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Amateur Radio Parity Act Set for House Energy and Commerce Committee
Markup
FCC Technological Advisory Council Initiates Noise Floor Inquiry
ARRL Executive Committee Removes NTS Eastern Area Chair, Eastern
Pennsylvania Section Manager
ARRL Programs and Services Committee Expresses Appreciation, Support
of NTS
ARRL Programs and Services Committee Appoints Bud Hippisley, W2RU, as
NTSâä˘ Eastern Area Chair
The Doctor Will See You Now!
National Parks on the Air Update
Amateur Radio Roundtable to Offer Field Day Webcast from Sites across
the US
ARES Teams Stand Down in Wake of Dog Head Fire Activation in New
Mexico
FCC Says "No" to Lifetime Amateur Radio Licenses
Confirmed Tornado in Maryland Downs Tower at W3LPL Contest Station
STMSat-1 Youngsters Told: "Only Half of the CubeSats Deployed into
Space Work"
The K7RA Solar Update
This Week in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
Amateur Radio Parity Act Set for House Energy and Commerce Committee
Markup
The Amateur Radio Parity Act (H.R. 1301) is among five bills that the
US House Energy and Commerce Committee has scheduled for a "full
committee" markup. The markup session had been scheduled for June 23,
but it was postponed after the committee, with most members absent,
convened on June 22 for about 10 minutes to hear opening statements.
When it does meet for the markup session next month, the panel,
chaired by Rep Fred Upton (R-MI), will consider H.R. 1301 and an
"Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 1301." Earlier this
month, ARRL and the Community Associations Institute (CAI) -- the
national association of homeowners associations (HOAs) -- announced
that they had reached consensus on the bill's provisions. Rep Upton
called H.R. 1301 "legislation to protect the rights of Amateur Radio
operators," in a statement he released on June 22.
"Just as the law recognizes that access to broadcast satellite
communications are an important part of our national information
infrastructure, so too should we recognize the role of Amateur Radio,"
Upton wrote. "This is especially important as Amateur Radio operators
can serve a crucial role in providing communications in the wake of
natural disasters and other times when commercial communications
networks might be unavailable. The underlying bill seeks to ensure
that Amateur Radio operators are permitted to operate in
deed-restricted communities. The amendment in the nature of a
substitute under consideration represents a good-faith compromise
between the two parties most impacted by this bill: Amateurs and
community associations."
Upton, who is not among the 126 cosponsors of H.R. 1301, said he was
looking forward to advancing the five measures out of committee. The
date of the rescheduled markup will be announced; committee sessions
are streamed live.
According to ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, the substitute
bill would guarantee that a radio amateur living in a deed-restricted
community -- including condominium or townhouse communities -- could
install and maintain an "effective outdoor antenna." He said the
agreement was achieved without disrupting 30 years of zoning case law
that has interpreted the PRB-1 federal preemption and protected radio
amateurs from overregulation by zoning authorities. The bill
incorporates the basic tenets of PRB-1.
More information on the Amateur Radio Parity Act, including a copy of
the complete substitute amendment agreed to by ARRL and CAI, is
available on the ARRL website.
FCC Technological Advisory Council Initiates Noise Floor Inquiry
Radio amateurs frequently complain about increasing noise from a
variety of sources, so it should be welcome news that the FCC
Technological Advisory Council (TAC) -- an advisory group to the FCC
-- is investigating changes and trends to the radio spectrum noise
floor to determine if there is an increasing noise problem, and, if
so, its extent. The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology (OET)
announced the TAC study in a Public Notice and invited comments and
answers to questions that the TAC has posed in the notice. The comment
deadline is August 11. The TAC said it is trying to determine the
scope of any noise issues and has invited "quantitative evidence" of
noise problems, as well as recommendations on how to perform a noise
study.
