Australia to conduct 40m band
plan review. (Aug. 26 2005)
More BPL woes down under (Aug. 26 2005) Conrad Kley VK7HCK probably the first VK Amateur directly dis-advantaged by a BPL system in his area. During a telephone interview with Conrad the following points were brought to light:
(WIA News Service)
IARU Region 2 appoints new Monitoring
coordinator (Aug. 23 2005)
Rod Stafford W6ROD, President, IARU Region 2, recently released the following announcement: "It gives me a great deal of pleasure to announce the appointment of William "Bill" Zellers WA4FKI as the Region 2 Monitoring Service Coordinator. Any matters or questions concerning the Monitoring Service related to Region 2 can be forwarded to Bill. The contact information is as follows: William C. Zellers WA4FKI
Telephone: +1 910-488-6244
Bill is excited about taking on the duties and responsibilities as MS Coordinator for Region 2 and assisting in the effort to keep the amateur radio bands free of intruding signals. Join me in congratulating Bill on his appointment and wish him luck in his efforts in his new position." Many Countries also have their own Monitoring coordinator, who reports to the Regional coordinator. RAC's Monitoring coordinator for Canada is Don Moman VE6JY. (RAC News Service)
Listen to GB2RS on your iPod (Aug. 26 2005) The GB2RS news service is now available as a podcast. To access our podcast, you will need the latest iTunes software from Apple. This software can be downloaded for free from the Apple website ( www.apple.com/uk/ ) and works with both PC and Macintosh computers. Once you have downloaded and installed iTunes, you will need to set up the software to download the latest GB2RS news in MP3 format. You can do this by clicking on the “Advanced” menu option and then selecting “Subscribe to Podcast”. You will then have to enter a special web address into the box that pops up. The address is available on the RSGB website under this story [www.rsgb.org.uk/rss/gb2rs_rss.xml]. The latest issue of GB2RS should now automatically download when it is available. The GB2RS MP3 file will also be copied to your iPod or other MP3 player when you connect it to your computer. The GB2RS podcast is made possible thanks to the hard work of Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, who records his GB2RS broadcast onto an MP3 file each week. More details are available on his website: homepage.ntlworld.com/g4njh2/rsgb.html (RSGB2)
Amateur Radio Awareness Day to Feature Emergency Power Operating Event (Sept. 17 2005) What makes Amateur Radio unique is the ability to communicate with one another anywhere in the world--and even in orbit--without having to rely on any outside infrastructure whatsoever. Hams can even do this without even being plugged into the wall socket. Experienced radio amateurs take this capability for granted, but the general public is far less aware of it. So, an Emergency Power Operating Event (EPOE) on Amateur Radio Awareness Day, Saturday, September 17, will highlight Amateur Radio's ability to communicate worldwide without commercial mains, the Internet or a cellular telephone system. "What better way to mark Amateur Radio Awareness Day than by calling attention to this unique capability?" says ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ. "It is particularly appropriate since September is the Department of Homeland Security's National Preparedness Month." Amateur Radio Awareness Day activities typically focus on increasing public awareness. Past events have included public demonstrations, talks to community groups and getting local media coverage. According to DHS, National Preparedness Month is aimed at encouraging Americans to prepare for emergencies and to raise public awareness about the importance of being prepared. This Amateur Radio Awareness Day, September 17, the ARRL will sponsor a 15-hour Emergency Power Operating Event for stations operating off the grid. "It is not a contest," Sumner stresses. "It is simply a demonstration of what we amateurs can do without having to rely on the commercial mains, and what we will do whenever the need arises." An announcement in September QST (page 49) spells out the details. The event kicks off at 1300 UTC on Saturday, September 17, and wraps up at 0400 UTC on September 18. The ARRL is inviting home stations to operate from generator or battery power. Portable and mobile stations also may participate. "We hope home stations operating on batteries or generators, mobiles, and possibly even some portables will participate," Sumner says, "although unlike Field Day, the emphasis is not on setting up a temporary station, but rather on operating your regular station on emergency power." There is no set exchange; contacts may be casual, but operators are encouraged to share information on their emergency power sources in addition to the traditional signal report, name and location. ARRL Maxim Memorial Station W1AW will be on the air for the event, running on emergency power from its 60-kW emergency backup diesel generator. W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, says the whole point is to showcase that Amateur Radio is prepared during National Preparedness Month--"and any time, for that matter," he adds. A special QSL will be available to stations contacting W1AW while running from an emergency power source. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with all QSL card requests, and indicate on your card the emergency power source used. (Address cards to W1AW, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111.) "I hope we can work stations operating on emergency power in all 50 states," says Sumner. "It should be a lot of fun, and we may even learn something!" The League is encouraging participating radio amateurs or groups to invite local Citizen Corps leaders to see Amateur Radio installations in emergency power mode. "The two events offer great opportunities for Amateur Radio to showcase its valued service to the nation," said ARRL Field and Educational Services Manager Rosalie White, K1STO. She urges ARRL-affiliated clubs and Field Organization volunteers to take advantage of the occasion to set up public demonstrations of Amateur Radio and to present or even demonstrate--under the banner of National Preparedness Month--the free services Amateur Radio provides to the community. ARRL Club/Mentoring Program Manager Norm Fusaro, W3IZ, believes a public Emergency Power Operating Event offers a great opportunity to recruit prospective hams for licensing classes clubs that may be forming this fall. (ARRL News Service)
GB2RS Celebrates 50 Years (Sept. 25 2005) (RSGB2)
UK: Icom supports Ham Commemoration of the Battle of Trafalger (Oct. 17-24 2005) Icom is lending its support to a special event celebrating the Bi-Centenary commemoration of the Battle of Trafalgar. This by supplying most of the gear to a special event station which is being run by the Cray Valley Radio Society The station will operate from the
National Maritime Museum at Greenwich in South East London for an
