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Radio Amateur is Among Nobel Prize in Chemistry Winners
ARRL Investigating Web Server Breach
ARRL Vice Director Candidate Steve Putman, N8ZR, SK
World Radiosport Team Championship 2018 Will Be in Germany
Late October Exercise to Test MARS-ARES Interoperability
W1AW Centennial Operations Head for Alabama and Michigan Starting
October 15 (UTC)
Scouting's 57th Jamboree On The Air Takes Place October 18-19
JOTA Founder Les Mitchell, G3BHK, SK
Nominations Open for the George Hart Distinguished Service Award
ARRL Hosts 31st USTTI Amateur Radio Administration Course
IARU Region 1 Announces Awards to ON4WF, Others
Past Western New York Section Manager, Atlantic Division Assistant
Director Steve Ryan, N2ITF, SK
Adaptive Technology Pioneer Fred Gissoni, K4JLX, SK
A Century of Amateur Radio and the ARRL
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events
Radio Amateur is Among Nobel Prize in Chemistry Winners
A California radio amateur and ARRL member was among the three
winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry. William Moerner, WN6I, of
Los Altos, a chemistry professor at Stanford University, will share
the prestigious award equally with two other researchers -- Eric
Betzig and Stefan Hell --for their work in high-resolution
microscopy, or nanoscopy. For many years scientists had believed that
an optical microscope could never yield greater than 0.2 micrometer
resolution. The three scientists overcame that limitation through
what the Nobel panel called "the development of super-resolved
fluorescence microscopy."
William Moerner, WN6I. [Stanford University photo by L.A. Cicero]
"I was just incredibly excited and thrilled, and, of course, your
heart races, and you say, 'Oh, can this be? Can this be?'" was how
Moerner reacted when formally notified that he was a prize winner.
"I'm incredibly happy about the recognition of the field, especially
of all the workers and all the scientists at many places around the
world who have contributed to the effort." In Brazil for a
conference, Moerner had already heard the news from his wife, who
learned of it from an Associated Press reporter who had called their
home for a comment.
As a Stanford University news release explained, "Optical microscopy
was long limited by the presumption that it could never obtain a
better resolution than half the wavelength of light. Moerner, Betzig,
and Hell circumvented this limitation through the clever
implementation of fluorescent molecules, which made it possible for
optical microscopes to operate at the nanoscale and visualize
individual molecules moving within cells." Read more.
ARRL Investigating Web Server Breach
Late last month, a security breach occurred, involving a web server
at ARRL Headquarters. ARRL IT Manager Mike Keane, K1MK, said that
League members have no reason to be concerned about sensitive
personal information being leaked.
Keane said that servers were taken offline and isolated from the
Internet when the hack was discovered. Certain ARRL web functions --
online DXCC in particular -- were temporarily disabled.
"Legacy" URLs (ones containing "p1k.arrl.org") have been restored, as
has access to the ARRL Periodicals Archive.
Keane stressed that it is highly unlikely that any sensitive
information was compromised. Any information the hacker might have
been able to glean from the ARRL server, he said, is already publicly
available -- data such as names, addresses, and call signs that
appear in the FCC database.
The hacker may have been able to obtain site usernames and passwords
that were established prior to April 2010, and that have not been
changed since then. Members who have not changed their ARRL website
passwords since early 2010 should do so at this time.
Keane confirmed that it's always prudent to change passwords on a
routine basis. "That's the best practice," he said.
Keane said that his department is still looking into what types of
information may have been vulnerable to the hack.
"They were poking around, trying all the doors," he explained. "We
don't keep anything of value [to a hacker] there. Hackers don't care
about DXCC totals or want to read the online issue of QST. There's
nothing of financial value there."
Keane said that in addition to reporting the security breach to
federal law enforcement authorities, his department is working to
increase the League's Internet security posture.
ARRL Vice Director Candidate Steve Putman, N8ZR, SK
Steve Putman, N8ZR, of Fairborn, Ohio, one of the candidates for the
Great Lakes Division Vice Director's chair, died unexpectedly on
October 5. He was 58 and an ARRL Life Member. Balloting is already
underway for the Great Lakes Vice Director position, currently held
by Tom Delaney, W8WTD, the only other candidate. The ARRL Ethics and
Elections Committee has determined that all votes cast by members in
the Great Lakes Division will still be counted. If Putman receives
the most votes, a vacancy will be declared that ARRL President Kay
Craigie, N3KN, would fill by appointment.
