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Here is a summary of papers. Conference Proceedings are available from ARRL. ISBN: 0-87259-837-3; cost is $15, plus shipping; ARRL Order No. 8373.
Amateur Radio Clubs
Building Better Clubs in the Future, by J. Parker, W8ISH
Contesting Operating Hints and Kinks, by G. Tranos, N2GA & M. Granick, KS2G
Getting Started in Contesting, by G. Tranos, N2GA & M. Granick, KS2G
Getting Kid's Interested in Ham Radio, by WB4APR, N1SBB, WE1M, K1STO
How to Host Your Own "Pixie Party," by V. Gann, W4VEG
Making New Hams Feel Welcome, by S. Thompson, KM5GV
Net Operations Training, by S. Brower, W4STB
Putting Our Best Face Forward, by J. Alderman, KF5WT
Special Event Station-N4ISS, by A. Lark, KD4SFF
VHF Academy 2000: A Club Based Elmer Incubator, by Ev Tupis, W2EV
Instructors and Teachers
Elmering for Elmers, by Vic Curtis, WA3YUV
How to Run a Radio Building Event for Youth, by V. Gann, W4VEG
License Class Evaluation Forms, by S. Thompson, KM5GV
School and Youth Applications
Amateur Radio and Kids, by KC7OIO
Amateur Radio in the School Curriculum, by Carl Buehler, K9ZA
Educational Proposal from Burbank, by Rita Wright
Elmer 101, by T. Scott, KD7DMH
Scouting Activities
Girl Scouts on the Battleship North Carolina, by B. Witherall, N2WG
The E-Badge - Introducing Scouts to Ham Radio, by T. Mukai, WB2STR
Thinking Day at the Carl Hayden Community School, by A. Cameron, N7UJJ
Venture Crew 73 and Amateur Radio, by V. Gann, W4VEG
Projects
Mouse Morse Keyer, by J. Butler, KB4LJV
Saw Blade Iambic Keyer, by J. Butler, KB4LJV
General Interest
Ham Radio...The Real Picture, by J. Bee, N1GNV
The Iambic Keyer, by M. Sasson, W2JAJ
The Quartz Crystal, by M. Sasson, W2JAJ
QST English, by M. Sasson, W2JAJ
Seventy Years of Ham Radio, by T Benham, W3DD
American Radio Relay League
2001 Audio Video List
Awarding Continuing Educational Units
Competitive Award Nomination Form
1999 Past winners
The 27th Eastern VHF/UHF Conference was held August 31 through September 2, in Enfield, Connecticut. Here is a summary of papers presented. Conference Proceedings are available from ARRL. ISBN: 0-0-87259-847-0; cost is $20, plus shipping; ARRL order number: 8470.
Conference Program
INTRODUCTION
A Short Note From Your Chairman
Conference Introduction
Conference Committee
The Eastern VHF/UHF Conference Experience
The Eastern VHF/UHF Conference Trivia Quiz
In Memoriam--Tom Kirby, W1EJ
The Tom Kirby Award
OPERATING RELATED TOPICS
G3USF Worldwide List of 50 MHz Beacons, G3USF
Beacons 2M and Above; Ron Klimas, WZ1V
The NorthEast Weak Signal Group Transatlantic Beacon; Ron Klimas, WZ1V
An EME Primer; Scott Olitsky, AC3A
EME on 222 MHz--An Update; Peter Shilton, VE3AX
1296 EME for Beginners; Dave Hallidy, K2DH
Winegard Digital Magic Elevation Indicator; Peter Shilton, VE3AX
Twelve Cipher Grid Squares; Dick Knadle, K2RIW
WG Parameters--Rigid Rectangular Waveguide Data
K&S Tubing Data
Mitsubishi GAAS Devices Identification; Dave Robinson, WW2R
Summary of Connector Facts; N2GKM
Common Sense Talk About SWR; Steve Powlishen, K1FO
Why Fight for that Last Tenth of a dB in LNA Noise Figure; Dick Knadle, K2RIW
Coax Impedances, Losses & Maligning of UHF Connectors; Dick Knadle, K2RIW
More 50 Ohm Magic, UHF Connectors; Dick Knadle, K2RIW
