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West Virginia ARES Units on Alert for Possible Activation in Wake of
Flooding
FCC Transitions to New Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)
ARRL to Sponsor 2016 Atlantic Season Hurricane Webinar
The Doctor Will See You Now!
National Parks on the Air Update
Initial ARRL Teachers Institute Session a Success
FCC's OET Clarifies Emissions Compliance Testing for RF LED Lighting
Devices
The 13 Colonies Special Event Gets Under Way on July 1
Canada Day Contest is Friday, July 1 (UTC)
VLF Transmissions, Amateur Radio Activity Set for Alexanderson Day on
July 3
"Scanning RF Seismograph" Monitors HF Propagation in Real Time
Yaesu Musen Signs on as Prime Sponsor of WRTC 2018
AMSAT Symposium 2016 Issues First Call for Papers
India Launches Amateur Radio Satellites
Yasme Foundation Announces Grants to Promote Youth Involvement in
Amateur Radio
The K7RA Solar Update
This Week in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
ARRL Headquarters Will Be Closed on Monday, July 4: ARRL Headquarters
will be closed on Monday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.
The office will reopen on Tuesday, July 5, at 8 AM ET. We wish
everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday celebration!
West Virginia ARES Units on Alert for Possible Activation in Wake of
Flooding
All Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) districts and counties in
West Virginia are on alert for possible activation in the aftermath of
severe flooding, which has claimed 23 lives, destroyed hundreds of
homes, and damaged countless others. More than 30,000 were without
electrical power at one point, but that number was less than 8000 by
midweek. President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in the
state.
"Currently there are no ARES/RACES activations in progress in West
Virginia," Section Emergency Coordinator Jim Stephenson, WV8JS, told
ARRL. "The flood damage was extensive in many parts of the state;
however, the wired telephone and cell phone systems have remained
mostly operational." As of June 29, 12 West Virginia counties remained
under states of emergency. Although the emergency in West Virginia is
grave, Stephenson said a communication emergency never developed. "It
is amazing that the wired telephone and cell phone systems have stood
up against this severe flooding," he added.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a federal
disaster declaration for Pocahontas, Webster, Kanawha, Greenbrier,
Nicholas, Fayette, Clay, Roane, Summers, and Monroe counties.
West Virginia Gov Earl Ray Tomblin said the National Guard and local
emergency responders have been dealing with the effects of the
flooding. FEMA officials toured the most heavily affected areas last
weekend.
The flooding washed out the Greenbrier Classic PGA Tour event.
Stephenson said that he and Kanawha County Emergency Coordinator Jason
Means, W8KTM, spent June 27 at West Virginia National Guard (WVNG)
headquarters in Charleston, helping to install an Amateur Radio
station in the joint operations center. He said the station will have
HF and VHF capabilities. "The WVNG has about 700 troops on the ground
working and FEMA is in the state assessing damage," he said. "West
Virginia Section Manager Phil Groves, N8SFO, has been distributing
food and water in the Richwood, Nicholas County, area."
The flooding washed out the Greenbrier Classic PGA Tour event, which
had been scheduled for mid-July at the Greenbrier resort in White
Sulphur Springs. The resort has been providing accommodations for some
flood victims.
FCC Transitions to New Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)
The FCC transitioned to a new Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)
with a "hard launch" on Monday, June 20. The FCC said its legacy
system no longer is available, but all documents and files remain
accessible in the new system, and saved links (bookmarks or favorites)
to documents and proceedings should not need to be adjusted. The
modernization project is expected to significantly improve the
resiliency and performance of ECFS, the FCC said.
"This system contains the entire history of docketed proceedings from
1992 to the present," the FCC said. "New submissions will be added to
the public record. We will continue to refine this system in response
to user feedback."
The ECFS has become the most popular way to gather public comments on
Amateur Radio-related proceedings. The FCC said the public can use the
ECFS to retrieve any document in the system, including selected
pre-1992 documents that have been scanned into the system. The system
also lets users browse popular proceedings.
