From bmarx at bellsouth.net Tue Dec 1 14:51:49 2020 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 14:51:49 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope, already damaged, collapses References: <460a4659-8301-8e3c-c10f-66c2416066c9.ref@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: <460a4659-8301-8e3c-c10f-66c2416066c9@bellsouth.net> Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope, already damaged, collapses By Associated Press December 1, 2020 | 1:29pm | Updated Enlarge Image This satellite image provided by 2020 Maxar Technologies shows the damaged radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2020. This satellite image provided by 2020 Maxar Technologies shows the damaged radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2020. AP SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico ? A huge, already damaged radio telescope in Puerto Rico that has played a key role in astronomical discoveries for more than half a century completely collapsed on Tuesday. The telescope?s 900-ton receiver platform fell onto the reflector dish more than 400 feet below. The US National Science Foundation had earlier announced that the Arecibo Observatory would be closed. An auxiliary cable snapped in August, causing a 100-foot gash on the 1,000-foot-wide dish and damaged the receiver platform that hung above it. Then a main cable broke in early November. The collapse stunned many scientists who had relied on what was until recently the largest radio telescope in the world. ?It sounded like a rumble. I knew exactly what it was,? said Jonathan Friedman, who worked for 26 years as a senior research associate at the observatory and still lives near it. ?I was screaming. Personally, I was out of control?. I don?t have words to express it. It?s a very deep, terrible feeling.? Friedman ran up a small hill near his home and confirmed his suspicions: A cloud of dust hung in the air where the structure once stood, demolishing hopes held by some scientists that the telescope could somehow be repaired. ?It?s a huge loss,? said Carmen Pantoja, an astronomer and professor at the University of Puerto Rico who used the telescope for her doctorate. ?It was a chapter of my life.? Scientists worldwide had been petitioning U.S. officials and others to reverse the NSF?s decision to close the observatory. The NSF said at the time that it intended to eventually reopen the visitor center and restore operations at the observatory?s remaining assets, including its two LIDAR facilities used for upper atmospheric and ionospheric research, including analyzing cloud cover and precipitation data. The telescope was built in the 1960s with money from the Defense Department amid a push to develop anti-ballistic missile defenses. It had endured hurricanes, tropical humidity and a recent string of earthquakes in its 57 years of operation. The telescope has been used to track asteroids on a path to Earth, conduct research that led to a Nobel Prize and determine if a planet is potentially habitable. It also served as a training ground for graduate students and drew about 90,000 visitors a year. ?I am one of those students who visited it when young and got inspired,? said Abel M?ndez, a physics and astrobiology professor at the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo who has used the telescope for research. ?The world without the observatory loses, but Puerto Rico loses even more.? He last used the telescope on Aug. 6, just days before a socket holding the auxiliary cable that snapped failed in what experts believe could be a manufacturing error. The National Science Foundation, which owns the observatory that is managed by the University of Central Florida, said crews who evaluated the structure after the first incident determined that the remaining cables could handle the additional weight. But on Nov. 6, another cable broke. A spokesman for the observatory said there would be no immediate comment and a spokeswoman for the University of Central Florida did not return requests for comment. Scientists had used the telescope to study pulsars to detect gravitational waves as well as search for neutral hydrogen, which can reveal how certain cosmic structures are formed. About 250 scientists worldwide had been using the observatory when it closed in August, including M?ndez, who was studying stars to detect habitable plantes. ?I?m trying to recover,? he said. ?I am still very much affected.? 