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ARRL Acting as Catalyst in College Radio Club Revitalization Campaign
Amateur Radio Volunteers Go on Alert during Major Puerto Rico Power Outage
Amateur Radio Credited with Role in Helping Injured Cyclist
"Cows Over the World" DXpedition is "Permantly QRT," KC0W Says
The Doctor Will See You Now!
National Parks on the Air Update
Rules Released for New ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest
ARRL Outgoing QSL Service to Raise Rates
ARRL Foundation Invites Scholarship Applications for 2017-18 Academic Year
ARRL Announces Club Competition Changes
More than 200 US Stations Signed Up for Scouting's Jamboree on the Air
Retired Librarian Who Was Maine's First Woman Radio Amateur Turns 108
The K7RA Solar Update
In Brief...
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
ARRL Acting as Catalyst in College Radio Club Revitalization Campaign
ARRL is serving as a catalyst in a nascent campaign -- "Ivy + Amateur
Radio" -- to boost college and university Amateur Radio club interest,
membership, and activity. The initiative sprang from a conversation earlier
this year between ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, and retired Yale
University staffer Dr Martin Ewing, AA6E, about how to get colleges and
universities to revitalize their ham clubs. Ewing relayed the message to
the president of the Yale University Amateur Radio Club (W1YU), who, in
turn, contacted the president of the Harvard University Amateur Radio Club
(W1AF).
The two schools subsequently sponsored what turned out to be a
standing-room-only forum at the 2016 ARRL New England Division Convention
in Massachusetts over the September 10-11 weekend, with representatives
from Harvard, Yale, Penn, and MIT on hand.
"They all share common problems, which include finding suitable space,
finding faculty or staff sponsors -- preferably permanent -- and providing
for an orderly succession of student leadership," said Gallagher, who
attended the forum and moderated the hour-long idea exchange that followed.
Gallagher said a college club shouldn't fall into decline just because
students graduate.
"Undergraduates are busy people, they're all competing for the top jobs and
have busy social lives," Gallagher allowed. "Sometimes it's difficult for
Amateur Radio to compete with those other interests." During the Convention
and at the forum, ARRL gave copies of the 2016 ARRL Handbook to all college
and university attendees.
ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, at the New England Division Convention.
[Rick Lindquist, WW1ME, photo]
Representatives of the Ivy League clubs are planning to meet -- possibly in
New York -- in December. "There's a lot of work to do before that next
meeting," Gallagher said. "We want to create a reflector, we want to create
a mailing list, we want to reach out to all the clubs that did not show up.
And of course we welcome college clubs to join us." He said a senior member
of the Yale team offered a "generous contribution" to ARRL to support the
Ivy + Amateur Radio initiative. Initial efforts will include a newsletter
and a Facebook page.
Gallagher stressed that the outreach initiative is not limited to Ivy
League schools, although that has been the initial focus. "We welcome the
participation of everyone," Gallagher said, "but the Ivies and MIT stepped
up in a leadership role. The Ivy schools are very competitive with each
other, and college students are very competitive with each other, and what
we want to do is to put that competitive energy to work to fashion wider
college Amateur Radio club participation in the process." Gallagher noted
that many state colleges and universities already have active Amateur Radio
clubs. "We hope they'll join us in what will become an ever-widening
circle," he said.
Contact Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, for more information.
Amateur Radio Volunteers Go on Alert during Major Puerto Rico Power Outage
Amateur Radio volunteers went on alert following an afternoon explosion on
September 21 at a power station in Salinas that left some 1.5 million
residents of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico without power. ARRL Public
Information Coordinator Angel Santana, WP3GW, said that as the evening wore
on, the most sought-after items were ice and potable water -- which depend
on electricity to power the pumps that deliver it. The outage also resulted
in traffic jams due to non-functioning signal lights. The governor of
Puerto Rico declared a State of Emergency.
