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The ARRL Letter, October 10, 2013

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 08:29 AM PDT
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The ARRL Letter

October 10, 2013

Rick Lindquist, WW1ME, Editor

Public Service: Army MARS Seeks Partnership with ARRL, ARESEvents: Hams

Collaborate to Greet Juno Spacecraft on Flyby; Results Are PendingEvents:

Government Shutdown Prompts Changes in National Wildlife Refuge Week

Special EventEvents: Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers Issues Call for

Conference PapersYour League: The ARRL Foundation Invites Scholarship

ApplicationsYour League: Nominations Due December 31 for 2013 ARRL

International Humanitarian AwardOn the Air: Pacific, Asia DX Operations

AnnouncedOn the Air: Informal Grenada Commemorative Operations SetAwards:

Window Opens for 2014 Dayton Hamvention Award NominationsPeople: Tibet

Radio Operator, Diplomat Robert W. Ford, ex-AC4RF, SKSolar Update Getting

It Right!This Week in RadiosportUpcoming ARRL Section, State and Division

Conventions and Events

Public Service: Army MARS Seeks Partnership with ARRL, ARES

Representatives of the US Army Military Auxiliary Radio Service (MARS) met

with ARRL staff at League Headquarters October 2 to discuss ways the two

organizations might collaborate in emergency response activities. Army MARS

Region 1 Director Bob Mims, WA1OEZ, headed the delegation. Mims, who is

also manager of the Army MARS National Net, said most of the discussion

centered on how ARRL Headquarters and the Amateur Radio Emergency Service

(ARES) could interact with MARS during its national-level test of backup

communications set for early November, and going forward.

"For the exercise the ARRL Headquarters expressed interest in activating

their MARS station at W1AW -- AAN1ARL," Mims said. Discussions are still

underway regarding the role AAN1ARL and ARES would play in the November

exercise. Army MARS has invited Air Force and Navy-Marine Corps MARS to

take part in the joint national communication exercise that will measure

the auxiliary force's capabilities, should normal communication systems be

disrupted throughout North America.

Joining Mims were MARS Southern New England Emergency Operations Officer

John Weinland, N1ATB, and MARS members Jon Perelstein, WB2RYV, and Matt

Hackman, KB1FUP. The MARS contingent met with ARRL Emergency Preparedness

Manager Mike Corey, KI1U, ARRL Emergency Preparedness Assistant Ken Bailey,

K1FUG, and W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q.

Mims relayed to Army MARS Headquarters at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, Corey's

suggestion that local ARES nets could provide assistance during the

November exercise by generating and relaying messages. Army MARS says the

exercise is aimed at demonstrating conventional traffic-handling abilities.

The test will run November 3-5, and a joint Army/Air Force/Navy-Marine

Corps team responsible to the US Department of Defense for homeland

security will monitor the 48 hour exercise.

Army MARS Program Manager Paul English, WD8DBY, says that while Army MARS

is the lead service in the exercise, it is looking forward to participation

from the other MARS services as well as from the Canadian Forces Affiliate

Radio System (CFARS).

"In order to properly evaluate our ability to provide this coverage,"

English explained, "there will be a series of messages sent from DOD and

the Army MARS Headquarters, Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM),

to MARS members requesting various pieces of information such as weather

observation reports from airports around the country, requesting local news

items of interest from areas around the country, and also requesting

information on the status of utilities around the area."

The exercise would culminate a year-long series of escalating preparations

by Army MARS for responding to complex emergencies -- a natural disaster or

terrorist attack -- that might crash or compromise the Internet, telephone,

and national news and media networks across the US.

ARRL has asked the MARS contingent to provide points of contact at least

within each of the FEMA regions or possibly a couple of different contacts

in the various MARS groups.

Subsequent to the meeting at League Headquarters, ARRL Southwestern

Division Vice Director Marty Woll, N6VI, paid a visit on October 8 to Army

MARS Headquarters in Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Woll says he enjoyed an

extended conversation with Army MARS Chief of Operations David McGinnis,

K7UXO.

"David was very complimentary of the radio amateurs who work at the

station," Woll said, "and he expressed great interest in opportunities for

MARS and ARRL to work more closely together."