Steve Putman, N8ZR.
In declaring his candidacy, Putman, a professional engineer, said
that he got into Amateur Radio "to have fun!" Born in Michigan, he
was licensed as a Novice in 1972 as WN4ZRR while living in Alabama.
Putman became an ARRL VEC volunteer examiner in 1985, in the early
years of the volunteer examiner program, and he established a VE
program for the USECA Amateur Radio Club in Utica, Michigan. Putman
served as an ARRL Volunteer Consulting Engineer.
In addition to the ARRL, Putman belonged to the Dayton Amateur Radio
Association and was a volunteer at Dayton Hamvention®. He also was a
QCWA Life Member, and he held the Australian call sign VK2IZR. Putman
founded the Antioch Shrine ARC and served as trustee of its club
station, N8FEZ.
In his spare time, Putman enjoyed playing the trumpet in the Antioch
Shrine Band, the Fairborn Civic Band, and at his church.
Putman earned a BS in mechanical engineering from The Ohio State
University and master's degrees (mechanical engineering; MBA) from
Bowling Green State University and the University of Dayton. He
retired in 2013 as a professor of systems engineering from the Air
Force Institute of Technology at Wright Patterson AFB.
The family invites memorial donations to the Shriners Hospitals for
Children.
World Radiosport Team Championship 2018 Will Be in Germany
The next World Radiosport Team Championship -- WRTC 2018 -- will take
place in Germany. The WRTC Sanctioning Committee announced on October
5 that it had granted the application of a group representing the
Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC), the Bavarian Contest Club (BCC),
and the Rhein Ruhr DX Association (RRDXA) to organize what are often
called "the Olympics of Amateur Radio." In July, German participants
of WRTC 2014 in New England initiated a petition, urging the WRTC
Sanctioning Committee to name Germany as the site of the next
international competition among elite teams of Amateur Radio
contesters. With initial support of the contesting community in hand,
the organizing team of "about 20 contest enthusiasts" defined a basic
project plan, according to the WRTC 2018 website.
"During the next weeks, the team will launch an official organization
to finance and conduct WRTC 2018 in Germany," the Organizing
Committee said. The team is recruiting volunteers and evaluating
three geographical regions within Germany as possible WRTC 2018
venues. General areas under study are Muenster/Westphalia,
Maerkisch-Oderland east of Berlin, and Jessen/Wittenberg.
Christian Janssen, DL1MGB, heads the WRTC 2018 Organizing Committee.
In announcing the selection of Germany, WRTC Sanctioning Committee
Chairman Tine Brajnik, S50A, said, "The German application was very
well prepared, and, knowing their experience, we all expect another
outstanding meeting and competition among the world's best
contesters." The Sanctioning Committee evaluates requests to host a
WRTC and selects the successful applicant. Brajnik said the committee
would be making public information regarding the qualifying process.
It is not known if the committee considered any other applications.
Qualifying events for WRTC 2018 will start with 2015 ARRL
International DX CW and end with 2016 CQ World Wide CW. Detailed
rules will be published by the end of November. "The rules will
follow the WRTC 2014 approach, with some marginal changes," the
committee said. In accordance with feedback from WRTC 2014
competitors, the committee said it would be decreasing the number of
qualifying contests and, consequently, the qualifying period.
Chris Janssen, DL1MGB, is the chair of the WRTC-2018 Organizing
Committee.
An announcement regarding the location of WRTC 2018 had been expected
at the closing ceremony for WRTC 2014, but no formal proposals had
been received at that point.
A World Radiosport Team Championship features between 50 and 60
two-person Amateur Radio teams competing in a test of operating
skill. The event takes place concurrent with the IARU HF Championship
in July, although WRTC rules vary from those of the IARU event. All
stations use identical antennas and power level and operate from
equivalent sites in the same geographical region in an effort to
eliminate all variables except operating ability. WRTC 2014 included
59 competing teams from 29 qualifying regions around the world.
The first WRTC was held in 1990 in Seattle. Read more.
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Late October Exercise to Test MARS-ARES Interoperability
US Army and Air Force Military Auxiliary Radio Service (MARS)
stations will participate in a 48-hour nationwide contingency
communication exercise on October 27 and 28 as part of an effort to
develop greater cooperation between the Department of Defense (DoD)
sponsored MARS program and the Amateur Radio Emergency Service
(ARES). MARS is encouraging its members to discuss communication
interoperability in advance of the exercise with their ARES section
and district or local emergency coordinators.
