[SEDXC] FYI -

[Hal Kennedy]

Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:42:44 -0700
From: "RDStraw" <n6bv at arrl.net>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Hints and Kinks for Using HFTA -- A Joint
      PVRC/NCCC   Webinar Event
To: "Contest Reflector" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Message-ID: <MOEHINNKCFHGODHEHEDHIEGPLNAA.n6bv at arrl.net>
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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
<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)