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Winlink to the rescue!Email via ham radio when Net is down

Photo by Elisabeth Green, WH6FKT

Stan Froseth, AH6KO, and Sean Fendt, KH6SF, were

the presenters at the July BIARC meeting. Their focus

centered on Winlink 2000TM (www.Winlink.org), which

is a worldwide system for sending and receiving email

over radio.

You may have heardabout Winlink foremergencycommunications.Here's more info, andan easy way to getstarted!

But first, what isWinlink?Winlink 2000TM

(www.Winlink.org) is aworldwide system forsending and receivingemail over radio. Theconnection from theclient computer to theWinlink server does notdepend on the Internet;Winlink can be used byamateur radiooperators in a situationwhere the Internet isnot available.With Winlink, you can

send email messagesquickly and accurately:1) to an Internet

connection outside of adisaster zone2) to another station

that will automaticallyforward your email toit's destination3) between two

stations (peertopeer)Many Amateur Radio

emergencycommunications groups,including ARES, are nowadopting Winlink as astandard mode foremergencycommunications.Here are a few

examples of how you canuse Winlink in a disaster:Send an ICS213

(general messageform) to your CountyEmergencyOperations Center(EOC)Send "Safe and

Well" messages outof a disaster zonefor publication onthe WebSend and receive

email for a ServedAgency (in some

Demonstration by Stan

Froseth, AH6KO, and

Sean Fendt, KH6SF:

Radio = HF (40 meterband)

Mode = WinmorRMS Gateway =KH6SP (Oahu)

Radio = VHF (2 meterband)

Mode = PacketRMS Gateway =

KH6SF10 (Mt. View)

situations, you may beable to provide a radioInternet connection forthe agency's LAN)

Winlink in Hawaii...About thirty active

Hawaii amateur radiooperators now haveWinlink capability. Wehave one gateway

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(Internetconnected)station on Oahu. Asecond Oahu gatewayand a Big Islandgateway will be on theair soon. And if yourInternet is working, youcan connect without aradio.ARRL/ARES leaders

in the Pacific Section(including Hawaii) areworking with hams likeyou to build our Winlinkcapabilities so we canbetter serve ourcommunities in adisaster.

Come up on Winlink!You do not need to be

a member of ARES. Thenet is open to anylicensed ham. It's easyto set up Winlink with a

Windows computer anda radio:Go to

HawaiiARES.infoClick on the

Resources menu, andselect Getting Startedwith Winlink.Check out the info

about Winlink; followthe steps to get thesoftware, and to get itworking.While you are there,

use the Membersmenu, and selectRegister New Member(if you haven't already!)

Questions? Ask meat [email protected] oron the radio.

Please note: Youcan get started withoutusing your radio. If you

have an Internetconnection, you cansimply install thesoftware andsend/receivemessages using a"Telnet" connectionover the Internet. Thisis a good way to easeinto using the Winlinksystem.

Join us on theHawaii Winlink Net!Now that you have

the software working,try the new HawaiiWinlink Net. There aresimilar nets already inoperation around theUS. The CaliforniaWinlink net had 255checkins in May2017.A Winlink net is a

different kind of net.The idea is to practiceusing WInlink and itsfeatures, and becomeaware of other Winlinkoperators in Hawaii.There is not an exactnet day and time.Instead, the netoperates on a weeklycycle. You can emailyour checkin at anytime during a threeday period (e.g.MondayWednesday).When you check in,you will provide basicinformation about yourstation, and you mayleave a short textmessage for the net.

