[PBARC] FW: The ARRL Letter, Vol 23, No 34

[E. Glenn Wolf, Jr.]

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The ARRL Letter
Vol. 23, No. 34
August 27, 2004
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IN THIS EDITION:

* +League seeks members' input on draft "bandwidth" petition
* +ARRL will take part in National Preparedness Month
* +Balloting to decide ARRL director, two vice directors
* +Coordinator adopts "all tone, all the time" repeater policy
* +On-air Maxim Birthday Anniversary celebration set
* +New Section Manager elected for Minnesota
* +Bruce Muscolino, W6TOY, SK
*  Solar Update
*  IN BRIEF:
     This weekend on the radio
     ARRL Certification and Continuing Education course registration
    +AMSAT Lab building is Hurricane Charley victim
     Site, host sought for fifth USA ARDF Championships
     Robert R. Adams, W8BKO, SK
     Alexanderson SAQ station now on UNESCO World Heritage List
     QCWA-suffix call sign to mark convention special event

+Available on ARRL Audio News

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==>ARRL SEEKS COMMENT ON DRAFT "BANDWIDTH" PETITION

The ARRL wants members' comments on a planned petition to the FCC seeking to
regulate amateur subbands by bandwidth rather than by mode. The ARRL Board
of Directors adopted the petition's guiding principle--to create a
regulatory environment more accommodating to newer technologies--two years
ago, and it wrapped up its review of a draft petition in late July.

"The main objective is to make appropriate provision for digital modes in
the HF amateur bands, while preserving amateurs' prerogatives to use the
traditional modes," said ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ. "Regulation by
Bandwidth" is the title of Sumner's "It Seems to Us . . ." editorial in
September QST.

The draft petition represents expert input from the ARRL Ad Hoc HF Digital
Committee. ARRL staff also provided an interim report, and the Board
reviewed a draft petition when it met last January. An ARRL Executive
Committee review followed. The EC decided to make a synopsis and explanation
of the petition available to ARRL members before it goes to the FCC.

"The regulation of emission modes in Amateur Radio Service allocations is a
limiting factor with respect to Amateur Radio experimentation," the petition
synopsis concludes. "It leads to attempts to put new technology into a
regulatory framework that was designed only to deal with older analog
emissions." To implement digital technologies, an underlying assumption of
the League's draft petition is to provide for an intermediate
bandwidth--between what's needed for the legacy CW and phone modes--in the
middle of certain bands.

As drafted, the ARRL's bandwidth petition would preserve double-sideband AM
unchanged, but it would stop short of opening the phone bands to digital and
other modes of the same bandwidth.

FCC rules now permit RTTY and data emissions throughout the HF CW subbands,
although informal agreements typically keep RTTY and data signals out of
those parts of the CW band generally used for CW. The ARRL's petition
proposes to limit bandwidth in the CW subbands to 200 Hz, which also will
accommodate data modes such as PSK31.

In addition, the League's proposal would limit bandwidth in the existing
"RTTY/data subbands" to either 500 Hz or 3 kHz, with phone emissions
specifically prohibited in certain subbands where 3 kHz would be permitted.
Under the proposal, these would include 3650-3725, 7100-7125, 14,100-14,150
and 21,150-21,200 kHz.

"The reason for this is to encourage the development of higher-speed data
communications in these subbands by preventing them from becoming de facto
'expanded phone bands.'" Sumner explained.

The new proposals take into account the ARRL's prior "Novice refarming"
petition to expand some HF phone bands, included in the FCC Notice of
Proposed Rule Making in WT Docket 04-140.

Amateurs typically won't have to be able to measure the bandwidth of their
signals, Sumner says, since the bandwidths proposed are more than sufficient
for "clean" signals using traditional HF modes.

The ARRL proposal would eliminate bandwidth restrictions in the 222-225 MHz
band--beyond a requirement to keep signals confined within the band.

