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Amateur Radio Volunteers Respond to Louisiana Flooding Catastrophe
ARRL Encourages Comprehensive Noise Floor Study
The Doctor Will See You Now!
National Parks on the Air Update
Comments in FCC "Symbol Rate" Rule Making Proposal Due by October 11
Come One, Come All: The ARRL Rookie Roundup RTTY is August 21!
FEMA Teaming with Amateur Radio Clubs to Present Preparedness
Information
Now Free of HAARP, US Air Force Still Wants to Tinker with the
Ionosphere
BIRDS CubeSat Constellation to Launch in 2017
Es'hailSat-2 Launch Reset for 2017
RSGB "Deeply Disappointed" in Regulator's Attitude toward Amateur
Radio in 5 GHz Proceeding
Annual IOTA DXpedition Morphs into Visit to Rare One -- Aves Island
In Brief...
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
Amateur Radio Volunteers Respond to Louisiana Flooding Catastrophe
Amateur Radio volunteers this week responded to help, after flooding
of historic proportions struck parts of Louisiana and Mississippi over
the weekend in the wake of torrential rainfall. States of emergency
were declared in both states, the federal government has declared
Louisiana a major disaster area, and the Louisiana Emergency
Operations Center was at full activation. FEMA Administrator Craig
Fugate, KK4INZ, visited the stricken region on August 16. Louisiana
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) activated, and Section
Emergency Coordinator Adam Tamplain, KD5LEH, put out a call for
volunteers to support communication at Red Cross shelters in the
hard-hit Livingston Parish and Baton Rouge area. On August 16, the Red
Cross was still requesting shelter operators. Although some residents
were being allowed to return home at mid-week, about 4000 people
remain in shelters.
"While we have had an increase in response from the Southeastern area,
it's still not quite enough," Tamplain said on Tuesday. "Alabama ARES
is attempting to put together a team for us. We have seen support from
Southwest Mississippi as well. We had Operators at Red Cross New
Orleans, Lafayette, and Baton Rouge today." Tamplain said a dozen or
so operators were staffing eight shelters; nearly 30 remained open at
mid-week. He asked additional volunteers to check in at Red Cross
Headquarters in Baton Rouge.
Red Cross Vice President of Disaster Services, Operations, and
Logistics Brad Kieserman called the Louisiana flooding the worst
natural disaster to strike the US since Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Area
waterways have reached record flood levels, affecting some 135,000
households and displacing thousands of residents. More than a dozen
have died. Roads, including parts of Interstates 10 and 12, had to be
closed, and some highways remain impassable. Most conventional
telecommunication systems have remained operational.
Flooding in Louisiana has affected some 135,000 households. [Civil Air
Patrol photo]
"Significant river flooding persists this week across portions of
southern Louisiana," FEMA said in its August 18 Daily Operations
Briefing. "Major flooding will continue along portions of the Amite,
Vermilion, Mermentau, and Calcasieu rivers." FEMA said flood
conditions were "likely to persist into next week."
Noting the "desperate need" for ham radio volunteers in Louisiana,
ARES volunteers in Mississippi have been asked to provide assistance.
Prospective Mississippi should not self-deploy to Louisiana, but
coordinate through Mississippi Section Manager Malcolm Keown, W5XX.
Primary operating frequencies are 444.950 MHz (107.2 Hz), 146.940 MHz
(107.2 Hz), and 146.790 MHz (107.2 Hz). Louisiana ARES HF Frequencies
now designated for use are 7.255 MHz and 3.873 MHz LSB. Digital
operation is on 3.595 MHz. These should be kept clear of non-emergency
traffic.
ARRL Encourages Comprehensive Noise Floor Study
Anticipating an FCC Technological Advisory Council (TAC) investigation
into changes and trends in the radio spectrum noise floor, ARRL has
asserted that such a study is long overdue. In part, the study would
determine if there is an increasing noise problem. The FCC Office of
Engineering and Technology (OET) announced plans for the TAC study in
mid-June and invited comments and answers to questions that the TAC
posed concerning the methodologies for such a study. The League's
comments also praised the TAC -- an advisory group to the FCC -- for
tackling the issue and expressed the hope that the noise study might,
for the first time, provide a useful, objective basis for spectrum
overlays and other future allocation decisions. ARRL allowed that
while a noise floor problem exists, "The magnitude of this problem and
the extent of it in the 21st century is virtually unknown."
"The TAC and the leadership in this study initiative are to be
congratulated for finally undertaking what has been universally
determined to be necessary for well more than 2 decades," ARRL said.