Woll points out that the MARS HQ station can handle nearly a dozen

simultaneous HF links, "and we employed one of them to hold an impromptu 18

MHz contact with W1AW," he added. He arranged the contact via more

conventional means -- the telephone -- adding that he and W1AW Station

Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, enjoyed a brief conversation on the air as the

staff looked on. Woll said McGinnis expressed interest in possibly

arranging such contacts on a periodic basis and said he'd like to better

acquaint the amateur community with the role and functions of Army MARS.

McGinnis recounted that he and Woll discussed conducting regular checks

with W1AW, using both Amateur Radio and MARS circuits, and quarterly drills

on both circuits. Woll, who's also an ARES assistant District Emergency

Coordinator, was in Arizona to speak to the Cochise Amateur Radio

Association (CARA).

MARS is a US Department of Defense-sponsored program with Army, Navy, and

Air Force branches. The program consists of Amateur Radio operators who are

interested backing up the US Department of Defense's communication

requirements when normal channels are disrupted in disasters or emergencies.

Events: Hams Collaborate to Greet Juno Spacecraft on Flyby; Results Are

Pending

Radio amateurs around the globe greeted NASA's Juno spacecraft October 9 as

it looped past Earth for a gravity-assisted boost on its way to Jupiter.

Participants were invited to spread out across 10 meters to transmit "HI"

in very slow speed CW (1/25 WPM), sending 30 second dits punctuated by 30

second spaces and 90 seconds between the two characters. The experiment

involved 16 identical rounds or cycles and ran a bit longer than 2-1/2

hours all told (1800 to 2040 UTC). The object of the experiment was to see

if Juno's onboard "Waves" experiment would be able to detect the collective

RF. One possible glitch was that the spacecraft's systems went into "safe

mode" at some point. University of Iowa researcher and Waves Principal

Engineer Don Kirchner, KDØL, believes the unexplained switchover will not

prove to be a problem for the "Say 'HI' to Juno" experiment.

"Safe mode entry was late enough that we likely have data taken from the

event," Kirchner told ARRL. "[Project managers] are carefully working

through their standard procedures, which take priority over downlinking the

science telemetry that should be stored on board. I am still hopeful that

we will have enough data to determine whether or not our instrument was

able detect amateur signals."

Among stations participating were operators at the Virginia Tech Amateur

Radio Club's K4KDJ, who posted video of their activity on YouTube.

Whatever the outcome, Kirchner said, he and the Juno team would like to

thank the operators who took part in the experiment. He said reports came

in from all over the world. Anyone who took part can request a QSL card

that acknowledges their help.

"Indications are that we had very large and enthusiastic participation," he

added.

At the time of the experiment the Juno spacecraft was within 50,000

kilometers from Earth, and the Waves team determined that would be the best

opportunity for the wide-band receiver to detect Amateur Radio signals.

Spreading out participants on a wide range of 10 meter frequencies was

intended to improve the chance of the Waves instrument's hearing the ham

signals. The detector has a bandwidth of 1 MHz.

"The natural signals we expect to measure at Jupiter will consist of a

large number of discrete tones," a pre-experiment announcement

explained, "so spreading the signals out in this manner is a good

approximation to the signals we expect to detect. But at Jupiter, we don't

expect to be able to decode CW in our telemetry!"

Despite the government shutdown two websites were available to guide

participants when to key down and when to stop transmitting. Numerous

operators were monitored who, apparently not having read or fully

understood the instructions, transmitted "HI" and their call signs at

normal CW speeds. The very slow speed CW was necessary because the Waves

instrument samples the spectrum just once per second. As the website

explained, "By spreading the signal out in time, we can average to reduce

the noise level. In addition, the spacecraft spins at 2 RPM, so a 30

second 'dit' time gives us a full spin to see if there is any spin

modulation."

Organizers were actually hoping for poor conditions on 10 meters, so that

signals from Earth would pass through the ionosphere for the most part,

allowing the spacecraft a better chance of detecting them.

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Say "HI" to Juno web page and the Southwest

Research Institute's Say "HI" to Juno Event website will report the results

of the experiment.