It's also possible to submit a filing via the ECFS, using Word, PDF,
or Excel files, and the system lets filers check the status of their
submissions and to see if a filing now is available online.
ARRL to Sponsor 2016 Atlantic Season Hurricane Webinar
ARRL will sponsor a 2016 Atlantic Season Hurricane Webinar on
Thursday, July 21, at 8 PM ET (0000 UTC on Friday, July 22, UTC). The
approximately 90-minute session will address the role of Amateur Radio
during the 2016 Hurricane Season. Anyone interested in hurricane
preparedness and response is invited to attend this online
presentation.
Topics will include a meteorological overview of the upcoming season;
Amateur Radio station WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center: Who We
Are and What We Do; ARRL Media and Public Relations; the Hurricane
Watch Net (HWN); the VoIP Hurricane Net, and ARRL coordination and
interface.
The program will include presentations by representatives of the
National Hurricane Center and WX4NHC, the VoIP Hurricane Net, the HWN,
the Canadian Hurricane Centre, and the ARRL. Webinar registration is
open to all, but should be of particular interest to radio amateurs in
hurricane-prone areas. The webinar will conclude with a Q&A session.
For additional information, contact ARRL Emergency Preparedness
Manager Mike Corey, KI1U.
The Doctor Will See You Now!
"Are Linear Amplifiers Really Worthwhile?" That's the topic of the
current (June 30) 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. Just ahead: "HF Propagation" on July 14.
National Parks on the Air Update
On June 24, President Barack Obama designated the area around the
Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, New York City, as the 412th unit
of the National Park Service. The Stonewall National Monument is the
first site of the National Park Service dedicated to the struggle for
civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. As it
is now an official unit of NPS, Stonewall National Monument qualifies
for the ARRL National Parks on the Air program, and has been
designated as MN83 for NPOTA.
The new Stonewall National Monument encompasses nearly 8 acres of the
Greenwich Village neighborhood and includes Christopher Park and the
historic Stonewall Inn.
For June 30-July 6, 44 Activations are on tap, including First State
National Historical Park (HP12) in Delaware, and Grant-Kohrs Ranch
National Historic Site in Montana.
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).
Initial ARRL Teachers Institute Session a Success
The first ARRL Teachers Institute of 2016 wrapped up on June 10 in
Highlands Ranch, Colorado. The bonus, donor-sponsored introductory
(TI-1) session was hosted by the Douglas County STEM School and
Academy for teachers along the Denver Front Range. These educational
opportunities are offered by the ARRL Education & Technology Program
(ETP).
TI participant Josh Leckman, a physics teacher, solders components to
a project board.
"Because we had a surplus of very qualified applicants for our regular
sessions, we were able to fit a few of those applicants into this
Colorado session, along with nine local teachers," ARRL Education
Services Manager Debra Johnson, K1DMJ, explained. ETP Instructor Larry
Kendall, K6NDL, taught the Colorado class -- the first-ever 5-day TI
session.
Already on the 2016 schedule are two introductory Teachers Institute
sessions and one advanced session. The Introduction to Wireless
Technology course (TI-1) wrapped up last week (June 20-24) at Parallax
Inc in Rocklin, California; a second is set for July 25-29 at ARRL
Headquarters in Connecticut. The advanced Remote Sensing and Data
Gathering course (TI-2) will be offered July 18-21 at the Dayton
Amateur Radio Association in Dayton, Ohio. The TI-1 course is a
prerequisite to TI-2.
Kendall said the Colorado Teachers Institute was organized by Paul
Veal, N0AH, a former TI participant and STEM parent and supporter. His
daughter Anna, W0ANT, spoke to the TI attendees about her involvement
in the school's balloon-borne research projects. Complementing the
Colorado educators were teachers from Georgia, North Dakota, and
Illinois.
Kendall said participants took advantage of the additional class time
at the Colorado session to discuss classroom implementation,
demonstrations of classroom activities, and to absorb the concepts
covered during the week.
