[Letter-List] The ARRL Letter for April 22, 2010

Thu Apr 22 16:07:42 EDT 2010

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            The  ARRL Letter

Published by the American Radio Relay League
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April 22, 2010

Editor: S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA <k1sfa at arrl.org>

ARRL Home Page <http://www.arrl.org/>ARRL Letter Archive
<http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/>Audio News
<http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/audio/> IN THIS ISSUE

- Hamvention®: Experience the ARRL EXPO at the Dayton Hamvention
- Hamvention®: Dayton Hamvention Organizers Announce Forum Schedule
- ARRL Web Site: Find Your Way Around the New ARRL Web Site
- FCC News: ARRL Files Reply with FCC over ReconRobotics' Opposition to
League's Petition for Reconsideration
- ARRL Foundation Awards Prestigious Goldfarb Scholarship to Kyle
Ebersold, KB1MNN
- ARRL Publications:  QEX -- The May/June Issue
- Solar Update
-  ARRL Field Day : ARRL Public Relations Committee to Host Field Day
Webinar
- This Week on the Radio
- W1AW News: W1AW Offers Code Practice, Bulletins via EchoLink
- ARRL Continuing Education Course Registration

==> HAMVENTION®: EXPERIENCE THE ARRL EXPO AT THE DAYTON HAMVENTION

 <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-expo-at-2010-dayton-hamvention>   On May
14-16, hams from all over the world will make their way to the Hara
Arena, located in Trotwood, Ohio for the 2010 Dayton Hamvention®. Held
annually since 1952, Hamvention is one of the largest Amateur Radio
gatherings in the world, and as we have been doing since 2005, the ARRL
will bring the ARRL EXPO -- a showcase of ARRL exhibits and activities
that celebrate the very best of Amateur Radio -- to thousands of radio
amateurs. ARRL staff will also present a number of exciting,
interactive forums throughout Hamvention weekend. Read more here
<http://www.arrl.org/news/experience-the-arrl-expo-at-the-dayton-hamvention>.

==> HAMVENTION®: DAYTON HAMVENTION ORGANIZERS ANNOUNCE FORUM SCHEDULE

 <http://www.hamvention.org>   One of the many highlights at Dayton
Hamvention® -- sponsored by the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA)
-- is the myriad of educational and fun forums that take place the
entire weekend at Hara Arena. DARA has coordinated 43 unique programs
that encompass nearly 80 hours of programs and activities for the
thousands of people expected to attend these programs. Hamvention, the
largest event of its kind, will be May 14-16 at Hara Arena in Trotwood,
Ohio. Please keep in mind that the schedule may change before
Hamvention. Read more here
<http://www.arrl.org/news/forum-schedule-announced-for-2010-dayton-hamvention>.

==> ARRL WEB SITE: FIND YOUR WAY AROUND THE NEW ARRL WEB SITE

By ARRL News Editor S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA

When the new ARRL Web site launched on April 13, we received an
overwhelming, enthusiastic response to it. But along with that, we have
also received a few questions on how to find certain features on the
new site. Click here
<http://www.arrl.org/news/find-your-way-around-the-new-arrl-web-site>
for a quick guide to find some of the more popular features, such as
the ARRL Periodical Archive Search and Logbook of The World, on the new
ARRL Web site.

 <http://www.arrl.org/images/view/News/ForgotPassword.JPG>   Have you
forgotten your password? You can easily get a temporary password by
clicking on the "Forgot Password?
<http://www.arrl.org/forgot-password>" link, located directly under the
log-in box at the top of the page (see photo). You can either request a
temporary password via e-mail (you must use the e-mail you originally
used to register for the previous ARRL Web site), or you may retrieve a
temporary password immediately by providing your user name (for hams,
this is usually your call sign) and your ARRL member ID number (found
on your QST mailing label). You must also provide either your call sign
or your last name. Click here <http://www.arrl.org/forgot-password> to
receive a temporary password.

