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The ARRL Letter
August 25, 2016
Editor: Rick Lindquist, WW1ME
* Amateur Radio Volunteers Assisting in Italian Earthquake Response
* Louisiana Amateur Radio Emergency Service Volunteers Stand Down
* DX Engineering's Tim Duffy, K3LR: New Fairgrounds Venue "Perfect for
Hamvention"
* Leadership Challenges Set in ARRL Rocky Mountain, Southeastern Divisions
* Summer ARRL Section Manager Election Results Announced
* The Doctor Will See You Now!
* National Parks on the Air Update
* NPOTA Event at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Will Include
Space Station Contact
* California RACES and CERT Volunteers Team Up to Assist Seniors during
Blackout
* Three Companies Agree to Plead Guilty for Fixing Prices of Electrolytic
Capacitors
* "Come, Let Us Talk Together" -- Ham Contact Recalls Royal Telegraph
Exchange
* In Brief
* The K7RA Solar Update
* Just Ahead in Radiosport
* Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
Amateur Radio Volunteers Assisting in Italian Earthquake Response
Radio amateurs are taking part in the response to the 6.2 magnitude earthquake
on August 24 in central Italy, International Amateur Radio Union Region 1
(IARU-R1) President Don Beattie, G3BJ, reports. IARU Region 1 Emergency
Communications Coordinator Greg Mossop, G0DUB, has requested that 7060 kHz (LSB
±10 kHz) be kept clear of non-emergency traffic, as well as any other
center-of-activity (COA) frequencies that may be in use for emergency
communication within Italy. (On 80 meters, the COA frequency is 3760 kHz).
Other frequencies reported to be active include 7045, 3643, and 3580 kHz (PSK).
The earthquake claimed some 240 lives, although rescue operations are still
under way. According to the IARU Region 1 website, Italian radio amateurs are
active in the emergency response, and no outside assistance has been requested
at this time.
According to Beattie, the Italian Amateur Radio volunteers are "following their
planned response with their government" and that any requests for information
on missing persons should be made via the Red Cross or other recognized relief
organizations.
The worst loss of life was in the town of Amatrice, where more than 180 people
died. Tremors in the aftermath of the initial quake were felt as far away as
Rome. Survivors are staying in tents or otherwise out of doors. A reported 4300
people were said to be active in rescue operations in the region.
Louisiana Amateur Radio Emergency Service Volunteers Stand Down
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) volunteers responding to the Louisiana
flood emergency stood down on August 20. Assistant Section Manager Matt
Anderson, KD5KNZ, reported over the weekend that Louisiana ARES was in the
process of deactivating from the recent flood response, and that there was no
longer a need for additional volunteers. Anderson served as the Incident Point
of Contact in Baton Rouge.
"Several amateurs will remain on site, reporting directly to the Red Cross as
they begin to transfer to recovery operations," Anderson said. "We greatly
appreciate all the assistance from ARRL HQ and the many Sections who provided
support to the operation."
ARES volunteers in Louisiana deactivated after 6 days of operations in response
to the flooding catastrophe, which also affected parts of Mississippi. ARES
provided communication support to the Red Cross in five Louisiana parishes
following the record flooding. At the height of the crisis, several shelters
and Red Cross chapter offices were operating at full capacity, although the
shelter population has diminished considerably.
Amateur Radio volunteers from Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi volunteered to
serve at multiple Red Cross chapters and shelters throughout the affected area.
With local and parish resources stretched to the limit, ham radio volunteers
served as the communication link between Red Cross shelters and command
centers, relaying information on the needs at each shelter back to Red Cross
offices.
DX Engineering's Tim Duffy, K3LR: New Fairgrounds Venue "Perfect for
Hamvention"
DX Engineering Chief Operating Officer Tim Duffy, K3LR, says he's enthusiastic
about the new Dayton Hamvention(R) venue at the Greene County Fairgrounds in
Xenia, Ohio -- both as a vendor and as an individual radio amateur. DX
Engineering recently produced a short video tour of the new Hamvention
location, which includes an interview with Hamvention spokesperson Mike Kalter,
W8CI.
