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From : Sean Dennis
Date : Fri Aug 28 2020 09:05 am

  The ARRL Letter
  August 27, 2020

    * Board of Directors Elects New ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA
    * Amateur Radio Volunteers Ready as Deadly Hurricane Laura Makes
      Landfall
    * NASA's THEMIS Mission Investigates Aurora Mysteries
    * ARRL Podcasts Schedule
    * Candidates Set for 2020 ARRL Division Elections
    * ARRL Seeks National Club Coordinator
    * The K7RA Solar Update
    * Just Ahead in Radiosport
    * Ham-Astronauts to Crew Boeing, SpaceX Commercial Missions for NASA
    * Announcements
    * In Brief...
    * Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
  Board of Directors Elects New ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA

  The ARRL Board of Directors has elected David Minster, NA2AA, of Wayne,
  New Jersey, as ARRL's new Chief Executive Officer, starting on
  September 28. Minster is currently Managing Partner at Talentrian
  Partners, a management consulting firm serving the consumer goods and
  luxury goods industries.

  Minster began his career as a software engineer, moving into management
  at Unilever, as a Chief Information Officer of this globally recognized
  portfolio of brands that includes Elizabeth Arden Company,
  Chesebrough-Ponds Canada, Thomas J. Lipton Co., and others. From there,
  he moved to fine jewelry manufacturer and retailer David Yurman, where
  he served as COO and CIO. More recently, Minster served as CEO of
  jewelry brands Scott Kay and Judith Ripka.

  "Building a culture of accomplishment and accountability is what I do
  best," he said. "My initial focus will be working with the Board on
  establishing strategic goals and concrete plans to navigate ARRL
  through the digital transformation required for the coming decades of
  its Second Century. This includes exciting and innovative ways to be
  engaged in amateur radio, while growing activity and membership."

  Minster got his Novice license, WB2MAE, in 1977, when he was in his
  teens. He progressed from vanced to Amateur Extra and, after a stint
  as NW2D, he settled on the vanity call sign NA2AA in the 1990s as a way
  to honor a mentor, N2AA, and the contest station that he used to
  frequent, K2GL, in Tuxedo Park, New York.

  Minster's ham radio pursuits have ranged far and wide over the years.
  His background includes National Traffic System training and
  participation in public service events, as well as contesting from
  home, club stations, and contest stations in the Caribbean --
  particularly on Bonaire, where he is a member of PJ4G. Primarily a CW
  operator, Minster collects unique and vintage bugs and keys.

  Minster earned a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from The
  Ohio State University and has a special interest in satellites, digital
  communications, remote operation, and ham radio computing and software.
  He has written keyer software for the commercial market, and contest
  logging, packet, and satellite telemetry software for personal use.

  In addition to being an ARRL member, Minster is a member of AMSAT, the
  Frankford Radio Club, the Straight Key Century Club, CWops, and the
  North American QRP CW Club.

  "I spend every day of my life, one way or another, engaged in amateur
  radio. It is more than just a hobby for me; it is my community. It is
  where I live; where I have built lifelong friendships, and friendships
  that span the globe. Amateur radio allows me to dream and to
  experiment. I can't wait to bring my energy and boundless enthusiasm in
  service to ARRL."

  ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, said, "We are excited to welcome
  David as our new CEO, and look forward to his progressive leadership.
  His experience in management and operations, plus his activities in
  amateur radio, will serve our organization and members well."

  Minster will succeed Barry J. Shelley, N1VXY, who was CEO in 2018, and
  who has been serving as ARRL's Interim CEO since January 2020. Shelley
  had been ARRL's Chief Financial Officer since January 1992.
  Amateur Radio Volunteers Ready as Deadly Hurricane Laura Makes Landfall

  Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES^(R)) teams along the Gulf Coast
  were ready to assist as needed after Hurricane Laura made landfall as a
  powerful and deadly Category 4 storm along the Texas-Louisiana border
  with sustained winds of 150 MPH. The National Hurricane Center (NHC)
  predicted "unsurvivable storm surge" was in the vicinity of 20 feet or
  greater, driving Gulf waters inland into waterways and lowlands. More
  than a half-million people in Louisiana and Texas were told to evacuate
  ahead of the storm, but not everyone did -- or was able to leave.
  Widespread power outages were reported. By Thursday morning, the
  Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) had ratcheted its alert level up to 5 --
  Catastrophic Response Mode -- and remained in operation even after the
  hurricane hit.

  "Once Laura has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm, we will focus on
  helping to gather any post-storm reports from the areas that had been
  hit," HWN Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, said. "This includes the
  relaying of any emergency or priority traffic."

  At mid-week, ARRL South Texas Section Emergency Coordinator Jeffery
  Walter, KE5FGA, said, "We have begun nightly Zoom meetings with North
  Texas, South Texas, and ARRL Delta Division leadership. The areas
  directly in the path of the storm may call for mutual aid support." He
  assured that volunteers would be vetted and provided with necessary
  information and a plan put in place to define their deployment period.

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  The FCC has granted an ARRL request for a 30-day waiver to facilitate
  relief communications in the wake of Hurricane Laura. The waiver
  temporarily permits amateur data transmissions at a higher symbol rate
  than currently permitted under the FCC's rules. ARRL pointed out in its
  request that Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) members would be
  working with federal, state, and local emergency management officials
  to assist with disaster relief and may use radio modems capable of both
  PACTOR 3 and PACTOR 4 emissions. The higher data rates PACTOR 4 offers
  are critical to sending hurricane relief communications, including
  lists of needed and distributed supplies. Read more.

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  At 1200 UTC on Thursday, the NHC was reporting damaging winds and
  flooding rainfall overspreading inland areas in western and central
  Louisiana. "Life-threatening storm surge continues along much of the
  Louisiana coastline," the report added. The storm was still packing 100
  MPH winds. Laura was moving toward the north and that motion was
  expected to continue through the day. A northeastward to
  east-northeastward motion was expected Thursday night and Friday. Laura
  was predicted to move across southwestern Louisiana Thursday morning,
  and then continue northward across the state through the afternoon,
  with the storm's center forecast to move over Arkansas Thursday night,
  the mid-Mississippi Valley on Friday, and the mid-Atlantic states on
  Saturday.

  Voice over Internet Protocol Weather Net (VoIP-WX) Manager Rob Macedo,
  KD1CY, was interviewed on The Weather Channel on Thursday morning.

  In Louisiana and Texas, ARES teams were in standby status for local
  emergency managers or served agencies, such as the Red Cross, to
  request activation. Louisiana Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC) James
  Coleman, AI5B, said earlier this week that activations would happen on
  a parish-by-parish or on a regional basis as support is needed. The
  Louisiana ARES Emergency Net activated on Wednesday on 3.878 and/or
  7.255 MHz. The Delta Division Emergency Net was on standby Thursday.
  Ham Aid emergency communication kits from ARRL Headquarters have been
  pre-positioned in Louisiana for such situations since last year.

  ARRL South Texas Section Manager -- and incoming ARRL Director of
  Emergency Management -- Paul Gilbert, KE5ZW, was among those
  participating in an August 26 ARRL Headquarters Emergency Response Team
  (HQERT) Zoom meeting that also included Section leadership in Louisiana
  and Mississippi. ARES members were advised to stay in touch with
  Section Emergency Coordinators as well as district and local emergency
  coordinators for any activation plans, but consensus of those at the
  session was that volunteers would be needed. Gilbert stressed that ARES
  volunteers should not self-deploy.

  "Most staff members, including the HQERT, are working from home and
  communicating with each other via email and Microsoft Teams," ARRL
  Assistant Emergency Preparedness Manager Ken Bailey, K1FUG, said,
  adding that W1AW was ready if needed.

  NASA's THEMIS Mission Investigates Aurora Mysteries

  According to a NASA report, a special type of aurora, draped
  east-to-west across the night sky like a glowing pearl necklace, is
  helping scientists to better understand the science of auroras. Known
  as auroral beads, these lights often show up just before large auroral
  displays, which are caused by electrical storms in space called
  substorms. Previously, scientists weren't sure if auroral beads were
  somehow connected to other auroral displays as a phenomenon in space
  that precedes substorms, or if they are caused by disturbances closer
  to Earth's atmosphere.

  But powerful new computer models combined with observations from NASA's
  Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms --
  THEMIS -- mission have provided the first strong evidence of the events
  in space that lead to the appearance of these beads, and demonstrated
  the important role they play in our near space environment.

  "Now we know for certain that the formation of these beads is part of a
  process that precedes the triggering of a substorm in space," said
  Vassilis Angelopoulos, principal investigator of THEMIS at UCLA. "This
  is an important new piece of the puzzle."

  A THEMIS Spacecraft.

  By providing a broader picture than can be seen with the three THEMIS
  spacecraft or ground observations alone, the new models have shown that
  auroral beads are caused by turbulence in the plasma -- a fourth state
  of matter, made up of gaseous and highly conductive charged particles
  -- surrounding Earth. The results, recently published in Geophysical
  Research Letters and Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics,
  will ultimately help scientists better understand the full range of
  swirling structures seen in the auroras.

  "THEMIS observations have now revealed turbulences in space that cause
  flows seen lighting up the sky as of single pearls in the glowing
  auroral necklace," said Evgeny Panov, lead author on one of the new
  papers and THEMIS scientist at the Space Research Institute of the
  Austrian Academy of Sciences. "These turbulences in space are initially
  caused by lighter and more agile electrons, moving with the weight of
  particles 2,000 times heavier, and which theoretically may develop to
  full-scale auroral substorms."

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  ARRL Podcasts Schedule

  The latest episode of the On the Air podcast (Episode 8) features an
  interview with brothers Andy, KK4LWR, and Tony, KD8RTT, Milluzzi about
  the ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative. The On the Air podcast is
  a monthly companion to On the Air magazine, ARRL's magazine for
  beginner-to-intermediate ham radio operators.

  The latest episode of the Eclectic Tech podcast (Episode 15) features a
  chat with Bob Allison, WB1GCM, about HF transceiver shopping -- getting
  the best performance for the money.

  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 | Eclectic Tech.

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  Candidates Set for 2020 ARRL Division Elections

  The candidates for the 2020 ARRL Division elections are now official.
  ARRL members will choose between two candidates for Director in the
  Dakota and Great Lakes Divisions in this year's election cycle, and
  from among three candidates for Vice Director in the Great Lakes
  Division and between two candidates in the Midwest Division. In the
  Atlantic and Delta Divisions, incumbents are unopposed for both
  Director and Vice Director. In the Dakota Division, the sitting Vice
  Director is running unopposed, while in the Midwest Division, the
  current Vice Director is the only candidate for Director.

  Declared Elected Without Opposition
    * In the Atlantic Division, Director Tom Abernethy, W3TOM, who has
      held the seat since 2015, and Vice Director Bob Famiglio, K3RF,
      elected to a 3-year term (2015 - 2018) and then appointed in 2019
      to fill a vacancy when the incumbent stepped down.
    * In the Dakota Division, Vice Director Lynn Nelson, W0ND, in office
      since 2018.
    * In the Delta Division, Director David Norris, K5UZ, who's served in
      that office since 2012, and Vice Director Ed Hudgens, WB4RHQ,
      appointed in 2013.
    * In the Midwest Division, current Vice Director Art Zygielbaum,
      K0AIZ, will become the new Director in January, succeeding
      incumbent Rod Blocksome, K0DAS, who is not seeking a new term.
      Zygielbaum has been Vice Director since 2014.

  Contested Seats
    * In the Dakota Division, incumbent Director Matt Holden, K0BBC, in
      office since 2018, is being challenged by Vernon "Bill" Lippert,
      AC0W.
    * In the Great Lakes Division, incumbent Director Dale Williams,
      WA8EFK, who has held the seat since 2014, will face off against
      Michael Kalter, W8CI, who is treasurer of the Dayton Amateur Radio
      Association.
    * In the Great Lakes Division, members will choose from among three
      candidates to succeed incumbent Vice Director Thomas Delaney,
      W8WTD, who is not running for another term. They are current Ohio
      Section Manager Scott Yonally, N8SY; Jim Hessler, K8JH, who is vice
      president of the Grand Rapids Amateur Radio Association, and Frank
      Piper, KI8GW, Yonally's predecessor as Ohio Section Manager.
    * In the Midwest Division, members will choose between Dave Propper,
      K2DP, a current Assistant Director, and Lloyd Colston, KC5FM, a
      past Oklahoma Section Manager, to fill the Vice Director's chair
      that Zygielbaum is vacating.

  Balloting for contested seats will take place this fall. Votes will be
  counted, and successful candidates announced, in November.
  ARRL Seeks National Club Coordinator

  ARRL is seeking a National Club Coordinator who will act as the primary
  point of contact for Section Affiliated Club Coordinators. Section
  Affiliated Club Coordinators work with clubs to foster and coordinate
  activities to promote recruiting and training of new radio amateurs,
  endorse ARRL membership, and impart a positive image of amateur radio
  within the community.

  In addition to maintaining lines of communication with Section
  Affiliated Club Coordinators, the National Club Coordinator will
  develop presentations for in-person audiences and electronic media. The

  National Club Coordinator will also maintain affiliated club records
  and provide information and support to Affiliated Club Coordinators so
  they can assist clubs in keeping the ARRL affiliated club database
  current. This individual will also process applications from clubs
  seeking ARRL affiliation.

  The National Club Coordinator will design, write, and produce a
  newsletter and contribute content for QST, the ARRL website, and social
  media venues. The incumbent will also represent ARRL at amateur radio
  events, deliver presentations on the work of ARRL and the value of
  membership, and interact with members on behalf of the organization.

  The successful candidate will be able to conduct business in a
  professional manner, effectively represent ARRL at amateur radio
  events, and maintain productive working relationships and open
  communication between staff and the Field Organization. He or she will
  have at least 3 years of similar or related experience; past service as
  a club officer is a plus.

  Applicants should have a 2- or 4-year college degree or possess
  job-specific skills acquired through on-the-job training or an
  apprenticeship.

  The ideal candidate will exhibit courtesy, tact, and diplomacy on the
  job and be able to build relationships and solicit cooperation both
  within and outside the organization. Other skills include a working
  knowledge of Microsoft Office, desktop applications, online
  videoconferencing tools, and managing social media platforms.

  For complete information on this opening, see the full job description,
  which includes instructions on how to submit a resume.

  The K7RA Solar Update

  Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Our closest star seems to have
  quieted again. We have now experienced 6 consecutive days with no
  sunspots at all.

  The average daily sunspot number dropped from 5.4 to 1.9 this week, and
  average daily solar flux declined from 71 to 70.4. Geomagnetic
  indicators increased marginally, with average daily planetary A index
  going from 4.4 to 5.1, and average middle latitude A index from 5 to 6.

  Predicted solar flux is 70 on August 27 - September 2; 71 on September
  3; 72 on September 4 - 9; 71 on September 10 - 16; 70 on September 17 -
  27; 71 on September 28 - 30; 72 on October 1 - 6, and 71 on October
  7-10.

  Predicted planetary A index is 8 on August 27 - 28; 10, 12, and 12 on
  August 29 - 31; 8 on September 1; 5 on September 2 - 17; 8 on September
  18 - 19; 10, 15, and 10 on September 20 - 22; 5, 10, 12, and 18 on
  September 23 - 26; 15 on September 27 - 28; 12 on September 29, and 5
  on September 30 - October 10.

  Sunspot numbers for August 20 - 26 were 13, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, and 0, with
  a mean of 1.9. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 69.9, 70.9, 70, 70.6, 70.3,
  70.6, and 70.4, with a mean of 70.4. Estimated planetary A indices were
  3, 4, 8, 7, 3, 4, and 7, with a mean of 5.1. Middle latitude A index
  was 4, 5, 13, 7, 3, 3, and 7, with a mean of 6.

  A comprehensive K7RA Solar Update is posted Fridays on the ARRL
  website. For more information concerning radio propagation, visit the
  ARRL Technical Information Service, read "What the Numbers Mean...,"
  and check out K9LA's Propagation Page.

  A propagation bulletin archive is available. For customizable
  propagation charts, visit the VOACAP Online for Ham Radio website.

  Share your reports and observations.

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  Just Ahead in Radiosport
    * August 29 -- Kentucky State Parks on the Air (CW, phone, digital)
    * August 29 - 30 -- ALARA Contest (CW, phone)
    * August 29 - 30 -- W/VE Islands QSO Party (CW, phone)
    * August 29 - 30 -- SCC RTTY Championship
    * August 29 - 30 -- YO DX HF Contest (CW, phone)
    * August 29 - 30 -- World Wide Digi DX Contest
    * August 29 - 30 -- Kansas QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)
    * August 30 -- SARL HF CW Contest
    * August 31 -- QCX Challenge (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 email preferences.

  Ham-Astronauts to Crew Boeing, SpaceX Commercial Missions for NASA

  Ham-astronauts abound among crew members assigned to pioneering
  commercial space missions by Boeing and SpaceX. Jeanette Epps, KF5QNU,
  is the latest astronaut assigned to the Boeing Starliner-1, a
  four-passenger vehicle that will undertake its first mission to the
  International Space Station (ISS) in 2021. Others on the crew will
  include veteran Sunita Williams, KD5PLB, and Josh Cassada, KI5CRH.
  Another crew member is yet to be named.

                                               Jeanette Epps, KF5QNU.
                                               [NASA, photo]

  Epps, Williams, and Cassada will spend 6 months on the ISS. The flight
  will follow NASA certification after a successful uncrewed Orbital
  Flight Test-2 and Crew Flight Test with astronauts. The spaceflight
  will be the first for Epps and Cassada and the third for Williams, who
  spent long-duration tours on the ISS for Expeditions 14/15 and 32/33.
  NASA assigned Williams and Cassada to the Starliner-1 mission in August
  2018.

  Four veteran astronauts are preparing to launch this fall on the SpaceX
  Crew 1 mission. They are Victor Glover, KI5BKC; Mike Hopkins, KF5LJG;
  Shannon Walker, KD5DXB, and Soichi Noguchi, KD5TVP, of the Japan
  Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

  Boeing Starliner 1 crew
  members Josh Cassada, KI5CRH,
  and Sunita Williams, KD5PLB.

  NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than October 23 for the first
  operational flight with astronauts of the Crew Dragon spacecraft and
  Falcon 9 rocket as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program. The
  SpaceX Crew-1 mission will be the first regular rotational mission to
  the space station following completion of NASA certification.

  Astronauts Bob Behnken, KE5GGX, and Doug Hurley traveled to the ISS on
  a SpaceX Crew Dragon in late May, marking the first time that humans
  traveled aloft via a commercial spacecraft.

                                     NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 crew members in
                                     the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft
                                     during training. From left to right:
                                     Shannon Walker, KD5DXB; Victor
                                     Glover, KI5BKC; Mike Hopkins,
                                     KF5LJG, and Soichi Noguchi, KD5TVP.
                                     [SpaceX, photo]

  NASA's Commercial Crew Program is working with the US aerospace
  industry as companies develop and operate a new generation of
  spacecraft and launch systems capable of carrying crews to low-Earth
  orbit and to the space station. Commercial transportation to and from
  the station will provide expanded utility, additional research time,
  and broader opportunities for discovery on the orbital outpost, NASA
  says.

  "As commercial companies focus on providing human transportation
  services to and from low-Earth orbit, NASA will concentrate its focus
  on building spacecraft and rockets for deep-space missions," the space
  agency said.

  Some of the ham-astronauts will be available for ham radio contacts
  from the ISS with schools and educational groups via the Amateur Radio
  on the International Space Station (ARISS) program.

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  Announcements
    * The World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF) has announced the
      election of 22-year-old Philipp Springer, DK6SP, to its Board of
      Directors, effective immediately. Springer is a member of the IARU
      Region 1 Youth Working Group and the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
      (DARC), where he is responsible for leading activities for the
      Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) Team Germany program. He was a
      competitor at World Radio Team Championship (WRTC) 2018. At the
      same time, WWROF announced the departure of veteran board member
      Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV.
    * The Arizona Radio Council of Arizona (ARCA) has conferred awards
      and scholarships during an online meeting attended by 41 member
      clubs. Selected as Arizona Ham of the Year award was Angie
      Buchanan, N7EMB. The ARCA Young Ham of the Year Award went to
      Annika Smith, KE7JOY, who was 17 when she won the award. ARCA also
      awarded a $2,500 scholarship to Charles Loftus, Jr., KI7DUV, who
      will be pursuing a degree in engineering. -- Thanks to ARCA Chair
      Steve Miller, W6SDM
    * The Titan Missile Museum in Sahuarita, Arizona, has been closed due
      to the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure includes the original 80-foot
      Collins discage antenna, which has been maintained by the Green
      Valley Amateur Radio Club (GVARC) for use by visiting amateurs,
      access to which has now been restricted -- Thanks to Ray Soifer,
      W2RS
    * Australian telecommunications regulator ACMA has announced it's
      analyzing submissions to its paper, "Possible use of the 5351.5 -
      5366.5 kHz band by the amateur service," in which the agency will
      examine sharing issues between existing and potential amateur uses
      of the band and seek comments on a range of options.

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  In Brief...

  Derecho Takes Down 1,200 Feet of Tower and 35 Yagis The popular contest
  station of Tony Radebaugh, N0NI, in Rippey, Iowa, lost some 1,200 feet
  of tower and 35 Yagis in the August 10 derecho event. Winds of 140 MPH
  or greater caused extensive property damage in some areas. "Trees
  falling on guy wires is what did me in," Radebaugh said. "Everything
  outside of the trees stayed up, including a three-element full-size
  40-meter Yagi at 196 feet. A two-element 40-meter XM240 on the same
  tower snapped." The violent, fast-moving storm complex raked a 700-mile
  path from Nebraska to Indiana. Winds of more than 70 MPH hit Chicago,
  and more than 300,000 lost power. Iowa was the hardest-hit state, with
  some 10 million acres of corn and soybean crops wiped out. Residents
  had little or no warning before the so-called "land hurricane" struck.

  Shorter Call Signs Popular with Australian Foundation Licensees
  Australian Foundation-class licensees attempting to swap call signs
  under a new plan are encountering delays. Foundation licensees may now
  shed their seven-character call signs (VK#Fxxx) for standard
  six-character call signs. Australian regulator ACMA announced the
  change in July. Its contractor, the Australian Maritime College (AMC),
  has been unable to meet the overwhelming demand, so processing times
  have been extended. The Wireless Institute of Australia reports that it
  is updating its "Publicly Available Callsigns Database" to match the
  new call sign template.

  Veteran Incoming QSL Bureau Manager Dick Maylott, W2YE, SK Dick
  Maylott, W2YE, of Leesburg, Virginia, who managed the ARRL Incoming QSL
  Bureau for fourth-district two-letter prefix call signs since 1993,
  died unexpectedly on August 23. He was 83. Licensed in 1954, Maylott
  was a member of the Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club, which sponsors
  the QSL Bureau; the Potomac Valley Radio Club; the Loudoun Amateur
  Radio Group; the Quarter Century Wireless Association, and the National
  Capitol DX Association.
  Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions

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  Note: Many conventions and hamfests have been canceled or postponed due
  to the coronavirus pandemic. Check the calendar of canceled events on
  the ARRL website.

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    * November 14 - 15 -- Central Division Convention, Fort Wayne,
      Indiana
    * November 21 -- Alabama State Convention, Montgomery, Alabama
    * December 11 - 12 -- Florida State Convention, Plant City, Florida

  Find conventions and hamfests in your area.

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