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----- Begin Text Message Below -----

Hi Everyone:

       The most important meeting of the year is here, October is the
meeting for renewal at HCRA. You can join, or tell your friends to join,
but this is the meeting we count on to get us rolling for the year! As
an incentive we will give everyone that renews or joins before the end
of the meeting one (1) chance to win a brand new Yaesu FT-1802 2 meter
rig. You can't buy 20 tickets, or join more than once to get more
chances! So the odds of each individual ticket winning is very good.
     The speaker of the October meeting is Bob Laflamme, W1SQ. He will
talk about a program that runs on computers that have XP or VISTA as an
operating system. This program allows you to use older Dos based
programs on the newer computers. So if you have that favorite program
that you've used for years and it doesn't run on the New computer here's
your chance to get it up and running again.
     So there are two really good reasons for going to the October
Meeting of the H.C.R.A.  The third reason is to support your club.
Without you it's a room full of seats, with you it's a room full of old
friends that have something in common their love of radio.
So come on down, Doors open at 6:30, Meeting starts at 7:30 P.M. at the
Feeding Hills Congregational Church, Westfield St. Feeding Hills,
(Agawam) Ma. Just across the street from the Pride station and the
Dunken Donuts. Which reminds yes as usual there will be coffee and
Donuts at the meeting!

Yours
Jim Harrington KB1JVF President of the H.C.R.A.

----- End Text Message -----

Dennis (and all),

Coast to Coast host Art Bell is a Ham, here are some fun Art Bell links.

+++++

Recording of Art Bell having a QSO on the Ham band(s).
Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEs87nu3bBE

+++++

Art Bell's FCC Listing:
http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/results.jsp

+++++

Art Bell has a fan club that is also a Ham Radio Club!
Amateur License - KF6ULI - ART BELL FANS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Here is a link:
http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=595186

--
73...QRT and off the key!

Richard H. Wheeler - N1KXR
Amateur Radio Operator
Western Massachusetts (USA)
http://www.qrz.com/callsign/N1KXR

Eric Tuller  N1QKO
Assistant SKYWARN Coordinator for W.Ma.     Ware Emergency Management
Communications
Emergency Coordinator for the MTARTA    KB1HGK Radio Operators for
Missing Childern
CT+ MD+ VT+King Richards Ren Faires

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From: storm@...
To: storm@...
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:36:07 -0400 ()
Subject: TROPICAL STORM MELISSA ADVISORY NUMBER   6
Message-ID: <AABDR7RJ9APDQ4J2@...>

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TROPICAL STORM MELISSA ADVISORY NUMBER         6
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL142007
500 PM AST SAT SEP 29 2007

...MELISSA MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE FAR EASTERN
ATLANTIC...NO THREAT TO LAND...

AT 500 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MELISSA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 29.5 WEST OR ABOUT 365
MILES...590 KM...WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.

MELISSA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR
...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.        LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 500 PM AST POSITION...15.6 N...29.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 PM AST.

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To: storm@...
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:40:07
Subject: TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAREN ADVISORY NUMBER  20
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TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAREN ADVISORY NUMBER  20
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL122007
500 PM AST SAT SEP 29 2007

..KAREN DEGENERATES INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A FEW
SQUALLS...

AT 500 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF WEAKENING TROPICAL DEPRESSION
KAREN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 54.3 WEST OR
ABOUT 495 MILES...795 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR.
THIS MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE UNTIL DISSIPATION LATER TONIGHT.

THE DEPRESSION IS RAPIDLY BECOMING A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BUT
STILL HAS WINDS NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN A FEW
SQUALLS WELL REMOVED AND EAST OF THE CENTER. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING
IS EXPECTED TONIGHT BUT KAREN WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS
OF REDEVELOPMENT.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 500 PM AST POSITION...17.3 N...54.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH.        MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB.

THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM UNLESS REGENERATION OCCURS.

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HAM RADIO PROMOTION: MGM FILM PRESENTS RADIO HAMS

A film from Metro Goldwayn Mayer that promotes Amateur Radio has
surfaced on the Internet. Produced in 1939 by Pete Smith, "Radio Hams
centers on a family called to dinner. All but the teenage son
respond. When family members go looking for him, one by one they are
snared into a world of ham radio high adventure. One that includes a
rescue in Alaska and a tragic search for a downed aircraft at sea.

Unlike most films promoting ham radio, this one is not a documentary.
It's a fully scripted 10 minute dramatic presentation featuring a
cast of professional actors well directed by Felix Fiest. E. Mauriece
Adler is credited with writing the screen play.

"Radio Hams" is really a nostalgic look back at ham radio the way it
never was, You can see it on-line at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBGIdf0VjQ4 (YouTube)

--
73...QRT and off the key!

Richard H. Wheeler - N1KXR
Amateur Radio Operator
Western Massachusetts (USA)
http://www.qrz.com/callsign/N1KXR

Greetings,
The below text message is being forwarded by;
Richard H. Wheeler - N1KXR
http://www.qrz.com/callsign/N1KXR

----- Begin Text Message Below -----

SB KEP @ ARL $ARLK077
ARLK077 Keplerian data

ZCZC SK77
QST de W1AW
Keplerian Bulletin 77  ARLK077
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT  September 28, 2007
To all radio amateurs

SB KEP ARL ARLK077
ARLK077 Keplerian data

Special thanks to AMSAT-NA (AMSAT.ORG) for the following Keplerian
data.

Decode 2-line elsets with the following key:
1 AAAAAU 00  0  0 BBBBB.BBBBBBBB  .CCCCCCCC  00000-0  00000-0 0  DDDZ
2 AAAAA EEE.EEEE FFF.FFFF GGGGGGG HHH.HHHH III.IIII JJ.JJJJJJJJKKKKKZ
KEY: A-CATALOGNUM B-EPOCHTIME C-DECAY D-ELSETNUM E-INCLINATION F-RAAN
G-ECCENTRICITY H-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM

AO-07
1 07530U 74089B   07271.17170329 -.00000028  00000-0  10000-3 0  9872
2 07530 101.5057 306.1161 0012172 055.5188 304.7029 12.53572559504029
UO-11
1 14781U 84021B   07270.51182965  .00000401  00000-0  60795-4 0  4822
2 14781 098.1869 295.1634 0008819 195.9385 164.1577 14.79582500264868
FO-29
1 24278U 96046B   07269.88901109 -.00000032  00000-0  26758-5 0 06321
2 24278 098.5606 215.9273 0350649 179.6710 180.4717 13.52931699548650
AO-40
1 26609U 00072B   07270.25662614 -.00000023  00000-0  10000-3 0  9417
2 26609 006.5986 118.6482 7950701 007.8761 359.8571 01.25585198 31722
VO-52
1 28650U 05017B   07270.71376381  .00000279  00000-0  42270-4 0  7384
2 28650 097.8244 339.0910 0026045 280.2326 079.5934 14.81361529129595
AO-16
1 20439U 90005D   07271.16973215  .00000008  00000-0  18174-4 0  1426
2 20439 098.2050 260.0946 0009971 237.3368 122.6865 14.31770970923282
AO-27
1 22825U 93061C   07269.43068558  .00000031  00000-0  28448-4 0 07904
2 22825 098.3434 234.9578 0008011 329.5217 030.5487 14.29218427729958
IO-26
1 22826U 93061D   07269.46056494  .00000012  00000-0  20965-4 0 04894
2 22826 098.3369 236.0151 0008671 326.5117 033.5511 14.29465079730044
PO-28
1 22829U 93061G   07270.48636181 -.00000010  00000-0  12142-4 0  7630
2 22829 098.3249 238.1483 0008939 293.4466 066.5764 14.30166824730438
GO-32
1 25397U 98043D   07269.75487627 -.00000205  00000-0 -72514-4 0 04133
2 25397 098.4053 312.4718 0000563 344.0260 016.0906 14.23130004478601
MO-46
1 26548U 00057D   07270.33599110 -.00000002  00000-0  17374-4 0  9061
2 26548 064.5556 226.6436 0002913 185.9496 174.1560 14.83176162378689
NO-44
1 26931U 01043C   07269.39882289 -.00000049  00000-0  13310-4 0 06940
2 26931 067.0496 246.7689 0006615 251.1985 108.8399 14.29495847312564
SO-50
1 27607U 02058C   07269.67302930  .00000017  00000-0  24795-4 0 04186
2 27607 064.5585 136.8984 0066264 334.3137 025.4657 14.71288339256057
CO-55
1 27844U 03031E   07269.67337479  .00000030  00000-0  34335-4 0 01315
2 27844 098.7205 276.5964 0010100 154.0682 206.0995 14.20532867219882
AO-51
1 28375U 04025K   07271.15642653  .00000006  00000-0  14843-4 0  9210
2 28375 098.1039 305.1247 0082935 230.6178 128.7644 14.40580767170533
ISS
1 25544U 98067A   07271.35045440  .00009201  00000-0  63990-4 0   637
2 25544 051.6342 291.6396 0002694 047.6524 075.7835 15.75257108507051

Keplerian bulletins are transmitted twice weekly from W1AW.
The next scheduled transmission of these data will be Tuesday,
October 2, 2007, at 2230z on Baudot and AMTOR.
NNNN
/EX

----- End Text Message -----

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----- Begin Text Message Below -----

SB DX @ ARL $ARLD040
ARLD040 DX news

ZCZC AE40
QST de W1AW
DX Bulletin 40  ARLD040
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  September 27, 2007
To all radio amateurs

SB DX ARL ARLD040
ARLD040 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
I0JBL, IN3VZE, NC1L, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, 425 DX News, The Daily
DX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM
web sites.  Thanks to all.

TUNISIA, 3V.  Dimitri, RW4WM will be QRV as 3V8SS from October 2 to
8.  Activity will be mainly on the low ends of 30, 17 and 12 meters
using mostly CW with some RTTY.  QSL this operation via RW4WM.

MALAWI, 7Q.  Ely, IN3VZE will be QRV as 7Q7CE from southwest of Lake
Malawi from October 4 to 25.  Activity will be on all bands using
SSB and especially RTTY.  QSL to home call.

BARBADOS, 8P.  Richard, G3RWL is QRV as 8P6DR until October 13.
Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW and various digital modes.
He plans to participate in the CQ WW RTTY contest.  QSL to home
call.

BHUTAN, A5.  Ed, N1UR is QRV as A52UR until October 2.  Activity is
on all bands using CW and SSB.  QSL via K2RET.

BAHRAIN, A9.  John, GM6TVR is QRV as A92HB.  QSL via operator's
instructions.

CHINA, BY.  Operators BY1TX/4 and BY1TT/4 will be QRV from Chang
Dao, IOTA AS-146, from October 1 to 6.  QSL BY1TX/4 via EA7FTR and
BY1TT/4 via BY1TT.

MADEIRA ISLANDS, CT3.  Operators DJ6QT, DL1YFF, DJ3NG and DJ8NK will
be QRV as CT9L in the CQ WW RTTY contest.  QSL via DJ6QT.

BALEARIC ISLANDS, EA6.  Javi, LU5FF is QRV as EA6/LU5FF from Can
Picafort, IOTA EU-004, until November 16.  Activity is on 30 to 10
meters using CW and SSB.  QSL to home call.

IRELAND, EI.  During the CQIR contest, look for special event
station EI75IRTS to be active from Cork and Dublin.

LIBERIA, EL.  Operators PA3A, PA3AN, PA8AD and PA3AWW will be QRV as
5L2MS from October 5 to 24.  Activity will be on all HF bands using
CW, SSB and RTTY.  QSL via PA3AWW.

TAJIKISTAN, EY.  Nodir, EY8MM has been QRV using RTTY on 20 meters
around 1230z.  QSL via K1BV.

TEMOTU PROVINCE, H40.  Mike, KM9D and Jan, KF4TUG will soon be QRV
as H40MY from Tikopia Island, IOTA OC-178.  Their length of stay and
activity are unknown.

LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0.  DF4OR, DJ5BX, DK9FEC, DL1FX and DL1ZBO are QRV
as HB0/homecalls until October 1.  Activity is on 80 to 10 meters
using CW, SSB and RTTY.  This includes an entry in the CQ WW RTTY
contest as HB0/DF4OR.  QSL to home calls,

HONDURAS, HR.  Dan, HR2DMR will be QRV in the CQ WW RTTY contest as
a Single Band/Low Power entry on 20 meters.  QSL to home call.

VATICAN, HV.  Francesco, IK0FVC is QRV as HV50VR to mark the 50th
anniversary of the opening of the Vatican's Santa Maria di Galeria
broadcasting center.  He is also active as HV6SP.  QSL HV50VR via
IW0GPN and HV6SP via IK0FVC.

MONGOLIA, JT.  Look for JT1BE, JT1DN, JT1CO, JT1BV, JT1F, and JT1KAA
to be QRV in the CQ WW RTTY contest.

SVALBARD, JW.  Karl, LA8DW and Lars, OZ1HPS will be QRV as JW8DW and
JW/OZ1HPS, respectively, from October 1 to 7.  Activity will be on
the HF bands using CW and SSB.  QSL to home calls.

LUXEMBOURG, LX.  DF8QB, DL1QW and LX2A will be QRV as LX7I as a
Multi-Two effort in the CQ WW RTTY contest.

FINLAND, OH.  A team of Finnish operators will be QRV as OF2AG in
the CQ WW RTTY contest as a Multi Op entry.  QSL via operators'
instructions.

CRETE, SV9.  Uli, DJ9XB is QRV as J49XB.  He will be active in the
CQ WW RTTY contest as a Single Band entry on 15 meters.  Before the
contest he may be active on 160 meters.  QSL to home call.

SAN MARINO, T7.  John, T77CD will be QRV in the CQ WW RTTY contest.
QSL direct via I0MWI.

CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF.  Operators W4YCH, W6JND, W6OMF, W6BO, K6SUE and
W4JO are QRV as ZF2DF, ZF2JD, ZF2LH, ZF2BO, ZF2MH and ZF2JO,
respectively, until October 1.  Activity is on 160 to 6 meters.
They will also be active as ZF2DF in the CQ WW RTTY contest as a
Multi/2 entry.  QSL to home calls.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The ARRL EME Contest, CQ Worldwide RTTY
DX Contest, CQIR - Ireland Calling, Texas QSO Party, FISTS Coast to
Coast CW Contest and UBA ON CW Contest are all scheduled for this
weekend.  The ARS Spartan CW Sprint and the YLRL Anniversary CW
Party are scheduled for October 2.  The German Telegraphy CW Contest
and the 432 MHz Fall Sprint are scheduled for October 3.  Please see
September QST, page 91, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites
for details.
NNNN
/EX

----- End Text Message -----

Eric Tuller  N1QKO
Assistant SKYWARN Coordinator for W.Ma.     Ware Emergency Management
Communications
Emergency Coordinator for the MTARTA    KB1HGK Radio Operators for
Missing Childern
CT+ MD+ VT+King Richards Ren Faires

--------- Forwarded message ----------
From: storm@...
To: storm@...
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:40:54 -0400 ()
Subject: TROPICAL STORM LORENZO ADVISORY NUMBER  10
Message-ID: <AABDR2HYUAGRT89A@...>

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WTNT33 KNHC 272037
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM LORENZO ADVISORY NUMBER        10
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL132007
400 PM CDT THU SEP 27 2007

...LORENZO EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST OF MEXICO AS A HURRICANE...

