[CVRC] The ARRL Letter for August 1, 2013

Thu Aug 1 16:47:57 EDT 2013

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            The  ARRL Letter

Published by the American Radio Relay League
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August 1, 2013

Editor: Rick Lindquist, WW1ME <ww1me at arrl.org>

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- FCC: ARRL Reiterates Call to Evaluate Interference Potential of 5 GHz
U-NII Devices
- FCC: Senate Commerce Committee Gives Nod to Nominee for FCC Chairman
- Public Service: Hams Aid Crew of Foundering Vessel
- Police Beat: Ham Club Relocating Gear from Tower Toppled by Vandals
- Education: ARRL Education & Technology Program Continues to Grow with
Latest Grants
- Centennial: ARRL Now Taking Orders for Personalized ARRL Centennial
Handbook
- Ham Radio in Space: AMSAT Wants Amateur Satellites Off US Munitions
List
- DX: Operations Approved for DXCC Credit
- Your League: ARRL Contest Branch Posts Logs Received for 2013 ARRL
Field Day <http://www.arrl.org/field-day>
- Your League: Lynn Jelinski, AG4IU, Wins July QST Cover Plaque Award
- Media: Monitoring Times to Cease Publication
- Tom Christian, VP6TC/VR6TC, SK
- Former Nevada SM Janet Welsh, NK7N, SK
- Adobe AIR 3.8 Currently Incompatible With Downloaded Digital QST
using Windows
- Solar Update
- This Week in Radiosport
- Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events

==> FCC: ARRL REITERATES CALL TO EVALUATE INTERFERENCE POTENTIAL OF 5
GHZ U-NII DEVICES

   In reply comments
<http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=7520933148> filed July 24
with the FCC, the ARRL reiterated its argument that any decision to
authorize unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (U-NII)
devices at 5 GHz "should await a full and complete evaluation of
interference potential and interference mitigation techniques among the
varied and incumbent users." The Amateur Service has a secondary
allocation at 5650-5925 MHz in the US. Earlier this year the FCC
released a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) in ET Docket 13-49
<http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=7022123531>, seeking
comments on making available an additional 195 megahertz of spectrum in
the 5.35-5.47 GHz and 5.85-5.925 GHz bands for U-NII use. Reply
comments are responses to comments already filed in the proceeding.

"The comments of the National Telecommunications & Information
Administration (NTIA <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/>) indicate that NTIA
shares the same concern that ARRL has raised repeatedly in earlier
proceedings concerning the 5 GHz band: that the aggregate interference
potential of ubiquitous U-NII devices to incumbent radio services...is
currently unknown," the League told the FCC.

U-NII devices use "wideband digital modulation techniques to provide a
wide array of high data rate mobile and fixed communications for
individuals, businesses, and institutions," the FCC explained in its
NPRM.  Read more
<http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-reiterates-call-to-evaluate-interference-potential-of-5-ghz-u-nii-devices>.

==> FCC: SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE GIVES NOD TO NOMINEE FOR FCC
CHAIRMAN

   Tom Wheeler, President Barack Obama's nominee for chairman of the
Federal Communications Commission, this week received the approval of
the Senate Commerce Committee. Reuters reported that some Republicans
on the committee wanted to hold up the nomination of a new Democrat to
head the FCC until the President also named a Republican to fill the
remaining vacancy on the five-member commission. Wheeler got the okay
by voice vote July 30.

It's expected that the communications industry insider and former
lobbyist will be confirmed by the full Senate after Congress returns
from its August recess. Congressional staffer Michael O'Rielly is said
to be the likely Republican nominee for the FCC. Wheeler would replace
former FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. -- Reuters

==> PUBLIC SERVICE: HAMS AID CREW OF FOUNDERING VESSEL

According to news reports, hams in Hawaii and California played a role
July 23 in efforts to rescue the two-person crew of a sailboat stranded
on a reef more than 3500 miles away in Micronesia. The vessel C'est la
Vie, a 53-foot sailboat reported running aground on a reef in western
Chuuk Lagoon.

