[MNham] HamCon 2009

[K0HB]

Dear Friends,

The HamCon Colorado 2009 committee would be grateful if you would forward 
this to your club members, and other hams and non-yet-hams that might be 
interested.

After 18 months of planning and preparation, HamCon Colorado 2009, the ARRL 
Rocky Mountain Division Convention is almost upon us!  The big event will 
happen May 29-31, 2009 in gorgeous Estes Park, CO.  Many of you are already 
registered and have your accommodations booked.

If you've not already made your HamCon Colorado 2009 reservation, or your 
hotel room reservation, time is running out for your best opportunities!

On April 28th, our host hotel (The Holiday Inn in Estes Park) will release 
the remaining rooms blocked for HamCon Colorado to general public sales. 
Our amazing special rate of $89/night will still be good, but rooms will be 
on a space-available basis only.  If you'd like to stay at the Holiday Inn, 
wait no longer!  Call them today (Sunday, April 26th) or tomorrow (Monday, 
April 27th) to avoid disappointment.  Call the hotel directly at (800) 
803-7837 or (970) 586-2332, and mention that you're with HamCon Colorado to 
get our preferred rate.

Then, be sure to get your HamCon Colorado registration in too!  You can 
register on-line at www.HamConColorado.org, or you can fill out a printed 
form and mail it in.  But, our discounted $15 advanced registration ends on 
May 14th.  After that, registration will be $20.  Save some bucks, get your 
HamCon Colorado reservation in soon!

Here are some current highlights:

a. Here is our major speaker lineup!

        Friday, May 29th Evening
        ------------------------
        Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT, ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Director
        Harold Kramer, W1JB, ARRL Chief Operating Officer and QST Publisher

        Saturday, May 30th Daytime
        --------------------------
        Mike Gruber, W1MG, ARRL EMC Engineer and contributor to "The Doctor 
Is IN" QST column

        Saturday, May 30th Luncheon
        ---------------------------
        Cheryl Muhr, NØWBV, YL columnist for WorldRadio Online (formerly 
WorldRadio Magazine)
        Saturday, May 30th Banquet Rick Roderick, K5UR, ARRL Vice President

        Sunday, May 31st Breakfast
        --------------------------
        Gordon Hardman, WØRUN, Desecheo Island 2009 DXpedition, Peter I 
DXpedition (3YØX) and Alpha Radio Products

b. We've got more than 30 fantastic technical sessions and forums scheduled 
for Saturday (all day) and Sunday (morning).  Check out the evolving 
schedule at the following URL: 
http://www.hamconcolorado.org/hamcon_conference_session_grid.htm.

c. You can take the mic or key in a massive W1AW/0 operation which includes 
3 HF stations, a contest-suite station, VHF, D-Star and more!

d. Stop by our own "Doctor Is In" booth for some solid technical advice. 
You'll be "treated" by one of the contributors to QST's "The Doctor is In" 
column, Mike Gruber, W1MG, or by one of our skilled ARRL Colorado Section 
Technical Specialists.

e. Talk with manufacturers and exhibitors!  Take advantage of some special 
HamCon Colorado deals from them too!  Take a look at the rapidly growing 
list here: http://www.hamconcolorado.org/exhibitors.htm.

f. Place a bid in our silent auction on one of several factory refurbished 
and guaranteed radios from a top manufacturer!  Prices like these, for a 
just-like-new radio will be super hard to beat.

g. We'll have lots of prizes, including a new HF radio grand prize, 
door-prizes at sessions, and hourly prize drawings.  A quickly expanding 
list of prize donors can be found here: 
http://www.hamconcolorado.org/donors.htm.  We'll announce our major prize 
radios soon!  Watch www.HamConColorado.org for details!

h. We'll also have a VE session where you can test for your amateur radio 
license or an upgrade, a CW Pileup contest, an hilarious QLF contest, a 
transmitter foxhunt, a Wouff-Hong ceremony and much, much more.

You just don't want to miss this one, especially since the next HamCon 
Colorado won't happen until 2013!

Don't be disappointed!  Sign up now, and let us know if you've got any 
questions or comments!

73,

Steve Williams, KØSRW
Chairman, HamCon Colorado
k0srw at arrl.net or k0srw at earthlink.net
719-337-8103


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Steve Williams, K0SRW
Colorado Springs, CO
k0srw at earthlink.net
http://www.k0srw.com

HamCon Colorado 2009, the ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention, is
May 29-31, 2009 in Estes Park, CO.  Visit http://www.HamConColorado.org
for details.