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The ARRL Letter

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

December 9, 2021

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

- Senator Blumenthal Supports Amateur Radio at Senate Confirmation
Hearing
- Senate Confirms FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel for a New Term
- ARRL Executive Committee Meets
- ARRL Podcasts Schedule
- ARDC Grant Will Expand RMHAM's 5 GHz Microwave Network in the Rockies
- ARRL Learning Network Webinars
- November 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report
- Amateur Radio in the News
- Replica Transmitter will be On the Air to Mark Transatlantic Test
Success
- Announcements
- ARRL Seeks News Editor
- World's Smallest Moon Lander from Japan will Put Ham Radio
Transmitter on the Moon
- WSJT-X Development Group Partner Bill Somerville, G4WJS, SK
- In Brief...
- The K7RA Solar Update
- Just Ahead in Radiosport
- Upcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions

SENATOR BLUMENTHAL SUPPORTS AMATEUR RADIO AT SENATE CONFIRMATION

HEARING

Senator Richard Blumenthal (CT) received an affirmative reply from FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel when he asked her to commit to providing
his office "an update on the steps that the FCC is taking to support
amateur radio operators." The Senator posed the written <https://www.commerce.senate.gov/services/files/A853CE11-3D3C-4747-ADFC-817E6959B6F6>


question <https://www.commerce.senate.gov/services/files/A853CE11-3D3C-4747-ADFC-817E6959B6F6>

as part of Rosenworcel's renomination hearing conducted by the Senate
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.

Blumenthal noted specifically that "Radio amateurs voluntarily provide
an array of public services, especially emergency and disaster-related
support communications when infrastructure has been destroyed by a
hurricane or similar disaster. Their contributions in this area are
regularly recognized by local and state authorities."

"ARRL is grateful to Senator Blumenthal for his support and recognition
of radio amateurs," said ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR. Blumenthal
has previously co-sponsored legislation supporting amateur radio, and
his staff was recently briefed by ARRL on pending amateur radio matters
at the FCC. Roderick added, "We need the partnership of the FCC and
Congress to ensure our rules and spectrum continue to support the march
of technological innovation in our vibrant Amateur Radio Service."

Multiple proceedings to update or change the FCC's Amateur Radio
Service Part 97 rules to account for changes in technology and
operating practices have been languishing at the FCC, some going back
five or more years. ARRL is hopeful that these will be addressed soon.

SENATE CONFIRMS FCC CHAIRWOMAN JESSICA ROSENWORCEL FOR A NEW TERM

On December 7, the US Senate confirmed FCC Chairwoman Jessica
Rosenworcel for a new term on the Commission with a vote of 68 - 31.
President Joe Biden appointed Rosenworcel as Chair of the FCC in late
October. For now, the FCC will continue with two Democrats and two
Republicans led by Chairwoman Rosenworcel.

The chairwoman said in a statement <https://www.fcc.gov/document/jessica-rosenworcel-statement-senate-confirmation>

after the Senate confirmed her nomination, "People across the country
count on the FCC to support the connections they need for work,
learning, healthcare, and access to the information we require to make decisions about our lives, our communities, and our country. I look
forward to working with the Administration, my colleagues on the
Commission and FCC staff, members of Congress, and the public to make
the promise of modern communications a reality for everyone,
everywhere."

The nomination of a fifth commissioner remains pending before the
Senate. Last week, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Committee conducted a hearing on President Biden's nominee, Gigi Sohn,
for the remaining Democratic seat. Committee and full Senate votes on
her nomination have not yet been scheduled. -- Thanks to ARRL Public
Relations and Innovation Projects Manager Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R

ARRL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS

The ARRL Executive Committee met on October 25 in virtual session, with President Rick Roderick, K5UR, presiding.

In his report, CEO David Minster, NA2AA, noted that the revised ARRL
Articles of Incorporation approved during the July 2021 Board meeting
had been filed with the State of Connecticut. He also discussed the
delayed timing of the delivery of the December issue of QST. He advised
that Members should expect to receive their December issue about a week
late. Minster also said ARRL is expecting an increase in the price it
pays for paper, effective in February 2022. He said it's not yet clear
whether the impact of the increase in paper costs would be short- or
long-term.

CEO Minster reported he had met with ARRL Field Services Manager Mike
Walters, W8ZY, on October 22 at Bradley International Airport near
Hartford, Connecticut, to observe ARRL participation in an emergency
management exercise that concluded on October 23. Walters, on behalf of
ARRL, participated in all 3 days of the exercise.

ARRL FCC Counsel David Siddall, K3ZJ, discussed recent efforts at the
FCC and on Capitol Hill advocating FCC action on long-pending
proceedings that address Amateur Radio concerns. Siddall also addressed
new legislation pending before Congress that would set deadlines for
the allocation of additional spectrum below 3.45 GHz to commercial 5G providers. He described ARRL's efforts to obtain support for allowing
continued sharing below 3.45 GHz on a non-interference basis.

FCC Counsel Siddall noted an FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (PS
Docket 21-346) looking into ways of improving communications resiliency
and recovery during hurricanes and other disasters. He said ARRL had
submitted reports to FCC staff during and immediately following
Hurricane Ida.

Siddall further noted the progress of the ARRL RF Safety Committee in addressing and clarifying issues concerning amateur compliance with FCC
RF exposure rules and appropriate updates to the related FCC bulletin.
He concluded that the work of the Committee, under the leadership of
Greg Lapin, N9GL, will benefit every amateur in the future to more
readily assess RF exposure compliance and to make any adjustments
needed.

West Gulf Division Director, EC member, and Chairman of the Legislative Advocacy Committee, John Robert Stratton, N5AUS, updated the EC on the
status of a resolution introduced in Congress by US Representative
Debbie Lesko of Arizona to declare April 18, 2022 as National Amateur
Radio Operators Day.

Director Stratton also advised the EC that the Legal Structure Review
Committee was reviewing the Articles of Association, By-Laws, and
Standing Orders with an eye toward recommending any needed changes at
the January 2022 Board meeting.

The Executive Committee meets again on December 13.

ARRL PODCASTS SCHEDULE

The latest episode of the On the Air podcast (Episode 24) features tips
about how to improve the effective range of your handheld transceiver.

The latest edition of Eclectic Tech (Episode 48) of the Eclectic Tech
podcast features a conversation about the technical aspects of the 1921 Transatlantic Tests with Clark Burgard, N1BCG. We also chat about
on-air activities surrounding the upcoming anniversary.

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/>.

ARDC GRANT WILL EXPAND RMHAM'S 5 GHZ MICROWAVE NETWORK IN THE

ROCKIES

A grant of $374,233 from Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) to
Rocky Mountain Ham Radio (RMHAM <https://www.rmham.org/>) will go
toward expanding a multistate 5 GHz microwave network and help to
outfit communications trailers.

The microwave network enables partnering amateur radio clubs and groups
to access, enable, or expand their repeater and other FCC Part
97-appropriate applications. The network provides 50 - 100+ Mbps of
bandwidth and is managed and monitored by a dedicated network
operations team.

In Colorado, RMHAM will be able to grow its microwave network by 23 new microwave sites and 20 new point-to-point spans to expand IP
connectivity and future repeater coverage across the western slope of
Colorado and along the I-70 and I-76 corridors in eastern Colorado.

In New Mexico, RMHAM will grow its microwave network by 16 sites and 15
new point-to-point spans to expand IP connectivity and

future repeater coverage south from Albuquerque to El Paso, Texas;
along US Route 550 to Durango, Colorado, and across the Rio Grande
Valley to Alamogordo, New Mexico. The club will also expand RMHAM
digital repeater coverage (DMR or D-STAR, depending on coverage gaps)
across New Mexico through the addition of seven repeaters co-located at
their proposed new microwave sites.

As a result of the grant, RMHAM will also be able to upgrade its
Colorado communications trailer, which offers both RF and IP
connectivity, and to outfit a new trailer for service in New Mexico.

ARRL LEARNING NETWORK WEBINARS

Visit the ARRL Learning Network
<http://www.arrl.org/arrl-learning-network> (a members-only benefit) to register, check on upcoming webinars, and to view previously recorded
sessions.

Have an interesting topic you want to share? The ARRL Learning Network <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-learning-network> is a series of online
webinars presented by member-volunteers for members. Presentations
should be short -- 30 minutes plus an additional 15-minutes for Q&A.

Submission topics should be of interest to a broad audience of hams, particularly those either new to amateur radio or experienced hams
looking to learn about a new way to get involved!

Selected presenters will be contacted and invited to schedule their
webinar from a list of upcoming available date/time slots. An ARRL
staff member will help coordinate the details with you, so you'll be
ready for your presentation day. For more information, email ARRL
Education and Learning <ead@arrl.org?subject=ARRL%20Learning%20Network%20inquiry>.

ARRL members may register for upcoming presentations and view
previously recorded Learning Network <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-learning-network> webinars. ARRL-affiliated
radio clubs may also use the recordings as presentations for club
meetings, mentoring new and current hams, and discussing amateur radio
topics.

The ARRL Learning Network schedule is subject to change.

NOVEMBER 2021 VOLUNTEER MONITOR PROGRAM REPORT

This is the November 2021 report of Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program
activity. The VM program is a joint initiative between ARRL and the FCC
to enhance compliance in the Amateur Radio Service.

- Operators in Ardmore, Tennessee; Lithonia, Georgia; Coconut Creek and Miramar, Florida, and East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, were issued
Advisory Notices regarding excessive bandwidth, contrary to FCC rules.
The operators were transmitting on SSB with bandwidths of 8 to 9 kHz.

- Advisory Notices were issued to operators in Northridge (Los Angeles)
and Hemet, California, for interference to repeaters. Both operators
had been requested by the repeater trustees to cease using the
repeaters. The Advisory Notice issued to the Northridge operator cited broadcasting and failure to identify, and it informed them that the FCC
was requested not to grant their upcoming renewal application unless
the case was resolved.

- An Advisory Notice was issued to an operator in Powell, Wyoming, for transmitting overdriven FT8 signals that resulted in spurious
emissions. The operator has since corrected the problem.

- General-class operators in Bartonville, Illinois, and St. Clair,
Michigan, were issued Advisory Notices for operation in the Amateur
Extra-class portion of 40 meters. A Technician-class licensee in
Windber, Pennsylvania, was issued an Advisory Notice for operating in
the General-class portion of 75 meters.

- One case was referred to the FCC for enforcement action and review of
a license renewal application. The FCC referred two cases to the VM
Program.

Totals for VM monitoring during October were 2,939 hours on HF
frequencies, and 3,282 hours on VHF frequencies and above, for a total
of 6,221 hours. That is the highest number of hours monitoring since
the inception of the VM Program. -- Thanks to Volunteer Monitor Program Administrator Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH

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>.

- "Making Contact with the Past: Operating Radios on USS North Carolina <https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2021/12/07/pearl-harbor-commemoration>"

SpectrumNews1, North Carolina (December 7, 2021)

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

REPLICA TRANSMITTER WILL BE ON THE AIR TO MARK TRANSATLANTIC TEST

SUCCESS

A replica 1BCG transmitter <http://1BCG.org > will operate as W2AN/1BCG
on ±1.820 MHz on CW, from The Vintage Radio and Communications Museum
of Connecticut.

"We're using type 204-A tubes," said Mark Erdle, AE2EA, of the
Antique Wireless Association. "The original transmitter used type 204
tubes. The primary difference is that the 204-A tubes had a thoriated
filament that reduced the filament current. Transmissions from
W2AN/1BCG will be one way, just like the original transatlantic tests
in 1921. An SWL certificate is available by emailing
<1BCG@AntiqueWireless.org> a copy of the transmitted message.

Transmissions start on December 11 at 2300 UTC continuing every 15
minutes until December 12 at 0400 UTC.

In a separate event on December 12 at 0252 UTC, The Radio Club of
America's W2RCA will make a one-way transmission <https://www.radioclubofamerica.org/transatlantic-test-centennial> on
1825 kHz at 12 WPM CW, from Connecticut. RCA members constructed the
original transmitter and "shack" used in Connecticut for the successful transatlantic transmissions. In addition to the original 1921 message,
a new message will be transmitted that looks ahead to the next 100
years. Those who copy the message qualify for a certificate. -- Thanks
to Mark Erdle, AE2EA, Antique Wireless Association, and to the Radio
Club of America

ARRL and the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) have assembled a
list of stations and groups that are organizing events and activities
to celebrate 100 years of amateur radio transatlantic communication.
Visit http://www.arrl.org/transatlantic and https://rsgb.org/transatlantic-tests. The sites also include links to
many previously published articles and presentations covering the
historic tests.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

- The Hungarian Amateur Radio Association (MRASZ <https://mrasz.hu/>)
has announced a program to lease radio equipment to beginning amateurs
who cannot afford it. The loan period can be up to 2 and a half years.
To be eligible, young operators must be MRASZ members, hold a valid
license, and be able to install antennas. Supported applicants are
expected to participate in club events and contests, and also report on
their activities. -- Thanks to IRTS

- The results of the October ARRL School Club Roundup (SCR) are
available on the ARRL Contests page <https://contests.arrl.org/>. Click
on "School Club Roundup, October" on the left side menu and then on
"Scores" to view the results. The October event saw participation from
63 stations. The next SCR is February 14 - 18 2022.

- VD1M is on the air through the end of the December from the Society
of Newfoundland Radio Amateurs (SONRA) from the Signal Hill National
Historic Site, where Marconi heard the first transatlantic message on
December 12, 1901.

- OH9SCL is again active from "Santa Claus Land" -- Finland's Lapland. Operation continues through December.

- The Italian Naval Old Rhythmers Club <http://www.inorc.it/> will have
II1TCWC on the air (CW only) December 12 - 17 to mark 120 years since
Marconi copied the first transatlantic message in Newfoundland on
December 12, 1901.

- Paul Granger, F6EXV, reports that the official Crozet 2022 <http://www.crozet2022.fr/> site is online.

ARRL SEEKS NEWS EDITOR

ARRL is seeking a ham with a professional journalism background to
handle ARRL's news function on a contract, remote basis. Candidates for
ARRL News Editor should be plugged into the ham radio community, with a
broad awareness of the major players (past and present) and the main
issues (past, present, and potentially future) in the world of ham
radio. Ideally, candidates will have professional journalism experience
-- in particular, having a well-developed sense of knowing a potential
news story when they see one, as well as how and where to research
leads.

The News Editor creates news stories that are posted on ARRL's home
page, and is responsible for publishing the weekly e-newsletter, The
ARRL Letter, which is populated mainly by those stories and augmented
by some special weekly material (a solar weather report, a contest
calendar, a conventions calendar, etc.).

The News Editor is also responsible for creating the ARRL Audio News, a
weekly audio show that presents stories from the home page and The ARRL
Letter, and assembles the most relevant stories from ARRL home page
into QST's monthly "Happenings" column.

For more information, contact <bschoenfeld@arrl.org> ARRL Publications
& Editorial Manager Becky Schoenfeld, W1BXY.

WORLD'S SMALLEST MOON LANDER FROM JAPAN WILL PUT HAM RADIO

TRANSMITTER ON THE MOON

Japan's OMOTENASHI <https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/home/omotenashi>, the
world's smallest moon lander, will have an X-band and UHF communication
system, although it will not carry an amateur band transponder.
OMOTENASHI is a 6U CubeSat set for launch via a NASA SLS rocket as
early as February 2022. It will have a mission period of from 4 to 5
days. The name is an acronym for Outstanding Moon Exploration
Technologies demonstrated by Nano

Semi-Hard Impactor. Wataru Torii <>of the Japan Aerospace Exploration
Agency (JAXA) Ham Radio Club, JQ1ZVI, said radio amateurs can play a
role in gathering data from the spacecraft.

The spacecraft is made up of two separable components, both having
independent communication systems -- an orbiting module and a surface
probe. The orbiting module will take the surface probe to the moon. It
will transmit beacon or digital telemetry data on UHF (437.31 MHz). The
surface probe -- the moon lander -- will transmit digital telemetry or three-axis acceleration analog-wave with FM modulation on UHF (437.41
MHz). Transmitter power will be 1 W in both cases.

"If we succeed in receiving the UHF signal from the surface probe, we
could know the acceleration data on the impact on the moon and the
success of the landing sequence," Torii explained.

"We already have a station for uplink and downlink at Wakayama in Japan
-- used as an EME [moonbounce] station. However, if the satellite is
invisible from Japan, we cannot receive the downlink signal. So, we
need a lot of help from ham radio stations worldwide."

The orbiting module beacon will transmit on 437.31 MHz using PSK31. The
surface probe beacon will transmit on 437.41 MHz using FM, PSK31, and PCM-PSK/PM.

Contact <torii.wataru@jaxa.jp> Torii for more information.

WSJT-X DEVELOPMENT GROUP PARTNER BILL SOMERVILLE, G4WJS, SK

A key member of the WSJT-X Development Group -- where FT8 and other cutting-edge digital amateur radio technology has originated -- has
died. Bill Somerville, G4WJS, was reported to have passed away earlier
this week. He was in his mid-60s, and his death was unexpected. The
development group founder, Joe Taylor, K1JT, called Somerville "a dear
friend and very close colleague." Taylor said that

Somerville was the first to join with him in 2013 to form a core
development group for WSJT-X, then in its digital infancy.

"Bill has been closely involved with WSJT-X and related software
projects ever since," Taylor said. "Our free, open-source software
could not have achieved its extensive worldwide popularity and
influence in ham radio without Bill's essential contributions."

Somerville collaborated with Taylor and Steve Franke, K9AN -- the third
member of the WSJT-X development group -- to author articles for QST
and QEX about FT8 and other digital modes in the WSJT-X suite. The trio
won the October 2017 QST Cover Plaque Award. They also received the
Dayton Hamvention® Technical Achievement Award in 2020, and the ARRL
Doug DeMaw, W1FB, Technical Excellence Award in 2021.

Taylor said Somerville "devoted countless hours to program support,
patiently answering user's questions on WSJT-related forums."

"I have only started to think about the many ways in which I will miss
Bill -- not [to] mention how we all will miss his immense and positive
impact on WSJT-X and related projects," Taylor said.

Professionally, Somerville was a software engineer who worked mainly as
a C++ system software developer, as he explained on his QRZ profile <http://www.qrz.com/lookup/g4wjs>. As an active radio amateur, he also
applied his expertise to such projects as setting up an SO2R (single
operator, two radio) station and enhancing his station's automated
processes.

IN BRIEF...

The ARRL 10-Meter Contest <http://www.arrl.org/10-meter> is an HF
contesting opportunity for Technicians. The contest starts at 0000 UTC
on December 11 (the evening of December 10 in North American time
zones) and runs through 2359 UTC on December 12. Tad Cook, K7RA, says a
modest increase in solar flux, and debris from asteroid Phaethon could
possibly enhance propagation on 10 meters during the Geminid meteor
shower, peaking on December 13 - 14. The ARRL 10-Meter Contest offers Technician class operators a shot at HF contesting. Participants may
operate CW, phone, or mixed CW and phone. Participating stations should
send a signal report. US stations, including Alaska and Hawaii, and
Canadian stations send their state or province. The District of
Columbia (DC) is one of those rare multipliers for this contest.
Mexican stations send their state or province. DX stations send a
serial number. Maritime mobile stations send ITU Region (1 - 3). --
Thanks to the ARRL Contest Update

Virginia Section Manager Joe Palsa, K3WRY, of North Chesterfield,
Virginia, died on December 7. An ARRL Life Member, he was 80. Palsa was appointed Virginia Section Manager in February 2015, and had since won elections in his own right. A radio amateur for more than 50 years, he
also served as the Virginia State Government Liaison. Palsa held a PhD
in electronics technology and was a Life Member of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He enjoyed researching and designing ham equipment and building projects, including some
specialized military applications on electromagnetic compatibility
(EMC), electromagnetic interference (EMI), and electromagnetic pulse
(EMP). During 2014, he served as president of the Richmond Amateur
Radio Club. In past years, he has held ARRL Field Organization
positions as Official Bulletin Station (OBS), Official Observer (OO),
and Official Emergency Station (OES). Active in the Amateur Radio
Emergency Service® (ARES®), he received two ARRL public service awards.
Palsa enjoyed DXing, contesting, and public service communication.

THE K7RA SOLAR UPDATE

Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: One new sunspot group appeared on
December 4, but 4 days later it was gone. Average daily sunspot number
declined from 46.1 to 24.6, and no sunspots were visible on December 8.
Average daily solar flux went from 90.9 to 82.6.

Predicted solar flux over the next month does not seem promising. The
December 8 forecast shows 78 and 80 on December 9 - 10; 82 on December
11 - 16; 85 on December 17 - 18; 87 on December 19 - 22; 86 on December
23 - 27; 84 on December 28; 82 on December 29 - January 2; 80 on
January 3 - 5; 82 on January 6 - 8; 80 on January 9 - 10; 82 on January
11, and 85 on January 12 - 14.

Predicted planetary A index is 5, 10, 8, and 5 on December 9 - 12; 8 on December 13 - 14; 5 on December 15 - 16; 15, 12, 10, and 8 on December
17 - 20; 5 on December 21 - 26; 15, 18, and 12 on December 27 - 29; 8
on December 30 - January 3; 5 on January 4 - 5; 10, 8, 5, 12, and 10 on
January 6 - 10; 5 on January 11 - 12, and 15, 12, 10, and 8 on January
13 - 16.

Sunspot numbers for December 2 - 8 were 45, 29, 35, 36, 14, 13, and 0,
with a mean of 24.6. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 86.6, 85.3, 88.1,
82.7, 80, 78.9, and 76.9, with a mean of 82.6. Estimated planetary A
indices were 10, 8, 9, 9, 7, 5, and 5, with a mean of 7.6. Middle
latitude A index was 7, 4, 7, 6, 6, 3, and 4, with a mean of 5.3.

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

- December 11 - 12 -- ARRL 10-Meter Contest
<http://www.arrl.org/10-meter> (CW, phone)

- December 11 - 12 -- TRC Digi Contest

- December 11 - 12 -- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (CW)

- December 11 - 12 -- ARI 40/80 Contest (CW, phone, digital)

- December 11 - 12 -- International Naval Contest (CW, phone)

- December 11 - 13 -- PODXS 070 Club Low Band Sprint

- December 12 -- QRP ARCI Holiday Spirits Homebrew (CW)

- December 12 - 14 -- CQC Great Colorado Snowshoe Run (CW)

- December 13 -- 4 States QRP Second Sunday Sprint (CW, phone)

- December 16 - 17 -- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest (CW)

UPCOMING SECTION, STATE, AND DIVISION CONVENTIONS

- December 10 - 11 -- ARRL West Central Florida Section Convention <http://www.fgcarc.org/> (Tampa Bay Hamfest), Plant City, Florida

- January 22, 2022 ARRL Midwest Division Convention <http://winterfest.slsrc.org/> (Winterfest), Collinsville, Illinois

- January 28 - 29, 2022 -- 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.

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

- February 18 - 19, 2022 ARRL Southwestern Division Convention <http://www.yumahamfest.org/> (Yuma Hamfest), Yuma, Arizona

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

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