"This communications exercise is sponsored by the DoD to provide MARS
operators the opportunity to develop and train interoperability
procedures with their state/local ARES emergency coordinators and
their Amateur Radio colleagues," explained Army MARS Program Manager
Paul English, WD8DBY. He told ARRL that the DoD/MARS exercise has
"full participation" from Army and Air Force MARS, and that he
anticipates that some individual Navy MARS members may participate as
well.
The plan calls for MARS members, using their Amateur Radio call signs
and operating on amateur frequencies, to establish two-way
communication with ARES leadership or members in as many US counties
as possible by using VHF/UHF simplex channels or local repeaters or
near vertical incidence skywave (NVIS) propagation on HF. "The
contact can be with any amateur in the county, if an ARES member or
leader is not available," English added.
MARS Program Manager Paul English, WD8DBY (left), de Amateur Radio licensees should be aware
that international third-party traffic agreements may prohibit direct
person-to-person communication between unlicensed individuals in
certain other countries. In those cases, the station control operator
may serve as an intermediary.
Licensed mentors often open their stations to Scouts on JOTA weekend,
serving as control operators. Radio operation will be on 80 through 6
meters, all modes, and 2 meters and 70 centimeters FM simplex. Upward
of 14,000 stations were on the air for JOTA 2013.
A JOTA participant patch is available, as is a certificate/log sheet
that can also be used to fulfill a Radio merit badge requirement.
JOTA 2014 gets underway on Saturday, October 18, at 0000 local time
and concludes on Sunday, October 19, at 2400 local time. The ARRL
website also has information on JOTA.
JOTA Founder Les Mitchell, G3BHK, SK
With JOTA 2014 a little more than 1 week away comes word that its
"founding father," Les Mitchell, G3BHK, died on October 6. Mitchell
started JOTA in 1958, after launching the idea a year earlier at the
World Scout Jamboree. That was the first year the Jamboree had an
Amateur Radio station on site, and it's had one at every World Scout
Jamboree since. Mitchell realized that many scout leaders also were
hams, and that it would be possible to arrange a "Jamboree On The
Air."
JOTA Founder Les Mitchell, G3BHK.
"Little did I think when I drew up the plans and rules for the first
event in 1958 that its popularity would increase and spread around
the world," Mitchell reminisced in 2000. "Even more astonishing is
the fact that after all this time it still holds its popularity. In
fact it has become the largest international Scout event ever."
Mitchell said that far fewer Scouts were licensed in 1958, but over
the years Scouts taking part in JOTA got so interested that they
became radio amateurs themselves.
"JOTA is great fun," Mitchell said, adding, "If you put nothing into
the event you may get nothing out of it! JOTA is your chance to speak
to Scouts and Guides over the horizon. Silence makes no friends!"
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Nominations Open for the George Hart Distinguished Service Award
The ARRL is accepting nominations for the George Hart Distinguished
Service Award. The deadline to receive nominations and supporting
materials is November 1. The award honors long-time ARRL
Communications Manager George Hart, W1NJM (SK), the chief developer
of the National Traffic System (NTS). Hart died in 2013 at the age of
99.
George Hart, W1NJM.
Established by the ARRL Board of Directors in 2009, the George Hart
Distinguished Service Award is given annually to an ARRL member for
exemplary service to the League's Field Organization. Selection
criteria include NTS operating record, Amateur Radio Emergency
Service (ARES) participation, or service to the ARRL Field
Organization in terms of appointments and/or leadership positions
held.
Nominations should thoroughly document the nominee's lifetime
activities and achievements within the ARRL Field Organization.
Nominees are expected to have at least 15 years of distinguished
service.
The Programs and Services Committee will serve as the Review
Committee, and the ARRL Board of Directors will make the final
determination at its Annual Meeting in January.
Submit nominations and related supporting material and letters of
recommendation to ARRL Headquarters or mail nominating documents to
ARRL Field Organization Team Supervisor Steve Ewald, WV1X, 225 Main
St, Newington, CT 06111.
ARRL Hosts 31st USTTI Amateur Radio Administration Course
Students from Thailand, Ghana, and Papua New Guinea attended the 31st
United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) Amateur
Radio Administration Course (ARAC) September 29-October 3 at ARRL
Headquarters. Two participants got their US Amateur Radio licenses as
the course wrapped up. ARRL Chief Technology Officer Brennan Price,
N4QX, coordinated the session and administered the course, which is
designed for government officials in developing countries who
regulate and manage Amateur Radio. Those taking part in the program
work in their respective government's telecommunication offices,
where they have responsibilities for Amateur Radio licensing and
regulation as well as preparation for international conferences.