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The five CubeSats making upthe BIRDS1 (Joint Global MultiNation Birds) constellation weredeployed into orbit from theInternational Space Station (ISS)on July 7. Each carries an AmateurRadio payload but notransponders. The JapanAerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA) module's remotemanipulator arm was used toaccomplish the launches."Another great example of

international cooperation today on@Space_Station launched 5microsatellites from 5 countries offthe JAXA arm!" ISS crew memberJack Fischer, K2FSH, tweeted.The BIRDS1 constellation of five

1U CubeSats BIRDB, BIRDJ,BIRDG, BIRDM, and BIRDN are all of the same design, and alluse the same Amateur Radio

You will receive anacknowledgment ofyour checkin, and atthe end of the weekyou will get a list of allthe stations thatchecked in.This is the most

flexible net you willever experience!To get check in

information:Start your Winlink

program.Compose an email

to AH6KO, asking tofor info on how tocheck in to the HawaiiWinlink Net.Send the email

using Telnet, or overthe radio to theKH6SP gateway on7104 KHz.You will get a reply

(on your Winlinkaccount) with simpleinstructions on how todo your first check in.That's it!No obligation to

check in right away,or every week. Do itas often as youwish...thank you forsupportingemergencycommunications inHawaii.

Aloha and 73,Stan AH6KO

ARRLASEC for BigIsland

Winlink:from previous page

Five CubeSats making up the BIRDS1 (Joint Global MultiNation Birds) constellation

were deployed into orbit from the International Space Station (ISS) July 7.

The five BIRDS1 CubeSats deployedfrom ISS carry amateur radio payloads

frequency. They were launched to theISS on June 3.The main mission of the 2year

project is to use the constellation tocarry out radio communicationexperiments via a network ofUHF/VHF Amateur Radio groundstations around the world.Four faculty members including

Yasuhiro Tokunaga, JG6YBW and15 students at Japan's KyushuInstitute of Technology (Kyutech) arecoordinating the experiment, with

Starting on August 1, the International AmateurRadio Union (IARU) will follow revised guidelinesfor satellite frequency coordination. Educationalsatellite projects have grown in popularity aslaunch opportunities have increased. Thesesatellites, constructed by students at universitiesand other institutions, generally have been licensedto operate in the AmateurSatellite Service, whichthe International Telecommunication Union (ITU)Radio Regulations define as having the "purposeof selftraining, intercommunication, and technicalinvestigations carried out by amateurs...interestedin radio technique solely with a personal aim andwithout pecuniary interest.""The strong preference is for all satellites using

spectrum allocated to the Amateur and AmateurSatellite services to operate under amateurlicenses and within the definition of the AmateurSatellite service and the servicespecific Article 25of the Radio Regulations," IARU said inannouncing the change. "The IARU believes thedefinition is sufficiently broad to encompass nearlyall educational satellite projects that include givingstudents handson experience withradiocommunication and are conducted under anamateur license."Some administrations have issued experimental

licenses for such satellites operating in AmateurSatellite Service bands. The IARU has coordinatedthese satellites as well, to reduce the possibility ofharmful interference that might result fromuncoordinated operation. Since July 1, 2014,however, it has not been possible to coordinateexperimental satellites in the 144146 MHz band,because of the high probability of harmfulinterference in this heavily used band.IARU will continue to coordinate satellites with

combined amateur and nonamateur missions. Itwill only coordinate a nonamateur satellite if anadministration directs in writing that it be operatedin an AmateurSatellite band under anexperimental or other nonamateur license.The new guidelines stem from a World

Radiocommunication Conference 2015 resolution.

CubeSats:from previous page

participation fromstudent engineeringteams at universitiesin Bangladesh,Ghana, Mongolia,Nigeria, Thailand,and Taiwan.The challenges

will be to distinguisheach CubeSat fromits companionspacecrafttransmitting on thesame frequency,hand over operationof a satellite fromone ground stationto another, andassemble thesatellite data suchas housekeepingtelemetry and Earthimages obtainedat different groundstations.Radio amateurs

have been invited tojoin the network toassist in the data

IARU satellite coordination guidelinesnow to align with WRC15 decisions

downlink andreconstruction ofpatchy satellite datainto meaningful data.Orbit information andthe operational plan ofeach satellite is to bemade available to theAmateur Radiocommunity, along withsoftware to decodethe satellite data.Amateur Radio

stations thatsuccessfully decodethe telemetry data andEarth images willreceive a QSL cardfrom the BIRDS team.The reconstructeddata will be posted.According to IARU,

the satellites haveCW, 1.2k bps AFSKFM, audio FM and9.6k bps GMSKdownlinks on acoordinated frequencyof 437.375 MHz.

