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Howard E. Michel, WB2ITX, is New ARRL Chief Executive Officer
FCC Sticks by Prescribed Page Limit in Denying Request in Radio
Amateur's Appeal
An Amazing Recovery: ARISS Packet System Revives
The Doctor Will See You Now!
ARRL Foundation Announces Dick Warren, K6OBS, Memorial Scholarship
Ham Radio Equipment for Emergency Communication Delivered in Honduras
CITEL dresses Telecommunications Initiatives Prior to ITU
Plenipotentiary
YOTA South Africa 2018 Participants Urged to Share What They've
Learned
In Brief...
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
ARRL Headquarters Closed on Labor Day, September 3
ARRL Headquarters will be closed on Monday, September 3, for the Labor
Day holiday. There will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice
transmissions that day. ARRL Headquarters will reopen on Tuesday,
September 4, at 1200 UTC. Have a safe and enjoyable Labor Day weekend!
Howard E. Michel, WB2ITX, is New ARRL Chief Executive Officer
The ARRL Board of Directors has elected Howard E. Michel, WB2ITX, of
Dartmouth, Massachusetts, to be ARRL's new Chief Executive Officer. He
will start on October 15. Michel (rhymes with "nickel") is currently
Chief Technology Officer at UBTECH Education, and Senior Vice
President of UBTECH Robotics, a $5 billion Shenzhen, China, artificial
intelligence and robotics company. As the Chief Technology Officer at
UBTECH Education, Michel helped build this company from a startup in
China to $100 million in valuation.
"I have Amateur Radio to thank for starting me on a very successful
career, and I'm excited about the opportunity to further ARRL's goals
as CEO. Leading the League will allow me to 'give back' to a great
community and provide a similar opportunity for future generations,"
Michel said. "I have been a licensed ham for 50 years, and I've seen
many changes in the hobby. One of my top priorities as CEO will be to
develop new products and services so all hams, whatever their license
class or interest, find value in League membership," he added.
Michel was first licensed as WN2ITX when he was about 16 and upgraded
to General and vanced within a year. He earned his Amateur Extra-class
license in 2000. "I've operated CW/AM/FM/SSB/digital on
80/40/20/15/10/2, on equipment that I have either built, repaired, or
modified," he said.
ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, said, "We are excited to have
someone of Howard's qualifications to lead this organization. Howard's
management experience, along with his experience at leading a
membership-driven association, makes him an ideal person to move this
organization forward."
In 2015, Michel served as president and CEO of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a volunteer position.
"In any large membership-led organization such as ARRL, its members
and volunteers are its greatest asset, and a good staff-volunteer
relationship is crucial to its success," Michel said. "I intend to
build on this relationship and multiply and amplify the efforts of
both staff and volunteers in furthering ARRL's goals to advance the
art, science, and enjoyment of Amateur Radio."
Michel is a retired US Air Force officer, having served as a pilot,
satellite launch director, engineer, and engineering manager. During
his time in the military, wherever he could set up an antenna, he took
the opportunity to operate.
Michel earned his bachelor's degree in electronic engineering from New
Jersey Institute of Technology, a master's degree in electronic and
computer engineering from the University of Massachusetts, and a
master's degree in systems management from the University of Southern
California. He holds a PhD in computer science and engineering from
Wright State University.
His noteworthy academic background further includes current service as
a visiting professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic
Engineering Science at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa.
Previously, he was on the faculty of the University of Massachusetts
Dartmouth and of the University of Dayton.
Michel says that some of his favorite activities include attending
hamfests to find old stuff to repair or repurpose, contest operating,
and DXing, especially on 80 and 40 meters. He is a Life Member of the
Southeastern Massachusetts Amateur Radio Association.
Michel will succeed Barry J. Shelley, N1VXY, who had been serving as
ARRL's CEO since January, following the resignation of Tom Gallagher,
NY2RF. Shelley previously served ARRL's Chief Financial Officer since
1992.
