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ARRL Issues Urgent Last Call to Press for Senate Passage of Amateur
Radio Parity Act
Transatlantic Reception Anniversary Special Event Set for December 11
Amateur Radio Volunteers Provide Shelter Communication Support in
Tennessee
The Doctor Will See You Now!
National Parks on the Air Update
ARRL Expands Initiative to Fire Up Collegiate Amateur Radio Clubs
FCC Special Counsel Laura Smith Says Amateur Enforcement Will Be
Aggressive
Hurricane Watch Net Activates for Hurricane Otto
Rocky Mountain Division Director Dwayne Allen, WY7FD, Overcomes
Challenge to Win Election
Sign Up for ARRL's 12 Days of Deals!
SKYWARN Recognition Day On-the-Air Event is Saturday, December 3
ARRL Seeks Nominations for Six Awards
Hamvention® Solicits Nominations for 2017 Awards
In Brief...
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
ARRL Issues Urgent Last Call to Press for Senate Passage of Amateur
Radio Parity Act
It's now down to the wire: ARRL has issued a last call for members to
urge their US Senators to support the Amateur Radio Parity Act (H.R.
1301) when it comes up during the "lame duck" session of Congress that
adjourns in a couple of weeks. The House of Representatives approved
the bill in September, and the Senate must follow suit if the bill is
to succeed. If it fails in the Senate, the entire process will have to
be repeated in the new Congress. The legislation is now in the Senate
in two forms -- as H.R. 1301 and alternately in the packaged bill S.
253.
"We are on our final push for the Amateur Radio Parity Act before
Congress adjourns," said ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR. "The
grassroots effort by the Amateur Radio community has been outstanding.
Since September, over 110,000 e-mails have been sent to legislators in
Congress. Thanks to everyone who has helped, but we can't stop now.
Please, keep the e-mails coming and also work the phones down the
stretch. Call your Senators! We are almost there. Let's get it done!"
ARRL Hudson Division Director Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, who chairs the ARRL
Board's Legislative vocacy Committee and has been heavily involved in
efforts to move H.R. 1301 forward, echoed President Roderick's
sentiments. He said the bill was just starting to build momentum in
the Senate following its unanimous passage in the House, when Congress
shut down for the 4 weeks prior to Election Day. He pointed out that
H.R. 1301 has received broad support from both parties.
Lisenco had a special request of Florida radio amateurs. "Please write
and call Sen. Bill Nelson and demand that he remove his hold on H.R.
1301 and support passage of this critical legislation."
Urging your US Senators' support is simple: Go to our Rally Congress
page, enter your ZIP code, fill in your name and address, press enter,
and e-mails will go directly to your Senators. Members may do this
even if they have already contacted their US Senators for support.
There are no guarantees, Lisenco has pointed out. "In order to have a
chance at overcoming political obstacles that have little or nothing
to do with the legislation, we need our voices to be heard," he said.
"And we need that input today!"
President Roderick urged members to "reach out one more time to your
Senators today! Right away. Right now!" Read more.
Transatlantic Reception Anniversary Special Event Set for December 11
An Amateur Radio special event on December 11 will commemorate the
95th anniversary of the first transatlantic shortwave reception
between Greenwich, Connecticut, and Scotland. A school near the
original site is hosting the event. ARRL, the Radio Society of Great
Britain (RSGB), and the Radio Club of America (RCA), are partnering in
sponsoring the activity. The Greenwich Historical Society will also
participate.
On December 11, 1921, reception in Ardrossan, Scotland, of a radio
signal transmitted from the official test station of Minton Cronkhite,
1BCG, in a small shack on the corner of Clapboard Ridge Road and North
Street in Greenwich, helped to usher in the age of global
communication. The special event will use N1BCG, the call sign of
Clark Burgard of Greenwich, who obtained that call sign to commemorate
this bit of radio history. Burgard was instrumental in making
arrangements for the event.
The N1BCG special event will begin on Sunday, December 11, at 1200 and
conclude at 0300 UTC on December 12. It will include an attempt at a
two-way contact between N1BCG and GB2ZE, operated by Jason O'Neill,
GM7VSB, in Ardrossan.
The 1BCG 1 kW CW transmitter.
