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Amateur Radio Volunteers on US East Coast Were Ready for Hermine
SpaceX Falcon 9 Failure Prompts Postponement of Fox-1Cliff and Fox-1D
Integration
More Countries Act on 60 Meter Amateur Allocations
The Doctor Will See You Now!
National Parks on the Air Update
Gold! NPOTA Activation Set from Alaska's Klondike Gold Rush National
Historical Park
ISS Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams, KD5TVQ, Breaks
Time-on-Station Record
ARRL September VHF Contest is September 10-12
Search is On for Illegal 10 Meter GPS Buoys
"Frequency Crunch" is ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference
Sunday Seminar Topic
NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative Opens Space to Educators, Nonprofits
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
Amateur Radio Volunteers on US East Coast Were Ready for Hermine
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and weather-spotting volunteers
kept close watch on the progress of Tropical Storm Hermine as it made
its way up the US Eastern Seaboard over the Labor Day weekend. The
storm did most of its damage as a category 1 hurricane, after making
landfall along Florida's northern Gulf Coast. Some strengthening was
forecast after the center subsequently moved offshore again, after
passing over Georgia, but Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm
on September 3, causing no significant weather problems. The Hurricane
Watch Net (HWN), which activated to gather ground-level reports on the
storm as it approached landfall, secured after 19 hours of continuous
on-air coverage.
"[M]embers of the Hurricane Watch Net, operating under tough band
conditions on 20 and 40 meters -- mainly caused by a geomagnetic storm
-- transmitted advisories on Hermine to the affected area and received
numerous weather reports -- observed and measured," said HWN Manager
Bobby Graves, KB5HAV. "Those reports were then forwarded to the
National Hurricane Center by way of WX4NHC." He thanked daily users of
the net's frequencies --14.325 and 7.268 MHz -- for their cooperation
in keeping a clear frequency.
Alerted to a tropical storm watch, ARRL New York City-Long Island
Section Emergency Coordinator Jim Mezey, W2KFV, asked all districts in
the Section to check their equipment and their availability.
Connecticut ARES went on a Level 1 alert, to "be prepared for whatever
it brings," Connecticut SEC Wayne Gronlund, N1CLV, said.
The National Weather Service issued its final public advisory for
Hermine on September 6, when the storm -- by then referred to as a
"post-tropical cyclone" -- was some 120 miles south of the eastern tip
of Long Island, with maximum sustained winds of 50 MPH.
Graves noted that the last major hurricane to strike the US was
Hurricane Wilma in 2005. "The Hurricane Watch Net will be prepared for
the next hurricane to threaten land in the Atlantic Basin," he added.
Earlier this week the FMRE (Federación Mexicana de
Radioexperimentadores) Emergency Communication Net activated as
Hurricane Newton approached the Baja California peninsula.
SpaceX Falcon 9 Failure Prompts Postponement of Fox-1Cliff and Fox-1D
Integration
As a consequence of the September 1 explosion of a SpaceX Falcon 9
launch vehicle during a "static fire" test, AMSAT has announced that
the planned integration of Fox-1Cliff and Fox-1D on the maiden voyage
of the Spaceflight SHERPA platform would be postponed. AMSAT said the
impact of the incident on the launch date is unknown at this time,
however. Fox-1C and Fox-1D are scheduled to launch aboard a SpaceX
Falcon 9 between September 1 and November 30, and, if integration is
rescheduled, they still could launch within that time frame.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 launcher exploded during a static pre-launch test
on September 1.
Fox-1Cliff and Fox-1D carry university experiments from Pennsylvania
State--Erie, Vanderbilt, University of Iowa, cameras provided by
Virginia Tech, as well as Amateur Radio voice repeaters capable of U/V
or L/V operation.
The Nayif-1 CubeSat, developed by Emirati students from the American
University of Sharjah, was expected to be put into orbit on the same
launch as Fox-1Cliff and Fox-1D. Nayif-1 carries an inverting 435/145
MHz transponder (FUNcube-5) for SSB/CW.