AT 4 PM CDT...2100 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A
HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE GULF COAST OF MEXICO FROM PALMA SOLA TO
CABO ROJO. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION.

AT 4 PM CDT...2100 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM SOUTH OF PALMA SOLA TO VERACRUZ. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE GULF COAST OF
MEXICO FROM NORTH OF CABO ROJO TO LA CRUZ.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 400 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LORENZO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 95.9 WEST OR ABOUT 105
MILES...170 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TUXPAN MEXICO.

LORENZO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION TOWARD THE COAST OF MEXICO IS EXPECTED UNTIL THE
CENTER CROSSES THE COAST OF MEXICO IN ABOUT 12 HOURS OR SO

DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASE TO NEAR 70 MPH...110
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST
AND LORENZO COULD REACH THE COAST AS A HURRICANE.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED
NEAR AND TO THE NORTH WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE COAST.

REPEATING THE 400 PM CDT POSITION...20.4 N...95.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 5 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 700 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1000
PM CDT.

$$
FORECASTER AVILA




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CT+ MD+ VT+King Richards Ren Faires

--------- Forwarded message ----------
From: storm@...
To: storm@...
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:35:54
Subject: TROPICAL STORM KAREN ADVISORY NUMBER  12
Message-ID: <AABDR2GQDAZELP2A@...>

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WTNT32 KNHC 272033
TCPAT2
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM KAREN ADVISORY NUMBER  12
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL122007
500 PM AST THU SEP 27 2007

...KAREN WEAKENING SOME...STILL A TROPICAL STORM...

AT 500 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KAREN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 48.5 WEST OR ABOUT 845
MILES...1360 KM...EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS.

KAREN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.        KAREN IS CURRENTLY IN AN AREA OF UNFAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL
WINDS...AND SOME FURTHER WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 500 PM AST POSITION...14.3 N...48.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 PM AST.

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--------- Forwarded message ----------
From: storm@...
To: storm@...
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:40:06 -0400 ()
Subject: TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER   3
Message-ID: <AABDRWKPFAK26A2S@...>

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL132007
400 AM CDT WED SEP 26 2007

...HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT FINDS THE DEPRESSION IS STILL WEAK....

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR A PORTION OF THE
GULF COAST OF MEXICO LATER TODAY.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 400 AM CDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 95.0 WEST OR ABOUT
205 MILES...330 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TAMPICO MEXICO AND ABOUT 155
MILES...250 KM...EAST OF TUXPAN MEXICO.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH NEAR 3 MPH...5 KM/HR.  A
SLOW AND ERRATIC MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 400 AM CDT POSITION...21.0 N...95.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...SOUTH NEAR 3 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1000 AM CDT.

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--------- Forwarded message ----------
From: storm@...
To: storm@...
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:36:05
Subject: TROPICAL STORM KAREN ADVISORY NUMBER   6
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TROPICAL STORM KAREN ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL122007
500 AM AST WED SEP 26 2007

...KAREN STRENGTHENS OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC...

AT 500 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KAREN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 42.1 WEST OR ABOUT 1285
MILES...2065 KM...EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS.

KAREN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND A TURN
TOWARDS THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.        ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 500 AM AST POSITION...11.2 N...42.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 AM AST.

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Greetings,
The below text message is being forwarded by;
Richard H. Wheeler - N1KXR
http://www.qrz.com/callsign/N1KXR

Here is a link to the NEAR-Fest page:
http://www.near-fest.com


----- Begin Text Message Below -----

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


With less than four weeks to go until the New England Amateur Radio
Festival, anticipation and excitement is beginning to build all over
the Northeast and Canada as radio enthusiasts are turning their
thoughts towards the trek to Deerfield NH once again.

"NEAR-Fest I in May was an unqualified success, beyond our wildest
dreams," reports Mister Mike, W1RC, General Chairman of the semi-
annual event.  We promise you NEAR-Fest II is going to be bigger and
even better! if that's possible."

"We have several new activities and events to offer besides the huge
tailgate swap-meet.  There will be something for everybody at
Deerfield."

The big news this time is that the proceeds from NEAR-Fest II will
go to funding a fully operational amateur station at the CHRISTA
McAULIFFE PLANETARIUM in Concord NH.  The planetarium staff are very
excited at the prospect of having a radio station they can exhibit
and operate with which they can communicate directly with the
International Space Station and other NASA facilities.  They are
currently building a new addition and have already pledged a
permanent location for this purpose.  A local area radio club has
offered to represent NEAR-Fest and assist Planetarium staff members
become licensed and proficient in the use of the equipment.  A
presentation to Planetarium officials will be made at the Prize
Drawing ceremony at 2:00PM on Saturday October 13th.

Some of the new attractions include a number of technical symposia
and workshops such as the R-390 Workshop moderated by George
Rancourt, K1ANX, a fascinating lecture on the WW-II German ENGIMA
machine and its derivatives presented by Professor Tom Perera W1TP
and "DXing 101" hosted by Neil Kaltman, K6SMF.  Neil is travelling
all the way from Los Angeles California to be with is at NEAR-Fest.
The current ARRL DXCC Honor Roll list shows K6SMF with 352 Confirmed
contacts so he knows his subject very well.

In addition Mister Mike is pleased to announce the addition of more
food vendors and washroom facilities as well as three buildings with
over 30 commercial exhibitors, including several well-known ham
radio equipment dealers.  This promises to be the largest commercial
electronics shopping mall in the Northeast!

Another new feature is overnight camping/parking facilities are
available at the Fairgrounds.  Join us for the pre-hamfest
festivities.  However this area is not located inside the tailgate
area so early setup & shopping is not an option.  The fee is $20.00
per vehicle and includes hookups.  The camping area opens at 3:00PM.

Tickets are $10.00 for Friday and Saturday.  Admission is reduced to
$5.00 at 6:00 AM Saturday.  The entry fee for vehicles entering the
flea market is $10.00 with the exception of campers, RVs and
trailers who pay a $20.00 charge which includes all hookup charges.
Advance tickets are available and those holding them will be
admitted first.  Furthermore, there will be two special door prizes
drawn exclusively for advance ticket holders.  Mister Mike promises
that these prizes won't be insignificant either.

See the NEAR-Fest Web site www.near-fest.com for details on how to
purchase your advance tickets and passes by mail or send to W1RC at
his callbook address.

The Deerfield Fairgrounds is located on Route 43 approximately 15
miles NE of Manchester NH.  Please note that Fair Association rules
and local ordinances prohibit any alcohol and open fires anywhere on
the grounds.  Charcoal grills, barbeques, gas grills are okay!
A "Pack it in - Pack it out" philosophy regarding garbage is highly
recommended because it helps us keep down the costs of hosting this
event.  The now-traditional NEAR-Fest policy regarding abandoning
unsold junk and trash will be strictly enforced.  Offenders will be
sorry!

The NEAR-Fest Team looks forward to seeing you all at Deerfield on
October 12th & 13th.

Tentative 2008 Schedule: May 2nd/3rd and October 10th/11th.

----- End Text Message -----

Greetings,
The below text message is being forwarded by;
Richard H. Wheeler - N1KXR
http://www.qrz.com/callsign/N1KXR

----- Begin Text Message Below -----

ALE On The Air Week 5-15 October

All ham radio operators worldwide are invited to participate in 10 days of HF
Automatic Link Establishment (ALE) activity on the air.

This is an international readiness event, with direct HF messaging, HF SMS
(phone texting), or short text-based HF email. ALE is interoperable with
Winlink2000 system via the ALE High Frequency Network (HFN) stations.

Full details at http://hflink.com/aotaw

The experience gained by operator participation in this readiness exercise is
useful for HF Emergency/Disaster Relief communications. http://hflink.net/qso

The ALE mode of SMS/email messaging is AMD via 8FSK.
Free soundcard software download is available for ALE.
http://hflink.com/software

Any operator is invited to use the ALE HFN system to send or receive Winlink2000
text-only short email messages via HF. http://hflink.com/

The HFN system is available 24/7 for normal traffic, emergency/relief traffic,
and for any SET (Simulated Emergency Test) operations.

----- End Text Message -----

Greetings all,

If you are interested in D-Star radio, there is a new Yahoo Groups just for
Massachusetts D-Star,
just follow this link to join: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ma-dstar
As always for this type of Yahoo Group, it's an open group, and anyone is free
to join.

73...QRT and off the key!

Richard H. Wheeler - N1KXR
Amateur Radio Operator
Western Massachusetts (USA)
http://www.qrz.com/callsign/N1KXR

Just a quick reminder...

As of today (Sunday, September 23, 2007) there are only fourteen (14) days till
the  Monroe Dunbar Brook Trail Races on Sunday, October 07, 2007. KD1XP is
looking for operators to help at this event( http://www.kd1xp.org ).


73...QRT and off the key!

Richard H. Wheeler - N1KXR
Amateur Radio Operator
Western Massachusetts (USA)
http://www.qrz.com/callsign/N1KXR

Greetings all,

Just a quick reminder of the MTARA's 19th Annual Amateur Radio & Electronics
Hamfest coming up in just about two weeks. Whether your a Ham talking on the
air, a SWLer  wanting to log that distant AM or FM broadcast station, or a
scanner buff wanting to keep on top of the local radio scene, you're sure to
find something here to interest you.

Hope to see you there!

73...QRT and off the key!

Richard H. Wheeler - N1KXR
Amateur Radio Operator
Western Massachusetts (USA)
http://www.qrz.com/callsign/N1KXR

----- Begin Informational Message Below -----

MTARA 19th Annual Amateur Radio & Electronics Hamfest

DATE: Saturday, October 6, 2007

LOCATED AT:

Springfield Turnverein Club
176 Garden Street
  Feeding Hills, Ma. 01030-2528

TIMES:

Doors Open:
10:00 AM for Vendors
11:00 AM for Bargain Hunters

ADMISSION:

Adults:      $5.00
Children under 12 - FREE!

Tailgating:  $10 per parking space

Tables:
$15.00 if reserved before 9/30/2007
$20.00 if reserved after 10/1 to 10/6

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TABLE RESERVATIONS CONTACT:

John Stark - N1JIO
75 Elmwood Ave.
West Springfield, Ma 01089-2630
Tel.: (413)-563-1605
n1jio_qrp@...

TABLE MAIL-IN REGISTRATION FORM:

Name:___________________________________________________________
Address:_________________________________________________________
City:________________________________ State:_______ Zip:____________
# of Tables:_____________ x $15.00=Amount Enclosed:_________________

Make Checks Payable to:
MTARA
P.O. Box 3494
Springfield, MA 01101-3494

DIRECTIONS:

From North or South:
Take Rte 91 to Rte 57 West. Follow Rte 57 West to the Garden Street Exit. At the
end of the ramp, turn right and look for signs immediately on right.

From East or West:
Take Rte 90 (Mass Pike) to Exit 4 Rte 91. Take Rte 91 South to Rte 57 Exit. Take
Rte 57 West to the Garden Street Exit. At the end of the ramp, turn right and
look for signs. immediately on the right.

Talk-in will be on the 146.940 (PL 127.3) Mount Tom Repeater

VE EXAM INFORMATION:

TIME: 12:00 Noon
Space is limited, so pre-registration is strongly recommended. To register,
contact Norm Gregoire, W1BMK at (413) 567-5782. Be sure to bring two forms of
positive ID,
and originals and photocopies of any CSCE's you hold, and if licensed, your
original license and a photocopy. Walk-ins accepted as space permits.
Special thanks to the KD1XP Repeater Group for exam administration!

FOOD:

Snacks provided by the Turnverein Club – Fine home-made fare.

----- End Text Message -----

Greetings,
The below text message is being forwarded by;
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----- Begin Text Message Below -----

***************
The ARRL Letter
Vol. 26, No. 37
September 14, 2007
***************

IN THIS EDITION:

* + Candidate for ARRL Southwestern Division Director Disqualified;
Norton Declared Re-Elected
* + Hurricane Humberto Causes Havoc on Gulf Coast
* + Look for the October Issue of QST in Your Mailbox
* + Nominating Petitions for ARRL Section Manager Candidates Sought
* + ARRL/TAPR Conference Lists Speaker Schedule
* + 1296 MHz WAS #1 Awarded to Texas Ham
*  Solar Update
*  IN BRIEF:
       This Weekend on the Radio
       ARRL Continuing Education Course Registration
     + Radio Appreciation Day is September 15
     + Representative Ross (D-AR), WD5DVR, Attends ARRL Arkansas State
Convention
       ARRL Helps MFJ Celebrate 35 Year Anniversary
       ARISS Update
       FCC Job Announcement
       Let Us Know


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

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==> CANDIDATE FOR ARRL SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION DIRECTOR DISQUALIFIED;
NORTON DECLARED RE-ELECTED

Carl Gardenias, WU6D, the challenger seeking the position of ARRL
Southwestern Division Director, was declared disqualified Thursday by
the ARRL Ethics and Elections Committee. Gardenias was running against
incumbent Richard "Dick" Norton, N6AA. Due to the disqualification, the
Committee has declared Norton re-elected.

According to ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, writing on behalf of the
Committee, an e-mail signed by "Cathy K6VC, Newsletter editor" was sent
on behalf of Orange Section Manager Carl Gardenias to ARRL Orange
Section newsletter editors and Web masters, among others, on September 1
regarding the Southwestern Division election for Director and Vice
Director. The e-mail encouraged "ARRL Full members to vote and vote
wisely" in the upcoming election. Recipients were also asked to
encourage clubs to "post to their websites and into their newsletter
information regarding each candidate," and went on to list information,
including e-mail addresses and campaign Web sites, for the two Director
candidates and four candidates for Vice Director. Cathy Gardenias, K6VC,
is Assistant Section Manager for the ARRL Orange Section and the wife of
Carl Gardenias.

The information given in Cathy Gardenias' e-mail was incorrect, in that
the e-mail address for Norton was wrong. The e-mail also stated that
Norton and Vice Director candidate Marty Woll, N6VI, did not have
campaign Web sites, when in fact they did.

