[South Florida DX Association] The ARRL Letter, Vol 24, No 37
Bill Marx
bmarx at bellsouth.net
Fri Sep 23 19:34:20 EDT 2005
Take note of the information regarding repeater interference.
-Bill W2CQ
> ***************
> The ARRL Letter
> Vol. 24, No. 37
> September 23, 2005
> ***************
>
> IN THIS EDITION:
>
> * +Amateur Radio volunteers brace for Rita response
> * +The "CC&R bill" is back in play in 109th Congress
> * +New ham gear and SuitSat arrive at ISS
> * +Hurricane Ophelia prompts North Carolina hams into action
> * +FCC checking into repeater interference complaints
> * +Ham radio community contributes gear for Katrina relief
> * Solar Update
> * IN BRIEF:
> This weekend on the radio
> +Bill Seabreeze, W3IY, SK
> +Short stories on most memorable contact due October 1
> ARRL renewing memberships of those affected by Katrina
> New W0 QSL Bureau manager, address announced
>
> +Available on ARRL Audio News <http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/audio/>
>
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>
> ==>AMATEUR RADIO RESOURCES READY FOR RITA
>
> As Hurricane Rita continues on course for landfall sometime early on the
> morning of September 24 along the Gulf Coast between Texas and Louisiana,
> Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)/Radio Amateur Civil Emergency
Service
> (RACES) and other Amateur Radio groups are at the ready. The Hurricane
Watch
> Net (HWN) on 14.325 MHz has announced plans to remain active until 0300
UTC
> or as long as the 20-meter band is available--whichever comes first. ARRL
> Headquarters is maintaining regular contact with Section Managers and
> Section Emergency Coordinators in the Gulf Coast region as they muster
their
> own volunteer resources, some of whom already have been deployed to
> emergency operating centers and other strategic sites.
>
> "Once again, the entire ARRL organization--including our volunteers in the
> field, our Headquarters staff and our members--are gearing up as Hurricane
> Rita approaches to provide needed emergency communications when all else
> fails," said ARRL Chief Operating Officer Harold Kramer, WJ1B. He has
> announced that Maxim Memorial Station W1AW will be staffed throughout the
> September 24-25 weekend to monitor emergency nets and assist as needed.
W1AW
> also remained available through the weekend after Hurricane Katrina struck
> the region in late August.
>
> As of 2300 UTC on September 23, Hurricane Rita was a strong Category 3
storm
> with maximum sustained winds of nearly 125 MPH with higher gusts. Although
> further weakening was anticipated, the National Hurricane Center (NHC)
says
> Rita was still expected to come ashore as "a dangerous hurricane."
>
> The HWN announced plans to reactivate Saturday, September 24, at 1300 UTC
> and remain in session until Rita is downgraded to a tropical storm.
> "Obviously, among our priorities will be to listen for people in the
> affected area who might have emergency or priority needs," said HWN
Manager
> Mike Pilgrim, K5MP. "Otherwise, we seek observed and/or measured weather
> data which can be used to supplement other input for forecasters to create
> and/or validate their forecast projections." The HWN will work with WX4NHC
> at the National Hurricane Center to relay the information to forecasters.
>
> The West Gulf ARES Emergency Net on 7.285 MHz (days) and 3.873 MHz
> (evenings) has activated for the latest weather threat. The net also will
> utilize 7.290 MHz (days) and 3.935 MHz (evenings) for health-and-welfare
> (H&W) traffic. Briefings on the West Gulf ARES Emergency Net are taking
> place daily at noon CDT (7.285 MHz) and at 7 PM CDT (3.873 MHz). Local
> resource nets are opening up on various VHF-UHF repeaters as well.
>
> The Harris County, Texas, emergency operations center (EOC) activated
> earlier in the week and already was receiving requests for Amateur Radio
> support. EOCs in other counties and cities in the potential strike zone
will
> have Amateur Radio operators on site--some around the clock.
