The Roadrunners Microwave Group (RMG) invites you to attend the 41st Annual Central States VHF Society Conference, July 26-29, 2007, at the Omni Hotel in San Antonio, TX. Mark these dates on your calendar now, and watch this web site for details!

The idea of a VHF+ weak signal group in south central Texas was formalized by about two dozen like-minded hams as the RMG in 1999. Although centered primarily in south central Texas, an area encompassing no less than eighteen 1° x 2° grids, RMG has members from coast to coast and border to border. RMG has played no small role in the burgeoning activity on frequencies from 222MHz through 10GHz in south central Texas. The annual springtime tropospheric propagation, covering most of the southeast US, has allowed RMG members to capture several DX records on VHF+ bands. With a cadre of long-time CSVHFS members within its ranks, RMG stands ready to carry this enthusiasm over and serve the CSVHFS membership at large in the style to which it has become accustomed!

San Antonio is the most-visited city in Texas, the third-most visited state in the union. Known as a friendly, fun place to visit even without the attraction of a great Central States conference, San Antonio presents an excellent opportunity to kick back and enjoy a respite from "normal" life! Take advantage of the $87 room rate, 40% off the average price for our rooms, which we locked in for the conference by signing a contract over two years in advance. This rate is available for check-in on 23 July through check-out 1 August; come make a week of it! The Omni hotel is a class facility, with one of few "Four Diamond" dining rooms in the country. According to the travel gurus, Four Diamonds beats Five Stars. These folks have class!!

In addition to conference activities, there are myriad local attractions to distract you. There are at least two caverns open to the public just minutes away from San Antonio; the Alamo has it's own special place downtown, with Ripley's believe it or not, a wax museum, the river walk and several other attractions just across the plaza from this famous old mission/fortress. There are old Spanish missions, boat tours and dining on the river, mouth-watering tex-mex restaurants which will permanently ruin Taco Bell for you, an I-max theater, shopping opportunities suitable either to challenge the deepest pockets or accommodate the most sale-minded, western historical and cultural museums, and the possibility of river walk performances by some nationally renowned musical groups. The problem we're having with our family program is how to limit the number of activities available to a reasonable number!

Yes, San Antonio can be hot during the summer, but take it from a former Yankee (ND2X/5), we south Texans have mastered the art of air conditioning beyond the wildest imagination! Note that temperatures and humidity were higher in Bloomington, MN for the 2006 conference than they were in San Antonio for the week of the conference, so south Texas is definitely survivable - HI! Y’all come on down to the 2007 CSVHFS conference and enjoy San Antonio!

Please check back to these website pages to watch the details unfold and, during the March-April timeframe, for conference registration materials. You can make your hotel reservations any time, the earlier the better; our block of 100 rooms can be expanded if enough folks make reservations early enough to catch additional open rooms! Once space at the Omni is filled, you will find alternate arrangements to be quite expensive!

Our three requests to all interested people are:
1. Come and enjoy the event!
2. Present interesting talks and papers if you have something to share.
3. Be generous with your fellow attendees by helping us stock the Banquet Prize Table.

Come enjoy San Antonio in late July 2007!

Paul Goble ND2X/5

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