[NLRS] Central States VHF Society Conference

[Andrew T. Flowers, K0SM]

Forwarded on behalf of VE3AX. I hope to see you there! --Andy K0SM
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Hi everyone:

Well I hope all of you got a good shot at the DX last evening!  In 35 years
of VHF'ing I have never seen such an Es opening.  I was fortunate to be home
for this one!  Even made one contact (K5UGM) on 222 Mhz - he's on tape for
10 minutes at up to 20 over S-9!

Things are heating up rapidly for the 38th annual CSVHFS conference slated
for July 22-24 at the Delta Meadowvale in Mississauga, Ontario.  While we
have met our room guarantee, the Delta just reassured me they have plenty of
rooms still available in that time slot at the special rate of Cdn
$115/night (about US $85).  Just quote the Central States VHF Society
Conference when booking your room.

Bob Morton, VE3BFM, has been very busy finalizing the technical side of
things and we are now just about all ship-shape for the antenna range, the
noise figure measuring and the technical presentations.  We are very pleased
with the original content of the program and know you will find it
interesting and informative.  We actually had to turn away speakers as the
dance card was full, although we have several on "standby" if needed. Thank
you to all who volunteered!  The ARRL just informed us the Proceedings are
ready and will be on their way shortly - a copy is included with your
conference registration fee.

US residents can mail registrations as late as July 12th - Canadians should
have them mailed by the 15th of July.  If you are worried about it getting
here in time, or you have left it later than those dates, e-mail me an
electronic copy, or fax me a copy at 905-772-2525, and we'll get your
registration ready and you can pay at the door.  Walk-ins are more than
welcome, although if you are planning on attending the banquet, or have a
spouse interested in the family program, there is a risk you will not be
able to participate as we have to get our numbers in well before July 22nd.
Be safe- send along a registration form!

You can find both $US and $Cdn versions of the registration form in both pdf
and doc form on the Central States web site at www.csvhfs.org  You can also
find out important information about hotel contact numbers, airport shuttle,
directions, border crossing hints and Canadian currency as well as more
information on the technical program.

73 and see you in Mississauga!

Peter Shilton, VE3AX
2004 CSVHFS Conference Chairman