Cathy Gardenias' e-mail went on to say that "Since all candidates are
listed with e-mails and websites if they have one, there is no show of
favoritism or bias. Please vote. Approved by the ARRL k1zz."

The ARRL Ethics and Elections Committee received a complaint regarding
the misinformation and concluded that the email violated the standard of
"truthful and not misleading" that applies to candidates' mailings. It
instructed Sumner to notify Carl Gardenias that "a correction must be
circulated to everyone who received the incorrect information, i.e.
everyone on the above distribution list and anyone else to whom it may
have been sent." Carl Gardenias was also told that should he "become
aware of any postings of the original, uncorrected item, you should
immediately endeavor to have them corrected or removed."

Specific language for the correction was supplied by the committee. It
was to list correct e-mail addresses for each candidate, including
Norton, and to supply the Web site addresses for Norton and Woll that
had been missing from the original message. It was to further state,
"Finally, the item was NOT approved by the ARRL or K1ZZ, as incorrectly
stated," and that "The Orange Section regrets the errors and apologizes
to those affected."

Carl Gardenias acknowledged receipt of Sumner's September 5 e-mail. On
September 7, having seen no evidence of compliance with the Committee's
directive, Sumner sent him another e-mail, asking for a copy of the
correction that Gardenias was supposed to have sent out. Gardenias
replied via e-mail, "OK on Monday we are at the convention," meaning the
ARRL Southwestern Division Convention. Since that response, Gardenias
has not communicated with Sumner, "nor has any evidence of your
compliance with the committee's orders been received," according to an
e-mail Sumner sent Gardenias September 13.

In that e-mail, Sumner reminded Gardenias that he was previously advised
that "candidates' statements 'must be truthful and not misleading, which
matters will be conclusively determined by the Election Committee.' The
standard of truth applies to all mailings by a candidate. The email that
was sent on your behalf on September 1 violated this standard, as
documented in my September 5 message. You failed to follow the
instructions of the Ethics and Elections Committee to make a timely
correction, although you had ample opportunity to do so."

Sumner advised Gardenias that he has "been disqualified as a candidate
for the office of Director of the Southwestern Division. Your name will
not appear on the ballot." Since Dick Norton is the only eligible
candidate, Sumner said, the Committee has declared him re-elected.

==> HURRICANE HUMBERTO CAUSES HAVOC ON GULF COAST

Hurricane Humberto, a Category 1 hurricane and the first hurricane to
make landfall in the US in two years, came ashore in Texas on Thursday,
September 13 not even 50 miles from where Hurricane Rita hit in 2005.
Stronger than initially expected, Humberto continued eastward toward
Louisiana and Mississippi, where flood warnings were in effect.

In response to Humberto, several ARES groups were activated. According
to Brazoria County Emergency Coordinator Terry Bowersmith, W5SRG,
Brazoria County (Texas) ARES activated a complex Net at 6 PM Wednesday,
involving repeaters in Freeport and Alvin. One member was dispatched to
the Brazoria County Emergency Operations Center, and another to the
Pearland EOC, while others remained in "standby ready condition. By 9
PM, Humberto had cleared Brazoria County with little rain and no damage,
so we secured the operation," according to Bowersmith.

ARRL Louisiana Section Emergency Coordinator Gary Stratton, K5GLS, said
Alan Levine, WA5LQZ, District Emergency Coordinator for Southwest
Louisiana, reported minimal flood damage in his area, and little wind
damage. "About three spans of power lines down in this area but should
be repaired within a few hours. The weather has cleared that area and
will continue along a projected path across central Louisiana and
Northwest Mississippi today," Stratton said. "We were lucky that the
system spawned offshore and moved inland quickly as a minimal
hurricane."

Orange County (Texas) Emergency Coordinator Rocky Wilson, N5MTX,
reported that as of Thursday, Orange County had a "massive power
outage"; all schools are closed, as are most retail stores and
businesses, until power can be restored, expected sometime on Saturday,
September 15. "Most petrochemical facilities are shut down due to no
power," Wilson said. Many oil refineries are located on the Texas Gulf
Coast.

Humberto didn't even exist until Wednesday, only becoming a tropical
storm that afternoon, strengthening from a tropical depression with 35
MPH winds, to a hurricane with 85 MPH winds in just 18 hours. Only three
other storms have pulled off a similar feat, growing from depression to
hurricane in 18 hours -- Blanche in 1969, Harvey in 1981 and Alberto in
1982 -- but all of them were out at sea at the time, not about to crash
ashore like Humberto. A Bridge City, Texas man died when the carport at
his home collapsed on him; Bridge City is between Port Arthur and
Orange.

==> LOOK FOR THE OCTOBER ISSUE OF QST IN YOUR MAILBOX

The October issue of QST is jam-packed with all sorts of things today's
Amateur Radio operator needs. From product reviews to experiments to
contesting, the upcoming issue of QST has something for just about
everyone.

This issue features the results of the 2007 QST Photo Contest. The ARRL
Editorial and Production staff judged the nearly 50 entries and chose
the best ones to be published in the magazine and in other ARRL
products.

Norm Fusaro, W3IZ, Assistant Manager for ARRL's Membership and Volunteer
Programs Department, reviewed the Yaesu FT-2000D HF and 6 meter
transceiver. According to the ARRL Lab test results, "The FT-2000D
offers 200 W of transmitter power or a cleaner 75 W in Class A mode.
It's similar to the base model FT-2000 in other respects, with a lot of
flexibility that rewards the operator who takes the time to learn about
and test its many features and settings." There is also a report from
the Lab describing the changes to the way ARRL conducts receiver
testing.

Robert Conway, KA0VAN, tells of ways to put retired public service
radios to use on 2 meters. Alan Applegate, K0BG, warns that using the
wrong size fuse can damage your rig, and offers ways to make sure you
have the correct fuse for the job. Kai Siwiak, KE4PT, finds a way to get
around antenna restrictions by putting up an all-band attic antenna.

For all you contesters out there, the results of the 2007 ARRL
International DX Phone Contest are in. Did you top your score from last
year? How did your closest rival do? Find out all this and more in the
recap by H. Ward Silver, N0AX. Also, find out about the upcoming School
Club Roundup and 2007 ARRL November Sweepstakes Contest.

Look for your October issue of QST in your mailbox. QST is the official
journal of ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio. QST is just
one of the many benefits of ARRL membership. To join or renew your ARRL
membership, please see the ARRL Web page <http://www.arrl.org/join>.

==> NOMINATING PETITIONS FOR ARRL SECTION MANAGER CANDIDATES SOUGHT

The ARRL Membership and Volunteer Services Department has announced that
nominating petitions for Section Managers are currently being accepted
until December 7 for the following Sections: Eastern New York, Eastern
Pennsylvania, Louisiana, North Carolina, Pacific, San Diego, South
Dakota and Virginia.

To be considered a valid nominating petition, it must be signed by no
fewer than five full ARRL members who live in the Section concerned;
photocopied signatures are not acceptable. Any candidate for the office
of Section Manager must be a resident of the Section, an Amateur Radio
licensee of Technician class or higher and a full member of the League
for a continuous term of at least two years immediately preceding
receipt of a nominating petition.

If more than one member is nominated in a single Section, ballots will
be mailed from Headquarters on or before January 2, 2008, to full
members of record as of December 7, 2007, which is the closing date for
nominations. Returns will be counted February 19, 2008. Section Managers
elected as a result of the above procedure will take office April 1,
2008. If only one petition is received from a Section, that nominee
shall be declared elected without opposition for a two-year term
beginning April 1, 2008.

For more information on this election, please see page 76 in the October
issue of QST.

==> ARRL/TAPR CONFERENCE LISTS SPEAKER SCHEDULE

The ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference, scheduled for September
28-30 in Hartford, Connecticut, has released its slate of speakers. The
three-day conference is an international forum for radio amateurs to
meet, publish their work and present new ideas and techniques.
Presenters and attendees will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and
learn about recent hardware and software advances, theories,
experimental results and practical applications.

Registration for the DCC is still open and will be available at the
door.

Friday's speakers include Bob Bruniga, WB4APR, speaking about "The APRS
Local Voice Repeater Initiative"; Ev Tupin, W2EV, speaking about
"Growing APRS' Value within the Emergency First Responder Community";
Paul D. Wiedemeier, PhD, KE5LKY, will talk about "Performance Modeling
of TCP and UDP over Packet Radio Networks Using the ns-2 Network
Simulator"; ARRL Chief Technology Officer Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, will speak
about "Results of HF Digital Protocol Survey"; Mel Whitten, K0PFX, will
speak about "DRMDV for HF"; Bob McGwire, N4HY, is talking about
"NUE-PSK31: A Digital Modem for PSK31 Field Operation Without Using a
PC," and Bill Tracy, KD5TFD, will give an HPSDR update.

Saturday's line-up starts off with Steven Bible, N7HPR, and Robert
McGwier, N4HY, giving an update on SuitSat-2; McGwier will also speak on
AMSAT's Phase IV and "On a Method for Automatic Image Balancing in IQ
Mixer Based Software Defined Receivers," as well as sharing presenting
duties with Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR, with "The Flex 5000 and SDR
Software." Roderick D. Mitchell, KL1Y, will speak about "The Integration
of Amateur Radio and 802.11"; Martin Ewing, AA6E, will present
"SurgeForge, Hamlib and Rigserve: Free Beer, Free Speech and Rig
Control"; Frank Brickle, PhD, AB2KT, will talk on "The FSM Virtual Radio
Kernel: Why, What and How (in that order)"; John A. Hansen, W2FS, will
speak about "The Nordic nRF2401 Single Chip Data Transceiver," and Hank
Javin and Jerry Newman will present "Transmission Lines, Parameters and
Application in Communications Systems."

Two introductory forums are also scheduled on Saturday: Intro to Eagle
CAD, given by Dan Welch, W6DFW, and Intro to HF Digital, given by Steve
Ford, WB8IMY. The TAPR annual meeting is scheduled for Saturday
afternoon.

Sunday's Seminar, a four-hour presentation led by McGwier on the topic
of "A Stroll through Software Radio, Information Theory and Some
Applications" will cover the basic building blocks of a simple software
radio system, as well as a discussion of information theory and its
practical use in communication systems. As time permits, McGwier plans
to demonstrate several software radio systems ranging from the
Softrock40 to the GnuRadio/USRP and the Flex5000. Attendees will receive
packages containing tutorials and software.

For more information on the ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference,
please see the conference Web site <http://www.tapr.org/dcc>.

==> 1296 MHZ WAS #1 AWARDED TO TEXAS HAM

Al Ward, W5LUA, of Allen, Texas, is the first person to achieve the
ARRL's Worked All States (WAS) on 1296 MHz, making him 1296 MHz WAS #1.
Ward first started on his pursuit January 25, 1977, with his first 1296
MHz contact with Leroy May, W5HN (SK). His 30 year quest ended last
week, with confirmed contacts with Wyoming, Utah and Idaho, giving Ward
his last three needed states, thanks to Paul Perryman's, WA5WCP, EME
DXpedition.

"I couldn't have done this without Paul," Ward said. "Also, thanks to
Ron Roche, K0ALL, and Barry Malowanchuk, VE4MA, in North Dakota for
number 47 in August. Without them, it just wouldn't have been possible."
After collecting his 50th QSL card, Ward drove from his home in Texas to
Little Rock, Arkansas so ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, could
verify his cards and complete his WAS paperwork. "Verifying QSL cards
from 30 years of activity brought back a lot of memories of several
stations active on 1296, many who are Silent Keys now," Harrison said.

==>SOLAR UPDATE

Tad "Sunspots Cast a Glare in My Eyes" Cook, K7RA, this week reports:
The sun has been blank, no visible sunspots, for the past seven days,
September 7-13. We may not see another spot until September 22, just
before the autumnal equinox. Thursday evening, September 13,
Spaceweather.com mentioned a coronal wind hitting earth this evening,
September 14. The Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) points south,
making the Earth vulnerable to solar wind, but other sources don't call
for an increase in geomagnetic activity today. We might assume that a
solar wind from 27 to 28 days ago could return at this time, based on
the rotation of the Sun relative to Earth. But looking back four weeks
does not reveal any heightened activity. Of course, it could be that the
IMF pointed north, protecting earth from the coronal wind. Sunspot
numbers for September 6 through 12 were 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 and 0 with a
mean of 1.7. The 10.7 cm flux was 66.7, 67.1, 66.6, 66.7, 66.9, 66.1 and
65.9 with a mean of 66.6. Estimated planetary A indices were 13, 12, 6,
2, 2, 2 and 2 with a mean of 5.6. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were
8, 10, 3, 2, 2, 2 and 2 with a mean of 4.1. 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: This weekend, the ARRL 10 GHz and Up
Contest is September 15-16. The NCCC Sprint (CW) is September 14 and 15.
The SARL VHF/UHF Contest is September 14-16. QRP Afield is September 15.
Look for these contests the weekend of September 15-16: Scandinavian
Activity Contest (CW), South Carolina QSO Party, Washington State Salmon
Run and the QCWA Fall QSO Party. The North American Sprint (SSB) is
September 16. The Run for the Bacon QRP Contest and the 144 MHz Fall
Sprint are September 17. The NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint is September
20. Next week, the NCCC Sprint (CW) is September 21, while the AGCW
VHF/UHF Contest is September 22. The Scandinavian Activity Contest (SSB)
and CIS DX Contest are September 22-23. The SKCC Weekend Sprint is
September 23 and the 222 MHz Fall Sprint is September 25. See the ARRL
Contest Branch page <http://www.arrl.org/contests/>, the ARRL
Contester's Rate Sheet <http://www.arrl.org/contests/rate-sheet/> and
the WA7BNM Contest Calendar
<http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/index.html> for more info.

* ARRL Continuing Education course registration: Registration remains
open through Sunday, September 23 for these online courses beginning on
Friday, October 5: Technician 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). To learn more, visit the CCE
Course Listing page <http://www.arrl.org/cce/courses.html> or contact
the Continuing Education Program Coordinator <cce@...>.

* Radio Appreciation Day Is September 15: Amateur Radio operators around
the country really don't need a special day to promote Amateur Radio,
but Saturday, September 15 has been declared Amateur Radio Public
Awareness Day. As part of the Department of Homeland Security's National
Preparedness Month, ARRL Public Information Officers (PIOs) are using
the day as a way to make the media more aware of our Service and
especially its role in emergency communications. The purpose of Amateur
Radio Public Awareness Day, held the third Saturday in September, is to
make the public more aware of the existence, purposes and benefits of
Amateur Radio. ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager Allen Pitts,
W1AGP, said, "Through events such as Amateur Radio Public Awareness Day,
hams can take the opportunity to tell not only their friends and
neighbors about the benefits of the Amateur Radio Service, they can take
the opportunity to let the general public know, too. People willing to
make face to face contacts are always the best ambassadors we have for
Amateur Radio."