A hidden-transmitter hunt was part of the program. From left to right,
Mica Storie, Ed Watterson, and Morgan Schwab.
The class got high marks from participants. "Although I teach some
basics in communications technology and modern manufacturing
processes, I have struggled to bring hands-on, practical applications
to my students," said Lance Newman, a high school teacher from
Illinois. TI-1 was just what I needed!" He's planning to get his
Amateur Radio license.
Fifth grade teacher Chris Laster, KM4KPJ, of Georgia, said the TI-1
session was "hands-down" the best one he'd ever attended. "I left with
tons of ideas to implement and a much deeper understanding of radio
science and electronics that will make me both a better ham and a
better teacher," he said. "It was an incredibly productive week!"
Donations to support the ARRL's efforts to promote Amateur Radio in
schools and to provide professional development to educators is
welcome. Read more.
FCC's OET Clarifies Emissions Compliance Testing for RF LED Lighting
Devices
The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) has clarified
that all RF LED lighting devices falling under Part 15 rules as
"unintentional radiators" must meet conducted and radiated emissions
limits set forth in those rules.
"Operation of Part 15 unintentional radiators is subject to the
condition that no harmful interference is caused," the OET reminded,
in a knowledge database paper released on June 17. "Manufacturers and
users should therefore note that lighting devices are required to
cease operation, if harmful interference occurs."
The FCC's OET said emissions from RF LED lighting devices are
non-periodic, broadband in nature, and are produced as a byproduct of
the internal driver circuitry within the RF LED lighting device. [Rick
Lindquist, WW1ME, photo]
The OET said radiated emissions measurements must be performed at
least from 30 MHz to 1000 MHz to adequately demonstrate compliance
with Part 15 (§15.109). Its guidance, the OET continued, applies to RF
LED lighting devices that, in the past, have been considered to
operate on frequencies below 1.705 MHz. Previously, devices operating
between 9 kHz and 1705 kHz had to be tested only for radiated
emissions up to 30 MHz, where no specified radiated emissions limits
exist, and were exempt from testing from 30 MHz to 1000 MHz. The OET
said it recognizes that routine radiated emissions measurements are
needed under Part 15, based on the highest frequency generated or used
in the device.
"[W]e have found that emissions from RF LED lighting devices are
non-periodic, broadband in nature, and are produced as a byproduct of
the internal driver circuitry within the RF LED lighting device," the
OET "knowledge data base" paper said. "These types of emissions have
adequate energy and potential to generate radiated emissions well
above 30 MHz."
The ARRL Lab's Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineer Mike Gruber,
W1MG, said he was pleased to see the FCC's OET clarify the test
measurement requirements. He said ARRL is generally hearing more RFI
complaints stemming from RF LED bulbs.
"Not only are the emissions limits higher for Part 15 LED bulbs -- as
opposed to Part 18 fluorescent and CFL bulbs -- they seem to be
winning out in terms of consumer popularity," Gruber said. "Higher
limits and more bulbs probably make for more complaints." Gruber said
the Lab has seen LED lighting devices causing problems in the 2 meter
band. "Since conducted emissions limits do not apply above 30 MHz,
radiated emissions limits can be the first line of defense against RFI
at these higher frequencies."
Gruber pointed out that noise generated by street and traffic lighting
can be widespread. In such instances, he suggested that Part 15b
limits for residential areas should apply. "These limits are lower
than Part 15a limits, which are intended only for commercial and
industrial environments," he explained. "This is especially critical
in cases where a pole transformer connected to the lighting device
also feeds a home or residence. The 240 V split-phase secondary system
can conduct RF into a residence through the service entrance panel."
He suggested that the lower limits may benefit mobile users. Read
more.
