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The ARRL Letter

Published by the American Radio Relay League ********************************************

January 13, 2022

Editor: Rick Lindquist, WW1ME <ww1me@arrl.org>

ARRL Home Page <http://www.arrl.org/>ARRL Letter Archive <http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/>Audio News <http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/audio/> IN THIS ISSUE

- ARRL Foundation to Create Club Grants Program
- ARISS Highlighted among NASA's Best Space Station Science Pictures of
2021
- ARRL Podcasts Schedule
- Growing Number of Operators Completing WAS on 222 MHz
- Amateur Radio in the News
- Dick Fyjlstra, PA0DFN, is 2022 Carole Perry Educator of the Year
- Eight US Schools and Organizations Could Host Ham Radio Contacts with
Space Station Crew
- Announcements
- China is Expanding its South China Sea Antenna Farms
- In Brief...
- The K7RA Solar Update
- Just Ahead in Radiosport
- Upcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions

<http://www.arrl.org/expo>

The ARRL National Convention & Orlando HamCation® is February 10 - 13,
2022. Register at www.arrl.org/expo <http://www.arrl.org/expo>.

ARRL FOUNDATION TO CREATE CLUB GRANTS PROGRAM

A new ARRL Foundation <http://www.arrl.org/the-arrl-foundation> Club
Grants program, funded by a grant from Amateur Radio Digital
Communications (ARDC <http://www.ampr.org/>), will make $500,000
available to radio clubs. The program will provide up to $25,000 for
worthy club projects. Requests for more than that will be referred back
to ARDC.

ARRL <http://www.arrl.org> has long recognized that it is in the best
interests of amateur radio to encourage and support amateur radio
clubs. Clubs historically have recruited, licensed, and trained new
radio amateurs and have provided the community setting for radio
amateurs to continue their education and training. The new Club Grants
program will help clubs to more easily provide and expand their
important services.

Beginning in April 2022, amateur radio clubs will be able to apply for
these grants by filling out a simple form on the ARRL website. The ARRL Foundation will evaluate the grant proposals. The Foundation was
established in 1973 to advance the art, science, and societal benefits
of the amateur radio service by awarding financial grants and
scholarships to individuals and organizations in support of their
charitable, educational, and scientific efforts.

A key criterion for determining awards will be how the project will
advance amateur radio in the grantee's community. In most cases, this
process should take no longer than 90 days.

ARRL Foundation President David Woolweaver, K5RAV, shared his
enthusiasm about this new program. "This program will substantially
contribute to the growth of amateur radio clubs and their efforts to
expand and support the amateur radio community," he said.

ARDC is a California-based foundation that awards grants to projects
and organizations that follow amateur radio's practice and tradition of technical experimentation in both amateur radio and digital
communication science. ARDC Executive Director Rosy Schechter, KJ7RYV,
noted that this program will streamline the process for getting club
projects funded, so that clubs can get started on these projects more
quickly.

"We're very excited about working with the ARRL Foundation on this
program," said Schechter. "We can't wait to see what kinds of creative
things clubs will do with these grants." -- Thanks to ARDC

ARISS HIGHLIGHTED AMONG NASA'S BEST SPACE STATION SCIENCE PICTURES

OF 2021

NASA has recognized Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS <http://www.ariss.org/>) as a science education and research
program. Two images of ARISS activity are among those singled out by
the space

agency as some of the Best Space Station Science Pictures of 2021 <https://twitter.com/ISS_Research/status/1476589898673143814>. ARRL Representative to ARISS-International Rosalie White, K1STO, said
recognition is significant because it shows that NASA considers the
ARISS program to be within the realm of science education and research.

"Actually, it's an honor for amateur radio, too, that this program is categorized as science education and research," White added. "This is a
really big deal for ARISS, and we are really proud of the team."

White feels the most important aspect of the recognition is that it
shows that NASA believes in ARISS's efforts in the realm of science
education and research. "They call our radio contacts 'ISS
experiments,' just as we call each radio contact an ARISS experiment,"
she said.

The introduction to the new video <https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/best-space-station-science-pictures-2021>,

which NASA shared on Twitter, is, "It has been a busy year of research
aboard the International Space Station <https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/overview.html>.
NASA's SpaceX Crew-1, Crew-2, and Crew-3 missions supported hundreds of
science experiments aboard the orbiting laboratory."