* Representative Ross (D-AR), WD5DVR, Attends ARRL Arkansas State
Convention: Arkansas congressman Mike Ross, WD5DVR, was a featured
speaker at the ARRL Arkansas State Convention on Saturday, September 8.
Ross, who represents Arkansas' 4th District, spoke about the ham radio
legislation he introduced in Congress, the "Emergency Amateur Radio
Interference Protection Act of 2007" (HR 462). ARRL Lab Manager Ed Hare,
W1RFI, was also at the convention, speaking about BPL. Held at Queen
Wilhelmina State Park in Mena, the convention drew hams from several
nearby states including Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Mississippi. Ross
is one of two licensed amateurs in congress; Greg Walden, W7EQI, of
Oregon's 2nd District, is the other.

* ARRL Helps MFJ Celebrate 35 Year Anniversary: MFJ Enterprises observed
their 35th anniversary with "A Day in the Park" open house September 7-8
at their Starkville, Mississippi headquarters. ARRL Chief Development
Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH, was on hand to help MFJ celebrate, as were
Mississippi Section Manager Malcolm Keown, W5XX; ARRL Delta Division
Director Henry Leggette, WD4Q, and Starkville Mayor R. Dan Camp. This
two-day celebration was filled with tours of MFJ's facilities, a Friday
evening bar-b-que and a Saturday fried chicken picnic. MFJ makes Amateur
Radio equipment such as tuners, SWR wattmeters, antenna analyzers and
power supplies. Martin Jue, K5FLU, founded the company in 1972 while he
was still attending graduate school at Mississippi State University. A
ham since high school, Jue decided to build products for hams -- his
first products were active filters for CW and phone, selling for $9.95
and $12.95, respectively. Thirty-five years later, MFJ features more
than 1000 products.

* ARISS Update: According to ARRL ARISS Program Manager Rosalie White,
K1STO, Clay Anderson, KD5PLA, has started to make general QSOs with hams
after signing off after making school QSOs, even turning on packet radio
for a while. Anderson will continue making school QSOs until he returns
to Earth, currently scheduled for late next month. Due to the schedule
on the International Space Station, the crew will be "terribly busy" for
the next six months; White said that ARISS QSO totals might be low
during this time. The next contacts are scheduled for Monday, September
17 with Mitchell Elementary School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Friday,
September 21 with Pueblo Magnet High School in Tucson, Arizona. To date,
the ARISS program has had 315 Earth-to ISS QSOs. For more information on
the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station program, please see
the ARISS Web page <http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#ARISS%20Status>.

* FCC Job Announcement: The Federal Communications Commission has
announced three job openings for Telecommunications Specialists in their
Columbia, Maryland office. Starting salaries range from
$55,706-$103,220; relocation assistance is not available. Knowledge of
high frequency propagation is a must. To be considered for these
full-time, permanent positions, successful applicants must pass a
background investigation, be eligible for a security clearance, have US
citizenship, pass a drug test and be available for shift work. For more
information, please send an e-mail to Diane Graham at the FCC
<Diane.Graham@...> and reference job number DEU-PSHS-2007-0006. The
application deadline for these positions is Thursday, September 27. More
about this opening can be found on the USAJOBS Web site
<http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=61989717&jbf574=FC00&
brd=3876&AVSDM=2007%2D09%2D05+00%3A00%3A06&sort=rv&vw=d&Logo=0&FedPub=Y&
caller=%2Fagency%5Fsearch%2Easp&FedEmp=N&SUBMIT1.x=51&SUBMIT1.y=2&ss=0&T
abNum=1&rc=7>.

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The ARRL Letter
Vol. 26, No. 38
September 21, 2007
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IN THIS EDITION:

* + Get Ready For the Second Annual ARRL On-Line Auction!
* + IARU Region 2 Conference Completes Its Work in Brasilia
* + ARRL Dakota Division Vice Director to Resign as of October 1
* + ARRL Roanoke Division Director to be Feted by Radio Club of America
* + ARRL Continues to Deal with Department of Defense over PAVE Paws
Sites
* + FCC Amateur Radio Enforcement Correspondence Posted
*  Solar Update
*  IN BRIEF:
       This Weekend on the Radio
       ARRL Continuing Education Course Registration
     + Carl Gardenias, WU6D, Files Appeal with ARRL Executive Committee
     + ICOM Returns as November Sweepstakes Principal Awards Sponsor
       Tom Atkins, VE3CDM (SK)
       ARRL Receives MARS Call Sign
       North Carolina Ham Celebrates 100th Birthday
       L. B. Cebik, W4RNL, Wins August QST Cover Plaque Award
       Hams Named to Key NASA Positions
       Oklahoma Hams Assist with Accident Scene
       Dayton ARA Looking to Honor Silent Keys
       Let Us Know What You Think


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==> GET READY FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL ARRL ON-LINE AUCTION!

The Second Annual ARRL On-Line Auction kicks off October 24, running
until November 2 on the ARRL Web site <http://www.arrl.org/auction>.
This is your chance to pick up one-of-a-kind Amateur Radio items. To see
what the Auction will offer this year, be sure to check out the Auction
preview that begins October 17. Last year, the Auction attracted more
than 4300 bidders from 36 countries. While the majority of buyers were
from the USA, Canada and the UK, there were buyers from Australia,
Malaysia, Grenada and Tanzania.

According to ARRL Chief Operating Officer Harold Kramer, WJ1B, "Last
year's on-line auction was our first and it was a great success. When
the bidding ended, we realized that we had sold 104 items and we had
raised just over $37,000." Proceeds from the auction benefit ARRL
education programs including activities to license new hams, strengthen
Amateur Radio's emergency service training, offer continuing technical
and operating education, as well as creating instructional materials.

This year's auction will include many products tested by the ARRL Lab
for QST Product Review. These items include an ICOM IC-7800, a Ten-Tec
Omni VII, a Palstar Auto Antenna Tuner, an MJF 974H Balanced Antenna
Tuner and a Heil Traveler Headset. There will be many vintage items
offered, including the antique transmitter featured in John Dilks' "Old
Radio" column in the November 2007 issue of QST. Also, returning by
popular demand will be five ARRL Lab unique "junque" boxes.

==> IARU REGION 2 CONFERENCE COMPLETES ITS WORK IN BRASILIA

Completing a week that included lengthy committee meetings and a
half-day tour of Brazil's capital city, the delegates to the 16th IARU
Region 2 General Assembly in Brasilia met in Plenary assembly on Friday,
September 14 to complete their work. Members of the ARRL's delegation
included President Joel Harrison, W5ZN; Vice President Kay Craigie,
N3KN, and husband Carter, N3AO; CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ; Southeastern
Division Director Frank Butler, W4RH; Chief Technology Officer Paul
Rinaldo, W4RI, and Technical Relations Specialist Jon Siverling, WB3ERA.

Committee A, which deals with administrative matters, was chaired by
Norma Leiva, HR2NL, of Honduras; the ARRL's Siverling served as
secretary and interpreter. This committee presented the first report of
the Conference and made a number of recommendations for Conference
action, all of which were adopted. They include:

The establishment of a Region 2 Relief Fund with an initial transfer of
$5000 from the general reserve of Region 2; additional contributions
will be solicited. The Fund will be administered by the Executive
Committee and will be available solely to assist Region 2
Member-Societies whose club stations and buildings, including antenna
systems, are damaged by natural disaster.

The Executive Committee will develop a conference call process for
Region 2 that includes objectives, action plans, due dates and score
cards in order to improve communication among the Member-Societies and
the Executive Committee

An offer by Radio Club Argentino to be responsible for the Spanish
translation of the IARU Region 2 electronic bulletin was accepted.

Terms of reference for the Amateur Radio in Education Project that was
adopted by the 15th General Assembly in 2004 were revised slightly to
simplify the grant application process and encourage applications.

The Conference recognized Wolf Baron, TI2BY, of San Jose, Costa Rica,
for his outstanding service to Amateur Radio by conducting on-the-air
training on Sunday mornings for more than five years.

Several recommendations from the Region 2 Working Group on Emergency
Communications were adopted. These include establishing an Emergency
Communications Committee that will be responsible to the Executive
Committee for carrying out planning, training and the maintenance of
equipment and personnel inventories for emergency assistance deployment.

The Conference next received the report of Committee B/C, a combined
technical and operational committee dealing with both HF and VHF/UHF
matters. This committee was chaired by Ramon Santoyo, XE1KK, of Mexico
City, Mexico; the ARRL's Rinaldo, served as secretary. The Plenary
adopted all of the Committee's recommendations, including: A new Region
2 band plan for 160-10 meters was adopted, effective January 1, 2008.
The new plan is modeled on one adopted previously by IARU Region 1, with
regional differences taken into account; steps were taken to try to
reduce interference to national emergency Nets, including establishing
an inventory of such Nets and calling their importance to the attention
of the radio amateur community; and an IARU Region 2 Diploma was
approved, with some details remaining to be worked out by the Executive
Committee.

The next report was from the Finance Committee, Committee D, chaired by
Treasurer Noel Donawa, 9Y4NED, of Trinidad and Tobago. The Plenary
accepted two recommendations from Committee D. The first is an effort to
reach out to Member-Societies that have fallen behind in meeting their
dues obligations to Region 2; they will be offered the opportunity to
pay their back dues through 2006 at a 25 percent discount if they do so
by January 15, 2008. The Plenary also directed the Executive Committee
to study the existing dues structure, along with options and
alternatives, and to report to the next General Assembly.

The Conference accepted the offer of the Club de Radio Aficionados de El
Salvador (CRAS) to host the 17th General Assembly in 2010.

The Conference's last order of business was the election of officers and
other Executive Committee members for the next three years. Rod
Stafford, W6ROD, declined to stand for re-election as President but will
remain a Director. Moving to the office of President is Secretary
Reinaldo Leandro, YV5AMH, of Venezuela. Dario Jurado, HP1DJ, of Panama
was re-elected Vice President, and Donawa was re-elected Treasurer and
Director. Santoyo was newly elected as Secretary and joins the Executive
Committee for the first time. The other Directors were re-elected:
Daniel A. Lamoureux, VE2KA, of Canada; Pedro Rodriguez, CO2RP, of Cuba;
Marco Tulio Gudiel, TG9AGD, of Guatemala; Gustavo de Faria Franco,
PT2ADM, of Brazil, and Ron Szama, LU2AH, of Argentina. A provision of
the Bylaws was amended to permit the Executive Committee to consist of
10 members rather than the customary nine.

The conferees expressed their deep appreciation to LABRE, host of the
16th General Assembly, for its outstanding hospitality. Forty delegates
and observers representing 18 countries in the Americas -- 11 in person,
seven via proxy -- attended the Conference.

==> ARRL DAKOTA DIVISION VICE DIRECTOR TO RESIGN AS OF OCTOBER 1

Dakota Division Vice Director Twila Greenheck, N0JPH, announced her
resignation effective Monday, October 1, due to family responsibilities;
her term expires in 2008. She plans to continue serving the League as an
ARRL Education Advisor and consultant to the Board of Directors' ad hoc
Scouting Committee.

"Being part of the ARRL Board Family has been an incredible experience
that I will always remember and cherish. The opportunity to serve with
Director Jay Bellows representing the amateurs in the Dakota Division
has surely been an honor," Greenheck said.

Bellows said, "Twila has been a joy to work with over the past eight
years. From the first time I met her to the present she has been a
tireless and effective advocate of increased ARRL efforts to reach out
to youth and strengthen education in Amateur Radio. I look forward to
her continued service to the League, especially as a member of the
ARRL's Educational Advisory Group."

ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, will appoint a replacement.

==> ARRL ROANOKE DIVISION DIRECTOR TO BE FETED BY RADIO CLUB OF AMERICA

The Radio Club of America (RCA) has named ARRL Roanoke Division Director
Dennis Bodson, PhD, PE, W4PWF, of Arlington, Virginia, as the recipient
of the Sarnoff Citation. The award is given to recognize significant
contributions to the advancement of electronic communications. Barry
Goldwater, K7UGA (SK), was the first recipient of the Sarnoff Citation
in 1973.

"I was shocked when I heard that I would receive the Sarnoff Citation,"
Bodson said. "I find it difficult to believe that I'll be on the dais
with Walter Cronkite, KB2GSD." Bodson, Cronkite and QST and QEX author
John S. "Jack" Belrose, PhD, VE2CV, are to receive the RCA's Armstrong
Medal, the RCA's foremost achievement award and named for its first
recipient, Major Edwin Armstrong, at the RCA's Annual Awards Banquet and
Annual Meeting and Technical Symposium on November 16 in New York City.
Andy Rooney of CBS's "60 Minutes" will be the keynote speaker.

Bodson, who is retired -- "Retired means different things to different
people. I work, but on different things," he said -- displays an energy
level that hardly anyone can match. Bodson is retired as chief of the
Technology and Standards Division of the National Communications System
(NCS) in 1998. In October 2005, he became a member of the executive
staff of the Institute for Defense and Homeland Security where he is
director of Telecommunications and Sensor Systems. Bodson is an ARRL
Life Member and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE).

"Fifteen years ago, I had the opportunity [to serve on the ARRL Board of
Directors]. I knew the former Division Director, and he suggested, 'get
involved and run for Vice Director.' I was elected to that, and when he
retired, I moved up to Director. I have enjoyed it, but everything comes
to a change. I still have this year and two more years, and then I'll
decide whether to run for re-election," Bodson said. He also is Vice
President of the Arlington (Virginia) Amateur Radio Club (AARC).

Born in Washington, DC, Bodson always wanted to be an electrical
engineer. He earned a BEE in 1961 and an MEE in 1963, both from The
Catholic University of America in Washington. From 1963-1966, he served
as an officer in the US Air Force assigned to the National Security
Agency. From 1966-1969, he was with Vitro Laboratories, Atlantic
Research Corporation and the US Army Materiel Command where he was
engaged in research and development and systems engineering.

In 1970, Bodson began his long career with NCS, an interagency group of
23 federal departments and agencies managed by the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS). While at NCS, Bodson continued his formal
education and earned a Master's in public administration in 1976 from
the University of Southern California's Washington Center for Public
Affairs, and completed his PhD in electrical engineering in 1985 from
California Western University. In recognition of his accomplishments in
federal service, in 1999 Dennis received the IEEE's Charles Proteus
Steinmetz Award. According to the IEEE's Web site, the award is
"presented to an individual for exceptional contributions to the
development and/or advancement of standards in the field of electrical
and electronics engineering."

