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Robust Member Voting Results in ARRL Division Leadership Changes
New WSJT-X 2.0-rc5 Beta Version Now Available, First "Serious" FT8
Contest this Weekend,
The Doctor Will See You Now!
New Book, Power Supplies Explained, Now Shipping
Sign Up for ARRL's 12 Days of Deals!
WX1AW at ARRL Headquarters will be SKYWARN Recognition Day Bonus
Station
California Radio Amateur Receives Notice of Unlicensed Operation from
FCC
AMSAT Congratulates Qatar Amateur Radio Society, AMSAT-DL for
Successful Es'hail-2 Launch
FCC Approves Use of Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System in the
US
FCC Rejects 2004 AMSAT Petition to Reconsider Applying Orbital Debris
Rules to Ham Satellites
December is Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) Month
In Brief...
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
Robust Member Voting Results in ARRL Division Leadership Changes
Four new Division Directors will take their seats around the
conference room when the ARRL Board of Directors next meets in
January. After the votes were tallied on November 16 at ARRL
Headquarters, incumbent Directors in the ARRL Hudson, New England, and
Roanoke divisions had lost their re-election bids to challengers. In
addition, a
Central Division Director Kermit Carlson, W9XA, was re-elected.
new Director and Vice Director will fill seats in the Northwestern
Division that are being vacated by incumbents. A total of 22,257 votes
were cast in seven contests within five ARRL Divisions.
In the Central Division, incumbent Kermit Carlson, W9XA, edged out
challenger Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L, 1,898 to 1,755 votes. Carlson, of
Batavia, Illinois, has been Central Division Director since 2016.
Incumbent Vice Director Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, faced no opposition
for re-election.
In the Hudson Division, incumbent Director Mike Lisenco, N2YBB,
narrowly lost his bid for a new term to challenger Ria Jairam, N2RJ,
of Sussex, New Jersey, 1,292 to 1,239 votes. "I am very excited to
have a front row seat to shape the future of our beloved
Hudson Division Director-Elect Ria Jairam, N2RJ.
pastime," Jairam reacted on her QRZ.com profile. Lisenco has served as
Hudson Division Director since 2013. He's been most visible as a prime
proponent of the Amateur Radio Parity Act and as ad hoc Legislative
vocacy Committee chair. Vice Director Bill Hudzik, W2UDT, was
unopposed for a new term.
In the New England Division, challenger Fred Hopengarten, K1VR, of
Lincoln, Massachusetts, edged out veteran incumbent Director Tom
Frenaye, K1KI, who has twice served as New England Division Director
and once was an ARRL Vice President. Frenaye first served as Director
from 1985 until 1992, when he was elected as an ARRL Vice President,
an office he held until January 1996. Later that year, he was again
elected as Director, taking office in 1997, and has served since that
time.
New England Division Director-Elect Fred Hopengarten, K1VR.
Hopengarten, an attorney, is the author of the book Antenna Zoning for
the Radio Amateur, now in its 2nd edition. An ARRL Volunteer Counsel,
Hopengarten said in his campaign that ARRL should work to attract more
new members and retain more Technician licensees. He joins incumbent
Vice Director Mike Raisbeck, K1TWF, also an attorney. Raisbeck faced
no opposition.
In the Northwestern Division, incumbent Jim Pace, K7CEX, opted not to
seek a new term after serving since 2014, opening the door to a
three-way race for the seat. Mike Ritz, W7VO, of Scappoose, Oregon,
topped the field, outpolling current Vice Director Bonnie Altus,
AB7ZQ, 1,589 to 1,308 votes. The third candidate, Horace Hamby, N7DRW,
garnered 495 votes.
Northwestern Division Director-Elect Mike Ritz, W7VO.
"I am grateful beyond measure, and will work diligently for all of
you," Ritz said in a message to the Division's membership. He also
thanked Pace and Altus for their "leadership and dedication."
