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New ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, Pledges World-Class Service,
Openness, Inclusiveness
EchoLink VoIP Service Proving Valuable in Handling Ecuador Earthquake
Traffic
You Have an Appointment with the Doctor!
National Parks on the Air Update
Amateur Radio Praised Following Participation in Washington
Interoperability Exercise
US ARDF Champions Now Looking Toward September World Championships in
Bulgaria
On-the-Air Activity to Highlight International Marconi Day on April 23
The "Other" Heard Island DXpedition -- VK0LD
In Brief...
The K7RA Solar Update
This Week in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
New ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, Pledges World-Class Service,
Openness, Inclusiveness
The ARRL's new Chief Executive Officer Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, got down
to work on his first day in office on April 18 by promising to make
the League's foundational business processes "rock solid" and bring
them up to state of the art, which members have a right to expect.
Gallagher, who arrived at Headquarters on February 29 as CEO-Elect,
has now assumed the top leadership post long held by David Sumner,
K1ZZ, who officially retired on April 18. In late January, all 15 ARRL
Directors voted to elect Gallagher as CEO and Secretary, and Gallagher
said he plans to build upon Sumner's legacy. During weeks of walking
the halls and speaking with what he described as "the 95 outstanding
employees we have here at Headquarters," Gallagher said he's seen a
lot that's positive but acknowledged that some issues need attention.
ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF.
"My colleagues require the tools to do their jobs efficiently and
effectively," he said. "When they don't have them it makes it harder
for them to serve our members. We want to keep traffic moving. That
will require investment and hard work, but we're going to do it."
Gallagher said some resources would be redeployed into areas that need
more support, to improve or enhance the League's service.
The new CEO pointed to the recent example of more than 1000 issues of
QST that were lost in transit to members' mailboxes due to a train
derailment. "Within 24 hours, we knew exactly which copies had been
destroyed, and the Circulation Department sent out replacement copies
via First-Class Mail," he said. "That's the kind of world-class
service we want to perpetuate."
QST readers soon will see Gallagher's personal stamp on the monthly
editorial, which he's renamed "Second Century." While it will be
essentially the same format as Sumner's "It Seems to Us" editorial,
"the latter belongs to Dave," Gallagher said. "I don't think I could
ever replace his erudition and his scholarship, or match his plain
speaking, and I'm not going to try."
Gallagher also has promised a spirit of openness and inclusiveness to
bring the enrichment of Amateur Radio to a wider community. "Greater
transparency is my guiding principle, as well as that of ARRL
President Rick Roderick, K5UR, and the goals included in the Strategic
Plan approved by the ARRL Board of Directors ," he added. Gallagher
invited members to take their suggestions and concerns directly to
him.
Gallagher's assumption of the CEO post coincided with World Amateur
Radio Day, which marks the founding of the International Amateur Radio
Union (IARU) in 1925. Read more.
EchoLink VoIP Service Proving Valuable in Handling Ecuador Earthquake
Traffic
What you see on the news is only the tip of the iceberg of what really
happened as a result of the devastating April 16 earthquake in
Ecuador, Michigan physician Rick Dorsch, NE8Z/HC1MD, told ARRL. Since
the 7.8 magnitude quake hit while most people were at home finishing
dinner, "thousands of people" remain buried in the rubble of collapsed
buildings, he said, although some have been found alive. Dorsch and
his wife Maria, HC1MM, also a physician, have been helping to handle
health-and-welfare traffic via EchoLink, which is connected to the
Ecuadorean interlaced national 2 meter repeater network.
The destroyed home of well-known DXer Lilian de Ayala, HC4L. [Courtesy
of Rick Dorsch, NE8Z/HC1MD]
"EchoLink is actually a fantastic Amateur Radio service," Dorsch told
ARRL. "It has become extremely useful for the hams there to reach out
to the outside world via 2 meters." (Other reports have indicated that
some EchoLink nodes have been shut down to save power.)
HF also is playing a role, and radio amateurs have been asked to give
7.060 MHz (LSB) a wide berth while the Cadena HC Net handles emergency
traffic. Dorsch said some problems have cropped up from DX pileups
that have overlapped the net's frequency.
