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   The ARRL Letter   
      
   September 22, 2016   
   Editor: Rick Lindquist, WW1ME   
      
    *  Momentum Building to Urge Senate Passage of the Amateur Radio Parity Act   
    *  AT&T's New "AirGig" is Not Your Father's BPL   
    *  Get Set for the SET : ARRL 2016 Simulated Emergency Test is October 1-2   
       Weekend   
    *  The Doctor Will See You Now!   
    *  National Parks on the Air Update   
    *  A Record Breaker on 630 Meters!   
    *  "Cows Over the World" DXpedition Tour to Resume   
    *  FCC Updates Notice on Amateur Radio Operation in CEPT Countries   
    *  Limor Fried, AC2SN, Named Among Most Influential Women in Internet of   
       Things Industry   
    *  World War II Norwegian Resistance Member Haakon S?rbye, LA8Y, SK   
    *  Past ARRL Oregon Section Manager Randy Stimson, KZ7T, SK   
    *  In Brief...   
    *  The K7RA Solar Update   
    *  Just Ahead in Radiosport   
    *  Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions   
      
      
      
   Momentum Building to Urge Senate Passage of the Amateur Radio Parity Act   
      
   The response to ARRL's call to action urging the support of US Senators for   
   the Amateur Radio Parity Act, H.R. 1301, has been gratifying -- although the   
   campaign continues. More than 50,000 e-mails have been sent to Capitol Hill   
   via Rally Congress, and all 100 US Senate members have been contacted. The   
   League continues to encourage members of the Amateur Radio community who have   
   not yet done so to reach out to their two US Senators seeking their support.   
   Just where things stand with respect to the bill's future in the US Senate is   
   not yet entirely clear.   
      
   "As of this moment, we have no date set for action by the Senate," said ARRL   
   Hudson Division Director Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, who has been deeply involved in   
   promoting passage of the legislation. "The Senate will adjourn the September   
   work period soon and members will return home to campaign. If we do not   
   achieve consideration before they go into hiatus, we will have to wait until   
   they return after Election Day."   
      
   On September 12, the US House of Representatives approved H.R. 1301 on a voice   
   vote under a suspension of the rules, culminating many years of effort on   
   ARRL's part to gain legislation that would enable radio amateurs living in   
   deed-restricted communities to erect antennas that support Amateur Radio   
   communication. The bill calls on the FCC to amend its Part 97 rules "to   
   prohibit the application to amateur stations of certain private land-use   
   restrictions, and for other purposes."   
      
   Shepherded by ARRL, the overwhelming grassroots support for H.R. 1301 from the   
   Amateur Radio community was credited for getting the bill through the US   
   House, but it faces significant obstacles to passage in the US Senate. The   
   earlier US Senate version of the bill, S. 1685, no longer is in play, and the   
   Senate is expected to vote on the version of H.R. 1301 that the House adopted   
   this month. The vote came after ARRL worked with the Community Association   
   Institute -- which represents homeowners associations -- to develop language   
   that both organizations could support.   
      
   Rally Congress makes it easy to generate letters to Senators in support of The   
   Amateur Radio Parity Act. The entire process takes just a couple of minutes.   
      
   "So it is critical that ARRL members continue to write their Senators,"   
   Lisenco urged. "To those who have already written, thank you! If you haven't   
   done so already, please do so today. We can only do so much. After that, it   
   becomes the responsibility of the membership to participate."   
      
   As the amended bill provides, "Community associations should fairly administer   
   private land-use regulations in the interest of their communities, while   
   nevertheless permitting the installation and maintenance of effective outdoor   
   Amateur Radio antennas. There exist antenna designs and installations that can   
   be consistent with the aesthetics and physical characteristics of land and   
   structures in community associations while accommodating communications in the   
   Amateur Radio services."   
      
   More information on The Amateur Radio Parity Act is on the ARRL website.   
      
      
      
   AT&T's New "AirGig" is Not Your Father's BPL   
      
   Recalling the earlier efforts of the FCC and telecommunications and utility   
   interests to roll out "Broadband over Power Line" (BPL) technology, the   
   Amateur Radio community has been buzzing with questions about AT&T's   
   just-announced "AirGig" BPL plan to make broadband available via apparently   
   similar technology. ARRL's earlier anti-BPL campaign, and market forces,   
   eventually led to the demise of the prior BPL initiative. ARRL Laboratory   
   Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI, who spearheaded the earlier effort to quantify BPL's   
   threat to Amateur Radio's HF spectrum and remains the resident expert on the   
   subject, said this newest BPL incarnation should not pose an interference   
   issue for radio amateurs.   
      
