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Southeastern VHF Conference?2025 Announcement &?Call For Papers

Quality Inn, 3095 Wilma Rudolph Blvd, Clarksville, TN 37040
April 4th and 5th, 2025

Papers and presentations are solicited on both the technical and operational?aspects of VHF, UHF and Microwave weak signal amateur radio. Some suggested areas of interest are:
? Transmitters, Receivers, Transverters
? RF Power Amplifiers, RF Low Noise Preamplifiers
? Antennas
? Construction Projects
? Test Equipment and Station Accessories
? Station Design and Construction
? Contesting, Roving, DX-peditions
? EME, Propagation (Sporadic E, Meteor Scatter, Troposphere Ducting, etc.)
? Digital Modes, Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Software Defined Radio
??(SDR) Amateur Satellites, Amateur Television

In general papers and presentations on non-weak signal related topics such?as FM repeaters and?packet will not be accepted but exceptions may be made?if the topic is related to weak signal. For example, a paper or presentation on?the use of FM simplex in contests or on the use of APRS to track rovers?during contests would be considered.

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Formats:

All submissions for?publication in the proceedings should be in Microsoft Word (.doc or?.docx) formats. Submissions for presentation at the conference?should be in Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt or .pptx) format and?delivered at the conference on a USB memory stick. Please?understand that your PowerPoint Slide presentation will not be?accepted to be published in the proceedings; only meaningful text?will be published in the proceedings, not slides that need?description for understanding.
Paper: Size should be?81?2 x 11-inches.
Margins: Top and sides should be 0.75 inches; bottom must be 1?inch.
Font: You may choose your font, however, try and use standard?fonts. The font should be clean and easy to read?12 pt.
Layout: Either a one or two-column format.
Page numbers: Do not include page numbers.
Headers/Footers: Do not include Headers and/or Footers.
Drawings: Drawings should be embedded in the files. Place them?where you’d like them to appear.
Photos: Color or black-and-white digital images if utilized should be?embedded in text files. Place them where you’d like them to appear.
Printing: We print what we receive. We do not copy edit (but will?correct something if we notice it – or if you notice it and let us know).

We try to make all papers somewhat uniform, but we do not rework?each article. Page numbers are added as we prepare the files for our
printer.?

The deadline for the submission of papers and presentations?is February 15, 2025.?

Please indicate when you submit your paper?or presentation if you plan to attend the conference and present?your paper in person or if you are submitting solely for publication.

Papers and presentations are being handled by Mike Stipick,?KC4RI,?and should be sent to:?KCRI@ATT.net. Mike may be contacted at the same email address if you have any questions.