[SFDXA] The ARRL Letter for March 27, 2014
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The ARRL Letter
March 27, 2014
Editor: Rick Lindquist, WW1ME <mailto:ww1me at arrl.org>
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* Amateur Radio, Federal Government Engaged in Joint 5 MHz
Communication Exercise <#toc01>
* /Public Service/: Amateur Radio Volunteers Staff Shelters, EOC in
Washington Landslide Response <#toc02>
* /Public Service/: Amateur Radio Credited in Rescue of Wayward Hikers
<#toc03>
* /Your League/: ARRL Executive Committee to Meet in St Louis <#toc04>
* /Your League/: Challenge Fund Helping ARRL Second Century Campaign
to Engage Amateur Radio's Future <#toc05>
* /Regulatory/: Radio Amateur Facing Substantial Fine for CB Violation
<#toc06>
* /ARRL Centennial/: Centennial Operations in Iowa and Vermont until
April 2 (UTC) <#toc07>
* /Special Event/: HI-SEAS Mission Team Set for Mars "Landing" on
March 28 <#toc08>
* /People/: Maxim Inventive Genius Lives On <#toc09>
* /Ham Radio in Space/: Qatar's Es'hailSat 2 Satellite to Carry
Amateur Radio Transponder <#toc10>
* /Feature/: A Century of Amateur Radio and the ARRL <#toc11>
* *In Brief* <#toc12>
* The K7RA Solar Update <#toc13>
* Just Ahead in Radiosport <#toc14>
* Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events
<#toc15>
Amateur Radio, Federal Government Engaged in Joint 5 MHz Communication
Exercise
Amateur Radio operators and federal government stations are engaged in a
12-day nationwide test of their capability to communicate with each
other on HF in the event of an emergency or disaster. The High Frequency
Interoperability Exercise 2014 (HFIE-2014 <http://hflink.net/hfie2014/>)
is running concurrently with the federal National Exercise Program (NEP
<http://www.fema.gov/national-exercise-program>) 2014. Activity is
taking place on two of the five 60 meter channels. The primary
center-frequency channel is 5358.5 kHz, and the secondary
center-frequency channel is 5373.0 kHz. Amateur Radio is secondary to
government users on the band. The joint readiness exercise that began
March 27 will continue through April 7 and include all areas of the US.
Participants will use Automatic Link Establishment (ALE
<http://hflink.com/automaticlinkestablishment/>), a standardized digital
selective calling protocol, to establish communication between stations.
"The HFIE has been a semi-annual exercise for some years," explained
HFIE-2014 Coordinator Bonnie Crystal, KQ6XA. "Previously, HFIE has been
a ham-only exercise. This year, we scheduled HFIE so it coincides with
the NEP."
Participation in the interoperability exercise is open to all
ALE-capable federal government radio stations and to all ALE-capable US
Amateur Radio stations. A Special Temporary Authorization (STA) has been
granted, giving permission for radio amateurs to communicate with
federal government stations for the duration of the exercise.
Crystal said ALE signaling "sounds like turkey gobble," adding that ALE
calls last about 15 seconds. Stations listening "may also hear the
operators then start talking on USB voice," she said. "The signals can
be up to about 40 seconds long, if there's texting riding on it, using a
very rapid type of ARQ [automatic repeat request] handshaking."
"Once someone links with another station, they have the choice of using
SSB voice or sending/receiving up to about 80 characters of text,"
Crystal said. "Or they can switch to some other mode, such as CW or PSK
or PACTOR."
ARRL Regulatory Information Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND, said the
exercise offers an excellent opportunity for those amateurs with ALE
capability. "It is a good exercise that highlights one of the key
elements under which US amateurs were granted secondary status on the 60
meter band," he said. "The amateur community's ability to participate in
an interoperability exercise with governmental communications is a great
way to assess where things stand in this area -- and to explore the next
steps to take. We encourage those amateurs familiar with the ALE
protocols and have the station equipment to participate in a meaningful
way to do so." Read more
<http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-federal-government-engaged-in-joint-5-mhz-communication-exercise>.
