[WSWSS] Conference this weekend

[ki6ff@juno.com]

Here is the latest conference agenda:

Conference Agenda
(Subject to change)
Friday, October 11th
4:00pm - 6pm Registration
6pm - Happy Hour and socializing, no host bar.
8pm -  Demo JT44 and WSJT high-speed meteor scatter and EME-tropo
software and operation.
Saturday, October 12th
7am -  Registration
8am -  Vendor displays open
Conference Technical sessions,
Two concurrent programs A, B.
9 - 10am
Opening remarks regarding ARRL VHF/UHF activities    Art Goddard, ARRL SW
Division Director.
10 - 11am
A. Quagi Antenna, Wayne, N6NB 
B. A 6 Meter EME System for the Masses, Ned Stearns AA7A
11am - 12Noon
A. SSB/CW vs repeaters           Chip N6CA 
B. EME (moon bounce) Bob Kocsiko, K6PF
NOON  -  1:00PM  LUNCH BREAK
1:00 - 2:00pm
A. EMC for the Ham shack, W6RHM
B. Introduction to Microwaves, WA6CGR
2:00 - 3:00pm
A. Tropo to Hawaii            Gordon West    WB6NOA,
B. Digital primer for weak signal, Pat Coker, N6RMJ
C.  
3:00 - 5:00pm WSWSS Annual Meeting
5:00 - Socializing, No-host bar
6 - 9pm Banquet,  Guest Speaker - ARRL Vice President,  Joel Harrison, 
W5ZN
Joel was first licensed as WN5IGF in 1972. After college and work on the
U.S. Navy's nuclear submarine fleet, he began working in the field of
Non-Destructive Testing on piping systems in the nuclear industry. In
1983, after extensive design and development on an automated ultrasound
imaging system, he was the first person in the world to certify its use
for nuclear applications at the Electric Power Research Institute. Joel
has continued his education in Physics at the Fraunhofer Institute in
Germany and in Robotics at Carnagie Mellon University. Joel is currently
employed by Washington Group International as Director, NDE Engineering
and is a frequently invited speaker to international conferences. Joel
maintains a station on all amateur bands from 1.8 MHz through 47 GHz. He
is on the DXCC Honor Roll, holds DXCC Challenge Award with 1370
band-countries, and has DXCC on 7 bands. He holds WAS and WAC on 6 and 2
meters and VUCC on 10 bands (50 MHz through 10 GHz) plus satellite VUCC.
He holds the all time world record for the ARRL June VHF Contest - Single
Operator and the Delta Division record for the ARRL UHF Contest - Single
Operator. Joel has served on the Board of Directors of the American Radio
Relay League, and is currently First Vice President. 
7pm food is served
9pm -- 11:30pm Noise figure measurements by Dave, WA6CGR.  Socializing,
No-host bar. 

Exhibit Room
 Manufacturers: Yaesu, Kenwood, KB6KQ Antennas
 Vendors: HRO
 Organizations: ARRL, San Bernardino Micoware Society