[VHFcontesting] Eastern VHF-UHF-Microwave Conference --April17-18-19

[Ron Klimas WZ1V]

From: "M.Casey" <map at mapinternet.com>
Subject: [NEWSVHF] 2015 Eastern VHF-UHF-Microwave Conference --April17-18-19
	--Manchester, CT

Sorry for the second announcement, but want to 
remind folks that the cutoff date for the hotel 
room discount has passed.  To purchase a room, 
you must call the hotel directly. Online 
reservations are not available The rate for 2 
double beds, a queen, or a king is $99 --still a 
very good rate considering the lowest regular 
rate is $139. Rooms are limited and going fast. 
Call the Baymont Inn: 860-643-5645 Tell them "VHF 
Conference" to get the $99 rate Discount is 
available Thurs, Fri, Sat, & Sun nights (The 
hotel manager has assured me that If any 
conference attendee was charged more than the $99 
rate after the March 17 cutoff date, the hotel 
will reduce your rate to $99 --and I'm sure they 
will as we've had an excellent relationship with 
the Baymont for the last 3 years that we've been 
there) Join over 70 of Your VHF-UHF-MW Friends 
who have already Registered! 41st ANNUAL EASTERN 
VHF/UHF/MICROWAVE CONFERENCE Fri./Sat./Sun. April 
17-18-19 2015 BAYMONT INN & SUITES, 20 Taylor 
St., Manchester, CT 06042 (just a few miles 
northeast of Hartford, CT off I-84, at Exit 63) 
Registration $30 (includes Super Hospitality 
Room, & Saturday Lunch) Registration $25 before 
April 1 makes the Saturday Lunch Free. Banquet 
$28. Must order banquet before April 10. Our 
Registration web page at 
http://www.newsvhf.com/vhfconf.html is on-line 
NOW! 
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Speakers and Papers needed details at 
http://www.newsvhf.com/vhfconf.html Talks and 
papers, both long and short, are needed.  Please 
tell us about what you have been working 
on.  Operating, contesting, construction, 
homebrewing, microwaves, whatever. Please let 
Paul Wade know if you are interested in making a 
presentation. Please contact Paul Wade, W1GHZ, 
Conference Co-Chairman w1ghz at arrl.net 
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Check out this link to see who is coming! 
http://www.newsvhf.com/whoscoming.html Check: 
www.newsvhf.com for updates 
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Swap & Vendors -- Free (limited) Indoor Space 
available with registration, for Friday Evening 
and Saturday daytime swap, and Free (limited) 
Outdoor Space for Sunday swap 8-11am. 
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SCHEDULE: FRIDAY----7am--FREE Continental 
BREAKFAST for those staying at the Baymont Hotel 
Noon ­ Lunch-- on your own 2:30pm-5pm 
­WORKSHOP  Session n Antenna Modeling - WA2AAU 
Making the VHF and up Contest changes work to our 
activity advantage - K3TUF 6pm to 10pm-- SUPER 
HOSPITALITY ROOM & INDOOR SWAP & VENDORS 
SATURDAY----7am--FREE Continental BREAKFAST for 
those staying at the Baymont Hotel 8am to 5pm -- 
Presentations 8am to 5pm -- Indoor Vendors 
Speaker List to Date--MORE to come!: N6NB Working 
Hawaii on VHF, 1957-2014 N6NB VHF Adventures 
Coast to Coast, a 58-year odyssey N1ZN Parabolic 
Dish Manufacture K3TUF A Radio Server for VHF+ 
Contesting and Weak Signal Work N1JEZ 241 GHz 
W1GHZ 6-Meter stuff K3TUF VHF+ Contesting; it's a 
whole new ballgame KI2L Experiences building the 
W6PQL 220 and 1.2GHz SSPAs VE2DFO 500 Watts on 
