[SFDXA] The ARRL Letter for October 1, 2015
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The ARRL Letter
October 1, 2015
Editor: Rick Lindquist, WW1ME <mailto:ww1me at arrl.org>
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* Hurricane Watch Net Keeping Tabs on Joaquin <#toc01>
* League Reiterates Call for FCC to Allocate 630 Meters, Okay Rules
for 2200 Meters <#toc02>
* Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 Hits 100 Proponents in the US House
<#toc03>
* Wyoming Club Supports League's Washington Advocacy Efforts <#toc04>
* MARS Invites ARES/RACES Participation in Coronal Mass Ejection
Disaster Exercise <#toc05>
* ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program Accepting 2016-17 Applications
<#toc06>
* More Chinese Amateur Radio Satellites are Aloft <#toc07>
* Former ARRL Washington Coordinator, Archivist Perry Williams, W1UED,
SK <#toc08>
* In Brief <#toc09>
* The K7RA Solar Update <#toc10>
* Just Ahead in Radiosport <#toc11>
* Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
<#toc12>
Hurricane Watch Net Keeping Tabs on Joaquin
It's been a quiet season so far for the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN
<http://www.hwn.org>), but Hurricane Joaquin, now a Category 3 storm,
has been keeping net members busy this week. Joaquin hit the Bahamas on
September 30, with maximum sustained winds of 120 MPH. After initially
activating on September 30 at 1500 UTC on 14.325 MHz, the net took a
break on October 1 at 0445 UTC, as conditions deteriorated on its
nighttime frequency of 7.268 MHz. The HWN resumed operation a few hours
later on 20 meters at Alert Level 5 -- Catastrophic Response Mode.
WX4NHC <http://w4ehw.fiu.edu/> at the National Hurricane Center (NHC
<http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/>) also activated on October 1.
"This storm has gotten huge and very ugly," HWN Manager Bobby Graves,
KB5HAV, told ARRL on October 1. Residents along the US East Coast should
closely monitor the progress of Joaquin."
The NHC said Joaquin would batter the Central Bahamas with
hurricane-force winds and heavy rain and storm surges into the evening
of October 1. The storm was expected to generate rainfall totals of 10
to 15 inches over the central Bahamas. The NHC has predicted that
Joaquin would turn toward the west-northwest late on October 1, followed
by a turn to the north and an increase in forward speed on October 2.
The 5-day projection for Hurricane Joaquin would place the storm off the
coast of North Carolina as early as October 4 and headed toward Southern
New England. States of emergency already are in effect in Virginia and
New Jersey, but it's still unclear whether the storm will make landfall
or remain offshore. Some ARES units are already preparing for possible
activation.
During HWN activations, the net control station requests
measured/observed "ground-truth" data from stations in the affected
area. The HWN is available to provide backup communication to official
agencies, such as emergency operations centers and Red Cross officials
in the affected area. The net also will gather and report to FEMA
officials in the NHC any information on significant damage. Stations
should not check into the net unless specifically requested to do so.
<http://hwn.org/data/nhcat1.html>
*The 5-day projection for Hurricane Joaquin would place the storm off
the coast of North Carolina as early as October 4 and headed toward
Southern New England. Click to see additional graphics. [NOAA]*
The NHC said swells generated by Joaquin will affect portions of the
Bahamas over the next few days and will start affecting portions of
Florida's eastern coast and the US southeast coast by October 2. "These
swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current
conditions," the NHC predicted.
"We're monitoring the situation and the forecasts regularly. Like most,
we're waiting to see which way the storm will go," ARRL Emergency
Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U, told the ARRL Field Organization
leadership in areas that could be affected by Joaquin. "ARRL
Headquarters will be in touch with our National Voluntary Organizations
Active in Disaster (VOAD <http://www.nvoad.org/>), FEMA, and NHC as
things develop."
Visit the HWN <http://www.hwn.org> website for the latest information on
this storm and HWN activation plans.
