Schedule of Events
The 2018 Central States VHF Society Conference tentitive schedule follows. Schedule subject to change as planning continues.
This year's Conference will also feature a number of family activities and tours! See the Family Program page for details.
Schedule revision: July 9, 2018
Thursday July 26, 2018 |
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| Time | Event | Location |
| 1600-2000 | Registration | Lobby |
| 1700-1800 | CSVHFS Board of Directors Meeting | Board Room |
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1800-2200 |
Thursday Social Mixer |
Control Room |
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2100-"Tired" |
Hospitality Suite |
TBD |
Friday, July 27, 2018 |
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| Time | Event | Location |
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0730-1700 |
Registration |
Lobby |
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0800-1000 |
Vendor Setup |
Salon 1 |
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0800-1100 |
Noise Figure Measurement |
Salon 1 |
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0800-1030 |
Antenna Range |
West and North side of Hotel |
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0800-1100 |
Rover Row/Dish Bowl |
West side of Hotel |
| 0830-1600 | Cottonwood Falls Bus Tour | Lobby |
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0900-2200 |
Vendor area open |
Salon 1 |
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0900-2200 |
Posterboards on Display |
Salon 1 |
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1130-1300 |
LUNCH |
Salon 4 |
|
1300-1315 |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
MultiMedia Room |
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1315-1345 |
Dual Yagi Inverted-U az-el mount for 6m |
MultiMedia Room |
| 1345-1445 | Multi-band Transverters N2CEI |
MultiMedia Room |
| 1445-1500 | Auction benefiting CSVHFS BREAK |
MultiMedia Room |
| 1500-1530 | The Solar Cycle and F2 Propagation KH6/K6MIO |
MultiMedia Room |
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1530-1615 |
Yagi Antennas |
MultiMedia Room |
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1615-1645 |
Medium Power Amplifiers using Larcan Surplus TV Amplifiers PJ4VHF/N7BHC |
MultiMedia Room |
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1700-1830 |
DINNER (on your own) |
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1830-2200 |
VHF/UHF/Microwave Swapfest | Salon 1 |
|
2000-2100 |
Guest Speaker Joseph Schillaci |
MultiMedia Room |
| 2100-2200 | CSVHFS Board Meeting | Board Room |
| 2100-"Tired" | Hospitality Suite | TBD |
Saturday, July 28, 2018 |
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| Time | Event | Location |
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0730-1200 |
Registration |
Lobby |
| 0815-0820 | Welcome & housekeeping | MultiMedia Room |
| 0820-0900 |
Portable 3 cm EME with a 1 meter offset fed dish |
MultiMedia Room |
| 0900-1100 | VHF101 - Getting Started with VHF/UHF/Microwaves Organized by: Marshall K5QE and Kent WA5VJB |
Salon 4 |
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0900-1500 |
Vendor Area Open |
Salon 1 |
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0900-1500 |
Posterboards on Display |
Salon 1 |
| 0900-0945 | Obstacle Gain: Reinventing the Wheel 2018 N6NB |
MultiMedia Room |
| 0945-1000 | Auction benefitting CSVHFS | MultiMedia Room |
| 1000-1015 | Break | MultiMedia Room |
| 1015-1050 | End of Life: What is happening with those older Low Noise Devices? WD5AGO |
MultiMedia Room |
| 0945-1500 | Old Cowtown Museum Tour | Lobby |
|
1050-1130 |
Applying Effective SO2R Techniques for 6 Meter Contesting |
MultiMedia Room |
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1130-1300 |
LUNCH |
Salon 4 |
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1300-1305 |
Housekeeping |
MultiMedia Room |
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1305-1350 |
Extreme Es Over water paths KH6/K6MIO |
MultiMedia Room |
|
1350-1400 |
Break |
MultiMedia Room |
| 1400-1430 | How to simply add VHF & UHF capability to your QRP Station KK6MC |
MultiMedia Room |
| 1430-1510 | A Portable 6 Meter EME Station K0DAS |
MultiMedia Room |
| 1510-1545 | Weak Signal VHF through the Years N6NB |
MultiMedia Room |
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1600-1700 |
CSVHFS Annual Business Meeting |
MultiMedia Room |
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1700-1745 |
CSVHFS Board Meeting |
Board Room |
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1730-1830 |
Social Hour with Cash Bar |
Preconvention Area |
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1820-2200 |
Dinner Banquet with Guest Speaker |
Presidential Ballroom |
|
2100-"Tried" |
Hospitality Suite |
TBD |
Sunday, July 30, 2017 |
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| Time | Event | Location |