[TCARC-NTX] Fw: The ARRL Letter, Vol 23, No 16

[Fred Muehlen]

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> ***************
> The ARRL Letter
> Vol. 23, No. 16
> April 16, 2004
> ***************
>
> IN THIS EDITION:
>
> * +FCC proposes extensive amateur rule changes
> * +ARRL seeks comment deadline extension in BPL proceeding
> * +Mixed success reported in avoiding ham spectrum with BPL
> * +ARISS expands its vision beyond ISS confines
> * +Iowa ham happy to have call sign back
> * +Sunday, April 18, is World Amateur Radio Day
> *  Solar Update
> *  IN BRIEF:
>      This weekend on the radio
>      ARRL Emergency Communications course registration
>      ARRL Certification and Continuing Education course registration
>      Correction
>      ARRL to be represented at NAB convention
>      TAPR/ARRL 2004 Digital Communications Conference seeks papers
>      Microwave Update 2004 issues call for papers
>      Hawaii amateur antenna bills headed for conference
>
> +Available on ARRL Audio News
>
> ===========================================================
>
> ==>FCC PROPOSES WIDE-RANGING CHANGES TO AMATEUR SERVICE RULES
>
> The FCC has released an "omnibus" Notice of Proposed Rule Making
(NPRM)
> that seeks comments on a wide range of proposed Amateur Service (Part
97)
> rule changes. The FCC also denied several petitions for rule making
aimed
> at altering portions of the Amateur Radio regulatory landscape and
ordered
> minor changes in Part 97. The NPRM is a result of a dozen petitions
for
> rule making, some filed more than a year ago and a few dating back as
far
> as 2001. Comments on the proposals put forth in WT Docket 04-140 are
due
> by Tuesday, June 15, with reply comments by Wednesday, June 30. Among
> other changes, the FCC has recommended adopting the ARRL's "Novice
> refarming" plan <http://www.arrl.org/announce/regulatory/refarm/>.
>
> "Because the ARRL petition addresses the operating privileges of all
> classes of licensees on these Amateur Service bands, we believe that
the
> ARRL petition provides a basis for a comprehensive restructuring of
> operating privileges," the FCC said in its NPRM.  "We note that, as
> proposed, no licensees would lose any spectrum privileges and that
> General, Advanced, and Amateur Extra Class licensees would gain
spectrum
> for phone emissions, one of the most popular operating modes on the HF
> bands."
>
> The ARRL referenced its Novice refarming proposal in its recent
Petition
> for Rule Making, RM-10867
>
<http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_do
cu
> ment=6516083735>, which, along with three other petitions (see "FCC
> Invites Comments on Amateur Radio Restructuring Plans,"
> <http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/03/24/2/>) remains open for
comment
> until April 23.
>
> The FCC also has proposed essentially eliminating its rules
prohibiting
> manufacture or marketing of Amateur Radio Service power amplifiers
capable
> of operating between 24 and 35 MHz. Originally put on the books in
1978 to
> keep high-powered amateur amplifiers out of the hands of CBers, the
rules
> now "impose unnecessary restrictions on manufacturers of Amateur Radio
> equipment and are inconsistent with the experimental nature of the
Amateur
> Service," the FCC said.
>
> The FCC additionally proposed a rule change that would make Kenwood's
Sky
> Command system legal for operation within the US. The proposed
amendment
> to �97.201(b) of the rules would permit auxiliary operation on 2
meters
> above 144.5 MHz--with the exception of the satellite subband 145.8 to
> 146.0 MHz--in addition to frequency segments already authorized. The
Sky
> Command system permits the user to operate certain Kenwood equipment
> remotely via a VHF/UHF handheld transceiver.
>
> In response to an ARRL petition, the FCC proposed extending the bands
> available for spread spectrum experimentation and use to include
222-225
> MHz. On its own initiative, it also recommended including 6 and 2
meters
> as well. Current rules limit SS emissions to frequencies above 420
MHz.