ARISS team member Armand Budzianowski, SP3QFE, wrote, "It is phenomenal
that we were honored as creating science. It is a proud moment that
ARISS and amateur radio were honored for the field of science and
research by NASA!"

NASA also shared the photos <https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/best-space-station-science-pictures-2021>

on its website.

ARRL PODCASTS SCHEDULE

The latest episode of the On the Air podcast (Episode 25) features a conversation with Michael Fluegemann, KE8AQW, about how to get started
with CW.

The latest edition of the Eclectic Tech podcast (Episode 51) features a
chat with H.P. Friedrichs, AC7ZL, about his new book Marvelous Magnetic Machines and the pleasures of "extreme homebrewing."

The On the Air and Eclectic Tech podcasts are sponsored by Icom. Both
podcasts are available on iTunes (iOS) and Stitcher (Android) as well
as on Blubrry -- On the Air <https://blubrry.com/arrlontheair/> |
Eclectic Tech <https://blubrry.com/eclectictech/>.

GROWING NUMBER OF OPERATORS COMPLETING WAS ON 222 MHZ

Until very recently, it had been some 35 years since the most recent
Worked All States (WAS) was awarded on 1.25 meters. Former ARRL
President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, in Arkansas; Marshall Williams, K5QE, in
Texas, and John Swiniarski, K1OR, in New Hampshire stand at the
vanguard of a new generation of VHF enthusiasts aiming at earning the
Worked All States (WAS) Award on 222 MHz (1.25 meters). Harrison was
issued WAS #11 on 1.25 meters on December 27, 2021, while Williams was
issued WAS #12 on January 11, 2022, and Swiniarski was issued WAS #13
on January 12.

"Since the 1980s, a combination of the old guard and a new group have
been pursuing this quest," ARRL Radiosport Manager Bart

Jahnke, W9JJ, said. Harrison worked Tom Worthington, NH6Y, in
Hawaii, for his 50th state, while Williams followed close behind,
working James Colson, K7KQA, operating EME portable from Oregon, for
his 50th state.

Jahnke said the honor of being the very first 1.25-meter WAS recipient
went to Terry Van Benschoten, W0VB, in 1983, earning what was then "220
MHz WAS." Nine others joined the ranks <http://www.arrl.org/50-mhz-and-up-was-lists> between then and 1987.

"In recent years, several stations have been working hard toward
joining the ranks of WAS holders on this ITU Region 2-only band,"
Jahnke said. Other stations that have recently worked 50 states and
waiting on the last confirmations include K1WHS and WA4NJP. N9HF and
N0AKC are nipping at their heels. No activity on 1.25 meters was
available in some of the last few needed states, and portable
operations by KA6U, KB7Q, K7KQA, and N7GP made contacts possible.

"Congratulations to [the recent award recipients], and to all those
VHF+ state chasers -- and to the many activators of rare 222 MHz states
-- on their achievements in this continuing quest for 222 MHz Worked
All States," Jahnke said.

In 1988, when the FCC reallocated the lower portion (220 - 222 MHz) of
the 1.25-meter band to the federal government and Land Mobile Service,
amateur activity on the band stalled, while adjustments were made to
equipment and band plans. During the past several years, so-called "weak-signal" activity, especially EME, has increased on the band with
a renewed interest from existing and new band users.

Amateurs interested in staying abreast of 222 MHz activity can follow
the fun on the 222 MHz Activity Reflector
<https://groups.io/g/222Activity>.

Harrison, Charlie Betz, N0AKC, and Al Ward, W5LUA, have written an
article, "The Quest for 222 MHz WAS," which contains tables, maps, and
details on the propagation, locations, and equipment that made their
operations possible. Ward was among the initial 10 WAS recipients for
1.25 meters. Plans call for the paper to be presented and published by
the Central States VHF Society Conference in La Crosse, Wisconsin, July
29 - 30 and at other conferences. Harrison said, the paper also has
"lots of history in it about the 1.25-meter band, the original 10, and
the group now in the hunt along with ongoing 'roving' efforts of KB7Q
and KA6U."

AMATEUR RADIO IN THE NEWS

ARRL Public Information Officers, Coordinators, and many other member-volunteers help keep amateur radio and ARRL in the news <http://www.arrl.org/media-hits>.

- "Pandemic Project: Trailer renovation allows for extended emergency
radio assistance <https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/dec/30/pandemic-project-trailer-renovation-allows-for-ext/>"

/ The Spokesman-Review (Washington) December 30, 2021

- "Amateur Radio Club bands together during pandemic <https://www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/amateur-radio-club-bands-together-during-pandemic-6-photos-4890287>"

/ Orillia Matters (Ontario) December 26, 2021

Share <newsmedia@arrl.org> any amateur radio media hits you spot with
us.

DICK FYJLSTRA, PA0DFN, IS 2022 CAROLE PERRY EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR

The Orlando HamCation <http://www.hamcation.org/> has announced that
Dick Fyjlstra, PA0DFN, is the 2022 recipient of the Carole Perry
Educator of the Year Award. The award recognizes an outstanding
contribution to education and advancing youth in amateur radio. It was
first awarded in 2018 to its namesake, Carole Perry, WB2MGP, to
recognize her work in teaching students about ham radio. Orlando
HamCation and ARRL are sponsoring the 2022 ARRL National Convention <http://www.arrl.org/expo>, February 10 - 13. Perry is a past Dayton Hamvention® Amateur of the Year and a recipient of the ARRL Instructor
of the Year Award. She has moderated the Hamvention® Youth Forum for
more than 3 decades.

Fyjlstra is the first international winner of the Carole Perry Educator
of the Year Award. A retired school principal, he has worked for years
to reach out to youth with the latest technology to ham radio. At ham
radio events, he helps groups of youngsters in building electronic
projects, guiding groups of other hams to assist them to finish the
projects correctly.

He also has organized international school projects, including the Communication Helps International Progress (CHIP) program, with
participating schools throughout Europe.

Fyjlstra is the Netherlands' International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) member-society VERON's Region 1 Amateur Radio Direction Finding
Committee (ARDF) Working Group member. It focuses on the European Youth
ARDF Championships on transmitter hunting activities and competitions.
Fyjlstra also of very active in ARDF. -- Thanks to HamCation

EIGHT US SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS COULD HOST HAM RADIO CONTACTS

WITH SPACE STATION CREW

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS <http://www.ariss.org/>) has announced the schools and organizations
hoping to host ham radio contacts with an International Space Station
(ISS) crew member. Contacts would take place between July 1 and
December 31. Eight of the proposals submitted during the recent
proposal window have been accepted to move forward in the selection
processes. The primary goal of the ARISS program is to engage young
people in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics
(STEAM) activities, and to raise their awareness of space
communications, radio communications, space exploration, and related
areas of study and career possibilities.

The ARISS program anticipates that NASA will be able to offer
scheduling opportunities for all eight hosting schools and
organizations during the second half of the year. Final selection is
pending on the receipt by ARISS of an acceptable equipment plan that demonstrates their ability to execute the ham radio contact. Once their equipment plan is approved by ARISS Technical Mentors, the final
selected schools/organizations will be scheduled as their availability
and flexibility match up with the scheduling opportunities offered by
NASA.

The schools and host organizations are:

Buehler Challenger & Science Center

Paramus, New Jersey

Eaton Public Library

Eaton, Colorado

Davis Aerospace Technical High School

Detroit, Michigan

St. Stephen's Episcopal School -- Houston

Houston, Texas

Harris Middle School

Spruce Pine, North Carolina

Kopernik Observatory & Science Center

Vestal, New York

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

Nashville, Tennessee

Canterbury School

Fort Myers, Florida

ARISS is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies
and the space agencies that support the ISS. US sponsors are AMSAT,
ARRL, the ISS National Laboratory Space Station Explorers, and NASA's
Space Communications and Navigation Program (SCaN). Before and during
radio contacts with ISS crew members, students, educators, parents, and communities take part in hands-on learning activities tied to space,
space technologies, and amateur radio. Visit the ARISS website <http://www.ariss.org/> for more information.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

- The Northern Arizona DX Association (NADXA <http://www.nadxa.com/>)
will hold its third Distance Challenge Special Event at Quartzfest (QF <http://www.quartzfest.org/>) on January 23 - 29, 2022. The idea behind
the event is to see which QF attendee can make the longest-distance
portable contact from the Sonoran Desert using whatever radio and
antenna they can bring in and set up. NADXA will operate special event
W7Q. -- Thanks to Distance Challenge Co-chairs Bob Wertz, NF7E, and Ron
Gerlak, KG7OH

- Minutes <http://www.arrl.org/board-meetings> of the ARRL Executive Committes's December 13, 2021, meeting are available on the ARRL
website.

- Members of the Czech DXpedition group have announced plans for the
TU5PCT DXpedition to the Ivory Coast in early February. Plans are to
arrive on February 4, with full operation February 7 - 12. Activity
will be on SSB, CW, RTTY, and FT8 on 1.8 through 50 MHz.

- The EZNEC <https://eznec.com/> antenna-modelling software by Roy
Lewallen W7EL, is now a free download.

- Rol Anders, K3RA, will conduct an Amateur Extra-class licensing
course on Zoom, January 20 - March 31. The course is sponsored by the
National Electronics Museum. Contact <roland.anders@comcast.net> Anders
for more details.

- Robert Kaska, S53R, is now on the air from Nepal as 9N7AA, <https://leiden2022.nl/>although he is still working on his station.

- PA22L <https://leiden2022.nl/> is the commemorative call sign
recognizing the city of Leiden as the European City of Science. Leiden
is hosting a year-long science festival.

- 4A90FMRE <http://fmre90.puebladx.org/> is on the air to mark the 90th anniversary of the Federacion Mexicana de Radio Experimentadores.
Operation is taking place from all 31 Mexican states plus Mexico City.

CHINA IS EXPANDING ITS SOUTH CHINA SEA ANTENNA FARMS

A December 17 commentary <https://www.csis.org/analysis/china-ramping-its-electronic-warfare-and-communications-capabilities-near-south-china-sea>

from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS <http://www.csis.org/>) has concluded that over the past year China has
taken "major steps" to upgrade its capability to wage electronic
warfare near the South China Sea." CSIS cites satellite images of
massive antenna complexes to back its claim. Some facilities have
already been suspected of jamming the communication facilities of US
military aircraft operating in the region.

"The Chinese military is taking major steps toward improving its
electronic warfare, communications, and intelligence-gathering
capabilities near the South China Sea," said the commentary by Matthew
P. Funaiole, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., and Brian Hart, all associated
with CSIS. "Recent satellite imagery reveals that China has rapidly
expanded facilities near Mumian, on Hainan Island, providing the
People's Liberation Army (PLA) with greater ability to track and
counter foreign military forces operating in the region and in outer
space."

The commentary said, "Many assets in the vicinity appear dedicated to
gathering communications intelligence, a subset of [signals
intelligence] that includes the collection of communications between individuals and organizations."

Some of China's land claims in the South China Sea include rare DXCC
entities. Scarborough Reef (Panatag Shoal) is one. Conflicting land
claims exist for other islands, especially in the Spratlys. Further complicating the situation is a 2016 ruling from the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague that discounted China's claims with respect to Scarborough Reef and the Spratlys. The Court ruled in favor of the
Philippines in a dispute with China over Scarborough Reef.

In April 2015, a Chinese naval vessel "harassed a Philippine Air Force
patrol flight in the Spratlys," according to one news account, by
firing an illumination round. The incident postponed a Philippine Navy
flight that was to evacuate an ailing participant of the DX0P Spratly
Islands DXpedition. A private aircraft carrying a BBC reporter received
radio warnings from the Chinese Navy to stay away from the South China
Sea reefs and islands that China claims, strongly suggesting that China
has expanded its sphere of influence to include the entire region.

This and the more recent artificial island-building in the South China
Sea cloud the possibility of future DXpedition to rare DXCC entities in
the South China Sea, whether or not China has laid specific claim. The
Spratlys are claimed in whole or in part by China, the Philippines,
Vietnam, and other countries, and the Philippines government had issued
the DX0P call sign. An international amateur radio team postponed a
December 2017 DXpedition to the Spratly Islands operating under
Malaysian call sign 9M0W, although the DXpedition did take place the
following year. The planned 2012 DX0DX DXpedition to the Spratlys was
canceled altogether without explanation after being pushed back at
least twice. The last operation from Scarborough Reef was in 2007.

IN BRIEF...

The 2022 running of the popular International DX Convention (IDXC <http://www.dxconvention.org/>) in Visalia, California, has been
cancelled. IDXC Co-chairs Bill Kendrick, N6RV, and Mel Hughes, K6SY,
posted this announcement on the IDXC website: "It is with regret that
the 2022 International DX Convention in Visalia, California, has been cancelled. The convention committee of the Southern California DX Club
acted in response to the current [COVID-19] virus threat. We look
forward to 2023. Those who had hotel reservations, please contact the
hotel to ensure they are cancelled. Note: EVERYONE WHO HAS HOTEL
RESERVATIONS, it is your responsibility to cancel your reservation as
soon as possible, so that the hotels can resell their rooms."

Joseph M. Grib, Jr., KI3B, has been appointed Delaware Section Manager
(SM) on an interim basis. A DuPont retiree, Grib lives in Bear,
Delaware, and is active in the local repeater association. Outside of
ham radio, he enjoys saltwater fishing, the beach, and computers. Grib
is an avid CW operator but enjoys other modes as well, including SSB,
DMR (Digital Mobile Radio), and D-STAR (Digital Smart Technology for
Amateur Radio). Grib's appointment was effective on December 31, 2021,
when the term of former SM Mark Stillman, KA3JUJ, ended. Grib will
serve in the role at least until July 1, 2022. ARRL is soliciting
candidates for Delaware SM, and nominating petitions are due by March
4, 2022.

Dexter Anderson, W1KM (ex-W2YLN, -K3KWJ, and -W4KM), of Mystic,
Connecticut, died on December 21. An ARRL Life Member, he was 90.
Anderson, who traveled the world for his role with the US Foreign
Service (USFS), translated Russian ham radio articles for ARRL and
others. First licensed in 1948 as W2YLN in New Jersey, he graduated
from Yale University, then obtained an MS from The George Washington University. USFS assignments took him to West Germany (DL4QA), the
Soviet Union, Cameroon, and Switzerland (HB9BRQ). After retiring from
the US Department of State, he worked for the Voice of America. He was
a Life Member of AMSAT, as well as a member of the US Department of
State Amateur Radio Club, W3DOS, and the Voice of America Amateur Radio
Club, K3VOA. In the late 1970s, he volunteered at the Smithsonian
Amateur Radio Group's, NN3SI, station at the Smithsonian Institution.
He also operated from 4U1ITU.

The 61st convention of the Federation of Amateur Radio Clubs of Central American and Panama (FRACAP) met in virtual session on November 5.
General Secretary José Arturo Molina, YS1MS, moderated the gathering,
attended by more than 50 representatives from 11 countries.
Complementing the routine working sessions were presentations on topics
such as the future of amateur radio, satellites, and portable
operations in HF and during emergencies. The website of the Amateur
Radio Club of El Salvador (CRAS <http://www.ys1ys.org/>) also
livestreamed the Zoom event. Costa Rica will host the meeting in 2022,
and representatives from the Central American region hope to be able to
hold their next convention in person. -- Thanks to IARU Region 2 via
the Club de Radio Aficionados de El Salvador (CRAS)

THE K7RA SOLAR UPDATE

Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Two new sunspot groups emerged on
January 9 and another showed up on January 12. Average daily sunspot
numbers rose six points this week to 42.4, and average daily solar flux increased from 91.4 to 101.6.

Geomagnetic indicators were quieter, with average daily planetary A
index declining from 7.7 to 6.1, and average daily middle latitude A
index from 6 to 4.1.

The higher A index values on January 8 and 9 were from a G-1 class
storm caused by co-rotating interaction <https://bit.ly/3KahWmI>
regions.

Predicted solar flux for the next month shows values peaking at 120 on
January 21 - 24 and again around mid-February. Predicted values are 104
and 106 on January 13 - 14; 108 on January 15 - 17; 106 on January 18 -
20; 120 on January 21 - 24; 110 on January 25; 100 on January 26 - 27;
95 and 90 on January 28 - 29; 85 on January 30 - February 1; 95 and 105
on February 2 - 3; 100 on February 4 - 5; 102 on February 6 - 7; 105 on February 8; 110 on February 9 - 10; 115 on February 11 - 12, and 120 on February 13 - 20.

