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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dayton Hamvention News <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• Contest Dinner - Tim, K3LR, Dayton Contest Dinner Chairman reports - [edited] "The North Coast Contesters are proud to announce: The 21<sup>st</sup> Annual Dayton Contest Dinner. The 2013 Contest Dinner tickets are
on sale now exclusively via the Contest Dinner Web site. Thanks to Scott, KA9FOX, and QTH.com for designing, building and running the Contest Dinner Web site: http://contestdinner.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Master of Ceremonies for the Dayton Contest Dinner is CQ Contest Hall of Fame member and World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF) Chairman, John Dorr, K1AR. Dr. Robert G. Cox, K3EST will be our featured speaker.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The Contest Dinner will be held on Saturday night, May 18th, at 6:30 PM. Cash bar opens at 5:30 PM. Located at the newly renovated Crowne Plaza Hotel (Official Contester Hotel) 5th and Jefferson Streets (Next to the Dayton
Convention Center) Dayton (Downtown), Ohio in the PRESIDENTIAL BALLROOM on the second floor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Seating is random. Tables are set in rounds of 10. You can purchase an entire table for your club or group (purchased group tables are set for 8). Tickets are only available at:
<a href="http://contestdinner.com">http://contestdinner.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">There will be no tickets for sale at the door.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Also remember to visit the 25th annual Contest Super Suite (all FOUR nights during Dayton) - details are here:
<a href="http://contestsupersuite.com">http://contestsupersuite.com</a> We expect another sold out event for the Dayton Contest dinner. Get your tickets early!"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• Dayton Contest University - Tim, K3LR, CTU Chairman, reports [edited]:"I am pleased to announce that early bird registration (lowest fee) is now open for 2013 Dayton ConTest University ('CTU') to be held all day on
Thursday May 16, 2013, at the Crowne Plaza in Dayton, Ohio.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Six different countries have hosted CTUs. USA, Germany, Italy, England, Brazil and Finland. CTU Australia will be held in a few weeks. Nearly 2000 students have attended CTUs with more than 60 CTU Professors sharing their
contesting experiences. 2013 will be the seventh year in a row for CTU Dayton. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The 2013 suggested CTU topics are listed on the CTU web site at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">http://contestuniversity.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The 2013 CTU Professor line up is outstanding. New 2013 CTU Professors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">are - K5GN, N0JK, K9YC, K3EST and K6MM. Also past CTU Professors - who will give new papers this year are W3LPL, K1DG, W0YK, NC0B, N6TV, K5ZD, M0DXR and K3LR.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Details and early bird discounted registration information is on<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">the CTU web site at: http://contestuniversity.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Important - as we did last year - if you want to sign up for CTU 2013 Dayton and you have given (or will give by Dayton 2013) a talk about Amateur Radio Contesting to any club, hamfest or group since May 20, 2012 - you
qualify for a 10.00 USDs registration fee discount.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please choose the 'Registration w/Discount' option to get the 10.00 USDs discount. Spreading the word about contesting is lots of fun and can save you money!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Early CTU student signups will have the opportunity to help select the 2013 Dayton CTU class outline topics. For a limited time, once you have registered, please help construct the CTU curriculum content by going to this
survey link: <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8XZG5NS">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8XZG5NS</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thanks to all of the CTU sponsors Icom America, Superbertha.com, DX Engineering, CQ Magazine and INRAD for making CTU possible.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thanks to W9PA and K1SO for all of their help with CTU. Special thanks to Scott, KA9FOX from QTH.com for hosting and constructing the CTU web site."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fonte: OPDX<o:p></o:p></p>
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