"I can tell you that I have been hearing from all over the world a sigh of
relief after [people] see the video we did at the Fairgrounds," Duffy told
ARRL. "The new venue is huge, and it is clean -- it will be perfect for
Hamvention." Duffy said he likes the Greene County Fairgrounds so much that he
thinks that Hamvention will be even better at its new site than it had been for
the past 10 years or so at Hara Arena in Trotwood, Ohio.
Duffy, who is also ARRL Western Pennsylvania Section Manager, encouraged the
Amateur Radio community to support and encourage Hamvention's sponsor -- the
Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) as it makes the myriad arrangements for
the big show. "This is a very tough job for an all-volunteer staff," he added.
In the approximately 8-minute video, Kalter, who is DARA's treasurer, said he
was happy that Duffy, as a Hamvention vendor, could see the new venue
firsthand. "We consider this a collaboration," Kalter told Duffy. "We want
everybody to be happy."
For his part, Duffy was enthusiastic about the size of the new site. "This
place is so big!" he said. The Fairgrounds covers more than 100 acres, and
Duffy said he checked out every building. He told Kalter that he was impressed
to see DARA volunteers showing up at the new Hamvention site every day as they
prepare for their Xenia debut in 2017.
"What I saw here today -- I think you're well on your way," Duffy told Kalter.
"Things are on the right track."
Kalter expressed the hope that DARA will be able to take Hamvention to "a whole
new level" at its new location.
Leadership Challenges Set in ARRL Rocky Mountain, Southeastern Divisions
ARRL members in the Rocky Mountain and Southeastern Divisions will choose
between incumbents and challengers in balloting for Division leadership
positions this fall. In the Rocky Mountain and Southeastern Divisions, contests
exist for the Director's seat. In the Southwestern Division, the incumbent Vice
Director is not seeking another term, and no other candidates came forward,
setting the stage for a separate nomination and election process. Other
candidates for the 2017-2019 term in the affected Divisions are running
unopposed. All candidates have been found to be eligible by the Ethics and
Elections Committee to run for office.
In the Rocky Mountain Division, incumbent Director Dwayne Allen, WY7FD, faces a
challenge from Garth Crowe, WY7GC (ex-N7XKT). Allen has served as Rocky
Mountain Division Director since January. As Vice Director, he succeeded
Director Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT, who was elected ARRL Second Vice President at
the January ARRL Board meeting. Allen was Wyoming Section Manager from 2005
until 2007. Crowe served as Wyoming SM from 2009 until 2015, and he is now an
Assistant SM and an Emergency Coordinator.
In the Southeastern Division, former Director Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, will attempt
to regain that position from sitting Director Doug Rehman, K4AC. Sarratt served
as Southeastern Division Director from 2008 until 2013 and is a past Alabama
Section Manager.
The sole candidate for the Southeastern Division Vice Director's slot is Joseph
Tiritilli, N4ZUW, of Deerfield Beach, Florida, who has been declared elected.
Tiritilli has served as an Official Observer and Official Emergency Station
since November 2009. He's also a Volunteer Examiner and an ARRL Registered
Instructor.
In the Southwestern Division, sitting Vice Director Martin Woll, N6VI, has
decided not to run for another term, after serving since 2008. He has been a
member of the Board's Amateur Radio Legal Defense, and Assistance and
Legislative Advocacy committees. Since there were no other candidates for the
Vice Director's seat, nominees for Southwestern Division Vice Director will be
resolicited and voted upon in a separate election, to be announced.
In Divisions where there is a contested race, all ARRL members living in the
Division and in good standing as of September 10, 2016, will have the
opportunity to vote. While electronic voting has been available in the past,
the League now has returned to using only paper ballots.
Ballots and candidates' statements will go out to members eligible to vote in
the Rocky Mountain and Southeastern Divisions no later than October 1, 2016.
Completed ballots are due back at ARRL Headquarters by noon Eastern Time on
Friday, November 18, 2016; they will be counted on that day, and the results
announced as soon as all are available.
Incumbent Directors and Vice Directors who are running unopposed for
re-election and have been declared elected are:
Pacific Division Director Robert Vallio, W6RGG, and Vice Director James
Tiemstra, K6JAT; Rocky Mountain Division Vice Director Jeff Ryan, K0RM;
Southwestern Division Director Richard Norton, N6AA, and West Gulf Division
Director Dr David Woolweaver, K5RAV, and Vice Director John Stratton, N5AUS.