Succeeding Altus as Northwestern Division Vice Director will be
current Eastern Washington Section Manager (SM) Mark Tharp, KB7HDX. He
topped a field of three candidates with 1,368 votes, to 1,228 for
Daniel Stevens, KL7WM, and 767 for Delvin Bunton, NS7U. Tharp served
as Eastern Washington SM for 15 years, starting in 2003. Altus, a
former Oregon SM, has served as Vice Director since 2014. Jack Tiley,
AD7FO, of Spokane Valley, Washington, has been appointed to serve out
Tharp's unexpired term of office as SM.
Roanoke Division Director-Elect Bud Hippisley, W2RU.
In the Roanoke Division, George "Bud" Hippisley, W2RU, of Penhook,
Virginia, defeated incumbent Director Dr. Jim Boehner, N2ZZ, 1,891 to
1,365 votes. Boehner has been Roanoke Division Director since 2015.
Hippisley served as ARRL Atlantic Division Vice Director from 1982
until 1985, and more recently as the Eastern Area Chair for the ARRL
National Traffic System (NTSâä¢). The co-author of Practical
Antenna Handbook, Hippisley is a 2010 recipient of the ARRL George
Hart Distinguished Service Award.
Incumbent Roanoke Division Vice Director Bill Morine, N2COP, fended
off a challenge from John Humphrey, W4IM, 1,742 to 1,505 votes.
All successful candidates will begin 3-year terms at noon on January
1, 2019.
Appointment Made in Rocky Mountain Division
ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, has named Robert Wareham, N0ESQ,
of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, as Rocky Mountain Division Vice
Director. Wareham will serve the remaining term of Jeff Ryan, K0RM,
who assumed the position of Rocky Mountain Director upon the
resignation of Dwayne Allen, WY7FD.
An ARRL Life Member, Wareham has been serving as Colorado Section
Emergency Coordinator since 2011. He previously served in the Field
Organization as Colorado's State Government Liaison and as Public
Information Officer. He will serve the remainder of the Vice
Director's term, which runs through 2019.
New WSJT-X 2.0-rc5 Beta Version Now Available, First "Serious" FT8
Contest this Weekend,
A fifth "candidate release" -- or beta version -- of WSJT-X 2.0 now is
available for download and use by beta testers. WSJT-X Developer Joe
Taylor, K1JT, says WSJT-X 2.0-rc5 is stable, works well, and fixes
known problems in RC4, the most-recent beta version released in
mid-November. A new FT8-only practice session and contest are set for
this weekend.
"It is likely that the General Availability (GA) release of WSJT-X
2.0, scheduled for 2 weeks from today, will be nearly identical to
RC5," Taylor said this week. He also announced that a final FT8
"practice contest" would take place on Saturday, December 1, 0200 -
0300 UTC (Friday evening, November 30 in North American time zones).
The first "serious" FT8 contest -- the FT8 Roundup -- is set for the
December 1 - 2 weekend. In the brand-new operating event, radio
amateurs worldwide will contact and exchange information with other
amateurs using FT8 on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters. Any station may
work any other station. The exchange is signal report and
state/province for US and Canadian participants. Non-US/VE stations
will transmit a signal report and consecutive serial number starting
with 001.
Taylor also noted that the ARRL RTTY Roundup on January 5 - 6 will,
for the first time, permit the use of FT8 as well as traditional RTTY.
Changes in RC5 relative to RC4 include correcting the "worked before"
logic for color highlighting, removing the 5-minute mouse timer,
displaying and logging in UTC for contests, improving the layout of
Working Frequencies and Station Information tables, and allowing
deletes and edits in Fox and Contest log windows.
Joe Taylor, K1JT. [Larry Bilansky, photo]
"You may need to invoke Settings | General | Colors | Reset
Highlighting on your first program start with this version," Taylor
said. The Quick-Start Guide to WSJT-X 2.0 has again been updated to
reflect the changes.
The Development Group recommends using RC5 in the conventional FT8
subbands at audio transmit frequencies of 2,000 Hz and higher. The
latest beta versions are not backward compatible. Users of version
1.9.1 and earlier will be unable to decode RC4 and later
transmissions, and vice-versa, Taylor pointed out.
"As more users upgrade their software to WSJT-X 2.0 -- and
particularly after the General Availability release on December 10 --
the new protocol should start to dominate the conventional FT8
subbands," Taylor said. "As soon as possible after December 10,
everyone should upgrade to WSJT-X 2.0." Read more.
