DEF CON 30
Thank you for participating in DEF CON 30!
Thanks to everyone for participating, and a very special thank you to all of our speakers, presenters, and village staff who put in countless hours of work to make everything run smoothly.
Village Information
Come visit the Ham Radio Village at DEF CON 30! We are located in the Flamingo Hotel on the 3rd-floor conference center in Virginia City II.
Schedule
Thursday, August 11th
"Ham Radio in a Day" Class — 09:00–18:00 PT — Ham Radio Village Exams (Flamingo Hotel, Virginia City I)
KB6NU covers everything you need to pass the Technician Class license exam, using KB6NU's free No Nonsense Technician study guide. Sign-ups and waitlist for this class are full.
About Dan KB6NU: Author of the No Nonsense amateur radio license study guides, blogger at KB6NU.com, ICQPodcast contributor, and Communications Manager for ARDC.
Friday, August 12th
Village Opening Remarks — 10:00–10:15 PT — Ham Radio Village (Flamingo Hotel, Virginia City II)
Welcome to Ham Radio Village @ DEF CON 30.
Ham Radio USA License Exams (In-Person) — 13:00–16:00 PT — Ham Radio Village Exams (Flamingo Hotel, Virginia City I)
Free amateur radio exam sessions for all attendees. Note: since April 19, 2022 the FCC imposes a $35 application fee for new licensees. Sign up here.
Your Amateur Radio License and You — 11:30–12:00 PT — Ham Radio Village (Flamingo Hotel, Virginia City II)
What to do once you get your license, and how to overcome the "mic fright" many new hams feel.
About Justin (@InkRF): An Amateur Extra studying electrical engineering, involved with many amateur radio organizations and a former HRV board and conference committee member.
Hacking Ham Radio: Dropping Shells at 1200 Baud — 15:00–16:00 PT — Ham Radio Village (Flamingo Hotel, Virginia City II)
A memory-corruption exploit developed to obtain remote code execution via ham radio — covering packet radio, APRS, fuzzing, reverse engineering, and shellcode.
About Rick Osgood: Principal Security Consultant at Coalfire and a penetration tester since 2015. Co-founded the HeatSync Labs and Eugene Maker Space hackerspaces, and has written for hackaday.com.
Saturday, August 13th
Ham Radio USA License Exams (In-Person) — 11:00–17:00 PT — Ham Radio Village Exams (Flamingo Hotel, Virginia City I)
Free exams. Sign up here.
Ham Nets 101 — 11:30–12:00 PT — Ham Radio Village (Flamingo Hotel, Virginia City II)
An introduction to ham nets for operators of all experience levels — an easy way to get on the air and be part of the community.
About Jon Marler: Product manager at Viking Cloud, amateur radio operator, lockpicker, phreaker, and maker.
Getting on the air: My experiences with Ham radio QRP — 13:00–13:30 PT — Ham Radio Village (Flamingo Hotel, Virginia City II)
Quick, easy ways to get on the air with some wire, a balun, and a radio (even a Raspberry Pi).
About Jeremy Hong: Hardware hacker, Amateur Extra (KD8TUO), and reverse engineer at Cromulence, featured in ARRL's QST and On The Air.
Panel: Ask-a-ham — 15:00–15:30 PT — Ham Radio Village (Flamingo Hotel, Virginia City II)
Bring your questions for those who have been involved in the amateur radio hobby!
Sunday, August 14th
Ham Radio USA License Exams (In-Person) — 11:00–14:00 PT — Ham Radio Village Exams (Flamingo Hotel, Virginia City I)
Free exams. Sign up here.
Oli: A Simpler Pi-Star Replacement — 11:00–11:30 PT — Ham Radio Village (Flamingo Hotel, Virginia City II)
A from-scratch Pi-Star replacement for DMR, D-STAR, and other digital voice modes — built to be fast and pleasant to use. Live demo and tool release.
About Danny Quist: An Amateur Extra first licensed in 1994 who enjoys CW, FT8, DMR, D-STAR, and YSF. A reverse engineer who has spoken at Black Hat, DEF CON, ShmooCon, and Recon.
Off the grid — Supplying your own power — 12:30–13:00 PT — Ham Radio Village (Flamingo Hotel, Virginia City II)
How to operate low power off-grid indefinitely — power, cables, batteries, crimping, and more.
About Eric Escobar: Security Principal Consultant at Secureworks whose team won first place at DEF CON 23, 24, and 25's Wireless CTF.
Village Closing Commentary — 14:00–14:15 PT — Ham Radio Village
As our village wraps up for this year, a huge thank you to everyone for participating!