[TCARC-NTX] Fw: The ARRL Letter, Vol 23, No 02

[Fred Muehlen]

> ***************
> The ARRL Letter
> Vol. 23, No. 02
> January 9, 2004
> ***************
>
> IN THIS EDITION:
>
> * +ARRL Board to meet
> * +Authorities pull the plug on Austrian BPL test
> * +Geography not dull from space, astronaut tells pupils
> * +Roll your own Cabrillo files via the Web
> * +California ARDFer brings home gold
> * +Big Project activity boards available to schools
> * +Columbia crew memorialized on Mars
> *  Solar Update
> *  IN BRIEF:
>      This weekend on the radio
>      ARRL 2004 VHF Sweepstakes dates correction
>      ARRL Emergency Communications Course registration
>      ARRL Certification and Continuing Education course registration
>      Position opening at ARRL Headquarters
>      NASA says ISS crew in no danger from apparent air leak
>      AO-27 now semi-operational
>      Norwegian clubs experimenting on 60 meters
>      Alaska experimental LF beacon shuts down
>      North Carolina club to host BPL seminar
>      Ham Radio University 2004 set for January 18
>      Vote on QST Cover Plaque Award
>
> +Available on ARRL Audio News
>
> ===========================================================
>
> ==>WRC-03 IMPLICATIONS FOR HAM RADIO ON ARRL BOARD AGENDA
>
> Draft proposals to implement changes in US Amateur Radio rules in the
wake
> of World Radiocommunication Conference 2003 (WRC-03) will be up for
> discussion when the ARRL Board of Directors convenes later this month.
The
> Board also will elect officers for the next two years. ARRL President
Jim
> Haynie, W5JBP, has indicated that he plans to run for a third term.
The
> Board will meet January 16-17 in Windsor, Connecticut.
>
> Among other significant changes, WRC-03 delegates agreed last summer
to
> leave up to individual countries whether to require a Morse code test
for
> access to amateur high-frequency allocations. Several countries
already
> have dropped the Morse code testing requirement for HF access. In the
US,
> the FCC last year invited public comments on 14 Morse-related
petitions
> for rule making, but it has not yet acted on the issue.
>
> The ARRL Board is expected to discuss in detail recommendations in
> response to WRC-03 that were developed during last November's meeting
of
> the ARRL Executive Committee.
>
> Amateur Radio-related matters still in the pipeline at the FCC also
are
> expected to be a topic for discussion. ARRL's 2002 "omnibus" Petition
for
> Rulemaking <http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2002/03/22/4/>, which
> includes a request to eliminate the current Novice bands and "refarm"
the
> spectrum, is among those proceedings seemingly stuck at the
Commission.
> The FCC also has yet to act on other non-ARRL rule making petitions
> <http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2002/01/10/3/>. The subject of
Broadband
> over Power Line (BPL) also is on the Board's agenda.
>
> Among other actions, the Board also will elect members to the
Executive
> Committee and appoint three directors to the ARRL Foundation Board.
>
> ==>AUSTRIAN AUTHORITIES PULL PLUG ON BPL PILOT PROJECT
>
> The Austrian Amateur Transmitter Federation (�VSV--�sterreichischer
> Versuchssenderverband) <http://www.oevsv.at/index.shtml> reports that
a
> Broadband over Power Line (BPL) field test in the city of Linz has
been
> cut short as a result of excessive radio interference. �VSV, Austria's
> International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) <http://www.iaru.org>
> member-society, said in December that the Government Ministry for
> Commerce, Innovation and Technology closed down Linz Power Company's
BPL
> pilot project because it was generating interference on the HF bands.
> Shortwave broadcaster Radio Austria's futureZone service
> <http://futurezone.orf.at> says the case that brought the issue to a
head
> was a Red Cross report that emergency services radio traffic during a
> disaster response drill last May was the victim of massive BPL
> interference.
>
> "The Commerce Ministry Order not only means the end of the Linz BPL
pilot
> project," the Radio Austria report said, "but the end of the
deployment of
> this technology in Austria, especially given the interference to radio
> communication in places of business." According to the broadcaster,
> measurements were said to have indicated that radiation from the BPL
> system exceeded permissible field strength levels by a factor of
10,000.
