[WIham] Hamvention 2021 Weekend Virtual Activities

[Mark Thompson]

Hamvention 2021 Weekend Virtual Activities



Hamvention Weekend Virtual Activities

That magicalweekend in May approaching.  With no Hamvention this year, due tocontinuing Coronavirus restrictions, we have been developing several activitiesto keep Hams busy and engaged in the hobby.

Thursday May 20. 2021

The Virtual Contest University will be heldstarting at 9 AM EDT 1300Z. The course outline will be available soon. Thiswill be a free event!

Even if you are not a contester you will learnso much about Amateur Radio and hear the techniques and critiques of many ofthe world’s foremost Hams.

Hamvention is a proud sponsor along with Icomand DxEngineering. Plan on attending this amazing free event!

Several Icom radios will be given away duringthe all-day event. You must be registered on Zoom and present online at thetime of the drawing to win the radios.

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Friday May 21 Starting at 11 AM EDT 1500Z

We will have the 2021 Virtual HamventionForums.

The Hamvention Virtual Forums celebrates the2021 Hamvention Award winners. Each awardee will give a 45 minute presentationfollowed by Q&A.

The Hamvention Forums will be presented viaZoom Webinar. Registration for the Zoom Webinar will start 30 days before theevent – look for the registration information on the Hamvention Website.Several Icom radios will be given away during the 2021 Hamvention Forums. Thewinners will be selected at random.

The winner must have registered on Zoom forHamvention Forums and be present during the drawing to win. Drawing times arerandom throughout the Virtual Forums event. Thanks to Hamvention, Icom and DXEngineering for their support of the 2021 Hamvention Virtual Forums.

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 Our presenters are:

Technical Achievement: WX6SWW – TamithaMulligan Skov is well known as the “Space Weather Woman”. Folks that haveseen her space weather forecasting show will freely admit that she is full ofenergy and excited about her work. She is a real space pioneer.

Special Achievement: W3WL – WesleyLamboley was nominated by his peers for his lifetime, high energy support forthe science and art of amateur radio. Not only has Wesley supported youthcoaching, membership recruiting and technical problem assistance, he alwaysdoes it with a smile and great humor.

Amateur of the Year: WP3R – Angel M.Vazquez is known for being one of the principal support engineers for whatwas one of the greatest antennas in the world – the National ScienceFoundation’s Arecibo parabolic dish antenna. Angel’s award stems from hisunswerving and diligent support of amateur radio throughout the entire territoryof Puerto Rico and extends worldwide.

Club of theYear: K4HTA — The Vienna Wireless society was chosen this year for its 58years of service to the amateur radio community. K4HTA with its 280 membersfocus on youth education, public service and promoting the overall growth ofradio through the DC area and around the world.

Saturday May 22

Participate in the Hamvention QSO Party  8AM to 8 PM EDST  (1200 May 22 to 0000 May 23 UTC)
W8BI, the club call of the Dayton Amateur Radio Association, will be a bonusstation scored at 10 points per band and mode.

Bands:  10M, 15M, 20M, 40M, 80M. Typical call will be: CQ CQ HVQP (HamVention QSO Party) W8XX (Your call)

Typical exchange will be signal report andfirst year you attended Hamvention; eg on CW: KB8XXX 599 1998 W4XX

If you have never attended Hamvention, pleasesend 2021 in place of the year.

Send your score (number of QSOs including bonuspoints) to 3830scores.com within 5 days of the event.
You will be able to print a certificate afterthe contest.
Please check the “QSOParty 2021” page for further details and updates.