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ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, to Keynote ARRL National Convention
Banquet
Radio Amateurs of Canada Honors Past ARRL, IARU President Larry Price,
W4RA
Florida Ham Agrees to Penalty for Failure to Identify
New Section Manager Appointed in Alaska
Nominations Solicited for Six ARRL Awards
See How You Can Earn a $50 Credit for Supporting ARRL!
ARRL Rookie Roundup is Just Ahead
Astronaut Tim Peake, KG5BVI, to Host First ARISS Video Contact
Ohio Amateur Radio Club Donates to Help Needy Families
SAQ to Carry on Tradition of Christmas Eve VLF Transmissions
Fessenden Christmas Eve Commemorative Transmissions Set
UK Telecoms Regulator Revokes 500+ Ham Radio Licenses Not Revalidated
by Holders
Spanish Radio Amateur Dies in Afghan Violence
In Brief...
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
This is the final edition of The ARRL Letter for 2015. There will be
no editions of The ARRL Letter or ARRL Audio News on December 24 or
December 31. Both will return on January 7, 2016. ARRL Headquarters
will be closed on December 25 and January 1, and there will be no W1AW
bulletins or code practice on those days. We wish everyone a safe and
enjoyable holiday season and a happy new year!
ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, to Keynote ARRL National Convention
Banquet
ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, will deliver the
keynote banquet address at the 2016 ARRL National Convention, held in
conjunction with Orlando HamCation®. The banquet will take place on
Saturday, February 13, 2016, at the historic Highland Manor in Apopka,
Florida. Tickets are available on the ARRL National Convention
website.
ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ.
Sumner will retire in May, and his address will be part retrospective,
part a look toward the future. He joined the Headquarters staff in
1968 for the summer and became a part of the permanent staff in 1972.
He was named Secretary and General Manager of ARRL in 1982, with a
change in title to Executive Vice President in 1985, and named CEO in
2001.
He has traveled to more than 60 countries in connection with his ARRL
and International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) responsibilities, which
included 17 years as IARU Secretary.
First licensed as KN1ZND in 1962 at age 13, Sumner has been active in
most phases of Amateur Radio operating. He is an avid CW contester and
has served on the judging committees of World Radiosport Team
Championships in Slovenia (2000), Finland (2002), Brazil (2006),
Russia (2010), and New England (2014). Sumner is the trustee of the
Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station W1AW and of IARU club station
NU1AW.
Orlando HamCation is hosting the 2016 ARRL National Convention
February 12-14 at the Central Florida Fair and Expo Park in Orlando.
The convention will mark the 70th anniversary of HamCation, which
attracted some 14,000 visitors in 2015. Sponsored by the Orlando
Amateur Radio Club, an ARRL-affiliated radio club, Orlando HamCation
has regularly served as the host for the ARRL Southeastern Division
Convention
ARRL EXPO, the focus of the League's national convention, will feature
an array of ARRL exhibits and programs. The League also will sponsor
several presentations and forums. Visit the 2016 ARRL National
Convention website for additional details and information.
Radio Amateurs of Canada Honors Past ARRL, IARU President Larry Price,
W4RA
Larry Price, W4RA, a President Emeritus of ARRL and of the
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), has been appointed as the
inaugural honorary member of the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame.
The appointment, announced by the Hall of Fame Board of Trustees,
followed his nomination by the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) Board of
Directors. The RAC said the honor recognizes Price's "many years of
support of Radio Amateurs of Canada and Amateur Radio in Canada."
Larry Price, W4RA. [Larry Bilansky photo]
In 2014, Price, who has been active in Amateur Radio leadership roles
for more than 30 years, was named Dayton Hamvention® Amateur of the
Year. His other past honors include the highest award of the Norwegian
Radio Relay League, Knight of the Order of the Golden Key, for his
many years of service to the IARU, ARRL, and Amateur Radio in general.
RSGB also has honored Price with its Calcutta Key, for promoting
international goodwill. In 2006 the Quarter Century Wireless
Association (QCWA) elected Price to its Hall of Fame. He is an ARRL
Life Member and a member of the ARRL Maxim Society.