IEEE has seen a lot of Bodson since his beginning days as a student
engineer. "My major professor said, 'Become active in your professional
society.' I took him at heart and did so and never regretted it," he
said. After retiring from NCS, Bodson increased his IEEE involvement,
and by 2000, he was chairman of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society
(VTS) Standards Committee, reflecting his work on standards at NCS. He
was a senior editor for the VTS quarterly bulletin, "News Digest," and
later became its editor. "I became editor because we needed to do
something, but then we got a real editor, Dr James Irvine. We went from
a bulletin to a 60 page magazine," he said. Bodson is a Life Fellow of
IEEE, where new Fellowships are limited to no more than one-tenth of one
percent of the membership per year, making elevation to the status of
Fellow in IEEE a particularly high distinction.

Soon after his retirement from NCS, Bodson served as president of the
IEEE Engineering Management Society (EMS). For his service to EMS, he
was given the EMS Engineering Manager of the Year Award. The IEEE
Standards Association (IEEE-SA) bestowed on Bodson the IEEE-SA
Distinguished Service Award in 2002. Bodson was then was elected
President of VTS, where he continues on its board of governors as Junior
Past President.

Bodson has written more than 60 technical articles and has published
four books. He joined RCA in 1976, became a Fellow in 1981 and became an
RCA Life Member in 1996.

The RCA banquet is open to members, non-members and guests. Registration
is required; registration forms can be downloaded here
<http://homeeverestkc.net/dbishop13322/registration_form/registration_fo
rm.doc>. To learn more about the Radio Club of America and their awards,
please visit the RCA Web site <http://www.radioclubofamerica.org/>. The
ARRL thanks RCA Fellow and ARRL Life Member Don Bishop, W0WO, for this
information.

==> ARRL CONTINUES TO DEAL WITH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVER PAVE PAWS
SITES

The ARRL participated in a teleconference call on Wednesday, September
19, with the Department of Defense (DoD) regarding Amateur Radio
repeaters interfering with the Air Force's PAVE Paws radar system.

According to ARRL Regulatory Branch Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND, "The
DoD acknowledges that it has seen changes at some repeater sites, but
not all of them." He said the DoD has revisited the Massachusetts
repeaters, located near Otis Air Force Base on Cape Cod, to "remeasure
the numbers. Some Massachusetts repeater owners have volunteered to
completely turn off their systems and some others have made changes, but
more is needed at both PAVE Paws radar sites."

The DoD, Henderson continued, has identified additional sources of
interference in Massachusetts. "This was not really unexpected and is
part of what has become an ongoing project. The ARRL will begin working
with these repeater owners as soon as the DoD provides us with specific
information," he said.

In California, where more than 100 repeaters are being scrutinized by
the DoD, Henderson said the majority of repeaters have not been
mitigated: "The Air Force has not had a chance to revisit Beale Air
Force Base for new measurements, but it will be happening soon."

Reports have circulated that a number of California repeater owners have
decided to take no further action about mitigating the interference
unless they receive official notice from the Federal Communications
Commission. "If these reports are true," Henderson said, "it is
unfortunate. The FCC has stayed abreast of the discussions between the
League and the DoD, and they are prepared to act appropriately if they
are contacted by the DoD."

He continued: "The DoD has indicated they are willing to allow the ARRL
to continue its attempts to mitigate the interference; however, they
have expressed a sense of urgency that this must come to a conclusion.
Those waiting for FCC action may find it coming sooner rather than
later."

==> FCC AMATEUR RADIO ENFORCEMENT CORRESPONDENCE POSTED

On August 23, the FCC's Enforcement Bureau released new Amateur Radio
enforcement actions. Todd C. Browne, KD0PA; Keith W. Coad, KW2C; Santos
J. Rodriguez Colon, KP4DC; Jerry L. Counsellor, WE5JC; Pablo
Diaz-Alequin, KP4MC, and Donald B. Flowers, NC4DF, all received letters
from the Commission concerning their vanity call signs. These amateurs
received their vanity call signs by stating they were former holders of
these call signs, but the FCC can find no documentation substantiating
their claims.

Robert C. Moldenhauer, W9CQ, also received a letter concerning his
vanity call sign that he requested as a "close relative" of the former
holder of that call sign. The FCC told Moldenhauer they can find no
documentation of his claim.

Steve L. Wingate, K6TXH, received notice from the Commission that the
recordings he had requested concerning complaints alleging his lack of
station control and deliberate interference had been sent to him.
Wingate was also granted an additional 30 days to respond to Commission
correspondence.

The FCC Enforcement Bureau now posts Amateur Radio enforcement-related
correspondence and documents -- with some exceptions -- on its own Web
site <http://www.fcc.gov/eb/AmateurActions/Welcome.html>. Direct all
questions concerning the Amateur Radio Service Enforcement Actions Web
postings via e-mail only to Riley Hollingsworth <fccham@...> in the
FCC Spectrum Enforcement Division.

==>SOLAR UPDATE

Tad "All for the Love of Sun(spots)" Cook, K7RA, this week reports:
Fifteen days in a row with no sunspots, but this may change soon. Take a
look at sunspot numbers compared to solar flux for the current third
quarter of 2007 <http://www.sec.noaa.gov/ftpdir/indices/quar_DSD.txt>.
Notice that when there are zero sunspots, the solar flux (the amount of
energy we receive from the Sun at a wavelength of 10.7 cm or 2800 MHz)
is always below 70. Recently, the flux value has been below 70, and for
some time now the US Air Force has predicted a slight rise in solar flux
to 70 for today, September 21. You can see those predictions here
<http://sec.noaa.gov/ftpmenu/forecasts/45DF.html>. If we examine
predictions from early September on that page, note they show a return
to 70 solar flux for September 17; later forecasts show it creeping out
to September 18, then 19 and finally for yesterday, the prediction for
today is 70. We also see the return of sunspot group 970 set for
September 21-23 in September 21 Solar Region Summary
<http://www.sec.noaa.gov/ftpmenu/forecasts/SRS.html>. It would be great
to have at least one sunspot when fall returns. The official autumnal
equinox is this weekend, September 23 at 0951 UTC. Sunspot numbers for
September 13-19 were 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 and 0 with a mean of 0. The 10.7
cm flux was 66.4, 66.8, 67.7, 67, 66.9, 66.5 and 66.8 with a mean of
66.9. Estimated planetary A indices were 2, 4, 4, 2, 2, 3 and 4 with a
mean of 3. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 1, 3, 3, 2, 1, 2 and 2
with a mean of 2. 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: This weekend, the NCCC Sprint (CW) is
September 21, while the AGCW VHF/UHF Contest is September 22. The
Scandinavian Activity Contest (SSB) and CIS DX Contest are September
22-23. The SKCC Weekend Sprint is September 23 and the 222 MHz Fall
Sprint is September 25. Next week, look for the ARRL EME Competition on
September 29-30. The NCCC Sprint (CW) is September 28. On September
29-30, look for the CQ Worldwide DX Contest (RTTY), CQIR - Ireland
Calling, the Texas QSO Party, FISTS Coast to Coast Contest and the UBA
ON Contest (CW). The ARS Spartan Sprint is October 2. The YLRL
Anniversary Party (CW) is October 2-4, the German Telegraphy Contest and
the 432 MHz Fall Sprint are October 3. The SARL 80 Meter QSO Party is
October 4. See the ARRL Contest Branch page
<http://www.arrl.org/contests/>, the ARRL Contester's Rate Sheet
<http://www.arrl.org/contests/rate-sheet/> and the WA7BNM Contest
Calendar <http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/index.html> for more
info.

* ARRL Continuing Education Course Registration: Registration remains
open through Sunday, October 7, 2007 for these online courses beginning
on Friday October 19, 2007: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level
2 (EC-002); Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 3 (EC-003R2);
Antenna Modeling (EC-004); HF Digital Communications (EC-005); VHF/UHF -
Life Beyond the Repeater (EC-008), and Radio Frequency Propagation
(EC-011). To learn more, visit the CCE Course Listing page
<http://www.arrl.org/cce/courses.html> or contact the Continuing
Education Program Coordinator <cce@...>.

* Carl Gardenias, WU6D, Files Appeal with ARRL Executive Committee: Carl
Gardenias, WU6D, who was disqualified last week as a candidate in the
race for Director of the ARRL Southwestern Division, filed an appeal
with the ARRL Executive Committee on Monday, September 17. Gardenias was
disqualified by the League's Ethics and Elections Committee for not
acting promptly in response to communications from that committee
requesting he correct misinformation sent out on his behalf concerning
other candidates. The Executive Board is currently considering
Gardenias' appeal.

* ICOM Returns as November Sweepstakes Principal Awards Sponsor: ICOM
has generously agreed to serve for a third year as principal awards
sponsor for the 2007 ARRL November Sweepstakes. The Amateur Radio
equipment manufacturer's first such sponsorship was for the 2005 events.
The 2007 CW Sweeps takes place November 3-4, while the phone Sweeps is
November 17-18. Under its agreement with ARRL, ICOM will be the
principal sponsor for nearly 150 unsponsored contest plaques that
recognize various levels of operating achievement in the popular annual
competition. "Competitive operating events are the proving grounds for
equipment, operators and antenna systems," said ARRL Membership and
Volunteer Programs Manager Dave Patton, NN1N. "ICOM Amateur Radio
Products National Sales Manager Ray Novak, N9JA, and ICOM recognize the
importance of these testing grounds, as well as the high levels of
achievement in contests that deserve to have 'some wood on the wall.'
The Amateur Radio industry has been terrific in supporting many contests
and activities run by ARRL, and we know first hand that participants
appreciate the attention and devotion shown to these pursuits." Patton
predicts nearly 3000 entries will be received for the November
Sweepstakes this fall.

* Thomas B. J. Atkins, VE3CDM (SK): Former ARRL Canadian Division
Director and IARU Region 2 President Tom Atkins, VE3CDM, passed away
Tuesday, September 18. He was 81. Atkins was the last Director of the
ARRL's Canadian Division before the Canadian Radio Relay League (CRRL),
a predecessor to the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC), began to operate
independently in 1988. He served as ARRL Director from September 20,
1982 to January 1, 1988. Atkins also served as President of IARU Region
2 for two three-year terms, 1995-2001, after holding every other office
in Region 2 -- Treasurer, Secretary and Vice President -- in succession
between 1983 and 1995. He also served on the IARU Administrative Council
and as an IARU Expert Consultant

* ARRL Receives MARS Call Sign: The ARRL now has a new Emergency
Communications tool in its toolbox -- MARS call sign AAN1ARL. According
to W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, "The call sign was requested
to reflect both the holder of the license (ARRL) and the various MARS
services (Army, Air Force and Navy)." The MARS station will be housed at
W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station. ARRL Emergency
Preparedness and Response Manager Dennis Dura, K2DCD, said, "The
establishment of an ARMY MARS call sign for W1AW begins a relationship
with the Military Affiliate Radio System and the ARRL. Our two
organizations are working toward the near-term establishment of a
Memorandum of Understanding. Additionally, the League and MARS will
utilize each other's personnel and technical capabilities to further
enhance our emergency preparedness and response capabilities." The MARS
program consists of licensed Amateur Radio operators who are interested
in military communications on a local, national and international basis
as an adjunct to normal communications. MARS has a long and proud
history of providing worldwide auxiliary emergency communications during
times of need. The combined three service MARS programs (Army, Air
Force, and Navy-Marine Corps) volunteer force of more than 5000
dedicated and skilled Amateur Radio operators is the backbone of the
MARS program. There are Army MARS stations in Japan, Korea, Hawaii,
Panama, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Alaska, Central America,
Africa, Germany and the continental United States. MARS responders
operate on specially assigned military radio frequencies in voice,
teletype and packet modes of communications.

* North Carolina Ham Celebrates 100th Birthday: Harry Mills, K4HU, of
Hendersonville, North Carolina, celebrated his 100th birthday September
19. In 1922, when Mills was first licensed, there was no Federal
Communications Commission; communications were regulated under the
Department of Commerce with Herbert Hoover as Secretary of Commerce.
Mills has been a member of the League since February 1, 1936 - more than
71 years; he is also a member of QCWA. Still active on the air, Mills
can be heard twice weekly checking into the AM net on 3810 kHz, as well
as the Chapter 76 QCWA SSB net on Saturday mornings on 3930 kHz. Mills
credits a crystal receiver project from the Boy Scout handbook in 1919
for his interest in wireless and radio. ARRL Membership Manager Katie
Breen, W1KRB, passed along birthday wishes: "On behalf of the Board,
Staff and 152,000 members of ARRL -- we all wish a hearty Happy Birthday
to Harry, K4HU. It's not too often that we have the opportunity to wish
a Happy Birthday to someone who has been a member for 71 years -- yes,
71 years! I knew when I started here that we have thousands of dedicated
members, but Harry exemplifies our long-time members. We are so pleased
for Harry and wish him a very Happy 100th Birthday."  -- Tnx John Dilks,
K2TQN, and Harold Kinley, WA4GIB

* L. B. Cebik, W4RNL, Wins August QST Cover Plaque Award: The winner of
the QST Cover Plaque Award for August is L. B. Cebik, W4RNL, for his
article "A Short Boom, Wideband 3 Element Yagi for 6 Meters."
Congratulations, L. B.! The winner of the QST Cover Plaque award --
given to the author or authors of the best article in each issue -- is
determined by a vote of ARRL members on the QST Cover Plaque Poll Web
page <http://www.arrl.org/members-only/qstvote.html>. Cast a ballot for
your favorite article in the September issue by Sunday, September 30.

* Hams Named to Key NASA Positions: Veteran astronaut Ellen Ochoa,
KB5TZZ, has been named Deputy Director of NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Ochoa has served as Director of Flight Crew Operations at Johnson. She
will succeed Bob Cabana, KC5HBV, who was named Director of NASA's
Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Ochoa and Cabana have each flown in
space four times. Ochoa flew on space shuttle missions STS-56 on
Discovery in 1993, STS-66 on Atlantis in 1994, STS-96 on Discovery in
1999 and STS-110 on Atlantis in 2002, logging a total of 978 hours in
space. She became Deputy Director of Flight Crew Operations at Johnson
in December 2002 and Director of Flight Crew Operations in September
2006. Cabana has logged more than 1010 hours in space. He served as
pilot on STS-41 in 1990 and STS-53 in 1992, both on Discovery. He was
mission commander on STS-65 on Columbia in 1994 and STS-88 on Endeavour
in 1998, the first International Space Station assembly mission. "Having
friends in high places is always a good thing," said ARRL ARISS Program
Manager Rosalie White, K1STO. "It is a great thing for the Amateur Radio
on the International Space Station program to have Ellen and Bob in
these high-level positions at important NASA facilities. They are
familiar with Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) and ARISS;
recalling good experiences the two programs have provided students over
the years can be very helpful to the future of Amateur Radio in space."