Events: Government Shutdown Prompts Changes in National Wildlife Refuge

Week Special Event

Due to the partial US Government shutdown, the National Wildlife Refuge

Week Amateur Radio special event scheduled to run October 12 until October

20 has suspended rules that confine NWR Week stations operations within the

boundaries of national wildlife refuges and wildlife areas. The government

shutdown has closed some, if not all, federal wildlife refuges, so stations

may operate from any location for this year's event. Although rules 1, 2,

3, and 4 have been suspended; all others remain in effect.

"The action was taken to allow participants to begin planning now for

alternative locations, if they decide it's necessary, since it is unclear

how long the government shutdown will last," said 2013 NWR Week special

event coordinator Brad Farrell, K4RT. "While we are disappointed that

refuges have closed, we believe that the suspension may encourage

individual hams and clubs who wish to help celebrate National Wildlife

Refuge Week to operate from their home or club stations," Farrell

said. "During QSOs, hams may share information about the features of a

refuge or wildlife area in their state or province as a way to mark

National Wildlife Refuge Week."

The goal for participants is to combine their communication skills with

their enjoyment of the outdoors to help others learn about the National

Wildlife Refuge System. Contact the NWR Week Amateur Radio coordinator for

more information.

Events: Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers Issues Call for Conference

Papers

The Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA) is seeking papers for its

2014 Western Regional Conference. The event takes place March 22-23, 2014,

in Bishop, California, and at the Owens Valley Radio Observatory. The first

day of the conference will be spent at Caltech's Owens Valley Radio

Observatory, with presentations by OVRO staff and SARA members and

supporters followed by a tour of the Combined Array for Research in

Millimeter-Wave Astronomy (CARMA) in the nearby mountains. The conference

will adjourn the next day to Bishop, for presentations by SARA members and

supporters.

Papers are welcome on subjects directly related to radio astronomy,

including hardware, software, education and tutorials, research strategies,

observations, space weather, geomagnetism and solar radio, data collection,

and philosophy. SARA members and supporters wishing to present a paper

should e-mail a letter of intent to the conference coordinator, including a

proposed title and abstract no later than December 31, 2013. Include full

name, affiliation, postal address, and e-mail address, and indicate whether

you are willing to attend the conference to present your paper.

Formal printed Proceedings will be published for this conference, and all

presentations can be made available on CD. Additional information is on the

SARA website.

Your League: The ARRL Foundation Invites Scholarship Applications

The ARRL Foundation is currently accepting applications from eligible young

radio amateurs pursuing higher education. More than 80 scholarships ranging

from $500 to $5,000 are awarded annually. Additionally, one applicant is

selected for the prestigious William R. Goldfarb Scholarship, awarded to a

high school senior pursuing a degree in business, computers, medical,

nursing, engineering or science. The recipient of the Goldfarb Scholarship

is eligible to receive funding throughout four academic years to earn a

bachelor's degree. All applicants must be active radio amateurs and must

complete and submit the online application.

"The scholarship process, though rigorous, distributes more than $150,000

to deserving young people, who are actively involved in Amateur Radio and

preparing for their future. Individuals and clubs, who support these

scholarships, are excited to be able to assist with the financial burden of

advanced education," says ARRL Foundation Secretary Mary Hobart,

K1MMH. "Both the ARRL Foundation and donors know that we are helping the

next generation and the future of Amateur Radio." In 2013, the ARRL

Foundation awarded 82 scholarships in addition to the Goldfarb Scholarship.

Students planning to apply for 2014 awards should read scholarship

descriptions carefully and apply only for those scholarships for which they

are eligible (some scholarships have geographic criteria or other

requirements). In addition to completing the online application, applicants

must submit a PDF of their academic transcript from their most recently

completed school year. Goldfarb Scholarship applicants also must submit a

copy of their completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Applications are due January 31, 2014, by 11:59 PM Eastern Time. Awards

winners typically are notified in mid-May by USPS mail and e-mail.

