September 2005 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:13097] Re: Public Awareness Day EPOE
by Andy Oppel 20 Sep '05

20 Sep '05

As long as the blender in the RV didn't malfunction, who cares? I visited the Fresno (California) ARC who had setup an emergency power operation in the parking lot of a Fresno shopping center. I'm sure it was no coincidence that the shopping center was directly across the street from the Hamfest being held by another area ARC (a bit of a range war has been going on between the two). I kept thinking "Can't we just get along?" == Andy Oppel, N6AJO At 07:54 PM 9/19/2005, you wrote: >Greg, > >This shows just how classy you are. I wouldnt >have cared whether I was ginning up the contacts >or was Jacking (Daniels) them up or even Killiansing (Red) them up! > >With the recent discussion of emergency power by >the Board family, I guess I finally need to >break down and buy a generator! This has been >one of my round tuit projects for several years, anyway. > >73, > >Jim Weaver, K8JE >Director, Great Lakes Division ARRL; ><http://www.arrl.org/>http://www.arrl.org/ >5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040 >Tel.: 513-459-0142; E-mail: <mailto:k8je@arrl.org>k8je(a)arrl.org >ARRL: The reason Amateur Radio Is! >MEMBERS: The reason ARRL Is! > >-----Original Message----- >From: Greg Milnes [mailto:w7oz@comcast.net] >Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 9:32 PM >To: arrl-odv >Subject: [arrl-odv:13095] Re: Public Awareness Day EPOE > > I worked all weekend long on > emergency power. Thats all I had in the RV > parked in rural Eastern Washington for the > Salmon Run Contest (Washington State QSO > Party). A few stations said they were > participating in the EPOE event. I suppose I > should have said that in more of my QSOs but I > didnt. I was too busy trying to gin up contacts. > We were operating from the side of > the road and right on top of the county line > (border between two sparsely populate > counties). By running signals from the county > line we got twice as many points and lots of > folks seemed to like getting two counties for > the price of one! Unfortunately our SB-220 > sometimes caused the air conditioner to cycle > on and off and on and off. We also had to > disconnect the RV speakers which were affected > by the RF. The three of us from Oregon had a > good time though. The total round trip from > the Portland area was 755 miles (at 8 mpg plus > 25 hours of 7 KW generator time, it wasnt cheap). > 73/Greg W7OZ > > >---------- >From: Bruce Frahm KØBJ [mailto:bfrahm@st-tel.net] >Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 3:01 PM >To: arrl-odv >Subject: [arrl-odv:13084] Re: Public Awareness Day EPOE > >Coy, K0FJ and I were gonna do it, but he tuned >around at 9AM and had a similar experience to >yours so we didn't run and get the generator. >However when I worked W6C they staed they'd >logged quite a few emerg. power stations, and we >hrd W1AW comment that half their Qs today were emerg. powered ones. > >(Karlyn and I had a cultural afternoon -- there >was a "Mud Bog" being run in trench silos only 3 >miles from our QTH. nwKS has an interest group. >The wimpier trucks compete for distance, and the >larger classes can usually complete the course >so it's a timed event for them. We have a hard >time keeping him out of puddles with his trike >when it rains, so I KNEW he'd enjoy the afternoon) > >Bruce

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[arrl-odv:13096] Re: Public Awareness Day EPOE
by Jim K8JE 20 Sep '05