"The TAC is requesting input to help answer questions about the study
of changes to the spectrum noise floor over the past 20 years," the
announcement said. "Noise in this context denotes unwanted radio
frequency (RF) energy from manmade sources."
Like many spectrum users, TAC members expect that the noise floor in
the radio spectrum is rising as the number of devices in use that emit
radio energy grows."
The ARRL representative on the TAC, Greg Lapin, N9GL, co-chairs the
TAC Spectrum and Receiver Performance Working Group with Lynn Claudy
of the National Association of Broadcasters. Lapin also serves as
chairman of the ARRL RF Safety Committee.
The TAC said that its search for "concrete evidence of increased noise
floors" has turned up only "limited available quantitative data" to
support its presumption of a rising noise floor. The TAC said it wants
to find ways to add to the available data so it can "answer important
questions" on the topic for the FCC.
The TAC said that responses to the questions it has posed in the
Public Notice will help it to "identify aspects of a study to
determine trends in the radio spectrum noise floor." The Public Notice
included information on all methods of responding to the inquiry. ARRL
is planning to comment.
For more information, contact Greg Lapin, N9GL. Read more.
ARRL Executive Committee Removes NTS Eastern Area Chair, Eastern
Pennsylvania Section Manager
The Executive Committee of the ARRL Board of Directors has relieved
ARRL Eastern Pennsylvania Section Manager Joe Ames, W3JY, of his
appointments in the ARRL Field Organization, including his position as
Chairman of the ARRL National Traffic Systemâä˘ (NTSâä˘)
Eastern Area. The vote came as a result of a June 16 recommendation
from the ARRL Programs and Services Committee, which oversees NTS. In
addition, the Executive Committee voted to declare the Eastern
Pennsylvania Section Manager position vacant, effective immediately.
The decision by the Executive Committee results from a determination
that Ames unilaterally and repeatedly communicated with officials of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on behalf of NTS,
making commitments on behalf of ARRL without authority and in
violation of the rules and regulations of the ARRL Field Organization.
Those actions were contrary to the terms of the Memorandum of
Understanding between FEMA and ARRL, which states clearly that ARRL
Headquarters staff will be the single point of contact between FEMA
and ARRL. There is no independent relationship between NTS and FEMA;
the ARRL/FEMA Memorandum of Understanding is the operative document.
In August 2015, then-ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, wrote to Ames and
instructed him that, unless otherwise authorized by ARRL, any
communication with FEMA with respect to NTS is to be conducted through
ARRL authorized representatives. ARRL learned that Ames repeatedly
acted contrary to Sumner's directive, which led to the decision to
cancel Ames's Field Organization appointments and to declare the
office of the Section Manager for Eastern Pennsylvania vacant.
In accordance with ARRL bylaws, and after consulting with ARRL
Atlantic Division Director Tom Abernethy, W3TOM, the appointment of a
new Eastern Pennsylvania Section Manager will be made by ARRL Field
Services and Radiosport Manager Dave Patton, NN1N. The NTS Eastern
Area Chair vacancy will be filled by appointment made by the ARRL
Programs and Services Committee, the committee that oversees NTS. Read
more.
ARRL Programs and Services Committee Expresses Appreciation, Support
of NTS
The ARRL Programs and Services Committee (PSC) will submit a motion to
the ARRL Board of Directors expressing appreciation for the work and
volunteer membership of the National Traffic System (NTSâä˘). The
PSC motion, submitted by ARRL Southeastern Director Doug Rehman, K4AC,
during a recent PSC meeting, thanked NTS members, congratulated them
for outstanding service, and assured them of an ongoing ARRL public
service communications role.
"As Field Day approaches, the ARRL Board's Programs and Services
Committee wanted to recognize the continued work of the National
Traffic System, especially the dedicated rank-and-file participants
who are the lifeblood of this important ARRL program," said Roanoke
Division Director and PSC Chair Dr Jim Boehner, N2ZZ, who seconded
Rehman's motion. "The ARRL is committed to the NTS as a key component
in the League's public service communications plans."
