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New Hamvention Venue : "You Will Be Very Impressed," Chairman Assures
Growth in New Amateur Radio Licensees Ahead of Last Year's
Amateur Radio Sleuthing Pins Down Source of Strange RF Interference
The Doctor Will See You Now!
National Parks on the Air Update
Reminder : Youth in Amateur Radiosport Survey Ends August 31
HAARP Facility to Reopen in 2017 under New Ownership
Amateur Radio Plays Critical Role in Mountain Rescue
ARES® Day in Palm Beach County Recruits 15 New Members
New SO-50 Distance Record Set in Youth DX Adventure Contact
ARISS US Team to Host ARISS-International Summit
Tuskegee Airman, Congressional Gold Medal Recipient Julius T. Freeman,
KB2OFY, SK
In Brief...
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
New Hamvention Venue: "You Will Be Very Impressed," Chairman Assures
Dayton Hamvention® is moving on after 52 years at Hara Arena, and
2017 preparations at the show's new venue in Xenia, Ohio, now are in
full swing, two Hamvention officials explained this week on the
Amateur Radio Roundtable webcast hosted by Tom Medlin, W5KUB.
Hamvention announced on August 1 that it would relocate to the Greene
County Fairgounds, after Hara Arena made it known that it would close
at month's end. Hamvention 2017 General Chair Ron Cramer, KD8ENJ, and
official spokesperson Mike Kalter, W8CI, fielded questions from Medlin
and callers during the hour-long August 9 show. Cramer said some
members of the Amateur Radio community entertain preconceived notions
about the new venue that are "far off base," and he and Kalter wanted
to set the record straight.
Hamvention General Chair Ron Cramer, KD8ENJ (left), and Hamvention
spokesperson Mike Kalter, W8CI, discussed Hamvention's new venue
during the August 9 Amateur Radio Roundtable webcast. [Photo courtesy
of Amateur Radio Roundtable]
"Change is hard for everyone, but I think this is a very good move for
us," Cramer said. "You will be very impressed." Kalter echoed the
sentiment. "We want to start out great and get awesome," he said.
Kalter said there's been a lot of second-guessing, but that "a lot of
overriding factors" and a year-long search led to the selection of
Greene County Fairgrounds.
Kalter assured those planning to attend Hamvention that Fairgrounds
buildings -- particularly those used for showing livestock during the
county fair -- are "absolutely clean" and well maintained. He and
Cramer expressed confidence that everyone will find plenty of
available parking and room for all traditional Hamvention activities
-- more than may be evident at first glance. Vendors who have already
visited the new site to get the lay of the land went away "excited,"
they said.
At this point, no hard-and-fast decisions have been made as to how
Hamvention will put the available buildings and space to use next
spring, but Cramer and Kalter said the Fairgrounds staff has been
especially helpful. "We're all working together now to make this
happen," Kalter said. He and Cramer made clear that Hamvention
officials remain open to questions and suggestions.
Cramer quashed one misconception about Hara Arena. "Even though they
had air conditioning," he said, "air conditioning was never used
there. The doors were open, and they did not want to turn on the air
conditioning unless the doors were closed. So, I don't think air
conditioning was used at all -- at least in the last 10 years."
Some air conditioned space already available at the new venue may be
suitable for such activities as forums, and the Fairgrounds is looking
to upgrade existing ventilation systems in non-air conditioned
buildings. "We're looking at the possibility of air conditioned
'chalets'" for forums, Kalter said.
Hamvention's new home: The Greene County Fairgrounds as seen from the
sky. (Click on image for expanded image.) [Google Earth]
The prime area under consideration for the popular outdoor flea market
is inside the racetrack oval, they said, and additional adjacent space
is available, if it's needed.
The venue will have wireless Internet coverage. "We've already moved
some of the equipment out of Hara, and we think it will do a good job
there," Cramer said. Kalter added that the Fairgrounds staff is
working on upgrading the Internet "pipe" to the venue.
As for the admission price, "We're still working on that," Kalter
said. "We have not made a decision. We may leave it at the same price
or slightly more than that, but no great increase." Tickets this year
were $20 in advance and $25 at the gate for all 3 days.