"The Commission should not have made spectrum management decisions
without this noise information, and it is unfortunate that the
initiative has been delayed this long."
The ARRL said League members could be of use in gathering data for the
TAC noise study, but advised that any urgency in initiating the study
"be tempered by the prerequisite need to develop a standardized and
valid methodology for conducting the study," in order to "obtain
quantitative data regarding the noise floor in various environments
and trends over time," ARRL said.
ARRL said the focus of the TAC noise study "should be an accurate
determination of what noise levels exist in as wide a range of indoor
and outdoor environments as possible. It should, to the extent
possible, determine what types of noise are being found: Broadband,
non-specific noise; broad noise spectral peaks; broadband digital
noise; and noise occurring on discrete frequencies."
"We also hope that these comments will serve as a stimulus for the
Commission to re-evaluate its 'hands-off' policy with respect to the
most recalcitrant and unhelpful operators of incidental and
unintentional radiators which are causing long-term interference
problems, such as electric utilities," ARRL concluded. "The
unwillingness of the Commission to issue meaningful sanctions has led
to the virtual absence of any incentive to comply with the
Commission's Part 15 non-interference obligations."
ARRL pointed out that the TAC urged the Commission in 1998 to
immediately undertake a multi-part noise floor study and cautioned it
against implementing new spectrum management techniques or initiatives
without first concluding one. "Yet, 16 years later, no such study has
been conducted," ARRL said.
"Because the Commission's resources are woefully inadequate to address
RF noise through widespread enforcement of Part 15 and Part 18 rules
governing RF emitters after the devices are deployed, the only
reasonable means of dealing with them is to enact and enforce, ex
ante, appropriate rules for RF emitters that are based on actual
knowledge of the noise floor and trends over time," ARRL said. "The
growing number of interference complaints indicates that any increase
in noise levels will result in harmful interference, so these rules
may need to require a decrease in the permitted limits for emission,
to balance the aggregate noise potential of a growing number of noise
emitting devices." Read more.
The Doctor Will See You Now!
"SWR" is the topic of the current (August 11) 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 100th anniversary of the National Park Service -- known as
Founders Day -- is August 25. NPS units across the country have
planned special activities on that day. Many units also will include
Amateur Radio and NPOTA activity during all of next week. One of these
will be Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in
Vermont, where some ARRL staffers will team up with members of the
West River Radio Club on Saturday, August 27, to help showcase the NPS
unit and Amateur Radio to the general public. Unless you're visiting
an NPS unit next week as part of the official Centennial celebration,
stay close to your radio and see how many NPOTA units you can work!
There are 39 Activations slated for the week of August 18-24,
including Fort Frederica National Monument in Georgia, and the Maggie
L. Walker National Historic Site in Virginia.
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).
Comments in FCC "Symbol Rate" Rule Making Proposal Due by October 11
The FCC will accept public comments in response to a July FCC Notice
of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) in WT Docket 16-239 -- the "Symbol
Rate" proceeding -- until October 11. Reply comments -- ie, comments
on comments already filed -- are due by November 10. The NPRM now has
been published in The Federal Register, thus opening the respective
60-day and 30-day comment/reply comment windows.
In response to a 2013 ARRL Petition for Rule Making (RM-11708), the
FCC proposed to revise the Amateur Service Part 97 rules to eliminate
current baud rate limitations for data emissions, consistent with
ARRL's Petition, but it declined to propose a bandwidth limitation for
data emissions in the MF and HF bands to replace the baud rate
limitations.
ARRL had asked the FCC to change the Part 97 rules to delete the
symbol rate limits in Section 97.307(f) and replace them with a
maximum bandwidth for data emissions of 2.8 kHz on amateur frequencies
below 29.7 MHz.
Interested parties may comment via the FCC's Electronic Comment Filing
Service (EFCS), as well as by mail.
Come One, Come All: The ARRL Rookie Roundup RTTY is August 21!
The ARRL Rookie Roundup is back, with the RTTY event set for Sunday,
August 21, 1800 UTC through 2359 UTC. The Rookie Roundup is aimed at
helping recently licensed amateurs to build their HF operating skills.
Specifically aimed at those who are new to Amateur Radio, the Rookie
Roundup brings the fun and Elmering of the old Novice Roundup into the
21st century.
A Rookie is anyone first licensed during the current calendar year or
during the previous 2 calendar years, regardless of license class. If
you were licensed in 2014, 2015, or 2016, you may compete as a Rookie.
Non-Rookies may only work Rookies, while Rookies may work everybody.
