<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div>I will be attending the CSVHF Society Conference in Lincoln, NE this summer. I could ask them if they would like to hold the 2020 Conference in Michigan.</div><div><br></div><div>Roger</div><div>W8IO</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone</div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Patrick Thomas <p-thomas@mindspring.com> </div><div>Date: 12/11/18 4:44 PM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: David DeVos <kf8ql@yahoo.com>, MIVUS <mivus@mivus.org> </div><div>Subject: Re: [Mich VHF UHF Society] East-siders? </div><div><br></div></div><div style="font-size: 13px;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><style>body{font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;color:black;}p{margin:0px;}</style><style>body{font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;color:black;}p{margin:0px;}</style><style>body{font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;color:black;}p{margin:0px;}</style><style>body{font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;color:black;}p{margin:0px;}</style>I would say it depends on the size of the group, the scope (conferences, presentations, just a social meeting?), and how much you want to "wow" people.<br><br>Novi and Livonia are fairly close to the population centers without getting into dense (confusing/tight/expensive) areas... Brighton is a good compromise if you're wanting to cover a lot of "surface area" (easy to get to from Metro Detroit, Lansing, Ann Arbor, Flint, even Toledo)... and higher in altitude for those antennas, ha ha.<br><br>Personally I would really enjoy something that is a little more than just "a meeting"... maybe involving some presentations, showing off of equipment, demos or even some swapping of VHF/UHF-specific items... or even more hands-on like antenna/preamp testing. But if it's just an occasional social meet-and-greet or "club meeting", nothing wrong with that either. You guys know the formula that works from other meetings, I'd just like to bring that experience to the hams in the population centers out here... as well as (full disclosure) to hopefully get more V/U contesters in EN82 to talk to, ha ha.<br><br>There are a lot of venues in the area.. as cheap as library conference rooms, or as nice as hotel conference rooms, and - in warmer months - plenty of ham-friendly parks in the area too. I'm happy to sniff around if people get a little more serious and we firm up requirements of the space needed.<br><br>Patrick<br>KB8DGC<br><br><br><blockquote style="padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 0px; border-left: #0000ff 2px solid; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,sans-serif; color: black;">-----Original Message-----
<br>From: David DeVos <kf8ql@yahoo.com>
<br>Sent: Dec 6, 2018 3:04 PM
<br>To: "mivus@mivus.org" <mivus@mivus.org>, Patrick Thomas <p-thomas@mindspring.com>
<br>Subject: Re: [Mich VHF UHF Society] East-siders?
<br><br><zzzhtml><zzzhead></zzzhead><zzzbody><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1544125304367_20334"><span>Patrick,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1544125304367_20334"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1544125304367_20334" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1544125304367_20405">I agree that we should have an East Side meeting. Since I missed the last meeting when they elected officers to the MIVUS, I got elected president. I'd love to have another meeting to talk about what we want the club to do for the coming year.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1544125304367_20334" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1544125304367_20334" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1544125304367_20415">Any Ideas for a venue? We were talking last year about meeting at the big swap at the race car track, until that didn't happen. What are your thoughts?</span></div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1544125304367_20335"> </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1544125304367_20407"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1544125304367_20414"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1544125304367_20413">Dave DeVos</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1544125304367_20406">KF8QL</div></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1544125304367_20408"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1544125304367_20412" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1544125304367_20411"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1544125304367_20410"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1544125304367_20409"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1544125304367_20417" face="Arial" size="2"> <hr id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1544125304367_20416" size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Patrick Thomas <p-thomas@mindspring.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> MIVUS <mivus@mivus.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, December 6, 2018 4:24 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Mich VHF UHF Society] East-siders?<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1544125304367_20418"><br><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1544125304367_20419">Hi all,<br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1544125304367_20420"><br></div><div dir="ltr">A couple questions... first, I've been looking around for some SPDT ("A/B") remote coax relays that would be suitable up to low microwave frequencies, and able to handle "decent" power. Any suggestions... other than ebay, or buying one new for $400+? :)<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Secondly, has there been any consideration in periodically holding MIVUS events somewhere around the east side? Or if I want to see something like that, should I just "build it" and advertise here, and they will come? Not sure how officially-sanctioned such things typically are.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Last but not least, I am in a bit of a hole here geographically; I have yet to get a VHF signal anywhere west of about Howell with rooftop-level antennas. Is this typical? Antenna height is limited to 40ft here - at least when the code enforcement guys come to check it, ha ha - and due to the sort of "forest" conditions around here, I cannot use guy wires, and I really need to get up about 70ft before I'm well above the treeline. A 70ft telescopic would be ideal but not much luck so far. Any ideas on a stop gap solution? Short of moving/roving.... :)<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Or remote stations, heh.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Thanks,<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Patrick<br></div><div dir="ltr">KB8DGC<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">MiVUS mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:MiVUS@mivus.org" href="mailto:MiVUS@mivus.org">MiVUS@mivus.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">subscribe/unsubscribe <a target="_blank" href="http://mail.mivus.org/mailman/listinfo/mivus_mivus.org">http://mail.mivus.org/mailman/listinfo/mivus_mivus.org</a><br></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></zzzbody></zzzhtml></p-thomas@mindspring.com></mivus@mivus.org></kf8ql@yahoo.com></blockquote></div></body></html>