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ARRL, US House Members Coming Through to Support H.R. 1301
Amateur Radio Weather Spotters Help Track Deadly Tornadoes in
North-Central Illinois
ARRL Member Input on Draft HF Band Plan Proposals Due By April 19
New iOS App Available for The ARRL Repeater Directory ®
Special Event Stations to Mark World Amateur Radio Day on April 18
Ohio ARES to Sponsor "NVIS Antenna Day"
Switching Power Supplies a More Common Noise Source than Power Lines,
ARRL Lab Manager Says
2015 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference Issues Call for
Papers
"Thinking Day" Activity Gets Girl Scouts Thinking About Ham Radio
"Radio DARC" Program Debuts on Ham-Operated German Shortwave Outlet
Amateur Radio Organizations Join Forces to Mark Gallipoli Battle
Anniversary
In Brief...
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
ARRL, US House Members Coming Through to Support H.R. 1301
Many ARRL members have answered the call to urge their US House member
to co-sponsor The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 -- H.R. 1301 --
helping to raise the list of co-sponsors to 39. But ARRL Regulatory
Affairs Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND, said the campaign continues, and
more voices are needed to join the chorus.
"We have had a good initial response from our members in support of
our grassroots efforts, but we have a long way to go," Henderson said.
"Our Washington team has met with dozens of members of Congress and
congressional staffers over the past month."
Henderson said the ARRL has forwarded another 426 letters from ARRL
members to Washington for delivery to House members representing 132
Congressional districts in 34 states. "These letters are a key piece
in the puzzle of pushing HR 1301 forward," he said. "We encourage all
ARRL members to get involved."
If approved by Congress and signed by President Obama, The Amateur
Radio Parity Act of 2015 would direct the FCC to extend to private
land-use agreements its PRB-1 policy rules requiring reasonable
accommodation of Amateur Service communications. Those private
agreements are better known as deed covenants, conditions, and
restrictions, or CC&Rs. At present, PRB-1 only applies to state and
local zoning laws and ordinances. The FCC has been reluctant to extend
the same legal protections to private land-use agreements without
direction from Congress.
Henderson advised members, as they work with members of Congress to
encourage their support of the legislation, to thank them for their
time. "Do it a letter or in an e-mail," he said, "and if they do
become co-sponsors, make a special effort to thank them for their
support."
Rep Greg Walden, W7EQI (R-OR), chairs the House Communications and
Technology Subcommittee.
Henderson said such courtesies will leave a lasting impression with
lawmakers and their staff members. "The more positive interaction we
have between the Amateur Radio community and our elected
representatives, the better our chances in attaining the results we
desire," he said.
A regularly updated ARRL H.R. 1301 page includes key "talking points"
and other information for Amateur Radio delegations or individuals to
use when approaching US House members for their support.
US Rep Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) introduced H.R. 1301 on March 4 with 12
original co-sponsors from both sides of the aisle. The bill has been
referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Rep Greg Walden,
W7EQI (R-OR), chairs that panel's Communications and Technology
Subcommittee, which will consider the measure. Efforts are under way
to have a companion bill introduced in the US Senate.
The most recent H.R. 1301 co-sponsors include US Representatives Mark
Amodei (R-NV), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chris Gibson (R-NY), Bob Goodlatte
(R-VA), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Thomas Rooney (R-FL), Bruce Westerman
(R-AR), and Jared Huffman (D-CA).
Amateur Radio Weather Spotters Help Track Deadly Tornadoes in
North-Central Illinois
Amateur Radio weather spotters were on alert April 9 as severe weather
and at least two tornadoes ripped through North-Central Illinois. Two
people died in DeKalb County, and several others were injured.
"The storms that affected North-Central Illinois yesterday were
unheard of for our area," said ARRL Illinois Section Manager Tom
Ciciora, KA9QPN, noting that the stricken communities are just north
of where he lives. "At least one small community was completely
leveled, and damage exists from Ogle County northwest into Lake
County."
The National Weather Service confirmed nine tornadoes across Illinois
on April 9, five of them in North-Central Illinois. "The strongest
tornado was a long track one from near Franklin Grove (Lee County) to
north of Rochelle (Ogle County) and through Fairdale (DeKalb County)
and into Boone County," the NWS determined. "This has been given a
preliminary rating of an EF-4 with maximum winds of 180-200 MPH. This
tornado caused two fatalities and 22 injuries." The NWS said a tornado
of that magnitude is "quite rare."
