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47th Jamboree on the Air - 16-17 October 2004
JOTA is an annual event in which about 500,000 Scouts and Guides all over the world make contact with each other by means of amateur radio. It is a real Jamboree during which Scouting experiences are exchanged and ideas are shared, thus contributing to the world brotherhood of Scouting The JOTA is a world-wide event. Units may operate for 48 hours or any part thereof, from Saturday 00.00 h until Sunday 24.00 h local time. It is for members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), and also for members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).
World Scout Frequencies:
Band SSB(phone)
CW(morse)
80 m 3.740 & 3.940 MHz
3.590 MHz
40 m 7.090 MHz
7.030 MHz
20 m 14.290 MHz
14.070 MHz
17 m 18.140 MHz
18.080 MHz
15 m 21.360 MHz
21.140 MHz
12 m 24.960 MHz
24.910 MHz
10 m 28.390 MHz
28.190 MHz
Full details of this event can be
found online at: http://home.zonnet.nl/worldscout/NJOnetwork/47JOTAcirc.pdf
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First Jamboree on the Air for Scouting Ireland
The worlds newest Scout Association, Scouting Ireland will participate in JOTA (Jamboree on the Air) for the first time on Saturday and Sunday, the 16th and 17th of October next.
Scouting Ireland, which was formed at the beginning of the year following the coming together of the Catholic Scouts of Ireland and the Scout Association of Ireland, has in excess of 40,000 members on the island of Ireland.
Further information regarding JOTA and setting up scheds from around the globe is available from Sean EI3IP, National JOTA Organiser of Scouting Ireland at jota@scouts.ie
(WIA News)
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Ofcom Proposes to Permit UK Amateurs Access to 7100 - 7200kHz
Ofcom is proposing to vary the Foundation, Intermediate and Full amateur radio licences to permit UK amateurs to operate in the band 7100 to 7200kHz. The band would be allocated to the Amateur Service on a Secondary basis, and would be available on the basis of non-interference to other services, inside or outside the United Kingdom. Ofcom announced a one-month consultation period beginning on 23 September and all licence-holders are invited to make representations to this proposal in writing or by e-mail. Responses should be sent to Denise Carter, Ofcom, 2 - 130 Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 9HA or e-mailed to amateurcb@ofcom.org.uk, to arrive not later than 23 October.
(RSGB)
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'The Radio Amateurs of Canada On-Line Store is now offering many new items, including those specifically for Radio Amateurs who are involved in ARES operations. All items can be seen and ordered at: www.rac.ca/store "We're ALL about Amateur Radio!" '
(RAC HQ)
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Sept. 24 2004 RAC Server Temporary lockup of our service
Radio Amateurs of Canada sincerely regrets the inconvenience caused to our web site and e-mail forwarding service users by the weekend software lockup in our server. Our volunteer software support person was out of reach until Sunday night. Once on-line he solved the problem in a few seconds.
(RAC Bulletin 04-24E)
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QCWA Convention Oct. 15-17 2004
The Quarter Century Wireless Association is holding its International Convention, hosted by Chapter 70, on October 15, 16 and 17 in Ottawa. All Radio Amateurs are invited. Information is available at www.qcwa.org/2004convention.htm or by contacting Don Heaslip at ve3njh@rac.ca or by phone (613) 727-2769.
(RAC News Service)
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Oct. 16 2004 GARC 17th Annual
Fleamarket
Sponsored by: The Greenwood
Amateur Radio Club
Location: Greenwood Community
Centre Church St. Follow the signs off Route 101 Exit 17. Greenwood/Kingston
NS
Opens: Vendors 8 am,
Public 10 am to 3 pm
Cost: Admission $3, Tables
free
Talkin: VE1WN 147.240 (+)
Notes: Bratwurst again, this
year.
For more info: For table
reservations call Guy Campbell, VE1NC, at 902-825-6151
Email info: ve1nc@rac.ca
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The Canadian Amateur Radio Bulletin
is looking for an co-editor to assist in publishing news and events for
the Atlantic Maritime region. If you are interested in assisting this publication
please contact the editor Jim Taylor VA3KU his e-mail address is va3ku@rac.ca
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West Island Amateur Radio Club Meeting Oct. 18 2004
Meetings are on the 3rd Monday of each month except July at 7pm (official start is 7:30). We meet at the Lakeside Heights Baptist Church , 275 Braebrook in Pointe-Claire (western end of the Island of Montreal).
The club welcomes all visitors, so if you are going to be in Montreal and have some time, come down and join us.
For more information visit the WIARC
at: http://shell.pubnix.net/~wiarc/
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The Radio Amateurs of Canada annual general meeting is being held this year in Ontario South Region.
Ontario South Region (postal codes L, M and N) has the most RAC members of any Region and the fact that the annual general meeting (AGM) is being held in this Region will permit RAC members to easily attend and to participate.
Full details, including directions, will be in the September/October 2004 issue of The Canadian Amateur (TCA) magazine, now in the mail.
However, for planning purposes of those RAC members among you, this information is being sent in advance.
Date and Time: Saturday, October 23, 2004, 11AM.
Place: Auditorium, OPP General Headquarters, 777 Memorial Avenue, Orillia, Ontario.
I hope that all RAC members will take this opportunity to take part in an AGM.
Thank you.
R.D. (Bob) Cooke VE3BDB
Director Ontario South Region
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Ontario Swap Shop
Looking for that special piece of radio gear to finish off your ham station? Do you have extra radio gear you'd like to turn into some cash? Well the place to visit is the 'Ontario Swap Shop' held every Sunday at 12 noon on 7055 kHz and 7:00pm on 3755 kHz. Nick VE3NJG and Ken VE3YK host the hour long program and all amateurs are invited.
The Swap Shop list is posted every Monday on the Trans Provincial Net website, just steer your browser toward www.tpn7055.ca , the swap shop list can also be found on packet by calling up VE3DID
(Nick VE3NJG)
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Oct. 16 2004 Hamilton Amateur
Radio Club. "HAMFEST 2004"
Sponsored by: The Hamilton
Amateur Radio Club
Location: Marritt Hall (Ancaster
Fair Grounds) On Highway #53 (Rymal Road) - between Southcote Road and
Kittymurry Lane. Ancaster ON
Open: Vendors at 7:00am and
to the general public at 9:00am.
Cost: Vendors Info.
All tables $10.00 plus Admission. General Admission;- $6.00
Talkin: VE3NCF 146.760 (-)
Notes: Book table early
to avoid dissapointment. Refer to our Merritt Hall Layout on our website
to pre register and pick your location
For more info visit: www.hwcn.org/link/radio
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Oct. 30 2004 York Region Hamfest
Sponsored by: The York Region
Amateur Radio Club
Location:
Markham Fairgrounds, Markham ON. McCowan Road at Elgin Mills Road E.
Opens: Vendors 6:30 a.m.
Public 9:00 a.m. -1:30 p.m.
Cost: Admissions $5.00 Vendors
- refer to website for table fees.
Talkin: 145.350- (VE3YRA)
Notes: YRARC extends
an invitation to you to come and participate in Ontario's Leading Hamfest
- 2 large buildings The 28th Annual YORK REGION HAMFEST Wheelchair accessible
handicap parking available
For more info visit: www.yrarc.on.ca
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New HF net beginning in October
A new HF net will commence operation On Sunday, October 3rd, 2004. The net will operate on a frequency of 3.742 mhz daily from 7 am to 6 pm. Due to a shortage of controllers at startup, the net will only cover the peak hours at first, namely 7 to 9 am and 4 to 6 pm. This new venture is to be named the Eighty Metre Service Net (EMSN).
The objective of this net, as set out in its Constitution are as follows:
1. To provide a service to
all Radio Amateurs in the form of a controlled on air "check in" frequency
2. To provide information,
resources, and assistance to all Radio Amateurs wishing to learn more about
"traffic handling", the NTS (National Traffic System),ARES (Amateur Radio
Emergency Service) and related subjects.
3. To provide a medium for
all Radio Amateurs who wish to practice and hone their "traffic handling"
skills.
4. To liason with the OPN
(Ontario Phone Net) for the purposes of passing traffic.
5. To promote excellence,
the state of the art and the interests of Amateur Radio's many varied activities
through a program of technical, regulatory and general information within
the Amateur Service and to the Canadian public.
Complete information on the EMSN is posted on the World Wide Web, at: www.hfradio.net
(Glenn Killam, EMSN Net Manager)
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RAC Ontario Section News
Put your Amateur Radio gear and skills to use through the Public Service aspect of our specialized hobby
The ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) in the Ontario Section is seeking radio operators who are interested in "giving back" something to their local community / district.
There is a need for folks that can tie in their "real world skills" in support of expanding, organizing, administrating, public relations, etc., not to exclude the technical aspects such as digital communications and systems linking.
You can register your station and talents with your local EC (Emergency Coordinator) or District Coordinator (DEC). There is a convienient directory of all Emergency Coordinators in Ontario listed on the ARES Ontario website at www.aresontario.ca When you visit the site click on the Ontario Districts Map and choose the district you live in to obtain the name and contact info for your local EC. He / She will provide the registration form and get you involved in your local group."
(RAC Ontario Section Staff)
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The Radio Amateurs of Canada Field Organization, Ontario Section is seeking a federally licensed Radio Amateur to fill the position of Section Emergency Coordinator for the ARES in the Province of Ontario. This is the senior volunteer position in the province for the Amateur Radio Emergency Service, and as such oversees both policy and operational matters. Full details about this position can be found online by visiting the ARES Ontario site at www.aresontario.ca
(Rose VE3RIS Section Manager)
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Oct. 16 2004 BASIC COURSE + CODE
for Amateur Radio Operator Certificate
Sponsored by: The North Shore
Amateur Radio Club
Location: North Shore
Emergency Management Office, 147 East 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC
V7L 2N4 Do not park on 14th Street - only one hour parking! Use pay-lot
at Safeway or Lions Gate Hospital, or surrounding streets. Check the street
signs!
Opens: 0900 - 1230 for seven
Saturday mornings. Arrive at 0830 on the first session - Oct. 16th for
orientation.
Cost: Adult fee $115.
Reduced fee for full-time students, and for members of NSEMO. Call Chief
Instructor if eligible for reduction.
Notes:
1. Course fee includes text
book, study notes, Industry Canada question bank with answers and handouts.
