| |
N9PMO > LETTER 03.04.15 00:23l 629 Lines 28725 Bytes #999 (0) @ ARRL
BID : ARRL3314
Read: GUEST
Subj: ARRL3314 ARRL LETTER
Path: IW8PGT<CX2SA<N9PMO
Sent: 150402/2314Z 10859@N9PMO.#SEWI.WI.USA.NOAM BPQK1.4.63
The FCC's "Ham Guy," Bill Cross, W3TN, to Retire on April 3
Oklahoma Amateur Radio Volunteers Activate Net to Track Severe Weather
Puerto Rico ARES Takes Part in Caribe Wave/LANTEX 2015 Exercise
Utah Group Puts Broadband-Hamnet to Work for Food Project
Amateur Radio to Have a Presence, Special Event at Preparedness Summit
2015
Two More Radio Amateurs Join International Space Station Crew
ARISS School Contact Proposal Window Open Until April 15
Amateur Radio "EduTeam" Wows the Crowds at Georgia Super STEM Event
Amateur Radio Television Pioneer Don Miller, W9NTP, SK
In Brief...
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
ARRL Headquarters Will Be Closed on Good Friday, April 3: ARRL
Headquarters will be closed on Good Friday, April 3. There will be no
W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions and no ARRL Audio News on
that day. ARRL Headquarters will reopen Monday, April 6, at 8 AM
Eastern Daylight Time. We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday!
The FCC's "Ham Guy," Bill Cross, W3TN, to Retire on April 3
Amateur Radio's point man at the FCC is retiring. Bill Cross, W3TN,
officially a "program analyst" in the Commission's Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau (WTB), is stepping down on April 3, after
nearly 4 decades at the FCC. Many radio amateurs have had the
opportunity to meet Cross when he conducted the once popular Dayton
Hamvention Amateur Radio forum, which has since fallen victim to FCC
budget trimming.
Bill Cross, W3TN, at his station. [Jennifer Burton Cross, photo]
"Most people [at the Bureau] know me as 'The Ham Guy,'" Cross quipped
in an interview with ARRL, "and they send anything relating to Amateur
Radio to me -- as quick as they can." Cross said he did consider
making April 1 his retirement date but, "I didn't want to take any
chances."
Cross started with the Amateur Radio Group in what was then the
Private Radio Bureau. That morphed into the WTB when other services
were added in 1989. Prior to that, he worked in the Common Carrier
Bureau -- now the Wireline Competition Bureau -- and his academic
background in engineering and economics came in handy.
A ham since 1968, the married father of two said he's still active on
the air, strictly on HF SSB and CW, and he hopes to expand his time
for ham radio once away from the daily grind. He has achieved DXCC
Honor Roll and actively participates in the Islands on the Air program
(IOTA).
When he arrived at the FCC in 1976, Cross didn't anticipate making it
a career. But in time, his hobby became his work, and over the years
he witnessed considerable change in Amateur Radio. The Commission's
2007 decision to drop Morse code as a requirement for obtaining an
Amateur Radio license was one example. "We heard that fabric of the
universe had become unglued," he said, "but it didn't." CW seems to be
used much more than it was before 2007, he said, and some DX or IOTA
stations are CW only.
Cross acknowledged that Amateur Radio rule making proceedings at the
FCC move with seeming glacial torpor but pointed out that the Amateur
Service competes with an incoming barrage from other services and
bureaus. "Amateurs have a view that the Commission has three bureaus
-- the Bureau of Ham Radio, the Bureau of All Other, and the Bureau of
Administration," he said. "I understand why they wish it was that way,
but it's not."
Looking ahead, Cross said he can see a day when there may be only one
Amateur Radio license class. "Do we really need three license classes
anymore?" he asked. "I can see in the future the number of license
classes decreasing again -- to two or maybe one -- because the
differences really are not that much."
