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Youth Rally Will Be a Highlight of ARRL's Hamvention 2016 Activities
ARRL VHF Contest Revitalization Committee Calls for Comments on
Proposed UHF and Up Event
First-Ever D-STAR Satellite to Launch
Countdown to Jamboree on the Air Under Way, 2016 JOTA Patch Design
Introduced
"ARRL The Doctor is In" Podcast Guide Now Available
National Parks on the Air Update
ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology Application Deadline is
May 1
ARRL Rookie Roundup Returns with SSB Event on Sunday, April 17!
ARRL School Club Roundup Results Posted
World ARDF Championships Participation Expected to Break Record
Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, Named as IARU Satellite Advisor
In Brief...
The K7RA Solar Update
This Week in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
Youth Rally Will Be a Highlight of ARRL's Hamvention 2016 Activities
The first-ever ARRL Youth Rally will be a feature of the League's menu
of activities at Hamvention® 2016. The event is set for Saturday, May
21, and requires advance online registration. Hamvention takes place
May 20-22, and the centerpiece of ARRL Hamvention exhibits and
activities is ARRL EXPO, a huge exhibit area in one of the main
exhibit halls in Hara Arena. The ARRL Youth Rally is open to youth and
young adults aged 11 to 26. Participants will enjoy a full program of
hands-on ham radio activities, discovery, sharing, and fun!
"ARRL is especially excited to introduce a way for young hams and
soon-to-be hams to meet each other and experience some cool
activities," said ARRL EXPO Manager Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R. "The model
for the ARRL Youth Rally is based on a full-day camp program, and our
goal is to encourage young radio amateurs to get active, get involved,
and get on the air." Preliminary Youth Rally agenda and registration
instructions are on the ARRL website. The ARRL Youth Rally is $20 for
ages 11-17, and free for young adults ages 18-26. The fee covers the
cost of lunch, a T-shirt, and all Youth Rally materials.
Rally day begins with the annual Dayton Youth Forum -- open to all
Hamvention attendees -- moderated by well-known Amateur Radio educator
Carole Perry, WB2MGP. The forum includes presentations from young hams
covering a variety of Amateur Radio activities, topics, and
technology. Following the forum, Youth Rally registrants will enjoy
lunch together, followed by a full afternoon of activities and
hands-on demonstrations. Youth Rally Leaders Tommy Gober, N5DUX, and
Jennifer Gober, KE5LNK, both education professionals, will guide the
program. (Tommy Gober also is an ARRL Education & Technology Program
Instructor.)
The official ARRL Exhibit & Activities Guide for Hamvention 2016 is
available now. ARRL has also announced its lineup of Dayton
Hamvention® forums. A list of all Hamvention forums is on the
Hamvention website. Read more.
ARRL VHF Contest Revitalization Committee Calls for Comments on
Proposed UHF and Up Event
The ARRL VHF Contest Revitalization (VCR) Committee has drafted rules
for a proposed new UHF and Up Contest and now is seeking input from
the contesting community. The invitation follows the Committee's
review of "considerable input from the amateur community."
"In proposing the new rules, the Committee sought to respond to some
of the most frequently received comments and to provide a 'test bed'
for changes that might be considered for other non-HF contests in the
future," ARRL Central Division Vice Director and VCR Chair Kermit
Carlson, W9XA, explained. "At this time, everything is a proposal --
open for comment, and definitely in flux."
Carlson said several common themes stood out among the comments and
suggestions the Committee has already received. These included:
Use distance-based scoring rather than a geographic multiplier system.
The August timing is too close to other VHF+ contests, and/or it's too
hot for roving.
More incentive is needed to invest time and effort in making
higher-band contacts.
Existing rover rules are too complicated and too restrictive.
Current VHF+ contests have too many entry categories.
Scoring potential varies widely from one geographic region to another.
The draft contest proposal uses distance scoring, with point
multipliers for contacts made on higher bands. To encourage roving, it
simplifies rover rules to include those who do not travel great
distances, and mobile stations. It includes just three entry
categories and features regional, rather than national, competition.
It adds team competition for small groups of operators who may not be
part of a contest club.
ARRL Central Division Vice Director and VCR Chair Kermit Carlson,
W9XA.