>
> �VSV says radio amateurs in Austria have opposed deployment of all BPL
> experiments as neither legal nor compatible with "vital, worldwide
> shortwave radiocommunication." Among other problems with BPL, �VSV has
> cited its potential to disrupt emergency communications and
safety-of-life
> services as well as military operations on HF and navigation and
> aeronautical communication.
>
> Last fall, �VSV representatives and Linz amateurs got together with
power
> company representatives in an effort to resolve BPL's incompatibility
with
> HF radio operation. The meetings followed news reports of interference
to
> emergency service communications and QRM complaints from several area
> hams. "Because of the racket, expensive installations, such as a
20-meter
> monobander on a high-rise building, become totally worthless," �VSV
said.
>
> The utility agreed to look into the possibility of a 100-meter
protective
> zone around each amateur's location, notch filters for amateur
> frequencies, network system filters and the use of 5 GHz wireless
local
> area networks.
>
> ==>OHIO YOUNGSTERS ENJOY FIRST ARISS SCHOOL GROUP CONTACT OF 2004
>
> While students sometimes consider geography a boring subject on Earth,
> International Space Station Expedition 8 commander Mike Foale, KB5UAC,
> told some Ohio youngsters January 2 that it's anything but dull from
his
> perspective in space. Foale spoke via Amateur Radio with a group of
fourth
> through ninth graders at Gilmour Academy <http://www.gilmour.org/> in
> Gates Mills. Arranged via the Amateur Radio on the International Space
> Station (ARISS) program, the contact between Gilmour Academy club
station
> ND8GA and NA1SS on the ISS marked the first school group QSO of the
new
> year.
>
> "If I look at the Earth, I find the geography incredibly interesting,"
> Foale enthused, "looking at how the cities are laid out, seeing the
roads
> and the houses, or often, if it's desert--there's an awful lot of
desert
> on the earth--peeking at the different rocks." Foale said he's
especially
> fascinated with the people living below, and he always keeps a
> computer-based encyclopedia handy when he's viewing Earth from space.
>
> In responding to the dozen questions put to him by the youngsters,
Foale
> also spoke about a cancer-related research project aboard the ISS.
"Cancer
> cells can be developed in space in a very different way from the way
they
> are on Earth," Foale said. "That allows researchers to develop new
> techniques for treating cancer cells on Earth. It's a long project,
and it
> will go on for many years."
>
> Foale said he and crewmate Sasha Kaleri, U8MIR, eat well in space, but
he
> also admitted that the ISS crew doesn't always go along with the
program
> when it comes to what they consume. "We don't, of course, eat all the
> things they tell us to eat," he said. "I just love chocolate, so I've
> eaten all the chocolate that's aboard already."
>
> The Expedition 8 crew is not scheduled to return to Earth until April.
> Foale concluded the contact by wishing all at the school a happy new
year.
>
> Gilmour Academy Amateur Radio Club President Caroline Greco, KC8WNY,
> handled control operator duty at the ND8GA Earth station.
>
> "Even though our contact wasn't perfect, it was about 75 percent
solid,
> enough to provide some nice memories for the kids and parents," said
> faculty club moderator and back-up control op Ken Kane, KG8DN. "We
were
> delighted with the results, and learned a lot from the effort."
>
> In space, Foale used the Phase 1 NA1SS equipment--a 5 W Ericsson
handheld
> with an external antenna--for the Gilmour Academy contact. Although
it's
> installed and has been checked out and used to make some casual QSOs,
the
> higher-power ARISS Phase 2 ham gear has not yet been cleared for use
> during ARISS school group contacts.
>
> ARISS <http://www.rac.ca/ariss/> is a joint educational outreach
program
> with participation from ARRL, AMSAT and NASA.
>
> ==>WEB PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO CREATE CABRILLO FORMAT LOGS
>
> The ARRL Contest Branch has announced that a Web-based "applet"
program
> <http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/> now is available that can create and
e-mail
> contest logs in the Cabrillo file format ARRL requires for contest
> entries.
>
> "Thanks to Bruce Horn, WA7BNM, and the support of several other
amateurs,
> it is now possible for all contest participants to create
Cabrillo-format
> logs on the Web," said ARRL Contest Branch Manager Dan Henderson,
N1ND.
> "These will allow participants who log on paper or whose logging
software
> will not generate a Cabrillo file to create an electronic log to
submit to
> the League."
