From n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com  Thu Apr  1 22:19:59 2021
From: n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com (n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com)
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 21:19:59 -0500
Subject: [WIARC] for your April 1 dancing enjoyment
Message-ID: <01f701d72766$aef9e880$0cedb980$@gmail.com>

http://ve7nfr.com/thedipole/scientists-warn-rf-may-disappear-completely-by-2
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From askattebo at brickstreetdata.com  Thu Apr  8 11:01:20 2021
From: askattebo at brickstreetdata.com (Andrew Skattebo - BrickStreet)
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2021 15:01:20 +0000
Subject: [WIARC] New Club Website - first draft
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Hello Everyone!
Sorry to not make last night's meeting. I had a scheduling conflict.
Just wanted to let everyone know that the site transfer is completed and I have the website and hosting off of Mike's plate.

The first draft of the new site is now live. I have a few unconnected links and a few areas marked as 'coming soon' but overall most of the old site content is there.
We can talk about changes and additions once I finish this first round.
I am planning to create a 'featured links' post or page to hold some of the good suggestions showing up in the Feedline lately. Haven't figured out the technical details just yet.

For now, if you have updates for dates, nets, etc I'll be happy to post those. I'd also like to train up a couple of you to be able to update specific pages, etc.
https://w9awe.org

~Andy Skattebo KA0SNL

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Andrew Skattebo - BrickStreet
askattebo at brickstreetdata.com
Direct # 217-919-9291
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From n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com  Thu Apr  8 15:01:57 2021
From: n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com (n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com)
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2021 14:01:57 -0500
Subject: [WIARC] Field Day
Message-ID: <02ba01d72ca9$a65cbe30$f3163a90$@gmail.com>

Howdy!
One topic I neglected to mention last night at the meeting (I was a bit
distracted by trying to do six things simultaneously....) was upcoming ARRL
Field Day.  After several years of a cooperative operation with HARC, we,
like just about everyone else, had to find an alternative last year.  

ARRL is once again offering the option of individual club members operating
from their own stations and pooling an accumulated score.  K0CA and I have
discussed the various options.  Given that neither club has a "home" at the
moment, and that this is not likely to change in the near future, we are
recommending that the approach taken last year be repeated for Field Day
2021. 

We can pursue this further at the May meeting, but I wanted to fill the
membership in on what has already been discussed.

73, Jim N9JF


From rcreswick at msn.com  Thu Apr  8 15:34:31 2021
From: rcreswick at msn.com (ROBERT CRESWICK)
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2021 19:34:31 +0000
Subject: [WIARC] New Club Website - first draft
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That's a great start.  Want to do ours down here in Florida?

Bob
NB4C

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Hello Everyone!
Sorry to not make last night's meeting. I had a scheduling conflict.
Just wanted to let everyone know that the site transfer is completed and I have the website and hosting off of Mike's plate.

The first draft of the new site is now live. I have a few unconnected links and a few areas marked as 'coming soon' but overall most of the old site content is there.
We can talk about changes and additions once I finish this first round.
I am planning to create a 'featured links' post or page to hold some of the good suggestions showing up in the Feedline lately. Haven't figured out the technical details just yet.

For now, if you have updates for dates, nets, etc I'll be happy to post those. I'd also like to train up a couple of you to be able to update specific pages, etc.
https://w9awe.org

~Andy Skattebo KA0SNL

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Andrew Skattebo - BrickStreet
askattebo at brickstreetdata.com
Direct # 217-919-9291
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From nr9q at hotmail.com  Thu Apr  8 16:42:54 2021
From: nr9q at hotmail.com (Chris Schulz)
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2021 15:42:54 -0500
Subject: [WIARC] New Club Website - first draft
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Andy,

Really nice work on the website. I got a chance to look through it a little on a mobile device and finished viewing on my desktop. The website really look nice. Great job! Mike thanks for all of your years of keeping the website going and updated. 73

Chris, NR9Q


From mnowack at adams.net  Mon Apr 12 23:18:07 2021
From: mnowack at adams.net (Michael Nowack)
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 22:18:07 -0500
Subject: [WIARC] Congratulations N9JF, First Place, Cent Div, LP,
	Single Op in 2020 CW SS
Message-ID: <1DB287A4-C90E-4BC8-BEB3-39F37D5EF536@adams.net>

Jim,  

Congratulations on your first place finish in the Central Division, for Low Power, Single Operator in the ARRL 2020 CW Sweepstakes Contest.  Very nice effort!