   "This technology uses millimeter-wave RF signals (30 GHz to 300 GHz) coupled   
   onto the surface of power lines to transmit the signal along the line with   
   relatively low losses," Hare explained. "After looking at this technology, it   
   looks nothing like the type of HF and VHF BPL that caused us so many problems   
   years ago. The sky is not falling."   
      
   Hare added that it is not likely that the AT&T technology will even use   
   Amateur Radio bands, so there is little reason for concern even among those   
   amateurs who use spectrum above 24 GHz.   
      
   According to AT&T's September 20 announcement, the company is "deep in the   
   experimentation phase" of the developing technology, which it says would be   
   "easier to deploy than fiber, can run over license-free spectrum, and can   
   deliver ultra-fast wireless connectivity to any home or handheld wireless   
   device." AT&T said its initial -- and continuing -- testing at AT&T outdoor   
   facilities "has been positive," and initial field trials are set to begin in   
   2017.   
      
   Hare said the League will keep an eye and ear out for interference problems,   
   but he believes that the frequencies involved and the fact that these signals   
   should not propagate far from the lines will pose little risk to the Amateur   
   Radio Service.   
      
      
      
   Get Set for the SET: ARRL 2016 Simulated Emergency Test is October 1-2 Weekend   
      
   The primary focal point of the 2016 ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is   
   just ahead -- Saturday and Sunday, October 1 and 2. The national emergency   
   exercise is aimed at testing the skills and preparedness of the Amateur Radio   
   Emergency Service (ARES) and other organizations that are called into action   
   in actual emergency situations.   
      
   "Every local ARES team and/or ARRL Section will come up with their own   
   scenarios and work with served agencies and partner organizations during the   
   SET," ARRL Field Organization Team Supervisor Steve Ewald, WV1X, said, noting   
   that not all SETs will take place on October 1 and 2.   
      
   "SETs can be scheduled at the local and Section levels and conducted   
   throughout the fall to help maximize participation," he said. "But ARRL Field   
   Organization leaders have the option of conducting their SETs on another   
   weekend, if October 1 and 2 is not convenient."   
      
   ARRL Field Organization leaders are among those tasked with developing plans   
   and scenarios for this year's SET, Ewald explained.   
      
   "The SET invites all radio amateurs to become aware of emergency preparedness   
   and available training," Ewald said. "ARES, Radio Amateur Civil Emergency   
   Service (RACES), National Traffic System(TM), SKYWARN, Community Emergency   
   Response Team (CERT), Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN),   
   and other allied groups and public service-oriented radio amateurs are   
   encouraged to participate."   
      
   The object of the annual nationwide exercise is to test training and skills   
   and to try out new methods.   
      
   "It's a time to work with partner organizations and served agencies to get to   
   know them better and to determine their needs before an emergency or disaster   
   strikes," Ewald said. "Knowing who to contact within partner groups and   
   knowing the planned procedures will help everyone to accomplish their goals   
   and succeed in their missions.   
      
   To get involved, contact your local ARRL Emergency Coordinator or Net Manager.   
   See the ARRL Sections web pages or your ARRL Section Manager (see page 16 of   
   QST for contact information).   
      
      
      
   The Doctor Will See You Now!   
      
   "Coping with the Solar Minimum" is the topic of the latest (September 22)   
   episode of the "ARRL The Doctor is In" podcast. Listen...and learn!   
      
   Sponsored by DX Engineering, "ARRL The Doctor is In" is an informative   
   discussion of all things technical. Listen on your computer, tablet, or   
   smartphone -- whenever and wherever you like!   
      
   Every 2 weeks, your host, QST Editor in Chief Steve Ford, WB8IMY, and the   
   Doctor himself, Joel Hallas, W1ZR, will discuss a broad range of technical   
   topics. You can also e-mail your questions to doctor@arrl.org, and the Doctor   
   may answer them in a future podcast.   
      
