From buckeroobrad at gmail.com Fri Jun 1 19:24:00 2018 From: buckeroobrad at gmail.com (Buckeroo Brad) Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 19:24:00 -0500 Subject: [W5SFA] Tues Net In-Reply-To: <7DCBA872-C7B0-4358-9FD0-7E3992CA2A59@gmail.com> References: <7DCBA872-C7B0-4358-9FD0-7E3992CA2A59@gmail.com> Message-ID: I've been working long hours and also forgot. It's been a habit lately. I'm working up under the dash of my truck now and am inclined towards punching a hole through the firewall for a dedicated power cable while there. On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 9:56 AM, jack bates wrote: > No prob. 73 > > 73. k5FRT > > > On May 30, 2018, at 8:16 AM, ron beauregard wrote: > > Sorry about last night. I had a lot on my mind and completely forgot about > it. Will do better in June. > > > 73's Ron K1pec > > _______________________________________________ > w5sfa mailing list > w5sfa at w5sfa.org > http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org > > > _______________________________________________ > w5sfa mailing list > w5sfa at w5sfa.org > http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org > > -- ------------------------------ Please, if you forward this, remove my email address before you do. I delete all email addresses before forwarding, to keep spammers at bay and I appreciate you doing the same for me. Also, when forwarding, list all recipients as "BCC" so their email address is not being passed along to others. Thanks! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I'm expecting to hear a report on the operation at San Felipe, an > update on plans for Field Day with the Washington County group, a notice > about the new repeater at Johnny Holmes residence, any other items from the > floor, and THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS. > > ?See you all at Kenney Store!? > > -- > ?Gil WB5RFQ? > > ---- > Gilbert A Franke > (361 442 6008 - cell) > 130 N Harris Street > Bellville TX 77418 > > > > _______________________________________________ > w5sfa mailing list > w5sfa at w5sfa.org > http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org > > -- ------------------------------ Please, if you forward this, remove my email address before you do. I delete all email addresses before forwarding, to keep spammers at bay and I appreciate you doing the same for me. Also, when forwarding, list all recipients as "BCC" so their email address is not being passed along to others. Thanks! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k5frt33 at gmail.com Wed Jun 6 17:52:08 2018 From: k5frt33 at gmail.com (jack bates) Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2018 17:52:08 -0500 Subject: [W5SFA] June Monthly Meeting Message-ID: Reservations have been made at The Golden Pagoda in Bellville for our June 27th. meeting. As usual, 6:00 P.M. for dining and 7 P.M. for meeting. RSVP not required, but if you want to check in at my address (k5frt33 at gmail.com), I can give the restaurant a heads up on a number to expect. -- Extremely cunning and sly, bears watching -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dhcody at att.net Fri Jun 8 10:53:32 2018 From: dhcody at att.net (Dennis Email) Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2018 10:53:32 -0500 Subject: [W5SFA] Dstar HT for Sale Message-ID: <017501d3ff40$daadf620$9009e260$@net> Hey guys, I am selling my Icom ID-51 Plus (Anniversary Model) hand held HT, drop in charger, and RT Systems Programming software with cable for $325.00. Unit is already programmed for the Bellville Dstar repeater and has many reflectors pre programmed ready for use. It also has all of the local analog repeaters programmed. I paid over $525.00 new for the setup. The only reason I am selling, is I just purchased the Kenwood D74a handheld that has APRS and Dstar digital modes and I don't need both hand held units. Please give me a call or email if you are interested or want further information. Thanks 73 WR5DC Dennis H. Cody dhcody at att.net 281-844-0985 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dhcody at att.net Fri Jun 8 19:41:47 2018 From: dhcody at att.net (Dennis Email) Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2018 19:41:47 -0500 Subject: [W5SFA] FW: FD Guide COPY for SFA ARC CLUB...fooie Message-ID: <000f01d3ff8a$a661bfb0$f3253f10$@net> Attachment sent on behalf of David Gilpin W5FUY our newest club member It contains information regarding the Washington Amateur Radio Club Field Day event that everyone is invited to attend. Thanks 73 de WR5DC Dennis H. Cody dhcody at att.net 281-844-0985 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: HamRadioFieldDay2018Guide.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 87104 bytes Desc: not available URL: From katcroker at yahoo.com Tue Jun 12 11:20:47 2018 From: katcroker at yahoo.com (Kat Croker) Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 11:20:47 -0500 Subject: [W5SFA] QST ATTENTION! HAM RADIO FIELD DAY 2018 June 23-24 Check this out! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks, David! SFARC, this is the information we spoke of during the last meeting. Kindest regards, Kat Croker KB5ITB Sent from my iPad > On Jun 11, 2018, at 5:58 PM, David Gilpin wrote: > > Sorry, you had given me your email address, and i had lost it. Just found it. 73, fooie > ________________________________________ > From: David Gilpin > Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 5:45 PM > > Subject: QST ATTENTION! HAM RADIO FIELD DAY 2018 June 23-24 Check this out! > > QST QST QST ATTENTION ALL AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS. > > "HAM RADIO FIELD DAY 2018" is being sponsored by the Washington County Amateur Radio Club, and will take place Saturday And Sunday, June 23rd-24th, at the Prairie Hill Voluntary Fire Department's Meeting Hall, just a 10 minute drive northwest of Brenham on Highway 50. Note that this facility is fully air-conditioned. This accommodation will be a welcome addition to any houston area summer-time event. Plan to bring the whole family. > > This will be a time of fun, a time to cellebrate our hobby, with a focus on our tradition of public emergency service. Think of it as fun and fellowship while doing ham radio. All interested amateur radio operators are invited to participate, regardless of your home qth, county, or club affiliations. > > Some participants will choose to join an "ARRL Field Day Team", who will be attempting to be "in for the count" on the National ARRL Contest. But that is not for everyone. Others will opt for an "Emergency Exercise Team", which will not have the strict logging and reporting requirements. Still others will choose to participate as individual Go-Box Stations. In any case, each person can engage