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"Force of 50" Volunteers' Puerto Rico Hurricane Recovery Mission Ends
Puerto Rico Volunteer Aids Burn Victim, Contacts Family via Ham Radio
The Doctor Will See You Now!
New Ham Bands Spring to Life; Veteran LF Experimenter Denied Access to
2200 Meters
California Fire Situation Improves
Global Effort Under Way to Restore Dominica's Amateur Radio
Capabilities
Caribbean Telecommunications Union Head Calls for "New Generation" of
Hams
World Radiosport Team Championship 2017 Announced 63 Teams to Compete
Next July
In Brief...
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
"Force of 50" Volunteers' Puerto Rico Hurricane Recovery Mission Ends
The 22 "Force of 50" radio amateurs who deployed to Puerto Rico
earlier this month as American Red Cross volunteers have ended their
mission and will be back on the US mainland by week's end. They had
been in Puerto Rico for about 3 weeks.
"The Force of 50 volunteers demonstrated an extraordinary range of
skills possessed by this accomplished team," said ARRL CEO Tom
Gallagher, NY2RF. "There was no task that they wouldn't tackle. It
also demonstrated the generosity of these volunteers, who not only
performed their roles as communicators, but also engaged the
population with their many acts of personal kindness."
Val Hotzfeld, NV9L, who filed situation reports documenting the team's
activities, said the volunteers accomplished everything they went to
Puerto Rico to do, "and then some." She said that the Red Cross felt
they had exceeded all expectations.
"We opened a lot of people's eyes when we started going to the ESF-2
communications task force meetings. They had no idea of our
capabilities," Hotzfeld told ARRL. "When they heard what we'd
accomplished, we were swarmed; everybody was wanting us."
Hotzfeld said the volunteers' initial mission was to provide a way to
gather outbound health and welfare messages and put them into the Red
Cross's Safe and Well System using Winlink. However, the mission
changed once they were on the ground, when they discovered the needs
were much greater.
"No one had any communications, so the mission morphed to
communications," she said. "But, we did both." She said the Red Cross
recognized the value of ensuring communication for hospitals, and
other volunteers handled Safe and Well messages.
Amateur Radio volunteer Val Hotzfeld, NV9L. She is now back home.
She said the volunteers possessed a wide range of talents, from
medical to mechanical, not just communications. For example, Andy
Anderson, KE0AYJ, set up the helicopter landing pad at Guajataca Dam,
Hotzfeld said, and provided communication where there was none.
Ten SHARES (Shared Resources) HF Radio Program operators will replace
the Amateur Radio volunteers who had worked on behalf of the Red
Cross. These SHARES operators are federal employees who happen to be
radio amateurs and volunteered for the duty in Puerto Rico. Hotzfeld
said they will be stationed in four different zones, with two
operators at headquarters in the San Juan Convention Center. "The
hospitals did not want us to leave," Hotzfeld said. "They were begging
us to stay." She noted, though, that the hospitals also have access to
satellite telephones.
"I was so proud of our guys," Hotzfeld said in summary. "They were
rock stars."
Puerto Rico Volunteer Aids Burn Victim, Contacts Family via Ham Radio
"We had a stressful night on the island!" That's how Puerto Rico
volunteer Jeremy Dougherty, NS0S, described an October 12 medical
emergency on the island of Culebra, in which Amateur Radio played a
major role. Dougherty, a Force of 50 American Red Cross volunteer who
was supporting communication at Culebra Hospital, said fumes from a
gasoline fuel container ignited, seriously injuring a woman. Dougherty
was unable to raise any of the other volunteers in San Juan -- likely
because of the late hour -- but the only doctor at the hospital at the
time called Centro de Medico on a satellite phone to coordinate
transportation for the patient. The only other after-hours staff was a
nurse.
Volunteers Jeremy Dougherty, NS0S (left), and Bobby Price, KB4ROR.
"This patient was far from being within our scope to treat at this
facility," Dougherty said. "The patient had burns to at least 30% of
her body. I had to do a lot of medical work here." While the nurse,
who knew the patient, left to get belongings from the burn victim's
house, Dougherty, a medic who works for the Kansas City (Missouri)
Fire Department, administered first aid, under the doctor's direction,
to stabilize the woman.
