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Around 1995 I began documenting my experiences with antennas and other technical matters in amateur radio. As a result, formal papers were prepared that have been published in journals, periodicals, and conference proceedings as well as invitations to formally present at international, national, and local events. I wanted to archive these somewhere other than my computer hard drive so I have uploaded most of them here. I will, over time, expand this offering. Hopefully some of these will be of value to others. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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General<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s In Your Station<\/a><\/strong>
Presentation to Bella Vista Radio Club
February 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shunt Feed Your Tower!<\/a><\/strong>
Arkansas DX Association
2022 Annual Conference<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of DX<\/a><\/strong>
North Alabama DX Club Banquet
Huntsville, AL – August 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contesting 2.0<\/a><\/strong>
Presentation & Panel Discussion
with N0AX and Others
2018 International DX Convention
Visalia, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noise! The Grim Reaper of Weak Signal Reception<\/a><\/strong>
Arkansas DX Association Presentation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DX’ing 101 Antennas, Propagation, & Equipment for Effective DX’ing<\/a><\/strong>
Arkansas DX Association Presentation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There<\/a><\/strong>
2015 Central States VHF Conference
Luncheon Keynote Address
Denver, CO
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Contest University
Presentations
Dayton, OH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Maximize the Performance of Low Band Receiving Antennas<\/a><\/strong>
2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simple & Effective Low Band Antennas for Contesting<\/a><\/strong>
2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Field Measurements and Comparison of Low Band Receive Arrays<\/a><\/strong>
2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FT8 and the WSJT-X 2.0 Software Suite for 6 Meter Contesting<\/a><\/strong>
2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Utilizing Digital Modes FT8 and MSK144 for Competitive Advantage in VHF Contests<\/a><\/strong>
2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Optimizing VHF Contest Scores Utilizing JT Digital Modes<\/a><\/strong>
2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s a Fun Game – Let’s Operate the Right Way<\/a><\/strong>
Opening Plenary Session 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Techniques to Optimize 6-Meter Contest Performance<\/a><\/strong>
2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting the Most Our of Your VHF Contesting Experience<\/a><\/strong>
2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VHF Contesting<\/a><\/strong>
2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VHF Contesting<\/a><\/strong>
2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VHF Contesting<\/a><\/strong>
2012<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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160 Meters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comparison of Vertical Arrays for Low Band Receiving<\/a><\/strong>
Invited Paper for 2025 Dayton Hamvention Antenna Forum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Field Measurements and Comparison of Low Band Receive Arrays<\/a><\/strong>
Contest University Dayton 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short Verticals for Low Band Receiving Options<\/a><\/strong>
Arkansas DX Association Presentation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 5 Element Switchable Vertical Parasitic Array for 160 Meters<\/strong>
Published in National Contest Journal <\/a><\/strong>Sept\/Oct 2018 Edition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presented at Dayton Antenna Forum<\/a><\/strong>
May 2018
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Design, Construction, & Evaluation of the 8 Circle Vertical Array for Low Band DX\u2019ing \u2013 W5ZN, N4HY, & W3LPL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published in QEX<\/a><\/strong>
A Forum for Communications Experimenters
March\/April 2010 Edition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presented at Dayton Antenna Forum<\/a>
<\/strong>May 2010<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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EME-VHF-UHF<\/strong>–uWave<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adventures in 6-Meter EME<\/a><\/strong>
2025 Central States VHF
Conference Proceedings
Lincoln, NE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 Meter EME<\/a><\/strong>
Arkansas DX Association March 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending the Amateur Service Allocation at 23 cm<\/a><\/strong>
2023 Central States VHF
Conference Proceedings
Little Rock, AR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Quest for 222 MHz WAS<\/a><\/strong>
2022 Central States VHF
Conference Proceedings
La Crosse, WI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Effective Utilization of FT8 & MSK144 for 6 Meter DX & Contesting<\/a><\/strong>
6-Meter BBQ October 2018
Austin, TX<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meteor Scatter Utilizing JT Digital Modes<\/a><\/strong>
6-Meter BBQ October 2017
Austin, TX<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Utilizing Effective SO2R Techniques for 6 Meter Contesting<\/a><\/strong>
2017 Central States VHF
Conference Proceedings
Albuquerque, NM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

W1GHZ Microwave Antenna Book<\/a><\/strong>
Co-Author Chapter 6
Feeds for Parabolic Dish Antennas Section 6.9 Multi-Band Feeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Evaluation of the W5LUA & W5ZN Dual Band Feeds<\/a><\/strong>
Microwave Update 1999 Conference
Dallas, TX<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The W5ZN Dual Band 10 GHz\/24 GHz Feedhorn<\/a><\/strong>
Microwave Update 1998
Conference Proceedings
Estes Park, CO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dual Band 10 GHz\/24 GHZ Transverter
Design Considerations<\/a><\/strong>
Microwave Update 1998
Conference Proceedings
Estes Park, CO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Shoe for 5760 MHz<\/a><\/strong>
Microwave Update 1998 Conference
Estes Park, CO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Horns for the Holidays<\/a><\/strong>
Microwave Update 1997
Conference Proceedings
Sandusky, OH<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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