Established in 1973 as an independent and separate IRS 501(c)(3)

organization, the ARRL Foundation manages grant and scholarship programs to

support the Amateur Radio community. All grants and scholarships are funded

entirely by the generous contributions of radio amateurs, clubs and

friends. Individuals, groups or clubs wishing to establish an ARRL

Foundation Scholarship Fund should visit the ARRL Foundation web page.

For more information about ARRL Foundation scholarships, e-mail the ARRL

Foundation or call 860-594-0348.

Your League: Nominations Due December 31 for 2013 ARRL International

Humanitarian Award

Nominations are due December 31 for the 2013 ARRL International

Humanitarian Award. This award is conferred upon a radio amateur or

amateurs who demonstrate devotion to human welfare, peace and international

understanding through Amateur Radio. The League established the annual

prize to recognize Amateur Radio operators who have used ham radio to

provide extraordinary service to others in times of crisis or disaster.

A committee appointed by the League president is now accepting nominations

from Amateur Radio, governmental or other organizations that have benefited

from extraordinary service rendered by an Amateur Radio operator or group.

Amateur Radio is one of the few telecommunication services that allow

people throughout the world from all walks of life to meet and talk with

each other, thereby spreading goodwill across political boundaries.

The ARRL International Humanitarian Award recognizes Amateur Radio's unique

role in international communication and the assistance amateurs regularly

provide to people in need. Nominations should include a summary of the

nominee's actions that qualify the individual (or individuals) for this

award, plus verifying statements from at least two people having first-hand

knowledge of the events warranting the nomination. These statements may be

from an official of a group (for example, the American Red Cross, The

Salvation Army, a local or state emergency management official) that

benefited from the nominee's particular Amateur Radio contribution.

Nominations should include the names and addresses of all references.

All nominations and supporting materials for the 2013 ARRL International

Humanitarian Award must be submitted in writing in English to ARRL

International Humanitarian Award, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111 USA. The

winner of the ARRL International Humanitarian Award receives an engraved

plaque and a profile in QST and other ARRL venues.

On the Air: Pacific, Asia DX Operations Announced

The Daily DX reports several opportunities to work some rare and semi-rare

DXCC entities in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific this fall. This is

not a definitive list, and details may change.

FW5JJ, Wallis and Futuna Islands, has become more available as Jean

Jacques, TK5JJ, now is living there for a couple of years. He eventually

plans to be active on all modes and expects to have a 2 meter EME and 6

meter capabilities. Wallis and Futuna is #51 on ClubLog's Most Wanted List.

3D2RA/p and 3D2GC/p are on the air on CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 from Fiji (#107)

until October 11, concentrating on the low bands.

Rob, N7QT, and Grant, KZ1W, are on the air until October 14 as TX5D from

Raivavae Island (OC-114) in the Austral Islands (#42), 80-10 meters, CW,

SSB, RTTY, and PSK. The pair has two stations on the air. QSL via N7QT and

LoTW.

Kiichi, JF1LUT, is operating from Koror, Palau (#130; OC-009) as T88IK

until October 15. Activity will be on HF and 6 meters, SSB only. QSL direct

or via the bureau to JF1LUT.

JH1NBN, Yuki, is traveling on business in Pohnpei, Micronesia (#83), until

October 17 and is active in his free time as V6P on 3.8 through 50 MHz SSB.

On October 17 listen for him on Guam (#243) as K3ZB/KH2. QSL via JH1NBN.

VK9DACwill be on the air from Lord Howe Island (#66) October 14-20, with

Fred, VK3DAC, at the helm. He anticipates operating on 40 meters during his

local mornings, 10 and 15 meters in his afternoons, and 20 meters at night.

He says the operation will depend upon conditions. He also will attempt

some 6 meter operation, but his gear is limited.

Bill, N7OU, will be on the air as E51NOU October 14-November 9 from

Rarotonga, South Cook Islands (#162), CW only, 160 through 10 meters as his

volunteer work there allows. QSL via N7OU.

JF2WGN will operate as AH2EA from Guam (#243) October 17-21.

