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ARISS International Delegates Meet in Tokyo
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on VHF and Above Revitalization Seeks August UHF
Contest Suggestions
Home of Well-Known Contester K0RF Badly Damaged by Fire
Talk of Pending P5 Operations So Far Remains Just Talks
ARRL Summer Section Manager Election Results Announced
Employment Opportunity -- Chief Executive Officer
ARES Supports 60,000 Runners for Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta
Undergrad Radio Amateur Uses Reverse Beacon Network in Research
Project
International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend Registration Topped 500
this Year
World Digital ATV QSO Party to Mark 5th Year
In Brief...
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
ARISS International Delegates Meet in Tokyo
ARISS International delegates, officers, and team members have
convened this week in Tokyo for what is being called "a critical
meeting" to discuss strategy, teamwork, hardware, and operations.
Delegates to the August 20-23 gathering represent the five ARISS
member regions -- the US, Russia, Japan, Canada, and Europe. Keigo
Komuro, JA1KAB, of ARISS-Japan and the Japan Amateur Radio League
(JARL) delivered opening remarks, and ARRL First Vice President Rick
Roderick, K5UR, in Tokyo for the JARL Ham Fair, spoke briefly.
ARISS-International Chair Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, is heading up the
meeting.
The Japanese Space Agency JAXA will welcome the group and offer an
overview of its Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program.
Agenda items include:
ARISS working group business discussions and reports, including
regional reports, ARISS terms of reference updates, space agency
coordination status, sustainability and fund raising, and future
projects.
Technical discussions on current and future hardware developments,
including next-generation ARISS radio systems, and an update on the
Ham TV system.
Operations discussions, including presentations on educational
activities, international expansion and planning of SSTV, school
selection and regional scheduling procedures, and plans for the ISS
mission of UK astronaut Tim Peake, KG5BVI, and the Astro Pi Project
during his mission.
Astronaut Tim Peake, KG5BVI, will head to the ISS in November.
The UK's first European Space Agency astronaut, Peake plans to share
his "Principia" mission space adventure with students on Earth via
Amateur Radio, and he's invited youngsters in his country to contact
him while he's on station. Peake is scheduled to head to the ISS in
November for a 6-month duty tour.
In addition to their ambitious agenda, ARISS delegates will begin each
day with an opportunity for informal discussion and will have the
opportunity to visit the Tsukuba Space Center. Read more. -- Thanks to
AMSAT News Service and ARISS International
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on VHF and Above Revitalization Seeks August UHF
Contest Suggestions
The ARRL Ad Hoc Subcommittee on VHF and Above Revitalization is
exploring ways to expand participation in the ARRL August UHF Contest.
This year's event took place August 1-2. The objective of the event is
to work as many stations in as many 2 1 grid squares as possible on
amateur frequencies above 222 MHz, using any authorized modes. The
panel is inviting responses to these questions:
Are you now active on UHF?
How often do you presently operate in the ARRL UHF Contest -- never,
occasionally, or always?
If you do not presently participate, why not?
If you do not presently participate, what changes might compel you to
participate in the future?
What are your ideas for attracting more amateurs to UHF operation in
general?
The subcommittee has requested that participants submit their comments
by October 1. The members of ARRL's Ad Hoc Subcommittee on VHF and
Above Revitalization also expressed their gratitude for the many
comments they received during the initial round of VHF+ contest rule
changes.
Home of Well-Known Contester K0RF Badly Damaged by Fire
A late afternoon fire on August 18 badly damaged the Boulder County,
Colorado, home of well-known contester Chuck Cullian, K0RF. George
Schultz, W0UA, who has operated frequently from K0RF, explained that
the building is roughly divided into a residential side and a
garage/ham radio shack side. He said Cullian told him that the fire
pretty thoroughly gutted the residence, leaving Cullian and his family
temporarily homeless.
"I'm still kind of in shock over it myself," Schultz told ARRL. "I've
spent more time up there over the past 30 years than anyone, I think,
besides his immediate family."
Chuck Cullian, K0RF, in his well-equipped radio room in better times.
Schultz said on August 19 that he had not yet been to the house and
could not speak directly as to the extent of the damage, although
according to media accounts, the Boulder County Sheriff's Office has
deemed the house a total loss. No one was injured. Schultz said those
in the house at the time -- Cullian's wife, his daughter, and her
boyfriend -- called 911 and tried in vain to put out the fire as soon
as they realized what was happening.
