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The ARRL Letter

November 16, 2017
Editor: Rick Lindquist, WW1ME

 *  US Court of Appeals Upholds Dismissal of Lawsuit in Ames v. ARRL Case
 *  International Grid Chase Will Allow Use of 630 and 2200 Meters
 *  Section Managers to Begin New Terms of Office on January 1
 *  The Doctor Will See You Now!
 *  After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Give Back on #GivingTuesday,
    November 28
 *  Contest Reminders: Round 2 of Sweepstakes Plus the ARRL 160 Meter
    Contest Just Ahead
 *  RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launch Reset for November 18; More Foxes on the Way
 *  SKYWARN Recognition Day is Saturday, December 2
 *  Microwavers Report Successful US-Canada Contacts on 78 GHz
 *  Regulation Abroad : "Yellow Cards" in The Netherlands; Dropping the "N"
    in Iceland
 *  Radio Caroline Heard Testing on 648 kHz as it Prepares its (Legal)
    Return to the Airwaves
 *  In Brief...
 *  Getting It Right
 *  The K7RA Solar Update
 *  Just Ahead in Radiosport
 *  Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions

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ARRL Headquarters Closed on Thursday, November 23, and Friday, November 24, for
Thanksgiving Holiday

ARRL Headquarters will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday,
November 23, and Friday, November 24. W1AW bulletin and code practice
transmissions and editions of The ARRL Letter or ARRL Audio News will not be
available on those days. Headquarters will reopen at 8 AM EST on Monday,
November 27. We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday.

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US Court of Appeals Upholds Dismissal of Lawsuit in Ames v. ARRL Case

A defamation lawsuit filed by former ARRL Eastern Pennsylvania Section Manager
Joseph Ames, W3JY, of Malvern, Pennsylvania, against ARRL and several of its
officers and Board members was dismissed with prejudice by the United States
District Court in Philadelphia in December 2016.

Ames filed an appeal of that decision, and on November 11, the United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld the lower court's dismissal of
the suit.

In its opinion, the appellate court wrote, "because the record shows that Ames
acted contrary to [an] August 2015 directive on at least two occasions, the
[ARRL's] statement that Ames 'repeatedly acted contrary' to the directive is
true and cannot support a claim for defamation...it is apparent on the face of
the complaint and related documents that the statements in the [ARRL website
news] article are true, and the District Court therefore correctly held that
the defendants established a complete defense to Ames's defamation claim and
appropriately dismissed the complaint."

In June 2016, the Executive Committee of the ARRL Board of Directors relieved
Ames of his appointments in the ARRL Field Organization, including his position
as Chairman of the ARRL National Traffic System[TM] (NTS[TM]) Eastern Area.

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International Grid Chase Will Allow Use of 630 and 2200 Meters

ARRL Contest Branch Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, has clarified that the new 630-
and 2200-meter bands will be fair territory in the ARRL International Grid
Chase. The year-long operating event begins on January 1, 2018 at 0000 UTC (New
Year's Eve in US time zones). The object is to work stations in as many
Maidenhead grid squares as possible, and radio amateurs around the world are
encouraged to take part. Contacts made on the 60-meter band will not be
eligible for award credit, however.

US radio amateurs are advised, however, that the use of 630 and 2200 meters
requires advance notification to the Utilities Technology Council (UTC),
formerly the Utilities Telecom Council, of their intention to operate on one or
both bands. If UTC does not respond within 30 days or specifically denies
access, these stations may commence operation there.

Once approved to use either 630 meters, 2200 meters, or both, US radio amateurs
must adhere to the FCC rules regarding the use of those bands. Highlights:

 *  Amateurs operating on 472-479 kHz (630 meters) may run up to 5 W
    equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP), except in parts of
    Alaska within 800 kilometers of Russia, where the maximum would be 1 W
    EIRP.

 *  Amateurs operating in the 135.7-137.8 kHz band (2200 meters) may run up
    to 1 W EIRP.

 *  The FCC has placed a 60-meter (approximately 197 feet)
    above-ground-level (AGL) height limit on transmitting antennas used on
    630 meters and 2200 meters.

 *  The bands are available to General class and higher licensees, using CW,
    RTTY, data, phone, and image.

Any contact you make in 2018 -- with the exception of contacts on 60 meters --
can count toward your International Grid Chase score, and contacts do not have
to include an exchange of grid squares. Participants upload their logs to
Logbook of The World (LoTW), and, as long as the other operators worked use
LoTW, they get credit automatically once they upload their logs. This means
that contest contacts will also count, as will contacts with special event
stations, or other on-air activities that use LoTW to confirm contacts.

Contact the ARRL Contest Branch for more information.

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Section Managers to Begin New Terms of Office on January 1

One ARRL Section will welcome a new Section Manager (SM) when the New Year
begins, while incumbent SMs will continue to head five others. In Western
Massachusetts, Raymond Lajoie, KB1LRL, of Lunenburg, will become the new
Section Manager in January. He was the only candidate nominated for the
position by the time the September 8 deadline arrived. He will succeed Ed Emco,
W1KT, the current SM, who has decided not to run for another term after leading
the Western Massachusetts Field Organization since 2006.

These incumbent Section Managers were the only valid nominees and have been
declared re-elected: JVann Martin, W4JVM (Alabama); Ray Hollenbeck, KL1IL
(Alaska); Bill Duveneck, KB3KYH (Delaware); Ron Cowan, KB0DTI (Kansas), and
Keith Miller, N9DGK (Tennessee).

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New 2-year terms of office commence on January 1. No Section Manager elections
took place this fall.

No Section Manager nominations have been received from the East Bay, Michigan,
New Mexico, or Santa Barbara Sections. Jim Latham, AF6AQ, has served as East
Bay SM since 2008; Larry Camp, WB8R, has served as Michigan SM since 2012; Ed
James, KA8JMW, as New Mexico SM since 2015, and Jim Fortney, K6IYK, as Santa
Barbara SM since 2016. All four decided not to run for new terms in their
respective sections

ARRL will resolicit nominations for Section Manager candidates for those four
Sections in the January and February issues of QST for 18-month terms of office
beginning in July 2018. Section Manager nomination forms and related
information is available on the ARRL website.

ARRL Field Organization Team Supervisor Steve Ewald, WV1X, said it's unusual to
resolicit nominees for four ARRL Sections at the same time. ARRL Headquarters
can appoint a qualified individual to fill a post temporarily, so that the
Section is not without leadership in the interim.

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The Doctor Will See You Now!

"NVIS: Near Vertical Incidence Skywave" is the topic of the current (November
9) episode of the "ARRL The Doctor is In" podcast. Listen...and learn! More
than a half-million downloads since its debut in April 2016 attest to the
podcast's popularity.

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@arrl.org, and the Doctor
may answer them in a future podcast.

Enjoy "ARRL The Doctor is In" onApple 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.

Just ahead: "Coaxial Cable vs Balanced Lines."

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After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Give Back on #GivingTuesday, November 28

ARRL is encouraging its members to give something back on #GivingTuesday,
November 28, either by donating to a favorite charity, by volunteering your
time -- or both. ARRL is among the IRS 501(c)(3) organizations registered as a
nonprofit beneficiary.

"Many of the programs and services provided by ARRL to our members and the
Amateur Radio community would not be possible without the generosity of hams,"
said ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF. "Giving Tuesday encourages individuals to
take a moment to remember organizations that have meaning in their lives and to
give back. I hope all of our members will take a moment to visit the ARRL
website and donate online, or write a check. Gifts to any of our funds are much
appreciated and help ARRL continue its work on behalf of its members and the
entire Amateur Radio Community."

Join the movement on November 28 to celebrate #GivingTuesday by giving your
time, skills, voice, dollars, and goods to charity and help others. Many of
ARRL's programs and services are not covered by membership fees alone. Your
contributions to the Education & Technology Fund, the Spectrum Defense Fund,
the Legislative Issues Advocacy Fund have a tremendous impact on ARRL's ability
to promote Amateur Radio and better serve its members. Take this opportunity to
support ARRL's efforts on behalf of Amateur Radio.

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Contest Reminders: Round 2 of Sweepstakes Plus the ARRL 160 Meter Contest Just
Ahead

The phone portion of the ARRL November Sweepstakes is this weekend, November
18-20 (UTC), on all bands 160, 75, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters. The exchange is
serial number + Precedence (Q/A/B/U/M/S) + Your Call Sign + Check (usually year
first licensed) + ARRL/RAC Section. It's that simple, and it's lots of fun!
(See "Aiming for a Clean Sweep is Big Part of ARRL November Sweepstakes" for
more details and information. SS phone logs are due by November 25.

The beginning of December will herald the return of the ARRL 160 Meter Contest.
The action gets under way at 2200 UTC on Friday, December 1, and wraps up at
1559 UTC on Sunday, December 3. This 42-hour event has no operating time limit.
If you have ever yearned to try your hand at Top Band contesting, this is the
perfect opportunity.

The ARRL 160 Meter Contest is an all-CW event, with ARRL/RAC Sections plus DXCC
entities as multipliers. If you live in a rare Section, you will be popular,
even if don't have a killer signal on Top Band. Some intrepid operators even
venture forth each year running just 5 W! Any participant can work Alaska (KL7)
and Hawaii (KH6), as well as the US Caribbean (KP1-KP5) and Pacific territories
(KH0-KH9).Contacts with US/Canada stations are worth 2 points, while DX
contacts are worth 5 points. Keep 1.830 to 1.835 MHz available for
intercontinental contacts.

No 160-meter antenna? No problem! Put up something temporary or load up
whatever antenna you already have using a suitable antenna tuner. A lot of hams
repurpose HF dipoles for 160, using the vertical feed line as a single-wire
radiating element and the horizontal portion as top loading, plus a few radials
(temporarily) laid out on the ground below and connected to the shield side of
your coax feed line. Even one elevated quarter-wave radial will make a big
difference, if you have room. (The book Short Antennas for 160 Meter Radio by
Grant Bingeman, KM5KG, might provide some ideas.)

You may even be able to put out enough signal to make a few contacts simply by
loading up your existing 40- or 80-meter dipole. Improvise!

Participants now submit Cabrillo-formatted contest logs using a new online log
submission web page to upload your log as a file, or by copy-and-pasting the
log text into a text window. -- Thanks to Brian Moran, N9ADG, for some
information

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RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launch Reset for November 18; More Foxes on the Way

The twice-delayed launch of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket
that will transport the RadFxSat (Fox-1B) CubeSat carrying an AMSAT Amateur
Radio payload and other payloads into orbit now is set for Saturday, November
18, at 0947 UTC. The Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) mission launch
from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, had to be postponed on November 14,
"due to a range safety hold and high upper-level winds," ULA said in a tweet.
The launch was put off on November 6 due to a faulty battery on the booster.
AMSAT will blog on the launch in real time on
launch day, and NASA-TV will cover the event.

RadFxSat is one of four CubeSats making up this NASA Educational Launch of
Nanosatellites (ELaNa) XIV mission, riding as secondary payloads aboard the
JPSS-1 mission.

RadFxSat is a partnership with Vanderbilt University's Institute for Space and
Defense Electronics (ISDE) and hosts four payloads for the study of radiation
effects on commercial off-the-shelf components. It will carry a Fox-1 style FM
U/V repeater with an uplink on 435.250 MHz (67.0 Hz CTCSS) and a downlink on
145.960 MHz. Satellite and experiment telemetry will be downlinked via the DUV
subaudible telemetry stream, which can be decoded using FoxTelem software.

AMSAT will have more information on the launch and the satellite's early
operations, and it will post the first telemetry reception. More launch updates
are available from ULA via Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, hashtags #DeltaII
and #JPSS1.

Meanwhile, progress continues on getting future Fox payloads into space. On
November 6, AMSAT Vice-President Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, delivered
Fox-1D to Spaceflight, Inc in Seattle, where it was integrated into its
Innovative Solutions in Space QuadPack for delivery to India. Fox-1D will
launch on the next ISRO Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) flight, scheduled
to take place by the end of December.

In addition to the Fox-1 U/V FM transponder, Fox-1D will carry several
university experiments, including a MEMS gyro from Pennsylvania State
University-Erie, a camera from Virginia Tech, and the University of Iowa's High
Energy Radiation CubeSat Instrument (HERCI) radiation mapping experiment.

Fox-1D also carries the AMSAT "L-Band Downshifter," which gives the option of
utilizing a 1.2-GHz uplink for the FM transponder. The NASA ELaNa XX mission
that will carry RadFxSat-2 (Fox-1E) into orbit will take place no earlier than
the end of next March, AMSAT reported recently. -- Thanks to ULA, AMSAT News
Service

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SKYWARN Recognition Day is Saturday, December 2

A heads up: SKYWARN(TM) Recognition Day (SRD) will take place this year on
Saturday, December 2 from 0000 until 2400 UTC (starts on the evening of Friday,
December 1, in US time zones).

During the SKYWARN special event, ham radio operators will set up stations at
National Weather Service (NWS) offices and contact other radio amateurs around
the world. Participating Amateur Radio stations will exchange a brief
description of their current weather with as many NWS-based stations as
possible on 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, and 2 meters plus 70 centimeters. Contacts
via repeaters are permitted.

SRD was developed jointly in 1999 by the NWS and ARRL to celebrate the
contributions SKYWARN volunteers make to the NWS mission -- the protection of
life and property. Amateur Radio operators, which comprise a large percentage
of SKYWARN volunteers, also provide vital communication between the NWS and
emergency managers, if normal communications become inoperative.

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Microwavers Report Successful US-Canada Contacts on 78 GHz

Microwave enthusiast Mike Seguin, N1JEZ, has reported several successful 78 GHz
contacts between the US and Canada on November 9. "We believe these contacts
may be the first W/VE on 78 GHz," Seguin said in a post to several
VHF/UHF/microwave-oriented reflectors.

"We hope to extend distances before winter sets in here in the northeast and
mountaintop access is limited." On the Canadian side were Rene Barbeau, VE2UG,
and Ray Perrin, VE3FN. On the US side were Henry Ingwersen, KT1J, and Seguin.
The first contacts were between FN35ja and FN34jx -- a distance of 5 kilometers
(3.1 miles), "primarily to test systems," Seguin said.

"Contacts were easily made in SSB with huge signals on both ends," he reported.
Next, N1JEZ and KT1J moved to FN34lt -- extending the distance to 27 kilometers
(16.7 miles), and again easily made contact with the Canadian crew.

The Amateur Radio allocation in that part of the spectrum is 76-81 GHz. Amateur
operation at 76-77 GHz has been suspended, however, until the FCC can determine
that Amateur Radio operation will not interfere with vehicular radar systems
deployed in that frequency range. -- Thanks to Mike Seguin, N1JEZ

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Regulation Abroad: "Yellow Cards" in The Netherlands; Dropping the "N" in
Iceland

Netherlands telecommunications regulator Agentschap Telecom reports that radio
amateurs who fail to use their call signs correctly have been fined or issued
formal warnings -- called "yellow cards" in the Netherlands. The regulator
announced on November 9 that it had imposed an administrative fine on a radio
amateur who did not use his call sign or did not identify at required
intervals. Despite warnings, the behavior did not change, the regulator said,
resulting in a fine.

The agency also distributed several yellow cards for failure to identify and
for "improper use" of Amateur Radio call signs when making contacts on
frequencies not authorized to the operator.

Agentschap Telecom also advised that, while amateurs in The Netherlands have
been doing a good job resolving problems among themselves, the agency wanted to
emphasize several points. Among these: the 6-MHz band (specifically 6635 kHz)
is not an amateur band; hams may not transmit music; hams may not communicate
using amateur equipment on frequencies allocated for unlicensed use, and
Amateur Service licensees may only contact other Amateur Service licensees.

