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Amateur Radio Club Celebrating 60 Years in Fair Lawn:

Posted: 30 Sep 2016 01:46 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37655


As the Fair Lawn Amateur Radio Club (FLARC) celebrates its 60th
anniversary, the group was presented a proclamation from the borough at the
Sept. 20 council meeting naming October as FLARC 60th anniversary
month. "The Borough of Fair Lawn is proud of the FLARC," said Mayor John
Cosgrove as he read the proclamation, which notes the group's "long and
distinguished service" to the community. "We thank the borough for 60 years
of good relations and mutual support," said Karl Frank, president of
FLARC. "This proclamation is particularly meaningful to us since we will be
celebrating our 60th anniversary in October."


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Ham Radio Operators Connect World:

Posted: 30 Sep 2016 01:47 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37654


The San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site was used as a special event
location for an amateur radio station on Sept. 24-25. W5SFA Radio Club
members operated ham radios to commemorate the 193rd anniversary of the
founding of Austin's Colony in Texas in 1823. Over the weekend, residents
frequented the site off and on and the radio club was even visited by a
group of school children from Spring Branch Independent School
District. "Austin County is probably not the most popular county for ham
radio," said Roger Klein, Stephen F. Austin Radio Club president. Although
that may be true, Klein said many ham radio operators want to connect with
Texas, generally during the Texas QSO party, which lends the opportunity
for Texas amateur radio operators and amateur radio operators around the
world to make contact. According to the club's website, each year, at the
end of September, the party aims to connect all 254 Texas counties and its
looked at as one of the briefest points through the year where that might
actually be possible.


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William, Kate Send Tweet -- via Morse Code:

Posted: 30 Sep 2016 01:47 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37653


The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge brought old technology up to date when
they used a Morse code telegraph machine to send their first joint tweet.
William and Kate's message was transmitted to the world during a visit to a
Canadian museum telling the story of the Yukon - famed as the home of the
Klondike gold rush. Radio operator Doug Bell tapped out the Cambridges'
tweet when their tour of the visitor attraction in Whitehorse - known as
the Wilderness City - brought them to the settlement's old telegraph
office, now a preserved exhibit. The royal couple both held the lever down
to send the tweet, posted under the Twitter account Telegraph to Tweet,
which said: "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, September 2016, Whitehorse
Yukon."


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Alien Life? Scientists Baffled by Radio Signals in Deep Space:

Posted: 30 Sep 2016 01:46 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37652


Scientists are baffled by nearly two dozen radio sources from deep space
that could potentially be coming from extraterrestrial life. Italian
scientists have spent several months observing the signals and cannot
pinpoint their source, according to The Daily Caller. The absence of light
in the optical or ultraviolet spectrums rules out stars as the source.


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DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #40:

Posted: 29 Sep 2016 01:34 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37646


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: 29 Sep 2016 01:34 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37645


Just Ahead In Radiosport:


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ARRL Acting as Catalyst in College Radio Club Revitalization Campaign:

Posted: 29 Sep 2016 01:34 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37644


ARRL is serving as a catalyst in a nascent campaign -- "Ivy + Amateur
Radio" -- to boost college and university Amateur Radio club interest,
membership, and activity. The initiative sprang from a conversation
earlier this year between ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, and retired
Yale University staffer Dr Martin Ewing, AA6E, about how to get
colleges and universities to revitalize their ham clubs. Ewing relayed
the message to the president of the Yale University Amateur Radio Club
(W1YU), who, in turn, contacted the president of the Harvard University
Amateur Radio Club (W1AF).


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Amateur Radio Volunteers Go on Alert During Major Puerto Rico Power Outage:

Posted: 29 Sep 2016 01:33 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37643


Amateur Radio volunteers went on alert following an afternoon explosion
on September 21 at a power station in Salinas that left some 1.5
million residents of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico without power.
ARRL Public Information Coordinator Angel Santana, WP3GW, said that as
the evening wore on, the most sought-after items were ice and potable
water -- which depend on electricity to power the pumps that deliver
it. The outage also resulted in traffic jams due to non-functioning
signal lights. The governor of Puerto Rico declared a State of
Emergency.


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Amateur Radio Credited with Role in Helping Injured Cyclist:

Posted: 29 Sep 2016 01:32 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37642


Members of the Huntsville Amateur Radio Club (HARC) in Alabama had a role
in getting help for a
Louisiana cyclist injured in a September 17 group ride in Madison
County, Alabama.


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'Cows Over The World' DXpedition is 'Permantly QRT,' KC0W Says:

Posted: 29 Sep 2016 01:33 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37641


The one-man "Cows Over the World" DXpedition has ended -- prematurely,
abruptly, and on a sour note. Tom Callas, KC0W, reported that a theft
this week in Kiribati has left him with nothing. He told The Daily DX that
his Cows DXpedition is "permanently
QRT."


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The Doctor Will See You Now!

Posted: 29 Sep 2016 01:32 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37640


"Coping with the Solar Minimum" is the topic of the latest (September
22) episode of the "ARRL The Doctor is In"
podcast. Listen...and learn!


