[SFDXA] A Message from Jeff - Added comment-W4QN

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I would recommend to all SFDXA DXers that one of the best operating incentives is to participate in the CQ DX Marathon.  All countries are NEW ONES, as are all Zones.  Work as many as you can in the next 12 months, any band, or mode.  There are different classes of competition that take into consideration your station and its capabilities.  Great fun, promotes getting on the air.  Don't worry about your score in any one year, just do better the next year.

Be a DXer, Get on the air-

Norm W4QN

A 6 yr Marathon participant

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Subject: [SFDXA] A Message from Jeff
 


> New Year greetings to all,
> 
> Looking forward to a great 2015 in the SFL Section.  With the holidays
> behind us, we can get back in the swing of ham radio activity. Some New
> Year resolutions for your consideration:
> 
> 1.    Get on the air on your favorite bands.
> 2.    Mentor a new ham
> 3.    Support your local club and ARES group
> 4.    Try your hand at some contesting and DXing
> 5.    Help out at your local VE exam session
> 6.    Participate in your club’s Field Day
> 7.    Try a new mode: CW, AM, Digital, Satellite, Weak signal, etc
> 8.    Check in on a net.
> 9.    Attend a hamfest or two.
> 10.    And most of all, have fun with ham radio.
> 
> Hope to see you at one of these upcoming events around the SFL Section
> and SE Division:
> 
> 01/10/2015    Festivus Club Picnic
> Villages of Hillsboro Park, Deerfield Beach 
> Gold Coast Amateur Radio Association
> Info:  www.w4bug.org
> 
> 01/16/2015 | Southwest Florida Regional Hamfest
> Location: Fort Myers, FL
> Type: ARRL Hamfest
> Sponsor: Fort Myers Amateur Radio Club
> Website: http://www.fmarc.net
> 
> 01/23/2015 | Puerto Rico State Convention
> Location: Hatillo, PR
> Type: ARRL Convention
> Sponsor: Puerto Rico AR League, Caribbean AR Group & Hatillo
> Municipality
> Website: http://www.arrlpr.org
> 
> 01/30/2015 | 2015 Miami Tropical Hamboree
> Location: Miami, FL
> Type: ARRL Hamfest
> Sponsor: Dade Radio Club of Miami
> Website: http://hamboree.org
> 
> 02/13/2015 | Southeastern Division Convention (Orlando HamCation®)
> Location: Orlando, FL
> Type: ARRL Convention
> Sponsor: Orlando Amateur Radio Club (OARC)
> Website: http://hamcation.com
> 
> The ARRL Centennial is now history.  The year-long Centennial QSO
> party, the nationwide W1AW portable stations, the regional conventions
> and the National Centennial convention at Hartford, CT will be long
> remembered as one of the most outstanding 12 months in Amateur Radio. I
> hope you were a part of it. This new year celebrates another milestone
> in ARRL history; the 100th anniversary of QST magazine. Happy Birthday
> QST !
> 
> Happy New Year from your Public Information Coordinator staff!
> 
> May 2015 be happy, healthy, and prosperous for all.
> 
> While we think of our personal New Year's resolutions let's all make
> some for Amateur Radio.
> 
> We will try to recruit new hams.  We'll make new hams, visitors,
> reactivating hams, and the general public more aware of local Amateur
> Radio.
> 
> How can we easily do that?  First ask yourself: If I was interested in
> becoming a ham could I locate the local club easily?  If I were a
> visiting ham or a ham that recently located to the area could I find
> the local club(s)?  Second, take a look at ALL community calendar
> listings and vow to have  local ham activities (lunch, dinner, club
> meetings, ARES meetings, and training sessions) listed where anyone can
> find them.   ALL calendar listings means the local daily newspaper, the
> weeklies, the online listings, the ones you find at restaurants, the
> local repeaters, the ARRL site, social media sites, even bulletin
> boards at libraries and other places
> Club officers, publicity chairs/PIOs, and any member can do this.  
> Split up the chore, chat with each other about your progress getting
> the listings done, and make a new friend or two in the process.  Let us
> know how you are doing with the resolutions and contact us for any help
> you may need.
> 
> Very 73,
> Sherri Brower, W4STB
> Assistant Public Information Coordinator
> w4stb at arrl.net
> 
> Dan Fisher, AI4GK
> Public Information Coordinator
> ai4gk at arrl.net
> 
> My congratulations to Darrell Davis, KT4WX who assumes the reins of the
> West Central Florida Section as Section Manager. Retiring SM, Dee
> Turner, N4GD, who led the section for the past 10 years, will assist
> Darrell as an ASM. Looking forward to working with the WCF and NFL
> Sections during the upcoming year.
> 
> “Amateur Radio Parity Act” Campaign Will Resume in New Congress
> 
> Largely as the result of a grassroots campaign, “The Amateur Radio
> Parity Act of 2014” (H.R. 4969) attracted the support of 69 members
> of the US House of Representatives in addition to that of its sponsor,
> Rep Adam Kinzinger (R-IL). While the just-adjourned 113th Congress did
> not enact the bill, the effort to gain passage of the legislation will
> resume anew when the 114th Congress convenes in January. Introduced
> with bipartisan support last June, H.R. 4969 called on the FCC to apply
> the “reasonable accommodation” three-part test of the PRB-1 federal
> pre-emption policy to private land-use restrictions regarding antennas.
> The limited PRB-1 pre-emption currently applies only to state and
> municipal land-use ordinances. The FCC has indicated its reluctance to
> provide the same legal protections from private land-use agreements —
> often called covenants, conditions, and restrictions or CC&Rs —
> without direction from Congress. ARRL Regulatory Information Manager
> Dan Henderson, N1ND, this week stressed that the fight is not over.
