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Amateur Radio Preparations Ramp Up as Irma Strengthens to Category 5
FCC Technological visory Council Investigating Technical Regulations
More Professional and Citizen Research Suggests Eclipse Briefly
Affected HF Propagation
New "Pre-Release" Version of WSJT-X Includes FT8 Changes
Peggy Whitson, ex-KC5ZTD, Breaks Cumulative Time-in-Space Record
NASA Invites CubeSat Launch Initiative Applications
Route 66 Special Event Set for September 9-17
In Brief...
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
Amateur Radio Preparations Ramp Up as Irma Strengthens to Category 5
Hurricane Irma -- the most powerful hurricane in more than a decade to
threaten the Atlantic coast -- has been making its way through the
Caribbean with the likelihood of affecting Florida by late this
weekend. Evacuations already were under way by midweek in several
Florida counties. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has called Irma
"an extremely dangerous category 5 hurricane." Hurricane-force winds
extend outward up to 50 miles from the storm's center.
A GOES satellite image of Hurricane Irma on September 6. [NOAA image]
The NHC has warned that the combination of a life-threatening storm
surge and large, breaking waves will cause above-normal tides and
flood normally dry areas near the coast. Rainfall of up to 15 inches
or -- in isolated instances -- 20 inches has been predicted.
W1AW at ARRL HQ will be in monitoring mode through Saturday and will
activate on Sunday. Ham Aid equipment has been deployed to the West
Central Florida Section, where ARES teams in at least three counties
are ready to support shelter communication.
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) activated on September 5, and by
mid-week was watching three hurricanes -- Category 5 Irma; Category 1
José, following behind Irma, and Category 1 Katia in the Gulf of
Mexico.
"It now looks like the Hurricane Watch Net will be working on two
land-falling hurricanes," said HWN Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV. "Over
the next few days, Irma will affect Hispaniola, Cuba, the Bahamas, and
Florida."
"José could affect the northern Leeward Islands Saturday or Sunday as
a Category 2 Hurricane. Katia is forecast to make landfall on the
coast of Mexico as a Category 2 Hurricane late Friday evening or early
Saturday morning.
The HWN's primary frequency is 14.325 MHz, and its nighttime frequency
is 7.268 MHz, although the net could operate on both frequencies
simultaneously. Graves said the net, which marks its 52nd anniversary
this week, would remain in continuous operation until further notice.
The 5-day projected track of Hurricane Irma as of the morning of
September 7. Click on graphic to update. [NOAA graphic]
The VoIP Hurricane Net activated on September 5 -- as did WX4NHC at
the NHC. Both the HWN and the VoIP Hurricane Network relay hurricane
"ground-truth" information via WX4NHC to the NHC to assist
forecasters. Any Amateur Radio operators in the affected area of Irma
or with relays into the affected area of Irma are asked to provide
surface and damage reports into the VoIP Hurricane Net for relay into
WX4NHC.
SKYWARN Nets active as Irma moves through the Caribbean can pass
reports to the VoIP Hurricane Net for relay into WX4NHC and are asked
to designate a net liaison or connect directly to the *WX_TALK*
EchoLink conference node: 7203/IRLP 9219. Stations on AllStar can
connect to the EchoLink side of the system by dialing *033007203.
IARU Region 2 Emergency Coordinator Cesar Pio Santos, HR2P, compiled a
list of emergency frequencies, subject to change, for use in the
Caribbean in anticipation of Hurricane Irma. Radio amateurs not
involved with the emergency should avoid these frequencies.
Puerto Rico: 3.803, 3.808, 7.188 MHz. Radio amateurs in Puerto Rico
also will cooperate with the HWN on 7.268 and 14.325 MHz.
Cuba: Days, 7.110 MHz (primary) and 7.120 MHz (secondary); Provincial
Net -- 7.045, 7.080 MHz, and on other lower frequencies as necessary.
Nights, 3.740 MHz (primary) and 3.720 MHz (secondary), and on other
lower frequencies as necessary.
Dominican Republic: 3.873 MHz (primary), 3.815 MHz (secondary), 7.182
MHz (primary), 7.255 MHz (secondary); 14.330 MHz (primary), 21.360 MHz
(primary), 28.330 MHz (primary).
Caribbean Emergency and Weather Net (CEWN): 3.815 MHz and 7.162 MHz
(when necessary). The net has activated continuously until the
hurricane passes through.
The Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) encouraged
its operators to start monitoring the HWN. On Wednesday, September 6,
the International SATERN SSB Net moved to a Delta II (extended
monitoring) status from 1400 until 2300 UTC. SATERN National Liaison
Bill Feist, WB8BZH, said that schedule could hold through the end of
the week. Stations on the net will seek information on emergency,
priority, or health-and-welfare traffic, situation and hurricane
damage, and communication disruptions. SATERN will not accept
health-and-welfare inquiries.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that several
FEMA Regions would activate the 5 MHz/60-meter interoperability
frequencies in support of a possible response to Hurricane Irma.
Direct communication between federal and amateur stations is
permitted. FEMA stations are:
Region 1 -- KF1EMA
Region 2 -- KF2EMA (includes Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands)
Region 3 -- KF3EMA
Region 4 -- KF4EMA
Region 6 -- KF6EMA
Maynard MERS -- NF1EMA
Thomasville MERS -- NF4EMA
Denton MERS -- NF6EMA
These suppressed-carrier reference frequencies -- also known as dial
frequencies or window frequencies -- 5330.5 kHz (voice), 5346.5 kHz
(data), 5357.0 kHz, 5371.5 kHz, and 5403.5 kHz, may be used as part of
the event. The FEMA point of contact is Dave sit, KG4BIR, FEMA
Spectrum Manager, (540) 272-4605.
The FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) reminded licensees
this week that FCC rules address operation during emergencies. "These
rules allow licensees to provide emergency communications during a
period of emergency in a manner or configuration not specified in the
station authorization or in the rules governing such stations," the
FCC said. The FCC contact for Part 97 (Amateur Service) rules is Mike
Regiec, (717) 338-2603. During non-business hours, contact the FCC
Operations Center, (202) 418-1122.
Updates on storm-related Amateur Radio activity are posted on the ARRL
Hurricane Irma page.
FCC Technological visory Council Investigating Technical Regulations
The FCC Technological visory Council (TAC) is looking into FCC
technical regulations to determine if reforms or changes might be in
order. Greg Lapin, N9GL, represents ARRL on the TAC and chairs the
ARRL RF Safety Committee. The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology
(OET) announced the TAC public inquiry (ET Docket 17-215), which seeks
comments by October 30 regarding technical regulations and the process
for adopting and updating them.
"To more effectively ensure that its rules keep pace with the rapidly
changing technology in communications, the FCC has asked its
Technological visory Council to help identify FCC technical rules that
are obsolete or may be ripe for change in light of current
communications technologies," the OET said in an August 31 Public
Notice.
Made up of technological experts in various areas -- some of them
radio amateurs -- who advise the FCC in technical matters, the TAC is
gathering feedback from users and vendors of communications technology
affected by technical rules.
"Some technical rules may no longer be applicable to modern
communications equipment," the Public Notice said. "Rules that
describe the operation of certain technologies may no longer be
necessary, as those technologies are obsolete. Data reporting
requirements for technical operations, which help the FCC to determine
how effectively the communications environment is being utilized and
also how communications entities are complying with the current laws,
may no longer be necessary."
On the other hand, the OET said, some communications users may feel
that certain existing regulations protect their operations and should
not be removed.
In addition to seeking comment on specific regulations, the TAC is
looking for input on how the regulatory process could be made more
efficient and timely. The TAC plans to concentrate on issues of a
technical nature and is looking for responses related to specific
rules that should be considered for removal, retention, or change, and
discuss the rationale behind each proposal.
Interested parties may file comments until October 30, using the
Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS).
For more information, contact Greg Lapin, N9GL, or TAC working group
FCC liaison Walter Johnston.
More Professional and Citizen Research Suggests Eclipse Briefly
Affected HF Propagation
Both professional and citizen scientists conducted formal and informal
investigations into the effect of the August 21 solar eclipse on HF
radio propagation. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, of HamSCI, has said it
will take some time to get a more scientific analysis of data that was
compiled during the Solar Eclipse QSO Party. He and others are
investigating whether the sudden absence of sunlight during the
eclipse -- and especially of solar ultra-violet and x-rays -- would
briefly change the properties of the upper atmosphere.
Professional ionospheric researcher Dr. Phil Erickson, W1PJE, head of
the Atmospheric Sciences Group at MIT's Haystack Observatory, said he
can say categorically that there was a definite, large, and measurable
effect in the ionosphere from the eclipse.
