August 2001
Volume 85 Number 8

Mark J. Wilson, K1RO

Publisher
CONTENTS
Steve Ford, WB8IMY
Editor
Joel P. Kleinman, N1BKE
Technical
Managing Editor
28 PSK31 Audio Beacon George L. Heron, N2APB
Larry D. Wolfgang, WR1B; Dean Straw, N6BV;
Robert Schetgen, KU7G An enjoyable, single-evening project.
Senior Assistant Technical Editors
Joe Bottiglieri, AA1GW
34 The WBR Receiver Dan Wissell, N1BYT
Assistant Technical Editor A simple HF receiver that offers serious performance.
Jan Carman, K5MA 38 A Simple Fixed Antenna for VHF/UHF Satellite Work L. B. Cebik, W4RNL
Associate Technical Editor
Try this effective dual-band array for working the low orbiters.
Ed Hare, W1RFI; Zack Lau, W1VT;
Mike Tracy, KC1SX; Al Alvareztorres, AA1DO; 70 Product Review Joe Bottiglieri, AA1GW
John Phillips, K2QAI
Laboratory Staff Ameritron ALS-600 solid-state amplifier; Yaesu FT-7100 dual-band mobile
Rick Lindquist, N1RL transceiver.
Senior News Editor
Steve Ewald, WV1X
Public Service
Dan Henderson, N1ND
Contests
Mary E. Lau, N1VH
At the Foundation
Dave Patton, NT1N
Amateur Radio World
Bernie McClenny, W3UR
How’s DX?
Bill Moore, NC1L
DXCC, VUCC
John Hennessee, N1KB
Washington Mailbox
John Troster, W6ISQ; Emil Pocock, W3EP; 34
Diane Ortiz, K2DO; Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU;
Paul L. Rinaldo, W4RI; Al Brogdon, W1AB; 42
George Fremin III, K5TR; Roger Burch, WF4N;
John Dilks, K2TQN; Rich Arland, K7SZ;
H. Ward Silver, N0AX; Kirk Kleinschmidt, NT0Z
Contributing Editors
Michelle Bloom, WB1ENT
Production Supervisor
Jodi Morin, KA1JPA
Assistant Production Supervisor/Layout News and Features
Sue Fagan
Graphic Design Supervisor 9 “It Seems to Us. . .”: Whither Shortwave Broadcasting?
David Pingree, N1NAS
Senior Technical Illustrator 15 DC Currents Steve Mansfield, N1MZA
Michael Daniels Congress makes a federal case of driving with a mobile phone...
Technical Illustrator
Joe Shea, Paul Lappen
42 Dayton Hosts a Buoyant Crowd for its Big Five-Oh Rick Lindquist, N1RL
Production Assistants Our 2001 Hamvention roundup is the next best thing to being there!
Ed Vibert 47 Kingman Reef 2000 DXpedition Garry Shapiro, NI6T and Tom Harrell, N4XP
Proofreader
John Bee, N1GNV
These intrepid amateurs made almost 81,000 contacts from a barren reef
Advertising Manager that is barely dry at high tide!
Hanan Al-Rayyashi, KB1AFX
Advertising Sales Representative 53 A Beginner’s Guide to Amateur Radio in Bangladesh
Melissa Yrayta A personal journey to a fascinating ham destination. John Core, S21YV/KX7YT
Advertising Traffic Coordinator
80 Happenings Rick Lindquist, N1RL
Debra Jahnke
Circulation Manager Ham radio hot at “Big Project” pilot school; ARRL seeks FCC probe of long-
Kathy Capodicasa, N1GZO range cordless phones; new AMSAT satellite project on the drawing board;
Deputy Circulation Manager FCC enforcement news; Amateur Radio on the International Space Station;
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55 The Doctor is IN
Tuning older transceivers; annoying noise in a Chevy Blazer; purging
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57 Putting Our Best Face Forward: Demonstrating
Amateur Radio to the Public James G. Alderman, KF5WT
A guide to winning the hearts and minds of the nonham public.
61 Short Takes Steve Ford, WB8IMY
MMSSTV, Version 1.01
62 Opening Lines—A Short History of Coaxial Cable Gil McElroy, VE3PKD
This common cable design has a rich history.
65 Test Your Knowledge! H. Ward Silver, N0AX
Challenging questions for dyed-in-the-wool homebrewers.
66 Help Desk
ARRL Incoming QSL Bureau
67 Help Desk
ARRL Outgoing QSL Service
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A 2-meter sleeve-dipole antenna; eliminating PL-259 hassles; more... DXpedition to Kingman Reef. The crew
crowded onto a narrow spit of coral and
stayed long enough to make almost
81,000 contacts. See the story on
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 A
THE AMERICAN RADIO R R “IT SEEMS TO US…”
RELAY LEAGUE INC
L
The American Radio Relay League Inc is a
noncommercial association of radio amateurs,
Whither Shortwave Broadcasting?
organized for the promotion of interest in Radio broadcasting was a latecomer com- via transmitters intended for Central and
Amateur Radio communication and experimenta-
tion, for the establishment of networks to provide
pared to Amateur Radio, but shortwave (SW) South America and Asia, but we are no longer
communication in the event of disasters or other broadcasting is almost as old as broadcast- a target area. This made the headlines because
emergencies, for the advancement of the radio art ing itself. Also called high-frequency (HF) the BBC is so highly respected, but in reality
and of the public welfare, for the representation of
the radio amateur in legislative matters, and for broadcasting, it has two great strengths: it it is simply the latest in a string of shortwave
the maintenance of fraternalism and a high reaches people in isolated locations and it service curtailments over the past decade.
standard of conduct.
ARRL is an incorporated association without
defies political boundaries. Cost is the dominant factor: Big HF transmit-
capital stock chartered under the laws of the HF broadcasting came into its own as a pro- ters are expensive to maintain and operate.
State of Connecticut, and is an exempt paganda medium in the tense years leading With this backdrop you may wonder: Why
organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Its affairs are up to World War II and flourished during the are broadcasters looking for more spectrum
governed by a Board of Directors, whose voting Cold War. Those of us who grew up learning between 4 and 10 MHz? Why is 40 meters
members are elected every three years by the
general membership. The officers are elected or
in school to “duck and cover” during air raid such a problem? If they are already losing
appointed by the directors. The League is drills could go home and hear the propaganda HF listeners, why are they spending money
noncommercial, and no one who could gain war played out by Radio Moscow and other to develop a digital system for HF that will
financially from the shaping of its affairs is eligible
for membership on its Board. stations from the opposite side of the Iron require listeners to buy new receivers?
“Of, by, and for the radio amateur,” the ARRL Curtain. Our counterparts on that side did Taking the last question first, there is a huge
numbers within its ranks the vast majority of active
amateurs in the nation and has a proud history of
much the same, tuning to Radio Free Europe, question mark hanging over HF digital broad-
achievement as the standard-bearer in amateur Radio Liberty, the Voice of America, and the casting. Broadcasters are hedging their bets.
affairs. BBC when they could hear them through the They want to rewrite rules that now require
A bona fide interest in Amateur Radio is the
only essential qualification of membership; an jamming. It was the stuff of spy novels, them to abandon double-sideband AM no later
Amateur Radio license is not a prerequisite, brought to life in our bedrooms. than 2015. They want to be free to use both AM
although full voting membership is granted only to
licensed amateurs in the US.
Shortwave listening (SWLing) was a com- and digital for the foreseeable future. In other
Membership inquiries and general correspon- mon intermediate step between discovering the words, they want to abandon the quest for spec-
dence should be addressed to the administrative magic of radio and obtaining an amateur li- trum efficiency that was mandated by the 1992
headquarters; see page 10 for detailed contact
information. cense. Many never saw the necessity for a World Administrative Radio Conference.
transmitting license, finding plenty to keep Whether they will be allowed to do so is one of
Founding President (1914-1936) them enthralled just by listening. Many who the questions that will be answered at the 2003
Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW
did get a license maintained a serious interest World Radiocommunication Conference.
Officers
in SWLing, developing esoteric specialties (for Whether they see their future as digital or
President: JIM D. HAYNIE,* W5JBP,
3226 Newcastle Dr, Dallas, TX 75220-1640; example, collecting Indonesian tropical broad- AM, some broadcasters place a premium on
(214-366-9400); [email protected] casters) that require a knowledge of propaga- the spectrum between 4 and 10 MHz. With
First Vice President: JOEL M. HARRISON,* tion surpassing that of an Honor Roll DXer. fewer political barriers to worry about they
W5ZN, 528 Miller Rd, Judsonia, AR 72081;
[email protected] That, as they say, was then—and this is are changing their transmitter placement strat-
Vice President: KAY C. CRAIGIE, WT3P, now. The Cold War is over. The major inter- egy. In some cases, transmitters that are lo-
5 Faggs Manor Ln, Paoli, PA 19301; (610-993-9623);
[email protected] national broadcasters now reach a larger cated in what used to be “enemy territory” are
Vice President: JOHN C. KANODE, N4MM, share of their audiences through local sta- now available for lease! For reliability they
1741 Old Chapel Rd, Boyce, VA 22620; tions and the Internet than by shortwave. For want to use transmitters that are one iono-
(540-837-1340); [email protected]
International Affairs Vice President: example, in Prague you can now hear the spheric hop from their target audience, and
RODNEY STAFFORD, W6ROD, 5155 Shadow BBC on an FM radio—a far cry from 1968. for that the frequencies below 10 MHz are
Estates, San Jose, CA 95135; (408-274-0492);
[email protected] Streaming brings perfect digital audio to ideal. Even with the service cutbacks the
Executive Vice President: DAVID SUMNER,* K1ZZ your computer, 24 hours a day, from a mul- stated requirements for broadcasting channels
Secretary: DAVID SUMNER, K1ZZ titude of sources and in dozens of languages. below 10 MHz still exceed their allocations.
Treasurer: JAMES McCOBB Jr, W1LLU Many cable systems carry international ra- Internet streaming is coming much more
Chief Financial Officer: BARRY J. SHELLEY, N1VXY dio broadcasting channels. Digital sound slowly to some parts of the world than to
Chief Operating Officer: MARK WILSON, K1RO
broadcasting by satellite is beginning to others. In most countries, Internet service is
Staff catch on. Nor are broadcasters and their au- not available for a flat monthly fee and heavy
Technical Relations Manager diences limited to audio. Want to see TV use is prohibitively expensive. Some coun-
Paul Rinaldo, W4RI
Legislative and Public Affairs Manager
news from around the world? You can get it tries continue to limit their citizens’ access
Steve Mansfield, N1MZA by satellite, complete with English interpre- to certain Internet content.
General Counsel tation. Want the news from a German per- The Cold War is over but there remain re-
Christopher Imlay, W3KD
spective? Every night you can watch a highly gional tensions in many parts of the world.
Production & Editorial Department
Manager: Steve Ford, WB8IMY polished newscast delivered in perfect Even the BBC is adamant that it remains
Advertising Department English courtesy of Deutsche Welle. committed to shortwave to reach audiences
Manager: John Bee, N1GNV
The Gulf War may have been the last in- in the Middle East, The Gulf, and Asia.
Circulation Department
Manager: Debra Jahnke ternational crisis in which HF broadcasting HF broadcasting has one unique feature
Deputy Manager: Katherine Capodicasa, N1GZO played a major role in keeping people in- that means it will never be entirely written
Membership Services Department formed. By contrast, during the more recent off by those responsible for foreign policy.
Manager: Wayne Mills, N7NG
Field & Educational Services Department crisis in Yugoslavia it was possible to find Unlike any other means of reaching a distant
Manager: Rosalie White, K1STO representatives of every conceivable point audience, there is no “gatekeeper.” The
Volunteer Examiner Department of view, official and otherwise, on the Web. friendly administration that allows your pro-
Manager: Bart Jahnke, W9JJ
Big news in May was that the venerable gram to be aired on a local FM station today
Business Staff
Business Manager: Barry J. Shelley, N1VXY
BBC had decided to drop its shortwave broad- may be gone tomorrow. Internet and tele-
Comptroller: LouAnn Campanello
casts to North America, Australia, New phone connections can be cut. Even satellite
Information Services: Don Durand, Manager
Zealand, and the Pacific Islands effective July feeds can be disrupted.
Office Manager: Robert Boucher 1. Service is being shut down on nine fre- HF remains the medium of last resort. Of
*Executive Committee Member quencies to North America and on four to the course, if you’re a ham you knew that!
Pacific. “The Beeb” will still be heard here —David Sumner, K1ZZ
August 2001 9
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ARRL Directors
Atlantic Division Great Lakes Division Northwestern Division Southeastern Division
BERNIE FULLER, N3EFN GEORGE RACE, WB8BGY GREG MILNES, W7OZ FRANK M. BUTLER JR, W4RH*
17668 Price Rd, Saegertown, PA 16433 3865 Gibbs Rd, Albion, MI 49224 740 SE 24th Ave, Hillsboro, OR 323 Elliott Rd SE, Ft Walton Beach,
(814-763-1529); (517-531-4758); 97123-7286 (503-648-6990); FL 32548 (850-244-5425);
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Vice Director: William C. Edgar, N3LLR, Vice Director: Gary L. Johnston, Vice Director: Jim Fenstermaker, Vice Director: Evelyn Gauzens,
22 Jackson Ave., Bradford, PA 16701 KI4LA, 3056 Hergott Dr, K9JF, 10312 NE 161st Ave, W4WYR, 2780 NW 3rd St, Miami, FL
(814-362-1250); [email protected] Edgewood, KY 41017-3377 Vancouver, WA 98682 (360-256- 33125 (305-642-4139);
Central Division (859-341-7477); [email protected] 1716); [email protected] [email protected]
GEORGE R. ISELY, W9GIG Hudson Division Pacific Division Southwestern Division
736 Fellows Street, St Charles, IL FRANK FALLON, N2FF* JIM MAXWELL, W6CF, FRIED HEYN, WA6WZO*
60174 (630-584-3510); 30 E Williston Ave, East Williston, PO Box 473, Redwood Estates, CA 962 Cheyenne St, Costa Mesa, CA
[email protected] NY 11596 (516-746-7652); 95044 (408-353-3911); 92626 (714-549-8516);
Vice Director: Howard S. Huntington, [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
K9KM, 25350 N Marilyn Ln, Hawthorn Vice Director: Stephen A. Mendelsohn, Vice Director: Bob Vallio, W6RGG, Vice Director: Art Goddard, W6XD,
Woods, IL 60047 (847-438-3452); W2ML, 318 New Milford Ave, Dumont, 18655 Sheffield Rd, Castro Valley, 2901 Palau Pl, Costa Mesa, CA
[email protected] NJ 07628 (201-384-0570); CA 94546 (510-537-6704); 92626 (714-556-4396);
Dakota Division [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
JAY BELLOWS, K0QB Midwest Division Roanoke Division West Gulf Division
997 Portland Ave, St Paul, MN 55104 WADE WALSTROM, W0EJ DENNIS BODSON, W4PWF COY C. DAY, N5OK
(651-983-2420); [email protected] 7431 Macon Dr, Cedar Rapids, IA 233 N Columbus St, Arlington, VA RR1, Box 254, Union City, OK
Vice Director: Twila Greenheck, N0JPH, 52411 (319-393-8982); [email protected] 22203 (703-243-3743); 73090-9726 (405-483-5632);
3333 Owasso Heights Rd, Vice Director: Bruce Frahm, K0BJ, [email protected] [email protected]
Shoreview, MN 55126 (651-483-1214); PO Box DX, Colby, KS 67701 Vice Director: Leslie Shattuck Sr, Vice Director: David Woolweaver,
[email protected] (785-462-7388); [email protected] K4NK, 127 Henderson St, Greenville, K5RAV, 2210 S. 77 Sunshine Strip,
Delta Division New England Division SC 29611 (864-421-0732); Harlingen, TX 78550 (956-425-3128);
TOM FRENAYE, K1KI* [email protected] [email protected]
RICK RODERICK, K5UR
PO Box 1463, Little Rock, AR 72203 PO Box 386, West Suffield, CT 06093 Rocky Mountain Division
(501-988-2527); [email protected] (860-668-5444); [email protected] WALT STINSON, W0CP,
Vice Director: Henry R. Leggette, Vice Director: Mike Raisbeck, K1TWF, 999 S Logan St, Denver, CO 80209
WD4Q, 7335 Ginger Snap Cove, 85 High St, Chelmsford, MA 01824 (303-770-3926); [email protected] As an ARRL member, you elect the
Memphis, TN 38125-4732 (978-250-1235); [email protected] Vice Director: Warren G. “Rev” directors and vice directors who
(901-757-0444); [email protected] Morton, WS7W, 1341 Trojan Dr, represent your division on ARRL
Casper, WY 82609 (307-235-2799); policy matters. If you have a question
[email protected] or comment about League policies,
contact your representatives at the
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 Get to Know Your Section Manager
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Atlantic Division Northwestern Division

Delaware Randall K. Carlson, WB0JJX, 121 Scarborough Park Dr, Alaska L. Kent Petty, KL5T, 21440 Falling Water Cir, Eagle River,
No. 10, Wilmington, DE 19804 (302-655-6179); AK 99517 (907-243-5856); [email protected]
[email protected] Eastern Washington Kyle Pugh, KA7CSP, W 5006 Houston Ave, Spokane, WA
Eastern Pennsylvania Eric Olena, WB3FPL, RR5 Box 5687, Mohnton, PA 19540 99208 (509-327-5039); [email protected]
(610-775-0526); [email protected] Idaho Michael Elliott, K7BOI, 11286 West Hickory Dale Dr, Boise, ID
Maryland-DC Tom Abernethy, W3TOM, 1133 Apple Valley Rd, Accokeek, 83713-1028 (208-376-3458); [email protected]
MD 20607 (301-292-6263); [email protected] Montana Darrell Thomas, N7KOR, 743 33rd Ave NE, Great Falls,
Northern New York Thomas Dick, KF2GC, 4 Jenkins St, Saranac Lake, NY MT 59404 (406-453-8574); [email protected]
12983 (518-891-0508); [email protected] Oregon William Sawders, K7ZM, 19821 Ponderosa St, Bend, OR
Southern New Jersey Jean Priestley, KA2YKN, 7158 Chandler Ave, 97702 (541-389-6258); [email protected]
Pennsauken, NJ 08105 (856-662-3587); Western Washington Harry Lewis, W7JWJ, 10352 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle,
[email protected] WA 98125 (206-523-9117); [email protected]
Western New York Scott Bauer, W2LC, 1964 Connors Rd, Pacific Division
Baldwinsville, NY 13027 (315-638-7551); [email protected]
East Bay Andy Oppel, KF6RCO, 1308 Burbank St, Alameda,
Western Pennsylvania John V. Rodgers, N3MSE, 803 S Main St, Butler, PA
CA 94501-3946 (510-523-3953); [email protected]
16001-6326 (724-287-0424); [email protected]
Nevada Jan Welsh, NK7N, 59 Constitution Ave, Henderson, NV
Central Division 89015-5702 (702-565-0242); [email protected]
Illinois Bruce Boston, KD9UL, 815 E 3rd St, Beardstown, IL Pacific Ronald Phillips, AH6HN, HCR 2 Box 6637, Keaau, HI
62618 (217-323-9809); [email protected] 96749 (808-982-6513); [email protected]
Indiana Peggy Coulter, W9JUJ, 12330 SCR 200 E, Muncie, IN Sacramento Valley Jerry Boyd, K6BZ, PO Box 252, Igo, CA 96047
47302 (765-288-0481); [email protected] (530-396-2256); [email protected]
Wisconsin Donald Michalski, W9IXG, 4214 Mohawk Dr, Madison, San Francisco Leonard Gwinn, WA6KLK, 2960 Blackhawk Dr, Willits, CA
WI 53711 (608-274-1886); [email protected] 95490-9704; [email protected]
Dakota Division San Joaquin Valley Donald Costello, W7WN, 1900 N Ashby Rd, No. 9,
Minnesota Randy “Max” Wendel, KM0D, 8539 Bryant Ave S, Merced, CA 95348 (209-383-5739); [email protected]
Bloomington, MN 55420-2147 (952-888-5953); Santa Clara Valley Glenn Thomas, WB6W, 502 Walnut Dr, Milpitas, CA
[email protected] 95035-4133 (408-263-9450); [email protected]
North Dakota Kent Olson, KAØLDG, 7702 Forest River Road, Fargo, ND
58104-8004 (701-298-0956); [email protected] Roanoke Division
South Dakota Roland Cory, W0YMB, 815 2nd Ave W, Mobridge, SD North Carolina John Covington, W4CC, PO Box 217122, Charlotte, NC
57601 (605-845-2400); [email protected] 28221(704-577-9405); [email protected]
Delta Division South Carolina Patricia Hensley, N4ROS, 164 N Main St PO Box 70,
Arkansas Bob Ideker, WB5VUH, 103 Duquesne Ct, Little Rock, AR Richburg, SC 29729-0070 (803-789-5810); [email protected]
72223 (501-868-8847); [email protected] Virginia Carl Clements, W4CAC, 4405 Wake Forest Rd, Portsmouth,
Louisiana Mickey Cox, K5MC, 754 Cheniere-Drew Rd, West Monroe, VA 23703 (757-484-0546); [email protected]
LA 71291 (318-397-1980); [email protected] West Virginia O. N. “Olie” Rinehart, WD8V, 1256 Ridge Dr,
Mississippi Malcolm Keown, W5XX, 14 Lake Circle Dr, Vicksburg, MS South Charleston, WV 25309-2434 (304-768-9534);
39180 (601-636-0827); [email protected] [email protected]
Tennessee O. D. Keaton, WA4GLS, 141 Medearis Dr, Old Hickory, Rocky Mountain Division
TN 37138 (615-758-2329); [email protected] Colorado Tim Armagost, WB0TUB, 6337 S Lafayette Pl, Littleton, CO
Great Lakes Division 80121 (303-795-9683); [email protected]
Kentucky John D. Meyers, N4GNL, 110 Cory Ln, Butler, KY New Mexico Joe Knight, W5PDY, 10408 Snow Heights Blvd NE,
41006-9740 (859-472-6690); [email protected] Albuquerque, NM 87112 (505-299-4581); [email protected]
Michigan Richard Mondro, W8FQT, 800 Dover St, Dearborn Heights, Utah Mel Parkes, AC7CP, 2166 E 2100 North, Layton, UT 84040
MI 48127 (313-730-2111); [email protected] (801-547-1753); [email protected]
Ohio Joseph J. Phillips, K8QOE, 2800 Jupiter Dr, Fairfield, OH Wyoming Robert Williams, N7LKH, PO Box 130, Wapiti, WY 82450
45014-5022 (513-874-0006); [email protected] (307-527-7758); [email protected]
Hudson Division Southeastern Division
Eastern New York Pete Cecere, N2YJZ, 378 Ohayo Mtn Rd, Woodstock, NY Alabama Bill Cleveland, KR4TZ, 2113 Wildwood Place, Mobile,
12498 (845-679-9846); [email protected] AL 36609-2583 (334-661-3892); [email protected]
NYC-Long Island George Tranos, N2GA, PO Box 296, Bellport, NY 11713, Georgia Sandy Donahue, W4RU, 15010 Briarhill Ln, Atlanta, GA 30324
(631-286-7562); [email protected] (404-315-1443); [email protected]
Northern New Jersey William Hudzik, W3UDT, 111 Preston Dr, Gillette, NJ Northern Florida Rudy Hubbard, WA4PUP, PO Box 843, Milton, FL
07933 (908-580-0493); [email protected] 32572-0843 (850-626-0620); [email protected]
Southern Florida Phyllisan West, KA4FZI, 1410 Shelby Parkway, Cape Coral,
Midwest Division FL 33904 (941-574-3467); [email protected]
Iowa Jim Lasley, N0JL, PO Box 5, Chillicothe, IA 52548 Puerto Rico Victor Madera, KP4PQ, PO Box 191917, San Juan, PR
(641-935-4337); [email protected] 00919-1917 (787-789-4998); [email protected]
Kansas Orlan Q. Cook, W0OYH, 12110 We st 71st St, Shawnee, Virgin Islands John Ellis, NP2B, PO Box 24492, Christiansted, St Croix, VI
KS 66216 (913-631-0423); [email protected] 00824 (340-773-9643); [email protected]
Missouri Dale C. Bagley, K0KY, PO Box 13, Macon, MO 63552-1822 West Central Florida Dave Armbrust, AE4MR, 3024 Salem Ave, Sarasota, FL
(660-385-3629); [email protected] 34232 (941-378-1701); [email protected]
Nebraska Bill McCollum, KE0XQ, 1314 Deer Park Blvd, Omaha, NE
Southwestern Division
68108 (402-734-3316); [email protected]
Arizona Clifford Hauser, KD6XH, 8741 N Hollybrook Ave, Tucson,
New England Division AZ 85742 (520-744-9095); [email protected]
Connecticut Betsey Doane, K1EIC, 92 Mohegan Rd, Shelton, CT Los Angeles Phineas J. Icenbice Jr, W6BF, 19323 Halsted St,
06484-2448 (203-929-7759); [email protected] Northridge, CA 91324 (818-349-3186); [email protected]
Eastern Massachusetts Phil Temples, K9HI, Apt 808, 125 Coolidge Ave, Orange Joe H. Brown, W6UBQ, 5444 La Sierra, Riverside, CA
Watertown, MA 02472-2875 (617-926-5986); 92505 (909-687-8394); [email protected]
[email protected] San Diego Tuck Miller, NZ6T, 3122 E 2nd St, National City, CA 91950
Maine William Woodhead, N1KAT, 63 1st Ave, Auburn, ME 04210 (619-434-4211); [email protected]
(207-782-4862); [email protected] Santa Barbara Robert Griffin, K6YR, 1436 Johnson Ave, San Luis Obispo,
New Hampshire Al Shuman, N1FIK, PO Box 119, Goffstown, NH CA 93401-3734 (805-543-3346); [email protected]
03045-0119 (603-487-3333); [email protected]
West Gulf Division
Rhode Island Armand E. Lambert, K1FLD, 144 Summer St, Woonsocket,
RI 02895 (401-762-0536); [email protected] North Texas Donald L. Mathis, KB5YAM, 1190 Emerald Sound Blvd,
Vermont Bob DeVarney, WE1U, 43 W Milton Rd, Milton, VT 05468 Oak Point, TX 75068-2236 (972-292-1203); [email protected]
(802-893-7336); [email protected] Oklahoma Charlie Calhoun, K5TTT, 16101 E 98th St N, Owasso, OK
Western Massachusetts William Voedisch, W1UD, 240 Main St, Leominster, MA 74055 (918-272-9872); [email protected]
01453 (978-537-2502); [email protected] South Texas E. Ray Taylor, N5NAV, 688 Comal Ave, New Braunfels, TX
78130 (830-625-1683); [email protected]
West Texas Clay Emert, K5TRW, 109 Pasodale Rd, El Paso, TX
79907-6009 (915-859-5502); [email protected]

12 August 2001
 DC Currents
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Manager, Legislative and Public Affairs

Just as radio waves aren’t constrained by artificial boundaries, neither is ARRL’s

government relations effort. “DC Currents” covers behind-the-scenes activity you
need to know about in Congress, at the FCC and other regulatory agencies, as
well as at worldwide bodies such as the International Telecommunication Union.

Congress Makes a Federal Case of Driving with a Mobile Phone

After a year or two of unsuccessful defines what is meant by “mobile tele- source of driver distraction leading to
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attempts by state legislatures to rein phone.” Presumably, both bills refer to accidents appears to be “things outside the
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in the driving habits of citizens who mobile telephone devices (like cellular or car” (29.4%) followed by such mundane
try to drive and talk on the mobile PCS) that connect to the public switched tasks as “adjusting radio, CD, etc”
phone at the same time, the United States telephone network, but they offer scant (11.4%), and “other occupants” (10.9%).
Congress has finally stepped into the guidance so far. Only Senator Corzine’s Cell phones as a cause of accidents were
picture. floor statement upon introduction of his rated at 1.5%. However, the study’s author
Step one was the introduction into the bill, in which he notes that the bill’s pur- conceded that some drivers involved in
US Senate of S.927, the Mobile Telephone pose is “to restrict the use of cell phones crashes might be embarrassed or otherwise
Driving Safety Act of 2001 by Senator Jon while operating a motor vehicle” provides reluctant to report cell phone usage, thus
Corzine (D-NJ). Step two was the intro- any clear suggestion that the legislation (at skewing the data.
duction of HR.1837, entitled the Call least the Senate version) refers solely to Indications are that the wireless industry
Responsibly and Stay Healthy Act of cellular telephones. is likely to oppose both S.927 and HR.1837
2001 (acronym CRASH), in the House of Justification for such legislation re- vigorously. The Cellular Telecommunica-
Representatives by Congressman Gary mains contentious. While the New England tions and Internet Association (CTIA) says
Ackerman (NY-D-5th). While the two Journal of Medicine’s conclusion that “use it believes “that public awareness on the
pieces of legislation differ slightly in of cellular telephones in motor vehicles is issue of distracted driving is of paramount
wording, their purpose is the same: to associated with a quadrupling of the risks importance.” “Unfortunately,” says CTIA,
direct the US Secretary of Transportation of a collision during the brief period of a “both legislative proposals put forth today
to withhold federal highway funds from call” has so far been definitive, newly fail to address the issues of education, data
any state that permits its citizens to use emerging data suggests that perhaps cell collection, and the strict enforcement of
hand-held mobile telephones while operat- phones aren’t as big a distraction as previ- existing laws that prohibit unsafe driving
ing motor vehicles. The threat to withhold ously thought. A study conducted for the due to driver inattention or distraction.”
funds has been used before in other federal American Automobile Association by the The statement, on the CTIA Web site at
highway legislation; for example, to University of North Carolina Highway www.wow-com.com/news/press/
strong-arm states into falling in line on Safety Research Center, reported in the body.cfm?record_id=947 goes on to note
issues such as age 21 drinking laws and Washington Post, indicates that the major that “common sense can’t be legislated.”
blood alcohol content laws. The Federal
Highway Administration provides millions
of dollars each year to states for the pur-
pose of improving the nation’s highway
transportation system.
New FCC Commissioners Now In Office
No action has yet been taken in either
The US Senate confirmed President was confirmed for a new five-year term.
the Senate or House version of the legisla- George W. Bush’s three nominees for seats Powell was nominated to the Commission
tion and, with the recent shift in power in on the Federal Communications Commis- by President Clinton in 1997 and has
the Senate, no clear prediction is yet pos- sion. The confirmation sustained the three served since then. During the same pro-
sible. ARRL has reviewed both S.927 and to two member Republican majority on the ceeding, Democrat Michael Copps, a
HR.1837 and does not believe either bill in regulatory panel. former aide to Senator Ernest Hollings of
its current form poses much risk to ama- New faces on the commission are South Carolina, was confirmed by the
teur mobile operation. However, there is Republicans Kevin Martin and Kathleen Senate. Copps was a lawyer in private and
no way to predict how the bill that survives Abernathy. Martin has been a White House corporate practice before serving in the
might be amended as it wends its way aide, an aide to FCC Commissioner Harold Clinton Administration’s Commerce De-
through the Congressional process nor, Furchtgott-Roth and deputy general coun- partment. Confirmation vote by the full
supposing it passes, how individual state sel of the Bush campaign, and has worked Senate of the new Commissioners and
legislatures will implement what they for Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr. Chairman followed a 17-0 vote by the
perceive to be the intent of Congress. Abernathy was a telecommunications Senate Commerce Committee. Still re-
While such legislation has passed at the attorney for several large telecommunica- maining on the panel is Democrat Com-
local level in several counties or munici- tions companies and law firms, and former missioner Gloria Tristani, who was ap-
palities, so far none has passed at the state advisor to FCC Commissioner James pointed by President Clinton in 1997 and
level. One potential problem for the Ama- Quello. Martin’s term expires June 2006, serves until the end of this year.
teur Radio community and other mobile and Abernathy’s June 2005. Republican With control of the Senate turning over
radio users is that neither federal bill fully FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell also from Republican to Democrat following
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the departure of Vermont Senator Jeffords, tivities. Senator Hollings replaces Arizona FCC offices for the first time ever. Tauzin
Senator Ernest “Fritz” Hollings (D-SC) Republican Senator John McCain, and is the former Chairman of the House Tele-
becomes Chairman of the Senate Com- Senator Inouye replaces Montana Senator communications Subcommittee and was
merce Committee. Senator Daniel Inouye Conrad Burns. recently elevated to Chairman of the House
(D-HI) becomes Chairman of the Senate In reporting a move that might signal Commerce Committee. He has been a
Communications Subcommittee, where improving relationships between the House persistent critic of the FCC. Upton is the
most federal telecommunications legisla- side of Capitol Hill and the FCC, Broad- new Chairman of the Telecommunications
tion is either blessed for passage or con- casting & Cable magazine recently noted Subcommittee, and so far has been more
demned for defeat in the Senate, and which that Reps. Billy Tauzin (R-LA-3rd) and laid back than his predecessor in going
has jurisdiction over the FCC and its ac- Fred Upton (R-MI-6th) toured the new after the Commission.

Spectrum Bill Begins to Attract Cosponsors

The Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act (S.549 in the Senate
and HR.817 in the House) has begun slowly to gain momentum. How- Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act
ever, all bets are off whether or not that momentum can help to over- Cosponsors
come the inertia of a Congress that, when faced with small telecom- In addition to the original sponsor, Florida Republican Congressman
Michael Bilirakis, HR.817, the House bill, also currently has 20
munications bills, tends to fall flat on its face without taking any cosponsors. The Representatives signed onto the bill are:
further action. The House bill is almost perfectly balanced politically, Rep. John E. Baldacci Rep. Mike McIntyre
with 11 Republicans, eight Democrats and one Independent, but the (D-ME-2nd) (D-NC-7th)
Senate bill currently has six Republicans and only one Democrat. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI-2nd) Rep. Gary G. Miller
What the cosponsor balance will mean in the wake of the unexpected Rep. David E. Bonior (D-MI-10th) (R-CA-41st)
Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN-6th) Rep. George R. Nethercutt, Jr
shift in the Senate balance of power with the departure from the Rep. John Conyers, Jr (R-WA-5th)
Republican Party of Vermont Senator James Jeffords remains to be (D-MI-14th) Rep. Charles W. Stenholm
seen. The bill, which has so far been nonpartisan and largely noncon- Rep. John T. Doolittle (R-CA-4th) (D-TX-17th)
troversial, would require the FCC to provide “equivalent replacement Rep. Paul E. Gillmor (R-OH-5th) Rep. Ted Strickland
Rep. Virgil H. Goode, Jr (D-OH-6th)
spectrum” if any Amateur Radio spectrum was to be reallocated to (I-VA-5th) Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE-2nd)
another service. Currently, the FCC can reallocate portions of Ama- Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA-4th) Rep. Karen L. Thurman
teur Radio bands with few constraints other than the burdens of the Rep. Johnny Isakson (R-GA-6th) (D-FL-5th)
Rep. William L. Jenkins (R-TN-1st) Rep. Patrick J. Tiberi
regulatory process (in which ARRL has more often than not success- Rep. Walter B. Jones, Jr (R-OH-12th)
fully challenged such reallocation). (R-NC-3rd)
The ARRL’s visits on Capitol Hill suggest that many of the cospon-
In addition to the original sponsor, Idaho Senator Michael Crapo,
sors we have gathered so far were motivated by the cards, letters and current sponsors of S.549 include:
phone calls of ARRL members around the US to their Senators and Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) Jesse Helms (R-NC)
Representatives. If you are an ARRL member, it is not too late to Thad Cochran (R-MS) Bob Smith (R-NH)
write. For more background information and a sample letter, visit the Susan M. Collins (R-ME) Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME)
Larry E. Craig (R-ID)
ARRL Web site at www.arrl.org/govrelations/arspa.html.

Media Hits
• Channels, the house magazine for ComNet Ericsson, fea- published in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. However, the focus
tures an article on school children using Amateur Radio to was on the capacity for emergency communication. Featured
communicate with crewmembers aboard the International was a color photo of Walton County Emergency Management
Space Station (ISS). The article says ComNet Ericsson do- Coordinator Bill Bishop, N4EMA and Hoss Roberson, NX4I.
nated some of the UHF/VHF radios used aboard the space- Also mentioned was Robert Robbins, K3HNO.
craft for Amateur Radio communication. It cites NASA, • The Daily Oklahoman, published in Oklahoma City, Okla-
ARRL and the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation homa recently explored the history of Morse code from its
(AMSAT), and gives the ARRL Web site address for more halcyon days when telegraph wires were just about the only
information. reliable communication between Oklahoma City and the
• The Daily Jeffersonian of Cambridge, Ohio reports on outside world, up to today’s continuing popularity with
activities of the Cambridge Amateur Radio Association Amateur Radio operators. The article names Harold Blum,
(CARA) and features a nice, lively picture of about a dozen W5VVU, Margaret Fish, WA5RLP, Melissa Rasmussen,
junior high school students clustered intently around a ham KM5R and Dan Miller, K3UFG. Miller is an Education Coor-
rig. According to the caption, CARA members had been dinator at ARRL Headquarters.
conducting an all-day seminar on ham radio. According to • Musician Joe Walsh, WB6ACU, received favorable publicity
Jim Houser, WA8JIM, who sent us the article, CARA also in the LA Times for his Amateur Radio and Internet hobbies. In
spent the following weekend providing support to a safety the article, Walsh discussed how he got into ham radio nearly 30
break at one of the local highway rest areas, thus also provid- years ago, talked about how much fun he was still having with
ing support for one of the best definitions known of “public his radios (apparently a lot!) and gave a nice plug to ARRLWeb
relations,” that is, “good works publicly recognized.” for nonham readers to check things out. During his long music
• The gamut of Amateur Radio activities seems to be covered career, guitarist Walsh has been a member of such influential
in a story that appeared in the Northwest Florida Daily News, rock groups as the Eagles and the James Gang.

16 August 2001
 UP FRONT IN

Who says hams don’t build their own circuit compo-

nents? Don Moler, N8BKR (above), is putting the last
turn on a massive loading coil for his 1750-meter vertical
antenna. With assistance provided by his neighbor (left),
Don is building the huge antenna for the band between
160 and 190 kHz, the spectrum inhabited by low-fre-
quency experimenters known as Lowfers. You’ll find
plenty of Lowfer information on-line at the Long Wave
Club of America Web site at www.lwca.org.

Top cop! The Bowling Green, Kentucky Police Depart-

ment honored Tim Robinson, KF4MGU, as Police
Officer of the Year. Tim is an active amateur and a
member of the Kentucky Colonels Amateur Radio Club.

Forty years in the making. In August 1963,

Zed Freeman, K0NNN, worked K0WWW. After
receiving the QSL, Zed wondered if it would
be possible to contact and QSL his way
We know Amateur Radio airline pilots occasionally call CQ from through the entire alphabet of triple-lettered
their flight decks, but could this be taking it too far? Giovanni call sign suffixes. In December 2000 his ambi-
Bini, I5JHW, spotted this unusually marked Alitalia MD-88 while tious suffix alphabet from AAA to ZZZ was
returning from a DXpedition in Tunisia. complete when he worked N1PPP.
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CQ DX— mobile . Mike DiPersio, KC2Q, hunts
DX while making regular trips up and down the
East Coast with his Hustler multiband vertical
(below). The control head of his ICOM IC-706
transceiver (right) mounts unobtrusively on the
top of the dash. And when Mike stops for the
night, the mobile antenna quickly becomes
stationary on the hotel balcony (bottom)!

THOMAS BABB, KF4JKQ

50 years of membership. ARRL Roanoke Division Director Dennis

Bodson, W4PWF, presents a 50-year membership plaque to Al
Leonard, W4RXG, at the Raleigh Hamfest as Roanoke Division Vice
Director Leslie Shattuck, K4NK, looks on.

THOMAS B. STELMAK, KD7Q

One hobby leads to another… Former ARRL Montana Section Man-

ager Les Belyea, N7AIK, recently retired and decided it was time to
take up a second hobby—restoring old farm machinery. Les couldn’t
resist adding his call sign to this renovated 1964 swather.
20 August 2001
Time for radio. Dr Dave Borenstein, KA2HTV (seated), visited Ghana
on a medical mission early this year. Despite the hectic schedule, Dr
Borenstein found the time to obtain a license as 9G5DR and operate
from the home of Kofi Jackson, 9G1AJ (standing).

JOHN HALLEY—THE ATHENS MESSENGER

“Can” do! Phil Caubarreaux, KB5EKD,

An active Centenarian. Fritz Heffken, W8CRS, turned 100 years opted to build a 20-A, 13.8-V dc power supply
old this year, yet he is still on the air regularly from his home in into a paint can (top). The heat sinks mount
Athens, Ohio. Fritz has been a long-time member of the Athens on the opposite side from the meter and
County Amateur Radio Association. connection posts (bottom).

QRPers meet in
Newington. Last
March, members of
the New England
QRP Club gathered
for their winter meet-
ing at ARRL Head-
quarters station,
W1AW. Low-power
enthusiasts are
among the most ac-
tive homebrewers in
Amateur Radio today.
As their banner
states: “The Excite-
ment Is Building.”

August 2001 21
 CORRESPONDENCE
Your opinions count! Send your letters to “Correspondence,” ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111.
You can also submit letters by fax at 860-594-0259, or via e-mail to: [email protected].
We read every letter received, but we can only publish a few each month. We reserve the right to edit your letter for clarity,
and to fit the available page space. Of course, the publishers of QST assume no responsibility for statements made by correspondents.

THE MISUSE OF RST I would recommend an alternate method your head! Wait until the aircraft is com-

I’m frustrated with the continued mis- that is just as effective and does not pose pletely secured and the pilot waves you
use of the RST signal-reporting system. the risk of fire that flares do: vehicle head- forward before approaching. If you are
On phone operations I seldom hear any lights. Parking vehicles on the edges of a called upon to approach while the aircraft
reports that are not 5-9, especially dur- perimeter, facing in, with headlights on is running, stay crouched down, keep your
ing a contest. How many times do you will do a fine job of illuminating the LZ arms lower than your head, and secure any
hear, “You’re 5-9, but I didn’t get your for a pilot. This gets easier with several loose items. Maintain direct eye contact
name and there is heavy interference”? vehicles, but even with two you can ar- with the pilot at all times.—Andy Craig,
On CW I constantly get “RRR” on a range the position of the cars so that the K3NP, Charlotte, North Carolina
return transmission and an RST report headlight beams intersect, forming an X.
of 599 only to hear soon thereafter that I have been involved in Emergency DON’T CHANGE THE POWER LIMIT
“copy is a bit rough.” Medical Services for 18 years, both as a
W6ZU seems to have lost sight of the
Do folks think they are offending oth- Paramedic and RN, and I have flown on purpose of the Amateur Radio Service,
ers with anything less than a 599 RST? 200 EMS helicopter missions in four years as it is defined in Part 97. The primary
There are lots of 599s issued that truly as a flight nurse. We were taught, and we purpose is to provide emergency
don’t warrant those reports! teach others at safety demos, that no open communications in times of disasters. In
The Tone part of the RST is also mis- flames of any kind (or lit cigarettes!) are such circumstances it may be that lives
used, in my observation. Maybe with all to be within 200 feet of our aircraft. The and property depend on the ability of
the commercial gear that now proliferates venting of the fuel is normal and occurs amateurs to establish reliable communi-
our bands, there are so few non-pure dc when the aircraft is being shut down; it cation links, which may, in turn, be
notes that we don’t know what a chirp may go unnoticed with all the wind and facilitated by the ability to crank out a
sounds like anymore. Regardless of the noise of the rotors until the aircraft has robust signal.
fact that lots of hams today wouldn’t been shut off. Eventually a spot of fuel I should point out that the legal power
know what to do about a chirp if they had about 6 to 12 inches in diameter will form limit is not 1500 W. It is the lowest power
one, it seems to me that many people on the ground under the venting tube. I level below 1500 W consistent with main-
don’t know the differences in note tone. recall numerous occasions where well- taining the contact. If the contact can be
While we’re at it, let’s return to the intentioned ground personnel urgently carried out at 25 W, then 25 W is the le-
regular use of “DE” between call signs made us aware that our aircraft was “leak- gal power level. The vast majority of
when operating CW. It seems like many ing fuel” and needed maintenance. hams keep power levels low and only run
amateurs are opting to drop the “DE” for On the subject of lighting, any lights higher power when conditions warrant.
some unknown reason.—John Shorb, that are on at an LZ at night should be I won’t comment on the energy con-
W3FSA, Bethel, Maine pointing at the ground, or directly il- servation argument other than to note that
luminating hazards (tree limbs, power there is not much of a burden imposed
HELICOPTER OPERATIONS lines) that the pilot is to avoid. Otherwise, on the power grid by amateur amplifiers.

I was pleasantly surprised to see an ar- keep lights out of the sky, as they can Asking West Coast amateurs to turn off
ticle about helicopter operations in the negatively affect the pilot’s vision. This their linear amplifiers will not make a
May 2001 QST “Public Service” column. includes waving flashlights at the aircraft, dent in the current power shortages.
The article is well written and provides a and also means shutting off light bars (es- Just for the sake of clarity, I note that
good source of safety information for op- pecially strobes) on vehicles once the air- I do not own an amplifier, nor do I ever
erating around a helicopter. However, I am craft is nearby and has found your LZ. run anything much above 150 W. Usu-
concerned with one particular piece of in- Lastly, if a human is going to “flag down” ally I’m at or near QRP levels on any
formation that has the potential to cause the helicopter at night, he or she should bands I run on. For my own operations a
problems. The author recommends the use position themselves so that the aircraft 400 W limit would have no effect at all.
of “highway safety flares” as one method will be approaching into the wind if pos- That said, I am certainly not in favor of
of marking a landing zone at night. sible. Hold a flashlight in each hand and cutting down the potential effectiveness
This can be extremely dangerous, as extend arms fully upright. Once the air- of Amateur Radio in providing emer-
some (perhaps all, I’m not sure) helicop- craft has found you and is on approach, gency communications by imposing
ters normally vent fuel out onto the ground secure the flashlights, put your arms more stringent power restrictions than are
via a small flexible hose on the underside down, and back away from the LZ. Ob- already in effect.
of the fuselage. If a pilot were to land on serve the pilot for any signals he may give Good amateur practice already dic-
top of a flare, this could ignite the fuel you. Beware of rotor wash! tates the use of the lowest effective power
and cause a catastrophe. The reference The author is absolutely correct to state levels. I’m inclined to think that the vast
books I have read recommend using flares that only trained personnel should ap- majority of hams adhere to that standard,
cautiously, making sure they are secured, proach “hot” aircraft. This includes ap- so further regulation in this area is at best
and only using them at the edges of the proaching as the aircraft is winding down. unnecessary and at worst could lead to a
landing zone (LZ) perimeter. However, Be aware that rotor blades are very flex- diminution of our ability to serve when
rather than have to worry about flares ible (more so once power is removed) and the need arises.—Bruce Moyer, KI8GR,
coming loose, being too close and so on, can dip low enough to separate you from Lincoln Park, Michigan
24 August 2001

I am writing in response to the letter above an existing building. I know this idea
in the May 2001 issue of QST by Wesley could be very divisive for the amateur com-
Wiley, W6ZU, asking the ARRL petition munity, but it would still be the right thing
the FCC to lower the legal power limit to do for the amateur service.—Bob Witte,
from 1500 to 400 W. I strongly object to KB0CY, Monument, Colorado
this proposal on at least two grounds.
First of all, I pay for my power. It’s not
I’d like to comment on W7II’s OpEd
piece in April QST, in which he was re-
free. If hams want to conserve power, let
sponding to my letter published in “Cor-
them turn their radios down to 400 W as
respondence” opposing the League’s po-
Mr Wiley suggests, but I reject the idea
sition on restrictive covenants.
that all hams must bow to such a reduc-
First, I never suggested that hams who
tion by rule of law. Again, I will gladly
live in areas with such restrictions should
pay whatever price I can afford for all the
live with the restriction and “never voice
power I use in my household. Energy is opposition.” In fact, I suggested the ex-
priced according to supply and demand act opposite. I suggested that where one
like any other product. If I don’t mind pay- chooses to live is a personal choice, that
ing an exorbitant price to run 1500 W, why one must be aware of any restrictions
shouldn’t I be able to do so? Attitudes like before making a purchase, and that hams
Mr Wiley’s are dangerous in that they give could certainly make an effort to gather
the government the freedom to restrict support to modify condominium by-laws
other areas of our lives that are “incorrect” and other restrictions if they so chose.
according to the opinions of others. And, speaking as president of my con-
Secondly, the notion that lower output dominium association, my larger point
keeps the peace in the neighborhood is was that restrictive covenants, condo
flawed. Hams need to understand the vast by-laws and other such rules serve a very
majority of RFI cases are not their fault. useful purpose, and that Federal preemp-
Most hams just assume guilt and so allow tion was not the answer.
their neighbors to control their operating However, based on W7II’s comments,
practices. Educating the neighbors, explain- and those of WB4GCS published in the
ing the laws and working with them to solve February “Correspondence,” I’ve learned
their problems, is the preferred solution. that there are areas in this country where
The only restrictions that the FCC such restrictions may be the norm. This is
should put on power output should be not the case here in the New York metro-
based on safety—the safety of the opera- politan area where I live, or in other areas
tors using the equipment and safety for of the Northeast with which I am familiar.
those who may come in contact with the And while I have a hard time believing that
antennas.—Jon Ogden, NA9D, Algonquin, such restrictions are so widespread that we
Illinois should be looking for Federal help, I will
accept that premise at face value in hope
MORE ON RESTRICTIVE
of suggesting a workable compromise.
COVENANTS
Rather than have blanket Federal pre-

I enjoyed the OpEd piece that ap- emption of all restrictive covenants and
peared in April 2001 QST concerning the by-laws, I would suggest such preemp-
problem of restrictive covenants. I also tion only when a certain percentage of
used to dismiss the problems of covenants property within a defined geographic area
as people just not doing their homework is governed by such limitations. That geo-
when buying property. The OpEd hit a graphic area could be defined by muni-
resonance with me because I think restric- cipal boundaries, county lines, or other
tive covenants may be the number-one such geographic definitions as are
threat to Amateur Radio in the long term. appropriate. Likewise, the appropriate
It is interesting to note that the Direct threshold percentage would also need to
Broadcast Satellite folks figured this out be discussed. I am merely suggesting a
and dealt with it. If they had not gotten concept, not the complete package.
the ruling from the FCC protecting the People who choose to purchase a home
use of small dish antennas, their industry in this community voluntarily do so, and
would not be flourishing. And do these have the responsibility to understand those
dishes decrease the value of real estate? issues prior to purchase. If they don’t like
I don’t think so. the restrictions, they can go elsewhere, or
A similar accommodation should be ap- attempt to gather support for change fol-
plied to Amateur Radio antennas. It may lowing their purchase. Conceding that
not be reasonable to have the FCC offer some hams may live in areas with less
blanket protection for HF monoband beams choice, however, I believe my suggestion
on 50-foot towers, but at the very least they should be fully explored and debated, and
should protect small installations. This that a workable compromise could be eas-
could take the form of some maximum an- ily developed.—Art Malatzky, WB2WFJ,
tenna dimension and/or maximum height Valley Cottage, New York
August 2001 25
 By George L. Heron, N2APB

PSK31 Audio Beacon

Build this programmable single-chip generator of PSK31-encoded
audio data streams and use it as a signal generator, a beacon input
to your SSB rig—or as the start of a single-chip PSK31 controller!

H
ere’s an easy, fun and intri-
guingly useful project that has
evolved from an ongoing design
effort to reduce the complexity of a
PSK31 controller.
A conventional PC typically provides
the relatively intensive computing power
required for PSK31 modulation and de-
modulation. With this beacon project,
however, the PSK31 modulation compu-
tations have been designed to fit into a
small PIC-like microcontroller that can
serve as the basis for the “transmit half”
of a standalone PSK31 controller.
A fast and inexpensive microcon-
troller is programmed to generate an
audio data stream using the PSK31 algo-
rithms. The data-driven audio waveform
is fed to an amplifier IC that drives a
speaker and voila, the familiar and PSK31 encoding and audio waveform • Open source code for custom modi-
melodious PSK31 warble is heard! When generation. fication of the beacon string and/or
presented as input to a PSK31 receiving • An on-board audio amplifier suffi- software operation.
system such as DigiPan, these modulated cient to drive a speaker for group activi- • Construction may be done Manhat-
audio tones are decoded and the pro- ties. tan-style (a form of ugly-style construc-
grammed beacon string is displayed. • A low-level output suitable for in- tion) for freedom of desired imple-
A keyboard or data terminal may also terfacing to an SSB transceiver. mentation. A printed circuit board is also
serve as the input of real-time textual data • A Scenix SX28 RISC microcon- available for this project.
to the PSK31 audio beacon. A standard RS- troller operating at 50 MHz with a 20-ns
232 serial interface is provided in the hard- instruction cycle time. This provides Typical Beacon String
ware and software to allow a more dynamic computing power necessary for accurate The current version of the beacon soft-
“signal generator” use of the project. The implementation of the PSK31 modulation ware is programmed to transmit two types
project can be electrically connected to the algorithm. The SX chip is similar to of data in sequence:
input of an SSB transceiver to create an Microchip’s popular PIC microcontroller, (1) Idle Stream—Upon transmit ini-
RF PSK31 beacon for brief tests. containing the same software instruction tiation, the beacon sends a series of 64
This project is also ideally suited for set but operating more than 40 times zeros to allow the PSK31 receiving sys-
groups wishing to have some “audio bea- faster. tem and decoder to synchronize for the
con” fun during meetings. A number of • The SX28 microcontroller is pro- data reception that follows. In some
club members would operate their audio grammed with a unique beacon string. It PSK31 applications this idle stream time
beacons while someone attempts success- can also accept real-time text input from allows the decoding software to measure
ful copy of the beacon strings while sit- an RS-232 serial interface. signal “IMD,” an indication of energy
ting at a microphone-equipped laptop • Configuration jumpers provide for present in adjacent sidebands and some-
running DigiPan software. selection of three base carrier frequencies what of a figure of merit for the received
Construction is simple and straightfor- (500 Hz, 1 kHz or 2 kHz), and choice of signal.
ward, and you’ll have immediate feed- 16 sub-variations around the selected (2) Data String—Immediately fol-
back on how your beacon works when base frequency. This allows the user to lowing the idle stream of zeros, the bea-
you plug in a 9-V battery and speaker. operate the beacon on any of 48 distinct con begins sending the data string that
audio frequencies. will ultimately be displayed on the receiv-
Beacon Features • Continuous loop or single-pass op- ing side of the communications channel.
• Single-chip implementation of eration. This is the custom-programmed sequence
28 August 2001
 and interference to other signals up and
down the band. You will quickly earn the
wrath of others who will see your call
sign and e-mail address transmitted over
and over.
Secondly, even in the case of perfect
signal quality, never leave the beacon on
for continuous, unattended operation.
Not only would this be illegal in most
instances, it is also very poor amateur
practice. This beacon is intended only for
Figure 1—This represents 15 cycles of the 500-Hz carrier constituting a 31-ms bit-
processing window. The sequence of characters processed were two sequential brief testing when used over the airwaves.
zeros—the first being encoded in the phase reversal seen at the zero-power point on
the left, and the second on the right. Circuit Description
Refer to the schematic shown in Fig-
ure 3. The kit provides a standard battery
of ASCII characters. The data string may beacon can be used to drive any SSB clip with which the user can connect a
be of any length, and is limited only by transceiver. This would allow you to eas- 9-V battery. Any dc voltage from about
available memory. ily put a beacon signal on the air for all 9-12 V may be used since the 3-pin regu-
the same reasons that CW beacons are lator VR1 drops the input voltage down
What Can You Do with a PSK31 used (studies of propagation, power lev- to the required 5 V for the microcon-
Audio Beacon? els, antenna characteristics, etc). troller. Current consumption of the bea-
As I mentioned, the beacon may be Special care must be exercised on two con circuitry is nominally about 80 mA,
used as the basis for a fun group “con- counts, however. so the regulator will naturally get a little
test” activity for your club. All contes- First, the audio level driving an SSB warm. If an SX-Key programmer is con-
tants would turn their beacons on and transmitter must be extremely low com- nected to the beacon (allowing repro-
gather around a laptop running DigiPan pared to the speaker output levels pro- grammability of the microcontroller), a
software. Laptops generally have built- vided by the beacon kit. Most certainly, TO220-packaged 1-A voltage regulator
in microphones that would be used to the LM386 audio amplifier output that such as an LM7805 should be substituted
decode the audio PSK31 tones “in the air” drives the beacon’s speaker should not be due to the overall higher current demands
... and with over 100 beacons warbling used when feeding a transmitter. You of the programmer.
simultaneously, there will certainly be should take the output of the R-2R DAC The Scenix SX28 microcontroller
audio tones in the air! and put it through a voltage divider pad used in the beacon operates at 50 MHz
Recall that each beacon’s microcon- (or potentiometer) to bring the 0-to- clock rate, providing an instruction cycle
troller can be customized with a call sign 4.5-V sine wave signals down to the milli- time of 20 nanoseconds. This fast opera-
and can also operate on slightly different volt range required by an SSB transceiver. tion enables precise control of signal
frequencies. One beacon may have its The lower the better! If the transmitter generation and phase reversals to produce
tones centered at 978 Hz, while another is overdriven, all sorts of problems occur stable and accurate carrier modulation
may have its tones at 1050 Hz. with the transmitted RF spectrum—ter- at the audio baseband frequencies. A
Imagine a bunch of club members rible intermodulation distortion (IMD) 50-MHz ceramic resonator is used with
amassed around a table with an operator
sitting at the laptop. The idea is to see
how many beacons the operator can copy
within a specified period of time. Factors
involved in successful reception include
the settings of the audio amp, the type of
speaker, the distance between the beacon
and the laptop, adjacent QRM (other
beaconers) and so on. “Points” are awarded
to all beacons for the degree of solid copy
captured during the time period. (You can
see a photo of this excitement in the “Up
Front” section of July QST. The photo was
taken at the Atlanticon QRP convention in
Maryland last spring.)
This all may sound complex, but it’s
really quite simple—build the beacon,
turn it on and see how well it can be cop-
ied by DigiPan. Each contestant could
actually do this during the test phase at
home prior to the club event.
Putting the Beacon on the Air
Projects can be fun in a group setting, Notice the potentiometer used for audio drive control into the LM386, the 1/8-inch jack
but the PSK31 audio beacon has lasting used for the speaker output, the pin headers used for configuration, the coaxial dc
power jack used for the dc input power, the real START pushbutton, and the
value for the individual PSK31 enthusi- 4-position pin header on the right used for the SX-Key programmer connection. This
ast. The audio tones generated by the little board has lots of flexibility and is relatively self-contained.
August 2001 29
the on-board oscillator to provide a fast
and simple controller solution to the gen-
eration of PSK31 encoding.
There are numerous ways to generate
a sine wave suitable for use in communi-
cations systems, and each has advantages
and trade-offs. A discrete chip sine wave
generator or a separate digital to analog
converter (DAC) could have been used,
but it was desired to keep both hardware
complexity and cost to a minimum.
Another popular method used in gen-
erating a sine wave is to pulse width modu-
late (PWM) a square wave on an output
bit of the microcontroller and then low Figure 2—This is an illustration of what you’d probably see with an oscilloscope properly
pass filter the signal with an R/C network. synchronized at the start of the PSK31 character sequence. Note the phase-shifts at the
This method requires too much use of pre- zero-power points, indicating a letter gap of two successive zeroes in the bitstream.
cious interrupt time in the processor.
A simple technique was ultimately
chosen to generate the carrier—the R-2R Transmission Mode assume that the configuration jumpers are
DAC. This digital-to-analog converter set to produce a 500-Hz carrier frequency,
incorporates a ladder network of 16 re-
• Continuous transmit is selected by
installing configuration jumper X5, thus with a nominal interrupt variability of 4
sistors whose nodes are fed by an 8-bit instructing the beacon software to auto- (X2 jumper in place for an RTCC reload
parallel output port of the micro- matically restart the beacon transmit se- value of 197).
controller. The values of the resistors in quence (idle and pre-programmed data The PSK31 audio beacon firmware is
the network are 10 kΩ and 20 kΩ; hence string). completely interrupt-driven, based on the
the R-2R nomenclature. The cumulative
weighting of these R-2R resistors in the
• Single pass (one time) transmit is timeout settings of the real time clock
selected by removing the configuration (RTCC). The default setting of the RTCC
ladder ultimately produces an output volt- jumper from X5. The transmit sequence counter produces an interrupt every
age at the top of the ladder correspond- is initiated by manual actuation of the 3.94 µs and the Interrupt Service Rou-
ing to the desired analog voltage. Thus START pushbutton, upon which the idle tine (ISR) counts two of these interrupts
all the software needs to do is present the stream and pre-programmed data string and then signals the presence of a
desired sine wave values in sequence to are sent. The beacon stops transmitting at 7.88 µs interval by setting the SYNC7US
the output port at precise time intervals. the end of the data string and awaits ei- software flag. This flag is inspected in a
When smoothed with a capacitor, the re- ther another START pushbutton actuation. tight loop at the main starting point of
sultant waveform at the top of the resis- the program, and when detected as being
tive ladder is a clean sine wave. Firmware Description set, the whole program sequence begins.
The output of the R-2R DAC is ac For this part of the discussion, we’ll Every fourth time the 7.88 µs window
coupled to the input of a common LM386
audio amplifier through a potentiometer
to provide continuous adjustability of the
audio volume.
The beacon is flexible thanks to the
use of seven configuration jumpers that
instruct the software to produce one of
48 distinct carrier frequencies that will
ultimately be phase-modulated at 31
baud. Seven input pins of the SX
microcontroller are used to read the sta-
tus of these configuration jumpers. These
input pins have weak internal pull-up re-
sistors and float “high” when uncon-
nected. However, when grounded by
putting a jumper in place, the pin reads
“low” and signals the software to take
specific action in configuring the
beacon’s frequency and operation.
Carrier Frequency Selection
• Base Carrier Selection Jumpers—
Two jumpers allow user to configure
beacon carrier signal to any of three fre-
quencies: 500 Hz, 1 kHz or 2 kHz.
• Carrier Offset Jumpers—Four addi-
tional jumpers allow user to select one
of 16 closely spaced frequencies around Bryan Williams, AA3WM, built his PSK31 Beacon kit into the shell of a flashlight,
the chosen base carrier. providing ultimate portability!

30 August 2001
 Figure 3—Schematic of the PSK31 audio beacon. Unless otherwise
specified, resistors are 1/4-W 5% tolerance carbon composition. Part
numbers shown in parentheses are from Mouser Electronics
(tel 800-346-6873; www.mouser.com) unless otherwise noted.
C3—0.1 µF ceramic (581-SA105E104M)
C4, C5, C6, C24, C26—0.01 µF ceramic (140-50Z5-103M)
C7—10 µF electrolytic, 25 V (140-XRL16V10)
C8—47 µF electrolytic, 25 V (140-XRL25V47)
C9—100 µF electrolytic, 25 V (140-XRL16V100)
C20, C21, C22, C23, C25—1 µF electrolytic, 25 V (140-XRL50V1.0)
J1—9-V battery terminal (12BC005)
J2—9-pin RS232 D-style serial connector (Jameco Electronics,
tel 800-831-4242; www.jameco.com. Part number 104951)
R1, R2—10 Ω (291-10)
R4—10 kΩ potentiometer (31CW401)
R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13—10 kΩ (291-10K)
R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R21, R22—20 kΩ (291-20K)
SKT-1—28-pin IC socket (575-193328); 0.3″ row separation
SKT-2—8-pin IC socket (575-199308)
SKT-3—16-pin IC socket (575-199316)
U1—50-MHz Scenix microcontroller SX28AC/DP. (Parallax,
tel 888-512-1024; www.parallaxinc.com)
U2—LM386 amplifier (513-NJM386D)
U3—MAX232CPE Dual RS232 transceiver (Jameco Electronics,
tel 800-831-4242; www.jameco.com. Part number 24811)
VR1—5-V voltage regulator, 1 A (511-L7805 ACV).

August 2001
Y1—50-MHz Murata 250-05060 ceramic resonator (Parallax,
tel 888-512-1024; www.parallaxinc.com)

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starts (i.e., at the 31.25 µs boundaries),
the software gets the next 8-bit value from References
the sine wave look-up table and outputs • Scenix programming tools, manuals, parts and other technical information:
it to the DAC output port RB. When this Parallax—www.parallaxinc.com
process happens 64 times (i.e., when 64 Ubicom (formerly Scenix)—www.ubicom.com
instances of the 31.25-µs windows have SXTECH—www.sxtech.com
occurred) a single sine wave will have SX Forum—www.sx-forum.com
been constructed within a 2-µs time pe- • PSK31 audio beacon kit Web site, containing the source code, manual revi-
riod, creating a 500-Hz carrier. sions, kit notes, tips and techniques—www/njqrp.org/psk31beacon/
The software keeps track of how many psk31beacon.html. The source code is also available on ARRLWeb at
carrier cycles have been generated, and www.arrl.org/files/qst-binaries/ as audiopskv1.txt.
when the count reaches 15 (i.e., at the • A parts kit for the PSK31 audio beacon, including a printed circuit board, may
31-ms interval), the PSK bit window is be ordered from the NJQRP Club for $25. DX orders please add $3 for shipping.
present and the PSK bit processing begins. When ordering, please specify the desired text string (50 characters, maximum)
Actually, the recurring 31-ms window for pre-programming of SX chip. Suggestion: call sign and e-mail address.
starts at mid-position of one bit cycle and Checks and money orders must be payable to:
goes to mid-position of the next bit cycle. George Heron, N2APB
It’s done this way so the software can in- 2419 Feather Mae Court
spect the current/next bit relationship and Forest Hill, MD 21050
command a zero-power phase reversal PayPal electronic payments are also accepted (specify the payment as being
condition at the next end-bit time period, made to [email protected]).
if required. • See the PSK31 Web site for a robust listing of PSK31-related articles, technol-
The bits constituting the PSK31 ogy descriptions and more—www.psk31.com.
Varicode character being sequentially
presented for modulation are inspected on
a bit-by-bit basis at each 31ms bit-pro-
cessing window. When a “1” is encoun- tones much more spectrally clean. brings the amplitude of those seven sine
tered, nothing is done in that window. The A cosine wave look-up table is used waves progressively down to zero, at
sine wave construction continues to modulate (or “scale”) the carrier wave, which point the phase of the carrier is
However, when a “0” is encountered, sample by sample at the 31.25-µs rate. reversed (by changing to a different sine
the rules of PSK31 modulation state that The cosine table pointer is advanced as wave look-up table—one that is 180 de-
a phase reversal must be forced in the each cycle of the carrier is generated. grees out of phase from the other one).
carrier. If the “next bit” of the Varicode char- After the phase reversal, the carrier
The processing gets a little more com- acter to be processed is a “0,” the scaling continues to be constructed at every 31.25-
plicated at this point because we want to process is turned on at mid-bit position µs interval, and the cosine scaling is still
reduce the power of the carrier at the time and the remaining seven carrier cycles of engaged in sync with the carrier cycles. For
of phase reversals. This action greatly waveform construction occurring in the the next seven cycles, the cosine look-up
reduces the glitch energy at the time of bit-processing window get scaled per the table routines scale up the carrier such that
the reversals and makes the resultant cosine look-up table. This effectively the carrier is back to full power (no scal-
ing) by mid-bit position. All this can be
more easily understood by considering the
representation shown in Figure 2.
In Figure 1 we see 15 cycles of the
500-Hz carrier constituting a 31-ms bit-
processing window. The sequence of char-
acters processed were two sequential
zeros—the first being encoded in the
phase reversal seen at the zero-power
point on the left, and the second on the
right. These points are where the sine
wave look-up tables are changed, result-
ing in the obvious phase reversals. It can
also be seen that the cosine “scaling” of
the carrier starts at mid position in the bit-
processing window and proceeds to zero
at the end of the cycle where the reversals
occur. The power is then raised in the fol-
lowing seven cycles of the next window.
Using the PSK31 encoding algorithm
for phase reversals (i.e., insert a phase re-
versal whenever encountering a “0” in the
Here’s one of the prototype PSK31 Beacon printed circuit boards in the process of bit stream), we can begin to consider what
being programmed with the “SX Key” cable connected to the development computer. a composite sequence of bits will look like
Note the DB9 serial connector and MAX232 driver chip at the left of the board for an entire character. In this example,
providing serial communication with the PC during Beacon use. An electrolytic
capacitor is mounted in an unusual manner over the LM386 audio amp on the right— we’ll look at the letter “T”, which has a
the final layout of the pcb brings this cap down to the board, as well as providing for a Varicode equivalent bit pattern of
board-mounted audio-level potentiometer. 1101101. The illustration shown in Fig-
32 August 2001
 It’s useful at this nal to the microcontroller clocks the Real ensuring proper orientation of pin 1 of
Time Clock Counter (RTCC). Interrupts each IC. Apply dc power again and de-
point to mention that are generated when the RTCC “rolls press the START pushbutton (or place the
two (or more) con- over” upon a countdown from a preset CONTINUOUS jumper in place). You
value, and the governing mechanism for should hear a relatively loud PSK31
secutive “zeros” con- interrupt timing is to preset the RTCC warble tone coming from the speaker for
stitute a letter gap, counter at the end of each interrupt cycle. the duration of the beacon transmission.
thus instructing the The nominal value of the RTCC preset is Volume may be lowered by adjusting the
“200”, and we can go as much as ±8 potentiometer. The acid test of your suc-
decoding engine on counts before receiving systems lose syn- cess will be to power up a computer run-
the receiving side to chronization with the master 31 baud sys- ning DigiPan or another PSK31 program
tem timing in the beacon. and present the beacon audio as input to
start another charac- Therefore, the RTCC variable is set to the computer. Many computers and most
ter processing cycle. a value between 194 and 209 within the laptops have microphones that allow the
setRTCC routine based on the state of the tones to be “heard” by the program. Your
configuration jumpers X0 through X3. beacon’s warble should be visible on or
These four bits give 16 different RTCC around one of the base frequencies on the
preset values that modify the basic sys- software display: 500 Hz, 1 kHz or 2 kHz.
ure 1 represents what you’d probably see tem timing of the beacon, which results Place the cursor on that displayed signal
with an oscilloscope properly synchro- in an ability to more precisely position and you should see your beacon’s pro-
nized at the start of the character sequence. the base carriers within about ±60 Hz grammed sequence displayed in the text
It’s useful at this point to mention that around their nominal values. portion of the display. Experiment with
two (or more) consecutive “zeros” con- The last comment about the software the jumpers to see and hear the flexibil-
stitute a letter gap, thus instructing the design is that I make extensive use of the ity available in your beacon’s frequency
decoding engine on the receiving side to look-up table (LUT) capabilities of the SX settings.
start another character processing cycle. microcontroller. Using the LUTs, we are
In Figure 1, a letter gap of 0-0 starts able to easily generate two 64-point sine In Case of Trouble
off the “T” sequence of bits. Upon en- waves—a positive-going one SINETBP If you had any problems in the check-
countering each “0,” the power level is and a negative-going one (SINETBN)— out step, you should first recheck for
brought down to zero and the phase is and a 64-point half-cosine waveform proper voltages, proper IC orientations in
reversed. The power level is then raised (COSTBL). Using a pointer to travel
the sockets and good solder joints. When
back up to 100% by mid-next position, through each table allows easy retrieval of
the beacon is running, the Test Point will
whereupon the “next bit” is inspected to the waveform values, which represent a
be a continuous 16 Hz square wave (31
see if another reversal will be needed. 0-to-1 percentage of the 5 bit values rep-
ms high, 31 ms low) that can be seen as a
Upon encountering the first “1”, the resented in the tables.
voltage bouncing around between 2-to-
algorithm dictates that no phase reversal
occurs, so the power level remains at Building the Beacon 3 V on a dc voltmeter. If you have an
100% (no cosine scaling). The same hap- There’s really not too much to assem- oscilloscope, you should see the PSK31
pens again upon encountering the second bling this project ugly style—it’s really waveforms at the output of the DAC. You
“1”, but the next bit after that is a “0” just a couple of ICs and a handful of re- will also see a relatively constant 2.4-V
and the power level is reduced in antici- sistors and capacitors mounted on a small reading at this same point when using a
pation of the coming phase reversal. card. All you’ll need to do is to assemble dc voltmeter. The PTT pad will be at 5 V
the circuits according to the schematic in during transmission and at 0 V when the
Producing Different Frequency Figure 3, plug the chips into the sockets, beacon is stopped. Current consumption
Carriers connect a dc power source and a speaker of the beacon is nominally about 80 mA.
The preceding discussion assumed a and the beacon should work. No align-
Summary
500 Hz carrier and a core interrupt time ment, no muss, no fuss!
of 3.94 µs. With a little software magic, The parts are all commonly available. Even if you haven’t yet made the
some variability was placed into the pro- If you don’t want to track down your own plunge into on-the-air PSK31 operation,
gram in order to produce two more base components, you can buy the PSK31 this project gets you in the air with audio
carrier frequencies, and 16 sub-variations audio beacon as a kit from the NJQRP warbles that can be used for club fun as
around each base frequency. Club. The kit includes a microcontroller well as for test and alignment purposes on
The interrupt structure and timing is preprogrammed with your call sign and the workbench. As this project evolves, I
actually designed to produce a 2-kHz car- e-mail address (if desired). If you want hope to add a single-chip demodulator
rier as the highest base frequency, using to load and configure the microcontroller design to serve as a companion to this
a 7.88 µs sine wave construction. Then, yourself, the source code is also available beacon modulator chip, which will then
based on the state of the configuration from NJQRP. See the “References” serve as a complete modem for a
jumpers, we’re able to sample at half- sidebar. standalone PSK31 controller. Special
rates to get the 15.75-µs rate for 1 kHz Carefully inspect the wire connec- thanks are due to our club technical
carrier generation, and the 31.25 µs rate tions, solder joint quality and component advisors Joe Everhart, N2CX and Dave
for 500-Hz carrier generation. placement. Before inserting the ICs into Benson, NN1G, for their generous support
Achieving the 16 frequency variations their sockets, apply dc power and check during the development of this project.
around each of the three base carrier fre- that 5 V is present on pin 2 of the U1
quencies is accomplished by slightly socket. Also make sure that 9 V is present
varying the basic underlying interrupt on pin 6 of the U2 socket. You can contact the author at 2419 Feather
timing mechanism. Remove the dc power and carefully Mae Court, Forest Hill, MD 21050; n2apb
The master 50-MHz oscillator inter- insert the ICs to their respective sockets, @amsat.org.
August 2001 33
 By Dan Wissell, N1BYT

The WBR
Receiver
Build this simple receiver
and “bridge” the gap
between regenerative
and direct-conversion receivers!

D
espite the well-known draw- “Wheatstone Bridge Regenerative Wheatstone Bridge circuit. Inductor L1
backs of regenerative receiv- (WBR) Receiver.” I’m reluctant to claim is center-tapped, with equal inductance
ers, the elegance and simplicity that this is a “new” detector design, even on both sides of the tap. Capacitor C1
of the regenerative detector is still appeal- though an extensive search hasn’t yielded represents the oscillator and detector load
ing. I’m always looking for a better way anything similar. But with nearly 90 years capacitance. Balancing capacitor C2 is
to implement Armstrong’s brilliant design, of use, I’m sure every method of detec- selected to match the value of capacitor
and with the introduction of the Optically tor-antenna coupling has been tried at one C1. In this ideal case, the bridge is bal-
Coupled Regenerative Receiver (OCR), 1 time or another! anced and there is no voltage present at
the major problems of the regenerative This WBR may very well be the ulti- the center tap. The full oscillator voltage
detector were overcome. The OCR re- mate simple, high-performance regenera- appears at nodes V1 and V2. Because no
ceiver demonstrated the potential of this tive receiver. As an added plus, the design voltage is present at the center tap, it
nearly 90-year-old design to hold its own virtually eliminates the negative aspects could be grounded—or an antenna could
as a simple all-mode receiver. The design of regenerative receivers such as antenna be directly connected to this point with-
is still quite complex, however, and relies radiation, frequency pulling, micro- out impacting the oscillator signal.
on expensive, hard-to-find, electro-optical phonics and hand capacitance effects. A In this design, the antenna is coupled
components with limited bandwidths. printed circuit board is available to speed to the center tap of L1 through an imped-
The key to a simple regenerative re- construction of this project.2 ance represented by Z1. This is simply a
ceiver design is coupling the antenna di- one-inch length of wire connected to
rectly to the oscillating detector. Anyone Design Overview ground. The antenna is connected at the
who has ever tried to couple an antenna The schematic of the WBR Receiver midpoint of Z1. This provides a low-im-
directly to a regenerative detector has is shown in Figure 1. The basic circuitry pedance connection point for the antenna,
found that signals from dc to daylight is the same as that used in the OCR Re- as well as providing a dc ground for de-
show up everywhere on the tuning dial— ceiver. The two most significant differ- tector Q2 and tuning diode D1.
and all at the same time! Overcoming this ences are the removal of the optocoupler In practice, the bridge can’t be perfectly
problem by isolating the antenna from the from the oscillator, and the oscillator tank balanced because the oscillator load ca-
detector causes the design to become as circuit configuration. pacitance changes as the level of regen-
complex, or more so, than that of a simple The highly stable Colpitts oscillator eration is changed. Despite that, this
direct-conversion receiver. Because of and infinite-impedance detector have arrangement still yields a significant re-
this complexity factor, regenerative de- been retained in this design. The major duction in oscillator voltage at the center
tectors have largely given way to other difference is that the oscillation is now tap of L1. Voltage measurements taken at
simpler circuits. controlled by directly varying the base 7 MHz show that the voltage present at the
The future of Major Armstrong’s current of Q1 (with R5 and related com- center tap of L1 is about 46 dB less than
namesake may be more open-ended, how- ponents) instead of using photons from at nodes V1 and V2. The practical impact
ever, because a simple and effective so- the optocoupler LED. of this is good antenna isolation. When
lution to the coupling problem has been The tank circuit is comprised of induc- monitoring the oscillator signal from a
found. The method of coupling the an- tor L1, capacitors C7 and C8, along with WBR on a communications receiver, the
tenna to the tank circuit described below tuning diode D1. This circuit is redrawn WBR antenna can be removed and recon-
is reminiscent of a Wheatstone Bridge in Figure 2 to highlight the unusual com- nected with no perceptible change in the
circuit, and thus the receiver name, ponent arrangement. C7, C8 and D1 have audio beat note from the communications
been omitted in Figure 2 for clarity. As receiver! It turns out that if the oscillator
1
Notes appear on page 37. shown, Figure 2 represents a classic coupling capacitance and the balancing
34 August 2001
Figure 1—Schematic of the WBR receiver. Unless otherwise specified, resistors are 1/4-W 5% tolerance carbon composition.
C2, C3—330 pF, 5% NP0 Q1—2N3819 R8—1 MΩ
C5, C6—47 pF, 5% NP0 Q2—MPF102 R11—10 kΩ, 10-turn potentiometer.
C7—82 pF, 5% NP0 R1, R14—330 Ω Digi-Key # 3590S-1-103-ND.
C8—2-12 pF NP0 R2, R9, R15—3.3 kΩ R12—2.2 kΩ
C1, C4, C9, C12, C13, C19, C22—0.01 µF R3—1 kΩ linear-taper potentiometer. R13—10 kΩ
C11, C16, C20—0.1 µF Panel mount. R16—10 Ω
C10, C17, C21—47-µF, 16-V electrolytic R4, R10—27 kΩ S1—SPST
D1—MV104 R5—10 kΩ linear-taper potentiometer. U1—78L05
D2—1N4001 Panel mount. U2—LM386
1
J2—Three-conductor phone jack, /8 inch. R6—10 kΩ linear-taper potentiometer.
L1—Approximately 3.7 µH: 28 turns of #22, Panel or PWB mount.
center tapped, on T-68-6 core (yellow). R7—47 kΩ

capacitor (C5 and C6 in Figure 1) are used (U2). This provides adequate volume WBR. A well-filtered bench supply in the
matched, a good balance can be obtained. for headphone operation when using a 8- to 13.8-V range may also be used. Di-
If the oscillator design is changed, the bal- simple 40-meter dipole antenna. Reduc- ode D2 is added as a safety measure. The
ancing capacitor may have to be made ing the signal level applied to the detec- receiver works well with dipole or random
variable to null the circuit. tor via R3 controls the headphone volume. wire antennas and an earth ground.
Diode D1, a voltage-variable capaci- A 9-V battery supplies power for the
tor (VVC), is used to tune the oscillator. Constructing a 40-Meter WBR
A low-cost plastic 10-turn potentiometer Receiver
is used as the main tuning control (R11). The caption of Figure 1 contains the
Resistor R12 is used to set the lower volt- parts list for a 40-meter version of the
age limit at D1 to about 0.9 V, below receiver. The parts are available from a
which the capacitance change of D1 is variety of suppliers. With the given val-
quite small. Regulator U1 is used to pro- ues, the receiver will tune the entire
vide a stable voltage source for D1, Q1 40-meter band.
and Q2. Regeneration is controlled by R5, A printed-circuit board is available
a single-turn, panel-mounted potentiom- and contains most of the components, but
eter. R6 is used as a “preset” for R5 and the circuit is quite simple and lends it-
allows for smooth regeneration control. self to “dead-bug”-style construction on
Figure 2— The tank circuit is comprised
To keep the overall design simple, only of inductor L1, capacitors C7 and C8, a bare copper PC board. The only criti-
a single stage of audio amplification is along with tuning diode D1. cal part is the oscillator circuit. Note that
August 2001 35
NP0 capacitors are used to enhance
frequency stability. Short, direct leads
should be used in this part of the receiver.
Make the circuit as mechanically robust
as possible to improve stability. I typi-
cally use high-value resistors as standoff
supports for signal components. For
power-related parts of the circuit I often
use ceramic capacitors in the range of
0.01 to 0.1 µF as supports. This also adds
additional power-supply bypassing.
Inductor L1 is wound with #22 enamel
wire. It’s easy to create the center tap by
using two separate windings. Start with
two 15-inch lengths of wire. Wind the
first 14 turns of L1, remembering that one
pass through the center of the core is one
“full” turn. Leave about 1 inch of wire
for connections. The winding should fill
about 40% of the core. Add the second
14 turns, as above, winding in the same
direction as the first winding. The sec-
ond winding should start next to one end
of the first winding. Again, leave about
1 inch of wire for connections. Connect
the end of the first winding to the start of
the second to create the center tap.
As mentioned previously, Z1 is a one-
inch length of #20 solid copper wire con-
nected from the center tap of L1 to
ground. The antenna connection is made
at about the midpoint of Z1. While it’s
tempting to increase the amount of im-
pedance at Z1, it’s not a good idea
because of the potential for detector over-
load, especially at 5 to 15 MHz, where A rear view of the WBR receiver.
strong AM stations dominate.
The regeneration preset control (R6)
can be a small PWB-style unit or a stan-
dard panel-mount type. Because it’s a “set Checkout and Operation you’re all set! If a station or communica-
and forget” control, it may be placed in Carefully check your work before ap- tion receiver isn’t available, connect an
any convenient location. plying power for the first time. Once ev- antenna and adjust C8 until the CW por-
The hardware used for antenna con- erything has been checked, plug in tion of the band is found. Continue set-
nector J1 and switch S1 may be whatever headphones at J2 and apply power. Ad- ting C8 until the lower edge of CW
the builder prefers. A fully enclosed case vance the regeneration control (R5) to subband can be determined. This is best
isn’t required for good operation. My pro- about 75% of its maximum setting. Ad- done in the evening when there is plenty
totype WBR receivers are built as open just the regeneration preset (R6) until a of CW activity.
breadboards and work well. distinct increase in background noise is Using the WBR receiver will take
I have kept the complexity of the WBR heard. This indicates that Q1 is oscillat- some practice if you’ve never used a re-
design at a minimum to encourage build- ing and that the audio section is work- generative receiver before. Maximum
ers to give it a try. For those wishing to ing. Varying the regeneration control sensitivity is obtained in the area just
add loudspeaker operation, however, or to should produce a smooth transition when before oscillation (for AM reception) and
increase the sensitivity of the receiver, I going into and out of oscillation. The os- just at oscillation (for CW). For SSB
would recommend adding the audio cillator can now be set to the correct op- reception, the best operating point is
preamp and volume control used in the erating frequency. Set the main tuning usually found at a point that’s just a bit
OCR II receiver.3 As presented, the basic (R5) potentiometer to its minimum set- past the setting required for CW recep-
oscillator will work up to about 18 MHz ting. With the regeneration control set to tion. You will get the “feel” of the receiver
with D1 and C7 removed. The upper fre- the point of oscillation, adjust C8 while quickly. The interaction of the regenera-
quency is limited by the combination of listening for the signal on your station tion, gain and selectivity controls will
capacitors C5 and C6. If desired, the fre- receiver or a communications receiver set become apparent.
quency-dependent portion of the design for CW reception at 7.00 MHz. You will
(C7 and C8) can be scaled for other fre- probably need to connect a short wire Summary
quencies of interest in the lower HF re- from the antenna connector on your sta- The Wheatstone Bridge Regenerative
gion. The tuning voltage applied to D1 will tion receiver and place it near the WBR Receiver works as well as its predeces-
need to be adjusted to provide the desired to receive a signal. Once the frequency sor, the OCR. It has the added advantages
tuning range at other frequency ranges. has been set, connect an antenna to J1 and of greater bandwidth, increased simplic-
36 August 2001
 ity and a much lower cost. It virtually
eliminates the negative aspects of the re-
generative receivers that came before it.
This simple receiver is well suited for
beginners who would like to build a
simple all-mode shortwave receiver. QRP
ops and home-brewers in general will
also be interested in the WBR. Given that
the antenna is quite isolated from the os-
cillator, the WBR can be used as a simple
receiver for transmitter-receiver opera-
tion. It could easily be paired with a
simple crystal-controlled transmitter, cre-
This ultra-tight close- ating a small, portable “trans-receiver.”
up illustrates the so-
called “dead-bug Notes
1
construction” that Daniel Wissell, N1BYT, “The OCR Receiver,”
the author used in Jun 1998 QST , pp 35-38.
2
this version of the Circuit boards are available for $4 (plus $1.50
WBR. As an alter— shipping and handling) from FAR Circuits,
native, a circuit 18N640 Field Ct, Dundee, IL 60118; tel 847-
board is available 836-9148; www.cl.ais.net/farcir/.
3
from FAR circuits.2 Daniel Wissell, N1BYT, “The OCR II Re-
ceiver,” Sep 2000 QST , pp 35-38.
You can contact the author at 7 Notre Dame
Rd, Acton, MA 01720-2108; [email protected].

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 By L. B. Cebik, W4RNL

A Simple Fixed Antenna for

VHF/UHF Satellite Work
Explore the low-Earth orbiting amateur satellites with
this effective antenna system.

W
hen we are just getting inter-
ested in amateur satellite
operation, the thought of in-
vesting in a complex azimuth-elevation
rotator system to track satellites across
the sky can stop us in our tracks. For start-
ers, we need a simple, reliable, fixed an-
tenna—or set of antennas—to see if we
really want to pursue this aspect of Ama-
teur Radio to its limit. We’ll look at the
basics of fixed antenna satellite work and
develop a simple antenna system suited
for the home workshop. There will be
versions for both 145 and 435 MHz.
Turnstiles and Satellites
For more than decades, many fixed-
position satellite antennas for VHF and
UHF have used a version of the turnstile.
The word “turnstile” actually refers to
two different ideas. One is a particular
antenna: two crossed dipoles fed 90° out will be exactly half the impedance of one ommended for the best pattern. For sat-
of phase. The other is the principle of element alone. So we will obtain an im- ellite operation, the object is to obtain as
obtaining omnidirectional patterns by pedance of about 35 Ω. For the dipole- close to a dome-like pattern overhead as
phasing almost any crossed antennas 90° based turnstile antenna, we’ll either have possible. The most desirable condition is
out of phase. The first idea limits us to a to accept an SWR of about 1.4:1 or we’ll to have the dome extend as far down to-
single antenna. The second idea opens the have to use a matching section to bring ward the horizon as possible to let us
door to adapting many possible antennas the antenna to 50 Ω. A parallel set of RG- communicate with satellites as long as
to omnidirectional work. 63 1/4-λ lines will yield about 43 Ω im- possible during a pass.
Figure 1 shows one general method of pedance, about right to bring the 35-Ω The turnstile-and-screen system, while
obtaining the 90° phase shift that we need antenna impedance to 50 Ω for the main simple, is fairly bulky and prone to wind
for omnidirectional patterns. Note that coax feed line. For all such systems, we damage. However, the turnstile loses per-
the coax center conductor connects to must remember to account for the veloc- formance if we omit the screen. One way
only one of the two crossed elements. A ity factor of the transmission line, which to reduce the bulk of our antenna is to
1
/4-λ section of transmission line that has will yield a line length that is shorter than find an antenna with its own reflector.
the same characteristic impedance as the a true quarter wavelength. However, it must have a good pattern for
natural feed point impedance of the first The dipole-based turnstile is popular the desired goal of a transmitting and re-
antenna element alone connects one ele- for fixed-position satellite work. Figure 2 ceiving dome in the sky. The dual Moxon
ment to the next. The opposing ends of shows—on the left—one recommended rectangle array, shown in outline form on
the two elements go to the braid at each system that has been in The ARRL An- the right of Figure 2, offers some advan-
end of the transmission line. If the ele- tenna Book since the 1970s. For 2 meters, tages over the traditional turnstile. First,
ments happen to be dipoles, then a 70 to a standard dipole-turnstile sits over a it yields a somewhat better dome-like
75-Ω transmission line is ideal for the large screen that simulates ground. Spac- pattern. Second, it is relatively easy to
phasing line. However, the resulting im- ing the elements from the screen by build and compact to install.
pedance at the overall antenna feed point between 1/4 and 3/8 of a wavelength is rec- Almost every fixed satellite antenna
38 August 2001
 beamwidth for good fixed-position
service.
The Moxon pair, with lower but
smoother gain across the sky dome, of-
fers the fixed-antenna user the chance to
build a successful beginning satellite an-
tenna. The pattern will be circular within
under a 0.2-dB difference for 145.5 to
146.5 MHz, and within 0.5 dB for the en-
tire 2-meter band. Since satellite work is
concentrated in the 145.8 to 146.0 MHz
region, the broadbanded antenna will
prove fairly easy to build with success. A
435.6 MHz version, designed to cover the
435 to 436.2 MHz region of satellite ac-
tivity will have an even larger bandwidth.
Like the dipole-based turnstile, the
Moxons will be fed 90° out of phase with
a 1/ 4-λ phasing line of 50-Ω coaxial cable.
The drivers will be connected just as
shown in Figure 1. Since the natural feed-
point impedance of a single Moxon rect-
angle of the design used here is 50 Ω, the
pair will show a 25-Ω feed-point imped-
ance. Paralleled 1/ 4-λ sections of 70- to
75-Ω coaxial cable will transform the low
Figure 1—The basic turnstile phasing (and matching) system for any antenna set impedance to a good match for the main
requiring a 90° phase shift between driven elements in proximity. 50-Ω coaxial line to the rig. In short, we
have “turnstiled” the Moxon rectangles
into a reasonable fixed-position satellite
antenna.
Building the Moxon Pairs
The Moxon rectangle is a modification
of the reflector-driver Yagi parasitic beam.
However, instead of using linear elements,
the driver and reflector are bent back to-
ward each other. The coupling between the
ends of the elements combined with the
coupling between parallel sections of the
elements combine to produce a pattern with
a broad beamwidth. By carefully selecting
Figure 2—Alternative schemes for fixed-position satellite antennas: the traditional the dimensions, we can obtain both good
turnstile-and-screen and a pair of “turnstiled” Moxon rectangles. performance (meaning adequate gain and
an excellent front-to-back ratio) and a
50-Ω feed point impedance.1
shows deep nulls at lower angles, and the the peaks. The peaks and valleys can make In fact, a single Moxon rectangle
number of nulls increases as we raise the the difference between successful commu- might be used on each band for reason-
antenna too high, thus defeating the de- nications and broken-up transmissions. ably adequate satellite service. When
sire for communications when satellites So, for the purpose of obtaining a good pointed straight up, the Moxon rectangle
are at low angles. Figure 3 shows the el- dome, the Moxon pair may be superior. pattern is a very broad oval, although not
evation patterns of a turnstile-and-screen A reasonable suggestion offered to me a circle. The oval pattern also gives the
and of a pair of Moxon rectangles when was simply to add reflectors to a stan- Moxon another advantage over dipoles in
both are 2λ above the ground. A 1λ height dard dipole turnstile and possibly obtain a turnstile configuration. If the phasing-
will reduce the low angle ripples even the same freedom from a grid or screen line between dipoles is not accurately cut,
more, if that height is feasible. However, structure. Figure 4 shows the limitation the normal turnstile near-circle pattern
the builder always has to balance the ef- of that solution. The result of placing re- degrades into an oval fairly quickly be-
fects of height on the pattern against the flectors behind the dipole turnstile is a
effects of ground clutter that may block pair of crossed 2-element Yagi beams fed 1
See “Having a Field Day with the Moxon Rect-
the horizon. 90° out of phase. The pattern is indeed angle,” QST , June, 2000, pp 38-42, for fur-
circular and stronger than that of the ther details on the operation of the Moxon
The elevation patterns show the con- rectangle, along with the references in the
siderably smoother pattern dome of the Moxon pair. However, the beamwidth is notes to that article. Also included in the
Moxon pair over the traditional turnstile. reduced to only 56° at the half-power notes is the source for a program to calcu-
The middle of the turnstile dome has points. The antenna would make an ex- late the dimensions for a 50-Ω Moxon rect-
angle for any HF or VHF frequency using
nearly 2 dB less gain than its peaks, while cellent starter for a tracking AZ-EL rota- only the design frequency and the element
the top valleys are nearly 3 dB lower than tor system, but it does not have the diameter as inputs.
August 2001 39
Figure 3—A comparison of elevation patterns for the turnstile- Figure 4—A comparison of elevation patterns for 2-element
and-screen system (with 3/8λ wavelength spacing, shown in turnstiles (crossed 2-element Yagis, shown in blue) and a
blue) and a Moxon pair (shown in red), both at 2λ height. Moxon pair (shown in red), both at 2λ height.

Table 1
Dimensions for Moxon Rectangles
for Satellite Use
Two are required for each antenna. The
phase-line is 50-Ω coaxial cable and the
matching line is parallel sections of 75-Ω
coaxial cable. Low power cables less than
0.15 inches in outer diameter were used in
the prototypes. See Figure 5 for letter
references. All dimensions are in inches.
Dimension 145.9 MHz 435.6 MHz
A 29.05 9.72
B 3.81 1.25
C 1.40 0.49
D 5.59 1.88
E (B + C + D) 10.80 3.62
1
/4 wavelength 20.22 6.77
0.66 velocity factor
phasing and
matching lines 13.35 4.47

Figure 5—The basic dimensions of a Moxon rectangle. Two identical rectangles are
required for each “turnstiled” pair.

cause the initial single dipole pattern is a uses #12 AWG wire with a nominal so that the excess is split between the side-
figure 8 . The single Moxon oval pattern 0.0808-inch diameter. (Single Moxons to-side dimension (A) and the reflector tail
allows both dimensional inaccuracies and built to these dimensions would cover all (D). Practicing on some scrap house wire
phasing-line inaccuracies of considerable of 2-meters and about 12 MHz of the may make the task go well the first time
amounts before degrading from a nearly 432 MHz band.) Going one small step up with the actual aluminum rod. The total
perfect circle. or down in element diameter will still reflector length should be A + (2 × D).
Figure 5 shows the critical dimensions produce a usable antenna, but major The driver consists of two pieces,
for a Moxon rectangle. The lettered ref- diameter changes will require that the since we’ll split the element at its center
erences are keys to the dimensions in dimensions be recalculated. for the feeding and phasing system. I usu-
Table 1. The design frequencies for the The reflectors are constructed from a ally make the pieces a bit longer before
two satellite antenna pairs are 145.9 MHz single piece of wire or rod. I use a small bending and trim them to size afterwards.
and 435.5 MHz, the centers of the satel- tubing bender to create the corners. The The total length of the driver, including
lite activity on these two bands. The rounding of the corners creates a slight the open area for connections, should be
2-meter Moxon prototype uses 3/16-inch excess of wire for the overall dimensions A + (2 × B).
diameter rod, while the 435 MHz version in the table. I normally arrange the curve Perhaps the most critical dimension is
40 August 2001
 Whether or not the two reflectors make
contact at their center points makes no
difference to performance, so I ran a very
small sheet screw through both 2-meter
reflectors to keep their relative positions
firm. I soldered the centers of the 435-
MHz reflectors. Then I added a coupling
to the bottom of the CPVC to support the
double reflector assembly and to connect
the boom to a support mast. Cementing or
pressure fitting the cap is a user option.
The feed point assemblies are attached
to solder lugs. The phasing line is routed
A close-up view of the 145.9 MHz down one side of the support, while the
rectangle pair. matching section line is run down the The 435-MHz Moxons.
other. Electrical tape holds them in place.
the gap, C. I have found nylon tubing, For worse weather, the tape may be over-
available at hardware depots, to be very sealed with butylate or other coatings. although I live almost at the peak of a hill.
good to keep the rod ends aligned and Likewise, the exposed ends of the coax The antennas can be mounted on the
correctly spaced. When everything has sections and the contacts themselves same mast. However, for similar sky-dome
been tested and found correct, a little su- should be sealed from the weather. patterns, they should each be the same
per-glue on the tubing ends and aluminum The details can be seen—as built for the number of wavelengths above ground. For
stands up to a lot of wind. I usually nick experimental prototypes in one of the example, if the 2-meter antenna is about
the aluminum just a little to let the glue photos—before sealing, since lumps of two wavelengths up at about 14 feet or so,
settle in and lock the junction. For the butylate or other coatings tend to obscure then the bottom of the 435-MHz antenna
UHF version, a short length of heat-shrink interesting details. should be only about 4.5 feet above the
tubing provides a lock for the size of the The overall assembly of the two anten- ground. Placing the higher-frequency an-
gap and the alignment of the element tails. nas appears in the second photograph. The tenna below the 2-meter assembly will
It is one thing to make a single Moxon PVC from the support Ts can go to a cen- create some small irregularities in the de-
and another to make a working crossed ter Tee that also holds the main support sired dome pattern, but not serious enough
pair. Figure 6 shows the general scheme for the two antennas. A series of adapt- to affect general operation.
that I used for the prototypes, using ers, made from miscellaneous PVC parts There is no useful adjustment to these
CPVC. (Standard schedule 40 or thinner to fit over a standard length of TV mast. antennas except for making the gap be-
PVC or fiberglass tubing can also be used.) Alternatively, the antennas can be sepa- tween the drivers and reflectors as accu-
The support stock is 3/ 4 inch nominal. The rately mounted about 10 feet apart. The rate as possible. Turnstile antennas show
reflectors go into slots at the bottom of 10-foot height of the assembly has proven a very broad SWR curve. Across 2 meters,
the tube and are locked in two ways. adequate for general satellite reception, for example, the highest SWR is under
1.1:1. However, serious errors in the phas-
ing line length can result in distortions to
the desired circular pattern. There is no
substitute for checking the lengths of the
phasing line and the matching section
several times before cutting. The correct
length is from one junction to the next,
including the portions of exposed cable
interior.
These two little antennas will not com-
pete with tracking AZ-EL rotating systems
for horizon-to-horizon satellite activity.
For satellite work, however, power is not
always the problem (except for using too
much) and modern receiver front-ends
have enough sensitivity to make commu-
nication easy. So when the satellite
reaches an angle of about 30° above the
horizon, these antennas will give a very
reasonable account of themselves. When
you become so addicted to satellite com-
munication that you invest in the complete
tracking system, these antennas can be
used as back-ups while parts of the com-
plex system are down for maintenance!

You can contact the author at 1434 High

Mesa Dr, Knoxville, TN 37938; cebik@
Figure 6—Some construction details for the Moxon pairs constructed as prototypes. cebik.com.
August 2001 41
 By Rick Lindquist, N1RL

Dayton Hosts a Buoyant

Crowd for its Big Five-Oh
Some rain, few new
products and big
smiles among a
buying crowd
epitomized the 50th
Dayton Hamvention!

T
hree things (there may be more,
but this isn’t a science report)
made Dayton Hamvention 2001
noteworthy. First, the May 18-20 event
marked the 50th running of what’s now
the world’s largest Amateur Radio
gathering (we’ll sidestep any technical
discussion as to whether it was the 50th
anniversary; it would sound too much
like the one about when the millennium
really began). Second, unlike most Ham-
ventions, manufacturers (perhaps reflect-
ing uncertainty in the economy) pulled ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, works the Dayton crowd. ARRL Great Lakes
in their horns this year, offering a Director George Race, WB8BGY (center), greets Ray Grenier, K9KHW, of AES.
minimal number of new products. Third,
the spirit of the largely happy crowd was
not dampened by Friday’s thunderstorms,
although there were some glum opening-
day faces among flea market (Ooops! We
mean outside exhibits) vendors.
Dayton Hamvention General Chair-
man Jim Graver, KB8PSO, said he was
happy to see a good crowd, although it
was down a bit from last year’s—26,000
to 27,000 was his estimate—possibly as
a result of higher gasoline prices and
Friday’s rain. Graver’s team found itself
in rumor-control mode during Hamvention
weekend, spiking stories that Hara Arena
had been sold to developers and faced the
wrecking ball, forcing Hamvention to seek
other accommodations. Graver said there
are no current plans to move Hamvention
from the venerable venue it’s enjoyed since
1964. The show will return to Hara next
year, Graver said, adding that Dayton DXCC card checking at the ARRL booth—Don Search, W3AZD, left, and ARRL DXCC
Hamvention’s contract with Hara runs Manager Bill Moore, NC1L. More than 150 applications were processed.
42 August 2001
 Yaesu’s Chip Margelli, K7JA, with the new MD-200 microphone.
Margelli said Yaesu’s top sellers included the company’s new
FT-817 multimode and ultra-portable HF/VHF/UHF transceiver.
The Ten Tec 6N2 all-mode 6 and 2-meter transceiver. It offers Margelli said sales of Yaesu’s VX-5R hand-held, the FT-100D
extended FM receive from 136 to 174 MHz, separate output transceiver and the Mark-V FT-1000MP transceiver (seen here)
connectors for each band, and a transverter port. also were good.

through 2003. (Count on new rumors to viewed its Alpha 6/2 maximum legal Novak, KC7JPA, said of the deleted
surface before then, however.) power amplifier for 6 and 2 meters—the offering. “It just wasn’t where it needed
A lot of the smiles were inspired by first amplifier to be produced under the to be.” Novak said the H-T is being
the show-priced bargains some dealers company’s new management and renamed, retooled with additional
offered. It appeared that many hams went ownership, CrossLink. features, and will be on the market in the
home with new gear during Hamvention. Other manufacturers offered a near future.
Not only that but the weather improved plethora of new accessories, such as
immensely on Saturday and Sunday. Patcomm’s new AT-1 HF autotuner, the Fascinating Forums
Palstar “Z-Match” 300-W manual Hamventioneers enthusiastically
The Goodies antenna tuner for 160-10 meters that’s set packed forum rooms during the three-day
No killer products set Hara abuzz to ship soon, and SGC’s economically event, May 18, 19 and 20. On Friday it
this year. Among the more noticeable new priced SG-239 “Smartuner.” was a good way to get out of the
items, however, was Kenwood’s TH-F6A Among its many wares, MFJ had on
compact hand-held FM transceiver for display a Morse reader that translates CW
2 meters, 1.25 meters (yes, there’s a ham into text on a small screen, plus a new,
band there) and 70 cm. portable ground-mounting plate for
Yaesu, which last year came vertical antennas.
out with the Mark V version of Elecraft, which scored past hits with the
its popular FT-1000MP trans- popular K2 and K1 transceiver kits, this
ceiver this time ar ound year added to its growing list of K2
offered a new desk micro- accessories with a 50-W amplifier module.
phone, the MD-200, “for It’s set to be on the street by year’s end.
elite-class Amateur Radio AOR’s TDF-370 “multi-media
operators.” terminal” uses DSP technology to decode
Ten-Tec debuted its long- PSK31 or RTTY on a LCD panel without
awaited 6 and 2-meter a PC. It also can be used to enhance
all-mode transceiver—the transmit and receive audio of SSB and
Tennessee company’s first CW and can act as a digital recorder or
factory-built VHF radio. as a DSP filter.
The Model 526 “6N2” runs On the antenna front, Fluid Motion—
20 W out. a new entry into ham radio manufac-
Alpha Power pre- turing—demonstrated a revolutionary
rotatable Yagi that can cover from 20
Kenwood
meters through 6 meters and is remotely
TH-F6A triband adjustable from the ham shack.
H-T features wideband Shortly before Hamvention, ICOM
receive from HF up withdrew a product from the market—the ARRL’s Deputy Circulation Manager
through around 1.3 Kathy Capodicasa, N1GZO, headed up
GHz (including SSB IC-82A hand-held. “It just wasn’t right,” the ARRL Publications Sales contingent
and CW reception). ICOM National Sales Manager Ray at Dayton this year.

August 2001 43
 Among the many overseas visitors was ARRL member Ib
Pforr-Weiss, OZ5PF, of Denmark, here avoiding the rain at
Fred Hopengarten, K1VR (left), author of the new ARRL book special event station W8BI/8. An ARRL member for more than
Antenna Zoning for the Radio Amateur, with Jim O’Connell, 30 years, Pforr-Weiss was enjoying his first Dayton
W9WU, at the Amateur Radio and the Law forum. Hamvention.

inclement weather. crew from the Hamvention did not pan

During the ARRL Forum Saturday, out, however.
Executive Vice President David Sumner, A well-attended session on Amateur
K1ZZ, said, “It’s been great year for Radio and the Law covered the hot topic
Amateur Radio and the ARRL. Things are of how to confront antenna ordinances
moving in the right direction on a number and restrictive deed covenants. “Paying
of fronts.” ARRL President Jim Haynie, lawyers’ fees to enjoy your hobby is
W5JBP, echoed those sentiments. absolutely no fun,” said Jim O’Connell,
Pointing to his career in sales, Haynie W9WU—one of the “antenna attorneys”
said Amateur Radio is “the best product who joined Fred Hopengarten, K1VR,
that I have in my repertoire of things to and ARRL Dakota Division Director Jay
sell, and obviously you believe in that too, Bellows, K0QB, at the podium.
because you’re here.” Haynie called upon The increasingly popular PSK31
those on hand to think about “the One of the banquet speakers, Roy Neal, digital mode got a lot of attention. More
product” that is Amateur Radio and how K6DUE (left), of ARISS/SAREX visits than 350 packed the room to hear George
with AMSAT-NA President Robin
they can share the fun with others. Haighton, VE3FRH. Heron, N2APB, Del Schier, K1UHF (of
“I’m asking you to talk to your West Mountain Radio and RIGblaster
neighbor, I’m asking you to talk to your renown), and moderator (and QST Editor)
brother, your sister, your city council, Steve Ford, WB8IMY, discuss various
your mayor, your congressman, and tell aspects of the relatively new mode that’s
’em about your product, which is Amateur growing in popularity.
Radio,” Haynie exhorted. The ARRL Public Relations Forum
During Saturday morning’s packed Sunday morning featured a panel of
AMSAT forum, Roy Neal, K6DUE, of the public relations volunteers who shared
Amateur Radio on the International Space their success stories on getting good PR
Station program, chatted by telephone for Amateur Radio in their areas. ARRL
with so-called “space tourist” Dennis Public Relations Committee Chair Diane
Tito, KG6FZX. Tito told the gathering Ortiz, K2DO, and ARRL Public Relations
that Amateur Radio provided a great Manager Jennifer Hagy, N1TDY,
boost to his recent visit to the Interna- organized this year’s forum.
tional Space Station. “The opportunity to The FCC’s Riley Hollingsworth,
do a phone patch five days in a row was a K4ZDH, not only was one of the Saturday
very important part of my flight, and I banquet speakers (the others were Bob
looked forward to it every day,” he said. Heil, K9EID, and Roy Neal, K6DUE), but
AMSAT also updated the status of the the highlight of the Sunday morning FCC
AO-40 satellite, launched last November. forum. Playing to a packed house (and
“We anticipate many years of successful preaching largely to the proverbial choir),
Laid back: ARRL International Affairs
operation,” forum attendees were told. A Vice President Rod Stafford, W6ROD, just Hollingsworth and FCC colleague Bill
planned ham radio contact with the ISS back from KH6-land. Cross, W3TN, of the Wireless Telecommu-
44 August 2001
nications Bureau, reviewed regulatory and KA3HDO, to receive its Special
enforcement issues confronting ham radio. Achievement award for 2001. Bauer, who
Hollingsworth told the crowd that works for NASA, was cited for his efforts
amateur enforcement complaints are way on behalf of the SAREX (Space Amateur
down. With tongue only somewhat in Radio EXperiment) and ARISS (Amateur
cheek, Hollingsworth said “California” Radio on the International Space Station)
topped his list of enforcement bogeys that programs. Bauer chairs the ARISS Board.
keep him awake at night. Peter Martinez, G3PLX, received
“If it weren’t for California, amateur Dayton Hamvention’s Technical
enforcement would be a one-day-a-week Excellence award for 2001. Martinez,
job,” he joked. Cited as a close second active on RTTY since the 1960s, is
and third were “stupidity” and unlicensed recognized as the father of PSK31.
10-meter operation. To demonstrate his The three awards were presented
point, he played some taped excerpts of formally at the Dayton Hamvention
actual amateur conversations, largely banquet.
contentious discussions on HF.
“There was nothing illegal—nothing A Very Good Year
against our rules” on the tapes, he said. All indications were that it was a very
But, he continued, their content presents good year to do business at Hamvention.
a poor image of the Amateur Service to Product sales were brisk as some retailers
anyone listening in—and that could offered deep Dayton discounts. Those
include the media, decision-makers and ARRL’s Marketing Coordinator Bob attending the show were eager to take
Inderbitzen, NQ1R, checks out a mug for
the general public. a customer. advantage.
Cross confirmed that Amateur Radio “Dayton was a tremendous success for
continued to grow at the rate of about 1% the Yaesu product line,” said Yaesu’s Chip
during the past year. Further detailed Margelli, K7JA, a Hamvention veteran.
regulation of Amateur Radio “is not in the “Sales were very strong.”
picture,” he said. “Strong and necessary Competitor Kenwood echoed similar
enforcement is.” remarks. “Kenwood considered the show
to be excellent,” said Paul Middleton,
Hamvention Honorees KD6NUH. He said response to
Dayton Hamvention named propagation Kenwood’s announcement of a new,
guru George Jacobs, W3ASK, as its 2001 triband hand-held transceiver, the TH-
Amateur of the Year. A renowned engineer F6A, was well received, in part because
in worldwide broadcasting technology, the H-T includes 222 MHz.
Jacobs is probably best known as pro- During a pre-show reception,
pagation editor for CQ for the past 50 years. Kenwood presented its “Top Gun Award”
Hamvention picked Frank Bauer to AMSAT Vice President of Field

The FCC’s Bill Cross, W3TN, answers a question, while

colleague Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH (background) listens. Sales were brisk at many retail counters.
August 2001 45
 (L-R) Young Gary Rolland of St Louis visits with ARRL
President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, ARRL RF Safety Committee
Part of the bounty of vintage gear available in the ouside Chairman Greg Lapin, N9GL, and Bill DeCoursey Jr, KA0RGI.
exhibits area.

Operations Barry Baines, WD4ASW, Friday and Saturday.

commending him for helping to promote ICOM’s Novak said his company’s
Amateur Radio. Middleton also called “Work the Magic” slogan struck a re-
Kenwood’s first-ever audio webcast from sponsive chord. “It seemed the more we
Dayton “an outstanding success.” talked to people at the show the more we
The ARRL concession was among would see the glitter in someone’s eye,
those that benefited from Friday’s rainy whether it was a youngster who talked to
weather, which drove the crowd indoors. the space station for the first time, or the
“The rain proved to be a bonus for us,” Elmer who just logged a new country,” he
said ARRL Circulation Manager Deb said.
Jahnke, who sat out this year’s show. Novak called the 2001 Dayton
Heading up the ARRL Dayton Ham- Hamvention a buyer’s show. “Many
vention team were ARRL Deputy people found incredible deals on the radio
Circulation Manager Kathy Capodicasa, of their dreams, and many radios found
N1GZO, who oversaw the booth setup new homes,” he said. He agreed with
and staffing, and Marketing Coordinator assessments that the Dayton crowd was,
Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R. by and large, a cheerful one.
Jahnke reports the ARRL contingent Also agreeing that Friday’s rain didn’t
broke the previous records for spoil the show was Katsumi “Naky”
membership signups and publication and Nakata, KE6RD/JE3AVS, of Alinco. The
software sales. “We consider it to be the week before Dayton, Alinco announced
most successful show to date,” she said. Yaesu’s Bob Curry, KC3VO, is on the cutting
edge of the latest fad—scooter/mobile.
that it was jobbing out its distribution and
ARRL Advertising Manager John Bee, service to an Ohio firm—Atoc Amateur
N1GNV, said he got “almost universally Distributing LLC—and closing its US
positive comments” from Dayton branch in California. “The change in
Hamvention 2001 exhibitors. “‘They distribution seemed to be accepted by the
came to buy,’ was a common refrain,” he public, and our newest DR235T 222-
said. Bee said he found the number of MHz mobile radios sold well during the
new vendors at this year’s show “an show,” said Nakata, who has returned to
encouraging sign” for Amateur Radio. Japan as a result of the change.
Scott Robbins, W4PA, of Ten-Tec also Patcomm’s Jim Idone, KE2TR, said
was pleased with the results of that, while he thought Dayton attendance
Hamvention 2001. “Show sales for Ten- was off, interest was good in the Long
Tec were equal with 2000,” he said, Island company’s PC-500 dual-band HF
pointing out that last year’s Dayton transceiver. He said the company plans
Hamvention proved to be the company’s to focus more on the low-power operating
best ever by a nearly 30% margin. market in the future. “QRP is really where
Robbins said sales of Ten-Tec’s brand- we want to go,” he said.
new Model 526 “6N2” VHF transceiver No matter on which side of the retail
“led the pack,” with the company’s counter they were standing, many of those
Jupiter HF transceiver “a close second.” who attended Dayton Hamvention 2001
He said the rain seemed to have altered likely would agree with Yaesu’s Chip
the breakdown in sales activity this year, How sweet it is! ARRL’s Lisa Kustosik, Margelli, who observed, “Overall, it was
with volume approximately equal on KA1UFZ. simply a tremendous weekend!”
46 August 2001
 By Garry Shapiro, NI6T and Tom Harrell, N4XP

Kingman Reef 2000

DXpedition

A big noise from a tiny reef

Y
ou could say that our adventure be much shorter than the thousand miles tus as a separate DXCC counter was due
began in 1998 when we teamed from Hawaii to Kingman. to its “separate administration” by the US
up to plan a major DXpedition to At the New Orleans International DX Navy—the Department of Interior admin-
Central Kiribati, T31. We had wanted to Convention, we shared our vision with isters Palmyra. Chuck believed that as-
fly to Canton Island’s neglected airstrip Chuck Brady, N4BQW. Chuck, a physi- sisting the purchase could enhance our
and thus avoid a long boat trip, but when cian and space shuttle astronaut, had access to both counters—and Palmyra
we could not locate a suitable aircraft, we spent 24 hours alone on Kingman in 1998 had an airstrip!
sought another destination high on the and was eager to return as part of a ma-
DXCC Most-Wanted List. Tom, N4XP, jor effort. Chuck noted that The Nature The Plan Takes Shape
suggested Kingman Reef, KH5K, whose Conservancy (TNC) was purchasing By late 1999, we had hired Honolulu-
last substantial activation had been in Palmyra atoll, KH5, only 35 miles from based Bill Austin, master of the motor
1993, and which had since climbed to Kingman, from the Fullard-Leo family of schooner Machias. The 66-foot Machias,
#16 worldwide and #3 in Europe. After Honolulu. Access via Palmyra had always well known to Central Pacific DXpe-
Bhutan, A52A, Kingman would be #2 in been pivotal in reaching Kingman. Many ditioners, would be appropriate for the
Europe, just behind North Korea. DXers were unaware that Kingman’s sta- anticipated 10-operator team. Machias
Garry, NI6T, noted that Kingman
Reef—a bare, three-part, mostly sub-
merged coral reef near the equator south-
Above—Life in the
southwest of Hawaii—was minuscule, Pacific doesn’t get
precarious, devoid of vegetation and cer- much better than this.
tainly had no airstrip. Tom countered that The Machias is at
if it were easy to reach, it would not be anchor off Kingman
in the glow of the
rare. Kingman had only been activated a setting sun.
half-dozen times in 26 years, and then
only by smaller groups who had brought
modest amounts of equipment and stayed
a week or less. We would man six sta- Left—Kingman Reef is
about a thousand
tions, including 6 meters, and stay long miles southwest of
enough to knock Kingman way down the Hawaii, near the
Most Wanted List. A boat would be re- Palmyra Atoll.
quired, but we were hopeful the sail could
August 2001 47
 Despite crowded conditions, K5K is on the air.

electronically—and again managed a 24- 6-meter operation.

hour solo, unsheltered and very uncom- So far, our team was American, but
fortable visit to Kingman. it soon became international with the
Our hope/expectation was that the addition of Roman Thomas, RZ3AA,
Conservancy would, in return, assist our Massimo “Max” Mucci, I8NHJ, and
DXpedition by allowing its chartered air- Katsu Ono, JH7OHF. Max had been part
craft to transport our team from Hono- of the E30GA DXpedition to Eritrea, and
lulu to Palmyra or from Christmas Island, Katsu would be Ned’s right-hand on 6
Bringing more supplies ashore.
T32 to Palmyra, thus shortening our time meters. We were now 11, but more op-
at sea to one night. Unfortunately, our erators were necessary to keep six sta-
expectation was overoptimistic—the air- tions on the air. Ann Santos, WA1S, a
would be loaded and provisioned in craft would not be available. veteran of Willis Island, signed on and
Hawaii. Our target window would be Machias, an older vessel, required reno- would take on operator scheduling. We
autumn 2000. Our primary objective vation, after which she would be loaded in added Steve Wright, VE7CT, a member
would be Europe, but we would also Hawaii, and sail for Christmas Island, 400 of the 1990 Conway Reef team, and Alan
cover 10 bands and three modes. miles southeast of Palmyra, ahead of the Brown, K5AB, an enthusiastic topband
Ten meters would peak near the equi- team. The team would assemble in Hono- operator from Texas.
nox, and 6 meters in October, but the low lulu, fly commercially to Christmas Island, During this phase, Dave, Kimo and Pat
bands would only just be becoming vi- board Machias, and then sail three days to flew to Palmyra to assist the Conservancy,
able. Weather in that part of the Pacific Palmyra and Kingman. We would be on the but had little time to operate. Later,
is heavily influenced by a natural phe- air for 12 days on the reef while Machias, Mike Gibson, KH6ND, would spend al-
nomenon known as the “equatorial con- anchored in the lagoon, functioned as a most three months on Palmyra as a vol-
vergence,” where the currents and winds “mother ship.” The team would return to unteer for the Conservancy. In his
of the Northern and Southern Hemi- the boat to eat and sleep. We would then off-hours, Mike would log 27,000 QSOs
spheres collide, producing highly vari- sail back to Christmas Island and return via as KH6ND/KH5! Mike joined the team;
able weather and up to 170 inches of Air Kiribati, exactly three weeks after we would stop at Palmyra to pick him up.
annual rainfall. The colliding currents departure. With our team almost complete, we
were responsible for building up the bro- We began to recruit our team. With encountered an unexpected setback.
ken coral and clamshells that formed the Honolulu as our logistical base, Kimo N4BQW’s NASA duties would prevent
only “dry” land on the otherwise sub- Chun, KH7U, and Pat Guerin, NH6UY, his participation, and leave us without a
merged reef. But that part of the reef is both experienced Pacific DXpeditioners, medical person. We had agreed early on
often submerged by storms. Bill Austin were obvious choices. Pat had been part that a participant with medical skills was
mandated that we be off the reef and out of the 1993 Kingman/Palmyra DXpedit- essential, so it was imperative to find a
of the area by early November. We tar- ion, and both men had assisted many replacement for Chuck—or abort the trip.
geted early October for our operation. DXpeditions passing through Honolulu. Few people can spontaneously commit
The Nature Conservancy had built fa- Dave Johnson, WB4JTT, an attorney, to an imminent departure to an exotic des-
cilities on Palmyra to host potential large would prove invaluable in dealing with tination, so we were relieved when I8NHJ
contributors, to be flown from Honolulu the Navy, as well as taking charge of our suggested Joe Owen, KO4RR, his team-
by chartered aircraft. But TNC needed generators. Bob Allphin, K4UEE, fresh mate from E30GA. Retired as a medic
help with its communications and medi- from Clipperton and Bhutan, joined us with the US Army Special Forces, Joe
cal support—areas where we could be and became Antenna Czar. Ned Stearns, was a perfect fit. With only weeks to
useful. N4BQW made several trips to AA7A, would, as Site Czar, design our departure, the Kingman Reef team—15
Palmyra to support TNC medically and Kingman “village” and spearhead the strong—was finally complete.
48 August 2001
 The Antennas of Kingman Reef
A large DXpedition pursues the widest possible audi-
ence, but not every part of the world can be equally
served. Of the three primary DX target areas, Europe—
straight over the North Pole—had the greatest demand for
and toughest path to Kingman Reef. If we could not put
big signals into Europe, our DXpedition would not be
counted a major success. Our antennas would be key to
solving that problem.
The standard antenna strategy for reef DXpeditions is
triband Yagis in general, monobanders if possible, and
vertical monopoles for the lower bands. But it would be
impossible to erect Yagis at Kingman at heights that
would allow the lowest takeoff angles—necessary to
minimize the number of ionospheric hops and thus maxi-
mize signal strength and extend openings on the higher
bands.
We were aware of the great contesting success Tom
Schiller, N6BT and Kenny Silverman, K2KW, had enjoyed
in the Caribbean, using vertical parasitic arrays near the
water instead of low Yagis. So, when Tom and Kenny
proposed this approach for Kingman Reef, we were quite
excited.
The proposed antennas were essentially fixed 2-ele-
ment Yagis on their ends; the elements were dipoles, not
monopoles, with center-fed driven elements. No radials
were necessary. The parasitic element would nominally
be a director, but a simple jumper at the base would
lengthen it to a reflector, reversing the pattern. Verticals
work best over very good ground, and there could be no Kenny called their Switchable Vertical Dipole Arrays
finer ground than the surrounding Pacific. Moreover, our (SVDAs). First, they would be light, easy to erect and take
“island” was only a pile of shells and broken coral, and the down, simple to guy and service, and unlikely to fall prey
salt water would be under as well as around us. While the to the squalls that frequently ravage the reef. Second, the
two-element arrays could only provide some 5 dB gain azimuthal pattern, 114 degrees wide, would encompass all
over a dipole at the nose of the pattern, that nose would three of the major target areas, with substantial radiation
be very low, and the energy radiated at extremely low to several secondary target areas (Figure A).
angles would far surpass what could be achieved with any We worried about interstation interference due to the
horizontal tribander that we could erect, no matter who broad patterns and modest front-to-back ratios of the
had designed it. SVDAs. But simulations confirmed that neither a Yagi’s
Two other factors spoke loudly for what Tom and nor SVDA’s near-field pattern offered relief at the close
antenna spacings mandated by the narrow structure of
Kingman Reef. It was suggested that some locations
would not be well served by the fixed arrays, and that the
higher angles of a low Yagi might be more useful for
working JA and North America. There was reluctance to
rely completely upon one approach.
In the end, the SVDAs were to be the primary anten-
nas at and above 20 meters, with conventional tribanders
as backup and for direct on-the-air comparison in the
pileups. From 160 to 30 meters, we deployed vertical
monopoles with raised radials—the famed Battle Creek
Special, a K9AY monoband vertical for 80 meters and
full-size verticals for 40 and 30 meters. In reserve were
Titanex verticals—excellent lowband performers, but
considered too large and guy-dependent for the narrow
confines and unstable composition of Kingman Reef.
Operator consensus was a unanimous “thumbs up” for
the SVDAs—they were simply magnificent to all major
target areas. When directly compared with a low
tribander, there was no question that our decision had
Figure A—The azimuthal radiation pattern of the K5K been the right one for our unique situation.
Switchable Vertical Dipole Array.

A large DXpedition to an uninhabited ICOM graciously provided six IC-756 Survival on Kingman Reef would re-
destination is an expensive endeavor. Pro transceivers. quire shelter, water, sanitation, electric
Transportation would represent more than Antennas are, of course, crucial to a power and a food supply. The Hawaii
half the total cost, and would largely be DXpedition’s success, and we wanted the logistics team and Ned, AA7A, were re-
covered by operator contributions. The most effective antennas possible for our sponsible for our environment. For shel-
remainder would have to come from location. What we chose surprised many ter, the Hawaiians purchased light popup
foundations, clubs and individuals. Our DXers. (See the sidebar, “The Antennas tents, but knew they would require
equipment needs were eased when of Kingman Reef.”) strengthening and reinforcement, for
August 2001 49
 Tom Harrell, N4XP, takes a turn at one of the operating
Garry Shapiro, NI6T, navigates the pileups. positions.

which tarps and rebar stakes were sup- cure double permission for Kingman was Equatorial Convergence, and receives far
plied. A 200-gal/day watermaker and a based upon the family’s historic and un- less rain than Palmyra or Kingman. Our
large water bladder would ensure plenti- ceasing claim to the reef. We would not hotel, the Captain Cook, is fairly close
ful fresh water for drinking, showers, and get involved in that dispute, which re- to the airport and we were soon relaxing
even laundry. A sanitation tent was mains unresolved. in the breezy veranda near the sea. But
planned and a sturdy field commode was Then the gods frowned: Machias ran we had no idea where Machias was—no
purchased, but we worried about waste out of time with not all repairs completed. radio contact had been made with her.
disposal. We purchased six 5-kW diesel The Hawaiian team and the boat crew la- We used the unplanned respite to re-
generators, and would fuel them from bored to exhaustion to load the vessel, but lax, further plan our operation on King-
Machias’ tanks. Food and shelter were that complex effort, fueling and customs man and to become better acquainted. We
re-thought when we realized it would be delays set back her departure three days— received the T32R group call sign from
impractical to ferry so many people to eat and an angry Pacific would not allow that Tarawa, and Phil, T32O, who lives
and sleep on Machias. Instead, the team time to be made up. We had just lost sev- nearby, lent us materials for a wire an-
would sleep ashore and food would be eral days from the front end of our opera- tenna. A young hotel employee cheerfully
cooked aboard and brought to the reef. tion. Then, a day after Machias’ departure scampered up a coconut palm in the
Based upon 1993 reef dimensions, from Honolulu, the Navy informed courtyard with a rope, and soon we were
AA7A designed a site plan that would uti- WB4JTT that our landing permission for operating barefoot from a hotel room into
lize almost all “land” above high tide— Kingman Reef had been rescinded! an inverted V. It was the first of three DX
about a half-acre. Ned’s challenge was to Undaunted, Dave hurried to Pearl Har- locations from which we would operate.
achieve this with easy access, while mini- bor to renegotiate with the Navy, which We retired for the second night, still
mizing such hazards as exposed antennas had unresolved concerns about its liabil- with no word of Machias, but the early
and radials and while maximizing antenna ity in the event that something went awry risers learned that the vessel had arrived
separation. He would be ready to update on the reef. Dave’s calm assurances that during the night and was anchored off-
this plan, as required. we accepted responsibility for our actions shore near the entrance to the sandbar-
Air Kiribati flies weekly to Christmas and the serendipitous fact that—at blocked harbor at London village. There
Island on Sunday mornings and we N4XP’s insistence—we had all purchased had been electrical problems; the radios
booked 14 seats for October 15. To ren- travel insurance, won the day, and Dave had not worked, and the sea conditions
dezvous with us, Machias would com- emerged with a new landing permit. had made it impossible to perform the
plete repairs, load our gear and food, and repairs. It had been a difficult passage,
depart Honolulu nine days earlier—Oc- Outward Bound but the team was energized by the news
tober 6. Upon our arrival at Christmas, A tired but excited group of 14 and quickly packed for departure.
we would proceed to the harbor and board DXpeditioners gathered at Honolulu Air- Kim Andersen of Dive Kiribati had
Machias for Palmyra and Kingman. On port at 5 AM on October 15 for the flight arranged our departure processing by
the return trip, we would arrive back in to Christmas Island. That is a quiet time Immigration and our transportation via
Honolulu on November 5. at the airport, and we were quickly pro- large outrigger canoes from his dive shop
All operators had booked their flights cessed and on our way, peering at the ex- to the boat. As we rounded the point at
to Honolulu, but Roman, RZ3AA, had panse of Pacific Ocean, hoping, to no the harbor entrance, we saw Machias at
visa problems until NI6T enlisted aid avail, for a glimpse of Machias below. Her anchor with Kiribati officials still on
from his local congressional office. delayed departure from Honolulu would board. We stood alongside with growing
Meanwhile Dave, WB4JTT, negotiated keep us on Christmas for several days. excitement, awaiting permission to come
landing permission for Kingman with the Christmas Island is the largest coral aboard. Finally, we boarded and hauled
Navy at Pearl Harbor. He also obtained atoll in the Pacific, but its small popula- our personal gear below to our sleeping
landing permission for both Kingman and tion lives a subsistence lifestyle; the old compartments. We now grasped what the
Palmyra, for a substantial fee, from the copra plantations are abandoned and Hawaiian contingent had known all
Fullard-Leo family. Our decision to se- overgrown. The atoll lies outside the along—Machias, in which we originally
50 August 2001
had intended to accommodate 10
DXpeditioners, was literally stuffed with
supplies and equipment for 15. Entry and
egress from the tiny bunks would require
the flexibility of a contortionist, and
movement below in the dark when under
way would be a challenge. We would lit-
erally sleep with our generators, anten-
nas and equipment.
But there was a problem. The cook,
Tom, not a professional sailor, had been
overwhelmed by the difficult voyage
from Honolulu. He had quit, and was
seated in the canoe with his gear, plan-
ning to go ashore and fly home. The pros-
pect of having to cook for ourselves while
constructing our camp and operating
around the clock was not attractive. The
young man agreed to meet with our group
to discuss the matter and was persuaded
to stay and participate in our adventure.
There was a collective sigh of relief.
The rest of the crew consisted of Ri-
chard, first mate and a seasoned sailor,
La’a, second mate, and Lindsey Austin,
Captain Bill’s 16-year-old daughter.
Within an hour, we weighed anchor for The K5K team.
Palmyra Atoll. Captain Bill advised that
the currents favored us and that we would
make good time—less than two days’ into the sun for over an hour before Dave, remaining would stay all night, as Zodiac
cruise. For most of us, the trip was WB4JTT, positioned on the bowsprit, operations would be too dangerous in the
smooth and pleasant, but several of our yelled, “I see something!” Lindsey Austin dark. They attempted to erect the tents
team chose injections of phenergan to called out depth soundings. Soon there was securely enough to at least provide shel-
combat the nausea of seasickness and a faint outline on the horizon, which ter for the night, but the storm was unre-
“zoned out” in their bunks. The rest slowly became visible. A half-hour later, lenting. It rained all night, with the wind
lounged in the fantail and enjoyed the we anchored in 150 feet of water, about never dropping in intensity, and sleep was
ride. We kept skeds and played a little 300 feet offshore from the islet, with its tense and fitful.
radio, using a dipole in the rigging. We coral heads, surf and sea birds. We hooted At daybreak, the weather was still
passed Fanning Atoll to starboard. The and hollered as if someone were on the reef windy and threatening, and the priority
crew trolled from the stern and occasion- to hear us! that day would be to secure the camp
ally caught skipjack tuna, which were We prepared a Zodiac for the first against the weather. Wind and rain were
delicious. landing. Within an hour of dropping an- blowing through the corners of the tents,
On the morning following our second chor, N4XP, AA7A and the two mates with the tent frames literally being lifted
night, Palmyra was in view. The approach were at the reef slope and out of the boat. from the stakes. Other team members
is from the southwest and challenging, but At the top they waved, then walked the tended to life-support tasks, such as the
Machias made it to the West Lagoon with- reef from end to end, measuring. Soon sanitation tent and its accompanying pit,
out incident. As we neared the dock, we all team members were ashore and the and K4UEE’s team worked on erecting
saw Mike, KH6ND, waiting and waving. two Zodiacs were ferrying equipment to antennas. Despite the wind, they erected
We had about four hours to explore and the reef. As each generator came ashore, all the antennas, except the Battle Creek
“appreciate” our last view of vegetation for team members muscled it up the slope Special and the K9AY vertical.
two weeks! Mike conducted a tour of the with poles and slings. Most of the equip- By dark, we still had not put a radio
islet, including a visit to the wrecked air- ment was on the reef by mid-morning, on the air. We had lost almost a day en-
craft from the ill-fated 1978 DXpedition. and tent assembly had begun. But, until suring our survivability, but now team
Many operated /KH5 from the Palmyra then, no one had taken note of the members began to set up for operations.
Yacht Club facility. At noon we departed weather. While our original plan had called for
Palmyra with our full team on board. Although the sky was clear and the sun four operating tents and a single large
Kingman was now just 35 miles away and shining, the wind was quite strong. Then, sleeping tent, we now decided to employ
we would arrive the next morning. quickly, it grew darker, and began to rain. two operating tents housing six operat-
Suddenly, several tents—assembled but ing positions. The large sleeping tent
The Landing not anchored—rolled down the reef, with would now be the primary operating tent,
Several team members went topside at two going into the water. Operators holding four positions, with a single,
daybreak and were posted as lookouts. The scrambled to retrieve the tents and pro- smaller tent housing the two remaining
entry into the lagoon is treacherous, with tect equipment sitting in the open. Soon HF positions plus 6 meters. Operators
depths as little as 20 feet. The approach is it was a question of saving the camp! would sleep in the smaller tents, erected
from the south, and, once through the reef As darkness fell, some of the team re- away from the operating, power and sani-
opening, Captain Bill turned Machias east- turned to Machias—not all could be ac- tation areas.
ward and slowed. Machias motored slowly commodated yet on the reef. Those At daybreak on the second full day,
August 2001 51
KH6ND led a work party to complete sta- No Europeans were logged on 160 or actively in the contest or were cherry
bilization and weatherproofing of the 6 meters. picking new ones. We changed course and
sleeping and operating tents. Mike’s We had stated from the first that RTTY entered the contest—and our rates soared.
group sealed corners, covered tents with would be a focus of our operation. To Max, I8NHJ, our computer guru, had
heavy tarps, drove rebar stakes and provide RTTY without impacting CW been posting our daily totals in the main
guyed, taped and tied every tent and tarp. and SSB, and to compare performance operating tent. As we began our final
By midday, most of the living facilities with our SVDAs, we erected a triband night of operation, we had logged 75,000
had been “hardened” to a point where we Yagi. But, compared to the SVDAs, the QSOs. But we had to be off the reef the
felt secure in their ability to withstand tribander was a dummy load! We had next day to ensure arrival at Christmas
wind and rain. At last, we could turn all proven our point about antenna perfor- Island in time for the weekly flight to
our energies to our primary goal—radio! mance, but a RTTY operator would have Honolulu. Some operators favored a
to commandeer an SVDA on 20, 15 or maximum effort for the last night, but
On the Air from K5K! 10 meters, displacing another mode. others wished to begin disassembly to
Operating positions were being as- Moreover, interstation interference, oc- ensure a smooth and timely departure. In
sembled in both tents. We had intended casionally severe on CW or SSB, was the end, we achieved both a record per-
to have all positions on the air simulta- worse with RTTY, due to its higher trans- formance and a smooth departure, but
neously, but, in consideration of the time mit duty cycle. To maximize effective- there were some animated and intense
lost, we activated each station when ness, we limited each calling station to discussions along the way.
ready. The position with the Alpha 99 one band for RTTY, and put 1350 RTTY K5K ceased operations at 1848Z on
amplifier was the first one completed, QSOs in the log. October 31, 2000, with almost 81,000
and, without ceremony, Ned, AA7A made Toward the end of the operation, we QSOs in the log. Of these, 16,000, or al-
the first QSO on 20-meter SSB at 0320Z noted that the European pileups, while most 20%, were with Europe! We had been
on October 22. Coincidentally and appro- predictably large and raucous, had be- on the air for only 9.6 days, compared to
priately, the contact was with Mike, come much better behaved than we had our planned 12 days. Our total placed us
N9NS—co-leader of the 1993 Kingman expected. Meanwhile, Bill, K6GNX, our #3 among all DXpeditions to that time, and
Reef DXpedition! chief pilot, told us during our daily on- first among boat-and-tent operations.
We commenced full-scale operations. the-air briefings that European operators
Some callers were initially perplexed by were reporting long, solid openings and Homeward Bound
our choice of the K5K call sign, gener- strong signals. Our conclusion was that Disassembly and loading aboard
ally used for domestic special events. the SVDAs were delivering such reliable Machias was hectic, but proceeded rap-
Many were unaware that FCC no longer signals into European antennas that our idly and smoothly. We burned and buried
issues call signs for locations without a audience, confident of getting through, our waste and picked the reef clean. By
ZIP code. Our choice had been either to was behaving in a relatively calm and mid-afternoon, Kingman Reef was again
use a personal call sign with a /KH5K suf- orderly manner. This in turn allowed us a bare reef in the middle of the Central
fix, or a 1×1 call sign, and the team had to maintain high rates to our most criti- Pacific. A final Zodiac run transported the
overwhelmingly chosen the shorter call. cal target area. last operators and gear to our boat. Bill
The pileups were initially huge, and For Ned, AA7A, and Katsu, JH7OHF, Austin and his crew weighed anchor and,
generally stayed that way. All operators the opportunity to put Kingman on 6 as we slowly motored out of the lagoon,
were impressed with the Switchable Ver- meters had been a primary objective, and we watched Kingman Reef disappear
tical Dipole Array (SVDA) antennas (see October was the optimum time. But the over the horizon and into our memories.
the sidebar, “The Antennas of Kingman number and ferocity of the pileups sur- We reached Palmyra Atoll the next
Reef.”) The 80-meter vertical did not play prised even them; they were to log 1000 morning, spent a few hours enjoying the
well until provided with the elevated ra- QSOs from the reef on the Magic Band. greenery, said farewell to Mike, KH6ND,
dials, which had been originally planned. Squalls blew through the area several and departed for Christmas Island. The
Until then, the Battle Creek Special had times during the operation, but were cruise from Palmyra to Kiribati, against
been used on both 160 and 80 meters. We never as intense as those initially encoun- the wind and current, was rougher than
logged a thousand QSOs on 160 meters tered, and our encampment weathered the outward leg, with several more ops
and over 3000 on 80 meters. them well. succumbing to seasickness, but it was not
The proximity of the antennas on the Our original QSO goal had been as rough as it might have been, and we
tiny reef did cause some interstation in- 65,000. So, with a few days to go, we counted ourselves fortunate.
terference, particularly on harmonically were surprised when Bob, K4UEE, ob- We made Christmas easily, and had
related bands. Bandpass filters between served that we had an opportunity to place time to relax and operate, and to make
transceiver outputs and amplifier inputs, ourselves among the top ten DXpeditions our farewells with Captain Bill Austin
and coaxial stubs on amplifier outputs in terms of total QSOs. Most of the op- and his crew before catching our plane
were essential to allow coexistence, and erators were excited by this prospect, but back to Honolulu. For the Machias, it
were usually, but not always, sufficient. we debated whether to operate in the up- would be a week and a half cruise to Ha-
Problems were sometimes resolved by coming CQ Worldwide SSB Contest. waii, where Kimo, Pat and Dave would
one station operating CW while the other The enthusiastic contesters favored a be waiting to unload her. For the rest, it
chose SSB, thus moving the affected sta- contest effort, but the leaders worried that was the end of the story—until the next
tion farther from the harmonic frequency. there would be excessive duping, and that DXCC counter beckons.
Because Europe was farther away than the contest canon of no split operation
either Japan or North America, and be- would inhibit our QSO rate. So we opted You can contact Garry Shapiro, NI6T,
yond the auroral zone, Kingman was most to avoid the contest and concentrate on at 20941 Nez Perce Trail, Los Gatos,
in demand there, and we tried to exploit the CW segments of the six major bands, CA 95033; [email protected]. Tom
every possible opening. Our efforts were plus 30, 17 and 12 meters. To our sur- Harrell, N4XP, can be reached at 2011
highly successful from 40 to 10 meters, prise, rates were unimpressive, and we New High Shoals Rd, Watkinsville, GA
and successful to Northern Europe on 80. concluded that most DXers were either 30677; [email protected].
52 August 2001
 By John Core, S21YV/KX7YT

A Beginner’s Guide to
Amateur Radio in Bangladesh
When business dovetails with travel to faraway lands, DX is sure to
follow—especially when the destination is on the DXCC “50-most-
wanted” entity list. As this amateur discovered, it does the soul good
to be the DX every now and again!

A
lthough I’ve been licensed for 30 to bring radio equipment into the coun- ernment bureaucracy effectively stalled the
years in the US, I’ve only recently try. Nizam and Mamluker also advised licensing process. Through years of steady
had the pleasure of operating me on a number of related issues, espe- persuasion, ham radio in Bangladesh be-
from a foreign country—an experience cially those involving relations with the came a reality in 1992, when the first two
sought by many hams worldwide. I’m Bangladesh Frequency and Wireless licenses were finally issued. Since then,
usually the guy in the midst of the pileup Board, which issues ham licenses. some 40 licenses have been issued to
trying to be heard by someone else oper- Bangladeshi nationals, many of whom op-
ating from some faraway location. So, A Brief History of Amateur Radio in erate only on 2 meters. Through this pro-
when I had the chance to take on a con- Bangladesh cess, BARL members have formed a strong
sulting project in Bangladesh, my first Bangladesh (S21-land) is located just link with government licensing officials.
thoughts were of finally discovering what east of India at the tip of the Bay of Ben- Many other seven-day temporary licenses
it’s like to be the DX! gal. Economically, it’s a relatively poor have been issued to foreign nationals vis-
The first hurdle was to find out how country with a high population density in iting or living within the country.
to get licensed in Bangladesh. I turned to its major cities. Although Amateur Radio The immense value of Amateur Radio
the Internet, initially seeking information was allowed prior to 1964 in what was then during natural disasters was realized dur-
on Amateur Radio, operators or clubs in East Pakistan, licenses were revoked at the ing the May 1997 cyclone that devastated
Dhaka, the capital city. Fortunately, I ran outset of the Indo-Pakistan War. After the the coastal areas of Bangladesh. Two
across an e-mail address for Nizam, war of independence and the establishment teams (consisting of S21R, S21D and
S21B, who serves as the vice president of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in other BARL members) helped the Red
of the Bangladesh Amateur Radio League 1971, Amateur Radio was dormant until Cross, CARE and other relief agencies.
(BARL). During the months leading to 1979, when the BARL was formed. Club Since then, BARL members have been
my departure, Nizam and Mamluker, members then began lobbying government active in relief operations during several
S21W, another BARL member, were able agencies to reactivate Amateur Radio and, other national disasters. In 1998, the
to help me obtain license applications and in 1983, a decision to allow ham radio in BARL established a 2-meter repeater in
customs import documents permitting me Bangladesh was made. Unfortunately, gov- Dhaka to serve the growing number of

Mr Alauddin, of the Bangladesh Frequency & Wireless

Nizam, S21B, operating from Dhaka. Board, issues amateur licenses in Bangladesh.
August 2001 53
 Antenna
supports go
up at S21YV.

hams who were using hand-held radios. guide and Bengali interpreter during an
The club has also been active in radio outing to buy antenna wire. Traveling via
direction-finding, JOTA and ham conven- bicycle rickshaw, we headed into the in-
tions throughout Asia. Attendance at the famous Dhaka traffic to gather the goods.
monthly BARL meetings is growing, sug- We hired three local fellows to obtain
gesting that more S21 call signs may soon the bamboo poles and install them on the
be on the air. rooftop of my guest house while I built a Nizam, S21B, and his son Farhad, S21G,
work DX with their tri-band Yagi.
half-square antenna for 20 meters and ran
Operating in Bangladesh coax (borrowed from S21B) to my ICOM
Although the Bangladesh Frequency IC-756PRO transceiver. At dusk on the tion conditions during my seven-day tem-
and Wireless Board (BF&WB) issues ham evening of January 24, with Dhaka’s Cen- porary license period limited me to about
licenses, operators living outside the coun- tral Mosque in the background, we hoisted 1000 QSOs and 85 DXCC entities. I was
try will have better success during the li- the half-square up the poles and tied off thrilled, however, to work many countries
censing process if they have the valuable the lines, ready to jump into the pileups. that I’ve never even heard from the states,
help of a BARL member. Because mail Because Bangladesh is rated as the 50 th including others in Bangladesh as well
deliveries to BF&WB aren’t always de- most-wanted DXCC entity, I found that as operators in Viet Nam, Cambodia,
pendable—nor are written inquiries likely an S21 call sign still draws quite a crowd Cyprus, Oman and Kuwait (among oth-
to be answered promptly—personal con- when the bands are open. Because of the ers). But the real satisfaction came from
tact via e-mail with hams living in Dhaka marginal construction of the region’s elec- giving many hams around the world a
is the preferred alternative. trical distribution system, however, there new and rare DXCC country.
A seven-day temporary license is first is a very high noise level on 40 and 80 Hams interested in visiting or operat-
issued to foreign operators who must then meters. Fortunately, conditions aren’t too ing in Bangladesh may contact the BARL
apply for a permanent license pending bad on 10, 15 and 20 meters, so working for further information and assistance.
government security clearance and a let- weak-signal DX from Bangladesh on Check www.arrl.org for licensing infor-
ter of support from respective embassies these bands isn’t a problem. mation and www.barl.org for assistance.
or consulates. This process can take a Bangladesh is surrounded by many If you decide to go to Bangladesh, I know
long time, so patience and frequent per- small countries that are all “exotic DX” you will find BARL club members to be
sonal follow-ups with the Board are for stateside hams. Because of the helpful and friendly.
advised. A customs import permit is re- country’s location, it’s relatively easy to Good luck and good DX from all of
quired to bring radio gear into the coun- run up a high DXCC country count in a us in S21-land!
try. The fees for the complete licensing very short time, facilitated by the fact that
process add up to about $85. S21 stations are still sought after by what Acknowledgments
Once my call sign was issued it was I always consider to be rare DX stations. Special thanks go to Nizam, S21B, and
time to gather antenna wire, ropes, insu- For a US ham operating in Bangladesh, Mamlukar, S21W, as well as the other
lators and other items needed to get on the the popularity that comes with holding members of the BARL for their support
air. It’s difficult to buy ham-related items an S21 call sign is a big thrill. and assistance: S21A, S21AA, S21AB,
in Bangladesh. Because there are no ama- When the bands are open it is diffi- S21AC, S21AJ, S21AM, S21AR, S21AS,
teur retail outlets in the country, visiting cult to carry on casual QSOs without gen- S21B, S21BR, S21C, S21D, S21DM,
operators will have to bring just about ev- erating pileups—something that rarely S21E, S21G, S21HA, S2HQ, S21I, S21J,
erything they’ll need (or make local ar- happens when I’m operating as KX7YT. S21JB, S21JH, S21K, S21L, S21M,
rangements for required supplies). I also discovered that managing pileups S21MA, S21N, S21O, S21P, S21R,
Unlike most places in the world, can be demanding, and definitely requires S21RA, S21RB, S21RC, S21RD, S21SA,
Bangladesh has bamboo poles up to 50 crowd management and leadership skills. S21W, S21X, S21Y, S21Z. Thanks also
feet in length that are readily available In late January, 20 meters was usually go to K7VIT and N7AAM for stateside
and inexpensive. They make great an- open to the states via long path about advice and assistance.
tenna supports for rooftop installations. 1400Z and again at 0100Z, providing an You can contact the author at 1554 NW
As I was unfamiliar with local sources of opportunity to work the folks back home. Benfield Dr, Portland, OR 97229; kx7yt@
electrical supplies, S21W served as my Alas, work responsibilities and propaga- arrl.net.
54 August 2001
 WORKBENCH
PROJECTS AND INFORMATION FOR THE ACTIVE AMATEUR

The Doctor is IN
Q I bought (at an on-line auction) a receiver built in the
’60s. When it arrived it reeked of cigarette smoke. I tried
to clean the radio, going as far as using gasoline to scrub the
about a week. The rig came out smelling like a proverbial rose!
You might contact the solvent manufacturer, which is still
in business, for information on current, environmentally safe,
chassis. That didn’t work. How can I get rid of the cigarette products. I saw a product on their Web page called Safezone
residue? that might be “green,” yet suitable.
Contact:
A That can be a tough nut to crack. Here’s what I did about
10 years ago with two Yaesu units of 1980 vintage—hybrid
units with plug-in boards—that I had acquired for my collection.
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George Washington Hwy
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and removed all the tubes (driver and final tubes). I then www.miller-stephenson.com/main.htm
removed all the plug-in/screw-down modules/boards. No
wiring was disturbed.
The cabinet sheet metal, the knobs and the tubes were
Q Can strong solar activity have an influence on 2.4 GHz
terrestrial data links?
washed in the kitchen sink. I placed them in a plastic tub filled
with Fantastic, 409 or a similar strong household product and A Good question! I don’t know how one could completely
rule out possible effects. There may be propagation
mechanisms not described in the current literature that could
individually scrubbed with a discarded toothbrush. The com-
ponents were rinsed, dried with paper towels and set aside. I be well known a few decades from now. This is one of the
found that the smell and grunge on these parts were completely benefits of having an Amateur Radio Service—it is an ideal
gone. Now for the guts of the radio. medium for experimentation.
From my experience in electronic manufacturing I knew I However, conventional theory today does not indicate any
wanted a good cleaning solvent that would leave no residue. obvious direct links between 2.4 GHz propagation and solar
At a local electronics parts distributor I found a product in activity. Atmospheric refractivity is the primary influence with
spray-can form called Freon TF Cleaning Solvent. It was some- such links. It could be argued that solar activity affects the
what expensive, about $10 per can as I remember, but I was weather, which influences propagation, but convincing proof
cleaning a $400 vintage investment so I didn’t mind. Although is still unavailable.
it came in a fairly large can (a little larger than your average
spray paint size), I figured I would need more than one can to
do the job—I ended up needing about 11/2 cans per radio. I
Q George Fletcher, AD5CQ, asks, “I have a VHF/UHF
transceiver. The center conductor on the SMA antenna
connector has receded inside the connector and does not make
stress that whatever you use must leave absolutely no residue. contact with the center conductor of the screw-on antenna.
Working in a well-ventilated area (I worked in the garage Is this a common problem with SMA type antenna connectors?
with the door open and a cross draft to the garage door), I took Is there a fix available other than replacing the whole
each PC board, held it vertically, and sprayed it with copious connector?”
amounts of the product until it was freely running and drip-
ping off the board. Quickly, before it evaporated, I scrubbed it
using the toothbrush—which was now thoroughly dry from
A I’m afraid that you will indeed have to replace the con-
nector. To avoid this problem in the future, replace it with
special “captivated” contact connectors. These exist not just for
the previous use (absolutely no water). I did this 2 or 3 times SMAs, but also for N and other connectors in which the normal
for each board. I propped up the boards on a dry surface and design may allow for movement of the center conductor.
directed a fan at them (the component side) to make sure all SMAs are rated at only 500 mating/unmating cycles, which
nooks and crannies were perfectly dry. is rather low compared to other connector types. The lifetime
Next came the chassis. I performed the same procedure as can be reduced even further by twisting the connector on and
with the boards, making sure to get all corners. It’s best to do off, so that the center conductor rubs horizontally. It is pref-
this operation with the surfaces vertical so that the solvent erable to hold the body of the connector fixed and just rotate
drips off the chassis. I worked on one area at a time, starting the hex nut to tighten the connector.
at the top and working toward the bottom (both sides of the
chassis—transformers, too). Again, I scrubbed with the tooth-
brush while it was still wet (this stuff evaporates in seconds).
When done, I placed the chassis in front of a fan for several
Q Brent, AB5UM, asks, “In my Jeep Cherokee I have my
ICOM IC-706 transceiver in the back and my remote
control head up front at the driver’s seat. I was getting RFI on
hours to make sure it was completely dry. almost all bands, which caused my digital display on the
When everything was thoroughly dry, I placed the chassis remote head to go crazy. Installing the entire radio up front
and the boards in a cardboard box with some crumpled news- is not an option. I wrapped the separation cable in aluminum
paper and several dryer sheets, closed the box and left it for foil and grounded it. That cured the problem except for the
August 2001 55
10-meter band. Can you suggest anything else?” have had no problem following the instructions for tuning,

A The aluminum foil shield may not be as effective on 10

meters as it is on other bands. Perhaps you could obtain
some 1-inch copper braid. Most copper braid is actually hol-
and I’m reading 100 W when tuning into the antenna tuner’s
dummy load. However, the tuner instructions say that I can
only use a maximum of 30 W output when initially adjusting
low, so if you separate it, you may be able to slip the cable the tuner when it is connected to the antenna. Am I supposed
through it. Experiment with grounding it at either end, or both. to somehow ‘detune’ the transceiver to reduce its output after
I also suggest you try a ferrite toroid. Use an FT-240-43 peaking it into the dummy load?”
and get three turns of the cable onto the core. This should be
enough to help on 10 meters.
Other than that, you may need to do a bit of sniffing around
A The answer to your problem is the transceiver DRIVE con-
trol. Tune your radio into the antenna tuner’s dummy load
as you describe. Now, adjust the DRIVE control counterclock-
the vehicle to find the specific source of noise. A 1-inch loop wise until the antenna tuner meter reads 30 W. Stop transmit-
at the end of a piece of coax, connected to your radio, may ting, switch from the tuner dummy load to the antenna, start
help. Do not get the loop anywhere near the ignition wiring; a transmitting again and adjust your tuner. When you reach the
high-voltage spike can be induced into the loop, possibly caus- lowest SWR, crank the DRIVE control back up to full output.
ing damage to your radio. Once you find the hot spots, the During all these procedures, remember not to hold the key
above hints, coupled with keeping the control cable away from down for more that 10 seconds at a time—this may damage
the hot spots, may help. the finals. Do your tuning in short spurts.

Q Ron, WB4GWA, asks, “I have what seems to be an incur-

able noise problem in my Chevy Blazer. My HF mobile
antenna mount is bolted and grounded into the frame. I run all
Q I am a ninth-grade student who is currently taking sci-
ence. I am doing an experiment in which I will try to block
AM radio interference caused by a small electric motor in a
power cables as suggested in the ARRL RFI Book. I have blender. Will it be possible to block this radio interference
tapped the dc power at the battery. Despite all this, I still get using different type materials over the top of the motor (like an
a huge amount of noise. When the ignition switch is off, my aluminum bucket)?
transceiver S meter is at zero and when the switch is on I still
enjoy clear reception. When I start the Blazer, however, I get
so much ignition noise that the blanker will not take it out.
A The technique you describe is known as shielding—
completely enclosing a circuit (in this case, the motor) in
a metal enclosure. For radio signals, this enclosure can be made
When I look at the S-meter it reads S9. Can you help?” from any material that conducts electricity. Shielding is usu-

A You have the negative power wire going to the battery,

right? Assuming so, when you turn the ignition switch to
RUN without starting the car, do you hear the noise for a few
ally accomplished with aluminum or steel.
To be effective, however, a shield must be complete. Any
gap in the shielding can reduce its effectiveness. Placing a
seconds with the ignition in the RUN position, but with the bucket over the blender, for example, would still leave plenty
engine not running? If you hear noise for the first few sec- of space for the generated radio noise to leak out. Although
onds, it is probably coming from the fuel pump and you should the motor is generating the actual noise, the wires connected
focus your suppression effort there. to that motor are probably acting as antennas and are radiat-
But if you do not hear the noise at all until the engine is ing the noise as well. In addition to shielding, bypassing is
actually started, we need to follow a different path. If you re- usually needed on the wires to keep the energy inside the shield.
move the antenna mast from the mobile mount, does all the This usually consists of a capacitor connected from each wire
noise go away? If it does, no noise is being coupled through to the shield, inside the shield. You should not attempt by-
the power wiring—it is being radiated directly to the antenna. passing techniques on the 120-V blender. This voltage pre-
Look under the hood with the engine running at night, or in a sents a serious shock and/or fire hazard.
darkened garage. Do you see any sparking from the ignition I suggest that you obtain a small dc motor, perhaps one
system? Sparking would indicate a poor connection that’s gen- from an electric toy. You can then experiment safely with that.
erating the noise. If you don’t see sparks, it’s likely that the You can use a battery, or several batteries in series, to power
noise is ignition radiation. the motor. You could then try the following experiments, not-
Try a new set of plugs and wires, but not the factory type. ing the noise for each configuration:
Take a portable volt-ohm meter (VOM) to the auto parts store • Run the motor with a short wire connecting it to the bat-
and find plugs and wires that measure at 5 kΩ or more each. tery power supply.
Measure the wires from one end to the other, the plugs from • Run the motor with a longer wire (about 5 feet) connect-
the top post to the center electrode. ing it to the battery supply.
By the way, if you can look at your transceiver’s receive • Run the motor, long leads, and put a partial shield (a
audio with a scope, you may pick up a few more clues. In bucket) over the motor
general, computer noise may appear as an overmodulated car- • Run the motor, long leads, with a complete shield (a metal
rier; ignition noise looks like individual pulse bursts (37 Hz box) with the wires sticking out through small holes in the
for a 6-cylinder engine at idle); motor noise appears as over- shield.
lapping pulses. • Run the motor, same as above, but with 0.01 µF capaci-
tors connected inside the shield from each wire to the shield.
Q Harry, W2HML, asks, “I’m a fairly new ham , and would
like some help regarding my transceiver. I have an old
Yaesu FT-102, coupled to an MFJ -949E antenna tuner and a
multiband dipole antenna.
“The instructions for tuning the transmitter indicate that
the LOAD, DRIVE and PLATE controls should be tuned for a Do you have a question or a problem? Ask the Doctor! Send
your questions (no telephone calls, please) to: “The Doctor,”
reading of 300 mA on the meter. At that point the instructions ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111; [email protected];
state that I should dip the meter reading with the PLATE www.arrl.org/tis/. Also see, “The Doctor is On-line” at
control. This will tune the transmitter for 100 W output. I www.arrl.org/members-only/qst/doctor/.

56 August 2001
 By James G. Alderman, KF5WT

Putting Our Best Face Forward:

Demonstrating Amateur Radio to
the Public
Talking about Amateur Radio with other hams over coffee is one
thing. Making effective presentations to classrooms full of
eighth-graders or rooms full of local officials is quite another.
Here’s how to do it right!

T
he way I see it, educating the public is essential to “ham sympathetic” voters, even if they aren’t hams themselves.
our hobby’s future. To keep our frequency alloca- A good “sales pitch” is the key to effectively educating the
tions in the years to come, the public must be convinced public about Amateur Radio. We must sell the virtues and the
that hams (and ham radio) are valuable assets—so valuable benefits of our hobby.
that we must be protected and allowed to flourish. But how But how do you make an effective ham radio presentation—
can we possibly educate that many people? one that will really benefit our cause? After working up
The League’s “Big Project” will go a long way toward that many of my own presentations, I’ve found that there are
ultimate goal. When Amateur Radio is an integral part of aca- seven components that make for an effective Amateur Radio
demic programs across America, potential usurpers will think demonstration.
twice about eyeing our ham bands for commercial exploita-
tion. (Doing so would be “cutting education.”) Speak With a Purpose
Parents, teachers and students will see the benefits that hams Amateur Radio demonstrations can be simple or complex.
provide their communities. In the long term, most of the stu- Before you consider doing any demo, make sure you under-
dents exposed to ham radio at school will grow up to become stand the main purpose of your presentation. Why are you doing

Lakeview students await the arrival of the UoSAT-OSCAR 14 satellite.

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 Field Day—Set up in a public place and have an informa-
tion table. Bring a vintage radio along to show the contrast
between old and new technologies. You’ll get extra Field Day
points for operating in a public place and the activity will cer-
tainly attract the curious.
Kid’s Day—This twice-a-year event lets kids talk to each
other on the ham bands. It’s a particularly easy event to work.
Two years ago I brought my portable HF rig and mobile an-
tenna to a friend’s house to let the neighborhood kids parti-
cipate. We also had refreshments and coloring exercises to
keep the kids busy between QSOs. They loved the QSOs most
of all.
Frequency movie opening night—This sci-fi movie showed
Amateur Radio in a positive light, and many clubs set up dis-
plays at movie theaters during its release. Now that the movie
is out on video you could invite some friends over for a
Jamboree on the Air was a big hit at Camp James Ray near Frequency watching party and show them what ham radio is
Dallas. The Ericsson Amateur Radio Club set up three stations really like. Just be sure they’re aware that time travel via
at the camp and introduced more than 250 Scouts to Amateur
Radio. Here Matt Crum (left) and David Hitt of Troop 198 in
the ionosphere only happens in the movies (LDEs notwith-
Plano, Texas, take turns on 40 meters. standing)!
Jamboree on the Air—This weekend event is held each fall.
Ham volunteers set up stations at Scout camps and let Scouts
talk to each other. Every Scout who participates gets a patch.
Why not contact your local Scouting organization and volun-
teer to set up a portable HF station?
Scout camps and meetings—This is a great way to drum up
Students at support for a Radio Merit Badge class. Ham radio and Scout-
Lakeview ing go well together because they’re both do-it-yourself ac-
Elementary School tivities. Scouts are likely to be among your most attentive and
in Mabank, Texas
jumped at the responsive listeners.
chance to speak School science classes and teacher in-service training—If
with a ham in you volunteer to show off your fascinating hobby to a sixth-
California on grade science class, the students and the teachers will love it.
20 meters.
Students love to have guest speakers in class, and the teachers
love to get a break for the day.
Community events—Any place where service organizations
are setting up information tables is a perfect place to promote
Amateur Radio. Remember to stress that hams are volunteer,
civic-minded individuals.
it, anyway? Have final outcome in mind.
The simplest demos often consist of information tables in Tailor your Presentation to your Audience
uncontrolled environments such as shopping malls or fairs. Your It’s important that you customize your presentations to fit
radio booth may feature brochures and perhaps a 2-meter ra- your audiences and your surroundings. In uncontrolled envi-
dio. If you’ve never done a demo before, this is an easy way to ronments you need to consider two factors when planning your
get your feet wet. In uncontrolled environments, your goals demo.
might simply be to: The first is traffic flow. How many people will be passing
• Raise public awareness about who we are and what we do. your location? Will your display area be visible? Is the envi-
• Recruit prospective hams or sign up students for radio ronment too noisy for QSOs?
classes. Second, your display must have stopping power. Will your
Your goals should be a bit more focused when speaking in display cause the curious to stop and see what you have to
controlled environments such as a selected group of students, offer? High-quality banners or signs are in order here. Also,
teachers or Scouts. In this case, the purpose of your demo might make sure that people will be able to gather around your booth
be to: without obstructing other passersby.
• Prepare for a future school club or “ham radio in the class- In controlled environments you must consider a different
room” program such as the League’s “Big Project.” set of variables. The most important consideration is the at-
• Drum up interest in a future Radio Merit Badge class. tention span of your audience. This will determine the length
• Curry favor with local officials. and complexity of your presentation.
• Drum up interest in a particular aspect of the hobby (if When speaking to adults, one-hour presentations are ap-
you’re speaking at a hamfest). propriate. With grade-schoolers, however, you can’t go on that
long unless you break the demo into several brief segments to
Take Advantage of Special Events keep things moving. Younger audiences simply can’t sit still
Doing a demo is much easier if it’s piggybacked on an exist- very long. You may want to speak for a few minutes and then
ing activity. If you work in conjunction with a special event, do something tangible. You may also want to have some col-
you know that somebody else has already planned the event and oring exercises available in case the young troops get restless.
is expecting visitors. All you have to do is put on a good show. When you begin your presentation, you must immediately
Here are some special events you can take full advantage of. capture the attention of your audience. Most attendees will
58 August 2001
continue to listen—or start to tune you out—during the first
minute of your presentation. Make sure the first sentence out
of your mouth is captivating.
Speak from an outline or a set of notes, but vary the pace as
needed. Don’t be too rigid. And don’t memorize your speech.
It will sound stilted and will certainly put your audience to
sleep.
Use laymen’s terms in your presentation. For example, most
teenagers (and many teachers) don’t know what the ionosphere
is. Take a moment to explain that it’s a layer of the upper at-
mosphere that becomes electrically charged when struck by
sunlight, and that radio waves can bounce off it. Even chil-
dren can understand such things as satellites and repeaters if
you explain them in familiar terms.
Use Props to Illustrate Your Points
Make your presentation come alive with props. After all,
you are “demonstrating” Amateur Radio, not just talking about
it. Here are some of props that work well in a classroom set-
ting:
Overheads—Overhead transparencies are easy to make on
a computer. Clear transparencies can be printed on most print-
ers. Color is best, but it’s not absolutely required.
Call sign prefix maps and QSLs—Use a map to show where
the call sign areas are in the US and worldwide. As you make
contacts on HF, the students can mark the locations on the
map. Pass around some of your more colorful QSLs.
Component demo—Bring a few electrical components to
class. I have a dramatic capacitor demo I love to do. It’s easy—
just charge up a big electrolytic capacitor with a small dc sup-
ply while you’re explaining about stored electrical energy. (Be
sure to observe polarity when connecting dc to the capacitor Overhead transparencies like this one can enhance a
lest you have an explosion on your hands!) Then remove the presentation.
dc source and discharge the cap with a large screwdriver. Pow!
Everybody will jump. Then pass the discharged capacitor
around the class.
Two-meter H-Ts—If you’re near the repeater, bring up the programs. Ham radio relates to math, science, physics, elec-
machine and make some contacts. Let the students talk over tronics, geography, history, social studies, space science, sat-
the air if they want to. Demonstrate the autopatch. ellite communications, etc. Many pages could be written about
ATV—ATV is a visual medium that has many attractive how beneficial ham radio can be to a school. It’s important
qualities. If there’s a repeater near you, bring a receiver and a that you give some examples of this.
talkie. Most ATV repeaters have 2-meter intercom frequen- In a social studies class, for example, a teacher may want
cies that will allow you and the students to talk to the hams to have students monitor shortwave broadcasts from Brazil and
they see on ATV. prepare a report about the news of the day in that country.
Operate HF—If you have room to put up an outdoor verti- Foreign language students can learn more quickly by moni-
cal or dipole, HF will really give the students a memorable toring the bands, too.
experience. Start by tuning in WWV and some shortwave Are there any veterans in your ham club? When the stu-
broadcast stations. Find out if any students speak a foreign dents are studying about the Korean conflict, a Korean vet
language. Tune around and see how many foreign languages could be interviewed via ham radio. The students could ask
the students can identify. Then go to the ham bands and make questions and several classes all over town could participate
some contacts. Again, put the students on the air. in the activity as long as there is a radio in each classroom.
Demonstrate Morse code—This aspect of ham radio is es- The possibilities are numerous here.
pecially popular with kids. Tune the HF radio to a CW station When addressing students you must stress the “fun and
that’s going slow enough for you to copy. Then go to the chalk- adventure” aspect of ham radio. Don’t worry that ham radio
board and start copying. Explain the common CW abbrevia- may have competition from the Internet. They are two dif-
tions. Bring a code-practice oscillator and let the students try ferent things. Show the students how they can build their
their hand at the key. own station and talk all over the world or operate 2-meters
from a mountain bike. Explain how they can learn skills with
Emphasize Benefits, not Features ham radio that may springboard them into profitable careers.
Most non-technical folks aren’t impressed with the elabo- “Fun” and “profit” are our main selling points when address-
rate features found on modern radios. They want to know how ing students.
Amateur Radio can benefit them. Why should they study for a When addressing Scouts, stress that with ham radio, Scouts
license and join our fraternity? Make your presentation rel- can “be prepared” to communicate during natural disasters or
evant to the needs of those in the audience. other emergencies. Scouts often pitch in to help their commu-
When addressing teachers, explain how having Amateur nities in times of need. They need to be able to communicate,
Radio in the classroom can enhance their existing academic don’t they? You might explain how they can set up communi-
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 Before your Ham Radio Demonstration…
• Get advance clearance, and make sure you understand
where your antennas can be erected. Don’t wait until the last
minute! Believe me, your presentation will look thrown together!
Plan your demo thoroughly.
• Make a list of needed supplies along with “Plan B”
stuff. Things have a way of malfunctioning just when
they’re needed most. At a minimum, have a spare radio
available.
• Recruit volunteers early. Get commitments from
more volunteers than you really need. Invariably, some-
body will have something pressing come up at the last
minute.
• If things just aren’t working out, have the wisdom to
bow out and try for another time. It’s better to cancel a
demo than to do one that will do more harm than good.

The author at his first Amateur Radio demonstration operation

• And smile! Radio is supposed to be fun. Let’s spread
the excitement!
at Athens Junior High in 1980.

cations with another camp 10 miles—or 1000 miles—away ents know.” If you leave behind an enthusiastic class, you’ll
with similar ease. “Preparedness” is your key word here. likely be invited back. If a ham radio program is being planned
When addressing civic or government leaders, show how in the school, ask the students to join it.
Amateur Radio provides a public service to the community At Scout meetings you might find out how many are inter-
and schools at no expense to the taxpayers. What could be ested in the Radio Merit Badge. If there are several, perhaps a
more attractive to politicians than that? Explain the benefits class can be scheduled. Of course, make sure your club is up
of having a SKYWARN or ARES program in the city. to the task of teaching such a class if the demand is there.
Also, help them understand that we don’t just talk on our If you’re speaking at a teachers’ conference, you may have
radios. Hams often work at emergency shelters cooking meals just spent the last hour extolling the virtues of ham radio in
and transporting supplies. Because we are knowledgeable about the classroom. Now it’s time to find out how much interest
radio-related matters, we can operate business band radios, there is and start planning for a school-based program.
mobile data terminals, etc. We can fix things that don’t work. When addressing officials at city hall you might need to
In short, hams make the community safer and better prepared close your presentation by asking for a “favor.” You might
for emergencies—and they do it all for free! need them to grant your club permission to locate a repeater
on a city-owned tower. Perhaps you might be asking to set up
Give your Audience Something to Take Home a 2-meter radio in the city emergency communications center
ARRL Brochures highlighting various aspects of our hobby to provide communications during severe weather or during
can be ordered in quantity from the League. Several pre-pack- special community events.
aged exhibit kits are available as well. Archie comic books are Be sure to reiterate that hams serve their communities free
great take-home items for younger students. of charge. You’re much more likely to get the special consid-
If you can’t get a bundle of brochures for your presenta- eration you need if officials know that you are benefiting the
tion, there is another alternative. The League also offers a free community without putting further strain on the city’s budget.
information package to anybody who writes in and requests So how about it? Are you ready to show the public what we
it. You may want to have a sign-up sheet where interested par- have to offer? I guarantee a ham radio demo is at least 10 times
ties can write down their addresses. Then you can send the more fun than you think it might be. So let’s shine up the gear,
sheet to the League and they will mail out the information put on a smile and put on a show!
packages. First licensed at age 13, James Alderman, KF5WT, has worked in
A license class information flyer should be available if the wireless industry for 15 years and currently works for M/A-Com
you’re planning Tech or Radio Merit Badge classes. Be sure Wireless in Dallas, Texas. Among his many ham radio interests, James
to have contact names and phone numbers on the flyer, along is active in several clubs and enjoys showing off the virtues of our
with your club’s web address. Make it easy for people to get hobby at community and civic events, Scout meetings, and schools.
more information about ham radio and about your club.
Worksheets for students are great it you’re speaking at a 2015 Via Miramonte
Carrollton, TX 75006
school. Make up a fill-in-the-blank worksheet that follows the [email protected]
main points of your speech. Students can fill in the blanks as
you speak and have something tangible to turn in for a daily
grade. If you’re doing a major activity (such as a balloon
launch) in conjunction with a science class, you may want to
make up a workbook for students to fill out.
Close the Deal
At the conclusion of your presentation, motivate your lis-
teners to take some type of action. In other words, “close the
deal.” In a classroom setting you might say, “If you’d like to
have guest speakers in class, please let your teachers and par-
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 SHORT TAKES
MMSSTV Version 1.01
Makoto Mori, JE3HHT, has done it again. I don’t know
how he finds the time to write such remarkable sound-card
programs—which he distributes as freeware to the amateur
community—but I’m glad he does.
If you’re curious about the world of Slow Scan Television
(SSTV), MMSSTV is probably one of the easiest, least-expen-
sive ways to give this mode a try. All you need is a PC run-
ning Windows 95/98/ME/2000 or NT and a 16-bit sound card
(all modern sound cards are at least 16 bit). The computer
clock speed must be at least 100 MHz. MMSSTV will run on a
100-MHz Pentium system, for instance, but with some effort.
I’d recommend something in the 200 MHz or faster range.
Setup
You can start receiving SSTV transmissions by simply in-
stalling an audio cable between your transceiver’s speaker or
auxiliary audio output and the microphone or line input of
your sound card. Download the MMSSTV software, install it An SSTV image of the home of N4QZE received on 20 meters
and you’re in business. using MMSSTV.
To transmit you’ll need a cable from your sound card
speaker or line output and the microphone or auxiliary audio
input of your transceiver. You can place your rig in the trans-
mit mode manually, rely on the VOX if you are using the
microphone input, or use your computer COM port to key
the transmitter through an interface such as one sold by
West Mountain Radio (www.westmountainradio.com) or The MMSSTV slant
TigerTronics (www.tigertronics.com/). adjustment screen.
The thick white line
MMSSTV on the Air represents the sync
signal.
MMSSTV is flexible and easy to use. Click on the RX (re-
ceive) tab on the main screen. When you find an SSTV signal
(try around 14.230 MHz), you can tune the signal on the spec-
tral display (I usually tune until the 1200-Hz sync pulse falls
on the green line), or you can use the waterfall display. As-
suming you’ve selected the proper SSTV format (MMSSTV
supports every popular format from Robot 36 to Martin 2 and
many more), the image should begin to appear on the main
screen, painting from top to bottom. MMSSTV also supports mouse on the image and drag it into the main window. Click
automatic reception, which means that it will attempt to de- on the TX button and MMSSTV will begin transmitting. You
code the image format and display it whenever an SSTV sig- can apply various text templates to your images such as your
nal is received. call sign, a “CQ” and so on. You can even superimpose the
One of the frustrating aspects of using some types of SSTV image you just received into the image you are transmitting
software is adjusting for slant. Images will appear slanted on (so the other operator can see how his signal actually looks on
the display if your sound card clock is not correctly calibrated. your end).
Correcting the slant can be a tedious process. If the response
of the software is sloppy, you’ll often overcorrect, weaving Conclusion
back and forth like a car with a malfunctioning steering wheel. In addition to the features I’ve already mentioned, MMSSTV
With MMSSTV, however, you can correct slant problems on includes a neat logging function that will save an image along
the fly by simply clicking the SYNC tab on the main display, with the standard log data. And the MMSSTV OPTIONS menu
then clicking SLANT. The received image appears along with allows you to tweak the program functions to suit your par-
a thick white line that represents the sync signal. Click on the ticular needs. You can even change the various colors used in
top of the sync line, drag the cursor to the bottom of the line the MMSSTV displays. These features add even more value to
and then click again. That’s it! Click the MEM button and the what is already an astonishing program, especially when you
slant setting is saved. consider the cost—nothing. You can stretch your ham hori-
Transmitting is even easier. MMSSTV displays your library zons to include SSTV by just jumping on the Web and down-
of images at the bottom of the screen (MMSSTV can store up loading MMSSTV today at www.geocities.com/mmhamsoft/
to 300 images). Find the one you want to send, click your mmsstv/index.htm.

Steve Ford, WB8IMY
Editor

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 By Gil McElroy, VE3PKD

Opening Lines: A Short History

of Coaxial Cable
Do you think the black stuff that feeds your antennas is a recent
invention? Would you be surprised to learn that an early form of
coax was in use during the time of the American Civil War?

As
a typical ham, I have a shack littered with spare
coils and pieces of coaxial cable. I feed my back-
yard dipole with it and the local cable TV provider
uses it to supply a wide range of television channels to my
house. If I wanted, I could even sign up to have internet
services provided via the same cable that supplies the TV
signals—without interrupting prime-time viewing in the
slightest!
Again, like most hams, I think of coax as a 20th century in-
vention. I remember reading in Fifty Years of ARRL, the QST
anniversary book published in 1965, that coaxial cable really
came of age for hams following World War II, when miles of
the stuff became available as inexpensive military surplus. From
that brief statement I assumed that coax had been a product of
military innovation, much like the advances made in other tech-
nologies (radar, for example) as a consequence of the war. Coax is made up of a center conductor, which may be either
stranded or solid wire, surrounded by a concentric outer
Boy, was I wrong! As it turns out, coax is hardly new. In conductor. The outer conductor may be braided shield wire or
fact, it actually dates back to the 19th century. The geometry a metallic sheath. A flexible aluminum foil is employed in some
of the coaxial structure—one conductor concentrically sur- coaxes to improve shielding over that obtainable from a woven
rounded by another—lends itself to mathematical analysis by shield braid. If the outer conductor is made of solid aluminum
or copper, the coax is referred to as Hardline.
theorists. Because of that, coaxial theory actually dates back
to the gloried days of Maxwell and the 19th century explora-
tions of electromagnetism. of wire strands—a cage—surrounding and running parallel to
But coaxial theory didn’t produce a working coaxial cable an inner conductor. Although the idea was workable for higher
until engineers were developing transatlantic cable communi- frequencies, its use was restricted to a narrow band of fre-
cation in the mid-1800s. The earliest telegraph and the first quencies.
telephone cables spanning the Atlantic were composed of a Coaxial cable as we know it is actually the invention of
central conductor encased in a cylindrical insulating material. two men, Lloyd Espenschied and H. A. Affel, both of whom
In the earliest cables, gutta percha, a latex material made from worked for AT&T. In May of 1929 they filed a patent appli-
the fluid of Malaysia’s Gutta Percha tree, was used as the in- cation on a coaxial cable system and received US Patent
sulator because of its remarkable abilities to withstand the in- No. 1,835,031 on December 8, 1931, for their “concentric
tense cold and enormous pressures of the depths. These early conducting system.” Their invention had no immediate appli-
cables are considered coaxial because the seawater that sur- cation in radio. It was intended, rather, for transmitting televi-
rounded them completed their return circuits. sion signals, which required a transmission line that was broad-
Bandwidths on the earliest transatlantic telegraph cables band enough to transmit a “range of frequencies extending from
were extremely narrow—only about 1 to 1.5 Hz! By the early in the neighborhood of the audible range to such a high fre-
1920s, however, bandwidths had improved, but only to about quency as to afford a band sufficiently wide to represent a
100 Hz. This limitation still posed a big problem for telephonic clearly defined television image.”1 Espenschied and Affix’s
communication, which required much greater bandwidths and invention involved placing a central conductor inside a hol-
higher frequencies. low tube and holding it in place with washers spaced equally
Attempts were made to devise a workable coaxial system along the length of the tube. The low-loss dielectric was air.
with greater bandwidth. In 1921, RCA’s H. J. Round filed for
1Notes
a coaxial cable patent on a system that was essentially a shield appear on page 64.
62 August 2001
 Lloyd Espenschied
Lloyd Espenschied is perhaps one of the most interesting
and under-acknowledged figures of early radio. Born in St.
Louis, Missouri, on April 27, 1889, Espenschied became fasci-
nated with wireless in 1904 while attending high school in
Brooklyn, New York. Ignoring his school studies, by 1907 he
had become an entirely self-taught amateur wireless operator.
On March 14 of the same year he attended Lee de Forest’s
public unveiling of the audion, the first three-element vacuum
tube. He later bought one of his own, paying five dollars for it
(a princely sum in those days). Espenschield even encoun-
tered the very young David Sarnoff, then still an office boy
practicing his Morse code to become a wireless operator for
the American Marconi Company, where he began his rise to
head up RCA.
Espenschied shipped out as a marine operator for the United
Wireless Telegraph Company, but quickly decided to return to
school. After graduating from the Pratt Institute in 1909, he went
to work for the Telefunken Wireless Telegraph Company, which
supplied the US Army and Navy with its wireless equipment. By
1910 he was employed by AT&T, where in 1915 he was part of
the first transatlantic and transpacific radio telephone experi-
ments. AT&T had combined its engineering department with that
of Western Electric to form Bell Telephone Laboratory, and it
was there Espenschied would work until his retirement in 1954.
He held more than 130 patents, including those for co-inventing
coaxial cable, a duplex radio telegraph system, radio altimeter,
a system of automatic gain control, and for a crystal filter for
use in high-frequency telephone communication. He even antici-
pated the development of radar, inventing and patenting a
system for use on railroads as a safety device.
Espenschied was a founding member of the Institute of
Radio Engineers (IRE), and in 1940, he would be honored by
the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) with
its Medal of Honor for his “accomplishments as an engineer, as
a pioneer in the development of radio telephony, and for his
effective contributions to the progress of international radio
coordination.” He rated an entry in Orrin E. Dunlap Jr’s Radio’s
Immediately after World War II, companies such as Amphenol 100 Men of Science, published in 1944, where he is called a
were making coaxial cable available to amateurs. This adver- “Radio Imagineer.”
tisement was published in the December 1945 issue of QST. Espenschied had a vast knowledge of both the technological
and corporate intricacies of early wireless. He sat in on the
1913 trial of Lee de Forest and others for fraudulent wireless
stock dealings, and over the years amassed a priceless archive
(The early cable is similar to modern air-dielectric cables that
of early wireless information now held in the Smithsonian Insti-
use a plastic or Teflon helix to keep the center conductor cen- tution in Washington, DC. In his corporate history of early 20th
tered in the outer shield/jacket.) century wireless companies, Wireless Communication in the
As part of a 1929 field test, AT&T and Bell Labs installed United States, author Thorne Mayes credits Espenschied as the
two 2600-foot-long sections of coax in Phoenixville, Penn- true authority on the subject.
sylvania, but the first real use of this new transmission me- Lloyd Espenschied died in 1986 at the age of 97.
dium came in 1936, when an experimental 100-mile-long My thanks go to Thomas E. White for his help in compiling
underground system—two runs of coax, one for each trans- this information.—Gil McElroy, VE3PKD
mission direction with repeaters spaced every 10 miles—was
completed between New York and Philadelphia, transmitting other means because of the mountainous terrain. The cable
voice, telegraph and fax signals. It was publicly demonstrated TV industry was born.
on November 30, when Frank Jewett, President of Bell Labs, Coax went on to be used for transatlantic communication.
spoke with FCC officials. In 1956, TAT-1, the first Transatlantic Telephone cable, went
A year later, the first field tests using coax for television into operation, inaugurated on September 25 with a conversa-
transmission were made using the upgraded New York-Phila- tion between the head of AT&T and the British Postmaster
delphia system, culminating in the live broadcast of the 1940 General. In all, seven transatlantic coax systems were laid
Republican National Convention, held in Philadelphia, to the before the switch was made to fiber optics.
handful of early television viewers in New York City. Concerning radio applications for coax, the British Admiralty
America’s involvement in WWII put a temporary stop to Handbook of Wireless Telegraphy for 1938 neatly summed up
work on TV broadcasting, but in 1944, Lloyd Espenschied and the state of the art in the days before WWII, noting that coax was
Herman Affel received the Television Broadcasters Associa- “a comparatively new commercial product that has been devel-
tion medal for their contribution to the field. When the war oped in connection with television.” It went on to say:
ended, broadcasting quickly picked up its pace—and coax “It appears possible that this type of cable may find an in-
made it all possible. In 1948, Ed Parsons became the first per- creasing number of uses. It could be used very conveniently
son to provide TV programming via coax to his neighbors in as a transmission line joining a high-frequency aerial system
Astoria, Oregon, who were unable to receive signals by any to its receiver.”2
August 2001 63
 For many hams, coax was just what the doctor ordered to loss—though much more expensive—air-dielectric cable.
keep up with advances in antenna technology. By the late Some even took to making their own hardline!5
1930s, rotary beams were commercially available, but the big Some half a century after hams first got their hands on it,
obstacle of how to feed them remained. Many hams cir- coax has become a ubiquitous fixture of our hobby. But the
cumvented the problem using complex slip ring technology or times they are a changing. In many areas where coax was king,
inductive coupling systems (examples of which regularly ap- fiber optics now rule, and it’s only a matter of time before
peared in QST 3). The advent of World War II may have put a fiber optic technology itself becomes commonplace in ham
temporary hold on Amateur Radio experimentation, but it did shacks increasingly filled with digital equipment. Today’s cut-
wonders for spurring the development of new technologies. ting edge research involves coaxial waveguides that combine
The needs of the military accelerated the development and the best features of coaxial cable and fiber optics.
production of flexible, solid-dielectric coax. It was at this time Stay tuned.
that coax acquired its now-familiar RG/U (Radio Guide Util-
ity) numbers. Notes
1
Following the end of the war, the reopening of the ham Lloyd Espenschied and Herman A. Affel, “Concentric Conducting
System,” United States Patent Number 1,835,031. Affel and Estill
bands went hand in hand with the availability of military sur- Green, both of AT&T, received another patent for a coaxial cable
plus hardware, and with miles of cheap coax available for pen- system in 1930.
nies on the dollar, hams began using it as never before. Al- 2
Admiralty Handbook of Wireless Telegraphy (London: His Majesty’s
though coax was lossy when compared to twin-lead or Stationery Office, 1938), Section R37-38.
3
Robert E. Mumma, W8ORI, “Another Inductive Coupling System for
open-wire feeders, its advantages, especially for hams with Rotary Beams,” QST, Sep 1950, pp 20-24.
rotary antennas, were obvious. As the late Ed Tilton, W1HDQ, 4
Edward P. Tilton, “V.H.F. Antenna Facts and Fallacies (Part II),” QST,
former VHF Editor for QST, wrote: Feb 1964, pp 50-53.
5
See Hints and Kinks , “Homebuilt Air-Dielectric Coaxial Lines,” QST,
Tape it to a steel tower, or bury it; let it wrap around Jul 1950, pp 57, 102, 104.
the tower and unwrap again as the beam is rotated—the
loss will stay the same, almost regardless of conditions
that adversely affect other types of lines.4 PO Box 7
Colborne, ON Canada K0K 1SO
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 By H. Ward Silver, N0AX

Test Your Knowledge!

The component you need for a project may not always appear on a
store shelf or in a catalog. The real challenge of building comes
when you have to “roll your own.”
1. You need a 30-µH matching coil for the Field Day wire ver- 3. Building your new QRP transmitter, you figure the ampli-
tical antenna. In the back of the truck is some solid #12 cop- fier output loading capacitor needs to be 300 pF and that it
per wire and a 4-inch diameter piece of 6-inch long PVC pipe connects between the output and ground. The capacitor can be
to use as a form. Will the coil fit on the form? How many a fixed value and in the spirit of homebrew, you decide to make
turns will the coil be? How much wire do you need? it out of printed-circuit board material placed against the metal
chassis. You have some single-sided glass epoxy board 0.062
2. The new foursquare vertical array requires a 100-Ω load inches thick. The manufacturer specifies the dielectric con-
for dumping out-of-phase power. You figure it will need to stant (k) at 3.5. The available space in the rig is 2 × 3 inches.
dissipate 75 W. A check in the catalog for a noninductive re- How many layers of PCB are required?
sistor with those ratings leaves you wondering how to afford
such a beast! Then you remember that bag of 450-Ω, 10-W 4. A 500-µH choke is needed for filtering RF at the +12-V
resistors you won in the white elephant raffle. How many input to that new switching power supply. Digging through
would you need to make up a load within 5% of the required the junk box, you find a T-94-2 powdered-iron core with an
value? AL = 84. How many turns of wire will you have to wrap on the
core to achieve the desired inductance?

5.You need a 50-pF HV capacitor capable of handling 4500 Vdc.

voltage. Inspiration strikes and you find 18 inches of RG-213 under the
looking. Note that the Vrms to peak voltage conversion assumes a sinusoidal workbench. It’s rated at 3700 V rms and 30.8 pF/ft. Will it do?
Eighteen inches equals 1.5 feet × 30.8 = 46.2 pF. Nope—too short. Keep
5. First the voltage: 3700 Vrms × 1.414 = 5.2 kV, so it’s sufficiently rated.
N = 100 500 / 84 = 244 turns; better find a different core.
AL = number µH per 100 turns
L = inductance in µH Total Your Score!
4. N = 100 (L) /( A L )
Give yourself one point for each correct answer.
the chassis.
rounded to four layers of PCB material with layers 2 and 4 connected to
generate 0.2248 × 3.5 × 6 × 1 / 0.062 = 76 pF. You’ll need 300 / 76 = 3.9
5 Champion homebrewer.
The area of each plate is 6 square inches and one layer (of two plates) can 3-4 Not bad.
d = distance between the plates 1-2 Try again!
n = number of plates
A = area of the conducting surface in sq inches
K = dielectric constant 22916 107th Ave SW
C = capacitance in pF Vashon, WA 98070
3. C = 0.2248 × K × A × (n –1) / d
value without overloading any one resistor?
combinations using fewer resistors that will result in the right resistance
hit 100 Ω on the nose with 180 W dissipation capacity. Can you find other
gives 50 Ω at 90 W. Place two sets of nine paralleled resistors in series to
40 W. Five in parallel results in 90 Ω at 50 W. However, nine in parallel STRAYS
2. Just paralleling resistors won’t work. Four in parallel gives 112.5 Ω at
requires 12.9 × 24 = 309 inches, or about 25 feet 9 inches. Have at it! ATTENTION MILITARY RADIO COLLECTORS
circumference of one turn is 3.14 × 4.1 = 12.9 inches. Twenty-four turns
24 turns of bare #12 wire requires at least 2 inches so the form will work. The ◊ The Military Radio Collectors Association will hold its second
( 30 ( 18 × 4.1+ 40 × 6 ) ) / 16 = 24.2 turns ( L(18d + 40 l ) ) /d 2 = n= annual meet at the Tobyhanna Army Depot in Tobyhanna, Penn-
sylvania, September 13-16, 2001. The event will be held in con-
diameter (0.081 inches) or 4.081 inches. Round to 4.1 inches. junction with the Red Ball Military Transport annual rally. Hours
First, check to see if the form will work: d is 4 inches plus one wire
are 0800-1700. This is a golden opportunity for anyone interested
l = length of the coil in inches
n = number of turns in vintage military electronics. Activities will include equipment
d = diameter in inches from wire center to wire center displays, on-air operation, formal presentations and a swapmeet.
1. L (µH) = d2 n2 / (18 d + 40 l) See the MRCA Web pag e for complete inf orma tion at
Handbook] milradio.org/, or contact Pete Hamersma, WB2JWU, PO Box
Answers [all formulas and constants can be found in The ARRL 467, Holderness, NH 03245; [email protected].
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August 2001 65
 THE HELP DESK
The ARRL Incoming QSL Bureau System
Within the US and Canada, the ARRL DX QSL Bureau Sys- Helpful Hints
tem is made up of numerous call area bureaus that act as cen- Good cooperation between the DXer and the bureau is im-
tral clearing houses for QSLs arriving from foreign countries. portant to ensure a smooth flow of cards. Remember that the
These “incoming” bureaus are staffed by volunteers. The ser- people who work in the area bureaus are volunteers. They are
vice is currently free and ARRL membership is not required, providing you with a valuable service. With that thought in mind,
although operating costs are funded from ARRL membership please pay close attention to the following DOs and DON’Ts:
dues. That’s why we welcome your support as an ARRL
DOs
Member.
• DO keep self-addressed 5 × 71/2 or 6 × 9-inch envelopes or
How it Works money credits on file at your bureau, with your call in the upper
Most countries have “outgoing” QSL bureaus that operate left corner, and affix at least one unit of first-class postage.
in much the same manner as the ARRL Outgoing QSL Service. • DO send the bureau enough postage to cover SASEs on
The member sends his cards to his outgoing bureau where they file and enough to take care of possible postage rate increases.
are packaged and shipped to the appropriate countries. • DO respond quickly to any bureau request for SASEs,
A majority of the DX QSLs are shipped directly to the indi- stamps or money. Unclaimed card backlogs are the bureaus’
vidual incoming bureaus where volunteers sort the incoming biggest problem.
QSLs by the first letter of the call sign suffix. One individual • DO notify the bureau of your new call as you upgrade.
may be assigned the responsibility of handling from one or Please send SASEs with your new call, in addition to SASEs
more letters of the alphabet. All Incoming QSL Bureaus have with your old call.
e-mail addresses. Some bureaus have active Web pages. Please • DO include a SASE with any information request to the
send an e-mail to [email protected] for the e-mail address or URL bureau.
of your bureau. • DO notify the bureau in writing if you don’t want your cards.
• DO notify your bureau of a change in address.
Claiming your QSLs DON’Ts
Send a 5 × 71/2 or 6 × 9-inch self-addressed, stamped enve- • DON’T send domestic US-to-US cards to the various
lope (SASE) or money credit where applicable to the bureau call-area bureaus.
serving your call sign district. Neatly print your call-sign in • DON’T expect DX cards to arrive for several months af-
the upper left corner of the envelope. Place your mailing ad- ter the QSO. Overseas delivery is very slow. Many cards com-
dress on the front of the envelope. A suggested way to send ing from overseas bureaus are over a year old.
envelopes is to affix a first class stamp and clip extra postage • DON’T send your outgoing DX cards to your call-area
to the envelope. Then, if you receive more than 1 oz of cards, bureau.
they can be sent in a single package. • DON’T send SASEs to your “portable” bureau. For ex-
Some incoming bureaus sell envelopes or postage credits in ample, WB8IMY/1 sends SASEs to the W8 bureau, not the
addition to the normal SASE handling. They provide the proper W1 bureau.
envelope and postage upon the prepayment of a certain fee. • DON’T send SASEs or money credits to the ARRL Out-
The exact arrangements can be obtained by sending your in- going QSL Service.
quiry with a SASE to your area bureau. A list of these bureaus • Don’t send SASEs larger than 6 × 9 inches. SASEs larger
appears below. than this require additional postage surcharges.

ARRL INCOMING DX QSL BUREAU ADDRESSES

First Call Area: All calls1,3 Sixth Call Area: All calls 1,2 Charlotte, Amalie VE1, VE0,1 Delta, BC V4C 4W7
W1 QSL Bureau ARRL Sixth (6th) District DX Virgin Islands 00801 Brit Fader Memorial QSL VE81
PO Box 7388 QSL Bureau Hawaiian Islands: All calls1 Bureau Rolf Ziemann, VE8RZ
Milford, MA 01757-7388 PO Box 900069 Wayne Jones, NH6K Box 8895 2 Taylor Rd
Second Call Area: All calls1,3 San Diego, CA, 92190-0069 PO Box 860778 Halifax, NS B3K 5M5 Yellowknife, NWT X1A 2K9
ARRL 2nd Dist QSL Bureau Seventh Call Area: All calls1 Wahiawa, HI 96786 VE2 VE9, VY2
NJDXA Willamette Valley DXC Inc Alaska: All calls1 Jacques Dube, VE2QK VE9, VY2 QSL Bureau
PO Box 599 PO Box 555 Alaska QSL Bureau 875 St Severe St Box 12-255
Morris Plains, NJ 07950 Portland, OR 97207 PO Box 520343 Trois-Rivieres, QC G9A 4G4 1633 Mountain Rd
Third Call Area: All calls Eighth Call Area: All calls Big Lake, AK 99652 VE3 Moncton, NB E1G 1A5
Pennsylvania DX Association 8th Area QSL Bureau Guam: The Ontario Trilliums VO1, VO2
PO Box 100 PO Box 182165 Guam QSL Bureau Box 157 Rick Burke, VO1SA
York Haven, PA 17370-0100 Columbus, OH 43218-2165 Marianas A.R.C. Downsview, ON M3M 3A3 Box 23099
Fourth Call Area: All single- Ninth Call Area: All calls1 PO Box 445 VE4 St John’s, NF A1B 4J9
letter prefixes (K4, N4, W4) Northern Illinois DX Assn Agana, Guam 96932 Adam Romanchuk, VE4SN VY1
Mecklenburg ARC W9 Incoming QSL Bureau SWL: 26 Morrison St Hugh Henderson, VY1HH
PO Box DX PO Box 273 Mike Witkowski, WDX9JFT Winnipeg, MB R2V 3B4 PO 33062
Charlotte, NC 28220 Glenview, IL, 60025-0273 4206 Nebel St VE51 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5Y5
Fourth Call Area: All two-letter Tenth Call Area: All calls1 Stevens Point, WI 54481 Bjarne Madsen, VE5FX Notes
prefixes (AA4, KB4, NC4, 0 QSL Bureau QSL Cards for Canada may Box 2860 1
These bureaus sell envelopes
WD4, etc) PO Box 4798 be sent to: Tisdale, SK S0E 1T0 or postage credits. Send an
Sterling Park ARC Overland Park, KS 66204 RAC Incoming QSL Bureau VE61 SASE to the bureau for fur-
Call Box 599 Puerto Rico: All calls1 Box 51 VE6 Incoming QSL Bureau ther information.
2
Sterling, VA 20167 Puerto Rico QSL Bureau St John, NB E2L 3X1 Box 1515 These bureaus can only accept
Fifth Call Area: All calls1 PO Box 9021061 Gibbons, AB T0A 1N0 specific sized envelopes.
W5 Incoming QSL Bureau San Juan, PR 00902-1061 QSL cards for Canada VE71 Send an SASE to the bureau
Magnolia DX Assn US Virgin Islands: All calls may also be sent to the Dennis Livesey, VE7DK for further information.
PO Box 999 Virgin Islands ARC individual bureaus: 8309 112th St
3
These bureaus will not accept
Wiggins, MS 39577-0999 GPO Box 11360 SASEs. Send money credits
only.

66 August 2001 Next Help Desk

 THE HELP DESK
The ARRL Outgoing QSL Service
Note: The ARRL QSL Service may not be used to exchange recommended that cards entering the system be limited to the
QSL cards within the 48 contiguous states. range of dimensions given. (Note: IARU Region 2 has suggested
the following dimensions as optimum: Height 31/2 inches [90 mm],
How To Use The ARRL Outgoing QSL Service Width 5 1/2 inches [140 mm].)
(1) Presort your DX QSLs alphabetically by parent call-sign
prefix (AP, C6, CE, DL, ES, EZ, F, G, JA, LY, PY, UN, YL, 5N, 9Y Countries Not Served By The Outgoing QSL Service
and so on). Note that some countries have a parent prefix and use Approximately 260 DXCC countries are served by the ARRL
additional prefixes, ie, G (parent prefix) = M, 2E, 2I, 2M, 2W and Outgoing QSL Service, as detailed in the ARRL DXCC List. This
so on. When sorting countries that have multiple prefixes, keep that includes nearly every active country. As noted previously, cards
country’s prefixes grouped together in your alphabetical stack. are forwarded from the ARRL Outgoing Service to a counterpart
Addresses are not required. Do not separate the country prefixes by Bureau in each of these countries. In some cases, there is no
use of paper clips, rubber bands, slips of paper or envelopes. Incoming Bureau in a particular country and cards therefore cannot
(2) Enclose proof of current ARRL membership. This can be be forwarded. However, QSL cards can be forwarded to a QSL
in the form of a photocopy of the white address label from your manager, eg, ZB2FX via (G3RFX). The ARRL Outgoing Service
current copy of QST. You can also write on a slip of paper the cannot forward cards to the following countries:
information from the label, and use that as proof of membership. V6 Micronesia
A5 Bhutan
A copy of your current membership card is also acceptable. A6 United Arab Emirates VP2E Anguilla
(3) Members (including foreign, QSL Managers, or managers D2 Angola VP2M Montserrat
for DXpeditions) should enclose payment of $4 for the first J5 Guinea-Bissau
1 XU Kampuchea
/2 pound of cards or portion thereof—approximately 75 cards KH0 Mariana Is.
weigh 1/2 pound. $8 for one pound, the fee rate then increases at XW Laos
KH1 Baker and Howland Is. XZ (1Z) Myanmar (Burma)
the rate of $4 for each additional 1 / 2 pound (i.e. a package KH4 Midway I.
containing 11/2 pounds of cards should include the fee of $12 and YA Afghanistan
KH5 Palmyra and Jarvis Is. ZD9 Tristan da Cunha
so on). A package of only 10 cards or fewer sent in a single KH7K Kure I.
shipment costs only $1. Please pay by check (or money order) ZK1 North & South Cook
KH8 American Samoa
and write your call sign on the check. Send “green stamps” (cash) KH9 Wake I. 3C0 Pagalu I.
at your own risk. Do not send postage stamps or IRCs. (DXCC KP1 Navassa I. 3C Equatorial Guinea
credit cannot be used towards the QSL Service fee.) KP5 Desecheo I. 3W, XV Vietnam
(4) Include only the cards, proof of membership, and fee in P5 North Korea 3X Guinea
the package. Wrap the package securely and address it to the S7 Seychelles 5A Libya
ARRL Outgoing QSL Service, 225 Main St, Newington, CT SU Egypt 5R Madagascar
06111-1494. T2 Tuvalu 5T Mauritania
(5) Family members may also use the service by enclosing T3 Kiribati 5U Niger
their QSLs with those of the primary member. Include the T5 Somalia 7O, 4W Yemen
appropriate fee with each individual’s cards and indicate “family T8 Palau 7P Lesotho
membership” on the primary member’s proof of membership. TJ Cameroon 7Q Malawi
(6) Visually impaired members who do not receive QST need TL Central African Republic 8Q Maldives
only include the appropriate fee along with a note indicating the TN Congo 9N Nepal
cards are from a blind member. TT Chad 9U Burundi
(7) ARRL affiliated-club stations may use the service when TY Benin 9X Rwanda
submitting club QSLs by indicating the club name. Club
secretaries should check affiliation papers to ensure that affiliation
Countries that currently restrict the forwarding of QSL cards
is current. In addition to sending club station QSLs through this
to anyone other than members of that country’s national society
service, affiliated clubs may also “pool” their members’ individual
include the following:
QSL cards to effect an even greater savings. Each club member
Monaco Germany Japan
using this service must also be a League member. Cards should
France Poland Portugal
be sorted “en masse” by prefix, and proof of membership enclosed
for each ARRL member. Morocco

Recommended QSL Card Dimensions Additional information:

The efficient operation of the worldwide system of QSL • We no longer hold cards for countries with no Incoming
Bureaus requires that cards be easy to handle and sort. Cards of Bureau. Only cards indicating a QSL manager for a station in
unusual dimensions, either much larger or much smaller than these particular countries will be forwarded.
normal, slow the work of the Bureaus, most of which is done by • When sending cards to Foreign QSL Managers, make sure
unpaid volunteers. A review of the cards received by the ARRL to sort these cards using the Manager’s call sign, rather than the
Outgoing QSL Service indicates that most fall in the following station’s call sign.
range: Height = 23/4 to 41/4 inches (70 to 110 mm), Width = 43/4 to • SWL cards can be forwarded through the QSL Service.
6 1/4 inches (120 to 160 mm). Cards in this range can be easily • The Outgoing QSL Service cannot forward stamps, IRCs
sorted, stacked and packaged. Cards outside this range create or “green stamps” (cash) to the foreign QSL bureaus.
problems; in particular, the larger cards often cannot be handled Please direct any questions or comments to the ARRL Outgoing
without folding or otherwise damaging them. In the interest of QSL Service, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111-1494. Inquiries
efficient operation of the worldwide QSL Bureau system, it is via e-mail may be sent to: [email protected].

Previous Help Desk August 2001 67

 HINTS & KINKS

A 2-METER SLEEVE-DIPOLE ANTENNA mise. For a frequency of 146 MHz, this yields an element
◊ My car (a Geo Tracker) is a small SUV with a convertible length of 19.4 inches.
top. The only place I could easily attach a standard mobile For the sleeve, I used a piece of 2-inch copper drain line
whip and have metal all around it was on the front hood, a and a matching copper end cap. Rough cut the sleeve several
position that had several disadvantages. I considered a cowl- inches longer than needed for the antenna leg. Drill a 3/8-inch
mount antenna bracket, but that would put the antenna adja- hole in the end cap to fit the feed point (that’s 3/8-inch for the
cent to passengers and require a hole in the car. 21-961), then solder the end cap to the pipe.
While preparing for a public-service event, N9REP showed Look closely at your feed point. Where does the path of the
me a 450-MHz ground-plane antenna he had made from weld- center and shield conductors diverge? That is the actual feed
ing rod for base operation. Inspiration struck and I made a point of the antenna and the point from which the antenna-leg
similar ground plane antenna on a seven-foot mast strapped to lengths are measured. Depending on the feed point you use,
the bicycle rack at the back of the car. The seven-foot mast the point to measure from may be near the center of the cap,
was necessary to keep the ground radials above the heads of or could be an inch above that. The 21-961 makes the connec-
pedestrians but it also it gave me a 15-mile simplex range with tion at the top surface of the copper pipe cap. Measure the
my H-T. sleeve length from the feed point, across the end cap, then
While this antenna was good for work as a chase car at along the length of the pipe to 19.4 inches and cut the sleeve
bicycle events, it had two disadvantages: I could not open the to length. Drill a clearance hole
tailgate or enter a garage when this ungainly contraption was for a sheet-metal screw (builder’s
attached to the rear of the car. I pondered my options and stud- choice; mine is #8× 1 / 2 -inch)
ied the various spare parts lying around my garage. My solu- about 1/4-inch back from where
tion is a sleeve dipole attached to the spare-tire mount on the the sleeve was just cut.
rear of the car. A piece of 1/2-inch EMT (elec-
The sleeve dipole is simply a dipole antenna where one leg trical conduit) has approximately
is a tube so that the feed line reaches the feed point through the same outside diameter as the
the tubular element, instead of at right angles to the elements. sleeve of a PL-259 connector. In
The antenna has been previously described as an easily trans- my case, the EMT serves as a
ported portable antenna when made from a piece of coax cable. mast, extending from the feed
An amateur base-station version is the AEA Isopole antenna. point to where I mounted the an-
My finished sleeve dipole is shown in Figure 1. tenna on my vehicle’s spare-tire
This sleeve dipole has several features: All parts were ob- carrier. The mast length varies
tained at hamfests or a local hardware store. Only common among installations. An EMT
hand tools were used for construction. It requires no vehicle coupler at the top of the mast
ground plane. It can be easily scaled for other frequencies. holds the PL-259 that attaches to
the feed point. Secure the cou-
Design and Construction pling to the mast’s upper end.
The key to a sleeve dipole is the feed-point hardware. I A bushing centers the copper
used a RadioShack #21-961 feedthrough/adapter. (Let’s call it sleeve on the mast; it also serves
the “feed point” for short.) It is essentially a bulkhead-mount as an insulator between them. In
SO-239 with the center conductor connected to a 3/8×24 stud the plastic-pipe section of the
as is common in whip-antenna hardware. The part comes with hardware store, I found a cou-
a lockwasher, a plastic shoulder washer and a 3/8×24 female pling for 11/4-inch plastic pipe to
coupler to secure it. Similar connectors are used with a metal be a good fit inside the 2-inch
flange to mount mobile antennas on vehicle drip rails, hood copper pipe. A plastic bushing
and trunk lips. Here, I used the connector to mount the whip (reducer) that adapts 11/4 to 1/2-
Figure 1—KA9CAR’s
and simultaneously connect to the antenna’s other leg, a large sleeve dipole mounted on inch threaded pipe fits over the
copper sleeve. The feed point with its lock washer, shoulder his vehicle. mast after a little work with a
washer and coupler are the parts near the end cap in Figure 2.
The ARRL Antenna Book1 chart shows how much to shorten
an antenna based on its slenderness. Considering that this is a
whip of approximately 1/8-inch diameter and a sleeve of ap-
proximately 2-inch diameter, I chose to use 96% as a compro-

1
Dean Straw, N6BV, Ed., The ARRL Antenna Book (Newington: ARRL,
2000) Order No 8047, $30. ARRL publications are available from
your local ARRL dealer or directly from the ARRL. See the ARRL
Publications ad elsewhere in this issue or check out the full ARRL
publications line at www.arrl.org/shop/. Figure 2—Sample parts used to construct a sleeve dipole.

Bob Schetgen, KU7G
Senior Assistant Technical Editor

68 August 2001
 tire rack with hose clamps. On a car with a plastic body, one
might devise a way to mount the mast to the frame or a trailer
hitch. For fixed or portable operation, this antenna can be at-
tached to a wood or metal balcony railing. Whether operating
mobile or fixed, you should be sure that it is mounted so that
it does not physically and electrically endanger people or risk
contact with electric lines.
Results
Standing on the front porch with my H-T, communication
through a repeater 12 miles away is marginal. When using this
antenna held over my head, I received Q5 reports. Reports
from the car using the mobile radio indicate that this antenna
meets my needs well.—John Dewey, KA9CAR, 37 Faringdon
Dr, Crystal Lake, IL 60014-7811; [email protected]
A 2-METER MEMORY PLAN
◊ If you have a 2-meter or dual-band transceiver with at least
100 programmable memory channels and you live in an area
that uses 20-kHz repeater frequency spacing, there is an easy
way to quickly access nearly every repeater pair in your part
of the 2-meter world.
The repeater output frequencies in the 145.110 to 145.490-
MHz segment of the band all have odd digits in the 10-kHz
Figure 3—Construction details of the KA9CAR sleeve dipole. position. Therefore, they can be programmed into the odd num-
bered memory channels from 11 through 49.
The output frequencies for the 145.620 to 146.980-MHz
rattail file. Temporarily slide the coupler-bushing assembly segment all have even digits in the 10-kHz position. These
into the copper sleeve and drill a pilot hole for the sheet-metal repeater pairs can be programmed into the even numbered
screw. channels from 62 through 98.
Place the bushing on the mast, run the coax up the center of The 147.020 to 147.380-MHz repeater output frequencies
the mast, through the EMT coupler and then attach the PL-259. have even 10-kHz digits, and they fit neatly into the even
Secure the PL-259 to the feed point, then slip the PL-259 back memory channels from 2 through 38. The 147.000 output can
inside the EMT coupler and tighten the coupler onto the con- occupy channel 100.
nector sleeve. Now place the lock washer on the feed point, This pattern allows you to access each repeater by select-
slip the copper sleeve over it, place the insulating washer and ing the memory channel corresponding to its 100 and 10-kHz
tighten down the nut. Be careful that the shoulder washer re- digits. For example, the 146.900 repeater is in channel 90, the
mains in place. Details of this assembly are shown in Figure 3. 145.150 repeater is in channel 15, and the 147.140 repeater is
Position the plastic parts in the copper sleeve to align the in channel 14. Not only that, there are still left over channels
holes drilled previously and secure them with a small sheet- for your favorite simplex frequencies (including channel 52
metal screw. Be sure that you don’t short the sleeve to the for the 146.520-MHz national calling frequency) and the few
mast with this screw. repeaters that may not fit the pattern.
Attach a whip to the feed point. Remember to measure and Since my mobile radio (Kenwood TM-V7A) has an alpha-
set the 19.4-inch whip length from the same point you mea- numeric display, I program the CTCSS tone for each repeater
sured the sleeve. into that area of the respective memory channels.
This is not a very technical hint, but it surely does make
Matching finding a repeater easy. It also allows me to use the memory
A dipole is a theoretically 72-Ω device. Most amateur trans- scan and individual channel lock-out for listening to only se-
ceivers are 50-Ω devices. I considered three ways to deal with lected repeater frequencies, rather than scanning a whole band
this mismatch: segment on the VFO.—Rick Melcer, N5KAO, 1103 S China
1. Use 75-Ω line for a good match to the antenna and toler- St, Brady, TX 76825-6139; [email protected]
ate a mismatch at the radio.
2. Use 50-Ω feed line cut to a length that a Smith chart ELIMINATE PL-259 HASSLE
shows should be a reasonable match. ◊ I recommend taping the PL-259 coupler sleeves to the coax
3. Use a random length of 50-Ω feed line and see how well when installing UHF connectors at both ends of a piece of
it matches. cable. This reduces the possibility of one of them falling off
I chose option three. Using a friend’s VHF analyzer to check during installation.—Zack Lau, W1VT, ARRL Lab Engineer;
the match, I found the SWR to be 1.7:1 across the 2-meter [email protected]
band. This won’t hurt the transmitter, and the feed-line length Hints and Kinks items have not been tested by QST or the ARRL unless
is short enough that additional losses resulting from the SWR otherwise stated. Although we can’t guarantee that a given hint will work
are not important. You should use a method that you like. for your situation, we make every effort to screen out harmful informa-
tion. Send technical questions directly to the hint’s author.
QST invites you to share your hints with fellow hams. Send them
Mounting to the Vehicle to “Attn: Hints and Kinks” at ARRL Headquarters (see page 10), or via
On my SUV, there is enough room to attach the mast to the e-mail to h&[email protected]. Please include your name, call sign, com-
plete mailing address, daytime telephone number and e-mail address
spare-tire mount between the tire and the tailgate. On some on all correspondence. Whether praising or criticizing an item, please
other vehicles, one might simply attach the mast to the spare- send the author(s) a copy of your comments.
August 2001 69
 PRODUCT REVIEW
Yaesu FT-7100M Dual-Band FM Mobile Transceiver
Reviewed by Joe Bottiglieri, AA1GW
Assistant Technical Editor
Yaesu has managed to incorporate
nearly all of the capabilities and fea-
tures of their most deluxe model—the
FT-8100R—into a stylish new trans-
ceiver—the FT-7100M.
Like its predecessor, the ’7100 is a
“true” dual-band VHF/UHF radio. It con-
tains independent main and sub receiv-
ers, allowing transceive operation on the
main band while monitoring the sub band.
Couple this with its impressive expanded
receive frequency coverage (see Table 1),
multiple scan and search modes, ample
memory storage capacity, and CTCSS
and DCS tone systems, and it seems
likely that this new model will be particu-
larly popular with hams who also enjoy
scanner listening.
Dual in-band receive—where both the regular memory positions before you exit orange background. The level of the back-
main and sub receivers are set up on the the Smart Search mode. ground illumination can be varied; the
same band (VHF/VHF or UHF/UHF)— ARTS (Auto Range Transponder Sys- contrast level is fixed.
is also supported. Cross band repeater tem) is a Yaesu exclusive that’s become The main band frequency information
operation—a feature that allows a trans- standard fare on most of their FM gear. appears in the upper half of the window;
ceiver to automatically retransmit signals It works in conjunction with other ARTS- the sub band data is shown just below. A
it receives on one band on a second equipped transceivers to alert operators single curving S/RF meter—along the left
band—is not. when they have moved out of communi- edge of the window—indicates the sig-
cations range. Once enabled, this system nal strength or the relative RF power out-
Feature Rich automatically transmits DCS pings with put level on the main band. An extensive
Notable highlights include 262 memo- each press of the PTT button—or every collection of icons shows the state of
ries with alphanumeric tagging; 50 W 30 seconds during periods of inactivity. important settings.
VHF/35 W UHF maximum RF power If one transceiver fails to receive the Independent concentric volume and
output; direct frequency entry and lim- pings of another ARTS-equipped radio squelch controls are provided for each
ited remote control from the microphone; for more than a minute, the units will band. These are located on the left edge
16 DMTF autodial memories; CTCSS sound a warning and show a message in of the panel. A large 24-step rotary en-
and DCS encode, decode and tone scan; the display to inform the operators of the coder serves as the main tuning knob.
1200/9600 bps data capabilities and out-of-range condition. A CW ID can be There are two columns of four con-
Yaesu’s exclusive “Smart Search” and set up to identify the DCS pings. trol keys—one to the left of the display
“ARTS” systems. window and a second along the right edge
Yaesu’s Smart Search feature can Touring the Facilities of the panel. The keys all perform mul-
make mining the bands for radio activity The front panel of the FT-7100M can tiple operations, but are only labeled with
a breeze. The system scans once through be easily removed for remote mounting their primary assignments. A quick press
a band or preset range of frequencies and purposes. It latches onto a plastic receiver of a key evokes its primary operation.
stores up to 50 active frequencies into a on the front of the chassis. The panel is Pressing and holding a key provides ac-
special memory bank. Once the pass is dominated by a 25/8 × 11/8-inch LCD dis- cess to secondary operations.
complete (or all 50 memory positions are play. Displayed segments appear on an Primary assignments cover most of the
loaded), the main encoder can be used to control commands that are necessary for
step the receiver through the stored fre- typical operation—switching bands, se-
quency information. lecting the VFO or memory mode, chang-
This feature could be helpful for find- Bottom Line ing the output power level, and setting up
ing active repeaters while traveling, and and enabling the tone systems for ex-
is definitely a handy tool for exploring Yaesu’s FT-7100M is a full-fea- ample. Secondary assignments include
tured FM dual-band transceiver—and
the expanded receive coverage. The a well-equipped scanning receiver—
operations such as memory channel writ-
memories are temporary, though. You’ll in a compact, flexible package. ing, activating dual in-band receive, ini-
need to transfer interesting hits into the tiating a priority scan and toggling the

Joe Bottiglieri, AA1GW
Assistant Technical Editor

70 August 2001
 Table 1
Yaesu FT-7100, serial number 1D040208
Manufacturer’s Claimed Specifications Measured in the ARRL Lab
Frequency coverage: Receive, 108-180, 320-480, Receive and transmit, as specified.
810-1000 MHz;1 transmit, 144-148, 430-450 MHz.
Power requirement: Receive, 0.5 A; transmit, 11.5 A (high power). Receive, 0.73 A; transmit, 9.6 A. Tested at 13.8 V.
Modes of operation: FM. FM, AM (AM receive only).2
Size (HWD): 1.5×5.5×6.6 inches; weight, 2.2 pounds.

Receiver Receiver Dynamic Testing

FM sensitivity, 12 dB SINAD: VHF and UHF, <0.16 µV. For 12 dB SINAD: VHF, 0.14 µV; UHF, 0.16 µV.
AM sensitivity: Not specified. 10 dB (S+N)/N, 1-kHz tone, 30% modulation, 120 MHz: 0.6 µV.
FM adjacent channel rejection: Not specified. 20 kHz channel spacing: VHF, 64 dB; UHF, 63 dB.
FM two-tone, third-order IMD dynamic range: Not specified. 20 kHz channel spacing: VHF, 59 dB; UHF, 61 dB;
10 MHz channel spacing: VHF, 67 dB; UHF, 70 dB.3
FM two-tone, second-order IMD dynamic range: Not specified. 82 dB.
S-meter sensitivity: Not specified. Maximum indication: VHF, 2.0 µV; UHF, 2.3 µV.
Squelch sensitivity: 0.1 µV. At threshold: VHF, 0.08 µV; UHF, 0.10 µV.
Receiver audio output: 2.0 W at 5% THD into 8 Ω. 2.3 W at 5% THD into 8 Ω.
IF rejection: not specified; image rejection: 70 dB. First IF rejection, VHF, 105 dB; UHF, 141 dB;
image rejection, VHF, 133 dB; UHF, 82 dB.

Transmitter Transmitter Dynamic Testing

Power output (H/M1M2/L): VHF, 50 / 20 / 10 / 5 W; VHF, 51 / 19 / 9.4 / 4.2 W; UHF, 32 / 18 / 9.4 / 4.2 W.
UHF, 35 / 20 / 10 / 5 W.
Spurious-signal and harmonic suppression: ≥60 dB. VHF, 65 dB; UHF, 62 dB. Meets FCC requirements for
spectral purity.
Transmit-receive turn-around time (PTT release to S9 signal, VHF, 180 ms; UHF, 160 ms.
50% audio output): Not specified.
Receive-transmit turn-around time (tx delay): Not specified. VHF, 170 ms; UHF 140 ms.
Bit-error rate (BER), 9600-baud: Not specified. 146 MHz: Receiver: BER at 12-dB SINAD, 2.5×10–3; BER at
16 dB SINAD, 5.6×10–4; BER at –50 dBm, 1.6×10–4.
Transmitter: BER at 12-dB SINAD, 3.0×10–2; BER at 12-dB
SINAD + 30 dB, 1.4×10–2.
440 MHz: Receiver: BER at 12-dB SINAD, 1.9×10–3; BER at
16 dB SINAD, 2.5×10–4; BER at –50 dBm, 8.2×10–5.
Transmitter: BER at 12-dB SINAD, 3.4×10–2; BER at 12-dB
SINAD + 30 dB, 1.7×10–2.
Note: Unless otherwise noted, all dynamic range measurements are taken at the ARRL Lab standard spacing of 20 kHz.
1
Cell blocked from 823 to 850 MHz and 868 to 895 MHz.
2
AM receive mode available from 108 to 180 MHz.
3
See text.

display between frequency digits and receive, the ARTS system, the time-out packet operation and a short dc power
alphanumeric memory tags. Getting a timer and the automatic power off timer, pigtail with a conventional T-type con-
handle on the unlabeled assignments of for example. nector. A 9-foot fused dc power cable and
the secondary key operations can take a The chassis enclosure is almost en- a mobile mounting bracket are also pro-
while (you’ll want to keep the Operating tirely made up of a die-cast aluminum vided.
Manual close at hand), but the key presses shell. The underside and rear apron are
required for the most common operations covered with cooling fins. A small “pan- The Cure for Separation Anxiety
are simple and intuitive (and labeled!). cake” fan is bolted to the back. A sheet Yaesu has made some significant—
A 34-item menu system handles “set- metal top cover completes the cabinet. An and welcome—changes to the optional
and-forget” parameters—such as the re- internal speaker is mounted in the top remote faceplate mounting system for this
peater offset frequency, the tuning step cover. transceiver. Most of their other remote
size, the automatic repeater shift and the The rear panel supports a chassis- mount kits use tiny screws to secure the
display illumination level—and also in- mounted SO-239 antenna connector, a radio end of the remote cable to the front
1
cludes selections that are used to activate / 8-inch mini phone jack for an external of the transceiver’s chassis. This makes
advanced features. These include the speaker, a 6-pin mini DIN jack for con- it inconvenient to remove those radios
CTCSS and DCS tone scan, AM mode necting terminal node controllers for from the vehicle for short-term fixed sta-
August 2001 71
tion or alternative applications. band and the remaining 44 memories the skip feature. Repeat this process to
The system for the ’7100—the would be available for the UHF band, for disable the skip feature.
YSK-7100 Remote Mounting Kit—em- example). A menu setting allows you to program
ploys 6-pin modular plugs on both ends Each of the regular memories can be the scan to stop on an active frequency
of a 19 1/2-foot long remote cable. Mating assigned an alphanumeric name up to six and remain there until the carrier drops,
jacks are located on the front of the chas- characters long. The main band display or to pause on an active frequency for
sis and the back the faceplate. (The radio area is only capable of showing the first 5 seconds and then resume scanning.
comes with a 4-inch jumper installed be- five characters though—the sixth charac- A related feature is “Priority Channel
tween these jacks.) The kit also includes ter only appears when a memory tag is Operation.” This system will periodically
a bracket that the front panel latches into displayed in the lower (sub band) portion (every 5 seconds) check for activity on a
and an extension cable for an external of the window. memory channel while you are operating
speaker. in the memory channel, VFO or Home
An optional quick-release mounting Unlimited Access channel modes.
bracket for the chassis (the MMB-60) can The ’7100 comes equipped with a full-
further simplify things. The chassis and featured tone squelch system. CTCSS and On the Air and In the Lab
front panel could then be easily installed DCS (digital code squelch) encode and I initially set the FT-7100M up in my
or removed from the vehicle without the decode are provided, and tone and code home station. I programmed in a few lo-
need for any tools. scan systems can be employed to deter- cal frequencies and spent some time get-
Be forewarned, though: You’ll defi- mine access requirements. The CTCSS ting familiar with the controls.
nitely want to keep close tabs on the system includes 50 tones; the DCS sys- The 57-page 6×8-inch Operating
whereabouts of that short jumper cable! tem offers 104 codes. A menu setting is Manual is well organized, and the step-
provided that allows you to “invert” the by-step programming instructions—
Multitalented Mike DCS tones, and the FT-7100M’s Operat- supplemented by a generous number of
The US version of the FT-7100M ing Manual includes an excellent expla- diagrams and charts—are easy to follow.
comes with Yaesu’s MH-48A6J DTMF nation—the best I’ve encountered to I used the transceiver while serving as
hand mike. It has a 16-button keypad date—of why this adjustment is some- the net control station for our local club’s
that’s used for manually transmitting times necessary. weekly VHF net. The net usually attracts
DTMF tones when the radio is in trans- The ’7100 also features CTCSS “Bell a couple of dozen check-ins, and con-
mit, and directly entering frequency dig- Paging.” When this system is enabled, the cludes with a near-continuous transmis-
its or memory channel numbers while radio will remain silent until it receives a sion of the ARRL Audio News. Needless
receiving. signal with the correct CTCSS tone su- to say, this is a serious test of a trans-
There are four additional buttons perimposed. The rig will then “ring,” and ceiver’s cooling system.
located just below the keypad. Their the squelch will temporarily open. The cooling fan on the ’7100 auto-
factory default assignments are band se- The transceiver is not specifically set matically switches on when transmitting,
lection, VFO/memory operation, tone up to allow the use of independent trans- but the level of the noise it generates is
mode (CTCSS/DCS encode/decode) and mit and receive tones or codes on a single extremely low. The chassis got very
setting, and power output level. These can frequency, but savvy operators can work hot—even at the 20 W power output
be reprogrammed—via menu settings— around this by employing the dual in- level—but the radio continued to oper-
to mimic the functions of nearly any of band receive feature. ate without any difficulties. Bear in mind
the transceiver’s front panel keys. This is that the transmit duty cycle for net con-
a neat feature, as it allows you to cus- In Search Of… trol operation far exceeds that of typical
tomize the mike controls to best suit your The FT-7100M offers several differ- operation.
particular needs. ent scanning modes and two scan-resume Transmit audio reports universally
The right side of the microphone sports conditions. garnered comments of “sharp” sounding
two slide switches. One controls the back- While in the VFO mode, the scan will audio. Listening to it in a second receiver
lighting of the DTMF pad, the second search the entire band or just between confirmed that it generates what I’d
locks out the UP and DOWN buttons on the upper and lower limits that you’ve pro- describe as “communications grade” au-
top of the mike and the programmable grammed into the band scan limit memo- dio. It’s not as full and natural sounding
function keys. The lock feature does not ries. In the memory mode, the scan will— as my permanent shack transceiver. Re-
disable the PTT button or the DTMF/ of course—check for activity on your ceive audio—even when using just the
entry keypad. programmed memory channels. Scans are internal speaker—is plenty adequate
initiated by pressing and holding either for fixed station operation, and is suf-
Thanks for the Memories the UP or DOWN button on the mike. You ficiently robust for fairly noisy mobile
The FT-7100M has ample memory can use the PTT button, the UP or DOWN environments.
capacity. There are 240 “regular” memo- buttons or the V/M key to stop the scan. I temporarily substituted the
ries, 10 pairs of upper and lower band Specific memories can be temporarily FT-7100M for my mobile transceiver. I
scan limit memories and two “Home” locked out of a memory scan, but the di- found the radio easy to use while mobile,
channels. Each band also contains 50 rections for doing so that are provided in and the display is very legible over a wide
additional slots for temporarily storing the manual are incorrect. The instructions range of viewing angles and vehicle in-
the frequencies encountered during a call for dialing up the desired memory terior lighting conditions. The micro-
Smart Search. and then pressing and holding the TONE phone control capabilities help reduce the
The 240 regular memories are initially key for 1/2 second. The correct procedure amount of distraction involved with typi-
divided into two 120-memory banks— is to dial up the desired memory and then cal mobile operation.
one for each band—but a menu setting press and hold the V/M key until the main A look at the data in Table 1—specifi-
allows these to be reallocated (196 and sub displays begin blinking. A quick cally the FM two-tone third-order IMD
memories could be set aside for the VHF press of the TONE key will then activate dynamic range—points to a rather poor
72 August 2001
level of immunity to strong nearby sig- rently on dealer’s shelves have been up- note that this does not point to problems
nals both within (the 20 kHz numbers) dated. If you purchased an early release with 1200 bps operation.
and just outside (the 10 MHz numbers) unit and are experiencing problems in
of the amateur VHF and UHF bands. This strong signal environments, a call to your Conclusion
quickly manifested itself as a scary sym- dealer may be in order. Needless to say, The FT-7100M is a feature-packed
phony of odd noises spewing forth from ours will be heading back to California for true dual-band FM transceiver—and a
the receiver during a drive through our the updates before it shows up in our Bid sophisticated scanner receiver—in one
local “intermod alley.” List. very compact package. Yaesu’s improved
It turns out that our product review unit A second significant shortcoming optional remote mounting system makes
is from one of the first batches of ’7100s that turned up during lab testing involves it flexible enough to serve double-duty
that were released in the US, and Yaesu 9600 bps packet performance. While it’s as both your fixed station and mobile
has subsequently made an update that has not unusual to encounter rather poor high transceiver.
improved the 10 MHz offset performance. speed packet performance in FM-only Manufacturer: Yaesu USA, 17210
A second—post update—unit that we bor- transceivers, the BER (bit error rate) is Edwards Rd, Cerritos CA 90703; 562-
rowed from a local Yaesu distributor usually small enough at strong signal 404-2700, fax 562-404-1210; www.
showed significant improvements. The levels for reasonable throughput. This yaesu.com. Manufacturer’s suggested list
VHF IMD dynamic range in the updated wasn’t the case with either of the price: $550. Typical current street price:
version measured 81 dB (up from 67 dB FT-7100Ms we tested. Yaesu reports that $445. List prices of selected optional ac-
on the product review unit), and the UHF they have developed a solution for this cessories: YSK-7100 remote mounting
number measured 73 dB—a 3 dB im- problem and are implementing it in cur- kit, $69; MMB-60 quick release chassis
provement. All of the FT-7100Ms cur- rent production units. It’s important to mounting bracket, $31.

Ameritron ALS-600 Solid State No Tune FET Amplifier

Reviewed by Rick Lindquist, N1RL variable for tuning; another was for load- “tale of laminations” best held for another
ARRL Senior News Editor ing. There were at least two, possibly occasion).
Years ago a good friend of mine gave three, meters on the RF box. The power On the back of the RF box, its maker
me a 4-400A amplifier that had been supply was built into a short rack that sat had appended a huge, ugly blower that
homebrewed in Canada—apropos to this on the floor. It boasted its own meter to left nothing to chance in terms of mov-
review since that’s where these words are read the line voltage to the transformer, ing copious amounts of air past the tubes.
being written. With this transaction we which, as it turned out, was faulty and The 4-400As could crank out a lot of heat
were doing each other a favor. He wanted necessitated surgery (that’s a veritable along with the 1 kW of RF, and the amp
to clear out some excess baggage in his maker had neglected chimneys.
basement shack, and I needed (or thought Suffice it to say, this amp turned out to
I did) an amplifier. be both project and problem child over the
Like the Ameritron ALS-600—which
Bottom Line
years I had it in operation. Sometimes it
is, after all, the subject at hand—this amp The Ameritron ALS-600 is a cool would snap and hiss at me unexpectedly.
came in two pieces—an RF box and a and convenient way to pump up your One time, it blew up in the middle of a
power supply. Unlike the ALS-600, both signal. It’s reasonably quiet and runs contest and took out my exciter’s T/R re-
pieces were massive. The RF cabinet fea- off 120 V ac, so you don’t need to call lay in the process. In short, it never was
tured huge black knobs—one with a in the electrician to install a 220 V ac quite “right,” yet it always demanded a
outlet.
crank and counter controlled a vacuum great deal of respect. One needed to ap-

August 2001 73
 0
Table 2 Reference Level: 0 dB PEP

Ameritron ALS-600, serial number 12727 –10

–20
Manufacturer’s Claimed Measured in –30
Specifications the ARRL Lab
–40
Frequency Range: 1.5-22 MHz.1 As specified.
–50
Power output: 600 W PEP SSB, 400 W CW. As specified for SSB and CW.
–60
Driving power required: 100 W maximum. Typically 100 W. –70

Input SWR: 1.5:1 maximum. As specified. –80

–10 –8 –6 –4 –2 0 2 4 6 8 10
Spurious signal and harmonic suppression: 49 dB. Frequency Offset (kHz)
Not specified.
Figure 1—Worst-case spectral display of
Intermodulation distortion (IMD): 25 dB. See Figure 1.
the Ameritron ALS-600 amplifier during
Primary power requirements: 50 V dc at 25 A, ±14 V dc at 1 A. two-tone intermodulation distortion
testing. The worst-case third-order
Size (HWD): main unit, 7.1×9.5×12 inches; weight, 12.5 lb; product is approximately 37 dB below
power supply, 7.1×9.5×12 inches; weight, 36 lb. PEP output, and the worst-case fifth-
1
As shipped from the factory, operation on 12 and 10 meters is disabled. The ALS-600 can be order product is approximately 40 dB
modified for operation above 15 meters (by the purchase of an option kit). Information on this kit down. The amplifier was being operated
is available by written request, which should include a copy of the owner’s valid Amateur Radio at 500 W at 14.020 MHz. The levels of the
license. third- and fifth-order products are higher
2
Not including external power supply. than those that we have observed on
recently reviewed tube-type amplifiers.

proach this amp with fear and loathing. is easy to tune. What’s not nice is that it amp—the RF box weighs a bit more than
After it took out the SWR circuit in generates substantial heat, does not cover 12 lbs—doesn’t take any time to warm
yet another exciter, I phased it out in fa- 160 meters, and I still must twist knobs up, because it’s solid-state, and it doesn’t
vor of a Heath SB-220, which took up far each time I change bands. (Collins also require anything more than the turn of a
less space in the shack and was far less used a phono jack for the RF input from selector knob to put it into the correct
intimidating. the exciter—and all along you thought operating range. There’s no tuning or
Heath came up with that on its own!) loading or dipping involved. As they like
The Age of the Little Amp The ALS-600 is a great compromise to say in those TV gadget ads, “It’s just
Small, table-top amps are nothing new. for operators such as myself, who neither that simple.”
My urge to run anything approaching want nor need huge power but want to be
“big” power was tempered by my expe- able to quickly and easily pop a “half A Good Fit
riences with the 4-400A monster. Today gallon” on the air to compensate for I found the ALS-600 to be a good fit,
I run—if I use an amp at all—a vintage deteriorating conditions or to attract the not only for my operating style but
Collins 30L-1, which has four 811s in the attention of that DX station that’s not re- for my rather compact operating desk.
output. What’s nice is that it’s small and sponding to your dim 100 W and com- Because it comes in two pieces, the
undemanding, puts out 500 to 600 W, and promise antenna. Best of all, this little ALS-600 takes up far less space than even
my 30L-1. The power supply can sit out
of sight on the floor. Ameritron has sup-
plied a 5-foot long cable to connect the
power supply to the RF box. You also can
stack the two units, as I did for part of
the “field” testing. The two boxes are al-
most exactly the same size.
Hookup is simple, and if this is your
first amplifier, Ameritron has included
everything you need to know in the In-
struction Manual. It even covers the oft-
misunderstood subject of automatic level
control—ALC—and details how to get
the amp talking to your exciter to mini-
mize splatter problems.
One important point the manual makes
is that there is no industry-wide ALC
standard for input voltage, input resis-
tance or attack and decay times. As the
manual cautions, “the exact operation of
the ALC circuit will vary with the
exciter’s response to external ALC con-
trol voltages.” In the case of the ALS-600,
Figure 2—The rear panel of the RF deck. the ALC will work on most exciters that
74 August 2001
require less than –10 V.
After setting up the unit—which took
about 10 minutes or less—I had it put-
ting 500 W or so of RF into a dummy
load, just to see if everything was work-
ing as it was supposed to be. The RF deck
utilizes the combined strength of four
MRF-150s in a push-pull parallel circuit.
The ALS-600 does generate some
blower noise, somewhat more than my
30L-1, but it’s not nearly as noisy as some
of the economy tube-type amps on the
market. In fact, the ALS-600 involves two
blowers—one in the power supply box
and one in the RF box. Both run continu-
ously. That’s all the more reason to stick
the power supply somewhere away from
the immediate operating position—al-
though not out of reach or sight (the rea-
sons for this will become clear). More
important, however, was that the RF and Figure 3—An internal view of the RF deck.
power supply boxes seemed to run quite
cool, even with extended use.
The metering is great. The RF box
boasts a nice large, illuminated cross-
needle analog meter that measures output
power on one scale (forward power) and able portion of the rear panel is given over it would still produce output—sometimes
reflected power on the other, with the to the fan outlet. The ac cable connects to substantial output—when the unit was not
SWR appearing at the point where the the back of the power supply deck. switched to the correct range, and this is
needles cross. Another smaller, lighted The ALS-600 can operate from a range something that’s extremely easy to do in
meter on the power supply—a dual-needle of line voltages. It comes factory-wired the general course of things.
affair—reads out the voltage and current. for 120 V ac operation, but it can operate The switching relay is on the noisy,
It showed about 50 V and 8 A of current. on anywhere from 100 to 130 V ac or 210 clacky side. For push-to-talk operation
Front-panel controls on the RF deck to 250 V ac, so it’s ready to travel. You’ll on SSB, this is acceptable, but it could
include the ON-OFF power switch, the need to change some jumpers inside the get tiresome if you plan to run in VOX
STANDBY-OPERATE switch—both just power supply box to adjust the line volt- mode using this amp. Other than that,
below the meter—the ALC SET knob and age range. Ameritron recommends the ALS-600 runs rather quietly. The
the FREQ MHz range selector. Ameritron against operating the unit on higher-volt- ALS-600 is not equipped for full-break-
has included a NORMAL-RTTY switch on age ac mains unless lower voltage is not in CW.
the power supply box that lets you adapt available. By the way, the power supply The broadband output network seems
the unit for operation in continuous-duty is a choke-input design, and it does in- to know its limitations. I went to 10 MHz
modes (such as RTTY or maybe AM or clude “inrush” protection to preserve the on the exciter with the amp still on the
FM). Ameritron says the RTTY position filter capacitors. 4.4-8.0 MHz setting, and it still appeared
limits the no-load voltage to about 42 V to be putting out around 450 W (don’t
dc. According to an “update” in the Switching in the Afterburner fret—I was doing this into a dummy load
manual, the RTTY position will permit Once you’ve got the ALS-600 inter- at the time). But when I went to 14 MHz,
operation for “10-minute key down” at connections in place and the input and it tripped off, and the LOAD FAULT lamp
50% duty cycle. This will give you a ALC adjustments set up for your station, came on.
maximum of about 350 W output. a bigger signal is just the flick of a switch The manual says the LOAD FAULT
There are three LED indicators on the away. Well actually, a couple of switches. LED will come on if the band switch is
front panel—a yellow ALC light, a green You don’t select bands, you select fre- set on the incorrect frequency range, if
XMT light and a red LOAD FAULT lamp. quency ranges. It covers 1.5-2.3; 2.3-4.4; the load SWR is too high or if output is
Peeking at the rear apron: There’s a 4.4-8.0; 8.0-14.5; and 14.5-21.6. The too high. A little experimenting showed,
back-panel ALC LIMIT control on the RF ALS-600 employs a broadband, five-pole however, that there’s some “overlap” on
deck. This lets you limit the amount of lowpass filtering system on the output the FREQ ranges in terms of what the
ALC voltage going to your transceiver side. See the ARRL Lab test results (Fig- amplifier can live with. In the 4.4-8.0
since—as mentioned earlier—no indus- ure 1) for an idea of how well this sys- MHz position, it continued to put out full
try standard exists. tem did in minimizing undesired output. or nearly full output up to around 10.1
In addition, the rear panel includes By the way, there’s an AUX position on MHz, where it began to drop off. Some-
SO-239 connectors for the RF input and the amplifier’s range switch to add 12 and where between 12 and 13 MHz, it finally
output. There’s also a 12 V dc jack (RCA 10-meter coverage. Ameritron will supply tripped the LOAD FAULT.
type) to run an accessory (up to 200 mA), licensees with a kit to include these bands, On the other side, still in the 4.4-
plus RCA jacks for RELAY and ALC. but it will cost you around $30. 8.0 MHz position, the output actually in-
There’s a multi-wire connector for power The unit should be in the correct trans- creased as I went through the 75 and 80-
and switching. A wing-nut ground termi- mit range before you flip the ALS-600 meter bands. There was somewhat less out-
nal rounds out he back panel. A consider- from STANDBY to OPERATE. I found that put in the 2.2-4.4 MHz range position when
August 2001 75
I was driving it on 80 and 75 meters. The fax 662-323-6551; mfjcustserv@ Each item requires a separate bid and en-
output in that range seemed to peak at ameritron.com; www.ameritron.com. velope. Shipping charges will be paid by
around 600 W at 2.15 MHz. Output in the Manufacturer’s suggested list price: ARRL. Please include a daytime telephone
1.5-2.3 MHz range peaked at just under $1299. Typical current street price: number. The successful bidder will be
600 W also at 2.15 MHz. Output dropped $1130. advised by telephone or by mail. Once no-
to about 550 W at 1.85 MHz input. tified, confirmation from the successful
The ALS-600 includes thermal over- bidder of intent to purchase the item must
load protection as well that bypasses the GOING ONCE, be made within two weeks. No response
amp if it gets too hot. There’s no indica- within this period will be interpreted as an
tor to tell you the amp has tripped out on
GOING TWICE... indication of the winning bidder’s refusal
high temperature, however. It just stops SOLICITATION FOR PRODUCT to complete the transaction. The next high-
amplifying and goes into bypass mode, REVIEW EQUIPMENT BIDS est bidder will then have the option of pur-
where the exciter’s output will show up [In order to present the most objective re-
chasing the item. No other notifications
at the antenna terminal. views, ARRL purchases equipment off the will be made, and no information will be
In operation, we found that 400 W was shelf from dealers. ARRL receives no remu- given to anyone other than successful bid-
neration from anyone involved with the sale ders regarding the final price or the iden-
a reasonable output for CW operation or manufacture of items presented in the
with about 75 W of drive. You can run Product Review, Short Takes or New Prod-
tity of the successful bidder. If you include
the ALS-600 a bit harder on SSB with- ucts columns.—Ed.] a self-addressed, stamped postcard with
out any problems. One disturbing obser- your bid and you are not the high bidder
The ARRL-purchased Product Review on that item, we will return the postcard
vation in CW was a little uptick in SWR equipment listed below is for sale to the
between the transceiver and the amp upon to you when the unit has been shipped to
highest bidder. Prices quoted are minimum the successful bidder.
the initial CW character—as if the exciter acceptable bids, and are discounted from
were operating into an open load or a Please send bids to Bob Boucher, Prod-
the purchase prices. All equipment is sold uct Review Bids, ARRL, 225 Main St,
mismatch for just a fraction of a second. without warranty. Newington, CT 06111-1494. [Please note
No one complained about missing char-
ICOM IC-910H VHF/UHF multimode that the bid submission period has been
acters, and this might not be a problem
transceiver with UX-910 1200 MHz extended by one month.—Ed.]
with other transceivers. In general, the
amplifier presented a 1.5:1 SWR (accord- Band Unit and FL-132 500 Hz CW fil-
ing to my digital SWR meter) or better ter, serial number 01242 (see “Prod-
to the transceiver. uct Review,” May 2001 QST). Mini- NEW PRODUCTS
mum bid: $1445.
So, What Does This Buy Me? ICOM IC-PW1 HF/6-meter linear am- MAGNETIC LOOP DESIGN
Some amplifier makers used to talk plifier, serial number 01203 (see SOFTWARE
about “dollar-per-watt” values—maybe “Product Review,” Feb 2001 QST). ◊ Glenn, KI6GD, has written a magnetic
they still do. If that makes sense to you, Minimum bid: $3565. loop antenna design program for Windows.
then it will cost you on the order of $2 ICOM IC-R3 communications re- It will calculate the design parameters in
per watt for the luxury of owning this ceiver, serial number 01372 (see standard or metric units for small loop an-
solid-state, no-tune linear. “Product Review,” Feb 2001 QST). tennas to operate from 1 to 30 MHz. This is
More to the point is what a 600-W Minimum bid: $325. freeware for everyone interested in build-
class amplifier will do for your signal. ing a mag-loop antenna. The file LoopCalc.
Ten-Tec Jupiter HF transceiver with
Remember that doubling your power is zip is available on his ftp site at ftp://
Model 701 hand-held microphone, se-
equivalent to a 3 dB increase in output. ftp.cts.com/users/g/c/gcsperry/.
rial number 12C10820 (see “Product
With the ALS-600, you can—at least Review,” Jun 2001 QST). Minimum Previous New Products
theoretically—gain around 7.5 dB in bid: $825.
power output over your 100 W “barefoot”
Yaesu VR-5000 communications re-
signal. What this translates into on the
ceiver, serial number 0K030164 (see FEEDBACK
other end of the circuit will vary from
“Product Review,” Jun 2001 QST).
path to path, of course, and from antenna ◊ Two schematic diagram errors appeared
Minimum bid: $590.
to antenna. But let’s call it roughly one S in “Simple RF-Power Measurements” in
unit (there’s no real industry standard Yaesu FT-817 multiband multimode the June 2001 QST. The first, in Figure 1,
here either, but that’s typically 6 dB). transceiver with YF-122C 500 Hz CW relates to U2. The input and the output
Let’s put this into perspective. In filter, serial number 0M050276 (see are interchanged. The second relates
general terms, with an ALS-600, you’re “Product Review,” Apr 2001 QST). to the 10 dB pad in the inset part of Fig-
around three-fifths of the way to a full Minimum bid: $610. ure 6. The words “to DVM” at the right
legal limit amplifier, which will give Sealed bids must be submitted by mail hand side of the 10 dB pad, next to R4,
you most of another S unit—or around and must be postmarked on or before Oct should read “to the coaxial cable between
12 dB of gain over your barefoot signal. 1, 2001. Bids postmarked after the closing the tap and the power meter.”
You can make up that difference with a date will not be considered. Bids will be
gain antenna. opened seven days after the closing post-
The Instruction Manual was complete mark date. In the case of equal high bids,
and easy-to-follow. It includes circuit dia- the high bid bearing the earliest postmark
grams of both the amplifier RF deck and will be declared the successful bidder.
the power supply. This is a real plus for In your bid, clearly identify the item
troubleshooting, should it come to that. you are bidding on, using the manu-
Manufacturer: Ameritron, 116 Willow facturer’s name and model number, or
Rd, Starkville, MS 39759; 662-323-8211, other identification number, if specified.
76 August 2001
 TECHNICAL CORRESPONDENCE
COMMENTS ON “HOW TO turned off the AVC and used only RF and in that it shows the same response shape
MAXIMIZE YOUR RECEIVER’S AF Gain controls. The practice was to for one filter as for the two-filter combi-
EFFECTIVE SELECTIVITY” leave the AF Gain at a rather high level nation. Figure 1 of this article gives a more
By Harvey Tetmeyer, K5LJM, 9723 W and “ride the RF Gain” for the most pleas- accurate representation of the responses
Campana Dr, Sun City, AZ 85351; ant listening level. This procedure re- of an individual filter, the two filters in
[email protected] duced RF and IF amplifier overloading combination and the reduced bandwidth
and adjacent-signal interference in the old resulting from adjusting the VBT controls.
◊“How to Maximize Your Receiver’s Ef-
vacuum-tube receivers, which had poor Note also that the shape factor degrades
fective Selectivity” by Larry Scheff,
dynamic range and IMD characteristics. with the narrower configurations. The fil-
W4QEJ, (QST, Feb 2001, pp 42-48, and
Larry’s article correctly points out that ter-response error of Figure 1C is carried
Mar pp 44-47) addressed the subject of
some interference can be greatly reduced on to Figures 2B, 5, 6 and 7.
reducing unwanted noise and interference
by using RF attenuation and reducing RF The text describing Figures 5 through
by adjusting the controls on the receiver.
Gain. It is simply a matter of not 10 is misleading. There is an unsuccess-
Looking back, one of the first adjustments
overdriving the RF and IF amplifiers ful attempt to adapt a concept shown in
to be found in the early tuned radio fre-
ahead of the filters. There are more than the owner’s manual to explain how reduc-
quency (TRF) radios, other than the fre-
enough opportunities for overloading and ing the signal level reduces interference.
quency dial, was the volume control (AF
splattering with up to nine high-gain The owner’s manual shows the filter
Gain). When superheterodynes came
amplifiers and up to four mixers before 0-dB response trough aligned with the
along, other controls were added. The
the last IF filter. To complicate matters, noise level line as in Figure 2 of this ar-
November 1933 QST had an article by
it is common to have two high-gain RF ticle. This indicates that any signal in the
James J. Lamb,1 then Technical Editor,
amplifiers running with up to 40 dB of shaded area is reduced to or below the
describing automatic volume control
gain, without automatic or manual gain noise level. The real indication from Fig-
(AVC) to compensate for the fading ex-
control, before the first mixer. Combine ure 5A is that any signal in the shaded
perienced in HF propagation. The re-
this with the lack of filtering in the broad- area is at least 40 dB below the incom-
ceiver also had a radio-frequency-gain
band receiver front ends and you have a ing-signal noise level. Figure 5B shows
control to prevent overloading. In the
perfect recipe for overloading. that any signal in the shaded area is no
same issue, Mr Lamb introduced a crys-
While the practice of reducing the RF greater than approximately 10 dB above
tal filter with a capacitive-controlled-re-
input has been successfully used over the the noise level. The text further misstates
sponse-shaping adjustment for the
years, the explanation of how it works is that Figure 5A would allow more inter-
single-signal superhets.2
not supported in the article by sound tech- ference than in Figure 5B. This is not
Almost 70 years later, we are using re-
nical theory. The first misconception is possible since the filter in Figure 5A is
fined versions of these adjustments. Fre-
that RF and IF amplifiers have a lower sharper. Without going into details, simi-
quency control has gone digital. The AF
threshold. All RF and IF amplification lar errors occur in the text describing
Gain adjusts the speaker or headphone
stages operate in the linear Class-A mode Figures 6 and through 10.
audio to a comfortable level. The AVC
to maintain signal fidelity. Every signal,
terminology has been changed to auto-
right down into the amplifier noise level,
matic gain control (AGC) but it still keeps
is amplified. These amplifiers do have
the signal level constant at the detector
upper thresholds, which cause clipping
so everyone in the roundtable or on the
and distortion when overdriven. That is
net sounds about the same. Crystal fil-
why we reduce the RF input.
ters have been greatly improved with
The second misconception is that IF
passband tuning (IF Shift) and variable
filters have a lower threshold. This too is
bandwidth tuning (VBT) for advanced
incorrect and can be demonstrated by
unwanted-signal reduction. DSP supple-
measuring properly terminated filters us-
ments conventional filters in newer ra-
ing a tracking generator and a spectrum
dios. The RF Gain control is still there,
analyzer. They do have an upper thresh-
but it comes in many forms. Some receiv-
old, which is the level where components
ers switch the first RF amplifier out of
are damaged.
the system with the advanced intercept
Thirdly, the frequency response of
point (AIP) button. Most have an attenu-
mechanical, crystal, ceramic and LC fil-
ation button (ATT) to reduce the incom-
ters used in amateur receivers does not
ing signal by 20 dB or so. The RF Gain
change with signal amplitude as de-
control changes the amplification of the
scribed in the text. These are amplitude
IF stages and, in some cases, the RF am-
linear, passive devices. Changing fre-
plifier stage or stages as well.
quency response with amplitude would
In the early days, many CW operators
cause limiting and severe distortion.
Upon examination of the filter-re-
1
J. Lamb, “Automatic Gain Control for the Figure 1—K5LJM’s responses of an
Superhet,” QST , Nov 1933, pp 32-33.
sponse curves in the article, Figures 1A individual filter, the two filters in
2
J. Lamb, “Developments in Crystal Filters for and 1B are correct per the specifications combination and the reduced bandwidth
S S Superhets” QST , Nov 1933, pp 21-24. given in the article. Figure 1C is incorrect resulting from adjusting the VBT controls.

Bob Schetgen, KU7G
Senior Assistant Technical Editor

August 2001 77
 learned there carried over into my forty applied to them are weak.” The article’s
something years of Amateur Radio. Dur- message goes even further astray with the
ing many hours on the air, I have devel- subsequent statement “Often you can use
oped some of the same practices as Larry. your receiver’s attenuation and RF gain
When interference starts to creep in, I controls to reduce the noise level reach-
first try adjusting the IF filter. If the in- ing the IF filters to a level so low that
terference sounds distorted, I push the at- the noise will not pass through the filters
tenuator button. If that helps but does not at all…”
clear up the problem, I further reduce the These statements create false impres-
gain with the AIP button to bypass the sions as to the manner in which filters
RF amplifier. If it is really overloading, I work in high-selectivity receivers. First,
reduce the RF gain hoping that will help. the filters themselves, if implemented in
I want to thank Larry for writing these the form of crystal or ceramic filters, are
much needed articles on receiver opera- very linear. The basic definition of lin-
tion. It challenged us to rethink our re- earity is that the filter responds exactly
ceiver operating practices and causes us that same way to large signals as it does
Figure 2—The filter 0-dB response trough
aligned with the noise-level line (see to ask, “What are we doing and why are to small signals. The major advances
K5LJM’s comments). we doing it that way?” The interest and made in receiver designs over the last 30
controversy over these writings led me to years have been in getting the other cir-
write Larry on two separate occasions and cuit elements such as RF amplifiers and
The statement “Filters work best if the he was kind enough to provide detailed mixers to exhibit linear behavior for large
signals applied to them are weak.” only responses each time. Although he is a and small signals. Any filter, whether
applies to the operator who wishes to “turn off the AGC” man, I still value his implemented as a tuned circuit, crystal or
bury the signal in the noise. In practice, comments and appreciate his interest in ceramic filter, will behave in a very lin-
any signal level up to filter overloading ham radio. ear manner. This means that whether the
is filtered the same. This can be easily signal applied to the filter is within the
THEY’RE NOT REALLY BRICK- filter’s passband or not, the amount of
demonstrated with signal generators and
WALL FILTERS signal appearing at the output of the fil-
a spectrum analyzer. The results are
shown in Figure 3 of this article. Decreas- By Tony Brock-Fisher, K1KP, 15 ter is a fractional portion of the input sig-
ing RF gain by 40 dB reduces the filter Webster St, Andover, MA 01810-1109; nal applied. There is no threshold effect,
output of all incoming signals and noise [email protected] below which signals will not pass. One
by 40 dB. The relative signal strengths ◊ This letter is to comment on (W4QEJ) cannot think of an IF filter as a sieve
are the same. With too much attenuation, Larry Scheff’s two-part article, “How to which completely blocks stones larger
the signals are buried in the receiver Maximize Your Receiver’s Effective Se- than a certain size, or a brick wall
noise. It can be argued that burying static lectivity.” First, I’d like to commend Mr which is capable of completely blocking
crashes in the receiver noise is desirable. Scheff on his excellent diagrams and ex- a signal.
This too is questionable. If the static is planations which describe the operation In the two part article, W4QEJ’s main
below the desired signals, some may pre- of VBT and IF Shift. message seems to be that an operator
fer the receiver white noise. At these However, there are several impres- should adjust the receiver’s attenuation
levels, static would probably not be both- sions created by terminology used in the and RF Gain controls to significantly re-
ersome anyway. If the static is equal to article that I feel are misleading. Further- duce the signal levels applied to the IF
or greater than the wanted signal, mask- more, the approach to receiver adjustment filtering. In fact, there are instances
ing the noise will also mask the desired proposed is inappropriate under many where this approach is correct, but only
signal. operating conditions. I think the article in certain circumstances, and not neces-
Like many others, I began operating gets into trouble early on, with the state- sarily for reasons of IF filter effective-
CW radios in the military, and techniques ment “Filters work best if the signals ness. To understand this, it is necessary
to consider the receiver as a whole, more
than merely examining the IF stages.
First, there is the consideration of what
happens ahead of the IF stages, in the
front-end amplifier and mixers. This por-
tion of the receiver’s circuitry is most af-
fected by the attenuation and RF
preamplifier settings. The two receivers
used as examples in the article, the TS-
940 and TS-440, have good-to-excellent
strong-signal handling capability. Never-
theless with a band full of 30 dB over S9
(S9 = 50 µV) signals, they will both pro-
duce noticeable third-order intermodu-
lation products in their front ends. These
products will pass through the IF and ap-
pear in the output as chirps, bleeps or
“crud.” Under these conditions, appropri-
ate reduction of signal levels by using the
Figure 3—Decreasing RF gain by 40 dB reduces the filter output of all incoming attenuation and RF Gain controls will re-
signals and noise by 40 dB (see K5LJM’s comments). duce the generation of undesired products
78 August 2001
significantly—(three times as much as THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING IS IN K1KP and K5LJM also quote their un-
the desired signals levels are reduced, in THE EATING! derstanding of filter theory in their claim
fact). By Larry Scheff, W4QEJ, 679 that the presentation of VBT selectivity
It is equally important to consider the Creekview Dr, Lawrenceville, GA curves in my article that show the use of
circuitry that follows the IF filter cir- 30044-3770 the High Cut and Low Cut controls can’t
cuitry. Many receivers contemporary with be right. Keep in mind, however, that ap-
those used as examples in the article have ◊ Judging by the correspondence and parently neither of these gentlemen has
poor audio circuitry following the detec- other comments I have received about my actually experimented with the techniques
tor stage, which results in excessive noise two-part article, “How to Improve Your presented in the article. Other readers
(hiss) being added to the desired signals. Receiver’s Effective Selectivity,” many consistently report that the graphs and text
This hiss has been mentioned many times have read the article, correctly interpreted of my article are entirely consistent with
as a cause of operator fatigue. If, as Mr what it said and successfully applied the what they actually observe when apply-
Scheff suggests in Situation 1, the re- receiving techniques in the article. This ing those techniques.
ceiver attenuation and RF Gain are re- has enabled them to improve their abil- Apparently, neither K1KP nor K5LJM
duced by ~50 dB, this gain must be made ity to hear what they want to hear in the has considered what effect the amplifiers
up for elsewhere. If the signals are not presence of troublesome adjacent-fre- associated with these two individual fil-
already above the AGC attack threshold quency interference and high noise lev- ters operating at different IFs might have
by 50 dB, a significant amount of audio els including annoying static crashes. on the performance of the VBT filtering
gain must be applied to maintain the de- These readers have tasted the pudding system. In the TS-940S, those filters are
sired listening levels at the speaker or and they obviously like the taste. not connected together and are in fact iso-
headphones. Applying this amount of K5LJM and K1KP have stepped for- lated from each other by a mixer and an
audio gain will certainly increase the ward to say the receiving techniques in the IF amplifier, both of which are active (not
amount of hiss present in most receivers. article won’t work. Neither of these gentle- passive) devices that have gain, which
This brings up an important point that men has given any indication that he has might be “part of the equation.”
is overlooked by the article: adding large actually tried the techniques in the article. Please keep in mind that here we’re
amounts of attenuation and making large Both quote their understanding of theory not really talking about just two filters.
reductions of RF Gain will render the as “proof” that the receiving techniques in We’re talking about an integrated IF fil-
AGC circuitry useless. This is alluded to the article won’t work, but theory alone tering system. The manufacturer may
in the second part of the article, where never proved anything! consider details of exactly how that sys-
the author notes that the suggested tech- Facts give proof. Theory may give tem really works as proprietary informa-
nique renders the S-meter inactive. The some understanding of what happens and tion that is not made available to anyone
S-meter in contemporary receivers sim- may enable you to predict what might except design engineers inside his com-
ply indicates the AGC voltage. If the happen under certain circumstances. If pany. By the way, the graphs I used to
S-meter is not indicating the signal’s the theory you’re using contradicts hard explain how to use the VBT system in the
strength, then the AGC is being defeated. cold facts, however, you’re not applying TS-940S are entirely consistent with
This means that the operator must now the correct theory, you’re not applying graphs used by Kenwood on page 21 of
provide manual gain control, at either the all the necessary theory or, in very, very the TS-940S instruction manual (supplied
AF or RF stage, in order to maintain the rare occasions, commonly accepted with my transceiver) to explain their VBT
desired signal levels under fading condi- theory may be wrong. filter system. In fact, I patterned my
tions. The operator can also be subjected What are the facts here? Those who graphs after those Kenwood graphs and
to ear-blasting huge-amplitude audio have actually applied these techniques added additional signals and noise.
when his next-door neighbor tunes up a have found that the techniques in my ar- In any case, my article tells how you
kilohertz away. A major function of the ticle work. I certainly can’t claim these can often get better performance from re-
AGC circuitry is to properly position the techniques as my own inventions. Many ceivers than you can get using the lim-
signals within the dynamic range of the hams, military radio operators and oth- ited instructions in the manual. That’s not
IF and detector circuits. Modern AGC ers have been using these techniques suc- just my opinion; it’s what readers have
circuits do this very well, and the attack cessfully for many, many years. reported to me.
constants of most can be tailored for the Unfortunately, some misconceptions In summary, observable facts give you
particular operating mode. have become widespread in recent years. proof. All too often, inadequate, incom-
What’s most important when adjust- The result is that far too few hams know plete, or incorrect theory is represented
ing the VBT and IF Shift controls in a how to get the best results from their re- as proof of opinions or ideas that just
modern receiver is the attainment of a ceivers. That’s why I wrote the article. don’t hold water. I am confident that QST
maximum possible signal-to-noise ratio. See Figures 5B, 6B, 7, 8D, 9B and 10 readers are smart enough to compare eas-
In this case, the term “noise” includes of my article. K1KP and K5LJM both ily observable facts with quoted theory
adjacent-signal interference as well as claim that an attenuation curve has no that is inconsistent with those facts. I
thermal receiver noise and atmospheric “floor” and therefore you can’t slide the have no doubt that those readers will suc-
noise. If the IF filter is operating linearly atmospheric noise and/or any weak sig- cessfully use the effective techniques pre-
as it was designed to do, reducing the in- nals below that “floor.” Those who use sented in my article despite other people’s
put to the filter and increasing gain after the techniques presented in my article claims that those techniques “theoreti-
the filter has negligible effect on the abil- have observed firsthand the phenomenon cally cannot work.” After all, the proof
ity of the circuit to suppress interference represented in those graphs, proving that of the pudding is in the eating.
while maintaining the desired signal you can often eliminate QRM and QRN K5LJM responds: I would like to note
level. The attenuation, RF Preamp and RF by taking advantage of the “floor” of the that I have witnessed the reduction of in-
Gain controls should be adjusted to main- receiver selectivity curve as shown in my terference by reducing RF gain. I have
tain linearity and overload performance graphs. Therefore, any theory quoted to heard it on the air. I have measured it in the
of the receiver’s front end over varying “prove” that “floor” doesn’t exist is very lab. W4QEJ and I agree that it works. The
signal-input conditions. obviously inadequate and/or flawed. disagreement is on how it works.
August 2001 79
 HAPPENINGS
ARRL Asks FCC to Investigate Long-Range Cordless
Telephone Sales
The ARRL has asked the FCC to in-
vestigate and “take appropriate action”
against several companies it alleges have
been marketing so-called “long-range
cordless telephones” via the Internet. The
ARRL took the action in the wake of an
interference complaint and numerous re-
ports from the amateur community about
sales of the devices, some operating on
amateur VHF and UHF frequencies.
ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay,
W3KD, said the League was seeking the The Optima 8810, an apparently
FCC probe because the apparently uncertificated telephone device being
sold in the US, uses a 2-meter frequency.
uncertificated devices operate on amateur
bands and are capable of interfering with
amateur communication. He also noted
that the devices are not likely to meet
maximum permissible exposure levels for a long-range cordless telephone to ama- are legally certificated to operate on the
RF. teur communication. The amateur report- 900 MHz or 2450 MHz Part 15 bands.
“ARRL has not been able to locate any ing it tracked the telephone to the home Hare invited reports of unlicensed
FCC certification for these devices and, of a neighbor, who said he’d bought the devices causing actual harmful interfer-
based on the advertised frequency bands device on eBay. ence to Amateur Radio operation to
and ranges, it is believed that none of Hare said some long-range devices [email protected].
these devices could be certificated, or le-
gally marketed or sold, under FCC rules,”
Imlay wrote. The League said some of the
companies may be selling similar wire- Ham Radio is Hot at “The Big Project”
less products that may operate on ama-
teur or restricted bands. Pilot School
The letter was addressed to FCC The Texas elementary school serving has adopted it as a League program, but
Enforcement Bureau Chief David as a pilot school for the ARRL’s “The Big it’s still under development.
Solomon as well as to Raymond LaForge Project” educational initiative already The ARRL Education Project supplied
of the FCC’s Office of Engineering and boasts more than a dozen new hams—in- a Yaesu FT-847 HF/VHF/UHF multimode
Technology’s Equipment Authorization cluding the teacher who’s spearheading transceiver plus Cushcraft HF, VHF and
Division and to FCC Special Counsel the program—and a lot of enthusiasm. UHF antennas as well as other accesso-
for Amateur Radio Enforcement Riley Now, thanks to The Big Project, it’s got ries for K5DES. As a bonus, the club sta-
Hollingsworth. some new ham gear as well. tion recently benefited from the generos-
Imlay said the ARRL also is looking The Everette Lee DeGolyer Elemen- ity of Keith Pugh, W5IU, who donated
into the marketing of products such as tary School in Dallas (www.degolyer. an ICOM IC-706MkIIG that he’d won at
434-MHz video surveillance equipment com) this spring received some $2600 Ham-Com in early June. Pugh is AMSAT-
and other “apparently non-certificated worth of equipment paid for through the NA vice president for operations. Also at
devices” that use amateur frequencies ARRL Education Project Fund to equip Ham-Com, the Lone Star DX Association
but are being marketed in the US to non- its ham radio club station, K5DES. Plans and W2IHY Technologies donated an
amateurs. call for establishing similar programs at eight-band microphone equalizer and
The ARRL was able to obtain one of other schools across the US, as soon as noise gate to the DeGolyer club.
the long-distance cordless telephones for The Big Project—formally The ARRL DeGolyer teacher Sanlyn Kent,
testing. The device, made in China and Amateur Radio Education Project—is KD5LXO, says that, so far, 14 young-
bearing no FCC identification number or fully in place and under way. sters—ranging from 10 to 12 years old
label, operates near 147 MHz with an “Once we get a coordinator—an edu- and in grades 4 through 6—have become
output power greater than 3 W. Other such cational professional—at Headquarters, licensed. Kent, an art teacher at the
phones are advertised as having ranges we’ll begin to develop additional curricu- school, got her Technician ticket only last
of up to 100 km operating at power lev- lum and coordinate with additional fall and says she’s been learning along
els of up to 35 W on VHF and UHF. schools across the country,” said ARRL with the kids.
ARRL Lab Supervisor Ed Hare, President Jim Haynie, W5JBP. Haynie Kent said the school has been able to
W1RFI, said he’s received at least one proposed The Big Project shortly after integrate ham radio into nearly all aspects
report of actual harmful interference from taking office last year. The ARRL Board of the DeGolyer curriculum, from geog-

Rick Lindquist, N1RL
Senior News Editor

80 August 2001
 satellite’s transponders in preparation for
raising AO-40’s perigee by about 200 km.
The RUDAK beacon and the 2.4 GHz
middle beacon remained up, however.
Haighton said it was hoped that the
slightly higher perigee would eliminate
the effects of what he described as “a mys-
terious force” that alters the satellite’s at-
titude when it comes through perigee.
While AMSAT continues dealing with
ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, and DeGolyer teacher Sanlyn Kent, KD5LXO
(center), with several of the K5DES crew: Standing, Lyndsey, KD5LXP; Haynie; Mary;
AO-40, Haighton said it’s also looking
Jasmine, KD5OJI; Kent; Addy (facing right); Glendon, KD5OJH; Jay, KD5LXN; and ahead to its next satellite, and design
Reba, KD5OJC. In front, Megan, KD5OJG, and Jaquoren, KD5OJJ. work is expected to get under way in ear-
nest by this summer. “We would like
raphy and social studies to science and Amateur Radio Education Project will people in apartments to have access to
math. In the art classroom, youngsters work directly with teachers who use satellites with relatively compact equip-
have been designing their own QSL cards. Amateur Radio as a teaching strategy in ment and not have to swing large anten-
While the program was initially in- the classroom. “The goal is to improve nas around,” he said. “We’re looking at
our next satellite to provide that.”
tended to be aimed at middle school stu- the quality of education for kids by pro-
As conceived, the new satellite
dents, Kent says she believes it works viding educationally valid techniques in-
would—at least in a pinch—accommo-
better at the elementary level. She said volving Amateur Radio for teaching all
date VHF users with omnidirectional an-
older youngsters often find themselves sorts of subjects—science, geography,
tennas at perigee, plus users with good
involved in too many other activities by languages, speech,” Craigie said. “Kids
antennas at UHF as well as L band and S
the time they reach middle school. “One get the hobby of a lifetime and prepara- band. It also might employ digital modu-
of the greatest things is that ham radio tion for good careers—that’s the ultimate lation capabilities that, Haighton said,
gets kids used to talking to other people,” goal.” could make the new satellite “probably
she said. “We keep finding ways every For information on donating to The at least 10 dB better than anything we’re
day to make it fit in.” ARRL Amateur Radio Education Project, currently using.”
With a group of largely Technician class contact ARRL Chief Financial Officer Like AO-40, the new satellite will not
operators at this point, Kent said she and Barry Shelley, N1VXY, 225 Main St, be a low-Earth-orbiting bird but have an
the other K5DES members are looking for- Newington, CT 06111; bshelley@arrl. elliptical orbit that Haighton said would
ward to upgrading, so they can chat more org; 860-594-0212, to discuss details. be “very very similar to the current AO-
readily with stations in other countries and The ARRL is a 501(c)(3) organization, 40 orbit.” The configuration would pro-
learn more about different cultures. and donations are tax-deductible. vide up to 17 hours or so of usage out of
Under the guidance of ARRL Vice every 24.
President Kay Craigie, WT3P, the ARRL AMSAT PRESIDENT LAUDS AO-40, “What we’re actually looking at is a
LOOKS TOWARD NEW PROJECT new class of satellite,” Haighton ex-
With a modicum of success already plained. For the time being, the new sat-
assured for the troubled Phase 3D/AO- ellite is going under the name “Project
40 project, AMSAT-NA President Robin JJ” after the two people who came up
Haighton, VE3FRH, says his organiza- with the idea—Lyle Johnson, KK7P, and
tion already is looking toward its next Dick Jansson, WD4FAB.
bird. Haighton said AMSAT’s newest Haighton said AMSAT-NA already has
satellite project could be up and running started contacting launch agencies, and
within three years, possibly sooner. “a major design weekend” was set for this
In an interview with the ARRL, summer. He expressed confidence that the
Haighton lauded the “fantastic reports” new project could reach fruition “on the
and “great worldwide coverage” of the outside three years from now.”
AO-40 satellite. Earlier this year, AO-40
opened its transponders in an experimen- ARISS SCHOOL QSOs CONTINUE
tal mode with uplinks at 435 MHz and APACE; NEW CREW DUE
DeGolyer student and Amateur Radio
club member Nick, KD5OJB, at the
1.2 GHz and a downlink and beacons in While he doesn’t yet hold a ham ticket,
microphone of the newly equipped the 2.4 GHz band. As of press time, astronaut Jim Voss has made a lot of
K5DES. ground controllers had shut down the friends on Earth via the Amateur Radio
August 2001 81
on the International Space Station to be aboard the ISS and that he enjoyed does work a little bit differently up here,”
(ARISS) program. Voss and his Expedi- the inspiring view. “The earth is quite a he said in response to one youngster’s
tion 2 crewmate Susan Helms have shared gorgeous place, and we can’t take pic- question. On the ISS, Voss said, “you’re
duties in the space-to-school chats, which tures that are good enough to make it look floating around, and your mind is having
were taking place at a rate of around one as good as it really is.” to do a lot of things that aren’t natural to
per week this spring. On May 23 Voss completed an on-air interpret the way you see things upside
Voss told students at Parkway Central conversation with youngsters at the down.” He said the crew members “have
High School in Chesterfield, Missouri, on Moran Prairie Elementary School in Spo- to be a little bit more careful up here.”
May 17 that he felt “lucky and blessed” kane, Washington. “I think your brain Voss said, however, that he enjoys

FCC News
FCC PUTS PAPER ON PAR WITH Hollingsworth has notified two Techni- ers in his area to solicit traffic reports for
E-FILING FOR VANITIES cian licensees that they must stay off all his employer, a company that markets the
The FCC has put paper vanity call sign repeaters on the 144, 222, or 440-MHz reports. In a reply to the FCC, Mattern
applications on an equal footing with bands for the next three years. characterized his traffic-reporting activi-
electronic filings in terms of processing Hollingsworth invoked §97.27 of the ties as “a hobby” that earned him very
priority. The change was instituted a few FCC’s Amateur Service rules to modify the little money. He also agreed to abide by
months ago, according to Bill Cross, licenses of Ted R. Sorensen III, KC6PQW, the requests of repeater control operators
W3TN, of the Wireless Telecommunica- of Agoura Hills, California, and Joseph who had asked him not to use their ma-
tions Bureau. Cross spoke May 20 at the Mattern, KG4NGG, of Orlando, Florida. chines.
Dayton Hamvention FCC forum. Both licensees have been the subject of re- Mattern failed all elements of last
“There is no preference anymore for peater-related enforcement inquiries. year’s retest, but he passed the Techni-
electronically filed vanity applications,” Sorensen’s restriction was among cian exam earlier this year, and was
Cross said. “What they do now is key other FCC actions taken in conjunction granted KG4NGG on May 3. Within two
them in all together, and then the paper- with the Los Angeles-area W6NUT re- weeks, the Wireless Telecommunications
filed applications have the same chance peater. In February, the FCC asked Bureau—in reaction to numerous addi-
of being selected as the electronically Sorensen and Gregory S. Cook, ex- tional complaints from Central Florida
filed ones.” KC6USO, of Chico, California, to re- amateurs—set aside the KG4NGG grant
Vanity applicants should be familiar spond to allegations that they conspired until the Enforcement Bureau could in-
with acceptable call sign formats before in making late-night one-way transmis- vestigate. Mattern’s application was
filing. Cross warned that applications sions on W6NUT that originated from granted on June 8 with the repeater re-
seeking unavailable call sign formats Sorensen’s station. striction imposed.
would be dismissed. In March the FCC accepted Cook’s The restrictions on Sorenson’s and
Cross also reminded hams that license voluntarily surrendered license. For his Mattern’s licenses are set to expire on
renewal and modification now is done via part, Sorensen, who did not dispute the June 10, 2004.
the Universal Licensing System—or allegations, wrote the FCC offering to The Enforcement Bureau continues to
ULS. The ULS is accessible via the FCC accept a year’s banishment from the evaluate the response of W6NUT repeater
ULS Web site, www.fcc.gov/wtb/uls. W6NUT 147.435 repeater “as fair pun- trustee Kathryn Tucker, AA6TK, to
Cross noted that Amateur Radio li- ishment.” Hollingsworth’s February inquiry into the
censes may not be renewed any sooner Instead, the Commission imposed a repeater’s operation.
than 90 days prior to license expiration. ban on the use of all repeaters on the three ♦ FCC issues short-term renewal:
When only changing an address, he said, most popular repeater bands for the next The FCC issued a short-term license
licensees should choose the “Administra- three years. grant to General licensee Reyes Lugo,
tive Update” (AU) option. When renew- “Your radio operation on those dates KB9YDM, of Chicago. Lugo—who once
ing only, he said, choose “Renewal Only” was in serious contradiction to the basis held an Extra class ticket, NP3N—has a
(RO). To change an address while renew- and purpose of Amateur Radio as set forth track record with the FCC’s Enforcement
ing your license within the 90-day win- in Section 97.1 of the Commission’s Bureau. Last summer, he was requested
dow, select the “Renewal/Modification” rules,” Hollingsworth wrote Sorensen on to retake the Extra exam but passed only
option. An application requesting renewal June 5. He said the operation also vio- the Morse code element and his license
that’s outside the 90-day window will be lated prohibitions against one-way trans- was canceled. Lugo subsequently re-
dismissed, Cross said. missions, broadcasting and the transmis- tested and was granted KB9YDM. The
Modifications no longer automatically sion of music and failed to comply with FCC set aside the grant while it investi-
result in a new ten-year license term. Call station identification rules. gated complaints it had received about
sign changes are not made unless re- Hollingsworth reminded Sorensen that Lugo’s radio operations. The Commis-
quested by the licensee. further violations of Amateur Radio rules sion said those allegations had “raised
Amateur applicants needing assistance could result in additional enforcement questions” about Lugo’s qualifications to
should contact the ULS help desk, action, up to and including license revo- hold an amateur license.
[email protected]. cation. Hollingsworth informed Lugo on
Mattern, who formerly held the van- May 10 that the FCC was granting his
Amateur Radio Enforcement ity call sign WW4WJD as a Tech Plus, General application for one year. Lugo
♦ FCC orders two amateurs off was called for retesting last September would be allowed to renew, provided
most repeaters: FCC Special Counsel after the FCC received allegations that the there were no violations of any sort on
for Amateur Radio Enforcement Riley licensee had been using amateur repeat- any frequency.

82 August 2001
 NASA
radio products and accessories, effective
May 24.
Kachina Vice President Cameron
Earnshaw blamed “the slowdown in Ama-
teur Radio in general, and HF radio in
particular” for the company’s decision to
exit the HF market. “Any radio selling for
over $1000 is a pretty hard sell these
days,” he said. The Kachina 505DSP, the
first amateur transceiver designed solely
for control via a personal computer, had
retailed in the vicinity of $2000.
“Unfortunately, the 505DSP was too
expensive to produce,” he told ARRL.
“For that we have only ourselves to
blame. Performance costs money, but you
really limit your sales when you cross that
$1000-$1200 mark.”
Earnshaw said Kachina will continue
to provide service and spare parts for all
Kachina HF radio products for the fore-
seeable future and will honor all factory
Enjoying a “civilized” meal aboard the ISS: (L-R) US astronaut Susan Helms, KC7NHZ, warranties through their duration.
Russian crew commander Yuri Usachev, RW3FU, and US astronaut Jim Voss. They are Kachina was discounting its remaining
scheduled to return to Earth this month. inventory of Amateur Radio products
through its Web site, kachina-az.com.
Doug Smith, KF6DX, who had served
microgravity. “Sometimes I do things with supply ship. The crew wrapped the veg-
as Kachina’s chief engineer and was lead
the zero gravity, floating around and do- etables in wet washcloths and attached
designer for the 505DSP, said he’s sad to
ing flips and somersaults—it’s like play- them to the wall of the space station where
see the product line come to an end.
ing in space.” they’re now sprouting, she said. “Some might say that this is another blow
Helms took the microphone of NA1SS She also addressed a question about to Amateur Radio, but I would say it is
May 31 to respond to questions from stu- the possibility that the ISS might encoun- just an indicator of the need to adapt to
dents at Daviess County High School in ter another object in space. She said that changing conditions,” he said. “The Ama-
Owensboro, Kentucky. The audience of most of the space debris was in a higher teur Radio Service should see several
students and guests included ARRL Presi- or lower orbit than the ISS, and it has exciting developments in the coming
dent Emeritus George S. Wilson III, not yet presented a problem. years, including digital voice, high-speed
W4OYI, who lives in Owensboro. Helms also said that ISS crew mem- digital modes, remote control and further
Helms told the high schoolers that if bers no longer had to suck their meals improvements in so-called software-
the station’s communication systems were through tubes. “We actually have fairly defined radios, to name a few.”
to fail, “we always have our ham radio.” civilized food,” she said, “like you could This spring, Smith accepted an en-
She told another questioner that she had get at the grocery store.” gineering position with Ten-Tec of
been getting on the air from the ISS “on The Expedition 2 NASA Sevierville, Tennessee. He plans to con-
and off” depending on the crew’s work crew was scheduled to tinue to edit QEX/Communications Quar-
schedule. “I try to come to the ham radio return to Earth this terly for the ARRL. He is also chairman
and talk to people as much as I can,” she month. Heading up of the ARRL Digital Voice Committee.
said. the ISS Expedition 3
Helms said the international nature of crew will be Frank WRTC 2002 TO BE HELD IN
the ISS program has involved having to Culbertson, KD5OPQ. FINLAND
deal with different languages and cul- He’ll be joined by The next World Radiosport Team
tures. “My crewmates—Yuri and Jim— Russian cosmonauts Championship—sometimes character-
and I have worked very hard to become Mikhail Turin and Expedition 3 crew ized as the “Olympics of Amateur Ra-
bilingual,” she said, referring to cosmo- Vladimir Dezhurov. commander dio”—will be held this coming summer
naut Yuri Usachev, RW3FU, and astronaut It’s hoped that both Frank Culbertson,
KD5OPQ.
in Finland. Jointly organized by Contest
Jim Voss. Russians will have Club Finland and the Finnish Amateur
Helms also revealed that NASA al- Amateur Radio licenses prior to launch. Radio League (SRAL), WRTC 2002 will
ready was making plans to travel to Mars, run from July 9 through July 16, 2002.
“probably with international help.” She KACHINA EXITS AMATEUR RADIO, The on-the-air portion of the event will
called The Red Planet the most feasible HF MARKETS be July 13 and 14 in conjunction with the
target for an interplanetary space mission Kachina—which made a big splash at 2002 IARU HF World Championship.
carrying human passengers. the 1997 Dayton Hamvention when it in- Heading up the organizing committee is
On June 12, Helms chatted it up with troduced its then-revolutionary 505DSP Jouko Häyrynen, OH1RX.
youngsters at Henley Middle School in PC-controlled Amateur Radio trans- Last held in Slovenia in July 2000, the
Klamath Falls, Oregon. She said the Ex- ceiver—has quit the ham radio market. WRTC involves on-air contest-style com-
pedition Two crew has been conducting an The Arizona manufacturer discontinued petition among two-person teams oper-
“unofficial experiment” growing onion production and marketing of the 505DSP, ating from the same geographical vicin-
plants that had arrived aboard a Russian its only ham product, and of all other HF ity at stations having equivalent
August 2001 83
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WRTC Project]”) are tax-deductible to the www.wrtc2002.org/support.htm for You are hereby solicited for nominating
extent permitted by law for US taxpayers. specific information. petitions pursuant to an election for Sec-
tion Manager (SM). Incumbents are listed
on page 12 of this issue.
To be valid, a petition must contain
the signatures of five or more full ARRL
In Brief members residing in the section con-
cerned. Photocopied signatures are not
• West Texas gets new Section Manager: Lee Kitchens, N5YBW, of Ransom acceptable. No petition is valid without
Canyon, Texas, has been appointed West Texas Section Manager, effective July at least five signatures, and it is advis-
1. He succeeds Clay Emert, K5TRW, who stepped down for health reasons. Emert able to have a few more than five signa-
had been appointed SM last January and was recently elected to a two-year term. tures on each petition. Petition forms
He also has served as an assistant section manager and assistant director. Kitch- (FSD-129) are available on request from
ens is a retired electrical engineer. An ARRL member even before he got his ARRL Headquarters but are not re-
license, he’s been a ham for 10 years and holds a Tech Plus ticket. quired. We suggest the following format:
• Vote on QST Cover Plaque Award: The winner of the QST Cover Plaque (Place and Date)
Award for May was Bob Lewis, AA4PB, for his article “An Automatic Sealed- Field & Educational Services Manager,
Lead-Acid Battery Charger.” The winners of the QST Cover Plaque Award for ARRL
June were Wes Hayward, W7ZOI and Bob Larkin, W7PUA for their article 225 Main St
“Simple RF-Power Measurement.” Congratulations! The winner of the QST Newington, CT 06111
Cover Plaque award—given to the author of the best article in each issue—is We, the undersigned full members of
determined by a vote of ARRL members. Voting takes place each month at the ______ARRL section of the _____
www.arrl.org/members-only/qstvote.html. As soon as your copy arrives, cast division, hereby nominate _____ as can-
a ballot for your favorite article. didate for Section Manager for this sec-
• Alinco outsources North American distribution, service: Amateur Radio tion for the next two-year term of office.
manufacturer Alinco has closed its US branch in Torrance, California, and shifted (Signature ___Call Sign __City __ ZIP __)
its North American distribution to an Ohio firm. Alinco product distribution Any candidate for the office of Sec-
and customer service now are being handled by Atoc Amateur Distributing LLC tion Manager must be a resident of the
in Covington, Ohio. The change was effective May 1. In a news release, Alinco section, a licensed amateur of Techni-
said it will continue to be “a very committed, viable player in the Amateur cian class or higher and a full member
Radio marketplace” and that all Alinco warranties “will remain in force and of the League for a continuous term of
continue to be honored through their term.” The Atoc facility also is assuming at least two years immediately preced-
customer support, out-of-warranty service of Alinco products and parts sales. ing receipt of a petition for nomination.
Alinco said it will concentrate on designing and manufacturing products from Petitions must be received at Headquar-
its Japan headquarters and factory. For more information, visit the Alinco Web ters by 4 PM Eastern Time on Septem-
site, www.alinco.com, or contact Atoc Distributing LLC, 23 S High St, ber 7, 2001. Whenever more than one
Covington, OH 45318; 937-473-2840. member is nominated in a single section,
• EIMAC co-founder Jack A. McCullough, ex-W6CHE, SK: The co-founder ballots will be mailed from Headquar-
ters on or before October 1, 2001, to full
of tube manufacturer EIMAC, Jack A. McCullough, ex-W6CHE, of Cupertino,
California, died April 28. He was 93. An ARRL Life Member, McCullough and members of record as of September 7,
Bill Eitel, W6UF (SK), paired up to start Eitel-McCullough—EIMAC—in the 2001, which is the closing date for nomi-
1930s after building a tube for use as a grounded-grid amplifier. A DXer and nations. Returns will be counted No-
contester in his younger years, McCullough also was a QST author in the 1930s vember 20, 2001. Section Managers
and 1940s, writing mostly about what he knew best—high-power amplifier elected as a result of the above proce-
tubes.—thanks to Richard Tryce, W6WVP dure will take office January 1, 2002.
If only one valid petition is received
• Kentucky amateur dies installing antenna: A Kentucky Amateur Radio from a section, that nominee shall be de-
Emergency Service member died May 20 while installing a 2-meter antenna clared elected without opposition for a
he'd just bought at the Dayton Hamvention. Ronald L. Oller, KG4JVT, of two-year term beginning January 1,
Irvington, died when the groundplane antenna he was installing fell onto the 2002. If no petitions are received from
overhead electrical service line to his house. He had been a ham for about eight a section by the specified closing date,
months. ARRL Kentucky Section Emergency Coordinator Ron Dodson, such section will be resolicited in the
KA4MAP, said Oller and a teenaged friend, John Betner, KG4LHQ, had pur- January 2002 QST. A Section Manager
chased new 2-meter groundplanes at the Hamvention. The pair already had elected through the resolicitation will
installed one of the units at Betner's home and were in the process of raising serve a term of 18 months. Vacancies in
Oller's antenna when the incident occurred. Betner was not injured and sum- any Section Manager’s office between
moned help for his friend. Dodson said Oller had a history of heart trouble but elections are filled by the Field & Edu-
said he did not know if that was a factor in his death. Dodson described Oller as cational Services Manager. You are
“one of the most enthusiastic hams I have ever met.” Oller was licensed last urged to take the initiative and file a
October and became involved in public service and, as AAT4YQ/T, in the Mili- nomination petition immediately.
tary Affiliate Radio System. He also had "elmered" the 16-year-old Betner when —Rosalie White, K1STO, Field & Edu-
he studied for his license. cational Services Manager

84 August 2001
Nominees Sought for ARRL Board of Directors
If you’re a full ARRL member in one run and willingness to assume the office if nomination for director will stand and that
of the following five divisions and are in- elected. These documents must be filed for vice director will be void. A person
terested in playing a part in the League’s with the secretary no later than noon East- nominated for both offices does have the
democratic organization, here’s the oppor- ern Time on Friday, August 17, 2001. Only option, however, of declining the higher
tunity. Nominations are open for the offices original documents can be accepted; no fac- nomination and running for vice director
of director and vice director for the 2002- similes of any kind are acceptable. On Mon- if he or she wishes. Because all the powers
2004 term in the Pacific, Rocky Mountain, day, August 20, 2001, the secretary will of the director are transferred to the vice
Southeastern, Southwestern and West Gulf notify each candidate of the names and call director in the event of the director’s death,
divisions. signs of each other candidate for the same resignation, recall, removal outside the di-
office. Candidates will then have until Fri- vision or inability to serve, careful selec-
ARRL Divisions day, August 31, 2001, to submit 300-word tion of candidates for vice director is just
The policies of the League are estab- statements and photographs, if they desire as important as for director.
lished by 15 directors who are elected to the these to accompany the ballot, in accor-
Board on a geographical basis to represent dance with instructions that will be sup- Absentee Ballots
their divisions and constituents (see page plied. All ARRL members licensed by the
10 of any recent QST for a list of the divi- 3. Election Committee to certify elig- FCC, but temporarily residing outside
sions, directors and vice directors). These ibility. In accordance with the Bylaws, an the US, are eligible for full membership.
15 directors serve for three-year terms, with Election Committee, composed of three Members overseas who arrange to be
five standing for election in each. directors not subject to election this year, is listed as full members in an appropriate
Just as in national or state politics, ARRL responsible for the conduct of the elec- division prior to September 10, 2001, will
voters/members have the privilege and re- tion. This year, the Election Committee con- be able to vote this year where elections
sponsibility to decide that they like the ac- sists of Jay Bellows, KØQB, (chair), Tom are being held. Members with overseas
tions of their incumbent representatives and Frenaye, K1KI, and Frank Fallon, N2FF. military addresses should take special note
support them actively for reelection or to The nominee must hold at least a Tech- of this provision; in the absence of infor-
decide that other representatives could do a nician amateur license, be at least 21 years mation received to the contrary, ballots will
better job, and to work for the election of of age and have been licensed and a full be sent to them based on their postal ad-
those persons. Vice directors, who succeed member of the League for a continuous term dresses. Even within the US, full members
to director in the event of a midterm vacancy of at least four years immediately preced- temporarily living outside the ARRL divi-
and serve as director at any Board meeting ing nomination. No person is eligible whose sion they consider home may have voting
the director is unable to attend, are elected business connections are of such nature that privileges by notifying the Secretary prior
at the same time. he or she could gain financially through the to September 10, 2001, giving their cur-
shaping of the affairs of the League by the rent QST address and the reason that an-
Call for Nominations Board, or by the improper exploitation of other division is considered home. If your
Nominations are open for director and his or her office for the furtherance of his home is in the Pacific, Rocky Mountain,
vice director in the five divisions mentioned or her own aims or those of his or her em- Southeastern, Southwestern or West Gulf
above for the three-year term beginning ployer. The primary test of eligibility is the divisions division but your QST goes else-
January 1, 2002. candidate’s freedom from commercial or where, let the ARRL Secretary know as
governmental connections of such nature soon as possible, but no later than Septem-
How to Nominate that his or her influence in the affairs of the ber 10, 2001, so you can receive a ballot
1. Obtain official nominating petition League could be used for his or her private from your home division.
forms. This package consists of a cover let- benefit. The idea behind these rules is to
ter; a reprint of this election announcement; ensure that candidates: (1) possess a last- The Incumbents
blank Official Nominating Petition forms ing interest in Amateur Radio and the These people presently hold the offices
and Candidate’s Questionnaires for the of- League, (2) have the legal capacity to make of director and vice director, respectively,
fices of director and vice director; a copy decisions for the ARRL and (3) are free in the divisions conducting elections this
of the ARRL Articles of Association and By- from conflicts of interest. year:
laws; and an informational pamphlet for Pacific—Jim Maxwell, W6CF and Bob
candidates. Balloting Will Follow
Vallio, W6RGG
Any full member residing in a division If there is only one eligible candidate
where there is an election may request an for an office, he or she will be declared Rocky Mountain—Walt Stinson, WØCP
official nominating petition package. You elected by the Election Committee. Other- and Warren G. “Rev” Morton, WS7W
don’t need to be a candidate to request the wise, ballots will be sent to all full mem- Southeastern—Frank Butler Jr, W4RH
forms. Your request for forms must be re- bers of the League in that division who are and Evelyn Gauzens, W4WYR
ceived by the Secretary no later than noon in good standing as of September 10, 2001. Southwestern—Fried Heyn, WA6WZO
Eastern Time on Friday, August 10, 2001. (You must be a licensed radio amateur to and Art Goddard, W6XD
There are separate forms for director and be a full member.) The ballots will be
vice director nominations. mailed not later than October 1, 2001 and, West Gulf—Coy C. Day, N5OK and David
2. Submit petition with statement of eli- to be valid, must be received at HQ by noon Woolweaver, K5RAV
gibility and willingness to serve. Official Eastern Time on Friday, November 16,
forms bearing the signatures of 10 full mem- 2001. A group of nominators can name a For the Board of Directors:
bers of the division and naming a full mem- candidate for director or vice director, or
ber of the division as a candidate for direc- both, but there are no “slates,” as such. May 24, 2001
tor or vice director, must be submitted, with Each candidate appears on the ballot in al-
a statement signed by the candidate attest- phabetical order. If a person is nominated David Sumner, K1ZZ
ing to his or her eligibility, willingness to for both director and vice director, the Secretary
August 2001 85
 PUBLIC SERVICE
Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race
By Linda Mullen, AD4BL
The Yukon Quest International Sled
Dog Race started on February 11, 2001,
in Whitehorse, Yukon. There were 30
teams at the start line with 419 dogs
straining to get on the trail. The trail
stretches from Whitehorse through Yukon
Territory to Fairbanks, Alaska. That’s
1023 miles over wilderness, rivers, and
peaks rising to 3650 feet.
The logistics of one of these events is
staggering. There are race marshals, vet-
erinarians, checkers, checkpoint manag-
ers, air support, pickups for dropped
dogs, trailbreakers on snow machines, Frank Turner’s team of dogs wait at the finish line while race officials check the sled
dog handlers, communications and a equipment.
multitude of volunteers.
Mushers have to arrange for their sup-
plies to be shipped to the checkpoints.
Straw bales are shipped to checkpoints
for the dogs to bed in, and food is also
sent for the influx of mushers, race offi-
cials, vets, family members, team han-
dlers and media. This is an international Net control operators
event, and that adds additional logistical (left to right): Bill
considerations. Mullen, KE4ITP, Greg
Eshright, KL0QS, Billy
This year the trail was the worst that Connor, AL7FQ, Jim
they had seen in the history of the Yukon Movius, KL7JM and
Quest, but we had really good weather Alaska SM Kent Petty,
compared to what we have seen in past KL5T.
years. We didn’t have severe cold and only
one snowstorm. There was wind on top of
Eagle Summit, but that is to be expected.
The Yukon Quest is more like old-time
mushing. There are fewer checkpoints, and
longer distances between them. Partici-
pants have to finish with the sled they year was on the Chena River in front of able to use Amateur Radio to receive all
started with, and it is a test of endurance the cabin. The folks at the visitor’s cen- the reports. There were six checkpoints
and the relationship between man and dog. ter gave us full access to the center 24 in Canada and seven in Alaska.
It is more in the spirit of the North and the hours a day for two to three weeks.
way folks traveled 100 years ago. Just to This year, we set up a packet link on A Set of Three Races
finish the Quest is quite an achievement. VHF that used five digipeaters and zig- The Yukon Quest was part of a set of
zagged from high point to high point be- three races. The Junior Yukon Quest
Amateur Radio Involvement tween Fairbanks and Dawson City, Yukon, started the day before the Quest began. It
The Arctic Amateur Radio Club which is a distance of 500 miles. Benny is a race for 14 to 18-year-old mushers.
(AARC) in Fairbanks had the primary also set up an HF to VHF voice link. The We had 10 teams. That race ran out of
communications responsibility. Weeks HF was at his home, and the VHF was car- Fairbanks 60 miles and back. We had full
before the race was to begin, preparations ried via 220 to the dual band VHF in the coverage on that race with 15 amateurs
were being made for equipment and op- log cabin. We also used HF between some stationed at checkpoints and the control
erators. “Benny” Benevento, NL7XH, set of the checkpoints near the Canadian bor- center. We used two repeaters on VHF to
up the equipment and managed the op- der and we used two repeaters on VHF. log all the check-in times and track the
eration. The heart of the communications Since one of the repeaters is the main re- mushers. We also had amateurs on snow-
was a full Amateur Radio station set up peater for Fairbanks, normal use by local mobiles on the trail for both days. Our
in the Fairbanks Visitor and Convention amateurs was somewhat curtailed. primary concern was safety for the young-
Center (a log cabin that sits on the banks We received reports from the Cana- sters because of open water and wildlife
of the Chena River in downtown dian checkpoints via fax and phone. Once concerns. A 14-year-old won the race.
Fairbanks). The Quest’s finish line this the teams reached Dawson City, we were After the main Yukon Quest was un-

Steve Ewald, WV1X
Public Service Specialist

86 August 2001
derway, they started the Yukon Quest 250 were also concerned about an Amateur
out of Whitehorse. It is a qualifying race Radio team coming in over Eagle Sum-
to participate in the Yukon Quest and the mit from a closed checkpoint. Fortunately,
Iditarod. Our duties on this one were to they made it safely by watching for con-
log all the reports and send them along crete posts along the edge of the road.
as needed.
Test of Endurance
Communications Center Duty The race wasn’t without mishaps. One
The Yukon Quest Communications musher came into a checkpoint and
Center was manned from the beginning of reached for what he thought was water
the Junior Quest on February 10 to the end and swallowed methyl alcohol. (It is used
of the Quest on February 26—24 hours a as a fuel to fire the stove that cooks the
day. The operators were responsible for dog food.) The musher had to be airlifted An impressive array of technology was
packet, HF, two VHF radios, the UHF sim- to Whitehorse and then Fairbanks. He on display in the parking lot with mobile
plex link to the river, fax, two phone lines, eventually made a full recovery. Another communication vans from the California
Department of Forestry and Office of
and the Web site. We always had two op- musher came down with pneumonia and Emergency Services.
erators on site, but when things got busy had to withdraw from the race. Yet an-
it was hard to manage all the duties. other musher suffered a severe eye infec-
One of the tasks we had in the Com- tion and Quest officials brought medicine
munication Center was to answer the Mes- to the checkpoint for him.
sage Phone. We received calls from folks One musher had a dog that was riding
all over. The fun calls were from the school in the sled basket. When he stopped to do
children. They had classroom projects on something with the team, the dog jumped
the Quest and the children were assigned out and took off. The musher had to re-
a musher to follow. They would call the trieve the animal before he could go on
Center to ask about “their” mushers’ loca- the next checkpoint. Eventually, 11 teams
tions and how they were doing. We have scratched and one team was disqualified.
become an instant society used to quick Nineteen teams crossed the finish line. The
media coverage. What they didn’t realize last team to finish had some problems. He
was that the teams were out in the wilder- endured –40° F temperatures that froze his Here’s a look inside the California OES
van.
ness and there was no way we could know feet and hands, and had problems with his
exactly where they were. As the race went sled runners. This musher received the tra-
on, we received anxious calls from fami- ditional Red Lantern award for the last situations and ways to deal with disaster vic-
lies trying to get information about their team to complete the Quest. tims, such as giving the victim a simple task to
family members on the trail. do which aids someone else.
EMCOMM 2001 After a short break, Sgt Dave Nicholson,
Checkpoint Communications KB6PNT, of the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s
By Donna Ferguson, N6SVV Department talked about the use of volunteers
The AARC maintained eight check- The second annual emergency communi- for Search and Rescue missions. Led by Dave
point locations. Seven of them required cations seminar held on March 31 near and one other officer, the rescue teams are en-
the team to be on duty for a week. Some Redding, California, was attended by public tirely made up of volunteers, and he stressed
of the operators stayed in the checkpoint agency officials and over 100 Amateur Radio that trained radio operators are extremely
operators from four western states. That more valuable to his program.
facilities, and that usually meant a sleep- than doubled the previous year’s attendance. Next was a presentation on “Working with
ing bag on the floor. Two of the check- The one-day training conference, sponsored the Media” by Bill Leiken, KC7IXX, and
points had mobile homes that were towed by ARRL and California Office of Emergency Donna Ferguson, N6SVV, Public Information
to the location. The checkpoint operators Services, attracted participants who came all Officers for Amateur Radio Emergency Ser-
suffered from the cold and lack of sleep, the way from Seattle, San Diego and Reno, vice. “Media coverage is important because it
Nevada, for a full day of presentations and helps hams learn from each other and exposes
and had their own adventures getting to workshops. more Amateur Radio operators to the idea of
and from the sites. We had a total of 35 For those willing to get up early, Volunteer public service work,” Donna explained. Bill
amateurs working the Yukon Quest this Examiner testing was offered before the event followed up with the basics of writing a good
year including Doug Burke, WA4LKX, started, and then the day’s program kicked off article and increasing your odds of getting it
who comes from Richmond, Virginia, at 9 AM with comments from Sacramento Val- published.
every year to help. ley Section Manager Jerry Boyd, K6BZ. Sec- Representing the American Red Cross,
tion Emergency Coordinators Dave Thorne, Robert Cross, K6EPH, Disaster Chairman,
One night toward the end of the race, K6SOJ, and Bill Pennington, WA6SLA, who Three Rivers Chapter, and Vance Montgom-
there was a call from the checkpoint at are also with the California OES/ACS Program, ery, Emergency Services Director, Shasta-
mile 101. A tour bus, a truck and an 18- provided a quick update on ARES, RACES and Trinity Chapter, emphasized the ongoing need
wheeler were stuck on top of Eagle Sum- ACS. This was followed by a review of the for communications assistance and the impor-
mit (3650 feet above sea level), and the Incident Command System and SEMS by Jerry tance of training volunteers.
Boyd. Setting the tone for the day, humorous Wrapping up a busy morning, the break for
winds there had created whiteout blizzard comments from the leadership livened up what lunch was ushered in by the loud whopping of
conditions. Some of the passengers in the could have been rather dry topics. a California Highway Patrol Search and Res-
bus were brought down from the summit On a more serious note, Dr Wayne Light, cue helicopter landing on the field outside, and
to the checkpoint by another truck. Our K7NCE, and Dr Jay Boyd, K6BZJ, spoke a TV crew from Redding was there to cover the
communications team was able to arrange about working with disaster victims and told event. An impressive array of technology was
how to recognize symptoms of stress and on display in the parking lot with mobile
assistance through the Department of trauma, not only among the people we are communication vans from the California De-
Transportation and the Alaska State called out to help, but among disaster service partment of Forestry and Office of Emergency
Troopers for the remaining folks who workers themselves. They gave valuable tips Services, including a trailer-mounted satellite
were stranded. In the midst of all this, we on mentally preparing oneself for traumatic station. The OES one-ton communications van,
August 2001 87
equipped with 16 different radios, 2 cellular rounding terrain to one’s advantage. spheric Administration (NOAA) needs your
phones and 30-foot pneumatic antenna mast, The last session of the day was an open observations.
is designed to support a two-position dispatch forum panel represented by Jerry Boyd, Bill Your “real-time” data will be used in
operation using a pair of 12-channel Motorola Pennington, Dave Thorne and Ben Green, NOAA weather prediction models. You will
“Command Plus” consoles connected to the WD8CZP, Assistant Chief for ACS/EAS be able to see your observations on their new
van by 300 feet of 25-pair telephone cable. Telecommunications Programs, California Web page: www-frd.fsl.noaa.gov/mesonet/.
The parking lot display was so impressive Office of Emergency Services, as well as vis- To obtain your personal Citizen Weather
that some people missed lunch altogether. The iting ARRL Pacific Division Director Jim (CW) number and to download free Internet
afternoon resumed with two simultaneous Maxwell, W6CF. Participants had a chance to communication software, visit the Web site of
presentations: a SKYWARN weather spotter ask questions and offer comments on various volunteers at the National Hurricane Center:
class by Jim Reynolds, KD7MLO, of the Na- topics. It proved to be a great exchange of www.fiu.edu/orgs/w4ehw.
tional Weather Service and a formal traffic information. Wrapping up an exciting day, The easy-to-use software will allow you to
handling class by Bill Leiken, Assistant Emer- door prizes were given away to some lucky send data to NOAA, provide a weather display
gency Coordinator of Josephine County. winners. and synchronize your computer’s clock with
This was followed by a three-part discus- The only criticism regarding EMCOMM time from the Naval Observatory. Radio ama-
sion on emergency power sources with Eliza- was that one day wasn’t enough time, and teurs with an active APRS weather station do
beth Simon, KK7VO, who talked about the there is already talk about extending next not need to obtain Citizen Weather numbers.
pros and cons of various battery options, and year’s event to one and a half days to allow for Complete information on participating in the
Al Pion, KK7XO, who gave tips on shopping more presenters and an evening to socialize. program will be found on the W4EHW Web site.
for generators. Alternative power sources EMCOMM 2002 promises to be even bigger Approximately two weeks after complet-
were covered by George Dibelka, AB6UE, and better. For more information, check ing registration, your data will be processed
whose home is totally off the power grid—a www.qsl.net/k6soj. by the findu.com server and appear on the
definite plus during the current energy crisis. NOAA surface observation map. If you have
And power shortages are not the only prob- WEATHER CAN BE questions please e-mail [email protected].
lems that confront West Coast residents. The A TWO-WAY STREET The Citizen Weather Observer Program is
steep Siskiyou Mountains present a different a joint effort of radio amateur volunteers at
kind of challenge to local radio communica- By Joe Schmidt, W4NKJ the National Hurricane Center and NOAA. Joe
tions, but Robert Buckley, W6HOR, offered If you have a weather station and access to Schmidt is the Internet Coordinator for
some good advice on antennas that use the sur- the Internet, the National Oceanic and Atmo- W4EHW.

KB5W 126 KB0DTI AA4YW W2PII

N2VQA Section Traffic Manager Reports
Field Organization Reports 139
W0WWR
KB0RRU
KG2D
KC7SRL
KE4UOF
108
W2RJL WB9GIU May 2001
N2KPR KK1A N9MN 85
Public Service Honor Roll W7GHT 101 N3SW The following ARRL sections reported: AL, AR, CT, CO, DE,
N9BDL 114 K1JPG
May 2001 WD4GDB W1JX EMA, ENY, EPA, EWA, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MDC, ME,
138 99 84
125 K4BEH KA8VWE MS, MN, NC, NFL, NH, NLI, NNJ, NTX, OH, OK, OR, ORG,
This listing is to recognize amateurs whose public service K3JL KC8KYP SBAR, SDG, SC, SD, SFL, SNJ, STX, TN, VA, VT, WCF,
performance during the month indicated qualifies for 70 or W3BBQ KI4YV N3WAV WA4GLS
WI2G AF2K KA2YDW WI, WMA, WNY, WPA, WV, WWA, WY.
more total points in the following 8 categories (as reported NYJZ 113
to their Section Managers). KB2KLH 124 K2PB 98 WA4CSQ
Please note the maximum points for each category: W7GB N7AIK KA0DBK KG4CHW
112 WB4ZNB
1) Checking into a public service net, using any mode, KT6A KC4ML AC4CS 83
1 point each; maximum 60. AA3GV AF2K KC3Y
137
KA4HHE
W2FR KA2IWK Section Emergency Coordinator Reports
2) Performing as Net Control Station (NCS) for a public WB5NKC AG9G KA2BCE
service net, using any mode, 3 points each; maximum 24. W5MEN W3NNL May 2001
136 111 WA4EYU
3) Performing assigned liaison between public service 123 97
nets, 3 points each; maximum 24. AA3SB N8DD 82 The following ARRL sections reported: EWA, CT, IA, IN,
W3CB K5MC KD1SM
4) Delivering a formal message to a third party, 1 point 135 110 WB2IIV KS, KY, MDC, NLI, OH, SD, SFL, STX, SV (North), WCF,
N2AKZ KE3FL WMA, WNY.
each; no limit. W2AKT KG4FQG W4DGH WW8D
5) Originating a formal message from a third party, 1 W9YCV WX4H KB5WY 96 81
point each; no limit. K2BCL N3WKE K1STV KE4DNO
6) Serving as an ARRL field appointee or Section 122 KB2KOJ
134 W1QU W7VSE 80
Manager, 10 points each appointment; maximum 30. KE4JHJ KB2WII AA4BN NC1X
7) Participating in a communications network for a public W1PEX WA1JVV
K5DPG KC6NBI KE4EZQ KF4NJP Brass Pounders League
service event, 10 points each event; no limit. W2GUT KA4LRM KJ5YY
8) Providing and maintaining an automated digital system N9TVT 95 May 2001
W9CBE 109 W1JTH K3TX
that handles ARRL radiogram-formatted messages; 30 points. WB5NKD 121 AB4E KC2GZB
Stations that qualify for PSHR 12 consecutive months, W1GMF KC6SKK
or 18 out of a 24-month period, will be awarded a certificate KA1GWE K2DN 79 The BPL is open to all amateurs in the US, Canada and US
W5CDX N3RB 94 possessions who report to their SMs a total of 500 points or
from HQ on written notification of qualifying months to the 133 AA4AT NG1A WB9OFG
Public Service Branch at HQ. WD9FLJ 108 K2DBK a sum of 100 or more origination and delivery points for any
AA2SV KE4GYR calendar month. All messages must be handled on amateur
KD4GR KG4KCC WB2IJH 78
120 KV4AN frequencies within 48 hours of receipt in standard ARRL
943 232 179 WA2MWT W2MTA 132 NZ1D KA2CQX KE0K radiogram format.
NM1K WA5OUV W6IVV W4NTI WA2YOW WB4PAM W2CC
162 148 N7CEU AC5Z
450 212 178 W6QZ W3HK 131 W4WXA KO4OL 93 77 Call Orig Rcvd Sent Dlvd Total
W9RCW KB1AJ KC5OZT 160 147 KJ9J 119 KJ7SI W0FCL KF5A WX4H 479 793 1472 0 2744
434 177 WB4BHH N2JBA K0PIZ 76 W1GMF 0 822 1527 15 2364
205 130 107 92 KB1AJ 23 1030 951 71 2075
K9JPS WB5ZED N8OD W8YS WA5I W3IPX W2JHO KC8HTP KC7SGM K8QIP
KC4ZHF WB2QIX W8IM NM1K 831 314 911 8 2064
406 WA9VND 176 159 N3EFW W5AYX 91 N2LTC 0 1000 1021 32 2053
KV4AP 203 KA4FZI K5NHJ NR2F K9GBR W6JPH 75
129 W7QM K3CSX KT6A 0 815 728 0 1543
378 KB2RTZ 173 157 145 AD4XV 106 W5XX N1IST W7BO 312 534 462 0 1308
N9VE NN7H N5OUJ WA4DOX WD4JJ 118 KM5YL KA1VED KG9B W1PEX 0 1104 71 8 1183
202 KF6OIF
AD4GL NN2H W4CKS WA2CUW 74 KK3F 31 548 486 62 1127
370 172 156 K4MTX 90
144 WB2GTG KF4WIJ KA2ZKM N4CQR W5SEG 19 534 494 0 1047
WA4GSQ 200 WB2UVB K0PY K5VV KA2DBD W9RCW 0 391 50 386 827
KC5QZZ AF4NS 105 W4CC W2JG
310 K8PJ 171 K9LGU KA4UIV K1FP K9JPS 2 341 45 338 718
N2LTC KA8WNO WA8SSI AB2IZ 73
K4FQU N5NAV 155 128 K4BG KF5A 3 340 342 0 685
N2CCN 143 W3OKN WA1QAA WJ2F WB5ZED — — — — 661
297 198 170 WA1FNM K5IQZ WA2GUP KM4WC
KJ4N KC8CON N7DRP W7EP W6DOB 0 198 418 41 657
WD8V WB4GM N8BV N3WK W7LG WA4EIC 88
N5IKN 154 WA0TFC 72 N1LKJ 6 332 291 19 648
271 169 K4IWW K7MQF WB7VYH KC2ANN K8LEN WB2GTG 0 274 357 11 642
N8IO 192 W4EAT KW1U N0SU KB2ETO
WD8DHC 117 104 87 71 K4FQU 174 153 290 13 630
W4ZJY 153 W0LAW W2LC W9IHW 0 314 34 280 628
283 168 K2CSS KB5TCH KD1LE K1SEC KA9FVX
W7TVA 190 KA2GIV N1LKJ AF4QZ 103 KC2HUV W7TVA 87 197 216 68 568
K2UL KC2DAA 116 WA9JWL
K6YR 152 KE4JFS W4XI WB4BIK KB5W — — — — 563
247 WA2YBM K4WKT 70 KA1VED 3 265 265 8 541
WA4QXT 189 167 W0OYH WD9HII WD4MIS KD4HGU
142 127 W5PY KA2ZNZ 28 258 174 80 540
W6DOB WN0Y 151 W1ALE W3UAQ 102 86
246 WB2ZCM N8NMA WA9VND 19 318 195 8 540
KA2ZNZ 188 166 N3ZKP KC2EOT K7GXZ 115 KC4VNO WB4UHC KW1U 0 257 247 16 520
K9FHI K0IBS N7YSS WD0GUF KE4PAP N9VE 0 239 33 242 514
244 KB2VRO W7ZIW 141
W7BO 165 KG4FXG WD9GNK 0 238 30 288 506
186 N2GJ N8IO 116 164 214 7 501
241 N9KNJ N3YSI
W7GB 150 K4DMH
KK3F 164 W3YVQ The following stations qualified for PSHR during April, but BPL for 100 or more originations plus deliveries: N5IKN
182 N2OPJ 140 were not recognized in last month’s column: W2EAG 144,
238 W5ZX N2RPI 179, WA4QXT 171, KK5GY 120, WA4QXT 111.
W2EAG W4NTI 131, KC7SRL 129.
KK5GY 163 149
W4CAC W5GKH
K4YVX

88 August 2001
 THE WORLD ABOVE 50 MHZ

Maritime Mobile VHF

Not so long ago, maritime mobile op-
erating was confined almost exclusively
to the popular high-frequency bands, but
that has changed over the past decade.
Thanks to a new group of VHF maritime
stations, those who inhabit the world
above 50 MHz have also been enjoying
contacts with ships at sea, and coinciden-
tally finding new opportunities to work
otherwise impossible all-water grids.
Maritime mobile operating refers specifi-
cally to Amateur Radio activities in in-
ternational waters only. Operating mobile
from a boat on an inland lake or river does
not fit these criteria.
W1LP/mm
Clint Walker, W1LP, is perhaps the
best-known maritime station to American
VHFers. Clint has provided thousands of
contacts on 50, 144 and 432 MHz from
several dozen rare grids in the Atlantic,
Gulf of Mexico and Pacific during his voy-
ages along the North American coasts.
Clint made the longest 2-meter tropo- Clint Walker, W1LP, is captain of the Chemical Pioneer, which makes it convenient for
spheric-ducting contact ever reported him to mount 50, 144 and 432-MHz Yagis on the railing of his ship. Other antennas,
including the ship’s long wires and one for radar, can also be seen in this view.
when he worked Hawaii from near the
coast of Mexico in 1999. During the past
year, Clint has added 10 GHz to his list of
bands and made dozens of high-speed CW from various parts of the world. 9A4QV boats adjacent to European and Ameri-
meteor-scatter contacts on 2 meters. has been reported on 50 MHz in the can coastlines, have also been reported
Mediterranean this past spring, and from time to time. A few VHF contesters
European Maritime Mobile 9A2NC made contacts from the North even found W3EP/mm on 6 and 2 meters
Operators Atlantic in previous years. 9A2NC from all-water grid FN40 during a June
Several European maritime stations worked several alert 6-meter stations in contest some years back. I was aboard my
have also consistently handed out VHF the Northeast via single-hop sporadic-E friend’s 30-foot sailboat Nepenthe, where
contacts from all the other great oceans in 1999, for example, using the ship’s we slung a 2-meter halo high into the rig-
of the world. PA3HEN (G0HEN when in long wire. Two Polish operators have also ging and lashed a 6-meter halo to the
the territorial waters of the United been reported making 6-meter maritime guardrail. A deep-cycle marine battery
Kingdom) has been quite active from mobile contacts earlier this year, includ- provided power.
northern European waters and the Medi- ing SQ2EEN from the West African coast
terranean, primarily on 50 MHz. and SP2HNF in the Pacific. TX0A/mm The KP4EOR/mm Cruise
G0KZG operates from a British oce- was also reported on 50 MHz from the Long-time VHFer David Ternent,
anic research vessel when time allows. western Pacific this past spring. KP4EOR, operated a makeshift station
He has made many 144-MHz contacts via Numerous other maritime mobile sta- while a passenger on the cruise ship Mil-
meteor-scatter and auroral propagation tions, many apparently on recreational lennium as it steamed from Barcelona to
into Europe from the North Atlantic, in Istanbul during the second half of May.
addition to his 50-MHz activity. This year David took along an IC-706IIG and a
his ship is conducting research in the Comet trap vertical for 28 through 432
Indian Ocean. He was active on 6 meters This Month MHz, which he mounted on a balcony rail
as the ship steamed along the West adjacent to his cabin.
August 4-5 ARRL UHF Contest
African coast early in the year and has August 12-13 Perseids Meteor Shower Most of his operating opportunities
since made contacts to Europe from the August 18-19 ARRL 10-GHz were on 6 meters, where KP4EOR/mm
ship’s research positions in the Indian Cumulative Contest worked through pileups of Europeans via
Ocean. August 19 Excellent EME conditions, sporadic-E. David noted that sometimes
Croatians have been active on 6 meters but new Moon stations were incredibly strong, with

Emil Pocock, W3EP
Box 100, Lebanon, CT 06249 (Voice 860-642-4347, fax 860-594-0259)
[email protected]
August 2001 89
40-dB-over-S9 signals. He was on the air
during the May 25 multihop sporadic-E
opening to North America, and heard a
few Europeans calling a K1, but he did
not hear any Americans himself. David
also found the band open to southern Af-
rica via lingering TEP on May 26 and 29.
His activity on 2 meters was limited to
145-MHz FM contacts while sailing close
to Spain, Italy, San Marino and Greece.
You Can Participate
There are two ways you can partici-
pate in the fun of maritime mobile op-
erations. First, give those VHF maritime
mobile some contacts and collect some
rare all-water grids yourself. VHF mari-
time mobile stations can pop up anytime
from most anywhere. There may be little
indication that the bands are open to some
distant ocean, as a maritime station might
be hundreds or thousands of kilometers Holly Thompson, CE0Y/N0QJM, operating from the shack of XQ0YAS, who just
from the nearest VHF station or beacon. happened to be the hotel proprietor on Easter Island. Holly and her husband Arliss,
In other cases, a ship may be sailing W7XU, completed their successful 6-meter expedition in April. See the July column if
through all-water grids within normal you missed the details.
VHF operating distances of the coastline.
Second, it is relatively easy to oper-
ate maritime mobile yourself, even if you
letin, postings on the WWW-based DX Sum- evening of May 21, when Spanish stations
are not a crewmember on a ship. Perhaps mit, and on KQ1V, K2KW, WB2AMU, worked Italians and Slovenians.
you own a boat, have a friend who does, N2AMC, W3BO, W3ZZ, N3CB, KA5TJI,
or are planning to take a cruise. In all in- KE6GLA, K7QXA, WB9GKM, W0HL, Six Meter DX
stances, you need prior permission from G4UPS, OZ5IQ, VE2PIJ and VE4AMU. The big news for May was the welcome
the captain to operate and to put up tem- Dates and times are in UTC. appearance of multihop sporadic-E propaga-
porary antennas. Get permission even if tion, including some early transatlantic open-
Domestic Sporadic E ings. Other parts of the world also enjoyed
you plan to use only a hand-held rig (like
The 2001 sporadic-E season got off to a the new opportunities for sporadic-E DX.
the new FT-817) while walking on the F-layer contacts, primar ily over trans-
roaring start this past May, with strong open-
deck. Making contacts while in port or ings somewhere across the US and Canada on equatorial paths, declined considerably and
close to a foreign coast may require ad- two out of every three days, on average. essentially disappeared by the end of the
ditional licenses, as most countries do not WB0ESV was surprised to make two dozen month.
permit Amateur Radio activities within contacts in seven different US and Canadian
their territorial waters unless authorized. call areas on May 26 with just 60 W and a Caribbean, Central and
Antennas may present another prob- dipole that sloped down to 6 feet above the South America
ground, but that is not uncommon during these US and Canadian stations worked DX sta-
lem. Even moderate-sized Yagis are usu- strong spring events. K0AZ used the intense tions to the south on half a dozen days during
ally difficult to mount temporarily on any May 13 opening to work Indiana, Maine and the month, but May 31 stood out as especially
boat, mainly due to space restrictions. Kentucky to complete Worked All States. He productive. The long list of DX worked, pri-
Rotators add another level of mechani- had been at it only since last October, and was marily from the eastern two-thirds of the US
cal and electrical complexity. Omnidirec- quite grateful for W8TN’s willingness to drive and adjacent Canada, was impressive. In ad-
tional halos, loops or verticals might 85 miles from his home in West Virginia to dition to several CE, CX, KP2, KP4, LU, PY,
give him Kentucky for that final state. TI, YS and YV stations, North Americans
make better compromise choices. They Double-hop coast-to-coast openings ap- logged K2KW/6Y5, 9Z4BM (Trinidad and
are simple but effective antennas that can peared on the evenings of May 13, 25-26, 26- Tobago), C6AGN, W3EP/C6A, CE3RR,
be erected and taken down quickly with- 27, 27-28 and May 31-June 1. Several of these HI8ROX, HP2CWB, HR1BY, HR4/TI5KD,
out taking much space. openings were significant because they in- P40JB, P43JB and VP5VAC.
cluded stations in Hawaii. N7DB (CN85) Conditions were often quite good. Jeff
worked WA2BPE (FN12) just after 0200 on Dover, KU4WW (EM65), caught the attention
ON THE BANDS May 26 and two hours later logged K6MIO/ of both W3EP/C6A and K2KW/6Y5 with just
Six meters was quite lively during May, KH6. AC4TO (EM70) completed the 10 W and a halo antenna. LU6DRV ran sta-
as sporadic-E quickly filled the gap left by 7050-km path to Hawaii on his own when he tions in VE3, W1 through 5, 8 and 0 call
declining F-layer propagation. Two-meter hooked up with K6MIO/KH6 (BK29) on May areas on the evening of May 17. YV4DDK
sporadic-E openings and tropospheric duct- 28 around 0200. found 9Z4BM, FM5WD and FM5AD for new
ing also made early and strong appearances There were two brief opportunities to countries, as well as PZ5RA.
in various parts of the world this month. There make 2-meter sporadic-E contacts on the early South Americans continued to make runs
was just one day with auroral activity, down evenings of May 30 and June 1. AC4TO into Europe on a dozen days from May 3 to
considerably from April’s excitement. Several (EM70) hooked up with N0KQY (DM98) on May 30. PY5CC worked UT5JAJ and TA1AZ,
modest expeditions to neighboring DX enti- both evenings and logged W5SFW (DM95) among others, on May 4 and caught up with
ties and VHF maritime mobile stations also on the thirtieth and K0CS (DM79) on the first. EK4AD (Armenia) the following day for
kept alert operators busy. N0LL (EL09) found KE4YYD (EL79) on DXCC entity #207—a tremendous achieve-
In addition to sources mentioned, the June 1. Europeans recorded their first 2-meter ment for so late in the F-layer season. On May
summaries also relied on the 50 MHz DX Bul- sporadic-E opening of the season on the 22, PY5CC ran off 170 Europeans. Many

90 August 2001
other PY, LU, CX, ZP and CE stations con-
tinued to work into Europe as far east as Bul- Table 1
garia and Romania. Transatlantic 50 MHz Contacts in May

Europe and the Mediterranean Date Time North America—Europe and Africa
Ten years ago, transatlantic contacts via 25 1050-1600 VE1, W1—G, PA, ON, DL, OE, OM, 9A, S5
sporadic E were big news. Now with nearly 29 1510-1525 K1SIX—CT
every European country on the band (Hungary 30 1155-1230 W1, 3—GM
may be the lone holdout) and activity at an 30 2045-2145 VE1,W1—EH8, EH, F
all-time high, we have come to expect such 31 1030-1545 VY2, VE1-3, 9; W1-5, 8-0—EH, EI, GI, GW, GM, G, GU, GJ,
openings. This year’s season seems to have ON, PA, OZ, F, HP9, T7, I, S5, OE, OK, DL
started especially early. US and Canadians 31 2200-0100 W1-5, 7, 0—EH8BPX
made it across the Atlantic via sporadic-E on
May 25, 29, 30 and 31.
Table 1 presents a synopsis of May’s trans- along with his first Koreans, on the evenings consisted of an IC-706 with a 100-W brick for
atlantic openings. As has become the practice of May 6, 9, 10 and 21. Signals were some- 2 meters and small Yagis (overlooking the
in presenting tabular summaries, not all the times as strong as 20 dB over S9 over paths in ocean) for each band. Six meters was open to
US and Canadian call areas had opportuni- the 6500 to 7200 km range. These openings had the states nearly every day, but more interest-
ties to work all the European and African en- all the characteristics of sporadic-E propaga- ing things to do on this small and sparsely
tities listed. This presentation simply suggests tion, especially as they crossed Southeast Asia, populated island kept me busy much of the
the greatest extent of activity on both sides of where the highest incidence of E-skip occurs time. Nevertheless, the final tallies on 50 MHz
the Atlantic. anywhere in the world. showed 764 QSOs in 150 grids, 43 states and 7
Hidden by the summary accounts were For their part, the avid 6-meter operators DXCC entities. The pileup on the evening of
some notable achievements. N5JHV (DM62) of Japan and neighboring Asian and Pacific May 31-June 1 was especially deep.
in New Mexico heard strong 48.250-MHz areas caught such exotic DX as 9N7WU Evening schedules on 144 MHz with
video, presumably from northern Europe, on (Nepal), JT1CO (Mongolia), TX0C (Mar- EA8FF yielded nothing, and N4IS in south
May 28 and reported that OH3NWQ heard his quesas), V63YV and V63LJ (Micronesia) and Florida ended up as the only 2-meter contact.
fluttery signal around 1845. May 31 was the XV3AA (Vietnam), all likely via sporadic E The transatlantic attempt was worth the effort,
spectacular day. K1SIX (FN43) ran off his as well. especially as the Canary Islands did have an
usual long string of Europeans, including opening to England during this time. EA8FF
T77GO and T72EB (San Marino), to bring his Aurora and the Six-Meter Sprint is interested in running similar schedules with
DXCC tally to 140. G4ASR, G8BCG and 144- or 432-MHz stations in the Caribbean or
others worked as far westward as northern An aurora appeared during the evening of
May 12-13, which provided welcome 6-meter perhaps southern Florida. EA8FF runs high
Illinois. ON4GG completed more than 100 power and multi-Yagi arrays on both bands.
QSOs as far westward as the W5, 9 and 0 call contacts for those along the northern tier of
US states and southern Canada who were par- Contact Mark Demunck at [email protected].
areas. Stations along the Gulf coast and Texas Two 6-meter operators accompanied WPX
also made it into Europe that morning. W5RCI ticipating in the four-hour sprint. Auroral ef-
fects did not seem to spread much farther contest expeditions to other islands. Ken
(EM55) worked a few Europeans from Silverman, K2KW/6Y5 (FK18), got in two
Mississippi, N5WS (EL09) found G4ASR at south than New York to Iowa. Simultaneous
sporadic E across the Midwest also helped to good afternoons of 6-meter operating from the
7850 km, and K5XX (EM21) logged ON4GG 6Y1A site on the northern coast of Jamaica.
at around 8000 km. enliven this short contest.
He had a JST-245 and a 1-kW amplifier. Ken
EH8BPX (IL18sk) made some of the long-
est transatlantic contacts of the month late in Tropospheric Ducting logged 542 SSB contacts (3 on CW) on May
28 and 29 in 154 grids, including contacts with
the afternoon of May 31. Among Avelino’s Excellent ducting conditions in two distant,
KP2, KP4 and FM.
many contacts into North America that day but possibly related, parts of the world was a
Jon Jones was a bit disappointed with his
were those with K5XX, N0LL and N0KQY, bit of a surprise for May. Tom Haddon, K5VH
6-meter effort from HC8N in the Galapagos.
in the 7400- to 7650-km range, N5JHV at (EM00), and Paul Turman, KA5TJI (EM20)
He worked TI5KD via meteor scatter on May
about 8400 km, and AA7A (DM43) in south- reported excellent conditions from Texas to
ern Arizona, about 8700 km distant. If this is 24 and then logged LW3EX and LU2DEK, but
Florida on 144 through 1296 MHz on May 24.
a sample of what is to come, we have prob- that was it. A 2-meter meteor-scatter sched-
K5VH worked stations from the Florida pan-
ably already had a fantastic season by the time ule with TI5KD yielded only pings.
handle to the Florida Keys, including KF4YOX
you read this. (EL96) on 432 and 1296 MHz and W4WHN
Europeans continued to make trans- (EL94) on 432. The longest distances were QSL BLUES
equatorial contacts into Africa, including about 1850 km. KA5TJI logged five 144-MHz Complaints about poor returns on QSL
contacts with 6W4RK (Senegal) and J5X contacts along the Florida coast as far as W4FF cards, especially for 6-meter contacts, seem
(Guinea-Bissau) and the adjacent Indian and KF4YOX (EL96), and Paul made an addi- to have increased over the past few years.
Ocean with such catches as 3B6RF (Agalega tional 432 MHz QSO with KF4YOX. Perhaps this only reflects the increase in
and St Brandon), 5R8FU, VQ9IO and Two days later and 5000 km away on the worldwide activity on the band, as confirm-
VQ9NO. Single- and double-hop sporadic E eastern side of the Bermuda High, which ing contacts has always engendered some
provided additional opportunities to catch new straddles the North Atlantic between Florida frustrations. You can increase your chances
and more elusive stations, including 5A1A and southern Europe, another great ducting for success by including an SASE with your
(Libya), A45XR (Oman), EK6AD, HV5PUL, event took place. David Butler, G4ASR, made own card for domestic contacts. If this fails,
HV0A (Vatican), HZ1MD (Saudi Arabia), a string of 144-MHz contacts into France, try sending a generic card with the other
SU9ZZ, SU1SK, SU/WA0VOM (Egypt), Spain and the Canary Islands, including a pair station’s call, date, time, frequency and mode
TA1Z (Turkey) and Z36W (Macedonia). of 2850-km QSOs with EB8BTV and of the contact already filled out, with a re-
EA8BPX. At least a dozen other stations in quest that the other operator simply sign the
Asia and the Pacific England and Wales made the grade to the card and return it in an SASE that you pro-
Reports of North American contacts across Canaries. The longest contacts were somewhat vide. All QSL cards should be signed or au-
the Pacific fell off considerably during May. over 3000 km. This path, like the 4000 km thenticated in any case.
N7DB (CN85) reported TX4A/mm (RG27) in California-Hawaii link, occurs more fre- The strategy for confirming foreign con-
the western Pacific, VK4PU, FK8CA, V73AT quently later in the summer. tacts is similar. The quickest and safest
and V73SP, on the evening of May 4. It was method is to send your card via airmail with
likely that these contacts were via lingering Expedition Summaries a self-addressed envelope and an international
F-layer propagation. XE2EED also worked W3EP/C6A (FL24) operated 6 and 2 meters reply coupon (IRC), which can be purchased
TX4A/mm and added FO3BM. from the Bahamian Research Station, San Sal- from the US Postal Service. An IRC can be
VU2ZAP worked huge pileups of Japanese, vador, May 24 to June 2. The compact station exchanged for one unit of airmail postage any-

August 2001 91
222-MHz Standings
Published 222-MHz standings include call-area leaders as of June 1. For a complete listing, check the Standings Boxes on the World
Above 50 MHz Web pages at www.arrl.org/qst/worldabove/. To insure that the Standings Boxes reflect current activity, submit
reports at least every two years by e-mail to [email protected]. Printed forms are available by sending a request with an SASE to
Standings, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111.
Call Best DX Call Best DX Call Best DX
Sign QTH States DXCC Grids (km)† Sign QTH States DXCC Grids (km)† Sign QTH States DXCC Grids (km)†
AF1T NH 24 2 — 2019 W4EUH GA 17 2 36 725 W9UD IL 40 2 141 1650
K1TEO CT 24 2 93 1720 KU4WW AL 14 1 22 1240 WB9SNR IL 27 2 61 1745
K1LPS VT 17 2 54 1472 AD4DG VA 10 1 18 532 W0UC WI 22 2 100 1471
K1UHF CT 17 2 65 1938 N9NJY IL 21 2 56 2140
KU2A NH 15 2 31 1144 W5LUA * TX 50 — — — KA9CFD IL 18 2 51 1537
W1AIM VT 15 2 44 1223 W5RCI MS 37 1 119 1930 W9JN WI 18 2 63 2005
W1GHZ MA 15 2 31 1207 K5SW OK 31 2 117 2051 WA1MKE IN 15 2 56 1800
K1WVX CT 9 1 12 973 W5ZN AR 20 2 50 1940 W9RPM WI 8 2 12 850
WA1HOG NH 7 1 9 291 W5UWB TX 17 2 54 2197
AA5C TX 16 2 68 1843 N0LL KS 23 2 95 1691
N2WK NY 28 3 87 1960 WA5TKU TX 14 — 28 — W0FY MO 23 1 72 —
K2AN NY 20 2 56 1043 W5HUQ* AR 9 1 14 1500 W0JRP MO 22 1 72 1305
W2FCA NY 19 2 41 1209 N5QGH TX 8 — 27 — K0FF MO 18 1 52 1174
WB2VVV NJ 16 2 29 779 W0GHZ MN 17 1 56 1264
K2KIB NJ 15 2 25 718 K6TSK CA 4 2 16 4125 K0SQ MN 11 1 36 1074
W3HHN NY 15 2 29 1525 KR7O CA 4 1 22 1638 N0UK MN 11 1 42 1040
K1JT NJ 14 2 29 889 N6RMJ CA 4 2 22 4017 K0GU CO 10 1 18 1913
W2CNS NY 12 3 29 626 K0RZ CO 9 1 41 2040
WA2ZFH NY 12 1 19 497 WA7KYM WY 14 1 40 1822 WA2HFI/0 MN 7 1 24 868
W7RV AZ 9 3 51 1740 K0VSV IA 6 1 14 675
W3ZZ MD 36 2 99 1862 NJ7A UT 7 1 11 1980 KR0I MO 5 1 6 474
N3XJX PA 8 2 27 —
WA8WZG OH 38 2 127 1715 VE3AX* ON 50 4 62 1892
K4RF GA 37 2 105 1968 KE8FD OH 34 2 127 1892 VE2PIJ PQ 8 2 21 694
N4CH VA 30 1 76 2000 K8MD MI 28 2 82 1903 VE6TA* AB 4 2 10 1655
AA4H TN 25 2 66 1737 W8PAT OH 27 2 66 1901
K4ZOO VA 25 2 82 1438 N8KOL OH 24 2 74 1510
KC4QWZ TN 24 1 53 — K2YAZ MI 21 2 71 2167 —Not given
W4WTA GA 23 1 57 1485 N8AIA MI 9 2 25 647 †Terrestrial
K9OYD/4 VA 22 2 52 776 N8GHZ OH 8 2 18 663 *Includes EME contacts

where in the world. Inserting a $1 US bill (a FEEDBACK

so-called green stamp) for postage might be Gary Kohtala, W7NTF, noted that the
VHF/UHF CENTURY
an acceptable alternative, but some countries WR7V 6-meter beacon, mentioned in the CLUB AWARDS
have currency restrictions that make this dif- March column on auroral warnings, has not
ficult, illegal, or even dangerous for some for- been on the air in several years. After reading Bill Moore, NC1L
eign operators. Envelopes addressed to radio the article, Gary became interested in putting
amateurs in some foreign countries are some- Century Club Manager
50- and 144-MHz beacons with northerly fac-
times pilfered for the currency they might con- ing antennas on the air from CN87 to replace The ARRL VUCC numbered certificate is awarded
tain. Follow the DX operator’s instructions or the long silent WR7V. Perhaps other individu- to amateurs who submit written confirmations for con-
find out first if sending currency through the als or groups can fill some of the many gaps tacts with the minimum number of Maidenhead grid-
mail to a particular country is safe and legal. along the US-Canadian border with auroral square locators (indicated in italics ) for each band
Some foreign operators and expeditions beacons. listing. The numbers preceding the call signs indicate
engage managers to handle all their QSL total grid squares claimed. The numbers following the
It was Tom Glaze, K4SUS (EL95), who call signs indicate the claimed endorsement levels. The
chores. Use the same procedures for obtain- worked FO5RA, FO3BM, KH8/N5OLS and totals shown are for credits given from April 10, 2001 to
ing cards from QSL managers that you would AH8A on 6 meters in April. He was mis- June 12, 2001.
for direct confirmation. QSL managers are identified in the July column. The VUCC application form, field sheets and com-
usually quite efficient. Several VHF-oriented plete list of VHF Awards Managers can be found on the
ARRLWeb at www.arrl.org/awards/vucc/. Please
newsletters and journals, DX-oriented WWW send an SASE if you cannot download the forms online.
sites and DX newsletters publish lists of QSL If you have questions relating to VUCC, send an e-mail
managers. Sending cards through the ARRL From August 1946 QST to [email protected].
outgoing QSL bureau and making the appro-
priate arrangements to receive cards from your 50 MHz 222 MHz
incoming call-area bureau is much less expen- 100 50
1118 AF4MI W8PAT 60
sive and involves less risk, but it takes time. 1119 N4SC
It is common to wait a year or more for cards 1120 VA3FIN 432 MHz
to come back. See QST for April 2001, pp 166- 1121 CX4AAJ 50
1122 N6JV W8PAT 60
168, for more details on using the QSL 1123 VE3KZ
bureaus. 1124 K4HBI Satellite
Reply promptly to all QSL cards you re- 1125 K6CQR 100
EH7CD 375 103 W9CRK
ceive! If you cannot afford to buy colorful G8BQX 450 104 N9EL
printed cards, make your own. You can print VA3DPB 200 105 WA1ECF
or even handwrite the necessary information WA1ECF 455 106 KF2ZQ
N3FA 175 W5ADC 175
(call signs, date, time, frequency, mode, sig- AA5XE 450 W5BTS 150
nal report and station location) on a plain in- WA5KBH 225 KK5DO 525
dex card. Handmade QSL cards can be quite KB6NAN 475 N5AFV 200
elegant and personal. Be sure to sign your K6HEW 125 W5ADC 175
KI8G 375 N5AFV 225
cards in any case. Exchanging QSL cards is W8PAT 250 N7SFI 725
one of the courtesies radio amateurs world- WA8RJF 375 K9HF 250
wide have always expected from each other. 144 MHz
Do your part by returning the compliment 100
with your own QSL card. W8PAT 125

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 DXCC HONOR ROLL
Edited by Bill Moore, NC1L • Century Clubs Manager

The DXCC Honor Roll is earned by amateurs who submit confirmation for contacts reached within the top 10 of the overall number of
entities on the DXCC List. There were 334 entities on the list for the period ending March 31, 2001 with 325 being required for the
Honor Roll. The boldface number indicates the total of current DXCC entities. The number beside the call sign represents the
individual’s overall totals.

MIXED G4BWP/342 JA6CNL/354 K6RK/353 PY5EG/345 W6EKR/338 I2PKF/342 K8UE/342 W1YY/353 DF2NS/339
G4EDG/340 JA6GXP/350 K6RN/373 PY5GA/359 W6EUF/365 I2ZGA/342 K8WWA/338 W2CQ/340 DJ2TI/349
334 G4IUF/341 JA6LCJ/347 K6RQ/376 PY5PS/345 W6GVM/386 I5IGQ/339 K9ALP/356 W2FGD/364 DJ5AI/356
DU9RG/341 G4LVQ/339 JA6YG/360 K6SLO/339 PY7ZZ/352 W6IJ/342 I6FLD/370 K9GA/344 W2HTI/380 DJ5JK/350
ES1AR/377 G4ZCG/339 JA7AQR/351 K6SQL/344 SL0ZG/339 W6ISQ/374 IK4DCS/337 K9IO/340 W2JGR/347 DJ6BN/348
I2KMG/367 GM3BQA/363 JA7ARD/351 K6TA/367 SM0AGD/374 W6JRY/355 IK4DCT/337 K9JF/357 W2MPK/358 DJ6RX/359
JA1BRK/370 GM3ITN/373 JA7BJS/347 K6TIM/341 SM0AJU/377 W6KH/378 IK4EWN/338 KA0CPY/338 W2PSU/354 DJ6TK/357
JA1QXY/354 GM3WIL/342 JA7EMH/342 K6TS/340 SM0KV/380 W6KPC/365 IK6GPZ/337 KB1BE/338 W2RD/337 DJ6VM/355
JA1UQP/359 GW3CDP/345 JA7MA/360 K6YRA/366 SM3BIZ/382 W6KUT/384 IT9VDQ/339 KB2RA/337 W2RS/353 DJ7ZG/365
JA2ANA/343 HB0LL/357 JA7XBG/340 K7ABV/363 SM4BOI/342 W6LQC/356 JA0SC/348 KB7YX/340 W2TO/346 DJ9HX/339
JA2NDQ/350 HB9AQW/353 JA7ZF/353 K7LAY/347 SM4CTT/348 W6MI/365 JA1BFF/348 KB9KB/342 W3AP/357 DK1FW/354
JA3ART/359 HB9BGN/344 JA7ZP/345 K7PI/343 SM4DHF/354 W6NTX/357 JA1FGB/346 KC2NB/340 W3ETT/364 DK5PR/351
JA3CMD/350 HB9BLQ/340 JA8AQ/373 K7SP/348 SM4EMO/347 W6ORD/344 JA1KQX/345 KC8CY/343 W3EVW/384 DK9KX/347
JA3DY/374 HB9BZA/340 JA8NFV/343 K7UT/352 SM4OTI/339 W6US/352 JA1SVP/347 KE4YD/338 W3IOP/357 DL0WW/348
JA3THL/354 HB9DLE/338 JA9CWJ/340 K7XB/353 SM5AKT/347 W6XI/356 JA1TRL/349 KE5PO/338 W3NV/355 DL4FW/339
JA4DLP/354 HB9HT/358 JE1DXC/339 K7ZR/357 SM5AQD/344 W6YA/370 JA1VN/349 KH6ACD/344 W3OZ/338 DL4MCF/337
JA4ZA/367 HB9PL/374 JE2URF/339 K8IFF/359 SM5CAK/362 W6ZKM/362 JA2OZI/338 KH6CD/386 W3UJ/342 DL7AFS/337
JA6VU/343 HB9RG/348 JE8BKW/339 K8MFO/363 SM5DJZ/347 W7AM/353 JA2VPO/344 KH6FKG/340 W4BFR/372 DL7FT/365
JA6WW/348 I0AMU/383 JF1KKV/344 K8RR/358 SM5DQC/355 W7CB/360 JA3AYU/346 KH6HH/353 W4BMJ/341 DL7MAE/337
JA8ADQ/365 I0OLK/359 JF7DZA/339 K9BWQ/352 SM6CST/356 W7CG/381 JA3LDH/338 KI6T/378 W4CZU/347 DL9OH/374
JF2MBF/340 I0WDX/351 JF7XKY/345 K9ECE/374 SM6CVX/359 W7DQ/351 JA4DEN/341 KP4L/350 W4ETN/340 DL9TJ/361
JH2AYB/339 I1ZL/377 JH0BBE/340 K9EL/344 SM6DYK/346 W7EKM/355 JA5FDJ/345 KR9U/338 W4FC/351 EA2IA/336
JH4FEB/347 I2EOW/341 JH1GZE/351 K9MM/360 SM7CRW/353 W7FA/345 JA6BZA/337 KW5USA/352 W4FLA/357 EA4DO/360
JR1DUP/344 I2MQP/346 JH1HGC/349 K9QVB/347 SP5EWY/351 W7GN/381 JA7FWR/341 KW9K/343 W4JFK/344 EA4DX/337
KH6WU/366 I2WTY/342 JH1IFS/354 K9RA/359 SP6AEG/345 W7IL/354 JA7GDU/349 LA9HF/338 W4MBD/346 EA4KD/337
N6OJ/351 I2XIP/343 JH1SJN/340 KA6A/339 SP6AZT/340 W7IR/383 JA7JM/352 LU3MCJ/340 W4NKI/362 EA8ZS/337
OH2BN/348 I2YDX/353 JH3HTD/338 KA7T/339 SP7HT/364 W7KH/388 JA7MFL/338 N0TB/351 W4NU/343 EA9IE/340
OH3YI/363 I3EVK/363 JH4IFF/344 KB5GL/344 SV1LK/339 W7LFA/359 JA7WKG/338 N2ERN/337 W4NYN/367 EI2GS/336
OH4NS/367 I4AVG/342 JH4UYB/340 KC5P/339 T77C/344 W7MCU/347 JA8EAT/351 N3US/347 W4PZV/358 EI6FR/334
SM3CXS/362 I4EAT/346 JH5FTY/339 KE5TF/340 TG9NX/345 W7OM/362 JA9BFN/338 N4CID/339 W4RFZ/345 F2BS/365
SM3EVR/348 I4IZZ/338 JH6CDI/346 KG6B/349 UA3AB/340 W7SDR/343 JE1SYN/337 N4TL/339 W4UM/343 F2WU/345
SM5CZY/370 I4LCK/358 JH6JMN/339 KG9N/342 UA4CC/342 W7UPF/362 JF1UVJ/339 N4UH/361 W4UNP/343 F5II/359
I4MKN/359 JH7LBE/340 KK0U/343 UA9LM/339 W7UT/350 JH2SON/338 N5DC/352 W4WMQ/345 F5KOK/342
333
I5ARS/370 JI1MNT/339 KL7J/340 VE3BW/343 W8AH/386 JH4GJR/340 N5GGO/339 W5AQ/375 F5NBU/337
4X1FQ/372 I5FLN/357 JI1VVB/341 KL7RA/347 VE3BX/364 W8CY/344 JH4GNE/337 N5OK/349 W5DV/351 F5VU/353
4X4DK/384 I5ICY/340 JJ3AFV/339 KP4BJD/350 VE3EJ/345 W8ERD/344 JH7BDS/342 N6FF/338 W5FI/344 F6EXV/342
4X4JU/381 I6FYR/342 JJ3PRT/348 LA4CM/348 VE3HO/347 W8GF/364 JH8CFZ/337 N6OC/344 W5FKX/345 F6HWM/337
4X6UO/339 I8IHG/342 JL3JTD/338 LA7SI/340 VE3MDQ/339 W8OSE/352 JH8UQJ/337 N7UT/345 W5GO/339 F9CZ/340
AA4H/344 I8KNT/346 JL3VWI/341 LA8XM/339 VE3XN/360 W8PHZ/380 JL1ARF/338 N8CP/337 W5NUT/377 G3AEZ/347
AA4S/356 I8LEL/351 JM1VRW/339 LA9HC/355 VE3XO/342 W8QBG/357 JO1WKO/337 N8MC/343 W5TCX/339 G3KMA/366
AF2C/343 IK0AZG/339 JP1IOF/339 LA9XG/339 VE7AHA/347 W9CH/372 JR7TEQ/347 N8PR/338 W5USM/345 G3MIR/341
AJ6V/344 IK0DWN/339 JP1NWZ/340 N0AV/349 VE7BD/355 W9DC/364 JR7VHZ/336 N9ALC/340 W5XX/353 G3PJT/335
AL7R/339 IK1GPG/339 JR1BLX/348 N1DCM/339 VE7VF/338 W9KQD/363 K0BS/356 N9AU/347 W6HT/352 G3PLP/339
CT1BH/361 IK4CIE/339 JR1MLU/347 N1XX/365 VK4LC/373 W9XX/344 K0CA/338 NA2M/348 W6IEG/345 G3VKW/346
CT1DRA/339 IK5BAF/339 JR1XIS/341 N2UN/345 VK5WO/369 W9XY/344 K0EPE/361 NA2X/345 W6RGG/365 G3XTT/340
CT1ZW/352 IK8CNT/339 JR2KDN/339 N3II/351 VK6LK/356 WA4IUM/344 K0IUC/348 NA4M/353 W6SR/347 G4OBK/337
CX7BV/342 IN3DEI/346 K0CS/347 N3UN/347 W0CM/382 WA6F/343 K0JN/355 OE1HGW/365 W7ACD/371 GM0AXY/338
DF3CB/340 IN3RZY/343 K0EOU/344 N4JA/350 W0JM/340 WA6GFE/365 K0KG/340 OE2EGL/362 W7CL/338 GM3YTS/338
DF4PL/340 IN3TJV/346 K0IEA/354 N4KG/360 W0YG/354 WA6OGW/349 K0MN/347 OE3RSB/342 W7KNT/341 GM4UZY/332
DF9ZW/339 IN3XAI/343 K0JUH/340 N4MM/362 W0ZR/353 WA6TLA/349 K1AJ/347 OE6DK/346 W7OT/338 HA0DU/348
DJ2BW/382 IT9SVJ/339 K0QQ/354 N4XO/372 W1DGJ/370 WB5MTV/340 K1JU/338 OE8RT/360 W8DCH/361 HA5LV/338
DJ2YA/371 IV3VER/347 K0SR/346 N4XR/375 W1GD/347 WB6RSE/345 K1KM/342 OH2DW/343 W8EVZ/366 HA5WA/337
DJ4PI/359 JA0CRG/340 K0VZR/338 N5ET/343 W1GL/353 WF5E/371 K1KOB/339 OH2LU/356 W8ILC/362 HA8IE/337
DJ4XA/362 JA0DAI/344 K1BW/355 N5FG/349 W1JR/381 WJ4T/339 K1LD/340 PT7BR/338 W8KKF/343 HB9DDM/337
DJ4ZB/348 JA0DWY/347 K1MO/346 N5HB/343 W1JZ/360 WK7E/341 K2BT/356 PY2YP/342 W8LIQ/338 HB9MX/373
DJ5DA/367 JA0GRF/351 K1MY/343 N5LZ/340 W1MAG/344 XE1AE/374 K2CO/342 S53AW/347 W8NW/341 HL1XP/337
DJ5JH/360 JA0UUA/339 K1RM/361 N5UR/353 W1MI/349 XE1CI/350 K2GPL/353 SK7AX/344 W8QHG/342 HL3IUA/336
DJ6NI/356 JA1AAT/361 K1ST/347 N5WA/363 W1NU/379 XE1L/344 K2MUB/363 SM0BSB/338 W8QY/377 I0KDF/339
DJ8NK/355 JA1ADN/372 K2FB/373 N6AR/369 W1OO/365 XE1ZLW/338 K2NJ/345 SM0CCE/378 W8RV/347 I0MWI/345
DJ9ZB/355 JA1BK/372 K2FL/381 N6GM/343 W1PNR/353 YL2MU/347 K2SB/360 SM1CXE/368 W8WOJ/352 I1APQ/353
DK2OC/348 JA1BLC/363 K2JF/340 N6HR/358 W1TYQ/368 YS1RR/353 K2SHZ/375 SM3BCS/367 W8XM/349 I2JQ/338
DK6NP/347 JA1BWA/366 K2OWE/344 N6JV/350 W2AGW/389 ZL3NS/365 K2ZD/340 SM3DXC/346 W8ZET/370 I2PEI/344
DK8NG/347 JA1DM/380 K2WE/341 N7BK/339 W2AX/380 K3II/377 SM3GSK/340 W9BB/342 I2PNB/348
DL1BO/381 JA1FHK/362 332
K3KY/345 N7EF/344 W2BXA/389 K4AVC/349 SM4BNZ/351 W9DMH/345 I2VDX/347
DL1EY/355 JA1GRM/339 K3UA/348 N7NG/362 W2FP/359 AA4MM/360 K4BVQ/372 SM6AOU/368 W9DX/343 I2ZFD/361
DL3SZ/362 JA1HGY/357 K4FJ/367 N7RO/358 W2JZK/340 AA4XT/350 K4CEB/360 SM6CCO/344 W9FID/378 I4FTU/358
DL3ZA/364 JA1JYZ/340 K4IBP/346 N7US/350 W2OKM/384 AA4Z/355 K4DY/361 SM6CKS/361 W9FR/351 I4IKW/337
DL6MI/339 JA1MOH/350 K4ID/367 N8GZ/383 W2QM/380 AA8EY/355 K4HJE/360 SM6VR/366 W9GMS/348 I5CRL/345
DL7AFV/339 JA1OND/350 K4KG/369 N8TR/341 W2SY/359 AB2N/343 K4IQJ/341 SM7CMY/344 W9GSB/340 I5KKW/342
EA3NA/358 JA1PCY/349 K4MQG/369 N9AB/358 W2TA/350 AC0M/343 K4JLD/346 SM7HCW/343 W9JUV/383 I6NO/356
EA4AV/339 JA1PUK/345 K4PI/352 N9AF/362 W3BTX/353 AD3Z/350 K4MD/342 SP9AI/355 W9LNQ/363 I7IVL/344
EA4MY/350 JA1RWE/354 K4TEA/364 NB8B/341 W3GH/380 AI9Y/337 K4MEZ/352 VE1AST/347 W9QQ/352 I7RIZ/345
EA5AT/340 JA1SJV/348 K4XI/354 ND6G/339 W3NF/346 AJ8J/340 K4MPE/363 VE3GS/360 WA1YTW/341 I7SCA/361
EA6NB/339 JA2ADY/341 K4XP/347 NO2R/343 W3VT/385 AK4N/342 K4MS/351 VE3LDT/344 WA2IKL/342 I8ACB/345
EA8AKN/339 JA2AH/358 K4YYL/366 NR1R/349 W4ABW/359 CP1FQ/339 K4PR/340 VE7ON/336 WA2NPD/345 I8JJB/346
F3AT/376 JA2BAY/349 K5AAD/369 NT5C/339 W4DR/381 DJ1ND/342 K4RD/348 VK3EW/338 WA2UKA/341 IK1JJB/335
F3TH/339 JA2CXH/347 K5AQ/360 OE1ZJ/357 W4DXX/354 DJ3IW/340 K4SE/345 VK9NL/338 WA2UXC/345 IK2ILH/335
F6AJA/355 JA2DSY/355 K5AS/343 OE1ZL/349 W4OEL/363 DK8UH/337 K4TAG/348 VK9NS/338 WA5HOD/339 IK4SDY/334
F6ANA/339 JA2JNA/342 K5CSK/348 OE3EVA/349 W4OX/346 DL1PM/367 K4UTE/357 VO1FB/362 WA5IEV/359 IK5EKB/336
F6AOI/357 JA2JW/375 K5DU/339 OE3WWB/356 W4YO/373 DL3OH/362 K4ZYU/355 W0BW/386 WA9CVK/342 IK7FPV/337
F6BEE/347 JA2KVD/349 K5GH/354 OE7XMH/339 W4YV/360 DL8NU/361 K5EJ/350 W0FF/352 WB8FIW/342 IK7JTF/337
F6CQU/339 JA2THS/344 K5GOE/352 OH4OJ/339 W5BOS/362 DL9ZAL/338 K5GZ/345 W0HZ/368 WB9EEE/340 IT9AF/351
F6CUK/345 JA2TK/345 K5KR/348 OH5NZ/364 W5EZ/353 F2GL/351 K5JG/351 W0JCB/346 WF5T/343 IT9HLR/337
F6DHB/344 JA3AZD/360 K5NA/363 OH6RA/366 W5GEL/380 F2VX/354 K5JUC/343 W0JS/353 WI5A/348 IT9JLA/347
F6DLM/344 JA3CSZ/346 K5RC/362 OK1ADM/370 W5IO/383 F6BKP/347 K5PP/343 W0KDX/338 WT8S/338 IT9UCS/342
F9RM/375 JA3EMU/353 K5UR/360 OK1MP/371 W5IZ/364 F6CKH/352 K5ZQ/347 W0NS/346 XE1J/353 JA1CHN/342
G0DQS/339 JA3GM/354 K5XX/354 ON4DM/381 W5JE/347 F6FHO/340 K6CH/384 W0TRF/349 ZP5YW/340 JA1CZI/347
G3GIQ/366 JA3HZT/352 K6ANP/354 ON4IZ/370 W5KFN/353 F6FWW/338 K6DC/383 W0UD/362 JA1FNA/351
G3HCT/377 JA3KWZ/345 ON4TX/370 W5KGX/382 G3TMA/343 K6DT/366 331 JA1KAW/339
K6CBL/350 W0YDB/356
G3HTA/361 JA3NTE/350 K6EXO/366 ON5FU/347 W5LVD/361 G3TXF/351 K6FM/349 W1AX/386 9A2OM/338 JA1OCA/357
G3LQP/358 JA4AFT/358 K6GAK/359 ON5TW/348 W5UP/356 G3VXJ/339 K6LGF/376 W1BIH/387 9A7V/337 JA1RWI/345
G3MXJ/358 JA4JBZ/343 K6GJ/366 ON7EM/343 W5ZE/347 G4BUE/348 K6RIM/356 W1DIG/337 AA1V/344 JA1SGU/345
G3NDC/348 JA4MRL/339 K6GXO/345 OZ1FAO/341 W5ZPA/345 G4ELZ/339 K6XJ/352 W1FJ/367 AA4R/347 JA1WSK/349
G3NLY/365 JA5ALE/344 K6IR/355 OZ9PP/352 W6AUG/340 GW3ARS/344 K7AA/359 W1KSZ/342 AA5AT/337 JA2CYL/341
G3RTE/345 JA5BLB/346 K6JAD/351 PA0LOU/377 W6BCQ/354 HB9AQA/346 K7DRN/362 W1QP/374 AB8K/348 JA2DLM/342
G3RUV/355 JA5IU/350 K6JG/366 PA0TAU/367 W6BJH/354 HB9BGV/339 K7EG/345 W1TSP/345 AD1C/341 JA2JPA/336
G3SNN/344 JA6AV/361 K6LM/346 PA3AXU/339 W6BSY/381 HB9DDZ/338 K7NO/351 W1URV/342 AF0F/338 JA2ODB/341
G3UML/364 JA6BDB/342 K6LQA/357 PA5PQ/354 W6CN/345 HK3JJH/338 K7SO/344 W1WLW/363 AK1N/340 JA2QCX/340
G3VMW/343 JA6BEE/360 K6OJ/387 PT2TF/345 W6CUA/347 I0EKY/339 K8FF/367 W1WRN/338 CP5NU/337 JA2XW/363
G3ZBA/356 JA6CDA/348 K6PZ/359 PT7WA/350 W6DPD/343 I0ER/350 K8RWL/356 W1WW/357 CT1EEB/335 JA3APL/358

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JA4DND/348 N3ED/355 W4JR/336 EA4LH/356 K1ZZ/350 N7HN/340 W7WT/339 JA7GLB/345 SM5ARL/355 F6CLH/335
JA4GXS/342 N4AH/351 W4JTL/344 EA9AM/336 K2IUK/339 N7KH/340 W7WWS/338 JA7IC/337 SM5LI/338 F6CPO/335
JA4LKB/341 N4AXR/342 W4QCU/349 ES1QD/337 K2MFY/349 N8RF/340 W8BT/340 JE1PNX/334 SM5MC/356 F6GUG/333
JA4UQY/340 N4CC/353 W4VQ/367 F5JJM/336 K2PLF/341 N9GK/343 W8HB/336 JG3QZN/336 SM7MPM/334 F8KA/341
JA4XH/345 N4EKD/336 W4XQ/356 F6DZO/337 K2QE/342 NI0G/339 W8KS/340 JH1AGU/343 SM7QY/378 G3ZAY/348
JA5BSQ/344 N4IA/350 W4ZV/372 F6EWK/341 K2SY/338 NK2H/336 W8OK/373 JH1MQC/334 SP5EAQ/339 G4SQA/334
JA7FS/355 N4WW/362 W5AA/349 F6GKA/336 K2TWI/338 NO0C/335 W8QWI/359 JH2UVL/342 UA3AGW/335 HA3NS/335
JA7JH/355 N4XM/345 W5BC/341 F6HIZ/336 K2UFM/351 NO3N/339 W8UV/340 JH3VNC/340 UA6JW/356 HB9AIJ/351
JA7LMZ/338 N5XG/340 W5BPT/343 F6IFJ/336 K2UO/343 NQ6X/338 W8VI/334 JH8GWW/338 UN2O/332 HK3YH/341
JA8AWH/349 N5ZM/339 W5EC/349 G0WAZ/335 K3FN/344 NW7O/339 W8XD/339 JH8JBX/336 VE2NW/334 I0CEP/346
JA8DNV/348 N6ET/357 W5FK/337 G3AAE/381 K3NZ/349 NY2E/336 W8ZCQ/375 JI1UHZ/329 VE3NE/359 I1TBE/346
JA8DSO/340 N6FX/370 W5GML/340 G3IFB/361 K3PH/342 NZ9Z/336 W9AA/336 JI2EMF/335 VE4ACY/334 I2YWR/334
JA8MS/355 N6IG/337 W5YU/361 G3KYF/353 K3PL/349 OE2VEL/342 W9BF/338 JK1DVX/335 VE7IU/334 I4EWH/334
JE1GMM/346 N6VR/350 W6AN/351 G3NSY/352 K3WW/349 OE3OLW/340 W9GW/362 JM1SMY/335 VK2DTH/333 I5NQZ/334
JF3LGC/338 N6XJ/347 W6EJJ/360 G3RZP/337 K4CIA/362 OH2FT/336 W9IXX/336 JN1VNW/334 W0ANZ/340 I5PAC/356
JF6OJX/336 N7RT/355 W6FAH/337 G3TJW/353 K4CL/340 OH2KI/353 W9LA/356 K0ALL/347 W0JW/362 I5ZGQ/339
JH1EIZ/338 N8AA/359 W6GR/361 G4GED/336 K4CN/339 OH2RI/350 W9MU/341 K0BX/342 W0RT/342 IK0FVC/333
JH1IED/339 N9LR/344 W6MND/356 GJ3LFJ/336 K4CNW/341 OH3SG/344 W9RXJ/351 K0CX/338 W1AO/339 IK1AVW/334
JH4JNG/337 N9MW/343 W6MUS/342 GM3AWW/355 K4DJ/360 OH8KN/345 W9SS/351 K0JY/341 W1CYB/344 IK4BHO/334
JH4PMV/337 N9RD/338 W6OAT/361 HB9BIN/334 K4II/363 OK1ZL/364 W9TX/343 K0KES/341 W1HEO/344 IK4HPU/329
JH4UVU/338 N9US/346 W6OB/369 HB9CGA/336 K4JAF/338 ON4AAC/336 W9VNE/357 K0SW/337 W1IKB/355 IT9IYZ/334
JH7FMJ/343 NA0Y/374 W6OM/341 HB9CIP/337 K4LRX/350 ON6CW/335 W9WU/345 K1NTR/335 W1QJR/370 JA0BMS/335
JH8MXH/339 NA1I/337 W6RJ/368 HB9CMZ/336 K4MZU/365 ON6HE/341 W9YYG/354 K1YR/345 W1RY/335 JA0RYN/336
JJ1DWT/342 NA4D/341 W6RT/380 HB9KC/359 K4RZ/349 ON6MY/341 WA2F/337 K1YT/334 W1ZA/360 JA1CB/350
JR1TNE/349 NA7AA/337 W6TMD/341 HC2RG/337 K4SI/336 OZ8BZ/355 WA2IZN/341 K2AJY/334 W2QL/341 JA1DJO/331
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 AMATEUR RADIO WORLD
Chinese Radio Sports Association Officials Visit ARRL
ARRL PHOTO
Chinese Radio Sports Association Sec- tions. It is one of a series of Handbooks be-
retary General Wang Xinmin, BA1OK, and ing produced by the ITU-D under the coordi-
Deputy Secretary General Han Zhaofang, nation of Maurice Ghazal of Lebanon for use
by developing countries. The Handbook is
BG1HZF, visited ARRL on May 22. ARRL scheduled for printing this year and will be
Executive Vice President David Sumner, available from the ITU bookshop.
K1ZZ, officially welcomed the visitors and
staff member Dave Patton, NT1N, led a PITCAIRN ISLAND ARA APPLIES
tour of League Headquarters and Maxim FOR IARU MEMBERSHIP
Memorial Station W1AW. The Pitcairn Island Amateur Radio Asso-
Prior to their visit to ARRL Headquar- ciation (PIARA) has applied for membership
ters, the two men had attended Dayton in the IARU. PIARA is an independent non-
profit organization to promote and develop
Hamvention along with CRSA President amateur radio friendship, technical knowl-
Zhao Mingyu. CRSA presently boasts edge, and communication technology, provid-
3000 amateur licensees among its 11,000 IARU Region 1 Vice Chairman Tafa Diop,
6W1KI (in suit), looks on as members of ing public service and furthering the public
members. As CRSA continues to grow, the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society interest, plus fostering international goodwill.
its leaders are focusing on ways to im- (ROARS) operate their club station, It has 10 members, representing the entire
prove the Association’s services and con- A47RS, during a reception for the Region population of resident amateur operators.
1 Executive Committee on April 21. The PIARA reports that there are 23 amateurs
tinue its expansion by adapting methods Region 1 EC meets annually; this year's licensed to operate including several tempo-
proven by other Amateur Radio associa- meeting was ably hosted by ROARS. rary residents and visitors, plus one club sta-
tions around the world. Their visits to tion. Amateur Radio has special significance
ARRL and to Dayton Hamvention—the on Pitcairn Island, as it continues to provide
world’s largest Amateur Radio event— The CRSA was formed in 1964 under the main communications link to the outside
the jurisdiction of the All-China Sports world.
provided many opportunities for the Pitcairn Islands (including Pitcairn,
CRSA visitors to observe and learn. Federation. It is the sole national organi- Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands) is
In a letter to ARRL following his re- zation authorized to represent radio ama- an overseas territory of the United
turn to China, Han Zhaofang expressed his teurs in China, and has represented China Kingdom. The application for IARU mem-
gratitude: in the International Amateur Radio Union bership by PIARA is supported by the Radio
since 1984. Society of Great Britain. Due to transport dif-
It is greatly appreciated for all you ficulties from and to Pitcairn, PIARA has re-
have done for our trip to Dayton and quested that the RSGB continue to represent
IARU NEWS
Newington. Your hospitality will encour- PIARA at IARU Region 3 Conferences.
age me to further strengthen the coop- The International Amateur Radio Union The officers include Tom Christian,
(IARU) announced the approval by the Inter- VP6TC, President; Dennis Christian, VP6DR,
eration between ARRL and CRSA. I am national Telecommunication Union Develop- Treasurer; Betty Christian, VP6YL, Secretary;
deeply moved by the Dayton Ham- ment Sector (ITU-D) of two landmark and Kan Mizoguchi, VP6BK, IARU Liaison.
vention. And the visit to ARRL HQ is the documents related to amateur radio disaster IARU member societies have until 15 Novem-
realization of a dream of mine since be- communications in developing countries. These ber 2001, to submit their votes determining
ginning to work for CRSA in 1998. documents represent the culmination of two the outcome of PIARA’s application.
years of work by the IARU and ITU-D Study
Witnessing everything in ARRL HQ has Group 2 chaired by Nabil Kisrawi of Syria.
really established my confidence to work BRIEFS
The first is Recommendation ITU-D 13, Europe Adopts 5 WPM as Morse
harder for amateur radio and improve the Effective utilization of the amateur services
development of amateur radio. However, in disaster mitigation and relief operations. It Code Standard
I clearly know that there are many diffi- recommends that administrations include the The Conference of Postal and Telecommu-
culties on the way to promoting amateur amateur services in their national disaster nications Administrations—CEPT—has ef-
plans, reduce barriers to effective use of the fectively lowered the Amateur Radio Morse
radio in China, but we have to do very amateur services for disaster communications, code test speed to 5 WPM for all European
practical work and take every chance. and develop memoranda of understanding countries. The CEPT Radio Regulatory Work-
Therefore, your experience will play an (MoU) with amateur and disaster relief orga- ing Group (WGRR) has adopted a revision of
important role, and maybe that was the nizations. ITU Telecommunication Develop- Recommendation 61-02 to include the 5 WPM
main reason for our visit to the USA. ment Bureau Director Hamadoun I. Touré standard. The European Radiocommunication
announced the approval of Recommendation Office published the revised version of T/R
The visitors took back with them sev- ITU-D 13 on 12 April. It will be available in 61-02 in March. It establishes requirements
eral new ARRL publications as well as English, French, and Spanish from the ITU for the issuance of a Harmonised Amateur Ra-
China-bound QSLs from the ARRL Out- bookshop at www.itu.int. dio Examination Certificate (HAREC), which
going QSL Service. Executive Vice Presi- The second, now being finalized for print- reduces the Morse requirement from 12 WPM.
dent David Sumner, K1ZZ, also presented ing, is the Disaster Communications Hand- “In revising what is known as the CEPT Rec-
book for Developing Countries. This was a ommendation T/R 61-02, it has in effect rec-
the pair with call sign-embroidered joint effort of the IARU and the United Na- ommended to 44 European countries to adopt
ARRL shirts. tions Office for the Coordination of Humani- the 5 WPM standard,” said Wireless Institute
This marked the second time that tarian Affairs (OCHA) with contributions of Australia-Victoria President Jim Linton,
ARRL Headquarters has hosted a CRSA from L.M. Ericsson (Sweden), Volunteers in VK3PC, who closely follows global develop-
contingent. In October of 1987, three Technical Assistance (VITA) (USA), and oth- ments in Amateur Radio Morse code trends.
ers. The Handbook, to be published in En- Additional information is available on
CRSA officials stopped by during a two- glish, French and Spanish, will have three Linton’s Morse code watch site, www.wiavic
week visit to the US—their first to this parts devoted to policy, operational and tech- .org.au/mcw. Information on CEPT is on the
country (see QST Jan 1988). nical considerations of disaster communica- ERO Web site, www.ero.dk.
98 August 2001
 HOW’S DX?
This month we have the pleasure of hear-
ing from CW DXpeditioner and contester
Roger Western, G3SXW, who recently re-
turned from Cocos Keeling. Roger is one
of the best CW pileup operators.
MODERN PILEUPS
Roger, G3SXW,
By Roger Western, G3SXW Dennis, G3MXJ, and
Pileups have changed a lot in recent Nigel, G3TXF, were
on the air from
years. These changes were fresh in our Cocos Keeling as
minds as we embarked on the 48-hour VK9CXW, VK9CXJ
journey home from Cocos-Keeling and VK9CXF this
Island. We had spent a week on the is- past May making
over 21,000
land, logging 21,500 CW contacts as contacts in one
VK9CXF (G3TXF), VK9CXJ (G3MXJ) week.
and VK9CXW (G3SXW). The changes
in pileup operating over recent years are
almost all for the better—but there are
also one or two disturbing trends.
QSK is not to copy CW through your own rare. But now we often hear, say, a PY2
Calling transmission—it is simply to know if the or UA9 operator calling with many dif-
Pileup operating skills have improved DX station has started transmitting again, ferent call signs. On our latest trip to
dramatically in recent years, allowing so you can immediately stop sending, VK9C, one loud station with distinctive
more QSOs to be made in the limited time listen and get back in sync. keying kept calling with a dozen differ-
available to a DXpedition. Everybody is Tip to DX stations: the majority of ent EA5 call signs. He called each of our
happier for that, at both ends. More and callers will not hear an ultra-brief ac- three VK9C stations on several bands.
more operators are calling at the right knowledgments such as “G3” at 40 WPM Our response was “QSO before.” He did
times and in the right ways, although because they are transmitting at the time. not even know that his friends were al-
there are still sizable minorities who We should not be surprised if most of ready in our log. Meantime, dozens of
struggle. them keep calling, even if they are not other genuine stations could not get into
Everybody understands split operating the G3 in question. Maybe it’s better to our logs because this fellow had squan-
these days and partial call signs are a thing send a complete call sign or to send the dered our limited time.
of the past, on CW anyway. Everyone partial call and a report, then the partial This practice is against the intentions
knows that it is important to be extremely call again. With each additional second of DXCC and other awards. In Proxy
brief, but some have not yet learned the of your transmission more of the pileup QSOs the actual owner of the call sign
best ways to listen. A caller who repeats will have the chance to hear it and react does not make the contact, nor are his
his call sign three times before stopping accordingly. Perhaps there is an optimal station/antennas used.
to listen has no idea what is happening length of transmission that helps keep
on the DX frequency. During that time the control of the pileup. I’d suggest about Deliberate QRM
DX station may have already sent a re- 3-5 seconds. Deliberate jamming of the DX
port to another caller. When the three-time station’s frequency seems to be much
caller pauses, he hears nothing on the DX Proxy QSOs more common and causes much frustra-
frequency (the DX station is listening to Someone famous once said that rules tion, but it probably emanates from a tiny
the incoming report), so he starts calling are made to be broken, but we all know number of individuals. This is a difficult
again. Continuous calling is sometimes a in our bones what is right and wrong. It one to solve because we do not under-
deliberate tactic (selfish behavior), but is all about fun and personal fulfillment. stand why it happens in the first place;
perhaps much of the out-of-turn calling After all, this is only a hobby. But there these anonymous troublemakers never
is unintentional, caused by poor calling/ is the competitive aspect of awards, es- explain why they do it. It is far more com-
listening techniques. pecially DXCC. There are also cultural mon in Europe than elsewhere, so a small
Tip to callers: send your call sign once, differences; some only enjoy their suc- group of DXers in different parts of
pause, listen briefly, send it again, cess if it has been personally won, while Europe is developing a Direction-Find-
listen…until the DX station replies to others seem almost eager to accept false ing network. When enough readings have
someone (hopefully you!). Better still, glory. been logged we will be able to identify
use QSK with full break-in. It is so much One example is when a big-gun DXer jamming hotspots and home in on the in-
easier to stay in touch with what is hap- works the DXpedition with a string of call dividuals.
pening on the DX station’s frequency if signs, helping his local club members to The thrill of the pileup, operating at
you can hear the activity in the midst of get in the log. Until very recent years such either end, is tremendous fun—but we
your sending. In this case, the purpose of “Proxy QSOs” seemed to be relatively can make it even better.

Bernie McClenny, W3UR
3025 Hobbs Rd, Glenwood, MD 21738-9728
[email protected]

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JAWBONING—INTERNET LOGS 160 meters CW, SSB and RTTY. Lars,
OH0RJ, has also been invited to join the
By Bernie McClenny, W3UR
group. More details are expected on Trond’s
The Internet, as most of you know, can be Web page at www.qsl.net/la9vda. QSL all
a terrific tool for the savvy DXer. Most would stations via their home calls except LA6YEA,
agree that one of the benefits of the ’net has which go via LA9VDA.
been in the area of on-line logs. Over the past
few years more DXpeditions have been put- TY—Benin
ting their logs on the Internet, both during and
after the expeditions. This has allowed those French operators Flo, F5CWU, Terry,
who thought they had worked the DXpedition F5MOO, Didier, F5AOV and SWL operator
to confirm that their call is in the log without Sylvain, soon to be licensed, plan to be ac-
making another QSO to ask questions such tive from this semi-rare West African nation
as, “Am I in the log on 20 meter CW?” from August 9 to 31. Benin ranked #84 on the
So what information should be displayed ARRL DXCC Most Wanted list. They expect
with on-line logs for DXpeditions and others? to be active on all bands from 6 to 160 meters
Obviously, the log must display call signs, on CW, SSB, PSK31, RTTY and SSTV. At
bands and modes. Everyone puts the dates and press time the team was still waiting for their
Astronaut Chuck Brady, N4BQW/3Y0C licenses. For antennas they will use a
times in his or her log, but should that infor- (left), and Tony McClenny, N3ME, had
mation be displayed to the public as well? 27-meter high vertical on the low bands, a
something in common at this year’s 2-element homebrew quad on 12 and 17
Some of the on-line logs now have a fea- Dayton DX Dinner. This was their first
ture that will allow wild cards in the call sign meters, a 3-element homebrew quad on 10,
Hamvention as licensed amateurs. 15 and 20 meters and a 5-element Yagi on 6
field. Here is how the wild card works. Tommy
Notinlog, WQ3NIL, thought he worked the re- meters. For the low bands they will have a
cent QX32A DXpedition in Upper Slovolia on 500-W amplifier.
July 4, 2001 at 1234Z on 20-meter CW. He
checks the logs by entering his call in the call ZK1—North & South Cook Islands
sign field and finds he is not in the log. He then A multinational group has announced
enters WQ3* in the call-sign field. The * tells plans for a DXpedition to both the North and
the databases to sort for all call signs that start South Cook Islands between mid October and
with the prefix WQ3. Seconds later Tommy mid November. First stop will be Manihiki
sees the call WQ3ILN. Close, but no cigar. (OC-014), in the North Cook Islands between
How did this happen? Perhaps Tommy was October 18 and November 1. The team will
mistaken, the DX station logged him incor- operate a multiop in the CQ WW SSB DX
rectly, or it may have been a pirate. Time to Contest as ZK1CG. Next it’s on to Rarotonga
investigate further. (OC-013), in the South Cook Islands between
Tommy checks the date and time. This now November 1 and 13. Activity is expected on
opens a door that we hope no DXer would 2 through 160 meters (excluding 30 meters)
consider ever going through. Tommy needs a on CW and SSB. The team will be equipped
QSL for this new country and has the contact with beams, verticals and dipoles. The opera-
information of a call sign that is close to his, tors include Ralph, VE7XF/ZK1AKX; John,
but the date and time do not match. If Tommy AA7PM/ZK1APM; Bob, W7TSQ/ZK1ASQ;
is “ethically challenged,” he may submit the Roger, W7VV/ZK1VVV; Victor, ZK1CG and
Members of the Chinese Radio Sports
information of the QSO with WQ3ILN and Association (CRSA) were present at this Tuatai, ZK1MA/ZK1CY. They are seeking
send a note to the QSL manager saying that year’s Dayton Hamvention. Han donations, which can be sent to Roger Hunt-
the DXpedition miscopied his call and that he Zhaofang, BG1HZF, Deputy Secretary ley, W7VV, 13710 235th St, Snohomish, WA
worked the group at such and such date and General (left) and Wang Xinmin, 98296. Donations of $20 will receive a sand
time. Now Tommy, WQ3NIL (not in log), can Secretary General (right), stopped by to sample from Manihiki North Cooks. Dona-
claim the WQ3ILN (I’m Logged Now) QSO. say hello to your editor. tions of $100 or more receive a Manihiki pearl
Obviously DXing is a hobby and most shell to mount on your wall or desk, or to use
people would not think of doing such a thing. as an ashtray. Donations of $500 or more re-
But there will always be a certain number of ceive a Black Pearl from Manihiki Lagoon, a
amateurs who will not be able to resist the pearl shell and sand sample.
temptation. I propose that DXpeditions not August 2 to 15 and the island of Bequia, St
publish dates and times on Internet logs un- Vincent (NA-025) from August 16 to 27. The W9DXCC Convention in September
less they are willing to state that the logs will team members will be Bouke, PA0ZH, Ronald,
not be changed once they are posted. Let’s PA3EWP, Rob, PA5ET, and Dennis, PA7FM. The 49th annual W9DXCC Convention
close this door and lock it. The call signs will be J3/homecall and J8/ will be held at the Holiday Inn in Rolling
homecall. They will use two Yaesu FT- Meadows, Illinois on September 15, 2001.
DX TIDBITS FROM 1000MP transceivers with amplifiers and will Some of this year’s planned programs include
AROUND THE GLOBE be active around the clock on 10-160 meters 9M0M, YJ0PD, 4W/K7BV, PW0S and YK9A.
on CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. Titanex has There will also be talks on PSK31, propaga-
International Lighthouse/Lightship tion, QSL managers, RF Safety, IOTA and the
supplied a V160E vertical antenna to give the
Weekend group a good low-band signal. As in past years, ARRL and DXCC. DXCC card checking will
International Lighthouse/Lightship Week- the LLDXT will have a Tour Web site, which also be performed. This year’s dinner guest
end is August 18-19. A hundred stations have will be updated daily with the latest informa- speaker will be recent CQ DX Hall of Fame
already stated their intention to be on from a tion, on-line logs, tour diary, digital photos and member Bob Allphin, K4UEE. For more in-
lighthouse, lightship or maritime beacon. You digital pileup recordings. The LLDXT home formation, contact Bill Smith, W9VA, by e-
can find the list at www.vk2ce.com/ILLW/ page can be found at www.qsl.net/lldxt/. All mail to [email protected], or c heck the
2001. Notify Mike, GM4SUC, at gm4suc QSLs will be managed again by Rob Snieder, W9DXCC Web site at www.qth.com/w9dxcc/
@compuserve.com if you spot an error or PA5ET, Van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273 VS
omission. Voorburg, The Netherlands. WRAP UP
That’s all for this month. Keep sending
J3, Grenada and J8, St Vincent OJ0—Market Reef your pictures, stories, DX news and club
The Low Land DXpedition Team (LLDXT) Trond, LA9VDA, Arne, LA3IKA, Bjorn, newsletters. Thanks this month go to F5CWU,
recently announced their 6th Caribbean tour. LA5UKA and Paul, LA6YEA, are going to G3SXW, GM4SUC, KE3Q and PA5ET. Until
This year’s tour will take the team to the is- Market Reef from August 5 to 8. The team next month, see you in the pileups!—Bernie,
land of Carriacou, Grenada (NA-147) from will use their home calls /OJ0 on 2 through W3UR
100 August 2001
 OLD RADIO
The Hallicrafters SX-23
Hallicrafters introduced the SX-23 in amateur’s purse. The company decided to There is a Story…
the March 1939 QST in a big way. With a go ahead with the project. When I picked up my SX-23, I was
total of 10 pages of advertising, including The introductory price was around told that Jim Robertson, K2EA, pur-
a two-page-wide photo of the receiver, the $115. In succeeding months, QST ads chased it in March 1939 directly from Leo
debut was noticed by everyone. In the ad show that many of the radio stores had Meyerson, at his World Radio Labs in
Bill Halligan, president of Hallicrafters, affordable “time payments” for hams. Council Bluffs, Iowa. Then a young en-
said, “Today we find ourselves building gineer, Jim was
this ideal receiver, different from anything traveling through
the Hallicrafters have produced in the Council Bluffs be-
past—new in conception, new in design, tween work loca-
new in performance. Because its design tions and missed his
is based on functional principles, and connection. Look-
because it embodies the newest develop- ing for something to
ments in the art of building commu- do while waiting for
nications receivers, it is extremely un- the next bus, he vis-
conventional as compared to receivers ited WRL. Promi-
designed even as late as a year ago.” nently on display
Halligan didn’t stop there. He also had was the radio he The “birth” of the
the enclosure specially designed. The art would fall in love SX-23 was
deco styling of the cabinet and speaker is with and purchase announced in the
March 1939 QST.
striking and makes it unique among com- using Leo’s “easy
munications receivers of this period. In time payments of $15 per month.”
fact, it is my belief that this may be the The SX-23 became part of his travel
most beautiful receiver ever designed. baggage that spring. Eventually, when his
Ironically, Hallicrafters never continued work was done, he journeyed back to his
this elegant design in later receivers. New Jersey home by train.
His train arrived at the station late at
How the SX-23 was Developed night. Unable to carry everything, Jim left
According to Halligan, it was several the receiver and speaker sitting on the
years earlier, in the wee small hours fol- station’s platform while he walked several
This is just one portion of the SX-23 adver- miles home. Returning an hour later with
lowing a typical hamfest, that several tising blitz that consumed 10 pages in QST.
well-known amateurs and communica- a relative’s car, the SX-23 was still there
tions engineers sat in a smoke-filled waiting for him. A testament to Jim’s
room discussing the ideal commu- care, the radio still looks almost new.
nications receiver. Each had his Conclusion
own pet ideas but, strangely enough
There are no official Hallicrafters
for radio engineers, they agreed on
records available, but it is believed
several basic principles. that fewer than 5000 SX-23s were
Returning to Chicago, two of the built, making it hard to find the radio
Hallicrafters engineers started to today.
build this ideal receiver as a sepa- I want to thank Bill Kleronomos,
rate, private project of their own, KD0HG, and Electric Radio maga-
purely experimental. As time passed zine for contributing to this article. I
the project grew and became would recommend anyone in-
the pet of the laboratory. At terested in the SX-23 to read
that time the design was far Bill’s extensive article in the
ahead of manufacturing tech- March 1992 Electric Radio (is-
niques of the day, so it re- sue 35). Back issues are avail-
mained in the lab reminding able for $3.25 delivered in the
everyone of the challenge they US. Please contact Electric
faced if they hoped to some- Radio, 14643 County Rd G,
day produce it. Cortez, CO 81321-9575.
As 1939 approached, manu- I will have the ten pages of
facturing techniques had ad- SX-23 ads mentioned above,
vanced to the point where the along with additional SX-23
SX-23 could be built as a information, on my Web site at
Hallicrafters receiver, at a www.eht.com/oldradio/arrl/
price within the average The Hallicrafters SX-23 receiver. index.html.

John Dilks, K2TQN
125 Warf Road, Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234-8501
[email protected]
August 2001 101
 QRP POWER
A Pickup with Pizzazz
What do you do with a 12-year-old
truck with a decided lack of radio gear?
Why, you turn it into a mobile QRP sta-
tion, that’s what! My old Ford F-150
pickup truck was starting to look like Ed
Hare’s, W1RFI, Deathmobile. Since Ed’s
truck is a world class clunker, I decided
not to compete with him in “The Rusti-
est Pickup Truck in Ham Radio Contest.”
Late last year I sprung for a new engine
and followed that up with a dark blue
metallic paint job. What a difference! I Figure 2—A modified Posse Box serves
told the guys at the body shop to mount as my clock, clipboard and storage bin.
two Hustler ball mounts, one on each side
of the bed, near the tail gate. A 5/8-wave-
length 2-meter antenna was installed in vehicle’s onboard computer systems,
the center of the cab roof. Hey, I was all Figure 1—My QRP sandwich: Elecraft K1 servo and fan motors and digital devices.
set to throw some radio gear into the truck at the top, ICOM 2-meter transceiver in Since the dc wiring for the cigarette
the middle, attached to a RadioShack
and drive off into the sunset. “The best scanner. lighter is bundled with other cabling in
laid plans...” What I found out in putting the vehicle wiring harness and can pick
my mobile QRP station together is worth up extra noise from the vehicle systems,
describing here. regularly operate HF mobile, I settled on it’s best not to trust the cigarette lighter
the Hustler mobile whip and resonator as a source of dc voltage.
Start with a Plan system. The Hustler system has been In my case, 12 V dc power was ob-
Mobile QRP operation is a real eye around for a number of years and is a tained directly from the pickup’s battery
opener. First of all, let me quickly explain proven performer. There are other HF via a commercial fuse block. Since the
that I do not operate while in motion. I antenna systems available that are larger first piece of radio gear I installed was
don’t recommend you do, either. Since I and much more eyecatching than the an ICOM 2 meter rig, I had a chance to
find it difficult to walk and chew gum at Hustler, but I had to draw the line some- debug the power system prior to install-
the same time, for me to try driving my where. I purchased the Hustler foldover ing the HF radio gear. Several of the lo-
truck while operating CW would be an mast (MO-2) along with the 40 and 20 cals complained about alternator whine
accident waiting to happen! meter standard resonators to start. The on my transmitted 2 meter FM signals.
When I first started seriously consid- coax from each ball mount was routed up In order to clean up the power buss, I in-
ering mobile HF QRP operation, I made the frame and into the cab through grom- stalled a brute force power filter avail-
a list of the things I would need to outfit mets in the frame and floor of the cab, able from RadioShack. This LC circuit
my mobile station properly. First on that thanks to the guys at the body shop. They connects in series with the positive power
list was a mobile antenna system. In the also assured me that the pickup box (bed) cable and effectively bypasses all alter-
past, I had used several different makes was securely bonded to the frame with nator and electrical system noise directly
of mobile HF antennas with varying de- several large bolts. I am confident that to ground before it has a chance to enter
grees of frustration. One of the problems there is an adequate RF bond on each ball the dc power cabling. Gone was the an-
I had encountered in these early attempts mount to the necessary metal mass of the noying alternator noise and I felt confi-
was trying to obtain a good RF ground truck. dent that the dc power buss was as clean
plane from my Subaru Outback, one of as I could make it.
the new breed of vehicles that uses poly- Now, a Word about Power The dc power cable was routed from
mer/composite body panels. Bonding and Obtaining “clean” 12 V dc power for the battery through the Ford’s firewall via
grounding on newer vehicles can be a real your mobile communications equipment a handy grommet. A dab of silicone seal-
challenge. No HF antenna will work well in today’s vehicles can be a unique expe- ant around the grommet keeps moisture
unless it has a reflecting plane comprised rience. The trend toward using cigarette out of the cab. The cable I used was #12
of the vehicle body and frame. Getting lighter adaptors is to be avoided at all AWG red/black zip cord available from
the antenna bonded to the vehicle may costs. There is an above average chance most wire and cable distributors at ham
take some real ingenuity on the part of of picking up noise from onboard systems fests. Fuses were installed at the battery
the QRPer. This is less of a problem on and feeding that noise directly into your in case the power cable shorted due to
older vehicles (like my truck) that do not rig via the power cable. You’ve got vehicle vibration over time. Initially, this
use “plastic” body panels. enough of a challenge to hear stations power cable was terminated in a
using an electrically short HF whip an- MOLEX plug. A mating multiple
Hustling a Hustler tenna without injecting additional noise MOLEX connector arrangement was
After polling several of the locals who into your receiving system via the engineered to distribute dc power to sev-

Rich Arland, K7SZ
25 Amherst Ave, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
[email protected]

102 August 2001

eral radios. This is being replaced with Figure 3—New
an actual power distribution box that will engine, new paint,
new transceiver/
be installed in the near future. antenna installation,
and voila: a pickup
Keeping the RF from Becoming RFI with pizzazz.
As long as we are talking about inter-
ference, remember that your radiated RF
signals can cause interference to onboard
computer systems in your vehicle. This
is especially true if your vehicle was pro-
duced within the last 7-10 years. What
worked in “the old days” to suppress RFI
in older vehicles may, in fact, cause mod-
erate to severe damage to today’s mod-
ern cars and trucks. Many manufacturers
have toll free numbers for folks to call to
discuss installing “two-way radio” equip-
ment. Your vehicle owner’s manual may in motion, the HF rig is not permanently you use the information in this column
even have a warning included, stating that mounted. Instead, when I set up to oper- as a guide to setting up your own mobile
the vehicle warranty is voided should you ate HF, I place the rig (currently an station. The mobile environment can be
install any radio gear. Be sure to read your Elecraft K1) atop the ICOM radio for ease a challenging undertaking, but it is an
operating manual thoroughly and contact of use. extremely rewarding endeavor. I’ll be
the car dealer where you bought the ve- Keyer paddles are placed on an alu- looking for QRP QSOs between 1500 and
hicle and/or your vehicle’s manufacturer minum “Posse Box” 1 specifically de- 1600Z daily, Monday through Friday.
prior to any radio installation. These folks signed for use by police officers to hold
Correction: In July’s QRP Power, the
are your first line of defense when it citations, pens/pencils, etc, while on pa-
web site of EPA QRP Club should have
comes to installing radio gear. The last trol. The box has an integral clipboard
been written as www.galls.com.
thing you want to do is void the factory and I have affixed two digital clocks to
warranty on your vehicle. For much more the top, one for local and the other for
detailed information on RFI/EMI and Zulu time (Figure 2). A tablet on the clip-
mobile installations consult The RFI board allows me to jot notes while the STRAYS
Book published by the ARRL (order QSO progresses. Inside my box I keep
#6834) and available from your local QSL cards, an ARES notebook, repeater/
dealer or the ARRL Bookstore. fire/PD frequency directory and Skywarn
materials.
Where am I Gonna Put this Thing?
Mounting equipment can be almost as I Love it when a
much of a challenge as getting clean Plan Comes Together!
power. With today’s vehicles sporting Once everything was in place, I used
plastic, curved dashboards, multi-func- my MFJ antenna analyzer to adjust the
tion center consoles and very little usable whips in both resonators. Since I intend
space for radio gear, the prospective mo- to operate only HF CW from the truck, I
bile operator faces a vexing series of set up each resonator for minimal SWR
problems when it comes to where to on the QRP calling frequencies of
mount equipment. This holds true even 7040 kHz and 14060 kHz, respectively.

NORM STYER, AI2C

for 12-year-old pickup trucks. My Ford Initial contacts netted QSOs with Bob
F-150 has a lot of room in the cab but no Chapman, W9JOP/4 in Bealton, Virginia
place to attach any gear. The dashboard on 40 meters and Dick Baxter, K5TF, in
is essentially all plastic and cannot be Atlanta, Georgia on 20 meters. My loca-
trusted to hold several pounds of radio tion was the parking lot of my work place, QST Congratulates…
equipment under the constant vibration which happens to be situated on the top ◊…the Loudoun Amateur Radio Group
that is inherent to my truck. of a large hill. Since that time, I have for capturing first place in the 2001 Vir-
After looking over the mobile instal- worked some overseas DX on 20 meters ginia QSO Party club competition. Denny
lation of Bob Reynolds, WB3DYE, I had and a bunch of two-way QRP QSOs on Boehler, KF4TJI (left), president of the
some inspiration. Bob’s rigs were hung 40, including Bob Reff, K2OGT/3 in Loudoun Amateur Radio Group accepts
on a commercially manufactured metal Goldsboro, Pennsylvania. the plaque from Dennis Bodson, W4PWF,
“Christmas tree” bracket that was bolted It’s nice to be able to sit in my truck ARRL Roanoke Division Director.
to the floorboard. A machinist friend of at noon hour and make some QRP con- Previous • Next Strays
mine took my crude sketches and trans- tacts. It is a fun time, and provides a wel-
formed them into my version of Bob’s come break from my classroom schedule.
Christmas tree. After bolting my creation If you have ever entertained the idea of
to the transmission hump, I had ample taking your QRP rig on the road, I hope
room to hang radio gear in my truck. The
ICOM 2 meter rig and RadioShack scan- 1
Posse Box, available from Galls, Inc, 2680
ner are mounted together (Figure 1). Palumbo Dr, Lexington, KY 40509-1000, Tel
Since I do not intend to operate HF while 800-477-7766, Web www.galls.com.
August 2001 103
 YL NEWS
Confidence
Say “I can do it.” Repeat 20 times. A group photo taken
Save that thought. Repeat daily. at the Buckeye Belle/
YLRL booth at the
Have you ever thought about upgrad- Dayton Hamvention
ing your skills, starting a business, get- this past May. Seated,
ting involved with your radio club or left to right: Carol
other organization or trying something Schmitkons, KI8IM,
Buckeye Belles
new (a new invention or a new hairstyle)? treasurer and YLRL
Did you get support from your friends and receiving treasurer
family or did you get a negative re- for Districts 8-10,
sponse? If you are like most women, you KH6, KL7 and VE;
Cheryl Muhr, N0WBV,
have often been on the receiving end of YLRL 10th District
comments such as “that will never work,” chairwoman; Mary
or “it’s too difficult for you.” As women, Moore, KL7P.
we often seek the advice and opinion of Standing, left to right:
Betty Mallay, KL7AP,
others and when the response is negative, nonham XYL Kathy
will not challenge it—especially if the and Diane, K2DO.
comment comes from a man or someone
in authority. Does this self-imposed in-
timidation confine women to rigid roles? Ohio’s successful YL clubs. They are
At times, yes, but times are changing. sponsoring the YLRL Convention to be
held in Cleveland, August 2-4, 2002 (see
The 2001 Dayton Hamvention www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/
Women’s attitudes are definitely in a Lab/3376/conventions.html for more in-
positive upswing. There is a “can do” at- formation). Other US clubs are WRONE,
titude in women’s groups that is conta- SAYLARC, PENS YL, Treasure Coast YL
gious. The YLRL (Young Ladies Radio Group, Southern Belles, HAYLARC,
League) forum at the Dayton Hamvention TYLRUN, GAYLARK YLRC of LA,
in May was well attended and the atti- LARA, Two YL Club, TASYL, Colorado
tude in the audience was elevated to say YLs and the Sunflower Group. Most hold
the least. At one point a list of amateur regular meetings (and luncheons), have a
activities (DX, ARES, PSK31, RTTY and newsletter, and HF and VHF nets. Two
more) was read aloud and audience mem- good sources for YL group Web pages are
bers were asked to stand if they were in- www.qsl.net/ylrl/ylclubnet.html main-
volved. Not only did many women jump tained by Carol Hall, KC4IYD and
to their feet, a large portion of the audi- members.home.net/srarc/yl.html run by
ence indicated that they were involved in the Stones River Amateur Radio Club of Ann Keegan, W2AZK, at the YLRL Forum
more than one activity. Quite a few at- Tennessee. Clubs and nets are a great way at the Dayton Hamvention.
tendees were interested in learning more to connect with other women amateurs and
about specific topics and the YLs with learn more about not only Amateur Ra-
experience were quick to offer help and dio, but the other interests that we share.
information. 100 miles alone with her bike loaded with
The forum, moderated by Kay Eyman, A Lesson in Determination gear and supplies. At a fuel stop, some
WA0WOF, emphasized the positive, with A few weeks after Dayton I went to guys in a car told her “You’ll never make
handouts that listed the many YLs who another women’s forum, this time at it up there [to the event] with all that stuff
have been active on DXpeditions all over Americade—the world’s largest motor- on your bike. It’s too heavy for a woman.”
the world. Some examples were Vivien cycle touring rally—held in Lake George, So what happened? When she left the gas
Johnson, KL7YL and her daughter Mel- New York. There were about 60 women station she felt unsure of herself and al-
issa, N9MAJ, who operated from Bhutan at the forum and many of their concerns most fell because the load that had been
in January; Sandy Uthus, KT4YI, who were the same as the women at the YLRL easy to manage for the last 100 miles
operated in Belize and Holly Thompson, forum: how to get experience, learn more suddenly felt too heavy for her. Those ca-
N0QJM, who operated from Easter Is- and have fun. The moderator, Carol sual remarks had put a dent in her confi-
land. Another positive for women came Youorski, said it all in two sentences: dence. Her solution? Saying to herself,
from moderator Carole Perry, WB2MGP, “You can do it just because you hear it “I can do it”…and she did.
who said that half of the Dayton Youth said that you can. What you decide and Whether it’s riding a motorcycle or
Forum speakers were YLs. are determined to do, you will do.” learning the Morse code, life is full of
The Buckeye Belle/YLRL booth at the She shared an experience she had challenges. As women, we need to meet
Hamvention always had a crowd. The while on her way to the convention on them head on. You can do it!—33, Diane,
Belles and the Chix on Six are two of her motorcycle. She had traveled about K2DO

Diane P. Ortiz, K2DO
PO Box 296, Bellport, NY 11713
[email protected]

104 August 2001
 COMING CONVENTIONS
ARIZONA STATE CONVENTION side Convention Center and Holiday Inn, 3400 Mar-
July 20-22 ket St; exit Mission Inn Dr from the 91 Freeway in
July 27-29, Flagstaff Montana State, East Glacier* Riverside, follow directions to the Convention Cen-
The Arizona State Convention, sponsored by the Pacific Northwest DX, Everett (Seattle), WA* ter. Features include ARRL President Jim Haynie,
Amateur Radio Council of Arizona, will be held at July 26-29 W5JBP, opening the convention on Friday afternoon
the Coconino County Fairgrounds; located at the Central States VHF Conference, Fort Worth, with the keynote address; vendors; exhibits; forums
Flagstaff Airport Exit 337, 3 miles S of I-40 on I-17. TX* (ARRL, antenna and propagation, contesting, DX,
Hamfest hours are Friday and Saturday dawn to dusk, July 27-28 VHF/UHF, QRP); demonstrations of Public Safety
Sunday dawn to 2 PM; Exhibit Hall hours are Fri- Oklahoma State, Oklahoma City* Organizations; Satellite Workshop; Special Event
day noon to 5 PM, Saturday 9 AM to 5 PM, Sunday Station; local area T-hunt; VE sessions (Saturday,
9 AM to 2 PM. Features include commercial booths, August 3-4 Holiday Inn, all license classes; registration 8 AM,
major manufacturers, special presentations, semi- South Texas Section, Austin* exams 9:15 AM, $10 fee for each test); Hospitality
nars, ARRL forum, nationally renowned speakers, August 4-5 Suite; technical programs; banquet (Saturday, $33;
VE sessions (Saturday, walk-ins only; registration Eastern Washington Section, Spokane* special guest speaker Dr. H. Paul Shuch, N6TX, of
8:30 AM to noon), near-space ATV repeater balloon August 5 the SETI League); DX Breakfast (Sunday, $17.50);
launch (Saturday), dinner (Saturday night), junque Western New York Section, Williamsville* free parking; handicapped accessible; refreshments.
sale (Sunday). Talk-in on 146.98 (100 Hz). Admis- Talk-in on 146.85, 146.88 (146.2 Hz), 146.52. Ad-
sion is $1. Tables are $5 (limited number available). September 14-15
W9DXCC, Rolling Meadows, IL mission is $12.50 in advance (by Aug 20), $15 at
Contact Dave Reynolds, KE7QF, 1208 W Laird St, the door (or after Aug 20); under 17 free when ac-
Tempe, AZ 85281; 480-731-4691 or 602-881-2722; September 14-16 companied by a paying adult. Contact Judy
[email protected]; www.phx-az.com/ARCA. Illinois State, Peoria Lowman, W6YBS, 7726 Ditmar Ave, San Bernar-
September 15 dino, CA 92410-4717; 909-862-1886 (home) or
ALABAMA SECTION CONVENTION Arkansas State, Little Rock 909-941-2367 (work); [email protected];
August 18-19, Huntsville September 22-23 www.qsl.net/arrl-2001swdc/.
The Alabama Section Convention, sponsored by the Virginia State, Virginia Beach
Huntsville Hamfest Assn, will be held at the Von KENTUCKY STATE CONVENTION
Braun Center (South Hall), 700 Monroe St. Doors October 7 September 8, Louisville
Connecticut State, Wallingford
are open Saturday 9 AM to 4:30 PM, Sunday 9 AM The Kentucky State Convention, sponsored by the
to 2:30 PM. Features include giant dealer/manufac- * See July QST for details. Greater Louisville Hamfest Assn, will be held at the
turer show, huge flea market (256-883-2760), ex- Bullitt County Fairgrounds, approximately 20 miles
hibitors, vendors, forums (ARRL, MARS, Skywarn, S of Louisville on I-65; take Exit 112 and go E.
QRP, and more; 256-539-8950), DX banquet (256- 11 PM. Features include flea market, tailgating, deal-
ers, forums, educational programs, meetings, dem- Doors are open for setup Friday starting at noon;
721-5996), VE sessions (10 AM sharp, both days; public Saturday 8 AM to 3 PM. Features include
$10 test fee), Hospitality Rooms (Friday and Satur- onstrations, auction sale (amateur equipment and
other items), walk-in VE sessions, on site camping hamfest and computer show, indoor flea market (Ri-
day nights at the Huntsville Hilton), convenient chard Pumphrey, WN9DDV, 859-284-9090), out-
parking. Talk-in on 146.94. Admission is $6, under facilities, refreshments. Talk-in on 145.39. Admis-
sion is free. Tables are $5 (first-come, first-served). door tailgating (car $3, camper $5), commercial
12 free. Contact Don Tunstill, W4NO, 1215 Dale vendors ($30 per space with 2 tables; bring your
Dr SE, Huntsville, AL 35801; 256-536-3904; Contact Ann Rinehart, KA8ZGY, 1256 Ridge Dr, S
Charleston, WV 25309; 304-768-9534; ka8zgy@ own extension cords), foxhunt (noon), ARRL booth,
[email protected]; www.hamfest.org. VE sessions (registration 8 AM, testing 9 AM to 2
arrl.net; www.qsl.net/wvsarc.
PM), Special Event Station, free overnight camp-
KANSAS STATE CONVENTION NEW MEXICO STATE CONVENTION ing (Friday night; Carlos York, KB9KOI, 812-294-
August 19, Salina August 25-26, Rio Rancho/Albuquerque 4021), free parking. Talk-in on 146.7 (151.4 Hz).
The Kansas State Convention, sponsored by the Admission is $6 in advance, $7 at the door. Tables
The New Mexico State Convention (Duke City are $16 (8-ft); $10 for space only (no table). Con-
Central Kansas ARC, will be held at the Salina Bi- Hamfest), sponsored by the New Mexico
centennial Center Heritage Hall, Oakdale Park, 800 tact Herb Rowe, W4WQD, 5612 Hwy 16 0 ,
Hamvention/Duke City Hamfest Committee, will Charlestown, IN 47111; 812-294-4905; wd4ixl@
The Midway; from I-70 take the Ohio St Exit and be held at the Rio Rancho National Guard Armory,
turn S, at the 3rd stoplight (Greeley Ave) turn W juno.com; www.thepoint.net/~glha.
4001 Northwest Loop; take I-25 to Bernalillo, W
(right), continue W on Greeley to the Bicentennial on US 550 (NM-44), approximately 8 miles to the
Center. Doors are open 8 AM to 4 PM. Features in- WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SECTION
Armory (watch for signs). Doors are open Satur- CONVENTION
clude large indoor air-conditioned flea market, com- day 8 AM to 5 PM, Sunday 8 AM to 1 PM. Fea-
mercial vendors, full slate of interesting forums and tures include flea market, vendors, dealers, tail- September 9, Butler
meetings, DX card checking, VE sessions (9 AM, gating ($5), forums (ARRL, ARES/RACES), The Western Pennsylvania Section Convention,
walk-ins accepted), free parking, refreshments. satellite demos, T-hunts, antique displays, VE ses- sponsored by the Butler County ARA, will be held
Talk-in on 147.03, 443.9. Admission is $5. Tables sions, RV parking (no hookups). Talk-in on 145.33 at the Butler Farm Showgrounds, Rte 68; 3 miles
are $15 ea (includes electricity). Contact Ron (100 Hz), 444.0 (100 Hz). Admission is free. Tables SW of Butler. Doors are open 8 AM to 4 PM. Fea-
Tremblay, WA0PSF, 112 N Douglas Dr, Salina, KS are $12 (without power), $17 (with power or along tures include flea market, new product displays,
67401-3516; 785-827-8149; rtremblay@kscable the walls). Contact Marcus Lieberman, KM5EH, special forums, refreshments. Talk-in on 147.36.
.com; home.kscable.com/wa0psf. 2300 Hurley Dr NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120; Admission is $5. Tables are $15 (8-ft, indoor, with
MISSOURI STATE CONVENTION 505-836-1724; fax 505-352-6154; km5eh@arrl electricity); outside space $5. Contact Kevin Berry,
.net; www.qsl.net/dchf. KF4RMA, 380 Three Degree Rd, Renfrew, PA
August 25, Columbia 16053-9375; 724-586-1182; [email protected];
The Missouri State Convention, sponsored by the EASTERN VHF/UHF CONFERENCE www.qsl.net/w3udx/.
Central Missouri Radio Assn, will be held at the September 1-2, Enfield, CT Attention Hamfest and Convention Sponsors:
National Guard Armory, 5151 N Roger Wilson Dr; The Eastern VHF/UHF Conference, co-sponsored ARRL HQ maintains a date register of scheduled
41/ 2 miles N of I-70 on Hwy 63N to Prathersville by the Eastern VHF/UHF Society and the North events that may assist you in picking a suitable date
Exit, follow signs. Doors are open 8 AM to 2 PM. East Weak Signal Group, will be held at the for your event. You’re encouraged to register your
Features include forums, vendors, VE sessions, Radisson Hotel. Doors are open Saturday 8 AM to event with HQ as far in advance as your planning
special guest speaker Dan Miller, K3UFG, (Field 11 PM, Sunday 8 AM to 1 PM. Features include permits. Hamfest and convention approval proce-
and Educational Services Dept Certification Spe- dures for ARRL sanction are separate and distinct
flea market, lectures, lab sessions, noise figure and from the date register. Registering dates with ARRL
cialist at ARRL HQ). Talk-in on 146.76. Admis- antenna measurements, banquet. Admission is $20
sion is $4 in advance, $5 at the door. Tables are HQ doesn’t constitute League sanction, nor does it
in advance, $25 at the door. Tables are $5 (flea guarantee there will not be a conflict with another
$10 (includes 1 admission). Contact Dale market only, Sunday). Contact Bruce Wood, established event in the same area.
Huffington, AE0S, 2709 Cimarron Dr, Columbia, N2LIV, 3 Maple Glen Ln, Nesconset, NY 11767; We at ARRL HQ are not able to approve dates for
MO 65203; 573-875-6170; [email protected]; 631-265-1015 (home) or 631-293-9600 (work); sanctioned hamfests and conventions. For hamfests,
www.qsl.net/cmra/hamfest2001.htm. [email protected]. this must be done by your division director. For con-
ventions, approval must be made by your director
WEST VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION and by the executive committee. Application forms
August 25, Weston can be obtained by writing to or calling the ARRL
CONVENTION convention program manager, tel 860-594-0262.
The West Virginia State Convention, sponsored by Note: Sponsors of large gatherings should check
the WV State AR Council, will be held at the September 7-9, Riverside, CA
with League HQ for an advisory on possible date
Jackson’s Mill and Convention Center; I-79, Exit The Southwestern Division Convention, sponsored conflicts before contracting for meeting space. Dates
99, W on US Rte 33 to 4th stoplight, N on US Rte by the Inland Empire Council of Amateur Radio may be recorded at ARRL HQ for up to two years in
19 to Jackson’s Mill Rd. Doors are open 8 AM to Organizations (IECARO), will be held at the River- advance.

Gail Iannone
Convention Program Manager

August 2001 105
 HAMFEST CALENDAR
Attention: The deadline for receipt of items for Joliet Park District (Inwood Center), 3 000 W miles, Man O’ War Blvd S 1.3 miles; Parkers Mill
this column is the 1st of the second month pre- Jefferson St; I-55 to Rte 52 (Jefferson St), go E 1 Rd W 1.2 miles, Airport Rd N, left into Armory
ceding publication date. For example, your in- mile to Center. Flea market, vendors, VE sessions, grounds. Forums (ATV, ARRL, ARES), electrical
formation must arrive at HQ by August 1 to be overnight parking (no services), plenty of parking, safety around power lines demonstration, VE ses-
listed in the October issue. Hamfest information refreshments. TI: 147.33, 224.54. Adm: advance $4, sions, special-event station. TI: 146.76. Adm: ad-
is accurate as of our deadline; contact sponsor for door $5. Tables: $8 and $12. Joe Cassata, KA9CAI, vance $5, door $6. Tables: advance $15, door $25.
possible late changes. For those who send in items 10 S Meadow Ln, Naperville, IL 60564; 630-420- John Barnes, KS4GL, 216 Hillsboro Ave, Lexing-
for Hamfest Calendar and Coming Conventions: 0342; fax 630-257-7468; [email protected]; ton, KY 40511-2105; 859-253-1178; ks4gl@juno.
Postal regulations prohibit mention in QST of www.geocities.com/k9bar. com; www.BluegrassARS.org/.
prizes or any kind of games of chance such as †Illinois (Peotone)—Aug 12, 6 AM to 2:30 PM. Kentucky (Louisville)—Sep 8, Kentucky State
raffles or bingo. Spr: Hamfesters RC. Will County Fairgrounds; Convention. See “Coming Conventions.”
(Abbreviations: Spr = Sponsor, TI = Talk-in fre- I-57 to Peotone Exit 327 (go E 1 mile). TI: 146.64, †Maine (St Albans)—Aug 11, 8 AM to noon. Spr:

quency, Adm = Admission.) 146.52. Adm: advance $5 (with double stub), door Piscataquis ARC. SnoDevils Snowmobile Club, N
$6 (with single stub). Robert Nelson, WB9WFR, of St Albans on Rte 152 (Todd’s Corner Rd). Tail-
Alabama (Huntsville)—Aug 18-19, Alabama Sec- 1720 Vollmer Rd, Flossmoor, IL 60422; 708-756- gating (free), VE sessions (10 AM, all classes),
tion Convention. See “Coming Conventions.” 7984; [email protected]; hamfesters.org. camping/RV spaces (no hookups), free parking,
Arizona (Flagstaff)—Jul 27-29, Arizona State †Illinois (Quincy)—Aug 11, 8 AM to 2 PM. Spr: refreshments. TI: 147.39, 146.52. Adm: $5, under
Convention. See “Coming Conventions.” Western Illinois ARC. Eagles Alps, Eagles Alps 12 free. George Dean, WA1JMM, Box 365,
† Arkansas (Mena)—Sep 7-8; 7 AM to 5 PM. Spr: Grounds, 3737 N 5th St; 4.5 miles N of downtown Brownville Junction, ME 04415; 207-965-8864;
Queen Wilhelmina Hamfest Assn. Queen Quincy with easy access from US Hwy 24. Ham [email protected]; www.qsl.net/parc/.
Wilhelmina State Park, 13 miles W of Mena on Radio and Computer Swapfest, indoor flea mar- Massachusetts (Cambridge)—Aug 19. Nick
Hwy 88. Flea market, dealers, ARRL forum, ket, outdoor tailgating (free with paid admission), Altenbernd, KA1MQX, 617-253-3776.
Skywarn Repeater Council Meeting, VE sessions. VE sessions (12:30 PM, all license classes; 217- † Massachusetts (Orange)—Sep 9; sellers 6 AM,
TI: 146.79 (100 Hz). Adm: Free. Tables: bring your 224-8526; [email protected]), DXCC card checking
(8-11 AM), plenty of convenient parking, refresh- buyers 8 AM to 2 PM. Spr: Mohawk ARC. Elks
own tables; space under tent $10, outside space $5. Lodge No 1837, 92 New Athol Rd; Rte 2 (E or W) to
Charlotte Lee, KC5DOR, 415 Crosstrails Rd, De ments. TI: 147.03. Adm: advance $4, door $5, un-
der 12 free. Tables: $10 (first table), $16 (for 2 Exit 16, then Rte 202 N to Junction of Rte 2A, left
Queen, AR 71832; 870-642-7656 (home) or 870- on Rte 2A to Orange, Elks is 1 mile on left. TI:
642-2234 Ext 107 (work); [email protected]; tables), $21 (for 3 tables); each additional table
after 3 is $5. Bob Crockett, N9KUT, Box 3132, 145.37, 146.58. Adm: $3, under 12 $1. Tables: ad-
QWHA.ORG. vance $8, door $12. John Dould, AE1B, 22 S Athol
† California (Chico)—Aug 4. Spr: Golden Empire Quincy, IL 62301; 217-222-4467; w9awe@arrl.
net; www.qsl.net/w9awe. Rd, Athol, MA 01331; 978-249-5905; [email protected].
ARS. University Farm Pavilion, 311 Nicholas Massachusetts (South Dartmouth)—Sep 9. Tim
†Indiana (Greentown)—Aug 12; set up Satur-
Schouten Ln; from Chico go S on Midway toward Smith, N1TI, 508-758-3680.
Durham, turn right on Hegan Ln, go 1.2 miles to day 6-8 PM, Sunday 6-8 AM; public 8 AM to 1 † Michigan (Grayling)—Sep 8, 8 AM to noon. Spr:
University Farm, turn left. Swapmeet, tailgating PM. Sprs: Kokomo and Grant County ARCs. Li-
($5), VE session (9 AM), foxhunt, pancake break- ons Club Fairgrounds; 15 miles E of Kokomo, 25 ARA of Hansen Hills. Hansen Hills Recreation Cen-
fast. TI: 146.85. Adm: Free. Tables: $5. Ed Everett, miles W of Marion, 3 blocks N of Hwys 22/35, ter, 7601 Old Lake Rd; M-72 W from Grayling to
KI6MX, 4495 County Rd 202, Orland, CA 95963; follow signs. Vendors, tailgating ($3 per space), M-93, S on M-93 approximately 1 mile, left on Old
530-865-7432; [email protected]. VE sessions (anyone who obtains a Tech license Lake Rd, follow signs. VE sessions (all classes),
at our testing session will be admitted free), handi- ample parking. TI: 145.13. Adm: $2. Tables: $5 (per
California (Riverside)—Sep 7-9, Southwestern 6-ft). John Schultz, N8YSS, 3729 E Branch Rd,
Division Convention. See “Coming Conventions.” capped parking. TI: 146.79, 146.91. Adm: advance
$4, door $5, under 13 free. Tables: $8 (inside). L. Grayling, MI 49738; 517-348-4966; jschultz@
† California (Santa Barbara/Goleta)—Aug 12, 8
B. (Nick) Nickerson, K9NQW, 517 N Hendricks i2k.net; www.arahh.org/swapshop.html.
AM to 3 PM. Spr: Santa Barbara ARC. Elks Pic- Ave, Marion, IN 46952-2319; 765-668-4814; † Michigan (Jackson/Vandercook Lake)—Aug
nic Grounds, 150 N Kellogg Ave; take Hwy 101 to [email protected]; www.grantarc.com/ 11, 8 AM to noon. Spr: Cascades ARS. Jackson
Patterson Ave, N to Calle Real, W to Kellogg Ave. greentown.html. Community College, 2111 Emmons Rd; US 127 to
Vendors, ARRL booth and bookstore, displays, †Indiana (Lafayette)—Aug 19, 8 AM to 2 PM. M-50, M-50 W to Hague Rd, S on Hague to
contests, VE sessions (8:30 AM), Santa Barbara Emmons, W on Emmons to College entrance. Trunk
style BBQ. TI: 146.79 (131.8 Hz). Adm: Free. Al Spr: Tippecanoe ARA. Tippecanoe Fairgrounds,
1401 Teal Rd (SR 25); 60 miles NW of Indianapo- sales ($5), VE sessions. TI: 146.88. Adm: $5.
Soenke, WA6VNN, 497 Camino Talavera, Goleta, Tables: $15 (wall), $10 (regular). Dennis Byrne,
CA 93117; 805-562-2694; [email protected]; lis on I-65. Indoor/outdoor vendors, VE sessions,
free parking. TI: 147.135 (88.5 Hz), 443.775 (88.5 KC8IJZ, 10265 Mack Island Rd, Grass Lake, MI
www.sbarc.org. 49240; 517-522-4058; [email protected];
† California (Vacaville)—Sep 1, 9 AM to 1 PM.
Hz). Adm: $4. David Dull, WB9BRX, 49 Knoll
Crest Ct, W Lafayette, IN 47906; 765-743-8305; www.qsl.net/cars-jxn.
Sprs: Vaca Valley RC and Western States Weak [email protected]; www.w9reg.org. †Minnesota (Rush City)—Sep 8, 8 AM to 11 AM.
Signal Society. Larry Hogue’s house, 7372 Paddon Spr: East Central Minnesota ARC. Rush City High
Rd; I-505, exit Midway Rd, go W 1/2 mile, turn right Indiana (LaPorte)—Aug 25. Neil Straub, WZ9N,
219-324-7525. School; I-35, Rush City Exit, go 1 block E, then 1
onto Paddon Rd, third driveway on right. Flea block N to High School. QLF contest, ARES info.
†Indiana (Spencer)—Sep 8, 9 AM. Sprs: Owen
market, VUCC checking, VE sessions (1 PM), re- TI: 145.33. Adm: $3. Tables: $5. Larry Jilek,
freshments. TI: 441.15 (77 Hz), 145.47 (127.3 Hz). County ARA and Bloomington ARC. Owen County KA0MEN, 51835 Belle Isle Dr, Rush City, MN
Adm: Free. Larry Hogue, W6OMF, 7372 Paddon Fairgrounds; State Rd 46 (Morgan St) to East St, 55069; 320-358-4205; [email protected].
Rd, Vacaville, CA 95688-9634; 707-452-9701; turn S to Fairgrounds. Forums, contests, VE ses- †Minnesota (St Joseph)—Aug 12; set up 8 AM;
[email protected]. sions. TI: 146.985. Adm: $3. Tables: $5. Millard
Qualls, K9DIY, 2129 S Rogers St, Bloomington, public 9 AM to 2 PM. Spr: St Cloud ARC. Del-
Connecticut (Enfield)—Sep 1-2, Eastern VHF/ Win Ballroom, 1985 88th Ave; I-94 to Hwy 75.
UHF Conference. See “Coming Conventions.” IN 47403; 812-332-0074; [email protected];
www.bloomingtonradio.org/hamfest. Swapfest, dealer displays, flea market ($5 per park-
Florida (Fort Pierce)—Aug 18. Ladd Sajor, †Iowa (Amana)—Aug 12, 8 AM. Spr: Cedar Val-
ing space), VE sessions (1 PM), free parking, free
W2KGV, 561-878-9710. coffee, refreshments. TI: 147.015, 146.94. Adm: $5.
† Florida (Tampa)—Aug 25, 8 AM to 1 PM. Spr:
ley ARC. Amana Convention Center, 39 38th Ave; Tables: $10. Jack Maus, W0MBD, 12647 210th St,
I-80, Exit 225, N on US Rte 151, right at “T”, left Cold Spring, MN 56320; 320-685-8295;
Tampa ARC. TARC Club House Center, 7801 N at 4-way at Amana, right before Lily Pond, follow
22nd St; I-275 to Sligh Ave Exit, E on Sligh Ave to [email protected]; www.w0sv.org.
signs. Flea market, ham and computer vendors, air-
22nd St, left (N) on 22nd St, go to end of road. conditioned exhibit hall, forums, VE sessions Missouri (Columbia)—Aug 25, Missouri State
Indoor swap tables, tailgating, free parking, re- (walk-ins accepted), lots of parking, free coffee. Convention. See “Coming Conventions.”
freshments. TI: 147.105 (146.2 Hz). Adm: $2 ($3 † Missouri (St Charles)—Aug 26, 6:30 AM to
TI: 146.745, 146.52. Adm: $5. Tables: $10. Chuck
additional for tailgate space). Tables: $15 (first Bassett, N0UTS, 207 7th Ave, Hiawatha, IA 52233; 1 PM. Spr: St Charles ARC. VFW Hall, 66 VFW Ln;
table), $10 (for each additional table). Biff Craine, 319-378-0448; [email protected]; cvarc.rf.org/. Hwy 70, S on Hwy 94, go 1 mile, turn right on Pralle
K4LAW, 13515 Greenleaf Dr, Tampa, FL 33613; for about 500 ft, turn left on Old Hwy 94, Hall is 1/4
813-265-4812 (eves); [email protected]; www. Kansas (Chanute)—Aug 18. Charlie Ward,
WD0AKU, 316-431-6402. mile on right. Flea market, vendors, new and old ham-
hamclub.org. related equipment, tailgating ($7 per parking space),
Illinois (Danville)—Aug 26. Curt Chambers, Kansas (Salina)—Aug 19, Kansas State Conven- live demonstrations (packet, ATV, moon bouncing),
WX9EMA, 217-766-5208. tion. See “Coming Conventions.” free forums, ARRL representative, VE sessions. TI:
†Kentucky (Lexington)—Aug 12, 8 AM to 4 PM. 146.67. Adm: Free. Tables: $12 (inside air-condi-
† Illinois (Joliet)—Aug 26. Spr: Bolingbrook ARS.
Spr: Bluegrass ARS. National Guard Armory, 4301 tioned hall). Ken Fieser, KB0VLN, 2315 Entity, St
Airport Rd; from I-75/I-64 Exit 115, KY 922 S 1.5 Louis, MO 63114-1835; 314-428-4383; kfieser@aol.
†ARRL Hamfest miles, New Circle Rd W 4.6 miles; US 60 W 1.5 com; www.qth.com/wb0hsi/.

Gail Iannone
Convention Program Manager

106 August 2001
†New Jersey (Bayville)—Aug 12; set up 6 AM;
then left onto Rte 233. Vendors, tailgating (free), right. Ham and Computer Swapfest, mid-morning
public 8 AM. Spr: Jersey Shore ARS. Bayville programs. TI: 146.88. Adm: $5. Tables: $5 each fun auction, tailgating ($3 per space), VE sessions
Firehouse, Rte 9 S; Garden State Parkway to Exit (vendors 6 for $25). Russell Schorer, KB2MAS, (Saturday, Aug 11, Shrewsbury Borough Building;
80, take Rte 9 S to Bayville, approximately 5 miles Box 327, Clark Mills, NY 13321-0327; 315-853- registration 9:30 AM, testing 10 AM; Carol,
S of Toms River. Vendors, VE sessions (registra- 8739; [email protected]. KC6GMN, [email protected]), refreshments. TI:
tion 11:00 AM, exams 11:15 AM), refreshments. † New York (Yonkers)—Aug 26. Spr: Yonkers 146.7. Adm: $5. Tables: $10. Cecil Mundorff,
TI: 146.91 (127.3 Hz). Adm: $5, nonham spouses ARC. Saunders Trade and Technical School. Flea K3DCU, 2085 Delta Rd, Felton, PA 17322-7979;
and under 15 free. Tables: $15 (includes 1 admis- market, tailgating, VE sessions, refreshments. TI: 717-927-6662; fax 717-927-9282; k3dcu@juno.
sion). Ed Genoino, WA2NDA, Box 295, Toms 146.865. Adm: $5. Tommy Monzon, W5ACT, 21 com; www.carli-online.com/hamfest.
River, NJ 08754-0295; 609-971-2792; wa2nda@ West Ln, South Salem, NY 10590; 914-533-2892 † Tennessee (Lebanon)—Aug 26. Spr: Short
aol.com; www.jsars.org/. (home) or 203-794-2665 (work); [email protected]; Mountain Repeater Club. State Park; from Leba-
† New Jersey (Mullica Hill)—Aug 19, 8 AM to
www.yarc.org. non go S on Hwy 231 for 6 miles. TI: 146.91. Adm:
2 PM. Spr: Gloucester County ARC. 4-H Fair- †North Carolina (Shelby)—Sep 1-2; gates 6 AM, Free. Roger Hughes, W4IV, 3301 Crestmont Dr,
grounds, Rte 77; from Commodore Barry Bridge buildings 8 AM to 5 PM. Spr: Shelby ARC. Murfreesboro, TN 37129; 615-893-5623.
follow Rte 322 E to Rte 45, then follow Rte 45 S Cleveland County Fairgrounds, on Hwy 74 Busi- Texas (Gainesville)—Aug 25. James Floyd,
to Rte 77, continue S for another 11/ 2 miles, Fair- ness; I-85 S to US 74 (W to Shelby), to US 74 N5ZPU, 940-668-7511.
grounds are on left. Ham Radio/Electronics/ Business, 1/4 mile on right. Forums, VE sessions. † Washington (Graham)—Sep 8; set up Friday
Computer Flea Market, dealer displays, tailgating TI: 146.88. Adm: advance $5, door $6. John
($5), antique and vintage radios, VE sessions 2-7:30 PM, Saturday 6-8:30 AM; public 9 AM to
Ledford, W4JL, 3410 Oakcrest Dr, Shelby, NC 3 PM. Spr: Radio Club of Tacoma. Frontier Park,
(9:30 AM), free parking, refreshments. TI: 147.18. 28150; 704-482-4507; [email protected]; www.
Adm: advance $4, door $5, nonham spouses and Pierce County Fairgrounds, 21718 Meridian Ave E;
shelby.net/n4fan. from I-5 take Exit 127 to SR 512 E; go 8.6 miles to
under 12 free. Tables: $10 (covered pavillion † Ohio (Findlay)—Sep 9, 8 AM to 3 PM. Spr:
space). Harry Bryant, AA2WN, 117 Highland SR 161, turn right onto Meridian St, go S 7 miles to
Ave, Pennsville, NJ 080 70; 856-478-4738; Findlay ARC. Hancock County Fairgrounds, 1017 Frontier Park on your right. Flea market, VE ses-
[email protected]; www.gcarc-w2mmd. E Sandusky St; State Rte 568, 1 mile E of Main St. sions (10 AM, on site), Antique Station W7OS will
org. TI: 147.15. Adm: $5. Tables: $14. Bill Kelsey, be “On the Air,” ham gear, commercial displays,
†New Jersey (Oakland)—Aug 18; sellers 6 AM;
N8ET, 3521 Spring Lake Dr, Findlay, OH 45840; computers, Country Store (consignment sales, PSK-
419-423-4604; [email protected]; www.bright. 31 demos), radio and antenna testing, overnight
buyers 8 AM to noon. Spr: Ramapo Mountain ARC. net/~kanga/w8ft/hamfest.html. camping (on site), free parking. TI: 147.38 (103.5
American Legion Hall, 65 Oak St, I-287 to Exit Hz). Adm: $5. Tables: non-commercial $20 (includes
58, US 202 S, turn right onto Oak St, hamfest on Ohio (Friendship)—Aug 18. Jack King, KB8NBI,
740-372-5811. 1 seller admission, helpers $5 each), commercial $30
left. Ham Radio/Computer Flea Market, vendors, (includes 2 helper admissions). Lou Simmons,
†Ohio (Warren)—Aug 19; 6 AM (flea market),
tailgating ($8), refreshments (kitchen opens at 7 KB7WDB, 21915 78th Ave E, Graham, WA 98338-
AM). TI: 146.49, 146.52. Adm: $4, nonham spouses 8 AM (inside sales). Spr: Warren ARA. Kent State
University Trumbull Campus, 4314 Mahoning Ave 9201; [email protected]; www.w7dk.org.
and kids free. Tables: $10. Steve Oliphant, N2KBD, † Washington (Longview)—Aug 11, 9 AM. Spr:
10 Glen Rd, Ringwood, NJ 07456-2331; 973-962- NW; at the intersection of Rtes 5 and 82 Bypass
4584; fax 973-962-6210; [email protected]; www. and Rte 45; entrance will be at Educational High- Lower Columbia ARA. Cowlitz County Expo Cen-
qsl.net/rmarc. way which is the second road N of the By-Pass off ter, corner of 7th Ave and Washington St; take ei-
† New Mexico (Alamogordo)—Sep 1. Spr: Rte 45 to the right. Flea market ($5 per 10-ft out- ther Exit 36 or Exit 39 off I-5, go W, follow signs
side space), forums (antenna, VHF, packet, com- for the County Fairgrounds, now known as the Expo
Alamogordo ARC. Fairgrounds, N White Sands Center. Commercial dealers (get free tables and
Blvd; N end of town, E of Shopping Mall. Forums puter), CW contest, VE sessions (registration 9:30
AM, testing 10 AM). TI: 146.97, 443.0. Adm: $5. admission), tailgating ($5 per space), APRS dis-
(ARRL, MARS, Road Runner Net), VE sessions, play. TI: 147.26 (114.8 Hz). Adm: $4. Tables: $10
table to test your gear. TI: 146.8. Adm: Free. Tables: Tables: $10 (8-ft, inside, plus admission). Renee
McCaman, KB8SVF, 317 Raymond Ave NW, War- (free tables for NW radio clubs). Bob Morehouse,
$5. June Richmond, K5BHE, 1109 Monroe Ave, KB7ADO, 2437 Allen St, Kelso, WA 98626; 360-
Alamogordo, NM 88310; 505-437-0298; k5lrw@ ren, OH 44483; 330-847-8478; mccaman@cboss.
com; www.onecom.net/wara. 425-6076 (after 6 PM weekdays); kb7ado@aol.
zianet.com; www.zianet.com/aarc/. com; www.qsl.net/nc7p/swapmeet.htm.
New Mexico (Rio Rancho/Albuquerque)— Ontario (Carp)—Sep 1. Greg Danylchenko,
† West Virginia (Huntington)—Aug 11, 8:30 AM
Aug 25-26, New Mexico State Convention (Duke VE3YTZ, 613-236-9291.
† Pennsylvania (Bartonsville)—Sep 8; set up to 2 PM. Spr: Tri-State ARA. Veterans Memorial
City Hamfest). See “Coming Conventions.” Fieldhouse, 2590 5th Ave; I-64 to Exit 11 (Hal Greer
† New York (Ballston Spa)—Sep 8; set up Friday 6 AM; public 8 AM to 4 PM. Sprs: Eastern PA ARA
and Pocono ARK. Monroe County Vo-Tech School, Blvd), right (N) on Hal Greer to 5th Ave, right on
6-8:30 PM; public Saturday 7 AM to 3 PM. Spr: 5th Ave to corner of 5th Ave and 26th St, on left just
Saratoga County RACES. Saratoga County Fair- Laurel Lake Dr. Electronics Exposition, vendors
($15 inside space, $5 outside space), exhibitors, new before the intersection. Hamfest/Computer Show,
grounds; I-87 to Exit 12, W on Rte 67 to Ballston flea market, dealers, vendors, forums, VE sessions
Spa, follow hamfest signs. Commercial vendors, and used equipment, computers, VE sessions, fo-
rums and discussion groups, various area public (registration 10 AM, exams 10:30 AM; all elements,
new and used equipment, computer software and $10 fee per test). TI: 146.76 (131.8 Hz). Adm: $5.
hardware, tailgating ($5 per space, includes admis- service agencies, refreshments. TI: 147.045 (131.8
Hz), 146.865 (100 Hz), 146.535. Adm: $5, children Tables: advance $8 (by Jul 31; Ezra Taylor, N8KTA,
sion), auction, foxhunt, on site radio test area, VE 304-429-1667), door $12 (if still available); elec-
sessions, free parking, refreshments. TI: 147.0, and spouses free. Bill Connelly, W3MJ, RR 3, Box
3165, E Stroudsburg, PA 18301; 570-424-0845 or tricity $10 per plug. Garry Ritchie, W8OI, 19
147.24. Adm: $5. Tables: $5 (reservations and pre- Pinecrest Dr, Huntington, WV 25705; 304-733-
payment welcomed and encouraged; first-come, 570-424-2174; [email protected]; www.qsl.net/n3is.
1300; [email protected]; www.qsl.net/tara.
first-served basis). Darlene Lake, N2XQG, 314 Pennsylvania (Butler)—Sep 9, Western Pennsylva-
nia Section Convention. See “Coming Conventions.” West Virginia (Weston)—Aug 25, West Virginia
Louden Rd, No 84, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866; State Convention. See “Coming Conventions.”
518-587-2385; [email protected]; www.capital.net/ Pennsylvania (Lewistown)—Aug 4. Richard † Wisconsin (Baraboo)—Aug 11; set up 6 AM;
users/lake. Yingling, WB3COB, 717-242-1882.
†New York (Bethpage)—Sep 9; set up 7 AM; pub- † Pennsylvania (Matamoras)—Aug 12; sellers
public 7 AM to noon. Spr: Yellow Thunder ARC.
Sauk County Fairgrounds, 8th St, on Hwy 33, far
lic 8:30 AM to 1 PM. Spr: Long Island Mobile 7:15 AM, buyers 8 AM. Spr: Tri-State ARA. Air- E side of Baraboo. Circus City Swapfest, vendors,
ARC. Briarcliff College, 1055 Stewart Ave. Elec- port Park, 7th St; Exit 11 off I-84, go 1.3 miles N tailgating, VE sessions (code 9 AM, written
tronics Hamfair and Flea Market, vendors, tailgat- on Rtes 6 and 209, take right onto 7th St. Tailgat- 10 AM), camping, free parking. TI: 147.315
ing ($15 per space, includes 1 admission, additional ing ($7, includes admission), lots of parking, re- (123.0 Hz). Adm: advance $4, door $5. Tables: $5
workers $6 each; no advanced registration needed), freshments. TI: 145.35 (100 Hz), 146.76 (100 Hz). (8-ft; includes 1 admission, advance sales only).
equipment, computers, accessories, VE sessions, Adm: $5. Tables: $10. Carl Will, KB3DHN, Box Steve Schulze, N9UDO, 1120 City View Rd,
tune-up clinic. TI: 146.85 (136.5 Hz). Adm: $6, 1012, Dingman’s Ferry, PA 18328; 570-828-7622; Baraboo, WI 53913; 608-356-2313; n9udo@arrl
nonham sweethearts and under 13 free when ac- [email protected]; www.qsl.net/k3tsa .net; www.qsl.net/ytarc/.
companied by paying parent. Ed Muro, K2EPM, † Pennsylvania (New Kensington)—Aug 26,
Box 392, Levittown, NY 11756-0392; 516-520- 8 AM to 2 PM. Spr: Skyview Radio Society.
9311 (24-hour info line); [email protected]; Skyview Club House, 2335 Turkey Ridge Rd; from
www.limarc.org.
Attention All Hamfest Committees!
the intersection of Rtes 380 and 366, take 366 W Get official ARRL sanction for your event and
† New York (Margaretville)—Aug 25; set up
toward New Kensington, go approximately 1 mile receive special benefits such as free prizes,
6 AM; public 8 AM to 3 PM. Spr: Margaretville and turn right onto Whitten Hollow Rd, go 1/ 2 mile, handouts, and other support.
ARC. Margaretville Fireman’s Field, behind A&P; turn right onto Turkey Ridge, Club House is on left It’s easy to become sanctioned. Contact the
at the junction of State Rtes 28 and 30. Tailgating at top of hill. Flea market ($5 per spot). TI: 146.64 Convention and Hamfest Branch at ARRL Head-
($7), VE sessions (11 AM). TI: 146.985, 449.125, (131.8 Hz). Adm: Free. Robert Livrone, N3WAV, quarters, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111. Or
146.52. Adm: $4. Tables: $15 (table and space, in- 116 Arizona Dr, Lower Burrell, PA 15068; 724-339- send e-mail to [email protected].
cludes 1 admission), $10 (space only). Lester 9607; [email protected]; www.microconnect.net/ Promoting your event is guaranteed to increase
Bourke, KB2DCE, HC 2, Box 126-C, ~ggross/skyview.htm. attendance. As an approved event sponsor, you
Margaretville, NY 12455; 845-586-2324; †Pennsylvania (Shrewsbury)—Aug 12, 7 AM to
are entitled to advertise your event in QST at
[email protected]; www.catskill.net/marc. 3 PM. Sprs: Southern PA Comm. Grp, Hilltop special rates. Make your hamfest a success by
†New York (Westmoreland)—Aug 11, 8 AM. Spr:
Transmitting Assn, and York ARC. Shrewsbury taking advantage of this great opportunity. Call
Rome Radio Club. Westmoreland Fire Department; Firehall and grounds, 25 W Forrest St; Exit 1 off I- the ARRL Advertising Department at 860-594-
NYS Thruway to Exit 32, after toll booth turn right, 83, take Rte 851 W, go 1/2 mile to Firehouse on 0207, or e-mail [email protected].

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 SILENT KEYS
It is with deep regret that we record W4WAF, C. W. Freeman, Daytona Beach, FL WD8QNA, Christina I. Kaplan, Marietta, OH
the passing of these amateurs. W4WDL, Eugene Hicks, Albuquerque, NM W8RKL, Edgar A. Smith, Dayton, OH
AF4WX, Russell Ballard, Calhoun, GA AK8S, Oslin D. Whiddon, Ann Arbor, MI
K1AS, Alan R. Sherman, Danielson, CT **W4YN, Tracy Levy, Merritt Island, FL W8SPU, Helen V. Smith, Sycamore, OH
WA1BXU, Sandra J. Marchant, Largo, FL WB4ZML, Gerald E. Hite, Louisville, KY K8THY, William J. Amos, Fairborn, OH
K1GXD, Ed Bullock, Burlington, MA W5CCV, Joe P. McDonald, Edmond, OK KA8ZWZ, Tami L. Hensley, Phil Campbell, AL
W1HYK, Frank O’Classen, Rutland, VT *WB5CVR, Zeke Green, Sherman, TX WD9GEJ, Jon L. Foster, Crawfordsville, IN
WA1INL, Samuel E. Banks, Shelton, CT K5CXP, Albert I. Rauscher, Oklahoma City, OK K9HHH, Charles E. Crofoot, Tomahawk, WI
K1JNJ, Harry B. Smith III, Hillsboro, NH W5DKD, F. C. Shepard, Deming, NM K9IIR, Carlisle S. Hazelwood, Oshkosh, WI
KD1Q, Chester C. Smith, Pittsfield, NH WD5GUL, Richard M. Czaplewski, Houston, TX K9LWZ, Arthur O. Smith, Wisconsin Rapids, WI
K1RZO, Ruth M. McNamara, Nashua, NH W5IZO, Charlie B. Thompson, Raton, NM KD9NQ, Dean E. Timmerman, Sun City, AZ
K2AGJ, Eileen V. Holmes, Linden, NJ W5RNA, Roy J. Grubbs, Dallas, TX KA9OSF, Barnett B. Morris, Indianapolis, IN
W2AMS, Henry J. Treger, Westfield, NJ W5RYC, Max Tidmore, Lubbock, TX W9PLW, Le Roy W Hulvey, Lake Station, IN
K2BUS, Art Seidman, Great Barrington, MA N5TQX, Robert W. Myers, Ranger, TX N9TMI, Donnie R. Roberts, Higginsville, MO
*KC2EA, Charles E. Tallman, Canandaigua, NY W5VY, Joe C. Patterson, San Antonio, TX KC9V, Betty Collins, State Line, IN
AA2ED, Arthur M. Reynolds, Lockport, NY W6FJU, David E. Jewell, Chico, CA K0BH, Roger P. Anderson, Saint Paul, MN
W2HAJ, M. Sorochka, Freehold, NJ W6FWG, Clifton V. George, San Antonio, TX W0BTM, Vertice E. Crosby, Grand Island, NE
K2IOM, Gordon E. Reese, Danielson, CT AH6IL, Francis L. Brown, Hilo, HI KB0CDX, Le Roy D. Van Eckhout, Bowman, ND
WB2JMR, Edward N. Hahn, Moorestown, NJ KA6IWN, Earl J. Franzel, Ventura, CA W0EUQ, George E. Kraus, Grand Forks, ND
K2JWS, Frank F. Thomas, Elmira Heights, NY KD6JJ, Carl J. Bassler, Encinitas, CA KD0GM, Alan J. Hicks, Deadwood, SD
K2MLT, Walter S. Taylor, Hammondsport, NY W6MEN, Stephen M. Stambuk, San Pedro, CA K0IFJ, Robert E. Nordstrom, Wichita, KS
KA2TYT, Norman E. Litsche, Canandaigua, NY KK6NQ, Paul T. Kramer, Indian Wells, CA W0KCG, Charles O. Alexander, Jefferson City, MO
WB2WPA, Gary S. Arnold, Naples, FL N6OH, Walter Bruun, Petaluma, CA AB0KY, Robert E. Dixon, Minot, ND
W3ABN, Albert E. Gibson, York, PA W6PHT, Cynthia De Launey, Scotts Valley, CA W0QOA, George L. Tucker, Parsons, KS
W3EDD, W. C. Harney, Summerville, SC NR6P, Hazel L. Kirk, Indio, CA N0SDE, James A. Kirchen, West Fargo, ND
W3HSU, Richard E. Pheil, Chambersburg, PA W6VWD, Robert F. Kofron, Banning, CA K0VNJ, George F. Phillips, Princeton, MO
W3IVC, Elton A. De Wolf, Hatfield, PA *KE6Y, Gordon R. Jackson, San Dimas, CA W0YDX, John W. Foster, Waseca, MN
K3JWL, Kenneth A. Akers, Nottingham, PA KA6YRB, Jack P. Wilson, Chandler, AZ DK3LP, Philipp Lessig, Gauting, Germany
*W3NQA, Richard A. Gilson, Warren, PA W6ZKM, Frank H. Holst, Sunnyvale, CA LU9JH, Luis F. Heras, Concordia, Argentina
ex-K3OSD, Norman H. Heline, Murrysville, PA N7BIW, Bruce I. King, Bakersfield, CA VE3AVL, Frederick O. Ross, Tillsonburg, ON,
WC3Q, Brian Cassidy, Hatboro, PA K7CZQ, Beatrice Clousing, Livingston, MT Canada
W3VZB, Floyd L. Kendall, Williamsport, PA N7DNV, Jack R. Collins, Hood River, OR *Life Member, ARRL
K3YPO, Thomas W. Powell, Ardmore, PA W7EDC, Edward M. Carbary, Wickenburg, AZ
K3ZMC, Alfred N. Dolenti, Royersford, PA *K7EX, John D. Hultgren, Springfield, OR ** Charter Life Member, ARRL
‡Call sign has been re-issued through the
W4AFM, William L. Hayes, Black Mountain, NC W7HAH, Francis D. Shepard, Stevensville, MT vanity call sign program.
W4DJ, Alfred C. Weed, Gainesville, FL W7JIU, Robert N. Ferry, West Sedona, AZ
WA4DXB, Theodore J. Godwin, Birmingham, AL W7KVL, Milford J. Borchert, Tucson, AZ Note: Silent Key reports must confirm the death
W4EZU, E. D. Freeman, Evans, GA W7MIO, Ermon Lewis, Apache Junction, AZ by one of the following means: a letter or note
from a family member, a copy of a newspaper
WA4EZU, Dyrell J. Marquis, Fairforest, SC KB7MTK, Hazel M. Griffith, Yakima, WA obituary notice, a copy of the death certificate,
*WA4FDC, Richard A. Hann, Eutaw, AL K7OFI, Kurt W. Zimmermann, Phoenix, AZ or a letter from the family lawyer or the execu-
AA4HM, Charles L. Cox, Montgomery, AL N7OQM, David E. Rankin, Page, AZ tor. Please be sure to include the amateur’s
*W4HYY, Baker D. Springfield, Senatobia, MS WB7QQM, Ira E. Nicks, Tacoma, WA name, address and call sign. Allow several
K4IBP, E. Jack Goforth, Knoxville, TN K7RZV, Michael Franevsky, Phoenix, AZ months for the listing to appear in this column.
K4IYP, Clifford N. Rudge, Tarpon Springs, FL N7VVA, Robert H. St Clair, Lake Havasu City, AZ Many hams remember a Silent Key with a me-
*W4JMW, Charles A. Walker, Palm Bay, FL KB7WRR, Randy J. Scheeler, Klamath Falls, OR morial contribution to the ARRL Foundation. If you
KG4JVT, Ronald L. Oller, Irvington, KY W8AHA, Marvin G. Vergon, Sun City Center, FL wish to make a contribution in a friend or relative’s
AE4ON, Rodney C. Lancaster, Morehead City, NC WD8ANB, Harland Heimke, Hubbell, MI memory, you can designate it for an existing youth
W4ONE, Theodore J. Zuk, Gloucester, VA W8AXW, Edward Jones, Tecumseh, MI scholarship, the Jesse A. Bieberman Meritorious
W4PNV, Donald E. Chapman, Martin, TN W8BMS, Albert D. Blancett, Cambridge, OH Membership Fund, the Victor C. Clark Youth In-
AD4RM, Walter D. Smith, Front Royal, VA W8EQU, Edmund Kisiel, Vista, CA centive Program Fund, or the General Fund. Con-
W4TS, Hal S. Justice, Canton, NC W8GMF, William Demeter, Parma, OH tributions to the Foundation are tax-deductible to
N4UNU, Mark R. Verstring, Youngstown, FL K8KWD, L. Van Prooyen, Rockford, MI the extent permitted under current tax law. Our
W4VFK, Vardy M. Abernethy, Burlington, NC W8PAU, Charles H. Becker, Cincinnati, OH address is: The ARRL Foundation Inc, 225 Main
W4VY, William S. Couch, Milton, FL WT8P, Joseph W. Tomazic, Cleveland Heights, OH St, Newington, CT 06111.

Kathy Capodicasa, N1GZO
Silent Key Administrator

eration of full-featured The book is nicely illustrated, with both

NEW BOOKS HF transceivers that
can be as small as a 2-
color and black-and-white images. The
b&w images understandably suffer by com-
meter mobile rig. As parison with the color illustrations, which
THE MOBILE DXER the author points out, are all the more attractive because they are
By Dave Mangels, AC6WO “…you no longer have printed on high quality paper.
First edition. Copyright 2001 by CQ Commu- to install under the Although compact, this book manages to
nications, Inc, 25 Newbridge Rd, Hicksville, NY dashboard a 70 pound cover its subject thoroughly. The author’s ap-
monster radio that takes parently short but varied mobile DXing ex-
11801. Softcover, 6×9 inches, 128 pages. Avail-
up half the space meant perience is put to good use, as his recollec-
able from ARRL (toll-free 1-888-277-5289) or
for your legs.” tions of memorable mobile DX QSOs hold
on ARRLWeb (www.arrl.org/shop/). $12.95 the reader’s interest throughout. His QSL
The author has
plus shipping and handling. done an admirable job of mixing the anec- card collection, sprinkled throughout the
Reviewed by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE dotal—stories about interesting DX he has book, is a nice touch, although I would have
QST Managing Editor worked while mobile—with the practical. liked to have seen some of them in color, es-
Under the latter category, the book covers pecially the striking card of 9Q5TR. With
◊ Subtitled Your Practical Guide to Success- a comprehensive glossary, features of the more color pages, however, the book would
ful Mobile DXing, this book provides a use- transceivers most useful for mobile DXing, probably have cost more. . . and then I’d be
ful introduction to the art and science of chas- an explanation of UTC, phonetics list, log- commenting on its relatively high price! The
ing DX from your vehicle. It’s certainly ging, working split, QSLing, applying for authors and CQ have struck a good compro-
easier to pursue band openings and rare DX awards, a list of references and (for those mise here—the book looks good, and its cost
than it ever has been—thanks to a new gen- with good eyesight) an index. is reasonable.
Previous New Books
108 August 2001
 75, 50 AND 25 YEARS AGO
August 1926 on the air from British Guiana; that fi8QQ is ac- Frequency Mobile Antenna” for 80 meters.
tive from Saigon, French Indo China; that fc8EM
◊ Clyde Darr, 8ZZ, is active in Shanghai, China; and that there are August 1976
provides the cover art, now 16 members of the WAC Club.
showing two hams at a ◊ The cover photo
portable station in the shows how micropro-
field, with one operat-
August 1951 cessor technology is
ing and one cooking. ◊ The cover photo reaching every-
The editorial, in “Part shows the Good broth- where—“ham radio,
of the Game,” tells ers—Walt, W3NPS, too!” The editorial,
several stories of how and Bill, W3LQE— “Time for Another
hams have so often operating one of their Breakthrough,” dis-
helped with communi- radio-controlled air- cusses that now is the
cation in emergency craft. The editorial dis- time for simple and
situations. Under the cusses the recent Field inexpensive speech
heading, “The Librar- Day and its very processing circuits to
ies,” the editorial sug- snappy voice opera- come into widespread
gests that hams go to tors, products of the use, to reduce mutual
their local libraries and ask the librarian to sub- new generation of interference among HF phone operators.
scribe to QST. phone nets. “Meet the Microprocessor—Part 1,” by Bill
A. B. Goodall tells about “Mercury Arc In the cover article, Thomas, WB6FGR, and Steve Belter, WN9SGP,
Rectifiers.” Lief Jenssen describes the use of Walt and Bill Good tell is the first of a three-part series to introduce the
“Short-Wave Radio in the Antarctic.” F. H. about “Radio Control of Model Aircraft,” describ- reader to microprocessor technology. Walt Max-
Schnell, 9XH-9EK, discusses “A Shielded ing the radio gear used. [One of the Goods’ early well, W2DU/W8KHK, presents Part 7 of “An-
Wavemeter for Your Station.” Paul Mueller tells R/C aircraft has been on display in the other Look at Reflections.” Doug DeMaw,
about his “Tuning Tricks.” The League’s Robert Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum W1CER, and Jay Rusgrove, WA1LNQ, tell about
Kruse describes a power supply for “Operating for many years—Ed.] Vern Chambers, W1JEQ, “An RF-Sensed Antenna Changeover Relay.” D.
Receiving Filaments without Batteries.” Ben- tells how to get “Seven Bands at Low Cost,” with J. Kozakoff, W4AZW, describes “Designing
jamin Melton tries to put misinformation to rest a 30-W bandswitching transmitter for 3.5 to Small Vertical Antennas.” D. K. Belcher,
in “Straightening out the Antenna.” L. B. Root 50 Mc. Dick Baldwin, W1IKE, tells how to WA4JVE, and P. W. Casper, K4HKX, tell about
tells how to build “A 20-40-80-Meter Crystal- build a low-cost two-tube receiver in “A First their computer analysis to prove the quad
Controlled Transmitter.” Don Wallace, Receiver for the Novice.” Ed Harrington, W1JEL, antenna’s superiority, in “Loops vs. Dipoles—
9ZT-9XAX, tells how to have a successful ARRL describes his “Ten-Meter Mobile with Remotely Analysis and Discussion.” Nicolai Holter,
convention, in “Convention Success.” This Tuned VFO.” “Happenings of the Month” reports LA5CH, reports on “Radio Foxhunting in Eu-
month’s “Amateur Radio Stations” presents de- on the forthcoming East Coast Army maneuvers, rope—Part 1.” Lowell Croysdale, W5UCY, de-
scriptions and photos of 2AHM, Schenectady, and tells about the mutual interference that scribes “The Value of Special-Event Stations.” In
N.Y., and 1AXA, Plymouth, Mass. “I.A.R.U. hams can expect as they share the HF bands “One Shoe Drops…,” The FCC’s First Report
News” reports that tFEA is now on the air from a with the military. Jim Perkins, W1BDV, describes and Order on restructuring is detailed by Perry
new country—Turkey; that bg1JT will soon be his work with “An Easily Adjustable Low- Williams, W1UED.

Al Brogdon, W1AB
Contributing Editor

Morse code transmissions:

W1AW Schedule Frequencies are 1.818, 3.5815, 7.0475, 14.0475, 18.0975, 21.0675, 28.0675 and
147.555 MHz.
PACIFIC MTN CENT EAST MON TUE WED THU FRI Slow Code = practice sent at 5, 7 1/2, 10, 13 and 15 wpm.
Fast Code = practice sent at 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 13 and 10 wpm.
6 AM 7 AM 8 AM 9 AM FAST SLOW FAST SLOW Code practice text is from the pages of QST . The source is given at the beginning of
CODE CODE CODE CODE each practice session and alternate speeds within each session. For example, “Text
is from July 1992 QST , pages 9 and 81,” indicates that the plain text is from the article
7 AM- 8 AM- 9 AM- 10 AM- VISITING OPERATOR TIME on page 9 and mixed number/letter groups are from page 81.
1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM (12 PM - 1 PM CLOSED FOR LUNCH) Code bulletins are sent at 18 wpm.
1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM FAST SLOW FAST SLOW FAST W1AW qualifying runs are sent on the same frequencies as the Morse code transmis-
CODE CODE CODE CODE CODE sions. West Coast qualifying runs are transmitted on approximately 3.590 MHz by
K6YR. See “Contest Corral” in this issue. At the beginning of each code practice
2 PM 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM CODE BULLETIN session, the schedule for the next qualifying run is presented. Underline one minute
of the highest speed you copied, certify that your copy was made without aid, and send
it to ARRL for grading. Please include your name, call sign (if any) and complete
3 PM 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM TELEPRINTER BULLETIN mailing address. Send a 9×12-inch SASE for a certificate, or a business-size SASE
for an endorsement.
4 PM 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM SLOW FAST SLOW FAST SLOW
CODE CODE CODE CODE CODE
Teleprinter transmissions:
Frequencies are 3.625, 7.095, 14.095, 18.1025, 21.095, 28.095 and 147.555 MHz.
5 PM 6 PM 7 PM 8 PM CODE BULLETIN Bulletins are sent at 45.45-baud Baudot and 100-baud AMTOR, FEC Mode B. 110-
baud ASCII will be sent only as time allows.
6 PM 7 PM 8 PM 9 PM TELEPRINTER BULLETIN On Tuesdays and Fridays at 6:30 PM Eastern Time, Keplerian elements for many
amateur satellites are sent on the regular teleprinter frequencies.
645 PM 745 PM 845 PM 945 PM VOICE BULLETIN
Voice transmissions:
Frequencies are 1.855, 3.99, 7.29, 14.29, 18.16, 21.39, 28.59 and 147.555 MHz.
7 PM 8 PM 9 PM 10 PM FAST SLOW FAST SLOW FAST
CODE CODE CODE CODE CODE
Miscellanea:
On Fridays, UTC, a DX bulletin replaces the regular bulletins.
8 PM 9 PM 10 PM 11 PM CODE BULLETIN W1AW is open to visitors from 10 AM until noon and from 1 PM until 3:45 PM on
Monday through Friday. FCC licensed amateurs may operate the station during that
time. Be sure to bring your current FCC amateur license or a photocopy.
W1AW’s schedule is at the same local time throughout the year. The schedule according In a communication emergency, monitor W1AW for special bulletins as follows: voice
to your local time will change if your local time does not have seasonal adjustments that on the hour, teleprinter at 15 minutes past the hour, and CW on the half hour.
are made at the same time as North American time changes between standard time and Headquarters and W1AW are closed on New Year’s Day, President’s Day, Good
daylight time. From the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October, UTC = Eastern Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the follow-
Time + 4 hours. For the rest of the year, UTC = Eastern Time + 5 hours. ing Friday, and Christmas Day.
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 SPECIAL EVENTS
Grand Haven, MI: North Ottawa ARC, W8CSO, North Carolina Zoo. 28.390 14.240. QSL. Randolph Peapatch Island, DE: Delaware County (Pennsyl-
1600Z Aug 2 to 1600Z Aug 4, during Grand ARC, 6747 King Mt Rd, Asheboro, NC 27203. vania) ARA, W3P, 0000Z Aug 17 to 0000Z Aug 20,
Haven’s annual Coast Guard Festival. 7.235 14.235. Jupiter Lighthouse, FL: Amateur Radio Light for the 50th anniversary of the Delaware State Park
QSL. NOARC, Box 44, Ferrysburg, MI 49409. House Society, WA7OBH, 1300-1600Z Aug 4, System Civil War Living History. 14.260 21.260
Hannibal, MO: Hannibal Missouri ARC & Western during National Lighthouse and Lightship Week- 28.460 7.040. QSL. Dan Cashin, N3LMY, 1335
Illinois ARC, W0MTL, 2200Z Aug 3 to 2400Z Aug end. 21.370 28.370 14.270 7.270. QSL. F. Lee Harrington Rd, Havertown, PA 19083.
5, from the Mark Twain Lighthouse, ARLHS USA- Graves, 4341 SE Satinleaf Pl, Stuart, FL 34997. Marshfield, MA: Marshfield Fair, W1M, 0000Z
915, during National Lighthouse Weekend. 14.270 Hawley, PA: Camp Watonka Amateur Radio Aug 17 to 2400Z Aug 26, during the 134th
7.270 21.370 28.370. QSL. Hannibal Missouri ARC, Club, KB3BUM, 1330Z Aug 4 to 2130Z Aug 5, Marshfield Fair. 14.190 18.145 21.295 28.450.
PO Box 1522, Hannibal, MO, 63401-1522. during the 4th annual event at Camp Watonka QSL. Robert F. Burns, 728 Auburn St, Unit I-3,
St Michaels, MD: Kent Island ARC, N3C, 2200Z Science Camp for Boys. 7.240 14.240 21.340 Whitman, MA 02382.
Aug 3 to 2400Z Aug 4, in celebration of National 28.440. Certificate. Camp Watonka ARC, PO Box Rocky Mountain House, AB: Rocky ARC and
Lighthouse Week. 3.970 7.270 14.270 21.370. 127, Hawley, PA 18428. Three Hills ARC, VE6RMH, 1700Z Aug 18 to
Certificate. Tom Dove, K3ORC, 22H Queen Greenville, OH: The Treaty City Amateur Radio 2400Z Aug 19, commemorating and celebrating the
Victoria Way, Chester, MD, 21619. Association, W8UMD, 1300-2300Z Aug 4 and achievements of David Thompson. 14.250 7.060
Hinton, WV: Bluestone Amateur Radio Club, Aug 5, celebrating the 90th anniversary of the club. 3.735. Certificate. RAC Rocky Mtn House, Box 818,
KC8CNL, 1400-2000Z Aug 4, during the 37th West 7.270 14.055 14.340 28.470. Certificate. TCARA Rocky Mtn House, AB T4T 1A6, Canada.
Virginia Water Festival Celebration. 7.230 14.270 W8UMD/90, PO Box 803, Greenville, OH 45331- Southold, NY: Peconic ARC, W2AMC, 1300Z Aug
28.450 147.255. Certificate. Windle McQuaig, 0091. 18 to 2000Z Aug 19, from Horton Point Lighthouse
KB8WSK, HC 77 Box 26B, Hinton, WV 25951. Lawton, OK: Lawton-Ft Sill Amateur Radio Club, during International Lighthouse/Lightship Week-
Menominee, MI: Marinette & Menominee Ama- W5KS, 1500Z Aug 4 to 0300Z Aug 5, celebrating end. 7.270 14.270 28.370 50.125. Certificate.
teur Radio Club, W8PIF, 1600-2100Z Aug 4, for the the 100th anniversary of the founding of Lawton Peconic ARC, PO Box 113, Peconic, NY 11958.
Menominee Lighthouse/Waterfront Festival. 7.245 by land lottery. 7.246 14.246 21.346 28.446. Cer- Port Huron, MI: Eastern Michigan Amateur Radio
14.245 21.345 28.445. Certificate. M&M Amateur tificate. Bruce A. Brown, LFSARC, PO Box 892, Club, K8FGL, 0001Z Aug 18 to 2359Z Aug 19,
Radio Club, PO Box 1082, Marinette, WI 54143. Lawton, OK 73502. during International Lighthouse/Lightship Week-
Mukilteo, WA: Boeing Employees Amateur Ra- Bristol, ME: Lincoln County Amateur Radio end. 7.025 14.035 14.270 28.350. QSL. K8FGL, PO
dio Society, W7FLY, 1600-0100Z Aug 4, for Na- Club, K1LX, 1200Z Aug 5 to 2200Z Aug 6, for Box 1230, Port Huron, MI 48061-1230.
tional and International Lighthouse Weekend. National Lighthouse Weekend from Pemaquid Low Head, Tasmania: Northern Tasmania Light-
14.265 14.270. QSL. Fritz, W7EBQ, 7717 143rd Light. 3.965 7.265 14.265 21.365. Certificate. house Club, VK7LUV/P, 0001Z Aug 18 to 2359Z
Ave NE, Lake Stevens, WA 98258. LCARC, PO Box 171, Bristol, ME 04539. Aug 19, operating from Low Head Lighthouse,
Delaware River, DE: Amateur Radio Lighthouse Bascom, OH: Seneca Radio Club, W8ID, 1300Z Tasmania, Australia during International Light-
Society, KC2HOU, 0001Z Aug 4 to 2359Z Aug 5, Aug 6 to 1900Z Aug 10, operating from Buckeye house/Lightship Weekend. 3.600 21.220 28.350.
for National Lighthouse Week. 7.267 14.267 District Cub Scout Day Camp. 14.225 21.225 QSL. Susan Brain, PO Box 81, Ulverstond, Tas-
21.367 28.367. Certificate. Jim Weidner, PO Box 28.325. QSL. Curtis Robison, KC8PUY, 88 W mania, 7315.
2178, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077. Market St, Tiffin, OH 44883. Buffalo, NY: The Western New York DX Asso-
Orient, NY: Peconic ARC, W2AMC, 1300Z Aug Lincoln, MI: Alcona County Amateur Radio ciation, K2L, 0000Z Aug 18 to 0000Z Aug 19,
4 to 2000Z Aug 5, from Long Beach Bar (Bug) Group, K8A, 1600Z Aug 6 to 0200Z Aug 12, dur- operating from the Buffalo, New York, Lighthouse
Lighthouse during National Lighthouse Weekend. ing the 30th Alcona County Fair. 3.945 7.245 during Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. CW and
7.270 14.270 28.370 50.125. Certificate. Peconic 14.245 21.345. QSL. Stanley L. Darmofal, W8SZ, SSB. QSL. WB2YQH, PO Box 73, Spring Brook,
ARC, PO Box 113, Peconic, NY 11958. PO Box 15, Harrisville, MI 48740. NY 14140
Twinsburg, OH: Ramzy Twins Radio Club, Sycamore, IL: Kishwaukee Amateur Radio Club, Port Huron, MI: L’anse Creuse Amateur Radio
WT8WIN, 1400Z Aug 4 to 2200Z Aug 5, celebrat- W9S, 1300Z Aug 9 to 2100Z Aug 12, during the Club, N8LC, 1400Z Aug 18 to 2000Z Aug 19, op-
ing the Twins Day Festival in memory of Randy, annual Northern Illinois Steam Power Show and erating from the Huron Lightship during Interna-
K8RCR. 7.270 14.270 21.370 28.370. Certificate. Threshing Bee. 7.108 7.245 14.255 28.390. Cer- tional Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. 7.238 14.238
Rick Ramzy, K8RMR, 11781 Fraze Rd, tificate. Bob Yurs, W9ICU, PO Box 341, Sy- 7.120 14.060. Certificate. Vince Cuker, WA8BIJ,
Doylestown, OH 44230. camore, IL 60178. 145 Huron St, Mt Clemens, MI 48043-1713.
Evanston, IL: Metro Amateur Radio Club, K9Y, West Union, OH: De Forest Amateur Radio Club, Presque Isle, MI: L’anse Creuse Amateur Radio
1800-2400Z Aug 5, at the Grosse Pointe light- K8GE, 1700-2300Z Aug 12, celebrating the Bi- Club, K8AYZ, 1400Z Aug 18 to 2000Z Aug 19,
house. 28.370 21.370 14.270 14.030. QSL. centennial of the State of Ohio. 7.225 7.300 14.225 operating from the Presque Isle Light during Interna-
Michael Dinelli, N9BOR, 9423 Kolmar Ave, 14.350. Certificate. De Forest Amateur Radio tional Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. 7.238 14.238
Skokie, IL 60076-1321. Club, PO Box 73, West Union, OH 45693. 7.120 14.060. Certificate. Vince Cuker, WA8BIJ,
Barnegat Light, NJ: Old Barney ARC, N2OB, Monticello, IL: E.L. Christensen Memorial Radio 145 Huron St, Mt Clemens, MI 48043-1713.
1300Z Aug 4 to 2200Z Aug 5, for 2001 National Society, W9EAC, 1900Z Aug 12 to 2300Z Aug Gasparilla Island, FL: Englewood Amateur Ra-
Lighthouse Day from the “Old Barney” lighthouse. 13, operating from John Allerton Park in dio Society, K8ONV, 1400Z Aug 18 to 2000Z Aug
7.280 14.280 21.380 28.480. Certificate. Old Barney Monticello, Illinois, during the Plainfield Wild- 19, operating from the Boca Grande Lighthouse,
ARC, N2OB, PO Box 345, Tuckerton, NJ 08087. cats Marching Band summer camp. 7.230 21.310 NA-069. 14.275 21.375 28.375. QSL. EARS, PO
Camden, NJ: Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, 28.440 UO-14. Certificate. Roger Bonuchi, Box 572, Englewood, FL 34295-0572.
K2JXW, 0001Z Aug 4 to 2359Z Aug 5, for National WB9JXE, 93 Spring Hill Ln, Plainfield, IL 60544. Baltimore, MD: Social Security Employee’s
Lighthouse Week. 7.273 14.273 21.373 28.373. Baton Rouge, LA: USS Kidd Amateur Radio Amateur Radio Club, W3SSA, 1300-2100Z Aug
QSL. Jim Weidner, PO Box 2178, Riverton, NJ Club, W5KID, 1500-2300Z Aug 14, commemo- 18, commemorating the 66th anniversary of the
08077. rating VJ-Day—the end of WWII in the Pacific. Social Security Act. 7.290 14.290 21.290 28.390.
Barnegat Lightship, NJ: Amateur Radio Light- 28.440 21.340 14.240 14.060. QSL. W5KID, 305 Certificate. Greg Stec, K3ANG, 1624 Pickett Rd,
house Society, W3L, 0001Z Aug 4 to 2359Z Aug River Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Lutherville, MD 21039.
5, during National Lighthouse Week. 7.270 14.270 Centralia, IL: Centralia Wireless Association, Mount Solon, VA: Valley Amateur Radio Asso-
21.370 28.370. QSL. Jim Weidner, PO Box 2178, W9HAB; 2000Z Aug 17 to 1800Z Aug 19, operat- ciation, W4MUS, 1000Z Aug18 to 0400Z Aug 19,
Riverton, NJ 08077. ing during the annual Centralia Balloonfest. 7.245 celebrating the 180th Jousting Tournament at
Pacific Grove, CA: Naval Postgraduate School 14.250 18.130 21.325. Certificate. Centralia Natural Chimneys. 3.870 7.230 14.310 28.410.
ARC, K6LY, 1600Z Aug 4 to 2400Z Aug 5, for Wireless Association, W9HAB, PO Box 1166, Certificate. Richard Huttinger, 1345 Chatham Rd,
National Lighthouse Week from Point Piños Light- Centralia, IL 62801. Waynesboro, VA 22980.
house. 14.030 21.370 28.370 7.270. QSL. Richard Wrightstown, PA: Warminster Amateur Radio Merritt Island, FL: Indian River Amateur Radio
W. Adler, K6RWA, 822 Devisadero St, Monterey, Club, K3DN, 1800Z Aug 17 to 1600Z Aug 19, Club, N4L, 0001Z Aug 18 to 2359Z Aug 19, for
CA 93940. during the Middletown Grange Fair. 7.270 14.270 International Lighthouse Weekend. 14.270 21.370
Tybee Island, GA: Amateur Radio Lighthouse 21.370 28.470. Certificate. Warminster Amateur 28.370. QSL. IRARC, PO Box 579, Cocoa, FL
Society, K4T, 0001Z Aug 4 to 2359Z Aug 5, for Radio Club, PO Box 113, Warminster, PA 18974. 32922.
National Lighthouse Weekend from Tybee Island Bennington, VT: Southern Vermont Amateur Radio Jupiter Lighthouse, FL: Amateur Radio Light
Light. 3.970 14.270 28.370. QSL. Phil Faulkner, Club, N1B, 1300-2000Z Aug 17 and Aug 18, cel- House Society, WA7OBH, 1300-1700Z Aug 19,
3010 Larkspur Court, Cumming, GA 30041. ebrating the American victory at Battle of Bennington for International Lighthouse and Lightship Week-
Asheboro, NC: Randolph ARC, NC4ZO, 1300- in 1777. 14.285. Certificate. SOVARC —Howard end. 21.370 28.370 14.270 7.270. QSL. F. Lee
2000Z Aug 4, for the annual demonstration at the Crego, 415 Ridge Rd, Shaftsbury, VT 05262 Graves, 4341 SE Satinleaf Pl, Stuart, FL 34997.

George Fremin III, K5TR
624 Lost Oak Trail, Johnson City, TX 78636
[email protected]
110 August 2001
Big Sur, CA: Naval Postgraduate School ARC, house Society, K2JXW, 0001Z Aug 18 to 2359Z Sturgeon Point, MI: South Lyon Area Amateur
K6LY, 1600Z Aug 18 to 2400Z Aug 19, for Inter- Aug 19, for International Lighthouse/Lightship Radio Club, N8SL, 0001Z Aug 18 to 2359Z
national Lighthouse Weekend from Point Sur Weekend. 7.267 14.267 21.367 28.367. QSL. Jim Aug 19, operating from the grounds of lighthouse
Light Station. 14.030 21.370 28.370 7.270. QSL. Weidner, PO Box 2178, Riverton, NJ 08077. USA823 during International Lighthouse/
Richard W. Adler K6RWA, 822 Devisadero St, San Pedro, CA: United Radio Amateur Club, Lightship Weekend. 7.270 14.270 21.370 28.370.
Monterey, CA 93940. K6AA, 0001Z Aug 18 to 2359Z Aug 19, during Certificate. Thomas Peasley, WB8IIA, 30960
Tuckerton, NJ: Old Barney ARC, W2T, 1200Z International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. Bramley Circle, New Hudson, MI 48165.
Aug 18 to 2300Z Aug 19, from Tucker’s Island 14.029 14.270 28.029 28.370. QSL. Douglas Silverton, CO: Durango Amateur Radio Club, N0G,
Lighthouse. 7.280 14.280 21.380 28.480. Certifi- Dowds, 415 East 238th St, Carson, CA 90745. 1400Z Aug 23 to 2400Z Aug 26, during Rai
cate. Bob Schenck, N2OO, PO Box 345, Burnt Island Lighthouse, ME: Yankee ARC, Fest 2001 at the D&G RR station in San Juan
Tuckerton, NJ 08087. County. 14.050 14.250 21.350 PSK31. QSL.
KA1RFD, 0001Z Aug 18 to 2359Z Aug 19, during Durango Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 2942,
Fire Island National Seashore, NY: Great South International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. Durango, CO 81302.
Bay ARC, W2GSB, 1400Z Aug 18 to 2000Z Aug 3.970 7.270 14.270 21.220. QSL. Rod Scribner, Hanover, KS: Crown Amateur Radio Association,
19, from Fire Island Lighthouse for International KA1RFD, RR 4 Box 6770, Gardiner, ME 04345. K0ASA, 1400-2100Z Aug 26, operating from the
Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. 7.260 14.260 Hazel Crest, IL: Tri-Town Radio Amateur Club, Hollenberg Pony Express Station Festival. 7.125
21.260 28.460. QSL. W2GSB/LH, PO Box 1356, W9VT, 1400Z Aug 17 to 0300Z Aug 18, celebrating 14.040 18.085 18.140. Certificate. Crown Ama-
West Babylon, NY 11704. the 70th anniversary of Tri-Town. 146.49 7.249 14.260 teur Radio Association, 11551 West 176th Terr,
Hooper Strait Lighthouse, MD: Amateur Radio 28.590. Certificate. TTRAC c/o Tricia Jaggard, 17609 Olathe, KS 66062.
Lighthouse Society, W3L, 0001Z Aug 18 to 2359Z Golfview Ave, Homewood, IL 60430. Pikes Peak, CO: Colorado VHF Group, K0YB,
Aug 19, during International Lighthouse / St. Michaels, MD: Kent Island ARC, N3C, 0001Z 1500-1800Z Aug 26, during the Colorado 14er event,
Lightship Weekend. 7.270 14.270 21.370 28.370. Aug 18 to 2359Z Aug 19, for International Light- an Amateur Radio operation from the summits of
QSL. Jim Weidner, PO Box 2178, Riverton, NJ house/Lightship Weekend. 3.970 7.270 14.270. Colorado’s 14,000-foot mountains. 147.42 14.260
08077. Certificate. Tom Dove, K3ORC, 22H Queen 21.330 28.350. QSL. Colorado VHF Group, K0YB,
Chesapeake Bay, MD: Amateur Radio Light- Victoria Way, Chester, MD 21619. 21060 Cappella Dr, Monument, CO 80132.

CONTEST CORRAL
W1AW Qualifying Runs are 10 PM EDT, Mon- St, Moscow, ID 83843, or e-mail to: rfoltz@ and not back to the originating station. A maximum
day, August 6 and 4 PM EDT, Tuesday, August turbonet.com; personal.palouse.net/rfoltz/arci/ of 10 QTCs can be sent to the same station; the same
21. The K6YR West Coast Qualifying Run will arcitst.htm. station can be worked several times. Only the origi-
be at 9 PM PDT on Wednesday, August 1. Check YO-DX Contest, sponsored by the Romanian Ama- nal QSO has QSO point value. Keep a list of QTCs
the W1AW schedule for details. teur Radio Federation (RARF). 0001Z to 2000Z Aug sent. E.g., QTC 3/7 would indicate that this is the
5, 80 40 20 15 10 meters, phone and CW. No third series of QTCs sent, and seven QSOs are re-
crossmode QSOs. Classes: single op, single band; ported. Awards. Club competition. Deadlines: CW–
August single op, multiband; multiop, multiband. Exchange Sep 15; phone—Oct 15; RTTY—Dec 15. Send logs
4-5 RST and ITU Zone. YO stations will send two let- to: WAEDC Contest Committee, Dürerring 7,
ters indicating their county. Count 0 pts/QSO with D-74372 Sersheim, Germany; [email protected];
ARRL UHF Contest, see July QST, page 119. www.darc.de/referate/dx/.
own country, 2 pts/QSO with own continent, 4 pts/
North American QSO Party, CW, sponsored by QSO with different continent and 8 pts/QSO for YO
the National Contest Journal, from 1800Z Aug 4 stations. Multiply by sum of YO counties and ITU 18-20
until 0600Z Aug 5 (phone is 1800Z Aug 18 until zones worked per band. Mail entries by Sept 3 to ARRL 10 GHz and Up Cumulative Con-
0600Z Aug 19). Single op (no spotting nets, no Romanian Amateur Radio Federation, PO Box 22- test, see July QST page 120.
packet) and multi-two. Single ops may have only 50, R-71100 Bucuresti, Romania. E-mail yo3kaa@
one transmitted signal at a time; multi-twos have a New Jersey QSO Party, sponsored by Englewood
pcnet.pcnet.ro; www.qsl.net/yo3kaa/. ARA, 2000Z Aug 18 to 0700Z Aug 19, 1300Z Aug
10-minute rule. All entries must use ≤ 100 W output
power. Multiops may operate for the full 12 hours, 19 to 0200Z Aug 22. Phone and CW. CW contacts
11-12 may not be made in phone band segments. 3 pts/
Single ops may operate 10 hours, with off times at
least 30 min long and marked in the log. Work sta- Maryland-DC QSO Party, sponsored by Antietam QSO. Out-of-state stations, QSO pts × NJ counties
tions once per band. CW in CW subbands only Radio Association, 1600Z Aug 11 to 0400Z Aug 12 worked. NJ stations, QSO pts × states (but not NJ)/
(phone in phone sub bands only). Exchange name and 1600Z Aug 12 to 2359Z Aug 12, phone and CW provinces/NJ counties (max, 40+12+21 = 82). Logs
and state/province/DXCC entity. Final score is (CW in subband/no cross mode QSOs). Work sta- must show UTC date and time, call sign, exchange,
QSOs × multipliers. Team competition. Awards. tions once per band/mode, portable/mobiles can be band and claimed multiplier. Awards. Logs and
Electronic awards accepted. Send CW logs to Bob worked again in each county. No packet, repeater or comments (include SASE for results) no later than
Selbrede, K6ZZ, 6200 Natoma Ave, Mojave CA net QSOs, MD-DC stations work everyone, others Sep 15 to: Englewood ARA, PO Box 528,
work only MD-DC. Exchange: QTH and category Englewood, NJ 07631-0528.
93501; [email protected]. Send phone entries (Club, QRP, Mobile, Novice/Tech and Standard).
to Bruce Horn, WA7BNM, 4225 Farmdale Ave, North American QSO Party, phone, see Aug 4-5
Count 5 pts/mobile QSO, 4 pts/QRP QSO, 3 pts/ listing.
Studio City, CA 91604; [email protected]; CW, digital or ATV QSO, 1 pt for all others. Highest
www.ncjweb.com/. single point applies. Final score is total QSO points 25-26
Ten-Ten Summer QSO Party, sponsored by Ten- × overall different multipliers (MD counties + Bal-
Ten International, 0001Z Aug 4 to 2400Z Aug 5. timore City + DC). MD-DC stations include states/ TOEC WW Grid Contest, CW, see June QST page
Single op, phone only, 10 meters only. Exchange provinces/DXCC entities. Awards. Club competi- 108.
call sign, name, state/country and ten-ten number tion. Send logs by Sept 1 to: Antietam Radio Asso- W/VE Island Contest, sponsored by the US Island
(if member). Score 1 pt./QSO w/nonmember, 2 pts/ ciation, PO Box 52, Hagerstown, MD 21741-0052; Awards Program, from 1600Z Aug 25 through
QSO w/member in contiguous US, 3 pts/QSO w/ www.qsl.net/w3cwc/rules.htm. 2359Z Aug 26. 160 80 40 20 15 10 meters. Island
DX. Final score is QSO points. Send logs by Aug Worked All Europe DX Contest, CW, sponsored stations exchange RST and US/VE island name &
23 to: Don Ward, W0RTV, 4514 Ferrer Dr, St by the Deutscher ARC, 0000Z Aug 11 to 2400Z Aug number. Non-island stations exchange RST and
Louis, MO 63129-3741; www.ten-ten.org/. 12 (phone is Sep 8-9; RTTY is Nov 10-11). 80 40 20 state/province/country. Scoring: 5 points for each
QRP ARCI Summer Daze SSB Sprint, sponsored 15 10. Single op (PacketCluster or spotting nets al- W/VE island. Island stations also score 1 point for
by QRP ARCI, 2000Z to 2400Z Aug 5. Entries may lowed; 36 hours max, up to three off periods, 1 hour each non-island contact. Multipliers are states/prov-
be All Band, Single Band, High Band (40, 20, 15, minimum) and multi-single (only one signal/band). inces. Winner plaques & entrant certificates. Send
10, 6), Low Band (160, 80, 40), Multi-op or DX. All stations must remain on a band for at least 10 logs by Sept. 22, 2001 to Ray Phelps, AD4LX, 1440
Work stations once per band. Exchange signal re- minutes, except to work a new multiplier. Send SW 53rd Terrace, Cape Coral, FL 33914;
port, state/province/country and power or ARCI RS(T) and serial number. Score 1 pt/QSO and 1 pt/ [email protected]; eng.mu.edu/usislands/.
number. 1.860 3.865 7.285 14.285 21.385 28.385 QTC. Non European stations must work Europe only Ohio QSO Party, sponsored by the Mad River
50.128. One point per QSO. Bonus points, per band, (except on RTTY, where everyone works everyone). Radio Club, from 1600Z Aug 25 until 0400Z Aug 26.
for using homebrew equipment: 500 pts for trans- Final score is QSOs + QTCs × EU countries/band Categories: single-op, multiop and mobile rover. Ohio
mitter, 500 points for receiver, 1000 points for trans- (except on RTTY: WAE countries + DXCC entities). stations exchange serial number and county. Stations
ceiver. Final score is total QSO points (all bands) Multipliers: 3.5 MHz QSOs, × 4; 7 MHz, × 3; 14-28 outside Ohio exchange serial number, and state or
multiplied by total of states/provinces/countries (all MHz, × 2. A QTC is a report of confirmed QSOs that province. Work stations once per band and mode.
bands) × power multiplier (> 10 W PEP out = 1; took place earlier in the contest that is sent back to Score 2 points per CW QSO and 1 point per phone
< 10 W PEP out = 7; < 2 W PEP out = 10; < 500 mW the European station. Only non-European stations to QSO. Final score: Multiply QSO points by total mul-
PEP out = 15). Include a description of equipment European stations may send QTCs. A QTC contains tipliers. Send logs to Goose Steingass, 1690 N.
and antennas used. Mail entry within 30 days to: the time, call sign and QSO number of the station Honeytown Rd, Wooster, OH 44691-9511; w8av@
Randy Foltz, K7TQ, Attn: Summer Daze, 809 Leith being reported. A QSO may only be reported once, aol.com; www.qsl.net/mrrc/oqp.html.

George Fremin III, K5TR
624 Lost Oak Trail, Johnson City, TX 78636
[email protected]

August 2001 111

2001 ARRL September VHF QSO Party Rules
1. Object: To work as many amateur sta- 7. Awards: nation of bands and modes) during the con-
tions in as many different 2 degrees × 1 de- 7.1. Certificates will be awarded in the fol- test. This includes all operators of qualifying
gree grid squares as possible using authorized lowing categories. multi-operator efforts.
frequencies above 50 MHz. 7.1.1. Top single operator in each ARRL/ 7.2.2. Order at: ARRL Contest Branch,
2. Date and Contest Period: The second RAC Section. 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111. Price is
full weekend of September. Begins 1800 UTC 7.1.2. Top single operator on each $5 for each pin. Make check or money order
Saturday and ends 0300 UTC Monday (Sep- band (50, 144, 222, 432, 902, 1296 and payable to the ARRL. Pins will be shipped only
tember 8-10, 2001). 2304-and-up categories) in each ARRL/RAC after the contest results are verified and are pre-
3. Entry Categories: Section where significant effort or compe- pared for publication in QST.
3.1. Single Operator. tition is evident. (Note: Since the highest 8. Submission:
Low Power score per band will be the award winner for 8.1 All submissions must be emailed to
High Power that band, an entrant may win a certificate [email protected] or postmarked no
See “General Rules for all ARRL Contests with additional single-band endorsements.) later than October 10, 2001. Paper logs
Above 50 MHz,” page 106 in the November For example, if WB0TEM has the highest should be mailed to ARRL Contest Branch,
1999 issue of QST for power limits for Single single-operator all-band score in the Iowa Attn Sept VHF QSO Party, 225 Main St,
Operator entries. Section and his 50 and 222-MHz scores are Newington, CT 06111. Logs mailed or
3.2. Single Operator Portable. higher than any other Iowa single operator’s, emailed after the submission deadline may
3.3. Rover. he will earn a certificate for being the single- be designated as check logs.
3.4. Multioperator. operator Section leader and endorsements 8.2 Stations that use computers to log
3.5. Limited Multioperator. for 50 and 222 MHz. must send the electronic log file for log
4. Exchange: Grid-square locator (see 7.1.3. Top single-operator, QRP portable checking purposes. Electronic logs must be
April 1994 QST, p 86). in each ARRL/RAC Section where significant in the Cabrillo file format. Submitted elec-
4.1. Exchange of grid square is required. effort or competition is evident. (Single-opera- tronic files must be in ASCII / text readable
Exchange of signal report is optional. tor, QRP portable entries are not eligible for format. A paper printout of an electronically
5. Scoring: single-band awards.) generated log is not an acceptable substitute
5.1. QSO points: 7.1.4. Top rover in each ARRL Division for the required log file.
5.1.1. Count one point for each complete and Canada where significant effort or com- 8.3 All entries must include a properly
50- or 144-MHz QSO. petition is evident. (Rover entries are not eli- completed summary sheet, or facsimile of the
5.1.2. Count two points for each gible for single-band awards.) current summary sheet. Electronically submit-
222- or 432-MHz QSO. 7.1.5. Top multi-operator score in each ted summary sheets are considered signed.
5.1.3. Count three points for each 902- ARRL/RAC Section where significant effort 9. Other:
or 1296-MHz QSO. or competition is evident. (Multioperator en- 9.1 See “General Rules for All ARRL Con-
5.1.4. Count four points for each tries are not eligible for single-band awards.) tests” and “General Rules for ARRL Contests
2.3-GHz (or higher) QSO. Top limited multi-operator in each ARRL/ on bands above 50 MHz (VHF),” November
5.2. Multiplier: The total number of dif- RAC Section where significant effort 2000 QST, or at the Contest Branch Web site
ferent grid squares worked per band. Each 2 or competition is evident. (Limited multi- at: www.arrl.org/contests
degrees × 1 degree grid square counts as one operator entries are not eligible for single-band For queries contact [email protected] or
multiplier on each band it is worked. awards. 860-594-0232.
5.3. Final score: Multiply the total num- 7.1.6. Top scoring club in each club 9.3. Forms may be obtained by:
ber of QSO points from all bands operated by competition category will be awarded a gavel. 9.3.1. Downloading from the Internet at
the total number of multipliers for final score. See General Rules for all ARRL Contests the Contest Branch Website: www.arrl.org/
5.4. Rovers only: The final score consists for club competition information. contests/forms
of the total number of QSO points from all 7.2. Participation Pins 9.3.2. Sending an SASE to September
bands times the sum of unique multipliers (grid 7.2.1. Available, while supply lasts, to VHF Form Request, ARRL, 225 Main St,
squares) worked per band (regardless of which all who make at least 25 contacts (any combi- Newington, CT 06111.
grid square they were made in) plus one addi-
tional multiplier for every grid square activated
(made a contact from)
Rovers are listed in the contest score list-
ings under the Division from which the most
QSOs were made.
Rovers who submit scores for the club com-
petition must submit a second log and sum-
mary sheet indicating QSOs and score if they STRAYS
make any contacts from outside of the club ter-
ritory. Indicate clearly on the summary sheet
and in log if the log is the total entry or that SUSAN HELMS, KC7NHZ, THRILLS FD OPS FROM SPACE
portion to be counted for the club score ◊ In what’s believed to mark a Field Day
6. Miscellaneous: “first,” Astronaut Susan Helms, KC7NHZ,
6.1. Stations may be worked for credit only aboard the International Space Station joined
once per band from any given grid square, re- in the annual ARRL Field Day fray and
gardless of mode. This does not prohibit work- worked dozens of stations. The NA1SS con-
ing a station from more than one grid square tacts will count for Field Day credit, but they
with the same call sign (such as a Rover). will not count for satellite bonus points, be-
6.2. Only one signal per band (6, 2, 11/4, cause the ISS is not an “Amateur Radio satel-
etc) at any given time is permitted, regardless lite,” as rule 7.3.7 specifies. ARRL Contest
of mode. Branch Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND, said
6.3. Multioperator stations may not in- Helms’ ISS Field Day entry likely will end
clude QSOs with their own operators except up “in a class by itself.” W/VE stations work-
on frequencies higher than 2.3 GHz. Even then, ing NA1SS QSL to Margie Bourgoin,
a complete, different station (transmitter, re- KB1DCO, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington,
ceiver and antenna) must exist for each QSO CT 06111. Include a self-addressed, stamped
made under these conditions. envelope for a return QSL.
112 August 2001 Previous Strays
 By Dan Henderson, N1ND
Contest Branch Manager

ARRL January 2001

VHF Sweepstakes Results
S
uper Sunday has become engrained new challenge. Being relatively new, it Single Operator High Power category.
in the American psyche. It is the is also the category with the best chance Like a linebacker taking aim on the op-
day legends are made, or are ex- to see records fall. This proved to be the posing quarterback, Jeff sacked the op-
tended. We know the names and deeds of case as the overall category mark and position by a nearly 2 to 1 margin. His
the heroes from that day. It hasn’t always eight Division records were set. Bob, score of 377,580 topped the excellent ef-
been the last Sunday in January. It has K2DRH, led the way with a new category fort of 190,800 posted by Dale, K1UHF.
been played as early as January 9 (1977 record of 142,975 points (which also sets Division category records were set by
—Raiders over Vikings) and as late as a new Central Division record). Bob eas- KM0T (Midwest), NU7Z (Northwestern)
January 31 (198—Washington over Den- ily outdistanced Fred, N1DPM, by a com- and N6AJ (Pacific) during this year’s
ver, 1993 Dallas over Buffalo, and 1999 fortable margin of 35,359 points. Con- contest.
Denver over Atlanta). gratulations are also in order to the seven Occasionally an athlete will change
The Super Bowl has worked its way others who set new Division category their name, but it doesn’t change their
even into Amateur Radio and the ARRL’s marks: KU4R (Delta), WA8RJF (Great ability (ask Lew Alcindor a.k.a. Kareem
contest schedule. Rule 2 of the ARRL Lakes), N0IS (Northwestern), K6MI (Pa- Abdul Jabbar). Similarly, the old QRP
January VHF Sweepstakes rules read, in cific), W6OAL (Rocky Mountain), Portable category saw a name change
part “The weekend before the NFL Su- W4EUH (Southeastern) and K5LLL to Single Operator Portable. It did not
per Bowl.” So as the ‘Monsters of the (West Gulf). change the requirements for entering
Midway’ or ‘America’s Team’ spend the While not setting an overall category the category. It is still a limited power
weekend in preparation for the final clash or division record, perennial Top Ten station (no more than 10 W), requires a
on the field, the “denizens of the VHF/ VHF contester Jeff, K1TEO, took no pris- portable power source, and the operator
UHF/Microwave” go to full battle. oners as he blitzed his way through the still must abide by the 500-meter circle
Whether in the monsoons of Miami, the
frozen tundra of Lambeau Field, or the
sunshine of Pasadena, while the All-Pro
linemen get ready to block All-Confer- Top Ten Affiliated Club Competition
ence linebackers, the real players—the Single Operator, Limited Score Entries
Low Power Multioperator
VHF/UHF contesters—carry out their K2DRH 142,975 W2ODH 129,260 Unlimited Category
AA4ZZ 101,320 Mt Airy VHF Radio Club 2,009,231 52
well-designed game plans. Their goal is N1DPM 107,616
K8EB 87,345
AF1T 91,258 Medium Category
simple: defeat the competition and win- W3KM 53,475 N2BJ 85,272
K1JT 51,310 N8KOL 84,227 North East Weak Signal Group 1,450,110 30
ning the ARRL January VHF Sweep- N3FUJ 51,300 W1QK 58,302 Rochester VHF Group 1,163,954 30
stakes. K9YR 45,936 W3IP 52,190 Potomac Valley Radio Club 979,007 23
WA8RJF 44,619 W2FU 44,745 Northern Lights Radio Society 371,850 29
A total of 799 logs, representing 1043 WA3GFZ 39,870 W2SAG 42,336 Badger Contesters 246,378 24
participants, were received for the 2001 K9VHF 37,145 W1VHF 27,755 Murgas ARC 205,600 5
Green River Valley ARS 143,356 3
VHF Sweepstakes. This is a decrease of Single Operator, Multioperator Downey ARC 141,241 3
about 2% from the number of logs re- High Power K8GP 501,416 Society of Midwest Contesters 109,516 8
K1TEO 377,580 N2PA 366,120 Six Meter Club of Chicago 70,294 23
ceived in 2000. Judging from the Soap- K1UHF 190,800 W0RSJ 323,070
South Jersey Radio Assn 62,738 6
box comments, a substantial part of the K2AXX 168,454 W2UR 289,651
K2TVI 196,321 Crawford County ARC 50,974 12
W3RJW 156,416
decline is due to the third consecutive KE8FD 151,074 N3YMS 76,798 Bergen ARA 48,752 6
WA3NUF 141,882 WA2OMY 53,880 Quaboag Valley ARC 14,794 5
year of severe weather in parts of the US WZ1V 133,198 N1JOY 43,878 Yankee Clipper Contest Club 13,240 5
over the contest weekend. Nonetheless, K1RZ 130,696 W6TOI 43,818 Burlington County Radio Club 8,137 6
WA2FGK 124,754 K3EOD 35,563 Warminster ARC 4,199 9
log after log commented on the fun par- WW8M 120,250 Bears of Manchester 4,004 7
ticipants enjoyed for the weekend. Rover Mobile Sixers Radio Club 2,468 4
Single Operator N2JMH 144,534 Rochester (MN) ARC 1,397 14
The Single Operator Low Power cat- Portable W5DF 140,336 Ventura County ARC 1,219 3
egory, which was added to the event in N8XA 21,356 K2TER 140,250
N9MYK 6,600 N6DN 128,480 Local Category
2000, again proved to be the most popu- K6LMN 4,922 K0DAS 120,564 Cedar Rapids Microwave Society 225,090 3
lar category, with 53% of the participants VE7DXG 4,256 NA0IA 104,310 Clear Lake ARC 141,380 4
KA9BXG 2,496 N6TEB 96,903 Delaware Valley VHF Society 72,528 4
(420 of 799) claimed this entry level. Just N8KWX 2,466 (WB6JDH,op) Rocky Mountain VHF Plus 42,518 3
KQ6EE 2,204 KF6GYM 74,184
like NFL training camps, the category N2IM 1,632 WO2P 48,990
Schenectady Museum ARA 31,306 10
Hudson Valley Contesters and 23,650 4
attracts rookies, veterans looking to ex- WB2AMU 697 K7XC 47,085
Thomson ARC 12,586 3
tend great careers, and those seeking a N3FTI 676

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as required in the general rules. Axel, lowed them to sneak into third place in a Once again the Affiliated Club com-
N8XA, hunkered down like a lineman very close finish. petition saw the PacRats of the Mt. Airy
in the trenches and set a new Great Lakes Of course you do have the dynasties – VHF Radio Club place first among all
Division record while winning the over- those franchise multi-multioperator sta- scorers. They were also the only club sub-
all category with a final score of 21,356. tions that are always at or near the top of mitting sufficient entries to qualify in the
Axel was joined as a new division the boxes annually. They never seem to Unlimited category. A good battle was
record setter by category runner-up lose a beat when one of their ops moves staged for top honors Medium Club cat-
Dick N9MYK (Central) and VE7DXG on—they just simply reload. Few are egory, with the North East Weak Signal
(Canada). more prolific in scoring performance or Group beating out the Rochester VHF
The two multioperator categories only consistency than the established crew at Group. The Local Category crown was
comprise 8.5% of the total entries for the K8GP. Operating from the old Fairfax captured by the Cedar Rapids Microwave
contest, but account for over 25% of the (VA) dump (instead of their usual roost Society. A total of 48% of the logs re-
participants. Working with one of the es- on Spruce Knob, VW), the Grid Pirates ceived were from entries participating in
tablished multioperator stations could be broke through the line and ran away from this annual Club competition.
said to be similar to being a special teams opposition, as they posted a winning The 2002 January VHF Sweepstakes
players. Just like punters, kickers, and score of 501,416 In the process they es- will be contested this coming January 19-
return men, those who man the stations tablished a new Roanoke Division record. 22. We don’t know right now which two
at the various multioperator sites play a Runner-up in the category was N2PA, NFL franchises will have fought their
valuable role in the overall contest. It is operating from the snowy area around way through the tough battle to get to the
a great way to introduce newcomers to Lake Ontario. Super Bowl the following weekend. But
the finer points of VHF contesting, and In football, they say that it takes a spe- we do know that hundreds of gladiators
allows them to hone the specialized tal- cial breed of player to be a kick returner. of the VHF/UHF airwaves will have
ents, while learning some of the special The closest they come in VHF contest- prepped themselves and be ready for sol-
nuances required to become a top flight ing is probably the rover, especially in emn battle of the Grid(square) iron.
VHF/UHF devotees. January. Maximizing grids and QSOs in
Close games going down to the last a short period of time in snow, sleet, ice SOAPBOX
minute are always fun for both the audi- or storms shows a bit about living on the
Way too cold for driving around on fro-
ence as well as the participants. The Lim- edge (just like not fair-catching a punt
zen mountaintops! (AC4LS/R)… First con-
ited Multioperator category was such a with those 240 pound defensive backs
test for me, first 1.2 GHz contest contact
contest. The operators at W2ODH/6, op- closing in on you at full speed). The top and did it roving (AH6RH)… NA0IA/R and
erating in the Los Angeles section edged rover entry in 2001 was from Jim, I came across KB0DCO/R out in EN24 for
out a solid effort by the AA4ZZ opera- N2JMH, (with Todd, N2WVK, as the an impromptu rover convention at 2:00 AM
tors, working from their QTH in NC by a “blocking back”). This duo outpaced the under a crystal clear star-lite sky and a tem-
final of 129,260 to 101,320. The ops at West Gulf category record setting effort perature of minus 7 degrees (K0DAS/R)…
fourth place finisher N2BJ ground out the of Dan, W5DF, (with John, AB5SS, han- Big snowstorm on Sat night almost kept us
local yardage, and gained a few more dling the cohort duties). New division from getting home to recharge our batter-
“first downs” among the QSO total (564 records were also set by K0DAS (Mid- ies! The NJ Turnpike was down to 35mph
to 522), but the long distances accumu- west), N6DN (Southwestern), and on Sunday and we were unable to head to
lated by K8EB (135 mults to 114) al- VE3OIL (Canada). the northern grids (K1DS)… Poor tropo, no

Region Boxes
Northeast Region Southeast Region Central Region Midwest Region West Coast Region
(New England, Hudson and (Delta, Roanoke and (Central and Great Lakes (Dakota, Midwest, Rocky (Pacific, Northwestern and
Atlantic Divisions; Southeastern Divisions) Divisions; Ontario Mountain and West Gulf Southwestern Divisions;
Maritime and Quebec Section) Divisions; Manitoba and Alberta, British Columbia
Sections) Saskatchewan Sections) and NWT/Yukon Sections)
N1DPM 107,616 A W4EUH 23,636 A K2DRH 142,975 A K5LLL 31,755 A K6MI 27,466 A
AF1T 91,258 A KU4R 17,750 A K9YR 45,936 A W6OAL 19,459 A KC6ZWT 13,772 A
W3KM 53,475 A K1LH 16,344 A WA8RJF 44,619 A KB0ZEV 17,343 A W6IT 11,475 A

K1TEO 377,580 B K4QI 86,139 B KE8FD 151,074 B W0GHZ 70,228 B N6AJ 51,543 B
K1UHF 190,800 B KD4K 16,445 B WW8M 120,250 B KM0T 63,140 B W6KBX 35,568 B
K2AXX 168,454 B KU4WW 13,731 B K8MD 77,423 B W0ZQ 62,322 B KJ6KO 30,912 B

N2IM 1,632 Q N8XA 21,356 Q K6LMN 4,922 Q

WB2AMU 697 Q N9MYK 6,600 Q VE7DXG 4,256 Q
N3FTI 676 Q KA9BXG 2,496 Q KQ6EE 2,204 Q

W1QK 58,302 L AA4ZZ 101,320 L K8EB 87,345 L W0JH 18,361 L W2ODH 129,260 L
W3IP 52,190 L K8JF 6,811 L N2BJ 85,272 L N5XU 5,811 L K6QG 3,944 L
W2FU 44,745 L N4ION 5,412 L N8KOL 84,227 L AD5V 5,586 L AD6IJ 3,146 L

N2PA 366,120 M K8GP 501,416 M KA0MR 10,553 M W6TOI 43,818 M

W0RSJ 323,070 M K4RF 20,169 M K0NY 6,320 M K6WLC 12,740 M
W2UR 289,651 M KV4T 2,590 M

N2JMH 144,534 R W3IY 9,400 R N9YZK 38,936 R W5DF 140,336 R N6DN 128,480 R
K2TER 140,250 R N4OFA 8,512 R KB9WVL 29,184 R K0DAS 120,564 R N6TEB 96,903 R
WO2P 48,990 R (+KB4NVD) K0PG 28,413 R NA0IA 104,310 R (WB6JDH,op)
NJ4I 3,570 R KF6GYM 74,184 R
(KF4VZQ,op)

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 aurora, little sporadic E, so I expect scores
QSO Leaders By Band
in the Northeast to be down from last year.
Single Operator, Single Operator,
Low Power High Power Multioperator I was 0-for-3 in getting new bands on the
50 MHz 50 MHz 50 MHz 432 MHz air at the 11th hour. Lots of fun,
K1JT 188 K1TEO 281 K2TVI 432 K8GP 202 anyway!(K1JT)… 1 0 GHz finally playing
N3FUJ 161 K8TQK 200 K8GP 346 W2ODH -L 181
N1DPM 138 N2WK 196 W0RSJ 314 W0RSJ 166 like it should. Need more than 10 mW to
AF1T 137 K1UHF 175 W1VHF -L 304 K2TVI 144 make it more fun though! (K2AXX)…
K0VXM 124 K1RZ 174 W1QK -L 262 N2PA 125
W2UR 249 N2BJ -L 119
What a weekend! Rain, Snow, Ice, and
144 MHz 144 MHz wind! Even had a smoking coax relay due
N2PA 224 W2UR 109
KB0LYL 326 K1TEO 377 W2ODH -L 221 N3YMS 103
N3FUJ 246 K3TV 360 to a Murphy visit. (K3TV)… What a trip!
W2FU -L 218 AA4ZZ -L 102
WB2CUT 216 K1UHF 353 AA4ZZ -L 204 W6TOI 90 Thanks to Tim - NS9E for braving the un-
K2DRH 197 K1RZ 242
K1JT 191 K1FO 241 144 MHz 902 MHz known world of ROVER contesting with me
222 MHz 222 MHz
K8GP 507 W2UR 38 (K7XC)…This is the first time I have sub-
W0RSJ 429 K8GP 32 mitted a log for a contest, even though I
N3FUJ 86 K1TEO 108 W2UR 408 W0RSJ 30
K1JT 81 N3EXA 88 N2PA 336 N2PA 29 have participated in several previous con-
W3KM 69 K1UHF 86 K2TVI 321 WA2OMY 19
WA3GFZ 67 K1FO 85 tests (KB0DCO)… Nearly double my best
W2ODH -L 295 N3YMS 12
N2SCJ 66 WA3NUF 83 W1QK -L 270 WA3ZKR 11 score ever (KB0OBT)… The “upside” to
432 MHz 432 MHz K8EB -L 262 K2TVI 9 the poor 6M conditions was that the other
N3FUJ 138 K1FO 166 N3YMS 240 N1JOY 8
N2BJ -L 231 N3ADC 8 bands got a more thorough workout than
KE6GFF 134 K1TEO 152
K2DRH 99 W3RJW 95 222 MHz 1296 MHz usual for me, and total QSOs were the high-
K1JT 96 KE8FD 95 W0RSJ 128 W2UR 55 est I’ve ever had in any contest.
K9YR 89 K1UHF 94 W2ODH -L 123 K8GP 48 (KB0ZEV)… We introduced several new
902 MHz 902 MHz K8GP 120 W0RSJ 39
N1DPM 25 N2PA 115 N2PA 36 club members to VHF contesting!
K1TEO 40
W3KM 21 WA3NUF 35 K2TVI 108 W6TOI 30 (KC0AHN)… New definition of Clean
WA3GFZ 19 W2UR 89 WA2OMY 30
W3RJW 35
N2BJ -L 65 N3ADC 23 Sweep is working Northern Lights Radio
AF1T 18 N3EXA 35
AA3RE 17 WZ1V 32 WA2OMY 61 K3AX 19 Society fixed stations on all 3 bands in the
N3YMS 60 K2TVI 19
1296 MHz K1UHF 32
W6TOI 60 WA3ZKR 17
Rover Mobile from the 6 grids activated.
W2SJ 32
WA3GFZ 38 W2EA -L 60 This must mean we need to drive to grids
K2DRH 35 1296 MHz W3IP -L 60 further away (KC0P)… Not bad for a dual
W3KM 31 K1TEO 53
N1DPM 29 W3RJW 53 band mobile into a body-mounted, 1 / 4 -
N2SCJ 29 -L denotes Limited Multioperator
N3EXA 48 wavelength whip! (KK7GP)… Had a great
WA3NUF 44
K1RZ 43 time although propagation was pretty poor.
Was great to see some of the new guys on!
(N0VSB)… Spent too much time shovel-
ing snow after a storm (N3FNE)… I should
Multiplier Leaders By Band be able to complete a VHF contest without
Single Operator, Single Operator, blowing up something N3RN)… Kept hear-
Low Power High Power Multioperator
ing “little” burst on 6M, but it never opened
50 MHz 50 MHz 50 MHz 432 MHz
K2DRH 33 K1TEO 57 K8GP 57 K8GP 36 up to us. Same on 2 and 432. Loneliest con-
WA8RCN 27 K8TQK 55 W2FU -L 50 N2PA 34 test I have ever worked. Where were you
K4TO 26 N2WK 45 N2PA 48 K8EB -L 32
N1DPM 26 WB8XX 36 N8KOL -L 42 W0RSJ 30 DM93 and 95? We ALWAYS can hear
K1LH 25 KE8FD 36 AA4ZZ -L 41 AA4ZZ -L 30 you.(N5YYX)… Achieved personal goal of
W2ODH -L 41 N8KOL -L 28
144 MHz 144 MHz W1VHF -L 40 K2TVI 23
300 min. QSOs! Even with lousy band con-
K2DRH 42 KE8FD 65 K2TVI 39 W2UR 22 ditions. Six meters tried to open Sunday
VE3TMG 33 K4QI 48 W0RSJ 37 W2SAG -L 21
K4TO 33 KM0T 46 W2UR 35 K3MJW -L 20
early morning and I heard N2PA & W3EP
WA8RJF 32 K1TEO 44 on bursts (N9TF)… Twenty-five hours of
KC8CCD 32 K2YAZ 43 144 MHz 902 MHz
K8GP 58 N2PA 18 operation and 1100 miles driving activates
222 MHz 222 MHz
K2DRH 31 KE8FD 36
N2PA 53 K8GP 16 15 grids with over 600 QSOs. Operation
N8KOL -L 49 W0RSJ 10
WA8RJF 21 K1TEO 31 K8EB -L 49 W2UR 10 was with omni antennas and Run and Gun
WA1MKE 19 K9EA 26
K9YR 18 K2AXX 26
W0RSJ 48 WA3ZKR 6 or as we call it Rover-A-Go-Go. We never
W2UR 46 K2TVI 6
AF1T 18 K1UHF 24 W2FU -L 42 N1JOY 5 got out of the vehicle except for gas, food,
K4QI 24 AA4ZZ -L 40 WA2OMY 5 sleep and impromptu rover conventions
432 MHz
K8MD 24 W2ODH -L 37 N3YMS 5
K2DRH 38 (NA0IA/R)… After 15 years off the air,
K4TO 25 432 MHz N3YMS 35 W6TOI 4
WA8RJF 23 KE8FD 44 222 MHz 1296 MHz comparing then and now, I found the char-
K9VHF 22 K4QI 37 N2PA 39 K8GP 19 acteristics of the contest very positive...
VE3TMG 21 K1TEO 30 K8GP 33 N2PA 17
K9EA 29 W0RSJ 31 W2UR 14
more activity, great operators, dedicated
902 MHz
N1DPM 13
K2YAZ 27 K8EB -L 26 W0RSJ 12 rovers, and when aurora arrived - the flame
K2DRH 9 902 MHz AA4ZZ -L 25 K2TVI 11 burned very brightly. Gobs of fun!
K5LLL 9 K1TEO 14 N8KOL -L 24 W6TOI 7
AF1T 7 WA2FGK 13 W2SAG -L 22 WA3ZKR 6 (W0VB)… My Leonids Kids (twins born
WA1MKE 6 K1UHF 12 N2BJ -L 21 WA2OMY 6 during Leonids ’99) took an appreciable
K6MI 6 WW8M 12 W2UR 21 N1JOY 6
K2TVI 20 K6WLC 6 portion of my time, but my wife gave me
K5IUA 11
1296 MHz enough time to make a decent effort
K2DRH 22 1296 MHz
N1DPM 11 KM0T 17 -L denotes Limited Multioperator (W2EV)… Contests... a good way to make
AA2WV 8 K1TEO 17 those station upgrades happen (WJ7L)…
K5LLL 8 WA2FGK 15
K6MI 8 WW8M 14
First attempt at VHF contesting. Lots of
K8MD 14 fun, but had the trouble deciding between
K9KL 14 NAQP on Saturday or VHF (WM3T)… A
K4QI 14
real snow job!
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Scores
Each line score lists call sign, score, stations worked, multipliers, hours, number of grids activated (if Rover), and bands (A= 50 MHz, B = 144 MHz,
C = 222 MHz, D = 432 MHz, 9 = 902 MHz, E = 1296 MHz, F = 2304 MHz, I = 10 GHz). Band winners are listed in boldface type.
1 KB2TSA 165 23 5 A BCD K3DEL (W3OR,op) Western Pennsylvania
Connecticut W2FW 32 14 2 A BD 20,178 187 57 B ABCD9EFG KA3SDP 18,864 196 72 A ABCD
N1JMM 9,184 194 41 A ABCD W3HHN 21,200 190 80 B ABCD9E N3YMS (+K4CHE,N3FZP,KE3UY) AA3GM 3,700 74 37 B ABCD
K1WVX 4,512 109 32 A ABCDE N2MCI 5,499 137 39 B ABCD 76,798 573 94 M ABCD9E WB0IWG 55 11 5 Q AB
N1OPO 1,330 85 14 A ABD W2GKR 3,224 79 31 B ABCD K3MJW (KA3WSW,N3GJ,N3NOS,N3WAV,
WA1KKM 2,001 63 29 B ABD Eastern Pennsylvania
WB1GIC 1,260 69 15 A ABCD N3WMC,ops)
AA2CW 105 17 5 B BCD W3KM 53,475 391 69 A ABCD9EFG 22,016 207 86 L ABCD
WB1GCM 1,020 68 15 A AB N3FUJ 51,300 631 60 A ABCD
N1TUP 590 41 10 A ABCD KA2NKO 6 6 1 B B W3SO (W3TEF,K4VV,W3YOZ,ops)
KY2J (+logger) WA3GFZ 39,870 424 45 A ABCD9EFGP 10,600 210 50 L ABD
N1ZXL 530 53 10 A AB AA3RE 22,260 326 42 A ABCD9E
KA1SZP 430 41 10 A ABD 8,557 180 43 L ABDP
K2TVI 196,321 1041 137 M ABCD9EFGI K3DMA 10,450 268 25 A ABCDE
N1SPI 385 33 11 A ABCD
K2CT (K2BX,N1JP,WE2F,K2XA,WD2AJS, N3DHI 9,264 282 24 A ABCD 4
N1SFE 336 35 7 A ABCD NE3I 9,126 207 27 A ABCDE Alabama
N1QVQ 125 20 5 A ABD K2EP,K2XF,W2FWS,N1EU,W2ZU,ops)
23,168 285 64 M ABCD WS3C 9,120 197 40 A ABD W4OZK 1,188 46 22 A ABD
K1SW 80 14 4 A ABD N3PLM 6,946 164 23 A ABCD9EF
N1TUJ 2 1 1 A D WA2BAH (+KA2NKO,KB2WAO,N2UZQ,N2TJQ, N4YQ 209 19 11 A A
W2FW) 20,496 252 61 M ABCD9E W3IIT 5,808 203 22 A ABCD KU4WW 13,731 158 69 B ABCD
K1TEO 377,580 1042 210 B ABCD9EFGI K3XR 4,312 129 28 A ABCD
K1UHF 190,800 789 150 B ABCD9EFI KU4IU 10,858 160 61 B ABD
NYC-Long Island KD3TB 1,770 112 15 A ABD AJ4W 1,012 43 22 B ABD
WZ1V 133,198 542 101 B ABCD9EFGIP KB2NOW 2,037 79 21 A ABCD N3JNX 1,334 50 23 A ABD
K1GX 97,650 532 105 B ABCD9EFGHI N4ION (+KS4B,N4JDB)
K2OVS 1,298 50 22 A ABD W3JS 1,326 91 13 A ABD 5,412 100 44 L ABCD
K1FO 94,284 652 97 B ABCDE WA2ZFH 8,496 137 36 B ABCDE N3EMA 963 83 9 A ABCD
N1NQD 4,422 99 33 B ABCD9E KV4T (+W4CCF,KF4DGS)
K2LCK 2,500 100 25 B AB K3ZK 847 55 11 A ABCD 2,590 58 37 M ABCDE
W1QJL 3,584 95 28 B ABCD WB2AMU 697 37 17 Q ABD KD3ST 784 56 14 A AB
N1UXA 1,157 70 13 B ABD KB3DHU 637 76 7 A ABD Georgia
KA1VMG 910 65 14 B AB Northern New Jersey KA3YCG 340 66 5 A ABD W4EUH 23,636 247 76 A ABCD
WA1FUJ 370 30 10 B ABD K2KIB 27,268 266 68 A ABCD9EF W8IJ 231 18 11 A ABD K4KAZ 3,040 68 32 A ABCDE
WA1GTP 312 23 13 B ABC K2MLB 15,456 258 42 A ABDE N3OGY 200 45 4 A BD NY4F 290 23 10 A ABD
W1QK (+W1NG,W1JMA,K1XS,KA1SYG) KC2DTA 7,272 163 36 A ABD N3RAH 196 38 4 A BD KD4K 16,445 193 65 B ABCD
58,302 635 79 L ABCD W2UDT 5,404 162 28 A ABC WR3P 170 22 5 A BCD K4RF (+K4SZ,W4KXY,KB4IDC)
NZ1U (KB1H,KB1DFB,N!XS,ops) WB2CUT 4,752 216 22 A B N3MXT 130 65 2 A B 20,169 192 83 M ABCDE
18,400 340 46 L ABD WA2BKN 663 51 13 A AB KB3EXB 114 16 6 A BC
W1NRG (KB1CIW,K1MKF,N1API,ops) KC2FYA 560 60 7 A BD KB3FCH 108 18 6 A A Kentucky
189 21 9 L AB K2JT 168 21 8 A A KD3DI 100 23 4 A BD K4TO 30,492 236 99 A ABCD
Eastern Massachusetts W2JEK 432 36 12 B AB K3VEQ 98 49 2 A B KD4EVB 1,920 53 30 A ABD
K2BAR (K2AMI, WA2QHL, WA2LXE, K2PJM, KI3P 60 10 6 A AB KC4JGS 15,048 180 72 B ABD
W1PM 33,361 302 73 A ABCD9E K2ZB, W2MSK , ops)
KA1EKR 3,703 101 23 A BCDE KA3MGB 60 15 4 A B North Carolina
14,740 241 44 L ABCD K3KT 50 25 2 A B
K1NKR 3,542 97 23 A ABCD9E NA2AA (+KB2IHV) N1GC 15,580 162 76 A ABCD
N1ABY 2,992 136 22 A AB WG3S 13 13 1 A B
11,692 293 37 L ABD W3MY 4 4 1 A A AF4HX 8,284 154 38 A ABCD
KV1J 2,280 91 20 A ABCD W4FAL 1,116 51 18 A ABCD
W1DYJ 2,184 104 21 A AB Northern New York W3RJW 156,416 660 104 B ABCD9EFGHIP
WA3NUF 141,882 648 102 B ABCD9EFGHIJP WB4TLX 750 42 15 A ABD
K1HC 2,079 96 21 A ABCD K3KYR 6,432 134 48 B AB K0GHZ/4 720 36 20 A AB
N1OP (K1BFD,op) WA2FGK 124,754 471 134 B ABCD9EFG
N3EXA 109,020 637 92 B ABCD9EF KF4LVF 198 18 11 A AB
2,014 94 19 A ABD Southern New Jersey N4CW 27 9 3 A A
K1UR 1,414 101 14 A A K1JT 51,310 556 70 A ABCD WA3DRC 82,725 483 75 B ABCD9EFGIP
K3CX 82,080 537 80 B ABCD9EF K4QI 86,139 386 153 B ABCDE
AA1VL 1,400 90 14 A ABD N2SCJ 23,100 421 35 A ABCDE W4VHH 5,734 79 47 B BDE
K1YZ 1,162 79 14 A ABD W2PAU 6,720 183 32 A ABD AA3GN 47,150 427 50 B ABCD9EFGH
KB3XG 41,993 277 49 B ABCD9EFGHIP AA4ZZ (K4DXA,K4MQG,W4GRW,W4MW,
N1VQR 1,001 82 11 A ABD KA2WRE 5,736 195 24 A ABD W4VHF,ops)
N1BC 858 56 13 A ABD N1RK 3,712 92 32 A ABCD N3FA 41,656 365 82 B ABCD9EF
N3NGE 40,300 333 52 B ABCD9EFGH 101,320 588 136 L ABCD
K1EP 770 70 11 A A N2DEQ 1,100 99 10 A BCD
WA1OFR 648 46 12 A ABD N2VW 984 110 8 A ABD N3RN 38,208 281 96 B ABCD9EF Northern Florida
W1GHZ 58,968 441 84 B ABCD9EI N2RF 847 77 11 A AB N3ITT 30,528 364 48 B ABCD9E KU4WD 2,436 106 21 A ABCD
WA1ENO 1,666 86 17 B ABD WA3RHW 784 99 7 A BD K3IPM 26,624 431 52 B ABCD KE4YYD 989 43 23 A AB
N1EKV 1,275 62 15 B ABCD W2MAT 455 65 7 A AB W3KJ 17,580 236 30 B BCDEF WD8KUF 770 48 14 A ABD
W1XM (KT1D,KB1CGZ,W1GSL,KD6BUE, N2MPU 440 55 8 A AB KU3A 17,325 268 45 B ABCDE WE2M 624 35 16 A ABD
KB1FPJ,KD1KY,KB9IJB,KA2ZLZ,WA1VRB, WA4FRA 400 46 8 A ABD K3MFI 16,275 298 31 B ABCD9EF W4QS 495 28 11 A ABDE
KB1EHH,KB1DBY,KB1FEO,ops) K2KID 130 65 2 A B NA2T 14,552 179 68 B ABD W2BZY 10,080 191 42 B ABCD9EF
18,568 338 44 L ABCD KK2CW 48 24 2 A B WA3RLT 12,710 253 31 B ABCDE
N1FDX (+N1FY) W2SJ 53,185 419 55 B ABCD9EFG K3TV 12,600 360 35 B B Puerto Rico
1,853 109 17 L AB K2TXB 31,919 292 59 B BDEI KB3ZS 12,035 280 29 B ABCDE WP4LNY 90 16 5 A ABD
N1JOY (+KE1LI,N1TZM,N1RHS) WA2ONK 28,356 301 51 B ABCD9E WA3AQA 10,738 252 26 B ABCD9E
W3KKN 10,350 271 23 B ABCD9E South Carolina
43,878 426 71 M ABCD9EHI KB2WQM 1,240 50 20 B ABD
N2WFN 20 10 2 B B W3GAD 10,080 231 32 B ABCD AC4Q 8,008 120 52 A ABCD
WA1LBK (+N1ZRD)
W2EA (K2WB,N2FY,KV2M,KV2R,KF2YX,ops) W3SZ 8,917 135 37 B BCDEF N4UFP 3,420 72 38 A ABCD
5,152 119 32 M ABCDE
22,360 404 43 L ABCD K3IUV 7,337 219 23 B ABCDE
Maine W3DFM 7,223 169 31 B ABCDE Southern Florida
K2AA (KD4HZW,W2MC,W2RDS,KC2AZO,ops) K0VXM 13,328 199 49 A ABCD9EF
N1YIS 99 11 9 A B 6,446 242 22 L ABCD KB3CPL 7,163 170 29 B ABCDEI
W3GXB 5,616 142 24 B ABCD9E KF4FAJ 3,990 127 30 A ABCD
N1DGF 975 65 15 B B W2UR (+W2PED)
KB3IB 4,186 104 23 B ABCD9E KB2SFA 2,160 94 20 A ABCD
New Hampshire 289,651 992 163 M ABCD9EFGHI WA4OFS 540 32 10 A ABCDE
K3EOD (+WR3P) WA3EHD 4,000 169 16 B ABCDE
AF1T 91,258 493 103 A ABCD9EFGHIP K3IB 3,816 159 24 B B NJ2F 5,970 169 30 B ABCD
35,563 416 61 M ABCD9E W2YX 3,266 137 23 B ABD
KU2A 32,400 245 72 A ABCD9EFG W2SK 3,672 77 17 B ABCD9EFGH
W1BQ 14,448 197 48 A ABCD9EF Western New York WA4GPM 3,045 105 29 B A K2OY (+KF4VHX)
AC1J 10,800 215 40 A ABCD AA2WV 28,609 238 67 A ABCD9EFGI N3VJH 2,030 147 10 B ABCD 3,836 133 28 L ABD
WW1Z 6,480 145 36 A ABCD N2UIO 12,546 223 41 A ABCDP W3AWA (WA3KFT,op) Tennessee
W6FC/1 5,120 154 32 A ABCD W2ONP 10,763 144 47 A ABCD9E 1,188 95 11 B ABCD
K3JJZ 1,160 115 8 B BC KU4R 17,750 185 71 A ABCDE
K1PDY 1,080 56 15 A ABCD KA2ENE 9,920 241 32 A ABD K1LH 16,344 193 72 A ABD
N1KQW 930 62 15 A A WA2ZNC 6,816 151 32 A ABCDE N3EVV 1,071 50 9 B ABCIJP
N3AHP 912 69 12 B ABCD KV4EB 3,610 95 38 A AB
W1OA 828 62 12 A ABCD K2UA 4,340 111 28 A ABCD WA4YRK 2,380 64 28 A ABDE
W1DAD 30 10 3 A A KG2NI 3,570 163 17 A ABD N3CB 560 46 10 B ABCD
N3EMY 480 52 8 B ABCD W4ZUG 2,160 73 24 A ABD
WA1YHO 49,665 372 77 B ABCD9EF K2CS 3,550 129 25 A ABD WB4JGG 13,282 166 58 B ABCD
K2HZN 36,975 369 75 B ABCDE W8JW 2,184 128 14 A ABD W3JG 352 43 8 B ABD
WA3CSP 200 20 10 B A KG4BMH 3,745 107 35 B B
WA1T 19,435 219 65 B ABCDE W2VO 2,016 63 32 A AB AE4BT 330 43 6 B BD
K1TR 11,960 166 52 B ABCD W2WGL 1,885 52 29 A BD KB3CKD 186 29 6 B BD
N3KGC 135 15 9 B AB KC8MHP 14 7 2 B AB
W1ZC 3,024 84 24 B BD KB2NFS 1,792 97 14 A ABCD
N1JHJ 2,112 73 22 B ABCD W2EV 1,736 89 14 A BDIJ N3FKR 120 20 6 B AB Virginia
N1NUM 2,040 103 17 B ABCD WB2YJH 1,540 104 14 A ABD N3AOG 52 9 4 B ABCD K4FJW 2,925 117 25 A AB
N2UM 1,320 112 10 A ABD W3TDZ 16 8 2 B B N4MM 1,476 82 18 A AB
Rhode Island WY2Z 1,155 76 15 A ABC N3FTI 676 46 13 Q ABD K3MZ 845 65 13 A AB
KM1X 16,300 277 50 A ABD AB2HG 768 78 8 A BD W3HZU (AD3E,N3NBT,KE3YR,WB3CQN,K3ELM, KL7GLL/4 550 55 10 A AB
AI1K 1,440 64 20 A ABD KA2KQP 595 77 7 A ABD KB3FKG,ops) KG4GVJ 266 38 7 A AB
W1BAT 1,674 90 18 B ABD W2TX 352 32 11 A B 5,810 161 35 L ABD K4ME 192 24 8 A B
W1CPC 780 60 12 B ABD W2RDX 170 29 5 A ABD W0RSJ (N2CEI,N2EOC,N2IX,+net) WM3T 88 11 8 A AB
W1VHF (W1JJM,K1RWK,K1AST,K1DAM,ops) K2OS 144 18 8 A A 323,070 1132 178 M ABCD9EFGHI AD4TJ 36 9 4 A AB
27,755 414 61 L ABD KC2HHB 135 15 9 A A WA2OMY (+WA3YUE) KF4QQY 5,822 139 41 B ABD
Vermont KB2KJV 72 6 6 A ABCDE 53,880 460 60 M ABCD9EFGHI K4FTO 2,750 86 25 B ABCD
N2TWI 30 15 2 A B K3AX (+N3XJX,+net) K8GP
K1LPS 17,095 187 65 A ABCD9E 30,096 292 66 M ABCDE
N1FMP 434 31 14 A AB N2USB 22 11 2 A B (K1RA,KA1TB,K3MM,KC3WD,W4XP,KD4DSX,
K2AXX 168,454 555 143 B ABCD9EFGIJP N3ADC (+KB3HE) K8ISK,K9SP,ops)
W1AIM 21,534 209 74 B ABCD9E 18,270 322 35 M ABCD9E
K1UC 1,725 52 25 B ABCD NQ2O 44,928 255 96 B ABCD9EFG 501,416 1296 233 M
W1FN (WB1BRE,KD1P,K1IB,KA1UAG, K2AN 23,607 280 43 B ABCDEFG Maryland-DC ABCD9EFGHIJP
N1HAC,AA1KL,N5IEP,AC1H,ops) N2WK 14,880 248 60 B AB
AA2GF 11,169 188 51 B BD K3HCE 20,160 272 60 A ABD West Central Florida
10,927 178 49 L ABCD K3IXD 17,088 263 48 A ABCDE
N2HJD 6,670 200 23 B ABCDF K9HUY 2,625 102 25 A ABD
N1JEZ (+N1MJD) N3UM 3,432 143 24 A AB
8,060 126 52 M ABCDE AF2K 5,434 209 26 B AB
WB2WPM 3,996 111 36 B AB N3II 2,360 118 20 A AB
WN3C 1,312 68 16 A ABD
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Western Massachusetts K2NV 2,706 75 33 B ABD
Arkansas
KC2FFS 432 64 6 B BD WA4PRR 1,170 60 18 A ABD
N1DPM 107,616 484 118 A ABCD9EFG N3AM 936 71 13 A BD
N2IM 1,632 65 17 Q BCD N5QYC 170 15 10 A ABD
N1SIF 10,032 250 33 A ABD K3ROJ 660 56 11 A ABD
K1ISW 8,190 186 35 A ABCD W2FU (+N1MU) Louisiana
44,745 453 95 L ABD W3FT (N3NYC,op)
N1MHH 3,936 136 24 A ABCD 520 40 13 A B K5CZD 60 9 6 A ABD
K1MAP 2,438 72 23 A ABCDEF W2SAG (N2VBM,AI2A,N2PBU,WA2RKP,
N3UN 210 38 5 A ABD WA5RT 1,040 46 20 B ABD
N1VOR 1,440 88 15 A BC KB2RLO,K2LMH,KB2YAA,KC2EHY,ops)
42,336 328 98 L ABCD K3BPP 120 15 8 A A Mississippi
K1KBU 396 44 9 A AB W2GG 112 15 7 A ABD
WA1MBA 28,779 195 53 B BCD9EFGHI K2GXT (KB1EKZ,KB0WJO,KB1ENW,KB2WLK, W0HL 322 20 14 A BD
KC2HGN,KB2YQE,KC2FQD,KC2HBW,KB1DOX,ops) N3FNE 76 19 4 A A
W1RZF 19,800 300 45 B BCD K3CHP 54 27 2 A A KJ5RC 91 13 7 A A
W1RIL 6,630 95 39 B ABCD9E 4,828 210 17 L ABD
KB2SGX (+W2JEF,N2VR,) WA3GYW 40 8 5 A AB New Mexico
W1NMQ 832 52 16 B AB K1RZ 130,696 631 124 B ABCD9EFI
416 87 4 L ABCD K5RHR 2,592 71 27 A ABCD
N2PA (N2HLT,N2JDQ,W3OAB,N2JQR,N2KG, K3DNE 113,520 543 132 B ABCD9E N5YYX 60 15 3 A ABD
2 N2YB,ops) N3HBX 44,100 389 90 B ABCDE N5XZM 3,973 79 29 B ABCD9EI
Eastern New York 366,120 905 226 M W3EKT 42,075 365 85 B ABCDE
WG1Z 25,032 308 56 A ABCDE ABCD9EFGHIJP W3ZZ 22,922 213 73 B ABCD9E North Texas
W2IR (W2PR,op) WA2AAZ (KB2UDB,N2MKT,N5THV,W2GIV,AB2F, K3ZO 18,966 327 58 B AB KM5OL 1,440 54 20 A BCD
9,386 197 38 A ABCD N2MKR,KB2LEP,ops) N3ZTZ 11,567 253 43 B ABD W5CMP 1,155 55 21 A B
WB2SIH 8,942 217 34 A ABD 6,336 152 32 M ABCD9 W3VRD 3,078 79 27 B ABCD9E AD5AC 1,098 47 18 A BCD
W2XL 8,142 145 46 A ABCD N3VOP 3,006 141 18 B ABD N5TIF 1,029 49 21 A AB
N2WCY 3,328 122 26 A ABD W3GN 736 46 16 B AB KD5LVY 598 33 13 A BCD
3 W3IP 52,190 469 85 L ABCD
N2TY (W2JHO,op) AA5C 15,960 97 57 B ABCD9EFGHI
3,088 141 16 A ABCD Delaware WA3ZKR (+KA3EJJ) K5LOW 3,515 76 37 B ABCD
WA2YEI 2,184 79 26 A ABD K0UWO 1,848 72 22 A ABD 32,300 284 68 M ABCD9EFI
W2ENY 1,452 66 22 A AB WA3WUL 300 50 6 A A Oklahoma
WD5AGO 3,515 69 37 A ABCDEH

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South Texas KA7EII 825 40 15 B ABD WB9DRB 2,730 58 39 A ABCD VE2VLJ 1,200 60 20 B B
K5LLL 31,755 174 87 A ABCD9EF K9MQ 864 51 16 A ABD VE2PIJ 6 3 2 Q AB
Western Washington K9QFL 56,135 370 109 B ABCDE
N5BA 2,914 68 31 A ABCD N0IS 10,209 159 41 A ABCDE Ontario
KC5YKX 1,210 44 22 A ABD K9EA 54,636 359 116 B ABCD
N7MWV 5,778 106 27 A ABD9EF K9RQ 9,688 148 56 B ABD VE3TMG 23,217 264 71 A ABD
AJ4F 374 34 11 A AB W7DMN 1,245 79 15 A ABC VE3KZ 15,360 219 60 A ABD
KA5GLX 222 27 6 A ABDE W9BLI 3,816 102 36 B ABD
WA1IED 767 59 13 A AB WD9DSN (+WD9DSP) VE3FHU 2,914 74 31 A ABCDE
KD5GKP 70 12 5 A ABD W7/JR1NKN 44 11 4 A A VE3CVG 2,125 66 25 A ABD
K5IUA 40,293 199 99 B ABCD9EFGHIP 8,840 150 52 L ABD
NU7Z 27,759 223 57 B ABCD9EFGHI KG9BV (+KB9VZJ) VE3EU 1,958 70 22 A BD
W3XO/5 15,500 147 62 B ABCD9EF KE7SW 23,358 228 51 B ABCD9EFG VE3SXE 1,518 59 23 A ABD
W5UWB 3,854 62 41 B ABCDE 8,370 117 54 L ABDE
K7ND 22,770 204 55 B ABCD9EF W9VCF (N4TZ,N9DR,N9OWN,KB9SIH,KB9NTH, VE3MQW 60 12 5 A A
KC5YOV 448 43 8 B ABCDE N7EPD 9,065 103 37 B ABCD9EF VE3IEY 5,712 95 48 B ABC
N5XU (W5JLP,KB5LBN,WM5R,ops) KB9NTD,ops)
KD7TS 5,070 93 26 B ABCD9EFGHI 3,224 99 31 L ABCD VE3TEJ 5,145 75 49 B ABCD
5,811 110 39 L ABCD VE3NPB 1,794 36 26 B ABCD9EIP
AD5V (W5UTZ,KC5PJM,KD5KJD,KC5YDM, Wisconsin
KD5FCP,N5HFP,ops) 8 British Columbia
K9VHF 37,145 287 95 A ABCDE
5,586 131 38 L ABCD Michigan N9LLT 22,052 225 74 A ABCD VE7XF 2,992 110 22 A ABDE
N8AIA 5,940 114 44 A ABC N9DG 18,070 240 65 A ABCD VE7HPS 1,808 104 16 A ABD
6 WB8TGY 3,213 69 27 A ABD9EF WA9LZM 10,146 144 57 A ABD VA7MM 132 22 6 A A
East Bay K8KD 2,449 66 31 A ABD WA1UJU 4,690 134 35 A AB VE7DXG 4,256 122 28 Q ABCD
KC8OID 1,652 53 28 A ABD KB9TLV 4,553 144 29 A ABD
KE6QR 1,296 61 18 A ABD W8WNX 1,216 64 19 A A
KK7GP 154 15 7 A BD W9XT 3,920 96 35 A ABD Rovers
N8ZVB 918 54 17 A A W9PHJ 3,584 128 28 A AB
W6OMF 9,460 137 44 B ABCDE NE8I 672 19 14 A ABCD9EFG Atlantic
KB9Q 2,730 78 30 A ABCD
Hawaii WA8YLZ 60 15 4 A AB KB9UZV 2,025 75 27 A AB N2JMH (+N2WVK)
WW8M 120,250 373 130 B ABCD9EFGHIJK KB9VSG 2,000 100 20 A AB 144,534 542 102 R ABCD9EFGIP 8
WH6TF 16 8 2 A B K2TER (+KV2X)
K8MD 77,423 359 139 B ABCD9E KB9JIF 1,700 79 20 A ABD
Los Angeles K2YAZ 68,586 325 142 B ABCD9E W9KHH 1,368 51 24 A ABD 140,250 549 102 R ABCD9EFGIP 6
KD6RUH 9,324 218 28 A ABCDE KB8U 41,713 336 101 B ABCD N9NDP 1,254 59 19 A BC WO2P 48,990 275 71 R ABCD9EIP 8
KE6AXJ 1,936 70 16 A ABCD K8NFT 7,128 146 44 B ABD KB9VUG 992 62 16 A AB N2KXS 43,680 249 70 R ABCD9EIP 8
WB2KXC 1,170 62 15 A ABD K8PNW 1,380 46 20 B BDE N9UDX 442 28 13 A ABD K1DS 32,148 27 47 R ABCD9EFGHIP 5
K0DI/6 708 45 12 A ABD K8EB (+K8PZ,KG8BK,N8WMU) KB0LGB 144 16 9 A AB N1XKT 31,464 270 46 R ABCD9EFGHIP 5
N6VI 192 19 8 A ABCD 87,345 522 135 L ABCD K9KL 45,047 288 107 B ABCDE N2OPW (+KB2VGH)
N6KN 17,850 267 51 B ABCD W9GA 14,022 167 57 B ABCDE 29,640 264 52 R ABCD9EFGHIJP 11
K6HLH 6,004 106 38 B BDEI
Ohio AA2UK 26,156 189 52 R BCD9EFGI 2
K9DQ 5,082 135 33 B BCD
K6LMN 4,922 161 23 Q ABCD WA8RJF 44,619 279 107 A ABCD9EFG W9JN 3,984 60 48 B ABCD
KC8CCD 33,943 262 91 A ABCD9EF Central
KQ6EE 2,204 88 19 Q ABCDE KB9PJL 3,471 80 39 B ABD N9YZK 38,936 228 124 R ABD 10
W2ODH (+K6KWQ,KR6DR,N6RMJ,W6PPT, K8MR 18,723 183 79 A ABCD N0AKC 2,590 67 37 B ABD
WB8AUK 16,060 168 73 A ABCD KB9WVL 29,184 252 76 R ABCDE 11
WA6DJS) ND9Z 2,015 39 31 B ABCDE K0PG 28,413 244 77 R ABCDE 11
129,260 820 115 L ABCD WA8RCN 9,936 207 48 A AB W9NVK 1,518 65 23 B BC
KC8OKJ 8,183 167 49 A AB NE9O 5,049 115 33 R ABCD 4
W6TOI (KB6WKT,KE6HPZ,AD6HT,ops) N9QQB 969 57 17 B AB N9KS 4,620 184 22 R ABD 8
43,818 379 67 M ABCD9EI WD8AML 7,353 135 43 A ABD N9LIA 666 32 18 B ABCD
KK8O 6,273 127 41 A ABD K9TMW 2,090 95 22 R AB 4
N9MYK 6,600 116 40 Q ABCDE
Orange W8DN 5,311 101 47 A ABD KA9BXG 2,496 85 24 Q ABD
N9KZJ 1,216 50 19 R ABD 4
KN6VR 3,960 130 22 A ABDE WM8I 4,699 104 37 A ABD KS9WI 186 23 6 R ABD 2
KE6GFF 3,752 134 14 A D KC8MZB 4,602 100 39 A ABD N9RLA 117 13 9 R AB 2
N6CMF 2,394 104 19 A ABD WA8GMT 4,360 90 40 A ABD WB8BZK 90 15 6 R B 2
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K6IBY 1,771 53 23 A ABCD W8DD 2,821 91 31 A AB Dakota
KE6GFI 520 35 13 A ABD W8DEL 2,675 90 25 A ABD Colorado
N8TQ 2,550 86 25 A ABD W6OAL 19,459 181 61 A ABCD9EFGHI KB0THN 10,030 172 34 R ABCDE 4
KG6DNJ 504 44 9 A ABCD KC0P (+N0ADQ)
KE6QCB 140 16 7 A BD KB8UUZ 2,093 91 23 A A K5GZ 42 7 6 A B
KU8E 2,030 70 29 A AB N0VSB 22,649 216 71 B ABCDE 8,340 221 30 R ABD 6
K6TSK 26,535 246 61 B ABCDE N0HJZ 6,634 107 31 R ABCD9EGI 2
N1ZZZ/6 44 11 4 Q B N8DOT 1,050 54 14 A ABD W0ETT 3,762 82 33 B ABCD
KT8U 986 52 17 A ABD KB0DCO 4,008 131 24 R ABD 2
AD6IJ (+KC0HEN,KG6EQR) Iowa KC0FXY 1,921 92 17 R ABD 4
3,146 108 22 L ABCD W8PLZ 882 46 18 A ABD
W8IDM 765 40 15 A ABD N0SM 1,860 60 31 A AB K7CJO 98 13 7 R BD 2
W6ZQ (+WB6IRR) KB0PSS 80 16 5 R B 2
290 26 10 L ABD N8LIS 649 53 11 A ABD NE0P 1,809 57 27 A ABD
K8IN 592 37 16 A AB WA9ENA 1,560 57 24 A BD KC0IDR 64 8 8 R B 4
Santa Barbara WA8PRA 175 21 7 A ABD N0SPP 1,484 43 28 A ABD KG0KJ 32 8 4 R B 2
W9EC 2,727 70 27 A ABCDE N8QWJ 132 38 3 A ABD AB0HF 420 30 14 A AB Delta
N6ZE 1,184 61 16 A ABD N8QQA 132 38 3 A ABD KE0FT 276 23 12 A B
W0NKN 216 18 9 A BD N4OFA (+KB4NVD)
KC6NBI 918 50 18 A ABC KB8WZZ 57 17 3 A ABD 8,512 179 38 R ABDE 5
KE6CWD 27 9 3 A AB KC8JYJ 7 7 1 A B KM0T 63,140 281 140 B ABCD9EF
N0URW 11,218 158 71 B AB NJ4I (KF4VZQ,op)
KK6UE 8 3 2 A BD KF8VB 6 6 1 A B 3,570 119 30 R AB 3
W6WE 2,528 64 32 B ABC KE8FD 151,074 533 198 B ABCD9EF K0JQA 2,240 51 35 B ABD
AC4LS 1,080 60 18 R AB 4
K6WLC (+K0BGL,K6NDV) WR3E 29,810 357 55 B ABCDE Kansas
12,740 150 52 M ABCDEF K8TQK 23,655 260 83 B ABCD9E Great Lakes
N8BJQ 4,428 123 36 B AB N0LL 27,454 178 106 B ABCDE
Santa Clara Valley N0KQY 16,536 147 78 B ABCDE NE8I 7,980 121 28 R ABCD9EFGHIJK 6
K8UD 4,160 99 32 B ABCD KF8QL (+K8DOG)
W6IT 11,475 158 51 A ABCD WB8XX 3,960 110 36 B A W0EKZ 9,891 111 63 B ABCD9
KC0AHN (N5CLU,K0CIY,KC0IFQ,KC0HZR, 7,740 131 45 R ABCD 7
NR6CA 2,640 91 20 A ABCDE KB8VAO 3,360 76 35 B ABDE
W6GYD 2,599 90 23 A ABCD KB8ZBU 2,212 79 28 B B N5QOJ,WD0FGS,KC0JDD,KC0EMK,KA0KCI,ops) Hudson
K6KLY 20,709 273 59 B ABCDE N8GLS 1,320 55 24 B B 1,197 46 19 L ABDE W2BEJ 520 31 10 R ABCD9E 2
K6PVJ (+KF6MXK,KE6HCK,K6HSV,N6KKX, N8XA 21,356 180 76 Q ABCD9EI KA0MR (+KA0KCI) KB2ZZC 413 52 7 R BD 2
K6GWV,KD6VCD) N8KOL (+K8ROX, KI8L) 10,553 119 61 M ABCDE KA2MCU 108 12 6 R ABCD 2
3,140 115 20 L ABCD 84,227 484 143 L ABCD Minnesota N2UZQ 75 15 5 R B 2
San Diego W8BAE (+K8USA) KB0ZEV 17,343 278 47 A ABCD
9,408 163 48 L ABD
Midwest
W6OYJ 1,079 58 13 A BCDE KC0AKU 12,825 181 57 A ABD K0DAS (+N0LNO)
K6CYS 884 26 13 A DE K8YR (KC8HFX,KC8CHF,KB8VRO,KA8SBI, WA2VOI 12,452 148 44 A ABCD9EFI
KB8RQD,N8VGQ,ops) 120,564 672 102 R ABCDEF 15
KF6JBB 4,092 102 31 B ABCD W0AUS 9,240 163 35 A ABCDEI NA0IA (+W0ODS)
2,132 78 26 L ABD WB0LJC 8,547 137 33 A ABCD9EFI
San Joaquin Valley 104,310 608 95 R ABCD9E 15
West Virginia KB0OBT 6,222 148 34 A ABD9 N0DQS 26,004 266 66 R ABCDE 13
K6MI 27,466 224 62 A ABCD9EF KC0HEW 5,236 126 34 A ABD KB0QGT 12,444 168 51 R ABCD 8
K6IRZ 7,215 135 37 A ABCDE K8DXN 2,580 81 30 A ABD
N8II 1,207 71 17 A A KB0LYL 4,890 326 15 A B N0JK 1,932 46 23 R ABDE 4
WA3KOG 2,275 73 25 A ABD KC0EPV 4,356 96 36 A ABD KA0YSQ 338 19 13 R ABDE 2
KF6KDA 2,109 88 19 A ABD K8MN 2,077 67 31 B AB
W8TN 1,274 44 26 B ABD KB0N 4,070 143 22 A ABCDE
N6AJ 51,543 329 83 B ABCD9EF
K8JF (WA8DQR,K8LG,WA8YCG,WF8X, W0VB 3,600 100 36 A AB New England
K6QG (+WB6GPD) W0EPZ 2,775 88 25 A ABD K1DY 7,755 117 47 R ABCD 4
3,944 129 29 L ABD WD8AFJ,ops)
6,811 139 49 L AB N0KP 1,121 46 19 A ABD KJ1K 6,732 135 33 R ABCDE 4
KB0TZA 792 50 9 A BCD9 KB1EFZ (+KB1EAU)
Sacramento Valley KA0NAN 693 53 9 A ABCD 3,024 97 24 R ABDE 3
KC6ZWT 13,772 209 44 A BCD 9 N0QHP 639 54 9 A ABCD
KD6VNQ 7,000 162 35 A ABCD Illinois KB0OLI 312 52 6 A B Northwestern
KA6VQV 2,808 70 26 A ABCD N0AT 180 30 6 A AB N7CFO 31,208 247 47 R ABCD9EF 6
W6KBX 35,568 290 76 B ABCDE K2DRH 142,975 523 175 A ABCD9E
K9YR 45,936 391 87 A ABCD K0VH 75 15 5 A AB W7DHC (+XYL)
KJ6KO 30,912 317 64 B ABCDE K0KTY 52 13 4 A B 20,943 283 39 R ABCD9EF 4
N9TF 31,188 320 69 A ABCDE
W9JXN 12,150 189 54 A ABD KC0IDR 44 10 4 A BD KA0TP (+KD7EYP)
7 WA9FIH 9,024 234 32 A ABCD KG0KJ 21 6 3 A BD 1,624 94 14 R ABD 2
Arizona KG9IL 6,562 167 34 A ABD KC0CJP 12 4 3 A AB
N0MGY 10 3 2 A BD
Pacific
KE7FC 6,016 105 47 A ABCD WA9RIJ 3,440 147 20 A ABD
KB0WDI 1 1 1 A B KF6GYM 74,184 330 132 R ABCDE 6
N7IR 828 37 18 A ABD N9VKE 3,321 103 27 A ABCD K7XC (+NS9E)
K6IAH 260 20 13 A AB WO9S 3,198 108 26 A ABD W0GHZ 70,228 373 97 B ABCD9EFGHI
W0ZQ 62,322 397 94 B ABCD9EI 47,085 457 73 R ABCD 15
KE7NR 5,148 96 39 B ABCDE NV8V 2,751 131 21 A B NI6G (+N1VM)
WB7OHF 192 20 8 B ABCD WO9LF 2,484 83 27 A ABD K0SQ 18,069 206 57 B ABCDE
W0OHU 9,086 111 59 B ABD 10,780 141 44 R ABD9EF 4
W9NSP 2,408 122 14 A BCD K6ALF 1,955 66 23 R ABD 2
Idaho WA9CCQ 2,210 106 17 A ABD N0UK 6,501 116 33 B ABCD9EI
W0PHD 2,280 54 30 B ABDE AH6RH 432 35 8 R BDE 2
W7USB 1,166 44 22 A ABD K9DDS 2,180 90 20 A ABD AH6NF 162 20 6 R BD 2
W7MEM 2,856 71 34 B ABD KV9Y 1,992 83 24 A B WA2HFI/0 1,914 76 22 B ABCD
K7MAC 1,541 50 23 B ABCDE W9NHX 1,612 109 13 A ABD W0SHL 847 72 11 B BD Roanoke
W7ID 840 35 20 B ABCDE W9AVB 1,272 93 12 A ABD W0VLZ 6 3 2 B B
W3IY 9,400 127 47 R ABCD9EF 7
K7YVZ 434 31 14 B AB WB9IFM 795 53 15 A AB W0JH (WB0VHF,N0MR,W0SEI,K9NJ,NY9D,
W9CEJ 770 70 11 A B KC0IJB,op) Rocky Mountain
Montana KB9KDC 770 70 11 A B 18,361 247 61 L ABD W5JAK 1,380 71 15 R ABD 5
N7CZ 198 17 9 A ABD N9TUQ 567 67 7 A BD N0HZO (+KC0P) KB0CY 410 34 9 R ABD 3
K9PG 484 42 11 A ABD 55 8 5 L ABD
Nevada K0NY (+KF0Q) Southwestern
KB3AFT 217 25 7 A ABD
NW7O 1,760 53 22 A ABCDE K9LPL 212 53 4 A B 6,320 108 40 M ABCDE N6DN (+N6VHF)
W6ABW 416 35 8 A ABCD AK9Y 208 52 4 A B 128,480 652 110 R ABCD9E 12
KC6UCN (+KB6HRB) Missouri N6TEB (WB6JDH,op)
N9ZKC 185 28 5 A ABD
1,323 57 21 L ABCD WD9GJK 155 27 5 A BC K0AZ 8,845 120 61 B ABD 96,903 552 97 R ABCD9E 12
Oregon KB9SKP 105 15 7 A B North Dakota K6FZZ (+K6FZY)
KA9UZH 104 26 4 A B 33,728 325 64 R ABCDE 10
N7DB 4,736 130 32 A ABCD N0MSS 1,872 54 26 B ABD
K9TMW 88 22 4 A B KC6UIX 5,940 169 27 R ABD 4
K7DLT 693 47 11 A ABDE NT0V 1,690 44 26 B ABCDE KQ6YI 1,080 45 20 R ABD 5
KG7FU 676 48 13 A ABD WN9GWC 72 15 4 A BD
KA6T 261 23 9 A ABD NG9R 54 7 6 A ABD South Dakota West Gulf
AA7IH 119 13 7 A ABD N9EYF 45 14 3 A BD WB0HHM 7,896 102 56 A ABCD
K9ENZ/M 18 9 2 A B W5DF (+AB5SS)
NN7J 9,040 188 40 B ABCDE WB0ULX 897 30 23 A ABD
WB9SNR 27,548 224 71 B BCD9E 140,336 345 112 R ABCD9EFGHIJ 13
W7DSA 2,916 83 27 B ABCD KE0Z 513 27 19 A B
KB9TQB 1,584 79 18 B ABD K0MHC 5,152 65 28 R ABCD9EFGHI 3
KI7N 516 37 12 Q ABD WA0TDK 54 9 6 A AB
N9MZP 198 22 9 B AB NL7CO 3,038 89 31 R ABD 8
W7LT (+KC7AOI,KC7PDI)
2,820 125 20 L ABD N8KWX 2,466 98 18 Q ABCD Canada
N2BJ (+K2PAC) VE VE3OIL 23,310 213 63 R ABCD9EFI 6
Utah 85,272 564 114 L ABCD
Newfoundland-Labrador
NJ7A 7,326 121 37 A ABCD9EF KG9PF (+K9IJ,KB9LNE) Checklogs
N7DBW 3,792 99 24 A ABCDE 15,840 271 45 L ABCD VO1GO 345 23 15 A A
K7ICW, KA9CAR, N7AU, N9GH, VA3MOD, VE2JWG,
N7MLD 816 42 16 A ABCD Indiana Quebec VE3TMZ, W4LAW, W5LUA, W8ULC, WB7BNH
K7RJ 494 30 13 A ABD VE2SMG 3,136 69 32 A ABCDE
WJ7L 440 25 11 A ABDE WA1MKE 36,630 252 99 A ABCD9E
W9DZ 12,348 168 63 A ABD VE2ZP 2,400 66 30 A ABD
KC7PVD 297 22 11 A ABD VA2ADB 168 17 8 A ABD
K9RU 6,321 122 43 A ABCDE

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 By Dan Henderson, N1ND
Contest Branch Manager

2000 ARRL 160-Meter

Contest Results
the fall of the year, it is hard not 3. Top Ten finishes came from 9 of the

In
tor High Power category was Bill,
to notice the migration of birds. 10 US call areas. It seems the migration W4AN, who found his way to W8JI’s sta-
You may experience the gaggle patterns are diverse when you’re looking tion as a guest op. Bill’s score of 394,485
of Canada geese flying south with their for Top Band guys. from Georgia easily outdistanced second
perfect V formation. Some will be en- Leading the way in the Single Opera- place finisher Jon, AA1K, from Delaware
gulfed by flocks of starlings or sparrows, and Bob, W4MYA, in Virginia. Bill’s
perhaps reminiscent of the old Hitchcock score was the only new Division record
thriller The Birds. Perhaps you will wit- Top Ten (Southeastern) set in any of the four con-
Single Operator, Single Operator,
ness a pair of eagles soaring to their win- QRP High Power test categories.
ter habitats from the summertime nests WK3I 68,103 W8JI 394,485 Ron, W4WA, operating at his Georgia
in the mountains. KA9EKJ 56,666 (W4AN,op) QTH, claimed top honors in the Single
W8VK 55,448 AA1K 247,248
In many ways hams go through the N0TT 55,428 W4MYA 243,612 Operator Low Power category with a score
W4TMR 50,008 K5NA 218,644
experience of migration. When we first WA8RCN 34,397 K5GO 212,420 of 151,956. Jim, N9JF, held his own from
get our HF licenses, we nest on the DX W3TS 34,028 K9DX 207,955 Illinois to finish as runner-up in the cat-
N4ROA 31,631 KE9I 207,281
or public service frequencies. As seasons N9UC 29,939 N4AF 170,798 egory, followed by Fred, K8FH, who fin-
and interests change, we begin to migrate (WO9S,op) K7CA 170,343 ished third from his Ohio QTH. Douglass,
N7IR 27,183 WD5R 165,968
to new spectrum as we seek new thrills (N5ECT,op) W0AH, finished a close fourth, only 411
and challenges. Some will move to higher Single Operator, points behind.
Low Power Multioperator
frequencies, perhaps developing skills in W4WA 151,956 K9NR 215,520 Heading up the pack in the Single
EME or VHF contacts. Others will mi- N9JF 125,780 (@WB9Z) Operator QRP category was Richard,
K8FH 106,536 K8ND 213,342
grate to lower frequencies, being called W0AH 106,125 K8XXX 200,728 WK3I, with a score of 68,103 from Mary-
by the intrigue of what is referred to as N2NFG 100,533 (@N8CC) land. Finishing hot on his heels were
W0UO 93,758 W5TM 199,916
the “Top Band”—160 meters. K4OAQ 93,665 N0NI 181,305 Roger, KA9EKJ, operating in Alabama
K1PX 93,184 K5NZ 156,400
It is this special species of Top Band- W2LC 88,968 VP5K 141,450 and Dick, W8VK, from home in Ohio.
ers that come out in force the first full WX9U 84,607 K4IQ 129,808 Dick narrowly edged out Charlie, N0TT,
W8VE 127,366
weekend of December annually to par- (@K8DX) by a mere 20 points in the final analysis.
ticipate in the ARRL 160-Meter Contest. N5FG 114,720 Multioperator entries are especially
Any Top Band enthusiast knows the chal- appropriate because not only do they mi-
lenges of playing in the 1.8 MHz spec- Affiliated Club Competition grate to the band, they migrate in flocks!
trum. Space and size become issues (a Score Entries The K9NR flock took roost at WB9Z’s
half-wave dipole cut for the low end of Unlimited Category
and posted the winning entry in the
Society of Midwest Contesters 2,798,977 74
the band will run almost 260 feet in length Potomac Valley Radio Club 2,297,845 51 Multioperator category with a score of
for example). A quarter-wave vertical will Medium Category 215,520. Settling in on their tail feathers
run about 130 feet tall. A radial field of Frankford Radio Club 787,440 16 were the ops at K8ND, falling only 2,178
Mad River Radio Club 716,929 13
just 20 quarter-wave elements requires Yankee Clipper Contest Club 513,365 21 points off the winning pace. N8CC’s
over 1/2 mile of wire. If one is trying to Tennessee Contest Group 503,631 12 shack was the QTH for the K8XXX third
Ozark Contest Club 378,208 4
identify the best operators who tackle the South East Contest Club 372,687 8 place effort. Congratulations to all of the
toughest challenges, they just need to Rochester (NY) DX Assn 369,622 7 top finishers.
North Texas Contest Club 358,336 7
look and see who has migrated to this North Coast Contesters 353,450 8 The Society of Midwest Contesters
contest. Central Texas DX and Contest 309,203 7 continued their resurgence as a top club
Minnesota Wireless Assn 283,882 13
In 2000, a total of 690 logs were re- Oklahoma DX Assn 278,026 3 by taking top honors in the Unlimited
Northern California Contest Club 211,619 14
ceived, representing a total of 762 par- Willamette Valley DX Club 186,840 5 Category in the Affiliated Club Compe-
ticipants. This is a 14% increase from the Southern California Contest Club 178,182 8 tition, beating the Potomac Valley Radio
Florida Contest Group 170,322 7
number of logs received last year and a Kentucky Contest Group 127,710 3 Club by half a million points. The Me-
total of over 165,000 completed QSOs Carolina DX Assn 111,664 4 dium Category was won by the Frankford
Western Washington DX Club 47,030 3
reported. When you look at the QTHs of Bay Area Wireless Assn 31,996 3 Radio Club, which edged out the Mad
the Top Ten boxes, you will find that 23 West Park Radiops 29,328 4 River Radio Club by a score of 787,440
Bergen ARA 20,263 3
ARRL sections and one DX entity (VP5) to 716,929. The Hudson Valley Contest-
Local Category
are listed. Illinois and Ohio each placed Hudson Valley Contesters and DXers 180,180 5 ers and DXers took top honors in the
5 stations in the boxes. Virginia followed River City Contesters 111,841 3 Local Category over the River City Con-
Redmond Top Key Contest Club 73,136 5
with 4 stations, then North Carolina with testers by a score of 180,180 to 111,841.
118 August 2001
Northeast Region Southeast Region Central Region Midwest Region West Coast Region
(New England, Hudson and (Delta, Roanoke and (Central and Great Lakes (Dakota, Midwest, Rocky (Pacific, Northwestern and
Atlantic Divisions; Maritime Southeastern Divisions) Divisions; Ontario Section) Mountain and West Gulf Southwestern Divisions;
and Quebec Sections) Divisions; Manitoba and Alberta, British Columbia and
Saskatchewan Sections) NWT/Yukon Sections)
WK3I 68,103 A KA9EKJ 56,666 A W8VK 55,448 A N0TT 55,428 A N7IR 27,183 A
W3TS 34,028 A W4TMR 50,008 A WA8RCN 34,397 A N0JK 26,523 A N6LL 8,772 A
K3TEJ 18,690 A N4ROA 31,631 A N9UC (WO9S,op) 29,939 A K0FRP 15,453 A K6EI 7,700 A
N1RL 13,454 A KV8S 16,000 A N9SE 23,103 A KD7AEE 11,395 A KB6FPW 7,590 A
WA2QKF 10,710 A W4DEC 14,835 A K8CV 5,824 A W3FAF 10,865 A K7TQ 7,552 A

K1PX 93,184 B W4WA 151,956 B N9JF 125,780 B W0AH 106,125 B KI7Y 55,575 B
W2LC 88,968 B N2NFG 100,533 B K8FH 106,536 B W0UO 93,758 B N6NF 48,007 B
KB1EAX 71,862 B K4OAQ 93,665 B WX9U 84,607 B N0SM 65,208 B AC7A 34,709 B
K2CDJ 67,413 B K1KY 76,104 B K9LU 80,065 B K0RWL 61,690 B N6BM 31,122 B
K1NK 57,288 B K4CNW 71,412 B K9WJU (W9CG,op) 79,380 B N0OQW 53,676 B WO7Y 27,391 B

AA1K 247,248 C W8JI (W4AN,op) 394,485 C K9DX 207,955 C K5NA 218,644 C N7GP (N5IA,op) 99,461 C
K2AXX 159,715 C W4MYA 243,612 C KE9I 207,281 C K7CA 170,343 C N6RO 88,264 C
W3GH 91,725 C K5GO 212,420 C K8JP 151,285 C K5RX 161,962 C K6AM 87,600 C
K1VW 91,701 C N4AF 170,798 C WT9Q 111,948 C K0RF 154,190 C KH6ND (@KH7R) 72,870 C
K3SV 83,265 C WD5R (N5ECT,op) 165,968 C K4AO 109,719 C W6PU 76,368 C K6SE 62,977 C

K2UG 109,277 D K4IQ 129,808 D K9NR (@WB9Z) 215,520 D W5TM 199,916 D W6AW 45,522 D
K3WW 103,884 D N5FG 114,720 D K8ND 213,342 D N0NI 181,305 D K6NO 22,513 D
W3UR 93,525 D N4BP 87,932 D K8XXX (@N8CC) 200,728 D K5NZ 156,400 D N7KE 22,032 D
K1JT 61,047 D K4HA 76,245 D W8VE (@K8DX) 127,366 D W7CW 85,702 D N5BF 4,117 D
W2XL 54,208 D K3KO 75,208 D W0AIH 60,720 D K5ZO 74,834 D

A total of 311 entrants participated in the The 2001 ARRL 160-Meter contest tennas and migrate your radio to the Top
Affiliated Club Competition. The top tier will be held December 7-9 (always the Band. Either way, we bet you won’t be
clubs will tell you the key to their suc- first full weekend in December). You may unhappy that you extended your operat-
cess is simple: if you get the participants migrate to warmer climates or to a better ing horizons to include the “gentleman’s
out, your club standings will improve. station. Perhaps you simply erect new an- band” known as 160 Meters.

Scores
Scores are listed by DXCC Entities and ARRL/RAC Sections. Within each Entity or Section, scores are listed Single Operators in descending order, by power
categories, followed by Multioperators. Line scores list call sign, score, QSOs, multipliers, power (A = QRP, B = Low Power, C = High Power, D = Multioperator).
Asia Venezuela Western Massachusetts W2TX 15,006 180 41 B N3UN 11,029 133 41 C
Japan YV7QP 1,728 36 24 B N1RL 13,454 217 31 A K2YW 7,067 94 37 B N3OA 8,280 102 40 C
JH4UYB 2 1 1 A W1TO 38,555 346 55 C N2UM 3,380 65 26 B 4U1WB (AJ3M,op) 780 26 15 C
JE1SPY 50 5 5 B K5ZD 34,140 280 60 C N2MG 418 19 11 B W3UR 93,525 604 75 D
JH8KYU 32 4 4 B 1 K2AXX 159,715 917 85 C
Western Pennsylvania
JE3UHV 2 1 1 B Connecticut K2ZR 31,728 329 48 C
2 N2WK 19,604 184 52 C AA3GM 6,148 106 29 A
JA0QNJ 680 20 17 C NM1K 1,800 45 20 A
K2OS 19,600 193 50 C AD8J 24,196 260 46 B
JA2ZJW 468 18 13 C K1PX 93,184 722 64 B Eastern New York
K2UA 6,107 97 31 C NA3V 24,192 249 48 B
JI1NJC 126 9 7 C NX1Q 8,942 130 34 B N2IX 2,068 47 22 A
W2RW (+WB2KAO, WB2HJV, K9EEE) NB4J 14,250 138 50 B
JN1BMX 72 6 6 C K1RO 8,704 136 32 B KG2H 1,716 39 22 A
42,018 444 47 D N3UE 8,362 113 37 B
JH0ZHQ (JH1BBT,JH1GNU,JH1MDJ, W1CTN 7,888 116 34 B K2UF 25,714 296 43 B N3GJ 1,140 30 19 B
JR1IJV,JF1DMQ,JJ1VKL,JK1GKG, K1BTD 5,724 100 27 B W2ENY 8,715 123 35 B WA3GQU 72 6 6 B
JA0VSH,JG0PBJ,ops) WA1LJD 5,184 96 27 B WB2PUH 2,332 53 22 B 3 W3GH 91,725 604 75 C
1,848 42 22 D K1VW 91,701 648 69 C KB2HZI 672 24 14 B K3HX 42,282 390 54 C
Asiatic Russia K1YR 34,650 312 55 C N1EU 51,425 463 55 C Delaware W3SO (K4VV, op)
RA0LQ/MM 40 5 4 B W1WEF 18,810 206 45 C W2FCA 12,144 126 46 C N8NA 35,412 336 52 B 41,610 359 57 C
Europe W1AW (N4QX,op) W2RE 7,308 97 36 C NY3C 7,452 102 36 B
13,846 158 43 C K2UG (KY2J, WA2JQK, ops) AA1K 247,248 1167 10 C
Fed. Rep. of Germany
N4XR 10,716 111 47 C 109,277 805 67 D W3PP 7,904 101 38 C 4
DF2PY 1,680 35 24 C
NT1N 8,702 113 38 C W2XL (+ N2SA) 54,208 475 56 D Eastern Pennsylvania Alabama
Belarus N1MD 10,800 147 36 D
EU6EU 2 1 1 B
NYC-Long Island W3TS 34,028 362 47 A KA9EKJ 56,666 484 58 A
Eastern Massachusetts NY6DX 1,036 37 14 A K3TEJ 18,690 221 42 A W4DEC 14,835 171 43 A
Hungary WG1Z 2,520 60 21 A W2JGQ 8,532 117 36 B W3EHZ 16,968 199 42 B K4KIP 6,300 90 35 A
HA5JI 384 16 12 C AD1B 2,300 50 23 A KA2D 3,822 72 26 B WA3IIA 12,355 175 35 B AF4OD 29,450 293 50 B
K1DC 22,815 249 45 B K2OVS 1,700 50 17 B N3RM 3,600 60 30 B K4IQJ 13,201 152 43 B
Bulgaria W1VIV 21,920 271 40 B WB2DLA 768 24 16 B W8IJ 140 10 7 B K4WI 10,277 115 43 B
LZ3AB 2 1 1 C N1DM 18,080 223 40 B WA2YOW 468 18 13 B K3SV 83,265 669 61 C KC4HCH 10,038 118 42 B
Finland K1NTR 17,960 226 40 B K2QMF 10,115 140 35 C W3BGN 79,632 617 63 C N4AX 2,880 60 24 B
W1TW 8,415 126 33 B K3QIA 40,122 367 54 C W4NTI 15,717 200 39 C
OH3GD 2 1 1 B Northern New Jersey KC3QU 12,505 151 41 C
K1GU 3,872 88 22 B N3FA 31,185 342 45 C
Slovakia K1NU 3,393 57 29 B W2JEK 5,562 103 27 A AA3B 20,196 228 44 C KS4YT (+KV4T) 25,854 201 62 D
OM0WR 1,440 36 20 C WO1N 2,184 52 21 B K2JT 2,596 59 22 A W3AP 14,832 153 48 C
K1NK 57,288 507 56 B K3WW 103,884 772 66 D
Georgia
W1MMM 768 24 16 B
Netherlands K5MA 30,264 285 52 C N2CG 4,020 67 30 B W3FV 47,641 383 61 D W4WA 151,956 926 81 B
PA3AAV 96 8 6 B W2CVW 2,883 45 31 B KS3F 33,100 325 50 D K9AY 55,556 404 68 B
K1VK 14,238 168 42 C
N2ED 77,056 590 64 C K3NZ 16,054 173 46 D N4DU 29,755 266 55 B
Bosnia-Herzegovina K2LP 8,645 119 35 C
NO2R 67,512 573 58 C W3MF 14,300 161 44 D N4WD 21,892 206 52 B
T90U 2 1 1 A Maine W2NO 21,120 220 48 C W4ATL 17,178 203 42 B
T99W 12 3 2 B W1CEK 32 4 4 A W2ZK 17,420 163 52 C Maryland-DC NJ8J 1,273 32 19 B
N1CGP 9,536 149 32 B NA2AA 12,105 133 45 C WK3I 68,103 531 63 A W8JI (W4AN,op)
European Russia 394,485 1434 11 C
K1FK 25,500 247 51 C W2LE 9,360 114 40 C NG3K 6,300 105 30 A
RN6BN 360 18 10 C AI3M 39,042 357 54 B K4BAI 55,388 448 61 C
K1PQS 15,762 213 37 C N2LK 2,860 65 22 C
AC1O 9,250 125 37 C W2GG 31,850 314 50 B
Northern New York Kentucky
W3CP 30,350 299 50 B
North America New Hampshire W2IB (+N4TW) 29,205 323 45 D AD3F 18,500 179 50 B KM4FO 46,400 396 58 B
Martinique AA1SB 1,406 37 19 A K3DSP 9,452 139 34 B AA2GS 22,790 215 53 B
KB1EAX 71,862 600 59 B
Southern New Jersey K4FDK 19,642 212 46 B
FM5GU 52,416 416 63 C W3DF 7,289 97 37 B
W1DAD 4,992 96 26 B W0MHK/2 7,080 118 30 A K4WW 7,761 98 39 B
N3WK 3,640 70 26 B
Antigua & Barbuda K0TV (+WO1N) W5KI 21,150 222 47 B
W3OU 2,622 57 23 B K4AO 109,719 744 73 C
V26JT 52,460 430 61 B 47,245 422 55 D AA2WN 10,783 130 41 B N4GN 58,520 409 70 C
N3TJ 2,494 43 29 B
W2YC 31,680 282 55 C
Turks & Caicos Islands Rhode Island N3FX 2,352 56 21 B North Carolina
NQ3N 20,650 202 50 C
AC3P 810 54 15 B W4TMR 50,008 445 56 A
VP5K (AA5B, K9RS,op) K2MN 10,395 147 35 B K1JT (+K2PT) 61,047 531 57 D
W3GN 80,703 633 63 C N2NFG 100,533 721 69 B
141,450 943 75 D KS1J 66,410 565 58 C
K1DFT 22,275 243 45 C
Western New York N3HUV 38,563 388 49 C WJ9B 68,355 541 63 B
WA2QKF 10,710 153 35 A K3DI 29,848 284 52 C KE4QZB 4,920 82 30 B
W1OP(K1DT,K1JNJ,W1GS,W1IUX,ops)
South America W2RBA 2,000 50 20 A W3ERU 27,495 288 47 C WX4DX 4,710 74 30 B
34,560 314 54 D
W2LC 88,968 662 66 B N3UM 27,196 260 52 C W4WS (N4VHK,op)
Aruba Vermont N3OC 25,596 234 54 C
K2CDJ 67,413 481 69 B 4,650 79 30 B
P40RB (W9RB,op) AA1SU 24,396 318 38 B K8FC 49,830 447 55 B AK3Z 24,390 268 45 C N4AF 170,798 853 94 C
5,610 85 33 C W1SJ 60,170 541 55 C N2CU 49,131 462 53 B W3HVQ 22,631 209 53 C W4MR (AA4NC,op)
N3SB 11,070 132 41 C 93,312 639 72 C

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N4CW 65,453 532 61 C North Texas KI6PG 2,688 56 24 B ND8DX 11,172 130 42 B 0
K4MA 41,470 347 58 C WA8ZBT 10,602 138 38 A KA6BIM 30,785 323 47 C K8KSN 10,234 119 43 B
N4UH 17,934 177 49 C W8IDM 9,972 137 36 B Colorado
W0UO 93,758 629 74 B Sacramento Valley
N4TL 4,830 69 35 C W5CWQ 42,746 313 67 B W8GRP 6,384 114 28 B K0FRP 15,453 150 51 A
K4HA (+K4MA) 76,245 545 69 D N6RK 20,930 226 46 B N8WS 4,060 71 28 B W0AH 106,125 703 75 B
K5WO 40,828 343 59 B
K3KO 75,208 544 68 D K6LRN 6,664 119 28 B W8PN 3,224 52 31 B W0ETT 32,574 267 61 B
KE5C 13,395 141 47 B
W6RKC 1,518 33 23 B AF8C 3,200 64 25 B K0UK 19,992 190 51 B
Northern Florida KY5S 7,446 108 34 B
K6SG 1,064 38 14 B N8BJQ 82,218 570 71 C W9KV 3,186 59 27 B
WK5K 5,673 90 31 B
KQ4YY 750 25 15 A K6ME 20,553 200 51 C K5ZG 38,114 317 59 C WV7T 1,216 32 19 B
K5RX 161,962 830 94 C
W4AA 47,104 362 64 B K6TA 19,665 214 45 C N8TR 18,810 159 57 C K0RF 154,190 889 85 C
N5PO 72,000 494 72 C
K9RB 39,060 321 60 B W6EU 15,211 184 41 C K8ND (+K1LT) 213,342 1111 93 D WV7U 48,573 384 63 C
N5RG 65,320 451 71 C
K4LDR 24,100 238 50 B W6IXP 11,084 163 34 C W8VE (@K8DX) (+N8PW, K8DX)
K5RA 35,255 316 55 C Iowa
NO4S 21,573 225 47 B W6AW 45,522 420 54 D 127,366 703 86 D
W5GN 10,412 133 38 C NO9S 910 35 13 A
WB4IHI 16,826 176 47 B K6NO (+K6RC) 22,513 238 47 D
N5TY 7,511 100 37 C West Virginia N2BTJ 504 21 12 A
WS4Y 67,452 456 73 C
K5ZO (+KK7JS) 74,834 521 71 D N0SM 65,208 491 66 B
N4EK 16,695 181 45 C KV8S 16,000 200 40 A
W3TMZ 13,846 158 43 C Oklahoma 7 K8OWL 5,040 84 30 A KB0SK 12,402 159 39 B
K5KA 8,282 98 41 B WA8WV 34,006 344 49 B N0AAA 11,400 150 38 B
Puerto Rico Alaska KG8GW 7,986 121 33 B WB0B 4,640 80 29 B
K5HP 69,828 526 66 C
NP3G 8,610 99 41 B KL7FAP 72 6 6 B K2UOP 117,150 769 75 C K0SRL 15,796 178 44 C
N5OT 60,620 427 70 C
South Carolina WA5RAT (N5OT,op) N0NI (+N0AC) 181,305 1053 85 D
Arizona KE0FT (+ KG9IE)
K4CNW 71,412 535 66 B 17,442 147 57 C
W5TM (+W5AO) N7IR 27,183 265 51 A 9 22,860 254 45 D
K4DLJ 9,512 104 41 B W7LUX 3,996 54 37 A
AA4V 55,074 405 67 D 199,916 1064 92 D Illinois Kansas
KN5TTN (+K5QNM) AC7A 34,709 283 61 B
N9UC (WO9S,op) N0JK 26,523 206 63 A
Southern Florida 6,144 96 32 D KJ7WY 23,210 211 55 B
29,939 317 47 A
N7GP (N5IA,op) 99,461 616 79 C K0RY 17,719 187 47 B
K4CXX 4,795 67 35 B N9JF 125,780 823 76 B W0NXS 9,766 127 38 B
K4FS 1,575 36 21 B South Texas KC7V 58,940 400 70 C
K7ON 40,504 329 61 C WX9U 84,607 575 73 B W0WPL 5,282 68 38 B
K4RFK 264 12 11 B AF5Z 14,696 164 44 B
K9LU 80,065 596 67 B K0BJ 1,260 35 18 B
N8PR 28,670 226 61 C W5TA 13,948 160 44 B
Eastern Washington K9MMS 64,021 434 73 B W0UY 59,094 438 67 C
W4OV 13,488 133 48 C AJ4F 13,200 147 44 B
W9LT 19,608 228 43 B K9BGL 37,524 315 59 B
N4BP (+W4FMS) 87,932 556 76 D K5LJ 9,400 97 47 B Minnesota
W7MY 8,283 121 33 C W9SMC (K9PG @ K9QVB)
W5XD 7,449 94 39 B W3FAF 10,865 131 41 A
Tennessee W7LGG 6,048 81 36 C 26,784 276 48 B
K5EJL 4 2 1 B W0SEI 8,645 122 35 A
KW4JS 5,536 85 32 A W7UB 6,045 96 31 C K9ZO 25,410 231 55 B
K5NA 218,644 1067 94 C N0UR 4,140 90 23 A
W4TDB 900 25 18 A K9CW 21,696 223 48 B
N1LN 70,956 477 73 C Idaho N0OQW 53,676 372 71 B
K1KY 76,104 524 72 B N9EP 21,115 256 41 B
W5PR 42,042 314 66 C K7TQ 7,552 118 32 A W0OPW 53,199 384 69 B
WO4O 41,044 328 62 B N9CO 17,685 195 45 B
K5TR 37,950 269 69 C WO7Y 27,391 278 49 B N0XB 42,185 356 59 B
W4DAN 34,349 349 49 B W9YS 16,500 186 44 B
AC5AA 10,076 113 44 C KA7T 16,560 171 48 B N0AT 33,390 312 53 B
NA4K 18,612 210 44 B K9SB 15,876 159 49 B
NA4M 6,993 90 37 C KG7H 36,879 319 57 C AC0W 32,890 296 55 B
W4HZD 16,506 195 42 B N9TF 13,284 120 54 B
K5NZ (+W5MJ,N5XJ,NX5M) WA2MNO 24,150 240 50 B
K4AMC 13,902 164 42 B Montana N9TK 12,669 153 41 B
156,400 878 85 D NA0N 20,445 216 47 B
W4YGE 12,096 144 42 B KB9CRY 12,556 143 43 B
K5IUA (+WA5SNL, K5QLP, WD5KBY) AB7CE 924 33 14 A W0ZQ 20,205 223 45 B
WB3JKQ 7,733 106 37 B KX9DX 11,920 149 40 B
61,060 424 71 D KE7NO 8,184 132 31 B KI0F 16,324 184 44 B
WA4AA 7,440 90 40 B W9RM 10,125 108 45 B
KK7UV 3,432 78 22 B N0HJZ 12,950 185 35 B
K4BP 3,304 59 28 B West Texas K7BG 17,061 183 47 C
K9PPW 6,336 99 32 B
W5ZO 14,985 165 45 B AA9D 5,070 83 30 B K0AD 7,821 117 33 B
K0EJ 153,636 895 84 C KS7T 5,168 76 34 C W0UC 6,913 110 31 B
N4IR 97,878 731 66 C NZ5M 270 15 9 B WK9O 4,094 89 23 B
Nevada W9LYA 2,772 63 22 B K0CAT (K9WIE,op)
W9WI 82,455 593 69 C 3,473 74 23 B
AA4NU 44,756 331 67 C N7PU 17,343 177 47 B K9PG 1,904 56 17 B
6 NW7O 7,350 102 35 B W9EV 1,848 44 21 B WB0BNX 2,553 54 23 B
N4ZZ 38,918 316 61 C WA0RBW 14,600 181 40 C
N4KN 13,494 173 39 C East Bay K7NV 24,090 219 55 C W9QFV 1,360 34 20 B
W4OGG 5,487 87 31 C N9IO 1,152 33 16 B Missouri
N6WG 6,160 140 22 A Oregon N9IJ 1,056 33 16 B
N4VV 61,880 470 65 D KE6QR 3,318 79 21 B N0TT 55,428 444 62 A
W7/AH8DX 2,200 55 20 B AD4OS 132 11 6 B
Virginia KK6F 2,414 71 17 B W7GG 59,500 424 68 C WD0FLJ 3,618 67 27 A
K9DX 207,955 1060 95 C
N6RO 88,264 592 68 C K4XU 28,620 267 53 C K0RWL 61,690 493 62 B
N4ROA 31,631 335 47 A KI9A 72,030 508 70 C
K6TS 10,108 133 38 C K7ZUM 14,250 186 38 C W0TY 16,027 168 47 B
K4OAQ 93,665 713 65 B KG9X 64,804 472 68 C
K0JJ 4,710 77 30 C N0AJ 4,060 70 29 B
K4ORD 35,700 293 60 B Los Angeles W9OF 56,875 433 65 C
WA0IYY 2,440 61 20 B
K3MT 31,217 290 53 B N6LL 8,772 129 34 A N2BJ 30,195 246 61 C
Utah K0OU 21,736 206 52 C
WA4QDM 18,576 216 43 B KU6T 6,006 91 33 A AE9D 22,034 238 46 C
KD7AEE 11,395 131 43 A AA0A 18,894 201 47 C
W4SNH 16,652 181 46 B K0INT 11,098 179 31 B KS9W 19,176 201 47 C
WA7LNW 6,160 140 22 A W0TT 10,062 117 43 C
K4UK 13,818 163 42 B N6OU 6,300 105 30 B W9OA 13,545 149 45 C
N7XJ 5,340 89 30 A KG9N 10,250 125 41 C North Dakota
W4VG 12,880 161 40 B N6GL 5,564 107 26 B W0YSE 1,044 29 18 A K9SD 9,176 124 37 C
W4VC 10,255 145 35 B K6RO 3,600 72 25 B K0VX 208 13 8 B
W7UT 40,610 317 62 B NA9D 3,915 66 29 C
WM3T 7,035 99 35 B WA6BOB 696 29 12 B W7HS 18,650 185 50 B K9NR (@WB9Z) (+K9CS, AK9F,K9FO, Nebraska
W4AU 5,916 100 29 B K6SE 62,977 430 71 C K7CA 170,343 954 81 C WB9Z) 215,520 1091 96 D WN0L 1,890 45 21 B
K4MX 4,896 75 32 B W6/KH6DX 56,490 390 70 C K8EI 18,584 202 46 C K9HMB 35,535 244 69 D KE5RX 22,412 214 52 C
N3TG 4,554 66 33 B W6YRA (WA6AYI, K6LDO, KU6T, ops)
K3MZ 3,942 73 27 B 15,717 201 39 C Western Washington K9MOT (K9PW, K9RR, ops) Maritime-Newfoundland
W4HM 2,886 54 26 B K6LA 2,280 58 19 C W7LD 6,348 138 23 A 24,682 287 43 D
VE1KB 4,140 69 30 B
W4MYA 243,612 1158 10 C NB6I 468 18 13 C NW7DX 2,948 67 22 A Indiana
W4NF 91,596 669 68 C N5BF 4,117 91 23 D K7SY 2,890 85 17 A Quebec
W4YE 72,640 563 64 C N9SE 23,103 225 51 A
W7/JR1NKN 10 5 1 A VE2AWR 4,480 80 28 B
N3JB 47,187 367 63 C Orange KI7Y 55,575 408 65 B
K9WJU (W9CG,op)
VE2AQC (VE2AWR,op)
W4HJ 40,242 347 57 C N6BM 31,122 267 57 B 79,380 561 70 B
N4SL 6,665 106 31 B WB9CIF 61,404 444 68 B 2,496 52 24 B
N4MM 38,367 297 63 C K6NR 12,173 125 47 B AB7RW 4,738 103 23 B VE2OWL 126 9 7 B
K4ZW 26,775 258 51 C N6RT 3,312 69 24 B W9ELI (KJ9C, op)
K7II 702 27 13 B 50,866 434 58 B VE2ZP 25,296 245 51 C
NR4M 26,659 247 53 C W6MX 40,078 332 58 C W7RM (KI7Y,op) 55,315 400 65 C VA2CT 9,509 127 37 C
K1KO 9,963 120 41 C W6DF 39,798 291 67 C K9AF 31,027 214 71 B
W7QC 42,056 368 56 C WT9U 28,968 281 51 B VE2OJ (VE3EDR, VE3FFK, VE3NJ,
K4IX 8,624 95 44 C N6PE 28,050 252 55 C K7QQ 36,244 344 52 C VE3OP,ops) 29,187 309 47 D
K4FOY 8,094 105 38 C W6HG 17,888 208 43 C W9BS 16,371 159 51 B
N7ETC 7,722 117 33 C K9MI 13,674 156 43 B
K4IQ 129,808 842 76 D K7UU 6,090 105 29 C
Ontario
Pacific N4TZ 13,566 157 42 B VY2MGY/3 4,914 91 27 A
N4GU (+W4IQ) 40,590 366 55 D N7KE (KB7N, N7VMV, ops)
KH6/W7DRA 2 1 1 B K9IG 13,050 145 45 B VE3BUC 2,814 67 21 A
Virgin Islands KH6ND (@KH7R) 22,032 228 48 D K9WX 7,392 112 33 B VE3CSK 42,060 346 60 B
KV4FZ 23,490 198 58 C 72,870 453 70 C Wyoming KC9FC 6,180 103 30 B VE3OSZ 31,314 304 51 B
KH6DX/M 58,940 406 70 C WC7S 5,376 84 32 B WA0JTL 4,640 80 29 B VE3STT 21,472 241 44 B
West Central Florida K9EA 288 12 12 B
Santa Barbara W7CW (+ WU7Y, W7CA, WG7Y, VE3KP 18,748 215 43 B
K4FB 559 20 13 A K9BG 50 5 5 B
W6WQC 6,120 102 30 B N7VWV) 85,702 581 73 D VE3UZ 10,491 133 39 B
K4GKD 31,850 314 50 B KE9I 207,281 1139 89 C
W6JEO 3,000 75 20 B VE3ZT 9,760 122 40 B
N4AO (WC4E,op) K8JP 151,285 944 79 C
W7CB 29,323 244 59 C VE3WZ 9,112 134 34 B
21,870 195 54 C 8 W9RE 100,125 657 75 C VE3BNO 7,755 114 33 B
K9HUY 8,968 112 38 C Santa Clara Valley W9IU 84,070 599 70 C
Michigan VA3IX 7,095 106 33 B
W4JN 161 10 7 C NZ9R 20,623 253 41 C
K6EI 7,700 154 25 A K8CV 5,824 104 28 A VA3UA 6,583 112 29 B
KB6FPW 7,590 165 23 A K9VV 4,263 72 29 C VE3MQW 6,150 101 30 B
NE8O 39,416 376 52 B
5 K6XX 3,108 74 21 A K8SIA 24,336 231 52 B Wisconsin VE3KZ 105,336 678 77 C
K6III 840 35 12 A W8RU 23,712 225 52 B AA9PB 2,688 56 24 A VE3PN 71,874 534 66 C
Arkansas N6NF 48,007 383 61 B VE3QAA 58,410 435 66 C
K8GT 22,626 208 54 B AF9J 288 16 9 A
KJ5WX 57,553 425 67 B W6ISO 5,808 121 24 B VE3EJ 42,539 356 59 C
K8IR 12,892 145 44 B WA1UJU 33,250 331 50 B
K5GO 212,420 1049 95 C N6IV 3,500 70 25 B W8WVU 3,276 57 28 B K9DAF 29,008 256 56 B Saskatchewan
WD5R (N5ECT,op) N7FF 1,672 44 19 B WX3M 320 16 10 B K0SN 16,416 215 38 B VE5SF 468 18 13 B
165,968 997 82 C K2RDX 858 33 13 B W8MJ 65,736 495 66 C W9LO 15,222 177 43 B VA5DX 29,376 269 54 C
W5ON 83,835 601 69 C K6RB 20,202 239 42 C N8EA 55,503 436 63 C W9WUU 6,480 108 30 B
W5HUQ 24,400 241 50 C W0YK 14,620 170 43 C Alberta
ND5S 42,185 353 59 C WD9GWH 3,900 75 26 B
Louisiana K6MO 11,440 143 40 C K8CC 37,526 319 58 C KB9KEG 2,392 46 26 B VE6JY 5,365 71 37 B
K1DW 25,740 231 55 B San Diego KT8X 9,509 127 37 C N9XX 154 11 7 B VE6BF 3,180 53 30 B
W5WMU 73,201 511 71 C AK6R 1,050 35 15 A K8XXX (@N8CC) (N8CC,NU8Z,K8AQM, WT9Q 111,948 732 76 C
W8MJ,K8JM,K8KS,KG8CO,ops) WA9IRV 72,080 527 68 C British Columbia
Mississippi W6JVA 6,400 100 32 B VE7JKZ 7,560 126 30 B
K6AM 87,600 572 75 C 200,728 1121 88 D N9CK 58,357 431 67 C
N5FG (WQ5L, W5UE, ops) W9XT 44,415 351 63 C VE7VV 27,183 262 51 C
K6NY 23,140 221 52 C Ohio
114,720 702 80 D WA9TZE 42,159 286 69 C
San Francisco W8VK 55,448 475 58 A W9OP 39,150 333 58 C
New Mexico WA8RCN 34,397 320 53 A Checklogs
N6ZFO 13,240 164 40 B N9AU 35,786 304 58 C
W6PU 76,368 507 74 C N8XA 4,488 68 33 A AB5XP, AF4OX, K2DW, K2FU,
W8NF 528 22 12 B N9FH 33,488 296 56 C
N5UL 75,701 508 73 C K8FH 106,536 763 69 B K3OQF, K7OA, K8OQL, KB2DCE,
K6CTA 12,321 165 37 C K9MA 32,205 281 57 C
N7DF 62,480 435 71 C W8GN 35,620 338 52 B N0IJ, N0JK, N3SEO, N4UL, W0HW,
WE9V 12,593 124 49 C
N6ZZ 47,124 336 68 C San Joaquin Valley KU8E 19,965 177 55 B W0AIH (K0TG,W0BV, ops)
W3SE, W5TEN, W5ZN, W6UT, W7LR,
K5AM 15,147 144 51 C K6MI 2,275 44 25 A K8MR 18,676 200 46 B W9OA, W9YYG, WA6FGV
60,720 454 66 D
WA6YEE 25,676 259 49 B K8AB 12,096 141 42 B WA9CWX (+packet)
N6BU 3,408 71 24 B K8BL 12,054 144 41 B 26,468 250 52 D
W8DHG 11,950 115 50 B

120 August 2001

 SECTION NEWS
The ARRL Field Organization Forum
Field Organization Abbreviations The merge will aid in a specific maintenance program for two WESTERN NEW YORK: SM, Scott Bauer, W2LC— Congratu-
repeaters and some long range planning. Tfc: N3EFW 314, lations to WNY ASM Don, W2AC, on his graduation from
ACC Affiliated Club Coordinator W3IPX 306, N3YSI 290, K2BCL 264, W3HK 165, W3UAQ Elmira College with a BS in History! Congratulations to Kellie,
ARES Amateur Radio Emergency Service 112, KB3CEZ 90, W3NNL 52, K3TX 47, N3SW 40, W3JKX 28, KB2CHC, on winning the W2OMV/K4VOS Scholarship. Kellie
KB3BBR 26, KB3DCT 18, W3TWV 12, N3AS 11, KA3LVP 9, is the daughter of proud dad, Vic, K1PY. Kellie started in
ASM Assistant Section Manager N8JSO 8, AD3X 7, KB3DDL 6, N3ZXE 5, KB3CVO 3, W3BNR Amateur Radio as a 10 year old Novice and now is a fine
BM Bulletin Manager 2, N3IRN 2, KB3CKD 1. Net Reports: EPA 166, EPAEPTN young woman working on her Masters degree. She was the
132, PTTN 76, SEPPTN 39, PFN 21, D3ARES 11, MARCTN RDXA Field Day novice operator for many years. Kellie, all of
BPL Brass Pounders League 5, LCARES 4, CATN 3. us in WNY are very proud of you! Hamfests: Aug 4, Ithaca
DEC District Emergency Coordinator MARYLAND/DC: SM, Tom Abernethy, W3TOM, 301-292- Hamfest, TCARC at Tompkins County Airport; Aug 5, Greater
DXFR DX Field Representative 626, [email protected]— MDC Section Web page: http:// Buffalo Summer Hamfest and WNY Section Convention; Aug
www.qsl.net/w3tom/. In the late afternoon of Friday, May 25, 11, Rome Hamfest, Rome Radio Club, at Westmoreland
EC Emergency Coordinator Fireman’s Field. Silent Keys: Dan Hunter KE2LD past mem-
2001, a tornado cut a swath 2.6 miles long just west of Waldorf
LGL Local Government Liaison in Charles County Maryland. The Southern Maryland Skywarn ber of the Lancaster ARC; Bob WA2FKA; Frank K2JWS. May
NCS Net Control Station Sub-net was active at the time and received the first reports Net Summaries:
of severe weather damage. With over 100 homes damaged in Net NM Sess QNI QSP Net NM Sess QNI QSP
NM Net Manager
the communities of Ashford Oaks and Stream View, the BRVSN N2OYQ 31 172 2 CHN W2EAG 30 128 21
NTS National Traffic System Charles County Office of Emergency Services activated CHN April 28 89 6 CNYTN WA2PUU 31 343 64
OBS Official Bulletin Station Charles County ARES/RACES. Operations on Saturday were EBN WB2IJZ 22 362 0 ESS WI2G 31 404 131
OES Official Emergency Station re-activated to assist with the Storm Assessment Investiga- NYPHONE N2LTC 31 242 290 NYPON N2YJZ 30 368 108
tion. Amateurs participating include: KB3FQE, K3GRG, NYS/E WB2QIX 31 322 154 NYS/L W2YGW 31 255 173
ORS Official Relay Station KA3GRW, N3HJA, N2OMC, KE3RE, AA3RT, N7UH, W3TOM. NYS/M KA2GJV 31 201 69 NYSCN W2MTA 4 17 1
OO Official Observer ANAR EC N3QXW reports 40 members, 4 sessions of the
NYSPTEN WB3CUF 31 349 45 OARC N2KPR 5 40 7
OOC Official Observer Coordinator ANAR ARES and 1 training session. The following ARES
OCTEN/E KA2ZNZ 31 1431 209 OCTEN/L KA2ZNZ 31 642 228
members provided communications for the “Tour De Cure”
PBBS Packet Bulletin Board Station bike rally: N3WOF, KB3EFS, N3UXD, W3NI, N3TGC, AA3FB, OMEN N2UC 4 22 1 STAR N2NCB 31 268 19
PIC Public Information Coordinator N3MJI, KO4A, N8ECG, KB3CPV, WI3N, N3GT, KB3CJT, TIGARDS W2MTA 4 37 3 WDN/E N2JRS 31 447 74

PIO Public Information Officer WB4OGP. Members providing communications for Chesa- WDN/L W2GUT 31 396 53
peake Bay Bridge walk/run: K3BMV, N3WOF, N6TAU, Traffic (May 2001), * indicates PSHR, #indicates BPL:
PSHR Public Service Honor Roll N3TLU, AND W2KBR. WASH EC KD3JK reports 49 members N2LTC#* 2053, KA2ZNZ#* 540, WB2IJH* 266, NN2H* 265,
SGL State Government Liaison and five sessions each of the WASH ARES-RACES Net and W2MTA* 256, KA2GJV* 271, WI2G* 161, KB2KOJ* 138,
SEC Section Emergency Coordinator the Four States Net. FRED EC N8AAY reports 10 members, W2GUT* 48, W2FR* 146, WB2QIX* 84, KA2DBD* 42,
four sessions of the FRED ARES Net, and the “HIKE ACROSS KA2IWK* 30, N2CCN* 66, KG2D* 92, N2KPR* 68, KC2EOT*
SM Section Manager MARYLAND” public service event. CALV EC N3QHC reports 67, W2LC* 80, KB2ETO* 22, AF2K* 18, KA2BCE* 13, W2PII*
STM Section Traffic Manager 15 members. Formal traffic handling and net operations 48, K2DN* 15, WA2GUP* 19, WA2UKX* 13, W2RH 23,
TCC Transcontinental Corps course was attended by: KR3A, N3AE, N3IDX, K3MZV, N3PH, KB2WII* 25. Digital; Stn Rx/Tx: KA2GJV 25/7, N2LTC 832/
WA4PRR, N3QHC, N1WR, N3ZIY, and N3ZIZ. PRGE EC 750.
TA Technical Advisor WI3N reports 42 members and one drill during which they
TC Technical Coordinator successfully used Packet Radio to pass messages between WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA: SM, John Rodgers, N3MSE.
MEMA, CARR, ANAR, and PRGE thru the NIH node. 73, Tom. ASM: N3MYZ. SEC: N3SRJ. ASM-ARES: WB3KGT. ASM-
TS Technical Specialist Packet: KE3ED. OOC: W3ZPI. PIC: W3CG. STM: N3WAV.
WITH THE NETS - NET/NET MGR/QND/QTC/QNI: MSN/
VC Volunteer Counsel KC3Y/31/39/284, MEPN/N3WKE/29/69/379, DD/WJ3K/53/ TC:WR4W. DEC-SO: KD3OH. DEC-N1: N3QCR. DEC-N2:
VCE Volunteer Consulting Engineer 184/506, MDD TOP BRASS: K3JL 171, AA3SB 167, AA3GV KA3UVC. DEC-S1: KA3HUK. DEC-S2: N3BZW. DEC-Rapid
130, BTN/AA3LN/27/43/287, APRIL MDD/WJ3K/52/275/520, Response: N3HJY. DEC-OES: K3TB. Recently, several of
VE Volunteer Examiner the section managers of the division and myself attended the
MDD TOP BRASS K3JL 173, AA3GV 153, AA3SB 152. Tfc:
KK3F 1127, AA3SB 202, AA3GV 148, W3YVQ 97, N3WK 83, Atlantic Division convention that was held in Rochester, N.Y.
KC3Y 54, W3CB 45, N3DE 39, N3WKE 36, N3KGM 34, I found that there is an increasing amount of interest in oper-
ATLANTIC DIVISION N3ZKP 34, K3CSX 29, WA1QAA 20, KE3FL 5, WA3GYW 3. ating QRP. Many of the vendors had equipment and count-
PSHR: KK3F 241, N3ZKP 151, W3YVQ 150, AA3SB 136, less books on the subject. Several of the forums were on the
DELAWARE: SM, Randall K. Carlson, WB0JJX—There are N3WK 128, AA3GV 124, W3CB 123, N3WKE 110, WA1QAA subject and were very well attended. I personally attended a
times as Amateur Radio operators when we have the oppor- 105, K3CSX 91, KC3Y 83, KE3FL 82. couple of the forums and became very interested in the mode.
tunity to make someone’s life just a liitle better in some unex- I have built a tiny tuna tin 2 QRP transmitter and am enjoying
pected ways. Some Amateur Radio operators in upper New NORTHERN NEW YORK: SM, Thomas A. Dick, KF2GC— operating it. With the many special rigs or just by turning down
York have undertaken just such an activity. For the last couple http://www.northnet.org/nnyham. E-mail: [email protected]. the output power of your rig you can put a new degree of fun
of years just before Christmas time, they would go into a ASMs: WZ2T, WB2KLD, N2ZMS, KD2AJ, WA2RLW. ACC: into your operating activities. It has been fun making contacts
couple of nursing homes and collect holiday greeting mes- WB2BAU. BM: KA2JXI. OOC: N2MX. PIC: N2SZK. SEC: while only using 4 watts. Even contacts with countries that
sages from the residents and then pass them on via Amateur WN2F. STM: N2ZGN. TC: N2JKG. Our efforts to make the had been worked many times became exciting again, when
Radio. If a reply was received this was then delivered to the first NNYARA NNY – Hamfest 2001 continued with our last realizing that I was doing so with such low power. I would
resident. This very simple act brought lots of joy to people who meeting. Flyers have been dispersed throughout the state. recommend that you give this mode a try. This year as part of
often don’t often have much to be thankful for at that time of The last Hamfest/NNYARA meeting on May 5, we determined the Butler County Amateur Radio Association Hamfest we will
year. I think this is something to consider exploring. While this to have a member of each affiliated club in the section have also conduct the Western Pennsylvania Section Convention.
scenario might not be right for your club, there are many simi- one member who would be a liaison to that club & report the The hamfest/convention will take place on September 9, at
lar opportunities where we can use our skills and talents to Hamfest committees progress. This can only result in a better the Butler Farm Show grounds. Card checkers for DXCC,
bring a little joy to others. Give it some thought. Traffic (May) flow of information and support among all the clubs in our WAS and VUCC will be available to confirm cards for the
DTN QNI 150 QTC 26 in 23 sess. DEPN QNI 41 QTC 5 in 4 section. Moreover this will expand their involvement in the various awards. Several forums on various amateur radio
sess. K3JL 42 N3HMQ 5. 73, Randall. upcoming event. I was told by N3EFN - Bernie Fuller, the aspects will be conducted throughout the event. More details
Atlantic Division Director that he will be coming to the Hamfest will follow in next month’s column. This months featured club
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA: SM, Eric D. Olena, WB3FPL— at Lake Placid this October 13, and will be giving a seminar on
SEC: Michael O. Miguelez, N3IRN. ACC: Steve Maslin, web site belongs to Skyview Amateur Radio Association.
the ARRL. We look forward to hearing what he has to say. I Please visit their site at http://www.microconnect.net/
N3ORH. OOC Alan Maslin, N3EA. STM: Paul Craig, N3YSI. recently attended the Rochester Hamfest and convention and
SGL: Allen Breiner, W3ZRQ. TC: Lawrence Thomas, AA3PX. ~ggross/skyview.htm. 73 de John Rodgers, N3MSE, WPA-
got to talk with amateurs all around our state. We must con- SM [email protected].
ASMs: Robert Josuweit, WA3PZO, Dave Heller, K3TX, tinue to be a force for spreading good will and helping where
George Law, N3KYZ, James E. Bear, WB3FQY, Harry Tho- needed and to do that we need to be able to erect towers and
mas, W3KOD. The summer Hamfest season is well under CENTRAL DIVISION
antennas. Senate bill S.2893B is currently in the Rules Com-
way, and I must admit that I am thoroughly enjoying the expe- mittee and can immediately be brought to the floor for a vote. ILLINOIS: SM, Bruce Boston, KD9UL—SEC: W9QBH. ACC:
rience. The Atlantic Division Convention in Rochester was Assembly bill A.1565B is in the Ways and Means Committee N9KP. STM: K9CNP. PIC: N9EWA. OOC: KB9FBI. DEC-
especially satisfying since I was able to be present to see and must be “reported out” or moved to the Rules Committee. Central: N9FNP. DEC-S/W: KB9AIL. The Metro AC had a nice
Dennis Silagy, K3DS, receive the well deserved Technical Please support the bills before our state’s house and con- program on telegraph keys presented by historian NE9H.
Award. Congratulations Dennis. The Bloomsburg E. Pa. Sec- gress. More information can be found see http:// MAC has decided to purchase a banner to be used at hamfests
tion Convention was special too. The Bloomsburg Town Coun- www.arrlhudson.org for more information. 73, Thomas Dick, and other events. The club will operate K9Y from Grosse
cil presented a proclamation honoring the Bloomsburg area KF2GC. Point Lighthouse in Evanston during National Lighthouse
amateurs for their service and dedication during the past year. Weekend, August 3-4. The 44 th running of the Des Plaines
The Governor’s proclamation making June Amateur Radio SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY: SM, Jean Priestley, KA2YKN
(@K2AA) e-mail [email protected]—ASM: W2BE K2WB River Canoe Marathon was extremely successful this year
Awareness Month in the Commonwealth of Pa was also pre- according to the Lake Co. RACES newsletter. Over 700 ca-
sented. The proclamation was presented to Bill Edgar, W2OB N2OO N2YAJ N2XYZ. SEC: KC2GID. STM: K2UL.
ACC: KB2ADL. SGL: W2CAM. OOC: K2PSC. TC: W2EKB. noes traversed the 19-mile course. Club members were on
N3LLR. The proclamation will be given to W. Pa. Section hand to provide communications during the event. The Egyp-
Manager, John Rodgers, N3MSE. Perhaps it would be good TS: W2PAU. WB2MNF AA2BN KD4HZW WB3IJB WA2NBL
N2QNX N2XFM. Missed working NJ2BB on May 26, 2001? tian RC provided communications for the March of Dimes
to mention here that when the proclamation was received Walk America event in Edwardsville. Some ERC members
from the Governor’s Office, George Law, N3KYZ, was able to Look for weekend activity starting fall. May 26 W2MAS, Bob
Wescott, put out the first call “NJ2BB calling CQ”. Bob said it who attended Field Day walked away with very nice atten-
get it copied into a computer file. The file was sent to me. I dance prizes. The club made it easier to sign up for Field Day
keep an e-mail group address of quite a few Hams in E. Pa. was wonderful to have been part of the experience. Each
week more jump on the bandwagon “err, battleship”. Last by including a postcard with the newsletter. The Kishwaukee
and some in W. Pa. Within a very short period of time, we were ARC has named N9ZNC a lifetime member for his extensive
able to send a copy of the proclamation to quite a few people reminder about the Hamfest by the Shore, Sunday Aug 12,
2001 Bayville Fire House Rt 9, Bayville, NJ. With fall on its work on behalf of the club. Submarines on the Air event coor-
with the notation to send it to others. Hopefully any Pa. club, dinator N9VOK reports the special event held at the Museum
or individual that wanted it, had a copy of the proclamation. way, it’s a good time to upgrade. Check existing antennas or
put up a new antenna. Avoid snowy repairs. STM rpt: QNI of Science and Industry in April was well received. The station
Congratulations and thank you go to Craig, WB3GCK, for his made 550 contacts including 12 submarines and various sur-
outstanding work during an exercise in Chester County for the NJM WA2OPY 113 NJN(E) AG2R 169 NJN(L) AG2R 172
NJPN W2CC 186 NJSN K2PB 160 (above joint with NNJ) face ships. The group plans to operate the special event again
Chester County ARES RACES (CCAR). Another outstanding next year. The Sangamon Valley RC supported a ride by the
effort is one being done by Bob Nice, N3TZW. Bob’s on-line JSARS:K2ATQ 408 SJTN KB2RTZ 47 SJVN WB2UVB 285.
SAR: WA2CUW 98, K2UL 95, AA2SV 73, KB2RTZ 61, Springfield Bicycle Club in April. The 14-mile course mean-
newsletter for the R.F. Hill ARC is very well done, including dered through Menard Co. The DuPage Amateur Radio Club,
layout and pictures. Bob’s edition of “MHZ Times” is done in WB2UVB 40, K2UL-4 39, N2VQA 25, N2WFN 17, WJ2F 20,
W2AZ 8, W2MC 3, KA2YKN 5, KA2CQX KB2VYZ 3, KB2YJD W9DUP operated a special event commemorating Armed
PDF format and is outstanding. From the “W3OK Corral” Forces Day. The event took place at the First Division War
newsletter Jim, KB3BYU, has two excellent articles on spark- 2, N2ZMI KB2VSR KB2YBM KC2ETU 1. PSHR: KB2RTZ 203,
K2UL 190, WB2UVB 172, AA2SV 121, WA2CUW 106, Museum at Cantigny, in Wheaton. A number of stations and
ing interest in Amateur Radio through his involvement with modes were set up, with operation outdoors among the tanks
the Boy Scouts. Great articles Jim. “The Dipole from Marple- KA2CQX 94, N2VQA 86, WJ2F 73, KA2YKN 57, N2WFN 53,
Newtown ARC reports a merging of MNARC and TRIARC. KB2YJD 28, N2HQL 26, W2MC 14. WORK SOME TRAFFIC!! Continued on page 128.

Steve Ewald, WV1X
Public Service Specialist

August 2001 121
 OHIO: SM, Joe Phillips, K8QOE, Fairfield, (to contact me, see
page 12). Please mark your calendars for two important dates
in the Ohio Section for late this month and mid-September.
On Saturday, August 25, all members of the Ohio ARES will
have their annual conference with the Section Emergency
Coordinator, Larry Rain, WD8IHP. It begins 10 AM at the
Franklin County Red Cross Center in Columbus. Then on
Saturday, September 15, all Ohio hams are invited to the Ohio
Section Conference which, this year, will include a special
demonstration of PSK-31 mode (PSK-31 For Dummies).
Starts at 9 AM at Ohio Emergency Management Agency facil-
ity, 2855 West Dublin-Granville Road or Ohio 161 in North-
west Columbus. Both events will feature pizza parties for lunch
sponsored by the Ohio Section... The 10th annual Ohio Sec-
tion Newsletter Contest is almost complete. Contact Scott
Yonally, N8SY, Mansfield, the PIC immediately for the rules
and your entry...The Ohio Single Sideband Net (OSSBN) has
been using the traffic nets to assist local QSL Bureaus in
getting cards to the rightful owners. Was it successful? Well,
net traffic doubled the first month; tripled the second. You
judge and thank John, K8PJ, for spearheading this...Treaty
City ARA (Greenville) will operate W8UMD/90 to celebrate its
90th anniversary, August 4/5 in all General Class phone and
CW bands. Commemorative certificates are available. OHIO
SECTION CONGRATS TO (A) Richard Fletcher, N8CJS, for
being named Ham of the Year at Mansfield; (B) Massillon
ARC for being featured in the April 18th issue of the Canton
Repository daily newspaper (C) Central Ohio Amateur Radio
Emergency Service (COARES) for winning the top public
service award winner from the Columbus Dispatch daily news-
paper; (D) Mel Lippiatt, KA8OEB, and Columbianna County
ARES for unique response to the Alliance area meningitis
inoculation program in June; (E) Jack Thomas, K8DVK,
Englewood, for saving the life of an elementary school prin-
cipal with a quick application of the Heimlich maneuver last
April ...OHIO AUGUST HAMFESTS: (4) Voice of Aladdin
ARC, Columbus; (18) Portsmouth RC, Friendship, Ohio and
(19) Warren RC, at Warren...de K8QOE.
Net QNI QTC QTR Sess Time Freq NM
BN (E) 114 57 220 30 1845 3.577 WD8KFN
BN (L) 178 86 303 31 2200 3.577 NY8V
OSN 110 42 538 31 1810 3.708 WB8KQJ
OSSBN 1662 827 3041 93 1030, 1615, 1845 3.9725 KF8DO
Tfc: N8IO 501, WD8KNF 268, KB8KVM 259, N8OD 243, K8PJ
240, N8IXF 221, N7CEU 190, KC8HB 186, N8BV 159, W8STX
148, N8DD 116, N8TNV 116, KA8VWE 101, WA8SSI 93,
KC8HJL 87, N7CEU 83, N8TNV 82, N8IBR 81, KA8FCC 80,
WA8EYQ 72, NS8C 60, AB8KB 57, KC9K 53, KC4IYV 50,
WB8HHZ 48, KC8HTP 47, N8CW 46, W8RPS 46, KB8SBK
41, KC8HPR 39, KI8IF 39, W8PBX 37, N8GOB 31, WD8KBW
29, K8QIP 29, N8GP 28, KB8SIA 28, W8VQV 28, NY8V 27,
KC8DWM 27, N8YWX 24, W8RG 19, WB8SIQ 16, KC8PDY
12, K8RDK 12, W8BO 9, KC8KYP 9, N8RAK 7, K8WC 0.

HUDSON DIVISION
EASTERN NEW YORK: SM, Pete Cecere, N2YJZ— STM: Jim
Peterson, K2CSS. SEC: Ken Akasofu, KL7JCQ. ACC: Shirley
Dahlgren, N2SKP. SGL: Herb Sweet, K2GBH. PIC: John Fa-
rina, WA2QCY. BM: Ed Rubin, N2JBA. OOC: Hal Post, AK2E.
TC: Rudy Dehn W2JVF. ASM: Tom Raffaelli, WB2NHC. ASM:
Bob Chamberlain, N2KBC. ASM: Andrew Schmidt, N2FTR.
ASM: Richard Sandell, WK6R. ASM: Phil Bradway, KB2HQ.
Our section can be proud of the increasing number of ama-
teurs getting involved in emergency communications. Let’s
help more members join in and be ready for an emergency
situation. Make your voice heard. Write a letter on your posi-
tion on antenna restrictions in New York State. Visit Web page
for the most updated info and what you can do. 73 de Pete
N2YJZ. MAY - PSHR: N2JBA 147, K2CSS 143, KC2DAA 143,
WA2YBM 143, WB2ZCM 142, N2YJZ 138, W2AKT 135,
W2JHO 119, WB2IIV 97, KC2HUV 87. Station Traffic: N2YJZ
168, K2CSS 94, N2JBA 50,WB2IIV 46, WB2ZCM 40, N2TWN
36, WA2YBM 33, KC2DAA 32, W2JHO 24, W2AKT 18,
KC2HUV 12, WA2WMJ 7, K2AVV 6, KC2HUT 4, WA2BSS 2,
N2AWI 2. Net Reports:QNI/QTC: AES 47/6 CDN 276/92,
CGESN no report, ESS 404/262, HVN 605/140, SDN 510/124,
NYPHONE 242/594, NYPON 368/226, NYS/E 322/344, NYS/
M 201/141, NYS/L 255/359, NYSPTEN 349/90.
NEW YORK CITY / LONG ISLAND: SM: George Tranos,
N2GA— ASM: KA2D, N1XL, K2YEW, W2FX, KB2SCS. SEC:
KA2D. ACC: N2MUN. PIC: K2DO. TC: K2LJH. BM: W2IW.
OOC: N1XL. STM: WA2YOW. SGL: open. Summer is upon us
and now is the time to work on those outdoor projects to get
your station ready for the upcoming Fall and Winter activity.
There will be a Section Staff meeting on Sunday, September
30, at Babylon Town Hall, North Lindenhurst at 9:30 am. All
ARRL appointees are welcome to attend. The monthly NLI
Section e-happenings newsletter is being e-mailed to all
ARRL members in the section who have subscribed to Divi-
sion / Section bulletins. If you have not received this newslet-
ter, go to the ARRL Web site (www.arrl.org) and update your
profile. Check the box that indicates you want Division / Sec-
tion bulletins. Previous newsletters are available on the NLI
site. Please e-mail me with your club’s information and I will
get it in the newsletter! Congratulations again to Bill WB2GTG
who has again made the BPL. The NLI-cw traffic net is a
working reality. Please check into NLI-cw (3630 kHz at 1930
local time Monday through Friday). August Events: Aug 18 &
19: Lighthouse Weekend - Fire Island Lighthouse, Fire Island
National Seashore, Sponsored by Great South Bay ARC. ALL
Amateurs welcomed! Setup at 7:00 AM, http://www.gsbarc
.org/FI2001.htm. Contact: Tom, KA2D, 631-422-9594 or e-
mail [email protected]. Horton’s Point Lighthouse, Lighthouse
Road, Southold, NY, Peconic ARC, Contact: Warren Melhado,
KG2BI 631-734-6929 or Don Fisher, N2QHV, dofisher@
suffolk.lib.ny.us, 631-765-2757. Aug 5: Manhattan Half Mara-
thon 8 AM, contact Charles N2NOV, 718-876-7929. Annual
TOBARES/GSBARC Picnic, Babylon Town Hall East Lawn,
200 East Sunrise Highway, North Lindenhurst, NY. Talk-in:
146.685 /R -offset 118.8hz. PL. Contact: Walter Wenzel,
KA2RGI, [email protected], 631-957-0218. Volunteer Exam
sessions, club listings, upcoming events and more are avail-
able on the NLI Web site - www.arrlhudson.org/nli. Report all
changes to N2GA before the 12th of the month. Traffic:
WB2GTG 642, N2AKZ 134, KB2KLH 88, WA2YOW 72,
KA2YDW 28, W2RJL 26, WA2VZK 13, KA2D 8, KA2UEC 8,
N2TEE 6, AB2IZ 4.

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 NORTHERN NEW JERSEY: SM, Bill Hudzik, W2UDT—As
the new SM, I would like to thank Jeff Friedman, K3JF, for his
efforts in leading the section over the past 2 years. He has
given me a section leadership staffed with dedicated volun-
teers who I have asked to remain on. We still have positions
to be filled and I know there is a large talent pool in the section
that is waiting to be tapped. This is your section and we can
accomplish a great deal by working together. An example is
our cell phone task force led by the 10-70 Repeater Associa-
tion. The group was set up to monitor for any cell phone leg-
islation which may be harmful to ham radio. In today’s society
we need to be activists. Get involved in local emergency man-
agement groups, scouting and youth groups, and schools. It
will not only make you a good citizen but will keep your inter-
est in radio alive! Also, I am open for invitations to club meet-
ings and ask you to submit items for inclusion in our section
column. And, don’t forget to visit the NNJ web site run by
N2WZB for other section news. After 40 years of being li-
censed, this is a level of the amateur service I have never
experienced so I ask you to be patient while I learn the trade!
73, Bill Hudzik, W2UDT. Tfc: KB2VRO 56, N2GJ 55,
WA2MWT 43, W2JG 42, N2OPJ 41, N2RPI 37, K2PB 22,
KC2ANN 21, W2CC 19, KC2GZB 16, N3RB 10, K2DBK 5.

MIDWEST DIVISION
IOWA: SM, Jim Lasley, N0JL—ASM: N0LDD—SEC: NA0R.
ACC: N0IJP @ KE0BX. BM: K0IIR @ W0CXX. SGL: K0KD.
STM: KB0RUU. GCARC is dealing with emergency response
time. That will always be a problem while dealing with volun-
teers. We aren’t always available. DRAC notes that it is the
time of year for nasty wx. GCARC is also doing a rewrite of
parts of their club charter. When was yours last updated? It
was nice to hear by e-mail from N7US, formerly WA0OTE,
now of AZ. I used to check QST each month to see whether
Jim or I had handled the most traffic! NIARC is loosing their
newsletter editor. Who is the replacement? They will also
need a new secretary for the coming year. Sorry to note the
loss this month of K0JFG. Looks like CVARC has had a busy
summer. Five public service events in June, one each in
August, September, and October... so far. I know each of
them is hard work... but also lots of fun. Siouxland has 2 in
June, 1 in July, and 2 in September. Lightning may not strike
the same place twice, but once is enough isn’t it Dick? If I
figured correctly, you will get this about the time of CVARC
Summerfest. Hamboree and FD are over. Movin’ on.. still.
Newsletters were received from GCARC, DRAC, NIARC,
OARC, CVARC, OARC, DMRAA, SA/S. Traffic: W0SS 200,
KB0RUU 139, KC0IRB 46, WB0B 45, N0JL 22. Another one
gone. 73, N0JL.
KANSAS: SM, Orlan Cook, W0OYH— ASM/ACC/OCC: Rob-
ert Summers, K0BXF. SEC: Joseph Plankinton, WD0DMV.
STM: Ron Cowan, KB0DTI. PIC: Scott Slocum, KC0DYA. TC:
Rick Carver, WA0KS. Rick has also taken on the job of web
master for our “KAR” Web site http://www.geocities.com/
kansasamateurradio. This is not the final URL. I will keep you
posted in the KAR Newsletter of changes. It’s looking good,
Rick, thanks. I noticed our EC reports to our SEC fell off badly
this April. There are a lot of calls missing which makes this
report look empty. Looks like we are down to 7 NTS stns.
Dean, KX0I, one of our most faithful CW tfc handlers has
suffered a stroke. It has effected his speech and his right side.
He is just learning to walk again. Send him a card. See “KAR”
for address and details. Larry, W0AIB, reports 36 hams par-
ticipating in the 3 hr Amy Thompson Run to Daylight for Brain
Injury benefit. Thanks for UR report; keep em coming. I wish
everyone a good and safe Field-Day exercise. Look for some
high scores in QST. Apr. Kansas Nets: sessions/QNI/QTC,
KSBN 30/1012/76 KPN 22/313/30 KMWN 30/741/560 KWN
30/870/659 CSTN 25/1758/ 88 QKS 54/216/80 QKS-SS 6/13/
3 SEC 42/454/13 QNS KB0AMY N0BTH WD0DVM KC0CIG
KB0QGX KB0WEQ Joseph WD0DVM SEC. TEN 262 msg 60
sessions Kansas 85% w/KB0DTI W0EB AA0FO K0PY
W0WWR NB0Z WB0ZNY W0SS/Mgr. BBS AA0HJ rec. 12
W1AW Bul, 332 Personal, 0 NTS. Ks tfc W0WWR 357,
KB0DTI 36, K0PY 67, W0OYH 23, W0FCL 18, NB0Z 16,
WA0DTH 16, N0ZIZ 14.
MISSOURI: SM, Dale Bagley, K0KY—ASM: John Seals,
WR0R. ASM: Bill Coby, KB0MWG. ACC: Keith Haye, WE0G.
BM: Brian Smith, KI0MB. OOC: Mike Musick, N0QBF. PIC:
Dennis McCarthy, AA0A. SGL: E.B. DeCamp, KD0UD. STM:
Charles Boyd, KE0K. SEC: Patrick Boyle, K0JPB. TC:
Wayland McKenzie, K4CHS. Cliff Ahrens, K0CA DXCC Card
Checker. For more news, checkout ARRL MO Web page http:/
/www.qsl.net/arrl-mo. This month is a busy hamfest month in
the MO Section. Southwest MO ARC host their Hamfest Aug
4. The Central MO ARC host the ARRL MO Section Conven-
tion at their Hamfest on Aug 25 and the St. Charles ARC
Hamfest will be held Aug. 26. Please get out to one or more
of these fine Hamfest and get those Amateur Radio Juices
flowing. I had the pleasure of attending the St. Charles ARC
meeting recently and making a presentation. It was great to
see the energy and fun that their leaders and members bring
to Amateur Radio. Ron Ochu, KO0Z, SCARC President and
the membership were excellent hosts. If you have the oppor-
tunity to visit an SCARC meeting, don’t miss it. At the North
Central MO Hamfest Mel Whitten, K0PFX, presented a well-
attended forum on digital communication. At the same event,
Roy Parker, AA0B, demonstrated QRP construction tech-
niques and designs. The Section is fortunate to have so many
talented Amateurs who are willing to share their knowledge
with others. The NCMO Hamfest was a fun event and a good
crowd attended. Dan Miller, K3UFG, is the headline speaker
for the ARRL Forum at the Aug 25th ARRL MO State Conven-
tion / CMRA Hamfest in Columbia, MO. Dan is the Certifica-
tion and Education Program Coordinator for the ARRL, and
will update us on many aspects of the ARRL programs. In
addition to an ARES/NWS Forum, there will also be a meeting
of the MO Repeater Council. For more information, contact
Dale Huffington, AE0S, [email protected] or k0ky@arrl
.org. Net sess/QNI/QTC: N0ATH rpt 4/79/0; JCARES 5/56/0;
ACARES 5/55/1; MTN 31/399/47; WAARCI 4/66/0; 10 RN 60/
7; Rolla Billboard 30/330/1. Tfc: KE0K 16.
NEBRASKA: SM, Bill McCollum, KE0XQ—ASM: W0KVM,
N0MT, WY0F, WB0ULH & WB0YWO: 46 Lincoln area Ama-
teurs provided communications for the Lincoln Marathon on
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 APRS. Eight members of the Hastings ARC gave communi-
cations support to the Clay County Cruise on May 12th. The
HARC also operated a Special Event Station at Pioneer Vil-
lage in Minden on June 9-10. Net Reports: NE 40 Meter Net:
QNI 360, QTC 9 & 27 sessions. NMPN: QNI 1585, QTC 15 &
31 sessions. NCHN QNI 263, QTC 10 & 29 sessions.
SoCeNE-NoCeKS ARES: QNI 50, QTC 1 & 5 sessions. W0IRZ
Memorial Net: QNI 59, QTC 1 & 4 sessions. MIDNE ARES:
QNI 298, QTC 6 & 31 sessions. Traffic: K0PTK 93, KE0XQ 16,
W0RWA 16, KA0DBK 4, W0WHY 4, WY0F 2, W0EXK 2,
W0UJI 2.
NEW ENGLAND DIVISION
CONNECTICUT: SM, Betsey Doane, K1EIC—ASMs: NK1J,
K1STM, KZ1Z, N1API. BM: KD1YV. OOC: W1GC. PIC:
W1FXQ. SEC: WA1D. SGL: K1AH. STM: K1HEJ. TC: W1FAI.
It was a pleasure and privilege for me to voluntarily attend as
an observer the NTS meeting of area staffs in Denver. The
chairs of the Eastern, Pacific and Central area staffs were
there along with several Section leaders in the Denver area.
Observers like myself were encouraged to participate in dis-
cussions of how NTS can be improved at the Section level.
Training of ops and more national support for new NMs were
stressed. I am sure that articles from Hq elsewhere will detail
more of the proceedings. It was really fun to be among other
Section leaders to talk about the area of the hobby in which
I have been active for over 40 years. Now is the time to sched-
ule yourself or your club to help out at the annual Big E Ama-
teur Radio booth. This is a wonderful chance to tell the public
about our hobby. For more information, contact Al, N1JWF
[email protected] or Larry, K1HEJ, [email protected].
As August approaches, I am planning to get back on schedule
with the SM on-air net. I will be looking for more repeaters to
link with the 145.29 and 147.505 repeaters. Please contact
me if you can help. It sure was great to see some of you at the
NARL Flea Market. Mark September 16 on your calendar for
the CARA Ham Fest at the Edmundton Town Hall in Newtown.
Summer is here, so don’t forget good operating practice on
VHF: pause between transmissions to allow mobiles or others
needing info to break in. QRPers: Ask Jim, KD1YV, about his
impromptu trip to The Appalachian Trail —[email protected].
You’ll enjoy his story! Net sess/QNI/QTC/NM: WESCON 31/
245/53/KA1GWE; ECTN 30/204/29/WA4QXT. NVTN 30/148/
186/KB1CTC; CPN 31/203/57/N1DIO; CN 23/79/53/N1AEH;
BOMN 25/48/311/NM1K. Tfc: NM1K 2064, KA1VED 541,
WA4QXT 171, KA1GWE 99.
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS: SM, Phil Temples, K9HI.
ASMs: WA1ECF, N1GTB, WA1IDA, N1UGA, AA1MO. ACC:
N1DHW. BM: N1IST. OOC: K1LJN. PIC: N1PBA. SEC:
W1MPN. SGL: K3HI. STM: NZ1D. TC: N1UEC. e-mail list:
[email protected], web: http://www.qsl.net/ema-arrl. Kudos
to all the hard working Field Day volunteers across EMA who
contributed their time and efforts. Was your Field Day both fun
and educational? Did the general public have an opportunity
to see and hear Amateur Radio in action? Did you conduct a
post-op meeting to critique the overall event? The Braintree
SKYWARN training class was attended by 83 people, many of
whom were Amateurs. W1OG, WR1Y, N1QGE checked out
the antique cars recently in Chelmsford. Capeway RC Net
meets Mondays at 20:00 on 28.800 MHz. N1FDX and W1GMF
responded to an emergency call from K1HTN on the
Bridgewater repeater involving an injured bicyclist.
Bridgewater police were summoned. Massasoit ARA mem-
bers participated in the recent YMCA 5K Run and Fun Walk.
Framingham ARA assisted in the town’s recent road race and
parade. The Minuteman RA conducts weekly live, competi-
tive fox hunts in EMA at 10:00 each Saturday on the input of
146.61 Marlboro, and at 18:00 each Thursday on the input of
146.82 Weston. Join in, or listen in on the fun! Norwood ARC
members participated in the recent Walk America March of
Dimes walk. Check out the USS Salem ARC’s Web site at
http://www.qsl.net/k1usn/. USS Salem ARC boasts an im-
pressive array of HF gear. And it regularly hosts visits from
scouting groups! Looking for a fundraising idea for your club?
Cape Ann ARA sponsors a “Cans for CAARA” fund-raiser by
recycling soda cans and bottles. North Shore RA is sporting
a new club call sign: NS1RA. Mass Emerg. Mgt. Agency is
sponsoring a public safety festival on 9/22 from 09:00 to 15:00
at the Barnes ANG Base in Westfield, MA. Falmouth ARA’s
flea market was a huge success, thanks in no small part to
KB1FYS and others. WA1YFV ATV repeater log periodic
antennas were recently installed on the Provincetown water
tower. Bristol County RA to hold its “Geek Fest” in Swansea.
Boston ARC has its monthly breakfast on the 2nd Sunday of
each month at 8:30 at the Old Country Buffet in the Watertown
Mall. Want to try your hand at contesting? No HF station?
Yankee Clipper Contest Club welcomes newcomers. Visit
http://www.yccc.org for details. 73 de K9HI. Tfc: W1GMF
2364, KB1AJ 2075, N1LKJ 648, KW1U 520, NG1A 390,
W2EAG 283, NZ1D 120, N1AJJ 76, N1MLO 63, WA1FNM 50,
K1BZD 46, K1SEC 46, KB1EB 39, NC1X 33, N1IST 28,
KB1CVH 21, KD1LE 10, N1TPU 10, WA1VRB 10, NK1L 8,
N1TDF 3. (Apr) W2EAG 371.
MAINE: SM, Bill Woodhead, N1KAT—ASMs: WA1YNZ,
KA1TKS. STM: NX1A. BM: W1JTH. SGL: W1AO. ACC:
KA1RFD. OOC: N1RY. PIC: KD1OW. SEC: N1KGS. Asst.
Dirs: W1KX, KA1TKS, K1NIT. Web Site: N1WFO. The mild
spring weather gave the Hams in southern Maine a chance to
participate in the South Coast ADA Tour de Cure Bike Race.
Amateurs taking part were: K1GAX, K1AOK, KB1FGF, NX1A,
KB1GLW, N1GRO, KB1DUH, NX1C, KB1COX, N1DIH,
W1AE, KA1KIX, KA1AIF, and KB1AQE. The time spent on
events like this is an investment in the future of Amateur Ra-
dio. Not only does it put Hams in the spotlight, but also gives
the participants an extra cushion of security by the Hams’
presence. Hopefully by the time you read this article, all the
Red Cross chapters that had radio equipment allocated will be
on the air. The Auburn chapter is just about ready. It will have
a fully functional Amateur Radio station for local Hams to stop
by and use, and will be the new meeting place for the
Androscoggin ARC, which holds its meetings on the first Wed.
of each month at 7 PM. So, if you are in the area, stop in, the
Red Cross building is located on Western Ave., behind Sacred
Heart Church, by the rotary. 73, Bill, N1KAT. Tfc: W1KX 134,
W1QU 54, W1JX 33, KA2ZKM 23, N1JBD 20, W1JTH 18.
NEW HAMPSHIRE: SM, Al Shuman, N1FIK (n1fik@arrl
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 have the opportunity to feature a single ham here in my col-
umn. Recently I had the pleasure of presenting a NH SMs
Recognition Award to Dick Christopher, N1LT. Dick has con-
tinuously taught Amateur classes over the last 25 yrs plus and
has been responsible over 200 new hams entering the ranks.
Additionally Dick has been the major driving force behind the
club’s Field Day activities in addition to holding various club
offices numerous times when called upon. It was only fitting
that as I presented the award the club rose to its feet in appre-
ciation. Thank you Dick for your support of ham radio and the
League through the years. The results are in on the New
Hampshire QSO party. Large Club: GBRA with 295,412
points. Small club CCDXC with 12,250 points. Individual high
point winner in NH AA1QD -Strafford County. Non-NH winner
K0CIE. Activity was down a bit with only 52 stations submit-
ting logs. NH Stations:27 Stateside: 20 DX: 5. Be interested
in your ideas on how to rekindle interest in the NH QSO Party.
ARES continues to make strides in its renewal effort in NH.
603-487-3333. 73 Al.
RHODE ISLAND: SM, Armand Lambert, K1FLD— Your SM,
K1FLD, is somewhere in W6 or 7 land as you read this. He
would like to thank all of you who voted and returned him to
serve another term as your Section Manager. As ASM, I also
thank you for another term. The Rhode Island Diabetes Foun-
dation held a bicycle tour fund raiser on May 20th in
Narragansett, RI. The ride had 3 options, a 25k, 50k and a
100k tour. The Blackstone Valley Amateur Radio Club
handled the communications for the fifth year. The following
operators participated: WA1RI, N1MIU, WB1P, N1WWG,
N1DO, N2PGD, NB1U. Sparky, WA1HAH made the use of his
repeater available to the group. Many thanks to him and to the
operators. The RIAFMRS (aka the ’76 repeater gang) spring-
time flea market and auction once again dragged folks out to
exchange their treasures and stories. It’s great event promot-
ing camaraderie and we’re looking forward to the fall edition
to exchange treasures again. As you read this, Field Day is
history but I hope I met each of you during my state tour of
operating sites during the event. At least a half dozen club
groups were active this year handing out those rare RI QSOs.
Planning for fall club activities is underway. Think creatively
to stimulate increased attendance. Good DX to all and 73,
Bob, W1YRC, ASM.
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS: SM, William C. Voedisch,
W1UD, [email protected]. ASM: N1MAP. ASM (digital) KD1SM.
STM: W1SJV. SEC: K1VSG. OOC: WT1W. WMA section has
become a leader again. John, AE1B, has organized a contest
club. A contest club is not unique, but this one is. It is a training
club with the specific purpose of training and critiquing opera-
tors that want to get involved operating in a contest atmo-
sphere. If you plan to do any contest operating and want to
learn what it is all about, contact AE1B. The summer dol-
drums are on the way. Club in the section are in the process
of selecting new officers for the upcoming year. Activity on our
bands has declined. Vacations are in progress. Even the traf-
fic nets are showing a decline in traffic volume. Most of us are
getting to know our families again. There are a number of
hamfest/flea markets planned for the summer. Check the
ARRL Web site for the times and dates. If you hear a strange
callsign on your local repeater, welcome the operator to our
area. Tray to make him feel at home. Kill the myth that New
Englanders are a cold-reserved lot! Tfc (Apr): K1TMA 263,
N1WAS 143, N1ISB 8, KD1SM 9, W1BMK 6, N1RLX 4,
W1ZPB 121, W1UD 312.
NORTHWESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN WASHINGTON: SM, Kyle Pugh, KA7CSP—Stu-
dents at Moran Prairie Elem. School in Spokane completed
an on-the-air QSO with the International Space Station and
astronaut Jim Voss on May 23rd. Tom Faulkner, W7TRF, Jack
Tiley, N7RWJ, Lee Underkofler, W7MW, Jim Summers,
KD7F, Dave Burgess, N7IQQ, and Mossab Abughalib,
KD7KDD, of the Agilent Team provided the radio equipment
that made the ISS contact possible. Hamfests: The Original
Spokane Hamfest is August 4 & 5 at University HS. On May
12, Don, K7BFL, Harvey, K7GXZ, Bernie, N7YQQ, and Don,
W7GB, assisted the Spokane Morse Telegraph Club in
Wallace, ID, originating message traffic at the RR depot dur-
ing the Wallace Festival. 73, KA7CSP. Net Activity: WSN:
QNI 927, tfc 257; Noontime Net: QNI 9032, tfc 311; WARTS:
QNI 3394, tfc 67. Tfc: W7GB 225, K7BFL 144, K7GXZ 97,
KA7EKL 70, KK7T 14. PSHR: W7GB 138, K7GXZ 127.
IDAHO: SM, M.P. Elliott, K7BOI — OOC: W7ZU. SEC:
AA7VR. STM: W7GHT. ARRL’s major education initiative is
becoming a reality. The objective is education for hams and
education within school systems. School will be starting again
soon. Have you considered offering your ham services to the
schools in your area? Please consider offering your time and
expertise to your local students. This hobby needs to attracts
more young members and what better way than through local
school systems. For ideas and suggestions of how to go about
working with school systems please contact Rich Dees,
W7BOI (Education ASM). Ham radio needs YOUR help and
involvement! 73 - Mike, K7BOI. Tfc: W7GHT 158, WB7VYH
78. PSHR: W7GHT 126, WB7VYH 105. Nets: FARM 31/2707/
40/W7WJH; NWTN 31/1179/52/ KC7VAH; IDCD 23/465/16/
WB7VYH; IMN 31/389/ 138/W6ZOH. http://id_arrl.homestead
.com/mainpage.html
MONTANA: SM, Darrell Thomas, N7KOR—Not much to re-
port on activities in the Section During May. Some public
service support handled by a few clubs, but I do not have the
details. June is looking rather busy with ham activities with
three large picnics and outings scheduled. Of course July is
the Glacier Waterton Hamfest which is always a large event.
Net/QNI/QTC/NM MSN 112/1 W7OW, MTN 1724/58 N7AIK,
IMN 389/138 W6ZOH. PSHR: N7AIK 124.
OREGON: SM, Bill Sawders, K7ZM—ASM: KK7CW. SEC:
WB7NML. STM: W7IZ. STC: N7LA. SGL: N7QQU. OOC:
NB7J. ACC: K7SQ. Welcome to our new Oregon Section
Technical Coordinator, Larry Ross, N7LA. I am pleased to say
that he comes highly recommended by Bernard Fineberg,
AB7HB, who held that position prior to be moving to his new
job in Texas. Larry brings over 30 years experience in the
electronic industry to this position. Holding nearly every FCC
license available, Larry is looking forward to assisting you
with your radio, and other electronic problems. Thanks for
volunteering, Larry! ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP,
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 Seaside. It was there, where he met with Oregon Section
Emergency Coordinator, Lew Williams, WB7NML, Oregon
Emergency Response System Manager, Tami Burroughs,
W7TMK, and other Oregon ARES/RACES Officials. Oregon’s
ARES/RACES program is “tops in the nation,” and President
Haynie wanted to know “first hand” how we do it! ARES/
RACES members should be proud of yourselves and your
directors. We’re the best-trained emergency prepardness
team in the United States. Lew and Tami, are to be congratu-
lated for their fine efforts in establishing and “bettering” this
highly-recognized emergence response group. Keep up the
excellent work! Oregon Section Traffic Manager, Scott Gray,
W7IZ, reports that a need for more net controllers on all NTS
level nets is present. If you’re interested in message handling,
and net control on all levels, maybe it’s time for you to get
involved! Keep in touch. NTS traffic totals for May: N7YSS
151, KK1A 126, N7DRP 118, KC7SRL 115, W7VSE 96,
KC7SGM 92.
WESTERN WASHINGTON: SM, Harry Lewis, W7JWJ—Dur-
ing this spring and early summer, ASM Mary, W7QGP, &
myself have been involved in teaching weekend classes and
administering VE examinations. A class for the Shoreline Fire
Department has produced new Amateurs (also employees of
the department). A class at the Boeing Activities Center in
Kent has generated additional QRM possibilities. A third class
was taught primarily for NOAA employees and held at the old
Sand Point Naval Base. Of note, however, are the classes
taught at New Options Middle School in Ballard and Lakeview
Elementary School in Kirkland. With Amateur Radio stations
in the classrooms these pre-teen students usually score bet-
ter on the VE exams than their parents. On a sad note, the
radio clubs in the area simply do not generate Elmers to give
personal assists to these next generation Amateurs. Report-
ing via SEC Ed, N7NVP, the Whatcom County RACES and
ARES members provided communications for the Ski to Sea
race. The relay consists of Cross-Country Skiing, Downhill
Skiing, Running, Biking, Canoeing, Mountain Biking and Sea
Kayaking. Approximately 396 teams, totaling 3168 partici-
pants in 8 different “legs,” traveled the 85 mile course from Mt.
Baker ski area to the finish on Bellingham Bay. Using various
bands and frequencies, some 45 hams provided help with
coordinating staging areas and participant’s arrivals and de-
partures. Congratulations and well done to all who made this
a successful event. Special thanks to WA7ZWG Bob Johnson.
With the advent of crash weekend Ham classes the newcom-
ers seem to have a little problem staying within the bands
allocated for their class of licenses, this according to the OO
team headed by Renee (DeeDee) Eck, AA7KE. Perhaps you
may be willing to lend a hand to your fellow ham by acting as
and Official Observer. STM Pati, W7ZIW and others met the
NTS players at Seaside, Oregon during the Division Conven-
tion to renew acquaintances and tell tall tales of the real world
of traffic handling. The convention? Another success. 73.
PACIFIC DIVISION
EAST BAY: SM, Andy Oppel, N6AJO—ASMs: NJ6T,
KE6QJV. SEC: KE6NVU. DECs: KE6QJV/Alameda County,
KO6JR/Contra Costa County, WA7IND/Napa County,
K6HEW/Solano County, N6UOW/Training, W6CPO/Techni-
cal Services, KQ6TM/Section Plans and Administration. OOC:
KD6FFN. STM: W6DOB. ACC: NJ6T. EB Web Page: http://
www.pdarrl.org/ebsec/. Webmaster is KB6MP. ROVARC op-
erates on Historic Ships net 10:00 PDT Weds on 7245 kHz.
MDARC auctions have been great fund raisers. ACSCT mem-
bers KA6FIY, NJ6T, KF6CRZ, AD6ME, KD6FFN, W6RGG and
KF6ZBH provided communications for the Oakland
WalkAmerica. EBARC welcomed new members KG6GMA,
KG6GLZ and KF6RIP. LARK congratulates K6TS on earning
DXCC on CW after 20 years of effort and W6STW for upgrad-
ing to Extra. LARK provided 151 hours of public service com-
munications for the Mt. Hamilton Bike Classic. May tfc:
W6DOB 657, WB6UZX 23, KE6QR 13. PSHR: W6DOB. BPL:
W6DOB. Tfc nets: NCN1/3630/7 PM; NCN2-SLOW SESSION/
3705/9 PM; NCN-VHF/145.21/7:30 PM; RN6/3655/7:45 PM &
9:30 PM; PAN/3651/7052/8:30 PM. Your check-ins are al-
ways welcome.
NEVADA:SM, Jan Welsh, NK7N—ASM, SEC: Paul, NN7B.
Hello and thanks to all NV amateurs that participated in the
AB61 campaign to keep some of our amateur privileges. With-
out the support of you all we wouldn’t have been able to get the
necessary OKs. The bill made it through the Assembly and the
Senate and was finally signed by Governor Kenny Guinn. Spe-
cial thanks to Bob Beers, WB7EHN, NV Assemblyman, for
proposing the bill and for keeping us informed on its status. I
also commend Dick Flanagan- W6OLD, NV ASM for his up to
the minute upkeep of the reflectors that kept us aware of the
status. The advice on what to do when, to whom, and how and
where to do it was invaluable. The State of NV has some pretty
efficient amateurs. We also had another local antenna bill that
Bruce Pfeiffer, N7CPP, NV SGL and Stan Brok, N7YQ, took
care of up in the Carson City area. We can also thank Gover-
nor Guinn for making June, 2001 ‘AMATEUR RADIO AWARE-
NESS MONTH’, in recognition of the support the state re-
ceives from the AmateurRadio operators. Have fun on Field
Day! From the mail, it looks like NV is going to have lots of
participation this year. Look forward to seeing you, 73, Jan,
NK7N. Tfc: W7VPK 87, N7CPP 41, W7TC 30, NV7YL 12,
W7YDX 8.
PACIFIC: SM, Ron Phillips, AH6HN—The second planning
meeting for the October Ham Convention at Pearl Harbor took
place on 5 May. Walt, AH6OZ, says the ARRL approval for the
hamfest is in its final step. Eight speakers are lined up for six
slots, two on standby. The hamfest will go all day long from 8
to 4, which includes an ARRL roundtable discussion, and VE
testing in the morning. Web pages need to be updated and put
on line for this year’s Hamfest. There is considerable material
from the last two years that might be used. We are developing
additional information for possible Japanese tour groups. Per-
mission for a lunch wagon on site will be arranged, so that no
one will have to leave the site and miss out on the noon time
activities. A van with 2 meter capability will be available for
talk-in. It will be stationed closer to the gate this year and the
people taking admission will be stationed near the van. Kevin,
AH6QO, will handle security and parking arrangements. Stu
Johnston, NH6DR, and Jim Reid, KH7M, will be the program
manager/stage manager to help keep the speakers moving
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 see that things are setup and ready for each speaker. Lee
Wical, KH6BZF, has taken on the task of setting up a possible
banquet on either Friday for Saturday evening (Oct 12/13).
Further info will be forth coming. Many thanks to all who are
working very hard to make this event successful. Dean
Manley, KH6B, reports he attended the 50th Dayton
Hamvention and the QRP and the Four Days In May (FDIM).
Dale Fajardo, AH7D, reports the stats for the Emergency
Amateur Radio Club Net (Diamond Head Rpt 146.88 and
444.5) for May are: Number of check-ins: 220; Total net time:
397 minutes. Aloha and Mahalo, Ron, AH6HN.
SACRAMENTO VALLEY: SM, Jerry Boyd, K6BZ— With the
soaring costs of gasoline, energy, and health insurance, it is
becoming increasingly clear that ARRL dues are very reason-
able. As a hedge against inflation, you may even want to
consider a Life Membership. Speaking of the energy crisis
here in California, alternative power sources particularly for
emergency communications make even more sense than ever
before. It’s not just those of us who live out in the country that
are now exploring solar and other means of keeping our sta-
tions on the air. As an experiment, I recently decided to try and
work as many DX stations as I could with 5 watts of output
instead of a KW or even 100. I acknowledge that good anten-
nas make a lot of things possible, but I was pleasantly sur-
prised at being able to work almost everyone I called on 5
watts. A 5 watt rig is easily powered by means other than the
public utility serving your area. Congratulations to all the
amateurs in the Section who already this summer have pro-
vided valuable public safety support.....and fire season isn’t
half over. I recently hiked to the top of Mt. Lassen and with a
5 watt HT worked simplex well over 150 miles away. I’ve
worked others who have done the same thing, but this was my
first time from a high mountaintop. What a blast! PACIFICON
will be coming up before you know it. Hope to see many of you
there. 73 for this month de K6BZ.
SAN FRANCISCO: SM, Len Gwinn, WA6KLK— KH6GJV.
ASM: KE6EAQ. SEC: The Level one emergency communica-
tions course is now available on line and open to ARRL mem-
bers. Check the ARRL Web site for information on getting
enrolled. This is an extremely interesting and needed course
for all of you. It was good to see many section vhfer’s on the
air during the vhf contest. This is much like Field Day, and
gives valuable training in setting up portable/emergency op-
erating sites. Congratulations to all who participated. EARS
had a very enjoyable breakfast in Santa Rosa and much local
information was dispersed. W6PW group had an excellent
2001 campout with some training and social skills acquired.
LCARS has been busy with local ARES events including a
boat race on Clear Lake. WARS had speakers from Radio
Shack about their local store and what they can do to help
local hams. Many of their members attended SEAPAC in
Oregon making a nice camping trip out of the event. With the
many fires breaking out in the north coast, NOW is the time to
double check that ready kit and make sure you are up to date
with everything, including getting involved with your local
ARES and ACS. Get their local training and make sure you
are on their insured list. In most counties the working together
is going very well and the local governments are aware of us
and our capabilities. The SM has found an article about a YL
in Marin County licensed in 1916. This information is being
forwarded to the local club there. Have a safe summer and I
hope to find you on the Tuesday evening emergency net at
1930 local time on 3915 kcs.
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY: SM, Donald Costello, W7WN—
ASM: Mike Siegel, KI6PR. ASM: John Lee, K6YK. SEC: Kent
LeBarts, K6IN. OOC: Victor Magana, N1VM. ACC: Charles
McConnell, W6DPD. STM: Fred Silveira, K6RAU. The Na-
tional Weather Service is looking for amateur radio operators
in SJV Section to work with them as weather spotters.
Skywarn is the name of a program mutually promoted by the
ARRL and the National Weather Service to train radio opera-
tors in the recognition of potentially dangerous weather and
how to report it to the NWS in Hanford. Specific repeaters
have been designated to handle traffic to the office once the
office has declared a spotter alert. Amateurs are trained by
NWS in what to look for and how to report what they have
seen. The forecasters at NWS then use the ground data to
enhance what they are seeing on their radar screen. The
importance of the program is that ground data reported can
sometimes mean that NWS can issue warnings to the public
earlier. The Skywarn program is very well tuned in the midwest
where weather is more severe than in California but, the po-
tential for life threatening weather exists here as well. So,
what does it take to be a Spotter? A spotter must attend a
training session by NWS to be certified and be willing to report
bad weather conditions when alerts are issued. Mobile spot-
ters are the most valuable resource as weather moves around
often in rural areas where amateur operator resources may
not be available. For those of you very interested in weather
who have weather measuring instruments nets will pick up
reports of readings to pass on to NWS in Hanford. Public
service is part of the basis for amateur radio and this is an
excellent way to become involved in public service. If you are
interested in participating in Skywarn send me an e-mail, and
I will forward it to the appropriate person at NWS. My e-mail
address is [email protected].

ROANOKE DIVISION
NORTH CAROLINA: SM, John Covington, W4CC. SEC:
KE4JHJ. STM: N0SU. BM: KD4YTU. TC: K4ITL. PIC: KN4AQ.
OOC: W4ZRA. SGL: AB4W. ACC: vacant. http://www.ncarrl
.org. Congratulations to Mike Lamb, NC4ML, on being ap-
pointed as the Net Manager of 4th Region Net, Cycle 2 (day-
time). Mike has been a very active participant in our section
traffic nets, and 4RN will benefit greatly from his efforts, I’m
sure. The 4th Region Net is our conduit for traffic between
North Carolina and the rest of the country, and is what makes
us a part of the National Traffic System. We are still in need
of liaison stations between nets, especially between our local
and section nets. Without liaisons, a net becomes indepen-
dent and has no reliable way to route traffic to the rest of the
world. A few good people who volunteer for liaison duties only
once per week is all that most nets will need. Consider volun-
teering and help out the National Traffic System. I hope Field
Day was a success for all. Thanks to all who particpated in any
capacity, whether an operator, logger, antenna expert or chef.
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 ployed in the field and your contributions are appreciated.
The Simulated Emergency Test will be here before you know
it, and is a good exercise to test rapid deployment techniques
and to evaluate how we work with the agencies we serve.
Hope you plan to participate at the local or state level. Sad to
report that Bill Hales, W4FNB, is a Silent Key. May Traffic: AB4E
334, W4EAT 305, NC4ML 237, K4IWW 181, AA4YW 136, KI4YV
122, W4IRE 83, KE4JHJ 70, W3HL 60, AD4XV 52, KE4AHC 37,
KB5WY 36, W4CC 31, WA2EDN 30, N0SU 29, AC4DV 28,
WA4SRD 17, KC4PGN 10, KE4YMA 9, KT4CD 9, NT4K 7,
KB8VCZ 7, AE4HJ 7, N8UTY 5, KG4MBQ 3, N4NTO 2.
SOUTH CAROLINA: SM, Patricia M. Hensley, N4ROS - Hur-
ricane awareness becomes important during the month of
August. Statistically, our state is overdue for a severe hurri-
cane. If this were to happen, we need to be in a state of
readiness for emergency communications. During an occur-
rence, the SCSSB net (3915 kHz) will be directed to handle
outgoing welfare traffic only. The ARRL numbered emergency
traffic messages will be utilized for this purpose. Copies of
these may be obtained from previously certified emergency
communications operators or from me. The SC ARES/RACES
net (3993.5 kHz) will handle all emergency traffic from the
affected area. We will need to utilize all available resources.
I encourage everyone interested in the welfare of the citizens
of SC to contact those individuals who have previously been
state and/or nationally certified for guidance. It is important to
remember that a proclaimed state of emergency would have
been declared prior to our requested involvement. Amateur
radio is an integral part of the state emergency response plan.
Our Governor and the state EOC would depend upon our
cooperative efforts. I appreciate those clubs that are currently
sending me their newsletters. I also welcome additional infor-
mation from all of you. Tfc: AF4QZ 181, KA4LRM 88, KA4UIV
52, KG4FQG 44, W4DRF 31, K4JMV 25, WD4BUH 20, K4BG
12, WB4PCS 5. PSHR: KA4UIV 129, AF4QZ 128, KG4FQG
123, KA4LRM 110, K4BG 90.
VIRGINIA: SM, Carl A. Clements, W4CAC—SEC: N4NW. By
the time you read this, Field Day will be just a memory. Hope-
fully you were able to participate with a club or maybe a group
of amateurs, have fun, and make some new friends. Maybe
you helped introduce this hobby of ours to someone new.
Maybe you found out how well prepared you or your group
would be in the event of an emergency. If emergency commu-
nications interest you, please get in touch with the SEC, Tom
Gregory, at [email protected]. Tom will be able to help put you
in touch with the EC for your locality. Remember, we are in the
middle of hurricane season! I have been trying to meet as
many of you as possible by traveling around to the various
hamfests in the section. If you know of a hamfest in your area
that you would like me to attend, please let me know. If your
club or organization is having a special event, send me the
information and I will include it in the Section News. I can be
reached at [email protected]. Since this is my first appearance
here in QST , I’ll keep it short. I look forward to meeting as
many of you as possible, and to working with the many dedi-
cated amateurs in the Virginia Section. 73 de Carl, W4CAC.
Tfc: KV4AP 357, WA4DOX 257, W3BBQ 250, K4YVX 192,
W4UQ 130, K0IBS 106, WB4ZNB 98, W4CAC 70, K4MTX 64,
AA4AT 58, WD4MIS 50, N4ABM 37, KE4PAP 34, WB4UHC
33, KV4AN 31, KU4MF 27, W4SEE 22, KU4TM 12, KB4CAU
7, W4YE 5, N4FNT 5, W4JLS 4, W4MWC 4, K4JM 3.
WEST VIRGINIA: SM, O.N. (Olie) Rinehart , WD8V— STM:
KC8CON. SEC: W8XF. ASEC: KA8ZOO. SGL: K8BS. TC:
K8LG. OOC: N8OYY. ACC: KA8ZGY. APRSC: W8XF. PIC:
N8TMW. We all have a great deal to think about these hectic
days and a lot of action needs to be instigated. The IRC
“WARC” is shaping up to be an important function in that it will
change our frequencies, style of operating, modes and sys-
tems. A very important part of this happening is what is com-
ing to be known as “RADIO RAGE” the stupid, senseless and
unpleasant use of the bands. These almost illegal sessions
are the worst offenses on the air today. I can only plead to all
of you to help rid the airwaves of this phenomena by not en-
gaging in the practice or participating in any way. Those who
foolish endanger our bands by practicing this folly are only
aided by those that fall into their entrapment. The FCC thru
Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, and Bill Cross, W3TN, left no
doubt from their talks at Dayton that the Amateur Community
needed a uniform thought process and action plan to survive.
Marcia is back from the Midwest and you can look for some
new innovations in the NTS along the lines of new and more
modern technologies. Looking forward to seeing all of you at
“THE MILL.” Tfc: KA8WNO 301, WD8V 183, WD8DHC 176,
W8YS 97, KC8CON 70, W8WWF 54, WW8D 29, N8BP 13,
N8NMA 24. PSHR: WD8V 297, W8YS 160, KC8CON 155,
WD8DHC 128, KA8WNO 118, WW8D 97, N8MNA 70, WVFN
867/123/760 KC8CON; WVMDN560/20/389 WW8D; WVN E
103/57/258 W8WWF; WVN L 95/51/229 W8WWF; ARES/
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN DIVISION

COLORADO: SM, Tim Armagost, WB0TUB— ASM: Jeff
Ryan, N0WPA. SEC: Mike Morgan, N5LPZ. STM: Mike
Stansberry, K0TER. ACC: Ron Deutsch, NK0P. PIC: Erik
Dyce, W0ERX. OOC: Karen Schultz, KA0CDN & Glenn
Schultz, W0IJR. SGL: Mark Baker, KG0PA. TC: Bob
Armstrong, AE0B. BM: Jerry Cassidy, N0MYY. Colorado was
host to a meeting of NTS leadership in late May and I was
privileged to represent Tim and welcome Area Staff chairs
Rob Griffin, K6YR (Pacific), Marcia Forde, KW1U, (Eastern)
and Lynn Hyndman, W9FC (representing Central) with Steve
Ewald, WV1X from HQ who organized the meeting and acted
as secretary. Excellent discussions about traffic handling, with
great suggestions about how to enhance the current system.
Look for upcoming articles by Steve in the Public Service
column of QST about the future of the NTS. Also attending
were PAN TCC Cycle 4 director Jerry VerDuft, AD0A, Colo-
rado STM Mike Stansberry, K0TER and Connecticut SM
Betsey Doane, K1EIC. The PPRAA swapfest in early June
was very well attended and I saw many friends from up and
down the Front Range. RM director Walt Stinson, W0CP was
on hand to talk about current events and provide insight into
ham radio issues locally, nationally and internationally. I hope
the good attendance is indicative of what we can expect at
swapfests in the future. For you folks on the West Slope, if you
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 [email protected]. 73, de N0WPA. NTS tfc: AD0A 160, K0TER
99, KI0RP 32. CAWN: W0WPD 983, W0GGP 582, K0HBZ
526, W0LVI 428, K4ARM 407, N0NMP 391, WB0VET 334,
W0NCD 261, WD0CKP 254, N0FCR 223, AB0PG 208, KI0ND
192, WB0TYT 170, N0DKK 80, AA0ZR 57.
NEW MEXICO: SM, Joe T. Knight, W5PDY—ASM: K5IBS,
N5ART. SEC: K6YEJ. STM: N7IOM. NMs: WA5UNO,
W5UWY. TC: W8GY. ACC: N5ART. Roadrunner Net handled
85 msgs with 1129 checkins. Breakfast Club handled 284
msgs with 1046 checkins. Yucca Net handled 33 msgs with
558 checkins. Caravan Club Net handled 2 msgs with 52
checkins. SCAT Net handled 10 msgs with 530 checkins. Four
Corners Net handled 29 msgs with 324 checkins. GARS Net
handled 5 msgs with 26 checkins. Rusty’s Net handled 90
msgs with 820 checkins (with FB assistance for KA5EMH &
K5TCU –Rusty, KD5SY, is not doing well). Valencia County
Net handled 10 msgs with 90 checkins. Deming ARC Net
handled 16 msgs with 90 checkins. Field Day is upon us and
lots of planning going on. The Ft. Tuthill Hamfest will be held
near Flagstaff on July 27-29. Hope to be there. The NM ARRL
State Hamfest has lots of exciting programs for Aug 25-26.
The Web site is www.qsl.net/dchf. Take a look and see the
find job KC5NZR has done. W0CP, our RM Div Dir plans to be
here, and an ARRL rep from HQ. Dee, KC5JBO, will operate
talk in on 145.33 – with 100 Hz PL. The Alamogordo Hamfest
is Sat Sept 1. See you there! ARES/RACES groups have
performed well during the fires at Ruidoso. A unique VHF/
UHF link was set up by W5BI & WA5WHN to assist fire com-
munications while power and telephone lines were down. Vy
best 73, W5PDY.
UTAH: SM, Mel Parkes, AC7CP—I would like to thank all the
members of the Utah Hamfest Committee for organizing one
of the best hamfests we have ever seen in Utah! If you missed
this one plan on making sure you get to the Utah Hamfest next
year. If you would like to help out, the Utah Hamfest commit-
tee would love to involve others in planing and organizing the
2002 Utah Hamfest. As I begin my second term as Utah Sec-
tion Manager, I would like to thank those who have worked
hard to make the Amateur Radio clubs, events and activities
a success. Please e-mail me if you would like to make any
suggestions or have questions about anything related to ham
radio, we have many great programs in all areas of ham radio
and I would love to provide anything that may help you or your
group enjoy being active in Amateur Radio.
WYOMING: SM, Bob Williams, N7LKH—About 175 people
attended the Wyoming State Hamfest and Convention, hosted
by Tri-County ARC, at the Casper Radisson Hotel on May 26-
27. The convention featured forums on fox-hunting, mobile
radio installation, DX, ARES/RACES, the National Traffic
System, and MARS, as well as the traditional ARRL forum
and State Ham Meeting. 84 people attended the Saturday
Banquet and were treated to an entertaining commentary by
retired TV announcer Vic Miller. The Ham of the Year Award
for 2000 went to Scott Harris, W7WRO. The 2002 Convention
will be sponsored by Sweetwater Co. ARC, again at the
Casper Radisson. Six members of the Casper ARC assisted
Natrona County Emergency Management Agency in a simu-
lated terrorist attack on May 12. Most county public service
agencies participated in the exercise, which grew into four
simultaneous incidents, including 2 real fires set for the pur-
pose, fake shootings, and a fake chemical bomb. K7YE,
KC7MJI, AB7BJ, NG7T, N7SEG, and W7BIG passed infor-
mation to and from the exercise controllers as the incident
evolved. Tfc: NN7H 199.

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ALABAMA: SM, Bill Cleveland, KR4TZ — ASMs: W4XI
WB4GM KB4KOY. SEC: W4NTI. STM: AC4CS. BM: KA4ZXL.
OOC: WB4GM. SGL: KU4PY. ACC: KV4CX. TC: W4OZK.
PIC: KA4MGE. The Alabama Section Convention will be held
at the Huntsville Hamfest on August 18-19. The Huntsville
Hamfest will be at Van Braun Center’s South Hall in Down-
town Huntsville. For more information you can contact Don
Tunstill at 256-536-3904 or you can visit their Web site at
www.hamfest.org. In addition to the ARRL forum, where you’ll
have an opportunity to find out what’s happening on both the
national and section level, the Alabama Section will host an
additional forum where all Alabama Amateur Radio Clubs are
invited to participate. At the Birmingham Hamfest, we dis-
cussed ARES in Alabama, how to create a Station Activity
Report and Public Service Honor Role report, and how to use
the reports to stimulate growth in both the National Traffic
System and Alabama ARES. At the Huntsville Hamfest, I hope
to update everyone on the status of ECs and DECs in Ala-
bama ARES, trade “War Stories” from this past Field Day, and
plan this year’s Jamboree On The Air. I look forward to seeing
you there. God Bless & 73, Bill Cleveland KR4TZ. Tfc:
WA4GQS 473, W4ZJY 179, W4CKS 166, WB4GM 148,
AC4CS 91, KC4VNO 84, KG4KCC 64, WB4BHH 39, W4DGH
16, W4NTI 15, W4XI 9.
GEORGIA: SM: Sandy Donahue, W4RU—ASM/South Ga:
Marshall Thigpen, W4IS. ASM/Legal: Jim Altman, W4UCK. Asst
SM/IT: Mike Boatright, KO4WX. SEC: Lowry Rouse, KM4Z.
STM: Jim Hanna, AF4NS. SGL: Charles Griffin, WB4UVW. BM:
Eddie Kosobucki, K4JNL. ACC: Susan Swiderski, AF4FO.
OOC: Mike Swiderski, K4HBI. TC: Fred Runkle, K4KAZ. PIC:
Matt Cook, KG4CAA. Web site www.qsl.net/arrl-ga. In June I
visited the greatly improved Atlanta Hamfest. Years ago it was
one of the biggest in the country before falling on hard times.
Now it appears to be on the way back. After a years hiatus, the
Albany ARC had a swapfest in June that was fairly successful,
but attendance was held down by torrential rains caused by TS
Allison. No hamfests in August but on Sept 15 the Paulding
ARC is sponsoring a hamfest in Dallas, Ga. The same day the
Ga SSB Assn will have its annual meeting. I regret to note the
passing of Ross Pinson, W4TMK, a Life Member from Buena
Vista. Our condolences to his family. The Albany ARC will spon-
sor a free basic level Skywarn training class on August 28 at the
Albany Red Cross Ctr. Stan Halstead, W4GOD, is coordinating.
A special event station, W0W, will be on the air from the Georgia
Games Championships July 20-22. Look for them on 3975,
7275, 14275 and 21375 kHz. SASE #10 envelope to W4CNG
for a QSL. Gwinnett County declared Field Day week last June
as Amateur Radio Appreciation Week. Thanks to AF4FO and
GARS for the proclamation. 73, Sandy. Tfc: W4WXA 168,
AF4NS 125, KG4FXG 83, K4WKT 72, WB4GGS 69, K1FP 51,
KE4R 46, K4BEH 34, W4AET 33, KA4HHE 20, K4ZC 9.

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 NORTHERN FLORIDA: SM, Rudy Hubbard, WA4PUP—
ACC: WA4B. BM: N4GMU. OOC: KD4NLV. PIC: KF4HJC.
SEC: WA4NDA. SGL: KC4N. STM: WX4H. TC: KO4TT.
PACKET: N4GMU. The Governors’ Hurricane Conference
held in Tampa last month was attended by several of our
ARES personnel from the East and West Central Districts.
Rick Palm, KC1E, represented the Northern Florida Section
as I was unable to attend due to illness. Unexpected surgery
kept me at home. A beautiful plaque was presented to the
Northern Florida Section by the Florida Commission on Com-
munity Service. Rick Palm accepted the plaque, and I have it
in my possession, and will display it at hamfest so all may see
it. The plaque reads “ Presented to Amateur Radio Emer-
gency Service, North Florida Section, In recognition and ap-
preciation of your efforts on behalf of Amateur Radio and
Emergency Management. Signed Fred Sanguiliano, Florida
Commission on Community Service, Executive Director, and
Joe Myers, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Di-
rector.” It also has the Seal of the State inscribed thereon. I
commend and congratulate all ARES personnel in the Sec-
tion for their cooperation and support to achieve the respect
and recognized by the State of Florida. Charlie Humber,
WA4EYU, Jacksonville, Fl., retires as ARRL Official Bulletin
Station. Charlie was licensed in 1962, and became a bulletin
station shortly thereafter. He was faithful, and dedicated to
serving the ham community. Charlie will be missed, but he
desires a rest. Thank you for your friendship, as it has been
my pleasure to know and work with you. The NOFARS ARES
group activated 21 hams to cover failed 911 system. A water
leak shorted out the Jax Fire Rescue Dept telephone and
radio systems. The ARES Response Team was on scene
within 30 minutes. As this is hurricane season, and one has
already visited the Gulf, it is time to check all of our systems
and be ready. This was one of the quickest to activate and to
ashore. The damages seem to be with water not wind force.
Last month, I reported a bill is in process of being written, and
will keep you posted. As of this writing, I have nothing to
report, but will do so on the arrl.net Web page. If you have an
arrl.net e-mail address, you will receive the latest informa-
tion. 73, Rudy, WA4PUP. Tfc: WX4H 2744, KE4DNO 469,
NR2F 302, AG4DL 253, WD4GDB 247, KE4PRB 229,
KF4WIJ 169, W4KIX 133, KG4EZQ 116, AB4PG 112, K1JPG
112, K4DMH 103, N9MN 94, AF4PU 72, W5MEN 66, W8IM
36, WA1VOP 29, KM4MC 27, KJ4HS 23, KB4DCR 18,
KF4INJ 14, WB4GIU 13, WA4EYU 11, N4JAQ 9, WX4J 6,
WB8NER 4, WD4ILF 3.
PUERTO RICO: SM, Víctor Madera, KP4PQ — Se completó
el primer taller en español para certificación de Observadores
Oficiales dentro del programa de “Amateur Auxiliary”.
Participaron KP4FBA, WP4MWE, KP4RY, KP4NNC, KP4RF,
KP4AWX, KP4RAT, NP3GM, KP4IA, WP4AZT, KP4SQ,
KP4ARN y WP4IZI. Todos están trabajando arduamente para
obtener su acreditación. El próximo taller será en el área de
Mayagüez. Si usted está interesado comuníquese con su
“Section Manager”, su dirección aparece en la página 12 de
QST. Información en http://prarl.org/secmgr.html Esta es la
primera vez que el ARRL ofrece este curso en español. El
PRARL, la FRA y RODE llevaron a cabo el ARRL Field Day
con grandes éxitos. La Federación de Radioaficionados
celebró el Hamfest de Verano “Tierra Adentro” en el pueblo
de Moca. La próxima actividad de la Sección de Puerto Rico
será la reactivación del programa ARES. Este programa es
de gran ayuda durante la temporada de mal tiempo en el
Caribe. Aquellos radioaficionados interesados deben
comunicarse con el SM. Necesitamos estaciones en las
cabeceras de Distrito capaces de comunicar en HF. También
estaciones de relevo en VHF para todos los pueblos si es
posible. Interesados comuníquense con el Section Manager
por correo regular, teléfono, o vía email a [email protected].
SOUTHERN FLORIDA: SM, Phyllisan West, KA4FZI—SEC:
W4SS. STM: KJ4N. ACC: WA4AW. PIC: W4STB. OOC:
K4GP. BM: KC4ZHF. SGL: KC4N. DEC/ASM: N4LEM,
WB9SHT, AA4BN, KD4GR. Web Page: http://www.sflarrl.org.
Thanks to the South Brevard, Dade, Ft. Myers, Indian River,
Orlando, Vero Beach Clubs, and ECs for the newsletters and
activity information. Over 400 people from around FL at-
tended the memorial service of Silent Key, Gary Arnold,
WB2WPA, on May 23. Gary worked all week at the Governor’s
Hurricane Conference then assisted at a Collier wild fire for
15 hours before the heart attack. EOC Coordinator in Collier
County for 13 years, he was described by co-workers as an
emergency management professional extraordinaire, highly
respected, knowledgeable, dependable, and friendly. His loss
will be felt throughout the state. On June 1, Amateur Radio
operators of National Hurricane Center Station, W4EHW, in
Miami received the Volunteer of the Year Award for 22 years
of dedicated service. Accepting the award were KU4GY,
WD4JR, and KI4T (JR & 4T are founding members). The SFL
SET was declared a success as “Hurricane Walter” made
landfall near Ft. Myers on May 18. SFL CATs were deployed
from Broward keeping in touch on HF. They established a
staging area in Lee Co. for 24 hours. Eighty-nine Stations in
all three FL sections participated in special sessions of SFAN.
KT4XK set up an SSTV station from which he sent SSTV
photos to Ft. Lauderdale on HF with only 5 Watts QRP and an
outbacker antenna. Jim, KD4GR, SET organizer and coordi-
nator, thanks all amateurs around the state who participated.
Our thanks to you, Jim. The South Brevard ARC worked with
the Letter Carriers Union on their food drive May 12. Indian
River’s Sherri Brower, W4STB, SFL PIC, was featured as a
speaker in the ARRL Forum “Public Relation’s Success Sto-
ries” at the Dayton Hamvention. She also did a TV segment
in Vero Beach to promote classes the club is starting. Con-
gratulations, Sherri. Lee County lost a friendly 2-meter voice
as Herb Warren, KF4HWY, became a Silent Key the end of
April. He spent hours encouraging the students in the Caloosa
Middle School ARC and will be greatly missed. Palm Beach
ARES got good PR when EC, Dave, N4QPM, was interviewed
for a half hour program on “The Use of Amateur Radio for the
Up-coming Hurricane Season” which included ham radio in
general and our help in many catastrophes around the world.
May Traffic by STM, Jan, KJ4N: K4FQU 630, WA9VND 540,
KA4FZI 255, KJ4N 218, KD4GR 146, KE4UOF 107, KC4ZHF
105, WA4EIC 81, AA4BN 71, KD4HGU 63, KE4WBI 42,
K4VMC(club) 42, WB4PAM 38, KT4XK 37, W6VIF 32,
WA4CSQ 27, KN4JN 23, KF4OMB 20, W4WYR 17, KG4CHW
14, K4ENA 13, KG4GZL 9, K4OVC 8, W3JI 5, KG4MLC 5. 73,
Phyllisan West, KA4FZI, Section Manager, Southern Florida.
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Internet Mgr. SIM: Jeanette, NP2C, St. Croix. SEC: Duane,
NP2CY, St. Thomas. PIC: Lou KV4JC, St. Croix. ACC:
Debbie, NP2DJ, St. Thomas, NM: Bob, VP2VI/W0DX, Tortola.
Director Frank Butler, W4RH, will be down in late June and
will meet with folks on all three islands. Jimmy, KP2BH, and
Manny, NP2KW, have discovered the wonders of PSK-31 and
can frequently be heard warbling around 14.070. Drew, NP2E,
has resigned as QSL bureau director and Bernie, NP2W, is
picking up the chores. Thanks to Drew, NP2E, and XYL Chris-
tine, WP2AGQ, for their tireless efforts. New tower just in-
stalled at NP2B/NP2C to replace the old one prior to Newton
and his gravity thing bringing it down in an impromptu man-
ner. Dr. Gray has upped his hurricane forecast so all are
getting ready now that the season is upon us. Repeaters - St.
John 146.63, St. Thomas 146.81 and St. Correct 147.25. 73
all, John, NP2B.
WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA: SM, Dave Armbrust, AE4MR,
[email protected] http://www.wcfarrl.org—ASM: NA4AR. ASM-
Web: N4PK. ASM-Legal: K4LAW. SEC: KD4E. TC: KT4WX.
BM: KE4WU. STM: AB4XK. SGL: KC4N. ACC: AC4MK. PIC:
AB2V. June marks the beginning of Hurricane season please
keep an eye on the tropics as it could prove to be an active
season. STM Chet Carruth, AB4XK, was seriously injured
during a fall at work and is still in the hospital. He is looking
forward to returning home soon. Robert “Rip” Van Winkle,
AA4HT, has been taking PSHR, SAR and Net reports while
Chet is in the hospital, and he is also taking get-well NTS
traffic for Chet. Gary Hammel, AF4UD, TS also remains hos-
pitalized. The K4WCF repeater system has a new section
wide weekly ARES net on Mondays at 9:00 PM. It has been
receiving many check-ins. The 8:30 PM daily NTS Eagle Net
has also been doing well. The K4WCF repeaters operate on
a frequency of 145.430 MHz and 442.950 MHz and 146.760
MHz in Pasco. All use a 100 Hz PL tone. SEC KD4E reports
a small decrease of 3 ARES members for a new total of 420.
In May there were 41 Nets, 8 Ops, 3 public service events, 8
drills and 0 emergencies. The total man hours reported for
May is 264.8. May Net report is available on the section’s Web
page. PSHR: AA4HT 174, KT4TD 152, K4SCL 142, K4RBR
140, AE4MR 114, KF4KSN 108, WB2LEZ 97, KE4VBA 96,
KF4OPT 88, W4AUN 72. Tfc: AA4HT 386, K4SCL 314,
K4RBR 70, KT4TD 69, KE4VBA 28, KF4OPT 24, KF4KSN 22,
AE4MR 9, WB2LEZ 8, K9EHP 5, W4AUN 3. 73, Dave AE4MR.

SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION
ARIZONA: SM, Clifford Hauser, KD6XH—For all you who live
outside of Pinal, Pima, Santa Cruz, and Cochise counties,
your telephone area code has been changed to “928”. It is
going to take a few months getting my ARRL volunteer list
changed. So please have patience. This last month has been
very active for Amateur Radio in this state. Arcadia High
School Amateur Radio club was host to astronaut Bill Shep-
herd, KD5GSL. Bill Shepherd graduated from Arcadia high
school in 1967 and also talked with the school Amateur Radio
Club while in orbit aboard the International Space Station
earlier this year. Rose Tucker, AC7JO, the president of the
club played host and arranged the visit. Gary Capek, K8BN,
an Assistant State Section Manager, was also present and
represented the ARRL. Bill Shepherd addressed the com-
plete student body and answered many questions on space,
training, etc. Mr. Shepherd used the club radio station making
a few contacts with other school club stations again answer-
ing many questions on space travel. This event was covered
by several TV stations and was broadcast on a few news
programs in the Phoenix area. Thanks to Ross Tucker,
AC7JO, for coordinating this event. It helped put Arizona in
the limelight for a day. This month is normally the down month
for community service projects. It seems that we don’t want to
go out in the heat. This is the month I envy the snow visitors
who leave for cooler climate. Check with your local ARES/
RACES people on future community service events, your help
is needed. The state has an emergency net every Sunday
morning at 0800 on 3990 kHz and PIMA County has emer-
gency communications preparedness net at 0845 on 3995
kHz every Sunday. Other counties also have this type of com-
munications preparedness so no matter where you live within
Arizona, we can become prepared to provide communica-
tions during any emergency. The Arizona Web site is alive
and doing well. Tom Fagan, WB7NXH, keeps this Web site for
the Arizona section up and running and is always adding or
changing material. The address is www.qsl.net/arrlaz/. At this
time it has the recent club listings, hamfest information, the
Arizona volunteer listings, and several links to other clubs and
special web sites. As this Web site progresses, we will add
more items of interest, to include the list of volunteers. If you
have questions or ideas on how to improve this Web site,
contact Tom at or myself. The 2001 ARRL SW Convention will
be in Riverside at the Holiday Inn. Please reserve this time
slot and make the necessary arrangements before you forget.
This convention has many exhibits and presentations that
provide us with new ideas on how to improve Amateur Radio.
The Kingman Hamfest is scheduled for September 29 at the
Mohave Community College. It will start about 0600 hours
and talk-in will be on 146.76 (-), PL of 131.8. Additional infor-
mation will be available next month. Call, write, or e-mail me
if you need help or questions answered. 73, Clifford Hauser,
KD6XH. Tfc: W7EP 82.
LOS ANGELES: SM, Phineas J. Icenbice, Jr. ,W6BF – Don’t
ever under estimate what you might hear on Amateur Radio.
I was chatting with a (4S7) station, Sarath in Sri Lanka last
Thursday on 15 meters. Sarath was telling me about the con-
struction details of his cubical quad and delta loop antennas.
One of the details was the use of one inch diameter aluminum
tubing. He said that it was essential to build a strong antenna
that could survive in an environment of monkeys. So, I sug-
gested that he hire a monkey trainer to train the monkeys to
help him construct antennas rather than tear them down. His
answer was he didn’t need a monkey trainer. He already had
plenty of good “monkey climbers.” I am not certain exactly
what he meant, but monkeys in certain areas could be more
destructive to antennas than wind, lightning and ice. – We
have an active Professional Engineer who sent out an e-mail,
indicating that he would be glad to present a program on
“Automotive RFI Abatement.” Since he is willing to travel to
the Los Angeles area, it would seem logical to have several
clubs host his presentation. Please e-mail me if your club
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 is a ham, and he is writing a book on automotive interference Paul Lonnquist, NS6V ([email protected]). ACC: Michael
abatement. – This could be a great attraction for increasing Atmore, KE6DKU ([email protected]). OOC: Howard
your club attendance. My e-mail is: [email protected]. It is the Coleman, N6VDV ([email protected]). PIC: Jeff Reinhardt,
end of an era, Hugh S. Allen, Jr., W6MFC (The Navy, Lt. AA6JR ([email protected]). TC: Warren Glenn, KM6RZ
Cmdr. in charge of Jeeps in the Pacific) has retired after 19 (wglennrz@ix,netcom.com). ASMs: Ventura, Don Milbury,
years as Secretary of the 50 Club. Edgar Brown, N6OU, is still W6YN ([email protected]). Santa Barbara, Marvin Johnston,
President. Ken Henke, KE6AR, is the new Secretary. Jim KE6HTS ([email protected]). San Luis Obisipo, Bill
Zimmerman, N6KZ, past President of the DX Club was the Palmerston, K6BWJ ([email protected]) & for Internet, Jack
speaker in June. Jim is a“Dxer and IOTA” hunter/traveler. Jim Bankson, AD6AD ([email protected]) & DECs: Santa Barb-Dave
is another speaker that your Club should contact. Dave Bell, Lamb, WA6BRW ([email protected]). SLO-Bill Peirce,
W6AQ, our PIC, writes from Utah that he is working on a KE6FKS ([email protected]) & Ven-Dave Gilmore, AA6VH
movie for Showtime and also putting the final touches on his ([email protected]). A special THANKS to W6WE, W6NS,
documentary about Ham Radio in Slovenia. This movie will be KD6NDS & others for making a great K6YR showing in the
distributed by ARRL. (THE HAM RADIO OLYMPICS.) Send June VHF QSO Party from the W6AB Club VAFB Site! Make
me an e-mail if your club would like to see a great Ham Radio plans to attend the 2001 SW Division Convention coming up
movie, and I will try to arrange a showing. Maybe throw in a on Sept 7-9 in Riverside, CA. Contact: [email protected]. FREE
little GPS technology presentation for free. Oh! Yes, Dave instant Section news updates? Join the SB Reflector! E-mail
also said to look for his article in QST about his 9M6V, opera- [email protected] the message subscribe arrlsb. SB Sec
tion with K6IPV, in Malaysia. Vy 73, es good DX, de W6BF, Web: www.qsl.net/arrlsb/. Join in our Section NTS traffic nets:
Phineas. SCN slow speed NTS Net, M-F, at 1915 local on 3598 kHz &
ORANGE: SM, Joe Brown, W6UBQ, 909-687-8394— ASM SCN/SB at 2100 local on 147.000+(131.8), 224.90- (131.8) &
Riv Co: Brett, N6NLN, 790 346 9291. ASM Orange Co: Art, 449.300-(131.8). That’s 30 in memory of SK, KI6LA.
W6XD, 714 556 4396. ASM SB Co. Jeff, KD6NXD, 909 886
3453. The Inland Empire Council of Amateur Radio Organiza- WEST GULF DIVISION
tions, presents the 2001 ARRL SW Division Convention. For NORTH TEXAS: SM, Larry Melby, KA5TXL—As I write this
info, visit the Web site. www.qsl.net/arrl-2001swdc/. From the HamCom 2001 is now a memory. And a pretty good one at that
Circle City Communicator. The Amateur Radio Protection Act at least the outdoor flea market did not get blown away like last
of 2001, House Bill H.R. 817 is attracting co-sponsors in the year. Some vendors were very busy indeed; I know I helped
US House and Senate on both sides of the aisle. Let’s write keep the Rig blaster folks busy. I would like to thank the follow-
a letter thanking them for their support or send them an e-mail ing: Steve Ewald,WV1X, and Joe Dorn, W5VEX, for putting on
message. For more info, check out http//:www.arrl.org/ the first classroom Emergency Communicators Course. There
govrelations/arspa.html. The Fullerton Radio Club Talk and were 63 people in the course. Jim Lawyer, AA5QX, taking the
Tech Net for members and visitors is headed for oblivion task of presenting the status of North Texas ARES. Don
UNLESS we put some spark and a bit of RF in the activity. Mathis, KB5YAM, and Norm Jacobson, K5NHI, for their pro-
Ivan, KI6VAN, and Chuck, K4TAT, say, come on-jump in. gram on Traffic Handling. Don Gywnne, K5EVI, and company
Check into the net, you might find satisfaction in a long ne- for another Wouff Houng. Maury, W5BGP, you and the other
glected activity. The Modulator sez Jim Eason will take over Volunteers of the HamCom organization did an outstanding
as VP, the rest of the Board stays the same. Pres Jeff W6JJR; job. I hope you plan on running it again next year. Something
Trea Ed WU6I; Sec Jay KD6TGH. HDSCS EC April WA6OPS else we learned again during HamCom weekend is that the
states that volunteers are needed. Those interested in learn- weather can change almost in an instant. Tropical Storm
ing about or perhaps joining this exiting and rewarding public Allison should be a wake-up call to make preparations for not
service organization contact April at emcom4hosp@ aol.com only Hurricane season, but also any potential disaster in which
or 714-879-6895. ASM Fred, W6TKV, sez what’s an e-QSL? we could be called upon to provide communications. 73,
Take a look at http://www.eqsl.org/card/ and maybe you are KA5TXL.
looking at the future of QSLing. Having QSLs in hand is what’s
needed to apply for DXCC, WAS, WAZ and most other awards. OKLAHOMA: SM, Charlie Calhoun, K5TTT. ASMs: N6CL,
At the recent DX Convention, the ARRL’s Wayne Mills, N7NG, W6CL, W5ZTN. SEC: KA7GLA. ACC: KB5BOB. PIC: N7XYO.
said work is underway to evaluate the means by which e- OOC: WB9VMY. SGL: W5NZS. STM: I certainly enjoyed see-
QSLs can be accepted. Tests will be run by the end of the year ing many of you at Hamcom this year. I also had a great time
to insure security. Look at the Web site and see what you handing out grid squares in the VHF contest on the way back.
think. The Orange Section Manager notes: The US Navy, We ran 6 grids on 6, 2, and 432, and had real good success
Broadcasters, and industry have always wanted our Amateur from the mobile. Will probably do the same next year. Sorry I
Radio Spectrum. I do not think public service is enough to didn’t make it to your site for Field Day. I had to stay near Tulsa
justify our spectrum needs. The commercial interests that this year due to a death in the family the week preceding Field
want our freqs have unlimited funds. We do not. In order to Day. That also explains the brevity of this months column,
effectively mount a campaign to protect our spectrum, we please forgive me. More on Field Day next month. 73, Charlie.
need more Amateurs and more ARRL members. Industry has Tfc: KF5A 685, KK5GY 389, WA5OUV 371, N5IKN 352,
changed the tactics. Now they want to SHARE. Think about WB5NKD 173, WA5IMO 142, K5KXL 112, WB5NKC 112,
it, 1 billion garage door openers, another million remote con- KE5JE 86, KI5LQ 80, W5REC 29, N5FM 3.
trols, not to mention key locks. All this on our two meter band. SOUTH TEXAS: SM, Ray Taylor, N5NAV—ASMs: KS5V,
We must sell the Amateur Radio Service and ARRL member- N5WSW, W5GKH, K5DG, N5LYG, WA5UZB, KK5CA, K5EJL,
ship. The numbers we need for political clout. An ARRL mem- W5ZX, WA5TUM, KB5AWM, WA5JYK, K5PFE, K5PNV, and
bership increase will enable us to fund and maximize our K5SBU. STM: W5GKH. SEC: W5ZX. ACC: N5WSW. TC:
spectrum protection effort. STM report for April. Tfc: K6IUI KJ5YN. BM: W5KLV. OOC: W5JAM. SGL: K5PNV. I hope
235, KC6SKK 232, K6CTW180, W6JPH 120, W6QZ NTS BBS everyone had a great time at Ham Com 2001. I missed being
273.PSHR: W6QZ 159, W6JPH 129, KC6SKK 93. SCN/V NET there due to a death in the family. However, the brighter side,
MGR W6JPH, REPORTS 21SESSIONS. QNI 132, QTC 81, I was able to be here to serve when Allison came aboard.
15 mins avg duration. STM Report for May. QTC: W6JPH 166, Houston took the hardest hit in all of this. We had some real
KC6SKK 149, W6QZ 116. PSHR: W6QZ 162, W6JPH 107, heroes in this event so far. It’s still causing great problems at
KC6SKK 95, digital traffic:W6QZ NTS BBS 136. SCN/V Net this writing. Some that really should be mentioned. N5ECP,
Mgr. W6JPH Reports 23 sess QNI 137, QTC 66, avg time 16 has been up and running since Friday morning, helping escort
mins. helpers around the water areas to the locations they are
SAN DIEGO: SM, Tuck Miller, NZ6T, 619-434-4211—As you needed, and installing equipment and installing antennas for
may have heard already via my weekly Internet newsletter, or the Salvation Army. Assisting in locating people to deliver H/
even observed on the first line, my phone number has W messages. This is for starters. W5ZX, the SEC for South,
changed. Please make note of the new number. Also, we do returned from Ham Com, and with out sleep, hit the ground
not accept BLOCKED numbers. Actually this is for your ben- running. The NCSs worked around the clock, in some cases
efit. Many times, people call, and when they hear an answer- taking a two-hour break and taking another shift. I don’t have
ing machine, they hang up. When the person has to unblock all their call signs at this time but will try to mention them in
their number, it appears on my caller ID, and I can then return another writing. A special thanks goes to Verizon Wireless for
their call. See how easy it is. Only 1 more month before the the use of the comm van. KD5OEQ, finished with the water
Southwestern Division Convention in Riverside, Ca. If you safari, an all day event and then drove the van to Houston,
have not yet made your reservations for the either the con- where it was used extensively Saturday night and Sunday, at
vention or hotel, the time is NOW. Our hats off to Warren which time KD5OEQ, had to return to Austin. That was really
Dilley KT6A. Warren recently retired from the position of an asset to communication needs. You might say it saved the
Section Traffic Manager, and for his many years of service, day. My latest information there have been 20 deaths due to
we give him our heartfelt thanks. With Warren’s retirement, I the floods in Houston. Several were found in vehicles as the
am now looking for someone to step into his shoes, and big water abated. I just don’t understand why people will drive into
shoes they are. I prefer someone with traffic handling expe- flood waters. It only takes three inches of fast moving water
rience, and also with hf capabilities. If you feel that you can across the road to force a car to go down stream. I want to wish
handle this position, please let me know. Have you ever been Ed Larose, KS5V, speedy recovery, after falling twenty feet,
on a T hunt? If not, this is one aspect of Amateur Radio you trying to install his antennas that were taken down during the
have to try out. I am still a novice in this area, but am having storm we had May 21. Ed had broken ribs and a punctured
a great deal of fun learning the various techniques. To get lung. Our prayers are with you Ed. You can now give that new
involved is easy. Just be at the Grossmont College parking lot 756 Pro a good workout, while recovering. Again thank you all
on the 1st and 3rd Saturday evening of each month at about for your support. I hope all of you have a great August and
5:30 PM when folks gather to set up their gear, and the trans- hopefully we won’t have any bad storms by the time you read
mitter goes on the air at 6. I would like to also take this time this. God Bless. Tfc: W5SEG 1047, W5TUK 208, W5GKH 132,
to congratulate former San Diego Section Manager Pat W5KLV 129, N5OUJ 74, W5ZX 71, KA5KLU 45, N5NAV 40,
Bunsold, WA6MHZ, who is going thru the officer ranks of the W5ZIN 54, KD5GM 24, K0YNW 14.
El Cajon Elks. Pat was recently installed as the Lecturing
Knight. One of the committees under his chair is the Elks radio
club, K6ELK. It’s great having someone in charge that knows
something about ham radio. Remember, you can always send
me e-mail at [email protected]. The ARES Alert is now published
ONLY online on the section Website. It is located at
www.qsl.net/sdgarrl. All it takes is Acrobat Reader, and you
can either print it out, or download it to a computer file. Listen
to the ARES section net on Sunday nites at 7 PM on 146.265.
Many hf nets are held on Sunday, AMs. Happy Birthday to my
YL, Evelyn N6EVE, section Affiliated Club Coordinator. On to
traffic, KT6A 1543, KD6YJB 88, KF6YVQ 63, WA6IIK 4 BPL:
KT6A 1543, PSHR: KT6A138, KD6YJB 46. Until next month...
Remember, Helping Others......Always Worthwhile!! 73, Tuck,
NZ6T.
SANTA BARBARA: SM, Robert Griffin, K6YR ([email protected]
or [email protected])—SEC: Jack Hunter,KD6HHG (kd6hhg@
arrl.net). STM: Ed Shaw, KF6SHU ([email protected]). SGL:

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Morse Express. Keys, keyers, kits, books. 303-
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Exotic 2002 Caribbean Hamboree — Join us in
meeting with Caribbean Hams, Visiting interesting
Georgetown, Guyana, operating from great DX
location. March 29-31/02 information contact
KK4WW, 8R1WD or www.public.usit.net/dlarsen.
Finally, it is here! A single Any Band Antenna System
Offering oversized results while ideal For limited space
applications! SPYDERCONE ANTENNA
www.coneantenna.com Toll free 877-890-CONE (2663)
FOR SALE: Vacuum tubes-all kinds. 78,000 On hand.
Send want list & SASE for prompt response. Tom
Ivas, 2932 W. 99th St., Evergreen Park, IL 60805. Ph/
Fax 708-423-0528 or email: [email protected]
FOR SALE: VIBROPLEX No. 102, 985 $200. DRAKE
TR3, new linear tubes, Power supply/spkr. $200.
BRUSH xtal mono pickup. NIB. $50. NATIONAL [2]
Velvet Vernier 4” dials, [1] 3” each $50. [2] ukn 1920
vernier dials, each $40. Tubes 4x150A, w/ Eimac
sockets & ceramic aircontrol rings, $75/pr.
CUSHCRAFT Beam 20, 15 & 10m. w/ Alliance dual
speed rotor $100. For list call W8BNR 828-692-2070
FREE!!! Ham Radio and other CD-Roms & Software
disk catalog. MOM ‘N’ POP’S SOFTWARE, P. O.
Box 15003-HA, Springhill, FL 34604-0111. 1-352-
688-9108. [email protected]
FREE: Ham Radio Gospel Tracts, SASE. KW3A,
265 West Ave., Springfield, PA 19064.
From Estate of W9MEO: Henry 3KD Premier
Series AMP in original box w/ manual $1500.
Shipped in wooden crate - Buyer ships. Marcus
Frisch WA9IXP Box 25 Altoona, WI 54720-0025
(715) 552-8399 anytime.
HEATHKIT AMATEUR RADIO REPAIR by RTO
Electronics, 7280 Territorial Road, Benton
Harbor, MI 49022. 616-468-7780. E-mail:
[email protected]. www.rtoham.com
Heathkit Amateur Transmitter DX-20 National
NC303 Receiver $200 OBO for both 973-831-7960
HEATHKIT Battery Eliminator Model # BE-5.
Please contact Michelle Tourek 5058 South 36th
Avenue, Omaha, NE 68107. 402-731-6755
HEATHKITS WANTED: Top dollar paid for
unassembled kits. Michael Seedman, 847-831-8823
eve., or [email protected]
HEATHKITS WANTED: Unassembled kits,
catalogs, manuals and older gear. Bill, WA8CDU,
616-375-7978. [email protected]
High Quality Low Cost Straight Keys,
www.qsl.net/kc0afx - KC0AFX
Hy Power Antenna Company
http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/hypower/
ICOM repair most ICOM radios by ex-ICOM tech,
COMTEK http://www.w7jv.com [email protected].
360-779-9730, Kuni.
INTERNATIONAL RADIO (Service Division) offers
kits that add new features to your rig! Also repairs,
alignments of Kenwood, Icom, Yaesu, Atlas
equipment. 1118 Raymond Ave., Fort Pierce, FL
34950. [email protected] or 561-489-6302.
http://www.qth.com/irsd
K8CX Ham Gallery http://hamgallery.com
KENWOOD Factory Authorized Service. Also repair
ICOM, YAESU and others. GROTON ELECTRONICS
(508)541-0067. http://www.grotonelectronics.com
LEARN CODE by Hypnosis, www.success-is-
easy.com 800-425-2552.
MORSE 0-20 WPM 90 days guaranteed! Codemaster
V for IBM compatible PC $29.95. Morse Express,
1-800-238-8205. http://www.MorseX.com
New! New! New! The Bliss Match Master High
Power Antenna Tuners are now at
http://www.tomstubes.com
The finest tuner made...Bar None!

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 New Rohn Towers - Cheap. Check us out.
www.coxantenna.com
PACE Soldering / Desoldering: Replacement
parts, tips, new systems for SMT and Thru-hole
PCB repair are in stock! Also a stocking distributor
of a wide assortment of solders, fluxes, cutters
and hand tools. Technimark, Inc. 847-639-4756
www.technimark-inc.com
RADIO REPAIR! Reasonable, Jim Dan Rupe, 998
Whipple, Grayland, WA 98547. 360-267-4011.
Email: [email protected]
Reflective and Holographic Callsigns.
ReflectivelyYOURS.com, 518-399-9339 or email:
[email protected]
ROSS $$$$ New Specials: Kenwood, TM-V7A,
$420.00; KNB-7A, $60.00; TM-411A, $185.00; BC-6,
$69.00; Yaesu, FT-5100B8, $469.90; FT-5200; Mark-V;
$3550.00; FT-1500M, $210.00; FT-5200, $499.00; FT-
8100, $422.00; Icom, IC-R2, $180.00; u4AT, $149.00;
PS-45, $100.00; IC-435, $225.00; IC-2800H, $455.50;
MFJ: MFJ-986, $255.00; MFJ-969, $159.90; MFJ-934,
$135.00 MFJ-931, $70.00; MFJ-752C, $69.50 MFJ-
815B, $69.90; RADIO PRICES WITH COUPONS.
http://www.rossdist.com, Phone (208)852-0830 All
prices Cash FOB Preston Ross Distributing Company,
78 South State Preston, Idaho 83263
SALE DRAKE TR4/CW/RIT MS4. Good Condition.
Extras. 606-528-5596.
SATELLITE TV - Large selection of items at
reasonable prices. We specialize in Big Dish
TVRO C & Ku Band equipment. Check us out at
www.daveswebshop.com
SW Receivers Rohde and Schwarz EK070 and
EK071 with original manuals. Mint. Offer. Vasko
Phone: 416-838-4020. Fax: 416-696-7481.
SX88 HALLICRAFTERS receiver wanted. Jim,
W6OU, 714-528-5652.
TELEGRAPH KEYS wanted by collector. Bugs and
unusual or unique straight keys or sounders, and
tube electronic keyers. Also pre1950 callbooks.
Vince Thompson, K5VT, 3410 N. 4th Ave., Phoenix,
AZ 85013. 602-840-2653.
TRIBANDER COMPARISON REPORT: Find out
the real lowdown on HF antenna performance.
K7LXC & NØAX test the KT34XA, TH7, TH11, C-3
Skyhawk and more. Over 60 pages. $17 + $3 s/h.
CHAMPION RADIO PRODUCTS,
www.championradio.com, 888-833-3104.
TRYLON SELF-SUPPORTING TOWERS: Steel
towers available up to 96 feet. Terrific value and
reliabilty. The popular T-200 is 96 feet and is only
$1974. CHAMPION RADIO PRODUCTS,
www.championradio.com, 888-833-3104.
TUBES, sockets, relays, over 200 types. Hand
craft made CT keys and paddles. Old radios and
collectable stuff. http://www.dxham.com
TUBES WANTED: Highest prices paid or will trade
for all types of industrial, receiving and transmitter
tubes. D & C Electronics, 3089 Deltona Blvd., Spring
Hill, FL 34606. 800-881-2374.
WANTED: AEA MM-3 Morse Machines. Good
condition. Toll Free 1-877-731-4552 W2GLJ
WANTED: Good Used R-L-C Bridge. W5OMJ
972-874-8343.
WANTED: Johnson Viking Desk, Globe Scout,
Collins 32V, KB0W, (916) 635-4994;
[email protected]
WANTED: Tubes. Nobody pays more or faster
than us! Mike Forman, 1472 MacArthur Blvd,
Oakland, CA 94602, 510-530-8840.
WB4AEJ - http://www.hamsearch.com

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 Index of Advertisers
ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT STAFF
John Bee, N1GNV, Advertising Manager
Hanan Rayyashi, KB1AFX, Sales Representative
Melissa Yrayta, Advertising Traffic Coordinator
Direct Line: 860-594-0207 Fax: 860-594-0259
e-mail: [email protected] http://www.arrl.org/ads
ADI Communications: 8 Lyons, Ed: 144
Advanced Battery Systems, Inc: 170 M & S Computer Products Inc: 151
Advanced Receiver Research: 160 M2 Antenna Systems: 151
Advanced Specialties: 152 Maha Communications & Elec.: 2
AEA: 131 Metal & Cable Corp: 136
Alinco: 11 MFJ Enterprises: 133, 135, 137, 139, 141, 143
All Electronics Corp: 149 Micro Computer Concepts: 129
Alpha Delta Communications: 146 Mike's Electronics: 127, 149
Amateur Electronic Supply LLC: 153, 155, 157 Military Sealift Command: 14
Am-Com: 138 Mirage: 27
ARRL: 26, 128, 129, 132, 144, 148, 161, 162, 166, Mosley Electronics: 131
168, 169, 172, 173 Mountain-Ops Communications: 163
Ameritron: 17 Mr. NiCd: 174
Antique Radio Classified: 131 National RF, Inc.: 146
Associated Radio Communication: 130 North Ohio Amateur Radio: 152
Atomic Time: 164 ONV Safety Belt Co.: 142
Austin Amateur Radio Supply: 147 Pactor: 151
Autek Research: 136 Palomar Engineers: 132
Bencher, Inc.: 149 PC Electronics: 167
Better RF Co., The: 170 Personal Database Applications: 151
Bilal Co: 142 Premier Communications: 8
Buckmaster Publishing: 136, 167 PROLOG: 131
Burghardt Amateur Center, Inc: 134 QRO Technologies, Inc: 149
C & S Sales: 165 QSLs By W4MPY: 158
Cable X-Perts: 145 R & L Electronics: 171
Cable and Connectors: 149 Radio Bookstore: 158
Chicago FM Club Radio Expo: 129 Radio City: 147
Circuit Specialists, Inc: 129 Radio Club Of J.H.S. 22 NYC: 142
Code Quick: 127 Radio Depot: 152
Command Technologies, Inc.: 131 Radio Era Archives: 132
Communication Concepts Inc.: 130 Radio Works: 129
Communication Headquarters, Inc.: 140 Ramsey Electronics: 167
Communication Products: 127 Ranger Communications, Inc.: 6
Crank Up Towers: 127 Rapidan Data Systems: 128
Creative Services Software, Inc.: 131 Rederring Embroidery: 128
Cubex Company Inc: 149 RF Parts Co: 7, 25
Cutting Edge: 151, 163, 170 Rohn: 140
Datamatrix: 131 Ross Distributing Co: 162
Diamond Antennas: 7 RSGB: 154
Digital Comm. Inc.: 158 SGC: 163
Directive Systems: 159 Sommer Antennas: 154
DX Tracker: 144 Spi-Ro Manufacturing: 158
Elecraft: 159 SSB Electronics: 163
EQF Software: 146 Star Printing: 158
E-Z Hang, Inc.: 128 Surplus Sales of Nebraska: 138
Fair Radio Sales: 151 Synthetic Textiles, Inc.: 165
Farallon Electronics: 151 T.G.M. Communications: 163
Forrest Communications: 162 Te Systems: 159
Gap Antenna Products Inc.: 164, 166 Ten-Tec Inc: 13, 156
Glen Martin Engineering: 170 Tennadyne: 167
Ham Central: 152 Texas Towers: 175, 176
HamKit: 151 Tigertronics: 160
Ham Radio Outlet: 122, 123, 124, 125, 126 Tom's Tubes: 159
Ham Station, The: 132 Tower * Jack: 127
Hamtronics: 162 Traffie Technology: 156
High Sierra Antenna: 162 Universal Manufacturing Co.: 167
Hy-Gain: 18, 150 Universal Radio, Inc.: 147
ICOM America, Inc: Cover II, 1, 3 University of Texas at Dallas: 165
IIX Equipment Ltd.: 149, 159 US Tower: 127
International Components Corporation: 128 Vintage Radios of N.E. Texas: 158
Intuitive Circuits LLC: 129 Virginia Beach HamFest: 131
Jun’s Electronics: 154 W & W Manufacturing Co: 152
K2AW’s “Silicon Alley”: 144 W2IHY Technologies: 160
K-Y Filter Co.: 134 W5YI: 127, 130, 134
Kanga US: 158 W7FG Vintage Manuals: 165
Kangaroo: 142 W9INN Antennas: 162
Kenwood USA Corp: Cover IV Warren Gregoire & Associates: 130
KJI Electronics: 152 West Mountain Radio: 134
KK7TV Communications: 159 Wheeler Applied Research Lab: 127
LDG Electronics: 132 Wireman: 162
Lentini Communications: 147 Wireless Industry Association: 149
Lewallen, Roy W., W7EL: 159 Yaesu U.S.A.: Cover III, 22, 23
Logic: 151 Yost & Co., E.H.: 174

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