[LeArc] The ARRL Letter, Vol 21, No 36

[Tony Coniglio]

> ***************
> The ARRL Letter
> Vol. 21, No. 36
> September 13, 2002
> ***************
>
> IN THIS EDITION:
>
> * +ARRL President commends amateurs on September 11
> * +Amateurs remember September 11
> * +ARRL responds to implied threat to 222-225 MHz band
> * +Deed covenants bill gains additional adherents
> * +Ham radio-carrying rocket launch reset
> * +ARRL section managers complete workshop
> * +Stu Cohen, N1SC, joins ARRL HQ staff
> *  Solar Update
> *  IN BRIEF:
>      This weekend on the radio
>      Certification and Continuing Education Course registration
>      Correction/clarification
>      Hiram Percy Maxim Award presented in California
>      RS-12/13 appears dead
>      Oklahoma club celebrates 35th anniversary with special event
>      ARRL International DX Contest CW results now available to all
>
> +Available on ARRL Audio News
>
> ===========================================================
>
> ==>ARRL PRESIDENT ISSUES SEPTEMBER 11 STATEMENT
>
> ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, this week was among those noting the
> role of Amateur Radio in 9/11 as he marked the first anniversary of the
> September 11 terrorist attacks. In remarks posted to the ARRL Web site and
> delivered via a massive global repeater, Haynie commended the "dedication
> and perseverance" of the amateur community in responding in the wake of
> the attacks. He also vowed that ARRL would continue to look out for
> Amateur Radio as it faces competition for spectrum from commercial
> interests.
>
> "As a ham, I will remember it as the day that the entire amateur community
> stood proudly together and provided the only foolproof communications
> system," Haynie said. "Literally within minutes of the incidents, teams of
> amateurs were mobilizing to provide emergency communications within the
> zones. In metropolitan areas that no longer had phones or electrical
> power, local amateurs were heard handling vital information out of the
> region and assisting their fellow man."
>
> Haynie said hams don't always agree with one another, but in a crisis will
> put differences aside for the greater good, just as they did last year on
> September 11. And, he said, the ARRL will make sure that the story of
> Amateur Radio's personal sacrifices and contributions "does not go unsung
> in Washington."
>
> "The ARRL will continue to remind those who hold our fate in their hands
> to not get swallowed up by the commercial systems that failed on that
> fateful day," Haynie pledged. "While we do not expect excessive honor and
> acclaim, we should and do expect the protections that are required to
> provide this service."
>
> Haynie said the ARRL will continue help amateurs prepare for emergencies.
> "But as we all prepare," he added, "we at the League hope that you are
> never called upon again." The full text of his remarks has been posted on
> the ARRL Web site <http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2002/09/11/102/>.
>
> The Commemorative 9/11 Net effort was spearheaded by Len Signoretti,
> N2LEN. Scott Schmautz, WB2UZR, served as the net control. The linkup
> relied on either EchoLink or eQSO Internet software connections. The net
> logged more than 400 checkins in most or all 50 US states plus "a
> tremendous amount of international activity," Signoretti said.
>
> "We were pleased and surprised," Signoretti said of the turnout, which
> exceeded all expectations. He credited publicity on the ARRL Web site and
> elsewhere for attracting such a huge crowd. Originally planned to run
> about two hours, the net overshot that goal by more than 90 minutes.
>
> It was so touching for everyone," said Signoretti, who credited Bob
> Raymer, N2BR, Greg Germek, KC3MN, and John Powell, KG4LMU, for assisting
> as "sub net controllers." Signoretti and Johnny Davis, K5JD, worked in the
> background to make sure all the associated server hardware continued in
> operation.
>
> Signoretti said response to the net has been "tremendous," and he hopes to
> somehow make available audio of the entire network.
>
> ==>AMATEURS REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 11
>
> As they did a year earlier, members of the New York City Amateur Radio
> Emergency Service and Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (NYC
> ARES/RACES) activated September 11--this time to assist in the first
> anniversary observances. In addition, Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio
> Network (SATERN) members supported The Salvation Army's commemorative
> activities.
>
> Some 30 NYC ARES/RACES members assisted the American Red Cross and other
> organizations during the 9/11 commemoration activities--in some cases
> remaining on duty for more than 15 hours. Thousands of family members of
> those who died in the World Trade Center attacks were on hand for the
> remembrance at Ground Zero. ARES/RACES supplemented communication for
> memorial concerts and other commemorative activities in the five boroughs
> of New York City, whose residents were able to watch the lighting of an
> eternal flame in Battery Park on giant TV screens.