in all the activities in a manner consistent with his own schedule requirements, desires and interests. > > All amateur radio operators wishing to engage in the Emergency Exercises, whether as a team or as an individual, are asked to preregister by Sunday, June 17th, 2018, one week before the event. No fees are required for registration. This is to provide planning information to the FD Team. It is optional, in any case. All hams interested in participationing will be accomodated, even "walk-ins", who have not preregistered. > > Reservations must be made in advance for the Saturday Lunch and Evening Dinner. See the FD Guide, for details. > > The FD call-in frequency will be 443.25+ mhz fm (with a CTCSS tone of 103.5 hz). > > The Ham Radio Field Day 2018 Guide/Schedule is available for download as a PDF file. It includes how to preregister for the Emergency Exercises, how to make reservations for the noon and evening Saturday meals, as well as full event details. To download the HamRadioFieldDay2018Guide.pdf, click on the link below (or copy and paste the link just below into the URL FIELD at the top of your web browser page): > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/q0p0p6qry4d973p/HamRadioFieldDay2018Guide.pdf?dl=0 > > Additional details will be available on the club web site at www.washcohamradio.org. For additional assistance or information, and to preregister for the Emergency Exercises, or to make reservations for the Saturday noon and evening meals, contact David via email at W5FUY at arrl.net. > > Hope to see you there. This is W5FUY, ole man fooie! 73 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From dan at dandlfarms.com Tue Jun 12 18:58:49 2018 From: dan at dandlfarms.com (Dan White) Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 18:58:49 -0500 Subject: [W5SFA] D Star dongle Message-ID: <79639A6340E24B4D82AF07733D0E016C@D630> http://nwdigitalradio.com/products/ A way to get on the repeater via the computer. Dan, W5AOV -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chislett5 at att.net Tue Jun 12 20:58:34 2018 From: chislett5 at att.net ( Chislett5) Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 20:58:34 -0500 Subject: [W5SFA] D Star dongle References: <79639A6340E24B4D82AF07733D0E016C@D630> Message-ID: I ordered the dongle from Gigaparts about six weeks ago and was placed on back order. They still do not know when they will receive the parts to send out to their customers. Hot item! Ray W5RAC ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan White To: W5SFA Reflector Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 6:58 PM Subject: [W5SFA] D Star dongle http://nwdigitalradio.com/products/ A way to get on the repeater via the computer. Dan, W5AOV ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ w5sfa mailing list w5sfa at w5sfa.org http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k5frt33 at gmail.com Tue Jun 12 21:20:54 2018 From: k5frt33 at gmail.com (jack bates) Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 21:20:54 -0500 Subject: [W5SFA] D Star dongle In-Reply-To: References: <79639A6340E24B4D82AF07733D0E016C@D630> Message-ID: I got one on QRZ for $100. works like a charm. On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 8:58 PM, Chislett5 wrote: > I ordered the dongle from Gigaparts about six weeks ago and was placed on > back order. They still do not know when they will receive the parts to > send out to their customers. Hot item! > > Ray > W5RAC > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Dan White > *To:* W5SFA Reflector > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 12, 2018 6:58 PM > *Subject:* [W5SFA] D Star dongle > > http://nwdigitalradio.com/products/ > > A way to get on the repeater via the computer. > > Dan, W5AOV > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > w5sfa mailing list > w5sfa at w5sfa.org > http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org > > > _______________________________________________ > w5sfa mailing list > w5sfa at w5sfa.org > http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org > > -- Extremely cunning and sly, bears watching -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katcroker at yahoo.com Wed Jun 13 08:41:14 2018 From: katcroker at yahoo.com (Kat Croker) Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 08:41:14 -0500 Subject: [W5SFA] Fwd: QST ATTENTION! HAM RADIO FIELD DAY 2018 June 23-24 Check this out! References: Message-ID: <37AE6A3C-4139-4ABF-ACD6-A0C1BE11E404@yahoo.com> I?m going to try this again. Didn?t see it come up on the reflector yesterday. Apologies if it?s a repeat! 73s Kat Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: Kat Croker > Date: June 12, 2018 at 11:20:47 AM CDT > To: David Gilpin , w5sfa at w5sfa.org > Subject: Re: QST ATTENTION! HAM RADIO FIELD DAY 2018 June 23-24 Check this out! > > Thanks, David! > SFARC, this is the information we spoke of during the last meeting. > Kindest regards, > Kat Croker > KB5ITB > > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Jun 11, 2018, at 5:58 PM, David Gilpin wrote: >> >> Sorry, you had given me your email address, and i had lost it. Just found it. 73, fooie >> ________________________________________ >> From: David Gilpin >> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 5:45 PM >> >> Subject: QST ATTENTION! HAM RADIO FIELD DAY 2018 June 23-24 Check this out! >> >> QST QST QST ATTENTION ALL AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS. >> >> "HAM RADIO FIELD DAY 2018" is being sponsored by the Washington County Amateur Radio Club, and will take place Saturday And Sunday, June 23rd-24th, at the Prairie Hill Voluntary Fire Department's Meeting Hall, just a 10 minute drive northwest of Brenham on Highway 50. Note that this facility is fully air-conditioned. This accommodation will be a welcome addition to any houston area summer-time event. Plan to bring the whole family. >> >> This will be a time of fun, a time to cellebrate our hobby, with a focus on our tradition of public emergency service. Think of it as fun and fellowship while doing ham radio. All interested amateur radio operators are invited to participate, regardless of your home qth, county, or club affiliations. >> >> Some participants will choose to join an "ARRL Field Day Team", who will be attempting to be "in for the count" on the National ARRL Contest. But that is not for everyone. Others will opt for an "Emergency Exercise Team", which will not have the strict logging and reporting requirements. Still others will choose to participate as individual Go-Box Stations. In any case, each person can engage in all the activities in a manner consistent with his own schedule requirements, desires and interests. >> >> All amateur radio operators wishing