The event would be held in the spring, between the January and June
VHF contests.
Nothing is final yet -- not even the name of the contest, Carlson
stressed. The Committee would like to hear from veteran and
prospective VHF+ contest participants before it moves ahead with any
additional changes. Submit comments by e-mail by June 15.
The Committee also encourages more local outreach -- articles,
announcements, seminars, and mentoring -- to draw new participants
into this and all radiosporting activities. Expanding the pool of
potential contacts will make these contests more enjoyable for
everyone, and Carlson said he hopes that commenters will share their
outreach ideas with the Committee too.
First-Ever D-STAR Satellite to Launch
The first-ever satellite to carry a D-STAR (Digital Smart Technologies
for Amateur Radio) Amateur Radio payload into space is expected to
launch on April 22 from Guiana. The OUFTI-1 (Orbital Utility For
Telecommunication Innovations) CubeSat is one of three CubeSats
developed by student teams under the European Space Agency (ESA)
Education Office "Fly Your Satellite!" program, which is aimed at
training the next generation of aerospace professionals. The
satellites arrived in South America on March 25, followed by the
student teams a few days later.
The OUFTI-1 laboratory "twin."
On March 30 the students pulled the "Remove Before Flight" pins and
successfully verified that their CubeSats were ready for launch before
replacing the access ports on the P-POD, which will secure the
CubeSats prior to and during launch and then will release them into
orbit. The next time the students will have contact with their
respective CubeSats will be through their spacecraft's communication
link, after the CubeSats have been deployed into orbit. Once
thermal-optical tape has been applied to the P-POD to shield the
CubeSats from extreme thermal radiation during the launch phase, the
P-POD will be integrated with the Soyuz launch vehicle.
Constructed by students at the University of Liege in Belgium (ULg),
OUFTI-1 will be the first satellite to carry an Amateur Radio D-STAR
transponder. Developed by the Japan Amateur Radio League, D-STAR
enables the simultaneous transmission of voice and digital data as
well as call sign-based roaming via the Internet.
Artist's depiction of the AAUSAT4 from Aalborg University. [Aalborg
University graphic]
"The OUFTI-1 D-STAR repeater will be available either as a direct
communication repeater between two users, and as an extension of the
ULg D-STAR repeater," explains the article "D-STAR digital amateur
communications in space with OUFTI-1 CubeSat" by Jonathan Pisane,
ON7JPD; Amandine Denis, ON4EYA, and Jacques Verly, ON9CWD, all of ULg.
The CubeSat's frequencies are 145.950 MHz (FSK AX.25), and D-STAR
down, with an uplink at 435.045 MHz. OUFTI-1 will carry a CW beacon
transmitting on 145.980 MHz.
The other two CubeSats are from Italy and Denmark. The CubeSat
e-st@r-II from the Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy, will
demonstrate an attitude control system using measurements of Earth's
magnetic field. It will transmit CW and 1.2 k AFSK on 437.485 MHz.
AAUSAT4 from the University of Aalborg, Denmark, will operate an
automated ocean vessel identification system. It will transmit on
437.425 MHz.
Countdown to Jamboree on the Air Under Way, 2016 JOTA Patch Design
Introduced
The countdown to the 2016 Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) is under way, and
the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) are hoping for a more resounding
turnout than last year's for this fall's 59th JOTA. Radio Scouter Don
Kunst, W3LNE, told ARRL that the JOTA committee has expanded, along
with efforts to get the word out and raise awareness of JOTA through
news and social media outlets. In addition, he said, the JOTA
organizers will be making it easier for participants to register and
to file their post-JOTA activity reports. JOTA introduced its 2016
patch earlier this year.
"We've got a lot of things in the pipeline," Kunst said, adding that
he's been working closely with National JOTA Organizer Jim Wilson,
K5ND, and with the international Scouting organization during the
run-up to the October 14-17 event. Kunst is looking forward to a more
prominent presence for JOTA and Radio Scouting at Dayton Hamvention®,
where he plans to also take part in a couple of Amateur Radio-related
webcasts. Kunst said the JOTA-Radio Scouting booth will be a part of
ARRL EXPO at Hamvention.
