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(#Will-RADE-Be-the-Next-SSB) ------------------------------------------------------------ * Amateur Radio in the News (#Amateur-Radio-in-the-News) * ARRL Live Events and Podcasts (#ARRL-Live-Events-and-Podcasts) * Announcements (#Announcements) * In Brief... (#In-Brief) * The ARRL Solar Report (#The-ARRL-Solar-Report) * Just Ahead in Radiosport (#Just-Ahead-in-Radiosport) * Upcoming ARRL Conventions and Major Events (#Upcoming-ARRL-Conventions-a= nd-Major-Events) =E2=80=8B () FCC and HHS Initiate New Proceedings on RF Exposure ARRL is following two new federal proceedings concerning radio frequency (= RF) exposure. On September 17=2C 2026=2C the FCC and the U.S. Departmentht= tps://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-requests-comment-rf-exposure-remand-0 of He= alth and Human Services (HHS) initiated parallel comment periods on RF saf= ety issues. Neither inquiry changes the current FCC RF exposure rules that= apply to all radio amateurs but could lead to changes in later proceeding= s if the current rules are found to be deficient. The FCC=E2=80=99s Public Notice (https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-requests= -comment-rf-exposure-remand-0?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-= EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d3= 1-443793198) is narrowly focused on specific RF exposure issues rema= nded to the Commission in 2021 by the U.S. Court of Appeals. The Commissio= n emphasizes that it will give particular weight to submissions reflecting= specialized expertise in health and safety matters. The HHS Request for I= nformation (https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-19252?utm_source=3DARRL= &utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Dem= ail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) (see also HHS press release= (https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/hhs-seeks-public-input-electromagnetic-fi= elds-wireless-radiation.html?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-E= MAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31= -443793198) ) broadly seeks evidence and information concerning the= potential health effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs)=2C RF radiation= =2C and wireless technologies. Comments on the HHS inquiry are due October 21=2C with comments on the FCC= issues due by October 22. The current rules governing RF exposure took effect on May 3=2C 2021=2C an= d are discussed in the September 2021 (https://www.arrl.org/files/file/QST= /This%20Month%20in%20QST/2021/09%20September%202021/HARE.pdf?utm_source=3D= ARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium= =3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) and May 2023 (https://w= ww.arrl.org/files/file/Lab/RF%20Exposure/2023-05%20Lapin%20FCC%20Exposure%= 20Rules.pdf?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_202= 6_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198)= issues of QST. The ARRL website features additional information=2C inclu= ding an RF exposure calculator=2C the RF Safety section from the 100th Edi= tion of The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications=2C an explanatory video= =2C FAQs=2C and more. ARRL has made these resources available to everyone= in the amateur radio community without regard to membership. ARRL urges a= ll licensees to stay compliant and safe. https://www.rtsystemsinc.com/?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-= EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d3= 1-443793198 =E2=80=8B () Morse Code Detectives https://californiahistoricalradio.com/?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6= 577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-= d6577a0d31-443793198 The California Historical Radio Society (https://californiahistoricalradio= =2Ecom/?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_2= 4_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) is te= aming up with the Girl Scouts of Northern California to offer a series of= Junior Detective badge workshops (https://californiahistoricalradio.com/e= vent/girl-scouts-junior-detective-badge-workshop-2026/?utm_source=3DARRL&u= tm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demai= l&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) focused on STEAM (Science=2C T= echnology=2C Engineering=2C Arts and Math) topics. The first one=2C coming= up on October 3=2C will use Morse code as the basis for a program on code= d communications. According to the group=E2=80=99s website=2C =E2=80=9CJun= iors will learn how detectives and investigators use coded communication b= y exploring the history of Morse code and creating a custom beaded bracele= t or keychain that spells out a secret message in dots and dashes. This ha= nds-on activity strengthens observation=2C pattern recognition=2C and prob= lem-solving skills while introducing participants to one of history=E2=80= =99s earliest wireless communication systems. Juniors will earn and receiv= e the Detective badge in this workshop.=E2=80=9D Junior Girl Scouts are in grades 4 and 5. The California Historical Radio Society is a museum and preservation organ= ization focused on radio and broadcasting. The organization=E2=80=99s Dire= ctor of Marketing and Partnerships=2C Michael Toedman=2C says many of the= group=E2=80=99s 800-plus members are ham radio operators and that the mus= eum includes an active ham shack and club station=2C W6CF. That is the cal= l sign of longtime ARRL Pacific Division Director Jim Maxwell (SK)=2C whos= e wife=2C Trudy=2C donated Jim=E2=80=99s station and library to the societ= y following his passing. ** Girl Scout Junior Detective ------------------------------------------------------------ ** badge [From www.girlscoutshop.com] ------------------------------------------------------------ https://www.rigolna.com/products/vna/dna800/?utm_source=3DQST&utm_medium= =3DeNews&utm_campaign=3DDNA800&utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31= -EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d= 31-443793198 =E2=80=8B () Remembering Four Silent Keys We are saddened to report this week on the passing of four well-known amat= eurs=2C including two members of the extended =E2=80=9CARRL family.=E2=80= =9D Longtime ARRL Rhode Island Section Manager Robert George =E2=80=9CBob=E2= =80=9D Beaudet=2C W1YRC=2C became a Silent Key on September 10=2C 2026=2C= at age 88. An ARRL Life Member=2C Gold-Level Diamond Club member=2C and M= axim Society member in the President Class=2C Beaudet served as Rhode Isla= nd Section Manager from 2002 to 2023. In 2020=2C the ARRL Board of Directo= rs recognized his contributions to the Field Organization with the Knight= Distinguished Service Award. An ARRL Volunteer Examiner=2C Bob took part= in over 340 license exam sessions=2C and was a long-serving member of the= DX Advisory Committee. Just a week before his passing=2C the nursing home= where he=E2=80=99d lived since 2025 reported on Facebook about a carefull= y-organized =E2=80=9Cjailbreak=E2=80=9D in late July=2C in which Bob was a= ble to briefly return home and once again take to the airwaves as W1YRC=2C= joining a Wednesday night net with more than 40 other Rhode Island hams.= Current Rhode Island Section Manager Mike Corey=2C KI1U=2C noted in an em= ail that =E2=80=9Camateur radio in Rhode Island owes a lot to Bob.=E2=80=9D Read the full obituary (https://www.oneillfuneralho= mes.com/obituaries/robert-george-beaudet?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3D= d6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0= _-d6577a0d31-443793198) . Perry T. Green=2C WY1O=2C of Winsted=2C Connecticut=2C is also now a Silen= t Key. A U.S. Army Veteran=2C he passed away on September 14=2C 2026=2C at= age 79. Perry was on the ARRL Headquarters staff from 2002 to 2017. He wa= s Assistant Manager of the ARRL VEC Department and had served as a member= of the Question Pool Committee for the National Conference of Volunteer E= xaminer Coordinators. ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma=2C AB1FM=2C recalled th= at =E2=80=9CPerry had a special gift for connecting with people. He built= lasting personal relationships with many of our Volunteer Examiners and c= ustomers and =E2=80=A6 made people feel welcome and appreciated.=E2=80=9D= Somma added that Green=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9Cdedication=2C kindness=2C and a= bility to connect with others made him a valued colleague and important pa= rt of the ARRL VEC team.=E2=80=9D An obituary (https://www.cookfuneralhome= ct.com/obituaries/perry-green?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-= EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d3= 1-443793198) is available. Charles =E2=80=9CUncle Chuck=E2=80=9D Lee Wyrick=2C N1UC=2C of Stuarts Dra= ft=2C Virginia=2C became a Silent Key on September 1=2C 2026=2C at age 82.= An ARRL member=2C he was a longtime employee of Ham Radio Outlet (HRO)=2C= joining the staff there in 1989. He was the company=E2=80=99s National Op= erations Manager from 2007 until his retirement in 2017. According to the= HRO website=2C Wyrick was responsible for bringing the company =E2=80=9Ci= nto the 21st century=E2=80=9D by implementing a networked point-of-sale ap= plication which connected all HRO stores and allowed sharing of sales and= inventory control data among all locations. Chuck was also an active sate= llite operator and was a control operator of the AO-27 satellite. Read the= full obituary (https://www.abettercremation.org/obituaries/Charles-Lee-Wy= rick?obId=3D49573610&utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAM= PAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) . Doug Hendricks=2C KI6DS=2C passed away on September 18=2C 2026. A co-found= er of the NorCal QRP Club and founder/owner of Hendricks QRP Kits=2C he he= lped start and fuel the popularity of kit-building among QRP (low power) e= nthusiasts. Hendricks was also a long-time master of ceremonies for the Oz= arkCon QRP conference and a regular presenter at Four Days in May=2C the Q= RP gathering that precedes the Dayton Hamvention=C2=AE each year. Off the= ham bands=2C Doug taught science and math=2C and coached basketball=2C at= Dos Palos High School in California=2C where he was responsible for more= than 300 victories and the school=E2=80=99s first-ever league championshi= p. ARRL sends condolences to the families and friends of these four leaders o= f the amateur radio community. Bob Beaudet=2C W1YRC (SK) | 1938 =E2=80=93 2026 (left). Doug Hendricks=2C KI6DS (SK) | 1947 =E2=80=93 2026 (right). [Tommy Gober=2C N5DUX=2C photo] https://elecraft.com/?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CA= MPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198 =E2=80=8B () Will RADE Be the Next SSB? It=E2=80=99s been a half century since single sideband (SSB) supplanted am= plitude modulation (AM) as the most popular voice mode on HF=2C due largel= y to its spectrum efficiency=2C occupying roughly half the bandwidth of an= AM signal. Now=2C there=E2=80=99s a new digital voice mode from FreeDV ca= lled Radio Autoencoder=2C or RADE=2C that occupies half the bandwidth of a= n SSB signal and reportedly provides more natural-sounding speech. Accordi= ng to Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC)=2C which funded research= that advanced RADE=E2=80=99s development=2C =E2=80=9CFreeDV RADE combines= machine learning with classical digital signal processing (DSP) and can o= perate at signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) as low as -2 dB. Its design also a= ddresses spectrum use=2C speech quality=2C and power efficiency=2C all imp= ortant considerations for voice communications over HF.