For your consideration or posting to websites and/or local/regional/association
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(May 3, 2015) – The 63rd annual W9DXCC DXConvention and
Banquet will be held September 11-12, 2015, in Schaumburg,Illinois. Sponsored
by the Northern Illinois DX Association, the event is anARRL-approved operating
specialty convention. One new addition this year is aContest University program
that will join the DX University on Friday. Bothtracks will have presentation
for new and veteran DXers and contest operators.The daylong convention on
Saturday will feature a full program of speakers,exhibits, QSL card checking, a
CW pileup contest and many prizes. The Banquet onSaturday evening is a time to
relax with keynote speaker Riley Hollingsworth,K4ZDH, former FCC Special
Counsel for Spectrum Enforcement, as well as the DXCountdown and grand prizes.
The convention is scheduled one week earlier thannormal because of hotel
availability. Woodfield Mall, which offers a wide arrayof shopping, is one
traffic light south of the convention site.
Hyatt Regency Schaumburg
1800 East Golf Road
Schaumburg, Illinois 60173
DX University and Contest University – Friday
· ContestingBasics: What is radio sport? Why doit? Why should you do
it? The language of contesting. Ethics.· Typesand conduct of contests:
A discussion of the various types of contests,examples, contest exchanges and
contest scoring.· Hardwareand software for the new contester:
differences in hardware and ergonomics forcontesting, antennas, logging
software and on-line resources.· RTTYcontesting: How to setup for RTTY,
sample exchanges, how to operate and demos.· Low
BandDXing· DXSeminar discussion· Antennasand transmission
lines· PortableDXing· Daily DXing:The road to multi-band DXCC and
tools to improve efficiency
(These sessions will be led by some of the best DX’ers and contestoperators in
the Midwest, including K9CT, K9DX, K9IR, K9EL, N9EP, W9MU, WO9S, K3WAand K9ZO.)
Main Convention –Saturday (as of now, with more being added)
· K1N Navassa Island DXpedition (W0GJ)· Operating from Kuwait
(W6RGG)· YK9A February 2001 - What's Happened Since(AE9YL)· Cycle
24 Update (K9LA)· ARRL Roundtable Discussion Registration: Goto
http://w9dxcc.com/ and click Registration. Registrationis open now via PayPal
or download the form and send a check. Earlyregistration ends August 1. Banquet
orders must be received by Sept. 4. ClickLocation & Lodging for hotel
reservations. Updates: http://w9dxcc.com/ for new developments. For more
information:John McCormick, N0FCD@yahoo.com
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