On April 24 the Board of directors selected The Two Significant Factors for Gain Antennas by Ben Lowe, K4QF as the Best Paper for the 2015 Conference. On April 25 during the banquet, the membership selected Broad Band Preamps and Filters by Gary Green, W2ZV as the Best Presentation for the Conference. Congratulations to both for their efforts and contributions to the Conference.
The results of the antenna range activities for the 2015 conference have been posted. You can find them under the conference menu selection above or link over to them here:
Bob Lear, W4ZST, presents the approach of the Fourlanders Contesting Team for building and using tower trailers for contesting portability.
The agenda for the 2015 SVHFS Conference in Morehead, KY is now available. Follow the menu link to the conference page or click here for direct access.
Registration for the 2015 SVHFS Conference at Morehead, KY is now open. Download the registration form by visiting the conference pages above, or click here to get the form.
Ray Rector, WA4NJP, the Technical Program Chair for the 2015 Conference announced that March 1st will be the deadline for the submission of papers for this year’s conference. The March 1st deadline date is necessary in order to have the proceedings printed by the ARRL and to have them delivered in time for the conference in April.
For more information on submitting a paper, check out the announcement at http://svhfs.org/wp/conference/call-for-papers or contact Ray at wa4njp @ bellsouth.net
The Central States VHF Society Spring Sprint Organizing Committee has announced sponsorship and dates for the 2015 run of the VHF and up Spring Sprints. The schedule, sent out by Kent O’Dell, KA2KQM & Mike Metroka, WB8BZK, is as follows:
More information and rules will be posted at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home
From Kermit Carlson W9XA, Chair
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on VHF and Above Revitalization
Dear fellow Amateurs,
The Programs & Services Committee of the ARRL Board recognizes the need to review and update various aspects of the League’s contest program for our VHF and higher bands. To this end, it recently formed an Ad Hoc Subcommittee on VHF and Above Revitalization. You can help us by providing additional insights and ideas for our consideration.
The rules for the 2014 VHF Fall Sprints is are now available. Access the rules here. The schedule is below.
The antenna range results for the 2014 SVHFS Conference are in. Rangemaster Al Tirevold, WA0HQQ, completed calculations and the results are below. A special thank you to Les Zavadil, W4FRA for his range-wrangling assistance.