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Dayton Hamvention General Chairman Believes 2016 Attendance Was Up
Slightly
FCC Denies Petition for Consideration in Vanity Call Sign Dispute
The Doctor Will See You Now!
National Parks on the Air Update
Argentine Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio Payload Launched from China
Geostationary Es'hail-2 Satellite Set to Launch Later this Year
A Dozen Schools/Organizations Move Closer to Hosting Ham Radio
Contacts with ISS Crew
Tell Us What You Think!
Diana Feinberg, AI6DF, Appointed as Los Angeles Section Manager
Signal Bounced Off ISS Heard Across the Atlantic
CQ Announces its 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees
Don Wallace Museum Foundation Closing; Donates Assets to NCDXF
The Yasme Foundation Announces Excellence Awards, Supporting Grants
ES9C and 9A1A Make Room for Youthful Contesters
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
Dayton Hamvention General Chairman Believes 2016 Attendance Was Up
Slightly
Recapping Dayton Hamvention® 2016, Jim Tiderman, N8IDS, who has served
as general chairman of the event for the past 2 years, said attendance
this year may have been up slightly from 2015. Tiderman, who now
passes the baton to a new general chairman -- Ron Cramer, KD8ENJ --
said he feels the 2016 show, overall, went well.
Hamvention 2016 General Chairman Jim Tiderman, N8IDS, appeared on
"Amateur Radio Roundtable" in May.
"In my humble opinion, it went smoother than we had a right to think
it could," Tiderman told ARRL. "The credit for that happening -- this
year and last -- goes to our volunteer base and returning committee
chairs, who get their talents in gear and go for it." He said each
year's innovations feed into the vision that guides the next
Hamvention administration, which Cramer will head after serving with
Tiderman as assistant general chairman for the past 2 years.
Tiderman said that while it's still too soon to get an accurate
attendance count for Hamvention 2016, "indicators we use as a matter
of course are showing us the slightest increase." He said that while
it may not have seemed that way to some visitors, he prefers to keep a
positive mind. Official attendance at the 2015 show was 25,621, up by
about 750 from the previous year.
The weather did provide some momentary excitement, Tiderman said, when
a microburst occurred in the flea market just north of the Mendelson's
tent. The strong gust of wind took out two or three vendor tents,
winding a pop-up tent leg around the fiber cable handling Internet
service for the flea market office. "This caused stress and strain on
the cable, and down it came," Tiderman recounted. "It did not break,
but it did stop activity around the area of the downed cable until the
Hara crew got it back into the air.
"So, where in other years there have been instances of things erupting
'from below,' this year it came from above," Tiderman quipped.
Vendor spaces were nearly full, both inside and outside Hara Arena.
Tiderman said the 525 to 530 booth spaces inside were nearly filled to
capacity, while first-day occupancy of the 2500 flea market spaces was
at 96 percent.
Tiderman said he observed an "overall good mood" and "a positive
attitude," and the Hamvention staff received many upbeat comments.
Read more.
FCC Denies Petition for Consideration in Vanity Call Sign Dispute
An Arizona radio amateur has been unsuccessful in convincing the FCC
to take a 1 × 2 vanity call sign away from its present holder and
grant it to him. In the process, Joshua Babb, K6FZ, may have learned
not to rely on informal advice from FCC staffers. Babb, of Maricopa,
Arizona, had been trying to get the initial-suffix call sign W3JB
since 2014, and he was briefly successful. The prior holder of W3JB,
John K. Birch, had died, and the 2-year waiting period was set to end
on August 18, 2014. Babb filed an application for W3JB in July 2014,
however, claiming an exemption to the 2-year waiting period on grounds
that he was the deceased licensee's nephew, and the FCC granted it.
Subsequently pressed to document that relationship, Babb indicated
that Birch actually had been his great-great uncle, the FCC recounted
in an Order on Reconsideration released on May 25 -- a relationship
that did not qualify for an exemption, and the FCC proposed to modify
Babb's license by replacing W3JB with KD7HLX. In September 2015,
though, Babb filed to swap W3JB for the available K6FZ, which was
granted. Under Commission rules, when a call sign is granted in error
after the 2-year waiting period ends, it becomes unavailable for 30
days after the erroneous grant is rescinded.
