Sometimes we don't know who people really are. A few years ago, I was casually running one of the VHF contests, and I ran across a big signal on 6 meters. I think at the time, 6 was the only VHF band I could operate. After the band faded, and was dead to me, this station kept working people. As I told my radio friends about this, I described it as "the Joel show", I just set there amazed, and later sent an email asking some questions about vhf contesting, because clearly this guy was a just a little bit (lol), better than I was. I quickly got a reply, and found out this guy was not only an amazing contester, but just a good person, to answer the questions of a stranger. 

I just took a look at the Dayton Contest University Schedule, and if it were possible I know which of these presentations I would definitely set in on.  Congratulations to W5ZN/Joel for presenting two of my current interests, 160 meter receiving and VHF contesting. In my opinion, there is no other person I would rather hear from about these subjects. 

Congratulations Joel for being selected as a presenter on these two subjects.

Pardon the copy and paste of the partial schedule. 

Randy/W5ZJ

11:20 CONTEST TOPIC SESSION #3 – attend ONE of 4 sessions – 55 minutes
ROOM 1 – Radiosport – Take It on the Road – AD4EB
ROOM 2 – How to Improve the Competitive Performance of Your HF Antennas – W3LPL
ROOM 3 – Everything You Need to Know About USB and Serial Interfaces – N6TV
ROOM 4 – How to Maximize the Performance of Low Band Receiving Antennas – W5ZN

12:15 ALL ROOMS – *CONTEST LUNCH* – ALL – 35 minutes

12:50 ALL ROOMS – 2025 Eyeball Sprint Contest “LIVE” – ALL – 10 minutes – K1DG
1:00-1:35 ALL ROOMS – Solar Cycle 25 – Lessons Learned for Amateur Radio – WX6SWW

*1:45 CONTEST TOPIC SESSION by REQUEST to RERUN – 50 minutes
ROOM 1 –    As determined by *vote 1
ROOM 2 –    As determined by *vote 2
ROOM 3 –    As determined by *vote 3
ROOM 4 –    As determined by *vote 4

2:40 CONTEST OPEN DISCUSSION Q&A GROUPs Attend ONE of 4 sessions – 30 minutes
ROOM 1 – Station Automation Techniques – N6TV
ROOM 2 – The Contesting World of VHF/UHF – W5ZN
ROOM 3 – Remote Station Ideas and Q&A – W9KKN
ROOM 4 – Tower Safety – W3YQ