From rodolfojuliani at yahoo.com.ar Mon Mar 2 21:06:40 2015 From: rodolfojuliani at yahoo.com.ar (Rodolfo Juliani) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 02:06:40 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Club duties!!! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <355346879.2229169.1425348400758.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> Dear all, I wanted to let you know that I have started making some QSO using the club call sign K2ETS. ? On 20 m, PSK31 digital mode, running 30 watts with a dipole, my FT-857, with Signalink USB using Digipan on Windows 7. So far three stations, AI6EJ, HI8CJ and KG5FNU. Regards, Rodolfo N2HRJ From mrpjf150 at gmail.com Wed Mar 4 16:57:59 2015 From: mrpjf150 at gmail.com (Pete Fierro) Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 16:57:59 -0500 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Thank You All Message-ID: Hello K2ETS On behalf of my wife&me,I wish to extend my gratitude to you all for the nice condolence card that came in the mail.This really helped us in this difficult time.The memory of my Dad will live forever. Now the mourning has passed&I'm getting on in my life&back to work.Thanks again for standing with me 73 Pete KD2ARB From danof10 at optonline.net Sat Mar 7 09:41:24 2015 From: danof10 at optonline.net (danof10 at optonline.net) Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2015 14:41:24 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Happy Birthday K2DSV Message-ID: Today March 7, 2015 , is K2DSV's birthday Don will be a very young 79..... His email is K2DSV at MSN.COM Give him a email and wish him a happy birthday!!!!!!!! Have a great birthday Don. From Dan & Dave KC2YRC & W2OIL From drumor at optonline.net Mon Mar 9 20:06:32 2015 From: drumor at optonline.net (drew Moore) Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2015 20:06:32 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] FW: KE2KX---SK In-Reply-To: <20150309.132128.2678.0@webmail11.vgs.untd.com> References: <20150309.132128.2678.0@webmail11.vgs.untd.com> Message-ID: <009701d05ac6$10f831f0$32e895d0$@optonline.net> Bert Eldert, Ke2KX was a long time member of ETSNJ. He has be suffering from Alzheimer's disease for some time now/ Unfortunately he is now a silent key. From: Gerry Miller [mailto:aa2zj at juno.com] Sent: Monday, March 09, 2015 1:21 PM To: art112 at aol.com; kb2bbd at arrl.net; n2tdm at arrl.net; ad2ad at verizon.net; ky2mmm at arrl.net; kb2vmg at yahoo.com; NJ5R at ARRL.NET; aa2zj at juno.com; ndesousa at me.com; w2nju at aol.com Subject: KE2KX---SK For immediate distribution. I RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL TODAY FROM RICH ELDERT INFORMING ME OF HIS FATHER BERTs PASSING THIS PAST FRIDAY, MARCH 6th. BERT HAD SUFFERED FROM ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE FOR MANY YEARS. HE DIED PEACEFULLY AT "THE CHELSEA" ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY IN FANWOOD. BERT'S DESIRE WAS TO BE CREMATED AND THAT WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW. A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT OUR OLD MEETING SITE AT THE 1ST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ON RARITAN ROAD IN SCOTCH PLAINS. ARRANGEMENTS ARE YET TO BE FINALIZED AND YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED AS TO DATE AND TIME. ALL CLUB MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. GERRY MILLER, AA2ZJ ____________________________________________________________ Old School Yearbook Pics View Class Yearbooks Online Free. Search by School & Year. Look Now! classmates.com From drumor at optonline.net Mon Mar 9 21:02:50 2015 From: drumor at optonline.net (drew Moore) Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2015 21:02:50 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] HR-4969 IS NOW HR-1301 Please Get Involved In-Reply-To: <20150309221136.BBA972146E08@bmail.arrl.org> References: <20150309221136.BBA972146E08@bmail.arrl.org> Message-ID: <00b401d05acd$ee6953a0$cb3bfae0$@optonline.net> -----Original Message----- From: ARRL Members Only Web site [mailto:memberlist at www.arrl.org] Sent: Monday, March 09, 2015 6:12 PM To: drumor at optonline.net Subject: HR-4969 IS NOW HR-1301 Please Get Involved Hello. Last week, The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 was formally introduced as a bi-partisan bill sponsored once again by Congressman Kinzinger (R-IL) and co-sponsored by Congressman Courtney (D-CT). The bill is the same bill as HR-4969, which we were able to get introduced late in the 113th Congressional session. Our intensive efforts gathered 69 co-sponsors before the session ended, more than twice the number we were looking for. Given the fact that we got off to a very late start, we knew that we?d be back this year at the start of the 114th Congress. The bill dropped with 12 original co-sponsors, and last week I was in Washington talking to staffers and Representatives that had co-sponsored the bill last year to rejoin the effort this time around. Our meetings were fruitful, and we expect to pick up support from a number of those we saw. I was on the Hill when we learned of the dropping of the bill, HR-1301. Our success last year was effective due to the large grassroots efforts locally in the Congressional Districts. We will need to do the same this year as we garner support in the House and look for a companion bill to be introduced in the Senate. Our effort has already begun. I will once again be looking for members who have access to their Congressional representatives and to their U.S. Senators. And we will shortly begin the same letter writing campaign that proved so successful when we approached members in their Washington offices. To remind you, HR-1301 is a bill that directs the FCC to extend the same rights to ?reasonable accommodation? to hams living in communities where land use is determined by municipal zoning boards to all types of land use including deed restricted communities with CC&Rs. Our individual grassroots effort is highly important for the success of this bill. Please read the ARRL news story: http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-parity-act-of-2015-introduced-in-congress There is also an information page: http://www.arrl.org/hr-1301 with information on how you can assist in making this bill a success, including how to send letters and/or e-mail your representatives. A sample letter is included on the website. Another useful link is: http://www.house.gov/ where you can enter your Zip + 4, go to your Representative?s page, and send them an e-mail via their Contact link. I know many of you do not involve yourselves in politics, but I ask that you take a few minutes and contact your representative via the above information. Politicians do listen to their constituents, and will ONLY listen to their constituents. Please be part of our grassroots effort! Also, please look into further supporting the cause by making a donation to the ARRL Legislative Issues Advocacy Fund. Monies raised by this fund will help to offset the cost of spending time in Washington seeking support for this most important legislation. You can help by going to: http://www.arrl.org/legislative-issues-advocacy-fund Once again, please contact me if you can help. Vy 73 de Mike N2YBB -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL Hudson Division Director: Mike Lisenco, N2YBB n2ybb at arrl.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from messages, go to: http://p1k.arrl.org/oo/9388cf5bed903666beb7436d5ffcc886 From w2oudrew at gmail.com Wed Mar 11 05:31:27 2015 From: w2oudrew at gmail.com (E Drew Moore) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 05:31:27 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Happy Birthday Message-ID: Victor, I hope you have an enjoyable day today; Happy Birthday. 