The Falcon 9 rocket destroyed on September 1 was to have put Israel's
Space-Communications Ltd Amos-6 satellite into orbit on September 3,
as part of an effort by Facebook to provide Internet access to parts
of Sub-Saharan Africa. The cause of the explosion at Cape Canaveral
remains under investigation.
In a statement, SpaceX said the launch vehicle was "vertical and in
the process of being fueled for the test." The company said the
explosion appears to have originated in the vicinity of the
upper-stage liquid oxygen tank.
AMSAT has said it will provide schedule updates on Fox-1Cliff and
Fox-1D, as further information becomes available.
The Fox-1Cliff CubeSat honors the memory of Amateur Satellite pioneer
Cliff Buttschardt, K7RR.
Meanwhile, AMSAT has learned that the launch of RadFxSat-2/Fox-1E is
set for December 2017. RadFxSat-2/Fox-1E is a partnership opportunity
between Vanderbilt University's Institute for Space and Defense
Electronics (ISDE) and AMSAT. It is similar to RadFxSat/Fox-1B, which
could launch in the next several months, and both RadFxSat CubeSats
will carry radiation effects experiments.
The Fox-1E will feature a linear V/U (Mode J) transponder, instead of
the Fox-series standard FM repeater, installed on Fox-1A through
Fox-1D. The remaining Fox series CubeSats will go into space under the
NASA Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) program.
Fox-1E will be the fifth in the Fox series that AMSAT has built.
Fox-1A, now AO-85, was launched in October 2015 and remains fully
operational, providing science data from its onboard experiments and
FM transponder service for the Amateur Radio community. -- Thanks to
AMSAT News Service, Southgate Amateur Radio News
More Countries Act on 60 Meter Amateur Allocations
Belarus and Latvia are among the latest countries to open Amateur
Radio bands at 5 MHz. The Belarus Federation of Amateur Radio and
Radiosportsmen (BFRR) announced recently that radio amateurs there now
have access to a new contiguous 15-kilohertz 60 meter band, consistent
with the consensus reached at World Radiocommunication Conference 2015
(WRC-15). Class A licensees in Belarus may operate on 5351.5-5366.5
kHz on CW, SSB, and digital modes, on a secondary basis with a maximum
output power of 50 W. In Latvia, radio amateurs also are now permitted
to use 5351.5-5366.5 kHz, with a maximum power output of 15 W EIRP.
(Some Latvian hams now may also operate on the new 630 meter band,
472-479 kHz, with a power of 1 W EIRP and a transmitted signal
bandwidth no greater than 800 Hz.)
Andorra returned to 60 meters earlier this summer under a new
allocation of 5351.5-5366.5 kHz with a maximum power of 15 W EIRP, CW
and USB, per consensus reached at WRC-15. Temporary for now, the
allocation will become permanent starting in 2017. Andorra's previous
60 meter allocation was withdrawn last fall after WRC-15.
The South African Radio League (SARL) reports that its recommendation
for a 100-kilohertz-wide 60 meter allocation, presented to telecoms
regulator ICASA earlier this year, has received approval from the
frequency spectrum department, although it's not yet authorized for
use. The SARL proposal seeks the continued use of 5290 kHz for a WSPR
propagation experiment and a secondary allocation of 100 kilohertz
that includes the WRC-agreed range of 5351.5-5366.5 kHz, with a power
maximum of 400 W.
The SARL supported a 5350-5450 kHz allocation proposed at WRC-15 by
the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). Opposition to that
proposal resulted in a compromise to allocate 5351.5-5366.5 kHz.
Nonetheless, some countries, including the Netherlands, have given
their radio amateurs access to the proposed 100 kilohertz.
Article 4.4 of the ITU Radio Regulations â€Älets countries
authorize frequency assignments that are contrary to the international
Table of Allocations, only on a non-interference, non-protected basis.
Telecomunications regulators in more than 40 countries have authorized
access to 60 meters -- many, including the US, in the form of discrete
channels -- on a secondary basis.