20 Sep '05

Greg, This shows just how classy you are. I wouldnt have cared whether I was ginning up the contacts or was Jacking (Daniels) them up or even Killiansing (Red) them up! With the recent discussion of emergency power by the Board family, I guess I finally need to break down and buy a generator! This has been one of my round tuit projects for several years, anyway. 73, Jim Weaver, K8JE Director, Great Lakes Division ARRL; http://www.arrl.org/ 5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040 Tel.: 513-459-0142; E-mail: k8je(a)arrl.org ARRL: The reason Amateur Radio Is! MEMBERS: The reason ARRL Is! -----Original Message----- From: Greg Milnes [mailto:w7oz@comcast.net] Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 9:32 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13095] Re: Public Awareness Day EPOE I worked all weekend long on emergency power. Thats all I had in the RV parked in rural Eastern Washington for the Salmon Run Contest (Washington State QSO Party). A few stations said they were participating in the EPOE event. I suppose I should have said that in more of my QSOs but I didnt. I was too busy trying to gin up contacts. We were operating from the side of the road and right on top of the county line (border between two sparsely populate counties). By running signals from the county line we got twice as many points and lots of folks seemed to like getting two counties for the price of one! Unfortunately our SB-220 sometimes caused the air conditioner to cycle on and off and on and off. We also had to disconnect the RV speakers which were affected by the RF. The three of us from Oregon had a good time though. The total round trip from the Portland area was 755 miles (at 8 mpg plus 25 hours of 7 KW generator time, it wasnt cheap). 73/Greg W7OZ _____ From: Bruce Frahm KØBJ [mailto:bfrahm@st-tel.net] Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 3:01 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13084] Re: Public Awareness Day EPOE Coy, K0FJ and I were gonna do it, but he tuned around at 9AM and had a similar experience to yours so we didn't run and get the generator. However when I worked W6C they staed they'd logged quite a few emerg. power stations, and we hrd W1AW comment that half their Qs today were emerg. powered ones. (Karlyn and I had a cultural afternoon -- there was a "Mud Bog" being run in trench silos only 3 miles from our QTH. nwKS has an interest group. The wimpier trucks compete for distance, and the larger classes can usually complete the course so it's a timed event for them. We have a hard time keeping him out of puddles with his trike when it rains, so I KNEW he'd enjoy the afternoon) Bruce

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[arrl-odv:13095] Re: Public Awareness Day EPOE
by Greg Milnes 20 Sep '05

20 Sep '05

I worked all weekend long on emergency power. Thats all I had in the RV parked in rural Eastern Washington for the Salmon Run Contest (Washington State QSO Party). A few stations said they were participating in the EPOE event. I suppose I should have said that in more of my QSOs but I didnt. I was too busy trying to gin up contacts. We were operating from the side of the road and right on top of the county line (border between two sparsely populate counties). By running signals from the county line we got twice as many points and lots of folks seemed to like getting two counties for the price of one! Unfortunately our SB-220 sometimes caused the air conditioner to cycle on and off and on and off. We also had to disconnect the RV speakers which were affected by the RF. The three of us from Oregon had a good time though. The total round trip from the Portland area was 755 miles (at 8 mpg plus 25 hours of 7 KW generator time, it wasnt cheap). 73/Greg W7OZ _____ From: Bruce Frahm KØBJ [mailto:bfrahm@st-tel.net] Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 3:01 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13084] Re: Public Awareness Day EPOE Coy, K0FJ and I were gonna do it, but he tuned around at 9AM and had a similar experience to yours so we didn't run and get the generator. However when I worked W6C they staed they'd logged quite a few emerg. power stations, and we hrd W1AW comment that half their Qs today were emerg. powered ones. (Karlyn and I had a cultural afternoon -- there was a "Mud Bog" being run in trench silos only 3 miles from our QTH. nwKS has an interest group. The wimpier trucks compete for distance, and the larger classes can usually complete the course so it's a timed event for them. We have a hard time keeping him out of puddles with his trike when it rains, so I KNEW he'd enjoy the afternoon) Bruce

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[arrl-odv:13094] Re: FCC Homeland Security Report on FCC Katrina Relief Actions
by Kay Craigie 20 Sep '05

20 Sep '05

The snub is not being well taken by emergency comm volunteers, who feel (as the young folks would say) very disrespected. I hope we have a response in the works. These bureaucrats shouldn't get away with ignoring us, and the em comm volunteers need to know the League is sticking up for them and the value of what they are doing. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:13093] Re: IARU Administrative Council News Release
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 20 Sep '05