   When the situation developed, Big Island Amateur Radio Club
<http://www.biarc.net/> member Richard Darling, AH7G, was in contact
with John Bush, KH6DLK/V63JB, and friends in the Federated States of
Micronesia. Bush won the 2012 ARRL International Humanitarian Award
<http://www.arrl.org/international-humanitarian-award> for promoting
the development and welfare of the population of the Island of Federai
in the Ulithi Atoll, FSM, in part through establishing communication
infrastructure and promoting ham radio. On July 23 he was in Northern
California testing a new antenna to help him keep in better touch with
his contacts within the FSM.

During the contact, Darling and his wife Barbara, NH7FY, heard the
distress call, in which the crew reported the vessel was taking on
water. The Darlings were able to hear the signal well and pass along
important information about the sailboat's location and the severity of
the crew's situation, which the Darlings relayed to the Coast Guard.
The crew had told the Coast Guard they thought they could walk ashore
on the reef and had a life raft and safety gear. Read more
<http://www.arrl.org/news/hams-aid-crew-of-foundering-vessel>.

==> POLICE BEAT: HAM CLUB RELOCATING GEAR FROM TOWER TOPPLED BY VANDALS

In the wake of what authorities in California believe is a case of
vandalism that led to the collapse of a 200 foot radio tower on the
West Coast, the Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club <http://www.mdarc.org/>
plans to relocate its gear from the Rocky Ridge tower site to another
tower nearby. Jim Siemons, AF6PU, says his club's repeater committee
decided this week to remove MDARC's heavily used 144.390 MHz
packet/APRS digipeater from the equipment vault on Rocky Ridge as soon
as the club can get physical access.

   "The plan is to, at least temporarily, relocate the digipeater to
the North Peak of Mount Diablo, where we are now building an ATV
repeater system," Siemons told ARRL, adding that the move could happen
as soon as Saturday. "The North Peak of Mount Diablo should offer
packet and APRS coverage to the majority of Northern California," he
added.

Despite the tower collapse, the club's radio systems continued to work.
"Even though the prostrated tower with our antenna lay flat on the
ground, our packet system faithfully continued to operate for a couple
of days subsequent to the collapse," Siemons noted. He said American
Tower Corporation has indicated that it plans to restore some of the
most critical public safety radio services within a week.

Late on July 28 or early on July 29, authorities say, vandals
apparently cut several guy wires supporting the Rocky Ridge radio
tower, located in the hills of the Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
above San Ramon and Danville, causing the 200 foot structure to crash
to the ground. Siemons says the Rocky Ridge Tower "has been a key
communications tower for amateur, commercial, and public safety radio
operators, alike."

Until the tower is restored, Siemons predicted "challenges with
coverage" in certain coverage areas. KCBS Radio in San Francisco this
week reported that police were investigating the tower collapse. No
injuries occurred. Damage could go as high as $1 million. A Contra
Costa County Fire official told the radio station that the tower
collapse had affected some dispatch services in the western part of the
county, but police say backup systems headed off any disruptions.
According to KCBS, police "are trying to determine why vandals would
target the tower, which is located in a remote area of the park behind
multiple gates and fences." -- Thanks to Jim Siemons, AF6PU, and KCBS
Radio

==> EDUCATION: ARRL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW
WITH LATEST GRANTS

What started out in 2000 as "The Big Project," an initiative of past
ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, continues to grow today as the ARRL
Education & Technology Program (ETP
<http://www.arrl.org/education-technology-program>). The program aims
to

   boost "wireless technology literacy
<http://www.arrl.org/what-is-wireless-technology-literacy>" among US
students and educators by providing cost-free instructional resources,
Teachers Institutes on Wireless Technology
<http://www.arrl.org/teachers-institute-on-wireless-technology> and
grants for school Amateur Radio stations and equipment -- all made
possible through the sustaining support of donors in the Amateur Radio
community. With the addition this month of three new ETP station grants
and one progress grant to schools, the program now boasts 535 schools
<http://www.arrl.org/etp-schools>.

Receiving ETP school station grants are Westside Elementary School, in
Roanoke, Virginia -- a current ETP school with a Teachers Institute
graduate on staff; Midland High School in Midland, Michigan, and
Norwood School in Hulbert, Oklahoma. Each school must formally accept
the grant. The total package of the station grants was approximately
$3600. Schools will receive basic equipment and an antenna system to
establish an Amateur Radio station at their facilities. Schools are
encouraged to partner with a local Amateur Radio club.

Receiving an ETP progress grant is Liberal Arts and Science Academy (on
the campus of Lyndon B. Johnson Early College High School) in Austin,
Texas. A fixture in the ETP, the school is a frequent top scorer in the
ARRL School Club Roundup. The school requested an AZ/EL rotator and
controller. Its grant is estimated at $800.

The ARRL Board of Directors accepted the recommendation of the
Executive Committee and approved the four grants at its July meeting.
The EC reviews ETP grant applications twice a year, in June and
December.

==> CENTENNIAL: ARRL NOW TAKING ORDERS FOR PERSONALIZED ARRL CENTENNIAL
HANDBOOK

   The ARRL is now taking orders for personalized and serial-numbered
hardcover editions of the 2014 ARRL Centennial Edition of The ARRL
Handbook for Radio Communications
<http://www.arrl.org/shop/2014-Handbook-Hardcover-Centennial-Edition/>.
Advance orders will be filled starting in early October. For 100 years,
ARRL has been at the forefront of promoting technical advancement and
improvements in radio operating practices, and since 1926 the Handbook
has defined the latest innovations in the field of applied electronics
and communications. Written by radio amateurs for radio amateurs,
experimenters, engineers and students, The ARRL Handbook for Radio
Communications is a must-have resource.

This commemorative edition has been extensively updated and revised,
and includes new projects such as a simple linear amplifier for the
beginner, and analog and digital QSK modules. There's new information
too, including an annual transceiver model review and MOSFET design for
power amplifiers. Accompanying the Handbook is a CD-ROM that includes
all of the fully searchable text and illustrations in the printed copy
plus expanded supplemental content, software, PC board templates and
other support files.

The ARRL Centennial Edition features a gold foil/embossed hard cover,
personalized with your name and call sign and a serial number.
Celebrate 100 years of ARRL with a new Handbook!

==> HAM RADIO IN SPACE: AMSAT WANTS AMATEUR SATELLITES OFF US MUNITIONS
LIST

AMSAT <http://www.amsat.org> wants the federal government to confirm
that the Amateur Satellite Service will not be subject to International
Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR
<http://pmddtc.state.gov/regulations_laws/itar_official.html>), as a
result of export control reforms now underway. In May the US Department
of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) proposed changes
<http://www.pmddtc.state.gov/FR/2013/78FR31444.pdf> to the US Munitions
List (USML) Category XV (Spacecraft Systems and Related Articles). The
changes redefine satellites that would remain under the USML.
Satellites removed from USML would be transferred to the Department of
Commerce Commerce Control List (CCL
<http://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/regulations/commerce-control-list-ccl>).

   "We ask that the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls explicitly
confirm that satellites, ground equipment, and associated technical
data for items pertaining to the Amateur Satellite Service are not
subject to the ITAR when the new Category XV provisions are
implemented," AMSAT said in comments
<http://ww2.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/AMSAT-DDTC-Comments-Submission.pdf>
filed earlier this month "Over the past 43+ years AMSAT has been
integral to the development of Amateur Radio communications spacecraft
based upon the model of an all-volunteer organization that follows
'open source' practices and creates spacecraft that are very low cost,
which also reflects relatively low levels of sophistication compared to
commercial satellites," AMSAT said.

A related set of AMSAT comments
<http://ww2.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/AMSAT-DoC-Comments-Submission.pdf>
went to the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security
(BIS), which has proposed creating a separate CCL category for
satellites formerly under ITAR. AMSAT asked that Amateur Satellite
Service spacecraft and associated equipment be separately categorized
and controlled, given the significant differences between commercial
and Amateur Satellite Service spacecraft.