>
> Among other changes, the FCC also proposed to prohibit acceptance of
more
> than one application per applicant per vanity call sign; permit
> retransmission of communications between a manned spacecraft and its
> associated Earth stations, including the International Space Station;
> allow current amateurs to designate a specific Amateur Radio club to
> acquire their call sign in memoriam; eliminate �97.509(a) of the
rules,
> which requires a public announcement of volunteer examiner test
locations
> and times; and add to �97.505(a) to provide Element 1 (5 WPM Morse)
credit
> to any applicant holding a Technician license granted after February
14,
> 1991, and who can document having passed a telegraphy examination
element.
>
> The Commission ordered some changes in Part 97 without requesting
comment.
> It ordered, among others, the revision of the definition of an
"amateur
> operator" in �97.3(a)(1) to reflect that entry in the FCC Universal
> Licensing System (ULS), not a license document, determines whether a
> person is an Amateur Radio operator.
>
> The FCC also adopted a technical change--in line with a recent
amendment
> to the international Radio Regulations--to specify that the mean power
of
> any spurious emission from a new amateur station transmitter or
amplifier
> operating below 30 MHz be at least 43 dB below the mean power of the
> fundamental emission, 3 dB greater than the current requirement.
>
> The FCC turned down a petition would have established distinct CW and
> phone segments in the 160-meter band. Although a majority of
commenters
> supported the proposal, the Commission said the current voluntary band
> plan "adequately accommodates the operating interests of all licensees
who
> use the 160-meter band because it was based on input from those who
use
> this spectrum."
>
> Among several others, the FCC turned down petitions that would have
> imposed restrictions on the time, length or transmission frequencies
of
> bulletins or informational transmissions directed at the amateur
> community. Also denied was an ARRL request to add to the special event
> call sign system certain call sign blocks that designate territories
and
> possessions that have no specified mailing addresses. The FCC
suggested
> using self-assigned indicators instead.
>
> The FCC Notice of Proposed Rule Making
> <http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-04-79A1.doc> in
WT
> Docket 04-140 is available on the FCC Web site.
>
> As soon as the document has been posted, comments on the NPRM may be
filed
> via the FCC Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)
> <http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/>. Click on "Submit a filing." To view
filed
> comments, click on "Search for filed comments." In either case enter
the
> NPRM number in the "Proceeding" field as "04-140" (without the
quotation
> marks).
>
> ==>ARRL REQUESTS FILING DEADLINE EXTENSION IN BPL PROCEEDING
>
> The ARRL has asked the FCC to extend the deadline for comments and
reply
> comments by 45 days in the Broadband over Power Line (BPL) Notice of
> Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) in ET Docket 04-37. Comments now are due
by
> May 3 and reply comments by June 1. Although the FCC does not
routinely
> grant such time extensions, the League said it wants to allow time for
the
> National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
> <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/> to conclude its study at BPL field trial
> locations. The ARRL said it anticipates the NTIA study to go public
very
> soon, allowing only a couple of weeks at best to evaluate its
conclusions
> and incorporate them into comments in the proceeding.
>
> "This proceeding stands to have a profound effect on the Amateur Radio
> Service, and a full and complete opportunity to evaluate the results
of
> the NTIA study is critical to the ability of ARRL to respond in a
> meaningful manner to the proposals in the instant Notice," ARRL said
in
> filing its request April 9. "At the same time, there is no need for
any
> rush to judgment in this proceeding, since BPL trial sites are only
now
> commencing operation."
>
> If the FCC okays the request, the comment date would move to June 14,
and
> the reply comment deadline would become July 16. Granting the request,
the
> ARRL contended, "will have no adverse effect on any interested party
to
> this proceeding."
>
> The League said the new deadlines would provide everyone with
> approximately 60 days to review and evaluate the NTIA's study before
> having to file comments. "Should the NTIA report be substantially
delayed
> in its public release, ARRL reserves the right to request additional
time
> as necessary," the League said.