20 Sep '05

Tom, all I would add is that WRC-07 is scheduled for October 15 to November 9, 2007, location to be determined. 73, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ (arrived home about two hours ago)

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[arrl-odv:13092] FCC Homeland Security Report on FCC Katrina Relief Actions
by N3AKD＠aol.com 19 Sep '05

19 Sep '05

This, which mentions nothing at all about Amateur Radio, is a good example of attempting to make a silk purse from a sow's ear. Note especially the reference to certain communities in Mississippi where WISPs are (or were) the "only means of communication". PRESENTATION OF KENNETH MORAN, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT BUREAU, AGENDA MEETING OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 by Statement. EB <http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-261112A1.doc> <http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-261112A1.pdf> <http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-261112A1.txt> 73, Chris W3KD

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[arrl-odv:13091] Re: IARU Administrative Council News Release
by Tom Frenaye 19 Sep '05

19 Sep '05

At 07:41 AM 9/19/2005, ROD wrote: >Tom -- Dave is probably 33k feet above Ireland or somewhere out over the Atlantic at this point so I thought I would answer your question about WRC07 issues. Just what I was looking for - thanks -- Tom ===== e-mail: k1ki(a)arrl.org ARRL New England Division Director http://www.arrl.org/ Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444

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[arrl-odv:13090] Re: IARU Administrative Council News Release
by Rod Stafford W6ROD 19 Sep '05

19 Sep '05

Tom -- Dave is probably 33k feet above Ireland or somewhere out over the Atlantic at this point so I thought I would answer your question about WRC07 issues. When he gets back to the office I suspect he has a pile of things to go through. Dave can review my response to you and add any comments he feels are necessary. There are a number of agenda items on the WRC07 agenda that are of varying degrees of concern from an amateur radio perspective. I look at the issues with a dual view, as ARRL IAVP and as President of IARU Region 2. On each and every issue of amateur interest on the WRC07 agenda, I believe the ARRL and IARU goals and objectives are aligned. 1. Agenda Item 1.13. 40 meters. Yes, that again! If you recall, prior to WRC03 Region 1 and Region 3 had an amateur band from 7.0 to 7.1 MHz. Here in Region 2, we had 7.0 to 7.3 MHz. It has been the objective of IARU for some time to "harmonize" the 40 meter band so that 7.0 to 7.3 MHz would be amateur exclusive worldwide once again. At WRC03 IARU was able to obtain an additional 100 kHz on 40 meters for Region 1 and portions of Region 3 (some places in Region 3 already had access to 7.1 - 7.3 MhZ). That gave R1 and R3 an amateur band from 7.0 to 7.2 MHz. Of course the effective date is in 2009. The good news about that 2009 date is that there are some administrations in R1 and R3 that have already allowed early amateur access to the additional 100 kHz. We in Region 2 were able to maintain our long standing allocation of 300 kHz. WRC07 agenda item 1.13 is a review of allocations to ALL services in the HF bands between 4 MHz and 10 MHz, except 7.0 to 7.2 MHz which had just been dealt with at WRC03. So at WRC07, 7.2 to 7.3 MHz is in play, so to speak since that top 100 kHz of Region 2 amateur spectrum on 40 meters is included in the agenda item. This is of concern to us in R2 because it would be a very simple matter for WRC07 to conclude that by chopping off 7.2 to 7.3 MHz in Region 2 that the 40 meter amateur band could be harmonized! Obviously, not a good idea from our point of view. Or, administrations that have expressed a desire for more fixed and mobile spectrum may push for the top amateur 100 kHz in R2 be shared with fixed and mobile services. Again, not good for us in R2. So, here in IARU Region 2 we have been encouraging, and will continue to encourage, our member societies to lobby their administrations to "hold the party line" and insist that we in R2 maintain our full 300 kHz on 40 meters. Most all of the administrations in R2 have always supported the amateurs on this issue and absent some unforeseen circumstances I believe that support will continue. We CANNOT take that support for granted. We still have to continue to remind the R2 administrations of their long standing support and try to obtain commitment for their continued support on the issue. In R2 the HF broadcasters haven't had access to 7.2 - 7.3 MHz so there's no real pressure from R2 HF broadcasters to have access to that top 100 kHz so that's certainly a help to maintain that segment as amateur spectrum. In the two other regions the HF broadcasters have been and continue to be very active in the top half of the segment 7.0 to 7.3 so they fight to maintain all the HF broadcast spectrum they have. In R1 and R3, to say the administrations are only "luke warm" to the idea of adding the last top 100 kHz (7.2 - 7.3) at WRC07 would be an overstatement. Our IARU colleagues in R1 firmly believe CEPT will not be in favor of that change in 2007. So, although the IARU objective and long range goal is to have 300 kHz on 40 meters worldwide, the practical approach for WRC07 is to make sure the status quo is maintained on 40 meters. This same issue can be addressed in a later WRC when the climate is more favorable to harmonization of the full 300 kHz worldwide. Our public view, and our position to any regulatory body, ought to be that there is an unsatisfied amateur need of 300 kHz worldwide on 40 meters. We should NOT in our public comments appear to be satisfied with the status quo over the long haul. 2. Agenda item 1.15. This agenda item is to consider an allocation to the amateur service at 135.7 to 137.8 kHz. This will likely be adopted by the WRC07 since there appears to be little opposition except from a couple of administrations including the U.S., Canada and Japan. The U.S. has already indicated that should the WRC adopt this proposal that the U.S. administration will NOT allocate this band to the amateur service domestically because of their concern about potential interference with power line communications. This shouldn't be a surprise to any of us since the weren't very receptive to the ARRL request for access to that spectrum a couple of years ago. 3. Agenda item 1.1. This is an on-going project of getting country names deleted from footnotes in the table of allocations that are related to amateur radio. A very basic example is where a country is listed by name in a footnote annexed to an amateur allocation granted by the ITU signifying that administration's amateurs will not be granted access to that allocation within their own country. The process also involves making sure that countries do not ADD their names to existing footnotes. In short, get footnotes deleted if possible and at the same time try to dissuade any administrations to add their names to current footnotes. 4. Agenda items 1.5 and 1.6. Agenda item 1.5 involves spectrum requirements and possible additional allocations for aeronautical telecommand and high bit-rate aeronautical telemetry. 1.6 deals with aeronautical mobile allocations between 108 MHz and 6 GHz. Amateur radio bands do not appear to be threatened by either of these two agenda items at this time. In other words, amateur bands have not been mentioned or studied as being related to either of these items. There are two other amateur radio related allocation matters that deserve mention. There has been some discussion over the last few years about seeking an international allocation at 5 MHz. No administration appears to be willing to sponsor such an allocation and no ITU study has taken place at the ITU level on this issue. By the way, it is an objective of the IARU to obtain such an allocation when the time is right. The other aspect is getting more spectrum at 10 MHz under agenda item 1.13 above. The amateur band at 10 MHz does not fall within the study, i.e. 4 to 10 MHz. However, there is some thought that it could be construed to include ALL of the 10 MHz band. After all, if they had wanted to only go up TO 10 MHz they would have said 4 to 9.999 MHz, right?...... hi hi In any event, it would appear the prevalent view is that the amateur radio band is outside the study parameters. Hey, as a "recovering lawyer" I could comfortably argue either position....... As to the dates of the WRC, I don't recall the specific dates but it will take place in the September-October, 2007 time frame if I remember correctly. Hope this addresses adequately your questions Tom. 73, Rod W6ROD At 04:58 PM 9/18/2005, you wrote: >At 04:07 PM 9/18/2005, K1ZZ wrote: > >4. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) meetings at which > IARU representation will be required for the coming year were identified, > and plans for representation were reviewed. The principal focus is on > preparations for the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-07). > IARU positions on agenda items for WRC-07 were affirmed. > >Dave - > >Would you remind me what the WRC-07 agenda items are that involve ham >radio? >Are ARRL positions the same as IARU positions? >Any update on the date/location for WRC-07? >Thanks! > -- Tom > > >===== >e-mail: k1ki(a)arrl.org ARRL New England Division >Director http://www.arrl.org/ >Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444

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[arrl-odv:13089] Re: Public Awareness Day EPOE
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 19 Sep '05

19 Sep '05

Hi, My quick report: We had W1AW running most of the day but there were severe thunderstorms here in CT that knocked out power in parts of the State, including Newington, and created an incredible amount of S9+ QRN for us at the station. Prior to my shift, the antennas were disconnected for periods of time to protect against lightning. I operated W1AW from 6pm to 9pm shift on 20 meters and couldn't hear much through the noise level until after about 7:30pm. Chuck Skolaut was also operating 40m during the shift and experienced the same problems. Once the storms passed and the noise was at least tolerable, I think that I worked about 100 stations and there were more in the pile ups. Many stations were running on backup power including a solar power station, battery powered QRP rigs (a lot of FT 817's), clubs and individual stations on generators. I also worked quite a few stations in their mobiles, including a maritime mobile in the Pacific. More than one operator made the good suggestion that we not use the word "Emergency" in the title of the event or on the air. The sensitivity to hearing this word is very high due to Katrina. After a few stations pointed this out, Chuck and I used the words "Backup Power" rather than "Emergency Power" event. I spent some time speaking with many of the stations, rather than just doing a quick exchange. Most seemed pleased, as always, that we put W1AW on the air. Many were happy to tell us about their backup power arrangement and many were complimentary of the ARRL's effort in the Katrina disaster. 73, Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B Chief Operating Officer ARRL - ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio 225 Main Street Newington , CT 06410 860 594 0220 www.arrl.org ________________________________ From: n5ok(a)arrl.org [mailto:n5ok.ok@att.net] Sent: Sat 9/17/2005 2:27 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13083] Public Awareness Day EPOE Hello. Hello. Anyone home? I dusted off the old 5kw generator yesterday and made sure it was running. Had it all gassed up and ready to go this morning. Beautiful cool morning here in OK. The generator started first pull and purred like a kitten. Fired up the rig and nobody home! I checked into the Texas traffic net and let them know I was running emergency power. They had heard about it. Chatted with W6I (one of the Route 66 stations in Amarillo). He knew about it but decided not to run emergency power for the special event. Worked Jim K9JF/7 in the Washington Salmon Run. He had a good pile going. Never found anyone running emergency power or looking for emergency power stations. Guess we didn't have enough time to push for participation. At least I know that I can operate under emergency conditions. Anyone else give it a try? Coy -- ARRL West Gulf Division Director Coy Day, N5OK 20685 SW 29th St Union City, OK 73090 n5ok(a)arrl.org 405-483-5632

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[arrl-odv:13088] Re: Albuquerque Hamfest
by Tom Frenaye 19 Sep '05

19 Sep '05

At 04:15 PM 8/29/2005, Rev/WS7W sent us a report on the Albuquerque Hamfest. Rev - Thanks for the summary! I'd sure find it useful to hear from other Board members about their hamfest and convention visits. Once in a while I've managed to write one on my visits - if I saw more of them from the rest of the Board, I'd be more inspired... I understand that HQ staff travellers are supposed to write trip reports that are circulated to a few HQ managers - I'd find those interesting as well, though if they new they were writing for a Board audience I suppose they might not be the same. -- Tom ===== e-mail: k1ki(a)arrl.org ARRL New England Division Director http://www.arrl.org/ Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444

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