>
> "NYC-ARES installed K1RFD's EchoLink system to aid in communications from
> the Red Cross headquarters--a known RF black hole," said Mark Phillips,
> KC2ENI/G7LTT, who's the NYC ARES/RACES Public Information Officer. "We
> believe that this is the first such use of this technology." Phillips also
> expressed thanks to the Broadcast Engineers Amateur Radio Club for the use
> of its W2ABC repeater on very short notice.
>
> Security for the events was described as very tight. NYC ARES/RACES had to
> negotiate with the Secret Service, the FBI, the NYPD and the Port
> Authority Police Department as well as with the served agencies to be
> permitted to have radio equipment in the area.
>
> Greater New York SATERN Liaison Officer Jeff Schneller, N2HPO, reports
> that a "small but effective" SATERN operation successfully supplemented
> The Salvation Army's September 11 World Trade Center event. The team
> members used both Amateur Radio and GMRS units. Schneller singled out the
> efforts of Carlos Varon, K2LCV, and his wife Fran for providing radio and
> operational help at Salvation Army canteens.
>
> Schneller also expressed gratitude to the Electchester VHF Club and the
> Broadcast Engineers Amateur Radio Society for the use of their repeater
> systems, but he noted that most operation ended up being on FM simplex. He
> also thanked New York City District Emergency Coordinator Charles
> Hargrove, N2HOV, for having ARES operators available to support The
> Salvation Army.
>
> For his part, Hargrove expressed heartfelt thanks to all amateurs who came
> to New York City to help. "Your community will thank you for it when the
> need truly arises, as we saw last September 11," he said this week.
> "Without practice, we would have a tougher time of it." Hargrove urged all
> amateurs to join their local ARES organizations and become involved in
> emergency communication training and activities.
>
> The NYC ARES/RACES first anniversary activation honored the memories of
> the amateurs who lost their lives in the collapse of the World Trade
> Center's twin towers and the other victims. Amateurs who died included
> Steve Jacobson, N23SJ; Bill Steckman, WA2ACW; Michael Jacobs, AA1GO; Bob
> Cirri Sr, KA2OTD; Rod Coppola, KA2KET, and Winston Grant, KA2DRF.
> Additionally, Bill Ruth, W3HRD, died in the Pentagon attack.
>
> ==>ARRL RESPONDS TO IMPLIED 222-225 MHZ THREAT
>
> The ARRL has taken issue with a suggestion made in a non-Amateur
> Radio-related FCC proceeding to turn the 222-225 MHz amateur allocation
> over to commercial interests. In reply comments filed this month, the
> League urged the FCC to "do nothing" with the proposal of Data Comlink
> (DCL), a consortium of 20 electrical coops and allied companies.
>
> "ARRL presumes that the proposal by DCL for reallocation of the 222-225
> MHz band will not be seriously evaluated by the Commission, as it is well
> outside the scope of this proceeding," the League said in its September 5
> filing with the FCC. Until DCL raised the 222-225 MHz suggestion last
> month in its own comments in WT Docket 02-224, the ARRL had remained
> silent in the proceeding.
>
> DCL claimed in its comments that the amateur allocation at 222-225 MHz "is
> being underutilized" and that the band "would be much better utilized for
> commercial use."
>
> ARRL asserted that the band, far from being underused, "remains a critical
> VHF allocation" for amateurs. The League noted that the ARRL 2002 Repeater
> Directory--albeit not a comprehensive listing--lists 1690 repeaters
> throughout the US, indicating an even larger number of individual users.
> "Indeed the number of individual amateurs using this band has increased
> steadily since 1989, when the amateur allocation at 220-225 was reduced by
> 40 percent," the ARRL said, "and now much commercially manufactured
> equipment is available to amateurs."
>
> DCL had claimed that "only handfuls [sic] of individuals in the Amateur
> Radio Service even use this spectrum, while hundreds of thousands of
> potential commercial users wait with no alternatives." The League
> characterized as "invalid" DCL's arguments in favor of reallocating
> 222-225 MHz from the Amateur Radio Service and noted that the FCC earlier
> this year had set aside an additional 8 MHz of spectrum for Land Mobile
> Service operations.
>
> The League's reply comments in the DCL proceeding are on the ARRL Web site
> <http:// www.arrl.org/announce/regulatory/wt02-224/arrl-comments.html>.
