From bmarx at bellsouth.net Tue Aug 2 18:08:23 2016 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (William Marx) Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2016 18:08:23 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Hamvention finds new home| Dayton News | www.daytondailynews.com Message-ID: <265A3FA3-CECD-4698-B4D7-F030D0F88230@bellsouth.net> http://m.daytondailynews.com/news/news/officials-to-announce-big-event-coming-to-greene-c/nr77W/ From bmarx at bellsouth.net Fri Aug 5 15:00:44 2016 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (William Marx) Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 15:00:44 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Danish Ham-Cyclist Soon to be in Europe and Heading Home Message-ID: <423D1C0F-F4AE-4B6C-A301-61FE0B4D672D@bellsouth.net> Danish Ham-Cyclist Soon to be in Europe and Heading Home TAGS: arrl, Denmark, europe, France, germany, Globe, great time, hamming, HOME, miles, North Africa,QSOs, spain, trip, VHF/UHF FM handheld 08/02/2016 Danish Ham-Cyclist Thomas Andersen, OZ1AA, now is in North Africa and expects to be in Europe soon, on the last leg of his ?Cycling the Globe? bicycle journey. He anticipates being back home in Denmark within a few months. ?I?m currently in Morocco and ready to cross over to Spain,? he told ARRL on August 2. ?From there I will cycle through Spain, France, and Germany back to Denmark. It will take 2 months.? Andersen said that, while he had hoped to, he did not do much hamming while in Africa, but he did visit the ET3AA radio club in Addis Ababa, Ethiopa. ?That was a great experience,? he said. ?It was a great time there, meeting the students and making a few QSOs.? Andersen typically can cover 60 miles in a day, but he?s done as many as 100 miles. He began his cycling adventure in Copenhagen 6 years ago. While he does carry a VHF/UHF FM handheld, Andersen said he really has not used it that much, but he told ARRL that he hopes to be active on the air ?from somewhere on my way up through Europe.? Andersen said he purchased a new mountain bike ?with fat tires? for the trip through Africa. ?It was a good choice, since there have been a lot of rough dirt roads here,? he told ARRL. ?This bike is the third I?ve used on my trip around the world.? http://www.arrl.org/news/danish-ham-cyclist-soon-to-be-in-europe-and-heading-home From bmarx at bellsouth.net Thu Aug 11 16:56:08 2016 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (William Marx) Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 16:56:08 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] ARLB029 FCC "Symbol Rate" Rule Making Proposal Open for Comment at Least Until October References: <20160811204701.3B83521041B3@bmail.arrl.org> Message-ID: <659327EC-D2C2-4DE6-BD4B-08F3E9E68416@bellsouth.net> > SB QST @ ARL $ARLB029 > ARLB029 FCC "Symbol Rate" Rule Making Proposal Open for Comment at > Least Until October > > ZCZC AG29 > QST de W1AW > ARRL Bulletin 29 ARLB029 > From ARRL Headquarters > Newington CT August 11, 2016 > To all radio amateurs > > SB QST ARL ARLB029 > ARLB029 FCC "Symbol Rate" Rule Making Proposal Open for Comment at > Least Until October > > In a July Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) in WT Docket 16-239, > the FCC proposed to revise the Amateur Service Part 97 rules in > response to the ARRL's so-called "Symbol Rate" Petition for Rule > Making (RM-11708), filed in late 2013. The proceeding will remain > open for public comment at least for another 60 days, since the NPRM > has not yet appeared in The Federal Register, thus starting the > 60-day clock. > > The NPRM can be found on the web in PDF format at, > http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2016/db0728/FCC-16-96A1.pdf > . > > ARRL had asked the FCC to change the Part 97 rules to delete the > symbol rate limits in Part 97.307(f) and replace them with a maximum > bandwidth for data emissions of 2.8 kHz on amateur frequencies below > 29.7 MHz. > > In its NPRM, the FCC proposed to eliminate the current baud rate > limitations for data emissions, consistent with ARRL's Petition, but > it declined to propose a bandwidth limitation for data emissions in > the MF and HF bands to replace the baud rate limitations. > > The official deadline to file comments will be announced when it > becomes available. The ARRL plans to comment in the proceeding. > NNNN > /EX From bmarx at bellsouth.net Tue Aug 16 19:06:45 2016 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (William Marx) Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2016 19:06:45 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] ARLB030 