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Ärende: The Weekly ARRL Letter
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   The ARRL Letter                                                         
   October 14, 2021                                                        
                                                                           
     * Students at UK School for Deaf Youngsters Enjoy Space Chat           
     * Scouting's Jamboree-on-the-Air Takes Place this Weekend, October 15  
       - 17                                                                 
     * ARRL Podcasts Schedule                                               
     * ARDC Grant to Benefit High School Computer Science Students          
     * September 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report                     
     * Amateur Radio in the News                                           
     * ARRL Learning Network Webinars                                      
     * New England Parks On The Air Event Set for Mid-October              
     * Announcements                                                       
     * UN Day Transmission from Sweden's SAQ Set for October 24            
     * Author, QRP Enthusiast Rich Arland, K7SZ, SK                        
     * In Brief...                                                         
     * The K7RA Solar Update                                               
     * Just Ahead in Radiosport                                            
     * Upcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions                   
   Students at UK School for Deaf Youngsters Enjoy Space Chat              
                                                                           
   Ten students at the Mary Hare School for deaf children in the UK took   
   part in what appears to have been a world-first event for Amateur Radio 
   on the International Space Station (ARISS). Facilitating the            
   late-morning direct contact with astronaut Mark Vande Hei, KG5GNP, at   
   NA1SS were ARISS-UK volunteers and members of the Newbury and District  
   Amateur Radio Society (NADARS).                                         
                                                                           
   Mary Hare School student Jacob asks                                     
   his question during the Mary Hare                                       
   School contact with astronaut Mark                                      
   Vande Hei, KG5GNP, on the ISS.                                          
                                                                           
   The ground station used the call sign GB4MHN. ARISS-UK volunteers       
   handled the technical aspects, while NADARS members provided students   
   with the "amateur radio experience" through events and activities.      
                                                                           
   Students asked their questions orally, and the astronaut's replies --   
   as well as questions and answers posed by the audience before the       
   contact began -- were displayed in closed caption format beneath a huge 
   video screen.                                                           
                                                                           
   The Mary Hare School is an aural school for the deaf that teaches       
   students to develop lip-reading skills and to make use of technology.   
   Students range in age from 5 through 19 years old. An enthusiastic      
   audience of some 250 individuals was in the auditorium, where the       
   contact took place, while another 600 students at other locations in    
   the school observed the contact via a web feed.                         
                                                                           
   Leading up to the contact, students at the school learned about radio-  
   and space-related topics that touched on physics, chemistry, and        
   biology. Student activities have included designing and flying model    
   rockets, making astronomical observations, and observing authentic      
   spacesuits.                                                             
                                                                           
   Students wanted to know if the astronauts used sign language in space   
   in case something goes wrong, how the ISS would be evacuated in the     
   event of a fire, and whether mobile devices such as cell phones work in 
   space.                                                                  
                                                                           
   "You made my day!" Vande Hei said after all the questions had been      
   asked and the students had applauded.                                   
                                                                           
   Thanks to ARISS, Amateur radio equipment has been on board the ISS for  
   more than 20 years, and most astronauts hold ham radio licenses. ARRL   
   The National Association for Amateur Radio is an ARISS sponsor.         
                                                                           
   A livestream was available and has been archived.                       
   Scouting's Jamboree-on-the-Air Takes Place this Weekend, October 15 -   
   17                                                                      
                                                                           
   Scouting's largest event in the world -- Jamboree-on-the-Air (JOTA) --  
   takes place October 15 - 17. During JOTA, Scouts and hams around the    
   world, around the nation, and in your own community meet on the air via 
   amateur radio. All types of Scouts may participate, from Cub Scouts to  
   Boy Scouts and Venturers. The participating Scouts often gather at a    
   station made available by a volunteer, or at one set up just for JOTA.  
   Communication typically involves SSB or FM voice, but it's also         
   possible that other modes, such as video or digital, will be employed   
   -- or even repeater or satellite communication.                         
                                                                           
   Scouts typically exchange such information as name, location, Scout     
   rank, and hobbies, and it's expected that many participating Scouts     
   will be amateur radio licensees. Contacts may take place across town,   
   across the country, or even around the world. The World Scout Bureau    
   reported that more than 1.5 million Scouts from some 160 countries took 
   part in JOTA/JOTI (Jamboree-on-the-Internet) in 2017. With no           
   restrictions on age or on the number of participants, and at little or  
   no expense, JOTA allows Scouts to meet and become acquainted with each  
   other by ham radio.                                                     
                                                                           
