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SVHFS Past News & Announcements 2012 Conference - Call For Papers January 17, 2011 The Southeastern VHF Society is calling for the submission of papers and presentations for the upcoming 16th Annual Southeastern VHF Society Conference to be held in Charlotte, NC on April 20th and 21st, 2012. Papers and presentations are solicited on both the technical and operational aspects of VHF, UHF and Microwave weak signal amateur radio. More information here. 2012 Conference Announcement December 15, 2011 The SVHFS announces the Queen City SVHFS Conference to be held April 20-21 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The conference will feature technical programs, noise figure and antenna gain testing, banquet prizes, vendor displays, and an equipment auction. ARRL President Kay Cragie, N3KN, will be the banquet speaker. For more information as it becomes available visit the Conference Page. Fall Sprints Announced July 27, 2011 Bruce Randall, WD4JQV, the 2011 Fall Sprint Chairman, announced the schedule and the rules for this year's Sprints. View it here. Changes this year include 6-digit grid squares and distance scoring on microwaves. This year's schedule is as follows:
2011 Conference Proceedings Available June 22, 2011 The 2011 conference proceedings are now available online from Downeast Microwave. Proceedings are $23, which includes delivery to the continental US. Visit the DEMI website Here. 2011 Conference Report Posted June 22, 2011 The conference report for the 2011 Huntsville conference has now been posted. To see the report from Ben Lowe, K4QF, check out the conference page or follow this Report Link. ARRL Encourages More VHF/UHF Contesting, Solicits Comments June 1, 2011 The ARRL would like to encourage more participation in its several VHF/UHF contests held each year. Many of the HF transceivers sold in recent years include 50 MHz, and some also include the 144 and 432 MHz bands with multi-mode capabilities. The question at hand is how can we encourage more owners of such radios to utilize these bands and modes to participate in VHF/UHF contests? The ARRL VHF/UHF Advisory Committee (VUAC) has been asked to consider this question, and to make recommendations to encourage, explore and expand the ARRL VHF and UHF contests and other operating activities by using the multi-band and multi-mode capabilities of modern transceivers and related equipment. The VUAC would like to ask the Amateur Radio community to provide their comments and ideas for consideration. Please send any comments or ideas you have on this matter to your ARRL VUAC Division representative no later than July 1, 2011. A listing of each Division’s VUAC representative can be found here. For those of us in the southeast, Steve, N2CEI is our VUAC representative, and can be contacted at n2cei-vuac@downeastmicrowave. In Memoriam - Steve Adams, K4RF May 5, 2011 As many of you know, Steve Adams, K4RF, a founding member of the SVHFS passed away in an accident on March 4th. This year's conference at Huntville was to be held in his honor. Unfortunately, with the cancellation of the conference this was not possible, so the following tribute is being offered for all to read. Please take a look at this and remember a friend who was an integral member of our community. View it here. SVHFS President's Update on the Conference Cancellation May 1, 2011 Charles Osborne, K4CSO, SVHF President, has an update on the cancellation of the conference. Access the message here. We'd also like to acknowledge the individuals and firms that donated door prizes for this year's conference. Please support these donors and thank them for their continued support of the SVHFS. Fo a list of donors, click here. Important Conference Announcement April 28, 2011 As a result of the severe storms experienced across the North Alabama region on Wednesday evening, much of the area remains without power. The City of Huntsville has requested the cancellation of events until such time as services are restored and the city has recovered from the damage. Additionally, the city has imposed a curfew after dark. The SVHFS Conference Committee has therefore cancelled the conference this weekend, and will make a determination regarding the rescheduling of the conference to a future date. Any information regarding the rescheduling of the conference will be posted on this website. 2011 Conference Schedule Now Online March 17, 2011 The schedule for the 2011 conference has been posted. Visit the conference page here for more information, or download the form here. 2011 Spring Sprints Announced March 4, 2011 John Kalenowsky, K9JK has announced dates and has posted information regarding the 2011 Spring Sprints. Visit the site here for more information. The following is a summary of dates:
