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The ARRL Letter
Vol. 18, No. 41
October 15, 1999
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IN THIS EDITION:
* +Vanity grants under ULS coming slowly
* +HF "Intruder" QSYs
* +Board approves new West Central Florida Section
* +Ham convicted of fraud in bogus equipment deals
* +K7IJ user suspended from VHF for 90 days
* DCC treads the cutting edge
* James L. Dionne, K1MEM, SK
* Solar update
IN BRIEF:
This weekend on the radio
Marconi dedication special event
New Mexico stages Y2K SET
Red Cross requests ham assistance for second repeater system
Mississippi ham headed to court over phone RFI
Frank Koval, W8RSW, SK
Pennsylvania ham plate holders, you've got a friend in K3TX
SUNSAT Operating Award available
Fort Worth Amateur Radio SKYWARN team commended
+Available on ARRL Audio News
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VANITY GRANTS UNDER ULS COMING SLOWLY; APPLICATIONS OFF
The FCC appears to have granted upwards of 90 vanity call signs since
October 1, but vanity call sign processing under the new Universal Licensing
System still is far from routine, and the number of applications seems to be
down. No new vanity call signs have been granted since October 7, and the
FCC's ULS Task Force says it does not plan to resume issuing vanity call
signs until all the wrinkles have been worked out of the system.
"We don't want to go any further until we are comfortable with how the
system is processing vanity," a spokesperson for the ULS Task Force said.
The FCC had hoped to have routine vanity processing in place by October 1.
Only a tiny percentage of amateurs have even registered for the ULS.
Registration now is a prerequisite to filing an FCC application on-line or
on paper. The FCC says approximately 3% of the 740,000 amateurs in the FCC's
database have registered for ULS--some 20,000 hams in all.
As of October 14, the FCC had processed vanity applications submitted
through August 4. The ULS Task Force reports that it has identified a few
programming problems that now are being worked on. "We also are
investigating a few call signs that do not appear to be available and should
be," the spokesperson said.
The number of vanity applications filed since just before the FCC deployed
the ULS seems to have dropped sharply. In the pre-ULS era, it was not
uncommon for the FCC to process more than 1000 vanity applications a
month--most of them filed using the old electronic application on the
Internet. Since the ULS went into effect for the Amateur Service in August
however, it appears that only about half that many vanity applications have
been filed.
The difficulty of filing an application for a vanity call sign or any other
purpose has been a source of mounting frustration within the amateur
community.
"The FCC really dropped the ball on this one," said Tony Whitmore, AB0IY,
who is awaiting a vanity call sign grant. While the FCC's previous on-line
applications were accessible via the Web, an application filed via the ULS
requires a dial-up connection to the FCC's wide area network plus the use of
a particular Web browser--Netscape ver 4.5 or higher, and preferably 4.61.
Right now the ULS does not support the Mac platform.
Other hams have complained about having spent hours on-line either
downloading copies of Netscape or attempting to configure, then use, the
dial-up connection to file an application. The ULS Task Force has indicated
that Web access is on the horizon, but it's not likely to happen until
sometime later next year.
HF "INTRUDER" APPARENTLY BUZZES OFF
The loud 125-Hz buzz that plagued 80 and 75-meter operators for several
weeks reportedly has moved outside the amateur bands. The ARRL Monitoring
System had requested FCC assistance in tracking down the harmful
interference, which has been audible primarily in the US Northeast.
According to a reliable source who did not wish to be identified, the
transmissions heard on 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7 MHz emanated from high-power HF
radar transmitters being operated by the Canadian military from
Newfoundland. The operation reportedly had the blessing of Industry
Canada--the Canadian equivalent of the FCC--and hams in Newfoundland also
were said to have been informed.
The "buzz" is said to have come from two HF over-the-surface radar test
stations in Newfoundland that have been conducting tests with the Canadian
military. Those tests reportedly continue, but on other frequencies. The
radars--with a bandwidth of approximately 20 kHz--are said to be used to
detect vessels and icebergs. The tests reportedly are being done to
determine the optimum frequency for coverage.
Amateur Radio concerns about the signal were relayed to those in charge of
the military HF radar operation.
IARU Region 2 Monitoring System Coordinator Martin Potter, VE3OAT, has been
unable so far to officially confirm the accounts but said it does appear
that the signal is gone from 80 meters. Potter said that "while there are
many buzzes and burps on our bands," the buzz on 80 has not been spotted in
recent days. Potter says that since October 7, the distinctive signal has
been on the air mostly on 3.3 MHz, twice on 3.2 MHz, and once on 4.1
MHz--simultaneous with 3.3 MHz "indicating more than one transmitter," he
said.
