From bmarx at bellsouth.net Thu Apr 1 17:44:43 2021 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 17:44:43 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] FT8 Accounts for Nearly Two-Thirds of HF Activity - ARRL Letter References: Message-ID: FT8 Accounts for Nearly Two-Thirds of HF Activity Since zooming to prominence after its debut in mid-2017, the popular FT8 digital protocol has become the mode of choice for some 60% of HF operators, according to Club Log's latest activity report compiled by Michael Wells, G7VJR. FT8 is one of the protocols in the /WSJT-X/ suite of free programs. Wells says FT8 activity level sits at nearly 85% on 6 meters. The dramatic FT8 upswing has come at the expense of phone, CW, RTTY, PSK, and other modes. Over the same period, the number of FT8 contacts logged each year per active call sign has continued to climb to about 60% between 2015 and 2021, with the most dramatic increase being nearly 29% in the past year. The use of all other modes has continued to flutter downward since the advent of FT8, which occupies vastly less spectrum than the more traditional ham radio operating modes. (Click for larger image.) Between 2015 and 2020, the number of contacts logged per day by Club Log users has trended steadily upward, regardless of mode. The report draws on data of more than 84,000 logs uploaded to the Club Log site -- some 730 million contacts in all. Wells reported that in 2025, the "typical call sign" logged 620 CW contacts, 558 SSB contacts, and 372 data (digital) contacts. Five years later, the statistics were 500, 300, and 1,700, respectively. ARRL's Logbook of The World (LoTW) does not typically report this level of detail as far as mode usage is concerned, but the statistics available certainly confirm FT8's increasing popularity. The rocketing usage of FT8 over the past few years may be demonstrated most dramatically by a comparison in contacts-by-mode statistics between March 2017 and March 2018, when FT8 contact numbers in the hundreds shot to some 2.6 million contacts by the following year -- an increase of nearly 1 million percent. From mid-2019 to mid-2020, FT8 usage appears to have slumped slightly to 50% before climbing back to 60%. FT8 usage peaked at just over 65% in late 2020 and has held steady at 60 - 65% since. The same period saw SSB usage dip by 15%, CW activity by 10%, and RTTY by 29%. Introduced later, FT4, the contest mode of FT8, also showed an initial fast upward trajectory, before steadying at 5 - 8%. Named after its developers, Steven Franke, K9AN, and Joe Taylor, K1JT, FT8 indicates the mode's eight-frequency shift-keying format. Tones are spaced at 6.25 Hz, and an FT8 signal occupies just 50 Hz. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Sun Apr 4 09:30:09 2021 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2021 09:30:09 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Tri-Ex TM-358C Sky-Needle 58' Tubular Tower. References: <86605340-e72b-ff5d-9b93-7857c96a106b.ref@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: <86605340-e72b-ff5d-9b93-7857c96a106b@bellsouth.net> Tri-Ex TM-358C Sky-Needle 58' Tubular Tower. I decided I will probably not install this Sky Needle. As much as I'd love to, antenna at 50' on the Rohn is serving all my antenna needs. Someone asked me for copies of extensive documentation I have, and I was surprised to find the antenna load for this tower is 400lbs! Not including the mast and rotor! That is heavy duty. Make me an offer... This is a very Heavy Well Constructed Galvanized Tubular Tower weighing in at 1100 pounds. Entire tower consists of the the Tower, all parts and all engineering drawings that came with tower originally. It has the Rare Side Ladder that leads up to the Crows Nest. Tubular Tower is 3 sections. It nests at 23 feet. I am sure there will be some work necessary in various areas, such as the motor and controls. Motor turns freely by hand. I am unable to run power to the storage area. The basic tower is quite sound. All Mechanical parts of tower look very good. Heavily Galvanized. All parts are included except for the base plate and cage. The Cable had been replaced with Stainless but that is certainly worth checking. Motor turns freely but has not had power to it in some time. Aside from the attached outside control box there is a Remote Control Indoor Unit to handle the Tower raising and lowering. A power cable to bring indoors is also included. It is currently set up with gearing for a side mounted chain driven HDR-300 to turn the mast. The rebuilt HDR-300 is included. This was a top of the line Tower when constructed and it's design is still sold today. Those who are familiar with the name "Sky Needle" already are aware of the quality. Always covered storage. Tower is currently horizontal, on Cement blocks and Covered. I have another tower which is serving my