03/24/2016

Contest University (CTU[1]) has announced the classes[2] and instructors for its sessions held in conjunction with Dayton Hamvention?. CTU will take place the day before Hamvention, on Thursday May 19, 7 AM until 5 PM, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Dayton. The classes are aimed at those wishing to enhance their on-the-air contesting skills, and a faculty of veteran contesters carry out the instruction. The list of 2016 Dayton CTU "professors"ÿis comprised of names well known within the Amateur Radio contesting community, including Doug Grant, K1DG; Frank Donovan, W3LPL; Tim Duffy, K3LR; Bob Wilson, N6TV, and Kirk Pickering, K4RO.

CTU offers a full day of training for beginners and advanced students and includes a breakfast buffet and box lunch as well as numerous handouts. Among the course offerings:


o Fair Play - How to Earn and Keep Respect
o Small Station Bang for the Buck
o Getting Started with RTTY Contesting
o The Advantages of Waterfall Displays for Contesting and DXing
o Improving Your Antennas for the Declining Solar Cycle
o Improving Your Contest Scores Through Log Analysis
o Waterfalls, Recordings and Reverse Beacon Network
o Let's Talk About Improving Your Contest Scores

The CTU 2016 registration fee is $85 in advance only. Contact[3] CTU about scholarships covering the registration fee are available for those 25 years old or younger. Anyone who has presented or will present a talk or a paper at any club meeting or has an article about Amateur Radio published, between May 14, 2015 and May 14, 2016, qualifies for a $10 discount.

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[1] http://www.contestuniversity.com/
[2] http://contestuniversity.com/attachments/2016_CTU_CLASSES.pdf
[3] http://contestuniversity.com/main/page_contact_us.html

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