[CQ-Contest] Huntsville Hamfest & DX Banquet

[Mark Brown via CQ-Contest]

To:    Southeast US Contest & DX Clubs
From: The North Alabama DX Club
        
On the weekend of August 16-17 we hope you'll join us for the Huntsville Hamfest - one of the six ARRL Regional Centennial Hamfests.  And during that weekend we're hosting the annual DX Banquet on Saturday evening.

Link:   http://www.nadxc.org/?page_id=31
 

2014 NADXC Banquet – with Bob Allphin K4UEE
 
Come sit, relax, eat, ragchew, and listen to a great
presentation. Every year the North Alabama DX Club  Banquet is one of the best events of Hamfest.
This year’s dinner looks to be extra special. Tickets are limited so be sure to
purchase yours early! You can also inquire about DX Banquet tickets at the
NADXC table in the main hall on the day of the event, if tickets are still
available.
 
DATE & LOCATION
Saturday night, August 16, 2014
Best Western – Madison (10 minutes from the Van Braun
Center)
9035 Madison Boulevard, Madison AL 35758
Phone: (256) 772-7170
Dinner seating at 6:30PM. 
 
DETAILS
The cost for the DX Banquet is $38. 
 
MENU 
Full Buffet, non-alcoholic beverage, and dessert. 
A Full Service Bar is available at the hotel.  
 
SPEAKER
 
Bob Allphin, K4UEE  
 
With the completion of the very successful FT5ZM
DXpedition to Amsterdam Island, K4UEE has reached a milestone in his ham radio
“career”. He has now participated in, led, or co-led DXpeditions to TEN of the
DXCC “top 10 most wanted”. They are Baker/Howland (#8), Heard Island (#4),
Bhutan (#3), South Sandwich Islands (#6), South Georgia Island (#10), Peter I
Island (#4), Lakshadweep (#2), Desecheo Island (#6), Saba/St. Eustatius
(all-time new one) and now Amsterdam/St. Paul (# 4). In 2012, the HKØNA Malpelo
Island DXpedition ranked #12 “most wanted”, set a new World Record for QSOs for
non-hotel, non-fly in DXpeditions.
 
Since retiring fifteen years ago to pursue DXpeditioning
more or less full time, Bob has participated in ten MAJOR DXpeditions that have
made over 1.1 million QSOs. He has NINE “DXpedition of the Year” plaques
hanging on his wall.
 
He is an active contester and has participated in 38
contest DXpeditions. From the mid-80s through the early 2000s, Bob set five single
operator/single band World Records and was a competitor in two World Radio Team
Championships (WRTC) events in 1996 and 2000.
 
Bob is a member of the CQ DX Hall of Fame, current
Chairman of INDEXA, current President of The KP1-5 Project, and former Chairman
of the ARRL DX Advisory Committee (DXAC). He is a member of the VooDoo Contest
Group, FOC (First Class Operator Club), A-1 Operators Club, the Southeastern DX
Club Hall of Fame.
73,
 Mark N4BCD
 North Alabama DX Club - President