2011 Registration Form Posted February 28, 2011 The registration form for the 2011 conference has been posted. Visit the conference page here for more information, or download the form here. 2011 Conference Update February 17, 2011 Author Homer Hickam of Rocket Boys fame has been announced at the guest speaker at Saturday's banquet, and family programs have been posted to the conference page. Visit the conference page here for more information. 2010 Fall Sprints Results February 10, 2011 The results of the 2010 Fall Sprints is now posted and available. Visit the Sprints Page for links to the results. 2011 Conference - Hotel Arrangments Are Now Available November 19, 2010 Hotel arrangments can now be made for the 2011 SVHFS Conference in Huntsville. For more information on the coneference and for links to hotel information, visit the conference page here. 2011 Conference - Call For Papers October 20, 2010 The Southeastern VHF Society is calling for the submission of papers and presentations for the upcoming 15th Annual Southeastern VHF Society Conference to be held in Huntsville, Alabama on April 29th and 30th, 2011. For more information, visit the announcement page here. SERA Article on the SVHFS Conference October 14, 2010 The Southeastern Repeater Association's (SERA) Repeater Journal highlights the SVHFS 2010 Conference that was held at Morehead State University earlier this year. The article was written by John Farler, K4AVX. For a look at the article, follow this link. Two Down, Three To Go September 30, 2010 The SVHFS 2 Meter and 222 MHz Fall Sprints are over. 432, Microwave, and 6 Meters are coming up. Make sure that you get your logs in before the deadlines. For more information and the address to send your log, take a look at the rules here. 2010 Fall 2 Meter Sprint Completed September 21, 2010 The SVHFS 2 Meter Fall Sprint is over - make sure that you get your log to W4WSR within the 30-day window. Logs are due by October 20. For more information and the address to send your log, take a look at the rules here. 2010 Sprint Rules Update August 9, 2010 Bruce Randall, WD4JQV, SVHFS Fall Sprints Chairman, has released updated rules for the 2010 VHF Fall Sprint Contest. Down East Microwave (www.downeastmicrowave.com) is again supporting the Fall Sprints by sponsoring two participation award drawings. The drawings will be made at the SVHFS Conference from the stations that turn in logs showing contacts in the 222 MHz Sprint and/or the Microwave Sprint. One drawing for each. The two drawing winners will receive $100 gift certificates for DEMI products. You do not have to be present to win. The awards are being sponsored to encourage amateurs to get active on 222 MHz and the Microwave bands. Our thanks to Steve and Sandra for their continued support! For more information about the Sprints and for a copy of the 2010 rules, visit the Sprints page here. W5WVO Gets "All of EM" August 1, 2010 Bill Van Alstyne, W5WVO qualified for the SVHFS' Worked all of EM award. Bill worked the grids from his Rio Rancho, NM QTH in DM65gh on six meters. Bill is Worked All of 'EM number 14. Find out more about this and other SVHFS awards here. Two New Amateurs Awarded 6M "Worked All of EM" July 31, 2010 Two stations recently qualified for the SVHFS' Worked all of EM award. Joe Fleagle, W0FY and Connie Mercer, NG4C worked all the EM grids and were the 12th and 13th respectively to have done it on 6 meters. Find out more about this and other SVHFS awards here. Site RSS Feed Available July 29, 2010 The SVHFS website now has an RSS feed for those who choose to subscribe for use in a browser or a separate reader. To subscribe, click on the RSS logo at the bottom of the main page or visit the RSS subscription page here. Please consider this as being in beta mode right now. Please report any problems to the webmaster. The feed will show the most current news items or content. 2010 Sprint Rules June 30, 2010 Bruce Randall, WD4JQV, SVHFS Fall Sprints Chairman, has released the rules for the 2010 VHF Fall Sprint Contest. For more information about the Sprints and for a copy of the 2010 rules, visit the Sprints page here. 2010 Conference Report May 4, 2010 Bob Lear, W4ZST has posted his conference report for the 2010 SVHFS Conference in Morehead, KY. Check out his report here. Antenna Range & NF Results April 26, 2010 The Antenna Range Results and Noise Figure Results from the 2010 Conference are now available. The antenna range results can be found here, while the noise figure results can be found here. A special thank you to Mike Stipick and Jeff Seely of Agilent for their technical support. Conference Update April 15, 2010 An update with additional information, including the technical program, is now available. The update can be found here. A map of the campus, showing the location of the meeting location is available here. The conference schedule can be found here. Call for Nominations for the Annual SVHFS Runkle Technical