The PSC will submit its motion of NTS support to the full ARRL Board
of Directors for consideration at the Board's July meeting.
The resolution points out that the handling of message traffic by
early radio amateurs led to the founding and naming of the ARRL in
1914. The National Traffic Plan published in 1949 gave rise to the
NTS.
The Committee cited the "countless hours" NTS participants devote "to
operate CW, phone, and digital nets spanning both the clock and the
continent," and the more than 200 NTS members recognized with Public
Service Honor Roll status in the most recent monthly listing.
"NTS plays a vital role in providing a messaging component for Amateur
Radio's public service mission, including preparation and training for
emergency communications," the resolution asserted. It also noted that
the PSC has been working to create the League's Second Century public
service communications delivery plan, and, while reviewing the
League's current operations over the past several years, "the PSC has
seen and has greatly appreciated the valuable contributions of NTS
members."
ARRL Programs and Services Committee Appoints Bud Hippisley, W2RU, as
NTSâä˘ Eastern Area Chair
The ARRL Programs and Services Committee (PSC) has appointed George W.
"Bud" Hippisley, W2RU (ex-K2KIR), as the new Eastern Area Chair for
the ARRL National Traffic Systemâä˘ (NTSâä˘) for a 2-year
term, effective immediately. The appointment comes 2 days after the
ARRL Executive Committee voted to remove NTS Eastern Area Chair Joe
Ames, W3JY. The PSC reached out to Hippisley this week, and he
accepted the PSC's request. This will be his second appointment to the
Eastern Area Chair of NTS.
New NTS Eastern Area Chair Bud Hippisley, W2RU.
"We are fortunate to have an appointee who has this breadth of
experience and leadership," ARRL Programs and Services Committee Chair
Dr Jim Boehner, N2ZZ, said. "Bud is a man who leads by example, and
his accomplishments in NTS and Amateur Radio speak for themselves."
Hippisley has a distinguished resume of nearly a half-century of
service to ARRL. He has been active in NTS and ARES® since 1955,
including his continuing service as the Eastern Area Net Manager. His
leadership positions with the ARRL Field Organization include Western
New York Section Communications Manager (now Section Manager) and
Western New York Section Emergency Coordinator. He also served as
Atlantic Division Vice Director from 1982 until 1985.
"It's a privilege to be asked to take on this assignment," Hippisley
said. "I look forward to working with my fellow net managers in the
Eastern Area, with the other Area Staff chairs, and with N2ZZ and the
entire PSC."
During his previous tenure as NTS Eastern Area Chair from 1976 until
1983, Hippisley was instrumental in merging daytime and evening
systems under the NTS banner, affirming NTS practices as mode
independent, and inviting proponents of early digital Amateur Radio
message-handling systems to demonstrate their concepts at Eastern Area
Staff meetings. He is responsible for popularizing the matrix net
control form still used by most Area net control stations, and he is
the designer of the four-cycle System schedule that underpins NTS
expandability in times of heavy traffic loads. In 2010, Hippisley
received the George Hart Distinguished Service Award for his long-term
contributions to NTS. George Hart, W1NJM, was the chief developer of
NTS.
"Of great importance to me over the years of my involvement in NTS is
that the third word in its name is 'System,'" Hippisley stressed. "In
the long run, the objectives for a system -- and agreement upon
operational principles in response to those objectives -- are more
important than our individual desires."
Bud Hippisley holds a BSEE from M.I.T. and has done graduate work in
solid-state physics, electromagnetics, marketing, finance, and
strategic planning. He lives in Penhook, Virginia.
The Doctor Will See You Now!
"Grounding" is the topic of the current (June 16) installment 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. The topic of our June 30 episode: "Are Linear Amplifiers Really
Worthwhile?"
