[SFDXA] W5KUB Live-Streaming @ Hamention 2017

[Bill]

Tom Medlin, W5KUB, host of Amateur Radio Roundtable, will be 
live-streaming the Dayton Hamvention for the 15th time this year ... and 
giving away a raft of prizes, including several subscriptions to CQ. 
Medlin is calling this year's live internet webcast the "Hamvention 2017 
Marathon" as he will have the stream up for more than 48 hours.

Medlin notes that there are many people who can not attend Hamvention 
for many different reasons. "You might be a youth with no means to go, 
or disabled," he says, "maybe have to work, are ill, or many other 
reasons.  This live event is structured to make you feel that you are 
there."

Viewers watching the webcast on W5KUB.COM will be able to communicate 
with other viewers logged into the chat room. They can even chat 
directly to the webcast team at Hamvention. Thousands of dollars in 
prizes will be given to lucky viewers who claim their prize as Tom's 
automated system called Hambot selects random winner names.  Prizes 
include mobile rigs, HTs, antenna tuners, HF antennas, CQ subscriptions 
and much more.

The scheduled live webcast starts Wednesday morning May 17, as the group 
pulls out of the garage and makes their way to Xenia, Ohio, over 500 
miles away. The entire 10-hour drive will be televised on the website.   
Thursday, May 18, will be live during booth setup. You will see many 
familiar people and celebrities drop by, get on camera and say hello to 
you. The official show is Friday May 19- Sunday May 21.

The return trip to Collierville, Tennessee will be Monday May 22 and 
will be webcast. Any prizes left over from the show will be given out 
during the 10-hour return drive.

Also for the 4th year, Astronaut Douglas Wheelock , will be joining the 
W5KUB.COM team as a co-host. Come by, say hello, get an autographed 
picture. For those who attend virtually, you will be able to ask 
questions and communicate directly with him.

W5KUB has been streaming ham radio events for 15 years, and for over 2 
years has webcast a weekly ham radio program called "Amateur Radio 
Roundtable." The show can be seen every Tuesday night at 8:00 PM 
Central.  In addition to the webcast, the show is also simulcast on 
international shortwave station WBCQ out of Monticello, ME on 5130 kHz. 
Special guests from around the world attend each week. CQ Editor Rich 
Moseson, W2VU, is a regular guest, previewing each month's issue for the 
Amateur Radio Roundtable audience.