Ciciora said all along the way, the storm was identified and tracked
by numerous Amateur Radio spotters, who relayed reports to the
National Weather Service through several nets. The National Weather
Service credited several reports during the period of severe weather
to Amateur Radio. The region also received up to golf ball-sized hail
and as much as an inch and a half of rain.
"I heard much of this as it happened," Ciciora added, "and it was one
of our finest collective efforts."
ARRL Member Input on Draft HF Band Plan Proposals Due By April 19
The deadline for ARRL members to comment on possible changes to the
League's HF Band Plans, suggested by the HF Band Planning Committee,
is April 19. The survey is part of the committee's efforts to adjust
the band plans for the RTTY/data/CW portions of 80 through 10 meters
-- excepting 60 meters.
The committee developed its suggested revisions to the voluntary band
plans after reviewing some 400 member comments in response to a March
2014 solicitation that sought suggestions for using the spectrum more
efficiently, so that data modes may coexist compatibly.
A web page is available to record members' preferences and comments.
Those wishing to offer more detailed comments may e-mail ARRL. The HF
Band Planning Committee will deliver its final report at the ARRL
Board of Directors' July meeting.
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New iOS App Available for The ARRL Repeater Directory®
The ARRL Repeater Directory® -- introduced this week for 2015-2016 --
has a newly launched companion app for Apple® iOS® devices.
iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch® users can download the app at no
cost from Apple's App StoreâÂä , which requires a unique code
found in each printed edition of the 2015-2016 directory to activate.
Once activated, the app provides details for thousands of Amateur
Radio repeaters found in The ARRL Repeater Directory database.
"Use the app to quickly locate nearby repeaters based on your current
location, or search the entire directory by city/state or
coordinates," said ARRL Marketing Manager Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R. "The
app also places nearby repeaters on integrated terrain-viewing maps.
Touch a repeater and view detailed information including output and
input frequency, and other operating notes. Users of the Android app,
introduced a year ago, will find the new iOS version familiar."
The app includes many user-defined filters, allowing users to narrow
repeater results by frequency bands, or by other attributes such as
"open repeaters only," repeaters with weather information, linked
repeaters, and ARES/RACES repeaters.
The app's database includes the current directory of frequencies
included with the new 2015-2016 print editions of The ARRL Repeater
Directory and in the TravelPlus for Repeatersâä¢ software. ARRL
assembles this database each year from frequency coordinators
recognized by the National Frequency Coordinators Council and from
carefully vetted submissions submitted by individual repeater owners.
The database covers repeaters from 28 MHz to 1240 MHz, and includes
ATV, D-STAR, APCO-25, Digital Mobile Radio (DMR), EchoLink, and IRLP
machines.
The activation code permits single users to activate the app for 12
months. The 2015-2016 ARRL Repeater Directory is available now from
ARRL and ARRL publication dealers. The pocket-sized edition is $12.95
for ARRL members (retail $14.95), and the desktop edition is $17.95
(retail $19.95), plus shipping. The activation codes support the iOS
and Android apps found in the Apple App Store and in Google
Playâä¢.
Individuals who already have a 2014-2015 directory can use the code
included with their book to activate the iOS and Android apps, as long
as they have a portion of the 12 months remaining since first using
the code to activate a device. Codes included with 2014-2015 edition
books will expire on December 31, 2015. Codes included with the
2015-2016 books will expire December 31, 2016.
ARRL produced the app with DHF Systems, LLC, the developer of ARRL's
TravelPlus for Repeaters software. There are plans to introduce a
pay-and-go version of The ARRL Repeater Directory iOS app in the
future.
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Special Event Stations to Mark World Amateur Radio Day on April 18
Saturday, April 18, is World Amateur Radio Day (WARD). The event
In preparation for the KP4FD IARU World Amateur Radio Day special
event operation, Carlos Colon, WP4U, was changing the rotator for a 40
meter antenna on April 11, when a solar halo formed. [Luis Gonzalez,
NP4RA, photo]
celebrates the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union
(IARU) on April 18, 1925, in Paris, with ARRL Co-Founder Hiram Percy
Maxim, 1AW, as its first president.