to engage in the Emergency Exercises, whether as a team or as an individual, are asked to preregister by Sunday, June 17th, 2018, one week before the event. No fees are required for registration. This is to provide planning information to the FD Team. It is optional, in any case. All hams interested in participationing will be accomodated, even "walk-ins", who have not preregistered. >> >> Reservations must be made in advance for the Saturday Lunch and Evening Dinner. See the FD Guide, for details. >> >> The FD call-in frequency will be 443.25+ mhz fm (with a CTCSS tone of 103.5 hz). >> >> The Ham Radio Field Day 2018 Guide/Schedule is available for download as a PDF file. It includes how to preregister for the Emergency Exercises, how to make reservations for the noon and evening Saturday meals, as well as full event details. To download the HamRadioFieldDay2018Guide.pdf, click on the link below (or copy and paste the link just below into the URL FIELD at the top of your web browser page): >> >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/q0p0p6qry4d973p/HamRadioFieldDay2018Guide.pdf?dl=0 >> >> Additional details will be available on the club web site at www.washcohamradio.org. For additional assistance or information, and to preregister for the Emergency Exercises, or to make reservations for the Saturday noon and evening meals, contact David via email at W5FUY at arrl.net. >> >> Hope to see you there. This is W5FUY, ole man fooie! 73 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k5frt33 at gmail.com Wed Jun 13 11:19:54 2018 From: k5frt33 at gmail.com (jack bates) Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 11:19:54 -0500 Subject: [W5SFA] Fwd: QST ATTENTION! HAM RADIO FIELD DAY 2018 June 23-24 Check this out! In-Reply-To: References:

Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kat Croker Date: Wed, Jun 13, 2018 at 8:45 AM Subject: Fwd: QST ATTENTION! HAM RADIO FIELD DAY 2018 June 23-24 Check this out! To: k5frt33 at gmail.com Jack, can you send this out to the reflector? I?ve tried now twice and I?m not seeing it. Must be doing something wrong! If you?ve seen it pop up either yesterday or this morning, disregard this message. Thanks! Kat Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: *From:* David Gilpin *Date:* June 11, 2018 at 5:58:25 PM CDT *To:* Kat SFARC SecTres *Subject:* *Fw: QST ATTENTION! HAM RADIO FIELD DAY 2018 June 23-24 Check this out!* Sorry, you had given me your email address, and i had lost it. Just found it. 73, fooie ________________________________________ From: David Gilpin Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 5:45 PM Subject: QST ATTENTION! HAM RADIO FIELD DAY 2018 June 23-24 Check this out! QST QST QST ATTENTION ALL AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS. "HAM RADIO FIELD DAY 2018" is being sponsored by the Washington County Amateur Radio Club, and will take place Saturday And Sunday, June 23rd-24th, at the Prairie Hill Voluntary Fire Department's Meeting Hall, just a 10 minute drive northwest of Brenham on Highway 50. Note that this facility is fully air-conditioned. This accommodation will be a welcome addition to any houston area summer-time event. Plan to bring the whole family. This will be a time of fun, a time to cellebrate our hobby, with a focus on our tradition of public emergency service. Think of it as fun and fellowship while doing ham radio. All interested amateur radio operators are invited to participate, regardless of your home qth, county, or club affiliations. Some participants will choose to join an "ARRL Field Day Team", who will be attempting to be "in for the count" on the National ARRL Contest. But that is not for everyone. Others will opt for an "Emergency Exercise Team", which will not have the strict logging and reporting requirements. Still others will choose to participate as individual Go-Box Stations. In any case, each person can engage in all the activities in a manner consistent with his own schedule requirements, desires and interests. All amateur radio operators wishing to engage in the Emergency Exercises, whether as a team or as an individual, are asked to preregister by Sunday, June 17th, 2018, one week before the event. No fees are required for registration. This is to provide planning information to the FD Team. It is optional, in any case. All hams interested in participationing will be accomodated, even "walk-ins", who have not preregistered. Reservations must be made in advance for the Saturday Lunch and Evening Dinner. See the FD Guide, for details. The FD call-in frequency will be 443.25+ mhz fm (with a CTCSS tone of 103.5 hz). The Ham Radio Field Day 2018 Guide/Schedule is available for download as a PDF file. It includes how to preregister for the Emergency Exercises, how to make reservations for the noon and evening Saturday meals, as well as full event details. To download the HamRadioFieldDay2018Guide.pdf, click on the link below (or copy and paste the link just below into the URL FIELD at the top of your web browser page): https://www.dropbox.com/s/q0p0p6qry4d973p/ HamRadioFieldDay2018Guide.pdf?dl=0 Additional details will be available on the club web site at www.washcohamradio.org. For additional assistance or information, and to preregister for the Emergency Exercises, or to make reservations for the Saturday noon and evening meals, contact David via email at W5FUY at arrl.net. Hope to see you there. This is W5FUY, ole man fooie! 73 -- Extremely cunning and sly, bears watching -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan at dandlfarms.com Wed Jun 13 13:23:04 2018 From: dan at dandlfarms.com (Dan White) Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 13:23:04 -0500 Subject: [W5SFA] Fwd: QST ATTENTION! HAM RADIO FIELD DAY 2018 June 23-24 Check this out! In-Reply-To: <37AE6A3C-4139-4ABF-ACD6-A0C1BE11E404@yahoo.com> References: <37AE6A3C-4139-4ABF-ACD6-A0C1BE11E404@yahoo.com> Message-ID: Its there Kathy.. From: Kat Croker Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 8:41 AM To: w5sfa at w5sfa.org Subject: [W5SFA] Fwd: QST ATTENTION! HAM RADIO FIELD DAY 2018 June 23-24 Check this out! I?m going to try this again. Didn?t see it come up on the reflector yesterday. Apologies if it?s a repeat! 