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The ARRL Letter
Vol. 26, No. 15
April 13, 2007
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IN THIS EDITION:

* +Youth in the spotlight for World Amateur Radio Day 2007
* +Billionaire space traveler on the air from space
* +Andrea Hartlage, KG4IUM, wins the 2007 William Goldfarb Scholarship
* +FCC invites public comments on two ham radio-related petitions
* +Arizona's chances of ham radio antenna legislation dim
* +President recognizes California radio amateur's volunteer service
* Solar Update
* IN BRIEF:
This weekend on the radio
ARRL Certification and Continuing Education course registration
+ARRL HQ seeks Assistant Editor
+Swains Island DXpedition logs available
FCC Amateur Radio enforcement correspondence posted
Dayton Hamvention contesting-related activities noted

+Available on ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/audio/

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==WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY 2007 SPOTLIGHTS YOUTH

Wednesday, April 18, is a special day for radio amateurs around the
globe.
That's when the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)
http://www.iaru.org and its member societies representing more than
150
countries around the world celebrate World Amateur Radio Day 2007,
commemorating the founding of the IARU 82 years ago. The theme for this
year's celebration is "Amateur Radio: Allowing youth to connect the
world."

Despite the Internet and cellular telephones, Amateur Radio continues to
attract people worldwide by providing free international
communication and
friendship. Because it does not rely on, nor need, established
telecommunication infrastructure, Amateur Radio can reach every
corner of
the world -- and even into space!

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
http://www.rac.ca/ariss program offers an opportunity for students to
experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by allowing them to
converse with
ISS crew members about their scientific research, the space station, the
human spaceflight program and everyday life in space -- a unique
educational
experience. With the help of Amateur Radio clubs and individual
operators,
orbiting astronauts and cosmonauts speak with young people around the
world
via ham radio, showing schools, teachers, students, parents and
communities
how Amateur Radio energizes youngsters about science, technology, and
learning.

IARU member societies, Amateur Radio satellite organizations and a
sizeable
contingent of Amateur Radio operators -- including those from clubs at
Johnson Space Center, Goddard Space Flight Center and Marshall Space
Flight
Center -- work behind the scenes to make these educational experiences
possible.

Youth programs also are available through Scouting, as many thousands of
Scouts in the US and elsewhere get together over the airwaves each year
during the third weekend of October for Jamboree On The Air (JOTA)
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/jota.html. Participating Boy and Girl
Scouts and Guides from all over the world speak to each other via
Amateur
Radio, offering these young people the exciting opportunity to make
friends,
exchange experiences and share ideas with their peers in other
countries,
sometimes without leaving home.

Since 1958 when the first JOTA took place, millions of Scouts have
met each
other through this event. Many JOTA contacts foster pen-pal
relationships
and links between Scout troops that last for years. Numerous scouts and
leaders hold Amateur Radio licenses, while others participate in JOTA at
stations provided by local Amateur Radio clubs and individual radio
amateurs.

Young radio amateurs also form organizations of their own. One
example is
the World Wide Young Contesters (WWYC) http://www.wwyc.net/, made
up of
radio amateurs under age 30 who enjoy participating in international
contests. Several members of the club qualified to compete in the World
Radiosport Team Championship last July in Brazil.

While radio amateurs have been in the news repeatedly for providing
communication during disasters and emergencies, the lion's share of
their
activities remains the excitement and joy of contacting distant and
remote
areas of the world, learning directly about each others' regions and
lives
and trying different ways to contact other hams in far-flung places. In
addition, some leading engineers and technologists have cited lessons
learned through their practical, hands-on experiences as Amateur Radio
operators for inspiring their career paths.

MK QTC, the Polish Radio Amateurs' Journal, sponsors the
international World
Amateur Radio Day Award with the support of PZK, the Polish Amateur
Radio
Union -- that country's IARU member society. Radio amateurs qualify
for this
award by making at least 10 QSOs on HF or 5 QSOs on VHF between 0000 and
2400 UTC on April 18.

