[WSWSS] VHF/UHF Conference call for papers

[Malcolm Levy]

PRESS RELEASE
Announcing!!!

A CALL FOR PAPERS

The Western States VHF/UHF and Microwave Conference

The conference date for this year is October 11, 12, 13, 2002
The location is Southern California. At the Cerritos Sheraton Hotel, Towne
Center, 12725 Center Court Drive, Cerritos, CA 90703.
Hosted by the Western States Weak Signal Society an association of VHF/UHF
amateur radio operators who use narrow band modes in the 50MHz and up
amateur radio frequencies.   We hold an annual conference and meeting each
fall. The conferences are generally aimed at the weak signal aspect of the
hobby i.e.: Contesting; awards; DXing through EME (earth-moon-earth)
contacts, meteor scatter, and looking for tropospheric ducting and e-layer
enhanced contacts. This year our conference will be an invitational to all
VHF/UHF and microwave amateur radio operators and will include technical
sessions of interest to FM operators as well as weak signal enthusiasts.

 Our conference theme is:

 To provide VHF/UHF enthusiasts the knowledge and tools to work DX and
contests on 6 meters and up.

We are soliciting papers and technical sessions with this theme in mind.
Possible topics are:
v	Weak signal operating on 6 meters and up,
v	Contesting for the VHF/UHF and Microwave operators
v	EME, meteor scatter, weak signal tropo using new computer assisted
programs, hardware, and modes (PSK31, FSK441, JT44, etc.)
v	DXpeditions, Mountain Topping
v	Building equipment for Microwave
v	Antennas, design, building, testing, putting up big arrays, phasing, etc.
v	FM contesting
v	FM linked repeater systems
v	Remote bases
v	Using internet to amateur radio portals
v	Satellites
v	APRS
Please submit an abstract for consideration.  You need not present the paper
for it to be included in the proceedings.
In addition the conference will include a Saturday evening banquet with
guest speaker as well as table top exhibits from all the major manufacturers
and VUCC checking and many more items of interest to the VHF/UHF enthusiast.

Please contact
Malcolm KO6SY
ko6sy@soara.org

949 951 1882 (Cell & Office)