The 1996 International EME Conference will be held the 3rd Weekend of
August 1996, (Aug. 15,16,17,18) in Bowie, Maryland at the Comfort
Inn between Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC.
Washington, DC Weather in August is Very Hot and Humid. Air conditioning in all
Hotels & Restaurants as well as in Cars.
Rental Cars available at all Airports:
Directions from Airports to Hotels and via Main Highways, Rental Car Map,
Hotel Director or W1ZX.
6 PM Thursday Evening: Deli cold cut sandwiches during the Slide Show. Cash
bar available.
Thursday Evening 6:30 pm and Friday Evening 7 pm:
EME Station Slide Show set up:
Just in case you can't make the "96 EME Int'l Conference at the last minute,
the East Coast EME Group can narrate your Slides. Willie will line up the slidesin the projector trays,
30 days in advance please. Please number your slides, thanks.
Please those EME operators that cannot attend the '96 EME Int'l
Conference also send slides. Please send their ten (10) slides & one (1)
page explaining their slides & station, to Willie, W1ZX, the EAST Coast
EME Group will narrate the slides. First slides received, first shown, time permitting.
Station slides show line up will be posted at the Conference plus a
printed program for all the (4) days.
Two Evenings, Thursday & Friday Evening Slide Show Program.
Please no video, tape or no audio tapes, slides only, limited time!
EME Equipment Demonstrations
The East Coast Group needs a 15 to 20 minute EME equipment for new EME operators.
Contact Willie, W1ZX if you can do such a demo, thanks.
Video tape playbacks: Will be Friday & Saturday during the breaks from the
program.
Video tape playback Contact: K3EAV, Bill Blazina, Jr., RD 3 Box
219M, Huntingdon, PA 16652, 814 643 5264,
K3EAV
Bring your video tape: VHS, all the international Television Standards: NTSC-United States, PAL,
SECAM, MESECAM & JAPAN NTSC on a 20 inch (51 cm) Monitor.
Thursday Evening, Friday & Friday Evening:
Noise figure meters will be available for tuning up your pre-amps
for the Noise Figure measurement contest on Saturday (with technical
help of course)
Bill, AA4TJ has lined up the following tentative guest speakers at
this date:
The above list of speakers is subject to change without notice.
All Technical Papers are to be mailed to Bill Lakatosh, AA4TJ.
(See address above), deadline July 1 1995.
Coffee and beverages are available during the day.
Saturday Evening Dinner & EME Keynote Speaker, ( Vic Michael, W3SDZ)
with cash bar.
Surplus Test Equipment Dealers will be available on Saturday, ANA
Instruments, K-MEC, also with some 10 GHz Equipment..
Electronics Flea market area is available on Friday & Saturday.
List of Vendors to this date:
Sunday Morning 0745 AM:
Sunday Morning 0900 AM:
Hotel info:
2 Hotels, side by side, Comfort Inn 301 464 0089, FAX 301 805 5563 &
Econo Lodge, 301 464 2200, Bowie, Maryland.
Reservations should be made direct to the hotel, by the indivudual.
Local maps are provided at the Conference.
Conference costs at this date:
Early Bird PRE-Registration, $ 55.00 June 30, 1996 or before with Call
letter-name badge.
List of local area restaurants still coming !
Advance, PRE-Registration Contact: Don Carlson, 16307 Horizon Road,
North Ft Myers, FL 33917, 941 543 0437 W4RDI
Send advance pre registration in US Funds ( $ 55.00 ) to above W4RDI.
Questions: Phone 941 543 8432 or Email: W4RDI
Foreign countries: Bank Cashier Cheque or Postal Money order in US Funds. Please
Checks made out to: Don Carlson, W4RDI. Thanks!
Willie Mank, W1ZX, Editor of this Page.
To Contact Willie by e-mail: Willie Mank, W1ZX.
To Contact Bill by e-mail: Bill Lakatosh, AA4TJ.
For your comments:W6/PA0ZN
Technical Papers
Send all technical Papers to Bill Lakatosh, 735 Yorkshire Rd.,
Earlysville, VA 22936, 804 978 4853, Email:
Bill, AA4TJ. Deadline: July 1, 1996.
EME Stations Slide Show
Time Limit is 15 minutes per each EME operator, only Ten (10) slides maximum.
Some example ideas:
Please send send Slides and & one (1) page explaining the slides and your station
to Willie, W1ZX.
The East Coast EME Group would like to show as many slides as possible &
we need your EME stations slides, thanks.
Friday and Saturday during breaks from the program a 15 to 20 minutes Demonstrations
of EME equipment on the site.(Next Room)
The East Coast EME Group is hoping that all EME Operators, attending will be able
to go home, after the Conference and use some, or if not all of the technical
information from the EME Conference.
Contact Willie, W1ZX for space etc.
432 MHz and Above EME Forum:
TOUCH THE MOON !
Van/Bus trip to downtown Washington, DC to The Smithsonian
Institution-National Air & Space Museum in
Washington DC. We need a minimum number of people for the Van/Bus trip.
Limited to 45 people per group (per tour guide person) plus the EME Conference
Tour Guide. Tom, WA3TAI, needs 60 days notice to set up with the Museum.
Get your reservation in early, June 1 1996 cut off. The Bus costs will vary
by the number of people.
Bus sizes cost:
36 Passenger Bus $ 9.00 per person.
48 Passenger Bus $ 7.25 per person.
58 Passenger Bus $ 7.00 per person.
12 Passenger Van $ 17.25 per person.
The Bus Company would like to the reservation earlier than June 1 1996,
if possible. So get your reservation in early please, to keep the costs down.
Deadline for trip to Smithsonian Institution June 1, 1996,
The EME Group has a Block of Rooms, for Reservations call:
(with Credit Card Information), EME Group August 15th Thursday, 16th Friday,
17th Saturday, 18th Sunday.
Room Rates:
Call the above Hotel Telephones or FAX numbers. Still have questions about
Reservations, Contact W4RDI or W1ZX, Phone & email below.
At the Door Registration, $ 62.00.
Registration includes:
Deli cold cut Sandwiches Thursday night.
Saturday Evening Dinner & One (1) copy of the Proceedings.
('96 EME Int'l Call Letter name Badge with Pre-Registration only)
Cost of extra copies of proceedings $ 11.00 + shipping.
Spouce Dinner cost $ 22.00.
Golf shirts $ 27.00.
Coffee cups-cost $ 5.00.
Hats $ 12.50.
Clocks $ 3.00.
Extra or or Late order call letter Name Badges & 7.00 plus shipping.
7620 Bensville Rd.,
Waldorf, MD 20603,
USA.
Phone: 301.645.5584 between 20.00 and 22.30 ET.
FAX: 301.645.6853 24 hrs.