Price served as ARRL president from 1984 until 1992 and as IARU
president from 1999 until 2009. Among other accomplishments, he has
been credited with protecting Amateur Radio frequency allocations; the
adoption of ITU Recommendation ITU-R M.1544 -- minimum qualifications
of radio amateurs; expansion of 40 meters in ITU Regions 1 and 3, and
the allocation of new Amateur Radio LF bands.
His formal induction into the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame will
take place in early 2016. Read more. -- Thanks to Canadian Amateur
Radio Hall of Fame Board Chair Ed Frazer, VE7EF
Florida Ham Agrees to Penalty for Failure to Identify
The FCC Enforcement Bureau has entered into a consent decree with a
Florida radio amateur to resolve an investigation into whether the
licensee violated Sections 97.113(b) and 97.119(a) of the FCC rules by
transmitting one-way communications and failing to identify. As part
of the deal, Thomas J. Warren, K3TW, of Lecanto, Florida, will pay a
monetary penalty. The FCC issued an Order incorporating the Consent
Decree on December 9 in the case, which dates back to June 2015.
"In response to complaints that an unidentified station was
transmitting on an Amateur Radio frequency at 14 MHz, FCC agents
determined that the transmissions were coming from Mr Warren's
residence," the FCC said in its December 9 Order. "To settle this
matter, Mr Warren admits that he failed to transmit his assigned call
sign, violated the Commission's rules, will report any noncompliance
with rules governing the Amateur Radio Service, and will pay a $3500
civil penalty."
The Consent Decree provided a few more details of the case. The FCC
recounted that, after tracking down the unidentified transmissions to
Warren's residence, Warren conceded that he had not identified at
least some transmissions that he'd made that day. "The agents issued
an on-scene written warning to Mr Warren regarding the violations,"
the FCC said in the Consent Decree. "In his written response to the
warning, Mr Warren acknowledged that he may have failed to transmit
his station identification as required on June 25, 2015."
According to the Consent Decree, Warren's transmissions "related to an
ongoing dispute with another Amateur Radio operator, whose intentional
interference had allegedly disrupted communications on the American
Foreign Service Net that operates weekly on 14.316 MHz." Read more.
New Section Manager Appointed in Alaska
Alaska will soon have a new ARRL Section Manager. Ray Hollenbeck,
KL1IL, of Wasilla, Alaska, has been appointed to succeed Jim Larsen,
AL7FS, effective on January 1. Hollenbeck's appointment will be in
effect for the first half of 2016. He has served as an ARRL Emergency
Coordinator for nearly 7 years.
ARRL Manager of Field Services and Radiosport Dave Patton, NN1N, made
the appointment in consultation with Northwestern Division Director
Jim Pace, K7CEX, and the outgoing SM. Larsen, of Anchorage, who will
complete his fourth term as Alaska SM at year's end, decided not to
run for another term after serving for the past 8 years.
When the call for nominations for the next term of Alaska Section
Manager was announced this past summer, no nominating petitions were
submitted by the early September deadline. In accordance with ARRL
Field Organization Rules and Regulations, the Section Manager's
position is being resolicited (see the January 2016 issue of QST, page
77).
A Section Manager elected through resolicitation will serve a term of
18 months -- in this case, starting on July 1, 2016. Details about the
Section Manager nominating process are available on the ARRL website.
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Nominations Solicited for Six ARRL Awards
The ARRL is inviting nominations for awards that recognize educational
and technological pursuits in Amateur Radio. Nominations are also open
for the League's premier award to honor a young licensee.
The Hiram Percy Maxim Award recognizes a radio amateur and ARRL member
under age 21, whose accomplishments and contributions are of the most
exemplary nature within the framework of Amateur Radio activities.
Nominations for this award need to be made through your ARRL Section
Manager, who will then forward the nomination to ARRL Headquarters by
March 31, 2016.
The ARRL Herb S. Brier Instructor of the Year Award honors an ARRL
volunteer Amateur Radio instructor or an ARRL professional classroom
teacher who uses creative instructional approaches and reflects the
highest values of the Amateur Radio community. The award highlights
quality of and commitment to licensing instruction. Nominations are
due by March 15, 2016.
The ARRL Microwave Development Award pays tribute to a radio amateur
or group of radio amateurs who contribute to the development of the
Amateur Radio microwave bands. The nomination deadline is March 31,
2016.