FCC Sticks by Prescribed Page Limit in Denying Request in Radio
Amateur's Appeal
In an August 24 Order, the FCC denied a request by William F. Crowell,
W6WBJ (ex-N6AYH), of Diamond Springs, California, for permission to
file an appeal that would exceed the page length prescribed by FCC
rules.
"We find that Crowell has not shown good cause for exceeding the
prescribed page limit," said the Order, signed by Linda L. Oliver,
Chief of the ministrative Law Division in the FCC Office of General
Counsel. "Crowell's request indicates that he intends to appeal the
order by Chief ministrative Law Judge (ALJ) Richard L. Sippel
dismissing his renewal application for Amateur Radio license W6WBJ and
terminating the proceeding. Under the Commission's rules, appeals of
an ALJ's dismissal order are limited to 25 pages."
Crowell explained in his July 30 request that his appeal "involves
approximately 16 important issues of Constitutional, statutory, and
regulatory interpretation applicable to the Amateur Radio Service,
which have never been decided by the Commission or by the courts." He
argued that 25 pages would be insufficient and asked for an additional
10 pages.
According to the Order, under FCC rules, requests to exceed prescribed
page limits are not routinely granted. "Our examination of the ALJ's
brief, six-page Order, which Crowell seeks to appeal, does not suggest
that the issues involved here are unusually complex," Oliver said.
"His conclusory assertions to the contrary do not persuade us
otherwise."
In a July 9 Order, Sippel terminated Crowell's decade-old license
renewal application upon a motion by Enforcement Bureau Chief Rosemary
C. Harold. Sippel's Order followed Crowell's refusal to appear in
Washington, DC, for a hearing to consider not just his license renewal
but related enforcement issues dating back 15 years or more.
Crowell was fined $25,000 in 2016 for intentionally interfering with
the transmissions of other radio amateurs and transmitting prohibited
communications, including music. The FCC said Crowell did not deny
making the transmissions but argued, in large part, that those
transmissions were protected by the First Amendment of the
Constitution. The FCC turned away that assertion. The US Department of
Justice decided not to prosecute the case.
Crowell may continue to operate until the final disposition of his
license renewal application. His license expired in 2007.
An Amazing Recovery: ARISS Packet System Revives
Similar to the AO-7 satellite resurrection several years ago, the
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) packet radio
system on the International Space Station (ISS) has begun working
again. NASA ISS Ham Radio Project Engineer Kenneth Ransom, N5VHO, said
over the weekend that reports he'd received indicated that the NA1SS
packet signal returned in mid-August.
"No idea how long it will last, given the degrading state of the
current hardware. The longer it lasts, the better," he said. Ransom
said the revived system will fill the gap until a replacement packet
module is flown to the ISS later this year and is installed by the
crew on a time-available basis.
The packet signal on 145.825 MHz has been copied in Europe, South
America, India, and elsewhere. In another August 25 post, Mark Pisani,
KK6OTJ, reported copying the packet system during an 18° pass over
southern California and said he worked KB6LTY through the system.
"Heard over Patagonia Argentina!" Francisco Rodriguez, LU2WBA,
enthused in a post on August 24 at 2323 UTC. "Welcome back!" An August
17 post from Marco Antonio, PU2MUS, in Brazil indicated that the
system was not active at that time.
Earlier this summer, ARISS hardware team members on the ground
reported that they were able to locate a functional duplicate of the
ISS packet module that had been in use on the ISS for 17 years before
it failed more than a year ago.
ARISS has expressed hope that the new packet system hardware could be
online again by the end of November.
The Doctor Will See You Now!
"Antennas and Wind" is the topic of the latest (August 30) 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 email 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.
ARRL Foundation Announces Dick Warren, K6OBS, Memorial Scholarship
The ARRL Foundation has announced that The Dick Warren, K6OBS,
Memorial Scholarship will join the growing list of scholarships
administered by the ARRL Foundation. Funded through the generosity of
the family of Dick Warren, K6OBS, and intended exclusively for
educational use, The Dick Warren, K6OBS, Memorial Scholarship will
provide assistance with the costs of tuition, room, board, books,
and/or other fees essential to the recipient's higher education. The
scholarship award will be $500 annually, with the first scholarship
expected to be awarded in 2019.
