[KYHAM] The ARRL Letter, Vol. 22, No. 34

[R. William DeVore]

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***************The ARRL LetterVol. 22, No. 34August 29,
2003***************
IN THIS EDITION:* +FCC seeks comments on six Morse-related petitions*
+AMRAD suggests BPL putting FCC at regulatory crossroad* +Wildfires have
Montana hams in "heads-up" mode* +ISS packet system still troublesome*
+The Big Project curriculum, lab handbook available* +Two new ARRL
Section Managers appointed*  Solar Update*  IN BRIEF:     This weekend on
the radio     ARRL Emergency Communications course registration    
Correction     ARRL seeks clubs' support in BPL campaign    +Past New
Mexico SM Joe Knight, W5PDY, honored at convention     Helen L. Grauer,
N0BCI, SK+Available on ARRL Audio
News===========================================================NOTE: ARRL
Headquarters will be closed Monday, September 1, for Labor Day.There will
be no W1AW code practice or bulletin transmissions that day.ARRL
Headquarters will reopen at 8 AM EDT Tuesday, September 2. Have asafe and
enjoyable holiday
weekend!=============================================================>FCC
INVITES COMMENTS ON SIX MORSE CODE-RELATED PETITIONSThe FCC has invited
public comments on six separate Morse code-relatedpetitions for rule
making, some of which would altogether eliminateElement 1, the 5 WPM
Morse test, from the Amateur Service rules (Part 97).World
Radiocommunication Conference 2003 (WRC-03) made optional therequirement
to prove the ability to send and receive Morse signals tooperate below 30
MHz.A petition from Peter M. Beauregard, KI1I, designated RM-10781, would
giveall Technician licensees current Novice/Tech Plus CW privileges on
80, 40,15 and 10 meters and limited phone and image privileges on 80, 40
and 10meters. Beauregard said the CW privileges would "encourage
Technicianclass licensees to upgrade to General" by giving them a
"practice area."He has proposed new Tech phone/image privileges on
3850-3900 kHz and7225-7300 kHz. His petition would not eliminate Element
1, however.Pete V. Coppola, KG4QDZ, and family--Tina Coppola, KG4YUM, and
Pete A.Coppola, KG4QDY--have asked the FCC to eliminate Element 1 from
the rules.The Coppolas' petition, designated RM-10782, would grant Tech
Plus HFprivileges to current Technician licensees. It also would retain
thecurrent CW-only subbands. The Coppolas asked the FCC to make the
changeeffective immediately on a provisional basis.Kiernan K. Holliday,
WA6BJH, has asked the FCC simply to "remove allrequirements for knowledge
of Morse code" from the Amateur Service rules.Holliday said there is less
reason to require Morse code in the AmateurService today. In his
petition, designated RM-10783, Holliday also saidthe code requirement
limits the ability of handicapped individuals to getham tickets. "The
Commission's policy should be to encourage the use ofAmateur Radio," he
said.Dale Reich, K8AD, petitioned the FCC to delete Element 1 for General
classapplicants but keep it in place for Extra class applicants. Under
Reich'sscheme, "no-code" Techs wanting HF privileges would have to
upgrade toGeneral first. Reich's petition is designated RM-10784.Eric
Ward, N0HHS, seeks immediate elimination of "proficiency intelegraphy
using Morse code." The "immediate removal of the telegraphyrequirement
from Amateur Radio licensing is appropriate and clearly in thepublic
interest," Ward contended in his petition, designated RM-10785.In a
detailed, nine-page petition, the National Conference of
VolunteerExaminer Coordinators (NCVEC) is calling on the FCC to delete
Element 1and give "Tech Plus" privileges to current Technician licensees.
