[NLRS] Call for Papers - CSVHFS 50th Annversary Conference

[WA2VOI, Donn]

The Central States VHF Society is soliciting papers, presentations, and Poster
displays for the 50th Annual CSVHFS Conference to be held in Rochester,
Minnesota on 28 - 31 July, 2016.  Papers, presentations, and Posters on all 
aspects of
weak-signal VHF and above amateur radio are requested.  You do not need to 
attend the
conference, nor present your paper, to have it published in the Proceedings.
Posters will be displayed during the two days of the Conference.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

* Antennas, including Modeling/Design, Arrays, and Control
* Construction of equipment, such as Transmitters, Receivers, and Transverters
*  RF amplifiers (power amps), including Single-band and Multiband Vacuum Tube
and solidstate
* Pre-amplifiers (low noise)
* Propagation, including Ducting, Sporadic E, and Meteor Scatter, etc.
* Test Equipment, including Homebrew, Using, and making measurements
* Regulatory topics
* Operating, including Contesting, Roving, and DXpeditions
* EME
* Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
*  Software-defined Radio (SDR)
*  Digitial Modes, such as WSJT, JT65, etc.

Generally, topics not related to weak signal VHF, such as FM Repeaters and
packet radio, are not accepted for presentation or publication. However, there 
are always
exceptions.

Please contact either the Technical Program Chairman, or the Proceedings
Chairman, at the the e-mail addresses below.

DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSIONS:
For the Proceedings: SUNDAY, 22 MAY 2016
For Presentations to be delivered at the conference: TUESDAY, 5 JULY 2016
For Posters to be displayed at the conference: THURSDAY, 29 JULY 2016

Further information is available at the CSVHFS web site (www.csvhfs.org), "The
2016 Conference," and "Guidance for Proceedings Authors," "Guidance for
Presenters," and "Guidance for Table-top/Poster Displays."

CONTACTS:
(Note: (replace '(at)' with the @-sign to use the e-mail addresses)
Technical Program Chairman: Barry Malowanchuk, ve4ma (at) shaw.ca
Proceedings Chairman: Glen Overby, kc0iyt (at) arrl.net