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New Section Manager Appointed in Northern New Jersey:

Posted: 16 Sep 2016 07:39 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37557


Steve Ostrove, K2SO, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, has been appointed as
ARRL Northern New Jersey Section Manager, effective September 16. He
takes the reins of the Northern New Jersey Field Organization after
Richard Krohn, N2SMV, announced that he was stepping down. Krohn, of
Manalapan, has served as the Northern New Jersey Section Manager
since July 2008.


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Propagation Forecast Bulletin #38 de K7RA:

Posted: 16 Sep 2016 07:37 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37556


The Autumnal Equinox is next Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 1421
UTC. This indicates a transition from Summer to Fall, and the
associated improved HF propagation.


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ERH035 -- Elmers, Are You Doing Your Part?

Posted: 16 Sep 2016 07:40 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37555


In this episode of the Everything Ham Radio
Podcast(released Yesterday 9/15), we talk about
Elmers. What they are, what they do and how important
they are to newly licensed operators. Are you doing your
part?


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House Approves Bipartisan Kinzinger Bill to Enhance Ham Radio Communication

Posted: 15 Sep 2016 05:16 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37554


The House of Representatives approved legislation on Monday that U.S. Rep.
Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) introduced to make it easier for amateur radio
operators to communicate with each other. The Amateur Radio Parity Act,
H.R. 1301, would direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to
amend regulations that restrict amateur radio operators in some areas of
the country. "(Monday's) vote takes us another step closer to ensuring
amateur radio operators throughout the country are able to effectively
communicate with one another," Kinzinger said. "I've personally used
amateur radio through the Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) while
flying overseas, and know firsthand the importance of having the lines of
communication open and available in this system." Kinzinger introduced the
bill in March 2015, with the House Energy and Commerce Committee advancing
the measure in July of this year. "In times of emergency, when all other
forms of communications have failed, this legislation ensures that amateur
radio operators will now have the means to utilize this vital and
lifesaving function," Kinzinger said. "These operators serve as the last
line of defense for the communications of our first responders and it's
important that we support them."


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Northbrook Man Gives Up Fight for 63-Foot Ham Radio Antenna:

Posted: 15 Sep 2016 05:15 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37553


After hearing discouraging words from the Northbrook Village Board about
his request to erect a ham radio antenna in his front yard, resident Gregg
Salomone decided that limited reception was better than trying to change
their minds. "I can't fight City Hall," he said Wednesday, a short time
after withdrawing his bid to put up a 63-foot, 3-inch wide antenna in his
front yard. Salomone lived for 30 years in Northbrook before he moved to
his fifth house three months ago, he said after a Tuesday Village Board
meeting in which cold water had been thrown on his aim to seek a zoning
variation for the antenna. At every previous house, he said, he's had an
antenna in the backyard. But the latest house, in the 4000 block of
Yorkshire Lane, is set so far back, he said, that putting up an antenna
there would make the entire yard useless.


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Impact of Solar Activity on Radio Signals Boosted by New Research:

Posted: 15 Sep 2016 05:15 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37552


An innovative new methodology for assessing the effect of space weather on
radio signals in the ionosphere has been published in the journal Radio
Science. Researchers from The University of Manchester's Jodrell Bank
Centre for Astrophysics have developed and demonstrated a process for
continuous electron density measurement of the previously under-explored D
region of the ionosphere -- a part of the atmosphere that previously could
only be sensitively probed by short-lived rocket-borne instruments.
Accurate and up to the minute data on the interaction between space weather
and electron density is vital to maintain services that utilise radio
signals -- everything from the Global Position System (GPS) used in smart
phones, aircraft navigational systems through to the astronomical signals
received by radio telescopes. The new study combined a statistical approach
implemented in a unique software modeling programme called IONONEST with
data from the Kilpisjärvi Atmospheric and Imaging Receiver Array (KAIRA)
radio telescope in Finland, which is capable of making sensitive broadband
measurements of the absorption caused to the cosmic radio background by the
ionsophere. The resulting data confirmed the process was a successful
methodology for measuring the effect of solar weather, the changes it
caused to the ionosphere and the resultant impact on radio signals.


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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2029, Sept. 16, 2016:

Posted: 15 Sep 2016 05:15 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37551


The following is a QST. Ohio hams stage their own "parks on the air"
celebration. A number of radio amateurs are among this year's Radio Club of
America honorees. An Arizona library adds some critical ham radio equipment
-- and our top story: HR 1301, the Amateur Radio Parity Act, passes in the
House of Representatives. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline
Report Number 2029 comes your way right now.


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DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #38:

Posted: 15 Sep 2016 09:13 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37550


This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
NI1L, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL,
Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web
sites. Thanks to all.