   Enjoy "ARRL The Doctor is In" on Apple iTunes, or by using your iPhone or iPad   
   podcast app (just search for "ARRL The Doctor is In"). You can also listen   
   online at Blubrry, or at Stitcher (free registration required, or browse the   
   site as a guest) and through the free Stitcher app for iOS, Kindle, or Android   
   devices.   
      
   If you've never listened to a podcast before, download our beginner's guide.   
      
      
      
   National Parks on the Air Update   
      
   More than 650,000 contacts have been logged for ARRL's National Parks on the   
   Air (NPOTA) program. This comes from over 12,000 different activations of over   
   450 eligible NPOTA units from 1,178 Activators.   
      
   One of those activators is Bob Voss, N4CD. Bob is incredibly active in county   
   hunting, and has transmitted from all 3077 US counties twice. Bob has also   
   been an NPOTA road warrior, activating better than 230 unique NPOTA units from   
   his mobile station. Bob is wrapping up another of his multi-state trips, with   
   activations from Louisiana to the Eastern Seaboard. Look for him this weekend   
   from the Washington, DC area; he says he'll probably head out on another NPOTA   
   adventure in November.   
      
   Fifty activations are slated for September 22-28, including Chaco Culture   
   National Historical Park in New Mexico, and Canyonlands National Park in Utah.   
      
   Details about these and other upcoming activations can be found on the NPOTA   
   Activations calendar.   
      
   Keep up with the latest NPOTA news on Facebook. Follow NPOTA on Twitter   
   (@ARRL_NPOTA).   
      
      
      
   A Record Breaker on 630 Meters!   
      
   Although US radio amateurs do not yet have access to 630 meters, Canadian   
   licensees do, and one of them was on the North American end of the first   
   two-way contact on that band between Canada and Australia. Steve McDonald,   
   VE7SL, in British Columbia, and Roger Crofts, VK4YB, in Queensland, completed   
   a contact on September 15 between 1225 and 1319 UTC using JT9 digital mode.   
   The distance covered was on the order of 7000 miles.   
      
   "This morning a historic QSO for the Amateur Service was completed!" commented   
   John Langridge, KB5NJD, who also holds an FCC Part 5 Experimental license,   
   WG2XIQ. "This is also the longest two-way QSO on 630 meters ever completed."   
   The contact took place on 474.300 kHz.   
      
   McDonald said band conditions were just good enough to get the job done.   
   "Well, it wasn't pretty as in 'pretty-quick,' but it's done," he told   
   Langridge in recounting the contact. McDonald told ARRL that the band "was not   
   particularly good this far north and was much better just a few hundred miles   
   to my south," but had been improving "little by little."   
      
   Crofts agreed that he and McDonald had a tough time of it. "It was a real   
   struggle, but finally got there," he told Langridge in an e-mail. "I thought   
   we were going to miss out, because all the big signals had taken a dive.   
   Obviously the path to VE7 was still hanging in there."   
      
   McDonald said his antenna is "basically about the size of a 160 meter inverted   
   L, but over extremely poor ground," while Crofts, with what McDonald described   
   as "a monster antenna" was doing the heavy lifting for the contact. McDonald   
   was using a transverter that VK4YB had sent him for beta testing, driving an   
   LF MOSFET amplifier converted for 630 meter use.   
      
   Meanwhile. Joe Lowe, NU6O, in California, reports that VK4YB also heard his   
   WI2XBQ Experimental Service beacon on September 14. "I was running 0.5 W ERP,   
   50 W TPO, into a 43-foot vertical in the backyard," he told ARRL. "Very low   
   power and simple equipment are capable of DX on 630 meters!" Lowe said he was   
   using WSPR mode.   
      
   An April 2015 FCC Report and Order, Order, and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking   
   (R&O/NPRM) proposed a new secondary 630 meter MF allocation at 472 to 479 kHz   
   to Amateur Radio, implementing decisions made at WRC-12. It also allocated   
   135.7 to 137.8 kHz to the Amateur Service on a secondary basis. A Report and   
   Order is pending.   
      
      
      
   "Cows Over the World" DXpedition Tour to Resume   
      
   Tom Callas, KC0W, reports his all-CW "Cows Over the World" DXpeditions will   
   resume with his T30COW operation from Western Kiribati, September 25-October   
   24.   
      
   "My proposed 'Top 25 Most Wanted' DXpeditions is not going to happen," he said   
   on his QRZ.com page. "Sorry for getting anyone's hopes up."   
      