73, Drew ***************** From k2dsv at msn.com Wed Mar 11 09:56:11 2015 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 09:56:11 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] FW: [NJDXA-L] P5 Activation announcement In-Reply-To: <1093549068_118544228@njdxa.org> References: <1093549068_118544228@njdxa.org> Message-ID: Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 19:49:46 -0400 Subject: [NJDXA-L] P5 Activation announcement To: NJDXA-L at njdxa.org P5 will be QRV in January 2016. See announcement here: http://www.dx-world.net/activation-of-north-korea/ Wow, just WOW! 73N2RJ -- R Jairam From mrpjf150 at gmail.com Wed Mar 11 18:28:27 2015 From: mrpjf150 at gmail.com (Pete Fierro) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 18:28:27 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Sun Unleashes 1st Monster Solar Flare of 2015 (Photos, Video) Message-ID: http://m.space.com/28797-sun-unleashes-monster-solar-flare-x2.html?cmpid=514630_20150311_41923526&adbid=10152688043066466&adbpl=fb&adbpr=17610706465 From drumor at optonline.net Thu Mar 12 15:10:25 2015 From: drumor at optonline.net (drew Moore) Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 15:10:25 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Bergen ARA - April 12th Meeting Presentation In-Reply-To: <000401d05cef$5d3f6800$17be3800$@optonline.net> References: <000401d05cef$5d3f6800$17be3800$@optonline.net> Message-ID: <00ac01d05cf8$32113e20$9633ba60$@optonline.net> The Bergen Amateur Radio Association Speaker Series Presents: "Getting Started in Antenna Modeling" presented by Jerry Jankowitz, NO2T. The presentation will focus on the "Why" & "How" & "Results" perspective of antenna modeling. As an example Jerry will explore "The effect of height on antenna performance" using the free MMANA-GAL antenna modeling program. By the end of the presentation you will have learned how YOU the user can examine the effects of all types of antenna designs. The talk will be given at the April 12th, 2015 monthly meeting of the Bergen Amateur Radio Association at 7:30pm. There is no cost to attend and refreshments are available. The meeting will be held at: The Township of Washington Senior Center 350 Hudson Ave Twp. of Washington, NJ 07676 All are welcome! For more information go to the BARA website at www.bara.org 73. Phil WA2LXE From drumor at optonline.net Thu Mar 12 15:46:44 2015 From: drumor at optonline.net (drew Moore) Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 15:46:44 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Jeff Battis, N2NSU SK Message-ID: <00b401d05cfd$452e7c20$cf8b7460$@optonline.net> Members, I was in the Radio Shack store in South Plainfield rummaging through their going out of business stock sale to find stuff for the project box, They are now at the 70-80% discount level. I felt a tap on my shoulder and was greeted by member Warren Donaldson, KB2UHZ. Warren has been away for a while having recently relocated. He will be at our March meeting. In the conversation he informed me that Jeff Battis had passed away around January 2015 after battling leukemia. Jeff was a past president of ETSNJ during the years 1997-1998 following Dr. Paul Scipione. His Vice President was Bill Koeth W2WK. They framed the By-laws and Constitution the club operates under to this date. Warren informed me there are plans to have a memorial service for Jeff Battis in May of 2015. If this develops I will get the information out to the group. Until then everyone please Be Well. 73, Drew. W2OU From k2dsv at msn.com Fri Mar 13 10:08:03 2015 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:08:03 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory Message-ID: > >>To commemorate the 5th anniversary of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory > >>a video was released showing some amazing highlights of the sun over > >>the last five year. Check them out at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSVv40M2aks&feature=youtu.be From drumor at optonline.net Sun Mar 15 13:50:06 2015 From: drumor at optonline.net (E. Drew Moore) Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2015 13:50:06 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] SK Memorial Svc for KE2KX Message-ID: <17c832e3.23323.14c1e8ea252.Webtop.51@optonline.net> ? There will be a Memorial Service for Bert Eldert, KE2KX on Saturday, April 4th at 11:00 AM. ?The service will be held at the Willow Grove Presbyterian Church on Raritan Rd. near intersection of Martine Ave (opposite fire House) Scotch Plains, NJ. ? lets have a good turnout of the Amateur Community. ?Bert passed on March 6th from Alzheimer's Disease. 73 Gerry Miller, AA2ZJ ____________________________________________________________ Fast, Secure, NetZero 4G Mobile Broadband. Try it. From mrpjf150 at gmail.com Tue Mar 17 07:01:47 2015 From: mrpjf150 at gmail.com (Pete Fierro) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 07:01:47 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Colorado Governor Signs Amateur Radio Antenna Bill Into Law Message-ID: http://qrznow.com/colorado-governor-signs-amateur-radio-antenna-bill-into-law/ From MMinnicino at phenv.com Tue Mar 17 11:19:10 2015 From: MMinnicino at phenv.com (Martin Minnicino) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:19:10 +0000 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] FW: ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 8 (G4) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <246D0AA6A5994B4899897AAF55580DEB03DE4CB4@MAIL.phenv.com> See below. Put on your aluminum hats?! Martin Minnicino WN2SJL From: SWPC Product Subscription Service [mailto:SWPC.Products at noaa.gov] Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 10:07 AM To: Martin Minnicino Subject: ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 8 (G4) Space Weather Message Code: ALTK08 Serial Number: 18 Issue Time: 2015 Mar 17 1401 UTC ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 8 Threshold Reached: 2015 Mar 17 1358 UTC Synoptic Period: 1200-1500 UTC Active Warning: Yes NOAA Scale: G4 - Severe NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 45 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude. Induced Currents - Possible widespread voltage control problems and some protective systems may mistakenly trip out key assets from the power grid. Induced pipeline currents intensify. Spacecraft - Systems may experience surface charging; increased drag on low earth orbit satellites, and tracking and orientation problems may occur. Navigation - Satellite navigation (GPS) degraded or inoperable for hours. Radio - HF (high frequency) radio propagation sporadic or blacked out. Aurora - Aurora may be seen as low as Alabama and northern California. ________________________________ Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact SWPC Help. From drumor at optonline.net Tue Mar 17 13:23:38 2015 From: drumor at optonline.net (drew Moore) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:23:38 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Balloon Project presentation at the ETSNJ arch 27th Business meeting Message-ID: <006301d060d7$1b54ecd0$51fec670$@optonline.net> Members, Mike Terruso, KD2HDW, will be our guest speaker at the March 27, 2015 ETSNJ Business Meeting. The intent of his presentation is to engage as many HAM's as possible in tracking a high altitude balloon payload. Both mobile and base station tracking if possible but at a minimum base station tracking. The presentation will highlight the payload and equipment used during the flight as well as photos from the last launch in 2014. In addition I will cover safety and FAA regulations. I will basically explain the entire flight from planning to execution to recovery. I will also open the project up to whoever wishes to assist in any part of the project. I am sure with all of the technical minds in the room some new ideas may come up which can be incorporated into the project. Mike thanks us for the opportunity to present information about his project. Let's show up and show our support for his interest in this facet of ham radio and accept his invitation to participate in the project. 73, Drew Moore, W2OU From mrpjf150 at gmail.com Tue Mar 17 17:51:41 2015 From: mrpjf150 at gmail.com (Pete Fierro) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:51:41 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Rare chance to see Northern Lights in N.J. might be possible tonight | NJ.com Message-ID: http://www.nj.com/weather/index.ssf/2015/03/rare_chance_to_see_northern_lights_in_nj_might_be_possible_tonight.html From k2dsv at msn.com Wed Mar 18 12:20:49 2015 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:20:49 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] FW: [TowerTalk] 'Stolen tower' In-Reply-To: <646d034f.1aaa.14c2d980863.Webtop.55@optimum.net> References: <646d034f.1aaa.14c2d980863.Webtop.55@optimum.net> Message-ID: > Subject: [TowerTalk] 'Stolen tower' > > > Neighbor took his tower down > > > > http://m.wbtv.com/wbtv/db_346300/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=ShLsCmVC > > From drumor at optonline.net Sat Mar 21 13:21:20 2015 From: drumor at optonline.net (E. Drew Moore) Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 13:21:20 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] ENFORCEMENT: FCC FIELD OFFICE DOWNSIZING CONFIRMED Message-ID: <342ffe22.54b7.14c3d5a7662.Webtop.46@optonline.net> ENFORCEMENT: FCC FIELD OFFICE DOWNSIZING CONFIRMED The Federal Communications Commission is considering the downsizing its EnforcementBureau and Field Office operations. In a very governmental sounding reply, an FCC spokesperson responded to an inquiry from the on-line publication Radio Ink regarding the rumor of downsizing in the field operations. To quote the response: "The Commission recently completed a thorough, data-driven review of our field programs with an eye toward improving efficiency while meeting our responsibilities both today and in the future. The commissioners are considering a proposal that meets these goals." In its report, the ARRL went further. According to an internal March 10th FCC Enforcement Bureau memorandum obtained by the League, the Bureau plans to ask the full Commission to cut two-thirds of its field