Schultz said the fire appears to have started in a laundry room, then
moved into the residential wing -- away from the end of the long,
angular ranch-style home where a finished radio room occupies two bays
of a six-bay garage.
"Apparently, the fire smoldered for some time," Schultz told ARRL.
"They were in the living room, quite a ways away, and blocked from the
laundry room by the kitchen. Suddenly, it just exploded. I'm just
thankful they got out of there." Schultz said the theory at this point
is that the fire began in a clothes dryer or in related venting.
"As of now, we think there was no direct effect from the fire on the
'radio-wing,'" Schultz said. "Under the circumstances, this is of
small consolation, of course." He also did not discount the
possibility of water or smoke damage to those parts of the structure
not directly affected by the flames.
Ad
Talk of Pending P5 Operations So Far Remains Just Talks
Persistent optimism continues to prop up the hopes of several
individual radio amateurs and groups to mount a DXpedition to the
most-wanted and elusive DXCC entity on the globe -- the Democratic
People's Republic of North Korea (P5). To date, no recent efforts have
succeeded. The latest to announce that plans for a P5 operation are on
the verge of success are Antonio Gonzalez, EA5RM, and Manuel German,
EA7AJR, both DXpedition veterans. On their fourth trip to North Korea
since 2013, Gonzalez and German met on August 17 with what they
described as "high-level officials" in North Korea's
telecommunications ministry. In an August 17 news release, Gonzalez
and German said that the officials in Pyongyang -- North Korea's
capital -- "were very kind, receptive, and cooperative. They knew
everything about ham radio, so it was really easy to talk with them
about our ham radio operation project." The pair began efforts to
secure permission for a North Korea operation more than 2 years ago.
"If everything goes as it is going up [until] today, I can tell that
we are very close to get[ting] permission," the news release
concluded.
Unidentified North Korean telecommunications ministry officials flank
Manuel German, EA7AJR (second from left), and Tony Gonzales, EA5RM,
during a visit to Pyongyang, North Korea.
Gonzalez and German are not alone in attempting to be the next to
activate North Korea since Ed Giorgadze of the Republic of Georgia
operated as P5/4L4FN in 2001 and 2002, making more than 16,000
contacts before being asked abruptly to cease transmitting and pack up
his gear. The ARRL subsequently accredited his SSB and RTTY operation
for DXCC. Giorgadze, who was working for the UN World Food Program in
Pyongyang at the time, had tried for more than 2 years before
obtaining oral permission from North Korean authorities to operate.
Earlier this year, Polish radio amateur Dom Grzyb, 3Z9DX, announced
that he had secured written permission to operate from North Korea in
January or February 2016. He is supposed to go to Pyongyang for a
final meeting to discuss guidelines for the operation, which would be
for 5 days, SSB only, on 20, 15, and 10 meters from a secured location
with 24/7 government supervision.
Paul Ewing, N6PSE, and David Flack, AH6HY, of the Intrepid DX Group
have visited North Korea several times since announcing intentions in
2013 to operate from P5 for 2 weeks with two groups of 12 operators.
In an August 10 blog post that he has since removed from the web "in
solidarity with other efforts to activate P5," Ewing seemed
pessimistic that anyone would be allowed to operate from the secretive
communist enclave anytime soon. For now, though, he's extending "best
of luck to all efforts to activate the DPRK."
Paul Ewing, N6PSE, and David Flack, AH6HY, during a 2013 visit to
North Korea.
In addition to the 2001-2002 P5/4L4FN operation, the only other
approved operations occurred in 1995, when Martti Laine, OH2BH, and
two other Finnish radio amateurs demonstrated ham radio by making 20
contacts as P5/OH2AM. In 1999, Laine operated briefly as P51BH, making
just 263 contacts.
In 2005, David Borenstein, KA2HTV, a physician, received advance
permission from a cultural affairs official to operate while in
Pyongyang, but he apparently did not have clearance from the Ministry
of Telecommunications and Posts, and he was never allowed to get on
the air once he arrived. -- Thanks to The Daily DX, DxCoffee, North
Korea Tech, and the Intrepid DX Group
ARRL Summer Section Manager Election Results Announced
An incumbent Section Manager has won his bid for a new term of office.
