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Good-Bye, Hara Arena! Dayton Hamvention Headed for Xenia in 2017
FCC Proposes Rule Changes in Response to ARRL's "Symbol Rate"
Petition, Seeks Comment
The Doctor Will See You Now!
National Parks on the Air Update
FCC Levies Fines on Radio Amateurs for Deliberate Interference
ARRL Expresses Support for All Activities that Strengthen Emergency
Communications Infrastructure
FCC Seeks Comments on Waiver Request from Expert Linears
MARS Sets Interoperability Communications Exercise for August 15
Skyler Fennell, KD0WHB, is 2016 Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, Memorial Young
Ham of the Year
Danish Ham-Cyclist Soon to be in Europe and Heading Home
ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference Extends Call for Papers
Fox-1B (RadFxSat) Nears Completion
Chatham Marconi Maritime Center Acquires "Creed Machine" from Georgia
Radio Amateur
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
Good-Bye, Hara Arena! Dayton Hamvention Headed for Xenia in 2017
"X" marks the spot! After 52 years at Hara Arena and its entire
64-year history in the Greater Dayton area, Hamvention® announced on
August 1 that it would relocate to the Greene County Fairgrounds in
Xenia, Ohio. The new venue is about 16 miles east of downtown Dayton
off US Route 35 and north of Xenia. On June 29, the Amateur Radio
community was stunned to learn that Hara Arena would shut down at the
end of August, leaving Hamvention homeless -- at least until this
week's big reveal.
Hamvention spokesperson Mike Kalter, W8CI, speaks at the August 1
announcement. [Courtesy of Jeff Davis, KE9V]
"We appreciate and value all the time and effort the many partners, in
particular the Greene County Agricultural Society, the Greene County
Board of Commissioners, and the Greene County Convention & Visitors
Bureau, have put into helping Hamvention find the right venue to
continue our long history here in the Miami Valley," Hamvention
General Chair Ron Cramer, KD8ENJ, said on August 1. "We look forward
to a long and mutually prosperous relationship."
Cramer has said that Hamvention spent "many hours over the last few
years evaluating possible [new] locations," and he has assured
visitors that their "current accommodations and outside events already
planned for Hamvention 2017 should not be affected."
Hamvention chief spokesman and board member Mike Kalter, W8CI, made
clear that the move to Xenia was not done in desperation. "Montgomery
County didn't have anything for us," he told ARRL. "We looked
exhaustively."
"The key thing is that we plan to have a 5-star event," he said of
Hamvention 2017. "We'll put a lot of time and energy into it."
The move to Xenia could prove to be a huge economic bonanza for the
city and for Greene County. Hamvention attracts some 25,000 visitors
each May. Its annual economic impact has been estimated at between $15
and $17 million to the Dayton/Montgomery County area, and some -- if
not most -- of that benefit now could migrate eastward down US 35.
Kalter conceded that the new venue in Greene County is a slightly
longer drive from downtown Dayton -- where some Hamvention-related
events traditionally occur -- than it was to Hara Arena, but he
believes it will be worth the trip. James M. Cox International Airport
in Dayton remains the closest for anyone flying in for the event,
although the drive from the airport will be about twice as long for
those deciding to stay in Xenia.
"We expect next year to be a big year," Kalter said. "We expect a lot
of people to come to see what it's like." Read more. Also see this
story. On his website, KE9V has offered some first-hand information
regarding the new venue.
FCC Proposes Rule Changes in Response to ARRL's "Symbol Rate"
Petition, Seeks Comment
The FCC has proposed to revise the Amateur Service Part 97 rules in
response to the ARRL's so-called "Symbol Rate" Petition for Rule
Making (RM-11708), filed in late 2013, and it has invited comments on
its recommended changes. The Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) in
WT Docket 16-239, released on July 28, had been making the rounds at
the FCC since May. ARRL had asked the FCC to change the Part 97 rules
to delete the symbol rate limit in §97.307(f) and replace it with a
maximum bandwidth for data emissions of 2.8 kHz on amateur frequencies
below 29.7 MHz.