>
> The American Red Cross has established its headquarters for the Hurricane
> Rita emergency in the Texas capital of Austin, and the ARC's W5KA already
> has checked into the West Gulf ARES Emergency Net.
>
> ARRL South Texas Section Emergency Coordinator Jerry Reimer, KK5CA,
reports
> the Red Cross opened nearly two dozen shelters and seeks Amateur Radio
> communication support. Reimer and his counterparts in the Gulf Coast
region
> are currently recruiting Amateur Radio volunteers from within the region
or
> from outside. One problem, Reimer noted this week, is that radio amateurs
in
> coastal counties were under mandatory evacuation orders.
>
> Alabama SM Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, told ARRL Headquarters that he's holding
> some volunteers who reported for Hurricane Katrina duty for quick
deployment
> in the wake of Hurricane Rita. He notes that the Montgomery, Alabama,
> American Red Cross volunteer marshaling center where he's been stationed
for
> more than three weeks continues to supply Amateur Radio volunteers to
> hard-hit areas of Mississippi--especially Hancock and Harrison
> counties--where he expects they'll be needed at least until month's end.
> Louisiana SEC Gary Stratton, K5GLS, is maintaining a similar holding
> pattern, although he reports that most ham radio activity in his section
> associated with Hurricane Katrina has wound down for now.
>
> Prospective volunteers may sign up for possible deployment in the region
via
> the Hurricane Rita Disaster Communications Volunteer Registration &
Message
> Traffic Database <http://rita.ab2m.net/>. Only volunteers who are willing
to
> travel into the disaster area should indicate their interest in this
> database. Prospective volunteers should not self-deploy.
>
> Elsewhere, The Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) Net on
> 14.265 MHz announced plans to activate in emergency mode at 0000 UTC
> Saturday, September 24. "SATERN will run its two-pronged operation,
handling
> as first priority emergency communication and as second priority
> health-and-welfare traffic," said SATERN National Director Pat McPherson,
> WW9E. The National Radio Emergency Net (NREN) will be working with SATERN
> during the Hurricane Rita response, maintaining liaison with SATERN's
14.265
> MHz operation and providing alternate routes for operators handling
> emergency traffic on CW. NREN operations will be on 14.050 and 10.115 MHz
> days and 10.115 MHz and 7.050 MHz evenings.
>
> Amateur Radio stations not involved in the Hurricane Rita emergency are
> requested to give all HF emergency net frequencies a wide berth of at
least
> 5 kHz on either side. The FCC is aware of all emergency frequencies in use
> during the Hurricane Rita emergency.
>
> ==>AMATEUR RADIO ANTENNA "CC&R BILL" REINTRODUCED IN CONGRESS
>
> New York Congressman Steve Israel has reintroduced legislation that could
> make it easier for radio amateurs living in communities with deed
covenants,
> conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) to erect suitable antennas. Arkansas
> Congressman Mike Ross, WD5DVR, signed aboard as an original cosponsor of
the
> "Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Consistency Act" (HR 3876). ARRL
> Hudson Division Director Frank Fallon, N2FF, attended Israel's public
> announcement of the bill September 19 on Long Island.
>
> "Unfortunately if all new housing developments contain deed restrictions
> forbidding outside antennas there will probably come a time when there
will
> not be enough ham radio operators to help their neighbors and countrymen,"
> said Fallon. He believes Israel's bill will help to ensure that Amateur
> Radio will continue to be able to provide emergency communication should a
> disaster occur.
>
> Fallon, who heads up the League's grassroots lobbying initiative, noted
the
> bill's introduction comes in the immediate aftermath of positive media
> coverage of Amateur Radio's response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster. He
> was on hand for Israel's public announcement, which took place at the home
> of ARRL New York City-Long Island Emergency Coordinator Tom Carrubba,
KA2D.