/Public Service/: Amateur Radio Volunteers Staff Shelters, EOC in
Washington Landslide Response
Amateur Radio volunteers are on hand at the Snohomish County,
Washington, Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and supporting
communication with American Red Cross shelters set up in the wake of the
disastrous and tragic landslide on March 22 near Oso. Snohomish County
Auxiliary Communications Service (Snohomish ACS
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-- formerly RACES) Radio Officer Scott Honaker, N7SS, reported this week
that his organization has been active "but at a fairly low level."
"Because of the danger, only fire and search and rescue (SAR) are on
scene, and only during the day," he reported March 24. Honaker said that
even SAR teams were pulled back from the debris field earlier that day,
after some movement of the remaining hillside had been detected. The
response remains in rescue mode. Sheriff's helicopters have been
crisscrossing the area, searching for any signs of life. Authorities
have been telling area residents to stay away.
Honaker said ACS volunteers have been coordinating their activities on
the Granite Falls 146.92 MHz repeater and on cell phones. "Emergency
Services Coordinating Agency (ESCA) RACES is active staffing the Red
Cross shelters, and they are using our UHF ham repeater near Arlington
(444.200 MHz)," he added. "We have been hearing good communications
between the shelters." The ARC has established shelters for displaced
residents in Arlington and in Darrington.
The Snohomish County landslide. [Snohomish County Sheriff's Department
photo]
The slide swept a massive avalanche of trees, wet soil, rocks, and
debris across the rural Northwest Washington community. It leveled about
two dozen houses and blocked a mile-wide stretch of State Route 530. The
governor's office quickly declared a state of emergency in Snohomish
County. The landslide also blocked the North Fork of the Stillaguamish
River near Oso, raising the threat of localized flooding.
Authorities said on March 26 that 25 people lost their lives in the
disaster, but they lowered to 90 the number of people who remain
unaccounted for.
Honaker said the slide damaged some communication infrastructure, and
fire and law enforcement personnel have been using cell phones to keep
in touch, with SAR and air operations utilizing VHF radios.
"Snohomish ACS is staffing the EOC around the clock in Everett, and we
have one member who lives in Darrington supporting the county command
vehicle there," he said. "With the loss of phone lines to Darrington,
there are no functional landlines or Internet access." He said the
Darrington police and fire departments were using their command vehicle
as an EOC, because it has working telephones as well as Internet service
and computer-aided dispatch capability.
"The Incident Management Team in Arlington is using the other command
vehicle to provide communication support for the staff in the City
Council chambers," he said.
ARRL Western Washington Section Manager Monte Simpson, K2MLS, said this
week that crews were working to restore the fiber optic cable in the
area of the mudslide. "When that's completed, communications will be
back on line," he said.
Searchers have been covering the area with helicopters, looking for
survivors. [Snohomish County Sheriff's Department photo]
Honaker said he appreciates the many offers of support from hams within
and outside the area -- more help than is needed at present. "It is good
to see the community rally during these types of events," he said.
Recent heavy rainfall is being blamed for the slide. "This is not a good
situation," ARRL Northwestern Division Director Jim Pace, K7CEX, told
ARRL Headquarters earlier this week. "Our ground out here is so
saturated, it is a miracle that we haven't had more landslides." He
anticipated that ARES/RACES activity could increase as the operation
moves into the recovery phase.
/Public Service/: Amateur Radio Credited in Rescue of Wayward Hikers
Authorities in Kern County, California, say Amateur Radio was
responsible for the rescue of five adult hikers, who became lost in San
Emigdio Canyon. The group had left Pine Mountain Club on the morning of
Saturday, March 22, hiking to a vehicle parked near Highway 166 when
they went astray.
"They had hand-held radios with them and called an Amateur Radio
operator in Pine Mountain Club to report [they were] lost," a Kern
County Sheriff's Department summary said. "Air-1 quickly located the
lost hikers in a dry creek bed, approximately 12 miles south of Highway
166, and a ground unit transported them to their vehicle." The sheriff's
office said the hikers, who had plenty of food and water, "were
extremely exhausted, but did not require medical aid."
In the hiking party were Cliff Brunk, K8BUW, and his wife Judith,
KG6BXM. According Don Quick, KW6PMC, who knows the couple, Cliff Brunk
-- who was carrying a hand-held transceiver -- fell and struck his head.