Reception in Scotland of the 1BCG signal was part of the second series
of ARRL transatlantic tests. For the receiving end, the ARRL Board had
selected a receiver designed by Paul Godley, 2ZE, and Godley traveled
to the UK to oversee that end of the circuit. Joining Godley in a
field in Ardrossan, southwest of Glasgow, was Marconi Company District
Inspector D.E. Pearson. As the QST article, "The Transatlantic Tests"
(QST Dec. 2014) by Michael Marinaro, WN1M, recounted, "The two
attempted to keep out of the driving wind and rain by sheltering
themselves -- and their equipment -- in a tent. This rough listening
post was comprised of a (superheterodyne and regenerative) receiver, a
1,300-foot Beverage antenna suspended 12 feet above ground, batteries,
and auxiliary equipment."
January 1922 QST trumpeted the success of the transatlantic tests.
On the morning of December 10, CW signals of 1BCG, which had been
designed and constructed by Radio Club of America members -- were
solidly copied on 230 to 235 meters (about 1.3 MHz). They were the
only signals heard that morning in Ardrossan. By the end of the test,
eight spark and 18 CW stations had been heard as well.
N1BCG operation will be on AM on 75 and 40 meters; CW and SSB on 40
meters, CW on 30 meters, and CW and SSB on 20 and 17 meters.
Approximate frequencies are 3.880 (AM), 7.290 (AM), 7.235 (SSB), 7040
(CW), 10.112 (CW), 14.280 (SSB), 14.040 (CW), 18.125 (SSB), and 18.088
MHz CW.
Amateur Radio Volunteers Provide Shelter Communication Support in
Tennessee
Amateur Radio volunteers this week provided communication support to
American Red Cross shelters in Sevier County, Tennessee, where area
residents fleeing wildfires took refuge. At the peak, an estimated
1,300 evacuees occupied six Red Cross or independently operated
shelters, state authorities said. Wind-driven flames and embers from
the Chimney Top Fire in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, now
closed, spread on November 28 to threaten the communities of
Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge in East Tennessee. Highway 441 into
Gatlinburg remains open only to emergency traffic and outbound
evacuation traffic. The fire caused considerable destruction in
Gatlinburg.
"At this point, no additional Amateur Radio support has been
requested," ARRL Tennessee Section Manager Keith Miller, N9DGK, said
on Tuesday evening. "Members of nearby ARES® groups should remain
aware of the potential for this situation to change rapidly."
Miller said no amateurs had been requested to support fire teams, law
enforcement, EMS, or the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA).
"Unless conditions begin to deteriorate, we expect not to be asked to
fully activate but rather continue to monitor the situation and be
ready to support when and if asked to do so," Miller said.
"Do not self-deploy," he stressed. "If you show up uninvited, you will
be sent home."
TEMA said on November 30 that rain has provided some relief in Sevier
County. "Gatlinburg reports all wildfires out, though some are still
smoldering," TEMA said. Gatlinburg remains under a mandatory
evacuation order and a 6 PM to 6 AM curfew remains in effect.
In Pigeon Forge -- home to the Dollywood theme park -- officials
estimate that 500 residents and visitors were evacuated on Monday.
"State agencies and local officials likely evacuated thousands of
residents and visitors from Sevier County [Tuesday] night, due to
devastating wildfires in and around the cities of Gatlinburg and
Pigeon Forge," TEMA estimated on November 29. "It is very likely that
14,000+ residents and visitors evacuated from Gatlinburg alone."
The Doctor Will See You Now!
"Yagi Antennas" is the topic of the latest (December 1) 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.
National Parks on the Air Update
ARRL's National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) program is down to its final
month. Over 460 of the 489 NPOTA units have been activated, with over
15,500 visits to eligible sites. With 30 days to go, there is a big
push to cross the 1 million contact threshold. This past week saw
nearly 30,000 contacts uploaded to Logbook of The World, bringing the
year-to-date total to more than 915,000 contacts. There will be plenty
of NPOTA activity in December; how many stations can you work in the
final month?
Seventeen activations are scheduled for the week of December 1-7,
including Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial in Washington,
DC, and Sitka National Historical Park in Alaska. 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).