Entry categories include Single Operator Rookie, Multioperator Rookie,
and Team. All Rookies are limited to a maximum of 100 W. Spotting
assistance or using call sign and frequency alerting systems is
allowed, but self-spotting or asking somebody to spot you is not. All
Rookies must identify themselves as Rookies. Rookie stations call "CQ
RR" on RTTY.
The exchange is call sign, first name, two-digit number of the year
first licensed ("check"), and state, Canadian province, Mexican call
area, or DX. For example: N0AX de KB1QAW Carol 08 CT.
More information is on the ARRL Rookie Roundup web page.
FEMA Teaming with Amateur Radio Clubs to Present Preparedness
Information
September is National Preparedness Month. As part of its focus on
educating and getting prepared, FEMA is offering a "Family Emergency
Communications Plan," which helps families work out their
communication strategies in the event of an emergency. ARRL is
partnering with FEMA to offer this material to interested Amateur
Radio clubs that are willing to present it in their localities during
National Preparedness Month.
While the FEMA presentation focuses on the Family Communications Plan
and doesn't specifically mention ham radio, the material offers
Amateur Radio clubs a great opportunity to raise their visibility in
their communities.
A webinar with FEMA Region 1 Preparedness Liaison Sara Varela will
take place on Tuesday, August 23, at 8 PM EDT (Wednesday, August 24,
at 0000 UTC), to offer background and training for any club wishing to
present FEMA's Family Emergency Communications Plan material in
September. Registration is requested.
Presentation of the FEMA material to local communities should take
approximately 1 hour. It will include a PowerPoint presentation and
links to worksheets that families can discuss and fill out together.
Clubs are free to offer additional presentations on their activities
following the program covering the FEMA material.
Now Free of HAARP, US Air Force Still Wants to Tinker with the
Ionosphere
A lot of radio amateurs bemoaning the recent spate of poor HF
conditions would love to have a way to improve propagation -- perhaps
without even having to rely on the whims of the Sun. The US Department
of Defense has been thinking along the same lines. An August 9 article
in New Scientist reports that the US Air Force is exploring a plan to
bombard Earth's upper atmosphere with ionized gas dispersed from
CubeSats. According to the New Scientist article by David Hambling,
the Air Force hopes to improve long-distance radio communication by
"detonating plasma bombs" in the upper atmosphere, and the military
branch has contracted with corporate and university researchers to
figure out how to make this a reality.
Earth, viewed from the low ionosphere. [Image courtesy of Stanford
University]
The US Air Force is no stranger to ionospheric tinkering, having just
last year transferred the High Frequency Active Auroral Research
Project (HAARP) facility to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF),
which hopes to restart it next year. HAARP's super-power RF in the
high-frequency spectrum has been used to stimulate the ionosphere and
create a plasma cloud that could support HF radio propagation; it also
has been used to study how the ionosphere functions.
The trick with using CubeSats to disperse ionizing gas above Earth is
coming up with a plasma generator small enough to fit within a
CubeSat, and controlling how the plasma will disperse. New Scientist
said General Sciences of Souderton, Pennsylvania, and Enig Associates
of Bethesda, Maryland, are working with scientists at Drexel
University and at the University of Maryland, respectively, on
separate methods to produce plasma.
The New Scientist article said the better approach will be selected
for a second phase, which will involve testing plasma generators in
vacuum chambers and exploratory space flights. Read more.
BIRDS CubeSat Constellation to Launch in 2017
AMSAT-UK reports that four CubeSats comprising the BIRDS (Joint Global
Multi-Nation Birds) constellation are set to deploy from the
International Space Station (ISS) in 2017. The 1U CubeSats -- BIRD-B,
BIRD-J, BIRD-G, and BIRD-M -- have identical designs, will use the
same Amateur Radio frequencies, and will be deployed as a group. The
main mission of the 2-year project is to use the constellation to
carry out radio communication experiments via a network of UHF/VHF
Amateur Radio ground stations around the world.
Four faculty members -- including Yasuhiro Tokunaga, JG6YBW -- and 15
students at Japan's Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech) are
coordinating the experiment, with participation from student
engineering teams at universities in Bangladesh, Ghana, Mongolia,
Nigeria, Thailand, and Taiwan. Project literature and news releases
describe the BIRDS project as a five-satellite constellation, but the
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) reports frequency
coordination requests for only four.
The challenges will be to distinguish each CubeSat from its companion
spacecraft transmitting on the same frequency, hand over operation of
a satellite from one ground station to another, and assemble the
satellite data obtained at different ground stations.