National Parks on the Air Update
Hats off to the organizers of the Light Up the Trail event, which was
held June 4-5 along the North Country National Scenic Trail for ARRL
National Parks on the Air (NPOTA). John Forslin, KC8ULE, reports that
38 activations in the seven states through which the trail passes
resulted in nearly 2500 contacts during the event. Activators also
were positioned at the eastern and the western ends of the trail. In
addition, North Country Trail NPS Superintendent Mark Weaver, one of
NPOTA's most vocal advocates, recently earned his Amateur Radio
license. We look forward to hearing Mark activating the trail he
oversees.
There are 43 Activations on the schedule for June 23-29, including the
International Peace Garden Affiliated Area in North Dakota, and the
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado.
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).
Amateur Radio Roundtable to Offer Field Day Webcast from Sites across
the US
Tom Medlin, W5KUB, has announced that his Amateur Radio Roundtable
will webcast live on Field Day weekend from the all-kids K1D Field Day
site in Deland, Florida, and from selected Field Day sites across the
US, and he will take calls at his Memphis, Tennessee, studio. Medlin
will webcast from K1D on Saturday, June 25, from 2000 until 2200 UTC.
Live video from various Field Day sites will follow for the next 2 or
3 hours, as he takes calls, Medlin told ARRL.
Tom Medlin, W5KUB, on the Amateur Radio Roundtable set.
"Amateur Radio Roundtable is watched around the world," Medlin said.
"We invite you to be part of the show. We need your Field Day
operation to send a picture or two or, if you have a smartphone, get
on Skype, and call into the Amateur Radio Roundtable special Field Day
show."
Medlin pointed out that Field Day teams can earn 100 publicity bonus
points for reaching out to the media. He has asked Field Day teams to
contact him to schedule a slot on the webcast, which will be archived
for later viewing in addition to the live webcast, and to learn more.
Amateur Radio Roundtable is broadcast live on the web Wednesdays at
0100 (Tuesday evening in US time zones), and audio is simulcast via
international shortwave station WBCQ on 5130 kHz.
ARES Teams Stand Down in Wake of Dog Head Fire Activation in New
Mexico
With New Mexico's Dog Head Fire nearly two-thirds contained, all
evacuation orders and advisories for Bernalillo and Torrance counties
have been lifted, and Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) support
has wound down. ARRL New Mexico Assistant Section Emergency
Coordinator Jay Miller, W5WHN, said ARES support in Bernalillo County
ceased on June 22, after operating for 6 hours a day at the Bernalillo
County East Mountain Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and at an
evacuation shelter in Tijeras. The Torrance County ARES team was
expected to follow suit.
Evacuees were being allowed to re-enter the affected area in small
groups with law enforcement oversight. The nearly 18,000-acre fire
destroyed 24 homes and 21 other "minor structures," fire officials
said. The fire is said to be caused by humans, but an investigation
remains under way.
"Field Day is a go for W5WHN and the State EOC, NM5EM," Miller said.
"We will have company this year at the W5WHN Field Day site -- the US
Forest Service Fire Suppression teams for the Battleship Fire at the
helipad near Fenton Lake in the Jemez Mountains."
An aircraft drops fire-retardant chemicals on the Dog Head fire.
Miller said winds and humidity have been cooperating with the effort
to stanch the flames, and the National Weather Service in Albuquerque
has forecast rain for the next few days.
Miller credited New Mexico SEC Bill Mader, K8TE -- whose Field Day
site was put off limits by the fire -- with doing "a stellar job in
running the ARES operation and stepping into the breach when needed."
Torrance County DEC Darryl Clutter, NX5W, oversaw his county's ARES
operation, Miller noted, and Bernalillo County EC Stanton Royce, W5CO,
managed the ARES operation in that county, while also working full
time.
New Mexico ARES teams sprang into action on June 17 in response to the
Dog Head fire.
