[CQ-Contest] W9DXCC (Chicago area) Sept 14-15

[Eric Hall K9GY]

If any of you will be passing through Chicago area (ORD, MDW, MKE)... 
This is a great event! 

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http://www.qth.com/w9dxcc/

Less than a month until W9DXCC - Here are the details!

The 49th Annual W9DXCC convention will be September 14 and 15 at the
Holiday Inn in Rolling Meadows, IL.  Activities begin Friday evening at
7:30 with the N4AA DX Publications Welcome Reception, followed by the
traditional Northern Illinois DX Association Hospitality Suite.  On
Saturday, a full day of programs, prizes, the CW pile-up contest, plus
the grand banquet featuring CQ DX Hall of Famer Bob Allphin, K4UEE.  Bob
is putting together a special program for W9DXCC of the highlights of his
five award winning "DXpeditions of the Year."   Stay for the Greater
Milwaukee DX Association hospitality suite after the banquet.

Saturday Programs include:

4W/K7BV East Timor, by K7BV - This includes a professional video covering
not only Dennis's operations from a new DXCC country but vividly conveys
the tragedy that the people of that area have suffered.  Dennis is also
going to review the 2000 World Radiosport Team Championship and the
upcoming 2002 WRTC in Finland.

YK9A Syria, with Carl (K9LA) and Vicki (AE9YL) Luetzelschwab.  Later Carl
is going to switch to his propagation guru hat and also provide an update
on sunspot Cycle 23.

PW0S St Peter and St Paul Rocks - Master QSL Manager Steve Wheatly, KU9C,
is going to cover this DX pedition as well as providing some general tips
on QSLing through managers. 

YJ0PD Vanuatu - Todd Benson W9YK and the Prarie DX Group will cover this
DXpedition and the group's very innovative approach to real-time on-line
logging.

9M0M Spratly - with Jerry Rosalius WB9Z.

The New Digital Mode, PSK31, with Mark May K9TP.

Cubical Quad Antennas, with Norm Alexander W4QN, of Cubex Antennas.

RF Safey and Your Linear, with ARRL RF Safety chairman Greg Lapin, N9GL

IOTA update with Gordon Bazsali, WB9EEE, and information about the Island
Radio Expedition Foundation from Mike McGirr, K9AJ.

ARRL Central Division Dick Isely, W9GIG, and Vice-Director Howie
Huntington, K9KM will be on hand to lead the ARRL Forum, which also
includes Dave Patton, NT1N, who is heading up the ARRL eQSL project.  The
ARRL DX Advisory Committee will be represented by Jim O'Connell, W9WU.

DXCC Card Checking -  Dave NT1N will be available for DXCC Card Checking.
What an easy way to update your country totals! 

CW Pile-Up contest - Another challenging contest run by Mike McGirr, K9AJ
- How many calls can YOU pick out of the pile-up??  

Other details and On-Line Registration available at www.qth.com/w9dxcc. 
Or request info packet from W9VA at w9va at aol.com.


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