Babb sought clarification of the W3JB availability date from an FCC
staff member, who calculated that it was November 2, 2015. Babb filed
two preference-list applications for W3JB on that date, as well as one
on November 3 and another on November 5. W3JB instead went to Scott
Phillips of Plano, Texas, who had filed a competing November 3
application, granted through the FCC's "standard lottery process." The
FCC staffer later informed Babb that November 3 actually was the
correct date. The FCC turned away Babb's subsequent Petition for
Reconsideration of the grant to Phillips, saying that its Universal
Licensing System (ULS) had processed the applications correctly.
"[E]rroneous staff advice is not grounds for reconsideration," the FCC
said in its denial Order. "Licensees are obligated to know the
Commission's rules. It is well established than an applicant acts on
staff advice at his own risk." In any case, the FCC pointed out, Babb
did file one application on the correct day.
The Doctor Will See You Now!
"All About Baluns" is the topic of the newest (June 2) 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.
National Parks on the Air Update
NPOTA statistics through the end of May show that 387,000 contacts
have been submitted via Logbook of The World. This comes from nearly
6300 activations by 775 different operators. As of this week, 422 of
the 484 eligible NPS units have been activated. Most remaining units
are either in Alaska or in urban areas, such as Washington, DC, or New
York City. Just as with the DXCC program, the "rarest of the rare" NPS
units are showing themselves. It will take considerable planning,
logistics, and cooperation with NPS administrators for crafty
Activators to put these remaining units on the air.
Don't forget! National Trails Day is June 4. If you're looking for an
activation, put an NPOTA trail on the air! There will be plenty of
trail activations for NPOTA that day, including the big Light Up the
Trail event on the North Country National Scenic Trail. Activations
will occur from all seven states along the North Country Trail. Check
out the Light Up the Trail website for complete information and to
sign up as an Activator.
A whopping 79 activations are scheduled for June 2-8, including the
Minidoka National Historic Site in Idaho, and the Richmond National
Battlefield Park in Virginia. 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).
Argentine Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio Payload Launched from China
The Argentine ÑuSat-1 carrying the LUSEX (LU Satellite Experiment)
Amateur Radio U/V linear transponder and 436 MHz beacon launched May
30 at 0317 UTC from China. With ÑuSAT-1 on the launch was sister
satellite ÑuSat-2, which carries a 437 MHz beacon. Gunter's Space Page
reports that the Argentine ÑuSat Earth-observation satellites form the
Aleph-1 constellation developed and operated by Satellogic S.A.
LUSEX is an AMSAT-LU project, and AMSAT-LU reports that both
satellites are sending strong telemetry on 70 centimeters. Activation
of the U/V Amateur Radio transponder will be announced on the AMSAT
Bulletin Board.
The transponder, with a 30 kHz bandwidth and transmitting with 250 mW,
will have an uplink passband (SSB, CW) at 435.935~435.965 MHz, and a
downlink passband at 145.965~145.935 MHZ. CW telemetry will be
transmitted on 145.900 MHz. The NuSAT-1 GFSK telemetry beacon is at
436.445 MHz, and the NuSAT-2 GFSK telemetry beacon is at 437.445 MHz.
Geostationary Es'hail-2 Satellite Set to Launch Later this Year
Launch of the geostationary Es'hail-2 satellite into orbit is planned
for December 2016. The satellite will be placed in a 25.5° orbit.
Coverage of the Amateur Radio narrowband (NB) and wideband (WB)
transponders should extend from Brazil to Thailand.
Es'hail 2 will carry two "Phase 4" non-inverting Amateur Radio
transponders operating in the 2.4 GHz and 10.45 GHz bands. A 250 kHz
bandwidth linear transponder is intended for conventional analog
operation, and an 8 MHz bandwidth transponder is designed for
experimental digital modulation schemes and DVB amateur television.
The NB linear transponder will have an uplink at 2400.050-2400.300
MHz, with a downlink at 10,489.550-10,489.800 MHz. The WB digital
transponder will uplink at 2401.500-2409.500 MHz and downlink at
10,491.000-10,499.000 MHz.
