[CVRC] The ARRL Letter for April 22, 2010

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April 22, 2010
Editor: <mailto:k1sfa at arrl.org>S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA
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    * Hamvention® : Experience the ARRL EXPO at the Dayton Hamvention
    * Hamvention® : Dayton Hamvention Organizers Announce Forum Schedule
    * ARRL Web Site : Find Your Way Around the New ARRL Web Site
    * FCC News : ARRL Files Reply with FCC over 
ReconRobotics' Opposition to League's Petition for Reconsideration
    * ARRL Foundation Awards Prestigious Goldfarb 
Scholarship to Kyle Ebersold, KB1MNN
    * ARRL Publications : QEX -- The May/June Issue
    * Solar Update
    * ARRL Field Day : ARRL Public Relations 
Committee to Host Field Day Webinar
    * This Week on the Radio
    * W1AW News : W1AW Offers Code Practice, Bulletins via EchoLink
    * ARRL Continuing Education Course Registration
Hamvention®: Experience the ARRL EXPO at the Dayton Hamvention

On May 14-16, hams from all over the world will 
make their way to the Hara Arena, located in 
Trotwood, Ohio for the 2010 Dayton Hamvention®. 
Held annually since 1952, Hamvention is one of 
the largest Amateur Radio gatherings in the 
world, and as we have been doing since 2005, the 
ARRL will bring the ARRL EXPO -- a showcase of 
ARRL exhibits and activities that celebrate the 
very best of Amateur Radio -- to thousands of 
radio amateurs. ARRL staff will also present a 
number of exciting, interactive forums throughout 
Hamvention weekend. Read more 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/experience-the-arrl-expo-at-the-dayton-hamvention>here.
Hamvention®: Dayton Hamvention Organizers Announce Forum Schedule

One of the many highlights at Dayton Hamvention® 
-- sponsored by the Dayton Amateur Radio 
Association (DARA) -- is the myriad of 
educational and fun forums that take place the 
entire weekend at Hara Arena. DARA has 
coordinated 43 unique programs that encompass 
nearly 80 hours of programs and activities for 
the thousands of people expected to attend these 
programs. Hamvention, the largest event of its 
kind, will be May 14-16 at Hara Arena in 
Trotwood, Ohio. Please keep in mind that the 
schedule may change before Hamvention. Read more 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/forum-schedule-announced-for-2010-dayton-hamvention>here.<http://www.arrl.org/nladclick.php?n=al&t=i&i=2010-04-22&p=0>
ARRL Web Site: Find Your Way Around the New ARRL Web Site

By ARRL News Editor S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA

When the new ARRL Web site launched on April 13, 
we received an overwhelming, enthusiastic 
response to it. But along with that, we have also 
received a few questions on how to find certain 
features on the new site. Click 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/find-your-way-around-the-new-arrl-web-site>here<http://www.arrl.org/images/view/News/ForgotPassword.JPG> 
for a quick guide to find some of the more 
popular features, such as the ARRL Periodical 
Archive Search and Logbook of The World, on the new ARRL Web site.

Have you forgotten your password? When you click 
on "Forgot Password?", you will be directed to a 
page that, upon verification, will grant you a 
temporary password. You can then change your 
password in the "Edit your Profile" section.

Have you forgotten your password? You can easily 
get a temporary password by clicking on the 
"<http://www.arrl.org/forgot-password>Forgot 
Password?" link, located directly under the 
log-in box at the top of the page (see photo). 
You can either request a temporary password via 
e-mail (you must use the e-mail you originally 
used to register for the previous ARRL Web site), 
or you may retrieve a temporary password 
immediately by providing your user name (for 
hams, this is usually your call sign) and your 
ARRL member ID number (found on your QST mailing 
label). You must also provide either your call 
sign or your last name. Click 
<http://www.arrl.org/forgot-password>here<http://www.arrl.org/images/view/News/YourFavorites.JPG> 
to receive a temporary password.

<http://www.arrl.org/images/view/News/YourFaveSignIn.JPG>The 
"Your Favorites" feature is a "bookmark" system for the ARRL Web site.