>
> The one-sentence measure is identical to the text of the CC&R bill that
has
> been introduced in the last two sessions of Congress: "For purposes of the
> Federal Communications Commission's regulation relating to station antenna
> structures in the Amateur Radio Service (47 CFR 97.15), any private land
use
> rules applicable to such structures shall be treated as a state or local
> regulation and shall be subject to the same requirements and limitations
as
> a state or local regulation." The measure would put private land-use
> regulations, such as homeowners' association rules, on the same legal
plane
> as state or local zoning regulations under the FCC's PRB-1 limited federal
> preemption. PRB-1 now applies only to states and municipalities.
>
> ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, this week encouraged League members to
> write their elected representative and ask that they cosponsor and support
> the bill, especially given two hurricane emergencies in short order.
>
> "Amateur Radio is certainly a part of this nation's communications
> infrastructure," Haynie said. "What we're asking for is just a fair shake
so
> we can put up antennas and help our fellow citizens." While the League has
> ramped up its efforts to educate members of Congress about Amateur Radio,
> Haynie said lawmakers respond best to individual members.
>
> HR 3876 has been assigned to the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
> Information about the bill and a sample letter to use when contacting your
> representative are available on the ARRL Web site
> <http://www.arrl.org/govrelations/hr3876/>.
>
> In his formal announcement this week, Israel said that "often unsung"
> Amateur Radio volunteers were instrumental in helping residents in the
> hardest hit areas in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, including saving
> stranded flood victims in Louisiana and Mississippi.
>
> "State and local governments, as well as disaster relief agencies, could
not
> possibly afford to replace the services that radio amateurs dependably
> provide for free," said a statement from Israel's office. "However, the
> hundreds of thousands of Amateur Radio licensees face burdensome
regulations
> that make it extremely difficult to provide their public services."
>
> ==>SUITSAT, NEW ARISS SSTV GEAR ARRIVES AT SPACE STATION
>
> An unpiloted Russian Progress cargo ship that docked with the
International
> Space Station (ISS) earlier this month carried two new Amateur Radio on
the
> International Space Station (ARISS) systems among its 2.5-ton cargo of
fuel,
> food and supplies. Onboard were the SuitSat Amateur Radio hardware and the
> Slow Scan Television (SSTV) hardware and software.
>
> "The successful docking of Progress to ISS on September 10 culminates the
> successful design, development, certification and delivery of these two
> ARISS Projects," said ARISS International Chair Frank Bauer, KA3HDO. The
ISS
> Expedition 11 crew of John Phillips, KE5DRY, and Sergei Krikalev, U5MIR,
> will unpack the gear and make it available for installation, use and
> deployment by the Expedition 12 crew of Commander Bill McArthur, KC5ACR,
and
> Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev. They're set to launch to the ISS October 1
> from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in a Soyuz transporter.
>
> The SuitSat Amateur Radio gear and a school artwork project are to be
> installed inside an outdated Russian Orlan spacesuit. SuitSat then will be
> deployed from the ISS during a spacewalk.
>
> During its limited lifetime, SuitSat will beam down special messages and
an
> SSTV image as it floats in space. SuitSat's radio system will allow hams
and
> students to track the suit and decode special international messages,
> spacesuit telemetry and a pre-programmed SSTV image through its
> specially-built digital voice messaging system and Amateur Radio
> transmitter. SuitSat will have transmit-only capability and will run on
the
> spacesuit's battery power.
>
> As part of the SuitSat project, the payload will also include a CD with
> hundreds of school pictures, artwork, poems, and student signatures. Two
> identical CDs were flown into space, Bauer said. "One will go in the suit,
> and the other will be for the crew to review. Using the crew CD, we hope
to
> downlink these images using the SSTV system that will be located inside
the
> Zvezda Service Module once it is operational." The CD contains some 300
> items from all over the world.
>
> The ARISS-Russia team headed by Sergei Samburov, RV3DR, first came up with
> the idea for SuitSat, and the concept came in for extensive discussion
> during the joint AMSAT Symposium/ARISS International Team meeting in
October
> 2004. The project--called Radioskaf or Radio Sputnik in Russia--is being
led
> by project manager A. P. Alexandrov and Deputy Project Manager A. Poleshuk
> from RSC Energia. On the US side, AMSAT member Lou McFadin, W5DID, has
> headed up the hardware project development.