=E2=80=9D Most significantly=2C ARDC reports that manufacturers are beginning to int= egrate the mode directly into their radios=2C starting with a module that= can be downloaded (https://freedv.org/download/?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_cam= paign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_= term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) and installed on certain FlexRadio m= odels. Users of other transceivers may run the mode through computers conn= ected to their radios. More details are available from FreeDV (https://fre= edv.org/radio-autoencoder/?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMA= IL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) and on the ARDC website (https://www.ardc.net/freedv-rade-= a-new-approach-to-digital-voice-over-hf-now-integrated-into-popular-radios= /?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01= _26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) . https://freedv.org/download/?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-E= MAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31= -443793198 ** Caption: The FreeDV RADE digital voice ------------------------------------------------------------ ** signal occupies only 1.5 kHz=2C half the ------------------------------------------------------------ ** bandwidth of an SSB signal. ------------------------------------------------------------ ** [Image from FreeDV.org] (http://FreeDV.org?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campa= ign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_te= rm=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) ------------------------------------------------------------ https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-multimeters/dm800/?utm_source=3DQ= ST&utm_medium=3DeNews&utm_campaign=3DDM858&utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign= =3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term= =3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198 https://www.flexradio.com/aurora/?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0= d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577= a0d31-443793198 https://elecraft.com/?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CA= MPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198 =E2=80=8B () Amateur Radio in the News =E2=80=9CRadio enthusiasts gather for 68th annual Midwest Superfest (https= ://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/midwest-superfest-amateur-= radio/?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_= 24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) =E2= =80=9D / Central Illinois proud.com (WMBD-TV)=2C September 20=2C 2026 -- P= eoria Area Amateur Radio Club is an ARRL Affiliated Club. =E2=80=9CThe 28.6-kilogram amateur-radio satellite AO-7 went silent in mid= -1981 after its batteries shorted. Then=2C on 21 June 2002=E2=80=9421 year= s later=E2=80=94British radio ham Pat Gowen heard it transmitting again (h= ttps://spacedaily.com/t-ao-7-amateur-radio-satellite-returned-after-21-yea= rs/?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_= 01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) =E2=80= =9D / Space Daily=2C September 17=2C 2026 =E2=80=9CMission Notes=E2=80=9D= column. =E2=80=9CConcord Historical Society to host local ham radio operators (htt= ps://www.springvillejournal.com/articles/concord-historical-society-to-hos= t-local-ham-radio-operators/?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-E= MAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31= -443793198) =E2=80=9D /Springville Journal (Springville=2C NY)=2C Se= ptember 17=2C 2026 -- Southtowns Amateur Radio Society=2C WB2ELW. =E2=80=9CBeauregard Parish E911 Partners With Beauregard Amateur Radio Gro= up (https://www.westcentralsbest.com/todays_country_1057/news/beauregard-p= arish-e911-partners-with-beauregard-amateur-radio-group/article_757dfd76-b= f6c-47c1-94f8-5791f973d5f1.html?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d3= 1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0= d31-443793198) =E2=80=9D / West Central=E2=80=99s Best (Leesville=2C= LA)=2C September 17=2C 2026 -- Beauregard Amateur Radio Group. =E2=80=9CPakistan=E2=80=99s amateur radios are tuned in for the apocalypse= (https://www.dawn.com/news/2025392?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577= a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d65= 77a0d31-443793198) =E2=80=9D / Dawn (Karachi=2C Pakistan)=2C August= 26=2C 2026 -- Pakistan Amateur Radio Society is an IARU Member Society. https://carlsontowers.com/tower-lift/?freeship&utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campa= ign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_te= rm=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198 =E2=80=8B () ARRL Live Events and Podcasts On the Air LIVE https://learn.arrl.org/eventsContesting?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd= 6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_= -d6577a0d31-443793198 for the Beginning Radio Amateur Join Wayne Greene=2C KB4DSF=2C ARRL Director of Education and Learning=2C= for the October episode of On the Air Live on Tuesday=2C October 27=2C at= 8 PM Eastern. Wayne will introduce the fun and benefits of amateur radio= contesting=2C with a special focus on how newly licensed hams can get sta= rted. Contesting is more than chasing points and making contacts. It=E2=80=99s a= great way to improve your operating skills=2C gain confidence on the air= =2C learn about propagation=2C and become a more effective operator=E2=80= =94all while having a lot of fun. Whether you=E2=80=99re interested in cas= ual operating=2C awards=2C emergency communications=2C DXing=2C or eventua= lly competing in major contests=2C contesting can help sharpen skills that= carry across the hobby. The livestream will air on the ARRL Learning Cent= er=2C learn.arrl.org (https://learn.arrl.org/?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campai= gn=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_ter= m=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) . Preregistration is required and can b= e accomplished through the Learning Center. =F0=9F=93=85 Date: October 27=2C 2026 =F0=9F=95=97 Time: 8 PM Eastern / 5 PM Pacific =F0=9F=91=89 Register Now (https://learn.arrl.org/events?utm_source=3DARRL= &utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Dem= ail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) | =E2=8F=AA Previously Recor= ded Sessions (https://learn.arrl.org/events?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign= =3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term= =3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) ARRL Audio News https://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-newsListen?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign= =3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term= =3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198 to ARRL Audio News (https://www.arrl.org/= arrl-audio-news?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN= _2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) =2C available every Friday. ARRL Audio News is a summary of the week's top news stories in the= world of amateur radio and ARRL=2C along with interviews and other featur= es. More info (https://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_= campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&u= tm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) | Listen on Blubrry (https://podc= ast.show/arrlaudionews/?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_= CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) | Also available on iTunes and Apple Podcasts. On the Air http://www.arrl.org/on-the-air-podcastSponsored?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_camp= aign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_t= erm=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198 by Icom About the New QST Product Review Comparison Tool for ARRL Lab-Tested Devic= es Some of the products seen in QST Product Review=2C including transceivers= =2C receivers=2C and amplifiers=2C are tested in the ARRL Lab to see how t= hey stack up against the manufacturer=E2=80=99s claims. Those test results= are included in the published review to help you make more informed buyin= g choices. ARRL=E2=80=99s new online interactive Comparison Tool (https://= compare.arrl.org?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIG= N_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) for ARRL Lab-Tested Devices makes it even easier to refer to=2C comp= are=2C and understand the test results. ARRL Digital RF Engineer John Job= in McAuliffe=2C W1DRF=2C visits the podcast to talk about what the tool do= es and how to use it to better inform your radio purchases. More info (htt= p://www.arrl.org/on-the-air-podcast?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577= a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d65= 77a0d31-443793198) | Listen on Blubrry (https://podcast.show/arrlont= heair/?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_= 24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) | Al= so available on iTunes and Apple Podcasts. https://store.ai6ym.radio/pages/picofox?utm_source=3Darrl&utm_medium=3Dema= il&utm_campaign=3Dr3&utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAM= PAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198 https://www.arrl.org/HOA?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL= _CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198 =E2=80=8B () Announcements The following America250 W1AW Portable Activations begin 0000z on Wednesda= ys=2C and end 2359z on Tuesdays (7 days total for each activation). See th= e complete schedule at www.arrl.org/america250-was (https://www.arrl.org/a= merica250-was?utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DARRL&= _zs=3DOV2xl&_zl=3DRifc3&utm_source=3DInformz&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campai= gn=3DARRL&utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_= 09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) .= Review your award progress and order your certificate and endorsements at= america250.arrl.org. https://america250.arrl.org09/30/2026?