Austin Summerfest DX and Contest Forum Program Announcement
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The Central Texas DX & Contest Club (CTDXCC) is proud to be the
continuing sponsor of the DX and Contest Forum at Austin Summerfest.
The 2004 Austin Summerfest is August 6th and 7th, at the Red Lion
Hotel, 6121 North IH-35 (@ US 290 East), Austin, Texas. The DX and
Contest Forum is scheduled from 10 AM to noon on Saturday, with
three program topics:
DXing and Contesting for Everyone
You don't have to have an antenna farm and a few kilowatts to
chase DX or enter a weekend radio contest. Susan K5DU, Gary W5ZL
and Gale WB0YEA will cover the basics, including operating
techniques, propagation tips, station design, antennas, QSL
cards and the Logbook of the World, Internet and packet-based DX
spotting (live demo!), fun contests to get your feet wet, where
to find contest rules and other resources on the Internet, and
more! This is a great opportunity to supercharge your ham radio
experience! [40 minutes]
The Texas QSO Party: Our Own Fun Operating Event
The Texas QSO Party is a popular radio contest where the focus is
on Texas stations and Texas counties! John Dvoracek KE5C and others
will review the history of this contest and describe how you can
participate! The forum will cover basic equipment and options for
logging contacts. Mobile HF stations, traveling from county to
county, add a lot of fun to this operating event - learn how you can
participate as a mobile station, what kind of planning is involved
in a successful mobile operation, and how recent mobile station
operations have done in the contest. The forum will also cover
special equipment for multi-operator mobile operation, and will
conclude with questions and answers. [40 minutes]
The August, 2003 V73T IOTA DXpedition to Taongi Atoll
Buzz Jehle N5UR will present his experience in DXpeditioning to one
of the most remote Pacific islands. Share in the comprehensive and
detailed planning behind the first IOTA activation of this small,
uninhabited atoll. Experience the challenge of sailing across 450
miles of open water, then negotiating the narrow reef passage in a
17' dinghy to transfer equipment and supplies three miles across
the lagoon to the operating site. Learn about the operating strategy,
pileups, fickle propagation, high winds and sudden severe electrical
storms during 76 hours' activity. Find out the requirements to
certify this operation for IOTA credit. [40 minutes]
Austin Summerfest is supported by the Austin Amateur Radio Club and the
Austin Repeater Organization. This year, Austin Summerfest is also the
ARRL Texas State Convention. Advanced registration for Austin Summerfest
is open through July 30. For more information, see:
http://www.austinsummerfest.org/
http://www.austinsummerfest.org/Files/04hamcom_a.PDF
For more information about the Central Texas DX & Contest Club, and
the DX and Contest Forum at Summerfest, see:
http://www.ctdxcc.org/
http://www.ctdxcc.org/summerfest/2004/
http://www.ctdxcc.org/summerfest/2004/flyer_2004.pdf
Austin is great place to visit, with many family-friendly activities
including the Texas State History Museum, the Zilker Botanical Gardens,
Barton Springs Pool, and the nightly emergence of as many as a million
Mexican free-tail bats from underneath the Congress Avenue bridge
downtown. Austin is also the Live Music Capital of the World. For
more information on Austin as a tourist destination, see:
http://www.austintexas.org/visitaustin.html
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Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
kenharker@kenharker.com
http://www.kenharker.com/
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