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ARES/RACES Volunteers Activate for California Wildfires
Orlando HamCation to Host 2016 ARRL National Convention
ARRL VEC Manager Elected as NCVEC Vice Chair
Amateur Radio Special Event Stations to Mark Pope's US Visit
Ham Radio Team Supports Road Race Using High-Speed Mesh Network
ARRL New England Division Convention Fields Remote Site Special Event
W1A
Three ISS Crew Members, Including Two Hams, Return Safely to Earth
IARU Monitoring System Reports Increased Russian Military Traffic on
Ham Bands
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Wireless Association Welcomes New,
High-Profile Tower
In Brief...
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
ARES/RACES Volunteers Activate for California Wildfires
Radio amateurs responded to the ongoing wildfire emergency in
California. Earlier this month, ARES volunteers in Amador County
supported communications at a Red Cross shelter at the Jackson
Rancheria Conference Center, which has been housing evacuees from the
Butte wildfire in Northern California. ARES/Auxiliary Communications
Service (ACS) volunteers were called out late on September 9. Amador
County ARES Emergency Coordinator Daniel Edwards, KJ6WYW, had
communications set up at the shelter by midnight and began contacting
other ARES members and scheduling operators to work the shelter
station 24 hours a day.
During the activation, members of Yolo County and Sacramento County
ARES spelled the Amador County operators at the shelter. "This gave
the Amador County members a break and for some time off to help their
neighbors evacuate their positions," Sacramento Valley Section
District 3 EC Greg Kruckewitt, KG6SJT, told ARRL.
Edwards said 20 operators took part in the activation, with two
operators per shift. The station at the shelter was active for 120
hours.
Bill Gustavson, K6BIL, who took part in the Amador County ARES
response, said that at one point, with cell phone, Internet,
television, and landline down, "my only source of information was ham
radio. The radio was the only outside link to the world." He also said
he was amazed to learn how many nonhams listen on scanners.
As some roads in the area reopened and evacuees were able to return
home, Amador County ARES was released from supporting Red Cross
shelter communication early on September 14. The Butte fire also
extended into Calaveras County, in the ARRL San Joaquin Valley
Section.
"The heart of our county is burned," Calaveras Amateur Radio Society
President Ken Sanders, AE6LA, reported, with much of the area under
mandatory or advisory evacuation alerts. "We've had an informal net
going since the beginning on our 145.170 repeater," he said on
September 14, adding that he expected that activity to continue "for
several days."
The perimeter of the Butte Fire on September 16, 2015.
Raging southeast of Sacramento in the Stanislaus National Forest
region, the Butte Fire has consumed some 71,000 acres and was 49
percent contained as of September 17. The fire has destroyed more than
250 homes, and damage assessment continues.
Meanwhile, the 70,000+ acre Valley Fire west of Sacramento has
destroyed nearly 600 homes as well as many other structures. ARRL
Sacramento Valley Section Manager Ron Murdock, W6KJ, said Amateur
Radio operators coordinated by Charlie Porter, N6JOA, at the
University of California-Davis have been collecting veterinary
supplies for evacuated domestic animals and livestock. "These will be
transported to Petaluma and other unspecified locations in Sonoma
County by members of the Class of 2017 Veterinary Sciences
Department," he told ARRL.
Orlando HamCation to Host 2016 ARRL National Convention
Orlando HamCation® will host the 2016 ARRL National Convention in
February. The convention will mark the 70th anniversary of HamCation
-- second only in the US to Dayton Hamvention® in terms of attendance.
Orlando HamCation is sponsored by the Orlando Amateur Radio Club, an
ARRL-affiliated radio club, and is supported by volunteers from radio
clubs throughout the region. HamCation has regularly served as the
host for the ARRL Southeastern Division Convention, and in 2014 -- the
ARRL's centennial -- it was designated as one of the six regional
centennial events.
HamCation will take place February 12-14 at the Central Florida Fair
and Expo Park in Orlando. In 2015, the convention sponsored 28 forums
covering topics in Amateur Radio technology, public service, and
education. ARRL Volunteer Examiners will conduct morning and afternoon
license examination sessions on Saturday. Special event station K1AA
will be set up and operating from the fairgrounds, and licensed
attendees are invited to participate.
The focus of the League's national convention will be ARRL EXPO, which
will feature an array of ARRL exhibits and programs. The League also
will sponsor several presentations and forums.