IARU Region 1 (Europe and Africa) earlier this year agreed to a paper
presented by RSGB HF Manager Ian Greenshields, G4FSU, outlining a
basic provisional band plan for the new 5 MHz allocation agreed upon
at WRC-15. IARU Region 1 is hoping that its proposed 5351.5-5366.5 kHz
usage plan will eventually be adopted by all three IARU regions.
The Region 1 plan sets aside 5351.5-5354 kHz for CW and narrowband
modes; 5354.0-5366 kHz for all modes, USB voice recommended, and
5366.0-5366.5 kHz for "weak-signal narrowband modes."
The Region 1 plan strongly recommends that frequencies within the
WRC-15 allocation only be used if there are no other frequencies
available at 5 MHz under domestic (ie, ITU-R Article 4.4)
authorizations. "Local nets and long rag-chew QSOs should not use the
5 MHz WRC-15 allocation but should instead make use of the 3.5 MHz, 5
MHz domestic, or 7 MHz bands, where there is more spectrum available,"
the plan advises.
The recent St Paul Island CY9C DXpedition operated on 60 meters,
activating that DXCC entity for the first time on that band.
The Doctor Will See You Now!
"Coaxial Connectors" is the topic of the latest 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
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app for iOS, Kindle, or Android devices.
If you've never listened to a podcast before, download our beginner's
guide.
National Parks on the Air Update
As National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) participants make their contacts
with stations operating from the more than 480 eligible NPS units,
special attention is paid to logging the 59 bona fide National Parks.
In order to qualify for the National Parks Honor Roll certificate,
Chasers must work 75 percent of the 59 National Park Service units
activated during 2016. So far, 55 of the 59 National Parks have been
visited by NPOTA Activators.
One of the four National Parks not yet activated is the National Park
of American Samoa. Located near the capital city of Pago Pago, this
National Park is closer to New Zealand than it is to the US, and it
only receives around 5000 visitors annually. Are there any intrepid
NPOTA activators willing to put this unit on the air before December
31?
Forty NPOTA units will be on the air between September 8-14, including
the Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site in New York, and San
Juan Island National Historical Park in Friday Harbor, 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).
Gold! NPOTA Activation Set from Alaska's Klondike Gold Rush National
Historical Park
Mark Bowers, VY1MAB, from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, will activate
the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (HP21), for the
National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) program. A storm has forced
postponement of his trip until Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and
18.
Gold Rush "stampeders" headed north in the late 19th Century with
hopes of earning a fortune. [Photo courtesy of the National Park
Service]
The NPOTA unit has been only lightly activated this year, so it
remains "a rare one." VY1MAB/KL7 will begin operation at 1700 UTC on
both days, continuing for as long as he can on Saturday and wrapping
up at 2100 UTC on Sunday. He will run 100 W into a Buddipole and
dipole antennas. Plans call for operating SSB, PSK31, and WSJT modes.
Word that gold had been discovered in the region in 1897 started the
Klondike Gold Rush. Thousands of prospectors headed north hoping to
cash in.
The park commemorates the bravery of these so-called stampeders by
protecting the trails, historic boom towns, and buildings of the
Klondike Gold Rush era.
ISS Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams, KD5TVQ, Breaks
Time-on-Station Record
NASA astronaut and International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 48
Commander Jeff Williams, KD5TVQ, and two of his space station
crewmates returned safely to Earth this week, following Williams' US
record-breaking mission aboard the ISS. Williams, Oleg Skripochka,
RN3FU, and Alexey Ovchinin landed in a Soyuz TMA-20M transporter early
on September 7 in Kazakhstan. Now with four space missions to his
credit, Williams has logged 534 days in space, making him first on the
all-time NASA astronaut list in terms of time on station. Skripochka
has 331 days in space on two flights, while Ovchinin spent 172 days in
space on his first mission.