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A giant in the field of low-band DXing and contesting, Devoldere *died* on November 9. An ARRL Life member, Devoldere may be best known outside of his 160-meter activity as the author of the popular /ON4UN?s/ /Low-Band DXing/, published by ARRL, as well as other books, including /Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio Amateur/ (coauthored with Mark Demeuleneere, ON4WW). The initial award will be made for the 2020 edition of the ARRL 160-Meter Contest. This is a CW-only event. * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Mon Dec 7 07:44:34 2020 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2020 07:44:34 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] [NoviceRigRoundup] Novice Rig Night is Tomorrow! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3252bdeb-ec15-e612-3046-8afddc10e24d@bellsouth.net> NOVICE RIG "NIGHT" IS TOMORROW! (And EVERY Monday) When: TOMORROW, Monday, December 7, in the US, from sunup on the east coast, to midnight on the west coast. Where: Suggested 7100-7125 Kc, 3550-3600Kc, or about any amateur frequency on 80, 40, 15, and 10 meters you care to arrange, or find someone. No logs to turn in. Of course, we?d all be interested to read your NRN reports on facebook and Yahoo. CQ NRN, and remember to ?tune around? on MONDAYS to catch the rock-bound answers to your call. Use of the sked page, http://n8fq.org/sked/index.php?board=nrru, is highly encouraged for those that are inclined. Others may choose to announce operations, or make skeds via the Yahoo Group, or the NRR Facebook group. I hope to work you TOMORROW! N3PDT NRR #9 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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Following a formal *consultation* ?(a ?proceeding? in FCC parlance), ACMA has decided not to permit ham operation on the 5351.5 ? 5366.5 kHz band. The 15 kHz-wide band was allocated to the amateur service on a secondary basis in 2017, but as ACMA explained, ?unresolved sharing issues? prevented ham radio use of the band, operated on by more than 500 other licensed services (mostly land mobile and aeronautical services), as well as by the Australian military. Options ranged from Australia-wide access to the whole band or part of the band, to a segmented or channelized amateur allocation, to no amateur access. ACMA decided that national defense and security use of the allocation were ?of high importance? in determining maximum public benefit and decided on the last option. ?In balancing Defence?s existing use of the 5351.5 ? 5366.5 kHz band against the impacts of introducing use by the amateur service, the ACMA has decided not to support amateur use in the band,? the agency said. ?Public and non-public submissions from the Department of Defence showed that expanding the use of the 5351.5 ? 5366.5 kHz band to potentially several thousand amateur operators could impact important radiocommunications operations. The ACMA recognizes the high level of interest shown by the amateur community in adding this band and understands there will be disappointment. However, we are confident the decision is appropriate and consistent with the objects of the Radiocommunications Act. In particular, this includes supporting defence and national interest objectives.? Australia?s International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) member-society, the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA), argued for amateur access to 5351.5 ? 5365 kHz as a compromise. A WIA survey showed most Australian radio amateurs preferred that choice. WIA noted that because the band was agreed upon at World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 on a shared secondary basis, as well as allowing low-power, such as 15 W EIRP (effective isotropic radiated power) operation, ?amateur radio operators in over 80 countries around the world have been granted access to the band, including many of our near Pacific neighbors, New Zealand and Indonesia.? ?Australian amateur operators therefore have a strong desire to be able to commence communications on this band with these countries,? WIA concluded. Two spot 5 MHz frequencies are allocated to the Wireless Institute Civil Emergency Network (WICEN) ?to provide emergency and safety communications.? Radio amateurs in New Zealand lost access to 60 meters in late October. Use of this band by radio amateurs was provisional, allowing hams to use two frequencies in the band ? 