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   The ARRL Letter                                                         
   October 28, 2021                                                        
                                                                           
     * ARRL Concurs with Two FCC WRC-23 visory Committee Draft Positions  
     * President Names Rosenworcel FCC Chair, Announces Planned             
       Nominations to FCC, NTIA                                             
     * ARRL Podcasts Schedule                                               
     * ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program to Accept Applications Starting  
       on November 1                                                       
     * US and Region 2 Amateur Radio Direction Finding Championships       
       Results are In                                                      
     * ARRL Learning Network Webinars                                      
     * 3Y0J DXpedition to Bouvet Island Confirms November 2022 Activation  
     * Amateur Radio in the News                                           
     * Announcements                                                       
     * Indian Radio Amateurs Help to Coordinate Disaster Relief in the     
       Wake of Flooding                                                    
     * Well-Known Amateur Radio Contester and DXer Will Roberts, AA4NC, SK 
     * In Brief...                                                         
     * The K7RA Solar Update                                               
     * Getting It Right!                                                   
     * Just Ahead in Radiosport                                            
     * Upcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions                   
   ARRL Concurs with Two FCC WRC-23 visory Committee Draft Positions     
                                                                           
   ARRL has said it agrees with the draft positions of the FCC's World     
   Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) visory Committee (WAC) on WRC-23  
   agenda items 1.13 and 9.1 (Topic A). ARRL is represented on the WAC and 
   participating in its work. The FCC International Bureau issued a call   
   for comments earlier this year.                                         
                                                                           
   With respect to agenda item 1.12, ARRL recommends that the US support   
   "studies and possible consideration of a new allocation to the Earth    
   Exploration-Satellite Service (Active) on a secondary basis within the  
   frequency range of 40 - 50 MHz" for spaceborne radar sounders.          
                                                                           
   "Our support for the draft recommendation is conditioned on explicitly  
   including in the recommendation the need to provide protection and not  
   impose constraints on incumbent services in adjacent frequency bands,"  
   ARRL said. "Our expectation is that such studies will identify the      
   capability and adequate means to protect the weak-signal operations of  
   the Amateur Radio Service on the adjacent 50 - 54 MHz band without      
   imposing any restraint on those operations, if the need to use this     
   spectrum for spaceborne radar sounders is confirmed."                   
                                                                           
   In its remarks, ARRL noted Draft Preliminary Views on WRC-23,           
   WAC-23/034 (13.09.2021) appended to the FCC's Request for Comment that  
   use of 50 - 54 MHz by radio amateurs was recently studied and           
   documented in ITU-Radiocommunication Report M.2478-0, "Spectrum needs   
   for the amateur service in the frequency band 50 - 54 MHz in Region 1   
   and sharing with mobile, fixed, radiolocation, and broadcasting         
   services."                                                              
                                                                           
   ARRL also expressed its support for the WAC's draft recommendation on   
   Agenda Item 9.1, Topic A, Space Weather Sensors. The agenda item calls  
   on the Conference to consider and approve the Report of the Director of 
   the ITU Radiocommunication Bureau reviewing the results of studies      
   relating to space weather sensors "with a view to describing            
   appropriate recognition and protection ... without placing additional   
   constraints on incumbent services."                                     
                                                                           
   The WAC draft recommendation is that the view of the US be "that        
   changes to the Radio Regulations are outside the scope of Agenda Item   
   9.1" and that the US express its support for "conducting the studies    
   called for in Resolution 657 (Rev. WRC-19)."                            
                                                                           
   "Completion and consideration of these studies are essential to         
   achieving the desired objective of not placing any additional           
   constraints on incumbent services," ARRL said.                          
                                                                           
   ARRL represents the interests of radio amateurs through its             
   participation on World Radiocommunications Conference and FCC advisory  
   committees.                                                             
                                                                           
   Read an expanded version.                                               
   President Names Rosenworcel FCC Chair, Announces Planned Nominations to 
   FCC, NTIA                                                               
                                                                           
   President Joe Biden this week designated FCC acting Chairwoman Jessica  
   Rosenworcel as Chair and announced that he intends to re-nominate her   
   and nominate another to fill the open seats on the Commission.          
   Rosenworcel, a Democrat, is the first woman to head the Commission. She 
   has served on the FCC since 2012.                                       
                                                                           
   FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel.                                          
                                                                           
   Prior to joining the FCC, Chairwoman Rosenworcel served as Senior       
   Communications Counsel for the US Senate Committee on Commerce,         
   Science, and Transportation. Before entering public service, she        
   practiced communications law. She is a graduate of New York University  
   School of Law.                                                          
                                                                           
   The President also announced that he plans to appoint Democrat Gigi     
   Sohn to fill the other Democratic slot on the Commission. Sohn is a     
   Distinguished Fellow at the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law 
   and Policy and a Benton Senior Fellow and Public vocate. She served   
   from 2013 until 2016 as counsel to former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler.     
   Sohn earned her law degree at the University of Pennsylvania Law        
   School.                                                                 
                                                                           
   Biden also announced his intention to nominate Alan Davidson as         
   Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information at the National  
   Telecommunications and Information ministration (NTIA) within the US  
   Department of Commerce. Read an expanded version.                       
   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 45) features a discussion  
   about the current status of amateur television with Jim Andrews,        
   KH6HTV, as well as a brief description of an unusual "sound dampening   
   screw."                                                                 
                                                                           
   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.                            
                                                                         
   ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program to Accept Applications Starting on  
   November 1                                                              
                                                                           
   The ARRL Foundation will start accepting applications for its 2022      
   scholarship program on November 1. The submission deadline is December  
   31. More than 100 scholarships ranging from $500 to $25,000 will be     
   awarded in 2022. The 2022 scholarship year totals an eligible amount of 
   over $800,000 to be awarded.                                            
                                                                           
   All  applicants must be FCC-licensed radio amateurs (active non-US      
   radio amateurs are eligible for scholarships sponsored by ARDC), and    
   many scholarships have specific requirements, such as intended area of  
   study, or residence within a particular ARRL Division, Section, or      
   [IMG]state, and license class. Some scholarships also require           
   additional documentation, such as letters of recommendation.            
                                                                           
   The ARRL Foundation will be utilizing a new Scholarship Management      
   Platform for the 2022 ARRL Foundation Scholarships. Applicants no       
   longer choose specific scholarships but will be matched with all        
   scholarships for which they qualify. Transcripts and any additional     
   required documents must be submitted with the application, not emailed  
   separately as was done in the past. Applications without accompanying   
   transcripts and applicable required documentation will not be           
   considered.                                                             
                                                                           
   The ARRL Foundation Scholarship Committee will review all applicants,   
   and scholarship recipients will be notified in May 2022 via USPS mail   
   and email. For more information, visit the ARRL Foundation Scholarship  
   Program.                                                                
   US and Region 2 Amateur Radio Direction Finding Championships Results   
   are In                                                                  
                                                                           
   The results are in for the 20th US ARDF Championships and 11th IARU     
   Region 2 Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF). Four days of           
   competitions were held October 14 - 17 in North Carolina. The results   
   will help determine the makeup of the US ARDF team at the 20th ARDF     
   World Championships, set for summer 2022 in Serbia. The US              
   Championships and the World Championships were rescheduled from 2020    
   after they had to be canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions. Visitors    
   from outside the US were unable to attend this year's competition due   
   to continued travel restrictions.                                       
                                                                           
   Competitors ranged in age from 14 to 74. Competitive events were held   
   in the Birkhead Mountains Wilderness Area just south of Asheboro, North 
   Carolina. Events began on October 14 with sprint events, a fast-paced   
   competition in which two sets of five transmitters operating on two     
   different 80-meter frequencies transmit nonconsecutive 12-second bursts 
   every minute. Two elite competitors completed the sprint course in just 
   over 15 minutes, a world-class time.                                    
                                                                           
   alia Schafrath-Craig                                                  
   (W19) finishes her golden                                               
   performance in 2-meter                                                  
   classic ARDF. [Imre                                                     
   Polik, KX4SO, photo]                                                    
                                                                           
   Two classic events were held on October 15. The longer courses for the  
   younger adult categories took place on 2 meters, and the shorter        
   courses for the older adult and youth categories took place on 80       
   meters.                                                                 
                                                                           
   Foxoring, a combination of radio direction finding and classic          
   orienteering on 80 meters, followed the next day. "Foxoring tests the   
   map-and-compass navigation skills of the participants," ARRL ARDF       
   Co-coordinator Gerald Boyd, WB8WFK, explained. Competitors try to hear  
   the weak signals of very-low-power transmitters until they arrive very  
   close to the marked locations and make a quick sprint to find its exact 
   location."                                                              
                                                                           
                                      Classic ARDF competitors. [Imre      
                                      Polik, KX4SO, photo]                 
                                                                           
   Competitions concluded on October 17 with a different map and two more  
   classic events, this time with the bands swapped for those on the       
   longer and shorter courses.                                             
                                                                           
   "Two standout youth competitors turned in impressive times on adult     
   courses in the womens' W19 category," Boyd said. Youths included alia 
   Schafrath-Craig (14 years old) of North Carolina who picked up classic  
   and foxoring golds, and Elizabeth (Lisa) Afonkin (15 years old) of      
   Massachusetts who won the sprint gold.                                  
                                                                           
   For more information on amateur radio direction finding, visit the ARRL 
   ARDF website. Read an expanded version.                                 
                                                                           
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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.   
                                                                           
   More webinars are coming soon!                                          
                                                                           
   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.    
                                                                           
   ARRL members interested in presenting a webinar can complete  the       
   online Speakers Form.                                                   
                                                                         
   3Y0J DXpedition to Bouvet Island Confirms November 2022 Activation      
                                                                           
   The 3Y0J Bouvet Island DXpedition team says that with its first deposit 
   on its contract to have the SS Marama provide transportation to Bouvet, 
   it has confirmed its plans to activate the second most-wanted DXCC      
   entity in November 2022.                                                
                                                                           
   "It is a huge task and undertaking to go to Bouvet, and we still        
   critically need additional upfront support to close the budget," said   
   the amateur radio DXpeditions team of co-leaders Ken Opskar, LA7GIA;    
   Rune O/ye, LA7THA, and Erwann Merrien, LB1QI. The DXpedition announced  
   that two more operators will join the adventure, taking the number to   
   13.                                                                     
                                                                           
   Dave Jorgensen, WD5COV, is an avid DXer and experienced DXpeditioner.   
   He is vice president of the Intrepid-DX Group, which had hoped to mount 
   a DXpedition to Bouvet before its plans broke down.                     
                                                                           
   The second new team member, identified as Peter, is described as "an    
   experienced captain and expedition leader." He will oversee the Zodiac  
   landings and serve as a digital mode (FT#) operator.                    
                                                                           
   "Our preparation for Bouvet includes planning, constructing, and        
   testing a system for landing Zodiacs safely, [and] this will be tested  
   in rough sea in Norway before and after Christmas," the 3Y0J team said  
   in its news release.                                                    
                                                                           
   Bouvet Island. [Courtesy of the                                         
   Norwegian Polar Institute]                                              
                                                                           
   "We plan for safely landing the Zodiacs in different manners also with  
   some swell, unmanned, and with less risk for operators. And we prepare  
   for the event that Zodiacs are capsizing, and we still can retrieve the 
   equipment. We have done the first prelim sea trials of the Zodiac       
   equipment in Norway and will continue sea trials to further mature the  
   concept."                                                               
                                                                           
   According to the announcement, the team plans to use a gasoline-engine  
   powered winch to lift equipment up a cliff to the operating site. This  
   will also be tested in Norway. "We plan to access the 25-foot cliff     
   with professionals means and, if needed, prepare for climbing and       
   bolting a short route to gain access."                                  
                                                                           
   Follow the DXpedition team's plans from its website and the 3Y0J        
   Facebook page. Read an expanded version.                                
                                                                           
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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.         
     * Medford students take part in Great American Shake Out; learn to    
       use Emergency Radio / KTVL News 10 (Oregon), October 21, 2021       
                                                                           
     * Mary Hare pupils make contact with International Space Station in   
       world first for deaf children with Newbury Amateur Radio Society /  
       Newbury Weekly News, UK, October 13, 2021                           
                                                                           
   Share any amateur radio media hits you spot with us.                    
                                                                           
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   Announcements                                                           
     * The San Francisco Radio Club has announced it will be running its   
       second club OTA Trifecta event this year on Angel Island in San     
       Francisco Bay on November 6. Special event station W6P will be on   
       the air. The OTA-Trifecta is single event that combines             
       simultaneous Parks on the Air (POTA), US Islands on the Air (US     
       Islands OTA), and Summits of the Air (SOTA) activations. Separate   
       stations will be on the air 1830 - 2130 UTC to represent the three  
       activities. All stations will be battery operated.                  
     * Finnish radio operators OH2BH, OH2TA, OH5BM, and OH5LLR will join   
       the Amateur Radio Society of Kosovo (SHRAK) team at Z60A for the CQ 
       World Wide SSB Contest. They will activate two stations on all      
       bands.                                                              
     * Arunava Dey, VU3XRY, has reported what he is calling the first-ever 
       Parks on the Air (POTA) activation from India. He and Abhrajit Das, 
       VU3YDA, operated from Kanchanjungha National Park (VU-0081), he     
       said.                                                               
     * [IMG]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.                                            
                                                                           
                                                                         
   Indian Radio Amateurs Help to Coordinate Disaster Relief in the Wake of 
   Flooding                                                                
                                                                           
   The administration of the Thrissur District in Kerala, India, sought    
   the service of radio amateurs to support communications during disaster 
   relief operations in the wake of incessant rain and resultant flooding  
   that disrupted lives across central Kerala, The Economic Times has      
   reported. The hams have set up stations in the district to overcome the 
   possibility that conventional telecommunications may fail.              
                                                                           
   "Communication turns out to be a major challenge when natural           
   calamities strike," Sarachandran C. S., VU2SCV, told the Press Trust of 
   India news agency. "During heavy floods, there are chances that the     
   power supply will be down for days, which will affect the communication 
   systems, including the mobile phones." Sarachandran, a former merchant  
   navy officer, was one of 10 operators volunteering to help the Thrissur 
   administration to handle emergency communication.                       
                                                                           
   CNN reports that at least 27 people were killed after heavy rain        
   triggered floods and landslides in southern India. According to their   
   report, torrential rain in mid-October caused rivers to swell and       
   flooded roads, leaving vehicles submerged in muddy water. Some houses   
   were "reduced to rubble," CNN said.                                     
                                                                           
   Ham radio volunteers have been recruited to assist during previous      
   natural disasters in India, including an August 2018 flood that ravaged 
   Kerala state. Sarachandran recounted that during the August 2018 event, 
   as the state flooded and power outages affected communication, the      
   district administration sought the assistance of radio amateurs.        
   Well-Known Amateur Radio Contester and DXer Will Roberts, AA4NC, SK     
                                                                           
   An experienced and successful member of the amateur radio contesting    
   and DX community lost his life on October 21 as the result of a small   
   plane crash. ARRL Life Member William "Will" Roberts, AA4NC, of Apex,   
   North Carolina, was piloting the plane, which went down not long after  
   take-off in a wooded area of Onslow County, North Carolina, near the    
   Holly Ridge/Topsail Island Airport, killing Roberts and another         
   passenger, identified as Willie Hobbs, Jr. Two children were            
   hospitalized with injuries. Roberts, 61, was the owner of the Mooney    
   M20J aircraft and held a commercial pilot's license.                    
                                                                           
   A licensed radio amateur since 1976, Roberts became interested early on 
   in contesting and DXing and enjoyed being "on the DX end of the         
   pileup," as he said in his QRZ.com profile. Over the years, Roberts     
   operated from many locations, including some in South and Central       
   America and others in more exotic locales. He was a regular at the      
   Dayton Hamvention^(R). He is on the DXCC Honor Roll, had achieved       
   nine-band DXCC on HF, and VUCC on 6 meters. He also enjoyed RTTY. AA4NC 
   took part regularly in events like the ARRL 160-Meter Contest and ARRL  
   November Sweepstakes. He participated in the first World Radiosport     
   Team Championship (WRTC) event in 1990 in Seattle and served as a judge 
   at WRTC 2018 in Germany.                                                
                                                                           
   A member of the Potomac Valley Radio Club (PVRC), Roberts was the       
   trustee of W4MR, used occasionally in contests from his home contest    
   station.                                                                
                                                                           
   Roberts was also a guitarist and vocalist who played solo acoustic      
   shows in the coastal Carolinas and belonged to the Flying Musicians     
   Association (FMA).                                                      
                                                                           
   A graduate of North Carolina State University, Roberts was an           
   electrical engineer, specializing in telecommunications.                
                                                                           
   Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are  
   looking into the cause of the crash.                                    
   In Brief...                                                             
                                                                           
   [IMG]Watch those Band Edges! With the CQ World Wide SSB Contest this    
   weekend, it's an appropriate time to remind phone contesters to pay     
   attention to band edges. If you're operating near the upper or lower    
   band margins (or near the limits of your operating privileges), be      
   aware that your signal's bandwidth may extend beyond the frequency      
   displayed on your radio. For example, if your radio reads 7.125 MHz on  
   lower sideband phone, your signal will extend outside of the US phone   
   band (and into the CW portion of the band). In the quick pace and       
   excitement of a contest, it's easy to lose track of upper and lower     
   band edges, as well as of your license privileges. It's always best to  
   review the amateur allocations before a contest and to keep a copy at   
   hand. If using spotting assistance, be aware that operators in other    
   countries often have frequency allocations that differ from those in    
   the US, and they may spot stations on frequencies that are off limits   
   for US amateurs. Always check that the frequencies of the spots you     
   click on are within your privileges. ARRL offers a handy, printable US  
   Amateur Radio Bands chart for quick reference. For additional HF        
   contesting tips, ARRL members can enjoy the special insert in the       
   November issue of QST magazine for the 2021-2022 Contest Season,        
   sponsored by Ham Radio Outlet.                                          
                                                                           
   [IMG]The WSJT-X development team has announced the general availability 
   release of WSJT-X version 2.5.1. This release mainly contains           
   improvements and repairs defects related to Q65 and JT65 when used with 
   nonstandard and compound call signs. Those planning to use Q65 or JT65  
   to make weak-signal contacts involving a nonstandard call sign should   
   upgrade to this version. Also included is a new feature for microwave   
   aircraft scatter, as well as repairs for bugs detected since the        
   general availability release of version 2.5.0. A complete listing of    
   changes is available in the Release Notes. Links to WSJT-X 2.5.1        
   installation packages for Windows, Linux, and Mac are available.        
                                                                           
   [IMG]The Russian-Ukrainian "radio war" on and around 7055 kHz continues 
   to be a major source of frustration. That was the word from the         
   International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS).  
   IARUMS Region 1 Coordinator Peter Jost, HB9CET, reports in the IARUMS   
   September newsletter that the on-the-air conflict "has been bothering   
   us to an unbearable extent for a very long time and is still            
   continuing." Earlier this year, IARUMS reported that the                
   Russian-Ukrainian radio war had escalated. "In June, they used more     
   frequencies than before, affecting our bands very hard." Jost           
   recounted. "It is a great annoyance and a big shame." Jost has pointed  
   out that the IARU Monitoring System has little opportunity to stop the  
   on-the-air conflict. "Only national authorities can hopefully do        
   something against international complaints," he said. "It is very       
   important and very helpful that many other [IARU] member-societies also 
   observe these frequencies and make complaints to their regulators." The 
   long-standing conflict has also affected 7050 and 7060 kHz.             
                                                                           
   [IMG]The federal government is accepting applications until November 10 
   for a telecommunications specialist. The position is at the FCC's       
   high-frequency direction finding (HFDF) facility in Columbia, Maryland. 
   This is a full-time position, and no travel is required. The individual 
   hired would perform watch duty and serve as a technical authority for   
   communication systems users in resolving radio interference complaints  
   and problems, among other responsibilities. This position requires US   
   citizenship, a security clearance, and education transcripts. Anyone    
   hired to fill this position would be required to be vaccinated against  
   COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination. A resumé is  
   considered an integral part of the process to determine if an applicant 
   meets the basic qualifications for the position and if the applicant is 
   among the best qualified. To learn more and to apply, visit the USAJobs 
   website.                                                                
                                                                         
   The K7RA Solar Update                                                   
                                                                           
   Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Sunspot activity was up this week,    
   with the average daily sunspot number increasing by nearly five-fold    
   from 11.3 to 54.9. Average daily solar flux rose from 78.6 to 95.7. The 
   sunspot number peaked on Tuesday at 95, and daily solar flux peaked on  
   Wednesday at 110.9.                                                     
                                                                           
   Geomagnetic indicators were quiet. Daily average of planetary A index   
   went from 8.4 to 4.4, and average daily middle latitude A index         
   declined from 5.4 to 3.6.                                               
                                                                           
   Predicted solar flux looks quite promising at 111 and 112 on October 28 
   - 29; 110 on October 30 - 31; 108 on November 1 - 3; 90 and 88 on       
   November 4 - 5; 86 on November 6 - 7; 85 on November 8 - 9; 83 on       
   November 10; 82 on November 11 - 15; 85 on November 16 - 20; 94 on      
   November 21; 95 on November 22 - 23; 96 on November 24; 95 on November  
   25 - 29, and 92, 90, 88, and 86 on November 30 - December 3.            
                                                                           
   Predicted planetary A index is 5 and 8 on October 28 - 29; 10 on        
   October 30 - 31; 5 on November 1 - 5; 12, 10, and 8 on November 6 - 8;  
   5 on November 9 - 14; 10 and 8 on November 15 - 16; 5 on November 17 -  
   22; 8 on November 23 - 24; 10 on November 25 - 26; 5 on November 27 -   
   28; 8 on November 29, and 5 on November 30 - December 2.                
                                                                           
   This weekend is the CQ World Wide SSB DX Contest. The CW weekend is     
   November 27 - 28. ARRL November CW Sweepstakes is next weekend,         
   November 6 - 8.                                                         
                                                                           
   Sunspot numbers for October 21 through 27 were 11, 28, 32, 46, 81, 95,  
   and 91, with a mean of 54.9. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 81.9, 86.9,   
   86.8, 93.2, 100.6, 109.3, and 110.9, with a mean of 95.7. Estimated     
   planetary A indices were 7, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5, and 3, with a mean of 4.4.   
   Middle latitude A index was 9, 3, 2, 2, 4, 3, and 2, with a mean of     
   3.6.                                                                    
                                                                           
   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.                                    
   Getting It Right!                                                       
                                                                           
   A news brief in The ARRL Letter for October 14, 2021, regarding         
   operations from Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), should have mentioned    
   that operations by Romeo Vega, 3W3RR (aka Romeo Stepanenko), are        
   invalid for DXCC credit. The ARRL Awards Committee voted in 1996 to     
   disqualify him from participation in the DXCC program.                  
                                                                           
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   Just Ahead in Radiosport                                                
     * October 30 - 31 -- CQ World Wide DX Contest (SSB)                   
     * November 1 -- K1USN Slow Speed Test (CW, 20 WPM max)                
     * November 1 -- Silent Key Memorial Contest (CW)                      
     * November 1 -- RSGB 80-Meter Autumn Series (digital)                 
     * November 2 -- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest                   
     * November 2 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)                               
     * November 2 -- RTTYops Weeksprint                                    
     * November 3 -- Phone Weekly Test - Fray                              
     * November 3 -- CWops Mini-CWT Test (CW, two events)                  
     * November 3 -- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest                          
     * November 3 -- UKEICC 80-Meter Contest (phone)                       
     * November 4 - 5 -- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest (CW, 13 WPM max)   
     * November 4 -- CWops Mini-CWT Test (CW, two events)                  
     * November 4 -- RTTYops Weeksprint                                    
     * November 4 -- NRAU 10-Meter Activity Contest (CW, phone, digital)   
     * November 4 -- EACW Meeting (CW)                                     
     * November 4 -- SKCC Sprint Europe (CW)                               
     * November 6 - 8 -- ARRL November Sweepstakes (CW)                    
                                                                           
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       Hamfest), Lawrenceville, Georgia                                    
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       ARES/RACES Conference) -- Online                                    
     * November 13 - 14 -- ARRL Central Division Convention (Fort Wayne    
       Hamfest & Computer Expo), Fort Wayne, Indiana                       
     * December 10 - 11 -- ARRL West Central Florida Section Convention    
       (Tampa Bay Hamfest), Plant City, Florida                            
                                                                           
   Search the ARRL Hamfest and Convention Database to find events in your  
   area.                                                                   
                                                                           
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