"On the Amateur Radio side, the VHF/UHF linked repeater system of the
Federación de Radio Aficionados de Puerto Rico (FRA), an ARRL-affiliated
club, was the main source of information," Santana told ARRL. "As soon as
the situation began, lots of mobile and portable stations got on the air
from east to west to report on the power loss, and ham radio was among the
first to report the explosion, as smoke was observed soaring toward the
sky."
According to FEMA, the fire at the Salinas switching station caused the
island-wide power generation plant to shut down as a safety precaution.
FEMA said that all critical facilities operated on back-up generators, and
airports, police stations, and water plants received priority as power was
restored. The agency said telecommunications were operating normally.
A NASA-provided view from space shows how much of Puerto Rico appears dark
outside of San Juan during the power outage.
Santana said designated repeaters on 2 meters and 70 centimeters that
remained up and running served as the primary network for any emergency or
health care traffic. On HF, Antonio Santiago, KP4IA, in Toa Alta was "the
main source of what was happening even before the situation got to the
mainland news services," checking into nets on 20, 40, and 75 meters and
relaying information about the situation to other amateur stations on the
mainland, Santana said.
Santana said that two cellular phone companies had problems, and at least
one death was reported, due to carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator.
A few vehicle accidents also occurred, he said.
Amateur Radio Credited with Role in Helping Injured Cyclist
Members of the Huntsville Amateur Radio Club (HARC) in Alabama had a role
in getting help for a Louisiana cyclist injured in a September 17 group
ride in Madison County, Alabama.
A representative of the sponsoring Spring City Cycling Club told WHNT-19
News that a number of riders -- including Brian Guerrero, who was seriously
injured -- fell as a motor vehicle was passing in the opposite direction.
The cycling club spokesperson said it was unlikely the motorist caused or
contributed to the accident. An investigation continues. The club praised
the action of first responders and first aid from fellow cyclists -- a
trauma surgeon and a nurse.
"Their actions in first aid and in directly calling for MedFlight likely
saved [Guerrero's] life. Huntsville Amateur Radio Club volunteers were
instrumental in coordinating the communications among event organizers and
volunteers, emergency personnel, and law enforcement. We extend our
gratitude to law enforcement, first responders, and HARC for their able and
quick response to this terrible incident," the cycling club said. -- Thanks
to WHNT-19 News
"Cows Over the World" DXpedition is "Permantly QRT," KC0W Says
The one-man "Cows Over the World" DXpedition has ended -- prematurely,
abruptly, and on a sour note. Tom Callas, KC0W, reported that a theft this
week in Kiribati has left him with nothing. He told The Daily DX that his
Cows DXpedition is "permanently QRT."
"Everything I own was stolen on 28 September from here in Kiribati," Callas
posted on his QRZ.com page. "They took all the radios, computers,
amplifiers, antennas, coax, everything. They even took my clothing and
shoes. I have literally nothing left. I type this with tears in my eyes."
The Cows Over the World DXpedition got under way last spring, when the
Minnesota DXer fired up as KH8/KC0W from American Samoa. Other stops
followed, and, after a brief hiatus, Callas last week announced plans to
resume with his T30COW operation from Western Kiribati. He had been
financing the round-robin DXpedition on his own.
All call signs in the all-CW DXpedition tour included a "COW" suffix. In
addition to T30COW, the "Cows" DXpedition has included operations such as
5W0COW, T2COW, and YJ0COW. Announced plans to operate from the Solomons,
Tokelau, Bangladesh, and other locations now are off the table.
The Daily DX reported on September 29 that Callas had received "a money
transfer" and now will head back to the US. "It's been a major financial
blow, but I will pull through," Callas told The Daily DX. -- Thanks to The
Daily DX for some information
The Doctor Will See You Now!
"Coping with the Solar Minimum" is the topic of the latest (September 22)
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 on October 6: "Bits vs Baud."
National Parks on the Air Update
The National Park Service keeps expanding, which means there are more units
to work for ARRL's National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) program. In August,
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument was added. On September 23,
Natural Bridge in Virginia became an official NPS Affiliated Area, creating
the 489th NPOTA unit (AA26).