Among the disappointments for Cross has been the rise in questionable
on-the-air behavior, including intentional interference with
DXpeditions, which he believes reflects such less-desirable societal
trends as road rage. "People lose perspective," he said. "No one lives
or dies, if they don't work Navassa Island." FCC budget cutbacks will
lead to less enforcement, he said, and with stretched resources,
"something's gotta give."
That applies in Cross's own Bureau. When he steps down on April 3, no
new "Ham Guy" is standing in the wings to replace him. "The plan is to
divide up my work among other staff members, based on topic," he said.
Waxing philosophical, Cross said people choose to get into ham radio
as something enjoyable and fun. "When the joy and the fun go out of
it, and it becomes a frustration, it might be time to take a step
back," he advised. "Find a new aspect of the hobby. If it doesn't make
you happy, there's something wrong. There's something for everyone.
Just have fun."
And Bill Cross plans to do just that.
Oklahoma Amateur Radio Volunteers Activate Net to Track Severe Weather
Amateur Radio SKYWARN volunteers in Oklahoma went on alert March 25 as
severe thunderstorms sparked tornadoes. The Southwest Independent
Repeater Association (SWIRA) and Tulsa Region SKYWARN nets were active
in support of tornado warnings in both the Oklahoma City and Tulsa
Metropolitan areas. No Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)
activation was required, however.
"March 25 was a busy afternoon and evening in Oklahoma," ARRL Oklahoma
Section Manager Lloyd Colston, KC5FM, told ARRL.
Oklahoma Section Emergency Coordinator Mark Conklin, N7XYO, said that
ARES-OK Tulsa Region was put on standby. "No communication support was
requested by served agencies," he said. "Other than some local cell
service overload, normal communications were up and working."
The WX5TUL Tulsa National Weather Service SKYWARN Net activated on VHF
and UHF, with approximately 25 stations checking in. Weather spotters
reported four tornadoes, two causing major damage and injury, along
with large and frequent severe hail, minor street flooding and
significant damage due to straight-line winds, causing widespread
power outages. The severe weather has been blamed for at least one
death.
Colston said the SWIRA net control stations received reports -- at
times under challenging conditions -- that were relayed to the
National Weather Service office in Norman. "Both the Tulsa and Norman
offices have Amateur Radio stations," he pointed out. "Both encourage
SKYWARN and Weather Ready Nation initiatives in their service areas."
Colston said that as the storm progressed across the Tulsa Metro area,
many of the early damage reports were passed to the Tulsa Area
Emergency Management Agency via Amateur Radio. "Oklahoma Section radio
amateurs reported on this storm system until it exited the state late
that evening," he said. Colston and Conklin noted that many early
"ground truth" and tornado observations came from SKYWARN spotters.
Conklin said that the Tulsa Amateur Radio Club (TARC) UHF Superlink
System is used for SKYWARN traffic outside the Tulsa Metro area, while
TARC's VHF repeater handles SKYWARN net traffic inside the Tulsa Metro
area.
A preliminary damage assessment from the National Weather Service
Office in Norman confirmed more than one tornado, the most severe
being in Moore. The NWS survey rated damage from the tornado as
"high-end EF1." Widespread damage also resulted from winds of from 70
to 80 MPH, the NWS said. Read more.
Puerto Rico ARES Takes Part in Caribe Wave/LANTEX 2015 Exercise
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) volunteers in Puerto Rico took
part in the 2015 Caribe Wave Large Atlantic Tsunami Exercise (LANTEX)
-- an annual tsunami drill for the US East Coast, Canada, the Gulf of
Mexico, and the Caribbean Basin. The exercise involved some 50
nations. The aim of the March 25 exercise was to test the reliability
of communication systems and protocols between centers of tsunami
alerts and to help emergency management agencies to improve their
preparedness in the event of a tsunami alert. Since 2010, Amateur
Radio operators have played a role in the exercise, executed in
conjunction with the Puerto Rico Seismic Network (RSPR), the Caribbean
Warning Tsunami Exercise (Caribe Wave), FEMA, the Puerto Rico
Emergency Management Administration (PREMA-AEMEAD), and NOAA. This
year, Puerto Rico Amateur Radio Emergency Service, under the direction
of Section Emergency Coordinator Carlos A. Rosado, KP4CAR, took part
for the first time.