8-day period from October 17th to the 24th. Icom
The battle of Trafalgar fought in 1805 is considered by many as one of the most decisive naval engagements in history, both tactically and strategically. It not only eliminated Napoleon's plans to invade England, but also destroyed French naval power and ensured the dominance of the British navy throughout the world. The Cray Valley Radio Society is no stranger to operating high profile special event stations. The club manned the highly successful Millennium special event station M2000A, making 48,000 QSOs in two months. For more details of the society, please visit www.cvrs.org on the World-Wide-Web. (Icom America) (ARNewsLine)
Aug. 26 2005 Tad Cook K7RA Solar Update
During the same hour that one of the flares erupted, Ray Bass, W7YKN, of Sparks, Nevada, reported an HF radio blackout. He wrote, "Forty meters appeared to have died for about an hour. Only one local station about five miles away, W6FHZ, could be heard. Even WWV and WWVH were very weak here." Solar activity should be low for the next few days, and geomagnetic conditions quiet. Predicted solar flux for Friday, August 26 through the following Monday is 95, 95, 90 and 90. Predicted planetary A index for those same days is 15, 8, 8 and 10. Last week we mentioned some links to sites showing 6 meter E layer propagation over a number of years, all shown cumulatively by day of the year. This gives us some idea of what times of the year are best for this. Robert Mobile, K1SIX, of New Hampshire has a Web page with many more of these types of charts over many paths. Another reader sent in an article from NASA about advances in space weather forecasting. Finally, I'd like to note the passing of Phil Klass, who died August 9 at 85. Although I don't think Phil was ever a ham, he is credited with coining the term "avionics" as an aviation journalist. He was an editor of Aviation Week and Space Technology. I had the pleasure of his acquaintance, and subscribed to his newsletter for many years. The newsletter and his many wonderful books covered his research into aerial optical phenomena and how this and human error often were behind reports of objects in the air which otherwise could not be identified. For more information concerning radio propagation and an explanation of the numbers used in this bulletin see the ARRL Technical Information Service Propagation page. An archive of past bulletins is on the ARRL Web site. Sunspot numbers for August 18 through 24 were 42, 61, 74, 77, 85, 55 and 87, with a mean of 68.7. The 10.7 cm flux was 82.7, 93.1, 98.1, 98.5, 157.3, 112.3 and 98.6, with a mean of 105.8. Estimated planetary A indices were 16, 7, 5, 8, 12, 9 and 110, with a mean of 23.9. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 9, 6, 2, 5, 7, 7 and 72, with a mean of 15.4. (ARRL News Service)
Europe
After the lull of recent weeks last week saw increased flair activity, including one of M5.6 magnitude on the 22nd and one of M6.4 magnitude on the 25th. These flares were associated with the rapidly-growing sunspot group mentioned in last week's report. This also brought increased solar flux levels, rising from 93 on the 19th to 112 on the 23rd - though the level subsequently fell back to 93 on the 26th. The average over the week was 100 - 21 points up on the previous week. The less volatile 90-day average rose a point to 94. The X-ray flux, which stood at B1.0 on the 19th was up to B5.5 on the 23rd but it, too, fell back - to B1.8 on the 26th. The geomagnetic field was initially fairly quiet. However, flares on the 22nd produced earth-directed coronal mass ejections and precipitated a severe ionospheric storm on the 24th. At its peak the Ap index reached its maximum value of 400 and the figure for the whole day was 110. The storm was sustained by a strongly southward orientation of the interplanetary magnetic field, with Bz reaching 32 nanoteslas. Particle density was briefly up to 50 per cubic centimetre. Solar wind speeds reached 797km/sec on the 24th. The storm on the 24th caused severe degradation of HF propagation. It also produced radio aurora at 50 and 144MHz over the whole UK. Sporadic-E occurred at 28MHz on several days, at times with strong signals until after 2230UTC. There were also relatively brief 50MHz openings on at least two days. Looking ahead now, the quieter side of the Sun will be looking our way. Occasional M-class flares are possible but it is unlikely we will see anything like the flurry of activity experienced over the last few days. By next weekend activity should be very low. Solar flux levels are declining and will probably be in the 80s again by the end of the week. The geomagnetic field will be mostly quiet-to-unsettled, though a small coronal hole disturbance is to be expected after midweek. MUFs at equal latitudes will be about 21MHz in the south and 18MHz in the north. Darkness hour lows will remain around 10 MHz. Paths to South America should have a maximum usable frequency around 25MHz. The optimum working frequency, at which the path should be open almost every day, will be in the region of 18MHz. The best time will be between 1200 and 1800 UTC. Sporadic-E could still take place on occasional days but should be treated as a bonus now that the summer season is at an end. (This report prepared by Neil Clarke, G0CAS, and Martin Harrison, G3USF)
Space QSO Provides Arizona Youngsters
Something to Remember (Aug. 26 2005)
In all, the youngsters, who ranged from second through eighth graders, managed to fire off nearly two dozen questions before the ISS went out of range. Among them was the nearly inevitable "food question." "Canned and dried foods," Phillips responded when asked what kind of foods the crew eats in space. "Unfortunately, there's no ice cream." Another youngster was curious about whether meteorites could collide with the space station. Phillips said they could, but it's also possible to maneuver the ISS to avoid them. In their free time, he told the students, he and crew mate Sergei Krikalev, U5MIR--the Expedition 11 commander--enjoy reading books and magazines and staying in touch with their families via e-mail. "We don't get a lot of free time," Phillips explained. Phillips responded to fourth grader Anastasia Plyasunova first in her native Russian, then in English. She'd asked if ISS crew members can vote from space and how many times the space station orbits Earth each day. Space station crew members can vote from space, he said, and the ISS orbits Earth every 91 minutes. Steve Bible, N7HPR, served as the control operator for the event. "At the end of the pass when the static took over," he recounted, "I thought to cheer to seal the excitement of the contact and break the tension in the room. It did!" Bible had help from Joe Julicher, N9WXU, who set up a laptop computer displaying a real-time graphic of the ISS passing overhead. A parent, Ward Brown, held the microphone for the students to ask their questions. ARISS International Chairman Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, served as the mentor for the contact. In the spirit of the occasion, students and staff members at Higgins wore T-shirts bearing the legend, "I Went to School Today and All I Got to Do was Talk to an Astronaut." The Higgins QSO marked the 190th ARISS school group contact since the first ISS crew came aboard in 2000. After the approximately 10-minute contact, several students remarked that they'd remember the day. A number of news media covered the event, including a couple of newspapers and two television stations, both of which aired reports on their evening newscasts. Among the distinguished guests in the audience of students, parents, administrators and faculty was Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman. ARISS is an international educational outreach with US participation by ARRL, AMSAT and NASA. (ARRL News Service)
