[SixClub] SVHFS 2011 Conference Call For Papers

[Trent Fleming]

Robin,

Below is my article from DX Magazine last summer.  Since you are apparently
still looking for programs, I thought I would offer this.  My thought would
be to modify it slightly to address VHF issues, like grid dxpeditions on 6m,
etc, and present 30-45 minutes of content.

I frequently speak to banking groups on social media (and lots of other
topics) and I envision painting a broad brush of how FB, Twitter, etc, are
used / can be / should be used by hams.  More on my speaking and consulting
at www.trentfleming.com.  More on me as a ham on QRZ.

If you have an interest, please let me know!

*Twitter: The Next Power Tool for DXer's?*



Depending on your stage in life, and especially whether you have teenagers
at home, your familiarity with Twitter may be limited.  Essentially, it is
broadcast text messaging, ('one to many' in database parlance) with a
variety of twists.  At its simplest, Twitter lets an individual send a
message, up to 140 characters, to a group of “followers.”  These followers
can get the message by viewing the Twitter “stream” on a PC or handheld
device.  A variety of specialized “apps”have sprung up for PC and handhelds
to allow better viewing, essentially through filtering content and
prioritizing messages.  Twitter also provides for replies, via direct
messaging (at which point it looks exactly like text messaging or SMS), or
public replies which show up in the main Twitter “stream.”



Hundreds of ham operators are signed up for Twitter, there's even a way
(describe) that you can instantly follow all those who have already signed
up and identified themselves as being on twitter.  I've been on Twitter for
a couple of years now, for both personal and business purposes, and I can
tell you that you will find hams and others who routinely “tweet” (send a
Twitter message) about ham radio, politics, weather, family activities, just
about anything you can imagine.  Most of the time, you won't be mesmerized
by anyone's tweet, but every once in a while, you learn something new!  I
follow journalists, including Steve Herman, who is also a ham: W7VOA, news
services, sports figures, and storm chasers, and have found that spending a
few minutes browsing through my Twitter updates can be educational.  In
addition, Twitter can be fun, and in the ham radio spirit of innovation, you
probably should try it.



The best use of Twitter that I've yet seen for ham radio is its use by
Dxpeditions.  Both the recent 3W6C (Vietnam) and YI9PSE (Iraq) DXpeditions
have used Twitter to alert their followers about current on-air activities.
In reading the DX news updates, I've noticed more and more of them have
websites, with both Twitter and Facebook accounts.  If you sign up as a
follower of these DXpeditions at www.twitter.com, you can select
“notifications” so that you will receive a text message when they tweet
these updates.  This can be the equivalent of that friend calling you at 2
a.m. To alert you that such and such DXpedition is LOUD on 3.794!  Since
most of these DXpeditions are short lived, it can be worth it to set your
alerts from a particular DXpedition to send you a text message so that you
can stay on top of their progress and have the best chance of working them.
While the DXpeditions don't typically tweet exact times and frequencies,
they do tend to send updates on their working conditions, bands, and modes
(and in the case of Vietnam, they let us know when they were off their air
due to “political” problems) all of which is useful if they are a “new one”
for you.  Further, it seems that some Dxpeditions continue to use Twitter to
provide updates on QSL activity.



My hope is that you'll take a test drive on Twitter, and follow the next
DXpedition that is of interest to you.  Message me @n4dtf and let me know
how you like it!


73,

Trent
N4DTF



On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 11:51 AM, Robin Midgett <K4IDC at comcast.net> wrote:

> Call for Papers: 15th Annual Southeastern VHF
> Society Conference, Huntsville, Alabama
>
> The Southeastern VHF Society is calling for the
> submission of papers and presentations for the
> upcoming 15th annual Southeastern VHF Society
> Conference to be held in Huntsville, Alabama on
> April 29th and 30th, 2011. Papers and
> presentations are solicited on both the technical
> and operational aspects of VHF, UHF and Microwave
> weak signal amateur radio.  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
> APRS to track rovers during contests would be considered.
>
> The Technical committee this year is K4IDC ,Robin
> Midgett and N2CEI, Steve Kostro.  Contact Steve
> Kostro, SVHFS2011 AT  downeastmicrowave DOT
> com  by Jan 8th, 2010 if you wish to make a
> presentation and  submit your  paper for
> publication to the same adress. Deadline for the
> submission of papers  is March 11, 2011. All
> submissions for the proceedings should be in
> Microsoft Word (.doc).Pages are 8 and 1/2 by 11
> inches with a 1 inch margin on the bottom and ¾
> inch margin on the other three sides.  All text,
> drawings, photos, etc. should be black and white only (no color).
>
> Submissions for presentation at the conference
> should be in PowerPoint (.ppt) format, and
> delivered in person at the conference to Robin
> Midgett on either a USB memory stick or CDROM or
> posted for download on a web site of your choice.
> Notify or adress Robin with any other AVA
> questions at  K4IDC AT  Comcast DOT net.
>
>
> For further information and updates about the
> conference please go to www.svhfs.org
>
> Thank you,
> Robin E. Midgett K4IDC
>
> Thank you,
> Robin Midgett K4IDC
> 2011 Conference Program Co-Chair, SVHFS
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