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"Awesome" Activity for the 2018 ARRL International Grid Chase
ARRL Announces Mobile DXCC Operating Award
3Y0I Bouvet Island DXpedition Revived
The Doctor Will See You Now!
ARRL Receives Byrd Antarctic Expedition Morse Key, Historical
Materials
Z60A Operation Has Moved Kosovo Down the Most-Wanted List a Few
Notches
Radio Amateur Named as Next President of Harvard University
Sisterhood of Amateur Radio Supports Girl Scouts in Obtaining Radio
Wireless Patch
Nominations Now Open for CQ Amateur Radio, Contest, and DX Halls of
Fame
In Brief...
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
ARRL Headquarters Will Be Closed on Presidents' Day: ARRL Headquarters
will be closed on Monday, February 19 -- Presidents' Day. There will
be no W1AW code practice or bulletin transmission on February 19. ARRL
Headquarters will re-open at 8 AM (ET) on Tuesday, February 20.
"Awesome" Activity for the 2018 ARRL International Grid Chase
"On-the-air activity for the 2018 ARRL International Grid Chase (IGC)
has been awesome!" ARRL Contest Branch Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, said
this week. "The year also began with DXpeditions, as well as several
contests at both HF and VHF, to boost numbers. Facebook and social
media (Facebook, Twitter #ICG) are abuzz with chatter about the event,
the excitement, the grids worked."
Jahnke said the statistics show the highest overall activity on 40 and
20 meters -- not surprising in the winter -- and especially strong
digital activity. He expects phone and CW activity to perk up this
month and next, with the ARRL International DX Contest CW weekend
February 17 - 18, and the phone weekend March 3 - 4. He also
anticipates that February's statistics will come on strong as
participants re-work January grid squares to boost their February
scores. As of the January activity upload deadline of February 10 at
2359 UTC, some 23,300 station sites were active in the IGC.
"The leader board reporting system continues to evolve, with much
helpful participant feedback," Jahnke said. That user input is
improving how ARRL reports participation.
"From the statistics, it's clear that during this period of low
sunspots and low winter E-skip and F2, most of the activity on the
mid-to-lower bands is digital modes," Jahnke said. "As we get into the
summer E-skip season, we expect to see activity above 15 meters begin
its ascent in the totals."
The waterfront campsite of Kent O'Sell, K7CAR, in DM25 in Nevada.
Jahnke said it's apparent that participants are taking advantage of CW
(and FT8 and other digital modes) on HF to overcome some of the
weakened propagation on the low- to medium-frequency bands, and of
FT8, JT65, and FSK144/MSK144 on 6 meters and above to rack up
impressive totals. "Not to be outdone, in comparison to overall band
totals, phone contacts on 80, 40, 20, and 17 meters are strong, and
2-meter and 70-centimeter contacts were strong in January as well,"
Jahnke added. Several contests in January, including the ARRL RTTY
Roundup and ARRL January VHF Contest contributed to these strong phone
and digital numbers.
During January, IGC-eligible contacts matched in Logbook of The World
(LoTW) topped 22,000 on 40 meters and 23,000 on 20 meters -- the two
bands with the greatest activity -- with nearly half the contacts
being made on digital modes in both bands. On the new 630-meter band,
31 IGC-eligible contacts turned up in LoTW.
ARRL Announces Mobile DXCC Operating Award
This week, ARRL announced a Mobile DXCC Operating Award, available to
radio amateurs who have contacted at least 100 DXCC entities from a
working vehicle, with antennas and power source capable of operating
while in motion. ARRL Radiosport Manager Norm Fusaro, W3IZ, advised
those pursuing the award to put safety first.
"Distracted driving is a serious concern, so we hope all mobile
operators exercise care when operating from a moving vehicle," he
said.
Full, official details are on the Mobile DXCC Operating Award page.
The Mobile DXCC is a one-time award and is non-endorsable. Contacts
made any time in the past do count toward the aware. QSLs are
required, but you do not need to submit them.
Mobile stations may use any power that is legal in the entity from
which they are operating. This award specifically excludes contacts
made by aeronautical or maritime mobile stations.