After helicopter transport to San Juan was arranged, Dougherty set
about contacting the patient's family. He got on 40 meters,
interrupting a pileup of stations trying to work National Fire
Prevention Week special event station N4F, being run by Kevin Young,
KC7FPF, in Bronson, Florida. Dougherty explained the situation and
asked Young to contact the woman's family in Connecticut.
"We had complete radio silence while we were passing traffic,"
Dougherty said. "We were literally passing traffic as the helicopter
flew overhead." Copy was poor with an increasing noise level, Young
told ARRL, but he was able to pull out NS0S, get the message, and pass
it to the family.
"He definitely stepped up to the challenge of the unexpected emergency
and handled it quite well," Dougherty said. "Someone needs to pin a
medal on his chest." Read more.
The Doctor Will See You Now!
"Dirty Transmitters" is the topic of the latest 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.
New Ham Bands Spring to Life; Veteran LF Experimenter Denied Access to
2200 Meters
Amateur Radio's two newest bands came to life on Friday the 13th. Both
630 meters (472-479 kHz) and 2200 meters (135.7-137.8 kHz) are now
available to radio amateurs who have notified the Utilities Technology
Council (UTC) of their intention to operate and did not hear anything
back during the ensuing 30 days.
"Many of us filed notices with the Utilities Technology Council on
September 15, the day the notification procedure was announced," said
Fritz Raab, W1FR, who coordinated the ARRL WD2XSH 630-Meter
Experiment. "We did not expect to hear from the UTC, unless they were
objecting to amateur operation. Much to our surprise, on Friday,
October 13, a number of operators received 'okay' notices. So, the
first amateur operations commenced that night."
Denied!
UTC e-mails went out to an undetermined number of US radio amateurs
who had notified the Council, but not everyone got the thumbs up. One
of those thwarted in his hopes of operating under his Amateur Radio
license on 2200 meters was John Andrews, W1TAG, of Holden,
Massachusetts, a long-wave veteran with thousands of hours on the band
over the past 13 years under his FCC Part 5 Experimental license.
Andrews, an ARRL 630-Meter Experiment participant, said UTC denied his
request because he was within 1 kilometer of a power line using PLC
(power line carrier). Another who did not pass UTC muster for 2200
meters was Alabamian Dave Guthrie, KN4OK. UTC encouraged him to apply
for permission to operate on 630 meters.
Awash with Signals
Raab said a few operators reported making contacts on 630 meters the
first night, although noise levels were high, and a geomagnetic storm
was in progress. Saturday night, October 14, "was a bust," he said.
The next evening, however, things broke open. "The band was awash with
CW and digital signals," Raab reported. "Operating modes included CW,
JT9, SSB, and WSPR. Many operators were new to the band and not
previously experimental licensees."
Getting on 2200 meters can be a bit more involved than getting on 630
meters. This LF antenna tuning unit was constructed by John Andrews,
W1TAG/WD2XES.
On October 17, W7IUV and VK4YB completed a JT9 contact, possibly the
first US-to-DX Amateur Radio contact on 630 meters.
Andrews said he was an early applicant for a Part 5 license in 2003,
after the FCC turned away from its own proposal, in response to an
ARRL petition, to allocate a 2200-meter band. He estimates that he's
racked up 11,000 hours of transmit time since 2004.
"I was never notified of any interference problem other than from a
neighbor trying to run outdoor security cameras with CAT 3 network
cable," he told ARRL. "While 2200 meters is a pretty tortured part of
the radio spectrum for receiving over-the-air signals, there was
nothing audible that suggested PLC use."
He plans to apply for 630-meter permission from Massachusetts. His
notification for permission to operate on both bands from his summer
home in Maine has not been denied.
The Rules
Section 97.313(g)(2) of the Amateur Service rules requires that, prior
to starting operation on either band, radio amateurs must notify UTC
that they intend to operate by submitting their call signs, intended
band(s) of operation, and the coordinates of their antenna's fixed
location. The new rules do not permit any mobile operation.
