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The Central Texas DX & Contest Club (CTDXCC)
is a group of amateur radio operators in the Central Texas area with a
special interest in amateur radio
DXing and radiosport
contesting.
Most of the membership is from the Travis, Williamson, and Hays
counties of central Texas, with most club members living near
Austin, Texas. We always
welcome visitors and new members!
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Spotlight |
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Joe Barr W5CT, SK
(1944-2008).
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CTDXCC member Joe Barr
W5CT died at home, unexpectedly, on July 11, 2008 at age 63.
Joe learned CW in the Navy, and was first licensed as an amateur
radio operator in March, 2005.
More...
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The program for the 2008
Austin Summerfest
DX and Contest Forum on Saturday,
August 2 has been announced, and there will be two great speakers.
Sarla Sharma VU2SWS will speak about her experiences on island
DXpeditions in India, and Bob Wilson N6TV will speak about
software defined radios, the CW Skimmer, and the future of CW
operating.
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Events |
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Friday ans Saturday, August 1-2 is the
Austin Summerfest
amateur radio convention, at the
Wyndham
Garden Hotel, 3401 South IH-35 (@ Woodward Street), Austin,
TX 78741. CTDXCC sponsors a
DX and Contest
Forum on Saturday morning. There will also be a contester dinner
on Friday night, and a CW Pileup Competition on Saturday afternoon.
Join us!
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Saturday, August 2 is the
NCJ North American
QSO Party, CW, a classic 12-hour HF CW contest. Come to the
CTDXCC forum at Summerfest Saturday morning and then get on the air!
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The next CTDXCC club
meeting is 6:30 PM, Monday, 25 August 2008,
at the
Old Quarry Branch Library, 7051 Village Center Dr., Austin,
TX. The meeting topic is CY0X 2008: 6 Meters from Sable
Island by Dick K5AND.
Many club members get together for pre-meeting Tex-Mex dinner around
the corner from the library at El
Arroyo at 5:30 PM. Visitors are welcome!
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The Central Texas DX & Contest Club is an
affiliated member club of the American Radio Relay
League (ARRL) - and has been assigned by the FCC the
club call sign K5CTX, with K5TR the license
trustee.
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