HamCon Belgium 2025

Saturday 26th of April 2025

KU Leuven, Campus Arenberg III “Quadrivium” Celestijnenlaan 200, 3001 Leuven

HamCon 2025 Conference Call for Presentations

HamConBE 2025 Conference Is the first forum in Belgium for the exchange of ideas among engineers, scientists, radio amateurs, researchers and students on advances in communication systems, digital signal processing, other use of radio technology and beyond.
The goal is to provide a focus for future research and developments.

HamconBE will be held the 26th of April 2025 in Leuven (KULeuven)

Topics

Organizations, clubs, project teams, individuals and communities are invited to submit a complete paper, in the following, but not limited to, topic areas:

If needed, the topics suggested by the conference can be discussed with the organization.

  • Amateurradio
    • New amateurradio technologies
    • legal issues
    • EMC, managing interference, guarding our spectrum, Spectrum intrusion monitoring
    • Promotion, bridging amateurradio and other communities (Maker-community, FOSS developer community, …)
    • ham radio in education
    • Amateurradio life: contesting, *OTA, field days and other, … 
  • Non-amateurradio
    • SRD/ISM-band spectrum use
    • The edges of the radiospectrum: Very low frequency (VLF), mm-wave and above
    • Optimizing access time, multi band systems, robust communications in noisy environments
    • Radar technologies
    • Free Space optical communication
    • spacecommunication
    • radio-based navigation and location
  • Radio and beyond:
    • science: radioastronomy, spaceweather, observing the weather using radio, ..
    • Use of radio for tracking birds, the Asian Hornet, …
    • Use of radio for other goals then communication
  • Tools (software and hardware)
    • SDR frameworks and tools and SDR-based developments
    • Amateur radio operator software tooling
    • propagation monitoring systems
    • IT and orther infrastructure to support amateurradio
  • Radio technology
    • Spread-spectrum technology
    • Innovative radio hardware
    • Antennas
  • Wireless security:
    • Security research
    • Interesting hacks
    • Tools
    • Anti-jamming protection
  • Infrastructure
    • Repeaters, network
    • Cellular/telecom software
    • Mesh networks

Infostands

Projects teams and organizations are welcome to book a stand to present their ideas and interact with the community..

Timing

  • Submission deadline: the 28th of February, 2025  
  • Announcement of selected talks: the 10th of March, 2025        
  • Conference: the 26th of April, 2025

Requirements:

  • Talks can be English (preferred) but also Dutch and French is accepted
  • Slideshow presentations must be in English
  • Talks should be maximum 45 minutes, including a 10 to 15 minute Q&A

Submit Your Presentations!

To suggest a talk, please go to: Call for Presentations
or forward your proposal to info@hamcon.be

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