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Important Notice - New MF and LF Bands are Not Yet Available to Use!

Posted: 05 May 2017 05:17 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/39161


The new 630-meter and 2200-meter bands are not yet available for
Amateur Radio use. The effective date of the recent FCC Report and
Order granting these allocations has not yet been determined,
and until the start date has been set, it is not legal under an
Amateur Radio license to transmit on either band.


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Propagation Forecast Bulletin #18 de K7RA:

Posted: 05 May 2017 05:17 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/39159


Each of the weekly solar and geomagnetic indicators that we track
were lower this week. Average daily sunspot number dropped 10.6
points to 25.1, and average daily solar flux was 4.5 points lower
than the previous week at 76.9.


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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2062 for Friday, May 5, 2017:

Posted: 05 May 2017 05:11 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/39158


The following is a QST. There's a tragedy in India - and hams respond.
Morse Code's ruled unnecessary in Taiwan -- and in Ohio, the Voice of
America Museum opens its doors for Hamvention. All this and more as Amateur
Radio Newsline Report 2062 comes your way right now.


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Harvard University's Wireless Club Sponsors Amateur Radio Symposium:

Posted: 04 May 2017 05:28 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/39157


Harvard University's Wireless Club, W1AF, has sponsored its first Amateur
Radio Symposium last Saturday, April 29 in Cambridge, MA. The symposium
featured speakers from Harvard and other universities. It included
appearance from incoming W1AF president Ben Lee, K7JS and outgoing
president Douglas Maggs, KK4UHK. The Yale University Amateur Radio Club
(W1YU) President Scott Matheson, N3NFP also joined the symposium along with
First Vice President James Surprenant, AB1DQ and past president Martin
Ewing, AA6E. They talked about the distinguished histories of the two
collegiate Amateur Radio clubs. University of Aveiro's Flavio Jorge,
CT7ATQ, also discussed about microwave propagation for space systems during
his presentation. One of the guests featured was Paul Horowitz, W1HFA, an
Emeritus professor of electrical engineering. Horowitz discussed about the
ultimate DX, which is the monitoring the universe in a search for
extraterrestrial intelligence. ARRL reported Matheson and Ewing
participated in a round table forum about Youth in Amateur Radio and was
later joined via Skype by Martin Atherton, G3ZAY, the master of Cambridge
University's G6UW and two of his student colleagues. Vasiljie Perovic,
M0HZC, also spoke on the topic of Extremely Low Frequency meteor detection,
while William Eustace, M0WJE, discussed about the LoRa spread spectrum
radio. The University of Aveiro also had two speakers such as Daniela
Marcelino, CR7AQM, and Micael Rebelo, CR7AQL, while Nicolas Weninger,
KC1GLI, and Saahil Mehta, KG5HEW, represented Harvard.


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SwRI Spectrograph to Help Answer Some of the Mysteries of the Sun:

Posted: 04 May 2017 05:27 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/39156


A sounding rocket originally developed as a prototype for NASA's next
generation of space-based solar spectrographs will make its third flight
tomorrow, May 5, at 12:25 p.m. MDT from White Sands, N.M. The Rapid
Acquisition Imaging Spectrograph Experiment (RAISE), designed and built by
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), carries an ultraviolet imaging
spectrograph targeting an active region of the Sun to better understand the
dynamics that cause solar eruptions. The brief flight, offering five
minutes of observations, will coordinate with three orbiting satellites:the
Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), the Hinode Solar Observatory, and the
Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) -- to gather multiple data
perspectives of the same solar activity.
"Using sounding rockets to get out of Earth's atmosphere provides us with
fantastic data at a relatively low cost," said RAISE Principal Investigator
Dr. Don Hassler of SwRI's Space Science and Engineering Division. "In
particular, we expect this flight to provide some of the highest cadence
spectral observations of the Sun at these wavelengths ever taken."
Scientific research objectives of the flight are to study the small-scale
dynamics of coronal loops, the nature of high-frequency waves in the solar
atmosphere, and the nature of transient brightenings in the solar network.


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Keeping an Eye On the Sky:

Posted: 04 May 2017 05:26 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/39155


With spring being known for stormy weather, it's a good idea to have extra
eyes in the sky. That's where weather spotters come in. The Walworth County
Weather Spotters help keep track of stormy weather in the area and report
their findings to the National Weather Service and on social media. Elijah
Larson, team representative for the Walworth County Weather Spotters, said
members may use ham radios, radars and maps to spot a storm. However, he
said the most important tools for weather spotting are your eyes and ears.
With spring being known for stormy weather, it's a good idea to have extra
eyes in the sky. That's where weather spotters come in. The Walworth County
Weather Spotters help keep track of stormy weather in the area and report
their findings to the National Weather Service and on social media. Elijah
Larson, team representative for the Walworth County Weather Spotters, said
members may use ham radios, radars and maps to spot a storm. However, he
said the most important tools for weather spotting are your eyes and ears.


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DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #18:

Posted: 03 May 2017 05:00 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/39154


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 May 2017 11:57 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/39153


Just Ahead in Radiosport:


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Carole Perry, WB2MGP, Set to Host Her 30th Hamvention Youth Forum:

Posted: 04 May 2017 11:57 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/39152


Carole Perry, WB2MGP, who may be Amateur Radio's premier supporter of
youth, will moderate her 30th Hamvention Youth Forum later this month, when
Hamvention convenes for the first time at its new venue in Xenia, Ohio, May
19-21. And she is showing no signs of slowing down. The Youth Forum is set
for Saturday, May 20, 9:15 AM until noon, in Room 2. She's lined up nine
young presenters who will speak on a variety of topics of interest to radio
amateurs of all ages. The Youth Forum is open to all.


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Amateur Radio Volunteers Support 2017 Boston Marathon:

Posted: 04 May 2017 11:56 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/39151


On April 17, nearly 280 Amateur Radio communication volunteers participated
in the 2017 Boston Marathon, the 121st running of the event organized by
the Boston Athletic Association (BAA). Warmer-than-typical temperatures for
the Patriots' Day race raised concern for increased medical issues, but
lower humidity and some cloud cover later in the afternoon mitigated the
potential for problems.


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The Doctor Will See You Now!

Posted: 04 May 2017 11:56 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/39148


"End-Fed Antennas" is the topic of the current episode of the "ARRL The
Doctor is In" podcast. Listen...and learn!


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FCC Personal Radio Service Revisions Will Affect GMRS, FRS, CB, Part 95:

Posted: 04 May 2017 11:55 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/39147


Soon it will be legal for CBers to work DX on 11 meters. In a lengthy
Report and Order in a proceeding (WT Docket No. 10-119) dating back 7
years, the FCC has announced rule changes affecting the General Mobile
Radio Service (GMRS), the Family Radio Service (FRS), the Citizens Band
Radio Service (CBRS or "CB"), and other applications that fall under the
FCC's Part 95 Personal Radio Services (PRS) rules and regulations. Part 95
devices typically are low-power units that communicate over shared spectrum
and, with some exceptions, do not require a license.


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Harvard Wireless Club Sponsors Inaugural Amateur Radio Symposium:

Posted: 04 May 2017 11:55 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/39146


The Harvard Wireless Club (W1AF) sponsored its first Amateur Radio
Symposium on April 29 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The symposium featured
speakers from the University and elsewhere, including appearances by W1AF's
incoming president Ben Lee, K7JS, and the club's outgoing president Douglas
Maggs, KK4UHK. They were joined by Yale University Amateur Radio Club
(W1YU) President Scott Matheson, N3NFP; First Vice President James
Surprenant, AB1DQ, and past president Martin Ewing, AA6E, in recounting the
distinguished histories of these two collegiate Amateur Radio clubs.


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Broadcast Industry Radio Amateurs Gather at Annual NAB Convention in Vegas:

Posted: 04 May 2017 11:54 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/39145


A few thousand of the more than 103,000 broadcasting industry professionals
from around the world that gathered in Las Vegas April 22-27 for the
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention were radio amateurs.
Nevada Section ARRL volunteers, under the guidance of Section Manager John
Bigley, N7UR, and assisted by Section Public Information Coordinator Chuck
Farnham, WD6CHC, were on hand to greet visitors and answer any questions
they might have about ARRL membership and benefits, FCC regulations,
licensing, operating activities, and other Amateur Radio topics.


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In Brief...

Posted: 04 May 2017 11:54 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/39144


ARRL Website Outage Set for May 8: The ARRL website will be down for
essential maintenance on Monday, May 8, starting around 2100 UTC. The ARRL
website will become unavailable for approximately 90 minutes. During that
time, the website will be offline, and visitors will see a "Down for
Maintenance" message. ARRL e-mail services and reflectors will remain in
operation. We regret any inconvenience.