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Welcome |
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The Central Texas DX and 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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CTDXCC member Leslie Schmidt KF5NJB, making her first QSO with her new
amateur radio license. Her first contact was with Rune Wande SM5COP,
an old friend who
visited the CTDXCC
club meeting in March, 2007. She has since been assigned the
call sign K5JFP.
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News |
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Congratulations to CTDXCC Vice-President Larry Hammel K5OT, who
was recently appointed ARRL Sweepstakes manager by ARRL Contest Branch
manager Sean Kutzko KX9X! Larry will work to promote and enhance
the contest.
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Look for former CTDXCC president Jay W5SL on the air from the South
Pacific this autumn. He will be a member of a seven-person
DXpedition
visiting Fiji (October 25-November 6) and Tuvalu (November
10-December 6). Original plans for a visit to Nauru had to be
changed due to the unexpected cancellation of air service to the
island of Nauru for the foreseeable future.
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Events |
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Saturday, January 14 is the
NCJ North American QSO
Party, CW. This is a great operating event for new contesters.
The exchange is name and state. The NAQP Phone contest is Saturday,
January 21.
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The weekend of February 18-19 is the annual
ARRL International DX
Contest, CW, the oldest annual amateur radio competition.
Conditions on 10 meters should be a lot of fun this year!
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The next CTDXCC club
meeting is 6:30 PM, Monday, 23 January 2012,
at the
Old Quarry Branch Library, 7051 Village Center Dr., Austin,
TX. The meeting topic will be the T2T 2011 Operation from
a Small Pacific Island by Jay W5SL.
Many club members get together for pre-meeting Tex-Mex dinner around
the corner from the library at El
Arroyo at 5:15 PM. Visitors are welcome!
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The Central Texas DX and Contest Club is an
affiliated member club of the American Radio Relay
League (ARRL)
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