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/////////////////////////////////////////// DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #43: Posted: 20 Oct 2016 08:17 AM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/37809 This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by KK9A, VE3ZF, W1UE, 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. /////////////////////////////////////////// Georgia Section Manager Changing on November 1: Posted: 20 Oct 2016 07:58 AM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/37808 Georgia Section Manager Gene Clark, W4AYK, of Albany, has announced that he's stepping down at the end of October, after serving since October 2009. David Benoist, AG4ZR, of Senoia, has been appointed as Georgia Section Manager, effective November 1, to complete the current term of office, which extends until September 30, 2017. /////////////////////////////////////////// Just Ahead In Radiosport: Posted: 20 Oct 2016 07:58 AM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/37807 Just Ahead In Radiosport: /////////////////////////////////////////// Regulatory Issues Top ARRL Executive Committee Agenda: Posted: 20 Oct 2016 07:57 AM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/37806 FCC and regulatory matters will fill the lion's share of the agenda when the ARRL Executive Committee (EC) meets on October 22 in Chicago. Topping the list of action items is a review of enforcement strategies -- a follow-on to discussions during the July 2015 meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors. This would include "ongoing consideration of revised plans and strategies for improved Amateur Radio enforcement, and actions to implement these." It also would address revisions to the ARRL Official Observer program. /////////////////////////////////////////// Bidding Kicks Off on October 21 In Annual ARRL On-Line Auction: Posted: 20 Oct 2016 07:57 AM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/37805 Bidding in the 11th annual ARRL On-Line Auction begins on October 21 at 1400 UTC, and the auction will continue through October 27. During the past week, prospective participants have been able to view the nearly 300 items up for bid. Those planning to take part must register. Participants in past ARRL On-Line Auction events may use their previous log-in information. /////////////////////////////////////////// MARS-Amateur Radio Interoperability Exercise to Test Very Bad Day Scenario: Posted: 20 Oct 2016 07:57 AM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/37804 From October 30 through November 1, members of the Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) will conduct a quarterly US Department of Defense (DOD) Contingency Communications Exercise (COMMEX). The quarterly exercise will offer training on the ability to provide communications following a "very bad day" scenario, when traditional forms of communications will likely be unavailable, Army MARS Program Manager Paul English, WD8DBY, said. The exercise will involve interoperability between MARS and Amateur Radio participants and is open to all members of the amateur community. /////////////////////////////////////////// IARU Region 2 Emergency Communications Workshop Covers Wide Range of Topics Posted: 20 Oct 2016 07:56 AM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/37803 The second IARU Region 2 (IARU-R2) Emergency Communications Workshop on October 11 focused on international issues facing Amateur Radio in emergencies and disasters. /////////////////////////////////////////// The Doctor Will See You Now! Posted: 20 Oct 2016 07:56 AM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/37802 "HF Mobile Antennas" is the topic of the latest (October 20) episode of the "ARRL The Doctor is In" podcast. Listen...and learn! /////////////////////////////////////////// National Parks On the Air Update: Posted: 20 Oct 2016 07:54 AM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/37801 On October 19, the log from the 14,000th National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) activation was uploaded to LoTW. It also put the ARRL program just shy of 750,000 contacts made from NPS units in 2016. With a little more than 2 months to go, the NPOTA community is abuzz with the possibility of breaking the 1 million QSO mark. /////////////////////////////////////////// IARU Honors Past ARRL President Rod Stafford, W6ROD: Posted: 20 Oct 2016 07:55 AM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/37800 The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has honored past ARRL President and outgoing IARU Secretary Rod Stafford, W6ROD (ex-KB6ZV), with the Michael Owen, VK3KI, Memorial Award. Presenting the award plaque on the opening day of the IARU Region 2 General Assembly in ViƱa del Mar, Chile, was IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA. The award's namesake served as IARU Region 3 chair and as President of the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA). /////////////////////////////////////////// Complete Sweepstakes Records Now Available, Operating Guide Updated: Posted: 20 Oct 2016 07:55 AM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/37799 Complete sets of ARRL November Sweepstakes (SS) records for both modes are now available, thanks to the efforts of Trey Garlough, N5KO, and SS Manager Larry Hammel, K5OT. Records are sortable by category, ARRL Division, and ARRL Section. A complete list of winners by category -- extending back to the first Sweepstakes in 1930 -- also is provided. For statistics fans, the number of logs submitted each year and a cross-reference of call signs are also available. /////////////////////////////////////////// Time to File Your JOTA Station Report: Posted: 20 Oct 2016 07:54 AM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/37798 Now that Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) 2016 is history, the Boy Scouts are urging participants to file a JOTA Station Report in order to determine how things went. /////////////////////////////////////////// ARES/RACES Featured at Joint Tribal Emergency Management Conference: Posted: 20 Oct 2016 07:54 AM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/37797 For the third year in a row, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service and the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (ARES/RACES) were a featured component of the largest gathering of tribal disaster preparedness, recovery, hazard mitigation, and homeland security professionals in the US. /////////////////////////////////////////// Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, HS1A, (SK): Posted: 20 Oct 2016 07:53 AM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/37796 Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), HS1A, died on October 13, after a long period of declining health. Born in Massachusetts while his physician father was at Harvard University, the king, whose name translates as "strength of the land, incomparable power," was 88. Noted DXer Fred Laun, K3ZO/HS0ZAR, said the king was never very active on the air, and mostly operated using a handheld on 2-meter FM. The king also enjoyed photography and jazz, and played the saxophone. /////////////////////////////////////////// Getting It Right! Posted: 20 Oct 2016 07:53 AM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/37795 The first sentence of the article "Current Rules Holding Hams Back from Adopting State-of-the-Art Technology, ARRL Says," in the October 13, 2016, edition of The ARRL Letter, should have said: "In comments filed on October 12 with the FCC, ARRL reiterated its case that the FCC should change the Part 97 rules both to delete the symbol rate limits in Section 97.307(f) and replace them with a maximum bandwidth for data emissions of 2.8 kHz on amateur frequencies below 29.7 MHz." /////////////////////////////////////////// In Brief... Posted: 20 Oct 2016 07:52 AM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/37794 Report -- Radio Amateurs in India Monitoring "Highly Suspicious" VHF Communications: Authorities in India have asked radio amateurs along the Bengal-Bangladesh border to monitor strange VHF radio transmissions that one of them has called "highly suspicious." /////////////////////////////////////////// Electronics Notes Launched After Re-Branding: Posted: 19 Oct 2016 05:38 PM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/37793 The popular Electronics/Radio website that provides a wealth of reference material on all aspects of electronics and radio including ham radio, propagation and radio history has been rebranded. Now appearing under the name Electronics Notes it can be found at: |
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