* Oklahoma Hams Assist with Accident Scene: On September 8, Myrna Cobb,
KE5IAD, of Bethany, Oklahoma, and Victor Stillman, KE5LQU, of Edmond,
Oklahoma, were driving home from an ARES exercise and talking with
friends on the K5EOK EARS repeater in Edmond. As they were talking, a
car about 150 yards ahead of them on the highway started hydroplaning.
The car skidded into a tractor-trailer, causing caused both vehicles to
wreck. Still on the radio, Cobb and Stillman told Frankie Tassone,
KE5KQL, about the accident, giving him the accident details. Tassone
then contacted the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Cobb and Stillman were able
to immediately respond when they pulled up on the scene. Stillman, a
volunteer fire fighter and EMT, supplied first aid to the victims while
Cobb directed traffic, keeping the scene clear for more than 20 minutes
before the Highway Patrol arrived.  - Tnx Mark D. Conklin, N7XYO

* Dayton ARA Looking to Honor Silent Keys: If you know of a ham who has
died in service during the conflicts in Afghanistan or Iraq, the Dayton
Amateur Radio Association would like to honor them. DARA is looking to
publish a memorial page in the Hamvention 2008 program listing these
SKs, with their name, call sign, branch of service, rank and unit. For
more information, please contact Ed Collins, N8NUY <n8nuy@...>.

* Let Us Know What You Think: What's your favorite part of The ARRL
Letter? What kind of stories would you like to see in the Letter? Would
you prefer the Letter in an HTML format? This is your Letter and your
chance to let your voice be heard. Please send your suggestions to ARRL
News Editor S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA, at k1sfa@..., with the
subject line "ARRL Letter Suggestions." All messages will be read and
discussed, and we look forward to implementing positive suggestions into
the ARRL Letter.

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SB KEP @ ARL $ARLK075
ARLK075 Keplerian data

ZCZC SK75
QST de W1AW
Keplerian Bulletin 75  ARLK075
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT  September 21, 2007
To all radio amateurs

SB KEP ARL ARLK075
ARLK075 Keplerian data

Special thanks to SPACE-TRACK.ORG for the following Keplerian data.

Decode 2-line elsets with the following key:
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Keplerian bulletins are transmitted twice weekly from W1AW.  The
next scheduled transmission of these data will be Tuesday, September
25, 2007, at 2230z on Baudot and AMTOR.
NNNN
/EX

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SB PROP @ ARL $ARLP039
ARLP039 Propagation de K7RA

ZCZC AP39
QST de W1AW
Propagation Forecast Bulletin 39  ARLP039
From Tad Cook, K7RA
Seattle, WA  September 21, 2007
To all radio amateurs

SB PROP ARL ARLP039
ARLP039 Propagation de K7RA

We're on the road this week in our nation's capitol.

Fifteen days in a row with no sunspots, but this may change soon.
Take a look at sunspot numbers compared to solar flux for the
current third quarter of 2007 at,
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/ftpdir/indices/quar_DSD.txt.  Notice that
when there are zero sunspots, the solar flux is always below 70.
Recently the flux value has been below 70, and for some time now the
US Air Force has predicted a slight rise in solar flux to 70 for
today, September 21.  You can see those predictions at,
http://sec.noaa.gov/ftpmenu/forecasts/45DF.html.

If we examine predictions from early September on that page, note
they show a return to a solar flux of 70 for September 17, then
later forecasts show it creeping out to September 18, then 19, and
finally for yesterday the prediction for today is 70.

We also see the return of sunspot group 970 set for September 21-23,
from the September 21 Solar Region Summary at,
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/ftpmenu/forecasts/SRS.html .  It would be
great to have at least one sunspot when Fall returns.  The official
Autumnal Equinox is this weekend, September 23 at 0951z.

Along with no sunspots, geomagnetic indicators were very stable.

The US Air Force predicts a solar flux value of 70 for September 21
through October 1, and a planetary A index of 10, 15, 15, 10, 8 and
5 for September 21-26.

Geophysical Institute Prague predicts unsettled conditions for
September 21, unsettled to active September 22, unsettled for
September 23-24, and quiet on September 25-27.

Even with no sunspots, you can still get good results with a modest
station.  Rod Vlatch, NN0TT of Willmar, Minnesota reports that with
100 watts and a modest commercial vertical antenna he worked the
3B7C expedition (Saint Brandon Island in the Indian Ocean) on 40
meter CW on September 14.  This is CW DXCC #291 for him, all with
the same modest setup.  Chip Margelli, K7JA, worked them on 40
meters at 0214z long path on September 12 using a 2/3 size loaded
dipole at 30 feet from Southern California.

Last week's Propagation Forecast Bulletin ARLP038 mentioned
http://propnet.org/ and this week Floyd Chowning, K5LA of El Paso,
Texas sent in a link to an interesting report on 10-meter sporadic-E
activity based on data from PropNET.  Read about it at,
http://www.swotrc.net/10MeterPropNet.htm.

Bob Marston, K6TR of Fremont, California says, "If Cycle 23
continues through January 2008 it will match Cycle 20 as one of the
longest in recent history.  You have to go back to Cycle 9 in the
Mid 1800s to find a longer one.  My own estimate is Cycle 23 will
end in Feb 2008 with a SSN between 6.8 and 7.2."

If you would like to make a comment or have a tip for our readers,
email the author at, k7ra@....

For more information concerning radio propagation, see the ARRL
Technical Information Service at,
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/propagation.html. For a detailed
explanation of the numbers used in this bulletin see,
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/k9la-prop.html. An archive of past
propagation bulletins is at, http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/prop/ .
Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve
overseas locations are at, http://www.arrl.org/qst/propcharts/.

Sunspot numbers for September 13 through 19 were 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
and 0 with a mean of 0. 10.7 cm flux was 66.4, 66.8, 67.7, 67, 66.9,
66.5, and 66.8 with a mean of 66.9. Estimated planetary A indices
were 2, 4, 4, 2, 2, 3 and 4 with a mean of 3. Estimated mid-latitude
A indices were 1, 3, 3, 2, 1, 2 and 2, with a mean of 2.
NNNN
/EX


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SB DX @ ARL $ARLD039
ARLD039 DX news

ZCZC AE39
QST de W1AW
DX Bulletin 39  ARLD039
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  September 20, 2007
To all radio amateurs

SB DX ARL ARLD039
ARLD039 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
NC1L, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, 425 DX News, The Daily DX,
Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web
sites.  Thanks to all.

MADAGASCAR, 5R.  Willi, DJ7RJ will be QRV as 5R8RJ from Nosy, IOTA
AF-057, from September 26 to October 26.  Activity will be on 160 to
10 meters using CW and SSB.  QSL direct to home call.

NEPAL, 9N.  Yuki, JH1NBN is QRV as 9N7BN from Kathmandu while on
business here.  He is normally QRV on 20 and 17 meters SSB around
1830z, but on a limited time schedule.  QSL to home call.

BURUNDI, 9U.  A group of operators will be QRV as 9U0A from
September 26 to October 9.  Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters
using all modes, with an emphasis on the low bands and digital
modes.  QSL via DL7DF.

MOZAMBIQUE, C9.  Fernando, C91R is QRV until August 2008.  Activity
is on 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 meters using all modes, but
concentrating his activity on RTTY.  QSL via CT1BXT.

ANGOLA, D2.  Koji, JM1CAX is QRV as D2NX from Luanda.  Activity is
on the HF bands.  QSL via JH7FQK.

SPAIN, EA.  A group of operators will be QRV as AM3MM from the
Montserrat Monastery from September 22 to 24.  Activity will be on
all bands and modes.  QSL via EA3MM.

US VIRGIN ISLANDS, KP2.  Operators NP3D, K4FO and AK2P will be QRV
as KP2/NP3D, NP2/K4FO and WP2/AK2P, respectively, from St. Croix
Island from September 23 to 30.  Activity will be on all HF bands
using CW, SSB and RTTY.  They also plan to be active in the upcoming
CQ WW RTTY contest as KP2/NP3D as a Multi-Op entry.  QSL contest
call and KP2/NP3D via W3HNK.  QSL all others to home calls.

BELGIUM, ON.  The Belgian Air Force Amateur Radio Association will
be QRV as ON47FOUGA from September 24 to 30 to mark the last flight
of the Fouga Magister and its 47 years in service.  QSL via ON6KN.

DENMARK, OZ.  Lutz, DL3ARK and Peter, DL4AMK will be QRV as
OZ/homecalls from Langeland Island, IOTA EU-172, and Hov Lighthouse,
ARLHS DEN-035, from September 22 to 29.  This includes an entry in
the SAC SSB contest.  They will be active around the usual IOTA and
Lighthouse frequencies.  QSL to home calls.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA, P2.  Operators SM6CVX, G3KHZ, G4EDG and CT1AGF
will be QRV as P29VCX from Nukumanu Island, IOTA OC-284, from
September 24 to 29.  They will visit other islands as well.
Activity will be on all HF bands, with an emphasis on 160 and 80
meters.  QSL P29VCX via SM6CVX.

EGYPT, SU.  Gab, HA3JB is QRV as SU8BHI until November 30.  Activity
is on all HF bands using CW, RTTY, SSTV and PSK, with some SSB.  He
will also participate in the upcoming CQ WW RTTY and CW contests.
QSL direct to home call.

DODECANESE, SV5.  Drew, GM3YOR is QRV as SV5/GM3YOR from Symi, IOTA
EU-001, until September 30.  He is active in his spare time.  QSL to
home call.

WEST KIRIBATI, T30.  Toshi, JA8BMK will be QRV as T30XX from Tarawa
beginning September 25 for about a week.  Activity will be on 160 to
6 meters using CW and SSB with some RTTY and PSK31.  QSL direct via
JA8UWT.

ICELAND, TF.  Roger, G3SXW and John, G4IRN are QRV as TF/home calls
from Reykjavik until September 23.  Activity is on 40 to 12 meters
using only CW.  QSL to home calls.

WILLIS ISLAND, VK9W.  George, AA7JV and Tomi, HA7RY will be QRV as
VK9WWI from September 25 to October 5.  Activity will be on the low
bands.  QSL via HA7RY.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The Scandinavian Activity SSB Contest,
NCCC CW Sprint, CIS DX Contest, AGCW VHF/UHF Contest, SKCC Weekend
CW Sprint and the 222 MHz Fall Sprint are all scheduled for this
weekend.  Please see September QST, page 91, and the ARRL and WA7BNM
contest web sites for details.
NNNN
/EX

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So much for cell phones even with the portable
cell(COW) sites. Hmmm..... :-)

In the end, ham radio will come through one way
or another.
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While=20
emergency communications worked well, civilian communications were=20
called "inadequate."  John Biachtal of Wired News (USA) also wrote=20
about the cell phones being overwhelmed.  His advice to the readers=20
was blunt and to the point - "Get (ham radio) licensed and join an=20
emergency communications group."
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VERY good advice!

73,
Den

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From: "Shelby Ennis, W8WN" <vhfw8wn@...>
To: SouthBears <southbears@yahoogroups.com>,
          Skywarn <skywarn@...>,
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Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:51:50 +0000
Subject: [Skywarn] In case you missed it:
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In case you missed it:

The collapse of the Minneapolis bridge brought media comments about
Amateur Radio.  This time the stories were in reaction to the
inability of cell phones in the area to handle all the critical
messages.  Preparing for a recent article in CONTACT! found that most
cell systems can actually carry fewer than 5% of their customers in
voice messages at any one tme.  Some systems were found to be a lot
less robust.  MSNBC noted this on August 2 in their story by Alan
Boyle who interviewed ARRL Section Manager Skip Jackson, KS0J.  While
emergency communications worked well, civilian communications were
called "inadequate."  John Biachtal of Wired News (USA) also wrote
about the cell phones being overwhelmed.  His advice to the readers
was blunt and to the point - "Get (ham radio) licensed and join an
emergency communications group."

from "Media Hits", October 2007 QST
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	   CONTESTER'S RATE SHEET
	      19 SEPTEMBER 2007

	 Edited by Ward Silver N0AX

Published by the American Radio Relay League
  Free to ARRL members - tell your friends!
(Subscription info at the end of newsletter)
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SUMMARY
o Digital Around the Earth - CQ WW RTTY
o Signals Between Moon and Earth - ARRL EME
o NATO BPL Report
o VE4VV and KT0R - Silent Keys
o New Filter Box from Array Solutions
o Tall Towers and Big Antennas
o From Here to There
o N6LF's Antenna Articles On-Line
o Linux Lineage

NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO
o A big DX contest is a great way to learn conditions and jump start
your DXCC totals.  The CQ WW RTTY contest will fill the bands with
digital signals to work.  Fall conditions are lots better than those
in the summer, so hook up that sound card and give it a try!

BULLETINS
o No bulletins this issue.

BUSTED QSOS
o K7AWB noticed I forgotten to change the issue date last time - so
you got two bulletins for the price of one!
o Amateur astronomical vocabulary maven K1DG pointed out that
September is the time of the autumnal equinox, not the vernal. I
just like saying "vernal", OK?

CONTEST SUMMARY (Rules follow Commentary section)

September 22 - 23
- Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB
- VHF Fall Sprint, 222 MHz (Sep 25)
September 29 - 30
- ARRL EME, 2304 MHz and up
- CQ Worldwide RTTY
- Texas QSO Party
- TOEC Worldwide Grid Contest, CW
- CQ Ireland
- Fall QRP Homebrewer Sprint, CW
- FISTS Coast-to-Coast, CW
- Classic Exchange, AM/SSB

--o- ooo - --o- ooo - --o- ooo -  -oo o
NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
- oooo o   o-o o- - o ooo oooo o o - -o-

The ARRL Web includes news
(http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2007/09/06/100/?nc=1) of a recent
report released by NATO on the probable effects of BPL systems (known
as PLT in Europe) operating on HF.  The conclusions largely support
the ARRL's position, including propagation of interference by
skywave.  The report is well-grounded in good science and makes a
strong case supporting that of the worldwide amateur radio community.