 <http://www.arrl.org/images/view/News/YourFavorites.JPG>   We have
also received inquiries regarding the "Favorites" function on the new
Web site. Once you successfully log in to the Web site, you will see a
drop-down box that says "Your Favorites" right underneath your name
(see photo). Go to any page on the new ARRL Web site. Would you like to
find it in just one step? The "Your Favorites" feature will do just
that! When you are on the desired page, just click on the "Your
Favorites" drop-down menu, click "Add to Favorites" then click the "Go"
button. Now you have stored that Web

 <http://www.arrl.org/images/view/News/YourFaveSignIn.JPG>   page as
one of your favorites; each time you wish to go to that page, you can
just access it through the "Your Favorites" drop-down menu (see photo).

Of course, with a project as large as the new ARRL Web site, there are
still some bugs to be worked out. Our IT Department is busy fixing
them, so please know that we are trying to solve these problems as
quickly as possible.

==> FCC NEWS: ARRL FILES REPLY WITH FCC OVER RECONROBOTICS' OPPOSITION
TO LEAGUE'S PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION

   Following the ARRL's March 24 Petition for Reconsideration of the
FCC's grant of a waiver to permit the operation of a robotic video
device in the 430-450 MHz band, ReconRobotics filed an Opposition to
the ARRL's Petition, declaring that, among other things, the ARRL did
not follow proper procedure when submitting it. On April 16, ARRL
General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, filed a reply, asking the Commission
to "reconsider, rescind and stay the ReconRobotics waiver and the
effectiveness of the Order" in accordance with the ARRL's Petition for
Reconsideration. Read more on the ARRL's reply here
<http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-files-reply-with-fcc-over-reconrobotics-opposition-to-league-s-em-petition-for-reconsideration>.

==> ARRL FOUNDATION AWARDS PRESTIGIOUS GOLDFARB SCHOLARSHIP TO KYLE
EBERSOLD, KB1MNN

   The Board of Directors of the ARRL Foundation proudly awarded the
2010 William R. Goldfarb Memorial Scholarship to Kyle Ebersold, KB1MNN,
of Holland, Massachusetts. Kyle is a senior at Tantasqua Regional High
School in Fiskdale, carrying a 4.31 GPA. He was first licensed in
August 2005, holds a General class license and is a member of several
Amateur Radio organizations including the ARRL, the Hampden County
Radio Association and FISTS. He operates SSB, CW and PSK31 with most
contacts on 17, 20, 40 and 80 meters. Kyle's interest in ham radio
began in December 2004 when he received an SWL radio as a gift.
Inspired by stories from his grandfather -- who operated in the 1960s
as a Novice -- Kyle was bitten by the bug! He plans to attend Bryant
University in Smithfield, Rhode Island where he will pursue studies in
business. Applications for the Goldfarb Scholarship and other ARRL
Foundation Scholarships are accepted each year beginning October 1 and
ending February 1 for the academic year that starts the following
August/September. Read more here
<http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-foundation-awards-prestigious-goldfarb-scholarship-to-kyle-ebersold-kb1mnn>.

==> ARRL PUBLICATIONS:	QEX -- THE MAY/JUNE ISSUE

   The May/June issue of QEX is coming soon, and it is full of
theoretical and practical technical articles that you won't want to
miss. QEX is the ARRL's "Forum for Communications Experimenters."
Published bimonthly, it features technical articles, columns and other
items of interest to radio amateurs and communications professionals.
The mission of QEX is threefold: To provide a medium for the exchange
of ideas and information among Amateur Radio experimenters; to document
advanced technical work in the Amateur Radio field, and to support
efforts to advance the state of the Amateur Radio art. QEX is edited by
Larry Wolfgang, WR1B. Subscribe to QEX today. Read more here
<http://www.arrl.org/news/qex-the-may-june-2010-issue>.