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd65= 77a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d= 6577a0d31-443793198 No activations scheduled 10/07/2026 New Mexico W1AW/5 (host KA8JMW) 10/07/2026 South Dakota W1AW/=C3=98 (host K=C3=98BBC) 10/07/2026 Connecticut W1AW/1 (host W8ZY) 10/14/2026 California W1AW/6 (host NZ6Q) 10/14/2026 Georgia W1AW/4 (host AF4DN) 10/14/2026 Missouri W1AW/=C3=98 (host N=C3=98AX) https://morsenexus.com/products/ditstorm=E2=84=A2-cypher-universal-morse-e= xpert =E2=80=8B () In Brief... ARRL CEO David Minster=2C NA2AA=2C was a guest on episode 103 of The DX Me= ntor=2C which aired September 19=2C 2026. Hosted by Bill Salyers=2C https:= //www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DSd1Rt092BM8AJ8B=2C&utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campa= ign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_te= rm=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198 with Joe Pater=2C W8GEX=2C the discussi= on covered highlights from the ARRL Board of Directors=E2=80=99 annual Sec= ond Meeting=2C held July 17; the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU);= the August ARRL National Convention hosted by the Huntsville Hamfest=2C a= nd recent support from major donors. Minster also answered questions submi= tted by listeners and viewers. The DX Mentor podcast is available on many= major platforms=2C and the video interview is available on YouTube at you= tu.be/Sd1Rt092BM8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DSd1Rt092BM8&utm_sourc= e=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_med= ium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) . ARRL Oregon Section Manager Scott Rosenfeld=2C N7JI=2C reports that hams i= n his Section were very busy making Oregon-based special event QSOs this s= ummer=2C making more than 12=2C000 contacts from multiple operations. W1AW= /7 accounted for 3=2C800 QSOs in its first week and 3=2C270 contacts in it= s second; the Lewis and Clark Trail special event logged 3=2C309 contacts= over 16 days; W7O had 1=2C285 QSOs in 12 days of operation at the Oregon= State Fair=2C and W7S at the Springfield Block Party rounded things out w= ith 74 contacts in just 4 hours on the air. An ARES^=C2=AE/RACES team in Texas was called out to help with communicati= ons following an apparent carbon monoxide incident at a local middle schoo= l on August 27. Team member Liz Brown=2C K5EMB=2C reports the school=E2=80= =99s roughly 1200 students were evacuated to a nearby stadium. Staff membe= rs found it difficult to communicate from one side of the facility to the= other=2C so the city=E2=80=99s Emergency Management Coordinator requested= help from the Carrollton-Farmers Branch-Addison ARES^=C2=AE/RACES group.= While the communications problems were quickly resolved=2C the hams were= asked to remain and =E2=80=9Cshadow=E2=80=9D certain school officials unt= il all students and parents were reunited about 4 hours later. The Trilogy Amateur Radio Club in Bonney Lake=2C Washington=2C has a new r= epeater in service that is dedicated to use by the Amateur Radio Emergency= Service^=C2=AE (ARES^=C2=AE) during exercises and emergencies. At other t= imes=2C it is open for general amateur use. The repeater was funded largel= y by a grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) and installe= d in cooperation with the Bonney Lake Fire Department. It is located insid= e a fire station and its antenna is on the station roof at a height of rou= ghly 800 feet above sea level=2C providing broad coverage of the East Pier= ce County area. Open Positions at ARRL Come join the headquarters staff of ARRL The National Association for Amat= eur Radio=C2=AE! We are currently seeking qualified applicants for the fol= lowing positions: Technical Editor RFI Lab Engineer Public Relations and Outreach Manager Advertising Sales Manager Full details may be found on the ARRL HR web page at www.arrl.org/careers. ARRL is an equal opportunity employer. =E2=80=8B () The ARRL Solar Report Solar activity is likely to continue at low levels with isolated to occasi= onal C-class flare activity=2C along with a slight chance for R1-R2 (Minor= -Moderate) M-class flare events=2C through September 25=2C according to NO= AA=E2=80=99s Space Weather Prediction Center. The SWPC reports that nine s= unspot regions are on the visible disk=2C including a new Region 4541. The= re were three solar flares observed in the past week=2C none of which was= directed toward Earth. A disturbed solar wind environment was expected to arrive late yesterday= =2C followed by positive polarity coronal hole high-speed stream (+CH HSS)= influences continuing through September 25. Unsettled to active geomagnetic field conditions levels are expected as of= today under early +CH HSS effects=2C including isolated periods of G1 (Mi= nor) geomagnetic storming today and tomorrow. The Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre=E2=80=99s global HF propag= ation forecast for middle latitudes is for mild degradation today due to f= orecast geomagnetic activity=2C followed by normal propagation in the days= that follow. We are currently in a period of equinoctial propagation=2C d= uring which conditions are relatively uniform around the world. Predicted 10.7-centimeter radio flux from the SWPC: Sep 24=2C 100; Sep 25-= 26=2C 105; Sep 27=2C 100; Sep 28=2C 105; Sep 29=2C 110; Sep 30-Oct 1=2C 11= 5. Send your tips=2C questions=2C or comments to w2vu@arrl.org (mailto:w2vu@a= rrl.org) . For more information concerning radio propagation=2C visit (https://www.ar= rl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d= 31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a= 0d31-443793198) the ARRL Technical Information Service=2Cread (https= ://www.arrl.org/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_cam= paign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_= term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) "What the Numbers Mean...=2C" and ch= eck out (https://k9la.us/?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAI= L_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) the Propagation Page of Carl Luetzelschwab=2C K9LA. A propagation bulletin archive (https://www.arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archiv= e-propagation?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2= 026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) is available. 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September 26 | Red River Radio Amateurs Hamfest (https://www.arrl.org/hamf= ests/red-river-radio-amateurs-hamfest-arrl-minnesota-state-convention?utm_= source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&ut= m_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) =2C hosting the= ARRL Minnesota State Convention=2C Moorhead=2C Minnesota October 3 | Third Annual Micro Expo (http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/third-an= nual-micro-expo-arrl-santa-barbara-section-convention-1?utm_source=3DARRL&= utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Dema= il&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) =2C hosting the ARRL Santa Ba= rbara Section Convention=2C Camarillo=2C California October 3 | Wichita Area Hamfest (https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/wichita-ar= ea-hamfest-arrl-kansas-section-convention-2?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign= =3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term= =3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) =2C hosting the ARRL Kansas Section Conv= ention=2C Wichita=2C Kansas October 3 | Rock Hill Hamfest (https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/rock-hill-ham= fest-arrl-south-carolina-section-convention-2?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campai= gn=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_ter= m=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) =2C hosting the ARRL South Carolina Sec= tion Convention=2C Rock Hill=2C South Carolina October 9 =E2=80=93 10 | SPARK-CON 2026 (https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/spa= rk-con-2026-arrl-midwest-division-convention?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaig= n=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term= =3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) =2C hosting the ARRL Midwest Division Co= nvention=2C Sedalia=2C Missouri October 10 | North Star Radio Convention (https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/no= rth-star-radio-convention-arrl-dakota-division-convention?utm_source=3DARR= L&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3De= mail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) =2C hosting the ARRL Dakota= Division Convention=2C Brooklyn Park=2C Minnesota October 11 | Nutmeg Hamfest (https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/nutmeg-hamfest-= arrl-connecticut-state-convention-6?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577= a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d65= 77a0d31-443793198) =2C hosting the ARRL Connecticut State Convention= =2C Meriden=2C Connecticut October 11 | HamFest (https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/hamfest-arrl-southern-= new-jersey-section-convention?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-= EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d3= 1-443793198) =2C hosting the ARRL Southern New Jersey Section Conven= tion=2C Mullica Hill=2C New Jersey October 16 =E2=80=93 18 | Pacificon (https://www.pacificon.org/?utm_source= =3DARRL&utm_campaign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medi= um=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) =2C hosting the ARRL= Pacific Division Convention=2C San Ramon=2C California October 24 | ARRL Day in the Park (https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/arrl-day= -in-the-park-arrl-mississippi-section-convention?utm_source=3DARRL&utm_cam= paign=3Dd6577a0d31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_24_01_26&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_= term=3D0_-d6577a0d31-443793198) =2C hosting the ARRL Mississippi Sec= tion Convention=2C Ridgeland=2C Mississippi. 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class=3D"mceGutterContainer" id= =3D"gutterContainerId-54"><table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacin= g=3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"border-collapse:separate" role=3D"presenta= tion"><tbody><tr><td style=3D"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right= :0;padding-left:0;border:0;border-radius:0" valign=3D"top" id=3D"b54"><tab= le width=3D"100%" style=3D"border:0;background-color:transparent;border-ra= dius:0;border-collapse:separate"><tbody><tr><td style=3D"padding-left:45px= ;padding-right:45px;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0" class=3D"mceTextBlockC= ontainer"><div data-block-id=3D"54" class=3D"mceText" id=3D"d54" style=3D"= width:100%"><p><a href=3D"" style=3D"display: block; height: 0; line-heigh= t: 0; font-size: 0;" id=3D"FCC-and-HHS-Initiate-New-Proceedings-on-RF-Expo= sure" name=3D"FCC-and-HHS-Initiate-New-Proceedings-on-RF-Exposure" data-an= chor-name=3D"FCC and HHS Initiate New Proceedings on RF Exposure"><span st= yle=3D"font-size: 0px"> =C2=A0 =C2=A0=E2=80=8B </span></a> =C2=A0</p><p cl= ass=3D"last-child"><strong><span style=3D"color:rgb(192=2C 0=2C 0);"><span= style=3D"font-size: 20px"><span style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif= ">FCC and HHS Initiate New Proceedings on RF Exposure</span></span></span>= </strong></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></t= d></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table= ></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></t= able></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody= ></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style=3D"padding-top:= 0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0" valign=3D"top" class=3D= "mceGutterContainer" id=3D"gutterContainerId-61"><table border=3D"0" cellp= adding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"border-collapse:sep= arate" role=3D"presentation"><tbody><tr><td style=3D"padding-top:0;padding= -bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;border:0;border-radius:0" valign= =3D"top" id=3D"b61"><table width=3D"100%" style=3D"border:0;background-col= or:transparent;border-radius:0;border-collapse:separate"><tbody><tr><td st= yle=3D"padding-left:45px;padding-right:45px;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0= " class=3D"mceTextBlockContainer"><div data-block-id=3D"61" class=3D"mceTe= xt" id=3D"d61" style=3D"width:100%"><p style=3D"line-height: 0; mso-line-h= eight-alt: 0%;"><br /></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent" style=3D"line-heig= ht: 1.5; mso-line-height-alt: 150%;"><span style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C= sans-serif">ARRL is following two new federal proceedings concerning radi= o frequency (RF) exposure. On September 17=2C 2026=2C the FCC and the U.S.