November 2022 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:34242] KJ7NLL video interview
by Michael Ritz 09 Nov '22

09 Nov '22

Thought you all might enjoy this video clip of a local "young ham" prodigy, (Ezekiel Wheeler, KJ7NLL) recently being interviewed by one of our local Portland area TV stations. (KGW 8) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPTZ-arDDCo&t=22s There are links to quite a few other videos on his QRZ page. Fascinating. Where will this kid end up? My guess is that in a few years he will be cleaning out the Foundation's Scholarship funds, if he doesn't get a full ride somewhere. 73; Mike W7VO

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[arrl-odv:34241] Fwd: [CQ-Contest] Ellen White W1YL - SK
by Michael Ritz 08 Nov '22

08 Nov '22

More on Ellen, W1YL 73; Mike W7VO > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Chris Plumblee <chris.plumblee(a)gmail.com> > To: CQ-Contest Reflector <cq-contest(a)contesting.com> > Date: 11/08/2022 10:10 AM > Subject: [CQ-Contest] Ellen White W1YL - SK > > > It's the end of an era, not only in Florida but in ham radio in general and > in the contesting world in particular. W1YL, who was instrumental in the > founding of two big contest clubs, died peacefully on Saturday while many > of us were operating SS CW. Virtually everyone who was active in contesting > in the 1960's - 1980's knew Ellen. Most old timers probably knew her better > than I did, but for the benefit of the next generation of contesters I > thought it might be beneficial to give a superficial overview of Ellen's > biography to highlight her impact on ham radio and contesting. > > Ellen had served as the contest branch manager at the ARRL for decades > alongside her husband Bob W1CW who oversaw DXCC. I was reminded in > preparing to write this email that Ellen was the first licensed woman to > work at ARRL HQ when she and Bob joined the staff in 1952. > > Ellen and the rest of the Whites were instrumental in the founding of > Murphy's Marauders, which morphed into the Yankee Clipper Contest Club. > Thanks to some crackerjack detective work by K1CC who unearthed the > original Murphy Messages and very helpfully scanned them, I can pinpoint > February 21, 1968 as the first meeting of 29 W1's who formed Murphy's > Marauders. > > Surviving charter members of Murphy's Marauders include (according to the > first Murphy Message) > > K1GUD (K1BV) > K1JHX (K1RM) > K1THQ (K1WA) > K1UDD (K1DD) > K1ZND (K1ZZ) > W1ARR > W1RAN > WA1DJG (K1CC) > WA1HOL (AF3I) > WA1JCX (K6JJR) > > Other members present were Ellen W1YYM, Bob W1CW. and Jamie White (then > unlicensed, later to be WA1NNC). > > Bob and Ellen retired from the ARRL and moved to South Florida in the > 1980's. Hurricane Andrew destroyed their home in SFL in 1992 and they moved > to the Tampa area to be nearer to K1ZX. In Seffner, Jim and Bob built a > formidable contest station with a 40m yagi to soothe Bob's insomnia and > sufficient other antennas to support multi-op and competitive single-op > entries in major contests by K1ZX/K4OJ. Highlights included several > competitive M/S and M/2 efforts in the CQWW and ARRL DX CW contests and a > 3-peat in Multi-op in SS CW from 1996 - 1998. This station formed the core > of the very successful (and perhaps still the record score for W1AW/x) > W1AW/4 effort in the 2002 IARU contest, and sadly was the site of the W1CW > memorial M/M in CQWW CW 2003. > > While attending the annual FOC Florida Dinner in the early and mid-1990's, > Jim, along with G4BKI got the idea to form a Florida-based contest club. > They recruited Jim's long-suffering parents, who were happy to provide > their living room again. The first meeting of the Florida Contest Group was > held in the White's living room in Seffner in about 1994. Attendees > included all three Whites (again) as well as AC1O, G4BKI, WC4E, WB4TDH, > K4XS, and a handful of others (unfortunately I don't have the luxury of > having the FCG founding documents electronically). > > Sadly, Bob passed away in 2002 and Jim passed away in 2004. Ellen lived for > another decade in the White House, though after Jim's death all the towers > but one were taken down. In 2015, Ellen sold and moved out of the White > House and into a condo with no outside antennas in the Tampa area. She had > resigned herself to not being active on CW any longer. Fortunately, thanks > to the generosity of a number of FCG members and of K5RC, we were able to > purchase and provision a RemoteRig box and K3/0 for Ellen's use. With local > IT support from W4LT and K1KNQ, Ellen was able to be on remote from the > W7RN station quite often, resolutely working her way through the JA > callbook and maintaining friendships on the air with her FOC confederates, > thanks to the magic of the internet. > > Ellen would have been 96 years old next month. She was endlessly optimistic > and enthusiastic about life, and specifically about ham radio's role in her > life. Until July (according to RBN data) she was active on the air > frequently, most often between 0800 and 1100z when the other W7RN remote > users were asleep. > > Ellen was a fierce proponent of the ARRL, and received her 70-year member > pin in 2016, having joined shortly after she earned her license in 1946. At > the time of writing, I don't know any arrangements or memorials that may > have been set up in her memory, but I can theorize that a contribution in > her memory to the ARRL would be most appreciated. > > Feel free to share this email with other groups who you think might > appreciate it. Any errors of fact above are mine. > > 73/OJ to LN... > > Chris Plumblee W4WF > President, Florida Contest Group > > -- > Chris Plumblee > 407.494.5155 > _______________________________________________ > CQ-Contest mailing list > CQ-Contest(a)contesting.com > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest

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[arrl-odv:34240] FW: Ellen White, W1YL, SK
by Minster, David NA2AA (CEO) 07 Nov '22

07 Nov '22

Sad news. From: Inderbitzen, Bob, NQ1R <rinderbitzen(a)arrl.org> Sent: Monday, November 7, 2022 9:31 AM To: HQ Staff <hqstaff(a)arrl.org> Cc: John <john.ross3(a)att.net> Subject: Ellen White, W1YL, SK Some sad news. Over the weekend, we received (many) reports that former HQ staffer Ellen White, W1YL, passed away. Ellen worked at HQ from 1952 - 1978, and continued to serve the amateur radio community throughout the rest of her life. At its meeting in January 1978, the ARRL Board of Directors adopted a resolution recognizing Ellen and her husband Robert (Bob) L. White, W1CW (SK), for outstanding service, after having "completed a quarter-century of faithful service to the American Radio Relay League." The resolution cites that Ellen had "built a reputation for thoroughness and objectivity on a mountain of contest logs," and for her "intelligent and creative work as Deputy Communications Manager." An ARRL News item was published about Ellen in 2019: http://www.arrl.org/news/former-arrl-headquarters-staffer-ellen-white-w1yl-… Please direct any related reports and remembrances to ARRL News Editor John Ross, KD8IDJ, via news(a)arrl.org<mailto:news@arrl.org>. John is working on the story. Bob From: FOC <admin(a)g4foc.org<mailto:admin@g4foc.org>> Sent: Sunday, November 6, 2022 4:22 PM Subject: W1YL SK To all FOC members, With much sadness, we announce that Ellen White W1YL Is SK. Tom K5RC reported that she passed quietly in her sleep today. Ellen joined FOC in May 1966, and was active in retirement from the her Florida contest station, and most recently remote via the W7RN Comstock Memorial station. She was preceded in death by her husband Bob White W1CW (913) in 2003, and her son Jim White K4OJ (1222) in 2004. The entire White family was in service through the ARRL for many years, and have left an indelible stamp on amateur radio and FOC. This is a very sad day. She will be missed on the air, and at the Florida dinners. Respectfully, Tyler N4TY [https://g4foc.org/resources/Pictures/W1YL.jpg]

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[arrl-odv:34239] W1YL SK
by Phil Temples 06 Nov '22

