[CQ-Contest] 2019 Contest University at Dayton - Live Stream this Thursday AM

[Tim Duffy]

Selected sessions of the 2019 Contest University from the ALL sessions and
SALON B will be LIVE streamed thanks to Icom America.

On Thursday morning (May 16, 2019) at 8 AM Eastern time USA (EDT) - 1200
Zulu - go to http://contestuniversity.com and click on LIVE STREAM

Registration for 2019 Contest University Dayton will close on Monday morning
EDT - May 12. 2019 - so act fast.

2019 Dayton Contest University "CTU" - COURSE OUTLINE - 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM

7:00 ALL SALONS ABCD - Student Registration and Contest Buffet Breakfast -
ALL - 60 minutes
8:00 ALL SALONS ABCD - Welcome to CTU 2019 - K3LR & W8CI - ALL - 10 minutes
8:10 ALL SALONS ABCD - Radio Sport Contesting with Integrity - K5ZD - ALL -
40 minutes

9:00 CONTEST TOPIC SESSION #1 - attend ONE of 4 sessions - 60 minutes

SALON A - How to Recruit New Contest Operators - K1DG
SALON B - 2BSIQ & SO3R: Riding the Edge of Human Capabilities - N6MJ
SALON C/D - Everything You Want to Know about USB Interfaces - N6TV
HARDING - FT8 and the WSJT-X 2.0 Software Suite for 6 meter Contesting -
W5ZN

10:00 ALL - *CONTEST SNACK* - 15 minutes

10:15 CONTEST TOPIC SESSION #2 - attend ONE of 4 sessions - 60 minutes

SALON A - All Together Now - Grounding and Bonding For Contest Stations -
N0AX
SALON B - No Compromise Remote Contesting - KL9A
SALON C/D - Preparation and Practice for Better Contest Scores - K5ZD
HARDING- Digital Contesting is Fun - W0YK

11:20 CONTEST TOPIC SESSION #3 - attend ONE of 4 sessions - 55 minutes

SALON A - New Blood: Drafting the Next Generation of Contesters - KG5HVO
SALON B - Solar Cycle Impacts on Radio Propagation: Forecasting Cycle 25 -
WX6SWW
SALON C/D - The Advantages of Waterfall Displays for Contesting and DXing -
N6TV
HARDING - Taking Digital Contesting to the Limit - W0YK

12:15 ALL SALONS ABCD - *CONTEST LUNCH* - ALL - 35 minutes

12:50 ALL SALONS ABCD - 2019 Eye Ball Sprint Contest "LIVE" - ALL - 10
minutes - K1DG
1:00-1:35 ALL SALONS ABCD - Contest Station Optimization - K3LR

*1:45 CONTEST TOPIC SESSION by REQUEST to RERUN - 50 minutes

*SALON A -    As determined by *vote 1
*SALON B -    As determined by *vote 2
*SALON C/D - As determined by *vote 3
*HARDING -    As determined by *vote 4

2:40 CONTEST OPEN DISCUSSION Q&A GROUPs Attend ONE of 4 sessions - 30
minutes

SALON A - Building and Optimizing Your Station - N0AX and K1DG
SALON B - Waterfalls, Recordings and Reverse Beacon Network - N6TV
SALON C/D - Operating Multiple Radios at the Same Time - N6MJ
HARDING - Antenna/Tower Reliability and Safety - W3YQ

3:15 CONTEST OPEN DISCUSSION Q&A GROUPs Attend ONE of 4 sessions - 30
minutes

SALON A - Space Weather and Ham Radio Propagation - WX6SWW
SALON B - Improving your Contest Scores - K5ZD
SALON C/D - What Attracts Young People to Contesting - KL9A and KG5HVO
HARDING - Digital Contesting Discussion - W0YK and W5ZN

3:45 ALL - *CONTEST SNACK* - 15 minutes

4:00 ALL SALONS ABCD - Contest Radio Comparisons & Hybrid Architecture
Explained - NC0B - ALL - 50 minutes
4:50 ALL SALONS ABCD - 2019 CTU Survey - K3LR - ALL - 10 minutes

 * 1:45 PM CONTEST SESSION by REQUEST vote to RERUN
CTU students will vote for 4 topics/classes that they missed and would like
to have presented again - the top 4 WANTED by vote - will RERUN in this time
slot.