   JOTA officially starts on Friday evening during the JOTA Jump Start and 
   continues through Sunday evening. Any amateur mode of operation may be  
   used such, as CW, SSB, PSK, SSTV, FM, and satellite. JOTA is not a      
   contest.                                                                
                                                                           
                                      Two Scouts take part in JOTA 2019    
                                      from WN7BSA in Arizona.              
                                                                           
   To learn what JOTA activity is planned for a given area, contact the    
   local or regional Scout council, a local ham radio operator, or a local 
   amateur radio club. Your local club may be able to direct you to        
   planned JOTA activities. These can include ham stations set up at       
   camporees or other events. If no activities are planned, work with them 
   to get something set up or arrange to visit a local radio operator's    
   ham shack at a scheduled time to participate in JOTA.                   
                                                                           
   If nothing is currently planned, you can work with the council or a     
   local unit (pack, troop, crew) to set up a JOTA station or arrange for  
   visits to your ham shack. You can also participate just by making       
   contacts with the many JOTA stations that will be on the air. A good    
   resource for finding a local Scout unit is the Be-A-Scout website.      
                                                                           
   Since the first JOTA in 1958, millions of Scouts have become acquainted 
   with each other through this event. Many JOTA contacts have resulted in 
   relationships between Scout troops and individual Scouts that have      
   lasted many years.                                                      
   ARRL Podcasts Schedule                                                  
                                                                           
   The latest episode of the On the Air podcast (Episode 22) features a    
   discussion with Chris Plumblee, W4WF, about contesting and what this    
   activity has to offer new amateurs.                                     
                                                                           
   The latest edition of Eclectic Tech (Episode 44) features Steve Allen,  
   KC1SA, and a discussion about the current electronics parts shortage    
   and what it may mean for amateurs.                                      
                                                                           
   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.                            
                                                                         
   ARDC Grant to Benefit High School Computer Science Students             
                                                                           
   Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) is helping computer science 
   students at California High School in San Ramon, California, to become  
   makers by providing a grant to purchase Raspberry Pi computers and      
   Arduino microcontrollers. Computer science AP teacher Sean Raser said   
   he believes that a hands-on approach is the most effective way for      
   students to learn and retain knowledge. The class would aim to          
   accomplish this through encouraging students to invent their own        
   systems using the Raspberry Pis and Arduinos. By combining these        
   devices with sensors, motors, other electronics, and computer code,     
   students would have the opportunity to learn complex technical concepts 
   first hand.                                                             
                                                                           
   Raser's challenge has been acquiring enough hardware for all students   
   in his class. With limited resources, his program has been limited to a 
   small number of students, however.                                      
                                                                           
   A $9,950 ARDC grant hopes to change that by allowing Raser to give all  
   of his students the opportunity to participate. The funds will allow    
   him to provide students with Raspberry Pi and micro:bit computers,      
   Arduinos, and the other components.                                     
                                                                           
   Raser plans to transform part of his classroom into a makerspace that   
   is accessible to all students at California High School, located in San 
   Ramon.                                                                  
                                                                           
   "The results have been extraordinary. The students' creativity and      
   passion for learning truly thrive as a result of being able to bring    
   their own ideas to life," Raser said. One student, for example, is      
   using a                                                                 
                                                                           
                                      California High School in San Ramon, 
                                      California. [California High School  
                                      photo]                               
                                                                           
   Raspberry Pi Zero and a variety of sensors to record flight data during 
   a model rocket launch. Another has built an automated attendance taker  
   using a Raspberry Pi and RFID sensors. Raser's hope is that these       
   experiences will nudge these students into careers as engineers and     
   scientists.                                                             
                                                                           
   ARDC is a California-based foundation with roots in amateur radio and   
   internet technology. In 2019, ARDC announced the sale of some 4 million 
   consecutive unused AMPRNet internet addresses, with the proceeds to     
   establish a program of grants and scholarships in support of            
   communications and networking research with a strong emphasis on        
   amateur radio. ARDC, which manages AMPRNet, said it planned to provide  
   monetary grants to organizations, groups, projects, and scholarships    
   that have significant potential to advance the state of the art of      
   amateur radio and of digital communications.                            
   September 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report                         
                                                                           
   The Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program is a joint initiative between the    
   ARRL and FCC to enhance compliance in the Amateur Radio Service. This   
   is the VM Program report for September 2021.                            
     * Technician-class operators in Mansfield, Ohio; Avon Park, Florida,  
       and Pulaski, Tennessee, received visory Notices after making      
       numerous FT8 contacts on 20 meters. Technician-class licensees do   
       not have operating privileges on 20 meters.                         
     * A Volunteer Monitor in Mission Viejo, California, received a        
       Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard          
       Certificate of Appreciation for his efforts in locating a defective 
       transmitter on Marine Radio Channel 16 that was blocking emergency  
       communications on that channel.                                     
     * A former licensee in Durham, North Carolina, received an visory   
       Notice for operating under a call sign and license cancelled by the 
       FCC.                                                                
     * An operator in White Pine, Tennessee, received an visory Notice   
       regarding operation on 7.137 MHz, a frequency not authorized under  
       his General-class license.                                          
     * Operators in Swannanoa, North Carolina, and New Albany, Indiana,    
       received Good Operator Notices for exemplary operation during 2021  
       and for regularly assisting other operators with transmitter        
       adjustments and amateur radio procedures.                           
     * The VM Program made one recommendation to the FCC for case closure. 
                                                                           
   VM Program statistics for August showed 2,008 hours on HF frequencies   
   and 2,642 hours on VHF frequencies and above, for a total of 4,650      
   hours. -- Thanks to Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, ministrator,          
   Volunteer Monitor Program                                               
                                                                           
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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.         
     * Amateur radio operators hear about their role in a major earthquake 
       / West Kentucky Star, Kentucky, October 11, 2021                    
     * Dialed In: Owensboro Amateur Radio Club going strong /              
       Messenger-Inquirer, Kentucky, October 11, 2021                      
                                                                           
     * Hundreds take part in Burlingame's Drill. Residents joined by       
       police, fire and Ham radio operators / Patch, California, October   
       10, 2021                                                            
     * Ham radio operators provide valuable community service in           
       emergencies / Palestine Herald-Press, Texas, September 9, 2021      
                                                                           
   Share any amateur radio media hits you spot with us.                    
                                                                           
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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.   
                                                                           
   Using the Raspberry Pi with Ham Radio / Presented by Jason Oleham,      
   KM4ACK, Tuesday, October 19, 2021 @ 1:00 pm EDT (1700 UTC)              
                                                                           
   Computers have become an important part of amateur radio. The Raspberry 
   Pi is a low-cost yet powerful computer that can be used for many        
   amateur radio tasks. Jason Oleham, KM4ACK, an avid YouTube content      
   creator, discusses how to use the Pi, why he started using it, and why  
   he developed Build-a-Pi, a script that gets hams up and running         
   quickly.                                                                
                                                                           
   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.                
   New England Parks On The Air Event Set for Mid-October                  
                                                                           
   The inaugural Autumn New England Parks On The Air (NE POTA) event will  
   take place on Saturday, October 16, 0000 - 2359 UTC, the K1USN Radio    
   Club has announced. The goal is to have one group or individual         
   operator at as many Parks On The Air^(R) as possible. The K1USN Radio   
   Club hopes this will become an annual event. This is a recreational     
   radio event, not a contest, so no logs will be required to participate. 
   Summaries of activity are encouraged, however, and a post-event link    
   will be available.                                                      
                                                                           
   "This began as a reaction to the widespread local interest in the Parks 
   On The Air (POTA) program here in New England. Last year, Ohio had a    
   successful Ohio-wide POTA weekend, and Wisconsin is now doing something 
   similar," said K1USN Radio Club President Pi Pugh, K1RV. "Autumn is a   
   special time in New England, and I figured the event might generate     
   some extra interest before winter. Perhaps this can become an annual    
   New England event or, better yet, an annual nationwide or worldwide     
   event."                                                                 
                                                                           
   ARRL New England Division Vice Director Phil Temples, K9HI, is hoping   
   the event will give the public a chance to learn a bit more about       
   amateur radio. He encouraged those who plan to participate to promote   
   the event with informational handouts.                                  
                                                                           
   Jamboree-on-the-Air (JOTA), the largest Scouting event in the world,    
   also occurs during the weekend of October 15 - 17, and NE POTA          
   participants are encouraged to reach out to local Scouting groups.      
                                                                           
   A spreadsheet has been created to keep track of individuals and clubs   
   that register.                                                          
                                                                           
   Contact Pugh for more information.                                      
                                                                           
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   Announcements                                                           
     * [IMG]NEAR-Fest XXX begins at 9 AM EDT on Friday, October 15, as a   
       hybrid event. The live activity takes place at the Deerfield        
       Fairgrounds in New Hampshire. A Town Meeting will feature the       
       candidates for ARRL New England Division Director. NEAR-Fest        
       continues through Saturday, October 16. Thanks to Mike, W1RC, and   
       the New England Amateur Radio Festival, Inc.                        
     * The government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands has  
       proposed to delegate the administration of amateur radio licenses   
       to the Falkland Island regulator and to issue amateur radio call    
       signs with the prefix VP0, rather than VP8, with an initial suffix  
       letter of either an S or G, as appropriate. VP0 is also the prefix  
       of the British Antarctic Territories.                               
     * After more than 2 years of inactivity, Robert, 3B9FR, is again      
       active from Rodrigues Island, an ARRL DXCC entity. He is mainly a   
       CW operator but does occasionally get on SSB and FT8.               
     * France's youngest ham is 10-year-old Florian Barret, FR4UG, who     
       lives on Reunion Island.                                            
     * On October 16, 0800 - 1600 UTC, HV0A in Vatican City (#112 on Club  
       Log's Most-Wanted DXCC list) station will be active OSCAR 100 in CW 
       and SSB. This will mark the first activation of a Vatican station   
       on the OSCAR 100 satellite.                                         
     * ARRL Audio News^(c) is available free each Friday, providing a look 
       at the week's ham radio news happenings. Contact ARRL Audio News    
       with questions and comments. The webcast is available on the ARRL   
       website as well as on Blubrry and may be transmitted freely via     
       repeater at no cost.                                                
                                                                         
   UN Day Transmission from Sweden's SAQ Set for October 24                
                                                                           
   On United Nations Day, Sunday, October 24, the vintage and historical   
   Alexanderson alternator in Grimeton, Sweden, with call sign SAQ, is     
   scheduled to send out a message to the world on 17.2 kHz CW. The events 
   of the day will be livestreamed on YouTube starting at 14:25 UTC.       
   Transmitter startup and tuning will begin at 1430 UTC, with the message 
   transmission to follow at 1500 UTC.                                     
                                                                           
   An operator at SAQ with the                                             
   Alexanderson Alternator in the                                          
   background.                                                             
                                                                           
   This year's message was drafted by Swedish human rights lawyer and      
   sustainability expert Parul Sharma.                                     
                                                                           
   SAQ will conduct some test transmissions on October 22, 1100 UTC - 1400 
   UTC and will be on air for short periods during this interval. Comments 
   are welcome to info@alexander.n.se.                                     
                                                                           
   For a guaranteed e-QSL, use the online report form, which will be open  
   October 24 - November 14.                                               
                                                                           
   Dating from the 1920s, the Alexanderson alternator -- essentially an ac 
   generator run at extremely high speed -- can put out 200 kW but         
   typically is operated at less than one-half that power level. Once used 
   to provide reliable transatlantic communication, it is now a museum     
   piece and only put on the air on special occasions.                     
                                                                           
   The transmitter was developed by Swedish engineer and radio pioneer     
   Ernst Alexanderson, who was employed at General Electric in             
   Schenectady, New York, and was chief engineer at the Radio Corporation  
   of America.                                                             
                                                                           
   Six 400+ foot towers with 150 foot crossarms support a multi-wire       
   antenna for SAQ. The actual signal radiates from a vertical wire, one   
   from each tower.                                                        
                                                                           
   Amateur radio station SK6SAQ will be active on these frequencies: 3.535 
   MHz CW, 7.035 MHz CW, 14.035 MHz CW, 3.755 MHz SSB, and 7.140 MHz SSB.  
   QSL SK6SAQ via email to info@alexander.n.se, via the bureau, or direct  
   to Alexander - GVV, Radiostationen Grimeton 72 SE-432 98, Grimeton,     
   Sweden. Two stations will be on the air most of the time.               
                                                                           
