[CVRC] The ARRL Letter for May 13, 2010

Thu May 13 17:40:23 EDT 2010

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May 13, 2010
Editor: <mailto:k1sfa at arrl.org>S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA
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    * FCC News : FCC Proposes Additions, Changes to Amateur 5 MHz Allocation
    * Hamvention : FCC Forum at Dayton Hamvention 
to Feature FCC Emergency Communications Expert
    * Public Service : National Hurricane 
Center's WX4NHC Sets On-The-Air Station Test
    * ARRL Foundation : ARRL Foundation Awards 66 Scholarships in 2010
    * ARRL Field Day : ARRL Atlantic Division to Host Field Day Webinar
    * International : Canadian Hams Make Use of New Privileges
    * Solar Update
    * This Week on the Radio
FCC News: FCC Proposes Additions, Changes to Amateur 5 MHz Allocation

Acting on a 2006 Petition for Rulemaking filed by 
the ARRL, the FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed 
Rule Making (NPRM), ET Docket No 10-98 to modify 
the rules that govern amateurs' secondary use of five

channels in the 5 MHz frequency range known as 60 
meters. The proposed changes would substitute a 
new channel for one that is seldom available 
because of occupancy by the fixed service, which 
is primary in this range. Also proposed is an 
increase in power from 50 to 100 W effective 
radiated power (ERP) and the addition of CW, 
PSK31 and PACTOR-III modes with provisions to 
ensure that such operations would be compatible 
with the primary service. Read more 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-proposes-additions-changes-to-amateur-5-mhz-allocation>here.
Hamvention: FCC Forum at Dayton Hamvention to 
Feature FCC Emergency Communications Expert

The annual FCC forum at the 2010 Dayton 
Hamvention is scheduled for Saturday, May 15 
9:15-10:15 AM in Forum Room 3 at the Hara Arena. 
Moderating again for 2010 will be Bill Cross, 
W3TN, of the FCC's Mobility Division. Cross's 
portfolio of responsibilities includes the 
Amateur Radio Service rules. Also speaking at 
this year's forum will be Curt Bartholomew, N3GQ, 
of the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security 
Bureau. Missing from this year's program will be 
Laura Smith, FCC Special Counsel who is 
responsible for Amateur Radio enforcement issues. 
She is unable to attend due to a previously 
scheduled family 
commitment.<http://www.arrl.org/nladclick.php?n=al&t=i&i=2010-05-13&p=0>
Public Service: National Hurricane Center's WX4NHC Sets On-The-Air Station Test

The annual WX4NHC On-the-Air Station Test from 
the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami will 
take place Saturday, May 29, 1300-2100 UTC. "The 
purpose of this annual station test is to test 
all of our radio equipment, computers and 
antennas using as many modes and frequencies as 
possible," said WX4NHC Assistant Amateur Radio 
Volunteer Coordinator Julio Ripoll, WD4R. "This 
is not a contest or simulated hurricane 
exercise." WX4NHC also will be testing new 
computers and software, as well as conducting 
operator training, and NHC Director Bill Read, 
KB5FYA, will be at WX4NHC making contacts. Read 
more 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/national-hurricane-center-s-wx4nhc-sets-on-the-air-station-test-2>here.
ARRL Foundation: ARRL Foundation Awards 66 Scholarships in 2010

The ARRL Foundation Board of Directors is pleased 
to announce the scholarship recipients for 2010. 
Each year, the Foundation's Directors have the 
honor and privilege of selecting Amateur Radio 
operators who will receive monetary assistance to 
further their undergraduate or

graduate education. For 2010, the Foundation 
awarded 65 annual scholarships to young Amateur 
Radio operators valued at $71,450, almost $17,000 
more than awarded in 2009. Four new scholarships 
were added for 2010: The Ted, W4VHF, and Itice, 
W4LVV Goldthorpe Scholarship; The Magnolia DX 
Association Scholarship and The Gwinnett Amateur 
Radio Society Scholarship. A second scholarship 
for the Bill, W2ONV and Ann Salerno Memorial 
Scholarship was also added this year.

The application period for ARRL Foundation 
Scholarships opens October 1 each year and closes 
on February 1 the following year, with awards 
announced in May. Descriptions of all the 
available scholarships and selection criteria, as 
well as application instructions and forms can be 
found on the ARRL Foundation pages of the ARRL 
Web site. Beginning fall 2010, the application 
process for ARRL Foundation scholarships will "go 
green," with application forms and transcripts 
accepted via electronic means only. Click 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-foundation-awards-66-scholarships-in-2010>here 
for a list of the scholarship 
recipients.<http://www.arrl.org/nladclick.php?n=al&t=i&i=2010-05-13&p=1>
ARRL Field Day: ARRL Atlantic Division to Host Field Day Webinar

Periodically, the ARRL's Atlantic Division hosts 
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 Wednesday, May 19 
at 9 PM EDT, Atlantic Division

Director Bill Edgar, N3LLR -- along with some 
"Field Day Experts" -- will present a Field 
Day-oriented webinar entitled "Making the Most of 
Field Day." Moderated by ARRL Regulatory 
Information Branch Manager and Field Day Manager 
Dan Henderson, N1ND, the webinar will share 
information, hints and tips to individuals and 
groups to maximize their Field Day experience -- 
not just in terms of points, but in gaining 
valuable experience and knowledge to help groups 
and individuals to help maximize their Field Day 
fun! Read more 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-atlantic-division-to-host-field-day-webinar>here.
ARRL Field Day Merchandise Now Available