2. Registration starts Sept.
15, 2004 by calling the North Vancouver Continuing Education Office (NVCE)
at 604-903-3333 and pay by Visa or MC, or in person at Lucas Centre, 2132
Hamilton Ave., North Van. Course #PI 06-1.
3. If you live on the North
Shore, look for the NVCE Fall Course Book to be delivered to all houses
in mid-Sept.
4. Morse code practice is
held after lunch.
5. Exam on last day - Nov.
20
For more info visit: www.nsarc.ca
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Sept. 24 2004 Tad Cook K7RA Solar Update
Fall is here, and with the new season typically come better HF conditions. This week sunspot and solar flux values are down, however. We went from a daily average sunspot number of 77.6 for the September 9-15 reporting period to 52 during the September 16-22 reporting period. Average daily solar flux also dropped from 119.1 to 101.1 over the same two weeks.
Solar flux is expected to remain around 90 for September 24-28, and then rise to 100 by October 1. Geomagnetic activity should remain low over the same period, with planetary A indices in the single digits until October 4, when we may see a rise in activity due to returning solar wind.
More mail is coming in regarding 10 meters. At the peak of the cycle, 10 meters sees plenty of activity. Now that conditions are not as good on a daily basis, however, the band can be open but nobody finds out until they call CQ and get a reply or they tune in one of the beacon stations.
Donald Anderson, WK6Q, in Northern California wrote about a 10-meter opening Friday and Saturday, September 17-18. At 2355 UTC on Friday, he worked KB3KTR in Pennsylvania with a 57 report. A few minutes later at 0005 UTC he worked KB4TWJ in Georgia with 59 signals on both ends, and later on, at 1950-1956 UTC, he worked LW1DDC in Argentina with S9 signals followed by CE2WJP in Chile running only 5 watts. Throughout the day he worked a number of stations around the US and in Latin America, followed by Japan. It was a great opening.
Listen to those beacons. If you don't hear activity on the band but you hear beacons from some direction that sounds interesting, put out a CQ. There might be others tuning 10 meters but, hearing nothing, going elsewhere or turning off the radio. Bo Anderson, OZ4B, who is west of Copenhagen, Denmark, suggests this practice for both 10 and 12 meters.
For more information concerning propagation and an explanation of the numbers used in this bulletin see the ARRL Technical Information Service Propagation page: www.arrl.org/tis/info/propagation.html
Sunspot numbers for September 16 through 22 were 80, 76, 50, 42, 59, 33 and 24, with a mean of 52. The 10.7 cm flux was 108.3, 104.5, 102.7, 105.2, 100.5, 94.9 and 91.4, with a mean of 101.1. Estimated planetary A indices were 17, 20, 16, 5, 13, 9 and 16, with a mean of 13.7. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 14, 15, 16, 4, 8, 6 and 12, with a mean of 10.7.
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Sept. 25 2004 Solar and propagation report, compiled by Neil Clarke, G0CAS,and Martin Harrison, G3USF.
Solar flare activity was low or very low throughout last week. The only substantial flare was one of M1.9 magnitude on the 19th. The solar flux declined, as expected, from 103 on the 18th to 89 on the 24th, to average 96. The previous week's average was 111. The 90-day average was down a point at 111. X-ray flux levels took a similar path, down from an average B2.8 to B1. The geomagnetic field varied between unsettled and active. The 19th and 24th were quiet, with Ap readings of 5 and 6 respectively, but the 18th and 23rd reached 'active' levels with 16 units. The weekly average was 11. Solar wind speeds ranged between 250km/sec and 650km/sec. Particle densities, were mostly low but 29 per cubic centimetre was recorded on the 20th.
HF propagation was a little disappointing, with few signals above 14MHz for long periods, especially during the early part of the day. As we have just passed the autumn equinox, north-south paths were better than east-west routes, though as usual there were exceptions - including a good late-morning opening to Japan and afternoon contacts on 24MHz with Central Asia and the United States. With the geomagnetic field never substantially disturbed auroral activity was reported on only the 19th and 22nd, and even then briefly and at high latitudes.
Looking ahead, the quiet side of the Sun will be towards us during the coming week. Solar flare activity will mostly be low or very low, with only an outside chance of a substantial flare. The solar flux is likely to begin a modest move upwards early in the week but will probably not reach much more than 100. Geomagnetic activity will initially be 'quiet' or 'quiet-to-unsettled', though occasional days may be more active due to coronal hole activity. MUFs at equal latitudes should reach around 21MHz in the South and 18MHz in the North. Darkness hour lows, edging down for seasonal reasons, should be about 9MHz. One of the better paths for HF working at the moment, again for seasonal reasons, is South America, especially the southern part of the continent. The maximum usable frequency, where there is a 50 per cent chance of success, will be around 27MHz. So 28MHz will be workable on the better days. The optimum working frequency, with a 90 per cent success rate, will be about 19MHz. The best times will be between 1200 and 2000UTC. And a reminder that the International Beacon Project stations in Argentina and Venezuela offer a good guide to the state of these paths on all bands from 14 to 28MHz. The beacon in Peru is not currently operational.
Your reporters were Neil Clarke, G0CAS, and Martin Harrison, G3USF
(G3USF)
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Sept. 23 2004 Astronaut Thrills Audiences in Japan, Germany via Amateur Radio
NASA International Space Station Science Officer Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, told youngsters at an elementary school in Japan September 17 that he's been so busy during his duty tour in space that it's hard to believe it's almost over. Fincke spoke via Amateur Radio from NA1SS aboard the space station with fifth and sixth-graders at Aoyama Gakuin Elementary School near Tokyo. The contact was arranged by the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program. Fincke answered the youngsters' questions in both Japanese and English.
"Because we are working so hard, it seems that the time goes by very, very fast," Fincke said. "We are already five months into our mission, and it feels to me that we started yesterday." Fincke and ISS Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, RN3DT, will wrap up their six-month stay aboard the ISS in mid-October. Fincke told the students that the two have gotten along well during their time aboard the ISS by exercising "a lot of patience."
One Aoyama pupil asked Fincke if his stay in space had made him more religious. Fincke answered in the affirmative.
"Because this is very dangerous, and I have had a chance to think about things, and I think I should thank God every day for letting me have this opportunity and for keeping me safe," he said.
As he's indicated in past ARISS school group contacts, Fincke said he's been having a good time in space, although it took a few days to get used to his new environment. "For five days, I felt very different when I first came to space, and then I felt better," he said. "Now I feel very, very good in space. It feels great to be able to fly." Responding to another youngster, Fincke said he had wanted to fly in space since he was very young, and now that he's done it, he likes it even more.
Control operator of 8J1AGE at the school was Kuniori Togai, 7M4NEK, who once attended Aoyama Gakuin Elementary School and now is a junior in high school. In all, Fincke answered 13 questions during the approximately 10-minute contact. On hand at the school were nearly 200 visitors, including reporting teams from four television stations, one radio station, four newspapers and a monthly magazine. Among those taking it all in was Japan Amateur Radio League President Shozo Hara, JA1AN.
The following day, an Amateur Radio conversation with Fincke was a main attraction of "The Long Night of the Stars" event held at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany. Some 175 institutions, observatories and organizations in Germany, Switzerland and Austria joined forces for the occasion. During the direct VHF contact between the Center's DL0ESA and NA1SS, Fincke extended greetings to all from Padalka and himself. "We send you our best," he said.
In a lengthy monologue, Fincke outlined what he and Padalka have been doing aboard the ISS in recent days. Recent tasks included installing antennas during a space walk for the automated transfer vehicle or ATV, a European Space Agency project. "It was very exciting for us to step outside into the cosmos with only several millimeters of fabric and a little bit of metal between us and the entire cosmos," he said.
Fincke said he was looking forward to the future when all humans can explore the stars, "not just through a telescope, but to venture there together. We're working hard at the International Space Station toward that goal."
Fincke said that while their activities don't really seem like work, "we do get tired at the end of the day, and we usually eat our dinner late in the night, maybe about 9 o'clock PM." He said he checks the news via e-mail and can also talk with his family, watch DVDs and read electronic books. "There's all kinds of things to do, just not that much time to do them," he added.
Rolf Maarschalkerweerd, DK7FU, was the ground station operator at DL0ESA for the ESOC contact with NA1SS. The entire conversation was broadcast live throughout the Center.
"It was a nice late summer evening, and the sky was clear," said ARISS Europe Chairman Gaston Bertels, ON4WF. "The crowd followed the ARISS contact on the big screen outside, and at the same time could see the ISS crossing the sky as a bright moving star. Quite an experience!"
Some 1200 visitors and 150 staff members were at the ESOC for the occasion. Another 500 visitors at nearby Mannheim Radio Observatory also listened in on the conversation. An additional 120,000 witnessed the contact at participating observatories and institutions in the three neighboring countries.
The event also attracted the attention of 28 journalists and their associated staff members from 11 newspapers and magazines, four news agencies, the Hessen TV station--which relayed the contact to its main national channel--and four radio stations.
ARISS is an international educational outreach with US participation by ARRL, AMSAT and NASA
(ARRL News Service)
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Sept. 22 2004 Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Approves NASA Authorization Act
Includes Amendment Introduced by Sen. Hutchison to Maintain U.S. Access to Space
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation today passed the NASA Authorization Act of 2004. The legislation includes an amendment authored by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) that requires the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to prepare a plan for operating the Space Shuttle until the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) is ready for flight.
Sen. Hutchison offered the amendment to close a gap in the legislation between the shuttle's planned retirement in 2010, the year NASA expects to complete the space station, and the scheduled operation of the new CEV in 2014. Although the bill ensures the shuttle will fly until the International Space Station (ISS) is finished, the U.S. could be without the capacity to service the space station for a significant period, especially if setbacks occur in the development of CEV. Without either the Space Shuttle or the CEV to transport astronauts and supplies to and from the orbiting laboratory, the safety of the crew and viability of the scientific research could be in serious jeopardy.
The amendment directs NASA to create a plan to operate the Space Shuttle if the CEV is not ready to take over the shuttle's responsibilities once the space station is complete. NASA is also instructed to inform Congress of the costs and scheduling requirements related to shuttle operations, enabling it to continue flying for at least one year after the CEV's first successful manned mission.