   He's still awaiting permission to operate from Tokelau and Nauru. Callas said   
   all requests to visit Tokelau (ZK3) are reviewed by tribal elders, a process   
   that "takes a long time," he said in a September 20 update to his QRZ.com page.   
      
   "If no firm progress has been made by December, I will DX from Nauru until --   
   hopefully -- I receive the official okay to visit Tokelau," he said. If he has   
   to wait longer than that, he will operate from Fiji, taking advantage of the   
   3D2KOW license he's been issued for a DXpedition in 2017.   
      
   He expects to be in the Solomon Islands, operating as H44COW from October 25   
   to November 26.   
      
   Callas runs 500 W into vertical antennas over salt water, and is active in all   
   major CW contests. He updates his activities on QRZ.com. QSL direct via KC0W   
   only. A log search will be available on ClubLog. -- Thanks to Southgate   
   Amateur Radio News via OPDX; The Daily DX   
      
      
      
   FCC Updates Notice on Amateur Radio Operation in CEPT Countries   
      
   The FCC has updated its Public Notice on Amateur Radio operation in European   
   Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) countries   
   that have adopted certain recommendations regarding the US. The updated   
   notice, in English, German, and French, includes some additional countries   
   where operation is permitted. Licensees operating in CEPT countries must have   
   a copy of the Public Notice, proof of US citizenship, and evidence of an FCC   
   Amateur Radio license grant. These must be shown to "proper authorities" upon   
   request.   
      
   Subject to regulations in force in the country visited, a US citizen holding   
   an FCC General, Advanced, or Amateur Extra Class Amateur Radio license grant   
   "is authorized to utilize temporarily an Amateur Station in a [CEPT] country   
   that has implemented certain recommendations with respect to the United   
   States."   
      
   Advanced or Amateur Extra class operators are granted CEPT Radio Amateur   
   License privileges, in accordance with CEPT Recommendation T/R 61-01 (as   
   amended). General class operators are granted CEPT Novice Radio Amateur   
   License privileges, in accordance with ECC Recommendation (05)06 (as amended).   
      
   The Public Notice includes complete details.   
      
      
      
      
   Limor Fried, AC2SN, Named Among Most Influential Women in Internet of Things   
   Industry   
      
   The Internet of Things (IoT) Institute has named ARRL member Limor Fried,   
   AC2SN, of New York City as one of the 25 most influential women in the IoT   
   industry. IoT embraces the concept of connecting devices from cell phones to   
   appliances and machine components to the Internet and/or to each other.   
   Individuals were named on the basis of attainment of leadership roles related   
   to IoT, hands-on experience developing IoT technology, outstanding research   
   related to IoT, and social reach, among other factors.   
      
   Fried founded the open-source hardware firm Adafruit from her MIT dorm room in   
   2005. The Manhattan-based company, which now employs more than 50 people,   
   offers tools, equipment, and electronic components targeted at the "maker"   
   audience, including IoT technology. She was the first female engineer to   
   appear on the cover of WIRED and was Entrepreneur magazine's Entrepreneur of   
   the Year for 2012.   
      
   In June, Fried was designated as a White House Champion of Change. As   
   Adafruit's sole owner, Fried has become known for creating resources for and   
   supporting the learning of electronics for makers of all ages and skill levels.   
      
      
      
   World War II Norwegian Resistance Member Haakon S?rbye, LA8Y, SK   
      
   World War II Norwegian resistance activist Haakon S?rbye, LA8Y, of Trondheim,   
   Norway, died on September 15. He was 96. In 1939, the year after World War II   
   erupted in Europe, S?rbye, then an engineering student and young radio   
   amateur, first enlisted as a telegrapher in the Norwegian military.   
      
   After Norway surrendered to the Nazis, he joined the Norwegian resistance and   
   became part of the "Skylark B" group -- one of two radio communication teams   
   that relayed to London information on the movement of German troops and   
   supplies. The mostly student Skylark B team also alerted London when the   
   Germans captured the world's first plant to mass-produce heavy water -- a   
   building block for the atomic bomb.   
      
   Most Skylark B members eventually were arrested by the Nazis, and seven of   
   them died in extermination camps. S?rbye survived, however, and was rescued by   
   the "White Buses" -- an operation carried out by Swedish Red Cross members in   
   early 1945 that saved more than 15,000 concentration camp survivors.   
      