needs and no longer need to install it. I am located in Fort Lauderdale Fl. I will entertain all offers. Pickup and Delivery is buyers responsibility. As is where is. Tower will need to be moved onto a dolly and rolled to front driveway(the same way it came in). And then loaded onto your delivery method of choice. All Manuals, Engineering Information, Diagrams and Plans are Included. Bill W2CQ - Fort Lauderdale . upload_2021-4-3_9-9-12.png Current stored view.JPG W2CQ QSL Card.jpg Current stored view.JPG IMG_3518.JPG IMG_3523.JPG -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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At least put your Call on the label, so a prospective buyer knows who to contact.? We will have a supply of small? labels with removable adhesive for you to use. * The Mini Flea starts at 2pm. * For items too big to put onto the table, photos are fine. Also, you can put a list on the table and keep the actual items in your vehicle, if you prefer.? It's really flexible -- this is a forum to get buyers and sellers together.? The "orange table" is more to focus attention on the items for sale, than to be a requirement for you to place items onto. * The DCARC will also have some gear for sale that was donated to the club and surplus to our needs. * There are no fees or commissions or costs to buy/sell at the Mini-Flea. * If you haven't yet been to the workshop/ranch where the club's communications trailer is located, *see message #2270 for directions*. * For help if you get lost, we plan to monitor the club's two linked repeaters: o NA4DC: 443.250 +5.0MHz PL103.5 o W6BXQ: 146.640 -600KHz PL103.5 I hope to see you there! 73 Fred WB4BAG DCARC President -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Sat Apr 10 09:41:01 2021 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2021 09:41:01 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] March 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report References: <8f344c44-a0c5-4033-4e9d-1a77fc5ebf5b.ref@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: <8f344c44-a0c5-4033-4e9d-1a77fc5ebf5b@bellsouth.net> March 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report 04/08/2021 The *Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program* is a joint initiative between ARRL and the FCC to enhance compliance in the Amateur Radio Service. This is the March 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report The FCC delayed action on the renewal application of a General Class licensee in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, in order to review allegations of repeated transmission of obscenities and failure to properly identify. The Volunteer Monitor Coordinator issued 14 /Advisory Notices/. An /Advisory Notice/ is an attempt to resolve rule violation issues informally before FCC intervention: * An /Advisory Notice/ was sent to the owner of a remote amateur station in California, advising him that he is responsible for deliberate interference transmitted by any station over his remote facility. * An /Advisory Notice/ was sent to a radio amateur in Ripley, Tennessee, regarding deliberate interference and failure to properly identify on 75 meters. * An /Advisory Notice/ was sent to a radio amateur in Jefferson, Georgia, concerning failure to properly identify on 40 meters. * /Advisory Notices/ were sent to radio amateurs in Tiburon, Petaluma, and Manteca, California, and Grants Pass, Oregon, concerning interference on 75 meters. General Advisories were sent to operators in West Virginia, Michigan, Iowa, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin concerning operation on 7.200, 3.927, and 3.860 MHz. A /Good Operator Commendation/ was sent to a husband-wife team in Perryopolis, Pennsylvania, recognizing excellent net and 2-meter operations. VM representatives had two meetings with FCC officials. /? Thanks to Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Volunteer Monitor Program Administrator/ http://www.arrl.org/news/march-2021-volunteer-monitor-program-report -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The new rules do not change existing RF exposure (RFE) limits but do require that stations in all services, including amateur radio, be evaluated against existing limits, unless they are exempted. For stations already in place, that evaluation must be completed by May 3, 2023. After May 3 of this year, any new station, or any existing station modified in a way that's likely to change its RFE profile - such as different antenna or placement or greater power - will need to conduct an evaluation by the date of activation or change. The Report and Order can be found online in PDF format at, https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-19-126A1.pdf . "In the RF Report and Order, the Commission anticipated that few parties would have to conduct