"The president's vision will lead our nation to major advancements in the fields of science and technology. As Lewis and Clark explored the West, we must take the next step in exploring our solar system and beyond. This amendment will help NASA maintain a servicing vehicle for the space station, ensuring a smooth transition between the shuttle and the CEV," said Sen. Hutchison, a member of the Senate Science, Technology and Space Subcommittee.
The legislation will now be sent to the full Senate for a final vote.
(SpaceRef.com)
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Oct. 8-10 2004 AMSAT Symposium and Annual Meeting,
The 22nd Annual AMSAT Symposium and Annual Meeting, to be held on October 8-10, 2004, is fast approaching. The symposium committee has an outstanding venue in store for you. You have a few short days to make your reservations to the meeting at the lower prices. After September 8, the registration costs for the Symposium jumps from $35 to $40. If you haven't done this or made your reservation at the Hotel, please do so immediately.
Here are some of the highlights and latest information that we have in store for you. More will be coming soon. Check the AMSAT web site often for the latest details. The web site is located at www.amsat.org
Venue
This year's meeting will be held in Arlington, Virginia. The beauty of this location is that it is directly above Crystal City, where there are hundreds of shops (including radio shack), fast food restaurants, and the Washington Metro system. Metro can take you to the many free attractions in the area.
ARISS Meeting
This years symposium will be held in conjunction with the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) international delegates meeting. The ARISS meetings will be held October 10-13. You are welcome to attend any or all of the ARISS meetings. In addition, many of the ARISS team members and international delegates will be attending and presenting at the AMSAT Symposium.
Banquet Speaker
We are pleased to announce that our guest speaker at the banquet will be astronaut Carl Walz. Carl has flown in space 4 times. Two of these missions were Shuttle/SAREX flights. His most recent trip to space was as an Expedition 4 crew member on the ISS. During his stay, Carl and Valery Korzun installed and deployed one of the four ARISS antennas on the ISS during an EVA spacewalk. Carl will discuss his ISS expedition as well as NASA's new Journey to the Moon, Mars & beyond. For more information on Carl Walz, see: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/walz.html
Prize Drawing
The prizes are starting to roll in. To date, we have an ICOM 910H as one of the grand prizes as well as an SDR-1000/RO, Software Defined Receiver board set from FlexRadio Systems.
Sunday Afternoon Group Tour
The Sunday tour will be to the new hangar facility Smithsonian Air & Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, where you can see hundreds of aircraft and spacecraft including the Space Shuttle Enterprise, the world's fastest plane, the SR-71 Blackbird, the Concorde and hundreds of historic airplanes. For more information, see: www.nasm.si.edu/museum/udvarhazy
Symposium Papers
The proceeding papers are now in printing. I am proud to say that we have over 30 papers in this year's proceedings. This is a significant boost in papers from previous years. As such, we will have some very interesting presentations at the symposium. Some of the presentations in store for you include the latest on Echo and ARISS, the plans for Eagle and P3E, as well as presentations on some of the university-built satellites.
We will also have some great poster/displays. While the poster/displays are still a work in progress, we expect there to be a very interesting Cubesat display that will be set up by Cliff, K7RR.
Final Note
We will have more exciting things to announce in the near future. In the meantime, please get your registration forms in ASAP so we know who will be attending. And frequently visit the symposium web page at the AMSAT web site: www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium
We look forward to seeing all of you at the Symposium this October.
Frank Bauer, KA3HDO and Janet Bauer
AMSAT Symposium Committee Co-Chairs
(RAC News Service)
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Note: "Hams
in Action" is a new area in the bulletin and is in need of articles and
stories of events from your local club or ARES Group.
Submission
to Hams in Action: Bulletin Editor:
va3ku@rac.ca
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July 2004 Peterborough Floods - City Declares State of Emergency
In July 2004, Peterborough ARES members and area Amateurs provided seven hundred (700) man - hours of back up communications when the City of Peterborough declared a state of emergency due to heavy flooding. On behalf of the RAC Field Organization and the Ontario Section Staff, my sincere thanks and congratulations to all participants on a job well done. The ARO's tireless efforts once again demonstrated that ARES services are crucial in emergency situations.
Rose Scholtyssek, VE3RIS
Ontario Section Manager / Acting
SEC
In response to the state of emergency called by the City of Peterborough because of heavy flooding, Amateur Radio Operators collectively provided seven hundred (700) hours of communications support.
On July 15, 2004 at 6:50 AM, Peterborough ARES Emergency Coordinator Robert Kearns, VE3KEA received a phone call from D. Humber of the Peterborough Police Department with a request to have ARES members placed on stand-by because of heavy rains and winds which were causing flooding in the Peterborough Area. At the time of the call, Robert was already pumping out water from his own basement, which had reached approximately 3 feet in depth. Calls where made to all ARES members that where home, to be on Stand-by and within an hour of the first call a state of emergency was declared by the municipality. All ARES members that where available where called to take up their places at the following sites; Peterborough Police Department, Sir Sandford Fleming College, the Command Post at the Evinrude Center, and various other locations about the Evinrude Community Center.
Command of operation was initialized at the Police Department. Command Post Informational messages were passed to the Evinrude Community Centre and to the Sir Sandford Fleming College. Amateur radio stations were promptly set up to support the Red Cross, Salvation Army and Social Services communications needs. Red Cross and Social Services were both in operations at the College. Standard NTS messages forms were not utilized as most of the traffic was of tactical nature. Messages consisted of confirmation of the events that were happening at the time, i.e. updates to the agencies that where involved. All tactical messages were brief and to the point and found to be the simplest format of exchanging information.
At some point, it became necessary to evacuate all residents from the local Extendicare Nursing Home because of heavy water damage to the roof of the building. The residents were temporarily moved to the Evinrude Center and later that evening were moved a second time to a more suitable location at the Mary Crest Nursing Home. ARES members provided communications until 11:00 PM that evening and assisted Staff with bringing the residents into the building. After five continuous days of providing communications from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM, operators stood down from the Main Emergency – but remained on Stand –By until further notice. ARES members were on two days stand down when they were recalled to support communications for the Fire and Rescue Department officials and the many other Volunteer support groups who came from out of town. These groups were tasked with the removal of furniture and other items from flooded basements. The Fire and Rescue Departments along with City Works Crews assisted residents who were pumping out their flooded basements.
The Canadian Red Cross volunteers and staff registered evacuees and provided cots at both the Evinrude Community Centre and the Fleming College evacuation centers, while the Social Services provided shelter and clothing to those that required it. The Salvation Army supplied food and other assistance that are part of their normal mandate. All of these support service groups did and excellent job and should be greatly commended for their work.
ARES members continued passing tactical messages as this format was deemed to be the best way to effectively and efficiently pass information. All communications during the declared emergency consisted of logistical operations with the Fire and Rescue Departments at the Command Post requesting information to be sent to the various Groups in the area, charged with the tasks of waste removal of damaged material and pumping operations. ARES also had the opportunity to work with the Fire and Rescue Department in the installation of an antenna that provided a direct communications link between the agencies. It was a pleasure to work with the first responders as well the many other volunteer groups who participated during these trying times. After fourteen days of continuous communications support and having collectively providing 700 hours, ARES members were placed on Stand-By and within a few days were released from all assigned duties when the state of emergency was officially lifted.
Peterborough ARES Emergency Coordinator Robert Kearns, VE3KEA extends his thanks and appreciation to following amateurs who so generously contributed their time, energy, skills and equipment to this communication request.
Eric Lansdell – VE3EAL Communicator
Bill Mantel – VE3BME Communicator
Jim Pearce - VE3PLP Communications
Coordinator
Rick Page - VE3IQZ Repeater Technician
Frank Hancock -VE3HFJ Communicator
Don Pettypiece - VE3DHP Communicator
Teresa Monaghan -VE3 TZM Communicator
Hilda Gilpin -VE3HIG Communicator
Barry Monaghan -VE3BLM Communicator
Doug Gilpin -VE3DEG Communicator
Ken Dixon VE3KP -Volunteer Communicator
Harman Minnema -VE3EMA Communicator
Keith Smith - VA3HXC Communicator
Ashley Preston -VA3APN Red Cross
Operations
Tony Michelon -VE3VLO Sir Sandford
College
Dennis Gareau -VE3DHG Sir Sandford
College
Dave Giles -VA3DSG Communicator
Bob Morrow -VE3RRO Communicator
Submitted by:
Robert Kearns, VE3KEA
Peterborough ARES Emergency Coordinator
Note: This article including
pictures can be found online by visiting the ARES Ontario site at: http://aresontario.ca/peterborough
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Sept. 22 2004 Hams' Role in Hurricane Ivan Recovery Winding Down
Amateur Radio's role in the Hurricane Ivan relief and recovery effort is winding down as conventional telecommunications systems are slowly being restored throughout the stricken regions--primarily the Florida Panhandle and South Alabama. ARRL Northern Florida Section Traffic Manager Dale Sewell, N4SGQ, this week said Amateur Radio communication support operations are expected to stand down by this weekend.
"The request for additional operators for assistance in the Hurricane Ivan affected area is discontinued," he said. "Thanks to all who have helped in this critical operation."
Sewell told ARRL that he was gratified and inspired by the response to the calls for assistance over the past week since Hurricane Ivan struck. He noted that several of the radio amateurs who turned out to assist in Northern Florida were from the ARRL West Central Florida and Southern Florida sections. Among them were some of the same individuals and groups that had helped after hurricanes Charley and Frances.
Escambia and Santa Rosa counties were among the most severely affected in Northern Florida. Amateur Radio Emergency Service volunteers there have been supporting American Red Cross and The Salvation Army relief operations as well as food distribution centers and evacuation centers.
Alabama Section Manager Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, says Hurricane Ivan reports continue to trickle in from South Alabama, where the cleanup and recovery continue, although Alabama Emergency Net Manager Chris Sells, AC4CS, says parts of Mobile and Baldwin counties remain flooded and inaccessible. He says devastation was nearly total in some areas.
"A lot of places that were there are not," he told ARRL. "For example, Gulf Shores is there, but it's not Gulf Shores anymore."
Sells said HF nets aided local Amateur Radio relief and recovery communication by providing a link from the hard-hit areas to the state emergency operations center near Birmingham. He said net members have stood down from continuous operation but are still monitoring 3965 kHz in case anything comes up.
The National Traffic System in South Alabama still was not taking any health-and-welfare inquiries, Sells said, because "they're just not equipped to do it." Inquiries now in the system are being held until the situation settles down and they can be passed, and with emergency traffic now slowing, Sells thinks the H&W traffic will start to flow. The Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) on 14.265 MHz has been handling some H&W traffic as it is able, on the air and via its Web site.
