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"Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2014" Co-Sponsor List Swells to 32
ARES/RACES Volunteers Mobilize in Wake of Nevada Flash Flooding
FCC Enforcement Bureau Warns Two Hams for Failure to Identify
Properly
Canadian Regulator Accepts Radio Amateurs of Canada's International
60 Meter Allocation Proposal
W1AW Centennial Trifecta: Colorado, New Hampshire, and Texas. North
Carolina, Connecticut Starting September 17 (UTC)
Keynote Convention Speech of FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, KK4INZ,
Available on YouTube
Morse Learning Machine Challenge Catching on with Hams
Selected "Ham Radio" 2014 Presentations Now Available Online
Round Two of 2014 ARRL 10GHz and Up Contest Just Ahead!
Radio Scouting Webinar Set
Tuskegee Airman and Congressional Gold Medal Recipient George
Mitchell, K6ZE, SK
Red Cross Volunteer Stu Press, KC8HQT, SK
A Century of Amateur Radio and the ARRL
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events
"Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2014" Co-Sponsor List Swells to 32
The number of co-sponsors for H.R. 4969, the Amateur Radio Parity Act
of 2014, has reached 32 members of the US House of Representatives.
The list includes 21 Republicans and 11 Democrats representing 17
states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The push to persuade
additional House members to sign on as H.R. 4969 co-sponsors
continues. ARRL Regulatory Information Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND,
has pointed out that the House may adjourn as early as Friday,
September 19, and not reconvene until after the mid-term elections on
November 4. Members of the ARRL team have been in Washington, DC, to
contact House members while Congress is still in session.
"The bump in co-sponsors is a direct result of two things: ARRL's
letter-writing campaign and the efforts by many ARRL members to meet
with their members of Congress and their staffs in person," said
Henderson, who has spent the past few weeks collecting additional
letters of support from League members to forward to US House members
by next week.
Letters directed for forwarding to US House of Representatives
members via ARRL Headquarters will be printed beforehand. Henderson
explained that this approach speeds delivery, since individual pieces
of mail to members of Congress are scanned for threats.
"We have received more than 3000 letters since the bill was
introduced," Henderson said, adding that he was not sure how many
more might arrive by week's end. "The more noise we make, the better
our chances for the bill's passage," he said. Henderson emphasized
that a successful outcome requires as many co-sponsors as possible,
and letting House members hear from ARRL members in their role as
voters and constituents can contribute to making that happen. The
current campaign in support of H.R. 4969 only targets members of the
US House, since the bill has not yet reached the Senate.
While Congress was on break in August, the League encouraged members
to meet with their representatives while they were home on break in
their districts, and urge their support for H.R. 4969, Henderson
said.
In addition to a list of current co-sponsors, the League's H.R. 4969
page contains information and guidance for clubs and individuals
promoting efforts to gain co-sponsors for the measure by contacting
their members of Congress. The web page includes a sample letter to a
member of Congress and a list of "talking points." Direct letters to
H.R. 4969 Letter Campaign, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111. If
e-mailing your letter as an attachment, include the bill's number,
H.R. 4969, in your subject line. Letters may also be faxed to
860-594-0259.
The bill, which was introduced in the US House of Representatives
with bipartisan support in late June, would call on the FCC to apply
the "reasonable accommodation" three-part test of the PRB-1 federal
pre-emption policy to private land-use restrictions regarding
antennas. The bill's primary sponsor is Rep Adam Kinzinger (R-IL),
and it received initial co-sponsorship from Rep Joe Courtney (D-CT).
The limited PRB-1 pre-emption currently applies only to state and
municipal land-use ordinances. The FCC has indicated its reluctance
to provide the same legal protections from private land-use
agreements -- often called covenants, conditions, and restrictions or
CC&Rs -- without direction from Congress.
H.R. 4969 has been referred to the House Energy and Commerce
Committee. Rep Greg Walden, W7EQI (R-OR), chairs that panel's
Communications and Technology Subcommittee, which will consider the
measure.