Photos of July meeting and

antenna setup at BISAC by

Gary Schwiter.

The Pacific Islands Refuges andMonuments Office of the US Fish andWildlife Service (FWS) has selected theDateline DX Association (DDXA) theDXpedition group that activated HowlandIsland in 2009 and Wake Island in 1998 topursue a DXpedition to Baker Island. Dateshave not yet been determined. Baker andHowland Islands (KH1) are part of the PacificRemote Islands Marine National Monument(PRIMNM), created by former PresidentGeorge W. Bush in 2009. Baker andHowland is the fourth mostwanted DXCCentity on Club Log's DXCC Most WantedList.The group will announce planned activation

dates and other details once a vessel hasbeen selected and the FWS has approvedthe vessel and dates. DDXA coleaders areDon Greenbaum, N1DG; Tom Harrell, N4XP,and Kevin Rowett, K6TD.In early June, the FWS agreed that a

DXpedition to Baker Island would be anacceptable use of the Baker Island National

Group tapped for DXpedition to Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife Refuge, but detailed strict conditionsunder which it would issue a special use permit(SUP) to allow such use. Earlier this year, theFWS conducted a Compatibility Determination forAmateur Radio operation on the ecologicallysensitive island refuge. Baker Island is 1,830nautical miles southwest of Honolulu an 8dayvoyage."While...not a wildlife dependent public use

according to National Wildlife RefugeAdministration Act of 1966, as amended, AmateurRadio operation is a use that assists in themanagement of the resources indirectly," the FWSsaid in its Compatibility Determination, releasedon June 8. A DXpedition to the refuge may last upto 14 days, with only 12 days of radio operationand allowing time for setup and breakdown oneach end of the visit.

Dateline DX Association (DDXA) the DXpedition group that activated Howland Island in 2009 and Wake Island

in 1998 has been selected to pursue a DXpedition to Baker Island. Dates have not yet been determined. Baker

and Howland is the fourth mostwanted DXCC entity on Club Log's DXCC Most Wanted List. DDXA coleaders

are Don Greenbaum, N1DG; Tom Harrell, N4XP, and Kevin Rowett, K6TD.

In the midst of Honolulu, witha yacht club, harbor, ocean andbeach nearby, amateur radiowas on duty July 2 at the 10thGeek Meet at Magic Island.The annual familyfriendly,

grassroots gathering is for thecurious and for those with apassion to share. Members ofthe Emergency Amateur RadioClub of Honolulu and PacificSection PIO Stacy Holbrook,KH6OWL, staffed a booth."We had over 200 visitors to

our booth and signed several upfor possible attendance atclasses," Holbrook said. "Somepeople just stopped to see whatwe were about, and some gotinto an indepth discussion onwhat we can do and how we doit." He said other local andvisiting radio amateurs stoppedby throughout the daylongevent to show their support, and

Above: Ralph Miranda, WH7PD, signs up a potential radio

amateur for a licensing class.

At left: Youngsters at the event seemed to like the hand key

for sending Morse.

Photos by Stacy Holbrook, KH6OWL

Ham radio shines at annual Honolulu Geek Meetsome even stayed to handlebooth duty.One Geek Meet founder, Ryan