ARRL Expands Initiative to Fire Up Collegiate Amateur Radio Clubs
A growing number of campus radio clubs and student radio amateurs have
begun to share ideas and suggestions on the ARRL Collegiate Amateur
Radio Initiative (CARI) Facebook page, which is aimed at sparking
renewed participation, activity, and idea-sharing among this special
sector of the Amateur Radio community. The now-expanded initiative
stemmed from two well-attended ARRL New England Division Convention
forums for radio amateurs attending college, one hosted by the Amateur
Radio clubs at Harvard (W1AF) and Yale (W1YU). As the forum explained,
the activity level at campus Amateur Radio club stations can vary
wildly from one year to the next, as students graduate and newcomers
arrive.
"The most common difficulty stems from uneven interest over time,"
said ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, in his "Second Century" editorial,
"Cheers for College Amateur Radio: Sis-boom-bah!" in the December 2016
issue of QST. "Even the strongest leaders in college Amateur Radio
graduate every 4 years, sometimes leaving their clubs without adequate
continuity or leadership succession."
Gallagher pointed out that "recognized" student activities require
students in order to maintain that status. However, even officially
recognized college club stations may find themselves at the mercy of
administrations in terms of space for a station and antennas, and some
clubs have had to move more than once to accommodate their schools'
space requirements. Issues involving safety and security can also
affect college radio clubs.
In a recent post, Kenny Hite, KE8CTL, a graduate teaching assistant at
West Virginia University, said the university's Amateur Radio club,
W8CUL, has been unable to participate in recent on-the-air events "due
to lack of working equipment and questionable antenna setups," as he
put it. Another poster, Dennis Silage, K3DS, who's associated with the
Temple University Amateur Radio Club (K3TU), said, "A key to a
successful and long-running college club seems to be faculty
involvement for stability and recognition." He invited other CARI
participants to check out the club's website.
"It occurred to us that, if college Amateur Radio could galvanize
[mutual interests], then colleges might just provide the ideal bridge
between youthful interest in the subject and lifelong participation in
our community," Gallagher wrote. Read more.
FCC Special Counsel Laura Smith Says Amateur Enforcement Will Be
Aggressive
FCC Special Counsel Laura Smith told a standing-room-only audience at
the ARRL Pacific Division Convention (Pacificon) in October that,
despite FCC cutbacks, Amateur Radio enforcement will not be
compromised. Smith spoke for nearly an hour and a half on a variety of
FCC issues related to Amateur Radio, and the entire presentation is
available on YouTube, thanks to Bob Miller, WB6KWT, and his son
Robert, KA7JKP, who recorded the forum. Smith said that with the FCC
set to shut down 11 field offices across the country in January, the
Enforcement Bureau has reorganized into three US regions, and she does
not anticipate any significant issues for the Amateur Service as a
result.
FCC Special Counsel Laura Smith at Pacificon. [Courtesy of
HamRadioNow]
"The amateur community will go forward," she said, noting that
amateurs have "an incredible ability to self-police." In light of the
field office closings, she has been working with ARRL to revamp the
Official Observer (OO) program.
"We are going to redo the entire program," she told the Pacificon
forum. Given that the field office cutbacks have left the FCC short
staffed, the OO program will step into the gap, with OOs serving as
the first line of defense in Amateur Radio enforcement, she explained.
Working more closely with the OOs, Smith said, will get information on
problems to the field staff more quickly, so they can follow up.
Smith praised the OOs for contributing their time and effort to
monitor the bands and to alert licensees both to problematic and
positive behavior on the air.
She also said the FCC is more aggressively policing the Amateur Radio
bands.
HamRadioNow's Gary Pearce, KN4AQ, used Smith's talk as the centerpiece
of his episode 281. Read more.
Hurricane Watch Net Activates for Hurricane Otto
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) activated on Thanksgiving Day for
Hurricane Otto. The Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of
110 MPH made landfall on the southern Nicaraguan coast on November 24
and passed over Central America with no reported fatalities, but it
generated flooding. The net stood down at 2200 UTC. Amateur Radio
emergency nets also convened in Central America on 40 and 75 meters in
anticipation of Tropical Storm Otto, which was the strongest Atlantic
hurricane on record this late in the year.