>
> Earlier this year, FCC Chairman Michael Powell turned down a request
by US
> Rep Greg Walden, W7EQI (ex-WB7OCE), who--as a member of the House
> Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet--had asked the
> chairman to delay further action on the BPL proceeding until the NTIA
> study had been completed and stakeholders had had a chance to evaluate
it
> before commenting. Powell assured Walden February 3 that the FCC would
> give "thorough consideration" to all BPL studies before it takes any
final
> action in the proceeding.
>
> For more information on BPL, visit the "Broadband Over Power Line
(BPL)
> and Amateur Radio" <http://www.arrl.org/bpl/> page on the ARRL Web
site.
>
> ==>UTILITY ENCOUNTERS MIXED SUCCESS IN AVOIDING AMATEUR SPECTRUM WITH
BPL
>
> Amateurs in the Raleigh, North Carolina, area say electric utility
> Progress Energy and Broadband over Power Line (BPL) equipment provider
> Amperion have had "some success" in their efforts to avoid using
Amateur
> Radio spectrum on overhead lines in their BPL field trial areas. But
> problems persist, and the process is far from quick and simple, says
ARRL
> North Carolina PIO Gary Pearce, KN4AQ, who has been among local
amateurs
> closely monitoring the Progress Energy/Amperion BPL trial. Their
> experiences could indicate what amateurs may face in areas where BPL
is
> widely deployed.
>
> "The mitigation process at this iteration of Amperion's hardware is
> neither simple nor precise," Pearce said earlier this month. Progress
> Energy/Amperion essentially are attempting to "notch out" or
completely
> avoid ham radio frequencies, since hams have been the only HF users so
far
> to file interference complaints. Complicating the effort, he says, is
that
> the process is largely hit or miss, requiring field monitoring and
> feedback and sometimes another attempt to nail the target.
>
> Pearce says he and Wake County ARES Emergency Coordinator Tom Brown,
> N4TAB--an engineer with extensive RF experience--met the week of April
5
> with Progress Energy network engineer Bill Godwin at the so-called
Phase
> II BPL trial areas to review the BPL spectrum in use. Amateurs also
> monitored the system using an Amateur Radio mobile station some 75
feet
> from the line.
>
> "Bill Godwin had a chart showing where BPL could operate and avoid ham
> bands, and Amperion had adjusted its system to comply with that
chart,"
> Pearce said. Among other issues, Amperion missed the mark on 20
> meters--starting a BPL signal block on 14.300 MHz instead of 14.350
MHz,
> he pointed out.
>
> Pearce attributed the problem to a likely error in calculating the
> spectrum needed. BPL spectrum block edges "are not brick walls," he
said,
> but taper off, with progressively weaker carriers remaining audible up
to
> 100 kHz away, depending on the noise floor. "The remaining signals are
> very weak but would bother a home station within a city block or two
of
> the power line." The goal is to be able to place BPL on a line in the
> immediate vicinity of a ham.
>
> Unclear at this stage is whether the "notching" scheme will work in a
> more-dense BPL environment. "More spectrum can be used below 7 and
above
> 30 MHz, but Amperion prefers to remain between 7 and 30 MHz," Pearce
said.
> "If this spectrum can be rotated between line segments, and the
notches
> can be deepened some, they may satisfy the concerns of hams for the
> Amateur Radio spectrum." But, he adds, no efforts are under way to
avoid
> other shortwave frequencies.
>
> "We appreciate this proactive attempt," Pearce said. "We will point
out
> again that there are other public uses and users of the spectrum in
> between the ham bands." Amateur Radio operators "cannot sit back and
say,
> 'Well, our problem's solved. Good luck with yours!'" Pearce says.
>
> He says that for this reason alone, the North Carolina amateurs still
> consider BPL a flawed concept. And, while he credits Progress Energy
and
> Amperion with cooperating to resolve amateur interference issues
> piecemeal, "we just want to make sure that everyone understands where
the
> goal line stands."