Ozawa, KH6WEB, said hamradio has been a part of theevent from the very beginning.Holbrook said youngsters

enjoyed tinkering with the Morsecode demonstration and spellingout their names in code. "Theyseemed to like the oldfashionedkey better and played with itmore," Holbrook said."This was a great event and

helped showcase what AmateurRadio is all about," Holbrooksaid. "It is a hobby, not justemergency communications, butthat is a big part, and wediscussed that with others, too."He said some booth visitors

had never heard of amateurradio and confused it with CBradio. He said the booth teamwas happy to discuss the

differences. Other questionsranged from the typical "Howfar can you talk?" and "Whynot just use your cell phone?"to "Why do you need amateurradio? We will never lose ourcell phones or power for anextended period," and "Whatis the difference between yourradio and the one in my car?""I hope we were able

to...answer all the questionsand made everyone feelwelcome," Holbrook said. "Itwas fun and great interactionwith the community." Thebooth included a ham station,but the team did not attempt tomake any contacts, becausethe event "was about makingcontact with the community,not contacts on the air."

Thanks to Pacific SectionPIO Stacy Holbrook,

KH6OWL

*************************************2017 BIARC leadership*************************************

President Gary Schwiter, [email protected]; Vice President Peggy Gentle, [email protected];Secretary Angelina Schwiter; Treasurer Paul Ducasse, [email protected]; directors CoryAllen, [email protected]; Barbara Darling, [email protected]; Richard Darling,[email protected]; Kim Fendt, [email protected]; Bill Hanson, [email protected], andBob Schneider, [email protected]; Program CoChairs John Bush, [email protected], and LesHittner, [email protected]. (Big Island Amateur Radio Club. P. O. Box 1938, Hilo, HI 967211938)

A VHF/UHF simplex event

Sunday, September 17th from 1300 to1700 HST

Put it on your calendar!

More info at gridmadness.blogspot.com

Hawaiian Islands Grid Madness 2017 set for Sept. 17

The Hawaiian IslandsGrid Madness mascot

The Hawaii QSO Party is fast approachingand is an event to promote HF operation fromthe unique Hawaii destination in the Pacific.Hawaii is an ARRL DXCC entity as well asthe nation’s 50th state needed for the ARRLWAS Award.The 48hour operating period will be from

04:00 UTC Aug 26 to 04:00 UTC Aug 28.The Hawaii QSO party started in 2009.

Clubs in Hawaii with interest in HF operationpromote this event to spur interest in AmateurRadio.Come join with us in making 2017 another

success. Hawaii, a very special radiodestination, merits support from its hams. Wehope the contest will introduce newly licensedoperators to the world of HF, DX’ing andcontesting. And that it will encourage Hawaiiamateur operators to use their computerskills in conjunction with radiocommunications.The Hawaii QSO Party rules have been

updated for 2017 and can be found at:http://hawaiiqsoparty.org. Stations may be

New rules for Hawaii QSO Party on Aug. 26

worked only on the 10, 15, 20, 40, 80 and 160meter bands.Stations may be worked once per bandmode

(CW, SSB, digital). Multiple contacts with the samestation using different types of digital modes on thesame band are not allowed. Use of spottingwebsites is permitted and encouraged. Operationmust conform to home country regulations.All entrants will be able to print out a Certificate of

Achievement.In addition, a special award will be given to the

entrant both inside and outside of HI with the mostCW QSOs, the most SSB QSOs and the mostdigital QSOs. Logs should be submittedelectronically by Sept. 30. The contest is supportedby the free N1MM contesting log program andothers.For questions or comments please send an email

to Alan, AD6E, at [email protected] Courtesy of oahuarrlnews

Help other operators get that 50thState for WAS Awardand have some fun!

WRTC18 runs new round of testing at 15 sites

The effort involved more

than 100 volunteers, who set

up 15 Field Daystyle

stations in the Jessen

Wittenberg area of Germany

where the international

competition will take place in

a little more than 1 year from

now.

