The W9DXCC Convention has released their 2008 program.
The W9DXCC was THE convention to go to outside of Dayton when I lived in the Midwest. It was the very first ham convention I ever attended.
The convention is great fun, well attended, and run pretty well. And this year’s programs look great.
Scot, K9JY
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W9DXCC 2008 Program Released
Solar Measurements — What do they mean?
It’s been so long since I’ve paid any attention to the sunspot and solar flux numbers, I’ve forgotten what they all mean. Pulling out some the references in the drawer revealed some simple applications of the numbers.
Sunspot measurement
Sunspot numbers are shown as a "tens" number relating to the number of "regions" on the site [...]
Aves Island and Hurricane Dean
For those of you who like working a bit of DX while contesting, one of our “entities” just got a whole lot smaller. I had not realized the extent of damage from Hurricane Dean on Aves Island, but it is significant.
Passed on from one of the reflectors I am on, you can see the devastation [...]
W9DXCC is September 15th
Outside of Dayton, the best place to be for DXing and contesting is W9DXCC in Chicago-land on September 15th.
UPDATE: This is the 2007 version. 2008’s convention information can be found here.
Here’s the schedule:
Friday
7:30 PM – Registration Open
7:30 PM Welcome Reception – Hosted by Carl Smith N4AA and DX Publications.
10:00 PM Late Night [...]
6m Aurora Opening July 21
Great fun listening to a minor aurora opening on 6-meters. The CW is fuzzy, but very readable.
Thanks, VE1EN.
Scot, K9JY
Five Ways Contesting Helps You Work DX
When I first started out in ham radio, my passion was for DXing. I loved chasing countries and have worked 320 DX entities before stopping ten(?) years ago.
One of the ways that I was able to work a lot of DX countries quickly was through contesting. In a good contest weekend, like CQWW, I was [...]