reevaluations under the new rules and that such evaluations will be relatively straightforward," the FCC said in an April 2 Public Notice. "It nevertheless adopted a 2-year period for parties to verify and ensure compliance under the new rules." The Amateur Service is no longer categorically excluded from certain aspects of the rules, as amended, and licensees can no longer avoid performing an exposure assessment simply because they are transmitting below a given power level. "For most amateurs, the major difference is the removal of the categorical exclusion for amateur radio, which means that ham station owners must determine if they either qualify for an exemption or must perform a routine environmental evaluation," said Greg Lapin, N9GL, chair of the ARRL RF Safety Committee and a member of the FCC Technological Advisory Council (TAC). "Ham stations previously excluded from performing environmental evaluations will have until May 3, 2023, to perform these. After May 3, 2021, any new stations or those modified in a way that affects RF exposure must comply before being put into service," Lapin said. The December 2019 RF Report and Order changes the methods that many radio services use to determine and achieve compliance with FCC limits on human exposure to RF electromagnetic fields. The FCC also modified the process for determining whether a particular device or deployment is exempt from a more thorough analysis by replacing a service-specific list of transmitters, facilities, and operations for which evaluation is required with new streamlined formula-based criteria. The R&O also addressed how to perform evaluations where the exemption does not apply, and how to mitigate exposure. Amateur radio licensees will have to determine whether any existing facilities previously excluded under the old rules now qualify for an exemption under the new rules. Most will, but some may not. "For amateurs, the major difference is the removal of the categorical exclusion," Lapin said, "which means that every ham will be required to perform some sort of calculation, either to determine if they qualify for an exemption or must perform a full-fledged exposure assessment. For hams who previously performed exposure assessments on their stations, there is nothing more to do." The ARRL Laboratory staff is available to help amateurs to make these determinations and, if needed, perform the necessary calculations to ensure their stations comply. ARRL Laboratory Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI, who helped prepare ARRL's RF Exposure and You book, explained it this way. "The FCC did not change any of the underlying rules applicable to amateur station evaluations," he said. "The sections of the book on how to perform routine station evaluations are still valid and usable, especially the many charts of common antennas at different heights." Hare said ARRL Lab staff also would be available to help amateurs understand the rules and evaluate their stations." RF Exposure and You is available in PDF format for free download from ARRL at, http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/RFsafetyCommittee/28RFSafety.pdf . ARRL also has an RF Safety page on its website at, http://www.arrl.org/rf-exposure . The ARRL RF Safety Committee is working with the FCC to update the FCC's aids for following human exposure rules - OET Bulletin 65 and OET Bulletin 65 Supplement B for Radio Amateurs. In addition, ARRL is developing tools that all hams can use to perform exposure assessments. NNNN /EX -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Wed Apr 14 09:42:26 2021 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:42:26 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] ARLB011 Updated Radio Frequency Exposure Rules Become Effective on May 3 In-Reply-To: <06d201d730ca$dc5bf4e0$9513dea0$@bigpond.com> References: <06d201d730ca$dc5bf4e0$9513dea0$@bigpond.com> Message-ID: <9edc52ac-7062-9fab-4033-2b4c921a6659@bellsouth.net> From a friend Dave, VK3RU in Australia who subscribes to the SFDXA Reflector. Bill W2CQ /Hi Bill,/ // /You will be aware we in AU are limited to 400W and EMR management is the reason we were knocked back from higher power not that long ago./ // /Attached is the VK3UM calculator commonly used down here and you may know of it.? Doug was a well-known EME operator and worked in the broadcasting business, so he was well familiar with power and EMR.? Attached is a selection of his calculators including EMRCalc, they might be of interest to your members./ // /https://www.vk5dj.com/doug.html / // /Cheers/ /David VK3RU/ /Mob +61 412 941695/ // -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- ______________________________________________________________ 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 Fri Apr 16 09:08:11 2021 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 09:08:11 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] =?utf-8?q?Danny_Weil_=C2=AD-_A_Drea?