We dedicate this year's trip to one our own who went on two
earlier trips. Mike Crawford KC8GLE passed suddenly in December
2022 and his loss is felt. He was a personal friend and worked
diligently in the DARA club with Hamvention being one of his big
volunteer efforts.
Hosts
Geoff Howard W0CG
Uli Thielke
First licensed in 1963 at
age 13 in Wheeling, West Virginia, as WN8KUW. College,
military service, and many family moves netted other
calls: WA3ILB, then WA1LHC. I selected W0CG in 1976 while
living in Kansas in the Air Force. During a period living
on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands in 2000, I was assigned
KP2F.
I retired from the U.S. Air Force Reserve as a Colonel
(Civil Engineering) in 2002, and from my "day job" in 2004
as Professor of Information Systems, Graduate School of
Management, Kent State University. I also spent about 15
years in industry and government as an EE and systems
analyst, with employers including the FAA, Allegheny
Ludlum Steel, the RCA Aerospace Systems Division, and an
administrative position at Youngstown State University.
I hold the callsign PJ2DX, am a legal resident of Curacao,
and spend as much time as possible living in down there in
the tropics, where it is 85 degrees and sunny 365 days a
year.
Uli
was first licensed 1984. He's a software engineer
and travels around the world for his job and
hobby. In Germany he has build the contest station
DA2C together with his friend DK3DM.
Uli has been to 3D2, 9M6, CT3, EX, J3, J7, OJ0,
T2, V2, ZA mostly for contests. He is member of
the CCC since 2013 and had visit PJ2T 6 times.
A huge thanks to Uli who is doing this for three
years! Also for stepping up to this year's
challenges.
2023 Team Leaders
Jim Storms AB8YK
Don DuBon N6JRL
Jim is a retired IT professional and is a
member of Dayton Amateur Radio Association, the Huber
Height Amateur Radio Club VE team and was 2014-2015
President of Southwest Ohio DX Association (SWODXA). He
has served as President of the Huber Heights Amateur Radio
club and Vice-President of Dayton Amateur Radio
Association. Currently is Dayton Hamvention General Chair.
Jim is a frequent member of the TI5N CQWW contest team and
supports the YXDA website. He enjoys contesting,
participating in field Day, Ohio QSO Party, CQWW WPX along
with other QSO contests, assisting in public service
events and DX’ing. Jim has been co-leader on most of
the Youth DX Adventures and leader of this and several
year's trip.
Jim also participates in Boy Scout activities including
the Radio Merit Badge. He was also a member of the
2010 BSA National Jamboree K2BSA team and is a member of
the K2BSA club.
Recipient of the 2023 Orlando Hamcation Carole Perry
Educator of the Year award.
Don was first
licensed as WN6LQM in 1963. He has been to J6, VP2,
TI5N and most notably 3Y0X in 2006. A DX’er and contester
Don is a retired Marine and enjoys aeronautical mobile
when he is flying as a private pilot.