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<div class="aolmail_ydp8ebd997byiv9951577110device_aol_et_org_dt_dd_quote"></div><hr style="margin: 0px 0px 9px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; width: 100%; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); min-height: 1px; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br>From: Bruce Richardson via All-members <<a href="mailto:w9fz@w9fz.com">w9fz@w9fz.com</a>><br>Date: Thursday, June 28, 2018<br>Subject: [All-members] CSVHFS 52nd Annual Conference--less than a month away!<br>To: all-members <all-<a href="mailto:members@csvhfs.org">members@csvhfs.org</a>><br>Hello CSVHFS members:<br><br>To the 56 of you who have already registered, it will be good to see you<br>and, once again, share the camaraderie of our VHF weak-signal hobby.<br><br><b>If you haven't registered yet, you should firm up your plans because the<br>guaranteed hotel rate and block only lasts about another week (thru July<br>6th).</b> <br><br><b>Here's why you should attend:</b><br>- Central location in Wichita, KS at the Doubletree Hotel at the Wichita<br>airport<br>- Friday morning outdoor activities of Antenna Range, Rover Row, and Dish<br>Bowl.<br>- Friday morning Noise Figure measurement (inside)<br>- Presentations Friday afternoon and Saturday just some of which are:<br> KL7UW Dual Yagi Inverted-U az-el mount for 6m<br> N2CEI Multi-band Transverters<br> KH6/K6MIO The Solar Cycle and F2 Propagation<br> WA5VJB Yagi Antennas<br> PJ4VHF Medium Power Amplifiers<br> W4KXY BIP-BOP Controller for 6m Yagis<br> N6NB Obstacle Gain: Reinventing the Wheel 2018<br> WD5AGO End of Life: What is happening with older Low Noise Devices?<br> W5ZN Effective SO2R Techniques for 6 Meter Contesting<br> KH6/K6MIO Extreme Es Over water paths<br> KK6MC QRP VHF<br> K0DAS A Portable 6 Meter EME Station<br> N6NB Weak Signal VHF through the Years<br>- Luncheons Friday and Saturday with entertaining talks:<br> W9FZ/W0ZQ Microwave Adventures: Eclipse-o-Mania and Beyond<br> K0DAS The 2017 Search for Amelia Earhart's Airplane<br>- Saturday night Banquet with REAL Entertainment and Prize Table (dress<br>casual)<br>- Hospitality Suite available Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights<br>- Dealer area with Hanger 18 Surplus and Downeast Microwave confirmed<br>- Thursday night mixer for conference attendees and family<br>- Friday family program Bus Tour to scenic Flint Hills<br>- Saturday family program Tour to historic "Cow Town" and shopping trip to<br>New Market Square<br><br><b>First, visit the conference website at: <a href="http://2018.csvhfs.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://2018.csvhfs.org/</a> and learn<br>about the event.<br><br>Next make your hotel room reservation by following the hotlink (with<br>flashing red arrow) at:</b><br><a href="http://2018.csvhfs.org/index.php/lodging-and-travel/lodging" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b></b></a><b><a href="http://2018.csvhfs.org/index.php/lodging-and-travel/lodging" target="_blank">http://2018.csvhfs.org/index.php/lodging-and-travel/lodging</a></b><br>We have a guaranteed block of rooms (with conference rate) that will be<br>released after July 6th. We can exceed the block before that date. There<br>are just over 20 rooms in the block remaining (as of June 24). Make your<br>reservations to ensure a place at the Doubletree Hotel.<br><br><b>Then register for the event (either online or mail-in) by visiting either:<br><a href="https://bit.ly/2IAL59Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://bit.ly/2IAL59Q</a> or<br><a href="https://www.csvhfs.org/index.php/annual-conference/2018-annual-conference-re" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.csvhfs.org/index.php/annual-conference/2018-annual-conference-re</a><br>gistration<br>Click the "Register Individual" button at the very bottom.</b><br><br>Questions? Contact the host team at <a href="mailto:registration@csvhfs.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">registration@csvhfs.org</a> .<br><br>73<br>Mel Graves WR0I<br>Bruce Richardson W9FZ<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br><br></div></div>
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