On Saturday evening, the 2016 ARRL National Convention Banquet will
take place at the nearby Highland Manor in Apopka, Florida. Banquet
tickets, available from ARRL, are $60, including transportation from
the fairgrounds and some nearby hotels.
The HamCation website explains how to obtain convention tickets and
offers more information about forums, exhibits, exam sessions, and
local accommodations -- some offering special convention rates.
Convention tickets are $13 in advance or $15 at the gate, offering
admission for all 3 days.
The fairgrounds can accommodate recreational vehicles within walking
distance of the main exhibit buildings. A reservation form is
available on the HamCation website.
ARRL VEC Manager Elected as NCVEC Vice Chair
ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, has
been elected as the new vice chair of the National Conference of
Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC). This marks the first time an
ARRL VEC representative will serve in an NCVEC leadership position.
She succeeds Michael Maston, N6OPH, of the San Diego County Amateur
Radio Council (SANDARC), who resigned as vice chair and as a member of
the Question Pool Committee (QPC). The NCVEC called a special election
teleconference on September 15 to pick a new vice chair.
ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, is the new NCVEC vice chair.
"I am honored to have been elected to this position by the NCVEC
organization and excited to serve the 14 VECs and FCC in this
capacity," said Somma, who also serves as NCVEC assistant custodian of
the rules.
No one has been named yet to replace Maston on the QPC. Somma said the
QPC will not fill the position immediately, because it is in the
middle of the revision cycle for the Amateur Extra class question
pool.
Larry Pollock, NB5X, of the W5YI VEC is the NCVEC chair, while Michael
Cimbala, WK3X, is secretary, and Willard Sitton, W4HZD, is its
treasurer. Officers serve 1 year terms, and Somma will serve for the
remainder of Maston's term. Officers are elected every July.
Assistant ARRL VEC Manager Perry Green, WY1O, is a member of the
Question Pool Committee.
The NCVEC is a private, not-for-profit voluntary association, with
membership comprised of the various FCC-certified VECs. The NCVEC
functions to facilitate the communication between the FCC and each
VEC.
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Amateur Radio Special Event Stations to Mark Pope's US Visit
When Pope Francis visits the US in late September, Amateur Radio
special event stations will take to the air to mark the occasion. The
Pope is scheduled to visit the US from September 22 until September
27. Six Papal Visit Amateur Radio special event stations will be
active while he is here.
Pope Francis.
The Pope will arrive on September 22 at Joint Base Andrews and first
will visit Washington, DC, then meet with President Barack Obama, and
address a joint session of the Congress. On September 25, he will
attend a UN General Assembly session and take part in a service at the
9/11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center. The following day,
he will speak at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, before concluding
his visit with an outdoor mass in front of the Philadelphia Museum of
Art on September 27.
Call signs from the Washington, DC, area will be K3P and N4P; from New
York and New Jersey, K2P; from Southeastern Pennsylvania, W3FRC/WMF,
and from Philadelphia, W3P and WM3PEN. Four commemorative QSL cards
and a certificate to mark the historic event will be available.
Members of the Potomac Valley Radio Club, the Frankford Radio Club,
the Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club, and the Holmesburg Amateur
Radio Club, plus individual radio amateurs, will help to coordinate
activity.
A Facebook group has been established for the event.
Ham Radio Team Supports Road Race Using High-Speed Mesh Network
Radio Amateurs in Utah have again made use of a broadband ham radio
mesh network to support a public event. Charles Gray, KE6QZU, headed a
group of ham radio volunteers that set up a high-speed broadband ham
net mesh (BBHN MESH) network in the rugged Wasatch Mountains of
northern Utah to provide communication along the final 30 miles of the
of the September 11-12 Wasatch 100 Mile Mountain Endurance Race. Other
hams covered the first 70 miles of the race using more conventional
technology, including FM voice and packet.
Brad Rupp, AC7BR (left), and Grant Gardner, KC7HOU, admire their
handiwork after setting up a node on rugged Clayton Peak.
Using the BBHN MESH system, the hams helped race officials to keep
track of the racers and their progress along the extremely difficult
course. BBHN MESH uses ordinary Wi-Fi technology on Amateur Radio
frequencies, which meant the mesh network was able to cover a
considerable amount of real estate, even in the challenging
mountainous environment. The race course encompassed more than 53,000
feet of elevation change, and it's not unusual for participants to
drop out before reaching the finish line.