You do not have to be an ARRL member to qualify for this award.
Because this award is similar to the QRP DXCC Operating Award, ARRL
has redesigned the QRP DXCC Certificate so that the two awards
complement one another. Operators who hold the QRP DXCC award may
apply for the new-style certificate with the original date of issue
printed on the certificate, but you do not have to re-submit QSL cards
or a log. All certificates are $16.
3Y0I Bouvet Island DXpedition Revived
Peripatetic Polish DXpeditioner Dom Grzyb, 3Z9DX, and four other
operators announced over the weekend that their postponed plans to
mount the 3Y0I DXpedition to Bouvet Island are back on. This comes as
the 3Y0Z DXpedition team members, who were unsuccessful earlier this
month in landing on the remote South Atlantic island, are currently en
route to South Africa on their way back home. According to the latest
ClubLog DXCC Most-Wanted List, Bouvet is the second most-wanted DXCC
entity, behind North Korea.
"Our trip, planned originally at the end of 2017, was canceled at the
request of the organizers of the 3Y0Z expedition," an announcement
said. "Due to the cancellation by the [3Y0Z] organizers, we are now
returning to the implementation of our project and preparations for
our trip as a matter of urgency."
DX-World has reported that the 3Y0I license has been renewed and a
landing permit -- good for 1 year -- issued by the Norwegian Polar
Institute. While no specific dates for the DXpedition have been
announced, the 3Y0I team said its plans call for operating during the
subantarctic summer, which suggests they could be on the air late this
year.
The 3Y0I team said it has chartered a seagoing yacht adapted for
extreme weather conditions to make the 12-day, 2,800-nautical mile
trip from South Africa to Bouvet Island. The team anticipates
operating for about 2 weeks. The participants have financed the trip
out of their own pockets.
In addition to 3Z9DX, the 3Y0I operators will include Stanislaw, SQ8X;
Leszek, SP3DOI; Branko, YU4DX, and Frans, J69DX.
The Doctor Will See You Now!
"Vacuum Tubes" is the topic of the new (February 8) episode of the
"ARRL The Doctor is In" podcast. Listen...and learn!
Sponsored by DX Engineering, "ARRL The Doctor is In" is an informative
discussion of all things technical. Listen on your computer, tablet,
or smartphone -- whenever and wherever you like!
Every 2 weeks, your host, QST Editor-in-Chief Steve Ford, WB8IMY, and
the Doctor himself, Joel Hallas, W1ZR, will discuss a broad range of
technical topics. You can also e-mail your questions to
doctor@arrl.org, and the Doctor may answer them in a future podcast.
Enjoy "ARRL The Doctor is In" on Apple iTunes, or by using your iPhone
or iPad podcast app (just search for "ARRL The Doctor is In"). You can
also listen online at Blubrry, or at Stitcher (free registration
required, or browse the site as a guest) and through the free Stitcher
app for iOS, Kindle, or Android devices. If you've never listened to a
podcast before, download our beginner's guide.
ARRL Receives Byrd Antarctic Expedition Morse Key, Historical
Materials
ARRL has received from Lynn Burlingame, N7CFO, the donation of a
Kilbourne & Clark Morse key that the late Howard Mason (1ID, 7BU, and
K7QB) used to let the world know that Rear miral Richard Byrd and his
crew had overflown the South Pole for the first time during Byrd's
1928 - 1930 Antarctic expedition. Mason and his 80 colleagues were
awarded Congressional Gold Medals for their efforts in establishing
the Antarctic outpost "Little America," the first of a series of bases
bearing that name.
Mason was a lifelong radio amateur from Seattle who was an active ARRL
National Traffic System participant and manager. In 1923, he relocated
to Connecticut to serve as an editor of the ARRL's journal, QST.
Mason's first polar experience was as a radio operator with the
Wilkins-Detroit News Arctic expedition that traversed the North Pole
by air in 1928. This led to his selection by Byrd to be a radio
engineer with his first Antarctic expedition. Mason was co-operator of
Little America's base radio station,WFA, used to keep in contact with
the rest of the world.
Mason continued to use the key in his ensuing and varied endeavors.