Send a log extract, including a list of QSOs, to The Radio Amateurs'
Journal
MK QTC, Suchacz-Zamek - Wielmozy 5b, 82-340 Tolkmicko, POLAND, by
June 30.
Include $5 (US) or 5 Euros. Shortwave listeners may obtain this full-
color
award by submitting the same numbers of reports.

Since 1925, the IARU has been instrumental in coordinating and
representing
Amateur Radio activities around the world. Learn more by visiting the
IARU
Web site http://www.iaru.org. -- The IARU E-Letter

==CIVILIAN SPACE TRAVELER ALREADY MAKING HAM RADIO CONTACTS FROM SPACE

After less than a day in space, civilian space traveler Charles Simonyi,
KE7KDP/HA5SIK, was already making contacts with the earthbound ham radio
community from NA1SS. The billionaire software pioneer and aviator
arrived
April 10 at the International Space Station with the Expedition 15
crew of
Russian cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin, RN3FI, and Dr Oleg Kotov. The trio
launched two days earlier in a Soyuz spacecraft from Baikonur
Cosmodrome in
Kazakhstan. Ron Hashiro, AH6RH, in Honolulu was among the lucky ones. He
tells ARRL that after putting out a blind call, he spoke not only with
Simonyi but with Expedition 14/15 Flight Engineer Suni Williams, KD5PLB.

"I mentioned to her that I had listened to her earlier contact with the
school in India and it was a thrill to speak with her directly," Hashiro
recounted. "She said that Hawaii was her favorite place and had some
relatives in Hawaii." Then, Hashiro says, Williams told him someone
else was
interested in talking with him, and Simonyi came on a few minutes later.

"I welcomed Charles to ham radio and asked him if he was the author
of the
"Hungarian notation" of Windows programming, which he acknowledged,"
said
Hashiro. He told Simonyi that he was involved in Windows programming
more
than 20 years ago, and was glad to meet its creator. Hashiro deemed the
occasion "a fabulous and eventful evening."

Flying under contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency, Simonyi
also
has been running through a list of four scheduled Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS) school contacts, including one
with a
school in his native Hungary.

On April 12, Simonyi responded via Amateur Radio to upward of 30
questions
posed by students at Fairborn High School in Ohio, telling them he's
enjoying microgravity now that he's become used to it. Simonyi also
talked
about why he wanted to go into space.

"I wanted to make a contribution to civilian space flight and assist in
space station research, and also to have a fantastic experience," he
said.
As to why he flew with Russian cosmonauts and not with NASA, Simonyi
said,
"NASA doesn't fly space tourists yet, so the Russians are the only
game in
town." Simonyi paid a reported $25 million for his space adventure.

While in space, Simonyi will do some maintenance on the ham radio gear
aboard the ISS as well as testing to isolate an antenna problem, and
he'll
reprogram the Phase 2 NA1SS transceiver to correct a configuration
problem.
He'll also conduct some research before returning home April 20 with the
Expedition 14 crew of Michael Lopez-Alegria, KE5GTK, and Mikhail Tyurin,
RZ3FT, who have been in space since last September. Williams is
scheduled to
return home this summer on the shuttle Endeavour.

Frequencies in use for ARISS general QSOs: Voice and packet downlink:
145.80
MHz (worldwide); Voice uplink: 144.49 MHz for Regions 2 and 3 (the
Americas,
and the Pacific) and 145.20 MHz for Region 1 (Europe, Central Asia and
Africa). All frequencies are subject to Doppler shift.

==GEORGIA TEENAGED HAM WINS 2007 WILLIAM GOLDFARB SCHOLARSHIP

Seventeen-year-old Andrea Hartlage, KG4IUM, of Grayson, Georgia, is the
winner of the prestigious William R. Goldfarb Memorial Scholarship
for 2007.
The ARRL Foundation Board voted unanimously to name Andrea, who will
graduate from Grayson High School next month with a 96.05 grade point
average. Awarded to one high school senior each year, the Goldfarb
Scholarship enables the recipient to receive a four-year undergraduate
degree in engineering or science or in the medical or business-related
fields. Andrea says she was "excited, honored and a little surprised"
to be
this year's Goldfarb Scholarship recipient.

