From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Fri Jun  1 16:58:01 2012
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:58:01 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] ARLX007 Take Part in the Annual
 On-The-Air Station Test from WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center
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SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX007
ARLX007 Take Part in the Annual On-The-Air Station Test from WX4NHC
at the National Hurricane Center

ZCZC AX07
QST de W1AW
Special Bulletin 7  ARLX007
> From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  June 1, 2012
To all radio amateurs

SB SPCL ARL ARLX007
ARLX007 Take Part in the Annual On-The-Air Station Test from WX4NHC
at the National Hurricane Center

The annual WX4NHC On-the-Air Station Test from the National
Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami will take place Saturday, June 2,
1300-2100 UTC (9 AM - 5 PM EDT). "The purpose of this annual station
test is to test all of our radio equipment, computers and antennas
using as many modes and frequencies as possible in preparation for
this year's hurricane season," said WX4NHC Assistant Amateur Radio
Volunteer Coordinator Julio Ripoll, WD4R. "This is not a contest or
simulated hurricane exercise."

WX4NHC will be on the air on HF, VHF and UHF, plus 2 and 30 meter
APRS. Suggested SSB frequencies are 3.950, 7.268, 14.325, 21.325 and
28.525 MHz, +/-QRM. Ripoll said that WX4NHC will mostly be on 14.325
MHz, but will make announcements when the station changes
frequencies. WX4NHC also will be on the VoIP Hurricane Net 1700-1900
UTC (IRLP node 9219/EchoLink WX-TALK conference node 7203) and on
South Florida area VHF/UHF repeaters and simplex. Stations looking
to participate in the annual station test may be able WX4NHC on HF
by using one of the DX spotting networks, such as the DX Summit
website.

Stations working WX4NHC exchange call sign, signal report, location
and name, plus a brief weather report, such as "sunny," "rain" or
"cloudy." Non-hams may submit their actual weather using the Online
Hurricane Report Form at,
http://www2.fiu.edu/orgs/w4ehw/WX-form1.html. QSL cards will be
available. QSL via WD4R and include a self-addressed, stamped
envelope. Do not send cards to the NHC. Due to security measures, no
visitors will be allowed at NHC during the test.

The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season began Friday, June 1 and goes
through November 30. According to the NHC, forecasters are calling
for a "near-average" hurricane season this year.
NNNN
/EX



From k2au at hotmail.com  Wed Jun  6 18:27:53 2012
From: k2au at hotmail.com (Mark Horowitz)
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 22:27:53 +0000
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] June QCWA EVERGLADES CHAPTER 69
	meeting
Message-ID: <COL105-W4229F4291FC97384E1CCF820D0@phx.gbl>


The June meeting of the Everglades QCWA Chapter 69 will be held on Saturday June 9th. , at 12 noon.   The meeting will be held at the 
China Buffet
2091 N.  University Dr
Sunrise
Tele # 954 5729018
 
The resturant is located on the northwest corner of N. University Dr  and Sunset Strip.
Guests and friends are welcome.
Hope to see everyone.
73,
Mark...K2AU   Sec. 		 	   		  

From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Thu Jun  7 20:55:26 2012
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:55:26 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] The ARRL Letter for June 7, 2012
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The ARRL Letter

June 7, 2012
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  * *+* /Silent Key/: Former "The World Above 50 MHz" Conductor Gene
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  * *+* ARRL Board of Directors Approves 9 cm Band Plan <#toc05>
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*+* Forecasters Calling for "Near-Normal" Hurricane Season

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina strengthened into a powerful Category 5 
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just hours after Katrina reached Category 4, with winds of 145 miles per 
hour, as it gathered energy from the warm water in the Gulf of Mexico. 
In this photo from NASA, Katrina is shown on its path toward the 
coastlines of Louisiana and Mississippi.

Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center are calling for a 
"near-normal" Atlantic hurricane season for 2012. In its initial outlook 
for the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season -- which began Friday, June 1 and 
runs through November 30 -- the National Weather Service's Climate 
Prediction Center (CPC) is calling for a 50 percent probability of a 
near-normal season, a 25 percent probability of an above-normal season 
and a 25 percent probability of a below-normal season. The 2012 
hurricane season began early when Tropical Storm Alberto and Tropical 
Storm Beryl both developed several days before the official start of the 
season, the first time since 1908 that two tropical storms developed 
early; the only other year with two storms so early in the season was 1887.

CPC forecasters say that there is a 70 percent chance of having 9-15 
named storms, of which four to eight could become hurricanes, including 
one to three major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5). These ranges do not 
represent the total possible ranges of activity seen in past similar 
years. Tropical systems acquire a name upon reaching tropical storm 
strength with sustained winds of at least 39 miles per hour. Tropical 
storms become hurricanes when winds reach 74 miles per hour and become 
major hurricanes when winds increase to 111 miles per hour. An average 
season has 12 named storms, including six hurricanes with three becoming 
major hurricanes. Read more here 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/forecasters-calling-for-near-average-hurricane-season>.

*+* Check Your Mailbox for the July 2012 Issue of /QST/

This July issue of /QST/ features an in-depth look at Solar Cycle 24. 
With its slow start, many feared Solar Cycle 24 might not be as active 
as previous cycles. But if you've been on the air in the last few 
months, you know that the higher bands are exploding with activity. 
Propagation guru Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, takes a look at the current 
solar cycle and lets readers know what they can likely expect in the 
coming years. So why not set aside a couple of hours, grab a snack and 
get ready to explore the July issue of /QST/.

When you think of dipole antennas, you probably envision a horizontal 
wire with a vertical wire hanging down from its middle. Jeff Brone, 
WB2JNA, couldn't put up a traditional dipole in his third-floor 
apartment, so played around with its configuration and came up with a 
new model. In his article "A Dipole Doesn't Have to Be Straight," he 
explains that even though some antenna is better than no antenna, just 
about any kind of antenna will work.

If you've ever wanted to try the new software-defined radios, but 
weren't too keen to give up your analog equipment, take note. Alex 
Schwarz, VE7DXW, has found a way to upgrade an older analog radio to an 
SDR at a low cost. In his article "SDR Upgrade for Analog HF Radios," 
learn how he created a software and hardware interface for different 
models of radios, produced a software package that can be used by 
developers to run on /Windows/-based platforms and used this software 
for the demodulation of USB, LSB and CW.

The ARRL EXPO at the 2012 Dayton Hamvention was a resounding success. 
With tons of exhibits within the EXPO -- including the DIY Stage, the 
Youth Lounge and DX activities -- the thousands of Hamvention goers were 
never bored. ARRL News Editor S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA, explores the 
fun that is Dayton in her article "ARRL EXPO at the 2012 Dayton 
Hamvention." In the upcoming digital edition of the July issue, /QST/ 
Technical Editor Joel Hallas, W1ZR, takes an in-depth look at the dozens 
of new products that vendors introduced this year at Hamvention. Look 
for the digital edition to be online in mid-June.

More than 30 years ago, the IARU offered a no-frills 20 meter CW 
transceiver, dipole antenna, headphones and a Morse code key to budding 
hams in Asia and Africa. In 2012, one of these transceivers, sent from 
ARRL Headquarters, found its way back to Newington. While its journey 
back to the US remains a mystery, /QST/ Editor Steve Ford, WB8IMY, tells 
the transceiver's story in his article "A Transceiver Comes Home."

ARRL Test Engineer Bob Allison, WB1GCM, takes a look at the Alinco 
DJ-G29T dual-band handheld transceiver in this month's Product Review. 
He says the rig "covers the 1.25 and 33 cm bands - a unique combination. 
With this radio, amateurs can access the 33 cm band without having to 
convert commercial service transceivers." /QST/ Technical Editor Joel 
Hallas, W1ZR, checked out the WaveNode WN-2d station monitoring system, 
saying that it "provides useful accuracy and a lot of flexibility in 
terms of what you can measure and how you can display it. I found it a 
useful tool and a good adjunct to my station."

Of course, there are the usual columns you know and expect in the July 
/QST/: Happenings, Hints & Kinks, The Doctor Is In, Short Takes, 
Technical Correspondence, How's DX and more. Look for your July issue in 
your mailbox. /QST/ is the official journal of the ARRL, the national 
association for Amateur Radio. /QST/ is just one of the many benefits of 
ARRL membership. To join or renew your ARRL membership, please see the 
ARRL Web page <https://www.arrl.org/join-arrl-renew-membership/>.

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June 3. He was 71. Zimmerman wrote the popular /QST/ column "The World 
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magazine during its five-year lifespan and was director of the CQ VHF 
Contest from 2000-2002. An ARRL Life Member, Zimmerman earned VUCC on 
six bands: 50, 144, 222, 432, 903 and 1296 MHz, as well as DXCC, Worked 
All States and Worked All Continents on 6 meters. He was an early 
proponent of -- and participant in -- aggressive contest log checking. 
Read more here 
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/ARRL in Action/: What Have We Been Up to Lately?

This feature is a concise monthly update of some of the things that the 
ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment -- which covers 
the month of May -- takes a look at the new digital edition of /QST/, 
the ARRL EXPO at the 2012 Dayton Hamvention, the League's response to 
the FCC's request concerning impediments to Amateur Radio, draft band 
plans for 13 and 33 cm, the results of the ARRL Video Contest, reports 
from the Official Observer Desk and more. Read more here 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-in-action-what-have-we-been-up-to-lately-46>.

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The ARRL Board of Directors has approved the new 9 cm band plan. View a 
larger image of the band plan here 
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The ARRL Board of Directors has unanimously voted to approve the 9 cm 
band plan, as presented by the ARRL UHF/Microwave Band Plan Committee. 
Earlier this year, the committee asked 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-seeks-comments-on-proposed-9-cm-band-plan> radio 
amateurs for comments on a proposed 9 cm band plan, explaining that the 
purpose of these band plans is to share information about how the 
amateur bands are being used and to suggest compatible frequency ranges 
for various types of applications. The committee also recognized that 
local conditions or needs may necessitate deviations from a band plan, 
and that regional frequency coordinating bodies may recommend 
alternatives for use in their respective regions. Read more here 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-board-of-directors-approves-9-cm-band-plan>.

*+* Papers Requested for ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference

Amateurs are invited to submit technical papers for presentation at the 
31st Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC 
<http://www.tapr.org/dcc>), to be held September 21-23, 2012 at the 
Sheraton Gateway Airport Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. These papers will 
also be published in the Conference Proceedings (you do not need to 
attend the conference to have your paper included in the Proceedings). 
The submission deadline is July 31. Please send papers to: Maty 
Weinberg, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111, or you can make your 
submission via e-mail <mailto:maty at arrl.org>. For more information about 
the conference, see the DCC website <http://www.tapr.org/dcc> or call 
972- 671-8277.

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Solar Update

The Sun, as seen on Thursday, June 7, 2012 from NASA's SOHO Extreme 
Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope 
<http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/realtime-update.html>. 
This MDI <http://soi.stanford.edu/> (Michelson Doppler Imager) image was 
taken in the continuum near the Ni I 6768 Angstrom line. The most 
prominent features are the sunspots. This is very much how the Sun looks 
in the visible range of the spectrum.

Tad "There's a fire starting in my heart 
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ckIulg1DfQ>" Cook, K7RA, reports: The 
average daily sunspot numbers increased about 60 percent during the past 
week (May 31-June 6), when compared to the previous seven days (May 
24-30). The increase was 48.5 points, from 81.9 to 130.4. The average 
daily solar flux was also up -- 18.6 points from 111.6 to 130.2. This 
increase in solar activity began June 1. On May 29, the daily sunspot 
number was 73, with four sunspot groups visible: 1486, 1488, 1490 and 
1492. On May 30, the size of groups 1486, 1488 and 1492 diminished, but 
1490 grew, and the sunspot number was 78. On May 31, sunspot groups 1486 
and 1488 disappeared, and new groups 1493, 1494 and 1495 appeared, but 
the daily sunspot number was still about the same, 76. On June 1, three 
new groups appeared -- 1496, 1497 and 1498 -- and the daily sunspot 
number jumped to 151. The next day the sunspot number was 113. On June 
3, sunspot group 1499 appeared and the sunspot number was 133. On June 
4, three more sunspot groups arose: 1500, 1501 and 1502. Groups 1490 and 
1492disappeared, and the sunspot number jumped again, this time to 155, 
the high for the week and the highest since May 14 when it was 156. 
Geomagnetic activity peaked on June 3, when the planetary A index was 
19, and the high-latitude college A index was 33. The activity 
continues, with the planetary A index on June 4-6 at 16, 17 and 17, and 
the predicted planetary A index for June 7-8 at 12 and 8, followed by 5 
on June 9-17. Geomagnetic activity is expected to increase again, with a 
predicted planetary A index on June 18-20 at 15, 12 and 8. For June 
21-25 a planetary A index of 5 is expected, followed by another peak at 
15 on July 1 and again on July 15. The predicted solar flux is 140 on 
June 7-9, 135 on June 10-11, 130 and 125 on June 12-13, 120 on June 
14-15, 115 on June 16-18, and 110 on June 19-26. The recent geomagnetic 
activity was caused by a coronal hole, an opening in our Sun's magnetic 
field, allowing solar wind to spew forth. Look for more on the ARRL 
website on Friday, June 8. 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" is brought to you by Adele's /Rolling in the Deep 
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*+* Martin Huyett, K0BXB, Wins May /QST /Cover Plaque Award

The winner of the May /QST/ Cover Plaque award is Martin Huyett, K0BXB, 
for his article "An AFSK Interface for Android Smartphones." 
/Congratulations Martin!/ The /QST / Cover Plaque award -- given to the 
author or authors of the best article in each issue -- is determined by 
a vote of ARRL members on the /QSTCover Plaque Poll web page 
<http://www.arrl.org/cover-plaque-poll>/ . Cast a ballot for your 
favorite article in the June issue today.

New QuickStats Poll Now Available on ARRL Website

Four new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page 
<http://www.arrl.org/quickstats> on the ARRL website. Let your voice be 
heard!

Questions in this month's QuickStats poll:

  * Have you ever operated on a microwave band (1.2 GHz and above)?
  * How long is your longest wire antenna?
  * What is your favorite way to read digital /QST/?
  * Do you own an RF spectrum analyzer?

Visit the QuickStats page <http://www.arrl.org/quickstats> and be sure 
to bookmark it in your browser. Results from this QuickStats poll will 
be published in the September 2012 issue of /QST/ on the QuickStats 
page, located in the rear advertising section of the magazine. Along 
with monthly poll results, /QST/ QuickStats offers colorful charts and 
graphs that highlight interesting Amateur Radio statistics.

This Week in Radiosport

/This week:/

  * June 8 -- NCCC Sprint Ladder
  * June 9 -- Portugal Day Contest; Asia-Pacific Sprint (SSB)
  * June 9-10 -- DRCG Long Distance Contest (RTTY); VK Shires Contest;
    GACW WWSA CW DX Contest; REF DDFM 6 Meter Contest
  * June 9-11 -- ARRL June VHF QSO Party
    <http://www.arrl.org/june-vhf-qso-party>
  * June 13 -- NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint; NAQCC-EU Monthly Sprint
  * June 13-14 -- CWops Mini-CWT Test

/Next week:/

  * June 15 -- NCCC Sprint Ladder
  * June 16 - ARRL Kids Day <http://www.arrl.org/kids-day>; Feld Hell
    Sprint; SARL Youth Day Sprint; AGCW VHF/UHF Contest
  * June 16-17 -- West Virginia QSO Party; All Asian DX Contest (CW);
    Ukrainian DX Classic RTTY Contest
  * June 17 -- WAB 50 MHz (Phone)
  * June 18 -- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest
  * June 21 -- NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint

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 
information. Looking for a Special Event station? Be sure to check out 
the ARRL Special Event Stations web page 
<http://www.arrl.org/special-event-stations>.

Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events

  * June 8-9 -- ARRL West Gulf Division Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/west-gulf-division-convention-ham-com-1>,
    Plano, Texas
  * June 9 -- ARRL Arkansas State Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/arkansas-state-convention>, Rogers,
    Arkansas; ARRL Tennessee State Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/tennessee-state-convention-2>,
    Knoxville, Tennessee
  * June 30 -- ARRL Eastern Pennsylvania Section Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/eastern-pennsylvania-section-convention-electronics-expo-firecracker-hamfest>,
    Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  * July 20-22 -- ARRL Montana State Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/montana-state-convention-78th-glacier-waterton-international-hamfest>,
    East Glacier, Montana
  * July 26-28 -- Central States VHF Society Conference
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/central-states-vhf-society-conference-1>,
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  * July 27-28 -- ARRL Oklahoma Section Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/oklahoma-section-convention-ham-holiday-2012>,
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  * July 27-29 -- ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/rocky-mountain-division-convention-2>,
    Bryce Canyon, Utah
  * August 3-4 -- ARRL Texas State Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/texas-state-convention-austin-summerfest-2>,
    Austin, Texas
  * August 3-5 -- Pacific Northwest DX Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/pacific-northwest-dx-convention-1>,
    Portland, Oregon
  * August 10-12 -- RAC National Convention 2012
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/rac-convention-2012>, Edmonton,
    Alberta, Canada
  * August 11 -- ARRL Ohio State Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/ohio-state-convention>, Columbus, Ohio
  * August 18 -- ARRL West Virginia State Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/west-virginia-state-convention-2>,
    Weston, West Virginia
  * August 18-19 -- ARRL Southeastern Division Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/southeastern-division-convention-huntsville-hamfest>,
    Huntsville, Alabama
  * August 19 -- ARRL Kansas State Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/kansas-state-convention-2>, Salina, Kansas
  * August 24-26 -- ARRL New England Division Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/new-england-division-convention-1>,
    Boxboro, Massachusetts
  * August 26 -- ARRL Western Pennsylvania Section Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/western-pennsylvania-section-convention-2>,
    New Kensington, Pennsylvania

To find a convention or hamfest near you, click here 
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests>.

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From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Sat Jun  9 12:05:56 2012
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:05:56 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Topband: 2012 Topband Most Wanted
	Survey
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Please feel free to pass this to your friends and clubs.  The more
participation in this survey the better.
Thanks
Bernie, W3UR

*Introduction*

Several DX Most Wanted Surveys are available worldwide. However, to our
knowledge, there exists a need for a Most Wanted Survey for 160 meters
ONLY. Such a survey will be useful to DXpedition planners in selecting
DXpedition destinations. This in turn will eventually provide you with
opportunities to add new entities to your log.

*2012 Survey*

The 2012 Survey is at http://survey.hamdocs.com/?sid=11389

We (Garry, NI6T and Larry, K8UT) initiated this survey for the 2011-2012
season and received submittals from several hundred North American and
European topbanders, but relatively few from the other continental
areas. Last year's results can be found at the link listed below.Several
DXpedition planners have already incorporated these results in their
planning.

For the 2012-2013 season, we expect increased participation by stations
in Japan and other Asian entities. We shall continue to seek submittals
from other continental areas as this survey becomes more established.

*You can help expand the scope of this survey!* The addressee list above
is our initial target group and is by no means complete. If you can
provide email addresses for additional national amateur organizations,
DX clubs and DX publications, we can spread the word and produce a more
complete survey. Particularly needed are South America, VK/ZL, Africa
and Asia. Send your info to Garry, NI6T, (garry at ni6t.com) and don't
worry about dupes.<garry at ni6t.com>

*How to use the Topband Most Wanted Survey*

The Topband Most Wanted Survey provides 160m DXers worldwide the
opportunity to specify which DXCC countries they "need". For the
purposes of this survey, "need" is defined by you, the DXer. Please fill
out both Part I - /Ham Contact Information/ and Part II - /Most Wanted
Entities/. Then press the Submit button. Your personal information will
NOT be shared with anyone. Please enter ONLY entities needed on 160
meters.

Please submit your needs list between now and August 31, 2012.
Modifications submitted after August 31, 2012 will be used for the
following year's survey. The results for 2012-2013 will be available in
September, 2012.

Thank you for your participation and Good DX on Topband!

Garry, NI6T and Larry, K8UT

/Link to Topband Most Wanted Survey 2011 results:/

http://www.k8ut.com/tiki-list_file_gallery.php?galleryId=
<http://www.k8ut.com/tiki-list_file_gallery.php?galleryId=12>

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From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Wed Jun 13 09:30:07 2012
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:30:07 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] QTH.COM Ham Radio Classified Ads: Ad#
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References: <4FD892C5.1030908@optonline.net>
Message-ID: <4FD895DF.1010906@bellsouth.net>

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From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Wed Jun 13 13:06:51 2012
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:06:51 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] =?windows-1252?q?From_New_Mexico_-_?=
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Message-ID: <4FD8C8AB.8060500@bellsouth.net>

Radio hams

RIO RANCHO OBSERVER-GARY HERRON
Radio hams

   Meet the Warrens, hams at heart. From left are Suzanne, Megan, 
Matthew and Richard.

Posted: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 12:00 am | Updated: 4:09 pm, Tue Jun 
12, 2012.

BY GARY HERRON
Observer staff writer | 0 comments

If amateur radio were to paraphrase Mark Twain, it?d be, ?The reports of 
my death are greatly exaggerated.?

No, the evolution of cell phones hasn?t killed off amateur radio.

In fact, ?hams? (amateur radio operators) have an advantage to cell phones.

As teenager Matthew Warren (K5CLS) explained it, in places where cell 
phone reception is intermittent or almost non-existent (he wasn?t 
referring to Rio Rancho?s City Center area and Cleveland High School), 
amateur radio can be a godsend ? and sometimes, key to ?God send help.?

Matthew?s family consists of ardent ham radio operators ? and it?s a 
four-generation deal, and probably destined to add a generation after he 
and his two sisters have grown up and have families of their own.

Their mother, Suzanne (KF5JMH), said her father, Fred Lete, known to ham 
radio operators as KC5IPK, has been into amateur radio for decades, even 
to the extent to building a ?repeater? on the crest of Sandia.

?As long as you can see the (Sandia) crest, you?ve got a signal,? says 
her husband, Richard (KF5JME), another ham. And Suzanne?s stepmother 
(KD5VPR) is also a ham.

The Warrens live in Corrales Heights, which is where Suzanne grew up and 
attended Rio Rancho Elementary, about 200 yards away. She attended 
Cibola High and graduated from Eldorado High School; Richard is a Del 
Norte graduate. The kids are home-schooled, and Matthew is a member of 
the JROTC group at Rio Rancho High School.

?We didn?t want to do it at first,? Matthew says of the hobby they all 
enjoy. But now, as a Boy Scout and someone dependent on communication, 
it?s been a blessing in disguise.

?It?s a way of communicating in emergencies,? said his sister, hoping, 
of course, that event never happens.

The family has a hot-air balloon and they make sure their chase crew is 
outfitted ? after being licensed ? with handheld radios.

With the home base unit conveniently located on a counter near the 
kitchen, Suzanne keeps an ear tuned to it in case her father is on the 
airwaves. Or, she?ll know when Richard, who works at a Presbyterian 
church in downtown Albuquerque, is on his way home.

?I think it?s more fun (than a cell phone),? she said. ?You don?t have 
to dial a number, you say your call-sign and, if someone (you want to 
talk to) is there, they?ll pick it up.?

It?s not as hard to get a license as it used to be. No longer do 
applicants have to know Morse Code, although you need to get 26 answers 
correct out of a 30-question test. Those studying for their test, 
though, often don?t feel comfortable until they know the answers to 300 
questions, of which only 10 percent will appear on their unique test ? 
Richard and Suzanne were tested on the same day and in the same room and 
faced different tests.

And instead of forking out big bucks for unsightly antennae and radios, 
many hams today use small, hand-held units that cost between $75 and $450.

Amateurs have access to frequency allocations throughout the radio 
frequency spectrum to enable communication across a city, state, 
country, continent, the world ? and even into space. Hams operate on 
what are known as amateur bands, radio frequencies reserved by the 
Federal Communications Commission for their use at intervals from just 
above the AM broadcast band all the way up into extremely high microwave 
frequencies.

Hams can play important roles in times of emergencies, when telephones 
and even cell phones can?t accomplish what one person on the mic can do 
on a large scale. Hams can take on the responsibility of being 
volunteers on a field leadership team and be prepared for a disaster.

For example, during Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee last year, 
the Amateur Radio Emergency Service provided open lines of communication 
for the American Red Cross, helping get important supplies to people in 
need.

As Irene neared landfall in late August, both the ARES and the New York 
City/Long Island American Radio Relay League supported the Red Cross by 
staffing the Emergency Operations Center and supporting shelters in 
Queens, Nassau County and Suffolk County, according to a story on the 
American Red Cross website. While not all shelters required onsite hams, 
volunteers were on standby to move their equipment at a moment?s notice.

Roughly a week later, when remnants of Tropical Storm Lee hit Central 
New York, HAM communications again played an important role as the Red 
Cross spread across the area, setting up 17 shelters in the first 24 
hours. One shelter that relied upon ham radio transmissions to 
communicate with the Binghamton disaster operations headquarters was 
filled with residents with special medical needs in Sidney, N.Y.

With operators having their own personal equipment ready to go, they are 
able to operate using non-commercial power. Hurricane Irene knocked out 
power ? and cell phone service ? for thousands of people in Nassau and 
Suffolk Counties, and Tropical Storm Lee caused similar outages 
throughout the South Central region.

Fire departments and the Red Cross may only have one or two frequencies 
on their radios; ham operators have access to thousands and thousands.

According to an estimate made in 2011, two million people throughout the 
world are regularly involved with amateur radio.

About 50 of them are in the High Desert club, Matthew said, noting that 
his sister used to be the youngest in the club. Now, there?s a 7-year-old.

Someday, though, the youngest Warren ? Yesenia, only 3 ? might be a 
member. At a recent club event, Yesenia wore a badge humorously 
designating her as ?KF5KID.?

You?ll? have a chance to meet this talkative group at Kids Day on 
Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Darling Tribes School, at the 
corner of Meadowlark Lane and Corrales Road.

It?s staged nationwide by the Amateur Radio Relay League and sponsored 
locally by the High Desert Amateur Radio Club of Rio Rancho, of which 
the Warrens are members.

There will be free hot dogs and snacks and a handful of activities; 
people can learn about amateur radio and youngsters can talk to other 
kids almost anywhere in the U.S.

Matthew, a member of Boy Scout Troop 356, is working on an amateur radio 
merit badge, and this is an opportunity for other scouts to do likewise. 
Adults ? and, of course, children ? can learn what it takes to obtain a 
ham radio license.

For more information, call Phil Darling at 239-5117 or visit the club?s 
website at nm5hd.com.


From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Thu Jun 14 18:15:10 2012
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:15:10 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] ARLB015 New Amateur Extra Class
	Question Pool Effective July 1
In-Reply-To: <20120614163020.761EB26FA83@bmail.arrl.org>
References: <20120614163020.761EB26FA83@bmail.arrl.org>
Message-ID: <4FDA626E.6060206@bellsouth.net>


SB QST @ ARL $ARLB015
ARLB015 New Amateur Extra Class Question Pool Effective July 1

ZCZC AG16
QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 15  ARLB015
> From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  June 14, 2012
To all radio amateurs

SB QST ARL ARLB015
ARLB015 New Amateur Extra Class Question Pool Effective July 1

The new Amateur Extra class (Element 4) question pool -- released by
the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC)
in January 2012 -- becomes effective on Sunday, July 1. The current
Amateur Extra class pool expires on June 30, 2012 and cannot be used
after that date. This new question pool -- including graphics and
diagrams -- will remain valid until June 30, 2016. The new Amateur
Extra pool contains 702 questions, from which 50 are selected for an
Element 4 examination. As of June 13, three questions -- E1D09,
E2A14 and E6E10 -- have been removed from the new pool. The current
Technician class question pool that became effective July 1, 2010 is
valid through June 30, 2014. The current General class pool that
became effective July 1, 2011 is valid until June 30, 2015.
NNNN
/EX



From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Thu Jun 14 18:15:39 2012
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:15:39 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] BBSO Solar Activity Warning
	14-JUN-2012 15:46:40 UT
In-Reply-To: <201206141548.q5EFmnZE020523@noisy.bbso.njit.edu>
References: <201206141548.q5EFmnZE020523@noisy.bbso.njit.edu>
Message-ID: <4FDA628B.6020705@bellsouth.net>


Solar activity is moderate.  Region NOAA 11504 has produced
another long-duration M-class flare; an M1.3 which started
around 13:40 UT and is still in progress.  The region has
continued to grow in size and is now beta-gamma-delta class.
The trailing portion of the region is becoming more complex.
NOAA 11504, S17 E05 (X= -79,Y=-293). Beta-gamma-delta region. M-class flare
likely, X-class flare possible.
Position as of June 14, 2012 at 16:00 UT.




From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Thu Jun 14 18:22:47 2012
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:22:47 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Double CME Targets Earth
In-Reply-To: <LYRIS-775776-1713493-2012.06.14-16.23.44--bmarx#bellsouth.net@www.spaceweather2.com>
References: <LYRIS-775776-1713493-2012.06.14-16.23.44--bmarx#bellsouth.net@www.spaceweather2.com>
Message-ID: <4FDA6437.4010209@bellsouth.net>


Space Weather News for June 14, 2012
http://spaceweather.com

DOUBLE CME:  Active sunspot AR1504 is facing Earth and hurling coronal mass ejections (CMEs) in our direction.  A fast-moving CME that left the sun on June 14th is expected to scoop up another CME already en route and deliver a double-blow to Earth's magnetic field on June 16th.  Weak-to-moderate geomagnetic storms are possible when the clouds arrive.  Check http://spaceweather.com for images and updates.



From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Fri Jun 15 08:10:42 2012
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:10:42 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] The ARRL Letter for June 14, 2012
In-Reply-To: <20120615031125.04D7A27EE24@bmail.arrl.org>
References: <20120615031125.04D7A27EE24@bmail.arrl.org>
Message-ID: <4FDB2642.1050104@bellsouth.net>



If you are having trouble reading this message, you can see the original at:
http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/?issue=2012-06-14

The ARRL Letter

June 14, 2012
Editor: S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA <mailto: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/>

Ad <http://www.arrl.org/nladclick.php?n=al&i=2012-06-14&t=t>

  * + /ARRL Field Day/: Notify Your Neighbors about ARRL Field Day, June
    23-24 <#toc01>
  * + /ARRL Field Day/: W1AW Announces 2012 Field Day Bulletin Schedule
    <#toc02>
  * + Digital Edition of July /QST/ Available June 15 <#toc03>
  * + /FCC News/: Mignon Clyburn Renominated for New Term as FCC
    Commissioner <#toc04>
  * + /Getting Licensed/: New Amateur Extra Class Question Pool
    Effective July 1 <#toc05>
  * + Call for Nominations for ARRL Directors and Vice Directors for
    Central, Hudson, New England, Northwestern and Roanoke Divisions
    <#toc06>
  * + /ARDF Update/: Team USA Forming after USA ARDF Championships <#toc07>
  * Papers Requested for ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference
    <#toc08>
  * Solar Update <#toc09>
  * This Week in Radiosport <#toc10>
  * Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events
    <#toc11>

*+ Available on /ARRL Audio News <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news>/.*

+ /ARRL Field Day/: Notify Your Neighbors about ARRL Field Day, June 23-24

It's not too late to get information about your ARRL Field Day 
<http://www.arrl.org/fieldday> activities out to the public. ARRL Field 
Day -- the largest on-the-air operating event -- is the one of the best 
opportunities of the year for showing our Amateur Radio capabilities to 
the public. ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager Allen Pitts, W1AGP, 
notes that the ARRL has made many media materials available for local 
use: "Our visibility to the public is important in antenna, band 
preservation and texting issues, so we encourage you to use this 
opportunity to showcase what Amateur Radio can do," he said. Download an 
audio PSA <http://p1k.arrl.org/pub/pr/Field%20Day/> that can air on 
local radio stations. Send out a press release or invite your local 
officials 
<http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2012/2012-FD-PR-Info-V2.pdf> 
to your Field Day site. Send high-definition video files 
<http://p1k.arrl.org/pub/pr/> suitable for airing to your local 
television stations. Get more information on ARRL Field Day, including 
the 2012 ARRL Field Day logo and operating tips here 
<http://www.arrl.org/field-day>. Looking for a Field Day station near 
you? Find one here <http://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator>.

+ /ARRL Field Day/: W1AW Announces 2012 Field Day Bulletin Schedule

Stations active during ARRL Field Day -- June 23-24 -- are eligible to 
receive 100 bonus points for copying the special Field Day bulletin 
transmitted by W1AW (or K6KPH on the West Coast). You must include an 
accurate copy of the message in your Field Day submission. The Field Day 
bulletin must be copied via Amateur Radio; it will not be included in 
Internet bulletins sent out from Headquarters and will not be posted to 
Internet BBS sites.

W1AW will operate on the regularly published frequencies. The special 
PSK31 bulletin will be transmitted on the regular W1AW digital frequencies:

  * *CW frequencies*: 1.8025, 3.5815, 7.0475, 14.0475, 18.0975, 21.0675,
    28.0675 and 147.555 MHz.
  * *Digital frequencies* (includes PSK31 and MFSK16) using 45.45-baud
    Baudot: 3597.5, 7.095, 14.095, 18.1025, 21.095, 28.095 and 147.555 MHz.
  * *Phone frequencies*: 1.855, 3.990, 7.290, 14.290, 18.160, 21.390,
    28.590 and 147.555 MHz.

The Maritime Radio Historical Society's K6KPH will transmit the 2012 
W1AW Field Day message for the benefit of West Coast stations on 3.5815, 
7.0475, 14.0475, 18.0975 and 21.0675 MHz, CW only. The frequencies for 
K6KPH Digital (RTTY, BPSK31 MFSK16 and FEC AMTOR) will be 7.095 and 
14.095 MHz. Click here 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/w1aw-announces-2012-field-day-bulletin-schedule> 
for the complete schedule.

Ad <http://www.arrl.org/nladclick.php?n=al&t=i&i=2012-06-14&p=0>
+ Digital Edition of July /QST/ Available June 15

The digital version of the July /QST/ will be available to ARRL members 
on Friday, June 15. The digital version includes many features not 
available in the print version, such as:

  * An expanded look at the Dayton Hamvention^? (including a look at the
    many new products that were introduced).
  * Product Review videos on the Alinco DJ-G29T dual-band handheld
    transceiver and the WaveNode WN-2d station monitoring system.
  * Audio from "A Transceiver Comes Home," by /QST/ Editor Steve Ford,
    WB8IMY.
  * Links to the winning videos from the 2012 /QST /Video Contest.

Watch your e-mail inbox for a link to the digital edition of the July 
issue of /QST/.

+ /FCC News/: Mignon Clyburn Renominated for New Term as FCC Commissioner

President Obama has renominated Mignon Clyburn for a new term as FCC 
Commissioner.

On June 6, President Barack Obama announced that he will nominate Mignon 
Clyburn for a new five-year term as one of five FCC Commissioners. 
Clyburn, a Democrat, came to the Commission in August 2009, filling the 
unexpired term of Republican Deborah Taylor Tate, whose tenure as a 
Commissioner came to a close in January 2009. Clyburn's current term 
expires June 30, 2012. "In renominating Commissioner Clyburn, President 
Obama has made an outstanding choice for the Commission and for the 
American people," said FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. "As I know from 
working with her for the past several years, Commissioner Clyburn is a 
strong leader, focused on helping all Americans harness the benefits of 
broadband. I congratulate her."Read more here 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/president-obama-announces-nomination-of-mignon-clyburn-for-new-term-as-fcc-commissioner>.

Ad <http://www.arrl.org/nladclick.php?n=al&t=i&i=2012-06-14&p=1>
+ /Getting Licensed/: New Amateur Extra Class Question Pool Effective July 1

The new Amateur Extra class (Element 4) question pool 
<http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=358> -- released by the National 
Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC 
<http://www.ncvec.org/>) in January 2012 -- becomes effective on Sunday, 
July 1. The current Amateur Extra class pool expires on June 30, 2012 
and cannot be used after that date. This new question pool -- including 
graphics and diagrams -- will remain valid until June 30, 2016. The new 
Amateur Extra pool contains 702 questions, from which 50 are selected 
for an Element 4 examination. As of June 13, three questions -- E1D09, 
E2A14 and E6E10 -- have been removed 
<http://www.arrl.org/withdrawn-questions> from the new pool. The current 
Technician class question pool <http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=349> 
that became effective July 1, 2010 is valid through June 30, 2014. The 
current General class pool <http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=350> that 
became effective July 1, 2011 is valid until June 30, 2015.

+ Call for Nominations for ARRL Directors and Vice Directors for 
Central, Hudson, New England, Northwestern and Roanoke Divisions

The ARRL is governed by its Board of Directors. A voting Director is 
chosen by ballot by the full (licensed) members in each of the 15 ARRL 
divisions. Vice Directors -- who serve in the absence of the Director 
from a Board meeting and succeed to the position of Director should a 
vacancy occur -- are chosen at the same time. Elections are held in five 
divisions per year. It only takes 10 full members in a division to 
nominate a candidate for either office.

This fall, ARRL members in the Central, Hudson, New England, 
Northwestern and Roanoke Divisions will have the opportunity to choose a 
Director and a Vice Director for a three year term that starts January 
1, 2013. Beginning in 2012, ARRL members in Divisions where there are 
contested elections will be able to vote electronically. Members with 
valid e-mail addresses in their membership profiles will be sent 
instructions on how to vote by e-mail; members without e-mail addresses, 
or whose e-mails bounce, or who request a paper ballot, will be sent a 
ballot by postal mail as in the past. Read more here 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/call-for-nominations-for-arrl-directors-and-vice-directors-for-central-hudson-new-england-northweste>.

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+ /ARDF Update/: Team USA Forming after USA ARDF Championships

/By ARRL ARDF Coordinator Joe Moell, K0OV/

Stevie Van Skiver, VE7SMX, of New Westminster, British Columbia, comes 
up the finish corridor of the 2 meter contest. This is her second year 
attending the USA ARDF Championships. [Joe Moell, K0OV, Photo]

 From DXing to microwaves, nearly every facet of our hobby has its 
competitions. But there are no more ardent contesters than the ones who 
take to the fields and forests to see who can locate the greatest number 
of radio transmitters in the shortest time. They call themselves 
foxhunters, foxtailers, radio-orienteers and ARDFers. Each year, they 
come together from around the country to see who is best. Every two 
years, the best from each country gather to see who is tops in the 
world. The 12th USA ARDF (Amateur Radio Direction Finding) Championships 
took place May 30-June 3 near Mt Laguna, California. In September, the 
15th ARDF World Championships will get under way at the resort city of 
Kopaonik, in central Serbia. Standard rules and procedures of the 
International Amateur Radio Union govern these competitions. Read more 
here 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/ardf-update-team-usa-forming-after-usa-ardf-championships>.

Papers Requested for ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference

Amateurs are invited to submit technical papers for presentation at the 
31st Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC 
<http://www.tapr.org/dcc>), to be held September 21-23, 2012 at the 
Sheraton Gateway Airport Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. These papers will 
also be published in the Conference Proceedings (you do not need to 
attend the conference to have your paper included in the Proceedings). 
The submission deadline is July 31. Please send papers to: Maty 
Weinberg, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111, or you can make your 
submission via e-mail <mailto:maty at arrl.org>. For more information about 
the conference, see the DCC website <http://www.tapr.org/dcc> or call 
972- 671-8277.

Solar Update

The Sun, as seen on Thursday, June 14, 2012 from NASA's SOHO Extreme 
Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope 
<http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/realtime-update.html>. 
This MDI <http://soi.stanford.edu/> (Michelson Doppler Imager) image was 
taken in the continuum near the Ni I 6768 Angstrom line. The most 
prominent features are the sunspots. This is very much how the Sun looks 
in the visible range of the spectrum.

Tad "All for the love of sunshine 
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7ZLEQ3MCZA>" Cook, K7RA, reports: Solar 
activity was lower this week, although for the past few days, sunspot 
numbers and solar flux were rising. The average daily sunspot numbers 
declined more than 14.3 points to 116.1, while the average daily solar 
flux was off by 14.5 points to 115.9. There were five new sunspot groups 
this week: two each on June 9-10, and one more on June 13. The latest 
prediction has solar flux at 145 on June 14-16, 140 on June 17-18, 135 
on June 19-20, 120 on June 21, 110 on June 22-26, 105 on June 27-28, 
followed by a climb back to 120 on July 1-12. The predicted planetary A 
index is 5 on June 14-15, 8 on June 16-17, 10 on June 18-19, 8 on June 
20-21, and 5 on June 22-25. The next peak in geomagnetic activity is 
predicted for July 1-3, with planetary A index at 15, 12 and 10. Look 
for more on the ARRL website on Friday, June 15. 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" is brought to you by Hank Williams Jr's /All for the Love of 
Sunshine <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_for_the_Love_of_Sunshine>/.

This Week in Radiosport

/This week:/

  * June 15 -- NCCC Sprint Ladder
  * June 16 - ARRL Kids Day <http://www.arrl.org/kids-day>; Feld Hell
    Sprint; SARL Youth Day Sprint; AGCW VHF/UHF Contest
  * June 16-17 -- West Virginia QSO Party; All Asian DX Contest (CW);
    Ukrainian DX Classic RTTY Contest
  * June 17 -- WAB 50 MHz (Phone)
  * June 18 -- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest
  * June 21 -- NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint

/Next week:/

  * June 23-24 -- ARRL Field Day <http://www.arrl.org/fieldday>; His
    Majesty King of Spain Contest (SSB); Marconi Memorial HF Contest;
    Ukrainian DX DIGI Contest
  * June 27 -- SKCC Sprint
  * June 27-28 -- CWops Mini-CWT Test

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 
information. Looking for a Special Event station? Be sure to check out 
the ARRL Special Event Stations web page 
<http://www.arrl.org/special-event-stations>.

Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events

  * June 30 -- ARRL Eastern Pennsylvania Section Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/eastern-pennsylvania-section-convention-electronics-expo-firecracker-hamfest>,
    Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  * July 20-22 -- ARRL Montana State Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/montana-state-convention-78th-glacier-waterton-international-hamfest>,
    East Glacier, Montana
  * July 26-28 -- Central States VHF Society Conference
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/central-states-vhf-society-conference-1>,
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  * July 27-28 -- ARRL Oklahoma Section Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/oklahoma-section-convention-ham-holiday-2012>,
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  * July 27-29 -- ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/rocky-mountain-division-convention-2>,
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From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Fri Jun 15 09:19:04 2012
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:19:04 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] July 2012 QST - Digital Edition
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  * How's Solar Cycle 24 working for you? Learn what you can expect in
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    32 years.
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From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Sun Jun 17 20:24:35 2012
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 20:24:35 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Double CME Hits Earth, Sparks Auroras
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Space Weather News for June 17, 2012
http://spaceweather.com

As predicted, a double CME hit Earth's magnetic field on June 16th.  The impact strongly compressed Earth's magnetosphere, exposing geosynchronous satellites to solar wind plasma and sparking more than 24 hours of geomagnetic storms.  (The storms are still in progress as this alert is being written during the middle hours of June 17th.) In the United States, Northern Lights have descended as far south as Wisconsin, Washington, Minnesota, and the Dakotas.  Southern hemisphere observers are also reporting colorful aurora australis.  Check http://spaceweather.com for photos and updates.



From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Wed Jun 20 08:56:29 2012
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:56:29 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] The ARRL Contest Update for June 20,
	2012
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The ARRL Contest Update

June 20, 2012
Editor: Ward Silver, N?AX <mailto:rate-sheet at arrl.org>
/Contest Update/ Archive <http://www.arrl.org/contests/update/>
Contest Calendar <http://www.arrl.org/contests/calendar.html>
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IN THIS ISSUE

  * Head For the Hills - ARRL Field Day
    <file:///C:/Users/Ward%20Silver/Documents/Editing%20and%20Articles/Contest%20Update/Contest%20Update%20120620.docx#Contests>
  * Oh, Canada! - Canada Day Contest
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  * Arizona Outlaws W1AW
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  * Exiles Far From Main Street
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  * Packrats On Camelback Mountain
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  * Your Papers, Please - Contest and Antenna Forums
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  * Antenna Comparisons by VE7BQH
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  * While the Iron is Hot
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NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO

Field Days are like county fairs - there is often a little of everything 
ham radio and just about always something good to eat! Some are more of 
a rodeo and some are more like a picnic but you'll have fun, no matter 
what. Take the opportunity to invite a friend to come along and share 
your hobby, too!

BULLETINS

VE3 stations in this year's Field Day should */_ALL_/ *report "Ontario" 
as their section (ON or VE3 on CW and digital) The four new Ontario 
sections */_DO NOT_/* go into effect until September 1, 2012. The first 
event that will use the new sections is the 2013 ARRL CW Sweepstakes.

BUSTED QSOS

Minor discrepancies aside, nothing was seriously broken in the last issue.

CONTEST SUMMARY

Complete information 
<file:///C:/Users/Ward%20Silver/Documents/Editing%20and%20Articles/Contest%20Update/Contest%20Update%20120620.docx#Contests> 
for all contests follows the Conversation 
<file:///C:/Users/Ward%20Silver/Documents/Editing%20and%20Articles/Contest%20Update/Contest%20Update%20120620.docx#Conversation> 
section

*June 23-24*

  * ARRL Field Day
  * SARL Top Band QSO Party (Jun 21)
  * NAQCC Milliwatt Sprint--CW (Jun 21)
  * Worldwide EME Contest
  * His Majesty King of Spain--Phone
  * Marconi Memorial HF Contest--CW

*June 30-July 1*

  * Canada Day Contest
  * Ten-Ten Spirit of 76 QSO Party (Jul 2)
  * OK1WC Memorial Contest (Jul 2)
  * ARS Spartan Sprint--CW (Jul 3)

NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST

The Arizona Outlaws Contest Club <http://www.arizonaoutlaws.net/> (AOCC) 
will represent the ARRL as the Headquarters Station (HQ) W1AW/7 in the 
upcoming 2012 IARU HF Championship 
<http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-championship> on July 14-15. As the first 
ARRL affiliated club with only three years of history to represent W1AW, 
congratulations are due the AOCC and the Arizona Section. AOCC is 
setting up 12 primary stations signing W1AW/7, plus back-ups, across the 
entire state to give everybody a chance to work the ARRL HQ multiplier. 
(Thanks, AOCC President, Bob K8IA)
Richard K5NA (center) received a lifetime DX achievement award at the 
HamCom convention from ARRL West Gulf Division Director K5RAV (left) and 
South Texas Section SEC and good friend Tom N5TW. (Photo by K5OT)

You can "friend" the WRTC2014 community on Facebook 
<http://www.facebook.com/wrtc2014> as they assemble and organize this 
international event. "We will be posting photos and other information as 
we work toward WRTC2014. Please join the WRTC2014 fan page on Facebook 
and share the journey!" (Thanks, WRTC2014 co-chair, Randy K5ZD)

The Mount Airy VHF Radio Club <http://www.packratvhf.com/> established 
the Rover Recognition Award in 2005 to honor the efforts of rover 
stations in VHF, UHF and microwave contesting in memory of Bill 
Seabreeze, W3IY (SK). Congratulations to this year's recipient, John 
D'Ausilio, W1RT!**For many years John has been roving the grids on the 
East Coast and delivering hundreds of QSOs to other amateurs on the VHF, 
UHF and microwave bands. His well-equipped rover, dubbed the 
"Intergalactic Jitney," has substantial power and antennas for bands 
from 50MHz though 24GHz.

Dave W9ZRX reminds VHF+ contesters, "Please send me the Cabrillo File 
from your June VHF Contest operations. These are used to update the VHF 
Super Check Partial Database <http://www.k3lr.com/w9zrx/> counterpart to 
the excellent one for HF maintained by WA1Z."

VHF+ contesters should take note of the new 9 cm band plan 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-board-of-directors-approves-9-cm-band-plan> 
in which weak signal terrestrial legacy users are encouraged to move to 
3400.3-3401.0 MHz, as time and resources permit.

Nobody can resist doing a little roving when 6 meters is open - "What's 
your crib square?" (Photo from K7SS)

The AMSAT Field Day 2012 <http://www.amsat.org/> is open to all Amateur 
Radio operators and encourages the use of all amateur satellites, both 
analog and digital. Additional information about satellite operation 
during Field Day is also available on the website. (From the AMSAT 
bulletin ANS-162)

John K6MM wrote a little summary 
<http://www.nccc.cc/jug/2012/Jug12june.pdf> of the Dayton Hamvention's 
contest-related activities for the JUG - the Northern California Contest 
Club's monthly newsletter.

If you know someone having trouble with their subscription to the 
Contest Update (or any ARRL bulletin or newsletter), first check to be 
sure their email address is correct on their Member Profile. If all 
looks well, this process usually restores normal delivery:

- Log in to your ARRL profile <http://www.arrl.org/> at the top of the 
ARRL home page
- Click "Edit your Profile"
- Select "Edit Email Subscriptions"
- Uncheck (so that there is no check mark) "ARRL Contest Update 
(biweekly contest newsletter)"
- Click "Save"
- Return to "Edit Email Subscriptions"
- Check (so that there is a check mark) "ARRL Contest Update (biweekly 
contest newsletter)"
- Click "Save"

*Web Site of the Week* - Here is a list 
<http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Ten-Infamous-Islands-of-Exile.html?c=y&page=1> 
of ten fun islands for your next DXpedition! Just be sure you can come 
home again - unlike some of the more famous and unwilling inhabitants. 
(Thanks, Norman W9VQ)

WORD TO THE WISE

*/Safety/* - Field Day encourages lash-ups in the urge to "get 'er 
done." Don't let safety take a back seat to expedience - not at Field 
Day and not when doing antenna work at home. Taking the right approach 
to safety starts with the person looking back at you in the bathroom 
mirror - it's not found in books or regulations. My project engineering 
friend, Dave K5GN, recently suggested three basic rules:
#1 Work safely or not at all.
#2 There's always time to do it right.
#3 Always address risk, never do nothing about it.
Whatever your project - a wire dipole in a tree or a full-size Yagi at 
200 feet - make these rules the bedrock of how you and your team operate.

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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS


The Packrats <http://www.packratvhf.com/> took lots of photos for their 
annual June VHF Contest expedition to the top of Camelback Mountain. You 
can enjoy watching the labors of others in the June issue of their 
/Cheese Bits/ newsletter. While there, enjoy the monthly nibbles of 
history in the "Wayback Machine" column.

Tom K8CX has posted his gallery of Dayton 2012 photos 
<http://hamgallery.com/dayton2012/> online, accompanied by a detailed 
and interesting "recap 
<http://hamgallery.com/gallery/D/hamvention2012.htm>" of the biggest 
convention in ham radio. (Thanks, Tim K3LR)

Here are the Spurious Emissions (out of the) Band doing their version of 
famous tunes at the Contest Supersuite. Thanks to HQARadio for posting 
the video of it all. (Photo by W8WTS)

Tim also reports that Tom KB4HQA, recovering from his unfortunate auto 
accident, has posted the video <http://www.hqaradio.com/ctu2012> of The 
Spurious Emissions Band's Friday night adventures at the Crowne Plaza 
hotel as seen in the photo at right.

Each of us can promote ham radio using our different talents and here's 
a music video <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OidowSpbxJo> that takes a 
new approach to the usual issues of hams and their collections of good 
stuff! (Thanks, Paul NA4ZI)

Enjoy the craftsmanship of Paul WD7S' 8877-based auto-tune all-band 
amplifier <http://home.earthlink.net/%7Ewd7s/gallery-5a.htm>, 100% 
homebrew! (Thanks, Peter DJ7WW)

RESULTS AND RECORDS

The extended writeup by Nate N4YDU for the 2012 ARRL DX CW 
<http://www.arrl.org/contest-results-articles> contest should be online 
this week - look for special sidebars by K9LA on unusual 10 meter 
propagation and by VE7FO on the creation of a brand new operating team.

Today is the log submission deadline for the 2012 CQ WPX CW contest 
2012. There have been over 3500 logs received, but many logs are still 
missing. You can submit your Cabrilo-formatted log online 
<http://www.cqwpx.com/logcheck/> or by email <mailto:cw at cqwpx.com> and 
there is an ADIF file converter <http://www.cqwpx.com/adif/>, as well. 
Check the received log list <http://www.cqwpx.com/logs_received_cw.htm> 
to be sure your log was received. (Thanks, CQ WPX Director, Randy K5ZD)

Results of the 2012 French HF CW championship 
<http://concours.ref-union.org/contest/> are online. 832 logs were 
received and the SSB results are coming soon! (Thanks, Pascal F5LEN)

You can find everything at Dayton! Mark K6UFO even found what appears to 
be his video biography! (Photo by N?AX)

UBA HF Contest Manager, Marc ON7SS/OO9O reports that the results of the 
UBA SSB Contest 2012 are on-line 
<http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-results> now as well as the contest 
certificates 
<http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-results/contest-certificates>. Marc 
will send UBN (Unique-Busted-Not in Log) reports - contact him via the 
website and request the report for the call sign you used.

The results of the 2012 7th Area QSO Party 
<file:///C:/Users/Ward%20Silver/Documents/Editing%20and%20Articles/Contest%20Update/7qp.org>, 
the 7QP, are now available - mighty fast work! Plaques and certificates 
will go out within three weeks. (Thanks, Dick K4XU/N7XU and the 7QP 
admin team - K2DI & WS7N.)

Results for the 2012 Ontario QSO Party 
<http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/results/index.htm> are now posted, too. 
Certificates for all the winners are downloadable and plaque winners 
will be presented with their awards at the annual CCO meeting in August 
or sent by mail to those not attending. (Thanks, Bob VE3KZ)

Jay NS4J has posted the 2011 US Islands QSO Party results 
<http://www.usislands.org/results2011.html> and certificates are being 
printed. (Thanks, John WA4JA)

OPERATING TIP

No surprises! When you transmit your contest exchange, give the 
information in the order it is expected - the order in which the rules 
show it. While there may not be a required order, surprising the other 
station with out-of-order information makes for a slow rate and quick 
errors.

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TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION

Five excellent papers (by K4IQJ, K3TUF, K1KP, W2GD, K4ZA and K9LA) 
presented at the 2012 Dayton Antenna Forum are now available on the K3LR 
web site <http://www.k3lr.com/> by clicking "Dayton Antenna Summary 
2012". The equally good talks by W3LPL and W2GD at the 23rd Annual 
Dayton Top Band Dinner <http://topbanddinner.com/> are also available 
under "Presentations" to download their slides. Thanks, (Tim K3LR)

Jim W5IFP recommends the Isobar 
<http://www.tripplite.com/en/products/model.cfm?txtModelID=3950> solid 
RFI-filtered and MOV surge protector from Tripp-Lite. It has individual 
toroid filters on each line inside the metal box with additional filters 
are between the Stage 1 and Stage 2 outlets. Both the hot and common 
lines are individually filtered.

Here's an interesting story 
<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120601231558.htm> on the 
aurora and magnetic reconnection - always of interest to HF operators! 
(Thanks, Bill AI5I/G4NDH)

The article "An Inexpensive System for Power Line Noise Hunting" by 
George N4UA appears in the June issue of the Potomac Valley Radio Club 
newsletter <http://pvrc.org/Newsletters/jun12.pdf>. He uses an airband 
(130 MHz) receiver and tape-measure three-element Yagi for a inexpensive 
solution. George reports that folding up the elements acts as an 
attenuator for when close to the source.

DXpeditioner and globetrotter Franz DJ9ZB has released the 3rd edition 
of his encyclopedic /DX World Guide. /It's available from CQ 
Communications in both print form and on CD-ROM.

Another example of re-purposing something sold in higher volume at lower 
prices in a non-ham application was reported by Craig NM4T to hold up a 
portable antenna mast. "I use a speaker tripod that I bought on sale at 
the Guitar Center. These are great since they are designed to support 
heavy speaker units. And, most painter poles slide right into the top of 
the tripod assembly which also cranks up a few feet. If you buy the 
matching ballistic material carry bag--You also have a fine case that 
can be thrown into the car. The bag is big enough for 2 tripods, a 48" 
telescoping painter pole, some antenna components and accessories."

Cecil W5DXP has a nifty center-fed all-band dipole design 
<http://www.w5dxp.com/notuner.htm> that uses different lengths of 
transmission line to adjust the impedance at the transmitter end. This 
design works as a home or portable antenna. (Thanks, Dave W7AQK)

222 MHz has a lot to offer VHF+ contesters according to Jim KK6MC, 
"Noise is lower than on two meters, high gain antennas are easy to build 
and manage, and path losses are less than on 432. Activity is not as 
high as 6/2/70 cm but I have found it to be a very useful addition to my 
contesting station. For one thing, the QSO points are worth more and 
multiply the grids on the other bands. It is a great QRP band, you will 
probably get further from there with 222 MHz than either 144 MHz or 432 
MHz." Jim has used and likes the Elecraft XV222 
<http://www.elecraft.com/XV/XV.htm> and Down East Microwave, Inc. (DEMI) 
<http://www.downeastmicrowave.com/> transverters as good performers. For 
homebrewers, W1GHZ designed a 222 MHz transverter companion to the 
FT-817 <http://www.w1ghz.org/222xvtr/222.htm> and a low-power 
transverter for microwave IF called the miniverter-F 
<http://www.w1ghz.org/small_proj/small_proj.htm>. (DEMI provides some 
hard-to-find parts and a kit for the miniverter). Another option is the 
SignalBlox <http://www.signalblox.com/Original222_144xvtr.html> 100 mW, 
222 transverter kit.

How should you apply Prelube spray lube to your crank-up tower cables? 
George K6GT uses "a big plastic funnel and cut a lengthwise slot (about 
1/4" wide) in it, so that I could slip it over the cable. Then I hold 
the bottom of the funnel against the cable, I've got a low leakage (OK, 
pretty drippy) funnel whose spout is almost occluded by the cable. When 
I spray the lubricant, the overspray gets caught by the funnel and runs 
down onto the cable. It saves a lot of the lube, but not all."

Greg W8WWV has designed a homebrew rotator cage 
<http://www.seed-solutions.com/gregordy/Amateur%20Radio/Experimentation/RotatorCage.htm> 
for a sturdier mount on the top of MA-series tubular crank-up towers. 
This can also be adapted to mount rotators on poles and masts. (Thanks, 
Mike W4EF)

*Technical Web Site of the Week* - VE7BQH has just updated his 2 meter 
and 6 meter antenna comparison tables 
<http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/6mTable.htm> that include additional 
information on each antenna. The changes are explained by him along with 
links to both text and spreadsheet versions of the tables. (from AMSAT 
<http://www.amsat.org/> bulletin ANS-169)

CONVERSATION

While the Iron is Hot

Here in the Midwest we are looking right into the oven for Field Day 
with Missouri temperatures in the 90's predicted for Saturday. Checking 
around the country, most locations will also see the mercury rise into 
the 80's and 90's...damp Seattle is expecting fog and mid-sixties but if 
the coffee pot is on and loaded with espresso-ground French Roast, 
they'll make it through the night. The rest of you out there, grab your 
sunscreen and a portable fan, put on your best hamster-y tee-shirt and 
hat, fill the cooler with ice - are you ready for some Field Day?

Future Field Days on the Moon seemed reasonable enough for cartoonist 
W1ICD to pen this /QST/ cover in June of 1954. Where will we be operatin 
in June of 2060?

Not only will the weather be hot but so will the opportunity for 
lighting a fire in new and potential hams kindled by the attractions of 
our favorite avocation. Here's a hint - the digital modes are the 
easiest for a non-radio person to understand and learn, particularly 
those from the connected generations. Take advantage of their natural 
keyboard skills and show them how to work RTTY or PSK31. Point out how 
similar to texting it is. Once they get the hang of digital, voice and 
other modes come a whole lot easier because they'll understand the flow 
of things on the air.

No matter what door these folks come through - public service, weather 
watching, technical interests, radio-controlled craft, balloons, 
astronomy - they come to Field Day ready to learn and participate. So 
let them! Make sure they get an opportunity to play a part in everything 
from hauling on a rope to setting up the stations to operating and 
logging. It is /_your_/ job to reach out and welcome them into the 
tribe. Don't expect them to push their way in - would you feel 
comfortable doing that as a newcomer? If they spend the weekend on the 
periphery of the fun it's probably the last time you'll see them.

Let's assume the best - they came, they saw, they liked it! They want 
more! "When can we do this again?" is a common question. The right 
answer is NOT, "Well, um, sometimes we do Sweepstakes in November..." To 
a teenager, you might as well tell them the next contest is in the 22^nd 
century! Show them how to get to the 3830 score report web page 
<http://lists.contesting.com/_3830/> where claimed scores are posted 
right away - no matter that the final results aren't printed until 
December's /QST/. They can look at the Web on the smartphone in their 
pocket, you know. While they have that phone or tablet out, bring up DX 
Sherlock propagation maps <http://www.vhfdx.info/spots/map.php> and DX 
Summit <http://www.dxsummit.fi/>. Heck, why not bring a laptop and LCD 
monitor to run the live spotting and propagation maps in real-time all 
weekend? You'll have a crowd hanging around watching the show!

Have a plan already in place for someone to host a multi-op for new 
operators in the upcoming IARU HF Championship (July 14^th and 15^th ). 
There are the North American QSO Parties <http://www.ncjweb.com/> with 
RTTY the following weekend and the CW and SSB versions in August. Rookie 
Roundup's <http://arrl.org/rookie-roundup> RTTY version is on August 
19^th and that's a perfect opportunity for your fledglings to take their 
first solo flight! Contest Corral <http://www.arrl.org/contest-calendar> 
is just packed with short and low-key contests that new operators need 
and enjoy.

Field Day is not just an operating event, it is our biggest recruitment 
and PR event of the year. Use that opportunity to celebrate what we do 
and show others why we enjoy it so much. Help them get interested and 
start participating. Like the thermometer, barbeque, and coffee pot, our 
ham radio iron is red-hot on Field Day...don't let it cool!

73, Ward N?AX

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*June 20 to July 3*

An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral in PDF format 
<http://www.arrl.org/contest-calendar> is available. Check the sponsor's 
Web site for information on operating time restrictions and other 
instructions.

*HF CONTESTS*

ARRL Field Day--Phone,CW,Digital, from Jun 23, 1800Z to Jun 24, 2100Z. 
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50+. Exchange: Category, ARRL/RAC section or DX. 
Logs due: Jul 24. Rules <http://www.arrl.org/contests>

SARL Top Band QSO Party--Phone,CW, from Jun 21, 0000Z to Jun 25, 0000Z. 
Bands (MHz): 1.8. Exchange: RS(T) and province or country. Logs due: 7 
days. Rules <http://www.sarl.org.za/>

NAQCC Milliwatt Sprint--CW, from Jun 21, 0030Z to Jun 21, 0230Z. Bands 
(MHz): 3.5-14. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, and NAQCC mbr nr or power. Logs 
due: 4 days. Rules <http://naqcc.info/>

His Majesty King of Spain--Phone, from Jun 23, 1200Z to Jun 24, 1200Z. 
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RS, serial or EA province. Logs due: Jul 
15. Rules <http://www.ure.es/>

Marconi Memorial HF Contest--CW, from Jun 23, 1400Z to Jun 24, 1400Z. 
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RST and serial number. Logs due: 30 days. 
Rules <http://www.arifano.it/contest_marconi.htm>

Canada Day Contest--Phone,CW, from Jul 1, 0000Z to Jul 1, 2359Z. Bands 
(MHz): 1.8-28, 50-144. Exchange: RS(T), Province/Territory or serial. 
Logs due: Jul 31. Rules <http://www.rac.ca/service/contesting>

Ten-Ten Spirit of 76 QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Jul 2, 0000Z to 
Jul 8, 2400Z. Bands (MHz): 28. Exchange: Call, name, member number, 
S/P/C. Logs due: 15 days. Rules <http://www.ten-ten.org/>

OK1WC Memorial Contest--Phone,CW, from Jul 2, 1600Z - see website. Bands 
(MHz): 3.5, 50, 144, First through fourth Monday of each month; see 
website for bands. Exchange: RS(T) and serial. Logs due: 7 days. Rules 
<http://www.hamradio.cz/ok1wc>

ARS Spartan Sprint--CW, from Jul 3, 0200Z to Jul 3, 0400Z. Bands (MHz): 
3.5-28. Frequencies: Monthly on the first Monday evening. Exchange: RST, 
S/P/C, and power. Logs due: 2 days. Rules <http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/>

*VHF+ CONTESTS*

ARRL Field Day--Phone,CW,Digital, from Jun 23, 1800Z to Jun 24, 2100Z. 
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50+. Exchange: Category, ARRL/RAC section or DX. 
Logs due: Jul 24. Rules <http://www.arrl.org/contests>

Worldwide EME Contest--Phone,CW, from Jun 23, 0000Z to Jun 24, 2400Z. 
Bands (MHz): 5.7G. Exchange: TMO/RS(T) and "R". Logs due: Jun 25. Rules 
<http://www.dubus.org/>

Canada Day Contest--Phone,CW, from Jul 1, 0000Z to Jul 1, 2359Z. Bands 
(MHz): 1.8-28, 50-144. Exchange: RS(T), Province/Territory or serial. 
Logs due: Jul 31. Rules <http://www.rac.ca/service/contesting>

OK1WC Memorial Contest--Phone,CW, from Jul 2, 1600Z - see website. Bands 
(MHz): 3.5, 50, 144, First through fourth Monday of each month; see 
website for bands. Exchange: RS(T) and serial. Logs due: 7 days. Rules 
<http://www.hamradio.cz/ok1wc>

LOG DUE DATES

*June 20 to July 3*

  * June 20 - CQ WW WPX Contest, CW <http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm>
  * June 20 - UA2 QSO Party <http://www.qrz.ru/contest/detail/382.html>
  * June 20 - RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW
    <http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2012/r80mcc.shtml>
  * June 22 - UN DX Contest
    <http://kw.cqun.kz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=105%3Aundxc2012&catid=37&Itemid=81>
  * June 23 - Feld Hell Sprint
    <https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/oldfiles/contests/sprint-rules>
  * June 23 - SARL Youth Day Sprint
    <http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/SARL_2012_Contest_Manual_issue_10.pdf>
  * June 24 - Run for the Bacon QRP Contest <http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/>
  * June 26 - The Day of YLs <http://thedayofyls.monsite-orange.fr/>
  * June 28 - MI QRP Memorial Day CW Sprint
    <http://www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html>
  * June 30 - EUCW Fraternizing CW QSO Party
    <http://www.agcw.org/eucw/eucwp.html>
  * June 30 - VOLTA WW RTTY Contest
    <http://www.contestvolta.com/46th_VOLTA_en.pdf>
  * June 30 - IARU Region 1 Field Day, CW
  * July 1 - Baltic Contest
    <http://www.lrsf.lt/bcontest/english/rules_html.htm>
  * July 1 - UKSMG Summer Contest <http://uksmg.org/contest/rules.php>
  * July 1 - VK Shires Contest
    <http://vkshires.vk2bo.com/vk-shires-contest-rules.html>
  * July 2 - AGCW VHF/UHF Contest
    <http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests_and_CW-activities:VHF-UHF_Contest>
  * July 2 - Alabama QSO Party
    <http://www.alabamaqsoparty.org/2012/2012Rules.pdf>
  * July 2 - Maritime QSO Party
    <http://www.maritimecontestclub.com/images/2012_MQP_Rules.pdf>
  * July 2 - Ukrainian DX Classic RTTY Contest
    <http://ucc.zp.ua/classic_rtty_eng.htm>
  * July 2 - QRP ARCI QRP Shootout
    <http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/8395/118/>

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Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:43:56 -0400
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The ARRL Letter

June 21, 2012
Editor: S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA <mailto:k1sfa at arrl.org>
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  * *+* /ARRL Field Day/: ARRL Field Day is This Weekend: Are You Ready?
    <#toc01>
  * /ARRL Field Day/: W1AW Announces 2012 Field Day Bulletin Schedule
    <#toc02>
  * *+* /Amateur Radio in the Classroom/: ARRL Executive Committee
    Approves Resource Grants for 11 Schools <#toc03>
  * *+* 2011 ARRL Annual Report Now Available <#toc04>
  * *+* /Getting Licensed/: New Amateur Extra Class Question Pool
    Effective July 1 <#toc05>
  * *+* /On the Air/: ARRL UHF/Microwave Band Plan Committee Seeks
    Comments on Proposed 23 cm Band Plan <#toc06>
  * *+*/FCC News/: FCC Downgrades Hawaiian Ham's License <#toc07>
  * Yasme Foundation Announces Awards, Expanded List of Eligible Call
    Signs <#toc08>
  * Solar Update <#toc09>
  * *+* New Section Manager Appointed in South Dakota <#toc10>
  * This Week in Radiosport <#toc11>
  * Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events
    <#toc12>

*+ Available on /ARRL Audio News <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news>/.*

*+* /ARRL Field Day/: ARRL Field Day is This Weekend: Are You Ready?

Tens of thousands of Amateur Radio operators will be firing up portable 
radio stations from unexpected locations this weekend for ARRL Field Day 
<http://www.arrl.org/field-day>. On June 23-24, more than 35,000 hams 
are expected to operate from parks, malls, schools and. yes, fields, 
around the country. Field Day is the climax of the week-long Amateur 
Radio Week sponsored by the ARRL. As of June 19, more than 20 states and 
countless cities and towns have issued proclamations thanking and 
supporting the hams for their community service work. Looking for a 
Field Day location? Check out the Field Day Locator 
<http://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator>. Find information for media and 
the general public here <http://www.arrl.org/2012FieldDay>. Find 
information for radio amateurs and participants here 
<http://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator>. Check the ARRL Facebook page 
<http://www.facebook.com/ARRL.org> and the ARRL Twitter feed 
<http://twitter.com/arrl> throughout Field Day weekend for live updates.

/ARRL Field Day/: W1AW Announces 2012 Field Day Bulletin Schedule

Stations active during ARRL Field Day -- June 23-24 -- are eligible to 
receive 100 bonus points for copying the special Field Day bulletin 
transmitted by W1AW (or K6KPH on the West Coast). You must include an 
accurate copy of the message in your Field Day submission. The Field Day 
bulletin must be copied via Amateur Radio; it will not be included in 
Internet bulletins sent out from Headquarters and will not be posted to 
Internet BBS sites.

W1AW will operate on the regularly published frequencies. The special 
PSK31 bulletin will be transmitted on the regular W1AW digital frequencies:

  * CW frequencies: 1.8025, 3.5815, 7.0475, 14.0475, 18.0975, 21.0675,
    28.0675 and 147.555 MHz.
  * Digital frequencies (includes PSK31 and MFSK16) using 45.45-baud
    Baudot: 3597.5, 7.095, 14.095, 18.1025, 21.095, 28.095 and 147.555 MHz.
  * Phone frequencies: 1.855, 3.990, 7.290, 14.290, 18.160, 21.390,
    28.590 and 147.555 MHz.

The Maritime Radio Historical Society's K6KPH will transmit the 2012 
W1AW Field Day message for the benefit of West Coast stations on 3.5815, 
7.0475, 14.0475, 18.0975 and 21.0675 MHz, CW only. The frequencies for 
K6KPH Digital (RTTY, BPSK31 MFSK16 and FEC AMTOR) will be 7.095 and 
14.095 MHz. Click here 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/w1aw-announces-2012-field-day-bulletin-schedule> 
for the complete schedule.

*+* /Amateur Radio in the Classroom/: ARRL Executive Committee Approves 
Resource Grants for 11 Schools

In June, the ARRL Executive Committee reviewed grant applications for 
the ARRL's Education & Technology Program (ETP), awarding equipment and 
resources valued at nearly $16,000 to 11 schools. More than 590 schools 
across the country have received support from the ETP in the form of 
grants for equipment, curriculum and resources, as well as teacher 
in-service training through the Teachers Institute on Wireless 
Technology. Applications for equipment and resource grants are accepted 
twice each year; application deadlines are May 1 and November 1. A 
central goal of the ETP is to develop a foundation of wireless 
technology literacy among America's teachers and students. It employs 
Amateur Radio to explore radio science and electronics and provide 
hands-on activities that engage students' minds and imaginations, 
opening doorways into math, science and technology curriculum topics, as 
well as other core curriculum areas such as geography and language arts. 
Read more here 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-executive-committee-approves-resource-grants-for-11-schools>.

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*+* 2011 ARRL Annual Report Now Available

The /ARRL Annual Report for 2011/ -- now available online -- reviews the 
major events of the year and documents the renewed growth of both the 
ARRL and the activities of the Amateur Radio Service. For the fifth 
consecutive year, ARRL membership grew -- totaling 157,813 members at 
year end.

According to ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, Amateur 
Radio is flourishing: "Despite challenges on many fronts, Amateur Radio 
and the ARRL were in better shape at the end of 2011 than at the 
beginning. In September, we reached a milestone in amateur licensing, 
with 700,000 individuals licensed by the FCC, and reached 702,056 at the 
end of December, up .86 percent for the year." Sumner noted that ARRL 
membership also grew at .86 percent, exactly the same rate as the 
licensing numbers. "While membership is still short of its all-time 
high, we have achieved five straight years of growth, straight through 
the recession," he said. "This record of success is testimony to the 
professionalism of our membership staff as well as to the diligent 
efforts of everyone, volunteer and staff alike, who contributes every 
day to a positive image of the ARRL in the Amateur Radio community." 
Read more here 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/2011-arrl-annual-report-now-available>.

*+* /Getting Licensed/: New Amateur Extra Class Question Pool Effective 
July 1

The new Amateur Extra class (Element 4) question pool 
<http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=358> -- released by the National 
Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC 
<http://www.ncvec.org/>) in January 2012 -- becomes effective on Sunday, 
July 1. The current Amateur Extra class pool expires on June 30, 2012 
and cannot be used after that date. This new question pool -- including 
graphics and diagrams -- will remain valid until June 30, 2016. The new 
Amateur Extra pool contains 702 questions, from which 50 are selected 
for an Element 4 examination. As of June 13, three questions -- E1D09, 
E2A14 and E6E10 -- have been removed 
<http://www.arrl.org/withdrawn-questions> from the new pool. The current 
Technician class question pool <http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=349> 
that became effective July 1, 2010 is valid through June 30, 2014. The 
current General class pool <http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=350> that 
became effective July 1, 2011 is valid until June 30, 2015.

*+* /On the Air/: ARRL UHF/Microwave Band Plan Committee Seeks Comments 
on Proposed 23 cm Band Plan
<http://www.arrl.org/images/view/News/Proposed23cmBandPlan.jpg>

The ARRL UHF/Microwave Band Plan Committee has proposed a new 23 cm band 
plan. See a larger image of the proposed band plan here 
<http://www.arrl.org/images/view/News/Proposed23cmBandPlan.jpg>.

Last winter, the ARRL UHF/Microwave Band Plan Committee asked the 
Amateur Radio community about current, planned and projected uses of the 
Amateur bands between 902 MHz and 3.5 GHz. The excellent level of 
response provided us with the basis to complete drafts of the 9 cm, 13 
cm and 33 cm revised band plans for ARRL Board approval. The Committee 
has now prepared for your consideration a draft band plan for 23 cm 
(1240-1300 MHz), the final band on its assigned list. Please look over 
the accompanying draft and let us know if you have any major concerns. 
Read more here 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-uhf-microwave-band-plan-committee-seeks-comments-on-proposed-23-cm-band-plan>.

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*+*/FCC News/: FCC Downgrades Hawaiian Ham's License

On June 18, the FCC issued an /Order of Modification 
<http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0619/DA-12-961A1.pdf>/, 
modifying the license class of Todd Wilson, WH6DWF, of Honolulu, Hawaii, 
from General to Technician. This stems from an /Order Proposing 
Modificationreleased in March 2012 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-seeks-to-modify-hawaiian-ham-s-license>/ 
where the FCC stated 
<http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-12-408A1.pdf> that 
granting General class Amateur Radio operator privileges to Wilson was 
"improper." Read more here 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-downgrades-hawaiian-ham-s-license>.

Yasme Foundation Announces Awards, Expanded List of Eligible Call Signs

The Yasme Foundation <http://www.yasme.org/> currently offers two 
awards. The Yasme Award, in the form of a handsome plaque, is offered to 
those radio amateurs who submit proof of 30 QSOs with Yasme officials 
and DXpeditions that have at least one Yasme official as a participant. 
The Yasme Supreme Award is in the form of a representation of the YASME 
boat used by Danny Weil in his around-the-world DXpedition. It is 
available to those who submit proof of 60 QSOs with YASME officials and 
DXpeditions with a Yasme official as a participant. These awards are 
available to qualifying applicants at no cost. After a year-long 
evaluation of the rules, the Yasme Board of Directors has revised the 
rules for those call signs that may be used to qualify for the two 
awards, with many new ones added to the list. The Yasme Foundation is a 
not-for-profit corporation organized to conduct scientific and 
educational projects related to Amateur Radio, including DXing and the 
introduction and promotion of Amateur Radio in underdeveloped 
countries.-- /Thanks to the Yasme Foundation for the information/

Solar Update

The Sun, as seen on Thursday, June 21, 2012, from NASA's SOHO Extreme 
Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope. This image was taken at 304 Angstrom; the 
bright material is at 60,000 to 80,000 Kelvin.

Tad "It's brighter than sunshine 
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q536JTSe40M>" Cook, K7RA, reports: 
Sunspot numbers seemed to be in a free-fall this week: The average daily 
sunspot numbers declined more than 29 points to 87, while the average 
daily solar flux fell 6.2 points to 126.2. The outlook for Field Day 
weekend -- June 22-23 -- is for low sunspot numbers and quiet 
geomagnetic conditions. The predicted daily solar flux is just 90 for 
June 21-28, 125 on June 29-July 7, then 130, 135 and 140 on July 8-10, 
and then rising to 145 on July 11-12. The predicted planetary A index is 
5 on June 21-29, then 8 on June 30, 15 on July 1-3, 8 on July 4-5, 5 on 
July 6-7, 8 on July 8-9, and back down to 5 on July 10-14. Look for more 
on the ARRL website on Friday, June 22. 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" is brought to you by Aqualung's /Brighter than 
Sunshine <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqualung_%28musician%29>/.

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*+* New Section Manager Appointed in South Dakota

Chris Stallkamp, W0ADZ, of Selby, South Dakota, has been appointed as 
the South Dakota Section Manager, effective June 15. ARRL Membership and 
Volunteer Programs Manager Dave Patton, NN1N, made the appointment in 
consultation with Dakota Division Director Greg Widin, K0GW, and with 
the recommendation of outgoing South Dakota Section Manager Scott 
Rausch, WA0VKC. Rausch, of Piedmont, has served as South Dakota Section 
Manager since April 2009. He decided not to run for a new two-year term 
of office that was scheduled to begin on April 1. After a 
re-solicitation for nominations this spring did not result in any 
potential candidates, Stallkamp was then appointed to take the Section 
Manager reins from Rausch. Stallkamp's appointment extends until March 
31, 2014. Stallkamp has been a radio amateur since 2006, and is a member 
of the Black Hills Amateur Radio Club. Interest in Amateur Radio runs in 
his family: Both his mother Margaret, KA0BEB, and father Lloyd, KA0ADZ, 
of Havre, Montana, are also licensed Amateur Radio operators.

This Week in Radiosport

/This week:/

  * June 23-24 -- ARRL Field Day <http://www.arrl.org/fieldday>; His
    Majesty King of Spain Contest (SSB); Marconi Memorial HF Contest;
    Ukrainian DX DIGI Contest
  * June 27 -- SKCC Sprint
  * June 27-28 -- CWops Mini-CWT Test

/Next week:/

  * July 1 -- RAC Canada Day Contest; WAB 144 MHz Low Power Contest (Phone)
  * July 2-8 -- 10-10 International Spirit of '76 QSO Party
  * July 3 -- ARS Spartan Sprint
  * July 5 -- Michigan QRP July 4th CW Sprint

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 
information. Looking for a Special Event station? Be sure to check out 
the ARRL Special Event Stations web page 
<http://www.arrl.org/special-event-stations>.

Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events

  * June 30 -- ARRL Eastern Pennsylvania Section Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/eastern-pennsylvania-section-convention-electronics-expo-firecracker-hamfest>,
    Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  * July 20-22 -- ARRL Montana State Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/montana-state-convention-78th-glacier-waterton-international-hamfest>,
    East Glacier, Montana
  * July 26-28 -- Central States VHF Society Conference
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/central-states-vhf-society-conference-1>,
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  * July 27-28 -- ARRL Oklahoma Section Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/oklahoma-section-convention-ham-holiday-2012>,
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  * July 27-29 -- ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/rocky-mountain-division-convention-2>,
    Bryce Canyon, Utah
  * August 3-4 -- ARRL Texas State Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/texas-state-convention-austin-summerfest-2>,
    Austin, Texas
  * August 3-5 -- Pacific Northwest DX Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/pacific-northwest-dx-convention-1>,
    Portland, Oregon
  * August 10-12 -- RAC National Convention 2012
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/rac-convention-2012>, Edmonton,
    Alberta, Canada
  * August 11 -- ARRL Ohio State Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/ohio-state-convention>, Columbus, Ohio
  * August 18 -- ARRL West Virginia State Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/west-virginia-state-convention-2>,
    Weston, West Virginia
  * August 18-19 -- ARRL Southeastern Division Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/southeastern-division-convention-huntsville-hamfest>,
    Huntsville, Alabama
  * August 19 -- ARRL Kansas State Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/kansas-state-convention-2>, Salina, Kansas
  * August 24-26 -- ARRL New England Division Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/new-england-division-convention-1>,
    Boxboro, Massachusetts
  * August 26 -- ARRL Western Pennsylvania Section Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/western-pennsylvania-section-convention-2>,
    New Kensington, Pennsylvania

To find a convention or hamfest near you, click here 
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From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Sun Jun 24 17:42:09 2012
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 17:42:09 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] SFL Section Town Hall Meeting on June
	30, 2012 in W. Palm Beach
In-Reply-To: <006f01cd522b$ced52940$6c7f7bc0$@net>
References: <006f01cd522b$ced52940$6c7f7bc0$@net>
Message-ID: <4FE789B1.2080003@bellsouth.net>


SFL Section Town Hall Meeting on June 30, 2012 in W. Palm Beach

Your Southern Florida Section Staff will be presenting 3 regional Town Hall Meetings beginning on June 30, 2012 in West Palm Beach. The purpose of these meetings is to provide information & support to our SFL Section members as well as having an opportunity for our field appointees to meet & network with their respective section leadership officials.


The schedule for the first Town Hall Meeting located at the Palm Beach 
County EOC, 20 So. Military Trail, W. Palm Beach is as follows:


9:00 AM- Light breakfast in the EOC Break Room

9:30 AM- General Session with SM David, K4DLF, ASM Jeff, WA4AW & SFL 
Section Staff

10:30 AM- Coffee Break

10:45 AM- Breakout Sessions as follows:

Club Leadership Roundtable- Steve Lowman, N4SGL, ACC

DX & Contesters Roundtable- Norm Alexander, W4QN

DXCC Card Checking- Don Search, W3AZD

Public Info Officers Roundtable- Dan Fisher, AI4GK, PIC

12 Noon- Lunch on your Own- List of local restaurants will be provided

1:00 PM- Afternoon Breakout Sessions as follows:

  ARES & NTS Roundtable- David Fowler,K4DLF, SEC & Kevin Bunin, K4PG

Official Observer Roundtable- Marshall Paisner, K4MAP, AOOC

Technical Specialist Roundtable- Don Drennon, N4TZH, TC

2:15 PM- Coffee Break

2:30 PM- Award Presentations & Door Prizes

3:15 PM- Adjournment


We hope you can join us.

73,

David Fowler, K4DLF

Jeff Beals, WA4AW
*
//ARRL//*

/*/_The National Association for Amateur Radio_/*/

**ARRL Southern Florida Section Assistant Manager **

**Gold Coast District Emergency Coordinator**

**PO Box 1584**

**Loxahatchee, FL 33470-1584**

**561-252-6707**

wa4aw at arrl.org 
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From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Sun Jun 24 17:52:13 2012
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 17:52:13 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Ham radio perils
In-Reply-To: <264114793E474195B50E226818B98DA4@IBM3C7369F40E8>
References: <264114793E474195B50E226818B98DA4@IBM3C7369F40E8>
Message-ID: <4FE78C0D.8060607@bellsouth.net>

*From Elliot KB2TZ...*
**
Ham radio perils

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OidowSpbxJo&feature=player_embedded





From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Tue Jun 26 14:34:28 2012
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:34:28 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] ARLX011 Former ARRL General Manager
 and IARU President Richard Baldwin, W1RU (SK)
In-Reply-To: <20120626144653.381BD247C1@bmail.arrl.org>
References: <20120626144653.381BD247C1@bmail.arrl.org>
Message-ID: <4FEA00B4.1090400@bellsouth.net>


SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX011
ARLX011 Former ARRL General Manager and IARU President Richard
Baldwin, W1RU (SK)

ZCZC AX11
QST de W1AW
Special Bulletin 11  ARLX011
>From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  June 26, 2012
To all radio amateurs

SB SPCL ARL ARLX011
ARLX011 Former ARRL General Manager and IARU President Richard
Baldwin, W1RU (SK)

Richard "Dick" Baldwin, W1RU, of Damariscotta, Maine, passed away on
Thursday, June 21, after a long struggle with Parkinson's Disease.
He was 92. An ARRL Charter Life Member, Baldwin capped a long career
on the ARRL staff with service as General Manager from 1975 until
his retirement in 1982. He served as Secretary of the International
Amateur Radio Union (IARU) from 1976-1982. After retirement, he
continued his involvement as a volunteer, serving as IARU President
from 1982-1999 and as ARRL International Affairs Vice President from
1982-1986.

According to his daughter Judy, Baldwin's life revolved around
telecommunications. He first became licensed in 1934 as W1IKE. An
Amateur Extra class licensee, he earned DXCC, WAS and WAC, as well
as membership in the ARRL A-1 Operator Club. A graduate of Bates
College in Maine, he earned an MS in Physics from Boston University
in 1948. Baldwin spent five years in the US Navy during World War
II. In March 1943, while serving as Communications Officer aboard
the USS Coghlan, he participated in the longest American naval
daylight battle of the war: the Battle of the Komandorski Islands.
After the war he served in the US Naval Reserve, achieving the rank
of Commander.

Baldwin began his career at ARRL Headquarters in 1948 as an
Assistant Secretary. After a brief hiatus to work in the private
sector in the early 1950s, he returned in 1956 as Managing Editor of
QST, where he was responsible for production of the monthly member
journal and all ARRL publications. In 1963, Baldwin became Assistant
General Manager and almost immediately got involved with
international matters. Dick organized the Intruder Watch one year
later, and served as the ARRL Liaison between the amateurs who
monitored the bands and the FCC. He was named by the ARRL Board to
succeed John Huntoon, W1RW, on Huntoon's retirement as General
Manager, the position now titled Chief Executive Officer, in 1975.
In total, Baldwin wrote 234 articles and columns for QST.

ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, who succeeded
Baldwin as General Manager in 1982, observes that Dick is
responsible for much of Amateur Radio's success in retaining and
expanding its international frequency allocations. "Beginning in
1964, strengthening our position at the International
Telecommunication Union in preparation for what ultimately became
the 1979 World Administrative Radio Conference, was a major
preoccupation in Dick's life. He played a key role in developing and
implementing the strategy that led to success. Sitting at Dick's
elbow in the years leading up to WARC-79 was an extraordinary
learning experience for which I will always be grateful."

As IARU President, Baldwin led the development and adoption of a new
IARU Constitution and oversaw the continued strengthening of the
IARU as the spokesman for Amateur Radio at the ITU and in regional
telecommunications organizations. In 1999, he was named IARU
President Emeritus for his service to the IARU and the Amateur Radio
Service.

"I was saddened to hear of the passing of IARU President Emeritus
Richard Baldwin," said IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH. "Dick was
instrumental in securing new HF allocations at 10, 18 and 24 MHz
during WARC-79. He was a key figure in the work of the IARU, and the
Amateur Radio Service is in a better place today because of his
leadership."

Upon his retirement in 1982, Baldwin and his wife Phyllis moved to
Maine where he became immersed in the local community. He was active
in the Pen Bay Amateur Radio Club, the Bremen Historical Society and
the Bremen Fire Department. He was also the Past President of the
Maine Wood Carvers Association. Baldwin was a fan of Dixieland jazz
-- particularly the music of Louis Armstrong -- astronomy and
sailing. Sailing in his 35 foot ketch Endurance, named in honor of
his hero Sir Ernest Shackleton, he taught himself how to navigate
using a sextant. Baldwin also climbed Mt Katahdin many times.

In 1991, Baldwin received the Hall of Fame Award from the Quarter
Century Wireless Association (QCWA). In 1992, he was named the
Dayton Hamvention Amateur of the Year. In 2003, he was inducted into
the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame.

Baldwin is survived by his wife Phyllis, daughter Judy and son
Glenn. A memorial service is planned for 11 AM Friday, June 29 at
Second Congregational Church in Newcastle, Maine. In lieu of
flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to
the ARRL Second Century Fund, c/o ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT
06111 (please contact ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart,
K1MMH, for assistance via e-mail or by phone at 860-594-0397) or to
the Maine Wood Carvers Association, c/o Barbara McCutcheon,
Treasurer, 13 Liberty St, Fairfield, ME 04937.
NNNN
/EX





From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Tue Jun 26 17:54:40 2012
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:54:40 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] You are invited to the CW Open
In-Reply-To: <b6d91425e9-bmarx=bellsouth.net@mail.vresp.com>
References: <b6d91425e9-bmarx=bellsouth.net@mail.vresp.com>
Message-ID: <4FEA2FA0.3070501@bellsouth.net>



You are invited to the CW Open
*You Are Invited to the CW Open*

Presentation1



*The CW Open is 3 separate 4-hour CW contests.*

  * Sept 1: 1200-1559Z; Sept 1: 2000-2359Z; Sept 2: 0400-0759
  * Participate in 1, 2 or all 3 sessions
  * 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters ? work 1 or more bands

*Each session is scored separately*

  * Awards for each session
  * Awards for combined session scores

*Many contest logs support CW Open (see **www.cwops.org/cwopen.html* 
<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CWops/b6d91425e9/077d029b95/7d5570357c>*)*

  * Exchange is Serial Number and Given Name (e.g. 4 alex)
  * Score is 1 point per call sign worked *once per band*
  * Multiplier is 1 multiplier per call sign worked *once per session*
  * Each session is logged separately and begins with 0 points and 0
    multipliers

*Awards*

  * Beautiful trophy for winner of each session
  * Beautiful plaques for HP, LP and QRP winners of each session
  * Beautiful trophy for winner of combined session scores
  * Beautiful plaques for HP, LP and QRP winners of combined session scores

*Categories*

  * HP=legal power above 100 watts
  * LP = 100 watts or less
  * QRP= 5 watts or less
  * Single ops
  * Teams of single ops (see www.cwops.org/cwopen.html
    <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CWops/b6d91425e9/077d029b95/e6975f855c>)
  * Packet, Skimmer, and Reverse Beacon systems are allowed!
  * *For All Rules go to www.cwops.org/cwopen.html
    <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CWops/b6d91425e9/077d029b95/27ecec3ca9>*