ARRL Encourages Comprehensive Noise Floor Study References: <20160816221552.1EC8C2014732@bmail.arrl.org> Message-ID: <0FC0CC1F-9B5B-4A02-A208-84A255545D1F@bellsouth.net> > SB QST @ ARL $ARLB030 > ARLB030 ARRL Encourages Comprehensive Noise Floor Study > > ZCZC AG30 > QST de W1AW > ARRL Bulletin 30 ARLB030 > From ARRL Headquarters > Newington CT August 16, 2016 > To all radio amateurs > > SB QST ARL ARLB030 > ARLB030 ARRL Encourages Comprehensive Noise Floor Study > > In anticipation of an FCC Technological Advisory Council (TAC) > investigation into changes and trends to the radio spectrum noise > floor to determine if there is an increasing noise problem, ARRL > asserted that such a study is long overdue. The FCC Office of > Engineering and Technology (OET) announced plans for the TAC study > in mid-June and invited comments and answers to questions that the > TAC posed concerning the methodologies for such a study. The > League's comments also praised the TAC - an advisory group to the > FCC - for tackling the issue and expressed the hope that the noise > study might, for the first time, provide a useful, objective basis > for spectrum overlays and other future allocation decisions. ARRL > allowed that while a noise floor problem exists, "The magnitude of > this problem and the extent of it in the 21st century is virtually > unknown." > > "The TAC and the leadership in this study initiative are to be > congratulated for finally undertaking what has been universally > determined to be necessary for well more than 2 decades," the ARRL > said. "The Commission should not have made spectrum management > decisions without this noise information, and it is unfortunate that > the initiative has been delayed this long." > > The ARRL said that its members can be of use in gathering data for > the TAC noise study, but advised that any urgency in initiating the > study "be tempered by the prerequisite need to develop a > standardized and valid methodology for conducting the study," in > order to "obtain quantitative data regarding the noise floor in > various environments and trends over time," ARRL said. > > ARRL said the focus of the TAC noise "study should be an accurate > determination of what noise levels exist in as wide a range of > indoor and outdoor environments as possible. It should, to the > extent possible, determine what types of noise are being found: > Broadband, non-specific noise; broad noise spectral peaks; broadband > digital noise; and noise occurring on discrete frequencies." > > "We also hope that these comments will serve as a stimulus for the > Commission to re-evaluate its 'hands-off' policy with respect to the > most recalcitrant and unhelpful operators of incidental and > unintentional radiators which are causing long-term interference > problems, such as electric utilities," ARRL concluded. "The > unwillingness of the Commission to issue meaningful sanctions has > led to the virtual absence of any incentive to comply with the > Commission's Part 15 non-interference obligations." > > ARRL pointed out that the FCC had requested that the TAC study the > noise floor in 1999 and propose new approaches to spectrum > management based on emerging and future technologies. "The TAC > concluded that it would be impossible for the Commission to engage > in effective spectrum management until it 'develop[s] a more > complete understanding of the current state of the radio noise > environment,"' ARRL recounted, noting that TAC urged the Commission > to immediately undertake a multi-part noise floor study and > cautioned it against implementing new spectrum management techniques > or initiatives without first concluding extensive studies. > > "Yet, 16 years later, no such study has been conducted," ARRL said. > "Now, and for the past several decades, new noise sources are being > developed and have been developed and the proliferation of > electronic devices continues as fast as the technology and the > regulatory processes will allow." While many individual sources of > RF noise may be consistent with FCC rules, in some cases they may > negatively impact the overall electromagnetic noise environment, > ARRL said. > > "Because the Commission's resources are woefully inadequate to > address RF noise through widespread enforcement of Part 15 and Part > 18 rules governing RF emitters after the devices are deployed, the > only reasonable means of dealing with them is to enact and enforce, > ex ante, appropriate rules for RF emitters that are based on actual > knowledge of the noise floor and trends over time," ARRL said. "The > growing