For the hams, the terrain added a challenge to setting up the network;
at some points they had to maneuver over huge boulders, some the size
of cars, on their way to the summit of Clayton Peak, on the north
The Reverend Robert Jelf (KG7OHV) manning the Soldier Hollow Race
Finish Line Radio/Computer Station with his Service Dog Teal'c.
side of the Brighton Ski Resort. The radio amateurs had to work in
teams to hoist their radio gear over the rocks to reach the top. The
mesh network included five sites, including two unattended relay
points. The group employed TeamTalk software for race communication.
In addition to Gray, other participants included Brad Rupp, AC7BR;
Steven Baxter, K7SRB; Grant Gardner, KC7HOU; David Bauman, KF7MCF;
Robert Jelf, KG7OHV; Doug Thompson, W1DUG; Taylor Brinton, KE7BME, and
Rich Allen, N7HRA.
Last March, some of the same hams successfully used a broadband 2.4
GHz Wi-Fi network to help coordinate the Boy Scouts of America's
"Scouting for Food" project. -- Thanks to David T. Bauman, KF7MCF
ARRL New England Division Convention Fields Remote Site Special Event
W1A
Special event station W1A at the ARRL New England Division Convention
August 21-23 in Boxboro, Massachusetts, was "special" in more than one
respect. For starters, it did not have any antennas at the convention
site. Instead, the convention hotel served as the control point for
"remote base" sites in Vermont, Massachusetts, Manitoba, and even
Poland. Dennis Egan, W1UE, and Gerry Hull, W1VE, remote enthusiasts
who oversaw the special event, said the fully remote base operation
was a first for the W1A special event. Egan, a member of the
convention organizing committee, convinced his colleagues to go with
the remote option.
Gerry Hull, W1VE, operates CW at the New England Division Convention's
W1A special event station. [Rick Lindquist, WW1ME, photo]
"We managed slightly more than 1800 QSOs, despite rotten conditions,"
Hull said. "We were using mainly K2LE/1 in Vermont, and K1TTT in
Massachusetts -- both big contest stations." In the past, the New
England Division Convention W1A special event station has erected
temporary antennas outside the hotel.
Hull also reported one "special QSO." ARRL officials spoke with a
camper at the Courage Kenny Handiham System's Camp Courage. Directed
by Patrick Tice, WA0TDA, Handihams is an organization for radio
amateurs with disabilities. W1A enjoyed a successful contact with
W0EQO at the camp in Maple Lake, Minnesota. ARRL COO Harold Kramer,
WJ1B, extended greetings to the campers on behalf of the League and
those at the convention. Camp volunteer Matt Arthur, KA0PQW, operated
W0EQO. The Handiham Remote Base HF Stations offer the opportunity for
members to operate through a PC or Android device, if they live where
they can't have antennas.
The initial plan, Hull said, was to contact the camp via VE4EA, taking
advantage of daytime propagation between Minnesota and Manitoba. But
there was a terrestrial issue: "Cary's [VE4EA] remote uses DSL for
Internet, and RF kills the Internet connection on 160-40," Hull
explained. "So, instead we used K1TTT, with 4 element 40 meter Yagis
at 180 and 60 feet and 1 kW. They were S-5 on the K1TTT end over the
remote."
Craig Clark, K1QX, pulls a phone shift at W1A. [Rick Lindquist, WW1ME,
photo]
Hull said W1A also logged some 50 contacts through VE4EA in suburban
Winnipeg. Plans to also use VY1JA's station in Yukon Territory to
operate as VY1/W1A fell through, because a solar flare had wiped out
the bands in the Arctic region. "There were only two signals on the
band -- birdies in the receiver," Hull said.
W1A also was able to make a handful of contacts via 3Z9DX in Poland,
using RemoteHams, on 40 meters with 100 W and a 3 element Yagi.
Operators staffed two W1A operating positions, often with one on SSB,
the other on CW.
Primary operators were NB1N, WO1N, NF1A, AE5RF/BA4CW), K1BG, N2KW,
KM3T, AA4AK, W1QK, W1UE, K1QX, and W1VE.
Hull said a lot of younger operators got a chance at the mic. These
included KC1CWF, KC1CZQ, and KC1CWX.