While not seriously injured, he was in pain. At that point, the group
decided to return home, but then realized they were lost and outside of
cell phone range. Using his radio, Brunk was able to reach Bill Hopper,
AB6CF, via the Pine Mountain repeater, Quick said. The injured ham
reported the hiking party's predicament but couldn't provide details
regarding their location. Another member of the party was able to pass
along the group's location, however, and Hopper called 911.
The Kern County Sheriff's Department dispatched a helicopter, which was
able to locate the hiking party, but the nearest landing site was too
far away for the rescue party to communicate with the hikers. A
sheriff's deputy drove into the canyon near the spot where the hikers
were stranded, and they walked to his patrol car. The weary hikers got
back to their homes late that evening. /-- Thanks to Donald Quick,
KW6PMC, and the Kern County Sheriff's Department/
/Your League/: ARRL Executive Committee to Meet in St Louis
The ARRL Executive Committee will face a full and challenging agenda
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when it gathers March 29 in St Louis, Missouri. A number of FCC and
regulatory-related issues are up for discussion among the panel members.
One item that will come under intense EC scrutiny is the /Petition for
Rule Making/ (RM-11715
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from Mimosa Networks that asks the FCC to create a Part 90 mobile
allocation in the 10.0-10.5 GHz band. Mimosa has proposed to include a
requirement for wireless broadband service operation in the band "to
avoid harmful interference with Amateur service and Amateur-Satellite
service operations in the band" but there are a number of aspects of the
petition that raise concerns. At this meeting the EC will determine the
general thrust of the ARRL's comments, which will be drafted for filing
by the April 10 deadline.
The EC also will discuss the /Report on FCC Process Reform/
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(GN Docket 14-25) and consider draft comments in response to the
Commission's /Public Notice/
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on the subject. Comments are due March 31. The FCC /Report/ proposes
more than 150 process reform recommendations that cover a wide range of
specifics. "These recommendations, if implemented, would enable the
Commission to work faster, smarter, more efficiently, more
transparently, and more inclusively," the FCC /Public Notice/ stated.
Additional discussion topics will include the League's March 12
complaint
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to the FCC contending that a "grow light" ballast being widely marketed
and sold is responsible for severe interference on the MF and HF bands.
The League urged Commission action to halt sales of the Lumatek LK-1000
electronic ballast and to recall devices already on store shelves or in
the hands of consumers. The League's filing includes the results of
tests that were conducted in the ARRL Lab in response to complaints from
members.
The EC also will review comments, reply comments, and post-comment
period input from members on the League's /Petition for Rule Making/
(RM-11708
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to delete restrictions on symbol rates for data communication and to
establish in their place a 2.8 kHz maximum occupied bandwidth for data
emissions below 29.7 MHz.
The EC will consider revisions to the 2009 Mobile Amateur Radio
Operation Policy Statement -- in light of /Moving Ahead for Progress in
the 21st Century Act/ (MAP-21) requirements -- as well as state
legislative issues affecting Amateur Radio. In MAP-21 Congress included
funding for a new program encouraging states to enact and enforce
distracted driving laws. It became law in 2012. Distracted driving
legislation was the topic of the "It Seems to Us" editorial in the
November 2013 issue of /QST/.
Other items on the agenda for updates or reports include:
* FCC dockets WT 12-283
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and WT 09-209
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and /Petitions for Rule Making/ RM-11-625
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and RM-11629
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relating to Amateur Service rules governing qualifying examination
systems and other matters, Amateur Radio use of narrowband TDMA Part
90 equipment in the Amateur Service, and remote proctoring of
Amateur Radio examination sessions.
* The ARRL's /Petition for Rulemaking/
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to create a new MF allocation at 472-479 kHz (the ARRL petitioned
for the allocation in November 2012) and ET Docket No. 12-338
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to implement the Final Acts of World Radiocommunication Conference
2007. The EC also will be updated on the status of a 135.7-137.8 kHz
allocation and a primary allocation at 1900-2000 kHz.
* FCC ET Docket No. 13-49
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which seeks to revise Part 15 rules to permit unlicensed national
information infrastructure (U-NII) devices in the 5 GHz band. The
League filed comments
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in May 2013 and reply comments
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in July 2013.