number of interference complaints indicates that any > increase in noise levels will result in harmful interference, so > these rules may need to require a decrease in the permitted limits > for emission to balance the aggregate noise potential of a growing > number of noise emitting devices." > > The League's comments include a bibliography, "Articles Relating to > the Description, Impact and Study of Man-Made Noise," compiled by > ARRL Lab Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI. > NNNN > /EX From bmarx at bellsouth.net Thu Aug 18 09:48:17 2016 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (William Marx) Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2016 09:48:17 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Tesla Tower References: Message-ID: <41639116-5E90-4AE5-B683-104057103085@bellsouth.net> From CWops list: > A project just in case the bands get any worse! > > https://youtu.be/1SF4KPqNK4c > From bmarx at bellsouth.net Sun Aug 21 16:21:46 2016 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (William Marx) Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2016 16:21:46 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Dayton Hamvention 2017 - Video of New Xenia Venue References: <001101d1fbdd$01ea6de0$05bf49a0$@q.com> Message-ID: <2CE535A9-7F7F-4A81-B568-BCD8E33C0469@bellsouth.net> From Collins List: > Video of The New Dayton Hamvention venue in Xenia, Ohio.produced by DX > Engineering. > > https://youtu.be/FXXl18G0QA0 > From bmarx at bellsouth.net Fri Aug 26 08:40:22 2016 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (William Marx) Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 08:40:22 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] =?utf-8?q?Hurricane_Watch_Net_on_?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=9CStandby_Alert=E2=80=9D_for_Unnamed_Potential_Tropical_?= =?utf-8?q?Storm?= References: Message-ID: > > Hurricane Watch Net on ?Standby Alert? for Unnamed Potential Tropical Storm > > 08/25/2016 > The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) will go on ?Standby Alert? in the event that a strong tropical system bearing the designation ?Invest 99L? becomes a named storm over the next couple of days. The system, which already has been generating gale force winds near the Virgin Islands, is moving west-northwest at 15 to 20 MPH. HWN Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, said weather models concur that South Florida could be affected. > > ?Some models have this system moving a little further south, bringing it over or close to the southern tip of Florida and then into the Gulf of Mexico,? said HWN Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV. ?After that, where the storm will go, and how strong it will be, is yet to be determined.? > > NOAA described Invest 99L as ?an area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave,? which is producing gale force winds over water to the north of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti). > > According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Invest 99L, also known within FEMA as ?Disturbance 1,? was located southwest of the Turks and Caicos, as of 1200 UTC. FEMA predicted gusty winds and heavy rain likely over the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas. It calculated a ?medium? (50 percent) chance that the storm would develop into a tropical storm within the next 48 hours, and a ?high? (80 percent) chance over the next 5 days. > > Graves said that should Invest 99L become a tropical storm, it will be named Hermine. ?Should Hermine become a hurricane and moves to within 300 miles of landfall, the Hurricane Watch Net will activate and remain in continuous operation for as long as required,? he said. > > The HWN operates on 14.325 MHz during daylight hours and on 7.268 MHz after dark. As propagation dictates, the net may use both frequencies simultaneously, and Graves indicated that would ?most likely be the case? under current conditions. > > The HWN will post to its website and announce on the air any updates to operational plans or other changes, as well as notify the Amateur Radio news media. > > ?Should we need to activate, we will be requesting observed ground-truth data from those in the affected area (wind speed, wind gust, wind direction, barometric pressure ? if available, rain, damage, and storm surge),? Graves said. ?If you havemeasured weather data, that would be of great help. We are interested only in your personal observations, preferably measured by calibrated instruments,? he added. > > Graves said the HWN is available to provide back-up communication to official entities, such as emergency operations centers and the Red Cross in affected areas. ?We will also be interested to collect and report significant damage assessment data to FEMA officials stationed at the National Hurricane Center,? Graves said. From k.siwiak at ieee.org Fri Aug 26 10:09:08 2016 From: k.siwiak at ieee.org (Kai) Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 10:09:08 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] =?utf-8?q?Hurricane_Watch_Net_on_?