The second annual "Microwave Achievement Award" will be presented at
this year's Microwave Update, October 18-20 - in memory of Earl
Price, W8MGJ. Nominations are now being accepted, with a deadline of
September 30. Submit nominations by completing the "Microwave
Achievement Award" application at http://www.microwaveupdate.org then
scan all supporting documents and attach them to an email to
awards@... or mail to: Awards, 73 Landrum Road,
Bainbridge, Ohio 45612. (Thanks, Rick K1DS)

Time's running out on ordering tickets for the Great Lakes Division
Convention (http://www.2007gldc.org) with today (Sep 19) being the
cutoff date for advance ticket sales.  The convention will be held at
the Sheraton Hotel in Independence, OH. (Thanks, Tim K3LR)

Jay WX0B of Array Solutions (http://www.arraysolutions.com) writes to
introduce a new universal radio band decoder and a unique new W3NQN
all-inclusive filter box (http://tinyurl.com/32y3to) that has
removable filter modules. The filters are available now and the band
decoders should follow in 3 to 4 weeks or you might be able to use
your existing unit.

If tuning the HF bands for a living sounds like your cup of tea, the
FCC has some openings (http://tinyurl.com/yudsy5) for
telecommunications specialists in their HF Direction Finding office.
Applications are being accepted through Sep 27. (Thanks, Dan N1ND)

A new release of Randy K5ZD's Super Check Partial database files is
now available at http://www.k5zd.com/scp  The SCP master files were
generated from 3,089 logs containing 4,120,305 QSO's (131,804 unique
calls) from contests over the past 2 years. The database was filtered
and sorted to result in a master file with 44,143 calls. Randy notes
that if you ever want to check the version of SCP files, search for a
call beginning with "VER".  Every SCP file includes the version
number in the list of calls in the format VERYYYYMMDD. Send Randy
your logs after each contest by including k5zd@... as a
cc: entry when submitting your Cabrillo format log to the contest
sponsor.

If you think you are feeling a little old, how about OSCAR-7?  Yes,
OSCAR-7.  From the AMSAT News Service, issue ANS-252
(http://www.amsat.org), since AO-7's miraculous emergence from a
battery problem, it has been an available "other" satellite to use.
It has transponders on it so SSB is the normal mode of ops with
several QSO's allowed at a time. Dust off those mode A receivers (HF)
and try to make a contact on this bird between contests to be sure
your 10 meter antennas are still working!

Jumping back to present-day developments, Rod K5RUD is collecting
digital communications specifications or links to them.
http://thehamnetwork.net is also for collaborating on implementation
of the standards and development of new protocols. Primarily the
focus is on digital messaging, but some of the new protocols will be
of interest to digital contesters.

Thomas KN4LF is beginning a publishing adventure called the "Daily
LF/MF/HF Frequency Radiowave Propagation Forecast" via paid
subscription. The Web site is http://www.kn4lf.com/kn4lf6.htm and the
first issue is scheduled for 28 Sep 2007.

The Web site http://www.amateurradios.info contains the beginnings of
a list of free ham radio ebooks.  Site sponsor Bill W5GRX would be
happy to learn of other free books and is continually adding more
links.

Brian N9ADG found an interesting link at http://ac7fa.net on how to
set up Morse Runner to 'train' on using N1MM.  He reports that the
combination is "pretty slick"! Maybe this would be a good trainer
for other software packages to add.

The 24-page SAC-issue of PileUP! is available
(http://www.helsinki.fi/~korpela/PU/PU2_2007.pdf) as a 6 Mbyte PDF
file.  The issue contains technical, humor, and editorial material
from the Contesting Club of Finland (CCF). (Thanks, Ilkka OH1WZ)

Ev W2EV contributed the Web URL
(http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/2_Outline/A-2-2.htm) for the Japanese
amateur radio allocations.  This will help you figure out where to
tune for our JA friends, particularly on 75 and 80 meters.

Kelly VE4XT sadly reports the passing of his long-time friend and
fellow contester, Derrick VE4VV after a long illness.  Anyone looking
for the Manitoba multiplier grew to know and expect Derrick's
appearance on the bands.  We'll miss him.

Another voice from the northern plains fell silent this week, as
well, with the passing of Dave KT0R from Minnesota.  Dave's big
signal was frequently the first in my log for the MN multiplier.  He
was a fine operator and photos of his station with the operating crew
can be found at http://kt0r.spaces.live.com (Thanks, John K1AR)

URL of the Week - While VU signals pop up from time to time,
brightening the faces of North American contesters, we're not really
aware of how many VU hams there are or how they "do" ham radio in
India. The curious among us will enjoy a browse of the National
Institute of Amateur Radio (http://www.hamradioindia.org) Web site.
You'll find a lot to enjoy!

oooo  o  -o--   -o-- o- o-oo o-oo
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
o-- o- - -o-o oooo    - oooo oo ooo

"QRS means slow it down" turns into a funky little ditty by Bob K3PI
at http://tinyurl.com/3czh66 as found by Bob N6TV.  The Q-signal for
"crank it up" is surely QRO!

Hams like tower pictures, right?  How about these of the world's
tallest bridge, the Millau Viaduct - http://tinyurl.com/2geky9 - seen
here as a PowerPoint slide show. (Thanks, Tim K3LR)

Rick NQ4I has been busy erecting and testing a new antenna - an
8-element, 86-foot boom, 20 meter Yagi. You can salivate over the
photos at http://www.nq4i.com .

More salivating over antenna farms will be induced when
http://www.ab5k.net/AntennaFarm2007.aspx is viewed.  I guess it's
true that they do everything big in Texas! (Thanks, Tim K3LR)

oo-o oo -o -oo  -o-- --- oo- o-o
RESULTS AND RECORDS
-o-o o- o-oo o-oo    oooo o o-o o

The September VHF QSO Party Score Rumors Web form is ready for your
claimed scores at http://www.newsvhf.com/sepscores.html. Feel free to
enter your breakdowns or check out those of other stations.  Note
this page does NOT replace submitting your logs to ARRL. (Thanks,
Matt KB1VC and Ron WZ1V)

The Web version of the 2006 CQ WW SSB Contest results is now
available online at
http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/18WWSSBStoryAug07NEW.pdf (Thanks,
Julio EA4KR)

The CQ WW 2006 certificates have been mailed.  After they were mailed
we located a small error with QRP and ASSISTED single band winners.
If you were in one of those categories, you should have received a
second, corrected certificate. (Thanks, Bob K3EST)

The Adventure Radio Society's (http://www.ARSqrp.com) Spartan Sprint
results for September are now available on-line.  If you like
operating portable or using QRP, this is a fun weekday contest that
runs monthly.

oooo o -o--   -o-- --- oo-
OPERATING TIP
o-- o- -o- o   oo- o--o

Would you like to really get to know a band?  In this time of the
solar minimum, when an all-band effort can be a bit of a chore, why
not try a single-band contest entry?  By focusing on one band for the
entire contest, you'll be able to pay more attention to the
subtleties of propagation and odd openings you'd miss while operating
the other bands.

oo oo-o    oo - ooo    -o --- - -ooo o-o --- -o- o
TECHNICAL TIPS AND INFORMATION
-o-- --- oo- o-o o  -o --- -  - o-o -o-- oo -o --o

Speaking of radials, Charlie N0TT relays the following method to look
for breaks in buried radials (and conductors of any sort), "I've
checked for breaks in underground wires by using a portable AM radio
placed close to the ground and above where the buried conductor
should be. Listen for a sudden change in level as you follow the
radial.  Tune the radio for noise or a station just strong enough to
be heard."

How far is it from here to there?  Here and There are often defined
in interesting ways, but Marc W6ZZZ has happened upon a distance
calculator at http://www.indo.com that allows entry of place names,
as well as lat/long coordinates.  Paul W8AEF also notes that if you
have the Google Earth software on your computer, zoom in as far as
you want to any image and read the lat/long coordinates at the bottom
of the map.

If you don't live near a metals dealer, how can you get small
quantities of tubing, sheet, rod, and so forth? The following
businesses sell online and have a wide selection of metal products.
http://www.speedymetals.com
http://www.onlinemetals.com
http://store.electrical-insulators-and-copper-ground-bars.com/
http://www.harger.com
(Thanks, Dave AB7E, Mike KM1R, and Bob W5LT)

Segueing into another metal-related topic, attaching aluminum wire to
an aluminum tower, Joe WD0M uses the interesting method of using a
small sheet of stainless steel wrapped around the tower leg so that
there is no direct contact between the aluminum and copper.  Wrap the
sheet around the leg, then attach the copper wire to it with a
U-bolt. There are also copper-to-aluminum anti-corrosion pastes that
can be used.

Dean N6BV reports that he has placed a new set of operating
instructions for the use of MicroDEM to generate HFTA terrain
profiles on the ARRL Web site at
http://www.arrl.org/notes/9876/HFTA.pdf. These instructions reflect
changes that have been made to the USGS and other download sites and
they reflect his new point of view that using DEMs (the old
7.5-minute topo "quads") is generally more accurate than using NED
"seamless" data.

Working on an outdoor project before winter arrives? Ken K4XL
recommends the small black plastic enclosures made by Hammond from
All Electronics (http://www.allelectronics.com) for housing Beverage
and Pennant antenna terminations. They have been outdoors in full
sun, unpainted or protected, for two years and he reports no sign of
degradation.

TECHNICAL URL OF THE WEEK -- Rudy N6LF has a huge collection
(http://www.antennasbyn6lf.com) of useful articles. In fact, Jerry
K4SAV considers it the best collection of articles on ground
measurements, characteristics, and radial systems he has ever seen.
Don't forget the archives and
http://www.antennasbyn6lf.com/2005/04/index.html includes links to
articles that appear in ARRL publications.

o- -o-o -o-o oo- o-o o- -o-o -o--   oo ooo   o--- --- -ooo
CONVERSATION
--- -o o   oo -o   -o-o --- -o - o ooo - oo -o --o

Linux Lineage

The vast majority of Rate Sheet readers (and you know who you are!)
use the Windows operating system on their shack PCs.  And what's not
to like with the thousands of different applications available, the
graphical user interface, and integration with the Internet?
Nevertheless, hams are experimenters at all levels and so there is a
lot of interest in using the Linux operating system, a descendent of
UNIX.  But how to find out about Linux?  Where are the resources?
What version should I try?

The membership of the QRP-L email list
(http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qrp-l) tackled this subject
recently, led by Dave KC1DI.  While this space is usually devoted to
excessive editorializing, you'll find an edited summary of the Linux
discussion with references to resources you can find on the 'net.  As
computers and radios grow ever more tightly coupled, a discussion of
operating system is just as germane as discussions of filter topology
or antenna design.  Enjoy!

73, Ward N0AX

Dependent on how familiar you are with Linux and your intended
purpose in using it, here are KC1DI's recommendations with follow-up
comments interleaved:

1. Debian etch - it's solid has a ton of Ham software that can be
downloaded via apt-get.  It does not represent the cutting edge of
the Linux distro(*). but has a long life and is stable for the most
part. This e-mail is being written on a Debain Etch machine.  On the
down side, it is a little more difficult to get to know than some of
the other offerings.

* - "Distro" is short-hand for "distribution"

2. PCLinuxOS - Great simple easy to use out of the box distro.
Getting  ham software to install and work with this one may be a bit
more  difficult as there is no ham software in their repositories,
but with the desire it can be done quite easily.

3. Ubuntu - It's all the rage in Linux circles, and there is much ham
software available for it which is easily accessed from their
repositories.

4. Knoppix - Distributed as a live CD(**) that you can take anywhere
and use.  Debian-based and easy to re-master, but is not a great
candidate for hard-drive  nstall.  There is a ham version available
but you'll have Google to find it. The down side is that the
ham-mastered CD is an older version.

** - "Live CD" means that the operating system runs from CD and not
from the hard drive.

5.  Puppy Linux -- another LiveCD that can be installed. It takes
some doing but it makes a very small and fast platform for the ham
computer.  The down side is that it does not easily support all
printers and may be a bear to configure your time zones or other non
standard desktop features. It's still a viable alternative. [If you
use a live CD, you don't have to install it on the hard drive. With a
Multi-session CD/DVD, you can store a lot of applications and carry
it with you.  You can easily put it on a USB drive and make that
bootable, and for those who run Windows, you can create a
vmware(free) appliance and run Puppy within windows. Time zones are
easily handled with one of the supplied utilities. - Thom K3HRN]

Dave also discusses the hardest things about learning to use Linux
instead of Windows.

1.  Learning the File system. It's different from Windows, but not
impossible to learn.

2.  Learning about the different ways to install programs and getting
them to work. Installing new software that is not in the Distro
repository lists can be time consuming and frustrating at first, but
stick to it and you will be rewarded with a first class system that
you know how to work with.

3.  Getting used to having all the choices for programs that are
basically free if you hunt around the Web.

If you would really like to learn Linux and use cutting edge
software, take a look at any of the following versions (many more are
listed at http://www.distrowatch.com):

RedHat Fedora 8 (Now in Beta) [Fedora keeps up with the latest stuff
-- Fedora 7 or even 6 is ahead of most of the other distros.
Installing packages and keeping them up to date with the YUM utility
is a piece of
cake. Fedora has a wide selection of system maintenance configuration
and installation operations GUIs. Fedora 6 and later has a HUGE
amount of stuff in the distro, and more in the repository, including
a lot of stuff of interest to hams, including schematic, PCB and
modeling programs, as well as lots of PIC stuff. If you are
interested in security, SELinux installs by default and ratchets
security up to a whole new level. Fedora makes a clear distinction
between things that are totally license-free, and probably
license-free. - John WB8RCR]

Gentoo - Completely built from the source code. It can take days to
install but you end up with a one-of-a-kind system that is really
yours and you'll know how it's put together.

Suse 10.3-- (In Beta)

Diane VA3DB suggests FreeBSD in the form of PCBSD. Its popularity is
catching on especially for digital modes on HF. If you simply want to
try it without touching your hard drive, you can try a live CD before
trying a "real" install of FreeBSD/PCBSD.
http://www.db.net/hamfreesbie, or alternatively from
http://www.bfStde/hamfreesbie
http://hamfreesbie.bitjanitor.net
http://hamfreesbie.bastropares.org

Fldigi, recommended by Ken N9VV, is a group of hams actively
developing a nice ham Linux implementation.
http://www.w1hkj.com/Fldigi.html
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linuxham/
http://www.linux.com/articles/59958
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/6537
http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Software/Linux/

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CONTESTS -- 19 SEPTEMBER THROUGH 2 OCTOBER 2007
-o-o  --o-  - o ooo - -o-o  --o-  - o ooo -

Note that the following abbreviations are used to condense the
contest rules summaries: SO - Single-Op; M2 - Multi-Op - 2
Transmitters; MO - Multi-Op; MS - Multi-Op, Single Transmitter; MM -
Multi-Op, Multiple Transmitters; AB - All Band; SB - Single Band;
S/P/C - State/Province/DXCC Entity; HP - High Power (>100 W); LP -
Low Power; QRP (5W or less)

HF CONTESTS

Scandinavian Activity Contest--SSB, sponsored by Suomen
Radioamatooriliitto ry (SRAL) from 1200Z Sep 22 - 1200Z Sep 23.
Frequencies: 80 - 10 meters. Categories: SOAB (QRP <5W, LP <100W,
HP), MS, SWL. Exchange: RS(T) + serial number. QSO Points: EU
stations--1 pt, Non-EU--1 pt on 20--10, 3 pts on 80 - 40. Score: QSO
pts × Scandinavian call areas counted once per band. For more
information: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/sacnsc.htm. Logs due Oct 31
to sacssb2007@... SSB to sacssb2007@... or SACSSB,
Jussi-Pekka Sampola, OH6RX, Tölbyn niittytie 238, FIN-65460 Tölby,
Finland

CQ Worldwide RTTY DX Contest--sponsored by CQ Magazine from 0000Z Sep
29 - 2400Z Sep 30. Frequencies: 80 - 10 meters. Categories: SOAB (LP,
HP>150W), 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--2pts, diff.
cont.--3pts. Score: QSO points x S/P/C (incl. WAE countries) + CQ
Zones counted once per band. For more information:
http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com. Logs due 26 Oct in Cabrillo format
to rtty@....