Voting members of the ARRL Executive Committee are President Kay
Craigie, N3KN; Central Division Director Dick Isely, W9GIG; Hudson
Division Director Mike Lisenco, N2YBB; Midwest Division Director Cliff
Ahrens, K0CA; Pacific Division Director Bob Vallio, W6RGG, and West Gulf
Division Director Dr David Woolweaver, K5RAV.
Non-voting members are First Vice President Rick Roderick, K5UR, and
Chief Executive Officer and Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ.
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/Your League/: Challenge Fund Helping ARRL Second Century Campaign to
Engage Amateur Radio's Future
Like the Roman god Janus, the ARRL Second Century Campaign
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is reflecting on the League's 100 years of service to the Amateur Radio
community, while looking forward to paving a path to passionate
involvement for new generations of hams. As it heads into the unknown of
its second century, the ARRL is gearing up to face new and ongoing
challenges -- among them, spectrum protection; inspiring and educating
new hams; licensing, and promoting new technology and techniques.
Maintaining a commitment to Amateur Radio comes with a cost, and today's
hams are already helping. Until July 1, contributions to the ARRL Second
Century Campaign will be matched dollar for dollar from the $250,000
Valentine Challenge Fund, thanks to the generosity of Mike Valentine, W8MM.
"The notion of taking a leap of faith into the future can be scary to
imagine, as it must have been for the League's founders, Hiram Percy
Maxim and Clarence Tuska," said ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary
Hobart, K1MMH, who expressed appreciation for Valentine's generosity.
"Who knows what issues we will face, or where radio and wireless
technology will take the next generation?"
ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH.
But Hobart is certain of one thing: Amateur Radio has meant a great deal
to many people. "Its history is filled with stories of science and
service," she said. "What better way to celebrate the accomplishments of
the first 100 years by investing in our future, even though the shape of
that future is as yet unknown? Like Maxim and Tuska, we must have faith
that those that follow us will have the same tenacity, vision and
enthusiasm as past generations."
Hobart said that as of February 28, ARRL had received more than $6.1
million in gifts and commitments. The goal of the ARRL Second Century
Campaign is to raise $10 million to build the League's endowment and
ensure a solid financial footing for the League's next 100 years of
serving Amateur Radio.
Hobart said all contributions are welcome. She encourages ARRL members
to consider regular monthly installments, which can make contributions
easier to manage. "One of our donors is giving monthly for 5 years!" she
pointed out. She also urged ARRL members to consider the Second Century
Campaign in their estate planning. A pledge form and more information
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are on the ARRL Second Century Campaign website. Read more
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/Regulatory/: Radio Amateur Facing Substantial Fine for CB Violation
An Oklahoma Amateur Extra class licensee is facing a $12,000 fine for
operating his Citizens Band radio to "interfere with the communications
of other CB stations," the FCC said in a /Notice of Apparent Liability
for Forfeiture/ (/NAL/
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released March 21. In May 2013 an FCC agent used mobile
direction-finding techniques to positively identify the source of a
continuous carier of CB channel 19 (27.1850 MHz) to the residence of
Orloff Haines, KF5IXX, in Enid, Oklahoma. Haines was not at home, but
his wife showed the agent her husband's CB station, which was
transmitting on channel 19.
"Mrs Haines stated that Mr Haines was 'keyed on,' or continuously
transmitting on channel 19, because other CB operators in the area were
harassing her," the FCC reported in the /NAL/. The agent telephoned
Orloff Haines during the station inspection, and, the FCC said, he
admitted that he was transmitting a continuous carrier on channel 19.
Mrs Haines "voluntarily turned off" the CB transmitter at the end of the
inspection. The FCC said the carrier was interfering with CB
communication within an approximately 2 mile radius.
Prior to last May, Haines had received two written warnings from the
Dallas FCC office, advising him of the consequences of intentionally
interfering with other CB communications. "The fact that Mr Haines
interfered with other CB communications despite being twice warned in
writing that such actions violated [the Communications Act] and FCC
rules demonstrates a deliberate disregard for the Commission's
requirements and authority," the FCC said, in justifying an upward
adjustment of $5000 in the proposed forfeiture.
The FCC gave Haines 30 days to pay the fine or file in writing for
reduction or cancellation of the proposed fine.