>
> The first ARRL contest for which the Web applet is available is the
recent
> 2004 RTTY Roundup <http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2004/rtty.html>.
> Henderson says Horn is developing templates for additional ARRL
contests,
> and these will also become available via links from Horn's Cabrillo
Web
> Forms page.
>
> The Web routine first prompts users to provide the required
information to
> create a Cabrillo file header. This includes basic information such as
> ARRL/RAC section, call sign used, call signs of operators for a
multi-op
> entry, entry class, the operator's name and address and possibly other
> data. Where appropriate, drop-down boxes allow submitters to select
the
> correct information.
>
> A second screen allows users to input data for each QSO. Users may
either
> manually keystroke the information for each contact or cut and paste
> it--band, date, time, call sign copied, received RST, received
> exchange--from another source. A space is necessary between each QSO
data
> element, and each QSO belongs on a separate line.
>
> Once QSO data have been entered, click on the "SUBMIT QSO INFO"
button.
> The program checks for formatting errors, and, if everything is
correct,
> will display the completed file. At that point, users can check their
> information one last time.
>
> Click the "SUBMIT CABRILLO LOG" button to e-mail the entry
automatically
> to the correct address for the contest. This also will send a record
copy
> of the Cabrillo-formatted log to the user.
>
> Applet-created logs will be processed just as all other log
submissions
> are. If the contest robot finds problems, it will send the appropriate
> e-mail message to the submitter. If the log is okay, the robot will
send a
> numbered receipt.
>
> Users with questions about the Web applet routine should contact the
ARRL
> Contest Branch via e-mail <contests@arrl.org>. The ARRL thanks Bruce
Horn,
> WA7BNM, for his work in developing this helpful and useful Web
> application.
>
> ==>CALIFORNIA HAM BRINGS HOME THE ARDF GOLD FROM "DOWN UNDER"
>
> Bob Cooley, KF6VSE, of Pleasanton, California, struck gold twice at
the
> Fifth International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 3 Championships
of
> Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) in Australia. Hosted by the
> Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) <http://www.wia.org.au> and
> organized by the Victoria ARDF Group, the competition took place
November
> 28 through December 3 near Ballarat--a historic gold mining town in
> northwestern Victoria province.
>
> Cooley competed in M60, the "Superveteran Category," for men 60 and
older.
> On the 4.7-kilometer 2-meter course, he found the required three
hidden
> transmitters in 1:30:25--seven minutes ahead of the second-place
finisher.
> On the 5.6-kilometer 80-meter course, he did even better, finding all
> three foxes and reaching the finish line in 1:15:22.
>
> All three IARU regions hold ARDF championships in odd-numbered years.
The
> Region 3 event drew 50 male and 9 female competitors from Australia,
> Japan, China, Korea and New Zealand, with KF6VSE as the only
participant
> from North America.
>
> Complete results of the 2003 IARU Region 3 ARDF Championships are at
the
> Victoria ARDF Group Web site <http://www.ardf.org.au>. Information on
ARDF
> events in the US is available on the Homing In Web site
> <http://www.homingin.com> of ARRL ARDF Coordinator Joe Moell,
K0OV.--Joe
> Moell, K0OV
>
> ==>BIG PROJECT ACTIVITY BOARDS AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS
>
> ARRL Amateur Radio Education and Technology Program Coordinator Mark
> Spencer, WA8SME, says "The Big Project" has 50 "activity board" suites
> available for schools on a first-come, first served basis. Described
in
> Unit 9 of The Big Project curriculum
> <http://www.arrl.org/FandES/tbp/Curriculum-Materials.html>, the
activity
> board provides teachers with a set of modules that can be used to
teach
> about the five basic building blocks of wireless
technology--oscillators,
> rectifiers, amplifiers, mixers and filters.
>
> The activity board kit is designed for construction by middle
schoolers
> (with knowledgeable adult supervision) using basic tools (soldering
iron
> and wire clippers). The suite, valued at approximately $350, includes
the
> circuit board and components, three VOMs and a digital oscilloscope.
The
> activity board was funded through various sources including the ARRL
> Foundation, the Newington Amateur Radio League and an anonymous donor.
>
> Interested schools should forward requests on school letterhead,
signed by
> the school's principal and the lead teacher. Letters should certify
that
> the lead teacher:
>
> * has reviewed Unit 9 of the Project Curriculum and will use in the
> classroom the concepts presented there and supported by the activity
> board.