FCC Says "No" to Lifetime Amateur Radio Licenses
The FCC has denied the petition of an Arizona radio amateur, who had
petitioned for lifetime Amateur Radio licenses. Mark F. Krotz, N7MK,
of Mesa, had filed his Petition for Rule Making (RM 11760) with the
FCC last November, and the FCC invited public comments in February.
Krotz wanted the FCC to revise §97.25 of its rules to indicate that
Amateur Radio licenses are granted for the holder's lifetime, instead
of for the current 10-year term. Hundreds of radio amateurs commented
on the petition, but the FCC was not swayed by those favoring the
idea.
"Based on our review of the record, we are not persuaded that the
petition discloses sufficient grounds for the requested rule change,"
the FCC said in a June 21 Order. "Krotz's primary argument is that
extending the term of amateur licenses to the lifetime of the holder
would reduce the Commission's administrative and personnel costs, but
it is not clear to us that the proposal actually would enhance
administrative efficiency." That's because the vast majority of
license renewals are submitted online and processed automatically by
the Universal Licensing System (ULS), "with minimal staff
involvement," the Order said.
The FCC said it had further reduced its overhead by no longer
routinely mailing paper licenses. "[I]f license terms were extended to
the holder's lifetime, we likely would receive more cancellations on
account of the licensee's death, which are labor-intensive, because
staff must carefully verify the deceased's identity and licenses in
order to guard against erroneous cancellations," the FCC said in its
Order, signed by Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Deputy Mobility
Division Chief Scot Stone.
Krotz argued that the General Radiotelephone Operator License (GROL)
already is issued on a lifetime basis, but the FCC said that's not a
comparable situation, because an Amateur Radio license is both an
operator's license and a station license, "and there is no Commission
precedent for issuing a lifetime station license." Read more.
Confirmed Tornado in Maryland Downs Tower at W3LPL Contest Station
A confirmed Fujita scale EF-0 tornado touched down for up to 20
minutes in Howard County, Maryland, on the first full day of summer,
taking down a tall AB-105 tower at the contest superstation of Frank
Donovan, W3LPL. The tornado was just part of a spate of strong storms
to hit the region, dumping heavy rain that caused flooding, and high
winds that toppled trees and utility poles. Donovan's station is one
of the premier multi-multi contest sites in the US. He told ARRL that
his location was "Ground Zero" for the twister.
The downed 200-foot tower at W3LPL. [Courtesy of Frank Donovan, W3LPL]
"The storm was extreme," Donovan said in a post to the Potomac Valley
Radio Club (PVRC) reflector. "I've never experienced anything like it
before. Essentially all of the trees in the front of the house and
along the driveway are gone. Several power poles on Hobbs Road
snapped. The 200-foot tower adjacent to the house collapsed;
everything on it was destroyed."
Donovan said he will have to do "a tremendous amount of testing and
inspection" to determine what other damage may have occurred.
The tornado, which hit just after 1 PM in western Howard County, had
top winds of 80 MPH -- at the high end of the EF-0 range. It was some
1500 feet across and traveled nearly 13 miles, according to the
National Weather Service. No injuries were reported.
The felled tower at W3LPL supported antennas for 80, 10, and 6 meters.
Donovan told ARRL that plans "are well under way" to install a
200-foot heavy-duty AB-105 replacement tower in August. Read more.
STMSat-1 Youngsters Told: "Only Half of the CubeSats Deployed into
Space Work"
More than a month after deployment of the STMSat-1 CubeSat from the
International Space Station (ISS), prospects are dim that the little
spacecraft will ever be heard from. Outside of a weak signal that
could have been STMSat-1, nothing has been received from the little
CubeSat -- built by students at St Thomas More Cathedral School in
Arlington, Virginia -- since it was placed into orbit on May 16.
STMSat-1 Education Manager Emily Stocker said that NASA engineer Joe
Pellegrino, who is STMSat-1's mission manager, addressed an assembly
at the school on June 14.