The Doctor Will See You Now!
"Station Computers" is the topic of the current (November 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 email 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: "RF Safety."
New Book, Power Supplies Explained, Now Shipping
Radio amateurs often take a power supply for granted. After all, it's
just the box that, at the flick of a switch, provides stable dc
voltage. A modern power supply is much more though, combining theory
that dates back to the 19th century, incorporating the latest
techniques in digital control, and taking advantage of a wealth of
electronics practice in between. Power Supplies Explained sets out to
explain in understandable terms what that box is doing, and it can
also explain how you can design your own custom-built power supply.
Some believe there is a little magic in power supply design. Beginners
may be especially wary of the challenging mixture of digital, analog,
magnetics, and control loops, with cooling, EMC, and safety to contend
with as well. While many books deal with in-depth theory, they often
give little guidance on the practical aspects of achieving working
designs. Power Supplies Explained is different. It describes how
circuits are chosen for the application and how they're designed,
including inductors and transformers. Calculations are outlined
simply, so the reader can use them as a basis for their own designs.
Chapters include descriptions of linear supplies and a wide range of
switching-mode power supply types, from simple buck converters to the
latest offline high-efficiency types. Practical examples are based
around typical Amateur Radio requirements and, in many cases, are
versions of commercial products the author has successfully designed.
Power Supplies Explained, published by the Radio Society of Great
Britain (RSGB) and imported by ARRL, is available from the ARRL Store
(ARRL Item no. 5010, ISBN: 978-1-91019-364-8, $24.95 retail). Call
860-594-0355 or, toll-free in the US, 888-277-5289.
Sign Up for ARRL's 12 Days of Deals!
We're making a list and checking it twice. Beginning Monday, December
3, 2018, ARRL will be offering 12 days of deals. Subscribe by entering
your name, call sign, and email address in the fields provided. You'll
receive an email every day for 12 days with a special online deal.
Each deal is valid for 1 day only at www.arrl.org/shop.
ARRL's 12 days of deals concludes Friday, December 14, 2018. Sign up
now and unwrap a new deal every day!
WX1AW at ARRL Headquarters will be SKYWARN Recognition Day Bonus
Station
SKYWARNâä¢ Recognition Day (SRD) 2018 takes place on Saturday,
December 1, from 0000 until 2400 UTC, and Maxim Memorial Station W1AW
will be active as bonus station WX1AW, the call sign of The HQ Doods
Recreational Deployment Team. Developed in 1999 by the National
Weather Service (NWS) and ARRL, SRD celebrates the contributions that
SKYWARN volunteers make to the NWS mission of protecting life and
property. During SKYWARN Recognition Day, many special event stations
will be on the air from NWS offices, contacting radio amateurs around
the world.
The object of SRD is for all amateur stations to exchange contact
information with as many National Weather Service stations as possible
on 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, and 2 meters, plus 70 centimeters. Contacts
via repeaters are permitted. Stations should exchange call sign,
signal report, and location, plus a quick description of the weather
at your location (e.g., sunny, partly cloudy, windy, rainy, etc.).
EchoLink and IRLP nodes, including the Voice over Internet Protocol
Weather Net (VoIP-WX), are expected to be active as well.
"Amateur Radio operators comprise a large percentage of the SKYWARN
volunteers across the country," the NWS announcement said. "Amateur
Radio operators also provide vital communication between the NWS and
emergency management if normal communications become inoperative."
W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, said WX1AW will be active on 40
and 20 meters, using SSB and possibly CW, and will monitor local VHF
and UHF repeaters. WX1AW will also monitor W1AW IRLP Node 4292, and
Carcia asked IRLP users to limit transmissions to the basic exchange
to avoid congestion on the node.
WX1AW counts as a Bonus Station during SKYWARN Recognition Day, and
contacts will be uploaded to LoTW after the event. QSL via QRZ.com,
and include an self-addressed, stamped envelope.
WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center also will be on the air for
SRD, 1300 - 1700 UTC for its 20th year of SRD participation.
Event certificates are electronic and printable from the main website
at the conclusion of SRD. Submit SRD log summaries using the online
submission form.