>
> ==>ARISS TO MULL HAM RADIO'S ROLE IN DISTANT SPACE TRAVEL
>
> The Elser-Mathes Cup, sitting idle for more than 75 years, is intended
to
> mark the occasion of the first two-way Amateur Radio contact between
Earth
> and Mars. That day may be moving closer. The Amateur Radio on the
> International Space Station (ARISS) International Team will
contemplate
> ham radio's role as NASA--in response to a recent presidential
> initiative--seeks to expand the horizons of human spaceflight to the
moon,
> Mars and beyond. During an International Team meeting March 25-26 in
the
> Netherlands, ARISS International Chairman Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, said
NASA's
> Education Office has asked ARISS to consider endorsing the initiative
and
> start laying some groundwork for an Amateur Radio presence. That makes
> perfect sense to ARISS Secretary-Treasurer Rosalie White, K1STO, of
ARRL.
>
> "Our space agencies are going to Mars now, so it's natural we should
think
> about it and do initial planning now," said White, who was among the
more
> than two dozen ARISS delegates on hand at the European Space Research
and
> Technology Center in Noordwijk. "We could start by targeting our
> educational materials on exploration beyond the International Space
> Station." The ISS--the home of the first permanent Amateur Radio
station
> in space--is scheduled for completion in 2010 using the space shuttle
> fleet, which then would be mothballed.
>
> Some ideas Bauer floated during the gathering included an Amateur
Radio
> payload on the Red Planet as well as a Mars telecommunications
satellite,
> remotely controlled Amateur TV and a repeater on the moon. The
long-range
> planning will get further discussion when the ARISS International Team
> meets again in October.
>
> In other matters, the ARISS team learned that a planned slow-scan
> television (SSTV) system will not launch to the ISS this year. With
just
> two crew members aboard the space station and a need to make the most
use
> of space aboard Russian Progress supply rockets, NASA has suggested
that
> ARISS hold up the SSTV payload for a Progress rocket flight closer to
the
> space shuttle's return to flight, when the ISS again will have a crew
of
> three.
>
> The two-person crews have not had much time to install and test ARISS
> projects, including the Phase II gear put into place earlier this
year.
> While it's on the air for RS0ISS packet operations, the Phase II gear
will
> not see routine FM voice use for school group contacts and casual QSOs
> until it gets a full on-the-air checkout. The SSTV gear needs
additional
> preflight testing as well as work on the associated software.
>
> AMSAT-Russia's Karen Tadevosyan, RA3APW, is completing modifications
to a
> Yaesu FT-100 HF/VHF/UHF transceiver. That equipment could go up to the
ISS
> on a Progress rocket flight this fall. Other projects still in the
> discussion stage include an external digital ATV transponder and
beacon.
> ARISS also is considering a project to use Amateur Radio via IRLP
and/or
> EchoLink to link to the ISS via the Internet.
>
> The ISS could gain a third ham station once the European Space
Agency's
> Columbus module goes into space. Through-hull fittings, or
"feedthroughs,"
> are being installed for as many as eight coaxial cable runs, although
> funding remains an issue. The feedthroughs would permit the module to
> accommodate UHF, L and S-band operations possibly using patch-type
> antennas being designed by ARISS volunteers.
>
> ARISS delegates also recognized the achievements and contributions of
Roy
> Neal, K6DUE (SK), toward making the ARISS program a reality. Neal, a
> former NBC News science correspondent and executive, died last August
15.
>
> ==>IOWA AMATEUR GETS BACK LOST, REASSIGNED CALL SIGN
>
> The Easter Bunny was generous to Bill Sorsby of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
> Earlier this week, the FCC finally made official the reassignment to
him
> of N5BU, the call sign he'd lost in 2001 as a result of what the FCC
has
> termed "filing errors" in its Universal Licensing System (ULS)
> <http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/>. Not only did the FCC erroneously
cancel
> the ARRL member's call sign, it compounded the mistake by reassigning
it
> two years later to another amateur. When Sorsby realized some four
months
> ago that his ticket was gone, he immediately contacted the FCC to find
out
> what had happened and to get it back.
