[South Florida DX Association] The ARRL Letter, Vol 22, No 37

[Bill Marx]

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> The ARRL Letter
> Vol. 22, No. 37
> September 19, 2003
> ***************
> 
> IN THIS EDITION:
> 
> * +Hams aid in Hurricane Isabel response
> * +"Logbook of the World" goes live!
> * +Astronaut revisits high school via ham radio
> * +ARRL honors Amateur Radio Today production team
> * +League seeks nominees for 2003 technical awards
> *  Solar Update
> *  IN BRIEF:
>      This weekend on the radio
>      ARRL Certification and Continuing Education course registration
>     +Hoaxed!
>     +W1AW 160-meter transmission to QSY slightly
>      The 2003 DX Magazine "most wanted" survey under way
>      John H. Sanders, WB4ANX, SK
> 
> +Available on ARRL Audio News
> 
> ===========================================================
> 
> ==>AMATEUR RADIO RESPONDS EFFECTIVELY TO HURRICANE ISABEL
> 
> Downgraded to a tropical storm by week's end, Isabel vented much of her
> fury on North Carolina and Virginia after coming ashore on North
> Carolina's Outer Banks the afternoon of September 18. The flooding it
> spawned in the Washington, DC, area also meant a two-day holiday for
> federal workers.
> 
> Amateur Radio volunteers had been keeping an eye on the storm for several
> days prior to its arrival, however, and they were ready to assist in
> providing communication support and weather spotting. The Hurricane Watch
> Net <http://www.hwn.org/> secured its operation September 18 after two
> full days and nights of dealing with Isabel.
> 
> "Many thanks to the dozens of dedicated reporting stations in the path of
> the storm for their support," said HWN Manager Mike Pilgrim, K5MP, "and
> most of all to all Amateur Radio operators who patiently stood on the
> sidelines while helping to maintain a clear frequency on 14.325 MHz during
> this high-priority operation." The HWN worked with WX4NHC
> <http://www.wx4nhc.org/> at the National Hurricane Center to provide
> ground-level weather information for hurricane forecasters.
> 
> In North Carolina, ARES member Mike Langley, KD4MTT, spent three days at
> ARES station NC4EB at the North Carolina Emergency Management's Eastern
> Branch headquarters in Kinston--the primary emergency operation center
> (EOC) for Isabel.
> 
> "Ham radio has been very busy throughout the storm," Langley said. He
> noted that the Eastern Branch EOC operated with a staff of six, with two
> on duty for two days or more and the others taking turns. "It's been a
> pretty busy process."
> 
> NC4EB participated in the statewide Tarheel Net on 75 meters, which backed
> up logistical communication between the state and county and local EOCs,
> and sometimes provided a primary link when government communication
> systems went down. Langley said telephone and power were "spotty at best"
> in many areas of Eastern North Carolina.
> 
> "Right now in the after-action, we're still maintaining vigilance here
> passing information back and forth from the different EOCs to Emergency
> Management and the Red Cross," Langley said. Other communication has
> involved helping state agencies to deploy needed resources, such as
> chainsaw crews to remove downed trees. The Eastern Branch also monitored
> the Hurricane Watch Net as well as several VHF and one HF frequency plus
> e-mail and telephones, he said.
> 
> In Virginia, Section Emergency Coordinator Tom Gregory, N4NW, said he had
> plenty of volunteers in the early going but could have used more as the
> emergency wore on. "A few did a lot," he summed up.
> 
> The Virginia Beach Hamfest <http://www.vahamfest.com/> set for September
> 20-21 was among the storm's first victims. Sponsors called off the annual
> event September 18.
> 
> Power outages were widespread in Virginia, and Gregory himself was running
> an emergency generator. Ground already wet from previous rainfall caused
> trees to topple, too, and that included several that uprooted and landed
> across Gregory's driveway. He urged all involved in Amateur Radio
> emergency communication to install emergency power systems in their homes
> and on their repeaters.
> 
> The Old Dominion Emergency Net/Virginia Emergency Net Alpha activated on
> HF to help support communication between the state EOC and local EOCs.