Radio amateurs have been invited to join the network to assist in the
data downlink and reconstruction of patchy satellite data into
meaningful data. Orbit information and the operational plan of each
satellite will be made available to the Amateur Radio community, along
with software to decode the satellite data. Read more.
Es'hailSat-2 Launch Reset for 2017
The Es'hailSat Qatar Satellite Company has announced that the launch
of Es'hail-2, which will carry the first "Phase 4" geostationary
Amateur Radio transponder, has been shifted to the 3rd quarter of
2017. Es'hail-2 had been scheduled to launch in December. Coverage of
the Amateur Radio narrowband (NB) and wideband (WB) transponders
should extend from Brazil to Thailand.
Es'hail-2 will carry two P4 non-inverting Amateur Radio transponders
operating in the 2.4 GHz and 10.45 GHz bands. A 250-kHz bandwidth
linear transponder is intended for conventional analog operation, and
an 8 MHz bandwidth transponder is designed for experimental digital
modulation schemes and DVB amateur television.
For the X band (10 GHz) downlink, receiving stations will need
anywhere from a 75 centimeter to an 89 centimeter dish. The narrowband
transponder will be vertically polarized, while the digital
transponder will be horizontally polarized.
For the S band (2.4 GHz) uplink, narrowband modes such as CW and SSB
should be able to access the satellite with a nominal power of 5 W
into a 22.5 dBi antenna (75 centimeter dish) with right-hand circular
polarization. For the WB uplink on S band, using such modes as DVB, a
peak EIRP of 53 dBw (2.4 meter dish and 100 W) will be needed, with
RHCP. -- Thanks to AMSAT News Service via AMSAT-UK, and AMSAT-DL
RSGB "Deeply Disappointed" in Regulator's Attitude toward Amateur
Radio in 5 GHz Proceeding
In comments filed in July, the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB)
has told telecommunications regulator Ofcom that it was "deeply
disappointed" that it failed to recognize Amateur Radio's innovational
activity at 5 GHz and that it did not engage the Amateur Radio
community in its proceeding, Improving Spectrum Access for Consumers
in the 5 GHz Band. The proceeding (or "consultation") proposes an
expansion of the 5 GHz Wi-Fi bands that could affect so-called
"weak-signal" narrowband and moonbounce users as well as satellite
downlinks, while also inhibiting innovation of Amateur Radio mesh and
other data systems.
"Despite some unjustified UK-specific amateur licensing restrictions,
the 5 GHz band is home to a significant and growing amount of
innovation which should be allowed to prosper and not suffer from
harmful interference," the RSGB said. "[W]e are deeply disappointed
that Ofcom has so far failed to recognize this and that it would have
been prudent to engage with us more fully, so that both technical and
impact assessments could have been far more accurate."
RSGB said it is "deeply opposed" as well to outdoor Wi-Fi usage in the
5730-5850 MHz band, where "most sensitive" Amateur Radio applications
operate -- 5760 MHz narrowband usage and 5840 MHz satellite downlinks.
The RSGB contended that Ofcom "has deliberately not contacted the most
innovative incumbents/stakeholders" prior to the formal consultation
period, and that as incumbents, "we have been blocked from contact
during the consultation." The RSGB said it expects Ofcom "to make
amends and engage," and that the regulator's research "is badly flawed
and belittles incumbents."
AMSAT-UK also commented in the consultation, disputing Ofcom's
assertions regarding the altitude of Amateur Radio satellites and
pointing out which ham satellites are using the 5 GHz band. Read more.
Annual IOTA DXpedition Morphs into Visit to Rare One -- Aves Island
An unexpected invitation from the Venezuelan Navy gave rise to a
DXpedition later this month to Aves Island -- Isla de Aves --
currently number 17 on the ClubLog DXCC Most Wanted List. The
departure date for the YX0V Aves Island DXpedition has been moved up
by a few days. The team now will depart Caracas on Saturday, August
27. The YX0V team will include 14 operators.
Members of the Asociación de Radioaficionados de Venezuela (ARV) and
Grupo DX Caracas received the surprise Navy invite while trying to
organize their annual Islands on the Air (IOTA) DXpedition to Los
Monjes Island (SA-015). Aves Island (NA-020) was last activated in
2007.
The group will be on the air for up to 10 days as YX0V, with the full
support of the Navy. Tiny Aves Island is situated west of the Leeward
Islands. It's only about 1200 feet long and some 150 feet wide. --
Thanks to The Daily DX for some information
In Brief...