offices and eliminate nearly one-half of its field agents. Under its "Phase I" field modernization scheme, the Bureau will recommend to the full Commission that it adjust the primary focus of its reduced field office complement to RF spectrum enforcement. It will also recommend "adjusting" the number of field agents from 63 to 33. At the same time, the Bureau would develop a so-called "Tiger Team" of field agents as a flexible strike force it could deploy as needed. The ARRL?s Dave Sumner noted that the League is concerned that there is already no sense of urgency in the FCC's enforcement activities targeting spectrum polluters, such as utilities with noisy power lines, or the few violators in our own ranks. He went on to say that it is troubling to see recommendations for such drastic reductions in the Commission's geographic footprint and the number of field agents at a time when the Field staff is facing ever-increasing challenges. Radio Ink seemed to echo the ARRL?s concerns but in relation to a different enforcement target. It said that with the Commission taking fewer and fewer actions against pirates, this news will be troublesome for many broadcasters, especially those in markets where such unlicensed signals are still a major issue. According to the on-line magazine, actions against AM/FM and shortwave pirate stations last year were at their lowest level since 2000. In 2014 there were fewer than 200 actions were taken against these stations including those in New York, New Jersey, Florida and Boston which are still hot spots for pirate broadcast activity. You can read the Radio Ink article at tinyurl.com/lzzht96. The ARRL?s very in-depth look at the Enforcement Bureau proposed downsizing is at tinyurl.com/pac2luz (Radio Ink, ARRL, other news reports) From k2dsv at msn.com Tue Mar 24 08:10:54 2015 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 08:10:54 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] FW: Remplacer une ampoule ... In-Reply-To: <1437919707.7363.1427188798665.JavaMail.www@wwinf1m23> References: <1437919707.7363.1427188798665.JavaMail.www@wwinf1m23> Message-ID: Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 10:19:58 +0100 From: Annette Soels Orange, France Subject: Remplacer une ampoule ... j'esp?re qu'il aura une belle prime !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > A voir cette vid?o ?a me donne le vertige. > Heureusement qu'il y a des hommes pour faire ce travail. https://www.youtube.com/embed/f1BgzIZRfT8?feature=player_embedded > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > L'absence de virus dans ce courrier ?lectronique a ?t? v?rifi?e par le logiciel antivirus Avast. > > > www.avast.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > L'absence de virus dans ce courrier ?lectronique a ?t? v?rifi?e par le logiciel antivirus Avast. > > > www.avast.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From w2lj at verizon.net Wed Mar 25 20:22:28 2015 From: w2lj at verizon.net (LARRY MAKOSKI) Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 00:22:28 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] February 2015 Minutes Message-ID: <1805549519.2140635.1427329348396.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> All, Don't forget that tomorrow evening, we will have a presentation on high altitude ballooning. Minutes for the Meeting on February 27th, 2015Electronic Technology Society of New Jersey (ETS of NJ) The Meeting was called to order by ?Vice President Dave Vadney, W2OIL at 8:12 PM. ?This was followed by the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance and then by self-introductions of all those in attendance. ? Meeting MinutesThe January minutes were successfully e-mailed to all members. With that in mind, a motion was made by Mike N2JUN and Drew W2OU to suspend the reading and the minutes were accepted as published. Treasurer?s ReportTreasurer?s report as given by Vic K2NBC.Opening Balance - $XXXX.57Income - ? 50/50 $XX winnings donated back, $6 Coffee Kitty, $XXX DuesDeposit - $XXX. The dues and a $XX donation from AB2ZK made up a 2nd deposit of $XXRegular Disbursements - $XX.XX February Verizon,Closing Balance - $XXXX.43 ? ?so we are $XX.23 ?ahead? compared ?to the balance from same time last year.Dues are little behind and notices will be going out.A motion was made by W2WIQ and seconded by WB2HKK to accept the Treasurer?s Report. By unanimous vote the report was accepted. CorrespondenceVic read a flier that was received regarding the NJ Antiqure Radio Club's Swap Meet to be held on March 14th in Parsippany. Technical ReportRich KB2LLM reported the 2 Meter repeater is fine. Due to winter weather, there still has been no access to the repeater site for installing the 220 MHz amplifier. The backup repeater was out due to a power failure at the site, but it was reset ?during the weekend prior to the meeting.Lenny WB2HKK built a UHF ?toolbox? repeater and will bring it to an upcoming meeting. 440.05 MHz out ? 449.05 MHz in. CommitteesThe picnic will be held on Sunday, June 7th. Dan and Dave are looking for help. Old BusinessMike Terrusso will be at the February meeting to give his presentation on high altitude ballooning. New BusinessThe Scotch Plains Lions Club Breakfast is to be held on Sunday March 1st from 8:00 AM until Noon.W2LJ will be giving a presentation on ?QRP and the Great Outdoors? at the May 4th meeting of the Tri-County Radio Club. Health and WelfarePete Fierro KD2ARB's father had passed away.Don K2DSV's wife Jean was having some gall bladder surgery. AdjournmentA motion was made to adjourn the meeting by N2JUN and was seconded by W2WIQ. The meeting was adjourned at 9:46 PM. Respectfully Submitted,Larry W2LJ ? From drumor at optonline.net Fri Mar 27 16:59:47 2015 From: drumor at optonline.net (drew Moore) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 16:59:47 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Hard Copy Letter Template for HR-1301 Letter to Your Congressman/woman In-Reply-To: <20150327180733.980D2209EB90@bmail.arrl.org> References: <20150327180733.980D2209EB90@bmail.arrl.org> Message-ID: <005301d068d0$f5c6d800$e1548800$@optonline.net> Subject: Hard Copy Letter Template for HR-1301 Letter to Your Congressman/woman Good day, Let me first apologize as I realize that my constant emails regarding HR-1301 may be annoying to some of you. However, please be aware that this issue is moving very quickly. As of this morning, we have 32 names on board HR-1301, and we add more each time Congress is in session. The following Representatives have already signed-on as a co-sponsor, so please do not send the following email to them. Instead, send them a short thank you note for adding their support to HR-1301 and Amateur Radio. These members are: Peter King (NY-2) Steve Israel (NY-3) Eliot Engel (NY-16) Paul Tonko (NY-20) Chris Collins (NY-27) Chris Smith (NJ-4) Leonard Lance (NJ-7) Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11) The emails I've asked you to send are very important to us. Hard-copy letters are equally so. In our meetings with Congressional members or their staffers, we are constantly asked for input from their constituencies. There are 435 Representatives, and the small band of merry men and woman who are making these visits often speak to representatives way outside our home Congressional district. These letters help establish our credentials in our talks. We are urging members to contact their US House members and ask them to sign on to the bill as a co-sponsor. Due to the fact that we want these letters in hand when we visit, and knowing that it takes an extremely long time for snail-mail to get through the system, we recommend sending the letter to your member of Congress to: ARRL Attn HR 1301 grassroots campaign 225 Main St Newington CT 06111 Besides the email I asked you to send, please complete and send this letter as soon as possible. Congress is on hiatus for the Easter break and will not be back in session until April 14th. This is the perfect time to get these letters to ARRL HQ so that we can use them when we next visit D.C. If you don?t know your Congressman/woman, use this link. http://www.house.gov/representatives/ Enter your zip code in the upper right hand corner and hit enter. You may need your zip code plus four to get the correct information. Please use the following template when writing your letter: AND PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE send the letter. Tnx es 73 de Mike N2YBB - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DATE CONGRESSPERSON NAME CONGRESSPERSON ADDRESS Dear Representative _____________: I am a constituent in your District and I want to bring an issue to your attention. I am a federally licensed Amateur Radio operator, one of nearly three-quarters of a million licensees of the Federal Communications Commission in the United States. We provide communications support for, and participate in public service events on behalf of our communities. During and in the aftermath of disasters and emergencies, when other forms of communications are