5353.0 kHz and 5362.0 kHz ? as part of a trial. In the US, ARRL proposed amateur access to the band in a 2017 */Petition for Rule Making/* , seeking a new, contiguous secondary band at 5 MHz to the Amateur Radio Service. ARRL also asked the Commission to retain shared access to four of the current five 60-meter channels (one would be within the new band) as well as the current operating rules, including the 100 W PEP (peak envelope power) effective radiated power (ERP) limit. The federal government is the primary user of the 5 MHz spectrum. So-called ?interoperability? frequencies in the band have been shared by amateur and federal government entities such as Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) during exercises and actual emergencies. *Information* ?on US amateur access to 60 meters is available on the ARRL website. ? /Thanks to/?The 5 MHz Newsletter /Editor Paul Gaskell, G4MWO/ http://www.arrl.org/news/australian-radio-amateurs-denied-access-to-60-meters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Sun Dec 13 18:06:31 2020 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2020 18:06:31 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] CQ Newsroom Update In-Reply-To: <1135110156770.1103600790276.3415.0.581614JL.2002@scheduler.constantcontact.com> References: <1135110156770.1103600790276.3415.0.581614JL.2002@scheduler.constantcontact.com> Message-ID: <3e7732a8-0e7f-2c33-027f-198847d4ab50@bellsouth.net> / */From the CQ Newsroom: /* // /*CQ Newsroom stories include:*/ / *ARRL: FCC Should Waive Fees on Amateur Applications*- League says it would be in the public interest *FCC to Mandate E-Mail Addresses on Future Applications*- Forms without e-mail addresses may be rejected; undeliverable e-mails could be grounds for license revocation *Lots of Action on the 9-Centimeter Band*- ARRL files two petitions to retain amateur access to 3.3-GHz band while at least two countries have begun auctioning those frequencies for 5G wireless *Changing Faces at the FCC*- Chairman Ajit Pai stepping down in January; Nathan Simington confirmed by Senate to replace Michael O'Rielly *Hamvention Sets 2021 Theme as "The Gathering"*- It's what most of us have not been able to do in 2020 *A Comeback for The Shack?*- A new majority owner of RadioShack plans to revive the brand's online presence and broaden its product line *Universal Radio QRT*- Owners Fred (N8EKU) and Barbara (KC8VWI) Osterman announce their retirement AS OF November 30; website to remain open to fulfill existing orders and sell off existing inventory *Four Ham-Astronauts Fly SpaceX Dragon to ISS*- New crew members include KI5BKC, KF5LJG, KD5DXB and KD5TVP *New Solar Telescope Serves Up Sunspot Image in Great Detail*- Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope has released its first image of a sunspot, among the first photos of a Cycle 25 sunspot *Five Receive Yasme Excellence Award*- Yasme Foundation honors work of PJ2BR, PJ2ZZZ, OH6BB, N6TV and K9YC *HamSCI Schedules Virtual Workshop for 2021* - Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation project's annual gathering March 19-21 will be held online and will be free to attend CQ Communications, Inc. *cq-amateur-radio.com * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Thu Dec 17 13:05:24 2020 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 13:05:24 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Novice Rug Roundup is Today! In-Reply-To: <57955176-4CCF-4DEF-A890-94A1C5FEC3C5@gmail.com> References: <57955176-4CCF-4DEF-A890-94A1C5FEC3C5@gmail.com> Message-ID: <4bbd608e-ed48-2bcf-48c7-8421670d480e@bellsouth.net> NOVICE RIG "NIGHT" IS TODAY! (And EVERY Monday) When: TODAY, Monday, December 14, in the US, from sunup on the east coast, to midnight on the west coast. Where: Suggested 7100-7125 Kc, 3550-3600Kc, plus nearly any other amateur-legal frequency on 80, 40, 15, and 10 meters you care to arrange, or find someone. No logs to turn in. Of course, we?d all be interested to read your NRN reports on facebook and Yahoo. CQ NRN, and remember to ?tune around? on MONDAYS to catch the rock-bound answers to your call. Use of the sked page, http://n8fq.org/sked/index.php?board=nrru, is highly encouraged for those that are inclined. Others may choose to announce operations, or make skeds via the Yahoo Group, or the NRR Facebook group. I hope to work you TODAY! N3PDT NRR #9 From bmarx at bellsouth.net Fri Dec 18 13:30:40 2020 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2020 13:30:40 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] An Antenna Party? 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I have many wonderful memories of my own childhood Christmastimes; many more of them when my children were young; and now we're making new ones as they have grown into adulthood. ?Seeing one's?children mature into happy and productive people is truly one of the best gifts we can receive. ?Many of my customers are already Grandparents, and I'm sure that is another source of happiness, especially at this time of year. To be sure, this was a year quite unlike any in memory, and this Holiday Season will be different as well.? Many of us (me included) will forgo the pleasures of an extended family celebration in favor of much smaller events. Thanks to Zoom and similar videoconferencing systems, at least we'll be able to gather virtually to wish each other well. We'll take some comfort in knowing that our prudence this year will help to ensure happier holidays for years to come. 2020 will