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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011
16:08:03 -0500<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>From: "Tim Duffy
K3LR" <k3lr@k3lr.com><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Subject: [CQ-Contest] 2011
Dayton Hamvention follow up and Crowne Plaza Update for 2012<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>To:
<cq-contest@contesting.com><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Hotel reservations for
Hamvention 2012 at the Crowne Plaza in downtown Dayton will be opened up on
June 20th, 2011 - which is next Monday (a week from tomorrow). The reservation
line will be open at 9 AM EDT on June 20.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Please do not call or try to
book before this time as no reservations can be taken early. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>***We will post the specific
reservation process (on-line web address and the special number telephone
number) next weekend on this reflector - so you will have everything you need
in plenty of time before the reservations are opened up.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Note that there will be a
special phone number used for the Hamvention reservations at the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Crowne</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Plaza</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
- watch for email here next weekend. This special number will give you access
to the North Coast Contesters (NCC) nightly rate during Hamvention - which is a
nice savings from the standard rack rate. No reservations will be taken until
Monday morning at 9 AM EDT, June 20, 2011 (not this Monday) - and must be made
on the special phone line and web address which will be emailed next weekend
and posted on this reflector. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>***The special negotiated
NCC rate is the same for a single or a double bed room and it does not matter
how many people are staying in the room - the special NCC rate is the same - no
club floor rooms are available. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Crowne</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Plaza</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
hotel is working close with NCC us to insure a good experience for you during
Hamvention 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The Dayton 2011 Photo
Gallery is now up at <a href="http://hamgallery.com/dayton2011/">http://hamgallery.com/dayton2011/</a>
There are 254 photos taken by Tom Roscoe K8CX. This is the 15th year for the
Dayton Photo Galleries. You may submit your own <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Dayton</st1:place></st1:City> photos to be included in this gallery.
Please read the guidelines listed on the top of the gallery page. There is also
an interesting Dayton Hamvention history link on top of this page. Thanks to
K8CX<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The slide decks from the two
presentations given at the 2011 Top Band Dinner (22nd annual) are posted here:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://topbanddinner.com/page_presentations.html">http://topbanddinner.com/page_presentations.html</a>
- thanks KA9FOX and QTH.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The dinner program that was
handed out in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Dayton</st1:place></st1:City>
from the 19th annual Dayton Contest Dinner (2011) is posted here:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://contestdinner.com/page_past_programs.html">http://contestdinner.com/page_past_programs.html</a>
- thanks KA9FOX and QTH.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Links to <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Contest</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
- to be held in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Brazil</st1:place></st1:country-region> - are
available here:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.contestuniversity.com/">http://www.contestuniversity.com/</a>
- thanks KA9FOX and QTH.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>PVRC Webinars of two
sessions (opening and closing) of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Dayton</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Contest</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
are available here:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://pvrc.org/webinar/webinars.htm">http://pvrc.org/webinar/webinars.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Look at the end of the web
page for May 19, 2011 - the two links are K1DG and NC0B.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>3 of the 4 papers given at
the 2011 Hamvention Antenna forum are posted via links (lower left side) -
here:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'><a href="http://www.k3lr.com/">http://www.k3lr.com</a>
- thanks K5TR and N5KO The ON4UN paper will be posted on this page soon.</span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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