It didn't take long for Activators to put the new unit on the air. Just 2
days after the designation, a group led by Todd Lee, N4USS, became the
first to transmit from Natural Bridge. Bob Voss, N4CD, who was already in
the area on one of his long NPOTA activation trips, was a close second on
the same day. They even worked each other for a park-to-park contact. Look
for this new unit to be on more in the coming weeks.
There are 42 activations on tap for September 29-October 5, including the
first-ever activation of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in New
York, and the Little River Canyon National Preserve in Alabama.
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).
Rules Released for New ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest
The official rules for the new ARRL 222 MHz and Up Contest have been
released. The contest will debut in August 2017. Participants will attempt
to work as many stations as possible on the 222 MHz through 241 GHz bands,
"using any allowable mode." Competing stations will exchange six-character
grid locators (sub-grids) at the time of each contact.
Contact point values will be computed on the basis of both the
center-to-center distance in kilometers between the sub-grid square of each
station and an arbitrary "band factor," a multiplier ranging from 1 to 20.
For example, contacts made on 222 MHz will have a band factor of 2,
contacts on 432 MHz will have a band factor of 1, and contacts made on 24
GHz and higher will have a band factor of 20.
To promote participation, the new contest encourages the formation of
operator teams. These may be made up of Single Operator, Fixed;
Multioperator, Fixed, and/or Rover category participants operating within a
single Contest Region as defined in the contest rules. Participants may
only be on one team, and the scores of all team members are combined. This
is similar to the approach used for years in the NCJ-sponsored North
American QSO Party (NAQP) events. Teams must register in advance of the
contest with the ARRL Contest Branch Manager.
The contribution of a Rover to a team score is limited to that portion of
the Rover's score achieved from within the team's region. Team members'
scores also count toward a club total in the Club Competition.
The ARRL 222 MHz and Up Contest will kick off the weekend of August 5-6,
2017.
ARRL Outgoing QSL Service to Raise Rates
Although ARRL believes it's important to maintain the long-standing
tradition of the ARRL Outgoing QSL Service as a membership benefit,
increased administration costs will require an increase in rates, in order
to keep the Service available and viable.
"The Service has been a member benefit for decades," an ARRL statement
said. "Since its official formation in November 1976, tens of millions of
QSL cards have been shipped from ARRL Headquarters to Amateur Radio QSL
bureaus of other national societies worldwide. At one time, this benefit
offered a safe, reliable, and inexpensive way to exchange QSL cards for a
fraction of the cost of the postal service. What amateurs saved in
financial cost, however, was made up for in time; it could take months, or
even years, to send and receive a QSL through the bureau."
Effective on November 1, the rate for 1 ounce of outgoing QSLs via the
Service will increase to match the 1 ounce USPS international postage rate.
As of September 2016, this rate is $1.15 per ounce -- about 10 cards. An
additional service fee of $7 will be charged per individual transaction, to
cover administrative costs.
ARRL said QSLing is very different now, and, while postal services are
generally more reliable than in years past, international shipping costs
have risen significantly. "With the advent of the Internet and online QSL
confirmation services such as ARRL's Logbook of The World, fewer and fewer
paper cards are being exchanged," the ARRL statement observed.
Calling the Outgoing QSL Service "a significant tradition in the world of
Amateur Radio," the League said it's committed to keeping that tradition
and service alive for members who enjoy using it. "We are committed to
ensuring our members will be able to send their QSL cards through the
Service for decades to come."
ARRL Foundation Invites Scholarship Applications for 2017-18 Academic Year
The ARRL Foundation will begin accepting scholarship applications on
October 1 from eligible radio amateurs planning to pursue post-secondary
education in the 2017-2018 academic year. Completed applications must be
received by January 31, 2017. Individuals and clubs support many of the
more than 80 scholarships, ranging from $500 to $5,000, that are awarded
annually. Applicants for all scholarships must be active radio amateurs and
must complete and submit the online application.