"We ask that the Department of Commerce recognize the relative impacts
of regulatory oversight on small, not-for-profit scientific and
education organizations such as AMSAT and to find ways to mitigate
these impacts on both AMSAT and our volunteers," AMSAT said. Read more
<http://www.arrl.org/news/amsat-wants-amateur-satellites-off-us-munitions-list>.
-- AMSAT News Service

==> DX: OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT

The ARRL DXCC Desk has approved these operations for DXCC

credit:

- 4S7NZG -- Sri Lanka (renewal), 2013 operation

- XW4XR -- Laos, current operation

- Z80ID -- South Sudan, special July 9, 2013, operation for
Independence Day celebration

- 9M4SLL -- Spratly Islands, 2012-2013 operations

- 9Q6CC -- Democratic People's Republic of the Congo, 2010-2011
operation

- XW0YJY -- Laos, 2013 operation

- 9X0EME -- Rwanda, 2013 operation

- 6O0LA -- Somalia, 2013 operation

- T6JM -- Afghanistan, 2012 operation.

   If a request for DXCC credit for any of these operations has been
rejected in a prior application, contact ARRL Awards Branch Manager
Bill Moore <bmoore at arrl.org>, NC1L, to be placed on the list for an
update to your record. Please note the submission date and/or reference
number of your application in order to expedite the search for any
rejected contacts. -- ARRL Awards Branch Manager Bill Moore, NC1L

==> YOUR LEAGUE: ARRL CONTEST BRANCH POSTS LOGS RECEIVED FOR 2013 ARRL
FIELD DAY <HTTP://WWW.ARRL.ORG/FIELD-DAY>

   The ARRL Contest Branch has posted a list
<http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2013/July_31_FD.pdf> of all
logs received from participants in the 2013 ARRL Field Day. This list
include logs sent via the web applet <http://www.b4h.net/>, e-mail and
hard copy summaries. Logs designated "Checklog" are listed as such
because the entry did not include the required summary sheet or was
missing information necessary to include it as a regular entry. If your
entry is shown as a checklog, contact ARRL Contest Branch Manager Mike
DeChristopher, N1TA <n1ta at arrl.org> (860-594-0232) to have your entry
reclassified properly.

If you find incorrect information in your listing, contact Mike
<n1ta at arrl.org> to have the corrections made. Because of an e-mail
issue at ARRL Headquarters in early July, some e-mail submissions may
not have been received. If your entry is missing from the list, contact
the Contest Branch <n1ta at arrl.org> to resolve this issue. Due to QST
space limitations, club names are only given for Class A entries.

==> YOUR LEAGUE: LYNN JELINSKI, AG4IU, WINS JULY QST COVER PLAQUE AWARD

   The winner of the July QST Cover plaque award is Lynn Jelinski,
AG4IU, for his article "A Broadband Ham Network Crosses the Finish Line
<http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/arrl/qst_201307/index.php#/72>."

The QST Cover Plaque Award -- given to the author or authors of the
most popular article in each issue -- is determined by a vote of ARRL
members on the QST Cover Plaque Poll web page
<http://www.arrl.org/cover-plaque-pol>. Cast a ballot for your favorite
article in the August issue
<http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/arrl/qst_201308/index.php> today!

==> MEDIA: MONITORING TIMES TO CEASE PUBLICATION

   Monitoring Times <http://www.monitoringtimes.com/> magazine will
cease publication at year's end after 33 years. "We will publish
through the December 2013 issue," publisher Bob Grove, W8JHD, told
ARRL. "The decision wasn't an easy one, but economics played a greater
part than personal. Judy and I are in excellent health, but the gradual
drift downward of subscribers and advertisers made the decision clear."

Grove said that if a subscription runs beyond the end of the year,
subscribers should e-mail <belinda at grove-ent> or call the office at
800-438-8155 to arrange a refund.

Monitoring Times, which promotes itself as "The World of Radio All in
One Place," covers -- among other topics -- shortwave and broadcast
listening, scanning, military, maritime, and aviation monitoring,
equipment reviews, clandestine stations, and public safety monitoring.