CAMSAT, China's AMSAT, will sponsor "a big DX party" October 19-28 in

Dunhuang City in northwest China (NM79aw; CQ Zone 23), with operation on

1.8 MHz to 900 MHz. BJ9TA will be the call sign for HF and above 50 MHz.

During the CQ World Wide DX SSB and other HF activity operators will also

use BY9GA/9. Plans call for four stations, with an emphasis on EME and

meteor scatter, including a multiop, all mode effort in the ARRL EME

Contest October 26-27. Some 50 operators will take part in this operation

from China (#263).

Charly, HSØZCW (K4VUD), is planning a "mini-HS DXpedition" from his home

station in Thailand (#236), October 20-21, on 40 through 10 meters, SSB, CW

and RTTY. He plans to pay special attention to 17 and 12 meters and to

openings to North America. He may use the call sign E2E instead of his

regular call sign.

XRØYY will be the call sign for the 2013 Easter Island (#105) DXpedition by

CX4CR, CX3AN, CX2AM, CX3CE, CEØHYO, EA7FTR and EA5HPX, November 1-7, 160

through 6 meters, CW, SSB and digital. 1.8 through 50 MHz on CW, SSB and

the digital modes. QSL via EB7DX.

A team of Japanese operators have announced their plans for a DXpedition to

Iririki Island (OC-035) Vanuatu (#97) will take place from November 1-11.

Activity will be on HF and 6 meters on CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL YJØAU

and YJØCJ via JA2ATE (SASE only), YJØTE via JA2ATE, and YJØZS via JA2ZS.

November 1-4 Takeshi, JA1UII, will be on the air as JD1BON from Chichijima

(AS-031), Ogasawara (#85). QSL via JA1UII direct or bureau.

XV2CNH, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (#157), will be on the air November 1-9

with Take, JA6CNH, at the helm on 160 through 6 meters, CW, SSB and digital.

The T33A DXpedition operation will be up and running from Banaba (#23),

November 5-18.

Look for a little call sign sleight of hand in a series of operations from

American Samoa and Samoa in November and early December. W8A will be the

call sign from American Samoa (#57) November 12-22. Then the venue and call

sign will change to N8A, November 23-24, for the CQ World Wide DX CW. Then,

5W8A will be on the air from Samoa (#118), November 27-December 2.

JA1FUF and JF1CCH will operate from West Kiribati (#75) November

28-December 4 as T3ØNK and T3ØTS, respectively, on 40 through 10 meters (6

meters possible). T3ØNK will be mostly on PSK31 and RTTY while T3ØTS will

operate primarily CW with some SSB and very little RTTY. QSL via the bureau

or direct, but not via LoTW.

Wim, ON6DX, will operate as 5V7TH from Togo (#143) in November and

December. He plans to be active on 40 and 30 meters, SSB and RTTY.

Aki, JA1NLX, will be on the air as P29VNX from Lissenung Island (OC-008),

Papua New Guinea (#110), December 1-6. Activity will be mostly on CW with

some SSB and RTTY on 10 through 28 MHz. QSL via JA1NLX and LoTW.

December 3-11, Dick, N7RO; David, AH6HY; Paula, NX1P, and Dean, KW7XX, will

join up with Tim, NL8F, who will be in East Kiribati (#168) as T32TM,

starting November 26. The group will use the call sign T32RC in

commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Russian Robinson Club. QSL

T32RC via N7RO and T32TM via K8NA.

Take, JG8NQJ, will return to Minami Torishima (#28) to work at the weather

station starting in mid-December for about 6 weeks and will be active as

JD1/JG8NQJ in his spare time.

On the Air: Informal Grenada Commemorative Operations Set

It was 30 years ago this month, after an army-backed pro-Marxist coup

degenerated into civil disorder on the Caribbean Island nation of Grenada,

that the US military spearheaded an intervention known as "Operation Urgent

Fury." As The Daily DX reports, Mark Barettella, then KA2ORK and a student

at the Saint George's Medical School, got on the air /J37, becoming a

source of news and vital information regarding the US and Caribbean

Regional Security System "intervention and rescue of US medical students in

Grenada" on October 25, 1983.