>
> Due to the challenging development time constraints, the SuitSat design
> concept matured and evolved quickly in the past 11 months. "In a very
short
> timeframe, the ARISS International Team designed, built and tested a
simple,
> yet fully featured system that we hope will inspire hams and students
around
> the world," Bauer said.
>
> The new SSTV system will be installed inside the Service Module as an
> integral part of the ARISS ham radio station, NA1SS/RS0ISS. It will
transmit
> and receive JPEG still images from the ISS. When fully operational, the
SSTV
> system will be able to send up to 480 images per day from the ISS as well
as
> receive images from earthbound radio amateurs.
>
> "This system will utilize the already installed Kenwood D-700 radio and
the
> ARISS antennas mounted on the Service Module," Bauer explained. He said
the
> SSTV equipment flown on the Progress 19P flight includes the SpaceCam
> software, a radio/computer interface module and data cables. A dedicated
> laptop for SSTV operations will be launched on a subsequent Progress
> vehicle.
>
> "On behalf of the ARISS International team, I want to congratulate the
> SuitSat hardware development team and the SSTV development team on a job
> well done," Bauer said. "We look forward to future operation of these
> systems on ISS, inspiring the next generation of space explorers."
>
> ARISS <http://www.rac.ca/ariss> is an international educational outreach
> with US participation from ARRL, AMSAT and NASA.
>
> ==>NORTH CAROLINA HAMS RESPOND TO HURRICANE OPHELIA
>
> Amateur Radio Emergency Service/Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
> (ARES/RACES) teams along the North Carolina coast took no chances
September
> 14 when Hurricane Ophelia threatened. They went on alert as the meandering
> and undecided storm approached landfall, packing winds of from 80 to 85
MPH.
> North Carolina Section Emergency Coordinator Bernie Nobles, WA4MOK, said
the
> Eastern Branch emergency operations center (EOC) in Kinston established
> radio contact with the counties likely to be the hardest hit by
> Ophelia--Brunswick and New Hanover.
>
> "All operations went smoothly, and the participation was great," Nobles
said
> afterward. "We had more emergency coordinators (ECs) on HF than ever
before,
> and I would like to stress the importance of having that capability. I
would
> like to see all ECs become General class licensees for that reason." He
also
> recommended that all National Weather Service field offices have HF
Amateur
> Radio capability.
>
> The Eastern Branch EOC used 3.927/7.232 MHz on HF and the Brunswick County
> repeater on 147.315 MHz. ARES/RACES HF operation was on the Tarheel
> Emergency Net.
>
> Nobles said a lot of activity took place on North Carolina's coastal
linking
> system, which permits communication with the Outer Banks. "Richard Marlin,
> K4HAT, at Cape Hatteras fed us information about the storm's effects, and
> several messages were given to the eastern branch EOC director," Nobles
> said.
>
> Along the Outer Banks, an evacuation order was issued for Hatteras Island,
> and visitors were told to leave Ocracoke Island. The National Park Service
> also closed Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and the Wright Brothers National
> Memorial in Kill Devil Hills. In addition, schools closed in coastal
> communities, and more than 100 residents took refuge in a shelter set up
in
> Wilmington.
>
> Ophelia was the 15th named storm and the seventh hurricane of the 2005
> Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1 and ends November 30.--Some
> information from The ARES E-Letter
>
> ==>INTERFERENCE COMPLAINTS PROMPT FCC QUERIES TO CALIFORNIA REPEATER
OWNERS
>
> Following up on separate interference complaints, the FCC recently
contacted
> two repeater owners in California to request additional information.
Letters
> went out from FCC Special Counsel for Enforcement Riley Hollingsworth
August
> 19 and September 1, respectively, to Jeffrey A. Stouffer, K6JSI, of Vista,
> and to H. R. Dixon, WB6NIL, of San Diego. The letters enclosed complaints
> that the two licensees were operating uncoordinated UHF repeaters said to
be
> causing interference to coordinated machines on the same frequencies.
>
> "The complaint indicated that you have been made aware of the interference
> and the apparent lack of coordination but that you have declined to
resolve
> the interference," Hollingsworth told both licensees in the separate
> letters. As he's done in past such cases, Hollingsworth pointed out that
> §97.205 of the Amateur Service rules says "the licensee of the
uncoordinated
> repeater has primary responsibility to resolve the interference."
>
> Among other things, Hollingsworth asked Dixon and Stouffer to produce
copies
> of their coordination documents and if either had received complaints
> regarding the operation of their repeaters. Copies of interference
> complaints accompanied both pieces of correspondence. Hollingsworth said
the
> FCC's letter to Dixon was not deliverable to his address on record at the
> time in Oakhurst. He said the letter has been remailed to Dixon's current
> address in San Diego, which was updated in the FCC's database September
22.
>
> In other enforcement news, Hollingsworth wrote Gary A. Jaworske, KB8ZNS,
and
> Zachary J. Jaworske, KB8YYG, both of Strongsville, Ohio, August 19 to tell
> both licensees that the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) had
> referred their renewal applications to the Enforcement Bureau for review.
>
> "That action was taken based upon a complaint filed against you alleging
> that you are marketing non-certified radio transmitters and that you are
> modifying certified radio equipment to cause it to operate on unauthorized
> frequencies and at power limits that violate Commission rules,"
> Hollingsworth told both licensees. The Jaworskes have the same address but
> their relationship is not known.
>
> Both Jaworskes are Technician licensees. Zachary Jaworske's license
expired
> on April 19, while Gary Jaworske's ticket expired May 17, 2005. Since
their
> renewal applications were timely filed, both will be permitted to continue
> to operate, despite the fact that their renewal applications now are in
> "pending" status.
>
> Hollingsworth said the complaint, if valid, "raised serious questions
> regarding your qualifications to retain an amateur license." He asked each
> to respond to the complaints within 30 days. Hollingsworth said that he's
> heard nothing from either licensee to date.
>
> The FCC also wrote Anthony J. Lomenzo, ex-KD4DVW, of Sunrise, Florida, on
> September 1 citing "monitoring information" indicating that Lomenzo had
been
> transmitting on various 2-meter repeaters in the Sunrise area. Lomenzo did
> not renew his license before it expired in 2002. Hollingsworth noted that
> FCC records indicate that in 1999, Lomenzo received a Warning Notice
> regarding interference to repeaters in the Sunrise area.
>
> ==>AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNITY STEPS UP TO THE PLATE FOR KATRINA RELIEF
>
> Nearly three dozen members of the Amateur Radio industry and individual
> radio amateurs have contributed equipment for use in the Hurricane Katrina
> relief effort. The disaster wiped out the Amateur Radio infrastructure in
> many US Gulf Coast communities. The donations were made as gifts to ARRL,
> which is redirecting these resources as needed to the disaster zone. Some
> donors have offered valuable services and supplies.
>
> "The ARRL would like to thank everyone who has generously donated Amateur
> Radio equipment, accessories and supplies," said ARRL Chief Operating
> Officer Harold Kramer, WJ1B.
>
> He said some of the equipment already on hand has been or soon will be
> deployed to assist relief agencies such as the American Red Cross as well
as
> state and local emergency managers. The ARRL will hold in reserve
equipment
> not needed in the Katrina response to aid volunteers in future disaster
> situations.
>
> Here's an a list in alphabetical order by contributors, as of September
23.
