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Subject: [VHFcontesting] Fwd: CSVHFS Conference Hotel Deadline June 24
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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 08:56:22 -0700
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From: Wayne Heinen via All-members4 <all-members4@csvhfs.org>
Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Subject: [All-members4] CSVHFS Conference Hotel Deadline June 24
To: all-members4 <all-members4@csvhfs.org>

Fellow VHFers --

Registrations for 2015 Central States VHF Society Conference (July 23-27) are 
proceeding nicely. 

We are working on finalizing a great technical symposium, organizing several 
social events, noise figure and antenna range measurements, and planning our 
traditional Saturday evening banquet. 

If you have not already done so, please consider coming to the event. 

You can register here:

http://2015.csvhfs.org/store/

I want to point out an important deadline so no one is caught off-guard.

Our hotel discount cutoff is Wednesday, June 24 at 5PM.

In order to receive the Central States negotiated hotel rate of $109 per night, 
you must make your hotel reservation by this date. 

The Denver Marriott Westminster is a brand new hotel with exceptional 
facilities. You will not find a nicer hotel at this price point in the Denver 
area. 

I promise you will like the accommodations! You can book the hotel from our 
CSVHFS web site. 

Just click on the Hotel Registration tab.

http://2015.csvhfs.org/

As you know from previous years, after the June 24 cutoff the hotel releases 
our block to the general public. Anyone calling the hotel after that date may 
receive a significantly higher rate (the general walk-in rate at this hotel is 
$169 per night, with other “lesser” nearby hotels quoting $130 per night rates) 
or may find all rooms are booked. 

Staying in the Marriott significantly helps reduce our conference facility 
costs so please consider staying at the official conference hotel.

As was created last year, we have a page on our web site showing who is coming 
to Denver so that you will know who you can rub elbows with while you are in 
town. 

The list an be found here:

http://2015.csvhfs.org/who-is-registered/

We'll update this list as time permits, so don't panic if you register and 
don't immediately see your name on the list.

In case you, didn't see our original message on all that the Denver conference 
has to offer, here's a recap:

This year's conference focus is creating activity on the VHF/UHF/SHF bands. We 
have an impressive list of speakers supporting this topic. 

Topics planned are receiver design, Software Defined Radios, antenna 
construction and measurement, station design and construction, operating 
techniques and more. 

We are working to add more speakers and will post details to the web site soon.

This year our Saturday night banquet speaker is Rick Roderick, K5UR. Rick is an 
avid VHF/UHF weak signal enthusiast, and also the First Vice President of the 
ARRL. On VHF/UHF, he’s held many operating and achievement records, including 
the world distance record for QSO’s on 2 meters meteor scatter and 222 MHz 
tropo. He was one of the first to work all continental 48 states on 2 meters 
without the use of moonbounce, 47 states in one year. He is second in the world 
on 6 meters VUCC and first in the world on VUCC for 2 meters, 222 MHz, 432 MHz, 
and 1296 MHz for non-EME. He received the Fred Fish Memorial Award #3 for 
having worked all grid squares in the United States on 6 meters.

The conference will feature noise figure and gain measurement, prizes, a rover 
and dish bowl, a swap fest and an excellent lineup of vendors.

The social program starts Thursday evening with a catered “Tailgate Party.” We 
will have the Rover Row, Dish Bowl and assorted displays of VHF/UHF equipment 
at the event. 

Several social activities are planned to give attendees a chance to meet their 
fellow weak signal enthusiasts.

The alternate activities program, often called the ladies program, has been 
restructured. Rather than organized trips we will utilize the hotel concierge 
and free shuttle bus to deliver a more personalized experience. 

There are numerous shopping centers, outlet malls, day spas, museums, wine 
tasting, hiking, biking and natural wonders in the area. 

The hotel concierge is just a phone call away and will help you organize a 
personal experience.

We will again offer our VHF-101 program focused on the newcomer to VHF and UHF 
weak signal operation. Marshall Williams, K5QE and Kent Britain, WA5VJB will 
present this session.  

New this year is an extension of the VHF-101 program called VHF-102.  This is 
an all-day “after conference” session on Sunday. 

We will have a number of experienced VHFers presenting on five different 
technical topics including: Getting started in Weak Signal, propagation modes, 
transverters and transceivers, antennas, station accessories, and the final 
session bringing it all together to get on the air. This will be a great series 
for the newcomer to VHF and is included in the conference registration.  

The Rocky Mountain Ham Radio team has worked hard to make sure you and your 
family will have a blast in Denver this year. 

But we know that even with all the fun and education we've lined up, the big 
draw is you: your fellow VHFers will be traveling to Denver to get an 
opportunity to talk with you about your exciting projects and plans. Please 
join us for the fun!

If you have any questions, please feel free to drop us an email and someone 
from the organizing committee will get right back to you.

73 and see you in Denver!

Doug Sharp, K2AD

2015 CSVHFS President

doug@dougsharp.com 

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