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SVHFS Past News & Announcements 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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