unavailable, we provide communications for first responders and Federal, state and local governmental agencies and non-governmental agencies, including the Red Cross and Salvation Army; for the United States Military through the Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS); and to our neighbors when communications systems are overloaded or fail. Radio Amateurs contribute to the future of telecommunications as we participate in the development of innovative technology in this digital age. Amateur Radio is non-commercial, and we provide our services at no charge to anyone. We cannot do any of these things, however, unless we can erect an outdoor antenna at our residences. Recently, a bi-partisan Bill, H.R. 1301 - ?The Amateur Radio Parity Act?, was introduced by Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) with Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) and eleven additional original co-sponsors. HR 1301 directs the FCC to extend their existing PRB-1 regulations of ?reasonable accommodation? of Amateur Radio communications to include private land use regulators. This would afford us the ability to negotiate with homeowner?s associations in residential developments. Private land use regulations routinely include restrictions that completely preclude Amateur Radio communications operators from installing any type of outdoor antenna system. The ?reasonable accommodation? policy has for 30 years applied to municipal zoning ordinances. This Bill would extend the policy to operators living under private land use restrictions. The FCC has asked Congress for guidance in this area and this Bill provides it. As your constituent, I am asking that you support the bill by signing-on as a cosponsor. Please contact Rep. Kinzinger?s office to do so. If you have any questions, please contact ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio, attention Dan Henderson, at 860.594.0236. Thank you. Sincerely, YOUR NAME & CALL YOUR ADDRESS -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL Hudson Division Director: Mike Lisenco, N2YBB n2ybb at arrl.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from messages, go to: http://p1k.arrl.org/oo/d023381e69c1927ac3c459ebd26829e6 From drumor at optonline.net Fri Mar 27 17:10:48 2015 From: drumor at optonline.net (drew Moore) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 17:10:48 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Amateur Radio Newsline Message-ID: <005601d068d2$7fa2a210$7ee7e630$@optonline.net> Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1957 March 20 2015 Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1957 with a release date of Friday, March 20, 2015 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1, The following is a QST. Another big surprise from sunspot AR-2297 as it hurls a massive solar flare toward Earth; Cyclone Pam devastates Vanuatu's infrastructure cutting it off from the world; the Dayton Hamvention names its 2015 award winners, the next Global Amateur Radio Emergency Conference will take place this June in Finland; hams in Colorado now have their own tower and antenna protection law and proof that wireless power can be transmitted using microwaves. All this and more on Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1957 coming your way right now. (Billboard Cart Here) ** PROPAGATION: SUN FIRES OFF ANOTHER SOLAR FLARE AND CME Space Weather reports March 15th began with a solar bang. Between 00:45 and 02:00 UTC , a magnetic filament erupted in concert with a slow C9-class solar flare from sunspot AR- 2297 that hurled a Coronal Mass Ejection or C-M-E into space. At that time, modeling by analysts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration suggested that the cloud would deliver a glancing blow to Earth's magnetic field during the late hours of March 17. They also estimated there would be a 50% chance of geomagnetic storms when the C- M-E arrived. But they were in for quite a surprise. A severe solar storm smacked Earth with a surprisingly big geomagnetic jolt on Tuesday, March 17th. Two blasts of magnetic plasma that left the sun separately combined and arrived on Earth about 15 hours earlier and much stronger than expected. Forecasters figured it would come late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Instead it arrived just before 10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. This storm ranked a 4 on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 1-to-5 scale for geomagnetic effects. It is the strongest solar storm to blast Earth since the fall of 2013. It's been nearly a decade since a level 5 storm, termed extreme, has hit Earth. It had forecast it to arrive at a level 1. (NOAA, Space Weather) ** RESCUE RADIO: CYLONE PAM DEVISTATES VANUATU Packing winds of close to 200 miles an hour, Category 5 Cyclone Pam caused severe damage when it hit the Pacific nation of Vanuatu on March 13th. Vanuatu 's government declared a nationwide state of emergency, and Australia and New Zealand were among the first to send in relief supplies. The cyclone tore apart the infrastructure of Vanuatu 's 12 inhabited islands, and all but isolated it from the world. And as far as we have been able to determine, this was a case where not even amateur radio could fill in the communications gap. Mainly because there are very few resident hams living there; nor does there seem to be an established emergency calling frequency on any of the amateur bands. About the closest thing to a ham radio response frequency might be the Pacific Maritime net on 14.300 MHz, but what assistance if any was provided by this group is unknown as we go to air. Nor is it known if the non-ham-radio Vanuatu Net, which operates daily at 20:30 U-T-C during cruising season on 8.230 MHz was activated. The restoration of communications with Vanuatu required first responders from other nations arriving with their own communications gear, primarily satellite telephones. It was only then that the full extent of the devastation that Cyclone Pam caused to Vanuatu was made known to the world. Amateur radio likes to claim that it's there when all other means of communications have failed. But in this case, there were simply no hams on Vanuatu to respond. (Published news reports and postings on QRZ.com) ** RESCUE RADIO: INITIAL PLANS FOR GAREC 2015 ANNOUNCED The 2015 Global Amateur Radio Emergency Conference better known as GAREC 2015 will take place June 23rd and 24th in Tampere, Finland . This year's event is being hosted by the Finnish Amateur Radio League and is being organized by Finland 's national emergency communications society the SRT. The theme is cooperating with Authorities. Already announced as a part of the program is International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 Emergency Communications Coordinator, Greg Mossop G-zero-DUB. He will chair a discussion on the theme of what amateur radio has done to cooperate with authorities when called upon to do so. Program Committee Chairman Dr. Seppo Sisatto, OH1VR will review GAREC from 2005 to 2015 in relation to non-government emergency relief agencies. Reports will also be provided by representatives of International Amateur Radio Union regions 1, 2 and 3, in a session chaired by SRT president Jyri Putkonen, OH7JP. This year's gathering is kind of a home-coming for the Global Amateur Radio Emergency Conference. This is because it was in Tampere, Finland, that the first such conference was held back in 2005. More information on this year's gathering is available at radioturva.fi/garec-2015 (IARU Region 1) ** WORLDBEAT: SARL TO ASSIST IN LICNSING OF HAMS IN ZAMBIA The South African Radio League will assist the Radio Society of Zambia with the licensing of amateurs in that country. In accordance with the requirements of the International Telecommunications Union, the Zambian authorities require what is known as a Harmonized Amateur Radio Examination Certificate before issuing a license. In the past this certificate was provided by the United Kingdom's City and Guilds organization after Zambian candidates passed its amateur exam but this arrangement is no longer in place. So the Radio Society of Zambia approached the South African Radio League to conclude an understanding whereby the Zambian candidates can instead take the South African examination. Under the new agreement, Zambian amateur radio candidates will be tested for the South African examination. For this purpose, a South African Radio League examination center will be registered in Zambia . The Radio Society of Zambia will provide the venue, test personnel, security arrangements and cover all costs. On completion of a test session the answer sheets will be returned to South Africa and will be marked, after which any Harmonized Amateur Radio Examination Certificates will be couriered to the Radio Society of Zambia for those candidates who pass. Zambian authorities have already agreed to accept the certificates issued by the South African Radio League. This arrangement is similar to one that the South African Radio