   For a guaranteed e-QSL, use the online report form, which will be open  
   October 24 - November 14.                                               
   Author, QRP Enthusiast Rich Arland, K7SZ, SK                            
                                                                           
   Richard H. "Rich" Arland, K7SZ, of Dacula, Georgia, died on October 7.  
   An ARRL member, he was 75. In addition to other books, Arland was the   
   author of Low-Power Communication and other ARRL publications, and he   
   was an avid QRP enthusiast and experimenter. Arland had been a radio    
   amateur since 1963. He volunteered in the ARRL Field Organization as a  
   Technical visor and as an Official Emergency Station since 1990.      
                                                                           
   From 2000 until 2003, Arland contributed the "QRP Power" column for     
   QST. He has written for several other radio publications, including CQ, 
   Popular Communications, WorldRadio, and Monitoring Times.               
                                                                           
   He entered amateur radio as a broadcast band and shortwave listener. A  
   US Air Force veteran, Arland worked for 20 years in Wilkes-Barre,       
   Pennsylvania. He and his wife Patricia, KB3MCT, relocated to Georgia in 
   2008.                                                                   
                                                                           
   In addition to QRP, Arland had an abiding interest in vintage "boat     
   anchor" gear and had been restoring a Drake 2B and a Heathkit HR-10     
   receiver. He had planned to install a Hallicrafters SR-160 transceiver  
   and matching power supply/speaker as his primary HF SSB radio.          
                                                                           
   Arland was also a collector and restorer of military communications     
   radio equipment. His collection included a TRC-77A special ops HF radio 
   and four ARC-5 Command Set receivers, complete with dynamotors. He      
   procured an AN/GRC-109 CIA/Special Forces portable HF "spy radio" used  
   extensively in Vietnam for backup communications. He held an FCC        
   General Radiotelephone Operator's License (GROL).                       
                                                                           
   Arland also enjoyed experimenting with antennas, building and using QRP 
   gear, SWLing, and CW operating.                                         
   In Brief...                                                             
                                                                           
   The Intrepid-DX Group has extended the submission deadline for this     
   year's Youth "Dream Rig" Essay Contest to November 15, 2021. The winner 
   of the 2021 contest will be announced on December 1. Those who          
   submitted an essay last year are invited to submit again. The prize is  
   an Icom IC-7300 transceiver. Entry rules: (1) Write and submit a        
   two-page essay that answers the question, "How can amateur radio evolve 
   to remain relevant in the age of the internet? (2) Be a US amateur      
   radio licensee aged 19 or younger. (3) Promise to keep the radio for 1  
   year and to use it on the air. (4) Send your essay in text or MS Word   
   attachment by November 15, 2021 (no Google documents, please) (5)       
   Alternatively mail it to The Intrepid-DX Group, 3052 Wetmore Dr, San    
   Jose, CA 95148, USA, postmarked by November 15, 2021. All submissions   
   become the property of the Intrepid-DX Group and may be published.      
   Contact Paul Ewing, N6PSE, and visit The Intrepid-DX Group Facebook     
   page for more information.                                              
                                                                           
   OG2Y is the new Youth call sign for Finland. The  IARU member-society   
   Finnish Radio Amateur Association (SRAL) has announced that OG2Y is the 
   new call sign for all youth activities there. OH2YOTA, the call sign by 
   which young radio amateurs in Finland are best associated, is only      
   available for events sponsored by the IARU Youth Working Group.         
   However, OG2Y may be used freely for any youth project. It will also be 
   available for amateur radio contests. The youth section of the SRAL     
   website has more details.                                               
                                                                           
   The Kingdom of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) in Africa has become a     
   popular spot for DXpeditions. Three operations are planned for October  
   and one for November 2021. 3DA0RU, fielded by a Russian DXpedtion team, 
   will be active on October 22; 3DA0WW, by a team from Latvia, will be    
   active on October 12 - 26; Romeo Vega, 3W3RR, has announced he will be  
   active as 3DA0RR on October 14 - 16, and 3DA0LP, by Lionel DuPlessis,   
   ZS6DPL, will operate on a limited schedule as 3DA0LP on October 11 -    
   15. Eswatini is the 120th most-wanted DXCC entity, according to Club    
   Log. -- Thanks to OPDX                                                  
                                                                           