ARES/RACES Volunteers Mobilize in Wake of Nevada Flash Flooding
ARES/RACES members in Clark County, Nevada, activated Monday,
September 8, after heavy rains sparked flash flooding. The Amateur
Radio volunteers deployed after being called up by local emergency
managers to support communication during recovery efforts in the
Moapa Valley northeast of Las Vegas. At least two people died as a
result of the flooding.
A slow-moving storm that spun off from Hurricane Norbert dumped
nearly 4 inches of rain within the space of 90 minutes onto the town
of Moapa. Heavy flooding and mud closed nearly 50 miles of Interstate
15, stranding motorist and truckers, buckling or washing away
pavement in many areas. Nevada Department of Transportation officials
said they expected that it would take several days before the highway
would be reopened. Some alternate routes also were impassible. The
flooding has been called the worst in more than 30 years.
Emergency sheltering was needed for nearly 200 tribal members of the
Moapa River Reservation, as well as nearly 90 elementary and high
school students. Stranded motorists were being cared for at a middle
school in Mesquite, on the Arizona border.
ARES personnel staffed the Emergency Operations Center in Las Vegas,
and the Clark County Mobile Communications Vehicle was on the scene.
-- Thanks to ARRL Nevada PIC John Bigley, N7UR
FCC Enforcement Bureau Warns Two Hams for Failure to Identify
Properly
The FCC Enforcement Bureau has released Warning Notice letters it
sent in July to two radio amateurs, advising them that it had
monitored transmissions during which the licensees had failed to
identify properly. The Bureau posted the correspondence earlier this
month on its Amateur Radio Service Enforcement Actions web page. The
two notices from FCC Enforcement Bureau Special Counsel Laura L.
Smith, both dated July 21, contain essentially the same wording.
In a Warning Notice to Gary E. Davis, W1IT, of Inman, South Carolina,
Smith told Davis that he was monitored on July 15 and 16 at the FCC's
High Frequency Direction Finding Center (HFDFC) in Maryland, failing
to properly identify while operating on 7.185 MHz. "[Y]ou were heard
by a Commission employee operating your Amateur Radio station for 20
minutes without identifying in a timely manner," Smith wrote. "The
Commission employee used direction-finding equipment and confirmed
the transmissions were coming from your location."
Smith pointed out that Section 97.119(a) of the Amateur Service Rules
requires each amateur station to "transmit its assigned call sign on
its transmitting channel at the end of each communication, and at
least every 10 minutes during a communication."
In a nearly identically worded Warning Notice to John J. Krajewski,
KB3MZQ, of Newark, Delaware, Smith said the HFDFC also had monitored
transmissions by him on July 15 and 16, also on 7.185 MHz, during
which he failed to identify properly.
Smith said the FCC had "recorded the offending transmissions" in both
instances and offered to make copies available to Davis and
Krajewski. She further advised Davis and Krajewski that recurring
"operation of this type" after receipt of the warning letters, could
subject them to "severe penalties, including license revocation,
monetary forfeiture (fines), or a modification proceeding to restrict
the frequencies upon which you may operate."
In 2006, in response to a Petition for Rule Making, the FCC declined
to modify its Amateur Service station identification rules. The
petition received some 100 comments. In dismissing the petition the
following year, the FCC concluded that the changes requested were
"neither necessary nor supported by the Amateur Radio community," and
that the failure-to-identify problem "would be better addressed by
enforcement of the present rule, rather than a rule change."
Canadian Regulator Accepts Radio Amateurs of Canada's International
60 Meter Allocation Proposal
Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) has announced that its proposal to
establish an international 60 meter Amateur Service allocation has
been accepted by the Industry Canada consultative committee for World
Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15). The regulator uses that
panel's conclusions to determine its position on WRC-15 issues. The
RAC proposal specifically addresses WRC-15 Agenda Item 1.4 -- to
establish a 60 meter allocation for Amateur Radio on a secondary
basis. The Canadian proposal will be considered by other
International Telecommunication Region (ITU) Region 2 countries in
October.
"This proposal will be [submitted] at the CITEL meetings in Merida,
Mexico, next month to be considered as the CITEL position going into
WRC-15," said RAC International Affairs Officer George Gorsline,
VE3YV. CITEL, the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission, is the
telecommunications and telecommunications technology advisory body of
the Organization of American States. Its members include all ITU
Region 2 countries except Cuba.