League Reiterates Call for FCC to Allocate 630 Meters, Okay Rules for
2200 Meters
The ARRL has again urged the FCC to go forward with a proposed new
Amateur Radio allocation at 472-479 kHz (630 meters) and to establish
service rules for Amateur Radio operation at 135.7-137.8 kHz (2200
meters). The League reiterated its August 31 arguments
<http://www.arrl.org/files/media/News/Docket%2015-99%20Comments%20of%20ARRL.pdf>
in favor of flexible FCC Part 97 regulations in its September 30 reply
comments <http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/comment/view?id=60001300718> to the
FCC's April /Report and Order, Order, and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking/
(/R&O/NPRM/ <http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/comment/view?id=60001030137>) in
ET Docket 15-99. That /R&O/NPRM/ raised several questions regarding how
Amateur Radio might coexist with PLC systems used to control the power
grid. Targeting comments filed by the Utilities Telecom Council (UTC),
the ARRL called on the Commission to ignore UTC's call not to allocate
630 meters to Amateur Radio. It asked the FCC to implement a
notification procedure for amateur stations within 1 kilometer (0.62
miles) of a transmission line carrying PLC and where the PLC system is
operating on frequencies within or which overlap the 2200 or 630 meter
bands.
"The comments of UTC, without the benefit of any technical component or
argument, oppose the allocation of the 630 meter band to the Amateur
Service, and suggest overly and unnecessarily conservative regulation of
amateur operation in the 2200 meter band," the ARRL told the FCC.
"Whatever protection criteria are ultimately deemed to be necessary with
respect to the 2200 meter band, those criteria would be applicable and
sufficient as well with respect to the 630 meter band," the ARRL said.
"There is no technical justification offered by UTC for withholding the
630 meter allocation."
The ARRL also urged the FCC to reject what it called "UTC's inchoate
proposal" to elevate the unlicensed status of PLCs operating between 9
and 490 kHz, purportedly to protect them from interference "caused by
amateur operations," while not making any accommodations to address PLC
interference to Amateur Radio operations. "UTC cannot have it both ways:
It cannot enjoy the benefits of unlicensed operation under Part 15 of
the Commission's rules as a carrier-current, unintentional emitter and
at the same time claim the protection afforded an allocated, licensed
radio service," the ARRL argued.
While the UTC has offered to work with the FCC, the ARRL characterized
the UTC's comments as "distinctly unhelpful" in terms of providing
information regarding the prevalence and location of PLCs that need
protection, the interference potential from Amateur Radio operation and
notification requirements, and just how much protection the PLCs
actually need. "They are not responsive at all to the plethora of
questions asked by the Commission in the /Notice/," the ARRL continued,
"and those points that UTC makes are unsubstantiated."
The League said it's willing to work with utilities in setting up a
notification procedure to address the unlikely possibility that Amateur
Radio operations in the two bands might interfere with critical PLC systems.
"In order to implement this, UTC should be called upon to provide to
ARRL or to the general public, a list of transmission lines carrying PLC
which make use of either of the two subject bands, thus to facilitate
notification," the ARRL reply comments said.
The League concluded by calling on the FCC to allocate 630 meters to
Amateur Radio, as proposed in the /Notice/, reject UTC's proposal to
elevate the status of PLCs, and implement a notification procedure for
amateur stations within 1 kilometer of a transmission line carrying PLC
in or near the two bands, and to make the LF and MF allocation changes
in Part 2 and the Part 97 service rule changes, "as proposed by ARRL and
not otherwise."
Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 Hits 100 Proponents in the US House
The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015
<http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-parity-act> -- H.R. 1301 and S. 1685
-- now has the support of 100 members of the US House of
Representatives. Two additional cosponsors signed onto H.R. 1301 on
September 24, raising the number of cosponsors to 99. Those members plus
the House bill's sponsor, US Rep Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), total 100
proponents, and the number is expected to continue growing.