>
> "I am glad to see that the FCC has acted," said Sorsby, who's held
N5BU
> since 1976.
>
> As the FCC tells it, in December 1999 it received requests to modify
the
> contact information for the amateur license from Sorsby to Dwana C.
Peters
> of Aircraft Guaranty Title (AGT), the title holder of an aircraft with
the
> call sign 5BU. In the process, AGT also inadvertently also associated
its
> FCC Registration Number (FRN) with Sorsby's N5BU Amateur Radio Service
> license.
>
> "This appears to have resulted from confusion between the aircraft
station
> call sign and the aircraft's registration marking (or 'N number'),"
the
> FCC said in an April 5 Order restoring N5BU to Sorsby.
>
> In July 2001, the aircraft was sold, and AGT had the FCC cancel the
> license for 5BU (as aircraft are permitted to identify). In a separate
> action several months later, AGT requested cancellation of N5BU,
> effectively canceling Sorsby's amateur license. When N5BU became
available
> for reassignment under the vanity system two years later, ARRL member
> David Willard of Ft Smith, Arkansas, filed for it and was granted the
call
> sign last August.
>
> Sorsby blames a "security flaw" in the FCC's ULS software for allowing
> AGT's Peters to "inadvertently corrupt the database records" for his
> license. Similar problems have affected a small number of amateurs
with
> N-prefix call signs in the past.
>
> The Iowa amateur is philosophical about the four months he spent
getting
> N5BU returned. "It has been a very time-consuming and frustrating
ordeal,"
> he told ARRL. "My consolation for the ordeal is that now I'll have a
tall
> tale to spin for years to come."
>
> To reduce the likelihood of similar problems, ARRL strongly encourages
> Amateur Service licensees to obtain an FRN via the FCC's Universal
> Licensing System Web page <http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls> (click on
> "REGISTER CORES/CALL SIGN") and then to associate their Amateur Radio
call
> sign with their FRN. "This prevents other entities from inadvertently
> making changes to your Amateur Radio license and call sign," said ARRL
> Regulatory Information Branch Specialist John Hennessee, N1KB.
>
> ==>IARU MARKS WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY APRIL 18
>
> Sunday, April 18, marks World Amateur Radio Day--the 79th anniversary
of
> the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). As it
begins
> its 80th year, the IARU is recognizing radio amateurs worldwide as
> "Pioneers in Bridging Barriers to World Understanding."
>
> The IARU's inaugural meeting took place in Paris on April 18, 1925,
when
> exploration of "the short waves" was just beginning. "Radio amateurs
were
> well ahead of their commercial counterparts in exploiting the
> long-distance capabilities of this unique part of the radio spectrum,"
the
> IARU notes. "The technical contributions of the amateurs were very
> important to subsequent telecommunication development, and remain so
> today."
>
> Equally significant are the personal relationships that have developed
> between amateurs, often across geographical, political, cultural, and
> other barriers. Today there are nearly three million amateur licensees
in
> nearly every country of the world. Radio amateurs continue to build
and
> maintain personal ties in a world that is in ever greater need of
mutual
> understanding.
>
> A worldwide federation of national Amateur Radio organizations
> representing radio amateurs in 159 countries, the IARU is a Sector
Member
> of the International Telecommunication Union
> <http://www.itu.int/home/index.html> and is the recognized
representative
> of the Amateur and Amateur-Satellite Services at the ITU. For more
> information, visit the IARU Web site <http://www.iaru.org>.
