Return to DX ForumMARITIME DX FORUM, 2004 – 2008
A.
Presentations by Year, Title and Speaker
August
2004, First Annual MDF
HF
Operating Around the World on a 42 foot Sailboat.
A
talk by Kim, Mathiason, OZ1MAL/mm
The Gambia, C51A,
DXpedition in 1993.
A
film and talk by Dick Grantham, VE1AI
HF
Contesting: The New Maritime Contest Club. A talk and discussion lead by John
Scott, VE1JS
Future
Directions for the Maritime DX Forum.
A talk and discussion lead by
August
2005, Second Annual MDF
From Ham Radio to International Broadcaster: Lessons Learned Along the Way. A talk by Mr. James Latham, TI2DU (now KP2XX). General Manager and Chief Engineer for Radio For Peace International, Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica
A Tour of Nautel’s AM/FM Transmitter Manufacturing Facilities. A talk and tour lead by Tim Hardy, Director of R & D, Nautel Ltd, Hackett’s Cove, NS
The Challenges and Joys of Award Chasing, Contesting and DXpeditions A panel discussion with Dick Grantham, VE1AI, Fred Archibald, VE1FA, Scott Wood, VE1QD and John Currie, VE1ZJ
The 2005 CY9SS DXpedition to St. Paul Island. After dinner remarks by Robbie Robertson, VY2SS, and other team members
August
2006, Third Annual MDF
The 3Y0X Dxpedition to Peter I
Island in 2006.
A talk by George Nicholson, N4GRN
Low Band DXing:
Antenna Systems that Work! A
talk by Jeff Briggs, K1ZM/VY2ZM
Out of the World DXing: The
Challenge of EME. A talk by John
Currie, VE1ZJ
Successful Competitive Contesting. A panel discussion with Jim Fisher, VE1JF, Moderator, Jeff Briggs, K1ZM/VY2ZM, Dick Grantham, VE1AI, George Nicholson, N4GRN and John Scott, VE1JS
New
HF Summits to Conquer: The Future
of Contesting and DXing, An after dinner
talk by Dick
Grantham, VE1AI
August
2007, Fourth Annual MDF
Scarborough
Reef (BS7H): A Most Amazing
DXpedition A talk by Joe Blackwell, AA4NN.
Why Do Mariners become Radio Amateurs? A talk by Jose Campione, VA3PCJ.
An
Expedition to British Antarctic Territories (VP8s).
A talk by K. Scott
Wood, VE1QD.
The
Art of Mounting Island DXpeditions. A
talk by Fred and Helen Archibald, VE1FA/VA1YL
DX
Breakdown: A Bluegrass Concert. After
dinner entertainment provided by Don Trotter, VE1DTR, and his blue grass group, Sunrise.
August
2008, Fifth Annual MDF
World
Class Radio Competion & Contesting.
A talk by John Sluymer, VE3EJ
Understanding
Marconi’s 1901 Transatlantic Wireless Feat.
A talk by Jeff Briggs,
Canadians
on the DXCC Honor Roll. Dave
Goodwin, VO1AU/VE3AAQ, and President of Radio Amateurs of Canada; and Garry
Hammond, VE3XN, and DX columnist with The Canadian Amateur.
The
TX5C Clipperton Island DXpedition.
A talk by Ann Santos, WA1S.
Not
Your Grandfather’s Amateur Radio.
David Sumner, K1ZZ, and CEO of the ARRL
B.
Attendees by Call Sign
The following individuals have attended one or more of the five annual presentations of the Maritime DX Forum
100.
VY2MM, Arthur
Brown
101.
VY2RO, Bob
Carscadden
102.
VY2RU, Ken
McCormick
MDF PEI Representative
103.
VY2SS, Robbie
Robertson
Presenter
104.
WA1S, Ann
Santos
Presenter
105. WN1I, Ed Hammond Presenter