From the 25 countries that formed the IARU in 1925, the IARU has grown
to include 160 member-societies in three regions.
Radio amateurs worldwide will take to the airwaves to mark the
occasion with special event stations. A listing is on the IARU WARD
page. The IARU encourages groups to promote their World Amateur Radio
Day activities on social media, using the hash tag #WARD2015 on
Twitter and Facebook.
Ohio ARES to Sponsor "NVIS Antenna Day"
Ohio Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) will sponsor "NVIS Antenna
Day" on Saturday, April 25. The idea, said Ohio Section Emergency
Coordinator Stan Broadway, N8BHL, is to determine if the
sometimes-vaunted near-vertical incidence skywave -- or NVIS --
concept really works as an antenna for emergency communication on HF.
NVIS is a technique for using HF for highly reliable short-range
communication.
Typical elevation plane pattern for half-wavelength antennas
one-eighth wavelength or less above ground. [From the presentation
"Near Vertical Incidence Skywave (NVIS)."]
"We are encouraging groups in every Ohio county to devise several
portable NVIS antennas that they think will perform, and then actually
test them on the air," Broadway said. The program grew out of an
annual antenna party in Ashtabula County that has been both operating
event and early spring picnic, he explained. Participants "found a
vast difference in actual antenna performance, and have been able to
narrow down their choices for a real emergency setup," he explained.
Ashtabula County Amateur Radio Club-ARES is sponsoring NVIS Antenna
Day.
Ohio ARES NVIS Antenna Day will begin at 1400 UTC with operation on
both 40 and 80 meters at 100 W, "as you might during a real
emergency," Broadway said. "While a typical session might go through
the afternoon, there is no official closing time." He pointed out that
while those taking part in NVIS Antenna Day don't have to set up a
completely portable or remote station, the location should offer
sufficient space for several antennas and be in a fairly quiet RF
environment.
Suggested frequencies are 7240, 7244, 7248, and 7250 kHz, and 3850,
3870, and 3930 kHz on SSB and 3585 and 7072 for digital modes, all
plus or minus existing activity.
Broadway stressed that the event is not a contest but is aimed
specifically at determining the best of several NVIS antenna designs
through signal reports and coverage area. "A group could very well
make several contacts with the same station as they try different
antennas," he said. "Stations at key locations, such as the Ohio EOC,
will be on the air."
Assistant Ashtabula (Ohio) Emergency Coordinator Don Kocina, KD8OSZ
(left), and Assistant District 10 Emergency Coordinator Tim Price,
K8WFL, assemble an antenna in the field. [Bob Woodworth, WD8PVB,
photo]
Broadway asked participating groups to list their top three antennas
with descriptions and photos. "Ohio ARES will see if any particular
antenna design bubbles up as the top performer across the entire
state," he said. "Antenna experimentation is an integral part of the
hobby, and the outcome will benefit each ARES group or club by helping
to create an arsenal that can be deployed during a real emergency."
As an added benefit, he noted, the event could also be a terrific
opportunity to test potential Field Day antennas. NVIS Antenna Day is
open to all hams, and Broadway hopes they will become interested in
joining their local ARES organizations. A poster/report form is
available. For more information, contact Ashtabula ARC-ARES. -- Thanks
to Ohio SEC Stan Broadway, N8BHL
Switching Power Supplies a More Common Noise Source than Power Lines,
ARRL Lab Manager Says
ARRL Laboratory Manager and EMI Expert Ed Hare, W1RFI, told the
HamRadioNow webcast recently that switching-mode power supplies are a
more common noise source for radio amateurs than electrical power
lines. HamRadioNow host Gary Pearce, KN4AQ, interviewed Hare on April
4 at the Raleigh, North Carolina, RARSfest, where Hare also presented
a forum, "Tall Tales from the ARRL Lab." Hare told Pearce that
switching-mode power supplies are in -- or provide power for -- many
home electronics these days.
ARRL Lab Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI, on HamRadioNow. [Video clip courtesy
of HamRadioNow]
"The old days of those iron transformers are gone," Hare said. "Every
single one of these is a switcher. We're also seeing noise from
pulse-width control motors." Hare said the big culprits are "little
wall warts," not switching supplies designed to power Amateur Radio
gear. "Every TV you own has a built-in switcher, almost every device
has a wall wart, and a lot of these are imported, not necessarily
meeting the FCC rules, so we're seeing more reports involving those,"
he said.