"We saw a 2X reduction in electron density during the eclipse for at
least 45 minutes to 1 hour," Erickson told ARRL. "This reduction had
direct impacts on HF propagation along the bottom side." Erickson said
many models and observations exist from previous eclipses that
demonstrate these effects. Erickson said MIT researchers used a
"megawatt-class Thomson scatter radar," which can directly measure the
plasma state of the ionosphere, including electron density, across a
huge area in the eastern US.
"Scientists in the worldwide space physics community will be using
these and many other eclipse observations to learn more about our
ionosphere, space weather, and its effects on navigation and
communication signals including Amateur Radio," Erickson said. He has
shared his data with the HamSCI team.
Graphical representations of ionospheric electron density based on
data observed at MIT's Haystack Observatory in eastern Massachusetts.
[Images courtesy of Phil Erickson, W1PJE]
Bob Reif, W1XP, was in southeastern North Carolina where the eclipse
totality was about 97% with two radios running multiple bands of WSPR.
"Lots of data to look at," he said, "but what jumped out was that at
almost the exact time of maximum coverage of the sun at this location,
160 meters opened for about 30 minutes and then closed down again
until the normal gray line. So, the D layer responded to the shadow of
the Moon to some extent."
Gene Greneker, K4MOG, in Georgia told ARRL that his own eclipse
experiment "worked out rather well." He set up an RFSpace NetSDR
receiver at his location, locked to a 10 MHz GPS standard and tuned to
WWV on 15 MHz. "The NetSDR provides in-phase and quadrature components
of the WWV signal, which allows relative signal phase to be
reconstructed from recorded data," Greneker explained in a
more-detailed account. "Signal phase-vector rotation change was chosen
to indicate totality arrival, because phase is very sensitive to any
change in propagation path length, possibly caused by ionospheric
movement, up or down. Solar presence or absence can cause vertical
ionospheric movement."
Gene Greneker, K4MOG, said as the path of totality moved toward the
southeast, solar radiation began to increase, and the path length
decreased as the ionospheric reflecting point moved downward.
Greneker recording the phase of the 15-MHz WWV signal from 1800 UTC
until 1900 UTC on August 21. "Each time the path length changes by 1
wavelength, there is a 360° change in the phase of the signal," he
said. Greneker offset the path of totality to the south, running
parallel to the path between WWV in Fort Collins, Colorado, and his
location in Atlanta.
Greneker assumed that the reflection point off the ionosphere was
south of Kansas City, and, he said, the minimum dip in the phase
record occurred very close to totality at that location. "At 1809
hours UTC, when the totality point was parallel to the midpoint of the
propagation path, the path length increased from zero wavelengths to
157 wavelengths, or 3,140 meters, during the intervening 9 minutes,"
he reported. As totality moved southeast, solar radiation began to
increase and the path length decreases as the ionospheric reflecting
point moves downward.
Bob Skaggs, KB5RX, told ARRL he spent about 4 hours in the central
part of Mission Valley, Montana, listening to conversations on various
20-meter frequencies with a low antenna. "At maximum of the eclipse,
the propagation went almost to nothing for maybe about 15 or 20
minutes," he said. "As the eclipse receded, signals came back up."
Skaggs tried 17 meters for 5 minutes at 1800 UTC and heard "no signals
at all."
He also said the local animal population responded to the eclipse as
if evening were approaching.
New "Pre-Release" Version of WSJT-X Includes FT8 Changes
A new "pre-release" version of WSJT-X now is available. This is the
Amateur Radio digital software suite developed by Joe Taylor, K1JT,
that includes the increasingly popular FT8 mode. The September 2
release, WSJT-X version 1.8.0-rc2, fixes a number of issues, provides
better performance, and offers some new features.
"Implementation of FT8 and its auto-sequencing feature is now more
capable and more polished," Taylor said in the release notes. "The
decoder is faster and better. It now includes signal subtraction,
multi-pass decoding, and the use of accumulated 'a priori' information
as a QSO progresses. Sensitivity extends downward as far as -24 dB in
some circumstances."
Taylor said that overlapping signals "two and three deep" are
frequently decoded at essentially the same frequency, and on a crowded
band "we sometimes see more than 30 decodes in a single 15-second
interval over a 2 kHz window." In addition, the North American VHF
Contesting Mode has been expanded to include both FT8 and MSK144
modes, and the WSJT-X User Guide has been extensively updated.
"Depending on what code revision you upgrade from, it may be necessary
to do a one-time reset of the default list of suggested operating
frequencies," Taylor pointed out. Some new features have been
discussed in the WSJT Meteor Scatter and Weak Signal Group.
