BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241011T173737Z UID:40533135-F3F0-49A4-8A5A-64DEBA66B0C3 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241003T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241009T050000 DESCRIPTION:DUM: Digital Update for Microwave\n\n2-9 October\, Vancouver BC \nInformal meetups\, workshops\, salons\, food\, and tours.\nLots of digit al amateur microwave discussions with friends.\nInterested? write fpga at openresearch dot institute and help us be as DUM as we can be.\n\nQ: Will there be a schedule?\nA: Yes. It will be posted on the [website](https://o penresearch.institute)\, on our Slack\, and to the ORI mailing list.\n\nQ: Are there going to be proceedings?\nA: We will publish what we call "DUM Notebooks". This isn't a formal proceedings\, but it will capture the cont ent of the meetups in notebook format\, probably Jupyter notebooks. There may also be video recordings of some of the events and lab sessions.\n\nQ: Tell me about the lab?\nA: A lab will be set up for the event that includ es computers\, PLUTO SDRs\, spectrum analyzers\, other test equipment\, an d access to full Vivado/Vitis licenses for the larger FPGAs used for the t opics under consideration.\n\nQ: What are the topics of the workshop?\nA: Topics include but are not limited to the following.\n\n1) An OFDM-based d rone physical link work for project Neptune\, featured in not one but two upcoming ARRL QEX articles. This is at 5 GHz and leverages 5G waveforms. U nlike commercial options that use the amateur bands without benefiting ama teur radio\, Neptune is by hams for hams and provides a competitive option to proprietary and commercial designs.\n\n2) Opulent Voice (can also be f ound in QEX) was used during the most recent RockSat-X launch at Wallops b y University of Puerto Rico\, a "frequent flyer" in NASA's university spac e program. Opulent Voice is a microwave-ready minimum shift keying protoco l with very high voice quality. No more scratchy digital audio. It deliver s data seamlessly\, without a clunky separate packet mode. If you're not f amiliar with MSK or minimum shift keying\, then this is an excellent proje ct to get to know\, as the entire design is open source. Available now at https://github.com/OpenResearchInstitute/pluto_msk\n\n3) Omnidirectional 1 0 GHz investigations. Inspired by requests from the contensting community\ , we look at how 10 GHz mobile contesting can be improved by taking a hard look at antenna designs. MATLAB antenna analysis tools will be used to qu antify traditional and proposed designs.\n\n4) Polyphase and multirate pro cessing for amateur microwave\, where powerful FPGA-based techniques can c hannelize large swaths of our microwave bands and put more people in touch with each other. A polyphase channelizer is at the heart of the open sour ce GEO/HEO design under active development. Downlink is DVB-S2. That part of the design is working and available today at https://github.com/OpenRes earchInstitute/dvb_fpga\n\nQ: Where is this going to be held?\nA: At AirBN Bs and local restaurants.\n\nQ: Where are people staying? In some DUM hote l?\nA: We don't have an official DUM hotel. Attendees that aren't local ar e at AirBNBs or hotels near the VanDusen Botanical Garden. Lodging coordin ation is on our Slack. To join ORI and access the Slack\, please visit\nht tps://openresearch.institute/getting-started\n\nA: Next\, you're going to tell me about how great public transit is in Vancouver.\nQ: How did you kn ow??\n\nQ: If I'm at MUD\, can I also attend DUM?\nA: Yes of course. Howev er\, the MUD hotel is on the other side of a tunnel with frequent bad traf fic. We hope you have a great time at MUD.\n\nQ: What if I don't feel I'm smart enough to attend?\nA: If you feel DUM\, you will fit right in.\n\nQ: Does it cost anything?\nA: There is no additional cost to be DUM. Food\, lodging\, and transportation are the responsibility of the individual part icipating.\n\nQ: I have a call sign from the US. Can I operate in Canada?\ nA: AB2KT/VE7 explains "There is complete reciprocity between Canada and t he US as far as ham operating is concerned. People are free to bring gear and use it if they're so inclined."\n\nCo-sponsored by: Open Research Inst itute\n\nAgenda: \nWorkshops and hackfests daily 10am-5pm.\n\nBldg: Privat e residence and local restaurants\, W 37th street\, vancouver\, BC\, Briti sh Columbia\, Canada\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/436975 LOCATION:Bldg: Private residence and local restaurants\, W 37th street\, va ncouver\, BC\, British Columbia\, Canada\, Virtual: https://events.vtools. ieee.org/m/436975 ORGANIZER:w5nyv@arrl.net SEQUENCE:12 SUMMARY:Digital Update for Microwave URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/436975 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>DUM: Digital Update for Microwave< /strong></p>\n<p>2-9 October\, Vancouver BC<br>Informal meetups\, workshop s\, salons\, food\, and tours.