1296 Solid-State W3SZ OpenHPSDR Applied to 
VHF/UHF/Microwave Operations and The Great 2015 
Crash of the Internet Aircraft Servers 
VE3CZO  Measuring NF and Gain using a cheap SDR 
dongle VE2XX  Transverter switching 
Noon*****NEW***** **PIZZA & SUBS LUNCH  INCLUDED 
with registration! 6pm -- Pre-Banquet Hospitality 
7pm -- BANQUET BUFFET, Tom Kirby Award 
Presentation, Banquet Speaker, Trivia Quiz, Door 
Prizes SUNDAY--7am--FREE Continental BREAKFAST 
for those staying at the Baymont Hotel 8-11am -- 
SWAP/TAILGATE in Parking Lot Sponsored by: North 
East Weak Signal Group (NEWS) QUESTIONS? Please 
Contact one of the 3 Conference Co-Chairmen: 
Paul, W1GHZ, (presentations, proceedings) 
w1ghz at arrl.net Ron, WZ1V, (registration, website, 
test session) wz1v at arrl.net Mark K1MAP, 
(hospitality, hotel, swaps/vendors) 
map1 at mapinternet.com 413-222-9292 Bradley 
International Airport (Hartford, CT), is close by 
the site (1/2 hr). The New York, Boston, 
Providence, Albany airports are a 2-3 hour drive. 
The Downtown Hartford Amtrak Train station is 
only about 15 minutes from the hotel. 
******Nearby Eateries: Shea's American 
Grille--Rt.30 (1/8 mile or walk to from hotel-NE) 
Misaki Buffet & Sushi--Rt.30 (1/8 mile S or walk 
to) Rein's NY Style Deli--Rt. 30 (2 miles NE) 
Mitchell's Restaurant--1239 Rt.30, Vernon (4 
miles NE) New England Pizza ­ Rt.30 (3 miles NE) 
Angellino's--Kelly Rd, off Rt 83 near TriCity 
Plaza(1.5 miles NE) 99--Rt. 30(2 miles NE) Elmo's 
Dockside---Rt.30 (1/2 mile NE) McDonalds(2)---Rt. 
30 (1/2 mile SW & 1 mile N) Subway--Rt. 30 (1/2 
mile SW) Applebees--Rt. 30 (1/2 mile SW) Chipotle 
Mexican Grille--Rt. 30 (1/2 mile SW) Panera 
Bread--Rt. 30 (1/2 mile SW) ......and many more. 
******Nearby Radio & Electronics Attractions: 
Vintage Radio & Communications Museum -of CT, 115 
Pierson Lane, Windsor, CT (15 miles west) ARRL 
Headquarters, 225 Main St., Newington, CT (20 
miles south) Cables & Connectors, 2307 Berlin 
Turnpike, -Rt.15, Newington, Ct (20 miles south) 
Lentini Communications, 221 Christian Lane -Unit 
A, Berlin, CT (20 miles south) Harbor Freight 
Tools-in Tri-City Plaza -35 Talcottville Rd, CT 
RT 83 (1 mile north) ******Other Nearby 
Attractions within 60 miles: New England Air 
Museum at Bradley Int'l Airport, Windsor Locks, 
CT (15 miles) Trolley Museum, East Windsor, CT 
(18 miles) Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield, 
MA (25 miles) Springfield Quadrangle Museums, 
Springfield, MA (25 miles) Yankee Candle, South 
Deerfield, MA (55 miles) Old Sturbridge Village, 
Strubridge, MA (35 miles) Old Deerfield, 
Deerfield, MA (60 miles) Eastern States 
Exposition (The Big E) West Springfield, MA (25 
miles) Foxwoods Casino, Mashantucket, CT (40 
miles) Mohegan Sun Casino, Montville, CT (35 
miles) Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT (55 miles) 
Mystic Aquarium, Mystic, CT (55 miles) Buckland 
Mall, Manchester, CT (3 miles) ******Nearby 
Colleges within 60 miles: Amherst, Yale, UMass, 
UConn, Smith, Trinity, U of Hartford, 
Springfield, AIC, Western New England Univ, 
Hampshire College, WPI, and many more. 
--------------------------------------- Boston 
and New York are about 100 miles. Southern 
Vermont and New Hampshire are about 80 miles 
north. The Connecticut coast (Mystic, New London, 
New Haven) is only about 50 miles south.