The organizers of the 2018World Radiosport TeamChampionship (WRTC 2018)conducted a second round ofstation testing June 2325.The effort involved more

than 100 volunteers, who setup 15 Field Daystyle stationsin the JessenWittenbergarea of Germany where theinternational competition willtake place in a little more than1 year from now. Joining localvolunteers were amateursfrom Bavaria, the North andBaltic sea regions, and theextreme reaches of westernGermany.Organizers said that some

familiar faces from the 2016station tests were once againon board, and many excitedcontesters, ranging from 20 to80 years old, looked on. Fourtransporters were needed tomove the necessary materialsinto place at the 15 sites. Inaddition to large parts suchas masts, SpiderBeams,tents, coax cable, andgenerators were many toolsand small parts."At all sites, antennas and

infrastructure were set upwithout any major problems.The wind did make antennaconstruction somewhat moredifficult, but luckily theweather was sunny and dry,"a followon report on thetesting recounted. "The setupprocess was difficult work,requiring a lot ofconcentration to make sureall elements and parts went

into the right places." Oncestations were set up, they tookto the air using different 2 × 1call signs for each site.The testing also included a

dry run of an onlinescoreboard, the use of onlinemedia such as Hamnet andFacebook, and logistics.WRTC 2018 team memberMichael Hoeding, DL6MHW,said the team took notes,compiled a list of some 200ideas, and suggested a fewimprovements, "but nothingwas critical."

WRTC 2018 will involveoperation by twooperatorteams from more than 60individual sites. The event willcoincide with the July 2018running of the IARU HFChampionship, although theWRTC competition will follow itsown set of rules."The mixture of hard work

and ham radio operatinginspired enthusiasm in manyfaces," the report summarysaid. "New friendships weremade, and many ideas wereborn."

Hams help rescue stalled Australian satelliteAmateur Radio came to the

rescue of the INSPIRE2CubeSat, built by theUniversity of Sydney incollaboration with theAustralian NationalUniversity, and the Universityof New South Wales to"explore the lowerthermosphere, for reentryresearch and inorbitdemonstration oftechnologies and miniaturizedsensors" and is part of theQB50 constellation ofresearch CubeSats. Itsoperational frequency wascoordinated by IARU to be inthe satellite segment of the70centimeter Amateur Radioband.After its deployment from

the International SpaceStation (ISS) in late May,INSPIRE2 showed no signsof life. The engineering groupon the ground tested variousscenarios on the INSPIRE2engineering model,concluding that thespacecraft's battery haddepleted due to theCubeSat's extended stay onboard the ISS prior to orbit.The ground controllerstheorized that the satellitewas trapped in an endlessloop, but was still listeningwhile trying to deploy itsantenna, making reception ofsignals from Earth difficult.The ground team devised a

set of commands that, ifreceived, would instruct thesatellite to wait until its

battery was charged beforeattempting to deploy itsantenna. UNSW and ANUground stations transmitted therecovery command withoutsuccess, however, eventuallydeciding that more power wasneeded to overcome the lackof receiver sensitivity causedby the stillstowed antenna.PI9CAM at the CAMRAS

Foundation DwingelooAstronomic Observatory inLeiden, the Netherlands,responded to a call to themoonbounce community andoffered to transmit a highpower signal using a 25meter

dish that's normally used forradio astronomy but also forEME.Success of the approach was

confirmed on June 11, andDimitrios Tsifakis, VK1SV, who ispart of the ANU team, wassubsequently able to sendcommands to the satellite fromthe ANU Earth station for the firsttime. The satellite had comeback to life!WIA called it, "a wonderful

example of successfulcollaboration between radioamateurs and the academiccommunity." Thanks to WIANews

"a wonderful example of successfulcollaboration between radio amateurs andthe academic community."

ARRL: Continued from previous page


Belize, Cyprusand Philippinesopen 60meter

bandsRadio amateurs in Belize,

Cyprus, and the Philippinesnow have access to 60meter bands.In Belize, a secondary

allocation of 5,351.5 to5,366.5 kHz has becomeavailable with a maximum

Jamboree on the Air marks 60 years this fallengage in conversations with other Scoutsacross town and around the world," Wilson said."This allows them to discover geographic and

cultural differences and similarities. Plus, theyare exposed to the technology that makes all thishappen." The World JOTAJOTI Team said itwould announce "a number of weekend

activities supporting the 2017 theme."JOTA participation last Octoberwas up from 2015's numbers.According to the final JOTAreport, 10,761 Scoutstook part an increaseof more than 50% froma year earlier andthe number ofstations filing reports,at 267, jumped by28% from 2015 (therecord was 271 in2013). The number ofAmateur Radiooperators was up by14% to 1,120, although

the number of radiosreported in use dropped by

25% to 631. Total JOTA 2016contacts remained flat at 8,254.