JOTA is the largest Scouting event in the world. In a typical year
more than 1 million Scouts participate from some 11,000 stations in
150+ countries. The annual Radio Scouting event uses Amateur Radio to
link Scouts around the world. Held each year on the third full weekend
in October, the worldwide jamboree involves the cooperation of radio
amateurs and clubs willing to make a ham shack and control operator
available for local Scouts to participate.
Radio Scouter Don Kunst, W3LNE (left), discusses the Boy Scouts' ham
radio programs with new ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, at Orlando
HamCation 2016. [Rick Lindquist, WW1ME, photo]
"It's actually pretty close," Kunst said in stressing the increasing
urgency of JOTA 2016 preparations. He told ARRL that he will be doing
more "how-to" articles regarding JOTA to help boost participation from
last year and, he said, "to help people feel more comfortable in
promoting the event" locally. "Obviously, at the national level, we
can't run the event. All we can really do is be a resource and a
clearing house of information," Kunst said.
In 2015, the BSA reported that JOTA participation by Scouts was down
for the third straight year, dipping by 8 percent from 2014, although
the number of registered stations and station reports last fall
remained about the same. The BSA said 12,255 Scouts and visitors took
part in JOTA 2015. Getting participating stations to file post-JOTA
activity reports was a problem in 2015, with only 60 percent of
registered stations doing so. The 346 total stations registered for
JOTA 2015 represented a slight improvement from 2014, however.
The Scouts have blamed the depressed statistics on persistent
challenges from propagation, other operating events, a lack of council
involvement, and a failure to get information to those needing it.
"ARRL The Doctor is In" Podcast Guide Now Available
ARRL has posted a new guide, "Find a 'Doctor' Near You" to help "ARRL
The Doctor is In" visitors to locate, download, and enjoy the popular
podcast. The inaugural episode on HF Verticals remains available.
"ARRL The Doctor is In" is sponsored by DX Engineering.
"ARRL The Doctor is In" is a lively 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. E-mail your questions to
doctor@arrl.org, and they may be answered in a future podcast.
"Does CW Really Get Through When Nothing Else Can?" will be the topic
of the next "ARRL The Doctor is In" audio podcast, available on April
21.
Enjoy "ARRL The Doctor is In" on Apple iTunes or on Stitcher (sign in
or use as a guest). You can also listen to the current episode on
Blubrry.
Podcast episodes will be archived on the ARRL website.
National Parks on the Air Update
On Saturday, April 9, the first EME (moonbounce) contacts in the ARRL
National Parks on the Air event (NPOTA) were made from Lake Dardanelle
State Park in Arkansas, which counts for the Trail of Tears National
Historic Trail. The two operators, Dennis Schaefer, W5RZ, and George
Cotton, WB5JJJ, set up near the lake and ran 50 W into a K1FO design
22 element Yagi on 432 MHz, using JT65B digital mode. Power was
supplied by eight sealed lead-acid batteries. They worked four
European stations -- DK3WG, OK1DFC, HB9Q, and DL7APV. "I've planned
this for a couple of months, so it was gratifying to see it work!"
said Schaefer.
National Parks Week is April 16-24, and World Amateur Radio Day is
April 18. Listen for NPOTA activity from 71 different activations
during the week of April 14-20, including Sequoia National Park (NP50)
in California, and Russell Cave National Monument (M64) in Alabama.
Details about these and other upcoming activations are on the NPOTA
Activations calendar.
Keep up with the latest NPOTA news on Facebook. Follow NPOTA on
Twitter (@ARRL_NPOTA).
ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology Application Deadline is
May 1
Time is running short to apply for a spot in the ARRL Teachers
Institute this summer. Now in its 13th year, the Teachers Institute is
an intensive expenses paid professional development opportunity for
educators who want to receive training and resources to explore
wireless technology in the classroom. The deadline to apply is May 1.
ARRL Teachers Institute Instructor Tommy Gober, N5DUX (holding
antenna), demonstrates Amateur Radio satellites to members of a class
in 2014.
Topics at the Introduction to Wireless Technology (TI-1) course
include basic electronics, radio science, microcontroller programming,
and basic robotics. The advanced Teachers Institute on Remote Sensing
and Data Gathering (TI-2) is available to those who have completed
TI-1.
Visit the ARRL Teachers Institute web page for more details and to
download an application.