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=9CStandby_Alert=E2=80=9D_for_Unnamed_Potential_Tropical_?= =?utf-8?q?Storm?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <186ff0ab-1d63-fbfa-8ab9-3a4f8cf559fe@ieee.org> I've found the US Navy weather page most reliable, after all, they have a vested interest in the seas! http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/tc_home.html Click on the storm in the upper left column, The maps enlarge by clicking on them. 73 Kai, KE4PT On 8/26/2016 08:40, William Marx wrote: >> Hurricane Watch Net on ?Standby Alert? for Unnamed Potential Tropical Storm >> >> 08/25/2016 >> The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) will go on ?Standby Alert? in the event that a strong tropical system bearing the designation ?Invest 99L? becomes a named storm over the next couple of days. The system, which already has been generating gale force winds near the Virgin Islands, is moving west-northwest at 15 to 20 MPH. HWN Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, said weather models concur that South Florida could be affected. >> >> ?Some models have this system moving a little further south, bringing it over or close to the southern tip of Florida and then into the Gulf of Mexico,? said HWN Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV. ?After that, where the storm will go, and how strong it will be, is yet to be determined.? >> >> NOAA described Invest 99L as ?an area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave,? which is producing gale force winds over water to the north of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti). >> >> According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Invest 99L, also known within FEMA as ?Disturbance 1,? was located southwest of the Turks and Caicos, as of 1200 UTC. FEMA predicted gusty winds and heavy rain likely over the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas. It calculated a ?medium? (50 percent) chance that the storm would develop into a tropical storm within the next 48 hours, and a ?high? (80 percent) chance over the next 5 days. >> >> Graves said that should Invest 99L become a tropical storm, it will be named Hermine. ?Should Hermine become a hurricane and moves to within 300 miles of landfall, the Hurricane Watch Net will activate and remain in continuous operation for as long as required,? he said. >> >> The HWN operates on 14.325 MHz during daylight hours and on 7.268 MHz after dark. As propagation dictates, the net may use both frequencies simultaneously, and Graves indicated that would ?most likely be the case? under current conditions. >> >> The HWN will post to its website and announce on the air any updates to operational plans or other changes, as well as notify the Amateur Radio news media. >> >> ?Should we need to activate, we will be requesting observed ground-truth data from those in the affected area (wind speed, wind gust, wind direction, barometric pressure ? if available, rain, damage, and storm surge),? Graves said. ?If you havemeasured weather data, that would be of great help. We are interested only in your personal observations, preferably measured by calibrated instruments,? he added. >> >> Graves said the HWN is available to provide back-up communication to official entities, such as emergency operations centers and the Red Cross in affected areas. ?We will also be interested to collect and report significant damage assessment data to FEMA officials stationed at the National Hurricane Center,? Graves said. > ______________________________________________________________ > QCWA69 mailing list > SubScribe UNSubscribe or Info: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa69 > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:QCWA69 at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From k.siwiak at ieee.org Sat Aug 27 16:06:01 2016 From: k.siwiak at ieee.org (Kai) Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2016 16:06:01 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Congratulations Mark, K2AU Message-ID: <0fd12afd-cb82-aec5-19e9-9aa64d087b59@ieee.org> Mark, Congratulations on your ARRL Triple Play Award #1809! 