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ARRL "Clarity on Amateur Radio Parity" Statement Separates Fact from
Fiction
ARRL Supports Maximum Flexibility for Amateur Use of New 2200 and 630
Meter Bands
Reminder -- FCC Universal Licensing System Down for Maintenance until
September 8
FCC Proposes Bumping Arizona Radio Amateur's License Back to Former
Call Sign
ARISS Issues Invitation to Schools, Educational Organizations, Groups
The ARRL September VHF Contest Beckons!
Amateur Repeaters Fall Victim to Washington Wildfire
Ham-Cyclist Completes US Leg of His Trip Around the Globe
WRTC 2018 Organizers Map Event Strategy
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 Labor Day, September 7! ARRL
Headquarters will be closed on Labor Day, Monday, September 7, and
there will be no W1AW bulletins or code practice on those days. ARRL
Headquarters will reopen at 8 AM Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 8.
We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday!
Please note: Since parts of the FCC website are down for maintenance,
some FCC-related links in this edition of The ARRL Letter will not
work properly until the maintenance has been completed.
ARRL "Clarity on Amateur Radio Parity" Statement Separates Fact from
Fiction
The ARRL has taken steps to address objections and concerns recently
raised by representatives of community associations about the Amateur
Radio Parity Act of 2015 -- H.R. 1301 and S. 1685. A statement
released on August 28, "Clarity on Amateur Radio Parity," makes it
clear that the bill would not create new federal policy with respect
to outdoor amateur antennas. As it points out, the FCC already
recognizes a strong federal interest in effective Amateur Radio
communication from residences and has adopted a limited preemption of
state and local regulation of Amateur Radio antennas. The Amateur
Radio Parity Act of 2015 would extend the limited preemption to
private land-use restrictions.
"Congress and the FCC already have acted to prohibit restrictions that
prevent the installation of direct-to-home satellite dishes, TV
antennas, and customer-end wireless broadband antennas," the statement
said.
The legislation also does not prohibit community associations from
reviewing proposed ham radio antenna installations or from having
final approval; it limits restrictions to those necessary to
accomplish an association's legitimate purposes -- such as safety and
aesthetics. The bill does not mandate that a particular size of
antenna be permitted, as long as size and placement restrictions do
not prohibit, but reasonably accommodate, Amateur Radio communication.
"Claims that the bill will do any of these things are simply wrong,
and are either misunderstandings of the plain language of the bill or
deliberate misrepresentations," the ARRL statement asserted.
As introduced in both the House and Senate, the bill recognizes that
the federal interest in effective Amateur Radio communication remains
the same, whether a residence is subject to state and local
regulations, to private land-use restrictions, or both.
ARRL Supports Maximum Flexibility for Amateur Use of New 2200 and 630
Meter Bands
The ARRL has told the FCC that Amateur Radio operation in the new
135.7-137.8 kHz (2200 meters) and 472-479 kHz (630 meters) bands
should be as unfettered as possible from a regulatory standpoint. The
League spelled out its case August 31 in detailed comments that argue
in favor of flexible FCC Part 97 regulations in light of the
exceptionally low interference potential to unlicensed power line
carrier (PLC) systems that utilities use to manage the power grid. In
its April Report and Order, Order, and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(R&O/NPRM) in ET Docket 15-99, the FCC had raised several questions
regarding how Amateur Radio and PLC systems might coexist. The ARRL
said, in its view, there is little to no evidence that Amateur Radio
operation would be incompatible on the LF spectrum, where the great
majority of PLC systems are deployed, and that few, if any, PLCs
operate in the MF band.
"The allocation of the 2200 meter band, together with the proposal to
adopt flexible rules for the use of that first LF allocation, and the
proposal to allocate the 630 meter band for amateur use, when
implemented, will complete at least a basic complement of Amateur
Radio allocations in all portions of the radio spectrum domestically,"
the ARRL told the FCC. "It is readily apparent from the record...that
there can most assuredly be compatible operation by amateur stations
in both the 2200 and 630 meter bands without adverse interaction with
PLCs."
