The ARRL Rookie Roundup returns to SSB on Sunday, April 20. The event gets underway at 1800 UTC and continues through 2359 UTC. In the Rookie Roundup, a “Rookie” is any radio amateur licensed within the current calendar year or in the previous two calendar years, regardless of license class. Operators exchange the call sign of the station they’re working plus their own call sign, first name, tw…
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US Navy personnel helping to look for missing Malaysia Air Flight MH370 are using the signal-processing and analysis package Spectrum Laboratory by Wolf Buescher, DL4YHF, to analyze recently detected 37.5 kHz “pings” that may be from the missing plane’s “black box.” Some Spectrum Laboratory screen shots as seen aboard the Australian Defense Vessel Ocean Shield were shown on TV. The US Navy pers…
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It might be April Fool’s Day, but the VK9MT Mellish Reef DXpedition team is not laughing about a station pirating its call sign.
“We heard a pirate using VK9MT during a CW pileup,” the DXpedition noted in a news update. “What more can we say?”
But “Team Mellish” is smiling about the favorable propagation, especially on the high bands. VK9MT got on the air on Saturday, March 29. The 10 operators a…
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A greeting from Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite was transmitted via LituanicaSAT-1. Grybauskaite may be the first head of state to send a message via an Amateur Radio satellite — her country’s first. Using a handheld radio and the call sign LY5N, she transmitted through the satellite’s FM voice transponder. Her words, “Greetings to all Lithuanians around the world!” were recorded on a …
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Update from VK9MT @ 1130 UTC 2014-04-04:
1. The winds continue to be very strong.
2. We experienced antenna damage and are reassessing the antenna situation, we have alternatives.
3. We are running 4 stations tonight due to antenna damage.
4. The generators and radios are doing well.
5. The KPA-500 power amplifiers are doing well.
6. The operating tents are holding up well, but the break tent is dama…
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Average daily sunspot numbers declined over the past reporting week (March 27 to April 2) from 135.6 to 130.4, compared to the previous seven days. Likewise, average daily solar flux drifted lower, from 153.2 to 149.
The current prediction (from USAF/NOAA on April 3) has solar flux at 155 on April 4, 160 on April 5-8, 150 on April 9-10, 140 on April 11, 135 on April 12-13, then 140 and 145 on Ap…
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As is well known to all, World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) is celebrated every April 18 to commemorate the 1925 creation of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) in Paris, France. The IARU’s job is to watch over the interests of the Amateur Radio community around the world. Each year WARD has a different theme and in 2014 the theme is “Amateur Radio: Your Gateway to Wireless Communication.”…
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The FCC has taken the opening steps on its proposal (ET Docket 13-49) to make available another 195 MHz of spectrum at 5 GHz for Part 15 unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (U-NII) devices. U-NII devices use “wideband digital modulation techniques to provide a wide array of high data rate mobile and fixed communications for individuals, businesses, and institutions,” the FCC has expl…
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A magnitude 8.2 earthquake occurred off Northern Chile on April 1, and a powerful 7.6 magnitude aftershock rocked the area on April 3. After the initial temblor, the Radio Club de Chile activated in collaboration with ONEMI, the National Emergency Office of the Ministry of Interior and Public Security.
Radio amateurs established an emergency communication net using 7.050 and 14.255 MHz, accordin…
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NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has reported that a brief radio blackout “event” occurred on March 29 at 1748 UTC, the result of an “impulsive” or short-lived R3 (strong) solar flare. Extreme ultraviolet radiation from the X-1 class event “sent waves of ionization rippling through Earth’s upper atmosphere and disturbed the normal propagation of terrestrial radio transmissions,” Sp…
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Washington Gov Jay Inslee has signed into law legislation aimed at providing a safer “flying environment” for pilots of aircraft engaged in “low-flying activities,” such as crop dusting and search-and-rescue. The new law includes provisions to alert pilots to “guyed towers that may be erected at short notice” that might be hard to see and pose an air safety hazard, and it contains specific mark…
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In comments filed in response to the FCC’s February 14 Report on Process Reform (GN Docket 14-25), the ARRL has called for a more visible, responsive Amateur Radio enforcement program. The League also said it was concerned that FCC policies for adjudicating certain complaints of interference to radio amateurs, especially those involving electric utilities, provide no incentive for the utilities…
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This video introduces steps to successfully complete the the Technician Class license for Ham Radio. The Technician Class license is the entry-level license …
The ARRL will be on hand April 5 to 10 as more than 100,000 visitors descend on Las Vegas to attend the annual National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Convention. Hundreds of Amateur Radio operators are expected to be among them at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
ARRL Pacific Division Director Bob Vallio, W6RGG, will join local ham radio volunteers in staffing the ARRL booth. Jim Bilan, W7UX…
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Paul drove all the way from northeast Missouri. He brought a cool setup where he had a 5 watt solar panel, hooked up with this little portable battery unit from WalMart; and he powered his Ham radio system, as well as a laptop computer.