The ARRL Technical Service Award recognizes a licensed radio amateur
or group of radio amateurs who provide Amateur Radio technical
assistance or training to others. The nomination deadline is March 31,
2016.
The ARRL Technical Innovation Award is granted to a radio amateur or
group of radio amateurs who develop and apply new technical ideas or
techniques in Amateur Radio. The nomination deadline is March 31,
2016.
The Knight Distinguished Service Award was established to recognize
exceptionally notable contributions by a Section Manager to the health
and vitality of the ARRL. The nomination deadline is April 30, 2016.
The ARRL Board of Directors selects recipients for these awards.
Winners are typically announced following the Board's July meeting.
More information about these awards is on the ARRL website, or contact
Sean Kutzko, KX9X, tel (860) 594-0328.
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ARRL Rookie Roundup is Just Ahead
The 2015 CW Rookie Roundup is Sunday, December 20. Rookies can take up
their Morse keys (or keyboards) and "pound some brass" in pursuit of
Rookies and Non-rookies alike. Rookies -- anyone licensed for 3 years
or less -- get on the air and call "CQ RR," so other participants can
find them. Grizzled CW veterans call "CQ R" (CQ Rookies).
W6YX at Stanford University hosted a multioperator Rookie Roundup in
2013.
Veteran operators are encouraged to invite new hams to use their
stations and give CW a try, or to invite several newbies over and have
a multi-op. This also is great practice for Straight Key Night on New
Year's Eve, so limber up those sending skills and help to introduce
the joys of CW to a new generation of hams! This is also an excellent
opportunity to take a crack at contesting, during an event designed
for newcomers.
Rookie entrants are encouraged to read "HF Contesting - Good
Practices, Interpretations and Suggestions."
To register teams or submit scores visit the ARRL Rookie Roundup
Contests page, hosted by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM. -- Thanks to Ward Silver,
N0AX
Astronaut Tim Peake, KG5BVI, to Host First ARISS Video Contact
European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Tim Peake, KG5BVI, who just
arrived on board the International Space Station, will be the first
ISS crew member to use the HamTV digital Amateur Radio TV (DATV)
system during an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) contact. Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra, KE5UDN, and Russian
cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, RK3DUP, launched in a Soyuz spacecraft on
December 15 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, and arrived at
ESA Astronaut Tim Peake, KG5BVI (left), on board the Soyuz spacecraft
and on his way to the ISS with Astronaut Tim Kopra, KE5UDN, and
Cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, RK3DUP. [NASA TV image]
the ISS about 6 hours later. The UK ARISS team is assembling a mobile
Earth station, to be installed at the school on the day of the
contact. The team recently visited Goonhilly Earth Station in Cornwall
to commission a dish to receive the 2.4 GHz HamTV DATV transmissions
from the ISS. The ARISS activities have been designed to maximize the
impact of Peake's "Principia Mission" outreach by directly engaging
students with communication technologies and inspiring them to pursue
careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields.
"Both Tim's space mission and Amateur Radio have the power to inspire
young people and encourage them into STEM subjects," said Jeremy
Curtis, Head of Education at the UK Space Agency. "By bringing them
together we can boost their reach and give young people around the UK
the chance to be involved in a space mission and a hands-on project
that will teach them new skills."
During the contacts the ARISS team will provide information displays
on the ISS position and webcams showing both the local and Goonhilly
dishes as they track the ISS. The hosting schools will organize
presentations and displays before and after the contacts, and the
ARISS team will offer a live webcast of the day's events, including
the actual contact with Peake. Read more. -- Thanks to AMSAT, ARISS,
and RSGB
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Ohio Amateur Radio Club Donates to Help Needy Families
The Portage County Amateur Radio Service (PCARS) in Ohio recently
donated nearly $4000 to support the efforts of the Center of Hope in
Ravenna. PCARS President Rick Kruis, K8CAV, and Vice President Jim
Wilson, AC8NT, presented Mark Frisone, chief executive officer of
(L-R) PCARS President Rick Kruis, K8CAV, Mark Frisone, and PCARS Vice
President Jim Wilson, AC8NT. [Stephanie Berry/F&CS photo]
Family & Community Services Inc (F&CS), with a check for $3,851 to
support the Center's efforts. An ARRL-affiliated special service club,
PCARS has more than 200 members. The club sponsors licensing and
upgrading classes as well as operating events and project-building
sessions each month.
