2025 Contesting Related Events
Dayton Hamvention
May 14th – 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).
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Dayton Contest University 2025 Registration at the Hope Hotel
10:30 PM Pizza Party at the Hope Hotel sponsored by Dayton Contest University 2025. http://www.contestsupersuite.com.
May 15th – Thursday daytime
7:00 AM Dayton Contest University 2025 Registration opens at the Hope Hotel. Must sign up in advance – http://www.contestuniversity.com.
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Dayton Contest University 2025 at the Hope Hotel.
May 15th – Thursday night
6:30 pm Digital Contest Dinner – at the Hope Hotel in the Mustang Room. Speakers TBD. 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 16th – 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
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Antenna Forum at Hamvention in Xenia, Ohio, Room 1 Moderator: Tim Duffy, K3LR.
5:30 PM – Final Bus Pickup from the Fairgrounds to the Hope Hotel.
May 16th – 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 34th Annual Top Band Dinner at the Hope Hotel. Speaker TBD. Tickets in advance from http://www.topbanddinner.com.
10:30 PM Pizza Party at the Hope Hotel sponsored by the Potomac Valley Radio Club (PVRC). http://www.contestsupersuite.com
May 17th – 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.
5:30 PM – Final Bus Pickup from the Fairgrounds to the Hope Hotel.
May 17th – Saturday evening
6:30 PM 31st Annual Dayton Contest Dinner hosted by North Coast Contesters at the Hope Hotel. Dinner speaker TBD. 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.
10:30 PM Pizza Party at the Hope Hotel sponsored by the Yankee Clipper Contest Club (YCCC). http://www.contestsupersuite.com