"Our students -- Annop Nittaya, HS1PLO, and Virat Uansri from
Thailand, Peter Djakwah, KM4EQL, of Ghana, and Oki Gari, KM4EQM, of
Papua New Guinea -- were already quite knowledgeable about Amateur
Radio, and are committed to the further development of Amateur Radio
in their countries," Price said. "All left with a profound
understanding of the unique nature and needs of the Amateur Radio
Service."
The ARAC curriculum covers a variety of Amateur Radio topics and
concerns, including licensing, spectrum requirements, disaster
communications, and antenna requirements. The curriculum also covers
the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and its regulations,
as well as the process leading to the upcoming 2015 World
Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15).
Several ARRL staff members delivered classroom presentations within
their areas of expertise. Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike Corey,
KI1U, taught a unit on Amateur Radio's public service, emergency, and
disaster communication capabilities. ARRL Regulatory Information
Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND, and ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM,
discussed licensing, examination and regulatory issues. Membership
and Volunteer Programs Assistant Manager Norm Fusaro, W3IZ, talked
about developing Amateur Radio capabilities through club activity.
ARRL Laboratory Engineer Bob Allison, WB1GCM, assisted by ARRL
Laboratory Volunteers Lori Kosior, KB1ZML, and Pete Turbide, W1PT,
supervised each student's successful assembly of a 40 meter receiver
kit. Each student took his assembled receiver home. ARRL Assistant to
the Chief Executive Officer and Meeting Planner Lisa Kustosik,
KA1UFZ, coordinated the League's participation with USTTI and hosted
the students.
The students and primary staff for the 31st USTTI Amateur Radio
Administration Course at ARRL Headquarters: (L-R) ARRL Chief
Technology Officer Brennan Price, N4QX; Virat Uansri; Annop Nittaya,
HS1PLO; Peter Djakwah, KM4EQL; Oki Gari, KM4EQM, and ARRL Assistant
to the Chief Executive Officer and Meeting Planner Lisa Kustosik,
KA1UFZ. [Sean Kutzko, KX9X, photo]
The students had a particular interest in licensing, and Djakwah and
Gari took examinations for the United States Technician license
during their time at ARRL Headquarters. An ARRL VEC team comprising
Somma, Corey, Field Organization Supervisor Steve Ewald, WV1X, and
Outgoing QSL Bureau Associate Rose-Anne Lawrence, KB1DMW,
administered the test, which both passed.
USTTI is a non-profit joint venture of leading US-based
communications, IT corporations, and federal government officials,
who collectively provide tuition-free management, policy and
technical training for talented professionals from the developing
world. The ARRL hosts a course on Amateur Radio to introduce or
further educate regulators and other spectrum users to its needs and
unique issues. The next ARAC course is planned for the fall of 2015.
IARU Region 1 Announces Awards to ON4WF, Others
At its recent Regional Conference in Bulgaria, International Amateur
Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 awarded the Region 1 Roy Stevens, G2BVN,
Memorial Trophy to Gaston Bertels, ON4WF. IARU Region 1
ARISS-EU Chairman Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, holds the mic for a student
during an Amateur Radio contact between the ISS and the International
School of Brussels.
recognized Bertels for his many years of serving first as chairman of
the Eurocom Working Group and then of the Amateur Radio Space
Exploration (ARSPEX) Working Group. Bertels, who is 87, has said that
he will be stepping down as chairman of the ARSPEX working group. For
many years, Bertels has chaired Amateur Radio on the International
Space Station -- Europe (ARISS-EU). Region 1 conference delegates
gave Bertels a standing ovation when the award was announced. The
trophy is awarded to a radio amateur who has best exemplified the
work and dedication of Roy Stevens, G2BVN in international radio.
Koos Fick; Mitchel Mynhardt, ZS6YH; Enrico van der Walt, and Dennis
Green, ZS4BS.
The IARU Region 1 Medal was awarded to several radio amateurs for
their meritorious service and their valued contributions to and
support of Amateur Radio.
The recipients were past IARU Region 1 President Hans Blondeel
Timmerman, PB2T; Hani Raad, OD5TE; Andreas Thiemann, HB9JOE; Panayot
Danev, LZ1US; Nikola Percin, 9A5W; Michael Kastelic, OE1MCU, and
Martin Harrison, G3USF.
