Hello everyone. This is just a reminder that the deadline to pre register
for the upcoming Southeastern VHF Society Conference is coming up on March
31st. Everyone who sends in their registration(postmarked)by March 31st
will receive a $5 discount and will be entered into a drawing for a $200
DEMI gift certificate. For further information on conference registration
and hotel reservations go to www.svhfs.org. I have also listed below the
conference agenda. You can see that we have some very interesting speakers
and presentations lined up this year.
73
Jim, W4KXY
Eleventh Annual Southeastern VHF Society Conference
Atlanta, GA
Friday, April 27, 2007
8:00 - 4:30 Registration
8:00 - 11:45 Antenna Gain and Noise Figure Measurement
11:45 - 1:00 Luncheon - ARRL Second Vice President Rick Roderick, K5UR
1:00 - 9:00 Vendor Product Displays
1:00 - 1:15 Welcome - SVHFS Conference Chairman Robin Cutshaw, AA4RC
1:15 - 1:45 Real Power on 2.3 GHz - Steve Kostro, N2CEI
1:45 - 2:15 Directly Synthesized 47 GHz Local Oscillator - Garry Hess,
K3SIW
2:15 - 2:45 Some Notes on Drilling and Tapping - Chuck Hoover, K0VXM
2:45 - 3:00 Break
3:00 - 3:45 Some Ideas for Tower Trailers - Bob Lear, W4ZST
3:45 - 4:30 Noise and Noise Figure/Time & Frequency Standards - Charles
Osborne, K4CSO
4:30 - 4:45 Break
4:45 - 5:30 SVHFS Business Meeting - SVHFS President Robin Cutshaw,
AA4RC
5:30 - 7:00 Dinner (on your own)
7:00 - 9:00 Flea Market
9:00 - 11:00 SVHFS Board of Directors and Officers Meeting
Eleventh Annual Southeastern VHF Society Conference
Atlanta, GA
Saturday, April 28, 2007
8:00 - 1:00 Registration
8:00 - 4:00 Vendor Product Displays
8:00 - 8:15 Welcome - SVHFS Conference Chairman Robin Cutshaw, AA4RC
8:15 - 8:45 VHF Digital Voice Transceiver - Moe Wheatley, AE4JY
8:45 - 9:30 A Software Defined Rover - Army Curtis, AE5P
9:30 - 10:00 A PVC Antenna Mount for Big Rovers - Marshall Williams, K5QE
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 11:00 Efficient Circular Polarized 13cm Feedhorns in Low f/D Prime
Focus Parabolic Reflectors - Tommy Henderson, WD5AGO
11:00 - 11:45 Deep Space Reception - Paul Marsh, M0EYT
11:45 - 1:00 Lunch (on your own)
1:00 - 1:45 Commanding the AO-51 Satellite via UHF/VHF Links - Gould
Smith, WA4SXM
1:45 - 2:30 AMSAT and the Eagle Satellite - Rick Hambly, W2GPS
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 3:15 Are You Wired for 220? - Ben Lowe, K4QF
3:15 - 3:45 Wire-Grid Polarizers: The Key to a Better Antenna - Philip
Gebhardt, VE3ACK
3:45 - 4:15 Low Cost Bi-Directional VHF/UHF Gain Antennas - Bill Fisher,
W4GRW and Ron Bailey, AA4S
4:15 - 4:30 Break
4:30 - 5:30 SVHFS Auction
6:00 - 7:00 Open Bar/Reception
7:00 - 10:00 Banquet - Editor, CQ VHF Magazine and VHF Editor, CQ Magazine
Joe Lynch, N6CL
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