[TCARC-NTx] Fw: The ARRL Letter, Vol 21, No 11

[David Johnson]

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> ***************
> The ARRL Letter
> Vol. 21, No. 11
> March 15, 2002
> ***************
>
> IN THIS EDITION:
>
> * +ARRL DC visit "best yet" for ham radio
> * +Routine vanity processing may be ready to resume
> * +Astronaut chats via ham radio with students in Italy
> * +ARRL calls RLAN petition "fatally flawed"
> * +YT1AD vows no more P5 attempts
> * +World Amateur Radio Day celebrates technological innovation
> *  Solar Update
> *  IN BRIEF:
>      This weekend on the radio
>      ARRL Certification and Continuing Education course registration
>      Contributing to ARRL made easier
>      DXpedition progress reports
>     +Hamvention to host a wedding
>      W6DPD appointed San Joaquin Valley SM
>      DXCC Honor Roll deadline approaching
>      CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame 2002 nomination deadline near
>
> +Available on ARRL Audio News
>
> ===========================================================
>
> ==>PRESIDENT HAYNIE CALLS DC VISIT "BEST YET" FOR HAM RADIO
>
> ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, says Amateur Radio got a positive
> reception during his fourth official visit to Washington, DC. Haynie
headed
> a contingent of ARRL officials and staff members February 26 to March 1
that
> included stops at the FCC and on Capitol Hill.
>
> "In my mind, it was the best trip we ever had," Haynie said. "This was
more
> of a working trip than any of the previous." Haynie's entourage included
> ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD; Hudson Division Director Frank
> Fallon, N2FF; Legislative and Public Affairs Manager Steve Mansfield,
N1MZA;
> and Technical Relations Specialist Jon Siverling, WB3ERA.
>
> Haynie and Imlay met with FCC Office of Engineering and Technology Chief
> Edward Thomas and OET staffers. The stop included a second ex parte
> presentation to OET staff members by ARRL to address concerns raised by a
> SAVI Technology proposal to deploy Part 15 RF identification tags in the
> vicinity of 433 MHz at much greater field strengths and duty cycles than
> those now permitted for such devices. Also discussed were the ARRL's
pending
> petitions for low-frequency allocations at 136 kHz and 160-190 kHz, and
for
> a new, 5 MHz domestic allocation.
>
> The centerpiece of the series of Washington visits was ARRL's
participation
> in a National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC)
brainstorming
> session, chaired informally by Gene McGahey, AL7GQ, of the National Law
> Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center. The February 27 meeting
> considered improved means to incorporate Amateur Radio into public safety
> and homeland security planning.
>
> Topics included further upgrading the level of professionalism among
Amateur
> Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
> (RACES) volunteers. Discussion focused on the possibility of forming a
> highly trained first-response cadre of Amateur Radio volunteers who would
> undergo ongoing training and accreditation. "We will be going to ARES and
> RACES to recruit the best and the brightest," Haynie said. The session
also
> touched on the need for a universally recognized identification card for
> amateur volunteers.
>
> Representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the
> American Red Cross, The Salvation Army, the FCC and the Association of
> Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) were among those on hand for
> the session. A follow-up meeting will be held this spring at ARRL
> Headquarters.
>
> The ARRL party also touched bases with several members of Congress to
> explore the possibilities of legislation concerning private deed
covenants,
> conditions and restrictions--CC&Rs--as they affect the ability of radio
> amateurs to erect outdoor antennas. Haynie and ARRL officials also
discussed
> Amateur Radio's role in the aftermath of September 11. On the list were
> meetings with Rep Steve Israel on New York, whose father, Howard, is
K2JCC;
> Mike Iger, legislative assistant to Rep Maurice Hinchey of New York;
Sharon
> Tucker, legislative assistant to Rep Jerry Kleczka of Wisconsin; Rep Greg
> Walden, WB7OCE, of Oregon; and Rep Pete Sessions of Texas and Jeff Koch,
> NU5Z, his legislative assistant.
