Subject: ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, to Keynote W9DXCC DX Convention Banquet @VIA: WLARB
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07/18/2016
The 64th annual W9DXCC[1] DX Convention and Banquet will be held Friday and Saturday, September 16-17, in Schaumburg, Illinois. ARRL's new CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, will be the Saturday evening banquet speaker. Sponsored by the Northern Illinois DX Association, the W9DXCC DX Convention is an ARRL-sanctioned operating specialty convention.
Contest University and DX University programs will be presented on Friday. Day-long sessions on Saturday will include speakers, exhibits, QSL card checking, and a CW pileup contest. On Saturday, there will be presentations on the VP8STI/VP8SGI Sandwich Island/South Georgia Island, VK0EK Heard Island, and K5P Palmyra Island DXpeditions, as well as a Cycle 24 update, "DXing During Declining Conditions," and using the FLEX-6000 for contesting and DXing.
Register[2] online. For more information, contact John McCormick[3], N0FCD
[1]
http://www.w9dxcc.com/
[2]
http://w9dxcc.com/
[3] mailto:
N0FCD@yahoo.com
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