[SFDXA] The ARRL Letter for February 9, 2012

[Bill]

Yup...that's where the "JT" comes from...

Bill W2CQ



On 2/9/2012 7:45 PM, Kai Siwiak wrote:
> The K1JY below is one of the authors of JT65:
> + WRC-12: NOBEL LAUREATE JOE TAYLOR, K1JT, ADDRESSES PLENARY
> SESSION AT WRC-12, RECEIVES ITU GOLD MEDAL
>
> Bill wrote:
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>>               The  ARRL Letter
>>
>> Published by the American Radio Relay League
>> ********************************************
>>
>> February 9, 2012
>>
>> Editor: S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA<k1sfa at arrl.org>
>>
>> ARRL Home Page<http://www.arrl.org/>ARRL Letter Archive
>> <http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/>Audio News
>> <http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/audio/>   IN THIS ISSUE
>>
>> - + FCC News: New Rules for 5 MHz (60 Meters) To Go Into Effect March 5
>> - + WRC-12: Agenda Item 1.23 Passes Committee, Moves to Plenary
>> - + WRC-12: How Are Agenda Items Processed at a WRC?
>> - + WRC-12: Proposed Maritime Mobile Allocation Gets First Reading at
>> WRC-12 Plenary Session
>> - + WRC-12: Nobel Laureate Joe Taylor, K1JT, Addresses Plenary Session
>> at WRC-12, Receives ITU Gold Medal
>> - On the Air: The 2012 ARRL International DX CW Contest Takes to the
>> Air Next Weekend
>> - ARRL HQ: Save the Date! Take a Virtual Tour of W1AW on February 12
>> - + ARRL Field Day: 2012 Field Day Packet Now Available
>> - Solar Update
>> - This Week in Radiosport
>> - Be a Star! Deadline for Second Annual ARRL Video Contest is February
>> 29
>> - + Silent Key: Former ITU-R Director Dick Kirby, W0LCT/HB9BOA (SK)
>> - + Silent Key: Astronaut Janice Voss, KC5BTK (SK)
>> - Silent Key: WorldRadio Founder Armond Noble, N6WR (SK)
>> - Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events
>>
>> + Available on ARRL Audio News<http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news>.
>>
>> ==>   + FCC NEWS: NEW RULES FOR 5 MHZ (60 METERS) TO GO INTO EFFECT MARCH
>> 5
>>
>>      On November 18, the FCC released a Report and Order, defining new
>> rules for the 60 meter (5 MHz) band. These rules are in response to a
>> Petition for Rulemaking filed by the ARRL more than five years ago and
>> a June 2010 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. In the February 3 edition of
>> the Federal Register, the FCC announced that these new rules will go
>> into effect on March 5, 2012. Read more here
>> <http://www.arrl.org/news/new-rules-for-5-mhz-60-meters-to-go-into-effect-march-5>.
>>
>> ==>   + WRC-12: AGENDA ITEM 1.23 PASSES COMMITTEE, MOVES TO PLENARY
>>
>>      On the afternoon of February 7, Committee 4 of the 2012 World
>> Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) approved Option 1 to satisfy
>> Agenda Item 1.23, with minor editorial amendments to the text received
>> from Working Group 4C. Option 1 calls for a worldwide secondary
>> allocation to the Amateur Service at 472-479 kHz, with a power limit of
>> 1 W EIRP, with a provision for administrations to permit up to 5 W EIRP
>> for stations located more than 800 km from certain countries that wish
>> to protect their aeronautical radionavigation service (non-directional
>> beacons) from any possible interference. Option 2 was NOC (no change to
>> the current rules).