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*ARRL Centennial Station Giveaway!*
The ARRL has announced a "Centennial Station Giveaway
<http://www.arrl.org/centennial-station-giveaway>" as part of its
National Centennial Convention in Hartford, Connecticut, July 17-19,
2014. Sponsored by the ARRL and R&L Electronics
<http://www.randl.com/%E2%80%8E>, the first-prize winner will receive a
Grand Prize voucher worth up to $5000 of equipment -- radio, antenna,
and accessories -- redeemable for products sold by R&L Electronics. A
second-prize winner will receive a $2500 prize voucher for products sold
by FlexRadio Systems <http://www.flex-radio.com>, also co-sponsored by
ARRL.
<http://arrl2014.org>
All /paid/ convention registrants will be entered in the prize drawings
(door prizes). Winners will be drawn from among eligible registrants at
the end of the convention on Saturday, July 19, 2014. The winner does
not need to be present during the drawings.
Three-day convention tickets are $75 and include an all-day training
workshop and lunch on Thursday. Two-day tickets are $25 ($30 at the
door), good for admission on Friday and Saturday. /Everyone who attends
the convention must register./
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/ARRL Centennial/: Centennial Operations in Iowa and Vermont until April
2 (UTC)
The ARRL Centennial "W1AW WAS
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operations taking place throughout 2014 from each of the 50 states now
are in Iowa (W1AW/0) and Vermont (W1AW/1). They will relocate at 0000
UTC on Wednesday, April 2 (/the evening of April 1 in US time zones/),
to Pennsylvania (W1AW/3) and Oregon (W1AW/7). During 2014 W1AW will be
on the air from every state (at least twice) and most US territories,
and it will be easy to work all states solely by contacting W1AW
portable operations.
In conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the ARRL, the ARRL
Centennial QSO Party
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kicked off January 1 for a year-long operating event in which
participants can accumulate points and win awards. The event is open to
all, although only ARRL members and appointees, elected officials, HQ
staff and W1AW are worth ARRL Centennial QSO Party points
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Working W1AW/x from each state is worth 5 points per contact.
To earn the "Worked all States with W1AW Award," work W1AW operating
portable from all 50 states. (Working W1AW or W100AW in Connecticut does
/not/ count for Connecticut, however. For award credit, participants
must work W1AW/1 in Connecticut.) A W1AW WAS certificate and plaque will
be available (pricing not yet available).
The ARRL has posted an ARRL Centennial QSO Party leader board
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that participants can use to determine how many points they have
accumulated in the Centennial QSO Party and in the W1AW WAS operations.
Log in using your Logbook of The World (LoTW
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user name and password, and your position will appear at the top of the
leader boards. Results are updated daily, based on contacts entered into
LoTW.*//*
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/Special Event/: HI-SEAS Mission Team Set for Mars "Landing" on March 28
Ron Williams, N9UIK, and his fellow "astronauts" are set to "land on
Mars" on March 28. Williams is part of Mission 2 (of four) in the Hawaii
Space Exploration Analog and Simulation -- HI-SEAS
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-- project. The team is taking ham radio along to their simulated
Martian outpost, a self-contained domed shelter, where they'll be cut
off from civilization until mid-summer. They will begin their ham radio
special event from their quarters on "the Red Planet" -- actually in
Hawaii -- starting on April 12 at 1900 UTC.
"We will continue to do this weekly for the duration of the mission or
until interest wanes," Williams said. Their plan calls for simulating
the communication delay that would occur over the distance from Mars to
Earth, as required by the project's NASA sponsors. This will mean
integrating a 20 minute signal delay into all communications, whether
via Amateur Radio or the Internet.
"To the best of our knowledge, this will be unique to any Amateur Radio
special event ever conducted," Williams told ARRL in February. "Learning
how to deal with signal delay is something that NASA is very interested
in. The team was able to obtain the special event call sign K6B for the
project for nearly the entire length of the mission, instead of the
typical 15 days.
Stations working K6B will receive a commemorative QSL card.