"Amateur stations will be permitted to commence operations after a
30-day period, unless UTC notifies the station that its fixed location
is located within 1 kilometer of PLC systems operating on the same or
overlapping frequencies," the FCC said in announcing approval of the
notification system on September 15. Read more.
California Fire Situation Improves
San Francisco Section Manager Bill Hillendahl, KH6GJV, who evacuated
briefly earlier this month when the Tubbs Fire got too close for
comfort, told ARRL this week that the communications emergency has
largely abated, with most cell sites now back up, at least with
temporary equipment, and public safety systems are now "rock solid."
"I am at home providing media and public safety updates on the air,
but if the fire comes across the valley east of my place, I'll be out
the door again," he said. Hillendahl evacuated with his cats on
October 9, when flames came within two blocks of his house.
He reported this past weekend that fire had returned to eastern Santa
Rosa, not too far from his house. He told ARRL that he's concerned
about his elderly mother's home, in the area affected by the Oakmont
Branch Fire -- part of the Nuns Fire. His mother is with relatives and
out of danger.
San Francisco Section District Emergency Coordinator (and former
Section Manager) Len Gwinn, WA6KLK, in the Redwood Valley told ARRL
this week that Amateur Radio volunteers in Mendocino and Lake counties
have stood down, and things are "kind of back to normal, in that no
emergency stations are being operated." Gwinn, who spent more than 3
decades as a Cal Fire employee and a few more years as a volunteer,
said the sound of wildfire in the Redwood Valley was remarkable.
The Cal Fire map for October 18, 2017.
"Never, ever had I heard a fire like this," he told ARRL. "[T]he roar
of the fire was something else from 2 miles away the first night," he
recounted. "Transformers and propane tanks going off like a war zone.
Some shook my house!"
"Skies are still smoky, but getting much better," Gwinn said this
week.
Gail Harris, KM6CEK, became an accidental volunteer after she was
stuck in Ukiah by road closings. Armed with US Forest Service and
incident radio experience, Harris ended up working in the emergency
operations center at the Mendocino county Sheriff's Office until
October 12. "It was awesome," she said. "It was the reason I got
involved with ham radio."
Mary Jane Cummings, WA3VUI, of Covelo, took a night shift at Howard
memorial Hospital in Willits, monitoring the radio and handling
messages for the hospital and the shelter at the local high school.
Gwinn thanked Greg Glavich, WA6RQX, in Ukiah, who manages a
five-linked repeater complex for wide-area communication, and George
Burton, K7WWA, in Willits, for his central repeater that also carried
traffic.
Telecommunications facilities in the fire zone suffered damage that
will take some time to repair.
The North Bay Amateur Radio Association's (NBARA) Gary Gross, KE6QR,
recruited Amateur Radio volunteers on October 13 to support shelters
housing those evacuating because of the Napa Valley Fires. Gross said
the specific need was for backup communication between the Crossroads
Shelter in Napa, the Napa Community College Shelter, and the American
Canyon High School over the weekend, 9 AM until 6 PM each day.
"As soon as I finished copying the request for help, volunteers
immediately started calling me, offering their services over the
repeater," Gross said in an update. "Now that's what I call real
volunteerism; all positions were filled over the repeater via RF."
According to Sacramento Valley Section Emergency Coordinator Greg
Kruckewitt, KG6SJT, Butte County Emergency Coordinator Dale Anderson,
KK6EVX, reported that radio amateurs deployed on October 9 to a Red
Cross shelter in Oroville, set up for VHF to monitor public service
frequencies and for Winlink. Shelter status reports were being sent to
the California Office of Emergency Services (CAL OES), via Winlink.
Sacramento Valley Section Emergency Coordinator Greg Kruckewitt,
KG6SJT, relays shelter status reports via Winlink.
In Nevada County, radio amateurs deployed to a shelter for evacuees.
