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Hurricane Watch Net Keeping Tabs on Joaquin
League Reiterates Call for FCC to Allocate 630 Meters, Okay Rules for
2200 Meters
Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 Hits 100 Proponents in the US House
Wyoming Club Supports League's Washington Advocacy Efforts
MARS Invites ARES/RACES Participation in Coronal Mass Ejection
Disaster Exercise
ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program Accepting 2016-17 Applications
More Chinese Amateur Radio Satellites are Aloft
Former ARRL Washington Coordinator, Archivist Perry Williams, W1UED,
SK
In Brief
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
Hurricane Watch Net Keeping Tabs on Joaquin
It's been a quiet season so far for the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN), but
Hurricane Joaquin, now a Category 3 storm, has been keeping net
members busy this week. Joaquin hit the Bahamas on September 30, with
maximum sustained winds of 120 MPH. After initially activating on
September 30 at 1500 UTC on 14.325 MHz, the net took a break on
October 1 at 0445 UTC, as conditions deteriorated on its nighttime
frequency of 7.268 MHz. The HWN resumed operation a few hours later on
20 meters at Alert Level 5 -- Catastrophic Response Mode. WX4NHC at
the National Hurricane Center (NHC) also activated on October 1.
"This storm has gotten huge and very ugly," HWN Manager Bobby Graves,
KB5HAV, told ARRL on October 1. Residents along the US East Coast
should closely monitor the progress of Joaquin."
The NHC said Joaquin would batter the Central Bahamas with
hurricane-force winds and heavy rain and storm surges into the evening
of October 1. The storm was expected to generate rainfall totals of 10
to 15 inches over the central Bahamas. The NHC has predicted that
Joaquin would turn toward the west-northwest late on October 1,
followed by a turn to the north and an increase in forward speed on
October 2.
The 5-day projection for Hurricane Joaquin would place the storm off
the coast of North Carolina as early as October 4 and headed toward
Southern New England. States of emergency already are in effect in
Virginia and New Jersey, but it's still unclear whether the storm will
make landfall or remain offshore. Some ARES units are already
preparing for possible activation.
During HWN activations, the net control station requests
measured/observed "ground-truth" data from stations in the affected
area. The HWN is available to provide backup communication to official
agencies, such as emergency operations centers and Red Cross officials
in the affected area. The net also will gather and report to FEMA
officials in the NHC any information on significant damage. Stations
should not check into the net unless specifically requested to do so.
The 5-day projection for Hurricane Joaquin would place the storm off
the coast of North Carolina as early as October 4 and headed toward
Southern New England. Click to see additional graphics. [NOAA]
The NHC said swells generated by Joaquin will affect portions of the
Bahamas over the next few days and will start affecting portions of
Florida's eastern coast and the US southeast coast by October 2.
"These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip
current conditions," the NHC predicted.
"We're monitoring the situation and the forecasts regularly. Like
most, we're waiting to see which way the storm will go," ARRL
Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U, told the ARRL Field
Organization leadership in areas that could be affected by Joaquin.
"ARRL Headquarters will be in touch with our National Voluntary
Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD), FEMA, and NHC as things
develop."
Visit the HWN website for the latest information on this storm and HWN
activation plans.
League Reiterates Call for FCC to Allocate 630 Meters, Okay Rules for
2200 Meters
The ARRL has again urged the FCC to go forward with a proposed new
Amateur Radio allocation at 472-479 kHz (630 meters) and to establish
service rules for Amateur Radio operation at 135.7-137.8 kHz (2200
meters). The League reiterated its August 31 arguments in favor of
flexible FCC Part 97 regulations in its September 30 reply comments to
the FCC's April Report and Order, Order, and Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (R&O/NPRM) in ET Docket 15-99. That R&O/NPRM raised several
questions regarding how Amateur Radio might coexist with PLC systems
used to control the power grid. Targeting comments filed by the
Utilities Telecom Council (UTC), the ARRL called on the Commission to
ignore UTC's call not to allocate 630 meters to Amateur Radio. It
asked the FCC to implement a notification procedure for amateur
stations within 1 kilometer (0.62 miles) of a transmission line
carrying PLC and where the PLC system is operating on frequencies
within or which overlap the 2200 or 630 meter bands.