"All members of HWN gave their best effort to obtain weather data from
the affected areas of Nicaragua and Costa Rica," said Net Manager
Bobby Graves, KB5HAV. He said that, with poor propagation on both 20
and 40 meters, the only station in the affected region the HWN was
able to contact was in Costa Rica. Graves said that during the
off-season, he would reach out to all hurricane-prone countries in the
Atlantic Basin, to encourage their radio amateurs to participate in
the net during hurricane emergencies.
The HWN meets on 14.325 MHz and 7.268 MHz, depending upon conditions.
Graves thanked the amateur community for cooperating in keeping those
frequencies open. "Your help in keeping the frequency clear allows us
to hear those affected by hurricanes," he said. "For instance, when
commercial power goes out, some reporting stations have to revert to
battery backup and perhaps operate at QRP power, as was the case [on
November 24]."
Rocky Mountain Division Director Dwayne Allen, WY7FD, Overcomes
Challenge to Win Election
ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Director Dwayne Allen, WY7FD.
ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Director Dwayne Allen, WY7FD, has won
election to a 3-year term. As Vice Director, Allen assumed the
Director's seat last January, after the Board of Directors elected
former Director Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT, as Second Vice President.
Allen outpolled challenger Garth Crowe, WY7GC (ex-N7XKT), 1,112 to 528
votes, to win the seat in his own right. Ballots were counted November
18 at ARRL Headquarters.
The Rocky Mountain Division Director's seat was the only contested
election for the 2017-2019 cycle. Allen served previously as Wyoming
Section Manager, from 2005 until 2007.
New terms of office begin on January 1, 2017, at 12 noon Eastern Time.
Sign Up for ARRL's 12 Days of Deals!
We're making a list and checking it twice. Beginning Thursday,
December 1, 2016, ARRL will be offering 12 days of deals. Subscribe by
entering your name, call sign, and e-mail address in the fields
provided.
You'll receive an e-mail a day for 12 days with a special online deal.
Each deal is valid for 1 day only at www.arrl.org/shop, and concludes
Friday, December 16, 2016.
Sign up now and unwrap a new deal every day!
SKYWARN Recognition Day On-the-Air Event is Saturday, December 3
The annual SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD) on-the-air activity will take
place Saturday, December 3, from 0000 until 2400 UTC (starts on the
evening of Friday, December 2, in US time zones).
Developed by ARRL and the National Weather Service (NWS) in 1999,
SKYWARN Recognition Day honors the contributions that SKYWARN
volunteers make to the NWS mission -- the protection of life and
property during threatening weather. During the SKYWARN Special Event,
hams will operate from several NWS offices. W1AW will take part in the
event. So will WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center, on HF, VHF,
and UHF, plus APRS and WinLink. WX4NHC activity will center on the
Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) frequency, 14.325 MHz.
The object of the event is for all participating Amateur Radio
stations to exchange contact information with as many NWS stations as
possible on 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, and 2 meters, plus 70 centimeters.
Contacts via repeaters are permitted.
Stations will exchange call signs, signal reports, locations, and a
one or two-word description of the weather at their respective
locations (e.g., "sunny," "rainy," "partly cloudy," "windy"). NWS
stations will use various modes, including SSB, FM, AM, RTTY, CW, and
PSK31. While using digital modes, special event stations will append
"NWS" to their call signs (e.g., N0A/NWS).
Event certificates will be electronic and printable from the main
website after the conclusion of SRD. An online submission form is
available to submit your log summary for SRD.
ARRL Seeks Nominations for Six Awards
The ARRL is inviting nominations for awards that recognize educational
and technological pursuits in Amateur Radio. Nominations are also open
for the League's premier award to honor a young licensee.
The Hiram Percy Maxim Award recognizes a radio amateur and ARRL member
under age 21, whose accomplishments and contributions are of the most
exemplary nature within the framework of Amateur Radio activities.
Nominations for this award need to be made through your ARRL Section
Manager, who will then forward the nomination to ARRL Headquarters by
March 31, 2017.
The ARRL Herb S. Brier Instructor of the Year Award honors an ARRL
volunteer Amateur Radio instructor or an ARRL professional classroom
teacher who uses creative instructional approaches and reflects the
highest values of the Amateur Radio community. The award highlights
quality of and commitment to licensing instruction. Nominations are
due by March 15, 2017.
