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2026 Annual Southeast VHF Society Conference

The 2026 SVHFS conference will be held on April 16th -19th in Macon Georgia. All interested in VHF and above Amateur operation are invited to attend. The conference will begin with our Thursday night social at a local establishment. The technical conference begins Friday morning and will include a Luncheon with a guest speaker and continue Technical Presentations in the afternoon, with dinner out on the town, and continue with an evening flea market and hospitality suite. Saturday morning the technical presentations continue and conclude early afternoon when the antenna range and Rover display opens. For our conference conclusion, we will have an in house Banquet followed by our awards and door prize give away.

Registration information is here.

Additional information regarding the venue and programs will be posted soon, or follow the conversations on groups.io/g/SVHFS

2025 Conference Announced

The Southeastern VHF Society will hold it’s 2025 Annual Conference on Friday April 4th through Saturday April 5th at the Quality Inn in Clarksville, Tennessee. Clarksville is located about 45 miles north of Nashville TN which is the hub for Country Music and Entertainment. We hope to have an Antenna Range and Noise Figure Measurements.

Details to follow soon on the Southeastern VHF Society website.

2024 Fall Sprints Announced

The Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club is sponsoring the 2024 Fall Sprints.

  • 50 MHz: 1800 UTC to 2200 UTC time on Saturday, August 10, 2024
  • 144 MHz: 7 PM to 11 PM local time on Monday, September 9, 2024
  • 222 MHz: 7 PM to 11 PM local time on Tuesday, September 17, 2024
  • 432 MHz: 7 PM to 11 PM local time on Wednesday, September 25, 2024
  • 902 MHz and up: 8 AM to 2 PM local time on Saturday, October 5, 2024

See the announcement here: https://packratvhf.com/sprints/Announcing_The_2024_Fall_Sprints.pdf

More information and the complete rules are posted here: https://packratvhf.com/index.php/fall-sprints

2023 Fall Sprint Dates & Rules

The 2023 Fall Sprint dates and rules are now available.

  • 50 MHz – 2300Z Aug 26 to 0300Z Aug 27
  • 144 MHz – Sep 18 from 7 PM to 11 PM local time
  • 222 MHz – Sep 26 from 7 PM to 11 PM local time
  • 432 MHz – Oct 4 from  7 PM to 11 PM local time
  • MW/902 MHz and above – Oct 7 from 8 AM to 2 PM

Rules can be found here: HERE