AMSAT-DL President Peter Guelzow, DB2OS delivered a presentation on
Es'hail at the 2013 AMSAT-UK Colloquium. Read more. -- Thanks to AMSAT
News Service via AMSAT-UK, and AMSAT-DL
A Dozen Schools/Organizations Move Closer to Hosting Ham Radio
Contacts with ISS Crew
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program
has announced that 12 schools or organizations that submitted
proposals to host an Amateur Radio contact with a member of the ISS
crew have moved into the next stage of the selection process. The
contacts would take place during the first half of 2017.
The 12 semifinalists, in eight states, must now submit an acceptable
equipment plan that demonstrates their ability to execute the ham
radio contact. Once the ARISS technical team approves the equipment
plan, the selected schools/organizations will be scheduled for
contacts, matching their availability and flexibility with the
scheduling opportunities that NASA can offer.
The schools and organizations are:
Blair Pointe Upper Elementary School, Peru, Indiana
Brook Haven School, Sebastopol, California
Greater Niagara Frontier Council BSA, Buffalo, New York
McBride High School, Long Beach, California
Palmetto Scholars Academy, North Charleston, South Carolina
Rainbow Middle School, Rainbow City, Alabama
SCaN/Glenn Research Center, Brook Park, Ohio
Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas
St Joseph School, Ronkonkoma, New York
Student Space Technology Association, Knoxville, Tennessee
Virginia Reinhardt Elementary School, Rockwall, Texas
Warwick Valley Central School District, Warwick, New York
The primary goal of the ARISS program is to engage young people in
science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities and to
raise their awareness of space exploration, space communication and
related areas of study, and career possibilities.
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Diana Feinberg, AI6DF, Appointed as Los Angeles Section Manager
Diana Feinberg, AI6DF, of Palos Verdes Peninsula, California, was
appointed ARRL Los Angeles Section Manager, effective on June 1. She
assumed the Section reins from David Greenhut,
New ARRL Los Angeles SM Diana Feinberg, AI5DF.
N6HD, who had announced his resignation from the volunteer post due to
time constraints. Greenhut had served since October 2009.
When a Section Manager vacancy occurs between elections, the position
is filled by appointment. ARRL Field Services and Radiosport Manager
Dave Patton, NN1N, consulted with ARRL Southwestern Division Director
Richard Norton, N6AA, before making the appointment. Feinberg will
complete the current term of office, which extends through September
2017.
Feinberg is the president of the Palos Verdes Amateur Radio Club
(K6PV), which specializes in public service and emergency
communication. She also chairs the Los Angeles Area Council of Amateur
Radio Clubs, and she served as the chair of the 2015 HAMCON and the
ARRL Southwestern Division Convention. Feinberg is an active DXer and
Volunteer Examiner.
Signal Bounced Off ISS Heard Across the Atlantic
A 2 meter signal from the UK, reflected off the structure of the
International Space Station (ISS) on May 2, was heard across the
Atlantic. Following 2 weeks of preparation, Tim Fern, G4LOH, in
Cornwall (IO70jc), and Roger Sturtevant, VE1SKY, in Nova Scotia
(FN74iu) attempted a FSK441 contact.
Both stations aimed at the calculated grid HO11nl for a 144.175 MHz
contact attempt with a mutual window of less than 1 minute. VE1SKY was
able to copy G4LOH at a distance of 4441 kilometers (approximately
2753 miles). This was the first signal received via ISS bounce from
Europe to North America, and the first intentional signal heard via
ISS reflection in any direction across the North or South Atlantic.
While two-way communication did not happen, the reception is being
verified as a possible DX record for satellite reflection.
Later in May, Fern, operating as GK4LOH and transmitting in CW, was
received twice in the much-closer GN37 grid by VO1HP at VO1FN in
Newfoundland.
In 2014, RSGB VHF Manager John Regnault, G4SWX, received a 2 meter
signal from VC1T, where a team was trying to win the Brendan Trophy
for the first transatlantic contact on 144 MHz. Upon investigation, it
was determined that the VC1T FSK441 signal that G4SWX heard also had
bounced off the ISS rather than via terrestrial propagation and would
not qualify for the Brendan Trophy, offered by the Irish Radio
Transmitters Society (IRTS).The Brendan Trophy will recognize the
first "traditional mode" two-way contact (ie, SSB or CW) capable of
being copied without machine assistance.
CQ Announces its 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees
CQ magazine announced its 2016 Hall of Fame inductees as Hamvention®
2016 got under way. There are two new inductees to the CQ Contest Hall
of Fame, and 21 newcomers to the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame.
CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame
The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame honors individuals, licensed or not,
who have made significant contributions to Amateur Radio, and radio
amateurs who have made significant contributions to Amateur Radio, to
their professions, or to some other aspect of life.
Bob Arnold, N2JEU (SK): Co-developer (with Keith Lamonica, W7DXX, see
below) of the first Amateur Radio remote base controlled over the
Internet.
Grant Bingeman, KM5KG (SK): Developed "method of moments" antenna
modeling software for AM broadcast stations and 160 meter amateur
antennas.
Bob Carpenter, W3OTC (SK): Pioneer of meteor scatter and FM stereo
broadcast technology and longtime AMSAT volunteer.
David Dary, W5ZAX: Journalist, author, journalism educator, former
correspondent for CBS and NBC, journalism professor, author of more
than 20 books on the American West.
Matt Ettus, N2MJI: Software defined radio pioneer; developed first
universal software radio peripheral (USRP) with GNU radio software
support.
Terry Fox, WB4JFI: Packet radio pioneer; primary developer of AX.25
Amateur Radio packet protocol.
Elmer "Bud" Frohardt Jr, W9DY (SK): The original "Elmer," for whom ham
radio mentors are named (courtesy of a 1971 QST "How's DX?" column by
Rod Newkirk, W9BRD/VA3ZBB).
Fred Gissoni, K4JLX (SK): Adaptive technology pioneer; co-developer of
the Porta-Braille and Pocket-Braille note-taking devices for the
visually impaired and of many other devices.
Ken Kellerman, K2AOE: Radio astronomer; pioneer of radio
interferometry; co-developer of very long baseline interferometry
(VLBI), which permits multiple telescopes to function as a single
instrument.
Keith Lamonica, W7DXX: Co-developer (with the late Bob Arnold, N2JEU)
of the first Amateur Radio remote base controlled over the Internet.
George Mitchell, K6ZE (SK): Member of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War
II and 2007 recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal for his wartime
service.
Les Mitchell, G3BHK (SK): Founder of Jamboree on the Air (JOTA),
annual event to introduce Amateur Radio to Boy Scouts and guides
around the world.
William Moerner, WN6I: Co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Prize in
chemistry for his work in high-resolution microscopy.
Leigh Orf, KG4ULP: Co-developer of tornado simulator using computer
modeling to simulate conditions under which tornadoes form.
Joe Rudi, NK7U: Former Major League Baseball player and three-time
All-Star.
Wes Schum, W9DYV (SK): Co-founder of Central Electronics, which
developed the first commercially manufactured Amateur Radio SSB
transmitter.
Garry Shandling, ex-KQ6KA/KD6OY (SK): Well-known comedian, actor,
writer, and television personality.
Mason P. Southworth, ex-W1VLH (SK): Head of ARRL International
Geophysical Year (IGY) Propagation Research Project in 1958-59;
conducted additional research at Stanford.
Boris Stepanov, RU3AX (ex-UW3AX): Deputy editor of Radio magazine;
computerized contest logging and checking pioneer; developed prototype
for World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC); first to propose
combining frequency readout and spectrum scope on transceiver front
panel.
Rufus Turner, W3LF (SK): Believed to be the first African-American
radio amateur in the US; helped to develop 1N34 germanium diode; wrote
1949 article in Radio-Electronics magazine, "Build a Transistor."
Perry Williams, W1UED (SK): Longtime ARRL Washington Coordinator and
League archivist; helped to convince Congress not to charge amateurs a
license application fee, instead arguing convincingly in favor of
creating a vanity call sign program; persuaded FCC to retain large
amateur microwave allocations and to create a primary amateur
allocation at 2.4 GHz.
CQ DX Hall of Fame
The CQ DX Hall of Fame honors amateurs who excel not only in personal
performance as DXers, but who give back to the hobby in outstanding
ways.
Nigel Jolly, KC3HAE, and the Crew of the R/V Braveheart: Jolly, his
crew, and the Braveheart have transported -- and assured the safety of
-- many major DXpeditions over the past 15 years, DXpeditions that
likely would not have taken place otherwise.
Roger Balister, G3KMA: As manager of the Islands on the Air program
since 1985, Balister has seen IOTA grow from a few hundred early
participants to more than 10,000 today.
