| Friday April 25, 2008 |
| Time | Description | Location | ||
| 08:00 | 16th Annual DX Convention Golf Tournament | |||
| 13:00 - 17:00 | Registration and Raffle Ticket Sales | Lobby/Lounge | ||
| 13:00 - 17:00 | Exhibits and Displays Open | Cedar/Pine/Redwood Rooms | ||
| 17:30 - 18:30 |
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Parking lot Under US Tower | ||
| 18:00 | 13th Annual IOTA No-Host Dinner | Birch Room | ||
| 18:00 | Annual Top Band Dinner | Plaza Room | ||
| 19:00 | Annual Contest Dinner | Oak Room |
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Saturday April 26, 2008
Just a reminder, ALL raffle tickets purchased are good for all prize drawings, including all hourly drawings, Saturday Night Banquet, and Sunday Morning major prizes. |
| Time | Description | Location | ||
| 06:30 - 08:30 | No-Host" Coffee & Rolls | Terrace | ||
| 07:30 - 17:00 | Registration and Raffle Tickets Sales | Lobby/Lounge | ||
| 08:00 - 17:00 | Exhibits and Displays Open | Cedar/Pine/Redwood Rooms | ||
| 08:00 - 08:10 | 1st Timer & Old Timer Welcome by Sharon Spring, K6IRD | Valley Oaks Center | ||
| 08:10 - 08:20 | ARRL Introductions by Sharon Spring, K6IRD | Valley Oaks Center | ||
| 08:20 - 08:30 | Introductions of DX Visitors by Sharon Spring, K6IRD | Valley Oaks Center | ||
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Vendor Showcase | Valley Oaks Center | ||
| 09:00 - 18:00 | Tour of Local Area | Hotel Main Entrance | ||
| 10:00 | Prize Drawing | Ticket Drum in the Terrace Area |
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| 10:00 - 11:00 | DX Forum, by Vinson Thompson, K5VT DXAC, & Ken Anderson, K6TA DXAC. | Valley Oaks Center | ||
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Contest Forum, Chaired by CQ Rep Steve Merchant, K6AW & Ward Silver, NØAX . | Valley Oaks Center | ||
| 11:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Available | |||
| 12:00 | Prize Drawing | Ticket Drum in the Terrace Area |
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| 13:00 - 16:00 | DXCC & WAZ QSL Card Checking (Including 160M, 10 year plus, deleted, WAS, VUCC, and WAZ) |
Plaza Room | ||
| 13:00 - 13:45 | Clipperton Island DXpedition by Paul Playford, W8AEF | Oak Room | ||
| 13:00 - 13:45 | Building High Power Coax Chokes to Kill Local Noise by Jim Brown, K9YC |
Maple Room | ||
| 13:45 - 14:30 | The Surf, the Demon, and the Saint, (Scarborough Reef) By Mike Mraz, N6MZ |
Oak Room | ||
| 13:45 - 14:30 | New Ideas For Remotely Controlling Your Ham Station by Peter Juul, W6PJ |
Maple Room | ||
| 14:00 | Prize Drawing | Ticket Drum in the Terrace Area |
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| 14:30 - 15:15 | J5C Guinea Bissau by N6OX, Bob Grimmick | Oak Room | ||
| 14:30 - 15:15 | Operating from a City Lot: Getting the Most out of a Difficult Location by W3DQ, Eric Rosenberg |
Maple Room | ||
| 15:15 - 16:00 | DXing from the West Coast of Africa, 3X5A by Ned Stearns AA7A. | Oak Room | ||
| 15:15 - 16:00 | Low Band Receiving Loops. Design optimization and applications, including SO2R on the same band. By Rick Karlquist, N6RK | Maple Room | ||
| 16:00 | Prize Drawing | Ticket Drum in the Terrace Area |
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| 16:00 - 16:45 | Vertical Antennas by the Sea and The Anatomy of a Simple DXpedition: VK9WWI 2007 and C6AGU 2008 By George Wallner, AA7JV | Oak Room | ||
| 16:00 - 16:45 | The VP2M Dual Vee-Beams by K7NM, Lee Barrett | Maple Room | ||
| 17:30 - 18:30 |
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Parking lot Under US Tower | ||
| 19:00 | DX Convention Banquet and Awards - Emcee: John Barcroft, K6AM Featuring: Ducie Island by Eric Scace, K3NA |
Valley Oaks Center |
| Sunday April 27, 2008 |
| Time | Description | Location | ||
| 07:30 - 10:00 | Breakfast Buffet | Served in the Exhibit Hall Dinning in the Valley Oaks Center |
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| 08:30 | DX Breakfast - Emcee: John Barcroft, K6AM Featuring: 3B7C, Saint Brandon DXpedition by G3NUG The San Diego DX Club Presents "Are You Smarter Than a DX'er" - Hosted by John Barcroft, K6AM Final Prize Drawings. |
Valley Oaks Center |