[HCDX] DX and Shortwave meetings of 2008

[Risto Vähäkainu <risto.vahakainu@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear friends,

I have received some updates and correction (thanks to all contributors) 
and here follows the list as of today:


Shortwave Radio Meetings - 2008

Dates: May 16-18
Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA
Organization: Dayton Hamfest
Expected Attendance: 20,000
More Info: www.hamvention.org

Dates: May 30-June 1
Location: Karlstad, Sweden 
Description: The annual DX-Parliament of Swedish DXers
Organization: Swedish DX Federation
Expected Attendance: 30
More Info: www.sdxf.org

Dates: June 13-15
Location: Vejers Beach, Jutland, Denmark
Description: The annual general meeting of DSWCI and listening camp
Organization: Danish Short Wave Club International
Expected Attendance: 30
More Info: www.dswci.org

Dates: June 27-29
Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany
Description: biggest annual hamfest in Europe

Dates: July 12-27
Location: Schwangau, Bavaria, Germany
Description: summer DX Camp of AGDX
Organization: AGDX, Germany and Austria
More info: www.dxcamp.org

Dates: 1-3 August?
Location: Gomez Palacio, Mexico
Description: The Annual Mexican DX Meeting
Comment: my long-time contact in Mexico, Ivan Lopez Alegria reports that 
this has not yet been fixed, but presumerably it is to be this weekend.

Date: August 16th
Location: Huntington Beach, California, USA
Description: Annual Picnic
Organization: Southern California Area DXerS-SCADS
Expected attendence: 50+
More info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCADS/

Dates: August 22-24
Location: Tokyo, Japan 
Organization: Tokyo Hamfest
Expected Attendance: 30000
More info: ?

Dates: August 29-September 3
Location: Berlin, Germany
Name: Internationale Funkausstellung
Description: big annual radio fair in Berlin

Dates: September 5-7
Location: Vaasa, Finland
Description: European DX Conference and 50th ann. meeting of FDXA
Organization: Finnish DX Association
Expected Attendance: 150
Comment: a tour to the Baltic states will follow 7-10 September
More info: www.netikka.net/edxc2008

Dates: September 12-16
Location: Amsterdam, Holland
Name: IBC

Dates: September 29-October 5
Location: Langenselbold, Germany
Description: DX-Camp
Organisation: Rhein Main Radio Clubs
More info: mail@xxxxxxx


73's

Risto Vahakainu
FDXA


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