Record-setting astronaut Jeff Williams, KD5TVQ, greeted onlookers as
he returned to Earth on September 7. [NASA photo by Bill Ingalls]
"No other US astronaut has Jeff's time and experience aboard the
International Space Station," Kirk Shireman, ISS Program manager at
NASA's Johnson Space Center, said. "From his first flight in 2000,
when the station was still under construction, to present day where
the focus is science, technology development, and fostering
commercialization. Jeff even helped prepare the space station for
future dockings of commercial spacecraft under NASA's Commercial Crew
Program."
During his time on the ISS, Williams and Astronaut Kate Rubins,
KG5FYJ, ventured outside the space station on two occasions, to
install a docking adapter on the first spacewalk, and to retract a
spare thermal control radiator and install two new high-definition
cameras on the second.
ISS Expedition 49 officially began with the departure of the Soyuz
from the station. Expedition 49 commander Anatoly Ivanishin and his
crewmates -- Rubins and Takuya Onishi, KF5LKS -- will operate the
station for more than 2 weeks until the arrival of three new crew
members. Shane Kimbrough, KE5HOD, Sergey Ryzhikov, and Andrey
Borisenko will head to the ISS from Kazakhstan on September 23.
ARRL September VHF Contest is September 10-12
The ARRL September VHF Contest gets under way on Saturday, September
10, at 1800 UTC and wraps up on Monday, September 12, at 0259 UTC.
This annual event provides an opportunity for seasoned contesters and
newcomers alike to experience contesting on the VHF and UHF bands. The
higher you go, the greater the point value of contacts! The goal is to
contact as many different stations in as many 2 × 1 grid squares
as possible on frequencies above 50 MHz while operating from home, in
the field, or as a "rover" -- traveling from grid square to grid
square to hand out contacts.
The antenna system at K2DRH is ready for serious contesting action on
the VHF and UHF bands.
Six meters has seen E skip in recent days, along with increased
tropospheric enhancement. Scatter and auroral propagation are also
possible. To follow potential tropo enhancement see the updated
Hepburn maps. For a more focused 2 meter real-time propagation map,
check out the Mountainlake APRS site.
Spotting or other assistance is allowed before and during any ARRL
VHF+ operating event, so participants can talk up their plans in
advance and observe and discuss contacts posted on chat and spotting
pages. Participants may not discuss the content of in-progress
contacts, however.
Newest operating categories include Single Operator 3-Band (6 meters,
2 meters, and 70 centimeters), or Single Operator FM Only. More
established categories include Single Operator Portable, or Single
Operator High Power/Low Power. Using just a handheld transceiver from
an elevated location or attached to a small directional antenna can
get you into the game. Utilizing frequencies that only require
smaller, lightweight antennas provides an excellent opportunity to
compete from an ideal operating location. Building your own small
Yagis is fairly easy.
SSB/CW or digital operators will find most activity at the bottom few
hundred kilohertz of the VHF+ bands. On 6 meters, most CW is found
between 50.080 and 50.100 MHz, SSB between 50.125 and 50.250 MHz, and
digital modes from 50.250 to 50.300 MHz. The frequencies between
50.100 MHz and 50.125 MHz are considered a "DX window," so avoid
US-to-US contacts in that part of the band. On 2 meters, look for FM
stations in the 146.40 to 146.57 MHz region (all FM simplex calling
frequency restrictions were removed in 2015), or look for SSB around
144.200 MHz, with CW intermixed. Digital stations congregate around
144.140 MHz. On the higher bands, activity will focus around the
"weak-signal" or FM calling frequencies. Check band plans for details
on all bands.
Rules and entry forms are on the ARRL website. All logs must be
uploaded to the web app or e-mailed (or mailed) no later than 0300 UTC
on October 12. Electronic logs are preferred. Send paper logs to
September VHF Contest, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111.
For more information about the ARRL September VHF Contest, e-mail the
ARRL Contest Branch.
Search is On for Illegal 10 Meter GPS Buoys
Radio amateurs in Portugal this summer intensified their search for
GPS buoys that are illegally operating -- and intruding -- on 10
meters. A recent International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 Monitoring
System (IARUMS-R1) report indicated that one such buoy was operating
24/7 on 28.100 MHz, using F1B mode (RTTY), 51 baud, 270 Hz shift.