73 Kai, KE4PT From hayest6961 at gmail.com Sat Aug 27 19:55:27 2016 From: hayest6961 at gmail.com (Tom Hayes) Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2016 19:55:27 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] [SFDXA] Congratulations Mark, K2AU In-Reply-To: <0fd12afd-cb82-aec5-19e9-9aa64d087b59@ieee.org> References: <0fd12afd-cb82-aec5-19e9-9aa64d087b59@ieee.org> Message-ID: Bravo Mark. Tom, N4MEO > On Aug 27, 2016, at 4:06 PM, Kai wrote: > > Mark, > Congratulations on your ARRL Triple Play Award #1809! > > 73 > Kai, KE4PT > > ______________________________________________________________ > South Florida DX Assoc. "SINCE 1974" > SFDXA WebSite: http://www.SFDXA.com > SFDXA Repeater 147.33+ 103.5 Tone > To Post: mailto:SFDXA at mailman.qth.net > To UNSUBSCRIBE/EDIT: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/sfdxa > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net From bmarx at bellsouth.net Wed Aug 31 16:18:25 2016 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (William Marx) Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 16:18:25 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] ARLX010 Big Island ARES Districts Activate to Support Possible Hurricane Response in Hawaii References: <20160831201128.90BB2201473E@bmail.arrl.org> Message-ID: > SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX010 > ARLX010 Big Island ARES Districts Activate to Support Possible > Hurricane Response in Hawaii > > ZCZC AX10 > QST de W1AW > Special Bulletin 10 ARLX010 > From ARRL Headquarters > Newington CT August 31, 2016 > To all radio amateurs > > SB SPCL ARL ARLX010 > ARLX010 Big Island ARES Districts Activate to Support Possible > Hurricane Response in Hawaii > > ARRL Pacific Section Emergency Coordinator Clement Jung, KH7HO, has > announced the activation of all four Amateur Radio Emergency Service > (ARES) districts on the Big Island of Hawaii, to support each other > and served agencies as two hurricanes - Madeline and Lester - > threaten. A hurricane watch remains in effect for Hawaii County. > > A SKYWARN net activated on August 31 as Hurricane Madeline > approached the Big Island, and KH6SW went on the air from the > National Weather Service (NWS) Honolulu Forecast Office on HF, VHF, > and UHF. A second SKYWARN activation for Hurricane Lester will begin > on September 2 at 10 PM (0800 UTC on September 3), continuing until > Monday, September 5 at noon (2200 UTC). > > As of 1200 UTC, Madeline, now a Category 1 storm, was located about > 200 miles east of Hilo and 410 miles east-southeast of Honolulu, > with maximum sustained winds near 90 MPH. The storm is moving to the > west at 12 MPH. > > As of 0900 UTC, Hurricane Lester, a much stronger Category 4 storm, > was some 1160 miles east of Hilo, with maximum sustained winds of > 140 MPH and moving to the west at 12 MPH. NOAA has advised interests > in Hawaii to monitor Lester's progress. > > ARES teams were set to initiate local repeater nets, holding 146.52 > MHz simplex in reserve in case repeaters go down. Plans call for > using HF (7.180 and 3.975 MHz) to relay traffic via Auxiliary > Communications Service (ACS) nets to the Hawaii County Civil Defense > Agency Emergency Operations Center (EOC). SKYWARN traffic will use > Fldigi MT63 1KL or voice on 7.080 MHz (USB), with 3.888 MHz (LSB) as > an alternate frequency, and 7.095 MHz available to support informal > and tactical traffic. > > Jung said that if Hawaii Emergency Management Agency RACES is > activated, it will monitor 7.088 MHz (LSB) for voice and Fldigi > MT63-1KL. Until then, SKYWARN will be the statewide HF net control > station on 7.080 MHz (USB) for voice and Fldigi. > > Hawaii Governor David Ige has declared a state of emergency in the > state, with the Big Island under a hurricane warning for Madeline - > now a Category 2 storm. The National Weather Service has indicated > that hurricane conditions could occur on the Big Island within the > next 24 hours. Public schools in Hawaii have been closed, and the > governor was urging residents of the Big Island to take steps to > protect people and property. A dozen schools have been designated to > serve as emergency evacuation shelters. > > In addition to HF, KH6SW will operate on these repeaters: > > * 146.660 (EARC, Windward Oahu) > * 146.760 (DEM RACES, Peackcock Flat, North Shore Oahu) > * 146.800 (EARC, Manakapu, Oahu) > * 146.880 (DEM RACES, Diamond Head) > * 146.980 (DEM RACES, Downtown Honolulu) > * 147.060 (State RACES, Diamond Head) > * 444.350 (State RACES, Diamond Head) > NNNN > /EX