[VHFcontesting] Update: The 2026 Annual Southeastern VHF Society Conference: Registration & Call For Papers

[K4IDC]

What: Southeastern VHF Society 2026 Conference
When: April 17th -19th, 2026
Where:
Holiday Inn Macon North
3953 Riverplace Dr
<https://www.google.com/maps/place/3953+River+Pl+Dr,+Macon,+GA+31210/@32.9044099,-83.6866749,16.28z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x88f3f8b3df0a2cdb:0x177dbf08fb20dec0!8m2!3d32.9042283!4d-83.6826352!16s%2Fg%2F11ckqm20s8?authuser=0&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDEyMS4wIKXMDSoKLDEwMDc5MjA3M0gBUAM%3D>
Macon, Georgia 31201
478-245-0450

Conference registration & hotel room registration are on the SVHFS
Conference website at: https://svhfs.org/wp/2026-valdosta-ga/

Conference registration payment options:
To pay use one of the following options after completing the
pre-registration form:


   - Check payable to & mailed to Southeastern VHF Society, Inc. 2752
   Monument Road, Jasper, GA 30143
   - PAYPAL / MASTERCARD / VISA.  (http://bit.ly/3NP5Shj)
   - Pay at the conference

2026 SVHFS Conference Call for Papers
The Southeastern VHF Society is seeking papers and presentations on both
the technical and operational aspects of VHF, UHF, and microwave weak
signal amateur radio for its 2026 Conference. The deadline for submission
is March 2, 2026. Some suggested areas of interest are transmitters,
receivers, transverters, beacons, RF power amplifiers, RF low noise
preamplifiers, antennas, construction projects, test equipment and station
accessories, station design and construction, contesting, roving,
DXpeditions, EME, propagation, digital modes, Digital Signal Processing
(DSP), Software Defined Radio (SDR), amateur satellites, and 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.
All submissions for publication in the proceedings should be emailed to
SVHFS at downeastmicrowave.com in Microsoft Word (.doc) format. No PowerPoint
files
will be accepted for use in the proceedings. Submissions for presentation
at the conference should be in Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) format and can
be delivered at the conference on a USB memory stick. Formatting
information can be found at https://svhfs.org.

While papers will not be copy-edited, SVHFS does attempt to make all papers
somewhat uniform. Please indicate when you submit your paper or
presentation if you plan to attend the conference and present your paper in
person or if you are submitting solely for publication. Papers and
presentations are being handled by Don Woodward, KD4APP, and should be sent
to SVHFS at downeastmicrowave.com. Don can be contacted at dbwoodw at w-ent.com if
you have any questions.


Thanks,
Robin Midgett K4IDC