Welcome to the North Dakota ARRL Section News for the 3rd Quarter of 2014

The winter season is upon us and now is the time to start dropping hints  to family members of what kind of ham radio gifts you want from Santa Claus this year.  Be it a new HF Radio, a new HF Beam or a new ARRL Handbook.  Go for the stars and maybe Santa Claus will be good to you this year. Hi Hi     Hope you have a Merry Christmas and a fun filled 2015!

The 2014 ARRL Centennial QSO Party is winding down with a month or so to go to finish the ARRL Centennial Awards. A big thank you to all of for helping give North Dakota to the rest of the world in 2014!

**** Upcoming Events ***

Santa Claus to deliver a Ham Radio related surprise for you under the Christmas tree on December 25, 2014.  Lets all hope!

The date for the CDARC Hamfest in Bismarck, ND has been confirmed for February 28th, 2015.  A early bird flyer was sent out on my North Dakota email list.  If you do not get emails from me, let me know at w0nd@arrl.org.

**** 3rd Quarter Net Reports ****

The ND WX & Road Information Net is on 75 Meters- 3.960 Mhz plus or minus a Khz at 8:30 AM CST, Monday thru Saturday with an informal net on Sunday morning at the same time.  The ND DataNet is on 75 Meters- 3.860 MHz, plus or minus a Khz at 6:30 PM CST.

Net Report - July 2014
WX Net - 29 sessions, 547 check-ins, 12 messages passed
DATA Net - 29 sessions, 501 check-ins, 6 messages passed
NCS for the month: N0LG, W0TF, WA0CSL, N0RF, N0DJJ, KD0UNI, K0VF, W0HS, W0ND and ND0CW

Net Report - August 2014
WX Net - 29 sessions, 497 check-ins, 6 messages passed
DATA Net - 31 sessions, 544 check-ins, 13 messages passed
NCS for the month: WA0CSL, KD0UNI, W0HS, K0VF, W0TF, N0RF, N0LG, N0DJJ and ND0CW  

Net Report - September 2014                                                                         WX Net - 30 sessions, 657 check-ins, 12 messages passed
DATA Net - 28 sessions, 738 check-ins, 2 messages passed
NCS for the month: KD0UNI, WA0CSL, N0DJJ, K0UB, W0TF, K0VF, W0HS, N0LG, N0RF and ND0CW

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 and hamfest pictures. Until next Quarter - 73's Lynn - W0ND