Excellence Award April 1, 2010 This award was initiated in 2009 by the Southeastern VHF Society in memory of Fred Runkle K4KAZ, one of the founders of SVHFS. Fred was our model for technical ability and our go-to guy for questions about RF and test equipment. He did the NF measurements at the conference for several years. Fred was an EE and worked for Collins Radio and Scientific Atlanta among others during his career. He also ran a small electronics laboratory, FSR Labs, from his home shack and shop. He became a Silent Key in late 2006. The Runkle Award will recognize technical excellence and ability in the Amateur Radio VHF, UHF and Microwave Weak Signal communities. A plaque or certificate will be presented each year at the annual SVHFS Banquet. The members of SVHFS make nominations each year for the annual Runkle award. Nominations are made to the SVHFS President or an appointed committee and the nominees are voted on by the SVHFS Board of Directors. The President or appointee tallies the votes and obtains an engraved plaque for presentation. Any SVHFS member (anyone who has ever attended an SVHFS conference) may make a nomination. The nominees do not have to be SVHFS members, but it is generally assumed and requested that they will be attending the conference and banquet to receive the award. A brief bio and background on your nominees qualifications are requested for the Board to consider and for the banquet presentation. The recipient is not informed of the award beforehand if possible. The 2009 Runkle award recipient was Pieter Ibelings N4IP. Please send your nominations for the 2009 Runkle award to SVHFS President, Bob Lear w4zst@windstream.net or PO Box 1269, Dahlonega GA 30533 by April 7, 2010. Call for Nominations for the Annual SVHFS K4UHF Award April 1, 2010 The K4UHF award was designed to honor and recognize service to the society and/or significant contributions to the Amateur Radio VHF, UHF and Microwave communities. The members of SVHFS make nominations each year for the annual K4UHF award. Nominations are made to the SVHFS President or an appointed committee and the nominees are voted on by the SVHFS Board of Directors. A brief bio and background on your nominee's qualifications are requested for the Board to consider and for the banquet presentation. The President or appointee tallies the votes and obtains an engraved plaque for presentation. The plaque will be presented at the annual conference banquet. Any SVHFS member (anyone who has ever attended an SVHFS conference) may make a nomination. The nominee does not have to be a SVHFS member, but it is generally assumed and requested that the recipient will be attending the conference and banquet to receive the award. The recipient is not informed of the award beforehand if possible. Please send your nominations for the 2009 K4UHF award to SVHFS President Bob Lear w4zst@windstream.net or PO Box 1269, Dahlonega GA 30533 by April 7, 2010 Past winners of this award can be found Here. Spring Sprints Dates & Rules April 1, 2010 The 2010 Spring Springs hosted by K9JK have been announced. For date, time, and rules, visit the 2010 Announcement & Rules.
Conference Registration Is Now Open Registration for the 2010 SVHFS Conference is now open. Please check the Conference Page or jump directly to the Registration Form. 2009 Fall Sprints Results The results of the 2009 Fall Sprints are in, and the scores and participation have exceeded those of 2008. The 2009 Sprints results were compiled by WA4NJP, W4WSR, W4ZST, W4KXY, and WD4JQV. Bruce Randall, WD4JQV was the Sprints Chairman. Check out the standings here: 2009 Sprint Results 2010 Conference Lodging Information Lodging information is now available for the 2010 Southeastern VHF Society conference in Morehead, KY. See the Conference Page for general conference information or jump directly to the Lodging Information. Call For Papers, 2010 Conference The Southeastern VHF Society is calling for the submission of papers and presentations for the upcoming 14th Annual Southeastern VHF Society Conference to be held at Morehead State University in Morehead, KY on April 23rd and 24th, 2010. Papers and presentations are solicited on both the technical and operational aspects of VHF, UHF and Microwave weak signal amateur radio. More.... Fall 2009 Sprint Rules & Schedule Announced 2009 Fall Sprints Chair Bruce Randall, WD4JQV, has released the Fall 2009 Sprints rules and schedule. The document is available as a .pdf format download here. Down East Microwave (www.downeastmicrowave.com) is again supporting the Fall Sprints by sponsoring two participation award drawings. The drawings will be made at the SVHFS Conference from the stations that turn in logs showing contacts in the 222 MHz Sprint and/or the Microwave Sprint. Our thanks to Steve and Sandra for their continued support. |
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