Cramer and Kalter said Hamvention anticipates being ready to start
selling tickets and vendor spaces by November -- and perhaps earlier.
Kalter stressed that the sponsoring Dayton Amateur Radio Association
(DARA) puts "an awful lot back into ham radio in donations," all
raised entirely through Hamvention.
"We need your help. We need your support," Kalter said. "Hamvention
needs to move on, and we intend to make it happen, with everybody's
help."
Growth in New Amateur Radio Licensees Ahead of Last Year's
The ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) reports that 20,447 new
US Amateur Radio licenses have been issued since January 1. That's
nearly 1500 ahead of the number that had been issued by this time last
year. At the present pace, the US is on track to exceed 30,000 new
radio amateurs for the third straight year by the end of the year.
"While I am thrilled with this prospect, I'm also keenly aware that
without some mentoring, these new hams' initial curiosity and
enchantment may fade if they don't get on the air right away," said
ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM.
"Let's show these new hams what the magic is all about," she urged.
In addition, the ARRL VEC reports that upgrades are on track to reach
nearly 11,000 by year's end.
Amateur Radio Sleuthing Pins Down Source of Strange RF Interference
Police in Evanston, Illinois, contacted the ARRL Lab, after an
apparent interference source began plaguing wireless vehicle key fobs,
cell phones, and other wireless electronics. Key fob owners found they
could not open or start their vehicles remotely until their vehicles
were towed at least a block away, nor were they able to call for help
on their cell phones when problems occurred. The police turned to ARRL
for help after striking out with the FCC, which told them it
considered key fob malfunctions a problem for automakers, although the
interference was affecting not just key fobs but cell phones -- a
licensed radio service. ARRL Lab EMC Specialist Mike Gruber, W1MG,
feels the FCC should have paid more attention.
The 600 block of Dempster Avenue in Evanston, Illinois, was plagued by
a strange radio interference problem. [Kermit Carlson, W9XA, photo]
"This situation is indicative of what can happen as a result of
insufficient FCC enforcement, especially with regard to electrical
noise and noncompliant consumer devices," Gruber said.
Evanston authorities worried that a serious situation could develop if
someone were unable to call 911, putting public safety at risk. They
also were concerned that the RFI could be intentional and indicate
some nefarious or illegal activity. Given the seriousness of this
situation, Gruber contacted Central Division Director Kermit Carlson,
W9XA, to ask if he could look into the matter.
On June 2, Carlson met with an Evanston police officer, her sergeant,
a local business owner, and the local alderman, and he quickly
confirmed that the 600 block of Dempster Avenue in Evanston was
plagued with an odd RFI problem. Carlson determined that the problem
prevailed along a set of eight on-street parallel parking spots in the
downtown commercial district of the North Chicago suburb.
Carlson employed a Radar Engineers 240A Noise Signature Receiver and
UHF Yagi antenna to survey the affected block. Since key fobs
typically operate at around 315 MHz and 433 MHz, he looked on both
frequencies. The survey identified several noise sources in the
affected block, but in particular a strong signal in the middle of the
block. The interference source turned out to be a recently replaced
neon sign switching-mode power supply, which was generating a
substantial signal within the on-street parking area just across the
sidewalk, between 8 and 40 feet from the sign.
This Ventex Technology neon sign power supply was found to be a strong
source of radio interference in the affected neighborhood of Evanston.
[Kermit Carlson, W9XA, photo]
The problematic power supply interference also disabled Carlson's cell
phone when he was within a few feet of the device. Carlson anticipated
that further investigation would show that the harmful interference
could disrupt licensed radio services in close proximity. The
troublesome transformer was not replaced, but the building owner
agreed to turn off the sign should problems arise.
Carlson called the Evanston case "a particularly alarming example of
radio interference," especially since local authorities considered it
a public safety matter. "This situation demonstrates the
electromagnetic compatibility problems that are evolving in an
atmosphere of noncompliant, unintentional RF-emitting devices," he
said.
A return visit to the area with calibrated antennas and equipment
capable of measuring the radiated signal strength with quasi-peak
detection is planned for later this year. Since the initial visit,
several other instances of unexplained key fob malfunctions have been
reported in the Greater Chicago area. -- Thanks to Kermit Carlson,
W9XA, and Mike Gruber, W1MG
The Doctor Will See You Now!