Potter credited amateur complaints with prompting the move. "It seems likely
that the volume of complaints and the high technical quality of many of the
reports had a positive impact on the government and corporate officers who
received them," he speculated.
Recent news reports concerning the 80-meter buzz generated a flurry of
informal reports from hams in various parts of the US and at least one in
Europe to ARRL Intruder Watch Coordinator Tom Hogerty, KC1J. Some said
they'd heard the "buzz saw" on bands other than 80 meters, although the
Newfoundland transmitters reportedly are not licensed to operate on
frequencies higher than the vicinity of 80 meters.
The individual familiar with the Newfoundland experiments reported being
told that there are a "significant" number of HF radars under development
around the world and conceded that it's possible that hams are hearing
similar signals from more than one of these other sources.
Additional reports and observations are welcome to ARRL Monitoring System
Administrator Tom Hogerty, KC1J, thogerty@arrl.org.
NEW WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA SECTION EFFECTIVE JANUARY 15, 2000
Getting a clean sweep for the ARRL November Sweepstakes will get a little
harder next year, but doing business with the ARRL promises to become a lot
easier for some Florida hams starting January 15, 2000. The ARRL Board of
Directors has voted to approve a resolution to create a new West Central
Florida section. The vote was 14-0 with one abstention, ARRL Board Secretary
David Sumner, K1ZZ, said.
The resolution approved called on ARRL Field Services Manager Rick Palm,
K1CE, "to establish, at the earliest date consistent with a smooth
transition, a West Central Florida section consisting of the counties of
Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas, Polk,
and Sarasota." After consulting with Southeastern Division Director Frank
Butler, W4RH, Southern Florida Section Manager Phyllisan West, KA4FZI, and
West Central Florida Section Committee Chairman Paul Toth, K2SEC, Palm said
that January 15 was determined to be the best date to formally bring the new
section into existence. A recommendation on the appointment of a section
manager for the new section is pending.
The nine Southern Florida counties involved voted overwhelmingly in favor of
creating the new ARRL section, which will become the 71st ARRL section.
Ballots counted September 15 at ARRL Headquarters showed 920 ARRL members in
the proposed new section favored the idea, while just 86 were opposed.
Filed last April, the proposal to create the West Central Florida Section
was aimed at improving ARRL visibility and representation and services for
members living in the affected counties. The proposed 8320 square-mile
section is among the state's most densely populated and fast-growing, and
the petitioners said the plan will provide "improved, localized support for
League members on local and regional issues" as well as better coordination
with clubs. A plan to attract more people into Amateur Radio and boost
League membership through education and outreach accompanied the committee's
request. The committee's Web site at http://www.qsl.net/wcfla contains the
full text of the petition and additional information.
The January 15 implementation date means the new West Central Florida
Section will not be a factor in any ARRL-sponsored contests until next year.
The last new ARRL section created was Northern New York in 1996.
HAM CONVICTED OF FRAUD IN BOGUS EQUIPMENT OFFERINGS CASE
A Florida ham has been ordered to spend most of the next five years in
prison after pleading no contest to fraud charges involving offers to sell
amateur and vintage gear. Michael T. Kirby, W5JBV (ex-K4VFY), of Panama
City, Florida, had been arrested August 20 for scheming to defraud using the
US mails. Kirby has a history of arrests and convictions for allegedly
accepting payments for equipment he never delivered.
Panama City Police Detective Robert Luther said that Kirby pled no contest
September 30 in Bay County Florida 14th Judicial Court, "which means he puts
himself on the mercy of the court," Luther explained. Kirby will get 41 days
credit for time served in the Bay County Jail following his arrest.
Luther said Kirby's fraudulent dealings were extensive. He said that while
Kirby actually received somewhat less than $20,000 in proceeds from his
fraudulent dealings, "the attempted fraud is well greater than that."
The court required Kirby to make restitution "to as many victims as I can
identify," Luther said. Some victims already have received refunds. Luther
said those defrauded by Kirby who have not already received a refund or been
in contact with authorities should send him "original proof" that fraud
occurred. He said this means original documentation, letters, correspondence
and similar material as well as the amount of money and the dates involved.
Those believing they were victimized by Kirby can e-mail Luther for more
information at panamaone@aol.com or call him at 850-872-3129.
