Topband: PVRC January Webinar Schedule

[Ken Claerbout]

The second event will be of particular interest to this group.

Ken K4ZW

The Potomac Valley Radio Club (PVRC) is pleased to announce two exciting 
Webinars for January. The first event is scheduled for January 14 at 8 PM 
EST (January 15 - 01:00 UTC). Well known contester and the man behind 
Contest University Tim Duffy, K3LR, will present a look at Contest 
University (CTU) 2010, including the course line up and list of professors. 
Tim will review the past 3 years and tell you what makes CTU 2010 the best 
yet. You will find out what previous students have had to say about CTU and 
why you should attend this year. To register (free) for this presentation go 
to: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/760900987

The second event, scheduled for January 20 at 10 PM EST (January 21 - 03:00 
UTC) features noted propagation guru Carl Luetzelschwab K9LA. Carl will take 
a look at 160 Meter propagation. Cary Oler and Dr. Theodore J. Cohen N4XX 
wrote a seminal two-part article on 160m propagation that was published in 
the March and April 1998 issues of CQ. Their article was very aptly named 
"The 160 Meter Band - An Enigma Shrouded in a Mystery". They discussed the 
problems in trying to understand what makes 160 meters tick. Carl 
Luetzelschwab K9LA expanded on the Oler and Cohen article in the December 
2005 issue of CQ, looking deeper at ducting and spotlight propagation on 
160m.

This seminar will use these articles as a basis to review basic ionospheric 
physics on 1.8 MHz, review normal propagation on 160m, review interesting 
observations with 160m propagation, and review our efforts to try to predict 
160m propagation. Regardless of our efforts, 160m remains a mystery - so 
there still is work to be done to understand topband. To register (free) for 
this event go to: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/579577611

Webinar (Web conferencing) is used to conduct live meetings, training, or 
presentations via the Internet. Each participant joins via his or her own 
computer and is connected to other participants via the internet. A 
web-based application, provided in the registration, allow attendees to 
access the meeting by clicking on a link distributed by e-mail (meeting 
invitation) to enter the conference. The events are offered free to the 
amateur community. A quick attendee reference guide is available at 
http://www.pvrc.org/webinar/quick_ref.pdf Please join us and pass the word! 
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