Sumner encouraged ARRL members to review the synopsis of the petition and
the specific rule changes the League plans to propose
<http://www.arrl.org/announce/bandwidth.html>. Direct questions or
comments--favorable or otherwise--via e-mail <bandwidth at arrl.org>. ARRL
staff members will respond to any questions, while comments will be
forwarded to your ARRL division director. Members also are welcome to
comment directly to their ARRL directors <http://www.arrl.org/divisions/>,
also listed on page 15 in QST.

==>ARRL TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH

During September, the ARRL will be among dozens of organizations and
agencies participating in National Preparedness Month. "The Ready Campaign,"
produced by the Ad Council in partnership with the US Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), is aimed at making citizen preparedness "a priority for
every city, every neighborhood and every home" in the US. The League is an
official affiliate of Citizen Corps, a DHS initiative to enhance public
preparedness and safety. ARRL will combine its role in National Preparedness
Month--which starts September 9--with its own "Amateur Radio Awareness Day"
on September 18.

"The two events offer great opportunities for Amateur Radio to showcase its
valued service to the nation," said ARRL Field and Educational Services
Manager Rosalie White, K1STO. She encouraged ARRL-affiliated clubs and Field
Organization volunteers to use the occasion to set up public demonstrations
of Amateur Radio and to present or even demonstrate--under the banner of
National Preparedness Month--the free services Amateur Radio provides to
communities.

ARRL Club/Mentor Program Manager Norm Fusaro, W3IZ, suggests that while
displays should be informative, they also need to be neat and simple.
"This is also an excellent opportunity to recruit prospective hams for
licensing classes that clubs may be forming for the fall," he added. In
addition, ARRL encourages all Amateur Radio operators to have a family
emergency communication plan in place in case of an emergency, such as a
severe weather event. "Get Ready Now" brochures are available. Visit the
Ready.gov Web site <http://www.ready.gov> for more information.

On Amateur Radio Awareness Day, September 18, W1AW/90 will be on the air
from 10 AM until 10 PM Eastern Time with ARRL staff members, new Section
Managers in town for the annual Section Managers' Workshop and volunteers
from the Newington Amateur Radio League as operators. White encourages
amateur groups to invite public officials, representatives of served
agencies and first responders to visit their public displays to discuss
plans for their Simulated Emergency Test (SET), typically in early October,
or other drills.

Some clubs already have jumped on the National Preparedness Month/Amateur
Radio Awareness Day bandwagon, Fusaro notes--in some cases by taking
advantage of already scheduled events during September.

The Middletown Amateur Radio Club--W2MAR--in New Jersey will take part in
Middletown Day activities September 18 with a public ham radio display,
information table, traffic handling and ARES/RACES displays. The club
expects some 3000 visitors in town, including state and local officials.

In Illinois, Amateur Radio Awareness Day falls on the same weekend as the
three-day Peoria Superfest 2004 Amateur Radio and computer show. The Peoria
Area Amateur Radio Club will have an all-day demonstration at the Exposition
Garden Fairgrounds on September.

The Space Park Employees Association Amateur Radio Club (W6TRW) in Redondo
Beach, California, will have its emergency communications team (ECT) van at
the Northrop Grumman Space Technology open house September 18.

The ARRL has printed materials available for ARRL-affiliated clubs, ARES
groups and others to use for public exhibits and ham radio demonstrations.
Brochures may be downloaded free of charge from the ARRL Web site
<http://www.arrl.org/htdig/?method+and&words=brochure>. For a small shipping
fee, exhibit kits also are available. Contact Linda Mullally, KB1HSV,
<lmullally at arrl.org> to order.

The League also offers a sample news release
<http://www.arrl.org/pio/handbook/sample-news-release.html> that clubs and
groups can customize to help spread the word. More information about
National Preparedness Month or Amateur Radio demonstrations in general is
available from ARRL <clubs at arrl.org>.