Thanks to JOTA Coordinator JimWilson, K5ND

"60 Years Connecting Scouts" is the themefor the Boy Scouts' 2017 Jamboree on theAir (JOTA), set for October 2022. JOTACoordinator Jim Wilson, K5ND, said thetheme "recognizes the start of the event in1957 and commemorates its growth inparticipation and in the expandingcommunication channels that areactivated on the third weekendin October." The officialJOTA patch will beavailable by July 19.The JOTAJOTI(Jamboree on theInternet) patch isavailable now.Wilson said

JOTA's"communicationchannels" nowinclude AmateurRadio on the air andvia internetbasedchannels, as well asmany other internetbased options, includingsocial media, ScoutLink andIRC chat services, Skype, andmore. "It also recognizes the goal of theevent connecting Scouts so that they can

EIRP of 25 W.The Cyprus telecoms regulator,

the Department of ElectronicCommunications, on June 30updated the national frequencytable to include the new WRC15secondary allocation of 5,351.5to 5,366.5 kHz with a maximumEIRP of 15 W, as well as thesecondary MW allocation of 472to 479 kHz, with a maximumEIRP of 1 W.

The Philippines TelecomRegulator, the NationalTelecommunicationsCommission, has grantedamateur access to 5,351.5 to5,366.5 kHz under ITUfootnote 5.133B, with amaximum EIRP of 15 W.

Thanks to Paul Gaskell,G4MWO

The 5 MHz Newsletter


ARRL 630Meter Experimentcoordinator Fritz Raab, W1FR,and LF/VLF enthusiast JohnLangridge, KB5NJD, haveproposed a possible band planfor the pending 472479 kHzAmateur Radio band. Raabsaid that once US radioamateurs are granted accessto 630 meters, he would movestations operating under theblanket WD2XSH FCCExperimental (Part 5) license to461472 kHz."This will clear the amateur

frequencies, while allowing theexperimenters to rununattended propagationbeacons without using thelimited bandwidth that will beavailable to amateurs," Raabexplained in his spring 630Meter Experiment ProjectStatus quarterly report. "Thenew 630meter band will havea very limited amount ofspectrum (7 kHz)."On March 28, the FCC

adopted rules that will allowsecondary Amateur Radioaccess to 472479 kHz and to135.7137.8 kHz (2,200meters), with minor conditions.The issue now holding up

Band plan proposed for eventual ham use of 472479 kHz

amateur access involves arequirement to notify theUtilities Telecoms Council(UTC) of proposed AmateurRadio operation on eithernew band. The FCC says theOffice of Management andBudget (under the PaperworkReduction Act) must firstapprove the informationcollection requirements in§97.303(g)(2).Procedures to meet the

requirements are said to bestill under development byUTC, which says it wants toavoid Amateur Radiointerference to power linecommunication (PLC)systems used to manage theelectrical power grid. No suchinterference has beenreported during the extensiveexperimental operation on630 meters and on 2,200

meters.According to Raab's quarterly

report, he and Langridgeprepared the 630meter bandplan that "based uponestablished patterns, separatesdifferent modes of operation,and harmonizes US amateuroperations with those inEurope."The plan, which is still a

proposal and has not beenendorsed or adopted by ARRL,calls for using only narrowbandmodes with bandwidths of150 Hz or less duringnighttime operation. Under theplan, modes such as AM, SSB,and MCW would bediscouraged after dark, exceptduring special events. In theevent a "wideband" mode werenecessary, though, the signalshould be confined to between476 and 479 kHz.

