[LeArc] The ARRL Letter, Vol 22, No 02

[Tony Coniglio]

> ***************
> The ARRL Letter
> Vol. 22, No. 02
> January 10, 2003
> ***************
>
> IN THIS EDITION:
>
> * +ARRL Board of Directors to meet in Connecticut
> * +FCC threatens amateur with revocation hearing
> * +French youngsters rendezvous with astronaut via ham radio
> * +New Jersey lawmakers honor Amateur Radio's 9/11 role
> * +KD5MDT to replace RV3FB on spacewalk
> * +New satellite gets OSCAR designation
> *  Solar Update
> *  IN BRIEF:
>      This weekend on the radio
>      ARRL Certification and Continuing Education course registration
>     +ARRL seeks Repeater Directory listings from coordinators
>     +Special event from former WCC to celebrate Marconi centennial
>      FCC to hold open commission meeting
>      California RACES team responds to gas leak
>      Maritime Mobile Service Network celebrates 35th anniversary
>      K6ZT elected president of engineering honor society
>
> +Available on ARRL Audio News
>
> ===========================================================
>
> ==>ARRL BOARD TO TAKE STRATEGIC TACK AT JANUARY MEETING
>
> The ARRL Board of Directors will mull options for the next cycle of League
> activities and deal with fiscal issues when it gathers January 17-18 in
> Windsor, Connecticut. With ARRL and International Amateur Radio Union
> (IARU) positions established for most pending FCC and legislative issues
> and for the upcoming 2003 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-03),
> the Board is poised to tackle strategic planning for the next three to
> five years as one of its top agenda topics.
>
> "We need to look at our basic assumptions," said ARRL Chief Executive
> Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ. "We will do what we have to do to ensure that
> Amateur Radio and the ARRL will be healthy 20 years from now." At the
> January meeting, the Board will consider recommendations regarding how
> strategic planning should be conducted later this year.
>
> Sumner said ARRL Board members also are interested in how the ARRL can
> stimulate the entry of prospective amateurs from among the adult
> population. Board members also want to explore ways to entice previously
> licensed individuals who have left the hobby to return to Amateur Radio.
> "There are a lot of new things out there, like PSK-31 and Internet linking
> that didn't exist a few years ago," he said. "We want to find a way to
> effectively get the word out to those who don't know that there are 28
> flavors of Amateur Radio now, not just vanilla, chocolate and strawberry."
>
> He pointed out that the ARRL Education and Technology Program--"The Big
> Project"--and the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
> program emphasize radio and science instruction for schoolchildren. Both
> activities are designed to yield long-term benefits for Amateur Radio from
> within the younger generation.
>
> The Board also will be asked to ratify the ARRL budget for 2003, which is
> expected to be the last year in a three-year period of planned deficit
> spending. With the League's Development Office firmly established and
> tapping into nontraditional revenue sources, the plan for 2003 is to
> greatly reduce the deficit compared to 2002 and to look toward again
> presenting a balanced budget in 2004, Sumner said.
>
> The Board also will hear from invited guests, including IARU President
> Larry Price, W4RA, and Radio Amateurs of Canada President Bill Gillis,
> VE1WG. In addition to reports from ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, other
> ARRL officers and standing committees, the Board is expected to hear from
> technical, ad hoc and advisory committees.
>
> Prior to the Board meeting, newly elected Great Lakes Division Director
> Jim Weaver, K8JE, and Vice Director Dick Mondro, W8FQT, will be at ARRL
> Headquarters January 14-15 for an orientation program.
>
> ==>FCC THREATENS NEW YORK AMATEUR WITH HEARING
>
> The FCC has told a Technician-class operator from New York to stay off 20
> meters or risk having to defend his license at a hearing. FCC Special
> Counsel Riley Hollingsworth wrote Alexander Sandbrand, N2NNU, of Yonkers
> December 12 notifying him that the FCC plans to designate his ham ticket
> for revocation and suspension proceedings if it learns of additional
> incidents of out-of-band operation.