mark?the 18th straight year of growth for Quicksilver Radio, despite its challenges. Without such great customers, this would never have been possible. It's always gratifying to hear either in person at a Hamfest, or by e-mail, that you enjoy my newsletters and find useful information on my Web Site. I truly appreciate your support, your business, and your understanding as we've worked through the unique circumstances this year has brought. Having a job that I enjoy in a hobby that I love is something I'm thankful?for each and every day. As 2020 slides into 2021, it's natural to think about plans for the coming year. And I'd like to ask a favor of you -- please put Ham Radio on your list of New Year's Resolutions. Here are some ideas to consider: 1.? If, by chance, you are not yet a licensed Ham Radio Operator, get your license this year.? If you have not yet passed your General or Extra test, do it this year.? Having trouble studying or passing?? I have some tips on my Web Site that I think will be helpful. *Click here to see them * 2.? Try something.? A good friend of mine likes to say that there are 30 different kinds of Ham Radio, and there's something there for everyone.? FM repeaters and HF SSB just scratch the surface.? You already have a computer.? New digital and sound card modes seem to appear weekly.? A short while ago, no one had heard of FT-8.? It's now, by many accounts, the most popular HF Digital mode.? D-Star, DMR, Fusion, and other digital voice modes are growing by leaps and bounds.? Have you tried 6 Meters yet? The Magic Band can yield some surprising contacts.? How low can you go?? There's some interesting action on our newest bands at 630 and 2200 Meters. At (literally) the other end of the spectrum, we have Ham Bands well into the GHz region. Microwaves are useful for more than making popcorn!? Or maybe try some SSB or CW on 2 Meters or 70 Centimeters? Every Ham has full privileges on all of the bands above 30 MHz.? Antennas for VHF and UHF are small and easy to construct from hardware store parts.? It doesn't have to be pretty -- an ugly antenna will radiate just as well.? Use your imagination and try something different! 3. ?Do something. ?Set an achievable Ham Radio goal for the year -- and then work at it!? Earn DXCC or WAS, maybe on a single band? Better your contest score by 10%?? Get your CW speed up to 20 WPM? Reorganize and rewire the shack?? Order a copy of the ARRL Handbook or Antenna Book, and start increasing your technical knowledge? Convert your paper logs to electronic format and start using Logbook of the World?? One of my Dad's favorite sayings was "Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're probably right."? Just do it!! 4. Build something. Too many years ago, as I newly licensed Ham I got very involved in Packet Radio. With a double throw switch and some mic connectors, I built a box to allow either voice or data use by just flipping the switch.? OK, not exactly cutting edge, but it worked and led me to build plenty of other handy gadgets over the years. Simple projects can also be a great way to teach new hams the basics of soldering and kit-building. ?String up that antenna you've been thinking about forever and see how it plays.?Download a free antenna modeling program and learn how to use it to design and build your own BandBlaster. Order a kit and assemble it.? Melt some solder and have fun! Once you start you'll be hooked. 5.? Learn something. Microcontrollers like the Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and PICaxe are quite inexpensive. With a few LEDs and pushbuttons you can learn simple programming to get started. There are plenty of useful Ham Radio projects that you can find online. And if you have an idea for your own gadget, you'll have a lot of fun learning how to roll your own computer code. 6.? Teach something. You know how to do things others don't, but would like to learn.? Are you already familiar with programming microcontrollers? How about a club project to teach the basics to other members?? Or a demonstration on using Anderson Powerpoles? Or properly installing coax connectors? 