2017 DFW DX & Contest Forum
Sponsored by The Lone Star DX Assoc & The DFW Contest Group
Plus Contest Luncheon with Special Guest K3LR
"The Evolution and Future of Contesting"
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The DFW Contest Group and the Lone Star DX Association announce the 2017 DFW DX & Contest Forum to be held on Friday and Saturday, June 9th and 10th in conjunction with Ham-Com at the Irving Convention Center in Irving, Texas.
The 2017 DFW DX & Contest Forum includes 16 presentations on Friday and Saturday and is highlighted with a luncheon on Saturday featuring our special guest Tim Duffy, K3LR. Tim will present on "The Evolution and Future of Contesting" at the luncheon. Tim will also be presenting at 1:00 PM on Friday on "Station Design for HF".
All presentations from all speakers are included in your standard admission to Ham-Com however, the Luncheon admission will be $25 and includes a light boxed lunch and raffle entry for door prizes
The 2017 DFW DX & Contest Forum includes 16 presentations on Friday and Saturday and is highlighted with a luncheon on Saturday featuring our special guest Tim Duffy, K3LR. Tim will present on "The Evolution and Future of Contesting" at the luncheon. Tim will also be presenting at 1:00 PM on Friday on "Station Design for HF".
All presentations from all speakers are included in your standard admission to Ham-Com however, the Luncheon admission will be $25 and includes a light boxed lunch and raffle entry for door prizes
2017 Presentation Topics
Friday Sessions
- 9 AM - Introduction to Contesting (KG5VK)
- 10 AM - DX 101 (N5JB)
- 11 AM - Contesting from a Small/Restricted Lot (NM5M)
- 12 PM - QRP Contesting (NE5DL)
- 1 PM - Station Design for HF Contesting (K3LR)
- 2 PM - RF Design for Single Operator Two Radio Stations (W8FN)
- 3 PM - Taking Your Contest Efforts to the Next Level (W0UO)
- 4 PM - Physical Designs for Cubical Quad Antennas (WA5FWC)
- 8 AM - Preparing for the Solar Minimum (W0UO)
- 9 AM - Effective Antennas for Low Band DXing (KG5VK)
- 10 AM - Survey of Low Band Receiving Antennas (WX0B and HK1A)
- 11 AM - The Future of DXing and DXpeditions (KK6EK)
- 12 PM Luncheon ($) - The Evolution and Future of Contesting (K3LR)
- $25.00 and includes a light boxed lunch and raffle entry for door prizes
- 1 PM - The Sun and Radio Propagation - (Dr. Tamitha Skov)
- 2 PM - Live Demonstration of N1MM + (W8FN, KG5VK, W0UO and others)
- 3 PM - Contesting and DXing with the Digital Modes (N3BUO)
The cost for the Luncheon is $25 and includes admission to the 12:00 presentation on Saturday with special guest Tim Duffy, K3LR as well as a boxed lunch with deli sandwich, chips, fruit cup or cookie, water and iced tea. Admission price also provides a chance to win one of our several door prizes from prominent Amateur Radio vendors. Tickets must be purchased in advance using the information below. There is no charge for any of the presentations on Friday, or for any of the other presentations on Saturday, all other presentations are covered by the price of admission to Ham-Com.
Contest Luncheon Special Guest, Tim Duffy, K3LR
Tim has been an active amateur radio operator for over 45 years. He has hosted 132 different operators from around the world as part of the K3LR Multi-Multi DX radio sport contest efforts since 1992. He was the Atlantic Division Technical Achievement award winner in 1998. Tim was moderator of the Dayton Contest Forum for 10 years and has been moderator of the Hamvention Antenna forum for 33 years. He is a founding member and current President of the North Coast Contesters. K3LR serves as chairman of Contest University (11 years), the Dayton Contest Dinner (25 years), chairman of the Top Band Dinner – as well as coordinator of the Contest Super Suite (32 years) in Dayton during the yearly Hamvention. He is founder and moderator of the popular RFI Reflector ([email protected]) since 1999. He has been a guest on Ham Nation many times. Tim was a member of Team USA at the World Radio Team Championship – four times and will operate in Germany for WRTC2018. Tim serves on the board of directors of the World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF) as Vice Chairman and the Radio Club of America (RCA) as President and a member of the RCA executive committee. Tim is President of the Mercer County Amateur Radio Club (W3LIF). Tim was elected to the CQ Contesting Hall of Fame in 2006. He was honored with the prestigious Barry Goldwater Amateur Radio service award by the RCA in 2010. K3LR was honored as Ham of the Year for 2015 by the Dayton Amateur Radio Association. Tim is the Chief Operating Officer and General Manager at DX Engineering. He is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University.
Buy Tickets to Contest Forum Luncheon with K3LR
Tickets for the 2017 DFW DX & Contest Forum Luncheon are $25
This price includes;
- Access to the luncheon with special guest Tim Duffy, K3LR
- Boxed lunch with deli sandwich, chips, fruit cup or cookie, water and iced tea.
- A chance to win one of our several doorprizes
Reserve your place now by checking out online below with either PayPal, Credit or Debit Card or mailing a personal check.
If you prefer to send a check instead of online checkout, please make it out to..
George Perkins and enter your callsign and number of tickets in the memo field.
and mail it to...
DFW Contest Forum
c/o George Perkins, N5UI
2800 Graystone Drive
Flower Mound, TX 75028
For assistance of any kind, send email to [email protected]
This price includes;
- Access to the luncheon with special guest Tim Duffy, K3LR
- Boxed lunch with deli sandwich, chips, fruit cup or cookie, water and iced tea.
- A chance to win one of our several doorprizes
Reserve your place now by checking out online below with either PayPal, Credit or Debit Card or mailing a personal check.
If you prefer to send a check instead of online checkout, please make it out to..
George Perkins and enter your callsign and number of tickets in the memo field.
and mail it to...
DFW Contest Forum
c/o George Perkins, N5UI
2800 Graystone Drive
Flower Mound, TX 75028
For assistance of any kind, send email to [email protected]
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