From: "M.Casey" <map@mapinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2015 07:36:50 -0400
Subject: 2015 Eastern VHF-UHF-Microwave Conference --April17-18-19 --
Manchester, CT
41st ANNUAL EASTERN VHF/UHF/MICROWAVE CONFERENCE
Fri./Sat./Sun. April 17-18-19 2015
BAYMONT INN & SUITES,
20 Taylor St., Manchester, CT 06042
(just a few miles northeast of Hartford, CT off I-84, at Exit 63)
Registration $30 (includes Super Hospitality Room, & Saturday Lunch)
Registration $25 before April 1 makes the Saturday Lunch Free.
Banquet $28. Must order banquet before April 10.
Our Registration web page at
http://www.newsvhf.com/vhfconf.html
is on-line NOW!
The Disounted Room Rate is in effect again this year!
$69 for 2 double beds or 1 king, $109 for a suite,
You CAN Reserve Now
Call the Baymont Inn: 860-643-5645
Tell them "VHF Conference" to get the discounted rate
Discount is available Thurs, Fri, Sat, & Sun nights
There are a limited amount of rooms available for the discounted rate which
expires March 17.
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Speakers and Papers needed
details at http://www.newsvhf.com/vhfconf.html
Talks and papers, both long and short, are
needed. Please tell us about what you have been
working on. Operating, contesting, construction,
homebrewing, microwaves, whatever.
Please let Paul Wade know if you are considering something.
with a deadline of 18 March.
Please contact Paul Wade, W1GHZ, Conference Co-Chairman
w1ghz@arrl.net
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Check out this link to see who is coming!
http://www.newsvhf.com/whoscoming.html
Check: www.newsvhf.com for updates
SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY----7am--FREE Continental BREAKFAST for
those staying at the Baymont Hotel
Noon ? Lunch-- on your own
2:30pm-5pm ?WORKSHOP Session
Antenna Modeling - WA2AAU
Making the VHF and up Contest changes work to our
activity advantage - K3TUF
6pm to 10pm-- SUPER HOSPITALITY ROOM
& INDOOR SWAP & VENDORS
SATURDAY----7am--FREE Continental BREAKFAST for
those staying at the Baymont Hotel
8am to 5pm -- Presentations 8am to 5pm -- Indoor Vendors
Speaker List to Date--MORE to come!:
N6NB Working Hawaii on VHF, 1957-2014
N6NB VHF Adventures Coast to Coast, a 58-year odyssey
N1ZN Parabolic Dish Manufacture
K3TUF A Radio Server for VHF+ Contesting and Weak Signal Work
N1JEZ 241 GHz
W1GHZ 6-Meter stuff
K3TUF VHF+ Contesting; it's a whole new ballgame
KI2L Experiences building the W6PQL 220 and 1.2GHz SSPAs
VE2DFO 500 Watts on 1296 Solid-State
W3SZ OpenHPSDR Applied to VHF/UHF/Microwave Operations
and The Great 2015 Crash of the Internet Aircraft Servers
VE3CZO Measuring NF and Gain using a cheap SDR dongle
VE2XX Transverter switching
Noon*****NEW*****
**PIZZA & SUBS LUNCH INCLUDED with registration!
6pm -- Pre-Banquet Hospitality
7pm -- BANQUET BUFFET, Tom Kirby Award Presentation,
Banquet Speaker, Trivia Quiz, Door Prizes
SUNDAY--7am--FREE Continental BREAKFAST for
those staying at the Baymont Hotel
8-11am -- SWAP/TAILGATE in Parking Lot
Sponsored by: North East Weak Signal Group (NEWS)
QUESTIONS?
Please Contact one of the 3 Conference Co-Chairmen:
Paul, W1GHZ, (presentations, proceedings)
w1ghz@arrl.net
Ron, WZ1V, (registration, website, test session)
wz1v@arrl.net
Mark K1MAP, (hospitality, hotel, swaps/vendors)
map1@mapinternet.com
413-222-9292
Bradley International Airport (Hartford, CT), is close
by the site (1/2 hr). The New York, Boston, Providence, Albany
airports are a 2-3 hour drive.
The Downtown Hartford Amtrak Train station is only
about 15 minutes from the hotel.
******Nearby Eateries:
Shea's American Grille--Rt.30 (1/8 mile or walk to from hotel-NE)
Misaki Buffet & Sushi--Rt.30 (1/8 mile S or walk to)
Rein's NY Style Deli--Rt. 30 (2 miles NE)
Mitchell's Restaurant--1239 Rt.30, Vernon (4 miles NE)
New England Pizza ? Rt.30 (3 miles NE)
Angelino's--Kelly Rd, off Rt 83 near TriCity Plaza(1.5 miles NE)
99--Rt. 30(2 miles NE)
Elmo's Dockside---Rt.30 (1/2 mile NE)
McDonalds(2)---Rt. 30 (1/2 mile SW & 1 mile N)
Subway--Rt. 30 (1/2 mile SW)
Applebees--Rt. 30 (1/2 mile SW)
Chipotle Mexican Grille--Rt. 30 (1/2 mile SW)
Panera Bread--Rt. 30 (1/2 mile SW)
......and many more.
******Nearby Radio & Electronics Attractions:
Vintage Radio & Communications Museum
-of CT, 115 Pierson Lane, Windsor, CT
(15 miles west)
ARRL Headquarters, 225 Main St.,
Newington, CT (20 miles south)
Cables & Connectors, 2307 Berlin Turnpike,
-Rt.15, Newington, Ct (20 miles south)
Lentini Communications, 221 Christian Lane
-Unit A, Berlin, CT (20 miles south)
Harbor Freight Tools-in Tri-City Plaza
-35 Talcottville Rd, CT RT 83 (1 mile north)
******Other Nearby Attractions within 60 miles:
New England Air Museum at Bradley Int'l Airport,
Windsor Locks, CT (15 miles)
Trolley Museum, East Windsor, CT (18 miles)
Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield, MA (25 miles)
Springfield Quadrangle Museums,
Springfield, MA (25 miles)
Yankee Candle, South Deerfield, MA (55 miles)
Old Sturbridge Village, Strubridge, MA (35 miles)
Old Deerfield, Deerfield, MA (60 miles)
Eastern States Exposition (The Big E)
West Springfield, MA (25 miles)
Foxwoods Casino, Mashantucket, CT (40 miles)
Mohegan Sun Casino, Montville, CT (35 miles)
Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT (55 miles)
Mystic Aquarium, Mystic, CT (55 miles)
Buckland Mall, Manchester, CT (3 miles)
******Nearby Colleges within 60 miles:
Amherst, Yale, UMass, UConn, Smith,
Trinity, U of Hartford, Springfield, AIC,
Western New England Univ,
Hampshire College, WPI, and many more.
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Boston and New York are about 100 miles.
Southern Vermont and New Hampshire
are about 80 miles north. The Connecticut
coast (Mystic, New London, New Haven)
is only about 50 miles south.
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