League already has in place with Namibian Amateur Radio League. (SARL) ** ENFORCEMENT: FCC FIELD OFFICE DOWNSIZING CONFIRMED The Federal Communications Commission is considering the downsizing its EnforcementBureau and Field Office operations. In a very governmental sounding reply, an FCC spokesperson responded to an inquiry from the on-line publication Radio Ink regarding the rumor of downsizing in the field operations. To quote the response: "The Commission recently completed a thorough, data-driven review of our field programs with an eye toward improving efficiency while meeting our responsibilities both today and in the future. The commissioners are considering a proposal that meets these goals." In its report, the ARRL went further. According to an internal March 10th FCC Enforcement Bureau memorandum obtained by the League, the Bureau plans to ask the full Commission to cut two-thirds of its field offices and eliminate nearly one-half of its field agents. Under its "Phase I" field modernization scheme, the Bureau will recommend to the full Commission that it adjust the primary focus of its reduced field office complement to RF spectrum enforcement. It will also recommend "adjusting" the number of field agents from 63 to 33. At the same time, the Bureau would develop a so-called "Tiger Team" of field agents as a flexible strike force it could deploy as needed. The ARRL's Dave Sumner noted that the League is concerned that there is already no sense of urgency in the FCC's enforcement activities targeting spectrum polluters, such as utilities with noisy power lines, or the few violators in our own ranks. He went on to say that it is troubling to see recommendations for such drastic reductions in the Commission's geographic footprint and the number of field agents at a time when the Field staff is facing ever- increasing challenges. Radio Ink seemed to echo the ARRL's concerns but in relation to a different enforcement target. It said that with the Commission taking fewer and fewer actions against pirates, this news will be troublesome for many broadcasters, especially those in markets where such unlicensed signals are still a major issue. According to the on-line magazine, actions against AM/FM and shortwave pirate stations last year were at their lowest level since 2000. In 2014 there were fewer than 200 actions were taken against these stations including those in New York, New Jersey, Florida and Boston which are still hot spots for pirate broadcast activity. You can read the Radio Ink article at tinyurl.com/lzzht96. The ARRL's very in-depth look at the Enforcement Bureau proposed downsizing is at tinyurl.com/pac2luz (Radio Ink, ARRL, other news reports) ** DX UP FRONT: W0GJ AND THE K1N NEVASSA ISLAND STORY In DX up front, word that Glenn Johnson, W0GJ, the co- team leader of the recent K1N Nevassa Island DXpedition has written a detailed article regarding all aspects of planning and executing this recent operation. The article gives the complete story showing that DXpeditions of this scale take professional levels of planning, negotiations, and execution required during every step of the way. You can download a full color copy from the Twin Cities DX Association web site at tinyurl.com/the-k1n-story (OPDX) ** DX UP FRONT: DX0 - SPRATLY ISLANDS IN APRIL The exact dates are still not known for the D-X-zero-P operation from Pagasa Island that is supposed to take place sometime in April. Over the past two weeks it was mentioned that the team must leave Manila for Palawan Island on April 13th to recover their stored equipment. The plan was to stay overnight in Palawan and then go the next day to Pagasa. One there, activity is planned for 160 through 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and JT-65. If you make contact QSL's are to go via WA6LOS. For the latest information and updates be sure to check facebook.com/DX0P2015. (OPDX) ** BREAK 1 Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world including the including the WB9AER repeater serving Madison Wisconsin. . (5 SEC PAUSE) ** NAMES IN THE NEWS: DAYTON NAMES 2015 AWARD WINNERS The Dayton Hamvention has named the recipients of this year's awards. They are Tim Duffy, K3LR as Amateur of the Year; Tom Medlin, W5KUB, as Special Achievement Award winner; the Rev. George Dobbs, G3RJV who gets the Technical Excellence Award and the Orlando Amateur Radio Club as Club of the Year. Amateur of the year Tim Duffy, K3LR, of West Middlesex , PA, has a long history of giving back to Amateur Radio. He is founder, promoter and chairman of the successful Contest University which has helped to teach radio sport contest operating with excellent volunteer professors. The first Contest University was held in Dayton in 2007. Since then, more 3,700 radio sport enthusiasts have attended 25 Contest University sessions held in eight different countries under his watchful guidance. The Dayton Hamvention Special Achievement Award recognizes the 14 years of service that Tom Medlin, W5KUB, has provided through W5KUB.com, a worldwide webcast of live ham radio events. From his start as "Helmet Cam" man, he has grown the webcast to cover all aspects of amateur radio from such events as the Dayton Hamvention to Field Day, vendor tours, special technical discussions, and special events such as K6H from the stage of "Last Man Standing" in Hollywood . The webcast recently added a weekly live amateur radio program which remotely brings in guests from around the world. The W5KUB.com viewer base has reached approximately 50,000 unique operators in about 150 countries. The Dayton Hamvention Technical Excellence Award is being given to the Rev. George Dobbs, G3RJV, who has helped many amateur radio operators build their own equipment. Currently G3RJV writes a monthly practical construction column, "Continuing the Practical Way " for the Practical Wireless magazine and the QRP Column for the Radio Society of Great Britain magazine Radio Communication. He authored the book "QRP Basics" and jointly compiled the "International QRP Collection" for the RSGB. Club of the Year is the Orlando Amateur Radio Club with the club call of W4PLB. This is the largest and oldest amateur radio club in Central Florida with consistently over 300 members. It is an ARRL Special Service Club, and offers many outlets for amateur radio enjoyment and growth. The members of the Orlando Amateur Radio Club take great pride in planning for the future of amateur radio and preserving the history of technology. Annual events include the Orlando HamCation which is sponsored and financially supported by the Orlando Amateur Radio Club whose members contribute their time and effort in promoting this high quality hamfest. All will be will be honored guests when Hamvention 2015 opens in Hara Arena on May 15th. ** RADIO LAW: COLORADO HAMS NOW HAVE STATE PRB-1 LIKE PROTECTION Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has signed into law an Amateur Radio antenna bill that mirrors the PRB-1 federal pre-emption policy. Hickenlooper put his signature on the measure on March 13th after the Colorado General Assembly, without amendment passed Senate Bill 15-041 which had been introduced in early January. Bill 15-041 specifies that no local government shall enact or enforce an ordinance or resolution regulating amateur radio antennas that fails to conform with PRB-1's reasonable accommodation provisions. This measure was jointly sponsored by Colorado Senator Chris Holbert and Representative Kevin Van Winkle. According to Colorado Section Manager Jack Ciaccia, WM0G, this was truly a bi-partisan bill with terrific support from both sides of the aisle in both legislative chambers. (ARRL Colorado Section) ** RESCUE RADIO: OAKLAND COUNTY MICHIGAN TO OFFER SKYWARN TRAINING The National Weather Service is looking for individuals in Oakland County, Michigan, to participate in a Skywarn program that aims to save lives by providing free training for severe weather spotters. Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, has the details: -- [Bill] The program is being coordinated by the Oakland County Homeland Security Division which will host classes in various locations across the county during March and April. During the sessions instructors will walk participants through a recap of last year's weather outbreaks and take a look at how spotters played a role helping with warning operations. Attendees will also learn how to report severe weather events via amateur radio or telephone to the National Weather Service. This, while also learning how to remain safe while doing so. After completion of the class, volunteers will be tasked with keeping an eye on the sky and reporting severe weather in their own neighborhoods. Currently, some 5,000 spotters across 17 counties in southeast Michigan participate in the Skywarn program but more are always needed. This is because the footprint of any given storm is often relatively small and a trained spotter is not always available in the storm's path. For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the newsroom in Los Angeles . -- [Don:] Those in Oakland county Michigan wishing to participate in the classes should visit oakgov.com/homelandsecurity and click on the Skywarn logo to register. (hometownlife.com) ** LICENSING: FCC DOWNGRADES HAM LICENSE TO TECH DUE TO VEC FILING ERROR Brent D. Cullen, KD0YLM has had his General class license downgraded to Technician, but not because he did anything wrong. Rather it is another of those annoying clerical errors on the part of the Volunteer Examination Coordinator that happen from time to time. Newsline's Skeeter Nash N5ASH has the back-story. [Skeeter:] On December 3, 2014 , the ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator sent an electronic data file to the Commission requesting that Cullen's operator license for amateur station KD0YLM be modified to upgrade from Technician to General Class amateur radio operator privileges. Based on this application, the Commission granted Cullen a General Class amateur service operator license on December 3, 2014 . By correspondence dated January 16, 2015 , the ARRL notified the Commission that there was an error in the December 3, 2014 data file and that a licensee other than Cullen had qualified for a General Class operator license. The ARRL noted that a correction was filed, resulting in the other licensee receiving the operator license for which he had qualified, but that Cullen's operator privileges had not been returned to Technician Class operator privileges. As a result, the FCC proposed to modify the license for Station KD0YLM to show Technician Class operator privileges effective as of March 16th. For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Skeeter Nash N5ASH in Topeka, Kansas. (FCC) ** HAM HAPPENINGS: WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY 2015 Mark down April 18th as the day that radio amateurs worldwide take to the airwaves in celebration of World Amateur Radio Day. It was on that day in 1925 that the International Amateur Radio Union or IARU was formed in Paris, France . Since its founding, the IARU has worked tirelessly to defend and expand the frequency allocations for Amateur Radio. Thanks to the support of enlightened administrations in every part of the globe, radio amateurs are now able to experiment and communicate in frequency bands strategically located throughout the radio spectrum. Today, Amateur Radio is more popular than ever, with over 3,000,000 licensed operators scattered around the globe. World Amateur Radio Day is the day when IARU Member- Societies can show our capabilities to the public and enjoy global friendship with other Amateurs worldwide. And in helping to keep with the spirit of the event, the IARU is providing a downloadable poster for World Amateur Radio Day 2015. Any group may download it and have it printed locally. It's in Adobe PDF- format at tinyurl.com/ward-poster-2015 (IARU) ** NAMES IN THE NEWS: DON KEITH N4KC NEW BOOK THE SHIP THAT WOULDN'T DIE Some names in the news. First up, best-selling author and active radio amateur operator Don Keith N4KC has just published his 29th book. Titled the Ship That Wouldn't Die its described as an epic and true World War II story about a crucial but little known incident at the Battle of the Coral Sea. Don Keith has written both fiction and non-fiction on many subjects including submarines, college football, broadcasting, WWII history, and inspirational fiction. His book Firing Point, co-written with former Navy submarine skipper George Wallace, is in pre-production as a major motion picture set to release in 2016 under the title Hunter Killer. N4KC is active in all aspects of the hobby, is an ARRL member, and holds the Extra Class amateur radio license. His amateur radio web site, which includes many articles for ham radio enthusiasts, is www.n4kc.com. (Press release) ** NAMES IN THE NEWS: AC8PI CREATES NEW 20 METER YOUTH NET And Justin Gulder, AC8PI, has announced the creation of a new High Frequency youth net. According to AC8PI, its purpose is to serve as a meeting place for young hams on the H F bands and to provide short contacts between those who have checked in. Listen out for it on 20 meters between 14.320 and 14.330 MHz on Sunday afternoon between 2 and 3 P.M. Eastern time. (AC8PI) ** BREAK 2 This is ham radio news for today's radio amateur. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline with links to the world from our only official website at www.arnewsline.org and being relayed by the volunteer services of the following radio amateur: (5 sec pause here) ** EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCHERS CREATE MOLECULE-MAKING 3D PRINTER Researchers have achieved success in creating a unique type of 3D printer that is capable of working on atomic scale, as we hear from Heather Embee, KB3TZD. [Heather:] Dr. Martin D. Burke is a professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and one of the researchers involved in the project. He explains that the traditional way of synthesizing small molecules requires a step-by-step series of chemical reactions. This is a process that is both time-consuming and requires enormous expertise. But the new molecule level printer changes all of this To create the printer, Burke and his collaborators analyzed the structures of thousands of molecules and identified the chemical building blocks shared by a large majority of them. The machine essentially snaps these building blocks together like LEGOs and then washes away the byproducts. So far the device is capable of building 14 classes of small molecules, and the researchers hope to develop the technology to the point that it can assemble almost any kind of small molecule. The researchers say that their molecule- making machine could revolutionize the drug-development process as well as simplifying the fabrication of solar cells and other high-tech products. For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee KB3TZD in Berwick, Pennsylvania. [Don: ] The research was published March 13th in the on-line journal Science. More is at tinyurl.com/molecule-making- printer (Science.com, BusinessJournal.com) ** HAM RADIO IN SPACE: 2016 ARISS SCHOOL CONTACT PROPOSAL WINDOW OPEN THROUGH APRIL 15 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station or ARISS Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS in 2016. ARISS anticipates that such a contact would be held between January 1st and June 30th of 2016. Crew scheduling and space station orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is April 15, 2015 . Proposal information and documents can be found at www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact. (ARISS) ** HAMRADIO IN SPACE: FIRST GREEK CUBESAT NOW TRANSMITTING Lambda-Sat, the first Greek CubeSat, was released from the International Space Station on March 4th and its developers have invited radio amateurs around the world to listen for its signal and to file reports. The one unit size CubeSat transmits AX.25-protocol U I packets at 1200 bits per second using AFSK on 437.462 MHz. Its one watt transmitter identifies as KK6DFZ. Lambda-Sat was constructed entirely by young volunteers from Greece , who traveled to California 's Silicon Valley to participate in this project. More details on the web at www.cyhams.org. (Lambda-Sat) ** HAM RADIO IN SPACE: TWO MILLION PACKETS UPLOADED TO FUNCUBE DATA WAREHOUSE The FUNcube Data Warehouse has received some two million packets of telemetry data from ground stations around the world. FUNcube-1 also known as AO-73 was launched on November 21, 2013 . Since then radio amateurs and schools have been receiving the telemetry packets transmitted by the satellite and passing them to the AMSAT-UK Data Warehouse for analysis and storage. Statistics as of 09:53 UTC on March 15th show the number of registered users at 1529 with active users in last two weeks at 193. But here's where it really gets impressive. The number of packets transmitted by satellite since deployment stands at over eight million while packets uploaded by users before de-duplication sits at close to the same number. Deleting duplication, the number of packets stored in warehouse is in the process of passing the two million mark. (G3VHF via Southgate ) ** OFF THE AIR: DINO ISLAND NO LONGER VALID FOR IOTA CREDIT The United Kingdom-based Islands on the Air Committee has deleted Dino Island from its list of eligible entities. The actual decision came about this past January 1st after it was found that Dino no longer meets the requirements laid down for IOTA qualification. Dino Island, which had been assigned the designation EU-144 is an Italian entity located at 37.90 to 40.38 North Latitude and 15.63 to 17.22 East Longitude. But over the years the distance separating the island from the mainland has reduced as the beach area gradually encroached into the channel and is now significantly less than the required 200 meters. When it made its announcement, the Islands on the Air Committee says that credit will continue to be given for contacts with Dino made before January 1st of 2015,but not for