= =?utf-8?q?mer_of_Distant_Lands?= In-Reply-To: <202104160156.13G1uK6s103193@alph730.prodigy.net> References: <202104160156.13G1uK6s103193@alph730.prodigy.net> Message-ID: /From Scott K9SM:/ DANNY WEIL A Dreamer of Distant Lands Who Took Amateur Radio on the Trip of a Lifetime The Board of Directors of the Yasme Foundation is pleased to announce the release of Danny Weil ? A Dreamer of Distant Lands Who Took Amateur Radio on the Trip of a Lifetime by Martti Laine, OH2BH, AH3D, VP2VB (re-issued). The 21-page article is published at www.yasme.org ? click on the Danny Weil: DXer & Dreamer? menu entry. The page also contains a list of Danny Weil expeditions, a collection of Dannys QSLs, and an interview with Danny at age 80, with OE1WHC of Dokufunk. Along with OH2BHs article, the book Yasme: The Danny Weil and Colvin Radio Expeditions by James D. Cain, K1TN, is also now available for the first time as a free downloadable PDF. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Mon Apr 19 09:14:43 2021 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 09:14:43 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Florida QSO Party is THIS weekend April 24-25 Final Announcement!! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <30643318-565f-792c-a1c6-2c51868127c6@bellsouth.net> Hello Friends, The *2021?Florida QSO Party*is****this weekend****; we sure hope you'll join us. Please check out the 2020 FQP results and much more at our *Web Site:*http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/ *2021 FQP Rules Changes/Notes-* *- Mobile and Expedition Categories will again be active this year! * *- Multi-Operator Fixed entries may be _Distributed_ within a QTH (FL County, State/Province, DXCC entity).* *Please see Rules page at *http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/ *for details. * *The Florida QSO Party* Object: Everyone works Florida, Florida works Everyone Activate and work ALL Florida counties Have as much FUN as possible! When: *April 24 & 25, 2021* Two ten hour operating periods, with a ten hour break: Saturday, April 24 1600Z (Noon EDT) - 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT) Sunday, April 25 1200Z (8 AM EDT) - 2159Z (5:59 PM EDT) 20 Hours total Exchange: RST and County (Florida stations) RST and QTH (State, Province or Country for non-FL) Where: 10, 15, 20 and 40 Meters *SUGGESTED OPERATING FREQUENCIES: * CW: ?????7.020-7.045, 14.025-14.055, 21.030-21.050, 28.030-28.050 MHz Phone: 7.185-7.245, 14.240-14.295, 21.320-21.350, and 28.450-28.480 MHz Contacts outside these frequency ranges are still valid; see rules for details. *MOBILE WINDOW: *We expect several Mobile stations will be on and most can be found here: *CW: 7.025-7.035, 14.040-14.050, 21.040-21.050, 28.040-28.050 MHz** **SSB:?7.230-7.240, 14.255-14.275 MHz **/If you are not mobile, *please* refrain from calling CQ in these windows./* * *Categories: Single Op, Multi Op, Multi-Multi, Mobile, Expedition, Technician and School. Three power levels: QRP, Low, and High Power. Use CW, SSB or both. 24th Anniversary Special Event Award- 2021 FQP Spelling Bee! We will have a total of 5 special 1x1 stations below whose suffixes spell *SHARK. *Contact all 5 of these 1x1 stations to earn this award.? These stations will be on both modes full-time and should be very accessible. QSL these 1x1 calls active in FQP via KU9C direct or via LogBook of The World (LoTW). The call signs and hosts are: *_CALL HOST?? CTY_* *N4S N4WW? ORA* *N4H N4UU??? ALC* *N4A K5KG?? SAR* *N4R N4OX?? ESC* *N4K NF4A??? BAY* *PRIZES:*Beautiful color Certificates for top participants Plaques for top finishing entrants. *Web Site:*http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/ Detailed rules, past results, plaques, county maps and much more! ?Be sure to check out the links under the Counties tab to two terrific county-tracking tools by *Bob K0RC and Chuck NO5W* (thanks guys!). *//* *//* */ACTION REQUIRED!!!/* *_Florida Stations of all types_*?? /please go to the FQP website and register your fixed, mobile, rover and 1x1 Spelling Bee operations; just click on the ?Counties" link and then the _Activation Forms_ to get started ? thanks!/ /Saturday Registration Form: /https://floridaqsoparty.org/counties/saturday-route/ // /Sunday Registration Form: /https://floridaqsoparty.org/counties/sunday-route/ // */*PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REVIEW YOUR ENTRY FOR ACCURACY _BEFORE_ SUBMITTING*/*** Logs in Cabrillo format can be uploaded (*preferred*) at: https://fqp.contesting.com/fqpsubmitlog.php or emailedto logs at floridaqsoparty.org ; Paper logs via US mail to: Florida QSO Party, c/o Ron Harps, K8NZ, 1997 Willow Glen Ln Columbus, OH 43229-1550. Any questions or feedback? Please feel free to reply to my e-mail: cqdenx4n at gmail.com *_We highly encourage_* you to sign up to the FQP email Group fqp at groups.io . Anyone wishing to subscribe to the FQP email reflector may send an email request to George, K5KG at k5kg at k5kg.com . Upon receiving your request to join, George will send you an invitation to subscribe to the reflector.? When you receive the invitation, simply follow the instructions, and sign yourself up. THANK YOU in advance for making the 2021 FQP another terrific event! /*FQP - So Bright, you gotta wear Shades! */ ? 