> Gregory said the net had checkins from about half of the Commonwealth's
> localities. "Our role was to provide a backup for their landline or
> whatever communications, but very few of those lost that capability," he
> said of the local EOCs. Areas most drastically affected, including Hampton
> Roads and Northern Virginia, did need Amateur Radio support and had plenty
> of volunteers, he said.
> 
> Amateurs also supported American Red Cross and Salvation Army relief
> operations in Virginia.
> 
> Virginia SM Carl Clements, W4CAC, in the Tidewater Area lost commercial
> power shortly after the storm struck and was powering his equipment with
> an emergency generator. While he also has no telephone service, his cell
> phone continues to operate. Clements also lost his HF antennas. Many trees
> were down in his area, he said, in some cases blocking access.
> 
> Tidewater Area amateurs deployed at Red Cross shelters set up in schools.
> "Amateur Radio is the only way for the shelters to get in touch with one
> another," Clements said. Hams were handling some health-and-welfare
> traffic for shelter clients.
> 
> "It's a true disaster," Clements said.
> 
> In West Virginia, ARRL Section Manager Hal Turley, KC8FS, said ARES/RACES
> support of the West Virginia EOC ended September 19. "All in all, Isabel
> was kind to us," he said. "As anticipated, the Eastern Panhandle sustained
> the brunt of the storm." Heavy rain caused some flooding, and the state
> also suffered power outages.
> 
> The Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN), handled
> health-and-welfare inquiries via its SATERN Net on 14.265 MHz and via its
> Web site <http://www.satern.org>.
> 
> ARES teams in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey also
> activated for Isabel. The storm made itself known as far north as Southern
> New England and as far west as Eastern Ohio.
> 
> ==>ARRL "LOGBOOK OF THE WORLD" GOES LIVE!
> 
> The long-awaited QSL-cardless ARRL awards and contact credit system
> "Logbook of the World" (LoTW) officially opened for business this week.
> Within its first five days of operation, the system--which is open to
> all--already had attracted more than 1000 requests for a digital
> certificate, the essential pass key to LoTW.
> 
> "Although Logbook of the World is a tremendous resource for hams chasing
> DXCC, VHF/UHF Century Club (VUCC), Worked All States (WAS) and other
> awards, we hope it will appeal to hams who are not currently active in
> these awards programs," said ARRL Chief Operating Officer Mark Wilson,
> K1RO. "The proliferation of logging software has stimulated activity and
> interest in contesting, and submitting log data and verifying award
> credits online is a logical next step."
> 
> Data integrity has been a watchword of the LoTW since the project's
> conception, and that starts with a digital certificate. Obtaining a
> digital certificate involves a combination of on-line filing and good
> old-fashioned snail mail. The first step is to visit the ARRL Logbook of
> the World Web page <http://www.arrl.org/lotw>, download the LoTW software
> and request a digital certificate that ties the participant's identity to
> a digital key.
> 
> "We will need to verify you are who you say you are," ARRL Membership
> Services Manager Wayne Mills, N7NG, explains. "The security of the entire
> system depends heavily on the method used for verifying the user's
> identity." This first step is called authentication. Everyone who plans to
> use LoTW first must obtain a digital certificate. There are no exceptions.
> For US amateurs, this process relies on your mailing address in the FCC
> database, which must be current.
> 
> For non-US amateurs, authentication will rely on other documentation,
> primarily a copy of the participant's Amateur Radio license and another
> official identifying document. Mail these copies to ARRL, Logbook of the
> World Administrator, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111 USA.
> 
> Assuming everything goes smoothly, US licensees requesting a digital
> certificate soon will receive a postcard in the mail that contains a
> password."The first batch of postcards has been mailed, and some people
> have uploaded their passwords," Wilson said. "Those will be checked, and
> the first batch of digital certificates should be e-mailed to users
> September 22."
> 
> Users then should go to the LoTW Web site and enter the password to
> complete the processing of their certificate request. Once the password
> has been entered, the digital certificate will be e-mailed within a
> working day or two. Non-US stations will receive their digital
> certificates via e-mail once their documentation has been received at ARRL
> Headquarters and authenticated.
