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ARRL Again Asks FCC to Elevate Amateur Service to Primary on
2300-2305 MHz
ARRL Takes Issue with NTIA's WRC-15 Proposal for 5 MHz
The ARRL Foundation Invites Scholarship Applications for 2015-16
Academic Year
ARRL Executive Committee to Meet October 4
Actor Tim Allen Gets His Ham Ticket For Real
W1AW Centennial Operations Will Be in Missouri and Virginia Starting
October 8 (UTC)
ITU Secretary General Extends Greetings to IARU Region 1 Delegates
Ham Radio Saves the Day in the Yukon
RSGB Outlines "New" Islands on the Air (IOTA) Vision, Seeks
Partnership
FT4TA DXpedition Team Aims to Take Tromelin Off the Top 10
Most-Wanted Lists
Past Sacramento Valley SCM, Santa Clara Valley SM, Pacific Vice
Director Jettie B. Hill, W6RFF, SK
Marte Wessel, K0EPE, and Pete Wessel, W0CM, 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
ARRL Website To Be Offline on October 3 Starting at 2000 UTC
The ARRL website is scheduled to be offline on Friday, October 3,
starting at 2000 UTC. The length of the outage could run for several
hours and possibly into Saturday, October 4. The ARRL IT Department
will be performing maintenance in the process of switching the site
to a new server.
A "Down for Maintenance" message will appear for the duration of the
outage whenever someone attempts to access www.arrl.org. Logbook of
The World will remain accessible during the outage. All e-mail
functionality will remain online -- only the website will be down
for testing.
ARRL Again Asks FCC to Elevate Amateur Service to Primary on
2300-2305 MHz
In comments filed in response to an AT&T Mobility Petition for Rule
Making seeking a new air-to-ground communications system on 2.3 GHz
Wireless Communications Service (WCS) spectrum, the ARRL has once
again asked the FCC to elevate the Amateur Service allocation at
2300 to 2305 MHz from secondary to primary. The Petition (RM-11731)
asked the Commission to authorize an LTE-based in-flight
connectivity service in the WCS "C" and "D" blocks (2305-2315 MHz
and 2350-2360 MHz, respectively) for airlines and airline
passengers. AT&T has asserted that restrictions on out-of-band
emission and power limits to protect adjacent-band users make the
use of the C and D blocks problematic. The wireless provider asked
the FCC for rule changes to permit deployment of its service "using
currently fallow spectrum" while also "preserving adequate
interference protection to users of adjacent bands."
"Notwithstanding this broad and nebulous claim, there is no showing
anywhere in the four corners of the Petition that the proposed rule
changes would permit any continued Amateur Radio operations on a
secondary basis in the shared A block (2305-2310 MHz)," the ARRL
commented on September 22. More to the point, the League said, there
is no showing in the Petition that Amateur Radio operations in the
adjacent 2300-2350 MHz band would be protected from increased
out-of-band emissions, if the FCC were to implement the changes
requested.
The League asserted in its comments that the FCC has, to date,
"failed to protect Amateur Radio operations at 2300-2305 MHz from
WCS out-of-band emissions." The ARRL said the band is "regularly and
substantially utilized by radio amateurs" for weak-signal,
long-distance communication and, only by circumstances -- a lack of
a primary occupant -- has it been able to enjoy that segment as a de
facto primary user.
"The Commission's rules are quite clear that WCS licensees enjoy no
entitlement to disrupt adjacent-band radio service operations," the
ARRL commented. But, the League pointed out, previous FCC actions to
expand mobile broadband devices left 2300-2305 MHz vulnerable to
increased out-of-band interference that would be difficult or
impossible to mitigate. The ARRL said amateur stations operating in
the 2300-2305 MHz band would be unable to avoid interference from
AT&T Mobility's proposed system, and that the FCC has refused to
clarify the obligation of WCS mobile providers to avoid interference
to Amateur Radio operations there.
