[MAMS] Fwd: [Mw] Microwave Update 2019

[Zack Widup]

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From: Al Ward via Microwave <microwave at mailmanlists.us>
Date: Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 11:12 AM
Subject: [Mw] Microwave Update 2019
To: <microwave at mailmanlists.us>


Microwave Update 2019



The North Texas Microwave Society would like to invite you to the annual
Microwave Update Conference to be held October 3rd through the 5th 2019 at
the Hilton Garden Inn and Conference Center in Lewisville (Dallas) Texas.

Microwave Update is the premier microwave conference of the year and was
initially started by Don Hilliard W0PW (sk) back in 1985. This is the ideal
conference to meet fellow microwave enthusiasts and share ideas and
techniques that will help you conquer your next microwave band.



We have a full slate of speakers already set up including Rex VK7MO, Tony
Emanuele K8ZR, Rick Fogle WA5TNY, Paul Wade W1GHZ, Joe Jurecka N5PYK, Doug
Miller K6JEY, Greg McIntire AA5C, Steve Kostro N2CEI, Kent Britain WA5VJB,
Bob Stricklin N5BRG, Barry Malowanchuk VE4MA, Tom Williams WA1MBA, Tom Apel
K5TRA, Tom McDermott N5EG and Al Ward W5LUA. If you are interested in
speaking, please let us know.

Topics will include small dish EME, microwave propagation, parabolic dish
feedhorn design and construction, SSPAs, circuit design, latest microwave
devices, software defined radios, digital modes just to name a few.



Friday morning will be dedicated to antenna gain measuring led by WA5VJB,
noise figure testing led by W5LUA and phase noise analysis led by AF8Z and
KC4YOE.



We still have several surplus electronics and mechanical places in the DFW
area that may still be worth a visit on Thursday. Those would include Tanner
Electronics in Carrollton, Altex Electronics in Carrollton, and CDC Surplus
in Richardson. Other places that would also handle walk-in business and be
worth a visit include Texas Towers, Ham Radio Outlet, Fry's Electronics. A
complete list is available on  <http://www.ntms.org> www.ntms.org.



On Thursday afternoon, we plan to have a workshop lead by Tom McDermott N5EG
on GNU Radio.  GNU Radio is a development and simulation environment used to
create and test software design radio applications. This is a powerful
learning tool and GNU Radio can be used to implement working radio
applications.

Topics to be covered during the workshop will include:

*       Installation of the GNU Radio package in Windows.
*       Review of GNU Radio capabilities and core concepts.
*       Review of important GNU Radio modules, building a project,
implementing and running projects involving hardware.
*       Use of Gnuradio Companion (GRC) graphical environment.
*       Demonstration of Gnuradio Companion (GRC) application with Ettus
radio.

The attendee is encouraged to bring their 64-bit laptop with Windows 10. The
focus will be on Windows but GNU radio works well in Linux also. Tom, N5EG
has a good deal of experience working with GNU radio and communication
systems. He has made presentations on the topic at the ARRL TAPR Digital
Communication Conference. Tom will also have other speakers assisting him
with the workshop.

We have tentatively scheduled the workshop on Thursday afternoon from 3 PM
until 6 PM.

We plan to have an informal program for the spouses which will include local
shopping and sightseeing in the Lewisville, Grapevine and greater DFW area
on both Friday and Saturday.



Our Saturday night banquet speaker will feature Rex VK7MO who has activated
over 100 grid squares on 10 GHz EME in both Australia and New Zealand. Rex
will show us some of the beautiful places he has visited and talk about his
adventures to some of the more remote places down under. This should be a
real treat for hams and spouses.



Kent Britain WA5VJB will coordinate the publishing of the proceedings by the
ARRL. We are always looking for additional papers for the proceedings. You
don't have to be a presenter to have your paper published in the
proceedings. If you have an article on your latest microwave related project
that you would like published, please send your article to Kent WA5VJB at
<mailto:wa5vjb at flash.net> wa5vjb at flash.net



Hotel registration has been setup. The hotel link is


<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhiltongarde
ninn.hilton.com%2Fen%2Fgi%2Fgroups%2Fpersonalized%2FD%2FDALLEGI-MICRO-201910
03%2Findex.jhtml&data=02%7C01%7CCole.malone%40hiltoncom%7C8b9bb898f0aa4f4347
7208d65b8c6a72%7C660292d2cfd54a3db7a7e8f7ee458a0a%7C0%7C0%7C6367970559768496
07&sdata=ExB6mJUpTCOZ6BIvLH%2FGnnSmB6i5AcRY4H1dovsjies%3D&reserved=0>
http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/groups/personalized/D/DALLEGI-MICRO-
20191003/index.jhtml
<http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/groups/personalized/D/DALLEGI-MICRO-20191003/index.jhtml>

I suggest copying and pasting the link into your internet browser for best
results. Microsoft Edge gets fussy but Chrome and Mozilla Firefox work well.
The conference rate for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night is $104 per
night for a King which includes breakfast. The rate on the same days for a
Double Queen is $114 per night including breakfast. The rate for Wednesday
night is $129 per night for a King including breakfast and $132 for a Double
Queen. The hotel charges a higher rate on Wednesday as they have a lot of
business travelers. We encourage everyone to register for the hotel as early
as possible. If your plans change and you can't attend, you have until
September 30th to cancel without any cancellation fee. Special room rate
will be available until September 13. If you book without using the link
above please mention North Texas Microwave Society so we can get credit for
the room nights as this is required for us to keep conference registration
rates as low as possible. The Group Code is "MICRO". If you have any
problems with booking the hotel rate please contact
<mailto:w5lua at sbcglobal.net> w5lua at sbcglobal.net.



The Microwave Update web page will be updated shortly and it will include
conference registration as well as other helpful information.

Hope to see you in the Dallas area once again.

73

Al Ward W5LUA Conference Co Chairman

Bob Stricklin N5BRG Conference Co Chairman

March 14, 2019



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