"The ARRL Foundation Board of Directors is very pleased to be entrusted
with managing this program. The scholarship program is a wonderful way to
encourage students to continue their Amateur Radio activities while
assisting them with the costs of their higher education," says ARRL
Foundation Secretary and ARRL Development Manager Lauren Clarke, KB1YDD.
"All ARRL Foundation scholarships are made possible by individuals or
clubs, and we are grateful for their support."
The Foundation reported that 81 radio amateurs were the recipients of
2016-2017 academic year scholarships it administered. Awards totaled
$120,150.
Students planning to apply for 2017-18 academic year awards should first
carefully review the eligibility requirements and scholarship descriptions.
Although only one application per applicant is required, applicants may ask
to be considered for as many of the scholarships for which they are
eligible (some scholarships have geographic criteria or other
requirements). Check off only the scholarships for which you would like to
be considered. In addition to completing the online application, applicants
must submit a PDF of their academic transcript from their most recently
completed school year (e-mailed to foundation@arrl.org).
Applications are due by January 31, 2017, by 11:59 PM ET. Applications
without accompanying transcripts will not be considered. Award winners
typically are notified in mid-May by USPS mail and e-mail.
For more information about ARRL Foundation scholarships, e-mail the ARRL
Foundation or call 860-594-0348.
ARRL Announces Club Competition Changes
Earlier this year, following a challenge that resulted in the realignment
of several club scores in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest, it became clear that
the Club Competition rules were not being enforced as consistently as they
should have been. In order to make sure club results are accurate and fair
to all, the ARRL Contest Branch is renewing its effort to help clubs comply
with the rules (See Section 8 of the "General Rules for All Contests").
It will no longer be necessary to mail, e-mail, or fax the club roster to
the Contest Branch. Clubs now will be able to upload a club roster -- now
called an "eligibility list" -- via a web page, just as they do with
contest logs. Information will be time stamped and stored. The club just
has to upload a file containing the current club roster, including the
club's section or the center of the club's eligibility circle.
All members' locations will be entered and displayed as six-character grid
locators, such as FN21aw or DM02ks. It will no longer be necessary to
determine latitude and longitude for members or a club circle center. The
center of the locators will be used to calculate a member's distance from
the club center using a standard algorithm that will also be public. A
member may reside and operate anywhere in a six-digit locator that
satisfies the distance rule. The maximum circle distances are not changing,
however.
With the availability of the online service, the deadline of 30 days
following a contest to submit a roster is changing. Putting contests on the
same footing as all other competitions, and to eliminate any temptation to
pick only high scores or to engage in "category shopping," the eligibility
deadline is being changed to the start of the contest, effective with the
ARRL November CW Sweepstakes -- eg, 2100 UTC on November 5, 2016 -- and
will apply to all nine ARRL contests that have a Club Competition category
(see General Rule 8.1).
Rosters and club circle centers can be changed and uploaded at any time --
via multiple uploads as needed -- until the contest starts. After a roster
is submitted, it will be available for inspection online The roster
eligibility service will allow other contesters to view the rosters and to
make it easy for clubs to follow the rules. Challenges may be made through
the Contest Branch. Minimum log totals for each club category will remain
the same.
A regularly updated list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) has been
posted. For more information, contact ARRL Contest Branch Manager Bart
Jahnke, W9JJ. Read more.
More than 200 US Stations Signed Up for Scouting's Jamboree on the Air
So far, 219 US stations have registered to take part in Scouting's 2016
Jamboree on the Air (JOTA), which will take place October 14-16.
Registration remains open for the 59th annual event. Last year, 400 US
stations signed up. JOTA officials are asking JOTA 2016 participants not
only to register for this year's event, but to follow up with a post-JOTA
report.
"We expect to have several thousand stations around the world signed up by
JOTA weekend," JOTA Coordinator Jim Wilson, K5ND, said in a JOTA-JOTI
(Jamboree on the Internet) update. "Make sure you register your station."