The ARRL objected to what it called the FCC's "practice of making
allocation decisions which place incompatible uses in close
proximity to amateur stations and then place on the amateur
licensees the burden of avoiding the interference." Read more.
ARRL Takes Issue with NTIA's WRC-15 Proposal for 5 MHz
The ARRL is taking issue with the World Radiocommunication
Conference 2015 (WRC-15) stance of the National Telecommunications
and Information Administration (NTIA) with respect to an upgraded 60
meter Amateur Radio allocation. In response to WRC-15 agenda item
1.4, the NTIA has called for no change at 5250-5450 kHz. The League
said in comments filed September 24 in IB Docket 04-286 that while
it concurs with the NTIA's view regarding 5250 to 5275 kHz --
allocated to the radiolocation service for oceanographic
applications at WRC-12 -- the rest of the agency's proposal is
"unsupportable in light of actual domestic and international
practice and contains assertions of incompatibility that are
demonstrably not correct." The US has authorized Amateur Radio
secondary operation on five discrete channels in the 5275-5450 kHz
range for more than a decade, the ARRL pointed out, with no
instances of unresolved interference to primary users.
"Against this backdrop, the stated reason for the no-change proposal
-- that '[e]xperience has shown that sharing is not possible between
the Amateur Service and the fixed and mobile service' -- fails the
straight-face test," the ARRL said in its comments.
The NTIA's position is at odds with the proposal for agenda item 1.4
previously adopted by the FCC's WRC-15 Advisory Committee (WAC). In
January, the WAC recommended a secondary allocation to the Amateur
Radio Service from 5275-5450 kHz, and the FCC indicated in a
subsequent Public Notice that it could generally support this
recommendation.
The League called the NTIA's position "particularly puzzling" given
the position of federal agencies, for which the NTIA manages
spectrum, to allow what the ARRL called, "a more disruptive service
(radiolocation) in the identical frequency range under consideration
here less than three years ago."
"Neither NTIA nor its constituent federal agencies have credibly or
persuasively articulated why fixed and mobile systems in the
5250-5450 kHz range can withstand the demonstrated potential for
interference from automated, wideband, HF oceanographic radars, but
cannot withstand operation by trained, licensed operators using
smaller bandwidths, actually monitoring the spectrum to be used
before and during a transmission, and with the capability to shift
frequency immediately to avoid incidents of interference with a
primary service," the ARRL commented.
The League asserted that the Amateur Service deserves "the same
treatment" that NTIA proposed for HF radiolocation less than 3 years
ago. "Proponents of a different treatment, particularly a
channelized treatment or a no-change approach, have still not
presented a compelling distinction between amateur operation and
radiolocation that would justify a departure from the general policy
followed by the United States at WRC-12," the ARRL concluded.
The ARRL Foundation Invites Scholarship Applications for 2015-16
Academic Year
The ARRL Foundation has begun accepting scholarship applications
from eligible young radio amateurs pursuing post-secondary
education. Individuals and clubs support many of the 80
scholarships, ranging from $500 to $5000, that are awarded annually.
In addition, one applicant may be selected to receive the
prestigious William R. Goldfarb Memorial Scholarship, a "gap"
scholarship that assists with the cost of college throughout four
academic years to earn a bachelor's degree in a business, computer,
medical, nursing, engineering, or science-related field. Applicants
for all scholarships must be active radio amateurs and must complete
and submit the online application.
"This is a tremendous opportunity for students graduating from high
school or currently enrolled in college to apply for a monetary
award to help from start to finish."
Most of the K6H event and several interview segments, including one
with the VEs who administered Allen's test, have been posted on
Medlin's website.
Amodeo expressed gratitude to the ARRL for its "continued support,"
starting with the assistance of former ARRL Media and Public
Relations Manager Allen Pitts, W1AGP, in the creation of the KA0XTT
call sign and the more recent assistance of ARRL VEC staffers Maria
Somma, AB1FM, and Amanda Grimaldi, KB1VUV.