>
> "I was encouraged," Haynie said after the round of meetings. Since
September
> 11, he said, he's perceived a greater level of awareness in Washington as
to
> what role Amateur Radio might play in homeland security and increased
public
> safety. "The reception we got was extremely cooperative and very
friendly,"
> he said.
>
> During the Washington visit, the ARRL renewed its Memorandum of
> Understanding with FEMA, which sponsors RACES. The MOU calls on FEMA to
> encourage state and local emergency management officials to establish
> cooperative relationships with ARRL field volunteers, the inclusion of
> Amateur Radio in developing state and local emergency operating plans, and
> the use of those plans to support exercises.
>
> ==>VANITY PROCESSING MAY BE BACK ON TRACK
>
> Following a dry spell of several days, the FCC has issued 37 new vanity
call
> sign grants but doesn't plan to process any more vanity applications until
> early next week. A Private Wireless Division Licensing and Technical
> Analysis Branch staff member told ARRL that the FCC does not anticipate
any
> problems with the latest grants but will "continue to check things just in
> case." The latest processing run included vanity applications received by
> the FCC through last December 14.
>
> For now, FCC personnel are cautiously optimistic about restarting routine
> processing. "If everything ran properly last night, I expect we will run
> another batch on Monday night," the FCC staff member said March 15. "From
> there, we'll just have to see how the system holds up. If it continues to
> work properly, we will process daily." After initially restarting routine
> processing March 6 and issuing some 600 vanity grants, the FCC stopped the
> system again after the March 8 run. Other Amateur Service applications
have
> continued to be processed normally.
>
> FCC Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, staffers have spent this week sorting out
the
> vanity application processing anomaly that led them to again put vanity
> processing on hold. A staff member explained that the Licensing Branch
> experienced a problem that involved the improper dismissal of a vanity
> application--a glitch apparently related to the processing software. A
> decision was made to halt vanity processing and fix the problem now rather
> than risk having to call back grants later, she explained.
>
> The latest amateur grants should be available via Internet call sign
servers
> sometime on March 16, but they are available immediately via the Universal
> Licensing System (ULS) <http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls>.
>
> A substantial backlog of vanity applications that were delayed as a result
> of anthrax-related mail problems last October remains to be processed. The
> FCC database indicates some 1700 pending applications--most of them
> vanities--some 500 of which still are within the FCC's typical 18-day
vanity
> processing window.
>
> Vanity applicants were advised to be patient and to refrain from repeated
> inquiries to the FCC. In addition to the Amateur Service, Licensing Branch
> staffers in Gettysburg also handle applications for certain commercial and
> public safety wireless services.
>
> Amateurs with pending applications may take advantage of the FCC Call
> Center's toll free number, 888-CALL FCC (888-225-5322) or may initiate an
> application search via the FCC's Universal Licensing System Web site
> <http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/>.
>
> ==>ASTRONAUT SPEAKS WITH STUDENTS AT SCHOOL IN ITALY
>
> Students at the Peter Anich Oberschule f�r Geometer in Bolzano, Italy,
this
> week enjoyed what was described as "a wonderful contact" with astronaut
Dan
> Bursch, KD5PNU, at NA1SS on the International Space Station. The March 14
> contact--sponsored by the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
> (ARISS) program--was the 50th in a series of scheduled school QSOs since
the
> first ISS crew came aboard in November 2000.
>
> During the 10-minute contact, 10 students put 18 questions to Bursch on a
> wide variety of topics. Students asked about electrical power consumption
> and oxygen production aboard the ISS as well as about ultraviolet and
cosmic
> ray exposure.
>
> The contact was conducted in English, although Bolzano is located in the
> alpine region of South Tirol, a German-speaking enclave in northern Italy.
> The Peter Anich school is a post-secondary institution that focuses on
> geometric specialties and prepares students for careers in surveying,
> architecture, and planning and design as well as for the building and
> construction trades.
>
> The regional German-language television station ORF-S�dtirol Heute
(Austrian
> Broadcasting-South Tirol Today) covered the event for the evening news. A
> major regional newspaper also dispatched a reporter.
