[SFDXA] The ARRL Letter for September 10, 2015
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The ARRL Letter
September 10, 2015
Editor: Rick Lindquist, WW1ME <mailto:ww1me at arrl.org>
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* ULS, Other FCC Systems, Come Back Online <#toc01>
* Opponents' Representations of Parity Act's Purpose "Just Not True,"
ARRL President Says <#toc02>
* Vintage Transmitter Sale Funds Opportunity for ARRL Teachers
Institute Participant <#toc03>
* ARISS-International Delegates Meet in Tokyo <#toc04>
* Jamboree On The Air 2015 Station Registration is Open <#toc05>
* QCWA Recognizes 105-Year-Old Radio Amateur's 90 Years of Hamming
<#toc06>
* Arkansas Ham Tops His Own Satellite Contact Distance Record <#toc07>
* Nominations Open for the George Hart Distinguished Service Award
<#toc08>
* In Brief... <#toc09>
* The K7RA Solar Update <#toc10>
* Just Ahead in Radiosport <#toc11>
* Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
<#toc12>
ULS, Other FCC Systems, Come Back Online
Scheduled FCC computer system upgrades took a couple of days longer than
anticipated, but the Universal Licensing System (ULS
<http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/index.htm?job=home>) -- the repository for
Amateur Radio licensing data and portal for all applications -- came
back online early on September 10, along with FCC e-mail and other
systems that had been down for several days. The Electronic Comment
Filing System (ECFS) and the Electronic Document Management System
(EDOCS) returned to service on September 8. During the outage, which
began on September 2, it was not possible to file any Amateur Radio
applications, including examination session documents, or conduct any
license or application searches. Earlier this week, ARRL VEC Manager
Maria Somma, AB1FM, said a lot of candidates and volunteer examiners had
begun asking why new call signs or license upgrades had not yet been issued.
"We have a huge backlog in our filing system that continues to grow!"
she said on September 8, the day the ULS was supposed to be back online.
"We already have approximately 75 examination sessions and over 500
applications waiting to be released to FCC." Somma said she first wanted
to make sure the ULS electronic batch filing system was working properly
before attempting to file the backlog, which, she added, could take a
day or so to release.
The FCC's Chief Information Officer David A. Bray, said the computer
system work included physically moving more than 200 different legacy
servers from FCC headquarters to a commercial service provider. This
move -- a cost-saving measure, he explained -- ran into trouble when it
was determined that additional cabling was needed to complete the
transition. "Unfortunately, this delayed completion of all of the system
upgrades -- even with the FCC team working around the clock throughout
the holiday weekend," Bray explained earlier this week.
Bray said it took seven moving vans to contain the servers being
relocated. "With a massive server move of this scale -- even with
detailed planning, independent verification, and backup plans -- the
opportunity always exists for surprises, especially with legacy IT
systems, nearly 400 program applications, and hundreds of servers," he
pointed out.
The requirement to pay a regulatory fee for Amateur Radio vanity call
sign applications officially ended on September 3, but prospective
vanity applicants have had to wait until the ULS was up and running
again to file for an available call sign. The approximately 18-day
vanity call sign waiting period will remain in place "for now," the FCC
has told ARRL.
Opponents' Representations of Parity Act's Purpose "Just Not True," ARRL
President Says
ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, has taken strong exception to certain
claims being made by community association organizations about the
Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015
<http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-parity-act> -- H.R. 1301 and S. 1685.
In an interview <http://arvideonews.com/hrn/HRN_Episode_0217.html> with
/Ham Radio Now/ host Gary Pearce, KN4AQ, during the ARRL Roanoke
Division Convention in Shelby, North Carolina over Labor Day weekend,
President Craigie stressed that passage of the legislation is critical
to ensuring the future of Amateur Radio. And she described as "false"
recent assertions that the bills' passage would prevent community
associations from requiring prior approval for 70-foot ham radio towers
and from creating reasonable processes and aesthetic guidelines.
*ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, was interviewed by ***/HamRadioNow/*
during Labor Day weekend.
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"As bills go, it's pretty short, and it's in plain English," President
Craigie said. "The legislation does not say that, it does not /mean/
that. It's just not true!" She pointed to the League's recent "Clarity
on Amateur Radio Parity
<http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Regulatory/Clarity%20on%20Parity.pdf>"
posting, which attempts to separate fact from fiction regarding the
legislation. The "Clarity" document explains the bill and "addresses
some of these statements that have no resemblance to anything that is
factual in this or any other solar system," she said.
"The /only/ authority that [homeowners associations] would lose is the
ability to say, 'No, go away,'" said President Craigie. HOAs, she
explained, would at least have to negotiate "reasonable accommodation,"
which would depend on the circumstances existing in a given neighborhood.
She also said that the Parity Act does not represent any sort of federal
government or FCC takeover or preemption of HOAs. "It does not take
their authority to regulate away," she said. "It only takes away their
authority to say 'no.' There's a big difference."
*ARRL Roanoke Division Director Dr Jim Boehner, N2ZZ.*
"The legislation does not even come close to what they are saying,"
agreed ARRL Roanoke Division Director Dr Jim Boehner, N2ZZ, who was
interviewed with President Craigie at the Shelby Hamfest.
President Craigie said the proliferation of antenna-restricted
communities could dramatically affect the ability of young newcomers to
engage in and enjoy Amateur Radio. "A lot of people who are hams today
got started as young folks, and it led them into careers; it led them
into all kinds of interesting opportunities in their lives," she told
Pearce. If a young person's parents buy into a deed-restricted
neighborhood, however, any ham radio aspirations could be shut down, she
said.
"We need to make sure that whatever community their parents decide to
buy a house in, that [prospective newcomers] will be able to have some
kind of a functioning antenna," President Craigie said. "Otherwise, our
future has got a major crimp in it."
"The world will not come to an end if the HOAs actually have to sit down
and communicate with the radio amateurs who live there," President
Craigie concluded.
Vintage Transmitter Sale Funds Opportunity for ARRL Teachers Institute
Participant
The sale of a vintage Collins transmitter has made it possible for a
Connecticut Amateur Radio club to fund a seat for a future ARRL Teachers
Institute on Wireless Technology
<http://www.arrl.org/teachers-institute-on-wireless-technology>
participant. The ARRL-affiliated Chippens Repeater Association/Bristol
Radio Club (CRA/BRC) donated the money it realized from the sale of the
old transmitter to cover the League's cost of providing the opportunity
for an educator at a Teachers Institute session. As part of its
educational outreach to schools through the Education & Technology
Program <http://www.arrl.org/education-technology-program>, each summer
the League offers multiple expenses-paid Teachers Institute sessions at
locations throughout the US.
"We have decided to fund a seat in the Teachers Institute program, since
we believe that teachers bringing Amateur Radio and wireless technology
into their classrooms and exposing their students to STEM lessons would
be an excellent use of the money," CRA/BRC Treasurer Bill Flaherty,
W1GY, told ARRL Development Manager Lauren Clarke, KB1YDD, in a letter
accompanying the club's check for $2000. Clarke said the League greatly
appreciates the club members' thoughtful and generous support.
"The Teachers Institute program, started by ARRL staff members and key
volunteers in 2000, has grown into one of ARRL's cornerstone programs,"
said Clarke. "Applicants far exceed the number of available spots every
year. By sponsoring a 'seat' at a future Teachers Institute, the CRA/BRC
is giving a teacher a very special opportunity to teach Amateur Radio
and wireless technology and to engage students in STEM-related lessons."
Flaherty said the club hoped the donation would "help inspire future
students to become radio amateurs." Read more
<http://www.arrl.org/news/sale-of-vintage-transmitter-funds-opportunity-for-arrl-teachers-institute-participant>.
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ARISS-International Delegates Meet in Tokyo
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS
<http://www.ariss.org/>) International delegates and representatives
tackled a wide-ranging agenda when they met in late August in Tokyo. The
August 20-23 gathering was held in conjunction with the Japan Amateur
Radio League's 90th anniversary celebration and the JARL
<http://www.jarl.org/English/> Ham Fair. Those attending represented
Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia, and the US.
Keigo Komuro, JA1KAB, of ARISS-Japan and JARL delivered opening remarks.
ARRL First Vice President Rick Roderick, K5UR, who was in Tokyo for the
JARL Ham Fair, also spoke briefly to the gathering. Kicking off the
meeting was a presentation by Hideshi Kagawa of the Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency (JAXA) on its initiatives to launch and deploy small
satellites and technology payloads using JAXA's Epsilon launcher.
During the meeting, delegates voted to study the feasibility of creating
an interoperable radio system based on the Kenwood TM-D710 transceiver,
which would be interchangeable between the /Columbus/ and Russian ISS
modules. "Currently items are certified for one or the other, but not
both," explained NASA ARISS Technical Liaison Mark Steiner, K3MS. "They
also use two different voltages, 28 V dc in the Russian segment and 120
V dc in the US segment. Future equipment will be able to be used in
either. This will significantly improve our flexibility on orbit."
Steiner added that the next set of equipment being proposed for launch
will follow this new requirement for interoperability.
Delegates agreed to continue studying a proposal to use a so-called
"Astro Pi" unit -- a modified Raspberry Pi computer device -- to
generate a slide show of images for the Ham TV DATV system at times when
no camera is attached. An Astro Pi unit will accompany the UK's first
ESA astronaut, Tim Peake, KG5BVI, to the ISS in November.
*(L-R) ARISS Chairman Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, ARRL First Vice President
Rick Roderick, K5UR, IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA, JARL
President Toshihiko Yamanouchi, JA7AIW, and JARL dignitaries cut the
ribbon to open the JARL Ham Fair, celebrating the JARL's 90th anniversary.*
A lot of discussion focused on fundraising and the formation of the
ARISS-International Sustainability and Funding Committee. Delegates
discussed funding projects and recommended yearly budgets. ARISS
Chairman Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, encouraged all ARISS regions to support
development of an international plan and strategy for funding and resources.
Delegates also considered a revision of the organization's current terms
of reference, to better formalize and document team roles,
responsibilities, and processes, and address other recent changes within
the ARISS program.
ARISS-International delegates will meet next in Houston, Texas, in
November 2016, the 20th anniversary of the inaugural ARISS working group
meeting. Read more
<http://www.arrl.org/news/ariss-international-delegates-meet-in-tokyo>.
Jamboree On The Air 2015 Station Registration is Open
Worldwide station registration
<http://www.world-jotajoti.info/sign-up-for-jota-joti/> is open for the
2015 Boy Scouts Jamboree On The Air/Jamboree On The Internet (JOTA/JOTI
<http://jotajoti.info/>), which will take place over the October 16-18
weekend. Registration requires a *scout.org* username, which gives full
access to the registration system as well as to many of the JOTA/JOTI
activities that will be under way during the weekend. JOTA is aimed at
fostering Scout-to-Scout communication across borders and is the largest
Scouting event in the world, with upward of 750,000 Scouts participating
from some 6000 stations in 150 countries. In the US 13,326 Scouts and
visitors took part in JOTA 2014.
Registration will also provide everything needed to take part in JamPuz
<http://jotajoti.info/jampuz/> (short for "Jamboree Puzzle"), an
identity code that JOTA-JOTI participants exchange with one another.
Required JID codes will be issued later in September, and participation
in JamPuz is optional.
The Boy Scouts encourage participating stations to submit JOTA reports
and photos following this fall's event. "We need your report to
demonstrate the success of JOTA to those in Scouting and Amateur Radio,"
said Jim Wilson, K5ND, the national JOTA organizer. He has asked
stations to note down the number of Scouts participating, Amateur Radio
licensees, and radios on the air, as well as the total number of
contacts and states and countries contacted.
"We would also like to see your best photos and hear some stories about
your event," Wilson said. He advised local JOTA team organizers to add
these tasks to their JOTA "to-do" lists.
This is the 58th JOTA, held each year on the third weekend in October.
Read more
<http://www.arrl.org/news/jamboree-on-the-air-2015-station-registration-is-open>.
QCWA Recognizes 105-Year-Old Radio Amateur's 90 Years of Hamming
The Quarter Century Wireless Association (QCWA <http://www.qcwa.org/>)
has honored 105-year-old Charlie Hellman, W2RP, of Hastings-on-Hudson,
New York, for his 90 years in Amateur Radio. The QCWA's announcement
also served to flush out another active ham who, while 1 year older than
Hellman, has not been licensed quite as long. On August 31, the QCWA
presented a "90 Year Continuous Licensed Certificate Award" (No 1) to
Hellman, whom the organization at the time called "the oldest living
Amateur Radio operator in the United States and possibly the world."
Hellman got his ham ticket in 1925, when he was 15 years old. He joined
QCWA in 1975 and is a member of QCWA Chapter 181 in New York's Hudson
Valley. He gets on the air regularly.
*(Seated) Charlie Hellman, W2RP. (L-R, standing) Hellman's friend Don
Finkel, WA2OQM; QCWA Treasurer Charles Tropp, N2SO; and QCWA Directors
Pete Varounis, NL7XM, and Carole Perry, WB2MGP. [Mike Sturm, KA2E, photo]*
After QCWA posted
<http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/worlds-oldest-ham-operator-recognized.491665/>
its announcement on the QRZ.com <http://www.qrz.com> news forum,
however, Marcel Stieber, AI6MS, chimed in to point out that Hellman is
not the oldest known ham. He said that Harry Wolf, W6NKT, of Morro Bay,
California, is 106, although licensed but since 1936.
QCWA Webmaster Bob Roske, N0UF, stepped forward to renew Wolf's lapsed
QCWA membership and noted that since Wolf had been licensed for more
than 75 years, QCWA would issue him a life membership. And now the
organization may recognize his longevity as well.
First licensed as W2AMK, Hellman was an educator. After working his way
through the City College of New York, he taught physics on the secondary
level. During World War II, the Department of War tapped Hellman to
write a textbook, /Elements of Radio/, for training radio operators.
Two of Hellman's siblings also held ham tickets. His brother Robert, now
deceased, was W2JAN. His brother Benjamin, 96, is W2VB.
*Harry Wolf, W6NKT, aged 106, has been a ham since 1936.*
Also an educator, Wolf indicated on his QRZ.com profile that he once
taught electronics at the college level and, after retiring in 1973,
went to live in Hong Kong where he operated as VS6GF for 4 years before
returning to California. He said he's on the air every day, mostly on 40
meter CW.
Hellman's certificate reads, "The Quarter Century Wireless Association
presents this 90th Anniversary Award to its Distinguished Member Charles
'Charlie' Hellman, W2RP, to commemorate Ninety Years of Service as a
licensed Radio Amateur."
Hellman also received a congratulatory letter from QCWA President Ken
Oelke, VE6AFO. Read more
<http://www.arrl.org/news/qcwa-recognizes-105-year-old-radio-amateur-s-90-years-of-hamming>.
/-- Thanks to QCWA, Pete Varounis, NL7XM, and Charles Tropp, N2SO/
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Arkansas Ham Tops His Own Satellite Contact Distance Record
On September 5, Arkansas Amateur Radio satellite enthusiast Dave
Swanson, KG5CCI, topped the satellite contact distance record he had set
just a few days earlier. Operating from an old US Forest Service fire
tower atop Rich Mountain in extreme western Arkansas (EM24uq01mu),
Swanson worked Manuel "Dom" Ruiz, EA5TT, in Valencia, Spain
(IM99sl48cx), via the venerable Oscar 7 (AO-7) satellite, operating in
Mode B (U/V).
*Arkansas satellite enthusiast Dave Swanson, KG5CCI, on Shinall Mountain
in Arkansas.*
"[T]his equates to 7947.381 km (4927.3 miles), which we believe to be a
new record for AO-7 Mode B," Swanson said in a posting to the AMSAT-BB.
Unlike his FO-29 record-setting contact on August 27, the contact
between KG5CCI and EA5TT was scheduled in advance. Swanson recorded the
contact and posted <https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=10&v=JvbT1PqEHlI> it
on YouTube.
On August 27, Swanson worked Christophe Lucas, F4CQA, in Trouy, France,
by responding to his CQ. Swanson was operating on Shinall Mountain in
Arkansas at the time. The two operators calculated that their contact
spanned 7599.959 km (4712 miles). That appeared to break the previous
distance records of 7537.799 km between W5CBF and G4DOL, and 7538.685 km
between K4FEG and DK1TB, set on FO-29.
AO-7, the oldest still-active satellite, was launched from Vandenberg
Air Force Base on November 15, 1974. It went silent in 1981 due to
battery failure, but it reactivated on June 21, 2002. AO-7 now will only
operate when it is in sunlight.
Nominations Open for the George Hart Distinguished Service Award
The ARRL is accepting nominations
<http://www.arrl.org/attachments/view/News/76631>**for the George Hart
Distinguished Service Award. The deadline to receive nominations and
supporting materials is November 1. The award honors longtime ARRL
Communications Manager George Hart, W1NJM (SK), the chief developer of
the National Traffic System (NTS <http://www.arrl.org/nts>). Hart died
<http://www.arrl.org/news/national-traffic-system-developer-george-hart-w1njm-sk>
in 2013 at the age of 99.
*George Hart, W1NJM, SK.*
Established by the ARRL Board of Directors in 2009, the George Hart
Distinguished Service Award is given annually to an ARRL member for
exemplary service to the League's Field Organization. Selection criteria
include NTS operating record, Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)
participation, or service to the ARRL Field Organization in terms of
appointments and/or leadership positions held.
Nominations should thoroughly document the nominee's lifetime activities
and achievements within the ARRL Field Organization. Nominees are
expected to have at least 15 years of distinguished service.
The Programs and Services Committee will serve as the Review Committee,
and the ARRL Board of Directors will make the final determination at its
Annual Meeting in January.
Submit**nominations and related supporting material and letters of
recommendation via e-mail or postal mail to ARRL Field Organization Team
Supervisor Steve Ewald, WV1X <mailto:sewald at arrl.org>, 225 Main St,
Newington, CT 06111.
In Brief...
*ARRL Server Maintenance Will Put All Website Systems Offline:* Some
ARRL servers will undergo routine maintenance from 0000 UTC until 0700
UTC on Sunday, September 13 (Saturday evening on September 12 into
Sunday morning on September 13 in US time zones). While the website will
remain accessible, all systems will be unavailable during this outage.
This includes Logbook of The World (LoTW), the ARRL Store, and all ARRL
e-mail, including the ARRL E-Mail Forwarding Service (<call
sign>@arrl.net addresses), and ARRL Headquarters e-mail. E-mail will be
queued for delivery after the system is back online. We regret any
inconvenience to our members and website visitors.
*Mason P. Southworth, ex-W1VLH, SK; Headed ARRL IGY Propagation
Project:* Former ARRL staffer Mason Southworth, ex-W1VLH, of Montara,
California, died August 28 from complications related to a traumatic
brain injury sustained 2 years ago. He was 81. A graduate of Trinity
College in Hartford and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, he began work
in 1956 at ARRL Headquarters, where he met his wife, Freddie. While at
ARRL, he was chosen to head the ARRL International Geophysical Year
(IGY) Propagation Research Project (PRP
<http://www.arrl.org/files/file/History/History%20of%20QST%20Volume%201%20-%20Technology/QS09-56-Southworth_opt.pdf>).
Conducted under a US Air Force contract, the PRP enlisted 600 Amateur
Radio operators from around the world to help improve the understanding
of VHF propagation. Data from the experiment, sorted and recorded on
300,000 computer punch cards, provided a global footprint of VHF
propagation phenomena. Southworth subsequently directed a PRP follow-on
project under O.G. Villard, W6QYT, at Stanford University, researching
transequatorial scatter propagation. He later returned to the East Coast
to join IBM, where he spent 25 years and became known for his ability to
make complex technological concepts accessible to non-scientists. During
his League tenure, Southworth authored numerous articles on the PRP as
well as on VHF-related topics, including construction projects.
*A Reminder -- The ARRL September VHF Contest Beckons! *The ARRL
September VHF Contest <http://www.arrl.org/september-vhf> gets under way
on September 12 at 1800 UTC and wraps up on September 14 at 0259 UTC.
This operating event provides a chance for radio amateurs at all levels
to experience contesting on the most popular VHF and UHF bands, as well
as on those less-frequented frequencies above 450 MHz.
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The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, in Seattle, reports: The Australian Space Forecast
Centre issued a Geomagnetic Disturbance Warning at 0132 UTC on September
8: "The effect of a high-speed solar wind stream from a coronal hole is
keeping geomagnetic activity enhanced."
The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) Daily Geomagnetic Data
<ftp://ftp.swpc.noaa.gov/pub/indices/DGD.txt> show the resulting high
numbers indicating geomagnetic instability. On HF we might see higher
absorption rates, but on VHF, we might see some interesting propagation
modes.
Note that there are no mid-latitude or high-latitude A index numbers for
September 8, 9, and 10. This is probably because geomagnetic activity
was strong enough to knock the respective magnetometers out of service.
Frank Donovan, W3LPL, shared a link to the American Astronomical Society
Nova article, "Witnessing Solar Rejuvenation," which proposes that Cycle
25 may be similar to Cycle 24.
Weak solar activity continues. The average daily sunspot number for
September 3-9 was only 37.3, down 11 points from the previous 7 days.
Average daily solar flux was 85.3, compared to 97 for the previous week.
Geomagnetic activity was strong, with the average planetary A index up
from 19.4 to 27.1. The most active day was September 9, when the
planetary A index was 59.
The latest solar flux prediction from USAF/NOAA has readings of 85, 90,
and 100 on September 10-12; 105 on September 13-14; 110 on September
15-17; 115 on September 18-22; 110, 105, 100, and 95 on September 23-26;
90 on September 27-October 1, and 85 on October 2-7. Flux values then
rise to 115 for October 15-19.
Predicted planetary A index is 28, 16, and 27 on September 10-12; 16,
10, and 8 on September 13-15; 5 on September 16-17; then 8, 20, and 10
on September 18-20; 5 on September 21-23; 15 and 10 on September 24-25;
5 on September 26-29; 8 and 18 on September 30-October 1; 12 on October
2-4; 8 on October 5; 5 on October 6-7; 8, 12, and 8 on October 8-10, and
10 on October 11-13.
Sunspot numbers for September 3 through 9 were 27, 36, 24, 38, 47, 40,
and 49, with a mean of 37.3. The 10.7 cm flux was 86.5, 89.9, 85.4,
85.6, 83.7, 83.5, and 82.3, with a mean of 85.3. Estimated planetary A
indices were 9, 20, 13, 14, 46, 29, and 59, with a mean of 27.1.
Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 9, 18, 10, 12, 27, 24, and 31,
with a mean of 18.7 (the September 8 and 9 numbers are my own estimates).
In Friday's bulletin we will look at a revised forecast. Send
<mailto:k7ra at arrl.net> me your reports and observations.
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Just Ahead in Radiosport
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September 11 -- NCCC RTTY Sprint Ladder
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September 12 -- FOC QSO Party (CW)
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September 12 -- WAE DX Contest (SSB)
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September 12 -- Ohio State Parks on the Air (SSB)
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September 12 -- Kulikovo Polye Contest (CW)
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September 12-13 -- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (CW)
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September 12-13 -- Arkansas QSO Party (CW, SSB)
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September 12-14 -- ARRL September VHF Contest
<http://www.arrl.org/september-vhf>
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September 13 -- North American Sprint (CW)
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September 16-17 -- CWops Mini-CWT Test
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September 17 -- NAQCC CW 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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September 11-12 -- W9DXCC Convention <http://w9dxcc.com/>,
Schaumburg, Illinois
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September 11-13 -- Southwestern Division Convention
<http://www.hamconinc.org>, Torrance, California
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September 12 -- Virginia Section Convention <http://vbhamfest.com/>,
Virginia Beach, Virginia
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September 19 -- San Joaquin Valley Section Convention
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/san-joaquin-valley-section-convention-rally-in-the-valley>,
Fresno, California
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September 25-26 -- W4DXCC/SEDCO Convention <http://www.W4DXCC.com>,
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
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September 26 -- Iowa State Convention
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/iowa-state-convention-1>, Sergeant
Bluff, Iowa
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September 26 -- North Dakota State Convention <http://www.rrra.org>,
West Fargo, North Dakota
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September 26 -- Washington State Convention <http://kbara.org>,
Spokane Valley, Washington
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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 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
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October 18 -- Connecticut State Convention
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/connecticut-state-convention-nutmeg-hamfest-3>,
Meriden, Connecticut
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October 23-24 -- Arizona State Convention
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/arizona-state-convention-2>, Kingman,
Arizona
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October 23-24 -- Oklahoma State Convention
<http://www.texomahamarama.org/>, Ardmore, Oklahoma
Find conventions and hamfests in your area <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests>.
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