Every Saturday morning at 1900 UTC (0900 Hawaii Time), K6B will call out
on an EchoLink
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repeater and on 10 meters, to offer information regarding the project
and to invite calls. "We will stop transmitting and will turn off our
receiver," he said. "During the following 20 minute 'signal delay,' an
outside coordinator will line up individual hams wishing to make contact
with us. At the end of 20 minutes we will turn our radio back on and
begin receiving transmissions." These will be called in order by
students at Hawaii Preparatory Academy, KH6HPA.
After logging the call signs, the "Martian" team will wait another 20
minutes before transmitting acknowledgements. A special QSL card will be
available. Williams said operational details will be announced as they
become available.
The HI-SEAS participants will simulate living and working within a
Martian outpost -- a solar-powered dome at a remote site some 8000 feet
up on the slopes of Mauna Loa. The experiment is being conducted by the
University of Hawaii and Cornell University.
At 60, Williams, a clinical neuropsychologist from Indiana, is the
oldest member of the team and one of two hams on this crew increment.
The other is Ross Lockwood, VA6RLW, of Alberta.
/People/: Maxim Inventive Genius Lives On
First-place 2014 Maine State Science Fair winner Demetri Maxim, the
great-grandson of ARRL co-founder Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW, apparently
inherited some of the Maxim line's inventive genius. Demetri Maxim, 16,
lives in Carlisle, Massachusetts, and attends Gould Academy
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in Bethel, Maine.
Demetri Maxim (left) and his mother, Lefki Michael-Maxim. [/Bangor Daily
News/ photo by Nell Gluckman. Used with permission]
His prize-winning invention, which he has submitted for a patent, is
aimed at developing a simple, non-invasive test to help kidney
transplant patients, such as his own mother, Lefki Michael-Maxim, who
must undergo repeated testing to determine if she is rejecting the
transplanted organ. His invention "tests the level of protein in a
patient's blood by inducing a reaction between the blood and other
chemicals in a tiny test tube," the /Bangor Daily News/
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reported
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March 24 in a story by Nell Gluckman. The color resulting from the
reaction indicates possible rejection.
Demetri was one of 150 students taking part in the science fair March
22, sponsored by Jackson Laboratory
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in Bar Harbor, Maine, and judged by scientists from the world-famous
genetic research facility. Demetri's great-great grandfather -- HPM's
father -- was famous in his own right. Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, born in
Sangerville, Maine, invented the Maxim machine gun. HPM, among other
things, invented the Maxim silencer as well as a muffler for gasoline
engines.**
/Ham Radio in Space/: Qatar's Es'hailSat 2 Satellite to Carry Amateur
Radio Transponder
Qatar's Es'hailSat
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2 satellite will provide the first Amateur Radio geostationary
communication capability linking Brazil and India. The satellite,
expected to launch by the end of 2016, will carry two "Phase 4" Amateur
Radio transponders and will be positioned at 26° E. It will also carry
Ku and Ka band capabilities for television, government, and commercial
content distribution.
AMSAT-DL
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is providing technical support
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to the project. AMSAT-DL President Peter Guelzow, DB2OS, said the
satellite's footprint
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will cover Europe, Africa, and parts of Brazil and Asia but not North
America.
"Basically [it will be in] the same position as Es'HailSat-1," Guelzow
said. "Perhaps we will find another one willing to sponsor a position
more in the West." AMSAT-DL plans to publish additional details on the
satellite's technical characteristics in the next month.
The Qatar Amateur Radio Society and Qatar Satellite Company are
cooperating on the ham radio project.
/Feature/: A Century of Amateur Radio and the ARRL
In 1940 and 1941, the US Army continued its road to full mobilization,
holding large-scale "maneuvers" in various parts of the country. The
Army needed more frequencies on HF, and plans were made to turn over the
entire 80 meter band to the Army. In return, US hams were allowed to use
voice on 40 meters for the first time.
Then, on December 8, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his
famous "date which will live in infamy" speech, asking Congress to
declare war against Japan. Soon, the US was fully involved in World War
II. Amateurs were immediately ordered off the air, with a special
exception for W1AW to alert the few hams who were unaware of the FCC
order. On January 10, 1942, all stations, including W1AW, were put off
the air for the war's duration. ARRL continued to lobby for permission
for hams to operate for civil defense purposes, however.