"The comments of UTC, without the benefit of any technical component
or argument, oppose the allocation of the 630 meter band to the
Amateur Service, and suggest overly and unnecessarily conservative
regulation of amateur operation in the 2200 meter band," the ARRL told
the FCC. "Whatever protection criteria are ultimately deemed to be
necessary with respect to the 2200 meter band, those criteria would be
applicable and sufficient as well with respect to the 630 meter band,"
the ARRL said. "There is no technical justification offered by UTC for
withholding the 630 meter allocation."
The ARRL also urged the FCC to reject what it called "UTC's inchoate
proposal" to elevate the unlicensed status of PLCs operating between 9
and 490 kHz, purportedly to protect them from interference "caused by
amateur operations," while not making any accommodations to address
PLC interference to Amateur Radio operations. "UTC cannot have it both
ways: It cannot enjoy the benefits of unlicensed operation under Part
15 of the Commission's rules as a carrier-current, unintentional
emitter and at the same time claim the protection afforded an
allocated, licensed radio service," the ARRL argued.
While the UTC has offered to work with the FCC, the ARRL characterized
the UTC's comments as "distinctly unhelpful" in terms of providing
information regarding the prevalence and location of PLCs that need
protection, the interference potential from Amateur Radio operation
and notification requirements, and just how much protection the PLCs
actually need. "They are not responsive at all to the plethora of
questions asked by the Commission in the Notice," the ARRL continued,
"and those points that UTC makes are unsubstantiated."
The League said it's willing to work with utilities in setting up a
notification procedure to address the unlikely possibility that
Amateur Radio operations in the two bands might interfere with
critical PLC systems.
"In order to implement this, UTC should be called upon to provide to
ARRL or to the general public, a list of transmission lines carrying
PLC which make use of either of the two subject bands, thus to
facilitate notification," the ARRL reply comments said.
The League concluded by calling on the FCC to allocate 630 meters to
Amateur Radio, as proposed in the Notice, reject UTC's proposal to
elevate the status of PLCs, and implement a notification procedure for
amateur stations within 1 kilometer of a transmission line carrying
PLC in or near the two bands, and to make the LF and MF allocation
changes in Part 2 and the Part 97 service rule changes, "as proposed
by ARRL and not otherwise."
Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 Hits 100 Proponents in the US House
The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 -- H.R. 1301 and S. 1685 -- now
has the support of 100 members of the US House of Representatives. Two
additional cosponsors signed onto H.R. 1301 on September 24, raising
the number of cosponsors to 99. Those members plus the House bill's
sponsor, US Rep Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), total 100 proponents, and the
number is expected to continue growing.
One of the newcomers agreeing to cosponsor H.R. 1301 was the
congressman who represents the Connecticut House district that
includes ARRL Headquarters -- Rep John Larson (D-CT). The other new
cosponsor was Rep Kristi L. Noem (R-SD)
The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 would direct the FCC to extend
its rules relating to reasonable accommodation of Amateur Service
communications to private land-use restrictions. Kinzinger introduced
H.R. 1301 in March, with 12 original cosponsors from both sides of the
aisle. Sen Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced S. 1685 in June, with Sen
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) as the original cosponsor.
Recently the League took steps to address objections and concerns
raised by representatives of community associations about the
legislation. "Clarity on Amateur Radio Parity" makes it clear that the
bill would not create new federal policy with respect to outdoor
amateur antennas. As it points out, the FCC already recognizes a
strong federal interest in effective Amateur Radio communication from
residences and has adopted a limited preemption of state and local
regulation of Amateur Radio antennas. The Amateur Radio Parity Act of
2015 would extend the limited preemption to private land-use
restrictions.
H.R. 1301 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. S. 1685 has been referred to the Senate Commerce, Science,
and Transportation Committee's subcommittee on Communications,
Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, chaired by Sen Wicker, the
bill's sponsor.
The ARRL continues to encourage members to write their US House and
Senate members urging their cosponsorship of the legislation. Visit
the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 page for information on how you
can get involved.