This year's exercise offered two possible scenarios: An
earthquake-generated tsunami off the north coast of Panama, and a
sub-marine landslide off the coast of Florida. The Puerto Rico Seismic
Network chose the Panama scenario. At 10:04 AM Eastern Time, the
Emergency Alert System (EAS) was activated on broadcast and cable TV
outlets to announce the "situation" -- with reminders that it was only
a drill. An hour later, siren systems were tested to verify how well
they performed in coastal areas. Also, many government, public,
schools, and senior institutions in different cities ran their own
evacuation drills to test their preparedness in getting people to the
nearest local refuge.
The PREMA activated all 12 of its zones. Each zone is equipped with a
Kenwood TS-2000, funded through a federal grant. The main
responsibility of radio amateurs was to gather reports from other
amateur stations around the island regarding how they were alerted:
Broadcast radio, TV, cable, or other means, such as sirens. The
information was delivered to PREMA Headquarters for post-exercise
evaluation session that will involve all of the involved agencies.
(L-R) ARRL Puerto Rico SEC Carlos A. Rosado, KP4CAR; José Rodriguez,
KP4SE; Juan J. Sánchez, a Zone 6 PREMA radio operator, and José M.
RÃos, WP4KUY, the Zone 6 Director of Communications. [Carlos A.
Rosado, KP4CAR, photo]
The exercise made use of two repeaters -- one in Jayuya, the highest
point on the island and equipped with emergency power, and the other
in Cayey. Tito Colón, WP4CBC, and Johnny Figueroa, WP4CXG, served as
net control stations, and many hams throughout Puerto Rico
participated in the exercise -- helping to renew their interest in
emergency communication.
PREMA Director Miguel A. RÃos Torres called LANTEX 2015 a great
success, with performance within parameters established by the agency.
-- Thanks to Angel Santana, WP3GW, Puerto Rico Section Public
Information Coordinator
Ad
Utah Group Puts Broadband-Hamnet to Work for Food Project
A small band of Amateur Radio volunteers in Utah's Salt Lake Valley
successfully used a broadband Wi-Fi network set up on the 2.4 GHz
amateur band to help coordinate the Boy Scouts of America's (BSA)
"Scouting for Food" project on March 21. Scouting for Food is the Boy
Scouts' annual community service event, in which Scouts collect items
Brendan Bauman, KG7RWO, at his BBHN node, monitors the progress of the
food collection project, just outside BSA Headquarters.
for donation to a food bank. Local radio amateurs provide both voice
and digital mode communication.
This year for the first time they used a Broadband-Hamnetâä¢
(BBHN) system that coupled modified wireless router gear operating on
amateur frequencies to create a peer-to-peer Wi-Fi network to share
audio and video over a generous patch of real estate. BBHN is a
descendent of the former ARRL High Speed Multimedia (HSMM) Working
Group efforts, earlier known as the "Hinternet" and pioneered by John
Champa, K8OCL (SK), and others in the early 2000s.
"[W]e would call it Wi-Fi on steroids!" said David Bauman, KF7MCF. The
Utah hams linked 13 nodes across the valley to form a network "that is
like a mini private Internet," Bauman explained. They then used this
network to send live video and audio back to the BSA Headquarters,
showing them what was happening at food drop-off sites and at the
[truck dispatch] headquarters. Bauman called it "a huge step forward
in technology from the old days of Morse code." Retired clergyman
Robert Jelf, KG7OHV, of Magna, headed up the team.