A new QST QuickStats poll has been posted! Check the QuickStats page and answer these questions . . .
How often do you upload contacts to Logbook of The World?
Have you worked any of the W1AW ARRL Centennial stations?
Do you buy parts for your homebrew projects locally or online?
Do you make your own printed circuit boards?
Visit the QuickStats page and be sure to bookmark it in your browser. Result…
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Amateur Radio operators and federal government stations are engaged in a 12-day nationwide test of their capability to communicate with each other on HF in the event of an emergency or disaster. The High Frequency Interoperability Exercise 2014 (HFIE-2014) is running concurrently with the federal National Exercise Program (NEP) 2014. Activity is taking place on two of the five 60 meter channels…
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Because of a technical error, many of the hyperlinks in the March 27 edition of The ARRL Letter distributed via e-mail were broken. Hyperlinks are corrected in the ARRL website edition of The ARRL Letter.
We are e-mailing a revised edition of The ARRL Letter (dated March 28, 2014) to subscribers, which should arrive later today.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Solar activity increased over the past week, with average daily sunspot numbers rising from 129 to 135.6, while average solar flux increased by nearly 13 points to 154.3. This compares the recent March 20-26 period with the previous seven days, March 13-19.
The latest predicted solar flux from the current 45 day forecast has 10.7 cm flux values at 145 on March 28-29, 140 on March 30 through Apri…
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W1TP at Flea Market at “HAM RADIO 2009” in Friedrichshafen (Bodensee)
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Birmingham Amateur Radio Club hosts BirmingHAMfest 2014
The Birmingham Amateur Radio Club (BARC) hosts the annual event which includes forums, a flea market, product and equipment vendors, license exams and hourly door prizes. The hamfest is Saturday and Sunday, March 1 and 2 Doors open Saturday 9 …
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LituanicaSAT-1 Ham Radio CubeSat
The team ask radio amateurs and SWL's to listen for the FM Morse code beacon on 437.275 MHz after deployment and submit reports (see Tracking below). They say there will be Mission emblem stickers with signed QSL cards and for the first 10 registered …
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Katie Allen, WY7KRA, Named CQ Sales and Marketing Manager:
An active DXer and contester who recently earned her Extra Class license, Katie entered the world of amateur radio as the ARRL's Membership Manager in the 2000s, earning her first ham license under the guidance of other League staff members. She then …
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The VK9MT Mellish Reef DXpedition is preparing to take to the airwaves this weekend. “Team Mellish” has arrived at Mellish Reef “after 3 miserable days of nasty seas,” a report from the group said. Their equipment is going ashore, and VK9MT should be on the air “sometime” on Saturday, March 29, a day later than initially announced.
The operators will not communicate via e-mail during their 10 da…
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Arizona Near Space Research plans to launch a high-altitude balloon flight, ANSR-81/ASCEND!-17, on March 29, 2014 at 0900 MST (1600 UTC). The flight from the University of Arizona Maricopa Agricultural Center (DM43ab) will be the 17th in a series of ASCEND! flights sponsored by the Arizona Space Grant Consortium.
The payloads will contain a variety of scientific apparatus designed and construct…
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AMSAT Board Member and Vice President-Engineering Anthony J. “Tony” Monteiro, AA2TX, of North Andover, Massachusetts, died March 26. He was 55. First licensed in 1973, he reported making his first ham radio contact with a transmitter made using parts from an old TV set.
“A Heathkit HR-10B receiver and a 65-foot piece of wire strung out of a window for an antenna made up the rest of my station, w…
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The ARRL’s servers will undergo scheduled maintenance the evening of March 26, from 7 to 10 PM. During this time, there will be no user access to Logbook of The World (LoTW), the online DXCC system, or the website for the ARRL Centennial QSO Party. The main ARRL website should be unaffected.
