[WIham] Fwd: W9DXCC Press Release (Sept. 11-12)

[Mark Thompson via WIham]

From: "Bernie McClenny, W3UR" <bernie at dailydx.com>
Date: May 5, 2015 at 6:43:34 AM CDT
To: The Daily DX mailing list <dailydx at kkn.net>, The Weekly DX mailing list <weeklydx at kkn.net>
Subject: [The Weekly DX] W9DXCC press release (Sept. 11-12)
Reply-To: bernie at dailydx.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(May 3, 2015) – The 63rd annual W9DXCC DX Convention and Banquet will be held September 11-12, 2015, in Schaumburg, Illinois. Sponsored by the Northern Illinois DX Association, the event is an ARRL-approved operating specialty convention. One new addition this year is a Contest University program that will join the DX University on Friday. Both tracks will have presentation for new and veteran DXers and contest operators. The daylong convention on Saturday will feature a full program of speakers, exhibits, QSL card checking, a CW pileup contest and many prizes. The Banquet on Saturday evening is a time to relax with keynote speaker Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, former FCC Special Counsel for Spectrum Enforcement, as well as the DX Countdown and grand prizes. The convention is scheduled one week earlier than normal because of hotel availability. Woodfield Mall, which offers a wide array of shopping, is one traffic light south of the convention site. 

Hyatt Regency Schaumburg
1800 East Golf Road
Schaumburg, Illinois 60173

DX University and Contest University – Friday

·         Contesting Basics: What is radio sport?  Why do it?  Why should you do it?  The language of contesting. Ethics.

·         Types and conduct of contests: A discussion of the various types of contests, examples, contest exchanges and contest scoring.

·         Hardware and software for the new contester: differences in hardware and ergonomics for contesting, antennas, logging software and on-line resources.

·         RTTY contesting: How to setup for RTTY, sample exchanges, how to operate and demos.

·         Low Band DXing

·         DX Seminar discussion

·         Antennas and transmission lines

·         Portable DXing

·         Daily DXing: The road to multi-band DXCC and tools to improve efficiency


(These sessions will be led by some of the best DX’ers and contest operators in the Midwest, including K9CT, K9DX, K9IR, K9EL, N9EP, W9MU, WO9S, K3WA and K9ZO.)


Main Convention – Saturday (as of now, with more being added)

·         K1N Navassa Island DXpedition (W0GJ)

·         Operating from Kuwait (W6RGG)

·         YK9A February 2001 - What's Happened Since (AE9YL)

·         Cycle 24 Update (K9LA)

·         ARRL Roundtable Discussion

 

Registration: Go to http://w9dxcc.com/ and click Registration. Registration is open now via PayPal or download the form and send a check. Early registration ends August 1. Banquet orders must be received by Sept. 4. Click Location & Lodging for hotel reservations.

 

Updates: http://w9dxcc.com/ for new developments.

 

For more information: John McCormick, N0FCD at yahoo.com



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