Contest University – Dayton 2008

*** Registrations Closed for 2008! ***

Thank you for your help in making Contest University 2007 a big success.  Read more about CTU 2007 HERE.

Contest University will be held on Thursday May 15, 2008, from 8:30am to 5:30pm, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dayton, Ohio.  This is the day before the Dayton Hamvention officially opens.  Don’t miss this rare opportunity to gain knowledge that may take you years of practice, trial and error or lost time to learn otherwise. Get the edge to improve your scores and put your station in the winners circle today!

NEW for 2008:  We will have Graduate level classes for all returning 2007 attendees.  You must have attended CTU 2007 to be eligible for CTU 2008 Graduate School.

Registration Fee (see below) will include the following:

• For both beginners and advanced contesters
• Taught by “Veteran Contesters”
• Breakfast and lunch included on site for your convenience
• Full day of training and knowledge enhancement

Our 2008 CTU Professors:

• Ken Adams, K5KA  
• Ward Silver, NØAX  
• Doug Grant, K1DG  
• Jim Stahl, K8MR  
• Frank Donovan, W3LPL  
• Ed Muns, WØYK  
• Gene Zimmerman, W3ZZ  
• Rob Sherwood, NCØB

Topics covered at the 2008 CTU:

Two sessions will run most of the time – the sessions will be split for First Year students and Second Year students  

2nd year topics will build on what was presented at CTU 2007.   

Some topics may change, but here are the topics scheduled for CTU 2008.  

• Radio Contesting Ethics  
• Hints and Kinks for Radio Contesting  
• Advanced Station Design Ideas  
• Single Operator Two Radio Operation  
• QSO Party Contesting  
• Mobile Contesting  
• Antennas and Propagation – Ideas for your station  
• Extreme Shack Make Over  
• The K1DG Eyeball Sprint Contest  
• RTTY Contest Operations  
• Contest Radio Performance   
• VHF Contesting  
• DXpedition Contesting  
• Answers to Contesting Questions  

CTU 2008 Registration Fee:

• $75.00 early bird sign up --until 1/31/08
• $80.00 2/1/08 until 2/28/08
• $85.00 3/1/08 until 4/30/08 (last day to sign up)
• No sign ups at the door!
• Sorry, no refunds.
• Scholarships available for those 25 years old or younger - contact us for info.

*** Registrations Closed for 2008! ***  

ICOM America is the Flagship Sponsor of Contest University 2008