President Haynie on hand for Tropical Hamboree

January 24, 2003 -- ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, will head the contingent of ARRL officers and staffers heading south to sunny Florida February 1-2 for the 43rd annual Tropical Hamboree in Miami. Haynie will hold an Amateur Radio forum at the event, held in conjunction with the ARRL Florida State Convention. ARRL International Affairs Vice President Rod Stafford, W6ROD, will be on hand to discuss ham radio on the international level--including this summer's World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-03). RFI will be a hot topic as well. ARRL Lab staffer Mike Gruber, W1MG, will talk to Hamboree attendees about the causes and cures of RFI. ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, will attend the South Florida DX Association forum and be available for questions. Sponsored by the Dade Radio Club of Miami, the Hamboree is one of the largest regional Amateur Radio gatherings in North America. It kicks off Saturday, February 1 at 9 AM at the Fair-Expo Center in Miami and continues through the next day. Complete information is available on the Hamboree Web site, which also has contact information for Spanish-speaking attendees.

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