One of the newcomers agreeing to cosponsor H.R. 1301 was the congressman
who represents the Connecticut House district that includes ARRL
Headquarters -- Rep John Larson (D-CT). The other new cosponsor was Rep
Kristi L. Noem (R-SD)
The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 would direct the FCC to extend its
rules relating to reasonable accommodation of Amateur Service
communications to private land-use restrictions. Kinzinger introduced
H.R. 1301 in March, with 12 original cosponsors from both sides of the
aisle. Sen Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced S. 1685 in June, with Sen
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) as the original cosponsor.
Recently the League took steps to address objections and concerns raised
by representatives of community associations about the legislation.
"Clarity on Amateur Radio Parity
<http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Regulatory/Clarity%20on%20Parity.pdf>"
makes it clear that the bill would /not/ create new federal policy with
respect to outdoor amateur antennas. As it points out, the FCC already
recognizes a strong federal interest in effective Amateur Radio
communication from residences and has adopted a limited preemption of
state and local regulation of Amateur Radio antennas. The Amateur Radio
Parity Act of 2015 would extend the limited preemption to private
land-use restrictions.
H.R. 1301 has been referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep Greg Walden, W7EQI (R-OR), chairs that panel's Communications and
Technology Subcommittee, which will consider the measure. S. 1685**has
been referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Committee's subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and
the Internet, chaired by Sen Wicker, the bill's sponsor.
The ARRL continues to encourage members to write their US House and
Senate members urging their cosponsorship of the legislation. Visit
<http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-parity-act> the Amateur Radio Parity
Act of 2015 page for information on how you can get involved.
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Wyoming Club Supports League's Washington Advocacy Efforts
ARRL Wyoming Section Manager Jack Mitchell, N7MJ, on September 18 at
ARRL Headquarters presented ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ,
*ARRL Wyoming Section Manager Jack Mitchell, N7MJ (left), and ARRL CEO
David Sumner, K1ZZ. [Sean Kutzko, KX9X, photo]*
with a check for $1000 on behalf of the Shy-Wy Amateur Radio Club of
Cheyenne, Wyoming. The club's designated its donation to support the
League's efforts in Washington on the Amateur Radio Parity Act
<http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-parity-act> of 2015.
"The ARRL is very appreciative to the members of the Shy-Wy Amateur
Radio Club for their generous contribution to the Legislative Issues
Advocacy Fund <http://www.arrl.org/legislative-issues-advocacy-fund>,"
said ARRL Development Manager Lauren Clarke, KB1YDD. "This fund supports
the efforts of ARRL key volunteers and staffers in Washington, DC, on
behalf of the Amateur Radio Parity Act, and every donation to help this
important work brings us that much closer to our goal."
Sumner gave Mitchell an ARRL Certificate of Appreciation for the Shy-Wy ARC.
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MARS Invites ARES/RACES Participation in Coronal Mass Ejection Disaster
Exercise
A disastrous coronal mass ejection (CME) will be the focus of a national
Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) communication exercise in early
November, and MARS is hoping to collaborate with Amateur Radio Emergency
Service (ARES) and Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) groups.
The MARS exercise will get under way on November 8 and continue into
November 10. It will be a quarterly contingency HF exercise in support
of the US Department of Defense.
"The exercise scenario will simulate a CME event and focus on actions
that radio operators should take prior to and following a CME event,"
explained Army MARS Program Manager Paul English, WD8DBY. "One thing we
want to continue to work on is the interface with the greater Amateur
Radio community."
CMEs are huge explosions of gas, plasma, and electromagnetic radiation
from the Sun, which are responsible for geomagnetic storms. Solar flares
can accompany CMEs, but they are not the same thing. A CME can take
anywhere from 1 day to 3 days to reach Earth. CMEs occur all the time,
but most bypass Earth with minor effects. A major CME that hits Earth
directly could damage or destroy satellites as well as terrestrial
communication and electrical power infrastructure.
English said the November exercise would simulate a radio blackout as
well as infrastructure damage. "During the exercise, we will simulate
the blackout with a 3 hour pause, and then we will bring stations back
on air and begin handling requests for information," he told ARRL.