>
> "This serves as notice that if you engage in any additional incident of
> out-of band operation, the Enforcement Bureau intends to designate your
> Amateur station license N2NNU for a revocation hearing before an
> Administrative Law Judge," Hollingsworth wrote, "and, further, that we
> intend to designate your Technician-class operator license for suspension
> for the remainder of the license term, August 26, 2011."
>
> An initial Warning Notice regarding alleged operation on the 20-meter
> phone band went out to Sandbrand in August 2001, but the FCC has reports
> that Sandbrand has operated on HF phone since then.
>
> "Information before the Commission indicates that on at least nine
> occasions subsequent to receipt of that warning letter, you operated out
> of band," Hollingsworth wrote. He cited reports that N2NNU had operated at
> various times on 20, 17, 15 and 10 meters between September 2001 and June
> 2002.
>
> Hollingsworth told ARRL that after the first Warning Notice, Sandbrand
> called him to complain that it wasn't fair that he had to pass additional
> examination elements to operate on HF phone. "I told him if he wants to
> operate on HF, he has to take the test like everybody else," Hollingsworth
> said.
>
> In the latest Warning Notice, Hollingsworth informed Sandbrand that the
> FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau will not process any upgrade
> applications from him until the matter is resolved. He said this week that
> he has not heard anything further from Sandbrand.
>
> ==>FRENCH STUDENTS RENDEZVOUS WITH ASTRONAUT VIA HAM RADIO
>
> Students at the Immaculate Conception Elementary School in Brest, France,
> spoke January 8 via Amateur Radio with US astronaut Don Pettit, KD5MDT. A
> member of the Expedition 6 crew, Pettit is the chief science officer on
> board the International Space Station. The contact was arranged by the
> Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program.
>
> Some 30 schoolchildren, their teachers and parents gathered in the room
> where the local Amateur Radio club had set up the satellite station. Once
> contact was established between NA1SS and ground station F6KPF and
> season's greetings exchanged, Pettit began answering questions, which
> included one asking if the crew celebrated Christmas in space. Other
> youngsters wanted to know about how the ISS was supplied with food and
> where the crew's drinking water came from. Pettit and his fellow crew
> members commander Ken Bowersox, KD5JBP, and Nikolai Budarin, RV3FB, will
> remain in space until March.
>
> "The signal was strong, and Don's voice sounded as if he was addressing
> the audience from the floor," said ARISS Vice Chairman Gaston Bertels,
> ON4WF. By the end of the pass, 18 questions had been asked and answered.
> Those on hand for the early-morning contact included the mayor of Brest.
> The event received radio, TV and print media coverage.
>
> Bertels reports that the 10 and 11-year-old pupils--students of Anne
> Jaouen--have been studying radio telecommunications throughout the school
> year with support from the Brest Amateur Radio Club. "Hands-on experience
> consisted of building a crystal radio set, and the children also have
> communicated from their classroom with French Amateur Radio stations,"
> Bertels said.
>
> The youngsters also were actively involved in preparing the questions for
> the ARISS contact. "They studied some basics of astronomy, made models of
> the solar system, showing lunar phases, the sky, the sun and the earth,"
> Bertels explained. "They also saw pictures taken on board the ISS and
> transmitted on television."
>
> In addition to the scientific side of space study, the children wrote
> poems on the theme and illustrated these with paintings--now decorating
> the walls of the school--that represent the adventure of space exploration
> and the planets, Bertels said.
>
> ARISS is an international program with support from ARRL, NASA and AMSAT.
>
> ==>NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE HONORS AMATEUR RADIO'S 9/11 ROLE
>
> The New Jersey Legislature has honored the role of Amateur Radio operators
> in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. On hand in
> Trenton to witness a joint proclamation December 12 were ARRL Hudson
> Division Director Frank Fallon, N2FF, Hudson Division Vice Director Steve
> Mendelsohn, W2ML, Northern New Jersey Section Manager Bill Hudzik, W2UDT,
> and Bergen County District Emergency Coordinator Mike Adams, WA2MWT, who's
> also a member of the New Jersey PRB-1 Task Force.