>
> ==>SOLAR UPDATE
>
> Solar Seer Tad "House of the Rising Sun" Cook, K7RA, Seattle,
Washington,
> reports: Geomagnetic activity was pleasantly quiet this week, but
sunspot
> and solar flux numbers were way down. Average daily sunspot numbers
for
> the week were down over 44 points to 33.4, and solar flux was down 15
> points to 91.5. Spring generally is a good time of year for HF
> propagation, although activity this low will reduce openings on 10, 12
and
> 15 meters.
>
> Currently Sunspot 591 is rotating away from Earth, while sunspots 592
and
> 594 are coming into full view. These are not large spots, however. The
> solar flux is expected to rise above 100 this weekend, April 17-18,
and
> reach a peak around 120 on or near April 24. There is a small
possibility
> of a coronal mass ejection April 16 from Sunspot 591.
>
> Sunspot numbers for April 8 through 14 were 33, 18, 20, 16, 37, 41 and
69,
> with a mean of 33.4. The 10.7 cm flux was 93.5, 90, 87.7, 89.6, 91.3,
93.1
> and 95.2, with a mean of 91.5. Estimated planetary A indices were 16,
16,
> 10, 8, 11, 6 and 5, with a mean of 10.3.
>
> __________________________________
>
> ==>IN BRIEF:
>
> * This weekend on the radio: The Holyland DX Contest, the TARA
Skirmish
> Digital Prefix Contest, the ES Open HF Championship, the YU DX
Contest,
> the GACW "Mr Samuel Morse Party" CW DX Contest, the EU Spring Sprint
(CW),
> the Michigan and Ontario QSO parties and the EA QRP CW Contest are the
> weekend of April 17-18. The World Amateur Radio Day Party is April 18.
> JUST AHEAD: The 432 MHz Spring Sprint is April 21, the RSGB 80-Meter
Club
> Championship (Data) is April 22 and the Harry Angel Memorial Sprint is
> April 23. The SP DX RTTY Contest, the Helvetia Contest
(CW/SSB/digital),
> the QRP to the Field event, the Florida, Kentucky and Nebraska QSO
parties
> and the CQC PSK31 Kontest are the weekend of April 24-25. The
EUCW/FISTS
> QRS Party is April 25-May 1. 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 Emergency Communications course registration: Registration
opens
> Monday, April 19, 12:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time (0401 UTC), for the
Level
> III Emergency Communications on-line course (EC-003). Registration
remains
> open through the April 24-25 weekend or until all available seats have
> been filled--whichever comes first. Class begins Tuesday, May 4.
Thanks to
> our grant sponsors--the Corporation for National and Community Service
and
> the United Technologies Corporation--the $45 registration fee paid
upon
> enrollment will be reimbursed after successful completion of the
course.
> During this registration period, approximately 50 seats are being
offered
> to ARRL members on a first-come, first-served basis. To learn more,
visit
> the ARRL Certification and Continuing Education (C-CE)
> <http://www.arrl.org/cce/> Web page and the C-CE Links found there.
For
> more information, contact Emergency Communications Course Manager Dan
> Miller, K3UFG, dmiller@arrl.org, 860-594-0340.
>
> * ARRL Certification and Continuing Education course registration:
> Registration for the ARRL Antenna Modeling (EC-004) on-line course
remains
> open through Sunday, April 18. Classes begin Tuesday April 20.
> Computer-modeling expert and noted author L.B. Cebik, W4RNL, has
combined
> the expertise of his long career as a college professor with his love
and
> antennas and antenna modeling to offer a comprehensive, yet practical,
> course of study. To learn more, visit the ARRL Certification and
> Continuing Education (C-CE) <http://www.arrl.org/cce/> Web page or
contact
> the ARRL Certification and Continuing Education Program Department
> <cce@arrl.org>.
>
> * Correction: The story "FCC Invites Comments on Amateur Radio
> Restructuring Plans" appearing in The ARRL Letter, Vol 23, No 13 (Mar
26,
> 2004) contained an incorrect comment deadline. The last day to file
> comments on these petitions is Friday, April 23.
>
> * ARRL to be represented at NAB convention: The ARRL again will be
well
> represented during this year's National Association of Broadcasters
> convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 17-22, at the Las Vegas
Convention
> Center. Courtesy of the NAB, ARRL will have an exhibit in Lobby 9. All
NAB
> exhibits open April 19. Organizing the effort on behalf of ARRL is
Bill
> Cornelius, K8XC. He and fellow members of the Las Vegas Amateur Radio
Club
> will help to staff the ARRL booth. Among the League officials expected
to
> attend are ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, Pacific Division Director
Bob
> Vallio, W6RRG, Honorary Vice President Fried Heyn, WA6WZO, and ARRL
> General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD. The 2004 Amateur Radio Operators'
> Reception, sponsored this year by Heil Sound Ltd
> <http://www.heilsound.com>, will be Wednesday, April 21, 6-8 PM, in
> Ballroom A of the Las Vegas Hilton. ARRL donated several door prizes
for
> the event. For more information, visit the NAB convention Web site
> <http://www.nabshow.com/>
>
> * TAPR/ARRL 2004 Digital Communications Conference seeks papers: The
2004
> TAPR/ARRL Digital Communications Conference will be held September
10-12
> at the Airport Holiday Inn, Des Moines, Iowa. There's more information
on
> the TAPR Web site <http://www.tapr.org/dcc/>. The has issued its first
> call for papers <http://www.tapr.org/dcc/dcccallforpapers.html> for
the
> conference Proceedings. Authors do not have to be present at the
> conference to have their papers included in the Proceedings. Send
> submissions by August 10 via USPS mail or e-mail to Maty Weinberg,
KB1EIB
> <maty@arrl.org>, ARRL 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111.
>
> * Microwave Update 2004 issues call for papers: Microwave Update 2004
> <http://www.ntms.org/Update.htm> has issued a first call for papers.
The
> October 15-16 event in Dallas, Texas, will provide an opportunity for
> microwave enthusiasts to share technical achievements in the field of
> communications and experimentation. The conference is soliciting
technical
> papers or information for publication in the Microwave Update
Proceedings.
> Those in presenting papers at the conference should contact Al Ward,
W5LUA
> <w5lua@arrl.net>. PowerPoint presentations are preferred for forums.
An
> LCD projector and overhead projector will be available. ARRL will
publish
> the Microwave Update 2004 Proceedings, and you don't need to be a
> conference speaker to have your material included in the Proceedings.
> Submit papers and presentations no later than August 16. Send
electronic
> format or photo-ready hard copy via e-mail or USPS mail to Kent
Britain
> <wa5vjb@flash.net>, WA5VJB, 1626 Vineyard, Grand Prairie, TX 75052.
The
> North Texas Microwave Society <http://www.ntms.org> is sponsoring
> Microwave Update 2004, which also will include noise-figure testing,
> antenna gain testing and spectrum analysis. The conference will be
held at
> the Harvey Hotel <http://www.dfwairport.harveyhotels.com/> near the
DFW
> Airport. Conference discount rates are available (click on
> "Reservations").
>
> * Hawaii amateur antenna bills headed for conference: Two amateur
antenna
> bills in play in the Hawaii State Legislature, HB 2773 and HB 2774,
passed
> a third reading in the Senate April 13. The legislation would allow
> Amateur Radio antennas in restricted condominium regimes and in
> subdivisions subject to homeowners' association covenants, conditions
and
> restrictions (CC&Rs) in Hawaii. ARRL Pacific Section Manager Kevin
Bogan,
> AH6QO, reports the measures now will go to a House-Senate conference
to
> iron out differences. "Now the real work begins in hammering out bills
> that give us reasonable accommodation," Bogan said this week. "If we
> cannot come to an agreeable understanding with the associations on
this,
> the bills may still die." He says the Amateur Radio community has been
> working on substitute language for the two pieces of legislation that
> would satisfy the homeowners' associations while still accommodating
> amateur antennas.
>
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