The ARRL Microwave Development Award pays tribute to a radio amateur
or group of radio amateurs who contribute to the development of the
Amateur Radio microwave bands. The nomination deadline is March 31,
2017.
The ARRL Technical Service Award recognizes a licensed radio amateur
or group of radio amateurs who provide Amateur Radio technical
assistance or training to others. The nomination deadline is March 31,
2017.
The ARRL Technical Innovation Award is granted to a radio amateur or
group of radio amateurs who develop and apply new technical ideas or
techniques in Amateur Radio. The nomination deadline is March 31,
2017.
The Knight Distinguished Service Award was established to recognize
exceptionally notable contributions by a Section Manager to the health
and vitality of the ARRL. The nomination deadline is April 30, 2017.
The ARRL Board of Directors selects all award recipients. Read more.
Hamvention® Solicits Nominations for 2017 Awards
The 2017 Hamvention® Awards Committee, chaired by Frank J. Beafore,
WS8B, has announced that nominations are open for 2017 awards,
sometimes considered the Academy Awards of Amateur Radio. The program
will bestow awards for Amateur of the Year, Technical Achievement,
Special Achievement, and Club of the Year.
"The Hamvention Awards event has been held since 1955," a Hamvention
news release said. "Over these years, many amateurs have been honored
for their dedication and selfless contributions to our avocation and
to mankind." Nominees are invited for these awards.
Technical Achievement Award: Given to a selected Amateur Radio
operator who has achieved technical excellence within the realm of
Amateur Radio. Examples are inventions, processes, discoveries,
experiments, other technical accomplishments, or any other outstanding
technical achievement that contributed to Amateur Radio.
Special Achievement Award: Presented to a deserving radio amateur who
has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the radio
art and/or science. This award is usually given to a respected amateur
who has spearheaded a single significant project.
Amateur of the Year Award: Honors a radio amateur who has made a
long-term commitment to the advancement of Amateur Radio. This
individual will have a history of contribution to ham radio and will
be dedicated to service, professionalism, and the advancement of
Amateur Radio avocation.
Club of the Year: Recognizes a club that clearly demonstrates its
involvement in varied aspects of Amateur Radio for the greater good of
their community and/or the nation.
Below are links to forms dedicated to the appropriate award
nomination. At a minimum, each form should be completed with the
information indicated. Please make sure that the nominating person is
identified with a method to reach them in the case of questions from
the nomination committee.
Separate nomination forms are provided for individual awards and for
the club award. Submit forms via e-mail to awards@hamvention.org or
via USPS to Hamvention Awards Committee, Box 964, Dayton, OH
45401-0964. The nomination period closes on February 1, 2017. Read
more.
In Brief...
JOTA 2016 Report Shows Participation was Up: The Boy Scouts of America
has released the final report on the 2016 Jamboree on the Air (JOTA),
and the news is good. Participation was up from 2015, despite what the
report called "terrible propagation." According to the report, 10,761
Scouts took part, an increase of more than 50% from a year earlier,
and the number of stations filing reports, at 267, jumped by 28% from
2015 (the record was 271 in 2013). The number of Amateur Radio
operators was up by 14% to 1,120, although the number of radios
reported in use dropped by 25% to 631. Total JOTA 2016 contacts
remained flat at 8,254. Over the next several months, the BSA National
Radio Scouting Committee will review various suggestions to determine
improvements that can be made for JOTA 2017. These include concerns
over conflicting on-the-air activities and the need for better advance
publicity. -- Thanks to JOTA Coordinator Jim Wilson, K5ND
Dave Kalter Youth DX venture Offering Complete Ham Station to Essay
Contest Winner: The Dave Kalter Youth DX venture (YDXA) has announced
an exciting essay competition for young radio amateurs. Due to the
generosity of the 2016 raffle winner Paul Ewing, N6PSE, and the
co-founders of the YDXA, the winner of the essay contest will receive
a complete Amateur Radio station. The prize includes an Alinco SR8T
HF, a 12 V, 30 A power supply (Jetstream or equivalent), vertical
antenna (Jetstream JTV680 or equivalent), and 100 feet of coax feed
line fitted with PL-259 connectors. Eligibility is limited to
Technician class or higher US licensees 12 to 18 years old, residing
in the 48 contiguous US states. Entrants are to submit an essay of up
to 500 words describing their involvement in, personal future plans
for, and importance of Amateur Radio. All entries must be postmarked
(or system dated, in the case of e-mail entries) by December 23, 2016.
