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RCA’s 2018 Technical Symposium and Awards Banquet
New York City, Saturday November 17th (note day change!)
Start planning now to attend our 2018 Technical Symposium and Annual Awards Banquet in New York City!
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
The Awards Banquet’s Keynote Speaker is Dr. Ted Rappaport. Dr. Rappaport has over 100 U.S. or international patents issued or pending and has authored, co-authored, and co-edited over 200 papers and 20 books in the wireless field, including the classic Wireless Communications: Principles & Practice (translated into seven languages), Principles of Communication Systems Simulation with Wireless Applications, and Smart Antennas for Wireless Communications: IS-95 and Third Generation CDMA Applications. Dr. Rappaport is the David Lee/Ernst Weber Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering and is a professor of computer science at New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. He is a pioneer in RF propagation, wireless systems simulation, and 5G networks. His research has influenced international standards bodies for three decades.
VENUE
We are excited to announce that the 2018 RCA Technology Symposium and Awards Banquet will be at the Westin New York Times Square. This beautiful, 4 star property right in the heart of Times Square, is offering RCA a fantastic room rate and beautiful facilities for the Technical Symposium as well as the Banquet.
Westin Hotel Incentives Available for RCA Members:
Those RCA members who stay at the Westin in our room block will have the opportunity to receive the following:
• Participate in a drawing for 2 free tickets to the 2019 Banquet
• Drink vouchers to be redeemed at The Foundry Kitchen and Bar, located in the Westin
• Discounts for local restaurants
• Other exciting incentives are being planned and will be announced soon!
Did you know that by filling our room block, we receive discounted room rates, discounted catering for the banquet, and will have the banquet and meeting room rental waived? Your hotel stay at the Westin equates to approximately $30,000 in savings, but only if we fulfill our contractual obligation for the room block. Thank you in advance for staying at the Westin! As you can see, it is very beneficial for all. Use the link below to book your room at the Westin before the block fills up or closes on October 25, whichever occurs first.
Room Registration for 2018 Awards Banquet
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RCA will return to Pittsburgh in 2020 to help celebrate KDKA’s 100th anniversary
KDKA will be celebrating their being the first commercial broadcast station in the U.S. They broadcast the presidential election results of the Harding-Cox election on Nov. 2, 1920,
Another tour of the KDKA facilities, which was so successful in 2017, is being planned, as well as several other historic activities. Don’t miss this event!
In the meantime, you may be interested in several historical links about KDKA:
3 minute YouTube clip on KDKA history
Detailed excerpt from a broadcasting book, plus bios on key KDKA persons
Audio clip on the Harding-Cox broadcast on Nov. 2, 1920
A short early history of wireless including KDKA
Introducing the Radio Club of America
Founded in 1909, the Radio Club of America is the oldest, most prestigious group of wireless communications professionals in the world, with members across the globe. Its members are dedicated to the wireless art and science for the betterment of society. The Radio Club of America is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and all contributions made to RCA are tax exempt.
Creating the Future
The future of wireless belongs to our youth, many of whom are unaware of the importance of the wireless industry, or of the wonderful career opportunities it presents. We have two major programs:
- Youth Activities, focused on middle and high school students
- Annually, one or two of the best of our youth present at our Annual Technical Symposium. We have had presentations from our youth on fractal antennas, pole climbing robots, high altitude ballooning, and other innovations
- Scholarship program, focused on college/university students. We support approximately a dozen universities whose students are studying engineering, broadcast, communications, and similar majors
We believe that our focus on youth ensures the future of the wireless industry, and sets the Radio Club of America apart from most of the other professional wireless organizations. Join with us in creating the future!
Ensuring the Present
The Radio Club of America is also focused on helping wireless professionals of all ages to advance their careers. We accomplish this in several ways:
- Our Annual Technical Symposium features some of the best minds in wireless, presenting innovative and unique solutions in wireless. Where else will you find the likes of Professor Frank Drake of SETI fame, or such “Wireless Wow” presentations on ‘Invisibility Cloaks,’ spectrum arbitrage, virtual sensors, using RF to disable IEDs, or 3D printed antennas?
- At our Annual Meeting you will get a chance to meet keynote speakers like Bob Heil (chief engineer for Heil Sound and in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), Walter Cronkite (anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years), Marty Cooper (inventor of the handheld cell phone), Dr. Ted Rappaport (NYU university Professor and wireless professional who has published many textbooks on wireless), David Sumner (past CEO of the American Radio Relay League), and network with industry pioneers like Andy Seybold (well known and published wireless pundit), and Ray Trott P.E. (founder of Trott Communications Group and member of the Wireless Hall of Fame)
- At our breakfasts at industry trade shows, and other events, you will get a chance to hear from industry notables such as Dave Weisz (Motorola) and Brian Fontes (CEO of National Emergency Number Assoc.)
- We are planning a new series of RCA educational programs that will provide opportunities for wireless training. STAY TUNED!