Ballots were counted August 18 at ARRL Headquarters in the only
contested race in the summer election cycle. In addition, one new
Section Manager will come onboard this fall. All new 2-year terms of
office begin on October 1.
In the Los Angeles Section, incumbent SM David Greenhut, N6HD, was
re-elected over challenger Philip A. Minch, K6MUG, of Long Beach,
California, 601 to 213. Greenhut, of Woodland Hills, California, has
served as the Los Angeles SM since 2009.
The Sacramento Valley Section will have a new Section Manager starting
this fall. Dr Carol Milazzo, KP4MD, of Citrus Heights, California, was
the only nominee for the position. She currently serves as an
Assistant Section Manager. Incumbent SM Ron Murdock, W6KJ, of Yuba
City, decided not to run for another term of office after serving
since July of 2007.
These incumbent Section Managers did not face opposition in this
election cycle, and they will continue with 2-two year terms of office
starting on October 1: Mark Tharp, KB7HDX (Eastern Washington); Monte
Simpson, AF7PQ (Western Washington); Bill Hillendahl, KH6GJV (San
Francisco); Jack Ciaccia, WM0G (Colorado); Gene Clark, W4AYK
(Georgia), and Lee Cooper, W5LHC (South Texas).
Employment Opportunity -- Chief Executive Officer
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL), a non-profit membership
organization with the objectives of promoting and advancing the art,
science, and enjoyment of Amateur Radio, seeks a full-time Chief
Executive Officer in Newington, Connecticut, to direct its day-to-day
activities. The League has 167,000 members, an annual budget of $15
million, 100 paid employees, a nationwide network of volunteers, and
an elected board of 15 directors. The League publishes a monthly
magazine and many books on radio topics, and it oversees training and
assistance programs for Amateur Radio activity. It also serves as
Amateur Radio's primary interface to society, especially government.
The CEO will report to the President and the Board of Directors and
work collaboratively with them in leading the ARRL in accordance with
its Articles of Association, Bylaws, and Board Policies. Specifically,
s/he will ensure the day-to-day management of the League and the
League's fiscal operation. In addition, s/he will oversee and make
certain that the fund-raising, marketing, human resources, technology,
advocacy, and governance strategies of the League are effectively
implemented across all segments of the organization.
Interested candidates will find additional information concerning the
position and the application process on the ARRL website.
ARES Supports 60,000 Runners for Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta
For the past 45 years, residents of Atlanta, Georgia, have celebrated
Independence Day by closing one of the city's busiest thoroughfares
and allowing 60,000 runners to take part in the Peachtree Road Race,
sponsored by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Atlanta Track
Club. Supporting the runners are some 5000 volunteers, including more
than 50 Amateur Radio operators. Nearly 200,000 spectators enjoyed
this year's event. Coordinating the Amateur Radio response were race
Communications Director David Ziskind, KE4QLH, and Chris Balch, KS4MM,
an ARRL Volunteer Counsel and Atlanta ARES Assistant Emergency
Coordinator. Volunteer operators came from ARES groups and Amateur
Radio clubs throughout the Atlanta metro area.
"This year provided a particularly challenging environment as July 4
saw Atlanta hit by a long line of severe and dangerous thunderstorms
just as the race got under way," Balch recounted. "As the storms
intensified, Track Club officials made the decision to hold the
[remaining] runners and move those waiting to start indoors for
safety. After a 30 minute delay, the other 25,000 race participants
emerged into the rainy late morning and completed their annual jog
down Peachtree Street."
Working closely with the Atlanta Fulton County Emergency Management
Agency (AFCEMA), the Atlanta Police and Fire departments, and federal
and state law enforcement and public safety agencies, the Amateur
Radio contingent provided crucial on-course intelligence and safety
reports for injured runners, race conditions, and even the occasional
suspicious package. Learning from the 2013 Boston Marathon experience,
net control operations for the race are located at AFCEMA's
underground Emergency Operations Center. AFCEMA Director Matthew
Kallmayer worked with Atlanta ARES EC Ken Reid, KG4USN, to stock the
EOC with three dualband radios. This let the ham volunteers run and
respond to three separate nets (as well access a D-STAR link to the
Atlanta Police Headquarters), providing coordination among public
safety, Atlanta Track Club organizers and media outlets.