The winner will be announced no later than January 31, 2017. Entrants
should adhere to all contest rules.
NCVEC Question Pool Committee Seeks Comments on the Technician
Question Pool: The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner
Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) is reviewing the
2014-2018 Technician question pool for revisions and updates. The QPC
will accept comments and suggestions from the Amateur Radio community
via e-mail through March 31, 2017. The NCVEC QPC will take all
comments and suggestions into consideration as it updates the
Technician question pool for 2018-2022. Input from the Amateur Radio
community may include suggestions for new questions, changes to the
topic areas, or changes to existing questions in any of the current
Amateur Radio examination question pools.
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Average daily sunspot numbers rose
from 28.7 to 32.9 over the November 24-30 reporting week. Average
daily solar flux rose from 78.5 to 82.6. Geomagnetic indicators rose
only slightly, with average planetary A index changing from 12.7 to
13.6, and average mid-latitude A index rising from 10.1 to 10.3.
Predicted solar flux is 85 on December 1-3; 80 on December 4-8; 78 on
December 9-11; 80 on December 12-13; 82 on December 14-15; 80 on
December 16-17; 78 on December 18-19; 80 on December 20-22; 82 on
December 23-24; 84 on December 25; 83 on December 26-27; 80 on
December 28-29; 82 on December 30-31; 80 on January 1-2; 78 on January
3-7, and 80 on January 8-9.
Predicted planetary A index is 6 on December 1-6; 15, 12, 18, 20, and
10 on December 7-11; 5 on December 12-17; 8, 12, 16, and 22 on
December 18-21; 30, 12, and 10 on December 22-24; 8 on December 25-27;
5 on December 28-January 2, and 15, 12, 18, 20, and 10 on January 3-7.
Sunspot numbers for November 24 through 30 were 12, 12, 13, 31, 44,
43, and 75, with a mean of 32.9. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 79,
80.9, 81.2, 82.6, 85.2, 85.5, and 83.6, with a mean of 82.6. Estimated
planetary A indices were 24, 33, 12, 10, 8, 5, and 3, with a mean of
13.6. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 17, 24, 9, 9, 7, 4, and 2,
with a mean of 10.3.
Here is an interesting chart from London's Daily Mail. The blue line
is an average of Solar Cycles 1 through 23. The red line is the
current cycle 24, and the gray line is Solar Cycle 5, which may be
similar to the current cycle.
Send me your reports or observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
December 1 -- NRAU 10-Meter Activity Contest (CW, phone, digital)
December 2-4 -- ARRL 160 Meter Contest (CW)
December 3 -- TARA RTTY Melee
December 3 -- Wake-Up! QRP Sprint (CW)
December 3-4 -- TOPS Activity Contest (CW)
December 4 -- 10 Meter RTTY Contest
December 4 -- SARL Digital Contest
December 6 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)
December 10-11 -- ARRL 10 Meter Contest (CW, phone)
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
December 9-10 -- West Central Florida Section Convention, Plant City,
Florida
January 8 -- New York City/Long Island Section Convention, Bethpage,
New York
January 14 -- TechFest 2017 Convention, Lawrenceville, Georgia
January 20-21 -- North Texas Section Convention, Forest Hill, Texas
January 21 -- Georgia ARES Convention, Forsyth, Georgia
January 22-28 -- QuartzFest Convention, Quartzsite, Arizona
January 27-28 -- Mississippi State Convention, Jackson, Mississippi
January 27-29 -- Puerto Rico State Convention, Hatillo, Puerto Rico
February 3-4 -- Southern Florida Section Convention, Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida
February 4 - South Carolina State Convention, North Charleston, South
Carolina
February 4 -- Virginia State Convention, Richmond, Virginia
February 10-12 -- Southeastern Division Convention (HamCation),
Orlando, Florida
February 17-18 -- Arizona Section Convention, Yuma, Arizona
February 18 -- Arkansas Section Convention, Hoxie, Arkansas
February 25 -- West Central Florida Section Technical Conference,
Sarasota, Florida
Find conventions and hamfests in your area.
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