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   The ARRL Letter                                                         
   October 15, 2020                                                        
                                                                           
     * ARRL Comments in Orbital Debris Mitigation Proceeding                
     * IARU ministrative Council dresses Wide-Ranging Agenda in         
       Virtual Meeting                                                      
     * ARRL Podcasts Schedule                                               
     * The 15th Annual ARRL Online Auction is Open!                         
     * 2021 Edition of The ARRL Handbook and New Microcontroller Projects  
       Book Available                                                      
     * ARRL Learning Network Webinars                                      
     * The K7RA Solar Update                                               
     * Just Ahead in Radiosport                                            
     * While FCC Plans to Delete 3.5 GHz Band, Canadian Privileges Will    
       Remain                                                              
     * Announcements October 15                                            
     * Recording Industry Pioneer Jac Holzman, ex-K2VEH, Marks a Milestone 
     * In Brief....                                                        
     * Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions              
   ARRL Comments in Orbital Debris Mitigation Proceeding                   
                                                                           
   In comments to the FCC, ARRL targeted two specific areas of concern     
   regarding a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) in IB Docket  
   18-313 -- mitigation of orbital debris in the new space age. In an      
   earlier phase of the proceeding, ARRL filed comments and met with FCC   
   staff to discuss the proposed rules. In comments filed on October 9,    
   ARRL focused on the areas of indemnification and                        
   maneuverability/propulsion. Indemnification places the liability for    
   any possible damage from a satellite on an individual or entity. ARRL   
   reiterated its assertion that, as a practical matter, an                
   indemnification requirement "would seriously impair the ability of      
   amateur and university experimenters to launch and operate satellites   
   under US auspices" due to the potential liability and high insurance    
   cost.                                                                   
                                                                           
   ARRL's comments cited a letter from University Small Satellite          
   Researchers, submitted on behalf of 24 named professors last April,     
   contending that the requirement "would effectively preclude a large     
   proportion of academic SmallSat missions because public universities    
   typically cannot legally enter into indemnification arrangements."      
                                                                           
   ARRL argued that if the FCC does adopt an indemnification requirement,  
   it should allow either the owner or the licensee of an amateur space    
   station to provide indemnification. In the Amateur Satellite Service, a 
   licensee can only be an individual. An individual licensee is unlikely  
   to accept liability for a satellite, but a satellite owner might. In    
   its own comments, AMSAT similarly asked for language that would allow   
   satellite owners as well as licensees to indemnify the US for the       
   operation of an amateur radio satellite.                                
                                                                           
   The FCC proposal also would require that all space stations deployed in 
   low-Earth orbits higher than 400 kilometers (about 250 miles) be able   
   to maneuver with the use of some sort of onboard propulsion system.     
   ARRL urged adoption of an exception for "a limited number of amateur    
   and similar experimental satellites" that are below a specified size    
   and mass and either standalone spacecraft or in a constellation of no   
   more than four or five individual satellites.                           
                                                                           
   "This would accommodate the types of small satellites most often used   
   for experimental purposes by radio amateurs," ARRL told the FCC. "Such  
   satellites are small in number [and] have limited to no capacity to     
   implement maneuverability using current technology due to their small   
   size," yet provide valuable platforms for experimentation and student   
   experience.                                                             
                                                                           
   Alternatively, ARRL asked the FCC to consider increasing the            
   400-kilometer low-Earth orbit limit, because satellites placed into     
   orbit from the ISS and from ISS service vehicles "often are in higher   
   orbits but share the same characteristics as those that orbit below 400 
   kilometers." Doing so would help to preserve the educational and        
   experimental benefit of such satellites, ARRL said, provided "such      
   vehicles are shown to pose no risk to the International Space Station   
   and will return to Earth within the specified time limit."              
                                                                           
   In concluding its remarks, ARRL asked for "reasonable accommodation,"   
   given the public benefit of the Amateur Satellite Service, rather than  
   lumping small experimenters and researchers with large corporate        
   entities. Read more.                                                    
   IARU ministrative Council dresses Wide-Ranging Agenda in Virtual    
   Meeting                                                                 
                                                                           
   The International Amateur Radio Union ministrative Council (AC) met   
   in a virtual session on October 8 - 10. Consisting of the three IARU    
   international officers and two representatives from each of the three   
   IARU regional organizations, the council is responsible for IARU policy 
   and management. The meeting, which had been set to take place in Novi   
   Sad, Serbia, was conducted via the internet because of coronavirus      
   pandemic travel restrictions.                                           
                                                                           
   Recently appointed EMC Coordinator Martin Sach, G8KDF, reported on work 
   being done to address the need for reasonable standards to limit the    
   proliferating threat of radio spectrum pollution from digital devices   
   and wireless power transmission.                                        
                                                                           
   IARU Beacon Project Coordinator Peter Jennings, AB6WM/VE3SUN, reported  
   on the status of the NCDXF/IARU beacon network, explaining recent and   
   planned upgrades, as well as the network's many applications.           
                                                                           
   In his report, Satellite visor Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T,         
   described the work of the Satellite Frequency Coordination Panel. He    
   reported that steps are being taken to address the growing number of    
   non-amateur satellites that use amateur satellite spectrum.             
                                                                           
   Special visor for Emergency Communications Rod Stafford, W6ROD,       
   explained his work representing the IARU in the ITU Development Sector  
   (ITU-D), particularly with regard to disaster communications, and       
   preparations for the World Telecommunication Development Conference     
   next month. He highlighted an opportunity to promote amateur radio in   
   ITU-D as a training platform for youth.                                 
                                                                           
   Preparations are already under way for World Radiocommunication         
   Conference 2023 (WRC-23) of the International Telecommunication Union   
   (ITU), currently expected to be held in 2023. A team of some 20 IARU    
   volunteers from all continents is engaged in the preparatory processes  
   of the ITU and the regional telecommunications organizations. The AC    
   reviewed a draft of IARU's positions on WRC-23 agenda items of concern. 
                                                                           
   A committee was formed in 2019 to address growing pressure on amateur   
   spectrum, particularly secondary allocations, at 144 MHz and above. The 
   panel reported on its work to date in defining present and future       
   spectrum requirements. ditional information will be sought from the   
   amateur community on how this spectrum is being utilized.               
                                                                           
   Taking note of the many ways that the global amateur radio community    
   has responded positively to challenges posed by the pandemic, the AC    
   agreed to develop a related theme for World Amateur Radio Day next      
   April 18.                                                               
                                                                           
   The council expressed the hope that an in-person meeting can be held in 
   October 2021. Read more.                                                
                                                                           
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   ARRL Podcasts Schedule                                                  
                                                                           
   The latest episode of the On the Air podcast (Episode 10) includes an   
   interview with ARRL Lifelong Learning Manager Kris Bickell, K1BIC,      
   about ARRL's new "Learning Network" webinars.                           
                                                                           
   The latest edition of the Eclectic Tech podcast (Episode 18) features   
   discussions of a revolutionary new RF-shielding material; storing       
   software in the Arctic, and Al Rabassa, NW2M, on the importance of fan  
   cooling.                                                                
                                                                           
   The On the Air and Eclectic Tech podcasts are sponsored by Icom. Both   
   podcasts are available on iTunes (iOS) and Stitcher (Android), as well  
   as on Blubrry -- On the Air | Eclectic Tech.                            
                                                                           
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   The 15th Annual ARRL Online Auction is Open!                            
                                                                           
   The 15th Annual ARRL Online Auction is open for registration and        
   bidding. The 2020 ARRL Online Auction includes a large assortment of    
   QST "Product Review" items, including an SPE Expert 1.5K-FA HF          
   amplifier, an ACOM 120S 160 - 6 meter linear amplifier, a Yaesu         
   FTDX101D HF + 6-meter transceiver, an Icom IC-9700 multimode VHF/UHF    
   transceiver, and a RigExpert Stick 230 antenna and cable. Some vintage  
   gear is also up for bid.                                                
                                                                           
   The ARRL Online Auction also features a wide assortment of vintage      
   books, including past editions of The ARRL Handbook, Radios for         
   Everybody, CQ Ghost Ship, and the 1909 "Electricity" volume -- in       
   souvenir condition -- from the How Does It Work Series.                 
                                                                           
   The Auction is sponsored by GigaParts.                                  
                                                                           
   Bidders will also find a large variety of novelty items, ARRL Lab       
   "Mystery Junque Boxes," ARRL-branded gear and clothing, and items       
   donated by the cast and crew of Fox Television's Last Man Standing,     
   starring Tim Allen as Mike Baxter, KA0XTT.                              
                                                                           
   You must be registered to place a bid, but you may browse the website   
   and scope out those "must-have items" without registering, and you may  
   register at any time during the auction.                                
                                                                           
   If you're on the lookout for some great bargains -- and some great fun  
   -- check out the 2020 ARRL Online Auction. The auction concludes at 10  
   PM EDT on October 22.                                                   
                                                                           
   Auction proceeds benefit ARRL education programs, including activities  
   to license prospective radio amateurs, strengthen Amateur Radio         
   Emergency Service (ARES^(R)) training, offer continuing technical and   
   operating education, and create instructional materials.                
                                                                           
   Visit the ARRL Online auction website for more information.             
                                                                         
   2021 Edition of The ARRL Handbook and New Microcontroller Projects Book 
   Available                                                               
                                                                           
   It's here! The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications for 2021 -- your  
   complete guide to radio experimentation, discovery, and innovation --   
   is now available. The Handbook is written by radio amateurs for         
   everyone who has a desire to advance the pursuit of wireless            
   technology. It's available in three formats: Traditional softcover, a   
   six-volume, shrink-wrapped book set (box not included), and eBook       
   digital editions.                                                       
                                                                           
   The 2021 Handbook features new projects and tools, including an         
   FET-controlled power switch, transmitting tube tester, 432 MHz utility  
   Yagi, off-center-fed dipoles, a loop for 30 and 40 meters, RF sniffer   
   construction, RFI loop antenna, and more. This invaluable resource      
   offers new material on the behavior of RF chokes; circuits for          
   PIN-diode RF switching; adding SDR panadapters to older radios; digital 
   modes FT4, FT8, and MSK144; care and feeding of power grid tubes; new   
   feed line chokes for receive and transmit; ac power connector types and 
   wiring, and more.                                                       
                                                                           
   The Handbook Six-Volume Book Set, ARRL Item No. 1403, ISBN              
   978-1-62595-140-3, is $59.95 retail. The Handbook Softcover Book, ARRL  
   Item No. 1397, ISBN 978-1-62595-139-7, is $49.95 retail. Order from the 
   ARRL Store, from your ARRL Dealer, or call (860) 594-0355 or, toll-free 
   in the US, (888) 277-5289.                                              
                                                                           
   A new bookshelf resource, Microcontroller Projects for Amateur Radio by 
   Jack Purdum, W8TEE, and Albert Peter, AC8GY, has all the information    
   you need to build fascinating projects using the Arduino, STM32 ("Blue  
   Pill"), ESP32, and Teensy 4.0 microcontrollers.                         
                                                                           
   Some practical, hands-on projects featured include a Morse code tutor,  
   CW messenger, mini dummy load, and "double-double" magnetic loop        
   antenna.                                                                
                                                                           
   Microcontroller Projects for Amateur Radio is available from the ARRL   
   Store or your ARRL Dealer. (ARRL Item no. 1284, ISBN:                   
   978-1-62595-128-4, $39.95 retail, special ARRL Member Price $34.95).    
   Call 860-594-0355 or, toll-free in the US, 888-277-5289.                
                                                                           
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   ARRL Learning Network Webinars                                          
                                                                           
   Visit the ARRL Learning Network website to register for upcoming        
   sessions and to view previously recorded session. The schedule is       
   subject to change.                                                      
                                                                           
   Welcome to the World of Arduino: ARRL Author Glen Popiel, KW5GP         
                                                                           
   Thursday, October 15, 2020, 5 PM PDT / 8 PM EDT (0000 UTC on Friday,    
   October 16)                                                             
                                                                           
   Your First SOTA Activation: Brian Betz, W7JET                           
                                                                           
   This presentation of Summits on the Air (SOTA) will focus on selecting  
   a summit, planning the activation, organizing the gear, figuring out a  
   log, getting on the summit, operating and closing it out. It will be a  
   fun informative session.                                                
                                                                           
   Thursday, October 22, 2020, 12:30 PM PDT / 3:30 PM EDT (1930 UTC)       
                                                                           
   How to Get Started in Amateur Radio Contesting: Anthony Luscre, K8ZT    
                                                                           
   Why do hams contests? How would I benefit from contesting? What do I    
   need to get started in Contesting? What are good contests for           
   beginners? Where can I learn more? This session will answer all of      
   these questions and more.                                               
                                                                           
   Tuesday, November 3, 2020, 11:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT (0900 UTC)        
                                                                           
   Learn and Have Fun with Morse Code: Howard Bernstein, WB2UZE, and Jim   
   Crites, W6JIM                                                           
                                                                           
   Morse code or "CW" is a popular ham radio operating mode. Learning CW   
   does not have to be an arduous or lonely experience. Learn, practice,   
   and enjoy CW with the methods used by the Long Island CW Club.          
                                                                           
   Thursday, December 17, 2020, 5 PM PDT / 8 PM EDT (0000 UTC on Friday,   
   December 18)                                                            
                                                                         
   The K7RA Solar Update                                                   
                                                                           
   Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Sunspots returned on October 9 - 12,  
   with sunspot numbers of 24, 26, 15, and 15. Prior to October 9, no      
   sunspots appeared for 2 weeks. No sunspots appeared on October 13, but  
   late Wednesday, Spaceweather.com reported a new emerging Solar Cycle 25 
   spot on the sun's southeastern limb and a daily sunspot number of 12.   
   The NOAA Space Environment Center did not report this.                  
                                                                           
   Average daily sunspot number increased from 0 to 13.1, while average    
   daily solar flux went from 71.8 to 73.1.                                
                                                                           
   Geomagnetic indicators were lower, with planetary A index dropping from 
   7.1 to 2.7 and middle latitude A index from 6 to 1.9.                   
                                                                           
   Predicted solar flux for the next 45 days is 75 on October 15; 73 on    
   October 16 - 17; 72 on October 18 - 31; 70 on November 1 - 7; 73 on     
   November 8 - 10; 72, 71, and 71 on November 11 - 13; 70 on November 14  
   - 23; 72 on November 24 - 27, and 73 on November 28.                    
                                                                           
   Predicted planetary A index is 5 on October 15 - 19; 10, 18, 20, and 24 
   on October 20 - 23; 16, 38, and 38 on October 24 - 26; 26, 15, and 10   
   on October 27 - 29; 5 on October 30 - November 6; 10 on November 7; 5   
   on November 8 -15; 10, 15, and 18 on November 16 - 18; 20 on November   
   19 - 20; 24, 14, and 10 on November 21 - 23; 8 on November 24 - 25, and 
   5 on November 26 - 28.                                                  
                                                                           
   Sunspot numbers for October 8 - 14 were 0, 24, 26, 15, 15, 0, and 12,   
   with a mean of 13.1. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 71.6, 73.1, 73.6,     
   72.9, 73.8, 72.3, and 74.5, with a mean of 73.1. Estimated planetary A  
   indices were 3, 2, 2, 3, 4, 3, and 2, with a mean of 2.7. Middle        
   latitude A index was 2, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, and 0, with a mean of 1.9.       
                                                                           
   A comprehensive K7RA Solar Update is posted Fridays on the ARRL         
   website. For more information concerning radio propagation, visit the   
   ARRL Technical Information Service, read "What the Numbers Mean...,"    
   and check out K9LA's Propagation Page.                                  
                                                                           
   A propagation bulletin archive is available. For customizable           
   propagation charts, visit the VOACAP Online for Ham Radio website.      
                                                                           
   Share your reports and observations.                                    
                                                                           
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   Just Ahead in Radiosport                                                
     * October 17 -- Feld Hell Sprint                                      
     * October 17 -- Argentina National 7 MHz Contest (Phone)              
     * October 17 - 18 -- Araucaria World Wide VHF Contest (CW, phone)     
     * October 17 - 18 -- JARTS WW RTTY Contest                            
     * October 17 - 18 -- 10-10 International Fall Contest, CW             
     * October 17 - 18 -- New York QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)          
     * October 17 - 18 -- Worked All Germany Contest (CW, phone)           
     * October 17 - 18 -- Stew Perry Topband Challenge (CW)                
     * October 18 -- Asia-Pacific Fall Sprint, CW                          
     * October 18 -- RSGB RoLo CW                                          
     * October 18 - 19 -- Illinois QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)          
     * October 18 - 19 -- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest (CW)               
     * October 18 - 21 Classic Exchange, Phone                             
     * October 19 -- RSGB FT4 Contest Series                               
     * October 19 - 20 -- Telephone Pioneers QSO Party (CW, phone,         
       digital)                                                            
     * October 19 - 23 -- ARRL School Club Roundup (CW, phone)             
                                                                           
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   While FCC Plans to Delete 3.5 GHz Band, Canadian Privileges Will Remain 
                                                                           
   Although the FCC has announced plans to delete the secondary amateur    
   radio 3.3 - 3.5 GHz allocation, that amateur allocation will remain in  
   place right across the northern US border. Radio Amateurs of Canada     
   (RAC) said this week that the FCC action has raised concerns among      
   Canadian amateurs.                                                      
                                                                           
   "This FCC action does not directly affect Canadian amateurs, who        
   continue to have a secondary allocation on this band," RAC stressed.    
                                                                           
   As RAC explained in a bulletin, Canadian regulator ISED published       
   Gazette Notice SLPB-001-19: Decision on Revisions to the 3500 MHz Band  
   to Accommodate Flexible Use and Preliminary Decisions on Changes to the 
   3800 MHz Band.                                                          
                                                                           
   "In that document, ISED announced changes to the primary allocations to 
   the Radiolocation, Fixed, and Mobile services at 3450 - 3500 MHz,       
   removing Radiolocation, maintaining the Fixed services (used primarily  
   for rural internet), and adding Mobile to 3450 - 3475 MHz, in line with 
   its policy objective to 'foster innovation, investment, and the         
   evolution of wireless networks by enabling the development and adoption 
   of 5G technologies.'" RAC said this was the latest step in realigning   
   allocations in the band that began with changes announced in December   
   2014. "At that time, as in the June 2019 announcement, the secondary    
   allocation to amateur radio was not changed," RAC noted.                
                                                                           
   "As the 5G rollout advances, maintaining compliance with the 'no        
   interference, no protection' requirement for secondary services is      
   likely to impose increasingly severe restrictions on the ability of     
   amateurs to use this band, even as the secondary allocation to the      
   Amateur Service remains in place [in Canada]," RAC pointed out.         
                                                                           
   World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23) will include an       
   agenda item to consider worldwide allocations to mobile internet        
   services in several bands, among them 3.3 - 3.4 GHz and 10.0 - 10.5     
   GHz. The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has announced its     
   intention to vigorously defend amateur interests in both bands at       
   WRC-23, "and RAC representatives in Canadian working groups preparing   
   the Canadian positions for WRC agenda items will be doing likewise,"    
   RAC said. -- Thanks to Radio Amateurs of Canada                         
                                                                           
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   Announcements October 15                                                
     * The FCC has announced that Axel Rodriguez is the new Enforcement    
       Bureau Field Director, "leading the Bureau's field office staff in  
       its work combatting harmful interference to authorized uses of the  
       airwaves, supporting restoration of communications after disasters, 
       and investigating rule violations and other illegal activities,"    
       the FCC said, calling its field agents "the eyes and ears of the    
       Commission."                                                        
     * Frank Donovan, W3LPL, recently presented The History of             
       Trans-Atlantic Radio Communications for the Redwood Empire DX       
       Association. The video is posted on the club's YouTube channel.     
     * To celebrate the Abraham Accords treaty of peace, diplomatic        
       relations, and normalization between the United Arab Emirates and   
       Israel, special event stations 4X0AAP and 4Z0AAP will be activated  
       by members of the Israel Amateur Radio Club, while members of the   
       Emirates Amateur Radio Society will operate A60AAP, October 16,     
       2020 - January 11, 2021.                                            
     * SU8J will be on the air October 16 - 18 as part of Scouting's       
       Jamboree on the Air from the Wadi Degla Protectorate in the         
       northern part of Egypt's Eastern Desert. Modes will include SSB,    
       FT4, and FT8 (F/H).                                                 
     * Special event PA5150EVH is a tribute to rock guitarist Eddie van    
       Halen, who died on October 6. Van Halen was born in Amsterdam in    
       1955 and lived in Nijmegen for several years as a child before his  
       family moved to the US. PA5150EVH will be on the air at least until 
       the end of January 2021.                                            
                                                                           
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   Recording Industry Pioneer Jac Holzman, ex-K2VEH, Marks a Milestone     
                                                                           
   A recent online Rolling Stone magazine article chronicled the career of 
   Jac Holzman, ex-K2VEH, a recording industry and technology pioneer.     
   Seventy years ago, Holzman co-founded Elektra Records, a label best     
   known for folk and blues fare, and he signed such diverse acts as The   
   Doors and Judy Collins.                                                 
                                                                           
