[VHFcontesting] 2017 CSVHFS Conference -- Call for Papers, Presentations & Posters

[Brian Mileshosky]

Greetings --

The Central States VHF Society is soliciting papers, presentations, and posters/tabletop displays for the 51st annual Central States VHF Society Conference, to be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico on 27–30 July, 2017 at the Sheraton Albuquerque Airport Hotel.  Papers, presentations, and posters on all weak-signal VHF and above amateur radio topics are being sought.

TOPIC AREAS SOLICITED
Antennas including Modeling, Design, Arrays, and Control;
Test Equipment including Homebrew, Commercial, and Measurement Techniques & Tips
Construction of equipment such as Transmitters, Receivers, and Transporters
Operating including Contesting, Roving, and DXpeditions
RF power amps including Single and Multi-band Vacuum Tube, Solid-state, and TWTAs
Propagation including Ducting, Sporadic E, Tropospheric, Meteor Scatter, etc.
Pre-amplifiers (low noise)
Digital Modes WSJT, JT65, etc.
Regulatory topics
Moon Bounce
Software-defined Radio (SDR)
Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
Topics such as FM, repeater, packet radio, etc., are generally considered outside of the scope of papers, presentations, and posters being sought. However, there are always exceptions. Please contact the point of contact below if you have any questions about the suitability of a particular topic.

You do not need to attend the conference nor present your paper to have it published in the Proceedings. Posters will be displayed during the Conference.

KEY DEADLINES:
For papers to be included in the Proceedings: Monday, 12 June 2017
For Presentations to be given at the Conference: Friday, 30 June 2017
For Posters and Tabletops to be displayed at the Conference: Abstracts due by: Friday, 30 June 2017.  Completed poster should be brought for setup at the Conference on 27 July.

POINT OF CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS, ABSTRACTS, DELIVERY:
Ed James KA8JMW
email: ka8jmw at arrl.net <mailto:ka8jmw at arrl.net>
Snail mail: 10 Trade Ct., Edgewood, NM 87105

FORMATTING AND DELIVERY:
See Conference website (http://2017.csvhfs.org <http://2017.csvhfs.org/>) for Proceedings, Presentation, and Posterboard formatting guidelines
Submissions accepted via email, Dropbox, Google Drive, CD/DVD, USB stick/thumb drive, etc.

CONFERENCE DETAILS:

Visit the Conference website at http://2017.csvhfs.org <http://2017.csvhfs.org/>, which is being populated with event details throughout the month of April.  Online registration will open on or shortly after May 1.  Additional conference details will be announced as opening of registration nears!

In the meantime, please rally all of the VHF/UHF/Microwave hams you know in your area and across the country, mark your calendars for July 27-30, and plan to join us at the 2017 Central States VHF Society Conference in sunny Albuquerque, New Mexico.

73,
Brian N5ZGT
2017 CSVHFS President