> “While we are disappointed that the bill did not make it through the
> process during the session, the effort was extremely energized by the
> efforts of thousands of ARRL members who participated in our grassroots
> lobbying effort,” Henderson said. “In just 6 short months we gained
> tremendous traction for the Amateur Radio Parity Act.”
> 
> Henderson explained that sometime after the new Congress is called into
> session in January, a new “Amateur Radio Parity Act” bill with a new
> number will be introduced into the US House. “Once this happens, the
> ARRL will gear up for a fresh effort to push this legislation
> forward,” he added.
> In a note to ARRL Section Managers this week, ARRL CEO David Sumner,
> K1ZZ, thanked Section leaders and Field Organization volunteers on
> behalf of the ARRL Board of Directors and Headquarters staff for their
> help in garnering legislative support for H.R. 4969. “We had hoped to
> gain 30 co-sponsors for the bill and ultimately ended up with 69, plus
> the sponsor,” Sumner noted. “The overwhelming majority of these 70
> supporters are returning in January, which gives us a good base on
> which to grow additional support.”
> Sumner said the objective for 2015 is to continue the momentum,
> gathering enough support to move the bill through the Energy and
> Commerce Committee. “We have received expressions of interest from
> the Senate side and are hoping to have the bill introduced there as
> well,” he added.
> Henderson said the bill would not have attained its current level of
> support in the US House without the thousands of letters and phone
> calls made by ARRL members to their congressional representatives.
> “The success of this crucial issue relies on the efforts of all radio
> amateurs and ARRL members,” he said. “We know you will step forward
> in the new year, when we renew our efforts on Capitol Hill.”
> 
> Foundation for Amateur Radio (FAR) Invites Scholarship Applications
> 
> The non-profit Foundation for Amateur Radio (FAR) invites applications
> for the Amateur Radio-related scholarships it administers. These
> academic awards are sponsored by individuals and by Amateur Radio clubs
> across the US. The FAR scholarship application process is open to
> Amateur Radio licensees worldwide. For 2015 FAR is administering 67
> scholarships worth an aggregate $125,500. The list includes 36 Quarter
> Century Wireless Association scholarships worth a total of $77,000 for
> 2015 (these require a recommendation from a QCWA member). Individual
> awards range from $500 to $5000. Applications are due by March 30,
> 2015.
> 
> The preferred method to apply is to enter the required information into
> the electronic form on the FAR website. Information entered on the form
> goes directly into an encrypted, password-protected PDF file that is
> available only to the review committee. Raw data are not stored online.
> Applicants will have an opportunity to print their applications and to
> edit them.
> 
> The application cannot be downloaded and completed, however. Applicants
> who are unable or unwilling to use the online application should contact
> Dave Prestel, W8AJR. FAR may be able to provide an alternate form of the
> application.
> Official or unofficial transcripts may be submitted but are not
> required; it is preferred that these documents be scanned into PDF
> files, if they are to be submitted via e-mail. Schools that prefer to
> mail paper copies should send them to FAR Scholarships, PO Box 911,
> Columbia, MD 21044.
> 
> Visit the FAR Scholarship Information page or contact FAR, if you have
> questions about the 2015 scholarship application process.
> FAR’s scholarship program is one of the largest for Amateur Radio
> licensees in the US. The organization’s purpose is to further Amateur
> Radio in all of its various facets.
> 
> November ARES report from Larry, W4LWZ
> 
> Total number of ARES members: 358
> 
> Change since last month (+, -, same): +2
> 
> Number of DECs/ECs reporting this month: 10
> 
> Number of ARES nets active: 10
> 
> Number of nets with NTS liaison: 5
> 
> Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month: 40
> 
> Person hours: 371
> 
> Number of public service events this month: 1
> 
> Person hours: 4
> 
> Number of emergency operations this month: 1
> 
> Person Hours: 15
> 
> Total number of ARES operations this month: 42
> 
> Total Person hours: 390
> 
> November traffic report from Mike, KM2V
> 
> SAR - NOVEMBER 2014
> 
> CALL TOTAL WA4BAM 174 KE4CB 052 KM4DUA 010 NC3F 049 W9GPI 009 K9GZT 006
> KK4KAH 009 W4LWZ 010 KA3PYO 005 KD8SYP 002 NT4TS 005 KM2V 073 W4ZE 020
> 
> PSHR - NOVEMBER 2014 
> 
> Callsign Total WA4BAM 100 KE4CB 160 NC3F 109 KM2V 120
> 
> NETS - NOVEMBER 2014 
> 
> NET ABB. QNI QTC QND SESS MGR All Florida CW Traffic Net QFN 320 101
> 527 30 WA4BAM Florida Medium Speed Net FMSN 238 86 531 30 AG4RJ/AB4XK
> Southeast Florida Traffic Net SEFTN 675 64 1142 30 KM2V Southwest
> Florida Traffic Net SWFTN 485 105 1425 26 KE4CB/N9WS Broward County
> Emer Prep Net BCEPN 37 4 146 4 K2MOL
> 
> Silent Keys- It is with deep regret that we report the passing of the
> following SFL members:
> 
> Roy J. Durso, W2KTG of Cocoa. Roy was a member of the Indian River ARC
> and QCWA Spaceport Chapter 66.
> 
> Richard C. Hickey, KK4RCT of Cape Coral. Richard was a member of the
> Ft. Myers ARC and Lee County ALERT ( ARES )
> 
> Well, I guess that’s about it for now. My thanks for all that you do
> for Amateur Radio. Have a happy and healthy New Year and see you at a
> club meeting, hamfest or on the air.
> 
> 
> Vy 73,
> 
> Jeff, WA4AW
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> ARRL Southern Florida Section
> Section Manager: Jeff Beals, WA4AW
> wa4aw at arrl.org
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