Welcome to the North Dakota ARRL Section News for the 2nd Quarter of 2017

Labor Day is upon us and temperatures should start to cool off for the fall season.  The candidates for Dakota Division Director (2) and Vice Director (4) have been published with an election to take place this winter.  Go to www.arrl.com to get more information.

**** Upcoming Events ***

The 2017 RRRA Fargo Hamfest & ND State Convention will be on September 30, 2017 in West Fargo.  Mark your calendars for this hamfest with an ARRL Forum to be schedule at the hamfest.

The Totten Trail Hamfest will be on Saturday, October 7, 2017 in Garrison, ND.  This hamfest is usually a good place to buy and sell your radio equipment.  Contact John Igelhart at (701) 337-6600 for more information.

The next North Dakota Hamfest for 2018  will be in Bismarck, ND in February.  More information will be available when the date gets closer.

**** 2nd Quarter 2017 Net Reports ****

The ND WX & Road Information Net is on 75 Meters- 3.859 Mhz at 8:30 AM CDST, seven (7) days of the week.  The ND Amateur Traffic Net is on 75 Meters- 3.860 MHz, 6:30 PM CDST, seven (7) days per week. 

Net Report - April 2017
WX Net - 29 sessions, 783 check-ins, 7 messages passed
TrafficNet - 30 sessions, 830 check-ins, 12 messages passed

Net Controls: W0GMD, N0LG, KF0HR, K0UB, W0HS, WA0CSL, N0RF, KD0UNI, W0TF, K0TLW, KR0W, and ND0CW

Net Report - May 2017
WX Net - 31 sessions, 823 check-ins, 17 messages passed
Traffic Net - 30 sessions, 751 check-ins, 3 messages passed

Net Controls: W0HS,K0UB,W0TF, KC0TSU, K0VF, KD0UNI, N0LG, N0RF, WA0CSL, KF0HR, KR0W and ND0CW

Net Report - June 2017
WX Net - 30 sessions, 791 check-ins, 15 messages passed
TrafficNet - 28 sessions, 612 check-ins, 9 message passed

Net Controls: KR0W, K0VF, KF0HR,K0UB, W0HS, KD0UNI, N0LG, N0RF, WA0CSL, W0TF and ND0CW

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MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THE NORTH DAKOTA SECTION NEWS FOR THE LATEST NORTH DAKOTA ACTIVITES AT www.arrl.org.  If you have any special announcements, feel free to email me w0nd@arrl.org. Check www.w0nd.com for the latest list of ND stations, activities. 

73's until the next Quarterly Report for 2017 -  Lynn - W0ND