Friedrichshafen Ham Radio - Attendance Falls Again

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14,300 people attended the Ham Radio 2019 event in Friedrichshafen, down from the 15,460 in 2018 and the 17,400 in 2009

The 44th HAM RADIO event together with the 70th Lake Constance meeting ended on Sunday [June 23] with the conclusion of 14300 visitors.

“That’s a very good value ..... this results in a generally positive picture of the weekend. We talked to many exhibitors, volunteers and visitors during the Sunday tour and consistently heard the statement “satisfied”.”
— Petra Rathgeber, Exhibition Project Management

The date for the 45th HAM RADIO and the 71st Lake Constance meeting have already been decided: June 26-28, 2020 again at the Friedrichshafen Exhibition Center. With that, Europe's biggest amateur radio show returns to its traditional last weekend in June.

Microwave Update Conference Set for October in Texas

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The North Texas Microwave Society (NTMS) has announced the annual Microwave Update Conference (MUD) will be held 3-5 October 2019 at the Hilton Garden Inn and Conference Center (mention group code MICRO) in Lewisville, Texas (near Dallas).

“This is the ideal conference to meet fellow microwave enthusiasts and share ideas and techniques that will help you conquer your next microwave band”

Forum topics will include small-dish EME, microwave propagation, parabolic dish feed horn design and construction, SSPAs, circuit design, the latest microwave devices, software-defined radio, and digital modes. Additional papers and presentations are invited. Send articles to Kent Britain, WA5VJB. It’s not required to be a presenter to have a paper included in the proceedings.

Conference Announcement - http://www.microwaveupdate.org/

Register For 2019 AMSATSA Space Symposium

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The 2019 AMSATSA Space Symposium will be held at the Accolade Conference Centre in Midrand just off the Ben Schoeman Highway.

The rate will be R400 per person for AMSAT SA and SARL members and R600 for non-members. There is an early bird rate of R350 for AMSATSA and SARL Members if booked and paid for by 28 February 2019.

Accommodation is also available at the hotel at R855 plus VAT.

More details - http://www.amsatsa.org.za