"More important, winning the Goldfarb Scholarship has motivated me to be
even more involved in Amateur Radio and the ARRL," she said this
week. "My
desire to live up to the expectations of Mr. Goldfarb gives me all
the more
reason to excel in college while remaining as involved as possible in
ham
radio. Now, more than ever, I am particularly thankful for all of the
hams
who have mentored and, in a sense, helped raise me."

Licensed since 2000 and an Amateur Extra class licensee since 2003,
Andrea
is the daughter of Scott (KF4PWI) and Lisa Hartlage. She plans to attend
Georgia Institute of Technology this fall to pursue an undergraduate
degree
in aerospace engineering. She hopes to co-op with NASA with a long-
term goal
of working for the space agency and perhaps joining the Astronaut
Corps. Her
academic plans also include graduate school. She hopes to be active
in the
Georgia Amateur Radio Club if her schedule permits.

The fifth Goldfarb Scholarship winner, Andrea, an ARRL Life Member,
continues the tradition of prior recipients, demonstrating superior
academic
performance, outstanding leadership and extraordinary Amateur Radio and
community service.

For the past few years, Andrea has been an ARRL contributing editor,
responsible for the "Youth @ HamRadio.Fun" Web column
http://www.arrl.org/news/youth/. ARRL Georgia Section Manager Susan
Swiderski, AF4FO, has appointed Andrea as Georgia Assistant Section
Manager
for Youth. But that's only the tip of the iceberg! She also boasts an
impressive resume of Amateur Radio honors and accomplishments.

In 2003, the ARRL Board of Directors honored Andrea by naming her to
receive
the ARRL Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award; the following year, she was
Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year (YHOTY). Andrea coordinated
youth activities and the Youth Lounge for ARRL EXPO at Dayton
Hamvention in
2005 and 2006, and also was a forum presenter and participant. She also
coordinates youth activities for the Georgia State Convention.

She's active in two Amateur Radio clubs, operating CW and phone on HF
during
contests whenever she can. Her emergency training includes CPR
certification, CERT and SKYWARN training as well as three FEMA
courses. Over
the past two years, Andrea has logged more than 400 volunteer community
service hours. She participates in Simulated Emergency Tests and
Field Day.

In addition, she volunteers for the Georgia Teen Institute and as
Administrative Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Response Team Leader
for
Gwinnett County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES). She is a
member of
her radio club Hamfest Committee and volunteers as a communicator for
parades, walks, marathons and other events.

Despite her hectic schedule, she still finds time to prepare her Web
column
for ARRL and to serve as editor in chief of her school newspaper and
on the
Youth Leadership Conference Youth Advisory Board. She also has served
on the
National Association of Teen Institutes Board of Directors and on the
Governor's Cooperative Agreement Advisory Committee for Youth Substance
Abuse Prevention.

For more information about ARRL scholarships, visit the ARRL Foundation
scholarships Web page http://www.arrlf.org/programs/scholarship.

==FCC INVITES "OPPOSITIONS" ON TWO "MORSE PROCEEDING" RECONSIDERATION
PETITIONS

The FCC has invited opposition comments ("oppositions") to two
petitions for
reconsideration filed in the wake of the Commission's Report & Order
(R&O)
in WT Docket 05-235. That R&O altogether eliminated any Morse code
examination element to obtain an Amateur Radio license. One petition
calls
on the FCC to reinstate the 5 WPM Morse code requirement for Amateur
Extra
class applicants. The second cites problems with the FCC Electronic
Comment
Filing System (ECFS) and seeks to have the Commission reopen the
proceeding
for an additional round of comments. Oppositions are due April 27
(comments
in support of either petition are not welcome). Replies to
oppositions - ie,
comments on the opposition comments - are due 10 days later. Petitioner
Anthony R. Gordon, KG6EQM, of West Covina, California, contends that
"significant national security implications" require that the Commission
take another look at the issue.