> 
> Participants will use their digital certificates to "sign" and upload
> either Amateur Data Interchange Format (ADIF) or Cabrillo-formatted files.
> Participants also may use their primary digital certificates to obtain
> additional certificates necessary to submit log data and obtain award
> credit for contacts made under formerly held call signs.
> 
> At the heart of the Logbook of the World concept will be a huge repository
> of log data provided by operators--from individual DXers and contesters to
> major DXpeditions--and maintained by ARRL. Mills says the system will
> benefit big and little guns alike by providing quick QSO credit for
> ARRL-sponsored awards, especially DXCC.
> 
> Obtaining a digital certificate and uploading log data are free of charge.
> There will be a per-QSO charge for each contact credit used, but Mills
> expects it will be much less than the typical costs involved with
> exchanging paper QSL cards. When you use an LoTW confirmation for an award
> credit, the fee will be added to your account and shown in the user's
> record. The user will be able to pay for these charges on-line using a
> credit card.
> 
> Mills' article, "Introducing Logbook of the World," appears in the October
> issue of QST. LoTW news and announcements will be posted to the Logbook of
> the World Web site <http://www.arrl.org/lotw/>.
> 
> Wilson commended ARRL Web and Software Development Department Manager Jon
> Bloom, KE3Z, and the other contributors to the project "for their
> dedication and hard work that made Logbook a reality."
> 
> ==>ASTRONAUT RELIVES HIGH SCHOOL DAYS VIA AMATEUR RADIO
> 
> It was old home week via ham radio earlier this month for NASA
> International Space Station Science Officer Ed Lu, KC5WKJ. Lu spoke
> September 4 with students at his college alma mater, Cornell University.
> The following week, he linked up with his old high school, Webster Thomas
> High School in Webster, New York, from which he graduated in 1980. In late
> May, Lu chatted with youngsters at Webster's Klem Road South Elementary
> School, which he'd attended three decades ago. All three contacts were
> arranged by the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
> program.
> 
> "The whole school was inspired by this event!" said Peter Fournia, W2SKY,
> who headed up the team of nine hams that set up and operated the station
> from the Webster Thomas High School library. Video was distributed
> schoolwide. "Every student was riveted to their classroom monitor,"
> Fournia said.
> 
> Ten students got to ask questions of Lu--who was at the controls of
> NA1SS--about life aboard the ISS, and one of them asked his opinion of
> civilian "space tourists" who buy a trip into space.
> 
> "We don't actually have any plans whatsoever to sell seats on the space
> shuttle," Lu emphasized. He explained that the Russians have sold seats on
> their Soyuz spacecraft, "but that's a different thing altogether," he
> added.
> 
> Space tourists who have flown aboard the Soyuz and spent about 10 days
> aboard the ISS have included businessman Dennis Tito, KG6FZX, in 2001, and
> South African Mark Shuttleworth in 2002. Pop singer Lance Bass, KG4UYY, of
> the group 'N Sync had been in line to become the third--and youngest--such
> space tourist last fall, until arrangements with the Russian space program
> fell apart.
> 
> "I do think that space tourism, in general, is a good thing," Lu went on
> to say, "and in the future, I think--hopefully--the price will come down
> at lot, and a lot more people will get a chance to visit space." He said
> he thinks that in the long run, such space tourism will benefit space
> exploration by making it more commonplace and easier to do.
> 
> Webster students also wanted to know what skills and traits make for a
> good astronaut.
> 
> "One thing that being an astronaut really requires is to be adaptable," Lu
> said. He said this includes being able to "get by" in different
> situations, learn new languages and accommodate to staying in other
> countries.
> 
> "Getting to fly, getting to spend time in space, getting to see the earth
> from space and to feel like your doing something useful, not only for
> myself but for people around the world," are among the rewards of being an
> astronaut aboard the ISS, he told the high schoolers.
> 
> "It's been a great pleasure talking to everyone down there in Webster," Lu
> said as his signal faded.
> 
> Fournia said everyone from the principals and teachers to the students
> were in high spirits after the contact, which attracted media coverage.
> "Everyone had big smiles," he said. "This was an excellent exposure to ham
> radio, particularly to the aspects of our hobby that appeal to young
> people." ARISS <http://www.rac.ca/ariss/> is an international project with
> support from ARRL, NASA and AMSAT.