73s Kat Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: Kat Croker Date: June 12, 2018 at 11:20:47 AM CDT To: David Gilpin , w5sfa at w5sfa.org Subject: Re: QST ATTENTION! HAM RADIO FIELD DAY 2018 June 23-24 Check this out! Thanks, David! SFARC, this is the information we spoke of during the last meeting. Kindest regards, Kat Croker KB5ITB Sent from my iPad On Jun 11, 2018, at 5:58 PM, David Gilpin wrote: Sorry, you had given me your email address, and i had lost it. Just found it. 73, fooie ________________________________________ From: David Gilpin Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 5:45 PM Subject: QST ATTENTION! HAM RADIO FIELD DAY 2018 June 23-24 Check this out! QST QST QST ATTENTION ALL AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS. "HAM RADIO FIELD DAY 2018" is being sponsored by the Washington County Amateur Radio Club, and will take place Saturday And Sunday, June 23rd-24th, at the Prairie Hill Voluntary Fire Department's Meeting Hall, just a 10 minute drive northwest of Brenham on Highway 50. Note that this facility is fully air-conditioned. This accommodation will be a welcome addition to any houston area summer-time event. Plan to bring the whole family. This will be a time of fun, a time to cellebrate our hobby, with a focus on our tradition of public emergency service. Think of it as fun and fellowship while doing ham radio. All interested amateur radio operators are invited to participate, regardless of your home qth, county, or club affiliations. Some participants will choose to join an "ARRL Field Day Team", who will be attempting to be "in for the count" on the National ARRL Contest. But that is not for everyone. Others will opt for an "Emergency Exercise Team", which will not have the strict logging and reporting requirements. Still others will choose to participate as individual Go-Box Stations. In any case, each person can engage in all the activities in a manner consistent with his own schedule requirements, desires and interests. All amateur radio operators wishing to engage in the Emergency Exercises, whether as a team or as an individual, are asked to preregister by Sunday, June 17th, 2018, one week before the event. No fees are required for registration. This is to provide planning information to the FD Team. It is optional, in any case. All hams interested in participationing will be accomodated, even "walk-ins", who have not preregistered. Reservations must be made in advance for the Saturday Lunch and Evening Dinner. See the FD Guide, for details. The FD call-in frequency will be 443.25+ mhz fm (with a CTCSS tone of 103.5 hz). The Ham Radio Field Day 2018 Guide/Schedule is available for download as a PDF file. It includes how to preregister for the Emergency Exercises, how to make reservations for the noon and evening Saturday meals, as well as full event details. To download the HamRadioFieldDay2018Guide.pdf, click on the link below (or copy and paste the link just below into the URL FIELD at the top of your web browser page): https://www.dropbox.com/s/q0p0p6qry4d973p/HamRadioFieldDay2018Guide.pdf?dl=0 Additional details will be available on the club web site at www.washcohamradio.org. For additional assistance or information, and to preregister for the Emergency Exercises, or to make reservations for the Saturday noon and evening meals, contact David via email at W5FUY at arrl.net. Hope to see you there. This is W5FUY, ole man fooie! 73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ w5sfa mailing list w5sfa at w5sfa.org http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan at dandlfarms.com Wed Jun 13 13:24:34 2018 From: dan at dandlfarms.com (Dan White) Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 13:24:34 -0500 Subject: [W5SFA] Fwd: QST ATTENTION! HAM RADIO FIELD DAY 2018 June 23-24 Check this out! In-Reply-To: <37AE6A3C-4139-4ABF-ACD6-A0C1BE11E404@yahoo.com> References: <37AE6A3C-4139-4ABF-ACD6-A0C1BE11E404@yahoo.com> Message-ID: Dennis Cody posted the entire FD from Washington County. Dan From: Kat Croker Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 8:41 AM To: w5sfa at w5sfa.org Subject: [W5SFA] Fwd: QST ATTENTION! HAM RADIO FIELD DAY 2018 June 23-24 Check this out! I?m going to try this again. Didn?t see it come up on the reflector yesterday. Apologies if it?s a repeat! 73s Kat Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: Kat Croker Date: June 12, 2018 at 11:20:47 AM CDT To: David Gilpin , w5sfa at w5sfa.org Subject: Re: QST ATTENTION! HAM RADIO FIELD DAY 2018 June 23-24 Check this out! Thanks, David! SFARC, this is the information we spoke of during the last meeting. Kindest regards, Kat Croker KB5ITB Sent from my iPad On Jun 11, 2018, at 5:58 PM, David Gilpin wrote: Sorry, you had given me your email address, and i had lost it. Just found it. 73, fooie ________________________________________ From: David Gilpin Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 5:45 PM Subject: QST ATTENTION! HAM RADIO FIELD DAY 2018 June 23-24 Check this out! QST QST QST ATTENTION ALL AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS. "HAM RADIO FIELD DAY 2018" is being sponsored by the Washington County Amateur Radio Club, and will take place Saturday And Sunday, June 23rd-24th, at the Prairie Hill Voluntary Fire Department's Meeting Hall, just a 10 minute drive northwest of Brenham on Highway 50. Note that this facility is fully air-conditioned. This accommodation will be a welcome addition to any houston area summer-time event. Plan to bring the whole family. This will be a time of fun, a time to cellebrate our hobby, with a focus on our tradition of public emergency service. Think of it as fun and fellowship while doing ham radio. All interested amateur radio operators are invited to participate, regardless of your home qth, county, or club affiliations. Some participants will choose to join an "ARRL Field Day Team", who will be attempting to be "in for the count" on the National ARRL Contest. But that is not for everyone. Others will opt for an "Emergency Exercise Team", which will not have the strict logging and reporting requirements. Still others will choose to participate as individual Go-Box Stations. In any case, each person can engage in all the activities in a manner consistent with his own schedule requirements, desires and interests. All amateur radio operators wishing to engage in the Emergency Exercises, whether as a team or as an individual, are asked to preregister by Sunday, June 17th, 2018, one week before the event. No fees are required for registration. This is to provide planning information to the FD Team. It is optional, in any case. All hams interested in participationing will be accomodated, even "walk-ins", who have not preregistered. Reservations must be made in advance for the Saturday Lunch and Evening Dinner. See the FD Guide, for details. The FD call-in frequency will be 443.25+ mhz fm (with a CTCSS tone of 103.5 hz). The Ham Radio Field Day 2018 Guide/Schedule is available for download as a PDF file. It includes how to preregister for the Emergency Exercises, how to make reservations for the noon and evening Saturday meals, as well as full event details. To download the HamRadioFieldDay2018Guide.pdf, click on the link below (or copy and paste the link just below into the URL FIELD at the top of your web browser page): https://www.dropbox.com/s/q0p0p6qry4d973p/HamRadioFieldDay2018Guide.pdf?dl=0 Additional details will be available on the club web site at www.washcohamradio.org. For additional assistance or information, and to preregister for the Emergency Exercises, or to make reservations for the Saturday noon and evening meals, contact David via email at W5FUY at arrl.net. Hope to see you there. 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URL: From dan at dandlfarms.com Thu Jun 21 20:54:20 2018 From: dan at dandlfarms.com (Dan White) Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2018 20:54:20 -0500 Subject: [W5SFA] Fw: The ARRL Letter for June 21, 2018 Message-ID: <05DD39E030D542BC856B13B0CDF321D2@D630> PreviewIncase you are not an ARRL member. From: ARRL Web site Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2018 2:46 PM To: dan at dandlfarms.com Subject: The ARRL Letter for June 21, 2018 If you are having trouble reading this message, you can see the original at: http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/?issue=2018-06-21 June 21, 2018Editor: Rick Lindquist, WW1MEARRL Home Page ARRL Letter Archive Audio News a.. ARES? Continues Move Toward Enhanced Training, Paperless Reporting b.. Amateur Radio Honored in Advance of Field Day 2018 on June 23 - 24 c.. W1AW Announces Field Day Bulletin Schedule d.. Safety First on Field Day! e.. The Doctor Will See You Now! f.. Assigning Kosovo Z6 Call Signs "Unauthorized and Illegal," ITU Secretary-General Says g.. DXpedition Team Sets Sail for Baker Island h.. Experiments Look to Leverage Low-Latency HF to Shave Microseconds off Trade Times i.. Curtis Keyer Chip Developer Jack Curtis, K6KU, SK j.. In Brief... k.. The K7RA Solar Update l.. Just Ahead in Radiosport m.. Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions ARES? Continues Move Toward Enhanced Training, Paperless Reporting As part of upgrades to the ARES? program, ARRL will phase out traditional hard-copy report forms later this year in favor of an online system, ARES? Connect -- a new volunteer management, communication, and reporting system. The system (in beta testing since March in four ARRL sections with large ARES organizations) will allow ARES members to log information for ARRL Field Organization handling but does not change how ARES serves partner organizations. ARES training also is due for enhancement. At the Hamvention? ARRL Membership Forum in May, Great Lakes Division Director Dale Williams, WA8EFK, who chairs the ARRL Public Service Enhancement Working Group, discussed dramatic changes occurring among agencies in the emergency/disaster response sector and the transition to ARES Connect. In his presentation, "ARES Advances into the 21st Century -- a New Program, a New Mission," Williams outlined the vision for an ARES comprised of organized, trained, qualified, and credentialed Amateur Radio operators who can provide public service partners with radio communication expertise, capability, and capacity. Goals include aligning the ARES organizational structure with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS). Emergency Coordinators (ECs) will continue to lead local ARES teams during an incident, with support from District and Section Emergency Coordinators. Changes would encompass additional mandatory training to include ARRL Emergency Communications courses and the now-standard FEMA NIMS/ICS courses IS-100, 200, 700, 800, with IS-300 and 400 for higher levels. Training levels attained would dovetail with three new levels of ARES participation. The ARRL Headquarters staff is undergoing training in ARES Connect administration, with group registration under way and IDs assigned. ARES-related publications also are being updated, along with an ARES strategic plan and introductory announcement. An article on ARES enhancements -- once they have been approved by the ARRL Board of Directors -- is set to appear in the September 2018 issue of QST. Read more. -- Thanks to Rick Palm, K1CE/ARES E-Letter Amateur Radio Honored in Advance of Field Day 2018 on June 23 - 24 Each year as ARRL Field Day approaches, state and local governments traditionally take advantage of the opportunity to honor Amateur Radio in the form of various proclamations. This list of those that took part is not necessarily comprehensive. a.. In Alabama, Governor Kay Ivey proclaimed June 18 - 24 as "Amateur Radio Week." A delegation of radio amateurs from around the state were on hand as Governor Ivey signed the proclamation. b.. In Idaho, Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter has proclaimed June 18 - 24 as "Amateur Radio Week." The proclamation declares that Amateur Radio has proved its relevance in the modern world by providing emergency communications when other system failed in the wake of hurricanes and other disasters. c.. In Massachusetts, at the urging of State Senator Bruce Tarr, N1UIU, Massachusetts Governor Charles Baker signed a proclamation declaring June 24 as "Amateur Radio Day" in the Bay State. d.. In South Carolina, Governor Henry McMaster has declared the week of June 18 - 24 as "Amateur Radio Week." He encouraged South Carolinians to recognize radio amateurs for "their many contributions, including emergency communications and other public service work, to the continued safety of the residents of the Palmetto State." e.. In the state of Washington, Governor Jay Inslee proclaimed the week of June 18 - 24 as "Amateur Radio Week," encouraging recognition of the importance of Amateur Radio operators, "on whom we can rely during emergencies or disasters within the state." f.. The Orange Park, Florida, Town Council designated June 18 - 24 as "Amateur Radio Week," recognizing Amateur Radio's role in furthering international goodwill as well as its public service in disasters, emergencies, and during public events. g.. The Town Board of Cicero, New York, recognized the Liverpool Amateur Radio Club for its "fundamental role in disaster communications" for the town. The Town Board cited LARC's participation in Field Day at William Park on Field Day weekend. h.. The City Council of Goose Creek, South Carolina, proclaimed June 17 - 23 as "Amateur Radio Week." Mayor Greg Habib said radio amateurs "further demonstrate their value in public assistance by providing free radio communications for local events." i.. The City of Midland, Michigan, proclaimed June 18 - 24 as "Amateur Radio Week" in that community, recognizing "the efforts of ham radio operators, especially during times of emergency." Mayor Maureen Donker presented Midland Amateur Radio Club President Al Bailey with the proclamation on June 11 during a City Council meeting. j.. The Volusia County, Florida, County Council has designated June 17 - 24 as "CQ Florida Amateur Radio Week," honoring Amateur Radio generally and the group CQ Florida in particular. The Council urged residents to honor Amateur Radio operators "for providing a bridge between peoples, societies, and countries by creating friendships and sharing information." k.. In Ohio, the Hancock County Commission designated June 18 - 24 as "Amateur Radio Week," noting that the Hancock AuxComm Team will host a Field Day event at Clarke Field in Newell. More than 1,400 clubs and groups in the US and Canada have let ARRL know of their plans to be on the air for Field Day by registering their locations on the Field Day locator page. W1AW Announces Field Day Bulletin Schedule W1AW has announced its Field Day bulletin schedule. Field Day participants can earn 100 bonus points for copying the special Field Day bulletin transmitted by W1AW or by K6KPH during its operating schedule on Field Day weekend. The Field Day bulletin must be copied via Amateur Radio. An accurate copy of the message must be included in your Field Day submission in order to earn the bonus points, which are available to all operating classes. Saturday, June 23, 2018 Digital: 0100 UTC Phone: 0145, 1500 UTC CW: 0300, 1400 UTC Sunday, June 24, 2018 CW: 0000, 1400 UTC Digital: 0100, 1600 UTC Phone: 0145, 1500 UTC W1AW will operate on its regularly published frequencies: CW: 1.8025, 3.5815, 7.0475, 14.0475, 18.0975, 21.0675, 28.0675, 50.350, and 147.555 MHz Phone: 1.855, 3.990, 7.290, 14.290, 18.160, 21.390, 28.590, 50.350, and 147.555 MHz Digital: 3.5975, 7.095, 14.095, 18.1025, 21.095, 28.095, 50.350, and 147.555 MHz W1AW will transmit the Field Day bulletin using 45.45-baud Baudot (RTTY), PSK31 in BPSK mode, and MFSK16, in that order. The Field Day bulletin will not be transmitted via EchoLink. During Field Day, the digital lineup will be Baudot, BPSK31, and MFSK16. On the June 23, 0100 UTC, transmission, however, the order will be BPSK31, Baudot, and MFSK16, to conform with the usual W1AW weekday schedule. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- K6KPH Field Day Bulletin Schedule Maritime Radio Historical Society station K6KPH will transmit the W1AW Field Day 2018 bulletin for the benefit of west coast stations. CW: 3.5815, 7.0475, 14.0475, 18.0975, and 21.0675 MHz Digital: Baudot (RTTY), BPSK31, and MFSK16, in that order, on 7.095 and 14.095 MHz. Saturday, June 23, 2018 CW: 1430 UTC Sunday, June 24, 2018 CW: 0030, 1430 UTC Digital: 0130, 1630 UTC ARRL has created a Facebook page for Field Day 2018. Additional transmissions or changes in the schedule will be posted on the ARRL website. Safety First on Field Day! Class A Field Day teams can earn a 100-point bonus by appointing a Safety Officer to verify that all safety concerns on the Safety Check List (see the ARRL Field Day Packet Safety List) have been met. "[E]very Field Day group should appoint a Safety Officer to spot and mitigate the potential hazards that can challenge participants who naturally are often concentrating on speed of setup, and running up the Qs," advised ARES E-Letter Editor Rick Palm, K1CE, who also contributes the QST "Public Service" column. "Sometimes shortcuts are taken, accidents can happen, and occasionally serious incidents occur." He recommended taking time to make sure your Field Day venue and setup are safe, and the byword is "Think Safety First!" Here is the ARRL Field Day checklist for Safety Officer affirmation (and the 100-point bonus). a.. Safety Officer or qualified designated assistant(s) on site for the duration of the event. b.. Fuel for generator properly stored. c.. Fire extinguisher on hand and appropriately located. d.. First aid kit on hand. e.. First aid/CPR/AED-trained participant/s on site for full Field Day period. f.. Access to NWS alerts to monitor for inclement weather. g.. Tent stakes properly installed and marked. h.. Temporary antenna structures properly secured and marked. i.. Site secured from tripping hazards. j.. Site set up in a neat, orderly manner to reduce hazards. k.. Stations and equipment properly grounded. l.. Access to a means to contact police/fire/rescue if needed. m.. Safety Officer is designated point of contact for public safety officials. n.. Minimize risks and control hazards to ensure no injuries to the public. o.. As necessary, monitor participants for hydration and ensure an adequate water supply. -- Thanks to the ARES E-Letter and Rick Palm, K1CE The Doctor Will See You Now! "Taking Amateur Radio on Vacation" is the topic of the new (June 21) 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 e-mail your questions to doctor at 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. Assigning Kosovo Z6 Call Signs "Unauthorized and Illegal," ITU Secretary-General Says Kosovo, which won its battle to become a DXCC entity earlier this year, appears to have another fight on its hands. International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Secretary-General Houlin Zhao has determined that the Z6 call sign prefix was never allocated to Kosovo. The Secretary-General issued his finding in the wake of a March 16 inquiry from Serbia, from which Kosovo declared independence 10 years ago, the last piece of the former Yugoslavia to do so. Serbia has continued to reject Kosovo's secession. "ITU has not allocated call sign series Z6 to any of its member states," Houlin Zhou said. "Consequently, the utilization of call signs series Z6 by any entity without a formal allocation and consent of the ITU represents an unauthorized and illegal usage of this international numbering resource." The Secretary-General's statement was reported in ITU Operational Bulletin No. 1149. He cited Article 19 of the Radio Regulations, which states that the management of international series of call signs is an ITU prerogative. "Call sign series can be allocated only to the administrations of the ITU member states by World Radiocommunication Conferences or, between conferences, by the ITU Secretary-General," asserted Houlin Zhou. Earlier this year during Mission Goodwill Kosovo, SHRAK headquarters station Z60A mounted a massive special event operation to celebrate Kosovo's addition to the DXCC List, as well as its 10th anniversary of independence. Guest operators included Henri, OH3JR (left), and Jaakko, OH1MA. Kosovo is not an ITU member state and is therefore not eligible to receive a call sign block allocation from the ITU. Houlin Zhou also informed the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) that the ITU did not authorize use of the Z6 prefix and asked the IARU not to include Z6-prefix call signs on its website, where they have appeared since the 2015 admission of Shoqata e Radio Amatoreve te Kosoves (SHRAK) as an IARU member-society. As a sector member of the ITU, the IARU complied with the request and advised SHRAK. Kosovo joins a short list of DXCC entities where radio amateurs use "unofficial" call sign prefixes. The list also includes Western Sahara (S0) and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (1A). Read more. DXpedition Team Sets Sail for Baker Island The KH1/KH7Z Baker Island DXpedition team is on its way to Baker Island. The DXpedition commemorates the 81st anniversary of aviator Amelia Earhart's disappearance on July 2, 1937, near Baker and Howland islands, as well as "the commitment and sacrifices" of the Hui Panal??'au (loosely translates to "society of colonists") -- young high school graduates from Hawaii who were sent to colonize Baker, Howland, and Jarvis islands from 1935 until 1942, and who began construction of a runway for Earhart to land in 1937. The islands were bombed the day after Pearl Harbor, killing two, and the colonists were removed by the US Coast Guard in 1942. The enthusiasm level was high, as the KH1/KH7Z team departed Pago Pago, American Samoa, on June 20 aboard the Nai'a, en route to Baker Island. The DXpedition is scheduled to fire up around 0000 UTC on June 28, with eight operating positions active on all open bands. The team will be on the air around the clock -- and on 20 meters continuously -- for the following 10 days. The KH1/KH7Z team consists of 14 operators. The KH1/KH7Z DXpedition has pledged to adjust to the propagation at hand. Baker Island is the fifth Most-Wanted DXCC entity, according to Club Log. The KH1/KH7Z Team departs for Baker Island. As reported, KH1/KH7X will employ FT8 digital mode to find openings that might not be obvious and to serve as a beacon. "When we find an opening, we will put as many radios/modes/ops on as we can," the team said. The KH1/KH7X group helped to develop the WSJT-X software version that incorporates an FT8 "DXpedition Mode" (version 1.9.0). The DXpedition said using FT8 DXpedition mode may allow the operators to "expand" the bands they are able to use at this point in the solar cycle. The DXpedition's band plan page includes a guide to using FT8 DXpedition Mode. The Dateline DX Association (DDXA) is sponsoring the DXpedition to Baker Island. The Pacific Islands Refuges and Monuments Office of the US Fish and Wildlife Service granted the DDXA permission to land and operate on the uninhabited island. Read more. Experiments Look to Leverage Low-Latency HF to Shave Microseconds off Trade Times Experimental operations now under way on HF appear aimed at leveraging low-latency HF propagation to shave microseconds from futures market trades and gain a competitive edge in a field where millionths of a second can mean winning or losing. On June 18, Bloomberg reported on a secretive antenna facility near Maple Park, in Kane County, Illinois, and speculated that futures traders might be looking to take advantage of lower-latency HF propagation over state-of-the-art microwave links and undersea cables, where even the slightest path delay could compromise a transaction. The facility is not far from a major futures data center. As the Bloomberg article explained, "Rapidly sending data from there to other important market centers can help the speediest traders profit from price differences for related assets. Those money-making opportunities often last only tiny fractions of a second." Radio amateur Bob Van Valzah, KE9YQ, said in a May blog post that he recently stumbled onto the first evidence of HF radio futures trading at a site in West Chicago, Illinois. There, he spotted HF log-period dipole arrays on a pole, and a microwave dish he determined was aimed at a Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) data center. Additional research led him to the antenna facility in Maple Park, which also sported a microwave dish apparently aimed at the CME data center. Two approximately 170-foot towers on the site support a directional wire array for HF. Van Valzah is a performance engineer on leave from the high-frequency -- no pun intended -- trading field. Bloomberg said the company behind the Kane County project is New Line Networks, LLC, a joint venture of Chicago-based Jump Trading, LLC, and New York-based Virtu Financial, Inc. While no FCC Part 5 Experimental license appears to have been assigned to New Line Networks, WH2XVO is assigned to partner Virtu Financial, which assumed the license from Services Development Company LLC. Sites listed on the license are Aurora and Chicago, Illinois, in addition to Homer, Alaska, and Secaucus, New Jersey -- home to several financial firms and right across the Hudson River from many more in New York City. Part 5 Experimental license WI2XAJ has been assigned to Toggle Communications, which is using the West Chicago site and appears to be experimenting with a similar system from other sites. Other entities may also be conducting similar experiments. The Experimental-licensed systems use a variety of frequency shift-keying modes, including FSK, AFSK, QPSK, and 8-PSK, on frequencies ranging from about 6 MHz to 24 MHz and power levels from 20 kW ERP to nearly 50 kW ERP, depending on the Experimental license in question. Van Valzah pointed out in his blog post that, while HF is low bandwidth, unreliable, and expensive, "you can't beat it for [low] latency." ARRL reached out to the point of contact listed on the WH2XVO application but has not heard back. Curtis Keyer Chip Developer Jack Curtis, K6KU, SK The developer of the groundbreaking Curtis Morse keyer chip, John G. "Jack" Curtis, K6KU (ex-W3NSJ), of Granite Bay, California, died on June 4 after a long illness. An ARRL member, he was 87. Growing up in Bradford, Pennsylvania, Curtis became fascinated with the "magic" of Amateur Radio as a youngster, and it would eventually become his career. After receiving a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Penn State in 1952, he was employed by Sperry Rand, served in the US Navy in Japan, and worked for Corning Glass -- earning three patents -- and for Signetics. Curtis started Curtis Electro Devices on the side in 1968 and marketed his prototype electronic Morse iambic keyer -- the EK-38 -- which had "dit" memory. The follow-on EK-39 had "dah" memory and weight control, and later models offered a small scratch memory. Putting the electronics on a chip revolutionized CW keying. In their heyday, Curtis chips were at the heart of an array of commercial memory CW keyers, were incorporated into amateur transceivers, and were favorites of homebrewers. Read more. -- Some information from "A History of Curtis Keyers," by Brad Mitchell, N8YG (August 2016 issue of QST) In Brief... The ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC) seeks technical papers for presentation and publication in the Conference