From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Sat Jun  1 09:00:19 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2013 09:00:19 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] The "hamShack Switch"
Message-ID: <51A9F063.4060004@bellsouth.net>


*Switch Anything to Anything from Anywhere
**
**Universal Device Control Systems

**The home of /hamShack/Switch Station Automation and Control System**
*

http://www.udcsys.com/hamShackSwitchSTNCTRL.html




From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Sat Jun  1 11:08:43 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:08:43 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Pile Up Contest - Kansas City DX Club
Message-ID: <51AA0E7B.3070303@bellsouth.net>


    The Pile Up Contest at the Kansas City DX Club Hospitality Suite is
    a must see mini event at all Dayton HamVentions.

The best of the best and many newcomers try their CW Pileup skills at 
the Hospitality suite. Our own Don, W4WJ, competed and won a number of 
years ago. I watched the screen at the packed Hotel Room where the 
results are kept. It is an exciting time.

If you don't show up at the Crowne Plaza you will not see things like 
this. I copied this from their website and I will send the site where 
you can download practice software to try your own skills in a second 
email. This contest is legendary in Dayton History.

http://www.kcdxclub.com/

Bill W2CQ


    Lightning Strikes Three Times at the 2013 Kansas City DX Club
    Hospitality Suite and Dayton CW Pileup Competition!

A packed house of contesters and DXers from across the USA and around 
the world witnessed one of the most exciting finishes in the 34 year 
history of the club's CW Pileup Competition....and they saw it 
first-hand on the big screen monitor in Suite 525 at the Dayton Crowne 
Plaza Hotel.

Software developed by Chuck, NO5W, managed the competition on the six 
laptops in the adjacent testing room, while simultaneously presenting it 
graphically on the big TV in the main area of the hospitality suite. 
Each contestant's bar graph (each a different color) grew horizontally 
across the screen with each correct character copied, while, at at the 
same time, a section at the top of the screen re-created the running of 
the current top five players. Dubbed the "Morse Race", each running 
elicited cheers and moans from the spectators

By the next to last heat, Doug, W9WI, with a score of 57, had a narrow 
2-callsign lead over the 55 copied by Yuri, VE3DZ. Enter Dave McCarty, 
K5GN...Dave was last year's winner, and had recently authored a great 
article in the most recent edition of the National Contest Journal about 
that competition. As he described in the article, he had won the contest 
in 1982 and was presented with the first prize by Bill, K0VBU, the 
contest's coordinator. Dave's next visit to the Hamvention and the 
Pileup Contest came 30 years later, in 2012, when he once again took the 
gold! The NCJ article, sporting photos of Dave and Bill in 1982 and 
2012, was entitled "Lightning Strikes Twice at at the KCDXC Pileup 
Competition", and Dave told the readers that he planned to attend in 
2013 to see if lightning would strike again. He didn't consider it 
likely, and he encouraged everyone to join in the fun and compete.

Back to the race....That heat was really neck and neck, as the screen 
showed the colored bars of the current leaders, W9WI and VE3DZ, move 
swiftly across the screen. K5GN kept pace with each of them, and at the 
finish line, Dave won by a nose! He and Doug each copied 57 calls 
correctly, but when the dust settled the computer showed that Dave had 
copied 5 more characters correctly overall, and that landed him in first 
place!

Dave's prize was a new IC-7200, supplied byIcom America, Inc. 
<http://www.icomamerica.com/en/> Doug took home a beautiful Begali 
<http://www.i2rtf.com/> Key as the runner-up, and Yuri, another 
perennial top finisher, earned a Princeton 80-Meter Inverted L, 
compliments of our hometown Associated Radio Communications of Overland 
Park, KS. <http://www.associatedradio.com/home.php> Gift certificates 
for theARRL <http://www.kcdxclub.com/arrl.com> Shop were provided by the 
League, and were awarded throughout the evening to suite attendees. We 
thank those generous contributors, who make the prize presentations 
memorable each year!

2013 also marked the beginning of another CW Pileup Competition 
tradition. Steve Romondo, W0MW, a long-time member of the KC DX Club, 
and now owner of SARCO, manufacturer of all sorts of beautiful 
laser-engraved items, provided attractive engraved plaques for the 
winners, as well as a permanent plaque displaying the callsigns of the 
first winner (Dave, NN1N, in 1980) and all the winners from 1995 to the 
present. It will be prominently displayed in our suite each year.

The evening's success was also due in no small measure to the very hard 
work of a dedicated group of club members...KB0U and AB0X manning the 
beverage department; KY0F keeping the participants calm and queued all 
evening; AC0C, WA0WOF, K0THN, K0LW and W0MW helping throughout the 
suite; K0VXU administering each heat of the pileup contest; NO5W helping 
make sure the networked system performed properly; and K0VBU handling 
overall coordination. Thanks to each and every one of you... it wouldn't 
be possible without all that great effort.

Get ready for next year - it will be bigger and better than ever!

73 - Bill, K0VBU

*Note: 2013 Pileup Competition results are now available for viewing on 
the results page. Be sure and check the results, and compare them with 
the other competitions back to 1995....73, K0VBU
*

*http://www.kcdxclub.com/
*


From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Sat Jun  1 11:13:28 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:13:28 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] PileUpNet Player
Message-ID: <51AA0F98.5060509@bellsouth.net>

Try your luck.

  A Practice Mode for the PileUpNet Player

In an actual competition PileUpNetPlayer is the application used by the 
competitors to log the call signs they copy as a pile-up audio file is 
played on their machines under the control of the Host. Each entered 
call is sent to the Host for scoring. In the Practice Mode, which has 
recently been added to the Player Application, the user selects a 
competition from the past, logs the calls heard either on computer or 
paper, and at the end of the test session is presented a score and an 
analysis of the good and bad calls and, where available, is given a 
comparison of his results to the winning and average scores of the 
original competition. A history is kept of the results of each test 
session and can be reviewed as desired by the user.  Most of the 
competitions included in the practice are those that have been held over 
the last 10-15 years at the KCDXC Hospitality Suite at Dayton but data 
from a few additional competitions is also included. Although use of the 
application is straightforward a small set of user notes is also 
included in the download and serves to illustrate some of the features 
unique to the practice mode.

Begin the Download - To begin the download of the latest version right 
click on this link PileUpNet Download Package and elect to save the file 
to a directory of your choosing. The download package is approximately 
75MB.

Upzip the Package - Once the download is complete unzip the package. 
This will result in two files: the set of user notes and a setup exe file.

Install the software - Run the setup exe file to install the software.

Updates - As they become available data files from other competitions 
will be added and from time to time changes to the practice mode may 
occur so check back for updates which will be issued as patches to the 
original application.

Download Patch 180-01:  Included in this patch: Added files and made the 
necessary configuration changes to integrate the 2013 KCDXC Pile Up 
Competition from Dayton.  Right click on Patch_180-01 and elect to save 
the file to download the patch.

After downloading extract the files which consist of a small ReadAbout 
and a Setup. Run the setup which will install the audio and call 
validation files and a revised configuration file.

After that you should be ready to try your ear-brain-hand at the Dayton 
2013 KCDXC PileUp. As commented by others it is a tough one. To compare 
your results to those that were there consult

http://www.kcdxclub.com/pileup2013.html. 
<http://www.kcdxclub.com/pileup2013.html.>

Questions related to the practice mode can be addressed to
cqxsupport at no5w.com

Good luck in the pileups, whether real or otherwise!

73/Chuck/NO5W

http://www.no5w.com/PileUpNetPractice.html

From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Tue Jun  4 09:52:53 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:52:53 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Storm Chaser,
	WJ0G Killed by Oklahoma Tornado
Message-ID: <51ADF135.9030208@bellsouth.net>

*3 veteran storm chasers killed by Oklahoma tornado*
KELLY P. KISSEL and THOMAS PEIPERT
Associated Press


*Three veteran storm chasers were among the 10 people killed when a 
violent tornado barreled into the Oklahoma City metro area.

* Jim Samaras told The Associated Press on Sunday that his brother Tim 
Samaras, 54, of Bennett, Colo., was killed Friday.
Tim Samaras' son, 24-year-old Paul Samaras, also of Bennett; and another 
chaser, Carl Young, also died.

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., said it believed the 
deaths were the first time scientific researchers were killed while 
chasing tornadoes. The Samaras' and Young were pursuing an EF3 tornado 
as it bore down on a metropolitan area of more than 1 million people.
"He looked at tornadoes not for the spotlight of TV but for the 
scientific aspect. At the end of the day, he wanted to save lives and he 
gave the ultimate sacrifice for that," Jim Samaras said.

The classic movie "The Wizard of Oz" fascinated a then-6-year-old Tim 
Samaras, his brother said --- not for the magical Emerald City, but by 
what took Dorothy there, the storm. "

He didn't give a crap about Toto, he didn't give a crap about the 
munchkins," Jim Samaras said.

The Storm Prediction Center issued a statement Sunday, saying it was 
terribly saddened by Tim Samaras' death. "
Samaras was a respected tornado researcher and friend ... who brought to 
the field a unique portfolio of expertise in engineering, science, 
writing and videography," the center's statement said.

Tim Samaras had appeared on the Discovery Channel's "Storm Chasers" show 
until last year and also contributed to the National Geographic Society.
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of Tim Samaras his son Paul and 
their colleague Carl Young. Our thoughts and prayers go out to their 
families," Discovery Channel spokeswoman Laurie Goldberg said.

The channel planned to dedicate a show Sunday night to the three men, 
capping the broadcast with a tribute that will read: "In memory of Tim 
Samaras, Carl Young and Paul Samaras who died Friday, May 31st doing 
what they love, chasing storms."
Jim Samaras said his brother, nephew and their colleague were dedicated 
to avoiding trouble while chasing storms, and that the family wasn't 
worried about whether he was taking care of himself.

"I don't know if I would say I worried about it because one of the 
biggest things he stressed was safety. He knew what to look for. He knew 
where not to be and in this case the tornado took a clear turn toward 
them," he said. Video taken by a number of storm chasers showed debris 
pelting vehicles Friday. Winds swept one vehicle with a crew from The 
Weather Channel off the road, tossed it 200 yards and flipped it into a 
field --- they escaped major injury.

Jim Cantore, a Weather Channel meteorologist, tweeted Sunday that 
meteorologists were in mourning. "This is a very sad day for the 
meteorological community and the families of our friends lost. Tim 
Samaras was a pioneer and great man," he wrote.
n Canadian County, Okla., where the men died, Undersheriff Chris West 
noted the three were hoping to help understand violent storms. "They put 
themselves in harm's way so that they can educate the public about the 
destructive power of these storms," he said.

The men worked as a team and Tim Samaras had received 18 grants from the 
National Geographic Society for work in the field.

"Tim was a courageous and brilliant scientist who fearlessly pursued 
tornadoes and lightning in the field in an effort to better understand 
these phenomena," the society said on its website. "
Though we sometimes take it for granted, Tim's death is a stark reminder 
of the risks encountered regularly by the men and women who work for us."

The Storm Prediction Center said scientific storm chasing is performed 
as safely as possible, with trained researchers using appropriate 
technology.
It encouraged all, including the media and amateurs, to chase safely to 
avoid a repeat of Friday's deaths.

___
Kissel reported from Little Rock, Ark.; Peipert reported from Denver. 
Associated Press writer Lynn Elber in Los Angeles contributed to this 
report.

06/02/2013 16:18 ? Copyright The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 
The information contained In this news report may not be published, 
broadcast or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority 
of The Associated Press.


http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?393504-Storm-Chaser-WJ0G-Killed-by-Oklahoma-Tornado



From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Fri Jun  7 07:21:24 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:21:24 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Dayton Hamvention Official 2013
	Attendance
Message-ID: <51B1C234.9040404@bellsouth.net>

Dayton Hamvention Official 2013 Attendance

General Chairman Charles Kaiser, KD8JZR announced today that the 
official attendance for Hamvention 2013 was 24,542 attendees.

From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Fri Jun  7 17:50:20 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:50:20 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] ARLP023 Propagation de K7RA
In-Reply-To: <20130607211822.8C211257DF@bmail.arrl.org>
References: <20130607211822.8C211257DF@bmail.arrl.org>
Message-ID: <51B2559C.9070503@bellsouth.net>


SB PROP @ ARL $ARLP023
ARLP023 Propagation de K7RA

ZCZC AP23
QST de W1AW
Propagation Forecast Bulletin 23  ARLP023
>From Tad Cook, K7RA
Seattle, WA  June 7, 2013
To all radio amateurs

SB PROP ARL ARLP023
ARLP023 Propagation de K7RA

Solar activity seems to dip back into the doldrums again, with the
average sunspot number for the past week (72) lower than any
reporting week since Propagation Forecast Bulletin ARLP013, which
was for the week of March 21-27. You can go through the recent
bulletins at http://www.arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation
and note that two weeks ago we had twice that number, when the
average daily sunspot number was 144. From last week, the average
dropped more than 12 points from 94.3. Average daily solar flux was
down more than 10 points to 107.6.

But tracking the 3-month moving average of daily sunspot numbers,
(which is based on calendar months) the three months ending May 31
had a much higher average than the 3 months ending April 30, and in
fact more than any trailing three month average since the one ending
on January 2012.

At the end of 2011 we saw a rally in solar activity, and with the
weak activity in all of 2012 some are suggesting another
double-peaked solar cycle. The three month periods centered on July
through December 2011 had average sunspot numbers of 63, 79.6, 98.6,
118.8, 118.6 and 110. The first few months of 2012 were weaker, with
the 3-month averages centered on January through March at 83.3, 73.7
and 71.2. But now the numbers are trending up. The 3-month averages
centered on January through April 2013 were 73.6, 80.7, 85.2 and
106.4.