>
> "I would like to take this opportunity to commend you for your hard work
> and efforts," said Assembly Speaker Albio Sires. "During times of
> disaster, your group has displayed superior service and dedication to the
> safety of our citizens. I applaud the efforts of the independent radio
> operators and thank you for your selfless actions on September 11, 2001.
> Allow me to express my sincere gratitude for your participation with the
> New Jersey General Assembly on this day, December 12, 2002."
>
> On behalf of the amateur contingent, Hudzik thanked the 80 members of the
> Assembly. Among the cosponsors of the resolution was Assemblyman Matthew
> Ahearn, KB2PNN, a Democrat from Fair Lawn and sponsor of an Amateur Radio
> antenna bill, Assembly Bill 3065, in the Garden State.
>
> While in the state capital, the ham radio delegation took the opportunity
> to promote A3065, "The Amateur Radio Antenna Bill." The measure would
> codify the limited preemption known as PRB-1 into New Jersey's statutes.
> In addition, it would preclude local ordinances or regulations that
> effectively prohibit an antenna support structure of 70 feet or less above
> ground level exclusive of any antenna upon the structure. The measure has
> been assigned to the Housing and Local Government Committee chaired by
> Assemblyman Jerry Green (D-Plainfield). The text of the proposed
> legislation <http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/> is available on the New Jersey
> Legislature Web site. Search on "A3065" in the "Bill Search" engine.
>
> Ahearn will be seeking cosponsors in the New Jersey General Assembly and
> Senate. Interested New Jersey amateurs may contact him via e-mail
> <asmahearn@njleg.org>. Amateurs may contact their state lawmakers to
> express their opinions on the bill or to urge their cosponsorship. Visit
> the New Jersey Legislature page <http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/> and look
> under "Members--Find Your Legislator."--Michael Adams, WA2MWT
>
> ==>PETTIT TO SUB FOR BUDARIN DURING SPACEWALK
>
> International Space Station astronaut and Science Officer Don Pettit,
> KD5MDT, will fill in for Russian cosmonaut and Flight Engineer Nikolai
> Budarin, RV3FB, on a January 15 spacewalk or extra-vehicular
> activity--EVA. Pettit and Expedition 6 mission commander Ken Bowersox,
> KD5JBP, will spend more than six hours in space working on the ISS.
>
> "Pettit replaced Budarin because on-orbit medical data raised concerns
> among US flight surgeons responsible for medical certification of
> spacewalk activity," NASA said this week in a statement. "This decision
> does not affect Budarin's other on-orbit duties. Both NASA and the Russian
> Aviation and Space Agency have agreed to the personnel change for the
> EVA." NASA said that because of privacy concerns, no further information
> would be made public. Associated Press has quoted Russian space officials
> as saying that Budarin failed to meet US standards in tests on a
> stationary bicycle. Budarin, 49, is a veteran of eight spacewalks.
>
> AP quoted Russian officials as saying that they were aware of the
> "peculiarities" of Budarin's cardiovascular system and that he is healthy
> enough to do the spacewalk. Until US flight surgeons delayed it, the EVA
> was scheduled to take place last month.
>
> Pettit, 47, himself was a last-minute fill-in for Don Thomas, KC5FVF, who
> was pulled from the Expedition 6 crew because flight surgeons worried
> about his exposure to radiation in space. During the EVA, Bowersox and
> Pettit will continue outfitting the newly delivered Port One truss
> segment. Expedition 6 was launched aboard space shuttle Endeavour last
> November 23. The crew will remain aboard the ISS until March.
>
> The Expedition 6 crew also will be the first to not host any
> guests--either from Soyuz taxi missions or the space shuttle. Pettit has
> been filling some of his free time conducting casual QSOs from NA1SS on 2
> meters.
>
> ==>NEW SAUDISAT GETS OSCAR DESIGNATION
>
> A third satellite in the SaudiSat series has earned an OSCAR designation
> from AMSAT. SaudiSat-1C now will be known as SO-50. The Amateur Radio
> payload was successfully placed into orbit December 20 from Russia's
> Baikonur Cosmodrome by a modified Soviet-era ICBM. The German-made SAFIR-M
> Amateur Radio payload
> <http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2002/12/24/3/#German> went into orbit
> during the same launch, as part of the RUBIN-2 scientific satellite.