The 13 Colonies Special Event Gets Under Way on July 1
The eighth annual 13 Colonies Special Event takes place from 1300 UTC
on July 1 until 0400 UTC on July 7. Stations working the special event
station in at least one of the original 13 states -- or all 15
participating stations -- will be eligible for a certificate. A
Liberty Bell endorsement will be attached for stations contacting
sister special event station WM3PEN, in Philadelphia, where
independence was declared. Returning this year is a second sister
station, GB13COL in Durham, England.
Stations will be on the air from each of the original 13 colonies:
Connecticut (K2D), Delaware (K2E), Georgia (K2G), Massachusetts (K2H),
Maryland (K2F), North Carolina (K2J), New Hampshire (K2K), New Jersey
(K2I), New York (K2A), Pennsylvania (K2M), Rhode Island (K2C), South
Carolina (K2L), and Virginia (K2B).
Canada Day Contest is Friday, July 1 (UTC)
Each year on July 1 -- the anniversary of Canada's Confederation --
Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) sponsors the Canada Day Contest.
Amateurs everywhere are welcome to join Canada's birthday party on the
air. The event gets under way at 0000 UTC on Friday, July 1 (Thursday
evening in US time zones), and concludes at 2359 UTC. Available bands
include 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, and 2 meters, on CW and phone.
There are nine possible entry categories. You may work any station
once on each mode on each of the eight available bands.
Suggested frequencies: CW, 25 kHz up from the band edge; SSB, 1.850,
3.775, 7.075, 7.225, 14.175, 21.250, and 28.500 MHz. Check for CW
activity on the half-hour. Canadian stations sent signal report and
province/territory. VE0s and stations outside Canada send a signal
report and serial number. Contacts with stations in Canada or VE0s are
worth 10 points. Contacts with stations outside Canada are worth 2
points. Contacts with RAC official stations (with RAC suffixes) are
worth 20 points.
VLF Transmissions, Amateur Radio Activity Set for Alexanderson Day on
July 3
VLF enthusiasts, take note: The SAQ Alexanderson alternator will be on
the air for "Alexanderson Day," Sunday, July 3, for a full-day event
that includes both VLF transmissions and Amateur Radio HF activity
from SK6SAQ, the ham station at the Grimeton heritage site in Sweden.
The Alexanderson alternator -- an electromechanical radio transmitter
-- is named after the Swedish engineer Ernst F.W. Alexanderson, who
emigrated to the US in 1902 and spent many years working at General
Electric and RCA.
The SAQ antenna supports.
On Alexanderson Day, there will be two separate, but identical, 17.2
kHz transmissions, at 0900 UTC and at 1200 UTC. The Alexanderson
alternator will be started 30 minutes before transmissions begin. The
only functioning Alexanderson alternator transmitter in the world is
used on special occasions throughout the year to transmit short CW
messages on 17.2 kHz, and is easily heard in Europe. The transmitter
is preserved as a historical remnant of early (1920s era) radio
technology.
In addition, Amateur Radio station SK6SAQ will be active on 7035,
14,035, or 21,035 kHz for CW, and on 3755 kHz for SSB. Two stations
will be on the air most of the time.
Reception reports may be submitted via e-mail. QSLs for SK6SAQ are
invited via the bureau or direct. -- Thanks to Lars Kalland, SM6NM
"Scanning RF Seismograph" Monitors HF Propagation in Real Time
A "Scanning RF Seismograph," a real-time HF propagation-monitoring
tool developed by the MDSR Team and Alex Schwarz, VE7DXW, a member of
the North Shore Amateur Radio Club (NSARC), has been established in
Western Canada. The site is in Lynn Valley (CN89li), North Vancouver,
British Columbia, at 500 feet ASL.
A Yaesu FT-950 transceiver connected to an omnidirectional multiband
antenna monitors JT-65 frequencies on six HF bands (for 8 seconds
each, repeating the scan every 52 seconds). Recorders monitor the
background noise of the band and display the result in six
color-differentiated (one color per band), long-duration graphs
displaying a total 6 hours of scans.