Dorsch pointed out that while most of the damage was in the HC4 areas
of Manabí and Esmeraldas provinces and the HC2 area of Guayas
Province, what's not seen from the outside is the heavy damage to
surrounding small fishing villages and colonial towns that were
leveled. Fortunately the Portoviejo Radio Club was undamaged, and
members have been operating from there. Dorsch said that electrical
power is starting to return, and the cellular network is still "iffy,"
but the Quito Radio Club is providing battery-powered cellphone
charging stations.
A lot of health-and-welfare traffic is headed not only between Ecuador
and the US but to Spain, Chile, and elsewhere, he reported. Dorsch
said more bilingual Spanish-English speakers are needed on the HC1BG-R
EchoLink channel.
While power has been knocked out over much of the affected region,
Dorsch said, he's witnessing hams all over Ecuador operating from
mobile stations, portable stations, and, in some cases, from home.
"All of the Ecuadorean radio clubs have been on high alert and are
helping in search-and-rescue efforts," he said. "Ham radio at its
best!"
Lilian "Mami" de Ayala, HC4L. [Courtesy of Rick Dorsch, NE8Z/HC1MD]
On a more positive note, Dorsch said that noted DXer Lilian "Mami" de
Ayala, HC4L, barely escaped death or serious injury when her home
collapsed. The 85-year-old, who lives in Portoviejo, was in her radio
room seconds before the earthquake hit. "Her granddaughter had come
over to visit, so Lilian went into another part of the house," Dorsch
said. Her radio room and home were destroyed, and her next-door
neighbor was among the casualties.
"She's still in shock and can't believe she's alive," Dorsch told
ARRL. Local hams have removed her personal effects and ham radio gear
to a safe location.
For more than 40 years, de Ayala had been a regular check-in on the
Cadena HC Net on 40 meters. "It's ironic that the one person who lost
all of her radio equipment was the one who organized radio emergency
services for so many years," Dorsch said. Her tower and antennas
survived, because they were mounted on the roof of her son's home next
door. -- Thanks also to Ramón Santoyo, XE1KK, IARU Region 2 Vice
President
You Have an Appointment with the Doctor!
A new episode of "ARRL The Doctor is In" podcast is available now:
Does CW Really Get Through When Nothing Else Can?
Sponsored by DX Engineering, "ARRL The Doctor is In" is an informative
discussion of all things technical. Listen on your computer, tablet,
or smartphone -- whenever and wherever you like!
Every 2 weeks your host, QST Editor in Chief Steve Ford, WB8IMY, and
the Doctor himself, Joel Hallas, W1ZR, will discuss a broad range of
technical topics. You can also e-mail your questions to
doctor@arrl.org, and they may answer them in a future podcast.
Enjoy "ARRL The Doctor is In" on Apple iTunes, or by using your iPhone
or iPad podcast app (just search for ARRL The Doctor is In). You can
also listen online at Blubrry, or at Stitcher (free registration
required, or browse the site as a guest) and through the free Stitcher
app for iOS, Kindle, or Android devices.
If you've never listened to a podcast before, download our beginner's
guide.
National Parks on the Air Update
National Parks Week is April 16-24, and NPOTA activity is through the
roof! Saturday, April 23, offers two events: International Marconi Day
(IMD) and the National Park Service's "Instameet" on the social media
site Instagram. People will be posting photos of themselves as they
enjoy being in an NPS unit, using the hash tag #FindYourParkInstameet.
If you're an Amateur Radio operator and on Instagram, April 23 will be
a great day to get some visibility for NPOTA on social media.
The ARRL is looking for high-quality photos and video of NPOTA
activators in the field for display at the Dayton Hamvention® NPOTA
booth! Photos and video should be high-resolution and tell a story
that includes both ham radio and details about the park unit. E-mail
us, if you have material to share. There will be 42 activations on the
air April 21-27, including Tonto National Monument (MN70) in Arizona,
and Colonial National Historic Park (HP09) in Virginia.
Details about these and other upcoming activations can be found on the
NPOTA Activations calendar.
Keep up with the latest NPOTA news on Facebook. Follow NPOTA on
Twitter (@ARRL_NPOTA).