"[W]e believe that the public interest may be served by revising the
Amateur Service rules to eliminate the current baud rate limitations
for data emissions, consistent with ARRL's Petition, to allow Amateur
Service licensees to use modern digital emissions, thereby furthering
the purposes of the Amateur Service and enhancing the usefulness of
the service," the FCC said in its NPRM. "We do not, however, propose a
bandwidth limitation for data emissions in the MF and HF bands to
replace the baud rate limitations, because the rules' current approach
for limiting bandwidth use by amateur stations using one of the
specified digital codes to encode the signal being transmitted appears
sufficient to ensure that general access to the band by licensees in
the Amateur Service does not become unduly impaired."
While tentatively concluding that a specific bandwidth limitation for
RTTY and data was not necessary, the FCC nonetheless invited comments
on whether it should set emission bandwidth standards for Amateur
Service MF/HF RTTY and data emissions.
Under the current rules, "specified digital codes" in Part 97 may be
used with a symbol rate that does not exceed 300 baud for frequencies
below 28 MHz, with the exception of 60 meters, and 1200 baud in the 10
meter band. The baud rate limits were adopted in 1980, when the FCC
amended Part 97 to specify ASCII as a permissible digital code.
Comments in the proceeding will be due 60 days after the date that the
NPRM appears in the Federal Register.
The Doctor Will See You Now!
"Magnetic Loop Antennas" is the topic of the current 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. Coming up next: "SWR."
National Parks on the Air Update
The ARRL National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) program now is in its 8th
month, and more than 440 of the 484 eligible NPS units have been
activated, with over 540,000 QSOs confirmed in Logbook of The World.
Despite a rough summer for propagation, plenty of Activators have been
on the air, and it's not too late for you to become a new Activator or
Chaser.
The 100th birthday of the National Park System is August 25, and
several parks will be active during the Centennial week. See the NPOTA
Facebook group for a list of stations active during the actual
Centennial week, or to register your own activation.
There are 31 activations scheduled for August 4-10, including two of
the rarest units: President's Park in Washington, DC, and Touro
Synagogue in Rhode Island. Do not miss out!
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).
FCC Levies Fines on Radio Amateurs for Deliberate Interference
The FCC has imposed fines on radio amateurs in California and Georgia
after concluding they broke FCC rules and the Communications Act. The
FCC Enforcement Bureau imposed a $25,000 penalty on William F.
Crowell, W6WBJ (ex-N6AYJ), of Diamond Spring, California, for
intentionally interfering with the transmissions of other radio
amateurs and transmitting prohibited communications, including music.
The forfeiture represents the full amount proposed in a December 2015
Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL), and, the FCC said
in a lengthy August 2 Forfeiture Order (FO), "is based on the full
base forfeiture amount as well as an upward adjustment reflecting Mr
Crowell's decision to continue his misconduct after being warned..."
"Mr Crowell does not deny that he made the transmissions that prompted
the NAL in this proceeding, but argues, in large part, that those
transmissions were protected by the First Amendment of the
Constitution," the Forfeiture Order said. In mutiple responses to the
NAL, Crowell not only argued that the enforcement action was directed
at the content of his transmissions, which were protected by the
Constitution, but were justified on the basis of other operators'
actions. "Alternatively, Mr Crowell maintains that someone else caused
the interference or transmitted the prohibited communications at issue
in this proceeding," the FCC said.
"It is well-established that regulation of radio in general does not
violate the First Amendment or [the Communications Act]," the
Commission's Forfeiture Order said, "and courts have made clear that
this conclusion applies to the Amateur Service as well."
Prompting the December 2015 NAL were complaints by members of the
Western Amateur Radio Friendship Association (WARFA), which conducts
nets three times a week on 75 meters. Crowell had argued that the
WARFA Net monopolized the frequency and refused to let him check in.