73, Chris, NX4N, on behalf of: Chris, W4WF and Dan, K1TO ? President and Past President Florida Contest Group, proud sponsors of the FQP since?1998 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Wed Apr 21 09:30:59 2021 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2021 09:30:59 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Florida QSO Party is THIS weekend April 24-25 Final Announcement!! In-Reply-To: <30643318-565f-792c-a1c6-2c51868127c6@bellsouth.net> References: <30643318-565f-792c-a1c6-2c51868127c6@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: <65937ca7-aac6-7a23-238c-d9794923c6c6@bellsouth.net> Hello Friends, The *2021?Florida QSO Party*is****this weekend****; we sure hope you'll join us. Please check out the 2020 FQP results and much more at our *Web Site:*http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/ *2021 FQP Rules Changes/Notes-* *- Mobile and Expedition Categories will again be active this year! * *- Multi-Operator Fixed entries may be _Distributed_ within a QTH (FL County, State/Province, DXCC entity).* *Please see Rules page at *http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/ *for details. * *The Florida QSO Party* Object: Everyone works Florida, Florida works Everyone Activate and work ALL Florida counties Have as much FUN as possible! When: *April 24 & 25, 2021* Two ten hour operating periods, with a ten hour break: Saturday, April 24 1600Z (Noon EDT) - 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT) Sunday, April 25 1200Z (8 AM EDT) - 2159Z (5:59 PM EDT) 20 Hours total Exchange: RST and County (Florida stations) RST and QTH (State, Province or Country for non-FL) Where: 10, 15, 20 and 40 Meters *SUGGESTED OPERATING FREQUENCIES: * CW: ?????7.020-7.045, 14.025-14.055, 21.030-21.050, 28.030-28.050 MHz Phone: 7.185-7.245, 14.240-14.295, 21.320-21.350, and 28.450-28.480 MHz Contacts outside these frequency ranges are still valid; see rules for details. *MOBILE WINDOW: *We expect several Mobile stations will be on and most can be found here: *CW: 7.025-7.035, 14.040-14.050, 21.040-21.050, 28.040-28.050 MHz** **SSB:?7.230-7.240, 14.255-14.275? MHz **/If you are not mobile, *please* refrain from calling CQ in these windows./* * *Categories: Single Op, Multi Op, Multi-Multi, Mobile, Expedition, Technician and School. Three power levels: QRP, Low, and High Power. Use CW, SSB or both. 24th Anniversary Special Event Award- 2021 FQP Spelling Bee! We will have a total of 5 special 1x1 stations below whose suffixes spell *SHARK. *Contact all 5 of these 1x1 stations to earn this award.? These stations will be on both modes full-time and should be very accessible. QSL these 1x1 calls active in FQP via KU9C direct or via LogBook of The World (LoTW). The call signs and hosts are: *_CALL HOST?? CTY_* *N4S N4WW? ORA* *N4H N4UU??? ALC* *N4A K5KG?? SAR* *N4R N4OX?? ESC* *N4K NF4A??? BAY* *PRIZES:*Beautiful color Certificates for top participants Plaques for top finishing entrants. *Web Site:*http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/ Detailed rules, past results, plaques, county maps and much more! ?Be sure to check out the links under the Counties tab to two terrific county-tracking tools by *Bob K0RC and Chuck NO5W* (thanks guys!). *//* *//* */ACTION REQUIRED!!!/* *_Florida Stations of all types_*?? /please go to the FQP website and register your fixed, mobile, rover and 1x1 Spelling Bee operations; just click on the ?Counties" link and then the _Activation Forms_ to get started ? thanks!/ /Saturday Registration Form: /https://floridaqsoparty.org/counties/saturday-route/ // /Sunday Registration Form: /https://floridaqsoparty.org/counties/sunday-route/ // */*PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REVIEW YOUR ENTRY FOR ACCURACY _BEFORE_ SUBMITTING*/*** Logs in Cabrillo format can be uploaded (*preferred*) at: https://fqp.contesting.com/fqpsubmitlog.php or emailedto logs at floridaqsoparty.org ; Paper logs via US mail to: Florida QSO Party, c/o Ron Harps, K8NZ, 1997 Willow Glen Ln Columbus, OH 43229-1550. Any questions or feedback? Please feel free to reply to my e-mail: cqdenx4n at gmail.com *_We highly encourage_* you to sign up to the FQP email Group fqp at groups.io . Anyone wishing to subscribe to the FQP email reflector may send an email request to George, K5KG at k5kg at k5kg.com . Upon receiving your request to join, George will send you an invitation to subscribe to the reflector.? When you receive the invitation, simply follow the instructions, and sign yourself up. THANK YOU in advance for making the 2021 FQP another terrific event! /*FQP - So Bright, you gotta wear Shades! */ ? 