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National Parks On the Air Update:

Posted: 29 Sep 2016 01:31 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37639


The National Park Service keeps expanding, which means there are more
units to work for ARRL's National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) program. In
August, Katahdin Woods and
Waters National Monument was added. On September 23, Natural Bridge in
Virginia became an official NPS Affiliated Area, creating the 489th
NPOTA unit (AA26).


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Rules Released for New ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest:

Posted: 29 Sep 2016 01:31 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37638


The official rules for the new ARRL 222 MHz and Up Contest have been
released. The contest will debut in August 2017. Participants will
attempt to work as many stations as possible on the 222 MHz through 241
GHz bands, "using any allowable mode." Competing stations will exchange
six-character grid locators (sub-grids) at the time of each contact.


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ARRL Outgoing QSL Service to Raise Rates:

Posted: 29 Sep 2016 01:30 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37637


Although ARRL believes it's important to maintain the long-standing
tradition of the ARRL Outgoing QSL Service
as a membership benefit,
increased administration costs will require an increase in rates, in
order to keep the Service available and viable.


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ARRL Foundation Invites Scholarship Applications for 2017-18 Academic Year:

Posted: 29 Sep 2016 01:30 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37636


The ARRL Foundation will
begin accepting scholarship applications on October 1 from
eligible radio amateurs planning to pursue post-secondary education in
the 2017-2018 academic year. Completed applications must be received by
January 31, 2017. Individuals and clubs support many of the more than
80 scholarships ranging from $500 to $5,000, that are awarded annually.
Applicants for all
scholarships must be active radio amateurs and must complete and submit
the online application.


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ARRL Announces Club Competition Changes:

Posted: 29 Sep 2016 01:30 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37635


Earlier this year, following a challenge that resulted in the
realignment of several club scores in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest, it
became clear that the Club Competition rules were not being enforced as
consistently as they should have been. In order to make sure club
results are accurate and fair to all, the ARRL Contest Branch is
renewing its effort to help clubs comply with the rules (See Section 8
of the "General Rules for All Contests.


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More Than 200 US Stations Signed Up for Scouting's Jamboree On the Air:

Posted: 29 Sep 2016 01:29 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37634


So far, 219 US stations have registered to take part in Scouting's 2016
Jamboree on the Air (JOTA), which will take place
October 14-16. Registration remains open for the 59th
annual event. Last year, 400 US stations signed up. JOTA officials are
asking JOTA 2016 participants not only to register for this year's
event, but to follow up with a post-JOTA report.


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Retired Librarian Who Was Maine's First Woman Radio Amateur Turns 108:

Posted: 29 Sep 2016 01:28 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37633


Mary Cousins, ex-W1GSC, who was the first woman in Maine to obtain an
Amateur Radio license, celebrated her 108th birthday on September 20.
Now a resident of a care facility in the coastal fishing village of
Deer Isle, Cousins was treated to a party complete with a
cake decorated with images of local newspaper articles from 1908,
the year she was born. The confection also bore an image of her 1933
"Amateur First" radio license, issued to Mary Sibyl Wallace -- her
maiden name -- by the old Federal Radio Commission, when Cousins was
24. The FCC came into being the following year. Cousins' old call sign
has since been reissued at least once. Cousins said she operated Morse,
although she does not remember the code anymore, and used to relay
weather information using that mode.


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In Brief...

Posted: 29 Sep 2016 01:28 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37632


ARRL to Host CHIRP Radio Programming Webinar: ARRL will host a CHIRP Radio
Programming
webinar on October 19 at 8 PM ET (0000 UTC on October 20 in US time zones).
This presentation will offer a brief overview of the free, open-source
CHIRP software, which can be used to program most radios. Attendees
will learn: What CHIRP is, which radios are supported, how to get
CHIRP, and how to troubleshoot CHIRP. Presenter James Lee, N1DDK,
became active in CHIRP development for the initial TYT9800 driver. He
is a hardware development engineer for Qualcomm. Register now!
Those signing up will receive a confirmation e-mail containing
information about joining the webinar.


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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2031, Sept. 30, 2016:

Posted: 30 Sep 2016 01:46 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37631


The following is a QST. Devil's Tower National Monument is activated in
Wyoming -- Maine's first YL turns 108 --and the International Space Station
prepares for a radio upgrade! All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline's
Report 2031 comes your way right now.


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USS Batfish ARC WW2SUB Storm Damage Fund:

Posted: 29 Sep 2016 01:24 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37630


The USS Batfish, a World War II submarine
that's dry-docked in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and
the USS Oklahoma Amateur Radio Club recently
took a major hit during a severe storm on
July 14th 2016. The club lost its radio
tower, its tri-band, 4 element beam, and a need
s your help to replace them. It also
received damage to some of the wire antenna
supports, causing damage to the 80 Full Wave
Loop. This is in addition to the damage
received to the Muskogee War Memorial Park
property and the 60 foot flag pole.

Meter quarter wave vertical on the boat, and

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Ham College Episode 21 is Out:

Posted: 29 Sep 2016 01:25 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37627


In this episode we conclude discussing Noise
and Interference, and begin covering
Schematics.