Just outside BSA Headquarters near the University of Utah, Brandon
Bauman, KG7RWO, was able to watch via his laptop as volunteers miles
away dropped off canned food items and as YRC freight dispatched
trucks to pickup sites around the valley. Brandon was part of an
Amateur Radio group that assists the Boy Scouts in the Scouting for
Food Project each year by providing communications. This marked the
first time BBHN technology was used to support the project in the Salt
Lake Valley. Their Wi-Fi network, known as a wireless mesh network,
was able to cover a large portion of the valley.
"The farthest point from our hub site was 8.5 miles across the city
through a narrow path lined with lots of manmade objects for signals
to bounce off," Jelf said. "While the mesh group was used to show
video of the dispatch of trucks and of truck trailers at collection
points within the hub site path, collection took place throughout the
Wasatch Front area and elsewhere in Utah." Read more.
Amateur Radio to Have a Presence, Special Event at Preparedness Summit
2015
Amateur Radio will be part of the program when Preparedness Summit
2015 convenes April 14-17 in Atlanta. Special event station N4P will
also be on the air from the conference location. The theme of this
10th Preparedness Summit is "Global Health Security: Preparing a
Nation for Emerging Threats."
"Global health security preparedness issues such as protecting against
infectious disease, the health effects of climate change and extreme
weather, and cybersecurity threats to critical infrastructure, impact
all levels of governmental public health and healthcare agencies," a
Preparedness Summit 2015 announcement explained. The National
Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) organizes the
event, which attracted 1600 participants in 2014.
Preparedness Summit 2015 will once again offer an Amateur Radio
licensing prep session on April 14, with testing the following day. A
ham radio demonstration, "When All Else Fails, Amateur Radio Gets
Through," will take place on April 14 as well.
Special event station N4P will be on the air from the Preparedness
Summit 2015 venue. Listen for N4P on or around 7.265, 14.265, 21.365,
and 28.36 MHz. EchoLink activity using the Georgia Tech Radio Club's
W4AQL call sign also will take place. A commemorative QSL card will be
available for stations working N4P.
The complete Preparedness Summit agenda and more information are on
the conference's website. -- Thanks to Chuck Motes, K1DFS
Two More Radio Amateurs Join International Space Station Crew
The ISS ham radio population expanded to three, following the arrival
of NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail
Kornienko, RN3BF, and Gennady Padalka, RN3DT, on March 28 (UTC).
Kelly, 51, and Kornienko, 54, will remain aboard the ISS for 1 year --
the longest space mission ever assigned to a NASA astronaut.
European Space Agency Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, IZ0UDF, will
head back to Earth in May, after Kjell Lindgren, KO5MOS; Oleg
Kononenko, RN3DX, and Kimiya Yui arrive at the ISS as part of a
scheduled crew rotation. Cristoforetti has conducted several Amateur
Radio on the International Space Station school contacts during her
ISS duty tour.
Ad
ARISS School Contact Proposal Window Open Until April 15
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program
coordinator is seeking proposals from schools and organizations that
are interested in hosting an Amateur Radio contact with a member of
the International Space Station crew. The US ARISS contact proposal
window will remain open until April 15.
ARISS is seeking formal and informal educational institutions and
organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur
Radio contact with an ISS crew member between January 1 and June 30,
2016. Crew scheduling and space station orbits will determine the
exact contact dates.
ARISS is looking for organizations that have the potential to draw
large numbers of participants and can integrate the contact into a
well-developed educational plan.
Details on expectations, audience, proposal guidelines, proposal form,
and dates and times of information sessions are on the ARRL website.
Contact ARISS with any questions.
Amateur Radio "EduTeam" Wows the Crowds at Georgia Super STEM Event
Members of the North Fulton Amateur Radio League (NFARL) EduTeam in
Fulton County, Georgia, offered students and other members of the
public an opportunity to experience ham radio. The EduTeam hosted an
Amateur Radio booth at the Sandy Springs Education Force's Super STEM
(science, technology, engineering, and math) Event on March 5 at North
Springs Charter High School.