Wyoming Club Supports League's Washington Advocacy Efforts
ARRL Wyoming Section Manager Jack Mitchell, N7MJ, on September 18 at
ARRL Headquarters presented ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ,
ARRL Wyoming Section Manager Jack Mitchell, N7MJ (left), and ARRL CEO
David Sumner, K1ZZ. [Sean Kutzko, KX9X, photo]
with a check for $1000 on behalf of the Shy-Wy Amateur Radio Club of
Cheyenne, Wyoming. The club's designated its donation to support the
League's efforts in Washington on the Amateur Radio Parity Act of
2015.
"The ARRL is very appreciative to the members of the Shy-Wy Amateur
Radio Club for their generous contribution to the Legislative Issues
Advocacy Fund," said ARRL Development Manager Lauren Clarke, KB1YDD.
"This fund supports the efforts of ARRL key volunteers and staffers in
Washington, DC, on behalf of the Amateur Radio Parity Act, and every
donation to help this important work brings us that much closer to our
goal."
Sumner gave Mitchell an ARRL Certificate of Appreciation for the
Shy-Wy ARC.
MARS Invites ARES/RACES Participation in Coronal Mass Ejection
Disaster Exercise
A disastrous coronal mass ejection (CME) will be the focus of a
national Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) communication exercise
in early November, and MARS is hoping to collaborate with Amateur
Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and Radio Amateur Civil Emergency
Service (RACES) groups. The MARS exercise will get under way on
November 8 and continue into November 10. It will be a quarterly
contingency HF exercise in support of the US Department of Defense.
"The exercise scenario will simulate a CME event and focus on actions
that radio operators should take prior to and following a CME event,"
explained Army MARS Program Manager Paul English, WD8DBY. "One thing
we want to continue to work on is the interface with the greater
Amateur Radio community."
CMEs are huge explosions of gas, plasma, and electromagnetic radiation
from the Sun, which are responsible for geomagnetic storms. Solar
flares can accompany CMEs, but they are not the same thing. A CME can
take anywhere from 1 day to 3 days to reach Earth. CMEs occur all the
time, but most bypass Earth with minor effects. A major CME that hits
Earth directly could damage or destroy satellites as well as
terrestrial communication and electrical power infrastructure.
English said the November exercise would simulate a radio blackout as
well as infrastructure damage. "During the exercise, we will simulate
the blackout with a 3 hour pause, and then we will bring stations back
on air and begin handling requests for information," he told ARRL.
Training objectives for this exercise will include understanding what
a CME is and how much forecast lead time can be expected; the effects
associated with a CME, and what precautions radio operators take to
protect their equipment prior to a severe CME.
After the simulated CME, operators will assess its effects and begin
reporting that information. This will involve "interoperation with
Amateur Radio operators and groups to assist in assessment."
Individual radio amateurs as well as ARES and RACES teams are
encouraged to participate in this exercise. Contact MARS and provide
your contact information, if your organization is interested.
ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program Accepting 2016-17 Applications
The ARRL Foundation is accepting academic year 2016-17 applications
from eligible young radio amateurs planning to pursue higher
education. All applicants must be active FCC licensees and submit an
online application. More than 80 scholarships ranging from $500 to
$5000 will be awarded in 2016. In addition, one applicant will be
selected to receive the prestigious William R. Goldfarb Memorial
Scholarship, awarded to a high school senior pursuing a degree in
business, computers, medical, nursing, engineering, or science.
Students submitting 2016 applications should read the ARRL Scholarship
descriptions carefully and apply only for those scholarships for which
they are eligible. Some scholarships have geographic criteria or other
requirements.
All applicants must submit a completed online application. Applicants
must also forward a copy of their academic transcripts from their most
recently completed school year. Applications without accompanying
transcripts will not be considered. Cell phone photos of transcript(s)
will not be accepted. All transcripts must be scanned into a PDF and
sent via e-mail.
Applicants for the William R. Goldfarb Memorial Scholarship must also
submit a PDF of their FAFSA form by February 18, 2016, as well as a
copy of their academic transcript from their most recently completed
school year.
Applicants will receive a confirmation message when their applications
have been successfully processed.