Training objectives for this exercise will include understanding what a
CME is and how much forecast lead time can be expected; the effects
associated with a CME, and what precautions radio operators take to
protect their equipment prior to a severe CME.
After the simulated CME, operators will assess its effects and begin
reporting that information. This will involve "interoperation with
Amateur Radio operators and groups to assist in assessment."
Individual radio amateurs as well as ARES and RACES teams are encouraged
to participate in this exercise. Contact
<mailto:mars.exercises at gmail.com> MARS and provide your contact
information, if your organization is interested.
ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program Accepting 2016-17 Applications
The ARRL Foundation <http://www.arrl.org/the-arrl-foundation> is
accepting academic year 2016-17 applications from eligible young radio
amateurs planning to pursue higher education. All applicants must be
active FCC licensees and submit an online application. More than 80
scholarships ranging from $500 to $5000 will be awarded in 2016. In
addition, one applicant will be selected to receive the prestigious
William R. Goldfarb Memorial Scholarship
<http://www.arrl.org/scholarship-descriptions>, awarded to a high school
senior pursuing a degree in business, computers, medical, nursing,
engineering, or science. Students submitting 2016 applications should
read the ARRL Scholarship descriptions
<http://www.arrl.org/scholarship-descriptions> carefully and apply only
for those scholarships for which they are eligible. Some scholarships
have geographic criteria or other requirements
<http://www.arrl.org/summary-of-scholarship-requirements>/./
All applicants must submit <mailto:foundation at arrl.org> a completed
online application. Applicants must also forward a copy of their
academic transcripts from their most recently completed school year.
/Applications without accompanying transcripts will not be
considered.//Cell phone photos of transcript(s) will not be accepted.
All transcripts must be scanned into a PDF and //sent/
<mailto:foundation at arrl.org>/via e-mail./
Applicants for the William R. Goldfarb Memorial Scholarship must also
submit <mailto:foundation at arrl.org> a PDF of their FAFSA form by
February 18, 2016, as well as a copy of their academic transcript from
their most recently completed school year.
Applicants will receive a confirmation message when their applications
have been successfully processed.
The 2016 application window opened on October 1. Applications for the
2016 scholarship process must be received by 11:59 PM Eastern Standard
Time on January 31, 2016. Transcripts must be received by Thursday,
February 18, 2016. Award recipients are typically notified by mid-May by
USPS mail and e-mail. Read more
<http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-foundation-scholarship-program-accepting-2016-17-academic-year-applications>.
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More Chinese Amateur Radio Satellites are Aloft
On the heels of the September 19 launch
<http://www.arrl.org/news/china-successfully-launches-nine-amateur-radio-satellites>
of nine satellites carrying Amateur Radio payloads comes word that three
more satellites were launched on September 25 from the Jiuquan Satellite
Launch Center in Inner Mongolia's Gobi Desert. The CubeSats, identified
as Tianwang-1A (TW-1A; SECM-1), Tianwang-1B (TW-1B; NJUST-2), and
Tianwang-1C (TW-1C; NJFA-1), were developed by students at the Nanjing
University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in collaboration with the
Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites. TW-1A and TW-1B are 2 U
CubeSats, while TW-1C is a 3U CubeSat.
The mission's main goal is to experiment with software defined radio
technology in space. The Amateur Radio payloads, which do not include
any transponders, will serve to exchange telemetry, tracking, and
command information with the ground control station. Telemetry data will
be made public, so that radio amateurs around the world may track and
monitor the health of the satellites.
Other payloads include a video camera, along with receivers for
dual-band GPS/BeiDou, Maritime Automatic Identification System, and
Aeronautical Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast. Using
MEMS-based cold-gas micropropulsion, it is planned to demonstrate
formation flying by two of the CubeSats along with inter-satellite
communication using GAMALINK 2.4 GHz spread spectrum technology from
Portugal.
According to Michael Chen, BD5RV, of CAMSAT, the satellites have
downlinks in the 435-438 MHz Amateur-Satellite Service allocation. TW-1A
transmits on 435.645 MHz (GMSK 4800/9600 baud, 10 second transmit
interval); TW-1B on 437.645 MHz (GMSK 4800/9600 baud, 20 second transmit
interval), and TW-1C on 435.645 MHz (GMSK 4800/9600 baud, 10 second
transmit interval). Note that TW-1A and 1C use the same frequency. The
satellites also may have downlink frequencies in the VHF range. Read
more
<http://www.arrl.org/news/more-chinese-amateur-radio-satellites-are-aloft>.
/-- Thanks to AMSAT News Service, AMSAT-UK/
Former ARRL Washington Coordinator, Archivist Perry Williams, W1UED, SK
The League's former Washington Coordinator and veteran ARRL Headquarters
staff member Perry Williams, W1UED, of Unionville, Connecticut, died on
September 25. An ARRL Life Member, Williams, who would have turned 87 in
October, spent 4 decades on staff before retiring in 1994. That same
year, he was named as Dayton Hamvention's Amateur of the Year. In 2002
he returned to ARRL Headquarters in a part-time position as the League
archivist.
*Perry Williams, W1UED, in his ARRL office.*
"If Perry didn't know something about ARRL history, it wasn't worth
knowing," commented ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ. "I worked for Perry
when I joined the full-time ARRL staff in 1972 and couldn't have asked
for a better mentor."
A radio amateur since 1951, Williams came to ARRL Headquarters in April
1954 as an assistant secretary, which, as Sumner explained, meant that
Williams "was expected to be able to answer just about any question
about Amateur Radio regulations, both nationally and internationally,
and to do whatever the Secretary and General Manager needed done."
After rising to senior assistant secretary, in 1977 he was named manager
of the Membership Services Department. Three years later, he became the
ARRL's Washington Area Coordinator, spending a couple of days a week in
DC as the face and voice of Amateur Radio on Capitol Hill and at the FCC
and working with ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD (then N3AKD),
and Washington-area volunteers. Over the years, Williams contributed an
extensive list of columns and articles to /QST/. After returning to
Headquarters part-time in 2002, Williams continued as archivist until
February 2011.
"It was my great privilege to work with Perry Williams, W1UED ('usually
eats dinner' were his self-chosen phonetics for that call sign), on ARRL
advocacy issues. Perry was extremely proud to wave ARRL's banner in the
halls of Congress at the FCC and in a good number of other Federal
agencies where Amateur Radio had business." Imlay said. One of
Williams's greatest accomplishments included talking Congress out of
charging amateurs a license application fee; instead he argued
convincingly in favor of creating a vanity call sign program. "Perry
thought -- accurately -- that amateurs would be willing to pay for
services that they got from FCC, but that they would be very unhappy to
pay application fees that didn't translate into something that benefited
them," Imlay said. "Congress bought Perry's argument, and so we now have
vanity call signs and no application fees."
Imlay said Williams also crafted a plan for the Amateur Service not only
to retain large segments of microwave spectrum that a bill in Congress
would have surrendered for commercial interests, but to create a primary
allocation around 2.4 GHz.
Prior to joining the ARRL staff, Williams served as a radio operator
with the US Air Force Strategic Air Command for 6 years, before and
during the Korean Conflict. In his younger years, he was active as a Boy
Scout leader, once directed two church choirs, and enjoyed playing the
accordion.
A memorial service will be announced. Survivors include his wife,
Martha, and four children.
