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American Red Cross Hails "New Partnership" with ARRL Following Puerto
Rico Deployment
ARRL Executive Committee Updated on Entry-Level License, Amateur
Auxiliary Revision
The Doctor Will See You Now!
New Digital Modes Changing Complexion of Bands and Perhaps of Ham
Radio
Joe Spier, K6WAO, Ascends to AMSAT-NA Presidency, Announces Next
CubeSat Initiative
630-Meter Special Operating Event on November 11 Commemorates Berlin
Treaty
HamSCI Workshop Aims to Foster Collaboration between Hams and Space
Science/Weather Researchers
CQ World Wide SSB Event Inaugurates Fall Contest Season
In Brief...
Getting It Right
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
American Red Cross Hails "New Partnership" with ARRL Following Puerto
Rico Deployment
The American Red Cross (ARC) this week thanked ARRL and its "Force of
50" hurricane recovery volunteers who deployed to Puerto Rico earlier
this month, and it suggested a new level of partnership now exists
between the two organizations. ARC Senior Vice President, Disaster
Cycle Services Harvey Johnson this week wrote ARRL President Rick
Roderick, K5UR, and ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, to express his
organization's gratitude for "all your amazing volunteers for the
unwavering commitment demonstrated during the response to this
unprecedented disaster in Puerto Rico." Johnson said the team's
actions "made a significant difference" in the lives of those
affected.
"This mission marked an exciting new path for our two organizations
with it being the first time we deployed ARRL volunteers to a Red
Cross relief operation," Johnson wrote. "I continue to hear incredible
stories about how the ARRL volunteers supported individuals,
communities, and partner organizations during their time in Puerto
Rico." ARRL and the American Red Cross have a long-standing memorandum
of understanding (MOU) to cooperate in emergencies and disasters.
ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U.
"It was a complex cooperation in an austere environment, and the
mission certainly had its challenges," Johnson continued. "While we
have much to learn from this new experience and areas to improve upon,
we remain committed to working with you, ARRL, and your cadre of
talented volunteers."
Johnson singled out for special praise ARRL Emergency Response Manager
Mike Corey, KI1U, "for his leadership in planning and managing the
mission."
"Mike was fast acting and thoughtful, constantly working to make the
mission effective through transparency and collaboration," Johnson
said. "We simply could not have achieved the outcomes without him."
Johnson said the ARC looks forward to working together with ARRL to
"serve those impacted by disasters."
ARRL Executive Committee Updated on Entry-Level License, Amateur
Auxiliary Revision
The ARRL Executive Committee reviewed plans to implement
recommendations of the Entry Level License Committee, when it met on
October 14 in Hartford, Connecticut. At its July meeting, the ARRL
Board of Directors called for work to go forward on a plan to pursue
additional HF digital and phone privileges for Technician licensees.
The Executive Committee was told that New England Director and
Entry-Level License Committee Chair Tom Frenaye, K1KI, will work with
ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, and International Affairs Vice
President Jay Bellows, K0QB, to develop the specifics of a proposal to
the FCC requesting expanded frequency and mode privileges for
Technicians. This will be completed in time for review by the full
Board of Directors at its January meeting.
Frenaye explained this week that enhancing the Technician license
would be "an immediate step that can take place with little FCC
impact, since the question pool would not need to be changed." He
pointed out, however, that this approach "does not rule out
longer-term consideration of a new entry-level license." The
Entry-Level License Committee had recommended both steps in its July
report to the Board.
The Executive Committee also heard a brief report on the work of the
ad hoc Amateur Auxiliary Study Committee, which has prepared the first
draft of a new training manual. The Committee is awaiting feedback
from the FCC on a proposed memorandum of understanding for the Amateur
Auxiliary. The chair of the study panel, ARRL Second Vice President
Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT, told the Executive Committee that several
topics related to in-house management of the program still must be
resolved, and the committee hopes to have the revised Amateur
Auxiliary package ready for consideration by the ARRL Board of
Directors at its January meeting.