73, Chris, NX4N, on behalf of: Chris, W4WF and Dan, K1TO ? President and Past President Florida Contest Group, proud sponsors of the FQP since?1998 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Wed Apr 21 14:47:54 2021 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:47:54 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] ARLB013 FCC Issues Enforcement Advisory: Radio Users Again Reminded Not to Use Radios in Crimes In-Reply-To: <20210421153156.62A5A200A5B5@bmail.arrl.org> References: <20210421153156.62A5A200A5B5@bmail.arrl.org> Message-ID: SB QST @ ARL $ARLB013 ARLB013 FCC Issues Enforcement Advisory: Radio Users Again Reminded Not to Use Radios in Crimes ZCZC AG13 QST de W1AW ARRL Bulletin 13 ARLB013 > From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT April 21, 2021 To all radio amateurs SB QST ARL ARLB013 ARLB013 FCC Issues Enforcement Advisory: Radio Users Again Reminded Not to Use Radios in Crimes On April 20, the FCC's Enforcement Bureau issued a new Enforcement Advisory, repeating the admonishments contained in a January Advisory that no licensee or user of the Amateur or Personal Radio Services may use any radio equipment in connection with unlawful activities of any nature. The Enforcement Advisory can be found online in PDF format at, https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-21-453A1.pdf . The Commission specifically cautioned that individuals found to have used radios in connection with any illegal activity are "subject to severe penalties, including significant fines, seizure of the offending equipment, and in some cases, criminal prosecution." In addition, licensees should be aware that illegal operation in any service or band, including completely outside the amateur allocations, could potentially disqualify a person from holding any FCC license in any service, not just the Amateur Service. Any amateur observing a suspicious infraction that might be of illegal or criminal nature should report it to their local law enforcement office or the FBI. NNNN /EX From bmarx at bellsouth.net Thu Apr 22 18:34:28 2021 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2021 18:34:28 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Amateur Radio in the News - From The ARRL Letter References: <277e6a1e-1069-6197-9b71-6669dbaea144.ref@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: <277e6a1e-1069-6197-9b71-6669dbaea144@bellsouth.net> Amateur Radio in the News ARRL Public Information Officers, Coordinators, and many other member-volunteers help keep amateur radio and ARRL _in the news _. * Hamming It Up -- /Oklahoma Living Magazine/, April 2021 * Hams Mark Start of Amateur Radio -- /The Indiana Gazette/ (Indianapolis), April 17, 2021 * Sunday Marks World Amateur Radio Day -- /Pahrump Valley Times/ (Nevada), April 16, 2021 * W5AC Continues A&M's Amateur Radio Tradition -- /The Battalian/ (Texas), April 15, 2021 * Amateur Radio: Home but Never Alone -- /Flux Magazine/, April 14, 2021 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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A stranger with an unusual hobby saved him. - Amateur Radio Operator References: Message-ID: A hiker was lost and desperate. A stranger with an unusual hobby saved him. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/04/22/lost-hiker-satelite-rescue/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Wed Apr 28 12:31:22 2021 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:31:22 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test Set for May 7 - 8 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <494e52e4-52b0-a393-da60-aeb4bfa43f09@bellsouth.net> SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX005 ARLX005 Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test Set for May 7 - 8 ZCZC AX05 QST de W1AW Special Bulletin 5? ARLX005 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT? April 27, 2021 To all radio amateurs SB SPCL ARL ARLX005 ARLX005 Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test Set for May 7 - 8 The US Department of Defense will host this year's Armed Forces Day (AFD) Cross-Band Test, Friday and Saturday, May 7-8, in recognition of Armed Forces Day on May 15. The event is open to all radio amateurs. For more than 50 years, military and amateur stations have taken part in this exercise, designed to include amateur radio and government radio operators alike. The AFD Cross-Band Test is a unique opportunity to test two-way communications between military and amateur radio stations, as authorized under FCC Part 97 rules. These tests