[Fourlanders] 2012 SVHFS Call For Papers: February 17th Deadline

[Robin Midgett]

Fourlanders...we have room in the schedule..any of you care to present?

Call for Papers 16th Annual Southeastern VHF 
Society Conference in Charlotte, NC.

The Southeastern VHF Society is calling for the 
submission of papers and presentations for the 
upcoming 15th Annual Southeastern VHF Society 
Conference to be held in Charlotte, NC. on April 
20th and 21st, 2012. Papers and presentations are 
solicited on both the technical and operational 
aspects of VHF, UHF and Microwave weak signal 
amateur radio. Some suggested areas of interest are:
Transmitters
Receivers
Transverters
RF Power Amplifiers
RF Low Noise Pre Amplifiers
Antennas
Construction Projects
Test Equipment And Station Accessories
Station Design And Construction
Contesting
Roving
DXpeditions
EME
Propagation (Sporadic E, Meteor Scatter, Troposphere Ducting, etc.)
Digital Modes (WSJT, etc.)
Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
Software Defined Radio (SDR)
Amateur Satellites
Amateur Television

In general papers and presentations on non weak 
signal related topics such as FM repeaters and 
packet will not be accepted but exceptions may be 
made if the topic is related to weak signal. For 
example, a paper or presentation on the use of 
APRS to track rovers during contests would be considered.

The deadline for the submission of papers and 
presentations is February 17, 2012. All 
submissions for the proceedings should be in 
Microsoft Word (.doc). Submissions for 
presentation at the conference should be in 
PowerPoint (.ppt) format, and delivered on either 
a USB memory stick or CDROM or posted for 
download on a web site of your choice.

Pages are 8 and 1/2 by 11 inches with a 1 inch 
margin on the bottom and ¾ inch margin on the 
other three sides. Preferred fonts are Arial or 
Times New Roman in any of 10, 11, or 12 point 
sizes. Single spaced lines are preferred, not to 
exceed 1.1 spacing. All text, drawings, photos, 
etc. should be black and white only (no color).

Please indicate when you submit your paper or 
presentation if you plan to attend the conference 
and present your paper in person, or if you are 
submitting solely for publication. The technical 
program is being handled  by Robin Midgett 
K4IDC.  Send all questions & comments to Robin 
Midgett K4IDC via K4IDC at comcast dot net.