WERS licenses were given to communities and not individuals, but
participants had to hold an Amateur Radio license. Civil Defense radio
volunteers transformed the auto radio in this auxiliary police car into
a short-wave War Emergency Radio Service set, permitting auxiliary
police communications officers to maintain two-way contact with their
control center. [Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information
photo]
In June 1942, the FCC established the War Emergency Radio Service
(WERS). It allowed radio amateurs to supply communication for their
communities. An interesting sidelight is that the Government Printing
Office was so overwhelmed at the time that the WERS order and
information were promulgated via the ARRL and /QST/.
ARRL again offered its and its members' support to the war effort, but
this time, Amateur Radio had become a well-known and respected entity
within government circles, and the government quickly took advantage of
the offers. Because radio manufacturers weren't able to keep up with the
military's demands for new equipment, the ARRL put together lists of
equipment that hams were willing to sell to the government. Many hams
volunteered for military duty, and more than a few times a newly
sworn-in military operator would find himself sitting down in front of
the equipment he had recently sold to the government!
By March 15, 1942, about 15,000 hams were known to be in the military.
Many other hams were working in critical defense jobs. Once again, hams
answered the call!
The ARRL and /QST/ were soon working hard to issue publications used by
the military, by training schools, and by radio clubs throughout our
country to train more radio operators and repairmen. In addition, the
ARRL started making plans to ensure the reappearance of Amateur Radio
after the war ended.
/Next week/: We'll continue with the story of US hams in World War II.
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*In Brief*
*ARRL Seeks Candidates for Contest Branch Manager: *The ARRL is seeking
candidates for the position of Contest Branch Manager. This individual
will be responsible for all aspects of ARRL's contest program.
Applicants should have at least 5 years of experience in personnel,
software, and process management in a non-profit environment and as an
active Amateur Radio contesting participant. A bachelor's degree is
preferred. Details
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are on the ARRL website.
Radio Day in The Villages, Florida: Wayne Brown, N4FP. [Al Brogdon,
W1AB, photo]
*Florida Community Event Demonstrates the Value of Ham Radio: *The
annual "Radio Day" event in the Florida community of The Villages has
proven to be terrific publicity for Amateur Radio. An article
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about the February 26, 2014, event appeared in The Villages /Daily Sun/.
The 150-member Villages Amateur Radio Club
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sponsors Radio Day, which shows the general public how Amateur Radio can
provide emergency communication and hopes to spark interest among
newcomers to ham radio. ARRL Contributing Editor Al Brogdon, W1AB,
attended this year's Radio Day. "About 40 club members and another 40
non-hams showed up for the show-and-tell," he reported. "In addition to
the excellent newspaper coverage, a photographer for the on-line
Villages-News.com
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covered Radio Day. The club scored big points with good publicity for
Amateur Radio!" He said the Villages ARC also will be on the air during
Field Day as K4VRC./-- Al Brogdon, W1AB/
*TN2MS Operation Approved for DXCC Credit* The ARRL DXCC Desk has
approved the October 12-24, 2013, operation of TN2MS -- Republic Of The
Congo -- for DX Century Club credit. If a request for DXCC credit for
this operation has been rejected in a prior application, contact ARRL
Awards Branch Manager**Bill Moore <mailto:bmoore at arrl.org>, NC1L, to be
placed on the list for an update to your record. Please note the
submission date and/or reference number of your application in order to
expedite the search for any rejected contacts. DXCC is Amateur Radio's
premier award that hams can earn by confirming on-the-air contacts with
100 DXCC "entities <http://www.arrl.org/country-lists-prefixes>," most
of which are countries in the traditional sense. You can begin with the
basic DXCC award and work your way up to the DXCC Honor Roll. Learn more
<http://www.arrl.org/rules>. /-- ARRL Awards Branch Manager Bill Moore,
NC1L/
*"Ham Video" Blank Transmissions to End March 31: *The "Ham Video
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digital Amateur Radio TV transmitter aboard the International Space
Station is transmitting a continuous "blank" image (no audio) in
configuration 4, on 2395 MHz. Due to the SpaceX docking and related ISS
operations, Ham Video blank transmissions will end March 31. The last
commissioning step will be planned in April or in May 2014. /-- Gaston
Bertels, ON4WF, AMSAT-EU Chair/
*OSCAR-11 Celebrates 30 Years in Orbit:* OSCAR-11
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has been in orbit for 30 years, and at least one beacon continues to
transmit, albeit with a signal that grows ever weaker. Also known as
UOSAT-2, OSCAR-11 was designed and built by a team at the University of
Surrey in England. It was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in
California on March 1, 1984. OSCAR-11 was the first amateur satellite to
carry a digital communication package into Earth orbit. The satellite
had beacons in three Amateur Radio bands -- 145 MHz, 435 MHz, and 2.4
GHz. Only the 145.826 MHz FM AFSK 1200 bps ASCII telemetry beacon
remains in operation.