The article "ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology," in the
March QST offers a schedule and more information on the courses.
Read the article "Amateur Radio in the STEM Classroom," by Edith
Lennon on page 11 of the April issue of Tech Directions to learn what
other ARRL Teachers Institute participants have initiated in their
classrooms.
Contact ARRL Education Services Manager Debra Johnson, K1DMJ, with
questions or to request a brochure. Spaces are limited! Apply now!
ARRL Rookie Roundup Returns with SSB Event on Sunday, April 17!
The SSB edition of ARRL Rookie Roundup returns on Sunday, April 17,
getting under way at 1800 UTC and continuing through 2359 UTC. For the
purposes of this operating event, a "Rookie" is any radio amateur
licensed within the current calendar year or in the previous two
calendar years, regardless of license class. The goal of Rookie
Roundup is to encourage recently licensed operators in North America
(including territories and possessions) to operate on the HF bands and
experience competitive Amateur Radio operating.
Rookie Roundup events take place three times a year: SSB in April,
RTTY in August, and CW in December. Experienced operators are
encouraged to participate and help new operators -- either on the air
or in person. Old Timers may want to consider making their stations
available to rookies and serving as contesting mentors.
Rookies call "CQ Rookie Roundup," while veteran ops call "CQ Rookies."
Exchange the call sign of the station you're working, your call sign,
your first name, the two-digit number of the year first licensed, and
your state, Canadian province, Mexican call area, or DX. Rookies
exchange information with as many other stations as possible on 80,
40, 20, 15, and 10 meters.
Contact ARRL Contest Branch Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, for more
information. Read more.
ARRL School Club Roundup Results Posted
The results are in for the February 2016 ARRL School Club Roundup.
Turnout for the winter event was very good, especially by
college-level clubs. There's also growing digital activity.
Topping the Elementary/Primary School field was the Dresden Elementary
Amateur Radio Station (DEARS) team at KD8NOM. The Ohio school racked
up 102,828 points, mostly on SSB but with a handful of CW/digital
contacts.
KF5CRF sponsor Clifton Harper, KE5YZB, mentors students in the Mangum
Public Schools, where he teaches a World Communications class.
The Schofield Middle School Radio Club, operating N4SMS, had the top
score in the Middle/Intermediate/Junior High School category. The
South Carolina school ran up 428,808 points in an all-SSB effort that
included contacts with 49 states.
In the Senior High School category, the Tiger Radio Club, KF5CRF, of
the Mangum, Oklahoma, Public Schools, took 1st place with 268,793
points.
Texas A&M University had the top score in the College/University
category, achieving 428,544 points from W5AC. The team had 1016
contacts, 50 of them on CW or digital modes.
Besting the field in the Club/Multi-Op category (W/VE) was the Duluth
Children's Museum's N0DCM, with 34,572 points, mostly from phone
contacts but with 59 CW/digital QSOs as well.
Congratulations to all! See the complete results. -- Thanks to Ward
Silver, N0AX
World ARDF Championships Participation Expected to Break Record
According to a post on the IARU Region 1 website from Don Beattie,
G3BJ, the 2016 World Amateur Radio Direction Finding Championships are
expected to attract a record-breaking number of participants. The
World ARDF Championships will take place in the Black Sea resort of
Albena, Bulgaria, on September 3-9.
The Championships are expected to be a huge event, and so far 374
participants from 33 countries on four continents have declared their
intentions to take part in the events. The tally is expected to reach
400 participants from 39 countries, which would top the current
record.
Details -- including those for some preliminary events -- are on the
World ARDF Championships website. -- Thanks to IARU Region 1
Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, Named as IARU Satellite Advisor
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has announced the
appointment of Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, as IARU Satellite
Advisor, effective immediately. Blondeel Timmerman succeeds Hans van
de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV, who had served as IARU Satellite Advisor since
1994. Van de Groenendaal established many of the Amateur Satellite
frequency coordination procedures and has been a critical contributor
to the IARU coordination process.
Newly appointed IARU Satellite Advisor Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T.
The IARU Satellite Advisor represents the IARU to the satellite
community and the various amateur satellite organizations and handles
satellite frequency coordination. In addition, the Satellite Advisor
maintains a database of coordination requests and letters, reports to
the IARU Administrative Council on issues related to satellites and
satellite frequency coordination, and, if requested, provides
technical and operational advice to assist in representing the Amateur
Satellite service to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
A panel of volunteer satellite advisory members assist the Satellite
Advisor.