Digital modes such as JT65 and FT8 require that your computer's
internal time clock be set precisely. If your computer's clock is off
by more than 1 or 2 seconds, contacts may be difficult or impossible.
Internet time synchronization may be sufficient. The WSJT-X
documentation recommends using Meinberg NTP on Windows machines to
synchronize with internet time servers.
Logbook of The World (LoTW) now supports the upload of FT8 contacts
after a TQSL configuration file update, which was released shortly
after the mid-August debut of the new ADIF standard (version 3.0.6)
with support for FT8. -- Thanks to the ARRL Contest Update
Peggy Whitson, ex-KC5ZTD, Breaks Cumulative Time-in-Space Record
President Donald Trump welcomed NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson,
ex-KC5ZTD, and Jack Fischer, K2FSH, as they returned to Houston on
September 3 following 6-month stints on board the International Space
Station (ISS). Whitson, a veteran space traveler, broke the record
among US astronauts -- and women worldwide -- for the most cumulative
time in space. Whitson, Fischer, and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor
Yurchikhin, RN3FI, landed in Kazakhstan on Saturday after traveling
from the ISS in a Russian Soyuz transporter. Trump spoke with Whitson
and Fischer as they were en route by NASA plane to Johnson Space
Center's Ellington Field.
Astronaut Peggy Whitson, ex-KC5ZTD, is tended by two Russian nurses as
she holds a congratulatory bouquet upon her return to Earth. [NASA
photo]
"I want to congratulate Peggy and Jack for their incredible
accomplishments. They make us all very proud," Trump said.
"Exploration has always been at the core of who we are as Americans,
and their brave contributions to human spaceflight have continued that
great tradition."
Whitson, 55, now holds the record within the NASA corps of astronauts
-- 665 days -- for most cumulative time in space, racked up during
three long-duration missions. She is also the only female astronaut to
command the ISS twice and was the first woman to do so. During her
last mission, she was ISS commander from April 9 through June 1.
Whitson also holds multiple spacewalking records. She was part of the
ISS Expedition 5 crew in 2002, which was her first time in space.
Whitson speaks with President Trump as she flies back to the US. [NASA
photo]
"Peggy is an inspiration to us all," the president said, "especially
to young women interested in or currently pursuing careers in science,
technology, engineering and math."
This was the president's second telephone conversation with the two
astronauts. On April 24, when Whitson officially set the US record for
most cumulative days in space, Whitson and Fischer received a
celebratory phone call from Trump, his daughter Ivanka, and fellow
astronaut Kate Rubins, KG5FYJ.
Acting NASA ministrator Robert Lightfoot thanked the president for
reaching out to Whitson and Fischer. "I want to add my thanks to the
teams on the ground across the globe, especially in Houston, who are
dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, yet still maintained
the focus to get Peggy and Jack home safely. It is an amazing team,"
Lightfoot added.
NASA astronauts Joe Acaba, KE5DAR, and Mark Vande Hei, KG5GNP, and
cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin will launch to the ISS aboard the Soyuz
MS-06 spacecraft from Kazakhstan on September 12.
NASA Invites CubeSat Launch Initiative Applications
NASA has invited accredited education institutions, nonprofit
organizations, and NASA centers to submit applications for the
agency's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI). Applicants must submit
proposals by November 21. Educational CubeSats often carry Amateur
Radio payloads.
"The CSLI provides CubeSat developers with a low-cost pathway to
conduct research in space that advances NASA's strategic goals in the
areas of science, exploration, technology development, education and
operations," the announcement said. "The initiative allows students,
teachers, and faculty to gain hands-on experience designing, building,
and operating these small research satellites."
To date, NASA has selected 151 CubeSat missions for its CSLI program,
and 49 of these have been launched into space. NASA has offered a
launch opportunities to 95% of those selected, with 44 scheduled for
launch within the next 12 months. The selected CubeSats represent
participants from 38 states and 85 unique organizations across the
country.
NASA will announce its selections by February 16, 2018, and selection
does not guarantee a launch opportunity. Selected experiments will be
considered as auxiliary payloads on NASA launches or for deployment
from the International Space Station (ISS) starting in 2018 and
continuing through 2021. US nonprofit and accredited educational
organizations are responsible for funding the development of the small
satellites.