Applicants must be US citizens, but without regard to gender, race,
national origin, or disability. The applicant must be performing at a
high academic level or be an at-risk youth with at least two counselor
or teacher recommendations describing why the applicant is deserving.
All applicants must hold a valid FCC-issued Amateur Radio license and
be attending, either part-time or full-time, a regionally accredited
technical school, community college, college, or university in a
program leading to an undergraduate degree in education, science,
math, engineering, technology, or a health care-related field.
A California native, Warren, who died in June, had been licensed since
1955. He worked in the commercial broadcasting industry and had his
own company, Warren Engineering Inc.
Applicants must demonstrate activity and interest in radio service or
some technical proficiency by participating in some form of
radio-related activities, such as emergency communication, equipment
construction, community radio service, or Scouting. Award preference
will go to applicants residing in San Diego and Imperial County of
California. If no qualified applicant is identified, the scholarship
must be awarded to an applicant residing in California.
The ARRL Foundation shall determine the recipients of the award to be
the most deserving, depending on personal statements and
recommendations and the most promising among the scholarship
applicants. The Foundation will manage the assets in the fund, select
the scholarship recipient(s), and disperse the award funds directly to
the chosen institution of higher learning.
If for any reason the scholarship remains unawarded in a given year,
funding provided for The Dick Warren, K6OBS, Memorial Scholarship will
be carried over to the following year.
Ham Radio Equipment for Emergency Communication Delivered in Honduras
On August 22, the Honduras National Telecommunications Commission
(CONATEL) delivered Amateur Radio equipment to COPECO -- a government
disaster-organization coordination agency -- for use in an
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) pilot project that aims to
take wider advantage of the Winlink HF email system for emergency
communication. The ITU pilot project includes Central America and the
Caribbean with the goal of achieving implementation throughout South
America. Winlink already enjoys wide usage in North America by Amateur
Radio Emergency Service (ARES) teams. ITU donated the equipment.
>From left to right, Lisandro Rosales of COPECO, Nelly Patricia Gaekel
of CONATEL, and Miguel Alcaine of ITU Area D, with some of the donated
Amateur Radio equipment.
"The most important thing is that CONATEL, COPECO, and radio amateurs
start working with the Winlink tool," said ITU Area D Representative
Miguel Alcaine. "I am very happy to know that we are doing something
before disaster strikes."
The donation consists of an HF radio, a VHF radio, a multiband dipole,
a VHF antenna, an automatic antenna tuner, a modem, and coaxial cable.
National Commissioned Minister of COPECO Lisandro Rosales said that
one of his agency's objectives has been to strengthen information and
communication technologies (ICTs) -- a primary ITU initiative. "We
have realized that telecommunications is a key element in order to
give early warning and to warn about imminent danger, or to coordinate
assistance or reconstruction activities," Rosales said.
"This program and radio equipment will allow first responders that
work during emergencies to send information [via HF], when telephone
and digital communications collapse or if there are power outages,"
commented Omar Paredes, HR1OP, secretary of Club de Radio Aficionados
Central de Honduras (CRACH). -- Thanks to IARU Region 2
CITEL dresses Telecommunications Initiatives Prior to ITU
Plenipotentiary
The Inter-American Telecommunications Commission (CITEL), through its
Permanent Consultative Committee 1 (PCC.1) -- met last week (August 20
- 24) at Organization of the American States (OAS) headquarters in
Washington, DC, to discuss telecommunications regulatory and
development issues and to coordinate OAS strategic telecommunications
initiatives for establishing positions in advance of the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18) this
fall.
At the opening session, OAS General Secretary Luis Almagro identified
the approval of a revised International Amateur Radio Permit (IARP) as
one positive result coming out of the OAS General Assembly earlier
this year, and noted that representatives of the Dominican Republic
and Argentina have signed off on the revision. Almagro encouraged more
countries to adopt and implement the protocol.
OAS Senior Legal Officer in the Department of International Law Luis
Toro (left) and IARU Region 2 Coordinator for CITEL, Flßvio
Archangelo, PY2ZX, with the official IARP document. [Photo courtesy of
the OAS]
CITEL Executive Secretary Oscar Leon also stressed the importance of
signing the revision through OAS and promoting national ratification
according to the local rulemaking process.
ITU Regional Director to the Americas Bruno Ramos also cited the
ongoing ITU-coordinated project of an alternative emergency
communication network involving Amateur Radio, especially in the
Caribbean region, fulfilling the OAS strategic objectives.
Representing the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) at the
meeting was Flßvio Archangelo, PY2ZX, who is IARU Region 2 Coordinator
for CITEL.
The ITU Plenipotentiary Conference is the top policy-making body of
the ITU. Held every 4 years, the Plenipotentiary Conference sets the
Union's general policies; adopts 4-year strategic and financial plans,
and elects the ITU's senior management team of the organization,
member states of the ITU Council -- which acts as the ITU's governing
body between Plenipotentiary Conferences -- and members of the Radio
Regulations Board.
The 2018 Plenipotentiary Conference will take place October 29 -
November 16 in Dubai. -- Thanks to Joaquin Solana, XE1R, IARU Region 2
News Editor
YOTA South Africa 2018 Participants Urged to Share What They've
Learned
The 74 delegates to the Youngsters of the Air (YOTA) South Africa 2018
gathering held in early August in South Africa enjoyed what one
participant called "a mind-blowing experience." As the event drew to a
close, the event's patron, Gary Immelman, ZS6YI, reminded the
participants that they are Amateur Radio's future leaders and urged
them to become leaders in their respective organizations at home.
Campers at YOTA South Africa 2018, which was sponsored by the South
African Radio League (SARL), represented 23 countries in Europe and
Africa, and the US.
"By virtue of the fact that you were prepared to come all this way to
South Africa and to so enthusiastically participate in this year's
YOTA tells me that you are a very dedicated and motivated group of
young people," Immelman said. "The enthusiasm and vigor in which you
participated in the various activities gives me comfort that the
future of Amateur Radio is indeed very bright."
Thirteen-year-old Faith Hannah Lea, AE4FH, of Palm Coast, Florida, was
the sole International Amateur Radio Union Region 2 (IARU R2)
representative at the YOTA gathering. Licensed at age 10 and now
holding an Amateur Extra-class license, Faith Hannah is very active on
the airwaves and in promoting Amateur Radio via YouTube and elsewhere.
Her dad, James Lea, WX4TV, accompanied her to YOTA South Africa 2018.
Faith Hannah Lea, AE4FH, the only US participant at YOTA South Africa
2018, exults at the BACAR launch. [James Lea, WX4TV, photo]
"Train the trainer" was an overarching theme of YOTA South Africa
2018. At several sessions during the week-long gathering, teams
presented ideas on how to leverage their camp experience to help
attract other young people to Amateur Radio in their home countries.
The young radio amateurs built QRP Labs transceiver kits and kept
special event station ZS9YOTA active on SSB, CW, and FT8.
Some 20 young camp participants made their first satellite contacts.
The group had launched a balloon carrying Amateur Radio (BACAR) -- a
high-altitude balloon with radio equipment on board to explore near
space. While waiting for the data to return, the YOTA group operated
from grid KG43 on multiple satellites, including SO-50, AO-91, and
AO-92.
A summertime gathering in the past, YOTA South Africa 2018 took place
during winter in the Southern Hemisphere in South Africa's Gauteng
region.
Immelman said the intent of YOTA South Africa 2018 was to expose
participants to relatively "high-intensity Amateur Radio fun" within a
diverse environment. "I believe you have all got a taste of what could
be done in our hobby and especially what can be built upon to make
YOTA of the future an ever-changing and even better experience than
the last," he added. So far, no one has applied to host the 2019 YOTA
event. -- Thanks to SARL. Some information from AMSAT News Service.
In Brief...
The FCC has launched a new podcast series, More Than Seven Dirty
Words. The new media outlet will feature interviews with FCC officials
and staff in addition to others in the communications arena. The
podcast aims "to share untold stories, explain important policy
issues, and maybe even do the impossible -- make telecom interesting,"
the FCC said in announcing the new media outlet. "One of the wonderful
things about the digital age is the many ways to share information, so
we're excited to launch this new FCC podcast," said FCC Chairman Ajit
Pai, who shares some banter in an introductory segment with program
host, FCC Policy visor Evan Swarztrauber. Guests will share their
personal stories behind FCC news headlines and break down various
telecommunications-related issues. The podcast's title is drawn from
the first episode's introductory discussion, which touches on the
court fight over George Carlin's "Seven Dirty Words" and the fallout
from the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show. The first podcast, "Puerto
Rico se Levanta," runs 22 minutes and focuses on the FCC's response to
the 2017 Puerto Rico hurricane disaster. Each episode will be
available at fcc.gov, as well as on iTunes and Google Play.
Bill Sexton, N1IN/AAR1FP, listens as his wife Bonnie reads his award
certificate.
Bill Sexton, N1IN/AAR1FP, has become the second of five MARS members
presented with the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award. Sexton
served for many years as US Army MARS Public Information Officer. The
President's Volunteer Service Award is a civilian honor, established
to honor volunteers working through the President's Council on Service
and Civic Participation. The Lifetime award recognizes more than 4,000
hours of extraordinary volunteer service. "It is with great pride and
pleasure that I announce that Bill Sexton, N1IN/AAR1FP, is one of five
MARS members receiving the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award,"
said MARS Region 1 Director Robert M. Mims, WA1OEZ. "Bill has spent
countless hours as National Public Information Officer and historian
for the Army MARS program." Sexton also wrote An Unofficial History:
Army MARS at 90, Helping Protect the Homeland. Army MARS member Dave
Popkin, W2CC/AAR2BU, was honored in an earlier presentation. Other US
Army MARS members awaiting formal presentation of the Presidential
Lifetime Achievement Award are, Steve Hajducek, N2CKH; Neal Morris,
K0TIV, and Orlo Brown, K6SUJ.
Former Wisconsin ARRL Section Manager Don Michalski, W9IXG, of
Madison, died on August 11. He was 77. Michalski led the Wisconsin
Section from 1999 until 2015 and also served as an ARRL Official
Observer and as a Technical Specialist. He was a technical specialist
for Wisconsin Emergency Communications (WeComm). A graduate of Purdue
University with a degree in electrical engineering, Michalski
relocated to Wisconsin for graduate school at the University of
Wisconsin (UW). That led to his involvement in the UW Astronomy
Department. He designed electronics for numerous sounding rocket
payloads, the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory (OAO), the Wisconsin
Ultraviolet Photo-Polarimeter Experiment (WUPPE), ground-based
instrumentation for Washburn Observatory, the WIYN telescope, and the
High Speed Photometer, which launched in 1990 with the Hubble Space
Telescope. He was the program manager and electrical engineer for the
Astro WUPPE payload, flown successfully on two shuttle missions. He
served as Associate Director of the UW Space Astronomy Laboratory for
16 years and was liaison with NASA project management.
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: We just saw 15 straight days with
visible sunspots, but it ended on August 29, when the sunspot number
fell to zero. According to Spaceweather.com, so far in 2018 we've seen
133 days with no sunspots, compared to 104 days last year. Over the
reporting week, the average daily sunspot number rose from 13 to 17.7.
Average daily solar flux rose from 67.5 to 70.6, average daily
planetary A index from 10.1 to 19.9, and average mid-latitude A index
from 10.4 to 13.4.
According to Spaceweather.com, new sunspot group 2720 is the first
large spot of Cycle 25, because the magnetic polarity is reversed from
the polarity of Cycle 24 sunspots.
Predicted solar flux is 70 on August 30 - September 6; 69 on September
7; 67 on September 8-9; 68 on September 10-11; 69 on September 12; 70
on September 13-22; 69 on September 23-25; 67 and 68 on September
26-27; 67 on September - October 6; 68, 68, and 69 on October 7-9, and
70 on October 10-13.
Predicted planetary A index is 8 on August 30; 5 on August 31 -
September 2; 8 on September 3-4; 5, 5, and 8 on September 5-7; 5 on
September 8-10; 15 on September 11-12; 12 on September 13-14; 10, 12,
and 8 on September 15-17; 5 on September 18-21; 12, 18, 12, 10, 8, and
5 on September 22-27; 8 on September 28-29; 5 on September 30 -
October 3; 8 on October 4; 5 on October 5-7; 18, 15, 15, 12, 10, and
10 on October 8-13.
Sunspot numbers for August 23 - 29 were 15, 29, 31, 26, 12, 11, and 0,
with a mean of 17.7. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 69.5, 72.4, 71.6,
71.1, 69.6, 69.8, and 70.5, with a mean of 70.6. Estimated planetary A
indices were 5, 5, 11, 76, 26, 10, and 6, with a mean of 19.9.
Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 5, 7, 12, 34, 20, 9, and 7, with
a mean of 13.4.
Share your reports or propagation observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
September 1 -- CWOps CW Open (CW)
September 1 -- Russian RTTY World Wide Contest
September 1 -- Wake-Up! QRP Sprint (CW)
September 1 -- AGCW Straight Key Party (CW)
September 1-2 -- All Asian DX Contest (phone)
September 1-2 -- Colorado QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)
September 1-2 -- IARU Region 1 Field Day, SSB
September 1-2 -- RSGB SSB Field Day
September 1-2 -- Alabama QSO Party (CW, phone)
September 1-2 -- PODXS 070 Club Jay Hudak Memorial 80-Meter Sprint
(Digital)
September 2 -- WAB 144 MHz QRO Phone
September 2-3 -- Tennessee QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)
September 3-4 -- MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint
September 4 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)
September 6 -- NRAU 10-Meter Activity Contest (CW, phone, digital)
September 6 --SKCC Sprint Europe (CW)
See the ARRL Contest Calendar for more information. For in-depth
reporting on Amateur Radio contesting, subscribe to The ARRL Contest
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Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
August 31-September 2 -- Roanoke Division Convention, Shelby, North
Carolina
September 1 -- Pennsylvania State Convention, Uniontown, Pennsylvania
September 7-9 -- New England Division Convention, Boxborough,
Massachusetts
September 7-9 -- Northwest APRS Convention, North Bend, Washington
September 8 -- Kentucky State Convention, Shepherdsville, Kentucky
September 8 -- Virginia Section Convention, Virginia Beach, Virginia
September 14-16 -- W9DXCC Convention, Schaumburg, Illinois
September 15 -- Wyoming State Convention, Rock Springs, Wyoming
September 16 -- Southern New Jersey Section Convention, Mullica Hill,
New Jersey
September 21-22 -- W4DXCC/SEDCO Convention, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
September 21-23 -- Rocky Mountain Division Convention, Albuquerque,
New Mexico
September 22 -- GMARC Fall Trunk Swap, Shelby Township, Michigan
September 22 -- Washington State Convention, Spokane Valley,
Washington
September 28-29 -- Wisconsin State Convention, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
September 28-30 -- Mid-Atlantic States VHF Conference, Bensalem,
Pennsylvania
September 29 -- North Dakota State Convention, West Fargo, North
Dakota
October 7 -- Iowa Section Convention, West Liberty, Iowa
October 11-14 -- Microwave Update Convention, Fairborn, Ohio
October 12-13 -- Pacific Northwest VHF Conference, Seaside, Oregon
October 13 -- SwaptoberFest, Logan, Utah
October 13 -- Wisconsin ARES/RACES Conference, Wisconsin Rapids,
Wisconsin
October 19-20 -- New Mexico State Convention, Socorro, New Mexico
October 19-21 -- Pacific Division Convention, San Ramon, California
October 20 -- Tennessee State Convention, East Ridge, Tennessee
October 21 -- Connecticut State Convention, Meriden, Connecticut
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