The Enforcement Bureau recounted that its agents and the High
Frequency Direction Finding Capability Center (HFDFC) monitored
Crowell's transmissions on August 25 and 27, 2015, during the WARFA
Net on 3908 kHz. They observed Crowell's Amateur Radio station
"intentionally interfering with other amateur licensees by
transmitting on top of other amateurs, and repeatedly interrupting
amateurs using noises," the Forfeiture Order said.
The Enforcement Bureau concluded that Crowell "willfully and
repeatedly" violated the Communications Act and FCC rules "by
intentionally causing interference to other Amateur Radio operators
and transmitting prohibited communications, including music." The
Bureau said that after reviewing Crowell's arguments, it found no
reason to cancel, withdraw, or reduce the penalty it had proposed last
December. Read more.
In a Forfeiture Order released on July 29, the FCC fined David J.
Tolassi, W4BHV, of Ringgold, Georgia, $1000 for failing to properly
identify. The FCC had proposed the fine 1 year ago in a Notice of
Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL), noting that Tolassi had been
warned the previous summer about not following Part 97 ID rules. The
FCC said at the time that Tolassi's "deliberate disregard" of the
earlier warning warranted the proposed penalty that it reaffirmed this
month.
The FCC said Tolassi did not deny transmitting on 14.313 MHz on the
date in question, but he argued that his comments were within the
10-minute window mandated by the rules. The FCC disagreed, however,
noting that Tolassi never identified during 15 minutes of
transmissions that agents had monitored.
Tolassi had requested the FCC cancel the NAL and substitute a Warning
Letter, asserting that the FCC has issued multiple warnings before
imposing fines in similar cases. Tolassi was not being treated any
differently than other licensees have been, the FCC countered. Read
more.
ARRL Expresses Support for All Activities that Strengthen Emergency
Communications Infrastructure
At its July 2016 meeting, the ARRL Board of Directors approved
revisions concerning the management and governance of its National
Traffic Systemâä¢ (NTS) program. In response, some NTSâä¢
participants have proposed to form a new organization with the stated
purpose of engaging in current NTS activity, independent of ARRL. This
action, in part, was a reaction to ARRL's announcement regarding the
creation of an enhanced emergency communications plan, scheduled for
implementation later this year. The ARRL plan will address the role of
programs such as NTS, which can provide important capabilities to ARRL
partner agencies, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), the American Red Cross, and The Salvation Army.
In a statement issued August 3 by ARRL, the League said it believes
that the existing ARRL NTS program will rise to meet these new,
demanding requirements; NTS resources are already well-established
networks and have a long history of reliable operation.
"We encourage all NTS participants to be involved in current National
Traffic System activities by continuing their existing assignments and
duties," the statement said. "However, if NTS members wish to explore
alternative programs like the one recently proposed, we do not wish to
discourage that exploration."
The statement went on to say that it is ARRL's mission to support all
activities that advance the art, science, and enjoyment of Amateur
Radio. The League "encourages any activity that strengthens the
national emergency communications infrastructure, provides network
redundancy, and refines and maintains the critical skills of radio
amateurs who daily serve their communities with communication training
activities and responses to local and regional emergencies," the
statement concluded.
FCC Seeks Comments on Waiver Request from Expert Linears
The FCC is inviting comments on a June 11 request from Expert Linears
America LLC to waive §97.317(a)(2) of the Amateur Service rules to
permit it to import, market, and use its model 1.3K FA amplifier in
the US. The Texas company is seeking the waiver pending resolution of
its earlier Petition for Rule Making (RM-11767), which called on the
Commission to eliminate the 15 dB gain limitation on Amateur Radio
amplifiers altogether. Expert said the version of the model 1.3K FA
amplifier it now imports has been modified to comply with current
rules.