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A letter from the (ARRL) president to 730,000+ U.S. hams:Dear ARRL member,I am writing to you today because we are at a crossroad in our efforts to obtain passage of The

Amateur Radio Parity Act.Our legislative efforts scored a major victory in our campaign when The Amateur Radio Parity

Act, S. 1534 now moves to the Senate, where we need every Senator to approve the bill. This isthe companion Bill to H.R. 555, which passed in the House of Representatives in January.You are one of over 730,000 licensed Amateur Radio Operators living in the United States.Many of you already live in deedrestricted communities, and that number grows daily.

We'll be back on our hometurf for the August meeting at2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12.For the last two months,

BIARC has met at theBISAC (Big IslandSubstance Abuse Council)HQ in the Shipman BusinessPark while renovations havebeen made to the KeaauCommunity Center, ourregular meeting place.At the July meeting, the

members unanimously andenthusiastically offered a big"mahalo nui loa" to theBISAC administration for

From vintage crystal scanner to next cheap SDR

hosting the club in its wellappointed conference roomduring our homeless period.On tap in August: President

Gary Schwiter says he’s beengetting a lot of questions onscanners, scanning and SDRs,so this month’s training will beon scanning from the vintagecrystal scanner to the nextcheap SDR.“In the middle, we will have a

demo on the P25 Phase 2

TDMA scanners and an overviewon how they work,” said Gary,who will conduct the program atthe Keaau Community Center.“We will be looking at the

software, hardware, and somescanning in action. If the bandsare on our side we may have anHF demo and we can always lookat the VHF/UHF side of things,”said Gary. “Let us look and seewhat we can find while we'rescanning.”Hams and nonhams all are

welcome. If you like, please bringdonations for the potluckrefreshments table.

'Mahalo' to BISAC forhosting homeless

hams!

Scanners,

scanning

and SDRs

will be the

program

focus at the

monthly

meeting of

BIARC Aug.

12 at Keaau

Community

Center.

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Upcoming eventscompiled by AH6KO

Kimberly Fendt, theARES East HawaiiDistrict Emergencycoordinator, said ARESalready has plans to holda second Radio Day onSaturday, Sept. 30, at the"Great Organic LavaFarm," otherwise knownas the Kopua Farm LotsGolf Course.The inaugural event

was staged April 29 at thenearby Eden RocCommunity Center.Contact Kim at

[email protected] or4307297 (call or text).

Stay tuned:Radio Day II

set forSept. 30 at

'Great OrganicLava Farm'

Wanted: High Frequency radio, used, for$300 or less. Call Irene Kubica, NH7PE, at5096990897.

From ARRL Letter:Getting it right!In "Many Special Events

Will Be on the Air to Mark the

Total Solar Eclipse in August,"

in the July 20 edition of The

ARRL Letter, a location was

incorrect. The Southern Illinois

University Amateur Radio Club

(SIUARC) solar eclipse special

event station W9S, August 18

22, will operate from

Carbondale, Illinois.


NOW IS THE TIME FORALL HAMS TO GETINVOLVED IN THEPROCESS!• If you want to have

effective outdoor antennas butare not currently allowed to doso by your Home Owner’sAssociation, SEND THESEEMAILS TODAY!!• If you already have

outdoor antennas, but want tosupport your fellow hams,SEND THESE EMAILSTODAY!!• If you want to preserve

your ability to install effectiveoutdoor antennas on property

that you own, SEND THESEEMAILS TODAY!!We need you to reach out to

your Senators TODAY! Rightaway.Help us in the effort.Please go to this website

and follow the prompts:

https://arrl.rallycongress.net/ctas/urgeussenatetosupportamateurradioparityact

Thank you.73,

Rick Roderick, K5URPresident/ARRL

FCC chairman toappoint new

Enforcement Bureauchief

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai hasannounced that he intends toappoint Rosemary C. Harold toserve as chief of theEnforcement Bureau. MichaelCarowitz, who has been servingas acting bureau chief, willbecome the Bureau's deputychief.Harold is an attorney with