The League asserted that "well-established notification procedures
conducted entirely in the private sector," as well as the sharing of
available database information, should facilitate compatible
operation. "Notification procedures will be necessary only in those
predictably few instances in which geographic proximity and co-channel
or overlapping channel operation occurs," the ARRL added.
The League requested that the FCC finalize service rules for 2200
meters that the ARRL outlined, and that it create the proposed 630
meter allocation. Operation on 2200 meters would be limited to 1 W
EIRP, and operation on 630 meters held to 5 W EIRP, in both cases with
an absolute EIRP transmitter output limit of 1500 W PEP and a 200 foot
maximum antenna height. Assuming continued PLC compliance with Part 15
rules, the ARRL argued, "there is no significant interference
potential to PLC systems, operated on an unlicensed basis, in that
very small segment of the 9-490 kHz band that is available for PLC
operation, even at separation distances of less than 1 kilometer from
the transmission line. At distances of 1 kilometer or more, there is
no chance of interference to a PLC line whatsoever, and no
restrictions on Amateur operation outside of that distance need be
imposed."
Patrick Hamel, W5THT, in Mississippi, is one of the participants in
the ARRL's WD2XSH experimental operation on 630 meters. [Photo
courtesy of 500kc.com]
The ARRL said PLCs that might be operating in the two bands should be
frequency agile enough to relocate to frequencies falling outside the
proposed allocations, making additional regulations unnecessary. The
League has conducted a lengthy and ongoing experimental operation
(WD2XSH) on 630 meters. It pointed out that it was "unaware of any
reports of interference to PLC systems arising from that operation,
conducted pursuant to numerous Part 5 experimental licenses...in the
large band utilized by PLCs."
The League agreed with the FCC's proposal to make both 2200 and 630
meters available to Amateur Extra, Advanced, and General licensees.
The ARRL also said the FCC should provide "maximum flexibility with
emission types" throughout 630 and 2200 meters, including CW, RTTY,
data, and even phone and image, the last "especially at 630 meters."
The ARRL also commented on the FCC's proposal to amend its Part 80
rules to permanently authorize radio buoy operations in the upper half
of 160 meters, which the Commission recently elevated to primary for
Amateur Radio. "[S]hould the Commission proceed with its proposal...to
make the 1900-2000 kHz band available to commercial fishing vessels
for use by radio buoys on the open sea and to include them in the
equipment authorized as part of a ship station license, it should not
do so by means of a primary allocation for these devices in ITU
Regions 2 and 3 as proposed," the League said. "The entitlement to
utilize radio buoys should be on a secondary basis to the Amateur
Service...and the buoys should be prohibited from causing harmful
interference to Amateur stations without qualification." Read more.
Reminder -- FCC Universal Licensing System Down for Maintenance until
September 8
The FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) and other FCC website public
applications went down for maintenance on September 2 at 2200 UTC and
will remain unavailable until 1200 UTC on Tuesday, September 8. The
outage will also affect the Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)
and the Electronic Document Management System (EDOCS). During the ULS
outage, it will not be possible to file any Amateur Radio
applications, including examination session documents, or conduct any
license or application searches.
While the requirement to pay a regulatory fee for Amateur Radio vanity
call sign applications officially ended as of September 3, prospective
vanity applicants now will have to wait until after 1200 UTC on
September 8 to file an application for an available call sign. The FCC
has told ARRL that the approximately 18-day vanity call sign waiting
period will remain in place "for now."
The FCC said this week that its Daily Digest will be "paused" starting
on September 3, but will resume "when the systems are available
again."
"The FCC does not plan to release any official documents during the IT
upgrades," the FCC said on September 1. "That said, the Commission
will have in place a mechanism to allow for a hard copy release of an
item should there be a pressing need. Any such releases that would
ordinarily appear in the Daily Digest will be included in the Daily
Digest when it is next issued. Thank you for your patience, and we
apologize for any inconvenience."
The FCC's August 20 Public Notice has complete details on the planned
outage.