How can you be the best-dressed ham at your Field 
Day site this year? When you wear the official 
2010 ARRL Field Day shirt -- accompanied by the 
2010 ARRL Field Day hat -- of course! Field Day 
-- Amateur Radio's largest on-the-air operating 
event -- is just a little more than six weeks 
away, so be sure to get your shirts, hats and 
pins, as well as the new ARRL Field Day Handbook 
for Radio Amateurs and coffee mugs before they 
run out. Field Day shirts are offered in sizes 
Small-4XL and are royal blue with the 2010 Field 
Day logo on the left chest; the back of

the shirt says "Amateur Radio -- Goodwill â€¢ 
Service • Fun!" with www.arrl.org underneath. 
Fulfill all your Field Day apparel needs at the 
<http://www.arrl.org/shop/Field-Day-Supplies/>Field 
Day Supplies section of the ARRL Web 
site.<http://www.arrl.org/nladclick.php?n=al&t=i&i=2010-05-13&p=2>
International: Canadian Hams Make Use of New Privileges

After several years of hard work by the Radio 
Amateurs of Canada (RAC) and Industry Canada (IC) 
-- Canada's equivalent to the FCC -- Canadian 
amateurs received privileges on 2200 meters 
(135.7-137.8 kHz) at the first of the year. Scott 
Tilley, VE7TIL, of Roberts Creek, British 
Columbia, and John Gibbs, VE7BDQ, of Delta, 
British Columbia, completed the first official 
Canadian two-way 2200 meter QSO on April 24. 
Using CW, the Canadian amateurs reported strong 
signals during daylight QSO on 137.100 kHz. 
Roberts Creek and Delta are about 41 miles (66 
km) apart. Gibbs used a homebrew tube transverter 
at 100 W output into a short top-loaded backyard 
wire vertical, while Tilley was running 400 W 
from a homebrew FET transmitter into a 60 foot 
top-loaded wire antenna. "As well as heralding 
the arrival of a new 'top band,' the QSO 
demonstrates that even amateurs located in 
typically small city-sized lots can enjoy the 
challenges that 2200 meters has to offer," Tilley 
told the ARRL. "Hopefully many other Canadian 
amateurs will soon be melting solder to join the 
fun on our new band!" More information on 
Canadian 2200 meter activity may be found on 
<http://www3.telus.net/sthed/argo/>Tilley's Web 
site and at the 
<http://members.shaw.ca/ve7sl/136.html>VE7SL Radio Notebook Web site.
Good News from Radio Kuwait: 7150 kHz and 7190 kHz both free!

The IARU Region 1 Monitoring System is ever 
vigilant in monitoring the amateur bands for 
intruders. It is ably led by Coordindators Wolf 
Hadel, DK2OM, and Uli Bihlmayer, DJ9KR. To aid in 
their work they initiated an online reporting 
system via 
<mailto:intruderalert at iaru-r1.org>intruderalert at iaru-r1.org 
last year. On April 12, Uli first observed a 
shortwave station on 7150 and 7190 and alerted 
the monitoring group to listen and send reports 
to their appropriate authorities. Through 
combined efforts, Uli identified the station as 
Radio Kuwait. Once the station was identified, 
Uli immediately informed the German Federal Net 
Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) to monitor the QRGs 
and to send an official complaint to KWT. Also he 
sent a FAX and an e-mail to the Embassy of KWT in 
Berlin and e-mails to Radio Kuwait 
(<http://us.mc506.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>radiokuwait at radiokuwait.org) 
and to the Ministry of Telecoms in Kuwait. Read 
more 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/good-news-from-radio-kuwait-7150-and-7190-khz-both-free>here.
Solar Update

Tad 
"<http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/d/dickens/charles/d54nn/>The 
Sun does not shine upon this fair earth to meet 
frowning eyes" Cook, K7RA, reports: Sunspots disappeared again. After a strong

The Sun, as seen on Thursday, May 13, 2010 from 
NASA's SOHO Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging 
Telescope. This image was taken at 304 Angstrom; 
the bright material is at 60,000 to 80,000 kelvins.

showing and nine days of sunspots, there have 
been four days with no sunspots. No indication 
when they will return, although the 
<http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/>STEREO image shows 
an active area coming next week. With no sunspots 
again, perhaps our focus should return to low 
frequencies. Tom V. Segalstad, LA4LN, reports 
from Norway that a new temporary beacon on 509 
kHz will be transmitting from grid-square JP20LL 
using a 35 meter (115 feet) tall vertical and 5 W 
until the middle of June. Look for more 
information on the ARRL Web site on Friday, May 
14. 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 
Charles Dickens' 
<The%20Life%20and%20Adventures%20of%20Nicholas%20Nickleby.htm>The 
Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (Chapter 6).
This Week on the Radio

This week, the Portuguese Navy Day Contest is May 
15. The His Majesty King of Spain Contest (CW) 
and the Manchester Mineira All America

Click <http://www.arrl.org/multimedia/>here and 
scroll down to watch Contest TV. This month Ward 
Silver, N0AX, and Sean Kutzko, KX9X, ARRL Contest 
Branch Manager, discuss the Rookie Roundup and a 
change to the 2010 ARRL Sweepstakes.

CW Contest are May 15-16. The Run for the Bacon 
QRP Contest is May 17. Next week, the Baltic 
Contest is May 22-23. 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.
ARRL Continuing Education Course Registration

Registration remains open through Sunday, May 23, 
2010, for these 
<http://www.arrl.org/online-course-registration>online 
course sessions beginning on Friday, June 4, 
2010: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications 
Level 1; Antenna Design and Construction; 
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=2010-05-13&t=r&p=0>.

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