K7IJ USER LOSES VHF PRIVILEGES FOR 90 DAYS
The FCC has notified a San Francisco ham that it was modifying his license
to prohibit operation above 30 MHz for 90 days. FCC Legal Adviser for
Enforcement Riley Hollingsworth wrote General licensee Danny A. Kenwood,
WA6CNQ, on October 6, 1999, citing "numerous complaints regarding profanity,
obscenity, deliberate interference with the K7IJ repeater and failure to
properly identify" during the week of August 29 and on September 6, 1999.
Hollingsworth told Kenwood that the FCC would not initiate license
revocation proceedings unless it has evidence of continued violations.
Kenwood has 30 days to protest the modification. Otherwise, the modification
will expire January 5, 2000.
On July 19, the FCC had requested that Kenwood retake his General class
examination elements under the supervision of FCC personnel before August
30, 1999. The FCC has the authority to readminister any examination element
previously administered by Volunteer Examiners. Hollingsworth said the FCC
subsequently determined that Kenwood originally had been tested through an
FCC field office and not by Volunteer Examiners, exempting him from the
retesting request.
DCC TREADS THE CUTTING EDGE
The 18th ARRL-TAPR Digital Communications Conference recently in Phoenix
offered a vision of Amateur Radio where individual ham bands are irrelevant
and analog is an anachronism. Some 150 digital enthusiasts attended the
sessions September 24-26.
The wave of the future could be ultra wide band, according to conference
speaker (and an ARRL Pacific Division Assistant Director) Dewayne Hendricks,
WA8DZP. Ultra wideband--or UWB--is related to new methods of spectrum
sharing among large numbers of users. During a forum Hendricks described UWB
as akin to a group of people sharing a large house rather than each owning
smaller, separate houses. The FCC initiated a Notice of Inquiry last year
seeking comment on UWB issues.
ARRL Southwest Division Vice Director Art Goddard, W6XD, says Hendricks' DCC
presentation suggested that the notion of individual Amateur Radio bands
could become irrelevant in a UWB era, where software-driven equipment and
spectrum sharing protocols would determine what frequency or frequencies
best suit the desired communication at that particular moment.
"Just think of the possibilities! No more need for 5-Band DXCC," Goddard
extrapolated, somewhat tongue-in-cheek. "Every DX contact will be conducted
on any or all available bands as selected by a protocol in your equipment.
No need for the operator to fuss with the details."
On the hardware side, QST Digital Dimensions columnist Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU,
reports that Kenwood stole the show by displaying a prototype of a VHF-UHF
mobile transceiver with built-in APRS. The radio is similar in functionality
to the TH-D7 hand-held Kenwood introduced at last year's DCC.
As in the past, this year's DCC saw the introduction of new and improved
versions of APRS. Horzepa said that Rob Wittner, KZ5RW, demonstrated a
work-in-progress version of APRS/CE for handheld computers running the
Windows CE operating system.
For additional details about this year's DCC, see Horzepa's "Digital
Dimensions" column in the December issue of QST. Audio from all the
conference presentations may be heard at http://www.tapr.org. The Conference
Proceedings are available from the ARRL for $15. Order Item No 7679 at
http://www.arrl.org/catalog or call toll-free 888-277-5289.) Next year's DCC
will be in Orlando, Florida. The date will be announced by year's end.
CQ WAZ AWARD MANAGER JAMES L. DIONNE, K1MEM, SK
CQ Worked All Zones Program Manager and well-known lowband DXer Jim Dionne,
K1MEM, of Sudbury, Massachusetts, died October 12, 1999. He was 51 and had
been in ill health for some time.
"We're saddened to report the death of still another CQ stalwart, Jim
Dionne," said CQ Publisher Dick Ross, K2MGA. "Jim was one of those people
who was content to toil quietly in the trenches in the service of others,"
he said. "Despite a lifetime of illnesses which would have stopped lesser
people in their tracks, Jim drew joy from life itself, and found extreme
satisfaction in being able to help people, particularly his fellow hams."
An ARRL Life Member, Dionne also belonged to the First-Class CW Operators
Club (FOC) and the Yankee Clipper Contest Club and was a participant in
several DXpeditions. He had been WAZ manager for about 15 years. Dionne's
death was the second in the CQ Publishing family in recent months. CQ Editor
Alan Dorhoffer, K2EEK, died July 19.
