[VHFcontesting] Call for papers SVHFS

[John Logsdon]

                                                                                                                                                             Call for Papers
12th Annual Southeastern VHF Society Conference
April 25th and 26th, 2008
Orlando, Florida

The Southeastern VHF Society is calling for the submission of papers and presentations for the upcoming 12th Annual Southeastern VHF Society Conference to be held in Orlando, Florida on April 25th and 26th, 2008.  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 29, 2008.  All submissions should be in Microsoft Word (.doc) or alternatively Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) files.  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).  Please indicate when you submit your paper or presentation if you plan to attend the conference and present there or if you are submitting just for publication.  Papers and presentations will be published in bound proceedings by the ARRL.  Send all questions, comments and submissions to the program chair, Steve Kostro, N2CEI at svhfs2008 at downeastmicrowave.com.  For further information about the conference please go to www.svhfs.org and/or www.flwss.net.


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