4th Annual Maritime DX Forum - Nova Scotia

Members of the Halifax Amateur Radio Club (HARC) invite all contesters, DXers and HF enthusiasts to the 4th Annual Maritime DX Forum.

It will be held in Upper Tantallon, just outside Halifax, Nova Scotia, at the Head of St. Margaret’s Bay. This is a full day event on Saturday, August 4th, beginning at 8:30 am.

The Program includes five excellent presentations:

1) Tom Harrell, N4XP, talking about the highly challenging 2007 Scarborough Reef DXpedition.

2) The second presentation will explore answers to the question: "Why do Mariners become Radio Amateurs?
It features Jose Campione, VA3PCJ, a noted Ontario yachtsman and ham.

3) Scott Wood, VE1QD, will take you on a trip to the British
Antarctic Territories, some of the rarest DX real estate on the planet.

4) Fred and Helen Archibald, VE1FA and VA1YL, will show you how to mount a real DXpedition in your own region at a moderate cost.

5) The DX Forum Dinner will feature a reception at 5:00 pm followed by dinner at 6:00 pm. In the day’s final event, Don Trotter, VE1DTR, and his musical group Sunrise will entertain after dinner with a Bluegrass Concert: DX Breakdown.

The registration deadline is Wednesday, August 1st.
The complete details about the MDF and a registration form can be downloaded from the HARC Web site at: http://www.halifax-arc.org

You can also contact Scott Wood, VE1QD at: velqd@rac.ca