March 2006 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

A Spectrum Marker for 500 Kilocycles
by Bob Vallio 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

Thanks for sharing that, Coy. I, for one, believe that he has a good idea. Perhaps we can add this to the agenda for the July meeting. Bob -- W6RGG On 3/27/06, n5ok(a)arrl.org <n5ok.ok(a)att.net> wrote: > > GM All, > > I received the following e-mail and my first thought was a Haynieism, "We > don't have a dog in this fight". However, I thought I would bounce it off > the group for your thoughts. > > Coy > ------------- > > Hello Mr. Day and Dr. Woolweaver, > > I read with interest this article on a proposal from the 'Maritime Radio > Historical Society' > to turn 500 KHz into a 'Memorial Frequency'. > > http://www.rwonline.com/reference-room/special-report/2006.03.29-07_rwf_500… > 2.shtml > > While I sympathize with the aims of the Society (my Pop was a Naval CW op in > WW2), I think > their purposes could be served at least as well by having a shared > allocation between these > historic marine radio projects and the amateur radio service. > > I would like to suggest that the ARRL advocate a CW-only, shared allocation > in the vicinity > of 500 KHz, with the amateur service as second ary users. Cross-service QSOs > between the > historic maritime stations and amateur operators should be allowed in a > similar way to the > cross-service contacts that are allowed during the Military-to-Amateur Cross > Band > Communications Test that are held each May. 500 KHz should be a > "contest-free" zone similar > to the WARC bands. > > The population of amateur radio CW enthusiasts would be a natural group from > which operators > could be drawn to keep the museum shore stations going long into the future. > What amateur > CW operator wouldn't love the opportunity to tap out some dits and dahs at > KPH or WCC, > or just have a QSO with these stations? > > If 500 KHz is set aside as a "Memorial Frequency", it will fall silent most > of the year > except for the MRHS annual "Night of Nights" event. > > 73 > Scott > W5ESE > -- > 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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RE: [arrl-odv:13936] Central Division House Resolution 230 Report
by JIM WEAVER, K8JE 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

Have at 'em, Wade! Good show! Jim Weaver, K8JE Director, Great Lakes Division ARRL; http://www.arrl.org/ Chairman, ARRL ad hoc Legislative Action Committee 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: Wade [mailto:walstrom@mchsi.com] Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 12:50 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:13936] Central Division House Resolution 230 Report Way to go, Dick! I took someone's previous idea seriously and took my laptop and a printer to the Nebraska ARRL State Convention. The weather kept attendance down, but I had a steady stream of letter writers. Over the course of the day I had 24 letters that covered all three Nebraska congressional districts, South Dakota, and one Iowa congressional district. Each letter was actually three copies: one to the congressional DC office, one to the congressman's (congressperson?) local office, and one copy to Chwat. 73, Wade W0EJ -----Original Message----- From: dick(a)pobox.com [mailto:dick@pobox.com] Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 1:40 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13936] Central Division House Resolution 230 Report 26 MAR 2006 - 1330 CST Fellow Board Family Members... Please do not regard what follows as bragging on my part. Rather, I want to demonstrate what a little persistence can produce. My last (2006-03) division newsletter produced an initial response of 36 confirmations of constituent letters asking support of House Resolution 230 sent to U.S. Representatives. My first, somewhat pointed, follow-up message generated 3 complaints and an additional 130 confirmations. Last Friday, I sent follow-up message #2 which produced 50 more confirmation in about 36 hours. The total now stands at 215 confirmations. This letter-writing process does work if you spend a little time on it. 73 - Dick, W9GIG

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[arrl-odv:13943] Wilmington (NC) Star-News editorial
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

Apologies if you have already seen this editorial -- it appeared in the March 8 issue of the Wilmington (NC) Star-News and is a rare support for amateur antennas vs. CC&Rs. Bill Morine, N2COP is a member of the ARRL Pubilc Relations Committee. Dave K1ZZ Scenery, or security? Those of us who live in hurricane alley need all the help we can get during emergencies. Amateur radio operators can provide it - unless we allow prissy restrictions to keep them out of our neighborhoods. That's been happening more in recent years, as local governments and famously prissy homeowners associations have banned satellite dishes - and often in the process, amateur radio antennas. Not smart. In some cases, maybe even suicidal. In the first place, technological advancements have shrunk the size of antennas. Wilmington ham Bill Morine says they can consist of nothing more than horizontal wires that can't be seen from the street. Surely the neighbors could tolerate a visual outrage of that magnitude, particularly if they understood that when the Big One arrives, that unobtrusive wire might transmit information about their plight to FEM - um, to somebody who might help. In older neighborhoods without excessive prissiness, even big ol' antennas on tall masts might look beautiful if they bring boats, helicopters, food and water. Few of us realized that shortsighted zoning and rule-making were driving potential helpers out of our neighborhoods. Local, state and national lawmakers ought to make sure they don't. And if your homeowners association has such rules, you might want to suggest repealing them.