06 Nov '22

I just spotted this on Kay Craigie's Facebook page a few moments ago: Amateur radio friends: From a post by Chip Margelli: “We're deeply saddened to have heard of the passing overnight of a giant in amateur radio, Ellen White, W1YL. Ellen learned Morse Code in high school in the 1940s as a "war course" in service to her country, and (with the encouragement of her husband Bob, with whom she eloped in 1945), she went on to become a professional radio engineer, in a field utterly dominated by men. Ellen went on to join the American Radio Relay League in the Communications Department, overseeing ARRL's radio sporting activities among her many duties. She was a visionary in the world of contesting, and she worked alongside Bob (W1CW later in life) who was known as "Mr. DXCC" in the ham radio world.” ———— At age 95, Ellen was active with Morse code on the air until very recently, via a remote station out west. She set the example and led the way. 33 and 88 to you, Ellen. __ Phil Temples <phil(a)temples.com>

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[arrl-odv:34238] EC-FSC Zoom meeting
by Dale Williams 06 Nov '22

06 Nov '22

Greetings, Topic: EC-FSC Zoom Meeting Time: Nov 6, 2022 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87543387598?pwd=bWV4SGVGVW82ckQ5SjJMOUVGWCtDZz09 Meeting ID: 875 4338 7598 Passcode: 558601 One tap mobile +13126266799,,87543387598#,,,,*558601# US (Chicago) +16469313860,,87543387598#,,,,*558601# US Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 931 3860 US +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 309 205 3325 US +1 360 209 5623 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 507 473 4847 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 689 278 1000 US +1 719 359 4580 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 875 4338 7598 Passcode: 558601 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kiMCVh5LX The preliminary meeting agenda is attached. 73, Dale Williams WA8EFK Chairman

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[arrl-odv:34228] ITDRC
by Jairam, Ria, N2RJ (Dir, HD) 05 Nov '22

05 Nov '22

Seems like this is an emcomm type operation using internet: https://youtu.be/KgbzRiqHnvE Seems interesting. Not ham radio and they can do things ham radio can't do. Ria N2RJ

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[arrl-odv:34232] Reply to W7VO and Further Information re Environmental Review of Satellites
by david davidsiddall-law.com 05 Nov '22

