2008 Convention Schedule


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
"Attitude Adjustment Hour Sponsored by"

The Individual Board Members of the Northern California DX Foundation, The Southern California DX Club, & Individual Sponsors
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


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
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
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
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
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
"Attitude Adjustment Hour Sponsored by"

The Southern California DX Club, & Individual Sponsors
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
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