California Radio Amateur Receives Notice of Unlicensed Operation from
FCC
The FCC Enforcement Bureau on November 7 issued a Notice of Unlicensed
Operation (NoUO) to Technician licensee Daryl Thomas, KE6MWS, of
Carmichael, California, for allegedly operating an unlicensed FM radio
station.
On October 10, 2018, an Enforcement Bureau agent from the FCC's San
Francisco Office responded to a complaint of an unlicensed FM station
operating on 95.7 MHz in Carmichael. The agent confirmed by
direction-finding techniques that a signal on 95.7 MHz was emanating
from a residence, and Thomas subsequently admitted that he was the
operator of this station, the FCC said in the NoUO. The agent measured
the field strength of the signal and found that it exceeded the
maximum permitted level of 250 µV per meter at 3 meters, established
under Part 15.
The Notice cautioned Thomas that operation of radio transmitting
equipment without a valid radio station authorization, or in violation
of the Commission's RF radiation limits, constitutes a violation of
the federal laws cited above and could subject the operator to severe
penalties, including, but not limited to, substantial monetary fines,
in rem seizure of the offending radio equipment, and criminal
sanctions including imprisonment. "Unlicensed operation of this radio
station must be discontinued immediately and must not resume," the
Notice warned.
AMSAT Congratulates Qatar Amateur Radio Society, AMSAT-DL for
Successful Es'hail-2 Launch
AMSAT-NA has congratulated AMSAT-DL (Germany) and the Qatar Amateur
Radio Society (QARS) for their roles in the successful launch on
November 15 of the Es'hail-2 satellite, which carried AMSAT-DL's Phase
4-A transponder aloft. Es'hail-2 will be the first geostationary
satellite to sport an Amateur Radio transponder. Launched from Cape
Canaveral on a SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle, Es'hail will be capable of
linking radio amateurs from Brazil to Thailand, although it's unlikely
to be accessible from North America with typical Amateur Radio
satellite gear.
"I applaud the Qatar Amateur Radio Society (QARS) and AMSAT-DL's
achievement, the result of 6 years of work," AMSAT President Joe
Spier, K6WAO, said. "To be a first at something in space is indeed a
rare, rare honor. It is this type of honor that AMSATs around the
world work on every day."
AMSAT-DL will commission the Amateur Radio transponder ground station
in Doha, with the Es'hailSat control team. AMSAT-DL will announce when
the transponders are available for use. Read more. -- Thanks to AMSAT
News Service; Southgate Amateur Radio News
FCC Approves Use of Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System in the
US
The FCC has granted, in part, the European Commission's request for a
waiver of Commission rules so that non-federal devices in the US may
access specific signals transmitted from the Global Navigation
Satellite System (GNSS) known as Galileo. The action means that
consumers and industry in the US may access certain satellite signals
from the Galileo system to augment the US Global Positioning System
(GPS). The Order said that the Galileo GNSS is uniquely situated with
respect to the US GPS, because the two systems are interoperable and
RF compatible.
Specifically, the Order permits access to two of the Galileo system's
satellite signals -- the E1 signal transmitted in the 1,559 - 1,591
MHz portion of the 1,559 - 1,610 MHz Radionavigation-Satellite Service
(RNSS) band, and the E5 signal transmitted in the 1,164 - 1,219 MHz
portion of the 1,164 - 1,215 MHz and 1,215 - 1,240 MHz RNSS bands.
These are the same RNSS bands in which the US GPS satellite signals
operate.
The Order does not grant access to the Galileo E6 signal, which is
transmitted over the 1,260 - 1,300 MHz frequency band, because this
band is not allocated for RNSS in the US or used by the US GPS to
provide position/navigation/timing (PNT) services. The FCC pointed out
that granting access to the Galileo E6 signal could constrain US
spectrum management in the future in spectrum above 1,300 MHz, where
potential allocation changes are under consideration.
The omission of the E6 signal also means that radio amateurs would not
have to protect Galileo receivers from interference on 23 centimeters,
which has been a significant issue in Europe.