==>TWO DIRECTORS TO STEP ASIDE; BALLOTING SET IN THREE DIVISIONS

Two members of the ARRL Board of Directors are not seeking new terms this
fall, and there will be an election to fill one of the vacancies.
Southwestern Division Director Art Goddard, W6XD, who's held the seat since
2002, announced earlier this year that he would not run for the
2005-2007 term. Rocky Mountain Division Director Walt Stinson, W0CP, also
has decided not to seek another term after serving since 1998.

"We will miss Art and Walt, who have contributed enormously to the League's
success during their tenures," said ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, who is
secretary of the Board of Directors.

Seeking to succeed Goddard is Southwestern Division Vice Director Tuck
Miller, NZ6T, of National City, California, who will face off against Dick
Norton, N6AA, of Topanga, California. A DXer and contester, Norton competed
at the 2002 World Radiosport Team Championship and is a pioneer in
computerized contest log checking.

Rocky Mountain Division Vice Director Rev Morton, WS7W, of Casper, Wyoming,
is unopposed to replace Stinson in the top job. Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT, of
Albuquerque, New Mexico, also had no competition in his bid to succeed
Morton. Mileshosky, who turns 25 in October, will be the youngest person in
recent memory to serve as an ARRL Vice Director. He was the 1999 winner of
the ARRL Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award.

Edward J. Stearns, AA7A, of Scottsdale, Arizona--a DXCC Honor Roll member
and past chair of the ARRL Contest Advisory Committee--is unopposed for the
Southwestern Division Vice Director's seat that Miller is vacating to run
for Director. Stearns and Miller faced off for the seat in 2001.

In the Southeastern Division, while 25-year veteran Director Frank Butler,
W4RH, faces no opposition for a new term, there is a contest for the
division's second slot. Incumbent Vice Director Sandy Donahue, W4RU, faces a
challenge from Southern Florida Section Manager Sherri Brower, W4STB, of
Vero Beach. Donahue, a former Georgia Section Manager who lives in Atlanta,
was elected in 2001.

In the West Gulf Division, Director Coy Day, N5OK, of Union City, Oklahoma,
has no opposition for a new term. Vice Director Dr David Woolweaver, K5RAV,
of Harlingen, Texas, faces a challenge from Doug Loughmiller, W5BL (ex-KO5I
and W5DAL), of McKinney, Texas. A past AMSAT-NA Board chairman and the
author of more than a dozen QST and QEX articles on amateur satellites,
Loughmiller's interests include VHF-UHF work, moonbounce and low-power
operating.

In the Pacific Division incumbent Director Bob Vallio, W6RGG, is unopposed
in his bid for a new term in his own right. The Castro Valley, California,
retiree took over the director's chair in February 2003 following the
unexpected and untimely death of Jim Maxwell, W6CF. Vice Director Andy
Oppel, N6AJO, of Alameda, California, also is running unopposed. He was
appointed in 2003 to replace Vallio.

Ballots in contested seats will be mailed by October 1 to all full ARRL
members in good standing in the three affected divisions as of September 10.
The votes will be tallied November 19 at ARRL Headquarters. Three-year terms
for successful candidates begin January 1.

==>REPEATER COORDINATOR OKAYS MANDATORY REPEATER TONE POLICY

The Southeast Repeater Association (SERA) Board of Directors has approved an
"all tone, all the time" policy for the repeaters SERA coordinates.
SERA provides voluntary frequency coordination for amateur repeaters in
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi
and parts of Virginia and West Virginia. The Board okayed a motion to amend
its coordination policy and guidelines to require CTCSS or DCS receive and
transmit tones on all new FM voice repeaters. Existing voice repeaters will
have until July 1, 2006, to comply. The SERA Repeater Journal reported the
move in its August issue. Repeater Journal Editor Gary Pearce, KN4AQ, said a
need to relieve interference complaints led to the Board's decision.