7. Become a "HAMbassador". Get just one person (or two, or three) interested in Amateur Radio.? Offer to demonstrate Ham Radio at the Senior Citizens' center, Boy or Girl Scout meetings, the Rotary Club, or any similar organization. Groups like that are always looking for an interesting speaker or activity. On-line meetings mean you can do it right from home, no need to travel!? A simple but impressive and effective demonstration is to bring an HT and ask for a "Roll Call".? Notify your club in advance... all they need to do is reply with "This is (name, callsign) in (town)." Remember that we're Hams because we enjoy talking to other people.? The more Hams, the more contacts we can make. 8.? Get involved! Join your local Radio Club.? If you need help finding a club, *look here*. If you already belong, attend the meetings. Just about every club (not just Radio Clubs) has the same problem -- 10% of the people do 90% of the work.? You don't need to volunteer for everything... select an area that interests you, and help with that. Even better, suggest an activity and then take the lead in organizing it.? Something as simple as "I'm going to set up a portable station at the park on Saturday morning, everyone is welcome to come by" can be a great time.? If you add "Free coffee and donuts" to your announcement, you'll draw a real crowd ;-) 9.? Stay positive, ignore the negative. Don't listen to the cranky old farts who insist that "Ham Radio is dying".? Or better yet,*point them here * where they'll find that the number of licensees is at an all-time high. Participation in contests remains strong, even at the bottom of the sunspot cycle. Manufacturers continue to introduce new models that we could barely dream of just a few years ago.? Hamfests that are well-organized and well-run are thriving. Ham Radio has been evolving for over a century now, and it continues to do so.? The Magic of Radio never goes away. 10.? Most of all, resolve to have more fun with Ham Radio in 2021! Once again, my sincere?best wishes to you and your family for a happy, healthy, and safe Holiday Season and New Year. Thanks and warm?73, John Bee, N1GNV Quicksilver Radio Products *www.qsradio.com * /Copyright ? 2020 Quicksilver Radio, All rights reserved./ You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website or at one of the Hamfests. *Our mailing address is:* Quicksilver Radio 47-7 Billard St Meriden, CT 06451 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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EMAIL ME AT aa7gs at bresnan.net FOR A FULL LIST ON AN EXCELL SPREADSHEET This collection is available for $22, 500.00 DELIVERED to your driveway (in the lower 48 states)!! https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/hallicrafters-collection-200-pieces-including-sx-101-s-5-s-19r-sx-15-sr-400-sr-160-etc.740935/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Sun Dec 27 09:54:43 2020 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2020 09:54:43 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Two Kids, a Ham Radio, and the World at Their Fingertips: How the Madey Brothers Made History in Clark In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4fc896ff-97c6-3bd9-b436-20fbbc25b16b@bellsouth.net> From Tony N2MFT: Interesting story of two young boys and how they changed the world?because?of ham radio. You might even use one of their inventions today, 70 years later. Two Kids, a Ham Radio, and the World at Their Fingertips: How the Madey Brothers Made History in Clark https://www.tapinto.net/towns/clark/articles/two-kids-a-ham-radio-and-the-world-at-their-fingertips-how-the-madey-brothers-made-history-in-clark -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wa4awfl at gmail.com Sun Dec 27 11:01:28 2020 From: wa4awfl at gmail.com (J) Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2020 11:01:28 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Two Kids, a Ham Radio, and the World at Their Fingertips: How the Madey Brothers Made History in Clark In-Reply-To: <4fc896ff-97c6-3bd9-b436-20fbbc25b16b@bellsouth.net> References: <4fc896ff-97c6-3bd9-b436-20fbbc25b16b@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: Jules Madey won the Edison Award in 1956. 73, Jeff WA4AW On Sun, Dec 27, 2020 at 9:54 AM Bill wrote: > From Tony N2MFT: > > Interesting story of two young boys and how they changed the > world because of ham radio. You might even use one of their inventions > today, 70 years later. > Two Kids, a Ham Radio, and the World at Their Fingertips: How the Madey > Brothers Made History in Clark > > > https://www.tapinto.net/towns/clark/articles/two-kids-a-ham-radio-and-the-world-at-their-fingertips-how-the-madey-brothers-made-history-in-clark > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 -- *?I do not think that the wireless waves I have discovered will have any practical application? Heinrich Rudolf Hertz* *I do not think you can name many great inventions that have been made by married men. ? Nikola Tesla* *ARRL* *The National Association for Amateur Radio* *Jeff Beals, WA4AW* *ARRL Southern Florida Section Manager* *Southeastern Division Assistant Director* *PO Box 1584* *Loxahatchee, FL 33470-1584* *561-252-6707* *wa4aw at arrl.org* *QCWA* *Quarter Century Wireless Association* *Jeff Beals, WA4AW* *National Director &* *QCWA Historian* *QCWA Palm Beach Chapter 111* *Secretary-Treasurer* *wa4aw at qcwa.org* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Tue Dec 29 12:20:21 2020 