The Executive Committee requested the Programs and Services Committee
to undertake an evaluation of all ARRL membership program offerings,
in coordination with the Administration and Finance Committee. The
action followed a recommendation from ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF.
The Programs and Services Committee is to report back to the Executive
Committee next fall.
In his CEO report, Gallagher highlighted the efforts of the "Force of
50," the ARRL Amateur Radio volunteers deployed to Puerto Rico, which,
he told the Committee, were assembled and equipped within 48 hours of
the initial request from the American Red Cross for volunteers.
ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, who chaired the meeting, expressed
pride in the League's efforts to provide hurricane relief to Puerto
Rico and requested that Gallagher relay the Executive Committee's
appreciation to the Headquarters staff for its efforts to assist with
hurricane relief efforts.
Other Business
The Executive Committee directed Gallagher, who serves as its
Secretary, to call a special meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors
this fall to consider recommendations from the Ethics and Elections
Committee and related items.
Executive Committee Member and Hudson Division Director Mike Lisenco,
N2YBB, told the panel that the legislative team is continuing to work
all avenues to secure passage and implementation of S. 1534, the
Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2017.
The Committee asked Imlay to work with ARRL resources to develop
recommendations for possible deregulation of the Amateur Service
rules. The Technology Advisory Council in August issued a Public
Notice inviting comments identifying FCC technical rules that may be
obsolete or ripe for change in light of current communication
technologies.
The committee directed Imlay to prepare and file a request for an FCC
declaratory ruling, asking the Commission to correct discrepancies
between Part 73, which regulates broadcasting, and Part 97, which
governs Amateur Radio. §73.102.7(c) allows a broadcaster to retransmit
an Amateur Service signal without the licensee's consent. §97.113(b)
largely prohibits "any form of broadcasting," and prohibits amateur
stations from engaging "in any activity related to program production
or news gathering for broadcasting purposes," except in certain
emergency situations.
Minutes of the October 14, 2017 meeting of the ARRL Executive
Committee have been posted on the ARRL website.
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New Digital Modes Changing Complexion of Bands and Perhaps of Ham
Radio
The wave of software-based digital modes over the past several years
has altered the atmosphere of the HF bands. Some suggest the
popularity of modes that make it possible to contact stations neither
operator can even hear has resulted in fewer CW and SSB signals on
bands like 6 meters and 160 meters. Traditional modes require far more
interaction and effort on the part of the operator; the newer digital
modes, not so much. The recent advent of the still-beta "quick" FT8
mode, developed by Steve Franke, K9AN, and Joe Taylor, K1JT -- the "F"
and the "T" in the mode's moniker -- has brought this to a head. Some
now wonder if FT8 marks the end of an era and the start of a new, more
minimalist age.
Joe Taylor, K1JT.
"We've been as surprised as anyone about the rapid uptake of FT8 for
making QSOs on the HF bands," Taylor told ARRL this week. Rather than
viewing FT8 as a total game-changer, he sees a dividing line between
such digital modes and more traditional modes.
"SSB and CW are general-purpose modes," Taylor asserted. "They are
good for ragchewing, DXing, contesting, emergency communications, or
whatever. FT8 and the other modes in WSJT-X are special-purpose modes.
They are designed for making reliable, error-free contacts using very
weak signals -- in particular, signals that may be too weak for the
more traditional modes to be usable, or even too weak to hear."
Taylor notes that the information exchanged in most FT8, JT65, and
other digital-mode contacts "is little more than the bare minimum for
what's considered to be a valid contact." In addition to call signs
and signal reports, stations may exchange grid squares and
acknowledgments.
Radio amateurs recently commented in response to a Top Band Reflector
post, in which Steve Ireland, VK6VZ, averred that because of FT8,
"160-meter DXing has changed, perhaps forever" in recent weeks.
Ireland said he downloaded FT8 but just couldn't bring himself to use
it on the air. "My heart isn't in it," he wrote. "My computer will be
talking to someone else's computer, and there will be no sense of
either a particular person's way of sending CW or the tone of their
voice. The human in radio has somehow been lost."
