03/02/2009 Registration is now open for the next USA Amateur Radio Direction Finding Championships, June 5-7, 2009, in Boston, Massachusetts. Radio-orienteers of all skill levels will gather for a practice day, followed by two days of intense competition -- first on 2 meters and then on 80 meters. This year's USA Championships will be combined with the IARU Region 2 championships. The events are open to everyone, with or without a ham license. The contest will be at the Blue Hills Reservation, a 7000 acre open space, about 10 miles south of downtown Boston. To encourage first-timers and foreign visitors, the competition fee will be waived for persons who have never participated in the USA ARDF Championships and for competitors coming from outside North America. Learn more about ARDF here.   -- Information provided by ARRL ARDF Coordinator Joe Moell, K0OV