>
> During the contact, Bursch and his ISS crewmates, Yury Onufrienko, RK3DUO,
> and Carl Walz, KC5TIE, were passing over Australia, where Tony Hutchison,
> VK5ZAI, served as the ground station. Two-way audio was distributed via a
> WorldCom teleconferencing circuit. Teacher Peter Kofler, IN3JHZ, prepared
> the students for the ARISS contact and handled telebridge audio at the
> school. ARISS mentor Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, in Brussels moderated the
> session.
>
> ARISS is an international project with US participation from the ARRL,
AMSAT
> and NASA. For more information, visit the ARISS Web site
> <http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov>.--Gaston Bertels, ON4WF/ARISS
>
> ==>RADIO LOCAL AREA NETWORK SPECTRUM PETITION "FATALLY FLAWED," ARRL SAYS
>
> The ARRL says a petition from the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance
> (WECA) for additional 5-GHz spectrum is "fatally flawed." WECA, an
industry
> coalition, wants more room for radio local area network (RLAN) systems and
> other unlicensed Part 15 devices. It's seeking to extend the available
5-GHz
> spectrum to include 5.470 to 5.725 GHz. The Amateur Service now occupies
> 5.650 to 5.925 GHz on a secondary basis with government and nongovernment
> radars and nongovernment fixed satellite uplinks. The ARRL asked the FCC
to
> deny the petition.
>
> In comments filed February 28, the ARRL said WECA's petition fails to
> establish any current need to supplement 300 MHz of 5-GHz spectrum that
the
> FCC made available for the same purpose in 1997. The ARRL also said that
> WECA is asking the FCC to make a decision prior to the 2003 World
> Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-03), where RLAN globalization is an
> issue.
>
> WECA has told the FCC that the additional spectrum and proposed rule
changes
> were needed to "accommodate the inevitable explosion of demand for
broadband
> mobile wireless data systems." In its Petition, designated as RM-10371,
WECA
> said the spectrum extension could be accomplished easily and "without
> harmful interference to other primary users."
>
> The ARRL countered that the 5-GHz amateur band already has suffered enough
> from earlier FCC actions. In 1997, the FCC allocated 5.150 to 5.350 GHz
and
> 5.725 to 5.825 GHz for so-called Unlicensed National Information
> Infrastructure (U-NII) wireless local area network devices. In 1998, the
> Commission allocated 5.850 to 5.925 GHz for dedicated short-range
> communications (DSRC) systems in the Intelligent Transportation System.
>
> The ARRL said that, while it does not dispute the utility of RLAN devices,
> WECA's petition "is devoid of any justification for expansion of the 300
> MHz-wide U-NII band now." The League said WECA's petition "is based on
pure
> conjecture," and said it should take its forecasts for future demand for
> 5-GHz unlicensed RLAN devices to the ITU for consideration at WRC-03.
>
> For the third time in recent months, the ARRL admonished the FCC not to
> routinely authorize unlicensed Part 15 intentional radiators "without
> technical evidence allowing it to conclude that the devices so authorized
> will not interfere with incumbent licensed radio services." The ARRL said
> that since the FCC cannot conclude that granting the petition would not
> interfere with amateur operation at 5 GHz, "it cannot allow the marketing
> and deployment of unlicensed Part 15 devices without violating Section 301
> of the Communications Act of 1934."
>
> ARRL's comments are available on the ARRL Web site
>
<http://www.arrl.org/announce/regulatory/rm-10371/arrl-comments-rm-10371.htm
> l>.
>
> ==>YT1AD SAYS "NEVER AGAIN!" TO FUTURE P5 DXPEDITION ATTEMPTS
>
> The Daily DX this week reported additional details about the recent
aborted
> effort by noted DXer Hrane Milosevic, YT1AD, to operate from North Korea.
> Milosevic described his visit there as "a thrill," but said the DXpedition
> was thwarted when military personnel intervened. He indicated that he
would
> not make any further attempts to operate from North Korea--now the second
> most-wanted DXCC entity after the soon-to-be-activated Ducie Island.