"The assembly was specifically to update the students on the status
[of STMSat-1] before they left for summer vacation," Stocker told
ARRL. "The feeling at the school is still hopeful, but cautiously so,
as we have not yet heard from it." STMSat-1 is supposed to transmit on
437.800 MHz FM and send slow-scan television (SSTV) pictures back to
Earth.
"From the beginning, our mission was to inspire grade-school students
-- and anyone else -- to pursue STEM careers and pique that interest,"
Stocker said. "We have accomplished that mission. While a [SSTV]
picture would be nice, that is simply the icing on the cake."
When a signal from STMSat-1 failed to show up after its release into
orbit, some speculation centered on a malfunction of the antenna
deployment mechanism, which called for a heated blade to burn through
fishing line securing the antennas. Stocker said that, according to
the antenna manufacturer, the antennas should have deployed by now,
regardless of the mechanism, since the fishing line would already have
disintegrated due to the harsh conditions in space.
NASA's Joe Pellegrino provided an STMSat-1 status update on June 14.
In his presentation to the students, Pellegrino stressed that space
missions are challenging. He pointed out that the environment of space
is very extreme, and that it's "very difficult to build machines that
work in this environment."
"Only half of the CubeSats deployed into space work," he noted. "NASA
is a large organization, with thousands of smart people, and their
spacecraft still fail sometimes." As an example, he recalled the
October 2014 Antares launch failure, in which a few CubeSats built by
university students were lost.
The satellite is the first to be designed and built by grade
schoolers, who have been supported along the way by NASA technical
advisors and local radio amateurs. NASA's Technology Demonstration
Office provided the school with a mobile "clean room" for the
construction and a ground-station antenna.
"The students think it is the coolest thing in the world that this
mission ends as a 'shooting star' [when it re-enters Earth's
atmosphere] -- and they plan to make a wish," Stocker said. Read more.
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Last week changes in average daily
sunspot numbers and solar flux were mixed. Average daily sunspot
numbers went from 29.1 to 33.6, and average daily solar flux decreased
from 88.3 to 71.8.
Geomagnetic indices quieted, with the average daily planetary A index
dropping from 11.1 to 6.9 and average mid-latitude A index going from
10.6 to 6.4.
The forecast from USAF and NOAA has predicted solar flux at 75 on June
23; 70 on June 24-29; 75 on June 30; 80 on July 1-5; 85 on July 6-7;
88 on July 8; 90 on July 9-14; 85 on July 15-18; 80 on July 19; 75 on
July 20-23; 80 on July 24, and 85 on July 25-28.
They also predict planetary A index at 12, 15, 8, 12, 10, and 8 on
June 23-28; 5 on June 29-July 1; 25, 20, and 8 on July 2-4; 5 on July
5-6; 8 on July 7; 10 on July 8-9; 8, 20, 15, and 5 on July 10-13; 8 on
July 14-15; 5 on July 16-19; 8, 12, 8, 12, and 10 on July 20-24, and 5
on July 25-28.
Sunspot numbers for June 16 through 22 were 26, 36, 46, 48, 35, 22,
and 22, with a mean of 33.6. The 10.7 centimeter flux was 88.2, 86.6,
83.6, 85.2, 84.3, 80.2, and 78.3, with a mean of 71.8. Estimated
planetary A indices were 6, 8, 8, 5, 4, 4, and 14, with a mean of 6.9.
Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 5, 7, 10, 5, 4, 3, and 14 with a
mean of 6.4.
This weekend is ARRL Field Day, and conditions should be good, with no
geomagnetic disturbances.
Send me your reports and observations.
This Week in Radiosport
June 25-26 -- ARRL Field Day
June 25-26 -- His Majesty King of Spain Contest (SSB)
June 25-26 -- Ukrainian DX DIGI Contest
July 1 -- RAC Canada Day Contest (CW, phone)
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
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 15-17 -- Montana State Convention, East Glacier, Montana
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
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
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