>>
>> In keeping with the rules of the Conference, Committee decisions must
>> be read twice in Plenary Session; the decision of the Conference is not
>> final until after second reading in Plenary. According to ARRL Chief
>> Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, quite a few additional
>> administrations -- mainly in the former Soviet Union and Arab states --
>> will be adding their country names to the Footnotes prior to
>> consideration in Plenary. Sumner said that Agenda Item 1.23 should have
>> its first reading in the Plenary on Friday, February 10, with its
>> second reading sometime next week. Read more here
>> <http://www.arrl.org/news/agenda-item-1-23-passes-committee-moves-to-plenary>.
>>
>> ==>   + WRC-12: HOW ARE AGENDA ITEMS PROCESSED AT A WRC?
>>
>> By IARU Secretary Rod Stafford, W6ROD
>>
>>      The procedures used by the International Telecommunication Union
>> before and during a World Radiocommunication Conference seem
>> complicated. They are somewhat complicated, but they are understandable
>> with a bit of background. Each Agenda Item that will be decided at a
>> WRC has been studied for at least three or four years leading up to a
>> WRC. ITU Study Groups and Working Parties discuss the issues involved
>> in the Agenda Item. Compatibility studies, sharing studies and
>> experiments take place whenever needed, so that discussions and
>> decisions can be made based upon facts, rather than opinions. Read more
>> here
>> <http://www.arrl.org/news/wrc-update-how-are-agenda-items-processed-at-a-wrc>.
>>
>> ==>   + WRC-12: PROPOSED MARITIME MOBILE ALLOCATION GETS FIRST READING AT
>> WRC-12 PLENARY SESSION
>>
>>      At the February 3 Plenary Session of the 2012 World
>> Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12), delegates heard the first
>> reading and approved a worldwide exclusive allocation to Maritime
>> Mobile of 495-505 kHz. There will need to be a second reading to
>> finalize the allocation. According to ARRL Chief Executive Officer
>> David Sumner, K1ZZ, discussion of this allocation to Maritime Mobile
>> "has been in the works throughout the conference preparation (i.e.
>> since 2008) and was the reason why the MF amateur allocation could not
>> be made in this band as some amateurs had hoped. That's why we [the
>> Amateur Radio Service] had to look elsewhere and is what put us in
>> conflict with aeronautical radionavigation."
>>
>> ==>   + WRC-12: NOBEL LAUREATE JOE TAYLOR, K1JT, ADDRESSES PLENARY
>> SESSION AT WRC-12, RECEIVES ITU GOLD MEDAL
>>
>> On February 3, delegates and attendees at the 2012 World
>> Radiocommunication Conference had the pleasure of listening Joe Taylor,
>> K1JT, share his vision of the future of radiocommunication. Taylor --
>> an ARRL Member -- won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1993
>> <http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1993/>   for
>> the discovery of a binary pulsar, a discovery which has opened up new
>> possibilities for the study of gravitation. After the speech,
>> International Telecommunication Union Secretary General Dr Hamadoun
>> Touré, HB9EHT, presented Taylor with the ITU Gold Medal in recognition
>> of Taylor's outstanding contribution to the research in the field of
>> radiocommunication.
>>
>>      Dr Touré introduced Taylor to the Plenary. In his introduction, he
>> told the audience that Amateur Radio led to Taylor's career as a radio
>> astronomer, and ultimately to his winning the Nobel Prize: "I'm told
>> that an early interest in Amateur Radio led Joe Taylor to an exciting
>> career in radio astronomy, which then earned him the 1993 Nobel Prize
>> in physics. I share his interest in Amateur Radio with passion, but
>> will that lead me to a Nobel Prize? I'm working on it!"
>>
>> Taylor began his speech by thanking the WRC-12 delegates for the job
>> they were doing at the Conference. "I understand that you have come to
>> Geneva from more than 150 of the ITU's Member States," he said. "You
>> are here to do an important job, an essential one, for nearly all of
>> humanity in today's world. You are charged to do your upmost to
>> accommodate the wide variety of competing interests of all users of the
>> radio frequency spectrum and its available orbits for Earth satellites.