ARISS delegates urged to cast eye on future of Ham Radio in Space (Aug. 26 2005) The two dozen delegates to the Amateur
Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) International Meeting
August 1-2 voted unanimously to study
"We must begin to think seriously about making solid plans for ARISS, or we will not be ready when it's time to move ahead," ARISS International Chairman Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, told the gathering at the University of Surrey in Guildford, England. NASA already has plans for missions to the moon, Mars and beyond on the drawing board. The new committee will provide updates at ARISS International monthly teleconferences. Delegates from the five ARISS regions--Japan, Canada, Europe, Russia and the US--convened on the heels of the AMSAT-UK Symposium. At the Symposium, ARISS-Europe team members hosted a session that updated those attending on the ARISS program. Looking toward the deployment of
the European Space Agency's Columbus ISS module, ARISS delegates named
a committee to develop a strategy and
ARISS-Europe's Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, provided an extensive progress report on Columbus module radio systems, including feedthroughs, cables and patch antennas. The patch antennas, the first designed to conform to the shape of a space module, will be Earth-facing and located near the port cone. Amateur Radio contractors are currently fabricating the antennas, which will provide receive-only coverage on L band (1260-1270 MHz) and transmit and receive capability on S band (2400-2450 MHz) at a maximum power output of 10 watts. The ARISS Team is on a tight deadline--approximately
a year--to design and develop an Amateur Radio system for Columbus, then
test, certify and
ARISS delegates also gave the go-ahead
for the ARISS Public Relations Committee and ARISS International delegates
to publicize the Russian Shadow
Bauer, Lou McFadin, W5DID, and ARISS-Russia's
Sergei Samburov, RV3DR, updated the group on SuitSat. If all goes according
to plan, an ISS crew
ARISS-US delivered to ARISS-Russia
a supply of ARISS logo patches to place on SuitSat hardware containers
during their flight to the ISS. Bauer's
ARISS International Secretary-Treasurer
Rosalie White, K1STO, reminded delegates that NASA's new administrator
is a radio amateur, Mike Griffin,
"It should be expected that most
people in NASA leadership positions will change as the new administrator
gets settled in his job," she said, "and
(ARRL News Service)
Plug and Play Radio Telescope (Aug. 26 2005) The British Astronomical Association's radio astronomy group is working on an interesting project to develop a “plug and play” radio telescope system that can be connected to any modern PC. The group says that beginners as well as experts will be able to use the system to easily set up their own radio observatory. The system will have a modular design to allow new functionality to be bolted on as and when it is developed. Modules will initially be available for solar observations at 2.8GHz and sudden ionospheric disturbances (SIDs) at VLF but other modules are planned, including a software-controlled scanning receiver and interferometry, 151MHz and 38MHz receivers. The group is also keen to hear from anyone interested in developing further modules. The project has been split into three phases. The first involves the production of a core PIC module to which a variety of receiver designs can be connected. Each receiver will be controlled and monitored from a PC using Java software. In the second phase, the group aims to develop a simple Ethernet to eight-channel RS485 hub to provide easy connection with modern computers. The final phase is to create an internet-based database of results from individuals' observations. For more information about this innovative project, visit the group's website. www.britastro.org/info/radio.html (RSGB2)
Next Near Space Ballon Launch (Sept. 3 2005) The Arizona based Near Space Research
group says that its next Amateur Radio balloon launch event will take place
on Saturday September 3rd at
The vcoice system operates with an uplink will be on 145.560 MHz using a 162.2 Hz CTCSS access tone. You listen for Near Space on 445.525 MHz. This event can also be heard live via the IRLP. Arizona Near Space Research is focused
on promoting science and education through Amateur Radio and High Altitude
Balloons. More information is on
(ARNewsLine)
China plans remote controlled Missions to the Moon (Aug. 16 2005) China Daily reports that nation has moved a step closer to its goal of launching three unmanned missions to the moon. This with the opening of its new Lunar Exploration Center in Beijing. China Daily indicates that the center, opened on Monday, August 22nd, will oversee the launch of a radio controlled moon orbiter in 2007, a remote lunar lander in 2012 and a third satellite designed to reach the moon and bring back soil samples for research in 2017. The center has also recruited a large number of enterprising scientists to work on these lunar missions. As previously reported n the mainstream media, China has developed an ambitious space program since its first Long March rocket blasted off in 1970. It became the third country to send a man into space in October 2003 and regularly puts research satellites in orbit. (China Daily) (ARNewsLine)
ISS commander sets new space endurance record (Aug 17, 2005) International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, U5MIR, this week set a new record for the most days a human being has spent in space. As of August 16, Krikalev had logged a total of nearly 748 days--more than two years--living in space. He'll exceed that figure before he's back on Earth: Krikalev, 46, and crewmate and NASA ISS Science Officer John Phillips, KE5DRY, are scheduled to remain aboard the ISS until October. ISS Mission Control Houston called Krikalev to congratulate him. "Fly on, Sergei," spacecraft communicator Ken Ham said. Mission Control Moscow also saluted the achievement, and Krikalev joked, "You'll have to congratulate me every day from now on." The previous space endurance record, held by fellow cosmonaut Sergei Avdeyev, was 747 days, 14 hours, 14 minutes, and 11 seconds. Krikalev made his first trip into space in 1988. During the span of his 20-year career as a cosmonaut, he has done two duty tours on the ISS (he was a member of the first ISS crew) and spent time living aboard the now-defunct Russian Mir space station. He was the first Russian to fly on a US shuttle. He's also been into space aboard Russian Soyuz transporters. On August 18, Krikalev and Phillips will venture outside the ISS to remove, replace and photograph experiments and relocate equipment. The spacewalk will be the eighth for Krikalev and the first for Phillips.--some information from NASA (ARRL News Service)