"It was a lot of fun!" he concluded.
Three ISS Crew Members, Including Two Hams, Return Safely to Earth
Two radio amateurs -- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas
Mogensen, KG5GCZ, Soyuz commander and Russian cosmonaut Gennady
Padalka, RN3DT -- plus Kazakh cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov, arrived back
on Earth on September 12 from the International Space Station (ISS).
Mogensen, Aimbetov, and cosmonaut Sergey Volkov, RU3DIS, had launched
in a Soyuz transporter to the ISS on September 2 from Baikonur
cosmodrome. Aimbetov -- who had replaced "space tourist" and British
singer Sarah Brightman on the Soyuz flight -- and Mogensen took part
in the 10-day ESA mission to test new technologies and conduct a
series of scientific experiments. Mogensen is Denmark's first
astronaut, while Aimbetov is the first Kazakh cosmonaut.
The Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft carrying returning ISS crew members lands
in the Kazakh steppe. [Courtesy of the ESA]
The trio undocked from the orbiting complex on September 11 in the
Soyuz spacecraft that had been attached to the ISS, leaving the vessel
they arrived in for the station crew. The new Soyuz spacecraft will
return NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko,
RN3BF, at the end of their one-year mission next March, along with
Volkov.
The return wrapped up 168 days in space for Padalka, who had been on
the ISS since March and has logged a record 879 days in space on five
flights -- more than 2 months longer than cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev,
U5MIR, the previous record holder.
The undocking of the returning Soyuz marked the formal start of ISS
Expedition 45 under Kelly's command. In addition to Kelly, Kornienko,
and Volkov, those onboard the ISS include astronaut Kjell Lindgren,
KO5MOS; cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, RN3DX, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya
Yui, KG5BPH.
Three more radio amateurs are scheduled to head to the ISS in
December. They are cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, RK3DUP; UK astronaut
Timothy Peake, KG5BVI, and Timothy Kopra, KE5UDN.
November 2 will mark the 15th anniversary of a permanent human
presence on the ISS. -- Thanks to NASA, European Space Agency
IARU Monitoring System Reports Increased Russian Military Traffic on
Ham Bands
The September edition of the IARU Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS)
newsletter has reported that Russian Military traffic in the Amateur
Radio 7 and 14 MHz bands increased during August. At least some of
these intruders were likely to be audible in other parts of the world.
Monitors in Europe reported a Russian over-the-horizon (OTH) radar in
Gorodezh on 14.108 MHz, causing strong interference daily and often
exhibiting splatter. In addition the Russian Navy was reported active
frequently on 14.192.0 MHz using FM CW. Other monitoring stations in
Germany reported numerous Chinese OTH radars in other bands, including
on 75 meters.
Veteran IARUMS Region 1 intruder watcher Wolf Hadel, DK2OM.
Region 1 IARUMS Coordinator and veteran monitor Wolf Hadel, DK2OM,
recently told the Rusk County Amateur Radio Club in East Texas that
some of the worst offenders are OTH facilities in Russia and Iran. The
signals can result in broad swaths of noise in the 20 meter band, he
said. During his VoIP talk, Hadel pointed out that recruiting
volunteer monitors with the "right equipment" is difficult, and he
encouraged club members to join the hunt for ham band intruders.
According to Region 1 monitors, intruding signals said to be coming
from Spanish fishing vessels have now been reported on all amateur
bands -- shared and exclusive. A beacon, reported to be in Kazakhstan,
has been transmitting "V" on 7027.5 kHz continuously. Apparent North
Korean diplomatic traffic from the DPRK embassy in Moscow has been
heard on 14.109.5 MHz.
Mario Taeubel, DG0JBJ, observed 31 OTH radars on 20 meters, 28 OTH
radars on 15 meters, and 11 OTH radars on 10 meters during August. In
addition, a Chinese OTH radar has often appeared on 80 meters in IARU
Region 3.
Monitors in Europe also have monitored transmissions between taxi
drivers and dispatchers on Amateur Radio frequencies, primarily on 10
meters.
The ARRL recently forwarded reports from IARU Region 2 and Hawaii to
R2 Monitoring System Coordinator Jorge Del Valle, TG9ADV. These
included so-called drift net beacons on 10 meters (28.281 and 28.226
MHz), as well as digital, radar, and phone intruders heard on 20
meters in Hawaii.