Commented Dan, VR2HF, after the news item appeared on QRZ.com
<http://www.qrz.com>, "Sad to see them go. They were best in their
class!" Read more
<http://www.arrl.org/news/em-monitoring-times-em-to-cease-publication>.

==> TOM CHRISTIAN, VP6TC/VR6TC, SK

   Tom Christian, VP6RC/VR6TC, a long-time radio amateur who became
known as "the Voice of Pitcairn," died July 7 on the tiny South Pacific
Island that was his lifelong home. He was 78 and a descendent of
Fletcher Christian of "Mutiny on the Bounty" fame.

In 2009 he was diagnosed with possible Alzheimer's disease. According
to his wife Betty, VP6YL/VR6YL, his health "deteriorated all too
quickly," and the last few months were, in her words, "cruel ones to
watch such a strong, vibrant man reduced to where he was not really
aware of his surroundings."

Tom was first licensed in 1957. Over the years, he and Betty kept in
routine radio contact with their ham radio friends overseas as well as
with two of their daughters who are hams. He was buried July 8 in the
cemetery on Pitcairn. Read more
<http://www.arrl.org/news/tom-christian-vp6tc-vr6tc-sk>. -- Thanks to
The Daily DX <http://www.dailydx.com/>, NN1N, KI5DR and OH2BR

==> FORMER NEVADA SM JANET WELSH, NK7N, SK

Former ARRL Nevada Section Manager and Emergency Coordinator Janet
Welsh, NK7N, died July 22 in Dallas, Texas. She was 77. Janet and her
late husband Lee, KI7EY, lived for some time in Henderson, Nevada, and
were involved in virtually every aspect of Amateur Radio in Southern
Nevada.

Janet and Lee taught licensing classes, and Janet served as coordinator
of the local VE team. The couple belonged to virtually every ham radio
organization in Southern Nevada. Jan volunteered for public service
events, was active in the Red Cross and with ARES/RACES, serving as an
ARRL Emergency Coordinator for 10 years, participating in the ARES
responses to the PepCon Chemical Plant explosion in Henderson and to
the Moapa Valley floods.

She also served as Assistant Nevada Section Manager, and in March 2001,
she was appointed as Nevada Section Manager following the death of Bob
Davis, K7IY. She served until January 2003. Read more
<http://www.arrl.org/news/former-nevada-sm-janet-welsh-nk7n-sk>. -- The
Nevada Amateur Radio Newswire <http://www.nevadahamradio.com/>

==> ADOBE AIR 3.8 CURRENTLY INCOMPATIBLE WITH DOWNLOADED DIGITAL QST
USING WINDOWS

ARRL digital publishing partner, Nxtbook Media, is in contact with
Adobe to regain access to downloaded issues of digital QST using the
latest AdobeÂ® AIRâ„¢ version 3.8 on Windows operating systems.
Instructions to uninstall AdobeÂ® AIRâ„¢ 3.8 and re-install version 3.7
can be found on the "Save to Desktop" page through digital QST:

If prompted to upgrade AdobeÂ® AIRâ„¢ to version 3.8, click "No."

If already upgraded and experiencing issues with AdobeÂ® AIRâ„¢, uninstall
and reinstall an older version.

To remove AdobeÂ® AIRâ„¢ using Windows:

- Select Start > Settings > Control Panel.
- Open the Add or Remove Programs panel.
- Select AdobeÂ® AIRâ„¢ to remove the runtime.
- Click the Change/Remove button.
- Then, install AdobeÂ® AIRâ„¢ version 3.7
<http://download.macromedia.com/air/win/download/3.7/AdobeAIRInstaller.exe>

==> SOLAR UPDATE

   Solar Sage Tad Cook, K7RA, reports from Seattle, Washington: The
weekly averages of daily sunspot numbers and solar flux barely changed
at all compared to the previous week. Average daily sunspot numbers
went from 73.4 to 79.6, while average daily solar flux decreased from
110.6 to 109.7.