- Our partner organization the ETA has numerous additional opportunities for wireless training
Included among our many members are those working in the various segments of the wireless industry, including: Antennas, Broadband, Broadcast, Cellular, Ham Radio, Infrastructure, Manufacturers, Military Communications, Parts Vendors, Public Safety / Land Mobile Radio, and Satellite. RCA members have been in the forefront of the wireless industry, and you can learn more about some of RCA’s Wireless Pioneers here.
Honoring the Past
The over 100-year history of the Radio Club is the history of wireless communication. The Club keeps alive the memory and lessons of past inventors and innovators, honoring those that contributed so much to the advancement of the wireless art. Included among our previous members were such notables as Major Howard Armstrong (inventor of FM and the superhetrodyne receiver), Dr. Harold Beverage (IRE Medal of Honor Winner, co-inventor of the wave [Beverage] antenna, and VP of Research at RCA), Fred Link (land mobile radio pioneer, founder of Link Radio Corporation, member Wireless Hall of Fame), Jack Poppele (founder of Television Broadcasters Assoc., started the WOR NY radio station, director for Voice of America), and dozens of others. Share the legacy that they left us, and help create new legacies for the future!
Join Our APCO 2018 Networking in Las Vegas
It will be held Sunday August 5th.
Click here for more information.
Thank you to our APCO 2018 Networking Event Sponsors!
(If you would like to become an RCA sponsor at the APCO 2018 event in Las Vegas, contact us. )
RCA at the Dayton Hamvention Youth Forum
Carole Perry’s annual Youth Forum is one of the most well attended events at the Dayton amateur radio festival. Carole features a number of school-aged youth who have become interested in STEM (science, engineering, technology, and math) through their experiences with amateur radio. This was the 31st Youth Forum hosted by Carole Perry and RCA!
You Tube Video of Thomas N1SPY at Carole Perry’s RCA Youth Forum
Wyatt AI6V Wins RCA and QCWA “Young Ham Lends a Hand” Award for 2018
The pictures below show some of the fun that took place at Dayton and the Youth Forum.
RCA Directors Carole Perry and Ray Novak (of ICOM)
NEW!! MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
We are adding a new feature to the RCA Website: a short feature on a current member, what they are doing, and what their wireless interests are. The member that is featured will be changed regularly.
If you are interested in being spotlighted, please send a brief summary of your wireless interests, a brief bio, your contact information, and a picture to info@radioclubofamerica.org. We cannot guarantee that every member will be spotlighted, but we will attempt to spotlight as many as we can.
Introducing RCA Member Richard T. Jones
Richard T. (Tim) Jones
Richard T. Jones is the CEO of the Great American Enterprise Inc. Operating companies are Metropolitan Communications and MPW Paging. Tim is a veteran of the U.S. Army and a graduate of Southern Technical Institute. Tim holds a General Class Amateur Radio License K4MSP, a First Class Radio Telephone License, and a Low Voltage Contractors License from the State of Georgia. Tim was appointed a authorized Motorola Service Station in 1973. Tim and his employees serve two-way customers through out the central West Georgia area. MPW Paging is a wide area Private Carrier Paging company serving North Georgia and East Alabama. MPW Paging is a member of Southern Net and AAPC.
Tim has served as Chairman of the PMRSS section of NABER, a member of the board of directors of ITA’s Council of Independent Service Suppliers. He serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Georgia Sheriff’s Youth Home at Camp Pineland and is a Honorary Life Member of the Georgia Sheriffs Association. He was a Founder and the First President of Southern Net Association of Paging. He is a Fellow of the Radio Club of America, a Trustee for the West Georgia Amateur Radio Society, and a member of the Carrollton Rotary Club. Tim has been named Boss of The Year by the Carrollton Jaycees, a Will Watts Fellow and a Paul Harris Fellow by the Carrollton Rotary Club. Tim was named Citizen of the year by the Georgia Emergency Management Agency Association for 1999. Tim resides in Carrollton Georgia with his wife Sally.
Email: t.jones@metrocomms.net
- How long have you been in the wireless industry?I received my amateur radio license in 1959. K4MSP. I worked part time in a two way radio shop while I was in college. I was appointed a Motorola Service Station in 1972. I have been providing Commercial Mobile Radio Services in Carrollton Georgia for 47 years.
- What are your specific interests or wireless areas of expertise? Two way radio and mobile communications have been my life. Antennas have always been of great importance in my field.
- When did you join RCA? I was invited to join RCA in 1984. (34 years)
- What caused you to join RCA? Iwanted to be a member of a professional organization in which I could swap information with my peers.
- Where do you live and work? I live and work in Carrollton Georgia, which is about 40 miles due West of Atlanta Georgia.
- Is there a specific benefit you hope to attain with RCA membership? I would like to encourage all persons engaged in the two way radio field to join the Radio Club of America. I would encourage everyone to do something to encourage ourYouth to learn about radio and how it works.
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