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US Court of Appeals Upholds Dismissal of Lawsuit in Ames v. ARRL Case
International Grid Chase Will Allow Use of 630 and 2200 Meters
Section Managers to Begin New Terms of Office on January 1
The Doctor Will See You Now!
After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Give Back on #GivingTuesday,
November 28
Contest Reminders: Round 2 of Sweepstakes Plus the ARRL 160 Meter
Contest Just Ahead
RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launch Reset for November 18; More Foxes on the Way
SKYWARN Recognition Day is Saturday, December 2
Microwavers Report Successful US-Canada Contacts on 78 GHz
Regulation Abroad: "Yellow Cards" in The Netherlands; Dropping the "N"
in Iceland
Radio Caroline Heard Testing on 648 kHz as it Prepares its (Legal)
Return to the Airwaves
In Brief...
Getting It Right
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
ARRL Headquarters Closed on Thursday, November 23, and Friday,
November 24, for Thanksgiving Holiday
ARRL Headquarters will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on
Thursday, November 23, and Friday, November 24. W1AW bulletin and code
practice transmissions and editions of The ARRL Letter or ARRL Audio
News will not be available on those days. Headquarters will reopen at
8 AM EST on Monday, November 27. We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable
Thanksgiving holiday.
US Court of Appeals Upholds Dismissal of Lawsuit in Ames v. ARRL Case
A defamation lawsuit filed by former ARRL Eastern Pennsylvania Section
Manager Joseph Ames, W3JY, of Malvern, Pennsylvania, against ARRL and
several of its officers and Board members was dismissed with prejudice
by the United States District Court in Philadelphia in December 2016.
Ames filed an appeal of that decision, and on November 11, the United
States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld the lower court's
dismissal of the suit.
In its opinion, the appellate court wrote, "because the record shows
that Ames acted contrary to [an] August 2015 directive on at least two
occasions, the [ARRL's] statement that Ames 'repeatedly acted
contrary' to the directive is true and cannot support a claim for
defamation...it is apparent on the face of the complaint and related
documents that the statements in the [ARRL website news] article are
true, and the District Court therefore correctly held that the
defendants established a complete defense to Ames's defamation claim
and appropriately dismissed the complaint."
In June 2016, the Executive Committee of the ARRL Board of Directors
relieved Ames of his appointments in the ARRL Field Organization,
including his position as Chairman of the ARRL National Traffic
System[TM] (NTS[TM]) Eastern Area.
International Grid Chase Will Allow Use of 630 and 2200 Meters
ARRL Contest Branch Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, has clarified that the
new 630- and 2200-meter bands will be fair territory in the ARRL
International Grid Chase. The year-long operating event begins on
January 1, 2018 at 0000 UTC (New Year's Eve in US time zones). The
object is to work stations in as many Maidenhead grid squares as
possible, and radio amateurs around the world are encouraged to take
part. Contacts made on the 60-meter band will not be eligible for
award credit, however.
US radio amateurs are advised, however, that the use of 630 and 2200
meters requires advance notification to the Utilities Technology
Council (UTC), formerly the Utilities Telecom Council, of their
intention to operate on one or both bands. If UTC does not respond
within 30 days or specifically denies access, these stations may
commence operation there.
Once approved to use either 630 meters, 2200 meters, or both, US radio
amateurs must adhere to the FCC rules regarding the use of those
bands. Highlights:
Amateurs operating on 472-479 kHz (630 meters) may run up to 5 W
equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP), except in parts of
Alaska within 800 kilometers of Russia, where the maximum would be 1 W
EIRP.
Amateurs operating in the 135.7-137.8 kHz band (2200 meters) may run
up to 1 W EIRP.
The FCC has placed a 60-meter (approximately 197 feet)
above-ground-level (AGL) height limit on transmitting antennas used on
630 meters and 2200 meters.
The bands are available to General class and higher licensees, using
CW, RTTY, data, phone, and image.