"As a federal government agency during the ongoing War on Terrorism,
it is
only prudent that the critical skill of Morse code telegraphy be kept
as a
hedge against unanticipated national security events and for emergency
communication requirements, even if the consensus view or technological
trend is in the opposite direction at the present time," Gordon said
in his
petition, filed February 23. He characterized Morse code proficiency
as a
"core competency" of the Amateur Radio Service.

In its R&O last December 15, the FCC cast aside arguments that Morse
ability
was advantageous in emergency communication situations. "The Commission
previously addressed the essence of this argument and concluded that
most
emergency communication today is performed using voice, data, or video
techniques," the FCC said. Gordon asked the FCC to restore the Element 1
Morse code examination element for Amateur Extra class applicants.

In a second petition the FCC put on public notice earlier this month,
Russell D. Ward, W4NI, of Nashville, Tennessee, argued that the FCC
"improperly deleted and suppressed comments received by the e-mail
system of
the FCC, ECFS." Ward said the FCC was "arbitrarily deleting and
suppressing
public comments" on the basis of the sender's e-mail address -
especially if
it contained an Amateur Radio call sign - and charged that the
Commission
"is discriminating against radio amateurs."

As a result, he contends, the process of commenting on the FCC Notice of
Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) in WT Docket 05-235 "was flawed," in part
because the Commission did not have the advantage of all comments
members of
the public may have attempted in vain to post.

Ward's petition, filed February 12, asks the FCC to do one of four
things:
Stay WT Docket 05-235, fix the "flawed ECFS," reopen the proceeding for
comment or reconsider the "after a valid comment period." The FCC
received
more than 3500 public comments in the Morse code proceeding.

Neither Gordon nor Ward addressed the issue of how the FCC should
deal with
licensees who qualified for Amateur Extra under the new "no-code"
rules that
became effective on February 23.

Both petitions are on the FCC Web site: Gordon's is at
http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?
native_or_pdf=pdf&id_docume
nt=6518808553. Ward's is at
http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?
native_or_pdf=pdf&id_docume
nt=6518808784.

Interested parties may file oppositions and replies on these
petitions for
reconsideration via the Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/ and by serving a hard copy on the
petitioner
at his current mailing address. Comments supporting one petition or
another
are not welcome, however.

Instructions for filing electronic comments are on the ECFS page. Under
"ECFS Main Links," click on "Submit a Filing" and type
"05-235" (without the
quotation marks) in the "Proceeding" field, being sure to include the
hyphen.

All statements must be specific to one or more arguments in the
reconsideration petition with which the person filing disagrees. They
should
not simply say, "I oppose this petition." Only individuals who have
filed
oppositions may file replies to oppositions.

==POLITICAL MANEUVER DIMS CHANCES FOR ARIZONA HAM RADIO ANTENNA
LEGISLATION

A political maneuver has ended chances that Arizona lawmakers will
adopt an
Amateur Radio antenna bill that was in play this session. Proponents
of "the
Emergency Communications Preservation Act," House Bill 2595 (HB 2595)
haven't given up, however. They're still trying, as one put it, "to
pull a
rabbit out of a hat" and have the bill's language attached to another
piece
of legislation. HB 2595 called on both municipalities and communities
governed by deed covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) to
reasonably accommodate Amateur Radio antennas. It passed the Arizona
House
on a 56 to 2 vote. An eleventh-hour bid to keep HB 2595 alive failed,
however, after Senate Government Committee Chairman Jack Harper (R-4),
declined to move the bill forward for consideration, effectively
killing it.
During an e-mail exchange with a bill supporter, Harper attempted to
explain
why he derailed the measure.

"I just cannot allow the radio operaters [sic] to put up 40' towers
over the
objection of their neighbors," Harper told Dustin Deppe, K7DTD. "They
were
not open to negotiating the height, so I could not allow the bill to go
forward. Jack." April 3 was the cutoff date for bills to be heard this
session. Harper has not responded to an ARRL request to explain why
he held
the bill.

HB 2595 did not specify any particular minimum height beyond saying that
homeowners' associations (HOAs) in CC&R-governed communities "shall
provide
for reasonable heights and dimensions for accommodation of amateur radio
station emergency communications antennae and structures."

City of Page Mayor Dan Brown, NA7DB -- perhaps HB 2595's biggest
supporter
-- and former state representative Ted Downing, W7KEY, are in the
forefront
of the effort to pull off the magic trick. Brown has advised Arizona
radio
amateurs not to send "hate mail" to Harper, however. "It's important to
educate," he said, not get angry. If the effort isn't successful, he
says,
bill proponents will return better prepared next session.

Amateur Radio antenna bills in Maryland and Oklahoma also failed to gain
approval of lawmakers. In Maryland, essentially identical bills were
under
consideration in both legislative chambers: House Bill 941 (HB 941) and
Senate Bill 68 (SB 68). "Our bill was voted down by the Senate
committee,
and we had it withdrawn from the House committee," ARRL Maryland-DC
Section
Manager Jim Cross, WI3N, told ARRL. "We will introduce it next year."
The
bills would have required local zoning authorities to comply with the
PRB-1
limited federal pre-emption calling on municipalities to "reasonably
accommodate Amateur Radio communication." Their provisions also would
have
applied to homeowners' associations (HOAs) that had not already enacted
antenna restrictions by the time the bill became law.

In Oklahoma, House Bill 1037 (HB 1037) moved out of the General
Government
and Transportation Committee with a "do pass" recommendation, but it
failed
to be placed on the House calendar for a vote. Eddie Manley, K5EMS, who
tracks FCC and governmental actions for the Oklahoma Section, has
told ARRL
the measure is likely dead for this year, although he left open the
"very
remote possibility" that it could be attached to another bill.

In North Carolina, an Amateur Radio antenna bill has been introduced
in the
state Senate this session, and a House bill is "in the works," ARRL
North
Carolina Section Manager Tim Slay, N4IB, told ARRL. "We're hoping to
make
some headway on it this year."

To date, 23 states have adopted PRB-1 legislation. While PRB-1 requires
reasonable accommodation, it does not specify a minimum height below
which
local governments may not regulate. Four states -- Alaska, Wyoming,
Virginia
and Oregon -- have legislation in place that specifies antenna support
structure heights, below which municipalities may not regulate.

==PRESIDENT RECOGNIZES RADIO AMATEUR'S DEDICATION TO VOLUNTEER SERVICE

President George W. Bush has honored ARRL member Randy Hatfield,
AG6RH, of
Victorville, California, with the President's Volunteer Service Award. A
volunteer with the City of Victorville Community Emergency Response Team
(CERT) and Emergency Communication Service, Hatfield met briefly with
the
president April 4 to receive the award. President Bush honors local
volunteers as he travels throughout the United States. When a call
came from
the White House, Hatfield at first thought he was the victim of an April
Fool's Day prank by ECS Coordinator Robert Barton, W7OES, who nominated
Hatfield for the award a few days earlier.

"Friday, March 30, I was contacted by a woman saying she was calling
from
the White House, and I was interviewed over the phone," Hatfield
recounted.
"I thought Robert was pulling a very elaborate joke!"

A year earlier, Hatfield had volunteered to help Barton rebuild the ham
radio communication group for ECS. "He didn't really know me that
well but
decided to give me a shot," Hatfield said of Barton. "I told him I
would do
everything I could to assist him in getting ECS going. My condition
was that
I not be made a leader of anything. I was to remain in the background."
Barton, in turn, believed Hatfield should be recognized for his
successful
efforts.

On April 1, Hatfield got another call from the same White House staff
member
telling him he'd won a Presidential Service Award. "I was nice to her
and
played along but knew this was a prank," he says. Nonetheless, he
went to
the airport meeting place at the appointed hour on April 4 and
learned it
was for real.

Hatfield greeted the president as he disembarked from Air Force One.
President Bush shook Hatfield's hand and presented him with an award
pin.
Then, they chatted for a few minutes while photos were taken. He'll
receive
the official award document and a signed photo of their meeting in a
couple
of weeks.

"I'm supposed to be the behind-the-scenes guy," protested Hatfield,
who has
logged more than 500 hours of volunteer service over the past 12 months.

The award recognizes his volunteer work with CERT, a Citizen Corps
program
that trains volunteers in basic response skills such as fire safety,
light
search and rescue and disaster preparedness. In his volunteer work
with ECS,
which uses Amateur Radio volunteers to assist city and county
personnel in
the event of a disaster or emergency, Hatfield has taught ham radio
classes
to community members. Over the years, Hatfield estimates, he's helped
some
350 individuals to get their ham radio tickets.

Hatfield says he and his wife have been active with the Victorville
CERT and
ECS for a little more than a year. The couple had been involved in CERT
previously when they lived in Marysville, Washington.

In his nomination letter, Barton praised Hatfield for inspiring
others by
example to also volunteer their time and receive CERT and Amateur Radio
training.

"His classes provide hands on and practical applications to the
materials
taught," Barton said. "Randy has made service to his community a
priority in
life by volunteering his time and talents," Barton concluded. "He is
always
there when needed to provide support and resources to accomplish any
task
requested."

==SOLAR UPDATE

Spotmeister Tad "Saved By Zero" Cook, K7RA, Seattle, Washington,
reports: So
far this month we've observed nine days in a row with zero sunspots.
Based
on predicted smoothed sunspot numbers, if this month and the next are
truly
the solar minimum, we should probably see several weeks in a row with no
sunspots.

The prediction for the next period of unsettled geomagnetic
conditions is
for around April 20, with an expected planetary A index of 20. After
that, a
planetary A index of 25 is predicted for April 28. This same forecast
(from
the US Air Force, via NOAA) shows solar flux of 70 until April 16,
when it
rises to 75. This is a small shift, but it may signal the period during
which we could see another sunspot, April 16-27.

Sunspot numbers for April 5 through 11 were 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 and 0
with, a
mean of 0. The 10.7 cm flux was 70.9, 71, 71.2, 71.1, 69.9, 69.4, and
69.1,
with a mean of 70.4. Estimated planetary A indices were 4, 4, 3, 3,
9, 7 and
4, with a mean of 4.9. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 3, 2, 2,
2, 8,
6 and 3, with a mean of 3.7.

For more information concerning radio propagation, visit the ARRL
Technical
Information Service Propagation page
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/propagation.html.

__________________________________

==IN BRIEF:

* This weekend on the radio: The Georgia and Montana QSO parties, the
JIDX
CW Contest, Radio Maritime Day, and the EU Spring Sprint (CW) are the
April
14-15 weekend. The Run for the Bacon QRP Contest is April 16 (UTC).
The 222
MHz Spring Sprint is April 17 The RSGB 80-Meter Club Championship
(data) is
April 19. The NCCC Sprint Ladder is April 20. JUST AHEAD: The TARA
Skirmish
Digital Prefix Contest, the Holyland DX Contest, the ES Open HF
Championship, Kids Roundup, the EU Spring Sprint (SSB), the Michigan and
Ontario QSO parties, the EA-QRP CW Contest, the YU DX Contest, and
the SKCC
Weekend Sprint are the weekend of April 21-22. The 432 MHz Spring
Sprint is
April 25. The NCCC Sprint Ladder is April 27. See the ARRL Contest
Branch
page http://www.arrl.org/contests/ and the WA7BNM Contest Calendar
http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/index.html for more info.