> SAFIR-M has been designated as AO-49. SaudiSat-1C is a project of the
> Space Research Institute of the King Abdulaziz City for Science and
> Technology (KACST) <http://saudisat.kacst.edu.sa/>, an independent
> scientific organization of the Saudi Arabian government.
>
> "On behalf of AMSAT-NA I wish to congratulate you and your associates at
> Space Research Institute of KACST on the successful culmination of this
> project and hope that amateurs all over the world will have an opportunity
> to use SO-50," said AMSAT-NA Board Chairman Bill Tynan, W3XO, in making
> the announcement this week.
>
> SaudiSat-1C follows by a little more than two years the launch of
> SaudiSats 1A and 1B. Now in a 650-km (400 miles) orbit, SaudiSat-1C
> carries several experiments, including a new Mode J FM amateur repeater.
> The downlink frequency is 436.775 MHz. The uplink frequency is 145.850
> MHz. A 67.0-Hz CTCSS tone is required for on-demand access to the
> satellite, which shares the same frequencies as AO-27 and SaudiSat-1A.
>
> Space Research Institute Director Turki Al Saud reports that the
> SaudiSat-1C repeater was activated and tested this past week. Its
> receiving antenna is a quarter-wave whip atop the spacecraft. The 250-mW
> UHF transmitter is coupled to a quarter-wave antenna on the bottom of the
> spacecraft. He said the repeater will be available to amateurs worldwide
> as power permits.
>
> AMSAT-NA President Robin Haighton, VE3FRH, has pointed out that
> SaudiSat-1C will require activation on each pass by a designated control
> operator. "A worldwide network of designated control operators is now
> being developed so that radio amateurs may begin using the satellite
> immediately," he said.
>
> For tracking, the NORAD identifier for two-line Keplerian elements is
> 27607.
>
> According to a report in Arab News
> <http://www.arabnews.com/Article.asp?ID=21335>, the new satellite is
> equipped with capabilities to provide "vital data" concerning weather
> conditions and oil exploration as well as to monitor the movement of
> vehicles in remote regions of Saudi Arabia.
>
> Turki Al Saud told AMSAT-NA that SaudiSat-1A (SO-41) recently has been
> used to conduct some tests and will return to service soon. SO-41 has been
> configured for FM voice repeater operation. SaudiSat-1B (SO-42) still is
> being used to conduct some experiments but could be made available for
> amateur use in the future.--AMSAT News Service; King Abdulaziz City for
> Science and Technology
>
> ==>SOLAR UPDATE
>
> Heliophile Tad "You Might As Well Be Walkin' on the Sun" Cook, K7VVV,
> Seattle, Washington, reports: After last week's big drop in activity,
> sunspots are back. The average sunspot number for this week was more than
> twice what it was last week, and average daily solar flux was up by more
> than 32 points. Solar flux is expected to rise over the next few days to
> 190 on Saturday and 195 on Sunday, peaking on Monday around 200. But
> helioseismic images show no major spots on the sun's far side.
>
> Right now we are inside a weak solar wind, and geomagnetic indices have
> been quiet since last Friday and Saturday. The planetary A index has been
> in the single digits, but is expected to rise slightly to 15 on Friday,
> and then drop back again.
>
> The recent variation in solar activity shows that there is still life in
> this sunspot cycle, although over time we should expect a downward trend.
> We have passed the longest night of the year, and this is a good season
> for lowband work on 160 and 80 meters, particularly when K and A index
> values are low. As the days get longer, the higher bands will improve as
> we head toward the spring equinox.
>
> Sunspot numbers for January 2 through 8 were 74, 108, 117, 128, 141, 199
> and 198, with a mean of 137.9. The 10.7-cm flux was 118.3, 137.6, 143,
> 148.1, 162.1, 163.2 and 173.7, with a mean of 149.4. Estimated planetary A
> indices were 8, 13, 13, 9, 7, 9 and 7, with a mean of 9.4.