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   The K7RA Solar Update                                                   
                                                                           
   Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Although we saw sunspots on every day 
   of the October 7 - 13 reporting week, solar activity declined a bit.    
   Average daily sunspot number went from 30.7 to 23.6, and average daily  
   solar flux from 86.9 to 85.6. Geomagnetic indicators were higher, with  
   the average daily planetary A index rising from 8.1 to 12.4, and the    
   average daily middle latitude A index from 6.7 to 10.3.                 
                                                                           
   The sunspot numbers and middle latitude A index for October 13 are      
   preliminary, but should be resolved by October 15. The same is true for 
   the solar flux forecast, which is actually a day late, so we present    
   the numbers from Tuesday's forecast instead of Wednesday.               
                                                                           
   On Saturday, October 9, Spaceweather.com reported a strong              
   Earth-directed M1.6-class solar flare, with CME erupting at 0640 UTC    
   and causing an HF radio blackout over the Indian Ocean. This caused the 
   planetary A index on October 12 to hit 45 and Alaska's College A index  
   to read 60.                                                             
                                                                           
   Predicted solar flux is 82 on October 14 - 15; 80 on October 16 - 20;   
   88 on October 21 - 22; 85 on October 23 - 24; 90, 100, 95, and 90 on    
   October 25 - 28; 88 on October 29 - 30; 85 on October 31 - November 5;  
   88 on November 6; 85 on November 7 - 13; 88 on November 14 - 15; 90 on  
   November 16, and 88 on November 17 - 18.                                
                                                                           
   Predicted planetary A index is 5 and 8 on October 14 - 15; 5 on October 
   16 - 17; 12 on October 18; 8 on October 19 - 21; 5 on October 23 - 24;  
   10 on October 25; 5 on October 26 - November 1; 8 on November 2; 5 on   
   November 3 - 5; 10 on November 6 - 7; 8 on November 8 - 9; 5 on         
   November 10 - 12, and 10, 12, 12, 10, and 8 on November 13 - 17.        
                                                                           
   Sunspot numbers for October 7 - 13 were 13, 13, 14, 38, 35, 26, and 26, 
   with a mean of 23.6. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 85.7, 92.4, 81, 84.5, 
   88.5, 83.5, and 83.5, with a mean of 85.6. Estimated planetary A        
   indices were 5, 4, 5, 9, 13, 45, and 6, with a mean of 12.4. The middle 
   latitude A index was 3, 3, 4, 9, 15, 32, and 6, with a mean of 10.3.    
                                                                           
   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 the Propagation Page of Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA.         
                                                                           
   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 16 - 17 -- JARTS WW RTTY Contest                            
     * October 16 - 17 -- 10-10 International Fall Contest (CW),           
     * October 16 - 17 -- New York QSO Party (CW phone, digital)           
     * October 16 - 17 -- Worked All Germany Contest (CW, phone)           
     * October 16 -- Feld Hell Sprint                                      
     * October 16 -- Argentina National 7 MHz Contest (phone)              
     * October 17 -- RSGB RoLo CW                                          
     * October 17 -- Asia-Pacific Fall Sprint (CW)                         
     * October 17 -- UBA ON Contest, 2 Meters (CW, phone)                  
     * October 17 - 18 -- Illinois QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)          
     * October 17 - 18 -- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest (CW)               
     * October 18 -- ARRL School Club Roundup (CW, phone)                  
     * October 18 -- RSGB FT4 Contest Series                               
     * October 20 -- AGCW Semi-Automatic Key Evening (CW)                  
                                                                           
   For more information, visit the ARRL Contest Calendar.                  
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   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.                                                       
     * October 15 - 17 -- ARRL Pacific Division Convention (Pacificon),    
       San Ramon, California                                               
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       Hamfest), Lawrenceville, Georgia                                    
     * November 13 -- ARRL Wisconsin State Convention (Wisconsin           
       ARES/RACES Conference) -- Online                                    
     * November 13 - 14 -- ARRL Central Division Convention (Fort Wayne    
       Hamfest & Computer Expo), Fort Wayne, Indiana                       
                                                                           
   Find conventions and hamfests in your area.                             
                                                                           
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