any made after that date. (IOTA) ** DX In DX, F5IVC is now active as 5V7SM from Togo . He recently informed the Ohio Penn DX Newsletter that he will be there for professional reasons for upward of 2 years or more. He also notes that he is currently is only on 10 meter SSB but is waiting for a multi-band antenna to arrive. QSL info for now is via his French address on QRZ.com. 5T-zero-JL has confirmed that he has been authorized to use the special callsign 5T2MM to operate from Mauritania between April 17th and the 20th including the CQ MM DX Contest on April 18th and19th. His QSL Manager is PY4KL. DL1R-NT will be operational as 8Q7NT from Embudu, South Male Atoll in the Maldives between March 25th and April 2nd. Activity will be holiday style on 40 through 10 meters using mostly CW with some RTTY and PSK. QSL via his home callsign. Lastly, a reminder that three operators from Poland will activate Kathmandu, Nepal, between March 18th and the 30th. Operators mentioned are SP2FUD, SP9FIH and SQ9CNN. For more details including updates and QSL routing take your web browser to 9n.dxpeditions.org. (This week's DX news courtesy of the Ohio Penn DX Newsletter) ** THAT FINAL ITEM: WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTED 170 FEET OF USING MICROWAVES And finally this week, wireless energy generation from space is now one small step closer to becoming a feasible delivery source of power. This following a new experiment that successfully transmitted electric power using microwaves. Amateur Radio Newsline's Stephen Kinford N8WB has the details: -- [Stephen:] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency also known as Jaxa conducted the research which sent 1.8 kilowatts of electricity 170 feet through the air in the form of microwave radiation. The beam was transmitted with a great degree of accuracy showing the technique may be used on a larger scale. Engineers at Jaxa have spent years researching new technologies to enable the delivery of energy from space based solar collectors down to our home planet. Solar cells commonly power satellites, space probes, and the International Space Station. However, delivering that power to Earth in an economical manner is still a challenge facing developers. Now researchers say that the Sun's energy might, one day, be collected by massive solar panels in space, and the energy generated from the systems could be sent to Earth in the form of highly directional microwaves. Such networks for generating electricity in space would have some advantages over ground-based systems. Solar collectors in space would not be subject to the cycles of day or night, or cloudy conditions. Current plans to develop an orbiting energy generation system involve sending satellites with large solar panels into geostationary orbits more than 22,000 miles above the Earth. Challenges facing engineers include launching these massive solar arrays and maintaining them once they are on- orbit. Because of these issues, Jaxa engineers believe that a full network to generate electricity in space will not be available until sometime in the 2040's. For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford N8WB in Wadsworth, Ohio. -- [Don:] According to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency additional uses for the space-based power system could include sending electricity to remote regions in the wake of natural and man-made disasters. Future development of the current system could produce a device capable of transmitting and receiving energy from ocean platforms, far from the nearest coast. (DO NOT READ: More is on the web at http://www.techtimes.com/articles/39770/20150315/jaxa- scientists-transmit-wireless-power-170-feet-air.htm) ** NEWSCAST CLOSE With thanks to Alan Labs, AMSAT, the ARRL, CQ Magazine, the FCC, the Ohio Penn DX Bulletin, Rain, the RSGB, the South African Radio League, the Southgate News, TwiT-TV , Australia 's WIA News and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. Our e-mail address is newsline (at) arnewsline (dot) org. More information is available at Amateur Radio Newsline's only official website located at www.arnewsline.org. You can also write to us or support us at Amateur Radio Newsline, 28197 Robin Avenue , Santa Clarita California , 91350. Before we go, a reminder that Amateur Radio Newsline is seeking nominations for its 2015 Young Ham of the Year Award. For consideration, a nominee must have used amateur radio in some way that has benefited his or her community or encouraged technological development directly or indirectly related to communications. Nominees must be 19 years or younger, and reside in the United States including Hawaii , Alaska , Canada , and Puerto Rico or any of the Canadian Provinces. The individual must also hold a currently valid United States or Canadian Amateur Radio license. This award is not a contest. The person selected as `Young Ham of the Year' is judged on his or her overall accomplishments and contributions. Any prizes awarded are secondary in nature. The deadline for submitting an application is May 30th 2015 and the decision of the judging committee is final. To obtain an application, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to 2015 Young Ham of the Year Award, in care of Amateur Radio Newsline, 28197 Robin Ave. Santa Clarita , CA 91350 . You can also download a form in Microsoft Word format at www.arnewsline.org/yhoty, clicking on the word "here" and saving the file to print at a later time. Presentation of the 2015 Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year Award will take the weekend of August 15 and 16 at the Huntsville Hamfest in Huntsville Alabama . For now, with producers Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in Los Angeles, Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, in Topeka, plus our news team world wide, I'm Don Wilbanks, AE5DW, in Southern Mississippi saying 73 and as always we thank you for listening. Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2015. All rights reserved. From k2dsv at msn.com Sat Mar 28 09:27:33 2015 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2015 09:27:33 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] FW: ARLD012 DX news In-Reply-To: <20150328.091247.12030.0@webmail05.vgs.untd.com> References: <20150328.091247.12030.0@webmail05.vgs.untd.com> Message-ID: > ZCZC AE12 > QST de W1AW > DX Bulletin 12 ARLD012 > From ARRL Headquarters > Newington CT March 26, 2015 > To all radio amateurs > > SB DX ARL ARLD012 > ARLD012 DX news > > This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by > QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest > Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. > Thanks to all. > > MOROCCO, CN. Juan, EA8RM, Jorge, EA9LZ, Mark, M0DXR, Mark, LU8EOT, > Manu, LU9ESD, Olli, OH0XX and Jim, W7EJ will join together for an > M/2 operation in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest from Casablanca. They > will use the special call sign 5E5E (at the contest station CN2R). > QSL via W7EJ, LoTW. > > KUWAIT, 9K. Abdallah, 9K2GS will take part in the CQ WW WPX SSB > Contest from Safat. QSL via 9K2GS direct, LoTW. > > WEST MALAYSIA, 9M2. Zaki, 9M2ZAK, Ahmad, 9M2AGC, Syed, 9M8SYA, > Mohamad, 9W2SBL, Han, 9W2SBD, Mohd, 9W2MNW, Mohd, 9M2RDX, Hafizi, > 9W2TZW, Oja, 9M2OUT, Hary, 9M2GET and Weerut, 9W2RUT will use the > call sign 9M2M in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest, replacing their > previous contest call sign 9M2SM. QSL via 9M2M. > > MONACO, 3A. 3A/F4FET and 3A/F4HAU will be QRV from April 2 to 5. > They will emphasize working North America and Asia. > > SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Frank, DJ5NQ is active as E51ANQ from the > Island of Rarotonga (OC-013) until March 28. He is working on 20 > meters using CW and SSB. QSL via DJ5NQ, by the Bureau or direct. > > REUNION ISLAND, FR. Guy, F5MNW will be active as FR/F5MNW until > April 14. Activity is on the HF bands using only CW. QSL via his > home call sign, direct or by the Bureau. No IRCs. > > CRETE, SV9. Members of the SV9 DX Team, George, SV9GPV, Giannis, > SV9FBG, Georgios, SV9DJO, Dimis, SV9COL, Giannis, SV9RGI, John, > SV9CJO and John, SV9QCF will operate as SX9C in the CQ WW WPX SSB > Contest (M/2). QSL via SV9COL. > > COSTA RICA, TI. Mira, OK1NG and Jirka, OK1IEC are currently QRV as > home calls/TI7, on the HF bands, until April 6. QSL via home calls. > > MICRONESIA, V6. Keith, GM4YXI/GM5X and Chris, GM3WOJ/GM2V will be > QRV from Weno Island as V6Z until April 9. A part time entry in the > CQ WW WPX SSB contest in the M/2 category is planned. QSL via N3SL. > > OGASAWARA, JD1. Nobuaki, JA0JHQ plans to be active from Chichi-jima > as JD1BOW from March 28 to 31, with a focus on the CQ WW WPX SSB > contest. After the contest he will operate mostly CW. QSL via > JA0JHQ. > > TAIWAN, BV. Watch out for members of Amateur Radio Taipei (ART), > Tang, BM2AAV, Eddie, BV2DD, YaoJun, BV5OO, Lee, BX2AB and Jie, > BX3ABH as BP0P in the M/2 category in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. > QSL