Top Band veteran Jeff Briggs, K1ZM, called Dionne "a fine DXer, contester
and Top Band expert." Dionne held Top Band DXCC No 30, with more than 250
countries confirmed.
The ARRL's Dean Straw, N6BV, also was among those saddened at Dionne's
passing. "Jim always exemplified the best of what this hobby represents:
honesty and integrity, a ready willingness to help others, and great
patience and courage in the face of a devastating illness," he said.
Survivors include his wife of 16 years, Genevieve, N1CPC. A memorial service
was held October 15. Donations are welcome in Jim Dionne's name to the
Kidney Transplant/Dialysis Association, Inc, PO Box 1362 GMF, Boston, MA
02205-1362.
SOLAR UPDATE
Solar soothsayer Tad Cook, K7VVV, Seattle, Washington, reports: Solar
activity was up by quite a bit this week. Average solar flux values
increased by nearly 30 points over last week, and average sunspot numbers
were up by almost 80 points. The reporting week, which runs Thursday through
Wednesday, began with a stable geomagnetic field and A indices in the single
digits, but quickly changed after the weekend to storm conditions. The worst
conditions were probably on Tuesday, October 12, when the planetary A index
reached 34, and the highest planetary K index was 6. Of course it was worse
in the higher latitudes, with the College A index from Alaska at 61 and K
indices has high as 7.
The projected solar flux values for the next three days, Friday through
Sunday, October 15-17, are 200 for each day, and the planetary A index is
forecast at 25, 20 and 15. Solar flux is expected to drift lower after the
weekend, reaching 150 around October 20 and a minimum of 125 from October
23-39. Predicted disturbed days, when the A index is 25 or more, are October
24 and 27 and November 6-8.
Sunspot numbers for October 7 through 13 were 184, 170, 235, 195, 163, 191
and 210, with a mean of 192.6. The 10.7-cm flux was 129.4, 151.2, 153.2,
160.5, 166.6, 183.6 and 191, with a mean of 162.2. The estimated planetary A
indices were 6, 8, 6, 28, 23, 34 and 26, with a mean of 18.7.
__________________________________
IN BRIEF:
* This weekend on the radio: The Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) is October
16-17. See September QST, page 49, for details. The RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest
(CW), the JARTS WW RTTY Contest, the Illinois QSO Party, the Asia-Pacific
Sprint (CW) and the Worked All Germany Contest are the weekend of October
16-17. Just ahead: The YLRL YL Anniversary Contest (SSB) is October 21-23.
The Rhode Island QSO Party and the QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party (CW) are the
weekend of October 23-24. See October QST, page 86, for details.
* Marconi dedication special event: To mark the occasion of the 125th
anniversary of Guglielmo Marconi's birth, the Marconi Radio club will
operate special event station W1AA/CC on 20, 17, 15, and 10-meter SSB,
Friday, October 22, approximately 1400-2000 UTC, 14,280, 18,140, 21,280, and
28,480 kHz, from the vicinity of the former Marconi station at Cape Cod
National Seashore (Marconi's original transatlantic transmission call sign
in 1903 was "CC"). The Comitato Tricolore of New England will dedicate a
monument that day (at 11:30 AM Eastern) to honor Marconi, and Marconi's
daughter, Princess Elettra Marconi, is scheduled to be present. Princess
Elettra will be presented a Plaque by the club making her an Honorary
President of The Marconi Radio Club.--Whitey Doherty, K1VV
* New Mexico stages Y2K SET: The State of New Mexico has requested Amateur
Radio Assistance during Y2K. On October 16, a statewide Simulated Emergency
Test will be held, with ARES and RACES participation. This exercise begins
with the New Mexico Breakfast Club Net at 0630 Mountain Time on 3939 kHz.
Stations are requested to return at 1000 Mountain on 7245 kHz LSB. This net
will include sending and receiving SET messages and SET procedures. Stations
checking in will be asked if they have emergency power and how long could
they operate without commercial power. Station with emergency power are
urged to use it. The state of New Mexico's EOC will be participating in the
SET. On October 20, the State of New Mexico Department of Public Safety will
conduct a communication exercise on 7245 kHz. The New Mexico EOC in Santa Fe
will be on the air all day and accept check ins from all New Mexico Amateurs
and amateurs in adjacent areas. Times and details will be announced. These
exercises are open to all New Mexico amateurs. Hams in adjacent states are
welcome to participate. Local FM nets are invited to coordinate with the
statewide HF net. For more information, contact ARES/RACES SET Project
Officer J. Rick Sohl, KK5RIC, at 505-354-7031 or kk5ric@arrl.net.
* Red Cross requests ham assistance for second repeater system: North
Carolina SM Reed Whitten, AB4W, reports that the American Red Cross has
requested that North Carolina Amateur Radio Emergency Service investigate
the possibility of providing a second nonamateur UHF repeater system in
North Carolina to provide coverage in the Elizabeth City area. A UHF
repeater system, designed and installed near Raleigh by North Carolina
amateurs for the Red Cross, is providing coverage to the Red Cross's
emergency response vehicles in Tarboro, Greenville, and Kinston in the wake
of severe flooding in eastern North Carolina from Hurricane Floyd. Hams
continue to provide backup communication for the Southern Baptist-Red Cross
mass feeding efforts, which have provided nearly 1 million meals so
far.--Reed Whitten, AB4W
* Mississippi ham headed to court over phone RFI: According to press
reports, Bennie Stewart, KJ6TY, of Meridian, Mississippi, was arrested
September 10 after neighbors complained to the Lauderdale County Sheriff's
Department that his signal was interfering with their telephones. Stewart is
headed to Justice Court October 26. He reportedly could get six months in
jail. Mississippi state law prohibits intentional interference with
telegraph or telephone lines. Stewart has maintained the state Justice Court
has no jurisdiction.--thanks to Ray Brown, KB0STN
* Frank Koval, W8RSW, SK: Well known DXer and Honor Roll member Frank Koval,
W8RSW, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died September 9 following a brief illness. He
was 78. During his Amateur Radio career, Koval gained international fame as
a contester, DXer and certificate chaser. His achievements--including a
pioneering DXpedition to Navassa as KC4AF in 1958, certificate No 1 (CW) for
the US Counties Award, and 5BDXCC--led to his election to the Greater
Cincinnati Amateur Radio Association Hall of Fame. Koval was an ARRL member.
Memorial donations are welcome to Vitas Hospice, 1132 W Kemper Rd,
Cincinnati, OH 45240.--thanks to George Rizzi, W8GOC
* Pennsylvania ham plate holders, you've got a friend in K3TX: All standard
blue-and-yellow Pennsylvania auto license plates--including amateur call
sign plates--are being replaced soon at no cost. Pennsylvania's Department
of Transportation wants all ham radio call sign plates to carry the "Amateur
Radio" legend, but PennDOT's records do not always distinguish between call
sign and vanity plates. If your Pennsylvania call sign plate carries an
"Amateur Radio" or "Amateur Radio Operator" legend, you're OK. If your plate
has no legend or a "You've Got A Friend in Pennsylvania" or "Keystone State"
legend, PennDOT records do not show that the plate is a ham radio call sign
tag. To make sure their new plates have the "Amateur Radio" legend, hams may
contact Dave Heller, K3TX, who's volunteered to help fellow Pennsylvania
hams get the right replacement tags. Hams may, of course, work through a
local tag agent, but if you'd like his help, contact Dave Heller, K3TX, PO
Box 224, Morrisville, PA 19067. He has no e-mail. Call 215-736-3333 or
215-946-1040, preferably late evenings. When writing, please enclose an
SASE.
* SUNSAT Operating Award available: AMSAT in South Africa has introduced a
SUNSAT Operating Award. There are three categories: Bronze for 25 contacts,
silver for 50 contacts, and gold for 100 contacts. The objective is to work
as many different call signs as possible. Only one contact per pass may be
claimed for the award, and stations can only be worked once. SUNSAT's uplink
is 436.291 MHz, (9 kHz Doppler shift; the downlink is 145.825 MHz. To claim
the award applicants must submit a copy of their log, verified by the
chairman of a local radio club or by two amateurs, to SA-AMSAT, PO Box 1842,
Hillcrest 3650, South Africa. SWLs also may apply, and their logs must
include the call signs of both stations monitored. The cost of the award is
$5 or 5 IRCs to cover postage.--Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS5AKV, via
SpaceNews
* Fort Worth Amateur Radio SKYWARN team commended: The Fort Worth, Texas,
Amateur Radio SKYWARN Team has been awarded the National Weather
Association's Walter J. Bennett Public Service Award. The presentation of
the award will be at the NWA Awards Banquet October 20, in Biloxi,
Mississippi. The award was based on the extra effort, hard work, and
self-sacrificing attitude demonstrated by the past and present members of
the team over the past 25 years.--Gerald Handley, W5DBY
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