>
> * has access to a computer with a CD-ROM and a USB port, which the
digital
> oscilloscope requires. (An overhead computer projector is helpful for
> platform instruction and to project oscilloscope displays.)
>
> * can construct the activity board, either by having the students do
the
> construction (preferred) or by obtaining the assistance of a local
Amateur
> Radio club.
>
> * will critique the curriculum and provide feedback. Teachers are
> encouraged to provide additional curriculum material using the
activity
> board if they develop their own materials.
>
> Spencer says the certification is necessary to ensure the kits are put
to
> their intended use. Send requests to the ARRL Education and Technology
> Program, ATTN Mark Spencer, WA8SME, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111.
For
> additional information, contact Spencer <mspencer@arrl.org>;
860-594-0396.
>
> ==>SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA CREW MEMORIALIZED ON MARS
>
> NASA this week announced plans to name the landing site of the Mars
Spirit
> rover in honor of the astronauts who died in the tragic shuttle
Columbia
> accident of February 1, 2003. The area in the vast flatland of the
Gusev
> Crater where Spirit landed January 3 will be called the Columbia
Memorial
> Station. Spirit also carries a memorial plaque dedicated to the
Columbia
> astronauts and the STS-107 mission.
>
> "Spirit carries the dream of exploration the brave astronauts of
Columbia
> held in their hearts," said NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe. The
plaque is
> mounted on the back of Spirit's high-gain antenna, which is used to
> communicate with Earth.
>
> The Columbia crew, headed by Commander Rick Husband, included Pilot
Willie
> McCool and Mission Specialists Kalpana "KC" Chawla, KD5ESI; David
Brown,
> KC5ZTC; Laurel Clark, KC5ZSU, and Michael Anderson, and Payload
Specialist
> Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli astronaut.
>
> Since its historic landing, Spirit has been sending extraordinary
images
> of its new surroundings on the red planet.
>
> ==>SOLAR UPDATE
>
> Solar swami Tad "The Sun King" Cook, K7RA, Seattle, Washington,
reports:
> Average daily sunspot numbers rose slightly this week, while solar
flux
> was down a bit. Except for January 2, geomagnetic conditions were
active.
> A couple of coronal mass ejections went into space January 6 and 7,
and
> these could mean small possibility of a solar flare over the next day
or
> so. Otherwise, geomagnetic conditions are supposed to be moderate.
>
> The mid-latitude K index rose to five at 0900 UTC on January 9. It is
no
> coincidence that the interplanetary magnetic field points south,
leaving
> Earth vulnerable. Earth's active geomagnetic field could stabilize
over
> the next couple of days, but things are expected to become unsettled
to
> active again around January 12-13. January 14-15 are expected to be
quiet,
> with a stable geomagnetic field.
>
> Solar flux is expected to rise slowly over the next few days, reaching
130
> by January 13, then possibly peaking around 135 from January 19-21.
>
> Sunspot numbers for January 1 through 7 were 47, 51, 65, 80, 80, 78
and
> 93, with a mean of 70.6. The 10.7 cm flux was 116, 116.5, 116.1,
119.4,
> 123, 117.3 and 118.8, with a mean of 118.2. Estimated planetary A
indices
> were 27, 13, 26, 24, 22, 20 and 32, with a mean of 23.4.
>
> __________________________________
>
> ==>IN BRIEF:
>
> * This weekend on the radio: The North American QSO Party (CW), the
> Hunting Lions in the Air Contest, the UK DX Contest (SSB), the
Midwinter
> Contest (CW), the NRAU-Baltic Contest (separate CW and SSB events),
the
> Midwinter Contest (SSB) and the DARC 10-Meter Contest are the weekend
of
> January 10-11. JUST AHEAD: The North American QSO Party (SSB), the 070
> Club PSKFest, the LZ Open Contest (CW), the Michigan QRP January CW
> Contest and the Hungarian DX Contest are the weekend of January 17-18.
