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March 30, 1998
TO: Northwestern Division Personnel
FROM: Mary Lou Brown, NM7N
Director, NW Div., ARRL
Newsletter #38
1. The following is information some of you may wish to take advantage
of.
We have many fine
young people in the NW Division who are making significant contributions
to
amateur radio. It
would be great to have one of them recognized.
PRESS RELEASE -- February 22, 1998
1998 YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINATING PERIOD NOW OPEN
The nominating period for 1998 "Young Ham of the Year Award" is now
open.
Originally
known as the "Westlink Report Young Ham of the Year," this award
program,
now in its second
decade, is presented annually to a United States licensed Radio Amateur
(Ham) who is 18 years
of age or younger and who has provided outstanding service to the
nation,
his community or the
betterment of the state of the art in communications through the Amateur
Radio hobby/service.
Any continental United States (FCC licensed) ham radio operator aged 18
and
younger who has
used Amateur Radio to significantly contribute to the benefit of the
service, to the sate of the
communications art, to their community or the nation is eligible to be
nominated.
All nominations must be submitted before June 30, 1998 on an
official
application. Application forms are available for a self addressed
stamped
envelope mailed to the 1998 Young Ham of the Year Award % Newsline,
28197
Robin Avenue Saugus California 91350. The nominating applications are
also
available for electronic download from several sites that provide
Newsline
materials over the World Wide Web and including the Newsline website at
www.arnewsline.org.
With continued corporate sponsorship, the award presentation is
scheduled take place at the 1998 Huntsville Hamfest. The Huntsville
Hamfest
is one of the nations largest and most popular
Amateur Radio conventions. It is held annually the third weekend in
August
at the Von Braun
Civic Center in downtown Huntsville and usually attracts 7000 or more
attendees. The 1998
"Young Ham of the Year" will also get to spend a week at
Spacecamp-Huntsville. The Young
Ham of the Year Award program was conceived in 1985 by then Westlink
Report
"Editor-in-Chief" Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF. His desire was (and still is)
to
highlight the
accomplishments of the nation's many young radio hobbyists, and to
encourage
the entry of more
young people into the exciting and rewarding hobby of Amateur Radio.
Corporate underwriting
for the "Young Ham of the Year Award" program is traditionally supplied
by
Yaesu U.S.A.
Corporation and CQ Magazine.
THE 1997 YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINATING FORM
INSTRUCTIONS AND AWARD RULES
1) Fill out the attached nominating form completely.
2) EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: You are required to supply full and complete
verification of
any claims made regarding your nominees qualifications. The more
documentation that you
supply, the easier it will be for our judges to reach a decision.
Nominations without this
documentation will be returned without being given consideration.
3) This award is not a contest for a prize. Any prizes given are
secondary
in nature. A person
selected as "Young Ham of the Year" is judged on his/her contributions
to
society through
Amateur Radio. For example, a youngster whose only claim to fame is that
of
being licensed
as an Extra at age four would not necessarily be judged as having made a
significant contribution
to the Amateur Radio service. On the other hand, a 14 year old Novice
running a net during a
major disaster or crisis would definitely be given consideration.
4) The Amateur Radio Newsline (Newsline) sponsors the award program and
guarantees that the
winner will receive a plaque noting that honor. All other gratuities are
provided at the option of
any corporate underwriter. An underwriter may, at its choice, provide
the
winner with a trip to an
Amateur Radio convention or hamfest of our selection. If awarded, this
trip
will be limited to
transportation for the winner to the venue, hotel accommodations,
convention
and banquet tickets
and a prize. Not covered are any miscellaneous costs such as local
transportation, incidental
meals, locally made purchases, etc.
5) Neither Newsline or any corporate underwriter provide transportation
or
lodging for a parent,
other relative or guardian traveling with or accompanying the award
winner
to the convention
city. A parent, relative or guardian is free to share accommodations
with
the winner based on
their personal arrangements.
6) In the event that a winner is unable to travel to the convention, the
Newsline will attempt to
arrange a special award ceremony where the recipient resides; I.E.: in
his/her school, before
his/her radio club, etc. In this case the trip to the convention will be
forfeited by the recipient, but
all other aspects of the award will remain.
7) Decision of the judges is final.
8) Please mail the nominating forum along with all substantiating
materials
before June 30, 1998
to the 1998 Young Ham of the Year Award, 28197 Robin avenue, Santa
Clarita
Ca. 91350
AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE 1998 YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR NOMINATION FORM
TELL US ABOUT YOUR NOMINEE
His/Her Name:______________________________Call Sign:____________
Address: ___________________City: State: ____ Zipcode: _________
Telephone (incl. his/her area code): ____________________________
Date of Birth:_____________ Place of Birth:__________ Age:_______
Mothers Name:__________________ Fathers Name:____________________
Sisters/Brothers (list):_________________________________________
GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT THE NOMINEE
Male/Female:_____ School Attending:________________ Grade: ______
School Address: ________________________________ Teacher: _______
Currently License Held: __________ Date First Licensed: ________
IMPORTANT - STOP HERE AND RE-READ THE RULES BEFORE YOU CONTINUE!!
Now, tell us why your nominee should receive this award. (PLEASE BE
EXCEEDINGLY
SPECIFIC. DO NOT USE GENERALIZED STATEMENTS. PROVIDE COMPLETE AND
DETAILED DOCUMENTATION FOR EVEY CLAIM MADE. Use additional sheets if
necessary. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO INCLUDE substantiating documentation to
verify any
claim made. Failure to include documentation will result in
disqualification.)
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOU
Your Name:_________________________________ Your Call: __________
Your Address:______________ City:_____ State: ____ Zipcode: _____
Home Tel: _________ Work Tel:__________ Best Time To Call: ______
Signature: ______________________________ Date: _________________
Please Mail Before June 30, 1998 to:
Newsline1997 Young Ham of the Year Award
28197 Robin Avenue Santa Clarita California 91350
2. SCANNER BILL; I believe most of you are aware that HR 2369, the
Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act of 1998, the so-called scanner bill,
has
passed on the floor of the House of Representatives by a vote of 414 to
1
with 15 members not voting. The bill that was voted on included a report
from the House Commerce Committee with the following language, worked
out in
cooperation with ARRL: " the Committee does not intend to prohibit
amateurs
from modifying linear amplifiers after purchase, as permitted by
Commission
rules nor does the Committee intend for Section 2(a) to be interpreted
in a
manner that would discourage manufacturers or dealers of amateur
equipment
from providing amateur licensees with information about permissible
modifications to enable them to transmit and receive on Military
Affiliate
Radio Service and the Civil Air Patrol." There is no word on what the
Senate
will do. What we will now have to watch for in the Senate is the
reintroduction of any of the provisions we opposed in the House
resurface
in the Senate, or any other undesirable additions to the House Bill by
the
Senate.
3. ARRL WEB SITE: One of our Asst. Directors objected to the length of
time
(for graphics, ads, etc.) when trying to download the ARRL Letter from
the
League's web site. The following was received from our staff at ARRL
HQ.
"You can avoid waiting for the graphics to load by accessing
www2.arrl.org
instead of www.arrl.org. The www2.arrl.org server has exactly the same
material but without the graphical advertising and navigation interface.
But by far the easiest thing for you to do is to simply bookmark the
ARRL
Letter main page. That way, selecting the bookmark will bring you
directly
to the ARRL Letter page, where you can click on the link for the most
recent
edition."
4. REPEATER FREQUENCY COORDINATION: A couple of years ago, the various
groups and individuals who coordinate frequencies for repeaters got
together
and formed the NFCC. One of the things that led to the formation of the
Council was "frustration" expressed by the FCC when they needed to
contact
someone in a local area regarding a repeater problem. They suggested
that
they needed a single Point of Contactwhich could then refer the matter
to
the appropriate group or individual. The ARRL provided the meeting site
for
the first meeting of the group. Below is a press release the NFCC
recently
issued. If the coordinator for repeaters in your area is not yet a
member
of the organization, I would strongly urge him/her to apply for
membership.
This group will be making several policy decision concerning the
operation
of repeater coordination. The group will not be involved in the band
plans
per se, but only coordination of the frequencies allotted to repeaters.
NFCC PRESS RELEASE: March 18, 1998
Background Briefing:
The National Frequency Coordinators' Council (NFCC) came into
existence
with the
approval of its Articles of Incorporation (District of Columbia), a set
of
Bylaws, and a draft
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to be negotiated with the ARRL. These
documents were
ratified by a very large majority of the nation's recognized frequency
coordination entities on April
20, 1996. Its first board of directors was subsequently elected in
July,
1996, and the MOU with
the ARRL was finalized the following November.
Since that time, the NFCC has been involved in lengthy internal
discussions on
certification standards for Amateur Radio frequency coordinators and
what
the procedure and
format should be used to formally sign-up the various frequency
coordination
entities.
The NFCC has now completed these two major organizational
processes:
On March 15, 1998, a large majority of the coordination entities
approved a set of NFCC
Certification Standards. For the first time, there now exists a
mutually-agreed 'yardstick' to
measure frequency coordinator performance. These are minimum standards
and
most
coordinators already meet or exceed them in various areas. Those
coordinators currently unable
to meet these standards are encouraged to do so - but there is no
deadline
for compliance. NFCC
officers and members will provide whatever technical assistance is
requested
to enable all
coordination entities to meet these standards.
The list of members includes almost all of the large frequency
coordination entities - those serving the heavily populated areas of the
country. However, there are still quite a few organizations that have
not
submitted formal applications using the the NFCC Application Form. I
understand some of these unsigned entities now have applications in
process.
Even though
the deadline for initial sign-up has passed, NFCC membership sign-up is
an
on-going process.
[As of March 15, 1998, 34 coordination entities had joined the
NFCC.
From this Division
the AK, ORRC, and the WWARA had joined. Clay Freinwald, K7CR, of the
WWARA
and from the Seattle area has become a member of the Board of the NFCC.
-
mlb]
Completion of this initial sign-up period does mark a change in
NFCC
voting. From this point forward, only those entities that have formally
signed up will be voting on NFCC business. I urge those coordination
entities who have not yet formally signed up, to do so as soon as they
can.
- Dick Isely, W9GIG, NFCC President
5. I recently received word of the following from Chuck Northcutt,
W7SRZ:
It is my plan to have the ICOM comm Van (Fun Mobile) at the Clark
County Hamfest on
the 4th of April. It will be complete except for the new graphics on the
outside of the van.
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