"This is truly a clear example of the impact that the Center has on
our community," Frisone said in accepting the club's contribution. "It
is generous donations from area organizations that give us the
resources to continue to help those in need."
The Center of Hope is dedicated to enhancing the nutrition of
low-income people in Portage County where there are no local food
pantries. The center provides free hot meals 5 days a week for 75 to
100 individuals. Groceries are also available monthly through the
Christian Cupboard, free of charge, dependent upon an individual's
income.
SAQ to Carry on Tradition of Christmas Eve VLF Transmissions
Alexanderson alternator transmitter station SAQ at the World Heritage
Grimeton site in Sweden will continue a holiday tradition begun 10
years ago when it takes to the airwaves on Christmas Eve, December 24.
There will be a CW transmission from the Alexanderson alternator on
17.2 kHz from Grimeton Radio/SAQ at 0800 UTC on December 24, with
transmitter tune-up starting at 0730 UTC. Amateur Radio station SK6SAQ
will not be active this year, because the radio room is being
refurbished. The Alexanderson Association website has information on
how to receive the VLF signal.
SAQ accepts listener reports via e-mail, direct mail to
Alexander-Grimeton Veteranradios Vaenner, Radiostationen Grimeton 72
SE-432 98 Grimeton, Sweden. The radio station will be open to
visitors.
The vintage SAQ Alexanderson alternator, dating from the 1920s, is
essentially an ac alternator run at extremely high speed. It can put
out 200 kW, but typically is operated at less than one-half that power
level. Once providing reliable transatlantic communication, it is now
a museum piece and only put on the air for special occasions. The
transmitter was developed by Swedish engineer and radio pioneer Ernst
Alexanderson.
Six 400+ foot towers with 150 foot crossarms support a multi-wire
antenna for SAQ. The actual signal radiates from a vertical wire, one
from each tower. -- Thanks to Lars Kalland, SM6NM
Fessenden Christmas Eve Commemorative Transmissions Set
Brian Justin, WA1ZMS, will again put his 600 meter Experimental
Station WG2XFQ on the air on for a Christmas Eve commemorative
transmission. WG2XFQ will transmit on 486 kHz from Forest, Virginia,
to mark the 109th anniversary of Reginald Fessenden's first audio
transmission. Historic accounts say Fessenden played the violin -- or
a recording -- and read a brief Bible verse. It's been reported that
other radio experimenters and shipboard operators who heard
Fessenden's broadcast were astounded.
Brian Justin, WA1ZMS, built this replica circa-1920 transmitter,
capable of CW and Heising modulated AM. [Brian Justin, WA1ZMS, photo]
Justin will conduct a run-up to this year's event starting at around
mid-day Eastern Time on December 23. The "official" Christmas event
will begin on December 24 at 0001 UTC (the evening of December 23 in
US time zones) and will continue for at least 24 hours. Justin said he
plans to repeat the commemorative transmissions on New Year's Eve and
on New Year's Day.
Fessenden's transmitter was an ac alternator, modulated by placing
carbon microphones in series with the antenna feed line. Justin's
homebuilt station is slightly more modern, based on a 1921 vacuum tube
master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) design. Listener reports are
appreciated and may be sent directly to Brian Justin, WA1ZMS, at his
QRZ.com address.
UK Telecoms Regulator Revokes 500+ Ham Radio Licenses Not Revalidated
by Holders
Ofcom, the UK telecommunications regulator, has revoked the first
batch of Amateur Radio licenses that had not been "revalidated" by
their holders. Ham licenses in the UK used to expire annually, but in
2006, Ofcom began issuing lifetime licenses, which remain in effect
until the agency takes specific action to revoke them. Ofcom has
canceled some Amateur Radio licenses in the past, when the licensee
has specifically requested, but revocation is a different
administrative process altogether. Ofcom announced earlier this fall
that it would begin revoking the licenses of those who had not
revalidated their ham tickets, as UK regulations require; 529 licenses
were in the initial batch.