&nbsp\;<br>Lots of digital amateur microwave discussions with friends.<br>Interested? write fpga at openresearch dot i nstitute and help us be as DUM as we can be.</p>\n<p>Q: Will there be a sc hedule?<br>A: Yes. It will be posted on the <a href="https://openresearch. institute">website</a>\, on our Slack\, and to the ORI mailing list.&nbsp\ ;</p>\n<p>Q: Are there going to be proceedings?<br>A: We will publish what we call "DUM Notebooks". This isn't a formal proceedings\, but it will ca pture the content of the meetups in notebook format\, probably Jupyter not ebooks. There may also be video recordings of some of the events and lab s essions.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Q: Tell me about the lab?<br>A: A lab will be set up for the event that includes computers\, PLUTO SDRs\, spectrum analyzers \, other test equipment\, and access to full Vivado/Vitis licenses for the larger FPGAs used for the topics under consideration.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Q: W hat are the topics of the workshop?<br>A: Topics include but are not limit ed to the following.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>1) An OFDM-based drone physical link w ork for project Neptune\, featured in not one but two upcoming ARRL QEX ar ticles. This is at 5 GHz and leverages 5G waveforms. Unlike commercial opt ions that use the amateur bands without benefiting amateur radio\, Neptune is by hams for hams and provides a competitive option to proprietary and commercial designs.</p>\n<p>2) Opulent Voice (can also be found in QEX) wa s used during the most recent RockSat-X launch at Wallops by University of Puerto Rico\, a "frequent flyer" in NASA's university space program. Opul ent Voice is a microwave-ready minimum shift keying protocol with very hig h voice quality. No more scratchy digital audio. It delivers data seamless ly\, without a clunky separate packet mode. If you're not familiar with MS K or minimum shift keying\, then this is an excellent project to get to kn ow\, as the entire design is open source. Available now at https://github. com/OpenResearchInstitute/pluto_msk</p>\n<p>3) Omnidirectional 10 GHz inve stigations. Inspired by requests from the contensting community\, we look at how 10 GHz mobile contesting can be improved by taking a hard look at a ntenna designs. MATLAB antenna analysis tools will be used to quantify tra ditional and proposed designs.</p>\n<p>4) Polyphase and multirate processi ng for amateur microwave\, where powerful FPGA-based techniques can channe lize large swaths of our microwave bands and put more people in touch with each other. A polyphase channelizer is at the heart of the open source GE O/HEO design under active development. Downlink is DVB-S2. That part of th e design is working and available today at https://github.com/OpenResearch Institute/dvb_fpga</p>\n<p>Q: Where is this going to be held?<br>A: At Air BNBs and local restaurants.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Q: Where are people staying? In some DUM hotel?<br>A: We don't have an official DUM hotel. Attendees that aren't local are at AirBNBs or hotels near the VanDusen Botanical Garden. Lodging coordination is on our Slack. To join ORI and access the Slack\, please visit&nbsp\;<br>https://openresearch.institute/getting-started</p>\ n<p>A: Next\, you're going to tell me about how great public transit is in Vancouver.&nbsp\;<br>Q: How did you know??</p>\n<p>Q: If I'm at MUD\, can I also attend DUM?<br>A: Yes of course. However\, the MUD hotel is on the other side of a tunnel with frequent bad traffic. We hope you have a grea t time at MUD.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Q: What if I don't feel I'm smart enough to attend?<br>A: If you feel DUM\, you will fit right in.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Q: D oes it cost anything?<br>A: There is no additional cost to be DUM. Food\, lodging\, and transportation are the responsibility of the individual part icipating.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Q: I have a call sign from the US. Can I operate in Canada?<br>A: AB2KT/VE7 explains "There is complete reciprocity betwee n Canada and the US as far as ham operating is concerned. People are free to bring gear and use it if they're so inclined."</p><br /><br />Agenda: < br /><p>Workshops and hackfests daily 10am-5pm.&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR