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The ARRL Letter

Published by the American Radio Relay League ********************************************

February 17, 2022

Editor: Rick Lindquist, WW1ME <ww1me@arrl.org>

ARRL Home Page <http://www.arrl.org/>ARRL Letter Archive <http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/>Audio News <http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/audio/> IN THIS ISSUE

- HamCation Visitors "reDiscover Radio," as ARRL Holds its 2022
National Convention
- ARRL International DX Contest to Include New Categories, Rule Changes
for 2022
- ARRL Podcasts Schedule
- In-Person Registration Now Open for the 2022 HamSCI Workshop
- Youth on the Air Camp 2022 Application Period Now Open
- Amateur Radio in the News
- 3Y0J Bouvet DXpedition Confirms Departure Date
- ARISS-International to Conduct Special Digital SSTV Experiment
- Announcements
- Geomagnetic Storm Leads to Loss of Up to 40 Starlink Satellites
- The K7RA Solar Update
- Getting It Right!
- In Brief...
- Just Ahead in Radiosport
- Upcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions

HAMCATION VISITORS "REDISCOVER RADIO," AS ARRL HOLDS ITS 2022

NATIONAL CONVENTION

After being postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, visitors to
Orlando HamCation 2022 and the ARRL National Convention got to
"reDiscover Radio" February 10 - 13. This marked the 75th HamCation,
which typically attracts more than 20,000 visitors. In addition to the
chance to meet old friends in person and hit the flea market, Orlando
HamCation and ARRL offered a broad range of forums, presentations, and
social events.

Kicking off the ARRL National Convention's four training tracks was
Contest University (CTU), which made its HamCation debut just ahead of
the show, on February 10. CTU presenters discussed various facets of competitive ham radio, addressing such topics as SSB audio, mobile QSO
party contesting, attracting and retaining young operators into the
radiosport fold, and World Radiosport Team Championship 2023 in Italy.

The Emergency Communications Academy training track offered a panel of nationally recognized experts and trainers who covered current
protocols, techniques, and responsibilities for the amateur radio
volunteer service public safety entities. The Amateur Radio Emergency
Service® (ARES®) topped the list of discussion topics; message handling
during emergencies, using Winlink, and emergency power.

"The diversity of presenters' backgrounds was a key to the patently
successful day-long session. Just about every facet of knowledge and
experience was represented," said Track Leader Rick Palm, K1CE. More
than 120 attended.

Popular YouTuber Josh Nass, KI6NAZ, guided the Hands-On Handbook
training track, which covered such topics as the Parks on the Air
(POTA) program, amateur satellites, basic amateur radio programming,
and remote operating.

Topics featured in the Technology Academy training track included SWR, compliance with the new FCC RF exposure rules, digital communications technology, digital television, and Solar Cycle 25 and space weather.

The ARRL Emergency Communications Forum served as an introduction to
ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV. Johnston
led a panel that included Section Emergency Coordinators Arc Thames,
W4CPD, and Christine Duez, K4KJN, and Public Information Coordinator
Scott Roberts, KK4ECR -- all from Florida. Students and advisors from
college and university radio clubs attended the ARRL Collegiate Amateur
Radio forum. Southeastern Division Director Mickey Baker, N4MB,
moderated the ARRL Member Forum, which gave attendees an opportunity to
meet and ask questions of ARRL leadership.

"2022 is going to be another big year," ARRL CEO David Minster,
NA2AA, told those attending the National Convention Luncheon on
February 10. "We've been positioning ourselves on EmComm, Radiosport,
increased outreach with youth as well as the vision impaired, and the development of a long-term strategy, all of which are deeply embedded
in our digital transformation of ARRL."

Minster said opinions vary on how amateur radio should move forward.
"It's healthy to debate ideas, when done the right way," he said. "At Headquarters, we look through the lens every single day of, 'Is this
good for ARRL and is this good for ham radio?' It's hard! Especially if
it isn't your idea or the way you think things should go. But when we
get there, we need to hold hands and make things happen for our members
and our hobby. Be willing to sacrifice your personal and political
aspirations by putting ARRL and ham radio first and at the forefront."

Visit the official convention photo album <https://tinyurl.com/2022-ARRL-National-Convention> for more
highlights.

ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST TO INCLUDE NEW CATEGORIES, RULE

CHANGES FOR 2022

Operators planning to participate in the ARRL International DX Contest <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx> should be aware of some new entry
categories and rule changes. The CW edition is this weekend, starting
at 0000 UTC on Saturday, February 19 (Friday evening, February 18 in
North American time zones), and concludes at 2359 UTC on Sunday,
February 20.

New this year: The Single-Operator, Single-Band (SOSB) category has
been expanded to include three power level subcategories -- QRP (5 W
PEP output or less), Low Power (100 W PEP output or less), and High
Power (1,500 W PEP output or the maximum allowable power level
established by the national licensing authority issuing the operator
and/or station license, whichever is less) -- for both Non-Assisted and Unlimited (Assisted) entries.

Also new for the ARRL DX 2022 Affiliated Club Competition,
multioperator DXpedition scores -- operations from outside the US and
Canada -- may be distributed among Medium and Unlimited category clubs
that each operator declares. To be eligible to receive the scores, the
club must be active in the ARRL's Club Eligibility listing, and the
operator's call sign must be included in the club's eligibility list.
Each eligible operator's portion of the total station score will be
attributed to the club of their choosing. The Affiliated Club
Competition <https://contests.arrl.org/ContestRules/ClubComp-Rules.pdf>
rules include more details.

In addition, multioperator station accommodations put in place for 2021
have been extended to the 2022 running of the event. This permits
multioperator station participants to operate from their home stations
in conjunction with a multioperator station. The home stations must be
within 100 kilometers (62 miles) of the multioperator station and must
be within the same DXCC entity, US state, or Canadian province.

Complete rules and more information <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx> are
available on the ARRL website.

ARRL PODCASTS SCHEDULE

The latest episode of the On the Air podcast (Episode 26) features a conversation with two YouTube veterans -- Dave Casler, KE0OG, and Steve Goodgame, K5ATA. YouTube is increasingly becoming the "go-to" resource
for information on a variety of amateur radio topics.

The latest edition of the Eclectic Tech podcast (Episode 53) features a discussion about the 222 MHz band with ARRL Radiosport Manager Bart
Jahnke, W9JJ.

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 <https://blubrry.com/arrlontheair/> |
Eclectic Tech <https://blubrry.com/eclectictech/>.

IN-PERSON REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR THE 2022 HAMSCI WORKSHOP

Registration <https://scranton.advancementform.com/universal/hamsci-workshop-2022/enter>
is open for the in-person portion of the 2022 hybrid HamSCI workshop.
Space Weather Woman Tamitha Skov, WX6SWW, will be a featured guest. The
fifth annual HamSCI hybrid in-person and virtual workshop will take
place March 18 - 19 at the US Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville,
Alabama. The theme of the 2022 workshop is "The Weather Connection."

This workshop will also serve as a team meeting for the HamSCI Personal
Space Weather Station <https://hamsci.org/psws> project, a National
Science Foundation-funded initiative to develop a citizen science
instrument for studying space weather from your backyard. The 2022
HamSCI workshop is organized by The University of Scranton <http://scranton.edu/>, in collaboration with The University of Alabama
and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. In-person workshop
registration closes on Monday, March 7, 2022.

Registration rates for the in-person workshop are:

- Friday registration: $45 (includes conference talks and
presentations, and continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshments)

- Saturday registration: $45 (includes conference talks and
presentations, and continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshments)

- Friday banquet: $60

- Saturday hors d'oeuvre reception: $40

Virtual participation is free of charge. Registration for the virtual
workshop will be available in early March 2022. A tentative workshop
agenda has been posted.

YOUTH ON THE AIR CAMP 2022 APPLICATION PERIOD NOW OPEN

The application period for the second camp for young amateur radio
operators in North, Central, and South America is now open at
YouthOnTheAir.org <http://www.youthontheair.org/> for radio amateurs
aged 15 - 25 interested in attending. The Youth on the Air Camp is set
for June 12 - 17 at the National Voice of America Museum of
Broadcasting in West Chester Township (North Cincinnati), Ohio. The
submission deadline is March 1. Applications received before the
deadline will be given selection priority.

It costs nothing to apply, but a $100 deposit is required upon
acceptance. Scholarships and waivers are available. Campers are also responsible for transportation when arriving to or departing from the
camp hotel. Travel during camp events is provided. Travel assistance
may also be available, especially for those traveling from outside the
US. Campers will be selected and notified by March 15. To encourage
attendance from across IARU Region 2, slots will be held open for
campers throughout the Americas. If positions become available, these
will be filled from the waiting list.

Changes in the COVID-19 pandemic status and CDC guidelines and
restrictions between now and June may impact plans to host the camp.
For additional information, contact <director@youthontheair.org> Camp
Director Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.

"At this time, we have a high level of confidence that hosting the camp
June 12 - 17, 2022, will be possible," Rapp said. "Should we not be
able to host the camp or need to reschedule, we will let everyone know
with as much notice as possible. Appropriate requirements on masking
and vaccination status will be announced as needed."

AMATEUR RADIO IN THE NEWS

ARRL Public Information Officers, Coordinators, and many other member-volunteers help keep amateur radio and ARRL in the news <http://www.arrl.org/media-hits>.

- "When all else fails, ham radio works <https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2022/02/08/ford-kanzler-when-all-else-fails-ham-radio-works/>"

/ Santa Cruz Sentinel (California) February 8, 2022

- "Amateur radio operators make contacts in global winter training <https://nbcmontana.com/news/montana-moment/amateur-radio-operators-make-contacts-in-global-winter-training>"

/ NBC Montana (Montana) February 6, 2022.

- "Freeport ham radio operator gets thrill from being part of airwaves <https://journalstandard.com/story/news/local/2022/02/01/freeport-ham-radio-operator-gets-thrill-being-part-airwaves/9285152002/>"

/ Journal-Standard (Illinois) February 1, 2022

- "Youlou Radio Movement hosts second 'Summit on the Air' <https://www.searchlight.vc/news/2022/02/01/youlou-radio-movement-hosts-second-summit-on-the-air>"

/ Searchlight (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) February 1, 2022

- "Telling Alaska's Story: John Bury talks about 67 years as a ham
radio operator <https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/02/01/telling-alaskas-story-john-bury-talks-about-67-years-ham-radio-operator/>"

/ Alaska's News Source (Alaska) January 31, 2022

Share <newsmedia@arrl.org> any amateur radio media hits you spot with
us.

3Y0J BOUVET DXPEDITION CONFIRMS DEPARTURE DATE

The 3Y0J Bouvet Island DXpedition has confirmed January 6, 2023, as its
date of departure on board the vessel SV Marama. The DXpedition will
make the second-most-wanted DXCC entity available for the first time in
several years.

"It is complex to plan the logistics of such a huge project like the
3Y0J Bouvet DXpedition, which involves many parties," the DXpedition
announced this week. "The new date is mainly related to the Marama
vessel logistics, but [also will] enable us to return to Cape Town in
late February 2023." The 3Y0J team also confirmed that the DXpedition
will run for 44 days overall, with a contingency week for added
flexibility.

"We have contracted 22 days at Bouvet Island, and it means we will
spend more than 3 weeks at Bouvet," the announcement said. "As we have
the flexibility to still decide the port of departure -- Ushuaia,
Argentina, or Port Stanley, Falkland Islands -- this will be done at a
later stage."

The DXpedition will feature 12 stations, with eight CW or SSB stations
and four FT8 stations. Operators aim to log at least 200,000 contacts.
"We will be using the Elecraft K3S, a well-proven in the field
DXpedition radio as the CW/SSB radio, and SunSDR2 DX as the FT8 radio,"
the DXpedition said. "We want to emphasize that the FT8 radios will not
be run in unattended robot mode," the DXpedition said. "Each FT8 QSO
will be initiated by a human operator sitting at Cape Fie on Bouvet."

"During peak times, we will run up to 12 radios simultaneously. We plan
for minimum downtime on the radios, and to achieve this, we will set up
the four FT8 stations to run 24/7, so that these can either be run by
one operator separately or be run by any other operator in a simplified
SO2R setup. This will be done so that each operator can log into the
FT8 machine from his operator position and run CW/SSB and FT8
simultaneously. Running several radios by a single operator this way
has shown to be very efficient." Stations will be equipped with various
1.5 kW amplifiers (2 kW PEP for 160 meters).

The receive antenna will be a ground-independent RX loop system
developed by LZ1AQ. It will be located some 300 meters from the camp
for use on 160 - 30 meters. With the capability to feed up to six
receivers. It also permits switching from loop to dipole mode.

Five diesel generators will power 3Y0J, with one spare.

The DXpedition's co-leaders are Kenâ-¯Opskar,â-¯LA7GIA; Rune
0ye,â-¯LA7THA, and Erwannâ-¯Merrien,â-¯LB1QI.

Keep up with the DXpedition's plans and preparations via the 3Y0J
website and the 3Y0J Facebook page <http://www.facebook.com/groups/3093983840726129>. Individuals may
support <https://www.3y0j.no/funding> the DXpedition via the 3Y0J
website.

ARISS-INTERNATIONAL TO CONDUCT SPECIAL DIGITAL SSTV EXPERIMENT

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS-International)
will conduct a digital slow-scan television (SSTV) experiment over
Europe on Sunday, February 20. ARISS, which arranges amateur radio
contacts between students around the globe and ISS crew members,
develops and operates the amateur radio equipment on the space station.
The purpose of these experiments is to optimize future transmissions of
SSTV images from the ISS, and to investigate alternative transmission
methods.

As part of its ARISS 2.0 initiative, the ARISS-International team is
expanding educational and lifelong learning opportunities for radio
amateurs of all ages around the world. ARISS SSTV has been very
popular, and to expand the SSTV capabilities on the ISS, the
ARISS-Europe and ARISS-USA teams will carry out SSTV experiments using
a new SSTV digital coding scheme. Receiving these SSTV signals requires
the free KG-STV software, which is available for download.

Radio amateurs are asked to refrain from using the ISS voice repeater
on February 20 so this experiment may be conducted. ARISS is
temporarily employing the voice repeater to expedite these experiments
and to make a more permanent and expansive SSTV capability fully
operational on other downlink frequencies.

The first experiment will utilize ARISS-approved ground stations in
Europe to transmit digital SSTV signals. These will be available for
all who are within the ISS footprint when SSTV transmissions occur. The
first SSTV experiment is planned for February 20, 2022, 0510 - 1200 UTC
for five ISS passes over Europe. This event depends on the availability
of the ARISS InterOperable Radio System (IORS) and ISS crew support, so last-minute changes may occur.

The IORS consists of a "space-modified" JVC-Kenwood TM-D710GA
transceiver, an ARISS-developed multi-voltage power supply, and
interconnecting cables. The design, development, fabrication, testing,
and launch of the first IORS was the culmination of a 5-year
engineering effort by the ARISS hardware team of volunteers. The ARISS
team will employ the TM-D710GA in cross-band repeater mode, which has a downlink of 437.800 MHz. Each sequence will consist of a 1:40 minute transmission, followed by a 1:20 minute pause. This will be repeated
several times during an ISS pass over Europe.

Signal modulation will be MSK (minimum-shift keying) without error
correction. For decoding of the 320- × 240-pixel images, download
KG-STV <http://amsat-nl.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/kgstv_ISS.zip>.
The ZIP file contains the KG-STV program, an installation and setup
manual, some images, and some MP3 audio samples for your first tests,
as well as links for additional technical information about KG-STV.
Experiment reports <sstvtest@amsat-on.be> are welcome.

More information <https://amsat-nl.org/?page_id=568> will be available
on the AMSAT-NL web page. -- Thanks to ARISS-EU via Oliver Amend,
DG6BCE

ANNOUNCEMENTS

- To mark the 80th anniversary of the Voice of America (VOA), special
event stations W3V, W8O, and W4A will be on the air from VOA
Headquarters in Washington, DC; the VOA museum in West Chester, Ohio,
and VOA Greenville, North Carolina, respectively, February 19 - 20 --
1400 - 2200 UTC.

- Bruce Horn, WA7BNM, has added a new feature to his Contest Calendar <https://www.contestcalendar.com/index.html> website. The site now
includes a 5-Week Calendar
<http://www.contestcalendar.com/fivewkcal.html> -- a list of contests
similar to the 12-Month Calendar but designed to show only those
contests in the current week (Monday - Sunday), plus the following four
weeks. Contests that are held every week are listed in a separate
section to make it easier to view the weekend contests.

- The Royal Air Force Air Cadets have announced the Blue Ham Radio Communications Exercise <https://alphacharlie.org.uk/exercise-blue-ham>
on 60 meters during the weekend of March 26 - 27.

- The Danish DX Group (DDXG) will celebrate its 50th year <https://www.icqpodcast.com/news/2022/2/16/danish-dx-group-celebrates-50-years>

with special event station OZ50DDXG <https://www.qrz.com/db/OZ50DDXG>,
on the air until December 31, 2022.

-

New rules go into effect in June for all ARRL HF Contests. Starting
with the ARRL International Digital Contest, the use of online and
other non-amateur radio platforms including -- but not limited to --
social media, live video streaming, and internet chat rooms will be
permitted in all categories that allow assistance (Unlimited). In all
Unlimited and Multioperator categories, the prohibitions against
self-spotting and asking another station to spot you will also be
removed.

GEOMAGNETIC STORM LEADS TO LOSS OF UP TO 40 STARLINK SATELLITES

A geomagnetic storm on February 4 "significantly impacted" the launch
of some 49 Starlink satellites. The company said the satellites were
intended to achieve low-Earth orbits after being sent aloft on a Falcon
9 launcher. Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by
SpaceX to provide satellite internet access. SpaceX said it initially
deploys its satellites into low-Earth orbit so that "in the very rare
case any satellite does not pass initial system checkouts, it will
quickly be deorbited by atmospheric drag." All did not go as planned,
however.

"Unfortunately, the satellites deployed on February 3 were
significantly impacted by a geomagnetic storm on Friday [February 4],"
SpaceX announced this week. "These storms cause the atmosphere to warm
and atmospheric density at our low-deployment altitudes to increase. In
fact, onboard GPS suggests the escalation speed and severity of the
storm caused atmospheric drag to increase up to 50% higher than during
previous launches."

The satellites were commanded into a safe mode, where, as SpaceX
explained, "they would fly edge-on (like a sheet of paper) to minimize
drag -- to effectively 'take cover from the storm' -- and continued to
work closely with the Space Force's 18th Space Control Squadron and
LeoLabs to provide updates on the satellites based on ground radars."

A preliminary analysis showed that the increased drag at the low
altitudes prevented the satellites from being moved into higher orbit,
and up to 40 of the satellites will reenter, or already have reentered,
Earth's atmosphere.

"The deorbiting satellites pose zero collision risk with other
satellites, and, by design, [burn up] upon atmospheric reentry --
meaning no orbital debris is created and no satellite parts hit the
ground," SpaceX said.

Space weather forecaster Tamitha Skov, WX6SWW, analyzed the incident in considerable detail in a recent update <https://youtu.be/uY3TMaExHkg>
on YouTube.

THE K7RA SOLAR UPDATE

Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Although solar activity was generally
lower this week, new sunspots appeared. A sunspot group emerged on
February 10, two more on February 11, two more on February 14 and three
more on February 16, when the daily sunspot number rose to 111, the
highest value for this reporting week and well above the weekly
average, which was 75.3. The average for the previous week was 83.9.

The February 16 count of 111 was the highest since the end of 2021,
when sunspot numbers went as high as 147 following a few days with no
sunspots at all.

Average daily solar flux declined from 126 to 110.1. Average daily
planetary A index went from 14.4 to 13, and average daily middle
latitude A index declined just 1.3 points to 8.3.

Why do we care about sunspot numbers? Because high values correlate
with greater density in the ionosphere, which gives us better
propagation at higher frequencies. Sixty-four years ago, sunspot
numbers were so high that hams saw worldwide around-the-clock
propagation on 10 meters. Sunspot numbers have never been so high
before or since.

Predicted solar flux over the next month is 105 on February 17 - 18;
108 on February 19 - 27; 110 on February 28; 115 on March 1 - 2; 112
and 110 on March 3 - 4; 108 on March 5 - 8; 105 on March 9 - 11; 103 on
March 12 - 13; 100 on March 14; 98 on March 15 - 16; 102 on March 17 -
19; 104 on March 20 - 22, and 108 on March 23 - 26.

Predicted planetary A index is 5 on February 17 - 18; 15, 18, and 15 on February 19 - 21; 8 on February 22 - 23; 15 and 10 on February 24 - 25;
5 on February 26 - March 2; 12, 15, 10, and 8 on March 3 - 6; 5 on
March 7 - 10; then 15, 12, and 10 on March 11 - 13; 5 on March 14 - 18,
and 8, 5, 12, 15, and 10 on March 19 - 23.

Sunspot numbers for February 10 - 16 were 78, 86, 54, 53, 72, 73, and
111, with a mean of 75.3. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 118, 113.1,
110.5, 105.4, 106.5, 114.3, and 102.9, with a mean of 110.1. Estimated planetary A indices were 21, 20, 13, 15, 8, 5, and 9, with a mean of
13. Middle latitude A index was 12, 12, 10, 9, 6, 3, and 6, with a mean
of 8.3.

A comprehensive K7RA Solar Update is posted Fridays on the ARRL
website. For more information concerning radio propagation, visit <http://arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals> the ARRL Technical
Information Service, read
<http://arrl.org/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere> "What the Numbers
Mean...," and check out <http://k9la.us/> the Propagation Page of Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA.

A propagation bulletin archive <http://arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation> is available. For customizable propagation charts, visit the VOACAP Online for Ham Radio <https://www.voacap.com/hf/> website.

Share <k7ra@arrl.net> your reports and observations.

GETTING IT RIGHT!

The article "ARRL Announces New World Wide Digital Contest" in the
February 10 edition of The ARRL Letter incorrectly identified the
contest. It is the ARRL International Digital Contest. The article
"Growing Number of Operators Completing WAS on 222 MHz," in the January
13 edition included the wrong year for reallocation of the 220 MHz
band. It became official in August of 1991.

IN BRIEF...

Two clubs will join forces to mount a special event to celebrate the
100th anniversary of radio station WGY (810 AM) in Schenectady, New
York, February 19 - 20. They will use the call sign W7Y. The East
Greenbush Amateur Radio Association (EGARA <https://www.egara.club/>)
will operate W7Y on February 20, the day WGY first signed on in 1922.
Joining the celebration will be members of the Schenectady Museum
Amateur Radio Association (SMARA <https://smara.com/>), who will
operate W7Y from their station at the museum on Saturday, February 19.
"WGY has a long history as a radio pioneer, leading both as a technical innovator, as well as a leader in developing broadcast radio as a
source of entertainment and information," said EGARA President Bryan
Jackson, W2RBJ. "Our special event station will use amateur radio to
recognize WGY's many achievements by celebrating its 100th anniversary
across the nation and around the world."

A clandestine radio station started appearing in late December on 3500
and 7000 kHz, broadcasting on USB. The signal could be heard throughout
Europe with programming in both Italian and English, directed against government COVID measures. Daniel Möller, DL3RTL, IARUMS Coordinator
from the DARC (German Amateur Radio Club) said he was able to determine
the approximate location of these transmissions, and the DARC Intruder Monitoring cooperated with the German telecommunications authority
(BNetzA) to work with their Italian colleagues to obtain measures that
led to termination of these transmissions. As in the past many months,
January saw many high-power over-the-horizon (OTH) radar intrusions,
which can operate on significant segments of spectrum. Transmissions
from broadcasters Radio Ethiopia (ETH) and Voice of Broad Masses (ERI) continued, on 7110 and 7140 kHz, respectively.

JUST AHEAD IN RADIOSPORT

- February 19 -- Feld Hell Sprint

- February 19 - 20 -- ARRL International DX Contest (CW) <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx>

- February 19 - 20 -- Russian PSK WW Contest

- February 20 -- FISTS Sunday Sprint (CW)

- February 20 - 21 -- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest (CW)

- February 23 -- OK1WC Memorial (CW)

- February 23 -- SKCC Sprint (CW)

- February 23 -- UKEICC 80-Meter Contest (CW)

- February 24 -- RSGB 80-Meter Club Championship (CW)

UPCOMING SECTION, STATE, AND DIVISION CONVENTIONS

- February 18 - 19 -- ARRL Southwestern Division Convention <http://www.yumahamfest.org/> (Yuma Hamfest), Yuma, Arizona

- March 12 - 13 -- QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo <https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/>. (ARRL is a QSO Today partner)

- February 26 -- ARRL Vermont State Convention <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/ham-con-arrl-vermont-state-convention-1> (HAM-CON), Colchester, Vermont

- March 19 -- ARRL Southern Florida Section Convention <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/47th-annual-martin-county-hamfest-arrl-southern-florida-section-convention>

(47th Annual Martin County Hamfest), Stuart, Florida

- March 19 -- ARRL West Texas Section Convention <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/66th-annual-st-patrick-s-day-hamest-arrl-west-texas-section-convention>

(66th Annual St. Patrick's Day Hamfest), Midland, Texas

- March 19 -- ARRL West Virginia Section Convention <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/charleston-area-hamfest-arrl-west-virginia-section>

(Charleston Area Hamfest), Charleston, West Virginia

- March 27 -- ARRL Virginia Section Convention <https://viennawireless.net/wp/events/winterfest/> (Winterfest),
Annandale, Virginia

- April 1 - 2 -- ARRL Maine State Convention <http://w1npp.org/>,
Lewiston, Maine

- April 8 - 9 -- ARRL Oklahoma State Convention <http://www.greencountryhamfest.org/index.php> (Green Country Hamfest
2022), Claremore, Oklahoma

- April 16 -- ARRL Roanoke Division Convention
<https://www.rarsfest.org/> (Raleigh Hamfest), Raleigh, North Carolina

Search the ARRL Hamfest and Convention Database
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests> to find events in your area.

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