When signals are present on a band, its graph trace starts to resemble
a series of vertical bars. The small, irregular jiggling of the graph
traces is caused by changes in noise level, and by the reflection of
noise off the D Layer of the ionosphere. The web link is updated every
10 minutes.
For more information, contact Alex Schwarz, VE7DXW.
Yaesu Musen Signs on as Prime Sponsor of WRTC 2018
Yaesu Musen has announced that it will support World Radiosport Team
Championship 2018 (WRTC 2018) in Germany as the event's prime sponsor.
Yaesu Director Masao Mori, JA1COW, and WRTC 2018 President Christian
Janssen, DL1MGB, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on June 25 at
Ham Radio 2016 in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Yaesu, which marks its
60th anniversary this year, will donate all rotators for the WRTC
stations' antennas.
"Yaesu is happy to get into such close contact with the WRTC 2018 on
the occasion of the 60th anniversary," Mori said. "We are looking
forward to providing our long-standing experience in the cooperation
with the great events of Amateur Radio."
Janssen called Yaesu's support "a great step forward" toward meeting
WRTC 2018's sponsorship targets. Also signing the agreement were
Martti Laine, OH2BH, and Volkmar Junge, DF2SS. Laine, one of the
organizers of WRTC 2002 in Finland, contributed his support to the
negotiations. WRTC 2018 organizers expressed their gratitude to Yaesu
for "its most generous support as a token of worldwide cooperation in
Amateur Radio" and to Laine and Junge "for their consulting and
support."
WRTC 2018 will take place in mid-July in the Jessen/Wittenberg area
near Berlin.
AMSAT Symposium 2016 Issues First Call for Papers
AMSAT has issued its first call for papers for the 2016 AMSAT-NA
Annual Meeting and Space Symposium, November 10-14. Proposals for
papers, symposium presentations, and poster presentations are invited
on any topic of interest to the Amateur Satellite community. AMSAT
requests a tentative paper or presentation title as soon as
The 2016 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting take place at sea.
possible, but no later than September 15. Final versions are due by
October 15 for inclusion 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, departing from the port of
Galveston, Texas, on November 10 and returning to port on November 14.
The cruise includes 2 full days at sea and 1 day in port at Cozumel,
Mexico.
Symposium presentations and meetings will be conducted during the days
at sea, to allow time during the stop in Cozumel. The AMSAT Board of
Directors meeting will take place in Galveston prior to the Symposium.
-- Thanks to AMSAT News Service
India Launches Amateur Radio Satellites
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully
launched several satellites carrying Amateur Radio payloads.
Satellites put into orbit include Swayam-1, a 1U CubeSat that carries
a digital store-and-forward messaging system for use by the Amateur
Radio community.
"We are eagerly waiting for your reception report of the CW beacon at
437.025 MHz. You can also get the decoded beacon data by entering
'beacon' in Swayam beacon signal decoder available on our website,"
said Rupesh Lad, VU2LRD/VU2COE of the College of Engineering Pune CSAT
team.
Swayam is in a low-Earth polar orbit. It operates on 437.025 MHz with
a power output of 1 W. Other satellites on the launch that carried
Amateur Radio payloads include BEESAT-4 (435.950-4800 bps GMSK, CW);
BIROS (437.525-4800 bps GMSK; Max Valier (145.860 MHz down, 145.960
MHz CW beacon), and Sathyabamasat (145.980-2400 bps BPSK).
Yasme Foundation Announces Grants to Promote Youth Involvement in
Amateur Radio
The Yasme Foundation has announced three grants in furtherance of its
goal of encouraging youth participation in Amateur Radio and in
operating activities. The Yasme Foundation encourages amateurs to
support activities that promote Amateur Radio and result in new
licensees around the world. The Yasme Foundation grants will make it
possible for some young radio amateurs, who otherwise might be unable
to do so, to attend the sixth Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) conference
this July in Austria. More than 100 young hams from all three IARU
regions will gather to participate in a series of programs and
workshops about Amateur Radio, and to get acquainted with one another.