"SWR" 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. Just ahead: Software Defined Radio.
National Parks on the Air Update
The Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club put on a first-class activation
of the White House Ellipse, which counts for President's Park (DZ10)
in ARRL's National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) program. After
considerable effort to secure a permit from the National Park Service,
the club set up two stations on the Ellipse on August 5 and 6 and made
more than 1200 HF contacts on SSB and CW. AMSAT-NA Secretary Paul
Stoetzer, N8HM, also handed out the unit on several Amateur Radio
satellite passes.
Kudos to the Rogers High School Amateur Radio Club (W1VRC) in Newport,
Rhode Island, for a successful activation of the Touro Synagogue
National Historic Site (AA24). The high school club teamed up with the
Middletown All Saints STEAM Academy's ham radio club (N1ASA) to make
the August 7 activation a success.
For August 11-17, there are 33 Activations on tap, including the
first-ever activation of Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska,
and Wupatki National Monument in Arizona.
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).
Reminder: Youth in Amateur Radiosport Survey Ends August 31
Only a couple of weeks remain to add your voice to the Youth in
Amateur Radiosport Survey. The deadline to provide your input is
August 31. ARRL Contest Advisory Committee Chair George Wagner, K5KG,
reports that more than 1000 already have responded, but he'd like to
see many more by the end of August.
"Everyone is invited to take the survey, regardless of age, whether or
not they are licensed," he said. "Although the purpose of the survey
is to gather data about the participation of youth in radiosport
(contesting), the questions are structured to collect valuable
information from hams and nonhams of all ages. The more responses we
have, the better will be the statistical analysis of the final
results."
Wagner said retired statistician Bob Gerzoff, WK2Y, has volunteered
his services to assist the CAC's Youth in Contesting team in analyzing
the survey results. The Youth in Contesting team consists of Pat
Korkowski, NA0N; Glenn Johnson, W0GJ; Stan Stockton, K5GO, and Dennis
Egan, W1UE.
Visit the online survey to participate.
HAARP Facility to Reopen in 2017 under New Ownership
Alaska's High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP)
facility will reopen in 2017. The sprawling facility now is under the
ownership of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), and the UAF
Geophysical Institute is preparing HAARP for a new sponsored research
campaign that's set to begin early next year, UAF Researcher Chris
Fallen, KL3WX, told ARRL.
The HAARP facility is located near Gakona, Alaska. Part of the massive
antenna field is on the right.
"This involves, for example, reinstalling the vacuum tubes in each of
the 10 kW amplifiers -- eventually 360 in total -- that were removed
by the US Air Force [the facility's former owner] for warm storage in
the main facility," Fallen said. He later clarified that's just
one-half of the 720 tubes required to equip all of HAARP's
transmitters.
"For the first campaign we will only be bringing half of the array
online, as we will only have half the tubes installed," he explained.
"It's a long process and we have limited resources." He noted that the
transmitter shelters have been unheated since the previous campaign in
the summer of 2014. "The five generators -- approximately 3 MW each --
have recently been tested individually and are verified operational."
Fallen said the HAARP ionosonde (DPS4D "Digisonde") will be brought
back online. "Some instruments on site need to be repaired or
replaced," he said. Those would include riometers and a UHF radar.
"Optical instruments will be brought back. The flux-gate magnetometer
is operational again."
Inside the HAARP control room.
Fallen said other researchers are planning to install instruments at
the science pads. "We are still investigating models for increasing
Amateur Radio involvement with HAARP, which, in addition to announcing
operating schedules, can potentially include hosting one or more ham
stations on or near the science pads," he said.
UAF describes HAARP as "the world's most capable high-power,
high-frequency transmitter for study of the ionosphere." Built in
three phases, starting in the early 1990s and continuing through 2007,
at a cost of some $300 million, HAARP over the years has inspired a
wide range of conspiracy theories that became grist for late-night
radio talk shows. Some have claimed that HAARP's transmitters and
30-acre antenna farm -- capable of generating up to 5 GW ERP -- have
been used to control the weather, while others have argued that HAARP
has caused earthquakes.
