49th
EASTERN VHF/UHF/MICROWAVE CONFERENCE:
April 24-26,
2026
Hilton
Garden Inn (860)-688-6400
555 Corporate Drive, Windsor, CT
06095
SCHEDULE
4/23/2026 THURSDAY |
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6:00 PM |
Early arrivals meet in the bar |
4/24/2026 FRIDAY |
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12:00 PM |
Test Lab opens by Greg Bonaguide, WA1VUG from Rhode & Schwartz |
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12:00 PM |
Early arrivals lunch - meet K1MAP (413-222-9292) in Lobby |
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2:00 PM |
AF1T and KB1QV Transmission Lines |
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3:30 PM |
Times Microwave Demo - Products and Tools |
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4:00 PM |
Afternoon Workshop: Small dish EME demo (*** if winter in New Hampshire ends in time ***) |
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4:45 PM |
NEWS Meeting |
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6:00 PM |
Social Room (BYOB due to hotel rules) Dinner (on your own) |
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7:30 PM |
Informal indoor swap & sell & vendors. No Boatanchors! |
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4/25/2026 SATURDAY |
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Test Lab open all day by Greg Bonaguide, WA1VUG from Rhode & Schwartz |
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7:30 AM |
Registration begins |
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8:15 AM |
Opening announcements |
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8:20 AM |
W3CMP 6 Meter Rover Antennas |
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8:50 AM |
W1GHZ Measuring VSWR at Microwaves |
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9:15 AM |
WA4LPR BMRS 10 GHz Q65/CW Beacon |
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10:00 AM |
Break |
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10:15 AM |
WA1MBA Q65 Beacons for 10, 24, & 47 GHz + 5.76 |
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11:00 AM |
W9JJ Contest Update Forum |
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11:45 AM |
Lunch - Jim's Pizza 124 Poquonock Ave, Windsor, CT 06095 |
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1:25 PM |
Auction |
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1:30 PM |
KC1DWH Block Island January VHF Operating |
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2:00 PM |
K1FMS & W1VLF 940nm Update, One Year Later |
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2:45 PM |
KB1QV Focus Hard - Offset Cassegrain Antennas |
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3:15 PM |
K1WHS Where have all the Aurora gone? |
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4:00 PM |
End of Presentations - *ROOM MUST BE CLEAR* |
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4:15 PM |
Sun Noise demo OUTSIDE – weather permitting |
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4:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Socialize on patio |
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7:00 PM |
Banquet |
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8:45 PM |
Award presentation |
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8:50 PM |
Sam Haris Memorial Quiz |
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9:00 PM |
DOOR PRIZE EXTRAVAGANZA: Michele Clement W1MKY, Lanette KA1NKD, and Don Twombly W1FKF EVERY REGISTRANT IS ELIGIBLE FOR DOOR PRIZE DRAWINGS. |
4/26/2026 SUNDAY |
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8:00 AM - Noon |
VHF & Microwave Swap/Sell |
Updated 3/27/2026 by KCØIYT