>
> The ARRL has not commented in an unrelated Petition for Reconsideration
> filed by Warren C. Havens on behalf of himself and Telesaurus Holdings GB
> LLC, in which he holds a majority interest. Filing last month under PR
> Docket 92-257 and RM-9664, Havens is seeking to have the FCC reconsider
> its decision to auction certain AMTS spectrum and instead adopt his
> "Advanced Technology Land Infrastructure and Safety Service" (ATLIS)
> proposal. Under that plan, Havens wants to see 222 to 225 MHz reallocated
> from amateur to public safety use. His ATLIS plan proposes to share
> 902-928 MHz on which amateurs are secondary.
>
> ==>CC&R BILL HR 4720 ATTRACTS ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
>
> Five more cosponsors now have signed aboard HR 4720, the bill in Congress
> aimed at providing relief to amateurs faced with private deed covenants,
> conditions and restrictions--CC&Rs--in erecting antennas. The list is now
> up to 23 members of the US House of Representatives who have agreed to
> cosponsor the measure. It includes two amateurs--Oregon Republican Greg
> Walden, WB7OCE--one of the two original cosponsors of HR 4720 with Texas
> Republican Pete Sessions--and Arkansas Democrat Mike Ross, WD5DVR. Walden
> and Ross are believed to be the only Amateur Radio licensees in the US
> House of Representatives.
>
> Arkansas Section Manager Bob Ideker, WB5VUH, says he lobbied Ross to sign
> onto the bill after running into him while waiting for a plane in Little
> Rock. He credits the Fort Smith Amateur Radio Club with influencing
> Arkansas Republican John Boozman, to sign onto the bill as a cosponsor.
> Also new to the list are representatives Constance Morella (R-MD), Mike
> McIntyre (D-NC), Michael McNulty (D-NY), and Neil Abercrombie (D-HI).
>
> New York Democrat Steve Israel introduced HR 4720--the "Amateur Radio
> Emergency Communications Consistency Act"--on May 14. The measure would
> require private land-use regulators--such as homeowners' associations--to
> "reasonably accommodate" Amateur Radio communication consistent with the
> PRB-1 limited federal preemption. PRB-1 now applies only to states and
> municipalities.
>
> The list of HR 4720 cosponsors also includes Representatives JD Hayworth
> (R-AZ), Patrick Tiberi (R-OH), Patsy Mink (D-HI), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Rick
> Boucher (D-VA), Joseph Hoeffel (D-PA), John Duncan Jr (R-TN), Dennis Moore
> (D-KS), Charles Stenholm (D-TX), David Price (D-NC), Bob Schaffer (R-CO),
> Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Charles Taylor (R-NC), and Ralph
> Hall (D-TX)
>
> Visit the US House of Representatives Write Your Representative Service
> Web page, www.house.gov/writerep/ for information on how to contact your
> representative. The ARRL requests those writing or e-mailing members of
> Congress--whether or not they are supporting this legislation--to copy
> ARRL on their correspondence--via e-mail to ccr-bill@arrl.org or via US
> Mail to CC&R Bill, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111. Correspondents
> should include the bill number, HR 4720, as well as their name and address
> on all correspondence.
>
> For more information, visit the HR 4720, The Amateur Radio Emergency
> Communications Consistency Act of 2002 page on the ARRL Web site
> <http://www.arrl.org/govrelations/hr4720>.
>
> ==>AMATEUR RADIO-CARRYING ROCKET FLIGHT RESCHEDULED
>
> A group of Amateur Radio operators and amateur rocket enthusiasts hoping
> to make aerospace history this month will try again to put the first
> amateur rocket into space from the Nevada desert. The Civilian Space
> Xploration Team (CSXT) suborbital vehicle will carry several Amateur Radio
> payloads to assist in documenting that the rocket reaches an altitude of
> more than 60 nautical miles--which is considered to be "space."
>
> Avionics Manager and CSXT Program Co-Leader Eric Knight, KB1EHE--one of
> the hams involved--says a new launch window has been set. "We're very
> excited about getting the rocket up in the air," he told ARRL. This
> month's attempt will mark the third by the group. High winds scuttled a
> launch planned for late June, turning it into what Knight characterized as
> "a very expensive dress rehearsal." An attempt in 2000 got off the ground
> but just missed its mark.
>
> "The rocket will go up this time, Knight said, exuding confidence.
