Some important events to consider:

Swaptoberfest -October 13, Saturday,The Bridgerland ARC  SwaptoberFest, Logan Utah..  This is an annual swap meet hosted by BARC in the Cache Valley during the month of October. Admission and tables are free. BARC will have door prizes and light refreshments available. Set up 0700, doors open at 0800. For more info go to https://barconline.org/swaptoberfest/

Annual Utah ARES/RACES Conference Sat, 3 November 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM MDT at the Multi-Agency Office Building, 195 North 1950 West Salt Lake City.  To register got to Eventbrite.com and search for Utah ARES/RACES Conference.  Contact Bob Craven, N7GTE, n7gte@yahoo.com for more info.

Utah will be hosting the ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention, August 8,9,10, 2019 at Weber State University. Please contact Marvin Match KA7TPH, mvmatch@gmail.com if you would like to help, have suggestions or questions.  Please reserve the dates now on your calendar and plan to attend.  We expect this to be one of the best Amateur Radio events ever held in Utah and you don’t want to miss being in attendance. We have just set up our web site announcing the dates and request that you check back periodically to keep posted on this event.  www.RDMD2019.org

On Saturday, 23 February 2019 the Utah VHF Society will be conducting their annual Swap meet in Farmington at the Davis County Fairgrounds. Please renew your membership and join us for a neat day of socializing and checking out the neat stuff for sale. Many neat door prizes will be given away. If you want to renew your membership please go to the web site http://www.utahvhfs.org/ Thankyou for your support of this organization that keep many of our Utah Repeaters on the air.

If you are aware of other events that may be of interest to our hams in Utah Please let me know. Many clubs have new leaders this year and they will need your help to ensure the club and scheduled events are planned and organized, please volunteer to help out!

73 Mel Parkes,NM7P ARRL Utah Section Manager