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ARRL Petitions FCC to Incorporate Parity Act Provisions into its
Amateur Radio Rules
ARRL's Logbook of The World Tops 1 Billion QSO Records
FCC Releases Plan in the Event of a Partial Government Shutdown
New Amateur Radio Packet Gear Awaits Unpacking, Installation on Space
Station
The Doctor Will See You Now!
US Radio Amateurs Help to Make YOTA Month Happen in Ethiopia
Polish the Brass: Straight Key Night is Just Ahead
Fessenden Commemorative Transmission Set for Christmas Eve
IEEE Microwave Society Recognizes Radio Amateurs
In Brief...
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
This is the last edition of The ARRL Letter for 2018. The next edition
will publish on January 3, 2019. We wish everyone a safe and happy
holiday season.
ARRL Petitions FCC to Incorporate Parity Act Provisions into its
Amateur Radio Rules
The ARRL has filed a Petition for Rulemaking (PRM) asking the FCC to
amend its Part 97 Amateur Service rules to incorporate the provisions
of the Amateur Radio Parity Act. The Petition has not yet been
assigned a rule making (RM) number and is not yet open for public
comment. In the past, the FCC has said that it would not take such
action without guidance from the US Congress, but, as ARRL's Petition
notes, Congress "has overwhelmingly and consistently" offered
bipartisan support for the Amateur Radio Parity Act.
"Private land use regulations which either prohibit or which do not
accommodate the installation and maintenance of an effective outdoor
antenna in residences of Amateur Service licensees are unquestionably
the most significant and damaging impediments to Amateur Radio Service
communications that exist now," ARRL said in its Petition. "They are
already precluding opportunities for young people to become active in
the avocation and to conduct technical self-training and participate
in STEM [science, technology, engineering, and mathematics] learning
activities inherent in an active, experiential learning environment.
Without the relief in this Petition, the future of Amateur Radio is
bleak indeed." The proposed amendments would have no effect on the
FCC's limited preemption policy in §97.15(b), which pertains to state
and municipal governing bodies, ARRL said.
Specifically, ARRL is proposing that the FCC amend Part 97 by adding a
new subsection under §97.15 that prohibits and ceases the enforcement
of "any private land use restriction, including restrictive covenants
and regulations imposed by a community association," that either fails
to permit a licensee to install and maintain an effective outdoor
antenna capable of operation on all Amateur Radio frequency bands; on
property under the exclusive use or control of the licensee; precludes
or fails to permit Amateur Service communications, or which does not
constitute the minimum practicable restriction on such communications
to accomplish the lawful purposes specifically articulated in the
declaration of covenants of a community association seeking to enforce
such restriction. ARRL's proposed rule would not affect any existing
antenna approved or installed before the effective date of a Report
and Order resulting from ARRL's petition.
The proposed provisions reflect the accommodation reached in the
ultimate version of the Parity Act bill at the urging of federal
lawmakers between ARRL and the Community Associations Institute (CAI),
the only organization representing homeowners' associations. "That
legislation was passed unanimously by the House of Representatives
four separate times and has the support of the Senate Commerce
Committee and the current ministration," ARRL stressed.
"Private land use regulations are not 'contracts' in the sense that
there is any meeting of the minds between the buyer and seller of
land," ARRL said. "Rather, they are simply restrictions on the use of
owned land, imposed by the developer of a subdivision... They bind all
lots in the subdivision." ARRL noted in its Petition that an
increasing number of homes available for purchase today are already
subject to restrictive covenants prohibiting outdoor antennas.
In addition, ARRL pointed out that the Telecommunications Act of 1996
gives the FCC jurisdiction "to preempt private land use regulations
that conflict with federal policy..."
"It is now time for actual and functional parity in the Commission's
regulations in order to protect the strong federal interest in Amateur
Radio communications," ARRL said. Read more.
