[KYHAM] Updated Convention Release

[Jeanie Dalton Pugh]

This is a good article talking about the upcoming Great Lakes Division 
Convention being held
this year in Cleveland, Ohio on September 22, 2007. We need more 
Kentucky participation.
If you can make it, you will meet some great people and have a good time.

Jeanie Dalton/KB8QLC
GLD Convention Committee


"Ham Radio Alive and Well in Northern Ohio"
by:  Tedd Mirgliotta KB8NW

Something special is taking place late September. For
the first time (so they say) the American Radio Relay
League (ARRL) will be holding their Great Lakes
Division Convention (GLD) on September 22nd in
Independence, Ohio. The GLD Convention is usually held
every two years in different cities, so this year it
is in the Cleveland area (the day before the Cleveland
Hamfest). So, what goes on at a convention? Sponsors,
many informative Seminars, Hospitality Room, Award
presentations, Dinner Banquet with a guest speaker,
Prizes, Special Ceremonial of "The Royal Order of the
Wouff Hong" and a great time with plenty of
camaraderie with other hams.

It all starts Friday evening (September 21st) at the
Sheraton Independence Hotel with early registration
beginning at 7:00 p.m. and a Hospitality Room provided
by the Cuyahoga Amateur Radio Society (CARS), Lake
Erie Amateur Radio Association (LEARA) and the
Northern Ohio DX Association (NODXA). On Saturday
morning there will be continued registration, sponsor
tables, and the hospitality room will open at 9:00
a.m. The hospitality room will host card checking and
free refreshments both Friday evening and Saturday
morning.

Opening ceremonies begin at 11:30 a.m. The first
seminar will start at noon with Bob Heil/K9EID and
Chip Margelli/K7JA in a joined three room session.
Bob's, K9EID, pioneering work in the Amateur Radio
world has led to significant improvements in audio
quality throughout the industry. His company, Heil
Sound, is the leading manufacturer of microphones and
boom-sets for the world of Ham Radio. Chip, K7JA, has
been active in DXing for over 42 years. You may have
seen him on the Tonight Show with Jan Leno competing
with (and defeating) the U.S. Champion cell-phone text
messenger in a message-completion speed contest. 

The room will then be divided into two rooms. One room
will go into an intense DX session, and the other will
cover 3 different amateur radio interests seminars:

	   1:00-1:10 P.M.: Tedd/KB8NW (NODXA President and
Editor of the OPDX) will open and moderate DX
seminars. Guest speakers will include (times may
vary):

	   1:10-1:45 P.M.: Bernie McClenny/W3UR Editor of
"The Daily DX and Weekly DX" and QST's "How's DX?"
column. He will give a talk on the "History of DX from
the beginning to today".

	   1:45-2:10 P.M.: Don Karvonen/K8MFO, Ohio's number
one DXer who is in the top ten of the ARRL's DXCC
Challenge, is expected to give talk about 6 meter
DXing.

	   2:10-2:40 P.M.: John Papay/K8YSE, one of the KH8SI
operators, will talk about activating Swains Islands
as a brand new DXCC entity.

	   2:40-3:25 P.M.: Bob Allphin/K4UEE, recently
appointed DXAC Chairman, will talk about the DXAC and
his recent VU7RG activity.

	   3:30-3:55 P.M.: DX seminars will end with a
question and answer panel consisting of KB8NW, K8YSE,
K4UEE, K8MFO, K4ZLE, W3UR and possibility others.

 Other seminars (second room) taking place:
	   1:00-1:55 P.M.: Dennis Dura K2DCD ARRL's new
Emergency Preparedness and Response Manager.

	   2:00-2:55 P.M.: ARDF by Bob Frey/WA6EZV and Dick
Arnett/WB4SUV. Lots of great equipment will be
demonstrated and on display. Photos and information
from International Competitions will also be
available.

	   3:00-3:55 P.M.: Jim Sanford/WB4GCS Amsat's Eagle
Satellite Project Manager will discuss new
developments and talk about what the new Eagle high
orbit satellite will mean for everyone.

	   4:00 P.M.: Seminar rooms will once again be joined
and will close with Tim Duffy/K3LR, an expert on
Antennas/Contesting. He will talk about his K3LR
Multi-Multi Contest Station. Many of you may have seen
his station while traveling on I-80 when in
Pennsylvania near the Ohio line.

	   5:00 P.M.: Great Lakes Division Director Jim
Weaver/K8JE will present the Great Lakes Division
Awards. 

	   The banquet will start at 7:00 P.M. where the
President of the ARRL, Joel Harrison/W5ZN will be the
keynote speaker. Following the banquet the top secret
Wouff Hong ceremony will begin for any interested ARRL
Member.

Please support this great event by attending. Sponsors
have helped make ticket prices lower than usual.
Advanced sale tickets are available for purchase
online at www.2007gldc.org along with complete
information and any late news or changes.



       
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