Significant damage also occurred in central and northern Alabama, where high winds felled trees and power lines, and heavy rains caused flooding. The storm also spawned some tornadoes.
Sarratt reports that a federal disaster declaration covers nearly half of the state's 67 counties. More than 14,000 Alabamans took refuge in the nearly 150 shelters, and many remain there. More than 1 million households were left without electrical power, and dozens of roads had to be closed to traffic.
Sells said he believes that storm damage and a lack of available power at Amateur Radio stations in South Alabama has inhibited traffic from that region. "Alabama has not seen a major hurricane of this magnitude in about 25 years--not since Hurricane Frederick in 1979," he said.
(ARRL News Service)
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HURRICANE IVAN IS BACK AND JEANNE ON THE WAY
A reincarnated tropical storm Ivan has made landfall a 2nd time. This, near the Texas-Louisiana line on Thursday evening, September 23rd. The one-time hurricane was expected to dump up to ten inches of rain over the coming weekend.
The 22-day-old former hurricane broke apart after hitting the U-S, but a piece spun back out to sea and reformed as a separate tropical storm. It them made its way back into the Gulf of Mexico before again making landfall.
Forecasters say Galveston, Houston and College Station Texas will be under a flood alert. C-Q Magazine's Bob Josuweit, WA3PZO quoting sources at the ARRL says the Texas Office of Emergency Management has requested activation of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service Net. The net will switch between 7.285 and 3.873 MHz depending on propagation and time of day for as long as its needed.
Meantime, along the Eastern seaboard, ham radio operators are preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Jeanne. This as the killer storm appears to be zeroing in on the southeast U.S. coast, with forecasts putting Florida firmly in the storm's sights with landfall possible on September 24th or 25th. The Hurricane Watch Net on 14.325 MHz announced plans to begin operations Friday, September 24, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern and continue till until 11:00 p.m. or until the 20 meter band closes .
As we go to air news reports say that Jeanne is responsible for at least 1,100 deaths in Haiti. 1,250 are still missing and the toll continues to rise. More ham radio storm coverage next week.
(WA3PZO, CQ, ARRL, ARNewsline(tm),
others)
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HURRICANE IVAN IN NJ
Hurricane Ivan left its mark all along the Eastern U-S before it finally disappeared from that area. From the Carolina's through New England, there were daily news stories about Ivan spawning tornadoes and severe flooding. One area hit by the remnants of the storm was the state of New Jersey which is the home on Amateur Radio Newsline's Henry Feinberg, K2SSQ.
Mercer County, New Jersey, ARES and RACES was activated at about 5 PM on Saturday, September 18th. This, to staff the radio room at the Mercer County Emergency Operations Center.
Heavy rainfall caused by Hurricane Ivan remnants in the Catskill and Pocono Mountains Friday night was forecast to cause the Delaware River to reach flood stage in Trenton at 6 AM Sunday and to crest at record levels Sunday night.
The original crest forecast was for 8 feet above flood stage which is 18 feet above normal river level. That was later reduced to 3 feet but was still the highest level on the Delaware River since the catastrophic floods of 1954.
In Mercer County, Amateur Radio Operators staffed the E-O-C radio room continuously in four hour shifts until Monday morning. The radio room is licensed as W2MER and has H-F, 2 meter, 220, 440 and APRS ham gear permanently installed. It also has capability on all public safety and Red Cross frequencies used in the county. Extra radio amateurs were on call over the W2ZQ Mercer County ARES and RACES 146.67 Mhz. repeater. This, if additional communications was needed at shelters and other locations.
Hams used the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management's statewide NJ2EM 220 MHz repeater and the statewide 2 meter APRS digital messaging network to maintain links with the Hunterdon County and Warren County EOC's further up the river. Per the Mercer County EOC protocol, the hams also were the operators of the public safety radios in the EOC to maintain contact with the sheriff officers coordinating the evacuations along the river.
Amateurs participating as EOC Radio Officers included N2GJ, N0YMV, K2GW, W2SRH, W2QOB, N2JV-P, and WA2KM.
Gary Wilson, K2GW, is the Section Emergency Coordinator for Southern New Jersey Section. He says some 1500 people including 180 residents of a nursing home were evacuated to near-by shelters and hotels on Sunday the 19th. (K2GW)
(Amateur Radio Newsline, Henry
Feinberg, K2SSQ)
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The Mohawk Valley Shortwave Listner's Club is having its 11th annual DX camp from 2 pm Friday, November 5 to 2 pm Sunday, November 7, at Camp Aldersgate, southeast of Lowville, New York in the Adirondack hamlet of Brantingham Lake. Cost is $US 65, which includes sleeping accomodations inheated cabin, and two meals mid day on Saturday and Sunday. Coffee and fruit are provided as well. Bring sleeping bag, radio and equipment for antennas (lots of room). Payment could be that day, but try to let us know by October 21 if you are interested interested.
Contact me by e-mail if interested: mvswlc@yahoo.com
(Roger Chambers ODXA)
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SHORTWAVE VS. DIGITAL SHORTWAVE
Amateur Radio has another friend in its fight to stop the world-wide rollout of Broadband over Powerline technology. This, as a European short-wave broadcaster say that B-P-L and digital radio will have a lot of trouble co-existing. Fred Vobbe, W8HDU, is here with an update on digital radio and an explanation of why the two do not mix.
Jacob Freedman, N2MPN, found an interesting story on BBC News Online and thought he would share this news with A.R. Newsline listeners. In the link to the story, titled "Fears for new digital radio system" written by By Chris McWhinnie of BBC Monitoring in Amsterdam, the warning came from Peter Senger, the chair of the Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) at the International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam.
DRM is a standard agreed by world broadcasters for a completely new short wave radio system. The new internet power line distribution system has been evaluated by engineers, including the BBC, and has been found to affect short wave in particular.
Short wave is mainly used to broadcast internationally and the AM bands have been used since radio first started in the 1920s. The DRM system uses existing AM broadcast frequencies to deliver near-FM quality digital sound. It uses compression to squeeze clear digital sound into the narrow radio channels that currently carry crackly analogue signals.
The DRM technology has the potential to make digital radio available in places that Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) radio or even FM will probably never reach. As for the hardware required to hear these stations, there will be a new consumer DRM radio in the shops by Christmas 2005 and a tiny PC-only DRM set is already on sale.
DRM is not being used by many radio stations yet. However a number of radio stations have seen the potential for new cross-border radio stations.
A Germany-based music station is believed to be in the planning stages. BBC World Service and its counterparts abroad already have some regular DRM programmes and are backing the system.
DRM is being seriously considered in many countries where the FM radio band is full. China sees DRM as the answer to pushing digital radio across its vast territory.
The UK is not planning to use DRM for domestic radio. The UK has pinned its digital hopes instead on DAB, which offers stations like BBC 1Xtra, 6 Music, Oneword and Core. More digital radios have been sold in the UK than any other country.
Switching-off analogue FM and AM may take years and making millions of much-loved analogue radio sets useless will no doubt be controversial. If power line internet transmission is introduced, then international broadcasting on shortwave may also be consigned to history due to the interference from data travelling over mains electricity cables.
(Amateur Radio Newsline, Fred
Vobbe, W8HDU)
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XM SATELLITE RADIO TO ISSUE EMERGENCY ALERTS
X-M Satellite Radio says that its getting into the emergency alert business. This by making available the X-M Emergency Alert channel to its more than 2.1 million subscribers, nationwide.
According to a September 10th press
release the satellite radio provider will dedicate its Channel 247 to what
it calls X-M Emergency Alert. The service will be dedicated to providing
updated critical information before, during and after natural disasters,
weather emergencies and other hazardous incidents to listeners across the
country. The channel will also provide key survival information such as
evacuation routes, shelter locations and updated weather emergency information
for
impacted areas.
Information sources of the broadcasts will include the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Weather Service, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the American Red Cross. Also included will be local police and fire departments and eyewitness reports making the service about as all encompassing and up to the minute as it can get.
X-M hopes to have this new service fully operational fairly soon.
(XM)
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CQ Worldwide RTTY DX Contest--sponsored by CQ Magazine from 0000Z Sep 25-2400Z Sep 26. Frequencies: 80-10 meters. Categories: SOAB (LP, HP>150 W), SOSB, Assisted (AB only), MS (LP, HP), M2, MM. Exchange: RST + CQ Zone (W/VE stations also send state/province). QSO Points: own country--1 pt, different country, same continent--2 pts, diff cont--3 pts. Score: QSO points × S/P/C (incl WAE countries) + CQ Zones counted once per band. For more information: www.cq-amateur-radio.com. Logs due Oct 29 in Cabrillo format to rtty@cqww.com.
Tesla Cup--CW/SSB--sponsored by the Tesla Contest Club from 0000Z Sep 25 - 2400Z Sep 25 (CW) and 0000Z Sep 26 - 2400Z Sep 26 (SSB). Frequencies: 160 - 10 meters. Categories: SOAB, SOSB, SO-Assisted, MS, MM, Club/Team, with QRP (<15 W), LO (<150 W), and HP in all categories. Exchange: 4-digit grid square. QSO Points: SSB--2 pts, CW--3 pts. Work stations once each 24-hour period. Total Score: QSO Points x number of different first three digits of grid (i.e. - FN2, CN8) counted once per band. For more information: www.computeradio.us/TeslaCup.htm. Logs due 14 days after the contest to k3bu@aol.com or Tesla Cup, Box 282, Pine Brook, NJ 07058.
Arkansas QSO Party--CW/SSB/PSK31--sponsored by K1ARK, from 1400Z Sep 25-0600Z Sep 26 and 1800Z Sep 26-0200Z Sep 27. 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--3.580, 7.070, 14.070, 21.080, 28.120. Categories: SO, MS, Mobile, HP, LP, QRP, PSK. Exchange: RST, state or province or AR county, DX stations send "DX." QSO Points: PSK--3 pts, CW--2 pts, SSB--1 pt. Mobile stations may be worked each time the station changes counties. Score: QSO points × AR counties (AR station also count states and provinces) + bonuses for QSOs with W5YM (25 pts per band/mode) and AR ARRL-affiliated club stations (10 pts counted only once). 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.