More 50 Ohm Magic, UHF Connectors; Dr. Gerald Johnson, KØCQ
More 50 Ohm Magic, UHF Connectors; Edward Cole, AL7EB
50 Ohm Impedance Research; Owen Wormser, K6LEW
UHF Connector (Real Impedance); Dick Knadle, K2RIW
Precision Termination Substitute, Correction of Reflection; Dick Knadle, K2RIW
Antennas & Weather; Joe Taylor, K1JT
SBMS Talk on Mountaintopping & Weather; Doug Millar, K6JEY
Considerations for Mountain Top Operating; Bill, WA6QYR
A Brief Discussion of Some DSP Solutions; Roger Rehr, W3SZ
Meteor Scatter--The Basics and Beyond; Philip Gebhardt, VE3ACK
Illuminated Field Aurora in Equatorial Regions?; LeRoy Zimmerman
Aurora Q&A; RVHFG
Aurora Opening of 15-15 July, 2000; Joe Mack, NA3T
VHF/UHF TOPICS
Harmonic Suppression; Mark Hughes, GM4ISM
2m/6m Diplexer; Mark Hughes, GM4ISM
Solving Interference from Television Channel 11 on 144 MHz; Chris Cox, NØUK
TVI Filter; Mark Hughes, GM4ISM
2 Meter Miniverter; Paul Wade, W1GHZ
AM-6154 MHz Grid Circuit Conversion; Chris Cox, NØUK
MICROWAVES & UP
Qualcomm Hardware Modification & Photos; SBMS & SDMG
1152 Synthesizer Board Conversion; Kerry Banke, N6IZW
Modification of Rectangular 3036/3236 Synthesizer; Ed Munn, W6OYJ
1296 MHz Transverter; Kerry Banke, N6IZW
A Low Cost Noise Source; Kerry Banke, N6IZW
A Tilt Over Mast System; Jean-Paul, F5AYE
G3JMY's Mast and Antenna System for 10 GHz; G3JMY
A Switching Regulator for Light Duty Applications; John Hazell, G8ACE
Simple Reverse Polarity Protection; Chris Cox, NØUK
An Ovened Reference Oscillator; Ian Lever, G8CPJ
Microwave Oscillator Stability; John Hazell, G8ACE
Universal Multiplier for Microwaves; F6BVA
F6BVA Multi 8 "New Look" Frequency Multiplier; F6BVA
Another 10 GHz Transverter--Using the KISS Principle; Ken Schofield, W1RIL
10 GHz Dual Conversion High Side LO Transverter; Kerry Banke, N6IZW
Microwave Dish Construction and Mounting Techniques; Tom Whitted, WA8WZG
Dish Under Illumination; Dick Knadle, K2RIW
Horn Efficiency; Dick Knadle, K2RIW
Circular Waveguide Frequency; Dick Knadle, K2RIW
24 GHz 4 Port Waveguide Transfer Switch; Ken Schofield, W1RIL
A Simple 24 GHz Bandpass Filter; Reed Fisher, W2CQH
More 24 GHz Notes; Kent Britain, WA5VJB
Even Cheaper FM Microwave; Lilburn Smith, W5KQJ
What's Old is New Again; Kent Britain, WA5VJB
Extending the Range of the Laser Transmitter-Receiver; Lilburn Smith, W5KQJ
A Simple MCW Laser Transmitter; David Bowman, GØMRF
TESTING
Noise Figure Measurements, RVHFG, November 2000
Antenna Gain Measurements, 26th Eastern VHF/UHF Conference
The 2001 Southeastern VHF Society Conference was held April 20-21, 2001. Here is a summary of papers presented. Conference Proceedings are available from ARRL. Cost is $15, plus shipping; ARRL order number: 0-87259-829-2.
SETICon 01 was held April 28-29, 2001, at the College of New Jersey in Ewing, NJ. Here is a summary of papers presented. Conference Proceedings are available from ARRL. Cost is $20, plus shipping; ISBN: 0-87259-830-6; ARRL Order Number: 8306.
The 35th Conference of the Central States VHF Society was held July 26-29, 2001, in Fort Worth, Texas. Here is a summary of papers presented. Conference Proceedings are available from ARRL. ISBN: 0-87259-845-4; cost is $20, plus shipping; ARRL order number: 8454.
