Pac Beach 2026
September 30 – October 5, 2026 • Pacific Beach, WA

Building, testing, troubleshooting, and operating on the beach.

A nerd-friendly, hands-on amateur radio gathering focused on EME, satellites, pico balloons, fox hunting, antenna builds, and real operating.

Event Status
Registration Open
Rooms are available while space lasts.
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Featured Projects

Hands-on projects, demonstrations, and operating activities.
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EME Moonbounce

Station demos, contact attempts, and practical discussion around 2 m and 23 cm EME setups.

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Satellite Operations

Live passes, portable tracking, antenna setup, and making contacts.

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Pico Balloons

WSPR telemetry, lightweight payload ideas, and crossband repeater experiments.

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Fox Hunting

Beginner-to-advanced RDF practice with mini fox beacons and real search techniques.

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Antenna Builds

Build portable, HF, VHF/UHF, satellite, and specialty antennas with hands-on instruction, tuning, and on-air testing.

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Kites on the Beach

Kite-supported antennas, beach deployments, and comparing practical field designs.

Event Details

Dates
Sept 30 – Oct 5, 2026
Location
Pacific Beach, Washington
Talk-in
146.540 MHz
Lodging
Shared houses or self-lodging
Cost
$325 room / $75 self-lodge
Guests
$30 each