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In Brief
*AMSAT's Fox-1A to Launch from California on October 8:* The
much-awaited Fox-1A CubeSat is set to launch from Vandenberg Air Force
Base in California on October 8. It will ride aloft on an Atlas V rocket
as part of the National Reconnaissance Office Launch 55 (NROL-55), which
will carry an auxiliary payload called Government Rideshare Advanced
Concepts Experiment (GRACE). Sponsored by the NRO, GRACE will carry 13
CubeSats into space -- nine sponsored by the NRO and four -- including
Fox-1A -- by NASA. GRACE is the fourth NRO-sponsored CubeSat mission./--
Thanks to AMSAT News Service/
*LAPAN-A2 FM and APRS Satellite Launched:* It's getting even busier in
space. Indonesia's IARU Amateur Radio society ORARI reports that
the**LAPAN-A2/ORARI satellite was launched on September 28, from India.
LAPAN-A2 is in a 650 km orbit and takes about 110 minutes to orbit
Earth. The low-inclination equatorial orbit of 6° to 8° means it will be
receivable only from about 30° N to 30° S, limiting the satellite's
accessibility to users outside of that footprint. LAPAN-A2 has been
heard. It now is undergoing activation and systems testing, and it is
expected to be 1 month before the Amateur Radio FM transponder will be
generally available. The primary aims of the mission are Earth
observation using an RGB camera and maritime traffic monitoring using
AIS -- both using frequencies outside the Amateur Satellite Service. The
telemetry beacon is on 437.425 MHz; the FM voice uplink is 435.880 MHz;
the FM voice downlink is 145.880 MHz. The transponder runs 5 W. The APRS
digipeater is on 145.825. Reports <mailto:yd1eee at gmail.com> are welcome.
*Radio Amateurs Track Signal Interfering on Public Safety Frequency:*
Radio amateurs in New Hampshire recently were able to help track down
the source of a constant mystery signal on 155.340 MHz -- the "Med 1"
frequency for local hospitals. "The offending transmitter was easily
received in Dover on a handheld, and was interfering with
ambulance-hospital communications," New Hampshire Technical Coordinator
Dee Hebert, AB1ST, told New Hampshire Section Manager Pete Stohrer,
K1PJS. "George [Whitehead, W1BOF] and I began looking for the
transmitter in Dover, and, after a few hours, we had traced it down to
Exeter Hospital. George knows the emergency preparedness coordinator at
that hospital and contacted him." Communications technicians at the
hospital, responding to a report that users were unable to transmit or
receive on any frequency, were unaware of the constantly keyed
transmitter. They started shutting down systems there until the
offending signal disappeared. "We suspect that all of the problems at
Exeter Hospital were due to that single transmitter," Hebert said. "It
was good to see Amateur Radio and our fox hunt skills put to practical
use in the community." /-- Thanks to Dee Hebert, AB1ST/
*CQ World Wide DX Contest Committee Conducting Survey:* The CQ World
Wide DX Contest Committee is conducting a survey
<http://www.sogosurvey.com/survey.aspx?k=SsTXXSSsSsPsPsP> to gather
feedback about the contest from participants. An invitation with a link
to the survey has been sent via e-mail to everyone who submitted a log
in the 2014 SSB and CW CQ WW events. "The responses will help us improve
the contest and make important decisions about the rules," the CQ WW
Contest Committee said. Anyone who has participated in the CQ WW DX
Contest in the past 3 years is invited to take the survey, which is
available in five languages and should take about 10 minutes to
complete. Participants should only take the survey once. The deadline to
submit surveys is October 10.
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The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Solar activity spiked again this week,
with average daily sunspot numbers rising from 73 to 120.9. Average
daily solar flux tracked upward too -- from 106.7 to 122.7.
Predicted solar flux is 130 on October 1-2; 120 and 110 on October 3-4;
100 on October 5-8; 115 on October 9-10; 110 on October 11-12; then 115,
120, and 125 on October 13-15; 130 on October 16-18; 125 on October 19;
120 on October 20-24, then 130, 125, 120, and 115 on October 25-28; 110
on October 29 through November 1, and 115 on November 2-6.
Predicted planetary A index is 8, 20 and 22 on October 1-3; 28, 16, and
12 on October 4-6; 8 on October 7-8; 10 on October 9; 8 on October
10-14; then 12, 10, and 12 on October 15-17; 8 on October 18-24; 7 on
October 25-27; 15, 10, 7, and 15 on October 28-31, and 12, 8, and 12 on
November 1-3.