CQ Contest Hall of Fame
The Contest Hall of Fame honors amateurs who excel not only in
personal performance as contesters, but who give back to the hobby in
outstanding ways.
Tod Olson, K0TO: Founding editor of National Contest Journal; past
ARRL Section Manager, Vice Director, Director, and International
Affairs Vice President.
Richard Strand, KL7RA (SK): A radio astronomer, he took advantage of
the quiet northern latitudes, building and maintaining highly
competitive contest stations in a very difficult environment. For many
hams, he was their only CQ Zone 1 contact.
Formal inductions to the CQ Contest and DX Halls of Fame took place in
conjunction with Dayton Hamvention®. Read more.
Don Wallace Museum Foundation Closing; Donates Assets to NCDXF
The Don Wallace Museum Foundation (DWMF) is shutting down, as the
famous W6AM Rhombic Ranch in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, has been
subsumed by residential development. The DWMF has donated $29,000 to
the Northern California DX Foundation (NCDXF).
"The donation comes with no restrictions or caveats," DWMF Board Chair
Joe Locascio, K5KT, said. "As I strongly suspect, Don (the original)
W6AM would favor such a donation to an organization dedicated to
DXing!"
Locascio said the foundation is in the final phase of closing down
after nearly 30 years of existence. "The W6AM Radio Club will continue
as long as needed to support the W6AM call sign," he noted. Locascio
said the Board was making the donation to NCDXF "on behalf of previous
donors," who had hoped to see some radio activity at the old W6AM
Rhombic Ranch.
"Unfortunately, we were not able to achieve our long term goal of an
actual museum with an active radio station on the property," Locascio
said. A 18 × 24 bronze plaque on a large rock, unveiled in March 2015
and dedicated to the memory of Don Wallace, W6AM, remains at the entry
to the Wallace Ranch (see Sept 2015 QST, p 20), where more than 80
homes now sit. Read more.
The Yasme Foundation Announces Excellence Awards, Supporting Grants
The Yasme Foundation has announced three Excellence Award recipients
and several supporting grants. The Excellence Award is presented to
individuals who, through their own service, creativity, effort, and
dedication, have made significant contributions to Amateur Radio in
terms of technical, operating, or organizational achievement. The
Yasme Excellence Award consists of a cash grant and an individually
engraved crystal globe. The recipients are:
Tim Duffy, K3LR: "While Tim is involved in many facets of Amateur
Radio, the Yasme Excellence Award is made in recognition of his
adaptation and development of the Contest University (CTU), now in its
10th year," The Yasme Foundation said in announcing his award. "CTU
has not only reached hundreds of amateurs around the world, but it has
also inspired others to create their own CTU-format training programs
in other fields. Tim's dedication to CTU is in the finest traditions
of Amateur Radio's self-teaching and training." Duffy is ARRL Western
Pennsylvania Section Manager. His award was presented at the Dayton
Contest University (CTU) session.
Carole Perry, WB2MGP: "The Yasme Excellence Award is made in
recognition of Carole's many years of contributions to teaching and
mentoring youth interested in Amateur Radio and her efforts in
organizing and promoting the interests of young operators," the
announcement said. "This youth-oriented work becomes more and more
important to Amateur Radio with every passing year. Carole's
dedication to this work, including through the Radio Club of America,
is in the finest traditions of Amateur Radio's self-teaching and
training." Perry's award was presented at Hamvention.
Tom Rauch, W8JI: "The Yasme Excellence Award is made in recognition of
Tom's many contributions to the technical advancement of the Amateur
Service," the announcement said. "Tom's willingness to provide
education and direction to amateurs through his website and other
communications is a prime example of hams mentoring, teaching, and
training each other in the finest traditions of Amateur Radio."
Yasme Foundation grants support the Foundation's aim to encourage
youth participation in Amateur Radio and operating activities. To
support scholarships and youth programs, grants will go to the ARRL
Foundation, to fund the Yasme Foundation scholarship and to the
Foundation for Amateur Radio (FAR) to support its 2017-2018
scholarship program. A third Yasme Foundation grant made it possible
for two young Ethiopian amateurs to take part in the Youth Contesting
Program in Estonia. To support HF operating around the world,
additional Yasme Foundation supporting grants went to the DX Code of
Conduct founder and website operator and to the 2016 Friendship Radio
Games.