Nevada County Emergency Coordinator Richard Vizcarra, K6TM, said
earlier this week that the need was winding down, but the Red Cross
invited those Amateur Radio volunteers to support its efforts. "The
Red Cross was very impressed with the communication abilities we
demonstrated, and immediately had several ideas of how it could be
used to eliminate unnecessary legwork for communication in emergency
situations," Vizcarra said. The shelter team was able to send and
receive messages via Winlink on VHF and handled health-and-welfare and
other message requests.
Amador County Emergency Coordinator Daniel Edwards, KJ6WYW, reported
that the Red Cross requested ARES support at a shelter in Pioneer for
Calaveras County residents. Edwards set up a temporary net control
station using a 2-meter mobile radio, working through the K6ARC
repeater. Contact was made with the Calaveras County CERT Team, and
the Red Cross opened a shelter in West Point. Several volunteers
stepped up to staff the station until the need for the shelter ended.
Shelter status reports were relayed by voice to Kruckewitt, who sent
them on via Winlink to Cal OES.
"Nearly 10,000 firefighters continue making progress on 13 large
wildfires burning in the state that, combined, have burned over
210,000 acres," Cal Fire reported at mid-week. "While many evacuation
orders have been lifted in northern California, over 22,000 people
remain out of their homes." The death toll stood at 42 at mid-week.
Global Effort Under Way to Restore Dominica's Amateur Radio
Capabilities
The Yasme Foundation, Yaesu USA, the Foundation for Amateur
International Radio Service (FAIRS), and individual GoFundMe donors
have joined forces to restore country-wide Amateur Radio communication
on Dominica in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Private pilots Brian
Machesney, K1LI, and Dave Bridgham, N1AHF, arrived in Dominica from
Vermont with a planeload of Amateur Radio gear, relief equipment, and
supplies to better prepare the small Caribbean island nation for
future disasters. Bridgham is a volunteer for the Dominica "Angels to
Eden" airlift spearheaded by round-the-world pilot Brian Lloyd,
WB6RQN.
Dave Bridgham, N1AHF (left), and Brian Machesney, K1LI.
"Almost a month after Hurricane Maria, there are still families
waiting to hear whether their loved ones are alive or dead or in
serious need of medical attention," said Michelle Guenard, Machesney's
spouse and spokesperson for the joint effort. Guenard pointed out that
in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, which devastated Dominica and its
telecommunications infrastructure, "the only news of their families
and friends was gleaned through the transmissions of local [Amateur
Radio] operators." She noted that many were able to listen to live
streams of ham radio traffic via Facebook and YouTube live feeds.
Guenard explained that many Dominica expatriates now want to equip
their home villages with ham radio stations, and she started a
GoFundMe campaign for that purpose. "Once this equipment arrives and
is installed throughout the island, we will have achieved our goal,
'to provide every human being on the island of Dominica with the
ability to call for help.'"
Dominican Radio Amateur Marion Marie, J73MP.
Working with a network of contacts developed over decades of visits to
Dominica, Machesney and Guenard established a partnership that has
pulled together more than $30,000 worth of radio equipment and
solar-powered battery-charging stations. "When fully deployed,
Dominica will be part of a robust local, regional, and worldwide
network of Amateur Radio stations," Machesney said.
"Many of our members lost everything in the hurricane," said Joseph
Raymond, J73RJ, President of the Dominica Amateur Radio Club Inc.
(DARCI). "The donated equipment will dramatically improve our
near-term ability to connect towns and villages all over Dominica, and
to stay connected well into the future."
Yasme President Ward Silver, N0AX, said his organization began working
with the Dominica Amateur Radio Club and Dominica's National
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) last year to recruit
and equip new ham radio operators for just such an emergency. Read
more.
Caribbean Telecommunications Union Head Calls for "New Generation" of
Hams
In remarks made on International Disaster Reduction Day, Friday,
October 13, Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Secretary-General
Bernadette Lewis described Amateur Radio as a "bedrock of sustained
communications" during emergencies, and strongly suggested cultivating
a new and younger generation of radio amateurs to carry this role
forward. She spoke as part of a panel on emergency telecommunications
during the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World
Telecommunication Development Conference 2017 (WTDC-17), now under way
in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The CTU, she said, has been considering
the role of Amateur Radio in light of this "very, very, violent
hurricane season."