"Expert seeks a waiver in order to be able to import the unmodified
version of the Model 1.3K FA, which is capable of considerably more
than 15 dB amplification," the FCC explained in a July 29 Public
Notice. "Expert argues that the public interest would be served by
permitting use of a higher-powered amplifier, because it would improve
the communications capabilities of amateurs using portable, low-power
transmitters by enabling them to approach the maximum legal power
output." Expert assured the FCC that its model 1.3K FA has proprietary
software to prevent it from transmitting in the 26-28 MHz band, so it
cannot be used in the Citizens Radio Service.
On May 26, ARRL told the FCC that it "strongly supports" Expert's
petition seeking to eliminate the Amateur Service rule, spelled out in
§97.317(a)(2), that amateur amplifiers not be able to boost the RF
input signal by more than 15 dB.
Comments on Expert's waiver request are due by August 29, reply
comments by September 13.
MARS Sets Interoperability Communications Exercise for August 15
US Department of Defense (DOD) Military Auxiliary Radio Service (MARS)
operators in the US, Germany, and Japan, will take part in an
interoperability communications exercise on Monday, August 15, from
1200 UTC to 2359 UTC. The focus of the exercise is "to train during a
simulated communications-constrained environment using radio-only
communication capabilities," MARS said.
Throughout the exercise, MARS operators will reach out to and attempt
connect with Amateur Radio operators at the local and regional levels
using HF, VHF, and UHF. For the purposes of this exercise, the use of
the 60 meter interoperability channels -- dial frequencies 5330.5 and
5346.5 kHz -- are authorized and encouraged. Other bands will be
coordinated by MARS members at the local/regional level with their
ARES/RACES/club counterparts.
The exercise is tied in with a larger DOD exercise, which will include
participation by active duty forces. -- Thanks to Army MARS Program
Manager Paul English, WD8DBY
Skyler Fennell, KD0WHB, is 2016 Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, Memorial Young
Ham of the Year
Amateur Radio Newsline has announced that 17-year-old Skyler Fennell,
KD0WHB, an ARRL member from Denver, Colorado, is the 2016 Bill
Pasternak, WA6ITF, Memorial Young Ham of the Year (YHOTY). The recent
Denver School of the Arts honors graduate and Amateur Extra licensee
was introduced to Amateur Radio when he was a high school freshman,
but his interest in electronics began in 4th grade.
YHOTY winner Skyler Fennell, KD0WHB, with his bicycle mobile.
"After starting an Amateur Radio club at my high school, we all wanted
to be part of a high-altitude balloon launch," he explained on his
QRZ.com profile. "After fundraising, and a number of designs, we
finally launched with the Edge of Space Sciences (EOSS)." He worked
with the EOSS Amateur Radio-equipped balloon launches of the AB0BX
STEM School Amateur Radio Club in nearby Littleton.
Skyler's interest in satellite communication resulted in a revival of
the Colorado Amateur Satellite Net; he became a net control operator
and created a website for the net. He also has gained extensive
experience designing and working on repeater systems, and introduced
the AllStar Link system for one of the Rocky Mountain Radio League's
repeaters.
He became project manager for its 440 MHz repeater and helped put
together an AllStar and EchoLink repeater for students. He was also
involved in proposing and assisting in the construction of a VHF/UHF
repeater at a remote mountaintop site and added an AllStar link to the
system.
An Eagle Scout at 13, Skyler has combined his interests in cycling and
Amateur Radio, assembling a bicycle mobile setup with VHF and UHF
radios. He will be formally recognized as YHOTY during the Huntsville
Hamfest on August 20. Read more. -- Thanks to CQ Communications
Danish Ham-Cyclist Soon to be in Europe and Heading Home
Danish Ham-Cyclist Thomas Andersen, OZ1AA, now is in North Africa and
soon expects to be in Europe on the last leg of his "Cycling the
Globe" bicycle journey. He anticipates being back home in Denmark
within a few months.
Round-the-world cyclist Thomas Andersen, OZ1AA (right), took some time
out in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to operate ET3AA.