Race communications benefited from the use of repeaters owned by the
Atlanta Radio Club, the Metropolitan Atlanta Telephone Pioneers
Amateur Radio Club, and the Georgia Tech Amateur Radio Club. -- Thanks
to Chris Balch, KS4MM, AEC Atlanta ARES, via The ARES E-Letter
Undergrad Radio Amateur Uses Reverse Beacon Network in Research
Project
A Virginia Tech undergraduate researcher and radio amateur has used
Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) and Reverse Beacon
Network (RBN) data to study how solar flares impact HF radio
propagation over the entire dayside -- the time Earth is in sunlight
-- with communication loss related to both flare intensity and
distribution. Carson Squibb, KM4MBQ, recently summarized his findings
in a poster presentation, "Dayside Ionospheric Response to X-Class
Solar Flare Events Observed with Reverse Beacon Network High Frequency
Communication Links." As most HF operators understand,
higher-intensity flare events can cause complete signal loss on HF,
while weaker flares may only partly inhibit radio propagation.
Carson Squibb, KM4MBQ (left), and Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF.
According to Squibb's poster, a solar flare is an event in which the
Sun emits high levels of ultraviolet and X-ray radiation, resulting in
increased photoionization in the ionosphere, primarily in the D-layer,
which is largely responsible for absorption of HF radio waves. So, as
ionization increases during flare events, communication can be
diminished or lost completely. Such fadeouts can occur in minutes,
while subsequent recovery can take hours, "which is why understanding
these flare effects is of critical importance," Squibb said.
According to Squibb, the rate of communication loss is related to the
increase in X-ray intensity, and the period of recovery is influenced
by both flare intensity and the rate of decline in X-ray flux after
peaking. Squibb determined that lower frequencies experience fades in
propagation prior to the flare peak, with recovery taking longer,
while the degree of loss is more severe as frequency decreases.
Squibb's poster explains that SuperDARN detects a ground-scatter band
that results from waves reflecting from the ionosphere and ground, and
that this band is degraded during solar flare events. To determine the
spatial distribution of flare effects, Squibb used data from four
radars across North America. He used the RBN -- an array of passive
receivers which detects Amateur Radio signals and posts identifiable
call signs on the Internet -- to measure HF communication. Squibb
chose 3.5, 7, 14, 21, and 28 MHz for study. X‐ray flux data
within the 0.05-0.4 nm and 0.1-0.8 nm ranges were taken from the
GOES-15 geostationary weather satellite.
Squibb said future research should focus on quantifying the
relationship between flare characteristics and HF signal fadeout.
Squibb conducted his research under the guidance of graduate student
Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, and SuperDARN group supervisors Jo Baker
and Mike Ruohoniemi, as part of his participation in the Research
Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program sponsored by the National
Science Foundation and hosted by the Center for Space Science and
Engineering Research (Space@VT). His co-authors included Magda Moses,
KM4EGE, of Virginia Tech, and Robyn Fiori of the Canadian Space
Weather Forecast Center.
International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend Registration Topped 500
this Year
The number of registrations in the International Lighthouse and
Lightship Weekend (ILLW) reached 506, with 32 countries represented.
Activity for the August 15-16 event was higher this year from the
major seafaring nations of Australia, England, and Germany, adding to
growth from Bulgaria, Canada, Cuba, France, Portugal and Scotland,
ILLW organizers reported That was down from 2014, however, when there
were 544 entrants for the operating event.
Moose Peak Light on Mistake Island off the coast of Maine was where Dr
Jerry Metz, N1QLL, enjoyed ILLW 2015. [Jerry Metz, N1QLL, photo]
Michael Sealfon, WA2OCG, put the number of 2015 registrations over the
500 mark, when he signed up to operate from Alki Point Lighthouse
marking the southern entrance to Seattle's Elliott Bay in Washington.
More than 70 US lighthouses and lightships were activated for the 2015
event, some identifying with 1 1 special event call signs. Cuba this
year had 13 registered sites, possibly a reflection of the
normalization of diplomatic relations with the US.