Authorized by the IARU Administrative Council, IARU Monitoring System
volunteers work under the guidance of the IARU International
Monitoring System Coordinator and regional coordinators. The IARU
Monitoring System operations are coordinated under the Monitoring
System Committee.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Wireless Association Welcomes New,
High-Profile Tower
The new fall semester at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in
Worcester, Massachusetts, heralded not only the resumption of classes
but a new antenna tower for the WPI Wireless Association (WPIWA), the
home of W1YK. The new tower replaced an older one atop the four-story
Salisbury Labs building on the campus, where the club's other antennas
are located. The club station has long been housed in a small
penthouse on the building. The new tower sports a 2 element antenna to
cover 40 and 10 meters.
The new WPIWA tower supports a 40/10 meter Yagi.
WPIWA President Andrew Mahn, NS1A -- a member of the Class of 2017 who
is studying management information systems -- credited many people for
helping make the project possible, including the club's current and
previous executive boards, the WPI Student Government Association, and
many WPI employees who worked with club over the past several months
to coordinate the new tower installation. He singled out club alumnus
Gregory Karp-Neufeld, W6GKN, as essential to the project from the very
beginning, and who contributed countless hours to it throughout the
summer from the West Coast.
The WPI Wireless Association traces its roots to the earliest days of
Amateur Radio. The group was first founded in October of 1909, by
Oliver B. Jacobs and a group of 40 others, inspired by a similar
initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
More photos are on the club's Facebook page.
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In Brief...
Ned Stearns, AA7A, Now Maintaining World Above 50 MHz Standings: Ned
Stearns, AA7A, now is maintaining The World Above 50 MHz Standings on
the ARRL website. Stearns has chased DX on all bands, operated as part
of DXpeditions all over the world, and run moonbounce from home and
abroad. He is active on all bands from 160 meters through 23
centimeters. The World Above 50 MHz Standings page is a listing of
station operator-reported information detailing the number of grids,
states and DXCC entities worked on 50 MHz and above. This information
is reported by the station operator and does not reflect data
confirmed by the ARRL Awards Branch. The ARRL will verify the veracity
of exceptional claims. Numbers reported should reflect confirmed
contacts. Report information to standings@arrl.org. Visit The World
Above 50 MHz Standings webpage.
AMSAT Announces 2015 Board of Directors Election Results: AMSAT has
announced the results of its 2015 Board of Directors election. Barry
Baines, WD4ASW; Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, and Bob
McGwier, N4HY, will serve 2 year terms on the AMSAT-NA Board. The
First Alternate is Mark Hammond, N8MH, and the Second Alternate is
Bruce Paige, KK5DO. Both will serve 1 year terms. -- Thanks to AMSAT
News Service
Early Registration for ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference
Ends September 19: Early conference registration closes on September
19 for those planning to attend the 34th annual ARRL/TAPR Digital
Communications Conference (DCC). The 2015 DCC will take place October
9-11 near Chicago. The DCC provides an international forum for radio
amateurs to meet, publish their work, and present new ideas and
techniques. Presenters and attendees will have the opportunity to
exchange ideas and learn about recent hardware and software advances,
theories, experimental results, and practical applications.
HF Parachute Mobile Jumps Set: HF Parachute Mobile Mission 21 is set
for Sunday, September 20, over Byron, California. Operators will start
jumping at 9:30 AM local, with subsequent jumps approximately every
hour after that, up to 3 or 4 jumps. Regular updates will be made on
the W6CX Mount Diablo repeater (147.060 MHz). Contacts will be made on
146.430 MHz FM simplex and on 28.425 MHz, in the Novice/Technician
portion of the band. Operation on 20 and 40 meters also is possible.