The FCC recently granted two Part 5 Experimental Service licenses for
HAARP ionospheric research "across multiple bands." WI2XFX will cover
experiments in discrete parts of the HF spectrum, including 2650-2850;
3155-3400; 4438-4650; 4750-4995; 5005-5450; 5730-5950, and 7300-8100
kHz. A second Experimental license, WI2XDV, covers ionopheric research
between 1 and 40 MHz.
A closer look at a portion of the HAARP antenna array. The white
buildings house transmitters.
UAF is hosting an open house at HAARP, located near Gakona, Alaska, on
August 27. The event will feature facility tours, a mobile
planetarium, a permafrost exhibit, science demonstrations and talks,
and barbecue.
Fallen will deliver a free science lecture on Friday, August 26, at
the Wrangell-St Elias National Park Visitor Center Auditorium, "Radio
Modification of the Ionosphere, and Who Uses This HAARP Thing Anyway?"
in partnership with the Wrangell Institute for Science and the
Environment (WISE)
HAARP is aimed at studying the properties and behavior of the
ionosphere. Operation of the research facility was transferred from
the US Air Force to the University of Alaska Fairbanks last August,
allowing HAARP to continue exploring ionospheric phenomena via a
land-use cooperative research and development agreement. -- Thanks to
Chris Fallen, KL3WX, Steve Floyd, W4YHD, and UAF
Amateur Radio Plays Critical Role in Mountain Rescue
Glenn Fowler, N5TDJ, of Allen, Texas, reported via Facebook that
Amateur Radio served him well on August 4.
Ham radio reached help in this rugged terrain for a participant in a
Jeep trip who had suffered an apparent heart attack. [Photo courtesy
of Glenn Fowler, N5TDJ]
"We were on a treacherous Jeep trip up at about 13,000 feet with
several other Jeeps in Colorado," he said in his post. "One person
there from Texas had a heart attack. There was no cell phone service.
I tried a few repeaters and the National Simplex Frequency and was
amazed that no one was monitoring any of them. I kept trying and
finally reached an ARES station on a Breckenridge linked repeater that
took our GPS coordinates and dispatched an ambulance to meet us at the
first place they could intercept the trail."
Fowler reports the individual who suffered the heart attack was
hospitalized, "and, thankfully, he received lifesaving help from
paramedics a lot sooner, due to ham radio."
An ARRL member, Fowler also belongs to the Plano Amateur Radio Club
(K5PRK).
ARES® Day in Palm Beach County Recruits 15 New Members
It was ARES® Day on July 30 in Palm Beach County, Florida. Sponsored
by Palm Beach County ARES, the event at the Palm Beach/Martin County
Red Cross Chapter in West Palm Beach attracted 50 radio amateurs, and
15 joined ARES. The Red Cross provided lunch.
"Thanks to the Red Cross and all who attended," said Central County
Emergency Coordinator Barry Porter, KB1PA. "Palm Beach County ARES is
now more prepared if we are needed by any of our served agencies. It
was a positive event that energized all who attended."
Local ham radio clubs were represented at the event and offered
assistance, along with District Emergency Coordinator Charlie Benn,
WB2SNN; South County Emergency Coordinator Bob Vastola, KK4ATI; North
County Emergency Coordinator Chris Anderson, KK4ENJ, and Porter.
Section Manager Jeff Beals, WA4AW, and Section Emergency Coordinator
Larry Zimmer, W4LWZ, attended.
Activities included demonstrations of emergency power equipment,
digital communications using packet and Winlink, National Traffic
Systemâä˘ and NTSâä˘ digital communication, how to build an
effective UHF/VHF antenna, portable VHF and UHF antennas, and what's
inside a Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle. -- Thanks to Barry
Porter, KB1PA.
New SO-50 Distance Record Set in Youth DX Adventure Contact
When Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK, in Phoenix, Arizona, worked Faith
Hannah Lea, AE4FH -- on Saba and operating as PJ6Y -- the contact
broke the distance record on the SO-50 (SaudiSat) satellite.
Faith Hannah Lea, AE4FH (holding antenna), with her dad, James Lea,
WX4TV, and Sharon Willet, KM4TVU.