Next ISS "Space Tourist" Gets Amateur Radio Ticket (Aug 18, 2005) The next "space tourist" to visit the International Space Station is, once again, an Amateur Radio licensee. The FCC issued the call sign KC2ONX to Greg Olsen of Princeton, New Jersey, on August 16. Thanks to three volunteer examiners from the 10-70 Repeater Association in Northern New Jersey, Olsen--who held a ham ticket many years ago--was able to take and pass his Technician examination during a brief vacation window in his busy pre-flight training schedule. VE team member (and ARRL Hudson Division Vice Director) Joyce Birmingham, KA2ANF, says extra-heavy summertime traffic slowed the team's journey to Princeton, and the August 12 exam session, scheduled for 5 PM, almost didn't happen. Full Story: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/08/18/3/?nc=1 (ARRL News Service)
ARISS Packet Station off the air (Aug. 19 2005) Still with ham radio space related matters, word that the ARISS packet relay system is down. According to Ken Ransom, N5VHO that the TNC on the Kenwood radio on-board the Internationl Space Station appear to have stopped working. Ransom says that attempts have been
made to restore the the radio but so far without success. With the
crew very busy preparing for an E-V-A,
(ARNewsLine)
Ten Commandments for the Radio Hobbyist
4. Take care that thou useth the proper method when thou taketh the measure of high-voltage circuits so that thou dost not incinerate both thyself and the meter, for verily, though thou hast no account number and can be easily replaced, the meter hath one and, as a consequence, bringeth much woe unto the Supply Department. 5. Tarry thou not amongst those who deal in intentional shocks, for they are surely unbelievers and are not long for this world. 6. Take care that thou tamperest not with interlocks and safety devices, for this will incur the wrath of thy peers and bringeth the fury of the authorities down upon thy head and shoulders. 7. Workest thou not upon energized equipment, for, if thou dost, thy buddies will surely be buying beers for thy widow and consoling her in other ways not generally acceptable to thee. 8. Verily, verily, I say unto you, never service high-voltage equipment alone, for electric cooking is a slothful process and thou mightest sizzle in thine own fat for hours on end before thy Maker seeth fit to end thy misery and drag thee into His fold. 9. Trifle thou not with radioactive tubes and substances least thou commence to glow in the dark like a lightning bug, and thy wife be frustrated nightly and have no further use for thee except thy wage. 10. Commit thou to memory the works of the prophets, which are written in the books of instruction, which give the straight dope and which console thee, and thou canst not make mistakes. Source material - Jim
Berry, K7SLI.
(Source Dave VA3RJ)
Bird® to mark manufacturing milestone
with auction (Aug. 31 2005)
Bird says its Model 43 is the first device manufactured on a production scale that allows RF to flow through the device--hence the "Thruline" label. Bird called the production of its 300,000th Model 43 "a significant event for this trusted and dependable technology." To put in your bid, visit the Bird Electronic Corporation Web site. (ARRL News Service)
USA Daylight Saving Time (DST) extended in 2007 The nation and the nations ham radio
community will have an additional four weeks of daylight-saving time beginning
in 2007. This after President Bush signs into law a new energy law
that contains wording which ushers in daylight-savings time three weeks
earlier, on the second Sunday in March,
Representative Fred Upton of Michigan was among those who pushed to get the provision into the bill. He argued the extension will save energy because people won't have to turn their lights on as early in the evening. But not everyone is happy. The electronics industry says that it now has to figure out how to deal with the impact of the change on computer software and an array of electronic gadgets from the timing of VCR's and DVD recorders to adjusting digital clocks on cell phones. And its affect if any on ham radio has yet to be fully assessed. The last time the daylight-saving time schedule was changed was in 1987. (Science OnLine) (ARNewsLine)
Inventor Robert Moog-R.I.P at Age 71 (Aug. 26 2005) While not a ham, we are sad to report
the passing of inventor Robert A. Moog, whose self-named synthesizers revolutionized
music in the 1960s.
Moog's interest in electronics began
when he was only a youngster with the Thermin. This is a device that
ues radio waves and antenna proximity to
(ARNewsLine)
Ohio QSO Party--CW/SSB, sponsored by the Mad River Radio Club, 1600Z Aug 27 -0400Z Aug 28. Frequencies (MHz): CW--3.545, 7.045, 14.045, 21.045, 28.045; SSB--3.850, 7.225, 14.250, 21.300, and 28.450. Categories: SO, MM, Mobile and Rover. Exchange: Serial Number and Ohio county, state or province, DX stations send "DX." QSO points: CW--2 pts, SSB--1 pt. Score: QSO points × OH counties (OH station count states, provinces, and OH counties) counted once per mode. For more information: www.oqp.us. Logs due 30 days after the contest to logs@oqp.us or to Ohio QSO Party c/o Jim Stahl, K8MR, 30499 Jackson Rd, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022-1730. Hawaii QSO Party--CW/Phone/RTTY/PSK31, sponsored by the Koolau ARC, 0700Z Aug 27-2200Z Aug 28. Frequencies: 160-10 meters. Categories: SOAB and MS (single or mixed-mode), MM (mixed-mode only). Spotting nets and packet allowed in all classes. Exchange: RS(T) and SPC, maritime region (1-3), or HI county. QSO points: 20-15-10 meters, Phone--1 pt, CW/Digital--2 pts; 40 meters, Phone--2 pts, CW/Digital 4 pts; 80 meters, Phone--4 pts, CW/Digital--8 pts; 160 meters, Phone 8 pts, CW/Digital 16 pts. Score is total points plus 150 pts for QSO with KH6J. For more information: www.karc.ushi_qso_party.html. Logs due 30 days after contest to kh6j@karc.us or Hawaii QSO Party, PO Box 8960788, Wahiawa, HI 96786-0788. Kentucky QSO Party--CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK31, sponsored by Bullitt Amateur Radio Society from 1600Z Aug 28-0400Z Apr 29. Frequencies (MHz): SSB: ±20 kHz above General class band edge; CW: 3.55, 7.05, 14.05, 21.05 and 28.05. Categories: Entries will be SO-Single