Amateur Radio Praised Following Participation in Washington
Interoperability Exercise
Amateur Radio came in for high praise following its role in a March 30
to April 3 Washington National Guard interoperability communication
exercise, sponsored by the US Northern Command. The so-called "Vital
Connection-Cascadia 2016" exercise was aimed at improving
interoperability among Department of Defense entities, federal, state,
and local first responders, and Amateur Radio operators.
Interoperability was tested on 5 MHz frequencies. The spring drill was
a run-up to June's "Cascadia Rising/Vigilant Guard/Ardent Sentry"
exercise. It included voice and data radio and satellite communication
plus video integration from airborne assets.
"The largest success of this exercise by far was the use of the 60
meter HF interoperability bands to successfully pass voice and data
traffic between military and civilian entities," the After Action
Report said. "There was great integration among military units from
Washington and other states, Army and Air Force MARS, Washington State
Guard, state and county EOCs, and the ARES and RACES Amateur Radio
communities."
Lt Col Lawrence Hager of the Washington Air National Guard also had
kind words for Amateur Radio. "I would like to thank everyone who
participated in the Vital Connection-Cascadia [communications
exercise]," he said. "We had many successes, such as HF radio
interoperability between military, government, and civilian sectors on
the 60 meter (5 MHz) band." Hager is an Air Force officer responsible
to The Adjutant General (TAG) for communications in both the Army
Guard and Air Force Guard.
"It was truly a pleasure exercising with you folks," allowed State
RACES Officer Ed Leavitt, K7EFL, in a message to the Washington
National Guard. "Thanks for inviting us." Regarding the use of the 60
meter channels as a conduit for outreach to civilian entities, Leavitt
said, "While I am hesitant to use phrases like 'This has never been
done before,' I suspect that may actually be the case."
ARRL Western Washington ARRL Section Manager Monte Simpson, K2MLS, who
is also Washington State RACES Officer, said the feedback he's
received regarding Amateur Radio participation has been positive. "The
60 meter band proved to be excellent," he said. "While at the State
EOC I had the occasion to hear a 60 meter conversation that was
crystal clear with nearly no noise. The Mason County Emergency
Coordinator/RACES Officer reported that he had used Fldigi to
communicate with the National Guard. The Washington State Guard
provided soldiers who are Amateur Radio operators as the ham radio
connection to the National Guard."
US ARDF Champions Now Looking Toward September World Championships in
Bulgaria
The results of the United States 16th national championships of
Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF), held earlier this month in
Central Texas, are now in the record books. Stateside winners of these
championships, as well as medalists from the 2015 championships in
Colorado, are being considered for ARDF Team USA, which will travel to
Albena, Bulgaria, for the 18th ARDF World Championships in September.
"The categories for men between over age 40 and women over age 60
already have a full slate of team candidates," ARRL ARDF Coordinator
Joe Moell, K0OV, said, adding that "uncontested openings" on Team USA
exist for younger men and women. A maximum of three competitors in
each age/gender category may be on a nation's team.
Moell said ARDF fans came to Texas from all over the US to see who was
best at finding radio transmitters hidden in the woods. An optional
training day kicked things off on April 6. The next day was devoted to
foxoring, a combination of radio direction finding and classic
orienteering on 80 meters. Friday, April 8, was the formal 80 meter
sprint event. Classic 2 meter and 80 meter competitions took place
Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
Category winners of gold medals were (in alphabetical order): Vadim
Afonkin, KB1RLI (M40 2 meters, 80 meters); Dick Arnett, WB4SUV (M70 2
meters); Natalia Bondarenco (W35 sprint); Ruth Bromer, WB4QZG (W60 2
meters, sprint, foxor); Bob Cooley, KF6VSE (M70 80 meters, sprint,
foxor); Joseph Huberman, K5JGH (M60 2 meters, sprint, foxor); Lori
Huberman (W21 2 meters, 80 meters, sprint, foxor); Dale Hunt, WB6BYU
(M60 80 meters); Illia Ivanko (M21 2 meters, 80 meters); Iurii
Kolesnykov (M50 foxor); Karla Leach, KC7BLA (W60 80 meters); Norbert
Linke (M21 sprint, foxor); Nicolai
Ken Harker, WM5R, and Jen Harker, W5JEN, organized and hosted the 2016
USA ARDF Championships near Killeen, Texas. Here they are getting
ready to deploy the transmitters that Jen built for the 80 meter
competitions. [Joe Moell, K0OV, photo]
Mejevoi (M50 2 meters, 80 meters, sprint); Alla Mezhevaya (W35 2
meters, 80 meters, foxor); Patrick Sears, AK4JE (M40 foxor); Evghenii
Vorsin (M40 sprint), and Zhonghao Xu (M19 sprint).
Lead organizers, hosts, and course planners for the event were
Jennifer and Kenneth Harker, W5JEN and WM5R, both veteran ARDF
competitors and medalists. Members of the Austin Orienteering Club
assisted. The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) sets ARDF
championship rules. Participants are divided into 11 age/gender
categories.
Contact Moell for more information on ARDF and on attending or
participating in the World Championships this September in Bulgaria.
Moell stressed that ARDF participants do not need an Amateur Radio
license. Visit Moell's Homing In website for additional information on
ARDF.
On-the-Air Activity to Highlight International Marconi Day on April 23
Around-the-world Amateur Radio activity will mark the 29th annual
International Marconi Day (IMD), a 24-hour event held annually to
celebrate the anniversary of wireless pioneer Guglielmo Marconi's
birth on April 25, 1874. IMD is observed each year on a Saturday close
to Marconi's birthday, and this year it will be observed on Saturday,
April 23, with many special event stations on the air -- some
operating from Marconi-related sites that count as points toward the
Marconi Award. Certificates are available for both transmitting
stations and shortwave listeners (SWLs).
Wireless pioneer Guglielmo Marconi.
The event is not a contest; it is an opportunity for amateurs around
the world to make point-to-point contact with historic Marconi sites
on HF, and to earn an award certificate for working or hearing a
requisite number of Marconi stations.
International Marconi Day special event station GB4IMD will operate
from Cornwall, helmed by members of the Cornish Amateur Radio Club,
which organizes the IMD event each year. IMD 2016 has been dedicated
to Norman Pascoe, G4USB (SK), one of the event's founders, who died in
February. Cornwall was home to some of Marconi's early work. GK3MPD
will be on the air from the inventor's Poldhu site.
The Kerry Amateur Radio Group in Ireland will be among those taking
part as an Award Station in this year's IMD activities. The station
will be set up on the site of the former Marconi Station at
Ballybunnion by the "Expeditionary Radio Team" of the radio club. Two
HF stations are planned, and special event call sign EI6YXQ will
commemorate the original YXQ that the Marconi Station at Ballybunnion
used.
Colin Hendry, G0ODR, and his daughter Leanne, 2E0OCL, talk to other
radio amateurs on International Marconi Day 2015 from GB0CMS at
Caister Lifeboat in Norfolk.
Radio amateurs in Norfolk, England, will once again be active from
Caister Lifeboat as part of the International Marconi Day
celebrations. The Norfolk Amateur Radio Club (NARC) will be on the air
from special event station GB0CMS from the Caister Lifeboat Visitor
Centre to commemorate the village's original Marconi wireless station,
established in 1900. The station's initial purpose was to communicate
with ships in the North Sea and the Cross Sands lightship.
While it's not part of the official International Marconi Day
activities, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) school contact in England will take place on April 23, and the
Marconi observance prompted the proposed initial question to ISS crew
member Tim Peake, KG5BVI. Twelve-year-old Benny plans to ask, "Today
is International Marconi Day; how do you think Marconi would feel
about this radio communication?"
Other IMD sites with historical links to the inventor's work include
Cape Cod, Massachusetts (WA1WCC); Glace Bay, Nova Scotia (VE1IMD);
Villa Griffone, Bologna, Italy (IY4FGM); Signal Hill, St Johns,
Newfoundland (VO1AA), and many others.
A Facebook page is also available.
The "Other" Heard Island DXpedition -- VK0LD
The recently ended Heard Island VK0EK DXpedition logged more than
75,000 contacts, but the brief, under-the-radar, contemporaneous VK0LD
operation also put a new one into a few more logs. VK0EK logistics
team member Mike Coffey, KJ4Z, operated as VK0LD from California,
remotely controlling one of the VK0EK Elecraft K3S operating
positions. He used a K3/0-Mini and the free RemoteHams.com RCForb
client and remote server software to work 41 stations on 20 meters.
Mike Coffey, KJ4Z, briefly operated as VK0LD on Heard Island from the
comfort of his California home.
"More than a year before the Braveheart set sail, I knew I wanted to
try to operate a remote ham radio station from Heard Island during the
VK0EK DXpedition," Coffey said. "Co-organizers Bob Schmieder, KK6EK,
and Rich Holoch, KY6R, were enthusiastic and gave me the green light."
From Tennessee, Coffey, who was off the air from 2003 until 2014, is
once again active from California, and, he said on his QRZ.com
profile, "eager to make up for lost time."
Lacking the expertise to set up and configure the equipment and
connection for the remote operation, Coffey approached Elecraft, which
supplied the K3S transceivers for VK0EK. Eric Swartz, WA6HHQ, and
Brandon Hansen, KG6YPI, introduced him to the Elecraft K3/0-Mini
remote control panel -- basically a K3 front panel sans radio --
combined with Hansen's RemoteHams.com software. Leading up to the
DXpedition he conducted tests from Elecraft to verify that operation
with a satellite connection and the Remote Hams RCForb client software
was possible.
A far cry from California: Heard Island, as seen from the sea.
On April 4, VK0LD transmitted its first CQ from Heard Island on 20
meter CW, with Coffey at the helm from his home in Palo Alto. "Over
the course of the next 50 minutes, VK0LD logged 41 QSOs across Asia
and then Europe as the band began to open up," he recounted. Alan
Cheshire, VK6CQ, is the licensee of VK0LD.
On DX Summit, one Australian station declared VK0LD to be a pirate.
"NOT a pirate!" KY6R posted in response.
"Finally, control was handed back over to regular VK0EK operations,"
Coffey said. "But for 50 minutes, I was having the amazing, incredible
experience of working a pileup from a Top 10 DXCC entity on the other
side of the world." Coffey said the K3/0 setup made it "almost like
being there."
"I was sorry to stop," he said. "I would have happily worked the
pileup for hours." -- Thanks to Elecraft via Eric Swartz, WA6HHQ
In Brief...
Islands on the Air (IOTA) Management Shifts to Not-For-Profit Company:
Following agreement with the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB),
management of the Islands on the Air (IOTA) program has transitioned
to "Islands on the Air (IOTA) Ltd," a new not-for-profit company. This
entity will assume full responsibility for all aspects of the program.
The company has been registered in the names of its current directors
-- Roger Balister, G3KMA, and Stan Lee, G4XXI; a full board of
directors will established. "It will take a little time to carry
through all aspects of the changed governance, but IOTA enthusiasts
should be assured that the new company is fully committed to
completing the paperless QSLing project that will allow electronic
confirmation of contacts," Balister said. He added that no significant
policy changes are anticipated.
Commemorative ARISS Slow-Scan TV Transmissions a Success: The recent
commemorative Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
slow-scan television (SSTV) transmissions from April 11 to April 14
were successful, with images received by many stations around the
world. The SSTV transmissions marked the 15th anniversary (in 2015) of
continuous Amateur Radio operations on the International Space
Station. The first ISS crew conducted its inaugural ham radio contact
from NA1SS in November 2000, and the first ARISS school/group contact
took place the following month. Since then more than 1000 ARISS
school/group contacts have been completed. Images received from the
ISS have been posted on the gallery website. The SSTV transmissions
were in PD180 format. Additional "MAI-75 Experiment" SSTV
transmissions took place on April 14 and April 15. The commemorative
SSTV images showed a few of the radio amateurs who have served aboard
the ISS.
Brazil Eases Authorization for Radio Amateurs Attending the 2016
Summer Olympics: IARU Region 2 News Editor Joaquín Solana, XE1R,
reports that radio amateurs hoping to operate in Brazil during the
2016 Olympic Games in Rio this summer are in luck and will be able to
be on air without bureaucracy. During August and September any foreign
radio amateur will be able to operate in Brazil, whether or not a
reciprocal agreement between the respective countries exists. No IARP
or CEPT license is necessary, and there are no fees. The Brazilian
Amateur Radio League LABRE has obtained permission from Brazilian
telecommunications regulator ANATEL to handle authorizations. Amateurs
who want to operate in Brazil should send LABRE these documents: Copy
of a valid passport (identification pages); copy of Amateur Radio
license; list of cities in which the radio amateur plans to operate
and the respective dates, and an e-mail address. Send scanned
documents to LABRE via e-mail.
New AO-85 Distance Record Claimed: A new distance record of 5751
kilometers (3565.6 miles) has been claimed for an AO-85 (Fox-1A)
satellite contact. Betrand Demarcq, FG8OJ, in Saint-Francois,
Guadeloupe (FK96ig) worked Jose Elias Diaz Rodriguez, EB1FVQ, in Vigo,
Spain (IN52pe) at 19:15 UTC on April 14, 2016. A recording of the
contact is available. AMSAT posts records on its AMSAT Satellite
Distance Records page. Send new claims to Paul Stoetzer, N8HM. The
AO-85 CubeSat was launched last October. It carries a U/V FM
transponder. -- Thanks to AMSAT News Service via Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
New Orleans Ham Radio & Computer Flea Market Cancelled: The New
Orleans Ham Radio & Computer Flea Market scheduled for May 7 has been
cancelled, its sponsor, the Crescent City Amateur Radio Group, has
announced.
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Over the reporting week April 14-20,
average daily sunspot numbers rose from 32 to 40, while average daily
solar flux declined from 106.1 to 100.8.
Average daily planetary A index declined from 12.4 to 10.9, but
average daily mid-latitude A index rose slightly from 8.3 to 8.9.
We continue to see weak sunspot groups. There were new ones on April
13, April 16, and April 20.
The Wednesday, April 20, prediction has solar flux values at 85 on
April 21-27; 95 on April 28-May 2, except 98 on April 30; 100 on May
3-5; 95 on May 6; 98 on May 7-12; 92 on May 13-14; 102 on May 15-16;
95 on May 17-18; 97 on May 19-20, and 95 on May 21-26.
Predicted planetary A index is 5 on April 21-22; 12 on April 23-24; 10
on April 25-26; then 8, 5, 20, 15, and 8 on April 27-May 1; 5 on May
2-3; 12 on May 4; 5 on May 5-8; then 18, 25, 20, 8, and 5 on May 9-13;
12 on May 14-16; 8 on May 17; 5 on May 18-19; 10 and 12 on May 20-21,
and 10 on May 22-23. The planetary A index then rises to 20 on May 26
and slips back to 5 for 6 of the 7 days ending the 45-day forecast
period.
Sunspot numbers for April 14 through 20 were 45, 69, 51, 35, 28, 28,
and 24, with a mean of 40. The 10.7 centimeter flux was 111.1, 112.4,
113.2, 102.1, 94.6, 89.1, and 83.2, with a mean of 100.8. Estimated
planetary A indices were 23, 9, 12, 19, 5, 3, and 5, with a mean of
10.9. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 14, 9, 8, 17, 7, 3, and 4,
with a mean of 8.9.
Send me your reports and observations.
This Week in Radiosport
April 23 -- Helvetia Contest
April 23-24 -- Ten-Ten Spring Digital Contest
April 23-24 -- QRP to The Field (CW)
April 23-24 -- Florida QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)
April 24 -- BARTG 75 Sprint (Digital)
April 27 -- VHF & Up Spring Sprints -- 432 MHz (CW, phone, digital)
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
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
May 7 -- South Carolina Section Convention, Spartanburg, South
Carolina
May 13-15 -- Rocky Mountain Division Convention, Keystone, Colorado
May 14 -- Iowa State Convention, Boone, Iowa
May 20-22 -- Dayton Hamvention, Dayton, Ohio
June 3-5 -- Northwestern Division Convention, Seaside, Oregon
June 4 -- Georgia Section Convention, Marietta, Georgia
June 5 -- Western Pennsylvania Section Convention, Prospect,
Pennsylvania
June 10-11 -- West Gulf Division Convention, Irving, Texas
June 18 -- Tennessee State Convention, Knoxville, Tennessee
July 8-9 -- Northern Florida Section Convention, Milton, Florida
July 8-9 -- Utah State Convention, Sandy, Utah
July 22-23 -- Oklahoma Section Convention, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
July 29-31 -- Central States VHF Conference, Rochester, Minnesota
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