IARUMS-R1 also has posted a lengthy and growing list of intruding
driftnet fisheries buoys, transmitting CW in various parts of 10
meters. A group of Portuguese radio amateurs has volunteered to
identify the location of GPS buoy clusters that have been transmitting
"for years" on 10 meters, an exclusive Amateur Radio allocation.
This screenshot shows two driftnet buoys on 28040 kHz transmitting
carriers and identifying in CW after a short break. These are located
in the Atlantic off Spain's west coast. The left is buoy "EZ," and the
right is buoy "SYE." [Wolf Hadel, DK2OM]
"So far, we have had some success in determining the location of the
few that we can receive when propagation allows," said Paulo Teixeira,
CT2IWW, the team spokesperson. "The data suggest that these clusters
are located in the Atlantic, along the coasts of Africa and Europe,
but it's possible that they are present elsewhere."
The F1B transmissions consist of 3-second RTTY bursts. Individual
transmissions are 10 seconds apart, and the cycle repeats every 5
minutes. Frequencies are between 28.000 and 28.120 MHz, at 5 kHz
intervals.
"So far we detected them on 28010, 28025, 28035, 28050, 28065, 28075,
and 28101 kHz," Teixeira said, "but we believe that other frequency
ranges are possible."
The group has asked radio amateurs living along the Atlantic coast, to
look for these transmissions and record them. Teixeira said poor
propagation is making it difficult to obtain additional samples.
"More recordings are needed in order to get greater consistency of the
decoded data and, possibly, work on an automated or semi-automated
decoding solution," he said. He stressed the importance of indicating
date, time (UTC), frequency, and mode. Recordings should be at least
10 to 20 minutes long. E-mail results to CT2IWW via his QRZ.com
address.
Illegal buoys of all types -- fisheries, driftnet, GPS, and Datawell
"Waverider" wave measurement buoys -- remain very active on 10 meters,
according to Wolf Hadel, DK2OM, the IARUMS-R1 coordinator. The July
IARUMS newsletter included more than three dozen reports.
"Frequency Crunch" is ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference
Sunday Seminar Topic
"Spectrum (It's the frequency crunch for real)" will be the Sunday
Seminar topic at the ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC)
September 16-18 in St Petersburg, Florida. Michelle Thompson, W5NYV,
and Bob McGwier, N4HY, will headline the tutorial.
Michelle Thompson, W5NYV.
"The Amateur Radio spectrum above 450 MHz is facing serious threats.
The demand for useful spectrum is large and growing," a presentation
abstract asserts. "We will explain why this spectrum is in demand and
what you need to know and do in order to defend it."
The presentation will offer a practical understanding of digital
communication, software-defined radio, codecs, protocols, and
Bob McGwier, N4HY.
cognitive radio. Thompson heads the AMSAT Ground Terminal Team, a
component of the so-called "five and dime (5 GHz and 10 GHz)" Phase 4B
geosynchronous satellite project. McGwier, an AMSAT stalwart, is chief
scientist at the Hume Center for National Security and Technology at
Virginia Tech.
The Saturday night banquet speaker will be ARRL Chief Technology
Officer Brennan Price, N4QX. His topic will be "New Frontiers in
Wireless: Challenges to and Opportunities for Amateur Radio."
NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative Opens Space to Educators, Nonprofits
NASA is soliciting another round of CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI)
applications. The agency is inviting accredited education
institutions, nonprofit organizations, and NASA centers to join the
adventure and challenge of space while helping it to achieve its
exploration goals. Many research CubeSats launched as part of the CSLI
have carried Amateur Radio payloads. Applications are due by November
22.
The CSLI provides CubeSat developers with a low-cost pathway to space,
in order to conduct research that advances NASA's strategic goals in
the areas of science, exploration, technology development, education,
and operations. The initiative provides students, teachers, and
faculty with a chance to get hands-on flight hardware development
experience, designing, building, and operating these small research
satellites. NASA will announce its selections by February 17, although
selection does not guarantee a launch opportunity.
