April 20-22, 2018

Hosted by North East Weak Signal Group

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All Copyrights retained by Authors

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Introduction

• Welcome
• Schedule
• Tom Kirby Memorial Award
• Contents of CD


• Microwave Update 2018 Announcement

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Presentations
click byline for Speaker biography

• 10 Band Rover Control Box
  + Powerpoint Slides
  by Bill Kock, W2RMA


• Experiments on 122 GHz
  + Powerpoint Slides
  by Mike Seguin, N1JEZ


• PCOM RX Mixer Hacks
  + Powerpoint Slides
  by Rene Barbeau, VE2UG
  122GHz PCOM Videos


• Obstacle Gain: Reinventing the Wheel in 2018
  by Wayne Overbeck, N6NB


• Update - 1st Annual ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest
  + Powerpoint Slides
  and
  International Grid Chase
  + Powerpoint Slides
  by Bart Jahnke, W9JJ


• Finding sites with HeyWhatsThat
  + Powerpoint Slides
  by Rene Barbeau, VE2UG


• Simple & Cheap Transverters - New & Updates
  + Powerpoint Slides
  by Paul Wade, W1GHZ


• Why Not Go Roving?
  + Powerpoint Slides
  by Sean Waite, WA1TE


• Colorado Microwave Expedition August 2017
  by Wayne Overbeck, N6NB


• VHF Band Plan Discussion FT8 & WSJT-X
  + Powerpoint Slides
  by Tony Emanuele, K8ZR

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Station Automation Symposium

Station Automation Symposium
by Roger Rehr, W3SZ

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Contributed Papers

• 8640B Frequency Doubler
  by Gerald Johnson, K0CQ


• Identifying Frequence Range of Unknown Double Balanced Mixers
  by Gerald Johnson, K0CQ


• Low Impedance Parallel Wire Transmission Lines - May 2017
  by Gerald Johnson, K0CQ


• 432MHz ebay 400W amplifier modification
  by Don Twombly, W1FKF


• Antenna Analyzer Pet Tricks
  by Paul Wade, W1GHZ


• 1296 MHz Cheap & Simple Transverter Update 2016
  by Paul Wade, W1GHZ


• Corrections and Improvements for Simple & Cheap Transverters
  by Paul Wade, W1GHZ


• Smart Fool-resistant Conditional Sequencer
  by Paul Wade, W1GHZ


• Synthesized Signal Source from China
  by Paul Wade, W1GHZ


• Universal MMIC Preamp
  by Paul Wade, W1GHZ


• Update and Enhancements for 902MHz Transverter
  by Paul Wade, W1GHZ


• Updating the Simple Low-cost 2304 MHz Transverter
  by Paul Wade, W1GHZ


• W2RMA-2304MHz_ 60W_Rover_Amplifier
  by Bill Koch, W2RMA


• MDS test results from NEWS picnic 2017
  
  

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Pictures

• NEWS Picnic 2017 Pictures

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• List of Sponsors and Contributors


• Logos of Sponsors and Contributors