"The theme of this year's STEM Event was Communications Technology, so
we were a perfect fit," said Martha Muir, W4MSA. "Waves of the North
Springs students flooded our booth from the morning until early
afternoon. Then it was time for students from the local middle
schools."
That evening, Muir said, officials from the Sandy Springs Education
Force as well as other members of the community visited.
"Our booth was busy all day, tantalizing and educating our visitors
with various aspects of Amateur Radio," she said, "especially about
how much fun it is, and how easily it fits into STEM classrooms."
Mike Cohen, AD4MC, and Wes Lamboley, W3WL, installed an antenna at the
school, so visitors could make voice contacts on 20 and 10 meters.
Chuck Catledge, AE4CW; Sam Wolff, KK4NVJ; Megan Brown, KM4HFY, and Eli
Musgrave, KM4HFZ -- all Mill Springs Academy students -- assisted the
guests in getting on the air.
Between sessions with the North Springs students, Mill Springs student
Megan Brown, KM4HFY, makes contacts on the HF station under the
supervision of Chuck Catledge, AE4CW, and Wes Lamboley, W3WL (seated).
John Kludt, K4SQC, set up his Mars Lander Amateur Radio Robotics
Exploration Activity (MAREA) robot to simulate how NASA scientists use
radio signals to control the movement of the Mars rovers. "John's
MAREA clearly stood out with the students and other visitors to our
booth," Muir said. He also showed a video of the Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS) contact at Mill Springs Academy.
"We received rave compliments from the students, parents, teachers,
and administrators who visited our booth," Muir said. "Several
students from both the high school and middle school expressed
interest in starting Amateur Radio programs at their schools." Muir
said she hoped the positive feedback would help enlist teachers and
schools to form ham radio clubs and help more students to become
licensed. Read more.
Amateur Radio Television Pioneer Don Miller, W9NTP, SK
Amateur Radio television pioneer and past ARRL Central Division
Director Don C. Miller, W9NTP, of Waldron, Indiana, died March 22. He
was 91. An ARRL Life Member, he was licensed in 1943. In the 1960s,
Miller was instrumental in developing slow-scan TV (SSTV) for ham
radio, working with Cop MacDonald, VY2CM, and others. Miller wrote
several articles on SSTV for QST. In 1972, Dayton Hamvention® honored
Miller as Amateur of the Year. Miller served as the Central Division
Director from 1977 until 1980.
Don Miller, W9NTP.
During World War II, Miller served in the US Army Signal Corps before
being recruited to work at the Trinity atomic weapons test site in New
Mexico as part of the Manhattan Project.
"I went to work one day and finally figured out that we were building
a nuclear bomb. But that's all I knew about it," Miller told The
Rushville Republican newspaper in 2007. Miller said he worked with J.
Robert Oppenheimer, who oversaw the Manhattan Project.
Miller also was a collector of Native American and other historical
artifacts, and in 2014, FBI agents raided his Indiana home and
confiscated objects alleged to have been collected in violation of
federal and state laws and of several treaties. Miller's collection
included artifacts from all over the world. He told investigators that
he had began collecting as a youngster.
In 1984, Miller and his wife, Sue, W9YL (SK), founded Wyman Research
Inc, which developed and marketed Amateur Radio SSTV and ATV
equipment. Wyman Research engineered the SSTV gear used onboard the
Russian Mir space station. -- Thanks to The Shelbyville News; The
Daily DX
Ad
In Brief...
Young Ham's First Contact is via OSCAR Satellite: Eight-year-old radio
amateur Hope Lea, KM4IPF, in Virginia, made her first radio contact
just 45 minutes after her call sign appeared in the FCC database. The
contact with K4YYL via the FO-29 satellite took place on March 11.
Hope's older sister Faith, WA4BBC, and her brother Zechariah, WX4TVJ,
also worked K4YYL. The older siblings had earned their Technician
tickets in February and upgraded to General a couple of weeks later.