W4DXCC DX and Contest Convention Set for September: The 12th annual
W4DXCC DX and Contest Convention is set for Friday and Saturday,
September 23-24, in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The ARRL-approved
operating specialty convention will feature a "Ham Radio Bootcamp,"
which will cover the sorts of things every ham should know -- kind of
the Elmer you may not have had. The presentation schedule is replete
with DX and contest fare, including presentations on the TX3X
Chesterfield Island, K5P Palmyra Atoll, South Sandwich and South
Georgia, and Heard Island DXpeditions. Ward Silver, N0AX, will offer
his contest operating tips and tricks. There will be a banquet
Saturday evening. W4DXCC is sponsored by the SouthEastern DX and
Contesting Organization (SEDCO). Registration is now open. -- thanks
to Dave Anderson, K4SV
Steve Hartley, G0FUW (left), presents Wouter Weggelaar, PA3WEG, with
the Louis Varney Cup. [Mike Rupprecht, DK3WN, photo]
PA3WEG Receives Louis Varney Cup: Amateur Radio satellite enthusiast
and hardware designer Wouter Weggelaar, PA3WEG, has been awarded the
Louis Varney Cup for Advances in Space Communications in recognition
of his outstanding technical contributions to several Amateur Radio
satellites and associated outreach. RSGB Board Chair Steve Hartley,
G0FUW, made the presentation on July 31 at the AMSAT-UK International
Space Colloquium in Guildford, England. The award's namesake, Louis
Varney, G5RV, was the inventor of the world-famous G5RV antenna and an
RSGB member for 74 years. He died in 2000. The award cited Weggelaar's
"enthusiasm, technical knowledge, and willingness to work for the good
of the Amateur Radio Satellite community around the world, together
with his commitment to STEM outreach." Weggelaar contributed to the
Delfi and FUNcube satellite projects. -- Thanks to AMSAT-UK
IARU Honors Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV: The International Amateur
Radio Union (IARU) has bestowed its President's Award on retired IARU
Satellite Advisor Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV. He was recognized
for his many years of service to the IARU and the contributions he has
made to the association, especially in the area of satellite frequency
coordination. Van de Groenendaal served as IARU Satellite Advisor from
1994 until earlier this year. He established many of the Amateur
Satellite frequency coordination procedures and was a critical
contributor to the IARU coordination process. Hans Blondeel Timmerman,
PB2T, was appointed in April to succeed van de Groenendaal as IARU
Satellite Advisor. -- Thanks to the South African Radio League News
via AMSAT News Service
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Conditions turned a little more
favorable since last week, with both solar flux and sunspot numbers
up, and geomagnetic indices substantially lower.
Average daily sunspot numbers for the August 11-17 period were 73.9,
compared to 52 for the previous 7 days. Average daily solar flux went
from 87.9 to 89.2. The average daily planetary A index dropped from
14.6 to 16.9, and the average mid-latitude A index went from 13.7 to
7.4.
Predicted solar flux for the near term is 85 on August 18-19; 80 on
August 20; 75 on August 21-22; 80 on August 23-24; 75 on August
25-September 1; 80 and 85 on September 2-3, and 90 on September 4-14.
Solar flux then pulls back to 75 for September 18-28.
The predicted planetary A index is 8, 10, 14, 10, and 6 on August
18-22; 5 on August 23-24; 8 on August 25; 5 on August 26-28; 15, 25,
and 18 on August 29-31; 15 on September 1-2; 12 on September 3-4; and
15 on September 5-6. The predicted planetary A index is 25 on
September 26, indicating high geomagnetic activity.
Sunspot numbers for August 11 through 17 were 82, 86, 73, 61, 70, 81,
and 64, with a mean of 73.9. The 10.7 centimeter flux was 94.7, 94.8,
90.5, 87.2, 87.6, 86.5, and 82.9, with a mean of 87.9. Estimated
planetary A indices were 9, 11, 5, 4, 4, 6, and 9, with a mean of
14.6. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 8, 11, 5, 4, 4, 8, and 12
with a mean of 13.7.
Send me your reports and observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
August 20-21 -- SARTG WW RTTY Contest
August 20 -- Feld Hell Sprint
August 20-21 -- North American QSO Party (SSB)
August 20-21 -- ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest (CW, phone, digital)
August 20-21 -- Russian District Award Contest (CW, phone)
August 20-21 -- Himalayan Contest (CW, phone)
August 20-21 -- CVA DX Contest (CW)
August 21 -- SARL HF Digital Contest
August 21 -- ARRL Rookie Roundup (RTTY)
August 22 -- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest (CW)
August 24 -- SKCC Sprint (CW)
August 25 -- RSGB 80 Meter Club Sprint (SSB)
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 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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