* ARRL Certification and Continuing Education course registration:
Registration remains open through Sunday, April 22, for these ARRL
Certification and Continuing Education (CEC) program
http://www.arrl.org/cce/ online courses beginning on Friday, May 4:
The
ARRL Ham Radio License Course (EC-010), Amateur Radio Emergency
Communications Level 1 (EC-001), Radio Frequency Interference (EC-006),
Antenna Design and Construction (EC-009), Analog Electronics (EC-012)
and
Digital Electronics (EC-013). These courses will also open for
registration
Friday, April 20, for classes beginning Friday, June 1. To learn
more, visit
the CCE Course Listing page http://www.arrl.org/cce/courses.html or
contact the CCE Department .

* ARRL HQ seeks Assistant Editor: The ARRL is accepting applications
for the
position of Assistant Editor. The successful candidate for this full-
time
position at ARRL HQ in Newington, Connecticut, will prepare material for
publication in QST, other print publications and the ARRL Web site,
and will
write material for publication. Paid work experience and a college
degree in
a related field preferred. Ham radio license and on-the-air experience
required. Send resume and cover letter to LouAnn Campanello, c/o ARRL
HQ,
225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111, . ARRL is an
Equal
Opportunity Employer.

* Swains Island DXpedition logs available: The Swains Island N8S
DXpedition
logs now are available online
http://logsearch.de/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=73. As of
week's
end, the N8S crew was approaching 100,000 QSOs, most available via the
online log search engine. In the "Online-Logsearch" window, click
"Search"
and scroll down to N8S (the site provides access to the logs of many
DXpeditions). Click "Search" a second time, and at "Online Log: N8S"
you'll
be prompted to enter your call sign. FYI: The DXpedition reports that
due to
a power failure, QSOs made April 7 between 0856 and 0938 UTC on 17
meters
SSB were lost. YT1AD will handle cards for N8S. The DXpedition is set to
shut down Sunday, April 15.

* FCC Amateur Radio enforcement correspondence posted: The FCC has
posted
new Amateur Radio enforcement correspondence on its "Amateur Radio
Service
Enforcement Actions" page
http://www.fcc.gov/eb/AmateurActions/Welcome.html. In mid-March,
the FCC
Enforcement Bureau began publicly posting such correspondence -- with
some
exceptions -- on its own Web site. Special Counsel in the FCC Spectrum
Enforcement Division Riley Hollingsworth sent letters to William F.
Crowell,
W6WBJ, Diamond Springs, CA, and Kevin M. Bednar, K2KMB, Newton, NJ,
on April
3. Direct all questions concerning the Amateur Radio Service Enforcement
Actions Web postings via e-mail only to Riley Hollingsworth

in the FCC Spectrum Enforcement Division.

* Dayton Hamvention contesting-related activities noted: Contesters
planning
to attend Dayton Hamvention http://www.hamvention.org won't want to
miss
these activities and social gatherings: Wednesday-Saturday, May 16-19,
Contest Super Suite at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, hosted by Contest
University
(don't forget the midnight pizza parties Thursday, Friday and Saturday).
Thursday, May 17, all day, Contest University
http://www.contestuniversity.com/ at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Space is
limited. Friday, May 18, 2:30-4:45 PM, Antenna Forum, Hara Arena,
Room 1,
Tim Duffy, K3LR, moderator/presenter with Dave Leeson, W6NL, James
Breakall,
WA3FET, Ted Rappaport, N9NB, and Dean Straw, N6BV, presenters.
Saturday, May
19, 11:15 AM-1:45 PM, Contest Forum, Hara Arena, Room 1, Doug Grant,
K1DG,
moderator, with Atilano Oms, PY5EG, Randy Thompson, K5ZD, John Laney,
K4BAI,
Charlie Wooten, NF4A, Dick Norton, N6AA, Champ Muangamphun, E21EIC,
and Tim
Duffy, K3LR, presenters. Saturday, May 19, 15th annual Dayton Contest
Dinner
http://www.contestdinner.com/, Crowne Plaza Hotel, hosted by the North
Coast Contesters. Space is limited. See the Hamvention Web site
http://hamvention.org/alternate.htm for more information about
alternate
activities. -- The Daily DX http://www.dailydx.com via Tim Duffy, K3LR

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