Any contact you make in 2018 -- with the exception of contacts on 60
meters -- can count toward your International Grid Chase score, and
contacts do not have to include an exchange of grid squares.
Participants upload their logs to Logbook of The World (LoTW), and, as
long as the other operators worked use LoTW, they get credit
automatically once they upload their logs. This means that contest
contacts will also count, as will contacts with special event
stations, or other on-air activities that use LoTW to confirm
contacts.
Contact the ARRL Contest Branch for more information.
Section Managers to Begin New Terms of Office on January 1
One ARRL Section will welcome a new Section Manager (SM) when the New
Year begins, while incumbent SMs will continue to head five others. In
Western Massachusetts, Raymond Lajoie, KB1LRL, of Lunenburg, will
become the new Section Manager in January. He was the only candidate
nominated for the position by the time the September 8 deadline
arrived. He will succeed Ed Emco, W1KT, the current SM, who has
decided not to run for another term after leading the Western
Massachusetts Field Organization since 2006.
These incumbent Section Managers were the only valid nominees and have
been declared re-elected: JVann Martin, W4JVM (Alabama); Ray
Hollenbeck, KL1IL (Alaska); Bill Duveneck, KB3KYH (Delaware); Ron
Cowan, KB0DTI (Kansas), and Keith Miller, N9DGK (Tennessee).
New 2-year terms of office commence on January 1. No Section Manager
elections took place this fall.
No Section Manager nominations have been received from the East Bay,
Michigan, New Mexico, or Santa Barbara Sections. Jim Latham, AF6AQ,
has served as East Bay SM since 2008; Larry Camp, WB8R, has served as
Michigan SM since 2012; Ed James, KA8JMW, as New Mexico SM since 2015,
and Jim Fortney, K6IYK, as Santa Barbara SM since 2016. All four
decided not to run for new terms in their respective sections
ARRL will resolicit nominations for Section Manager candidates for
those four Sections in the January and February issues of QST for
18-month terms of office beginning in July 2018. Section Manager
nomination forms and related information is available on the ARRL
website.
ARRL Field Organization Team Supervisor Steve Ewald, WV1X, said it's
unusual to resolicit nominees for four ARRL Sections at the same time.
ARRL Headquarters can appoint a qualified individual to fill a post
temporarily, so that the Section is not without leadership in the
interim.
The Doctor Will See You Now!
"NVIS: Near Vertical Incidence Skywave" is the topic of the current
(November 9) episode of the "ARRL The Doctor is In" podcast.
Listen...and learn! More than a half-million downloads since its debut
in April 2016 attest to the podcast's popularity.
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" onApple 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.
Just ahead: "Coaxial Cable vs Balanced Lines."
After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Give Back on #GivingTuesday,
November 28
ARRL is encouraging its members to give something back on
#GivingTuesday, November 28, either by donating to a favorite charity,
by volunteering your time -- or both. ARRL is among the IRS 501(c)(3)
organizations registered as a nonprofit beneficiary.
"Many of the programs and services provided by ARRL to our members and
the Amateur Radio community would not be possible without the
generosity of hams," said ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF. "Giving
Tuesday encourages individuals to take a moment to remember
organizations that have meaning in their lives and to give back. I
hope all of our members will take a moment to visit the ARRL website
and donate online, or write a check. Gifts to any of our funds are
much appreciated and help ARRL continue its work on behalf of its
members and the entire Amateur Radio Community."
Join the movement on November 28 to celebrate #GivingTuesday by giving
your time, skills, voice, dollars, and goods to charity and help
others. Many of ARRL's programs and services are not covered by
membership fees alone. Your contributions to the Education &
Technology Fund, the Spectrum Defense Fund, the Legislative Issues
vocacy Fund have a tremendous impact on ARRL's ability to promote
Amateur Radio and better serve its members. Take this opportunity to
support ARRL's efforts on behalf of Amateur Radio.
Contest Reminders: Round 2 of Sweepstakes Plus the ARRL 160 Meter
Contest Just Ahead
The phone portion of the ARRL November Sweepstakes is this weekend,
November 18-20 (UTC), on all bands 160, 75, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters.