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 2004 VHF Sweepstakes dates correction: The January 2004 QST
> "Contest Corral" reports incorrect dates for the 2004 ARRL January VHF
> Sweepstakes Contest. The event starts January 24 at 1900 UTC and
concludes
> at 0400 UTC January 26. Full (and correct) information on the 2004
ARRL
> VHF Sweepstakes is available on the ARRL Web
> <http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2004/jan-vhf-ss.html> (also click
on
> the "General Rules" and "VHF Rules" links) and in December 2003 QST,
page
> 97. ARRL regrets any inconvenience the error may have caused.
>
> * ARRL Emergency Communications Course registration: Registration
opens
> Monday, January 12, 12:01 AM Eastern Time (0501 UTC), for the Level II
> Emergency Communications on-line course (EC-002). Registration remains
> open through the January 17-18 weekend or until all seats are
> filled--whichever occurs first. Class begins Tuesday, January 27.
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. [ARECC logo]
>
> * ARRL Certification and Continuing Education course registration:
> Registration for the ARRL Antenna Modeling Course (EC-004) opens
Monday,
> January 12, 12:01 AM Eastern Standard Time (0501 UTC). Registration
will
> remain open through Sunday, January 18. Classes begin Tuesday January
20.
> To learn more, visit the ARRL Certification and Continuing Education
> (C-CE) http://www.arrl.org/cce/ Web page. For more information,
contact
> Certification and Continuing Education Program Department
cce@arrl.org.
>
> * Position opening at ARRL Headquarters: ARRL Headquarters seeks an
> experienced Amateur Radio licensee to coordinate the ARRL's Affiliated
> Club/Mentor Program. An extensive background in at least one of these
two
> areas is required: Service as an Amateur Radio club officer and/or
> experience in teaching ham radio licensing classes and mentoring new
> licensees. Excellent communication skills, successful customer service
> experience, participation in a wide range of ham activities and
Microsoft
> Word/Office skills are a plus. This position is at ARRL Headquarters
in
> Newington, Connecticut, and the selected candidate must be willing to
> relocate. For additional details on required skills and position
> responsibilities, contact ARRL Field and Educational Services Manager
> Rosalie White, K1STO <rwhite@arrl.org>. No telephone calls, please.
ARRL
> is an equal opportunity employer.
>
> * NASA says ISS crew in no danger from apparent air leak: Expedition 8
> commander Mike Foale, KB5UAC, and flight engineer Alex "Sasha" Kaleri,
> U8MIR, continued efforts this week to track down an elusive air leak
> onboard the International Space Station. After investigations in the
US
> and Russian modules, the crew reported nothing unusual. Flight
controllers
> on the ground had informed the crew that they have been monitoring a
> slightly larger-than-normal decay in air pressure on the ISS. NASA
says
> the air pressure decay, measured at a rate of less than 0.04 pounds
per
> square inch a day, is having no impact on station operations, and the
crew
> is in no danger. Flight controllers on Earth are keeping an eye on the
air
> pressure. In 1997, Foale was aboard the Russian Mir spacecraft when a
> collision with a Progress rocket punctured the spacecraft's Spektr
> laboratory module. In 2000, Kaleri was sent to Mir to help track down
> leaks aboard the then-aged space outpost. Kaleri and Foale (photo)
> recently conducted a teleconference with the Moscow Support Group to
mark
> the new year. Audio and video of the occasion was relayed to Johnson
Space
> Center.
>
> * AO-27 now semi-operational: The AO-27 ground controllers report that
a
> new schedule has been uploaded to the satellite after the team tracked
> down several bugs. The schedule starts 3.5 minutes before the
> sub-satellite point crosses 39.0 north latitude on an ascending (south
to
> north) pass. At that point AO-27 will turn on for a one minute digital
> telemetry download followed by six minutes of analog repeater
operation.
> In addition to the analog repeater operations in the evening, there
will
> be a one minute digital telemetry transmission in the morning starting
> when AO-27 crosses 39.0 north latitude on a descending pass. AMSAT
News
> Service reports that the command team will up the analog transponder
time
> once it has a better handle on the satellite's battery condition. The
> AO-27 command team seeks telemetry downloads. Visit the Logging AO-27
> Telemetry page <http://www.umbrasi.com/AO27/tlm.shtml> for more
> information. AO-27 was launched: September 26, 1993. Its FM uplink is
> 145.850 MHz, and its downlink is 436.795 MHz. The satellite is
considered
> semi-operational. Additional information is on the AO-27 Web page
> <http://www.ao27.org>. An AO-27 question-and-answer page is available
on
> the AMSAT-NA Web site <http://www.amsat.org/amsat/intro/ao27faq.html>.
>
> * Norwegian clubs experimenting on 60 meters: Norwegian Radio Relay
League
> International Liaison Officer Ole Garpestad, LA2RR, reports that
> registered club stations there have enjoyed special permission to test
on
> 5 MHz for the past three years. Almost all of these club stations have
> one-letter call sign suffixes and, in some situations, they may use
the LE
> prefix. The authorization is restricted for use in emergency
communication
> or training, and Norwegian stations may not work stations outside of
> Norway on 5 MHz. Garpestad said Norway's elongated shape makes it
> impossible to communicate from one end of the country to the other on
80
> meters, while 40 meters "has its shortcomings" during hours of
darkness.
> "We are only allowed to use the two frequencies 5.410 and 5.420 MHz,
all
> modes, 100 W," he said, "but only for communication between Norwegian
club
> stations engaged in emergency communication or training for such
> communication, so this does not include any station outside of
Norway."
>
> * Alaska experimental LF beacon shuts down: Laurence Howell, KL1X, in
> Anchorage, Alaska, reports that his experimental (Part 5) WD2XDW
beacon on
> 137.77356 kHz ceased transmitting at 1400 UTC on January 6.
Howell--who is
> also GM4DMA--is relocating to "The Lower 48" in the near future. Until
his
> tower comes down, he says he'll continue to listen for very slow-speed
CW
> (QRSS) signals and publish receive captures on his Web site
> <http://www.kl1x.com>. KL1X hopes to reestablish the LF beacon at his
new
> plains (Oklahoma or Kansas) location, pending FCC approval. "The
beacon's
> 1 W ERP signal has been successfully heard down the Pacific coast and
> recently in Minnesota," Howell said, with partial call sign reports
from
> England and Europe. Howell also reports that he was delighted to
receive
> the Radio Society of Great Britain/Nevada 2003 Nevada LF
Experimenter's
> Cup.
>
> * North Carolina club to host BPL seminar: ARRL North Carolina Section
> Manager John Covington, W4CC, has announced that the Cary Amateur
Radio
> Club will host a seminar on Broadband over Power Line (BPL). The
seminar
> will be held Thursday, January 15, at 7:30 PM, at the Herbert Young
> Community Center in Cary (the same location as the CARC's Mid-Summer
> Swapfest). Radio Amateurs from the Wake County area are invited, but
> seating is limited. Gary Pearce, KN4AQ, and Frank Lynch, W4FAL, will
> conduct the seminar. "The BPL landscape is changing almost every day,"
> Covington said. "You need to attend this meeting to get on board with
this
> latest threat to the spectrum." Talk in will be available on the
146.88
> MHz repeater.
>
> * Ham Radio University 2004 set for January 18: Adopting a theme of
> "Spreading ham radio knowledge and know-how," Ham Radio University
(HRU)
> 2004 <http://www.hudson.arrl.org/nli/hru2004.htm> takes place Sunday,
> January 18 as part of the ARRL New York City/Long Island Section
> Convention. It will be held at East Woods School, 31 Yellow Cote Road,
> Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York. The primary sponsor, the Long
Island
> Mobile Amateur Radio Club (LIMARC) <http://www.limarc.org>, says HRU
2004
> is a cooperative effort among more than 20 clubs and organizations in
the
> New York City-Long Island area. LIMARC describes the fifth annual
event as
> a day of education to share ideas, experiences, knowledge and
fellowship
> among Amateur Radio operators. Forums are geared to nonhams and
> experienced operators alike. New this year is a seminar that will
describe
> the range of on-line ARRL Certification and Continuing Education
> <http://www.arrl.org/cce> courses now available.
>
> * Vote on QST Cover Plaque Award: The winner of the QST Cover Plaque
Award
> for December is Chip Margelli, K7JA, for his article "Field Day 2003
from
> Cuba." Congratulations, Chip! The winner of the QST Cover Plaque
> award--given to the author--or authors--of the best article in each
> issue--is determined by a vote of ARRL members. Voting takes place
each
> month on the QST Cover Plaque Poll Web page
> <http://www.arrl.org/members-only/qstvote.html>. Cast a ballot for
your
> favorite article in the January issue of QST. Voting ends January 31.
>
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