provide opportunities and challenges for radio operators to demonstrate individual technical skills in a tightly controlled exercise in which military stations will transmit on selected military frequencies and will announce the specific amateur radio frequencies being monitored. The schedule of military/government stations taking part in the Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test and information on the AFD message is available on the MARS website at, http://www.dodmars.org/home/armed-forces-day-2021 ?. Complete the request form to obtain a QSL card at, http://www.usarmymars.org/events ?. NNNN /EX -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Thu Apr 29 16:13:27 2021 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2021 16:13:27 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] New FCC RF Safety rules come into effect on May 3 - QRZ Video References: <5e0f6c26-8a15-d7ac-cfa1-a1837fbaeeab.ref@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: <5e0f6c26-8a15-d7ac-cfa1-a1837fbaeeab@bellsouth.net> /This video from N2RJ is on QRZ. The information from it is at the bottom as well as the link to it on QRZ. Here are some of the calculators/_ - Bill W2CQ * *__*A few calculators for RF Exposure* _ Calculator #1 (Evans): http://hintlink.com/power_density.htm Calculator #2 (Overbeck/Lake Washington): http://www.lakewashingtonhamclub.org/resources/rf-exposure-calculator/ Another calculator (pwr_dens) from K1TR. This is a Windows program: https://www.qsl.net/k1tr/Downloads.htm More RF calculators: https://www.vpitechnology.com/rf-calculators New FCC RF Safety rules come into effect on May 3 - what you need to know Changes to FCC RF exposure rules go into place in May 2021 in the US. I talk about the rules, what's changed and how to stay in compliance. I also describe how to: - Determine (under the new rules) whether you are covered under an exemption - Use either of two calculators to perform an evaluation for MPE (Maximum Permissible Exposure) if you wish to or are required to perform an evaluation. ~~INFORMATION~~ ARRL RF Safety info: http://www.arrl.org/rf-exposure 2019 FCC R&O: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-maintains-current-rf-exposure-safety-standards FCC OET 65: https://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Documents/bulletins/oet65/oet65.pdf Specific information for radio amateurs (OET 65b): https://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Documents/bulletins/oet65/oet65b.pdf RF Safety and you (PDF): http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/RFsafetyCommittee/RF Exposure and You.pdf American Cancer Society RF Safety information: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-causes/radiation-exposure/radiofrequency-radiation.html RSGB (UK) RF Safety: https://rsgb.org/main/technical/emc/emf-exposure/ In-depth presentation by N9GL: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mq3djoyqppeucwg/AACjeZjnNjFcDINtEI_B6xPpa?dl=0 ~~CALCULATORS~~ Calculator #1 (Evans): http://hintlink.com/power_density.htm Calculator #2 (Overbeck/Lake Washington): http://www.lakewashingtonhamclub.org/resources/rf-exposure-calculator/ Another calculator (pwr_dens) from K1TR. This is a Windows program: https://www.qsl.net/k1tr/Downloads.htm More RF calculators: https://www.vpitechnology.com/rf-calculators Join ARRL: http://www.arrl.org/join Donate to ARRL: https://www.arrl.org/arrl-donation-form ARRL Technical Information Service (TIS): http://www.arrl.org/technical-information-service N2RJ , Tuesday at 9:04 PM Report Video on QRZ* ** * *?https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/new-fcc-rf-safety-rules-come-into-effect-on-may-3-what-you-need-to-know.761848/* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Thu Apr 29 16:41:15 2021 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2021 16:41:15 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] RF Safety FAQ Updated In-Reply-To: <20210429203821.3CCF82058ED0@bmail.arrl.org> References: <20210429203821.3CCF82058ED0@bmail.arrl.org> Message-ID: Several of you have written or called, concerned about the new FCC requirements that we all document that our stations don't exceed standards set in 1997. Don't panic! It isn't all that difficult and ARRL is busy developing education and online tools to help you. Please take a look at the new RF Safety exposure FAQ on the ARRL RF Safety page at; http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/RFsafetyCommittee/RFXFAQ.pdf As always, reach out if you have questions or comments. 