"I'm currently in Morocco and ready to cross over to Spain," he told
ARRL on August 2. "From there I will cycle through Spain, France, and
Germany back to Denmark. It will take 2 months."
Andersen said that, while he had hoped to, he did not do much hamming
while in Africa, but he did visit the ET3AA radio club in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopa. "That was a great experience," he said. "It was a great time
there, meeting the students and making a few QSOs."
Andersen typically can cover 60 miles in a day, but he's done as many
as 100 miles. He began his cycling adventure in Copenhagen 6 years
ago. While he does carry a VHF/UHF FM handheld, Andersen said he
really has not used it that much. He told ARRL that he hopes to be on
the air "from somewhere on my way up through Europe."
Andersen, who was in the US a year ago, said he purchased a new
mountain bike "with fat tires" for the trip through Africa. "It was a
good choice, since there have been a lot of rough dirt roads here," he
told ARRL. "This bike is the third I've used on my trip around the
world."
ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference Extends Call for Papers
Technical Papers are invited until August 12 for presentation at the
35th Annual ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC), to be
held September 16-18 in St Petersburg, Florida. Papers will be
published in the Conference Proceedings, and authors do not need to
attend the conference to have their papers included.
The ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference is an international
forum for technically minded radio amateurs to meet and present new
ideas and techniques. Paper/presentation topic areas include -- but
are not limited to -- software defined radio (SDR), digital voice,
digital satellite communication, digital signal processing (DSP), HF
digital modes, adapting IEEE 802.11 systems for Amateur Radio, Global
Positioning System (GPS), Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS),
Linux in Amateur Radio, AX.25 updates and Internet operability with
Amateur Radio networks.
Submit papers to via e-mail or via post to Maty Weinberg, KB1EIB,
ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111. Papers will be published
exactly as submitted, and authors will retain all rights.
Fox-1B (RadFxSat) Nears Completion
AMSAT-NA Vice President-Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, reports that
the Fox-1B CubeSat (RadFxSat -- Radiation Effects Satellite) flight
unit has been assembled and now is undergoing various stages of
testing before it is put through environmental (shock, vibration,
thermal) testing in August for completion by early September. Launch
is scheduled for January 20.
Fox 1B is a joint mission by AMSAT and the Institute for Space and
Defense Electronics at Vanderbilt University. It hosts a technology
experiment by Vanderbilt University as well as an analog FM Amateur
Radio payload.
During a recent test stop in Fox Labs, most of the testing was
streamed live on YouTube (archived) to give enthusiasts an opportunity
to look over Buxton's shoulder as he conducted tests on the flight
unit along with other Fox Engineering Team members.
Fox-1B (RadFxSat) is expected to be back in Fox Labs around August 11
for another round of tests, and live streaming will be available
during those tests as well.
Chatham Marconi Maritime Center Acquires "Creed Machine" from Georgia
Radio Amateur
ARRL member Gene Greneker, K4MOG, of Powder Springs, Georgia, recently
fulfilled a dream for the Chatham Marconi Maritime Center museum --
formerly WCC on Cape Cod -- to add an important artifact to its
collection. Greneker spotted a brief item in QST last year seeking a
so-called "Creed machine" for the museum. While most ship-to-shore
station traffic was conducted by skilled Morse operators at their
keys, the Creed machine -- or keyer -- read a punched tape prepared in
advance that generated one-way Morse code broadcasts to ships at sea.
The Creed keyer (left) with a Kleinschmidt punched-tape generator.
[Chatham Marconi Maritime Center photo]
"We have searched continuously for roughly 10 years for this artifact,
following leads with historians, other museums, archivists, ham radio
operators, collectors, and any other possible leads," said Chatham
Marconi Maritime Center Operations Manager Dorothy Bassett. The
mention in QST, resulting from a visit to the museum by ARRL Lab
staffer Mike Gruber, W1MG, did the trick. Greneker spotted it and let
Bassett know he had what she was seeking.