The 2016 application window opened on October 1. Applications for the
2016 scholarship process must be received by 11:59 PM Eastern Standard
Time on January 31, 2016. Transcripts must be received by Thursday,
February 18, 2016. Award recipients are typically notified by mid-May
by USPS mail and e-mail. Read more.
More Chinese Amateur Radio Satellites are Aloft
On the heels of the September 19 launch of nine satellites carrying
Amateur Radio payloads comes word that three more satellites were
launched on September 25 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in
Inner Mongolia's Gobi Desert. The CubeSats, identified as Tianwang-1A
(TW-1A; SECM-1), Tianwang-1B (TW-1B; NJUST-2), and Tianwang-1C (TW-1C;
NJFA-1), were developed by students at the Nanjing University of
Aeronautics and Astronautics in collaboration with the Shanghai
Engineering Center for Microsatellites. TW-1A and TW-1B are 2 U
CubeSats, while TW-1C is a 3U CubeSat.
The mission's main goal is to experiment with software defined radio
technology in space. The Amateur Radio payloads, which do not include
any transponders, will serve to exchange telemetry, tracking, and
command information with the ground control station. Telemetry data
will be made public, so that radio amateurs around the world may track
and monitor the health of the satellites.
Other payloads include a video camera, along with receivers for
dual-band GPS/BeiDou, Maritime Automatic Identification System, and
Aeronautical Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast. Using
MEMS-based cold-gas micropropulsion, it is planned to demonstrate
formation flying by two of the CubeSats along with inter-satellite
communication using GAMALINK 2.4 GHz spread spectrum technology from
Portugal.
According to Michael Chen, BD5RV, of CAMSAT, the satellites have
downlinks in the 435-438 MHz Amateur-Satellite Service allocation.
TW-1A transmits on 435.645 MHz (GMSK 4800/9600 baud, 10 second
transmit interval); TW-1B on 437.645 MHz (GMSK 4800/9600 baud, 20
second transmit interval), and TW-1C on 435.645 MHz (GMSK 4800/9600
baud, 10 second transmit interval). Note that TW-1A and 1C use the
same frequency. The satellites also may have downlink frequencies in
the VHF range. Read more. -- Thanks to AMSAT News Service, AMSAT-UK
Former ARRL Washington Coordinator, Archivist Perry Williams, W1UED,
SK
The League's former Washington Coordinator and veteran ARRL
Headquarters staff member Perry Williams, W1UED, of Unionville,
Connecticut, died on September 25. An ARRL Life Member, Williams, who
would have turned 87 in October, spent 4 decades on staff before
retiring in 1994. That same year, he was named as Dayton Hamvention's
Amateur of the Year. In 2002 he returned to ARRL Headquarters in a
part-time position as the League archivist.
Perry Williams, W1UED, in his ARRL office.
"If Perry didn't know something about ARRL history, it wasn't worth
knowing," commented ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ. "I worked for Perry
when I joined the full-time ARRL staff in 1972 and couldn't have asked
for a better mentor."
A radio amateur since 1951, Williams came to ARRL Headquarters in
April 1954 as an assistant secretary, which, as Sumner explained,
meant that Williams "was expected to be able to answer just about any
question about Amateur Radio regulations, both nationally and
internationally, and to do whatever the Secretary and General Manager
needed done."
After rising to senior assistant secretary, in 1977 he was named
manager of the Membership Services Department. Three years later, he
became the ARRL's Washington Area Coordinator, spending a couple of
days a week in DC as the face and voice of Amateur Radio on Capitol
Hill and at the FCC and working with ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay,
W3KD (then N3AKD), and Washington-area volunteers. Over the years,
Williams contributed an extensive list of columns and articles to QST.
After returning to Headquarters part-time in 2002, Williams continued
as archivist until February 2011.
