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Hi Guys,<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Its almost
Christmas, and I hope everybody is getting excited. My Christmas wish for
you is that everyone gets all the Ham toys and wishes you asked Santa for
- unless you wished to beat me in the contest. <br>
<br>
<font size=4><b>Info on Dayton 2009<br>
<br>
</font>Contest University (CTU)<br>
<br>
</b><x-tab> </x-tab>I'd
like to inform the club that registrations for CTU 2009 are now
open! I've already sent mine in. They had increased capacity last
year, but I think they still had to turn folks away due to limited space.
If you plan to attend CTU, I highly encourage you to get your reservation
in early. It only takes a couple of minutes to pay online and secure your
spot. My first year up, it was almost overwhelming. I walked into the
room and there beside me was K1TTT, and W3LPL was a couple of rows back.
K1DG, K5ZD and a number of other CTU Professors that K3LR (and the CTU
board) put together shared an incredible amount of knowlege and
experience with the students. This is your chance to learn from the very
best contesters in the world! I've now been two years and can tell you,
"Its worth the trip". The site is:
<a href="http://www.contestuniversity.com/" eudora="autourl">www.contestuniversity.com</a><br>
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<b>Contester's Dinner:<br>
<br>
</b><x-tab> </x-tab>Although
the club is not going to absorb the cost, we will be reserving a table
for the Contester's dinner in the club's name. <b>Isn't it great to be
able to say that the <u>Louisiana</u> <u>Contest</u> <u>Club</u> will
have a table at the Contester's Dinner?</b> Once registration opens
(January), and we confirn how many a table holds (8-10?), we'll see how
many club members desire a seat and accept payments. I'll provide more
info as soon as it becomes available. If you are already planning to
attend and want a seat (which should run about $37-$40) go ahead and let
me know so I will have a better idea of how many to expect. If you don't
want to tell the world by responding through the reflector, reply to
"my call" at ARRL.net.<br>
<br>
73,<br>
Mark, K5ER</html>