Proceedings. Conference presentation is not required for publication. The conference will be held September 14 - 16 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Submit papers by July 31 to Maty Weinberg, KB1EIB, ARRL, 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111, or via email. The ARRL/TAPR DCC is an international forum for radio amateurs to meet, publish their work, and present new ideas and techniques. Topics include, but are not limited to, software-defined radio, digital voice systems, digital satellite communications, precision timing, digital signal processing, APRS, spread spectrum, networking over Amateur Radio, wireless networking protocols, and topics that advance the Amateur Radio art. Submission guidelines are on the TAPR website. The Space Station's Digital Amateur Radio TV (DATV) System Transmitter is defective. Onboard repair is not possible for the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) "Ham Video" DATV. Also known as HamTV, the DATV system stopped working in mid-April, and a subsequent test on June 1 using a second L/S band patch antenna on the Columbus module had failed. ARISS-EU Mentor Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, said ARISS plans to return the transmitter to Earth to repair, pending space agency approvals and availability of ARISS funds. Bertels said ARISS would do its best to restart the service as soon as possible. -- Thanks to ARISS The Federal Communications Commission turned 84 years old on June 19, the FCC tweeted. The FCC came into being in 1934 as an independent agency of the federal government when Congress passed the Communications Act of 1934, abolishing the Federal Radio Commission (FRC) -- created in 1912 after the Titanic disaster -- and transferring jurisdiction over radio licensing -- including Amateur Radio licensing -- to the new FCC. According to its website, the FCC "regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and US territories," and it implements and enforces US communications law and regulations. The FCC is composed of five commissioners appointed by the president, who must undergo confirmation by the US Senate. The president designates one member as the FCC chairman. -- Thanks to Bob Weinstock, W3RQ The K7RA Solar Update Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: On June 20, Spaceweather.com reported the sudden emergence of sunspot AR2715, and the sunspot number on that day shot up to 54. The average daily sunspot number for the June 14 - 20 reporting week was 25.7, up from 4 the previous week. Average daily solar flux rose from 69.4 to 74. Solar flux was 82.1 on June 20. We have not seen numbers like this since last September. This is good news just before ARRL Field Day, assuming the activity does not produce any geomagnetic disturbance. The 45-day forecast of planetary A index and solar flux has not been available online since June 18 due to a problem at the US Air Force space weather operations, and the last forecast did not predict this sudden rise in solar activity. Predicted solar flux from the June 18 forecast is 74 on June 21; 72 on June 22 - 23; 70 on June 24 - 30; 68 on July 1 - 6; 70 on July 7; 72 on July 8 - 13; 74 and 72 on July 14 - 15; 74 on July 16 - 20; 70 on July 21 - 27, and 68 on July 28 - August 2. Predicted planetary A index is 5 on June 21-23; 12, 8, 8, 15, 28, 18, and 10 on June 24 - 30; 5 on July 1 - 14; 8 on July 15 - 16; 5 on July 17 - 20; 8 on July 21 - 22; 5, 15, 28, 18, and 10 on July 23 - 27, and 5 on July 28 - August 2. We saw some heightened geomagnetic activity on June 18 UTC, when the K index went to 5. Later in the day, Alaska's College K index hit 6 over two of the eight 3-hour periods for the day. College A index was 33. Sunspot numbers for June 14 - 20 were 16, 13, 13, 15, 28, 41, and 54, with a mean of 25.7. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 72.4, 70.6, 70.5, 72.3, 73.7, 76.6, and 82.1, with a mean of 74. Estimated planetary A indices were 5, 4, 3, 5, 19, 6, and 5, with a mean of 6.7. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 7, 6, 4, 7, 20, 6, and 7, with a mean of 8.1. Submit your reports or propagation observations. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just Ahead in Radiosport a.. June 23 -- UFT QRP Contest (CW) b.. June 23 -- Ukrainian DX DIGI Contest c.. June 23-24 -- ARRL Field Day (CW, phone, digital) d.. June 23-24 -- His Majesty King of Spain Contest, SSB e.. June 23-24 -- Battle of Carabobo International Contest (CW, phone) f.. June 28 -- RSGB 80-Meter Club Championship, SSB g.. June 27 -- SKCC Sprint 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. Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions a.. July 13-14 -- Indiana State Convention, Indianapolis, Indiana b.. July 20-22 -- Nevada State Convention, Reno, Nevada c.. July 27-28 -- Oklahoma Section Convention, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma d.. August 2-5 -- YLRL 2018 Convention, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma e.. August 3-4 -- Texas State Convention, Austin, Texas f.. August 3-5 -- Pacific Northwest DX Convention, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada g.. August 4-5 -- Midwest Division Convention, Central City, Iowa h.. August 18-19 -- Southeastern Division Convention, Huntsville, Alabama i.. August 19 -- Kansas State Convention, Salina, Kansas j.. August 24-26 -- West Virginia State Convention, Weston, West Virginia k.. August 31-September 2 -- Roanoke Division Convention, Shelby, North Carolina l.. September 1 -- Pennsylvania State Convention, Uniontown, Pennsylvania m.. September 7-9 -- New England Division Convention, Boxborough, Massachusetts n.. September 7-9 -- Northwest APRS Convention, North Bend, Washington o.. September 8 -- Kentucky State Convention, Shepherdsville, Kentucky p.. September 8 -- Virginia Section Convention, Virginia Beach, Virginia q.. September 14-16 -- W9DXCC Convention, Schaumburg, Illinois r.. September 15 -- Wyoming State Convention, Rock Springs, Wyoming s.. September 16 -- Southern New Jersey Section Convention, Mullica Hill, New Jersey t.. September 21-22 -- W4DXCC/SEDCO Convention, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee u.. September 21-23 -- Rocky Mountain Division Convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico v.. September 22 -- Washington State Convention, Spokane Valley, Washington w.. September 28-29 -- Wisconsin State Convention, Milwaukee, Wisconsin x.. September 29 -- North Dakota State Convention, West Fargo, North Dakota Find conventions and hamfests in your area. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL -- Your One-Stop Resource for Amateur Radio News and Information. . . a.. Join or Renew Today! 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