The Dayton Hamvention has been cancelled again this year, but there will be a Virtual Contest University and virtual forums! I received this notice this morning:
Registration is now OPEN for Virtual Contest University 2021 on May 20, 2021 and for 2021 Hamvention Forums on May 21, 2021. Both events are being held live through Zoom Webinar and are free. You must register to be included in the webinars. You need to register for each event (2) separately. Four Icom radios will be given away at each (2) virtual events (8 radios total). The radio drawing times are random and you must be registered and on Zoom present at the time of the drawing to win. Both events (2) will be recorded and available on YouTube at the conclusion of the events (2).
To register for these events, go to:
The Contest University talks include:
- 9:00 am EDT/13:00 UTC Welcome to CTU 2020 from W8CI and K3LR
- 9:05 am EDT/13:05 UTC WW2DX – “Cloud Contesting – Live Demonstration” moderators NN1C and W9KKN
- 10:00 am EDT/14:00 UTC W3LPL – “Preparing Your Station for Competition” moderators NN1C and W9KKN
- 11:00 am EDT/15:00 UTC M0DXR – “Contest Categories – Make the Most of Your Entry” moderators W2NAF and KM3T
- 12:00 pm EDT/16:00 UTC K1AR – Memorial reading of the Silent Keys for 2021
- 12:05 pm EDT/16:05 UTC Lunch on your own
- 12:30 pm EDT/16:30 UTC DK6SP – “Youth – the Future of Contesters” moderators W2NAF and KM3T
- 1:30 pm EDT/17:30 UTC UA9BA – “Contesting from Russia” moderators K5TR and N5KO
- 2:30 pm EDT/18:30 UTC CT1BOH – “There is Nothing Magic About Propagation” moderators K5TR and N5KO
- 3:30 pm EDT/19:30 UTC NC0B – “Transceiver Performance for the HF Contest and DX Operator” moderators K1AR and N3RA
- 4:30 pm EDT/20:30 UTC Wrap up N9JA and K3LR
- 4:35 PM EDT/20:35 UTC K1AR – 2021 CQ Contest Hall of Fame Presentation
Walter says
9 AM Eastern is fine for an in-person class, but not very welcoming for folks in the Pacific time zone. Sheesh.