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NEWINGTON, CT, Aug 17, 2004--The ARRL Southwestern Division Convention this year will invoke the spirit of Arizona native son and US Senator Barry Goldwater, K7UGA. The convention takes place Friday through Sunday, August 27-29, at the Wild Horse Pass Resort near Phoenix.
"One of Amateur Radio's most successful periods of congressional
action was during the term of the late Sen Barry Goldwater, K7UGA," says ARRL
Southwestern Division Director Art Goddard, W6XD. "Because all hams have benefited
from Goldwater's legislative support, Convention Chairman Bob Davies, K7BHM, has
scheduled a series of events to recapture the spirit of K7UGA."
 The K7UGA QSL card. [Courtesy of CADXA] |
Goldwater, who was the 1964 Republican Party presidential candidate, died in 1998. He was a life member of the convention's host, the Central Arizona DX Association (CADXA), which has held his well-known K7UGA call sign since late 2000. Those attending will have the opportunity to operate a K7UGA special event station equipped with Goldwater's personal Collins S-Line station.
Not only that, but convention visitors may have the chance
to shake Goldwater's hand and have their pictures taken with him--in a manner
of speaking, that is. Playwright, actor and Goldwater family friend Ben Tyler will
be on the convention floor to perform an "Autobiography" and greet convention attendees.
"And perhaps 'Barry' will have some advice for us on how to deal with the challenges
of Broadband over Power Line," Goddard quipped. During the convention, ARRL CEO
David Sumner, K1ZZ, will present an update on the BPL situation in the US.
Conventioneers also will be invited to share Goldwater memories or anecdotes as part of a K7UGA oral history project.
ARRL Emergency Communications Course Manager Dan Miller, K3UFG, will present a four-hour Amateur Radio Emergency Communications course seminar during the convention. The seminar will not include the Amateur Radio Emergency Communications course itself. Convention registrants should contact Miller (860-594-0340) to register for the free seminar and for more information.
In addition to dozens of programs covering nearly every
aspect of ham radio, door prizes, a banquet and a Sunday breakfast, convention
highlights include:
 ARRL Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award winner Jay Thompson, W6JAY. |
 The dreaded Wouff Hong. |
Complete convention information is on the Southwestern Division Convention Web site.
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