The exchange is serial number + Precedence (Q/A/B/U/M/S) + Your Call
Sign + Check (usually year first licensed) + ARRL/RAC Section. It's
that simple, and it's lots of fun! (See "Aiming for a Clean Sweep is
Big Part of ARRL November Sweepstakes" for more details and
information. SS phone logs are due by November 25.
The beginning of December will herald the return of the ARRL 160 Meter
Contest. The action gets under way at 2200 UTC on Friday, December 1,
and wraps up at 1559 UTC on Sunday, December 3. This 42-hour event has
no operating time limit. If you have ever yearned to try your hand at
Top Band contesting, this is the perfect opportunity.
The ARRL 160 Meter Contest is an all-CW event, with ARRL/RAC Sections
plus DXCC entities as multipliers. If you live in a rare Section, you
will be popular, even if don't have a killer signal on Top Band. Some
intrepid operators even venture forth each year running just 5 W! Any
participant can work Alaska (KL7) and Hawaii (KH6), as well as the US
Caribbean (KP1-KP5) and Pacific territories (KH0-KH9).Contacts with
US/Canada stations are worth 2 points, while DX contacts are worth 5
points. Keep 1.830 to 1.835 MHz available for intercontinental
contacts.
No 160-meter antenna? No problem! Put up something temporary or load
up whatever antenna you already have using a suitable antenna tuner. A
lot of hams repurpose HF dipoles for 160, using the vertical feed line
as a single-wire radiating element and the horizontal portion as top
loading, plus a few radials (temporarily) laid out on the ground below
and connected to the shield side of your coax feed line. Even one
elevated quarter-wave radial will make a big difference, if you have
room. (The book Short Antennas for 160 Meter Radio by Grant Bingeman,
KM5KG, might provide some ideas.)
You may even be able to put out enough signal to make a few contacts
simply by loading up your existing 40- or 80-meter dipole. Improvise!
Participants now submit Cabrillo-formatted contest logs using a new
online log submission web page to upload your log as a file, or by
copy-and-pasting the log text into a text window. -- Thanks to Brian
Moran, N9ADG, for some information
RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launch Reset for November 18; More Foxes on the Way
The twice-delayed launch of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II
rocket that will transport the RadFxSat (Fox-1B) CubeSat carrying an
AMSAT Amateur Radio payload and other payloads into orbit now is set
for Saturday, November 18, at 0947 UTC. The Joint Polar Satellite
System-1 (JPSS-1) mission launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base,
California, had to be postponed on November 14, "due to a range safety
hold and high upper-level winds," ULA said in a tweet. The launch was
put off on November 6 due to a faulty battery on the booster. AMSAT
will blog on the launch in real time on launch day, and NASA-TV will
cover the event.
RadFxSat is one of four CubeSats making up this NASA Educational
Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) XIV mission, riding as secondary
payloads aboard the JPSS-1 mission.
The United Launch Alliance Delta II vehicle awaits launch. [NASA
photo]
RadFxSat is a partnership with Vanderbilt University's Institute for
Space and Defense Electronics (ISDE) and hosts four payloads for the
study of radiation effects on commercial off-the-shelf components. It
will carry a Fox-1 style FM U/V repeater with an uplink on 435.250 MHz
(67.0 Hz CTCSS) and a downlink on 145.960 MHz. Satellite and
experiment telemetry will be downlinked via the DUV subaudible
telemetry stream, which can be decoded using FoxTelem software.
AMSAT will have more information on the launch and the satellite's
early operations, and it will post the first telemetry reception. More
launch updates are available from ULA via Facebook, Twitter, or
Instagram, hashtags #DeltaII and #JPSS1.
RadFxSat (Fox-1B). [Photo courtesy of AMSAT]
Meanwhile, progress continues on getting future Fox payloads into
space. On November 6, AMSAT Vice-President Engineering Jerry Buxton,
N0JY, delivered Fox-1D to Spaceflight, Inc in Seattle, where it was
integrated into its Innovative Solutions in Space QuadPack for
delivery to India. Fox-1D will launch on the next ISRO Polar Satellite
Launch Vehicle (PSLV) flight, scheduled to take place by the end of
December.