The regulator further asserted that transmitting broadband television on the
70-centimeter band "is not a good choice," because of the likelihood of
interference with 433-MHz unlicensed applications, such as garage door openers,
remote controls, wireless weather stations, and other devices. The regulator
has said that other users of the spectrum also "have rights," and that having
primary status does not mean that other users have to accept all interference.

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Novice Call Sign "Stigma" May End in Iceland

Iceland's Ministry of Transport and Local Government has invited comments on
draft changes to the Radio Regulations in that country. IARU member society
Icelandic Radio Amateurs (IRA) had proposed ending the practice of issuing
distinctive "N" call signs for Novice-class radio amateurs. The IRA also has
proposed ending the requirement that Amateur Radio call signs reflect the
geographic call district of the station, something still in place in Canada and
other countries.

The Post and Telecom Administration's draft regulations incorporate the IRA's
requests and also update the table of frequency allocations to include the 630-
and 60-meter bands.

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Radio Caroline Heard Testing on 648 kHz as it Prepares its (Legal) Return to
the Airwaves

Medium-wave broadcast listeners (BCLers) recently reported a signal with
continuous music and announcements on 648 kHz -- the frequency of the former
pirate broadcaster and soon-to-be reconstituted Radio Caroline. BCLers from the
UK, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Austria reported hearing the signal.
Some reports, according to Mike Terry of The SWLing Post, referred to a
co-channel Romanian or Slovenian station. Terry said he believed the testing
was done at a lower power level than the permitted 1 kW.

"Our initial engineering tests on 648 have now finished," Radio Caroline
announced on its website. Full tests and programmes will commence in due course
and will be announced here. We are grateful for the many reception reports
sent. So many were received that it will take some time to assess them all."

The latter-day incarnation of the famous shipboard pirate radio station that
beamed rock music to the UK in the 1960s and 1970s, has gone legal and obtained
a license to operate permanently on 648 kHz at 1 kW ERP. That channel falls
between the 10 kHz-spaced AM Standard Broadcast Band frequencies in the US.

"It's taken Radio Caroline 53 years to get an AM license, and it was perceived
as a threat to the BBC for many years," Radio Caroline said on its website.
"Ironically 648 kHz was best known for transmitting the BBC World Service in
English." BBC dropped that service in 2011.

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In Brief...

Attila Matas, HB9IAJ/OM1AM, received the International Amateur Radio Union
(IARU) Diamond Award on November 9 in Geneva, Switzerland. The award was given
"in grateful appreciation for many years of outstanding support for the Amateur
and Amateur-Satellite services." IARU Vice President Ole Garpestad, LA2RR,
presented the award to Matas, who served for many years as the president of the
International Amateur Radio Club (4U1ITU), at International Telecommunication
Union (ITU) Headquarters in Geneva, while he was on the ITU Radiocommunication
Bureau (ITU-R) staff. -- Thanks to Jon Siverling, WB3ERA, and IARU Secretary
David Sumner, K1ZZ


Software-Defined Radio (SDR) Pioneer Vanu Gopal Bose died on November 11 after
suffering a sudden pulmonary embolism. He was 52. Bose was the son of Bose Corp
founder Amar G. Bose, who died 4 years ago at 83. In 1998, Vanu Bose founded
Vanu Inc., which pioneered the commercialization of software-defined radio and
was the first company to receive FCC certification of an SDR in 2004. The
firm's technology grew out of Bose's graduate research at MIT. Father and son
were both MIT alumni. Recently, Bose's company deployed more than 40 Community
Connect base stations in Puerto Rico to provide cellular service in the wake of
two devastating hurricanes.


International SATERN SSB Net Manager Ken Gilliland, AG6SV, has announced that,
starting immediately, the net will meet at the normal times on or near 14.312
MHz. The net's usual frequency is 14.265, but an Islands on the Air (IOTA)
DXpedition to Guinea-Bisseau on November 13-25 is transmitting on 14.260 MHz
and listening up 5 to 10 kHz, making 14.265 MHz unusable for now. In addition,
the Buckeye Net on 14.262 MHz and the Ohana Net on 14.268 MHz start at the same
time as SATERN, eliminating those two frequencies that SATERN has used in the
past as alternatives. The change to 14.312 MHz will continue at least through
November 25. Contact Bill Feist, WB8BZH, for more information. -- Thanks to
National SATERN Liaison Bill Feist, WB8BZH

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Getting It Right

The volunteer count was incorrect in the article "Amateur Radio Volunteers
Continue New York City Marathon Tradition," in the November 9 edition of The
ARRL Letter. There were more than 250 volunteers. The news brief "Mother,
Daughter Radio Amateurs Active from Nepal," in the same edition misspelled the
nickname of Tejaswita (Teju) Kharel, 9N1DX.

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The K7RA Solar Update

Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Thirteen days of zero sunspots ended on
Tuesday and Wednesday with sunspot numbers of 14 on both days. The average
daily sunspot number rose from 0 to 4 this reporting week, while the average
daily solar flux dipped slightly, from 70.8 to 70.3. The average planetary A
index decreased from 15.6 to 12.3, and average mid-latitude A index declined
from 12.4 to 8.6.

Predicted solar flux is 75 on November 16-27; then 73, 72, and 71 on November
28-30; 70 on December 1-2; 69 on December 3-4; 68 on December 5-7; 69 on
December 8-9; 70 on December 10; 73 on December 11-16; 75 on December 17-24;
73, 72, and 71 on December 25-27; 70 on December 28-29, and 69 on December 30.

Predicted planetary A index is 12, 14, 10, and 8 on November 16-19; 20 on
November 20-21; 18 and 10 on November 22-23; 5 on November 24-28; 8 and 10 on
November 29-30; 5 on December 1-3; 35, 40, 28, 20, and 10 on December 4-8; 5 on
December 9-10; 15, 18, 12, 15, 12, and 8 on December 11-16; 20 on December
17-19; 8 on December 20; 5 on December 21-25; 8 and 10 on December 26-27, and 5
on December 28-30.

Sunspot numbers for November 9-15 were 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 14, and 14, with a mean
of 4. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 65.8, 68.6, 67.3, 69.4, 72.1, 74.4, and
74.2, with a mean of 70.3. Estimated planetary A indices were 20, 21, 8, 6, 6,
11, and 14, with a mean of 12.3. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 11, 13,
7, 4, 6, 8, and 11, with a mean of 8.6.

Send me your reports and observations.

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Just Ahead in Radiosport

 *  November 17 -- YO International PSK31 Contest
 *  November 18 -- Feld Hell Sprint
 *  November 18 -- RSGB 2nd 1.8 MHz Contest (CW)
 *  November 18-19 -- LZ DX Contest (CW, phone)
 *  November 18-19 -- All Austrian 160-Meter Contest (CW)
 *  November 18-19 -- REF 160-Meter Contest (CW)
 *  November 18-20 -- ARRL November Sweepstakes (SSB)
 *  November 19 -- Homebrew and Oldtime Equipment Party (CW)
 *  November 20 -- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest (CW)
 *  November 22 -- SKCC Sprint (CW)
 *  November 22 -- RSGB 80-Meter Autumn Series (SSB)
 *  November 25-26 -- CQ World Wide DX Contest (CW)
 *  November 29 -- UKEICC 80-Meter Contest (CW)
 *  November 30 -- RSGB 80-Meter Autumn Series (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 e-mail preferences.

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Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions

 *  November 18-19 -- Indiana State Convention, Fort Wayne, Indiana
 *  December 2 -- Arkansas DX Association's 50th Anniversary Convention,
    North Little Rock, Arkansas
 *  December 8-9 -- West Central Florida Section Convention, Plant City,
    Florida
 *  January 6 -- New York City-Long Island Section Convention, Brookville,
    New York
 *  January 13 -- Georgia ARES Convention, Forsyth, Georgia
 *  January 19-20 -- North Texas Section Convention, Forest Hill, Texas
 *  January 20 -- GARS TECHFEST Convention, Lawrenceville, Georgia
 *  January 21-27 -- Quartzfest Convention, Quartzsite, Arizona
 *  January 26-27 -- Delta Division Convention, Jackson, Mississippi

Find conventions and hamfests in your area.

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