Texas QSO Party--CW/Phone/Digital--sponsored by Northwest Amateur Radio Society (NARS), 1400Z Sep 25-0200Z Sep 26 and 1400Z-2000Z Sep 26. Frequencies (MHz): CW--40 to 60 kHz above bottom of band, Phone--25 kHz above edge of General segments and 28.300-28.500, VHF--50.2, 144.2. Categories: Fixed Stns--SO-Mixed (HP and QRP <5 W CW, <10 W Phone), SO-CW, MO; Mobile (Texas Only)--SO-Mixed, SO-CW, MO. Exchange: RST + TX County or S/P/C or MM region. QSO Points: Phone--2 pts, CW/Digital--3 pts. Score: QSO points × TX counties (TX stations add S/P/C). Multipliers counted only once. Add 500 points for every 5 counties from which a specific TX Mobile is worked. Texas mobiles add one thousand (1000) points to final score for every county activated with five or more QSOs. For more information:www.txqp.org. Logs due Oct 31 to k5cx@arrl.net or via postal mail to Texas QSO Party Committee, 16880 East Maglitto Cir, Tomball, TX 77377-8414.
Alabama QSO Party--CW/Phone--sponsored by the Central Alabama HF/VHF Contesting Club, 1800Z-2400Z Sep 27. Frequencies: 160-70 cm, SSB, CW, and FM contacts count separately. Categories: SO, MS, Rover, QRP (<5 W), LP (< 200 W), HP. Exchange: RST and S/P/C. Work Rover stations in each county. QSO Points: 1 pt/QSO. Scoring: AL stations--QSOs × states + AL counties + DXCC entities counted once per band. Non-AL stations--QSOs × AL counties counted once per band. For more information: http://web.dbtech.net/~dxcc/page0004.htm. Logs due 30 days after the contest to dxcc@dbtech.net or via postal mail to Alabama QSO Party, 4525 Eastern Hills Ln, Cottondale, AL 35453.
Classic Exchange (CX), 1300Z Sep 26-0700Z Sep 27, concurrent with AM International AM Discovery Weekend whose QSOs count for CX score. Frequencies (Mc): CW: 1.810, 3.545, 7.045, 14.045, 21.135, 28.180, AM: 1.890, 3.880, 7.290, 14.286, 21.420, 29.000, SSB: 3.870, 7.280, 14.270, 21.370, 28.490. Exchange RST, QTH, RX, TX, AMI number if available (AM only). QSO Points: 1 pt/QSO. Total Score: QSOs × (number of TX and RX worked + S/P/C counted once per band) × CX multiplier (age of all RX TX and XCVR used for at least 3 QSOs). For more information:http://qsl.asti.com/CX. Send logs to wq8u@arrl.net or to J. D. "Mac" Mac Aulay, WQ8U, 6235 Wooden Shoe Ln, Centerville, OH 45459.
PSK Rumble (The Fall Classic)--sponsored by Troy ARA, 0000Z-2400Z Oct 2. 80-6 meters. Exchange: name and S/P/C. Categories: Normal (>100 W), Great (<20 W), Super (<5 W), Novice, SWL. Score: QSOs × (W/VE/JA/VK call areas + DXCC entities counted once per band). For more information: www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_rumble_rules.html. Logs due Oct 30 via on-line score submission form at www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_rumble_score.html.
Oceania DX Contest--supported by the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) and New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART), Phone 0800Z Oct 2-0800Z Oct 3 (CW is 0800Z Oct 9-0800Z Oct 10). Frequencies: 160-10 meters, work VK/ZL/Oceania stations only. Categories: SOAB, SOSB, MS, MM, SWL. Exchange: RS(T) and serial number. QSO points: 160--20 pts, 80--10 pts, 40--5 pts, 20--1 pt, 15--2 pts, 10--3 pts. Score: QSO points × WPX prefixes counted once per band. For more information: www.oceaniadxcontest.com. Logs due Nov 7 in Cabrillo format to ph@oceaniadxcontest.com (CW to cw@oceaniadxcontest.com) or paper logs (if fewer than 50 QSOs) to Oceania DX Contest, c/o Wellington Amateur Radio Club Inc, PO Box 6464, Wellington 6030, New Zealand.
EU Autumn Sprint--SSB, sponsored by the EU Sprint Gang, 1500Z-1859Z Oct 2 (CW is 1500Z-1859Z Oct 9). Frequencies: 80-20 meters, stations outside EU work EU stations only. SOAB category only. Exchange: your call, serial number, name, other station's call. Special QSY rule--see Web site. Score is number of QSOs. For more information:www.qsl.net/eusprint. Logs due 15 days after the contest to eusprint@kkn.net or Paolo Cortese, I2UIY, PO Box 14, I-27043 Broni (PV), Italy (CW logs to Karel Karmasin, OK2FD, Gen Svobody 636, CZ-674 01 Trebic, Czech Republic).
California QSO Party--CW/SSB, sponsored by the Northern California Contest Club, 1600Z Oct 2-2200Z Oct 3. Frequencies: 160-2 meters. Categories: SOAB (HP >200 W, LP, QRP <5 W), MS, MM, CA County Expedition, Mobile, Novice/Tech, Club, School. SO work 24 hours only. New 10-minute rule for MS allows unlimited band changes. CW QSOs in CW subbands, except 160. Work CA stations in each county. Stations on a county line count as a single contact for QSO points, but both counties can be claimed as multipliers. Exchange: serial number and S/P/C or CA county. QSO points: CW--3 pts, Phone--2 pts. Score: QSO points × CA counties (max 58) or CA stations multiply by states and VE call areas (max 58). For more information: www.cqp.org. Logs due by Nov 15 to cqp@contesting.com or to Alan Maenchen, AD6E, 3330 Farthing Way, San Jose, CA 95132.
RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest--SSB,
sponsored by the RSGB, 0700Z-1900Z Oct 3 (CW is 0700Z-1900Z Oct 17). Frequencies:
15 and 10 meters (see Web site for band plan), work UK stations only. Categories:
UK and DX SO or MS (Open, Restricted, QRP <10 W) and SWL (Open and Restricted).
Exchange: serial number and UK district. QSO points: 3 pts/QSO. Score QSO
points × UK districts (UK stations use DXCC entities plus JA, W, VE, VK,
ZL and ZS call areas) counted once per band. For more information:www.rsgbhfcc.org.
Logs due Nov 17 to 2128ssb.logs@rsgbhfcc.org (2128cw.logs@rsgbhfcc.org
for CW logs) or to RSGB--G3UFY, 77 Bensham Manor Rd, Thornton Heath, Surrey
CR7 7AF, England.
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Special Event Station W1E on the Air from New England's "Big E" (Sep 24, 2004)
An autumn tradition in New England is the Eastern States Exposition--more commonly called "The Big E." Ham radio has a role in the fair--the largest in North America, which continues until October 3 on Memorial Drive in West Springfield, Massachusetts. In addition to top-name entertainment, rides, parades, shows, food, crafts, exhibits and other spectacles, there is the W1E Amateur Radio demonstration station. All radio amateurs are invited to participate at the special event station. Clubs can take advantage of the occasion to hang their banners and provide information about their organization. Individuals can help answer question and hand out brochures as well as operate the station. Have a copy of your Amateur Radio license with you if you plan to operate. The station has VHF, UHF and HF operating positions. Members of various clubs are at the W1E booth during all hours that the fair is open, providing information about ham radio to the fairgoers as well as offering free radiograms for delivery across the US via the National Traffic System. Participating clubs include the Central Connecticut Amateur Radio Club, the Southern Berkshire Amateur Radio Club, the Newington Amateur Radio League, the Connecticut Amateur Radio League for Youth, the Franklin County Amateur Radio Club, the Hampden County Radio Association and the Northern Berkshire Amateur Radio Club. Gates to the Big E open daily at 8 AM, and most exhibits and buildings are open from 10 AM until 10 PM.
(ARRL News Service)
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Macon, GA: Macon-Bibb Emergency Management Agency Volunteers and Exchange Club of Macon, W4G. 1600Z Oct 1-2400Z Oct 2. Celebrating the 149th year of the Georgia State Fair. 14.255 7.255. Certificate. Jeff Amerson, Exchange Club of Macon, PO Box 13571, Macon, GA 31208.
Anamosa, IA: Jones County Amateur Radio Club, N0CWP. 1300Z-1700Z Oct 2. 16th Annual Anamosa Pumpkinfest and Weigh-Off. 14.260. Certificate. Jim McClintock, 301 Vine St, Morley, IA 52312.
Middletown, RI: Newport County Radio Club, W1SYE. 1400Z Oct 2-2100Z Oct 3. Norman Bird Sanctuary Harvest Fair--emphasis on youth. 21.350 14.285 14.071 7.260. Certificate. Newport County Radio Club, Box 3103, Newport, RI 02840. www.qsl.net/w1sye/.
Wallingford, CT: Meriden Amateur Radio Club, W1NRG. 1600Z Oct 2-2200Z Oct 3. "Celebrate Wallingford" CT town festival. 28.375 21.375 14.275 7.275. Certificate. Jim Savage, N1ZN, 19 Broadview Dr, Wallingford, CT 06492-3349. www.meridenarc.org.
Youngstown, OH: Mahoning Valley Amateur Radio Association, W8QLY. 1300Z-2200Z Oct 3. Boardman Oktoberfest. 28.450 21.350 14.250 7.250. QSL. Mahoning Valley ARA, PO Box 2950, Youngstown, OH 44511.
Prince Albert, SK, Canada:
Northern Saskatchewan Amateur Radio Club, CG5EEE. 0000Z Oct 3-2359Z Oct
16. City of Prince Albert's Centennial. 21.220 14.220 7.220 3.720.
Certificate. NSARC, c/o 532 - 26 St W, Prince Albert, SK, Canada S6V 4R5.
US hams include $2 for certificate requests.
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Sept. 23 2004 ARLD038 DX News
This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by DL1FX, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, The Daily DX, 425DXnews, DXNL, WA7BNM and Contest Corral from QST. Thanks to all.
KENYA, 5Z. Alex, 5Z4DZ has been QRV using RTTY on 20 meters from around 1830 to 2130z. QSL via PC1A
MOZAMBIQUE, C9. Carl, C91EP has been QRV on 17 meters around 1700z. QSL via SM0EPU.