In his blog, Steve McDonald, VE7SL, compiled not only Ireland's posts,
but some responses to it, although not identified by name or call
sign. One commenter suggested that the game-changing aspect of FT8 is
that those who typically operate CW or SSB will gravitate to FT8. "The
amount of activity on the FT8 frequency of any band is phenomenal,"
the commenter observed. A few complained that no skill is involved in
making contacts using computer-based digital modes.
Another suggested that FT8 is already falling victim to its own
success, with too many stations crowding around the designated FT8
frequencies. Others were more philosophical, with remarks along the
lines of this one: "It is allowing people who have smaller stations
the opportunity to get on and use their radios and a computer to make
contacts they never would have been able to make. This is great for
ham radio!"
Taylor would agree. As he sees it, FT8 won't replace modes such as CW
or SSB. "Nevertheless, it's clear that -- at least in the short term
-- many hams enjoy making rapid-fire minimal QSOs with other hams, all
over the world, using modest ham equipment," he said. "For this
purpose, FT8 shines." Read more.
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Joe Spier, K6WAO, Ascends to AMSAT-NA Presidency, Announces Next
CubeSat Initiative
The AMSAT-NA Board of Directors has elected Joe Spier, K6WAO, of
Weimar, California, as the organization's new president. An ARRL and
AMSAT Life Member, Spier, 58, succeeds Barry Baines, WD4ASW, who
served as AMSAT President for the past 9 years. Spier is a well-known
figure in AMSAT and Amateur Radio Satellite circles. He served
previously as AMSAT-NA Executive Vice President and Vice President for
Educational Relations. The Board's action came at the AMSAT-NA Annual
General Meeting in Reno, Nevada, where Spier announced the next phase
of AMSAT's CubeSat program, called "GOLF."
GOLF is an acronym for "Greater Orbit, Larger Footprint." AMSAT
considers the new initiative as a crucial step toward fulfilling
AMSAT's strategic goals involving high-altitude, wide-access satellite
missions.
As an initial step in the GOLF program, AMSAT will be submitting a
NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative proposal for the GOLF-T satellite
project, which will serve as a rapidly deployable low Earth orbit
(LEO) testbed for technologies necessary for successful CubeSat
missions in a wide range of orbit, including LEO, medium Earth orbit
(MEO), geosynchronous orbit (GEO), and highly elliptical orbit (HEO).
"The GOLF-T project tees off the next phase of our CubeSat program,"
punned AMSAT-NA Vice-President Engineering, Jerry Buxton, N0JY.
"GOLF-T provides AMSAT hardware and knowledge for attitude
determination and control (AC) capability and the opportunity to
develop a 3U spaceframe with deployable solar panels that can be used
in LEO or HEO missions -- two of the major systems required in future
GOLF and HEO missions."
AMSAT said GOLF-T will provide the opportunity for rapid deployment
and on-orbit testing of AMSAT's Advanced Satellite Communications and
Exploration of New Technology (ASCENT) program's technology. ASCENT
will include radiation-tolerant transponder and Integrated
Housekeeping Unit (IHU) technologies that, AMSAT says, "will lead the
way for low-cost, commercial, off-the-shelf systems that can function
in MEO and HEO radiation environments." GOLF-T will also provide for
the development of so-called "Five and Dime" (5 GHz and 10 GHz)
field-programmable gate array software-defined radio (FPGA SDR)
transponders for use on a variety of missions and orbits.
Other officers elected by the Board were Paul Stoetzer, N8HM,
Executive Vice President; Jerry Buxton, N0JY, Vice President
Engineering; Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, Vice President Operations;
Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, Secretary; Keith Baker, KB1SF/VA3KSF,
Treasurer, and Martha Saragovitz as Manager. Read more.