Hare also told HamRadioNow that a few LED-type lightbulbs that are
becoming more common also can be noise-generators, as are "grow
lights" used for cultivating plants indoors. He said that the ARRL Lab
can work with manufacturers to correct these problems, but the Lab
needs model numbers and "specific information about the problems
amateurs are having, so that we can put some of our resources toward
helping."
ARRL Lab Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI, says "wall warts" such as these can
generate significant noise. [Rick Lindquist, WW1ME, photo]
Many interference issues can be resolved without FCC intervention,
Hare said, noting that Commission enforcement is the last step, if
other efforts fail. "We've been told by Laura Smith [of the FCC
Enforcement Bureau] that she's going to continue to be engaged in
this," he said, "so we're going to continue to send problems [in] that
direction."
Hams experiencing RF interference problems can contact the ARRL
Laboratory by contacting Ed Hare or ARRL Lab EMC Specialist Mike
Gruber, W1MG. The complete interview with Hare is in Episode 196 at
www.hamradionow.tv. -- Thanks to Gary Pearce, KN4AQ/HamRadioNow
2015 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference Issues Call for
Papers
The ARRL and TAPR are soliciting technical papers for presentation at
the 34th Annual ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC), set
for October 9-11 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago-Arlington Heights
near Chicago, Illinois. Papers will also be published in the
Conference Proceedings, and conference attendance is not necessary for
inclusion in the Proceedings.
The submission deadline is August 17. E-mail submissions to Maty
Weinberg, KB1EIB, at ARRL Headquarters. Do not attach ZIP files, as
these will be rejected by the ARRL e-mail server.
For more information, visit the DCC website or call TAPR at
972-671-8277.
"Thinking Day" Activity Gets Girl Scouts Thinking About Ham Radio
When Girl Scout leader Jill Galus, KB1SWV, was planning a "Thinking
Day" activity last fall, she learned about Thinking Day On The Air
(TDOTA). The World Association of Girl Scouts and Girl Guides
designates February 22 as Thinking Day -- to commemorate the birth of
both Scouting founder Lord Robert Baden-Powell and his wife
Skip Youngberg, K1NKR (center), establishes an HF contact as (seated,
L-R) Annie T., Rowan C., Sophia G., Sophie, and Quincy B. look on.
[Ralph Swick, KD1SM, photo]
Olave, the first Chief Guide. On Thinking Day, Girl Scouts and Guides
to reflect upon the international nature of their movement. Akin to
the Boy Scouts Jamboree on the Air (JOTA), Thinking Day on the Air is
a global activity aimed at encouraging Girl Scouts and Guides to make
friends via Amateur Radio. Both events were conceived by Les Mitchell,
G3BHK (SK). Galus asked her dad, Skip Youngberg, K1NKR, if he and his
club, the Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club, would be willing to
support a TDOTA station this year for her troop in Raymond, New
Hampshire.
The Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club (NVARC) supported Galus -- "and
had a lot of fun doing it," Youngberg told ARRL. The club agreed to
let the girls use the club's N1NC call sign and its tower trailer,
while Youngberg offered equipment.
"By the time Thinking Day arrived on February 21, five local other
troops had joined hers for the event," Youngberg said.
Stan Pozerski, KD1LE; Ralph Swick, KD1SM; Greg Cote, KB1WAQ, and his
daughter Sarah, also a Girl Scout, and Youngberg traveled to New
Hampshire and set up at a Masonic lodge. In addition to radios for HF
and VHF, the NVARC team set up code practice oscillators for the girls
to try. Eighty girls had signed up, split between morning and
afternoon sessions, but because bad weather was forecast for later
that day, all but 13 of them arrived in the morning.
"Needless to say, there was a lot of 'audio QRM,'" Youngberg said.
"Nevertheless, every activity succeeded in capturing the girls'
interest."
Stan Pozerski, KD1LE, coaches one of the participants in the fine art
of sending Morse code. [Ralph Swick, KD1SM, photo]
The ham radio mentors demonstrated Morse code and taught the
youngsters how to send their names on the code practice oscillators.
Galus had maps and a globe on hand to teach world time concepts, as
well as a crafts table to string beads to spell "GS" in Morse code, as
a keepsake.