>
> Acom Antennas and amplifier
> Array Solutions Antennas
> Bushcomm Pty Ltd Antennas
> Gregory Boots, N4MKG Amplifier and antenna tuner
> Cable X-PERTS Inc Assembled coax and barrel connectors
> Degen Designs Offer to make antennas
> Tony Drake, KC4OBY AA batteries from Squad Technologies LLC
> Duracell AA batteries
> DX Engineering Vertical antennas and radial kits
> Ensinger Research Offer of Yagi antennas
> Handey's Electronic Ctr Coax cable
> Heil Sound Ltd Headsets
> ICOM America VHF and HF transceivers
> Innergy Power Portable solar panels
> Kenwood Communications VHF and HF transceivers
> LDG Electronics Antenna tuners
> Long's Electronics AA batteries
> M2 Antenna Systems Inc Yagi antennas
> McKesson Corporation AA batteries
> MFJ Enterprises Power supplies
> NCG Company Base antennas, masts, tripods
> Nifty! Ham Accessories Offer to supply quick reference guides
> OPEK Technologies Antennas
> R&L Electronics Antennas
> Samlex America Power supplies
> Sharp Mfg Co of America Offer to supply solar modules
> Squad Technologies LLC AA batteries
> Bob Wallace, K4YNT Amplifier and antenna tuner
> The Wireman Inc Assembled lengths of coax
> Timewave Technology Inc Offer of technical support and hardware
> West Mountain Radio DC power products
> Yaesu USA (Vertex-Standard) VHF mobile and handheld transceivers
>
> Cash donations are also being accepted by the ARRL to support hams in the
> field assisting with emergency communications and relief efforts in
Alabama,
> Mississippi and Louisiana in the aftermath of Katrina. These funds will be
> used to provide reimbursement for personal expenses incurred by hams as
they
> volunteer in the field. To make a donation go to the secure ARRL general
> donation form <https://www.arrl.org/forms/development/donations/basic/>
and
> select "Ham Aid."
>
> ==>SOLAR UPDATE
>
> Astral aficionado Tad "I Live for the Sun" Cook, K7RA, Seattle,
Washington,
> reports: Solar activity quieted down this week after a recent tumultuous
> period marked by aurora and geomagnetic storms. Average daily sunspot
> numbers dropped to 46--more than 25 points below the previous week.
Average
> daily solar flux declined by more than 9 points to 100.3.
>
> Sunspot numbers are expected to stay low, rising again after October 3.
> Geomagnetic conditions should also stay low, with unsettled conditions
> possible around September 27-29. Geophysical Institute Prague predicts
quiet
> to unsettled conditions September 23-24, quiet September 25-26, active
> conditions September 27 and unsettled conditions September 28-29.
>
> Fall has now begun. Despite the low solar activity, conditions are more
> seasonally favorable for HF propagation. The lower geomagnetic activity is
a
> plus for HF conditions.
>
> Sunspot numbers for September 15 through 21 were 77, 51, 59, 50, 43, 23
and
> 19, with a mean of 46. The 10.7 cm flux was 119.4, 112, 103.9, 102.2,
91.1,
> 87.8, and 86, with a mean of 100.3. Estimated planetary A indices were 43,
> 18, 12, 12, 8, 6 and 5, with a mean of 14.9. Estimated mid-latitude A
> indices were 22, 11, 10, 8, 8, 3 and 3, with a mean of 9.3.
>
> __________________________________
>
> ==>IN BRIEF:
>
> * This weekend on the radio: The CQ Worldwide DX Contest (RTTY), the Tesla
> Cup (SSB+CW), the Scandinavian Activity Contest (SSB), the Texas QSO
Party,
> the AGCW VHF/UHF Contest (144+432 MHz) and the UBA ON Contest (6 m) are
the
> weekend of September 24-25. JUST AHEAD: The Fall QRP Homebrewer Sprint is
> September 26. The 222 MHz Fall Sprint is September 27. The California QSO
> Party, the TARA PSK Rumble Contest, the Oceania DX Contest (SSB), the
> International HELL-Contest, the EU Autumn Sprint (SSB), the PRO CW
Contest,
> the UBA ON Contest (SSB) and the RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest (SSB) are the
> weekend of Oct 1-2. The German Telegraphy Contest is October 3. The YLRL
> Anniversary Party (CW) is October 5-7. the 432 MHz Fall Sprint is October
5
> and the SARL 80-Meter QSO Party is October 6. 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.
