Schedule of Events
The 2022 Central States VHF Society Conference
This year's Conference will also feature a number of family activities and tours! See the Family Program page for details.
>>> Updated 16 July 2022 <<<
PROPOSED SCHEDULE
(Subject to change)
| Thursday, July 21, 2022 | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
| 1330-1730 | Registration |
Ballroom Foyer |
| 1800-2030 | Mississippi River Dinner Cruse |
Riverside Park |
| 2100-2230 | CSVHFS Board of Directors Meeting | Iowa Room |
|
2000-"Tired" |
Hospitality Suite |
Mississippi Suite 6th Floor |
Friday, July 22, 2022 |
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| Time | Event | Location |
|
0800-1130 |
Registration |
Ballroom Foyer |
| 0800-1100 | Noise Figure Measurement | Wisconsin III |
| 0800-0900 | Vendor Setup | Wisconsin I & II |
|
0800-1100 |
Antenna Range |
Riverside Park |
| 0800-1100 | Dish Bowl & Rover Row | Parking Lot South Side |
| 0915 |
Family Program Tour |
Lobby |
| 0930 |
Family Program Tour Departs | Lobby |
|
0900-?? |
Vendor area open |
Wisconsin I & II |
|
0900 |
Posterboards on Display |
Ballroom Foyer |
|
1145 |
LUNCH |
Ballroom |
|
1315-1325 |
TECHNICAL TALKS |
Ballroom |
|
1325-1355 |
All Mode VHF Radio Sport Operation | Ballroom |
| 1355-1425 | The Quest for 222 MHz WAS |
Ballroom |
| 1425-1455 | FSK441 vs MSK144 for Meteor-scatter on 222 MHz |
Ballroom |
| 1500-1520 | Break and Auction benefiting CSVHFS |
Ballroom |
|
1520-1550 |
VP6 and Beginners' EME (Pitcairn Island) | Ballroom |
|
1550-1620 |
Inexpensive Tools for VHF & Above |
Ballroom |
| 1620-1650 | A Simple & Low Cost Path to 50, 144, 222, or 432 MHz The Transverter Store and Your HTX100 |
Ballroom |
| 1700-1900 | DINNER (on your own) |
|
|
1900-2100 |
VHF/UHF/Microwave Tradefest | Ballroom + Wisconsin I & II |
|
2030-2200 |
CSVHFS Board Meeting |
Iowa Room |
| 2100-"Tired" | Hospitality Suite | Mississippi Suite 6th Floor |
Saturday, July 23, 2022 |
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| Time | Event | Location |
|
0800-1100 |
Registration |
Ballroom Foyer |
| 0800-0815 | TECHNICAL TALKS Welcome & housekeeping |
Ballroom |
| 0815-0845 | Low Cost Directional Coupler for VHF/UHF |
Ballroom |
| 0845-0915 | Working with HOA's and the Growth of VHF Contesting in AZ | Ballroom |
| 0915 | Family Program Tour Meet in Lobby |
Lobby |
| 0930 |
Family Program Tour Departs | Lobby |
| 0900-1100 | VHF101 - Getting Started with VHF/UHF & Microwaves Organized by: Marshall K5QE and Kent WA5VJB |
Iowa Room |
|
0900-1100 |
Vendor Area Open |
Wisconsin I & II |
|
0900-1500 |
Posterboards on Display |
Ballroom Foyer |
| 0915-0945 | YU7EF Antennas at W9JN | Ballroom |
| 0945-1000 | Break & Auction benefiting CSVHFS |
Ballroom |
| 1000-1030 | Lighting Protection for Amateur Radio Towers |
Ballroom |
| 1030-1100 | Chasing DX Records on 41 & 76 GHz from the Flatlands of the Midwest | Ballroom |
| 1100-1130 | TBD | Ballroom |
|
1145-1315 |
LUNCH |
Ballroom |
| 1315 -1600 |
Vendor Area Open |
Wisconsin I & II |
| 1315 -1600 | TECHNICAL TALKS | Ballroom |
| 1315 -1400 | Impact of FT-8 in Contesting |
Ballroom |
| 1315-1500 |
Microwaves 101 |
Iowa Room |
|
1400 - 1430 |
Optimizing and Operating a High Power 5-Band VHF/UHF and EME Roving Station | Ballroom |
|
1430-1445 |
Break | Ballroom |
| 1445 - 1515 | Advanced Yagi Design | Ballroom |
| 1515 - 1600 | TBD | Ballroom |
|
1600-1700 |
CSVHFS Annual Business Meeting |
Ballroom |
|
1700-1800 |
CSVHFS Board Meeting |
Iowa Room |
|
1800-1900 |
Social Hour w/Cash Bar |
Ballroom Foyer |
|
1900-2100 |
Dinner Banquet w/Guest Speaker |
Ballroom |
|
2100-"Tired" |
Hospitality Suite |
Mississippi Suite 6th Floor |
Sunday, July 24, 2019 |
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| Time | Event | Location |
| No formal Conference Events planned |
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