In addition to the Fox-1 U/V FM transponder, Fox-1D will carry several
university experiments, including a MEMS gyro from Pennsylvania State
University-Erie, a camera from Virginia Tech, and the University of
Iowa's High Energy Radiation CubeSat Instrument (HERCI) radiation
mapping experiment.
Fox-1D also carries the AMSAT "L-Band Downshifter," which gives the
option of utilizing a 1.2-GHz uplink for the FM transponder. The NASA
ELaNa XX mission that will carry RadFxSat-2 (Fox-1E) into orbit will
take place no earlier than the end of next March, AMSAT reported
recently. Read more. -- Thanks to ULA, AMSAT News Service
SKYWARN Recognition Day is Saturday, December 2
A heads up: SKYWARNâä¢ Recognition Day (SRD) will take place this
year on Saturday, December 2 from 0000 until 2400 UTC (starts on the
evening of Friday, December 1, in US time zones).
During the SKYWARN special event, ham radio operators will set up
stations at National Weather Service (NWS) offices and contact other
radio amateurs around the world. Participating Amateur Radio stations
will exchange a brief description of their current weather with as
many NWS-based stations as possible on 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, and 2
meters plus 70 centimeters. Contacts via repeaters are permitted.
SRD was developed jointly in 1999 by the NWS and ARRL to celebrate the
contributions SKYWARN volunteers make to the NWS mission -- the
protection of life and property. Amateur Radio operators, which
comprise a large percentage of SKYWARN volunteers, also provide vital
communication between the NWS and emergency managers, if normal
communications become inoperative.
Microwavers Report Successful US-Canada Contacts on 78 GHz
Microwave enthusiast Mike Seguin, N1JEZ, has reported several
successful 78 GHz contacts between the US and Canada on November 9.
"We believe these contacts may be the first W/VE on 78 GHz," Seguin
said in a post to several VHF/UHF/microwave-oriented reflectors.
N1JEZ's 78 GHz setup, aimed at Canada. [Mike Seguin, N1JEZ, photo]
"We hope to extend distances before winter sets in here in the
northeast and mountaintop access is limited." On the Canadian side
were Rene Barbeau, VE2UG, and Ray Perrin, VE3FN. On the US side were
Henry Ingwersen, KT1J, and Seguin. The first contacts were between
FN35ja and FN34jx -- a distance of 5 kilometers (3.1 miles),
"primarily to test systems," Seguin said.
"Contacts were easily made in SSB with huge signals on both ends," he
reported. Next, N1JEZ and KT1J moved to FN34lt -- extending the
distance to 27 kilometers (16.7 miles), and again easily made contact
with the Canadian crew.
The Amateur Radio allocation in that part of the spectrum is 76-81
GHz. Amateur operation at 76-77 GHz has been suspended, however, until
the FCC can determine that Amateur Radio operation will not interfere
with vehicular radar systems deployed in that frequency range. --
Thanks to Mike Seguin, N1JEZ
Regulation Abroad: "Yellow Cards" in The Netherlands; Dropping the "N"
in Iceland
Netherlands telecommunications regulator Agentschap Telecom reports
that radio amateurs who fail to use their call signs correctly have
been fined or issued formal warnings -- called "yellow cards" in the
Netherlands. The regulator announced on November 9 that it had imposed
an administrative fine on a radio amateur who did not use his call
sign or did not identify at required intervals. Despite warnings, the
behavior did not change, the regulator said, resulting in a fine.
The agency also distributed several yellow cards for failure to
identify and for "improper use" of Amateur Radio call signs when
making contacts on frequencies not authorized to the operator.
Agentschap Telecom also advised that, while amateurs in The
Netherlands have been doing a good job resolving problems among
themselves, the agency wanted to emphasize several points. Among
these: the 6-MHz band (specifically 6635 kHz) is not an amateur band;
hams may not transmit music; hams may not communicate using amateur
equipment on frequencies allocated for unlicensed use, and Amateur
Service licensees may only contact other Amateur Service licensees.
The regulator further asserted that transmitting broadband television
on the 70-centimeter band "is not a good choice," because of the
likelihood of interference with 433-MHz unlicensed applications, such
as garage door openers, remote controls, wireless weather stations,
and other devices. The regulator has said that other users of the
spectrum also "have rights," and that having primary status does not
mean that other users have to accept all interference.
Novice Call Sign "Stigma" May End in Iceland
Iceland's Ministry of Transport and Local Government has invited
comments on draft changes to the Radio Regulations in that country.
IARU member society Icelandic Radio Amateurs (IRA) had proposed ending
the practice of issuing distinctive "N" call signs for Novice-class
radio amateurs. The IRA also has proposed ending the requirement that
Amateur Radio call signs reflect the geographic call district of the
station, something still in place in Canada and other countries.
The Post and Telecom ministration's draft regulations incorporate the
IRA's requests and also update the table of frequency allocations to
include the 630- and 60-meter bands.
Radio Caroline Heard Testing on 648 kHz as it Prepares its (Legal)
Return to the Airwaves
Medium-wave broadcast listeners (BCLers) recently reported a signal
with continuous music and announcements on 648 kHz -- the frequency of
the former pirate broadcaster and soon-to-be reconstituted Radio
Caroline. BCLers from the UK, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, and
Austria reported hearing the signal. Some reports, according to Mike
Terry of The SWLing Post, referred to a co-channel Romanian or
Slovenian station. Terry said he believed the testing was done at a
lower power level than the permitted 1 kW.
"Our initial engineering tests on 648 have now finished," Radio
Caroline announced on its website. Full tests and programmes will
commence in due course and will be announced here. We are grateful for
the many reception reports sent. So many were received that it will
take some time to assess them all."
The latter-day incarnation of the famous shipboard pirate radio
station that beamed rock music to the UK in the 1960s and 1970s, has
gone legal and obtained a license to operate permanently on 648 kHz at
1 kW ERP. That channel falls between the 10 kHz-spaced AM Standard
Broadcast Band frequencies in the US.
"It's taken Radio Caroline 53 years to get an AM license, and it was
perceived as a threat to the BBC for many years," Radio Caroline said
on its website. "Ironically 648 kHz was best known for transmitting
the BBC World Service in English." BBC dropped that service in 2011.
In Brief...
Attila Matas, HB9IAJ/OM1AM, received the International Amateur Radio
Union (IARU) Diamond Award on November 9 in Geneva, Switzerland. The
award was given "in grateful appreciation for many years of
outstanding support for the Amateur and Amateur-Satellite services."
IARU Vice President Ole Garpestad, LA2RR, presented the award to
Matas, who served for many years as the president of the International
Amateur Radio Club (4U1ITU), at International Telecommunication Union
(ITU) Headquarters in Geneva, while he was on the ITU
Radiocommunication Bureau (ITU-R) staff. -- Thanks to Jon Siverling,
WB3ERA, and IARU Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ
Software-Defined Radio (SDR) Pioneer Vanu Gopal Bose died on November
11 after suffering a sudden pulmonary embolism. He was 52. Bose was
the son of Bose Corp founder Amar G. Bose, who died 4 years ago at 83.
In 1998, Vanu Bose founded Vanu Inc., which pioneered the
commercialization of software-defined radio and was the first company
to receive FCC certification of an SDR in 2004.The firm's technology
grew out of Bose's graduate research at MIT. Father and son were both
MIT alumni. Recently, Bose's company deployed more than 40 Community
Connect base stations in Puerto Rico to provide cellular service in
the wake of two devastating hurricanes.