Prior to his death in 1996, he gave the key to Burlingame of Bellevue,
Howard Mason at WFA in Little America.
Washington, a collector and biographer who generously donated it to
the ARRL Heritage Museum. The museum plans to display the key as part
of an exhibition tentatively scheduled to open on April 15. The
exhibition also will include a large wooden key, engraved with "WFA"
and bearing the signatures of some expedition members.
Also on display will be a first edition of miral Byrd's book Little
America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, the Flight to the South
Pole and an album of contemporary newspaper clippings, both part of
the Burlingame donation. A complete narrative will be posted to the
Heritage Museum Section of the ARRL website.
The key and the Little America radio operators can be seen in action
in an original film available on YouTube, which offers a first look of
the towers erected there (at the 15:00 mark). -- Thanks to Michael
Marinaro, WN1M, ARRL Volunteer Staff Historian/Archivist
Z60A Operation Has Moved Kosovo Down the Most-Wanted List a Few
Notches
What a difference a week makes! The ongoing Z60A special operation to
celebrate the addition of Kosovo to the DXCC List and Kosovo's 10th
anniversary of independence appears to have put a big dent in demand
for the new entity, which briefly stood at the top of the heap.
According to Club Log's DXCC Most-Wanted List as of February 14, the
Republic of Kosovo now is in the #8 position after rocketing into the
#1 slot when it became a DXCC entity on January 21. The #2 and #3
slots are held by Bouvet Island and Crozet Island, respectively, while
North Korea is back at #1.
Z60A operators Henri Olander, OH3JR, and Jaakko Silanto, OH1MA, built
the second operating site. [Photo courtesy of Martti Laine, OH2BH]
With two stations on the air, Z60A operations are expected to continue
through February 19 and will include participation in the ARRL
International DX Contest (CW) over the February 17 - 18 weekend. Z60A
continues to attract huge pileups. (Z60A may be operating split;
listen to the operators' instructions.)
"The departing German/Slovenian team of DJ5IW, DM5TI, DD2ML, and S57AW
did a fantastic job while introducing the data modes, RTTY and FT8,"
said Martti Laine, OH2BH, a longtime supporter of Amateur Radio in
Kosovo. "They made up to 10,000 digital QSOs, with the Z60A total now
reaching 70,000." The Z60A location at the headquarters of Kosovo's
IARU Member Society SHRAK was in SSB mode, helmed by local Z6
operators; the call sign also was active during the CQ World-Wide WPX
RTTY event this past weekend.
Local manmade noise continues to hamper Z60A operation. "Many are
wondering why it isn't possible to eliminate the noise by setting up
camp in a quiet open field," Laine said. "The underlying fact is that
Pristina is more than 650 meters above sea level, and this winter has
been particularly cold, with -13 °C temperatures experienced during
the activation period."
Considering that Kosovo will remain on the DXCC horizon and that this
is the very first activation, Laine added, "Not all noise and other
challenges are expected to be resolved." A remote location may be
operational within the week, however. Testing indicated "dramatically
better" reception than in Pristina.
Laine said the celebratory Z60A operation has served to bring in
operators from as many other countries as possible, helping hams in
Kosovo to "expand their network of friends."
Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, pointed out in the recent edition of
the European DX Foundation (EUDXF) newsletter that Amateur Radio had
been nearly nonexistent for more than 25 years and all radio equipment
was confiscated. This has created a current need for affordable used
gear. "Please consider [donating] one of your spare radios that is
only catching dust in your garage," he said. Those wishing to donate
to support Amateur Radio in Kosovo should contact Wayne Mills, N7NG.
-- Thanks to Martti Laine, OH2BH
Radio Amateur Named as Next President of Harvard University
Lawrence S. Bacow, KA1FZQ, of Brookline, Massachusetts, has been
selected to become the 29th president of Harvard University, the home
of W1AF. Selected from among a field of some 700 candidates, Bacow
will take office on July 1, succeeding Drew Faust.