CTU Secretary-General Bernadette Lewis.
"Amateur Radio has been a staple, and it is because of...the Amateur
Radio operators in the region that we get a lot of the information
that we need," she told her audience. Her presentation defined Amateur
Radio as one component in the coordination of preparedness, response,
and recovery efforts on the part of national emergency management
agencies.
Moderator Vanessa Gray later asked Lewis what "one concrete step"
could be taken to make better use of information and communication
technologies (ICT) for disaster management.
"We really have to cultivate a new generation of Amateur Radio
operators," Lewis replied without hesitation, but added, "We found
that they are all on the northern side of 50."
"Amateur Radio has been the bedrock of sustained communications during
such emergencies," she continued, "and one of the things we're looking
at is actually facilitating this process of having a network of
disaster-resistant centers that, in times when you don't have a
disaster, could be used for training new operators and generating that
interest across the region."
Lewis, of Trinidad and Tobago, reiterated her remarks in condensed
form during a subsequent interview, in which she called hurricanes "a
fact of life" for Caribbean countries, and suggested that
hurricane-devastated countries need to think carefully about how to
rebuild their infrastructure to make it less prone to storm damage.
WTDC-17, which continues through October 20, considers topics,
projects, and programs relevant to telecommunication development. The
conference theme this year is "ICT for Sustainable Development Goals."
ARRL Technical Relations Specialist Jon Siverling, WB3ERA, and
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Emergency Communications
Special visor (and past IARU Secretary) Rod Stafford, W6ROD, are
attending.
World Radiosport Team Championship 2017 Announced 63 Teams to Compete
Next July
World Radiosport Team Championship 2018 (WRTC 2018) organizers have
announced the 63 teams that have been invited to compete in the
international event next July in Germany. WRTC is a competition among
two-operator teams. Team leaders have been selected for each
qualifying region based on 2 years of qualifying contest scores. Team
leaders may choose any operator as a teammate.
"This will be a very competitive field. The top three teams of WRTC
2014 in Boston will participate once again in the 2018 event!" said
Ulf Ehrlich, DL5AXX, who managed the selection process.
WRTC 2018 President Christian Janssen, DL1MGB, said event organizers
were pleased to see a mix of WRTC veterans as well as first-time
participants among the competitors. "The teams represent over 35
countries and a wide range of personal backgrounds," he said in making
the announcement. "While the focus will be on the competition, we are
looking forward to hosting the teams and celebrating a week of ham
spirit together with competitors, organizers, volunteers, and sponsors
during the WRTC week."
Five sponsored teams have already been announced. The selection of the
youth and wild card teams required a more formal application process
and could only be completed recently, WRTC 2018 organizers said. Seven
applications came from youth teams, representing contesters younger
than age 25. Read more.
In Brief...
Reminder: This is JOTA Weekend: With nearly 600 stations in the US
registered to take part in Scouting's 60th Jamboree on the Air (JOTA)
October 20-22, and many more planning to operate around the world,
expect some additional activity on the bands. Listen for JOTA
stations, and help to introduce some Scouts to Amateur Radio. JOTA
uses Amateur Radio to link Scouts and hams around the world, around
the nation, and in communities. The Boy Scouts of America has posted
operator guidelines and suggested frequencies.
ARRL 2018 Puerto Rico State Convention Cancelled: The Organizing
Committee for the 2018 ARRL Puerto Rico State Convention has announced
the cancellation of the 2018 convention, set for January 26-28, 2018,
in Hatillo. 2018 Convention Chairman Juan "Coki" Montijo, WP4OV,
explained that the convention site, the Pancho Deida Coliseum, was
damaged and unlikely to be ready in time for the convention. "We would
like to take advantage of this opportunity to thank all of the Puerto
Rico ham radio operators who have been involved in this recovery
effort, and the volunteers from ARRL who have been working alongside
in the aftermath of the storm," he added. "We look forward to our 2019
convention."