Summer ARRL Section Manager Election Results Announced
Two incumbent Section Managers were declared re-elected in balloted elections
that concluded on August 23, when ballots were counted at ARRL Headquarters.
In Minnesota, incumbent SM Skip Jackson, KS0J, of Inver Grove Heights,
Minnesota, received 452 votes to 396 for challenger Ann Foster, K0ANN, of St
Anthony. Jackson has served as Minnesota Section
Manager since 2004.
In Ohio, Scott Yonally, N8SY, earned a new term as SM, outpolling Matt Welch,
W8DEC, of Windsor, 1392 to 483. Yonally, of Mansfield, has been Ohio's SM since
2014.
After 25 years, Connecticut will be getting a new Section Manager. Charles
Motes Jr, K1DFS, of Plainville, will take the reins from Betsey Doane, K1EIC,
of Shelton. Doane decided not to run for another term of office after leading
the Connecticut Section since 1991. Motes has served as Connecticut's Official
Observer Coordinator since 2008. He's also been an Emergency Coordinator.
Oscar Resto, KP4RF, will become Puerto Rico's new SM this fall. Resto, from
Vega Alta, was the only nominee to replace incumbent SM Rene Fonseca, NP3O, who
decided not to seek a new term after serving since 2012.
In Oklahoma, Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW, returns as the leader of the Oklahoma Field
Organization this fall. He was the sole nominee. The sitting SM, Lloyd Colston,
KC5FM, of Altus, decided not to run for a new term. O'Dell served previously as
Oklahoma SM, from 2010 to 2014.
These incumbent Section Managers were unopposed during the nomination period
and were declared elected: Laura Mueller, N2LJM (Western New York); Jeff Beals,
WA4AW (Southern Florida); Fred Kleber, K9VV (Virgin Islands); Lynn Nelson, W0ND
(North Dakota), and Ed Stuckey, AI7H (Idaho).
New terms for all successful candidates will begin on October 1.
The Doctor Will See You Now!
"Software Defined Radio" is the topic of the new (August 25) episode of the
"ARRL The Doctor is In" podcast. Listen...and learn!
Sponsored by DX Engineering, "ARRL The Doctor is In" is an informative
discussion of all things technical. Listen on your computer, tablet, or
smartphone -- whenever and wherever you like!
Every 2 weeks, your host, QST Editor in Chief Steve Ford, WB8IMY, and the
Doctor himself, Joel Hallas, W1ZR, will discuss a broad range of technical
topics. You can also e-mail your questions to doctor@arrl.org, and the Doctor
may answer them in a future podcast.
Enjoy "ARRL The Doctor is In" on Apple iTunes, or by using your iPhone or iPad
podcast app (just search for "ARRL The Doctor is In"). You can also listen
online at Blubrry, or at Stitcher (free registration required, or browse the
site as a guest) and through the free Stitcher app for iOS, Kindle, or Android
devices.
If you've never listened to a podcast before, download our beginner's guide.
Coming up on September 8: "Coaxial Connectors."
National Parks on the Air Update
Happy 100th Anniversary to the National Park Service! President Woodrow Wilson
created the NPS on August 25, 1916, as a new bureau within the Department of
the Interior. Today, NPS oversees many parks and monuments of cultural or
historical significance. This celebration is the reason for the ARRL National
Parks on the Air program.
NPS celebrated in grand style. On August 24, President Barack Obama created the
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in northern Maine. It is the 413th
official National Park Service unit, and NPOTA Chasers and Activators will know
it as MN84. Who will be the first NPOTA Activator to hand out this new one?
Hams across the country are activating more than 80 units during the NPS
Centennial week, including Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii, and Pecos
National Historical Park in New Mexico. Get on the air and help the National
Park Service celebrate!
Details about these and other upcoming activations can be found on the NPOTA
Activations calendar.
Keep up with the latest NPOTA news on Facebook. Follow NPOTA on Twitter
(@ARRL_NPOTA).
NPOTA Event at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Will Include Space
Station Contact
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in Astoria, Oregon, will partner with
the Mouth of the Columbia Amateur Radio Club to provide park visitors with an
opportunity to see Amateur Radio up close over the Labor Day weekend. As part
of the ARRL National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) program, club members will set up
a station at the park's Netul Landing. The KF7TCG special event is set to start
on the evening of Friday, September 2, and continue through the afternoon of
Sunday, September 4. As a special highlight, an Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been set for Saturday,
September 3, at 1821 UTC.