"It was my great privilege to work with Perry Williams, W1UED
('usually eats dinner' were his self-chosen phonetics for that call
sign), on ARRL advocacy issues. Perry was extremely proud to wave
ARRL's banner in the halls of Congress at the FCC and in a good number
of other Federal agencies where Amateur Radio had business." Imlay
said. One of Williams's greatest accomplishments included talking
Congress out of charging amateurs a license application fee; instead
he argued convincingly in favor of creating a vanity call sign
program. "Perry thought -- accurately -- that amateurs would be
willing to pay for services that they got from FCC, but that they
would be very unhappy to pay application fees that didn't translate
into something that benefited them," Imlay said. "Congress bought
Perry's argument, and so we now have vanity call signs and no
application fees."
Imlay said Williams also crafted a plan for the Amateur Service not
only to retain large segments of microwave spectrum that a bill in
Congress would have surrendered for commercial interests, but to
create a primary allocation around 2.4 GHz.
Prior to joining the ARRL staff, Williams served as a radio operator
with the US Air Force Strategic Air Command for 6 years, before and
during the Korean Conflict. In his younger years, he was active as a
Boy Scout leader, once directed two church choirs, and enjoyed playing
the accordion.
A memorial service will be announced. Survivors include his wife,
Martha, and four children.
In Brief
AMSAT's Fox-1A to Launch from California on October 8: The
much-awaited Fox-1A CubeSat is set to launch from Vandenberg Air Force
Base in California on October 8. It will ride aloft on an Atlas V
rocket as part of the National Reconnaissance Office Launch 55
(NROL-55), which will carry an auxiliary payload called Government
Rideshare Advanced Concepts Experiment (GRACE). Sponsored by the NRO,
GRACE will carry 13 CubeSats into space -- nine sponsored by the NRO
and four -- including Fox-1A -- by NASA. GRACE is the fourth
NRO-sponsored CubeSat mission. -- Thanks to AMSAT News Service
LAPAN-A2 FM and APRS Satellite Launched: It's getting even busier in
space. Indonesia's IARU Amateur Radio society ORARI reports that the
LAPAN-A2/ORARI satellite was launched on September 28, from India.
LAPAN-A2 is in a 650 km orbit and takes about 110 minutes to orbit
Earth. The low-inclination equatorial orbit of 6° to 8° means it will
be receivable only from about 30° N to 30° S, limiting the satellite's
accessibility to users outside of that footprint. LAPAN-A2 has been
heard. It now is undergoing activation and systems testing, and it is
expected to be 1 month before the Amateur Radio FM transponder will be
generally available. The primary aims of the mission are Earth
observation using an RGB camera and maritime traffic monitoring using
AIS -- both using frequencies outside the Amateur Satellite Service.
The telemetry beacon is on 437.425 MHz; the FM voice uplink is 435.880
MHz; the FM voice downlink is 145.880 MHz. The transponder runs 5 W.
The APRS digipeater is on 145.825. Reports are welcome.
Radio Amateurs Track Signal Interfering on Public Safety Frequency:
Radio amateurs in New Hampshire recently were able to help track down
the source of a constant mystery signal on 155.340 MHz -- the "Med 1"
frequency for local hospitals. "The offending transmitter was easily
received in Dover on a handheld, and was interfering with
ambulance-hospital communications," New Hampshire Technical
Coordinator Dee Hebert, AB1ST, told New Hampshire Section Manager Pete
Stohrer, K1PJS. "George [Whitehead, W1BOF] and I began looking for the
transmitter in Dover, and, after a few hours, we had traced it down to
Exeter Hospital. George knows the emergency preparedness coordinator
at that hospital and contacted him." Communications technicians at the
hospital, responding to a report that users were unable to transmit or
receive on any frequency, were unaware of the constantly keyed
transmitter. They started shutting down systems there until the
offending signal disappeared. "We suspect that all of the problems at
Exeter Hospital were due to that single transmitter," Hebert said. "It
was good to see Amateur Radio and our fox hunt skills put to practical
use in the community." -- Thanks to Dee Hebert, AB1ST
CQ World Wide DX Contest Committee Conducting Survey: The CQ World
Wide DX Contest Committee is conducting a survey to gather feedback
about the contest from participants. An invitation with a link to the
survey has been sent via e-mail to everyone who submitted a log in the
2014 SSB and CW CQ WW events. "The responses will help us improve the
contest and make important decisions about the rules," the CQ WW
Contest Committee said. Anyone who has participated in the CQ WW DX
Contest in the past 3 years is invited to take the survey, which is
available in five languages and should take about 10 minutes to
complete. Participants should only take the survey once. The deadline
to submit surveys is October 10.