The girls did not succeed in making contact with other Girl Scouts or
Girl Guide groups, but the hams were able to demonstrate how to get on
the air, both on HF and VHF. Afterward, Youngberg and his daughter
sent QSL cards to the stations they'd worked. "When the replies come
back," he said, "those budding scientists and potential new hobbyists
will be reminded of a great experience and will have another thing to
be excited about."
More details and photos are available in the March edition of the
NVARC Signal newsletter. -- Thanks to Skip Youngberg, K1NKR, and Jill
Galus, KB1SWV
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"Radio DARC" Program Debuts on Ham-Operated German Shortwave Outlet
The inaugural transmission of the "Radio DARC" Amateur Radio program
aired over the March 21-22 weekend via Channel 292 at 6070 kHz. The
German-language program was produced in cooperation with Germany's
national Amateur Radio society -- the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
(DARC). A group of amateurs in Germany obtained a license to broadcast
on the 49 meter shortwave broadcast channel after German national
broadcaster the Deutsche Welle closed down a 500 kW shortwave
broadcast transmitter near Munich. Using parts scavenged from the
Deutsche Welle site, the ham group built up a 10 kW transmitter.
Rainer Englert, DF2NU.
"The response was overwhelming," said Rainer Englert, DF2NU. "Our
dreams were exceeded many times over. The team got over 1500 reception
reports from 11 European countries." These even included S-9 reports
from Russia and Iceland. Englert said the station puts in a signal
that's often 60 dB over S-9 within Germany, adding that it will take
weeks to answer all QSL requests and comments. The station has been
heard in North America, but it has competition on 6070 kHz.
Hosting "Radio DARC" is Conny Ferrin, a former Radio Luxembourg air
personality. In the 1970s, Radio Luxembourg deployed a 2 GW
medium-wave transmitter on 1440 kHz and a 500 kW shortwave transmitter
on 6095 kHz, airing a popular music program in the days before
commercial broadcasting licenses were available on the Continent.
Replete with jingles and music bumpers, "Radio DARC" includes music
that was popular in the 1960s and 1970s, interspersed with news and
commentary of interest to radio amateurs and SWLs. As Englert
explained in an editorial commentary during the initial broadcast,
they want the program to be "at once nostalgic and modern." Read more.
Amateur Radio Organizations Join Forces to Mark Gallipoli Battle
Anniversary
The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA), the New Zealand Association
of Radio Transmitters (NZART), and the Telsiz ve Radyo Amatörleri
Cemiyeti (TRAC) in Turkey have joined forces to mark the centenary of
the World War I Battle at Gallipoli.
Around the world, there will be other related activity, with a major
focus beginning on ANZAC Day, April 25. That's when the three IARU
member-societies will commemorate the event involving the original
Australian and New Zealand Army Corp (ANZAC) and Ottoman Empire
soldiers who did battle at Gallipoli in Turkey.
ANZAC Day commemorates all servicemen and women. Many radio amateurs
played a key role in wartime communications, and a range of events
will include the use of commemorative call signs, some with ANZAC
suffixes.
In Turkey, at least two commemorative call signs are on the air --
TC100GLB and TC100GP.
In Australia, eight ANZAC-suffix call signs, one from each state or
territory and the national capital of Canberra, will be on the air on
April 25. Australian radio amateurs may use the prefix AX on April
25-26. The VK9NT Norfolk Island DXpedition will identify as AX9NT on
ANZAC Day, April 25.
In New Zealand, NZART will operate ZL100ANZAC through the month of
April. -- Thanks to Jim Linton, VK3PC
In Brief...
GAREC 2015 Cancelled: Sponsors of the 2015 Global Amateur Radio
Emergency Conference have announced they are cancelling the event due
to a lack of interest. Seppo Sisatto, OH1VR, said GAREC 2015
registrations were too few, and the decision was largely financial.
GAREC 2015 was set to mark its 10th anniversary this June in Tampere,
Finland, where the first GAREC was held.