Licensed since 1980, Blondeel Timmerman served VERON as its HF Manager
from 2000 until 2001 and as Vice President from 2001 until 2008. He
was a member of the IARU Region 1 Executive Committee from 2002 until
2008 and served as IARU Region 1 President from 2008 until 2014. He
has been European DX Foundation (EUDXF) President since 2004, and is a
member of the YASME Foundation Board of Directors. Read more.
In Brief...
Mike Goode, N9NS. [Tom Roscoe, K8CX, hamgallery.com photo]
DXer, DXpeditioner Mike Goode, N9NS, SK: Well-known DXer and
DXpeditioner Michael C. "Mike" Goode, N9NS (ex-WN9RJI), of Carmel,
Indiana, died on April 11. An ARRL Life Member, he was 68 and had been
undergoing post-surgical treatment for cancer. Goode had retired in
2015 as transmitter supervisor from WFYI Public Media in Indianapolis
after 40 years of service. Licensed in 1966, DXing and DXpeditions
were his primary Amateur Radio interests. He attended Indiana
University, majoring in geology and engineering. As a geologist and
mineralogist, he attended many gem shows across the country. He also
enjoyed hunting gems, rocks, and minerals and had visited volcano
eruption sites to collect geological samples. His DXpedition travels
included stops as N9NS/KH5K, E30GA, T31A, T33A, FO0CI, and FO0AAA
(Clipperton), 3A/N9NS, KH8Q, VP2MNS, K7K (Kure), and W1AW/KH8, to name
a few. He served as secretary/treasurer of the Hoosier DX and Contest
Club and was a member of the South West Ohio DX Association. Goode had
336/356 confirmed in the ARRL DXCC Mixed standings. He also was a DXCC
card checker. A service is set for April 16. -- Thanks to Brian Smith,
W9IND, and The Daily DX
AMSAT Phase 4 Ground Team Leader Michelle Thompson, W5NYV.
Dayton AMSAT/TAPR Banquet Speaker is Michelle Thompson, W5NYV: The
10th annual joint AMSAT/TAPR Banquet held in conjunction with Dayton
Hamvention® will be on Friday, May 20, 6:30 PM, at the Kohler
Presidential Banquet Center, 4572 Presidential Way, Kettering, Ohio.
Tickets are $35 and may be purchased from the AMSAT store until May
17. The keynote speaker will be AMSAT Ground Terminal Team Leader
Michelle Thompson, W5NYV, whose topic will be "It's Just Software,
Right?" The Ground Terminal project is a component of the so-called
"five and dime" (5 GHz and 10 GHz) Phase 4B geosynchronous satellite
project. Seating is limited. Pick up tickets at the AMSAT booth at
Hamvention. For a small sample of Michelle Thompson's wit and style,
view this recent Phase 4B video report on YouTube. -- AMSAT News
Service
Iran DXpedition Set: If you missed out on the EP6T DXpedition last
year, another is expected on the air from Iran April 16-25. The EP2A
operation, headed by Yuris Petersons, YL2GM, initially was planned for
last fall, but the paperwork reportedly took longer than expected.
Others on the team include YL3CW, YL2KA, UT7UJ, US7UX, UT7UV, UX0LL,
EP3MIR, and EP2LMA. EP2A plans to be on all bands 160 to 6 meters
(excepting 60 meters). EP2A will be running high power and appears to
be well equipped for antennas.
Two New Iraqi Hams...and a Persistent Pirate: Iraq has two new hams --
Salam, YI1SAL, and Wahhab, YI3WHR. YI1SAL has been active on 20 and 40
meters SSB, apparently using dipoles. YI3WHR has been active on 20
meter SSB. Both operators are likely not yet used to pileups. In the
meantime, the YI1IRQ club station call sign continues to be
bootlegged, reportedly by someone calling himself Hassan. For years
now "Hassan" has been using multiple unauthorized call signs,
including, but not limited to YI1HR, YI1H, YI1HRP, and YI1HI. More
recently, he has also pirated YI1BGD, YI1IRQ, and YI1DZ, all
legitimate call signs. The real YI1DZ has been out of the country for
quite a while now. Elsewhere, someone has been pirating the call sign
EP3FS. This bogus station has been reported since early March on SSB
on 40, 20, and 15 meters. -- Thanks to The Daily DX
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: There was an upward bump in recent
solar activity, with average daily sunspot number for the April 7-13
period at 32 (compared to 19.1 for the previous 7 days) and average
daily solar flux rising 23 points to 106.1.
