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Ärende: The Weekly ARRL Letter
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   The ARRL Letter                                                         
   August 5, 2021                                                          
                                                                           
     * Bouvet Island DXpedition Negotiating with New Charter Vessel,        
       Planning Begins Anew                                                 
     * ARRL Now Provides Free RF Exposure Calculator                        
     * ARRL Podcasts Schedule                                               
     * New Release: More Arduino for Ham Radio                              
     * Utah Amateur Radio Club Receives Nearly $18,000 Grant to Introduce  
       and Engage Youth                                                    
     * AMSAT is Looking Forward and Dreaming Big                           
     * CQ World Wide DX Contests to Include Youth Overlay                  
     * ARRL Learning Network Webinars                                      
     * Amateur Radio in the News                                           
     * Announcements                                                       
     * Faith Hannah Lea, KD3Z, is Amateur Radio Newsline 2021 Young Ham of 
       the Year                                                            
     * In Brief...                                                         
     * Getting It Right!                                                   
     * The K7RA Solar Update                                               
     * Just Ahead in Radiosport                                            
     * Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions              
   Bouvet Island DXpedition Negotiating with New Charter Vessel, Planning  
   Begins Anew                                                             
                                                                           
   The Intrepid-DX Group's plans for a 2023 DXpedition to Bouvet Island    
   are on the front burner again. In a brief announcement to the "global   
   DX community," DXpedition co-leader Paul Ewing, N6PSE, said this week   
   that a new charter vessel contract is in the offing. The 3Y0J           
   DXpedition has refunded all donations to its earlier announced plan,    
   advanced before losing its contract with the charter vessel Braveheart, 
   and Ewing conceded, "there was a high degree of uncertainty that we     
   could move forward." Braveheart captain Nigel Jolly, K6NRJ, told the    
   DXpedition in June that the Braveheart was being put up for sale, and   
   he was canceling its contract for the 3Y0J voyage.                      
                                                                           
   Ewing said this week that the team has found a suitable and affordable  
   vessel whose skipper is willing to take a group of a dozen DXers to     
   Bouvet, and they are negotiating the terms of that charter contract at  
   present.                                                                
                                                                           
   "We have submitted a new application to the Norwegian Polar Institute," 
   Ewing said. The team leadership has been revised. David Jorgensen,      
   WD5COV, will be a co-leader, responsible for operations and antennas,   
   while Kevin Rowett, K6TD, will be a co-leader, responsible for          
   systems/networks, procurement, and logistics, and Ewing as a third      
   co-leader, will oversee planning, public relations, tents, and          
   logistics.                                                              
                                                                           
   "Together, this leadership team will assemble 12 operators to make this 
   vision a reality," Ewing said. "We are revising our website, and soon,  
   we will begin fundraising for this renewed effort." He expressed        
   gratitude for all past sponsors of the Bouvet Island DXpedition         
   initiative and said he hopes they can support the renewed effort as     
   well. A new website is under construction.                              
                                                                           
   A dependency of Norway, Bouvet is a subantarctic volcanic island in the 
   South Atlantic.                                                         
   ARRL Now Provides Free RF Exposure Calculator                           
                                                                           
   The FCC has adopted guidelines and procedures for evaluating            
   environmental effects of RF emissions.                                  
                                                                           
   Under the new FCC rules, some amateurs need to perform routine station  
   evaluations to ensure that their stations comply with the RF exposure   
   rules. This can be as simple as running an online calculator to         
   determine the minimum safe distance between any part of your antenna    
   and areas where people might be exposed to RF energy from your station. 
   Although amateurs can make measurements of their stations, evaluations  
   can also be done by calculation.                                        
                                                                           
   The FCC guidelines already incorporate two tiers of exposure limits     
   based on whether exposure occurs in an occupational or "controlled"     
   situation, or whether the general population is exposed or exposure is  
   in an "uncontrolled" situation.                                         
                                                                           
   To make this easy for amateurs, ARRL now provides an RF exposure        
   calculator on its RF Exposure page. To use the calculator, enter your   
   transmit peak-envelope power (PEP) and operating mode, and answer the   
   questions about the maximum amount of time you might be transmitting.   
   The calculator will give you the minimum distance people must be from   
   your antenna and human exposure.                                        
                                                                           