Predicted planetary A index is 5 on January 13 - 14;14, 24, 12, and 8
on January 15 - 18; 5 on January 19 - 22; 10 on January 23; 8 on
January 24 - 26; 5 on January 27; 10 on January 28 - 30; 5 on January
31 - February 3; 15, 10, and 8 on February 4 - 6; 5 on February 7 - 11;
12, 10, and 8 on February 12 - 14, and 5 on February 15 - 18.

Sunspot numbers for January 6 through 12 were 35, 38, 31, 36, 38, 51,
and 68, with a mean of 42.4. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 93.7, 107.3,
102.4, 102.1, 102.2, 100, and 103.2, with a mean of 101.6. Estimated
planetary A indices were 2, 2, 14, 10, 6, 5, and 4, with a mean of 6.1.
Middle latitude A index was 2, 1, 9, 7, 4, 3, and 3, with a mean of
4.1.

A comprehensive K7RA Solar Update is posted Fridays on the ARRL
website. For more information concerning radio propagation, visit <http://arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals> the ARRL Technical
Information Service, read
<http://arrl.org/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere> "What the Numbers
Mean...," and check out <http://k9la.us/> the Propagation Page of Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA.

A propagation bulletin archive <http://arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation> is available. For customizable propagation charts, visit the VOACAP Online for Ham Radio <https://www.voacap.com/hf/> website.

Share <k7ra@arrl.net> your reports and observations.

JUST AHEAD IN RADIOSPORT

- January 15 -- WAB 1.8 MHz (Phone, CW)

- January 15 - 16 -- Malaysia DX Contest (Phone)

- January 15 - 16 -- Hungarian DX Contest (CW, phone)

- January 15 - 16 -- PRO Digi Contest

- January 15 - 16 -- UBA PSK63 Prefix Contest

- January 15 - 16 -- North American QSO Party
<https://ncjweb.com/naqp/> (CW)

- January 15 - 16 -- Feld Hell Sprint

- January 16 -- RSGB AFS Contest (Digital)

- January 15 - 17 -- ARRL January VHF Contest
<http://www.arrl.org/january-vhf> (CW, phone, digital)

- January 16 - 17 -- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest (CW)

- January 21 -- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest (CW)

UPCOMING SECTION, STATE, AND DIVISION CONVENTIONS

- January 14 -15 -- ARRL North Texas Section Convention <http://cowtownhamfest.com/> (Cowtown Hamfest), Forest Hill, Texas

- January 22 -- ARRL Midwest Division Convention
<http://winterfest.slsrc.org/> (Winterfest), Collinsville, Illinois

- January 28 - 29 -- ARRL Delta Division Convention <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/jackson-ms-capital-city-hamfest-2022-arrl-delta-division-convention>

(Capital City Hamfest 2022), Jackson, Mississippi.

- February 10 - 13 -- 2022 ARRL National Convention
<http://www.arrl.org/expo> at Orlando HamCation®, Orlando, Florida

- February 18 - 19 -- ARRL Southwestern Division Convention <http://www.yumahamfest.org/> (Yuma Hamfest), Yuma, Arizona

- February 26 -- ARRL Vermont State Convention <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/ham-con-arrl-vermont-state-convention-1> (HAM-CON), Colchester, Vermont

- March 19 -- ARRL Southern Florida Section Convention <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/47th-annual-martin-county-hamfest-arrl-southern-florida-section-convention>

(47th Annual Martin County Hamfest), Stuart, Florida

- March 19 -- ARRL West Texas Section Convention <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/66th-annual-st-patrick-s-day-hamest-arrl-west-texas-section-convention>

(66th Annual St. Patrick's Day Hamfest), Midland, Texas

- March 19 -- ARRL West Virginia Section Convention <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/charleston-area-hamfest-arrl-west-virginia-section>

(Charleston Area Hamfest), Charleston, West Virginia

- March 27 -- ARRL Virginia Section Convention <https://viennawireless.net/wp/events/winterfest/> (Winterfest),
Annandale, Virginia

Search the ARRL Hamfest and Convention Database
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests> to find events in your area.

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