   Following the war, S?rbye returned to school, eventually becoming a professor   
   of telematics at the Norwegian Institute of Technology. In addition to the   
   Defence Medal awarded to military and civilian personnel who took part in   
   fighting the German invasion and occupation of Norway, he was decorated with   
   the King's Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom. -- Thanks to Pete   
   Varounis, NL7XM   
      
      
      
   Past ARRL Oregon Section Manager Randy Stimson, KZ7T, SK   
      
   Former ARRL Oregon Section Manager Randy Stimson, KZ7T, died on September 10,   
   after a period of declining health. He was 82. Stimson served as Oregon SM   
   from 1987 until 1998. In 2003, he was appointed to fill a vacancy in the SM   
   post.   
      
   He was elected to the position in 2004, and he served until 2006, making him   
   Oregon's longest-serving SM. In addition to ham radio, Stimson was active for   
   many years in Cycle Oregon.   
      
   A service will be held in Spokane, Washington, on September 24. -- Thanks to   
   Everett Curry, W6ABM   
      
      
      
      
   In Brief...   
      
   Amateur Radio-Military Interoperability Exercise Set for October 31-November   
   1: An Amateur Radio-military interoperability exercise will take place October   
   31-November 1. The event will begin at 1200 UTC on October 31 and continue   
   through 2359 UTC on November 1 on 60 meter channels 1-4 --5.3305 MHz, 5.3465   
   MHz, 5.357 MHz, and 5.3715 MHz, respectively. During this exercise, military   
   stations will attempt to make radio contact with stations in as many of the   
   3077 US counties as possible. Radio amateurs providing "county status"   
   information will receive a US Department of Defense "interoperability QSL   
   card." For more information, contact the Military Auxiliary Radio Service   
   (MARS).   
      
      
      
   New Section Manager Appointed in Northern New Jersey: Steve Ostrove, K2SO, of   
   Elizabeth, New Jersey, was appointed as ARRL Northern New Jersey Section   
   Manager, effective September 16. He takes the   
   reins of the Northern New Jersey Field Organization after Richard Krohn,   
   N2SMV, announced his resignation after serving as SM since July 2008. ARRL   
   Field Services and Radiosport Manager Dave Patton, NN1N, received Krohn's   
   resignation and recommendation for his replacement and consulted with ARRL   
   Hudson Division Director Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, before making the appointment.   
   Ostrove will complete the current term of office that extends until June 30,   
   2017. Ostrove has served as Assistant Section Manager in Northern New Jersey   
   since 2009, and was the Section Emergency Coordinator from 2001 through 2008.   
   He is a District Emergency Coordinator, Official Emergency Station, and   
   Official Relay Station.   
      
      
      
   Kentucky Lieutenant Governor and Radio Amateur Talks Ham Radio during Hamfest,   
   Interview: ARRL member Jenean Hampton, K5EIB, the relatively new Lieutenant   
   Governor of Kentucky, was a guest of honor at the Greater Louisville Hamfest   
   on September 10. She told attendees that her duties as Lieutenant Governor did   
   not let her be as involved in ham radio as she would like, but she does keep a   
   2 meter handheld transceiver with her because, she explained, "It's important   
   to always be prepared in the event of an emergency." Lt Gov Hampton was   
   interviewed by Katie Allen, WY7YL, for Amateur Radio Roundtable on August 23.   
   She told Allen that she's really looking forward to getting some "serious   
   equipment" and that not having time for ham radio is one of the things she   
   regrets about her life in politics.   
      
      
      
   One Radio Amateur Among Expedition 49/50 Crew Members Headed to ISS: Three   
   Expedition 49/50 crew members will head to the International Space Station on   
   Friday, September 23. Astronaut Shane Kimbrough, KE5HOD, and cosmonauts Sergey   
   Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko will head into space from the Baikonur   
   Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They will spend approximately 5 months aboard the   
   orbital complex before returning to Earth in late February. Kimbrough,   
   Ryzhikov, and Borisenko will join Expedition 49 Commander Anatoly Ivanishin   
   and his crewmates -- Kate Rubins, KG5FYJ, and Takuya Onishi, KF5LKS, who have   
   been on station since July. Between launch and docking, the trio will spend 2   
   days in the Soyuz MS-02, testing system upgrades. NASA TV will provide live   
   coverage of the launch and docking.   
      
