Our February 16, 2002 Annual Banquet was a smashing success! Guest speaker Arnie Coro (CO2KK), of Radio Havana Cuba's program "DXers Unlimited," wove a magical tale of radio, antennas and friendship that will be remembered for many banquets to come!! Our 2002 Banquet took place at Blossoms Restaurant in Heather Gardens, Aurora (An archive of the 2002 banquet announcement can be found Here)

Thank you, thank you!
2002 Banquet Vendors, Donors, and Volunteers:
(We couldn't have done it without you!)

• Small Wonder Labs - PSK31 Transciever Grand Prize!
• Oak Hills Research and CQC - Donated an OHR 500 transciever as a direct gift to Arnie Coro
• American Radio Relay League - Lots and lots of publications for our drawing
• CQ Magazine - Copies of Arnie's March 2002 article autographed by the author himself!!
• WØHEP - International relations, ambassador, grand coordinator and CO2KK transportation specialist
  (although Rich gained some gray hair during the process, CQC is grateful for his management of the entire project!)
• KIØOT - Vendor and Donor interface + banquet info/contact person
• KIØND - David kept the "books" in order and adeptly handled reservations and admissions
• ABØCD - Unoffical aid to Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell and the U.S. State Department
• Jay Marvin - WLS Radio talkshow host - helped us with airfare expenses in Cuba

Thank you photographers!
All banquet photos are by N1FN,
except the one of Arnie and Roger is by KIØRB

Dick presents Arnie with an award	Arnie addresses the the entire gang	Arnie and Roger Wendell (WBØJNR)
Guests drove in from as faraway as Missouri!!	The audience was very interested in every word!	Elaine (WØHEM) and Arnie Coro	ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Director Walt Stinson (in the tie) was with us as well!
ABØCD, KØFRP, CO2KK, and WØHEM	The banquet hall was packed!	Here's a shot of even more guests!

Here are some photos C02KK sent us from Cuba shortly before he arrived for our banquet:

DXers Unlimited!

G3KOX visits CO2KK

Satellite Antenna

Thinking of a trip to Colorado?

2002 Banquet Soapbox:

• Thank you for all your hard work to plan, organize and present a wonderful program.

  Thank you for your "Herculian" efforts to bring Arnie to the US as your guest speaker. Lesser individuals would have given up in despair and frustration.

  For those who weren't there, the story of how to Arnie was brought to the US was told. Arnie arrived in Colorado at about the same time the CQC Banquet started! Airline delays, political red tape, months of hard work...the suspense and drama rivaled a good Hitchcock motive. ;-) Even Colorado's US Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell was involved to help break the political log jam! I'll leave the details to the CQC to tell. They know it best.

  Thank you for the efforts to make available the many wonderful prizes.

  I was lucky enough to win one of the "Flying Horse" Callbook CDs. (It is my favorite and will get plenty of use)!

  Thanks to all of you who turned out to support the Banquet. It was great to put a face, and shake the hand, of many familiar callsigns. To those I didn't get to meet my apologies--same time next year?

  73,
  Rod - NØRC
  Ft Collins, CO

• Something I forgot to mention were the wonderful prizes various vendors provided CQC for it's annual banquet on Saturday evening. Brad and I will be putting a detailed list together for the web page this week.

  However, as an individual, I was especially moved by the gift Oak Hills Research and CQC presented Arnie Coro during his speech at our banquet. N1FN, OHR's "prime mover," presented CO2KK with an OHR 500 transceiver - there's no doubt this quality gear will be put to good use in Cuba!

  72s,
  Roger J. Wendell - WBØJNR
  Aurora, Colorado

• As Roger ( Web master) WBØJNR has said, the CQC dinner was a great success. Arnie could not have cut it any closer, with Airline delays, change in flights, airline equipment delays, late Visa's etc. We owe many people a thanks, just to get him here. We are so lucky to have him present on time for the Dinner. We will do an article in the Low Down about the "trials and tribulations" of Arnie's travel. Yes Rich WØHEP is still alive and well after all this work. With just a few hours of sleep Arnie provided the crowd with a inspiring talk about QRP Radio's and the making due with what parts and materials that happen to be available and come up with communications across the island of Cuba and beyond.

  Thanks to Rich WØHEP, Dick ABØCD, Dave KIØND, and Brad KIØOT for all their efforts to make Feb 16, 2002, our 8th Annual Dinner, a success. They did it! And a Special thanks to Arnie CO2KK for his efforts to make the trip.

  Al, KØFRP

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