= Department</span><a href=3D"https://us.list-manage.com/14wk8a2niRl?e=3D469f107d5d&c2id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4&m=3DX9mvzmOWzX6HIF5s2TB4hhAIk5fphPGd9BsoZ_YzzbbLSJASXxn06mxKMebS" target= =3D"_blank"><span style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif"><img src=3D"h= ttps://mcusercontent.com/95649b8b872476252d0e0b536/images/5c179cda-0255-7e= 58-5702-c0df39f86e08.jpg" style=3D"max-width: 570px; width: 262px; height:= auto; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 30px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-le= ft: 5px;" width=3D"262" height=3D"220" align=3D"left" data-proportional=3D= "true" /></span></a><span style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif"> of H= ealth and Human Services (HHS) initiated parallel comment periods on RF sa= fety issues. </span><em><span style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif">N= either inquiry changes the current FCC RF exposure rules that apply to all= radio amateurs but could lead to changes in later proceedings if the curr= ent rules are found to be deficient.</span></em></p><p class=3D"mcePastedC= ontent" style=3D"line-height: 1.5; mso-line-height-alt: 150%;"><br /></p><= p class=3D"mcePastedContent" style=3D"line-height: 1.5; mso-line-height-al= t: 150%;"><span style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif">The FCC=E2=80= =99s </span><a href=3D"https://us.list-manage.com/yHv8k3XQq8Q?e=3D469f107d5d&c2id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4&m=3DXLHW-U3V2OutqjJaJy5wzGRogI07wOn4JAc7kODOaMLdLyuvYBqIwzl7v3Js"><span style= =3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif">Public Notice</span></a><span style= =3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif"> is narrowly focused on specific RF= exposure issues remanded to the Commission in 2021 by the U.S. Court of A= ppeals. The Commission emphasizes that it will give particular weight to s= ubmissions reflecting specialized expertise in health and safety matters.= The HHS </span><a href=3D"https://us.list-manage.com/15aiHtQYLi5?e=3D469f107d5d&c2id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4&m=3Dw32YDS5WmIhYC7awFSwBc8zcTpKxywZFncSjssjDiNjjJoSfvzsBLxoQkCU7"><span st= yle=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif">Request for Information</span></a= ><span style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif"> (see also HHS </span><a= href=3D"https://us.list-manage.com/4hsWOCjVll_?e=3D469f107d5d&c2id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4&m=3D9VGq6h4PoArMU_wVWFzuA2Rf15crcqfs5X9S_LraLxVoBy00R-GEOVqM-4eA"><span style=3D"font-family= : Aptos=2C sans-serif">press release</span></a><span style=3D"font-family:= Aptos=2C sans-serif">) broadly seeks evidence and information concerning= the potential health effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs)=2C RF radia= tion=2C and wireless technologies. </span></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent= " style=3D"line-height: 1.5; mso-line-height-alt: 150%;"><br /></p><p clas= s=3D"mcePastedContent" style=3D"line-height: 1.5; mso-line-height-alt: 150= %;"><span style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif">Comments on the HHS i= nquiry are due October 21=2C with comments on the FCC issues due by Octobe= r 22.</span></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent" style=3D"line-height: 1.5; m= so-line-height-alt: 150%;"><br /></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent last-chi= ld" style=3D"line-height: 1.5; mso-line-height-alt: 150%;"><span style=3D"= font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif">The current rules governing RF exposure= took effect on May 3=2C 2021=2C and are discussed in the </span><a href= =3D"https://us.list-manage.com/IYTK1ffvTWO?e=3D469f107d5d&c2id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4&m=3D6Tu58IcP6YWE3yaHL3bfeZJx_zcwtcaot6zPsUrK-5XPj9ATmPGnayri3khd"><span style=3D"font-family: Apt= os=2C sans-serif">September 2021</span></a><span style=3D"font-family: Apt= os=2C sans-serif"> and </span><a href=3D"https://us.list-manage.com/4AisxG= nD4v_?e=3D469f107d5d&c2id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4&m=3DGsoIHF5gqTUDt_MyBv2o5QmLSBVxz7bgxW4p01Qq_9scxdMchtssCgPMbGzg"><span style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif">May 2023</span></a>= <span style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif"> issues of </span><em><sp= an style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif">QST</span></em><span style= =3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif">. =C2=A0The ARRL website features ad= ditional information=2C including an RF exposure calculator=2C the RF Safe= ty section from the 100th Edition of </span><em><span style=3D"font-family= : Aptos=2C sans-serif">The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications</span></= em><span style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif">=2C an explanatory vid= eo=2C FAQs=2C and more. ARRL has made these resources available to everyon= e in the amateur radio community without regard to membership. 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The first one=2C coming up on October 3=2C will use Mor= se code as the basis for a program on coded communications. According to t= he group=E2=80=99s website=2C =E2=80=9C</span><span style=3D"color:black;"= ><span style=3D"font-family: Arial=2C 'Helvetica Neue'=2C Helvetica=2C san= s-serif"><span style=3D"background-color: white">Juniors will learn how de= tectives and investigators use coded communication by exploring the histor= y of Morse code and creating a custom beaded bracelet or keychain that spe= lls out a secret message in dots and dashes. This hands-on activity streng= thens observation=2C pattern recognition=2C and problem-solving skills whi= le introducing participants to one of history=E2=80=99s earliest wireless= communication systems. Juniors will earn and receive the Detective badge= in this workshop.=E2=80=9D Junior Girl Scouts are in grades 4 and 5. </sp= an></span></span></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent"><br /></p><p class=3D"m= cePastedContent last-child"><span style=3D"color:black;"><span style=3D"fo= nt-family: Arial=2C 'Helvetica Neue'=2C Helvetica=2C sans-serif"><span sty= le=3D"background-color: white">The California Historical Radio Society is= a museum and preservation organization focused on radio and broadcasting.= The organization=E2=80=99s Director of Marketing and Partnerships=2C Mich= ael Toedman=2C says many of the group=E2=80=99s 800-plus members are ham r= adio operators and that the museum includes an active ham shack and club s= tation=2C W6CF. 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mso-line-height-alt: 0%;"><br /></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent"><span= style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">We are saddened to= report this week on the passing of four well-known amateurs=2C including= two members of the extended =E2=80=9CARRL family.=E2=80=9D </span></p><p= class=3D"mcePastedContent"><br /></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent"><span= style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">Longtime ARRL Rhod= e Island Section Manager Robert George =E2=80=9CBob=E2=80=9D Beaudet=2C W1= YRC=2C became a Silent Key on September 10=2C 2026=2C at age 88. An ARRL L= ife Member=2C Gold-Level Diamond Club member=2C and Maxim Society member i= n the President Class=2C Beaudet served as Rhode Island Section Manager fr= om 2002 to 2023. In 2020=2C the ARRL Board of Directors recognized his con= tributions to the Field Organization with the Knight Distinguished Service= Award. An ARRL Volunteer Examiner=2C Bob took part in over 340 license ex= am sessions=2C and was a long-serving member of the DX Advisory Committee.= Just a week before his passing=2C the nursing home where he=E2=80=99d liv= ed since 2025 reported on Facebook about a carefully-organized =E2=80=9Cja= ilbreak=E2=80=9D in late July=2C in which Bob was able to briefly return h= ome and once again take to the airwaves as W1YRC=2C joining a Wednesday ni= ght net with more than 40 other Rhode Island hams. Current Rhode Island Se= ction Manager Mike Corey=2C KI1U=2C noted in an email that =E2=80=9Camateu= r radio in Rhode Island owes a lot to Bob.=E2=80=9D Read the full </span><= a href=3D"https://us.list-manage.com/O_PajV_T3Zu?e=3D469f107d5d&c2id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4&m=3DlsKIDjl-ixHEoJYM7DVUqoSYruZfUpDLwOuAp2geuqy0Co_vBvgEQf0cH3fY"><span style=3D"font-famil= y: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">obituary</span></a><span style=3D"font= -family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">.</span></p><p class=3D"mcePaste= dContent"><br /></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent"><span style=3D"font-fami= ly: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">Perry T. Green=2C WY1O=2C of Winsted= =2C Connecticut=2C is also now a Silent Key. A U.S. Army Veteran=2C he pas= sed away on September 14=2C 2026=2C at age 79. Perry was on the ARRL Headq= uarters staff from 2002 to 2017. </span><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C= 0);"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><span s= tyle=3D"background-color: rgb(255=2C 255=2C 255)">He was Assistant Manager= of the ARRL VEC Department and had served as a member of the Question Poo= l Committee for the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators= </span></span></span><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans= -serif">. ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma=2C AB1FM=2C recalled that =E2=80=9C= Perry had a special gift for connecting with people. He built lasting pers= onal relationships with many of our Volunteer Examiners and customers and= =E2=80=A6 made people feel welcome and appreciated.=E2=80=9D Somma added= that Green=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9Cdedication=2C kindness=2C and ability to co= nnect with others made him a valued colleague and important part of the AR= RL VEC team.=E2=80=9D An </span><a href=3D"https://us.list-manage.com/x0Yh= xaOcRr4?e=3D469f107d5d&c2id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4&m=3DEEEzh2Um0b2upk8uqtIHcoFdUmD2xQY_PFvuM1p-mkDIbycDNedaYfOzzaVJ"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">obitu= ary</span></a><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"= > is available.