Special Event Stations to Commemorate ITU's 150th Anniversary: Special
event stations AT150ITU and OZ150ITU will be among those marking the
150th anniversary of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
AT150ITU was issued to the Amateur Radio Society of India (ARSI), and
various members will use AT150ITU on the air on all HF bands and on
various modes through the end of the year. "This activity will go a
long way to propagate the vital role ITU plays in our wonderful
hobby," said ARSI President Gopal Madhavan, VU2GMN, who is also IARU
Region 3 Chairman. OZ150ITU will be on the air on May 17, the date of
the ITU's 150th anniversary, with members of the Eksperimenterende
Danske Radioamatører (EDR), Denmark's IARU member-society, operating
from multiple locations. Special QSL cards will be available. Both
special events will upload logs to Logbook of The World (LoTW).
Bruce Draper, AA5B, Taking "Contest Corral" Reins: Beginning with the
June QST, a new trail boss will manage "Contest Corral," as well-known
contester Bruce Draper, AA5B, takes the reins. Draper will collect
contest calendar listings directly from the online WA7BNM Contest
Calendar. Contest managers should make sure their event's information
is correct on that website. -- Thanks to The ARRL Contest Update
Matt Ettus, N2MJI, Wins Wireless Innovation Forum International
Achievement Award: ARRL member Matt Ettus, N2MJI, of Mountain View,
California, is the recipient of the annual Wireless Innovation Forum
International Achievement Award. Award winners were announced on March
26 at the Wireless Innovation Forum Conference on Communications
Technologies and Software Defined Radio (WInnComm 2015) in San Diego.
The International Achievement Award recognizes significant
contributions that promote Software Defined or Cognitive Radio.
"Through his company Ettus Research, now a part of National
Instruments, Matt Ettus has been an influential driver of innovation
in the Software Defined Radio community since he released the first
Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP) in January of 2005 with GNU
Radio software support," the award announcement said. "Over the past
year he made significant contributions to the international SDR
community."
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Solar activity increased this week.
Average daily sunspot numbers increased from 50.1 in the April 2-8
forecast week to 65.6 in the just-ended April 9-15 forecast period.
Average daily solar flux rose from 118.4 to 132.5. Geomagnetic indexes
also increased.
The latest prediction shows solar flux at 160 on April 16-17, 165 on
April 18-22, 155, and 135 on April 23-24, 115 on April 25-26, then
120, 125, and 130 on April 27-29, 125 on April 30 through May 5, 130
on May 6, 135 on May 7-11, and 130 on May 12-14.
Predicted planetary A index is 15 on April 16, 8 on April 17-20, 5 on
April 21-22, 8 on April 23-24, 10 on April 25, 8 on April 26-28, then
12, 18, and 12 on April 29 through May 1, 8 on May 2-9, 5 on May
10-12, then 15, 20, and 12 on May 13-15, and 8 on May 16-21.
You can download and examine my archive of these forecasts, updated
daily, for flux values and Ap index (click the "Download this File"
button; files are Excel spreadsheets).
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.
Look for reports from readers in Friday's bulletin. Send me your
reports and observations. -- Tad Cook, K7RA
Just Ahead in Radiosport
April 17-18 -- Holyland DX Contest (SSB, CW, Digital)
April 18 -- TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest
April 18 -- ES Open HF Championship (SSB, CW)
April 18 -- Ontario QSO Party
April 18 -- Feld-Hell New Member Sprint
April 18 -- YU DX Contest (CW)
April 18-19 -- Worked All Provinces of China
April 18-19 -- CQMM DX Contest (CW)
April 18-19 -- Nebraska QSO Party
April 18-19 -- Michigan QSO Party
April 18-19 -- EA QRP Contest
April 18-19 -- North Dakota QSO Party
April 19 -- ARRL Rookie Roundup (SSB)
April 20 -- Run For the Bacon (CW)
April 21 -- VHF Spring Sprints
See the ARRL Contest Calendar for more information.
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
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 1-2 -- West Coast Military Collectors Group Convention, San Luis
Obispo, California
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
July 4 -- Eastern Pennsylvania Section Convention, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania
July 10-11 -- Northern Florida Section Convention, Milton, Florida
July 13-16 -- Mobile Amateur Radio Awards Club Convention, The
Villages, Florida
July 17-19 -- Montana State Convention, East Glacier, Montana
July 23-26 -- Central States VHF Society Conference, Westminster,
Colorado
July 24-25 -- Oklahoma Section Convention, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
July 31-August 2 -- Rocky Mountain Division Convention, Bryce Canyon,
Utah
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