Monthly averages of sunspot numbers for May through September were 83,
77.4, 68.5, 61.7, and 72.5. The 3 month moving averages of daily sunspot
numbers centered on January through August were 98.2, 78.1, 68.2, 72.4,
77.7, 76.3, 69.1, and 67.5. A 3 month moving average centered on August
has a sum of all sunspot numbers from July 1 through September 30, and
divides by 92, the number of days. A 3 month moving average centered on
July incorporates all data from June 1 through August 31.
Send <mailto:k7ra at arrl.net> me your reports and observations.
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Just Ahead in Radiosport
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October 1 -- SARL 80 Meter QSO Party (SSB)
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October 1 -- NRAU 10 Meter Activity Contest (CW, SSB, Digital)
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October 2 -- NCCC Weekly Sprint (CW)
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October 2-4 -- YLRL YL Anniversary Contest (CW, SSB, Digital)
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October 3 -- TARA PSK Rumble Contest
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October 3 -- German Telegraphy Contest
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October 3 -- FISTS Fall Slow Speed Sprint (CW)
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October 3 -- 4 State 4×4 QRP Sprint (CW, SSB)
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October 3-4 -- 15-Meter SSTV Dash Contest
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October 3-4 -- Oceania DX Contest (SSB)
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October 3-4 -- Russian WW Digital Contest
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October 3-4 -- TRC DX Contest (CW, SSB)
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October 3-4 -- California QSO Party (CW)
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October 3-4 -- International HELL Contest
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October 3-4 -- WAB HF Phone
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October 4 -- UBA ON Contest (SSB)
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October 4 -- RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest (CW, SSB)
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October 6 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)
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October 7 --Weekly Phone Fray
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October 7 -- 432 MHz Fall Sprint (CW, phone)
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October 7-8 -- CWops Weekly Mini-CWT Test
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October 9 -- NCCC RTTY Weekly Sprint
See the ARRL Contest Calendar <http://www.arrl.org/contest-calendar> for
more information.
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Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
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October 2-4 -- Mid-Atlantic States VHF Conference
<http://www.packratvhf.com/>, Bensalem, Pennsylvania
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October 3 -- Delaware State Convention
<http://www.radioelectronicsexpo.com/>, Georgetown, Delaware
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October 9-10 -- Florida State Convention <http://www.pcars.org/>,
Melbourne, Florida
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October 9-11 -- ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference
<https://www.tapr.org/dcc.html>, Arlington Heights, Illinois
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October 10-11 -- Pacific Northwest VHF Conference
<http://pnwvhfs.org/>, Issaquah, Washington
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October 16-18 -- Microwave Update Convention
<http://ham-radio.com/sbms/mud2015/mud_index.html>, San Diego,
California
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October 16-18 -- Pacific Division Convention (Pacificon)
<http://pacificon.org/>, San Ramon, California
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October 17 -- Wisconsin ARES/RACES Conference
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/wisconsin-ares-races-conference-1>,
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
*
October 18 -- Connecticut State Convention
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/connecticut-state-convention-nutmeg-hamfest-3>,
Meriden, Connecticut
*
October 23-24 -- Arizona State Convention
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/arizona-state-convention-2>, Kingman,
Arizona
*
October 23-24 -- Oklahoma State Convention
<http://www.texomahamarama.org/>, Ardmore, Oklahoma
*
November 7 -- Fall TechFest <http://na0tc.org/>, Lakewood, Colorado
*
November 7-8 -- Georgia Section Convention
<http://www.stonemountainhamfest.com/>, Lawrenceville, Georgia
*
November 14 -- HamJam Convention <http://hamjam.info>, Alpharetta,
Georgia
*
November 14-15 -- Indiana State Convention
<http://www.fortwaynehamfest.com/>, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Find conventions and hamfests in your area <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests>.
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