[VHFcontesting] Southeastern VHF Society Conference Update

[Jim Worsham]

I just wanted to remind everyone of the upcoming Southeastern VHF Society
Conference April 23rd and 24th at Morehead State University in Morehead,
Kentucky.  Please also note that the deadline (March 5th) for notifying the
program chairman Robin, K4IDC (k4idc at comcast dot net) that you will be
submitting a paper/presentation is approaching fast.  If you need help with
preparing your presentation Robin has a lot of experience with PowerPoint.
Just let him know that you need help.  See the call for papers below for
further information.

 

73

Jim, W4KXY

 

 

Call for Papers 14th Annual Southeastern VHF Society Conference April 23rd
and 24th, 2010 Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky

The Southeastern VHF Society is calling for the submission of papers and
presentations for the upcoming 14th Annual Southeastern VHF Society
Conference to be held at Morehead State Univeristy in Morehead, KY on April
23rd and 24th, 2010. 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 notifying the program chairman Robin Midgett, K4IDC (k4idc
at comcast dot net) of your intent to submit a paper and/or presentation is
March 5, 2010.  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.  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 on a CD which will
be distributed to all who attend the conference.  Send all questions,
comments and submissions to the program chair, Robin Midgett, K4IDC via
k4idc at comcast dot net.

For further information about the conference please go to www.svhfs.org
<http://www.svhfs.org/> .