We have also received inquiries regarding the 
"Favorites" function on the new Web site. Once 
you successfully log in to the Web site, you will 
see a drop-down box that says "Your Favorites" 
right underneath your name (see photo). Go to any 
page on the new ARRL Web site. Would you like to 
find it in just one step? The "Your Favorites" 
feature will do just that! When you are on the 
desired page, just click on the "Your Favorites" 
drop-down menu, click "Add to Favorites" then 
click the "Go" button. Now you have stored that Web

You can easily add pages from the ARRL Web site 
to "Your Favorites." Just go to the desired page, 
click the "Your Favorites" drop-down menu, then 
click "Add To Favorites" and then click on the "Go" button.

page as one of your favorites; each time you wish 
to go to that page, you can just access it 
through the "Your Favorites" drop-down menu (see photo).

Of course, with a project as large as the new 
ARRL Web site, there are still some bugs to be 
worked out. Our IT Department is busy fixing 
them, so please know that we are trying to solve 
these problems as quickly as possible.
FCC News: ARRL Files Reply with FCC over 
ReconRobotics' Opposition to League's Petition for Reconsideration

Following the ARRL's March 24 Petition for 
Reconsideration of the FCC's grant of a waiver to 
permit the operation of a robotic video device in 
the 430-450 MHz band, ReconRobotics filed an 
Opposition to the ARRL's Petition, declaring 
that, among other things, the ARRL did not follow 
proper procedure when submitting it. On April 16, 
ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, filed a 
reply, asking the Commission to "reconsider, 
rescind and stay the ReconRobotics waiver and the 
effectiveness of the Order" in accordance with 
the ARRL's Petition for Reconsideration. Read 
more on the ARRL's reply 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-files-reply-with-fcc-over-reconrobotics-opposition-to-league-s-em-petition-for-reconsideration>here.<http://www.arrl.org/nladclick.php?n=al&t=i&i=2010-04-22&p=1>
ARRL Foundation Awards Prestigious Goldfarb 
Scholarship to Kyle Ebersold, KB1MNN

Kyle Ebersold, KB1MNN, of Holland, Massachusetts, 
is the recipient of the 2010 William R. Goldfarb Memorial Scholarship.

The Board of Directors of the ARRL Foundation 
proudly awarded the 2010 William R. Goldfarb 
Memorial Scholarship to Kyle Ebersold, KB1MNN, of 
Holland, Massachusetts. Kyle is a senior at 
Tantasqua Regional High School in Fiskdale, 
carrying a 4.31 GPA. He was first licensed in 
August 2005, holds a General class license and is 
a member of several Amateur Radio organizations 
including the ARRL, the Hampden County Radio 
Association and FISTS. He operates SSB, CW and 
PSK31 with most contacts on 17, 20, 40 and 80 
meters. Kyle's interest in ham radio began in 
December 2004 when he received an SWL radio as a 
gift. Inspired by stories from his grandfather -- 
who operated in the 1960s as a Novice -- Kyle was 
bitten by the bug! He plans to attend Bryant 
University in Smithfield, Rhode Island where he 
will pursue studies in business. Applications for 
the Goldfarb Scholarship and other ARRL 
Foundation Scholarships are accepted each year 
beginning October 1 and ending February 1 for the 
academic year that starts the following 
August/September. Read more 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-foundation-awards-prestigious-goldfarb-scholarship-to-kyle-ebersold-kb1mnn>here.
ARRL Publications: QEX -- The May/June Issue

The May/June issue of QEX is coming soon, and it 
is full of theoretical and practical technical 
articles that you won't want to miss. QEX is the 
ARRL's "Forum for Communications Experimenters." 
Published bimonthly, it features technical 
articles, columns and other items of interest to 
radio amateurs and communications professionals. 
The mission of QEX is threefold: To provide a 
medium for the exchange of ideas and information 
among Amateur Radio experimenters; to document 
advanced technical work in the Amateur Radio 
field, and to support efforts to advance the 
state of the Amateur Radio art. QEX is edited by 
Larry Wolfgang, WR1B. Subscribe to QEX today. 
Read more 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/qex-the-may-june-2010-issue>here.<http://www.arrl.org/nladclick.php?n=al&t=i&i=2010-04-22&p=2>
Solar Update

The Sun, as seen on Thursday, April 22, 2010 from 
<http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/realtime-update.html>NASA's 
SOHO Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope. This 
image was taken at 304 Angstrom; the bright 
material is at 60,000 to 80,000 Kelvin.

Tad 
"<http://www.americanliterature.com/Wharton/EthanFrome/10.html>The 
early mist had vanished and the fields lay like a 
silver shield under the Sun" Cook, K7RA, reports: 
A haunting specter from the past -- a Sun with no 
spots -- returned this week. As of Wednesday, 
we've seen seven days with no spots, a quiet Sun 
unseen since early December. A spot may be 
emerging in the solar northeast quadrant, and 
NOAA and USAF predict a rising solar flux of 76, 
78, and 78 for April 22-24, followed by 80 for 
nine days, so perhaps this will turn around. Look 
for more information on the ARRL Web site on 
Friday, April 23. For more information concerning 
radio propagation, visit the 
<http://www.arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals>ARRL 
Technical Information Service Propagation page. 
This week's "Tad Cookism" brought to you by Edith 
Wharton's 
<http://www.americanliterature.com/Wharton/EthanFrome/EthanFrome.html>Ethan 
Frome (Chapter 8).
ARRL Field Day : ARRL Public Relations Committee to Host Field Day Webinar

The ARRL Public Relations Committee -- in 
conjunction with the ARRL's Atlantic Division -- 
will host a "webinar" -- an interactive Web-based 
seminar designed to facilitate communication 
between a small number of presenters and a large 
remote audience using the Internet. On Thursday, 
April 22 at 9 PM EDT, join ARRL Media and Public 
Relations Manager Allen Pitts, W1AGP, along with 
ARRL Field Day Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND, and 
members of the League's Public Relations 
Committee as they tell you how to use ARRL Field 
Day to bring attention to Amateur Radio in your 
area. Learn how to set up a Field Day publicity 
calendar, invite elected officials and 
dignitaries, get proclamations issued, post your 
Field Day event on local media outlets and 
community bulletin boards, get audio and video 
PSAs on local radio and TV stations, how to use 
newer social networks like Facebook and Twitter 
and more to draw people to your Field Day event. 
Click 
<https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/932645064>here 
to register for this informative, interactive Internet meeting.
This Week on the Radio

Click <http://www.arrl.org/multimedia>here to 
watch a discussion of the concept of "signal 
reciprocity" by QST Technical Editor Joel Hallas, W1ZR.

This week, the 10-10 International Spring 
Contest, the SP DX RTTY Contest, QRP to the 
Field, the Florida QSO Party and the Nebraska QSO 
Party are April 24-25. The SKCC Sprint is April 
28. Next week, the Microwave Spring Sprint (local 
time) and the AGCW QRP/QRP Party are May 1. The 
10-10 International Spring Contest (Digital), the 
7th Call Area QSO Party, the Indiana QSO Party, 
the ARI International DX Contest and the New 
England QSO Party are May 1-2. All dates, unless 
otherwise stated, are UTC. See the 
<http://www.arrl.org/contests>ARRL Contest Branch 
page, the 
<http://www.arrl.org/The-ARRL-Contest-Update>ARRL 
Contest Update and the 
<http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/index.html>WA7BNM 
Contest Calendar for more info. Looking for a 
Special Event station? Be sure to check out the 
<http://www.arrl.org/special-events>ARRL Special Event Station Web page.
W1AW News: W1AW Offers Code Practice, Bulletins via EchoLink

Audio from W1AW's CW code practices and 
CW/digital bulletins is now available using 
EchoLink via the W1AW Conference Server 
"W1AWBDCT." The 9:45 PM ET phone bulletin is 
currently unavailable via W1AWBDCT. The audio is 
sent in real-time and runs concurrently with 
<http://www.arrl.org/w1aw-operating-schedule>W1AW's 
regular transmission schedule. According to W1AW 
Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, this server is 
currently at an experimental stage: "Since the 
server is located at ARRL -- and uses the ARRL's 
Internet connection -- there may be an issue as 
to how many users can connect to W1AWBDCT via 
EchoLink. The current number of connections is 
set to 350. If the current system can properly 
handle these connections without adversely 
affecting the performance of the conference 
server, this number will be bumped up higher." 
All users who connect to the conference server 
are muted. Please note that any questions or 
comments should not be sent via the "Text" window 
in EchoLink. Please send any questions or 
comments via <mailto:w1aw at arrl.org>e-mail.
ARRL Continuing Education Course Registration

Registration remains open through Sunday, April 
25, 2010, for these 
<http://www.arrl.org/courses-training>online 
course sessions beginning on Friday, May 7, 2010: 
Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 1; 
Antenna Modeling; Antenna Design and 
Construction; RF Propagation; Analog Electronics, 
and Digital Electronics. To learn more, visit the 
<http://www.arrl.org/online-courses>CEP Course 
Listing page or contact the 
<mailto:cce at arrl.org>Continuing Education Program 
Coordinator<http://www.arrl.org/nladclick.php?n=al&i=2010-04-22&t=r&p=0>.

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