ARRL's Logbook of The World Tops 1 Billion QSO Records
As of December 19, more than 1 billion contact records have been
entered into ARRL's Logbook of The World (LoTW) system. And, while 1
billion QSO records represents a significant milestone, a more
important statistic may be the nearly 187 million contacts confirmed
via LoTW over its 15-year history.
The one billionth record was uploaded by 7X3WPL, the Sahara DX Radio
Club, at 2332 UTC for a 20-meter SSB contact with with Davide Cler,
IW1DQS, that took place on December 28, 2016. The upload resulted in a
match (QSL).
LoTW debuted in 2003 after a lot of behind-the-scenes planning and
development. Initially, LoTW got off to a slow start. While user
numbers gradually grew to about 5,000, a lot of hams didn't fully
understand what LoTW was or how it worked, and opening an account
could be cumbersome.
LoTW continued with few major changes until October 2011, when a
perfect storm struck -- a large ingestion of logs after the CQ World
Wide DX Contest and a freak snowstorm that knocked out power for more
than a week in most places.
Field Services and Radiosport Department Manager Norm Fusaro, W3IZ,
said uninterruptible power source (UPS) backup power quickly depleted
in the days-long power outage. "When the system came back online, it
was overwhelmed with the amount of data coming in and could not keep
up," Fusaro said. "The water was coming in faster than the pumps could
pump it out. Crash!"
The disaster was a blessing in disguise, though, because it revealed
weaknesses in the LoTW software and hardware.
Today, LoTW boasts some 112,000 users in all 340 DXCC entities, and
75% of all DXCC applications are filed via LoTW.
Fusaro said the League spent tens of thousands of dollars for new
hardware. IT Manager Mike Keane, K1MK, implemented code changes to
expedite log processing by giving priority to small- to medium-sized
logs and inserting mega-files as openings occurred. Fusaro said a lot
of the large files contained duplicate data, bogging down the process
so much that users were resending logs already in the queue. Through
all of this, not one QSO record was lost, because LoTW uses a
redundant backup process, Fusaro said.
A LoTW users' group reflector and a queue-processing status page were
set up. With better communication, Fusaro said, the system attracted
additional numbers. Today, LoTW boasts some 112,000 users in all 340
DXCC entities, and 75% of all DXCC applications are filed via LoTW,
which accounts for 86% of confirmations applied.
Now, ARRL is looking at the development of LoTW 2.0, Fusaro said.
"Over the years, we have added more awards that can be applied for
using LoTW QSL credits: VUCC, Triple Play, and two CQ awards -- WPX
and WAZ."
"The service still has room for a lot of improvement, but it continues
to grow and is the preferred method of confirming QSOs because it
strives to protect the integrity of DXCC and all awards," Fusaro said.
FCC Releases Plan in the Event of a Partial Government Shutdown
The FCC has released its Plan for Orderly Shutdown in case funds
become unavailable to continue operation.
"If a potential lapse in appropriations is imminent, the FCC will
determine whether and for how long prior-year funds are available to
continue agency operations during a lapse," the FCC said in its plan.
According to the plan, if prior-year funds are available, the FCC will
remain open beyond a lapse. If prior-year funds are unavailable or
exhausted during the lapse in appropriations, the FCC will commence a
shutdown.
ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, said in such situations, the FCC
website goes offline, which includes the Universal Licensing System
(ULS) and the registration system (CORES). "This means all electronic
license transactions would stop," Somma said. "FRN registrations would
be unavailable, and even the search engines would be unavailable."
According to the plan, during such a shutdown, all FCC activities will
cease "other than those immediately necessary for the protection of
life or property, performing other excepted activities, or those
funded through a source other than lapsed appropriations."
A short-term spending bill to fund the government through February 8,
2019, is now in play, in an effort to avert a partial government
shutdown this week.
New Amateur Radio Packet Gear Awaits Unpacking, Installation on Space
Station
New Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) packet
equipment awaits unpacking and installation on board the station after
arriving in November as part of the cargo transported via a Russian
71P Progress resupply vehicle. The new packet module for NA1SS will
replace the current packet gear, which has been intermittent over the
past year.