</span></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent"><br /></p><p class= =3D"mcePastedContent"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C san= s-serif">Charles =E2=80=9CUncle Chuck=E2=80=9D Lee Wyrick=2C N1UC=2C of St= uarts Draft=2C Virginia=2C became a Silent Key on September 1=2C 2026=2C a= t age 82. An ARRL member=2C he was a longtime employee of Ham Radio Outlet= (HRO)=2C joining the staff there in 1989. He was the company=E2=80=99s Na= tional Operations Manager from 2007 until his retirement in 2017. Accordin= g to the HRO website=2C Wyrick was responsible for bringing the company= =E2=80=9Cinto the 21st century=E2=80=9D by implementing a networked point= -of-sale application which connected all HRO stores and allowed sharing of= sales and inventory control data among all locations. Chuck was also an a= ctive satellite operator and was a control operator of the AO-27 satellite= =2E Read the full </span><a href=3D"https://us.list-manage.com/mOWudu3nqtI?e= =3D469f107d5d&c2id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4&m=3DORk7pXl2Dbz3-xQad8JOYQ8IzJtlPnOGfzp61QCvc1J1KKPFlJjChCgw_h48"><= span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">obituary</span= ></a><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">.</span>= </p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent"><br /></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent">= <span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">Doug Hendrick= s=2C KI6DS=2C passed away on September 18=2C 2026. A co-founder of the Nor= Cal QRP Club and founder/owner of Hendricks QRP Kits=2C he helped start an= d fuel the popularity of kit-building among QRP (low power) enthusiasts. H= endricks was also a long-time master of ceremonies for the OzarkCon QRP co= nference and a regular presenter at Four Days in May=2C the QRP gathering= that precedes the Dayton Hamvention=C2=AE each year. Off the ham bands=2C= Doug taught science and math=2C and coached basketball=2C at Dos Palos Hi= gh School in California=2C where he was responsible for more than 300 vict= ories and the school=E2=80=99s first-ever league championship. </span></p>= <p class=3D"mcePastedContent"><br /></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent last-= child"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">ARRL s= ends condolences to the families and friends of these four leaders of the= amateur radio community.</span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td><= /tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style=3D"background-color:transparen= t;border:0;border-radius:0" valign=3D"top" id=3D"b74"><table border=3D"0"= cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" role=3D"presentation"= data-block-id=3D"74"><tbody><tr><td valign=3D"top" class=3D"mceSpacerBloc= k" height=3D"20"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style=3D"back= ground-color:transparent;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:10px;padding-right:2= 5px;padding-left:25px;border:0;border-radius:0" valign=3D"top" class=3D"mc= eImageBlockContainer" align=3D"center" id=3D"b166"><div><!--[if !mso]><!-= -></div><table align=3D"center" border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing= =3D"0" width=3D"85%" style=3D"border-collapse:separate;margin:0;vertical-a= lign:top;max-width:85%;width:85%;height:auto" role=3D"presentation" data-t= estid=3D"image-166"><tbody><tr><td style=3D"border:0;border-radius:0;margi= n:0" valign=3D"top"><img alt=3D"" src=3D"https://mcusercontent.com/95649b8= b872476252d0e0b536/images/19940a06-e961-02b2-8ad2-f29bc6d930de.png" width= =3D"518.5" height=3D"auto" style=3D"display:block;max-width:100%;height:au= to;border-radius:0" class=3D"imageDropZone mceImage" data-block-id=3D"166"= /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><!--<![endif]--></div><div> <!--[if mso]> <span class=3D"mceImageBorder" style=3D"border:0;border-width:2px;vertical= -align:top;margin:0"><img role=3D"presentation" class=3D"imageDropZone mce= Image" src=3D"https://mcusercontent.com/95649b8b872476252d0e0b536/images/1= 9940a06-e961-02b2-8ad2-f29bc6d930de.png" alt=3D"" width=3D"518.5" height= =3D"auto" style=3D"display:block;max-width:518.5px;width:518.5px;height:au= to"/></span> <![endif]--> </div></td></tr><tr><td style=3D"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-ri= ght:45px;padding-left:45px" valign=3D"top" class=3D"mceGutterContainer" id= =3D"gutterContainerId-168"><table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspaci= ng=3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"border-collapse:separate" role=3D"present= ation"><tbody><tr><td style=3D"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-righ= t:0;padding-left:0;border:0;border-radius:0" valign=3D"top" id=3D"b168"><t= able width=3D"100%" style=3D"border:0;background-color:transparent;border-= radius:0;border-collapse:separate"><tbody><tr><td style=3D"padding-left:0;= padding-right:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0" class=3D"mceTextBlockConta= iner"><div data-block-id=3D"168" class=3D"mceText" id=3D"d168" style=3D"wi= dth:100%"><p style=3D"line-height: 1; 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height: 0; line-height: 0;= font-size: 0;" id=3D"Will-RADE-Be-the-Next-SSB" name=3D"Will-RADE-Be-the-= Next-SSB" data-anchor-name=3D"Will RADE Be the Next SSB?"><span style=3D"f= ont-size: 0px"> =C2=A0 =C2=A0=E2=80=8B </span></a> =C2=A0</p><p class=3D"l= ast-child"><strong><span style=3D"color:rgb(192=2C 0=2C 0);"><span style= =3D"font-size: 20px"><span style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif">Will= RADE Be the Next SSB?</span></span></span></strong></p></div></td></tr></= tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style=3D"padding= -top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:45px;padding-left:45px" valign=3D"to= p" class=3D"mceGutterContainer" id=3D"gutterContainerId-78"><table border= =3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"border-= collapse:separate" role=3D"presentation"><tbody><tr><td style=3D"padding-t= op:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;border:0;border-radiu= s:0" valign=3D"top" id=3D"b78"><table width=3D"100%" style=3D"border:0;bac= kground-color:transparent;border-radius:0;border-collapse:separate"><tbody= ><tr><td style=3D"padding-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-top:0;padding-bot= tom:0" class=3D"mceTextBlockContainer"><div data-block-id=3D"78" class=3D"= mceText" id=3D"d78" style=3D"width:100%"><p style=3D"line-height: 0; mso-l= ine-height-alt: 0%;"><br /></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent"><span style= =3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">It=E2=80=99s been a half= century since single sideband (SSB) supplanted amplitude modulation (AM)= as the most popular voice mode on HF=2C due largely to its spectrum effic= iency=2C occupying roughly half the bandwidth of an AM signal. Now=2C ther= e=E2=80=99s a new digital voice mode from FreeDV called Radio Autoencoder= =2C or RADE=2C that occupies half the bandwidth of an SSB signal and repor= tedly provides more natural-sounding speech. According to Amateur Radio Di= gital Communications (ARDC)=2C which funded research that advanced RADE=E2= =80=99s development=2C =E2=80=9C</span><span style=3D"color:rgb(31=2C 32= =2C 31);"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><sp= an style=3D"background-color: white">FreeDV RADE combines machine learning= with classical digital signal processing (DSP) and can operate at signal-= to-noise ratios (SNRs) as low as -2 dB. Its design also addresses spectrum= use=2C speech quality=2C and power efficiency=2C all important considerat= ions for voice communications over HF.=E2=80=9D</span></span></span></p><p= class=3D"mcePastedContent"><br /></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent last-ch= ild"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">Most sig= nificantly=2C ARDC reports that manufacturers are beginning to integrate t= he mode directly into their radios=2C starting with a module that can be <= /span><a href=3D"https://us.list-manage.com/NJo8dxt99zU?e=3D469f107d5d&c2= id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4&m=3D9niEGl4hma8ELYohoWjIvnlriTn6e5LFNrTKwqpM7ZkL_vWbBOQCbqmTMv5v"><span style=3D"fon= t-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">downloaded</span></a><span styl= e=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"> and installed on certa= in FlexRadio models. Users of other transceivers may run the mode through= computers connected to their radios. 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Then=2C on 21 June 2002=E2=80=9421 years later=E2=80=94British r= adio ham Pat Gowen heard it transmitting again</span></a><strong><span sty= le=3D"color:#000000;"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C san= s-serif">=E2=80=9D / </span></span></strong><span style=3D"color:#000000;"= ><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">Space Daily= =2C September 17=2C 2026 =E2=80=9CMission Notes=E2=80=9D column.</span></s= pan></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent" style=3D"margin-top: 0in; margin-rig= ht: 75.0pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 1.5; mso-ou= tline-level: 1; mso-line-height-alt: 150%;"><br /></p><p class=3D"mcePaste= dContent" style=3D"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 75.0pt; margin-bottom: 0= in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 1.5; mso-outline-level: 1; mso-line-hei= ght-alt: 150%;"><strong><span style=3D"color:rgb(26=2C 26=2C 26);"><span s= tyle=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">=E2=80=9C</span></sp= an></strong><a href=3D"https://us.list-manage.com/AHlkOPyCJf7?e=3D469f107d5d&c2id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4&m=3Dit1_qgXZZercJ59MJDNmJDF_pxPK8dZuOS0nvMLD5odO0tQOiY72OK_R-4X5"><span style= =3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">Concord Historical Socie= ty to host local ham radio operators</span></a><strong><span style=3D"colo= r:rgb(26=2C 26=2C 26);"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C s= ans-serif">=E2=80=9D </span></span></strong><span style=3D"color:#000000;"= ><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">/Springville= Journal (Springville=2C NY)=2C September 17=2C 2026 -- </span></span><em>= <span style=3D"color:#000000;"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quo= t;=2C sans-serif">Southtowns Amateur Radio Society=2C WB2ELW</span></span>= </em><span style=3D"color:#000000;"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Apto= s&quot;=2C sans-serif">.