[NCC] Dayton

[tleek8az]

2011 was another GREAT Dayton.  Good to see many faces at Hara and the NCC
Super Suite.

First off, hearty and HUGE congratulations to NCC Charter Member VE3EJ, who
was inducted last night into the CQ Contester Hall of Fame.  John was most
humble and gracious in his inductance speech, and passed on enormous credit
to NCC for helping him evolve into a world class contester.  John, we are
all honored by your achievements and enormously proud that another one of
our own has made it to the top.

Second, huge credit goes out to K3LR who, for contesters, has become "Mr.
Dayton".  This week, Tim did the following:

   - Organized and ran CTU, the contest university here at the Crowne Plaza
   - Organized and made work the NCC Super Suite -- the hospitality suite of
   choice for Dayton contesters, and open Wednesday through Saturday nights;
   - Hosted pizza parties -- personally serving hundreds of hungry
   contesters free pizzas and QSL wings Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.;
   - Arranged for a performance of the "Spurious Emissions", the all-ham
   band led by N0AX;
   - Organized and ran yet another Antenna Forum at the hamfest;
   - Planned and organized the annual NCC Contesters Banquet -- securing an
   enormous treasure trove of truly valuable door prizes by personlly twisting
   the arms of dozens and dozens of Dayton exhibitors.

And all this was on top of his normal Dayton duties of greeting hams from
all over the world (all of whom know the K3LR callsign), attending a CQ
Contest Committee meeting and attending a WWROF Directors meeting (which --
you will not be surprised to know -- Tim hosted for breakfast!)

And on top of all that, I can now announce that, solely to the enormous
efforts of Tim, next year ALL reservations for the Crowne Plaza hotel at
Dayton will be made through NCC -- at a website that (guess who?) is setting
up, and at guaranteed preferred rates (approx $140/$155 per night for
standard/club rooms.)  And Tim has passed all credit on to NCC,

SO......congratulations John.  And to Mr. Dayton:  Strong work indeed!!

73,
Tom, K8AZ