For this round of the initiative, NASA is particularly interested in
participation from organizations in the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, and 12 states not previously selected. These states are
Delaware, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire,
North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
NASA said small satellites like CubeSats play a valuable role in its
exploration, technology, educational, and science investigations,
including planetary exploration, Earth observation, and fundamental
Earth and space science. "They are a cornerstone in the development of
cutting-edge NASA technologies like laser communications,
satellite-to-satellite communications, and autonomous movement," the
agency said.
Visit the NASA CSLI web page for additional information.
Route 66 Special Event Set for September 9-17
The Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club of San Bernardino, California will
host the 18th annual Route 66 On The Air special event, September
9-17. The event offers radio amateurs a chance to perhaps relive their
own Route 66 memories and to celebrate the famed highway's 91st
anniversary. Opened in 1926, US Route 66 was the first major improved
highway to link the west coast with the nation's heartland; it once
served as the backdrop for a popular TV show and has been the subject
of songs and stories. There will be 21 stations -- two of them
"rovers" -- operating in or around the major cities along Route 66
from Santa Monica, California, to Chicago, Illinois. They will use 1 ×
1 W6-prefix special event call signs.
The Route 66 special event stations will concentrate activity on these
frequencies: CW -- 3.533, 7.033, 10.110, 14.033, 18.080, 21.033,
24.900, 28.033, and 50.033 MHz; SSB -- 3.866, 7.266, 14.266, 18.164,
21.366, 24.966, 28.466, and 50.166 MHz; Digital -- 3.580, 7.070,
10.140, 14.070, 18.100, 21.070, 24.920, and 28.120 MHz. Some
participating clubs will also use VHF and UHF repeaters.
Radio amateurs who operate while driving on Route 66 may take part in
the event by using the designations "mobile 66" or "/66" after their
call signs.
Each participating club will issue its own commemorative QSL card to
celebrate this event. Certificates are available.
An unrelated Military Vehicle Convoy On-The-Air Route 66 event will
take place from September 16 until October 14. Visit
ConvoyOnTheAir.org for operating details. -- Thanks to Southgate
Amateur Radio News via OPDX
In Brief...
Estonia, Kenya Join 60-Meter Club: Radio amateurs in Kenya and Estonia
now have access to a 60-meter band as of September 1. In Estonia,
class A and B licensees will be able to use 5,351.5-5,366.5 kHz at a
maximum of 15 W PEP. They also have the possibility of using the
segment 5,370 to 5,450 kHz with a maximum power of 100 W, but only
with special permission and for emergency communication. Following a
request from the Radio Society of Kenya (RSK), telecommunications
regulator Communications Authority Kenya has granted 5,275 to 5,450
kHz on a secondary basis. All modes are permitted with a maximum power
of 400 W PEP. -- Thanks to Paul Gaskell, G4MWO, editor, The 5 MHz
Newsletter
MFJ's Martin Jue, K5FLU, to Keynote W4DXCC DX and Contest Convention:
MFJ founder Martin Jue, K5FLU, will be the special guest speaker at
the W4DXCC DX and Contest Convention, September 22-23, in Pigeon
Forge, Tennessee. Among presentations on DX and contesting topics, the
convention will offer two forums on operating digital modes such as
JT65 and the new FT8. Hal Kennedy, N4GG, will demonstrate "Blue
Lighting," his 500 W spark transmitter. CWops will sponsor a Morse
code copying contest. Register online. For more information, contact
Dave Anderson, K4SV.
Arkansas Statewide ARES DMR Net to Hear about Hardware Updates: Guus
van Dooren, PE1PLM, the founder of DVMEGA, and Ruud Kerstens, PE1MSZ,
founder of Combitronics will be the guests of the Arkansas Statewide
ARES DMR Net on September 14 at 0100 UTC on the BrandMeister Network
Talk Group 3105. The session will be available outside of Arkansas.
Van Dooren and Kerstens will offer an update on new developments in
their DMR hardware and take questions from participants. Those without
DMR radios may listen via the BrandMeister Network hose line streaming
platform. Participants also may connect with the net on Facebook,
where the net will take check-ins and questions for those who aren't
yet on DMR. More details are on the Talk Group 3105 website. -- Thanks
to Denny Johnson, KD5DLJ, and Arkansas ARRL SM Jay Ferguson, N5LKE
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Wow! What a week for solar activity.
Although the solar cycle is trending toward a solar minimum in around
2020, we will still see notable upticks in activity, such as this
week's surprises.