Designated Scouting frequencies are on the "Guidelines for Amateur Radio
Operators" page. "Twenty meters is probably the go-to band during the
daytime," Wilson said. "Try moving off the calling frequency and spreading
out while making those contacts." Wilson noted that, in addition to the DX
spotting websites, there's a Scout station spotting cluster.
He also suggested taking advantage of "modes that don't require radio
waves," including the dedicated D-STAR Scouting reflector 033A, as well as
DMR, IRLP with topic channel 9091, and Echolink, with conference node
JOTA-365. Doug Crompton, WA3DSP, and Elliott Liggett, W7QED, have set up
Allstar node 41760 for JOTA/Scouting conversations, Wilson added. In
addition to social media, ScoutLink is an excellent way to connect to
Scouts around the world with only an Internet connection, he said.
"Dave Edwards, KD2E, and Andy O'Brien, K3UK, have developed a Scout
scheduling page," Wilson said. "You can use this to post your frequency and
to pick up on other stations as well."
More than 1 million Scouts in 150+ countries -- at nearly 18,000 stations
-- are expected to take part in JOTA 2016, engaging with other Scouts to
talk about Amateur Radio and their Scouting experiences. "JOTA is about
conversations across town and around the world, rather than about
contacts," Wilson said.
Retired Librarian Who Was Maine's First Woman Radio Amateur Turns 108
Mary Cousins, ex-W1GSC, who was the first woman in Maine to obtain an
Amateur Radio license, celebrated her 108th birthday on September 20. Now a
resident of a care facility in the coastal fishing village of Deer Isle,
Cousins was treated to a party complete with a
Mary Cousins, ex-W1GSC, admires her 108th birthday cake. [Island Nursing
Home and Care Center photo]
cake decorated with images of local newspaper articles from 1908, the year
she was born. The confection also bore an image of her 1933 "Amateur First"
radio license, issued to Mary Sibyl Wallace -- her maiden name -- by the
old Federal Radio Commission, when Cousins was 24. The FCC came into being
the following year. Cousins' old call sign has since been reissued at least
once. Cousins said she operated Morse, although she does not remember the
code anymore, and used to relay weather information using that mode.
Cousins, a native of nearby Stonington, Maine, worked as the town's
librarian, a school bus driver, and a telephone operator. She said she
never stops learning new things.
The "Amateur First" Radio Operator License issued by the Federal Radio
Commission in 1933 to Mary Sibyl Wallace.
Cousins told Bangor TV station WFVX that in the 1930s, ham radio "was
something that the girls did not do, and the boys were all doing it at the
time, and I said, 'I can do it too.' And I did."
Her cake also bore images of Stonington as it looked in 1908, when Teddy
Roosevelt was the US president. Enlivening the party were 108 balloons and
live piano music. Cousins received and read cards from many well-wishers.
Her son John told WFVX, "When she decides she's going to do something,
she's going to do it. I think 100 was going to be the goal. She wanted to
reach 100. She did. And then she said, 'Well, might as well go for 105.' I
think she's working on 110 now."
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Australia's Space Weather Services issued
a geomagnetic warning, calling for variable geomagnetic conditions -- from
active to major storms -- for the next 3 days.
Average daily sunspot numbers and solar flux changed little for September
22-28 from the previous 7 days. Average daily sunspot numbers went from
29.7 to 29.9, and the average daily solar flux declined from 83.4 to 81.4.
The average planetary A index was much higher, rising from 8.9 to 19.7. The
average mid-latitude A index increased from 7.6 to 12.3.
Projected solar flux for the near term is 85, 80, and 78 for September
29-October 1; 80 on October 2-3; 85 on October 4-7; 90 on October 8-14; 95
on October 15-18; 90 on October 19-21; 85 on October 22-27; 80 on October
28-31; 85 on November 1-3, and 90 on November 4-10.