> 
> ==>ARRL HONORS AMATEUR RADIO TODAY PRODUCTION TEAM
> 
> The ARRL has honored the individuals responsible for bringing the Amateur
> Radio Today CD presentation from concept to reality. The formal
> recognition came over the September 6-7 weekend during the ARRL
> Southwestern Division Convention in Long Beach, California.
> 
> Receiving ARRL Special Service awards for their contributions to the
> Amateur Radio public relations effort were director Dave Bell, W6AQ,
> scriptwriter Alan Kaul, W6RCL, editor Keith Glispie, WA6TFD, and Bill
> Pasternak, WA6ITF, who assisted in producing Amateur Radio Today along
> with Bell, Kaul and Bill Baker, W1BKR. The video presentation has been
> widely distributed--including to all 535 members of the US Congress. ARRL
> Southwestern Division Director Art Goddard, W6XD, presented the plaques to
> the team members on hand at the convention.
> 
> Former CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite, KB2GSD, narrated Amateur Radio
> Today, which runs approximately six minutes. Designed for presentation to
> nonhams and civic clubs, Amateur Radio Today focuses on Amateur Radio's
> role in emergency communications, including Amateur Radio's role in the
> September 11, 2001, response.
> 
> The League also honored Bell--a Hollywood TV producer and past chairman of
> the ARRL Public Relations Committee--with a Lifetime Achievement Award. At
> its July meeting, the ARRL Board of Directors cited Bell's "many
> significant contributions" to the ARRL, his role as chairman of the Public
> Relations Committee and his work in the production of films and videos
> promoting Amateur Radio. His film and video repertoire includes The Ham's
> Wide World, Moving Up to Amateur Radio, This is Ham Radio, The New World
> of Amateur Radio and Ham Radio Olympics.
> 
> ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, said the idea for the Amateur Radio
> Today video stemmed in part from his desire to "leave behind more than my
> business card" when talking with members of Congress, their staff members
> and others who are not licensees but who "stand to influence or affect the
> future of Amateur Radio in some way." Haynie said he and Bell discussed
> the project, and Bell agreed to take it on, donating a lot of his own time
> and effort in completing the project.
> 
> Individuals may order a copy of the Amateur Radio Today CD-ROM from the
> ARRL on-line catalog <https://www.arrl.org/catalog/?item=8861> or download
> it for free. Amateur Radio Today also is available in VHS videotape
> format. A subtitled (open-captioned) version also is available.
> 
> ==>ARRL SEEKS NOMINEES FOR 2003 TECHNICAL AWARDS
> 
> Nominations now are open for the 2003 ARRL technical awards--the Technical
> Service, Technical Innovation and Microwave Development awards.
> Individuals may nominate themselves or others for these awards, aimed at
> recognizing technical service accomplishments within the Amateur Radio
> community. Nominations should include contact information for the nominee
> and for the person submitting the nomination. Submissions should include a
> nomination letter, endorsements of ARRL-affiliated clubs and League
> officials and additional supporting material. All nomination forms
> <http://www.arrl.org/ead/award/application.html> are available on the ARRL
> Web site.
> 
> The ARRL Technical Service Award is offered annually to a licensee whose
> service to the amateur community and/or society at large is of the most
> exemplary nature within the framework of Amateur Radio technical
> activities. These include, but are not limited to leadership or
> participation in technically oriented organizational affairs at the local
> or national level; service as an official ARRL technical volunteer, such
> as a Technical Advisor, Technical Coordinator or Technical Specialist; and
> service as a technical advisor to a club that sponsors licensing classes.
> 
> The Technical Service Award winner receives an engraved plaque and a $100
> credit toward the purchase of ARRL publications or products.
> 
> The ARRL Technical Innovation Award goes each year to a licensee whose
> accomplishments and contributions are of the most exemplary nature within
> the framework of technical research, development, and application of new
> ideas and future systems. These include, but are not limited to promotion
> and development of higher-speed modems and improved packet radio
> protocols; promotion of personal computers in Amateur Radio applications,
> activities to increase efficient use of the amateur spectrum, and digital
> voice experimentation.