Mode (SSB, CW, Digital), SO-Mixed, Rover. Work stations once on each mode and band (RTTY and PSK31 are considered separate QSOs in CW category). Work Rover stations in each county. Exchange: Name and KY county or S/P/C. QSO points: SSB--1 pt, CW/Digital/Rover--2 pts. Score: QSO points × KY counties (KY stations count S/P/C) + QSO with KY4KY. For more information: www.qsl.net/ky4ky/kyqsopartyrules.html. Logs due 10 days following the contest to kc4wq@arrl.net or KY QSO Party, c/o KC4WQ, 1229 Zoneton Rd, Shepherdsville, KY 40165. YO-DX Contest--CW/SSB, sponsored by the Romanian Amateur Radio Federation (RARF), 1200Z Aug 27-1200Z Aug 28. Frequencies: 80-10 meters. Categories: SOAB, SOSB, MS. Exchange: RST and serial number, YO stations send county abbreviation. QSO points: different country own continent--2 pts, different continent--4 pts, YO stations--8 pts. Score: QSO points × YO counties and DXCC entities counted once per band. For more information: www.hamradio.ro/contests/yodx_eng.htm. Logs due 30 days after the contest to yodx_contest@hamradio.ro or YO DX HF Contest, PO Box 22-50, 71100 Bucharest, Romania. Summer VHF/UHF QSO Party--SSB/CW/FM, sponsored by the Colorado QRP Club, from 1800Z-2100Z Aug 28. Frequencies: 6 m, 2 m and 70 cm, 5 W output maximum, use recognized simplex frequencies according to the ARRL band plan, do not use the national simplex frequencies of 146.52 or 446.000 MHz. Categories: Portable, Non-Portable. Exchange: call sign, grid square, first name and CQC member number or power. QSO points: 1 pt/QSO. Total Score: QSO points × names beginning with different letters (26 max), counted once per band. 10 point bonus for QSO with WØCQC. For more information: www.cqc.org/contests/summer05.htm. Logs due 30 days after the contest to contest@cqc.org or CQC Contest, PO Box 17174, Golden, CO 80402-6019. All-Asian DX Contest--Phone, 0000Z Sep 3-2400Z Sep 4 (See June QST, p 93 or www.jarl.or.jp/English.) IARU Region 1 Field Day--SSB--sponsored by IARU Societies, 1300Z Sep 4-1300Z Sep 5 (See June QST, p 93, logs due 16 days after the contest to ssbfd.logs@rsgbhfcc.org or RSGB G3UFY, 77 Bensham Manor Rd, Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 7AF, England.) DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest--Digital Modes--sponsored by the Deutsche Amateur Radio Committee, 1100Z-1700Z Sep 4. Frequencies (MHz): 28.050-28.150 on RTTY, Pactor PSK31, Amtor, Clover. Categories: SO, SWL. Stations may be worked on each mode, but count for multipliers only once. Exchange: RST + serial number. QSO points: 1 pt/QSO. Score: QSO points × WAE countries + DXCC entities + W/VE/JA districts. For more information: www.darc.de/referate/hf/contest/. Logs due 4 weeks after the contest to df5bx@darc.de or Werner Ludwig, DF5BX, PO Box 1270, D-49110 Georgsmarienhuette, Germany. MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint, 2300Z Sep 5-0300Z Sep 6 (see Jan QST, p 102 or www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/). Russian RTTY WW Contest, sponsored by Radio, from 0000Z-2400Z Sep 3. Frequencies: 80-10 meters. Categories: SOAB, SOSB, MS, SWL. Exchange: RST + WAZ zone or Russian Oblast. QSO points: own continent--5 pts, different cont.--10 pts. Score: QSO points × DXCC entities + Russian oblasts, each counted once per band. For more information:www.radio.ru/cq/contest/rule-results/index2.shtml. Logs due Oct 3 to contest@radio.ru or Radio Magazine, Seliverstov per 10, 107045 Moscow, Russia. North American Sprint--CW, 0000Z-0400Z Sep 11 (see Feb QST, p 102, or www.ncjweb.com). YLRL Howdy Days--CW/SSB--sponsored by the YL Radio League, 1400Z Sep 14-0200Z Sep 16, work 24 out of the 36 hour period. Try frequencies ending in 33 or 88, such as 7.233, 14.288, etc. Exchange: YLRL Member or not. QSO points: non-YLRL member--1 pt, YLRL members--2 pts. Score is total points. For more information: www.ylrl.org. Logs due 30 days after the contest to wx4mm@tm-moore.com or Mary Moore WX4MM, 1593 Lee Rd 375, Valley, AL 36854. WAE DX Contest--SSB, 0000Z Sep 10-2359Z Sep 11 (see Aug QST, p 85, or www.darc.de/referate/dx). ARRL Sep VHF QSO Party, 1800Z Sep 10-0300Z Sep 12 (see Aug QST, p 90). Second-Class Operators Club (SOC) Marathon Sprint--CW, from 1800Z to 2400Z Sep 10. (Most sprints run 4 hours, but since we're Second Class Ops, we need more time!) Frequencies: 160-10 meters. Categories: SOAB. Exchange: RST + S/P/C + SOC number or power output. QSO points: SOC member--5 pts, non-member same continent--2 pts, diff cont--4 pts. Score: QSO points × S/P/C counted once per band × Power Multiplier (<250 mW × 15, <1 W ×10, <5 W ×7, >5 W ×1). Multiply by 1.5 if using a homebrew paddle. Logs due 30 days after the contest to n4bp@arrl.net or Bob Patten, N4BP, 2841 NW 112 Terr, Plantation, FL 33323. Arkansas QSO Party--CW/SSB/PSK31 sponsored by K1ARK, from 1400Z Sep 10-0600Z Sep 11 and 1800Z Sep 11-0200Z Sep 12. Frequencies (MHz): CW--3.550, 7.050, 14.050, 21.050, 28.050; Phone--3.980, 7.260, 14.260, 21.360, 28.360, 145-147; PSK--3580, 7070; 14.070; 21.080; 28.120. Categories: SO, MS, Mobile, HP, LP, QRP, S/P/C, PSK. Exchange: RST, state or province, DX stations send DX (Arkansas stations send county). QSO points: PSK--3 pts, CW--2 pts, SSB--1 pt. Score: QSO points × AR counties (AR station count states, provinces and AR counties). Work mobile stations from each county. Bonus stations: K5NE (25 pts per band/mode), AR ARRL affiliated club station (10 pts). For more information: www.arkan.us. Logs due 30 days after the contest to k1ark@arrl.net or to Bill Smith, K1ARK, 3032 Strawberry Dr, Fayetteville, AR 72703. Tennessee QSO Party--CW/Phone--sponsored by the Tennessee Contest Group, 1800Z Sep 11-0100Z Sep 12. Frequencies (MHz): CW--1.815, 3.540, 7.040, 14.040, 21.040, 28.040; SSB--1.855, 3.900, 7.240, 14.280, 21.390, 28.390; Novice/Tech--3.700, 7.130, 21.140, 28.140, 28.390; VHF/UHF--50.195, 144.195, 146.55, 223.5, 446.0. Exchange: RS(T) and TN county or S/P/C. QSO points: HF Phone--2 pts, HF CW-- 3 pts, VHF Phone--4 pts, VHF CW--6 pts. Score: QSO points × TN counties (TN stations add S/P/C) counted only once. TN stations claim one additional multiplier for every 5 QSOs with the same TN county. Bonus points: 100 points for each QSO with K4TCG and TN mobiles add 500 points for each TN county activated. For more information: www.k4ro.net/tcg/tqp/tqp05_rules.html. Logs due Oct 12 to w9wi@w9wi.com or TN QSO Party c/o Doug Smith, W9WI, 1389 Old Clarksville Pike, Pleasant View, TN 37146-8098. (ARRL News Service)
Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary
"
Special
Event Radio Station" (Oct. 1 2005)
Contact: Dick Grantham VE1AI
(Dan Amoroso W3DI U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary)
2005 Hunterdon County 4H and Agricultural
Fair
Local Field Day. 40-15 m all modes
including digital
The Plainfield Tornado, Aug 28,
1990
104th Fighter Group Airshow
Hollenberg Pony Express Station
Festival
Black Rock Desert, NV. Nevada-7-Burn
at Burning Man Festival
World Championship Barbecue Goat
Cookoff.
Woodstock Agricultural Fair
80th anniversary of the crash
of USS Shenandoah over Noble County
Kendall County Texas Fair Association
Centennial
Honoring the slain at Rock Springs
Mining Massacre, September 2, 1885
ARCBS Covered Bridge Weekend
Power's Crossroads Country Fair
& Art Festival
26th Anniversary Trek to Ghost
Town of Paradise AZ
CQ Labor Day
Lions Hebron Fair
Commemorating and operating where
Lewis & Clark entered Idaho
50th Anniversary of the Utah State
Fair
To honor those who lost their
lives during Sep 11
Homeland Security Station at the
Pocono Area Hamfest +Plus+
Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum
Open House
September 11 Memorial Station
on NA-026
General Sterling Price Day
Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentenniel
Route 66 On-the-Air
Duluth Aerial Bridge 100th Anniversary
Commemorating the attacks on the
Pentagon, World Trade Center and over Pennsylvania
Commemorating the World Trade
Center Disaster
POW-MIA Recognition Week
200th anniversary of the Discovery
Corps encampment on the route over the Bitterrot Mountains
111th Annual Big Rock Plowing
Match
(ARRL)
Rare Worked All Britain Square to be Activated (Oct. 10 2005) Kevin Haworth, M0TNX, and Keith Radford, G3SZU, are planning to activate an extremely rare Worked All Britain square – SD35 – near the village of Knott End On Sea in Lancashire on 10 October this year. They believe that this will be only the third time that the square has been activated. The reason the square is so rarely activated is that it lies within Morecambe Bay and is therefore under water for much of the year. Kevin and Keith plan to be active from the square from 1400 to 2100UTC on the 20/40/80/160m bands on both phone and CW. (RSGB2)
EGYPT, SU. Gab, HA3JB
will be QRV again as SU8BHI from July 01 to December 31. He
will be active on all bands using CW, RTTY, SSTV, PSK and some SSB during
many of the major upcoming contests. QSL direct only via
HA3JB (Kutasi Gabor, P.O. Box 243, H-8601
Siofok, Hungary).
Aug. 25 2005 ARRL DX News This week's bulletin was made possible
with information provided by EA2BXV, N2YO, the OPDX Bulletin, The Daily
DX, 425DXnews, DXNL,
MADAGASCAR, 5R. Dino,
IZ4AKV is QRV as 5R8HS from Nosy Be, IOTA AF-057, until September 8.
Activity is mainly on 20 meters using
SINGAPORE, 9V. Members
of the Singapore Amateur Radio Transmitting Society are QRV as S61FD until
August 29 from St. John's Island,
OMAN, A4. A43JS has been QRV on 20 meters between 1915 and 2300Z yesterday. QSL via A47RS. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, A6. Abdullah, A61Q is usually QRV on 160 meters using CW around 0155z. QSL via EA7FTR. ETHIOPIA, ET. Michal, ET3TK has been QRV on 17 meters using CW around 1440z and then 40 meters CW around 1800z. QSL via OK1CU. WALES, GW. Members of
the Barry Amateur Radio Society are QRV as GB5FI from Flatholm Island,
IOTA EU-124, until August 30. Activity
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HI. Look for Inigo, EA2BXV and Roberto, EA2RY to be QRV as homecalls/HI7 from Punta Cana, IOTA NA-096, from August 27 to September 7. Activity will be on all bands using SSB, SSTV and PSK31. QSL to home calls. SOUTH KOREA, HL. Pyongtaek DX Club members Han, DS2GOO, Kim, DS4PAI, Lee, 6K2CEW and Kim, 6K2CSD are QRV as homecalls/4 from Saok Island, IOTA AS-060, until August 28. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL to home calls. ITALY, I. Alberto, IW1RLF/IA5
will be QRV from Capo Sant' Andrea on Elba Island, IOTA EU-028, from August
29 to September 4. Activity
ANTARCTICA. Gustavo,
LU1ZD is QRV from General San Martin Base on Barry Island, IOTA AN-016,
and has been showing up on the Antarctic
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS.