Live streaming video will be available. Mission 22 will take place
during Pacificon, October 16-18. -- Thanks to Mark Meltzer, AF6IM
Fox-1C and Fox-1D FM Transponder CubeSats to Share a Ride: In response
to a breaking opportunity, AMSAT and Spaceflight, Inc have arranged
for two of the Fox series of CubeSats -- Fox-1D and Fox-1C -- to share
a ride into space. Fox-1D will accompany Fox-1C on the maiden flight
of the SHERPA system on a SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle. Fox-1D is identical
to Fox-1C, but operates on different frequencies and carries the
University of Iowa HERCI (High-Energy Radiation CubeSat Instrument)
radiation-mapping experiment as a hosted payload. Once in orbit,
Fox-1D will provide additional selectable U/V or L/V repeater
capabilities and will be able to downlink Earth images from the
Virginia Tech camera experiment. Launch is currently planned for the
first quarter of 2016. AMSAT has said its Fox-1A and Fox-1B CubeSats
will go aloft as part of the NASA Educational Launch of Nanosatellites
(ELaNa) program, which offers free launches to educational entities
and encourages science missions. Fox-1A is scheduled to launch this
fall. For more information on the Fox satellites, see "Fox-1, the New
Era of Amateur Radio Satellites," by Dave Jordan, AA4KN, in the July
2015 QST.
VI0ANZAC Faced Poor Weather and Propagation: Despite adverse Antarctic
winter weather, the VI0ANZAC special event made it on the air over the
August 29-30 weekend. Poor propagation hampered the operation, but 56
contacts made it into the log. The operation was part of the WIA
commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC (Australian and
New Zealand Army Corps) landing at Gallipoli, Turkey. An earlier plan
to activate VI0ANZAC had to be postponed because of a storm. Operator
Doug McVeigh, VK0DMV, sheltered in the antenna shack with a 50 W
transceiver. Because of the wind, he had to first obtain official
permission before venturing outdoors, and he ended up spending the
night there, because winds were at 80 knots. "Lots and lots of noise,"
McVeigh said, "but there were some very clear signals from mainly
Queensland (VK4), which was a good break from the noise in the
background." He expressed thanks to all who contacted him and
apologized for having to leave early on Sunday to take advantage of a
break in the weather. A special QSL card will be available for this
event. -- Thanks to Jim Linton, VK3PC
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Solar activity is perking up this
week. Average daily solar flux rose from 85.3 last week to 97.3 for
the reporting week, September 10-16. Over the same 2 weeks, average
daily sunspot numbers rose from 37.3 to 66.9.
The latest forecast from USAF/NOAA shows solar flux at 110 on
September 17-19; 105 on September 20-22; 100 on September 23; 90 on
September 24-26; then 85, 80, and 85 on September 27-29; 90, 95, and
90 on September 30-October 2; 85 on October 3-6; 90 and 95 on October
7-8; 100 on October 9-10; 105 on October 11-12; 100 and 95 on October
13-14, and 90 on October 15-23.
Predicted planetary A index is 8 on September 17-19; 12 on September
20; 10 on September 21; 8 on September 22-23; then 15 and 10 on
September 24-25; 5 on September 26-29; 8 and 18 on September
30-October 1; then 25, 20, and 12 on October 2-3; 25, 20, 18, and 12
on October 4-7; 18, 15, 10, 12, 20, and 12 on October 8-13, and 8 on
October 14-15.
Send me your reports and observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
September 17 -- NAQCC CW Sprint
September 18 -- NCCC RTTY Sprint Ladder
September 18 -- AGB NEMIGA Contest (CW, SSB, Digital)
September 19 -- QRP Afield (CW)
September 19 -- Feld Hell Sprint
September 19-20 -- ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest (all modes)
September 19-20 -- SARL VHF/UHF Analog/Digital Contest
September 19-20 -- Scandinavian Activity Contest CW
September 19-20 -- South Carolina QSO Party (CW, SSB, Digital)
September 19-20 -- Washington State Salmon Run (CW, SSB, Digital)
September 20 -- North American Sprint (RTTY)
September 20 -- BARTG Sprint 75 (Digital)
September 21 -- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest (CW)
September 21 -- 144 MHz Fall Sprint (CW, Phone, Digital)
September 23 -- SKCC Sprint (CW)
September 23 -- CWops Mini-CWT Test
September 23 -- UKEICC 80 Meter Contest (CW)
September 24 -- RSGB 80 Meter Club Sprint (CW)
September 25 -- NCCC RTTY Sprint Ladder
See the ARRL Contest Calendar for more information.
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
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 9-11 -- ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference, Arlington
Heights, Illinois
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
November 7 -- Fall TechFest, Lakewood, Colorado
November 7-8 -- Georgia Section Convention, Lawrenceville, Georgia
November 14 -- HamJam Convention, Alpharetta, Georgia
November 14-15 -- Indiana State Convention, Fort Wayne, Indiana
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