Predicted planetary A index is 44, 38, 30, 20, 14, 12, and 8 for September
29-October 5; 5 on October 6-14; 8, 10, 20, and 8 on October 15-18; 5 on
October 19-22; 18 and 12 on October 23-24; 35 on October 25-27; 25, 20, 16,
10, and 8 on October 28-November 1, and 5 on November 2-10.
Sunspot numbers for September 22 through 28 were 30, 49, 47, 18, 23, 21,
and 20, with a mean of 29.7. The 10.7 centimeter flux was 85.1, 85.5, 84.9,
84.6, 86.8, 85.6, and 84.4, with a mean of 81.4. Estimated planetary A
indices were 4, 4, 5, 23, 22, 38, and 42, with a mean of 19.7. Estimated
mid-latitude A indices were 4, 3, 4, 12, 18, 21, and 24, with a mean of
12.3.
Send me your reports and observations.
In Brief...
ARRL to Host CHIRP Radio Programming Webinar: ARRL will host a CHIRP Radio
Programming webinar on October 19 at 8 PM ET (0000 UTC on October 20 in US
time zones). This presentation will offer a brief overview of the free,
open-source CHIRP software, which can be used to program most radios.
Attendees will learn: What CHIRP is, which radios are supported, how to get
CHIRP, and how to troubleshoot CHIRP. Presenter James Lee, N1DDK, became
active in CHIRP development for the initial TYT9800 driver. He is a
hardware development engineer for Qualcomm. Register now! Those signing up
will receive a confirmation e-mail containing information about joining the
webinar.
SEDCO Contributes $1,000 to ARRL Spectrum Defense Fund: The SouthEastern DX
and Contesting Organization (SEDCO) has once again presented ARRL with a
check for $1,000 at the recent W4DXCC convention it sponsors, to support
the Spectrum Defense Fund. SEDCO has supported the Spectrum Defense Fund
every year since 2009, except for 2012, when it gave $1,000 to the Second
Century Campaign. With this check, SEDCO has given a total of $3,700 to
support Spectrum Defense. The 12th W4DXCC convention took place September
23-24 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Contributions to the Spectrum Defense
Fund ensure that ARRL will have the resources to meet future challenges as
they arise, and to protect Amateur Radio operating privileges.
Logbook of The World to No Longer Accept Contacts Signed by TQSL Versions
Earlier Than 2.0: As of 1400 UTC on January 16, ARRL's Logbook of The World
(LoTW) no longer will accept contacts that have been digitally signed by
versions of TQSL earlier than version 2.0. Users of earlier versions are
encouraged to upgrade as soon as possible, as older TQSL versions contain
uncorrected defects and display inaccurate error messages. The current
versions of TQSL for Windows, OS X, and Linux are available online at
https://lotw.arrl.org/lotw-help/installation/. -- Thanks to Norm Fusaro,
W3IZ
Just Ahead in Radiosport
October 1 -- TARA PSK Rumble Contest
October 1-2 -- 15 Meter SSTV Dash Contest
October 1-2 -- Oceania DX Contest (Phone)
October 1-2 -- Russian WW Digital Contest
October 1-2 -- GTC CW Cup
October 1-2 -- TRC DX Contest (CW, phone)
October 1-2 -- WAB HF Phone
October 1-2 -- International HELL-Contest
October 1-2 -- California QSO Party (CW, phone)
October 1 -- FISTS Fall Slow Speed Sprint (CW)
October 2 -- UBA ON Contest (SSB)
October 2 -- RSGB International DX Contest (CW, phone)
October 3 -- German Telegraphy Contest
October 4 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)
October 5 -- 432 MHz Fall Sprint (CW, phone)
October 5 -- UKEICC 80 Meter Contest (Phone)
October 6 -- SARL 80 Meter QSO Party (Phone)
October 6 -- NRAU 10 Meter Activity Contest (CW, phone, digital)
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
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
December 9-10 -- West Central Florida Section Convention, Plant City,
Florida
Find conventions and hamfests in your area.
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