The August 7 Arizona-to-Saba contact came in at 5168.753 kilometers
(approximately 3205 miles)! Faith Hannah was among the young radio
amateurs who took part in the 2016 Dave Kalter Memorial Youth DX
Adventure (YDXA), at the station of Jeff Jolie, PJ6/NM1Y.
In addition to Faith Hannah, this year's youth team included Morgan
Croucher, KD8ZLK and Ruth Willet, KM4LAO. Escorting them were Joe
Binkley, KD8YPY; Sharon Willet, KM4TVU, and James Lea, WX4TV, who is
Faith Hannah's father. The budding DXers/DXpeditioners were on the air
from Saba from August 2 until August 9.
The members of the 2016 Dave Kalter Memorial Youth DX Adventure group
logged more than 3000 contacts during their stay on Saba, operating as
PJ6Y.
ARISS US Team to Host ARISS-International Summit
The US Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team
will host the ARISS-International "face-to-face" summit in the
Houston, Texas, area this fall. A highlight of the November 15-18
gathering will be a tour of NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) -- across
the street from the meeting site at the ISS Conference Facility, 1800
Space Park Drive, Nassau Bay, Texas. Members of the public may attend
as observers.
The ARISS-International meeting will follow on the heels of the AMSAT
Space Symposium, and ARISS has encouraged Symposium participants to
stay for the ARISS-International meeting. The ARISS-International
summit coincides with the 20th anniversary of the ARISS program; the
first international ARISS meeting took place at NASA JSC in November
1996, and ARISS will commemorate its 2 decades of success at this
year's summit.
This year's meeting will focus on the ARISS hardware development
project and future initiatives, sustaining the ARISS program through
strategic partnerships and fundraising, and improving educational
outcomes. Anyone interested in attending the ARISS-International
meeting November 15-18 may contact Rosalie White, K1STO, or
ARISS-International Chair Frank Bauer, KA3HDO. -- Thanks to ARISS
Tuskegee Airman, Congressional Gold Medal Recipient Julius T. Freeman,
KB2OFY, SK
Tuskegee Airman and Congressional Gold Medal recipient Julius T.
Freeman, KB2OFY, of Spring Garden, New York, died on July 22 after
suffering a heart attack. He was 89. Originally from Lexington,
Kentucky, Freeman served during World War II as a medic with the famed
332nd Tuskegee Airmen. He was a frequent speaker at schools and civic
organizations.
Julius Freeman, KB2OFY, in an undated photo during a visit with Girl
Scouts on Long Island, New York. [Queens Public TV photo]
When Freeman returned home after his wartime service, he was dismayed
to find that widespread segregation and the Jim Crow Era persisted. As
a personal protest, he discarded his Army uniform and military
memorabilia, not acknowledging his military service again until many
years later.
A flamboyant and highly successful car salesman, Freeman began his
career at a Columbus, Ohio, Hudson Motorcar dealership; during the
war, Freeman had saved the grateful owner's son's life. So successful
was Freeman in this venture that he became the first African-American
spokesperson to appear in TV commercials in Ohio. In 1954, he was
lured to New York with hopes of greater success, but he found no jobs
for African-American car salesmen. So, he went to work emptying trash
cans on the graveyard shift at the Empire State Building.
A few years later, though, he broke back into auto sales, again
achieving success. In 1977 he sold more than $1 million worth of
Lincolns. Freeman also became the car salesman to such
African-American celebrities as Sammy Davis Jr, James Brown, Dick
Gregory, Joe Louis, and Wilson Pickett. He retired in 2008, although
he appeared in a 2015 commercial for a Long Island Honda dealership.
In 2007 President George W. Bush awarded Freeman and the other "Red
Tails" the Congressional Gold Medal, although Freeman was too ill to
attend the ceremony, which honored the estimated 16,000 or more
Tuskegee Airmen. Freeman once again embraced his military past,
visiting schools and educating youth about the role that the Tuskegee
Airmen had played.
A Technician licensee, Freeman had been an ARRL member in the 1990s.
-- Thanks to John Bigley, N7UR/Nevada Amateur Radio Newswire
In Brief...