73, -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL Southeastern Division Director: Mickey V Baker, N4MB n4mb at arrl.org From k.siwiak at ieee.org Thu Apr 29 18:05:49 2021 From: k.siwiak at ieee.org (Kai) Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2021 18:05:49 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] RF Safety FAQ Updated In-Reply-To: References: <20210429203821.3CCF82058ED0@bmail.arrl.org> Message-ID: <4ad0ac8b-daef-e75f-cd76-45a509c8fed6@ieee.org> Mickey, There is a group of us in the ARRL RFSC who are tackling a thorny problem regarding? compliance, especially for VHF/UHF handhelds, involving Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) determinations - a measurement from which we were previously exempt. SAR is a measure of how much energy is deposited internally into a human body, as compared with MPE (maximum permissible exposure, externally to the body). The standards have not changed; the "new rules" simply eliminate the ham exemptions. We are working with the FCC and also the RSGB in GB on this problem. Those calculators that you mentioned are useful at distances, but do not deal with the pesky SAR cases. They deal only with a simplified MPE compliance. More details will be revealed as we progress, and the ARRL web pages will be updated. Meanwhile, do everything as before. Kindest regards, Kai Siwiak, KE4PT ARRL RF Safety Committee On 4/29/2021 16:41, Bill wrote: > > Several of you have written or called, concerned about the new FCC > requirements that we all document that our stations don't exceed > standards set in 1997. > > Don't panic! It isn't all that difficult and ARRL is busy developing > education and online tools to help you. > > Please take a look at the new RF Safety exposure FAQ on the ARRL RF > Safety page at; > > http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/RFsafetyCommittee/RFXFAQ.pdf > > As always, reach out if you have questions or comments. > > 73, > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > ARRL Southeastern Division > Director: Mickey V Baker, N4MB > n4mb at arrl.org > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 bmarx at bellsouth.net Fri Apr 30 10:00:48 2021 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:00:48 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Falkland Islands Amateur Radio Licence Revalidation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The following is for anyone who may have had a VP8 license in the past. Feel free to send this email to anyone you know who may have had a VP8 call in the past. 73 Bernie, W3UR 1. In 2020 the Falkland Islands Communications Regulator sought to revalidate all extant Amateur Radio licences. Notices and advertisements alerting amateur radio licence holders to the need to revalidate their licences were published. 2. It has come to the attention of the Communications Regulator that, notwithstanding the advertisement of the need for amateur radio licences to revalidate their licences some existing licence holders failed to do so. Given this, the Communications Regulator has decided, exceptionally, to permit one final opportunity for all historic amateur radio licences to revalidate them. 3. The reason that you are receiving this email is that your details have been provided by Mr Chris Gare on the understanding that you may be able to advertise this revalidation notice in order that it can reach the maximum number of licensees. 4. The attached Revalidation Notice, which should be published in full, sets out the terms and conditions under which revalidation is offered together with detail of how to apply and timings. Regards John John Whitby Communications Regulator Email: regulator.telecoms at sec.gov.fk Tel: + 500 28459 www.regulatorfi.org.fk / //See attachment/ Bernie McClenny, W3UR Editor of: The Daily DX (1997-2021) The Weekly DX (2001-2021) How's DX? (1999-2021) Two week trial - http://www.dailydx.com/free-trial-request/ https://twitter.com/dailydx 410-489-6518 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#6): https://TheDailyDX.groups.io/g/main/message/6 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/82481712/503836 -=-=- Copyright (c) 2021 by Bernie McClenny W3UR, Bernie McClenny, publishes THE DAILY DX (TM) Monday through Friday. This e-mail message and its contents have a copyright and are proprietary products of THE DAILY DX (TM). 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The AFD Cross-Band Test is a unique opportunity to test two-way communications between military and amateur radio stations, as authorized under FCC Part 97 rules. These tests provide opportunities and challenges for radio operators to demonstrate individual technical skills in a tightly controlled exercise in which military stations will transmit on selected military frequencies and will announce the specific amateur radio frequencies being monitored. The schedule of military/government stations taking part in the Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test and information on the AFD message is available on the MARS website. Complete the request form to obtain a QSL card./--Thanks to MARS/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: