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Amateur Radio Plays Key Role in Major FEMA Earthquake Disaster
Exercise
Future FAA Rules Could Affect Some Amateur Radio Antenna Support
Structures
ARRL Central Division Director Dick Isely, W9GIG, Steps Down
Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, Appointed Central Division Vice Director
The Doctor Will See You Now!
The National Parks on the Air Update
Amateur 47 GHz Allocation Avoids 5G Juggernaut in the US for Now,
Worldwide Defense Continues
Pikes Peak ARES Supports Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Two Young Radio Amateurs are First Americans to Take Part in YOTA Camp
In Brief....
The K7RA Solar Update
This Week in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
Amateur Radio Plays Key Role in Major FEMA Earthquake Disaster
Exercise
Amateur Radio played a major role in meeting the objectives of the
June 6-10 Cascadia Rising 2016 Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) exercise in the Pacific Northwest. In the exercise scenario, a
magnitude 9.0 earthquake and consequent tsunami has struck the Pacific
Northwest, causing a blackout of all conventional communication
channels -- a natural opening for Amateur Radio to step in. ARES/RACES
organizations in Oregon and Washington were heavily involved, and ARRL
Headquarters was also in the loop. Upward of 500 Amateur Radio
volunteers in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho took part in the exercise.
Success of the exercise depended in large part on Amateur Radio
point-to-point communication.
"Amateur Radio operators not only provided communications continuity
for Emergency Management Agencies, they worked with the Washington
State Patrol, Washington State Guard, Washington National Guard, and
the Federal Aviation Agency," ARRL Western Washington Section Manager
Monte Simpson, AF7PQ, said in his Western Washington Section
after-action report, released this week. Simpson is also Washington's
State RACES Officer. He said radio amateurs supported approximately 32
city, county, state, tribal, and federal agencies during the event.
During Cascadia Rising, Island County Amateur Radio Club members John
Acton, K7ACT (seated, in yellow vest), types a Red Cross emergency
message via a 2 meter packet link, while Bill Frederick, KF7BMK
(standing, with handheld), monitors a VHF simplex voice net at a field
triage and treatment facility on Whidbey Island. Red Cross volunteers
Kendra O'Bryan (left) and Patty Cheek (right) help coordinate the
message traffic flow. [Vince Bond, K7NA, photo]
"We were able to support all our served agencies and clients," Simpson
recounted. "Volunteers were able to provide communications support on
location and during the planned participation period." He said US
Amateur Radio responders established cross-border communication with
the emergency operations center in Langley, British Columbia, which
was holding its own province-wide exercise, Coastal Response.
"Overall, our objectives of being able to communicate with external
agencies via voice and Winlink were achieved," Simpson said. "It was
great to be able to participate in an exercise of this magnitude to
get a feeling for what it would be like to have this many people
trying to send and receive data. All of our operators felt this was
very beneficial."
Simpson said that including Amateur Radio as "an actual functional
part" of Cascadia Rising was a big plus, and that the participants
felt they were "actually part of the team and not some auxiliary group
that was being tolerated."
Among his recommendations, Simpson said there should be more
standardization on language and forms, as well as coming up with a
method of establishing contact with communities that lack
communication if repeaters go down. He also advised that ARES and
RACES teams exercise their equipment on a regular basis, to avoid
unexpected outages and failures during a real-world event.
Future FAA Rules Could Affect Some Amateur Radio Antenna Support
Structures
Yet-to-be-developed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules
stemming from the recent passage in Congress of H.R. 636, the FAA
Reauthorization Act, could pose additional marking requirements for a
small number of Amateur Radio towers. The bill instructs the FAA to
enact rules similar to state-level statutes now in place that are
aimed at improving aircraft safety in the vicinity of meteorological
evaluation towers (METs) set up in rural areas. In the wake of fatal
crop dusting aircraft collisions with METs, often erected on short
notice, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended in
2013 that states enact laws -- sometimes called "crop duster" statutes
-- requiring marking and registration of METs. While some state crop
duster laws exempt ham radio towers, the federal legislation does not.
ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, said, however, that the list
of exemptions in the federal legislation restricts application of the
new rules to a very small subset of Amateur Radio towers.
"The FAA Reauthorization Act has very little application to Amateur
Radio antennas. We will have a good opportunity to address the final
FAA rules through the normal rulemaking process," Imlay said. "We'll
be meeting soon with FAA officials to learn their intentions as well
as to advance our own concerns to the agency. Uniform federal
regulation is beneficial to hams, because it eliminates a patchwork of
state statutes that can impose significant constraints on ham antennas
in rural and agricultural areas."
The FAA Reauthorization Act gives the FAA 1 year to issue regulations
requiring the marking of towers covered by the new legislation.
Marking of towers covered by the legislation will be in the form of
painting and lighting in accordance with current FAA guidelines.
A marked meteorological evaluation tower.
The law covers towers that are "self-standing or supported by guy
wires and ground anchors;" are 10 feet or less in diameter at the
above-ground base, excluding concrete footings; are between 50 feet
above ground level at the highest point and not more than 200 feet
above ground level; have accessory facilities on which an antenna,
sensor, camera, meteorological instrument, or other equipment is
mounted, and are located outside the boundaries of an incorporated
city or town or on land that is undeveloped or used for agricultural
purposes.
Imlay said the law excludes towers erected adjacent to a house, barn,
electric utility station, or other building, or within the curtilage
(enclosed area occupied by a dwelling, grounds, and outbuildings) of a
farmstead, among other exclusions.
"We do not anticipate that a significant number of Amateur Radio
antennas will be subject to these rules," Imlay said, "but we need to
monitor the FAA rulemaking process carefully to head off requirements
that could put the cost of installing and maintaining affected
structures out of any reasonable reach." Read more.
ARRL Central Division Director Dick Isely, W9GIG, Steps Down
Saying it was time that the ARRL Central Division had younger
leadership, Central Division Director Dick Isely, W9GIG, of Saint
Charles, Illinois, has resigned from the League's Board of Directors.
He has been succeeded by Vice Director Kermit Carlson, W9XA, of
Batavia, Illinois.
"I'm 77 years old, and I still have pretty good health, despite my
slow recovery from a shingles attack that hit me last December," Isely
said in a public announcement. "However, it's time that you have a
younger Central Division Director." Isely and Carlson were re-elected
last year without opposition, and Isely expressed confidence that
Carlson would "do a better job" in the Director's chair.
Dick Isely, W9GIG.
Isely tendered his resignation during the July 2016 ARRL Board of
Directors meeting over the weekend in Windsor, Connecticut, and,
acting on Carlson's nomination, Isely's Board colleagues elected him
as an ARRL Honorary Vice President.
"I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting and talking with many of you over
these many years, and, from time to time, there will be future
opportunities for this activity," Isely's announcement concluded.
During his time on the Board, Isely served as a member of the ARRL
Executive Committee as well as on the Board's Administration and
Finance and Membership Services committees. He chaired the CEO Search
Committee after former ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, announced his
retirement in 2015. Isely also has been among the ARRL Board members
active in promoting the Amateur Radio Parity Act on Capitol Hill.
Isley became the ARRL Central Division Director in 2001, succeeding Ed
Metzger, W9PRN, and he was an ARRL Foundation director from 2007 until
his resignation from the Board. He had served as ARRL Foundation Vice
President since 2008. ARRL Great Lakes Director Dale Williams, WA8EFK,
has been named to replace Isely on the ARRL Foundation Board.
Isely is a graduate of the University of Missouri and a retired US
Navy and American Airlines pilot. He's an ARRL and an AMSAT Life
Member and has been a radio amateur since 1977. Isely helped organize
the National Frequency Coordinators' Council and served 4 years as a
director.
Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, Appointed Central Division Vice Director
ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, has appointed Carl Luetzelschwab,
K9LA, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, as Central Division Vice Director. He
succeeds Kermit Carlson, W9XA, who became the Division's Director upon
the resignation of Dick Isely, W9GIG, on July 16. Luetzelschwab said
he plans to bring lots of energy to the job and to be visible to
Central Division members.
ARRL Central Division Vice Director Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA.
"It is an honor to serve and give back to the Amateur Radio service
for all that it has given me over the years," Luetzelschwab said. "I
am looking forward to working with Director Carlson, whom I have known
for a number of years, and I would like to give a big 'thank you' to
retired director Dick Isely for his friendship and many years of
service. I hope to emulate his visibility and approachability."
Luetzelschwab has been a radio amateur since 1961. His interests
include propagation, DXing, antennas, vintage equipment, and
contesting. He served as National Contest Journal (NCJ) editor from
2002 until 2007 and, until 2015, contributed the "Propagation" column
to NCJ and articles to other Amateur Radio publications. Luetzelschwab
received The Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award for 2013 for his
article "The Sun and the Ionosphere," which appeared in the March 2013
issue of QST and won the March QST Cover Plaque Award for the same
article. His website offers considerable information on propagation
and related subjects. He's been on several DXpeditions and is at the
top of the DXCC Honor Roll.
Luetzelschwab holds both bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical
engineering from Purdue University. He retired in 2013, after 41 years
as an RF design engineer. His wife Vicky is AE9YL.
The Doctor Will See You Now!
"HF Propagation" is the topic of the current (July 14) 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
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Enjoy "ARRL The Doctor is In" on Apple iTunes, or by using your iPhone
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If you've never listened to a podcast before, download our beginner's
guide.
Just ahead: "Magnetic Loops."
The National Parks on the Air Update
The ARRL National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) program now has more than
one-half million contacts resulting from nearly 9000 activations of
NPS units in 2016! As we've just crossed the halfway point of NPOTA,
we hope to reach 1 million contacts by the end of the year.
National Parks on the Air Chasers were recently treated to some rare
NPOTA units in New York City, activated thanks to the efforts of Pete
Kobak, K0BAK. On July 17, Kobak was able to activate Federal Hall
National Memorial, Teddy Roosevelt's Birthplace National Historic
Site, and the most recent addition to the National Park Service,
Stonewall National Monument. Operating on HF from dense, urban areas
is always challenging, and Kobak's activities proved no exception.
Nonetheless, he was able to make a combined total of 66 contacts from
the three units -- quite respectable, given the tough conditions.
The 37 activations on the schedule for the week of July 21-28 include
Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico, and the Seattle
Unit of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Washington.
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 47 GHz Allocation Avoids 5G Juggernaut in the US for Now,
Worldwide Defense Continues
There's good news regarding the future of Amateur Radio's primary
allocation at 47 GHz in the US. Still a test bed for point-to-point
propagation experimentation by dedicated enthusiasts, the 47-47.2 GHz
band is among those under consideration at the next World
Radiocommunication Conference in 2019 (WRC-19) to accommodate
so-called 5G wireless broadband devices. Early this year, some FCC
commissioners indicated they would include bands on the WRC-19 agenda
in the Commission's "Spectrum Frontiers" 5G initiative. As the
Commission put it this week as it made nearly 11 gigahertz of spectrum
above 24.25 GHz available for licensed, unlicensed, and shared use:
"High-band millimeter wave spectrum is key to unlocking the potential
for 5G." The FCC's Spectrum Frontiers included several of the bands
set for consideration at WRC-19, but not the 47 GHz band -- although
it did target 47.2-50.2 GHz.
Millimeter band experimenter Mike Seguin, N1JEZ, recently was one of
the participants in setting the US-Canada distance record for 47 GHz.
"Maintaining the status quo in the 47-47.2 GHz band is a win for
continued Amateur Radio use of the band in the United States, and
amateurs continue to do great things there," ARRL Chief Technology
Officer Brennan Price, N4QX, allowed. He pointed to the new US-Canada
distance record of 215 kilometers set recently by radio amateurs from
both countries. But, he suggested, Amateur Radio could be doing more
at 47 GHz.
Spectrum in the millimeter range has come under increasing scrutiny,
because the demand for greater throughput has driven demand for
bandwidth -- hence, the greater focus on spectrum above 24.25 GHz for
next-generation 5G wireless broadband applications. As Price explains,
it's easier to find 200 megahertz of spectrum in the millimeter range
than at UHF.
Price noted that radio amateurs have set up broadband networks on
several lower microwave bands, nearly all of which are allocated to
hams on a secondary basis. "The 47 GHz band is allocated to the
Amateur Service and the Amateur-Satellite Service on a worldwide
primary and exclusive basis," Price pointed out. "We don't have to
work around others in this space."
He suggested that Amateur Radio broadband experimenters consider and
expand upon the work of Ted Rappaport, N9NB -- the founding director
of NYU Wireless at New York University's Tandon School of Engineering
-- whose investigations have demonstrated that the millimeter waves
may serve next-generation broadband systems. "For a long time,
millimeter waves were thought to be most suitable for the
point-to-point work that radio amateurs perfected and continue to
advance," Price said. "Ted's work indicates that point-to-multipoint
systems are feasible at this range, and the world has taken notice."
Price stressed the need going forward for the worldwide Amateur Radio
community to maintain a staunch defense of all spectrum allocated to
the Service, as the 47 GHz band remains under consideration by other
countries. The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) is organizing
the protective effort on this and other issues, as it continues to get
ready for WRC-19, he added.
Pikes Peak ARES Supports Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
In late June, members of the Pikes Peak Amateur Radio Emergency
Service (ARES) Region 2, District 2 team ("Pikes Peak ARES") supported
the 100th anniversary running of the Pikes Peak International Hill
Climb -- "The Race to the Clouds" -- the second-oldest motorsport
event in the US (right behind the Indy 500). One hundred vehicles
attempt the course, from a starting point of 9390 feet above sea level
to the 14,110 foot summit. A good run is less than 10 minutes,
although two made it in less than 9 minutes this year.