David Trachtenberg, N4WWL, Confirmed as Principal Deputy
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy: The US Senate this week
confirmed ARRL member David Trachtenberg, N4WWL, of Burke, Virginia,
as the next Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
Trachtenberg, 60, is the president and CEO of Shortwaver Consulting
LLC, a national security consultancy. He is National Planning
Coordinator and Northeast Division Director for USAF MARS, and is
active in the Pentagon Amateur Radio Club (PARC). Trachtenberg has
prior service in several Department of Defense posts, most recently as
the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International
Security Policy. Trachtenberg was also a professional staff member
with the House Armed Services Committee. -- Thanks to Gary Sessums,
KC5QCN
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: There was very little solar activity
over the October 12-18 reporting week, activity, with a sunspot number
of 12 on October 15, meaning the average daily sunspot number was only
1.7. That's down from the already-low average of 8.4 over the previous
7 days.
Over the same two periods, the average daily solar flux declined from
76.8 to 70.5, while the average daily planetary A index increased from
8.9 to 21.1, and average mid-latitude A index jumped from 8 to 16.7.
Predicted solar flux over the near term is 74, 78, and 82 on October
19-21; 86 on October 22-25; 72 on October 26-November 2; 70 on
November 3-14; 72 on November 15-29, and 70 on November 30-Dccember 2.
Predicted planetary A index is 5 on October 19-20; 10, 8, 5, and 35 on
October 21-24; 15 on October 25-27; 10, 8, 5, and 5 on October 28-31;
8 and 10 on November 1-2; 5 on November 3-6; 28, 30, 40, 28, 26, 18,
and 10 on November 7-13; 12 on November 14-15; 8 on November 16-18; 5,
35, and 45 on November 19-21; 15 on November 22-23; 10 and 8 on
November 24-25; 5 on November 26-27; 8 and 10 on November 28-29, and 5
on November 30-December 2.
Sunspot numbers for October 12 through 18, 2017 were 0, 0, 0, 12, 0,
0, and 0, with a mean of 8.4. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 70.2, 69.7,
69, 70.3, 70.9, 70.3, and 73.2, with a mean of 76.8. Estimated
planetary A indices were 29, 42, 31, 26, 9, 6, and 5, with a mean of
8.9. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 20, 26, 26, 31, 6, 4, and
4, with a mean of 8.
The Propagation Bulletin is issued each Friday. The latest bulletin
and an archive of past propagation bulletins is on the ARRL website.
In Friday's bulletin, look for multiple reports from Jon, N0JK, on
recent 6-meter openings.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
October 20 -- MCG Autumn Sprint (CW, phone)
October 21 -- RCB XYL Test (Phone)
October 21 -- Feld Hell Sprint
October 21-22 -- JARTS WW RTTY
October 21-22 -- 10-10 International Fall Contest (CW)
October 21-22 -- New York QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)
October 21-22 -- Worked All Germany Contest (CW, phone)
October 21-22 -- Stew Perry Topband Challenge (CW)
October 21-22 -- South Dakota QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)
October 22 -- RSGB RoLo (CW)
October 22-23 -- Illinois QSO Party (Phone)
October 25 -- SKCC Sprint (CW)
October 25 -- UKEICC 80-Meter Contest (CW)
October 26 -- RSGB 80-Meter Autumn Series (SSB)
See the ARRL Contest Calendar for more information. For in-depth
reporting on Amateur Radio contesting, subscribe to The ARRL Contest
Update via your ARRL member profile e-mail preferences.
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
October 20-22 -- Pacific Division Convention, San Ramon, California
October 21 -- Wisconsin ARES/RACES Conference, Wisconsin Rapids,
Wisconsin
October 22 -- Connecticut State Convention, Meriden, Connecticut
October 28 -- Arizona State Convention, Maricopa, Arizona
November 4-5 -- Georgia State Convention, Lawrenceville, Georgia
November 11 -- HamJam Convention, Alpharetta, Georgia
November 18-19 -- Indiana State Convention, Fort Wayne, Indiana
December 2 -- Arkansas DX Association's 50th Anniversary Convention,
North Little Rock, Arkansas
December 8-9 -- West Central Florida Section Convention, Plant City,
Florida
Find conventions and hamfests in your area.
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