Mike, NA9Q

Sent from my iPad


From rcreswick at msn.com  Tue Apr 13 08:31:09 2021
From: rcreswick at msn.com (ROBERT CRESWICK)
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2021 12:31:09 +0000
Subject: [WIARC] Congratulations N9JF, First Place, Cent Div, LP,
 Single Op in 2020 CW SS
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???? from Florida...?

Bob
NB4C
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Jim,

Congratulations on your first place finish in the Central Division, for Low Power, Single Operator in the ARRL 2020 CW Sweepstakes Contest.  Very nice effort!

Mike, NA9Q

Sent from my iPad

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From oldflyer38 at gmail.com  Tue Apr 13 10:52:20 2021
From: oldflyer38 at gmail.com (Alden Shipp)
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:52:20 -0500
Subject: [WIARC] (no subject)
Message-ID: <CAD0QfTMKOo8esPg7hkP9aGnuxxTFPVKwtPy2meaNTZydkT-_BA@mail.gmail.com>

CONGRATULATIONS
WB9WAJ

I HOPE TO GET BACK ON THE AIR SOME TIME BEFORE SUMMER

GOD BLESS

From dpease at adams.net  Tue Apr 13 13:52:43 2021
From: dpease at adams.net (dpease at adams.net)
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2021 12:52:43 -0500
Subject: [WIARC] FW: ARLB011 Updated Radio Frequency Exposure Rules Become
	Effective on May 3
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I am sure many of you have already seen this but many club members are not
ARRL members, they may not have seen this. This affects all of us but the
levels has not changed, just who and when we need to do an RF exposure
safety assessment.

Danny W9DP


Danny W9DP

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 10:56 AM
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Subject: ARLB011 Updated Radio Frequency Exposure Rules Become Effective on
May 3

SB QST @ ARL $ARLB011
ARLB011 Updated Radio Frequency Exposure Rules Become Effective on May 3

ZCZC AG11
QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 11  ARLB011
>From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  April 13, 2021
To all radio amateurs 

SB QST ARL ARLB011

ARLB011 Updated Radio Frequency Exposure Rules Become Effective on May 3

The FCC has announced that rule changes detailed in a lengthy 2019 Report
and Order governing RF exposure standards go into effect on May 3, 2021. The
new rules do not change existing RF exposure (RFE) limits but do require
that stations in all services, including amateur radio, be evaluated against
existing limits, unless they are exempted. For stations already in place,
that evaluation must be completed by May 3, 2023. After May 3 of this year,
any new station, or any existing station modified in a way that's likely to
change its RFE profile - such as different antenna or placement or greater
power - will need to conduct an evaluation by the date of activation or
change.

The Report and Order can be found online in PDF format at,
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-19-126A1.pdf .

"In the RF Report and Order, the Commission anticipated that few parties
would have to conduct reevaluations under the new rules and that such
evaluations will be relatively straightforward," the FCC said in an April 2
Public Notice. "It nevertheless adopted a 2-year period for parties to
verify and ensure compliance under the new rules."

The Amateur Service is no longer categorically excluded from certain aspects
of the rules, as amended, and licensees can no longer avoid performing an
exposure assessment simply because they are transmitting below a given power
level.

"For most amateurs, the major difference is the removal of the categorical
exclusion for amateur radio, which means that ham station owners must
determine if they either qualify for an exemption or must perform a routine
environmental evaluation," said Greg Lapin, N9GL, chair of the ARRL RF
Safety Committee and a member of the FCC Technological Advisory Council
(TAC).

"Ham stations previously excluded from performing environmental evaluations
will have until May 3, 2023, to perform these. After May 3, 2021, any new
stations or those modified in a way that affects RF exposure must comply
before being put into service," Lapin said.

The December 2019 RF Report and Order changes the methods that many radio
services use to determine and achieve compliance with FCC limits on human
exposure to RF electromagnetic fields. The FCC also modified the process for
determining whether a particular device or deployment is exempt from a more
thorough analysis by replacing a service-specific list of transmitters,
facilities, and operations for which evaluation is required with new
streamlined formula-based criteria. The R&O also addressed how to perform
evaluations where the exemption does not apply, and how to mitigate
exposure.

Amateur radio licensees will have to determine whether any existing
facilities previously excluded under the old rules now qualify for an
exemption under the new rules. Most will, but some may not.

"For amateurs, the major difference is the removal of the categorical
exclusion," Lapin said, "which means that every ham will be required to
perform some sort of calculation, either to determine if they qualify for an
exemption or must perform a full-fledged exposure assessment. For hams who
previously performed exposure assessments on their stations, there is
nothing more to do."