FCC Proposes Bumping Arizona Radio Amateur's License Back to Former
Call Sign
The FCC has told an Arizona radio amateur who was granted a vanity
call sign within the 2-year waiting period on the basis of being a
close relative of the previous holder that the relationship cited was
not close enough. The FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) on
August 26 proposed to modify the license of Joshua A. Babb, W3JB, of
Maricopa, Arizona, to reflect his previous call sign, KD7HLX. The
prior holder of W3JB, John K. Birch, had died, and the FCC canceled
the license on August 17, 2012. Barring exceptions to the 2-year
waiting period, this meant the FCC would not accept applications for
W3JB until August 18, 2014. Babb applied for W3JB on June 21, 2014,
however, indicating that he was Birch's nephew, and the FCC granted
the request on August 8, 2014.
The WTB's Mobility Division noted that Babb had earlier filed four
other vanity applications seeking various "JB" suffix 1 × 2 call
signs, including W3JB. All were dismissed, either because they fell
within the 2-year waiting period or the FCC had already randomly
selected a competing application. Responding to the Bureau's request
to document his relationship to the deceased former holder of W3JB,
Babb replied that Birch was his "grandfather's mother's brother."
"Mr Babb's response to the Division's inquiry indicates that Mr Birch
was his great-great uncle," the FCC said. "This does not exempt Mr
Babb from the 2-year waiting period for call sign W3JB. The exemption
applies only to specified close relatives. The relationship claimed by
Mr Babb is too distant to qualify."
The Division concluded that granting Babb the call sign W3JB was
improper and proposed that modifying Babb's license to replace W3JB
with KD7HLX, his former call sign, would be appropriate. The WTB will
not issue a modification order, however, until Babb has been notified
of the proposed action and has had an opportunity to file a protest,
which he must do in writing within 30 days.
ARISS Issues Invitation to Schools, Educational Organizations, Groups
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is inviting
proposals from schools, educational organizations, and groups that are
willing and able to host an Amateur Radio contact with an
International Space Station crew member. The window for formal and
informal proposals will be open from September 1 until November 1,
2015. ARISS anticipates that the contacts will be scheduled between
July 1 and December 31, 2016. Crew schedules and ISS orbits determine
exact contact dates.
At the Winfree Bryant Middle School in Lebanon, Tennessee, students
queue up to speak with astronaut Reid Wiseman, KF5LKT, on the ISS.
[Photo courtesy of ARISS]
To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for
organizations that will a draw large number of participants and
integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. Because of
the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling
activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility
to accommodate changes in contact dates and times.
Full information on hosting an ARISS contact is available on the ARRL
website.
To help organizations in preparing their proposals, the ARISS Program
Coordinator will offer hour-long online information sessions. These
are designed to provide more information regarding US ARISS contacts
and the proposal process and offer an opportunity to ask questions.
While attending an online information session is not required, it is
strongly encouraged.
These will be offered on Thursday, September 17, at 2000 UTC; on
Tuesday, September 22, at 2000 UTC, and on Wednesday, September 30, at
2300 UTC. Advance registration is necessary. E-mail ARISS to sign up
for an information session.
ISS crew members will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts,
which last about 10 minutes, and allow students and educators to
interact with the astronauts in a question-and-answer format.
Visit the ARISS website for more information. Contact ARISS with any
questions. Read more.
The ARRL September VHF Contest Beckons!
The ARRL September VHF Contest gets under way on September 12 at 1800
UTC and wraps up on September 14 at 0259 UTC. This operating event
provides a chance for radio amateurs at all levels to experience
contesting on the most popular VHF and UHF bands, as well as on those
less-frequented frequencies above 450 MHz.
Newcomers and veterans alike will attempt to work as many 2 × 1 grid
squares as possible on frequencies above 50 MHz from home stations,
from the field, or from "rovers" that travel from grid square to grid
square. With a heightened potential for tropospheric conditions, the
September VHF Contest offers something that VHF contests at other
times of the year often cannot.
Assistance now is allowed for all entry categories. This includes
announcing your own availability for contacts (ie, self-spotting.)
Don't forget about the Single Operator 3 Band and Single Operator FM
Only categories that allow stations with limited equipment to get in
on the fun.