The K7RA Solar Update
Solar activity increased over the past week, with average daily sunspot
numbers rising from 129 to 135.6, while average solar flux increased by
nearly 13 points to 154.3. This compares the recent March 20-26 period
with the previous 7 days, March 13-19.
The latest predicted solar flux from the current 45 day forecast has
10.7 cm flux values at 160 on March 27-29, 155 on March 30-31, 150 on
April 1, 145 on April 2-4, 150, 155 on April 5-6, 160 on April 7-8, 155,
150, 145, and 140 on April 9-12, 145 on April 13-14, and 150 on April 15-17.
Predicted planetary A index is 5 on March 27-April 8, 10 on April 9, 5
on April 10-16, then 8, 7,7, 10, and 8 on April 17-21, then 5 until
April 25, when for 3 days the planetary index is 8 on April 26-28.
This weekly "Solar Update" in /The ARRL Letter/ is a preview of the
"Propagation Bulletin" issued each Friday. The latest bulletin and an
archive <http://arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation> of past
propagation bulletins is on the ARRL website.
In tomorrow's bulletin look for an updated forecast and reports from
readers.
Send <mailto:k7ra at arrl.net> me /your/ reports and observations.
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Just Ahead in Radiosport
*
Mar 29 -- Feld-Hell Worked all Americas Full Day of Hell
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Mar 29-30 -- CQ WPX Contest (SSB)
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April 1 --ARS Spartan Sprint
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April 4 -- NS Weekly Sprint
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April 5 -- LZ Open 40 Meter Contest
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April 5 -- PODXS 31 Flavors Contest (Digital)
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April 5 -- Missouri QSO Party
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April 5-6 -- Mississippi QSO Party
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April 5-6 -- Worldwide EME Contest
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April 5-6 -- QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party (CW)
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April 5-6 -- SP DX Contest (CW, SSB)
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April 5-6 -- EA RTTY Contest
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April 5-6 -- Montana QSO Party
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April 6 -- OK1WC Memorial Contest
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April 7 -- VHF Spring Sprints (All modes)
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April 9 -- NAQCC Monthly QRP Sprint (CW)
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April 9 -- CWops Monthly Mini-CWT Tests
Visit the Contest Corral
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for details.
Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events
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March 28-29 -- Maine State Convention
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Lewiston, Maine
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March 29 -- Microhams Digital Conference
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Redmond, Washington
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April 4-6 -- International DX Convention
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Visalia, California
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April 11-13 -- Eastern VHF/UHF Conference
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Manchester, Connecticut
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April 19 -- Roanoke Division Convention
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Raleigh, North Carolina
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April 25-27 -- Idaho State Convention
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Boise, Idaho
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April 26 -- Aurora '14 Conference
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White Bear Lake, Minnesota
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May 3 -- South Carolina Section Convention
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Spartanburg, South Carolina
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May 16-18 -- Dayton Hamvention
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-- Regional ARRL Centennial Event, Dayton, Ohio
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May 30-Jun 1 Nevada State Convention
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Virginia City, Nevada
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Jun 6-8 Northwestern Division Convention
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(SeaPac) -- Regional ARRL Centennial Event, Seaside, Oregon
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Jun 7 Georgia Section Convention
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(Atlanta Hamfest), Marietta, Georgia
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Jun 13-14 Ham-Com
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Regional ARRL Centennial Event, Plano, Texas
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Jun 14 Tennessee State Convention
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(Knoxville Hamfest), Knoxville, Tennessee
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Jun 27-29 HAM RADIO International Exhibition for Radio Amateurs
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