[South Florida DX Association] Mecca For Hams (Dayton 2011)

[Bill Marx]

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> Hello All,
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>> I enjoyed this Dayton more than last. Here's why.
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>> I saw more and explored more, spent less time out side and more inside. Last year I knew my way around, this year I kept getting lost so I saw more. 
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>> Bought the M2 kit for my KT34A. Upgraded my PK232DSP to Sound Card and more goodies it has hi. Upgraded the CSS ROC software for all the Timewave units. 
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>> Saw Neal from DXbase and found out about next release. 
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>> Found every thing on my list and Jose PJ2MI's list. 
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>> Bought two new super glues( there's always a new one). Found two new wonder tapes to waterproof something( there's always a new one), Bought some LMR 400 from ABR and sent it home.
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>> I won a remote car starter from some local AM Broadcast station. I can start my car now from the living room. 
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>> Found a new restaurant with Mike W4UM and Sherry W4SLR.  Went to NO dinners except ARRL Dinner.   Put in application to CWops, went to RTTY Contest Forum, met up with Collins Collectors friends. Drank lots if beer with W4DTA and his buddies. 
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> I labored over a really nice receiving loop and really was sorry the Station Pro II from W8ZR was not in my budget
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>> I saw: an Astronaut, a lady in an Astronaut space suit, a guy with. Tower and stack array on his head, A girl with a vertical on her head with her hair up for additional height, many hams with multiple arrays and rigs in, on, and around their body and backpacks, K1JT, nearly got run over several times by the many more riding electric scooters than last year, a giant tower with an elevator, more gadgets, toys, and must have's than ever, No rain, lots of sun
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>> Had two only hot dogs, found the March Paddle maker guy outside sitting in the back of his truck and he offered to upgrade my paddle at no charge. Begali's big booth was inside with lines of people
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>> Smoked two cigars, listened to group outside playing Banjo's and guitars. 
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> I learned more about SDR radios from four different vendors than I ever thought I would. 
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> I learned all about how to Remote my station from RemoteShack, RemoteRig and TenTec's Omni VII. 
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>> Drank a lot of wine, had a lot of eyeball QSO's with old friends, DXers, new friends W4NU, W5DNT,  gathered many spec sheets I'll never read, twirled the dials on a German $20,000 ham transceiver. Had great chats with old friends Adam VA7OJ, XE1L, W4JAM and xyl W0MAN, NC1L, Bill Moore, W4PC, found 10 SFDXA members one of whom N4TZH, kindly trucked home an aluminum mast I never would have bought without his help. 
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>> I promised myself to return next year and started on my next must have list of items. 

And much much more!
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>> Phew!
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>> Bill Marx W2CQ