"The point is to stop the ongoing complaints and skirmishes between
co-channel neighbors running carrier-access repeaters," Pearce explained.
"The vote was unanimous, but SERA recognizes that tone isn't universally
popular nor is it a cure-all. And it causes new problems, particularly for
travelers."

South Carolina ARRL member Laurie Sansbury Jr, KV4C, would agree with Pearce
on that score. He also has taken issue with SERA's new policy and with
Pearce's Repeater Journal "SquelchTale" editorial, in which Pearce said he
had "little sympathy for the ham whose radio doesn't have a tone encoder"
and "Radios are cheap today."

"Not for the senior on a fixed income they're not," Sansbury retorted in an
e-mail copied to ARRL. "Not for a teenager--the future of ham radio--they're
not."

ARRL South Carolina Technical Coordinator Marc Tarplee, N4UFP, said he
believes an important consideration of SERA's tone policy is its potential
effect on emergency operations. "The Amateur Radio Service is expected to
provide emergency communications," Tarplee said. "How does broad CTCSS
implementation enhance or hinder our ability to deliver those
communications?"

SERA has no plans to automatically decoordinate repeaters that continue to
operate without tones, but "SERA would not entertain an interference
complaint from the owner of any repeater who chooses to remain carrier
access," the Repeater Journal said. If a carrier-access repeater owner
getting co-channel interference complains to the FCC, SERA would tell the
Commission that the complaining repeater's owner was opting to operate
outside the conditions of coordination. "SERA would expect that to be
interpreted as a 'no,'" the Repeater Journal report said.

"If a repeater owner wants to complain about interference, they'll have to
incorporate tone first," Pearce said.

==>AMATEUR COMMUNITY INVITED TO CELEBRATE MAXIM BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY

Members of the amateur community are invited to help celebrate the 135th
birthday anniversary of the League's co-founder and first president Hiram
Percy Maxim, W1AW, who was born September 2, 1869. ARRL Life Members and the
League's extended family of elected and appointed volunteers and officials
are eligible to identify by appending /135 to their call signs.
The complete eligibility list
<http://www.arrl.org/qst/2004/09/field-positions-135.html>(or see Sep QST, p
40) also includes ARRL Headquarters staff members as well as past and
present ARRL directors, presidents, vice presidents and honorary vice
presidents.

Maxim Memorial Station W1AW will be on the air for the 135th birthday
anniversary event. While W1AW has been appending "/90" to its call sign to
mark the ARRL's 90th anniversary, it will go with the /135 identifier during
the birthday celebration period.

The object of the 10-day event is to work as many HPM/135 stations as you
can. Putting at least 25 in the log will make you eligible for an attractive
certificate, designed especially for this occasion and endorsable in
increments of 25 contacts up to a maximum of 100 (but don't stop there).

The HPM/135 event begins at 0000 UTC on Thursday, September 2, and concludes
at 2400 UTC on Sunday, September 12. Stations may be contacted for credit on
any band or mode--including repeaters. HPM/135 stations transmit signal
report, appointment (or position) and name. All others transmit signal
report and name.

To obtain a certificate, submit a log extract including date, time, band,
call sign worked and exchange for each /135 contact. HPM/135 stations are
eligible for certificates too. Include your name, call sign and address and
indicate how many HPM/135 stations you worked.

Entries go to HPM/135 Celebration, c/o W1AW, 225 Main St, Newington, CT
06111-1494. Entries may be submitted on a floppy disk or CD in text format.
Include a check or money order for US$5, payable to ARRL. Entries must be
postmarked by October 16, 2004.

==>MINNESOTA ELECTS NEW SECTION MANAGER

The ARRL Minnesota Section will be getting a new Section Manager. Richard H.
"Skip" Jackson, KS0J, of Inver Grove Heights, received 646 votes to outpoll
Chuck Gysi, N2DUP, of Rochester, who got 332 votes. Jackson will succeed SM
Randy "Max" Wendel, KM0D, who has served as Minnesota's SM since 1993 and
did not seek another term.

