PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: John West N1IWT 860-628-6454 v/f Southington, CT (5/8/2009) Hi all, We just received confirmation that we will have a very special guest, May 12th, Michael Kalter W8CI, and the topic will be the 2009 Hamvention running May 15 - 17 in Dayton, OH. Here are excerpts of Michael's bio from QRZ.com: He lives about 30 miles south east of Dayton, Ohio south of the city of Xenia, Ohio. He has been very actively involved with the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA-Hamvention) serving as the president for the last two years-limited by term limits. He also served as president of his local EMA board (Emergency Management Authority). He enjoys 20 meters and likes building and experimenting with dipoles. Other hobbies include backpacking, bicycling, motorcycling, and music. We will discuss the Award winners who will be honored and some 'weird' facts along with needed info for the week. This should be a great net especially before net members leave for Dayton later in the week. So bring your Hamvention questions to TIPSnet May 12, 7pm - 8pm EST on our normal outlets. (see below) 73 John West N1IWT TIPSnet Program & Publicity Manager Anne M. West K1STM TIPSnet Net Manager www.tipsnet.org Email: n1iwt@xxxxxxxxxxx Phone: 860-628-6454 Fostering International Friendship Through Amateur Radio © TIPSnet meets every Tuesday from 7pm - 8pm local time (EST) / 2300z on several repeaters throughout New England, including our hub, the SPARC Repeater System, West haven and Durham, CT. Multiple repeaters are linked Nationally and Internationally via VoIP on the New England Gateway – EchoLink Conferences *NEW-ENG* (node # 9123) and the DODROPIN Conference and IRLP New England Reflector 912, Channel 3 (node # 9123). Live streaming audio is available on the web at http://new-eng.com ================================================= TIPSdiscussion welcomes messages from members please POST at: tipsdiscussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Our Info Page and Web Portal (the easy way to get to your acct) www.freelists.org/list/tipsdiscussion Subscribe to the list send a blank email with SUBSCRIBE in the subject field: tipsdiscussion-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Unsubscribe by sending a blank email with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject to: tipsdiscussion-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Tell your friends about TIPSnet!!! =================================================