[WIham] Fwd: Central State VHF Conference, Elk Grove Village, IL, July 25 - 28

[Mark Thompson]

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From: w9ga at w9ga.com [mailto:w9ga at w9ga.com] 
Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013 5:06 PM

HI folks;

I would like to extend an invitation to your membership to consider
attending the Central States VHF Society conference this summer, being held
in the greater Chicago area.  Please distribute this invite to your members
via your club remailer.  I have copied below the general information from
the CSVHFS organizing committee;

Greetings !

The online registration for the 2013 Central States VHF Society
Conference is now available.  The 2013 Conference will be held near Chicago
at the Elk Grove Village, IL,  Holiday Inn from Thursday July 25th until
Sunday July 28.  This year's Conference location allows for free Hotel
transportation to and from the Chicago-O'Hare Airport and has easy access
from major interstate routes.

Activities begin with onsite check-in and registration Thursday
afternoon with the offering of a trip to the Schaumburg Boomer's baseball
game at 5PM. Friday morning's activities  feature the  Antenna Range
(144MHz-24Ghz) measurements, Rover Row, Dish Display and Noise Figure
Measurement Contest.

In addition to the world-class  technical presentations on topics
about activity on the amateur bands VHF/UHF and above; this year's
conference  will feature a return of the free-admission "VHF-101"
introductory session on Saturday Morning !

For a up-to-date schedule of events please check the Central States
VHF Society website at; http://www.csvhfs.org/2013conference/agenda.html

The 2013 Conference is honored to welcome active VHF operator and CEO
of the American Radio Relay League, Mr Dave Sumner, K1ZZ as the Saturday
Banquet speaker. This will be a presentation you will not want to miss !

The Family Program includes the Schaumburg Boomer's baseball game on
Thursday evening, a Friday trip to downtown Chicago's famed Michigan Avenue
Shopping District and a Saturday bus trip to the Chicago Museum Campus that
includes the Field Museum of Natural History, the Adler Planitarium, the
John G Shedd Aquarium and the Chicago Museum of Modern Art.

This year we will be offering a (free) Sunday tour of the Fermilab
National Accelerator in Batavia Illinois. There will be a group car-pool
from the Hotel at 10AM Sunday and although there is no bus  transportation
arrangements can be provided for the return trip to O'Hare airport after the
tour. This tour will present a glimpse into the hardware behind the scenes
in the world of High Energy Physics.
Included will be a short stop by the superconducting RF laboratory - where
the RF is REALLY cool...
A pair of comfortable walking shoes is suggested for the 3 hour tour.

The Central States VHF Society registration page can be found at ;

http://www.csvhfs.org/2013conference/2013Registration.html

Reservations for the Elk Grove Village Holiday Inn
1000 Busse Rd, Elk Grove Village Illinois can be made using the special
reservation group code " VHF"
by calling (800) 972-2494 or by using the web link;
http://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/elk-grove-village/chieg/hoteldeta
il?groupCode=VHF
The special group rate for the Conference is $95 per night.

Should you have any questions, problems or special requests please do
not heistate to contact the 2013 Conference Chairman directly by email at
W9XA at arrl.org

Please make early plans to attend. We look forward to seeing you in
July for the 2013 Central States VHF Society Conference near Chicago !

For the 2013 CSVHF Committee-
73, Kermit Carlson W9XA