The RAC proposal recommends two 25-kHz band segments for Amateur
Radio -- 5330 to 5355 kHz and 5405 to 5430 kHz. Amateur access would
be on a secondary, non-interference, listen-before-transmit basis.
Gorsline credited the efforts of Bryan Rawlings, VE3QN, the RAC
representative on domestic committees and a Canadian and
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) delegate at ITU meetings.
"His role and the hours of work -- essentially an unpaid job --
attending many, many formal and informal meetings with our regulator
and with interested parties in Canada and internationally are a key
factor in gaining formal Canadian government support," he said. "We
are very fortunate to have his talents and willingness to sacrifice
his on-the-air time for all of us."
RAC also acknowledged "the strong support of Industry Canada at
Working Party meetings and on other committees and at ITU WRC-15
preparatory meetings.
Gorsline said that a "firm proposal" from his country citing specific
frequencies for support by Region 2 countries at the CITEL meeting
"is a giant step toward a favorable outcome at WRC-15."
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W1AW Centennial Trifecta: Colorado, New Hampshire, and Texas. North
Carolina, Connecticut Starting September 17 (UTC)
The ARRL Centennial W1AW portable operations taking place throughout
2014 from each of the 50 states are now in Colorado (W1AW/0), New
Hampshire (W1AW/1), and Texas (W1AW/5). W1AW operations will4. By year's, end W1AW will have
been on the air from every state at least twice, as well as from most
US territories.
The ARRL Centennial QSO Party kicked off January 1 for a year-long
operating event in which participants can accumulate points and win
awards. The event is open to all, although only ARRL members and
appointees, elected officials, HQ staff and W1AW are worth ARRL
Centennial QSO Party points.
Working W1AW/x from each state is worth 5 points per mode/contact,
even when working the same state during its second week of activity.
To earn the "Worked all States with W1AW Award," work W1AW operating
portable from all 50 states. (Working W1AW or W100AW in Connecticut
does not count for Connecticut. Participants must work W1AW/1 in
Connecticut.) A W1AW WAS certificate and plaque will be available.
An ARRL Centennial QSO Party leader board shows participants how many
points they have accumulated in the Centennial QSO Party and in the
W1AW WAS operations. Log in using your Logbook of The World (LoTW)
user name and password, and your position will appear at the top of
the leader boards. Results are updated daily, based on contacts
entered into LoTW.
Keynote Convention Speech of FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, KK4INZ,
Available on YouTube
The July 18 keynote speech of FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate,
KK4INZ, at the ARRL National Centennial Convention in Hartford,
Connecticut, has been posted on YouTube. Fugate spoke before some 800
guests at the Friday evening convention banquet. Earlier that day,
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, KK4INZ. [LJB Special Photography
photo]
he and ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, signed a Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA) aimed at enhancing cooperation between the League and
FEMA in the area of disaster communication. In his remarks at the
banquet, Fugate said that before he even became FEMA administrator,
it became clear to him that Amateur Radio could support ad hoc and
innovative communication without relying on conventional
telecommunication systems.
"The more sophisticated our systems become, the more fragile they
become," he told the gathering. He emphasized the need for resiliency
in communication systems. "The relevancy of ham radio only grows,"
asserted Fugate, who recently upgraded to General class. "Amateur
Radio is taking that hobby and turning it into saving lives."
After Fugate's talk, President Craigie presented him with the ARRL
Medal of Honor.
Morse Learning Machine Challenge Catching on with Hams
Experimenter Mauri Niininen, AG1LE, of Lexington, Massachusetts,
reports that his Morse Learning Machine Challenge has been catching
on among members of the Amateur Radio community. The goal of the
competition is to build a machine that can learn how to decode audio
files containing Morse code. Niininen said his project has been
approved by Kaggle, which bills itself as "the world's largest
community of data scientists." Niininen said that it takes humans
many months of effort to learn Morse code, and, after years of
practice, the most proficient operators can decode Morse code up to
60 or more words per minute
"Humans have extraordinary ability to quickly adapt to varying
conditions, speed, and rhythm. We want to find out if it is possible
to create a machine learning algorithm that exceeds human performance
and adaptability in Morse decoding."
