[NLRS] 14th International EME Conference

[Barry VE4MA]

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14th International EME Conference Announcement

It is with great pleasure that W5LUA, VE4MA, WA8RJF and the North Texas
Microwave Society officially announce the 14th International EME Conference.
We cordially invite you and your family to Dallas, Texas on the 12th,13th
and 14th  of August 2010 for the premier technical and social EME event of
the year.  Whether you are an experienced EMEer or new to the lunatic
fringe, the conference will offer a wide range of technical, social and
site-seeing activities for everyone.

The Conference Hotel is The Westin at the Dallas Fort Worth Airport which is
just a short shuttle ride from DFW Airport and offers first class conference
amenities at an excellent conference price of $89 USD per night plus taxes.
Their address is 4545 West John Carpenter Freeway, Irving, TX 75063. We have
guest rooms booked for Wednesday night through Saturday night. The
conference rate is only good for Wednesday through Saturday for either a
single bed or double beds. Please book your room directly with this hotel as
it helps the conference organizers meet our hotel commitment and help offset
the price of conference meeting rooms and other amenities. We expect a large
turnout and strongly recommend that you book early to avoid disappointment.
The hotel block will be held until July 12, 2010. After July 12th, it will
be difficult to get the same conference rate. Hotel registration is now
available online at

http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=0902108016&key=7BF3D.
If you have any difficulties in using the on-line Westin hotel registration,
please call reservations at 888-627-8617 and reference the "EME Conference"
to get the conference rate. If all else fails please drop Al a note at
w5lua at sbcglobal.net.

The Dallas-Fort Worth area offers a wide range of holiday/vacation
activities. Plan on arriving at the conference hotel Wednesday afternoon or
evening. We will have a hospitality suite and registration on Wednesday
evening so we can get acquainted and prepare for a full day of family
activities on Thursday. The Thursday family activities will include air
conditioned bus tours in the Dallas Ft.Worth area. Yes it will be hot in the
Texas in August but we do have well air conditioned buses, hotels and
buildings! We are working with two local tour companies at present to find
the best activities and best deal for our group. Once the details are known
(which should be within a few weeks) we will go forth with the conference
registration and fees. While the technical sessions are going on during the
day on both Friday and Saturday, we plan two full days of family activities.
On Friday evening we have planned a fun filled evening in Ft.Worth. We will
have a Saturday night banquet at the hotel with a special guest speaker
planned. We will have a short session on Sunday morning to wrap things up
and then you are free to continue your travels. We hope that you can make
the Dallas Ft.Worth area the center of your 2010 vacation or just a stopping
point as you tour other parts of North America. The Dallas Fort Worth area
is served by DFW International Airport making international travel easy
while still a convenient jumping off point to other destinations within the
U.S.A. or Canada.

The hallmark of past EME conferences has been the excellent technical
presentations and the 14th EME Conference promises to live up to everyone's
expectations with an outstanding technical program. To date presentations on
the following topics by an international cast of EMErs include:

-	Low Noise Amplifiers
-	Tracking the Moon and other celestial bodies
-	SSPAs/Tube Power Amplifier/TWT Workshop
-	Receiving with Software Defined Radios
-	Big Dish EME
-	Highlights from several DXpeditions.
-	Getting started with a small dish on 1296 EME
-	Feed design and construction
-	EME Propagation
-	Software
-	Live EME demo on 1296 MHz by WA5WCP/5

Of course no technical portion of a Conference is complete without the
Technical Proceedings and the 14th EME Conference Proceedings will be second
to none. If you would like to present or submit a technical article for
inclusion in the Proceedings please contact a committee member as soon as
possible.

We also have several electronic vendors signed up to showcase their goodies.
The vendor rooms will be open all day Friday and Saturday. If you are
interested in obtaining a vendor table, please contact us as soon as
possible before the start of the conference.

We will also have noise figure measurement equipment on hand to showcase
your newest low noise amplifier or to help you troubleshoot a troubled LNA.
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A special request: Most EMErs would argue that EME is the most interesting,
challenging and rewarding aspect of Amateur Radio. The EME Conference
presents not only an opportunity to swap lies with old friends or make new
friends but it also presents each of us with an opportunity to share our
passion for that unique aspect of Amateur Radio called EME with others. We
encourage you to invite any and all who may have an interest in EME. Whether
you are a seasoned EMEer or just someone wishing to see what all the fun is
about on the higher frequencies, this conference is for you.

Whether this will be your 1st EME Conference or your 14th we are looking
forward to seeing you in Dallas in August 2010.

73 and GUD DX (via the Moon)

Al Ward W5LUA
Barry  Malowanchuk VE4MA
Tony Emanuele WA8RJF
January 15, 2010