>
> Accompanied by Voja Kapun, YU7AV, Milosevic said he arrived in the North
> Korean capital of Pyongyang March 5 and was welcomed by representatives of
> the Ministry of Telecommunications and Foreign Affairs.
>
> "We were stationed in Yangakdo Hotel, on the bank of the river with the
same
> name," he said, according to a translation of e-mail communications
provided
> Nenad Stevanovic, VE3EXY, provided to The Daily DX. "The hotel has 47
> floors, and we were on the 40th floor, with almost ideal conditions for
> work. All our equipment was put together, and we were about to start our
> operation with the previously assigned call sign, P5A."
>
> The P5A team reportedly had the nod to operate from civilian authorities
in
> North Korea. Milosevic said a uniformed official appeared unexpectedly and
> imposed a ban on the operation until the team got permission from military
> authorities as well. That permission was supposed to arrive March 8, "but
> nobody showed up, possibly because of a holiday," Milosevic speculated,
> adding that he and YU7AV did not want to risk starting up an unauthorized
> operation.
>
> "Meanwhile," he added, "we had fun listening to all the pirates pretending
> to be us, when we did not make a single contact."
>
> When a military official finally showed up last Sunday, March 10, he
simply
> said, "No transmission until further notice." At that point, Milosevic
said,
> he and Kapun had no other choice but to leave North Korea. "After landing
in
> Beijing, our only comment was, never again!!!" Milosevic said.
>
> North Korea is not out of reach for DXers, but DXCC credit remains
elusive.
> Ed Giorgadze, P5/4L4FN, of the Republic of Georgia continues to operate
from
> there as his schedule permits. Giorgadze--who is with the UN World Food
> Program--has obtained oral permission to operate, but his operation has
not
> yet been approved for DXCC credit. More information on P5/4L4FN is on the
> AMSAT Net Web site operated by Bruce Paige, KK5DO. P5/4L4FN has been
active
> on SSB and RTTY.
>
> ==>WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY TO CELEBRATE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
>
> World Amateur Radio Day this year will provide an opportunity to reflect
on
> radio amateurs as an important source of innovation in communication
> technology. Observed each year on April 18, World Amateur Radio Day
> commemorates the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union in
Paris
> on that date in 1925. The IARU is the worldwide federation of national
> Amateur Radio organizations representing amateurs in 153 countries.
>
> A century has passed since Marconi spanned the Atlantic and excited the
> imaginations of the first generation of amateur wireless experimenters.
> Amateurs were the first to discover and to exploit the remarkable
properties
> of the ionosphere, the IARU noted.
>
> Amateurs also were the first to make widespread use of single-sideband
voice
> communication to conserve power and precious radio spectrum. Amateurs
> applied microprocessors to data communication, popularizing packet radio
and
> developing protocols that are now in widespread use in public safety and
> other services.
>
> As we enter radio's second century, amateurs continue to lead the way in
> numerous areas. Radio amateurs are the leading developers of new digital
> techniques for high-frequency (HF) data and text communication, such as
> PacTOR. Disaster relief agencies have adopted it for use from remote
> locations where no telecommunications infrastructure is available.
>
> PSK31, another amateur innovation, is a user-friendly mode that provides
> live keyboard-to-keyboard communication at low power levels. PSK31 has
> become the most popular amateur digital mode in less than two years. Other
> amateur developers, building on the success of PSK31, are using sound
cards
> to explore a wide range of other digital modes tailored for the
challenging
> HF environment.
>
> Amateurs also are contributing in the arena of software defined radios
> (SDRs). An outstanding example of a DSP radio designed for experimental
use
> is the DSP-10, a transceiver for the 144-MHz amateur band designed by Bob
> Larkin, W7PUA, of Corvallis, Oregon. Working with Larkin, a team of
amateur
> software developers is refining a family of programs tailored to explore a
> wide range of VHF, UHF, and microwave propagation media, including
> moonbounce and extended-range tropospheric scatter.
>
> The IARU cites these as but a few examples of what is happening in Amateur
> Service of the 21st century.
>
> The IARU is a sector member of the International Telecommunication Union
and
> is the recognized representative of the Amateur and Amateur-Satellite
> Services at the ITU.--IARU
>
> ==>SOLAR UPDATE
>
> Propagation maven Tad Cook, K7VVV, Seattle, Washington, reports:
Wednesday,
> March 20, is the vernal equinox--the first day of spring--when Earth's
> position relative to the sun makes daylight equal over the northern and
> southern hemispheres. This is also a great time for HF DX.
>
> Conditions on 10 and 12 meters recently have undergone seasonal
improvement,
> but worldwide DX on these bands should decline after the equinox. With
equal
> sunlight in both hemispheres, neither band experiences seasonally low
MUFs,
> and neither has the problem of shorter band openings due to shorter days.
>
> Solar flux and sunspot numbers have been flat, and there haven't been any
> big geomagnetic upsets this week. Average daily sunspot numbers were lower
> this week by 38, and solar flux was down nearly four points. There was an
M5
> class solar flare on March 14, but there is little chance of its affecting
> us. The current outlook is for solar flux staying about the same, but
> gradually rising over the next week to around 200. Currently the short
term
> peak in activity is predicted for March 23-25.
>
> Sunspot numbers for March 7 through 13 were 152, 133, 107, 114, 153, 139
and
> 154, with a mean of 136. The 10.7-cm flux was 179.7, 176.8, 184, 179.3,
> 182.3, 178.4 and 184.3, with a mean of 180.7. Estimated planetary A
indices
> were 10, 4, 5, 9, 9, 10 and 5 with a mean of 7.4.
>
> __________________________________
>
> ==>IN BRIEF:
>
> * This weekend on the radio: The YLISSB QSO Party (SSB), the BARTG Spring
> RTTY Contest, the Russian DX Contest, the AGCW VHF/UHF Contest, and the
> Virginia QSO Party are the weekend of March 16-17. JUST AHEAD: The
Oklahoma
> QSO Party and the Spring QRP Homebrewer Sprint are the weekend of March
> 22-23. The CQ WW WPX Contest (SSB) is the weekend of March 30-31 See the
> ARRL Contest Branch page, <http://www.arrl.org/contests/> and the WA7BNM
> Contest Calendar, <http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/index.html> for
more
> info.
>
> * ARRL Certification and Continuing Education course registration:
> Registration for the Level III Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
Course
> (EC-003) opens Monday, March 18, at 4 PM Eastern Time. Registration for
the
> Level II ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Course (EC-002) and
for
> the Antenna Modeling Course (EC-004) remains open through Sunday, March
17,
> or until all available seats are filled. April registration for Level I
> opens Monday, April 1, at 4 PM. Emergency Communications courses must be
> completed in order, starting with Level I. To learn more, visit the ARRL
> Certification and Continuing Education Web page <http://www.arrl.org/cce>
> and the C-CE Links found there. For more information, contact
Certification
> and Continuing Education Coordinator Dan Miller, K3UFG, cce@arrl.org.
>
> * Contributing to ARRL made easier: When you make a contribution to ARRL,
> your generosity supports the League's work on behalf of Amateur Radio to
> promote public service, to inspire the next generation of amateurs, to
> preserve ARRL's history and traditions and to defend the amateur spectrum
> you enjoy. Making a contribution to ARRL now is easier than ever! Just
click
> the "Make a Contribution to ARRL" link
> <https://www.arrl.org/forms/development/donations/basic/> on the ARRL
secure
> Web site. You may earmark a donation for a specific project or program or
> you may make an unrestricted donation. If your employer will match your
> contribution, you can double its effectiveness. All ARRL needs is a
> completed matching gift form from your employer, and we'll do the rest.
For
> more information on contributing to the work of ARRL, contact Chief
> Development Officer Mary Hobart, KB1HYD, mhobart@arrl.org; 860-594-0397.
>
> * DXpedition progress reports: A couple of high-profile DXpeditions are
> imminent. According to The Daily DX, the pilot station for the XR0X
> DXpedition to San Felix, "Dr Bill" Avery, K6GNX, has announced that the
> DXpedition team plans to take to the airwaves March 15 or 16. An on-line
log
> search is available along with the latest news at the DXpedition Web site
> <http://cordell.vwh.net/SFX/>. QSLs go to N7CQQ. The DXpedition to Ducie
> Island, the newest and most-wanted DXCC entity, expects to arrive at Ducie
> March 16 and be on the air the following morning. The call sign will be
> announced when operation commences. Located in the South Pacific, Ducie
> Island became the 335th DXCC entity last November. The team, sponsored by
> the Pitcairn Island Amateur Radio Association, has been operating /mm
while
> en route. An earlier DXpedition attempt last fall by many of the same
> operators was scuttled when the team ran into bad weather. More
information
> is available on the PIARA's DXpedition to Ducie Web site
> <http://www.qsl.net/wd4ngb/ducie.htm>. HF QSLs go via VE3HO, and 6-meter
> QSLs go to JA1BK.
>
> * Hamvention to host a wedding! For the first time in the history of the
> Dayton Hamvention, a couple will exchange wedding vows at the show. Mark
> Elliot, N8WZW, and Cyndi Krieger and will be married at Hamvention
Saturday,
> May 18, at 3 PM in Forum Room 3. Licensed in 1993, Elliot is a member of
> OH-KY-IN Club and the Over 40 Club. Now a Technician, he's studying to
> upgrade to General. He and Krieger met through a mutual friend, and Elliot
> introduced her to Amateur Radio by taking her to a hamfest. Krieger now is
> studying for her license and may take the exam before Hamvention weekend.
> Why get married at Hamvention? The couple says they couldn't think of a
> better place to share their love for Amateur Radio--and each other--than
by
> getting married at the world's largest Amateur Radio gathering. Dayton
> Hamvention is May 17-19. For additional details, visit the Dayton
Hamvention
> Web site <http://www.hamvention.org>.
>
> * W6DPD appointed San Joaquin Valley SM: ARRL Field and Educational
Services
> Manager Rosalie White, K1STO, has appointed Charles P. "Chuck" McConnell,
> W6DPD, of Fresno, California, to replace Don Costello, W7WN, as ARRL San
> Joaquin Valley Section Manager. Costello is stepping down for personal
> reasons. McConnell will take office April 1. W6DPD served as SJV Section
> Communications Manager/Section Manager from 1976 to 1989, as Pacific
> Division Vice Director in 1989 and 1990 and as Pacific Division Director
> until 1993--following the election of Rod Stafford, KB6ZV (now W6ROD), as
> ARRL Vice President. He continues to serve as a Pacific Division Assistant
> Director. Costello has served as SJV SM from January 1997.
>
> * DXCC Honor Roll deadline approaching: The cutoff date for the 2002 DXCC
> Honor Roll list is approaching. In order to be shown in this year's list,
> submissions must be postmarked by March 31, 2002. The list is scheduled to
> appear in July QST. The minimum Honor Roll number for the 2002 list is 325
> current entities (deleted entities do not count toward Honor Roll).
Engraved
> Honor Roll plaques are available for $35 plus shipping ($8 US/Canada; $16
> international). Order forms are available on the ARRL Web site
> <http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc>. Orders also may be sent via e-mail to
> dxcc@arrl.org.
>
> * CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame 2002 nomination deadline near: Nominations
> for the 2002 class of the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame are due by March
31,
> 2002. The Amateur Radio Hall of Fame was established in January 2001 to
> recognize those individuals--amateurs and nonamateurs alike--who
> significantly affected the course of Amateur Radio and radio amateurs who,
> in the course of their professional lives, had a significant impact on
their
> professions or on world affairs. CQ announced the inaugural group of 50
> inductees into the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame last May. Nominations are
> invited from individuals, radio clubs or national organizations.
Additional
> details are in the January 2001 issue of CQ. Send nominations via e-mail
to
> <hall-of-fame@cq-amateur-radio.com> or to CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame,
25
> Newbridge Rd, Hicksville, NY 11801.
>
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