"Gatherings such as YOTA exemplify the ability of amateurs to work
together across national borders and ethnicities in the best 'ham
spirit' of friendship," the Yasme Foundation announcement said.
A Yasme grant will enable two young radio amateurs from Kosovo to
attend the YOTA conference -- the first time these young people will
travel outside their home country.
Two young operators from the Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society (EARS)
also will attend the YOTA conference, thanks to a Yasme Foundation
grant.
Three young US radio amateurs will also attend the YOTA meeting as
invited members of IARU Region 2, with the assistance of a Yasme grant
and a similar grant from the Northern California DX Foundation
(NCDXF). The boards of both foundations expressed the hope that they
will return with ideas for extending the successes of YOTA to young
North American amateurs. Read more.
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: We've just experienced a solid week
with zero sunspots. The average daily sunspot number was down 33.6
points to zero over the reporting period (June 23-29) compared to 33.6
on the previous 7 days. Average daily solar flux during the same 2
weeks dropped from 83.8 to 75.6, the average daily planetary A index
increased from 7 to 9, and the mid-latitude A index rose from 6.9 to
9.1.
Earlier in this month we saw 4 days with a blank sun, June 3-6. There
were no sunspots throughout Field Day weekend. Even so, conditions
were good for Field Day; there were no sunspots but no massive solar
eruptions or geomagnetic storms either.
The last time we saw a blank sun was on July 17, 2014 -- for just 1
day. Prior to that, 2 days in 2011 -- January 27 and on August 14 --
were spot-less. Going back farther, 2010 saw 51 days with a blank sun,
with the longest period lasting 13 days.
These recent periods of no sunspot activity were a surprise to me,
even though we are in a declining half of the solar cycle. I didn't
expect that extended periods of no sunspot activity would begin so
early following the peak of Solar Cycle 24.
The latest prediction has solar flux at 75 on June 30; 80 on July 1-7;
82 on July 8-10; 80 on July 11; 82 on July 12-13; 80 on July 14-17; 78
on July 18-23; 77 on July 24, and 80 on July 25-31. Following this,
the prediction shows solar flux rising by 2 points for the first week
of August.
Predicted planetary A index is 15, 10, 30, 25, and 10 on June 30-July
4; 5 on July 5-6; 8, 10, 10, and 8 on July 7-10; 20, 12, and 5 on July
11-13; 8 on July 14-15; 5 on July 16-18; 15, 12, and 10 on July 19-21,
and 5 on July 22-26.
Sunspot numbers for June 23 through 29 were 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, and 0,
with a mean of 0. The 10.7 centimeter flux was 77.5, 75.7, 77.1, 76.6,
75.4, 73.1, and 73.6, with a mean of 75.6. Estimated planetary A
indices were 12, 12, 7, 11, 10, 7, and 4, with a mean of 9. Estimated
mid-latitude A indices were 10, 10, 7, 11, 16, 6, and 4 with a mean of
9.1.
Send me your reports and observations.
This Week in Radiosport
July 1 -- RAC Canada Day Contest (CW, phone)
July 2 -- FISTS Summer Slow Speed Sprint (CW)
July 2-3 -- Venezuelan Independence Day Contest (CW, phone, digital)
July 2-3 -- DL-DX RTTY Contest
July 2-3 -- Marconi Memorial HF Contest (CW)
July 2-3 -- Original QRP Contest (CW)
July 2-3 -- PODXS Ø7Ø 40 Meter Firecracker Sprint (digital)
July 3 -- DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest
July 4 -- 10-10 International Spirit of 76 QSO Party (CW, phone,
digital)
July 4 -- RSGB 80 Meter Club Championship (CW)
July 5 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)
July 7 -- NRAU 10 Meter Activity Contest (CW, phone, digital)
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
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 24 -- North Dakota State Convention, West Fargo, North
Dakota
September 24 -- Washington State Convention, Spokane Valley,
Washington
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