05 Nov '22

I think Mike is asking about my comments on how the reorganization is expected to affect amateur satellite matters. And yes, that can be made public, thank you for asking. Anything in the below also can be used publicly except for the two highlighted sentences. Yesterday in the same email I noted increasing criticism of the FCC for not requiring environmental evaluations for satellites and satellite constellations. The General Accounting Office (GAO) just released a report in which it recommends that the FCC re-evaluate its current exclusion. The report appears to be limited to the large constellations of commercial satellites that are now being launched, and with a quick review does not appear to address amateur radio and other single satellites. Nevertheless, we must keep current on any future FCC actions to be sure that small amateur satellites are not swept into environmental review requirements unless there are justifiable reasons for doing so. Environmental reviews generally require very significant work. The full report and additional information is at this link: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-105005. The GAO’s summary insofar as relevant to our purposes follows. GAO found that FCC has not sufficiently documented its decision to apply its categorical exclusion when licensing large constellations of satellites. In 1986, FCC created a categorical exclusion for all actions except those meeting specific conditions. These conditions are largely focused on environmental effects on the Earth's surface, such as the construction of facilities to be located in an officially designated wildlife preserve. FCC officials told GAO that the agency invokes its categorical exclusion when licensing large constellations of satellites. The Council on Environmental Quality, which oversees agencies' implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act, recommends that agencies periodically review categorical exclusions to ensure they remain current. FCC has made changes to the categorical exclusion. However, FCC has never reviewed and documented whether it should apply to large constellations of satellites. GAO also found that FCC does not have a process or timeline for periodically reviewing its categorical exclusion and publishing the information on its website. Further, FCC has not identified and made public factors it considers in determining whether extraordinary circumstances are present. Taking these actions would better position FCC to ensure that its decisions to apply its categorical exclusion are current and transparent when licensing large constellations of satellites. 73, Dave K3ZJ David R. Siddall Managing Partner DS Law, PLLC 1629 K St. NW, Ste 300 Washington, DC 20006 direct: +1 202 559 4690 Unauthorized Disclosure Prohibited. This e-mail is intended solely for the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is proprietary, confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, it is prohibited to disclose, copy, distribute, or use the contents of this email and its attachments. If you received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all electronic and physical copies of the e-mail message and its attachments. Unintended transmission shall not constitute waiver of attorney-client or any other privilege. Thank you. From: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces(a)reflector.arrl.org> on behalf of "Jairam, Ria, N2RJ (Dir, HD)" <n2rj(a)arrl.org> Date: Friday, November 4, 2022 at 11:40 AM To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces(a)reflector.arrl.org>, "Ritz, Mike, W7VO, (Dir, NW)" <w7vo(a)comcast.net> Subject: [arrl-odv:34231] Re: FCC Plans to Reorganize International Bureau I would imagine that as a FCC public press release that it is. ________________________________ From: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces(a)reflector.arrl.org> on behalf of Michael Ritz <w7vo(a)comcast.net> Sent: Thursday, November 3, 2022 5:47:19 PM To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces(a)reflector.arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:34229] Re: FCC Plans to Reorganize International Bureau Thanks, David. A question though: Are excerpts of this shareable? 73; Mike W7VO On 11/03/2022 11:14 AM david davidsiddall-law.com <david(a)davidsiddall-law.com> wrote: ODV, FYI, this morning FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel announced plans to reorganize the Commission’s International Bureau into a new Space Bureau and a separate Office of International Affairs. Reorganizations of this nature require various approvals and consents, so implementation likely is a few months away. What will this re-organization mean for amateur radio? * World Radio Conference preparations will move to the new Office of International Affairs. * Satellite licensing not done under Experimental Licensing (which is in the Office of Engineering and Technology [OET]) will be handled in the newly reorganized Satellite Bureau. * Satellite rules – of consequence generally for amateur satellites – will be the responsibility of the Satellite Bureau. * IARU amateur satellite coordination will continue to be done working with the new Satellite Bureau and/or OET, as appropriate. I also want to note that there has been increasing criticism of the FCC for not requiring environmental evaluations for satellites and satellite constellations. This is not an inconsequential matter if the Commission begins to require evaluations by individual satellites (rather than only to constellations of a minimum size). Let me know if any questions 73, Dave K3ZJ David R. Siddall Managing Partner DS Law, PLLC 1629 K St. NW, Ste 300 Washington, DC 20006 direct: +1 202 559 4690 Unauthorized Disclosure Prohibited. This e-mail is intended solely for the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is proprietary, confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, it is prohibited to disclose, copy, distribute, or use the contents of this email and its attachments. If you received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all electronic and physical copies of the e-mail message and its attachments. Unintended transmission shall not constitute waiver of attorney-client or any other privilege. Thank you. _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv

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[arrl-odv:34227] FCC Plans to Reorganize International Bureau
by david davidsiddall-law.com 04 Nov '22

04 Nov '22

ODV, FYI, this morning FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel announced plans to reorganize the Commission’s International Bureau into a new Space Bureau and a separate Office of International Affairs. Reorganizations of this nature require various approvals and consents, so implementation likely is a few months away. What will this re-organization mean for amateur radio? * World Radio Conference preparations will move to the new Office of International Affairs. * Satellite licensing not done under Experimental Licensing (which is in the Office of Engineering and Technology [OET]) will be handled in the newly reorganized Satellite Bureau. * Satellite rules – of consequence generally for amateur satellites – will be the responsibility of the Satellite Bureau. * IARU amateur satellite coordination will continue to be done working with the new Satellite Bureau and/or OET, as appropriate. I also want to note that there has been increasing criticism of the FCC for not requiring environmental evaluations for satellites and satellite constellations. This is not an inconsequential matter if the Commission begins to require evaluations by individual satellites (rather than only to constellations of a minimum size). Let me know if any questions. 73, Dave K3ZJ David R. Siddall Managing Partner DS Law, PLLC 1629 K St. NW, Ste 300 Washington, DC 20006 direct: +1 202 559 4690 Unauthorized Disclosure Prohibited. This e-mail is intended solely for the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is proprietary, confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, it is prohibited to disclose, copy, distribute, or use the contents of this email and its attachments. If you received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all electronic and physical copies of the e-mail message and its attachments. Unintended transmission shall not constitute waiver of attorney-client or any other privilege. Thank you.

