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John E. Ross, KD8IDJ [ mailto:jross@arrl.org ] , Editor | November 7, 2024

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In this Issue:
�-�Amateur Radio Activated for Late Season Hurricane 
�-�2024 ARRL Field Day Results Published 
�-�Rare California Island to be Activated for Armed Forces Day, First Time in
53 Years 

�-�Amateur Radio in the News 
�-�ARRL Podcasts 
�-�In Brief... 
�-�Announcements 
�-�The K7RA Solar Update 
�-�Just Ahead in Radiosport 
�-�Upcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions

Amateur Radio Activated for Late Season Hurricane

A rare November hurricane made landfall in western Cuba as a Category 3 storm
Wednesday and continued to move slowly toward the northwest Thursday morning.
Volunteer ham radio operators were there to provide surface reports to the
National Hurricane Center in Miami.


Hurricane Rafael left Cuba's 10 million residents without power and on
Thursday afternoon was a Category 2 storm moving away from Cuba and heading
northwest towards the Gulf of Mexico. Initial predictions showed the storm
could have been headed for Florida and Louisiana, but all watches and
warnings in those areas have been discontinued.


The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN), the VoIP Hurricane Net, and WX4NHC, the
amateur radio station at the National Hurricane Center (NHC), were activated
until Wednesday night but are now secured and continuing to monitor the
storm.


The NHC predicts that Rafael should remain a hurricane for the next couple of
days as it moves into a drier air mass in the south-central Gulf of Mexico
this weekend and early next week.


Geochron Global Operational Awareness
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2024 ARRL Field Day Results Published

Results are published, and the numbers are in. They paint a picture of a very
active 2024 ARRL Field Day. Nearly 1.3 million contacts were reported during
the 24-hour event. That is up from 2023's 1.25 million contacts. That's
likely indicative of the continued rise of Solar Cycle 25 leading up to the
event, but more people also participated this year.

 
Entries were received from all 85 ARRL and Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC)
sections, as well as from 27 different countries from outside the US and
Canada. "It is encouraging to see a rise in participation year to year," said
ARRL Contest Program Manager Paul Bourque, N1SFE. "ARRL Field Day is amateur
radio's premier event, and the hams turned out for it."

 
Field Day is whatever you make it. For some participants, it's a contest; for
others, it's a social gathering and club activity. Other groups use Field Day
to showcase what amateur radio is all about to the public. Some groups use
Field Day as an opportunity to introduce youths to amateur radio.

 
Class A, B, and C scores are included in the 2024 QST results article. The
scores for Class D, E and F stations and club aggregate scores are listed in
the 2024 line scores on the web, as well in the digital edition of QST.

 
Results are available now on the ARRL Field Day website at
https://field-day.arrl.org/fdresults.php [
https://field-day.arrl.org/fdresults.php ] and in the December issue of QST.


ARRL Field Day 2024 Results
[https://field-day.arrl.org/fdresults.php]
ARRL Field Day 2024 Results
[https://field-day.arrl.org/fdresults.php]
ARRL Field Day 2024 Results
[https://field-day.arrl.org/fdresults.php]


ARRL Field Day 2024 Results
[https://field-day.arrl.org/fdresults.php]
ARRL Field Day 2024 Results
[https://field-day.arrl.org/fdresults.php]
ARRL Field Day 2024 Results
[https://field-day.arrl.org/fdresults.php]


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Rare California Island to be Activated for Armed Forces Day, First Time in 53
Years


On Armed Forces Day, May 1971, 53 years ago, two amateur operators working as
WZ6SNI, activated San Nicolas Island, IOTA NA-066. At 61 miles, San Nicolas
is the most remote of the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern
California and is owned by the US Navy.


Now, weather permitting, Will Costello, WC6DX, has been authorized to be
active from San Nicolas Island November 8 - 12, 2024. He is taking a Buddihex
antenna for 6 - 20 meters and a 100 watt rig.


For island chasers in southern California, Arizona, and southern Nevada who
may not be able to hear because of skip, he will also take a Buddipole
antenna for 40 - 30 meters daytime use. Operations will be primarily SSB, and
CW if conditions deteriorate due to solar flares. 

 
QSL instructions will be on WC6DX's QRZ.com after the operation.

Dr. Duino
[https://drduino.com/SHArrl]


Amateur Radio in the News

"Area Scouts join amateur radio club for Jamboree-on-the-Air [
https://dailytimes.com/news/area-scouts-join-amateur-radio-club-for-jamboree-on-the-air/article_10c60dfa-9590-11ef-a0f3-e3a10110dca2.html
] " / The Kerrville Daily Times (Texas) October 28, 2024 -- The Hill Country
Amateur Radio Club is an ARRL Affiliated Club.


"How a Wayne principal saved an astronaut talk for students after school shut
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