Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:42:44 -0700

From: "RDStraw" <n6bv@arrl.net>

Subject: [CQ-Contest] Hints and Kinks for Using HFTA -- A Joint

PVRC/NCCC Webinar Event

To: "Contest Reflector" <cq-contest@contesting.com>

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Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009 8 PM EDT (September 25 - 00:00 UTC)

Reserve your Webinar Seat Now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/765264739

A Joint PVRC/NCCC Event - Presenter Dean Straw, N6BV, will build on the introduction to HFTA in the PVRC Webinar on Aug 5, 2009, which was entitled "HF Antennas DX or Domestic, What's Your Pleasure?" Attendees to the Sep 24 Webinar may wish to review the Aug 5 presentation for background information and perspective. Go to http://www.pvrc.org and click on the "PVRC Webinars" button.

Arguably, the most difficult part to using HFTA is obtaining digital terrain data for the program to manipulate. On Sep 24 Dean will ask for a volunteer to give the exact location of his/her tower, and then show how to gather the required terrain-profile data from three on-line sources. Once he generates the terrain profiles, he will analyze various antenna configurations using HFTA, discussing a number of practical "hints and kinks" determined from his experience analyzing lots of QTHs around the world.

Pass the word!

Ken K4ZW

President, PVRC

(relayed by N6BV for K4ZW, who is traveling)