</span></span></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent" st= yle=3D"margin-top: 10.5pt; 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ma= rgin-left: 1px;" width=3D"175" height=3D"175" align=3D"left" /></span></a>= <strong><span style=3D"color:black;"><span style=3D"font-size: 18px"><span= style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif">Contesting for the Beginning R= adio Amateur</span></span></span></strong></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent= " style=3D"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;= mso-line-height-alt: 150%;"><span style=3D"color:black;"><span style=3D"f= ont-size: 18px"><span style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif">=C2=A0</s= pan></span></span></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent" style=3D"margin-bottom= : 0in; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline; mso-line-height-alt: 15= 0%;"><span style=3D"color:black;"><span style=3D"font-size: 18px"><span st= yle=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif">Join </span></span></span><strong= ><span style=3D"color:black;"><span style=3D"font-size: 18px"><span style= =3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif">Wayne Greene=2C KB4DSF=2C ARRL Direc= tor of Education and Learning</span></span></span></strong><span style=3D"= color:black;"><span style=3D"font-size: 18px"><span style=3D"font-family:= Aptos=2C sans-serif">=2C for the October episode of </span></span></span>= <strong><span style=3D"color:black;"><span style=3D"font-size: 18px"><span= style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif">On the Air Live</span></span><= /span></strong><span style=3D"color:black;"><span style=3D"font-size: 18px= "><span style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif"> on </span></span></spa= n><strong><span style=3D"color:black;"><span style=3D"font-size: 18px"><sp= an style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif">Tuesday=2C October 27=2C at= 8 PM Eastern</span></span></span></strong><span style=3D"color:black;"><s= pan style=3D"font-size: 18px"><span style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-se= rif">. Wayne will introduce the fun and benefits of amateur radio contesti= ng=2C with a special focus on how newly licensed hams can get started.</sp= an></span></span></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent" style=3D"margin-bottom:= 0in; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline; mso-line-height-alt: 150= %;"><br /></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent" style=3D"margin-bottom: 0in; l= ine-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline; mso-line-height-alt: 150%;"><sp= an style=3D"color:black;"><span style=3D"font-size: 18px"><span style=3D"f= ont-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif">Contesting is more than chasing points an= d making contacts. It=E2=80=99s a great way to improve your operating skil= ls=2C gain confidence on the air=2C learn about propagation=2C and become= a more effective operator=E2=80=94all while having a lot of fun. Whether= you=E2=80=99re interested in casual operating=2C awards=2C emergency comm= unications=2C DXing=2C or eventually competing in major contests=2C contes= ting can help sharpen skills that carry across the hobby. The livestream w= ill air on the ARRL Learning Center=2C </span></span></span><a href=3D"htt= ps://us.list-manage.com/1AeUkZxJ0Yg?e=3D469f107d5d&c2id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4&= m=3DXwBsPGgCrRjmWA1QXgFiwq5twVDqWSq-lC6sQwInh-TiOvm-hExFVT2OKakE" target=3D"_blank"><strong><span style= =3D"font-size: 18px"><span style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif">lear= n.arrl.org</span></span></strong></a><strong><span style=3D"color:black;">= <span style=3D"font-size: 18px"><span style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-= serif">.</span></span></span></strong><span style=3D"color:black;"><span s= tyle=3D"font-size: 18px"><span style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif">= Preregistration is required and can be accomplished through the Learning= Center.</span></span></span></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent" style=3D"li= ne-height: 1.5; mso-line-height-alt: 150%;"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C= 0=2C 0);"><span style=3D"font-size: 17px"><span style=3D"font-family: Apt= os=2C sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-weight:normal;"> </span></span></spa= n></span></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent" style=3D"line-height: 1.5; 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style=3D"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:45px;padding= -left:45px" valign=3D"top" class=3D"mceGutterContainer" id=3D"gutterContai= nerId-113"><table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width= =3D"100%" style=3D"border-collapse:separate" role=3D"presentation"><tbody>= <tr><td style=3D"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-le= ft:0;border:0;border-radius:0" valign=3D"top" id=3D"b113"><table width=3D"= 100%" style=3D"border:0;background-color:transparent;border-radius:0;borde= r-collapse:separate"><tbody><tr><td style=3D"padding-left:0;padding-right:= 0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0" class=3D"mceTextBlockContainer"><div dat= a-block-id=3D"113" class=3D"mceText" id=3D"d113" style=3D"width:100%"><p s= tyle=3D"line-height: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 0%;"><br /></p><p class=3D"mc= ePastedContent"><strong><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0);"><span styl= e=3D"font-size: 17px"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Calibri Regular&qu= ot;=2C Calibri=2C sans-serif">The following America250 W1AW Portable Activ= ations begin 0000z on Wednesdays=2C and end 2359z on Tuesdays</span></span= ></span></strong><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0);"><span style=3D"fo= nt-size: 17px"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Calibri Regular&quot;=2C= Calibri=2C sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-weight:normal;"> (7 days total= for each activation). 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height: 0; line-height:= 0; font-size: 0;" id=3D"In-Brief" name=3D"In-Brief" data-anchor-name=3D"I= n Brief..."><span style=3D"font-size: 0px"> =C2=A0 =C2=A0=E2=80=8B </span>= </a> =C2=A0</p><p style=3D"margin: 0px;" class=3D"last-child"><strong><spa= n style=3D"color:rgb(192=2C 0=2C 0);"><span style=3D"font-size: 20px"><spa= n style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C sans-serif">In Brief...</span></span></sp= an></strong></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>= </td></tr><tr><td style=3D"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:45= px;padding-left:45px" valign=3D"top" class=3D"mceGutterContainer" id=3D"gu= tterContainerId-118"><table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"= 0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"border-collapse:separate" role=3D"presentation"= ><tbody><tr><td style=3D"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;pa= dding-left:0;border:0;border-radius:0" valign=3D"top" id=3D"b118"><table w= idth=3D"100%" style=3D"border:0;background-color:transparent;border-radius= :0;border-collapse:separate"><tbody><tr><td style=3D"padding-left:0;paddin= g-right:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0" class=3D"mceTextBlockContainer">= <div data-block-id=3D"118" class=3D"mceText" id=3D"d118" style=3D"width:10= 0%"><p class=3D"mcePastedContent last-child"><strong><span style=3D"font-f= amily: Arial=2C 'Helvetica Neue'=2C Helvetica=2C sans-serif">ARRL CEO Davi= d Minster=2C NA2AA=2C was a guest on episode 103 of </span></strong><em><s= trong><span style=3D"font-family: Arial=2C 'Helvetica Neue'=2C Helvetica= =2C sans-serif">The DX Mentor</span></strong></em><strong><span style=3D"f= ont-family: Arial=2C 'Helvetica Neue'=2C Helvetica=2C sans-serif">=2C whic= h aired September 19=2C 2026.</span></strong><span style=3D"font-family: A= rial=2C 'Helvetica Neue'=2C Helvetica=2C sans-serif"> Hosted by Bill Salye= rs=2C </span><a href=3D"https://us.list-manage.com/17TM8S1Zs99?e=3D469f107d5d&c2id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4&m=3Dwa8VTQpF9RhSUziYeyp7aWf7Szj2hh9T3I8qQJVfQMx6-68l2k5qR8gGoUvk"><img src=3D= "https://mcusercontent.com/95649b8b872476252d0e0b536/images/8ee3920c-37ad-= 6d4b-ceb4-cd0295e0dd2b.jpeg" style=3D"max-width: 570px; width: 270px; heig= ht: 200px; margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 30px; margin-bottom: 12px; marg= in-left: 0px;" width=3D"270" height=3D"200" align=3D"left" data-proportion= al=3D"false" /></a><span style=3D"font-family: Arial=2C 'Helvetica Neue'= =2C Helvetica=2C sans-serif">AJ8B=2C with Joe Pater=2C W8GEX=2C the discus= sion covered highlights from the ARRL Board of Directors=E2=80=99 annual S= econd Meeting=2C held July 17; the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU= ); the August ARRL National Convention hosted by the Huntsville Hamfest=2C= and recent support from major donors. Minster also answered questions sub= mitted by listeners and viewers. </span><em><span style=3D"font-family: Ar= ial=2C 'Helvetica Neue'=2C Helvetica=2C sans-serif">The DX Mentor</span></= em><span style=3D"font-family: Arial=2C 'Helvetica Neue'=2C Helvetica=2C s= ans-serif"> podcast is available on many major platforms=2C and the video= interview is available on YouTube at </span><a href=3D"https://us.list-ma= nage.com/WGwXW9IPM8S?e=3D469f107d5d&c2id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4&m=3DDzkJW4CH9_CeHhL93pKXL-VirhijkCVg6fWG4hSY4nM3To9voGazI866VIaO"><strong><span style=3D"font-family: Arial=2C 'Helveti= ca Neue'=2C Helvetica=2C sans-serif">youtu.be/Sd1Rt092BM8</span></strong><= /a><span style=3D"font-family: Arial=2C 'Helvetica Neue'=2C Helvetica=2C s= ans-serif">.</span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody><= /table></td></tr><tr><td style=3D"background-color:transparent;border:0;bo= rder-radius:0" valign=3D"top" id=3D"b162"><table border=3D"0" cellpadding= =3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" role=3D"presentation" data-block-i= d=3D"162"><tbody><tr><td valign=3D"top" class=3D"mceSpacerBlock" height=3D= "20"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style=3D"padding-top:0;pa= dding-bottom:0;padding-right:45px;padding-left:45px" valign=3D"top" class= =3D"mceGutterContainer" id=3D"gutterContainerId-161"><table border=3D"0" c= ellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"border-collapse= :separate" role=3D"presentation"><tbody><tr><td style=3D"padding-top:0;pad= ding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;border:0;border-radius:0" val= ign=3D"top" id=3D"b161"><table width=3D"100%" style=3D"border:0;background= -color:transparent;border-radius:0;border-collapse:separate"><tbody><tr><t= d style=3D"padding-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0"= class=3D"mceTextBlockContainer"><div data-block-id=3D"161" class=3D"mceTe= xt" id=3D"d161" style=3D"width:100%"><p class=3D"mcePastedContent last-chi= ld" style=3D"margin: 0in;"><strong><span style=3D"color:#000000;"><span st= yle=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">ARRL Oregon Section M= anager Scott Rosenfeld=2C N7JI=2C reports that hams in his Section were ve= ry busy making Oregon-based special event QSOs this summer</span></span></= strong><span style=3D"color:#000000;"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Ap= tos&quot;=2C sans-serif">=2C making more than 12=2C000 contacts from multi= ple operations. W1AW/7 accounted for 3=2C800 QSOs in its first week and 3= =2C270 contacts in its second; the Lewis and Clark Trail special event log= ged 3=2C309 contacts over 16 days; W7O had 1=2C285 QSOs in 12 days of oper= ation at the Oregon State Fair=2C and W7S at the Springfield Block Party r= ounded things out with 74 contacts in just 4 hours on the air. </span></sp= an></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr= ><tr><td style=3D"background-color:transparent;border:0;border-radius:0" v= align=3D"top" id=3D"b119"><table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacin= g=3D"0" width=3D"100%" role=3D"presentation" data-block-id=3D"119"><tbody>= <tr><td