required)
* Our annual Wouff Hong Initiation ceremony
* A chance to hear about and discuss important national amateur radio issues with top ARRL leaders
* A chance to win radios and other great prizes throughout the convention
* M17 digital voice mode (patent free) and MMDVM talk and booths. M17 is supported by our repeater W6CX.
* First annual conference held in San Francisco in 1920.
And perhaps the best part – a chance to interact and share information with lots of other amateur radio enthusiasts to further (or begin) your own knowledge and to advance the hobby.
| FRIDAY – OCTOBER 10, 2025 | ||||
| 7:00 am to 5:00 pm | Registration/Will Call Open | Mt. Diablo/Lobby | ||
| 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Antenna Seminar | Salon E | ||
| 11:30 am to 1:30 pm | Cash Sales Lunch | Contra Costa Patio | ||
| 12:00 Fri to 12:00 Sun Continuous |
Special Event Station | Bishop Ranch Patio | ||
| Hosted by Palo Alto Am. Radio Assoc. (PAARA) | ||||
| 9:00 am to 3:00 pm | Vendor Setup | Salon 1 Salon A-D |
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| (closed to public) | ||||
| 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Prize Booth | Hotel Lobby | ||
| 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | ARRL Booth | Salons A-D | ||
| 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Vendor Exhibit Halls Open | Salon 1 Salon A-D |
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| 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | QRP No-host Dinner | Meet in Hotel Lobby, then to Panera |
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| 7:00 pm to ~9:00 pm | Mt. Diablo Amateur Radio Club Meeting | Salon E | ||
| (Open to All; Please Join Us) | ||||
| 7:00 pm to ~10:00 pm | QRP Open House | Pleasanton/Danville | ||
| End of MDARC meeting | Prize Drawing | Salon E | ||
| SATURDAY – OCTOBER 11, 2025 | ||||
| 6:00 am to 4:00 pm | Registration/Will Call Open | Mt. Diablo/Lobby | ||
| 7:00 am to 9:00 am | Cash Sales Breakfast | Contra Costa Patio | ||
| 7:00 am to 7:50 am | Breakfast With Gordo | Salon E | ||
| 8:00 am to 8:50 am | Ham Instructor Academy | Salon E | ||
| by Gordon West | ||||
| 8:00 am to 1:00 pm | Ham License Testing | Trivalley 2 | ||
| 8:00 am to 3:00 pm | Outside Displays | Parking Lot | ||
| 8:00 am to 4:00 pm | Technician One Day License Class | Tri-Valley 1 | ||
| (Exam follows) | ||||
| 8:00 am to 4:00 pm | Scouting Activities. Merit Badges | Salon F; San Ramon Boardroom |
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| 8:00 am to 5:00 pm | FORUMS | See Forums Schedule | ||
| 9:00 am to 3:00 pm | Electronic Kit Building | Bishop Ranch Hallway Foyer |
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| (for youth & adults) | ||||
| 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Prize Booth | Hotel Lobby | ||
| 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | ARRL Booth | Salons A-D | ||
| 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Vendor Exhibit Halls Open | Salon 1 Salon A-D |
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| 10:00 am to 10:50 am | Elecraft K4 Updates Along With Q&A Eric Swartz, WA6HHQ |
Salon E | ||
| 11:00 am to 11:15 am | Prize Drawing | Prize Booth | ||
| 11:00 am to 11:50 am | Remote Operation of Your Radio Station Mark Aaker, K6UFO |
Salon E | ||
| 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | T-Hunting | FOXHUNT Canopy | ||
| 11:30 am to 1:30 pm | Cash Sales Lunch | Contra Costa Patio | ||
| 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm | Private Summits-on-the Air Lunch | Rear Patio (behind restaurant) |
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| 12:00 Fri to 12:00 Sun Continuous |
Special Event Station | Bishop Ranch Patio | ||
| Hosted by Palo Alto Am. Radio Assoc. (PAARA) | ||||
| 1:00 pm to 1:15 pm | Prize Drawing | Prize Booth | ||
| 1:00 pm to 1:50 pm | Multimode Digital Voice Modem (MMDVM) 10th Anniversary update |
Salon E | ||
| Jim Mclaughlin, KI6ZUM | ||||
| 2:00 pm to 2:50 pm | YLRL Forum | Salon E | ||
| Deborah Johnson, WB6LVC | ||||
| 3:00 pm to 3:50 pm | YLRL Forum (cont.) | Salon E | ||
| Deborah Johnson, WB6LVC | ||||
| 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | QRP Stations Operating | Hotel Front Lawn | ||
| 1:00 pm – 4:50 pm | Ham Radio 101/201 | Salon 2 | ||
| Jim Aspinwall, NO1PC | ||||
| 4:00 pm – 4:15 pm | Prize Drawing | Prize Booth | ||
| 4:00 pm to 4:50 pm | MORE Technological Innovation in Amateur Radio | Salon E | ||
| Steve Stroh, N8GNJ | ||||
| 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Ham License Testing | Tri-Valley 1 | ||
| 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Banquet Dinner | Salon E | ||
| 7:00 pm to ~10:00 pm | QRP Open House | Pleasanton/Danville | ||
| 11:35 pm to 1:00 am | Wouff-Hong Initiation Ceremony | Salon 2 | ||
| SUNDAY – OCTOBER 12, 2025 | ||||
| 6:00 am to 12:00 noon | Swap Meet | Parking Lot-Rear | ||
| Hosted by Livermore Am. Radio Klub (LARK) | ||||
| 7:30 am to 11:00 am | Registration/Will Call Open | Mt. Diablo/Lobby | ||
| 8:00 am to 11:50 am | FORUMS | See Forums Schedule | ||
| 9:00 am to 11:00 am | Electronic Kit Building | Bishop Ranch Hallway Foyer |
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| (for youth & adults) | ||||
| 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | Ham License Testing | Tri-Valley 2 | ||
| 9:00 am to 12:15 pm | Prize Booth | Hotel Lobby | ||
| 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | ARRL Booth | Salons A-D | ||
| 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | Vendor Exhibit Halls Open | Salon 1 Salon A-D |
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| 10:00 am to 10:15 am | Prize Drawing | Prize Booth | ||
| 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | T-Hunting | FOXHUNT Canopy | ||
| 11:30 am to 1:30 pm | Cash Sales Lunch | Contra Costa Patio | ||
| 12:00 Fri to 12:00 Sun Continuous |
Special Event Station | Bishop Ranch Patio | ||
| Hosted by Palo Alto Am. Radio Assoc. (PAARA) | ||||
| 1:00 pm to ~3:00 pm | ARRL Forum | Salon E | ||
| End of ARRL Forum | Final Prize Drawings and Grand Prize Drawing |
Salon E | ||
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