TAJIKISTAN, EY. Nodir, EY8MM plans to be QRV in the CQ WW RTTY contest as a possible Single Op/Single Band entry. QSL via K1BV.
LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0. Ekki, DF4OR, Tilo, DJ5BX, Rainer, DL1ZBO and Peter, DL1FX are QRV as HB0/homecalls until September 26. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and other digital modes. They will be QRV as HB0/DJ5BX during the CQ WW RTTY contest. QSL via operators' instructions.
THAILAND, HS. HS0AC club station members will be QRV as HS72B during the CQ WW RTTY contest to celebrate the 72nd Birthday of Her Majesty the Queen of Thailand. QSL via E20NTS.
SVALBARD, JW. Just, LA9DL and Halvard, LA7XK are QRV from Longyearbyen until September 27. They will be QRV as JW5X during the Scandinavian Activity SSB Contest, or SAC. Before and after the contest they will operate as JW9DL and JW7XK, respectively. QSL JW5X via LA5X. QSL others to home calls.
LUXEMBOURG, LX. Robert, LX1RQ will be QRV as LX5A during the CQ WW RTTY contest. Meanwhile, look for LX1ER to be QRV as LX8M as a Single Op/Single Band entry. QSL via operator's instructions.
ALAND ISLAND, OH0. Martti, OH2BH will be QRV as OH0B during the SAC as an All Band entry. QSL to home call.
SWEDEN, SM. DF6JC and DL1EJS will activate SI9AM during the SAC. QSL via SM3CVM.
DODECANESE, SV5. Laci, HA0HW and Tom, HA4DX will be QRV as J45HW and J45DX, respectively, from Faliraki, Rhodes Island, IOTA EU-001, from September 26 to October 3. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via home calls.
CRETE, SV9. Uli, DJ9XB is QRV as SV9/DJ9XB until September 30. He is active mainly on the newer bands. He will be QRV as J49XB during the CQ WW RTTY contest. QSL both calls via DJ9XB.
EAST KIRIBATI, T32. Chuck, T32NCC is located on Fanning Island, IOTA OC-084, and has been QRV on 10 meters around 2300z. QSL via N6GDS.
MICRONESIA, V6. Kaz, JA0VSH and Miyuki, JG0PBJ are QRV as V63KZ and V63MP, respectively, until September 26. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home calls.
CAMBODIA, XU. Wim, ON6TZ is QRV as XU7TZG and has been active on 17 meters around 0900z and 20 meters around 2000z. QSL via ON4AJV.
IRAQ, YI. Richard, YI9KT has been QRV on 15 meters around 1400z. QSL via SP8HKT.
THIS WEEKEND
ON THE RADIO. The CQ Worldwide RTTY DX Contest, Tesla Cup, Scandinavian
Activity SSB Contest (SAC), the Alabama, Arkansas and Texas QSO Parties,
AGCW VHF/UHF Contest, UBA ON 6-meter Contest, Fall QRP Homebrewer CW and
PSK31 Sprint and the 222 MHz Fall Sprint
will certainly
keep contesters busy this weekend. Please see September QST, page
98, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest websites for details.
(ARRL)
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Sept. 25 2004 4 2 5 D X N E W S
9G - Kees, PA0CJH will be active (on 80, 40, 20, 17 and 15 metres SSB, CW and PSK31) as 9G5JH from Accra, Ghana from 29 September to13 November. QSL via home call. [TNX PA0CJH]
9M
- Rich, PA0RRS will operate again from Malaysia in February and March
as follows:
3-13 Feb 9M6/PA0RRS
East Malaysia
13-26 Feb 9M6/PA0RRS/8 Sarawak (OC-088),
East Malaysia
27 Feb-19 Mar 9M6/PA0RRS/2 Penang Island (AS-015), West Malaysia
QSL via home call, direct (Richard
Smeets, Schoorveken 100, 5121NM Rijen, The Netherlands) or bureau.
All of the direct and bureau QSL cards for his previous 9M6/PA0RRS
activity have been processed and sent out. [TNX PA0RRS]
EA8 - Herman, ON4QX will operate as EA8/ON4QX from Gran Canaria (AF-004) on 9-24 October. [TNX ON4QX]
FH - Andre, ZS6WPX will operate as FH/ZS6WPX from Mayotte (AF-027) on 1-13 October. QSL direct only via home call. [TNX NG3K]
FT*X - The Microlite Penguins DXpedition Team of VP8GEO (South Georgia) & VP8THU (South Sandwich Islands) fame will activate the Kerguelen Islands next year. A multinational team of twelve highly experienced operators from France, Ireland, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, Singapore, South Africa and the United States will operate on the HF bands between 15 March and 2 April 2005. "This DXpedition is funded entirely by the twelve team members and a generous and exclusive grant by the Northern California DX Foundation," said James Brooks, 9V1YC, DXpedition Team Leader. "There are no other club, foundation, individual, manufacturer or QSL sponsors." Additional details will be released in the coming weeks. [TNX N4GN]
G - The Cray Valley Radio Society will be active on 25-26 September using the special callsign GB2BF as part of "Transmission 2004" to raise money for the British Wireless for the Blind. They will be running two stations, and the more contacts they made, they more money they raise for the fund. Special QSL via G4DFI, direct or bureau. [TNX M3RCV]
G - Bill/G3WNI, Tom/G0PSE and Dave/M0AOD will operate (on 160-10 metres CW and SSB, possibly on 6 metres as well) as GB0SM from St.Mary's Island (EU-011) on 2-9 October. QSL via G0PSE, direct or bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
GM - Workington & District ARC members Steve/G0MTD, Joe/M0DHV, Malcolm/M0XAT and Mark/2E0MAX will operate on 80-10 metres SSB, plus VHF/UHF FM as MS0WRC from the Isle of Arran (EU-123) until 26 September. QSL via the bureau or direct to G0MTD (Stephen Topping, 7 Beckstone Close, Harrington, Workington, Cumbria CA14 5QR, England, UK). [TNX MM0DFV]
HL - Special event station DT04YL will be aired on 6-16 October for the YL Meeting 2004 to be held in Seoul. 170 people from 20 countries are expected to attend the event, which is organized by the the Korea Ladies Amateur Radio Club (www.ylnet.org/html/english-main.html). QSL via HL1OYF or HL1SFX. [TNX DL3KWF]
I - The new dates for IG9/IZ8CGS (www.mdxc.org/ig9_iz8cgs) from Lampedusa (AF-019) [425DXN 698] are 24-27 September. QSL via IK8VRN. [TNX IZ8CGS]
I - Look for Michele, IF9ZWA to operate (mainly on 20 and 40 metres SSB) as IF9ZWA/p from Punta Libeccio Lighthouse (ARLHS ITA-133, WAIL SI-025) on Marettimo (EU-054, IIA TP-010, MIA MI-056) on 25-26 September. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ7ATN]
I - II1TPG (www.ii1tpg.it) will be the official amateur radio station for the IX Paralympic Winter Games, which will be hosted in Torino in 2006. The station will be aired for the first time from 28 September to 3 October to open the count down towards the olympic event, and again on 3-5 December. QSL via IZ1CCE, direct or bureau. A web site is under construction at www.ii1tpg.it [TNX IZ1CCE]
KH9 - The Daily DX reports that Terry, K7ASU/KH9 and George, KH9/AH8H (V73GT) are working on Wake Island (OC-053) and will be QRV in their spare time for another four weeks. Terry plans to concentrate on Europe between 7 and 9.30 UTC on on 20 metres CW. QSL KH9/AH8H to George Talbot, P.O. Box 45, APO AP 96555-0045, USA; QSL K7ASU/KH9 via K7ASU.