The average daily planetary A index rose 3 points to 12.4, and the
average daily mid-latitude A index went from 7.6 to 8.3.
For the near term, predicted solar flux is 105 on April 14-16; 100 on
April 17-19; 90 on April 20-21; 100 on April 22-23; 95 on April 24-29;
90 on April 30-May 3; then 95, 100, 105, and 110 on May 4-7; 112 on
May 8-13, and 115 on May 14-17. Solar flux then drops below 100 on May
21 and beyond.
Predicted planetary A index is 30, 12, 8, 5, 8, and 12 on April 14-19;
8 on April 20-21; 5 and 12 on April 22-23; 10 on April 24-25; 8 on
April 26; 5 on April 27-28; then 20, 15, and 8 on April 29-May 1; 5 on
May 2-3; 12 and 8 on May 4-5; 5 on May 6-7; 8 on May 8-9, then 18, 30,
and 10 on May 10-12; 5 on May 13-16, and 8 on May 17-18.
Sunspot numbers for April 7 through 13 were 26, 27, 29, 26, 41, 34,
and 41, with a mean of 32. The 10.7 centimeter flux was 92.3, 98.3,
105.5, 110.6, 116.6, 111.3, and 108.2, with a mean of 106.1. Estimated
planetary A indices were 17, 9, 3, 7, 6, 19, and 26, with a mean of
12.4. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 10, 6, 3, 6, 5, 12, and
16, with a mean of 8.3.
Send me your reports and observations!
This Week in Radiosport
April 15-16 -- Holyland DX Contest (CW, SSB, digital)
April 16 -- TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Test
April 16 -- ES Open HF Championship (CW, SSB)
April 16 -- Feld Hell Sprint
April 16-17 -- Worked All Provinces of China (CW, SSB)
April 16-17 -- CQ Manchester Mineira DX Test (CW)
April 16-17 -- Nebraska QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)
April 16-17 -- Michigan QSO Party (CW, phone)
April 16-17 -- EA-QRP CW Contest
April 16-17 -- Ontario QSO Party (CW, phone)
April 16-17 -- North Dakota QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)
April 16-17 -- YU DX Contest (CW)
April 17 -- WAB 3.5/7/14 MHz Data Modes
April 17 -- ARRL Rookie Roundup (SSB)
April 18 -- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest (CW)
April 19 -- 222 MHz Spring Sprint (CW, phone, digital)
April 21 -- RSGB 80 Meter Data Club Championship
See the ARRL Contest Calendar for more information. For in-depth
reporting on Amateur Radio contesting, subscribe to The ARRL Contest
Update via your ARRL member profile e-mail preferences.
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
April 15-17 -- International DX Convention, Visalia, California
April 15-17 -- VHF Super Conference, Sterling, Virginia
April 16 -- Delaware State Convention, Georgetown, Delaware
April 22-24 -- Idaho State Convention, Boise, Idaho
April 23 -- Aurora '16 Conference, White Bear Lake, Minnesota
April 23 -- Nebraska State Convention, Lincoln, Nebraska
April 29-May 1 -- Nevada State Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada
May 7 -- South Carolina Section Convention, Spartanburg, South
Carolina
May 13-15 -- Rocky Mountain Division Convention, Keystone, Colorado
May 14 -- Iowa State Convention, Boone, Iowa
May 20-22 -- Dayton Hamvention, Dayton, Ohio
June 3-5 -- Northwestern Division Convention, Seaside, Oregon
June 4 -- Georgia Section Convention, Marietta, Georgia
June 5 -- Western Pennsylvania Section Convention, Prospect,
Pennsylvania
June 10-11 -- West Gulf Division Convention, Irving, Texas
June 18 -- Tennessee State Convention, Knoxville, Tennessee
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