If you are unfamiliar with moving averages, using our method for the
3-month period centered on March, 2013, we added up all the daily
sunspot numbers from February 1 through April 30. The sum was 7,581.
We divided by the 89 days in those three months, and got
approximately 85.2. For the period centered on April, we added all
sunspot numbers from March 1 through May 31, and the sum was 9,792.
As there were 92 days in this period, the average rounds off to
106.4.

On June 3 NASA updated their forecast for the peak of the current
solar cycle, available at
http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/predict.shtml. This differs from a
month earlier, when on May 1 they predicted a cycle maximum in Fall
2013 with a smoothed international sunspot number of 66. Now they
predict a peak at 67 in Summer 2013. Summer officially begins at the
Solstice, two weeks from today, on June 21 at 0504 UTC, which by the
way is the Friday before Field Day weekend.

The active geomagnetic days over the past week were June 1-2, when
the planetary A index was 49 and 19, the mid-latitude index was 41
and 16, and the high latitude college A index (measured near
Fairbanks, Alaska) was 58 and 44. These numbers reflect the
concentration of geomagnetic activity toward the poles. The source
was an interplanetary shock wave of uncertain origin.

Again as this bulletin is written early Friday morning on the West
Coast, we are in a geomagnetic storm, the result of the Earth
passing through south-pointing magnetism in the solar wind. There is
a possibility on June 8 of getting buffeted again, this time the
result of a CME, and possibly two.

The planetary A index was 17 on June 6, with increasing K-index
values from 2 to 3 to 4. Now early on June 7 we see planetary
K-index of 5 and 6, which is the equivalent to an A index reading of
64. Now after 1200 UTC it dropped to 56.

The Australian Space Forecast center issued a geomagnetic
disturbance warning at 0217 UTC on June 7. It reads, "A CME from a
disappearing solar filament has arrived earlier than anticipated and
is accompanied by a strongly southward pointing magnetic field. This
is producing Minor Storm levels of activity in polar regions and may
produce Active conditions at mid latitudes over the next 1-2 days."
They predict a minor geomagnetic storm today, June 7, and unsettled
to active conditions through the weekend, June 8-9.

The latest prediction from USAF/NOAA is for solar flux at 110 on
June 7, 105 on June 8-9, 100 on June 10, 95 on June 11-12, 100 and
105 on June 13-14, 120 on June 15-16, 125 on June 17-19, then with
flux values bottoming out at 105 on June 24-28, and rising to 125 on
July 2 and again on July 14-16.

Predicted planetary A index is 18 on June 7-8, then 10 and 8 on June
9-10, 5 on June 11-20, then 25, 18, 10 and 8 on June 21-24, 5 on
June 25-27, then 30, 20, 12, 8, 5, 8, 12, 10 and 5 on June 28
through July 6.

Petr Kolman, OK1MGW predicted a quiet geomagnetic field for June 7
(the prediction was sent around 1900 UTC on June 6), mostly quiet
June 8-9, quiet June 10, quiet to unsettled June 11, quiet to active
June 12-14, mostly quiet June 15-17, quiet June 18, quiet to
unsettled June 19-20, active to disturbed June 21, quiet to active
June 22-23, quiet to unsettled June 24, mostly quiet June 25-26,
quiet to active June 27, and active to disturbed June 28-29. You can
see quite a difference from the NOAA/USAF prediction in the previous
paragraph, but the NOAA forecasters have the advantage of revising
their forecast every 24 hours, while OK1HH and OK1MGW only do it
once per week.

Bert Cook, K6CSL of Riverbank, California, which is northeast of
Modesto in the San Joaquin Valley, wrote to comment about the ARRL
Propagation Charts. He finds them useful, but said the monthly
charts are never available until well into the new month. I checked
and learned these are prepared by the lab at ARRL headquarters, but
the delay is due to some technical issues that may not be resolved
right away.

As these are prepared using the VOACAP prediction engine, I
suggested an alternative that should suit his needs if he would
rather not set up the VOACAP program himself. Several months back we
mentioned the subscription service at http://www.k6tu.net. There is
a free 30-day trial, and if you should choose to continue, the
subscription cost is reasonable. This has the advantage of
customization for the user's exact location, plus you can make
predictions for future months as well.

You can also customize your account for antennas and power levels,
and when you run the program it emails you a set of URLs for the
bands you have chosen as well as the region, either North America or
world wide. Rather than look at these online, I found it much better
to download the PDF files, then page through the 24 hourly pages for
each band. You get a set of beautifully rendered maps with colors
corresponding to coverage areas and signal levels. When you can
quickly flip through these after downloading, you watch the
projection of the signal levels for different areas progress across
the map, hour-by-hour.

Another alternative is to use the free W6ELprop software for Windows
computers. Check the K9LA tutorial at
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/propagation/W6elprop.pdf,
and you can download the software at http://www.qsl.net/w6elprop/.
W6ELprop is free, but K6TU tells me he is about to add some great
new features to his service.

Larry Nelson, K5IJB of El Paso, Texas reports: "Several 6-meter CW
beacon stations were very helpful last Sunday (June 2) when
listening for band openings. From about mid-morning up to noon,
these beacons were S9 as the band opened to the West and mid-West
from El Paso: N0LL/B, N7DGI/B, WB0RMO/B, W5GPM/B and N0SAP/B. I made
several CW and SSB contacts using the Icom 703 (10 watts) to a
homebrew vertical dipole at 25 feet."

Lou DiChiaro, WB2IJT reported, "As a Navy civilian physicist, I
don't get to spend much time on the air during the work week.
However, I do occasionally get on the air over the weekends. This
past Saturday (June 1) was an extraordinary day for Es on 6 meters.
I'm running 100 watts out from an IC-7000 to a large loop antenna
running around the inside perimeter of my attic (to avoid the wrath
of the subdivision esthetics enforcers). From Grid Square FM29
(Delaware) I worked in quick succession a number of Florida
stations, some in Georgia, Arkansas, and Missouri. One of the
Georgia stations measured S9+20 dB on the S meter (he was running a
KW into a 5 element Yagi - it helps!).

"It was a band opening to remember. And I'll bet you're getting lots
of reports like mine. Hopefully, we'll get lots more openings like
this from Old Sol before he runs out of hydrogen and starts burning
helium in his core."

And finally, Jeff Hartley, N8II reports from West Virginia: "From
0245-0400Z Friday May 31 I caught the best conditions towards EU on
15M I can ever remember so late in the evening, in 42 years on the
air.  Since the solar flux was around 120, my guess would be there
was a sporadic-E link to the opening on the North American end, but
the stations worked were in daylight ranging from around sunrise to
mid morning. Prefixes worked in order from 0242-0306Z on 15 CW were
DJ2, UT7, UA3, UT9, RA1, RA4LW (S9+5dB, then +20 dB at 0330Z!),
UK8OWW, SP7.  Then, I tried some CQs on 12M with no answer and
scanned 10M towards EU where there were no signals to the NE
including beacons, but several W6 beacons were loud via double hop
Es. I went back to 15 CW at 0328Z and worked RU4, YO4, LA6, RZ6,
UB6, UR4, UX7, RD3, UA6, and LZ2 thru 0352Z.

"I made a quick check of 15 SSB and found Ed, 4Z4UR who was S9. He
mentioned he uses WWV near Fort Collins on 20 MHz often as a
propagation indicator for NA, a smart idea. He says he can
frequently hear WWV around 0300-0400Z at this time of year
indicating a band opening which I would guess rarely extends as far
east as my QTH in FM19cj. I checked 15 the next night around the
same time and there was no opening to anywhere.

"On June 1 from 0125-0149Z, I did catch UN5C and UN5J with good
signals on 17M CW as well as FO8WBB, ZL1BD, and a VP2V on 12M. 10M
was dead including beacons. During the day I worked the Alabama QSO
party in which even 10M was open to Alabama on Es from 19Z thru
about 0020Z, though it was not utilized by most Alabama stations.
All of the stations I asked to QSY to 10M up from 15 or 20M were
successfully logged mostly with very strong signals. 15 was fairly
active on CW and 20 was in great shape with strong signals all day
until about 0120Z.  40M was barely usable at first, but was open
from here pretty well from 2045Z onward. The high bands were the
best ever to Alabama in the ALQP from here. In the late afternoon, I
also worked AF3X/M on 20 roaming around the NYC boroughs with S9
signals only about 250 miles away.

"I operated part time in the WPX CW contest May 25-26 on 20M.
Conditions were disturbed at the beginning, then quite so Saturday
1200Z thru at least 0300Z Sunday. There were some very loud southern
and central EU at the start thru around 0115Z when the band
gradually closed. A few Russians and Asians were found, but were
almost gone by 0215Z whereas normally I have run pile ups from
western Asiatic and European Russians from 0200-0400Z on 20 CW.
Sunday 0100-0200Z was pretty much rock bottom, but I managed somehow
to work all continents except EU during that time. RC9O who would
normally peak around 20 degrees peaked around 310 degrees on a very
skewed path and was only about S4. SA was loud and I worked KH7 and
ZL3. Sunday at 1400Z, 20 seemed back to near normal as it did at
2345Z, but I only had time to operate mainly in the 14Z hour when
many northern EU stations not possible to work before due to
conditions were logged."

Thanks, Jeff!

If you would like to make a comment or have a tip for our readers,
email the author at, k7ra at arrl.net.

For more information concerning radio propagation, see the ARRL
Technical Information Service web page at,
http://arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals. For an explanation of the
numbers used in this bulletin, see
http://arrl.org/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere. An archive of past
propagation bulletins is at
http://arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation. More good
information and tutorials on propagation are at http://k9la.us/.

Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve
overseas locations are at http://arrl.org/propagation.

Instructions for starting or ending email distribution of ARRL
bulletins are at http://arrl.org/bulletins.

Sunspot numbers for May 30 through June 5 were 71, 58, 60, 76, 99,
59, and 81, with a mean of 72. 10.7 cm flux was 104.1, 101.8, 105.8,
110.9, 111.8, 109.9, and 108.8, with a mean of 107.6. Estimated
planetary A indices were 3, 9, 49, 19, 10, 10, and 6, with a mean of
15.1. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 2, 7, 41, 16, 9, 10, and
9, with a mean of 13.4.
NNNN
/EX





From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Sat Jun  8 08:53:00 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 08:53:00 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Repeater Map
Message-ID: <51B3292C.4070400@bellsouth.net>

Where are you going this summer? What repeaters are nearby? How about 
where you live?

http://k5ehx.net/repeaters/qrepeater.php

From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Mon Jun 10 08:51:02 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:51:02 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Progeny granted permission to operate
	902-928 network
In-Reply-To: <CA+Am85-sQnJ0g1yXU9qPY2R20sPww_pXe1B0U6jjEnMYAQOg3w@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CA+Am85-sQnJ0g1yXU9qPY2R20sPww_pXe1B0U6jjEnMYAQOg3w@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <51B5CBB6.9050601@bellsouth.net>


I realize that this is not HF related however, neither was 220-222 when 
the Amateur service lost spectrum. This is why we need to get 
more substantially increase the licenses in Amateur Radio. At the same 
time we need to be active on all bands not just one or two.
Tony N2MFT

--------------------------------------------
Progeny granted permission to operate 902-928 network
Posted by: "Mike/W5JR" w5jr.lists at att.net <mailto:w5jr.lists at att.net>
Date: Fri Jun 7, 2013 11:58 am  ((PDT))

The FCC released an Order yesterday granting Progeny permission  to 
commence commercial operation of the M-LMS positioning network. These 
are in  the 902-928 band. Progeny does hold licenses in the Atlanta 
area.  The  M-LMS license of interest most to hams is the one that 
extends above 927.0000 up  to 927.2500.  They will be operating a beacon 
transmitter using 925.2500 to 927.2500 (and another at 
919.7500-921.7500).  In the pecking order of licensing, M-LMS licensees 
have priority over amateur radio.  It is  possible that amateur radio 
repeaters operating below 927.2500 may not be an  issue for them, but I 
would like to hear from folks on the West Coast as to how  that is going 
as supposedly Progeny has been in operational tests in San Jose  for the 
past three years.  This may necessitate adjustments to the NFARL  and 
other repeaters whose outputs are between 927.0000 and 927.2500.  By 
  the way, this Progeny license block extends all the way to 927.7500 
but their proposed service is not utilizing the 927.2500 to 927.7500 
portion.

I've  not yet heard of a launch date for the service, but I do know the 
Atlanta  network is constructed.  Progeny's service is marketed as a way 
for Public  Safety and wireless operators to improve the accuracy of 
E911 location  reporting, especially from indoor environments.  To 
accomplish this, a Progeny receiver would have to be incorporated into 
or interfaced with a Pubic  Safety radio or cell phone.  I'm not aware 
of any units currently equipped  and not sure how many handset vendors 
are planning to add this to their
already  full hardware platforms.  Plus, it will add to the battery  drain.

Here is a link to the actual FCC Order.

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-13-78A1.pdf

tnx
Mike  Roden / W5JR
Milton GA

From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Mon Jun 10 11:32:48 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:32:48 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Watch sand magically dance in this
 demonstration of resonance in sounds...
In-Reply-To: <51B5E9C0.8060709@optonline.net>
References: <51B5E9C0.8060709@optonline.net>
Message-ID: <51B5F1A0.6000101@bellsouth.net>

*"Sand Waves"?

*What you'll be seeing in the video is a speaker with a metal plate 
attached on top, and a sound generator,? Brusspup writes. ?A bit of sand 
is sprinkled on top, then you turn on the sound generator.