The NCVECalso asked the FCC to "take expedited action" to allow volunteer
examinercoordinators (VECs) to discontinue administering Element 1 "as
soon aspossible.""The Amateur Service community suffers from the loss to
its ranks of alarge number of potentially excellent operators who are
turned awaybecause of the CW requirement," the NCVEC petition said.The
organization, the umbrella group for the 14 VECs in the US, saidthere's
"no longer any reasonable justification for requiring an applicantto
demonstrate this antiquated skill," and that most applicants never
useMorse after they pass the test. The NCVEC petition is designated
RM-10787.The ARRL-VEC abstained from voting on the NCVEC's petition
question whenit came up during the NCVEC's July 25 meeting in
Pennsylvania. At its ownJuly meeting in Connecticut, the ARRL Board of
Directors affirmed itsinterest in reviewing members' input on the Morse
issue as well as onother possible revisions to Part 97 arising from
WRC-03. The Board'scurrent position is to retain the Morse requirement
for HF access.Two more recently filed petitions--one from No Code
International andanother from two amateur licensees--are expected to be
put on publicnotice in the near future.Interested parties may file
comments on any or all of these petitionsusing the FCC's Electronic
Comment Filing System (ECFS)<http://www.fcc/.gov/cgb/ecfs/>, which also
permits users to view thepetitions and all comments on file. There is a
30-day comment window.To file a comment, click on "Submit a Filing" under
"ECFS Main Links." Inthe "Proceeding" field, type the full RM number,
including the hyphen, andcomplete the required fields. "RM" must be in
capital letters, and youmust include the hyphen between "RM" and the
five-digit number. You maytype your remarks into a form or attach a file.
ECFS also accepts commentsin active proceedings via e-mail, per
instructions on the ECFS page.While a Morse code exam element remains on
the books in the US, Canada andelsewhere, a handful of
countries--including Switzerland, Belgium, the UK,Germany, Norway and the
Netherlands--already have moved to drop theirMorse requirements. Austria
and New Zealand are expected to do so soon.==>BPL PLACES FCC AT
REGULATORY CROSSROAD, AMRAD SUGGESTSEncouraging Broadband over Power Line
(BPL) technology puts the FCC at aregulatory crossroad, the Amateur Radio
Research and DevelopmentCorporation (AMRAD) <http://www.amrad/.org> has
suggested. AMRAD's remarkscame August 20 in reply comments filed in
response to the FCC's BPL Noticeof Inquiry (ET Docket 03-104). The
Washington, DC-based organization'scomments also outlined its BPL testing
and measurement efforts, whichincluded laboratory and real-world
conditions. AMRAD said any departurefrom the "current baseline" of Part
15 rules that govern unlicensedservices would invite "troublesome
unintended consequences" that couldprove difficult to correct."The FCC is
facing some serious decisions on whether to continue with pastrules and
historical enforcement or to dispense with their historical roleand
substitute rules which give the unlicensed Part 15 systems priorityover
the licensed systems such as the amateur radio service," AMRAD said."Such
changes to Part 15 rules would tip the responsibility of complianceso as
to favor the unlicensed users and leave the FCC facing a largenumber of
harmful interference complaints to resolve."AMRAD recommended the FCC
proceed "slowly and with caution" in advancingBPL as a viable and
economical alternative to existing high-speed Internettechnologies.The
non-profit scientific and educational organization expressed concernsas
to whether the FCC would be able to enforce Part 15 rules as written
inthe face of neighborhood Internet service interruptions caused by
"asingle radio amateur or other FCC-licensed radio transmitter." It said
itsown testing has demonstrated that a 20-meter amateur transmitter
runningas little as 10 W in the vicinity of an in-house HomePlug standard
BPLlocal network could seriously impair the system's throughput. A 100
Wsignal would cause it to collapse altogether.Ironically, the HomePlug
standard substantially notches out the amateurbands--something ARRL
convinced the HomePlug Powerline Alliance to doafter amateur complaints
sparked a recall of HomePlug-standard devices.The new 60-meter band is
not notched out, however.AMRAD said its observations and tests
demonstrate that broadband BPLsignals that conform to Part 15 "are well
above the ambient noise and willinterfere with many forms of reception."
