[TowerTalk] SVHFS Conference 2011 Call For Papers

[Robin Midgett]

Call for Papers: 15th Annual Southeastern VHF 
Society Conference, Huntsville, Alabama

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 Huntsville, Alabama on 
April 29th and 30th, 2011. 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 Technical committee this year is Robin 
Midgett K4IDC and Steve Kostro, N2CEI.
Contact Steve Kostro via SVHFS2011 AT 
downeastmicrowave DOT com by Jan 8th, 2010 if you 
wish to make a presentation; please submit your 
paper for publication to the same adress.
Deadline for the submission of papers is March 11, 2011.
All submissions for the proceedings should be in 
Microsoft Word (.doc).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.  All text, 
drawings, photos, etc. should be black and white only (no color).

Submissions for presentation at the conference 
should be in PowerPoint (.ppt) format, and 
delivered in person at the conference to Robin 
Midgett on either a USB memory stick or CDROM or 
posted for download on a web site of your choice. 
Notify or adress Robin with any other A-V 
questions via K4IDC AT comcast DOT net.

For further information and updates about the 
conference please go to www.svhfs.org

Thank you,
Robin E. Midgett

Steve Kostro
Technical Committee SVHFS