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2020 12:20:21 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Thomas Edison proposed to his wife in Morse Code References: <79c8fb38-3c2c-27bc-4271-f912f55f9c0c.ref@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: <79c8fb38-3c2c-27bc-4271-f912f55f9c0c@bellsouth.net> Conversation I read on the CWops reflector... Mina Miller, Thomas Edison's wife, was no stranger to technology and inventions. Her father was actually a millionaire inventor himself! After meeting through a mutual connection's home, Edison taught Mina Morse code, a relatively new technology at the time. The reason? Mina was one of 11 children. Conversing in Morse code gave the couple an easy way to communicate in secret ? even in plain sight! Edison claimed Morse code was how he actually proposed to Mina and lucky for him, she said -.-- . ... (that's Morse code for 'yes'!). The happy twosome tied the knot on February 24, 1886 and were together until Edison's death in 1931. By coincidence, just last night I watched the movie "The Current War" on Charter cable. The movie portrayed the battle between Edison's DC power distribution and Westinghouse / Tesla's AC grid. In the movie, Edison's first wife died of brain cancer at an early age. Mina was wife number two. Their first two children were nicknamed Dot and Dash. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Wed Dec 30 12:32:54 2020 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:32:54 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] ARRL Staffers to be On the Air from W1AW for Straight Key Night In-Reply-To: <20201230153958.0227020ACBF0@bmail.arrl.org> References: <20201230153958.0227020ACBF0@bmail.arrl.org> Message-ID: <72e196d2-df44-b330-1967-0c4f7c1397e2@bellsouth.net> SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX016 ARLX016 ARRL Staffers to be On the Air from W1AW for Straight Key Night ZCZC AX16 QST de W1AW Special Bulletin 16 ARLX016 > From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT December 30, 2020 To all radio amateurs SB SPCL ARL ARLX016 ARLX016 ARRL Staffers to be On the Air from W1AW for Straight Key Night Members of the ARRL Headquarters staff will put W1AW on the air for Straight Key Night (SKN). Set some time aside on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day to take part in this annual ARRL tradition. Information on Straight Key Night can be found at, http://www.arrl.org/straight-key-night . SKN begins at 0000 UTC on January 1, 2021 (New Year's Eve in US time zones) and wraps up at 2359 UTC. Not a contest, SKN is dedicated to celebrating amateur radio's Morse code heritage. Bring out the brass, get on the air, and enjoy casual CW contacts, preferably using a straight key (hand key) or a semi-automatic key (bug). Activity traditionally centers on CW segments in the HF bands (W1AW will focus on 80, 40, and 20 meters). Submit via email your SKN list of stations contacted and your votes for "Best Fist" and "Most Interesting QSO" by January 31 to, straightkey at arrl.org . NNNN /EX From bmarx at bellsouth.net Wed Dec 30 18:09:07 2020 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2020 18:09:07 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] FCC Sets Amateur License Fee at $35 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2972f0b9-b219-fb7d-cfc2-5435757bec98@bellsouth.net> From Tony N2MFT: FCC Sets Amateur License Fee at $35 December 30, 2020?by dan kb6nu 1 comment Share this! Email this to someone Share on Facebook Tweet about this on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share on StumbleUpon In Report and Order FCC 20-184 , the FCC has set the amateur radio licensing fee at $35. It includes quite a bit of commentary on how it decided on that amount. In the R&O they noted, ?We agree with commenters asserting this fee is too high to account for the minimal staff involvement in these applications and therefore adopt a reduced amount of $35 fee for all personal license application fees.? They also addressed some other other concerns brought up by the nearly 4,000 people who commented on the amateur radio license fee. For example, they write: Numerous commenters suggest that amateur radio licenses should be exempted or are exempt under section 8(d)(1) of the Act. We disagree and note as a starting point that the Commission has no authority to create an exemption where none presently exists. Thus, if an exemption exists, it must be contained within the wording of section 8(d)(1) of the Act.61 None of the listed exemptions apply to exempt Amateur Radio Service licenses. Basically, what they are saying is that since Congress did not specifically exempt amateur radio, they cannot do it on their own. The FCC also disagreed with the argument that the Amateur Radio Service should be exempt from fees because amateur radio