2024 Contesting Related Events
Dayton Hamvention
May 15th – Wednesday night
7:00 PM Contest Super Suite at the Hope Hotel opens hosted by the Mad River Radio Club (MRRC), Frankford Radio Club (FRC) North Coast Contesters (NCC), and Kansas City DX Club (KCDXC).
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Dayton Contest University 2024 Registration at the Hope Hotel
10:30 PM Pizza Party at the Hope Hotel sponsored by Dayton Contest University 2024. http://www.contestsupersuite.com.
May 16th – Thursday daytime
7:00 AM Dayton Contest University 2024 Registration opens at the Hope Hotel. Must sign up in advance – http://www.contestuniversity.com.
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Dayton Contest University 2024 at the Hope Hotel.
May 16th – Thursday night
6:30 pm Digital Contest Dinner – at the Hope Hotel in the Mustang Room. Speakers are Ron and Trina Koenig (WV4P and NJ4P). Tickets from W0YK
7:00 PM Contest Super Suite at the Hope Hotel hosted by the Mad River Radio Club (MRRC), Frankford Radio Club (FRC) North Coast Contesters (NCC), and Kansas City DX Club (KCDXC).
10:30 PM Pizza Party at the Hope Hotel sponsored by the Society of Midwest Contesters (SMC). http://www.contestsupersuite.com
May 17th – Friday daytime
7:00 AM – First Bus Pickup from the Hope Hotel to the Fairgrounds. (Bus runs on a continuous loop between the hotel and the fairgrounds). Friday and Saturday only.
9:15 – 10:35 AM Digital Contest Forum at Hamvention in Xenia, Ohio, Room 4 Moderator: Ed Muns, W0YK
“Thursday Night Fun with WRT, Tim Shoppa, N3QE
“Thursday Night Fun with FT NCCC Sprint, Dennis Egan, W1UE
“SO4R with Rig Select PRO”, Courtney Krehbiel, KD6X, Ed Muns, W0YK
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Antenna Forum at Hamvention in Xenia, Ohio, Room 1 Moderator: Tim Duffy, K3LR.
“ First Results of the 2023-2024 HamSCI Festivals of Eclipse Ionospheric Science”, Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF
“160 Meters RF Loss, 5/16 Wave Single Wire Folded Counterpoise and Some Antennas” , Guy Olinger, K2AV
“AutoEZ: A Revolution in the Evolution of Antenna Modeling”, Greg Ordy, W8WWV
4:00 – 5:00 PM – Legal Forum at Hamvention in Xenia, Ohio, Room 1
5:00 PM – Final Bus Pickup from the Fairgrounds to the Hope Hotel.
May 17th – Friday night
7:00 PM Contest Super Suite at the Hope Hotel hosted by the Mad River Radio Club (MRRC), Frankford Radio Club (FRC) North Coast Contesters (NCC), and Kansas City DX Club (KCDXC).
7:00 PM 33rd Annual Top Band Dinner at the Hope Hotel. Speaker is David Raymond, W0FLS. Tickets in advance from http://www.topbanddinner.com.
11:00 PM Pizza Party at the Hope Hotel sponsored by the Potomac Valley Radio Club (PVRC). http://www.contestsupersuite.com
May 18th – Saturday daytime
7:00 AM – First Bus Pickup from the Hope Hotel to the Fairgrounds. (Bus runs on a continuous loop between the hotel and the fairgrounds). Friday and Saturday only.
2:00 PM – 3:50 PM Contest Forum at Hamvention in Xenia, OH, Room 1 Moderator: Doug Grant, K1DG.
“VP2VMM – A Low-Power Effort With Big Results” – Mike Wetzel, W9RE and Mark Bailey, KD4D
“WRTC2026 Update” – Mark Haynes, M0DXR
“Contest Antiques Roadshow” – Rus Healy, K2UA
“The Evolution of Contesting in the 21st Century” – John Dorr, K1AR, Paul Bourque, N1SFE, and Bart Jahnke, W9JJ
5:00 PM – Final Bus Pickup from the Fairgrounds to the Hope Hotel.
May 18th – Saturday evening
6:30 PM 30th Annual Dayton Contest Dinner hosted by North Coast Contesters at the Hope Hotel. Dinner speaker is Tim Duffy, K3LR. Space is limited. Details and tickets in advance are available at http://www.contestdinner.com.
7:00 PM Contest Super Suite at the Hope Hotel hosted by The Mad River Radio Club (MRRC), Frankford Radio Club (FRC) North Coast Contesters (NCC), and Kansas City DX Club (KCDXC).
8:00 PM to 12:00 AM Kansas City DX Club CW Pileup Competition at the Hope Hotel.
11:00 PM Pizza Party at the Hope Hotel sponsored by the Yankee Clipper Contest Club (YCCC). http://www.contestsupersuite.com