Ofcom's revocation procedure for the first group of revocations took
about 7 weeks, from the initial announcement to the revocations on
December 4. A formal appeal process is in place, but Ofcom reported
that no one has taken advantage of it so far.
Some estimates have suggested that the number of unvalidated Amateur
Radio licenses might number in the tens of thousands, but the actual
figure won't be known until Ofcom has completed its work on the
project, which is said to be time consuming and labor intensive. It
could be some time before the backlog is cleared. Read more.
Spanish Radio Amateur Dies in Afghan Violence
Isidro Gabino "Gabi" San Martin Hernandez, EB1BT, of Leon, Spain, died
on December 11 as the result of a 9-hour shootout in Kabul,
Afghanistan. He was 48 and the father of four. San Martin was part of
a police contingent guarding the Spanish Embassy in Kabul when a car
bomb, believed set by the Taliban, exploded at the Embassy Guest House
gate. The bombers then entered the compound, and a gun battle erupted.
At least seven members of the diplomatic staff were killed, including
San Martin and another police officer who died in the residential
block of the embassy.
Gabi St Martin Hernandez, EB1BT.
Europa Press reported that San Martin, who volunteered to serve at the
embassy in Kabul, was stationed at the Police Intervention Unit of
Oviedo, although on Friday he was working as part of the embassy
security team. The online 20 Minutos reported that San Martin left a
safe location to look for one of his colleagues and ran into gunfire.
According to an article posted in The Spain Report, the Afghan
Interior Ministry claimed that Afghan Police Special Forces killed all
of the attackers involved in the Friday night raid. Spanish
authorities are still sorting out the details of the bombing and the
resulting deaths. -- Thanks to The Daily DX
In Brief...
Santa Claus Arctic Circle Team Active: The Santa Claus Arctic Circle
Team will be active as OH9SCL (Santa Claus Land) and OF9X (Old Father
9 Christmas) from the Finnish Lappland above the Arctic Circle during
December. OH9SCL and OF9X have been on the air each holiday season for
the past 30 years. Activity will be mostly on the HF bands, on all
modes. The activity is organized by the Radio Club of the Arctic
Circle, OH9AB, and the Radio Club of Pusula, OH9W, and supported by
Radio Arcala, OH8X. QSL via OH9AB. For more information and updates,
visit the OH9AB website or the Santa Claus Land Facebook page.
Kosovo Amateur Radio Association SHRAK Joins International Amateur
Radio Union: The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has
announced that the Kosovo Amateur Radio Association, (SHRAK) has been
accepted into membership as the result of a second vote by member
societies. The action has no effect on Kosovo's DXCC status. Kosovo
was proposed for IARU membership in 2014, but the proposal failed. Two
affirmative votes arrived after the ballot deadline, however, and IARU
Region 1 requested the IARU International Secretariat to conduct
another vote, which did result in SHRAK's receiving the necessary
affirmative votes. With a history that dates back to the days of the
former Yugoslavia, SHRAK was reconstituted in 2012, when the
government authorized the establishment of an Amateur Radio Service,
and SHRAK established a training and licensing program. Vjollca Caka,
Z61VB, is SHRAK's president. Special event station Z60IARU is expected
to be on the air for the closing days of 2015 as part of the IARU's
90th anniversary commemoration.
CW Skimmer Developer Alex Shovkoplyas, VE3NEA, Receives RAC Radio
Amateur of the Year Plaque Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) honored CW
Skimmer developer Alex Shovkoplyas, VE3NEA, as its 2014 Radio Amateur
of the Year, and he received the plaque on October 31 at the annual
York Region Hamfest near Toronto. Presenting Shovkoplyas with the
plaque was the new RAC Ontario South Director Phil Mcbride, VA3QR. The
plaque cites Schovkoplyas for "outstanding and consistent contribution
to the welfare of Amateur Radio." A contesting tool, CW Skimmer
interprets call signs sent in CW over a wide receiver bandwidth and
identifies waterfall traces by call sign. The extracted call signs
then are exported as DX spots. He's also developed other free software
packages for Amateur Radio, including the propagation tool Ham Cap.
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Solar activity increased over the
past week, compared to the previous 7 days. The average daily sunspot
number for December 10-16 was 74.3, up from 48 over December 3-9.