A Brief History of the Central States VHF Society
Chambers Award Recipients
President's Award Recipient
Wilson Award Recipient
Central States VHF Society States Above 50 MHz Award
Author and Speaker Biographies
Phase Noise Measurement Amateur Instrumentation; Charles Clark, AF8Z
Easy Loop Feeds for the Low Microwave Bands; Tom Haddon, K5VH
ICOM IC-706 Tricks; Kent Britain, WA5VJB
Recent Beacon PIC Applications--An Update; Dave Robinson, WW2R/G4FRE
K8GP/The Grid Pirates VHF Contest Group; Owen Wormser, K6LEW
Time-of-Day Effects in Six-Meter Multi-hop Sporadic E Propagation; Jim Kennedy, K6MIO/KH6; Bob Mobile, K1SIX; and Bob Magnani, K6QXY
The "QF'er" Dual Bander Transverter Concept; Ben Lowe, K4QF
A Model for Diurnal Effects in Multi-hop Six-Meter Es; Jim Kennedy, K6MIO/KH6
WWW Solar Flux and Geomagnetic Activity Charts; Lloyd Ellsworth, NE8I
Spectrum Analyzer Basics; Wes Atchison, WA5TKU
Multiple Hop Sporadic "E" Diurnals; Robert Magnani, K6QXY; Robert Mobile, K1SIX; and James Kennedy, K6MIO/KH6
Part 15 and the Amateur Radio Service; Joel Harrison, W5ZN
24 GHz Moonbounce Experiments at VE4MA; Barry Malowanchuk, VE4MA
Software Defined Radio for the Rest of Us; Gerald Youngblood, AC5OG
High Intercept Point Low Noise Amplifiers; Thomas Henderson, WD5AGO
A Sixteen-Dish Array for Radio Astronomy and SETI; H. Paul Shuch, PhD, N6TX
Modifying Surplus VHF/UHF/Microwave Synthesizers; Greg McIntire, AA5C
Does Ham Radio Usage Distract From Driving?; Joe Lynch, N6CL
The Stress Parabolic Reflector and Its Application to Space Communications; Allen Katz
North American VHF and above DX Records, Al Ward, W5LUA
Technical Excerpts from the CSVHF 1984 Proceedings:
Technical Excerpts from the CSVHF 1985 Proceedings:
Technical Excerpts from the CSVHF 1986 Proceedings:
The 19th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting was held October 5-7, 2001, in Atlanta, Georgia. Here is a summary of papers presented. Conference Proceedings are available from ARRL and AMSAT. ISBN: 0-87259-853-5; cost is $20, plus shipping; ARRL order number: 8535.
Welcome to Atlanta
AO-40 Telemetry from Generation to Interpretation; G. Gould Smith, WA4SXM
The PCsat Mission; Bob Bruninga, WB4APR
A Helix Feed For Surplus MMDS Antennas; Gerald R. Brown, K5OE
Satellite Awards; Bruce Paige, KK5DO
2001: A Moonbounce Odyssey; Dr. H. Paul Shuch, N6TX
2001: an Amateur Radio Space Odyssey on the International Space Station; Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO, Lou McFadin, W5DID, Will Marchant, KC6ROL, and Carolynn Conley, KD5SJO
Amateur Radio Operations On Board the International Space Station; Will Marchant, KC6ROL, and Frank Bauer, KA3HDO
A Laser Receiver for AMSAT OSCAR 40; Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P
How To for Microwave Satellites; Edward Cole, AL7EB
Y.A.H.E (Yet Another Helix Experiment); Gerald R. Brown, K5OE
An InstantTune Update; Anthony Monteiro, AA2TX
Proposal for an Amateur Satellite Payload on an Indian Satellite; Nagesh Upadhyaya, VU2NUD
An Efficient Digital Mode Transponder; Phil Karn, KA9Q
Microwave Update 2001 was held September 27-30, 2001 in Sunnyvale California. Here is a summary of papers presented. Conference Proceedings are available from ARRL. Cost is $20, plus shipping; ISBN: 0-87259-848-9, ARRL Order No. 8489.
Two 1296 Transverters Built from Qualcomm Surplus Components; Kerry Banke, N6IZW
Modifying the Qualcomm 1W Ku-Band PA for use on 3.4, 5.7 or 10.3 GHz; Kerry Banke, N6IZ
An Easy 3456 Transverter - Pictorial; Ken Schofield, W1RIL
10 GHz DX in Europe Over More Than 1000 Km; Dieter Doerfler, DJ4AM, Adalbert Kaufmann, DJ3KM and Peter Vogl, DL1RQ
A Flip-Switch 10/24 GHz Dual Band Radio; Gary Lauterbach, AD6FP
A Simple 24 GHz Bandpass Filter; Reed Fisher, W2CQH
Evaluating 23 GHz Commercial Feeds for Amateur Service; Joel Harrison, W5ZN
Six-way Combiner for 24 GHz; Lars Karlsson, AA6IW/SMØCQC
The First 24 GHz Moonbounce QSO; Barry Malowanchuk, VE3MA and Al Ward, W5LUA
Concepts and Approaches to Building 24 GHz Transverters; William D. McCaa, KØRZ
A Tri-Band 3.56, 10 and 24 GHz Transceiver; Lilburn Smith, W5KQJ
Surplus for 47 GHz; Will Jensby, WØEOM
Challenging 47 GHz; Toru Narusawa, JF1AVS, Hiro Ishizaka, KD6IDA and Mark Sato, KA6PUW
Converting the NEC PASOLINK Transceiver to 47 GHz; Dave Robinson, WW2R, G4FRE
411 GHz Corner Cube Mixer; Luis Cupido, CT1DMK
A 75 GHz Transceiver; Bob Johnson, KF6KVG
An Example of Gear for the 145 GHz Amateur Band; Brian Justin, WA1ZMS
Far-Field Simulation of the CT1DMK Corner-Cube Mixer; Gary Lauterbach, AD6FP
A Short Note on Mixer Noise Figure and Conversion Loss; Gary Lauterbach, AD6FP
A Comparison of Frequency Calibration Techniques for High Stability Oscillators; Doug Millar, K6JEY
Antennas and Transmission Lines
Parabolic Reflector Accuracy Testing with Lasers; Chip Angle, N6CA
Dual-Band 10/24 GHz Feedhorns for Shallow Dishes; Gary Lauterback, AD6FP and Lars Karlsson, AA6IW
Homebrew waveguide and transitions from hobby brass; Lloyd J. Ellsworth, NE8I
Traffic Light Dishes for Microwave Use; Don Nelson, NØUGY
Compact and Very Compact BALUNs, Couplers and Magic Tees; Allen Podell, Besser Associates
The Secret Life of Antennas; Paul Wade, W1GHZ
Operating, References and Circuits
GL - A Distance / Bearing Program for Palm Handheld Organizers; Rex Allers, KK6MK
KK6MK Replacement for F1EHN EME Board; Rex Allers, KK6MK
Higher Band Activity Report for Finland and Japan; Michael Fletcher, OH2AUE
Part 15 and the Amateur Radio Service; Joel Harrison, W5ZN
A Few Sources of Millimeter and Sub-Millimeter Wave Components; Gary Lauterbach, AD6FP
Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier Data Reference -- 2001 Update; Greg McIntire, AA5C
Low Voltage Indicator Circuit; Don Nelson, NØUGY
Amateur SETI Update; Dr. H. Paul Shuch, N6TX
North American VHF and Above DX Records; Al Ward, W5LUA
The 20th ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference was held September 21-23, 2001, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Here is a summary of papers presented. Conference Proceedings are available from ARRL. ISBN: 0-87259-852-7; cost is $10, plus shipping; ARRL Order No. 8527.
µWeather--An APRS-Compatible Weather Station; David R. Anderson, KØRX
Both Way Radio Internet Email; John Blowsky, KB2SCS
Revisiting the TNC Firmware; Joachim Elen, ON1DDS
HF Digital Voice Transmission using an OFDM Modem with Space-Time Coding; Matt Ettus
TCP/IP and Radio Amateurism: A UBA-RST TCP/IP TaskForce Project; Gert Leunen, ON1BLU
Digital Amateur TeleVision (D-ATV); Thomas Sailer, HB9JNX/AE4WA, Wolf-Henning Rech, DF9IC/N1EOW, Stefan Reimann, DG8FAC, and Jens Geisler, DL8SDL
APRS in Hollywood: Integrating Real Time 3D Graphics with Wireless GPS Systems; Phil Brock, Bill Kovacs, and Darryl Smith, VK2TDS
Deconvolution in Communication Systems; Doug Smith, KF6DX