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/watch-sand-magically-dance-impressive-video-illusion-220755605.html





From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Mon Jun 10 20:26:10 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:26:10 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] [QTH.com Classifieds] Scam warning
In-Reply-To: <4F840E94.50400@bellsouth.net>
References: <4F840E94.50400@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <51B66EA2.4040602@bellsouth.net>

This is the warning issued by QTH.com. I've sent it out a couple of 
times in the past.
Bill W2CQ


QTH.com Classifieds Scam warning!


Dear QTH.com Ham Radio Classifieds user:

We've seen an alarming increase in the number of scammers utilizing our 
website (and it seems most other ham radio classified sites, too, based 
on reports coming in).  I wanted to take this opportunity to explain 
what some of these scammers are doing, in hopes it will better protect 
you from them, when you are selling equipment on the QTH.com Classifieds 
at http://swap.qth.com.

*Common scammer traits:*

1) They will use some else's callsign, and they will create an email 
address that contains that callsign, usually with a free email provider 
like gmail, yahoo, hotmail, etc.  They sometimes pose as foreign 
callsigns (especially UK and Spain) but recently have been using USA 
callsigns.

2) They will sometimes post "For Sale" ads, but also will sometimes 
answer "Wanted" ads.  Usually the prices are a little too good to be true.

3) They will use pictures of equipment they have found on the Internet 
(they don't really own the equipment).

4) They seem to like payments via Western Union (no protection for the 
buyer), but will also use PayPal (hoping to drain their account before 
the buyer realizes they have been scammed).

5) They seem to know ham radio jargon.  For all we know, these scammers 
are hams, but we can't be sure.

6) They are sophisticated enough to use "proxy servers" so their IP 
address cannot be easily detected.  This makes it difficult for us to 
block the scammers.  We are constantly tweaking our filters to block 
these guys when possible, but it is a constant cat and mouse game.

*What can you do to protect yourself?*

* Ask for a phone number and call the person before agreeing on any 
deal.  This is probably the #1 way to expose the rats.

* Check to see if the email address they used matches what is listed for 
that person on their QRZ.com profile.  It could be a red flag if there 
is a mismatch.

* Be especially cautious of dealing with foreign hams.  Not all foreign 
hams are scammers, of course!  Just be extra careful!!

* Never use Western Union.  Be very cautious of using Money Orders and 
Cashier's Checks.  PayPal and Credit Cards seem to be the best option, 
as far as having any buyer protection.  Money Orders & Cashier's Checks 
are perfectly acceptable if you are absolutely sure who you are dealing 
with.

* Read all of my "Safe Trading Tips" at 
http://chat.qth.com/viewtopic.php?t=12

About 100,000 ads are placed each year in the QTH.com Classifieds, and 
only a tiny, tiny fraction wind up being fraudulent.  I do not want to 
scare you into thinking that it is unsafe to trade online.  Rather, I 
simply want to arm you with knowledge, so that you will be able to sniff 
out the bad guys, and stay safe.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me directly at 
ka9fox at qth.com <mailto:ka9fox at qth.com>.

73 - Scott KA9FOX
QTH.com Ham Radio Classifieds
http://swap.qth.com

P.S. You are receiving this email because, at some point, you subscribed 
to the QTH.com Ham Radio Classifieds Newsletter.  If you do not want to 
receive these news updates, use the link below to unsubscribe.



From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Fri Jun 14 14:37:48 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill Marx)
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:37:48 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] ARLP024 Propagation de K7RA
References: <20130614161139.ACB0427DD78@bmail.arrl.org>
Message-ID: <8ADA4933-50F1-4AE3-AE8E-99E568F3B6B8@bellsouth.net>


> SB PROP @ ARL $ARLP024
> ARLP024 Propagation de K7RA
> 
> ZCZC AP24
> QST de W1AW  
> Propagation Forecast Bulletin 24  ARLP024
> From Tad Cook, K7RA
> Seattle, WA  June 14, 2013
> To all radio amateurs 
> 
> SB PROP ARL ARLP024
> ARLP024 Propagation de K7RA
> 
> Average daily sunspot numbers declined over 32 points this week to
> 39.6.  Average daily solar flux was down more than 8 points to 99.2.
> Tuesday's solar flux at 89.5 was the lowest since June 22-25 of last
> year, when values ranged from 84 to 88.6. Likewise, Tuesday's
> sunspot number of 14 was also the lowest since June 25, 2012 when
> the sunspot number was also 14. Since then both numbers have been
> recovering, with Wednesday and Thursday's sunspot numbers at 27 and
> 45, and solar flux at 93.3 and 98.9.
> 
> The latest prediction has solar flux at 105 on June 14-17, 100 on
> June 18-19, 105 and 110 on June 20-21, 115 on June 22-24, 110 on
> June 25, 105 on June 26-28, and 110 on June 29 through July 4.
> Solar flux is expected to reach a minimum of 95 around July 7-8 and
> another peak at 115 on July 18-21. Note that ARRL Field Day is June
> 22-23, right when solar flux is expected to be highest.
> 
> The predicted planetary A index is 5 on June 14-16, 8 on June 17-18,
> 5 on June 19-20, then 25, 18, 10 and 8 on June 21-24, 5 on June
> 25-27, then 30, 20, 10 and 8 on June 28 through July 1, 5 on July
> 2-4, 10 on July 5-6, 8 on July 7, and 5 on July 8 through mid-month.
> 
> A geomagnetic forecast comes to us this week from Petr Kolman,
> OK1MGW, who sees quiet to unsettled conditions June 14, mostly quiet
> June 15-18, quiet to unsettled June 19-20, quiet to active June
> 21-23, quiet to unsettled June 24, quiet June 25-26, quiet to active
> June 27, active to disturbed June 28-29, quiet to unsettled June 30
> through July 2, quiet to active July 3-4, mostly quiet July 5-6.
> 
> Word has come that the link to the W6ELprop installation file at
> http://www.qsl.net/w6elprop/ is broken. Until it is restored you can
> find it at ftp://150.214.111.198/pub/ham/propag/W6ELPropInst270.EXE.
> 
> Unfamiliar with FTP? FTP is File Transfer Protocol, and you can
> paste that link into your web browser URL window, hit Enter, and a
> download dialog should appear. W6ELprop works only on Windows
> computers, and with it you can predict propagation from your station
> to anywhere else, on any frequency between 3-30 MHz. If you have any
> trouble installing, try right-clicking the file and running as
> administrator.
> 
> The latest NASA prediction for Cycle 24 moves the sunspot peak back
> to Summer 2013, but NOAA predicts the peak for the end of this year.
> Check pages 16 and 17 at
> http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly/pdf/prf1970.pdf and note the highest
> smoothed sunspot and solar flux numbers are predicted in November
> and December 2013. These are smoothed international sunspot numbers,
> with a scale quite a bit lower than the Boulder numbers reported
> here.
> 
> If you would like to make a comment or have a tip for our readers,
> email the author at, k7ra at arrl.net.
> 
> For more information concerning radio propagation, see the ARRL
> Technical Information Service web page at,
> http://arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals. For an explanation of the
> numbers used in this bulletin, see
> http://arrl.org/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere. An archive of past
> propagation bulletins is at
> http://arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation. More good
> information and tutorials on propagation are at http://k9la.us/.
> 
> Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve
> overseas locations are at http://arrl.org/propagation.
> 
> Instructions for starting or ending email distribution of ARRL
> bulletins are at http://arrl.org/bulletins.
> 
> Sunspot numbers for June 6 through 12 were 71, 76, 27, 41, 21, 14,
> and 27, with a mean of 39.6. 10.7 cm flux was 109, 109.8, 103.2, 96,
> 93.3, 89.5, and 93.3, with a mean of 99.2. Estimated planetary A
> indices were 17, 32, 10, 9, 13, 6, and 5, with a mean of 13.1.
> Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 16, 26, 9, 8, 12, 6, and 5,
> with a mean of 11.7.
> NNNN
> /EX

From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Sun Jun 16 12:04:08 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:04:08 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] HAM radio still part of hurricane
	center arsenal
Message-ID: <51BDE1F8.1000105@bellsouth.net>

Today's Sun Sentinel Ft Lauderdale:


  HAM radio still part of hurricane center arsenal

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-hurricane-ham-radio-operators-20130615,0,2956074.story


  Full Story:


  HAM radio still part of hurricane center arsenal

Amid the high-tech computers, satellite dishes and sophisticated 
equipment at the National Hurricane Center is the WX4NHC Amateur Radio 
Station.
By Ken Kaye <http://bio.tribune.com/KenKaye>, Staff writer

4:02 p.m. EDT, June 15, 2013

Amid the high-tech computers, satellite dishes and sophisticated 
equipment at the National Hurricane Center 
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/intl/bahamas-PLGEO00000188.topic> is 
a HAM radio operator station, somewhat hidden in a back office.

It might seem like it's akin to placing a teletype on a space shuttle. 
But when hurricanes form, the amateur radio station cranks up and 
receives weather information from HAM operators in the affected areas. 
Their observations help the forecasters in Miami-Dade County 
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/us/florida/miami-dade-county-PLGEO100100408000000.topic> 
better judge a storm's strength or position and issue more precise warnings.

"The goal of our station basically is to help save lives," said Julio 
Ripoll, assistant coordinator of the hurricane center's Amateur Radio 
Station. "We give hurricane forecasters eyewitness reports and data they 
probably wouldn't otherwise have."

  * Related
  * Hurricane HAM radio station
    <http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/sfl-hurricane-ham-radio-station-20130612,0,227693.embeddedvideo>
    Hurricane HAM radio station
    <http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/sfl-hurricane-ham-radio-station-20130612,0,227693.embeddedvideo>

  * Amateur Radio Station
    <http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-hurricane-ham-radio-operators-1-jpg-20130615,0,3997587.photo>
    Amateur Radio Station
    <http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-hurricane-ham-radio-operators-1-jpg-20130615,0,3997587.photo>


For instance, in November 2001, as Hurricane Michelle was approaching 
the Bahamas, the hurricane center thought the system was weakening. But 
a HAM operator on a sailboat in the Bahamas reported the storm was still 
generating winds up to 110 mph.

"It was just in time," Ripoll said. "The Bahamas were about to lower 
their hurricane warnings, and it was still technically a hurricane."

The station, known in the HAM operator world as WX4NHC, is staffed by 30 
volunteers who swing into action whenever a storm is about 300 miles 
from hitting the U.S. coast or land in the Caribbean. They have worked 
more than a 100 hurricanes in the past three decades.

They'll work in three-hour shifts around the clock, receiving real-time 
weather observations from other HAM operators, who might be thousands of 
miles away or down the block.

James Franklin, the hurricane center's top hurricane specialist, said 
HAM operator observations help sharpen short-term predictions.

"We sample so little of the storm's circulation, so any additional 
observation helps our analysis of what's going on now," he said.

In September 1998, when Hurricane Georges was aiming toward eastern Cuba 
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/intl/cuba-PLGEO00000190.topic>, 
hurricane center forecasters were unsure of the exact location of the 
eye -- because the Cuban government wouldn't allow U.S. hurricane hunter 
aircraft to fly into its airspace.

Hurricane specialist Lixion Avila asked the center's HAM station to 
reach out to Cuban radio operators. Ripoll found a HAM operator on the 
eastern most point of the island.

"The HAM operator was yelling over the microphone, and you could hear 
his excitement and the wind in the background," Ripoll said. "He 
explained that he was standing on this chair with about 2 feet of water 
in his house."

Ultimately, the operator gave Ripoll the direction of the wind, which 
helped Avila determine the location of the eye, a critical piece of 
information needed to develop an accurate track forecast.

Ripoll, a Miami architect, set up the HAM radio station at the hurricane 
center 33 years ago, when it was located in Coral Gables 
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/us/florida/miami-dade-county/coral-gables-PLGEO100100408040000.topic>. 
He was asked to do so by former center director Neil Frank, who wanted a 
backup way to alert the Caribbean.

Ripoll, then head of the University of Miami amateur radio club, carted 
over his own personal radio in a cardboard box, full of wires. Today, 
the station has six permanent radios worth about $20,000, all donated by 
corporations.

John McHugh, coordinator of the hurricane center's station, said amateur 
radio can provide communications even when electricity is out because 
operators are trained to use generators and batteries to keep their 
radios on.

He said the hurricane center station operates with HF, or high frequency 
waves, for long-distance communications, and with VHF and UHF to 
communicate with local emergency managers and other government officials.

HAM operators have provided critical communications in the aftermath of 
storms, directing recovery agencies, such as the Salvation Army 
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/religion-belief/christianity/protestantism/the-salvation-army-12009013.topic>, 
where to distribute food and emergency supplies. Hurricane center HAMs 
also helped victims of the 2010 earthquake 
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/disasters-accidents/earthquakes/haiti-earthquake-%282010%29-EVHST0000230.topic> 
in Haiti receive supplies.

Larry Lazar, president of the Wellington 
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/community/news/wellington?track=tax-wellington> 
Radio Club, said hundreds of HAM operators in South Florida are ready to 
help out if a storm hits this region. They helped get hot meals to 
people left homeless after Hurricane Andrew 
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/disasters-accidents/meteorological-disasters/hurricanes/hurricane-andrew-%281992%29-EVHST000062.topic> 
in 1992. They also helped residents without power in the aftermath of 
Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne, which hit the Treasure Coast in 2004.

"It's exactly what we do," he said. "We practice for it."

/kkaye at tribune.com <mailto:kkaye at tribune.com> or 954-572-2085./



From n8pr at bellsouth.net  Mon Jun 17 10:13:57 2013
From: n8pr at bellsouth.net (Pete Rimmel)
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:13:57 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] VERY URGENT-- PLEASE CIRCULATE
In-Reply-To: <1371076641.54466.YahooMailNeo@web140802.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
References: <8553E6123D6B4FCD915215B5BF497D57@stephenb2507a1>,
	<6CA437F7-D7B1-4ED0-804E-7C982F0DAF35@hvc.rr.com>,
	<BLU175-W255755839A6D1869EE8417929E0@phx.gbl>,
	<CAFEdwcE+2WhOQNhYDmSwTugiwfHkdy3ZFEL2v4SOKcDpjXUJAQ@mail.gmail.com>,
	<BAY155-W1106D21988349FAB8952F88F850@phx.gbl>
	<BAY153-W4D7785B1481750E811A62C3860@phx.gbl>
	<1371076641.54466.YahooMailNeo@web140802.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <EE6D3A7B742A4BBABABE415A2A69ECBC@PeteRGateway>

I don?t know how true this is, but I am passing it on ?just in case?

PeteR  N8PR




VERY  URGENT!!! PLEASE  CIRCULATE to   your friends, family and   contacts. 
In the  coming days, DO  NOT  open any message  with an attachment called: 
BLACK  MUSLIM IN THE WHITE HOUSE , regardless  of who sent it to you.  It is 
a virus that  opens an Olympics torch that burns the whole hard  disk C of 
your computer.  This virus  comes from a known person who you have in your 
list.  Directions:   You should send this message to all of your  contacts. 
It is better to receive this e-mail  25 times than to receive the virus and 
open  it.  If you receive a message called  BLACK MUSLIM  IN THE WHITE HOUSE 
even   if sent by a friend, do not open, and shut down your  machine 
immediately.  It is the worst virus  announced by CNN.  This  new virus has 
been discovered recently it  has been classified by Microsoft as the virus 
most  destructive ever. This  virus was discovered yesterday afternoon by 
McAfee..  There is no repair yet for this kind  of virus.  This virus simply 
destroys the Zero  Sector of the hard disk, where vital information 
function is stored. SP






From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Mon Jun 17 10:38:42 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:38:42 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] [SFDXA] VERY URGENT-- PLEASE
	CIRCULATE
In-Reply-To: <EE6D3A7B742A4BBABABE415A2A69ECBC@PeteRGateway>
References: <8553E6123D6B4FCD915215B5BF497D57@stephenb2507a1>,
	<6CA437F7-D7B1-4ED0-804E-7C982F0DAF35@hvc.rr.com>,
	<BLU175-W255755839A6D1869EE8417929E0@phx.gbl>,
	<CAFEdwcE+2WhOQNhYDmSwTugiwfHkdy3ZFEL2v4SOKcDpjXUJAQ@mail.gmail.com>,
	<BAY155-W1106D21988349FAB8952F88F850@phx.gbl>
	<BAY153-W4D7785B1481750E811A62C3860@phx.gbl>
	<1371076641.54466.YahooMailNeo@web140802.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
	<EE6D3A7B742A4BBABABE415A2A69ECBC@PeteRGateway>
Message-ID: <51BF1F72.4070201@bellsouth.net>

This is a HOAX Pete...
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/black-in-white-house-virus-hoax.shtml
Bill Marx W2CQ


On 6/17/2013 10:13 AM, Pete Rimmel wrote:
> I don?t know how true this is, but I am passing it on ?just in case?
>
> PeteR  N8PR
>
>
>
>
> VERY  URGENT!!! PLEASE  CIRCULATE to   your friends, family and 
> contacts. In the  coming days, DO  NOT  open any message  with an 
> attachment called: BLACK  MUSLIM IN THE WHITE HOUSE , regardless of 
> who sent it to you.  It is a virus that  opens an Olympics torch that 
> burns the whole hard  disk C of your computer.  This virus  comes from 
> a known person who you have in your list. Directions:   You should 
> send this message to all of your contacts. It is better to receive 
> this e-mail  25 times than to receive the virus and open  it.  If you 
> receive a message called BLACK MUSLIM  IN THE WHITE HOUSE even   if 
> sent by a friend, do not open, and shut down your  machine 
> immediately.  It is the worst virus  announced by CNN.  This  new 
> virus has been discovered recently it  has been classified by 
> Microsoft as the virus most  destructive ever. This  virus was 
> discovered yesterday afternoon by McAfee..  There is no repair yet for 
> this kind  of virus.  This virus simply destroys the Zero  Sector of 
> the hard disk, where vital information function is stored. SP
>
>
>
>
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> South Florida DX Assoc.
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From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Mon Jun 17 14:20:49 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:20:49 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] FCC Targets Online Retailer in
	Citation
Message-ID: <51BF5381.8020608@bellsouth.net>


    FCC Targets Online Retailer in Citation

une 7, 2013 --- The FCC this week cited an Omaha, Nebraska-based online 
retailer for marketing unauthorized RF devices --- including 10 and 12 
meter amplifiers capable of putting out up to 8200 W --- in violation of 
FCC rules. An FCC /Citation and Order/ 
<http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2013/db0606/DA-13-1316A1.pdf> 
dated June 6 orders Enterprise Group Inc, doing business as ePowerAmps 
<http://www.epoweramps.com>, to immediately stop advertising, marketing 
and selling "all unauthorized radio frequency devices, specifically 
modified Citizens Band (CB) radios and non-certified radio frequency 
(RF) amplifiers for use in the 10-12 meter bands." The FCC said 
continuing to engage in such conduct could subject the retailer to 
substantial fines and seizure of equipment.

Responding to the citation's release, ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, said 
it's reassuring to see evidence of the FCC's continuing commitment to 
enforcement relating to Amateur Radio. "It is gratifying to see the 
Commission's Enforcement Bureau taking action against flagrant 
violators," he commented. The Amateur Radio community has long 
complained about interference, mainly on 10 meters, from unlicensed 
CBers and and so-called "HFers." The FCC once banned the sale of 
amplifiers capable of operating above 24 MHz, a move that some 
considered misguided and punitive to Amateur Radio licensees.

The FCC /C&O/ described ePowerAmps as "an online retailer of CB and 
amateur radios, linear amplifiers, and radio accessories, which 
specializes in the 'customization of radios.'" Responding in April to a 
complaint, an agent from the Commission's Kansas City office observed on 
ePowerAmps' website "illegally modified CB radios being offered for sale 
in the United States." The FCC said the retailer also offered offer 
various modifications and upgrades for 35 makes and models of 
FCC-certified CB radios. These included swapping out the original final 
amplifier for a higher-powered replacement. Other mods expanded the 
authorized frequency range of a CB to include what it called the "26 MHz 
range and the upper 27 MHz range." Linear amplifiers offered for sale 
varied between 120 W and 8200 W and ranged in price from around $140 to 
nearly $2600, the Commission said, adding none of the 50 linears offered 
for sale appear to have FCC certification.

The FCC called on ePowerAmps to confirm "in writing" that it has stopped 
marketing unauthorized RF devices and to provide certain information to 
the commission within 30 days of the /C&O/. The information request, 
contained in a non-public appendix to the /C&O/, seeks to determine 
ePowerAmps' "external RF power amplifier suppliers and sales, as well as 
the disposition of its illegal inventory," the Commission said. The FCC 
gave the retailer 30 days to respond to the /C&O/ and even to challenge 
the FCC's findings.


From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Mon Jun 17 14:22:54 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:22:54 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Dayton Hamvention Attendance Holds
	Steady
Message-ID: <51BF53FE.3060607@bellsouth.net>


    Dayton Hamvention Attendance Holds Steady

The Dayton Hamvention website <http://www.hamvention.org/> has announced 
that 24,542 people attended Hamvention? 2013, approximately the same as 
last  year's attendance. Charles Kaiser, KD8JZR, was the 2013 general 
chairman. The Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA 
<http://www.w8bi.org/>) has sponsored Hamvention since 1952. Originally 
called the Southwestern Ohio Ham-vention, the inaugural event, held in 
March in downtown Dayton, attracted 600 attendees --- twice the number 
anticipated. More than 28,800 turned out at Dayton in 2000, when the 
ARRL held its National Convention there. Hamvention attendance peaked at 
33,669 in 1993, before the 1996 change in date from April to May. While 
attendance has fluctuated over the years, Dayton Hamvention has grown to 
international proportions, attracting members of the worldwide Amateur 
Radio community each spring. DARA already is counting down the days, 
hours and minutes until the next Dayton Hamvention, which takes place 
May 16, 17 and 18, 2014.


From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Wed Jun 19 14:06:33 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:06:33 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] The ARRL Contest Update for June 19,
	2013
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The ARRL Contest Update

June 19, 2013
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>
ARRL Home Page <http://www.arrl.org/>
Ad <http://www.arrl.org/nladclick.php?n=cu&i=2013-06-19&t=t>
IN THIS ISSUE

  * Field Day Arrives - Get Out and About! <#Contests>
  * North of the 49th - Canada Day Contest <#Contests>
  * CQ World Wide - New Rules and Survey Results <#News>
  * A VHF+ Website of Fun
    <#Newsweek>
  * On the Border - W?W <#Sights>
  * Three New ARRL Extended Results Packages <#Results>
  * Batteries Aloft - Rules of the Road <#Tech>
  * Low-Band Receiving by AA7A <#Techweek>
  * Meet the Managers <#Conversation>

NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO

Field Day - not really a contest unless you want it to be a contest - is 
a two-way opportunity for hams new to HF. Opportunity number one is to 
learn more about HF operating! You can get "chair time" on phone, CW, or 
digital as an operator or assistant so have at it. Opportunity number 
two is to mentor (a.k.a. "Elmering") another new ham, whether licensed 
for HF or not, so they learn about HF, too. You understand their 
questions and need for information better than any of us old-timers, so 
help another ham onto the HF Express!

BULLETINS

Tree N6TR writes in to note that the log-checking robot for the Summer 
Stew <http://www.kkn.net/stew/> contest has been properly re-configured. 
If you sent in a log and got a reject message - please resubmit.

BUSTED QSOS

The URL for the Amateur Radio High-Altitude Ballooning 
<http://arhab.org/> website is arhab.org, not arhab.com. (Thanks, Art W4AA)

CONTEST SUMMARY

Complete information <#Contests> for all contests follows the 
Conversation <#Conversation> section

*June 22-23*

  * *ARRL Field Day*
  * SARL Top Band QSO Party (Jun 20)
  * NAQCC Milliwatt Sprint--CW (Jun 20)
  * His Majesty King of Spain--Phone
  * Marconi Memorial HF Contest--CW

*June 29-30*

  * Worldwide EME Contest
  * Full Day of Hell--Digital
  * Canada Day Contest (Jul 1)
  * Ten-Ten Spirit of 76 QSO Party (Jul 1)

NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST

CQ World Wide Contest Director, Randy K5ZD reports, "On May 31 the CQ WW 
DX Contest Committee released a preliminary draft of the 2013 contest 
rules and asked for public review and comment. We are very happy with 
the interest and feedback that we have received. There have been enough 
changes made based on the feedback that we want to release a second 
draft <http://cqww.com/blog/?p=164> in order for review." In addition, 
he also notes that, "The results of the CQWW Participant Survey 
<http://cqww.com/blog/?p=150> are now available for public download. The 
PDF file contains 222 pages of results and the comments submitted along 
with the survey. It provides some interesting insights into how 
contesters view the CQWW from the perspective of various geographic and 
operating interests. Thanks to everyone that responded to the survey. 
The inputs did influence the new 2013 rules draft that are currently 
under public review."

Dramatic weather didn't prevent Dave NN1N/R from activating DN64 on 6 
meters from just west of Buffalo, Wyoming during the June VHF Contest. 
(Photo by KB1GAT)

The W9DXCC Convention has reached the tender age of 61 and will be held 
on September 21^st at the Holiday Inn in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. 
The banquet speaker will be ham radio's notable Nobel laureate, Joe 
Taylor K1JT. There will also be a session of DX University on September 
20^th from 9 AM to 5 PM - contact Jack W9MU <mailto:jack at W9MU.net> for 
registration information. The full convention details and registration 
mechanics can be accessed online <http://www.w9dxcc.com/>, as well. 
(Thanks, Jim N7US)

If you have a Curacao QSL in your collection, it's likely that Jeff K8ND 
has a copy. As an unofficial historian of contest operations from 
PJ-land and frequent PJ2T operator, he refers us to "an article in the 
October 1968 issue of CQ Magazine by John Thompson W1BIH (SK) about the 
winning PJ3CC operation from Curacao 
<http://www.k8nd.com/Radio/CQ_1968Oct_HowToMake5MillionPoints_PJ3CC_smaller.pdf> 
in the 1967 CQWW CW Contest. Operators included W1BIH, W4KFC, W3GRF, 
W4GF, W1TX, and W1FJJ (now W1FJ). This was the first of many, many 
successful multi-op efforts from Chet Brandon's (PJ3CC and PJ3EE) Coral 
Cliff Hotel, which opened in January 1964. It started off a long history 
of contesting from Curacao and Bonaire, and was W1BIH's first exposure 
to the island that he made his second home (as PJ9JT). John had Chet 
build his house on the property adjoining the Hotel grounds soon after 
this contest operation."

Stop. And this time we really mean it! From the Daily DX 
<http://dailydx.com/>, "Come July 15, one of India's oldest 
communication services - the telegram - will become history." This 
online story 
<http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bsnl-to-shut-down-telegram-> 
relates some of the history of the service and the decision to close it. 
Although the concepts behind the telegraph were developed in the 1820s 
by Faraday and others, Samuel Morse is credited with building the first 
working telegraph system, sending the first telegram 
<http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/atthtml/morse2.html> from Washington, DC to 
Baltimore on 24 May 1844. Thus, nearly 170 years of brass pounding over 
the wires comes to a close - that's an extraordinary lifetime for a 
communications service, especially considering the rapid pace of change 
today.


From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Thu Jun 20 08:05:32 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:05:32 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Headquarters E-Mail Outage Continues
Message-ID: <51C2F00C.9040903@bellsouth.net>


    Headquarters E-Mail Outage Continues

06/19/2013

As of 9:30 AM EDST, e-mail service to and from ARRL Headquarters has 
been down for more than 24 hours and is not working at the present time. 
Work is continuing to restore service as soon as possible, but at the 
moment there is no specific estimate of when service will be completely 
restored.

Updates regarding e-mail restoration will be posted here as available.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we 
work to resolve the issue.

http://www.arrl.org/news/headquarters-e-mail-outage-continues


From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Thu Jun 20 08:07:03 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:07:03 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] ARRL Temporary Field Day E-Mail
	Address
Message-ID: <51C2F067.2040402@bellsouth.net>


    Temporary Field Day E-Mail Address

06/19/2013

Due to the continued e-mail outage at ARRL Headquarters, a separate 
external e-mail address has been created specifically for amateurs with 
questions concerning Field Day.

*arrlfd at yahoo.com* 
<mailto:arrlfd at yahoo.com?subject=Field%20Day%20Question> will be 
available until ARRL e-mail service has been restored. You can also call 
with Field Day questions at 860-594-0328.

http://www.arrl.org/news/temporary-field-day-e-mail-address


From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Thu Jun 20 13:20:32 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:20:32 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] The ARRL Letter for June 20, 2013
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The ARRL Letter

June 20, 2013
Editor: Rick Lindquist, WW1ME <mailto:ww1me 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=2013-06-20&t=t>

  * Field Day 2013: June 22 and 23 <#toc01>
  * Trusted QSL Version 1.14.1 Released <#toc02>
  * /Enforcement/: FCC Citation Targets Online Retailer <#toc03>
  * /FCC News/: FCC Sets RF Exposure Reassessment Comments Deadlines
    <#toc04>
  * Rules Change Sought to Permit Encryption of Sensitive Emergency
    Communications <#toc05>
  * /International/: IARU Helps Raise Ham Radio Visibility in Ghana <#toc06>
  * /Youth/: Calvin Darula, K?DXC, Awarded 2013 Goldfarb Scholarship
    <#toc07>
  * ARRL Names New Media & Public Relations, Contest Branch Managers
    <#toc08>
  * Dayton Hamvention Attendance Holds Steady <#toc09>
  * Noted DXer, Contester Wilse Morgan, WX7P (ex-KL7CQ), SK <#toc10>
  * Renowned Storm Chaser Tim Samaras, WJ?G, SK <#toc11>
  * Former ARRL Staffer Bernie Glassmeyer, W1QT (ex-W9KDR), SK <#toc12>
  * This Week in Radiosport/
    / <#toc13>
  * Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events
    <#toc14>

Field Day 2013: June 22 and 23

The clocks are ticking down to the start of Field Day, one of the 
largest on-the-air Amateur Radio gatherings in the world. According to 
<http://www.arrl.org/quickstats>a QuickStats 
<http://www.arrl.org/quickstats> survey due to be published in the 
August issue of /Q//ST/, nearly 2/3 of all those surveyed indicated that 
they would be participating in Field Day. You'll find more helpful 
information in the Field Day section <http://www.arrl.org/field-day> of 
the ARRL website.

Trusted QSL Version 1.14.1 Released

Logbook of The World users will be pleased to know that the new Trusted 
QSL software is now available for downloading from the ARRL Logbook of 
The World page <http://www.arrl.org/logbook-of-the-world>.

/Enforcement/: FCC Citation Targets Online Retailer

The FCC has cited an Omaha, Nebraska based online retailer for marketing 
unauthorized RF devices, including high power 10 and 12 meter 
amplifiers, in violation of FCC rules. An FCC /Citation and Order/ 
<http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2013/db0606/DA-13-1316A1.pdf> 
released June 6 orders Enterprise Group Inc, doing business as 
ePowerAmps <http://www.epoweramps.com>, to immediately stop advertising, 
marketing and selling "all unauthorized radio frequency devices, 
specifically modified Citizens Band (CB) radios and non-certified radio 
frequency (RF) amplifiers for use in the 10 and 12 meter bands" or face 
possible fines and seizure of equipment.

ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, said it was reassuring to see evidence of 
the FCC's continuing commitment to enforcement relating to Amateur 
Radio. "It is gratifying to see the Commission's Enforcement Bureau 
taking action against flagrant violators," he commented. The Amateur 
Radio community has long complained about interference, mainly on 10 
meters, from unlicensed CBers and so-called "HFers." The FCC once banned 
the sale of amplifiers capable of operating above 24 MHz, a move that 
some considered misguided and punitive to Amateur Radio licensees.

An agent from the FCC's Kansas City office observed on ePowerAmps' 
website "illegally modified CB radios being offered for sale," as well 
as various modifications and upgrades. These included swapping out the 
original final amplifier for a higher powered replacement. Linear 
amplifiers offered for sale varied between 120 W and 8200 W, and the 
Commission said none of the 50 linears offered for sale appeared to have 
FCC certification.

The FCC gave ePowerAmps 30 days to confirm "in writing" that it has 
stopped marketing unauthorized RF devices and to provide certain 
information to the Commission.

Ad <http://www.arrl.org/nladclick.php?n=al&t=i&i=2013-06-20&p=0>
/FCC News/: FCC Sets RF Exposure Reassessment Comments Deadlines

The Amateur Radio community and other interested parties have until 
September 3 to file comments on an FCC proceeding to reassess the limits 
and policies governing exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic 
fields. The FCC released a /First Report and Order/, /Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking/ and /Notice of Inquiry/ 
<http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-06-04/pdf/2013-12713.pdf> in the 
proceeding (ET dockets 13-84 and 03-137) on March 27 and published in 
/The Federal Register/ June 4. The ARRL plans to submit comments this 
summer. The Commission will accept reply comments -- ie, comments on the 
comments filed in the proceeding by September 3 -- until November 1.

While the FCC proposals do /not/ alter existing RF exposure limits, they 
do call for the elimination of existing special evaluation exemptions 
spelled out in *Section 97.13(c)* 
<http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&SID=5f5efcb4e7ffdde61c46b607ac756bb7&rgn=div8&view=text&node=47:5.0.1.1.6.1.157.7&idno=47> 
of the Commission's rules. Minor rules changes adopted in the /Report 
and Order/ section of the document take effect August 5.

Rules Change Sought to Permit Encryption of Sensitive Emergency 
Communications

The FCC is inviting public comments on a proposal from a Massachusetts 
ham to amend the Part 97 Amateur Service rules to permit the encryption 
of certain amateur communications during emergency operations or related 
training exercises. On June 7 the FCC accepted for filing a /Petition 
for Rulemaking/ <http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=7022424684> 
(RM-11699) from Don Rolph, AB1PH, and put it on public notice. It will 
remain open for comment until July 8. Rolph petitioned the Commission in 
March to suggest an additional exception to ?97.113, which currently 
prohibits "messages encoded for the purpose of obscuring their meaning."

"As such, encryption cannot be effectively supported by the Amateur 
Service," Rolph told the FCC in his /PRM/, "and this restriction has 
impacted the relationship of Amateur Radio volunteers and served 
agencies and significantly limited the effectiveness of amateurs in 
supporting emergency communications." He pointed out that Part 97 
already relaxes its encryption prohibitions with respect to satellite 
control link communications and model craft radio control.

In his petition Rolph suggested excepting "intercommunications when 
participating in emergency services operations or related training 
exercises which may involve information covered by HIPAA [medical 
privacy requirements /-- Ed/] or other sensitive data, such as 
logistical information concerning medical supplies, personnel movement, 
other relief supplies or any other data designated by Federal 
authorities managing relief or training efforts."

Commenters may use the FCC's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS 
<http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/upload/display?z=r63ev>) to comment on 
RM-11699 online.

/International/: IARU Helps Raise Ham Radio Visibility in Ghana

The West African nation of Ghana may become less of a "rare one" in the 
future, thanks to an Amateur Radio Administration Course (ARAC) held 
earlier this month by International Amateur Radio Union (IARU 
<http://www.iaru.org>) representatives. The IARU offers ARACs in 
developing countries, primarily to train regulators or prospective 
regulators on the administration of the Amateur and Amateur-Satellite 
services.

"There were 28 students in total, 24 from the Ghana National 
Communications Authority <http://www.nca.org.gh> (NCA), three from 
Kenya, and one from South Sudan," said ARRL Chief Technology Officer 
Brennan Price, N4QX, one of the course instructors. "All were attentive, 
engaged, and inquisitive." IARU Region 1 President Hans Blondeel 
Timmerman, PB2T, also was an instructor. The NCA hosted the ARAC June 
3-7 in the capital of Accra. Speaking at the opening of the five-day 
session, NCA Director General Paarock Vanpercy stressed the need for 
Ghana to encourage Amateur Radio to develop an interest and awareness of 
technology among the country's youth. Price said there are only 10 
Ghanaian licensees on the books. Timmerman will continue working with 
the NCA as it publishes its Amateur Radio examination syllabus and 
conducts its first examinations in some time. Workshops addressed a 
range of topics, including the Nature of Amateur Radio Services, ITU 
Radio Regulations, Amateur Allocations, How Society Can Benefit from 
Amateur Radio, National Licensing and Regulations, Amateur Radio 
Examinations, and Emergency Communications. Price and Timmerman were 
granted licenses to operate from Ghana, and both did so "for 
instructional and recreational purposes," Price said. As 9G5AA, 
Timmerman logged more than 1000 QSOs (QSL via PB2T), while Price 
reported logging "dozens of contacts" as 9G5AB (QSL exclusively via 
Logbook of The World <http://www.arrl.org/logbook-of-the-world>).

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/Youth/: Calvin Darula, K?DXC, Awarded 2013 Goldfarb Scholarship

The ARRL Foundation 
<http://www.arrl.org/the-arrl-foundation><http://www.arrl.org/the-arrl-foundation> 
has awarded the 2013 William R. Goldfarb Memorial Scholarship to Calvin 
P. Darula, K?DXC, of St Bonifacius, Minnesota. A graduate of Waconia 
High School, he will attend St John's University to study business 
management and economics.

Darula is an avid and active Amateur Radio contester and a rising 
radiosport star. He was part of the K1LZ multioperator, two-transmitter 
teams that took top honors in the 2010 CQ World Wide WPX Contest (CW) 
and set the North American record in the 2011 CQ World Wide DX Contest 
(SSB). He has served as the ARRL Minnesota Youth Assistant Section 
Manager. In 2010, he was recruited as a team member to the USA High 
Speed Telegraphy Team. That year Darula spoke at the Dayton Hamvention^? 
contest forum on the topic "How To Become A 50 WPM CW Wizard."

The prestigious Goldfarb scholarship is the product of a generous 
endowment that William Goldfarb, N2ITP (SK), set up before his death in 
1997 in memory of his parents, Albert and Dorothy Goldfarb. Awarded to 
one high school senior each year, the Goldfarb Scholarship assists the 
recipient to receive a four-year undergraduate degree in engineering, 
science, medical or business-related fields. In addition to outstanding 
academic performance, scholarship applicants must demonstrate financial 
need and be significantly involved with Amateur Radio.

The applications window for all 2014 ARRL Foundation Scholarships opens 
October 1, 2013, and closes at midnight on January 31, 2014. More 
information <http://www.arrl.org/scholarship-program> is available online.

ARRL Names New Media & Public Relations, Contest Branch Managers

Sean Kutzko, KX9X, is the new ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager, 
succeeding Allen Pitts, W1AGP, who has retired. Kutzko has served as 
Contest Branch Manager since arriving at Headquarters in October 2007. 
An enthusiastic operator in contests and VHF weak signal work as well as 
a backpack QRPer, Kutzko holds a BA in communications from the 
University of Illinois at Springfield and has worked at several National 
Public Radio affiliates in the Midwest.

"After spending the past six years promoting radiosport to the Amateur 
Radio community, I'm looking forward to helping promote all of Amateur 
Radio and what we have to offer, both within our community and to the 
rest of the world," Kutzko said. "Amateur Radio isn't just a resource to 
our communities in time of need, it's also a lot of fun."

Succeeding Kutzko as Contest Branch Manager is Mike DeChristopher, N1TA. 
DeChristopher started at ARRL last year as a Logbook of The World 
specialist and Awards and Programs Assistant.

"I'm very excited to be taking over the Contest Branch and am looking 
forward to the new challenges this will bring," DeChristopher said. He 
is active in contesting from his home in Feeding Hills, Massachusetts. 
Kutzko and DeChristopher began their new positions June 17.

Dayton Hamvention Attendance Holds Steady

The Dayton Hamvention website <http://www.hamvention.org> has announced 
that 24,542 people attended Hamvention^? 2013, approximately the same as 
lastyear's attendance. The Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA 
<http://www.w8bi.org>) has sponsored Hamvention since 1952. Originally 
called the Southwestern Ohio Ham-vention, the inaugural event, held in 
March in downtown Dayton, attracted 600 attendees -- twice the number 
anticipated. Hamvention attendance peaked at 33,669 in 1993, before the 
1996 change in date from April to May. While attendance has fluctuated 
over the years, Dayton Hamvention has grown to international 
proportions, attracting members of the worldwide Amateur Radio community 
each spring. On its website DARA already is counting down the days, 
hours and minutes until the next Dayton Hamvention, which takes place 
May 16, 17 and 18, 2014.

Ad <http://www.arrl.org/nladclick.php?n=al&t=i&i=2013-06-20&p=2>
Noted DXer, Contester Wilse Morgan, WX7P (ex-KL7CQ), SK

ARRL Life Member and CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Famer Wilse G. Morgan, 
WX7P, of Rice,Washington, died June 13. He was 82 and had been suffering 
from cancer. "Wilse was an avid contester, DXer, involved with public 
safety communications, a mentor, Volunteer Examiner, club president, 
Assistant SM, and much, much more," recalls ARRL Eastern Washington 
Section Manager Mark Tharp, KB7HDX. In a tribute on the Spokane DX 
Association <http://www.sdxa.org/> website, Steve Sala, K7AWB, said, 
"Wilse put Rice, Washington, on the map with his multioperator contest 
station, where it was more important to train new contesters than to win 
the contests." ARRL Membership and Volunteer Programs Manager Dave 
Patton, NN1N, called Morgan "one of the operating world's fan favorites."

Morgan twice made the cover of /CQ/, first in September 1980 
<http://hamcall.net/cqcgi/?res=l&yr=1980&mo=09&pg=001> installing a 
large beam antenna with a hot air balloon and again in August 1984 
<http://hamcall.net/cqcgi/?res=l&yr=1984&mo=08&pg=001> doing the same 
thing using a helicopter. He spent 20 years in Alaska as KL7CQ, was that 
state's first VE and taught ham radio classes that produced hundreds of 
new licensees. "Wilse recognized the hobby has a social side, and he was 
a grand master at that level, and lots of people became hams because of 
it," said Rich Strand, KL7RA. Morgan's survivors include his wife 
Gimmie, AL7LB. /-- thanks to //The Daily DX/ 
<http://www.dailydx.com/>/and //SDXA/ <http://www.sdxa.org/>

Renowned Storm Chaser Tim Samaras, WJ?G, SK

Professional storm chasers Tim Samaras, WJ?G, his son Paul Samaras and 
fellow investigator Carl Young died May 31 near El Reno, Oklahoma, when 
an EF3 tornado suddenly changed paths and slammed into their vehicle, 
and they were unable to escape. In his biography on The Weather Channel 
website, Tim Samaras said that he always carried along Amateur Radio 
equipment when he chased storms. "I chase the most powerful storms on 
the planet," Tim Samaras said in a video on his personal website. "At 
times I have mixed feelings about chasing these storms. On one hand they 
are incredibly beautiful; on the other hand, these powerful storms can 
create devastating damage that change people's lives forever." The 
TWISTEX tornado research team that Tim Samaras founded has been featured 
on The Discovery Channel's "Storm Chasers."

Former ARRL Staffer Bernie Glassmeyer, W1QT (ex-W9KDR), SK

ARRL has learned of the death March 24 of former Headquarters staff 
member Bernard Glassmeyer, W1QT (ex-W9KDR), of Taylor Springs, Illinois. 
He was 80 years old and had been in ill health. Bernie Glassmeyer was on 
the ARRL HQ staff from 1978 until 1986, serving as the League's 
satellite coordinator and OSCAR operations manager. Glassmeyer continued 
his ham radio activities in retirement. He was a US Air Force veteran of 
the Korean War and served as a radio communications operator on 
sensitive SAC missions. Survivors include two daughters, a sister and a 
brother. Private services were held with honors at Camp Butler National 
Cemetery near Springfield, Illinois.

This Week in Radiosport/
/

  * June 22 -- His Majesty King of Spain Contest, SSB
  * June 22 -- Ukrainian DX DIGI Contest
  * June 22 -- Marconi Memorial DX Contest
  * *June 22 -- ARRL Field Day*

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 28-30 -- ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/rocky-mountain-division-convention-hamcon-colorado-2013>,
    Estes Park, Colorado
  * July 6 -- ARRL Eastern Pennsylvania Section Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/eastern-pennsylvania-section-convention-firecracker-hamfest-electronics-expo>,
    Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  * July 25-27 -- Central States VHF Society Conference
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/central-states-vhf-society-2013-conference>,
    Elk Grove Village, Illinois
  * July 26-27 -- ARRL Oklahoma State Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/oklahoma-state-convention-ham-holiday-1>,
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  * August 2-3 -- ARRL Texas State Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/texas-state-convention-austin-summerfest-2013>,
    Austin, Texas
  * August 2-4 -- Pacific Northwest DX Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/pacific-northwest-dx-convention-2>,
    Spokane Valley, Washington
  * August 17 -- ARRL West Virginia State Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/west-virginia-state-convention-3>,
    Weston, West Virginia
  * August 17-18 -- ARRL Alabama State Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/alabama-state-convention-huntsville-hamfest-1>,
    Huntsville, Alabama
  * August 18 -- ARRL Kansas State Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/kansas-state-convention-3>, Salina, Kansas
  * August 25 -- ARRL Western Pennsylvania Section Convention
    <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/western-pennsylvania-section-convention-3>,
    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  Fri Jun 21 08:44:38 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 08:44:38 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Headquarters E-Mail Service Restored
Message-ID: <51C44AB6.1000701@bellsouth.net>


    Headquarters E-Mail Service Restored

06/21/2013
E-mail service to and from ARRL Headquarters has been restored. However, 
it may take some time for staff to respond to the thousands of messages 
that have accumulated during the outage.If you have received a message 
indicating that your original e-mail message was undeliverable, please 
re-send. We apologize for the inconvenience.

From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Tue Jun 25 18:17:09 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 18:17:09 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] ARLB015 Rules Change Sought to Permit
 Encryption of Sensitive Emergency Communications
In-Reply-To: <20130625210812.3173526D115@bmail.arrl.org>
References: <20130625210812.3173526D115@bmail.arrl.org>
Message-ID: <51CA16E5.7000709@bellsouth.net>




SB QST @ ARL $ARLB015
ARLB015 Rules Change Sought to Permit Encryption of Sensitive
Emergency Communications

ZCZC AG15
QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 15  ARLB015
>From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  June 25, 2013
To all radio amateurs

SB QST ARL ARLB015
ARLB015 Rules Change Sought to Permit Encryption of Sensitive
Emergency Communications

The FCC is inviting public comments on a proposal from a
Massachusetts ham to amend the Part 97 Amateur Service rules to
permit the encryption of certain amateur communications during
emergency operations or related training exercises. On June 7 the
FCC accepted for filing a Petition for Rulemaking (RM-11699) from
Don Rolph, AB1PH, and put it on public notice. It will remain open
for comment until July 8. The petition for rulemaking can be found
online at http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=7022424684.

Rolph, of E Walpole, petitioned the Commission in March to suggest
an additional exception to Part 97.113, which currently prohibits
"messages encoded for the purpose of obscuring their meaning."

"As such, encryption cannot be effectively supported by the Amateur
Service," Rolph told the FCC in his PRM, "and this restriction has
impacted the relationship of Amateur Radio volunteers and served
agencies and significantly limited the effectiveness of amateurs in
supporting emergency communications." He pointed out that Part 97
already relaxes its encryption prohibitions with respect to
satellite control link communications and model craft radio control.

Rolph cited rules already in place in Australia as a possible model
for amending the rules in the US. The Australian Amateur Radio rules
provide an exception for "intercommunications when participating in
emergency services operations or related training exercises." He
suggested modifying Part 97 "to capture the intent of the Australian
regulations" to relieve what he called "this impediment of Amateur
Radio support of emergency communications."

In his petition Rolph suggested excepting "intercommunications when
participating in emergency services operations or related training
exercises which may involve information covered by HIPAA or other
sensitive data, such as logistical information concerning medical
supplies, personnel movement, other relief supplies or any other
data designated by Federal authorities managing relief or training
efforts."

Commenters may use the FCC's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)
to comment on RM-11699 online at
http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/upload/display?z=okdw6.
NNNN
/EX





From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Wed Jun 26 12:22:08 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 12:22:08 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Remember that Never Wet stuff...?
In-Reply-To: <DC14A04324A9418BA43559D739943190@JayPC>
References: <DC14A04324A9418BA43559D739943190@JayPC>
Message-ID: <51CB1530.6080909@bellsouth.net>

Remember that Never Wet stuff Video we saw a few months ago? Turns out 
it was pretty expensive. But it has partnered with Rust-Oleum and will 
be available.  In a two part kit it is about $20 at Home Depot. It did 
wear off and time will tell, but it may have lots of uses by Hams...

*http://videos.komando.com/watch/3520/viral-videos-spray-on-superhydrophobic-coating?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=notd&utm_content=2013-06-25-article_3-cta

Home Depot
*http://www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Oleum-Stops-Rust-18-oz-NeverWet-Multi-Purpose-Spray-Kit-274232/204216476?mid=stVaQC4WL|dc_mtid_8903alh25183_pcrid_34878380377_pkw_rustoleum%20never%20wet_pmt_b#.UbCiP-cTxfA?&cm_mmc=SEM|G|STO|DSK|D24|Rustoleum



From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Fri Jun 28 06:29:05 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 06:29:05 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] The ARRL Letter for June 27, 2013
In-Reply-To: <20130627174639.3BAC826F70@bmail.arrl.org>
References: <20130627174639.3BAC826F70@bmail.arrl.org>
Message-ID: <51CD6571.3040509@bellsouth.net>


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  * **/Emergency Radio/: Radio Amateurs Commended Following Flooding
    Activation <#toc01>
  * /International/: ARRL Will Be Represented at Europe's Premier Ham
    Radio Gathering <#toc02>
  * /International:/ RSGB Marks Its Centenary On and Off the Air <#toc03>
  * /International:/ Intruder Watch Documents Odd Bursts, Beeps and
    Buzzes on the Bands <#toc04>
  * /FCC:/ Reply Comment Deadline Extended in 5 GHz Proceeding <#toc05>
  * /FCC:/ Location Service Deployment May Constrain 902-928 MHz Amateur
    Use <#toc06>
  * /Operating:/ New Logbook of The World Software Eases Uploading <#toc07>
  * /On the Air/: 13 Colonies Special Event Set <#toc08>
  * /On the Air:/ California Amateurs Claim New World Distance Record on
    3.7 Millimeter Band <#toc09>
  * Grant L. "Don" Carlson, KQ6FM, SK <#toc10>
  * AMSAT Area Coordinator Kevin Smith, N3HKQ, SK <#toc11>
  * The End of the Commercial Telegraph? Please QRS <#toc12>
  * This Week in Radiosport <#toc13>
  * Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events
    <#toc14>

**/Emergency Radio/: Radio Amateurs Commended Following Flooding Activation

Canadian Amateur Radio Emergency Service volunteers supporting emergency 
communication in the aftermath of flooding in the Province of Alberta 
stood down June 24. Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC <http://www.rac.ca/>) 
Alberta Section Emergency Coordinator Curtis Bidulock, VE6AEW,

said ARES would remain on standby during the recovery process in the 
event of a communication failure.

Bidulock thanked all operators who "provided countless volunteer hours 
to support the served agencies with priority and emergency traffic. It 
has been expressed by AEMA <http://www.aema.alberta.ca/> [Alberta 
Emergency Management Agency] that without our capability to deploy and 
adapt it would have made this disaster much more difficult to manage."

RAC Alberta Director J.T. "Mitch" Mitchell, VE6OH, told ARRL that for a 
time the emergency operations center in Medicine Hat could only 
communicate with the Provincial Operations Centre in Edmonton via ham 
radio. Mitchell told ARRL Sunday that hams had established a cross-band 
link between Medicine Hat and the provincial UHF link to provide an 
additional path that did not rely on the Internet, in case HF was 
unstable. Bidulock said the temporary link would remain in place through 
recovery.

Over the weekend, the RAC had asked operators to keep 3.675 MHz and 
7.135 MHz clear for emergency traffic, a daunting task given the 
presence of thousands of Field Day stations on both bands. Saskatchewan 
was bracing for high water levels, Mitchell said, and the Amateur Radio 
Emergency Service there may activate and use 3.735 MHz and 7.055 MHz. 
/-- //RAC/ <http://www.rac.ca/>

/International/: ARRL Will Be Represented at Europe's Premier Ham Radio 
Gathering

ARRL Headquarters staffers are among those journeying to Germany to 
represent the League at HAM RADIO 2013 
<http://www.hamradio-friedrichshafen.de/ham-en/index.php> -- the 
International Exhibition for Radio Amateurs, June 28-30, commonly known 
simply by its location, Friedrichshafen. Some 200 exhibitors are 
expected at HAM RADIO 2013 along with upward of 15,000 visitors. This 
year's HAM RADIO theme is "The Amateur Radio Adventure: DXpedition," and 
representatives of several DXpeditions will explain for visitors the 
thrill of operating from remote areas of the world.

This is the 38th HAM RADIO event, which is billed as Europe's biggest 
Amateur Radio convention -- and sometimes as "Europe's Dayton." The ARRL 
contingent will be on hand to greet international visitors and to 
network with representatives of other national ham radio societies.

The flea market at Friedrichshafen always attracts a crowd.

The League also offers DXCC card checking at its booth. In its role as 
International Secretariat for the International Amateur Radio Union 
(IARU <http://www.iaru.org>), the ARRL will host a meeting area for IARU 
officials and friends at the convention.

Attending on the behalf of the League will be ARRL International Affairs 
Vice President Jay Bellows, K?QB, and HQ staff members Norm Fusaro, 
W3IZ; Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, and Dave Patton, NN1N. Representing the 
IARU will be President Timothy Ellam, VE6SH, Vice President Ole 
Garpestad, LA2RR, and Secretary Rod Stafford, W6ROD. ARRL will post 
photos of the event to its Facebook 
<https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151542482817408.1073741834.20069212407&type=1&l=e6ea4ceaef> 
page. /-- Thanks to Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R; some information provided by 
the Messe, Friedrichshafen/

/International:/ RSGB Marks Its Centenary On and Off the Air

The Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB <http://www.rsgb.org.uk>) turns 
100 this year. The IARU <http://www.iaru.org/> member-society represents 
Amateur Radio in the UK. The big day is July 5, Centenary Day, the 
anniversary of the Society's founding, when a commemorative plaque will 
be unveiled at Bletchley

Park -- famous for its secret World War II code-breaking activities. A 
Centenary dinner will follow. ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, says the 
ARRL appreciates the importance of having strong national Amateur Radio 
societies around the world.

"No single Amateur Radio society can mount the kind of advocacy effort 
necessary at the international level to protect and advance the 
interests of Amateur Radio," she said. "However, working together under 
the auspices of the International Amateur Radio Union, the ARRL, the 
RSGB, and other national societies have been able to achieve positive 
outcomes for Amateur Radio worldwide. This has been true in the first 
century of the ARRL and the RSGB and will continue as our two 
organizations begin a second century of service to Amateur Radio and our 
members."

Special event call sign G/x/100RSGB, where the /x/ is replaced by the 
appropriate secondary station locator -- M, W, I, D, U and J, for 
example -- has been on the air since January 1. The UK's regulatory 
agency Ofcom <http://www.ofcom.org.uk> has approved special prefixes GV, 
MV and 2V from July 5 through July 31. Individual licensees must apply 
<http://rsgb.org/main/operating/licensing-novs-visitors/online-nov-application/rsgb-centenary-nov/> 
to Ofcom for permission to use them.

The RSGB's Centenary Convention takes place October 11-13, preceded by a 
national hamfest in late September. The RSGB began as the London 
Wireless Club, established in 1913, a year before the ARRL got its 
start. By the end of its first year the club boasted more than 150 
members. Today the RSGB has some 20,000 members. Read more 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/rsgb-marks-its-centenary-on-and-off-the-air>.

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/International:/ Intruder Watch Documents Odd Bursts, Beeps and Buzzes 
on the Bands

The International Amateur Radio Union <http://www.iaru.org> Monitoring 
System (IARUMS) continues to observe and log suspect and apparently 
unauthorized operations that intrude on Amateur Radio allocations. For 
example, the

May 2013 IARUMS Region 1 <http://www.iarums-r1.org> (Europe) 
/Newsletter/ <http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/news2013/news1305.pdf> 
reports an over-the-horizon (OTH) radar operating in Iran daily on 10 
meters (26 to 30 MHz), transmitting bursts with 307 and 870 sweeps per 
second, 60 kHz wide and often jumping, covering 700 kHz and more. IARUMS 
Region 3 <http://www.iaru-r3.org/ms/> (Oceania) volunteers also have 
reported hearing the OTH interference from Iran. Regulatory agencies in 
Switzerland and Germany have filed complaints without effect.

IARUMS volunteers in Region 1 also report BPSK daily military traffic 
from Ukraine on 15 meters. German authorities have formally complained. 
DG?JBJ reports having observed 11 OTH radars on 20 meters, 65 OTH radars 
on 15 meters and 30 OTH radars on 10 meters -- not including the OTH 
radars from Iran. IARUMS Region 3 volunteers further report ongoing 
"illegal use of 10 meters for local short-range communications in a 
number of Asian countries." Radio Amateurs in IARU Region 2 (the 
Americas) may report suspected intruders on /exclusive/ Amateur Radio 
allocations to the ARRL <mailto:cskolaut at arrl.org>.

/FCC:/ Reply Comment Deadline Extended in 5 GHz Proceeding

The FCC has extended until July 24 the deadline to file reply comments 
in its proceeding to allow unlicensed National Information 
Infrastructure (U-NII) devices at 5 GHz. The FCC in February sought 
comment on making available an additional 195 megahertz of spectrum in 
the 5.35-5.47 GHz and 5.85-5.925 GHz bands for U-NII

use. Reply comments are responses to comments already filed in the 
proceeding, ET Docket 13-49 
<http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=7022123531>. In comments 
filed in May on the FCC /Notice of Proposed Rule Making/ (/NPRM/), the 
ARRL told the FCC that a near-term decision with respect to adding U-NII 
devices to the 5.85-5.925 GHz band "would be premature," since no 
compatibility analysis has been completed.

U-NII devices use "wideband digital modulation techniques to provide a 
wide array of high data rate mobile and fixed communications for 
individuals, businesses, and institutions," the FCC explained in its /NPRM/.

The FCC extended the reply comment deadline in response to requests from 
two industry groups, IEEE 802 and the Wi-Fi Alliance. Amateur Radio has 
a longstanding secondary allocation of 5.65-5.925 GHz, with an 
amateur-satellite uplink band at 5.65-5.67 GHz and a downlink at 
5.83-5.85 GHz.

/FCC:/ Location Service Deployment May Constrain 902-928 MHz Amateur Use

A portion of the 902-928 MHz (33 centimeter) band may become less useful 
to radio amateurs in urban areas as a result of an FCC /Order/ 
<http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-13-78A1.pdf>. The 
FCC has given Progeny LMS, LLC the okay to begin commercial operation of 
its multilateration location and monitoring service (M-LMS) on 
approximately 4 megahertz of the M-LMS portions of the band between 
919.750 and 927.750 MHz where it holds licenses.

"Progeny is deploying a wide-area positioning system to provide more 
precise location services in areas where Global Positioning System (GPS) 
and other existing services may not work effectively, particularly 
indoors and in urban canyons," the FCC said in its /Order/, released June 6.

The FCC opened 33 centimeters to hams on a secondary basis (Amateur 
Radio is secondary on all bands above 420 MHz) in 1985, provided hams 
did not interfere with the automatic vehicle monitoring (AVM) service, 
subsequently expanded into the M-LMS. While M-LMS operations at least on 
paper have a higher priority than unlicensed Part 15 devices on the 
band, Progeny had to demonstrate through field testing that its network 
would not cause "unacceptable levels of interference" to such Part 15 
devices as cordless telephones and baby monitors. The FCC said this was 
a result of its policy to promote "co-existence" in the band, while not 
elevating Part 15 devices to co-equal status with M-LMS systems.

In his "It Seems to Us 
<http://www.arrl.org/files/file/QST/This%20Month%20in%20QST/June%202012/It%20Seems%20to%20Us.pdf>" 
editorial in the June 2012 issue of /QST/, ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, 
pointed out that effectively setting unlicensed services such as Part 15 
at a higher priority than licensed services "is the reverse of the usual 
situation in which Part 15 devices are at the bottom of the pecking 
order." Federal (military) radiolocation and ISM Part 18 devices are at 
the top of the 902-928 MHz food chain. Sumner predicted in his editorial 
that operations such as Progeny's "will pose some new challenges for 
amateurs in a band that is already impacted by other users." On the 
other hand, he said, sharing bands with the military has helped Amateur 
Radio to stave off spectrum grabs from commercial interests.

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/Operating:/ New Logbook of The World Software Eases Uploading

The recently released version of /Trusted QSL/ (/TQSL/) software for

Logbook of The World (LoTW <http://www.arrl.org/logbook-of-the-world>) 
makes it much easier for users to upload logs to the worldwide contact 
repository. /TQSL/ v. 1.14.1 may be downloaded from the LoTW page.

The new software lets users upload log files to LoTW /directly/ from 
/Trusted QSL/, saving steps. It also will automatically check for 
updates, prompting users to download and install. Among other new 
features, any QSOs that have been successfully uploaded to LoTW or saved 
to a file are registered in a database, and exact duplicates are 
automatically stripped from future logs (this feature may be disabled).

More than a half-billion contact records have been posted in LoTW since 
it began operation in 2003, resulting in some 72 million contact 
confirmations. Upgrading to version 1.14 is not mandatory. Full 
information 
<http://www.arrl.org/files/file/LoTW%20Instructions/Upgrading%20to%20TQSL%201_14_1.pdf> 
on the advantages of upgrading is available on the LoTW website.

/On the Air/: 13 Colonies Special Event Set

The annual 13 Colonies Special Event will take place during the first 
week of July, with participating 13 colonies' stations on the air from 
1300 UTC July 1 until 0400 UTC July 6. Event sponsors say at least two 
special event stations will operate from each colony state. The theme 
for 2014 is "Banners of the Revolution," and the certificate -- 
available to all participants regardless of the number of stations 
worked -- will reflect that theme.

Those working all 13 colonies qualify for a "Clean Sweep" certificate 
designation, and a special endorsement will be attached for stations 
working WM3PEN in Philadelphia. The suggested exchange is call sign, 
name, signal report and state/province/country. The event's sponsors 
report that more than 62,000 contacts were logged in last year's 13 
Colonies Special Event. More information <http://www.13colonies.info/> 
is available on the web.

/On the Air:/ California Amateurs Claim New World Distance Record on 3.7 
Millimeter Band

Mountain-topping radio amateurs in California are claiming a new world 
distance record on the 77 to 81 GHz band -- also known as "E band" -- a 
band many hams likely are unaware of and whose future is unclear. The 
claimed record was set June 13 between KF6KVG on a peak just east of San 
Jose and AD6IW in Kings Canyon National Park to the east-southeast.

"We achieved a distance of 252.49 km from Mt Hamilton (CM97di) to Kings 
Canyon National Park (DM06ms)," Goran Popovic, AD6IW, announced on the 
50 MHz & Up Group <http://www.50mhzandup.org> reflector. "We made 
two-way contact on FM and SSB with strong signals at both ends." Popovic 
was on the Kings Canyon end of the contact. The current E band record is 
228 km, set in Germany between DL2AM and DL2GWZ.

According to ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, this amateur band was first 
allocated internationally in 1979 as 75.5-81 GHz, with 75.5-76 GHz 
primary and the remainder secondary. When allocations below 76 GHz were 
realigned at WRC 2000, 75.5-76 GHz was deleted, 81-81.5 GHz was added as 
secondary, and the primary allocation was shifted to 77.5-78 GHz 
although only 77-81 GHz is available currently to amateurs in the US. 
Sumner says the band 77.5-78 GHz is under consideration at WRC 2015 for 
an allocation for automotive short-range radar, leaving the fate of the 
amateur primary allocation uncertain.

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Grant L. "Don" Carlson, KQ6FM, SK

ARRL Life Member and Public Relations Committee Member Don Carlson, 
KQ6FM, of Sparks, Nevada, died June 21, of complications related to 
pancreatic cancer. He was 60.

Carlson was an active radio amateur and commercial radio broadcaster, 
known as "Don Murray" during his days at Nevada and

Don Carlson, KQ6FM

California radio stations, where he usually hosted oldies and jazz 
shows. He also did commercial voice-over work for radio and television, 
including for ARRL national radio and TV public service announcements. 
His voice occasionally was heard on Amateur Radio Newsline 
<http://www.arnewsline.org/>, the weekly ham radio news webcast.

Carlson served as District Emergency Coordinator for Nevada's Northwest 
District, as well as Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator, Section 
Emergency Coordinator, Public Information Coordinator and Assistant 
Section Manager. In California he had served as Santa Clara Valley SEC 
and as an Assistant Section Manager, and as District Emergency 
Coordinator for Monterey County.

In 2010 the ARRL Pacific Division recognized his contributions to 
Amateur Radio by naming him "Ham of the Year" at Pacificon. Carlson also 
served on the board of directors for EMCOMMWEST 
<http://www.emcommwest.org/>, an annual ARRL specialty convention held 
in Reno.

A celebration of life for Don Carlson will be held June 29, 10 AM, at 
Sierra Bible Church, 3195 Everett Dr, Reno. The family requests that 
cards be mailed to Sierra Bible Church <http://www.sierrabible.org/> and 
memorial donations made to a church or other charitable donation "to 
help someone less fortunate than yourself."

AMSAT Area Coordinator Kevin Smith, N3HKQ, SK

Longtime AMSAT Area Coordinator Kevin Smith, N3HKQ, of Monongahela, 
Pennsylvania, died June 10. AMSAT Area Coordinators are volunteers who 
serve as AMSAT's ambassadors to the Amateur Radio community. Smith also 
co-chaired the team that hosted the 2007

Kevin Smith, N3HKQ

AMSAT Symposium in Pittsburgh, and he was a key player in executing an 
earlier ARISS contact from Upper St Clair (Pennsylvania) High School. He 
was a member of the Wireless Association of the South Hills and active 
on VHF and UHF. Survivors include his wife Peg, a son and a daughter. 
The family suggests memorial donations to the Leukemia and Lymphoma 
Society <http://www.lls.org/>, the MDS Foundation 
<http://www.mds-foundation.org/> or to Be the Match 
<http://bethematch.org/Home.aspx>. /-- //AMSAT News Service/ 
<http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/news/>

The End of the Commercial Telegraph? Please QRS

Worldwide news media for several days have been proclaiming the 
impending demise of the telegram in India next month. Unfortunately 
various reporters and news outlets seem to have conflated the words 
"telegram" and "telegraph," with the result that many Morse code 
enthusiasts in the ham radio community have begun lamenting the occasion 
as the end of an era and perhaps even as another nail in CW's coffin. 
Here's what's really happening. Citing mounting financial losses, 
India's state-owned telecommunications outfit, Bharat Sanchar Nigam 
Limited <http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Bharat+Sanchar+Nigam+Ltd.> 
(BSNL), is ending its /telegram/ service in mid-July, but other telegram 
services in India will continue. Just the /state-run/ service is calling 
it quits.

It's been many years since telegraphy was used to convey the content of 
a telegram in India. Today, telegrams at BSNL are routed to their 
destinations via the web using computer software -- essentially as

Antique telegraph training set

e-mail. Apparently for nostalgia's sake, however, when the last BSNL 
telegram in India is sent on July 15, the service will employ technology 
similar to that first used by the service when it began operation in 
1850. British inventor and physician William O'Shaughnessy introduced 
telegram service in India that year, but he used a telegraphy code 
different from Morse's to send the message.

This Week in Radiosport

  * July 1** -- RAC Canada Day Contest
  * July 5** -- MI QRP July 4th CW Sprint
  * July 7** -- Venezuelan Ind. Day Contest
  * July 7** -- DL-DX RTTY Contest
  * July 7** -- DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest
  * Jul 11** -- 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 28-30** -- Rocky Mountain Division Convention
    <http://www.hamconcolorado.org/wordpress/>, Estes Park, Colorado
  * July 6** -- Eastern Pennsylvania Section Convention
    <http://hrac.tripod.com/HAMFEST_FLYER2013.pdf>, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  * July 19-21** -- Montana State Convention
    <http://www.gwhamfest.org/>, East Glacier
  * July 25-27** -- Central States VHF Society Conference
    <http://www.csvhfs.org/2013conference/>, Elk Grove Village, Ilinois
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From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Fri Jun 28 19:52:16 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 19:52:16 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Fwd:
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SB PROP @ ARL $ARLP026
ARLP026 Propagation de K7RA

ZCZC AP26
QST de W1AW
Propagation Forecast Bulletin 26  ARLP026
>From Tad Cook, K7RA
Seattle, WA  June 28, 2013
To all radio amateurs

SB PROP ARL ARLP026
ARLP026 Propagation de K7RA

Conditions were good for Field Day weekend last week.  Only
unsettled geomagnetic conditions (even quiet at times) affected us,
no big flares or geomagnetic storms, and sunspot numbers also
cooperated by peaking at 135 and 137 on Friday and Saturday.
Geomagnetic instability was caused by a brisk solar wind, which was
over by June 24.
  
At K7RA I used the ARRL Field Day Locator map at
http://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator to contact a few club groups
earlier in the week to see if they could use another CW operator.
I've found in years past that with so many newer licensees who were
not required to learn Morse code, that CW ops can be in demand at
some sites. Not only are CW operators wanted at many Field Day
locations, but the newer licensees are fascinated to see Morse code
in action. I really don't think that some of us old-timers who worry
about some imagined demise of CW have much to worry about.

At the last minute I changed my mind and decided to drag some gear
accumulated over the past decade but never put on the air, and
operate Class 1C, mobile single operator. Everything was last
minute, including the antenna installation and power connections,
with the radio sitting between the dashboard and the windshield.
  
The antenna was a very heavy kilowatt-rated screwdriver type
antenna, about 20 pounds excluding any mounting hardware or a whip,
although I swore it weighed twice as much. The plan was to mount it
on a very heavy duty magnetic mount on the roof, perhaps with guying
(this is not recommended by the manufacturer), but during assembly I
discovered this would not work, as the mounting was not compatible
with the antenna. So instead, during a fit of hacker improvisation,
I leaned the heavy screwdriver assembly out the right-rear passenger
window, (resting on the seat), and rolled up the window as far as I
could to hold it in place. I cut the coax with PL-259 off the
magmount, stripped back the other end, and attached the center wire
to the base of the antenna.
  
The next surprise was that although I had a 7 foot whip, I lacked
the adaptor that would screw into the top of the antenna assembly.
So what to do? Just stick it in the hole, let it roll around, and
pray. I now had an antenna (of sorts) leaning out the right rear of
my old car, about 35 degrees above horizontal, at best.
  
To hook the DC cable from the radio to the car battery, I needed to
go through the firewall below the dashboard. Despite finding
diagrams and advice specific to my 13-year-old car model online, I
could not get the cable through.  So I grabbed one of those portable
starter batteries (fully charged), put it on the front passenger
seat, and duct-taped the massive car battery connection clips (which
are like jumper cables) to the DC cable from the radio, and another
12 VDC pair to the antenna tuning motor. In addition, to keep the
battery charged, I tied in a very flimsy looking 12 VDC lighter plug
in parallel with the whole mess, and plugged it into the dashboard
lighter socket. This connector with wire was still in the bubble
pack in my junk box after 20 years or more.
  
To finish it all off, I ran a couple of long counterpoise wires from
the base of the antenna, out the rear doors and along the ground,
attaching them to the coax shield broken out at the base of the
antenna. I ran a heavy wire from the ground lug on the radio to a
metal screw beneath the dashboard that seemed good for ground, at
least at DC.
  
The whole thing worked, at least on 80 and 20 meters. 15 meters was
marginal, and 40 meters I could not tune at all. Starting late
Saturday evening, operating both SSB and CW, I lasted until about
1730 UTC Sunday morning.  Most of the operation was from a local
Seattle cemetery, on a nearby hilltop overlooking Lake Washington,
east of the University of Washington. Very quiet, with power lines
far away at the perimeter.
  
Back to solar activity, from the previous week, average daily
sunspot numbers were up nearly 13 points to 109.7, and average daily
solar flux rose nearly 7 points to 122. Geomagnetic activity was
greater than the previous week, with average daily planetary A index
rising from 4.3 to 12, and average mid-latitude A index rising from
4.9 to 11.9.
  
Ideally we would like to see the solar flux and sunspot numbers as
high as possible, and the A index low, at least for 40 through 10
meters.  On 160 meters we would like to see sunspot numbers low as
well. I hear lots of complaints about this weird, weak solar cycle,
but the 160 meter operators have absolutely no problem with the low
activity.
  
Yesterday on Thursday, June 27 the solar flux dipped below 100 to
99.5, which is below the average for the previous seven days (122).
Nothing significant about 100, it is just one of those nice round
numbers, like when your odometer reaches 100,000 miles, or the
atmospheric carbon dioxide reaches 400 ppm at Mauna Loa.
  
The 99.5 flux number is directly from the observatory in Penticton,
British Columbia, but the NOAA site shows it at a nice round value
of 100 (see http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpdir/latest/DSD.txt). This is
because NOAA has always reported this value in whole numbers,
similar to the way the press reported recently that atmospheric
carbon dioxide reached 400 ppm.  The actual average value for the
month of May was 399.77 ppm, but for all practical purposes you
could say that it is 400 ppm, just as solar flux was 100.  Any
differences are very small.
  
The most recent prediction (Thursday, June 27, 2013 by forecasters
Carr and Lash) from NOAA/USAF has 10.7 cm solar flux at 100 and 105
on June 28-29, 110 on June 30 through July 2, 105 and 100 on July
3-4, 100 on July 5-7, 115 and 120 on July 8-9, 125 on July 10-13,
and 120 on July 14-16. Flux values then reach another peak of 130 on
July 21.
  
>From the same forecast, planetary A index (which was 8 on Thursday,
below the average of 12 for the previous seven days) is 17 and 9 on
June 28 and 29, 5 on June 30 and July 1, then 7, 10 and 7 on July
2-4, 10 on July 5 and 6, 5 on July 7-16, 10 on July 17, 15 on July
18-20, then 18, 10 and 8 on July 21-23, and 15 on July 24 and 25. It
looks like some unsettled geomagnetic conditions are in the forecast
for July.
  
You can check for daily updates on this forecast out to 45 days
ahead at http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpmenu/forecasts/45DF.html. A new
daily forecast generally appears some time after 2100 UTC daily.
  
Just received before release on early Friday morning,
spaceweather.com reports earth-directed solar flares from sunspot
groups 1777 and 1778. The two flares were C-class, and the CME could
deliver a glancing blow to our Earth.
  
F.K. Janda, OK1HH believes that the geomagnetic field will be active
to disturbed on June 28, quiet to unsettled June 29 through July 1,
quiet on July 2, quiet to active July 3, active to disturbed July 4,
mostly quiet July 5 and 6, quiet to unsettled July 7, mostly quiet
July 8 and 9, quiet July 10-15, mostly quiet July 16 and 17, quiet
to active July 18, mostly quiet July 19, active to disturbed July
20, and quiet to active July 21 and 22.
  
NOAA has a projection for the rest of the solar cycle, updated
monthly, showing predicted smoothed sunspot numbers resolved to
one-tenth, instead of whole numbers. The smoothing is a 13-month
moving average, centered on any month of interest. Sunspot numbers
are always whole numbers, so the resolution to one-tenth is an
artifact of the averaging or smoothing process.
  
For any current month, the number represents an average of the
previous 6 months plus the current month plus the predicted values
for each of the next 6 months.  The first and last months in the
calculation are factored in at 0.5.
  
Before the last day of June 2013, the smoothed sunspot number for
February 2013 represents 10 months of known values and 3 months of
predicted values, June through August 2013. These are based on the
reported numbers from the Sunspot Index Data Center in Belgium.
These numbers are always lower then the Boulder sunspot numbers,
which are recorded at the bottom of each bulletin and in our own
3-month moving average, reported here monthly.
  
The predicted average sunspot numbers for March, 2013 through July
2014 are 67.5, 70.1, 72.7, 75.7, 78.6, 81.6, 84.7, 86.3, 86.9, 86.7,
86.4, 85.6, 84.7, 83.7, 82.6, 81.4 and 80.2. Note that the peak is
centered on November 2013, or perhaps October 2013 through January
2014 to broaden the scope and hedge our bets. A similar prediction
for monthly smoothed solar flux tracks this very closely, also
peaking in November 2013. Let's see how this looks after the
beginning of the new month.
  
Jeff Hartley, N8II of Shepherdstown, West Virginia is in grid square
FM19cj, about three miles southwest and across the Potomac River
from the Antietam National Battlefield, which is actually in
Maryland.
  
On June 26 Jeff wrote: "This summer on HF at least below 12 meters
has been one of the most interesting and exciting periods I can
remember, despite the lackluster solar activity. Many nights 17
meters is open until midnight local time to southeast and northern
Europe and, 15 is often open to Asia and Europe around 0200-0400
UTC.

After years of disappointment, the All Asia DX contest June 15-16
had above average conditions on 15 meters for most of the weekend.
Just on 15 meters, I worked just short of 200 Asian stations with
106 prefixes in a part-time effort.
  
Saturday morning around 1200 UTC was a losing battle against the
European stations into all parts of Asia. Saturday afternoon I
returned after a long break at 2045 UTC to find very loud JA's who
stayed loud until 2230 UTC, then gradually faded down until not many
were audible by 0130 UTC. Sunday around 1200 UTC only JO3JIS had a
good signal here from Japan; he was the most consistently loud JA
here. A few signals from Central Asia were loud, such as UN/UP's.
  
Around 1350 UTC I returned to loud signals from all of Asia
including Japan, which is fairly rare for this QTH, but had occurred
several times the week before. Activity between Europe calling CQ
and Asians extended from 21.0 to 21.07 MHz! I don't think JA ever
faded out completely all afternoon, but signals weakened about 1545
UTC. Our toughest area, Southeast Asia around 1500 UTC was quite
loud, working three 9V1's with 9V1YC over S9! XW0YJY was heard, but
I could not break thru the European pile-up. All total, I worked 58
Japanese prefixes and 19 from Asiatic Russia where activity was
somewhat less than expected.
  
Almost every night, there is a good 20 meter opening to western Asia
and Europe/Russia/Ukraine and Scandinavia from 0200-0400 UTC. Some
of the DX worked late in the evening here include on June 11
FK8DD/M, ES5, ER3, UY5, OM3, then on 15 meters RA3TO/P and IZ7. On
June 13, RV9CPB/9 on 17. June 14 featured ES3, EU7, and SM0 on 17
meter phone followed by on 15 meters, SM6, YL2, R4, RX4, RV9, RM5,
HA8, UA6, UA4,  UR4, R8, RZ6, UT9, UR0, and UA3T ending at 0312 UTC.

The sporadic E season on 6 meters has been disappointing. I missed
European openings on June 13. On the June 19, W6XK in CM97 and N6JK
in CM98 were logged on 6 meter CW around 0230 UTC. Finally, on June
23 and 24 we had a good opening to South America and Mexico, all
multi-hop Es. At 2102 UTC, I worked PV8ADI with a S7 signal, the
first ever Brazilian for me on Es; he stayed in for an amazing 2
hours plus longer! Then, 9Y4VU was found on SSB at 2107. YV1 was
also heard along with VP2V. CO2WF was logged at 2304. Between 2331
UTC and 0039 UTC, five XEs over a wide area were worked mostly in
XE2, good for some new grids. On June 24, PV8 was heard again with
FM5WD being logged at 2224 UTC."
  
Thanks, Jeff! He mentions years of disappointment regarding working
Asia, but here where I am on the West Coast, this is not a problem.
This is just like Europe being easy to work from the East Coast.
  
For more information concerning radio propagation, see the ARRL
Technical Information Service at
http://arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals. For an explanation of the
numbers used in this bulletin, see
http://arrl.org/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere. An archive of past
propagation bulletins is at
http://arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation. More good
information and tutorials on propagation are at http://k9la.us/.
  
Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve
overseas locations are at http://arrl.org/propagation.
  
Instructions for starting or ending email distribution of ARRL
bulletins are at http://arrl.org/bulletins.
  
Sunspot numbers for June 20 through 26 were 128, 135, 137, 118, 82,
91, and 77, with a mean of 109.7. 10.7 cm flux was 126.3, 133.2,
130, 128.2, 120.6, 109.2, and 106.5, with a mean of 122.  Estimated
planetary A indices were 11, 17, 14, 15, 15, 8, and 4, with a mean
of 12. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 12, 17, 13, 16, 14, 9,
and 2, with a mean of 11.9.
NNNN
/EX





From bmarx at bellsouth.net  Sat Jun 29 10:33:24 2013
From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill)
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 10:33:24 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Phishing Scam on ARRL.net E-mail
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