>> This is surely not an easy task. Most people give very little thought
>> to the complicated issues that you face. Why should they, since for
>> most of us, most of the time, the technologies that depend on these
>> limited resources just seem to work. But I know, and each one of you
>> knows, that much background work and many long negotiations are often
>> necessary in order to make everything fit together and work in
>> harmony."
>>
>> Taylor noted new discoveries "that have fundamentally changed or
>> expanded our understanding of nature's laws, or might do so in the near
>> future." But, he said, these discoveries will not affect the ITU or
>> future WRCs for "at least not for many decades to come. This is because
>> our fundamental understanding of electromagnetism is already in a
>> mature state. Maxwell's equations
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell%27s_equations>, after all, have
>> been thoroughly tested now for 150 years. And in principle, they tell
>> us everything we need to know in order to exploit the wonders of
>> telecommunications at the speed of light. Our understanding of these
>> laws of nature, including what they tell us is possible and not
>> possible, is not likely to change, even in the more distant future. But
>> of course we can still develop new and improved ways of generating,
>> controlling and detecting electromagnetic radiation, as well as clever
>> new ways of effectively sharing the spectral resources that we have.
>> Such advances as these will surely continue, and perhaps they will even
>> increase. The fundamental science may be mature, but technology's
>> ability to exploit and build upon electromagnetic phenomena is still
>> rapidly developing.
>>
>>      "It's interesting to comment in passing on the fundamental
>> differences between the bounded radio frequency spectrum and the
>> balance, for example, on accessible fossil fuels. Limitations of the
>> radio spectrum are a result of fundamental laws of nature. Every nation
>> on Earth, and indeed every person on Earth, has access, in principle,
>> to the same spectrum as everyone else. The amount of accessible oil, on
>> the other hand, depends on the much more complicated way on how the
>> Earth formed and evolved over time, and fossil fuels are not evenly
>> distributed over the Earth and they are expendable. When it's gone,
>> there's none left. The electromagnetic spectrum, on the other hand,
>> will always be there, whether or not we humans are around here to enjoy
>> using it. Moreover, the spectrum can be shared by many users
>> simultaneously, and shared use can be especially effective if adequate
>> planning is done in advance. That planning, of course, is an essential
>> part of your assignments here.
>>
>> "Future technologies will surely make even better uses of wireless
>> communication than we do today. I foresee plenty of scope for
>> contributions for new technologies. Information and communication
>> technologies have much to offer for the betterment of the human
>> condition everywhere, and perhaps especially so in the developing
>> world. It is extremely important to continue seeking the best
>> efficiencies in the use of the spectrum. I wish you every success in
>> your task of creating wise and fair guidelines for regulators and
>> policy makers who must allocate the limited resources in the very best
>> interest of all mankind."
>>
>> You can view Taylor's speech on YouTube
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F028RKkLefI>, courtesy of Andy Clegg,
>> W4JE.
>>
>> ==>   ON THE AIR: THE 2012 ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CW CONTEST TAKES TO THE
>> AIR NEXT WEEKEND
>>
>>      CW DXing and contesting take center stage the weekend of February
>> 18-19, as the 2012 ARRL International DX CW Contest takes to the
>> airwaves. "After years of lackluster conditions on 15 and 10 meters,
>> 2011 finally saw the propagation gods giving us a break," said ARRL
>> Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X. "Since September 2011, the
>> high bands have been in excellent shape, with worldwide openings on 15
>> and 10 meters becoming an almost-daily occurrence. As a result,
>> activity has spiked in almost every major contest, with hundreds more
>> logs being submitted. If conditions hold -- and I don't see why they
>> wouldn't -- we're in for another high-band treat in another week or
>> so." Read more here
>> <http://www.arrl.org/news/the-2012-arrl-international-dx-cw-contest-takes-to-the-air-next-weekend>.