630-Meter Special Operating Event on November 11 Commemorates Berlin
Treaty
Amateur Radio operators will descend upon 630 meters on November 11
during a special operating event to commemorate the 1906 Berlin
Treaty, which made 500 kHz the International Distress Frequency on
November 3 of that year. US radio amateurs recently gained access to
630 meters, but must have notified the Utilities Technology Council
(UTC) of their intent to operate and either received explicit approval
or not heard anything for 30 days in order to participate.
Four different groups will take part: US radio amateurs, US Part 5
Experimental operators, Canadian radio amateurs, and the Maritime
Radio Historical Society (MRHS). Canadian and authorized US radio
amateurs will operate from 472 to 479 kHz, using CW.
Some stations are expected to offer cross-band contacts, transmitting
on 630 meters and listening on 160, 80, and 40 meters. Part 5
Experimental operators, including WD2XSH stations and others who don't
yet have UTC approval, will operate in the 472-479 kHz band or just
outside of it, and there may be some operation on 500 kHz proper.
The Maritime Radio Historical Society will activate its KSM/KPH
transmitter at Bolinas, California, for a mini "Night of Nights" with
special messages and bulletins. -- Thanks to Fritz Raab, W1FR
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HamSCI Workshop Aims to Foster Collaboration between Hams and Space
Science/Weather Researchers
HamSCI -- the Amateur Radio citizen science initiative -- has
announced a 2-day workshop February 23-24 at New Jersey Institute of
Technology (NJIT) in Newark. HamSCI's Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, has
posted a survey to gauge interest and potential attendance.
"We are inviting all hams and scientists interested in ham radio
science," Frissell said. "The aim of this workshop is to foster
collaborations between the ham radio and the space science and space
weather research communities through presentations, discussions, and
demonstrations. This year's meeting will focus on solar eclipse
analysis, ham radio data sources and databases, and the development of
a 'personal space weather station.'"
Frissell, an NJIT assistant research professor, invited presentations
from within the Amateur Radio community. "We will also accept
submissions of abstracts and demonstrations of other topics that are
of interest to ham radio and ionospheric science," he said. "The solar
eclipse topic is a follow-on to this summer's total solar eclipse and
the Solar Eclipse QSO Party (SEQP). We hope to have presentations from
both ham radio operators and professional scientists showing the data
that they have collected and what they think it means."
The tentative schedule calls for oral presentations on "Ham Radio Data
Sources, Databases Analysis" and "Solar Eclipse Effects on the
Ionosphere, including results from the Solar Eclipse QSO Party." Phil
Erickson, W1PJE, of MIT's Haystack Observatory is scheduled to be the
Friday evening banquet speaker. Tutorials on Saturday will include
"Ham Radio for Space Scientists," with Frank Donovan, W3LPL, and
"Space Science for Ham Radio Operators" (speaker pending).
The Personal Space Weather Station
Frissell said HamSCI would like to encourage development of the
personal space weather station concept. "This is analogous to a
personal weather station that people install at their homes to measure
temperature, wind speed, rainfall, and humidity, and report this data
to groups like the NWS, NOAA, and Weather Underground," Frissell said.
"We want to create a similar package for space weather and have that
data go to a single repository."
Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, in Kentucky for the total eclipse in
August. [Photo courtesy of Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF]
An ideal personal space weather station would likely include
instruments able to detect things such as traveling ionospheric
disturbances, radio blackouts, propagation changes, lightning, and
magnetospheric activity, Frissell said. It would probably include, at
a minimum, a wideband software-defined radio, a magnetometer, a timing
source, and a computer -- all currently available, but not as an
integrated package, he pointed out.
At the February workshop, HamSCI wants to better define the
capabilities of a personal space weather station as well as how to
implement the concept. "HamSCI will be teaming up with TAPR to do
this," Frissell said. "Scientists will talk about what science topics
the device should be able to measure, and TAPR will discuss how to
actually design and implement the device."
Frissell said he hopes hams attending will come away more
knowledgeable about ionospheric and space science, and scientists will
gain a better understanding of Amateur Radio. Read more.
