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Propagation Forecast Bulletin #32 de K7RA:

Posted: 05 Aug 2016 08:01 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37322


Average daily sunspot numbers dropped from 19.3 last week to 10.7 in
the current reporting week, July 28 through August 3. Average daily
solar flux declined from 82.5 to 72.1. Geomagnetic indices were more active
this week, with average daily
planetary A index increasing from 8.7 to 13, and mid-latitude A
index rising from 8.9 to 11.9.


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Radio Club Enlivens Touro:

Posted: 04 Aug 2016 06:13 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37321


When people think "ham radio," what often comes to mind is someone sitting
alone in front of a box full of wires, adjusting a panel of dials and
switches in an attempt to either connect with a kindred spirit in a similar
setting, or perhaps dialing in for a message from a comrade in a storm, or
even an unnamed amateur warning loved ones of impending disaster. In 2016,
however, rather than looking backward, the technology of two-way radio is
reaching forward, connecting with the wide open, as opposed to the
cloistered few. To that end, members of the Rogers High School amateur
radio club, W1VRC, will be operating at Touro Synagogue's Patriots Park on
Sunday, Aug. 7, as active participants of a national celebration promoting
our national parks. Amateurs have made more than a half million two-way
radio contacts in a national parks program so far this year, transmitting
from some of the nation's most important historic sites. ARRL, the American
Radio Relay League -- sometimes called ham radio -- is coordinating the
year-long activity to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the National
Park Service.


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DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #32:

Posted: 04 Aug 2016 01:41 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37320


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


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Just Ahead In Radiosport:

Posted: 04 Aug 2016 01:41 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37319


Just Ahead In Radiosport:


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Good-Bye, Hara Arena! Dayton Hamvention Headed for Xenia in 2017:

Posted: 04 Aug 2016 01:41 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37318


X" marks the spot! After 52 years at Hara Arena and its entire 64-year
history in the Greater Dayton area, Hamvention announced on August 1 that
it would
relocate to the Greene County Fairgrounds in Xenia, Ohio. The new venue
is about 16 miles east of downtown Dayton off US Route 35 and north of
Xenia. On June 29, the Amateur Radio community was stunned to learn
that Hara Arena would shut down at the end of August, leaving
Hamvention homeless -- at least until this week's big reveal.



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FCC Proposes Rule Changes in Response to ARRL's 'Symbol Rate' Petition:

Posted: 04 Aug 2016 01:40 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37317


The FCC has proposed to revise the Amateur Service Part 97 rules in
response to the ARRL's so-called "Symbol Rate" Petition for Rule Making
(RM-11708), filed in late 2013, and it has invited comments on its
recommended
changes.


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The Doctor Will See You Now!

Posted: 04 Aug 2016 01:39 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37316


"Magnetic Loop Antennas" is the topic of the current episode of the
"ARRL The Doctor is In" podcast.
Listen...and learn!


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National Parks On the Air Update:

Posted: 04 Aug 2016 01:39 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37315


The ARRL National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) program now is in its 8th month,
and more than 440 of the 484 eligible
NPS units have been activated, with over 540,000 QSOs confirmed in
Logbook of The World. Despite a rough summer for propagation, plenty of
Activators have been on the air, and it's not too late for you to
become a new Activator or Chaser.


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FCC Levies Fines on Radio Amateurs for Deliberate Interference:

Posted: 04 Aug 2016 01:38 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37314


The FCC has imposed fines on radio amateurs in California and Georgia
after concluding they broke FCC rules and the Communications Act. The
FCC Enforcement Bureau imposed a $25,000 penalty on William F. Crowell,
W6WBJ (ex-N6AYJ), of Diamond Spring, California, for intentionally
interfering with the transmissions of other radio amateurs and
transmitting prohibited communications, including music.


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ARRL Expresses Support for Activities that Strengthen Emergency Coms:

Posted: 04 Aug 2016 01:38 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37313


At its July 2016 meeting, the ARRL Board of Directors approved
revisions concerning the management and governance of its National
Traffic System (NTS) program. In response,
some NTS participants have proposed to form a new organization with
the stated purpose of engaging in current NTS activity, independent of
ARRL. This action, in part, was a reaction to ARRL's announcement
regarding the creation of an enhanced emergency communications plan,
scheduled for implementation later this year. The ARRL plan will
address the role of programs such as NTS, which can provide important
capabilities to ARRL partner agencies, including the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), the American Red Cross, and The Salvation
Army.


