[MAMS] Call for Papers for 2026 Central States VHF Society Proceedings - Due 6/11/26

[Mark Thompson]

 Central States VHF Society Conference



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CENTRAL STATES VHF SOCIETY CONFERENCE

JULY 23-26, 2026
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CALL FOR PAPERS! 
 
   ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "O'Dell, Kent via All-members" <all-members at csvhfs.org> To: "Bruce Richardson via All-members" <all-members at csvhfs.org> Cc:  Sent: Mon, May 25, 2026 at 14:05 Subject: [All-members] Call for Papers for 2026 Central States VHF Society Proceedings - Due 6/11/26   
Good Afternoon All,
 
  
 Sending this once more to see if I can motivate any of you to put together a Paper for the 2026 Central States VHF Society Proceedings. Your submission doesn’t have to be elaborate. I have seen one pagers submitted to other VHF Group periodicals that were very interesting! Please see below and consider submitting a Paper on your topic of interest! 
  
 
Call For Papers
 
Papers and presentations are solicited on both the technical and operational aspects of VHF, UHF and Microwave weak signal amateur radio. The deadline for the submission of papers and presentations for this year’s conference is Thursday, June 11, 2026. Some suggested areas of interest are:
    
   - Transmitters
   - Receivers
   - Transverters
   - RF Power Amplifiers
   - RF Low Noise Pre Amplifiers
   - Antennas
   - Construction Projects
   - Test Equipment And Station Accessories
   - Station Design And Construction
   - Contesting
   - Roving
   - DXpeditions
   - EME
   - Propagation (Sporadic E, Meteor Scatter, Troposphere Ducting, etc.)
   - Digital Modes (WSJT, etc.)
   - Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
   - Software Defined Radio (SDR)
   - Amateur Satellites
   - Amateur Television
 
In general papers and presentations on non-weak signal related topics such as FM repeaters and packet will not be accepted but exceptions may be made if the topic is related to weak signal. For example, a paper or presentation on the use of FM simplex in contests or on the use of APRS to track rovers during contests would be considered. 
All submissions for publication in the proceedings should be emailed to Kent O’Dell, KA2KQM atmoreeirp at gmail.com in Microsoft Word (.doc) or Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) formats. Submissions for presentation at the conference should be in Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) format and can be delivered at the conference on a USB memory stick. 
Paper: Size should be 8½ ´ 11-inches.
 
Margins: Top and sides should be 0.75 inches; bottom must be 1 inch.
 
Font: You may use any font you’d like. The font should be clean and easy to read (12 pt Arial is a good choice).
 
Layout: Either a one or two-column format is fine.
 
Page numbers: It’s not necessary to include page numbers.
 
Headers/Footers: You don’t need to add any. If you do include them, it’s likely they’ll be removed.
 
Drawings: Drawings should be embedded in the files. Place them where you’d like them to appear.
 
Photos: Color or black-and-white digital images embedded in text. Place them where you’d like them to appear.
 
We do not copy edit (but will correct something if we notice it – or if you notice it and let us know). We do try to make all papers somewhat uniform, but we do not redo each article.
 
The deadline for the submission of papers and presentations is Thursday, June 11, 2026. Please indicate when you submit your paper or presentation if you plan to attend the conference and present your paper in person or if you are submitting solely for publication.  Papers and presentations are being handled Kent O’Dell, KA2KQM, and should be sent tomoreeirp at gmail.com.  Kent can be contacted atmoreeirp at gmail.com if you have any questions. 
  
 
Thank you,
 
  
 
Kent O’Dell
 
KA2KQM