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Just a quick video of myself, James, G0SEC in my ham radio shack giving a quick tour and working a friend called Tony who’s callsign is IZ6BXV.
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Qatar’s Es’hailSat 2 satellite will provide the first Amateur Radio geostationary communication capability linking Brazil and India. The satellite, expected to launch by the end of 2016, will carry two “Phase 4” Amateur Radio transponders and will be positioned at 26° E. It will also carry Ku and Ka band capabilities for television, government, and commercial content distribution.
AMSAT-DL is p…
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An Oklahoma Amateur Extra class licensee is facing a $ 12,000 fine for operating his Citizens Band radio to “interfere with the communications of other CB stations,” the FCC said in a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) released March 21. In May 2013 an FCC agent used mobile direction-finding techniques to positively identify the source of a continuous carier of CB channel 19 (27.1…
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“HAM RADIO” 2008 in Friedrichshafen DK3JB om Hans
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Journey with the bicycle 700 km from Siegen to "HAM RADIO" in Friedrichshafen by
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HAM RADIO 2011 in Friedrichshafen [ Magnetic loop “8” ]
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So kann man auch die Wirkfläche bei begrenzen Platz erweitern !
Magnetic Loop in der Form einer Acht gesehen zur HAM RADIO 2011 der größten europäische Messe für Funk-Elektronik.
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HAM RADIO 2011 in Friedrichshafen [QSL-Wall]
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Who is already there ?
Es ist eine sehr schöne Tradition auf der Hamradio in Friedrichshafen, das fast jeder Besucher (Lizensinhaber) seine QSL-Karte an die QSL-Wand heftet.
HAM RADIO 2011 die größte europäische Messe für Funk-Elektronik.
Average daily sunspot numbers decreased from 138.7 to 129 on March 13-19, compared to the previous seven days. Average daily solar flux went from 149.7 to 141.4.
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Otreva Designs, a web design & development company, announced today the launch of two websites in the third quarter of 2012. The new websites boast a variety of features which include a fully customized Content Management System (CMS) and a user friendly website structure. Otreva’s specialty is not only creating simple, clean and stunning designs that speak to its users, but also helping its clients succeed on the web through a variety of internet marketing techniques.
The first site, GoVerticalUSA.com, was developed for ham radio enthusiasts who are looking to build their own antenna mast kits. Vertical Innovation’s products are unused military surplus, used surplus, or hand fabricated like their guy rings and aluminum tripod bases. The site currently lists over 40 products and has everything a ham radio enthusiast needs to make their own custom setup. Customers can also share their custom setup photos on the site after initial purchase and receive a coupon towards future purchases on the site.
The second site, TwistedMango.com, was created for self-serve frozen yogurt chain, Twisted Mango, of Paoli, Pennsylvania. The responsive design was aimed to be fun, clean and professional. The site provides an up to date flavor list, locations with directions, as well as an updated blog for consumers to learn and interact with the company through commenting. The site is also connected to Facebook and Twitter making it easy for Twisted Mango to stay in constant communication with consumers.
“We’re excited to launch GoVerticalUSA.com & TwistedMango.com and are thrilled to be working with two dedicated teams who’s focus is to provide their customers excellent products and experiences” said Otreva lead developer, Mike Averto.
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Former NASA astronaut Linda Godwin, N5RAX, was on hand March 5 as youngsters at Rock Bridge Elementary School in Columbia, Missouri, spoke with NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins, KF5LJG, aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program sponsored the contact. Hopkins, a native of Missouri who returned to Earth on March 10, was at the he…
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In the early years of the ARRL, co-founder and first President Hiram Percy Maxim occasionally penned editorials in QST magazine using the pseudonym “The Old Man.” These “rants” became legendary. As part of the ARRL Centennial celebration, we’ll be re-publishing a number of The Old Man’s observations throughout the year.
In this “letter” to ARRL Headquarters, The Old Man recounts a raucous club m…
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This week saw sunspot numbers and solar flux decline. Average daily sunspot numbers declined from 199.3 to 138.7, while solar flux dropped from 162.9 to 149.7.
Sharp eyed readers may notice that we reported average daily sunspot numbers last week at 202.4, not 199.3, but we just noticed a discrepancy between what last week’s bulletin reported for March 4-5 and what we see now from NOAA. I don’t …
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There were several groups of Boy Scouts on the Yorktown for an overnight camp, so some of the radio club members spoke to them about ham radio
The FCC has invited public comment on a Petition for Rule Making (RM-11715) that would make a significant portion of the 10.0 to 10.5 GHz band available for wireless broadband services. The Petition by Mimosa Networks Inc proposes a band plan for 10.0 to 10.5 GHz that, it says, would protect frequencies most often used by radio amateurs. The petition hinges on FCC adoption of rule changes that …
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The ARRL has formally complained to the FCC, contending that a “grow light” ballast being widely marketed and sold is responsible for severe interference to the MF and HF bands. The League urged Commission action to halt sales of the Lumatek LK-100 electronic ballast and to recall devices already on store shelves or in the hands of consumers. In a March 12 letter to the Commission’s Enforcement…
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The FCC has cited the otherwise clean record of an Amateur Radio licensee in deciding to reduce his fine for “willfully and repeatedly” violating the Communications Act and FCC rules. Brian R. Ragan, KF6EGI, of Suisun City, California, was online casinos in australia found liable for operating an unlicensed FM broadcasting station for 6 months and for failing to allow FCC personnel to inspect his station. In a Forfeiture …
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Following the mysterious disappearance of the Malaysian Airline Boeing 777-200ER jetliner with 239 passengers aboard, the airline’s Emergency Management Centre (EMC) at Kuala Lumpur Airport provided hotel accommodations for next of kin. The Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters’ Society (MARTS) President, Mohd Aris Bernawi, 9M2IR, said his organization was asked to provide a link between the air…
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Although April Fool’s Day is still a few weeks away, the April issue of QST is in the mail (and available now in digital form) with several pranks in store for readers.
“April Fool’s pranks are well-established traditions in the publishing world, and QST magazine is no exception,” said QST Editor in Chief Steve Ford, WB8IMY. “The April Fool’s tradition in QST goes back decades. Search the old is…
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The ARRL Centennial “W1AW WAS” operations that are taking place throughout 2014 from each of the 50 states will relocate at 0000 UTC on March 12 (the evening of March 11 in US time zones), from Idaho and Kentucky to Arizona (W1AW/7) and Ohio (W1AW/8). During 2014 W1AW will be on the air from every state (at least twice) and most US territories, and it will be easy to work all states solely by c…
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Average daily sunspot numbers were up for the recent reporting period (February 27 through March 5) and average daily solar flux decreased slightly, compared to the previous seven days. Average daily sunspot numbers increased nearly 29 points to 202.4, and average daily solar flux was off a little more than four points to 162.9.
The latest predictions for solar flux over the near term have stead…
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CQ Communications President Richard Ross, K2MGA, has announced the appointment of David Chartock to head the company’s advertising department, effective immediately. Chartock, who is not a ham, arrives “as the magazine charts new ground as a part-print, part-digital ‘hybrid’ publication covering the entire communications hobby,” the CQ announcement said. As Editorial Director Rich Moseson, W2VU…
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FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has announced that he plans to appoint Travis LeBlanc as acting Chief of the Enforcement Bureau. LeBlanc previously served as a top deputy and senior advisor to California Attorney General Kamala Harris, overseeing complex litigation and policy matters on a broad range of issues, such as technology regulation, telecommunications, high-tech crime, cyber-security, privacy…
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The Signal Repeater Controller Thing-y
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Sorry, I’ve no clue what it does… transmitting and repeat the signals to the next antenna probably.
My friends Don and Brent installed a HAM radio signal repeater antenna at the roof top of an apartment building in St. James Town as a community volunteering project.
Not that I know anything about wireless technologies, I offered whatever little help I could and also photo-documented the installation.
Space Man
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He had a television velcroed to his wrist, showing HAM Radio television. Innuendo aside, his pole was more than a prop.
Looking Down Parliament Street
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View of Parliament Street from the 25th floor roof top.
My friends Don and Brent installed a HAM radio signal repeater antenna at the roof top of an apartment building in St. James Town as a community volunteering project.
Not that I know anything about wireless technologies, I offered whatever little help I could do and also photo-documented the installation.
The ARRL Centennial “W1AW WAS” operations that are taking place throughout 2014 from each of the 50 states will relocate at 0000 UTC on March 5 (the evening of March 4 in US time zones), from Kansas and Washington to Idaho (W1AW/7) and Kentucky (W1AW/4). W1AW/7 will be on the air during the 2014 Idaho QSO Party March 8. During 2014 W1AW will be on the air from every state (at least twice) and m…
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