The youngest sibling is studying for her license. -- Thanks to AMSAT
News Service via AMSAT-UK
W7FG.net and Trueladderline.com Change Hands: Brian Duerr, WB2JIX --
operating as WB2JIX LLC -- has acquired the assets of W7FG.net and
TrueLadderLine.com in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, formerly operated by
Charlie Redding, K5JYB (SK). "I look forward to carrying on the
20-year tradition of manufacturing and selling the original W7FG open
wire-fed dipoles and accessories," he said. "I am adding several items
to the website, so purchasers can find everything needed to use this
efficient and affordable antenna." Duerr notes that the antennas and
ladder line are assembled by individuals with disabilities through an
Oklahoma program that provides a place for job training, sheltered
employment and a supervised work environment. "They all take pride in
their work, care about what they do for us, and appreciate your
support," he said. Contact Brian Duerr, WB2JIX, for more information.
Astronaut Mark Vande Hei is Newest Astro-Ham: NASA Astronaut Mark
Vande Hei is now KG5GNP. He attended license classes on March 11 and
12, passed the Technician exam the following day, and his call sign
showed up in the FCC ULS database on March 24. Vande Hei is a member
of the 20th NASA astronaut class and has qualified for a future flight
assignment. -- Thanks to AMSAT News Service via Kenneth Ransom, N5VHO,
and ARISS
Nigel Cawthorne, G3TXF, is Single-Op Cass Award Recipient: Nigel
Cawthorne, G3TXF, is the winner of the 2014 Single-Operator Cass
Award. The Cass Award encourages DXpedition operating excellence.
While operating as ZD9XF from the island of Tristan da Cunha in
September 2014, G3TXF worked 9314 individual stations during the first
14 days of his one-person DXpedition, demonstrating an outstanding
effort to log as many DXers as possible and setting a new
Single-Operator Cass Award record. ClubLog founder Michael Wells,
G7VJR (right in photo), presented Cawthorne with his plaque and prize
at the CDXC Annual Dinner on March 21. The annual Cass Award
encourages DXpeditions to maximize the number of DXers worked with a
$1000 prize for the Single-Operator DXpeditioner who works the most
discrete call signs over a 2-week period. This award's namesake is
Cass Cassidy, WA6AUD (SK). -- Thanks to The Daily DX
Rich Hallman, N7TR, Named Technologist of the Year: Well-known Nevada
contester Rich Hallman, N7TR, has been named Technologist of the Year
by Nevada's Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NCET). The
award honors exceptional individuals who have demonstrated innovative
and effective use of technology in support of their organizations'
strategic initiatives. "I'm honored to be named NCET's 2015
Technologist of the Year and to be part of a company that has been
recognized by NCET for the third year in a row for its technological
advancements," said Hallman, who is chief information officer for
Employers Insurance. He'll receive the award on April 9. -- Thanks to
Tom Taormina, K5RC
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: This week's numbers have average
daily solar flux and sunspot number averages headed in opposite
directions. For the March 26 through April 1 period, average daily
sunspot numbers fell 6 points to 77.9, and average daily solar flux
increased 13.3 points to 135.7, compared to the previous 7 days.
Geomagnetic indices were quieter, with average daily planetary A index
declining 10.7 points to 8.7, and average daily mid-latitude A index
dropping 6.6 points to 7.7.
We saw four new sunspot regions over the past week, one each on March
26, 28, 29, and April 1.
The latest short term prediction for solar flux has 130 and 135 for
April 2-3, 125 for April 4-6, 130 for April 7-8, 140 for April 9, 145
for April 10-13, 140 on April 14, 135 for April 15-18, 130 on April
19, and 125 for April 20-22. Then solar flux sinks to a low of 120 for
April 23-25 and hits a high of 150 on April 28 before declining again.