It said othernon-HomePlug-standard systems that don't notch out ham bands
"could causemore serious interference problems."In the final analysis,
AMRAD said, the FCC "must proceed with great careand take actions now to
conduct testing to gather critical information"before making regulatory
assessments. "The FCC efforts should remainfocused on providing broadband
to the home and not focus on any specifictechnology," AMRAD
asserted.AMRAD member Frank Gentges, K0BRA, recently assisted ARRL Lab
SupervisorEd Hare, W1RFI, in the League's efforts to assess the impact of
BPL on HF.Gentges gave Hare a guided tour of "hot neighborhoods" in
Manassas,Virginia, where BPL is undergoing field trials.Although the
reply comment window closed August 20, the number of commentsin response
to the FCC's BPL NOI was 4553 as of August 29 and counting,with some 100
comments filed since the deadline. Many comments in the BPLproceeding
have come from the Amateur Radio community.AMRAD's reply comments are
available on the FCC Web
site<http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id
_document=6514683575>.==>MONTANA HAMS IN "HEADS-UP" MODE IN WILDFIRES
RESPONSEAs wildfires scorched an estimated 400,000 acres or more in
Montana inrecent weeks, Amateur Radio Emergency Service/Radio Amateur
CivilEmergency Service teams in Big Sky country have assisted as
needed,primarily to supplement communication for authorities and
relieforganizations. Right now, things are relatively quiet for the
ARES/RACESteams."At this time all units in the state are reporting in a
stand-by mode,"said Montana Section Emergency Coordinator Jim Fuller,
N7VMR. "We havebeen getting some cooler weather and minor moisture in
various parts ofthe state. This is helping slow the fire activity."The
most recent amateur support activity was in Lincoln, located in Lewisand
Clark County some 60 miles northwest of the state capital of Helena.The
Snow-Talon Fire, part of the so-called Lincoln Fire Complex, causedthe
evacuation of dozens of residents. Lewis and Clark County ARESEmergency
Coordinator Bob Solomon, K7HLN, and ARES members Shawn Horne,KD7OQU, and
Wes Rowe, K7WES, were among nearly two dozen amateurs whovolunteered to
assist the American Red Cross and fire officials inresponding to the
emergency. Working from the Capital City Amateur RadioClub (W7TCK)
<http://www.w7tck/.org> mobile communication unit, theamateurs linked the
Red Cross evacuation center in Lincoln with Helena."Lincoln is an
extremely difficult area for any kind of radiopropagation," Solomon said.
"We had a lot of trouble keeping links goingand utilized VHF and UHF
repeaters as well as simplex."The Lincoln Complex fires in Helena
National Forest cover more than 36,000acres and were considered nearly 60
percent contained as of week's end,according to the National Fire
Information Center<http://www.nifc.gov/fireinfo/nfn.html>.Solomon reports
the group stood down August 24, but that Horne stayed onto assist law
enforcement personnel with their communications. AmateurRadio's efforts
already have attracted attention from the HelenaIndependent Record
<http://www.helenair/.com/helena>. One recent storyfeatured the
activities of Jim Haslip, W7CK, of East Helena. The70-year-old retired
science teacher has been an aerial fire spotter forfour decades. The
other article highlighted the ARES team's fire-responseactivities.Solomon
said hams from the Lincoln area have been actively involved
infirefighting activities as fire service communicators and in other
roles.Others have been forced to leave."Many of the hams in the Lincoln
area have had to evacuate their homes,"Solomon said. "Some of them have
been permitted back in on abe-prepared-to-go-again basis." Solomon said
his team in Lewis and ClarkCounty was maintaining a "heads-up" stance for
possible evacuation. "Weare also replacing supplies, making minor repairs
and adjustments andpreparing for the next request for assistance," he
said.Earlier this month, the Red Cross requested ARES members in
MissoulaCounty to provide radio operators at a shelter for evacuees and
at the RedCross office "just in case," said Missoula County EC Mike
McCrackin,K7DER. Missoula County authorities ordered mandatory
evacuations August 16from areas west of town due to the Black Mountain
Fire. Six ARES membersfrom Missoula County also were deployed as radio
operators for theWildland Fire Service. Hams also supported Red Cross
operations inFlathead County.Yellowstone County ARES was activated August
20 to provide support for theHobble Fire, now considered contained.