> 
> The Technical Innovation Award winner receives a cash award of $500 and an
> engraved plaque.
> 
> The ARRL Microwave Development Award goes annually to the amateur or group
> of amateurs whose accomplishments and contributions enhance and augment
> the field of microwave development. The award recognizes research into and
> development of new and refined uses for the amateur microwave bands. This
> includes adaptation of new terrestrial and satellite communication modes.
> 
> The Microwave Development Award winner receives an engraved plaque and a
> credit of up to $100 toward ARRL publications or products.
> 
> Nominations go to ARRL Technical Awards, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111.
> All nomination forms and support information must be received at
> Headquarters by March 31, 2004.
> 
> For more information, contact Jean Wolfgang, WB3IOS <jwolfgang@arrl.org>.
> 
> ==>SOLAR UPDATE
> 
> Propagation guru Tad "Black Hole Sun" Cook, K7RA, Seattle, Washington,
> reports: Last week's bulletin called for stable geomagnetic conditions
> over the weekend--which we got. Planetary A indices, a measure of
> geomagnetic stability for the day, were 11, 11, 7 and 6 for last Friday
> through Monday, September 12-15. There was a strong solar wind, but a
> north-pointing interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) kept any destabilizing
> effects to a minimum. The IMF continued to point north through Sunday,
> September 14, but then pointed south. This led to the geomagnetic storm
> and high planetary A index of 37 and 61 on Tuesday and Wednesday,
> September 16 and 17.
> 
> The IMF continues to point south, and we are now entering a stronger solar
> wind stream. The predicted planetary A index for Friday, September 19,
> through Monday, September 22, is 35, 25, 20 and 15.
> 
> Solar flux this week was down and average daily sunspot numbers were up
> slightly. The sun has appeared nearly blank this week, with any sunspots
> toward the edge of the disk, not pointing radiation at Earth as spots in
> the center do.
> 
> Solar flux was lowest in the past couple of weeks at 94.4 on Friday,
> September 12. Recent daily sunspot numbers were lowest on September 10 at
> 42. As the solar cycle declines over the next couple of years, we will
> eventually see long periods with sunspot counts of zero. Solar flux is
> currently rising as we progress toward the fall equinox September 23. The
> current solar flux forecast for the short term shows flux values of 110
> for September 19-21, and 115 for September 22-23.
> 
> Sunspot numbers for September 11 through 17 were 55, 58, 57, 58, 68, 89
> and 83, with a mean of 66.9. The 10.7-cm flux was 96.7, 94.4, 96.1, 94.7,
> 97.3, 99.3 and 105.9, with a mean of 97.8. Estimated planetary A indices
> were 15, 11, 11, 7, 6, 37 and 61, with a mean of 21.1.
> 
> __________________________________
> 
> ==>IN BRIEF:
> 
> * This weekend on the radio: The ARRL 10 GHz Cumulative Contest, the SARL
> VHF/UHF Contest, the Scandinavian Activity Contest (CW), the Collegiate
> QSO Party, the South Carolina QSO Party 1300Z, the QRP Afield Contest, the
> Washington State Salmon Run, the Panama Anniversary Contest, the Fall QRP
> Homebrewer Sprint and the AGB NEMIGA Contest are the weekend of September
> 20-21. JUST AHEAD: The CQ/RJ Worldwide DX Contest (RTTY), the Scandinavian
> Activity Contest (SSB) and the Texas and Alabama QSO parties are the
> weekend of September 27-28. See the ARRL Contest Branch page
> <http://www.arrl.org/contests/> and the WA7BNM Contest Calendar
> <http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/index.html> for more info.
> 
> * ARRL Certification and Continuing Education course registration:
> Registration for the Radio Frequency Interference (EC-006) course opens
> Monday, September 22, 12:01 AM EDT (0401 UTC). Registration will remain
> open through Sunday, September 28. Classes begin Tuesday afternoon,
> September 30. Registration for the ARRL HF Digital Communications (EC-005)
> and VHF/UHF--Life Beyond the Repeater (EC-008) courses remains open
> through Sunday, September 21. Those interested in taking an ARRL
> Certification and Continuing Education (C-CE) course in the future can
> sign up to be advised via e-mail in advance of registration opportunities.