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RE: [arrl-odv:13936] Central Division House Resolution 230 Report
by Wade 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

Way to go, Dick! I took someone's previous idea seriously and took my laptop and a printer to the Nebraska ARRL State Convention. The weather kept attendance down, but I had a steady stream of letter writers. Over the course of the day I had 24 letters that covered all three Nebraska congressional districts, South Dakota, and one Iowa congressional district. Each letter was actually three copies: one to the congressional DC office, one to the congressman's (congressperson?) local office, and one copy to Chwat. 73, Wade W0EJ -----Original Message----- From: dick(a)pobox.com [mailto:dick@pobox.com] Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 1:40 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13936] Central Division House Resolution 230 Report 26 MAR 2006 - 1330 CST Fellow Board Family Members... Please do not regard what follows as bragging on my part. Rather, I want to demonstrate what a little persistence can produce. My last (2006-03) division newsletter produced an initial response of 36 confirmations of constituent letters asking support of House Resolution 230 sent to U.S. Representatives. My first, somewhat pointed, follow-up message generated 3 complaints and an additional 130 confirmations. Last Friday, I sent follow-up message #2 which produced 50 more confirmation in about 36 hours. The total now stands at 215 confirmations. This letter-writing process does work if you spend a little time on it. 73 - Dick, W9GIG

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[arrl-odv:13941] Re: A Spectrum Marker for 500 Kilocycles
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

The current IARU Spectrum Requirements document includes the following about 500 kHz: A band around 500 kHz<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> The amateur service requires a worldwide, secondary allocation in the vicinity of 500 kHz. The frequency 500 kHz has been allocated to the maritime mobile service for distress and safety since the beginning of ITU spectrum allocations. Technological advances such as the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) have rendered the 500 kHz channel obsolete. Thus it is timely to consider an allocation to the amateur service. This part of the spectrum is interesting to radio amateurs because of its unique propagation properties, which include both ground wave and sky wave modes. Its properties are sufficiently different from those of LF and the 160-meter band. The band of interest is 495-505 kHz and/or adjacent spectrum in the bands 415-495 kHz and 505-525 kHz. We have filed an experimental license application on behalf of a group of amateur experimenters who want to investigate propagation around 500 kHz and are awaiting clearance by the federal government agencies. Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: n5ok(a)arrl.org [mailto:n5ok.ok@att.net] Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 10:07 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13940] A Spectrum Marker for 500 Kilocycles GM All, I received the following e-mail and my first thought was a Haynieism, "We don't have a dog in this fight". However, I thought I would bounce it off the group for your thoughts. Coy ------------- Hello Mr. Day and Dr. Woolweaver, I read with interest this article on a proposal from the 'Maritime Radio Historical Society' to turn 500 KHz into a 'Memorial Frequency'. http://www.rwonline.com/reference-room/special-report/2006.03.29-07_rwf_500… <http://www.rwonline.com/reference-room/special-report/2006.03.29-07_rwf_500…> 2.shtml While I sympathize with the aims of the Society (my Pop was a Naval CW op in WW2), I think their purposes could be served at least as well by having a shared allocation between these historic marine radio projects and the amateur radio service. I would like to suggest that the ARRL advocate a CW-only, shared allocation in the vicinity of 500 KHz, with the amateur service as second ary users. Cross-service QSOs between the historic maritime stations and amateur operators should be allowed in a similar way to the cross-service contacts that are allowed during the Military-to-Amateur Cross Band Communications Test that are held each May. 500 KHz should be a "contest-free" zone similar to the WARC bands. The population of amateur radio CW enthusiasts would be a natural group from which operators could be drawn to keep the museum shore stations going long into the future. What amateur CW operator wouldn't love the opportunity to tap out some dits and dahs at KPH or WCC, or just have a QSO with these stations? If 500 KHz is set aside as a "Memorial Frequency", it will fall silent most of the year except for the MRHS annual "Night of Nights" event. 73 Scott W5ESE -- 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:13940] A Spectrum Marker for 500 Kilocycles
by n5ok.ok＠att.net 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