International SATERN SSB Net Manager Ken Gilliland, AG6SV, has
announced that, starting immediately, the net will meet at the normal
times on or near 14.312 MHz. The net's usual frequency is 14.265, but
an Islands on the Air (IOTA) DXpedition to Guinea-Bisseau on November
13-25 is transmitting on 14.260 MHz and listening up 5 to 10 kHz,
making 14.265 MHz unusable for now. In addition, the Buckeye Net on
14.262 MHz and the Ohana Net on 14.268 MHz start at the same time as
SATERN, eliminating those two frequencies that SATERN has used in the
past as alternatives. The change to 14.312 MHz will continue at least
through November 25. Contact Bill Feist, WB8BZH, for more information.
-- Thanks to National SATERN Liaison Bill Feist, WB8BZH
Getting It Right
The volunteer count was incorrect in the article "Amateur Radio
Volunteers Continue New York City Marathon Tradition," in the November
9 edition of The ARRL Letter. There were more than 250 volunteers. The
news brief "Mother, Daughter Radio Amateurs Active from Nepal," in the
same edition misspelled the nickname of Tejaswita (Teju) Kharel,
9N1DX.
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Thirteen days of zero sunspots ended
on Tuesday and Wednesday with sunspot numbers of 14 on both days. The
average daily sunspot number rose from 0 to 4 this reporting week,
while the average daily solar flux dipped slightly, from 70.8 to 70.3.
The average planetary A index decreased from 15.6 to 12.3, and average
mid-latitude A index declined from 12.4 to 8.6.
Predicted solar flux is 75 on November 16-27; then 73, 72, and 71 on
November 28-30; 70 on December 1-2; 69 on December 3-4; 68 on December
5-7; 69 on December 8-9; 70 on December 10; 73 on December 11-16; 75
on December 17-24; 73, 72, and 71 on December 25-27; 70 on December
28-29, and 69 on December 30.
Predicted planetary A index is 12, 14, 10, and 8 on November 16-19; 20
on November 20-21; 18 and 10 on November 22-23; 5 on November 24-28; 8
and 10 on November 29-30; 5 on December 1-3; 35, 40, 28, 20, and 10 on
December 4-8; 5 on December 9-10; 15, 18, 12, 15, 12, and 8 on
December 11-16; 20 on December 17-19; 8 on December 20; 5 on December
21-25; 8 and 10 on December 26-27, and 5 on December 28-30.
Sunspot numbers for November 9-15 were 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 14, and 14, with
a mean of 4. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 65.8, 68.6, 67.3, 69.4,
72.1, 74.4, and 74.2, with a mean of 70.3. Estimated planetary A
indices were 20, 21, 8, 6, 6, 11, and 14, with a mean of 12.3.
Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 11, 13, 7, 4, 6, 8, and 11, with
a mean of 8.6.
Send me your reports and observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
November 17 -- YO International PSK31 Contest
November 18 -- Feld Hell Sprint
November 18 -- RSGB 2nd 1.8 MHz Contest (CW)
November 18-19 -- LZ DX Contest (CW, phone)
November 18-19 -- All Austrian 160-Meter Contest (CW)
November 18-19 -- REF 160-Meter Contest (CW)
November 18-20 -- ARRL November Sweepstakes (SSB)
November 19 -- Homebrew and Oldtime Equipment Party (CW)
November 20 -- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest (CW)
November 22 -- SKCC Sprint (CW)
November 22 -- RSGB 80-Meter Autumn Series (SSB)
November 25-26 -- CQ World Wide DX Contest (CW)
November 29 -- UKEICC 80-Meter Contest (CW)
November 30 -- RSGB 80-Meter Autumn Series (CW)
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
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
January 6 -- New York City-Long Island Section Convention, Brookville,
New York
January 13 -- Georgia ARES Convention, Forsyth, Georgia
January 19-20 -- North Texas Section Convention, Forest Hill, Texas
January 20 -- GARS TECHFEST Convention, Lawrenceville, Georgia
January 21-27 -- Quartzfest Convention, Quartzsite, Arizona
January 26-27 -- Delta Division Convention, Jackson, Mississippi
Find conventions and hamfests in your area.
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