experience within the FCCagency and in private practice;she's also a former journalist."This agency has a critical role toplay in enforcing the law toprotect consumers and supportcompetition in thecommunications marketplace,"Pai said."Our Enforcement Bureau has

been getting back on track inrecent months, and I amconfident in Rosemary's ability tocontinue this progress." Pai alsopraised Carowitz's work as actingchief. "Michael's steady hand atthe helm of this important Bureauhas helped us stay on task inprotecting consumers andenforcing the law," Pai said.The Enforcement Bureau is

charged with enforcing theCommunications Act, FCC rules,and various licensing terms andconditions. It also investigatesinstances of possible unlawfulconduct involving the regulatedRF spectrum.

A recent flurry of FCCEnforcement Bureaucorrespondence to allegedunlicensed broadcasters hastargeted at least one moreradio amateur this time inthe Greater New York Cityarea.It's not the first time Winston

A. Tulloch, KC2ALN, ofPaterson, New Jersey, hasheard from the FCC, whichhas had Tulloch in its sightsfor at least several monthsregarding a pirate FM stationon 90.9 MHz. Last November,the Enforcement Bureau sentTulloch a Notice of UnlicensedOperation after receivinginformation that he wasoperating a radio station. FCCagents used directionfindingtechniques to zero in on asignal on 90.9 MHz comingfrom his residence."The field strength of the

signal on frequency 90.9 MHzwas measured at 105,451microvolts per meter (uV/m) at101 meters, which exceededthe maximum permitted levelof 250 uV/m at 3 meters fornonlicensed devices," theFCC said.Tulloch was sent a second

Notice of UnlicensedOperation on June 8, afterEnforcement Bureau agentsfrom the FCC's New Yorkoffice on May 2 responded toa complaint of an unlicensedFM station operating on 90.9

FCC crackdown on piratebroadcasters targets at leastone more amateur licensee

MHz in Paterson. This time,the signal, measured at176,526 uV/m, wasdetermined to be emanatingfrom another residence about1 mile from Tulloch's. TheFCC said someone at theresidence identified Tulloch asthe station's operator.A third Notice of Unlicensed

Operation followed on June30, after Enforcement Bureauagents following up in theunlicensed FM stationinvestigation in Paterson onJune 12 confirmed bydirectionfinding techniquesthat the signal on 90.9 MHzwas continuing to come fromthe same residence.FCC Enforcement Bureau

Region 1 Director David C.Dombrowski has advisedTulloch three times now that the unlicensed radiooperation on 90.9 MHz "mustbe discontinued immediately."The Commission'senforcement resources arealready suffering from lastyear's closing of FCC fieldoffices and the layoffs of fieldagents, however, and theadministration has called forcutting the FCC's budget.In late May, the Enforcement

Bureau issued a Notice ofViolation (NoV) to Lyle E.Hilden, KD6LUL, of Vista,California, alleging that he hadengaged in pirate radiobroadcasting on the FM band.

Irene Kubica, NH7PE, is an avidparticipant in 10meter activityand encourages hamsat all levels to join in the fun.

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TenTen International QSO PartiesFor those who join in the TenTen QSO Parties, remember: You can assign your score to the

Aloha Chapter. Logs must be postmarked no later than 15 days after the respective QSO Party.To see what’s open on 10 meters, listen to the beacons from 28.17528.300 so you will know

where DX is coming from.The TenTen International News has reprinted several antenna articles by L.B. Cebik (SK),

W4RNL #41159.TenTen International pins are available for purchase at $2 each. See www.tenten.org for details.CW news: FISTS Get Your Feet Wet Activity Day! Every third Sunday from 0001 to 2400 UTC on

80 and 40 meters (3.5587.110 MHz); exchange name, QTH, FIST #, RST.

Have a hankering for ragchewing?Check into the daily (except Sunday) SSB nets at 8 a.m. HST

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