The CW Portion of the Oceania DX contest will be held on Oct 8 2022. For information, rules etc go to https://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/

Oct 8 2022 is the date for the Arizona QSO Party. Rules and other information may be found at https://www.azqp.org/

From the ARRL Letter The Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) have announced a realignment of their Field Organization resulting in the addition of a new section and name changes to several others effective January 1, 2023. This will result in the changes to ARRL contests that use ARRL/RAC sections as multipliers, including Field Day, ARRL November Sweepstakes, and 160-Meter contests. The RAC Field Organization will be reorganized into the following sections effective January 1, 2023: Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Nova Scotia (NS) Prince Edward Island (PE) New Brunswick (NB) – the Maritime Section (MAR) will be abolished. Quebec (QC) Ontario East (ONE) Golden Horseshoe (GH) – currently called Greater Toronto Area (GTA).…

Pacificon and the ARRL Pacific Division Convention will be held in San Ramon California on the weekend of Oct 14th. More information can be found at https://www.pacificon.org/

the Kitsap County Amateur Radio Club will hold their ham fest on Oct 8 2022 in Silverdale Washington. More information at

The Hurricane Watch Net is currently active on 14.325 and 7.268 MHz.. Your usual cooperation is appreciated. More information may be found at https://www.hwn.org/

The Geratol Net returns Oct 1 2022 o100 z on 3.668 Mhz

The Convention, Swap Meet and other events will be held on the weekend of Oct 7 2022. More information may be found at

T The FCC has granted a 60 day waiver to allow higher baud rates (Pactor 4) at the request of the ARRL to assist in emergency /auxillary communications during Hurricane Ian https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/headlines/amateur-radio-operators-help-prepare-for-ian Please note The FCC states: “The waiver is limited to amateur radio operators in the United States and its territories using publicly documented data protocols that are compatible with FCC rules, with the exception of the data rate limit waived here, for those directly involved with HF hurricane relief communications.” Below is a copy of the order Federal Communications Commission DA 22-1011 Before the Federal Communications CommissionWashington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter ofAMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUEEmergency Request for…

Both the schedule of talks and the presentations are available on You Tube. More information may be found at http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2022/september/videos-from-digital-communications-conference-2022.htm#.Yyx3ynbMJgJ