FARS / PAARA Winter Banquet 2010

The FARS / PAARA Winter Banquet 2010 is scheduled for Friday evening, January 22, 2010. The Foothills Amateur Radio Society and the Palo Alto Amateur Radio Association (PAARA) are presenting this annual ham radio event and fete. This event is open to anyone who wants to attend, but reservations are required.

Our program

From Arc Alley to Silicon Valley Thomas H. Lee, Professsor Stanford Microwave Integrated Circuits Laboratory Professor Lee of the Stanford Microwave Integrated Circuits Laboratory will speak on the early history of radio, and its relationship to the development of Silicon Valley. His talk, is based in part on his book chapter entitled "A Nonlinear History of Radio." Professor Lee has pictures of a Palo Alto home (at Channing Ave. and Emerson St.) that was the birthplace, in 1909, of the first high-tech company in what would later become Silicon Valley. Professor Lee will provide an overview of the contributions to radio technology by pioneers such as Maxwell, Hertz, Marconi, de Forest, Fessenden, Herrold, Litton, Terman, Alexanderson, Poulsen, Elwell, Pridham, Jensen, Farnsworth, Heintz, Kaufman, Eitel, McCullough, Shockley, Kilby, Noyce, and Hoerni, just to name a few.

Raffle prizes for the Banquet

Kenwood TM-V71A / Echolink compatible	Daiwa CN-801hp SWR & Power Meter ($150 Value donated by Rice family)
Alinco DM 330-MVT Power Supply	Assembled PAC-12 Antenna (assembled by James KA5DVS)
Powerpole Connectors 10 pack ARRL Repeater Directory 2009 Bongo Ties cable organizer Yaesu Log Book

Banquet Sign-up

Reservations for the FARS/PAARA Winter Banquet 2010 are closed.

Menu

[The banquet is open to anyone who wants to attend. Note that unlike our regular meetings, attendance at the banquet is by reservation only and prepayment of fees is required. Our arrangement with the restaurant does not allow us to accept walk-ins.]

Raffle Prizes

We plan to have a raffle of around $800 in valuable prizes.

Directions

The easiest way to find Michael's is to take highway 101 to Mountain View. Exit onto Shoreline Blvd. (aka Stierlin Road) north (towards the bay). Follow for about 1 mile until you reach the gate for Shoreline Park. Alternatively, you can exit onto Amphitheatre Parkway from 101 and follow it north/east (towards the bay) to Shoreline Blvd. Turn left (north) onto Shoreline and follow until you reach the gate for Shoreline Park.

Enter the park through the gate, which will be open. Follow the road (~ 3/4 mi.) in a wide left curve around the park. Look for a sign pointing left for Michael's. Take a left turn and enter the Parking lot. The building next to the parking lot is Michael's.

For reference you might want to print out a copy of this page and bring it with you. Or you might want the old banquet flyer, which is more compact, but less detailed.

Refund Policy

Cash or Check Payments

Full refunds will be made for cancellations received by 12:00 noon on Monday, January 18^th, 2010. Refunds are paid by check. Allow up to 30 days to receive your refund.

PayPal Payments

Full refunds will be given for cancellations received by 12:00 noon on Monday, January 18^th, 2010. However, if the cancellation is more than forty-five (45) days after payment was made, the refund may be reduced to cover processing expenses. Refunds are paid via PayPal. Allow 15 days to receive your refund.