"Larry Bacow is one of the most accomplished, admired, insightful, and
effective leaders in American higher education," said William F. Lee,
chair of the Presidential Search Committee, in making the announcement
over the weekend. "This is a pivotal moment for higher education -- a
time full of extraordinary possibilities to pursue new knowledge,
enhance education, and serve society, but also a time when the
singular value of higher education and university research has too
often been challenged and called into doubt. Such a time calls for
skillful leadership, strategic thinking, and disciplined execution.
Larry will provide just that."
The son of immigrants and holding three degrees from Harvard,
including a Ph.D. in public policy, Bacow was a longtime faculty
leader at MIT, his undergraduate alma mater, where he rose to the
position of chancellor. He also served for a decade as the President
of Tufts University. Currently, he is the Hauser Leader-in-Residence
at the Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership.
In a Temple Emmanuel From the Gates newsletter commentary last
November, Bacow confessed to being an "uber nerd" while he was growing
up in Pontiac, Michigan. "I was a ham radio operator. I used to get my
kicks building radios out of Heathkits -- some of you are old enough
to remember them." Bacow said his reading outside of school was
"confined to Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, Scientific American
and some obscure magazines known only to fellow ham radio operators,
called QST and 73."
ARRL Roanoke Division Vice Director Bill Morine, N2COP, said he once
worked Bacow on 2 meters when the academician was sailing off the
coast of Maine many years ago, after Bacow had been named the
president of Tufts University, Morine's alma mater. "Larry's a great
guy and is supportive of ham radio," Morine told ARRL.
Bacow's father, Mitchell, also was a radio amateur -- W8JYZ and N4MB.
He died in 2007. -- Thanks to Harvard University and to Bill Morine,
N2COP
Sisterhood of Amateur Radio Supports Girl Scouts in Obtaining Radio
Wireless Patch
The Sisterhood of Amateur Radio (SOAR), in conjunction with the Girl
Scout Council of Southern Nevada, hosted a Radio and Wireless Tech
Field Day on February 3 in Las Vegas, Nevada, for more than 60 girls
and their adult chaperones.
ARRL began offering its Radio and Wireless Technology Patch Program
for Girl Scouts in 2016. The program defines the requirements for Girl
Scouts to earn the patch at the Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior, and
Ambassador levels and provides a platform for participants to learn
about wireless technology, including Amateur Radio, and to inspire
girls to learn the fundamentals of radio communication and wireless
technology. It also prompts participants to take action in their
communities to apply their newfound knowledge to connect people,
provide safety, and to kindle an interest in science, technology,
engineering, and math (STEM) subjects and careers.
In addition to hands-on activities, the Girl Scouts in Las Vegas also
learned about emergency and public service communications, and
explored ways wireless technology is used in everyday life and in the
workplace. The SOAR participants enthusiastically shared what it means
to be an Amateur Radio operator and demonstrated how they can
communicate around the world via Amateur Radio.
"As a girl-led and girl-focused organization, Girl Scouts of Southern
Nevada understands the importance of providing science and engineering
educational programming to girls of all ages," said Linda Bridges,
Chief of Communications for Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada. "By
partnering with SOAR, we look forward to inspiring all Girl Scouts to
pursue a lifelong love of communication and global goodwill."
Highlights of the event were spelling out their name in Morse code and
hearing it via a code practice oscillator, learning about antenna
directivity and participating in a foxhunt, and actually talking on
the radio as well as using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) modes.
Todd Wilson, WH6DWF, coordinated the *ISLANDS* Conference Server, IRLP
9256, the StarLink System Hub 357087, and DODROPIN 355800, and
AllStar, illustrating how Amateur Radio can be used on a tablet or a
smart phone, in addition to traditional radio equipment.
ARRL Nevada Section Manager John Bigley, N7UR, expressed appreciation
for "the contribution of all the participants who took time out of
their day to speak to the girls to demonstrate to these young girls
what Amateur Radio can do to connect people around the world." --
Thanks to John Bigley, N7UR, and Nevada Section PIO Cathy Etheredge,
N7HVN
Nominations Now Open for CQ Amateur Radio, Contest, and DX Halls of
Fame
Nominations will be accepted until March 1 for membership in the CQ
Amateur Radio, DX, and CQ Contest halls of fame. The DX and Contest
halls of fame recognize radio amateurs who have made major
contributions to DXing and contesting, respectively. The CQ Amateur
Radio Hall of Fame recognizes those who have made major contributions
to Amateur Radio generally, and radio amateurs who have made major
contributions to society at large.
"The activities and accomplishments that qualify one for membership in
these elite groups involve considerable personal sacrifice and can
usually be described by the phrase 'above and beyond the call of
duty,'" the nomination announcement said.
Nominations may be made by individuals, clubs, or national
organizations. Up to two people may be inducted into the Contest and
DX halls of fame each year. There is no set maximum for inductees into
the Amateur Radio Hall of Fame.
E-mail nominations (preferred) or mail (postmarked by March 1) to
Amateur Radio, DX, or Contest Hall of Fame, c/o CQ magazine, 17 West
John St., Hicksville, NY 11801 USA. Be sure to specify which hall of
fame the nomination is for.
Inductees typically are announced immediately prior to Hamvention® in
May.
In Brief...
A recent NBC News Left Field report asserted that hams "could save our
lives" in a disaster. A team from NBC News' nascent digital news unit
Left Field was in Hawaii to visit with some radio amateurs to produce
a report when the false nuclear missile alert happened on January 13.
Left Field's report points out how much we rely on cell phones and
21st century technology...and what we would do if these suddenly were
no longer available. Amateur Radio operators "are standing at the
ready and may save us all," NBC Left Field said in the tease to its
YouTube version of its report. Accessible directly from NBC News, the
report, with Left Field's Jacob Soboroff, runs 7:22. "Ham radio is one
of the ways you'd be able to hear what's happening," when conventional
telecommunications systems fail, Soboroff told his viewers. Among
those interviewed in the piece are ARRL Section Manager Joe Speroni,
AH0A, and Assistant Section Manager Kevin Bogan, AH6QO. NBC News says
its Left Field unit "is a new internationally minded video troupe that
makes short, creative documentaries and features specially designed
for social media and set-top boxes."
The ARRL International DX Contest (CW) is this weekend, February 17-18
(UTC). First held in 1927, this event once took place over two
weekends. US and Canadian radio amateurs work as many DX stations in
as many DXCC entities as possible on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10
meters. DX stations work as many US and Canadian stations in as many
of the 48 contiguous states and provinces as possible. Hawaii, Alaska,
St. Paul Island, and Sable Island are DX for the purposes of this
contest. W/VE stations send signal report and state or province, and
DX stations send signal report and power output. The 48-hour event
includes a variety of single-operator and multioperator categories,
and a Single-Operator, Single-Band (SOSB) entry is possible. There are
three power categories.
W1AW/7 will be on the air from the ARRL Southwestern Division
Convention (Yuma Hamfest) in Yuma Arizona (DM22), beginning at 1600
UTC on February 16 and continuing through 0200 UTC on February 18.
Operation will be on phone, CW, and digital modes on all bands through
UHF. (The station is restricted to 100 W because of its proximity to
the Yuma International Airport.) A staff of four control operators
experienced in special event station operation will oversee the
activity. The list of "celebrity" operators will include Gordon West,
WB6NOA; ARRL Southwestern Division Director Dick Norton, N6AA; Vice
Director Ned Sterns AA7A, and convention featured speaker Craig
McVeay, N0CSM, one of the Puerto Rico hurricane-relief volunteers. A
video crew from "Ham Nation," hosted by Bob Heil, K9EID, will cover
the activities. -- Thanks to Arizona Section Manager Rick Paquette,
W7RAP
The Society of Newfoundland Radio Amateurs (SONRA) will mark the
centenary of the SS Florizel tragedy with a special event. "Faces of
the Florizel" is set for February 23-24. On February 23, 1918, the
Florizel left St. John's, Newfoundland on what was supposed to be a
routine trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and then to New York City.
Blizzard conditions and miscommunication between the bridge and the
engine room caused the vessel to go aground on the rocks near
Cappahayden, Newfoundland. Of the 137 on board, only 44 survived. In
the early hours of February 24, the Florizel's SOS was received at the
HM Wireless Station, the current site of the miralty House
Communications Museum. miralty House is partnering with SONRA for the
special event, which will use VO1MZL, to commemorate the vessel's call
sign. miralty House Museum's "Faces of the Florizel" exhibit will
feature memories of family members, oral histories, archival records,
and artifacts associated with the marine tragedy. Operation will be on
all HF bands. QSL to miralty House Communications Museum, 365 Old
Placentia Rd., Mount Pearl, NL A1N0G7, CANADA.
The NCVEC Question Pool Committee has released the latest errata for
the 2018 - 2022 Technician, Element 2, question pool. This question
pool goes into effect on July 1, 2018. Changes are reflected in new
download files dated February 12, 2018.
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: We should be seeing some enhanced
propagation due to a current modest rise in solar activity, which may
increase further over the next few days.
Solar activity increased over the February 8-14 reporting week.
Average daily sunspot number rose from 10.3 to 24, while average daily
solar flux increased from 72.5 to 77.4. Geomagnetic indicators were
quiet, with average planetary A index changing from 4.4 to 4.1, and
average mid-latitude A index going from 3.6 to 3.
Predicted solar flux is 75, 74, 73, and 70; on February 15-18; 69 on
February 19-28; 72 on March 1; 75 on March 2-3; 78 on March 4-13; 76
on March 14-15; 72 on March 16; 70 on March 17-21; 69 on March 22-27;
72 on March 28; 75 on March 29-30, and 78 on March 31.
Predicted planetary A index is 28, 20, and 15 on February 15-17; 10 on
February 18-19; 8 on February 20-21; 5 on February 22-March 3; 8 on
March 4; 5 on March 5-13; 8, 15, 12, 10, 5, 8, 10, and 8 on March
14-21; 5 on March 22-30, and 8 on March 31.
February 4 was the last day that a new sunspot appeared. Before that,
February 2 showed a new spot.
Sunspot numbers for February 8-14 were 22, 23, 35, 24, 26, 20, and 18,
with a mean of 24. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 77.5, 78.1, 78.2,
78.2, 78.6, 75.9, and 75.3, with a mean of 77.4. Estimated planetary A
indices were 4, 5, 7, 3, 4, 3, and 3, with a mean of 4.1. Estimated
mid-latitude A indices were 2, 2, 7, 2, 3, 3, and 2, with a mean of 3.
Send me your reports and observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
February 17 -- SARL Youth Day Sprint
February 17 -- Feld Hell Sprint
February 17-18 -- ARRL International DX Contest (CW)
February 17-18 -- Russian PSK WW Contest
February 17-18 -- AWA Amplitude Modulation QSO Party
February 18-21 -- Classic Exchange (Phone)
February 19 -- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest (CW)
February 21 -- AGCW Semi-Automatic Key Evening (CW)
February 22 -- RSGB 80-Meter Club Championship (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
February 16-17 -- Southwestern Division Convention, Yuma, Arizona
February 24 -- TECHCON Conference, Winter Haven, Florida
February 24 -- New Mexico TechFest, Albuquerque, New Mexico
February 24 -- Vermont State Convention, S. Burlington, Vermont
March 2-3 -- Alabama State Convention, Irondale, Alabama
March 3 -- Arkansas State Convention, Russellville, Arkansas
March 9-10 -- Louisiana State Convention, Rayne, Louisiana
March 9-10 -- North Carolina Section Convention, Concord, North
Carolina
March 10 -- Nebraska State Convention, Lincoln, Nebraska
March 16-17 -- South Texas Section Convention, Rosenberg, Texas
March 17 -- Southern Florida Section Convention, Stuart, Florida
March 17 -- West Texas Section Convention, Midland, Texas
March 24 -- Utah Digital Communications Conference, Sandy, Utah
March 24 -- MicroHAMS Digital Conference, Redmond, Washington
March 24 -- West Virginia Section Convention, Charleston, West
Virginia
March 30-31 -- Maine State Convention, Lewiston, Maine
March 31 -- North Carolina State Convention, Raleigh, North Carolina
Find conventions and hamfests in your area.
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