Texas QSO Party--CW/Phone/Digital, sponsored by the Northwest Amateur
Radio Society (NARS) from 1400Z Sep 29 - 0200Z Sep 30 and 1400Z -
2000Z Sep 30. 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 <5W CW, <10W Phone), SO-CW, Multi-Single, Multi-Multi; Mobile
(Texas Only)--SO-Mixed, SO-CW, Multi-Single, Multi-Multi. Exchange:
RST + TX County or S/P/C or MM region. QSO Points: Phone--2 pts,
CW/Digital--3 pts. Score: QSO points x 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: http://www.txqp.org.
Logs due 31 Oct to no5w@... or Texas QSO Party
Committee, 6 Sweetdream Place, The Woodlands, TX 77381-6009.

TOEC WW Grid Contest--CW, sponsored by the Top of Europe Contesters
(TOEC) from 1200Z Sep 29 - 1200Z Sep 30. Frequencies: 160-10 meters.
Categories: SO (no packet) -AB, -SB, LP-AB, QRP-AB), MS (10 min band
change rule), MM, Mobile (SOAB) -- work mobiles from each grid field
(i.e. -- JP, KO, EM). Exchange: RST + grid square, i.e.--JP73 (log
must show all grid fields activated). QSO Points: own continent -- 1
pt, other cont--3 pts, QSOs with mobiles--3 pts. Score: QSO points ×
two-letter grid fields. For more information:
http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/toecwwgc.htm. Logs due 30 days after the
contest to contest@... or to TOEC, Box 178, SE-83122 Ostersund,
Sweden.

CQIR Ireland Calling--CW/SSB, sponsored by the Irish Radio
Transmitters Society from 1200Z Sep 29 - 1200Z Sep 30. Frequencies:
80-10 meters, work stations once per band and mode, 10-minute band
change rule. Categories: Irish and World SOAB (CW, SSB, Mixed).
Exchange: serial number or year (see Web site) and county code (Irish
only). QSO Points: CW - 3 pts, SSB - 2 pts. Total score: QSO Points x
County codes counted on each band and mode. For more information and
special prize announcements: http://www.irts.ie. Logs due 31 Oct to
cq-ir-logs@....

Fall QRP Homebrewer Sprint--CW, sponsored by New Jersey QRP Club from
0000Z - 0400Z Sep 25. Frequencies: QRP calling frequencies on 80 - 10
meters. Exchange: RST + S/P/C + Output Power. QSO Points: Commercial
Equipment--2 pts, Homebrew Xmtr or Rcvr--3pts, Homebrew Xmtr and Rcvr
or Xcvr--4 pts. Kits ok as homebrew. Power Multiplier: 0>250 mW = x
15, 250 mW>1W = x10, 1-5W = x7, >5W = x1. Score: QSO Points x S/P/C
(counted once per band) x power multiplier. For more information:
http://www.njqrp.org. Logs due 30 days from the contest to
w2lj@... (text format) or Larry Makoski, 327 Clinton Place,
South Plainfield, NJ 07080.

FISTS Coast to Coast Contest--CW, sponsored by FISTS Northwest Club,
K7FFF, Contest from 1700Z Sep 29 - 1700Z Sep 30. Frequencies: 80-10m.
Categories: SOAB, MS, (QRP/QRO). Exchange: RST, name, state or DX
prefix, and FISTS number or power. For more information on QSO points
and scoring: http://www.tomochka.com/k7fff. Send logs to
FistsC2C@... within 30 days of the conteSt

Classic Exchange--AM/SSB, from 1300Z Sep 30 - 0700Z Oct 1. (CW is Oct
7-8) Frequencies (Mc); AM--1.890 3.880 7.290 14.286 21.420 29.000
50.300 144.300. SSB-1.885, 3.870, 7.280, 14.270, 21.370, 28.390,
50.125, 144.200. Exchange: RS, name, QTH, TX, RX, XCVR. QSO Points: 1
pt/QSO. Total Score: QSOs per mode × CX multiplier (age of all RX TX
and XCVR used for at least 3 QSOs). For more information:
http://qsl.asti.com/CX. Logs to jmac6235@... or WQ8U, 104 W
Queen St, Hillsborough, NC 27278.

VHF+ CONTESTS

VHF Fall Sprint--CW/Phone/Digital, sponsored by the Southeastern VHF
Society from 7 PM to 11 PM local time on Tuesday, September 25.
Frequencies: 222 MHz. Categories: Fixed and Rover. Exchange: Grid
Square. QSO Points: 1 pt/QSO. Score is QSO Points x Grid Squares,
score each sprint separately. Rovers add all grids worked from each
grid. For more information: http://www.svhfs.org. Logs must be
emailed or postmarked within four weeks of the contest to
w4zst@... or Bob Lear K4SZ, PO Box 1269, Dahlonega, GA
30533.

ARRL EME Contest, from 0000Z Sep 29 - 2400Z Sep 30. Frequencies: 2304
MHz and up. Categories: SOAB, SOSB, MO, Commercial. Exchange: signal
report. QSO Points: 100 pts/QSO. Score: QSO points x W/VE
states/provinces + DXCC entities (counted once per band). For more
information: http://www.arrl.org/contests  Logs due Dec 17 to
emecontest@... or EME Contest, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT
06111.

-oo  --- -o - -- oo ooo ooo   -o-- --- oo- o-o
LOG DUE DATES - 19 SEPTEMBER THROUGH 2 OCTOBER 2007
o-oo  --- --o   -oo o o- -oo o-oo oo -o o ooo

September 19  - Russian District Award Contest, email logs to:
rx3rc@..., paper logs and diskettes to: Roman A. Novikov, PO
Box 21, 392000 Tambov, Russia. Find rules at:
http://rdaward.org/rdac1.htm

September 20 - Keyman's Club of Japan Contest, email logs to:
kcjlog@kcj&#8722;cw.com, paper logs and diskettes to: Akira Sasaki,
JH8CBH, 210&#8722;13 Zenikamecho, Hakodate 042-0922, Japan. Find
rules at: http://www.kcj-cw.com/contest/07_kcjtest_rules_e.pdf

September 22 - North American Sprint, SSB, email logs to: (see rules,
web upload preferred), upload log at:
http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintlogsubmit.php, paper logs and diskettes
to: Jim Stevens, K4MA, 6609 Vardon Ct, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526, USA.
Find rules at: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php

September 24 - Run for the Bacon QRP Contest, email logs to:
W2LJ@..., upload log at: http://gentzow.com/fpqrp/autolog.asp,
paper logs and diskettes to: Larry Makoski, W2LJ, 327 Clinton Place,
South Plainfield, NJ 07080, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.gentzow.com/fpqrp/fpqrprun.htm

September 24 - Ohio QSO Party, email logs to: logs@..., paper logs
and diskettes to: Ohio QSO Party, c/o Jim Stahl, K8MR, 30499 Jackson
Rd, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022-1730, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.oqp.us/rules

September 25 - Hawaii QSO Party, email logs to: kh6j@..., paper
logs and diskettes to: Hawaii QSO Party, PO Box 8960788, Wahiawa, HI
96786-0788, USA. Find rules at: http://www.karc.us/hi_qso_party.html

September 25 - YO DX HF Contest, email logs to:
yodx_contest@..., paper logs and diskettes to: YO DX HF
Contest, PO Box 22-50, Bucharest RO-014870, Romania. Find rules at:
http://www.radioamator.ro/contest/us/yodxhf2007rules.html

September 30 - AGCW Straight Key Party, email logs to: htp@...,
paper logs and diskettes to: Friedrich W. Fabri, DF1OY, Moselstrasse
17b, D-63322 Roedermark-Urberach, Germany. Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.org/agcw-con/2007/Englisch/htp_e.htm

September 30 - IARU Region 1 Field Day, SSB, email logs per your
national society rules, paper logs and diskettes to: your national
society. Find rules at your national society Web site

September 30 - ALARA Contest, email logs to: alaracontest@...,
paper logs and diskettes to: Mrs. Marilyn Syme, VK3DMS, 99 Magnolia
Avenue, Mildura, VIC 3500, Australia. Find rules at:
http://www.alara.org.au/index.cfm?objectid=C8A1157A-CF1D-76B8-A7EAB43
AE367C904&navid=141BF449-CF1D-76B8-A00C3562071EC594

October 1 - SARL VHF/UHF Contest, email logs to:
derek.gravett@..., paper logs and diskettes to: VHF Contest
Committee, 69 Erskine St, Scottburgh 4180, South Africa. Find rules
at: http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/SARL_Contest_Manual.pdf

October 1 - Russian RTTY WW Contest, email logs to: contest@...,
paper logs and diskettes to: Russian RTTY WW Contest, Radio Magazine,
Seliverstov per 10, Moscow 107045, Russia. Find rules at:
http://www.radio.ru/cq/contest/rule-results/index2.shtml

October 1 - Feld Hell Sprint, email logs to: (none), post log summary
at: http://www.wa6l.com/contests/autolog.html, paper logs and
diskettes to: John Graf, WA6L, 23085 Old Ranch Rd, Alpine, CA 91901,
USA. Find rules at: http://feldhellclub.org/MonthlySprintRules.htm

October 2 - DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest, email logs to:
df5bx@..., paper logs and diskettes to: Werner Ludwig, DF5BX, PO
Box 1270, 49110 Georgsmarienhuette, Germany. Find rules at:
http://www.darc.de/referate/ukw-funksport/sonder/tei-digi.htm

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Greetings,
The below text message is being forwarded by;
Richard H. Wheeler - N1KXR
http://www.qrz.com/callsign/N1KXR

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SB KEP @ ARL $ARLK074
ARLK074 Keplerian data

ZCZC SK74
QST de W1AW
Keplerian Bulletin 74  ARLK074
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT  September 18, 2007
To all radio amateurs

SB KEP ARL ARLK074
ARLK074 Keplerian data

Special thanks to AMSAT-NA (AMSAT.ORG) for the following Keplerian
data.

Decode 2-line elsets with the following key:
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KEY: A-CATALOGNUM B-EPOCHTIME C-DECAY D-ELSETNUM E-INCLINATION F-RAAN
G-ECCENTRICITY H-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM

AO-07
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Keplerian bulletins are transmitted twice weekly from W1AW.
The next scheduled transmission of these data will be Friday,
September 21, 2007, at 2230z on Baudot and AMTOR.
NNNN
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Greetings,
The below text message is being forwarded by;
Richard H. Wheeler - N1KXR
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----- Begin Text Message Below -----

From: mfdechristopher@...
Subject: Propagation Slideshow
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:23:25 +0000

For anyone at the last ham class who saw my propagation class, the slideshow
that would have went with it is up on the web (finally) and can be found at my
website...

http://home.comcast.net/~mdechristopher/prop_slideshow.html

It is in ".ppt" (PowerPoint) format, and just hits the basics I talked about.
You all had to endure my sloppy white-board work instead (sorry).  I got a few
questions about the material lately, if that explains this posting 1/2 a year
late.

If you go back to the propagation menu, there's some other stuff, including a
basic tutorial (the written version of the slideshow, just about), a more
in-depth look at multi-hop paths, and a links page that should be working now.

73'

____________________________
Mike DeChristopher, K1KAA
k1kaa@...

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Eric Tuller  N1QKO
Assistant SKYWARN Coordinator for W.Ma.     Ware Emergency Management
Communications
Emergency Coordinator for the MTARTA    KB1HGK Radio Operators for
Missing Childern
CT+ MD+ VT+King Richards Ren Faires

--------- Forwarded message ----------
From: storm@...
To: storm@...
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:31:08 -0400 ()
Subject: TROPICAL DEPRESSION INGRID ADVISORY NUMBER  20
Message-ID: <AABDQ6SHCA2ZCYLA@...>

PalmBeachPost.com Storm Advisory

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WTNT33 KNHC 170828
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION INGRID ADVISORY NUMBER  20
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082007
500 AM AST MON SEP 17 2007

...INGRID DISSIPATING EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS...

SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS MORNING INDICATES THAT TROPICAL DEPRESSION
INGRID IS DISSIPATING.

AT 500 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF THE DISSIPATING TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 60.0
WEST OR ABOUT 120 MILES...195 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF ANTIGUA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR.  THE
REMNANTS OF INGRID ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY TO THE WEST-
NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...IN A FEW SQUALLS.  THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH OVER
THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1010 MB...29.83 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 500 AM AST POSITION...17.5 N...60.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB.

THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM UNLESS REGENERATION OCCURS.

$$
FORECASTER FRANKLIN




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Communications
Emergency Coordinator for the MTARTA    KB1HGK Radio Operators for
Missing Childern
CT+ MD+ VT+King Richards Ren Faires

--------- Forwarded message ----------
From: storm@...
To: storm@...
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:35:09 -0400 ()
Subject: TROPICAL DEPRESSION INGRID ADVISORY NUMBER  13
Message-ID: <AABDQZ64XAJVW3WA@...>

PalmBeachPost.com Storm Advisory

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WTNT33 KNHC 151431
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION INGRID ADVISORY NUMBER  13
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082007
1100 AM AST SAT SEP 15 2007

...HOSTILE WINDS ALOFT TAKING A TOLL ON INGRID...REDUCED TO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITH A FEW SQUALLS...

AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION INGRID
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 53.7 WEST OR ABOUT
510 MILES...820 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...16
KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST SHOULD BEGIN IN A DAY OR SO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 35 MPH...55
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS ANTICIPATED
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 1100 AM AST POSITION...16.4 N...53.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 PM AST.

$$
FORECASTER AVILA




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