The Dayton Hamvention for 2016 will be held May 20-22 at the Hara Arena in Dayton. If you haven’t done so already, it’s time to make your hotel and contest dinner reservations.

Once again, North Coast Contesters will sponsor the Contest Dinner and are proud to announce that Contest Hall of Fame member John Crovelli, W2GD/P40W will be the keynote speaker for the 24th annual Dayton Contest Dinner event on May 21, 2016.

The Contest dinner will be held on Saturday night, May 21, 2016 at 6:30pm. Cash bar opens at 5:30pm. Located at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (Official Contest Hotel) at 5th and Jefferson Streets (Next to the Downtown Convention Center) Dayton, Ohio in the Presidential Ballroom.

Contest Dinner Highlights:

• Master of Ceremonies: John Dorr, K1AR
• Dinner Speaker: John Crovelli, W2GD
• 2016 CQ Contest Hall of Fame Inductions: To Be Announced
• Many contest operators from around the world attend this event. If you enjoy radio contesting, you do not want to miss this Contest Dinner!

Thanks to Icom America, the main door prize is the IC-7600, a full featured HF transceiver.

Details and ticket information is available here: http://contestdinner.com