[VHFcontesting] 2017 Southeastern VHF Society Conference Call For Papers

[Jim Worsham]

Call For Papers

Southeastern VHF Society Conference

Doubletree Hotel Charlotte, NC Airport

April 28th and 29th, 2017

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 FM simplex in contests or on the use of APRS to track rovers during contests would be considered.

The deadline for the submission of papers and presentations for publication in the conference proceedings is March 13, 2017.  Papers and presentations are being handled by Jim Worsham, W4KXY.  If you plan to submit a paper or presentation please contact Jim ASAP at w4kxy at bellsouth.net for further information.  Conference registration, hotel room reservation and other conference information can be found at www.svhfs.org.