CQ World Wide SSB Event Inaugurates Fall Contest Season
The CQ World Wide DX Contest (SSB) kicked off the fall contest season
this past weekend with plenty of activity from around the world.
As The Daily DX reported on October 30, some Top 10 operations from
outside the US racked up claimed scores topping 30 million points. In
the US, it appears that only two major multioperator/multi-transmitter
high-power entries, K3LR and W3LPL, were active in this year's event,
with Tim Duffy, K3LR, and his 15-member crew claiming another big win
and a world high in the MM HP category. Duffy's K3LR and Frank
Donovan's W3LPL have sparred for high-score honors during many
contests over the years.
K3LR has won every US multi-multi category in the CQ WW phone starting
in 2005, Duffy told ARRL.
In earning 20.1+ million points at K3LR, 15 meters edged out 20 as the
money band, with 40 meters only a few hundred contacts behind. K3LR
managed 372 contacts in 21 zones on 10 meters. In all, K3LR logged
9,631 contacts in 174 zones (650 countries).
Donovan said W3LPL was handicapped this time around due to the fact
that some of the regulars were not able to make it this year. The
W3LPL gang posted a not-too-shabby score of 15.2 million points, with
20 meters being the most fertile territory there. W3LPL picked up 438
contacts in 18 zones on 10 meters. The W3LPL team logged 7,686
contacts in 157 zones (606 countries).
"We had lots of fun at K3LR," Duffy said. "The very best part is being
with good friends in the K3LR shack and talking to our radio friends
all over the world. Forty-eight hours of pure magic that never, ever
gets old." Duffy also congratulated the W3LPL operators, who, he said,
"did well considering the challenging conditions and the operators
that had to cancel at the last minute."
"It is great to have this close competition never knowing who will
finish on top," Duffy added.
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In Brief...
JOTA Wants Your on-the-Air Station Reports: Boy Scouts of America
Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) Coordinator Jim Wilson, K5ND, is
encouraging stations that took part in the October 20-22 event to file
a report. Icom America has donated an ID-51A Plus 2 transceiver as an
incentive to encourage stations to submit a post-JOTA report. All who
do will have their names entered into the drawing. Wilson says station
reports are critical to JOTA. "We need your reports in order to
correctly assess the growth of this important event for Amateur Radio
and Scouting," Wilson said. "With over 12,000 locations registered for
JOTA-JOTI worldwide, including an astonishing 990 from the United
States, we need reports from all those locations to determine number
of Scouts, Amateur Radio operators, and guests who took part." Wilson
said photos, comments on how the event went this year, and any
suggestions for improvement are also welcome.
RadFxSat (Fox-1B) FM Satellite Set to Launch in November: The next
AMSAT Fox-1 satellite, RadFxSat (Fox-1B), is scheduled to launch on
November 10 at 0947 UTC. RadFxSat (Fox-1B), which will carry a 435/145
MHz FM transponder, is one of four CubeSats making up the NASA ELaNa
XIV mission, riding as secondary payloads aboard the Joint Polar
Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) mission. JPSS-1 will launch on a Delta II
vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. RadFxSat is a
partnership with Vanderbilt University Institute for Space and Defense
Electronics (ISDE) and hosts four payloads for the study of radiation
effects on commercial off-the-shelf components. It will carry a Fox-1
style FM U/V repeater with an uplink on 435.250 MHz (67.0 Hz CTCSS)
and a downlink on 145.960 MHz. Satellite and experiment telemetry will
be downlinked via the DUV subaudible telemetry stream, which can be
decoded using FoxTelem software. -- Thanks to AMSAT-NA, via Paul
Stoetzer, N8HM
ARISS International Chair Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, Wins G3AAJ Trophy:
ARISS International Chair Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, was honored with the
Ron Broadbent, G3AAJ, Trophy. The presentation came during the
AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium this past weekend. "AMSAT-UK
totally shocked me yesterday at the colloquium with the Ron Broadbent
Trophy," Bauer reacted. "I was nearly speechless when asked to come up
and receive the trophy for ARISS work. I mentioned that, early on, Ron
was a phenomenal supporter and contributor to ARISS, with his sage
advice and guidance." The G3AAJ trophy is awarded annually by AMSAT-UK
to an individual or group for outstanding service to the Amateur
Satellite service. The trophy was donated to AMSAT-UK by the late Ron
Broadbent, G3AAJ. ARISS received the G3AAJ trophy last year in
recognition of the ARISS UK team's dedication in working with the UK
Space Agency to facilitate the Principia Mission of astronaut Tim
Peake, KG5BVI, aimed at engaging students in 10 UK schools in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects.