Fuller reported that seven amateurssupplied communication needed to
supplement or replace normal systems. TheHobble Fire consumed some 40,000
acres.On August 29, the NFIC said 23 fires continued to burn in
Montana.==>ISS PACKET SYSTEM FAILS AGAIN AFTER BRIEF RESTARTAfter being
out of service for some time, the RS0ISS packet system aboardthe
International Space Station reappeared briefly on August 24, much tothe
delight of packet users. But it didn't stay in operation very
long.Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
InternationalChairman Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, says he still hopes the
current crew of YuriMalenchenko, RK3DUP, and Ed Lu, KC5WKJ, can get to
the bottom of what'swrong with the packet module before the Expedition 8
crew arrives inOctober.Bauer says Malenchenko was able to reactivate the
packet system on August24 at around 1200 UTC. "Over the next nine hours,
many hams around theworld sent unproto digi signals through the packet
system," he said,before the system abruptly quit. Bauer says the ARISS
team has had severaldiscussions on what the next steps should
be.Complicating the debugging effort, he said, is Progress rocket
undockingand docking maneuvers that will occur over the next few days,
leavinglittle extra time for the crew to troubleshoot the problem. Bauer
said thecurrent plan is to have Malenchenko provide a visual status
report of thepacket module (ie, which switches are on, what LEDs are
illuminated).Bauer says having Malenchenko recycle the power should bring
the packetsystem back up. "If the system abruptly shuts down after a few
hours--aswe expect--we will then ask the crew to attach a computer to the
packetmodule, download the current parameters to the ground and reset
themodule," he said.Bauer has expressed confidence that the packet
problems will be resolvedand that ARISS will move on to other
challenges--including theinstallation of the Phase 2 hardware in a couple
of months. "Please keepthe faith," he said.==>BIG PROJECT CURRICULUM, LAB
HANDBOOK NOW ON-LINEThe ARRL Education and Technology Program--also known
as "The BigProject"--has posted an updated version of its Basic
Curriculum and RadioLab Handbook to the ARRL Web
site<http://www.arrl.org/FandES/tbp/Curriculum-Materials.html>. The
revisedmaterials became available for downloading on August 27."This
curriculum is a living document and requires active participation tomake
it better," said ARRL Education and Technology Program CoordinatorMark
Spencer, WA8SME. "Therefore, user input is very important, not onlyto the
quality of this curriculum, but to the project as a whole."In an effort
to expedite delivery and reduce costs, the documents onlywent through a
cursory editing process rather than a more formal andrigorous exercise,
and Spencer noted that some typographical and othererrors may remain.
"User assistance here would also be greatlyappreciated," he added.The
curriculum is divided into two sections, the Basic Curriculum and
theRadio Lab Handbook, all in packed ZIP files for the fastest
possibledownload. The materials also are available as individual files
inMicrosoft Word or Adobe PDF format (PDF files require Adobe
Readersoftware to view).The Basic Curriculum ZIP file is 1.5 MB, while
the Radio LabHandbook--which contains many figures and diagrams--is 5 MB.
