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Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, Will Succeed David Sumner, K1ZZ, as ARRL CEO
Hams Turn Out to Help as Massive Snowfall Stuns Several States
ARES Volunteers Support Major Flood Responses
Congressman Intercedes with FCC Chairman on Amateur Radio Interference
Concerns
Former Colorado Section Manager Appointed as Rocky Mountain Division
Vice Director
National Parks on the Air Update
A VHF Contest in January -- How Cool is That ?
Severe Weather Curtails VP8STI South Sandwich Operation; Team Heads to
South Georgia
In Brief...
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, Will Succeed David Sumner, K1ZZ, as ARRL CEO
Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, of West Palm Beach, Florida, will succeed David
Sumner, K1ZZ, as the chief executive officer of ARRL, effective April
18. In that role, he will oversee all activities at ARRL Headquarters
in Newington, Connecticut. Meeting in a special webinar session on
January 25, all 15 ARRL Directors voted to elect Gallagher as CEO and
Secretary, positions that Sumner will relinquish on April 18.
Gallagher will join the ARRL staff as CEO-Elect on February 29, and a
transition period will follow.
ARRL CEO-Elect Tom Gallagher, NY2RF.
"I am excited by the prospects of ARRL's Second Century, but I am
equally mindful of Dave Sumner's enormous 4-decade contribution to our
organization and of the extraordinary contributions he has made to
advancing the art and science of Amateur Radio, to growing our ranks,
and to expanding the sheer enjoyment of ham radio around the world,"
Gallagher said. "We need to focus on those parts of the population
that are not participating in what Amateur Radio has to offer as an
avocation, as well as the ones that are."
Gallagher said he is looking forward to attending the ARRL 2016
National Convention, hosted by the Orlando HamCation, February 12-14.
Licensed in Pennsylvania in 1966 as WA3GRF (and later N4GRF in North
Carolina), Gallagher is a member of the West Palm Beach Amateur Radio
Group. He describes himself as "an incurable HF DXer and inveterate
tinkerer." He credits his first visit to The Franklin Institute's
Amateur Radio station, W3TKQ, in 1963 for inspiring his interest in
ham radio.
Amateur Radio led to an early career in broadcasting. He was a
cameraman and technician with WGBH-TV in Boston, the CBS Television
Network, and Metromedia's WIP Radio in Philadelphia.
He joins ARRL following 3 decades as an international investment
banker and financial services executive. His career has included
senior leadership positions with JP Morgan Chase & Co and CIBC
Oppenheimer & Co in New York, and with Wachovia Capital Markets in
Charlotte, North Carolina. He has also served as an adjunct professor
at the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and as
CEO of the Secondary School Admission Test Board in Princeton, New
Jersey. Gallagher has served on boards, both public and non-profit,
including the boards of two NYSE companies, the NPR affiliate in
Charlotte, the Executive Board of The Penn Fund at the University of
Pennsylvania, and The International Center of Photography.
Gallagher graduated magna cum laude with a BA from the University of
Pennsylvania, and he holds an MBA from The Wharton School. He is a
graduate of The Lawrenceville School, where he held the Nicholas Noyes
scholarship.
In addition to ham radio, Gallagher enjoys saltwater fishing and
sailing which, he confesses, is sometimes just an excuse to operate
maritime mobile.
Gallagher and his wife Lindy Allyn divide their time between West Palm
Beach, Florida, and Manhattan. They have three sons. He plans to
return to Connecticut, where he had lived previously for 13 years in
New Canaan. Read more.
Hams Turn Out to Help as Massive Snowfall Stuns Several States
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and SKYWARN volunteers were at
the ready as a storm of historic proportions over the January 23-24
weekend dropped up to 3 1/2 feet of snow, some of it on states not
used to seeing much snow at all. Utility line icing caused power
outages in some states, and flooding occurred along coastal areas.
While the storm bypassed Northern New England, it brought major East
Coast cities to their knees, and some 30 deaths were blamed on the
severe weather. Federal offices in Washington, DC, including FCC
Headquarters, were closed for 2 days.
New York City Area
ARRL NYC/Long Island Section Manager Jim Mezey, W2KFV, reported
approximately 2 feet of snow with some local flooding in his Section.
ARES members were active in ARES and SKYWARN nets on local repeaters,
and 40 meters was used to transmit weather information using digital
modes.
Eastern New York Section Emergency Coordinator David Galletly, KM2O,
said parts of his section received little to no snow; other areas
closer to New York City were clobbered. "The snow/no snow line was
extremely sharp," he told ARRL. Reports with snow total data
attributed to "Amateur Radio" were filed from several Eastern New York
counties in National Weather Service (NWS) statements, including
observations from Bergen and Passaic counties in New Jersey, from
Westchester, Suffolk, and Orange counties and Bronx borough in New
York, and New Haven and Fairfield counties in Connecticut.
The Southeast
The Appalachian Region may have been the hardest hit, with more than
40 inches of snow reported in parts of West Virginia, where a state of
emergency was declared. Kanawha County ARES activated nets on 75, 40,
and 2 meters.
"We were lucky," said ARRL West Virginia SM Phillip Groves, N8SFO.
"Lots of snow -- 24 inches in Beckley, a few power outages around the
state. We had several ARES/RACES nets on standby, and a lot of hams
with nothing to do but talk on the radio."
A state of emergency also was declared in Kentucky, not typically
known for snow emergencies, after several counties received a foot or
more of snow, stranding thousands of motorists along a stretch of
Interstate 75. Kentucky Public Information Officer Greg Lamb, W0QI,
said the Kentucky Emergency HF Net activated on 75 meters, with
stations checking in from throughout the Commonwealth. Hazard and
Harlan County-area repeaters activated a SKYWARN net that remained
active until after the storm had passed. Amateur Radio volunteers
provided 67 storm-related reports to the NWS Jackson office. Some area
repeaters were down as a result of the storm.
Shelby County ARES was contacted by served agencies and put on standby
to assist with possible shelter duty. In Madison, Rockcastle, and
Laurel counties, the Red Cross asked for assistance after the
Interstate 75 closing.
In Virginia, NWS Wakefield SKYWARN Amateur Radio Coordinator Steve
Crow, KG4PEQ, said the Wakefield SKYWARN Amateur Radio Team was active
from Friday morning through Saturday evening, with brief wrap-up nets
to take total snowfall reports on Sunday.
"While the SKYWARN Radio Desk at NWS Wakefield (WX4AKQ) was not
activated, we ran local nets in four of our regions impacted by the
storm," Crow told ARRL. "Participation exceeded expectations, with 13
SKYWARN net controls taking 274 reports from 109 different spotters."
In Stafford County, about a dozen ham radio volunteers deployed to
support communication for the county emergency manager, but no
emergency developed there.
In North Carolina, the storm brought snow and downed utility lines,
leaving some 200,000 without power at the peak, but causing no
communication outages, ARES SEC Tom Brown, N4TAB, reported. "A few
shelters were opened, but were subsequently closed due to minimal
need," he said.
Middle Atlantic
Delaware, which typically experiences fairly mild winters, was not
spared this time. "While some areas of Delaware received up to 17
inches of snow, public service, wireless, and telephone services were
operational throughout," ARRL Delaware SM Bill Duveneck, KB3KYH, said.
"This made for a very routine and uneventful ARES activation...just
the kind we always hope for."
Amateur Radio volunteers in The First State began preparing for the
storm the day before it started, firing up a "Ready Net" in Sussex
County, providing weather forecasts and potential served-agency
assignments. The next morning, ARES initiated spot reporting to the
county emergency operations center (EOC), staffed by Sussex County
RACES. The ARES Storm Net opened at noon, and stayed up into the
evening. Duveneck said 34 volunteers participated in the net,
reporting weather, downed wires, and traffic accidents. Other ARES
volunteers staffed a shelter at a Georgetown high school, and ARES
remained on standby to assist South Delaware hospitals and the
Delaware State Police.
SKYWARN nets were reported active in New Jersey's southern Ocean
County.
Southern New England
In Connecticut, Section Emergency Coordinator Wayne Gronlund, N1CLV,
summed it up this way: "Our first significant winter storm has passed
with surprisingly few power disruptions!"
Noah Goldstein, KB1VWZ, at WX1BOX at the NWS Taunton office in
Massachusetts. [Rob Macedo, KD1CY, photo]
In Massachusetts, the NWS Taunton office's SKYWARN station WX1BOX
activated for 16 hours over the weekend to gather reports on the
blizzard's effects over its coverage area. The storm largely affected
the area south of Boston toward southeastern Massachusetts --
especially Cape Cod and the Islands, south-central Rhode Island, and
south-central Connecticut. WX1BOX handled several hundred snowfall
reports, as well as reports of damage due to high winds and the heavy,
wet snow, and of coastal flooding.
"Compared to last year, this storm did not impact our Section as badly
as it could have, but there were still reports of significant
snowfall, as well as some coastal flooding and pockets of tree and
wire damage and power outages," said Eastern Massachusetts ARES
Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator Rob Macedo, KD1CY. "SKYWARN
Net reports were invaluable." SKYWARN nets also were active in
southeastern Connecticut.
Nantucket ARES was on standby to support shelter operations on the
island, as power outages mounted, but power was restored quickly
enough to avert the need for opening a shelter. Read more.
ARES Volunteers Support Major Flood Responses
Amateur Radio operators put their skills to work during flooding in
the Centralia area of Southwest Washington and during historic
flooding in the Greater St Louis, Missouri, area in December and
January. In Missour,i ARES® volunteers from three counties pitched in.
Bill Grimsbo, N0PNP, Missouri District C Emergency Coordinator, said
Amateur Radio volunteers worked with responding agencies.
Jim Hart, KD0EUX, at American Red Cross Headquarters during the St
Louis-area flooding. [Photo courtesy of Janelle Haible, N0MTI]
Prolonged rain occurred December 26-28, with the heaviest rainfall in
a 50- to 75-mile wide swath from Southwest Missouri through the St
Louis Metropolitan area and into Central Illinois. The total 6 to 12
inches of rainfall led to life-threatening flash flooding and historic
river flooding, capping off the wettest year on record for St Louis at
61.24 inches.
More than 2 dozen radio amateurs from St Louis Metro ARES, St Charles
County ARES, Illinois Section ARES, and St Louis and suburban radio
club members worked with the American Red Cross in serving some 19,400
meals and coordinating more than 640 overnight stays for those
displaced by flooding. ARES and club operators were asked to help
coordinate communications among shelters in four counties and Red
Cross headquarters. On average, volunteers worked 6 to 8 hour shifts,
employing repeaters maintained by area radio clubs.
St Charles County Division of Emergency Management also called on ARES
to conduct road closure reconnaissance for emergency services.
Volunteers also performed "windshield" damage assessments, where they
drove by hundreds of homes, surveying for damage.
St Francois and Ste Genevieve County ARES worked together to assist
Ste Genevieve County emergency managers with 24-hour walks to assess
the condition of the critical levees that protect lives and property
in that county.
More than 20 people died in the historic flooding. Hundreds were
displaced from their homes as rivers, streams, and lakes overflowed
banks and levees.
Heavy rainfall in December led several southwestern Washington rivers
to reach flood stage, prompting an ARES response. [Robert E. Willey,
KD7OWN, photo]
In the Pacific Northwest, the Centralia area of Southwest Washington
again found itself on Mother Nature's target list for December rain
and local flooding, and Amateur Radio volunteers were called in to
help. The region saw nearly continuous rain during the first week in
December, with especially heavy rainfall on December 7. As a result,
three major rivers -- the Chehalis, the Skookumchuck, and the Newaukum
-- quickly reached flood stage. The Centralia ARES team activated on a
24-hour basis on December 8, monitoring EOC Amateur Radio systems and
helping to set up the remainder of the EOC for a full-scale response.
On December 9, two local creeks -- China and Salzer -- overflowed
their banks and inundated Centralia's downtown district, before the
major rivers had reached flood stage. ARES team members began a second
response phase, performing "windshield" surveys to determine the
extent and depth of water in each residential area. Team members also
monitored selected high-water points to provide "eyes-on-the-scene"
observations of how rapidly flood waters were rising. Throughout the
day, hams reported conditions -- block by block, response area by
response area -- to the EOC and incident commanders.
By late on December 8, even though rivers were still reaching flood
stage, emergency managers could breathe a sigh of relief, as it became
clear that the local flooding was not going to be on the order of an
earlier disaster that closed Interstate 5 for several days. Several
dangerous landslides did occur, though, and a stretch of Highway 12
was closed due to washouts. The ARES team deployed 75 members. Read
more. -- Thanks to Janelle Haible, N0MTI, St Louis (Missouri) Metro
ARES Public Information Officer, and to Bob Willey, KD7OWN, Emergency
Coordinator, Centralia Amateur Radio Emergency Service
congressman Intercedes with FCC Chairman on Amateur Radio Interference
Concerns
New York Congressman Peter King has asked FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to
put some Enforcement Bureau heat on those interfering with various
radio communication services, including Amateur Radio, in the New York
City Metropolitan Area. While visiting Capitol Hill recently to
promote the Amateur Radio Parity Act, ARRL Hudson Division Director
Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, and General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, met with
King, a Republican representing New York's 2nd District, to discuss
the interference issue. King is among the original of the 118
cosponsors of the Amateur Radio Parity Act (H.R. 1301) in the US
House.
"Rep King, a long-time supporter of Amateur Radio who is also very
concerned about malicious interference with licensed services, offered
to send a letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler on our behalf," Lisenco
said. "Like many areas of the country, the Hudson Division has been
plagued with malicious interference on our VHF and UHF repeaters for
years. There has been no relief from the FCC, despite repeated pleas
for remedy made by ARRL. All requests for help have consistently
fallen on deaf ears."
(L-R) ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD; US Rep Peter King
(R-NY), and ARRL Hudson Division Director Mike Lisenco, N2YBB.
In his January 15 letter to Wheeler, King pointed out that while
multiple perpetrators have been involved, the identity of the
"ringleader" is well known to the Enforcement Bureau. He reiterated
that the malicious interference had "been allowed to continue for too
long," and he called for "timely and visible enforcement" to deter
others.
"The Amateur Radio repeaters on Long Island that are rendered useless
by this individual are used for emergency preparedness exercises and
were used extensively in Hurricane Sandy disaster relief efforts,"
King told Wheeler. "This individual has been allowed to proceed
without any apparent Commission enforcement for well over 2 years,
despite repeated complaints from ARRL, NBC engineering staff, and at
least two Long Island Amateur Radio clubs. NBC remote pickup units and
public safety radio systems also have been troubled by malicious
interference.
King said he realizes that FCC Enforcement Bureau resources are
limited and that he appreciates the attention the Commission has paid
to such issues as pirate radio investigations, but he asked for a
tougher stance.
"[D]eliberate interference with public safety, broadcast program
production, and Amateur Radio public service communications...must be
swiftly and visibly addressed," King concluded. Read more.
Former Colorado Section Manager Appointed as Rocky Mountain Division
Vice Director
ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, has named a new Rocky Mountain
Division Vice Director. Former Colorado Section Manager Jeff Ryan,
K0RM, will succeed Dwayne Allen, WY7FD, who assumed the position of
Rocky Mountain Director after former Director Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT,
was elected as ARRL Second Vice President at the ARRL Board of
Directors meeting January 15-16. Ryan, 61, lives in Westminster,
Colorado, and is an ARRL Life Member. He served in Colorado's top ARRL
Field Organization elected office from 2001 until 2011, when he
decided not to run for another term. Allen announced Ryan's
appointment over the weekend at the Winterfest in Colorado.
ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Director Dwayne Allen, WY7FD (left),
presents new Vice Director Jeff Ryan, K0RM, with his ARRL badge.
"Needless to say, Jeff brings great experience to the table, and I'm
very excited to have him join the Division leadership team," Allen
said in a message to the Rocky Mountain Division.
Ryan has also served as an Assistant SM in Colorado. He is president
and director of Rocky Mountain Ham Radio, and director and co-chair of
HamCon Colorado -- the Rocky Mountain Division Convention. He's also
served as director and vice chair of the Colorado Council of Amateur
Radio Clubs.
President Roderick has not yet filled a vacancy in the Dakota Division
Vice Director's chair. Vice Director Kent Olson, KA0LDG, became the
Division's Director after former Director Greg Widin, K0GW, was
elected by the Board of Directors as First Vice President. An
announcement is expected soon.
National Parks on the Air Update
NPOTA activations of smaller or urban units will pose significant
challenges for both the Activator and the NPS staff on site. If you're
planning an activation of a small NPS site for NPOTA, you must reach
out to the NPS unit's Centennial Coordinator far in advance for advice
on how a NPOTA activation might be successfully staged from that unit.
Work together to address any concerns long before you activate, and
your chance of success and good relations with NPS staff will
increase.
It's going to be a busy week for NPOTA, with Activations scheduled for
January 28-February 3, including Shiloh National Military Park (MP08),
and Point Reyes National Seashore (SS10).
Details about these and other activations coming up can be found on
the NPOTA Activations calendar.
Love NPOTA? Join the ARRL NPOTA Facebook group!
A VHF Contest in January -- How Cool is That?
If El Niño has your weather upside down, perhaps the ARRL January VHF
Contest will get you right side up and back in a contesting mood! This
annual event begins at 1900 UTC on Saturday, January 30, and it wraps
up at 0359 UTC on Monday, February 1. The object is for amateurs in
the US and Canada (and possessions) to work as many stations in as
many different Maidenhead grid squares as possible using frequencies
above 50 MHz. It's the US and Canada (and possessions) working each
other and the rest of the world (think F2 propagation!).
When in doubt, look north! Aurora propagation is always possible at
this time of year. [Photo courtesy of Olavur Frederiksen, OY1OF]
"Assuming Mother Nature cooperates, the January VHF Contest offers a
welcome reprieve from what might be the long winter doldrums," said
new ARRL Contest Branch Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ. Whether from home,
portable, or even as a rover, he said, the event offers something for
everyone, including FM-only operators.
Jahnke said a good mix of propagation typically manifests in January,
and, while tropo may be less of a factor, aurora can provide a boost
for northern tier stations. "Meteor scatter and EME (moonbounce) folks
will be looking for newcomers as well as the seasoned crowd to join in
this more-challenging fun," he added.
Contact the ARRL Contest Branch for more information. Read more.
Severe Weather Curtails VP8STI South Sandwich Operation; Team Heads to
South Georgia
It's been a tense time for the Intrepid-DX Group's VP8 DXpedition team
on South Sandwich, which had been operating as VP8STI. A fierce South
Atlantic storm bearing 70 MPH winds and dropping 2 to 3 feet of snow
slammed the VP8STI encampment, threatening to shut down the operation.
"Since early this morning, we have been experiencing blizzard-like
conditions with strong winds and heavy snowfall," DXpedition Co-Leader
Paul Ewing, N6PSE, said on January 24. "Some of our antennas have
become damaged by the high winds, and the snowfall is making access to
them very difficult. It is also increasingly difficult to refuel our
generators." The group managed to recover, repair its antennas, and
return to the air, however, and the VP8STI operators soldiered on
despite the adverse conditions.
Not long afterward, though, a storm-related emergency forced the
VP8STI team to abandon its equipment and belongings and return to
their transport vessel, the R/V Braveheart. Chief Pilot Toni Gonzalez,
EA5RM, said the Braveheart's skipper, Nigel Jolly, declared an
emergency on January 25 at 2120 UTC, ordering the VP8STI team to cease
all operations and come back to the ship. According to Gonzalez, a
large ice floe that broke away due to the storm threatened to block
the entrance to the bay where the team had camped, raising the
possibility that the ship might not have been able to retrieve the
operators.
While the emergency effectively ended the VP8STI phase of the
two-pronged DXpedition, the team was able to return to camp on January
26 to retrieve its gear and equipment. Gonzalez said on January 27
that the team expects to be on as VP8SGI from South Georgia by the
afternoon of January 29 and will attempt to operate from there for 8
days.
VP8STI generated hectic pileups, logging more than 51,600 contacts,
with more remaining to be uploaded once the team reaches South
Georgia. -- Thanks to The Daily DX
In Brief...
ARRL Network Maintenance Set for January 30: The ARRL IT Department
will conduct overnight maintenance on its network Saturday, January
30, to improve reliability and security. The work will occur between 8
PM EST on Saturday, January 30, and 6 AM EST on Sunday, January 31.
(January 31, from 0100 UTC until 1100 UTC). During this period, some
or all systems may be temporarily unavailable. The website will remain
up, but online purchasing will not be available. E-mail will also be
offline, but all messages will be queued for later delivery. We
apologize for any inconvenience.
Deadline is February 1 to Submit Nominations for Dayton Hamvention
2016 Awards: Monday, February 1, is the deadline for Dayton
Hamvention® 2016 nominations for Amateur of the Year, Special
Achievement, Technical Excellence, and Club of the Year awards. All
Amateur Radio operators/clubs are eligible. Winners will be recognized
at Hamvention 2016, May 20-22, at Hara Arena. Additional details and
nomination forms are available on the Dayton Hamvention website. Send
nominations via e-mail or to Dayton Hamvention Awards, PO Box 1446,
Dayton, OH 45401-1446.
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Solar activity increased January
21-27 compared to the previous 7 days. Average daily sunspot numbers
increased from 46 to 57.3; average daily solar flux went from 100.7 to
106. Geomagnetic indices were also higher, with planetary A index
going from 9 to 11.6.
Predicted solar flux for the short term is 115, 112, and 115 on
January 28-30; 112 on January 31-February 1; 118 on February 2-3; 112
on February 4; 100 on February 5-6; 105 on February 7-11; 110 on
February 12-13; 105 on February 14-15, and 100 on February 16-20.
Predicted planetary A index is 12, 10, 8, and 5 on January 28-31; 8,
15, 12, and 8 on February 1-4; 5 on February 5-6; 12 on February 7-8;
10 on February 9; 8 on February 10; 5 on February 11-16, and 10, 15,
10, 12, and 15 on February 17-21.
Sunspot numbers for January 21 through 27 were 56, 50, 54, 47, 58, 61,
and 75, with a mean of 46. The 10.7 centimeter flux was 104, 100.5,
98.9, 103.8, 107.6, 114.8, and 112.7, with a mean of 100.7. Estimated
planetary A indices were 32, 14, 12, 11, 3, 4, and 5, with a mean of
9. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 15, 10, 10, 9, 3, 3, and 3,
with a mean of 7.6.
Send me your reports and observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
January 29-31 -- CQ 160 Meter Contest (CW)
January 30 -- Feld Hell Sprint
January 30 -- REF Contest (CW)
January 30-31 -- UBA DX Contest (SSB)
January 30-31 -- Winter Field Day (CW, phone, digital)
January 30-February 1 -- ARRL January VHF Contest (CW, phone, digital)
January 31-February 3 -- Classic Exchange (CW)
February 1 -- RSGB 80 Meter Club Championship (SSB)
February 2 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)
February 3 -- UKEICC 80 Meter Contest (SSB)
See the ARRL Contest Calendar for more information. For in-depth
reporting on Amateur Radio contesting, subscribe to The ARRL Contest
Update via your ARRL member profile e-mail preferences.
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
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 6 -- Virginia State Convention (Frostfest), Richmond,
Virginia
February 12-14 -- ARRL National Convention, Orlando, Florida
February 13 -- Georgia ARES Convention, Forsyth, Georgia
February 19-20 -- Southwestern Division Convention, Yuma, Arizona
February 20 -- Arkansas State Convention, Hoxie, Arkansas
February 27 -- WCF Section Technical Conference, Tampa, Florida
February 27 -- New Mexico TechFest, Albuquerque, New Mexico
February 27 -- Vermont State Convention, S. Burlington, Vermont
March 4-5 -- Alabama Section Convention, Birmingham, Alabama
March 11-12 -- Louisiana State Convention, Rayne, Louisiana
March 18-19 -- South Texas Section Convention, Rosenburg, Texas
March 19 -- West Texas Section Convention, Midland, Texas
March 19 -- MicroHAMS Digital Conference, Redmond, Washington
March 25-26 -- Maine State Convention, Lewiston, Maine
April 2 -- Delta Division Convention, Fort Smith, Arkansas
April 2 -- North Carolina Section Convention, Raleigh, North Carolina
April 8-9 -- Oklahoma State Convention, Claremore, Oklahoma
April 9-10 -- Communications Academy, Seattle, Washington
April 15-17 -- International DX Convention, Visalia, California
April 15-17 -- VHF Super Conference, Sterling, Virginia
April 16 -- Delaware State Convention, Georgetown, Delaware
April 22-24 -- Idaho State Convention, Boise, Idaho
April 23 -- Aurora '16 Conference, White Bear Lake, Minnesota
April 23 -- Nebraska State Convention, Lincoln, Nebraska
April 29-May 1 -- Nevada State Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada
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