The ARRL Laboratory staff is available to help amateurs to make these
determinations and, if needed, perform the necessary calculations to ensure
their stations comply. ARRL Laboratory Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI, who helped
prepare ARRL's RF Exposure and You book, explained it this way. "The FCC did
not change any of the underlying rules applicable to amateur station
evaluations," he said. "The sections of the book on how to perform routine
station evaluations are still valid and usable, especially the many charts
of common antennas at different heights." Hare said ARRL Lab staff also
would be available to help amateurs understand the rules and evaluate their
stations."

RF Exposure and You is available in PDF format for free download from ARRL
at,
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/RFsafetyCommittee/28RFSafety.pdf
.  

ARRL also has an RF Safety page on its website at,
http://www.arrl.org/rf-exposure .

The ARRL RF Safety Committee is working with the FCC to update the FCC's
aids for following human exposure rules - OET Bulletin 65 and OET Bulletin
65 Supplement B for Radio Amateurs. In addition, ARRL is developing tools
that all hams can use to perform exposure assessments.
NNNN
/EX



From dpease at adams.net  Thu Apr 22 14:51:20 2021
From: dpease at adams.net (dpease at adams.net)
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:51:20 -0500
Subject: [WIARC] Newsletter and meeting announcement
Message-ID: <01b101d737a8$7ca0def0$75e29cd0$@adams.net>

The May issue of the Western Illinois Feedline is available for viewing. I
can be found at;

https://w9awe.org/newsletter/

While you are there, take a spin around the new layout of the club web site.
It may still have a few issues but Andy, KA0SNL, has done a really good job
of transferring most of the data on the old web site and reformatting the
look the new one.  There is still a lot of work to do but it is looking very
nice so far. Thank you Andy! Also, a big thank you to NA9Q and KA9EYT for
all their time, effort and resources for the past several years of
designing, maintaining and hosting the club's old web presence. It would
likely cost the club several hundred dollars a year if we paid for all of
that service.

The May meeting will be Wednesday, May 5th, 7:00 PM at the Twin Oaks club,
2707 Bonasinga Drive in Quincy.

See you May 5th.

Danny W9DP



From rcreswick at msn.com  Thu Apr 22 16:10:05 2021
From: rcreswick at msn.com (ROBERT CRESWICK)
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2021 20:10:05 +0000
Subject: [WIARC] Newsletter and meeting announcement
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Please remember the Florida QSO Party this weekend.  Listen for W4MLB...that's my local club.  We'll be on both CW and SSB.

Bob
NB4C

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The May issue of the Western Illinois Feedline is available for viewing. I
can be found at;

https://w9awe.org/newsletter/

While you are there, take a spin around the new layout of the club web site.
It may still have a few issues but Andy, KA0SNL, has done a really good job
of transferring most of the data on the old web site and reformatting the
look the new one.  There is still a lot of work to do but it is looking very
nice so far. Thank you Andy! Also, a big thank you to NA9Q and KA9EYT for
all their time, effort and resources for the past several years of
designing, maintaining and hosting the club's old web presence. It would
likely cost the club several hundred dollars a year if we paid for all of
that service.

The May meeting will be Wednesday, May 5th, 7:00 PM at the Twin Oaks club,
2707 Bonasinga Drive in Quincy.

See you May 5th.

Danny W9DP


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From w9we.lee at gmail.com  Tue Apr 27 13:40:45 2021
From: w9we.lee at gmail.com (David L Scranton)
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 12:40:45 -0500
Subject: [WIARC] =?utf-8?b?U00gTmV3c2xldHRlciDigJMgQXByaWwsIDIwMjEg4oCT?=
 =?utf-8?q?_ARRL_Illinois_Section?=
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Simulation of earthquakes/ May 1, 2021
https://ilares.org/sm-newsletter-april-2021/
Some of the information ?? on upcoming testing. 
Dave Scranton 
W9WE 



From w9we.lee at gmail.com  Wed Apr 28 06:02:40 2021
From: w9we.lee at gmail.com (David L Scranton)
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2021 05:02:40 -0500
Subject: [WIARC] This weekend - New England QSO Party!
Message-ID: <5937867E-4880-4F2D-9B24-0058799AC7FC@gmail.com>

NEQP ? May 1-2     www.neqp.org

Thanks for your participation in the New England QSO Party last year.   We?re all geared up for 2021 with plans for all 67 counties to be active and at least nine mobiles set to tour a lot of back roads.  
 
We hope you?ll be back again this year ? this coming weekend!!   The NEQP.org web site has been upgraded and we?ve improved upon the log submission process.
https://neqp.contesting.com/
 
Less than four days to go - have fun!
 
        -- Tom/K1KI