Radiofest DXcontestvention Program Update

Program for 2001 Radiofest�

�and DX-Contestvention East at Glen Spey, NY

10:00 - 12:00 am��� Antenna forum

	10:00 - 10:45 pm�� Quads, multiple polarizations and techniques by Ken "Judge" Glanzer, K7GCO Advantages of Quads, ways of feeding, 6 polarizations, multibanding, applications for contesters.
	11:00 - 11:45 pm�� Miracle by the ocean by Yuri Blanarovich, K3BU, VE1BY, VE3BMV Salt water phenomena and ground effects, vertical magic, search for the most effective vertical radiator, 3/8 vertical, 4-square, quad loops, EZNEC modeling, practical results and comparisons of 4 square vs. 3 el. dual polarization Quad at Cape Hatteras, NC vs. NJ

12:00 - 01:45 pm Club's Lunch meeting - official "business meetings" of participating clubs
������� Welcome by UACF President Steven Kapczak
������� Business meetings of FRC, YCCC, PVRC, MRC, NJDXA, ?....
������� Cold buffet lunch available

01:00 - 04:00 pm Extreme Contesting Forum

	1:00 - 1:45 pm�� SO2R on the same band by Yuri Blanarovich, K3BU, VE1BY, VE3BMV Problems and techniques of using two or more radios on the same band, interference, phase noise, RX overload, polarization diversity, switching system. Application is SO or MM situations. Display and demo of hardware on 10m.
	2:00 - 2:45��� Invited speaker (KQ2M?)
	3:00 - 3:45��� On the way (V26B?)

5:00 pm PIZZA BEER Party

	"Banquet" speaker. Tesla RC President Yuri Blanarovich, K3BU� History of Verkhovyna resort, plans for development and activities, home to ham radio, camps, meetings, conventions, plans for building N2EE M/M Tesla RC "mother of all contest stations"
	Yuri's famous gourmet Ukrainian Pizza, salad buffet and Spaten Oktoberfest Beer on tap courtesy of Tesla RC and Verkhovyna Mountainview Resort
	Giant hospitality suite, bar, mingle with big guns and little pistols, tell the lies, show your slides and videos and have fun as long as you can stand it.

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