==> SOLAR UPDATE

   Tad "The early mist had vanished and the fields lay like a silver
shield under the Sun
<http://www.americanliterature.com/Wharton/EthanFrome/10.html>" Cook,
K7RA, reports: A haunting specter from the past -- a Sun with no spots
-- returned this week. As of Wednesday, we've seen seven days with no
spots, a quiet Sun unseen since early December. A spot may be emerging
in the solar northeast quadrant, and NOAA and USAF predict a rising
solar flux of 76, 78, and 78 for April 22-24, followed by 80 for nine
days, so perhaps this will turn around. Look for more information on
the ARRL Web site on Friday, April 23. For more information concerning
radio propagation, visit the ARRL Technical Information Service
Propagation page <http://www.arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals>. This
week's "Tad Cookism" brought to you by Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome
<http://www.americanliterature.com/Wharton/EthanFrome/EthanFrome.html>
(Chapter 8).

==>  ARRL FIELD DAY : ARRL PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE TO HOST FIELD DAY
WEBINAR

   The ARRL Public Relations Committee -- in conjunction with the
ARRL's Atlantic Division -- will host a "webinar" -- an interactive
Web-based seminar designed to facilitate communication between a small
number of presenters and a large remote audience using the Internet. On
Thursday, April 22 at 9 PM EDT, join ARRL Media and Public Relations
Manager Allen Pitts, W1AGP, along with ARRL Field Day Manager Dan
Henderson, N1ND, and members of the League's Public Relations Committee
as they tell you how to use ARRL Field Day to bring attention to
Amateur Radio in your area. Learn how to set up a Field Day publicity
calendar, invite elected officials and dignitaries, get proclamations
issued, post your Field Day event on local media outlets and community
bulletin boards, get audio and video PSAs on local radio and TV
stations, how to use newer social networks like Facebook and Twitter
and more to draw people to your Field Day event. Click here
<https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/932645064> to register for this
informative, interactive Internet meeting.

==> THIS WEEK ON THE RADIO

 <http://www.arrl.org/multimedia>   This week, the 10-10 International
Spring Contest, the SP DX RTTY Contest, QRP to the Field, the Florida
QSO Party and the Nebraska QSO Party are April 24-25. The SKCC Sprint
is April 28. Next week, the Microwave Spring Sprint (local time) and
the AGCW QRP/QRP Party are May 1. The 10-10 International Spring
Contest (Digital), the 7th Call Area QSO Party, the Indiana QSO Party,
the ARI International DX Contest and the New England QSO Party are May
1-2. All dates, unless otherwise stated, are UTC. See the ARRL Contest
Branch page <http://www.arrl.org/contests>, the ARRL Contest Update
<http://www.arrl.org/The-ARRL-Contest-Update> and the WA7BNM Contest
Calendar <http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/index.html> for more
info. Looking for a Special Event station? Be sure to check out the
ARRL Special Event Station Web page
<http://www.arrl.org/special-events>.

==> W1AW NEWS: W1AW OFFERS CODE PRACTICE, BULLETINS VIA ECHOLINK

   Audio from W1AW's CW code practices and CW/digital bulletins is now
available using EchoLink via the W1AW Conference Server "W1AWBDCT." The
9:45 PM ET phone bulletin is currently unavailable via W1AWBDCT. The
audio is sent in real-time and runs concurrently with W1AW's regular
transmission schedule <http://www.arrl.org/w1aw-operating-schedule>.
According to W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, this server is
currently at an experimental stage: "Since the server is located at
ARRL -- and uses the ARRL's Internet connection -- there may be an
issue as to how many users can connect to W1AWBDCT via EchoLink. The
current number of connections is set to 350. If the current system can
properly handle these connections without adversely affecting the
performance of the conference server, this number will be bumped up
higher." All users who connect to the conference server are muted.
Please note that any questions or comments should not be sent via the
"Text" window in EchoLink. Please send any questions or comments via
e-mail <w1aw at arrl.org>.

==> ARRL CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE REGISTRATION

   Registration remains open through Sunday, April 25, 2010, for these
online course sessions <http://www.arrl.org/courses-training> beginning
on Friday, May 7, 2010: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 1;
Antenna Modeling; Antenna Design and Construction; RF Propagation;
Analog Electronics, and Digital Electronics. To learn more, visit the
CEP Course Listing page <http://www.arrl.org/online-courses> or contact
the Continuing Education Program Coordinator <cce at arrl.org>.

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