FCC Rejects 2004 AMSAT Petition to Reconsider Applying Orbital Debris
Rules to Ham Satellites
As part of a larger ruling, the FCC has rejected a Petition for
Reconsideration that AMSAT filed 14 years ago, seeking to exempt
Amateur Radio satellites from the FCC's satellite orbital debris
mitigation requirements. The Commission took the opportunity in a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order on Reconsideration, released
on November 19, that revisits its orbital debris rules for the first
time since their adoption in 2004. Among other things, AMSAT had
argued at the time of its Petition that applying the orbital debris
requirements to Amateur Radio satellites would be cost prohibitive,
and that the FCC had not indicated what constitutes an acceptable
orbital debris mitigation plan.
"[I]n the years since the debris mitigation rules were adopted, and
notwithstanding any costs imposed by FCC regulations, well over 150
small satellites have been authorized, with at least 20 of those
considered amateur satellites," the FCC said in its November 15 Order
on Reconsideration. "It appears that, to the extent that any costs
have been incurred, the main contributor to costs for amateur and
similar LEO missions has to do with the availability of launches to
appropriate orbits."
The FCC also said that in the years since the FCC issued its Orbital
Debris Order, "numerous licensees, including amateur satellites
operating in LEO, have successfully satisfied our orbital debris
mitigation requirements.
In a statement, AMSAT said, "We look forward to working with the FCC
to craft a regulatory framework that addresses the growing concerns
regarding orbital debris while preserving the flexibility for
hobbyists, experimenters, and researchers to access a variety of
orbits."
December is Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) Month
December is YOTA Month. Listen for stations on the air with YOTA as
the call sign suffix.
"The idea for this is to show the Amateur Radio hobby to young people
and to encourage youngsters to be active on the amateur bands," said
Tomi Varro, HA9T. "This is a great moment to show Amateur Radio to the
world and to invite newcomers."
Otava, OH3OT (right), and Vilma, OH2VT, working as OF2YOTA during YOTA
Month in December 2017. [Photo courtesy of YOTA]
YOTA is primarily an International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1
(Europe and Africa) activity, but youngsters from the US in Region 2
(the Americas) have attended YOTA summer camps, which are held in a
different country each year. Varro said both licensed and unlicensed
youth will be making contacts.
"Be helpful on the bands -- maybe these young operators are just
making their first-ever contacts," he advised. YOTA stations are, in
general, operated by individuals 25 or younger. The operating event
takes place for the entire month of December UTC.
As part of YOTA month, Bob Johnson, W9XY, and Ken Claerbout, K4ZW,
will travel to Ethiopia to team up with the club at the dis Ababa
University, Institute of Technology and club station ET3AA. Z39YOTA
will be on the air from Macedonia from the Zheleznichar club.
The Ham Radio World Club's WK1DS/YOTA will be on the air from the US.
Logs and a chart of all participating stations are on the YOTA
website. For more updates, visit YOTA's Facebook page.
In Brief...
Extreme high-altitude winds this week postponed the Fox-1Cliff Launch.
SpaceX announced that the SSO-A SmallSat Express mission scheduled to
launch on Wednesday, November 28, was postponed due to extreme
high-altitude winds at Vandenberg Air Force Base. AMSAT has announced
that the new launch date would be Sunday, December 2, at 1832 UTC. The
SSO-A mission will carry several Amateur Radio satellites in addition
to AMSAT's Fox-1Cliff. The others include FUNcube on ESEO, JY1-SAT,
K2SAT, and ExseedSat. -- Thanks to AMSAT News Service
Santa's Radio Club Special Event Set for December 1 - 8. The annual
Santa's Radio Club Special Event from 200 kilometers above the Arctic
Circle will be on the air December 1 - 8 as OH9S (OH9Santa). Activity
will be mainly on 160 - 6 meters using all modes, including FT8. QSL
via Club Log's OQRS (preferred) or LoTW. Contacts will be
automatically confirmed via the bureau. Operating from Finnish
Lapland, OH9S will not employ any remote stations and will let
propagation decide when and where contacts are possible, the
announcement said, adding, "This is the most northernmost Santa
station in Finland." Multiple stations will be on the air. Due to
anticipated poor radio conditions, OH9S will focus activity on FT8.
