[LCC] Fwd: Announcing 2017 DFW DX & Contest Forum @ HamCom

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Sat Apr 8 11:11:11 CDT 2017 




2017 DFW DX & Contest Forum
Sponsored by The Lone Star DX Assoc & The  DFW Contest Group
Plus Contest Luncheon with Special Guest, Tim  Duffy, K3LR
"The Evolution and Future of Contesting"
    
The DFW Contest Group and the Lone Star DX Association announce the 2017  
DFW DX & Contest Forum to be held on Friday and Saturday, June 9th and  10th 
in conjunction with Ham-Com at the Irving Convention Center in Irving,  
Texas. 

The 2017 DFW DX & Contest Forum includes 16  presentations on Friday and 
Saturday and is highlighted with a luncheon on  Saturday featuring our special 
guest Tim Duffy, K3LR. Tim will present on "The  Evolution and Future of 
Contesting" at the luncheon.  Tim will also be  presenting at 1:00 PM on 
Friday on "Station Design for HF".

All  presentations from all speakers are included in your standard 
admission to  Ham-Com however, the Luncheon admission will be $25 and includes a 
light boxed  lunch and raffle entry for door prizes 
2017 Presentation Topics
Friday Sessions
    *   Introduction to Contesting (KG5VK)  
    *   DX 101 (N5JB)  
    *   Contesting from a Small/Restricted Lot (NM5M)  
    *   QRP Contesting (NE5DL)  
    *   Station Design for HF (K3LR)  
    *   RF Design for Single Operator Two Radio Stations (W8FN)  
    *   Taking Your Contest Efforts to the Next Level (W0UO)  
    *   Cubical Quad Design Methods (WA5FWC) 
Saturday Sessions
    *   Preparing for the Solar Minimum (W0UO)  
    *   Effective Antennas for Low Band DXing (KG5VK)  
    *   Survey of Low Band Receiving Antennas (WX0B and HK1A)  
    *   The Future of DXing and DXpeditions (KK6EK)  
    *   Luncheon ($) - The Evolution and Future of Contesting (K3LR)
-  $25.00 and includes a light boxed lunch and raffle entry for door prizes​
  
    *   The Sun and Radio Propagation - (Dr. Tamitha Skov)  
    *   Live Demonstration of N1MM + (W8FN, KG5VK, W0UO and others)  
    *   Contesting and DXing with the Digital Modes (N3BUO) 
The cost for the Luncheon is $25 and includes admission to the 12:00  
presentation on Saturday with special guest Tim Duffy, K3LR as well as  a boxed 
lunch with deli sandwich, chips, fruit cup or cookie, water and  iced tea.  
Admission price also provides a chance to win one of our  several door prizes 
from prominent Amateur Radio vendors.  Tickets must  be purchased in 
advance using the information below.  There is no charge  for any of the 
presentations on Friday, or for any of the other presentations  on Saturday, all 
other presentations are covered by the price of admission to  Ham-Com. 
Contest Luncheon Special Guest, Tim Duffy, K3LR
Tim has been an active amateur radio operator for over  45 years. He has 
hosted 132 different operators from around the world as part  of the K3LR 
Multi-Multi DX radio sport contest efforts since 1992. He was the  Atlantic 
Division Technical Achievement award winner in 1998. Tim was  moderator of the 
Dayton Contest Forum for 10 years and has been moderator of  the Hamvention 
Antenna forum for 33 years. He is a founding member and current  President of 
the North Coast Contesters. K3LR serves as chairman of Contest  University 
(11 years), the Dayton Contest Dinner (25 years), chairman of the  Top Band 
Dinner – as well as coordinator of the Contest Super Suite (32 years)  in 
Dayton during the yearly Hamvention. He is founder and moderator of the  
popular RFI Reflector (RFI at contesting.com) since 1999. He has been  a guest on 
Ham Nation many times. Tim was a member of Team USA at the World  Radio Team 
Championship – four times and will operate in Germany for WRTC2018.  Tim 
serves on the board of directors of the World Wide Radio Operators  Foundation 
(WWROF) as Vice Chairman and the Radio Club of America (RCA) as  President 
and a member of the RCA executive committee. Tim is President of the  Mercer 
County Amateur Radio Club (W3LIF). Tim was elected to the CQ Contesting  Hall 
of Fame in 2006. He was honored with the prestigious Barry Goldwater  
Amateur Radio service award by the RCA in 2010. K3LR was honored as Ham of the  
Year for 2015 by the Dayton Amateur Radio Association. Tim is the Chief  
Operating Officer and General Manager at DX Engineering. He is a graduate of  
the Pennsylvania State University. 
Purchase Ticket for the 2017 DFW DX &  Contest Forum
To purchase tickets for the luncheon portion of the 2017 DFW DX &  Contest 
Forum, please go to the DFW Contest Group website link below and  scroll 
down to the payment form.   
_http://www.dfwcontest.com/2017-dfw-dx-contest-forum.html_ 
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