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The ARRL Letter

December 17, 2015
Editor: Rick Lindquist, WW1ME

 *  ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, to Keynote ARRL National Convention Banquet
 *  Radio Amateurs of Canada Honors Past ARRL, IARU President Larry Price,
    W4RA
 *  Florida Ham Agrees to Penalty for Failure to Identify
 *  New Section Manager Appointed in Alaska
 *  Nominations Solicited for Six ARRL Awards
 *  See How You Can Earn a $50 Credit for Supporting ARRL!
 *  ARRL Rookie Roundup is Just Ahead
 *  Astronaut Tim Peake, KG5BVI, to Host First ARISS Video Contact
 *  Ohio Amateur Radio Club Donates to Help Needy Families
 *  SAQ to Carry on Tradition of Christmas Eve VLF Transmissions
 *  Fessenden Christmas Eve Commemorative Transmissions Set
 *  UK Telecoms Regulator Revokes 500+ Ham Radio Licenses Not Revalidated by
    Holders
 *  Spanish Radio Amateur Dies in Afghan Violence
 *  In Brief...
 *  The K7RA Solar Update
 *  Just Ahead in Radiosport
 *  Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events

This is the final edition of The ARRL Letter for 2015. There will be no
editions of The ARRL Letter or ARRL Audio News on December 24 or December 31.
Both will return on January 7, 2016. ARRL Headquarters will be closed on
December 25 and January 1, and there will be no W1AW bulletins or code practice
on those days. We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday season and a happy
new year!


ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, to Keynote ARRL National Convention Banquet

ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, will deliver the keynote
banquet address at the 2016 ARRL National Convention, held in conjunction with
Orlando HamCation(R). The banquet will take place on Saturday, February 13,
2016, at the historic Highland Manor in Apopka, Florida. Tickets are available
on the ARRL National Convention website.

Sumner will retire in May, and his address will be part retrospective, part a
look toward the future. He joined the Headquarters staff in 1968 for the summer
and became a part of the permanent staff in 1972. He was named Secretary and
General Manager of ARRL in 1982, with a change in title to Executive Vice
President in 1985, and named CEO in 2001.

He has traveled to more than 60 countries in connection with his ARRL and
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) responsibilities, which included 17
years as IARU Secretary.

First licensed as KN1ZND in 1962 at age 13, Sumner has been active in most
phases of Amateur Radio operating. He is an avid CW contester and has served on
the judging committees of World Radiosport Team Championships in Slovenia
(2000), Finland (2002), Brazil (2006), Russia (2010), and New England (2014).
Sumner is the trustee of the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station W1AW and of
IARU club station NU1AW.

Orlando HamCation is hosting the 2016 ARRL National Convention February 12-14
at the Central Florida Fair and Expo Park in Orlando. The convention will mark
the 70th anniversary of HamCation, which attracted some 14,000 visitors in
2015. Sponsored by the Orlando Amateur Radio Club, an ARRL-affiliated radio
club, Orlando HamCation has regularly served as the host for the ARRL
Southeastern Division Convention

ARRL EXPO, the focus of the League's national convention, will feature an array
of ARRL exhibits and programs. The League also will sponsor several
presentations and forums. Visit the 2016 ARRL National Convention website for
additional details and information.


Radio Amateurs of Canada Honors Past ARRL, IARU President Larry Price, W4RA

Larry Price, W4RA, a President Emeritus of ARRL and of the International
Amateur Radio Union (IARU), has been appointed as the inaugural honorary member
of the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. The appointment, announced by the
Hall of Fame Board of Trustees, followed his nomination by the Radio Amateurs
of Canada (RAC) Board of Directors. The RAC said the honor recognizes Price's
"many years of support of Radio Amateurs of Canada and Amateur Radio in
Canada."

In 2014, Price, who has been active in Amateur Radio leadership roles for more
than 30 years, was named Dayton Hamvention(R) Amateur of the Year. His other
past honors include the highest award of the Norwegian Radio Relay League,
Knight of the Order of the Golden Key, for his many years of service to the
IARU, ARRL, and Amateur Radio in general. RSGB also has honored Price with its
Calcutta Key, for promoting international goodwill. In 2006 the Quarter Century
Wireless Association (QCWA) elected Price to its Hall of Fame. He is an ARRL
Life Member and a member of the ARRL Maxim Society.

Price served as ARRL president from 1984 until 1992 and as IARU president from
1999 until 2009. Among other accomplishments, he has been credited with
protecting Amateur Radio frequency allocations; the adoption of ITU
Recommendation ITU-R M.1544 -- minimum qualifications of radio amateurs;
expansion of 40 meters in ITU Regions 1 and 3, and the allocation of new
Amateur Radio LF bands.

His formal induction into the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame will take
place in early 2016. Read more. -- Thanks to Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of
Fame Board Chair Ed Frazer, VE7EF


Florida Ham Agrees to Penalty for Failure to Identify

The FCC Enforcement Bureau has entered into a consent decree with a Florida
radio amateur to resolve an investigation into whether the licensee violated
Sections 97.113(b) and 97.119(a) of the FCC rules by transmitting one-way
communications and failing to identify. As part of the deal, Thomas J. Warren,
K3TW, of Lecanto, Florida, will pay a monetary penalty. The FCC issued an Order
incorporating the Consent Decree on December 9 in the case, which dates back to
June 2015.

"In response to complaints that an unidentified station was transmitting on an
Amateur Radio frequency at 14 MHz, FCC agents determined that the transmissions
were coming from Mr Warren's residence," the FCC said in its December 9 Order.
"To settle this matter, Mr Warren admits that he failed to transmit his
assigned call sign, violated the Commission's rules, will report any
noncompliance with rules governing the Amateur Radio Service, and will pay a
$3500 civil penalty."

The Consent Decree provided a few more details of the case. The FCC recounted
that, after tracking down the unidentified transmissions to Warren's residence,
Warren conceded that he had not identified at least some transmissions that
he'd made that day. "The agents issued an on-scene written warning to Mr Warren
regarding the violations," the FCC said in the Consent Decree. "In his written
response to the warning, Mr Warren acknowledged that he may have failed to
transmit his station identification as required on June 25, 2015."

According to the Consent Decree, Warren's transmissions "related to an ongoing
dispute with another Amateur Radio operator, whose intentional interference had
allegedly disrupted communications on the American Foreign Service Net that
operates weekly on 14.316 MHz."


New Section Manager Appointed in Alaska

Alaska will soon have a new ARRL Section Manager. Ray Hollenbeck, KL1IL, of
Wasilla, Alaska, has been appointed to succeed Jim Larsen, AL7FS, effective on
January 1. Hollenbeck's appointment will be in effect for the first half of
2016. He has served as an ARRL Emergency Coordinator for nearly 7 years.

ARRL Manager of Field Services and Radiosport Dave Patton, NN1N, made the
appointment in consultation with Northwestern Division Director Jim Pace,
K7CEX, and the outgoing SM. Larsen, of Anchorage, who will complete his fourth
term as Alaska SM at year's end, decided not to run for another term after
serving for the past 8 years.

When the call for nominations for the next term of Alaska Section Manager was
announced this past summer, no nominating petitions were submitted by the early
September deadline. In accordance with ARRL Field Organization Rules and
Regulations, the Section Manager's position is being resolicited (see the
January 2016 issue of QST, page 77).

A Section Manager elected through resolicitation will serve a term of 18 months
-- in this case, starting on July 1, 2016. Details about the Section Manager
nominating process are available on the ARRL website.


Nominations Solicited for Six ARRL Awards

The ARRL is inviting nominations for awards that recognize educational and
technological pursuits in Amateur Radio. Nominations are also open for the
League's premier award to honor a young licensee.

*  The Hiram Percy Maxim Award recognizes a radio amateur and ARRL member under
age 21, whose accomplishments and contributions are of the most exemplary
nature within the framework of Amateur Radio activities. Nominations for this
award need to be made through your ARRL Section Manager, who will then forward
the nomination to ARRL Headquarters by March 31, 2016.

*  The ARRL Herb S. Brier Instructor of the Year Award honors an ARRL volunteer
Amateur Radio instructor or an ARRL professional classroom teacher who uses
creative instructional approaches and reflects the highest values of the
Amateur Radio community. The award highlights quality of and commitment to
licensing instruction. Nominations are due by March 15, 2016.

*  The ARRL Microwave Development Award pays tribute to a radio amateur or
group of radio amateurs who contribute to the development of the Amateur Radio
microwave bands. The nomination deadline is March 31, 2016.

*  The ARRL Technical Service Award recognizes a licensed radio amateur or
group of radio amateurs who provide Amateur Radio technical assistance or
training to others. The nomination deadline is March 31, 2016.

*  The ARRL Technical Innovation Award is granted to a radio amateur or group
of radio amateurs who develop and apply new technical ideas or techniques in
Amateur Radio. The nomination deadline is March 31, 2016.

*  The Knight Distinguished Service Award was established to recognize
exceptionally notable contributions by a Section Manager to the health and
vitality of the ARRL. The nomination deadline is April 30, 2016.

The ARRL Board of Directors selects recipients for these awards. Winners are
typically announced following the Board's July meeting. More information about
these awards is on the ARRL website, or contact Sean Kutzko, KX9X, tel (860)
594-0328.

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ARRL Rookie Roundup is Just Ahead

The 2015 CW Rookie Roundup is Sunday, December 20. Rookies can take up their
Morse keys (or keyboards) and "pound some brass" in pursuit of Rookies and
Non-rookies alike. Rookies -- anyone licensed for 3 years or less -- get on the
air and call "CQ RR," so other participants can find them. Grizzled CW veterans
call "CQ R" (CQ Rookies).

Veteran operators are encouraged to invite new hams to use their stations and
give CW a try, or to invite several newbies over and have a multi-op. This also
is great practice for Straight Key Night on New Year's Eve, so limber up those
sending skills and help to introduce the joys of CW to a new generation of
hams! This is also an excellent opportunity to take a crack at contesting,
during an event designed for newcomers.

Rookie entrants are encouraged to read "HF Contesting - Good Practices,
Interpretations and Suggestions."

To register teams or submit scores visit the ARRL Rookie Roundup Contests page,
hosted by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM. -- Thanks to Ward Silver, N0AX


Astronaut Tim Peake, KG5BVI, to Host First ARISS Video Contact

European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Tim Peake, KG5BVI, who just arrived on
board the International Space Station, will be the first ISS crew member to use
the HamTV digital Amateur Radio TV (DATV) system during an Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS) contact. Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra,
KE5UDN, and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, RK3DUP, launched in a Soyuz
spacecraft on December 15 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, and arrived at the ISS
about 6 hours later. The UK ARISS team is assembling a mobile Earth station, to
be installed at the school on the day of the contact. The team recently visited
Goonhilly Earth Station in Cornwall to commission a dish to receive the 2.4 GHz
HamTV DATV transmissions from the ISS. The ARISS activities have been designed
to maximize the impact of Peake's "Principia Mission" outreach by directly
engaging students with communication technologies and inspiring them to pursue
careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields.

"Both Tim's space mission and Amateur Radio have the power to inspire young
people and encourage them into STEM subjects," said Jeremy Curtis, Head of
Education at the UK Space Agency. "By bringing them together we can boost their
reach and give young people around the UK the chance to be involved in a space
mission and a hands-on project that will teach them new skills."

During the contacts the ARISS team will provide information displays on the ISS
position and webcams showing both the local and Goonhilly dishes as they track
the ISS. The hosting schools will organize presentations and displays before
and after the contacts, and the ARISS team will offer a live webcast of the
day's events, including the actual contact with Peake. Read more. -- Thanks to
AMSAT, ARISS, and RSGB


Ohio Amateur Radio Club Donates to Help Needy Families

The Portage County Amateur Radio Service (PCARS) in Ohio recently donated
nearly $4000 to support the efforts of the Center of Hope in Ravenna. PCARS
President Rick Kruis, K8CAV, and Vice President Jim Wilson, AC8NT, presented
Mark Frisone, chief executive officer of Family & Community Services Inc
(F&CS), with a check for $3,851 to support the Center's efforts. An
ARRL-affiliated special service club, PCARS has more than 200 members. The club
sponsors licensing and upgrading classes as well as operating events and
project-building sessions each month.

"This is truly a clear example of the impact that the Center has on our
community," Frisone said in accepting the club's contribution. "It is generous
donations from area organizations that give us the resources to continue to
help those in need."

The Center of Hope is dedicated to enhancing the nutrition of low-income people
in Portage County where there are no local food pantries. The center provides
free hot meals 5 days a week for 75 to 100 individuals. Groceries are also
available monthly through the Christian Cupboard, free of charge, dependent
upon an individual's income.


SAQ to Carry on Tradition of Christmas Eve VLF Transmissions

Alexanderson alternator transmitter station SAQ at the World Heritage Grimeton
site in Sweden will continue a holiday tradition begun 10 years ago when it
takes to the airwaves on Christmas Eve, December 24. There will be a CW
transmission from the Alexanderson alternator on 17.2 kHz from Grimeton
Radio/SAQ at 0800 UTC on December 24, with transmitter tune-up starting at 0730
UTC. Amateur Radio station SK6SAQ will not be active this year, because the
radio room is being refurbished. The Alexanderson Association website has
information on how to receive the VLF signal.

SAQ accepts listener reports via e-mail, direct mail to Alexander-Grimeton
Veteranradios Vaenner, Radiostationen Grimeton 72 SE-432 98 Grimeton, Sweden.
The radio station will be open to visitors.

The vintage SAQ Alexanderson alternator, dating from the 1920s, is essentially
an ac alternator run at extremely high speed. It can put out 200 kW, but
typically is operated at less than one-half that power level. Once providing
reliable transatlantic communication, it is now a museum piece and only put on
the air for special occasions. The transmitter was developed by Swedish
engineer and radio pioneer Ernst Alexanderson.

Six 400+ foot towers with 150 foot crossarms support a multi-wire antenna for
SAQ. The actual signal radiates from a vertical wire, one from each tower. --
Thanks to Lars Kalland, SM6NM


Fessenden Christmas Eve Commemorative Transmissions Set

Brian Justin, WA1ZMS, will again put his 600 meter Experimental Station WG2XFQ
on the air on for a Christmas Eve commemorative transmission. WG2XFQ will
transmit on 486 kHz from Forest, Virginia, to mark the 109th anniversary of
Reginald Fessenden's first audio transmission. Historic accounts say Fessenden
played the violin -- or a recording -- and read a brief Bible verse. It's been
reported that other radio experimenters and shipboard operators who heard
Fessenden's broadcast were astounded.

Justin will conduct a run-up to this year's event starting at around mid-day
Eastern Time on December 23. The "official" Christmas event will begin on
December 24 at 0001 UTC (the evening of December 23 in US time zones) and will
continue for at least 24 hours. Justin said he plans to repeat the
commemorative transmissions on New Year's Eve and on New Year's Day.

Fessenden's transmitter was an ac alternator, modulated by placing carbon
microphones in series with the antenna feed line. Justin's homebuilt station is
slightly more modern, based on a 1921 vacuum tube master oscillator power
amplifier (MOPA) design. Listener reports are appreciated and may be sent
directly to Brian Justin, WA1ZMS, at his QRZ.com address.


UK Telecoms Regulator Revokes 500+ Ham Radio Licenses Not Revalidated by
Holders

Ofcom, the UK telecommunications regulator, has revoked the first batch of
Amateur Radio licenses that had not been "revalidated" by their holders. Ham
licenses in the UK used to expire annually, but in 2006, Ofcom began issuing
lifetime licenses, which remain in effect until the agency takes specific
action to revoke them. Ofcom has canceled some Amateur Radio licenses in the
past, when the licensee has specifically requested, but revocation is a
different administrative process altogether. Ofcom announced earlier this fall
that it would begin revoking the licenses of those who had not revalidated
their ham tickets, as UK regulations require; 529 licenses were in the initial
batch.

Ofcom's revocation procedure for the first group of revocations took about 7
weeks, from the initial announcement to the revocations on December 4. A formal
appeal process is in place, but Ofcom reported that no one has taken advantage
of it so far.

Some estimates have suggested that the number of unvalidated Amateur Radio
licenses might number in the tens of thousands, but the actual figure won't be
known until Ofcom has completed its work on the project, which is said to be
time consuming and labor intensive. It could be some time before the backlog is
cleared. Read more.


Spanish Radio Amateur Dies in Afghan Violence

Isidro Gabino "Gabi" San Martin Hernandez, EB1BT, of Leon, Spain, died on
December 11 as the result of a 9-hour shootout in Kabul, Afghanistan. He was 48
and the father of four. San Martin was part of a police contingent guarding the
Spanish Embassy in Kabul when a car bomb, believed set by the Taliban, exploded
at the Embassy Guest House gate. The bombers then entered the compound, and a
gun battle erupted. At least seven members of the diplomatic staff were killed,
including San Martin and another police officer who died in the residential
block of the embassy.

Europa Press reported that San Martin, who volunteered to serve at the embassy
in Kabul, was stationed at the Police Intervention Unit of Oviedo, although on
Friday he was working as part of the embassy security team. The online 20
Minutos reported that San Martin left a safe location to look for one of his
colleagues and ran into gunfire.

According to an article posted in The Spain Report, the Afghan Interior
Ministry claimed that Afghan Police Special Forces killed all of the attackers
involved in the Friday night raid. Spanish authorities are still sorting out
the details of the bombing and the resulting deaths. -- Thanks to The Daily DX

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In Brief...

Santa Claus Arctic Circle Team Active: The Santa Claus Arctic Circle Team will
be active as OH9SCL (Santa Claus Land) and OF9X (Old Father 9 Christmas) from
the Finnish Lappland above the Arctic Circle during December. OH9SCL and OF9X
have been on the air each holiday season for the past 30 years. Activity will
be mostly on the HF bands, on all modes. The activity is organized by the Radio
Club of the Arctic Circle, OH9AB, and the Radio Club of Pusula, OH9W, and
supported by Radio Arcala, OH8X. QSL via OH9AB. For more information and
updates, visit the OH9AB website or the Santa Claus Land Facebook page.


Kosovo Amateur Radio Association SHRAK Joins International Amateur Radio Union:
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has announced that the Kosovo
Amateur Radio Association, (SHRAK) has been accepted into membership as the
result of a second vote by member societies. The action has no effect on
Kosovo's DXCC status. Kosovo was proposed for IARU membership in 2014, but the
proposal failed. Two affirmative votes arrived after the ballot deadline,
however, and IARU Region 1 requested the IARU International Secretariat to
conduct another vote, which did result in SHRAK's receiving the necessary
affirmative votes. With a history that dates back to the days of the former
Yugoslavia, SHRAK was reconstituted in 2012, when the government authorized the
establishment of an Amateur Radio Service, and SHRAK established a training and
licensing program. Vjollca Caka, Z61VB, is SHRAK's president. Special event
station Z60IARU is expected to be on the air for the closing days of 2015 as
part of the IARU's 90th anniversary commemoration.


CW Skimmer Developer Alex Shovkoplyas, VE3NEA, Receives RAC Radio Amateur of
the Year Plaque Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) honored CW Skimmer developer
Alex Shovkoplyas, VE3NEA, as its 2014 Radio Amateur of the Year, and he
received the plaque on October 31 at the annual York Region Hamfest near
Toronto. Presenting Shovkoplyas with the plaque was the new RAC Ontario South
Director Phil Mcbride, VA3QR. The plaque cites Schovkoplyas for "outstanding
and consistent contribution to the welfare of Amateur Radio." A contesting
tool, CW Skimmer interprets call signs sent in CW over a wide receiver
bandwidth and identifies waterfall traces by call sign. The extracted call
signs then are exported as DX spots. He's also developed other free software
packages for Amateur Radio, including the propagation tool Ham Cap.

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The K7RA Solar Update

Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Solar activity increased over the past week,
compared to the previous 7 days. The average daily sunspot number for December
10-16 was 74.3, up from 48 over December 3-9. Average daily solar flux
increased from 102.2 to 118.6.

Geomagnetic indices were also higher, with the planetary A index going from 9.9
to 15.6, and the mid-latitude A index from 6.6 to 11.3.

The latest prediction from USAF/NOAA forecasters shows daily solar flux at 125
on December 17-19; 120 on December 20-21; 115 on December 22-24; 110, 105, and
98 on December 25-27; 95 on December 28-29; 98 on December 30-31; 100 on
January 1-2; 105 on January 3; 110 on January 4-6; 115 on January 7-9; peaking
at 130 on January 11-13, then dropping back below 100 after January 22.

The predicted planetary A index is 5 on December 17-26; 18, 15, and 10 on
December 27-29; 5 on December 30-31; 15, 20, 18, and 10 on January 1-4; 8, 20,
18, and 12 on January 5-8, and 10, 8, 18, and 25 on January 9-12. The planetary
A index then quiets down to 5 on January 16-22.

HF radio conditions look promising over the next 10 days, with low geomagnetic
activity and sustained sunspot activity and solar flux.

Sunspot numbers for December 10 through 16 were 86, 77, 89, 74, 81, 64, and 49,
with a mean of 48. The10.7 centimeter flux was 108.5, 113.7, 116.7, 122.5, 124,
118.9, and 126.2, with a mean of 102.2. Estimated planetary A indices were 23,
20, 12, 8, 22, 17, and 7, with a mean of 9.9. Estimated mid-latitude A indices
were 18, 14, 8, 6, 15, 13, and 5, with a mean of 6.6.

Send me your reports and observations.

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Just Ahead in Radiosport

 *  December 18 -- Russian 160 Meter Contest (CW)
 *  December 18 -- AGB-Party Contest (CW, phone, digital)
 *  December 19 -- Feld Hell Sprint
 *  December 19 -- OK DX RTTY Contest
 *  December 19 -- 144 RAC Winter Contest (CW, phone)
 *  December 19-20 -- Croatian CW Contest (CW)
 *  December 20 -- ARRL Rookie Roundup (CW)
 *  December 21 -- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest (CW)
 *  December 23 -- SKCC Sprint (CW)
 *  December 26 -- DARC Christmas Contest (CW, phone)
 *  December 26-27 -- World Wide Iron Ham Contest (CW, phone, digital)
 *  December 27 -- Stew Perry Topband Challenge (CW)
 *  December 27 -- RAEM Contest (CW)
 *  January 1 -- ARRL Straight Key Night
 *  January 1 -- AGB New Year Snowball Contest (CW, phone, digital)
 *  January 1 -- SARTG New Year RTTY Contest
 *  January 1 -- AGCW Happy New Year Contest (CW)
 *  January 1 -- AGCW VHF/UHF Contest (CW)
 *  January 1 -- QRP ARCI New Years Sprint (CW)
 *  January 2 -- PODXS 070 Club PSK Fest
 *  January 2-3 -- WW PMC Contest (CW, phone)
 *  January 2-3 -- Original QRP Contest (CW)
 *  January 2-3 -- ARRL RTTY Roundup
 *  January 2-3 -- EUCW 160 Meter Contest (CW)
 *  January 3 -- Kids Day (phone)
 *  January 5 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)
 *  January 6 -- UKEICC 80 Meter Contest (phone)

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 and Events

 *  January 9 -- TECHFEST, Lawrenceville, Georgia
 *  January 10 -- New York City-Long Island Section Convention, Bethpage,
    New York
 *  January 15-16 -- Southern Florida Section Convention, Fort Myers,
    Florida
 *  January 15-16 -- North Texas Section Convention, Forest Hill, Texas
 *  January 17-23 -- Quartzfest, Quartzsite, Arizona
 *  January 29-30 -- Mississippi State Convention, Jackson, Mississippi
 *  January 29-31 -- Puerto Rico State Convention, Hatillo, Puerto Rico
 *  February 6 -- South Carolina State Convention, N. Charleston, South
    Carolina
 *  February 12-14 -- ARRL National Convention, Orlando, Florida
 *  February 19-20 -- Southwestern Division Convention, Yuma, Arizona
 *  February 27 -- WCF Section Technical Conference, Tampa, Florida
 *  February 27 -- New Mexico TechFest, Albuquerque, New Mexico
 *  February 27 -- Vermont State Convention, S. Burlington, Vermont

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