First licensed in 1955, Jackson cites 40 years experience in technical
management and electronics among his primary assets. In recent years, he
says, his primary Amateur Radio focus has been on emergency communications
and public service. Jackson pledged during his campaign to appoint a
management team to help him to guide the section during his tenure.

The Minnesota SM slot was the only contested race in the current SM election
cycle. Incumbent SMs in eight other ARRL sections ran without opposition for
new terms. They are Betsey Doane, K1EIC, Connecticut; Doug Rich, W7DVR,
Idaho; Kent Olson, KA0LDG, North Dakota; Joe Phillips, K8QOE, Ohio; John
Thomason, WB5SYT, Oklahoma; Sherri Brower, W4STB, Southern Florida; John
Ellis, NP2B, Virgin Islands, and Scott Bauer, W2LC, Western New York.

Two-year terms for all successful candidates begin October 1. Since there
were no candidates for Puerto Rico SM, the League will resolicit nominations
for that position.

==>WELL-KNOWN QRPer BRUCE MUSCOLINO, W6TOY, SK

Bruce J. Muscolino, W6TOY, of Silver Spring, Maryland, died August 20. He
was 64. First licensed in 1956 as K8BAL and well-known within the low-power
operating (QRP) community, Muscolino was one of the founders in
1996 of the popular "Four Days in May" (FDIM) QRP convention and symposium
sponsored by the QRP Amateur Radio Club International (QRP ARCI) each spring
to coincide with Dayton Hamvention. He also was the first QRP contributing
editor to the ARRL Web site. "QRP with W6TOY" ran for a year in 1999 and
2000. In its first installment Muscolino maintained that QRP was just part
of the bigger picture of ham radio.

"I don't see QRP as special, just another fun mode; however, it really makes
you use the best parts of your equipment," he wrote.

One legacy of Muscolino's Web column is the QRP Kit Matrix
<http://www.arrl.org/news/features/1999/11/15/1/qrpkits.pdf> he developed to
offer readers a snapshot view of the equipment available to low-power
enthusiasts. He also authored a couple of antenna articles in QST and was a
regular contributor to the QRP ARCI's QRP Quarterly. Unfortunately, chronic
health problems often curtailed his ability to enjoy Amateur Radio and to
attend hamfests and conventions.

An ARRL Life Member, Muscolino played a significant role in the revival of
the Tuna Tin 2 QRP transmitter. After ARRL Laboratory Manager Ed Hare,
W1RFI, had located the original Tuna Tin 2 built by the late Doug DeMaw,
W1CER (later W1FB), at a hamfest, he called on Muscolino to restore it "to
its former glory," as W6TOY put it in his Web column.

Members of the QRP community--including some who had only corresponded with
Muscolino via the QRP reflector and had never met him--this week offered
words of praise.

"He was always very helpful to me and graciously offered his knowledge and
experience on a number of issues," said Ken Hoglund, KG4FGC, in a message to
the QRP reflector. Hoglund suggested that friends remember W6TOY by making a
memorial contribution to an ARRL fund
<http://www.arrl.org/development/memorial.html>.

Curt Milton, WB8YYY, who met Muscolino when he did a QRP presentation at a
Maryland hamfest, praised Muscolino's enthusiastic make-do approach. "He
also frequently reminded us, as a QRP subculture, not to distance ourselves
from other amateurs," Milton said.

Denny Payton, N9JXY, called W6TOY "a voice of experience who was always
there and always willing to help."

Well-known Cuban amateur Arnie Coro, CO2KK, said Muscolino several times
mailed him information on how to build low-cost QRP gear, carefully limiting
the required parts to what was available in Cuba. Coro said W6TOY helped
many QRP newcomers.

A service was held August 26 in Rockville, Maryland.

The QRP ARCI will hold the QRP SK Memorial Sprint
<http://2hams.net/ARCI/Memorial Sprint.htm> Saturday, September 4, from 1800
to 2100 UTC, CW only. The event will celebrate and honor "the QRP luminaries
who no longer answer CQs," the club's announcement said.

==>SOLAR UPDATE

Solar swami Carl "Seasons in the Sun" Luetzelschwab, K9LA, is subbing for
Tad Cook, K7RA, this week: Solar activity was at very low to low levels
throughout the entire August 20-26 reporting period. The largest X-ray flare
observed was a C2.8 flare on August 20. Solar activity is forecast to remain
at low levels over this weekend.

Geophysical activity over the period ranged from quiet to minor storm.
There were a couple of Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) observed toward the end
of the period, but these didn't appear to be Earth-directed.
Geophysical activity is forecast to be quiet over the weekend.

Based on the forecast solar activity and geophysical activity, we shouldn't
have any major surprises in propagation over the weekend.

Sunspot numbers for August 19 through 25 were 60, 85, 88, 102, 93, 55 and
60, with a mean of 77.6. The 10.7 cm flux was 120.6, 121.4, 120, 115.2,
109.5, 104.9 and 100.4, with a mean of 113.1. Estimated planetary A indices
were 7, 14, 17, 13, 7, 5 and 7, with a mean of 10. Estimated mid-latitude A
indices were 3, 9, 14, 8, 10, 3 and 3, with a mean of 7.1.

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==>IN BRIEF:

* This weekend on the radio: The Ohio and Hawaii QSO parties, the ALARA
Contest, the TOEC WW Grid Contest (CW), YO DX HF Contest, the SCC RTTY
Championship and the SARL HF CW Contest are the weekend of August 28-29.
JUST AHEAD: The All Asian DX Contest (SSB), the Russian RTTY World Wide
Contest, the Wake-Up! QRP Sprint, IARU Region 1 Field Day (SSB), RSGB SSB
Field Day, the AGCW Straight Key Party and the DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest
are the weekend of September 4-5. The Michigan QRP Labor Day CW Sprint is
September 6-7; the ARS Spartan Sprint is September 7 and YLRL Howdy Days are
September 8-10. See the ARRL Contest Branch page
<http://www.arrl.org/contests/> and the WA7BNM Contest Calendar
<http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/> for more info.

* ARRL Certification and Continuing Education course registration:
Registration for the ARRL RFI (EC-006) and Antenna Design and Construction
(EC-009) courses remains open through Sunday, August 29. Classes begin
Friday, September 10. Antenna Design and Construction students will, among
other things, learn about basic dipoles and the ground planes and how to
assemble combinations of these into more complex antennas. Students also
will learn about transmission lines, standing wave ratio, phased arrays and
Yagis. Students participating in the RFI course will learn to identify
various interference sources. Prospective C-CE students, please note: As of
September, the starting day for all C-CE classes, including Amateur Radio
Emergency Communication courses, will move from Tuesday to Friday.
To learn more, visit the ARRL Certification and Continuing Education Web
page <http://www.arrl.org/cce> or contact the ARRL Certification and
Continuing Education Program Department <cce at arrl.org>.

* AMSAT Lab building is Hurricane Charley victim: Structural damage to the
airport hangar housing the AMSAT Laboratory in Orlando--caused when
Hurricane Charley made its way across Florida August 13--has led authorities
to condemn the building. The storm, with winds of 100 MPH or greater, passed
directly over the Orlando Executive Airport, which is home to the Lab. AMSAT
now must begin a search for a new facility to support development of the
Eagle satellite project. On the plus side, the Lab's equipment and inventory
are in good shape, and AMSAT members in the vicinity weathered the storm
with relatively minor damage. On the minus side, AMSAT has little time to
move out and find temporary storage for its belongings so the building can
be razed, and its insurance does not cover the costs of temporary storage or
moving to another facility. AMSAT--a
501(c)(3) organization--invites tax-deductible donations to its "Hurricane
Fund" to get the AMSAT Lab back in operation as soon as possible
<http://www.amsat.org>. Photos by Lou McFadin, W5DID, are on the AMSAT Web
site <http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/lab/>.--Rick Hambly, W2GPS, via AMSAT
News Service

* Site, host sought for fifth USA ARDF Championships: ARRL Amateur Radio
Direction Finding (ARDF) Coordinator Joe Moell, K0OV, says the search is on
for a location and an Amateur Radio club to play host for the fifth annual
USA ARDF Championships next year. "If your club is interested in hosting
this event in the summer of 2005, I need to hear from you by September 15,"
Moell said this week. "If your club has ever hosted a large hamfest or ARRL
Division Convention, it probably has the necessary resources to host the USA
ARDF Championships." He says it's also important that those heading up the
event committee be knowledgeable about the rules of ARDF competitions.
Beyond having suitable sites for 2-meter and 80-meter ARDF--or
foxhunting--courses, there's a lot to consider, including insurance, a Web
site, registration, housing, meeting rooms, handling and accounting for
funds, awards, T-shirts, transportation, meals, and officiating. For more
details about the USA ARDF Championships, visit Moell's Homing In Web site
<www.homingin.com>. It has information on ARDF rules as well as reports on
previous championships and links to their sites. Moell <k0ov at homingin.com>
says he's also eager to hear from clubs that might consider hosting the USA
Championships in 2006 and later.

* Robert R. Adams, W8BKO, SK: Robert R. "Bob" Adams, of Columbus, Ohio, died
August 10, He was 87. ARRL Ohio Section Manager Joe Phillips, K8QOE, said
Adams made valuable contributions to emergency communications during his
many years as a radio amateur. "Bob in his quiet manner was a powerful voice
to emergency communications," said ARRL Ohio Section Manager Joe Phillips,
K8QOE. "Bob rewrote emergency communications, and his program in the 1950s
in Franklin County ARES served as model for the rest of Ohio."
For his work, Adams was named the first Ohio Ham of the Year in 1992, an
honor later renamed the Allan Severson, AB8P, Memorial Award. A well-known
DXer and ARRL member, Adams was a leader in metallurgical and nuclear
engineering projects for the US Department of Defense for 43 years.
Survivors include his wife, Jane, a daughter and a son. A graveside service
was held August 14.

* Alexanderson SAQ station now on UNESCO World Heritage List: Varberg Radio
SAQ at Grimeton, Sweden, has been added to the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List. The only
remaining pre-electronic transmitter for transatlantic work, SAQ is
maintained in perfect working order. On 2004 Alexanderson Day July 4, the
80-year-old 200 kW Alexanderson alternator--with its multiple-tuned
antenna--transmitted a celebration message on 17.2 kHz. The message was
copied in Europe and on the East Coast of the US. Return channels included
Amateur Radio station SA6Q at the Grimeton site and the Internet. UNESCO
said the 1920s-vintage radio station in southern Sweden is an exceptionally
well-preserved monument to early transatlantic wireless communication. The
site includes the transmitter equipment and its associated antenna system,
comprised of six 127-meter (approximately
417 foot) steel towers and staff housing. There's more information on the
SAQ Web site <http://www.alexander.n.se/>.--Carl Henrik Walde, SM5BF

* QCWA-suffix call sign to mark convention special event: Industry Canada
has authorized Quarter Century Wireless Association (QCWA) National Capital
Chapter 70 to use the special event call sign VE3QCWA from September 17
until October 17 in recognition of the QCWA International Convention October
15-17 in Ottawa. National Capital Chapter 70 is hosting the event, which is
open to all radio amateurs. QSLs for VE3QCWA go to Jim Dean, VE3IQ.

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