[SFDXA] Dayton Hamvention Announces DX To Be 2013 Theme (QRZ News)

[Bill]

*BREAKING NEWS FROM AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE (tm)

"DX Hamvention" Theme for Hamvention*®*2013
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When the Dayton Hamvention® opens May 17, 2013, at Hara Arena for its 
sixty-second consecutive year the theme, "DX Hamvention" will reflect an 
important part of ham radio, the distant contact, according to Charles 
Kaiser, KD8JZR, General Chairman for the event. "Hamvention is often an 
important DX destination for amateurs from all over the globe. Working 
DX is often a mix of magic, conditions, and the diligent application of 
radio theory", Kaiser said.

Kaiser, who served as assistant general chairman last year, noted that 
many attendees to return each year to Dayton to meet other hams that 
they have talked to on the radio. "The quest for that distant contact 
advances Amateur Radio on many levels so the Hamvention team is honoring 
DX in all of its forms this year!" Kaiser said.

Kaiser also announced that, Jim Tiderman, N8IDS, will serve as his 
assistant chairman for 2013. "He has been active in Hamvention for many 
years and brings a natural leadership style to the Hamvention Team. I 
will be asking Jim to lead many important responsibilities to enhance 
the event. It also very important to note our team is all volunteer and 
we continue to work in the spirit of collaboration," Kaiser said.

A number of key vendors have already committed to returning to 
Hamvention® which the Dayton/Montgomery County Convention & Visitors 
Bureau estimates produces an economic impact of about $4 million for 
Montgomery County and nearly $10 million regionally. Hamvention®, the 
world's largest amateur radio gathering, brings about 25,000 people to 
the greater Dayton area. The three-day event includes exhibits, a flea 
market, forums, education sessions and license exams.

For more information about Dayton Hamvention 2013 (scheduled for May 
17-19), visit the website at www.hamvention.org 
<http://www.hamvention.org/> or e-mail media at hamvention.org 
<mailto:media at hamvention.org>.

(Source: Dayton Hamvention)