> To take advantage, send an e-mail to prereg@arrl.org. On the subject line,
> indicate the course name or number (eg, EC-00#) and the month you want to
> start the course. In the message body, provide your name, call sign, and
> e-mail address. Please do not send inquiries to this mailbox. To learn
> more, visit the ARRL Certification and Continuing Education Web page
> <http://www.arrl.org/cce> and the C-CE Links found there. For more
> information, contact Certification and Continuing Education Program
> Coordinator Howard Robins, W1HSR, hrobins@arrl.org.
> 
> * Hoaxed! Along with many others, QST was snookered by a bogus satellite
> photo <http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_blackout_photo.htm> that
> purported to depict the US as seen from space during the August 14
> electrical power outage in the Northeast. The image on page 80 of the
> October issue accompanied a story, "Hams a Bright Spot During Power
> Blackout," which deals with ham radio's response to the blackout
> emergency. Widely circulated via the Internet, the image apparently was a
> retouched composite of old satellite photos with fake identification
> added. As several astute members have pointed out, among other things, the
> faked photo shows the blackout zone as totally dark--which it was not--and
> the area shown is geographically inaccurate. Real power blackout satellite
> images available on the Internet include these from a US Air Force Defense
> Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellite
> <https://afweather.afwa.af.mil/news/black_out.html>. The DMSP satellites
> have a low-light sensor on board that is sensitive enough to see city
> lights from space. The capability is unique to the Air Force's weather
> satellites. There's also a NOAA image on the Universe Today Web site
> <http://www.universetoday.com/html/archive/2003-0818.html>. Another image
> is available on NASA's Earth Observatory site
> <http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16
> 273> (courtesy of Chris Elvidge, US Air Force). ARRL regrets the error.
> 
> * W1AW 160-meter transmission to QSY slightly: Starting Monday, September
> 29, W1AW will shift its 160-meter code practice and bulletin transmission
> frequency from 1818 kHz to 1817.5 kHz, starting with the 4 PM EDT (2000
> UTC) code practice run. The change not only brings W1AW's Top Band
> frequency in line with those the station uses on other bands, it also
> should help to eliminate possible interference from broadcast station
> harmonics and birdies--something that's more likely on an integer (ie,
> whole number) frequency. W1AW has been conducting code practice and
> bulletin transmissions on 1818 kHz since 1982. Prior to that, W1AW
> transmitted both CW and phone bulletins on 1835 kHz.
> 
> * The 2003 DX Magazine "most wanted" survey under way: The 2003 DX
> Magazine "most wanted" survey <http://www.dxpub.com/dx_survey2003.html> is
> under way. The deadline to respond is October 15. The survey helps
> DXpeditioners decide where to go next. DX Magazine Publisher Carl Smith,
> N4AA, says not all DXCC entities are listed--just the most likely ones.
> Respondents are asked to select entities they do not have confirmed for
> DXCC. There's an opportunity to comment, where respondents may list needed
> countries not appearing on the list. The results will be released in early
> 2004.--The Daily DX <http://www.dailydx.com>
> 
> * John H. Sanders, WB4ANX, SK: ARRL has learned that former Delta Division
> Vice Director John H. Sanders, WB4ANX, of Kingsport, Tennessee, died July
> 11. He was 82. Sanders served as Vice Director from 1974 until 1976. He
> also was a director and later vice president of the ARRL Foundation. An
> ARRL Life Member, Sanders rose to become president of Eastman Chemical
> Products in Kingsport and later was appointed assistant general manager,
> Eastman Chemicals Division and vice president of Eastman Kodak Company--a
> position he held until his retirement. He was a graduate of Auburn
> University and a veteran of World War II, in which he served with the US
> Army artillery and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was a fellow of the
> East Tennessee Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and
> a past national AIChE president. In Kingsport, he was active in Junior
> Achievement, the American Red Cross and the Kingsport Area Chamber of
> Commerce. Survivors include his wife Mary Helen and two sons.
> 
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