"This is an amazing cooperative effort between ARRL, the National Park Service,
and the ARISS team," said ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager Sean Kutzko,
KX9X -- who is also co-coordinator of the NPOTA program. "Using the science and
skill of Amateur Radio to bring astronauts into a National Park Service unit
devoted to the greatest scientific expedition in the history of the US
highlights how much all three organizations have in common. We are all
dedicated to public service, and exploration and education of the natural
resources in and around our world. We are proud to
use our skills and expertise to bring 21st century explorers to National Park
visitors."
This is the first NPOTA event to include an ARISS contact. ISS astronaut Takuya
Onishi, KF5LKS, will field the questions from NA1SS on the space station. --
Thanks to Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Ranger Sally Freeman
California RACES and CERT Volunteers Team Up to Assist Seniors during Blackout
When the power went out on June 4 at both the Huntington Gardens and Five
Points senior residences in Huntington Beach, California, Huntington Beach
RACES (HBRACES) and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers
promptly activated to help. Each residential structure stands 14 stories tall.
At Huntington Gardens, a generator supplied power to the hallways and
elevators, but not to individual living units or telephones; residents had no
way of calling 911 if an emergency occurred. Five Points, with no back-up
generator, was left in complete darkness.
RACES Radio Officer Dr Steve Graboff, W6GOS, and his assistant, Steve Albert,
KE6OCE, started a 2 meter net and logged in available communicators. Operators
checked into the net were advised to proceed to the staging at Huntington Beach
City Hall.
"[T]he response to the call to activation by HBRACES was impressive," Graboff
said. "The professional communications skills displayed by the operators were
outstanding. The quality of HBRACES training was clearly evident in all of our
responders, including those deployed in the field and others who were assigned
to the incident command post."
HBRACES communicators paired with a Huntington Beach CERT responder, and each
team was assigned to a floor of the two facilities to cover communication and
emergency calls. This marked the first time Huntington Beach RACES and CERT
members were deployed in pairs.
The volunteers patrolled the floors of the buildings in the dark, looking and
listening for people in need of help, or for anyone who might take advantage of
the situation. Residents thus had direct communication with the Huntington
Beach Fire and Police departments. Graboff said that having both organizations
working together created a safer environment for the volunteers, since they
were not alone. The Red Cross dispatched a canteen vehicle to support the
volunteers with snacks and coffee.
"RACES and CERT worked well together, and I believe this is a response model we
will use again in the future," Graboff said. Some 60 volunteers turned out, and
several residents of the affected facilities thanked the RACES and CERT
volunteers for being there. -- Thanks to Bob Zamalin, WA6VIP, via the ARRL ARES
E-Letter
Three Companies Agree to Plead Guilty for Fixing Prices of Electrolytic
Capacitors
The US Department of Justice announced this week that three companies have
agreed to plead guilty for their roles in a conspiracy to fix prices for
electrolytic capacitors sold to customers in the US and elsewhere. The
companies are Rubycon Corporation, Elna Co Ltd, and Holy Stone Holdings Co Ltd.
"The Antitrust Division has now charged five companies and one individual for
their participation in this international price-fixing conspiracy," Deputy
Assistant Attorney General Brent Snyder of the Justice Department's Antitrust
Division, said in an August 23 Justice Department news release. "The
electrolytic capacitors conspiracy affected millions of American consumers who
use electronic devices containing capacitors every day."
The division filed one-count felony charges against each of the three companies
in US District Court in San Francisco. In addition to pleading guilty to the
charges against them, each company has agreed to pay a criminal fine and to
cooperate with the Division's ongoing investigation. The plea agreements are
subject to court approval.
NEC TOKIN Corp and Hitachi Chemical Co Ltd already pleaded guilty earlier to
participating in the same worldwide conspiracy.
"Come, Let Us Talk Together" -- Ham Contact Recalls Royal Telegraph Exchange
An ARRL Radiogram sent via Amateur Radio to Queen Elizabeth II on August 16
commemorated the anniversary of an exchange of telegrams 158 years earlier
between Queen Victoria and US President James Buchanan. In August 1858,
President Buchanan -- staying at his summer White House in Bedford Springs,
Pennsylvania -- responded to a transatlantic telegraph invitation from Queen
Victoria at Buckingham Palace.
"Come, let us talk together," the Queen's message began in 1858.
The 21st Century contact, between Bedford County Amateur Radio Society (BCARS)
special event N3B at Omni Bedford Springs Resort and GB3RS at the RSGB National
Radio Centre Bletchley Park, was an effort to recreate the 19th Century event.
ARRL helped to broker the arrangement with RSGB to activate GB3RS and make the
contact possible.
"Greetings from Bedford County Penna. on the 158th anniversary of the first
transatlantic telegraph message between Queen Victoria and President Buchanan
in 1858," the Radiogram said. "The county commissioners wish her majesty and
Prince Philip best wishes." It was signed by Bedford County Commission Chair
Josh Lang.
The message to the UK was transmitted via CW on 20 meters by Lloyd B. Roach,
K3QNT, and Bernie Frank, W3DRW, from the BCARS communication van. "Signals were
marginal, but the message got through," Roach said. "Our HF antenna on the van
wasn't working too well," he added. "However, we were able to hear each other."
The operator at GB3RS was Trevor Hughes, G4WKJ, with Andy Roberts, M0GYK,
assisting.
Roach said the N3B special event station was a huge hit at the resort. "Guests
from the hotel visited the van and observed our operations," he told ARRL.
"This is a world-renowned destination. Eleven Presidents have used the facility
for their summer White House, including Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George
W. Bush."
RSGB General Manager Steve Thomas, M1ACB, indicated that the Radiogram had been
forwarded to the Queen at Buckingham Palace. The special event received wide
media coverage from a local newspaper and two TV stations.
Participants at the Bedford Springs end, in addition to Frank and Roach,
included Steve Elliott, KA3UDR; Jay Williams, K3SCM; John Hogenmiller, KB3DFZ;
Mark Leibfreid, KC3CMF; Gary Metivier, KC3HKZ; Kenny Burtnett, WB3JEK, and
Robin Hogenmiller, KC3EXR.
Founded in 1959, BCARS is an ARRL Special Service Club. -- Thanks to Lloyd B.
Roach, K3QNT, ARRL Western Pennsylvania Section PIO
In Brief
ARRL Southeastern Division Vice Director Mike Lee, AA6ML, Resigns: ARRL
Southeastern Division Vice Director Mike Lee, AA6ML, of Palm Coast, Florida,
has resigned from office. Lee was appointed in 2014 to fill a vacancy created
by a resignation. He served previously as Northern Florida Section Emergency
Coordinator. "I regret Mike's decision to resign as Vice Director," said ARRL
CEO, Tom Gallagher, NY2RF. "Mike made a significant contribution to the
League's efforts in emergency communications, as well as serving on several
important committees over the years. We all wish him well, and we will miss
him."
Aves Island YX0V DXpedition Put on Hold: The planned YX0V DXpedition to Aves
Island has been postponed. No new dates have been announced. A DXpedition team
was set to depart on August 31 for the 17th most-wanted DXCC entity. On August
24, the Amateur Radio Association of Venezuela, Santiago de Leon de Caracas
Group, announced that it has been notified by the Venezuelan Navy that the
DXpedition to Aves Island -- to be held in commemoration of Navy Day 2016 --
"has been put on hold until further notice." Aves Island was last activated on
February 13, 2007, by YW0DX. -- Thanks to YX0V Pilot Station Steve Romagni,
W4DTA
AMSAT Issues Call for 2016 Space Symposium Papers, Presentations: AMSAT has
invited proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and poster presentations
on any topic of interest to the Amateur Satellite community for the 2016
AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting and Space Symposium. The Space Symposium will be held
November 10-14, 2016. Tentative presentation titles are requested as soon as
possible, but no later than September 15. Final papers and presentations are
due by October 15, in order to be included in the printed proceedings. Send
abstracts and papers to Dan Schultz, N8FGV. The 2016 AMSAT Space Symposium and
Annual Meeting will be held aboard the cruise ship Carnival Liberty, which will
depart from Galveston, Texas, on November 10. -- Thanks to AMSAT News Service
via the 2016 AMSAT Space Symposium Committee for the above information
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Solar activity over the August 18-24
reporting period was down, compared to the previous week, with the average
daily sunspot number declining from 73.9 to 33.9, and average daily solar flux
from 89.2 to 79.6. The average planetary A index increased from 6.9 to 9.7,
while the mid-latitude number rose from 7.4 to 8.7.
Expected solar flux is 80 on August 25-26; 75 on August 27-September 1; 80 and
85 on September 2-3; 90 on September 4-10; 88 on September 11-12; 85 on
September 13; 80 on September 14-15; then 78
and 75 on September 16-17; 80 on September 18-20; 84 on September 21-22; 82,
80, and 78 on September 23-25; 75 on September 26-28; 80 and 85 on September
29-30, and 90 on October 1-7.
Predicted planetary A index is 10 and 6 on August 25-26; 5 on August 27-28; 14,
20, 12, 10, and 15 on August 29-September 2; 12 on September 3-4; 15 on
September 5-6; 8 and 10 on September 7-8; 5 on September 9-12; 10 and 8 on
September 13-14; 5 on September 15-16; 8, 7, 8, 12, and 8 on September 17-21; 5
on September 22-24; 15, 25, and 18 on September 25-27; 15 on September 28-29;
12 on September 30-October 1, and 15 on October 2-3.
NOAA released an interesting bulletin regarding a new site for watching Total
Electron Content (TEC) of the ionosphere. TEC is the total number of electrons
present along a path between a radio transmitter and a receiver. The Space
Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has deployed an updated and expanded version
of its US Total Electron Content (US-TEC) model.
Sunspot numbers for August 18 through 24 were 54, 37, 12, 11, 33, 47, and 43,
with a mean of 33.9. The 10.7 centimeter flux was 82.4, 80.8, 78.1, 76.7, 80,
81.3, and 78, with a mean of 79.6. Estimated planetary A indices were 7, 5, 4,
10, 5, 18, and 19, with a mean of 9.7. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 8,
5, 4, 9, 6, 12, and 17, with a mean of 8.7.
Send me your reports and observations.
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Just Ahead in Radiosport
* August 27-28 -- Kansas QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)
* August 27-28 -- Ohio QSO Party (CW, phone)
* August 27-28 -- ALARA Contest (CW, phone)
* August 27-28 -- W/VE Islands QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)
* August 27-28 -- SCC RTTY Championship
* August 27-28 -- YO DX HF Contest (CW, phone)
* August 27-28 -- Keyman's Club of Japan Contest (CW)
* August 27-28 -- CVA DX Contest (SSB)
* August 27-29 -- Hawaii QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)
* August 28 -- SARL HF CW Contest (CW)
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
* September 3-4 -- North Carolina State Convention, Shelby, North Carolina
* September 9-11 -- New England Division Convention, Boxborough,
Massachusetts
* September 10 -- Kentucky State Convention, Shepherdsville, Kentucky
* September 10 -- Virginia Section Convention, Virginia Beach, Virginia
* September 16-17 -- W9DXCC Convention, Schaumburg, Illinois
* September 16-18 -- ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference, St
Petersburg, Florida
* September 17-18 -- Illinois State Convention, Peoria, Illinois
* September 23-24 -- W4DXCC Convention, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
* September 24 -- San Joaquin Valley Section Convention, Modesto,
California
* September 24 -- North Dakota State Convention, West Fargo, North Dakota
* September 24 -- Washington State Convention, Spokane Valley, Washington
* October 7-8 -- Florida State Convention, Melbourne, Florida
* October 7-8 -- Pacific Northwest VHF Conference, Bend, Oregon
* October 13-15 -- Microwave Update Conference, St Louis, Missouri
* October 14-16 -- Pacific Division Convention, San Ramon, California
* October 16 -- Connecticut State Convention, Meriden, Connecticut
* October 21-22 -- Arizona State Convention, Maricopa, Arizona
* October 22 -- Wisconsin ARES/RACES Conference, Wisconsin Rapids,
Wisconsin
* November 5 -- TechFest Convention, Lakewood, Colorado
* November 5-6 -- Georgia State Convention, Lawrenceville, Georgia
* November 12-13 -- Indiana State Convention, Fort Wayne, Indiana
* November 19 -- Alabama State Convention, Montgomery, Alabama
Find conventions and hamfests in your area.
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