Six meters is the most popular band for this event. Most SSB activity
there takes place between 50.125 MHz and 50.250 MHz, and CW activity
between 50.080 MHz and 50.100 MHz. The frequencies between 50.100 MHz
and 50.125 MHz are considered a "DX window" for contacts between
US/Canada stations and DX stations, so avoid US/VE-to-US/VE contacts
in that part of the band.
Rules and entry forms are on the ARRL website. For more information
about the ARRL September VHF Contest, e-mail the ARRL Contest Branch.
Read more.
Amateur Repeaters Fall Victim to Washington Wildfire
Two Central Washington repeaters, owned and operated by the Lake
Chelan Amateur Radio Club, have been destroyed by one of the wildfires
raging in that state. The co-located machines, one on 2 meters and one
on 6 meters, were sited on Slide Ridge near Manson, Washington, in
Chelan County. On August 27, the First Creek Fire completely leveled
the building housing the repeaters. Scorched antennas and support
structures are still standing but are likely beyond repair. The club's
Roger Odorizzi, W7CH, said the repeaters had been offline for several
days.
The site of the destroyed 2 and 6 meter repeaters on Slide Ridge, near
Manson, Washington. [Ken Rau, K7YR, photo]
"We knew the fire had wiped out the power going to our site, but we
hoped for the best, that our mountaintop building was possibly
spared," he said. "Now we have confirmation this was not the outcome."
Odorizzi said the area remains closed, and the club likely will not
have access to it "for a long time."
The club's Ken Rau, K7YR, said the loss, in addition to the building,
included the two repeaters, duplexers and antennas. The repeaters
provided coverage in North Central Washington. Rau told ARRL that it's
unlikely that the building housing the repeaters would be replaced. It
once housed radio and TV broadcast translators, most no longer in use.
Topography is also a factor. "This is a mountain site -- 4900 feet
above mean sea level -- with power lines that were installed on a very
steep slope."
Odorizzi said the club's foresight in tending the area around its 440
MHz FM repeater, located northeast of the city of Chelan, paid off.
Although the fire took out power for 3 days, the 70 centimeter
repeater site was saved because club members had taken care to clear
brush and weeds from a wide perimeter around the building housing the
machine.
"Get out there and do some weed abatement. The repeater you save may
be your own!" Odorizzi said in a September 1 message. "The two
repeaters we lost were on another mountaintop but were surrounded with
a brushy area."
Odorizzi said recent rainfall in his area has helped to dissipate the
smoke from the wildfires and dampened the flame-charred ground. Much
cooler weather also was making life easier for the firefighters.
"Locally, fire is not a threat now," he added.
Ham-Cyclist Completes US Leg of His Trip Around the Globe
Cyclist Thomas Andersen, OZ1AA/K9DXX, completed his 6-week ride up the
US East Coast on August 29 and is now in the Canadian Maritimes, the
38th country he has visited beginning his "Cycling the Globe"
adventure in Copenhagen 5 years ago. Andersen has already put more
than 26,000 miles on his bicycle -- more than the distance around the
equator. Along the way, he has been availing himself of ham radio
hospitality. On the US leg, which he began in Key West, Florida, he
often stayed with fellow radio amateurs and made many new US friends
on his trip.
Danish cyclist Thomas Andersen, OZ1AA/K9DXX, at Maine's West Quoddy
Head Light, the easternmost point in the US. [Rick Lindquist, WW1ME,
photo]
"From the southernmost point in Key West, Florida to the easternmost
point in Lubec, Maine -- what an incredible ride through the US!"
Andersen posted on his Facebook page. "A heartfelt thank you to all
who helped along the way. The hospitality has been unlike anything
else I experienced on this trip."
While visiting West Quoddy Head Light in Lubec, Maine, over the
weekend, Andersen told ARRL that he plans to finish up his North
American visit in Newfoundland, Canada, which was still some 1000
miles away at that point. After crossing the border from Maine into
New Brunswick, he stopped over at the home of Andy McLellan, VE9DX,
near St John, before heading off again to Nova Scotia. Once he reaches
Newfoundland, Andersen will catch a flight back to Denmark for a
3-month break to visit with his family "and to earn some money." Right
after Christmas he'll complete his round-the-world journey in Africa,
along a route he has not yet determined but, he said, "probably
somewhere in West Africa." His idea is eventually to head through
Morocco and then to Spain on his way home to Denmark.