>>
>> ==>   ARRL HQ: SAVE THE DATE! TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR OF W1AW ON FEBRUARY 12
>>
>> Join W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, on a virtual tour of W1AW,
>> the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station
>> <http://www.arrl.org/w1aw-antenna-farm>, the Amateur Radio station at
>> ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut. Carcia will lead this tour
>> via a live webcast on Sunday, February 12 at 5 PM EST (2200 UTC).
>> Anyone with an Internet connection will be able to watch the tour here
>> <http://www.awecast.tv/channels/arrl/>.
>>
>>      "We want viewers of this live Internet tour to feel as if they are
>> actually at W1AW," Carcia explained. "If you came to W1AW in person,
>> you would see the same things that we are going to show on the virtual
>> tour: The three operating stations, the W1AW workshop, the transmitter
>> racks that we use to send out our bulletins and use for the code
>> practice transmission, the control console and Old Betsy
>> <http://www.arrl.org/images/view/web_008.jpg>, Hiram Percy Maxim's
>> personal spark gap transmitter."
>>
>> Al Petrunti, KA1TCH, of the New Day Group<http://www.newdayhd.com/>,
>> will follow Carcia as he leads viewers through the station. ARRL Staff
>> members, including Media and Public Relations Manager Allen Pitts,
>> W1AGP, and Chief Operating Officer Harold Kramer, WJ1B, as well as
>> local television weatherman Geoff Fox, K1GF<http://www.geofffox.com/>,
>> will also be on hand at W1AW during the tour.
>>
>> "Hams around the world know of W1AW, and thousands have made contacts
>> with this impressive station -- but most hams never get to see it,"
>> Pitts said. "Thanks to Al Petrunti's group, we hope that folks enjoy
>> seeing what's at the other end of the signals. As in all live
>> broadcasts, you never know just what might happen. We invite you to
>> join us." Pitts is producing the live web tour.
>>
>> This is the second video that the New Day Group has made for the ARRL.
>> In 2011, they created the HR 607 video<http://www.arrl.org/hr-607>
>> that educated radio amateurs of a bill in Congress that addressed
>> certain spectrum management issues, including the creation and
>> maintenance of a nationwide Public Safety broadband network using
>> current Amateur Radio spectrum.
>>
>> ==>   + ARRL FIELD DAY: 2012 FIELD DAY PACKET NOW AVAILABLE
>>
>>      It's that time of year again -- time to start gearing up for ARRL
>> Field Day, June 23-24, 2012! ARRL's flagship operating event -- always
>> held the fourth full weekend in June -- brings together new and
>> experienced hams for 24 hours of operating fun. Field Day packets are
>> now available for download<http://www.arrl.org/fieldday>   and include
>> the complete rules, as well as other reference items such as forms,
>> ARRL Section abbreviation list, entry submission instructions, a
>> Frequently Asked Questions section, guidelines for getting bonus
>> points, instructions for GOTA stations and a kit to publicize your
>> event with the local press. A brief one-page flyer with basic "What is
>> Field Day" information has also been included in this year's Field Day
>> packet. Amateur Radio clubs and individuals are encouraged to reproduce
>> this flyer as a handout for information tables.
>>
>> ==>   SOLAR UPDATE
>>
>>      Tad "The Sun rolling high through the sapphire sky
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSFKnYD5rp4>" Cook, K7RA, reports:
>> Solar activity was down again this week -- this is the third week in a
>> row with sunspot numbers lower than the week prior. On January 20, we
>> reported an average daily sunspot number of 116.9 for January 12-18,
>> 98.7 the next week, followed by 62 the week of January 26-February 1,
>> and now 40.4 during the latest period. The solar flux forecast -- which
>> roughly tracks sunspot numbers; we don't have access to any short term
>> sunspot number forecast -- is also lower. The latest forecast from
>> NOAA/USAF has solar flux at 100 on February 9-11, 105 on February 12,
>> and 110 on February 13-24. The predicted planetary A index is 8 on
>> February 9-10, 5 on February 11, 8 on February 12-13, 5 on February
>> 14-22, 8 on February 23, and 5 from February 24 through the end of the
>> month. Look for more information on the ARRL website on Friday,
>> February 10. For more information concerning radio propagation, visit
>> the ARRL Technical Information Service Propagation page
>> <http://www.arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals>. This week's "Tad
>> Cookism" is brought to you by Circle of Life
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_life>   from The Lion King
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_King>.
>>
>> ==>   THIS WEEK IN RADIOSPORT
>>
>> This week:
>>
>> - February 10 -- NCCC Sprint Ladder
>> - February 11 -- FISTS Winter Sprint
>> - February 11-12 -- Louisiana QSO Party; New Hampshire QSO Party; CQ WW
>> RTTY WPX Contest
>> - February 12 -- North American Sprint (SSB); SKCC Weekend Sprint
>> - February 12-13 -- Classic Exchange (Phone)
>> - February 13-17 -- ARRL School Club Roundup
>> <http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup>
>> - February 14-15 -- PODXS 070 Club Valentine Sprint (local time)
>> - February 15 -- NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint; AGCW Semi-Automatic Key
>> Evening
>>
>> Next week:
>>
>> - February 17 -- NCCC Sprint Ladder
>> - February 17-18 -- Russian PSK WW Contest
>> - February 18 -- Feld Hell Sprint
>> - February 18-19 -- ARRL International DX Contest (CW)
>> <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx>; AWA Amplitude Modulation QSO Party
>> - February 20 -- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest
>> - February 22 -- SKCC Sprint
>> - February 22-23 -- CWops Mini-CWT Test
>>
>> All dates, unless otherwise stated, are UTC. See the ARRL Contest
>> Branch page<http://www.arrl.org/contests>, the ARRL Contest Update
>> <http://www.arrl.org/The-ARRL-Contest-Update>   and the WA7BNM Contest
>> Calendar<http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/index.html>   for more
>> information. Looking for a Special Event station? Be sure to check out
>> the ARRL Special Event Stations Web page
>> <http://www.arrl.org/special-event-stations>.
>>
>> ==>   BE A STAR! DEADLINE FOR SECOND ANNUAL ARRL VIDEO CONTEST IS
>> FEBRUARY 29
>>
>>      If you've ever wanted a way to show the world how exciting Amateur
>> Radio can be, here's your chance: The ARRL is sponsoring its Second
>> Annual Video Contest! Here's a chance to put that video camera to use:
>> Shoot a ham radio-related video and send it our way. All videos must be
>> postmarked by February 29, 2012. Burn your video to a CD or DVD using
>> the appropriate software and mail it to ARRL Video Contest, 225 Main
>> St, Newington, CT 06111. Do not attempt to send it via e-mail, as our
>> e-mail system cannot accommodate large files. Read more here
>> <http://www.arrl.org/news/be-a-star-deadline-for-second-annual-arrl-video-contest-is-february-29>.
>>
>> ==>   + SILENT KEY: FORMER ITU-R DIRECTOR DICK KIRBY, W0LCT/HB9BOA (SK)
>>
>>      Richard "Dick" Kirby, W0LCT/HB9BOA, passed away on January 26. He
>> was 89. In 1974, Kirby -- an ARRL Life Member -- was elected Director
>> of the International Telecommunication Union's International Radio
>> Consultative Committee; he served as Director until his retirement in
>> 1995. In 1992, under Kirby's tenure as Director, the Committee became
>> the ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R). One of three sectors at the
>> ITU, ITU-R is responsible for matters concerning radio communication.
>> Its role is to manage the international radio-frequency spectrum and
>> satellite orbit resources, and to develop standards for
>> radiocommunication systems with the objective of ensuring the effective
>> use of the spectrum. While at the ITU, Kirby also served as President
>> of the International Amateur Radio Club, 4U1ITU, the Amateur Radio
>> station at ITU Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Read more here
>> <http://www.arrl.org/news/former-itu-r-director-dick-kirby-w0lct-hb9boa-sk>.