The computer-generated Morse data for the competition includes
various levels of added noise. The signal-to-noise ratio, speed, and
message content of the files vary randomly to simulate real-life ham
radio HF Morse communication.
"I hope to attract people from the Kaggle community, who are
interested in solving new, difficult challenges using their
predictive data modeling, computer science, and machine learning
expertise," Niininen added.
During the competition, participants will build a learning system
capable of decoding Morse code, using development data consisting of
200 WAV audio files containing short sequences of randomized Morse.
Data labels are provided for a training set, so participants can
self-evaluate their systems.
"To evaluate their progress and compare themselves with others, they
can submit their prediction results online to get immediate
feedback," he explained. "A real-time Kaggle leader board shows
participants their current standing based on their validation set
predictions." Niininen has provided a sample Python Morse decoder to
make it easier to get started.
Niininen said that within the first 24 hours of the competition, he
had 33 downloads. "We have already 53 downloads of the materials for
this competition," he said on September 5, "and it is growing by the
hour, as the word about this challenge is spreading."
Selected "Ham Radio" 2014 Presentations Now Available Online
Key presentations from the 2014 "Ham Radio" international exhibition
in Friedrichshafen, Germany, have been posted online. The
Vienna-based DokuFunk archive offers both audio and video
presentations from the 2014 Ham Radio, which is Europe's largest
Amateur Radio gathering.
PowerPoint presentations in English include "The Enigma and Other
famous Cipher Machines" by Tom Perera, W1TP; "FT5ZM -- Amsterdam
Island DXpedition" by Ralph Fedor, K0IR; "K9W -- Wake Atoll 2013
Commemorative Expedition" by Lou Dietrich, N2TU, and "VK9MT --
Mellish Reef DXpedition" by Leslie P. Kalmus, W2LK. The
German-language presentation "Yagi und Quad Antennen für den
Kurzwellenamateur" ("Yagi and Quad Antennas for HF") by Martin
Steyer, DK7ZB, also is available.
The DokuFunk site offers selected Ham Radio presentations dating to
2008.
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Round Two of 2014 ARRL 10GHz and Up Contest Just Ahead!
Round two of the 2014 ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest arrives the weekend
of September 20-21. Experimentation, building, and contesting all
come together when radio amateurs competitively explore the microwave
portion of the radio spectrum. The contest runs from 6 AM local time
on Saturday until midnight local time on Sunday.
KB8VAO enjoys himself during the 2012 ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest.
[Photo courtesy of KB8VAO]
The exchange is your six-character Maidenhead Locator or "grid
square," (eg, FN64co). Participants earn points based on the distance
of each contact. Operating from several locations during the event is
not only allowed, it's encouraged. Many stations will run just a few
hundred milliwatts, using parabolic dishes to maximize gain. Along
with line-of-sight contacts -- often made from mountaintops --
stations may make use of tropospheric and rainfall scatter or bounce
signals off large objects, such as buildings or mountains.
A list of resources with more information is available. Complete
rules and entry forms are on the ARRL website. All logs must be
e-mailed or postmarked no later than 2359 UTC on Tuesday, October 21,
2014. Send paper logs to ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest, 225 Main St,
Newington, CT 06111.
Radio Scouting Webinar Set
A webinar, "What is Radio Scouting and What Does it Mean to Me?" is
set for September 18 at 0100 UTC (Wednesday, September 17, in US time
zones). The presenter will be Jim Wilson, K5ND, chairman of the Boy
Scouts of America's Radio Scouting Committee, president of the K2BSA
Amateur Radio Association, and member of the World Scouting JOTA-JOTI
Team.
"Radio Scouting" includes all things Amateur Radio and Scouting.
Topics will include the upcoming Jamboree on the Air (JOTA), the
world's largest Scouting event, with 700,000 Scouts, 13,500 stations,
and more than 22,000 Amateur Radio operators in 140 countries taking
part. Advance registration is required. -- Thanks to The ARRL Contest
Update via Keith Kaiser, WA0TJT
Tuskegee Airman and Congressional Gold Medal Recipient George
Mitchell, K6ZE, SK
ARRL Life Member, longtime Amateur Radio operator and Tuskegee Airman
George T. Mitchell, K6ZE, of San Diego, California, died September 4.
He was 94. During World War II Mitchell taught Morse code to the
pioneering black aviators known as the Tuskegee Airmen.
In 2007, Mitchell was among the group of Tuskegee Airmen veterans to
belatedly receive the Congressional Gold Medal, the United States'
highest civilian award, for his wartime service. African-American
servicemen had been barred from training as military pilots until the
Roosevelt Administration, faced with a federal lawsuit and mounting
protests, opened an aviation school at Tuskegee Institute, a
traditionally black college in Alabama.
George Mitchell, K6ZE, SK.
"The world looked at us as second-class citizens," Mitchell said in a
2003 San Diego Union-Times interview about his time with the Tuskegee
Airmen. "We knew we were in a fishbowl. We knew we couldn't fail."
Some 450 Tuskegee fighter pilots flew more than 15,000 sorties over
North Africa and Europe during the war. The story of the Tuskegee
Airmen was the subject of a 1995 film.
A Philadelphia native, Mitchell, who got into ham radio at the age of
12, belonged to several Amateur Radio organizations, including the
OMIK Amateur Radio Association, the Air Force Flyers Club, the Old
Old Timers Club, and the Quarter Century Wireless Association (QCWA),
from which he received a 75-year certificate in 2012.
Following the war, Mitchell went to work as a civilian engineer for
the US Navy. He retired to San Diego, but subsequently returned to
work on the sea, this time for the Scripps Institute of Oceanography.
He frequently spoke to school and civic groups about the role the
Tuskegee Airmen played in the nation's history.
Survivors include his widow, D'Andrea Mitchell, and children, actor
Brian Stokes Mitchell, George Mitchell, Richard Mitchell, Lorna
Mitchell, and stepsons Deon and Robert Coons. -- Thanks to John
Bigley, N7UR/Nevada Amateur Radio Newswire and media accounts
Red Cross Volunteer Stu Press, KC8HQT, SK
American Red Cross Disaster Service Technology Group (DST) volunteer
Stuart "Stu" Press, KC8HQT, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died September 5. He
was 61. Press, an ARRL member, is reported to have become ill during
a DST deployment to the State of Washington to assist with
communication in a fire-stricken area, and he returned to Cincinnati,
where he died.
"Stu was a very active national volunteer, who called the Cincinnati
Chapter of the American Red Cross his home base," said ARRL Public
Information Officer Cindy Ebner, K8CJE, an ARC volunteer. "He
volunteered numerous hours helping maintain their Amateur Radio
station (W8VVL), [and] worked closely with the IT team to grow and
maintain the network." The DST team oversees the technical component
of a response. It also can serve as a liaison between local Amateur
Radio groups and the ARC to facilitate initial emergency
communication.
Ebner called Press "an instrumental cog in the machine of emergency
response to both the American Red Cross organization and the Amateur
Radio community," and said his loss would be felt by both.
Survivors include his wife, Susan, and two daughters. Services were
September 9. In-memoriam donations may be made to the American Red
Cross.
A Century of Amateur Radio and the ARRL
When the 1979 World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC-79)
concluded, Amateur Radio had gained new bands at 10, 18, and 24 MHz.
Those bands would become available to US hams later, after the FCC
had done its work to put them in place. The term "WARC bands" for 30,
17, and 12 meters persists to this day.
Also in 1979, the FCC issued a Notice of Inquiry on the subject of
radio frequency interference (RFI). The great expansion of consumer
electronic gear that was susceptible to RFI had led an increase in
complaints of interference from hams, largely through no fault of the
hams or their equipment.
The 1979 World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC-79) in Geneva
remains one of the most significant conferences in International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) history. The ground-breaking decisions
at WARC-79 remain important to this day. [Photo courtesy of the ITU]
In the March 1980 issue of QST, VE2AEJ's article, "Observance of
Long-Delaye due to CMEs. The Centre's
forecast calls for unsettled conditions, with minor storm periods
possible on September 11, active-to-major storm levels on September
12, and active geomagnetic conditions on September 13.
From NOAA/USAF the predicted planetary A index is 5, 32, and 18 for
September 11-13, 5 for September 14-24, then 18 on September 25, 15
for September 26-27, 12 for September 28-29, and 10 on September 30.
Predicted solar flux is 160 on September 11, 165 for September 12-14,
then 170, 165 and 155 for September 15-17, 145 for September 18-20,
then 150, 145 and 135 for September 21-23, 130 for September 24-25,
125 for September 26-27, 130 for September 28-29, and 145 for
September 29-30.
Expect aurora borealis displays in northern latitudes of the Northern
Hemisphere and rough HF conditions on Friday, September 12. The
predicted planetary A index of 32 for Friday is typical during a
geomagnetic storm.
You can watch the fun on NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center
geomagnetic data page, updated every 3 hours. A K index above 3
indicates active geomagnetic conditions. Each single point higher
represents a large increase in activity.
This weekly "Solar Update" in The ARRL Letter is a preview of the
"Propagation Bulletin" issued each Friday. The latest bulletin and an
archive of past propagation bulletins is on the ARRL website.
In Friday's bulletin look for an updated forecast and some
interesting reports from readers.
Send me your reports and observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
September 13-14 -- Worked All Europe DX Contest (SSB)
September 13-14 -- Straight Key Weekend Sprintathon
September 13-14 -- Arkansas QSO Party
September 13-15 -- ARRL September VHF Contest
September 14 -- North American Sprint (SSB)
September 14-15 -- Classic Exchange (phone)
September 15 -- Run For the Bacon (CW)
September 18 -- NAQCC Monthly QRP Sprint (CW)
September 20 -- Feld-Hell Hell on Wheels Sprint
September 20 -- Pirate QSO Party
September 20-21 -- ARRL 10 GHz Cumulative Contest
September 20-21 -- Scandinavian Activity Contest (CW)
September 20-21 -- South Carolina QSO Party
September 20-21 -- Washington State Salmon Run
September 21 -- BARTG Sprint 75
September 21-23 -- Classic Exchange (CW)
September 22 -- 144 MHz Fall VHF Sprint
See the ARRL Contest Calendar for more information.
Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events
September 12-14 -- Southwestern Division Convention, San Diego,
California
September 19-20 -- W9DXCC Convention, Schaumburg, Illinois
September 26-27 -- W4DXCC/SEDCO, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
September 26-28 -- Mid-Atlantic States VHF Conference, Bensalem,
Pennsylvania
September 27 -- North Dakota State Convention, West Fargo, North
Dakota
September 27 -- Washington State Convention, Spokane Valley,
Washington
October 4 -- Delaware State Convention, Georgetown, Delaware
October 5 -- Iowa Section Convention, West Liberty, Iowa
October 10-11 -- Florida State Convention, Melbourne, Florida
October 10-12 -- Pacific Division Convention (Pacificon), Regional
ARRL Centennial Event, Santa Clara, California
October 11 -- Iowa State Convention (Sioux City Ham Convention),
Sergeant Bluff, Iowa
October 11 -- Pacific Northwest VHF Conference, Seaside, Oregon
October 12 -- Connecticut State Convention, Meriden, Connecticut
October 18 -- Arkansas State Convention, Batesville, Arkansas
October 18 -- Wisconsin ARES/RACES Conference, Wisconsin Rapids,
Wisconsin
October 24-25 -- Oklahoma Section Convention, Ardmore, Oklahoma
November 1 -- TechFest 2014, Lakewood, Colorado
November 1-2 -- Georgia State Convention, Lawrenceville, Georgia
November 8 -- Alabama State Convention, Montgomery, Alabama
November 15-16 -- Indiana State Convention, Fort Wayne, Indiana
December 12-13 -- West Central Florida Section Convention, Plant
City, Florida
Find conventions and hamfests in your area.
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