Now N2MD, Barettella is heading back for the 30th anniversary of the event

and will operate as J3/N2MD. Joining him for the anniversary will be

retired US Navy officer Arnal Cook, N9ACC (ex-N9AKX), who was involved in

the 1983 mission. He will be active as J3/N9ACC. The holiday-style

operation will involve both fixed and mobile stations, 80 through 6 meters

SSB, mostly during their evenings.

QSL only via LoTW. -- The Daily DX

Awards: Window Opens for 2014 Dayton Hamvention Award Nominations

Dayton Hamvention® is soliciting nominations for its 2014 awards for

Amateur of the Year, Special Achievement, Technical Excellence, and Club of

the Year. All Amateur Radio operators are eligible. Nominations must be

received by January 17, 2014, to be considered. Winners will be recognized

at the 2014 Dayton Hamvention®, May 16, 17 and 18.

The Amateur of the Year Award goes to an individual who has made a

long-term, outstanding commitment to the advancement of Amateur Radio.The

Technical Excellence Award is awarded to an individual who has made an

outstanding technical advancement in the field of Amateur Radio.The Special

Achievement Award honors someone who has made an outstanding contribution

to the advancement of Amateur Radio, usually by spearheading a significant

project.The Club of the Year award goes to a club that has made a

significant contribution to the advancement of Amateur Radio.

The Dayton Hamvention Awards Committee makes the final decision on all

awards, based in part upon the information it receives, not on the number

of nominations. Documentation that informs the Awards Committee of a

nominee's accomplishments may include magazine articles, newsletters,

newspaper clippings, and even videos (these materials become the property

of Hamvention and will not be returned).

Additional details on these awards and a nomination form are available on

the Dayton Hamvention website. E-mail or mail nominations to Dayton

Hamvention Awards, PO Box 1446, Dayton, OH 45401-1446. -- Dayton Hamvention

®, c/o Henry Ruminski, W8HJR

People: Tibet Radio Operator, Diplomat Robert W. Ford, ex-AC4RF, SK

Robert W. Ford, who operated from Tibet as AC4RF from 1948 to 1950, died

September 20 in London. He was 90. His fascinating autobiography, Wind

Between the Worlds, published in 1957 and available as a free Internet

Archive download, describes his time and travails in Tibet and how his

radio work nearly cost him his life.

As Ford explains, he first came to Tibet "by accident" to relieve the radio

officer at the British Mission in Lhasa. He returned later as a member of

the Tibetan government to establish Radio Lhasa. He also tells of how he

kept in touch with his parents in England via ham radio. His stay in Tibet

coincided with threats from China to liberate Tibet "from American and

British imperialism" and the ultimate Chinese invasion of the Himalayan

nation. Ford eventually was imprisoned by the Chinese in 1950, interrogated

at length and feared for his life. He was tried for "radio espionage" and

spent 5 years in jail before being released.

He later became a member of the British Diplomatic Service, serving in

various postings before retiring in 1987. He was awarded Commander of the

Order of the British Empire. Last spring Ford was given the International

Campaign for Tibet's Light of Truth Award by the Dalai Lama.

Solar Update

Solar Sage Tad "Let the Sunspots In" Cook, K7RA, reports from Seattle:

Although the outlook remains weak, solar activity picked up over the past

seven days, October 3-9. Average daily sunspot numbers increased by 47

points to 79, and average daily solar flux increased 3.8 points to 110.4.

The latest solar flux predictions:

110 on October 10-16105 on October 17-23100 on October 24-29105 on October

30-31100 on November 1-2105 on November 3-4100 on November 5-6105 on

November 7-15

Planetary A index predictions:

12 on October 1010 on October 11-125 on October 138 on October 14-165 on

October 17-2010 on October 215 on October 22 to November 610 on November

7-88 on November 9-12

“The K7RA Solar Update” for October 11.

Getting It Right!