Getting It Right
The headline of the article "Tiny LF Signal Makes the Hop from
Newfoundland to the UK," in the October 26 edition of The ARRL Letter,
incorrectly identified the frequency range. The frequency of 8.27 kHz
is, as the story itself correctly notes, in the VLF (very
low-frequency) range.
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: The average daily sunspot number
increased from 13.4 to 17.7 for the October 26-November 1 reporting
week, compared to the previous 7 days. The main reason for the
difference was that the previous 7 days started out with 2 days with
no sunspots, and the latter period ended with 1 day of zero sunspots
-- on November 1.
Predicted solar flux is 73, 74, and 73 on November 2-4; 72 on November
5-8; 70 on November 9-13; 71 on November 14; 72 on November 15-16; 73
and 74 on November 17-18; 75 on November 19-28; 72 on November 29-30;
70 on December 1-10; 71 on December 11; 72 on December 12-13, and 73,
74, and 75 on December 14-16.
The Predicted planetary A index is 12, 8, 6, 5, and 8 on November 2-6;
16, 28, 40, 28, 25, and 8 on November 7-12; 5 on November 13-14; 12,
10, and 8 on November 15-17; 5 on November 18-19; 20 on November
20-22; 5 on November 23-27; 8 on November 28; 15 on November 29-30;
10, 8, 5, 25, and 28 on December 1-5; 35, 25, 20, and 8 on December
6-9; 5 on December 10-11; 12, 10, and 8 on December 12-14, and 5 on
December 15-16.
Sunspot numbers for October 26-November 1 were 23, 23, 22, 23, 22, 11,
and 0, with a mean of 17.7. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 77.3, 76,
75.4, 75.3, 75.6, 75.4, and 72.6, with a mean of 75.4. Estimated
planetary A indices were 20, 5, 6, 4, 3, 3, and 4, with a mean of 6.4.
Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 16, 4, 5, 3, 1, 2, and 2, with a
mean of 4.7.
Send me your reports and observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
November 4 -- IPARC Contest (CW)
November 4-5 -- ARRL EME Contest (CW, phone, digital)
November 4-5 -- Ukrainian DX Contest (CW, phone)
November 4-6 -- ARRL November Sweepstakes (CW)
November 5 -- IPARC Contest (SSB)
November 5 -- EANET Sprint (CW, phone, digital)
November 5 -- High Speed Club CW Contest
November 7 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)
See the ARRL Contest Calendar for more information. For in-depth
reporting on Amateur Radio contesting, subscribe to The ARRL Contest
Update via your ARRL member profile e-mail preferences.
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
November 4-5 -- Georgia State Convention, Lawrenceville, Georgia
November 11 -- HamJam Convention, Alpharetta, Georgia
November 18-19 -- Indiana State Convention, Fort Wayne, Indiana
December 2 -- Arkansas DX Association's 50th Anniversary Convention,
North Little Rock, Arkansas
December 8-9 -- West Central Florida Section Convention, Plant City,
Florida
January 6 -- New York-Long Island Section Convention, Brookville, New
York
January 13 -- Georgia ARES Convention, Forsyth, Georgia
January 19-20 -- North Texas Section Convention, Forest Hill, Texas
January 20 -- GARS TECHFEST Convention, Lawrenceville, Georgia
January 21-27 -- Quartzfest Convention, Quartzsite, Arizona
January 26-27 -- Delta Division Convention, Jackson, Mississippi
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