   You can print the results and keep them in your station records. There  
   is no requirement to send your results to the FCC.                      
                                                                           
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   ARRL Podcasts Schedule                                                  
                                                                           
   The latest episode of the On the Air podcast (Episode 19) features a    
   discussion with ARRL Lifelong Learning Manager Kris Bickell, K1BIC,     
   about the launch of the new ARRL Learning Center.                       
                                                                           
   The latest edition of Eclectic Tech (Episode 39) begins with a chat     
   about "rediscovering" receive audio filters. This is followed by a      
   conversation with Bryant Julstrom, KC0ZNG, about his ac dummy load that 
   appeared "Hints & Hacks" in the July 2021 issue of QST.                 
                                                                           
   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                             
                                                                         
   New Release: More Arduino for Ham Radio                                 
                                                                           
   The new book More Arduino for Ham Radio by popular author and           
   experimenter Glen Popiel, KW5GP, builds on the success of his two       
   previous titles, Arduino for Ham Radio and More Arduino Projects for    
   Ham Radio.                                                              
                                                                           
   More Arduino for Ham Radio introduces many of the new Arduino boards    
   and add-on modules, followed by an overview of the software, tools, and 
   techniques needed to bring projects to life. These concepts are put to  
   work in 10 practical projects that showcase a wide variety of           
   applications and include detailed descriptions of how the software      
   "sketches" work. Each is complete as-is, with ideas for adding your own 
   personal touches or creating your own projects using the techniques and 
   modules presented.                                                      
                                                                           
   That's part of the fun of the Arduino and open-source communities --    
   building on the work of others, and then sharing your designs and       
   innovations for others to learn, modify, and improve.                   
                                                                           
   More Arduino for Ham Radio is available from the ARRL Store or your     
   ARRL Dealer. (ARRL Item No. 1472), ISBN: 978-62595-147-2, $39.95        
   retail, special ARRL Member Price $34.95). Call (860) 594-0355 or,      
   toll-free in the US, (888) 277-5289.                                    
   Utah Amateur Radio Club Receives Nearly $18,000 Grant to Introduce and  
   Engage Youth                                                            
                                                                           
   The Bridgerland Amateur Radio Club in northern Utah has received a      
   nearly $18,000 grant from the nonprofit Amateur Radio Digital           
   Communications (ARDC) to fund the club's initiatives to engage and      
   educate youth in amateur radio through hands-on space science           
   activities.                                                             
                                                                           
   "This grant and our Bridgerland Amateur Radio Club demonstrate the      
   important role amateur radio can play in furthering STEM education,     
   which is critical to continuing Utah's high-tech economy," said Utah    
   Section Manager Pat Malan, N7PAT, who came into office on July 1. Malan 
   said prime movers behind the grant initiative included Jason Peterson,  
   K7EM; Club President Ted McArthur, AC7II, and Club Secretary Kevin      
   Reeve, N7RXE. Malan just appointed Reeve as the Section Youth           
   Coordinator.                                                            
                                                                           
   In July 2019, ARDC announced that it would use the proceeds from its    
   sale of some 4 million unused consecutive AMPRNet internet addresses to 
   fund its operations and to establish a program of grants and            
   scholarships to support communications and networking research -- with  
   a strong emphasis on amateur radio.                                     
                                                                           
   Bridgerland ARC has set out an 18-month timeline of proposed            
   activities, which would include an Amateur Radio on the International   
   Space Station (ARISS) contact between students in a local school and a  
   member of the ISS crew, hands-on workshops to build and launch a        
   high-altitude balloon and amateur radio payload, and youth-oriented     
   hands-on operating events.                                              
                                                                           
   "Where local schools do not have the equipment to make this a           
   possibility, the Bridgerland Amateur Radio Club is prepared to set up   
   and maintain a portable ground station and provide the expertise to     
   help [schools] make ISS contacts." The initiative would also provide    
   educational and enjoyable hands-on activities.                          
                                                                           
   A component of this initiative would include training local radio       
   amateurs to use the ground station equipment to prepare them to mentor  
   students and apply the necessary skills to help run the activities.     
                                                                           
   ARDC has said that it intends to award "a total of several million      
   dollars in grants of varied amounts" to qualified beneficiaries, to be  
   used in accordance with ARDC's mission. Numerous amateur radio          
   organizations and projects have benefited from ARDC's largesse. In      
   2021, these included nearly $82,000 to W8EDU at Case Western Reserve    
   University for tower replacement, some $88,400 to the Oregon HamWAN     
   backbone project, and $23,600 to ARESLAX, Inc. for sophisticated RF     
   interference location equipment. In 2020, the ARRL Foundation received  
   a $200,000 scholarship-matching grant.                                  
   AMSAT is Looking Forward and Dreaming Big                               
                                                                           
   Earlier this year, the AMSAT Board of Directors adopted a set of        
   strategic satellite objectives and organizational goals for 2021 -      
   2035. The plan, adopted in early June and published for members to see  
   in the May/June 2021 edition of The AMSAT Journal, establishes what     
   AMSAT describes as "a long-term, multi-faceted vision that includes big 
   dreams, a continued presence in space, and a development path for the   
   scientists, engineers, and operators of tomorrow."                      
                                                                           
   "Anything this ambitious will undoubtedly challenge our limited human   
   and fiscal resources," remarked AMSAT President Robert Bankston, KE4AL. 
   "We must parallel our new plan with new ways to manage and              
                                                                           
   AMSAT President Robert Bankston,                                        
   KE4AL.                                                                  
                                                                           
   fund projects. AMSAT has a pool of very talented volunteers, but there  
   will be times when we require skills beyond our current capabilities.   
   Recruitment, partnerships, collaborative efforts, and even outsourcing  
   are options that will help us fill in the gaps."                        
                                                                           
   The list of long-range satellite objectives includes putting amateur    
   radio spacecraft into highly elliptical orbit (HEO). According to The   
   AMSAT Journal, this entails developing and deploying "a series of       
   satellites capable of providing wide-area and continuous coverage from  
   highly elliptical and geostationary transfer orbits." This means        
   satellites in HEO will be readily accessible, or at least accessible    
   for longer periods.                                                     
                                                                           
   The GOLF (Greater Orbit, Larger Footprint) initiative has a similar,    
   but less lofty, objective. The GOLF program intends to field a series   
   of increasingly capable spacecraft "through a program to learn skills   
   and systems for which we do not yet have the necessary low-risk         
   experience, including active attitude control, deployable/steerable     
   solar panels, [and] radiation tolerance for commercial off-the-shelf    
   components in higher orbits and propulsion."                            
                                                                           
   As an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) partner, 
   AMSAT would work with ARISS and ARISS-USA "to advance amateur radio's   
   presence aboard the International Space Station" and beyond, to the     
   Deep Space Gateway and Artemis missions, which would provide            
   opportunities to engage with astronauts in lunar and deep-space         
   operations.                                                             
                                                                           
   AMSAT will continue to embrace low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite          
   projects. AMSAT's strategic plan calls for the organization to support  
   "a stream of LEO satellites developed in cooperation with the           
   educational community and other amateur radio satellite groups." FM     
   voice 1U CubeSats in LEO would continue to be a part of the mix.        
                                                                           
   Other objectives call on AMSAT to develop a plug-and-play               
   communications solution for educational and other amateur radio CubeSat 
   programs, providing a VHF/UHF telemetry beacon, command receiver, and   
   linear transponder or FM repeater communications module.                
                                                                           
   AMSAT also aims to support science, technology, engineering, and        
   mathematics (STEM) initiatives and training programs for satellite and  
   ground system designers and operators. In the same vein, AMSAT hopes to 
   develop an educational outreach program that encourages youth to pursue 
   STEM interests in space science and communication technology, continue  
   development of AMSAT's CubeSat Simulator Program, and develop a program 
   to support and sponsor the use of amateur radio in high-altitude        
   balloon (HAB) launches.                                                 
                                                                           
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   CQ World Wide DX Contests to Include Youth Overlay                      
                                                                           
   Effective this fall, the CQ World Wide DX Contests (CQ WW) will offer a 
   new Youth overlay, available to all competitors who are 25 years old or 
   younger, as of the dates of the events. The Cabrillo overlay format     
   will be CATEGORY-OVERLAY: YOUTH. To support this change, Youth overlay  
   entries will be highlighted in the results, as is now done in the case  
   of Classic and Rookie entries. Plaques will be available for winners in 
   this category.                                                          
                                                                           
   CQ WW has also established a new Explorer category to allow amateurs to 
   participate in the CQ WW Contest while experimenting creatively with    
   internet-linked stations and other developing technologies. The goal is 
   to encourage innovation in operating strategies, station design, and    
   technology adaptation.                                                  
                                                                           
   CQ WW Contest Director John Dorr, K1AR, reminds participants that audio 
   recordings may be requested for your entry as part of the log-checking  
   process. Any single operator entrant competing for a top five finish at 
   the world, continent, or US levels -- including Classic Overlay -- must 
   record the transmitted and received audio, as heard by the operator for 
   the duration of the contest operation. Failing to respond to this       
   request may result in your log being reclassified or disqualified.      
                                                                           
   "The combination of embracing new technology as well as recognizing the 
   youth community among us is going to make CQ WW an even more popular    
   event," Dorr said. "My thanks go out to the CQ WW Contest Committee and 
   others who helped make this happen."                                    
                                                                           
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   ARRL Learning Network Webinars                                          
                                                                           
   Visit the ARRL Learning Network (a members-only benefit) to register,   
   check on upcoming webinars, and to view previously recorded sessions.   
                                                                           
   Introduction to DMR and Digital Voice -- Tim Deagan, KJ8U / Thursday,   
   September 9, 2021 at 3:30 PM EDT (1930 UTC)                             
                                                                           
   An introductory overview of digital voice (DV) technologies for ham     
   radio. This presentation will focus on DMR with notes on System Fusion, 
   D-STAR, and more. Included will be a description of DV architecture and 
   components, and the interesting opportunities and challenges that DV    
   presents.                                                               
                                                                           
   ARRL members may register for upcoming presentations and view           
   previously recorded Learning Network webinars. ARRL-affiliated radio    
   clubs may also use the recordings as presentations for club meetings,   
   mentoring new and current hams, and discussing amateur radio topics.    
                                                                           
   The ARRL Learning Network schedule is subject to change.                
                                                                           
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   Amateur Radio in the News                                               
                                                                           
   ARRL Public Information Officers, Coordinators, and many other          
   member-volunteers help keep amateur radio and ARRL in the news.         
     * Emergency Management trains with old-school methodology for         
       innovative communications backup during disasters / Palm Coast      
       Observer (Florida) August 2, 2021                                   
     * Amateur radio operator bags another award / The Hindu (India)       
       August 2, 2021                                                      
                                                                           
   Share any amateur radio media hits you spot with us.                    
                                                                         
   Announcements                                                           
     * NCJ's North American QSO Parties will recognize Youth entries in    
       the Single Operator category. Beginning with the NAQP CW (August 7  
       - 8) and the NAQP SSB (August 21 - 22), a Youth checkbox will be    
       added on 3830 Scores and on the NAQP log upload app. Operators aged 
       25 and younger may "self-certify" when checking the box. Youth      
       scores will be included with the regular Single Operator scores,    
       and in a separate table of their own in the results.                
     * Amateur radio volunteer registration for the annual Boston Marathon 
       has been extended until Friday, August 6, at 5 PM EDT. New          
       volunteers should visit the Volunteer Registration Page and follow  
       the instructions. Returning volunteers should already have received 
       an email with a direct link. New and returning volunteers must set  
       up an account via the BAA Athletes' Village. Contact the Boston     
       Marathon Communications Committee for more information. -- Thanks   
       to Rob Macedo, KD1CY                                                
     * Kev Richardson, G0PEK, and his daughter, Lauren, 2E0HLR, have set   
       out on a 1,640-kilometer (about 1,017-mile) bicycle and radio       
       expedition from the south of England to the north of Scotland --    
       Lands End to Cape Wrath and John o' Groats. During their 28-day     
       adventure they will use APRS, WSPR, VHF and UHF FM, and HF QRP.     
       They will use the call sign MX0KRO when at camp locations.          
     * Special event station HS18IARU is now active on all bands.          
       Thailand's National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission  
       (NBTC) granted the call sign to promote the 18th International      
       Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 3 Conference September 20 - 23,   
       hosted by the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand. An online log is   
       available.                                                          
                                                                           
   Faith Hannah Lea, KD3Z, is Amateur Radio Newsline 2021 Young Ham of the 
   Year                                                                    
                                                                           
   ARRL member Faith Hannah Lea, KD3Z, of Palm Coast, Florida, has been    
   selected as the 2021 Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Memorial Amateur Radio       
   Newsline Young Ham of the Year. Faith Hannah comes from an all-ham      
   family. She is the daughter of James Lea, WX4TV, and Michelle Lea,      
   N8ZQZ. Her brother and two sisters are also hams. She credited her      
   parents with being the biggest influences in her entry into amateur     
   radio at the age of 10 in 2014. Just 18 months after being licensed,    
   Faith Hannah was invited to join the 2016 Dave Kalter Memorial Youth DX 
   team, which operated from the Saba station of Jeff Jolie, as PJ6/NM1Y.  
                                                                           
   "And that's when I realized especially that DXing is amazing, because I 
   absolutely love those huge pileups and getting to talk to all of those  
   different people," she explained.                                       
                                                                           
   Among her PJ6 achievements was a satellite contact that broke the SO-50 
   distance world record. Her account of the event appeared in the         
   March/April 2017 issue of The AMSAT Journal.                            
                                                                           
   In August 2018, Faith Hannah took part in the week-long Youngsters on   
   the Air (YOTA) camp in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she            
   participated in kit building, antenna projects, satellite operation,    
   and a high-altitude balloon launch. An article about her experiences in 
   South Africa appeared in CQ Magazine.                                   
                                                                           
   On the way to South Africa, Faith Hannah and her father had a 22-hour   
   layover in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. While there, they were      
   invited by the Emirates Amateur Radio Society to visit and operate A62A 
   and A60YOZ.                                                             
                                                                           
   In December 2018, Faith Hannah, her younger sister, Hope, ND2L, and     
   their father organized a 36-hour mini DXpedition to the Dry Tortugas in 
   the Gulf of Mexico, off the southwest coast of Florida, where they      
   operated as N4T. The family team put 1,970 HF contacts and 100          
   satellite contacts into the log. CQ published Faith Hannah's account of 
   the N4T operation, and she and Hope shared the April 2019 cover of the  
   magazine.                                                               
                                                                           
   Faith Hannah earned an associate degree from Daytona State College at   
   age 15 and currently attends Stetson University in Deland, Florida,     
   where she is a member of the junior class. She maintains a 4.0 grade    
   point average while working toward two separate bachelor's degrees --   
   in molecular and cellular biology and business administration. She is   
   considering two possible career tracks -- medicine or law, or possibly  
   both.                                                                   
                                                                           
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   In Brief...                                                             
                                                                           
   Electronics Notes has begun to develop a virtual museum and directory   
   of various vintage radios. It may include everything from crystal sets  
   to early tube radios, government and military gear, and ham radio       
   equipment up to the early solid-state era. Each radio gets a            
   description, details of the specification, and a circuit where          
   possible. Some already in the database include: the Philco 111          
   superheterodyne (1931); some of the EKCO Art Deco round radio sets from 
   the 1930s - 1940s; a selection of government surplus radios such as the 
   AR88, Marconi CR100, and 150; some ham radio equipment, and a Tandberg  
   radio from the 1970s. "As you can imagine, this is very much a 'work in 
   progress,' so we will be adding more as time permits so we can end up   
   with a useful selection of radios that people will find interesting to  
   browse and read about," the website said.                               
                                                                           
   FEMA, in coordination with the FCC, will conduct a nationwide test of   
   the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)    
   this month. The national test will consist of two segments, to test EAS 
   and WEA. Both tests are set to begin at 1820 UTC on Wednesday, August   
   11. The WEA portion of the test will be directed only to consumer cell  
   phones where the subscriber has opted to receive test messages. The EAS 
   portion of the test will be sent to radios and televisions. This will   
   mark the sixth nationwide EAS test. The purpose of the August 11 test   
   is to ensure that the EAS and WEA systems continue to be effective      
   means of warning the public about emergencies.                          
                                                                         
   Getting It Right!                                                       
                                                                           
   An item in the July 29 edition of The ARRL Letter, "ITU-R Working Party 
   Considers Preliminary Studies on 23-Centimeter Band," should have said  
   the issue primarily concerns ITU Region 1.                              
                                                                           
   The item in the July 29 edition of The ARRL Letter, "More Slow-Scan TV  
   Transmissions from RS0ISS Scheduled," should have said that free SSTV   
   software is available for download.                                     
                                                                           
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   The K7RA Solar Update                                                   
                                                                           
   Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: During the July 29 - August 4         
   reporting week, solar activity went into a sharp decline.               
                                                                           
   Sunspots were gone July 28 - August 1, so the average daily sunspot     
   number dropped from 33.1 last week to 6 this week. The average daily    
   solar flux slipped from 83 to 74.8.                                     
                                                                           
   Predicted solar flux is 72 on August 5 - 6; 70 on August 7 - 12; 75 on  
   August 13 - 14; 76 on August 15 - 16; 75 and 74 on August 17 - 18; 72   
   on August 19 - 31; 74 on September 1, and 75 on September 2 - 10.       
                                                                           
   Predicted planetary A index is 8, 12, 8, and 8 on August 5 - 8; 5, 10,  
   and 8 on August 9 - 11; 5 on August 12 - 15; 10, 8, and 8 on August 16  
   - 18; 5 on August 19 - 22; 8, 12, and 8 on August 23 - 25; 5 on August  
   26 - 31; 12 and 10 on September 1 - 2, and 5 on September 3 - 11.       
                                                                           
   Sunspot numbers for July 29 - August 4 were 0, 0, 0, 0, 13, 15, and 14, 
   with a mean of 6. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 75.8, 75.5, 75.9, 74.9,  
   74.6, 75.9, and 70.8, with a mean of 74.8. Estimated planetary A        
   indices were 8, 6, 6, 4, 17, 10, and 5, with a mean of 8. Middle        
   latitude A index was 12, 6, 6, 4, 13, 15, and 5, with a mean of 8.7.    
                                                                           
   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 this 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                                                
     * August 6 -- QRP Fox Hunt (CW)                                       
     * August 6 -- NCCC RTTY Sprint                                        
     * August 6 -- NCCC Sprint CW                                          
     * August 6 -- K1USN Slow Speed Test (CW -- 20 WPM maximum)            
     * August 7 -- European HF Championship (CW, phone)                    
     * August 7 -- Two-Meter Classic Sprint (CW, phone)                    
     * August 7 -- FISTS Saturday Sprint (CW)                              
     * August 7 - 8 -- North American QSO Party, CW                        
     * August 7 - 8 -- ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest (CW, phone,    
       digital)                                                            
     * August 7 - 8 -- Batavia FT8 Contest                                 
     * August 7 - 8 -- 10-10 International Summer Contest, SSB             
     * August 7 - 8 -- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (CW)                       
     * August 9 -- 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint (CW, phone)     
     * August 11 -- NAQCC CW Sprint                                        
     * August 11 -- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest                           
     * August 11 - 13 -- MMMonVHF 144 MHz Meteorscatter Sprint (CW, phone, 
       digital)                                                            
                                                                           
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   Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions                  
                                                                           
   Some conventions and hamfests may have been canceled or postponed due   
   to the coronavirus pandemic. Check the calendar of canceled events on   
   the ARRL website.                                                       
     * August 7 -- ARRL Iowa State Convention (Cedar Valley ARC Techfest), 
       Central City, Iowa                                                  
     * August 14 - 15 -- QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo (online)               
     * August 21 - 22 -- ARRL Southeastern Division Convention (Huntsville 
       Hamfest), Huntsville, Alabama                                       
     * August 27 - 29 -- ARRL West Virginia State Convention, Sutton, West 
       Virginia                                                            
     * September 3 - 5 -- ARRL North Carolina Section Convention (Shelby   
       Hamfest), Shelby, North Carolina                                    
     * September 10 - 11 -- ARRL Illinois Section Convention (2021 W9DXCC  
       Convention), Naperville, Illinois                                   
     * September 10 - 12 -- ARRL New England Division Convention           
       (Northeast HamXposition), Marlborough, Massachusetts                
     * September 12 -- ARRL Southern New Jersey Section Convention and     
       Hamfest, Mullica Hill, New Jersey                                   
     * September 25 -- ARRL Dakota Division Convention (RRRA Hamfest),     
       West Fargo, North Dakota                                            
                                                                           
   Find conventions and hamfests in your area.                             
                                                                           
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