> __________________________________
>
> ==>IN BRIEF:
>
> * This weekend on the radio: The North American QSO Party (CW), Hunting
> Lions in the Air, the East Asia 160/80 DX Contest, the Midwinter Contest
> (CW), the NRAU-Baltic Contest (CW and SSB are separate events), the
> Midwinter Contest (SSB) and the DARC 10-Meter Contest are the weekend of
> January 11-12. JUST AHEAD: The North American QSO Party (SSB), the ARRL
> January VHF Sweepstakes, the LZ Open Contest (CW), the Michigan QRP
> January CW Contest, and the Hungarian DX Contest are the weekend of
> January 18-19. 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.
>
> * ARRL Certification and Continuing Education course registration:
> Registration for the ARRL Level II Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
> (EC-002) and Antenna Modeling (EC-004) courses opens Monday, January 13,
> 12:01 AM Eastern Standard Time (0501 UTC). Registration will remain open
> through Sunday, January 19. Classes begin Monday, January 20. A new
> service now allows those interested in taking an ARRL Certification and
> Continuing Education (C-CE) course in the future to be advised via e-mail
> in advance of registration opportunities. To be included, send an e-mail
> to prereg@arrl.org. On the subject line, include the course name or number
> (eg, EC-00#) you'd like to take. In the message body, provide your name
> and call sign and the month you want to start the course. 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. [C-CE logo]
>
> * ARRL seeks Repeater Directory listings from coordinators: The deadline
> for repeater coordinating entities to submit repeater listing information
> for the 2003 edition of The ARRL Repeater Directory is Friday, February 7.
> According to League policy, the ARRL only accepts repeater listings from
> recognized frequency-coordinating bodies. "All information on repeaters
> intended for The ARRL Repeater Directory must come through a recognized
> repeater coordinating body," said Brennan Price, N4QX, who compiles and
> edits the annual publication for the League. "With the exception of the
> Pacific Insular Territories, the Canadian Territories, and Nunavut, there
> is currently a coordinator serving all parts of the US and Canada." Price
> urges repeater owners to provide their coordinators with updated
> information as soon as possible for inclusion in the 2003 edition. For
> more information, contact Brennan Price, N4QX, n4qx@arrl.org.
>
> * Special event from former WCC to celebrate Marconi centennial: Special
> event station WA1WCC will be on the air during "Marconi Week," January
> 11-19, from the former WCC Marconi-RCA-MCI shore station operations center
> in Chatham, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. Look for WA1WCC on or about 7.040
> and 14.040 MHz on CW and 7.260 and 14.285 MHz SSB. The event, sponsored by
> the WCC Amateur Radio Association, marks the 100th anniversary of
> Guglielmo Marconi's first successful wireless transmission between the US
> and Europe. A message was sent by the Marconi station in Wellfleet,
> Massachusetts, on January 18, 1903. By 1914, Marconi had built a new safer
> and more up to date station in nearby Chatham. The former WCC facility
> will be open to the public from 9 AM until 5 PM Eastern Time. Plans are
> under way for Marconi's daughter, Princess Elettra Marconi, to visit
> Chatham January 16. She is scheduled to visit another special event,
> KM1CC, at the former Eastham Coast Guard station on January 18. At one
> time, WCC was described as the busiest ship-to-shore station on the US
> eastern seaboard. The Chatham Marconi Maritime Center is sponsoring a
> series of educational events for the public during Marconi Week.--Chatham
> Marconi Maritime Center Inc newsletter
>
> * FCC to hold open commission meeting: The FCC will hold an open meeting
> Wednesday, January 15, at 9:30 AM in Washington, DC. The Meeting will
> focus on presentations by senior agency officials regarding
> implementations of the agency's strategic plan and a comprehensive review
> of FCC policies and procedures. Presentations will be made in four panels:
> Panel One consisting of the managing director. Panel Two consisting of the
> chiefs of the Enforcement and Consumer and Governmental Affairs bureaus.