"We hope Tim will find Amateur Radio to be an enjoyable and useful
hobby for many years to come," he added.
W1AW Centennial Operations Will Be in Missouri and Virginia Starting
October 8 (UTC)
The ARRL Centennial W1AW portable operations taking place throughout
2014 from each of the 50 states and now in Alaska, California, and
the District of Columbia, will transition at 0000 UTC on Wednesday,
October 8 (the evening of October 7 in US time zones), to Missouri
(W1AW/0) and Virginia (W1AW/4). W1AW has visited each of the 50
states for at least 1 week so far during 2014, and by year's end
W1AW will have been on the air from every state at least twice.
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.
ITU Secretary General Extends Greetings to IARU Region 1 Delegates
In a video, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Secretary
General Hamadoun Touré, HB9EHT, extended his wishes for "every
success" to International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1
delegates during their Regional Conference September 21-26 in
Albena, Bulgaria. In the nearly 4-minute greeting, Touré said he
appreciated the work of the IARU and for its support of ITU
Headquarters station 4U1ITU.
"I can assure you that IARU is a valuable member of the ITU family,
and this relathobby is very dear to me,"
concluded Touré, a native of Mali who assumed the Secretary
General's post in 2007. "I look forward to meeting with you,
personally or on the Amateur Radio bands. I wish you every success
in your hobby and activity. Thank you for your support to ITU. 73."
Ad
Ham Radio Saves the Day in the Yukon
According to a Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) report, Amateur Radio
bridged the gap recently for members of a search-and-rescue team
attempting to locate a missing teenager in Canada's Yukon Territory.
SAR team member Terry Hauff, VY1MAP, was unable to contact the
team's headquarters in Whitehorse during the September 21
activation. He was out of cell phone range, and the satellite phone
the team had was not working. VY1MAP was, however, able to reach a 2
meter repeater from his mobile station.
Hauff reached out to Ray Fugard, VY1RF, and Ron McFadyen, VY1RM, on
the 146.88 MHz repeater in Whitehorse, and they were able to relay a
report on the search status from the SAR command center some 35 km
north of Whitehorse at Lake Laberge. The missing teen was eventually
located unharmed. According to the RAC report, this marked the
second time in as many months that Amateur Radio and Yukon Amateur
Radio Association members and repeater infrastructure had proved
invaluable in an emergency.
Vincent Charron, VE3XU, RAC's Director of Communications, commented,
"Whether it's a natural disaster, major weather event, planned
community event, or a missing person search, we at RAC receive
numerous reports of Amateur Radio interventions when traditional
communication systems fail. Ham radio is most certainly still
relevant and provides a crucial communications back-up option, often
in challenging/dire situations." -- Thanks to Radio Amateurs of
Canada via Mark Bowers, VY1MAB
RSGB Outlines "New" Islands on the Air (IOTA) Vision, Seeks
Partnership
Changes are in store for the Radio Society of Great Britain's
popular Islands on the Air (IOTA) program, as the RSGB repositions
itself to assume a less-direct role in the operating award program's
management and administration going forward. The "New IOTA" will
embrace the program's international scope and likely include some
online means of confirming IOTA contacts and claiming contact
credits. For the time being, however, everything will remain as it
is. This past July, IOTA celebrated its 50th anniversary as "a
premier DX program" under the guidance of the RSGB and IOTA Manager,
Roger Balister, G3KMA. The program boasts some 2500 active island
chasers and another 15,000 or so casual participants. In September
the RSGB announced that it had asked IOTA management to enlist a
group or organization from within the IOTA community to take the
program into its next 50 years.
"The main focus will be on the development of online island credit
submission (paperless QSLing) as a new feature of the programme,"
Balister explained in a September 27 post on the IOTA website. "The
plan is then for this group to run IOTA in partnership with the
RSGB. In the meantime no immediate policy, management or personnel
changes are planned."