via BP0P. > > NAURU, C2. Ronald, PA3EWP, Hans, DL6JGN, Ernoe, DK2AMM and Guenter, > DL2AWG will be QRV until April 4 as C21EU on 40 to 10 meters using > SSB, CW and RTTY (possibly PSK) with two stations. QSL via DL2AWG. > > ISRAEL, 4X. Seth, 4X1DX and Zvi, 4X6FR will use the special call > sign 4X7R in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via 4X6OM. Also, > 4Z4DX, Dov will use special call sign 4Z0DX in the Contest. QSL via > his home call and LoTW. > > INDONESIA, YB. Ronald, YC8ROP will operate 15 meter SSB in the CQ > WW WPX SSB Contest from Sangihe Island. QSL via YC8ROP, LoTW, eQSL. > > CYPRUS, 5B. Tony, RT9T/5B4ALB is taking part in the CQ WW WPX SSB > Contest as H27A. QSL via RW3RN, LoTW. > > THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The CQ WW WPX SSB Contest, FOC QSO Party > and Worldwide EME Contest are on tap for this weekend on March 28. > Please see March QST page 89 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest > websites for details. > NNNN > /EX > > ____________________________________________________________ > Old School Yearbook Pics > View Class Yearbooks Online Free. Search by School & Year. Look Now! > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/5516a8e18003a28e1228cst01vuc From drumor at optonline.net Sat Mar 28 20:16:12 2015 From: drumor at optonline.net (E. Drew Moore) Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2015 20:16:12 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Memorial Service Bert Eldert KE2KX 041115 Message-ID: <559f4b8f.d97f.14c62e2cb42.Webtop.50@optonline.net> There will be a Memorial Service for Bert Eldert, KE2KX on Saturday, April 4th at 11:00 AM. The service will be held at the Willow Grove Presbyterian Church on Raritan Rd., Scotch Plains,NJ near intersection of Martine Ave (opposite fire House). lets have a good turnout of the Amateur Community. Bert passed on March 6th from Alzheimer's Disease. 73 Gerry Miller, AA2ZJ From etslist at mailman.qth.net Sun Mar 29 18:26:15 2015 From: etslist at mailman.qth.net (Ron Reinhardt via ETSList) Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2015 22:26:15 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Hard Copy Letter Template for HR-1301 Letter to Your Congressman/woman In-Reply-To: <005301d068d0$f5c6d800$e1548800$@optonline.net> References: <005301d068d0$f5c6d800$e1548800$@optonline.net> Message-ID: <451355603.813580.1427667975775.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> Drew,Thanks for taking the time and laying it all out!!!Ron R ... WV2RJR On Sunday, March 29, 2015 1:54 AM, drew Moore wrote: Subject: Hard Copy Letter Template for HR-1301 Letter to Your Congressman/woman Good day, Let me first apologize as I realize that my constant emails regarding HR-1301 may be annoying to some of you.? However, please be aware that this issue is moving very quickly.? As of this morning, we have 32 names on board HR-1301, and we add more each time Congress is in session. The following Representatives have already signed-on as a co-sponsor, so please do not send the following email to them.? Instead, send them a short thank you note for adding their support to HR-1301 and Amateur Radio.? These members are: Peter King (NY-2) Steve Israel (NY-3) Eliot Engel (NY-16) Paul Tonko (NY-20) Chris Collins (NY-27) Chris Smith (NJ-4) Leonard Lance (NJ-7) Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11) The emails I've asked you to send are very important to us.? Hard-copy letters are equally so.? In our meetings with Congressional members or their staffers, we are constantly asked for input from their constituencies.? There are 435 Representatives, and the small band of merry men and woman who are making these visits often speak to representatives way outside our home Congressional district.? These letters help establish our credentials in our talks. We are urging members to contact their US House members and ask them to sign on to the bill as a co-sponsor.? Due to the fact that we want these letters in hand when we visit, and knowing that it takes an extremely long time for snail-mail to get through the system, we recommend sending the letter to your member of Congress to: ARRL Attn? HR 1301 grassroots campaign 225 Main St Newington CT 06111 Besides the email I asked you to send, please complete and send this letter as soon as possible.? Congress is on hiatus for the Easter break and will not be back in session until April 14th.? This is the perfect time to get these letters to ARRL HQ so that we can use them when we next visit D.C. If you don?t know your Congressman/woman, use this link.? http://www.house.gov/representatives/ Enter your zip code in the upper right hand corner and hit enter.? You may need your zip code plus four to get the correct information. Please use the following template when writing your letter: AND PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE send the letter. Tnx es 73 de Mike N2YBB - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DATE CONGRESSPERSON NAME CONGRESSPERSON ADDRESS Dear Representative _____________: I am a constituent in your District and I want to bring an issue to your attention. I am a federally licensed Amateur Radio operator, one of nearly three-quarters of a million licensees of the Federal Communications Commission in the United States. We provide communications support for, and participate in public service events on behalf of our communities. During and in the aftermath of disasters and emergencies, when other forms of communications are unavailable, we provide communications for first responders and Federal, state and local governmental agencies and non-governmental agencies, including the Red Cross and Salvation Army; for the United States Military through the Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS); and to our neighbors when communications systems are overloaded or fail. Radio Amateurs contribute to the future of telecommunications as we participate in the development of innovative technology in this digital age. Amateur Radio is non-commercial, and we provide our services at no charge to anyone. We cannot do any of these things, however, unless we can erect an outdoor antenna at our residences. Recently, a bi-partisan Bill, H.R. 1301 - ?The Amateur Radio Parity Act?, was introduced by Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) with Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) and eleven additional original co-sponsors.? HR 1301 directs the FCC to extend their existing PRB-1 regulations of ?reasonable accommodation? of Amateur Radio communications to include private land use regulators. This would afford us the ability to negotiate with homeowner?s associations in residential developments. Private land use regulations routinely include restrictions that completely preclude Amateur Radio communications operators from installing any type of outdoor antenna system. The ?reasonable accommodation? policy has for 30 years applied to municipal zoning ordinances. This Bill would extend the policy to operators living under private land use restrictions. The FCC has asked Congress for guidance in this area and this Bill provides it. As your constituent, I am asking that you support the bill by signing-on as a cosponsor. Please contact Rep. Kinzinger?s office to do so. If you have any questions, please contact ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio, attention Dan Henderson, at 860.594.0236. Thank you. Sincerely, YOUR NAME & CALL YOUR? ADDRESS -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL Hudson Division Director: Mike Lisenco, N2YBB n2ybb at arrl.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from messages, go to: http://p1k.arrl.org/oo/d023381e69c1927ac3c459ebd26829e6 ______________________________________________________________ ETSList mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/etslist Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:ETSList at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From drumor at optonline.net Mon Mar 30 19:03:04 2015 From: drumor at optonline.net (drew Moore) Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 19:03:04 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Obituary for Bert Eldert KE2KX Message-ID: <002501d06b3d$ae3aa380$0aafea80$@optonline.net> Members, The obituary for Bert Eldert, KE2KX, SK can be found and viewed at the following link. http://tinyurl.com/ozwdhyd Bert was a long time member of ETSNJ before he experienced dementia and its complications. The memorial service is scheduled for April 4, 2015. The service will be held at the Willow Grove Union Chapel located at 1961 Raritan Rd., Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 at 11am. 73, Drew, W2OU From drumor at optonline.net Tue Mar 31 18:08:49 2015 From: drumor at optonline.net (drew Moore) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 18:08:49 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] World Amateur Radio Day Message-ID: <002e01d06bff$43f708c0$cbe51a40$@optonline.net> http://tinyurl.com/p7uvmhz 73, Drew , W2OU