ES9C and 9A1A Make Room for Youthful Contesters
IARU Region 1 reports that young operators participated as "Big Guns"
in recent contests from both ES9C, the station of ES5TV in Estonia,
and 9A1A, the Croatian DX Club station, as part of the Youth
Contesting Program (YCP). All operators are 26 years of age, or
younger. The team at ES9C took part in the ARI International DX
Contest over the May 7-8 weekend, while the second group at 9A1A
operated in the CQ-M International DX contest over the May 14-15
weekend.
Some of the young operators at ES9C for the ARI International DX
Contest in early May.
At ES9C were youths from Sweden, Bulgaria, Ethiopia, and Italy, as
well as two young Estonian operators and a few older local operators
to help the youngsters experience radiosport. At 9A1A in Croatia were
a couple of young ops from Hungary as well as several young Croatian
hams, and some veteran 9A1A team members to mentor.
A summary of the activities at ES9C and 9A1A appears on the IARU
Region 1 website. YCP operators are expected at SK3W/SK9HQ for the
IARU HF Championship in July, and at 4O3A for the CQ World Wide RTTY
DX Contest in September. -- Thanks to IARU Region 1
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Solar indices barely changed over
the past week, with average daily sunspot numbers rising from 25.3 to
33, and the average daily solar flux dropping from 97 to 87.4. The
average daily planetary A index rose from 7.1 to 8.9, and the average
daily mid-latitude A index rose from 7 to 9.
Predicted solar flux for the near term is 85, 80, and 75 on June 2-4;
80 on June 5-17; 85 on June 18-21; 80 on June 22-26; 75 on June
27-July 4, and 80 on July 5-14.
Predicted planetary A index is 5, 10, 35, 26, and 14 on June 2-6; 8 on
June 7-8; 5 on June 9-10; 12 on June 11-13; 8 on June 14-15; 5, 15,
and 10 on June 16-18; 5 on June 19-22; 10, 12, 8, 20, and 12 on June
23-27; 5 on June 28-29; 8, 15, 20, and 15 on June 30-July 3; 5 on July
4-7; 12 on July 8-10, and 8 on July 11-12.
A few days ago the predicted solar flux numbers over the 6 weeks
dropped significantly. More on this in our Friday bulletin.
Sunspot numbers for May 26 through June 1 were 30, 19, 31, 25, 56, 40,
and 30, with a mean of 33. The 10.7 centimeter flux was 91.7, 90.4,
87.7, 83, 86.2, 86.6, and 86, with a mean of 87.4. Estimated planetary
A indices were 4, 10, 14, 7, 11, 10, and 6, with a mean of 8.9.
Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 4, 12, 13, 8, 9, 10, and 7 with
a mean of 9.
Send me your reports and observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
June 4 -- Wake-Up! QRP Sprint (CW)
June 4-5 -- PVRC Reunion (CW, phone)
June 4-5 -- 10-10 International Open Season PSK
June 4-5 -- DigiFest
June 4-5 -- SEANET Contest (CW, phone)
June 4-5 -- UKSMG Summer Contest (CW, phone, digital)
June 4-5 -- IARU Region 1 Field Day (CW)
June 4-5 -- Dutch Kingdom Contest (CW, phone)
June 4-5 -- RSGB National Field Day (CW)
June 4-5 -- Alabama QSO Party (CW, phone)
June 6 -- RSGB 80 Meter Club Championship (Data)
June 7 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)
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
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
July 2 -- Eastern Pennsylvania Section Convention, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania
July 8-9 -- Northern Florida Section Convention, Milton, Florida
July 8-9 -- Utah State Convention, Sandy, Utah
July 22-23 -- Oklahoma Section Convention, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
July 29-31 -- Central States VHF Conference, Rochester, Minnesota
August 5-6 -- Texas State Convention, Austin, Texas
August 5-7 -- Pacific Northwest DX Convention, Portland, Oregon
August 12-14 -- New Mexico State Convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico
August 19-21 -- West Virginia State Convention, Weston, West Virginia
August 20-21 -- Southeastern Division Convention, Huntsville, Alabama
August 21 -- Kansas State Convention, Salina, Kansas
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