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Solar activity spiked again this
week, with average daily sunspot numbers rising from 73 to 120.9.
Average daily solar flux tracked upward too -- from 106.7 to 122.7.
Predicted solar flux is 130 on October 1-2; 120 and 110 on October
3-4; 100 on October 5-8; 115 on October 9-10; 110 on October 11-12;
then 115, 120, and 125 on October 13-15; 130 on October 16-18; 125 on
October 19; 120 on October 20-24, then 130, 125, 120, and 115 on
October 25-28; 110 on October 29 through November 1, and 115 on
November 2-6.
Predicted planetary A index is 8, 20 and 22 on October 1-3; 28, 16,
and 12 on October 4-6; 8 on October 7-8; 10 on October 9; 8 on October
10-14; then 12, 10, and 12 on October 15-17; 8 on October 18-24; 7 on
October 25-27; 15, 10, 7, and 15 on October 28-31, and 12, 8, and 12
on November 1-3.
Monthly averages of sunspot numbers for May through September were 83,
77.4, 68.5, 61.7, and 72.5. The 3 month moving averages of daily
sunspot numbers centered on January through August were 98.2, 78.1,
68.2, 72.4, 77.7, 76.3, 69.1, and 67.5. A 3 month moving average
centered on August has a sum of all sunspot numbers from July 1
through September 30, and divides by 92, the number of days. A 3 month
moving average centered on July incorporates all data from June 1
through August 31.
Send me your reports and observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
October 1 -- SARL 80 Meter QSO Party (SSB)
October 1 -- NRAU 10 Meter Activity Contest (CW, SSB, Digital)
October 2 -- NCCC Weekly Sprint (CW)
October 2-4 -- YLRL YL Anniversary Contest (CW, SSB, Digital)
October 3 -- TARA PSK Rumble Contest
October 3 -- German Telegraphy Contest
October 3 -- FISTS Fall Slow Speed Sprint (CW)
October 3 -- 4 State 4×4 QRP Sprint (CW, SSB)
October 3-4 -- 15-Meter SSTV Dash Contest
October 3-4 -- Oceania DX Contest (SSB)
October 3-4 -- Russian WW Digital Contest
October 3-4 -- TRC DX Contest (CW, SSB)
October 3-4 -- California QSO Party (CW)
October 3-4 -- International HELL Contest
October 3-4 -- WAB HF Phone
October 4 -- UBA ON Contest (SSB)
October 4 -- RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest (CW, SSB)
October 6 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)
October 7 --Weekly Phone Fray
October 7 -- 432 MHz Fall Sprint (CW, phone)
October 7-8 -- CWops Weekly Mini-CWT Test
October 9 -- NCCC RTTY Weekly Sprint
See the ARRL Contest Calendar for more information.
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
October 2-4 -- Mid-Atlantic States VHF Conference, Bensalem,
Pennsylvania
October 3 -- Delaware State Convention, Georgetown, Delaware
October 9-10 -- Florida State Convention, Melbourne, Florida
October 9-11 -- ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference, Arlington
Heights, Illinois
October 10-11 -- Pacific Northwest VHF Conference, Issaquah,
Washington
October 16-18 -- Microwave Update Convention, San Diego, California
October 16-18 -- Pacific Division Convention (Pacificon), San Ramon,
California
October 17 -- Wisconsin ARES/RACES Conference, Wisconsin Rapids,
Wisconsin
October 18 -- Connecticut State Convention, Meriden, Connecticut
October 23-24 -- Arizona State Convention, Kingman, Arizona
October 23-24 -- Oklahoma State Convention, Ardmore, Oklahoma
November 7 -- Fall TechFest, Lakewood, Colorado
November 7-8 -- Georgia Section Convention, Lawrenceville, Georgia
November 14 -- HamJam Convention, Alpharetta, Georgia
November 14-15 -- Indiana State Convention, Fort Wayne, Indiana
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