The weak peak of this solar cycle continues. We are moving toward fall,
which is always seasonally better than summer for HF propagation. Let's
hope for a rise in solar activity to complement the seasonal change.

The latest prediction from NOAA/USAF for the near term has solar flux
at 105 on August 1-4, 110 on August 5-8, 105 on August 9-12, 100 on
August 13, 105 on August 14-18, 100 on August 19-24, and 125 on August
25. Flux values will hit a minimum of around 100 on September 3-4, and
rise to a peak of 135 on September 11-12.

Expected planetary A index is 5, 8 and 12 on August 1-3; 8 on August
4-5; 5 on August 6-8; 8 on August 9-10; 5 on August 11-20; 10, 15 and
10 on August 21-23; 5 on August 24-26; 10 on August 27, and 15 on
August 28-31.

In Friday's bulletin we will take another look at our three month
moving average of daily sunspot numbers, and a report of unexpected
late night propagation on 17 meters.

==> THIS WEEK IN RADIOSPORT

- August 2 -- NS Weekly Sprint, CW

- August 3-4 -- North American QSO Party, CW

- August 3-4 -- ARRL UHF Contest

- August 3-4 -- International Lighthouse-Lightship Contest

- August 3-4 -- TARA Grid Dip Shindig, digital

- August 3-4 -- 10-10 Summer Phone QSO Party

- August 3 -- European HF Championship

- August 4 -- South Africa DX SSB Contest, phone

- August 5 -- OK1WC Memorial Contest

==> UPCOMING ARRL SECTION, STATE AND DIVISION CONVENTIONS AND EVENTS

- July 25-27 -- Central States VHF Society Conference
<http://www.csvhfs.org/2013conference/>, Elk Grove Village, Illinois

- July 26-27 -- ARRL Oklahoma State Convention
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/oklahoma-state-convention-ham-holiday-1>,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

- August 2-3 -- ARRL Texas State Convention
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/texas-state-convention-austin-summerfest-2013>,
Austin, Texas

- August 2-4 -- Pacific Northwest DX Convention
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/pacific-northwest-dx-convention-2>,
Spokane Valley, Washington

- August 3 -- Great Lakes Division Convention
<http://arrl-greatlakes.org/convention.html>, Columbus, Ohio

- August 9-11 -- New Mexico State Convention
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/new-mexico-state-convention-duke-city-hamfest-2>,
Albuquerque, New Mexico

- August 17 -- ARRL West Virginia State Convention
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/west-virginia-state-convention-3>,
Weston, West Virginia

- August 17-18 -- ARRL Alabama State Convention
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/alabama-state-convention-huntsville-hamfest-1>,
Huntsville, Alabama

- August 18 -- ARRL Kansas State Convention
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/kansas-state-convention-3>, Salina,
Kansas

- August 25 -- ARRL Western Pennsylvania Section Convention
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/western-pennsylvania-section-convention-3>,
New Kensington, Pennsylvania

- August 31-September 1 -- North Carolina Section Convention
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/north-carolina-section-convention-shelby-hamfest>,
Shelby, North Carolina

- September 6-8 -- Southwestern Division Convention (SWHAMCOM)
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/southwestern-division-convention-swhamcon>,
Buellton, California

- September 14 -- Roanoke Division Convention <http://vbhamfest.com/>,
Virginia Beach, Virginia

- September 20-21 -- W9DXCC Convention <http://www.w9dxcc.com/>, Elk
Grove Village, Illinois

- September 27-28 -- SEDCO/W4DXCC <http://w4dxcc.com/> Convention,
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

- September 28 -- North Dakota State Convention
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/north-dakota-state-convention>, West
Fargo, North Dakota

- September 28 -- Washington State Convention
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/washington-state-convention-spokane-hamfest>,
Spokane Valley, Washington

- September 29 -- EmComm East Convention
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/emcomm-east-convention-2>, Rochester, New
York

- October 6 -- Maryland State Convention <http://carafest.org/>, West
Friendship, Maryland

 To find a convention or hamfest near you, click here
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests>.

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