LX - Six Dutch operators will be active on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and PSK31 as LX/PA6Z from Luxembourg on 2-8 October. QSL via PA1K, direct or bureau. [TNX PA5R]
OA - Eric, SM1TDE will be active (on 80-10 metres CW with some RTTY and SSB) as SM1TDE/OA4 from Lima, Peru between 22 February and 5 March. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX SM1TDE]
OZ - Look for Palle, OZ5MJ/p and Jakob, OZ7AEI/p to operate on 20 and 40 metres from several EU-172 islands and lighthouses on 27 September. Islands mentioned are Thuroe (DIA FY-016, ARLHS DEN-220 and DEN-221), Taasinge (FY-015, DEN-161 and DEN-162), Sioe (FY-021, DEN-218) and Langeland (FY-019, DEN-163), and they might also operate from a couple of DIA new ones. Information on OZ7AEI's activations can be found at http://oz7aei.qrz.dk [TNX OZ7AEI]
S9 - Marq, CT1BWW will operate on all bands and modes as S92BWW from Rolas Island (AF-023) on 1-15 October. QSL via CT1BWW, direct (Manuel A.C. Marques, P.O. Box 41, 2780-901 Oeiras, Portugal) or bureau. Further information at http://www.geocities.com/ct1bww [TNX CT1BWW]
SM - Hakan, SM5AQD is celebrating his 30 years of amateur radio and will operate as SF30A until 31 December. QSL via home call. [TNX SM5AQD]
SM - Fred, SM7DAY and Jan, SM7NGH will operate on most bands CW and SSB from Ven Island (EU-137) on 27-29 September. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX SM7NGH]
SV - Look for SV8/DF7XE to be active (on 10-80 metres CW, SSB, PSK31 and RTTY) from Thassos Island (EU-174) on 1-13 October. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
T30 - Tom, K7ZZ will operate as T30T from Tarawa (OC-017), West Kiribati from 25 October through 9 November, CQ WW DX SSB Contest included. Outside the contest he will concentrate on the WARC bands and CW. It will be a low power operation, but Tom will have two element vertical arrayson 40-10 metres, a single vertical on 80m and wire on 160m. QSL via K7ZZ (direct only); the logs will be placed on Logbook of the World. [TNX K7ZZ]
TY - Michael, PA5M went QRT from Mali (TZ5M) on 20 September. After a few days in Ghana (no operation planned), he will go to Benin and be active in his spare time as TY5M from 30 September to 21 October. QSL via PA7FM and on-line logs at http://www.pa7fm.nl [TNX PA7FM]
V2 - Team Antigua will once again activate V26B (http://n3oc.dyndns.org/v26b/) during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as a Multi-Two entry. QSL via KA2AEV (direct only, as they "cannot guarantee a timely response for QSLs received via the bureau route"). Before and after the contest (from about 26 October until about 3 November) the operators will be active with their individual calls; they will make special attempts to be active on RTTY, PSK31, 160 metres and the WARC bands. There is also a possibility of some satellite operations on AO-7 and AO-51. Look for V26A (QSL via WB3DNA), V26B (QSL via KA2AEV), V26EM (QSL via W2SN), V26G (QSL via N2ED), V26KEN (QSL via N2KEN), V26OC (QSL via N3OC), V26OX (QSL via K3OX) and V26R (QSL via KA2AEV), plus a few new members who will announce their QSL routes when their Antiguan callsigns become finalized. [TNX KA2AEV]
V6 - Neil, V73NS (WD8CRT) will operate as V63NS from Pohnpei (OC-010) on 7-10 October. QSL via V73NS (qrz.com). [TNX VA3RJ]
VE - Nenad, VE3EXY will operate as VE3EXY/2 from Zone 2 from about 23 UTC on 23 September until about 13 UTC on the 28th, CQ/RJ DX RTTY Contest included. Look for him on 3510, 7010, 10107, 14025, 18077, 21025, 24897 and 28025 CW; 14090, 21090 and 28090 RTTY. [TNX VE3EXY]
VK - Gary, VK4PY will be active (SSB only) in his spare time from Melville Island (OC-173) for the next few weeks. QSL direct toVK4FW (Bill Horner, P.O. Box 513, Nambour, 4560, Australia). [TNX VK4FW]
VK - The state of Western Australia is celebrating its 175th anniversary of existence this year. As part of the celebrations, the Northern Corridor Radio Group Inc (VK6ANC, www.ncrg.org.au) will operate as VI6175WA during October, starting with the Oceania DX SSB Contest. After that it will be used on the HF bands by individual members of the club. QSL via VK6NE, direct or bureau. [TNX VK6APK]
VK - During his 3-4 November visit to Sweers Island (OC-227), Johan, PA3EXX (VK4WWI) will be active with resident YL operator Lyn, VK4SWE (www.sweers.com.au). QSL VK4SWE via home call, direct (Lyn Battle, Sweers Island, PMB 1 Karumba, Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD 4891, Australia) or bureau. [TNX PA3EXX]
VK9_lh - After weeks of preparation, all the equipment for the Oceania DX Group's (www.odxg.org) operation from Lord Howe [425DXN 688] has been delivered to the boat. It will be stored on the island awaiting the team to arrive on 9 October in the late local afternoon. G3UML, IK6CAC, IV3FSG, VK2IVK, VK3SU, VK4FW and VK4NEF plan to operate on the following frequencies: 1812, 3512, 7012, 10107, 14012, 18072, 21012, 24912 and 28012 kHz (CW); 3785, 7045, 14260, 18140, 21260, 24950 and 28495 kHz (SSB); 7080, 10120, 14090, 18100 and 21090 kHz (RTTY). A Yaesu FT 857 with beacon will cycle on 50.100 MHz giving everyone a chance to call. One more operator would be welcome; enquiries should be sent to vk4fw@westnet.com.au [TNX VK4FW]
W - Magnolia DX Association members K2FF, W5UE, W8JE and KK5EW will operate as K5R from Round Island (NA-082, USI MS-001, ARLHS USA-711) on 1-3 October. Expect activity on 10-80 metres (plus 160m if possible) CW and SSB, with three stations. QSL via W5UE. Updates, pictures and on-line logs will be posted on www.mdxa.org/k5r_2004.html [TNX W5UE]
YB - Hotang, YC0IEM is currently in Kupang on Timor Island (OC-148) for two weeks. He operates as YC0IEM/9 on 15 and 10 metres from the QTH of YC9MKF. QSL via IZ8CCW, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ8CCW]
AFRICA TRIP ---> Joe, AA4NN and Chuck, W4GMY will operate as 3DA0NN and 3DA0CG from Swaziland on 18-22 November. Then they will move to Mozambique and be active as C91NN and C91CG on 24-26 November. They will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as C91F (Multi-Single). [TNX AA4NN]
ANTARCTIC OPERATIONS --->
Antarctica Award manager Gianni Marruccella, IZ8CGS reports that, while
the austral summer season is approaching, the following bases
continue being active on the amateur radio bands:
* 8J1RL from Syowa Station (JA-02)
on East Ongul Island (AN-015), QSL via the JARL bureau;
* EM1HO from Akademik Vernadsky
Station (UR-01) on Galindez Island (AN-006), QSL via I2PJA;
* HF0QF from Henryk Arctowski
Station (SP-01) on King George Island, South Shetlands (AN-010),
QSL via SP7IWA;
* R1ANB from Mirny (UA-07) on Queen
Mary Coast (AN-016), QSL via RU1ZC;
* R1ANF from Bellingshausen
(UA-04) on King George Island, South Shetlands (AN-010), QSL
via RK1PWA;
Please use the Antarctica Award
reference number (e.g. JA-02) when spotting these and other Antarctic stations,
in order to make reasearches easier through the cluster commands and in
the cluster spot archives. Full information on the reference numbers can
be found in the Antarctica Award Directory, which is downloadable at www.mdxc.org/antarctica
[TNX IZ8CGS]
Good to Know
3Y0X ---> The 2005 Peter I DXpedition [425DXN 696] has been awarded a major sponsorship grant by the Northern California DX Foundation, Inc.(NCDXF). The DXpedition is funded principally by the contributions of its twenty-one members plus this very generous grant; however, because of the extraordinary cost of chartering the vessel and its helicopter to travel safely to and from this remote location, additional assistance is still being sought from the world-wide DX community. For further information on the DXpedition, and how to contribute to its success, please visit www.peterone.com [TNX N4GN]
NCDXF ---> The Northern California DX Foundation, Inc. (www.ncdxf.org) announced on 18 September at the W9DXCC DX Convention that it has awarded major sponsorship grants, for the 2005 Kerguelen Islands (FT/X) and Peter I (3Y0X) DXpeditions. Together, these grants exceed $100,000, and represent the largest grants made in the history of the NCDXF. "These exceptional grants were awarded in light of the rarity of operations from these locations, the significant individual contributions being made by the participants themselves, as well as the very high cost of mounting DXpeditions to such remote locations," said NCDXF President Len Geraldi, K6ANP. [TNX N4GN]
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Fred, DL1DBF is receiving 3V8 cards for which the correct QSL route is via Mustapha, DL1BDF. [TNX DJ2YA]
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Marco, IV3NCC says he is receiving cards for Omani stations (A47RS included) for which he is not and has never been the QSL manager. He can confirm only contacts made during his own A4/IV3NCC and A4/IV3NCC/p (Suwadi Island, AS-112) operations.
QSL LU1ZA ---> The new address for LU2CN is: SARA - Servicio Auxiliar de Radioperadores de la Armada, Avda Comodoro Py 2055, Piso 12, Oficina 42, 1105 Buenos Aires, Argentina. LU2CN is the QSL route for LU1ZA, the Orcadas del Sur Navy Detachment (LU-14) on Laurie Island, South Orkneys (AN-008). [TNX LU1BW]
QSL ST2T ---> Dane,
ST2T (S57CQ) will remain in Sudan for the next two months, and QSL cards
will not be printed before the end of his activity. His
QSL manager (S57DX) also reports
that many are sending useless old style IRCs to cover return postage expenses.
So please be patient, do not send second cards and above all do use new
style coupons. [TNX S57DX]
QSL TR8CX ---> Please note that the new address for Xavier, F5PBQ/TR8CX is: Xavier Cholat, Les Thermes, Domaine Saint-Jean, 73230 Saint-Jean d'Arvey, France. [TNX F5PBQ]
QSL VK8AN ---> The list of stations managed by VK4AAR [425DXN 698] was taken from Alan's automatic signature, which included VK8AN by error. Please note that Dan manages his own QSLs for operations from his home, while VK4AAR looks after the DXpeditions to islands (VK6AN, VK8AN/6 and VK8AN/8). VK4AAR has neither logs nor cards for VK8AN. [TNX VK4AAR]
QSL VK9CJ ---> Uwe, DJ9HX reports he is receiving lots of cards for the November/December 2003 VK9CJ operation. Please note that Uwe can confirm contacts made during his own operation (July/August 1995), while the QSL route for last year's activity is via JA1KJW.
QSL ZK3DX ---> Erik, SM0AGD can confirm only contacts made with ZK3DX (and ZK3CW) in October 1999. The callsign has been reissued and the QSL route for the current ZK3DX is via EB2AYV.
UKRAINIAN DX CONTEST ---> Sponsored by the Ukrainian Contest Club (UCC) and the Ukrainian Amateur Radio League (UARL), it will take place on 160-10 metres (WARC bands excluded) CW, SSB and RTTY, from 12 UTC on 6 November through 12 UTC on the 7th. Full rules and results are available at http://urcc.com.ua/ or http://www.qsl.net/ut1ia/ [TNX UY5ZZ]
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Sept. 27 - Oct. 3 2004 I.C.P.O. Bulletin Islands, Castles & Portable Operations - I.C.P.O.
27/09/2004:AS-118
9K2F FAILAKA ISLAND - * Postponed *
A group of
operators from the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society plan to operate as 9K2F
from Failaka Island (AS-118) for 3-4 days at the end of September. QSL
via 9K2RA (P.O. Box 5240, Safat 13053, Kuwait). [Tnx 425DXN]
27/09/2004:AF-018
IH9/IT9MRM PANTELLERIA ISLAND -
Albert, IT9MRM,
will be QRV September 27 - 28, 2004, as IH9/IT9MRM from Pantelleria Island
(IOTA AF-018, IIA TP-001, MIA MI-124). Activity will be on 40, 20 and 15
meter SSB, starting 12:00 UTC September 27 until 20:00 UTC September 28.
QSL via home call, direct (Albert Mattei, Via E. Millo, 20 Augusta 96011
(SR) ITALY) or via the bureau. [Tnx IT9MRM]
27/09/2004:EU-172
OZ's/P ISLANDS & LIGHTHOUSES -
Look for Palle,
OZ5MJ/p and Jakob, OZ7AEI/p to be QRV September 27th from the following
islands and lighthouses:
Island
IOTA DIA
ARLHS LH
Thuroe
EU-172 FY-016 DEN-220 + 221 Thuroe
BF + FF
Taasinge
EU-172 FY-015 DEN-161 + 162 Vindebyoere
FF + BF
Sioe
EU-172 FY-021 DEN-218
Sioe S FF
Langeland
EU-172 FY-019 DEN-163
Keldsnor
?????
EU-172 FY-??? -
-
?????
EU-172 FY-??? -
-Activity will begin on 20 meter SSB, at each location, and later on 40
meters. There is the possibility they will activate 1 or 2 new islands
for DIA later that day, but only if they are good for the DIA rules. QSL
via home calls, direct or through the bureau. Further information can be
found at http://oz7aei.qrz.dk [Tnx OZ7AEI]
29/09/2004:AS-024
7J1AIL/JR6 IRIOMOTE ISLAND -
Steve, K7USJ,
will be QRV September 29th to October 2nd from Iriomote Island (IOTA AS-024,
JIIA AS-024-003). Activity will be on 40 through 6 meter CW and SSB, as
well as 29.300 MHz FM. QSL via K7USJ (direct) or 7J1AIL (direct or bureau).
[Tnx 425DXN]
01/10/2004:
AF-027 FH/ZS6WPX MAYOTTE ISLAND -
Andre, ZS6WPX,
will be active October 1st to 13th from Mayotte Island (AF-027) as FH/ZS6WPX.
Activity will be on 160-10 meters as well as 6 meters. Operations will
be on SSB, Digital and some CW. QSL direct only via ZS6WPX (Not to ZS QSL
Bureau!). [Tnx OPDX]
01/10/2004:EU-091
H.C.'s/P ISOLA DEL CAPEZZONE -
Nuccio, I7YKN
and other members of the Strange Radio Team (Umberto/I0NZK, Christine/I7OCD,
Luigi/IW8EQS, Simone/IZ0BTV, Francesco/IZ7AUH, Fabio/IZ7CRW, Marco/IZ7DOK,
Oreste/IZ8EDJ and Salvatore/IZ8GGF) will be active from three EU-091 islands
in early October. Expect activity from Isola del Capezzone (IIA LE-004,
MIA MI-012) on the 1st, Chianca d'Abramo (IIA LE-017, MIA MI-017) on the
2nd and Grande di Porto Cesareo (IIA LE-002, MIA MI-040) on the 3rd. QSL
via I7YKN, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN]
02/10/2004:
EU-011 GBØSM ST. MARY'S ISLAND -
Members of
the Taunton and District ARC, Bill (G3WNI), Tom (G0PSE) and Dave (M0AOD)
will be activating the Isle of Scilly (IOTA EU-011) from October 2-9th.
The callsign will be GB0SM, and the QTH will be St. Mary's Island. Activity
will be on 160-10 meters, possibly also 6 metres. Modes will be CW and
SSB. QSL via the Bureau or direct to G0PSE. E-mail requests for Bureau
QSLs go to: g0pse@qsl.net . [Tnx OPDX]
03/10/2004:AF-024
S79RJ & S79SO SEYCHELLES -
All arrangements
have been made for Willi DJ7RJ and Klaus DJ4SO to be on the air from the
Seychelles (AF-024) beginning October 3rd, for 2 or 3 weeks. They will
be operating as S79RJ (DJ7RJ) and S79SO (DJ4SO) on 40 to 6 meter CW, SSB,
RTTY and PSK31. Use of the 80 meter band has not been authorized, but they
will be requesting permission to operate on 80 meters during the weekends
(3505 kHz +/-). QSL via their home calls. [Tnx OPDX]
73 and Good
Hunting!
Dave Raycroft
- VA3RJ
Home of
ICPO:
www.qsl.net/va3rj
Mirror:
http://webhome.idirect.com/~va3rj
Join ICPO
e-Group: www.qsl.net/va3rj/icpo.html
E-mail:
va3rj@rac.ca
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Note: A complete list of
Prefixes assigned by International Telecommunications Union can be found
on the Trans Provincial Website:
www.tpn7055.ca/callsign.html
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LEAGUE KICKS OFF 2005 SPECTRUM DEFENSE CAMPAIGN
ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, appears to be the point man in this important effort to preserve our operating bandspace. He says that while interference from broadband over power line technology is the most prominent and immediate threat to amateur spectrum, donations from ARRL members and supporters make it possible for the League to face it and other spectrum challenges as well.
According to the ARRL Letter, in 1985, the League spent perhaps $200,000 on advocacy and spectrum defense. Today the annual outlay is close to $900,000.
Haynie says that he is aware that this work is something that hams cannot see, touch or feel, but it's just as important as those things that they can. This is because we would not have all those other things if it were not for the fact that we have a place to operate.
Haynie notes that not all of the ARRL's advocacy efforts necessarily involve taking defensive measures, such as with BPL, but all of them are essential. The popular ARRL leader says that, as he sees it, the League's job is to look out for the best interests of all of Amateur Radio. This includes making sure that we have places in the ether to go on the air.
The ARRL says that the Spectrum Defense Fund depends on membership support and is essential to the League's continued success in this AREA. Contributions can be made on-line at the ARRL's secure donor Website. You will find it at www.arrl.org/forms/fdefense/fdefense.htm Those contributing at or above the $50 level may request a gift as a token of the League's appreciation.
(Amateur Radio Newsline, Bruce
Tennant, K6PZW)
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Sept. 24 2004 FCC Poised to Act on BPL Report and Order in mid-October
The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) will present a draft broadband over power line (BPL) Report and Order to the full Commission when it meets October 14, the ARRL has learned. More than 6100 comments have been filed on the topic since the FCC released its initial Notice of Inquiry in the proceeding, ET Docket 03-104, in April 2003 and a subsequent Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), ET Docket 04-37, in February of this year. The ARRL so far on this round has taken its concerns regarding Amateur Radio and BPL to three of the Commission's five members. In a meeting this week with FCC Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein, an ARRL delegation again asserted that the FCC is pushing the proceeding to a predetermined conclusion with little regard for technical issues.
''Because the FCC has been unwilling to release for public review the results of its own tests and observations of BPL systems, the ARRL has no confidence that the draft Report and Order will be based on sound engineering and believes the rush to adoption is unwarranted and premature,'' ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, said in a follow-up letter to Adelstein. The letter reiterated the League's key points that, it said, ''represent the minimum protection'' that should be incorporated into the BPL Report and Order prior to Commission adoption.
''Without adequate safeguards, the deployment of BPL systems will result in the pollution and degradation of the unique natural resource of the high-frequency radio spectrum,'' Sumner said.
The League argued that a reduction in the radiated emission limit for BPL systems be included in the R&O. The ARRL wants the limit set 30 dB below current Part 15 requirements, which, it says, were established with narrowband point-source radiators in mind. ''The record in this proceeding clearly establishes that BPL is not a point-source radiator,'' the ARRL's letter asserted.
The ARRL pointed out that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has concluded that at the current Part 15 limit, interference is ''likely'' to receivers in land vehicles 75 meters from BPL-connected power lines and to fixed stations 460 meters from such power lines.
''Given the number of amateur stations
and the fact that they almost invariably are located near power lines,
the areas of potential interference at the existing Part 15 limit are clearly
too large to permit case-by-case resolution of interference issues,'' Sumner
said. Based on past experience with BPL field trials, the ARRL told
Adelstein, ''widespread BPL deployment
at the existing Part 15 radiated emission limit will result in an unmanageable
incidence of interference.''
Arguing for a reduction in the radiated emission limit, the ARRL said mandatory ''notching'' of the amateur bands by 30 dB would reduce the probability of interference to amateur stations sufficiently that the remaining interference cases might be resolved on a case-by-case basis. ''However,'' the League added, ''such notching would not solve the problem for other radio services.''
Other points the ARRL has stressed in its meetings with Commission members include:
* consider including the NTIA's recommendations to standardize measurement procedures and to require that Access BPL systems be certificated, not merely verified.
* requiring independent confirmation of rules compliance before a BPL system is placed in operation.
* the need for advance public notification of BPL system locations and characteristics, something not included in the NPRM.
* performance standards for interference mitigation that would require that interference be terminated immediately upon notification to the operator; and meaningful penalties for non-compliance, including fines.
* require BPL marketers to ''give clear notice to potential customers that licensed radio services have priority and that the delivery of broadband service via BPL cannot be guaranteed.''
In addition to Adelstein, ARRL representatives have met so far with Commissioners Kevin J. Martin, and Michael J. Copps. The League hopes to meet with the principal advisors to Chairman Michael K. Powell and Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy before the October 7 cutoff for ex parte communications in the proceeding.
(ARRL Bulletin 27 ARLB027)
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Sept. 23 2004 ARRL Headquarters Welcomes New Media and Public Relations Manager
Allen Pitts, W1AGP, is the newest member of the ARRL Headquarters staff. An Amateur Extra class licensee who lives in New Britain, Connecticut, Pitts came aboard September 20 as the League's new Media and Public Relations Manager, succeeding Jennifer Hagy, N1TDY, who was a member of the HQ staff for 10 years. As Pitts sees it, he's arriving at the League at a critical juncture for Amateur Radio.
"I know of no greater time in history that our service has been under such threats, nor any other time in which we have so many opportunities to shine," he said. Pitts emphasizes that while he takes his public relations role most seriously, he also wants it understood that he's an active radio amateur and "not just a PR person."
Pitts comes to the ARRL after a three-year stint as executive director of The Box Project Inc--a national, member-based charity that matches volunteers with families needing help. For eight years prior to that, he directed a multi-program human services agency that, among other things, was responsible for emergency shelters, transitional living, a court alternative sanctions program, emergency food services and an AIDS respite program.
A radio amateur for five years, he's no stranger to the ARRL Field Organization, having served as an ARES District Emergency Coordinator and later as Connecticut's Section Emergency Coordinator. He's also an ARRL Assistant Section Manager.
Pitts holds a bachelor's degree from the University of South Carolina and a master's degree from the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (he served congregations in Kansas and Connecticut in the 1970s and 1980s).
He and his wife, Donna, have three grown children and six grandchildren. They're currently "raising" an English mastiff named Dozer, who, Pitts says, "believes the radio room couch belongs to her."
Pitts is active on HF, VHF and UHF. Although primarily a phone operator, he says he tries to keep up at a "basic level" on CW whenever he can. He holds DXCC.
In addition to his interest in Amateur Radio, Pitts is an active member of the Society for Creative Anachronism and has gained "notoriety"--as he put it--as an expert with medieval crossbows, holding top state and national rankings.
(ARRL News Service)
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