"With the arrival of Progress complete, the crew has to find free time
to unpack Progress, uninstall the intermittent module, and then set up
and test the replacement packet module," explained Dan Barstow,
KA1ARD, senior education manager of the ISS National Laboratory
(CASIS), an ARISS sponsor.
The ISS packet system was reported to have gone down in July 2017,
although it unexpectedly came back to life the following summer. At
the time of the failure, NASA ISS Ham Radio Project Engineer Kenneth
Ransom, N5VHO, said the revived system would fill the gap until the
replacement packet module arrived. The packet system operates on
145.825 MHz. ARISS hardware team members on the ground were able to
locate a functional duplicate of the ISS packet module that has been
in use on the ISS for 17 years. ARISS said the subsequent installation
will depend on the crew's busy schedule.
In an email to ARISS and other groups CASIS supports, Barstow pointed
out that ARISS is an official backup system for astronauts to talk
with Mission Control in the unlikely failure of the station's primary
communication systems.
Bartow said that in 2017, hams relayed nearly 89,000 packet messages
via the ISS -- an average of 243 every day. The statistic so intrigued
and amazed Barstow that he decided to get his Amateur Radio license
and gear to join in the activity.
Satellite stalwart and ARISS supporter Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK, won
the December 2018 QST Cover Plaque Award for his article, "Making
Digital Contacts through the ISS."
Current International Space Station (ISS) crew members Serena
Auñón-Chancellor, KG5TMT, Alexander Gerst, KF5ONO, and cosmonaut
Sergey Prokopyev were scheduled to return to Earth on December 20.
The Doctor Will See You Now!
"Ground Plane Antennas" is the topic of the new (December 20) 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 email 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.
US Radio Amateurs Help to Make YOTA Month Happen in Ethiopia
Two US radio amateurs helped to make Youngsters on the Air Month (YOTA
Month) a success in Ethiopia. YOTA Month takes place each December,
and several participating stations obtain permission to use YOTA
suffix call signs for the occasion. Ken Claerbout, K4ZW, and Bob
Johnson, W9XY, traveled to dis Ababa to assist the young members of
the Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society (EARS) as they transformed ET3AA
at dis Ababa University Institute of Technology into ET3YOTA, making
their country available on the air during YOTA Month. A check of spots
on DX Summit shows that ET3YOTA has mostly been active on 20-meter
SSB, with some operation on 160 and 40 meters.
Ken Claerbout, K4ZW (seated), and Ephrem Mebratu, KB3WWT, at ET3AA.
"The operators use SSB and FT8, although some would like to learn CW,"
Claerbout told ARRL. "They all do quite well actually on SSB. Bob,
W9XY, worked with them a bit, to give them some pointers, but they
have no problem turning on the radio, calling CQ, and facing the
masses."
Several students at the university hold US Amateur Radio licenses
because the Ethiopian government has not issued any licenses in some
years, Claerbout explained.
In a narrative he shared with The Daily DX, Claerbout said the goal
for the visit was to spend a lot of time on the air. "It was a chance
for us to work with them, to refine operator skills, and jointly work
on some station projects," he said. "This is a very enthusiastic
group. They love to get on the air and operate!"
Claerbout, Johnson, and the Ethiopian operators obtained permission to
stay at the university for three nights to activate 80 and 160 meters.
They erected an inverted-L antenna supported with an 18-meter
fiberglass pole.
"It is one of the ugliest antennas I've ever built but, boy, did it
work, far beyond my expectations," Claerbout said. The antenna's
location above a university building's metal roof provided an
excellent RF ground, but manmade noise did turn out to be a major
issue -- a steady S-9 +20 dB on 160 meters, and a mere S-9 on 80
meters. Unfortunately, using a noise-cancelling device didn't help.
(L - R) Students Yakob, Rediet, and Robel learn about the Reverse
Beacon Network (RBN).
"My goal for the 3 nights, along with working as many people as we
could, was to see if operating [the] low bands from the club station
would be feasible for future visits," Claerbout said. "I believe the
noise can be dealt with to some degree, making future low-band
operations a real possibility. On top band, many signals were right at
the noise. Bob and I both agree that even knocking down the noise an
S-unit or two would [open up another layer] of signals."
Claerbout conceded that FT8 would be "very effective" in this sort of
situation, but he said FT8 holds no interest for him. "I like the
challenge this situation provides and developing solutions to overcome
it, with the young engineers at the club station," he said.
The ET3YOTA call sign will be used for the rest of December, with
operation on SSB and possibly some FT8. Plans call for uploading logs
to LoTW.
Claerbout said, "[M]y involvement with the club is one of the coolest
things I have done in Amateur Radio. I think W9XY would agree." He
thanks DX Engineering and those who have helped foster the ham
community in Ethiopia. "Youth and Amateur Radio in Ethiopia is
flourishing," he concluded.
Polish the Brass: Straight Key Night is Just Ahead
Every day is a good day to operate on CW, but set some time aside on
New Year's Eve and into New Year's Day to enjoy Straight Key Night
(SKN). The annual event begins at 0000 UTC on January 1, 2019 (New
Year's Eve in US time zones). The 24-hour event is not a contest, but
a day dedicated to celebrating our CW heritage.
Participants are encouraged to get on the air and simply enjoy
conversational CW contacts, preferably using a straight key (hand key)
or a semi-automatic key (bug). Activity traditionally centers on CW
segments in the HF bands. There are no points or obligatory exchange
-- the only requirement is to have fun.
Send your SKN list of stations contacted and your votes for "Best
Fist" and "Most Interesting QSO" by January 31.
AMSAT will dedicate its third annual CW Activity Day to the memory of
past AMSAT President Bill Tynan, W3XO, January 1, 2019, 0001 - 2400
UTC. No rules; just operate CW through any Amateur Radio satellite.
Straight keys and "bugs" are encouraged, but not required. -- Thanks
to Ray Soifer, W2RS
Fessenden Commemorative Transmission Set for Christmas Eve
As he's done in years past, Brian Justin, WA1ZMS, of Forest, Virginia,
will commemorate what may have been the first radio broadcast to
include speech and music by experimenter Reginald Fessenden on
Christmas Eve 1906. Justin will fire up his vintage-style transmitter
operating on 486 kHz under Experimental license WI2XLQ to mark
A replica 1921 CW and Heising modulated AM transmitter constructed by
Brian Justin, WA1ZMS. [Brian Justin, WA1ZMS, photo]
the 112th anniversary of Fessenden's accomplishment. Justin will begin
his transmission on December 24 at 1700 UTC and continue until
December 26 at 1659 UTC.
Historic accounts say Fessenden played the violin -- or a recording of
violin music -- and read a brief Bible verse, astounding radio
experimenters and shipboard operators who heard the broadcast. For his
transmitter in 1906, Fessenden used an ac alternator modulated by
placing carbon microphones in series with the antenna feed line.
Justin's homebuilt station is slightly more modern, based on a 1921
vacuum-tube master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) design, using a
UV-202 tube. The transmitter employs Heising AM modulation, developed
by Raymond Heising during World War I.
Send listener reports directly to Brian Justin, WA1ZMS.
IEEE Microwave Society Recognizes Radio Amateurs
The IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) has announced
its 2019 award recipients. The list includes several radio amateurs.
James C. Rautio, AJ3K, will receive the Microwave Career Award for a
career of leadership, meritorious achievement, creativity, and
outstanding contributions in the field of microwave theory and
techniques.
Wayne Shiroma, NH7PA, will receive the Distinguished Service Award in
recognition of a distinguished record of service to the MTT-S and the
microwave profession.
Amir Mortazawi, AC8YB, will receive the Distinguished Educator Award
for outstanding achievements as an educator, mentor, and role model of
microwave engineers and engineering students.
Frederick "Fritz" Raab, W1FR, will receive the Pioneer Award in
recognition of pioneering contributions to the theory, development,
and practical use of high-efficiency power amplifiers. Raab was
coordinator of the ARRL 500 kHz experiment (WD2XSH), which was
instrumental in securing the new 630-meter band.
In addition, well-known technical author Rick Campbell, KK7B, was
elected an IEEE fellow in 2019 for his work in extending wafer probing
into the millimeter-wave range.
Awards will be presented during the International Microwave Symposium
(IMS), June 2 - 7, 2019, in Boston.
In Brief...
Registration is open for 2019 Contest University (CTU), Thursday, May
16, 2019, at the Crowne Plaza in downtown Dayton, Ohio. This is the
day before Hamvention® opens in Xenia. More than 7,500 students have
attended CTU sessions over the last 13 years in eight countries, and
more than 100 CTU professors have shared their contesting experiences.
The faculty lineup is posted on the CTU website and includes several
new and returning members. Newcomer Bryant, KG5HVO, will present ideas
for attracting youth into contesting, while Dan, N6MJ, and Chris, KL9A
-- the gold medalists at WRTC 2014 -- will present advanced operating
papers. Not teaching, but on hand to field questions will be CTU
stalwart Frank, W3LPL. The 2019 CTU Dayton course outline will be
posted soon. Scholarships (paid registration) are available for CTU
attendees through a grant from the Northern California DX Foundation
(NCDXF) for students age 25 and younger. Click the "Contact Us" tab on
the CTU website. CTU Dayton 2019 registration information is on the
CTU website. Prospective attendees who have given or will give a talk
about Amateur Radio to any club, hamfest, or other group since May 16,
2018, qualify for a $10 registration discount. Choose the
"Registration with Club Talk Discount" option.
The IARU, which sponsors the Worked All Continents (WAC) award, has
made clear that it does not sponsor a 5 MHz (60 meters) endorsement.
"All IARU member-societies please note: the IARU Worked All Continents
award is not available with an endorsement for 5 MHz," an IARU
announcement from IARU Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ, said. "The only
band endorsements currently available are for 1.8, 3.5, 50, 144, 432,
and 1,296 MHz." The question arose after an individual displaying a
purported IARU WAC 5 MHz Award certificate on QRZ.com said other IARU
member-societies have been issuing WAC certificates bearing a 5 MHz
endorsement under IARU auspices. Ordinarily, an ARRL member would
apply for the award through the League, but this individual's
membership had lapsed, and he apparently looked elsewhere. ARRL told
the individual that the award, displayed over Sumner's signature,
"does not match the awards we issue from ARRL, nor can we find any
application that was submitted for such an award." ARRL issues no
specific awards for 60 meters. Sumner did say that WAC endorsements
for 135.7 kHz and 472 kHz would be available shortly, however.
Sweden's Alexanderson alternator station SAQ has planned a Christmas
Eve transmission on 17.2 kHz. The transmitter will be tuned up
starting at around 0730 UTC, and a message will be transmitted at 0800
UTC. The 200 kW Alexanderson alternator is an electromechanical
transmitter dating back to 1924. The event will be streamed live on
the Alexanderson Association's YouTube Channel. Listener reports are
invited via email or direct to Radiostationen Grimeton 72, SE-432 98
Grimeton, Sweden. Amateur Radio station SK6SAQ will be active on
Christmas Eve on 7,035 and 14,035 kHz on CW, or on 3,755 kHz on SSB.
Two stations will be on the air most of the time.
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: On Wednesday, December 19,
Spaceweather.com reported, "Solar minimum conditions are in effect,"
adding, "The sun has been without sunspots for 209 days in 2018."
Spaceweather.com said the most recent similar stretch of blank suns
was in 2009, "when the sun was experiencing the deepest solar minimum
in a century."
My records show the average daily sunspot number for all of 2009 was
5.05, and average daily solar flux was 70.6. Looking at the past 2
months, the same values were 3.6 and 69.4, so we are clearly in the
same sort of minimum. Looking at all the numbers for 2018 to date, we
see averages of 6.6 and 69.9.
Average daily sunspot numbers for the past week were 3.4, down from
9.7 in the previous week. Average daily solar flux declined slightly,
from 70.7 to 70.4.
The average planetary A index decreased from 8 to 4.1, while the
average mid-latitude A index went from 6.4 to 3.
Predicted solar flux for the next 45 days is 70 on December 20 - 23;
72 on December 24 - 26; 71 on December 27; 72 on December 28 - January
4; 70 on January 5 - 16; 72 on January 17 - 31, and 70 on February 1 -
2.
The predicted planetary A index is 5 on December 20 - 23; 8 on
December 24; 5 on December 25 - 27; 8, 12, 10, and 8 on December 28 -
31; 5 on January 1 - 2; 10, 12, 10, 10, and 8 on January 3 - 7; 5 on
January 8 - 12; 8 on January 13; 5 on January 14 - 23; 8, 12, 10, and
8 on January 24 - 27; 5 on January 28 - 29, and 10, 12, 10, and 10 on
January 30 - February 2.
Sunspot numbers for December 13 - 19 were 0, 12, 12, 0, 0, 0, and 0,
with a mean of 3.4. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 70.2, 70.8, 71.2,
69.8, 70.1, 70.4, and 70.2, with a mean of 70.4. Estimated planetary A
indices were 3, 3, 2, 2, 6, 7, and 6, with a mean of 4.1. Estimated
mid - latitude A indices were 2, 3, 1, 1, 5, 5, and 4, with a mean of
3.
Share your reports and observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
December 21 -- AGB-Party Contest (CW, phone, digital)
December 23 -- RAEM Contest (CW)
December 26 -- SKCC Sprint (CW)
December 26 -- DARC Christmas Contest (CW, phone)
December 29 -- RAC Winter Contest (CW, phone)
December 29 - 30 -- Stew Perry Topband Challenge
December 29 - 30 -- Original QRP Contest (CW)
December 31 -- Bogor Old and New Contest (Phone)
January 1 -- AGB New Year Snowball Contest (CW, phone, digital)
January 1 -- SARTG New Year RTTY Contest
January 1 -- AGCW Happy New Year Contest (CW)
January 1 -- AGCW VHF/UHF Contest (CW)
January 1 -- QRP ARCI New Year's Sprint (CW)
January 2 -- UKEICC 80-Meter Contest (Phone)
January 2 - 6 -- AWA Linc Cundall Memorial CW Contest
January 3 -- NRAU 10-Meter Activity Contest (CW, phone, digital)
January 3 -- SKCC Sprint Europe (CW)
January 5 -- PODXS 070 Club PSKFest
January 5 - 6 -- WW PMC Contest (CW, phone)
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 email preferences.
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
January 5 -- New York City-Long Island Section Convention, Brookville,
New York
January 12 -- Georgia ARES Convention, Forsyth, Georgia
January 18 - 19 -- Southern Florida Section Convention, Fort Myers,
Florida
January 18 - 19 -- North Texas Section Convention, Forest Hill, Texas
January 20 - 26 -- Quartzfest Convention, Quartzsite, Arizona
January 25 - 26 -- Mississippi State Convention, Jackson, Mississippi
February 2 -- South Carolina State Convention, North Charleston, South
Carolina
February 2 -- Roanoke Division Convention, Richmond, Virginia
February 8 - 10 -- Southeastern Division Convention, Orlando, Florida
February 15 - 16 -- Southwestern Division Convention, Yuma, Arizona
February 16 -- LCARC Winter-Fest, Hoxie, Arkansas
February 22 - 23 -- TECHCON Conference, Tampa, Florida
February 23 -- New Mexico TechFest, Albuquerque, New Mexico
February 23 -- Vermont State Convention, S. Burlington, Vermont
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