ARRL Field Day 2016 List of Logs Received Now Available: The list of
Logs Received for ARRL Field Day 2016 now is available. It includes
all logs -- paper and electronic -- as well as all entries classified
as check logs, typically due to incomplete information. Participants
have until Tuesday, August 23, to contact ARRL if they believe there
are problems with their entries. If your listing contains errors,
contact Kathy Allison, KA1RWY. ARRL received more than 2700 ARRL Field
Day logs for 2016, including check logs.
Updated Android Digital QST App Now Available: A completely rebuilt
digital QST app for the Android platform now is available from
publisher Nxtbook Media, which responded to readers' frustrations
about getting the app to work properly. The fix took longer than
expected, but it is finally here! Members who have enabled automatic
updates on their devices will not have to do anything; the application
will update automatically. Readers who have automatic updates turned
off can obtain the new version by visiting the Google Play Store.
Functionality in the new app remains the same, although the layout is
slightly different -- displaying the most recent magazine at the top
and two or three books per row instead of in a single column. Download
times should be faster as well. For optimal performance, it is
recommended that Android users have the latest Android operating
system, Marshmallow 6.0.
Slow-Scan Television Transmissions from ISS Set for August 15-16:
Slow-scan television (SSTV) transmissions will be made from the
International Space Station (ISS) on August 15 and 16. The MAI-75
Experiment will transmit SSTV images on 145.80 MHz over the course of
a few orbits as the space station passes over Moscow. Operators in
Europe and South America will have the best chances to receive images.
Operators along the US East Coast may have one chance on August 16. --
Thanks to ISS Ham Project Coordinator Kenneth Ransom, N5VHO
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: After 2 days (August 3-4) of no
sunspots, solar activity resumed with both the sunspot number and the
solar flux rising into the 90s. Average daily sunspot numbers rose
from 10.7 during the last reporting week to 52 the next reporting week
(August 4-10).
Average daily solar flux rose from 72.1 to 87.9. Average planetary A
index went from 13 to 14.6, and average mid-latitude A index from 11.9
to 13.7.
The latest solar flux prediction from USAF/NOAA shows 95 on August
11-12; 90 on August 13-15; 95 on August 16-18; 90 and 85 on August
19-20; 75 on August 21-26; 80 on August 27-September 1; 85, 95, 100,
and 105 on September 2-5; 100 on September 6-9, and 95 on September
10-13. Flux values are predicted to drop to 75 over September 17-22
before rising again.
Predicted planetary A index is 12 and 10 on August 11-12; 5 on August
13-14; 8, 12, and 10 on August 15-17; 8 on August 18-19; 5 on August
20-23; 15 on August 24-25; 5 on August 26-28; 15, 25, and 18 on August
29-31; 15 on September 1-2; 12, 8, and 5 on September 3-5; 12 on
September 6-7; 8 on September 8; 5 on September 9-10, and 12 on
September 11-12.
Sunspot numbers for August 4 through 10 were 0, 36, 33, 63, 91, 72,
and 69, with a mean of 52. The 10.7 centimeter flux was 76.3, 79.8,
83.1, 92.7, 96.4, 92.3, and 95, with a mean of 87.9. Estimated
planetary A indices were 18, 16, 14, 12, 12, 14, and 16, with a mean
of 14.6. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 17, 16, 13, 12, 9, 15,
and 14 with a mean of 13.7.
Send me your reports and observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
August 13-14 -- WAE DX Contest (CW)
August 13-14 -- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (CW)
August 13-14 -- Maryland-DC QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)
August 13-14 -- 50 MHz Fall Sprint (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
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
October 7-8 -- Florida State Convention, Melbourne, Florida
October 7-8 -- Pacific Northwest VHF Conference, Bend, Oregon
October 13-15 -- Microwave Update Conference, St Louis, Missouri
October 14-16 -- Pacific Division Convention, San Ramon, California
October 16 -- Connecticut State Convention, Meriden, Connecticut
October 21-22 -- Arizona State Convention, Maricopa, Arizona
October 22 -- Wisconsin ARES/RACES Conference, Wisconsin Rapids,
Wisconsin
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