> "Technologically it's all ready to go." Additionally, he pointed out, the
> weather this time of year is more favorable, and the team has a broader
> launch window than it had during the June attempt. The group of space
> enthusiasts last month got final clearance for the September launch from
> the Federal Aviation Administration and the Bureau of Land Management.
>
> "We have a happy rocket," Knight said, noting that the team plans no major
> changes to the rocket that was set to go in June. As for potential
> problems, Knight says he can't foresee anything other than Mother Nature's
> failure to cooperate. One thing will be done a bit differently in that
> regard. The team had been taking its 40,000-foot weather data from a
> National Weather Service Web site. Now, it will use a radio-equipped
> balloon to measure the data real-time.
>
> A container in the rocket's nose will carry commemorative coins, business
> cards, US flags and mementos to commemorate the victims of September 11,
> Knight said. "We're proud to be doing that," he added. In addition, the
> rocket will carry some personal items plus a few photographs, including
> one of Knight in his younger rocketeering days, "to bring things full
> circle," he explained.
>
> A live color TV transmitter will transmit throughout the flight. "The
> images from space should be truly spectacular," Knight said. Much of the
> avionics aboard the vehicle is Amateur Radio technology, and many on the
> CSXT crew are avid hams.
>
> According to a team news release, its Primera rocket "is the most powerful
> amateur rocket ever created." (Primera Technology is a primary sponsor for
> the project and is helping with support and materials, Knight says.) At 17
> feet tall and weighing just over 500 pounds, the rocket will reach Mach 5
> (five times the speed of sound) in just 15 seconds. Moving at more than
> 3200 MPH, it will reach space in just a minute and a half. The team will
> recover the vehicle, which is designed to automatically break into two
> pieces. CSXT's founder and Program Director Ky Michaelson is calling the
> attempt "the culmination of years of work by a wonderful team."
>
> Among those on hand for the momentous launch will be Worcester Polytechnic
> Institute student Julia Cohn, KB1IGU, who--while still in high
> school--helped design and build some of the vehicle's avionics. She'll be
> taking a week away from classes to witness the launch. Her former high
> school electronics instructor and mentor, Chet Bacon, KA1ILH, and other
> students in Bacon's electronics classes also contributed to the project.
> Other amateurs involved include Rod Lane, N1FNE--whose garage and basement
> workshop were largely given over to rocket construction and
> integration--and Don Skinner, N1HWR.
>
> "We've got the whole team coming out, which was a logistical challenge in
> itself," Knight said.
>
> Funding has come largely from team members' pockets. Knight estimated the
> costs to date are approaching $100,000. Additional information, including
> a graphical overview of the rocket's planned flight into space, is
> available on the CSXT Web site <http://www.civilianspace.com>.
>
> ==>ARRL SECTION MANAGERS "CLASS OF 2002" COMPLETE WORKSHOP
>
> A dozen new or incoming ARRL section managers participated in a training
> workshop for SMs held September 7-8 at ARRL Headquarters. The primary
> purpose of the workshop is to explain the role of an SM within the ARRL
> field organization. Participants also share ideas and learn basic
> administrative, management, leadership, and motivational
> techniques--including working with served agencies.
>
> "SMs representing all parts of the country were able to discuss their
> individual experiences," said ARRL staffer Steve Ewald, WV1X. "The
> sessions allowed everyone to gain new ideas and discover potential
> solutions to common problems." Ewald, who's supervisor of the ARRL Field
> Organization/Public Service Team, served as workshop organizer and
> facilitator.
>
> ARRL membership recruitment and the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency
> Communications courses were among the topics addressed during the
> day-and-a half workshop. The ARRL Field and Educational Services staff
> served as hosts for the weekend sessions. The SMs also were able to meet
> with HQ staff members, tour the facilities and even operate from W1AW on
> Friday and Saturday afternoon.
>
> Section managers attending included Marshall Johnson, KK7CW, Oregon; Jeff
> Ryan, K0RM, Colorado; Kent Tiburski, K6FQ, San Diego; Hal Turley, KC8FS,
> West Virginia; Debbie Kirkbride, KA8YKK, Michigan; David Stevens, KL7EB,
> Alaska; Jim Sellers, K9ZBM, Indiana; Bob Beaudet, W1YRC, Rhode Island;
> Paul Gayet, AA1SU, Vermont; Terry Cox, KB4KA, Tennessee; Sherri Brower,
> W4STB, Southern Florida; and Rich Beebe, N0PV, South Dakota. Brower and
> Beebe officially begin their terms on October 1.
