Hello NLRS Land!

Just a friendly reminder that the Aurora'24 Conference is just around the corner and Registration is now open!

When: Saturday, June 1, 2024, 0900-1700 CDT
Where: West Medicine Lake Community Club, 1705 Forestview Lane North, Plymouth, MN 55441

In the morning hours, the club runs an outdoor antenna range from 0900 to 1130 (weather permitting). The morning also allows for socializing, show and tell, and casual demonstrations.

For lunch, it's the return of the on-site Pizza Party Lunch! This was so much fun last year that we’ve decided to do it again this year! Keep all the morning conversations going with your fellow NLRSers by joining us for an on-site, super tasty pizza lunch. For $10, you will get 2 large deep dish pieces of Jet’s pizza, a large cookie for dessert, and a 20 oz bottle of pop/soda or water. It’s optional, of course, but by joining in the fun, you won’t have to rush off-site to lunch at a local restaurant and then race back to make the first talks of the conference. If you want the pizza lunch, you must send payment with your registration form, and your registration form and payment must be received by May 30, 2024 in order for us to order enough food. Sorry, but no walk-up pizza orders the day of the conference!

The technical programs start at 1300 and typically run until 1700 or 1730. We have some great talks this year! Take a look!....

  • The Circular Folded Dipole for 50 MHz -  K0XL
  • 902 EME WAS Pursuit From The Corn Fields of Iowa - K0DAS, AC0RA, N0LNO
  • NLRS Business Meeting
  • A Novel 'CoCo' Antenna for 6m - K8OS
  • VHF Rover Grid DXpedition - W0ZF, AE0EE
Registration for the conference is now open!  To learn more about the conference and to register for it, go to our club's website at https://www.nlrs.club/  and click on the "Aurora Conference" tab on the left hand side.  Follow the directions there.  Note that registration is by mail-in form and check only this year. And remember...if you wish to participate in the Pizza Lunch that you must send payment with your registration form, and your registration form and payment must be received by May 30, 2024 in order for us to order enough food. With the pokey delivery times by the USPS, it's best to register soon! Also please note that we have both a reduced Family fee as well as a First Time Attendee fee (free !) on the registration form.  

Aurora is always a good time to see, learn and to share ideas with like minded fellow VHFers.  If you know of someone who has a growing interest in this facet of our amazing hobby, invite them along.  Please share this information with others.  

I hope to see you at this years conference!

73,

Janice, KA9VVQ
NLRS secretary and treasurer