The operation of Glenn Alford, VK3ILW/VK7, was typical of the DX
available. On the air from Cape Wickham Lighthouse on King Island, he
logged contacts in the Canary Islands, Cuba, Baltic Islands,
Guatemala, Europe, the US, Alaska, Australia, and New Zealand.
Australia Broadcasting Corporation informed listeners that visitors to
the red-and-white candy-striped Point Moore Lighthouse, some 400 km
north of Perth and dominating the Geraldton skyline in West Australia,
had claimed a new world record for the most people hugging a
lighthouse. The lighthouse -- built in 1878 and one of Australia's
oldest steel lighthouses -- hosted the ILLW operation of Maarten Plug,
VK6MP. More than 1000 turned out for the world record-attempting
embrace. During ILLW, the doors of the lighthouse were opened to allow
a glimpse inside.
Retired physician Jerry Metz, N1QLL, camped out on Mistake Island to
activate Moose Peak light, built in 1851 and still in operation on
Maine's foggy Down East coast.
The next and 19th annual Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend on August
20-21, 2016, already has 30 registrations. The annual Amateur Radio
event was initiated in Scotland by John Forsyth, GM4OOU, and the Mike
Dalrymple, GM4SUC (SK). Lighthouses and lightships in some 85
countries have been represented in the annual event since its
inception. -- Thanks to Jim Linton, VK3PC, ILLW, Gerry Metz, N1QLL
Ad
World Digital ATV QSO Party to Mark 5th Year
The World Digital Amateur Television (DATV) QSO Party will celebrate
its 5th year when it gets under way August 21-22. Organizer and anchor
Peter Cossins, VK3BFG, has been busy planning for another successful
event. While the event is centered on the VK3RTV Melbourne-Geelong
DATV repeater, stations in the US, the UK, and elsewhere are welcome
to join via a local ATV repeater or via Skype.
August 21 will focus on Australian ATV enthusiasts, with participation
available via the VK3RTV digital repeater east of Melbourne, the first
in Australia to go 100 percent digital. On Saturday morning (Friday
evening in US time zones), the rest of the world will join the Digital
ATV QSO Party.
A DATV "test pattern" transmitted via the VK3RTV repeater in
Australia.
The first overseas session will be with users of the Amateur
Television in Central Ohio (ATCO) WR8ATV repeater, followed by the
W6ATN Southern California Coordinated ATV Repeater Network Southern
California. Later there will be video of ATVers using the Home
Counties ATV group repeater GB5HV in the UK. Art, WA8RMC, will oversee
the Ohio operation, while Don, KE6BXT, will handle the Southern
California operation.
Cossins said any station not in range of VK3ATV repeater may use the
Skype name, "DATV QSO Party." He has suggested that participants
prepare a couple of short videos.
All inbound Skype calls, including those from interstate and
international repeaters, will be transmitted to VK3RTV. The output
will be sent to the British Amateur TV Club (BATC) for streaming as
well as to YouTube.
For more information, contact Cossins. -- Thanks to Jim Linton, VK3PC,
via Southgate ARC
In Brief...
Prices Reduced on ARRL Operating Books and Resources: The ARRL is
rolling back prices once again! Save 20 percent on select ARRL
operating-themed publications and resources when you order online now
through August 31, 2015. No coupon code is necessary, and discounted
titles may be combined with one coupon code offer. For a complete list
of discounted publications, visit ARRL's "Operating Books & Resources
Price Rollback" page. ARRL publications are available from the ARRL
Store or from your ARRL Publication Dealer, or call (860) 594-0355,
toll-free in the US, (888) 277-5289, to order. E-mail ARRL Publication
Sales for more information.
South Texas Balloon Launch to Fly Amateur Radio Payload: The South
Texas Balloon Launch Team announced that its BLT-42 balloon and
payload will launch on August 22 at 1500 UTC from the Wharton
Intergalactic Spaceport in Texas (EL19wg). The flight payload is
scheduled to include a DTV-B color ATV camera, 0.3 W; cross-band FM
repeater (147.435 up/446.000 down); digital camera; balloon-burst
camcorder; APRS (AB5SS-11, W5ACM-9), two GoPro HD cameras;
down-pointing micro-camcorder, and an SSTV system transmitting on
144.5 MHz. For more information, contact John Maca, AB5SS, or Andy
MacAllister, W5ACM. w5acm@amsat.org. -- Thanks to AMSAT News Service
FCC Releases Online Table of Frequency Allocations: The FCC released
an updated online, downloadable Table of Frequency Allocations on
August 15. The FCC notes that the Table "as published by the Federal
Register and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, remains the
legal source material." The online Table may display amendments that
have been adopted by the FCC but are not yet in effect, the FCC said.