On August 31, Spaceweather.com reported a G1 (minor) geomagnetic
storm. The planetary A index was 59. The following day
Spaceweather.com reported geomagnetic unrest with a planetary A index
of 19. This index rose to 26 on September 2, when Spaceweather.com
reported sunspot group AR2674 "rapidly growing, increasing in both
area and sunspot count." Spaceweather.com said that as the sunspot
grows, its magnetic field is becoming unstable, posing a threat for
M-class solar flares.
The planetary A index was 9 on September 3, when Spaceweather.com
reported two huge sunspot groups facing Earth -- AR2674 and AR2673,
the latter quadrupling in size with multiple dark cores breaching the
Sun's surface in the past 24 hours.
On September 4, the planetary A index was 18, and Spaceweather.com
said AR2673 was "seething with activity."
NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center said a moderate (R2) radio
blackout was observed on September 4 and a strong (R3) radio blackout
occurred on September 6 in the wake of a strong X9.3-class solar
flare. The September 6 flare followed an X2.2 flare, also R3.
Predicted solar flux is 135 on September 7-9; 130, 120, 110, and 100
on September 10-13; 85 on September 14-17; 88 on September 18; 92 on
September 19-21; then 95, 98, 100, and 105 on September 22-25; 110 on
September 26-October 2; 105 on October 3-5; 100, 95, 90, 85, and 80 on
October 6-10; 85 on October 11-14; 88 on October 15; 92 on October
16-18, and 95, 98, and 100 on October 19-21.
Predicted planetary A index is 45, 65, 50, 30, 15, 8 and 28 on
September 7-13; 30 on October 14-15; 25 and 12 on October 16-17; 5 on
October 18-19;, 8 on October 20, and 5 on October 21.
Sunspot numbers for August 31-September 6 were 59, 62, 71, 96, 122,
122, and 79, with a mean of 87.3. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 91.9,
93.4, 100, 120.2, 140, 120.5, and 132.9, with a mean of 114.1.
Estimated planetary A indices were 31, 19, 26, 9, 18, 12, and 11, with
a mean of 18. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 20, 17, 25, 10,
16, 11, and 18, with a mean of 16.7.
Send me your reports or observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
September 9 -- FOC QSO Party (CW)
September 9 -- Ohio State Parks on the Air (Phone)
September 9 -- Kulikovo Polye Contest (CW)
September 9-10 -- Russian Cup Digital Contest
September 9-11 -- ARRL September VHF Contest (CW, phone, digital)
September 9-10 -- ARRL EME Contest (CW, phone, digital)
September 9-10 -- WAE DX Contest (SSB)
September 9-10 -- SARL Field Day Contest (CW, phone, digital)
September 9-10 -- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (CW)
September 10 -- North American Sprint (CW)
September 10-13 -- Classic Exchange (CW)
September 11 -- 4 States QRP Group 2nd Sunday Sprint (CW, phone)
September 11 -- RSGB 80-Meter Autumn Series (SSB)
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Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
September 8-10 -- New England Division Convention, Boxboro,
Massachusetts
September 8-10 - NW APRS Summer Gathering, North Bend, Washington
September 9 -- Virginia Section Convention, Virginia Beach, Virginia
September 10 -- New Jersey State Convention, Mullica Hill, New Jersey
September 15-16 -- W9DXCC Convention, Schaumburg, Illinois
September 15-17 -- Southwestern Division Convention, Torrance,
California
September 15-17 -- ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference, St.
Louis, Missouri
September 22-23 -- W4DXCC/SEDCO Convention, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
September 23 -- Iowa State Convention, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa
September 23 -- Washington State Convention, Spokane Valley,
Washington
September 29-30 - Wisconsin State Convention, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
September 30 -- North Dakota State Convention, West Fargo, North
Dakota
October 6-8 -- Mid-Atlantic States VHF Conference, Bensalem,
Pennsylvania
October 7 -- South Carolina Section Convention, Rock Hill, South
Carolina
October 7-8 -- Great Lakes Division Convention, Brooklyn, Michigan
October 13-14 -- Florida State Convention, Melbourne, Florida
October 14 -- Pacific Northwest VHF Society Conference, Moses Lake,
Washington
October 20-22 -- Pacific Division Convention, San Ramon, California
October 21 -- Wisconsin ARES/RACES Conference, Wisconsin Rapids,
Wisconsin
October 22 -- Connecticut State Convention, Meriden, Connecticut
October 28 -- Arizona State Convention, Maricopa, Arizona
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