>
> * Bill Seabreeze, W3IY, SK: Well-known VHF-UHF and microwave enthusiast
> William B. "Bill" Seabreeze, W3IY, of Sterling, Virginia, died September
19
> of cancer. He was 54. First licensed in 1965 as WN3EIY, Seabreeze soon
> gravitated into the realm of VHF and microwave operation, which became his
> lifelong passion. "Virtually every VHF operator on the East Coast knew
Bill
> as a friend," James Ahlgren, W4RX, said in comments posted to several
> reflectors. "Throughout his life he Elmered up-and-coming VHF operators.
His
> laboratory was always available to help solve our technical problems and
to
> get our equipment working." Seabreeze was a member of the ARRL and of the
> Potomac Valley Radio Club, and he regularly participated as a "rover"
> station in VHF-UHF events. ARRL Contest Branch Manager Dan Henderson,
N1ND,
> said Seabreeze was a good sounding board. "His wit and wisdom were always
> good to have when discussing VHF/UHF/SHF issues," Henderson said. "Even
> during his illness, Bill was committed to helping make the ARRL's
> VHF/UHF/SHF contest program an asset." Seabreeze contributed contest
results
> articles for VHF-UHF-microwave events for QST and the ARRL Web site.
> Professionally, he was vice president for engineering of Microcube Corp in
> Leesburg, Virginia. Survivors include his wife Kathy and a son and
daughter.
>
> * Short stories on most memorable contact due October 1: The deadline is
> Saturday, October 1, to submit short stories (150 words maximum) about
your
> most memorable contact. Summaries should include who was involved, when it
> happened and why you haven't forgotten it. The events described must have
> actually happened, and you can include a photo if you wish. Details are in
> September 2005 QST, page 20. Send your story via e-mail to qst at arrl.org or
> via the USPS to 10 Best Stories, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111.
> We'll publish the 10 best stories--according to the judges--in an upcoming
> issue of QST. Each winner will receive a copy of the latest ARRL Repeater
> Directory.
>
> * ARRL renewing memberships of those affected by Katrina: ARRL Circulation
> Manager Kathy Capodicasa, N1GZO, says ARRL is renewing, for one year, the
> memberships of those living in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.
"For
> now, we are renewing the memberships for those whose memberships expire
> between now and the end of this year--a total of 80," she explains. Since
> the US Postal Service has suspended delivery for Periodical Class mail
(the
> way QST is mailed) to a number of ZIP codes along the Gulf Coast, QST is
not
> being mailed to those areas. "We are monitoring the postal suspensions
very
> closely to determine when we can again mail issues to these areas,"
> Capodicasa added. She asks that members changing their mailing address or
> requesting replacement copies of QST contact the Circulation Desk,
> 860-594-0338; <circulation at arrl.org>.
>
> * New W0 QSL Bureau manager, address announced: The W0 Incoming QSL Bureau
> has a new manager and a new address. Effective immediately, Norm McCourt,
> AC0N, will take over the volunteer position from Rick Barnett, KB0U. The
new
> address is W0 QSL Bureau, PO Box 907, Florissant, MO 63032. ARRL Midwest
> Division Director Wade Walstrom, W0EJ, expressed thanks to Barnett, the
> Kansas City DX Club, and "the host of sorters" throughout the tenth
district
> for their dedication and hard work in making the bureau a success for the
> past 15 years. "We wish Rick the best as he starts a new job in Washington
> state," Walstrom said. "Also, thank you to AC0N and the Mississippi Valley
> DX and Contest Club for stepping forward to take over the bureau
operation."
> For more information on US QSL bureaus, visit the ARRL Incoming QSL Bureau
> System page <http://www.arrl.org/qsl/qslin.html>.
>
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