> Panel Three consisting of the chiefs of the Office of Engineering and
> Technology, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and the International
> Bureau. Panel Four consisting of the chiefs of the Wireline Competition
> and the Media bureaus. The audio portion of the meeting will be broadcast
> live on the Internet via the FCC's Internet audio broadcast page at
> <http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio/>.--FCC
>
> * California RACES team responds to gas leak: The Huntington Beach,
> California, Fire Department called upon the Huntington Beach Radio Amateur
> Civil Emergency Service (RACES) group <http://www.hbraces.org> December 11
> after a natural gas leak occurred. Nine fire companies responded to the
> alarm. The Huntington Beach RACES team established a controlled net and
> initiated the RACES incident command system. Twenty RACES members
> responded to the incident command center at the scene of the leak, to the
> Huntington Beach emergency operations center and to a care and reception
> center for displaced residents. Tim Sawyer, WD6AWP, served as net control
> operator. Huntington Beach RACES Chief Radio Officer Steven Graboff,
> W6GOS--a physician--responded to the care and reception center and
> provided cellular, Amateur Radio, American Red Cross and fire department
> radio communication. RACES communications were utilized exclusively
> throughout the event, since as the city's cell phone system was not
> functioning. "Between the RACES communicators and the CERT [Community
> Emergency Response Team] shelter team, no additional city or Red Cross
> personnel were needed, and the incident was handled very well," said
> Huntington Beach Fire Department Emergency Services Coordinator Glorria
> Morrison, KE6ATG. "This is an example of how volunteers can be utilized to
> provide emergency services to the City of Huntington Beach at no cost and
> no drain to city resources." Other RACES members maintained radio watch on
> the net and prepared for a 12-hour deployment. Within 90 minutes, the fire
> department advised RACES that the problem was under control and the
> emergency was over, and residents were allowed to return to their homes.
> No injuries were reported. The Huntington Beach Fire Department Emergency
> Services Office administers the RACES team.
>
> * Maritime Mobile Service Network celebrates 35th anniversary: The
> Maritime Mobile Serice Network (MMSN) marked its 35th anniversary on
> January 3. The net now operates on 14.300 MHz. According to Bobby Graves,
> KB5HAV, the net's original purpose was to assist those serving in the US
> military during the Vietnam War. In its early years, the MMSN saw a lot of
> phone patch traffic. "Our primary purpose now is that of handling legal
> third-party traffic from maritime mobiles, both pleasure and commercial,
> and overseas deployed military personnel," said Graves, who serves as the
> nets schedule coordinator and Webmaster. He said the net also helps
> missionaries in foreign countries. The MMSN has grown from its original
> nine founding members to nearly 60 net control stations and relief
> operators. It's recognized by the US Coast Guard and has been instrumental
> in handling hundreds of incidents involving vessels in distress. During
> severe weather, the net also acts as a weather beacon for ships and relays
> weather warnings and bulletins from the National Weather Service and the
> National Hurricane Center. "The Maritime Mobile Service Network has a
> legacy of serving people and will continue to do so," Graves said.
>
> * K6ZT elected president of engineering honor society: ARRL Life Member
> Tom Rothwell, K6ZT, of Los Alamitos, California, has been elected
> president of Eta Kappa Nu <http://www.hkn.org/>, the national honor
> society for electrical and computer engineering. Rothwell was elected to
> membership in 1953 while attending the University of Southern California.
> He is a retired Hughes Aircraft Company group vice president and division
> manager. First licensed in early 1947, he spent three years in the US Air
> Force, much of it in postwar Japan, where he held the call signs J5AAL,
> J2AAL and JA3AA. (He won the CQ World Wide DX CW contest for Japan in 1948
> and the ARRL International DX Contest--Phone and CW--for Japan in 1949.)
> An Extra class licensee, Rothwell still enjoys chasing DX on CW. Founded
> in 1904, Eta Kappa Nu has some 100,000 members and chapters at more than
> 200 colleges with accredited curricula in electrical or computer
> engineering.
>
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