In September, IARU Region 1 named Mitchel Mynhardt, ZS6YH, as the
first recipient of its Outstanding Ham Youth Award. Mynhardt received
the 2013 award at the Radio Technology in Action Symposium in
Pretoria, South Africa.
International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 is a federation of
national Amateur Radio member societies in Europe, Africa, the Middle
East, and Northern Asia.
Past Western New York Section Manager, Atlantic Division Assistant
Director Steve Ryan, N2ITF, SK
Past ARRL Western New York Section Manager Stephen M. "Steve" Ryan,
N2ITF, died on October 3. He was 62. Ryan was appointed SM in
November 2010, to serve the remaining term of Scott Bauer, W2LC,
Steve Ryan, N2ITF.
who had resigned. Ryan lost his bid for election to the section
leadership position in 2012. ARRL Atlantic Division Director Bill
Edgar, N3LLR, subsequently appointed Ryan as an Assistant Director.
"Steve's counsel and participation in Atlantic Division meetings and
events greatly assisted me in representing the members of the
Division," Edgar said. "His friendship and counsel with be sorely
missed." Edgar said Ryan had been diagnosed almost 2 years ago with
an aggressive form of cancer.
In addition to his ARRL membership, Ryan was a member and former
president of the Chautauqua County Amateur FM Association, an ARRL
affiliated club. He had been a ham for about 35 years. Read more.
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Adaptive Technology Pioneer Fred Gissoni, K4JLX, SK
Fred L. Gissoni, K4JLX, of Louisville, Kentucky, died September 21.
He was 84. Born blind, Gissoni was the co-developer of the
Porta-Braille and Pocket-Braille note-taking devices as well as other
adaptive technology. He also authored a popular instruction manual,
"Using the Cranmer Abacus." Gissoni retired in 2011 after 23 years
with the American Printing House (APH) for the Blind.
Fred Gissoni, K4JLX.
"Fred contributed 60 years of service to people who are blind and
visually impaired," Deborah Kendrick wrote for Access World, a
publication of the American Foundation for the Blind. "Fred was known
across the United States and around the world for his brilliant
intellect, inventiveness, and impish sense of humor."
A New Jersey native, he became interested in Amateur Radio at a very
young age, and his passion for technology continued through his
lifetime. Gissoni and Wayne Thompson developed the Pocket-Braille and
Porta-Braille in the 1980s, while both were working at the Kentucky
Department for the Blind.
With the Pocket-Braille, the user entered data from a Perkins-style
keyboard, and the device would render it in speech. The Porta-Braille
included a refreshable Braille "display." He also developed the Janus
Slate, a two-sided interline Braille slate that holds a 3 × 5 index
card for brailling on both sides. Other inventions he developed for
APH included a pocket Braille calendar.
"I also used other ideas that Gissoni came up with or invented," said
Bob Ringwald, K6YBV. "All the time I marveled at his genius,
inventive mind, but never knew he was also a ham radio operator,
K4JLX." Read more.
A Century of Amateur Radio and the ARRL
Part of the 220 MHz band, perpetually under attack by other radio
services, was snatched from the Amateur Service on August 4, 1988, by
the FCC, which reallocated 220-222 MHz to the Land Mobile Service.
ARRL had been fighting this battle for some time and would continue
efforts have that band segment return to the Amateur Service.
January 1989 QST published "The Listener," a quick, but interesting,
look at the efforts of pioneer radio astronomer Grote Reber, W9GFZ.
On January 30, 1989, the FCC released the news that the much-awaited
17 meter ham band was open for business in the US!
The editorial in the May 1989 QST, "Spectrum Management, or
Abdication?" decried a recent FCC action to allow manufacturers of
electronic equipment to radiate unlicensed signals on hams bands from
902 MHz upward. The ARRL continued its defense of amateur frequencies
by preparing to go to Congress for relief, using this as the latest
example of FCC out-of-control decision making.
A two-part article by KO5I and N4HY in the May and June 1989 issues
of QST introduced the latest generation of OSCAR satellites --
microsats.
In July 1988, a team of hams from Finland and the Soviet Union
mounted a DXpedition to a new DXCC country, Malyj-Vysotkskij ("M-V
Island"). This ended an 18-year effort to put the island on the DXCC
List. Participant Martti Laine, OH2BH, recounted the experience in a
June 1989 QST article. [The lease of Malyj-Vysotkskij to Finland
expired in 2012, the island reverted to Russia, and MVI was deleted
from the DXCC list. -- Ed.]
On May 11, 1989, a congressional oversight committee summoned the
FCC's chief engineer to defend the Commission's decision to take 220
to 222 MHz away from amateurs and allocate it to another service.
Following the hearing, the committee chairman wrote the FCC, asking
it to reconsider alternatives. The FCC stonewalled and did nothing.
The ARRL subsequently filed a federal court appeal.
The 4J1FS DXpedition team on Malyj-Vysotkskij, "MV Island" in 1988.
[From the K8CX QSL collection, www.hamgallery.com]
On July 20, 1989, the newly renovated W1AW building was rededicated.
Nearly 10,000 individual donors had put up almost a half million
dollars to fund the renovation.
In the "How's DX?" column in the September 1989 issue of QST, Ellen
White, W1YL, noted "Pitcairn Island's Bicentenary," a fascinating
read. White noted that Pitcairn was the country with the highest per
capita number of hams in the world -- 6 hams out of a population of
60! The island's 200th anniversary was celebrated in part by special
event station VR200PI.
In 1990, a husband-and-wife team achieved DXCC on 6 meters. The wife,
K5FF, was first, and her husband, W5FF, was right behind.
An interesting photo in "Up Front in QST" in September 1990 showed
Samuel F. B. Morse III, W6FZZ, operating at a special event station
to celebrate his great-grandfather's 199th birthday.
An article by NU1N appeared in the September and October issues of
QST telling how we could get on the air using lasers. -- Al Brogdon,
W1AB
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, Washington, reports: Average daily sunspot
numbers from October 2-8 dropped from 170.1 in the previous 7 days to
98. Average daily solar flux also declined from 168.9 to 131.9.
Predicted solar flux for the near term is 125, 120, and 115 on
October 9-11, 110 on October 12-14, then 115 and 125 on October
15-16, 145 on October 17-18, 140 on October 19, 135 on October 20-21,
and 140 on October 22-25. Solar flux then drops to a low of 110 on
November 7-9, and rises again to 145 for November 12-14.
The prediction for the planetary A index is for a more-active
geomagnetic future, at least in the near term. The predicted
planetary A index is 5 on October 9-10, 8 on October 11, 5 on October
12-14, then 8, 15, 8, and 5 on October 15-18, then 8, 10, and 20 on
October 19-21, 15 on October 22-24, and 10 on October 25-28.
This weekly "Solar Update" in The ARRL Letter is a preview of the
"Propagation Bulletin" issued each Friday. The latest bulletin and an
archive of past propagation bulletins is on the ARRL website.
In Friday's bulletin look for an updated forecast and reports from
readers. Send me your reports and observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
October 10 -- 10-10 Sprint
October 11 -- Arizona QSO Party
October 11 -- Pennsylvania QSO Party
October 11 -- EU Autumn CW Sprint
October 11-12 -- Great Pumpkin Sprint (Digital)
October 11-12 -- ARRL EME Contest
October 11-12 -- Makrothen RTTY Contest
October 11-12 -- Oceania DX CW Contest
October 11-12 -- Scandinavian Activity Contest (SSB)
October 11-12 -- QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party (CW)
October 11-12 -- FISTS/SKCC QSO Party (CW)
October 12 -- North American RTTY Sprint
October 15 -- NAQCC Monthly QRP Sprint (CW)
See the ARRL Contest Calendar for more information.
Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events
October 10-11 -- Florida State Convention, Melbourne, Florida
October 10-12 -- Pacific Division Convention (Pacificon), Regional
ARRL Centennial Event, Santa Clara, California
October 11 -- Iowa State Convention (Sioux City Ham Convention),
Sergeant Bluff, Iowa
October 11 -- Pacific Northwest VHF Conference, Seaside, Oregon
October 12 -- Connecticut State Convention, Meriden, Connecticut
October 18 -- Arkansas State Convention, Batesville, Arkansas
October 18 -- Wisconsin ARES/RACES Conference, Wisconsin Rapids,
Wisconsin
October 24-25 -- Oklahoma Section Convention, Ardmore, Oklahoma
November 1 -- TechFest 2014, Lakewood, Colorado
November 1-2 -- Georgia State Convention, Lawrenceville, Georgia
November 8 -- Alabama State Convention, Montgomery, Alabama
November 15-16 -- Indiana State Convention, Fort Wayne, Indiana
December 12-13 -- West Central Florida Section Convention, Plant
City, Florida
Find conventions and hamfests in your area.
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