"Our members and supporters raised the funds, and we were able to
purchase the Creed machine, a custom table, and an entire exhibit to
showcase this item and how it worked with our Kleinschmidt machine,"
Bassett recounted. The Kleinschmidt machine -- or "Klein" -- refers to
the equipment used to create the punched "Wheatstone" tape, the narrow
ribbon of heavy, perforated paper read by the Creed keyer.
Bassett said that once the exhibit is complete, the museum plans to
install a button that visitors can push to start the machine, "so
guests will get to hear the Creed working, see the tape move, and
watch the pins and mechanics in action."
Greneker said the Creed machine is a rare find for a collector, and he
obtained his when he and Fred Dorsey, WA4TDC, bought an entire lot of
equipment that had been installed at WOE in Lantana, Florida. "Most of
these stations only had one keyer to broadcast the traffic lists on
the hour, and these were cut with the Wheatstone
A closer look at the Creed keyer.
perforator," Greneker told Bassett. "Given that there were not that
many shore-to-ship stations, not many Creed keyers were ever
manufactured." Greneker said the machines were assembled by hand and
expensive to purchase. He speculated that the Creed machine he donated
may once have been at WCC.
"RCA was famous for taking old equipment from the flagship station
(WCC) and sending it to the smaller stations when they needed some
item. The flagship station then got the new replacement equipment," he
explained. Greneker explained that when shore station operators such
as RCA closed those facilities, "the entire station was loaded up and
carried to the dump, making the keyers almost impossible to find
today."
"This piece is very special to us," Basset said, "and I can't thank
the ARRL enough for running the ad that secured procurement."
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Average daily sunspot numbers
dropped from 19.3 last week to 10.7 for the current July 28-August 3
reporting week. Average daily solar flux declined from 82.5 to 72.1.
Geomagnetic indices were more active this week, with average daily
planetary A index increasing from 8.7 to 13, and mid-latitude A index
rising from 8.9 to 11.9.
Sunspot numbers were low all week, and on Wednesday, August 3, the
sunspot number dropped to zero.
The predicted solar flux is 75 on August 4; 80 on August 5-6; 85 on
August 7; 90 on August 8-9; 95 on August 10-15; 90 on August 16-17; 85
and 80 on August 18-19; 75 on August 20-22; 70 on August 23-27; 72 on
August 28-30; 75 on August 31; 85 on September 1; 90 on September 2-3,
and 95 on September 4-11.
Predicted planetary A index is 15 on August 4-5; 10 on August 6-7; 20,
8, 12, 10, and 8 on August 8-12; 5 on August 13-14; 12 on August
15-16; 5 on August 17; 8 on August 18-19; 5 on August 20-23; 15 on
August 24-25; 5 on August 26-27; 8 on August 28; 20 on August 29-30;
15 on August 31; 12 on September 1; 10 on September 2-3; 8 and 5 on
September 4-5; 12 on September 6-7; 8 on September 8, and 5 on
September 9-10.
Sunspot numbers for July 28 through August 3 were 13, 13, 13, 12, 13,
11, and 0, with a mean of 10.7. The 10.7 centimeter flux was 70.3,
70.5, 71, 71.5, 71.9, 74.9, and 74.8, with a mean of 72.1. Estimated
planetary A indices were 15, 14, 6, 3, 3, 17, and 33, with a mean of
13. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 13, 16, 7, 2, 4, 17, and 24
with a mean of 11.9.
Send me your reports and observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
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
August 10 -- NAQCC CW Sprint (CW)
August 10 -- RSGB 80 Meter Club 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
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 23-24 -- W4DXCC Convention, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
September 24 -- San Joaquin Valley Section Convention, Modesto,
California
September 24 -- North Dakota State Convention, West Fargo, North
Dakota
September 24 -- Washington State Convention, Spokane Valley,
Washington
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