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[arrl-odv:34226] A letter worth sharing
by Minster, David NA2AA (CEO) 02 Nov '22

02 Nov '22

We receive all kinds of email, as you can only imagine. Here was one written to the staff, and to me, that is worth a read. David From: Bob Fox <masspropers(a)bob-fox.com<mailto:masspropers@bob-fox.com>> Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 12:29 PM To: Weinberg, Maty, KB1EIB <mweinberg(a)arrl.org<mailto:mweinberg@arrl.org>> Subject: fox A Happy and Grateful Renewal, De Bob Fox - AB2OE Dear friends at the League: This week I celebrate my 50th year as a federally licensed amateur radio op. I celebrated by renewing my membership earlier this morning with the League (I lapsed in 2018 and was unenthusiastic even before then, as the letter below explains). I am sending a letter of salutation (my way of this e-mail) to you all, but which is directed at Mr. David Minster and it compliments the whole staff of the League, actually over the decades. Feel free to print it in QST if you would like. Shorten it and do what ever you like with it for what it is worth. I hope it puts a little smile on your collective faces. Dear Mr. David Minster: Many years ago, I wrongly let my ARRL membership lapse. This was because I have always been an avid CW lover and rag chewer. When the League did not oppose the dropping of the 5WPM CW requirement... I became disenchanted and "left the reservation". I rejoined here and there as funds would permit but with any great devotion. I'm here to say, nearly 2 decades later, that the League was right and I was wrong. I hear more CW ops on the bands now who were not even hams when the requirement was dropped. The numbers don't lie. Dropping the requirement actually helped CW and helped Amateur Radio as a whole. I can turn on my rig at 3:00AM (regardless of band conditions) and hear lively CW stateside any time. That is actually a vast improvement over 1999! This is partly due to the League actually going against the grain of some of the oldest members at the time. But there is more! Today, I am celebrating my 50th anniversary as an Amateur Radio operator. Much of what I have been able to accomplish as a father, a husband and a professional software engineer today, came by way of the confidence that I got while repairing my very first transmitter: A broken and even then, very used DX-100, which I purchased from Mal Speer, WA2TWA, at Harrison Electronics, when I was a kid on Long Island. QST and the League as a whole, gave me the interest. But the lively technical AM banter in what we now respectfully call the AM windows on the HF bands gave me the encouragement to pursue engineering. So when the ARRL took the slightly risky step YEARS AGO of building out their AM footprint, I began to think again about the League. The work of Bob, WB1GCM and the drafting of Tim, WA1HLR and the terrific efforts of guys like Paul, WA3VJB did make me stop and think about my hasty decision to leave. In 2020 when I worked Stephanie (WX3K) while she operated the W1AW AM transmitter during the AM rally I REALLY started rethinking my decision to leave. So many amazing gals and guys make up this hobby. They are from all walks of life. Although nothing is perfect (not even the League) I once again believe the ARRL has the furthering of the art of radio as a core value. I will try and keep my membership current for as long as Social Security holds out, hi hi! And I hope to hear W1AW on the air during any AM event... and especially the rally. Very truly yours: Robert L. Fox, AB2OE - Richmond, VA. “Fight all error, but do it with good humor, patience, kindness, and love. Harshness will damage your own soul and spoil the best cause.” ― St. John of Kanty

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