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FCC Seeks Comments on Waiver Request from Expert Linears:

Posted: 04 Aug 2016 01:36 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37312


The FCC is inviting comments on a June 11 request from
Expert Linears America LLC to waive 97.317(a)(2) of the Amateur
Service rules to permit it to import, market, and use its model 1.3K FA
amplifier in the US. The Texas company is seeking the waiver pending
resolution of its earlier Petition for Rule Making (RM-11767), which called
on the
Commission to eliminate the 15 dB gain limitation on Amateur Radio
amplifiers altogether. Expert said the version of the model 1.3K FA
amplifier it now imports has been modified to comply with current
rules.


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MARS Sets Interoperability Communications Exercise for August 15:

Posted: 04 Aug 2016 01:35 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37311


US Department of Defense (DOD) Military Auxiliary Radio Service (MARS)
operators in the US, Germany, and Japan, will take part in an
interoperability communications exercise on Monday, August 15, from
1200 UTC to 2359 UTC. The focus of the exercise is "to train during a
simulated communications-constrained environment using radio-only
communication capabilities," MARS said.


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KD0WHB, is Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, Memorial Young Ham of the Year:

Posted: 04 Aug 2016 01:34 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37310


Amateur Radio Newsline has announced that
17-year-old Skyler Fennell, KD0WHB, an ARRL member from Denver,
Colorado, is the 2016 Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, Memorial Young Ham of the
Year (YHOTY). The recent Denver
School of the Arts honors graduate and Amateur Extra licensee was
introduced to Amateur Radio when he was a high school freshman, but his
interest in electronics began in 4th grade.


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Danish Ham-Cyclist Soon to be in Europe and Heading Home:

Posted: 04 Aug 2016 01:35 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37309


Danish Ham-Cyclist Thomas Andersen, OZ1AA, now is in North Africa and
soon expects to be in Europe on the last leg of his "Cycling the Globe"
bicycle journey. He anticipates
being back home in Denmark within a few months.


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ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference Extends Call for Papers:

Posted: 04 Aug 2016 01:33 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37308


Technical Papers are invited until August 12 for presentation at the
35th Annual ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications
Conference (DCC), to be held September
16-18 in St Petersburg, Florida. Papers will be published in the
Conference Proceedings, and authors do not need to attend the
conference to have their papers included.


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Fox-1B (RadFxSat) Nears Completion:

Posted: 04 Aug 2016 01:33 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37307


AMSAT-NA Vice President-Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, reports that the
Fox-1B CubeSat (RadFxSat --
Radiation Effects Satellite) flight unit has been assembled and now is
undergoing various stages of testing before it is put through
environmental (shock, vibration, thermal) testing in August for
completion by early September. Launch is scheduled for January 20.


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Chatham Marconi Maritime Center Acquires 'Creed Machine' from Georgia Ham:

Posted: 04 Aug 2016 01:32 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37306


ARRL member Gene Greneker, K4MOG, of Powder Springs, Georgia, recently
fulfilled a dream for the Chatham Marconi Maritime Center museum --
formerly WCC on Cape Cod -- to
add an important artifact to its collection. Greneker spotted a brief
item in QST last year seeking a so-called "Creed machine" for the
museum. While most ship-to-shore station traffic was conducted by
skilled Morse operators at their keys, the Creed machine -- or keyer --
read a punched tape prepared in advance that generated one-way Morse
code broadcasts to ships at sea.


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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2023, August 5, 2016:

Posted: 04 Aug 2016 06:13 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37305


The following is a QST. Dayton Hamvention has found a new home now that
Hara Arena is closing. We proudly introduce the 2016 Bill Pasternak WA6ITF
Memorial Young Ham of the Year -- and we devote a special segment to
celebrating a few other young amateurs who've distinguished themselves on
and off the air. Hear all this and more in our expanded edition of Amateur
Radio Newsline, Report Number #2023 coming your way right now.


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Ham College 19 Has Been Released:

Posted: 04 Aug 2016 11:57 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37304


More about Multi-mode transceivers and a few demonstrations.