Mario, LU1ZI is QRV from Teniente Jubany Station on King George Island,
IOTA AN-010, and has been showing up
ALAND ISLANDS, OH0. Team members SM5HJZ, SM5AJV, SM0HPL, SM0GNS, SM0NJO, SM0EEH, SM0IEA, SM0IHR and SM5DJZ are QRV as OH0/homecalls until August 28. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, the digital modes and WSJT EME on 6 meters. QSL to home calls. SWEDEN, SM. Stations
DL5ME and DG3HWO will be QRV as SM7/homecalls from Hasslo Island, IOTA
EU-138, from August 27 to 31. Activity
SUDAN, ST. Jovica, T98A
is QRV as ST0RM during his one-year UNHCR assignment here. Activity
is on all bands, using mostly CW, with
PALAU, T8. Stations
T88GG, T88BH T88YK, T88BE and T88CL are QRV until September 5. Activity
is on all bands using CW and SSB. A
UKRAINE, UR. Special
calls EN60EKR and EM60IG will be QRV from August 27 to September 4 to celebrate
the 60th anniversary of the
MICRONESIA, V6. Nobi is QRV as V63NB and has been active on 30 meters around 1200 to 2000z. QSL via JA1JCF. INDONESIA, YB. Hot,
YC0IEM will be QRV as YC0IEM/9 from Timor Island, IOTA OC-148, from August
29 to September 15. QSL via
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ALARA Contest, Hawaii QSO Party, SCC RTTY Championship, YO DX HF Contest, Ohio QSO Party, SARL HF CW Contest, Kentucky QSO Party and the CQC Summer VHF/UHF FM QSO Party will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. Please see August QST, page 85 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest websites for details. (ARRL News Service)
Aug. 28-Sept. 15 2005 I.C.P.O. Bulletin Islands, Castles & Portable Operations - I.C.P.O. 28/08/2005:
7Q7CE MALAWI -
28/08/2005:
EU-064 F/G5XW/P PAYS DE LA LOIRE REGION GRP -
28/08/2005:
EU-172 OZ/DL2VFR DANISH ISLANDS -
29/08/2005:
EU-028 IW1RLF/IA5 ISOLA D'ELBA -
29/08/2005:
EU-133 RKØLXD/P LISIY ISLAND -
29/08/2005:
OC-148 YCØIEM/9 TIMOR ISLAND -
30/08/2005:
EU-038 PA/IZØFKE TEXEL ISLAND -
01/09/2005:
AS-100 4Z4DX/P & 4Z5KJ/P AKHZIV ISLAND -
01/09/2005:
HP1/WN6K PANAMA -
01/09/2005:
AF-NEW! SU8GFTN GIFTON ISLAND -
01/09/2005:
OC-002 VK9XMO CHRISTMAS ISLANDS -
01/09/2005:
NA-NEW VYØ NUNAVUT (KITIMEOT REGION) WEST -
01/09/2005:
NA-136 WA2ART/1 JOHNSON ISLAND, CT -
01/09/2005:
OC-NEW! YE7P KARIMATA ISLAND -
03/09/2005:
EU-043 SM6/DL2VFR ORUST ISLAND -
04/09/2005:
EU-125 OZ/DK5NA/P ROEMOE ISLAND -
04/09/2005:
EU-043 SM7DAY/6 ORUST ISLAND -
05/09/2005:
EU-030 OZ/DJ4JI BORNHOLM ISLAND -
06/09/2005:
EU-136 9A5ID/P CROATIAN ISLANDS -
06/09/2005:
OC-009 T88 REPUBLIC OF PALAU -
07/09/2005:
EU-017 ID9/IZØEHO LIPARI ISLAND -
09/09/2005:
NA-005 VP9/WA4PGM BERMUDA -
10/09/2005:
SA-001 CE/LA6IKA/MM CHILE & EASTER ISLAND -
10/09/2005:
NA-026 K2MET GOVERNORS ISLAND -
11/09/2005:
EU-008 MSØWRC/P ISLE OF MULL -
15/09/2005:
EU-061 LA6Q SVENNER ISLAND -
73 and Good
Hunting!
Home of
ICPO:
www.qsl.net/va3rj
Note: A complete list of Prefixes assigned by International Telecommunications Union can be found on the Trans Provincial Website: www.tpn7055.ca/callsign.html
Tornado String Prompts Wisconsin ARES/RACES Response (Aug. 24 2005) Amateur Radio sprang into action August 18 when two dozen tornados struck several Wisconsin counties. The National Weather Service (NWS) says the rash of tornados--which tied the single-day record for the Badger State set in 1988--first struck West Central Wisconsin, then moved to the east and southeast. Vernon, Richland and Dane counties were hardest hit. ARRL Wisconsin Section Emergency Coordinator Bill Niemuth, KB9ENO, says ham there were on the job even before any funnel clouds touched down. "In typical ARES/RACES fashion, members were active in weather spotting for the National Weather Service and then in damage assessment and finally in communication support for emergency management in most counties," said Niemuth, who's also Wisconsin's Chief RACES Officer. The Dane County community of Stoughton was severely stricken. One person died as a result of the brutal weather, and 18 others were injured there. Dane County Emergency Coordinator Joe Senius, N9TWA, reports several tornadoes struck the county around 6:15 PM on August 18. "There was already a SKYWARN operation in place, with a liaison at the Dane County EOC, when a strong tornado, believed to be an F3, struck the Stoughton area," he said. "Dane County ARES was activated and set up a damage net to relay reports to the EOC. In turn, the EOC informed us of areas where no reports had yet been received and required further investigation." Senius says a resource net was set up as a staging area for hams not involved in direct support. Senius says reports of large-diameter trees across roads, houses destroyed, power lines down, propane tanks leaking and more helped county officials gauge the extent of the damage. They also alerted them to areas where emergency services had not yet responded to critical safety needs. "As darkness fell and emergency service workers began to effectively respond to the affected area, we began to curtail our operations, and the nets were shut down by 9:16 PM," he said. In Dane County, 21 radio amateurs took part in the response as net control stations, liaisons between nets and the EOC, providing damage reports or standing by for assignment. "A number of the participants have only had their licenses for a few years," he added. "Everyone did a great job." A tornado watch earlier in the day prompted activation of a stand-by net on the 444.375 MHZ repeater in Madison, reports ARES District Emergency Coordinator Charles Buggs, WX9BUG. He says the Midwest Severe Storm Tracking and Response Center (SSTRC) went into a "Condition Red" activation just before 5 PM. Buggs says the Midwest SSTRC until recently used cell phones and a business-band repeater to communicate. "When the group realized the advantages that Amateur Radio provided, several members became licensees, and they now use the 444.375 repeater in addition to their other resources," he said. Buggs said Midwest SSTRC Director Dale Bernstein, KC9GQS, came in behind the tornado and began searching for people and assisting them out of the rubble. "A damage assessment net was established on the Madison repeater, and an ARES resource net was set up on the 146.76 repeater," he added. Buggs reported to the EOC to assist in handling damage report traffic. "Once the area of damage was outlined, both nets were shut down at approximately 10 PM," he said. The tornado marked the second disaster to hit the town that week. A large fire destroyed a church and a school in Stoughton only a day before the twister struck, Buggs says. Wisconsin ARES/RACES Electronic Communications Coordinator Rick Williams, KV9U, in Vernon County, reported that Lemont Struxness, WB9DXL, responded to an NWS request the afternoon of August 18 to track a storm as it proceeded to the east through the county. "They were concerned about continued rotation detected via radar," he said. Struxness was stopped on the county line at Viola because downed trees and power lines were blocking the highway. Struxness was able to give direct information from the scene via the Vernon County ARES/RACES repeater to the La Crosse NWS office. "A number of buildings sustained severe damage including roofs and second story structures sheared off from a reported F1 tornado, which struck at 4:26 PM," he said. Eighty percent of the structures in Viola reportedly sustained significant damage. Three people were injured in Viola. Juneau County ARES EC Craig Smith, KC9FZD, said an estimated F1 tornado struck his county a short time later, downing trees and causing agricultural and structural damage. Columbia County EC Wayne Burgess, W9YYZ, spotted a funnel cloud and reported it to the Sullivan NWS office. Outagamie County ARES EC Stan Piekarczyk, KE6IFC, said that AEC John Morack, N9ZXR, reported a fully formed rope-type tornado west of New London at around 7:42 PM. "The tornado was short lived and dissipated about a minute later," he said. The Green Bay NWS office reported to Outagamie County ARES that rotation was evident on the Doppler radar, and Morack spotted the tornado two minutes later. "Less than a minute after he made his report, the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning, and the warning sirens sounded," Piekarczyk said. "Now that is service!" Waushara County ARES EC Jim Burow, KC9EZT, said falling trees and limbs damaged houses in his area. WC9AAG at Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) activated August 19 to provide communication between Richland Center and Madison. WEM Assistant SEC Sam Rowe, KG9NG, and WC9AAG Manager Mack Brophy, N9NTB, staffed this station. "This was a short-lived activation but a nonetheless critical one to ensure communication was present," Niemuth said. Richland County ARES/RACES established a radio link between Richland Center and Viola. Niemuth says severe weather incidents like the August 18 tornadoes are why the more than 1300 Wisconsin ARES/RACES members train and stay ready to serve client agencies. "We do it to protect our families, neighbors and communities," he says. "After all, it is the Amateur Radio Service. I am always proud to lead our Wisconsin ARES/RACES team, but even more so after last week." Gov Jim Doyle declared a state of emergency in Dane and Richland counties. Other counties reporting tornadoes August 18 included Waupaca, Winnebago, Brown and Manitowoc. Wisconsin Emergency Management estimates damage from the tornadoes at $28 million. The NWS said August 23 that it was continuing to gather information on the effects of the storms. (ARRL News Service)
Federal Emergency Management Agency says 10 codes are out. (Aug. 16 2005) In case you are not aware, or have never seen a movie like the comedy Smoakie and the Bandit, 10 codes are the numbers based shorthand that has been used by emergency communicators for well over four decades. The same ones adopted by 11 meter operators in the late 1960's and still used on C-B to this very day. Numbered words like 10-20 for location and 10-7 for I am out of service. Now, with FEMA implementing the new
National Emergency Management System over the next 90 days, the agency
is requiring all agencies to stop using
The National Emergency Management System directive only affects professional emergency communicators. Radio hobbyists are not even mentioned . Very few hams outside of a few isolated Southern California repeater groups have ever adopted the use of the now out-of-style 10 codes for their emergency communications operations. So it looks as if the only ones left using 10 codes in the will be the "good buddies" on 11 meters. And that's a big 10-4. (ARNewsline from published reports with additional input from the CGC Communicator)
FCC Morse code decision would not affect CW subbands, privileges (Aug 18, 2005) Any FCC decision to eliminate the 5 WPM Morse code requirement for HF access would have no impact on either the current HF CW subbands or on the CW privileges of Amateur Radio licensees. The FCC is currently accepting comments on its Notice of Proposed Rule Making and Order (NPRM&O) in WT Docket 05-235, released July 19, which proposes to do away with the 5 WPM Morse code requirement for all license classes. "There seems to be a lot of confusion on these points, judging by the questions I've been getting," said John Hennessee, N1KB, of the ARRL Regulatory Information Branch. He emphasizes that the proceeding does not put forward or recommend any changes in CW allocations or privileges. He further notes that the FCC also has not proposed to extend HF privileges to current Technician licensees who have not passed a Morse code examination. The Commission's NPRM&O suggests that in a no-Morse-requirement regime, such Technician licensees would be able to gain HF access by taking the Element 3 General class written examination. To file on-line comments on the FCC NPRM&O in WT Docket 05-235 or to view others' comments in the proceeding, visit the FCC Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). An FCC Report and Order in this proceeding is not likely until early 2006. (ARRL News Service)
FCC realigns amateur privileges for Region 1 and 3 licensees (Aug 12, 2005) The FCC has realigned Amateur Radio allocations for Commission licensees living or operating within Regions 1 and 3. The changes to Part 97, which reflect decisions made at World Radiocommunication Conference 2003, make the band 7100-7200 kHz immediately available to amateur operators in Regions 1 and 3. Under the revised regime, Novice and Technician Plus licensees may operate 7.100-7.150 MHz, CW only, 200 W output; General licensees may operate 7.100-7.150 MHz, CW/RTTY/data, 200 W output; Advanced and Amateur Extra may operate 7.100-7.150 MHz, CW/RTTY/data, 200 W and 7.150-7.200 MHz, CW/phone/image, 1500 W output The special segments below 7.100 MHz are also retained. The changes to Part 97 affect approximately 1250 FCC licensees as well asCommission-licensed stations operating portable or maritime mobile within Regions 1 and 3. (ARRL News Service)
ARRL Field Day 2005 "Logs Received" list posted (Aug 12, 2005) The ARRL Contest Branch has announced that the complete list of "Logs Received" for ARRL Field Day 2005 has been posted on the ARRL Web site. This list includes all paper and regular e-mailed Field Day log submissions, as well as entries submitted via the Web applet. If your entry is listed as a check log, it is because we did not receive adequate information from you to include it in the Logs Received listing. If you do not find your entry or your believe there is an error in your listing, contact ARRL Contest Branch Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND; 860-594-0232, or Kathy Allison, KA1RWY; 860-594-0295. (ARRL News Service)
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