valign=3D"top" class=3D"mceSpacerBlock" height=3D"20"></td></tr></= tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style=3D"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;pa= dding-right:45px;padding-left:45px" valign=3D"top" class=3D"mceGutterConta= iner" id=3D"gutterContainerId-120"><table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" c= ellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"border-collapse:separate" role=3D= "presentation"><tbody><tr><td style=3D"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padd= ing-right:0;padding-left:0;border:0;border-radius:0" valign=3D"top" id=3D"= b120"><table width=3D"100%" style=3D"border:0;background-color:transparent= ;border-radius:0;border-collapse:separate"><tbody><tr><td style=3D"padding= -left:0;padding-right:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0" class=3D"mceTextBl= ockContainer"><div data-block-id=3D"120" class=3D"mceText" id=3D"d120" sty= le=3D"width:100%"><p class=3D"mcePastedContent last-child" style=3D"line-h= eight: 1.5; mso-line-height-alt: 150%;"><strong><span style=3D"font-family= : &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">An ARES</span></strong><sup><span style= =3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">=C2=AE</span></sup><stro= ng><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">/RACES tea= m in Texas was called out to help with communications following an apparen= t carbon monoxide incident at a local middle school on August 27. </span><= /strong><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">Team= member Liz Brown=2C K5EMB=2C reports the school=E2=80=99s roughly 1200 st= udents were evacuated to a nearby stadium. Staff members found it difficul= t to communicate from one side of the facility to the other=2C so the city= =E2=80=99s Emergency Management Coordinator requested help from the Carrol= lton-Farmers Branch-Addison ARES</span><sup><span style=3D"font-family: &q= uot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">=C2=AE</span></sup><span style=3D"font-fami= ly: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">/RACES group. While the communication= s problems were quickly resolved=2C the hams were asked to remain and =E2= =80=9Cshadow=E2=80=9D certain school officials until =C2=A0all students an= d parents were reunited about 4 hours later.</span></p></div></td></tr></t= body></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style=3D"backgrou= nd-color:transparent;border:0;border-radius:0" valign=3D"top" id=3D"b160">= <table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" rol= e=3D"presentation" data-block-id=3D"160"><tbody><tr><td valign=3D"top" cla= ss=3D"mceSpacerBlock" height=3D"20"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><t= r><td style=3D"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:45px;padding-l= eft:45px" valign=3D"top" class=3D"mceGutterContainer" id=3D"gutterContaine= rId-159"><table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"= 100%" style=3D"border-collapse:separate" role=3D"presentation"><tbody><tr>= <td style=3D"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0= ;border:0;border-radius:0" valign=3D"top" id=3D"b159"><table width=3D"100%= " style=3D"border:0;background-color:transparent;border-radius:0;border-co= llapse:separate"><tbody><tr><td style=3D"padding-left:0;padding-right:0;pa= dding-top:0;padding-bottom:0" class=3D"mceTextBlockContainer"><div data-bl= ock-id=3D"159" class=3D"mceText" id=3D"d159" style=3D"width:100%"><p class= =3D"mcePastedContent last-child"><strong><span style=3D"font-family: &quot= ;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">The Trilogy Amateur Radio Club in Bonney Lake= =2C Washington=2C has a new repeater in service that is dedicated to use b= y the Amateur Radio Emergency Service</span></strong><sup><span style=3D"f= ont-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">=C2=AE</span></sup><strong><s= pan style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"> (ARES</span></= strong><sup><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">= =C2=AE</span></sup><strong><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;= =2C sans-serif">) during exercises and emergencies. </span></strong><span= style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">At other times=2C= it is open for general amateur use. The repeater was funded largely by a= grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) and installed in c= ooperation with the Bonney Lake Fire Department. It is located inside a fi= re station and its antenna is on the station roof at a height of roughly 8= 00 feet above sea level=2C providing broad coverage of the East Pierce Cou= nty area. </span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></t= able></td></tr><tr><td style=3D"background-color:transparent;border:0;bord= er-radius:0" valign=3D"top" id=3D"b121"><table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" role=3D"presentation" data-block-id= =3D"121"><tbody><tr><td valign=3D"top" class=3D"mceSpacerBlock" height=3D"= 20"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style=3D"padding-top:0;pad= ding-bottom:0;padding-right:45px;padding-left:45px" valign=3D"top" class= =3D"mceGutterContainer" id=3D"gutterContainerId-122"><table border=3D"0" c= ellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"border-collapse= :separate" role=3D"presentation"><tbody><tr><td style=3D"padding-top:0;pad= ding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;border:0;border-radius:0" val= ign=3D"top" id=3D"b122"><table width=3D"100%" style=3D"border:0;background= -color:transparent;border-radius:0;border-collapse:separate"><tbody><tr><t= d style=3D"padding-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0"= class=3D"mceTextBlockContainer"><div data-block-id=3D"122" class=3D"mceTe= xt" id=3D"d122" style=3D"width:100%"><p class=3D"mcePastedContent"><strong= ><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0);"><span style=3D"font-size: 17px"><= span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">Open Positions= at ARRL</span></span></span></strong></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent"><s= pan style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0);"><span style=3D"font-size: 17px"><spa= n style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><span style=3D"fo= nt-weight:normal;">Come join the headquarters staff of ARRL The National A= ssociation for Amateur Radio</span></span></span><span style=3D"font-size:= 75%"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><span s= tyle=3D"font-weight:normal;">=C2=AE</span></span></span><span style=3D"fon= t-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-weight:norm= al;">! 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height: 0; line-height: 0; font-size: 0;" id=3D"The-ARRL-Solar-Report" n= ame=3D"The-ARRL-Solar-Report" data-anchor-name=3D"The ARRL Solar Report"><= span style=3D"font-size: 0px"> =C2=A0 =C2=A0=E2=80=8B </span></a> =C2=A0</= p><p class=3D"last-child"><strong><span style=3D"color:rgb(192=2C 0=2C 0);= "><span style=3D"font-size: 20px"><span style=3D"font-family: Aptos=2C san= s-serif">The ARRL Solar Report</span></span></span></strong></p></div></td= ></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style=3D= "padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:45px;padding-left:45px" vali= gn=3D"top" class=3D"mceGutterContainer" id=3D"gutterContainerId-125"><tabl= e border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D= "border-collapse:separate" role=3D"presentation"><tbody><tr><td style=3D"p= adding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;border:0;bord= er-radius:0" valign=3D"top" id=3D"b125"><table width=3D"100%" style=3D"bor= der:0;background-color:transparent;border-radius:0;border-collapse:separat= e"><tbody><tr><td style=3D"padding-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-top:0;pa= dding-bottom:0" class=3D"mceTextBlockContainer"><div data-block-id=3D"125"= class=3D"mceText" id=3D"d125" style=3D"width:100%"><p class=3D"mcePastedC= ontent"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">Solar= activity is likely to continue at low levels with isolated to occasional= C-class flare activity=2C along with a slight chance for R1-R2 (Minor-Mod= erate) M-class flare events=2C through September 25=2C according to NOAA= =E2=80=99s Space Weather Prediction Center. The SWPC reports that nine sun= spot regions are on the visible disk=2C including a new Region 4541. There= were three solar flares observed in the past week=2C none of which was di= rected toward Earth.</span></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent"><br /></p><p= class=3D"mcePastedContent"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;= =2C sans-serif">A disturbed solar wind environment was expected to arrive= late yesterday=2C followed by positive polarity coronal hole high-speed s= tream (+CH HSS) influences continuing through September 25.</span></p><p c= lass=3D"mcePastedContent"><br /></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent"><span st= yle=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">Unsettled to active g= eomagnetic field conditions levels are expected as of today under early +C= H HSS effects=2C including isolated periods of G1 (Minor) geomagnetic stor= ming today and tomorrow.</span></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent"><br /></p= ><p class=3D"mcePastedContent"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quo= t;=2C sans-serif">The Australian </span><span style=3D"color:black;"><span= style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><span style=3D"bac= kground-color: white">Space Weather Forecasting Centre=E2=80=99s </span></= span></span><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">g= lobal HF propagation forecast for middle latitudes is for mild degradation= today due to forecast geomagnetic activity=2C followed by normal propagat= ion in the days that follow. We are currently in a period of equinoctial p= ropagation=2C during which conditions are relatively uniform around the wo= rld.</span></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent"><br /></p><p class=3D"mcePast= edContent"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">Pr= edicted 10.7-centimeter radio flux from the SWPC: Sep 24=2C 100; Sep 25-26= =2C 105; Sep 27=2C 100; Sep 28=2C 105; Sep 29=2C 110; Sep 30-Oct 1=2C 115.= </span></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent"><br /></p><p class=3D"mcePastedCo= ntent"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0);"><span style=3D"font-size: 1= 7px"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><span st= yle=3D"font-weight:normal;">Send your tips=2C questions=2C or comments to= </span></span></span></span><a href=3D"mailto:w2vu@arrl.org" style=3D"col= or: rgb(0=2C 0=2C 238); text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decorati= on-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: auto; cursor: pointer; font-we= ight: normal;"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 238);"><span style=3D"fo= nt-size: 17px"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif= "><span style=3D"font-weight:normal;">w2vu@arrl.org</span></span></span></= span></a><span style=3D"font-size: 17px"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot= ;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-weight:normal;">.