>
> The dean of ARRL Section Managers, Joe Knight, W5PDY, of New Mexico, again
> participated in this year's workshop to share his valuable perspective as
> a more than 25-year veteran SM.
>
> ARRL HQ staffer Jerry Hill, KH6HU, presented a Saturday morning program
> on the ARRL Amateur Radio Education and Technology Program ("The Big
> Project"), which he coordinates. Staff members Chuck Skolaut, K0BOG, and
> Leona Adams provided additional support. Thanks to ARRL staff member Scott
> Gee, WB9RRU, the SMs had a chance to visit and operate Maxim Memorial
> Station W1AW Saturday afternoon.
>
> Michigan's Kirkbride, who was appointed to her post just over a month ago,
> said she got a lot out of the SM workshop. "Having been in this position
> for all of five weeks, I can tell you that I not only learned a lot from
> the workshop, I also learned from the interaction of being with other
> section managers in my same position," she said.
>
> Addressing the group after the workshop, West Virginia's Turley said he
> looked forward to reading and hearing great things from the ARRL sections
> represented at this year's workshop. "With your enthusiasm, dedication and
> commitment, you will surely be successful in fulfilling the
> responsibilities of your SM positions," he said.
>
> ==>ARRL WELCOMES STU COHEN, N1SC, TO HEADQUARTERS STAFF
>
> ARRL's newest technical editor, Stuart A. "Stu" Cohen, N1SC, began his new
> duties September 3 at ARRL Headquarters. Formerly of Hillsboro, Oregon,
> Cohen fills the position vacated by the retirement of Paul Pagel, N1FB.
>
> Cohen says ham radio led him into an engineering career. "ARRL was
> responsible for my introduction to Amateur Radio during my formative
> years," he recalls. He's now looking forward to a new relationship with
> his early "mentor."
>
> A New York City native, Cohen has been a ham since 1954, when he got his
> Novice ticket (KN2IOC) at the age of 12. After earning his BS in
> electrical engineering from New York University, he was employed by the US
> Navy as a civilian engineer and worked on CW Doppler speed-measuring
> radar. That led to a move west and a job with NASA's Jet Propulsion
> Laboratory in Pasadena, California. "While there, I refined the landing
> radar system on the Surveyor spacecraft, the first US spacecraft to
> soft-land on the moon," he said.
>
> Cohen also professes a love of broadcasting and, after a stint as chief
> engineer at a California public TV station, he joined the ABC-TV's
> engineering department, serving for about 20 years as an engineering
> supervisor. Subsequently, he moved to Portland, Oregon, and became
> assistant chief engineer at a local TV station before going into business
> for himself as a broadcast engineering consultant.
>
> Now "back east," Cohen says it's "indeed an honor" to be on the ARRL
> Headquarters staff. On the ham radio side, Cohen enjoys "pounding brass"
> (that's CW for you newcomers) on the HF bands and building his own gear.
>
> ==>SOLAR UPDATE
>
> Propagation prognosticator Tad "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" Cook,
> K7VVV, Seattle, Washington, reports: The sunspot count remained fairly
> high this week, with numbers still bouncing around above 200. Average
> daily sunspot numbers rose nearly 15 points this week, and solar flux was
> up by 22. This has been quite an active week geomagnetically. Sunday,
> Tuesday and Wednesday were quite active, producing impressive auroral
> displays in northern latitudes. When this happens, polar HF propagation
> goes away or gets very weak. A year ago, average sunspot numbers were 34
> points higher, and solar flux was higher by nearly 42 points.
>
> For the next few days NOAA's forecast from the US Air Force shows
> planetary A index of 12, 12, 8 and 8 for Friday through Monday, with solar
> flux at 215, 220, 225 and 220. This forecast shows flux values dipping
> below 200 by September 22. The autumnal equinox is at 0448 UTC on
> September 23. This is a great time for DX, especially when the geomagnetic
> field is quiet.
>
> Sunspot numbers for September 5 through 11 were 225, 189, 180, 221, 194,
> 226 and 213, with a mean of 206.9. The 10.7-cm flux was 175.2, 178.1,
> 182.8, 191.6, 206, 220.5 and 216.1, with a mean of 195.8. Estimated
> planetary A indices were 10, 10, 45, 26, 10, 24 and 28, with a mean of
> 21.9.