operators provide emergency and public communications: [The argument] that amateur radio licenses should be exempt under section 8(d)(1)(B) as they are ?operating for all intents and purposes as non-profit entities? because they provide public safety and special emergency radio services in times of crisis on a volunteer basis. While we are very much aware of these laudable and important services amateur radio licensees provide to the American public, we do not agree that amateur radio licenses fit within the section 8(d)(1)(B) exemption Congress provided. These specific exemptions do not apply to the amateur radio personal licenses. Emergency communications, for example, are voluntary and are not required by our rules. Further, there is no indication that most or all amateurs solely use their license for emergency communications; even the section of our rules allowing certain amateur operators to broadcast civil defense communications limit such authorization to periods of local, regional or national civil emergencies. As we have noted previously, ?[w]hile the value of the amateur service to the public as a voluntary noncommercial communications service, particularly with respect to providing emergency communications, is one of the underlying principles of the amateur service, the amateur service is not an emergency radio service. How?s that for a zinger? They also addressed the argument that it will discourage younger people and others who may not be able to afford the fee from entering the? hobby: ARRL and many individual commenters additionally claim that the proposed fee will harm the public interest by discouraging people who are younger from becoming licensed or by causing people who are older and living on fixed income to leave the service (depriving others of their skills and experience). These commenters explain that participation in the amateur radio service can be an entry point to science, technology, engineering, and math careers. They also note that amateur licensees have driven innovation in communications and other technologies. While we agree that participation in the Amateur Radio Service offers important public interest benefits, that determination does not alter our obligation under RAY BAUM?s Act to adopt cost-based fees for processing applications regarding nonexempt service. They also addressed the argument should this fee go into effect, the FCC should then use that money to provide better enforcement. They write: These commenters argue that if the Commission adopts application fees for the service, it should use the fees for the benefit of licensees, for example, by taking more robust enforcement actions against unlawful operators.88 While we appreciate the commenters? diligent advocacy for their service, we remind them that the Commission does not have discretion on how to use application fees, which must be deposited in the U.S. Treasury. To address the arguments that the FCC?s hands are tied with respect to imposing the fees and how the fees are to be used, the ARRL is going to gear up its lobbying effort. The next time a bill like this is in the works, someone is going to have to be looking out for amateur radio and ensure that specific language gets put into the bill. Unfortunately, that?s how our system works when your interests are not very high on the priority list. You can download the entire Report & Order by going to https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-20-184A1.pdf Related Posts: 1. FCC proposes new fees for amateur radio licenses 2. ARRL seeks waiver of proposed FCC amateur application fees 3. ARRL Bulletin: FCC releases Congressionally-mandated study on amateur radio 4. 21 Things to Do: Join SkyWarn, ARES, or RACES filed under: rules, regulations, enforcement tagged with: license fees Comments 1. Jeff, KE9V says December 30, 2020 at 5:10 pm That the FCC would begin charging fees for amateur radio licensing isn?t really surprising and I think we should be grateful that it was $35 instead of $50. I was much more surprised by this comment: ?the amateur service is not an emergency radio service? Fact is, I?ve been saying that for a long time. But to see it plainly stated, without nuance, by the Federal Government is a bit jarring. It?s time to toss out all the nonsense about ?when all else fails? or any notions of the amateur ?service? providing emergency communications. As taxpayers we pay the salaries for those at the FCC and as licensees we now pay for those licenses. We don?t owe them anything and they owe us nothing. Out relationship with the government has become crystal clear. We don?t have one. We shouldn?t expect or request any ?special? treatment going forward. 73, Jeff KE9V Reply https://www.kb6nu.com/fcc-sets-amateur-license-fee-at-35/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: