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The ARRL Letter

May 18, 2016
Editor: Rick Lindquist, WW1ME

 *  ARRL CEO Taking His Open Door to Dayton, League Leadership Available for
    Input
 *  Experience Hamvention(R) Remotely -- It's the Next Best Thing to Being
    There
 *  New LED Prize Numbers Display to Debut at Hamvention(R) 2016
 *  Hamvention(R) Offers ARISS Challenge Coins as Door Prizes to Spotlight
    ARISS Fundraising
 *  The Doctor Will See You Now!
 *  National Parks on the Air Update
 *  Maritime Mobile Service Network Responds to Mayday Call from Stranded
    Vessel
 *  Student-Built STMSat-1 May Start Transmitting SSTV Images Soon
 *  AMSAT's Fox-1B CubeSat Gets January 2017 Launch Date
 *  IARU Assumes Custody of Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio
    Amateur
 *  IARU Region 2 Calls for Emergency Communications Workshop Papers,
    Presentations
 *  Hollywood Producer, ARRL Patron Dave Bell, W6AQ, SK
 *  SATERN Founder Pat McPherson, WW9E, SK
 *  In Brief...
 *  The K7RA Solar Update
 *  Just Ahead in Radiosport
 *  Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions


ARRL CEO Taking His Open Door to Dayton, League Leadership Available for Input

ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, said he's looking forward to hearing in person
from ARRL members when he makes his inaugural appearance at Hamvention(R), May
20-22. Gallagher, who succeeded David Sumner, K1ZZ, as CEO in April, not only
will be at Dayton for the first time on behalf of the ARRL, but for his first
time ever.

"My message to members is simple," Gallagher said. "I am listening closely to
what our members are saying. Don't be shy. Step up, say hello, and tell me
what's on your mind."

ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, will be attending Hamvention for his
initial outing in his new role. Roderick also encouraged ARRL members to visit
the ARRL EXPO.

"A large group of ARRL personnel will be there, representing all Headquarters
departments," he pointed out. "See your League in action! Many ARRL Board of
Directors members also will be on hand, so please come by and say hello."
Roderick succeeded Kay Craigie, N3KN, in the League's top volunteer position
in January.

Gallagher and Roderick will head an ARRL contingent at Hamvention of more than
100 people.

CEO Gallagher and President Roderick will take part in the ARRL Member Forum,
Saturday, 1:45-3:00 PM, in Room 5 at Hara Arena. Great Lakes Division Director
Dale Williams, WA8EFK, will moderate. The forum is an opportunity to hear from
local and national ARRL officials and volunteers on key areas of membership
interest.

About 2 dozen ARRL Headquarters staffers will be on duty at ARRL EXPO, along
with ARRL Vice Directors, Section Managers, and other ARRL Field Organization
volunteers.


Experience Hamvention(R) Remotely -- It's the Next Best Thing to Being There

Those not going to Hamvention May 20-22 still can get the flavor of things --
if not the smells of whatever's cooking out in the flea market -- by checking
out some of the webcasts that will emanate from Hara Arena during the big show.

The sponsoring Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) will be offering fairly
extensive streaming of Hamvention forums and activities. Visit the Hamvention
Live Coverage page for the schedule.

In addition, Amateur Radio Roundtable, with host Tom Medlin, W5KUB, will offer
comprehensive Dayton video coverage.

Certain sessions of 2016 Contest University will be available via streaming,
courtesy of Icom.

Ham Talk Live with host Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, also has scheduled some Dayton
Hamvention webcasts.


New LED Prize Numbers Display to Debut at Hamvention(R) 2016

The Sunday afternoon Grand Prize drawing at Hamvention 2016 will feature a
bright new LED display that will present winning ticket numbers as they are
drawn. It will be visible throughout the main arena, where the prize drawing
takes place. Hamvention 2016 Assistant Prize Chair Bill Serra, N8NRT, said a
lot of work went into crafting the innovative device, which was the brainchild
of the sponsoring Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) "Thursday Night
Group." Serra said more than a dozen DARA members participated in the project,
which took 8 months from concept development to final assembly and delivery --
just in time for this week's show.

The project "followed hard on the heels of complaints from our Sunday
afternoon Hamvention audience," Serra wrote in the May 2016 edition of DARA's
RF Carrier newsletter. "Many had difficulty hearing ticket numbers as they
were called over the facility sound system."

The Thursday Night Group hit on the idea of a dazzling, seven-segment,
Arduino-driven LED display. The system includes ticket barcode-scanning
capability to automate the process of delivering accurate information to an
expectant audience. From that point, planning progressed to figuring out how
to get numbers from the scanner in the Prize Booth to the display, which
involves more than might meet the eye.

"Everything from power requirements to the number of wires needed, not to
mention consideration for assembling the system easily and storing it from one
year to the next," Serra explained. "The folks at Hara Arena were especially
cooperative, especially Rue Wampler, who helped us with several ideas and
tests that proved critical to the success of the project."

Project lead Tom Holmes, N8ZM, noted that some members even took on
"homework," including Programmer Keith Yarger, KD8UYT, who accomplished some
of his coding chores on the road during business trips, in order to help speed
the project to completion.

"This was truly a collaborative effort and would have been difficult to
achieve without the entire group's mental and physical efforts," Serra said in
his article. Some research on the Internet determined that a comparable system
could have cost as much as $10,000, but the DARA team did it for about 10
percent of that amount. Hamvention General Chairman, Jim Tiderman, N8IDS,
expressed his appreciation and said that having the LED display to announce
ticket numbers during Hamvention's Sunday drawing would ease his mind, as well
as the minds of the Prize Committee chair and assistants. -- Thanks to Bill
Serra, N8NRT


Hamvention(R) Offers ARISS Challenge Coins as Door Prizes to Spotlight ARISS
Fundraising

Hamvention(R) is teaming up with the Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) program and will offer a set of ARISS Challenge Coins as a
door prize this year, Prize Committee Chair Tom Holmes, N8ZM, said. The two
keepsake coins are positioned side by side in a display box, with each side of
the coin visible. Commemorative ARISS Challenge Coin sets are a premium for
anyone contributing $100 or more to ARISS, which will kick off its 2016
fundraising campaign at Hamvention, May 20-22. ARISS International Chair Frank
Bauer, KA3HDO, said the funds raised will go toward critical upgrades of its
aging ISS ham radio gear.

"The radio system in the Columbus module is over 17 years old and
underpowered," Bauer said. "We need a 21st-century, next-generation solution.
This fundraising campaign will enable these upgrades and, as a result,
significantly improve ARISS operations and provide the funding necessary to
better support our stakeholders and the Amateur Radio community."
Contributions to the ARISS campaign also will help to defray ongoing
operational costs for educational outreach.

Dayton Hamvention General Chairman Jim Tiderman, N8IDS, agreed to feature the
ARISS keepsake with a special prize drawing right after the introduction of
2016 Dayton Hamvention award winners, which gets under way at 1 PM on Sunday.

The ARISS team also will have Challenge Coins available for $100 donors at
AMSAT's Hamvention booth. Contributions to ARISS also are welcome via the
ARISS website (click the "Donate to the ARISS Annual Fund" button) or via the
AMSAT website (click the "ARISS Donate" button).

Holmes said the value of prizes to be awarded at the 2016 Dayton Hamvention
already has exceeded $51,000, and additional donations were still arriving
this week. Major prizes alone total more than $30,600.

Prize drawings are held hourly during Hamvention.


The Doctor Will See You Now!

"Hunting Down Interference" is the topic of the new (May 19) 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@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.


National Parks on the Air Update

The ARRL National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) program is only possible because of
dedicated Activators. Activators are the ones who take their gear and transmit
from NPS units around the country. More than 800 Activators have made nearly
5500 Activations around the country.

Many NPOTA units are in the wilds of Alaska. National Parks, preserves, and
Wild and Scenic Rivers await the more adventurous Activator who wants to put
these units on the air for the first time. Are you up to the challenge?

There are 42 Activations on the calendar for May 19-26, including the Gulf
Islands National Seashore (NS08) in Florida, and the Scotts Bluff National
Monument (MN66) in Nebraska. Remember to keep your ears peeled for the many
activations from Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Site over Dayton
Hamvention(R) weekend. Many operators will be trying to make their first
Activations with equipment provided by ARRL, Vibroplex, and DX Engineering, so
help all those new Activators earn their 10 QSOs.

Details about these and other upcoming activations can be found on the NPOTA
Activations calendar.

Keep up with the latest NPOTA news on Facebook. Follow NPOTA on Twitter
(@ARRL_NPOTA).


Maritime Mobile Service Network Responds to Mayday Call from Stranded Vessel

The crew of a sailing vessel that foundered on a reef in the South Pacific in
early May was rescued in good shape, thanks in part to the alert ear of
Maritime Mobile Service Network (MMSN) member Russell Taylor, AI6GV, of San
Marcos, California. On May 3, Taylor monitored a "Mayday" call on 14.300 MHz
from the Alaska-based Morning Dove, at the time some 200 miles northeast of
French Polynesia. The vessel's captain, Bruce Moroney, KL3RK, reported that
his 46-foot ketch had become stuck on a reef and was unable to move. The crew
transmitted the Mayday distress call after the vessel began taking on water.

"I tried to reverse with no effect," Moroney explained afterward to Latitude
38. "Within 10 minutes, conditions became extreme." Moroney said that after
the ketch's hull and diesel fuel tank breached, an emergency pos
tion-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) was activated, and a Mayday put out.
"Within 15 minutes, the radios were underwater," Moroney said.

Taylor apprised the US Coast Guard of the situation and of the vessel's
position. The French Navy subsequently dispatched a helicopter to the area
within about 6 hours of the incident, airlifting the four unharmed crew
members to safety. Efforts were reported under way to retrieve the grounded
vessel.

The Coast Guard later called Taylor, to tell him that had he not monitored the
Mayday, the consequences could have been devastating for the crew.

Assisting in the event were longtime net member William Sturridge, KI4MMZ, in
Florida, and his friend Peter Mott, ZL1PWM, in New Zealand, who relayed
information.

The Maritime Mobile Service Network monitors 14.300 MHz with operators on
scheduled shifts from 1700 to 0300 UTC.

"This incident occurred well after scheduled net operations, when propagation
on 20 meters usually is minimal at best," Assistant Net Manager Jeff Savasta,
KB4JKL, said. He pointed out that MMSN members often continue to monitor the
frequency outside of the net's regular schedule, keeping an ear open for just
such events. Read more. -- Thanks to Jeff Savasta, KB4JKL, and MMSN Manager
Rene Stiegler, K4EDX, and to Latitude 38


Student-Built STMSat-1 May Start Transmitting SSTV Images Soon

The STMSat-1 CubeSat built by students at St Thomas More (STM) Cathedral
School in Arlington, Virginia, silent since it was deployed from the
International Space Station, will start transmitting when its orbit is stable,
the transmitter has power, and its antennas are deployed, according to a tweet
from the school this week. Satellite enthusiasts around the globe have been
listening for the little spacecraft to come to life since its deployment.

"STMSat-1 is set to turn itself on once it is fully charged and the antennae
deploy," Emily Laura at St Thomas More told ARRL on May 19. "That can happen
as early as 45 minutes after deployment, but as we have learned from our space
exploration, these sorts of things have their own timeline. Stay updated by
following our Twitter handle @STMSat11."

Youngsters at the elementary school erupted in a frenzy of celebration on May
16, as the CubeSat finally was deployed from the International Space Station
at 1440 UTC. The CubeSat's a slow-scan TV (SSTV) payload will transmit on
437.800 MHz FM. The satellite is the first to be designed and built by grade
schoolers, who were supported by NASA technical advisors and by local radio
amateurs. STMSat-1 was transported to the ISS in December by an Orbital ATK
Cygnus spacecraft.

The kit-built satellite initially had been set for release in mid-February.
That deployment was postponed until early March, however, before being put on
hold again. The satellite project is part of the school's STEM (science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics) education initiatives.

NASA's Technology Demonstration Office provided the school with a mobile
"clean room" to ensure that the construction phase met strict guidelines and
standards for launch and deployment from the ISS. The space agency also
provided the school with a ground station antenna to receive the SSTV images
and temperature readings.

Also deployed from the ISS on May 16 were other school-built satellites
carrying payloads operating on Amateur Radio frequencies. These included
MinXSS-1 (437.345 MHz); CADRE (437.485 MHz and 3.404 GHz), and NODES (437.100
MHz 1200 bps AX.25 and 2401.2-2431.2 MHz 115.2 kbps spread-spectrum FSK).
MinXSS-1 and NODES both have been heard, but no signals had been reported from
the CADRE spacecraft by May 19.


AMSAT's Fox-1B CubeSat Gets January 2017 Launch Date

AMSAT has announced that its Fox-1B (RadFxSat -- Radiation Effects Satellite)
CubeSat is set for a January 20, 2017, launch. Fox-1B will carry a Vanderbilt
University Institute for Space and Defense Electronics radiation experiment,
AMSAT Vice-President Engineering, Jerry Buxton, N0JY, said. It also includes
an Amateur Radio FM transponder (435.250 MHz, 67.0 Hz CTCSS tone, up; 145.960
MHz down). The latest version of the Fox-1 Operating Guide is available from
AMSAT's Station and Operating Hints page.

Fox-1B will ride on a Delta II launcher along with a NOAA spacecraft. The
satellite will go aloft as part of the NASA Educational Launch of
Nanosatellites (ELaNa) program, which offers free launches to educational
entities and encourages science missions. AMSAT has been developing a family
of CubeSats with Amateur Radio payloads that can support advanced science
experiments, and it has been working with universities on scientific and
educational missions that fit the ELaNa mold.

The Fox series 1-Unit CubeSats allow simple ground stations using hand-held
transceiver and simple dual-band antennas to make contacts. -- Thanks to AMSAT
News Service via AMSAT Vice President-Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY


IARU Assumes Custody of Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio Amateur

The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has become the custodian of the
operating standards guide Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio
Amateur. The IARU Administrative Council recently accepted an offer "with
gratitude" from authors John Devoldere, ON4UN, and Mark Demeuleneere, ON4WW,
to take over maintenance and updating of the document.

"Over the last 8 years, the booklet Ethics and Operating Procedures for the
Radio Amateur has become a respected work describing the best standards of
operating on the amateur bands," the IARU said in a news release. "Translated
into most major languages, the booklet is a valuable reference work for all
radio amateurs."

Devoldere and Demeuleneere met with IARU Region 1 President Don Beattie, G3BJ,
on May 5 in Brussels to officially hand over the document. IARU will now carry
the work forward in future years to ensure its continued relevance and
currency.

Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio Amateur is available as a PDF
document in more than 25 languages. A PowerPoint presentation appropriate for
club presentations is available in English, Dutch, and French.

The authors' stated goal is, "to improve, where necessary, the behavior on the
bands in matters of ethics and operating procedures, and make available to the
newcomers in the hobby a document covering these subjects in detail." The
guide was accepted by the IARU Administrative Council in 2008 as the
recommended manual covering the subject of ethics and operational procedures.

Visit the Ham Radio Ethics and Operating Procedures website for more
information.


IARU Region 2 Calls for Emergency Communications Workshop Papers, Presentations

International Amateur Radio Union Region 2 (IARU-R2) will hold an Emergency
Communications Workshop in Chile this fall, in conjunction with the 19th IARU
Region 2 General Assembly. The conference committee is inviting papers and
presentations for the event. The workshop on October 11 in Vi¤a del Mar,
Chile, will offer an opportunity for Region 2 emergency coordinators and other
national-level Amateur Radio emergency communication experts to network and to
share information on Amateur Radio emergency response as well as to augment
the capabilities of the region's amateurs to react to large-scale,
multinational communication emergencies. The event is open to radio amateurs
in IARU Region 2 with high-level expertise in providing disaster and emergency
communication. Register online.


Call for Papers

Delegates representing IARU Region 2 member societies, national or
international Amateur Radio emergency communication organizations, or
national/international-level subject matter experts in Amateur Radio emergency
communication are invited to submit proposals and informational papers. Topics
must be related to Amateur Radio emergency communication, disaster response,
technology, or operating standards.

Documents must be in electronic form (MS Word or PowerPoint). When laying out
the document format, use A4 paper with at least 3-centimeter margins on all
sides. The title page should have a top margin of at least 6 centimeters. Do
not insert page headers or footers.

The deadline to submit is July 1. The IARU Region 2 Emergency Communications
Workshop Committee will select the most appropriate papers for presentation.
All other submitted materials will be compiled for distribution to all
delegates and will be posted on the Region 2 website for downloading.

Direct submissions in English to ecw@iaru-r2.org; direct submissions in
Spanish to tce@iaru-r2.org.


Hollywood Producer, ARRL Patron Dave Bell, W6AQ, SK

Award-winning Hollywood producer and ARRL benefactor Dave Bell, W6AQ, of
Encinitas, California, died on May 13. He was 84 and had been a radio amateur
for 65 years. An ARRL Life Member and a former chair of the ARRL Public
Relations Committee, Bell directed Amateur Radio Today and produced several
other ham radio-related promotional videos and films, starting with The Ham's
Wide World, a TV documentary filmed in black and white.

"If I have a claim to fame in Amateur Radio, it's probably that I produced the
first television documentary about ham radio that got worldwide distribution,
and then I made several others before I 'retired' from the ham radio
film/video hobby-within-a-hobby and got busy making a living producing TV
movies, specials, and documentaries for all of the networks including HBO and
Showtime, and made a couple of theatrical feature films -- Nadia and The Long
Walk Home," Bell recounted on his QRZ.com profile. He started TV's Unsolved
Mysteries, and he received an Emmy Award in 1985 for Outstanding Drama/Comedy
Special, Do You Remember Love. Bell chronicled his filmmaking and his Amateur
Radio and professional lives in a memoir, World's Best Hobby.

Last year, Bell and his wife Sam, W6QLT (she's a quilter), donated a signed
Andy Warhol print to the ARRL. The artwork -- "Myths: Superman 1981" --sold at
auction last fall for $150,000. The proceeds are being used to create "The
Dave Bell, W6AQ, Endowment Fund" to benefit the League.

Bell was the 1984 Ham of the Year at Dayton Hamvention(R). In 2003, the ARRL
presented Bell with its first Lifetime Achievement Award for his work on films
and videos about Amateur Radio. In 2011, he was named to the CQ Amateur Radio
Hall of Fame.

Heil Sound Ltd's Bob Heil, K9EID, called Bell "one of the great ones." Heil
said Bell's "great smile and laughter" and his "generosity to the hobby" would
be missed, "but most of all, we will miss his spirit." -- Thanks to The Daily
DX for some information


SATERN Founder Pat McPherson, WW9E, SK

Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) Founder and past National
Director Maj Patrick E. "Pat" McPherson, WW9E, of Coloma, Michigan, died May
14. He was 70. After serving as SATERN Director for more than 23 years,
McPherson stepped down 5 years ago, although he reassumed the role in
2014-2015 on an interim basis. An ARRL member and a second-generation
Salvationist, McPherson founded the disaster response and relief arm in June
1988 with one other US and two Canadian radio amateurs. Just 2 months after
its founding, SATERN responded to provide communication between the US and
Jamaica following Hurricane Gilbert.

SATERN became an official Salvation Army program 10 years later, in 1998, and
Maj McPherson was formally appointed as its national director. Now an
international organization with 4000 members in North America alone, SATERN is
dedicated to providing emergency communication and other assistance following
disasters and emergencies, and has responded to natural disasters, fires, and
air crashes, including the September 11, 2001 attacks.

At the time of his death, McPherson was to be presented with The Salvation
Army Certificate in Recognition of Exceptional Service -- a national-level
award acknowledging outstanding, distinguished, and significant achievement in
or for The Salvation Army. It will be awarded posthumously.

Memorials in Maj McPherson's honor may be made to The Salvation Army. --
Thanks to Bill Feist, WB8BZH, for some information


In Brief...

New Date for "ARRL Understanding Local MOUs" Webinar: The date has changed for
an ARRL Headquarters webinar training session on local, section, and state
level Memorandums of Understanding for ARES. The training webinar, aimed at
for ARES Emergency Coordinators, District Emergency Coordinators and Section
Emergency Coordinators, now will take place on Wednesday, May 25, at 2400 UTC.
Register for the webinar here. The webinar will be recorded and made available
online afterward. All ECs, DECs, and SECs are encouraged to participate. --
Thanks to Mike Corey, KI1U, ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager


New Jersey Club Marks Centennial with 10-Day QSO Party: As part of its
Centennial activities, the South Jersey Radio Association (SJRA) will host a
10-day QSO party, June 10-19. Founded on June 12, 1916, in the home of William
G. Phillips in Collingswood, New Jersey, the SJRA dates back to the very early
years of wireless. The association became an ARRL-affiliated club in 1920. A
timeline on the SJRA website offers more information about the club's rich
history. The QSO party will offer other radio amateurs a chance to join the
celebration and become centennial members of SJRA. The club will offer various
awards. Participants can use just about any mode and operate from QRP to high
power. Bonus points are awarded for logging an SJRA member station, identified
by "/100" appended to the call sign, or by working the club's K2AA station.
Complete rules and logging details are on the SJRA website.


The K7RA Solar Update

Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Average daily solar flux and sunspot numbers
rose over the past week. The average daily sunspot number rose by 5 points to
64.1, while the average daily solar flux was up by 11.6 points to 100.4.
Geomagnetic indices were quieter, with the average planetary A index
decreasing from 22.6 to 9.9, and the average mid-latitude A index dropping
from 14.6 to 10.9.

USAF and NOAA predict solar flux at 103 on May 19; 105 on May 20-21; 100 on
May 22-25; 95 on May 26; 90 on May 27-28; 95 on May 29; 100 on May 30-June 1;
95 on June 2-7; 100 on June 8-9; 95, 100, and 105 on June 10-12; 100 on June
13-16; 95 on June 17-21; 90 on June 22-24; 95 on June 25, and 100 on June
26-28.

Predicted planetary A index is 16, 22, 16, 12, and 6 on May 19-23; 5 on May
24-27; 15, 25, and 10 on May 28-30; 5 on May 31 and June 1; 12 on June 2-3;
35, 30, and 15 on June 4-6; 5 on June 7-9; 8, 15, 25, and 12 on June 10-13; 8,
18, 25, and 12 on June 14-17; 8, 5, and 10 on June 18-20, and 5 on June 21-23.

Sunspot numbers for May 12 through 18 were 67, 76, 88, 78, 76, 36, and 28,
with a mean of 64.1. The 10.7 centimeter flux was 92, 93.4, 101.2, 108.4, 102,
103.2, and 102.3, with a mean of 100.4. Estimated planetary A indices were 4,
8, 10, 13, 13, 13, and 8, with a mean of 9.9. Estimated mid-latitude A indices
were 4, 9, 10, 12, 15, 14, and 12, with a mean of 10.9.

In Friday's bulletin look for an updated forecast as well as comments and
questions from readers, plus a report from N8II about operating in a QSO party
while a geomagnetic storm was raging.

Send me your reports and observations.

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Just Ahead in Radiosport

 *  May 20 -- Slobozhansky Sprint Contest (CW, phone)
 *  May 21 -- UN DX Contest (CW, phone)
 *  May 21 -- Feld Hell Sprint
 *  May 21-22 -- NZART Sangster Shield Contest (CW)
 *  May 21-22 -- Aegean RTTY Contest
 *  May 21-22 -- EU PSK DX Contest
 *  May 21-22 -- His Majesty King of Spain Contest (CW)
 *  May 21-22 -- Baltic Contest (CW, phone)
 *  May 25 -- SKCC Sprint (CW)
 *  May 28-29 -- CQ World Wide WPX Contest (CW)
 *  May 28 -- Portuguese Navy Day Contest (Digital)
 *  May 29 -- SARL Digital Contest

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

 *  May 20-22 -- Dayton Hamvention, Dayton, Ohio
 *  June 3-5 -- Northwestern Division Convention, Seaside, Oregon
 *  June 4 -- Georgia Section Convention, Marietta, Georgia
 *  June 5 -- Western Pennsylvania Section Convention, Prospect,
    Pennsylvania
 *  June 10-11 -- West Gulf Division Convention, Irving, Texas
 *  June 18 -- Tennessee State Convention, Knoxville, Tennessee
 *  July 2 -- Eastern Pennsylvania Section Convention, Harrisburg,
    Pennsylvania
 *  July 8-9 -- Northern Florida Section Convention, Milton, Florida
 *  July 8-9 -- Utah State Convention, Sandy, Utah
 *  July 22-23 -- Oklahoma Section Convention, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
 *  July 29-31 -- Central States VHF Conference, Rochester, Minnesota
 *  August 5-6 -- Texas State Convention, Austin, Texas
 *  August 5-7 -- Pacific Northwest DX Convention, Portland, Oregon
 *  August 12-14 -- New Mexico State Convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico
 *  August 19-21 -- West Virginia State Convention, Weston, West Virginia
 *  August 20-21 -- Southeastern Division Convention, Huntsville, Alabama
 *  August 21 -- Kansas State Convention, Salina, Kansas

Find conventions and hamfests in your area.

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