Predicted planetary A index is 12, 20, and 15 for April 2-4, 8 for
April 5-8, 5 for April 9-11, then 15, and 30 for April 12-13, 20 for
April 14-16, 15 on April 17, 20 for April 18-19, 12 on April 20, 5 for
April 21-22, 8 for April 23-24, 25 on April 25, and 29 for April
26-27.
At 2328 UTC on March 31, the Australian Space Forecast Centre issued a
geomagnetic disturbance warning. Increased geomagnetic activity is
expected due to a high-speed solar wind from a coronal hole. The
geomagnetic activity forecast is for active conditions on April 2 and
unsettled conditions April 3.
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, we will track solar cycle progress with some new
averages ending March 31. It looks like the 3-month moving average of
sunspot numbers centered on February 2015 (containing all data from
January 1 through March 31) puts us back at the August 2013 level. The
highest monthly average sunspot number for this cycle was 174.6 in
February 2014. For March 2015 the average was 61.7.
Send me your reports and observations. -- Tad Cook, K7RA
Just Ahead in Radiosport
April 3 -- NS Weekly RTTY Sprint
April 3 -- NS Weekly Sprint (CW)
April 3-12 -- Lighthouse Spring Lites QSO Party
April 4 -- LZ Open 40 Meter Contest (CW)
April 4 -- Missouri QSO Party
April 4-5 -- QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party (CW)
April 4 -- PODXS 31 Flavors Contest
April 4-5 -- Texas State Parks Contest
April 4-5 -- Mississippi QSO Party
April 4-5 -- SP DX Contest (SSB, CW)
April 4-5 -- EA RTTY Contest
April 4-5 -- Montana QSO Party
April 6 -- Low Power Spring Sprint
April 6 -- Easter Contest (SSB, CW)
April 6 -- OK1WC Memorial Contest (SSB, CW)
April 7 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)
See the ARRL Contest Calendar for more information.
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
April 4 -- West Central Florida Technical Conference, Sebring, Florida
April 4 -- North Carolina State Convention, Raleigh, North Carolina
April 4 -- Arkansas State Convention, Fort Smith, Arkansas
April 11 -- Delta Division Convention, Bartlett, Tennessee
April 11-12 -- Communications Academy, Seattle, Washington
April 17-19 -- International DX Convention, Visalia, California
April 17-19 -- Eastern VHF-UHF-Microwave Conference, Manchester,
Connecticut
April 24-25 -- Southeastern VHF Society Conference, Morehead, Kentucky
April 25 -- Aurora Conference, White Bear Lake, Minnesota
May 1-3 -- Nevada State Convention, Verdi, Nevada
May 2 -- South Carolina Section Convention, Spartanburg, South
Carolina
May 15-17 -- Dayton Hamvention®, Dayton, Ohio
June 5-7 -- Northwestern Division Convention (SeaPac), Seaside, Oregon
June 6 -- Georgia State Convention, Marietta, Georgia
June 12-13 -- West Gulf Division Convention (Ham-Com), Irving, Texas
June 13 -- Tennessee State Convention, Knoxville, Tennessee
Find conventions and hamfests in your area.
ARRL -- Your One-Stop Resource for
Amateur Radio News and Information
.
.
.
Join or Renew Today! ARRL membership includes QST, Amateur Radio's
most popular and informative journal, delivered to your mailbox each
month.
Listen to ARRL Audio News, available every Friday.
Subscribe to...
NCJ -- National Contest Journal. Published bi-monthly, features
articles by top contesters, letters, hints, statistics, scores, NA
Sprint and QSO Parties.
QEX -- A Forum for Communications Experimenters. Published bi-monthly,
features technical articles, construction projects, columns, and other
items of interest to radio amateurs and communications professionals.
Free of charge to ARRL members...
Subscribe to the ARES E-Letter (monthly public service and emergency
communications news), the ARRL Contest Update (bi-weekly contest
newsletter), Division and Section news alerts -- and much more!
Find ARRL on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter!
Read previous mail | Read next mail
| |