GM All, I received the following e-mail and my first thought was a Haynieism, "We don't have a dog in this fight". However, I thought I would bounce it off the group for your thoughts. Coy ------------- Hello Mr. Day and Dr. Woolweaver, I read with interest this article on a proposal from the 'Maritime Radio Historical Society' to turn 500 KHz into a 'Memorial Frequency'. http://www.rwonline.com/reference-room/special-report/2006.03.29-07_rwf_500… 2.shtml While I sympathize with the aims of the Society (my Pop was a Naval CW op in WW2), I think their purposes could be served at least as well by having a shared allocation between these historic marine radio projects and the amateur radio service. I would like to suggest that the ARRL advocate a CW-only, shared allocation in the vicinity of 500 KHz, with the amateur service as secondary users. Cross-service QSOs between the historic maritime stations and amateur operators should be allowed in a similar way to the cross-service contacts that are allowed during the Military-to-Amateur Cross Band Communications Test that are held each May. 500 KHz should be a "contest-free" zone similar to the WARC bands. The population of amateur radio CW enthusiasts would be a natural group from which operators could be drawn to keep the museum shore stations going long into the future. What amateur CW operator wouldn't love the opportunity to tap out some dits and dahs at KPH or WCC, or just have a QSO with these stations? If 500 KHz is set aside as a "Memorial Frequency", it will fall silent most of the year except for the MRHS annual "Night of Nights" event. 73 Scott W5ESE -- 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:13939] Fw: Newspaper hit for Ham Radio
by Henry R. Leggette 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

Newspaper hit for Ham RadioA newspaper hit for ham radio was sent to me by KI5XP from Lafayette, LA this afternoon. This a good example of what went on immediately after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. This maybe something we may want to know. 73, Henry R. Leggette, WD4Q ----- Original Message ----- From: Charles Morrison To: wd4q(a)arrl.org Cc: k5mc(a)arrl.org ; w1agp(a)arrl.org Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 4:08 PM Subject: Newspaper hit for Ham Radio This is a shortened copy of an article in the Baton Rouge paper, The Advocate on Saturday, March 25, 2006. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/theadvocate/access/1010016041.html?dids=1010016… This link may or may not come through in the email, if it doesn't allow you to click the message in the link, copy and paste each individual line after the end of the previous one and it will bring up the article. If not, http://www.theadvocate.com and find the Archive link, then do a search on "Summit" it was the first one shown from the archive. Charlie KI5XP Lafayette, La.

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RE: [arrl-odv:13936] Central Division House Resolution 230 Report
by JIM WEAVER, K8JE 26 Mar '06

26 Mar '06

Dick, As one individual, I commend you for your persistence. Your experience and mine run fairly well along the same lines. Over time, the response to letter writing in the GLD has increased meaningfully. I hope we will all be able to share success stories in the future that will make your and my early attempts pale in comparison. Tnx, OM, 73, Jim Weaver, K8JE Director, Great Lakes Division ARRL; http://www.arrl.org/ Chairman, ARRL ad hoc Legislative Action Committee 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: dick(a)pobox.com [mailto:dick@pobox.com] Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 2:40 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13936] Central Division House Resolution 230 Report 26 MAR 2006 - 1330 CST Fellow Board Family Members... Please do not regard what follows as bragging on my part. Rather, I want to demonstrate what a little persistence can produce. My last (2006-03) division newsletter produced an initial response of 36 confirmations of constituent letters asking support of House Resolution 230 sent to U.S. Representatives. My first, somewhat pointed, follow-up message generated 3 complaints and an additional 130 confirmations. Last Friday, I sent follow-up message #2 which produced 50 more confirmation in about 36 hours. The total now stands at 215 confirmations. This letter-writing process does work if you spend a little time on it. 73 - Dick, W9GIG

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[arrl-odv:13937] Re: Central Division House Resolution 230 Report
by jfenster＠pacifier.com 26 Mar '06

26 Mar '06

Dick: You have great progress on getting letters written. It does take lots of persistence! Congrats! I sent out my division newsletter yesterday. In it, I noted the need to become political. I promised another letter discussing the process and plan to issue it sometime by mid-April. This job (ARRL Director) would be easier to manage if I was retired! I am beginning to miss the old days when I could get on the air and just be an active DXer and contester. Not much time for this anymore. 73 Jim K9JF

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[arrl-odv:13936] Central Division House Resolution 230 Report
by dick＠pobox.com 26 Mar '06

26 Mar '06

26 MAR 2006 - 1330 CST Fellow Board Family Members... Please do not regard what follows as bragging on my part. Rather, I want to demonstrate what a little persistence can produce. My last (2006-03) division newsletter produced an initial response of 36 confirmations of constituent letters asking support of House Resolution 230 sent to U.S. Representatives. My first, somewhat pointed, follow-up message generated 3 complaints and an additional 130 confirmations. Last Friday, I sent follow-up message #2 which produced 50 more confirmation in about 36 hours. The total now stands at 215 confirmations. This letter-writing process does work if you spend a little time on it. 73 - Dick, W9GIG

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