Spencer saidhe'd make the materials available on a CD-ROM to those
experiencingproblems downloading them from the Internet. He asked all
downloading anyportion of the document to let him know via e-mail if they
are using thematerial."We want to be able to keep users informed of
updates," he said. "Themajor point is that the document needs active
participation to keep italive, well and ever-improving."Spencer invited
comments, critiques, additions and recommendations viatelephone,
860-594-0396, or e-mail at mspencer@arrl.org.==>NEW ARRL SECTION MANAGERS
TAKING REINS IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, ORANGEARRL Field and Educational
Services Manager Rosalie White, K1STO, hasappointed Rich Beaver, N3SRJ,
of Jeannette, as Western PennsylvaniaSection Manager, effective September
8, 2003. He will succeed JohnRodgers, N3MSE, who's stepping down for
personal reasons but will remainin office through the Western
Pennsylvania Section Convention the weekendof September 6-7.Rodgers
initially became SM in January 2000 when then-SM Bill Edgar,N3LLR, was
appointed Atlantic Division Vice Director. He was elected to atwo-year
term in his own right last fall. Beaver will complete Rodgers'current
term, which ends December 31, 2004. An Assistant Section Managersince
June, Beaver has served as Western Pennsylvania Section
EmergencyCoordinator since February, 1998. Members may contact Rich
Beaver viae-mail, n3srj@arrl.net.White has appointed Carl H. Gardenias,
WU6D, of Highland, California, toreplace Joe Brown, W6UBQ, as ARRL Orange
Section Manager. Brown, who isstepping down September 14 because he's
moving out of the section,recommended Gardenias for the position. White
accepted Brown's resignation"with regret," and she called Brown "a fine
leader" who has served hissection well for more than 20 years. "Your
dedication and work will begreatly missed," she told Brown.Gardenias has
been an ARRL Life Member since 1979 and serves on the ARRLAd Hoc
Committee for Strategic Planning. In addition, he's been a memberof the
International DX Convention (Visalia) committee since 1983 andchaired the
committee for six years. He also has taught licensing classesfor many
years and now coordinates other instructors. Members may contactCarl
Gardenias via e-mail, cgardeni@uci.edu.==>SOLAR UPDATEPropagation maven
Tad "Hand me that bottle of SPF 100" Cook, K7RA,Seattle, Washington,
reports: Sunspot counts were up this week, but sowere geomagnetic
indices. Average daily sunspot numbers rose 33 percentover last week, and
the average daily planetary A index was up 18 percent.Solar flux remained
about the same. This week didn't have an extremelystormy day--such as
August 18 last week--but the higher A indices weresustained through the
week. Active geomagnetic conditions declined throughthe week, with the
most active days August 21-23 (our reporting week runsThursday through
Wednesday). The active days started August 21, becausethat is when Earth
entered a high-speed solar wind that continued over thenext few days.The
moderate conditions should continue through this weekend. The
latestreading predicts a planetary A index of 12 for Friday through
Sunday,August 29-31. Monday, Labor Day, has a predicted planetary A index
of 10,but Tuesday, September 2 may become active again, based upon
recurringconditions from the previous rotation of the sun. Solar flux is
expectedto remain around 125 through September 1 and then rise gradually
to around135 for September 3-4.Sunspot numbers for August 21 through 27
were 86, 126, 125, 132, 146, 124and 116, with a mean of 122.1. The
10.7-cm flux was 119.2, 120.9, 120.2,116.4, 116.5, 120.8 and 125.7, with
a mean of 120. Estimated planetary Aindices were 53, 43, 44, 24, 21, 14
and 13, with a mean of 30.3.__________________________________==>IN
BRIEF:* This weekend on the radio: The ALARA Contest, the YO DX HF
Contest, theSARL HF CW Contest and the SCC RTTY Championship are the
weekend of August30-31. The Michigan QRP Labor Day CW Sprint is September
1-2. JUST AHEAD:The North American Sprint (CW), the All Asian DX Contest
(SSB), the QuickPSK63 Contest, the IARU Region 1 Field Day (SSB) and the
DARC 10-MeterDigital Contest are the weekend of September 6-7. See the
ARRL ContestBranch page <http://www.arrl/.org/contests/> and the WA7BNM
ContestCalendar <http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/index.html> for
more info.* ARRL Emergency Communications course registration:
Registration opensMonday, September 1, 12:01 AM EDT (0401 UTC), for the
on-line Level IEmergency Communications course (EC-001). Registration
remains openthrough the September 6-7 weekend or until all available
seats have beenfilled--whichever comes first. Class begins Tuesday,
September 16. Thanksto our grant sponsors--the Corporation for National
and Community Serviceand the United Technologies Corporation--the $45