Broadcaster Jamie Dupree, NS3T, Receives Radio & Television
Correspondents' Association Career Achievement Award. The Radio & TV
Correspondents' Association (RTCA) has honored Cox Media Group Senior
Washington Correspondent Jamie Dupree, NS3T, with its 2018 Career
Achievement Award for Distinguished Reporting on Congress. The award
honors a Capitol Hill broadcaster who represents career achievement
and dedication to Congressional coverage, recognizing "rare,
exceptional careers and signifies the admiration of the many
broadcasters who follow behind and benefit from the work of the
recipient," RTCA said on its website. Dupree's ability to speak was
severely impaired in 2016 by a rare disorder, putting his radio
broadcasting career on hold. A technological solution returned his
voice to the airwaves, however. As the 54-year-old contester explained
in a blog post last June, a Scottish company, CereProc, sifted through
years of Dupree's archived audio and built a voice for him -- which he
calls "Jamie Dupree 2.0" -- that allows him to file radio reports
again in a computer-generated voice.
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: At 2335 UTC on November 28 the
Australian Space Forecast Centre issued a geomagnetic disturbance
warning for December 1: "The effect of a high-speed solar wind stream
from a large and recurrent coronal hole may raise the geomagnetic
activity to minor storm levels on December 1 and 2."
Sunspots appeared on just 2 days of the reporting week, the weekend of
November 24 - 25, with sunspot numbers of 14 and 15. The average daily
sunspot number, compared to the previous 7 days, declined from 9.4 to
4.1, while the average daily solar flux dipped from 70.8 to 68.9.
It seems odd, but both the average daily planetary and mid-latitude A
index remained the same as last week's numbers, 3.3 and 2.1.
Predicted solar flux for the next 45 days is 68 on November 29 -
December 12; 70 on December 13 - 27; 68 on December 28 - January 8,
and 70 on January 9 - 12.
Predicted planetary A index is 5 on November 29 - 30; 24, 18, 12, and
10 on December 1 - 4; 8 on December 5 - 6; 12, 12, and 8 on December 7
- 9; 5 on December 10 - 16; 8 on December 17 - 18; 5 on December 19 -
22; 8 on December 23 - 24; 5 on December 25 - 27; 16 and 24 on
December 28 - 29; 10 on December 30 - 31; 8 on January 1 - 2; 12 on
January 3 - 4; 8 on January 5, and 5 on January 6 - 12.
Sunspot numbers for November 22 - 28 were 0, 0, 14, 15, 0, 0, and 0,
with a mean of 9.4. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 69.2, 69.2, 70, 69.6,
68.6, 68.4, and 67.5, with a mean of 70.8. Estimated planetary A
indices were 3, 3, 4, 3, 2, 5, and 3, with a mean of 3.3. Estimated
mid-latitude A indices were 1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 4, and 2, with a mean of
2.1.
Share your reports and observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
November 30 - December 2 -- ARRL 160-Meter Contest (CW)
December 1 -- Wake-Up! QRP Sprint (CW)
December 1 - 2 -- TOPS Activity Contest (CW)
December 1 - 2 -- EPC Ukraine DX Contest (digital)
December 2 -- Ten-Meter RTTY Contest
December 4 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)
December 6 -- QRP ARCI Topband Sprint (CW, phone)
December 6 -- NRAU 10-Meter Activity Contest (CW, phone, digital)
December 6 -- SKCC Sprint Europe (CW)
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 email preferences.
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
December 1 -- Arkansas DX Association Conference, North Little Rock,
Arkansas
December 7 - 8 -- West Central Florida Section Convention, Plant City,
Florida
January 5 -- New York City-Long Island Section Convention, Brookville,
New York
January 12 -- Georgia ARES Convention, Forsyth, Georgia
January 18 - 19 -- Southern Florida Section Convention, Fort Myers,
Florida
January 18 - 19 -- North Texas Section Convention, Forest Hill, Texas
January 20 - 26 -- Quartzfest Convention, Quartzsite, Arizona
January 25 - 26 -- Mississippi State Convention, Jackson, Mississippi
Find conventions and hamfests in your area.
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