      
      
   ARRL November Sweepstakes Operating Period is 30 Hours: The 2016 ARRL November   
   Sweepstakes announcement that appears on page 94 of the October 2016 issue of   
   QST incorrectly indicates the period of the event. The ARRL November   
   Sweepstakes runs for 30 hours, and participants may operate for 24 out of the   
   30 hours. The CW event is November 5-7; the phone event is November 19-21.   
      
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   The K7RA Solar Update   
      
   Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Sunspot numbers and solar flux were down   
   over our September 15-21 reporting week. The average daily sunspot number was   
   29.9, down from 50.1 during the previous 7 days. Average daily solar flux   
   dipped from 88.9 to 83.4.   
      
   Geomagnetic indices were up a bit, with the average daily planetary A index   
   rising from 6.7 to 8.9, and the average daily mid-latitude A index moving from   
   6.1 to 7.6. The predicted average planetary A index for the next 7 days is   
   expected to rise to 13.1, and the average solar flux to 86.4, according to the   
   latest 45-day outlook.   
      
   Predicted solar flux is 85 on September 22-24; 90 on September 25-26; 85 on   
   September 27-29; 95 on September 30-October 2; 90 on October 3-6; 85 on   
   October 7-13; 80 on October 14-15; 85 on October   
   16-20; 88, 90, and 95 on October 21-23; 100 on October 24-27, and 95 on   
   October 28-29.   
      
   The predicted planetary A index is 8 on September 22-23; 5, 8, 18, and 10 on   
   October 24-27; 35 on September 28-29; 32 on September 30; 30 and 18 on October   
   1-2; 15 on October 3-5; 5 on October 6-15; 18, 20, 12, and 8 on October 16-19;   
   5 on October 20-22; 15 and 10 on October 23-24, and 35 on October 25-27.   
      
   Thursday, September 22 is the autumnal equinox, and the first day of fall.   
   This should herald better HF propagation than we've seen in the past couple of   
   months, and Spaceweather.com reports that this is also the start of the aurora   
   season.   
      
   Sunspot numbers for September 15 through 21 were 12, 13, 14, 47, 56, 32, and   
   35, with a mean of 29.9. The 10.7 centimeter flux was 84.4, 83.7, 80.3, 83,   
   82.6, 84.5, and 85.5, with a mean of 83.4. Estimated planetary A indices were   
   7, 3, 4, 9, 10, 19, and 10, with a mean of 8.9. Estimated mid-latitude A   
   indices were 6, 3, 4, 8, 8, 15, and 9, with a mean of 7.6.   
      
   Send me your reports and observations.   
      
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   Just Ahead in Radiosport   
      
    *  September 24 -- RSGB International Sprint (CW)   
    *  September 24 -- AGCW VHF/UHF Contest (CW)   
    *  September 24-25 -- ARRL EME Contest (CW, phone, digital)   
    *  September 24-25 --CQ World Wide DX Contest (RTTY)   
    *  September 24-25 -- Maine QSO Party (CW, phone)   
    *  September 24-25 -- Texas QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)   
    *  September 25 -- UBA ON Contest, 6 meters (CW, phone)   
    *  September 25-28 -- Classic Exchange (Phone)   
    *  September 25 -- Peanut Power QRP Sprint (CW, phone)   
    *  September 27 -- 220 MHz Fall Sprint (CW, phone)   
    *  September 28 -- SKCC Sprint (CW)   
    *  September 28 -- UKEICC 80 Meter Contest (CW)   
    *  September 29 -- RSGB 80 Meter Club Sprint (CW)   
      
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   Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions   
      
    *  September 23-24 -- W4DXCC Convention, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee   
    *  September 24 -- San Joaquin Valley Section Convention, Modesto,   
       California   
    *  September 24 -- North Dakota State Convention, West Fargo, North Dakota   
    *  September 24 -- Washington State Convention, Spokane Valley, Washington   
    *  October 7-8 -- Florida State Convention, Melbourne, Florida   
    *  October 7-8 -- Pacific Northwest VHF Conference, Bend, Oregon   
    *  October 13-15 -- Microwave Update Conference, St Louis, Missouri   
    *  October 14-16 -- Pacific Division Convention, San Ramon, California   
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