>
> __________________________________
>
> ==>IN BRIEF:
>
> * This weekend on the radio: The ARRL September VHF QSO Party, YLRL Howdy
> Days, the Worked All Europe DX Contest (SSB), the North American Sprint
> (SSB) and the Tennessee QSO Party are the weekend of September 14-15. See
> the ARRL Contest Branch page <http://www.arrl.org/contests/> and the
> WA7BNM Contest Calendar <http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/index.html>
> for more info.
>
> * Certification and Continuing Education Course registration: Registration
> starts Monday, September 16, at 4 PM Eastern Daylight Time for the for the
> Level III (Advanced) Amateur Radio Emergency Communications (EC-003) and
> HF Digital Communications (EC-005) courses. Registration for both courses
> remains open through Sunday, September 22. Classes begin September 23. To
> learn more, visit the ARRL Certification and Continuing Education Web page
> <http://www.arrl.org/cce> and the C-CE Links found there. For more
> information, contact Certification and Continuing Education Program
> Coordinator Howard Robins, W1HSR, hrobins@arrl.org.
>
> * Correction/clarification: The article "Bass Booted?" in The ARRL Letter,
> Vol 21, No 35 (September 6, 2002), contained some incorrect and misleading
> information. The call sign of Nick Lance is KC5KBO (we inadvertently
> coupled his name with the call sign of his son, KC5SWM). Also, singer
> Lance Bass, now KG4UYY, met with students (at the Webster School) via a
> videoconference hookup, not in person as the article implied.
>
> * Hiram Percy Maxim Award presented in California: ARRL President Jim
> Haynie, W5JBP, has presented a plaque and a check for $1500 to ARRL 2001
> Hiram Percy Maxim Award winner Tamara Stuart, KF6RIV. A formal
> presentation of the prestigious youth award took place at the ARRL
> Southwestern Division Convention, held August 16-18. Established in 1936,
> the HPM Award goes each year to a radio amateur under the age of 21 whose
> Amateur Radio accomplishments and contributions are of the most exemplary
> nature. A graduate of Palm Springs High School, Stuart has experimented
> with radio wave propagation and antenna design and compiled an impressive
> list of science fair projects and technical presentations. She also has
> encouraged other young women to pursue nontraditional careers in
> engineering and science. A ham since 1998 she enjoys VHF and UHF. Stuart
> plans to pursue a career in engineering.
>
> * RS-12/13 appears dead: Jerry Brown, K5OE, reports he's received word
> from Russian sources that the RS-12/13 satellite is apparently dead. Word
> is that RS-12/13 went dark as a result of severe solar flare activity in
> July and August. Efforts are under way to restore the satellite, but hopes
> for success are dim, according to Brown's Russian acquaintances. RS-12/13
> were integrated into the COSMOS 2123 Russian navigation satellite,
> launched February 5, 1991. Beacons have not been heard since August 20.
> Information about RS-12 and RS-13 can be found on the AC5DK RS-12/13
> Satellite Operators page <http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html>.
>
> * Oklahoma club celebrates 35th anniversary with special event: The Tulsa
> Repeater Organization (TRO) will mark 35 years of  service to the Greater
> Tulsa area with a special event station September 14-15 weekend. Amateurs
> making contact with WA5LVT will receive a commemorative QSL. The TRO
> special event operation in Tulsa's Helmerich Park is open to the public.
> Earlier this year, Oklahoma Gov Frank Keating proclaimed June 17-23 as
> Amateur Radio Week in recognition of Amateur Radio's "value in public
> assistance by providing emergency radio communications and for these
> services they donate to the state." The club boasts some 150 members who
> volunteer in various public service activities such as the SKYWARN storm
> spotting network and works with various volunteer agencies, including the
> Red Cross, in times of disaster. TRO is a ARRL-affiliated Special Service
> Club. QSL to the Tulsa Repeater Organization, PO Box 1422, Tulsa, OK
> 74101-1422. Visit the TRO Web site <http://www.tulsahamradio.org>.
>
> * ARRL International DX Contest CW results now available to all: The ARRL
> has posted the results of the 2002 ARRL International DX Contest (CW)
> event, held last February 16-17. The results are now on the ARRL Web site
> <http://www.arrl.org/contests>. While some of the information--such as the
> search database and the log checking reports--is accessible only by ARRL
> members, nonmembers will be able to access a Adobe PDF document of the QST
> contest article--to be posted within the next few days--and the online
> Soapbox. ARRL Contest Branch Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND, says the ARRL
> International DX Contest 'phone results will be posted "in several weeks."
>
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