</span></= span></span></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent"><br /></p><p class=3D"mcePas= tedContent"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0);"><span style=3D"font-si= ze: 17px"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><sp= an style=3D"font-weight:normal;">For more information concerning radio pro= pagation=2C </span></span></span></span><a href=3D"https://us.list-manage.= com/12nU7LCLi_G?e=3D469f107d5d&c2id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4&m=3DEI6H4fJDBPAEWuxyCgDLXMq_FRIHMZqaIKIS9Jno3ZU9M-hpDUhG1Zztn2GC" style=3D"color: rgb(0=2C 0=2C 238); text-decoration-color:= currentcolor; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: au= to; cursor: pointer; font-weight: normal;"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0= =2C 238);"><span style=3D"font-size: 17px"><span style=3D"font-family: &qu= ot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-weight:normal;">visit </= span></span></span></span></a><span style=3D"font-size: 17px"><span style= =3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-weig= ht:normal;">the ARRL Technical Information Service=2C</span></span></span>= <a href=3D"https://us.list-manage.com/168UwFYJbu5?e=3D469f107d5d&c2id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4&m=3DR_mhuUnVsVm1lOsJolLmgoatenth93hsE-Z3BHCKDQh0vX1nctotaH2St6ry" style=3D"color: rgb(0=2C= 0=2C 238); text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-style: so= lid; text-decoration-thickness: auto; cursor: pointer; font-weight: normal= ;"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 238);"><span style=3D"font-size: 17p= x"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><span styl= e=3D"font-weight:normal;"> read</span></span></span></span></a><span style= =3D"font-size: 17px"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans= -serif"><span style=3D"font-weight:normal;"> "What the Numbers Mean...=2C"= and </span></span></span><a href=3D"https://us.list-manage.com/198OuySX19= D?e=3D469f107d5d&c2id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4&m=3DT5Vpr7FsDBwMl1E2SAjnLWnDP4X9RimMQhIuzlPNcjr4Eiw6AzbqPSKmaBbF= " style=3D"color: rgb(0=2C 0=2C 238); text-decoration-color: currentcolor;= text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: auto; cursor: po= inter; font-weight: normal;"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 238);"><sp= an style=3D"font-size: 17px"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;= =2C sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-weight:normal;">check out</span></span= ></span></span></a><span style=3D"font-size: 17px"><span style=3D"font-fam= ily: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-weight:normal;">= the Propagation Page of Carl Luetzelschwab=2C K9LA.</span></span></span><= /p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent"><br /></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent"><= span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0);"><span style=3D"font-size: 17px"><sp= an style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><span style=3D"f= ont-weight:normal;">A propagation bulletin </span></span></span></span><a= href=3D"https://us.list-manage.com/jOeRZa9hy2d?e=3D469f107d5d&c2id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4&m=3D_AWLDTX3MUgCzrYs8oxI80LtwIpAZynW5h2u1GX-YWOM7C-GwnfrEqecKfAj" style=3D"color: rgb(0=2C 0= =2C 238); text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-style: soli= d; text-decoration-thickness: auto; cursor: pointer; font-weight: normal;"= ><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 238);"><span style=3D"font-size: 17px"= ><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><span style= =3D"font-weight:normal;">archive</span></span></span></span></a><span styl= e=3D"font-size: 17px"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C san= s-serif"><span style=3D"font-weight:normal;"> is available. 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Contest=2C SSB (phone)</span></span></p></li><li style=3D"co= lor: #000000; line-height: 1.5; mso-line-height-alt: 150%;"><p class=3D"mc= ePastedContent" style=3D"text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 1.5; mso-list:= l0 level1 lfo1; mso-line-height-alt: 150%;"><span style=3D"color:#000000;= "><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"> =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0October 4 -- Peanut Power QRP Sprint (CW=2C phone)</span></span>= </p></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></= td></tr><tr><td style=3D"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:45px= ;padding-left:45px" valign=3D"top" class=3D"mceGutterContainer" id=3D"gutt= erContainerId-142"><table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0"= width=3D"100%" style=3D"border-collapse:separate" role=3D"presentation"><= tbody><tr><td style=3D"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padd= ing-left:0;border:0;border-radius:0" valign=3D"top" id=3D"b142"><table wid= th=3D"100%" 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Database at </span></span></span></span><a hr= ef=3D"https://us.list-manage.com/10MneSPCBXG?e=3D469f107d5d&c2id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4&m=3DDsP-wMz5SseUCxDq_9rdAOBayRvRVxQ22B0EfHMVPGRrQu4nRLM7YjCnp0MJ" style=3D"color: rgb(0=2C 0=2C= 238); text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-style: solid;= text-decoration-thickness: auto; cursor: pointer; font-weight: normal;"><= strong><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 238);"><span style=3D"font-size:= 17px"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif">www.ar= rl.org/hamfests</span></span></span></strong></a><span style=3D"font-size:= 17px"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><span= style=3D"font-weight:normal;"> to find events in your area. </span></span= ></span></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent"><br /></p><p class=3D"mcePastedC= ontent" style=3D"line-height: 1.25; mso-line-height-alt: 125%;"><span styl= e=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0);"><span style=3D"font-size: 17px"><span style= =3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-weig= ht:normal;">September 26 | </span></span></span></span><a href=3D"https://= us.list-manage.com/cnj26mEDd0N?e=3D469f107d5d&c2id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4&m=3DkaIp4FYe5105bBuAbpr1bPy_Tk4TDF4aEFhkupTHoEmVfAFYWp-QczGiDOl8" style=3D"color: rgb(0=2C 0=2C 238); text-de= coration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoratio= n-thickness: auto; cursor: pointer; font-weight: normal;"><span style=3D"c= olor:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 238);"><span style=3D"font-size: 17px"><span style=3D"f= ont-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-weight:no= rmal;">Red River Radio Amateurs Hamfest</span></span></span></span></a><sp= an style=3D"font-size: 17px"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;= =2C sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-weight:normal;">=2C hosting the ARRL M= innesota State Convention=2C Moorhead=2C Minnesota</span></span></span></p= ><p class=3D"mcePastedContent" 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style=3D"font-size: 17px"><spa= n style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><span style=3D"fo= nt-weight:normal;">Wichita Area Hamfest</span></span></span></span></a><sp= an style=3D"font-size: 17px"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;= =2C sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-weight:normal;">=2C hosting the ARRL K= ansas Section Convention=2C Wichita=2C Kansas</span></span></span></p><p s= tyle=3D"line-height: 1.25; mso-line-height-alt: 125%;"><br /></p><p class= =3D"mcePastedContent" style=3D"line-height: 1.25; mso-line-height-alt: 125= %;"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0);"><span style=3D"font-size: 17px= "><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><span style= =3D"font-weight:normal;">October 3 | </span></span></span></span><a href= =3D"https://us.list-manage.com/a4OQZTzY9GH?e=3D469f107d5d&c2id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4&m=3D-csU4wnHOKQ1s3VRA1ryd2bv2ui_OaZyi2C6FAYqmDdu_eX3sDe4b5Q9P741" target=3D"_blank"><span style= =3D"font-size: 17px"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans= -serif"><span style=3D"font-weight:normal;">Rock Hill Hamfest</span></span= ></span></a><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0);"><span style=3D"font-si= ze: 17px"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><sp= an style=3D"font-weight:normal;">=2C hosting the ARRL South Carolina Secti= on Convention=2C Rock Hill=2C South Carolina</span></span></span></span></= p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent" style=3D"line-height: 1.25; mso-line-heigh= t-alt: 125%;"><br /></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent" style=3D"line-height= : 1.25; mso-line-height-alt: 125%;"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0);= "><span style=3D"font-size: 17px"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&= quot;=2C sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-weight:normal;">October 9 =E2=80= =93 10 | </span></span></span></span><a href=3D"https://us.list-manage.com= 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style=3D"font-size: 17px"><sp= an style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><span style=3D"f= ont-weight:normal;">October 10 | </span></span></span></span><a href=3D"ht= tps://us.list-manage.com/bWRKiB4hKvL?e=3D469f107d5d&c2id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4= &m=3DpEEyMw-V_GbKCsZZldpOV-E0MhNJV3tSU-HcOtUnv0arZ1v3EbbUctdKR2j3" style=3D"color: rgb(0=2C 0=2C 238); t= ext-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-style: solid; text-dec= oration-thickness: auto; cursor: pointer; font-weight: normal;"><span styl= e=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 238);"><span style=3D"font-size: 17px"><span styl= e=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-wei= ght:normal;">North Star Radio Convention</span></span></span></span></a><s= pan style=3D"font-size: 17px"><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot= ;=2C sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-weight:normal;">=2C hosting the ARRL= Dakota Division Convention=2C Brooklyn Park=2C Minnesota</span></span></s= pan></p><p 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17px"><span style= =3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-weig= ht:normal;">=2C hosting the ARRL Connecticut State Convention=2C Meriden= =2C Connecticut</span></span></span></p><p class=3D"mcePastedContent" styl= e=3D"line-height: 1.25; mso-line-height-alt: 125%;"><br /></p><p class=3D"= mcePastedContent" style=3D"line-height: 1.25; mso-line-height-alt: 125%;">= <span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0);"><span style=3D"font-size: 17px"><s= pan style=3D"font-family: &quot;Aptos&quot;=2C sans-serif"><span style=3D"= font-weight:normal;">October 11 | </span></span></span></span><a href=3D"h= ttps://us.list-manage.com/EPNyNQGXOEc?e=3D469f107d5d&c2id=3D2703242adcccb4f4f471a025baad7cb4&m=3Djn3ftGR9VHp4hR6W85ZXbaZQPes1Na70_L78EYSyKhT94HKLu6YgPuH4C2qd" style=3D"color: rgb(0=2C 0=2C 238);= text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-style: solid; text-d= ecoration-thickness: auto; cursor: pointer; font-weight: normal;"><span st= yle=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 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