registration fee paidupon enrollment will be reimbursed after successful
completion of thecourse. During this registration period, approximately
200 seats are beingoffered to ARRL members on a first-come, first-served
basis. Senioramateurs are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this
opportunity.Those interested in taking an ARRL Certification and
Continuing Education(C-CE) course in the future can sign up to be advised
via e-mail inadvance of registration opportunities. To take advantage,
send an e-mailto prereg@arrl.org. On the subject line, indicate the
course name ornumber (eg, EC-00#) and the month you want to start the
course. In themessage body, provide your name, call sign, and e-mail
address. Please donot send inquiries to this mailbox. To learn more,
visit the ARRLCertification and Continuing Education Web page
<http://www.arrl/.org/cce/>and the C-CE Links found there. For more
information, contact EmergencyCommunications Course Manager Dan Miller,
K3UFG, <dmiller@arrl.org>;;860-594-0340.* Correction: A story in The ARRL
Letter, Vol 22, No 33, "Hams Injured inBaghdad Blast" incorrectly
identified the position of UN envoy SergioVieira de Mello. Mr de Mello
was the UN's High Commissioner for HumanRights prior to taking a leave of
absence to serve as thesecretary-general's special representative for
Iraq.* ARRL seeks clubs' support in BPL campaign: ARRL has asked some
2100ARRL-affiliated clubs to consider donating to the Broadband over
PowerLine (BPL) Special Spectrum Defense Campaign. "Your ARRL is at
theforefront of the campaign to defeat BPL and will continue to
worktirelessly to protect your Amateur Radio bands," says ARRL
ChiefDevelopment Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH. Hobart notes that
individuals andclubs have responded generously to fund ARRL's efforts to
fight BPL andmany also have filed comments in response to the FCC's
Notice of Inquiryin ET Docket 03-104. "But we still need to raise an
additional $55,000 tofund the field measurements and document filings
necessary to defeat thisthreat," Hobart pointed out in urging clubs to
give serious thought tohelping out. ARRL has received club contributions
ranging from $50 to$2000. She promised to post a list of contributing
clubs on the ARRL Website <http://www.arrl/.org> this fall "as our way of
saying thank you."More information on BPL is available on the ARRL Web
site<http://www.arrl/.org/BPL>, including a video--available for
downloadingand showing at club meetings--that graphically demonstrates
theinterference radio amateurs would experience from BPL. There's
aPowerPoint presentation too. To help, visit ARRL's secure BPL
campaigndonation site
<https://www.arrl/.org/forms/development/donations/bpl/> ormail your
contribution to BPL Special Spectrum Defense Campaign, ARRL, 225Main St,
Newington CT 06111.* Past New Mexico SM Joe Knight, W5PDY, honored at
convention: Former NewMexico Section Manager Joe T. Knight, W5PDY, has
received the KnightDistinguished Service Award August 23 for his 27 years
of outstandingservice as an SM. The ARRL Board of Directors created the
award at itsJuly meeting and named it for Knight to recognize
"exceptionally notablecontributions" to the "health and vitality" of the
League by a sectionmanager. The presentation, by ARRL Rocky Mountain
Division Director WaltStinson, W0CP, occurred during the ARRL Forum at
the New Mexico StateConvention in Albuquerque. ARRL Club and Educational
Correspondent MargieBourgoin, KB1DCO, who represented ARRL Headquarters
at the convention,reported a full house at the forum and said Knight
received a standingovation. In creating the Award, the ARRL Board said
that Knight "hasdistinguished himself as a leader among leaders" who
often has "gone aboveand beyond the call of duty" by volunteering to
train and orient new SMs.Knight, stepped down July 2 because of ill
health. He's one of only a fewARRL Field Organization volunteers to have
served as an SM for more than20 years. For many years, Knight was a
regular participant in the annualARRL Headquarters workshops for new
section managers, at which he sharedhis leadership perspectives and vast
experience with newcomers.* Helen L. Grauer, N0BCI, SK: Helen Grauer,
N0BCI, of Wilson, Kansas, diedAugust 24 after a period of failing health.
She was 94 and the widow oflongtime ARRL Midwest Division Director Paul
Grauer, W0FIR, SK, whom sheoften accompanied to hamfests across the
division. The W0FIR call sign isnow held by the couple's son, Charles.
Helen Grauer was an ARRL LifeMember and had served on the board of the
ARRL Foundation for many years.Services will be held August 28, 10 AM, at
the Wilson United MethodistChurch. The family invites memorial donations
to the Wilson UnitedMethodist Church, Wilson, KS 67490, or to the Grauer
Scholarship Fund, c/oARRL Foundation, 225 Main St, Newington, CT
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