Selected experiments are considered auxiliary payloads on NASA
launches or for International Space Station deployment starting next
year and continuing through 2020. Selected organizations are
responsible for funding the development of their CubeSats. To date,
NASA has chosen 119 CubeSat missions, and 46 of those have gone on to
launch; another 29 are set to launch within the next 12 months.
For this round of the initiative, NASA is particularly interested in
participation from organizations in the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, and 18 states not previously selected. These include Arkansas,
Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon,
South Carolina, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming.
The NASA website offers more information on the CSLI. -- Thanks to
NASA
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Average daily sunspot numbers were
down compared to the previous reporting week. This week, September
1-7, solar flux increased, and geomagnetic indices were quite active.
The average daily sunspot number declined from 60.1 to 46.4, while the
average solar flux went from 87.9 to 95.1. The average planetary A
index increased from 8 to 26.6, while the average mid-latitude A index
rose from 6.9 to 18.1.
The daily planetary A index on September 1-4 was 36, 39, 40, and 28.
An echo of the solar wind that caused this is expected on September
28-October 1, when the predicted planetary A index is predicted to be
35, 38, 40, and 25.
Predicted solar flux is 92 on September 8-9; 90 on September 10-12; 85
on September 13-14; 83 on September 15; 108 on September 16-19; 110,
105, and 110 on September 20-22; 112 on September 23-24; 108 on
September 25; 105 on September 26-27; 100 on September 28; 95 on
September 29-October 1; 98 on October 2-4; 95 on October 5-6; 90 on
October 7-8; 95 on October 9; 100 on October 10-11; 105 on October 12,
and 108 on October 13-16. After October 16, flux values meander from
105 to 112.
On September 5, predicted solar flux values for September 13-October
21 got a big boost -- a predicted increase ranging from 18 to 30
points from the September 4 prediction.
Predicted planetary A index is 8 on September 8, 5 on September 9-10;
8 on September 11-14; 5 on September 15-16; 8, 5, 15, 12, and 8 on
September 17-21; 5 on September 22-25; 12, 8, 35, 38, and 40 on
September 26-30; 25, 20, and 12 on October 1-3; 10 on October 4-5; 5
on October 6-9, and 10, 8, 5, 5, and 8 on October 10-14.
In this week's bulletin, look for an updated prediction and some
auroral observations from K2KA regarding activity observed on
September 3.
Sunspot numbers for September 1 through 7 were 66, 50, 46, 59, 22, 32,
and 50, with a mean of 46.4. The 10.7 centimeter flux was 95.2, 94.6,
99, 97.4, 93.8, 92.4, and 93, with a mean of 95.1. Estimated planetary
A indices were 36, 39, 40, 28, 17, 14, and 12, with a mean of 26.6.
Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 29, 24, 21, 20, 13, 12, and 8,
with a mean of 18.1.
This weekly Solar Update is a preview of the Propagation Bulletin
issued each Friday. The latest bulletin and an archive of past
propagation bulletins is on the ARRL website.
Send me your reports and observations.
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Just Ahead in Radiosport
September 10 -- Ohio State Parks on the Air (phone)
September 10 -- FOC QSO Party (CW)
September 10 -- Kulikovo Polye Contest (CW)
September 10-11 -- WAE DX Contest (SSB)
September 10-11 -- SARL Field Day Contest (CW, phone, digital)
September 10-11 -- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (CW)
September 10-11 -- Russian Cup Digital Contest
September 10-12 --ARRL September VHF Contest (CW, phone, digital)
September 11 -- North American Sprint (CW)
September 11-14 -- Classic Exchange (CW)
September 14 -- 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
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
November 5 -- TechFest Convention, Lakewood, Colorado
November 5-6 -- Georgia State Convention, Lawrenceville, Georgia
November 12-13 -- Indiana State Convention, Fort Wayne, Indiana
November 19 -- Alabama State Convention, Montgomery, Alabama
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