The RSGB announcement from President John Gould, G3WKL, said that a
review of the program identified three primary issues. These include
the program's current heavy reliance on a few key people, the need
for modern, robust IT support that "will include online island
credit submission akin to LoTW," and a requirement for a more
friendly and accessible website.
"The review accepted without question that all island and
participant databases should be preserved and that any changes
should be backwards-compatible," Gould's announcement said. "In
addition, it was important to seek ways to rejuvenate and ensure the
sustainability of the program. This vision we loosely called 'New
IOTA.'"
Gould explained that the RSGB is seeking a "partnership rather than
a top-down approach," and that the RSGB Board has agreed that the
IOTA team be invited to establish a group to develop and implement
the "New IOTA" concept, with the RSGB providing seed money and
"other appropriate support."
"This approach acknowledges that the strength of the program lies
with its national and international participants whom, we are
assured, have the motivation, skills and enthusiasm to develop the
program and to promote it to its full potential," Gould continued.
"This way forward has the full support of the IOTA team and has been
welcomed by the wider IOTA community both at home and abroad. "
According to Gould's announcement, research and study to develop a
plan for the "New IOTA" will take place over the next 9 months. Read
more.
FT4TA DXpedition Team Aims to Take Tromelin Off the Top 10
Most-Wanted Lists
The FT4TA DXpedition to Tromelin Island is in its final stages of
preparation, and in less than 1 month the six-man team will depart
for the small French possession in the Indian Ocean. Operation is
scheduled to commence on October 30 and continue until November 10.
The DXpedition is the recipient of an ARRL Colvin Award grant.
"I and about 10,000 of your 'best friends' will be tuned up and
listening for you," Warren Croke, NW4C, quipped on the Tromelin2014
Facebook page. "Be safe and have fun."
The FT4TA DXpedition said its operation is a chance to get Tromelin
Island off the Top 10 most-wanted lists. Right now, it's number 8
(mixed) on the ClubLog DXCC Most Wanted List. Located some 280 miles
east of Madagascar, Tromelin has not been activated on Amateur Radio
since 2000, when a four-person team logged some 50,000 contacts
using the somewhat unwieldy call sign of FR/F6KDF/T. No one has been
authorized to operate from the island since. Tromelin Island is
administered as part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
(abbreviated in French as "TAAF").
The DXpedition has announced plans to be active on 160 through 10
meters on CW, SSB, and RTTY. "Openings toward the USA and Japan are
short," the DXpedition has advised. "We will do our utmost to give
this entity to worldwide deserving hams while openings last."
The DXpedition has said that its operators will take into
consideration information from their pilot stations regarding
propagation and feedback from the Amateur Radio Community.
One of the FT4TA team members waves good-bye in mid-June to a truck
transporting the ham gear bound for Marseilles. From there it
shipped to Reunion Island. [Photo courtesy of FT4TA DXpedition]
Operators are expected to concentrate on "the higher-volume bands,"
but will give a second priority to the low bands. Logs will be
updated daily to ClubLog via a satellite connection, but there will
be no leader board. An as-yet-unreleased postage stamp commemorating
the 60th anniversary of the first Tromelin Island Amateur Radio
operation will be applied to all direct, OQRS, or donor-requested
QSL cards.
In June, the FT4TA team shipped three boxes of gear to Réunion
Island, and the DXpedition team members will fly between there and
Tromelin. Read more.
Past Sacramento Valley SCM, Santa Clara Valley SM, Pacific Vice
Director Jettie B. Hill, W6RFF, SK
Long-time ARRL Field Organization volunteer Jettie B. Hill, W6RFF,
of Roseville, California, died September 21. He was 93. An ARRL Life
Member, Hill served as ARRL Santa Clara Valley Section
Communications Manager (later "Section Manager") from 1978 until
1982. He was the ARRL Pacific Division Vice Director in 1982 and
1983. Following his retirement in 1984, he relocated to Roseville
and subsequently served as Sacramento Valley Section Manager from
1989 until 2000 and again from 2002 until 2006.
