12th Annual
Pacific Northwest VHF Society Conference
September 30 - October 2, 2005
Shilo Inn in Seaside, Oregon
2005 Presentations
- Getting from Here to There: What Kind of Propagation Was That? — Gene Zimmerman (W3ZZ)
- High Performance RX and XV Design — Eric Swartz (WA6HHQ)
- The Moon Above 10 GHz: Experiences from 10-47GHz — Gunter Neugenbauer (VE7CLD)
- 10 GHz … Northwest Style — Bob Larkin (W7PUA)
- 10 GHz Operation in the Pacific Northwest — Mike Reed (KD7TS)
- A Simple Four-band IF Transverter Switch
A Simple Four-band IF Transverter Switch — Jim Aguirre (W7DHC) - What is a Transverter and How do I Purchase Them? — Rick Beatty (NU7Z)
- ARRL VHF/UHF Century Award — Jim Christiansen (K7ND):
Pictures
Videos
- Icom Radio News, Volume 1
- Trevor W7TDC checks out Amateur Radio Field Day, its history and its role in modern Amateur Communications. Glenn Johnson W0GJ is the first 7800 in the US and Dayton Hamvention. Outakes from the Icom Perspective!
- Icom Radio News, Volume 2
- Sara K3OOO visits ARRL HQ and discovers Amateur Radio Contesting. (15:46)
- ARRL Goes to Washington
- A behind-the-scenes look at ARRL's advocacy program in "official Washington" on behalf of its members. Includes coverage of the legislative and regulatory issues of the day: interference from broadband over power line (BPL), the Spectrum Protection Act, and ham radio volunteerism as a national resource. (10:42)
- KB1EAA "Idita Rover" (Video)
- ARRL January 2004 VHF/UHF Contest (8:46)
- N2JMH "Psycho Rover"
- VHF/UHF Contesting (3:31)
- Similarities in Wave Behavior
- Bell Labs 1959 B&W (26:27)
- Amateur Radio Today
- ARRL (6:39)
- What is Amateur Radio?
- Radio Society Great Britain (14:19)
Links
Articles
- Icom:
- Icom IC-7000 All Mode Transceiver pre-release information
- US VHF/UHF Band Chart
- Ham Radio Terms
- US Grid Square Map
- Elecraft offers two products of specific interest to VHF+ users in addition to their transceivers:
- Downeast Microwave provides a wide variety of transverter and amplifier products in both kit and assembled form. Club orders are made frequently and offer substantial discounts.
- DEMI Gallery: For those interested in building a DEMI kit, the links below contain photos of completed kits which may be valuable when assembling your own.
- 2005 Club Territory
- 2005 Officers, Directors and Staff
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