>>
>> ==>   + SILENT KEY: ASTRONAUT JANICE VOSS, KC5BTK (SK)
>>
>>      NASA astronaut Janice Voss, KC5BTK, of Houston, Texas, passed away
>> on February 7 from cancer. She was 55. One of only six women who have
>> flown in space five times, Voss' career was highlighted by her work and
>> dedication to scientific payloads and exploration. Voss participated in
>> making ham radio contacts from space via the Space Shuttle Amateur
>> Radio Experiment (SAREX), the precursor to the Amateur Radio on the
>> International Space Station (ARISS) program. Read more here
>> <http://www.arrl.org/news/astronaut-janice-voss-kc5btk-sk>.
>>
>> ==>   SILENT KEY: WORLDRADIO FOUNDER ARMOND NOBLE, N6WR (SK)
>>
>>      Armond Noble, N6WR -- the founder of WorldRadio magazine and its
>> publisher for 37 years -- passed away February 1 in Sacramento,
>> California after a short illness. He was 77. WorldRadio was published
>> monthly in printed form from July 1971 until the end of 2008, when
>> Noble sold the magazine to Hicksville, New York-based CQ Communications
>> Inc. With its February 2009 edition, the publication was renamed
>> WorldRadio Online and became the first online-only major Amateur Radio
>> publication . Read more here
>> <http://www.arrl.org/news/em-worldradio-em-founder-armond-noble-n6wr-sk>.
>>
>> ==>   UPCOMING ARRL SECTION, STATE AND DIVISION CONVENTIONS AND EVENTS
>>
>> - February 10-12 -- ARRL Northern Florida Section Convention
>> <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/northern-florida-section-convention-orlando-hamcation-1>,
>> Orlando, Florida
>> - February 17-18 -- ARRL Southwestern Division Convention
>> <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/southwestern-division-convention-1>,
>> Yuma, Arizona
>> - February 18 -- ARRL Arkansas Section Convention
>> <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/arkansas-section-convention-1>, Hoxie,
>> Arkansas
>> - February 25 -- ARRL Vermont State Convention
>> <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/vermont-state-convention-ham-con-2>,
>> South Burlington, Vermont
>> - March 3 -- ARRL Santa Clara Valley Section Convention
>> <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/santa-clara-valley-section-convention-radiofest>,
>> Del Rey Oaks, California; ARRL South Texas Section Convention
>> <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/south-texas-section-convention-greater-houston-hamfest-2>,
>> Rosenberg, Texas
>> - March 3-4 -- ARRL Alabama Section Convention
>> <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/alabama-section-convention-birminghamfest-1>,
>> Birmingham, Alabama
>> - March 9-10 -- ARRL Louisiana State Convention
>> <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/louisiana-state-convention-52nd-annual-acadiana-hamfest>,
>> Rayne, Louisiana; ARRL Oklahoma State Convention
>> <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/oklahoma-state-convention-green-country-hamfest-1>,
>> Claremore, Oklahoma
>> - March 10-11 -- ARRL Roanoke Division Convention
>> <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/roanoke-division-convention-charlotte-hamfest-tm>,
>> Concord, North Carolina
>> - March 17 -- ARRL Nebraska State Convention
>> <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/nebraska-state-convention-end-of-winter-hamfest>,
>> Lincoln, Nebraska; ARRL Southern Florida Section Convention
>> <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/southern-florida-section-convention-2>,
>> Stuart, Florida; ARRL West Texas Section Convention
>> <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/west-texas-section-convention-57th-annual-st-patrick-s-day-hamfest>,
>> Midland, Texas
>> - March 23-24 -- ARRL Maine State Convention
>> <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/maine-state-convention-2>, Lewiston,
>> Maine
>>
>> To find a convention or hamfest near you, click here
>> <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests>.
>>
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