Jettie Hill, W6RFF.
First licensed in 1938 in Eureka, California, Hill moved to the San
Francisco Bay area after graduating from high school. He served in
the US Army as a radiotelegraph operator at the Presidio during
World War II. Subsequently he served in the US Navy (1944-1946 and
1950-1951).
Hill graduated from San Jose State University and during his career
was employed by United Airlines, Itek, Stanford Research Institute,
Illumitronic Engineering, National Semiconductor and other firms.
He was a member of the Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club. A
serious DXer and CW operator, he was on the DXCC Honor Roll with 340
DXCC entities confirmed. He also had earned WAZ and 7-Band DXCC.
Ad
Marte Wessel, K0EPE, and Pete Wessel, W0CM, SK
A well-known Kansas Amateur Radio couple has passed on. Martha
"Marte" Wessel, K0EPE, of Liberal, Kansas, died September 23. She
was 89. Her husband Walter "Pete" Wessel, W0CM, died 6 days later on
September 29 at age 101. Both were ARRL members.
"Liberal has lost a YL legend and a lowband DX veteran," said ARRL
Honorary Vice President Bruce Frahm, K0BJ, referring to the couple.
Marte Wessel was on the DXCC Honor Roll. She oversaw the annual
scholarship drive for the Young Ladies Radio League (YLRL), to which
she belonged for 55 years and served on the President's Advisory
Committee. The scholarship campaign she headed raised nearly $4600
this year.
Marte Wessel, K0EPE.
"Martha was one of the cornerstones of the YLRL and of the
Colorado-YLs, of which she was our last charter member," the YLRL
website said in announcing her passing.
An Ohio native, Marte Wessel belonged to the Ohio Ladies Amateur
Radio Club (Buckeye Belles), the Quarter Century Wireless
Association, Young Ladies International Single Sideband System, and
the Quarter Century Wireless Women. She also was an avid bowler, a
Red Cross "Grey Lady" volunteer, and a Camp Fire Girls leader.
The YLRL has invited donations in memory of Marte Wessel to its
scholarship fund to Linda Hynan, AC5QQ, 1312 Western Ridge Dr, Waco
TX 76712.
Pete Wessel, W0CM, a Nebraska native, was well-known as a low-band
DXer and also was on the DXCC Honor Roll. A US Navy veteran, he was
licensed in 1928 as 9EYE, and subsequently held W9EYE, W9JYW, and
W0LYW. In addition to the League, Pete Wessel belonged to the Old
Timers Club and was a Life Member of the Southern Plains Amateur
Radio Klub.
Pete and Marte Wessel had been married for 69 years.
A Century of Amateur Radio and the ARRL
At the 1983 Dayton Hamvention, volunteers administered Amateur Radio
examinations for the first time, under FCC supervision,
demonstrating the feasibility of a volunteer examiner system. The
following year, the FCC began designating Volunteer Examiner
Coordinators (the first was the Anchorage, Alaska, Amateur Radio
Club VEC), including the ARRL VEC, now the largest and most
successful.
In June 1985, ARRL co-founder Clarence D. Tuska died. He was the
last surviving pioneer of early organized Amateur Radio. Tuska was
still a teenager and Hiram Percy Maxim was a well-known inventor in
his 40s when they first met and eventually formed the League a
century ago. Tuska, who went to a career in radio manufacturing and
patent law, served as the ARRL's first secretary as well as the
first editor of QST. The fascinating story of their early
association and how it came about was told in the April 1989 issue
of QST and recounted and updated in the January 2014 QST "It Seems
to Us" editorial, "Present at the Creation."
ARRL Co-Founder Clarence D. Tuska.
On August 15, 1985, the FCC opened the 902 to 928 MHz band for
amateur use. Also in 1985, the 10 MHz band (30 meters), one of the
so-called "WARC bands," was opened for US amateur use. The band was
one of those gained at the World Administrative Radio Conference
1979.
Also in August 1985, astronaut Tony England, W0ORE, took along ham
radio, including slow-scan TV, on a shuttle Challenger mission. His
aim was to get youngsters involved in the space program and ham
radio.
On March 21, 1987, "Novice enhancement" came to pass, 12 years after
the ARRL had first asked the FCC to implement it. Novice privileges
were expanded to allow operation on 28 MHz SSB, 220 MHz, and 1270
MHz, as well as operation using RTTY, AMTOR, and packet. This was a
giant step toward getting Novices more into the mainstream of
Amateur Radio.
During Field Day 1987, those new privileges allowed Novices to make
contact with the Goodyear blimp Enterprise, thanks to KA4KVI,
WB4RFC, and N4ORN, who had put a ham station on board.
The results of a new ARRL contest were reported photographically in
the April 1987 QST -- "The Messy Shack Photo Contest." Winners in
each of the nine categories truly outdid themselves, making our
hearts swell with admiration and pride at our fellow amateurs'
efforts.
The August 1987 QST reported an interesting solo hike by VE3HBF, 89
days on foot from the southwestern tip of England to extreme
northeastern Scotland. A solo hiker, David was never alone. He had a
2 meter handheld with him, so that other hams could keep him company
along the way, and so he could call for help, if needed. As he
walked, he visited historic radio sites along the way, and was
visited by other hams on several occasions.
In 1987, Amateur Radio in the US celebrated the bicentennial of the
US Constitution with "200" call signs for club stations, a "We the
People" WAS, and other radio events.
On January 1, 1988, the Canadian Radio Relay League became fully
autonomous, ending its long-held status as a division of the ARRL.
-- Al Brogdon, W1AB
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, Washington, reports: We saw a rise in solar
activity this week. Last Friday and Sunday, September 26 and 28, the
daily sunspot number was 203 and 200, respectively. This level of
activity was last seen on July 4-8, when sunspot numbers were 199,
213, 256, 197, and 209.
Geomagnetic indicators were stable, but the latest 45-day forecast
shows some instability ahead.
Average daily sunspot numbers increased from 80.9 to 170.1, and
average daily solar flux rose from 128.3 to 168.9. This compares the
current September 25 through October 1 reporting week with the
earlier September 18-24 period.
Significantly, the GOES-15 X-ray background flux has been between
C1.0 and C1.3 every day since September 25. We haven't seen this
many days in a row of X-ray values at that level since last January.
The latest forecast has solar flux at 150 and 145 on October 2-3,
140 on October 4-6, 135 on October 7-8, 140 on October 9-11, then
135, 130, 120, and 135 on October 12-15, then 150, 165, 170, and 165
on October 16-19, 160 on October 20-21, 165 on October 22-23, and
170 on October 24-26. Flux values are expected to rise to 180 on
October 28-29, then fall below 120 after November 8.
Predicted planetary A index is 8 on October 2-3, then 5 and 8 on
October 4-5, 5 on October 6-14, then 8, 15 and 8 on October 15-17,
and 5, 8, 10, and 20 on October 18-21, 15 on October 22-24, and 10
on October 25-27.
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 reports from
readers, including a ham in Japan who runs never more than 0.5 W
into antennas hung from his balcony.
Send me your reports and observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
October 3 -- NS Weekly Sprint
October 3-5 -- DX/NA YLRL Anniversary Party
October 4 -- TARA PSK Rumble
October 4-5 -- Oceania DX Phone Contest
October 4-5 -- Russian World Wide Digital Contest
October 4-5 -- Worked All Britain HF Contest
October 4 -- New Jersey QSO Party
October 4-5 -- California QSO Party
October 5 -- RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest
October 6 -- EU Autumn Phone Sprint
October 6 -- OK1WC Memorial Contest
October 7 -- ARS Spartan Sprint
October 8 -- 432 MHz Fall VHF Sprint
See the ARRL Contest Calendar for more information.
Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events
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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