The article "FCC Issues Warnings for Amateur Radio Infractions, Unlicensed

Operations" in The ARRL Letter, October 4, 2013, in the second instance

should have referred to the Communications Act of 1934

This Week in Radiosport

Oct 10 -- 10-10 SprintOct 10 -- NAQCC Monthly QRP SprintOct 12 -- Arizona

QSO PartyOct 12 -- Pennsylvania QSO PartyOct 12 -- EU Autumn CW SprintOct

12 -- FISTS Fall SprintOct 13 -- North American RTTY SprintOct 12 -- 902+

MHz Fall VHF SprintOct 12-13 -- Great Pumpkin Sprint (PSK)Oct 12-13 --

Makrothen RTTY ContestOct 12-13 -- Oceania DX CW ContestOct 12-13 --

Scandinavian Activity Contest (SSB)Oct 12-13 -- QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party

(CW)Oct 12-13 -- Straight Key Weekend Sprintathon

Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events

October 12 -- Pacific Northwest VHF Conference, Moses Lake,

WashingtonOctober 11-13 -- Pacific Division Convention Pacificon 2013,

Santa Clara, CaliforniaOctober 12-13 -- Florida State Convention,

Melbourne, FloridaOctober 13 -- Connecticut State Convention, Meriden,

ConnecticutOctober 13 -- Iowa State Convention, Sergeant Bluff, IowaOctober

18-19 -- Microwave Update Conference, Morehead, KentuckyOctober 26 --

Delaware State Convention, Georgetown, DelawareNovember 2 -- Fall TechFest,

Lakewood, ColoradoNovember 2-3 -- Georgia Section Convention,

Lawrenceville, GeorgiaNovember 8-9 -- Midwest Division Convention, Lebanon,

MissouriNovember 9 -- Atlantic Division Virtual Convention

(Webinar)November 9 -- All-Ohio ARES Conference, Reynoldsburg, OhioNovember

16-17 -- Indiana State Convention, Fort Wayne, IndianaDecember 6-7 -- West

Central Florida Section Convention, Plant City, Florida

Find conventions and hamfests in your area.

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Release of MDSR IF-DSP software V2.7 (upgrade your analog transceiver to a

IF-SDR)

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 07:37 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php...)&goto=newpost

Hi Everybody;

The MDSR Team has just launched the next edition of the popular MDSR IF-DSP

software V2.7.

Please see the software manual at:

http://www3.telus.net/public/bc237/M...l%20MDSR-J.pdf

There are two version of the MDSR setup program. There is a light version

which includes the basic setup with MDSR-SA, OmniRig and an updated

MDSR.jar application. If you already run the MDSR V2.6 with all the

additional applications like fldigi, VLAN and Dream use this version to

upgrade your MDSR application to V2.7.

http://www3.telus.net/public/bc237/M...in32-Setup.exe

If you have not MDSR on your computer please download the full version 2.7.

http://www3.telus.net/public/bc237/M...Setup-Full.exe

Note: Please back up your current configuration with the profile manager

accessible from the MDSR-SA by clicking on the “Disk” icon (left bottom)

before updating. The upgrading process has been tested and does not

interfere with your current setup, but it is better to play it save.

WhatÂ’s New?

Integrated level meters to tune the MDSRUpgraded IF ACG system for even

cleaner soundVOX control for PTT operationBFO tuning functionBug fixes and

a newly updated MDSR manual included in the setup.

For more and detailed instruction please refer the MDSR and MDSR-SA user

manuals.

All the best and 73;

The MDSR Team

http://users.skynet.be/myspace/mdsr

PS: comments are always welcome

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1887 October 11 2013

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 07:32 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php...3&goto=newpost

Amateur Radio Newsline™ Report 1887 – October 11 2013

Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1887 with a release date of October 11

2013 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. The 2013 Scouting Jamboree on the Air takes to the

air on October 18th; Complaints pour in about closed government websites;

Several hams receive warning notices from the FCC; The South African Radio

League announces its young scientist expo winner and the Dayton Hamvention

puts out a call for its 2014 awards. Find out the details are on Amateur

Radio Newsline™ report number 1887 coming your way right now.

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SCOUTING: JOTA 2013 TO AGAIN INVOLVE HAM RADIO

The 2013 Scouting Jamboree on the Air is slated for October 18th to the.

Amateur Radio NewslineÂ’s Mark Abramowicz, NT3V, is here with the rest of

the story:

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