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Solar activity declined over the
August 13-19 reporting week. Average daily sunspot numbers went from
82.3 during the previous 7 days, to 37.4 in the most recent period.
Average daily solar flux also declined over the same 2 weeks, from a
mean of 112.4 to 91. Average planetary A index went from 11.7 in the
previous week to 21.4 in the recent 7 days. Activity over the August
15-17 period drove these numbers higher, with planetary A index at 44,
36 and 27 during the 3-day period -- the result of a coronal mass
ejection (CME).
The latest predicted solar flux from NOAA/USAF over the near term is
100 on August 20; 105 for August 21-23; 110 on August 24-25; 115 on
August 26; 110 on August 27; 95 for August 28-September 2; 100 on
September 3-4; 105 on September 5, and 100 on September 6-7. Solar
flux then declines to 85 for September 10-18 and rises to 100 after
September 29.
Predicted planetary A index is 18 on August 20; 10 on August 21-22;
12, 10, and 8 on August 23-25; 12 on August 26-27; 10 on August 28-29;
5 on August 30-September 1; 12, 22, 15, and 12 on September 2-5; 10 on
September 6-7; 8 on September 8-9; 5 on September 10-11, and 10, 20,
and 15 for September 12-14.
At 0636 UTC on August 19 Australia's Space Weather Services released
this geomagnetic disturbance warning: "A large Coronal Hole (CH 683)
is located in the solar Northern Hemisphere and is taking geoeffective
position. A high-speed solar wind stream emanating from CH 683 is
driving a Co-rotating Interaction Region (CIR) and this will affect
Earth's geomagnetic environment over the next 1-2 days. Minor
geomagnetic storms could occur in the high-latitude regions and
possibly extend into the mid latitudes. The aurora may be visible from
the southern parts of Australia at the local night hours on 19 and 20
August."
In Friday's bulletin we'll have an updated forecast and reports from
readers. Send me your reports and observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
August 22-24 -- Hawaii QSO Party (CW, digital)
August 22-23 -- Ohio QSO Party (CW, SSB)
August 22-23 -- CVA DX Contest, SSB
August 26 -- SKCC Sprint (CW)
August 26-27 -- CWops Mini-CWT Test
August 27 -- RSGB 80 Meter Club Sprint, SSB
See the ARRL Contest Calendar for more information.
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
August 21-23 -- New England Division Convention, Boxborough,
Massachusetts
August 22 -- West Virginia State Convention, Weston, West Virginia
August 30 -- Western Pennsylvania Section Convention, New Kensington,
Pennsylvania
September 5-6 -- Roanoke Division Convention, Shelby, North Carolina
September 11-12 -- W9DXCC Convention, Schaumburg, Illinois
September 11-13 -- Southwestern Division Convention, Torrance,
California
September 12 -- Virginia Section Convention, Virginia Beach, Virginia
September 19 -- San Joaquin Valley Section Convention, Fresno,
California
September 25-26 -- W4DXCC/SEDCO Convention, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
September 26 -- Iowa State Convention, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa
September 26 -- North Dakota State Convention, West Fargo, North
Dakota
September 26 -- Washington State Convention, Spokane Valley,
Washington
October 2-4 -- Mid-Atlantic States VHF Conference, Bensalem,
Pennsylvania
October 3 -- Delaware State Convention, Georgetown, Delaware
October 9-10 -- Florida State Convention, Melbourne, Florida
October 10-11 -- Pacific Northwest VHF Conference, Issaquah,
Washington
October 16-18 -- Microwave Update Convention, San Diego, California
October 16-18 -- Pacific Division Convention (Pacificon), San Ramon,
California
October 17 -- Wisconsin ARES/RACES Conference, Wisconsin Rapids,
Wisconsin
October 18 -- Connecticut State Convention, Meriden, Connecticut
October 23-24 -- Arizona State Convention, Kingman, Arizona
October 23-24 -- Oklahoma State Convention, Ardmore, Oklahoma
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