Austin Summerfest DX and Contest Forum
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The Central Texas DX and Contest Club (CTDXCC) (http://www.ctdxcc.org/) is
proud to be the continuing sponsor of the DX and Contest Forum at Austin
Summerfest (http://www.austinsummerfest.info/). The 2009 Austin Summerfest
is August 7th and 8th, at the Austin Airport Marriot South Hotel, 4415 South
IH-35, Austin, Texas, 78744. The DX and Contest Forum is will be from
10 AM to noon on Saturday. This year, there's no conflict with the NAQP CW!
http://www.ctdxcc.org/summerfest/2009/
DX and Contest Forum Program
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Contesting in Jamaica
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David Kopacz KY1V will be the first of two excellent speakers in this
year's Summerfest DX and Contest Forum. A successful web hosting
entrepreneur and founder of UltraDX.com, David was honored as the
Dayton Hamvention Amateur of the Year in 2004 for his "Young Ham Contest
Program", which provides a once in a lifetime opportunity for up-and-coming
contesters from all over the world to participate as part of a multi-op
team from a big-time contest station in the Caribbean. In partnership
with Krassimir Petkov K1LZ, David has built the 6Y1V world-class multi-op
station in Jamaica from which a number of contesting records have been set.
The K5D Desecheo Island DXpedition
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Our second speaker will be Mike Thomas NA5U, who was the project leader
for the recent wildly successful K5D Desescheo Island DXpedition. Much
to our delight, Mike was also the chief photographer for the trip, and
will give us the benefit of the view through his lens. K5D chalked up
an incredible 115,000 QSOs. We are honored to have Mike bring the
Desescheo story to Summerfest.
CW Pileup Competition
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Win a Begali Graciella Jr!
CTDXCC will also host the Second Annual Summerfest CW Pileup Competition
with some incredible prizes for the winners. How's a Begali Graciella Jr
paddle for a starter? Other major prizes have been donated by WB0W. For
the first time anywhere, thanks to the software wizardry of our own Chuck
Sanders NO5W, CTDXCC's Pileup Competition will be a spectator sport as
well, with a real-time scoreboard on the big screen. No long waits for
the results or for an awards ceremony. You won't want to miss competing -
or just watching!
ARRL DXCC Card Checking
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Ed Cox KE3D will be at Summerfest to check QSL cards, and will be setup
at the CTDXCC information table, located near the other organization
tables at the convention. Please review the ARRL's requirements and
procedure for Field Checking of QSL Cards before the convention. Not
all DXCC entities are eligible for field checking.
Austin, Texas
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Austin is great place to visit, with many family-friendly activities
including the Texas State History Museum, the Zilker Botanical Gardens,
Barton Springs Pool, and the nightly emergence of as many as a million
Mexican free-tail bats from underneath the Ann Richards Congress Avenue
bridge downtown. Enjoy AAA baseball? The Round Rock Expresss of the
Pacific League have home games every night that weekend. Austin is
the "Live Music Capital of the World", and the home to fantastic Tex-Mex
and BBQ restaurants. For more information on Austin as a tourist
destination for the whole family, see:
http://www.austintexas.org/
--
Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
kenharker@kenharker.com
http://www.kenharker.com/
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