Although the race occurred on Field Day weekend, Pikes Peak ARES
deployed 27 operators along the course to provide vehicle tracking,
alternate communication, course status, weather observations, and
other functions. One operator comes from Texas each year to support
the race, while most of the others were locals.
Once multiple vehicles are on the course, the pace of radio
communication and message traffic becomes lightning fast, with brief
tactical call signs interspersed with legal FCC IDs every 10 minutes.
Launching vehicles from the starting line as frequently as every 60
seconds requires strict net discipline, the use of very specific
terminology, the ability to pick out hard-to-read vehicle numbers
streaking past at speeds in excess of 100 MPH and spot any problems,
and being ready to quickly adapt from normal race pace to a full-on
emergency.
Led by veteran race operators Don Johnson, K0DRJ, at net control, Al
Glock, KC0PRM, at liaison with race officials, and Dan Martin, KD0SMP,
as the mission coordinator, the team handled hundreds of calls during
the event. When a racer slammed into a guardrail and needed to be
airlifted from the course, the ability to get the initial report to
race officials and to maintain control of the net testified to the
operators' skills.
Such situations can be a matter of life or death, and fatalities have
occurred during the event. Amateur Radio operators also were the first
to notice debris and fluid on the course, alerting Race Safety
officials who closed the course until the hazard could be cleared.
The mountain and Colorado weather often throw curve balls at the
operators and participants alike, and sometimes spectators misbehave,
racers crash, and vehicles break down. Through it all, Pikes Peak ARES
and associated Amateur Radio operators provide this volunteer service
year after year. -- Thanks to Pikes Peak ARES EC John Bloodgood,
KD0SFY, via The ARES E-Letter
Two Young Radio Amateurs are First Americans to Take Part in YOTA Camp
Two young ARRL members are among the more than 100 attending the
Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) camp in the Austrian mountains this week.
Sterling Coffey, N0SSC, of St Louis, Missouri, and Sam Rose, KC2LRC,
of Syracuse, New York, are the first two Americans to take part in the
week-long YOTA camp. Participants not only enjoy a variety of Amateur
Radio activities, they hone their electronics and contesting skills
and make new international friends.
"Being at YOTA is really something beyond amazing," Coffey tweeted on
July 17.
Begun in 2011, YOTA has grown exponentially since, and camps have been
held in Romania, The Netherlands-Belgium, Estonia, Finland, and Italy.
Since the IARU Region 1 General Conference in Albena, Bulgaria, in
2014, YOTA has been an official International Amateur Radio Union
Region 1 (IARU-R1) activity. Open to participants ranging in age from
15 to 25, the sixth YOTA in Austria is the largest ever and the first
to include young hams from the US and Asia. The Northern California DX
Foundation (NCDXF) subsidized the two Americans' participation in YOTA
2016. The Yasme Foundation supported the teams from Ethiopia and
Tunisia at YOTA 2016.
Rose, an electrical engineering graduate from Clarkson University,
last year inaugurated the Collegiate Ham Radio Operators Facebook
group, aimed at college ham radio club members interested in sharing
and collaborating on college ham radio activities. He also spoke on
"Advantages of College Ham Radio Clubs" at the Hamvention 2016 Youth
Forum. Coffey, who majored in electrical engineering at the Missouri
University of Science and Technology in Rolla, is a past ARRL Youth
Editor who handled the Youth@HamRadio.Fun web column on the ARRL
website. He served as a member of ARRL Ad-Hoc Committee on Youth in
the Second Century, prior to the ARRL Centennial.
YOTA 2016 has featured a full slate of Amateur Radio activities. A
successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contact took place on July 18 with astronaut Jeff Williams, KD5TVQ, on
the International Space Station, an event that IARU Region 1 Youth
Working Group Chair Lisa Leenders, PA2LS, called "a historical day for
youth and Amateur Radio." Twenty of the YOTA 2016 participants had a
chance to pose questions to Williams, and Austria's ORF television
channel covered the event.
YOTA 2016 participants set up a 5 GHz HamNet Wi-Fi link to use in
their Summits On The Air (SOTA) activation on July 21. The link will
connect the team on the mountain with the YOTA base camp.
The Austrian Amateur Radio Society ÖVSV, which is celebrating its 90th
anniversary, is hosting the YOTA 2016 summer camp near Salzburg.
OE2YOTA has been on air on various bands and modes. YOTA 2016 wraps up
on July 23.
In Brief....
ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, to Keynote W9DXCC DX Convention
Banquet: The 64th annual W9DXCC DX Convention and Banquet will be held
Friday and Saturday, September 16-17, in Schaumburg, Illinois. ARRL's
new CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, will be the Saturday evening banquet
speaker. Sponsored by the Northern Illinois DX Association, the W9DXCC
DX Convention is an ARRL-sanctioned operating specialty convention.
Contest University and DX University programs will be presented on
Friday. Day-long sessions on Saturday will include speakers, exhibits,
QSL card checking, and a CW pileup contest. On Saturday, there will be
presentations on the VP8STI/VP8SGI Sandwich Island/South Georgia
Island, VK0EK Heard Island, and K5P Palmyra Island DXpeditions, as
well as a Solar Cycle 24 update, "DXing During Declining Conditions,"
and using the FLEX-6000 for contesting and DXing. Register online. For
more information, contact John McCormick, N0FCD.
"Triumvirate" to Oversee CQ World Wide DX Contest: CQ World Wide DX
Contest Director Doug Zwiebel, KR2Q, has announced that he, Scott
Robbins, W4PA, and Bob Naumann, W5OV, will serve as CQ WW DX Contest
co-directors. "We will all share the various tasks of 'director,' and
we all will provide backup or contingency coverage for each other for
most, if not all, aspects of CQ WW Committee leadership," Zwiebel
explained. "We are all equals." Robbins and Naumann are veteran
contesters and well-known in the Amateur Radio community. Formerly
Amateur Radio product manager for TEN-TEC, Robbins now is the
proprietor of Vibroplex. Naumann, who previously served on the CQ WW
Contest Committee for 20 years, is sales manager of DX Engineering; he
worked previously for Array Solutions.
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: All solar indices rose over the past
week, and geomagnetic indicators were lower. Average daily solar flux
rose from the previous 7 days at 52.6 to 58.1, and average daily
sunspot numbers rose from 91.6 to 103.6.
The average daily planetary A index went from 15.7 to 10.6, and the
average daily mid-latitude A index dipped from 14.1 to 11.1.
The late July 20 predictions for solar flux show 105 on July 21-22;
100 and 95 on July 23-24; 90 on July 25-26; 85 and 80 on July 27-28;
70 on July 29-August 4; 80 and 95 on August 5-6; 105 on August 7-16;
100 on August 17-18; 95, 90, 80, and 75 on August 19-22, and 70 on
August 23-31. The next few days following the end-of-August prediction
show a sharp rise in solar flux.
Predicted planetary A index levels are at 16, 12, 10, and 8 on July
21-24; 5, 8, 12, 10, and 9 on July 25-29; 8 on July 30-31; 5 on August
1-2; 20 on August 3-4; 15 on August 5; 10 on August 6-7; 20, 8, 12,
10, and 8 on August 8-12; 5 on August 13-14; 8, 12, and 15 on August
15-17; 10 on August 18-19; 8 on August 20; 5 on August 21-23; 8 and 9
on August 24-25; 8 on August 26-27; 5 on August 28-29, and 20 on
August 30-31.
At 2341 UTC on July 19 the Australian Space Forecast Centre issued a
geomagnetic disturbance warning:
A shock wave signature was detected in the solar wind on 19 July at
2300 UTC. A geomagnetic sudden impulse is expected, followed by
increased geomagnetic activity up to minor storm levels.
The forecast anticipated increased geomagnetic activity due to coronal
mass ejection over the July 20-22 period.
Sunspot numbers for July 14 through 20 were 54, 73, 47, 51, 68, 58,
and 56, with a mean of 52.6. The 10.7 centimeter flux was 95.1, 102.1,
106.6, 105.2, 107.1, 100.8, and 108, with a mean of 91.6. Estimated
planetary A indices were 12, 11, 8, 6, 4, 10, and 23, with a mean of
15.7. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 16, 10, 8, 10, 4, 11, and
19 with a mean of 14.1.
Send me your reports and observations.
This Week in Radiosport
July 27 -- SKCC Sprint (CW)
July 30 -- RSGB IOTA Contest (CW)
August 1 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)
August 1 -- ARS Flight of the Bumblebees (CW)
August 4 -- NRAU 10 Meter Activity Contest (CW, phone, digital)
August 6 -- European HF Championship (CW, phone)
August 6 -- WAB 144 MHz Low Power Phone
August 6 -- TARA Grid Dip Shindig (digital)
August 6-7 -- 10-10 International Summer Contest (SSB)
August 6-7 -- North American QSO Party (CW)
August 6-7 -- August UHF Contest (CW, phone, digital
August 7 -- SARL HF Phone Contest
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 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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