Average daily solar flux increased from 102.2 to 118.6.
Geomagnetic indices were also higher, with the planetary A index going
from 9.9 to 15.6, and the mid-latitude A index from 6.6 to 11.3.
The latest prediction from USAF/NOAA forecasters shows daily solar
flux at 125 on December 17-19; 120 on December 20-21; 115 on December
22-24; 110, 105, and 98 on December 25-27; 95 on December 28-29; 98 on
December 30-31; 100 on January 1-2; 105 on January 3; 110 on January
4-6; 115 on January 7-9; peaking at 130 on January 11-13, then
dropping back below 100 after January 22.
The predicted planetary A index is 5 on December 17-26; 18, 15, and 10
on December 27-29; 5 on December 30-31; 15, 20, 18, and 10 on January
1-4; 8, 20, 18, and 12 on January 5-8, and 10, 8, 18, and 25 on
January 9-12. The planetary A index then quiets down to 5 on January
16-22.
HF radio conditions look promising over the next 10 days, with low
geomagnetic activity and sustained sunspot activity and solar flux.
Sunspot numbers for December 10 through 16 were 86, 77, 89, 74, 81,
64, and 49, with a mean of 48. The10.7 centimeter flux was 108.5,
113.7, 116.7, 122.5, 124, 118.9, and 126.2, with a mean of 102.2.
Estimated planetary A indices were 23, 20, 12, 8, 22, 17, and 7, with
a mean of 9.9. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 18, 14, 8, 6, 15,
13, and 5, with a mean of 6.6.
Send me your reports and observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
December 18 -- Russian 160 Meter Contest (CW)
December 18 -- AGB-Party Contest (CW, phone, digital)
December 19 -- Feld Hell Sprint
December 19 -- OK DX RTTY Contest
December 19 -- 144 RAC Winter Contest (CW, phone)
December 19-20 -- Croatian CW Contest (CW)
December 20 -- ARRL Rookie Roundup (CW)
December 21 -- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest (CW)
December 23 -- SKCC Sprint (CW)
December 26 -- DARC Christmas Contest (CW, phone)
December 26-27 -- World Wide Iron Ham Contest (CW, phone, digital)
December 27 -- Stew Perry Topband Challenge (CW)
December 27 -- RAEM Contest (CW)
January 1 -- ARRL Straight Key Night
January 1 -- AGB New Year Snowball Contest (CW, phone, digital)
January 1 -- SARTG New Year RTTY Contest
January 1 -- AGCW Happy New Year Contest (CW)
January 1 -- AGCW VHF/UHF Contest (CW)
January 1 -- QRP ARCI New Years Sprint (CW)
January 2 -- PODXS 070 Club PSK Fest
January 2-3 -- WW PMC Contest (CW, phone)
January 2-3 -- Original QRP Contest (CW)
January 2-3 -- ARRL RTTY Roundup
January 2-3 -- EUCW 160 Meter Contest (CW)
January 3 -- Kids Day (phone)
January 5 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)
January 6 -- UKEICC 80 Meter Contest (phone)
See the ARRL Contest Calendar for more information. For in-depth
reporting on Amateur Radio contesting, subscribe to The ARRL Contest
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Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
January 9 -- TECHFEST, Lawrenceville, Georgia
January 10 -- New York City-Long Island Section Convention, Bethpage,
New York
January 15-16 -- Southern Florida Section Convention, Fort Myers,
Florida
January 15-16 -- North Texas Section Convention, Forest Hill, Texas
January 17-23 -- Quartzfest, Quartzsite, Arizona
January 29-30 -- Mississippi State Convention, Jackson, Mississippi
January 29-31 -- Puerto Rico State Convention, Hatillo, Puerto Rico
February 6 -- South Carolina State Convention, N. Charleston, South
Carolina
February 12-14 -- ARRL National Convention, Orlando, Florida
February 19-20 -- Southwestern Division Convention, Yuma, Arizona
February 27 -- WCF Section Technical Conference, Tampa, Florida
February 27 -- New Mexico TechFest, Albuquerque, New Mexico
February 27 -- Vermont State Convention, S. Burlington, Vermont
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