While in Eastern Maine, Andersen, who enjoys CW DX contesting, got
together with a couple of contesting notables -- Pat Sonnier, W5WMU,
and Scott Redd, K0DQ -- at Sonnier's second home and the site of
W1WMU. Andersen stayed with the Sonniers before heading off into the
Maritimes. He said Maine reminded him somewhat of Scandinavia.
Thomas, OZ1AA, sets off on the final leg of his US East Coast tour.
In Florida, and later in Connecticut, he was a guest of another
top-tier contester, Dan Street, K1TO. He also visited with other
well-known figures in radiosport, including Doug Grant, K1DG, and
Randy Thompson, K5ZD. Andersen also visited the New England Division
Convention in Boxboro, Massachusetts, over the August 21-23 weekend
and visited the ARRL booth. As for his favorite stops, he said he
enjoyed Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina, the best.
Andersen told ARRL that he typically can cover 60 miles in a day, but
he's done as much as 100 miles. The last leg of his US trip -- mostly
on US Route 1 from Hancock to Lubec, Maine -- covered some 80 miles.
While he does carry a VHF/UHF FM handheld, Andersen said he really
hasn't used it that much. He said he "definitely" wants to have some
sort of HF radio with him as he travels through Africa, however.
WRTC 2018 Organizers Map Event Strategy
World Radiosport Team Championship 2018 (WRTC 2018) organizers have
picked the Jessen/Wittenberg area near Berlin, Germany, to stage the
next international Amateur Radio competition. On August 15, the WRTC
2018 Organizing Committee met in Jessen for a workshop, and the town's
mayor, Michael Jahn, expressed his pleasure that his community was
picked to host the "Olympic games of Amateur Radio."
Organizing the project was the main focus of the August 15 meeting.
Treasurer Wolfhard Goldschmidt, DL9ZWG, reported a sound fiscal start,
mainly due to numerous donations already received from German radio
amateurs. Committee Chair Christian Janssen, DL1MGB, demonstrated the
project management tool that WRTC 2018 will use and outlined the
project schedule. Michael Hoeding, DL6MHW, will handle public
relations, while Ben Buettner, DL6RAI, will oversee IT issues.
An important discussion topic concerned the 60 or more sites that will
be needed to mount WRTC 2018. With the support of radio amateurs in
Saxony and Brandenburg, Organizing Committee member Andreas Winter,
DK4WA, has mapped out some 80 promising sites, with close attention
being paid to environmental concerns. Winter will assume regional
responsibility for all WRTC 2018 activities in the Jessen/Wittenberg
area.
The WRTC 2018 Organizing Committee is still fine-tuning operating
rules and guidelines for the event. Uwe Koennecker, DL8OBF, will
prepare a draft of the rules for WRTC 2018 within the next few weeks.
The WRTC Organizing Committee will meet again next March.
At WRTC 2014 in New England, the German team at W1P of Stefan von
Baltz, DL1IAO (left), and Manfred Wolf, DJ5MW (right), flank referee
Wieslaw Kosinski, SP4Z. The W1P team won the bronze medal in the
competition.
"It's all about securing sites that are as identical as possible from
a technical and radio standpoint and recruiting volunteers for the
construction of stations and antennas," the WRTC 2018 website noted.
"And it's also naturally about coming up with the necessary finances
and sponsors for such a competition, which might be compared to auto
racing in terms of its sophisticated mix of technical know-how and
individual skill."
World Radiosport Team Championships are typically held every 4 years.
The events feature some 60 two-operator teams from around the world in
an on-the-air competition, held in conjunction with the IARU HF World
Championship. Potential competitors will be attempting to qualify this
year and next on the basis of their scores in 32 operating events.
In Brief...
$50SAT Goes Silent: It appears that the $50SAT Amateur Radio
"PocketQube" microsatellite -- also known as Eagle 2 (MO-76) -- has
finally gone silent, a couple of days short of 20 months in orbit. The
satellite, which did not carry an Amateur Radio transponder,
transmitted on 437.505 MHz at a power of 100 mW. In a Yahoo! Groups
posting, one of its developers, Michael Kirkhart, KD8QBA, said the
last time he was able to hear the satellite was on July 19. "It was
fun while it lasted," he told ARRL this week. Read more. -- Thanks to
Michael Kirkhart, KD8QBA
FCC Fines New York CBer for Using RF Amp, Causing Interference: The
FCC has levied a $2400 fine on Lewiston, New York CBer James Engle for
operating his station with an unauthorized amplifier and intentionally
interfering with CB communications. The FCC released a Forfeiture
Order on August 26. A year ago the FCC had proposed fining Engle
$22,000, but it reduced the amount of the forfeiture based on Engle's
demonstrated inability to pay. Engle did not dispute the violations
but argued for a reduction of the fine because he had ceased his
unauthorized operations immediately after receiving the FCC Notice of
Violation. The FCC said good-faith corrective efforts need to be taken
prior to notification of a violation and pointed out that compliance
with FCC rules "is expected."
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Over the August 27-September 2
reporting week, average daily sunspot numbers were 48.3. That's 21.4
points lower than the previous 7 days. Similarly, average daily solar
flux declined 22.7 points to 97. New sunspot groups appeared, one per
day, on August 27, 29, 30, 31, and September 1, but activity is still
very weak, and the sunspots are not magnetically complex or strong.
It's early September, so we can look at some monthly sunspot number
averages. For May through August monthly averages of daily sunspot
numbers were 83, 77.4, 68.5, and 61.7, respectively. That reflects a
steady decline in activity.
The latest NOAA/USAF predicted solar flux values for the near term are
85 on September 3-4; 90 on September 5-8; 85 on September 9-10; then
95 and 115 on September 11-12; 115 on September 13-22; then 110, 105,
and 100 on September 23-25; 90 on September 26-28, and bottoming out
at 85 on September 29-October 7. Although this is a long way out,
predicted flux values then rise to 115 on October 10-17.
Planetary A index predictions show values of 12 on September 3-4; then
9, 8, and 10 on September 5-7; 8, 6, and 8 on September 8-10; 5, 12,
and 15 on September 11-13; then 10, 8, and 10 on September 14-16; 5,
8, 20, and 10 on September 17-20; 5 on September 21-23; and 15, 10, 5,
8, 20, and 22 on September 24-29. A quiet period with planetary A
index at 5 is predicted for October 4-8.
As Spaceweather.com reports, 156 years ago on September 2, 1859, the
huge Carrington Event occurred -- a monster geomagnetic storm in which
a 1 billion ton coronal mass ejection (CME) smashed into Earth,
setting fire to telegraph stations around the world.
In Friday's bulletin, we'll have a revised forecast plus reports from
readers, including one from Randy Crews, W7TJ. Send me your reports
and observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
September 4 -- QRP Fox Hunt (CW)
September 4 -- NCCC RTTY Sprint Ladder
September 4 -- NCCC Sprint (CW)
September 4-6 -- G3ZQS Memorial Straight Key Contest
September 5 -- CWOps CW Open
September 5-6 -- All Asian DX Contest (SSB)
September 5-6 -- ARRL EME Contest (Digital)
September 5 -- Russian RTTY WW Contest
September 5 -- Wake-Up! QRP Sprint (CW)
September 5 -- AGCW Straight Key Party
September 5-6 -- Colorado QSO Party (CW, Digital)
September 5-6 -- IARU Region 1 Field Day (SSB)
September 5-6 -- RSGB SSB Field Day
September 6 -- WAB 144 MHz QRO Phone
September 6 -- DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest
September 7-8 -- MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint
September 8 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)
September 9 -- RSGB 80 Meter Club Sprint (SSB)
September 9-10 -- CWops Mini-CWT Test
See the ARRL Contest Calendar for more information.
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
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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