   "He helped launch both the CD format and home video, and sat on the     
   board of Atari, which revolutionized home entertainment in 1977 with    
   the Atari 2600 game console. He also set up the pilot program that      
   became MTV, and held executive roles at Pioneer Electronics and         
   Panavision," Rolling Stone's Tim Ingham wrote. Holzman was also behind  
   the Authentic Sound Effects albums that became popular with radio and   
   TV producers and helped pull Elektra out of debt.                       
                                                                           
   Holzman, now 89, retired relatively young, moving to Hawaii and         
   building himself a home there. But it wasn't long before he was back at 
   Warner, which bought Elektra, as its chief technologist. Holzman never  
   credits amateur radio directly for contributing to his success on the   
   technology side, but he did create and publish The Elektra Code Course  
   in 1956 (currently unavailable on Amazon, but listed nonetheless).      
                                                                           
   Curiously, the Rolling Stone editors captioned the photo accompanying   
   the article of a young Jac Holzman to say that he was in his "home      
   studio." To the better-trained eye, though, Holzman is sitting,         
   headphones on and right hand on a key, in front of a desk laden with    
   now-vintage ham gear. Spotting the article, ARRL Contest Update Editor  
   Brian Moran, N9ADG, emailed to ask, "Tell me this guy is not a ham."    
   The image does capture a professional tape machine, however, so it's    
   possible that Holzman's ham shack and home studio were one and the      
   same. A WRL-print QSL card -- visible in the background and a bit hard  
   to see -- displays Holzman's call sign, K2VEH. It's not known how long  
   Holzman was a radio amateur, but judging from the stack of equipment in 
   front of him in the photo, he must have fired up that Globe Scout once  
   in a while, when not building the Elektra label.                        
                                                                           
   The article, "Five Crucial Lessons from Jac Holzman, Who Founded        
   Elektra Records and Signed The Doors," appears in the October 12 online 
   edition of the magazine.                                                
   In Brief....                                                            
                                                                           
   New Section Managers have been appointed in Northern New Jersey and in  
   Delaware. Bob Buus, W2OD, has been named as Northern New Jersey Section 
   Manager to succeed Steve Ostrove, K2SO (SK), who stepped down on        
   September 22 due to failing health. Buus will serve out the current     
   term of office, which concludes on June 30, 2021. Mark Stillman,        
   KA3JUJ, was appointed as ARRL Delaware Section Manager. He succeeds     
   Bill Duveneck, KB3KYH, who moved out of the Delaware Section after      
   serving since 2014.                                                     
                                                                           
   This weekend is JOTA weekend! Scouting's Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) and 
   concurrent Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI) will be held Friday, October 
   16, through Sunday, October 18. A new US JOTA-JOTI website has details. 
   Participants can register as individuals or as a group on the World     
   JOTA-JOTI website. The page includes a directory of all who have        
   already registered. "We would love to receive pictures and videos of    
   you and your Scouts participating in the events this coming weekend,"   
   said JOTA Coordinator Jim Wilson, K5ND. Photos may be posted on the     
   International BSA Facebook page. Participants are asked to complete the 
   feedback form after JOTA. Best practices and information on preparing   
   an event report are on the K2BSA web page.                              
                                                                           
   SAQ has scheduled a UN Day transmission. VLF Alexanderson alternator    
   station SAQ at the Grimeton World Heritage Site in Sweden will transmit 
   a CW message to commemorate United Nations Day on October 24, on 17.2   
   kHz at 1500 UTC. The event and a following concert will be available    
   via the SAQ YouTube Channel. Reception reports are welcome via the SAQ  
   online form. Amateur radio station SK6SAQ will be active on 7.035 and   
   14.035 MHz CW and on 3.755 MHz SSB. Reports are welcome via email or    
   the QSL Bureau.                                                         
                                                                           
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   Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions                  
                                                                           
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   Note: Many conventions and hamfests have been canceled or postponed due 
   to the coronavirus pandemic. Check the calendar of canceled events on   
   the ARRL website.                                                       
                                                                           
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     * November 21 -- Alabama State Convention, Montgomery, Alabama        
     * December 11 - 12 -- Florida State Convention, Plant City, Florida   
                                                                           
   Find conventions and hamfests in your area.                             
                                                                           
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