March 2001
Volume 85 Number 3

David Sumner, K1ZZ

CONTENTS
Publisher
Mark J. Wilson, K1RO
Editor
Technical
Steve Ford, WB8IMY
Managing Editor 32 A Simple TRF Receiver for Tracking RFI Rick Littlefield, K1BQT
Joel P. Kleinman, N1BKE Hunt down those strange signals that are driving you crazy.
Associate Technical Editor
Larry D. Wolfgang, WR1B; Dean Straw, N6BV;
37 The Warbler—A Simple PSK31 Transceiver for 80 Meters
Robert Schetgen, KU7G; Charles L. Dave Benson, NN1G and George Heron, N2APB
Hutchinson, K8CH; Paul Pagel, N1FB Could this be the easiest, least-expensive PSK31 transceiver ever designed?
Senior Assistant Technical Editors
Joe Bottiglieri, AA1GW 44 How to Maximize Your Receiver’s Effective Selectivity
Assistant Technical Editor Part 2—Dealing with noise and interference. Larry Scheff, W4QEJ
Ed Hare, W1RFI; Zack Lau, W1VT;
Mike Tracy, KC1SX; Al Alvareztorres, AA1DO 72 Product Review Joe Bottiglieri, AA1GW
Laboratory Staff
The Elecraft K1 QRP CW transceiver, Rotor-EZ by Idiom Press.
Rick Lindquist, N1RL
Senior News Editor
Rosalie White, K1STO
Public Service
Dan Henderson, N1ND
Contests
Mary E. Lau, N1VH
At the Foundation
Bernie McClenny, W3UR
How’s DX?
Bill Moore, NC1L
DXCC, VUCC
John Hennessee, N1KB
Washington Mailbox
John Troster, W6ISQ; Emil Pocock, W3EP;
Diane Ortiz, K2DO; Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU;
Paul L. Rinaldo, W4RI; Al Brogdon, W1AB; 37
George Fremin III, K5TR; Roger Burch, WF4N;
John Dilks, K2TQN; Rich Arland, K7SZ; 48
H. Ward Silver, N0AX; Kirk Kleinschmidt, NT0Z
Contributing Editors
Michelle Bloom, WB1ENT
Production Supervisor
Jodi Morin, KA1JPA
Assistant Production Supervisor/Layout
Sue Fagan
News and Features
Graphic Design Supervisor
David Pingree, N1NAS
9 “It Seems to Us. . .” Dues
Senior Technical Illustrator 15 DC Currents Steve Mansfield, N1MZA
Michael Daniels
Technical Illustrator ARRL Board approves new legislative positions.
Joe Shea, Paul Lappen 28 Classic Kits—Unbuilt or Rebuilt George Blahun Jr, KS1U
Production Assistants
Experience the joy of rebuilding or restoring a vintage kit.
Ed Vibert
Proofreader 42 The Great Paper Chase Billy B. Johnson, WB5RYB
John Bee, N1GNV The rich history of amateur equipment manuals and promotional flyers.
Advertising Manager
Hanan Al-Rayyashi, KB1AFX 48 Hallicrafters’ Chevy, Buick and Cadillac Mike O’Brien, K0MYW
Advertising Production Coordinator
Classic gear from the Golden Age of Hallicrafters.
Melissa Yrayta
Advertising Assistant 60 The 2001 Annual Board Meeting Dave Patton, NT1N
Debra Jahnke Tough issues and tough decisions make for a transition.
Circulation Manager
Kathy Capodicasa, N1GZO 68 Happenings Rick Lindquist, N1RL
Deputy Circulation Manager
ARRL seeks FCC review, reversal of Wireless Bureau PRB-1 denial; AO-40
project leader “optimistic”; ISS Expedition 2 crew scheduled for launch;
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 QST Workbench
52 The Doctor is IN
Finding the hot spots; “sense” terminals on power supplies; a broken
G5RV; more...
54 Test Your Knowledge! H. Ward Silver, N0AX
A “puzzling” quiz on QSLs and awards.
55 Tricks, Hints and Tips for the Portable Satellite Operator
Charles “Chuck” Duey, KI0AG
Yes, you can enjoy the amateur satellites with minimal equipment!
58 Hints & Kinks Bob Schetgen, KU7G
Adding a trickle-charge mode to Kenwood’s wall-transformer charger,
more D-104 mods, protecting coax connections...
105 Short Takes Steve Ford, WB8IMY
DX4WIN/32 logging software.

Our Cover:
It’s the 1940s all over again, when grand old
transmitters such as the Hallicrafters HT-6
ruled the airwaves. Read the fascinating
story of the HT-6, and its cousin, the HT-9,
on page 48. (Mike O’Brien, K0MYW,
provided the HT-6 shown in our cover
87 photograph. The S43 receiver is from the
collection of Joe Bottglieri, AA1GW. QSLs
were from the estate of W5NW.)

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THE AMERICAN RADIO
RELAY LEAGUE INC
R R “IT SEEMS TO US…”
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The American Radio Relay League Inc is a
noncommercial association of radio amateurs,
organized for the promotion of interest in
Dues
Amateur Radio communication and experimenta-
tion, for the establishment of networks to provide No one likes a dues increase. No one likes to recover some of the costs of our operat-
communication in the event of disasters or other to pay more for something today than they ing programs.
emergencies, for the advancement of the radio art
and of the public welfare, for the representation of
did yesterday, and ARRL members are no Alternate funding: Members have contrib-
the radio amateur in legislative matters, and for the exception. Even if they are among the many uted generously to the Fund for the Defense
maintenance of fraternalism and a high standard of thousands who make voluntary contribu- of Amateur Radio Frequencies, permitting a
conduct.
ARRL is an incorporated association without
tions above and beyond the basic dues, necessary expansion of our advocacy efforts
capital stock chartered under the laws of the State members prefer to do so because they want without our having to rob other programs.
of Connecticut, and is an exempt organization to and not because they have to. Thanks to the bequest of Ethel M. Smith,
under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986. Its affairs are governed by a Board ARRL Directors really don’t like a dues K4LMB, we were able to launch the Certifi-
of Directors, whose voting members are elected increase. As volunteers they prefer dealing cation and Continuing Education Program
every three years by the general membership. The with happy rather than unhappy members. without diverting resources from other
officers are elected or appointed by the directors.
The League is noncommercial, and no one who No one ever tells his or her Director, “Thank needed activities. We have found outside
could gain financially from the shaping of its affairs you for voting to raise my dues. I’ve been sources of seed money for the ARRL Ama-
is eligible for membership on its Board. hoping for a long time that you would.” teur Radio Education Project, described on
“Of, by, and for the radio amateur,” the ARRL
numbers within its ranks the vast majority of active Still, costs generally go up over time and this page last September.
amateurs in the nation and has a proud history of adjustments have to be made. Politicians get As successful as these efforts have been in
achievement as the standard-bearer in amateur affairs. around this problem by setting taxes as a closing the gap between what needs to be
A bona fide interest in Amateur Radio is the only
essential qualification of membership; an Amateur percentage of something that will increase done for Amateur Radio and the resources
Radio license is not a prerequisite, although full over time, such as income, retail sales, or that are available to do the job, we must do
voting membership is granted only to licensed
amateurs in the US.
property values. With very few exceptions, more. When management reviewed our
Membership inquiries and general correspon- talk of a “tax cut” refers to a cut in the rate, three-year budget plan with the Administra-
dence should be addressed to the administrative not in the amount actually collected from tion & Finance Committee last fall it was
headquarters; see page 10 for detailed contact
information. each taxpayer. apparent that we faced growing deficits that
In 1981, the ARRL Board set the dues at cost-cutting alone could not bridge. The com-
Founding President (1914-1936) $25. Had the Board instead said that the dues mittee could not endorse such deficits, nor
Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW
would be $25 adjusted annually for the could it suggest abandoning the programs
Officers change in the Consumer Price Index, the and initiatives that the Amateur Radio Ser-
President: JIM D. HAYNIE,* W5JBP, dues today would be more than $46! In other vice requires for a healthy future. Instead,
3226 Newcastle Dr, Dallas, TX 75220-1640;
(214-366-9400); w5jbp@arrl.org words, the actual increases in dues over the the committee decided that what is needed is
First Vice President: JOEL M. HARRISON,* past two decades have not even begun to a serious commitment to the development of
W5ZN, 528 Miller Rd, Judsonia, AR 72081; keep pace with inflation. Yet, through a voluntary funding sources. The committee
(501-729-4152); w5zn@arrl.org
Vice President: KAY C. CRAIGIE, WT3P, combination of improved productivity, cost recommended, and in January the Board
5 Faggs Manor Ln, Paoli, PA 19301; (610-993-9623); cutting, user fees, and other alternative endorsed, the creation of a Development
wt3p@arrl.org
sources of funding, the ARRL today is do- Department at ARRL Headquarters.
Vice President: JOHN C. KANODE, N4MM,
1741 Old Chapel Rd, Boyce, VA 22620; ing more than ever for Amateur Radio and It will take some time—at least two or
(540-837-1340); n4mm@arrl.org its membership. For example, just in the past three years—for the new department to be-
International Affairs Vice President: few months we have brought you a larger, gin to succeed. Even then it would not be
RODNEY STAFFORD, W6ROD, 5155 Shadow
Estates, San Jose, CA 95135; (408-274-0492); full-color QST and an improved Web site. reasonable to look to alternative sources to
w6rod@arrl.org Here are some other examples: fund programs that principally benefit indi-
Executive Vice President: DAVID SUMNER,* K1ZZ Improved productivity: We have invested vidual members. These programs are prop-
Secretary: DAVID SUMNER, K1ZZ
in technology so our staff can work faster erly funded by dues and user fees. There-
Treasurer: JAMES McCOBB Jr, W1LLU
Chief Financial Officer: BARRY J. SHELLEY, N1VXY
and better. This has allowed us to reduce fore, the committee also recommended to
Chief Operating Officer: MARK WILSON, K1RO staff in some areas and to add new programs the Board a modest increase in membership
and services without increasing overall staff dues effective July 1. There was consider-
Staff size. able debate about the timing and the amount
Technical Relations Manager
Paul Rinaldo, W4RI
Cost cutting: We have greatly reduced the of the increase, particularly for the growing
Legislative and Public Affairs Manager amount of paper we mail out to volunteers number of members eligible for the senior
Steve Mansfield, N1MZA by shifting to electronic distribution, result- discount, but there was general agreement
General Counsel ing in dramatic savings in printing and post- that authorizing a dues increase this year
Christopher Imlay, W3KD
age. The Board members themselves have was the only responsible course of action.
PUBLICATIONS helped by reducing the amount of travel that The Board settled on $39 per year as the
Manager: Mark Wilson, K1RO
Advertising Department
is required for the governance of League regular rate and $34 as the senior rate. No
John Bee, N1GNV, Manager affairs through increased reliance on elec- changes were proposed to the youth, family
Circulation Department tronic mail and telephone conferencing. or blind member rates.
Debra Jahnke, Manager
Katherine Capodicasa, N1GZO, Deputy Manager
Today it would be impossible to function as Members who are concerned about the in-
a Board member without a computer, yet crease can lock in present rates by renewing
MEMBERSHIP SERVICES
Manager: Wayne Mills, N7NG the Board members buy their own comput- early, any time before July 1. Even better,
ers; they are not provided by the ARRL. consider Life Membership! A two-year pay-
FIELD & EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
Manager: Rosalie White, K1STO User fees: We have reduced the burden ment plan (with no interest charges) is avail-
on membership dues of a number of mem- able. The rules and application are available
VOLUNTEER EXAMINER DEPARTMENT
Manager: Bart Jahnke, W9JJ bership services such as the Outgoing QSL on the Web at www.arrl.org/lmember.pdf
Business Staff
Service by asking the users of those ser- or by mail from the Circulation Department.
Business Manager: Barry J. Shelley, N1VXY vices to shoulder a larger share. Thanks to a Nearly 20,000 ARRL members have be-
Comptroller: LouAnn Campanello
change in the law we are now able to pass come Life Members as an expression of their
Information Services: Don Durand, Manager
most of the cost of the ARRL Volunteer Ex- commitment to the organization and as a
Office Manager: Robert Boucher
aminer program along to the examinees who hedge against future dues increases. There’s
*Executive Committee Member
benefit from the program. The sale of pins no time like the present to join them!—
and plaques has proved to be a popular way David Sumner, K1ZZ
March 2001 9
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ARRL Directors
Atlantic Division Great Lakes Division Northwestern Division Southeastern Division
BERNIE FULLER, N3EFN GEORGE RACE, WB8BGY GREG MILNES, W7OZ FRANK M. BUTLER JR, W4RH*
17668 Price Rd, Saegertown, PA 16433 3865 Gibbs Rd, Albion, MI 49224 740 SE 24th Ave, Hillsboro, OR 323 Elliott Rd SE, Ft Walton Beach,
(814-763-1529); (517-531-4758); 97123-7286 (503-648-6990); FL 32548 (850-244-5425);
n3efn@arrl.org wb8bgy@arrl.org w7oz@arrl.org w4rh@arrl.org
Vice Director: William C. Edgar, N3LLR, Vice Director: Gary L. Johnston, Vice Director: Jim Fenstermaker, Vice Director: Evelyn Gauzens,
22 Jackson Ave, Bradford, PA 16701 KI4LA, 3056 Hergott Dr, K9JF, 10312 NE 161st Ave, W4WYR, 2780 NW 3rd St, Miami, FL
(814-362-1250); n3llr@arrl.org Edgewood, KY 41017-3377 Vancouver, WA 98682 (360-256- 33125 (305-642-4139);
Central Division (859-341-7477); ki4la@arrl.org 1716); k9jf@arrl.org w4wyr@arrl.org
GEORGE R. ISELY, W9GIG Hudson Division Pacific Division Southwestern Division
736 Fellows St, St. Charles, IL 60174 FRANK FALLON, N2FF* JIM MAXWELL, W6CF, FRIED HEYN, WA6WZO*
(630-584-3510); 30 E Williston Ave, East Williston, PO Box 473, Redwood Estates, CA 962 Cheyenne St, Costa Mesa, CA
w9gig@arrl.org NY 11596 (516-746-7652); 95044 (408-353-3911); 92626 (714-549-8516);
Vice Director: Howard S. Huntington, n2ff@arrl.org w6cf@arrl.org wa6wzo@arrl.org
K9KM, 25350 N Marilyn Ln, Hawthorn Vice Director: Stephen A. Mendelsohn, Vice Director: Bob Vallio, W6RGG, Vice Director: Art Goddard, W6XD,
Woods, IL 60047 (847-438-3452); W2ML, 318 New Milford Ave, 18655 Sheffield Rd, Castro Valley, 2901 Palau Pl, Costa Mesa, CA
k9km@arrl.org Dumont, NJ 07628 (201-384-0570); CA 94546 (510-537-6704); 92626 (714-556-4396);
Dakota Division w2ml@arrl.org w6rgg@arrl.org w6xd@arrl.org
JAY BELLOWS, K0QB Midwest Division Roanoke Division West Gulf Division
997 Portland Ave, St Paul, MN 55104 WADE WALSTROM, W0EJ DENNIS BODSON, W4PWF COY C. DAY, N5OK
(651-983-2420); k0qb@arrl.org 7431 Macon Dr, Cedar Rapids, IA 233 N Columbus St, Arlington, VA RR1, Box 254, Union City, OK
Vice Director: Twila Greenheck, N0JPH, 52411 (319-393-8982); w0ej@arrl.org 22203 (703-243-3743); 73090-9726 (405-483-5632);
3333 Owasso Heights Rd, Vice Director: Bruce Frahm, K0BJ, w4pwf@arrl.org n5ok@arrl.org
Shoreview, MN 55126 (651-483-1214); PO Box DX, Colby, KS 67701 Vice Director: Leslie Shattuck Sr, Vice Director: David Woolweaver,
n0jph@arrl.org (785-462-7388); k0bj@arrl.org K4NK, 127 Henderson St, Greenville, K5RAV, 2210 S. 77 Sunshine Strip,
Delta Division New England Division SC 29611 (864-421-0732); Harlingen, TX 78550 (956-425-3128);
TOM FRENAYE, K1KI* k4nk@arrl.org k5rav@arrl.org
RICK RODERICK, K5UR
PO Box 1463, Little Rock, AR 72203 PO Box J, West Suffield, CT 06093 Rocky Mountain Division
(501-988-2527); k5ur@arrl.org (860-668-5444); k1ki@arrl.org WALT STINSON, W0CP,
Vice Director: Henry R. Leggette, Vice Director: Mike Raisbeck, K1TWF, 999 S Logan St, Denver, CO 80209 As an ARRL member, you elect the
WD4Q, 7335 Ginger Snap Cove, 85 High St, Chelmsford, MA 01824 (303-770-3926); w0cp@arrl.org directors and vice directors who
Memphis, TN 38125-4732 (978-250-1235); k1twf@arrl.org Vice Director: Warren G. “Rev” represent your division on ARRL
(901-757-0444); wd4q@arrl.org Morton, WS7W, 1341 Trojan Dr, policy matters. If you have a question
Casper, WY 82609 (307-235-2799); or comment about League policies,
ws7w@arrl.org contact your representatives at the
*Executive Committee Member addresses shown.
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 Get to Know Your Section Manager
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Atlantic Division Northwestern Division

Delaware Randall K. Carlson, WB0JJX, 121 Scarborough Park Dr, Alaska L. Kent Petty, KL5T, 21440 Falling Water Cir, Eagle River,
No 10, Wilmington, DE 19804 (302-655-6179); AK 99517 (907-243-5856); kl5t@arrl.org
wb0jjx@arrl.org Eastern Washington Kyle Pugh, KA7CSP, W 5006 Houston Ave, Spokane, WA
Eastern Pennsylvania Eric Olena, WB3FPL, RR5 Box 5687, Mohnton, PA 19540 99208 (509-327-5039); ka7csp@arrl.org
(610-775-0526); wb3fpl@arrl.org Idaho Michael Elliott, K7BOI, 11286 West Hickory Dale Dr, Boise, ID
Maryland-DC William Howard, WB3V, 2304 Snowflake Dr, Odenton, 83713-1028 (208-376-3458); k7boi@arrl.org
MD 21113 (410-551-6775); wb3v@arrl.org Montana Darrell Thomas, N7KOR, 743 33rd Ave NE, Great Falls,
Northern New York Thomas Dick, KF2GC, 4 Jenkins St, Saranac Lake, NY MT 59404 (406-453-8574); n7kor@arrl.org
12983 (518-891-0508); kf2gc@arrl.org Oregon William Sawders, K7ZM, 19821 Ponderosa St, Bend, OR
Southern New Jersey Jean Priestley, KA2YKN, 7158 Chandler Ave, 97702 (541-389-6258); k7zm@arrl.org
Pennsauken, NJ 08105 (856-662-3587); Western Washington Harry Lewis, W7JWJ, 10352 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle,
ka2ykn@arrl.org WA 98125 (206-523-9117); w7jwj@arrl.org
Western New York Scott Bauer, W2LC, 1964 Connors Rd, Pacific Division
Baldwinsville, NY 13027 (315-638-7551); w2lc@arrl.org
East Bay Andy Oppel, KF6RCO, 1308 Burbank St, Alameda,
Western Pennsylvania John V. Rodgers, N3MSE, 803 S Main St, Butler, PA
CA 94501-3946 (510-523-3953); kf6rco@arrl.org
16001-6326 (724-287-0424); n3mse@arrl.org
Nevada Jan Welsh, NK7N, 59 Constitution Ave, Henderson, NV
Central Division 89015-5702 (702-565-0242); nk7n@arrl.org
Illinois Bruce Boston, KD9UL, 815 E 3rd St, Beardstown, IL Pacific Ronald Phillips, AH6HN, HCR 2 Box 6637, Keaau, HI
62618 (217-323-9809); kd9ul@arrl.org 96749 (808-982-6513); ah6hn@arrl.org
Indiana Peggy Coulter, W9JUJ, 12330 SCR 200 E, Muncie, IN Sacramento Valley Jerry Boyd, K6BZ, PO Box 252, Igo, CA 96047
47302 (765-288-0481); w9juj@arrl.org (530-396-2256); k6bz@arrl.org
Wisconsin Donald Michalski, W9IXG, 4214 Mohawk Dr, Madison, San Francisco Leonard Gwinn, WA6KLK, 2960 Blackhawk Dr, Willits, CA
WI 53711 (608-274-1886); w9ixg@arrl.org 95490-9704; wa6klk@arrl.org
Dakota Division San Joaquin Valley Donald Costello, W7WN, 1900 N Ashby Rd, No. 9,
Minnesota Randy “Max” Wendel, KM0D, 8539 Bryant Ave S, Merced, CA 95348 (209-383-5739); w7wn@arrl.org
Bloomington, MN 55420-2147 (952-888-5953); Santa Clara Valley Glenn Thomas, WB6W, 502 Walnut Dr, Milpitas, CA
km0d@arrl.org 95035-4133 (408-263-9450); wb6w@arrl.org
North Dakota Kent Olson, KAØLDG, 7702 Forest River Road, Fargo, ND
58104-8004 (701-298-0956); ka0ldg@arrl.org Roanoke Division
South Dakota Roland Cory, W0YMB, 815 2nd Ave W, Mobridge, SD North Carolina John Covington, W4CC, PO Box 217122, Charlotte, NC
57601 (605-845-2400); w0ymb@arrl.org 28221(704-577-9405); w4cc@arrl.org
Delta Division South Carolina Patricia Hensley, N4ROS, 164 N Main St PO Box 70,
Arkansas Roger Gray, N5QS, PO Box 166, Searcy, AR 72145 Richburg, SC 29729-0070 (803-789-5810); n4ros@arrl.org
(501-729-5489); n5qs@arrl.org Virginia Lynn Gahagan, AF4CD, 208 Velva Dr, Chesapeake, VA
Louisiana Mickey Cox, K5MC, 754 Cheniere-Drew Rd, West Monroe, 23325 (757-545-1290); af4cd@arrl.org
LA 71291 (318-397-1980); k5mc@arrl.org West Virginia O. N. “Olie” Rinehart, WD8V, 1256 Ridge Dr,
Mississippi Malcolm Keown, W5XX, 14 Lake Circle Dr, Vicksburg, MS South Charleston, WV 25309-2434 (304-768-9534);
39180 (601-636-0827); w5xx@arrl.org wd8v@arrl.org
Tennessee O. D. Keaton, WA4GLS, 141 Medearis Dr, Old Hickory, Rocky Mountain Division
TN 37138 (615-758-2329); wa4gls@arrl.org Colorado Tim Armagost, WB0TUB, 6337 S Lafayette Pl, Littleton, CO
Great Lakes Division 80121 (303-795-9683); wb0tub@arrl.org
Kentucky Bill Uschan, K4MIS, 800 Leawood Dr #27, Frankfort, KY New Mexico Joe Knight, W5PDY, 10408 Snow Heights Blvd NE,
40601 (502-226-6784); k4mis@arrl.org Albuquerque, NM 87112 (505-299-4581); w5pdy@arrl.org
Michigan Richard Mondro, W8FQT, 800 Dover St, Dearborn Heights, Utah Mel Parkes, AC7CP, 2166 E 2100 North, Layton, UT 84040
MI 48127 (313-730-2111); w8fqt@arrl.org (801-547-1753); ac7cp@arrl.org
Ohio Joseph J. Phillips, K8QOE, 2800 Jupiter Dr, Fairfield, OH Wyoming Robert Williams, N7LKH, PO Box 130, Wapiti, WY 82450
45014-5022 (513-874-0006); k8qoe@arrl.org (307-527-7758); n7lkh@arrl.org
Hudson Division Southeastern Division
Eastern New York Robert Leiden, KR2L, 19 Willowbrook Rd, Glenville, NY Alabama Bill Cleveland, KR4TZ, 2113 Wildwood Place, Mobile,
12302 (518-399-9343); kr2l@arrl.org AL 36609-2583 (334-661-3892); kr4tz@arrl.org
NYC-Long Island George Tranos, N2GA, PO Box 296, Bellport, NY 11713, Georgia Sandy Donahue, W4RU, 15010 Briarhill Ln, Atlanta, GA 30324
(631-286-7562); n2ga@arrl.org (404-315-1443); w4ru@arrl.org
Northern New Jersey Jeffrey M. Friedman, K3JF, 1 Churchill Dr, Succasunna, Northern Florida Rudy Hubbard, WA4PUP, PO Box 843, Milton, FL
NJ 07876-1803 (973-927-8182); k3jf@arrl.org 32572-0843 (850-626-0620); wa4pup@arrl.org
Southern Florida Phyllisan West, KA4FZI, 1410 Shelby Parkway, Cape Coral,
Midwest Division FL 33904 (941-574-3467); ka4fzi@arrl.org
Iowa Jim Lasley, N0JL, PO Box 5, Chillicothe, IA 52548 Puerto Rico Victor Madera, KP4PQ, PO Box 191917, San Juan, PR
(641-935-4337); n0jl@arrl.org 00919-1917 (787-789-4998); kp4pq@arrl.org
Kansas Orlan Q. Cook, W0OYH, 12110 West 71st St, Shawnee, Virgin Islands John Ellis, NP2B, PO Box 24492, Christiansted, St Croix, VI
KS 66216 (913-631-0423); w0oyh@arrl.org 00824 (340-773-9643); np2b@arrl.org
Missouri Dale C. Bagley, K0KY, PO Box 13, Macon, MO 63552-1822 West Central Florida Dave Armbrust, AE4MR, 3024 Salem Ave, Sarasota, FL
(660-385-3629); k0ky@arrl.org 34232 (941-378-1701); ae4mr@arrl.org
Nebraska Bill McCollum, KE0XQ, 1314 Deer Park Blvd, Omaha, NE
Southwestern Division
68108 (402-734-3316); ke0xq@arrl.org
Arizona Clifford Hauser, KD6XH, 8741 N Hollybrook Ave, Tucson,
New England Division AZ 85742 (520-744-9095); kd6xh@arrl.org
Connecticut Betsey Doane, K1EIC, 92 Mohegan Rd, Shelton, CT Los Angeles Phineas J. Icenbice Jr, W6BF, 19323 Halsted St,
06484-2448 (203-929-7759); k1eic@arrl.org Northridge, CA 91324 (818-349-3186); w6bf@arrl.org
Eastern Massachusetts Phil Temples, K9HI, Apt 808, 125 Coolidge Ave, Orange Joe H. Brown, W6UBQ, 5444 La Sierra, Riverside, CA
Watertown, MA 02472-2875 (617-926-5986); 92505 (909-687-8394); w6ubq@arrl.org
k9hi@arrl.org San Diego Tuck Miller, NZ6T, 3122 E 2nd St, National City, CA 9195 0
Maine William Woodhead, N1KAT, 63 1st Ave, Auburn, ME 04210 (619-475-7333); nz6t@arrl.org
(207-782-4862); n1kat@arrl.org Santa Barbara Robert Griffin, K6YR, 1436 Johnson Ave, San Luis Obispo,
New Hampshire Al Shuman, N1FIK, PO Box 119, Goffstown, NH CA 93401-3734 (805-543-3346); k6yr@arrl.org
03045-0119 (603-487-3333); n1fik@arrl.org
West Gulf Division
Rhode Island Armand E. Lambert, K1FLD, 144 Summer St, Woonsocket,
RI 02895 (401-762-0536); k1fld@arrl.org North Texas Donald L. Mathis, KB5YAM, 1190 Emerald Sound Blvd,
Vermont Bob DeVarney, WE1U, 43 W Milton Rd, Milton, VT 05468 Oak Point, TX 75068-2236 (972-292-1203); kb5yam@arrl.org
(802-482-4280); we1u@arrl.org Oklahoma Charlie Calhoun, K5TTT, 16101 E 98th St N, Owasso, OK
Western Massachusetts William Voedisch, W1UD, 240 Main St, Leominster, MA 74055 (918-272-9872); k5ttt@arrl.org
01453 (978-537-2502); w1ud@arrl.org South Texas E. Ray Taylor, N5NAV, 688 Comal Ave, New Braunfels, TX
78130 (830-625-1683); n5nav@arrl.org
West Texas Clay Emert, K5TRW, 109 Pasodale Rd, El Paso, TX
79907-6009 (915-859-5502); k5trw@arrl.org

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 DC Currents
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Manager, Legislative and Public Affairs

Just as radio waves aren’t constrained by artificial boundaries, neither is ARRL’s

government relations effort. “DC Currents” covers behind-the-scenes activity you
need to know about in Congress, at the FCC and other regulatory agencies, as
well as at worldwide bodies such as the International Telecommunication Union.

Board Approves New Legislative Positions

An organization that holds no well- the association stands for. gress to step forward as a sponsor.
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defined beliefs about issues of the Throughout the 107th Congress, the Other positions included: a statement of
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day is forced to reinvent itself every positions will be posted on the ARRL Web support for federal preemption of tele-
time new legislation comes down the site. They are also published in a pocket- communications regulation, which
pike. In an environment where about sized booklet that is widely distributed to amounts to a declaration of support for the
10,000 bills are introduced during a given elected representatives and staff in Wash- FCC’s continued promulgation and en-
session, such an organization often is un- ington. These positions actually become forcement of telecommunications regula-
able to act quickly and decisively. Why? the talking points we use when we meet tion; a position urging the total exemption
Because if that organization stands for with those representatives and staff. of public service (including amateur)
anything, it is usually a well-kept secret. Most of the ARRL Legislative Positions frequencies from potential spectrum
This is why, every two years, the ARRL are simple refinements of positions from auction, as well as a position actually
Board of Directors approves a new set of previous years. The only entirely new carving out and protecting amateur spec-
“Legislative Positions” that reflect the position approved by the board was an trum like a technological “national park”
Board’s beliefs and objectives in what are initiative asking Congress to support FCC and another position statutorily exempting
believed to be the most important areas of efforts to clarify the Commission’s limited Amateur Radio from license fees unless
federal telecommunications law for Ama- preemption policy governing residential such fees provide additional services or
teur Radio, and areas that are most likely to amateur radio antennas to include CC&Rs, benefits. The board approved a position
show some sort of legislative action in perceived by many hams, and most of the requiring the FCC to adopt mandatory
Congress. board, to be among today’s major issues. RFI standards for consumer electronic
At its January meeting in Dallas, the This is the first time ARRL will be for- devices, a position opposing legislation
ARRL Board of Directors approved legisla- mally seeking the assistance of Congress that expands current restrictions against
tive positions to guide our lobbying and in addressing the thorny issue of CC&Rs, cellular and PCS eavesdropping, and a
informational activities on Capitol Hill which we have previously attempted to position urging Congress to support the
during the 107th Congress. These positions, deal with exclusively through the FCC. Of Military Affiliate Radio Service (MARS)
which appear in the minutes (see “Moved course, any forward motion may depend through legislation, funding or other
and Seconded” in this issue) reflect what upon the willingness of a member of Con- measures.

State Legislatures Still Top Heavy with “Driving While Cellular” Bills
• While waiting for the 107th Congress to complete its early session housekeeping and coordinate its agendas with the newly installed Bush
administration, we turned our analytical eye on telecommunications legislation cropping up in state general assemblies around the country.
Through the magic of computers, we did a quick national database search for the last session and the new session using about a dozen rel-
evant key words like “radio,” “cellular” and “antenna.” The resulting sample below suggests that while states are taking a broad approach to
the various issues of telecommunication, the issue of “driving while cellular” continues to pop up at fairly regular intervals and seems to
dominate some agendas. (See April and September 2000 “DC Currents.”) It also suggests that some states are becoming a bit more thought-
ful and creative in their approach to this issue, and that in some states, several legislators are simultaneously leading the charge.
Arizona SB.1005 would prohibit the use of cellular telephones or while driving. Also exempts individuals in possession of a current
other electronic devices while driving. The bill exempts individuals and valid Novice class or higher Amateur Radio license issued by
possessing an Amateur Radio license. the FCC and an Amateur Radio operator special registration plate.
Connecticut HB.5067 would provide that it is a violation when a Essentially same as above.
driver using a cellular telephone causes a motor vehicle accident. Illinois HB.4753 would reduce the additional fee for Amateur Radio
Illinois HB.4228 would authorize the county board of any county to license plates from $4 down to $3.
regulate the placement, construction and modification of the facili- Illinois SB.1522 would remove some restrictions against telecom-
ties of a telecommunications carrier as provided in the federal Tele- munication carriers locating antennas, but mandates these compa-
communications Act of 1996. nies to place fences, landscape and provide lighting around an-
Illinois HB.4728 would forbid wearing headset receivers while tenna structures.
driving, but exempts “single sided headset type receiving and trans- Michigan HB.5563 would require anyone seeking to construct a
mitting equipment designed to be used in or on one ear which is new cellular tower first to submit a proposal and receive approval
used exclusively for providing two-way radio vocal communications from the Michigan Public Service Commission.
by an individual in possession of a current and valid Novice class or Michigan HB.5862 would prohibit using a handheld cellular tele-
higher Amateur Radio license issued by the FCC and an Amateur phone that prevents both hands from being on the steering wheel,
Radio special registration plate.” including in parking areas!
Illinois HB.4733 would bar drivers from wearing headset receivers Michigan HB.6012 would forbid equipping a vehicle with a radio
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receiver, or possession in a vehicle a portable radio receiver that other driver distractions on highway and traffic safety and reducing
receives radio frequencies assigned by the FCC for police purposes. motor vehicle accidents related to the use of cellular telephones or
Amateur licensees are exempted. similar equipment while driving.
Michigan SB.1015 would make it a violation to use a handheld New York AB.4361 would prohibit the use of hand-held cellular
cellular telephone that prevents a driver from having both hands on phones by motor vehicle operators. Nothing in the bill would inter-
the wheel of the vehicle. fere with the use of a Citizen’s Band radio.
New Jersey AB.408 would ban the use of mobile phones while New York AB.9947 would prohibit political subdivisions from
operating a motor vehicle. enacting ordinances, bylaws or orders that prohibit the construction
New Jersey AB.1593 Under current law, hams are permitted to of or use of an antenna structure by a federally licensed Amateur
display Amateur Radio call letters on license plates. This bill would Radio operator.
permit the words “Amateur Radio” also to be displayed. New York AB.11024 would require police to include information
New Jersey AB.1801 would forbid commercial communications relating to the use of cellular telephones in accident reports.
tower facilities from being erected on any proposed site if that facil- New York SB.6339 would ban the use of cellular phones while
ity is to be located within 200 feet of a public or private school. operating a motor vehicle. Use of citizen band radios by public
New Jersey AB.1929 would make it unlawful for any person to safety officials is exempt.
operate a motor vehicle while using a cellular telephone. New York SB.6424 would require police motor vehicle accident
New Jersey AB.2487 would require the Division of Motor Vehicles reports to indicate whether cellular or digital PCS telephones were
to modify accident report forms it supplies to police departments to present in vehicles and whether the use of such telephones was a
provide entries indicating whether a cellular telephone was in the contributing factor.
vehicle and being used when the accident occurred. New York SB.6900 would require the Governor’s Traffic Safety
New Jersey SB.480 would require that a “driver shall not operate a Committee to study the effects of cellular telephone technology and
telephone in a motor vehicle that is in motion.” other driver distractions on highway and traffic safety.
New Jersey SB.577 would require that all parties to a communica- New York SB.7324 would prohibit political subdivisions from
tion must consent prior to the communication being intercepted or enacting ordinances, bylaws or orders which prohibit the construc-
taped. tion of or use of an antenna structure by a federally licensed Ama-
New Jersey SB.849 would establish a penalty for persons who use a teur Radio operator.
cellular telephone while operating a motor vehicle. The bill would New York SB.7460 would prohibit the use of hand-held cellular
also require that motor vehicle accident reports note whether the phones by the operator of a motor vehicle. Nothing contained in the
operator of vehicle in the accident was using a cellular telephone. bill would interfere with the use of a Citizen’s Band radio.
New Jersey SB.1341 Under the current law, an Amateur Radio New York SB.7840 would require the commissioner of motor
operator is permitted to display Amateur Radio call letters on license vehicles to include in the department’s annual summary of motor
plates. Under this bill, the words “Amateur Radio” also would be vehicle accidents information as to whether the use of a cellular
displayed on the license plates. The purpose of the bill is to enable phone by the vehicle operator contributed to the accident.
the public to readily identify Amateur Radio operators, especially in Pennsylvania HB.2184 would bar the use of cellular phone opera-
times of emergency. tion in an unsafe manner while driving. Also permits designating
New Jersey SB.1616 would make it a third or fourth degree offense certain roads as off limits for cellular phone use while driving.
to use electronic communications to commit harassment and/or stalk- Pennsylvania HB.2301 would prohibit the use of hand-held com-
ing. Currently such offenses are considered petty crimes. munication devices while operating a motor vehicle.
New Jersey SB.1627 would bar tracking or speed monitoring of Pennsylvania HB.2841 would provide that “no driver with a junior
motor vehicles via cell phone signals. license or learner’s permit shall operate any motor vehicle on a
New Jersey SB.1867 would require the Commissioner of Transpor- highway of this Commonwealth, which shall include Federal, State
tation annually to compile and make available to the public informa- and municipal highways, while using a cellular telephone, whether
tion on the presence and use of cellular telephones in motor vehicle handheld or otherwise.”
accidents. Virginia HB.1629 would provide that, “no driver of a motor ve-
New Jersey SJR.21 would create a task force to study and make hicle shall use any hand-held wireless communication device while
recommendations concerning driver distractions and their effects on turning his vehicle (i) from a location off the highway onto any
highway safety, including requests to look at the effects of cellular highway or from any highway to a location off the highway, (ii)
telephones or similar equipment. from one highway to another or (iii) on to or off of any highway
New York AB.1435 would require the Governor’s Traffic Safety on-ramp or off-ramp or any other entrance to or exit from any
Committee to study the effects of cellular telephone technology and controlled access highway.”

Media Hits
•howA full page in the Rock Hill Herald (South Carolina) observed
important Amateur Radio operators had been after flood waters
the various license classes and how to start earning that first ticket.

swept through Rock Hill and hams mobilized to provide emergency •hamVirginia based columnist Bill Wheaton was careful to differentiate
radio from CB in a very informative piece in the Alexandria
communication. The article also gives a delightful glimpse of how Journal and then goes on to present a very detailed analysis of the
some of those hams are having fun when they’re away from their many pleasures of ham radio, as well as its many contributions to
volunteer duties. Featured in the article were Marc Tarplee, public safety. The article also included information on how to
N4UFP, Lee Harmon, W7LEE, Will McKain, KF4JMF, and contact a local club to find out more. How did Wheaton learn so
brothers Richard, KC4ZJO, and David, KF4UWQ, Shepard. much about ham radio? That’s easy. He’s K4DER!
• Trailer Life, with a national circulation of more than 280,000,
featured a fine article on how ham radio can put more zest, interest • Students at PS 101 Maritime Academy in the Bronx, New
York, are talking to hams all over the world thanks to the efforts
and convenience into the lives of RV enthusiasts on the road. Writ- of teacher Anthony DeGennaro, AD1Y, who set up a radio station in
ten by Gordon West, WB6NOA, the article not only outlines many the school. The story appears in Bronx Times Reporter.
of the benefits RVers can discover, but outlines the advantages of

16 March 2001
 UP FRONT IN

VE3XN

The conqueror of Mt Everest. When Garry Hammond, VE3XN,

attended a Rotary Club fundraising event in Stratford, Ontario, he
found himself face to face with Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to
reach the summit of Mt Everest (above, left). Garry asked the famous
explorer if he had ever heard of Father Moran, 9N1MM (SK) while he
was living and working in Nepal. Sir Edmund replied that he had
known Father Moran personally, and that he was well aware of his
work and of Amateur Radio. Garry produced a 9N1MM QSL, and Sir
Edmund was honored to autograph it (above).

Maxim Memorial Station W1AW received a new Yaesu Mark-V

FT-1000MP transceiver, matching speaker unit and a Quadra VL-
1000 linear amplifier under the holiday tree in December. Execu-
tive Vice President for Engineering Mikio Maruya, WA6F (left), visited
ARRL Headquarters to formally present the new gear on behalf of Jun
Hasegawa, President and CEO of Yaesu’s parent company, Vertex
Standard Ltd (formerly Yaesu Musen). ARRL Executive Vice President
David Sumner, K1ZZ (right), expressed the ARRL’s deepest apprecia-
tion for the gift. The new equipment has been installed in W1AW’s
Studio 1 operating suite and is available for use by visitors to the
station. The Mark-V is RICK LINDQUIST, N1RL

an updated version of
the popular FT-1000MP
transceiver. By the
way, Mikio is an Honor
Roll DXer who says
he only needs North
Korea to wrap up When science is magical and magic is art…
DXCC. His wife, Jason Homer of Penn Valley, Pennsylvania isn’t
Saeko, is WA6G; his a ham (at least not yet), but he is an artist and
daughter, Rika, is lover of radio. These fantastic creations that he
KC6JAM. The new calls “electronic sculpture” are working receivers.
Mark V and Quadra Look closely and you can see the batteries,
got its initial workout ferrite loopstick antennas and speakers. Both
during the ARRL sculptures are AM broadcast radios. Jason says
160-Meter Contest. he is working on FM versions as well.
March 2001 19
 Your antenna tuner is toast! When Joe
Novak, K4VK, needed an enclosure for his
homebrew 500-W antenna tuner, his wife
suggested an old toaster. Joe has been using
Let me take you on a sea cruise. Last November the Seven Seas his tuner toaster successfully on 80-10 meters
Cruising Association met in Melbourne, Florida. There were many for the last 2 years.
hams in attendance because Amateur Radio is a common activity
among these pleasure sailors. QST author Sam Ulbing, N4UAU (left),
chaired a seminar and met with Norma Stoffer, W8PZH and Steve JOHN HAMM, KB9VCM
Waterman, K4CJX (right). Steve operates a heavily used WinLink 2000
HF/Internet gateway system.

Look who’s home… Bill Jack-

son, W6HDP of Prescott Valley,
Arizona (left) visited Preston
Smith, N6SS, of Dewey, Ari-
zona who was home on vaca-
tion from the island of Diego
Garcia where he is a merchant
marine radio officer. Preston
may be better known to DXers
as VQ9SS. His home antennas
are impressive—such as this
160-meter top-loaded vertical.

A “Hamm” fort. Andrew Hamm, KB9WNN,

age 14, converted his childhood fort into an
Amateur Radio antenna platform. He is on the
air quite often—when he isn’t busy with Civil
Air Patrol duties.
20 March 2001
 It was just a matter of being in the right place at the right time,
says Randy Shriver, KG3N, of Hanover, Pennsylvania. He managed
to snag the first “informal” contact with ISS Expedition 1 crew com-
mander William “Shep” Shepherd, KD5GSL, on November 13, 2000. “I
only had 20 seconds or so,” said Shriver. Space Station Alpha was over
Newfoundland at the time and had just completed an “engineering
pass” contact with NN1SS at Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland
when Shriver dropped in a quick call, and Shepherd came back to him
using his own call sign. “Well Randy, you are my first contact from the
space station,” Shepherd responded.

A gold-plated tower with a “rainbow loop.”

Bob Johnson, K2SJ, grabbed this shot after a
severe thunderstorm rumbled through the
Westville, New Jersey area.

Radio (and Amateur Radio) on display at

the Smithsonian. Perry Klein, W3PK, re-
cently stopped by the Information Age exhibit
at the Smithsonian Museum of American
History in Washington, DC. No visit is com-
plete without seeing NN3SI, the Smithsonian
Club station (top).
Other displays in-
clude “wireless tele-
graphy,” which high-
lighted early Ama-
teur Radio activities
(left) and the in-
volvement of hams
in the development
of commercial radio
(right). For more
information about
the Smithsonian in
general, see their
Web site at
www.si.edu/.
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 CORRESPONDENCE
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You can also submit letters by fax at 860-594-0259, or via e-mail to: qst@arrl.org.
We read every letter received, but we can only publish a few each month. We reserve the right to edit your letter for clarity,
and to fit the available page space. Of course, the publishers of QST assume no responsibility for statements made by correspondents.

DON’T RAISE THE BARRIERS General written exam, and have been for over 52 years and have managed to

Every month I read letters from hams happily hamming ever since. do fairly well without technical calculus
expressing their dissatisfaction with No, Amateur Radio is not the only and analytic geometry.—J.L. “Mac”
restructuring and current testing thing in my life. I don’t get time to McCoy, W0LQV, Overland Park, Kansas
procedures. I’m not sure what these operate nearly enough, but I enjoy doing
amateurs want to accomplish with their it and am currently studying for my HAMS MUST BE
proposed increases in both theory and Amateur Extra. The theory is way above INFORMED HOME BUYERS
code testing requirements. Every month me right now, but I’m learning, just as I
Mr. Malatzky is correct in the center
QST prints at least a half page of Silent did in the beginning. issue of restrictive covenants and their
Keys. Each Silent Key represents a It saddens me to see letters like Mr. impact on Amateur Radio (“Correspon-
contact, station and person lost to our Osborne’s, that practically scream their dence,” December 2000 QST). I agree
hobby—and they are not being replaced. disdain for less technically adept hams with him, but feel the need to modify one
With all the other technical hobbies like me. I wonder why folks like Mr. part of what he states.
available today, this is not the time to Osborne feel as they do? It’s almost as First, I have been dealing with restric-
press for more barriers to entry such as though they feel that the influx of new tions since I first bought a house in a re-
faster code speeds and more questions hams somehow threatens their “club.” I stricted community in 1986 near Austin,
about arcane theory that most hams will think it is very sad that some people Texas. I was wise enough to insist on a
never use. Now is the time to welcome believe a ham license should be the equal copy before I would sign the contract, and
everyone into this hobby, regardless of of a four-year engineering degree. even added language in the contract that
why radio interests them. If we keep I suppose the bottom line is that said that at a future date, and subject to
turning people away from Amateur Amateur Radio exams are designed to architectural approval, I could install
Radio, the hobby will almost certainly demonstrate that you have mastered the modest antennas. This happened exactly
wither.—Andrew D. Price, N3VST, knowledge necessary to operate an as planned. When moving to the Dallas
Reading, Pennsylvania amateur station within the law. Acquiring area, I enlisted the help of an ARRL vol-
a license is only the beginning. It’s what unteer counsel, Jim Eppright, and settled

I couldn’t help but notice the negative happens afterward that counts.—Don on a house where I could erect antennas.
vibes coming from the letter in the Burke, KC7TWS, Glendale, Arizona I never did, though. I am going through
January 2001 QST written by Norman the same procedures again because I will
Osborne, AA7NP, titled “Beef Up the
QST publishes some amusing items be moving back to Austin soon.
Exams.” Throughout the past year when now and then but the letter from AA7NP My point is this: While it is very im-
these sentiments were common in the is downright ridiculous. I do not know portant to review the CC&Rs before ink-
wake of License Restructuring, I held my what Mr. Osborne’s background or ing the deal, sellers and their agents put
tongue. Now I feel compelled to respond. education is, but it suggests advanced up a substantial fight to keep them out of
I have always had an interest in radio university degrees in electrical your hands. In my case this resistance
and electronics, but it took me until I was engineering. I think he should refresh his prompted me to visit the county court-
36 years old to finally become a ham. As understanding of what the word house and dig them up myself. Many ham
many do, I found a local club that was “amateur” means. homebuyers would not know where to
sponsoring Technician license classes. I One definition in Webster’s is “…one start, however. They usually do not have
attended these and found to my surprise lacking in experience and competence in the experience to adequately navigate the
that all that electronic stuff wasn’t all that an art or science.” I think he will find that bureaucracies.
hard to understand once you put your a large percentage of Amateur Radio When living in Cedar Park, Texas, I
mind to it. I also found, much to my operators the world over fit that definition made certain that I was on our assoc-
surprise, that I liked Morse code! In to some degree. iation’s “Deed Restriction Committee,”
December 1996, I not only passed the If Mr. Osborne is angry because the if only to protect my own selfish inter-
written exam, but also passed the 5-WPM FCC has downgraded the CW require- ests! In the first meeting of the commit-
code test. It wasn’t too long before I was ment for the Amateur Extra license, then tee, I was astonished at the lack of knowl-
happily banging away on 40 meters. he should consider his own status. If he edge of even the existence of CC&Rs.
Not too long after that, I began prefers high-speed CW, I don’t think he The homeowners didn’t realize that they
studying for the General, and also worked will find any regulations prohibiting it. had signed such an agreement. I barely
to increase my code proficiency. It wasn’t There are probably a great many “old remembered it myself—it was a nonde-
easy. I gained the most benefit from timers” around who have never laid hands script document that simply stated that I
QSOs, and I had almost made it over on a microphone. agreed to abide by the terms and condi-
the “10-WPM hump” when the Whichever is the case, Mr. Osborne tions as recorded in Volume X, etc, of the
announcement came about License should come down to Earth and get real. records of Williamson County Texas.
Restructuring. As much as I enjoyed People who deal in Thevenin’s, superpo- Gotcha!
Morse, the toughest obstacle for me had sition theorems and transient analysis are I can understand why hams would
always been the code, which suddenly the ones in industry making the big bucks. want CC&R relief from the feds, but this
became moot. I took and passed the I have been in the Amateur Radio “game” relief should not be provided after the
24 March 2001
fact. You should be informed as a buyer. one step further, encourage them to be-
Having said this, I do feel that we need come hams themselves.
some relief to make these restrictions Finally, make yourselves available for
preemptable for the future, not necessar- any further questions, or to even ride-along
ily the past ill-informed transactions.— on station inspections. By becoming active
George J. Csahanin, W2DB, Colleyville, and involved we not only help HR.2346 be
Texas the law it is intended to be, but hams ev-
erywhere will get a major boost in reputa-
HR.2346 tion with the local authorities.

I read with interest the discussion of This hobby requires involvement.
the “CB Enforcement Bill,” HR.2346, in Otherwise, we may as well be listening
the January QST “DC Currents.” This bill to scanners.—Darren Zimmerman,
gives local law enforcement authorities KL0PE, Newark, Ohio
the jurisdiction to enforce legal CB op-
eration in an effort to curb CB RFI, an BRAVO, MFSK16!
area of communication law that was for-
Thank you so much for “MFSK for the
merly enforceable only by the FCC. The New Millennium” by Murray Greenman,
reaction to this announcement on the ZL1BPU, in the January 2001 QST. I had
Internet news-groups was stunning. De- been using PSK31 for about a week along
spite the fact that the bill specifically ex- with a RIGblaster interface, so I decided
cludes those of us with legally issued li- to try MFSK16 with the same setup. I
censes, 99% of the people who posted downloaded the free Stream software and
comments whined and complained about made my first contact within 15 minutes!
how they were going to be open to all Error-free text followed, even with inter-
sorts of police harassment simply because ference and fading. Astonishing perfor-
they have antennas that could be mistaken mance. Guess I am hooked on digital
for CB installations. modes now!—Efrem Acosta, AB2KJ,
Any time a law that has the potential Yonkers, New York
to be wrongfully exploited against ama-
teurs is introduced, the ham community MFSK16 VS. RTTY ON 14.080 MHz
goes into the fetal position and starts
As many are probably aware, most HF
sucking their collective thumbs. What is digital contesting and DXing still takes
wrong with you people? Aren’t amateurs place on RTTY. RTTY is most widely used
supposed to be helpful and responsible? between 14.080-14.095 MHz. Recently,
Quit feeling sorry for yourselves and get MFSK16 has arrived on the digital scene.
active! Its author, IZ8BLY, recommends that
First, every Amateur Radio club in MFSK16 operate on or about 14.080 MHz
America needs to get a copy of this bill. USB. This presents a few conflicts:
They need to study it. Then they need to (1) 14.080 MHz USB puts the
find simple ways for the nontechnically MFSK16 signal at about 14082.2 MHz,
inclined to reliably determine the differ- well within the existing RTTY segment.
ence between legal and illegal radio (2) Traditionally, 14.080 MHz is the
equipment. This could include visual in- transmit frequency for DXpeditions—the
spection rules. Perhaps inexpensive de- 14.195 MHz of the RTTY community, so
tection equipment like field strength to speak. I’m sure there will be many un-
meters and frequency counters can be happy campers when a major DX opera-
considered. tion shows up on RTTY and is covered
Contact the members of your local law up by an MFSK16 signal.
enforcement agencies. Talk to the police There seems to be an absence of the
chief of your city and sheriff of your common courtesy of listening for a clear
county and schedule seminars (if the five frequency when one digital mode doesn’t
years I spent working with the police as decode the other. For example, if a RTTY
a news photographer is any indication, QSO is already in progress on 14.081, it
they will be more than accommodating is not uncommon for a MFSK16 signal
and pleased with the invitation). Have ex- to start up right on top of the already-in-
amples of both legal and illegal equip- progress QSO.
ment on hand and show them the differ- In this Tower of Babel of digital
ence. Explain what “RF interference” is, modes, we all need to remember to listen
and perhaps arrange some demonstrations for a clear frequency first. Just because
(TVI would be the easiest to illustrate). one is not decoding the RF on frequency,
Have workshops with station mock-ups doesn’t give them the right to interfere
for officers to try their hand at using their with an existing QSO. Secondly, I re-
new knowledge to determine a legal and spectfully request that 20-meter MFSK16
illegal station. Even hand out some Ama- operators find another home, other than
teur Radio study material to get the of- 14.080 MHz.—Barry Kutner, W2UP,
ficers familiar with our hobby. Taking it Newtown, Pennsylvania
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 By George Blahun Jr, KS1U

Classic Kits—Unbuilt or
Rebuilt
Assembling unbuilt Heathkits or EICOs can only be enjoyed by time
travelers or the fortunate few…but rebuilding classic radio kits can
be enjoyed by everyone. Here’s how to get started!

“Ah,
the good ol’ days,” is a Thankfully, the advertising pages of ment—your ship has just come in! For
lament that’s heard QST are again listing kits, many of them most of us though, building one of those
frequently nowadays. And offering exceptional performance. I in- old kits is something we can only recall
nowhere is this phrase more pointed than tend no disrespect to modern manufac- in our minds.
when a group of collectors gets together. turers (they are filling an intense need in There is, however, a new approach for
Depending on the age of the participants, the amateur community)—but there is a those who wish to partake in the construc-
“the good ol’ days” can mean anything special fondness for those old vacuum tion of a classic kit, one I’ve now used
from the 1920s to the 1980s. If the group tube kits that can never be replaced. and enjoyed many times. My method
collects cars, the collectors are probably As evidence of this, the prices people stems from the frustration I felt in the
talking about pre-catalytic converter ex- are willing to pay for rare unbuilt kits is early 1990s. I would occasionally walk
hausts, easy-to-repair eight-cylinder en- truly phenomenal. It’s not uncommon to into my ham shack and long for the EICO
gines and car doors that could stop a bul- see unbuilt Heathkits selling for thou- 723 I built in ’65. After a minor prob-
let. If the collectors are hams who had sands of dollars. Even simple unbuilt lem, I sold it at a Florida flea market in
their licenses before 1980, however, the transmitters such as the EICO 723 sell for 1980. My nostalgia was so intense I even
conversation is invariably about the large hundreds. The EICO 723 was a 60-W (in- tried to track down the ham I sold it to.
American radio manufacturers and the put) CW transmitter that sold in kit form Unfortunately, there were just too many
days of the “classic kits.” The “classic for $69.95 in 1965. hams with the last name of Noble, so I
kit” was usually a tube-based transmit- Should you come upon an unas- resigned myself to accepting that the kit
ter, receiver or other radio accessory. sembled kit at a yard sale or flea market, I built was gone forever. A replacement
Names such as Heathkit, EICO, Knight, consider yourself truly fortunate. If you would have to do.
Conar and others may even bring tears to find a cache of unbuilt kits, call your ac- I remembered seeing a number of
the eyes of hams over the age of 40. countant and plan on an early retire- EICO 723s at flea markets and knew they

Top view of the rebuilt EICO 723 transmitter. Although these

photos are not true before and after photos (they are of two
separate kits), they demonstrate the difference attainable
through a careful rebuild. Top view of the original EICO 723 transmitter.
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Bottom view of the rebuilt EICO 723 transmitter. Bottom view of the original EICO 723 transmitter.

were available for between $20 and $70 just about any ham kit. If you follow my be helpful. Take your time when remov-
depending on condition. For reasons I approach you’ll end up with a beautiful ing parts. Place them in boxes or contain-
couldn’t really justify, I purchased three piece of functioning equipment and save ers in an organized way. You may want
723s in poor to fair shape from several big bucks in the process. to lightly clean the cabinet and chassis
different sellers. As I sat in my basement One word of caution before we begin: before disassembly, especially if the
looking at the oxidized chassis and cob- Most of these kits use high voltages. In equipment has been stored in a garage,
webs, I realized that none of them would this era when many hams have become barn or basement. A bag of cleaning
quench my desire. This was someone accustomed to working on equipment cloths and a little soapy water are all
else’s work, much of it low quality. None with operating voltages under 50—and that’s necessary at this point. The real
of these transmitters could become part often under 14—even simple tube-type cleaning will come later.
of my station. equipment can contain lethal voltages. If Begin by removing and storing the
Out of frustration sometimes comes you’re not familiar with vacuum tube knobs. Some pull off and some have set
inspiration. Why not use the concept of construction, pick up a copy of any ARRL screw(s). Be sure you know which you
sweat equity, I asked myself? This ap- Handbook from the 1960s and study it have. Set screws have small slotted,
proach is often used by people buying real before attempting high-voltage work. Phillips or allen-type heads. Some radios
estate or classic cars. I had always ad- Your first step is deciding on the kit may have been modified or may have re-
mired meticulously rebuilt cars at auto- you want to rework. Looking through ads placement parts. Don’t assume every-
mobile shows. The owners of those old, in QST or on eBay is a good place to start. thing is original.
mint-condition beauties often went to ex- Nothing, however, beats a trip through a Removing the case is next. Here’s
traordinary lengths to get them look- nearby flea market where you can handle where a manual really helps. Remove and
ing so new. The one common starting the equipment and ask questions of the keep the old hardware. I usually replace
place, regardless of make or model, was owner. Don’t bother looking for a perfect the hardware with new stainless steel
complete disassembly. This is also the specimen. That defeats the purpose of this nuts, bolts and screws, but once in awhile
approach used by the US military when approach. Ideally, look for a non-work- an unusual piece has to be reused. Once
overhauling equipment from submarines ing but intact unit that isn’t heavily dam- the chassis is separated from the case,
to B-52s. aged. But don’t overlook those banged up carefully remove the tubes with a cloth
I’m not going to tell you that it’s an units if the price is right. They can make or soft glove by grasping the base of the
easy task, but if you’re short on money good parts sources. tubes and lifting straight up. If a tube
and long on desire, doing a complete re- Make sure you find assembly and op- doesn’t release easily, a slight rocking
build of one of these Classic Kits is a erating manuals—they’re a necessity. motion will usually help. In extra stub-
great way to satisfy the yearning. I have You’ll want to follow the assembly in- born situations try a spritz of WD-40 from
now finished a dozen kit rebuilds. My structions, have a schematic available and the underside of the chassis. Once the
cash outlay has been minimal compared use the troubleshooting and parts lists, tubes are out, clean and catalog them.
to unbuilt kits and, in many cases, be- which most kit manuals have. Fortu- Don’t rub off any markings if at all pos-
cause I used modern components, the kits nately, reasonably priced copies are sible. I use new tubes during a rebuild,
perform better than their original coun- readily available from many sources, in- but some rare and expensive bulbs are
terparts. Most importantly, it’s my work, cluding magazines and the Internet. worth keeping. It’s also a good idea to
not someone else’s. have access to a tube tester, as there’s no
The following paragraphs will cover Getting Down to Bare Metal sense in keeping a bad tube or throwing
the procurement and rebuilding approach Don’t skimp on the disassembly. Make away a good one. If the tube markings
I’ve used over the past several years and sure you have a good-quality soldering are difficult to read, refer to the manual
will focus on kits I’ve actually worked iron, a desoldering tool (a solder sucker), and mark the base of the tube with a la-
on. Regardless of what you’re building, pliers, wire snips and screwdrivers. A bel made from a piece of tape. An old
the advice offered here can be applied to well-lit, clean area and a magnifier will trick to read tube markings is to breathe
March 2001 29
heavily on the tube envelope. The result-
ing condensation often enables you to
read the “invisible” markings.
After the tubes are stored safely, re-
move the front and rear panels, controls,
switches and sockets. Take care not to
mark the panel when removing controls.
Unless the cables leading to these con-
trols are unique, just clip the wires an inch
or so from the connections. Remove any
brackets or support structures on the chas-
sis or panels. At this point your hands
should be getting dirty and you should
have an idea of whether the original
builder did a good job during the initial
assembly. Many kits were built by first-
timers, a fair number never worked and
many performed poorly.
I’ve found the number one cause of all
non-working kits to be poor solder con-
nections. For this reason alone it’s a good
idea to buy non-working units. If you
don’t want to bother with a complete re-
build, reheating all the solder joints will Several of the rebuilt kits completed by the author.
often yield a working piece of equipment.
Once the structural components have
been removed, look for delicate items on
top of the chassis. Certain types of frag- tions and tube sockets. A small piece of modern devices. Make certain the value
ile capacitors and coils may be difficult sandpaper or a Dremel-type tool will do and power rating are the same or better
to replace and should be removed prior this job easily. than the original. Many older rotary
to snipping out standard components. If the chassis is heavily pitted or has switches can be completely disas-
After all of the fragile items have been worn and oxidized copper or silver plat- sembled, cleaned and lubricated. The key
removed and cataloged, flip the chassis ing, you’ll need to go beyond a simple to getting the switches right is to remove
over and begin removing wires, resistors cleaning. My EICO 723s all had copper- and store the parts in order of their as-
and capacitors. Be careful to clip trans- plated chassis that were so pitted I had to sembled positions. For this reason, make
former wires as far from the transformer use progressively finer grades of steel sure you work in an area where children,
as possible or the leads may not be long wool to get down to bright metal. Even if pets and spouses are unlikely to “rear-
enough for easy reassembly. If necessary, your chassis is aluminum and in great range” things for you. A light coating of
unsolder wires rather than clipping them. shape, spending some time with steel WD-40 is a good idea, as is a touch of
Although it’s difficult to generalize, the wool and a cloth buffer on a hand drill grease on the ball bearings. If you’re not
typical transmitter or receiver kit takes will really make the chassis sparkle. sure how a component works, it’s best
about an hour to disassemble. It’s impor- This may sound fanatical, but when I just to clean it with De-Oxit (or a similar
tant not to rush at any stage, but be par- had my EICO chassis clean there was product) and leave it as it is. This will
ticularly careful while removing compo- very little copper left, so I decided to have prevent any potential problems. Handle
nents. Damaging rare items can make you it gold plated. My rationale was simply switches with care. Phenolic and ceramic
pull your hair out! that copper would again oxidize over time parts can crumble if only a little torque
After the small components, binding and for $100 I would have a permanently is applied in the wrong place. Taking
posts and solder terminals have been bright and conductive chassis. So, I switches apart is a lot of extra work, but
removed and organized (I use small card- packed it up and sent it off to Santa Ana really helps performance and eliminates
board boxes), separate heavy transform- Plating in California. When I received intermittent problems. A clean, oxida-
ers, tube sockets and brackets from the the plated chassis I was truly awed by the tion-free switch also adds to a mint-
chassis. You should now have a com- beauty of the mirror-like finish. You may condition appearance. Follow this ap-
pletely disassembled kit. not want to go to these lengths, but if you proach with variable capacitors while
The next stage is the most time con- really want the chassis to look new, you being careful not to damage the plates or
suming and labor intensive—cleaning the may have to spring for a replating job. their alignment.
chassis and components and removing One of the nice things about doing a
old solder connections. I like to begin rebuild is that you alone will determine Improvements, Anyone?
with the chassis. If it’s in good condition, the extent and budget of the project. I try Between work sessions you should
a light cleaning with soap and water fol- to keep my rebuilds reasonably original, compile a list of needed parts. I always
lowed by a metal brightening product will but unlike many collectors, I see nothing upgrade whenever possible. Instead of
suffice. I sometimes polish the chassis wrong with making modifications 10% resistors I opt for 2%. Rather than
1
with a natural car wax, paying strict at- and improvements to the design and /2-W carbon composition resistors I use
tention to areas that require good conduc- appearance. 1-W metal film. Be careful when replac-
tivity. You must carefully remove residue The next step is to look at the switches ing critical parts. Some resistors, for
left by waxes and cleaners around and controls. Many switches and poten- example, aren’t suitable for RF circuits
grounding holes, solder terminal connec- tiometers can and should be replaced with because of their added inductance. Be
30 March 2001
sure you know the characteristics of the in series with the hot ac power lead. To part—follow the directions in the kit’s
devices you’re substituting. choose the appropriate one for your instruction manual and take your time. I
I also like to upgrade capacitors (in project you must first determine the cur- like to limit myself to 90 minutes per ses-
voltage and tolerance). I know these re- rent draw. Choose the limiter with the sion. If you work much longer than that
placement suggestions are probably mak- highest resistance for the required current. you’re more likely to make dumb mis-
ing purists cringe, but I like to actually You’ll also want to add a fuse if there takes. As I’ve mentioned, I like to use
use the kits I rebuild and I see no reason was none originally. Here again, I have new stainless steel hardware and new ce-
to be limited by the component technol- no problem with carefully drilling a hole ramic tube sockets. Instead of regular
ogy of the 1950s or ’60s. in the rear of the chassis and installing hook-up wire I use Teflon-insulated wire
If you’re going to reuse components one. If you don’t want to drill, wire a fuse that I can color code with heat-shrink
or terminals, be sure to remove all of the in series with the hot lead of the power tubing. In critical areas I opt for silver-
old solder from the connections, file or cord and tuck it under the chassis. bearing solder instead of tin-lead. In os-
sand the lead and clean the device with a cillator circuits I use NP0 capacitors and
cloth or paper towel. Many old capaci- in RF sections, silver mica. The perfor-
tors and resistors will look okay, but be Although it’s not the mance increase provided by modern com-
sure to test them before reusing them. ponents is truly amazing.
Carbon composition resistors can gain most glamorous part What if something goes wrong? Rest
20% or more in value from heating ef- of the kit, the power assured that almost every bad thing that
fects and age. Plastic-cased capacitors supply is extremely can happen can be fixed. If you have a
will often have fine cracks and electro- bad transformer, for example, you can
lytic caps will sometimes be dried out or
important overall. buy a replacement or contact a company
completely disintegrated. Without attention to such as Antique Electronic Supply, which
Nearly all kits will have power sup- the power supply carries the Hammond transformer line. If
plies of some sort. Many have transform- the rest of the project you break a coil, consider rewinding it
ers with multiple outlets. I like to on the original form. If you look around
disassemble transformers and paint them
may not perform you’ll see that there are still plenty of old
using high-temperature, ceramic-based satisfactorily. parts available for these kits—and noth-
engine paint. This is more for appearance ing beats a parts rig. That’s why, in ret-
than function, but it enables you to see if rospect, I’m glad I bought those three
the transformer has overheated and dam- Although it’s not the most glamorous EICOs. As it turned out, I didn’t need any
aged the wiring or insulation. Be careful part of the kit, the power supply is ex- additional parts, but if I ever do they’ll
when opening old transformers and ca- tremely important overall. Without atten- be there. If you break a one-of-a-kind
pacitors—many contain hazardous tion to the power supply the rest of the part, use the Internet to search for a re-
chemicals such as PCBs. Use gloves and project may not perform satisfactorily. placement. Chances are good that if
avoid breathing the fumes. Dispose of One area of hot debate among collectors you’re looking for a part, someone else
any suspected toxic material in accor- is replacing vacuum tube rectifiers and has one for sale.
dance with local and Federal regulations. supporting circuitry with solid-state com- Prior to rebuilding, check to see if any
Most municipalities have programs to ponents. You can use plug-in devices that modifications have been made to the
accept these materials. look like metal tubes or you can simply original kit. Add grommets to all holes
Upgrade the power cord, preferably to install diodes with a sufficient rating. I where wires pass through the chassis, and
a three-prong grounded plug rated for the do this in all transmitters and other equip- when repainting cabinets, search for paint
necessary current. Make sure you observe ment with a high current draw. By elimi- that is as close to the original color and
the proper polarity, as some older radios nating the filament current drawn by the texture as possible. Don’t be afraid to
have “hot chassis.” If you’re unsure about rectifier tubes the whole unit will run take weeks or months to complete your
the exact connections, ask for advice from cooler. I also like the way CW notes project.
someone with experience or do some re- sound when supplied by solid-state rec- My original 1965 EICO put out 40 W
search. Another important upgrade for tifiers. If you swap hollow-state for solid- on 80 meters and 12 W on 10. The re-
nearly every tube-type power supply is state, the rectified dc voltages will likely built transmitter puts out 48 W on 80 and
the addition of a current in-rush limiter increase, potentially causing aging tubes 25 W on 10. There is no chirp and the
(ICL). Years ago the voltage supplied by or components to fail. oscillator is very stable. Most of the other
power companies ran about 110 to 115 Power supply filter capacitors almost rebuilds I’ve completed also perform bet-
Vac. It’s now closer to 120 V. This extra always need upgrading. In the EICO 723, ter than they did originally. Remember,
voltage—along with the possible conver- the original plans called for two 40-mfd, we are only caretakers of these devices
sion of rectifier tubes to solid-state di- 450-V electrolytics. I upgraded the rat- for future generations. By rebuilding your
odes—can dramatically shorten tube life. ing to 100 mfd. This produces cleaner dc kit with uncompromising detail, you will
The limiter acts like a thermistor in that and, therefore, a better CW note. But the insure that your construction legacy will
its resistance changes with temperature. sky is not the limit with respect to filter- be around for decades or even centuries
The devices are rated in cold temperature ing. If you keep the rectifier tubes you’ll to come. Above all else you will have the
ohms and current-handling capacity. The want to know the maximum filter capaci- satisfaction of knowing you have saved a
ICL will prevent tubes and components tance the tubes can safely handle. If you piece of American electronic history from
from getting hit with full voltage and cur- put in too much filtering, by the time the the dump—and you’ll have a ton of fun
rent when the power is initially turned on. capacitors have charged the rectifier tube using and looking at it, too!
Although I run most of my older equip- could be destroyed. For this reason alone
ment through a variable voltage trans- it’s a good idea to have an old tube data You can contact the author at PO Box 17,
former (a Variac), current limiters provide book on hand. Quaker Hill, CT 06375; ks1u@prodigy.
extra insurance. They’re easily installed During reassembly—the really fun net.
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 By Rick Littlefield, K1BQT

A Simple TRF Receiver for

Tracking RFI
If the notion of a quiet band seems like a dream from the distant
past, don’t despair! This project can help you track down RFI
and restore serenity to your shack.
PHOTOS BY JOE BOTTIGLIERI, AA1GW

T
he hum, buzz and whine we call
line noise may come from electri-
cal faults associated with local
utility lines, or it may originate from cus-
tomer-owned electrical and electronic
equipment that has turned power lines
and other wiring into antennas. Regard-
less of the source, RFI can be difficult to
track at HF because it tends to travel long
distances along wiring and evade local-
ization. At VHF, however, noise-propa- approach sounds unsophisticated, re- ure 1. The selective elements that define
gation distance is dramatically shorter member that the real purpose of a noise the receiver’s operating span include its
and pinpointing trouble spots becomes receiver is to sample everything occur- resonant antenna, a two-pole Butterworth
correspondingly easier. ring in a broad range of frequencies rather filter (L1, L2, C1 and C5) on the input side
If unwanted noise is spoiling your than select individual signals. In fact, for of RF preamp Q1 and a high-Q tuned-in-
operating fun, it’s quite likely that a quick noise investigation, the TRF is a better put circuit (L3) at the gate of the AM pulse
search with a VHF tracking receiver could tool than its more complex counterpart, detector Q2. Together, these selective cir-
easily pick up the offending racket within the superhet. cuits establish a −10-dB bandwidth of
a few blocks of your home. From there, The package consists of a handheld approximately 2 MHz and provide rela-
you may be able to locate a specific util- receiver/antenna combination: You sim- tively deep passband skirts to keep out un-
ity pole number, building, or equipment ply point the antenna in the direction of wanted interference from strong TV and
site and report it to the responsible party. suspected noise sources. A Moxon Rect- FM broadcast stations.
Of course, local noise sometimes origi- angle antenna attached to the receiver Q1 is a low-noise UHF bipolar device
nates a little closer to homein your case delivers directivity. This miniature that delivers a gain of roughly 20 dB. Q2
utility room, office, workshop, VCR, Yagi, originally described by Les Moxon is a high-transconductance FET config-
dimmer switch or ham shack! No matter and profiled extensively by L.B. Cebik, ured as an infinite-impedance AM detec-
where the problem lurks, this receiver has a well-defined cardioid pattern.1 The tor. Detected audio is recovered at the
will help you sniff out noise and track it broad front lobe is useful for identifying drain of Q2 and amplified to headphone
to the source. the general direction of a noise source, level by dual op amp U1. The first audio
and the pronounced backfield null can stage, U1A, is set for near-maximum gain
General Description provide directivity rivaling that of a 5- by feedback resistor R5. Output from this
The project is a simple tuned-radio- or 6-element Yagi when you get in close. stage is coupled to U1B through attenua-
frequency (TRF) receiver operating at To use the null, simply turn the unit tor R7, the GAIN control. U1B is set for a
about 136 MHz, in the upper portion of around in your hand and rotate it for mini- gain level consistent with stable opera-
the aircraft band. I say “about” because mum rather than maximum signal. To tion by R11, with HF roll off provided
TRF receivers have no local oscillator to preserve the symmetry of the cardioid by C14. U1B develops sufficient output
establish a specific central operating fre- pattern, a current choke decouples the to drive a pair of Walkman-type stereo
quency and no IF selectivity to provide outer surface of the coax feed line from headphones at modest volume. RFC1 and
narrow channel separation between indi- the antenna feedpoint. RFC2 isolate J1 from the receiver PC
vidual stations. Instead, a TRF receiver board, preventing headphone leads from
covers a frequency span, which is deter- Circuit Description acting as an antenna and interfering with
mined solely by multiple sections of The receiver schematic is shown in Fig- the Moxon Rectangle. The unit’s power
preselective filtering ahead of the detec- switch is part of the attenuator pot R7,
tor (a form of direct conversion). If this 1
Notes appear on page 36. and an LED (DS1) serves as both a pilot
32 March 2001
Figure 1—Schematic of the TRF RFI receiver. Unless otherwise specified, resistors are 1/4-W, 5%-tolerance carbon-composition or
metal-film units. Part numbers in parentheses are CS (Circuit Specialists, Inc, PO Box 3047, Scottsdale, AZ 85271-3047; tel 800-811-
5208, 602-464-2485, fax 602-464-5824; www.cir.com); DS (Dan’s Small Parts and Kits, Box 3634, Missoula, MT 59806-3634; tel and
fax 406-258-2782; www.fix.net/dans.html); RS and RSU (RadioShack.com, PO Box 1981, Fort Worth, TX 76101-1981; tel 800-843-
7422, fax 800-813-0087; www.radioshack.com); ME (Mouser Electronics, 958 N Main St, Mansfield, TX 76063-4827; tel 800-346-
6873, 817-483-4422, fax 817-483-0931; sales@mouser.com; www.mouser.com). Equivalent parts can be substituted; n.c.
indicates no connection.
BT1—9-V battery DS1Red T1 3-mm LED (RS 276-026) R2470 Ω (RS 271-1317)
C14.7 pF disc ceramic (DS) J13.5-mm three-circuit (stereo) mini R3, R4 47 kΩ (RS 271-1342)
C2, C327 pF multilayer (ME 581- jack (RS 274-246) R51 MΩ (RS 271-1356)
UEC270J1) L1, L2Air-wound inductor made of 5 R6100 Ω (RS 271-1311)
C41.5 pF disc ceramic (DS); a 2-pF turns #24 tinned wire formed on the R710 kΩ PC-mount pot with switch
capacitor may be used if a 1.5-pF unit is threads of a #6-32 screw (ME 31XT401)
unavailable. L3Air-wound inductor made of 11 turns R8, R122.2 kΩ (RS 271-1325)
C56.8 pF disc ceramic (DS) #24 tinned wire formed on the threads R1322 Ω (RSU 11344579)
C62.7 pF disc ceramic (DS) of a #8-32 screw R141.5 kΩ (RSU 11344892)
C7, C11, C15, C1610 µF, 16 V electrolytic Q1MRF-901 (CS MRF901) RFC1, RFC22.2 µH molded choke
(RSU 11296852) Q2J310 N-channel FET (CS J310) (ME 434-22-2R2)
C8, C9, C140.001 µF (RS 272-126) R1, R9-R11100 kΩ (RS 271-1347) S1SPST toggle (part of R7)
C10, C12, C130.1 µF (RS 272-135) U1LM358 dual op amp (CS LM358)

light and battery condition indicator. Cir- Given its simplicity, the receiver is suddenly appears at a high gain setting,
cuit current drain is approximately quite sensitive. On the bench, the detec- U1B saturates at a sufficiently low level
12 mA, permitting several hours of op- tion threshold for a weak narrowband AM to protect your eardrums.
eration from a single 9-V battery. signal at the passband center measured
The notion of using a TRF design at −100 dBm. This level of receiver sensi- Antenna Construction
VHF for noise detection was inspired by tivity, combined with the antenna’s gain, Figure 2 shows the Moxon Rectangle
a simple UHF AM wideband-data re- enhances weak-signal reception. The re- antenna is constructed from four lengths
ceiver circuit described in RF Design ceiver has no signal-strength metering of 1/ 4-inch OD aluminum tubing. The
Magazine.2 However, for this particular system, nor does it need one. Relative short sections of the driven and reflector
application, I used commonly available signal strength is measured audiblyby elements are four and six inches long,
experimenter parts and added an RF listening to differences in loudness in the respectively. The most difficult task is
preamp to increase sensitivity. I also headphones. Gain is controllable over a shaping the 90° element bends without
routed the output of Q2 to the lower-im- wide signal range by the manual attenu- crimping and breaking the tubing. Gen-
pedance inverting input of U1A to pro- ator, R7, so even small amplitude changes tly heating the tubing prior to bending
vide heavier detector loading. This are easy to detect. The lack of AGC in a will help. Use a small tubing bender
change reduces a tendency toward AF receiver of this type could prove problem- (available at most Home Depot stores and
instability, yielding a 10-dBm improve- atic, except that U1B has limited output other such outlets), or use the partially
ment in overall receiver performance. capability. If an extremely strong signal open jaws of a vise as a fulcrum to form
March 2001 33
the bend progressively in four or five in- clearance) through each clip, element sec- retention area and add strength to the
crements. Complete each bend and check tion and the antenna-mounting plate, as antenna mount.
it with a square before cutting the element shown. Prepare short pigtails on the an- After mounting the elements, adjust the
section to length. Once formed, clamp the tenna end of the coaxial feed line and in- element tips for an air-gap of approxi-
element sections to a 1 / 4 ×2×12-inch stall spade lugs for attachment to the mately 1 1/ 2 inch. Although some authors
Plexiglas or plastic mounting plate. driven-element hardware. Loop the feed suggest installing insulators between the
Form the element-retainer clips from line through four FT37-43 beads to form element tips to add rigidity, I don’t rec-
0.032-inch aluminum hobby stock. To the feed-line choke. Finally, pass the feed ommend it. Range tests carried out at
radius the clips, shape them over the line through its guide hole to the under- 150 MHz using a variety of nonconduc-
shank of a 7/32-inch drill bit, then with the side of the plate entry into the receiver tive materials resulted in resonance shifts
help of a vise, trim and bend each one to box. The antenna plate mounts on top of and degraded back-null performance. NEC
shape. The radius should be slightly un- the receiver case using the two reflector- plots representing the antenna pattern as-
dersized to exert clamping pressure on the element-mounting screws. Use #6 flat sume air gaps and fail to show this effect.
1
/ 4 -inch OD element. To prepare for washers or better yet, a small aluminum If you have access to a VHF antenna
mounting, drill aligning holes (#4-40 plate inside the plastic case to increase analyzer, test your antenna before mount-

Table 1
Antenna Parts List
Quantity Item
2 Reflector-element sections 1/4-inch
OD 151/2 × 6-inch aluminum tubing;
see text and Figure 2.
2 Driven-element sections 1/4-inch OD
151/2 × 4-inch aluminum tubing; see
text and Figure 2.
1 Right-hand driven-element mounting
clip; see text.
1 Left-hand driven-element mounting
clip; see text.
6 #4-40 × 3/4-inch screws
8 #4-40 nuts with integral lock
washers, or use separate items.
2 #4-40 flat washers
2 #6 spade lugs
1 18-inch length of miniature 50-Ω
coax (RG-174)
4 FT37-43 ferrite cores
A close-up view of the receiver’s front panel.

Figure 2—Antenna assembly details. See Table 1 for a list of parts needed. The driven- and reflector-element clamps are made of
0.032-inch hobby aluminum stock.
34 March 2001
 rough out the opening, then carefully fin-
ish the hole with an X-acto knife and a
small file. Panel lettering may be added
using dry transfers, or using your PC and
a program (such as MS Draw) to make a
full-sized panel decal.
Receiver Testing and Tune-Up
Testing and alignment is done with the
receiver PC board out of the case. Install a
fresh battery, plug in a pair of stereo head-
phones and turn the GAIN control to maxi-
mum. You should hear a background hiss
that increases in both volume and high-fre-
quency response with higher gain settings.
Loop the feed line through four FT37-43
beads to form the feed-line choke to Alignment consists of tuning L1
decouple the outer surface of the feed through L3 for maximum sensitivity at
line from the antenna feedpoint. the antenna’s resonant frequency. If you
have access to a modest calibrated signal
est of the four leads. To mount pot R7, generator (HP-8640B, Wave-Tek 3000,
first remove its thumbwheel, then lay the etc), tune-up will be a snap. Connect the
control lugs flat on the top of the PC receiver to the generator by a short length
board. Secure each lug in place at its of temporary feed line. Set the generator
An inside view of the neatly assembled mounting hole using a short piece of wire for the desired frequency with 1-kHz AM
TRF RFI receiver prototype. modulation adjusted to 80-90% and out-
(a discarded component-lead end will do).
When mounting DS1, leave the leads put set at approximately −60 dBm (reduce
ing it on the receiver case; the SWR nearly full length so the LED lens can the generator output as needed while tun-
should be 1.2:1 or better at resonance. protrude through its mounting hole near ing). Tune L1 through L3 by gently
According to an HP8735E, my test an- the top of the front panel (the shorter LED stretching or compressing windings us-
tenna indicated a virtually flat response lead goes to the foil-side mounting hole). ing the tip of a plastic insulated tool. For
at 136.6 MHz. If the antenna resonance For the receiver case, I used a Pan-Tec a more precise tuning indication, attach
falls a little below or above the 136-MHz 1×2 3 / 4 ×4 5 / 8 -inch (HWD) project box a ’scope or sensitive ac voltmeter to R13.
target frequency, there’s no need to read- (RadioShack 910-5006). To prepare the Repeat the tuning sequence until there’s
just the antenna. Simply note where mini- case, begin by clamping both halves to- no further improvement. With L1-L3
mum SWR occurs and peak your receiver gether and drilling a 1/8-inch hole in the fully peaked, a −90-dBm signal should
for that particular frequency. rear panel to pass the feed line. Center be comfortably audible and you may de-
this hole on the case split and not more tect audio down to −100 dBm or beyond.
Receiver Construction than 3/16 inch from the right-hand corner. If you don’t have access to a calibrated
The receiver is built on a single-sided The feed line, passing through this hole, generator, use a VHF antenna analyzer to
PC board with a generous ground plane is clamped in place when the box is as- produce a test signal. Don’t connect the
and construction is straightforward.3 Be- sembled. Next, drill two #4-40 clearance antenna analyzer directly to the receiver;
cause this is a VHF project, be sure to holes in the top of the case approximately you may damage the preamp and detec-
keep all capacitor leads in the RF section 17/8 inch forward of the back panel. These tor. Instead, terminate the receiver’s an-
as short as possible. L1, L2 and L3 are holes are used to mount the antenna as- tenna terminals temporarily with a 47-Ω
air-wound coils. Wind L1 and L2 on a sembly (use the antenna plate as a drill- resistor. Tune the analyzer to the
#6-32 screw; form L3 using a #8-32 ing template). Finally, prepare the remov- antenna’s resonant frequency and posi-
screw. When installing the MRF-901 able front panel.4 To cut the thumbwheel tion it a suitable distance away to yield a
preamp, note that the collector is the long- slot for R7, drill a line of small holes to noisy but usable signal level. Most ana-
lyzers have audible AM superimposed on
the signal by internal processor or counter
transients. Don’t attempt to optimize the
receiver for maximum background noise
without using a generator or calibrated
signal source. The TRF design must be
peaked for maximum sensitivity at the
resonant frequency of the Moxon antenna
in order to take advantage of the antenna’s
characteristic cardioid pattern.
Final Assembly
Once tuned, avoid moving L1-L3
while connecting the miniature feed line
and installing the PC board in its case.
To assemble the case, slip its end panel
A topside view of the tracking receiver and antenna. The receiver is attached to the over the GAIN control and make sure the
antenna and Plexiglas strip by two screws. LED, DS1, protrudes through its open-
March 2001 35
 Summary
RFI levels are increasing in most
communities. The same interference that
plagues Amateur Radio affects other ser-
vices as well. For example, many munici-
pal police and fire departments struggle
with decreased handheld-portable cover-
age because of rising noise floors. Also,
regional FM broadcasters now routinely
install low-power translators to overcome
degraded reception in noisy downtown
areas. Excessive RFI is not just a ham
problem; it’s a community problem af-
fecting everyone with an interest in com-
municating by radio!
FCC policy dictates that our licensed
radio services need not tolerate excessive
RFI levels. (See www.arrl.org/tis/info/
part15.html for a comprehensive de-
scription of the applicable FCC rules.)
However, Federal enforcement is
stretched to the limit and local electrical
inspectors usually lack the equipment and
training to intervene. Thus, neighborhood
RFI detection and reporting often falls to
Figure 3A Moxon Rectangle antenna pattern. Note that the pattern null points utility companies and radio amateurs like
toward the user. you and me. If you’re tired of local noise
invading our bands, why not join the
cleanup and perform a public service at
ing. Guide the end panel and PC board difficult to distinguish). A quick check the same time? This simple hand-held
into the bottom half of the case and route with an AM broadcast radio will usually projectplus a little legworkmay be
the miniature coax over its exit groove. resolve this question, since TV sync all it takes to restore a cleaner spectrum
Route the battery clip out through the won’t appear in the AM band while a for you and your neighbors!
open battery compartment door. Attach strong ac line noise will.
the antenna assembly to the top half of There are many tricks and techniques Notes
1
L. B. Cebik, W4RNL, “Modeling and Under-
the case by means of the antenna’s reflec- for isolating RFI sources and for identify- standing Small Beams, Part 2, VK2ABQ
tor-mounting screws and secure it in ing the exact type of fault they Squares and Moxon Rectangles,” Commu-
place. Finally, sandwich the case together representfar too many to cover here. For nications Quarterly , Spring 1995, pp 55-70.
2
and install the assembly screws. the amateur noise hunter, two excellent Robert Friday and John Neder, “A Low-Cost
UHF AM Receiver,” RF Design , Nov 1991,
resources are available. I strongly recom- pp 31-36.
Operation mend The ARRL RFI Book prepared by 3
A parts kit including the PC board (but exclud-
To operate your receiver, simply turn ARRL Lab Supervisor, Ed Hare, W1RFI, ing case and antenna) is available from Rick
it on and direct the antenna toward sus- his choice of call being no coincidence. 5 I Littlefield, K1BQT, PO Box 465, Barrington,
NH 03825. Price: $29.95 plus $4 shipping
pected noise sources. As a rule, the also suggest obtaining the Interference and handling.
Moxon’s broad forward lobe is best for Handbook by William R. Nelson, 4
A front-panel template/labeling guide and a
identifying general locations and the WA6FQG, which is also available from the PC-board part-placement pictorial are avail-
able from the ARRL ftp site at www.arrl.org/
sharper back null is best for pinpointing ARRL and most ham-radio bookstores. 6 files/qst-binaries/ in TRFRFI.ZIP.
specific nearby sources (Figure 3). A Both books are packed with useful infor- 5
See www.arrl.org/shop/, order number
word of caution: In the real world, mation. Finally, see the ARRL’s Techni- 6834. Ed Hare, W1RFI, The ARRL RFI Book
multipath, polarity differences and many cal Information Services RFI pages at (Newington: ARRL, 1999, 1st ed).
6
See www.arrl.org/shop/, order number
other anomalies may appear to muddy the www.arrl.org/tis/info/rfigen.html. 6015. W. R. Nelson, WA6FQG, Interference
antenna’s ideal cardioid response pattern. In many parts of the country, the fre- Handbook (Lakewood, NJ: Radio Amateur
Fortunately, you can shift polarity with a quencies about 136 MHz may be popu- Callbook, 1993).
twist of the wrist, and shift location in lated with air-band activity, so it’s Rick Littlefield, K1BQT, is an Extra Class ham,
terms of antenna wavelengths by moving inevitable you’ll pick up transmissions as first licensed at age 13 in 1957. An avid equip-
only a few feet. you hunt for noise. For instance, here in ment designer and prolific writer, he has over
RFI comes from many sources, includ- the busy Northeast corridor, I regularly 100 technical articles published in various jour-
ing ac power-line sparking, electric-fence hear air-to-ground conversations, bursts nals worldwide and is a member of the ARCI
arcing, motors and control circuitry, noisy of aircraft automated-reporting-system QRP Hall of Fame. Rick’s ham-radio resume
lighting equipment, defective switching packet, and even an occasional weather includes work for familiar manufacturers such
as MFJ Enterprises and Ten-Tec. He holds a
supplies, leaking computer networks and satellite passing overhead. However, air- master’s degree from the University of New
much more. Also, 136 MHz coincides craft-band transmissions are normally Hampshire and is currently employed in the en-
with cable channel 16, so a strong buzz- very short and won’t disrupt your search. gineering department of Cushcraft Corpora-
ing sound may be the result of sync-pulse Moreover, intermittent chatter provides tion in Manchester, New Hampshire. You can
noise from TV-cable leakage rather than reassurance that the receiver is working contact Rick at 109A McDaniel Shore Dr,
ac-line noise (the two sounds can be very properly. Barrington, NH 03825; k1bqt@aol.com.
36 March 2001
 By Dave Benson, NN1G, and George Heron, N2APB

The WarblerA Simple

PSK31 Transceiver
for 80 Meters
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Small and inexpensive, this IG
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transceiver is packed with fun! JO

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here’s no doubt that PSK31 has
taken the Amateur Radio commu-
nity by storm! In fact, tidal wave
might be a more fitting description! In
this Internet age, the enjoyment and sat-
isfaction of using your computer and an NN1G. The New Jersey QRP Club, in Chicago, is one of the biggest on-the-
HF transceiver to communicate using this whose members are kitting the rig, air promoters of PSK31. We, the authors
reliable and low-bandwidth digital mode dubbed it the “Warbler.” This very low- of this article, can be found most evenings
goes beyond words. PSK31 has been re- cost 80-meter transceiver provides a way operating around 3580.5 kHz.
kindling the interest and excitement in for friends, club members, schoolmates
hams of all ages, and is drawing new and ham relatives located within a 200- Warbler Activity
amateurs into the ranks because of its mile (or greater) radius to have solid, The map in Figure 1 shows the distri-
simplicity and the appeal of modern tech- enjoyable, lively contacts on a regular bution of current 80-meter Warbler PSK31
nology. Now, the low-cost entry and high basis. The natural propagation character- activity throughout the country. The red
success rate for those trying PSK31 for istics of 80 meters offers PSKers a way circles indicate a 200-mile radius of solid
the first time has been enhanced by Dave to have regular roundtable QSOs and club contacts. As you can see, strong areas of
(NN1G) Benson’s inexpensive PSK31- get-togethers on the air during the PSK31 activity are in northern California,
ready transceivers, the latest of which is evening hours. You’ve probably heard of the Northeast, Chicago and Atlanta.
described here. 1, 2 When used in con- (and may have participated in) CW or Canada is also quickly coming on as a
junction with innovative PC software SSB nets for traffic handling, weather strong PSK31 player on 80 meters. The
such as DigiPan, hams can have solid tracking, used-equipment auctions and so areas of heaviest overlap offer the highest
contacts on any HF band.3 on. The same net activities are now tak- density of PSK31 activity, hence the great-
Even more astounding, PSK31 seems ing place using PSK31, building on the est possibility of success for newcomers
to be providing the means for a rebirth of same strengths of this digital mode. to this mode. We know that there’s been
an old way of communicating for us hams. Pockets of 80-meter PSK31 activity some success in attracting new blood to
We’re not referring to the data modula- have been springing up with increasing HF: Marc Ziegler, W6ZZZ, of Los Gatos,
tion/demodulation techniques of SSB. Nor frequency throughout the country, due in California, reported making his first-ever
are we alluding to this mode’s ability to great part to the popularity of the War- HF contact using a Warbler!
pack dozens of active QSOs simulta- bler. Hams in Denver led by Rod The 200-mile radius of solid copy
neously into the same bandwidth as a Cerkoney, N0RC, have started some 80-meter propagation, though, gets big-
single SSB QSO. What we’re talking Rocky Mountain Warbler group-build ger during the winter months. KD7S in
about is the real use of the spectrum. sessions to help others get on the air with northern California has reported increas-
PSK31 is providing a way for hams of all this mode. QRPers in northern Califor- ingly better contacts with Derry, VE7QK,
ages to gather with record ease and effi- nia, led by Bill Jones, KD7S, and Doug of BC, Canada. Phil Wheeler, W7OX , in
ciency around new watering holes to com- Hendricks, KI6DS, started a Sunday California, has been in regular contact
municate as friends and club members. evening weekly “ragchew” session called with a station in Utah. Doug Hendricks,
the Western Warbliers. New Jersey KI6DS, in Dos Palos, California, and co-
Warbler Opens 80 Meters to Low- QRPers are on the air nightly with their leader of the immensely popular NorCal
Cost PSK31 Warblers and every Sunday night with a QRP Club, reports “I worked Bill, KD7S,
The PSK-80 is the newest PSK-ca- club meeting. QRPers in Atlanta are start- in Sanger; Dave, AB5PC, in Fresno; Ben,
pable transceiver design of Dave Benson, ing their own group-build of the 80-meter NW7DX, near Seattle, and Ron, K7UV,
1
Notes appear on page 41. kit. Veteran PSKer Ken Hopper, N9VV, in Brigham City, Utah.” Phil, W7OX, in
March 2001 37
Los Angeles, reports partial copy (includ- are seeing the proliferation of Warblers Figure 4—Schematic of the Warbler
ing a complete call sign) of NN1G’s sig- as fertile new territory for ragchews, con- 80-meter D-C transceiver. Unless
nal from Connecticut. tests, experiments and propagation-favor- otherwise specified, resistors are 1/4-W,
Although the map represents only able local communications. At any given 5%-tolerance carbon-composition or
metal-film units. For part numbers in
80-meter PSK activity with the Warbler, time during the evening, we see QSOs in parentheses, DK = Digi-Key Corp, 701
there is an increasing amount of non- progress outside the Warbler passband, Brooks Ave S, Thief River Falls, MN
Warbler PSK31 activity springing up as showing us that Warblers are facilitating 56701-0677; tel 800-344-4539, 218-681-
well. It seems that many PSK31 opera- a growth in 80-meter activity. 6674, fax 218-681-3380;
www.digikey.com; ME = Mouser
tors using other hardware and software Electronics, 958 N Main St, Mansfield,
equipment up on the higher bands are Local Communication Opens Again! TX 76063-4827; tel 800-346-6873, 817-
moving down to play with the Warblers Remember when you had to go to your 483-4422, fax 817-483-0931;
on 80 meters. These higher-band PSKers monthly radio club meeting to hear all the sales@mouser.com;
www.mouser.com; RF = RF Parts, 435
S Pacific St, San Marcos, CA 92069; tel
888-744-1943, 760-744-1943;
www.rfparts.com;
order@rfparts.com. Equivalent parts
can be substituted; n.c. indicates no
connection.
C1, C2, C23, C24—1 µF, 50 V electrolytic,
Figure 1—Geographic radial leads
distribution of PSK-80 (ME 140-XRL50V1.0)
Warblers in US and C3—4-20 pF trimmer (DK SG20015)
Canada. Each red circle C4—47 pF disc, 5% NP0/C0G
identifies three Warblers (ME 140-50N5-470J)
within a 200-mile solid- C5—68 pF disc, 5% NP0/C0G
copy area for each (ME 140-100N5-680J)
Warbler location. At the C6-C8, C15-C18—33 pF disc, 5% NP0/
time this article was C0G (ME 140-50N5-330J)
prepared, the current C9, C14, C101-C106, C108-110, C112—
Warbler population was 0.01 µF disc (ME 140-50Z5-103M)
estimated at 500 and C10—330 pF disc (ME 140-50S5-331J)
growing. C11, C12—0.001 µF NP0/C0G monolithic
(ME 581-UEC102J1)
C13—100 pF disc ceramic,5%
C20—0.022 µF monolithic (DK P4953)
C21, C107—0.1 µF monolithic
(DK P4924)
C22—150 pF disc (ME 140-50S5-151J)
C111, C113—47 µF, 25 V electrolytic,
radial leads (ME 140-XRL25V47)
D1, D2—7.5 V, 500 mW Zener, 1N5236B
(DK 1N5236BDICT)
D3-D5—1N4148 (DK 1N4148DICT)
D6—1N4001 (DK 1N4001DICT)
J1, J2—3.5-mm 3-circuit jack, PC board
mount (ME 161-3501)
J3—DB9, PC board mount
(Jameco 104951)
J4—Dc power jack, 2.1×5.5 mm, PC
board mount (ME 163-5004)
J5—BNC female, PC board mount
(Jameco 146510)
L1—6.8-µH RF choke (ME 43LS686)
L2—23 turns #24 solid, insulated wire
on a T37-2 core
L3—22-µH RF choke (ME 43LS225)
Figure 2—Crystal-filter passband response. Q1, Q7—2N7000 N-channel
enhancement-mode FET
(DK 2N7000)
Q2-Q4—2N4401 NPN (DK 2N4401)
Q8—2N3906 PNP (DK 2N3906)
Q5, Q6—2SC2166 or 2SC2078 NPN RF
power (RF)
T1—4 trifilar turns #24 solid insulated
wire on an FT37-43 core
T2—Pri: 4 bifilar turns #24 solid
insulated wire; sec: 8 turns, #24
enameled wire on an FT37-43 core
U1, U2—SA612A double-balanced
mixer/oscillator
U3—LM1458N or MC4558N dual op amp
(DK LM1458N)
U4—LM393N dual differential
comparator (DK LM393N)
Y1-Y6—3.579-MHz crystal, series-
resonant, HC-49/U holder (DK X011)
Misc: P1—2.1/ 5.5 mm power plug, heat
sinks (DK HS106)
Figure 3—Block diagram of the Warbler D-C transceiver.
38 March 2001
March 2001 39
latest info about new rigs, swap meets and quency of 3582 kHz. Y1 and Y2 and C6
things? The Internet now supplants a lot through C8 remove the bulk of the un-
of that need, but the scale is so wide that wanted sideband energy. Q3 and Q4
you might as easily chat with someone amplify the remaining SSB signal. The
in Spain about some parts you need, as output of Q4 includes an L network (L1
opposed to someone in the next town. In and C10) that matches the driver output
some cases, this is fine, but the camara- impedance to the PA, Q5 and Q6.
derie of local club members can better be Things begin to look a little different
achieved through PSK31’s local commu- around the PAa push-pull stage. The
nications capabilities, and that’s just what two halves of the PA show equal gains on
many folks are doing! their respective half cycles of conduction;
Perhaps leading the pack are the West- Figure 5—Pictorial of the Warbler/
this balance pays off in rejecting
ern Warbliers in California. This group computer interconnections. Use inter- second-harmonic energy. A trifilar-wound
had a head start because kits were first connecting cables that suit your equip- input transformer (T1) splits the driving
distributed at a symposium hosted by the ment requirements. As shown here, three- signal into two out-of-phase signals fed
conductor cables are used at 1 and 2; they
NorCal QRP club in October 2000. These are equipped with 3.5-mm stereo con- to Q5 and Q6. Another multifilar winding
operators are maximizing that 200-mile nectors at each end (RadioShack 42-2387). (T2) combines the Q5 and Q6 outputs.
radius of solid communications to help Serial port cable 3 has female DB9 T2’s third winding is done separately and
bring others into the fold, to help find connectors at each end (RadioShack has a different turns count. It’s set for a
26-117 or Jameco 25700). Jameco
parts and just have some regular ragchews Electron-ics, 1355 Shoreway Rd, Belmont, collector impedance of 12 Ω. In theory,
at QRP levels. They’re contributing ap- CA 94002; tel 650-592-8097, domestic fax, an output power of up to 6 W should be
plication notes, tips, techniques and cir- 800-237-6948, international fax, 650-592- available from this stage. In practice,
cuit improvements for other PSKers 2503; info@jameco.com; www.jameco though, the IR drop of R13/R13A and
.com; RadioShack.com, PO Box 1981, Fort
around the country. The Internet, of Worth, TX 76101-1981; tel 800-843-7422; fax saturation effects of Q5 and Q6 limit the
course, has enabled this sharing of infor- 800-813-0087; www.radioshack.com. output to 4 or 5 W PEP.
mation, and these notes are maintained As a result of the balance provided by
by the New Jersey QRP at their project the push-pull configuration and the im-
Web site.4 provement in second-harmonic perfor-
Along with the Western Warbliers, the nals and results in LSB operation. The mance, the output harmonic filter can be
New Jersey QRP club members have filter uses series-resonant crystals. As a considerably simplified. In this design,
shown that it doesn’t take a full-blown result, the passband is actually above the it’s a single-section network. Thanks to
80-meter antenna farm to get out with this marked crystal frequency. The BFO is the 15 to 20 dB of second-harmonic
mode. Sure, “the bigger the better” usu- pulled to the high side of the passband suppression inherent in the push-pull PA
ally applies, but reduced-size antennas using a small value of capacitance in se- configuration, the minimum harmonic
can put you on 80 meters without requir- ries with the BFO crystal. rejection for this design is 33 dB, com-
ing an acre-size backyard!5 The commer- So what do we do with a filter that pliant with current FCC regulations.
cially available verticals also combine works right at the operating frequency? C13, D3 and D4 and L3 act as a TR
effective operation with a low footprint. Consider the Neophyte direct-conversion switch and provide a measure of front-
Dave, NN1G, uses a dipole about 15 feet (D-C) receiver,6 the epitome of simplic- end selectivity for the receiver. Q9, a
high for all the 80-meter PSK work he’s ity: It consists of nothing more than a preamplifier stage, provides a gain of
done to date. Not bad! product detector/oscillator and an AF 10 dB. In addition to providing gain, Q9
amp. Add a crystal filter to its front end, offers a flat 1.5-kΩ source impedance to
So, What’s a Warbler? and it’s still a D-C receiver, but its selec- the crystal filter. The initial Warbler de-
Last winter, while preparing for a talk tivity and its resistance to (out-of-pass- sign lacked this stage and the filter
on PSK31, Dave was casting about for a band) intermodulation distortion (IMD) passband shape was poor. Y4 through Y6
low-parts-count means of handling a are considerably improved. On transmit, and the associated capacitors deliver the
PSK31 signal. He noted that the PSK31 adding such a filter to the output of a bal- passband selectivity shown in Figure 2.
watering-hole frequency on 80 meters is anced modulator alters its output from a Mixer U2 converts the filter output to
at 3580.15 kHz, darn close to the DSB signal to an SSB signalright at the audio, where it’s low-pass filtered and
color-burst frequency of 3579.545 kHz. operating frequency. A block diagram of amplified by U3. R23, R24 and Q7 pro-
After an intensive thirty minutes of cut- such a setup is shown in Figure 3. Pretty vide a muting function to prevent
and-paste engineering, a schematic was simple, eh? Naturally, reducing this sim- feedback during transmit; this subject is
born. Remarkably, this early schematic plicity to practice always seems to in- described in more detail in a recent QST
withstood further evaluations and refine- volve adding a few components, but it’s article (see Note 1).
ments without much growth in the parts still a D-C transceiver. Comparators U4A and U4B and re-
count. The hardware design started with lated components provide TR sequencing.
an evaluation of simple filters using Circuit Description The RTS signal of the computer’s serial
color-burst crystals. Figure 2 shows an Figure 4 is the schematic of the War- port is a negative voltage during receive
example of a three-crystal filter and its bler. Let’s start our discussion of the cir- and positive during transmit. A turn-on
measured passband response. cuit with the transmitter. Audio from a delay produced by R31 and C24 allows
The asymmetric skirt response is typi- computer’s sound-card output (LINE OUT) the dc voltages around Q2 to stabilize
cal of a crystal ladder (Cohn) filterthe is connected to J2. Q1 is conducting dur- before the transmitter turns on. This
upper-frequency slope is steeper. We take ing transmit and passes audio and dc bias minimizes the transient energy emitted
advantage of this by setting the carrier/ to Q2. Several hundred millivolts of au- during the transition to transmit. Catch
BFO on the high side of the passband. dio are applied to mixer U1 to generate diode D5 serves a similar function dur-
This yields better rejection of W1AW sig- DSB energy at a (suppressed) carrier fre- ing the return to receive by shutting off
40 March 2001
 of experimenters are using DSP evalua-
The Considerate Operator’s Guide to 3580 kHz tion kits instead of the computer/sound-
The Warbler operates over a fixed 1-kHz slice of 80 meters: 3580 to 3581 kHz. card approach, so we may see PSK31 ter-
PSK31 users aren’t the only inhabitants of this portion of the band. Most notably, the minals that cut the tether to the PC. This
Glowbugs, a community using simple gear and experimenting with crystal-controlled will enable an even more portable and
CW rigs, uses and monitors 3578 kHz. PSK users should adhere to the published lower-cost operation for PSK31.
band plan for data operation (3580 kHz and up) to minimize interference to other Start enjoying PSK31! Get a local
users of the frequency. If your transceiver is set to LSB and the dial is set much below PSK31 ragchew net going in your state.
3582 kHz, the chances for inadvertent interference are good.— Dave Benson, NN1G Put on a demo for the local high school
science class showing how much fun can
be had communicating without using the
the transmitter bias as soon as possible. tage of the low-frequency rolloff charac- Internet. Get a PSK31 transceiver group-
teristics of the receiver’s audio amplifier build going with your ham club. No mat-
Hookup and Alignment to knock the signal down to manageable ter how you approach it, do it, use it and
The Warbler connects to your com- levels. Dave, NN1G, lives about two have fun with PSK31!
puter as shown in Figure 5. Sources for miles from W1AW and its signals are very
the interconnecting cables are shown. strong there. Once this adjustment was Acknowledgements
Necessary cables are available at most performed though, Dave could copy Thanks to the New Jersey QRP Club,
electronics retail outlets and other stores. PSK31 signals without difficulty. the Western Warbliers and many others
for their enthusiastic support and contri-
Setup Transmit Adjustment butions to this activity.
You need software to use the trans- In DigiPan, select Mode and click on Notes
ceiver. If you don’t already have it, down- Tune. This places the transceiver in trans- 1
Howard “Skip” Teller, KH6TY, and Dave
load and run DigiPan 1.5, the most re- mit mode with a 100% duty cycle. Click Benson, NN1G, “A Panoramic Transceiving
System for PSK31,” QST, Jun 2000,
cent version (see Note 3). Once DigiPan on the speaker icon in Window’s tray and pp 31-37.
is running, initialize the frequency dis- advance the volume slider until the trans- 2
The New Jersey QRP Club offers a complete
play to 3582 kHz and select LSB, which mitter output power is set at 3 W. Al- kit of parts including a PC board, all on-board
places 3582 kHz at the right edge of though the Warbler’s PA stage can be components and assembly instructions.
Price: $45, including shipping in the US and
the display. Connect an antenna and dc driven harder for more output, the addi- Canada; foreign orders add $5. Make your
power (12 to 15 V) to J5 and J4, respec- tional power comes at the expense of check or money order payable to George
tively. Adjust the sound-card microphone poorer IMD performance. If you don’t Heron, N2APB. Send your order to George
Heron, N2APB, 2419 Feather Mae Ct, For-
volume-control slider ( CONFIGURE | have a wattmeter, you can effectively ac- est Hill, MD 21050. Please allow two to four
WATERFALL DRIVE in DigiPan 1.5). Set complish the job using a 50-Ω resistive weeks for delivery. All sales proceeds ben-
the level with this control to yield blue- load and peak-voltage detector.8 efit club-sponsored public activities.
3
to-yellow speckles on the screen. This DigiPan is available for free from members.
Operation home.com/hteller/digipan/. The current
should yield a band covering approxi- version is 1.5. Links to additional software
mately one-third of the computer screen Clicking your computer’s mouse cur- products may be found at psk31.com.
4
width when properly adjusted. sor over the typical “railroad-track” PSK31 Warbler project updates and errata are
maintained at www.njqrp.org/warbler/
signal should cause text to begin appear- kitnotes.html.
Adjustment ing in DigiPan’s upper text window. Click- 5
Loaded verticals such as the PM-1 offered by
There’s only one adjustment on the ing on T/R in the DigiPan menu switches Vernon Wright, W6MMA, is one example of
transceiver boardtrimmer cap C3. The a suitable compact antenna; www.
to transmit and your typed text in the lower superantennas.com. See also Robert
ARRL was kind enough to furnish a cali- window streams out on the air. Johns, W3JIP, “A Ground-Coupled Portable
bration marker to adjust these rigs. Dur- Antenna,” QST , Jan 2001, pp 28-32.
ing many of the afternoon and evening Do It, Use it, Enjoy PSK31! 6
John Dillon, WA3RNC, “The Neophyte Re-
ceiver,” QST, Feb 1988, pp 14-18.
hours, W1AW is transmitting on Just when it seemed to some that the 7
See the W1AW Operating Schedule in
3581.5 kHz.7 If you’re located east of the flames of excitement in ham radio were this issue.
Mississippi, you should have little trouble dwindling to smoldering embers, along 8
Chuck Hutchinson, K8CH, ed, The ARRL
spotting W1AW’s CW transmissions on- has come a new mode of communications 2001 Handbook (Newington: ARRL, 2000),
p 26-11.
screen. Using a small screwdriver, sim- to stoke us up again. Overwhelming evi-
ply adjust C3 until W1AW’s signal is dence is showing us that folks all over Dave Benson, NN1G, is well known to QST
lined up under the 3581.5 tick mark of the country are having tons of fun build- readers. His life has been captured on the in-
stallment plan in prior issues of this magazine.
the DigiPan frequency display. Lacking ing and operating PSK radio equipment You can contact Dave at 80 E Robbins Ave,
W1AW’s signal, adjust C3 to center the such as the Warbler! Newington, CT 06111; nn1g@arrl.net.
brightest portion of the display screen in QRPers and high-power operators George Heron, N2APB, plays a lead role in
the range of 3580.0 to 3581.0 kHz. alike are pulling others into this digital as- the New Jersey QRP Club and has been active
If you live close enough to W1AW so pect of the hobby by conducting coordi- in the QRP community throughout the last
that its signal causes spurious traces on nated construction and instruction classes, decade. He organizes the annual Atlanticon
the display, and reducing the sound-card’s forming statewide nets on 80 meters for QRP Forum for the NJQRP and edits and pub-
microphone slide-control setting to cure club and special-interest support groups, lishes the club’s quarterly journal QRP
this effect causes PSK31 signals to dis- Homebrewer. An inveterate homebrewer by
and plain old ragchewing. There isn’t a
nature, with strengths in software and digital
appear into the noise, try this approach: night that goes by here on the East Coast design, N2APB’s latest project is the design
Set the DigiPan start frequency to without having up to a half dozen QSOs of a PC-less, single-board controller for por-
3581.5 kHz and adjust C3 so that going on at once throughout the evening table operation using PSK31. Contact George
W1AW’s signal is zero beat at the right hours. at 2419 Feather Mae Ct, Forest Hill, MD
extreme of the display. This takes advan- The fun doesn’t stop here! A number 21050; n2apb@amsat.org.
March 2001 41
 By Billy B. Johnson, WB5RYB

The Great Paper Chase

Collecting catalogs, ads, brochures, spec sheets, company
memos—any kind of Amateur Radio product literature—is an exciting
and accessible way to experience our hobby’s rich history.
Here’s how to get started.

A
mateur Radio is a multifaceted eral eBay items, I finally made my first began in earnest. Since my first purchase
hobby. If collecting interests you, literature purchase—a 1935 Hammarlund I have picked up several additional qual-
there are many ways to satisfy capacitor catalog. The catalog contained ity documents and a few that are inter-
your desires. I’ve been collecting, restor- information on condensers, coil forms, esting but not pristine.
ing and operating antique and classic ra- sockets, transformers, chokes, shields and As a practical collector, I have to face
dios for several years and, until recently, other Hammarlund components. The the fact that there are some radios that I
I’ve limited my collection mostly to back page was devoted entirely to the will probably never own. For example,
Hammarlund receivers. Hammarlund “Comet Pro,” a shortwave very few Hammarlund Pro-310s were
I recently became interested in old receiver sold in the 1930s. It also listed ever manufactured. I’ve never seen one
sales brochures, technical specification the addresses of 10 former sales offices for sale. Fortunately, I’ve been able to add
sheets, catalogs, manuals and related lit- in the US and Canada. an original Pro-310 sales brochure and
erature about Hammarlund receivers. I I was pleasantly surprised at the spec sheet to my paper collection. This
hadn’t given much thought to collecting catalog’s excellent condition. Printed 65 document may be as rare as the radio.
these items until I joined the Southeast years ago, the catalog is older than any Although I don’t own the radio, I can still
Antique Radio Society of Atlanta. Sev- of my radios. This purchase hooked me, enjoy these items.
eral of the members have extensive lit- and my search for Hammarlund literature I’m not too proud to accept a copy of a
erature collections covering various early
radio manufacturers.
Those collections started me wonder-
ing about the Hammarlund literature that
might be available. The search has taken
me to dozens of hamfests, old bookstores,
garage sales, antique shops, used book
stores, thrift stores and on-line auction
site eBay.
Buying collectible items via eBay has
pluses and minuses. Rare items that are
unavailable anywhere else are often of-
fered for sale. The bidding process is con-
venient and doesn’t involve any travel,
search time or sleuthing. Unfortunately,
prices are usually higher than “similar
type and quality” items found at more tra-
ditional outlets. Also, buyers don’t have
an opportunity to physically examine
items and must rely on pictures and the
seller’s description. Because it offers a
large global audience, buying and sell-
ing collectibles (radio and otherwise) on
the Internet will likely become more
popular in the future. Hammarlund catalog No. 37. Note the Sun A 1927 advertising flyer for the
After unsuccessfully bidding for sev- Radio Company stamp. Hammarlund “Midline” condenser.

42 March 2001
 Sales literature often reveals a
product’s original selling price. A
technical data sheet published by
Hammarlund on the R-390A/URR, dated
May of 1970, has the following note writ-
ten across the bottom of the page, “Terms
$1,000.00 COD or CIA while the supply
lasts.” When Hammarlund was owned by
Electronic Assistance Corporation it
manufactured hundreds of R390A receiv-
ers for the government.
In a copy of an internal memo dated
June 4, 1968, written during the negotia-
tions to sell Hammarlund to Electronic
Assistance Corporation, Boris Pundick,
Hammarlund’s Division General Man-
ager, encourages the employees to bring
in new business, work efficiently, mini-
mize errors and maintain quality stan-
dards during the critical period. Copies
of this letter were sent to Edward J.
This flyer from 1957 touts the venerable Eggart, President of Geotel, Inc, and Rob- A Hammarlund promotional flyer for a
HQ-140-XA receiver. legendary receiver: the HQ-100.
ert Edwards, President of Electronic As-
sistance Corporation.
In July of 1971 the Cardwell
document if the original isn’t available. Condenser Corporation acquired up, I talk to the owner and ask for per-
Copies have no value, but I think they’re Hammarlund’s Capacitor Division. I mission to photograph the radio. I’ve
better than nothing at all. Besides, a good obtained a copy of a letter on never been turned down.
copy will reveal all the information Hammarlund letterhead that is signed by Digital cameras, scanners and the
available from the original. If the original George E. Cardwell, Manager of Com- Internet have made pictures of rare ra-
document becomes available in the future, mercial Products for Cardwell, making dios readily available. It’s easy to print
the copy can always be discarded. this announcement. an image of an old radio from someone’s
Paper collecting offers an opportunity Web page. Surprisingly, some of my bet-
to connect with specific pieces of history. ter radio pictures have been copied from
Collectors can also learn more about Sales literature often eBay auction photos!
products offered by the manufacturer, the Back issues of QST, CQ and 73 are
specifications of various parts and radios,
provides insight into also good photo and information sources.
and even gain some insight about how the how and where They contain product reviews, articles,
various products were marketed. equipment was advertisements and pictures of most ama-
teur gear offered for sale.
Secrets Revealed manufactured. After World War II, QST did an excel-
Companies generate a tremendous lent series of articles titled, “Looking
amount of paper, most of which is never In addition to catalogs and sales lit- Over the Post-War Receivers.” These ar-
preserved. When a company such as erature, I also collect old magazine and ticles offer a valuable resource for those
Hammarlund ceases to exist, most of its newspaper articles about Hammarlund. interested in a particular radio.
records are destroyed. Through the study These are often more difficult to find, but The ads in back issues also provide
of sales brochures, catalogs and other just as interesting. Newspaper articles interesting reading and often reflect the
documents, collectors can gain a consid- contain new product announcements and price of the radios at the time of publi-
erable amount of company knowledge. information about plant expansions, em- cation. It’s fun to look over the old ads
Sales literature often provides insight ployee promotions, etc. and attempt to evaluate the various ra-
into how and where equipment was One newspaper article was written on dios that were competing for Amateur
manufactured. One catalog in my collec- the first anniversary of the opening of Radio dollars.
tion contains a picture of Hammarlund’s Hammarlund’s plant in Mars Hill, North I keep my collectible literature in plas-
Mars Hill, North Carolina, manufactur- Carolina. To illustrate the plant’s eco- tic jackets bound in a large three-ring
ing facility. From the age of the cars nomic impact on Mars Hill and Marshall notebook. This allows documents to be
shown in the picture, the photograph was County, the payroll for that week was handled without tearing or soiling the
made in about 1960. paid in silver dollars! More than 7000 pages. What started as a casual interest
Documents sometimes reveal the names silver dollars were passed out to some 155 has turned into an interesting and infor-
of individuals who worked on a particular employees. In the community those coins mative part of collecting vintage radios.
radio. For example, the spec sheet for an quickly become known as “Hammarlund It’s amazing what’s still out there in the
HQ-180A receiver has a statement on the Dollars.” way of literature for those who have the
bottom of the last page that says, “These Like most hams, I can’t afford to dis- patience to join the paper chase.
facts brought to you straight from the shoul- play all of the radios I’d like to own. One
der by the hams at Hammarlund.” The solution is to collect pictures of old re- You can contact the author at 195 Royal
names, call signs and signatures of 11 hams ceivers. At hamfests I usually carry a Ridge Way, Fayetteville, GA 30215-2660;
are listed across the page. camera. If something interesting shows wb5ryb@hotmail.com.
March 2001 43
 By Larry Scheff, W4QEJ

How to Maximize Your

Receiver’s Effective
Selectivity
Part 2—Minimizing or eliminating noise and interference during
reception depends to a great degree on your knowing how to use
your receiver’s selectivity controls.

Part 1,1 my discussion focused on a look at Figure 8A. This situation is ex- interference from one of the two interfer-

In using the variable bandwidth tun-

ing (VBT) feature of the
Kenwood TS-940S to reduce or eliminate
actly the same as Situation 1 except that
the TS-440S employs IF shift instead of
VBT. We are trying to receive an LSB
ing signals while increasing the interfer-
ence from the other interfering signal.
Shifting the passband up or down in fre-
received noise and interference. This signal that peaks 25 dB above the noise. quency makes no change in the amount
month, you’ll see how passband tuning, There are two equally strong LSB signals, of noise received.
as employed in the Kenwood TS-440S, one 2 kHz above and one 2 kHz below However, you can still eliminate both
can help do the same. the desired signal. Here (as in Figure 5A interfering signals and the noise. You do
for the TS-940S) we assume that with this by adjusting the ATTenuator and RF
Getting the Most from the ATTenuator control of the TS-440S gain controls to slide the signals and noise
IF-Shift Filters receiver set to 0 dB, and the RF gain down the selectivity curve and setting the
Let’s examine how passband tuning control set at maximum, the noise level IF SHIFT control to about +360 Hz as
(IF shift) performs when we apply the appears at the 40-dB level at the SSB IF shown in Figure 8D. Here also, you lose
same philosophy of minimizing signal filter in the receiver. In this case, how- some of the desired-signal’s higher au-
levels that reach the IF filter. For this ever, we are using a passband-tuning dio frequencies, but you still have very
graphic analysis, I use the SSB selectiv- acceptable communication-quality audio
ity specifications of the Kenwood from the desired signal.
TS-440S, which are stated as 2.2 kHz at Situation 5 involves two extremely
–6 dB and 4.4 kHz at –60 dB, providing IF shift filters can be strong adjacent interfering signals and is
a filter shape factor of 2 in this receiver, used quite effectively to illustrated in Figures 9A and 9B. What
compared to a shape factor of 1.5 for the eliminate interference happens when our desired signal is sand-
TS-940S. The larger shape-factor num- wiched between two LSB signals, both
ber tells you that the selectivity of the TS- and noise… 25 dB stronger that our desired signal,
440S is somewhat less than that of the one 2 kHz up the band and one 2 kHz
TS-940S. With IF passband tuning, you down the band and we are using passband
don’t have HIGH CUT or LOW CUT con- filter with a passband width of about 3.58 tuning? See Figure 9A. Here (as in Fig-
trols to reduce the filter bandwidth or to kHz at the 40-dB level on the selectivity ure 6A for the TS-940S) we assume
reshape its selectivity curve. You can, curve. that with the ATTenuator control of the
however, shift the entire passband of By comparing Figure 8A to Figure 5A, TS-440S set to 0 dB, and the RF gain
the filter a maximum of ±900 Hz from you can see that the selectivity curve of control set at maximum, the noise level
its center frequency (see Figures 3A the TS-440S is about 0.430 kHz wider at appears at the −40-dB level of the
through 3C). the −40-dB level than that of the TS-940S, receiver’s SSB IF filter. As in Figure 6A,
Situation 4, using a TS-440S, involves and we cannot decrease the bandwidth we are trying to receive an LSB signal
two adjacent interfering signals and is il- as we can with the VBT feature of the that peaks 25 dB above the noise. The two
lustrated in Figures 8A through 8D. Take TS-940S. This means the TS-440S filter interfering signals are strong enough
will pass more noise at these settings than that their peaks will blow by the IF. You
would the TS-940S VBT filters. As illus- simply cannot eliminate much interfer-
1
trated in Figures 8B and 8C, we could shift ence from either signal by shifting the IF
Larry Scheff, W4QEJ, “How to Maximize Your
Receiver’s Effective Selectivity— Part 1 ,” the passband of the IF filter up or down in up or down.
QST, Feb 2001, pp 42-48. frequency, which would only reduce the Figure 9B shows that we can slide all
44 March 2001
Figure 8Situation 4, using a TS-440S with passband tuning (IF shift). In each graph, there are two interfering signals, one 2 kHz
above and another 2 kHz below the desired signal. All three signals are of equal strength, each peaking 25 dB above the noise. At A,
the receiver ATTenuator and RF gain controls have not been adjusted to eliminate the interfering signals; the IF SHIFT control is set
at zero. The interfering signals and noise are quite apparent. At B, the only control adjustment made was to set the IF SHIFT control
to −900 Hz. As a result, interference from the signal up the band has mostly (not entirely) been eliminated, but interference from the
down-band signal and noise is still severe. At C, the IF SHIFT control has been set to +900 Hz, no other control changes have been
made. Now, interference from the signal down the band has partially been eliminated, but there’s still severe interference from the
undesired higher-frequency signal and the noise level is high. A dramatic difference is shown at D. Here, several controls have been
used to eliminate the noise and the interference. The receiver ATTenuator and RF gain controls have been put to work, the IF SHIFT
is set at about 360 Hz and the RIT has been adjusted to properly position the BFO in the passband to receive the desired signal.

three signals and the noise down the se- band. Can you get rid of this remaining has not been eliminated by the IF filter.
lectivity curve to eliminate the noise and interference? Take a good look at Figure This is because the RF components of
adjust the IF shift to eliminate interfer- 9B. All of the remaining interference this interfering signal must beat with the
ence from the strong signal up the band, from the LSB signal would be heard as BFO to produce audio, and they are
but you can’t eliminate all the interfer- audio that is higher in frequency than that farther from the BFO frequency than the
ence from the strong signal down the of the portion of the desired signal that unfiltered components of the desired
March 2001 45
Figure 9Situation 5, using a TS-440S with passband tuning (IF shift). Again, there are two interfering signals, one 2 kHz above
and one 2 kHz below the desired signal. The desired signal peaks 25 dB above the noise. Both interfering signals are 25 dB
stronger than the desired signal. At A, the receiver ATTenuator and RF gain controls are wide open and the IF SHIFT is set at zero.
As a consequence, the very strong interfering signals blow by the IF filters. None of the lower-intensity interference or noise is
eliminated. At B, the input attenuator and RF gain controls have been adjusted to aid in minimizing the interfering signals. The IF
SHIFT is set to +211 Hz and the RIT control has been adjusted to properly position the BFO in the passband to receive the desired
signal. Although some interference from the lower-frequency interfering signal remains, interference from the up-band signal and
the noise have been eliminated.

signal. We should be able to use external and annoying. If your transceiver

audio-frequency filtering such as DSP These graphs clearly verify that VBT has no provision for
to get rid of these interfering audio IF filters are somewhat more effective
frequencies. than IF shift filters, but IF shift filters can turning off the AGC,
Figure 10 presents Situation 6, which often still be used quite effectively to you’ll probably get
involves interfering signals at the same eliminate interference and noiseif you better results by using
frequency, or very close to same frequency know how to use them effectively.
as that of the desired signal, but somewhat
fast AGC instead of
weaker than the desired signal. Looking What’s the Bottom Line? slow AGC.
back at the preceding examples and Take another good look at Figures 5B, that you have suffered with until now.
graphs, you’ll see that, in all cases, we 6B, 7, 8D, 9B and 10. What do they all Keep in mind, however, that changing
have eliminated the noise by using the have in common? Simple! These figures band conditions may affect your initial
ATTenuator and the RF gain control to slide all show how interference and noise have control settings.
the noise below the flat bottom of the been eliminated or at least reduced by
selectivity curve. Comparing Figure 10 to using receiver ATTenuator and RF gain What Does AGC Have to Do with
Figure 7 you will see that we can use the controls to slide the desired signal, the Selectivity?
same approach to eliminate interfering interference and the noise to the bottom Refer to Figures 2 and 3. If a strong
signals that are weaker than the desired of the receiver IF-filter selectivity curves. interfering signal manages to exceed the
signal and on, or very near, the desired- This allows the filters to do their best in filters’ estimated 75-dB maximum attenu-
signal frequency. A slight adjustment of eliminating noise and interference. With ation level, it may blow by them, caus-
the IF SHIFT control will also make a slight practice, you’ll learn approximately ing interference to the desired signal and
improvement in the received audio. As we where the receiver front-end controls undesired AGC action. If you have the
found with the TS-940S, the audio of the should be set for optimum receiver per- AGC turned off, the AGC will not re-
on-frequency interfering signal would formance on each band. Then you can set spond to the strong interfering signal. If
sound perfectly normal; all components of them as you change bands and almost your transceiver (such as a TS-440S) has
the off-frequency interfering signal forget about changing them as you tune no provision for turning off the AGC,
would beat with the BFO, sound 1 kHz a band because you probably won’t even you’ll probably get better results by us-
higher than normal and be unintelligible hear some of the interference and noise ing fast AGC instead of slow AGC.
46 March 2001
But My S Meter…
Some of you might say: “My S meter
doesn’t work when I operate the receiver
as you describe!” Don’t be concerned.
Except for making momentary compara-
tive signal readings in the absence of fad-
ing, S-meter readings are virtually mean-
ingless. If you research S-meter circuits
and use, you’ll soon discover that you
might be able to trust your S-meter’s cali-
bration on one band, but not over the
entire tuning range of your receiver.
S-meter calibration varies from receiver to

Forget the S meter.

Your primary interest
should be minimizing
interference.

receiver. As a receiver ages, component

values may change, affecting S-meter cali-
bration. Antenna location and type, feed-
line loss, impedance mismatches, band Figure 10Situation 6, using a TS-440S with passband tuning (IF shift). The desired
conditions, signal fading and other factors signal peaks 25 dB above the noise level. One interfering signal is on the same
affect S-meter readings. I suggest you for- frequency as the desired signal, another is 1 kHz below the desired signal. Both
get the S meter. Your primary interest interfering signals peak 12.5 dB above the noise level. Here, the IF SHIFT control is at
zero, but the receiver ATTenuator and RF gain controls have been adjusted to
should be minimizing interference. eliminate the interfering signals and noise.
How Does the Graphic Analysis
Compare with Actual Operating signals near or below the filter attenua- W4EHM and W4WAF for the informa-
Experience? tion curve –6-dB points and more RF gain tion they provided about their transceiv-
The TS-940S performance shown in may be used without causing deteriora- ers, and for their comments and advice,
Figures 5, 6 and 7 is entirely consistent tion of the usable selectivity indicated in all of which were valuable in preparing
with the actual performance experienced the graphs. Pete, W4EHM, who uses a this article.
here at W4QEJ on 75 meters under TS-930S, has replaced the original VBT Try the approaches I’ve discussed. I’m
crowded band conditions when the atmo- filters with others similar to those in a sure you, too, will find that they result in
spheric noise level is high. On higher TS-940S and says his modified TS-930S interference- and noise-free reception
bands, the received noise level is lower performs as described. even under crowded band conditions
and the receiver exhibits less apparent Warner, W4WAF, and Holt, W4AHA, when others are complaining about inter-
overall front-end internal gain. This is who both use a TS-440S, say that the per- ference and noise.
typical of receivers in general. Usually, formance described reflects their experi- You can contact the author at 679
on the higher HF bands, little or no re- ence when using the receiving techniques Creek View Dr, Lawrenceville, GA 30044-
ceiver input attenuation is needed to place presented here. My thanks to W4AHA, 3770.

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March 2001 47
 By Mike O’Brien, K0MYW

Hallicrafters’ Chevy, Buick

and Cadillac
As the Great Depression gave way to the pre-war era, Hallicrafters
had radios to fit every budget. Here’s an intimate conversation
with the engineer who designed Hallicrafters’ first several
transmitters—Bob Samuelson, briefly licensed as W9RAD.

S ome of the earliest successful

factory-built Amateur Radio trans-
mitters grew out of a business philos-
ophy that might’ve been expressed as:
“What’s good for General Motors is good
for Hallicrafters.” Just like the giant
automaker, Hallicrafters set out to provide
models for wallets both thick and thin.
In the late 1930s, Hallicrafters was
leading all American manufacturers in
sales of high-quality shortwave receivers.
Founder Bill Halligan wanted to convince
hams that store-bought transmitters were
a good idea as well.
In the spring of 1938, Halligan lured
young engineering whiz Bob Samuelson
away from the Collins Radio Company
in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to head up
Hallicrafters’ transmitter development in
Chicago.
Samuelson promptly produced the
HT-1, a 100-W CW, 50-W AM phone
rig that could be configured for three
bands between 160 and 10 meters. He The Hallicrafters HT-6.
followed up with the 400-W HT-4, later
to become legendary as the BC-610, the
US military’s HF workhorse during only version, the HT-2, went for $175. amateurs could afford in 1939, measured
World War II. An HT-4 equipped with the HT-5 by sales of their popular receivers. The
A shrewd businessman and an speech amplifier and AT-2 antenna tuner S-20R Sky Champion ($49) and the SX-
enthusiastic ham, Halligan wasn’t rang up at $800. Even with the Depression 24 Skyrider Defiant ($69) were far
satisfied. He wanted another transmitter. easing in the late ’30s, those prices were outselling the more sophisticated SX-17
“Bill’s marketing approach took its cue beyond the reach of most hams. (By the Super Skyrider ($140) and the innovative
from the automobile industry,” Samuelson way, if you’re keeping count, the HT-3 and stylish SX-23 ($120).
recalled in an interview at his Phoenix, wasn’t a ham rig but rather a marine-band “An obvious conclusion was that the
Arizona, home in 1992. “Bill wanted a “radio-telephone” aimed at well-heeled transmitter line needed a low-price leader
lineup of models that fit the pocketbook yachtsmen who could shell out $400.) to go with those lower-priced receivers,”
and needs of every ham. And he wanted to remembered Samuelson. “I said: ‘Let’s
bring out new models to make use of the A Low-Price Leader shoot for $100.’ Bill came back with:
latest components and techniques.” The Hallicrafters marketing ‘$99 sounds better.’”
The HT-1 was priced at $195. A CW- department had a good idea of what Thus was born the HT-6. If the
48 March 2001
 Bob Samuelson in his chief engineer’s
office at Hallicrafters’ Chicago
headquarters in the early 1940s.

“Art was a genius,”

said Samuelson. “He’d
accept orders to do all
sorts of crazy things, and
somehow we’d manage to
get most of them done.
An under-chassis view of the Hallicrafters HT-6.
Art gave us quite a bit of
freedom—but he didn’t
hesitate to get his nose
right into the middle of
washing-machine-size HT-4 was Samuelson’s first priority when he began
Hallicrafters’ “Cadillac” transmitter in
what we were doing. ”
to sketch circuitry for the HT-6: “I had
1939, the suitcase-size HT-6 would be its been intrigued with the new 807 beam
“Chevy.” power tetrode, along with its cousin the
Samuelson was given virtual free reign 6L6. Calculations showed that I could completed the tube lineup.
in his design work at Hallicrafters, in some count on the 807 to deliver a clean carrier Convenient band-switching was a
contrast to his three years in Cedar Rapids output of 25 watts, with clean 100- Hallicrafters hallmark, but the HT-6’s
where he’d labored in the formidable percent modulation from a pair of 6L6s modest price tag imposed limits.
shadow of the legendary Art Collins. in class AB. For grid excitation, a single Samuelson settled upon a scheme
“Art was a genius,” said Samuelson. 6L6 tuned crystal oscillator was adequate, whereby coils for three bands could be
“He’d accept orders to do all sorts of crazy at least down to the 20-meter band.” plugged into chassis sockets and then
things, and somehow we’d manage to get Unfortunately, a transmitter covering selected by a rotary switch on the front
most of them done. Art gave us quite a bit 160 through 20 meters fulfilled neither panel. Each ceramic coil form sprouted
of freedom—but he didn’t hesitate to get the design aims nor the sales goals. braided leads used to tap an integral
his nose right into the middle of what we Despite the agreed-upon price con- pickup coil for antenna matching.
were doing. If we were having a problem, straints, Samuelson and Halligan wanted The output circuit was designed to
he’d look it over and then say something a true “all-band” rig, one that would tune match resistive loads from 10 to 600
like: ‘Let’s try a condenser at this point up to the then-burgeoning 5-meter band ohms. A pair of insulated feed-through
here.’ And quite often he was right.” (56-60 MHz). terminals on the side of the chassis served
Bill Halligan, on the other hand, “was “To be on solid ground in designing for as antenna feed-line connections.
more interested in the appearance of his the higher frequencies, I set up a A cabinet 20 inches wide, 9 inches
products,” according to Samuelson. “Of breadboard test circuit with a 6L6 driving high and 15 inches deep would be
course, he demanded good performance. the grid of an 807,” Samuelson said. “Tests required to house the assembly. The
He was a ham (then W9WZE, formerly confirmed that the 6L6 wired as a exterior was painted in gray enamel.
1AEH and 1UL and later W4AK) and he conventional crystal oscillator was a bit Three hefty Stancor transformers helped
knew what the radios ought to do. But he tricky with a 10-meter crystal. With a boost the weight to 65 pounds.
pretty much left it up to the engineers to simple addition to the input crystal coil set, An ammeter (0-200 mA) was switched
figure out how to make the radios do it.” however, the 6L6 was wired as a ‘tri-tet’ to monitor plate current on the oscillator,
Halligan concentrated his efforts on oscillator, with a 20-meter crystal doubling modulator and final amplifier tubes or
business matters outside the plant, in the plate. This worked fine for 10 grid current on the final. Other front-
Samuelson said. “There were many days meters, but a similar test with a 10-meter panel features included an audio gain
when Bill didn’t come in ’til noon crystal doubling to 5 meters again was too control; a phone/CW switch; a knob and
because he’d been out in the bars on Rush tricky. So I made provision in the coil set logging dial to adjust the variable
Street with customers the night before. for extra contacts to add a 6J5 as a 10- capacitor used to resonate the final tank
And he treated suppliers really well, too, meter crystal oscillator doubling in the 6L6 circuit; and power on/off and transmit/
so we usually got first crack at new for 5-meter operations only.” receive toggle switches.
components as they were developed.” A 6F5 microphone amplifier, a 6J5 “The first ad for the HT-6 appeared in
Up-to-date components were audio amplifier and two 5Z3 rectifiers the May 1939 QST,” Samuelson noted.
March 2001 49
“We must have done something right,
because the ad in the August issue four
months later boasted that production of
the HT-6 was in its fourth r elease
(production run).”
True to Halligan’s target, the price was
listed as $99 (although soon thereafter it
rose to $110). Again as in automobile
marketing, there were extra-cost options.
For example, coils weren’t included in
the base price. Coils for 160, 80, 40 and
20 meters were available at $4.95 each.
The special coil sets for 10 and 5 meters
cost $6.95 each.
Although the HT-6 was designed for
crystal control, Hallicrafters ads also spoke
of “electron coupled oscillator units” that
allowed the transmit frequency to be
shifted with the twist of a knob. ECOs
were listed for 160, 80, 40 and 20 meters
at $3.85 each. Perhaps ahead of their time,
Samuelson doesn’t believe Hallicrafters
actually sold many ECOs. A Hallicrafters HT-9 (foreground) in the process of being restored, with its little
“I let a young engineer named Norm brother, the HT-6, in the background.
Foot play around with an HT-6 and he
came up with the ECO,” Samuelson said.
“All it really was, basically, was a Samuelson’s own observations began to A good share of that weight
trimmer in a can. I know we made some, jell into proposed improvements for the was concentrated in the
but I think most hams used crystals. Just HT-1, Samuelson initially was told by half-dozen transformers
because the ECOs were mentioned in the Halligan “in no uncertain terms that I was
ads didn’t mean they were being not to interfere with production” of the
mounted on the HT-9
produced in great quantity. We wouldn’t company’s popular first transmitter. chassis. But even they
allow something to be put into an ad So, Samuelson said, “I retreated to my weren’t sufficient to supply
unless we knew it was possible to do— notebook with ideas for simpler circuits, all of the necessary power.
but we may not have actually done it yet.” newer tubes, better plug-in tuned circuits,
HT-6s still were being manufactured and so on, and waited for a proper time
as late as 1945. No official production for a new, modernized model.” rectifier tubes—two 5Z3s, two 866s and
totals are available, but Samuelson was The “proper time” came on the eve of one 80.
certain that “at least several hundred” of the new decade. At Halligan’s insistence, the HT-1’s
the sturdy little transmitters were built. “The war began in Europe and it was band switch included all tuned circuits,
Not long after completing the HT-6, obvious that the best radios possible would including the high-voltage final tank
Samuelson turned his attention back to his be needed in an emergency,” Samuelson circuit. Careless switching while RF was
first creation for Hallicrafters, the HT-1. said. “Bill finally agreed with me that a flowing meant burned contacts and a
“Somewhere along the way—probably modernized HT-1, to be named the HT-9, costly repair job. Samuelson successfully
back at Collins—the idea had been would be our new 100-watt leader.” lobbied for a simplified band-switching
drummed into me that good engineering scheme. Thus the HT-9’s five-position
was a matter of taking something that The HT-9 band switch selected low-voltage
works and making it better. The HT-1 Positioned between the HT-4 oscillator and exciter circuits, but the
developed a good following with hams. It “Cadillac” and HT-6 “Chevy,” the HT-9 final tank circuit employed plug-in coils.
was a great value and had an attractive became Hallicrafters’ “Buick.” (Again, if As in the smaller HT-6, antenna
cabinet design that was acceptable in many you’re counting, the HT-7 was a matching in the HT-9 was accomplished
households. As soon as it was in produc- frequency standard, and the HT-8 was by tapping a coupling coil that was wound
tion, however, I began to see changes that another marine transmitter-receiver around the final tank coil. Coils were
could offer improvements.” combo.) available for any frequency between 1.5
Although Samuelson was licensed for In the HT-9, Samuelson discarded the and 18 MHz, plus the 10-meter band.
a while as W9RAD, he was not active on HT-1’s RK47 final amplifier tube in favor The HT-9 abandoned the HT-1’s
the ham bands. He worked long hours, of the newer, more efficient 814 beam rounded art deco styling and chrome trim
and when he did manage to get time away power tube. A pair of 6L6s replaced the in favor of a no-nonsense rectangular
from the plant, he preferred to devote his 6A6 driver tubes. cabinet. The transmitter’s dimensions
attention to his wife, Marcy, and their Most of the HT-1’s power supply and remained substantial for a tabletop rig,
daughters. Nonetheless, Samuelson audio circuitry was retained, including however. The radio was 30 inches wide,
frequently heard from operators who the four 6L6 modulators connected in a foot tall and 20 inches deep—about the
were using his creations. “I took their push-pull parallel. Fourteen tubes were size of a footlocker—and weighed a hefty
input seriously,” he said, “and their employed altogether in the HT-9, 120 pounds.
comments often proved useful.” including a 6SJ5 first speech amplifier, a A good share of that weight was
But when suggestions from hams and 6J5 second speech amplifier and five concentrated in the half-dozen trans-
50 March 2001
formers mounted on the HT-9 chassis.
But even they weren’t sufficient to
supply all of the necessary power. A
45-V dry-cell battery also was required.
“That was the easiest way to get
good grid bias on the 814 and really clean
keying,” Samuelson explained. “We
keyed the oscillator and had to keep
constant bias on the final, and a battery
was the simple way to go.” A two-year
life was predicted for the battery.
The HT-9’s front panel featured an
impressive lineup of three milliammeters.
Two constantly monitored the 814’s
grid and plate current while the third
measured cathode current in the exciter
and modulator stages.
The HT-9 was announced in early
1940 at an introductory price of
$199.50. Coils were extra, at $6.65 to
$8.95 each.
When America entered World War II
the next year, the military put many
HT-9s to use. The Army Signal Corps
called the rig the T-173/FR.
Production continued throughout the
war years. In the 1942 edition of the
ARRL Handbook for Radio Amateurs,
Hallicrafters advertised the price of the
HT-9 as $225.
Hallicrafters stopped manufacturing
the HT-9 in 1945, but surplus units
continued to be marketed by Hallicrafters
for another three years as “a real ham rig
with medium power and maximum
flexibility.” The advertised price in 1947
was $250, and by 1948 it had climbed to
$350.
Into the early 1950s, Leo Meyerson’s
World Radio Labs catalog and other
ham gear dealers still listed new-in-
the-crate HT-9s. By then, however,
Hallicrafters was promoting its new
HT-20 for the 100-W market, touting
the HT-20’s more modern tube lineup
and the suddenly-necessary extensive
TVI shielding.
By this time, Samuelson was long- The HT-9 appears in this Hallicrafters advertisement in the April 1940 QST.
gone from Hallicrafters. He resigned his
post as engineering vice president in
1946. His impressive list of credits had
grown to include the HT-11 and HT-12 rising to the post of chief engineer he penned the circuits.
marine radio-telephone units. He also and, by the time he retired in 1976, “I never dreamed they’d last this long,”
had a hand in Hallicrafters receiver division director for research and he admitted. “I guess we really must’ve
development, including design of the gear development. done something right.”
drivetrain for the venerable SX-28. Samuelson described his time with Note: This article was originally
“I left Hallicrafters to fulfill a promise Hallicrafters as “the best experience a published in the June 1992 issue of
I’d made to myself years earlier that young radio engineer could’ve had in that Electric Radio. For more information
I’d continue my education to get at era…I cherish the memories of those contact: Electric Radio, 14643 County
least a master’s degree,” Samuelson years.” Road G, Cortez, CO 81321-9575; tel 970-
explained. By 1950, he’d earned a Samuelson also fondly remembered 564-9185; er@frontier.net.
master’s degree and a Ph.D. in electrical the HT-6 and HT-9 as “two of my favorite
engineering from Northwestern brain-children.” He was surprised and
University. pleased to know examples still are You can contact the author at 1031 E.
He then signed on with Motorola’s around in ham shacks and occasionally University, Springfield, MO 65807;
government electronics division, quickly on the air more than a half-century after k0myw@att.net.
March 2001 51
 WORKBENCH
PROJECTS AND INFORMATION FOR THE ACTIVE AMATEUR

The Doctor is IN
Q Lou, KB6JLI, asks, “While reading an advertisement for
a vertical antenna, I noticed the ad mentioned that no
radials are needed, but it also says that you need to use an 80-
to creep into the phone portion in late afternoon and into wee
hours of the morning.
Fifteen meters often has activity in the daytime, but it tends
foot counterpoise. Please clarify for me the difference between to fall off in the evening. The same is true of 17 meters.
a radial and counterpoise. Aren’t they basically the same?” Ten meters is a different animal. It is greatly affected by
the solar cycle. A good place to look for activity is in the phone
A The difference between the terms “radial” and “counter-
poise” is subtle, but significant. Radials usually consist
of multiple bare wires either buried in, or laid upon, the ground
portion between 28.400 and 28.500 MHz. Since we’re pres-
ently at the peak of a solar cycle, 10 meters will open almost
and are not tuned to a specific frequency. Such wires don’t every day from early morning to evening. At the bottom of the
really show a resonance because they are coupled so heavily cycle (probably around the year 2005), 10-meter band open-
to the lossy Earth. Their purpose is solely to reduce ground ings will not be as common.
losses (very good information on this topic can be found
in the 19th edition of The ARRL Antenna Book, starting on
page 6-24).
Q Juan, KB3CJG, asks, “I have a problem with my dual-
band (VHF/UHF) mobile FM transceiver, a Yaesu FT-8100.
When I install it in my car I cannot transmit. The voltage of my
A counterpoise is a wire or group of wires mounted close car battery appears to be a bit low (around 12 V, as reported
to ground, but insulated from ground, to form a low-imped- by the rig’s built-in voltmeter) and the FT-8100 manual rec-
ance, high-capacitance path to ground. The purpose of a coun- ommends 13.8 V. I have no problem operating at home using
terpoise is to provide an RF ground for the antenna. a 13.8 V power supply. How can I solve this problem?”

Q John, KD5JUP, asks, “I’m a new ham and I was wonder-

ing if you could suggest some active HF bands that I might A It sounds like you have a bad battery, voltage regulator
or alternator, or a “partial short” (a low resistance that
shouldn’t be there) in your automotive electrical system.
monitor to get a sense of what goes on there. I presently hold
a Technician license, but I can listen with my TS-430S trans- Take your car to a mechanic and have your battery system
ceiver. Can you suggest a few HF ‘hot spots’?” checked with your rig disconnected. If there is a problem, such
as the battery not holding a charge, or a faulty alternator, get it
A A frequency chart is a good tool for new hams. One is
available for download and printing from the ARRLWeb
at www.arrl.org/field/regulations/bands.html. Or, you may
fixed. My guess is that the mechanic will find a problem.
However, if everything is okay, then disconnect the auto-
mobile cables from the fully charged battery. Connect your
request one by sending an SASE to:
rig to the battery and see if it operates. This will tell you if
ARRL
you have a “partial short” in the car.
Field and Education Services If all of the above are good, then make sure that you have a
225 Main St good direct connection from your rig to the battery (no substi-
Newington, CT 06111 tutes such as the fuse block or cigarette lighter!).
…and ask for the US Amateur Band Chart.
The key to capturing hams on the air is knowing which
bands are open, and therefore in use, at what times of the day
and year.
Q I have a Cushcraft AR-270 Dual Band (2-meter/70-cm)
Ringo antenna mounted on the side of my house. I changed
its location the other day and checked the SWR after installing
For the most part, 20 meters (14.000-14.350 MHz) is open coax. It now reads 5:1. I changed coax, checked it again and
from early morning to late evening all year around and is a the SWR is still 5:1. I have checked all connections and
“round-the-world” band—the best place to hear DX (foreign) everything seems in good shape. What’s next?
stations. You should be able to turn your radio on and tune
between 14.000 and 14.060 MHz and hear CW; and 14.150
and 14.350 and hear SSB just about any time from 8 AM to
A By any chance, when you relocated the antenna, did you
mount it near (within 6 feet or so) anything metal of a
significant size? If so, the Ringo is probably “coupling” to
8 PM Local, almost 365 days a year. this and changing the antenna’s resonance as a result. If not,
Eighty meters is a “local” band and is populated in the early there may have been something internal to the antenna that
morning (before folks go to work) and early to late evening, broke when you moved it.
but the band is more active in the winter than in the summer.
Summer produces electrical storms that emit static that can be
heard for hundreds of miles. The upper portion of the phone
sub-band (3.850-4.000 MHz) is densely populated with con-
Q I have always worked CW, until I went mobile. Because I
drive a stick shift, it is hard to do CW while driving
the hills of Pennsylvania (although it can be done). I thought
versations on all sorts of topics. A plus is that on this band that I would give SSB a chance, but I am having trouble tuning
you can almost always hear both sides of the conversation. the signals for clarity. I think I am not tuning properly because
Forty meters is a 24-hour-a-day band. It is good out to about I have difficulty getting a signal that I can understand, and
300 miles during the day and worldwide at night. CW is fun when I do, I turn out to be way off their receive frequency. Can
all the time on this band, but foreign broadcast stations start you give me some pointers?
52 March 2001
A The best tuning of an SSB signal is accomplished by
tuning from the high pitch to the low. I’ll explain.
As you know, on 160, 80, and 40 meters, lower sideband is
there are some MARS stations on US military bases.
Most radios in the past were manufactured so that the tun-
ing circuits would work slightly above and below the amateur
used and on the higher bands, upper sideband is the norm. bands, allowing them to run on MARS frequencies.
Let’s use 20 meters as an example. Today’s solid state transceivers are capable of operating
Set your rig for 20-meters and upper sideband. Tune down across the whole HF spectrum and are locked out by the mi-
to the lower end of the 20-meter phone band (14.150 MHz) croprocessor from operating outside the amateur bands. A
and slowly tune up in frequency. You will soon hear a high- procedure must be performed to “open up” the MARS fre-
pitched squeaky voice. Keep tuning slowly and you will hear quencies. Military personnel at a military installation may
the pitch become lower and lower. Soon it will become intel- operate using only the MARS license, but civilian volunteers
ligible, but still too high. Keep on tuning up and the voice will must have an Amateur Radio license and a MARS authoriza-
eventually sound natural. There, you’ve done it! tion and special call sign for use on MARS frequencies.
If you continue tuning up, the voice will become lower and
lower until it sounds like a 45 RPM record played at 33 RPM,
then it will become unintelligible again. Q I’ve been using a G5RV antenna for years. It was dam-
aged in a windstorm recently. It broke where the ladder
line connects to the dipole. Can this be easily repaired, or
On the bands that use lower sideband, the process is re-
versed. You start at the upper portion of the band and tune should I just break down and buy another antenna?
down slowly. The voices will go from the squeaky down to
intelligible speech. A This is a minor repair. Clean the areas to be reconnected
using sandpaper, emery cloth or steel wool until the metal
is shiny. Make a good mechanical connection depending on
Q Ray, K4YDI, asks, “I have just put up a used vertical
antenna. I’m not getting the SWR I want (1.5:1 or less).
Would an antenna tuner improve the match and make the
where the break is and how it connects. If there is an eye for
the wire to go through, loop the wire and twist it tight. If you
are connecting wire to wire, twist the wires together so that
antenna work better?” they make a strong connection. Solder the connection using

A Unfortunately, you did not mention what SWR you are

seeing now. An antenna tuner may bring your SWR down
to 1:1, but if your SWR is already under 2:1, it is not necessary.
rosin flux solder.
Soldering outdoors can be difficult because any cool breeze
keeps the connection from getting hot enough to melt the solder.
Remember that an antenna tuner doesn’t tune the antenna— Either use a torch, or bring the antenna indoors for this repair.
it only matches the impedance shown at the station end of the
coax to that of the transceiver. Your transceiver is probably ca-
pable of delivering its full output at the 2:1 SWR, so a suffi- Q Clayton, KE4RTM, asks, “I have a simple question re-
garding a 5-V Lambda power supply. On the output side
there are –S and –V, ground, and +S and +V terminals. The V
cient portion of your RF output is already reaching the antenna.
Whether your antenna radiates most of that power depends terminals are reading +5 volts. What are the S terminals for?”
on the physical characteristics of the antenna and its associated
ground system, not the impedance seen by the transmitter.
To improve the radiation of a vertical, make sure you have
A On a power supply with +/–V and +/–S terminals, the S
terminals are very likely “sense” inputs. In circumstances
where the current draw might cause a significant voltage drop
a good ground/radial system. Don’t rely on a single ground in the cable you are using to connect the power supply to the
rod driven into the soil. Try stringing out as many radial wires load, you would connect the sense terminals to the load via
as you can by just laying the wires directly on the ground— separate wires. The sense terminals would read the voltage at
the more the better—and connecting them together at your the load and relay that information back to the regulator cir-
antenna’s ground point. Your SWR may not be reduced (it may cuit. If the voltage at the load drops, the sense circuit detects
even rise), but I’m willing to bet that your antenna will “play” this and adjusts the output of the supply to a higher voltage so
better. If you find this to be the case, then you can worry about that the voltage on the load comes back up to the proper sup-
burying the wires to keep them out of harm’s way. ply voltage.
Because there is very little current draw in the sense circuit
Q Craig, KC8POE, asks, “I am a new ham and I am study-
ing for my General license. When shopping for radios, I
keep seeing the terms WARC and MARS. Can you elaborate?
itself, the wires connecting the S terminals to the load can be
small gauge, even if the wires that supply power from the V
terminals are quite large.
What are they, and do I use them when using my radios?” For many applications, the voltage drop is not so critical,
WARC stands for World Administrative Radio Con- so the manufacturer often includes shorting bars that connect
A ference. These are the folks (meeting in Geneva, Swit-
zerland) who allocate radio frequencies. At the 1979 WARC
the V and S terminals together at the supply.

they gave Amateur Radio three additional HF bands: Do you have a question or a problem? Ask the doctor! Send
30-meters: 10,100-10,150 kHz your questions (no telephone calls, please) to: “The Doctor,”
ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111; doctor@arrl.org;
17-meters: 18,068-18,168 kHz www.arrl.org/tis/.
12-meters: 24,890-24,990 kHz
To this day, many hams call them the WARC bands.
Amateur radio gear made before 1979 was not capable of
operating in these new bands. Almost all modern radios, how-
STRAYS
ever, offer these bands as standard features. I would like to get in touch with...
MARS stands for Military Affiliate Radio System. This is an ◊…any ham who has operated from Nigeria within the last
organization that runs traffic nets on designated frequencies just 20 years. Please contact Ade Talabi, M1ETW, PO Box 19464, Lon-
above or below most Amateur Radio bands. MARS stations also don E4 6FP, United Kingdom, or e-mail adetalabi@ hotmail.com.
run phone patches from troops overseas. This was very popular ◊…fellow owners of Collins 204F-1 HF amplifiers. Please e-mail
during the Viet Nam and Gulf Wars. Most MARS members are Steve Hajducek at n2ckh@cybercomm.net.
volunteers that make their time and stations available, although Next Strays
March 2001 53
 By H. Ward Silver, N0AX

Test Your Knowledge!

QSLs and awards are flip sides of the same coin.
Fill in the blanks and “win” your own personal prize.
Across
3. The final __________ of a QSO
6. If the K-index is high, conditions are…
8. Send one of these with your QSL
10. Band just below 10 meters
12. Russian prefix
13. Keep envelopes at the __________
bureau if they require them.
16. Web site address (abbreviation)
19. CW, SSB or digital
20. When you get the QSL, the QSO is
________
22. Radio company—__________ Victor
(abbreviation)
23. Reunion Island prefix
24. Receiver incremental tuning (abbre-
viation)
26. Nickel (chemical symbol)
27. DXpeditions bring these home
29. United Nations
31. Old abbreviation for frequency
32. QSL ____ the bureau
33. Most popular American award
35. Indicates degree of mismatch
36. CW abbreviation for “give”
38. The second oldest DX award
41. Just _____ it
44. Put these in the envelope with the QSL
46. Local card checkers
47. Korean prefix
48. You have to be _________ the air to 9. To send for checking
make the QSOs 11. Handles QSLs
50. Amplitude modulation 14. Person who answers QSLs
52. A portion 15. The old East Germany (abbreviation)
54. A job 17. A slim
56. Rocky’s favorite country (prefix) 18. In the log
58. Railroad (abbreviation) 20. Your on-the-air identity
59. What the post office sees 21. DX ________
61. Silver (chemical symbol) 25. Integrated circuit (abbreviation)
63. Mistake 26. A bad surprise (abbreviation)
64. Fastest type of mail 28. QSL __________________
65. When in doubt 30. Remind
Down 34. Direct current (abbreviation)
1. Confirms a QSO 39. A person who examines cards
2. For a good signal, set up by 40. Group effort
the __________ 42. Old timer 51. Sound of a pileup
3. These must be satisfied to get an award 43. Much about nothing 53. Hard work
4. World time (abbreviation) 45. Big signals come from these 55. 88 is the number in Moscow
5. Propagation depends on this heavenly 46. Bad news from the sun 60. Spanish prefix
body 47. Heater (abbreviation) 62. Africa (abbreviation)
7. A #1 Honor Rollee has worked 49. Something you haven’t worked, you 22916 107th Ave SW
them ______ ___________ Vashon, WA 98070
54 March 2001
 By Charles “Chuck” Duey, KI0AG

Tricks, Hints and Tips for the

Portable Satellite Operator
Working the ham satellites from tropical islands, mountaintops or
your backyard is easy and fun—if you have the right equipment and
a little specialized know-how. Come and get it!

W
orking Amateur Radio satellites from remote or Higher-gain antennas are better, of course, and this means
otherwise interesting locations can provide a that longer H-T antennas usually work better than short, stubby
rewarding experience for travelers and contacted whips. SO-35 has a 2-meter downlink which, for the same
stations. Working other stations as part of a vacation or busi- antenna gain, has a much lower path loss than 70 cm. Unfor-
ness travel changes the very nature of the excursion. There tunately, this means that the SO-35 uplink will suffer from
are a few tricks to making predictable, solid contacts, but with the same loss as the AO-27 and UO-14 downlinks. On UO-14
a few items added to your briefcase or suitcase, it’s easy to and AO-27—with H-T antennas—the 70-cm frequency is the
work even the lowest of passes. one to concentrate on.
For successful contacts, you must hear the satellite and the
satellite must hear you. Most stations that have difficulty mak-
ing contacts have problems hearing the satellite. Because
“propagation is always good in space,” if you can hear the
bird loud and clear, making a contact is usually just a matter
of finding the right transmit frequency and using the right QSO
timing. To reverse the old saying: “If you can hear ’em you
can work ’em.” That’s especially true for satellites!
Some ops transmit through satellites they can’t even hear.
These stations are known as “Alligators”—they’re all mouth
and no ears. To avoid earning this unflattering label for your-
self, you must be able to hear your transmitted signal in the
satellite’s downlink. Once you hear your own signals coming
down from the bird, you know you’re making a round-trip
instead of a one-way.
On most passes in view of populated areas there are a large
number of stations trying to work the satellite simultaneously.
The author makes a satellite QSO using the “rental car”
This can make it difficult or impossible for a portable, low- technique.
power station to get through. Weekends and holidays require
extra patience! Working passes that are low on the horizon
(with fewer active stations) usually generates more log entries
for portable ops.
Test your portable satellite techniques using the easiest
birds: the FM repeater satellites, OSCARs 14, 27 and 35. Of
course, you’ll need some way to predict when the satellites
will be soaring overhead. Satellite software from sources such
as AMSAT (www.amsat.org) make this relatively straightfor-
ward. You can also obtain pass predictions up to 24 hours in
advance on the Web at www.heavens-above.com.
Working with H-T Antennas
Although most hand-held antennas don’t have enough gain
to hear much of a satellite pass, a few are usable on parts of a
pass. In years past it was difficult to hear AO-27, but UO-14 Satellite pass predictions are available on the Web at
and SO-35 have much stronger downlink signals. www.heavens-above.com.
March 2001 55
 AO-27 and UO-14 have 70-cm downlinks, which makes the ionosphere, they change polarity because of Faraday rota-
receiving more difficult. To hear these two satellites, local tion.1 By the time the signals reach the surface of the Earth the
objects and terrain can be used to boost the signals. One of the original polarization has been “scrambled.” If the 2-meter and
most common tricks is to turn your hand-held upside down. 70-cm link signals happen to be of the same polarity, a slight
With the radio inverted, signals from ground reflections help twist of the antenna (twist of the wrist) will even things out.
boost the signal. Using headphones, the radio can be moved It’s az-el Armstrong rotation at its finest!
up and down to find the best position. On AO-27 the Arrow’s seven elements on 70 cm allow op-
This works well on receive, but transmitting without a re- eration down to the horizon with no obstructions. UO-14 has
mote microphone is difficult. The upside-down radio works a stronger downlink, so contacts can be made even with some
best for passes that are 10° to 30° above the horizon. For over- obstructions. SO-35 can be worked horizon to horizon with
head passes, holding the radio about four inches above a 3 W as long as there are no other stations transmitting at the
vehicle roof or hood often works well. same time. The antenna also works for FO-20/29, although it
If you can suffer the stares of those passing by, there is actu- adds more complexity to the operation. At perigee AO-10 can
ally a procedure that works well with Diamond RH77CA (or be worked with the Arrow, but for safety reasons do not hold
equivalent) whip antennas and a typical rental car! Park the car the antenna when operating with more than 10 W.
in a north-south direction with the hood facing the direction in Low passes are where the Arrow antenna really shines.
which the satellite will first appear above the horizon. At the These produce the best DX and are typically less crowded. As
start of the pass, hold the antenna about four inches from the the satellite skims the horizon, hold the antenna close to the
front of the hood. A good reflection at the start of the pass can ground. The SWR is affected, but the orientation captures ben-
often be found there. When the satellite reaches about 15° el- eficial ground reflections as well, which can boost the signal
evation, there is a sweet spot between the hood and the wind- just before loss of signal (LOS). This technique allows a sta-
shield. Holding the radio vertically with the antenna connector tion in Barrow, Alaska, to contact stations in the lower 48 with
at roof level works for overhead and some medium-elevation ease. The flat tundra makes for ideal reflections. Mountaintops
passes. Toward the end of the pass, move to the trunk area, where have a good horizon, but they do not have good reflecting sur-
good reflections can usually be found. The “rental car” tech- faces. The peaks tend to produce severe picket fencing.
nique works well on UO-14 but is marginal on AO-27. When using any antenna it’s important to look at the sur-
On UO-14 and AO-27, using a rubber duck or whip an- rounding terrain and sky. Watch the sky for thunderstorms. A
tenna is quite a disadvantage during crowded passes. Although good rule of thumb is, “no thunderclouds overhead, no strikes
AO-27 can usually be worked with 100 mW and a rubber duck, within five miles.” Look up to see if there are power lines or
the FM capture effect “captures” the strongest signal and “ig- trees in the way. Power lines tend to interfere and can be dan-
nores” weaker signals in the same part of the transponder. gerous. Also look on top of local buildings and mountaintops
You can easily hear SO-35 on a rubber duck, but transmit- for antennas. Finally, look around and mentally trace the sat-
ting is a bit trickier. The transmit frequency must be adjusted ellite pass. With just a little planning, even urban settings can
for the Doppler shift or it will be impossible to work other provide near horizon-to-horizon visibility.
stations. Headphones and full-duplex operation are suggested. To work any of the satellites with a linear antenna, start
The following table of frequency adjustments should help you with the antenna pointed toward the spot where the satellite
work the popular FM satellites (see Table 1). will initially appear above the horizon. On FM, once the satel-
Although you can hear SO-35 while in a hotel room or base- lite is visible the receiver will start to “quiet”—but don’t trans-
ment with a rubber duck antenna, the 70-cm uplink (SO-35) mit yet. Twist your wrist slightly to peak the signal polarity,
and downlink (AO-27 and UO-14) connections are nearly im- then peak the signal by moving the antenna back and forth a
possible. Most commercial buildings are made with metal wall bit. As the satellite rises above the horizon the signal should
studs or metal reinforced concrete. If getting out in the open come in clear.
isn’t possible, a window or a balcony (better) will do. Several On crowded passes, the first part of the pass often yields
contacts have been made using balcony railing reflectors. more contacts than when the bird is overhead. As the satellite
moves up in the sky, slowly track it by once again peaking the
The Arrow Satellite Antenna signal—first with polarity then with position. While overhead,
With two lightweight antennas on one boom, the Arrow AO-27 tends to have a weak-signal zone just after zenith. If
antenna is perfect for portable satellite operation. To make a the signal suddenly drops, twist the antenna and search in the
similar antenna from commercial parts, mount a three-element area of the sky it was just occupying. UO-14 has similar fades,
2-meter Yagi and a seven-element 70-cm Yagi at right angles but they’re more random and are usually shorter lived. SO-35,
on the same boom. Although this can be “quick rigged” with with its strong downlink, usually has no fading problems.
most commercial antennas, the Arrow’s ease of assembly is If the horizon is uncluttered toward the end of the pass,
what makes it so portable. don’t be surprised if there is some ground enhancement as the
The Arrow’s orthogonal antennas don’t usually pose a prob- satellite sets. The signal will come out of the noise for about
lem, but if the satellites were ground-based and their antennas 30 seconds and then suddenly stop when the satellite moves
were of the same polarity, the crossed Yagi design would be a below the horizon.
problem. Because the signals from the satellites pass through 1
Notes appear on page 57.

Table 1
Satellite AO-27 UO-14 SO-35
Time Transmit Receive Transmit Receive Transmit Receive
AOS (start) 145.850 436.805 145.975 435.080 436.280 145.830
AOS+3 Minutes 145.850 436.800 145.975 435.075 436.285 145.830
Zenith (maximum) 145.850 436.795 145.975 435.070 436.290 145.825
Zenith+1 Minute 145.855 436.790 145.980 435.065 436.295 145.825
LOS–3 Minutes 145.855 436.785 145.980 435.060 436.300 145.825

56 March 2001
 WB8IMY

Sources
• Arrow Antenna, 1803 S Greeley Hwy #B, Cheyenne, WY
82007; hometown.aol.com/arrow146/index.html.
• Digi-Key, 701 Brooks Ave S, Thief River Falls, MN 56701;
www.digikey.com.
• Par Electronics, PO Box 645, Glenville, NC 28736-0645;
tel 828-743-1338; www.rf-filters.com/.

ness and public-safety repeaters and TV channel 14. Some

hamfests have ATV stations on 70 cm. Intermodulation prod-
ucts can come from nearby sources or from stations several miles
away. Harmonic interference comes from nearby sources or
transmitter splatter. All of these types of interference can be heard
in most major cities and in the vicinity of major broadcasting
Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, devised this clever homebrew sites.
reflector for H-T satellite operating. If all you have is an H-T and
a rubber duck, you might as well use a parabolic reflector to To overcome receiver overload, reduce the offending sig-
focus the energy at the radio! nal by pointing the antenna away from the source or by using
a filter. Par Electronics makes a nice notch filter for 152 MHz.
(Notch filters work if you know the frequency of the source
Working through SO-35 with the Arrow Antenna is more dif- signal.) Interdigital band-pass filters such as the one in the
ficult than on AO-27 and UO-14. There are three elements on 2 ARRL UHF/Microwave Projects Manual also make excellent
meters and seven elements on 70 cm, which causes the beam interference blockers. 2 Although filters help reduce the inter-
widths of the two frequencies to be quite different. It takes a bit ference, there is always an insertion loss that attenuates de-
more practice to maximize the signal strength on both bands sired signals as well.
simultaneously. Once the 2-meter signal is peaked and it’s okay Intermodulation interference is caused by receiver overload
to transmit, be ready to make some adjustments. Because the or the mixing of two other sources. Remember that when sig-
polarity of the 70-cm antenna is not yet adjusted, a quick twist nals f1 and f2 are mixed, first-order harmonics are produced
of the wrist might be needed at the start of each transmission. at f1–f2 and f1+f2. Most radios have a band-pass filter and a
mixer where the local oscillator is mixed with received sig-
Portable Sats on SSB nals to generate the intermediate frequency (IF). One com-
The 2-meter and 70-cm SSB satellites can also be worked mon problem with the Yaesu FT-530, for example, is that the
portable. Although there are no suitable 2-meter/70-cm dual- 2-meter IF is 15.25 MHz. A repeater at 147.300 MHz and
band SSB H-Ts, there are several usable radios. The Yaesu NOAA Weather at 162.550 MHz mix to generate 15.25 MHz.
FT-847 and the ICOM IC-821 are both small enough and light This causes problems when both transmitters are in range. To
enough to fit in a backpack or suitcase. If a vehicle is avail- fix this problem, one of the two signals needs to be blocked.
able, use a properly fused power cable with jumper cable clips Because 147.300 MHz is in a ham band, it’s easiest to notch
to connect directly to the battery. The cigarette lighter socket out 162.550 MHz with the Par Electronics filter.
usually doesn’t have the capacity to run the radio at full power. Harmonic interference can usually only be fixed at the
If a convenient vehicle isn’t available, a good 18-A/h gel source. Although pointing the antenna away from the source
cell battery works well. Although sealed batteries are more helps, it usually doesn’t reduce the problem enough to work a
expensive and slightly heavier, spilling acid in your backpack good pass. A hamfest station at 145.6 MHz, for example, will
is not recommended, so don’t substitute a traditional lead-acid have some third-harmonic output at 436.800 MHz. Other than
battery! When using larger mobile radios, your Arrow Antenna asking the operator to hold off during the satellite pass, there’s
may require a tripod. not a lot that can be done. It’s common to have –60 dB third
Working the SSB satellites is a bit more difficult than the harmonic energy from a nearby transmitter swamp the weak
FM birds. The frequency must be adjusted almost continuously satellite downlink signal. On the other hand, a commercial
for Doppler shift. Also, finding the satellite can be difficult transmitter that was splattering all over the 440-MHz band was
because there’s no FM carrier to monitor. To start the pass it’s fixed immediately, clearing the way for operation the next day.
best to have the initial Doppler shift programmed into the Again, the best way to eliminate all interference is to move
radio’s memory. Although an antenna tripod helps by freeing away from the source.
up a hand, the antenna still needs to be adjusted. As the pass
starts and ends, the antenna can stay in one place for two to Conclusion
four minutes. In the middle of the pass you’ll probably have There are many ways and methods to enjoy portable satel-
to move the antenna quickly to keep the signal peaked. It’s lite operation. Just remember: Amidst the din of interference
common to lose track of the satellite as it transits overhead. and high-powered stations—have a little fun!
Catch ya’ on the birds!
Interference
Although it’s not always an option, it’s best to stay away Notes
1
from cities and high-power RF sources. Before working a pass, Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communications Systems,
by Simon R. Sauders, Wiley and Sons, LTD, 1999.
take a quick listen to see if there is any interference. Of the 2
See The ARRL UHF/Microwave Projects Manual, pp 6-1 and 6-2,
three types of interference—receiver overload, intermodulation “Interdigital Bandpass Filters for Amateur VHF/UHF Applications,”
products and harmonic interference—receiver overload is the by Reed E. Fisher, W2CQH.
easiest to understand. The radio’s first amplifier receives un-
5784 W 117th Place
wanted signals that prevent reception of the much-weaker sat- Westminster, CO 80020
ellite signals. On 70 cm, common offenders are 450-MHz busi- ki0ag@amsat.org
March 2001 57
 HINTS & KINKS

MORE ON DECAL PANEL LABELS

The Math is Easy!
◊ A discussion of panel-labeling methods appeared in the Sep- It’s simple to calculate the resistor value. From the wall wart’s
tember 2000 column. 1 Since then, I’ve received more infor- rated current (I out) and output voltage (Eout), compute the resis-
mation about decal paper for ink-jet printers. Here is an tance of the battery being charged (Rb):
edited excerpt from a marketing e-mail on the subject: Then compute a new battery resistance (R1+Rb) that would
At the time, we carried paper that could be used only with pass the desired charge rate, Itrickle.
a laser printer or run through a color copier. That was then, The nearest standard-value resistor should be fine for R1.
this is now. There’s one more thing to consider: R1 turns the charger’s extra
Bel Inc2 is proud to announce the introduction of our new output into heat as Itrickle2×R1 watts. R1 should be rated for at least
twice the calculated wattage.—Bob Schetgen, KU7G, Hints and
line of specialty papers specially formulated to be used with Kinks Editor
your ink-jet printer. This paper along with your printer and
software will allow you to create the most spectacular decals
you can image and then place them on plastic, metal, ceramic, A safe trickle-charge rate for a NiCd battery is about
candles, soap, wood and so on. You can order on-line from our C/30 mA, where C is the capacity in milliampere hours. At
Web page at www.beldecal.com. The prices for 8.5×11 sheets this rate, a full charge would take days, but the charger can be
are as follows: 25 sheets, $31.25; 50 sheets, $57.50; 75 sheets, left connected indefinitely without overheating the batteries.
$78.75; 100 sheets, $100. Shipping and handling was $5 at The batteries should still be cycled occasionally—that is, dis-
the time of publication.—Bob Schetgen, KU7G, Hints and charged and then recharged at the normal 14-hour rate—to
Kinks Editor prevent loss of capacity.
Adding a trickle-charge mode to Kenwood’s “wall wart” is
ADDING A TRICKLE-CHARGE MODE TO KENWOOD’S
remarkably simple—put a 330-Ω resistor (R1) in series with the
WALL-TRANSFORMER CHARGER
charger. (That’s a 1/4-W resistor—Ed) If you add a switch, too,
◊ Kenwood TH-215 and TH-26 H-Ts come with wall-trans- you can bypass the resistor for normal 14-hour charging (see
former 45-mA battery chargers that recharge the 500-mAh Figure 1). I built the switch and resistor into a 35-mm film can.
battery pack in about 14 hours. The manufacturer cautions The LED on the Kenwood charger glows when charging at the
against prolonged overcharging at this rate. normal rate but not at the reduced rate.
Sometimes, however, an H-T must be kept on trickle charge Other chargers can be modified similarly; you can find the
to guarantee that the batteries are always fully charged for use appropriate resistance by experiment or as shown in the “The
in an emergency. In addition, you sometimes don’t know the Math is Easy!” sidebar. For example, I’ve modified the charger
state of your batteries’ charge and would like to “top them up” for my Skil Twist power screwdriver so that it delivers a 20-
without endangering them. mA trickle. Because the screwdriver is only used occasionally
for brief periods, keeping it constantly “topped up” is much
1
J. Bandy, W0UT, “Decal Labels Made Easy,” QST , Sep 2000, p 69.
more important than obtaining maximum battery perfor-
2
BEL Inc, 6080 NW 84th Ave, Miami, FL 33166; tel 305-593-0911, fax mance.—Michael A. Covington, N4TMI, 285 St George Dr,
305-593-1011; beldecal@bellsouth.net; Athens, GA 30606

(B)

Figure 1—Details of N4TMI’s wall-wart modification. (A) shows the schematic. (B) shows a 1/2-W resistor installed in an
after-market lamp-cord switch.

Bob Schetgen, KU7G
Senior Assistant Technical Editor

58 March 2001
AUDIO RFI AND THE TS-850 one (U1B) in the LPC662AIM circuit.
◊ After upgrading to the Since the original three-conductor (with ground) mic cable
Kenwood TS-850, I began I had was rather old, I replaced it with a new four-conductor
to experience RF feedback (with ground) cable. This allowed me to pull +8 V dc from the
in my microphone audio. Kenwood microphone connector without using the dc power
Several hours of trial and insertion circuit as shown in the article.
elimination indicated the I didn’t want to produce a printed circuit board, so I de-
problem was in the Heil cided to fuse a 14-pin wire-wrap socket and perfboard for the
Pro headset. A quick call circuit. Even with this high-profile socket, the board fit nicely
to Heil Sound had Donna in the UG8 base.
talking me through the I wired up an eight-pin mic plug for our Kenwood TS-950
“usual” fixes for the prob- and tuned to 20 meters. Although I did need crank the mic
lem. After the “usual” gain down a bit, on-the air tests proved quite favorable.
fixes were unsuccessful, The Astatic D-104 is a nice addition to the equipment
Bob Heil came on the line. complement here at the station. This microphone now sits
Bob related a problem with proudly in one of our W1AW visitor-operating studios.—Joe
a floating ground that ap- Carcia, NJ1Q, ARRL Staff
pears in many TS-450 and
PROTECTING COAX CONNECTIONS
TS-850 radios. Since the
problem did not happen ◊ Over the years I have used various methods to protect ex-
with another desk mic that posed coax conductors at their attachment to the antenna. When
has a HI/LO impedance a coax connector is used, one can protect from the weather
switch, I decided to try iso- Figure 2—A 1:1 audio with coax sealer, however when the center conductor and the
transformer cures audio RFI braid are directly connected to the antenna, this does not work
lating the Heil Pro micro- in a TS-850. See text for
phone from the rig input details. very well.
with a 1:1 audio trans- While getting some boating equipment last fall at a West
former (RadioShack 273-1374 or equivalent, see Figure 2). Marine (marine supplies) store, I ran across a product called
To avoid cutting the headset cables, I used 3.5-mm mono Liquid Electrical Tape.3 I have used this on my coax with good
jack and plug set to insert the transformer in the line. The worst results. It comes in a small can with an applicator brush at-
part was trying to de- tached to the cap. When it is applied to the braid of the coax it
cide how to package soaks in and makes a good seal. It is flexible also. I use it on
the unit. While looking the center conductor and dielectric and on the soldered con-
around my shack, I no- nections. Since it fills the spaces in the braid and between the
ticed an old 35-mm braid and the insulation, it prevents water from infiltrating and
film container. The causing the coax to deteriorate.
shielded cables enter This material could also be used to apply to coax con-
the container through nectors.
holes drilled in each Liquid Electrical Tape comes in black and in white. I have
end. Inside, they are used the black. I use a generous amount and when it hardens,
soldered the leads to I apply a second coat. After it dries it is not sticky or messy.—
the 1:1 transformer Figure 3—K4NR housed the isola-
Hugh Inness-Brown, W2IB, 5351 State Hwy 37, Ogcensburg,
(see Figure 3). Hoping tion transformer in a film can with NY 13669; w2ib@sric.com
for the best, I fired up the connections made through 3
The maker is PDI Inc (Plastic Dip International), 3760 Flowerfield Rd,
two-conductor plugs and jacks on PO Box 130, Circle Pines, MN 55014-0130; tel 763-785-2156,
the rig and amplifier, “pigtails.” 800-969-5432, fax 763-785-2058; www.plastidip.com/liqtape.
then called “CQ.” I lis- html. They make Liquid Electrical Tape in red, green, black and
tened to the monitor white. PDI products are sold at many home-improvement and hard-
with an amazed look on my face (at least that’s what my wife ware stores.
called it!). The audio is clear, with no trace of RF. If you expe- Hints and Kinks items have not been tested by QST or the ARRL unless
otherwise stated. Although we can’t guarantee that a given hint will work
rience a similar problem, give this a try!—Tom Branch, K4NR, for your situation, we make every effort to screen out harmful informa-
8559 Athenian, Universal City, TX 71848; k4nr@arrl.net. tion. Send technical questions directly to the hint’s author.
QST invites you to share your hints with fellow hams. Send them
MORE ON D-104 MODS FROM W1AW to “Attn: Hints and Kinks” at ARRL Headquarters (see page 10), or via
e-mail to rschetgen@arrl.org. Please include your name, call sign,
◊ In Steven Fraasch’s, K0SF, article “Adapting the Astatic D- complete mailing address, daytime telephone number and e-mail
104 Microphone for Use with Modern Transceivers,” (QST, address on all correspondence. Whether praising or criticizing an item,
Aug 1999, pp 34-36) he suggests that an Archer TLC274 op please send the author(s) a copy of your comments.
amp can be used in place of the LPC662AIM.
Here at W1AW, I have an Astatic D-104 (with the UG8 base)
and decided to modify it for use with our Kenwood radios. STRAYS
Because I couldn’t find the LPC662AIM chip locally, I
LOOKING FOR A SPECIFIC PRODUCTS RECEIVER MANUAL
opted to use an Archer TLC274 single-supply quad op amp. ◊ I need a manual for a Specific Products Los Angeles WWVC
Unlike the 8-pin LPC662AIM, the TLC 274 is a 14-pin DIP. receiver. It is double conversion with 16 miniature tubes plus a
The pin locations for the first op amp in this package almost CRT and Collins mechanical filter. It covers WWV from 2.5 to
match, except for ground and V dd. On the TLC274, pin 4 is Vdd 20 MHz. I’m also interested in spare boards or extender boards
and pin 11 is ground. The TLC274 is a quad op amp, so the for a Norlin SR-2090 VHF/UHF receiver. E-mail Hank, WD5JFR,
other three op amps are unused in this application. I tied the at wd5jfr@oklahoma.net.
unused op amps together in the same fashion as the unused Previous • Next Strays
March 2001 59
 By Dave Patton, NT1N

The 2001 Annual Board

Meeting
Tough issues and tough decisions make for a transition.

Metzger, W9PRN, missed an- est Honorary Vice President of the League important. We wouldn’t have much fun

Ed other Presidential Inaugura-

tion. As George W. Bush was
being sworn in as the 43rd President of
the US, Ed wryly lamented the fact that
(see Minute 55).
Chairing his second full meeting at the
helm of the world’s largest Amateur Ra-
dio association, Jim Haynie, W5JBP, had
or be of much service without spectrum,
and one of the primary jobs of the ARRL
and the Board of Directors is to work tire-
lessly to defend it, study it, obtain more
once again he missed a ceremony because a full plate of contentious, difficult, and of it, and use it. While there were no
he was doing what he loved—working for time-consuming issues. The members’ Board directives regarding 40 meters at
the betterment of Amateur Radio at an elected representatives were ready to this meeting, there was a lot of discus-
ARRL Board meeting. At age 88, Ed, one rumble—including the newest ones, Rev sion about the mechanics and politics in-
of the ARRL’s most well known and uni- Morton, WS7W, Vice Director for the volved with securing a 300 kHz, exclu-
versally respected Amateurs, could have Rocky Mountain Division from Wyo- sive worldwide amateur allocation at 40
been home in Springfield, Illinois, instead ming, and as mentioned earlier, Director meters. The Board anticipates that the
of in Dallas at the meeting. In elections Isely, W9GIG from St Charles, Illinois. World Radiocommunication Conference
held last fall, Ed, the longtime incumbent Steve Mendelsohn, W2ML, was back as in 2003 will be the meeting at which 40
Central Division Director, was unseated Hudson Division Vice Director after meters will be “fixed” or ignored for the
by Dick Isely, W9GIG. Nevertheless, af- spending 17 years in ARRL service— foreseeable future. Thus the sentiment of
ter 44 years of service to ARRL there most recently as First Vice President. The the Board was that the ARRL should pull
wasn’t much chance of Ed staying home— issues on the table spanned the encyclo- out all the stops to achieve the 300 kHz,
nor did the Board want him to. Ed’s first pedia of Amateur Radio and the League, exclusive 40 meter band for the world’s
duty at the meeting was to contribute including spectrum strategies, the future amateurs.
$50,000 from the ARRL Foundation (of of Morse code, membership dues, Head- The 160 meter band was also a sub-
which he is President) to the ARRL—seed quarters management, honoring the Day- ject for discussion as the Board decided
money to add to the $85,000 already ton Hamvention, 160 meters, Part 15 de- to form an ad hoc committee to solicit
raised for the ARRL Education Project, vices, the future of QSLing, the member input regarding the ARRL band
aka The Big Project. But they didn’t just International Humanitarian Award, Club plan here. The Board also ordered a study
want “his money.” Throughout the meet- 2000 Achievement Awards, the 107 th Con- of the possibilities for obtaining FCC
ing, Board members and Officers fondly gress and the ARRL’s legislative agenda, permission for a limited number of nar-
commented on their past interactions with studying the field organization, and the row bandwidth beacons to operate on 160
Ed, and spoke respectfully of his advice refarming of the HF Novice bands. meters (adhering to the ARRL band plan
and guidance over the years. Just before of course) for the purpose of studying
noon on Saturday, to the clamor of a stand- The Spectrum propagation (see Minutes 68, 69).
ing ovation, Ed Metzger became the new- For radio amateurs, spectrum is pretty The ad hoc Spectrum Strategy Commit-
PHOTO BY ROD STAFFORD, W6ROD

Discussing Morse code during a break in the Meeting are; (l-r)

The Central Division “transition” team: (l-r) Vice Director Howie Dakota Division Director Jay Bellows, K0QB; Delta Divison
Huntington, K9KM; Honorary Vice President Ed Metzger, Director Rick Roderick, K5UR; and Northwestern Division
W9PRN; and Director Dick Isely, W9GIG. Director Greg Milnes, W7OZ.
60 March 2001
 Summary of Major Board Actions
Minute Purpose Action
Elections
9 Executive Committee Elected
10 Foundation Directors Elected
55 Honorary Vice President Metzger Elected
Organizational
18 Minimum requirements to host ARRL National Convention Established
38 Committee Appointments Conveyed
40 Ad Hoc Spectrum Strategy Committee Retained
41 Study impact of Part 15 devices on Amateur Frequencies Approved
42 Study of aggregate noise levels Approved The Rocky Mountain Division leaders:
45 Development of high-speed digital networks technology Approved Vice Director Rev Morton, WS7W, and
46 Development of software defined radio technology Approved Director Walt Stinson, W0CP.
56-60 Management reorganization Approved
61-64 Dues increase Approved
65 ARRL position on Morse code Approved
66 ARRL position on HF Novice band refarming Approved duties of Executive Vice President
67 Study reorganization of the Field organization Approved Sumner to include those of Chief Execu-
68 Create Ad Hoc Committee to solicit membership input tive Officer. Publications Manager and
regarding the ARRL 160 meter band plan President QST Editor, Mark Wilson, K1RO, will
69 Study licensing of low power 160 meter beacons Approved serve as the ARRL’s Chief Operating Of-
ficer where he will oversee sales and
marketing, publications, field volunteer
tee delivered a report on its work studying ITU; a significant presence in Washington, and membership services, the ARRL Lab,
the impact of unlicensed Part 15 devices and performing advocacy for Amateur Ra- and other day-to-day Headquarters activi-
that share Amateur Radio spectrum above dio there; a large and important field orga- ties (See Minutes 56, 57, 58, 59 and 60).
30 MHz. The report talks about the possi- nization; awards programs and contest pro-
bilities for, and use of, noise level studies grams; QSL bureaus; call sign ad- The Morse Code
over time (noise from Part 15 devices and ministration functions and the volunteer After months of deliberation, consid-
other sources) and how Amateurs can par- examination department, and many other ering opinions from constituents, and soul
ticipate in the studies. The Board asked the programs. With the high demand for new searching, ARRL’s Board revised its po-
committee to continue its work, including programs, postal increases, increases in sition on whether Morse code proficiency
a study of the impact of similar unlicensed printing and paper costs, the Board, led by should continue to be an international li-
devices on Amateur spectrum below 30 the recommendations of the Administration censing requirement for operation below
MHz (see Minutes 39, 40, 41, 42 and 43). and Finance committee, voted to increase 30 MHz. The Board approved a resolu-
As part of the 2001 budget, the Board ap- dues beginning in July 2001 (the last in- tion that “recognizes and accepts” that the
proved the hiring of an additional lab en- crease was in July 1997). Regular mem- Morse requirement likely will be dropped
gineer to concentrate on electromagnetic berships will go to $39/year and senior citi- from Article S25 of the international Ra-
compatibility issues. zen dues will be $34/year. The A&F dio Regulations at the 2003 World
The Board also decided to tackle its Committee presented an extensive analy- Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-
post-restructuring study about refarming sis of the League’s finances, and the dues 03). But while the Board acknowledged
the HF Novice bands. The ARRL had sub- increase is just a part of the League’s “fi- that Morse will disappear as an interna-
mitted a refarming proposal with its origi- nancial transition plan” for the future. It tional requirement, it held the line on re-
nal pre-restructuring petition to the FCC was clear to the Board that raising the dues taining a domestic Morse requirement,
in 1998, but the FCC in its Report and is imperative to the future operation of the saying that each country should be al-
Order declined to act on any refarming League (see Minutes 61, 62, 63 and 64). lowed to determine for itself whether it
issues until the effects of restructuring on wants to have a Morse code requirement.
the Amateur bands were known. To pre- The Management The Board’s Morse code resolution,
pare for this upcoming event, the Board In addition to raising dues, the Board which did not receive unanimous approval,
established an ad hoc committee that will concluded that the League’s activities can declared that deletion of the Article S25
solicit membership input to update the no longer be fully funded with dues and international requirement at WRC-03
ARRL’s position on refarming the HF publication revenues, and that there must “should not automatically or immediately
Novice bands. The five-member panel be an increasing reliance on voluntary mean a similar removal of the Morse code
will be named by President Haynie and contributions to make up the difference. from Part 97 of the FCC rules.” Morse
will report to the Board in one year (see As part of a top level management reor- code, the Board affirmed, deserves con-
Minute 66). ganization, the Board approved the cre- tinued support as an important operating
ation of a Development Department mode as well as in terms of spectrum and
The Dues which will professionalize the way the “should be retained as a testing element
Working on spectrum issues is just one League approaches voluntary contribu- in the US” although that question will not
of the many things that the League does tions. According to Executive Vice Presi- arise until sometime after 2003. The reso-
which requires funding. Membership in dent Dave Sumner, K1ZZ, “If this strat- lution also called on ARRL Headquarters
ARRL means far more than a subscription egy is successful, there will be a staff to “develop a program designed to
to QST, the best Amateur Radio publica- significant source of alternative revenue promote the use of Morse.”
tion in the world. As Executive Vice Presi- available to support ARRL activities and The resolution supersedes all previous
dent Sumner wrote in February’s “It Seems initiatives.” The Board also agreed to ad- Board policy statements regarding Morse
to Us” in QST, the dues partially fund in- just the management structure at Head- code and Article S25. It means the ARRL
ternational work with the IARU and the quarters which included increasing the will not oppose proposals at the IARU
March 2001 61
Region 2 Conference next October or at Hamvention is 50 years old this year?
WRC-03 that might call for elimination The Board recognized this historic occa-
of the Morse requirement from the inter- sion with a salute to the Dayton Amateur
national Radio Regulations (see Minute Radio Association and the many commit-
65). tee members who make this legendary

PHOTO BY ROD STAFFORD, W6ROD

event with “the world’s largest Amateur
The Awards Radio flea market” the success that it is
Amateur Radio was featured promi- (see Minute 53).
nently in the news in 2000. Fourteen of With the nation unveiling new politi-
those stories were nominated for the 2000 cal leaders and the new 107th Congress,
Bill Leonard, W2SKE, Professional Me- the Board adopted seven positions that
dia Award. The winner chosen by the will constitute the ARRL’s official legis-
ARRL Public Relations Committee was lative program. These positions include
Marjorie Wertz, a staff writer at the Stan- Our neighbors to the south and the north a resolution urging Congressional support
dard Observer in Irwin, Pennsylvania, for helping to cement excellent relations in to clarify the FCC’s limited preemption
her article “There’s More to This Hobby the Americas: Pedro Mucharraz, XE1PM, policy PRB-1 governing Amateur Radio
Than Meets the Eye.” Ms Wertz will re- President of the Federacion Mexicana de antennas to incorporate private land-use
Radio Experimentadores (FMRE), and Ken
ceive $500 and an engraved plaque for Oelke, VE6AFO, President of the Radio preclusions such as deed restrictions and
her story (see Minute 48). Amateurs of Canada. restrictive covenants (see Minute 51).
The ARRL initiated a terrific series of The transition continued into the 21st
award competitions for affiliated clubs in Century as the Board continued to plow
2000 and these contests were hard fought. forward in its work to offer an alternative
The Club 2000 Achievement Awards is Committee Reports Available to cumbersome award application pro-
an incentive program aimed at recogniz- Copies of the reports of the Standing cesses and QSLing. The time-honored and
ing clubs that are growing, thriving, and Committees of the Board, Ad Hoc still highly popular traditional form of
developing positive community relations. Committees, and Advisory Committees QSLing with cards, is on the verge of hav-
Clubs are evaluated on a points system in are available on the ARRLWeb site, and ing competition as the staff reported
such activities as emergency and public are also available in hard copy form to progress with its “Logbook of the World”
members for the cost of reproduction and
service participation, public relations and mailing. Here’s a list of these reports, as
concept. Logbook of the World is envi-
recruitment, ARRL member recruitment, presented at the 2001 Annual Meeting, sioned to be a system that will be integrated
volunteer examination participation, edu- with the number of pages and cost of into existing and proposed Headquarters
cational and instructional innovation, and each. Please order by document number systems, using applied security methods,
field organization volunteerism. Each and include your remittance with your to provide various electronic benefits in-
winning club will receive an award of order. Send orders to Secretary, ARRL. cluding award updates, QSO confirmation,
$1000 from the ARRL Foundation! Committee Doc. Pages Cost image product creation, scientific and re-
There are four categories of clubs for # ($) search material, and other member benefits
competition purposes. The first, for clubs Membership Services 19 20 2 through an interactive Web-based interface.
with more than 100 members, was won by Volunteer Resources 20 6 1 Eventually the system will allow users who
the 10-70 Repeater Association of Admin and Finance 21 8 1 have submitted their log data to be able to
Enforcement 24 1 1
Wanaque, New Jersey, for their activities Tech Task Force 26 14 2 find automatically-confirmed QSOs from
in support of Amateur Radio recruitment SAREX/ARISS 25 4 1 within the data; automatically apply for all
and education, public service and techni- RFI 28 8 1 ARRL awards (picture yourself not hav-
cal achievement. In the 25–100 member RF Safety 29 6 1 ing to fill in awards applications by hand!);
club category, the winner is the Big Rap- Public Relations 30 1 1 view their own DXCC, WAS, WAC, and
ids Area Amateur Radio Club of Big Rap- Historical 35 24 3 VUCC data on-line; and see near-real-time
Industry Advisory 31 1 1
ids, Michigan, who are providing public Pres. Roundtable 32 1 1 updates of the DXCC standings. As post-
service for their community, public rela- Nat’l Convention 33 1 1 age and general overall QSLing costs con-
tions for Amateur Radio, and technical Spectrum Strategy 34 30 3 tinue to rise, such a system represents a
advancement opportunities for their clubs, CAC 37 1 1 modern alternative to the QSL card. The
while keeping a family-oriented focus for DXAC 38 1 1 word “alternative” is important. When
their members. In the small clubs cat- Logbook of the World is fully operational,
egory, less than 25 members, the winner traditional QSL cards will continue to be
is the Peninsula Electronics Amateur Ra- efforts over the years to provide adviso- accepted for all ARRL awards programs
dio Society of Hampton, Virginia, for their ries and extraordinary service for the ben- (see Minute 16).
dedication to the promoting of Amateur efit of the international community in There is a heavy agenda of work ahead
Radio in their community. And finally, the times of threat of hurricane. for both the ARRL and all amateurs. Ev-
School Club category award was given to erything the League does, including work
the Central Bible College Amateur Radio The Best of the Rest in Washington, working with industry to
Club of Springfield, Missouri, for their There were so many things happen- monitor Part 15 devices, studying band
efforts in promoting Amateur Radio and ing at this Board meeting that it isn’t pos- plans, battling for a primary 300-kHz al-
its services within their college commu- sible to include them all in this article! location at 40 meters, creating Logbook
nity (see Minutes 20, 21, 22 and 23). Be sure to check the table “Summary of of the World, and indeed protecting Ama-
The 2000 ARRL International Hu- Major Board Actions” to help you find teur Radio are for all hams everywhere.
manitarian Award was awarded to the other items and then navigate through the But, the Board needs your help. We need
members and participants of the Hurri- Minutes on the following pages (see each and every member’s support both
cane Watch Net and its manager Jerry Minute 19). financially and figuratively to reach these
Herman, N3BDW, for their continuing Can you believe that the Dayton objectives. We can do it together.
62 March 2001
 MOVED & SECONDED
2001 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ARRL Mucharraz Gonzales, XE1PM. kids spread to their parents and resulted in a sepa-
2. The assembly observed a moment of silence rate Amateur Radio class for the adults. Outside
BOARD OF DIRECTORS in recollection of Radio Amateurs who have donations and the work of staff have progressed
January 19-20, 2001 passed away since the previous Board meeting, nicely toward the creation of the Education
especially Steven C. Affens, K3SA; Alf Almedal, Project. President Haynie completed 25 trips on
Summary Agenda LA5QK; Carlos Caceres, KD4SYB; Joseph J. behalf of ARRL during the year, and he plans to
1. Roll Call Carr, K4IPV; Wilber “Bill” Dearing, W5QN; continue with an ambitious travel schedule in 2001
2. Moment of Silence Bradford M. Erickson, N1SGL; Jack D. Gant, that includes at least one trip to each division.
3. Consideration of the Agenda for the meeting W5GM; William R. Gary, K8CSG; Peter J. Relations with the FCC have improved, while
4. Approval of the Minutes of the 2000 Second Gellert, W2WSS; W. Scudder Georgia, KD3P; stronger relationships between ARRL and the
Meeting Millard L. “Gib” Gibson, W7JIE; Jim Gray, Society of Broadcast Engineers, National Asso-
5. Election of Executive Committee W1XU; James W. Hatherley, WA1TBY; Dean ciation of Radio and Telecommunication Engi-
6. Election of ARRL Foundation Directors Haworth, AC0S; Aubrey Hawkins, KC5USI; Jim neers, and REACT International, were all forged
7. Reports by the Officers Knochenhauer, K6ITL; Paul Kokoszyna, through individual Memoranda of Understanding.
8. Receive Reports and consider recommendations KA1TRF; Deborah Wayne Lucero, KC6UEJ; First Vice President Harrison related his opinions
of the committees Alfredo Luciano, LU6DJX; Val Marshall, on the nature of the Morse Code testing debate
9. Directors’ motions K5WOD; Gerald W. Mason, W1KRF; Lorraine S. raging throughout Amateur Radio. He also com-
1. Pursuant to due notice, the Board of Direc- Matthew, N4ZCF; Darlana D. Mayo, N2DB; Lew mented on the entirely different issue, as com-
tors of the American Radio Relay League, Inc., “Mac” McCoy, W1ICP; J.W. McLeland, W9ATK; pared to the CW debate, of the worldwide need
met in annual session at the Dallas/Fort Worth Sue Miller, W9YL; Piero Moroni, I5TDJ; John for the harmonization of the 40 meter band. Vice
Airport Marriott Hotel, in Irving, Texas, on Fri- Perrone, NI0A; Colin Richards, VK6BPU/ President Craigie thanked the Board and staff for
day, January 19, and Saturday, January 20, 2001. 9M2CR; Guillermo Schwarz, KP3S and wife their support in both service and contributions
The meeting was called to order at 8:30 AM CST, Hildelisa; Pero Simundza, 9A4SP; Lew E. Tepfer, during the first stages of the creation of the ARRL
January 19, with President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, W6FVV; Dr. Marvin S. Weinreb, KE6WPH; Tho- Education project. She also expressed her appre-
in the Chair and the following Directors present: mas White, K0VZR; Winifred Dow Williams, ex- ciation for the excellent QST articles covering the
Bernie Fuller, N3EFN, Atlantic Division; 7FG; Norman Young, W1HX and Tisha Young, newer digital modes that spurred renewed inter-
George R. Isely, W9GIG, Central Division; Jay W1NUO. est in on-the-air activities. Vice President Kanode
Bellows, K0QB, Dakota Division; Rick Roderick, 3. On motion of Mr. Race, seconded by Mr. relayed his serious concerns over the ever increas-
K5UR, Delta Division; George Race, WB8BGY, Bodson, it was VOTED unanimously to approve ing illegal activities in the Amateur bands from
Great Lakes Division; Frank Fallon, N2FF, the agenda for the meeting. both domestic and foreign intruders. International
Hudson Division; Wade Walstrom, W0EJ, Mid- 4. On motion of Mr. Heyn, seconded by Mr. Affairs Vice President Stafford described the im-
west Division; Tom Frenaye, K1KI, New England Frenaye, the Minutes of the 2000 Second Meet- portance of displaying unity and cohesiveness
Division; Greg Milnes, W7OZ, Northwestern ing were ADOPTED. within the IARU Region 2 societies in order to
Division; James Maxwell, W6CF, Pacific Divi- 5. Mr. Oelke conveyed the greetings of the have a successful outcome on 40 meter realign-
sion; C. Dennis Bodson, W4PWF, Roanoke Di- Radio Amateurs of Canada, Inc., and thanked the ment. He also commented on the upcoming Re-
vision; Walt Stinson, W0CP, Rocky Mountain Di- Board for its continuing support. He noted his gion 2 meeting in Guatemala which will require
vision; Frank M. Butler, W4RH, Southeastern pleasure in being able to meet Mr. Mucharraz, ARRL to vote on the controversial S25 Interna-
Division; Fried Heyn, WA6WZO, Southwestern President of FMRE. tional Morse Code testing issue, and that the Board
Division; Coy Day, N5OK, West Gulf Division 6. Mr. Mucharraz conveyed the greetings of needs to carefully consider how it will vote. At
Also present without vote were Joel M. Federacion Mexicana de Radio Experimentadores the end of Mr. Stafford’s report the Board recessed
Harrison, W5ZN, First Vice President; Kay C. (FMRE) and expressed his appreciation for the from 9:54 until 10:21 AM.
Craigie, WT3P, Vice President; John C. Kanode, opportunity to attend this Board meeting in what 12. Mr. McCobb, as Treasurer, reported on
N4MM, Vice President; Rodney J. Stafford, will be the first of many opportunities to cooper- stock market activity, and the effects of the
W6ROD, International Affairs Vice President; ate with his neighbors to the north. market’s downturn on League investments over
James McCobb, W1LLU, Treasurer; David 7. Mr. Metzger conveyed the greetings of the the last year. He also reported on the sale of
Sumner, K1ZZ, Executive Vice President and Sec- ARRL Foundation, and reported that the Founda- certain stocks to protect the League’s position
retary. Chief Financial Officer Barry J. Shelley, tion is healthy and is receiving increased num- and reported that ARRL’s holdings were 53 per-
N1VXY, was present in his capacity as an officer bers of applications for each of the many scholar- cent in stocks and the rest in cash and fixed in-
of the Corporation. ships available. come securities.
Also in attendance at the invitation of the 8. At this point, new and returning members 13. Chief Financial Officer Shelley’s report
Board as observers were the following Vice Di- of the assembly were introduced: Mr. Isely from included descriptions of the positive outcome of
rectors: William Edgar, N3LLR, Atlantic Division; the Central Division, Mr. Morton from the Rocky FCC Amateur license restructuring on ARRL’s
Howard Huntington, K9KM, Central Division; Mountain Division, and Mr. Mendelsohn from the financial results—especially in the first half of
Twila Greenheck, N0JPH, Dakota Division; Henry Hudson Division. 2000. Several necessary capital improvements
Leggette, WD4Q, Delta Division; Gary Johnston, 9. The Chair opened nominations for Director were made to ARRL Headquarters including a new
KI4LA, Great Lakes Division; Stephen A. members of the Executive Committee for one-year telephone system, new flooring in the Circulation
Mendelsohn, W2ML, Hudson Division; Bruce terms. Mr. Butler nominated Mr. Frenaye, Mr. and Publication Sales Department, and a new roof
Frahm, K0BJ, Midwest Division; Mike Raisbeck, Maxwell nominated Mr. Heyn, Mr. Heyn nomi- on the rear half of the building. The ARRL.net
K1TWF, New England Division; Jim nated Mr. Butler, and Mr. Frenaye nominated Mr. email forwarding service has proven popular with
Fenstermaker, K9JF, Northwestern Division; Rob- Fallon. On motion of Mr. Race, seconded by Mr. over 43,000 members using the service. Mr.
ert Vallio, W6RGG, Pacific Division; Les Bodson, it was VOTED unanimously to close Shelley also noted that there are no other “big
Shattuck, K4NK, Roanoke Division; Rev Morton, nominations, whereupon the Chair declared Mr. events” like restructuring on the horizon that are
WS7W, Rocky Mountain Division; Evelyn Frenaye, Mr. Heyn, Mr. Butler, and Mr. Fallon likely to boost revenues.
Gauzens, W4WYR, Southeastern Division; Art elected as Executive Committee members. (Ap- 14. General Counsel Imlay supplemented his
Goddard, W6XD, Southwestern Division; and plause). extensive written report with a description of the
David Woolweaver, K5RAV, West Gulf Division. 10. At this time Mr. Bellows was invited to status of the 219-220 MHz band to which the
Also present were ARRL Foundation President offer nominations for Directors of the ARRL Amateur Service has limited access. This access
Edmond A. Metzger, W9PRN; General Counsel Foundation. Mr. Bellows nominated Mr. Butler, may be further limited if the primary services ex-
Christopher D. Imlay, W3KD; Publications Man- Mr. Fallon, and Mr. Metzger for three-year terms. pand their operations. Mr. Imlay then continued
ager Mark Wilson, K1RO; Membership Services On motion of Mr. Bellows, seconded by Mr. Heyn, his report by describing changes at the FCC, vari-
Manager Wayne Mills, N7NG; Field and Educa- it was VOTED unanimously that nominations are ous spectrum allocation issues, and non-spectrum
tional Services Manager Rosalie White, K1STO; closed and Messrs. Butler, Fallon, and Metzger issues including spread spectrum rule changes,
Technical Relations Manager Paul Rinaldo, W4RI; are elected as Directors of the ARRL Foundation. and antenna and RFI cases.
Technical Relations Specialist Jon Siverling, (Applause) 15. Technical Relations Manager Rinaldo de-
WB3ERA, and Special Assistant to the Executive 11. At this point, the officers reported on their scribed the most important work ongoing in his
Vice President David Patton, NT1N. Also present activities during the second half of 2000. Presi- office which involves preparations for WRC-2003
as guests of the Board were Radio Amateurs of dent Haynie began his report with comments about including issues of 7 MHz realignment; commer-
Canada (RAC) President Ken Oelke, VE6AFO, the beginning of the ARRL Education Project in cial broadcast desires for additional HF spectrum;
and Federacion Mexicana de Radio Dallas, where seven schools are participating in a modification of Article S25 and consequential
Experimentadores (FMRE) President Pedro pilot program. The great enthusiasm among the changes to Article S1; possible call sign structural
March 2001 63
changes, synthetic aperture radars seeking an al- 25 members, to the Peninsula Electronics Ama- The Committee’s web pages have been moved to
location in the band 420-470 MHz and general teur Radio Society of Hampton, Virginia, for their public access to benefit both Amateur and non-
defense of the Amateur Radio spectrum. At the dedication to the promoting of Amateur Radio in Amateur communities.
end of Mr. Rinaldo’s presentation the assembly their community. 33. Mr. Stinson, as Chairman, presented the
recessed for lunch at 12:07 PM. A group photo 22. On motion of Mr. Race, seconded by Mr. report of the Industry Advisory Council. He re-
session followed lunch. Fallon, it was VOTED unanimously that the ARRL lated that the Council is beginning to have real
16. The Chair reconvened the meeting at 1:26 Board of Directors present the ARRL Club 2000 success as evidenced by industry standards being
PM with all persons hereinbefore mentioned Achievement Award for clubs with 25 to 100 accepted for two power connectors and two mi-
present, whereupon Mr. Roderick, as Chairman, members, to the Big Rapids Area Amateur Radio crophone connectors. The Council also developed
presented the report of the Membership Services Club of Big Rapids, Michigan, who are provid- a plan for submitting ideas to the Japan Amateur
Committee. He reported that the DXCC program ing public service for their community, public re- Industry Association (JAIA).
enjoyed a 23 percent increase in activity in 2000, lations for Amateur Radio, and technical advance- 34. Mr. Fuller, as Board Liaison, presented the
and that the DeSoto Cup has been designed and ment opportunities for their clubs, while keeping report of the President’s Roundtable. The
the DXCC Challenge is well under way. The a family-oriented focus for their members. Roundtable has not met since July 2000, but Mr.
DXCC Card Checker program has been success- 23. On motion of Mr. Walstrom, seconded by Fuller reaffirmed the terms and designs of this
ful, with over 1000 field-checked applications Mr. Roderick, it was VOTED unanimously that group whose future meetings and composition
submitted in 2000. Mr. Roderick updated the the ARRL Board of Directors present the ARRL remain at the direction of the ARRL President.
Board with regard to the ARRL’s Logbook of the Club 2000 Achievement Award for school clubs, At this time the Board was in recess from 4:58
World project, the name given to HQ’s electronic to the Central Bible College Amateur Radio Club PM until 8:45 AM on January 20, 2001, recon-
confirmation initiative. He said the project is of Springfield, Missouri, for their efforts in pro- vening with John Chwat and Derek Riker of Chwat
moving along well with final specifications due moting Amateur Radio and its services within their and Company, and all persons hereinbefore men-
from consultants shortly. Logbook of the World, college community. tioned.
using applied security methods, is intended to be 24. Mr. Butler, as Chairman, reported on the 35. Mr. Chwat and Mr. Riker presented the
integrated into existing and proposed HQ systems activities of the Election Committee. He noted Legislative Affairs report on behalf of Legislative
to provide various electronic benefits including that the last election and ballot counting had gone and Public Affairs Manager Steve Mansfield who
award updates, QSO confirmation, image prod- smoothly. was unable to attend. Mr. Chwat believes that the
uct creation, scientific and research material, and 25. The Chair presented ARRL DX Contest new leadership of the House committees combined
other member benefits through an interactive Web- Plaques to Director Stinson for his participation with equal party representation presents an inter-
based interface. in a multi-operator entry from Christmas Island esting and positive opportunity for ARRL con-
17. Executive Vice President Sumner’s report as T32B in 2000. (Applause). cerns. He added that he anticipated the Amateur
began with a description of the important happen- 26. ARRL Foundation President Metzger then Radio Spectrum Protection Act would be reintro-
ings during 2000 including the tremendous me- presented Mr. Haynie with a check for $50,000 duced in 2001.
dia coverage of Amateur Radio surrounding the for the ARRL Education Project. (Applause). 36. Mr. Bellows, as Chairman, reported on the
tragic van Tuijl shooting incident; the 75 th anni- 27. The Chair re-introduced Mr. Morton and activities of the Antenna Case Review and Assis-
versary of the IARU; and travel both in country presented him with the lapel pin worn by Direc- tance Committee. The Committee has not yet been
and abroad including the IARU Region 3 confer- tors and Vice Directors. (Applause). The Board presented with a case that meets the committee’s
ence in Darwin, where the Morse Code issue was was in recess from 2:51 PM until 3:16 PM. requirements for funding.
addressed. He also described the ARRL VEC’s 28. Mr. Haynie presented the Executive Com- 37. Mr. Frenaye, as Chairman, supplemented
exhaustive work to support the crush of work from mittee report. He stressed that in his opinion, the the extensive written report of the Historical Com-
restructuring; the success of the QEX/Communi- inability of many Amateurs to erect an antenna mittee with comments about the group’s fact-find-
cations Quarterly merger and the continuing suc- represents one of the biggest problems in Ama- ing visits to ARRL HQ, and other museums and
cess of NCJ. He reported that the new Certifica- teur Radio right now and that the problem is go- display sites. He reports that the committee is
tion program has been an instant hit with the ing to get worse. Mr. Haynie will work diligently studying all the possibilities for ARRL to store,
course available so far on the Web, and a backlog to convince Congressmen to support our efforts archive, and display artifacts.
of hundreds of members eager to participate. Mr. to convince the FCC to apply PRB-1 more broadly. 38. At this point, The Chair announced the
Sumner added that as the Certification program He also discussed various ways in which ARRL committee appointments as follows: Administra-
continues to evolve additional courses will be can begin the process of gaining grass roots sup- tion and Finance: Directors Stinson, Chairman;
available through in-person classes and self-study port and increased exposure to legislators at all Bellows, Day, Fuller, Bodson, Vice Director
packages, as well as on-line through the Connecti- levels. Fenstermaker, First Vice President Harrison, and
cut Distance Learning Consortium. 29. First Vice President Harrison, as Chair- Treasurer McCobb. Membership Services: Direc-
18. Mr. Race, as Chairman, presented the re- man, presented the report of the Enforcement tors Fallon, Chairman; Roderick, Frenaye, Milnes,
port of the Volunteer Resources Committee. He Task Force. The Task Force is very pleased with Isely, Vice Director Vallio, and Vice President
described the committee’s work on the terms of the state of enforcement right now and expressed Kanode. Volunteer Resources: Directors Maxwell,
reference for ARRL’s three technical awards, the gratitude for the work of Mr. Hollingsworth of Chairman; Race, Walstrom, Heyn, Butler, Vice
Certification program, and Section Manager guid- the FCC. Mr. Harrison recommends that the President Craigie and International Affairs Vice
ance, as well as guidance for other volunteers in committee be dissolved at this time, but that it President Stafford. Election: Directors Bellows,
the field. He yielded the floor to Mr. Walstrom, be emphasized that dissolution does not change Chairman; Frenaye and Fallon. Industry Advisory
who, as Chairman, described the report of the Ad the League’s long standing commitment to en- Council: Vice Director Goddard, Chairman. RFI
Hoc National Convention Committee which sets forcement. Task Group: Director Bodson, Chairman; and Lab
forth recommended minimum requirements for an 30. First Vice President Harrison then pre- Supervisor Ed Hare, W1RFI. Public Relations:
established convention/hamfest to be considered sented the report of the SAREX Working Group. Vice Director Johnston, liaison. RF Safety: Vice
as a possible site for an ARRL National Conven- He yielded the floor to Ms. White who described Director Huntington, liaison. Technology Task
tion. the success of the first three schools to communi- Force: First Vice President Harrison, Chairman;
19. On motion of Mr. Fuller, seconded by Mr. cate with astronauts aboard the Space Station Directors Frenay e, Bodson, Vice Dir ector
Butler, it was VOTED unanimously that the ARRL Alpha. Mr. Harrison explained that the SAREX Raisbeck, Technical Affairs Manager Rinaldo, and
Board of Directors bestow upon the members and acronym will continue to be used due to its wide Lab Supervisor Hare. Historical: Directors
participants of the Hurricane Watch Net and its familiarity throughout NASA. Frenaye, Chairman; Maxwell, Legislative and
manager Jerry Herman, N3BDW, the 2000 ARRL 31. Mr. Bodson, as Chairman, delivered the Public Affairs Manager Steve Mansfield, N1MZA,
International Humanitarian Award for their con- detailed and extensive report documenting the Al Cohen, W1FXQ, and Treasurer McCobb. An-
tinuing efforts over the years to provide adviso- activities of the RFI Task Group. Mr. Bodson tenna Case Review and Assistance: Directors Bel-
ries and extraordinary service for the benefit of expressed deep admiration for the strength of the lows, Chairman; Fallon, James O’Connell,
the international community in times of threat of experience and knowledge of the members of the W9WU, and General Counsel Imlay. Spectrum
hurricane. Task Group. Success has been achieved through Strategy: First Vice President Harrison, Chairman;
20. On motion of Mr. Fallon, seconded by Mr. cooperation with AT&T in the removal of 90 per- Directors Maxwell, Bodson, Technical Affairs
Stinson, it was VOTED unanimously that the cent of the Phonex modems that were radiating Manager Rinaldo, General Counsel Imlay, and J.P.
ARRL Board of Directors present the ARRL Club around 3.525 MHz. Home Phone Networking and Kleinhaus, W2XX. Digital Voice: Doug Smith,
2000 Achievement Award for clubs of 100 or more VDSL systems now have notches built into their KF6DX, Chairman; Jesse Morris, KC5GTK, John
members, to the 10-70 Repeater Association of systems that protect Amateur frequencies from Gibbs, KC7YXD, Gary Barbour, AC4DL, Charles
Wanaque, New Jersey, for their activities in sup- interference. Mr. Bodson stressed that the big- Brain, G4GUO, and George Bednekoff, AC5WO.
port of Amateur Radio recruitment and education, gest threat to Amateur Radio frequencies comes The Board was in recess from 10:01 AM until
public service and technical achievement. from Part 15 devices. 10:21 AM.
21. On motion of Mr. Bodson, seconded by 32. Mr. Huntington, as Board Liaison, deliv- 39. Mr. Maxwell, as Chairman, supplemented
Mr. Milnes, it was VOTED unanimously that the ered the report of the RF Safety Committee. Mr. the extensive written report of the Ad Hoc Spec-
ARRL Board of Directors present the ARRL Club Huntington added his praise for this committee trum Strategy Committee with comments about
2000 Achievement Award for clubs of less than as also being one that is well staffed with experts. the seriousness of the threats to Amateur frequen-
64 March 2001
cies, especially those above 30 MHz. He related 45. On motion of Mr. Frenaye, seconded by THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the
the likelihood that Amateurs will increasingly be Mr. Butler, it was VOTED unanimously that American Radio Relay League supports non-
forced to share spectrum and that some of those ARRL proceed with the development of High discriminatory application of the FCC’s
sharing the bands with us will be Part 15 devices Speed Digital Networks for the Amateur Service longstanding limited preemption policy to all
which are proliferating. Mr. Maxwell described in accordance with the Technology Working types of land use regulations, in order to effectu-
upcoming noise level studies that will help deter- Group report. The President shall appoint a group ate the important Federal interest in protecting and
mine the ultimate effect of such devices in the of individuals knowledgeable in the field from the promoting Amateur Radio communications;
Amateur bands. He also pointed out that because international Amateur community and industry. AND THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RE-
the entire industry is moving rapidly, the ARRL The group shall report to the Technology Task SOLVED, that the American Radio Relay League
must maintain its vigilance with regard to devices Force and submit an initial report at the 2001 Sec- urges Congressional support for the clarification
that may be deployed using our frequency alloca- ond Board Meeting. of the FCC limited preemption policy governing
tions. ARRL also should move to create strategic 46. On motion of Mr. Harrison, seconded by residential Amateur Radio antennas, so that pri-
partnerships in the industry to help head off fu- Mr. Bodson, it was VOTED unanimously that vate land use authorities cannot preclude, but must
ture problems. ARRL proceed with the development of Software reasonably accommodate Amateur Radio commu-
40. On motion of Mr. Heyn, seconded by Mr. Defined Radios (SDR) for the Amateur Service nications in subdivisions and communities.
Day, it was VOTED unanimously that the Report in accordance with the Technology Working Position #2: Support for Federal Preemption
of the Ad Hoc Spectrum Strategy Committee is Group report. The President shall appoint a group of Telecommunications Regulation
received and adopted. The committee is retained of individuals knowledgeable in the field from the WHEREAS, A strong, coordinated national
and extended for one year, during which time the international Amateur community and industry. system of telecommunications is in the national
Committee shall initiate and monitor the projects The group shall report to the Technology Task interest;
and recommended initiatives set forth at Section Force and submit an initial report at the 2001 Sec- THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Ameri-
4.2 of its Report. All work of the Committee shall ond Board Meeting. Mr. Harrison assumed the can Radio Relay League supports measures to
be completed on or before January of 2002, and Chair at 11:20 AM. improve federal management of telecommunica-
the intention of the Board is that, at that time, the 47. President Haynie delivered the report of tions, including strengthening and improving the
Committee will tender to the Board a final report the Public Relations Committee. He explained ability of the FCC to promulgate and enforce rea-
of its actions and further recommendations, and that 2000 was a terrific year for Amateur Radio sonable regulation of transmitter and antenna is-
thereafter be dissolved. publicity across the country spurred by the tragic sues, of the resolution of electromagnetic inter-
41. On motion of Mr. Fallon, seconded by Mr. van Tuijl shooting incident and the release of the ference, and of operating rules.
Bodson, it was VOTED unanimously that the Ad movie Frequency. He added that there were 14 Position #3: Radio Spectrum Management
Hoc Spectrum Strategy Committee is tasked with candidates for the 2000 Bill Leonard, W2SKE WHEREAS, The management of allocation,
studying the impact of unlicensed devices on Professional Media Award, which in itself is an assignment and auction of radio frequencies is a
Amateur operations below 30 MHz, and formula- indicator of the amount of PR activity last year. complex technical task;
tion of any strategies to address potential or ac- 48. On motion of President Haynie, seconded AND WHEREAS, spectrum auctions were in-
tual interaction between such devices and Ama- by Mr. Roderick, it was VOTED unanimously troduced as a means of ensuring fair and timely
teur stations. that the American Radio Relay League presents assignment of licenses, not as a means of gener-
42. On motion of Mr. Bodson, seconded by the 2000 Bill Leonard, W2SKE, Professional ating revenues to satisfy short-term objectives;
Mr. Milnes, it was VOTED unanimously that the Media Award to Marjorie Wertz of the Standard AND WHEREAS, Amateur Radio, police, fire
Ad Hoc Spectrum Strategy Committee is tasked Observer (Irwin, Pennsylvania) for her story and other traditional public service users save lives
with monitoring the technical and regulatory de- “There’s More to This Hobby Than Meets the and property on an entirely non-commercial ba-
velopments related to the operation of unlicensed Eye.” (Applause). President Haynie returned sis, but lack the resources to participate in spec-
and licensed non-Amateur transmitters and inten- to the Chair at 11:32 AM. trum auctions;
tional radiators in Amateur allocations. This 49. Mr. Frenaye, as liaison, reported on the THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Ameri-
monitoring shall include, but shall not be limited activities of the Contest Advisory Committee. He can Radio Relay League believes that spectrum
to, periodic reports from ARRL advocacy team said the Committee has been quite active in its auctions should not be used as a means to offset
participants. The Committee shall encourage in- task of studying the entire Club Competition pro- specific budget items, and that specific spectrum
creased ARRL participation in telecommunica- gram in order to produce a preliminary report to decisions should be made by expert professional
tions industry and trade organizations, and shall the MSC in March 2001. The Committee is study- agencies not Congress;
seek input from Amateur groups with specific ing the purposes for Club Competition, eligibil- AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the
operating interests and other strategic partners in ity issues for submitting scores for clubs, and the American Radio Relay League believes that pub-
carrying out this task. club category definitions. lic service (including Amateur) radio frequency
43. On motion of Mr. Maxwell, seconded by 50. Mr. Walstrom, as liaison, delivered the re- allocations under current US regulations should
Mr. Fallon, it was VOTED unanimously that the port of the DX Advisory Committee. The DXAC now be statutorily exempt from auction or reallo-
Ad Hoc Spectrum Strategy Committee will pur- has been quiet with no formal agenda items on its cation to commercial services, whether on a pri-
sue the inclusion of volunteer Amateur Radio op- study list, but the group has been informally dis- mary or secondary basis, and that compensatory
erators in the study of aggregate noise levels cussing issues such as electronic QSLing and the spectrum should be allocated whenever FCC or
planned and sponsored by the FCC’s Technologi- DXCC Card Checker program. NTIA determine that an existing public service
cal Advisory Council (TAC). Should that study 51. On motion of Mr. Maxwell, seconded by frequency must be reallocated to another radio
not be commenced on or before July 1, 2001, or Mr. Fallon, it was VOTED unanimously that the service.
should the methodology of that study as adopted following seven positions are adopted en bloc Position #4: Preserve and protect Amateur
by the TAC be such as to exclude empirical data to constitute the American Radio Relay League’s Radio Frequency Allocations
gathering by Radio Amateurs, the Committee is official Legislative Positions during the 107 th WHEREAS, Frequencies allocated to the
tasked with the development of a test plan for a Congress. Amateur Radio Service are the technological
noise study to be conducted by ARRL. The ARRL Position #1: Consistent Application of FCC equivalent of a “national park,” where all may
study would determine aggregate noise levels in Limited Preemption Policy Toward Amateur Ra- enjoy a natural resource for the purpose of ex-
Amateur allocations in various environmental cat- dio Antenna Systems. perimentation, education and voluntary emer-
egories, over a medium term of years. The study WHEREAS, the Federal Communications gency communications, provided they demon-
would be conducted by measurements by Ama- Commission in 1985 established a limited preemp- strate, through testing, that they are responsible
teurs and Amateur clubs. The intention of the tion policy which fairly balanced the Federal users; and protect against interference from unli-
Board is that the results of such a study, if con- interest in protecting and enhancing Amateur Ra- censed transmitters such as Part15 devices oper-
ducted by ARRL, would be published in profes- dio Emergency and Public Service communica- ating on frequencies allocated to the Amateur
sional technical journals and would serve as the tions and the legitimate, reasonable exercise of Radio Service;.
basis for a proposed reevaluation of the adequacy State and local land use jurisdiction; and AND WHEREAS, Americans, through the
of present Part 15 regulations of unlicensed RF WHEREAS, This policy has worked well in Amateur Radio Service, may use a limited range
devices. the intervening years to encourage reasonable ac- of frequencies throughout the radio spectrum, of-
44. First Vice President Harrison, as Chairman, commodation of Amateur Radio residential an- ten shared with government services, and where
presented the report of the Technology Task Force tenna systems by municipal land use authorities; an increasing amount of spectrum is subject to
(TTF). In its report to the TTF the Technology and public auction to the benefit of private economic
Working Group recommended that three specific WHEREAS, Private land use regulations are interests;
technologies be the focus of development stud- pervasive and routinely frustrate the Federal in- THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the
ies: Digital Voice, High Speed Digital Networks, terest in promoting Amateur Radio communica- American Radio Relay League supports measures
and Software Defined Radios. Mr. Harrison said tions, and yet Congress and the FCC have each that would preserve and protect, on a primary ba-
that working groups for High Speed Digital Net- concluded that FCC clearly does have jurisdic- sis, Amateur operator access to existing Amateur
works and Software Defined Radios should be tion to preempt or limit private land use regula- Radio Service and Amateur Satellite Service fre-
created to join the existing working group for tions to the extent that such regulations frustrate quencies as a natural resource for the enjoyment
Digital Voice. Federal communications policy; of all properly licensed individuals, and protect
March 2001 65
against interference from unlicensed transmitters will converge on Dayton, Ohio for Hamvention get proposal, as amended to include management
such as Part 15 devices operating on frequencies 2001, May 18, 19, 20; and reorganization and the addition of a Development
allocated to the Amateur Radio Service. WHEREAS, the Hamvention days will provide Department, is approved.
Position #5: Mandatory RFI Standards for educational forums, opportunities to see the new- 58. On motion of Mr. Stinson, seconded by
Consumer Electronic Devices est in equipment and electronic innovations, and Mr. Roderick, it was VOTED (with all Directors
WHEREAS, devices that emit radio energy are the opportunity to socialize with lifelong friends voting in favor, by roll call) that By-Law 36 is
proliferating dramatically; from around the world; and modified to read as follows:
AND WHEREAS, Many home electronic de- WHEREAS, Hamvention brings together more 36. The Board of Directors shall employ an
vices lack the necessary filtering and shielding to than 500 equipment vendors and the legendary Executive Vice President who shall hold office for
function properly near the types of transmitters world’s largest Amateur Radio flea market; such term and upon such compensation as the
commonly found in residential areas; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Board and he may agree upon. The Executive Vice
AND WHEREAS, it is in the public interest the ARRL Board of Directors, assembled in for- President shall manage the affairs of the League
to have a robust, interference-free telecommuni- mal session this day, January 20, 2001, in Irving under the direction of the Board of Directors. He
cations environment; Texas, does hereby recognize this year’s historic shall be deemed a member of the Board, but with-
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Hamvention, and the many members of the com- out vote. He shall attend all Board meetings. He
American Radio Relay League supports requir- mittee that make it possible, on the occasion of shall be in responsible charge, under the Board of
ing the Federal Communications Commission to its fiftieth anniversary. Directors, of all property of the League and shall
develop and implement effective mandatory stan- 54. On motion of Mr. Isely, seconded by Mr. keep full records. He shall, under the general di-
dards for radio frequency susceptibility of con- Butler, it was VOTED unanimously to waive the rection of the Board of Directors, employ such
sumer electronic devices. 60 day notice requirement and the policy of nomi- personnel as may be necessary for the effective
Position #6: Opposing Restrictions on Radio nating/electing Honorary Vice Presidents only at accomplishment of the purposes of the League.
Reception the time of the usual election of Officers as speci- He shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the
WHEREAS, In response to a widely publi- fied in ARRL Standing Order # 69 for the pur- League. He shall prepare and submit at each An-
cized incident some in the 105th and 106th Con- pose of nominating an Honorary Vice President nual Meeting of the Board of Directors a compre-
gresses attempted to tighten the laws prohibiting at the Annual Meeting of the ARRL Board of Di- hensive report of the progress and status of the
the interception and disclosure of cellular tele- rectors assembled in formal session this day, Janu- affairs of the League and shall furnish to the Board
phone conversations; ary 20, 2001. of Directors from time to time such financial in-
AND WHEREAS, laws already exist prohib- 55. On motion of Mr. Isely, seconded by the formation and statements as may be required. He
iting such conduct both in the Communications entire Board, the Board VOTED unanimously to shall perform such other duties as may be assigned
Act (Sec. 105) and in the “Electronic Communi- ADOPT the following resolution: to him by the Board of Directors. His entire time
cations Privacy Act” provisions of the Criminal WHEREAS, Edmond A. Metzger, W9PRN, shall be devoted to the duties as set forth above.
Code (18 USC 2510 et seq); has served as an appointed and elected official of He shall furnish a bond satisfactory to the Board
AND WHEREAS, communications privacy in the American Radio Relay League for the past of Directors, the expense of the same to be borne
general is better achieved by technological ad- forty-four (44) years, serving from: by the League.
vancement than by law or regulation; 1957 – 1980 as Illinois Section 59. On motion of Mr. Stinson, seconded by
AND WHEREAS, Statutory privacy prohibi- Communications Manager; Mr. Bodson, it was VOTED (with all Directors
tions impede technological development and have 1965 – 1981 as Central Division Vice Director; voting in favor, by roll call) that By-Law 37 is
a detrimental effect on a broad range of lawful 1981 – 2000 as Central Division Director; modified to read as follows:
radio users including some Amateur operators, 1981 – 2001 as ARRL Foundation Director; 37. The following officers shall report to the
volunteer fire departments, emergency medical 1993 – 2001 as ARRL Foundation President, Executive Vice President.
services and others; and a. The Chief Operating Officer, who shall have
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Ameri- WHEREAS, during his service as Director and responsibility for and supervision over any and
can Radio Relay League opposes efforts to ex- Vice Director, he served on the Administration and all matters relating to publication, advertising,
pand current prohibitions against cellular and PCS Finance Committee as its Chairman, the Election circulation, membership services, field services
eavesdropping beyond those that already exist, Committee as its Chairman, and and volunteer examinations. He shall under the
except insofar as such efforts strengthen or clarify WHEREAS, Edmond Metzger established a general direction of the Executive Vice President,
existing prohibitions, and are specifically re- scholarship providing annual assistance for li- employ such personnel as may be necessary for
stricted to cellular and PCS services that inter- censed college students studying engineering, and the effective accomplishment of the duties set
face with wireline communication. WHEREAS, Edmond Metzger served the forth in this By-Law. He shall sign checks drawn
Position #7: Support for the Military Affiliate Springfield, Illinois community as: by the Business Manager. He shall perform such
Radio System A Sangamon Valley Radio Club volunteer in- other duties as may be assigned to him by the
WHEREAS, Congress has repeatedly empha- structor for many years; Executive Vice President. His entire time shall
sized the importance of the Military Affiliate Ra- A member of the Sangamon Valley Chapter be devoted to the duties as set forth above. He
dio System (MARS) to the well-being of Ameri- of the American Red Cross Board of Directors shall furnish a bond satisfactory to the Board of
can military personnel overseas, specifically from 1971 to 1977, and its Trustee of Amateur Directors, the expense of the same to be borne by
supporting the program in reports on the National Radio Station W9DUA; and the League.
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1998 A member of the Springfield Board of Educa- b. The Chief Financial Officer, who shall have
and 1999, and this view is shared by the Depart- tion for five (5) years, including serving as its responsibility for and supervision over any mat-
ment of Defense; President in 1970 and 1971; ters related to personnel policies, comptroller
AND WHEREAS, the MARS system is esti- NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that functions, purchasing and administrative services
mated to save the American taxpayer as much as the ARRL Board of Directors assembled in the and data processing. He shall, under the general
$27 million a year; formal session this day, January 20, 2001, in Irv- direction of the Executive Vice President, employ
AND WHEREAS, the volunteers in the Ama- ing, Texas, does hereby elect Edmond A. Metzger, such personnel as may be necessary for the effec-
teur Radio Service provide key communication W9PRN, Honorary Vice President of the Ameri- tive accomplishment of the duties set forth above.
links in the effective utilization of this important can Radio Relay League. (Applause). He shall be the Business Manager of the League.
program; 56. The Board recessed for lunch at 11:57 AM He shall collect all monies due the League and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Ameri- returning at 12:58 PM with all persons hereinbe- shall deposit the same in the name of the League
can Radio Relay League urges Congress to sup- fore mentioned present except for Mr. Raisbeck, in the depository specified by the Board of Direc-
port funding, legislation and other measures to Mr. Chwat, and Mr. Riker. At this time, Mr. tors, and shall deliver to the Treasurer such sur-
maintain a healthy and robust Military Affiliate Stinson, as Chairman, presented the report of the plus funds as may be available for investment. He
Radio System. Administration and Finance Committee. He out- shall certify the accuracy of bills and vouchers
52. Executive Vice President Sumner reported lined the Committee’s work over the past year in on which money is to be paid and shall draw and
on behalf of Mr. Moell, K0OV, the Amateur Ra- developing various future scenarios for ARRL and countersign checks. He shall have charge of the
dio Direction Finding (ARDF) Coordinator, that explaining the options that the committee will books and accounts of the League and shall fur-
ARRL assisted with the funding needed to send recommend in order to meet the demands of the nish to the Executive Vice President from time to
the U.S. ARDF Team to China to compete in the future, including: a membership dues increase, a time such statements as may be required. He shall
World ARDF Championships in October 2000. new direction for funding the future operations be in responsible charge, under the Executive Vice
53. On motion of Mr. Race, seconded by Mr. of ARRL that focuses on voluntary contributions, President, of all the property of the League. He
Walstrom, the Board VOTED unanimously to adding development specialists to work towards shall perform such other duties as may be assigned
ADOPT the following resolution: increasing voluntary contributions, and Headquar- to him by the Executive Vice President. His en-
WHEREAS, the Dayton Hamvention is cel- ters management reorganization. tire time shall be devoted to the duties as set forth
ebrating its golden, fiftieth anniversary this year, 57. On motion of Mr. Stinson, seconded by above. He shall furnish a bond satisfactory to the
and Mr. Bellows, it was VOTED unanimously that the Board of Directors, the expense of the same to be
WHEREAS, “Hams” from all over the world 2001 Administration and Finance Committee Bud- borne by the League.

66 March 2001
 60. On motion of Mr. Stinson, seconded by 1, 2001: shall initiate its solicitation no later than May
Mr. Roderick, it was VOTED (with all Directors 5. A member residing in the United States, its 2001, and shall submit its final report to the Board
voting in favor, by roll call) that By-Law 39 is possessions or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for consideration of the issue at the 2002 Annual
modified to read as follows: who has reached the age of 65 years may request Meeting of the Board. The Board was in recess
39. The Administration and Finance Commit- an annual dues rate of $34.00. from 5:13 PM until 5:35 PM.
tee: All Directors voted in favor except Mr. Heyn, 67. On motion of Mr. Race, seconded by Mr.
Reviews League management performance who voted opposed. With 14 votes in favor and Heyn, it was VOTED unanimously to ADOPT the
and effectiveness, including League finances, on 12 votes required for adoption, the amendment following resolution:
a continuing basis. On an annual basis, reviews was APPROVED. WHEREAS, it has been 20 years since the
the operating budget prepared by the Chief Finan- 65. Mr. Stafford moved, seconded by Mr. Field Organization was reorganized; and
cial Officer and the Executive Vice President for Frenaye, that the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, the social and emergency uses of
the coming year and, after approval, forwards to WHEREAS, Morse code, named after Samuel Amateur Radio have been affected by the advance
the Board of Directors for ratification. Finley Breese Morse, is an invention that has been of technology;
Reviews intermediate and long term budget- essential to telecommunications for over 150 NOW THEREFORE, it is moved that the VRC
ary projections as prepared by the Chief Finan- years; and study the Field Organization and its operation; and
cial Officer and makes appropriate recommenda- WHEREAS, the international Morse code has it is further
tions to the Board of Directors. been an essential mode to Amateur Radio from MOVED, a preliminary report shall be pre-
Makes recommendations to the Board in con- its beginning to this day; and sented to the Board at the July 2001 Meeting; and
nection with audit and tax matters, and acts as a WHEREAS, Radio Amateurs formed a pool it is further
Board audit committee. of skilled Morse operators vital in the 20 th Cen- MOVED, a final report and recommendations
Makes recommendations to the Board and the tury for national defense, disaster, maritime-mo- shall be presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting of
Executive Vice President in areas of staff man- bile and aeronautical-mobile communications; and the Board.
agement, procedures, and remuneration. WHEREAS, since the 1950s there has been a 68. On motion of Mr. Roderick, seconded by
Acts as advisor to and supervisor of the Trea- great influx of other technologies that have gradu- Mr. Frenaye, it was VOTED unanimously that the
surer in regard to the investment of the League’s ally reduced the need for trained Morse operators President select an Ad Hoc Committee to solicit
funds. outside the Amateur services; and membership input on the current band plan for 160
Establishes bonding guidelines for League WHEREAS, the aeronautical-mobile and meters and to provide recommendations for any
employees. maritime-mobile applications of Morse have been changes at the Board of Directors meeting in July,
Acts as advisor to the Executive Vice Presi- or are being terminated throughout the world; and 2001.
dent with regard to the League’s publications pro- WHEREAS, there is an agenda item for the 69. On motion of Mr. Bellows, seconded by
grams, including QST and other periodicals. 2003 World Radiocommunication Conference to Mr. Frenaye, it was VOTED unanimously to
61. Mr. Stinson moved, seconded by Mr. Bel- consider Article S25; and ADOPT the following resolution:
lows, that By-Law 4 be amended to read as fol- WHEREAS, it is highly likely that adminis- WHEREAS, significant experimentation with
lows, effective July 1, 2001: trations will delete the Morse code requirement signal propagation is ongoing in the 160-meter
4. The dues of Members shall be $39.00 an- in Article S25 at WRC2003; and band, which is facilitated by the use of beacons
nually worldwide, payable in advance. For mem- WHEREAS, the international Amateur com- for limited time periods by certain Amateur sta-
bers outside the United States, except for Inter- munity has followed the United States lead in re- tions; and
national members who elect not to receive QST ducing the code speed requirement for licensing WHEREAS, beacon operation in that band is
by mail, the Executive Vice President shall assess to operate on bands below 30 MHz to 5 words per permitted pursuant to Section 97.203 of the FCC’s
such additional mailing costs as are consistent minute and there is a trend toward elimination of rules, but only while under local or remote con-
with the postal rates for destinations outside the this requirement; trol; and
United States. Members choosing to pay dues for NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that WHEREAS, automatically controlled beacon
more than one year in advance, but for no more the ARRL Board of Directors recognizes and ac- operation in the 160-meter band is reasonably
than five years, may be entitled to lower rates as cepts that suppression of the Morse code require- necessary for a fixed period of time in order to
determined periodically by the Executive Vice ment in Article S25 is likely to occur at WRC gather accurate propagation data; and
President and as published in QST. 2003; and be it WHEREAS, a request has been made by Ra-
Mr. Heyn moved, seconded by Mr. Walstrom, FURTHER RESOLVED, that deletion of the dio Amateurs active in such propagation research
to amend July 1, 2001 to read January 1, 2002, requirement from Article S25 should not automati- that ARRL facilitate such research by obtaining
but the motion to amend FAILED. The question cally or immediately mean a similar removal of from the FCC, by means of a waiver, STA or ex-
then being on the or iginal motion, it was the Morse code from Part 97 of the FCC rules; perimental license as appropriate, authorization
ADOPTED with all Directors voting in favor ex- and be it to utilize a fixed number of automatically con-
cept Mr. Heyn and Mr. Day, who voted no. FURTHER RESOLVED, that each administra- trolled beacon facilities at low power, for a fixed
62. Mr. Stinson moved, seconded by Mr. But- tion should determine if Morse code is retained term up to two years, for the purpose of conduct-
ler, that By-Law 5 be amended to read as follows, as a testing element; and be it ing propagation research in the 1800-2000 kHz
effective July 1, 2001: FURTHER RESOLVED, it is the opinion of band;
5. A member residing in the United States, its this Board at this time that Morse code should be NOW, THEREFORE, it is MOVED that the
possessions or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico retained as a testing element in the U.S.; and be it Technology Task Force study a waiver, STA or
who has reached the age of 65 years may request FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Morse code experimental authorization from the FCC permit-
an annual dues rate of $36.00. is deserving of continued support as an important ting a limited number of low-power, automatically
Mr. Roderick moved, seconded by Mr. Max- operating mode including providing for the pro- controlled beacon facilities in the 160-meter band,
well, that the dues rate for seniors be amended to tection and maintenance of sufficient spectrum in subject at all times to the ARRL band plan, and
read $33.00. The amendment FAILED. Mr. band planning; and be it subject, nevertheless, to the requirement that any
Frenaye moved, seconded by Mr. Milnes, that the FURTHER RESOLVED, that staff develop a such beacon operation be terminated immediately
dues rate for seniors be amended to read $35.00. program designed to promote the use of Morse upon receipt by ARRL headquarters of bona fide
The amendment FAILED. The question then be- code; and be it complaints of interference to ongoing Amateur
ing on the original motion, with 12 affirmative FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution two-way communications. It is further requested
votes required for adoption, the motion FAILED supersedes all previous statements of policy re- that the Technology Task Force report back to the
with 8 votes in favor to 7 opposed. Those voting lated to suppression of the Morse code require- Board at its July 2001 meeting.
in favor were Messrs. Fuller, Isely, Bellows, ment in Article S25. 70. On motion of Mr. Day, seconded by the
Fallon, Milnes, Maxwell, Stinson, and Day; all Mr. Fuller requested a roll call vote. In re- entire assembly, it was VOTED unanimously to
other Directors voted opposed. The Board re- sponse to an objection, the Chair ruled that a re- recognize and to thank staff, especially Lisa
cessed from 3:37 PM until 3:47 PM. quest for a roll call vote must be in the form of an Kustosik, KA1UFZ, and Stacy Rogers of Presi-
63. Mr. Walstrom moved, seconded by Mr. incidental motion. Mr. Fuller so moved, seconded dent Haynie’s firm, for their hard work to ensure
Race, that By-Law 5 be deleted effective July 1, by Mr. Roderick, but the motion was DEFEATED. the success of this function. (Applause).
2001. Directors Fuller, Isely, Bellows, Race, The question then being on the main motion, the 71. There being no further business, follow-
Fallon, Walstrom, Milnes, Maxwell, Stinson, and same was ADOPTED. ing informal comments of those present the Board
Day voted AYE. Directors Roderick, Frenaye, 66. On motion of Mr. Frenaye, seconded by adjourned sine die at 6:46 PM. (Time in session
Bodson, Butler, and Heyn voted NAY. With 10 Mr. Fallon, it was VOTED unanimously that the as a Board: 14 hours, 25 minutes).
votes in favor and 12 required for adoption, the President is authorized and instructed to appoint
motion FAILED. a committee of no more than five members for
64. Without objection, the Board returned to the purpose of soliciting membership input and
consideration of amendment of By-Law 5. Mr. updating the ARRL position on refarming of the David Sumner, K1ZZ
Stinson moved, seconded by Mr. Bellows, to HF Novice bands in light of the 1999 FCC license Secretary
amend By-Law 5 to read as follows, effective July restructuring Report and Order. The committee

March 2001 67
 HAPPENINGS

ARRL Seeks FCC Review, Reversal of PRB-1 Denial

The ARRL is asking the full FCC to Kathleen O’Brien Ham—acting under sistent with PRB-1, for example, for a
review part of an FCC Order that declined “delegated authority”—turned down an homeowners association to permit only
to include CC&Rs—covenants, condi- ARRL Petition for Reconsideration a relatively small antenna in a planned
tions and restrictions—under the limited that—among other things—called on the community, such as a backyard, ground-
federal preemption known as PRB-1. FCC to declare that PRB-1 applies to mounted vertical antenna or one of the
Imposed by private homeowners’ associa- amateurs governed by CC&Rs or condo- small Yagi configurations similar to an
tions or by developers, CC&Rs—also minium regulations just as it does to hams outdoor television antenna,” the ARRL
known as “restrictive covenants” or “deed regulated solely by local zoning laws. The said.
restrictions”—often impede or prohibit ARRL now wants the full Commission The ARRL said that since the FCC al-
the installation of outside antennas. to review—and reverse—O’Brien Ham’s ready has jurisdiction to apply PRB-1 to
“ARRL’s petition relative to the ap- decision. all types of land-use regulation and has
plication of its PRB-1 policy to private The ARRL has argued that since PRB- said it’s willing to “encourage” private
land use regulations has not, to date, been 1 was promulgated in 1985, the FCC has land-use authorities to apply PRB-1,
afforded a thorough review or a fair made it clear that it has Congressional “there is no legal or policy reason for con-
analysis,” the ARRL said in its Applica- authority to prohibit restrictive covenants tinuing the distinction” between private
tion for Review, filed December 15. The that could keep property owners and even and public land-use regulation with re-
ARRL maintains that the FCC should renters from installing antennas to receive spect to amateur antennas. The ARRL as-
have the same interest in the effective TV, satellite and similar signals. The serts that Amateur Radio operators should
performance of an Amateur Radio sta- same principle applies to Amateur Radio, be able to negotiate “reasonable accom-
tion and in the promotion of amateur the ARRL asserted. modation” provisions with local home-
communications regardless of whether The ARRL made it clear, however, that owner’s associations just as they now may
the licensee’s property is privately or it’s not seeking any kind of preferential do with governmental land-use regulators.
publicly regulated. treatment from homeowners’ associa- A copy of the ARRL’s Application for
In November, FCC Wireless Telecom- tions, architectural committees or condo- Review is available at www.arrl.org/an-
munications Bureau Deputy Chief minium boards. “It would be entirely con- nounce/regulatory/prb-1/prb1afr.html.

AO-40 Project Leader “Optimistic”

AO-40 Project Leader Karl Meinzer, Since Christmas, the AO-40 ground tional. As of mid-January, the 70-cm and
DJ4ZC, has expressed confidence that, team has been analyzing telemetry sent 1.2-GHz omnidirectional antennas did
despite its problems, the satellite will be via the 2.4 GHz beacon—the only oper- not appear to be working, but the status
functional in the future—although its ating transmitter—to determine the sta- of the 2-meter omnidirectional antenna
mission likely will be different from the tus of the satellite’s onboard systems. had not been definitely established.
one planned prior to launch. “Personally, The ground team has determined The 2-meter transmitter was tested
I am optimistic, and I believe that the that, in addition to the 2.4 GHz transmit- briefly, but unsuccessfully. “It demon-
command and engineering team stands a ter, the 2-meter, 70-cm and 1.2-GHz re- strated a marked temperature increase,
good chance of turning AO-40 into an ceivers and high-gain antennas are opera- but no signal was heard,” Meinzer said.
extremely useful Amateur Radio satel- Additional tests of the 2-meter transmit-
lite,” Meinzer said in an early January ter were pending at press time, but
AMSAT News Service release. Meinzer said ground controllers first want
Meinzer said that especially if the to reduce the spacecraft’s spin rate “to
ATOS arcjet and the three-axis stabiliza- ensure that the satellite’s heat-pipes will
tion systems still work, “AO-40 will still be able to handle the dissipation for ex-
be able to produce a large fraction of the tended periods.”
Amateur Radio service expected from it.” In early January AO-40 team member
Telemetry transmissions from AO-40 and AMSAT-DL Vice President Peter
ceased December 13 while ground con- Guelzow, DB2OS, suggested that a small
trollers were testing the onboard 400- leak on AO-40 could be responsible for
newton propulsion system following an the higher spin rate.
initial orbital shift. Some observers AO-40 will still be able Meinzer said AO-40 command sta-
feared the satellite had been irreparably to produce a large tions would follow “a conservative phi-
damaged. A computer reset command fraction of the losophy” in recovery operations.
Christmas Day brought the satellite back AMSAT has proposed holding an in-
to life, but telemetry data indicate some Amateur Radio service quiry into the incident that led to the loss
systems were damaged or lost. expected from it. of communication with AO-40.

Rick Lindquist, N1RL
Senior News Editor

68 March 2001
CANADA PROPOSES, GERMANY
AND BELGIUM ADOPT 5 WPM NOTABLE SILENT KEYS
Industry Canada has proposed to dis- • ARRL staff member Paul R. Kokoszyna, KA1TRF, SK: ARRL Headquar-
continue that country’s 12 WPM Morse ters staff member Paul Kokoszyna, KA1TRF, of Southwick, Massachusetts, died
code requirement in favor of a 5 WPM January 11, 2001. He was 35 and had recently been hospitalized with pneumo-
requirement for full HF operating privi- nia. An ARRL member, Kokoszyna joined the HQ staff as Web applications
leges. Radio Amateurs of Canada had developer in the Electronic Publications Branch last June. “In the short time he
sought the action last year. IC said it had was here, Paul proved himself to be dedicated, conscientious, friendly, and sup-
received “a number of petitions” from portive of his fellow staff members,” said ARRL Executive Vice President David
those who contend there’s no longer any Sumner, K1ZZ. “He was proud to have upgraded to Extra in November. In short,
justification for a 12 WPM Morse re- his loss is a shock to us all and he will be greatly missed.” ARRL Webmaster Jon
quirement. Bloom, KE3Z, said, “During his too-brief time at ARRL, Paul made significant
RAC President Kenneth Oelke,
contributions to our new Web design. He was a pleasure to work with and will
VE6AFO, last year recommended that the
be sorely missed.” Kokoszyna’s wife, Andrea, and their young son, DJ, survive.
IC grant full HF operating privileges to
applicants who pass a 5 WPM Morse test • Al Gross, W8PAL, SK: Al Gross, W8PAL, of Sun City, Arizona—the man
and the appropriate written examinations. who brought the world such wireless communications concepts and devices as
At the same time, he requested that the the walkie-talkie, the pager and the cordless telephone—died December 21, 2000.
IC consider beefing up the written tests. He was 82. Gross got his ham ticket in 1934 at age 16, and his early interest in
The RAC has said that a move to a Amateur Radio helped set his career choice while he was still a teenager. Gross
uniform 5 WPM Morse requirement for pioneered the development of devices that operated in the relatively unexplored
HF access would “be in harmony with VHF and UHF spectrum above 100 MHz. His first invention, a portable hand-
what is happening in other parts of the held radio transmitter-receiver he developed in 1938 while he was still in high
world and would simplify the negotiation school, he christened the “walkie-talkie.” After World War II, Gross set up com-
and implementation of reciprocal oper- panies to design and build various wireless products for government, industry
ating agreements.” and consumer use. Cartoonist Chester Gould borrowed Gross’ concept of a min-
Meanwhile, Germany and Belgium iaturized two-way radio as the model for the two-way wrist radio in his Dick
have approved changes in their Amateur Tracy comic strip. During the 1950s and 1960s, Gross secured several patents
Radio rules to lower from 12 WPM to for various portable and cordless telephone devices. In September 1958 Gross
5 WPM the Morse code text speed re- Electronics received FCC type approval for mobile and hand-held transceivers
quired for HF operation.—RAC; IARU for use on the new Class D 27-MHz Citizens Band. “If you have a cordless
telephone or a cellular telephone or a walkie-talkie or beeper, you’ve got one of
WILLEM VAN TUIJL, FAMILY HOPEFUL
FOLLOWING US SURGERY my patents,” Gross once said. He added that if his patents on those technologies
hadn’t run out in 1971, he’d have been a millionaire several times over. From
Willem van Tuijl, the boy wounded 1990 until his death, he was a senior engineer for Orbital Sciences Corporation.
one year ago during a pirate attack off Gross received numerous awards and honors during his distinguished career,
the coast of South America, is back home including the 1992 Fred B. Link Award from the Radio Club of America and the
in the Netherlands after a short visit to 1999 Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award from the Institute of Elec-
the US last fall for additional surgery. trical and Electronics Engineers. As his IEEE biography put it, “It is clear that
Willem, 13, and his parents, Jacco and
Mr Gross was a true pioneer and helped lead the way to today’s wireless per-
Jannie van Tuijl, KH2TD and KH2TE,
sonal communications revolution.”—The W5YI Report; IEEE
had been sailing around the world when
the attack occurred last March. The Ama-
teur Radio community rallied on 20
meters in response to Jacco van Tuijl’s
frantic call for help following the inci- ISS Expedition 2 Crew Scheduled for Launch
dent. Several amateurs assisted the The three members of the International Space Station Expedition 2 crew—(l-r)
Commander Yuri Usachev, UA9AD, of Russia and US astronauts Susan Helms,
KC7NHZ, and Jim Voss—trek through the snowy Russian woods as part of their
winter survival training. The training prepares the crew in the event that the Soyuz
emergency crew return vehicle lands in a remote location. Having traded walking
staffs and winter boots for spacesuits, the Expedition 2 crew was scheduled for
launch March 1 on the space shuttle Discovery to relieve the Expedition 1 team.
Space Station Alpha’s first resident crew
got to stay in space a couple of weeks
longer than planned because of a tight
shuttle launch schedule and necessary
refitting on the Discovery. Expedition 1
crew commander William “Shep” Shep-
herd, KD5GSL, and Russian cosmo-
ARRL PHOTO

nauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev,

U5MIR, arrived at the station November
2. During their stay, Shepherd spoke via
Willem, Jannie and Jacco van Tuijl em- ham radio with students at several
brace in Willem’s hospital bed in Texas schools as part of the Amateur Radio on
shortly after he arrived in the US a year the International Space Station—or
ago to receive treatment for wounds ARISS—program.
received during a pirate attack at sea.
March 2001 69
family in keeping the badly wounded lyzed from the waist down as a result of tion of some of his internal organs.
teenager alive as they sailed for a safe his injuries, however. The van Tuijls re- In a bold move, Jaco van Tuijl said,
harbor in Honduras. turned to the Netherlands in June. surgeons at Jackson Memorial Hospital
Through the efforts of ARRL Presi- Willem and his family quietly returned in Miami attempted to graft the severed
dent Jim Haynie, W5JBP, Willem was to the US in early November so he could nerves. It’s the first time such a proce-
transported to the US for further surgery undergo advanced nerve-graft surgery dure has been attempted, and it will be
and rehabilitation. The youth was para- that might help restore the proper func- months before it’s known whether the

FCC News
ing window of up to 90 minutes, depend-
FCC levies fine for illegal ampli-
ARRL DESIGNATED AS CLUB ing on volume and arrival time. License fier sales: The FCC has fined Stephen
STATION CALL SIGN grant results should be available immedi- Fowler, doing business as Exports R Us in
ADMINISTRATOR ately on the Universal Licensing System Pineville, Louisiana, $7000 for marketing
The FCC has designated the ARRL- Web site, www.fcc.gov/wtb/uls, using the an unauthorized external radio frequency
VEC, the W5YI-VEC and the W4VEC Vol- license search option. power amplifier. The FCC’s New Orleans
unteer Examiners Club of America as Club On-line filings from individuals, week- field office issued a Notice of Apparent
Station Call Sign Administrators. The FCC end filings and FCC-manually processed Liability last September against Fowler
now accepts new, modification and renewal applications put into the hopper during d/b/a/ Exports R Us; the FCC says Fowler
applications for Amateur Radio club and weekdays at Gettysburg continue to be did not respond. The forfeiture was due
military recreation stations only from a handled as had been. Weekday filings are within 30 days of the Forfeiture Order,
designated CSCSA. batched for midnight processing; weekend adopted December 28, 2000.
Applications for administrative updates filings are queued up each Monday at mid-
or modifications of Radio Amateur Civil night.
Emergency Service—or RACES—licenses Amateur Radio Enforcement
also now must be filed via a CSCSA, but FCC OPENS DOOR TO INCREASED
FCC adopts consent decree in ama-
the FCC no longer issues or renews RACES TEST FEES FOR 2001 teur interference case: The second amateur
licenses. The FCC has suspended its regulatory cited in a 1999 malicious interference case
VECs anticipate that the new CSCSA limit on the reimbursement fee for Ama- in Pennsylvania has cut a deal with the FCC
program will be faster, more convenient, teur Radio examinations, and the ARRL to avoid paying a $7500 fine. The FCC in
and more user-friendly. VEC has instituted a $10 test fee, effec- mid-December adopted a consent decree ter-
The new CSCSAs will receive and pro- tive January 1. An FCC Public Notice re- minating its proceeding against Michael E.
cess hard-copy applications and submit the leased December 4 explained that the Com- Gallagher, KB1DTA (ex-KB3DHX), of W
information electronically to the FCC. The mission would not be announcing a Concord, Massachusetts. In exchange for not
CSCSAs have been authorized by the FCC maximum reimbursement fee for 2001, having to pay the fine, Gallagher agreed to
to develop their own forms and collect nec- since the requirement to do so no longer turn in his ham ticket and not reapply for five
essary information. CSCAs may not charge appears in the Communications Act. years. He also must stay out of further trouble
for this service. For now, the FCC says, it will sus- with the FCC. Barring any unforeseen cir-
Club station applicants should complete pend enforcement of the fee provision, cumstances, the December 18 consent decree
and file form NCVEC 605, available at §97.527(b), which continues to appear in the wraps up the FCC’s malicious interference
www.arrl.org/fcc/forms/html. FCC rules. Several of the nation’s other Vol- investigation of Gallagher and Kornwell H.
unteer Examiner Coordinators have followed Chan, W3CI, of Dresher, Pennsylvania. Also
NEW FCC SYSTEM MEANS QUICK suit in raising test fees, although at least one facing a $7500 fine, Chan worked his own
LICENSE GRANTS VEC charges no test fee whatsoever. deal with the FCC in 1999, agreeing to give
The FCC’s new system to handle batch- The new, higher fee reflects the fact that up his ham ticket until 2003. In exchange,
filed amateur applications from Volunteer the ARRL VEC is doing more of the work the FCC waived the fine, provided there are
Examiner Coordinators has cut processing on behalf of the FCC than was originally no further violations. In March 1999, Chan
time from hours to minutes. The FCC in- envisioned when the provision was in- and Gallagher each were fined in connection
augurated the more rapid amateur license cluded in the Communications Act. That with malicious interference to the Phil-Mont
application processing system on Decem- effort includes data entry for all new and Mobile Radio Club VHF and UHF repeaters
ber 28—slightly ahead of its original upgrade license applications once done by on two occasions the previous month.
schedule. FCC staffers.
FCC completes W5YI-VEC South
“Way to go, FCC!” said an enthusiastic
Petition seeks increased privileges Carolina Inquiry: The FCC has wrapped
ARRL-VEC Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, for Novices and Techs with Morse credit: up its probe into alleged irregularities at
after his office fed its first batch of license The FCC has put on public notice a petition three 1999 South Carolina Amateur Radio
applications into the system. Jahnke says five from Joseph Speroni, AH0A, that calls on exam sessions. The FCC says it found
dozen ARRL-VEC applications resulted in the FCC to modify its rules to permit cur- “nothing improper” at an October 9, 1999,
license grants within an hour. rent Novice and Tech Plus or Technician W5YI-VEC test session in Iva, but it sug-
Except for a two-hour window right af- with Morse credit licensees to operate CW gested the VEC could have avoided prob-
ter midnight each day, the speedy new sys- in expanded subbands on 80, 40, 15 and 10 lems with forgeries at exam sessions in
tem looks for VEC submissions each hour meters. Speroni has proposed permitting Clemson in July and August of 1999 by
on the half hour. With FCC license grant Novices and Technicians with Element 1 verifying the presence of volunteer exam-
processing now measured in terms of hours credit to operate on CW on 3525-3750 kHz; iners whose names and call signs appeared
instead of days, the major factor now de- 7025-7150 kHz, 21,025-21,200 kHz and on exam session documents. The FCC ini-
termining the time from exam to license 28,000-28,500 kHz, maintaining the current tiated an audit of the W5YI-VEC last year,
grant is how quickly VE teams get their test power limitation of 200 W PEP on those seg- and the VEC has cooperated in the probe.
results to their VECs. ments. The FCC assigned his petition Rule In December, the FCC asked W5YI-VEC
The FCC has been estimating a process- Making number RM-10018. to detail how it screens and accredits VEs

70 March 2001
surgery was successful. quality of life. Just as important could be the US for additional medical treatment.
Van Tuijl said the best possible out- the restoration of Willem’s bladder and Neurosurgeons James Guest and Bart
come of the 18-hour-long operation bowel functions as a result of the repair. Green and other assisting physicians do-
would be a return of Willem’s ability to Many of the expenses of the surgical nated their services, van Tuijl said.
flex his hip and knee joints—something visit were paid for out of the Willem An article about Willem appeared in
that could tremendously improve his Fund, established after the youth came to People magazine’s year-end issue.

and its procedures for verifying the results

of W5YI-VEC test sessions. In a letter to In Brief
W5YI-VEC’s Fred Maia, W5YI, FCC Spe- • New section managers take office: New ARRL section managers took of-
cial Counsel for Amateur Radio Enforce- fice January 1 in several sections. In Eastern Pennsylvania, Eric Olena, WB3FPL,
ment Riley Hollingsworth said the forger- succeeded veteran SM Al Breiner, W3TI, who stepped down December 31 af-
ies and a Clemson “sub-session” where two ter many years as an ARRL field organization volunteer. In Eastern Massachu-
volunteer examiners are alleged to have setts, Phil Temples, K9HI, has been elected to succeed Joel Magid, WU1F, who
fraudulently upgraded themselves “consti- did not seek another term. In West Texas, Clay Emert, K5TRW, took over the
tute an alarming failure of oversight and in- reins from Charles Royall, WB5T, who stepped down due to health problems.
tegrity in the Volunteer Examiner program In North Dakota, Kent Olson, KA0LDG, replaced Roger “Bill” Kurtti, WC0M,
at those sessions.” The FCC alleges that who moved out of the section. Incumbent section managers in Missouri, Ne-
then-volunteer examiners William J. braska, New York City-Long Island, Northern New York, South Carolina, South-
Browning, ex-AB4BB and AF4PJ, and ern New Jersey, West Central Florida and Western Pennsylvania have been
James F. Chambers, KF4PWF, “apparently elected or re-elected for two-year terms.
awarded themselves upgrades to Extra
class” at the ad hoc exam session on July • Unopposed section managers continue new terms: The following incum-
14, 1999, at Browning’s Clemson home by bent ARRL section managers ran unopposed in their respective races last spring,
forging the signatures of other VEs. The were declared elected and began new two-year terms on July 1, 2000. We
FCC also says someone forged the signa- apologize for the belated announcement of these facts and wish to recognize
ture of VE Grady Robinson, AK4N, on ap- these ARRL section managers: Bruce Boston, KD9UL, Illinois; Peggy Coulter,
plications for all 10 examinees at an Au- W9JUJ, Indiana; William Woodhead, N1KAT, Maine; Rudy Hubbard, WA4PUP,
gust 26, 1999, session in Clemson. Northern Florida; William Sawders, K7ZM, Oregon; Glenn Thomas, WB6W,
Hollingsworth said that Robinson “was not Santa Clara Valley; Donald Michalski, W9IXG, Wisconsin. After nominating
present at the session and was in no way at petitions were resolicited for the Vermont Section Manager election in July
fault.” As a result of the Clemson inquiry, 2000, incumbent SM Bob DeVarney, WE1U, ran unopposed and was declared
Browning forfeited his Amateur Radio li- elected.
cense. Chambers has been called in for re-
testing and his role “is still under review,”
• ARRL welcomes W1DGM to ARRLWeb editorial staff: Dave Mello,
W1DGM, an ARRL Life Member, has joined the ARRL Headquarters Web
Hollingsworth said. site editorial staff. Dave’s career has spanned the fields of radar, rockets, in-

San Francisco ham loses all but HF ventions, and “blue sky” programs. His Amateur Radio interests include SSTV,
CW privileges for two years: San Francisco RTTY, building projects from The ARRL Handbook, RCC and WAS.
amateur licensee Danny Kenwood,
WA6CNQ, has again come in for FCC en- • Slain Texas police officer was amateur: An Irving, Texas, police officer
forcement action. In an unusual enforce- shot and killed after answering a robbery call was an Amateur Radio operator.
ment twist, the FCC has modified Kenwood’s Aubrey W. Hawkins, KC5USI, a Technician licensee, died on Christmas Eve
General ticket to prohibit all amateur opera- while responding to a robbery-in-progress call. He was 29. Hawkins had been
tion but HF Morse for a period of two years. a police officer in Irving since October 1999. Police said they believe seven
Kenwood lost his VHF and UHF privileges escaped prison inmates were involved with the killing. An Eagle Scout,
for 90 days in October 1999 following alle- Hawkins was active in RACES and SKYWARN. Marv Kontak, N5MK, re-
gations of profanity, obscenity, and deliber- ports that more than 2000 attended Hawkins’ funeral December 28.
ate interference directed at users of the
K7IJ Grizzly Peak repeater and of failure
• ARRL DXCC Desk announces new 17-Meter Award: The ARRL DXCC
Desk now is accepting applications for its new 17-Meter Single Band DXCC
to properly identify. Last spring, the FCC Award. The 17-Meter DXCC certificates will be dated but not numbered, and
issued a Warning Notice to Kenwood on the 17-meter credits also will count toward the DeSoto Cup competition for 2001.
basis of reports from the K7IJ repeater sys- To determine prior credits on 17 meters, contact DXCC for an update to help
tem control operator that the repeater had avoid duplicates and additional costs. More information and copies of DXCC
to be shut down due to Kenwood’s alleged records are available (in Adobe PDF format) by contacting the DXCC Desk at
“interference and harassment to other opera- dxcc@arrl.org (if requesting via US mail, include $1.50 for postage or an
tors.” According to a December 5 letter to SASE with $1.50 in postage).
Kenwood from FCC Special Counsel for
Amateur Radio Enforcement Riley Hollings- • Vote on QST Cover Plaque Award: The winner of the QST Cover Plaque
worth, Kenwood voluntarily agreed to the HF Award for December was Phil Salas, AD5X, for his article “A Simple HF-
CW-only modification, which continues Portable Antenna.” Congratulations, Phil! ARRL members are reminded that
through November 2002. Hollingsworth the winner of the QST Cover Plaque award—given to the author(s) of the best
said the FCC could initiate revocation and article in each issue—now is determined by a vote of ARRL members. Voting
suspension proceedings against Kenwood takes place each month on the ARRL Members Only Web site at www.arrl.org/
and levy a fine if he violates FCC rules or members-only/qstvote.html. As soon as your copy arrives, cast a ballot for
the terms of the agreement. your choice as the favorite article!

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 PRODUCT REVIEW
Elecraft K-1 QRP CW Transceiver Kit
Reviewed by Al Alvareztorres, AA1DO,
ARRL TIS Coordinator, with technical
assistance from Zack Lau, W1VT, ARRL
Senior Lab Engineer
The first radio I ever assembled was
the “Official Cub Scout Crystal Radio
Set.” The receiver was built right on the
cover of its cardboard box using pictures
of the components as a guide. That was
1951. Next, when I was around 13 years
old, I put together a slug-tuned AM radio
that I had ordered from an ad in the back
of Popular Electronics. But what I con-
sider my first true kit building experience
took place in 1959, when I built a
Heathkit AR-3 General Coverage Re- volume; and an internal speaker. tions of these simple devices, Elecraft has
ceiver. From that point forward I would The K1 will cover your choice of any managed to achieve some fairly respect-
hold all subsequent kits up to the two of the 80, 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15-meter able receiver performance (see Table 1).
“Heathkit standard.” bands. A 4-pole variable bandwidth crystal
As the years passed by, I assembled The overall tuning range within both filter provides three receive filter band-
some kits from other manufacturers— of the bands is determined by the value widths. The default settings are approxi-
Eico among them—but I always felt that of a capacitor that’s installed in the VFO mately 800, 400 and 250 Hz, but these
Heath provided the best instruction manu- circuitry. The transceiver can be set up can be easily varied to suit your personal
als. By the late ’80s I had successfully to tune over either an 80 or 150 kHz band preferences. The AGC, unlike the setup
completed dozens of their products, in- segment. The narrower span results in a used in the K2, is audio derived. It can
cluding stereos, test equipment and sev- finer tuning rate. The capacitors can even be switched on or off.
eral transceivers. When Heath left the kit be swapped later if you end up changing Audio from the receive stages is passed
business, I semi-retired from kit building. your mind! through a cascaded pair of common ICs:
So it was with some bias that I under- The portion of each band covered is an LM386 and a LM380. The ’386 serves
took the assembly of an Elecraft K1 QRP established in the alignment phase. The as a preamplifier, providing lots of gain,
transceiver. Several of my colleagues transceiver can be set up for from 7.000 to while the ’380 further amplifies the audio
have built Elecraft’s more advanced K2 7.080 MHz, or from 7.070 to 7.150 MHz signal—delivering lots of output. The
HF multiband transceiver (see “Product for example. (Assuming here that you’ve K1’s top-mounted internal speaker does a
Review” March 2000)—and I was very chosen an overall tuning range of 80 kHz.) good job; it’s unlikely that you’d find
tempted to purchase one of those—but I Its relatively small size, rugged con- yourself straining to hear this radio’s au-
was concerned that a project of that mag- struction and meager appetite for dc dio over the howling winds. A 1/8-inch ste-
nitude might be beyond my capabilities. power (around 50 mA on receive) make reo headphone jack is provided right on
After having a look at the information the K1 a particularly attractive choice for the front panel—just in case.
that Elecraft provides on their Web site portable operation—hiking and camping The transmitter uses a 2SC1969 as the
(including, incidentally, the complete as- for example. RF final transistor. This rugged device—
sembly and operating manual in PDF), I The receiver is a single conversion very conservatively rated in this 5 W ap-
decided that the K1 was a kit project that superhet with an IF of 4.915 MHz. It plication—should easily be up to the task
that I should be able to handle. employs a pair of NE602s—one for the of withstanding the VSWR “challenges”
Zack Lau, W1VT—our Senior Lab receive mixer and a second for the prod- often unintentionally encountered with
Engineer (and already the proud owner uct detector. This design is similar to that portable antenna installations.
of a K2)—was anxious to give Elecraft’s used in many of the other low current, Tuning duties are handled by a varactor-
latest offering a try as well. Our K1 kits— low cost QRP rigs. In spite of the limita- tuned Colpitts oscillator that generates a
with sequential serial numbers—both VFO signal of 2.930 to 3.080 MHz. To
arrived on the same day. Bottom Line minimize drift, Elecraft uses double regu-
lation on the VFO’s supply voltage and
What You’ll End Up With The Elecraft K1 raises the state took care to well buffer the VFO circuitry
The completed K1 is a compact dual- of the art for home constructed from that of the transmitter.
band QRP CW transceiver with an im- QRP transceivers. With a PIC micro- Perhaps the most notable difference
pressive array of features. It has an processor running the show, this between the K1 and the other QRP kit
rig delivers an operating feel and transceivers currently on the market is its
LCD display; three filter bandwidths;
collection of features that rivals use of microprocessor control. A signifi-
RIT and XIT; AGC; an attenuator; a built- some contemporary commercially
in CW keyer with two message memo- constructed transceivers.
cant amount of the circuitry, most of the
ries; adjustable CW sidetone pitch and features and the LCD display are under

Joe Bottiglieri, AA1GW
Assistant Technical Editor

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the direct command of a PIC16C77. This seem considerably less daunting. cabinet panels, the knobs, and the vari-
allows for multifunction control keys; My first impression of the K1 Owner’s ous bags of parts (“Bag, Filter,” “Bag,
display flexibility; built-in test and Manual was very favorable. The booklet Front Panel,” “Bag, RF Board,” etc). It
troubleshooting capabilities; an extensive is large, has over ninety 81/2 × 11-inch then goes on to separate sub-inventories
control and configuration menu; and CW pages in a landscape format, and is spi- of the contents of each of the bags.
keyer and memory features. While most ral bound—allowing it to lie flat on the The specific parts provided for the fil-
QRP kit transceivers use simple switches, workbench. It includes part lists and lay- ter board will, of course, vary according
potentiometers and analog tuning dials— outs, block diagrams, circuit details and to which two bands you have chosen.
just like the commercially built amateur schematics, an extensive section on Elecraft suggests that you begin this stage
transceivers produced decades ago—the troubleshooting, the operating instruc- of the inventory process by crossing off
K1’s processor-based control architecture tions and even a “Quick Reference” page. the parts that are listed for the bands you
is similar to that found in contemporary The type is large and all of the illustra- didn’t order. They then recommend that
factory assembled amateur gear. tions and photographs are clear. you use two different color pens (one for
The stylish 4-color front panel and the The first several pages are devoted to each band) for checking off the compo-
modular dark gray enclosure provide a a tutorial on identifying components, a nents for those that you did. (These folks
sophisticated look and feel. The com- list of the tools that you’ll need for as- have thought of everything.)
pleted K1 even manages to look more like sembly, and the all-important lessons on I was very impressed with the quality
a commercially assembled transceiver soldering and de-soldering. You’ll also of the PC boards. They are solder masked
than a few of the commercially assembled find a section with detailed instructions and have plated-through holes, making
transceivers! on the proper way to install transistors, soldering easier on the relatively crowded
Front panel controls include a large ICs and capacitors. boards. The silk screening on both sides
(11/4-inch diameter) tuning knob; small Besides the usual basic electronics of the boards is excellent. The component
(1/ 2-inch diameter) AF gain and offset hand tools, the only other equipment re- outlines are clear and the legends are well
knobs; and 6 fairly large multifunction quired to complete this kit is a digital placed. I found no ambiguities as to
control keys. multimeter. The K1 features built-in test where a specific component was to be
The 1 × 1/ 2-inch three-digit LCD win- capabilities that become available as you installed—a problem that I’ve encoun-
dow typically displays the more “signifi- progress through the assembly stages. tered building some other kits.
cant digits” of the operating frequency These include a wattmeter, a frequency Most of the resistors used in this kit
(more on this later), but these same LCD counter and a battery voltage monitor. are “presorted.” They are taped together
segments are also employed to indicate a in strips in the order in which they are to
wide range of additional data. The infor- Taking Attendance be installed. This is a real convenience!
mation appears as either number digits or Of course the first task when building During the inventory process I discov-
the familiar—but somewhat truncated— any kit is taking an inventory of the parts. ered that I was missing a 0.1 µF mono-
set of alpha characters that can be ren- Here, Elecraft has managed to outdo even lithic capacitor. In all fairness, there was
dered using combinations of the seven Heath. “Appendix A,” the parts list, contains an errata sheet packed with the kit ex-
straight segments available in the usual actual photographs (Heath typically used plaining that the value of a capacitor had
LCD “figure 8” segment pattern. In addi- line drawings) of every component type to been changed. My kit erroneously con-
tion to the frequency, the LCD can dis- aid in identification. This is a real plus. tained the old value—I can see how that
play the supply voltage, the RF power The inventory process begins with a might happen. In any event, I called
output, the various menu titles and their general breakdown of the contents of the Elecraft the next morning and had the
settings, and a 6-segment relative signal shipping box—the circuit boards, the correct part in hand a few days later.
strength bargraph.
The rear panel supports a BNC an-
tenna connector, the ON/ OFF switch, a
coaxial-style dc power jack and a 1/8-inch
stereo jack for connecting a straight key
or paddles. The paddle sense can be re-
versed using a menu setting.
Available options include an internal
automatic antenna tuner, a noise blanker
and a neat little tilt-up stand. You can even
purchase additional 2-band filter modules
separately—’though the band filter
mounting and connector arrangements
were not designed with incessant mod-
ule swapping in mind.
What You’ll Start Out With
The K1 kit arrives in a surprisingly flat
box. The cabinet is constructed from five
panels that are fastened together as the
kit is assembled. Most of the components,
except this sheet metal and the main PC
board, come packaged in separate, la-
beled, zip-lock bags. Working with the
The Elecraft K1 kit as delivered. The majority of the components are presorted into
contents of one bag at a time (even dur- plastic bags, making the inventory and assembly processes considerably more
ing inventory) makes the overall project manageable.
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 Table 1
Elecraft K1, serial number 00108
Manufacturer’s Claimed Specifications Measured in the ARRL Lab
Frequency coverage: Receive and transmit, any 80 or 150 kHz segment of Receive and transmit, as specified.
any two bands covered; 3.5-3.65; 7-7.3; 10-10.15; 14-14.35;
18.068-18.168; 21-21.45 MHz.1
Modes of operation: CW. As specified.
Power requirement: 9-15 V dc, receive, 50 mA (no signal); Receive, 57 mA (maximum volume, no signal);
transmit, 0.8 A, at 13.8 V. transmit, 0.75 A (maximum), tested at 13.8 V.
Size (hwd): 2.4×5.2×7.1 inches; weight, 1.4 lb.

Receiver Receiver Dynamic Testing

CW sensitivity: 10-dB S/N, 0.15 µV. Noise floor (MDS), 500 Hz filter:2
7 MHz –129 dBm
14 MHz –129 dBm
Blocking dynamic range: Not specified. Blocking dynamic range:
7 MHz 107 dB
14 MHz 107 dB
Two-tone, third-order IMD dynamic range: Not specified. Two-tone, third-order IMD dynamic range:
7 MHz 87 dB
14 MHz 86 dB
Third-order input intercept point: Not specified. 7 MHz +1.5 dBm
14 MHz +0.0 dBm
Second-order intercept point: Not specified. 14 MHz, +75 dBm.
S-meter sensitivity: Not specified. Maximum indication: 490 µV.3
Receiver audio output: 1 W into 8 Ω, THD not specified. 1.1 W at 0.3% THD into 8 Ω4.
IF/audio response: Not specified. Range at –6 dB points, (bandwidth):
CW-N: 412-847 Hz (435 Hz)
IF rejection: Not specified. 87 dB.
Image rejection: Not specified. 69 dB.

Transmitter Transmitter Dynamic Testing

Power output: 0-5 W. Typically 0.3-5 W.
Spurious-signal and harmonic suppression: 40 dB. 43 dB. Meets FCC requirements for spectral purity.
CW keyer speed range: 8 to 50 WPM. 8 to 49 WPM.
CW keying characteristics: Not specified. See Figure 2.
Composite transmitted noise: Not specified See Figure 1.
All dynamic range measurements are taken at the ARRL Lab standard spacing of 20 kHz.
1
The exact operating range is determined by the builder.
2
The actual filter bandwidth is somewhat narrower.
3
With six LCD segments lit (builder adjustable).
4
At maximum volume.

The Assembly Process point wiring. The controls, the display next. With Heathkit’s documentation—as
The Filter Board (which supports the and all of the external connectors are I remember it—your actual resistance and
components for your two chosen bands) mounted right on the PC boards. The only voltage measurements would sometimes
is assembled first. Next up is the Front exceptions are a plug-in cable that con- vary from the “nominal” values printed
Panel Board (perhaps this is a little re- nects the internal speaker and an RG-174 in the manual. You would then have to
ward to let you see what the radio is ac- jumper on the underside of the RF Board. decide for yourself if the measurements
tually going to look like?). Finally the RF The Front Panel Board connects to the you were seeing were close enough—and
Board, the largest and most densely popu- RF Board through a 20-pin header. The then continue on faith alone. In the K1
lated of the three, is constructed in two Filter Board is piggybacked onto the rear manual, resistance and voltage ranges are
“sessions”—the receiver section is built portion of the RF Board through three 8- provided. There are also plenty of warn-
up first and then the transmitter compo- pin connectors and held in place with ings and special instructions to insure that
nents are added. As each portion is com- three screws with lock washers. you have installed specific components
pleted, resistance and voltage checks (if The K1 assembly instructions are su- correctly. By the time you reach the final
applicable) are made. perb in both layout and clarity. They alignment stages, you just know the ra-
The K1, much like the K2, is a modu- guide you through the assembly and tests dio is going to work!
lar design that uses virtually no point-to- on each section before you proceed to the Winding the toroids used in the K1
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 –60

Reference Level: - 60 dBc/Hz

–70 Vertical Scale: dBc/Hz

–80

–90

–100

–110

–120

–130

–140
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
Frequency Sweep: 2 to 22 kHz from Carrier

Figure 1—Worst-case spectral display of the Elecraft K1 Figure 2—CW keying waveform for the Elecraft K1 showing
transmitter output during composite-noise testing. Power the first two dits in full-break-in (QSK) mode using external
output is 5 W at 7.020 MHz. The carrier, off the left edge of the keying. Equivalent keying speed is 60 WPM. The upper trace is
plot, is not shown. This plot shows composite transmitted noise the actual key closure; the lower trace is the RF envelope.
2 to 22 kHz from the carrier. Horizontal divisions are 10 ms. The transceiver was being
operated at 5 W output at 14.020 MHz.

turned out to be easier than I had expected. Although the instruction manual is allows you to change the information
This is an aspect of kit building that I excellent and the builder support offered that’s shown when the transceiver is in
previously had little experience with— by both Elecraft and the participants on the receive mode. You can choose to view
Heath would typically provide compo- their rapidly growing e-mail reflector the frequency, an S meter bargraph or the
nents such as these as a prefabricated sub- (currently boasting over 1000 members) dc supply voltage. Turning the VFO knob
assembly. I must admit that I felt some is approaching the level of “legendary,” while in the S-meter mode will automati-
initial pangs of “toroid-a-phobia.” I’d hesitate to describe the K1 as a suit- cally bring up the frequency display.
After starting the first one I quickly able project for a beginner. The MENU /EDIT key is used to enter
realized that it was somewhat like sew- Heathkit probably would have rated a the menu mode and to edit the settings of
ing—only easier. No sharp needle! There project such as this at least a “skill level the various parameters. While in the
are a total of 10 toroids that must be 2” (their scale ran from 1 to 3). But if menu, the WPM+/XFIL and WPM-/ ATTN
wound, and only the very last one pre- you’ve got decent PC board soldering keys are used to scroll up and down
sented any challenge whatsoever. T4 on skills, reasonably good vision and dex- through the 16 alpha-tagged selections.
the RF board requires a bifilar winding, terity—and patience—you shouldn’t run Settings are altered by pressing and hold-
so a twisted pair of wires has to be “sewn” into any major problems successfully ing the MENU/EDIT key and then tapping
through the core. This took me two tries completing this kit. And yes, building a the WPM+/XFIL or WPM- / ATTN keys to
to get right—but with only 5 turns, it re- K1 is the perfect “dress rehearsal” for the step through the available choices.
quired only a couple of minutes to re- assembly of a K2. The construction skills An RIT/ XIT [PFn] key resides in the
work. The toroid winding illustrations required are approximately equivalent. lower center portion of front panel. A
and the text descriptions in the manual quick tap will activate the receive incre-
are excellent. Learning the Ropes mental tuning. Pressing and holding this
“Alignment and Test” procedures are The six keys on the front panel of the key briefly will evoke the transmit incre-
preformed in two parts—once after the K1 all perform multiple functions. White mental tuning. When either is enabled, a
receiver is completed and later when the legends above each key indicate its pri- flashing decimal point will appear in the
transmitter components have been added mary assignment. These are accessed LCD display. The transmit and receive
to the RF Board. Some adjustments in- with a light tap (or taps) of the key. The frequencies can be offset—using a rotary
volve activating the on-board test fea- secondary control function legends ap- control—by up to +/− 3 kHz.
tures. These are enabled by pressing com- pear in yellow below each key. Pressing In addition to the flashing decimal point,
binations of the front panel buttons. and holding a key typically evokes these. a bi-color LED—located above the main
After the second alignment and test Switching the power on—or tapping tuning knob—lights green when the RIT is
phase has been completed, you’re nearly the BAND/DISPLAY key—will result in a on, or orange when the XIT is on. A second
there. Install the internal speaker, bolt on display of the current band and operat- yellow LED, located just to its right, illu-
the top cover, stick on the rubber feet, slap ing frequency. Since the LCD is only ca- minates when the attenuator is on. A menu
on the serial number tag and… it’s time pable of indicating three digits at a time, setting allows you to disable both of these
to play radio! it does so in stages. If the operating fre- LEDs to conserve battery power.
The total assembly time for me was a quency is set to 7139.5 kHz for example, The XIT assignment of the RIT/ XIT
little over 30 hours. I typically worked the display will first show 7, then 139, [PFn] key can be reprogrammed to serve
in 2 to 3 hour sessions and put the radio and then 39.5 . Two quick taps of the as a shortcut key to any one of the K1’s
together over the course of a couple of BAND /DISPLAY key will toggle the radio menu selections.
weeks. Zack managed to assemble his K1 between bands. The WPM+/XFIL and the WPM-/ATTN
in just 18 hours. Pressing and holding this same key keys—along with a MSG/REC key—are
March 2001 75
 to drive the display—you can easily com-
pensate for any drift that might occur due
to warm up periods, temperature ex-
tremes or wide variations in supply volt-
age. This simply involves making small
adjustments of the main tuning knob to
keep the displayed frequency constant.
The selectable filter bandwidths are
another big plus. The wider settings are
convenient when tuning around looking
for activity or for listening for answers
to your CQs. Once you’ve identified a
target signal, you can switch to a nar-
rower filter setting to reduce QRM.
The RIT arrangement on the K1 is
nicely designed. The ability to switch it
on and off makes it particularly useful
for contesting. You can leave the filter
bandwidth set at the narrower settings
and not have to worry about re-match-
ing your transmit and receive frequen-
cies between contacts. This can be tricky
with a strictly rotary control.
XIT is just icing on the cake! This
added capability is especially handy for
chasing DX in a pileup. First, tune to his
frequency, then tap the RIT/XIT [PFn] key
to activate the RIT, and use it to search
Figure 3—An internal view of W1VT’s K1. The Front Panel Board plugs into the main
board along its front edge. The Filter Board, which determines the two bands covered for his listening frequency (simply hunt
by the transceiver, is towards the rear of the enclosure (the forground in this photo). for the station in the pileup exchanging
It’s positioned above the RF Board and connects to it through three 8-pin headers. reports with him). When you’ve located
Three small screws secure it in place. one, hold the RIT/XIT [PFn] key down
briefly and you’ll be listening on his
transmit frequency and all set up to trans-
mit on his listening frequency!
arranged in a column along the right edge there is a noticeable amount of lateral I’ve had the K1 set up at my home sta-
of the front panel. In addition to the menu play in the shafts of the potentiometers tion and used it to make several domestic
setting operations already mentioned, used for the volume and offset controls. contacts using my 80-meter dipole and an
these keys are also used to vary the speed This is undoubtedly a consequence of antenna tuner. Zack has worked a fair
of the internal CW keyer, to step through using board-mounted potentiometers, but number of DX and domestic contacts on
the three filter bandwidth settings and to it detracts somewhat—at least cosmeti- a variety of bands on his. (We purchased
control a 14-dB attenuator. Pressing both cally—from the otherwise rugged appear- enough band modules to cover all the
keys simultaneously will lock the trans- ance of this transceiver. Nylon bushings possibilities and have been swapping
mitter on—a handy feature for making might help. them off between us). Rick Lindquist,
antenna tuner adjustments, for example. The main tuning knob controls the N1RL, took my rig home for a weekend
The MSG/REC key is used to record varactor-based VFO through a multi-turn and ended up playing around a bit in the
and play the contents of the two CW potentiometer. Vigorous cranking gener- North American QSO Party. He reported
memories. Each memory provides 90 ates a mechanical sound that resembles that the receiver held up reasonably well
bytes of EEPROM storage—the pro- that made by a guitar player’s fingers slid- even under fairly busy band conditions
grammed messages will not be lost when ing along the strings from fret to fret. The and that he had no trouble at all partici-
the transceiver is shut off. An “Auto-Re- tuning action is smooth and solid, however. pating with “just” 5 W.
peat” feature allows either message to be For me, building the Elecraft K1 was
continuously retransmitted after a menu- QRV! sufficiently challenging to make things
selected delay interval of from 0 and 255 The K1—at least initially—is more interesting—yet still simple enough to
seconds. This would be convenient for complicated to operate than the typical keep it fun. The completed K1 delivers a
beacon applications, for contesting or for QRP kit transceiver, but you’ll quickly collection of features and a measure of
repeatedly calling CQ on a “quiet” band. warm up to the nice selection of advanced performance that’s a cut above those of
Advanced features are controlled features. the average QRP kit transceiver.
through the menu. These include the RF The digital display is particularly handy. Manufacturer: Elecraft; PO Box 69,
power output level; the AGC (on or off); If you should accidentally bump the main Aptos, CA 95001; 831-662-8345; fax
the QSK delay; the sidetone volume and tuning knob in the middle of a QSO, it’s 831-662-0830; sales@elecraft.com;
pitch; the key type (straight key or easy to tune the radio precisely back to the www.elecraft.com.
paddles); the paddle sense; and the iam- desired frequency. This can be a problem Price: Elecraft K1 two-band QRP
bic mode. Curtis A or Super CMOS Keyer with analog tuning arrangements. CW transceiver kit, $269; KFL1 addi-
III B emulation is supported. Since the K1 employs a frequency tional two-band modules $59; KNB1
The rotary controls and the buttons on counter to measure the actual frequency noise blanker, $29; KAT1 antenna tuning
the K1 all have a decent feel to them, but of the VFO—and uses that information unit, $89; KTSI wide range tilt stand, $35.
76 March 2001
Idiom Press Rotor-EZ with RS-232
Reviewed by Ward Silver, N0AX
QST Contributing Editor
Of all of the operations in the average
ham shack that have been interfaced to a
PC over the last few years, one of the last
holdouts has been antenna rotation con-
trol. While computer-controlled rotator
systems and substitute control boxes have
been readily available for quite some
time, they have historically been rather
pricey. Enter Idiom Press’s Rotor-EZ with
RS-232 controller kit for the Ham-II, III
and IV, and Tailtwister control boxes.
A second nearly identical version of
this kit—lacking the components re-
quired for computer interface capabilities
but providing all of the other enhanced
system control features—is also offered.
The parts needed to add computer con- Hidden inside this ordinary-looking rotator control box is a new product that enhances
its operation and expands its capabilities.
trol can also be ordered separately and
installed on the circuit board of the more
basic version at a later time. relays that control the brake solenoid and The usual cure is a short manual pulse in
the motor in the rotator. The processor the opposite direction before beginning
What Does It Do? uses an analog-to-digital converter to read a rotation. Rotor-EZ performs this auto-
The Rotor-EZ (pronounced “Rotor- the position of the rotator motor’s direc- matically, so I was definitely anxious to
Easy”) is a small circuit board kit that can tion potentiometer and that of the con- take advantage of that feature. I discon-
be installed inside the control boxes of trol box’s calibration control. nected the rotator control box, pulled it
any of the Ham-M or Tailtwister rotators Once Rotor-EZ has been installed, the out of the shack and dragged it—kicking
that use analog meters and the three-le- control box’s existing front panel- and screaming—off to my “laboratory.”
ver control arrangement. The device em- mounted CALIBRATE knob becomes a go- The Rotor-EZ kit comes with a fair
ploys a microprocessor that works with to bearing set point control—Idiom Press number of parts (see Figure 4). They’re
the existing control box’s electronics, refers to this as “Auto-Point.” The meter all packed onto a small circuit board
switches and meter to add both hands-off is driven by the processor’s outputs and that’s designed to be mounted right on the
point-and-go operation and more “intel- serves double duty—it indicates the tar- studs of the meter in the control box (see
ligent” rotator motor control. geted direction when using the CALI- Figure 5).
Rotor-EZ smartens up the controller BRATE knob to set the desired antenna I am an experienced builder, so it only
command operations with an automatic bearing, and the actual direction as the took about a half-hour to stuff and solder
five second brake delay, electronic end antenna turns towards and reaches its new the board, even though I took the time to
points (to avoid the mechanical lock up heading. The processor also controls four check off every step and double-check the
that sometimes occurs when the motor LED indicators and uses them to show resistor values. I recommend that you
runs into its end stops), an “Unstick” rou- what the system is doing, the progress of take your time during the assembly phase
tine for Tailtwisters and jam protection. rotation and any error conditions. and be careful to do the job right—it
In other words, it takes care of all of the would likely be very difficult to trouble-
things an operator is supposed to do to Building the Kit shoot the board after it’s been installed.
reduce wear and tear on a rotator and I received my Rotor-EZ kit and imme- I had to drill a hole for one of the LED
tower, only automatically. diately got down to business. The patient? indicators in the front panel of my box—
There is also a ninety-degree offset My Tailtwister control box. This is the my unit originally had only three LEDs.
indication feature available—perfect for rotator control located farthest from my Depending on your particular model and
those who have additional directional operating position and the one that takes version of the control box, it may be nec-
antennas installed at right-angles to the the longest stretch to operate. essary to drill additional holes for the other
main antenna. (This is a common con- My Tailtwister frequently “sticks” LEDs, and possibly a hole in the back
figuration that’s used to reduce interac- when the brake wedge doesn’t fully dis- panel to pass the computer control cable
tion between closely spaced antennas.) engage as rotation begins (this is a com- through as well. When drilling, it’s a good
Rotor-EZ is even smart enough to put up mon idiosyncracy with the Tailtwisters). idea to use masking tape on the inside of
with—to some extent—the “dead spots” the box to catch any stray chips.
that sometimes develop in worn indica- Once you’ve completed the circuit
tor potentiometers. Bottom Line board, secured it to the meter, wired up
the four LEDs and rewired the CALIBRATE
How Does It Work? Rotor-EZ adds set and go conve- control pot, you can run a “Pretest.” If
nience, “intelligent” motor control,
The brain of the Rotor-EZ is a Micro- added features and optional computer everything checks out, you can continue
chip Technologies PIC16C73 micropro- controllability to the popular Ham-M integrating the unit into the control box.
cessor. It responds to your manual or and Tailtwister rotator systems. As I removed wires in the existing
computer commands and drives separate control circuitry, I took pains to record
March 2001 77
 tions and applied power. Success! All of
the smoke stayed in the components and
the rotary CALIBRATE control and switches
all appeared to behave properly. I followed
the calibration instructions and had the
rotator system back in operation within
four hours of initially opening the case.
The Instructions and User Manual
I found the instructions to be clear and
straightforward, but there are no draw-
ings—text only. When I asked Idiom
Press about this, they told me that they
have identified (among unmodified con-
trollers) five different meter movements
and at least three significantly different
component layouts. There are also minor
variations among these. Early boxes em-
Figure 4—The Rotor-EZ with RS-232 kit as delivered. The 33/8 × 33/16-inch double- ployed separate components where later
sided circuit board is solder masked and silk screened with component outlines
and parts numbers. Everything you’ll need—including hookup wire and wire ties—
boxes used printed circuit boards. Even
is included. then, there are at least two different ver-
sions of PC board models.
Since it would take a significant num-
ber of drawings or photographs to cover
the color of each wire and where it went boxes over the years that keeps the brake all of the possible variations, the instruc-
in the original configuration. This is es- off for a few seconds after you let go of tions rely completely on text descrip-
pecially important should you decide to the BRAKE RELEASE lever (see Figure 7). tions—and they do a very good job. I was
assemble and install the kit over several Rotor-EZ takes care of all brake delay able to complete the installation phase
sessions—don’t rely on memory alone! operations, so if your box has had this successfully by carefully following each
A couple of warnings are in order here. change made, you’ll want to begin by re- step. Providing a table for the builder to
The wires originally used within these versing this—and any other—user-in- jot down notes detailing where the origi-
control boxes are typically solid conduc- stalled modifications. The instructions nal wires are routed would be a helpful
tor and the insulation on them has a low naturally assume that you are installing addition, but scrap paper will suffice. On
melting point. If you linger too long with Rotor-EZ in an unmodified unit. a scale of 0 (totally confounding) to 10
the soldering iron you’ll melt the insula- I proceeded carefully through the pro- (Heathkit-like), I would rate these in-
tion off the wires. Most of the wires in cess of interfacing the new brain to the structions a 7.
my control box were long enough to snip remaining control box circuitry. There are
them off at their connection points and quite a few wires involved. Take your Opportunities for Improvement
strip off a little more insulation for reat- time and pay close attention to properly The component labeling on Rotor-EZ’s
tachment. dressing the leads. The completed instal- PC board could have been clearer—some
There is a common modification that lation is shown in Figure 8. of the silk-screened text designators are
has been made to many of these control I then double-checked all my connec- obscured or overlay a solder pad. Also, the

Figure 5—The assembled Rotor-EZ circuit board ready for Figure 6—My Tailtwister control box awaits “brain surgery.” The
installation in the rotator control box. The vacant 28-pin socket Rotor-EZ circuit board will be replacing the original one that’s
in the lower right hand corner of the board is for the PIC16C73 mounted on the meter studs (located just to the right of the
microprocessor. large transformer in this photograph).
78 March 2001
Figure 7—The electrolytic capacitors, the relay (the white Figure 8—The Tailtwister control box with the Rotor-EZ system
plastic cube) and the diodes in this photo are a modification installed. Close comparisons with Figure 6 will reveal a
that I added a few years back to provide a brake delay. This— significant number of new connections between the original
and any other circuit changes that have been made—must be components and their new master.
eliminated before Rotor-EZ installation begins.

solder pads themselves are rather small. by the LED! 1025, Geyserville, CA 95441; 707-431-
Since I received my kit, the silk screen- I connected the RS-232 cable to my 1286; sales@idiompress.com; www.
ing has been improved and Idiom Press PC and exercised the unit’s computer con- idiompress.com.
has indicated that they intend to increase trol functions through a terminal program.
the size of the pads at some point. The command protocol is listed in the
user manual. I will eventually command
Functional Review the rotator through my logging software.
My Rotor-EZ equipped control box The software protocol for Rotor-EZ is the FEEDBACK
has been trouble-free. Although I live same as that of Hy-Gain’s DCU-1.
◊ Sam Ulbing, N4UAU, author of “The
quite close to a number of 50 kW AM I have not tried the Overshoot option
World’s Smallest Code-Practice Oscilla-
Broadcast stations, I haven’t encountered (which allows big antenna systems to
tor,” QST, Feb 2001, pp 39-41, has pro-
any RF interference problems either to or coast through the last three degrees into
vided a part-placement diagram for his
from the unit. Calibration was straight- position) or the 90-degree offset feature
homemade PC board. You can download
forward and it didn’t require multiple (for antennas mounted at right angles).
a picture of the diagram from Sam’s Web
trips outside to verify which direction the Have I found Rotor-EZ to be useful?
page http://n4uautoo.home.sprynet.
antenna was actually pointing. You bet! I can set, start and forget—just
com and as ULBPIC.ZIP from the ARRL
To operate the modified controller, like on the more expensive rotator con-
site www.arrl.org/files/qst-binaries/.—
what was previously the CALIBRATE trol boxes. I never find myself acciden-
tnx Sam Ulbing, N4UAU
knob is now used to set the meter pointer tally holding the control levers down
to the desired bearing. A short press of while brake wedge is stuck. I now even
what was once the BRAKE RELEASE le- occasionally catch myself trying to use
ver then initiates antenna rotation. If you the Auto-Point mode on my currently (but
prefer, you can still use the CW and CCW not for long) stock Ham-IV control box.
(clockwise and counterclockwise) le-
vers—in combination with the BRAKE Summary
RELEASE lever—in the “original” Rotor-EZ is a simple, useful product
manual mode. Either way, the brake will that fills a common need in ham shacks
automatically reengage 5 seconds after at a reasonable price. You sacrifice none
rotation stops. of the functionality of the old control unit
The direction LEDs show what the by installing it. The consistent and reli-
unit is doing. In case of trouble, the sta- able method by which the rotator motor
tus LED will blink or the meter will will be operated should prolong its life
wiggle to alert the operator. and save wear and tear on the tower and ◊ Please refer to Ron Stone, KA3J, “The
A really neat feature is the gradual antennas. I—for one—am for any station UniCounter—A Multipurpose Frequency
change of color of the multicolored sta- improvements that will help keep Murphy Counter/Electronic Dial,” QST, Dec 2000,
tus LED. When a turn command is ex- at bay. Rotor-EZ is a product I can heart- p 34, Figure 1. Ron advises he incorrectly
ecuted, the LED first appears red. As the ily recommend. showed U1 pins 12 and 13 connected to
rotator gradually turns toward the set Price: Rotor-EZ kit including RS-232, DS1 pins 1 and 2, respectively. Correct the
point, the color changes from orange to $129.95; Rotor-EZ basic kit, $99.95 (plus schematic to show U1 pin 12 connected
green. I found myself turning the antenna shipping and handling). to DS1 pin2 and U1 pin 13 connected to
just to watch the cool light show put on Manufacturer: Idiom Press, Box DS1 pin 1.—tnx Ron Stone, KA3J
March 2001 79
 By Dan Henderson, N1ND

September 2000
Contest Branch Manager

VHF QSO Party Results

veryone has a favorite season of perience, it is hard to top fall. While the QSO Party, 582 entries were received rep-

E the year. Some prefer to frolic in

the crashing waves and warmth
under the summer sun. Others find no
countryside is turned into a vivid palette
of reds, yellows and gold, the possibility
of finding a great VHF/UHF band open-
resenting a total of 894 participants. A to-
tal of 269 entries were received for the
debut of the Single Operator Low Power
greater pleasure than to swoosh down ing increases. The prospect of broad, re- Category, while 148 entries came from
hillsides on snowboards or skis in the gional tropospheric openings during the Single Operator High Power participants.
cold of winter. Most enthusiasts of gar- early fall tempt the VHF/UHFer. The Rover entries accounted for 11.2% of
dening will probably tell you their favor- ARRL September VHF QSO Party is an the total, which reflected a slight increase
ite time of year is spring, when new life excellent opportunity to experiment with in Rover participants from 1999.
peeks from beneath the soil, bringing a new bands, equipment and operating Record setting performances are al-
sense of rebirth. locations. ways a contest highlight. In the year 2000
But for sheer beauty and a pleasant ex- In the 2000 ARRL September VHF contest, with the separation of the Single

Top Ten
Single Operator Low Power Single Operator High Power QRP Portable Multioperator Limited Multioperator Rover
K2DRH 137,200 K1TEO 385,264 N8XA 12,765 W2SZ/1 1,883,211 K3MQH 545,523 ND3F 311,940
W0UC 84,870 N2BJ 183,274 N9MYK 6,622 K8GP 1,599,325 K3YTL 424,490 N1MJD 137,250
AF1T 68,561 KE8FD 182,016 WB2AMU 3,010 K1WHS 466,944 W4IY 334,170 ND2X 123,074
K4TO 66,836 W4RX 172,172 KQ6EE 1,972 N2PA 244,080 NC1I 324,445 WB9SNR 101,008
K8MR 55,440 K1UHF 162,024 W1KMH 1,850 W4NH 163,418 N2HLT 237,106 N2JMH 76,035
K1JT 44,631 K3DNE 149,450 N7IR 1,003 N0UK 121,260 AA4ZZ 231,768 N6DN 64,530
KA9WBT 43,392 K2SMN 140,995 K6NT 966 N8KOL 93,015 N6RMJ 150,914 N2GKM 52,074
K5MA 38,900 WB9Z 140,994 W3PO 826 K3EOD 41,735 N2NK 135,864 AL1VE 46,330
N2SCJ 35,400 K8TQK 138,846 W9SZ 672 W6TOI 34,162 W9ICE 135,828 VE3OIL 46,260
W4EUH 34,804 K4QI 131,026 KK7AT 650 WA3ZKR 31,284 WB1GQR 127,421 N2MH 42,444

Northeast Region Southeast Region Central Region Midwest Region West Coast Region
(New England, Hudson and (Delta, Roanoke and (Central and Great Lakes (Dakota, Midwest, Rocky (Pacific, Northwestern and
Atlantic Divisions; Southeastern Divisions) Divisions; Ontario Section) Mountain and West Gulf Southwestern Divisions;
Maritime and Quebec Divisions; Manitoba and Alberta, British Columbia
Sections) Saskatchewan Sections) and NWT/Yukon Sections)
AF1T 68,561 A W4EUH 34,804 A K2DRH 137,200 A N0PB 23,766 A N6MU 14,928 A
K1JT 44,631 A AD4DG 22,940 A W0UC 84,870 A K0MHC 11,830 A (at N6NB)
K5MA 38,900 A KU4R 18,564 A K4TO 66,836 A K0VSV 11,328 A K7CW 8,018 A
N2SCJ 35,400 A KD4HIK 15,225 A K8MR 55,440 A K0MQS 10,146 A KE6GFI 7,830 A
W1PM 34,362 A AF4HX 10,412 A KA9WBT 43,392 A WA2HFI/0 8,928 A WA7BJU 6,804 A
KF6ISR 6,251 A
K1TEO 385,264 B W4RX 172,172 B N2BJ 183,274 B KM0T 81,324 B K6TSK 43,212 B
K1UHF 162,024 B K4QI 131,026 B KE8FD 182,016 B K5CM 56,356 B N6AJ 30,720 B
K3DNE 149,450 B K2UOP 99,946 B WB9Z 140,994 B W8CM 44,339 B W6KBX 28,490 B
K2SMN 140,995 B N8XUR 30,272 B K8TQK 138,846 B N0LL 29,928 B KE7SW 22,933 B
K1GX 113,971 B KN4SM 28,747 B K9QFL 103,373 B N0KQY 24,250 B N7EPD 21,440 B
WB2AMU 3,010 Q KD4NOQ 40 Q N8XA 12,765 Q N7QF 12 Q KQ6EE 1,972 Q
W1KMH 1,850 Q N3AWS 6 Q N9MYK 6,622 Q KF0GX 12 Q N7IR 1,003 Q
W3PO 826 Q KG4HYU 2 Q W9SZ 672 Q K6NT 966 Q
WA3GYW 588 Q KK7AT 650 Q
VE2PIJ 42 Q KA7EXM 442 Q
W2SZ/1 1,883,211 M K8GP 1,599,325 M N8KOL 93,015 M N0UK 121,260 M W6TOI 34,162 M
K1WHS 466,944 M W4NH 163,418 M KF0Q 20,175 M KF6KDC 27,576 M
N2PA 244,080 M K4HUM 27,540 M K5IUA 16,170 M K6TZ 4,960 M
K3EOD 41,735 M KS4YT 13,984 M KK5IH 9,504 M W6DHN 4,148 M
WA3ZKR 31,284 M
K3MQH 545,523 L W4IY 334,170 L W9ICE 135,828 L N0QJM 51,504 L N6RMJ 150,914 L
K3YTL 424,490 L AA4ZZ 231,768 L NI9E 76,383 L W7SAO 10,207 L VA7ISL 21,300 L
NC1I 324,445 L W4VHF 25,596 L N8ZM 61,020 L N5XU 3,808 L K6OUE 13,662 L
N2HLT 237,106 L NG4C 19,578 L K9TMS 24,864 L K0FPC 3,360 L KF6KDA 13,459 L
N2NK 135,864 L K4SCS 9,882 L KG9BV 20,331 L K0MF 2,675 L N7EY 9,945 L
ND3F 311,940 R W3IY 38,550 R WB9SNR 101,008 R ND2X 123,074 R N6DN 64,530 R
N1MJD 137,250 R KB4NVD 36,369 R VE3OIL 46,260 R N0DQS 13,769 R AL1VE 46,330 R
N2JMH 76,035 R K1RA 14,150 R K0PG 31,195 R W5HL 8,041 R W7DHC 32,164 R
N2GKM 52,074 R KC3WO 9,324 R KB9WVL 27,378 R KB0QGT 7,832 R KF6GYM 31,137 R
N2MH 42,444 R KS4S 672 R AA4R 15,080 R NK5W 4,370 R K6FZZ 25,730 R

80 March 2001
Operator category into Low and High Affiliated Club Competition Results
power categories, new overall and divi- Club Entries Score
sional were as plentiful as the fall foliage Medium Club
Potomac Valley Radio Club 20 2,999,981
(and the amount or raking we end up do- North East Weak Signal Group 13 1,161,969
ing after the leaves fade and fall). All ex- Northern Lights Radio Society 19 376,120
Society of Midwest Contesters 9 335,498
isting Single Operator records become the Badger Contesters 14 332,840
Single Operator High Power records. Mt Airy VHF Radio Club 6 241,701
Rochester VHF Group 10 211,110
Bob, K2DRH, has the honor of being Yankee Clipper Contest Club 3 39,139
the first person to hold the Single Opera-
Local Club
tor Low Power category mark, (and Cen- Murgas ARC 3 426,096
tral Division record) with a score of South Jersey Radio Association 7 54,426
Downey ARC 3 47,794
137,200 beating out Paul, W0UC, whose Rocky Mountain VHF Society 6 43,857
score was 84,870. The initial Division Western States Weak Signal Group 4 20,438 The KF6GYM Rover station, complete
Schenectady Museum ARA 4 17,254
records were set by K1JT (Atlantic), Twin City Ham Club 3 5,987
with solar panels, set up for operation on
West Valley ARA 3 280 top of 3,849-foot Mt Diablo (CM97) in
K0MHC (Dakota), KU4R (Delta), K4TO California.

Multiplier Leaders By Band

Single Operator Low Power
50 MHz 144 MHz 222 MHz 432 MHz 902 MHz 1296 MHz
N4GN 44 K0MQS 57 K2DRH 34 K2DRH 42 K2DRH 13 K2DRH 20
K2DRH 39 K4TO 50 K8MR 32 K4TO 37 W0UC 9 W3KM 11
W4EUH 36 N4GN 49 K4TO 31 VE3TMG 29 W3KM 8 W0UC 10
K4TO 36 K2DRH 48 WA1MKE/9 22 N0PB 28 K1JT 8 KA9WBT 9
K8MR 35 W4EUH 43 K5MA 22 W0UC 27 AF1T 7 W3KJ 7
N0PB 43
Single Operator High Power
50 MHz 144 MHz 222 MHz 432 MHz 902 MHz 1296 MHz
K8LEE 60 KE8FD 72 KE8FD 47 KE8FD 54 K1TEO 23 K2TXB 23
K5CM 52 W3EME 64 K8TQK 43 K2TXB 44 KM0T 15 K1TEO 21
K1TEO 49 K8TQK 64 K1TEO 36 K4QI 43 K1GX 14 N2BJ 19
K3ZO 48 K4QI 61 WB9Z 33 K8TQK 43 N2BJ 13 KM0T 19
WB9Z 42 WB9Z 61 K4QI 32 WB9Z 41 K2YAZ 13 W9GA 17
N2BJ 42
Multioperator
50 MHz 144 MHz 222 MHz 432 MHz 902 MHz 1296 MHz
K8GP 93 K8GP 85 K8GP 62 K8GP 70 W2SZ/1 34 K8GP 36
K3MQH -L 86 W4IY -L 74 K3YTL -L 52 K3MQH -L 61 K8GP 32 W2SZ/1 33
W4NH 73 AA4ZZ -L 73 K3MQH -L 52 K3YTL -L 54 K1WHS 19 K1WHS 21
W4IY -L 70 K3MQH -L 72 W2SZ/1 45 N2HLT -L 49 N2PA 18 N2PA 19
W2SZ/1 67 K3YTL -L 61 W4IY -L 45 W9ICE -L 48 N0UK 8 W6TOI 8
K1WHS 65 N0UK 59 N2PA 43 W2SZ/1 47 W4NH 6 N0UK 8
NC1I -L 60 W2SZ/1 58 N2HLT -L 42 W4IY -L 46 K3EOD 6 WA3ZKR 7
K3YTL -L 60 N2HLT -L 58 AA4ZZ -L 39 AA4ZZ -L 45 KF0Q 4 K3EOD 6
AA4ZZ -L 59 W9ICE -L 56 W9ICE -L 37 NC1I -L 43 W6TOI 4 W4NH 6
W9ICE -L 57 W4NH 55 NC1I -L 37 N2PA 42 N1DGF 3 N1DGF 4
N2HLT -L 57 N2PA 54 WA3ZKR 2 KF0Q 4
K5IUA 2 KF6KDC 4
-Q denotes QRP Portable
-L denotes Limited Multioperator

QSO Leaders By Band

Single Operator Low Power
50 MHz 144 MHz 222 MHz 432 MHz 902 MHz 1296 MHz
N6MU 148 KB0LYL 195 K2DRH 59 KE6GFF 179 AF1T 18 K2DRH 29
N3II 135 K0MQS 178 N2SCJ 52 K2DRH 91 W0UC 18 W0UC 22
K1JT 106 NZ8C 167 K8MR 49 K9YR 74 K2DRH 16 N2SCJ 19
K2DRH 104 N6MU 163 K1JT 49 K1JT 73 K1JT 14 W3KM 18
K8MR 101 K2DRH 161 W0UC 48 W0UC 73 W1PM 13 W3KJ 18
AF1T 18
Single Operator High Power
50 MHz 144 MHz 222 MHz 432 MHz 902 MHz 1296 MHz
K8LEE 222 W3EME 511 K1TEO 105 K1TEO 171 K1TEO 48 K2TXB 55
K1TEO 219 K1TEO 379 N2BJ 81 K2TXB 164 W4RX 25 K1TEO 54
W4RX 210 K1UHF 334 K1UHF 80 N2BJ 137 K1GX 22 N2BJ 43
K3ZO 200 K2TXB 332 KE8FD 74 W4RX 124 WA3DRC 20 K2SMN 33
N2BJ 173 K2SMN 248 W4RX 69 KE8FD 109 K3DNE 19 K1GX 30

Multioperator
50 MHz 144 MHz 222 MHz 432 MHz 902 MHz 1296 MHz
K8GP 668 K8GP 700 W2SZ/1 262 W2SZ/1 447 W2SZ/1 121 W2SZ/1 146
W2SZ/1 665 W2SZ/1 689 K8GP 189 K8GP 352 K8GP 71 K8GP 88
K3MQH -L 542 K3MQH -L 619 K3YTL -L 165 K3MQH -L 279 K1WHS 36 K1WHS 44
K3YTL -L 487 K3YTL -L 528 NC1I -L 158 NC1I -L 269 N0UK 36 N0UK 42
NC1I -L 446 NC1I -L 435 K3MQH -L 147 K3YTL -L 263 N2PA 26 N2PA 31
K2BAR -L 418 W4IY -L 435 N6RMJ -L 138 N6RMJ -L 205 W4NH 10 W6TOI 29
W4IY -L 397 K1WHS 363 W4IY -L 119 W4IY -L 176 K3EOD 9 NR5O -L 15
K1WHS 395 WB1GQR -L 361 K1WHS 110 N2HLT -L 172 KF0Q 6 WA3ZKR 13
N2HLT -L 318 AA4ZZ -L 353 WB1GQR -L 105 K1WHS 165 W6TOI 6 W4NH 11
W1QK -L 306 N6RMJ -L 324 N2HLT -L 101 WB1GQR -L 160 WA3ZKR 6 KF6KDC 11
N8KOL 6 K3EOD 9
-Q denotes QRP Portable
-L denotes Limited Multioperator

March 2001 81
The WK6I QTH was 9600 feet up in the Inyo Mountains of Mike, N2YWN (left), helps Adam, KC2FDJ (right), get adjusted to
California at an abandoned mine with an absolutely beautiful a handheld beam from the KB2E Limited Multioperator set-up
view of the eastern Sierra Nevada range. in the Adirondacks.

mark of 1,883, 221 points. Hats off also to

another traditional “top of the box” opera-
tion—the K8GP team that finished second
in the category, though they did set a new
Roanoke Division record in the process.
Taking advantage of a great time of
year to be on the road, Brian, ND3F, es-
tablished a new Rover category and At-
lantic Division mark. His 311,940 out-
paced Beau, N1MJD. Setting new divi-
sion marks in the category were ND2X
(West Gulf) and KB4NVD (Delta). Con-
gratulations to these and all of the over-
all, divisional and sectional champions.
The second year of Club Competition
in this contest saw a small increase in the
total entries, as well as numerous entries
from clubs that did not reach the mini-
mum of three submitted scores as per the
rules. Congratulations to the Potomac
Valley Radio Club for taking first place
The 4 × 2.5 wavelength 2-Meter array of the AA4ZZ Limited Multioperator
in the Medium Club category and the
station located in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Murgas Amateur Radio Club, who held
top honors in the Local Club category.
The 2001 ARRL September VHF QSO
(Great Lakes), K2KIB (Hudson), N0PB QRP Portable category. There were no new Party will be contested September 8-9,
(Midwest), AF1T (New England), K7CW records set in this category. 2001. Please note a change in the former
(Northwestern), N6MU at N6NB (Pa- A new Limited Multioperator record QRP Portable category. The category has
cific), AD4DG (Roanoke), W6OAL and Atlantic Division record was set by been renamed Single Operator Portable.
(Rocky Mountain), W4EUH (Southeast- the operators at K3MQH. Their effort out- The rules have been clarified to show that
ern), KE6GFI (Southwestern), K5LOW distanced the crew at K3YTL. Besides the operation must take place away from
(West Gulf) and VE3TMG (Canada). K3MQH, new division records were also a permanent station location, and that the
Leading the charge in the Single Opera- set by W9ICE (Central), N2NK (Hudson), station may not change from 500-meter
tor High Power category was Jeff, K1TEO, N7EY (Northwestern), W4IY (Roanoke) diameter circle as called for in General
who easily distanced himself from Barry, and W7SAO (Rocky Mountain). Rule for all ARRL Contests Rule 3.7.
N2BJ and Gary, KE8FD, who staged a nip When you think about dominant VHF This category is for a fixed-station por-
and tuck battle for runner-up honors. Jeff’s contesters, it doesn’t take long before you table operation. The 10 W PEP require-
performance was the only new Division come to the outstanding Multioperator ment, the requirements for a portable
record (New England) during the contest Unlimited team that works from Mt power source, antennas and equipment
in the category, but fell a bit short of the Greylock, Massachusetts. This past Sep- remain the same. All previous records for
existing category overall mark. Axel, tember, the W2SZ/1 team once again took the QRP Portable category will be trans-
N8XA, who beat Dick, N9MYK, won the high score, with a new overall category ferred to this category.
82 March 2001
Scores
Each line score lists call sign, score, stations worked, multipliers, number of grids activated (if Rover), and bands (A= 50 MHz, B = 144 MHz, C = 222 MHz, D = 432 MHz,
9 = 902 MHz, E = 1296 MHz, F = 2304 MHz, G = 3456 MHz, H = 5760 MHz, I = 10 GHz, J = 24 GHz, K = 47 GHz, L = 75 GHz, M = 119 GHz, N = 142 GHz, O = 241 GHz,
P = 300+ GHz). Single Operator Low and High Power band wins are listed in boldface type. A = Single Operator Low Power, B = Single Operator High Power, Q = Single
Operator QRP Portable, L = Limited Multioperator, M = Multioperator Unlimited.

1 WB2CUT 3,476 158 22 A B N2TDT 294 42 7 A AB W4GGM (KF4QCH,K4APN,KG4CTF,KE4UTQ,

Connecticut W2UDT 1,620 60 27 A AB W3OU 252 28 9 A A KG4FNG,KG4GLZ,N4KN,KE4YBS,KR4FO,
KC2FYA 770 54 10 A BD K3DNE 149,450 555 6 B ABCD9E KA4ZDR,K4BX,K4RL,N4EO, ops)
N1JMM 6,762 119 46 A ABD
W2VU 640 40 16 A AB K3ZO 34,440 420 82 B AB 1,800 60 30 L AB
W1AW (N4QX, op)
WB2IDV 310 31 10 B B N3HBX 13,688 193 58 B ABCDE
2,800 91 28 A ABD
N2NK (N2WM,N2IEL,WB3R,N2HMM,K2BM,W2KI, WN3C 7,832 146 44 B ABD
Virginia
K1WVX 2,494 59 29 A ABCDE AD4DG 22,940 211 74 A ABCD9E
ops) 135,864 747 148 L ABCD W3VRD 6,952 109 44 B ABCD9
N1JML 1,403 55 23 A ABCD N4MM 5,400 135 40 A AB
K2BAR(K2AMI,KC2DTA,WA2QHL,K2ZB, N3CDA 1,764 51 28 B ABD
WA1GTP 390 27 13 A ABC AD4TJ 2,688 80 32 A ABD
K2YLH,K2PJM,KA2NJP,W2MSK,KO2OK,WA2LXE, W3GN 1,368 57 24 B AB
W1VT 336 16 12 A BI K4FJW 2,139 93 23 A AB
NA2AA,NO2T,WK2M,WI2W,KB2YGJ,KC2FBK, W3PO 826 50 14 Q ABD
N1WCL 320 32 10 A B K4FTO 644 37 14 A BD
W1GI,KC2HLKB2OCW,WU2C,KC2CLH,ops) WA3ZKR (KA3EJJ,KC3VO, ops)
WA1FUJ 297 24 11 A ABD KG4GVJ 616 44 14 A A
117,720 893 108 L ABCD 31,284 263 79 M ABCD9EF
N1QVQ 55 8 5 A ABD K4ME 310 31 10 A B
K1TEO 385,264 1010 242 B ABCD9EFGI Northern New York Western Pennsylvania W4RX 172,172 675 171 B ABCD9EFGH
K1UHF 162,024 713 157 B ABCD9EFI N4TW 28 5 4 A BCD KA3SDP 26,691 208 93 A ABCD KN4SM 28,747 261 89 B ABD
K1GX 113,971 484 143 B ABCD9EFGHI WA2AEY 12,338 157 62 B ABD N3MBC 16 4 4 A A WF4R 4,136 81 44 B ABD
W3EP 35,862 357 86 B ABD W2NNY (NT2W,W2IB,KC2BEZ, ops) WB0IWG 28 7 4 Q AB W4MYA 1,044 50 18 B ABD
W1WHL 140 20 7 B A 20,825 188 85 L ABCD W3SO (WR3Z,WX3B,K4VV,W3TEF,KD3SA, ops) W4IY (W4AD,W4NF,W4RM,W4CE,W4DC,
W1QK (+AA1MY,K1PHG,N1ABY) KB2E (N2YWN,KC2FDJ, ops) 8,460 161 45 L AD WA0DYJ,KG4HTL,N1TXI,K5OF,K8MLM,
88,305 726 105 L ABCD 105 21 5 L B WA3RQD (+N3WP) W4DAV, ops)
Eastern Massachusetts 1,075 39 25 L ABD 334,170 1127 235 L ABCD
Southern New Jersey W4VHF (+K4MQG)
K5MA 38,900 283 100 A ABCD K1JT 44,631 363 87 A ABCD9
4 25,596 297 79 L ABD
W1PM 34,362 270 83 A ABCD9E N2SCJ 35,400 321 75 A ABCDE W8MOP (WW8D,N8RIG,K8WBS,N8GK,
WG1Z 17,422 193 62 A ABCDE W2ZQ 12,168 194 59 A ABCD Alabama KD4ZUA,KC8CZN, ops)
KA1EKR 10,080 136 45 A BCDEF W2PAU 4,165 100 35 A ABD KU4WW 8,580 105 60 A ABCD 5,350 96 50 L ABD
W1DYJ 2,262 87 26 A AB WA4FRA 27 8 3 A ABD W4OZK 1,600 54 25 A ABD K3MZ (+WA3OFC)
N1VQR 650 41 13 A ABD W2YRW 26 13 2 A B W4ZRZ 21,052 205 76 B ABCDE 2,291 67 29 L ABD
WA1OFR 527 25 17 A ABD K2SMN 140,995 543 173 B ABCD9EF KU4IU 6,490 103 55 B ABD
W1GHZ 59,843 403 103 B ABCD9E K2TXB 107,379 563 123 B BDEI K4EQH (+K4XDX,N4YQ) West Central Florida
N1EKV 2,835 73 27 B ABCD W2SJ 15,720 150 60 B ABCD9EFG 6,490 106 55 L ABD K9HUY 1,800 69 25 B ABD
K1DAT 1,725 68 23 B ABD K2AA (W2MC,KD4HZW, ops) N4ION (+KS4B,K4WXX)
W1XM (KB1CGZ,KD1KY,KT1D,W1GSL,KB1FMP, 14,740 207 55 L ABCD 4,214 81 43 L ABD 5
KB1FMS,KA2ZLZ, ops) K3EOD (+W2SJ) KS4YT (at KF4DGS) (+KF4DGS,KV4T,AB4EJ,
20,252 268 61 L ABCD 41,735 351 85 M ABCD9E KD4CNG,KG4AFV)
Arkansas
N1OP (K1BFD,WA1ZJE,WB1GMA, ops) 13,984 149 76 M ABCDE KD4NOQ 40 9 4 Q BC
4,290 110 33 L ABD Western New York
N2UIO 8,400 119 50 A ABCD Georgia Louisiana
N1FDX (+N1FYZ)
W2WGL 3,115 64 35 A BD W4EUH 34,804 252 113 A ABCD K5ER 4,312 85 44 A ABC
2,553 111 23 L AB
K2OEQ 1,856 53 32 A ABD K4KAZ 1,350 38 25 A ABCDE K5OR 1,045 47 19 A ABD
Maine KB2SGX 1,425 25 4 A ABCD N4WD 902 40 22 A ABD K5CZD 630 36 15 A ABD
KA1PRD 230 23 10 A AB N2WK 1,173 51 23 A A KD4K 286 16 13 A ABCD WA5RT 18 6 3 A A
K1WHS (+W1MRQ,K1BX,K1DY,K1TOL,N1LBI, K2CS 390 26 15 A A NY4F 80 12 5 A ABC Mississippi
N2CEI) NQ2O 85,374 319 162 B ABCD9EF AE4GQ 187 15 11 B ABD N5YLS 7,011 93 57 A ABCDE
466,944 1182 256 M ABCD9EFGHIJ WA2ZNC 1,775 50 25 B ABCDE KG4HYU 2 2 1 Q B KJ5RC 1,080 40 27 A AB
N1DGF (+K1ZE) KC2FNE 84 26 3 B ABD K4HUM (W4GCL,KG4CFP,KE4KQB,KF4HQZ, N3AWS 6 3 2 Q AB
17,820 187 66 M ABCD9E N2HLT (+KB2DMK,N2JDQ,N2JDQ,N2HQW, KF4VBR,KG4BWB,KF4DZV,KE4TUW,
New Hampshire KF3DY,N3HSY) KE4ZDG,K4QDB,KE4GBS, ops) New Mexico
237,106 878 206 L ABCD 27,540 262 90 M ABDE N5XZM 3,186 82 27 B ABCD9E
AF1T 68,561 375 109 A ABCD9EFGHIP
K2FA (KA2KQP,W2HQ, ops) K5RHR 2,904 68 33 B ABCDI
N1AFQ 1,320 54 20 A ABD
1,012 42 22 L ABD
Kentucky
KB5ZSK 440 27 10 B ABCDE
NM1W 154 22 7 A A K4TO 66,836 320 154 A ABCD
K2GXT (KB1ENW,KC2FQD,N1YBY,KB1DOX, ops)
W1DAD 9 3 3 A A
160 19 8 L ABD N4GN 22,134 238 93 A AB North Texas
K1TR 11,840 137 64 B ABCD KD4EVB 7,261 116 53 A ABD K5LOW 3,876 82 38 A ABD
N2PA (N2JQR,N2KG,N2YB, ops)
Rhode Island 244,080 718 226 M ABCD9EF W4FVQ 6,519 91 53 A ABCD KM5OL 3,552 92 32 A ABCD
K2IWR (KB2FAF,KB2LUV,KC2FLO,N2MRE, ops) AK4U 912 38 24 A AB AD5AC 3,552 92 32 A ABCD
KM1X 12,265 179 55 A ABD
1,458 38 27 M ABCDE N8YHY 880 34 20 A BD WA5VKS 1,740 66 20 A ABCDE
KF4KHC 119 17 7 A B
AD4ZW 38,259 243 117 B ABCDE N0XLR 517 41 11 A ABD
W1BAT 1,026 50 19 B ABD
KC4JGS 15,836 179 74 B ABD W5ETM 21 7 3 A A
3
Vermont W8CM 44,339 301 101 B ABCD9E
Delaware North Carolina
K1LPS 10,248 114 61 A ABCD9E Oklahoma
KB3FEE 2,040 85 24 B AB AF4HX 10,412 201 38 A ABCD
W1ECH 350 25 14 A AB
W4FSO 6,912 86 54 A ABCDE NL7CO 1,848 77 24 A B
W1RMC (K1ZK,op) Eastern Pennsylvania AA4U 12 3 3 A ABD KD5DLL 1,045 55 19 A AB
32 8 4 A B
W3KM 33,306 214 92 A BCD9EF K4QI 131,026 496 191 B ABCDE N5OHL 84 12 7 A AB
W1AIM 32,844 217 102 B ABCD9E
NA2T 31,668 300 87 A ABD W4VHH 11,310 104 65 B BDEFG K5CM 56,356 305 146 B ABCDE
W1KMH 1,850 54 25 Q ABCD
W3KJ 31,536 254 73 A BCDEF N4AJF 1,728 50 32 B ABD KN5TTN (+K5QNM)
WB1GQR (W1SJ,AA1SU, ops)
N3OGF 3,108 66 37 A ABD AA4ZZ (+AA4S,K2SD,K4DXA,W4MW) 18 6 3 L AB
127,421 904 109 L ABCD
K3ZK 1,305 64 15 A ABCD 231,768 851 216 L ABCD
Western Massachusetts K3KEL 462 21 11 A D NG4C (+KN4QE)
South Texas
KE3TC 301 31 7 A BCD 19,578 183 78 L ABCD N5BA 1,150 37 23 A ABCD
N1VOR 800 50 16 A B
WA3DRC 36,127 217 91 B ABCD9EFG K4SCS (W4FAL,K4NYS,K4HA, ops) AJ4F 276 23 12 A AB
K1MAP 468 27 13 A ABCF
N3NGE 34,675 214 95 B ABCD9EFGH 9,882 143 61 L ABCD K5LLL 15,477 149 67 B ABCD9EF
N1MHH 308 20 14 A ABCD
W3EME 32,704 511 64 B B W4NH (K4TW,N9KHC,NX9O,W4EGT,W4KXY, W3XO/5 8,642 104 58 B ABCDEF
WA1MBA 29,678 203 71 B BCD9EFGHI
N3ADC 21,280 186 76 B ABCD9E W4SKI,WD4CNZ,K2JB,K4EA,K4RF,K4SZ, ops) N5XU (+W5JLP,KB5LBN,WM5R)
N1RSY 572 44 13 B B
K3MD 18,900 192 75 B ABCDE 163,418 620 202 M ABCD9EFGHI 3,808 91 33 L ABCD
NC1I (+KA1QFE,N1DPM,N1MT,N1MUW,NC1B,
K3TV 12,936 248 44 B BDE K5IUA (+AB5SS)
W1QA,WZ1V) Northern Florida
KB3ZS 12,349 170 53 B ABCDE 16,170 163 70 M ABCD9EFG
324,445 1308 187 L ABCD
KB3IB 6,762 88 49 B ABCD9E KE4YYD 1,104 46 24 A B
W2SZ/1 (K1DH,K2TR,KE2TP,N2YCA,WA1ZMS,
W3TMZ/4 288 18 12 A BD
West Texas
K1EP,KA1DZV,N2BNY,N2YZO,WA2AAU,K2AD, W3SZ 6,724 99 41 B BCDEF KK5IH (+KK5KK)
KF3DT 5,740 109 41 B ABDI W2BZY 5,633 91 43 B ABCD9EF
KB2YQE,N2SZ,W1SZ,WA2SPL,K2JJB, 9,504 97 72 M ABCDE
KC1ZN,N2XRE,WS2B,WA8USA, ops) KB3CPL 4,712 104 38 B ABDI Puerto Rico
1,883,211 2666 383 M ABCD9EFGHIJK WA2FGK 4,620 43 33 B 9EFG WP4LNY 240 24 10 B AB
NE3I 3,104 65 32 B ABCDE
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2 KB3FDY 950 32 19 B BD South Carolina East Bay
WA3CSP 560 35 16 B A N4UFP 5,060 93 44 A ABCD KE6QR 944 51 16 A ABD
Eastern New York W3JRY 481 30 13 B BD N4JZH 2,622 69 38 A AB K6BIR 387 38 9 A ABD
WM2Y 2,520 100 20 A ABCD K3MQH (+K3RA,N3ZTZ,AI3M,W2GG,N3EYB) N4AOE 512 32 16 A AB W6OMF 8,976 114 51 B ABCDE
W2BEJ 876 55 12 A ABCD 545,523 1587 271 L ABCD KR4QO 10,530 125 65 B ABCD
K2RI 287 30 7 A BCD K3YTL (WA1HHN, K3MKZ,K3TOW,LA3ILD, W4KSC 6,625 97 53 B ABCD
Los Angeles
W2PR 120 30 4 A B KA3EEO,KB3QI,KE3OA,N3EMF,N3FA,N3PBH, W2EA (N2FY,op) WB2KXC 3,762 134 22 A ABD
KA2MCU 40 8 4 A ABCD N3RN,N3TKK,WB3FKQ,WB3FYT, ops) 1,316 45 28 B ABD KE6AXJ 3,060 120 17 A ABCD
W3HHN 11,388 154 52 B ABCD9E 424,490 1443 227 L ABCD W6IST 2,208 66 24 A ABCD
N2TY (W2JHO,op) N3XJX (+KA3PYZ,N3XJY)
Southern Florida KE6FCT 2,190 59 30 A ABCD
4,221 156 21 B ABCD 22,869 221 77 M ABCDE K0VXM 6,732 96 44 A ABCD9EF K6HLH 1,998 50 27 B BDE
W2WHO 396 26 12 B BD W3CCX (AA3GN +ops) KF4FAJ 765 44 15 A ABCD W6MO 380 26 10 B ABCD
K2QS (K2CSS,KC2BUV,KC2DMH,AA9KA, 3,128 75 23 M BCD9F WA4OFS 442 22 13 A ABCDE KQ6EE 1,972 76 17 Q ABCDE
N2ZKX,KC2DQQ,KC2FQN, ops) NJ2F 7,134 139 41 B ABCD K6NT 966 42 14 Q BCD
30,228 394 66 L ABD Maryland-DC W2YX 750 45 15 B ABD N6RMJ (+W6PPT,KR6DR,K6IL,WA6DJS)
N2UZQ (+N2TJQ,WA2BAH,KB2TSA) K3IXD 20,088 252 62 A ABCDE 150,914 894 122 L ABCD
N3II 12,792 246 52 A AB
Tennessee
16,218 257 51 M ABCDE K6OUE (+KF6YYV)
N3UM 4,290 130 33 A AB KU4R 18,564 170 78 A ABCDE 13,662 294 33 L ABCD
NYC-Long Island W3MR 3,366 102 33 A AB KD4HIK 15,225 153 75 A ABCD W6TOI (KE6HPZ,KB6WKT, ops)
K2OVS 5,676 102 44 A ABD W6AXX 2,544 106 24 A B KG4CKX 1,848 60 28 A ABD 34,162 361 62 M ABCD9EF
KF2XF 2,020 101 20 A B KA3TCC 2,262 71 26 A ABD AD4F 1,012 38 22 A ABCD
KA2VZX 1,368 57 24 A AB WA4PRR 2,133 68 27 A ABD KA4CHT 741 31 19 A ABDE Orange
WA2ZFH 1,496 39 22 B ABCDE N3SOK 836 44 19 A AB WA4HLV 128 14 8 A ABCD KE6GFI 7,830 204 29 A ABD
WB2AMU 3,010 68 35 Q ABD K3DSP 630 35 18 A AB KE4OAR 42 7 6 A AB KF6ISR 6,251 208 19 A BCDE
WA3GYW 588 42 14 A AB KM4H (+K4DY) KE6GFF 5,012 179 14 A D
Northern New Jersey 3,312 90 36 L ABD W6ZQ 3,072 100 24 A ABCDE
AC3P 570 37 15 A ABD
K2KIB 27,965 240 85 A ABCD9E K6IBY 2,639 65 29 A ABCD
K1NV 437 23 19 A AB

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N6KZB 1,430 47 22 A ABCD Wyoming KB9Q 240 15 12 A ABCD ROVERS
KE6QCB 540 46 9 A BD WA7KYM 7,473 99 53 B ABCDE KB9VSG 232 29 8 A AB Atlantic
K6TSK 43,212 374 78 B ABCDE K7KMT (+KI7WB,N7SVX,AC7DW) KB9UZV 200 25 8 A B
ND3F 311,940 760 180 R 13 ABCD9EFGHIJP
N6EQ 17,574 209 58 B ABCDE 1,421 42 29 L ABD W9GA 84,528 399 144 B ABCD9E
N2JMH (+N2WVK)
WK6I (+W6ESS,KD6OBB) K9UUT 8,748 157 54 B ABD
76,035 395 103 R 8 ABCD9EF
2,550 67 34 L ABD 8 N0AKC 7,614 107 54 B ABCD9E
N2GKM (+KC2EBH)
ND9Z 6,048 85 48 B ABCDE
Pacific Michigan WA9LZM 5,808 94 48 B ABD
52,074 365 99 R 18 ABCD9E
AH6TM 736 35 16 A ABD N4SC 17,808 157 84 A ABCD N1MU (+WB2QMY)
W9PHJ 3,016 104 29 B AB
K8KD 12,524 163 62 A ABD 32,782 228 65 R 9 ABCD9EFGH
Santa Barbara KB9TLV 1,932 84 21 B ABD
N8AIA 6,336 107 48 A ABC N3VOP 3,857 120 29 R 2 ABD
W9EC 1,298 43 22 A ABCDE N9MYK 6,622 112 43 Q ABDE
W8WNX 2,268 81 28 A A W8IJ 450 24 15 R 3 ABD
N6ZE 1,140 57 20 A AB NI9E (at N9FH) (+N9VA,N9FH,KA9WNX,KB9LYL,
N8ZVB 190 19 10 A A KB2KJV 210 13 10 R 2 ABCDE
KC6NBI 1,040 49 20 A ABC KB9KBK,N9LLT,W9RN,WB9UAI)
K2YAZ 79,520 301 160 B ABCD9EFGHI KD2P 50 10 5 R 2 B
W6FM 12,213 153 59 B ABCDE 76,383 491 123 L ABCD
K8MD 71,769 355 141 B ABCD9E N2XQI 18 6 3 R 2 B
K6TZ (K6HOZ,W6DNN,WB6OBB,WB9KMO,W1PR, K9TMS (+N9REP,KB9JZY,K9TQPO,N9EG,AA9IL)
K8PNW 3,838 72 38 B BDE 24,864 284 74 L ABCD Central
KF6IKO, ops)
KC8OID 1,144 42 26 B ABD WB9SNR 101,008 486 118 R 7 ABCD9EFGHI
4,960 121 31 M ABCD9EF
NE8I 952 36 17 B ABCDEF K0PG 31,195 254 85 R 12 ABCDE
Santa Clara Valley N8PVT (+KC8ALA) 0 KB9WVL 27,378 242 78 R 12 ABCDE
W6IT 4,017 71 39 A ABCDE 736 32 16 L ABD KF9US 10,854 120 54 R 2 ABCD9EF
KF6MXK 2,553 86 23 A BCD Ohio Colorado N9RLA 4,640 145 32 R 5 AB
N6DE 224 21 7 A BD W6OAL 5,217 82 47 A ABCD9EI W9AJ 406 24 14 R 4 ABD
K8MR 55,440 318 132 A ABCD
N6IV 48 9 4 A BD N0POH 2,576 71 28 A ABCD
WA8RCN 9,776 188 52 A AB Dakota
W6ZZZ 8 4 2 A B KA0MWA 55 10 5 A ABD
N8BJQ 8,296 136 61 A AB KB0EET 400 31 10 R 2 ABD
W6GYD 5,810 113 35 B ABCDE N0VSB 24,080 202 86 B ABCDE
KB8VUJ 6,890 105 53 A ABD KA0PPU 312 14 13 R 2 BDF
KF6A 2,793 133 21 B B W7SAO (+N0KE)
K8AB 5,085 93 45 A ABD N0NYV 220 10 11 R 2 BDF
KF6KDC (KE6HNR,KB6HRB,KC6UCN, 10,207 143 59 L ABCD
KC8CSD 2,871 55 33 A ABCD
KF6YLR, ops) K0MF (+KE0XL) Delta
W8DD 1,876 67 28 A AB
27,576 271 72 M ABCDE 2,675 90 25 L ABD
W8GBH 1,750 50 35 A AB KB4NVD (+N4OFA)
San Diego KB8UUZ 1,440 60 24 A A Iowa 36,369 314 75 R 6 ABCD9EF
K6CYS 84 7 4 A E KC8CFI 1,248 39 24 A BD K0VSV 11,328 133 64 A ABCD
W8IDM 760 34 19 A ABD
Great Lakes
KF6JBB 8,756 157 44 B ABCD K0MQS 10,146 178 57 A B
WB8AUK 434 23 14 A ABCD AA4R 15,080 214 58 R 4 ABD
W6EEB 704 38 16 B ABD NE0P 4,134 88 39 A ABD
WW9DX 2 2 2 A A K8DOG (+KF8QL)
AB0HF 128 16 8 A AB
San Francisco KE8FD 182,016 519 237 B ABCD9EF 11,210 144 59 R 4 ABCD9E
KM0T 81,324 286 162 B ABCD9EF
WB9NJS 2,162 76 23 A ABCD K8TQK 138,846 416 219 B ABCD9EFG N8GHZ 4,284 71 42 R 2 ABCD
KA0Y 16,000 141 80 B ABCDE
N6RA 1,040 65 16 A A WA8RJF 42,000 225 125 B ABCD9EF K8WW 3,844 122 31 R 4 ABCD
WA6KLK 7,480 128 44 B ABCD KC8CCD 39,195 220 117 B ABCD9EF Kansas
Hudson
WD6HDY (+KD6LTB) WB0IQK 2,479 67 37 B AB KC0IDI 5 5 1 A B
N2MH 42,444 386 81 R 11 ABCD
4,840 111 40 L ABD N8LGP 1,740 60 29 B AB N0LL 29,928 185 116 B ABCDE
WA2IID (+KB2SSS)
WB8CEH 160 20 8 B B N0KQY 24,250 175 97 B ABCDE
San Joaquin Valley W0EKZ 12,654 127 74 B ABCDE
34,580 284 70 R 6 ABCD9EFGHIJ
N8XA 12,765 120 69 Q ABCD9EI KB0WJO (+KB1EKZ)
N6MU (at N6NB) K0FPC (+KA0JLF,N3KKM)
N8ZM (+N8IDS,KD8FO,KB8ZR,AB8IS) 6,020 96 28 R 8 ABCD9EFGHI
14,928 311 48 A AB 3,360 75 35 L ABCD
61,020 373 135 L ABCD WB2SIH 4,278 111 31 R 5 BD
K6YK 5,421 100 39 A ABCD
NI8T (+KC8PBJ) Minnesota N1HL (+N2MSS)
K6IRZ 5,304 100 39 A ABCDE
480 32 15 L B 1,334 46 29 R 4 B
KF6DST 972 53 12 A BCD K0MHC 11,830 128 65 A ABCD
N8KOL (+KA8ROX)
KG6DAH 448 23 16 A ABD WA2HFI/0 8,928 120 48 A ABCD9E Midwest
93,015 159 7 M ABCD9EF
N6AJ 30,720 229 80 B ABCD9EF KC0AKU 7,584 129 48 A ABD
N0DQS 13,769 192 49 R 11 ABCDE
KF6KDA (+KF6WYH, KF6CNV) West Virginia K0CJ 6,498 122 38 A ABDE
KB0QGT 7,832 122 44 R 8 ABCD
13,459 236 43 L ABCD K3XO/8 3,852 97 36 A ABD KB0LYL 2,730 195 14 A B
K6QG (+WB6GPD) W8TN 2,812 76 37 A AB KB0TZA 1,350 56 15 A ABCDE New England
5,680 123 40 L ABD K8KFJ 896 32 28 A AB KB0OBT 1,190 69 14 A ABD N1MJD (+N1JEZ)
K2UOP 99,946 430 154 B ABCD9EF KC0HTB 612 58 9 A ABD 137,250 697 125 R 14 ABCD9EFG
Sacramento Valley W0JMP 490 36 10 A ABCD
N8XUR 30,272 245 88 B ABCD9E K1SAV (+N1ISB)
NZ6N 444 37 12 A B KC0HEW 168 16 8 A ABD
K8GP (K1RZ,K1HTV,K3MM,K3SX,W3ZZ,N4UK, 18,130 205 49 R 6 ABCD9EFGHIJK
K6NTZ 28 28 1 A B WB0TRA 104 13 8 A AB
W4XP,K6LEW,K8ISK, ops) KE3HT 9,982 115 46 R 8 ABCD9EFGH
W6KBX 28,490 256 74 B ABCDE K0SQ 10,653 134 53 B ABCDE
1,599,325 2215 455 M ABCD9EFGHIJKP KJ1K 6,303 74 33 R 5 BCD9EFGH
KC6ZWT 14,210 196 49 B BCD W0OHU 8,288 108 56 B ABD KB1EAA (+KB1EUH)
K6AAA 2,472 103 24 B B NJ0M 4,223 101 41 B BD
K6ME (+KE6NDG) 9 1,444 56 19 R 2 ABCD
W0PHD 3,404 57 37 B ABDE N1SFE 280 21 8 R 2 BCD
3,813 106 31 L ABD Illinois WB0LJC 3,190 90 22 B ABCD9EF
W6DHN (+N6DPP,KF6BRO) K2DRH 137,200 460 196 A ABCD9E N0QHP 10 5 2 B B Northwestern
4,148 93 34 M ABCDE K9YR 33,538 299 82 A ABCD KF0GX 12 6 2 Q B W7DHC 32,164 336 59 R 9 ABCD9E
N9TF 21,120 233 64 A ABCDE KC0EPV (+N0MWH) N7CFO 12,432 193 42 R 8 ABCD9E
7 NZ8C 7,831 191 41 A AB 966 53 14 L ABD N4SL (+WB7FJG)
Arizona N9ERW 3,420 86 38 A ABD N0UK (+WA2PHW, W9FZ, WC0FXY, N0HJZ, 6,633 170 33 R 8 ABD
W9TWJ 1,800 50 36 A AB WB0GGM, W0ZQ) KA6T 1,806 66 21 R 5 ABCDE
WA7VHF 385 27 11 A ABD
KG9PQ 1,748 67 23 A ABD 121,260 440 188 M ABCD9EFIP
K6IAH/7 190 17 10 A ABD
KB9II 1,206 56 18 A ABC
Pacific
KE7NR 9,660 120 60 B ABCDE KF0Q (+K0NY,KB0THN,KI0F)
K9DDS 864 45 16 A ABD AL1VE 46,330 384 82 R 14 ABCDE
WB7OHF 650 40 13 B ABCD 20,175 175 75 M ABCD9EF
K9MOT 264 24 11 A A KF6GYM 31,137 225 97 R 5 ABCDE
N7IR 1,003 51 17 Q ABD Missouri K6WLC (+K0BGL)
K6A (WA9FIH,op)
NR5O (N9AV,NA7D, ops) N0PB 23,766 189 102 A ABD 5,831 100 49 R 5 ABD
186 31 6 A A
6,440 126 35 L ABDE W0JRP 1,680 50 30 A ABC N1GG (+N1VM)
K9PG 140 14 10 A AB
Eastern Washington W9SE 63 9 7 A A 2,231 60 23 R 4 ABD9F
North Dakota
N3CEV 6,400 100 50 B ABCDE N2BJ 183,274 667 182 B ABCD9E Roanoke
NT0V 6,750 69 54 B ABCDEF
N7EY (+WA7TUE,KB7HDX) WB9Z 140,994 540 189 B ABCDE
WB0OAJ 110 10 10 B ABD W3IY 38,550 278 75 R 3 ABCD9EFGHI
9,945 166 51 L ABCD NV8V 7,831 191 41 B AB
K1RA (+KD4DSX)
N9GH 6,032 77 52 B ABCDE Nebraska 14,150 143 50 R 9 ABCD9EFGHI
Idaho W9SZ 672 32 21 Q B WD0BQM 592 25 16 A ABCDE KC3WD (+AA4GM)
WA7USB 1,121 49 19 A ABD KG9PF (+K9IJ) N0YNP 6 2 2 A BD 9,324 125 36 R 13 ABCD9EFGI
N7EIJ 2,790 78 31 B ABD 12,144 203 48 L ABCD
South Dakota KS4S 672 32 21 R 4 AB
N7IJ 252 18 14 B AB
KK7AT 650 48 10 Q ABD Indiana WB0HHM 7,072 97 52 A ABCD
K8DXN 667 28 23 R 3 ABD
WA1MKE/9 WB0ULX 448 25 14 A ABD Rocky Mountain
Montana 27,540 180 102 A ABCD9E N0QJM (+W0SD,W0OE,WB0TEM) NK5W (+KC5EFM)
N7CZ 224 25 7 A ABD W9DZ 17,710 194 77 A ABD 51,504 256 148 L ABCD 4,370 96 38 R 2 ABD
Nevada W9SR 9,333 153 61 A AB
W5VWZ 3,395 72 35 R 2 ABDI
KB9NKM 5,250 125 42 A B CANADA
WB6YIY 152 19 8 A A KB0CY (+KA0DEH)
K9RQ 4,462 77 46 A ABD
K7ICW 4,662 84 42 B ABCDE Quebec 1,722 65 21 R 3 ABD
K9GPS 1,550 50 25 A ABD
NW7O 627 28 19 B ABCE VE2ZP 1,350 48 27 A ABD Southeastern
K9MNQ 270 25 9 A ABD
Oregon K9NW 45 9 5 A B VE2PIJ 42 7 6 Q A KF4KND (+K4GSX)
WA7BJU 6,804 126 42 A ABCDE KJ9C 20 5 4 A A VE3ZY (VE3CMD,VE3FFK, ops) 200 19 10 R 2 ABD
N7DB 4,318 106 34 A ABCD K9QFL 103,373 467 167 B ABCDE 102 12 6 L BD
K9EA 40,252 256 116 B ABCD Southwestern
K7HSJ 1,850 54 25 A ABCDE Ontario
K8LEE 13,320 222 60 B A N6DN 64,530 460 90 R 11 ABCD9E
W7DSA 1,440 54 24 B ABCD VE3TMG 31,773 288 89 A ABD
AA9LT 6,554 89 58 B ABCD K6FZZ (+K6FZY)
KK7E 637 49 13 B B VE3KZ 15,600 165 78 A ABD
W9ICE (WB9YCZ,WB8ERB,N8NQG,N8JLZ, 25,730 266 62 R 11 ABCD9E
KA7EXM 442 34 13 Q B VE3AJY 14,616 158 72 A ABDE
N9QQY,K9YDO,K9ZX,KE4OED,KA9BFM, N6VHF 18,073 268 53 R 6 ABD
W7LT (KC7AOI,KC7PDI, ops) VE3FHU 7,695 94 58 A ABCDE
KB9NWP, ops) WB6JDH 11,136 249 32 R 4 ABCDE
3,275 112 25 L ABD VE3SXE 5,661 97 51 A ABD
135,828 545 198 L ABCD KC6UIX 10,260 134 57 R 4 ABD
Utah KG9BV (KG9JA,KB9VZJ, ops) VE3CVG 1,210 44 22 A ABD K6LMN 3,834 106 27 R 3 ABCD
N7DBW 732 46 12 A ABD VE3TLT 416 26 16 A AB AD6AF 2,496 110 16 R 4 ABD
20,331 212 81 L ABD
KA7EII 198 14 11 A ABD W9UUU (N9OYM,K9VDQ,N9WX,W9BBO, ops) Manitoba KJ6JO 1,170 64 13 R 2 ABD
N7QF 12 4 3 Q A 574 33 14 L ABD VE4KQ 2,624 51 32 A ABCDE West Gulf
Western Washington Wisconsin British Columbia ND2X (+K5UHF)
K7CW 8,018 139 38 A ABDE W0UC 84,870 390 138 A ABCD9EFGHI 123,074 481 114 R 35 ABCD9EF
VA7SSB 735 47 15 A ABD
N7NGO 2,425 87 25 A ABD KA9WBT 43,392 318 96 A ABCDE W5HL 8,041 180 43 R 12 ABD
VE7HPS 676 44 13 A ABD
W7DMN 867 51 17 A AB K9VHF 31,816 234 97 A ABCDE VE7VDX 140 12 10 B ABD Canada
KE7SW 22,933 220 71 B ABCD9EF WA1UJU 8,300 166 50 A AB VA7ISL (VA7AA,VE7DAY,VE7DXG,VE7GBO, ops) VE3OIL 46,260 345 90 R 8 ABCDEF
N7EPD 21,440 203 67 B ABCD9E N9NDP 2,436 84 28 A BCD 21,300 285 60 L ABCD VA3MOD (+VA3TO)
AA7VT 7,800 127 40 B ABCD9EFI KB0LGB 1,456 56 26 A AB
1,624 43 29 R 4 ABDE
K7ND 3,729 65 33 B ABCD9EF AA9RR 555 36 15 A ABD
Checklogs: KG6AXD, VE2VLJ, K1TTT, K0JQA,
W7/JR1NKN 50 10 5 Q A KB9WSN 392 27 14 A ABD
KC5MVZ, NJ7A, WZ8T, W1XX

84 March 2001
 By Dan Henderson, N1ND
Contest Branch Manager

2000 ARRL 10 GHz and Up

Cumulative Contest Results
j ar·gon Pronunciation: ‘jär-g n, e
( n): the technical terminology or
characteristic idiom of a special
activity or group
From the day most of us first experi-
enced Amateur Radio, we quickly real-
ized there is a unique language to the
hobby. And nowhere in the wide panoply
of the hobby will you find more jargon
than when dealing with microwave enthu-
siasts (n: those who tend to become ar-
dently absorbed in an interest). Most
hams see the term “microwave” and au-
tomatically see the square box in the
kitchen that we use for a fancy warming
oven. The microwave (adj: radio frequen-
cies above 1 GHz) aficionado (n: a per-

JIM HOWARD, N2JMH

son who likes, knows about, and appre-
ciates a usually fervently pursued interest
or activity) explores the most challeng-
ing frequencies of our hobby. From
Gunnplexers and feedhorns to trans-
The contest brings out some camaraderie. At grid FN02wv, N2JMH is kneeling by his
verters and parabolic reflectors, their rover while N2OPW stands watch. Right next door N2KXS and WO2P are set up and
talents are put to use exploring great new ready to work some VE3 stations across the lake.
horizons.
When discovering and exploring this
segment of the radio spectrum, don’t get Top 10
W5VSI finished third in total QSOs with
lost in the jargon. Rather, consider the 10 GHz Only 10 GHz and Up 110. Paul, W1GHZ, worked the most dif-
skills and talents that this excellent band WD4MUO/0 62,284 K0RZ 264 ferent call signs on 10 GHz during the
N0IVN 35,712 N0UGY 240
of experimenters and operators exhibit. N6XQ 23,286 WB1FKF 103 two weekends of the contest with 36, and
Many hams at times are stymied at the W1GHZ 18,593 K6JEY 95 finished fourth in the overall scoring.
W1AIM 17,588 KA1OJ 85
challenge of “hitting the local 2-meter KK6MK 17,311 K6GZA 77 The 10 GHz and Up category, Bill,
AF1T 17,094 AD6FP 77
repeater.” When you consider that com- KB1VC 16,940 WB6DNX 74 K0RZ, edged out Don, N0UGY, in the
pleting a QSO in the microwave realm is KE6HPZ 16,014 W6OYJ 68 overall score contest 32,333 to 28,530 and
W5VSI 14,622 W2UTH 64
significantly more difficult, it is easy to in total QSOs 264 to 240. Ron, K6GZA,
appreciate those who meet the challenge. 10 GHz and Up Different Calls Worked placed third in overall score with 21,759
K0RZ 32,333 10 GHz
In the 2000 ARRL 10 GHz and Up N0UGY 28,530 W1GHZ 36
while Don, WB1FKF, finished fourth in
Cumulative Contest, a record 92 entries K6GZA 21,759 KC6UQH 31 scoring 16,986 while making QSOs with
WB1FKF 16,986 AF1T 31
were received—(up 20% from 1999 and AD6FP 16,412 KB1VC 30 the most different call signs, 33.
11% more than the previous record set in K6JEY 14,880 KE6HPZ 29 Distance records on the microwave
KA1OJ 11,385 W1AIM 28
1993). In the 10 GHz Only category, WB6DNX 11,044 KA1UAG 27 bands are hard to set, but congratulations
W6OYJ 10,456 WA1MBA 25
John, WD4MUO/0, again leads the way, KF6PBP 10,389 WA1ECF 25 go out to Gary, AD6FP, and Ron, K6GZA,
winning the contest for the third time in WA1HOG 24 who shattered the old 24-GHz distance
QSO Leaders N6LL 24
the last five years. John’s 62,284 points 10 GHz mark. Their new record of 375 kilometers
represent an all-time record for the con- WD4MUO/0 438 10 GHz and Up (232 miles) shattered the old record by 119
N0IVN 244 WB1FKF 33
test category as well. His 438 QSOs also W5VSI 110 K6JEY 32 kilometers (approximately 73 miles). The
sets a new standard, breaking his own W1GHZ 107 K6GZA 30 top distance mark reported on 10 GHz was
W1XE 106 W6OYJ 29
year-old record. Finishing second in both AF1T 99 KA1OJ 28 between N6XQ and WA6CDR, who com-
total score (35,712) and total QSOs (244) W1AIM 93 AD6FP 28 pleted a QSO over 817 kilometers. This
KB1VC 92 WB6DNX 23
was Ron, N0IVN. Jack, N6XQ, another KE6HPZ 87 W1RIL 21 falls short of the existing record (889 km)
K0OXU 84 KF6PBP 21
familiar call in the contest, finished third VE3SMA 18 but was the only QSO reported over 800
in overall scoring with 23,286, while km during the contest period.
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sites will prove useful as you start to
master a new aspect of the hobby. Don’t
be intimidated—even the top scorers
started with simple equipment and sta-
tions. And we suspect that if you contact
some of the operators listed in the scor-
ing results, they will be more than will-
ing to help you develop your understand-
ing and skills in this area. The more op-
erators on the air, the more fun the con-
test becomes for all involved—from ca-
sual operators on up the box scores.
The 2001 ARRL 10 GHz and Up
Cumulative Contest will be held over the
weekends of August 18–19 and Septem-
N2OPW with his 10-GHz set up ready for action in FN02. ber 15–16. You may operate 24 hours dur-
ing both 30-hour contest weekends. And
as you do you will find that your personal
When you scan the scores, you will at www.arrl.org/tis/info/microwave. “dictionary” expands to include some of
find the calls of most of the “usual sus- html is an excellent resource—whether the new “jargon” you pick. And you will
pects” and a bit of “fresh talent.” Why you are just starting with the microwave find yourself microwaving (v: to heat or
not consider adding yourself to the 10 “jargon dictionary” or are adding terms cook in a microwave oven) the airways,
GHz and Up rosters in 2001? The ARRL to its thesaurus. Reprints of QST articles, instead of the bag of popcorn in that box
Technical Information Service Web site technical resources, and links to other in your kitchen.

Scores
Scores are listed by call areas. Within each call area, scores are listed in descending order. Score lines indicate call sign, score, QSOs, number of different call signs
worked, and best DX in kilometers. (Band indicators: I = 10 GHz, J =24 GHz, K = 47 GHz.)

10 GHz Only WB2GLW 160 1 1 60-I KD7TS 446 4 3 84.7-I 10 GHz and Up 7
AA7VT 395 3 3 75-I NU7Z 314 3 3 4.6-I 4.6-J
1 3 1
W1GHZ 18,593 107 36 426-I KB3XG 2,966 11 9 426-I 8 WB1FKF 16,986 103 33 380-I 36-J 8
W1AIM 17,588 93 28 373-I NE8I 949 8 6 169-I KA1OJ 11,385 85 28 380-I 36-J WB8TGY 419 4 4 9-I 8-K
4 K2YAZ 779 8 4 184-I
AF1T 17,094 99 31 379-I W1RIL 5,261 31 21 223-I 36-J
KB1VC 16,940 92 30 383-I
AB4YK 2,246 29 3 100-I
W1JOT 2,361 15 12 222-I 33-J
9
K4EFD 1,603 13 3 158-I 0 WB9SNR 2,282 10 9 310-I 43-J
KA1UAG 14,437 70 27 393-I
WA1ECF 11,947 49 25 299-I
WD4MUO/0 62,284 438 19 268-I 2 K9PW 345 5 2 43-I 42-J
6 N0IVN 35,712 244 14 249-I
WA1HOG 11,673 76 24 326-I W2UTH 7,452 64 17 382-I 24-J
N6XQ 23,286 77 23 817-I W5VSI 14,622 110 5 246-I K2AXX 1,195 15 6 58-I 1-J
0
K1LPS 8,795 40 20 290-I KK6MK 17,311 76 20 492-I K0OXU 11,789 84 10 226-I K0RZ 32,333 264 16 246-I 94-J
WA1MBA 8,076 46 25 353-I KE6HPZ 16,014 87 29 540-I 4
W1XE 9,176 106 13 190-I N0UGY 28,530 240 14 246-I 90-J
W1VT 7,361 44 16 379-I N6LL 10,252 51 24 541-I N0KE 6,537 79 7 168-I W4SW 3,083 38 4 105-I 79-J W6HCC/0 9,431 59 11 347-I 93-J
K1TEO 6,019 24 19 298-I KC6UQH 9,507 49 31 312-I WB0LJC 2,086 37 13 42-I N0IO 2,582 40 6 122-I 119-J
K1MAP 5,748 46 17 137-I WA6EXV 9,295 57 22 262-I 5
WA2VOI/0 2,034 40 9 65-I KE6LHL 593 9 3 63-I 63-J
N1EUX 3,012 17 15 219-I KC6QHP 8,905 27 18 339-I W5LUA 1,622 13 10 350-I 1-J
KB1DXD 2,754 15 12 218-I KC0EPX 1,921 37 11 53-I
K6HLH 6,556 30 19 540-I W0AUS 1,582 28 8 52-I VE
N1SAI 1,511 8 8 144-I N6CA 6,546 38 20 277-I W9FZ 1,555 29 9 48-I
6 VE3SMA 4,406 34 18 229-I 42-J
N7IAL 502 2 2 151-I K6RRA 5,024 32 20 218-I K6GZA 21,759 77 30 770-I 375-J VE3EZP 1,241 14 7 79.6-I 3.3-J
N0UX 1,201 17 8 47-I
2 WA6QYR 4,705 17 15 529-I KC0P 824 11 7 24-I AD6FP 16,412 77 28 540-I 375-J
N6PI 4,316 17 11 339-I N0NAS 687 8 6 19.7-I K6JEY 14,880 95 32 540-I 133-J
K2TXB 7,301 20 16 393-I Checklog
KR7O 3,323 16 10 323-I N0HJZ 306 3 3 2-I WB6DNX 11,044 74 23 375-I 133-J
N2LIV 6,929 25 21 305-I N1EVX, N2OPW
K6VLM 3,281 23 17 193-I KB0UJE 107 1 1 7-I W6OYJ 10,456 68 29 331-I 104-J
K2RIW 4,546 17 15 283-I
W6ASL 1,350 11 8 92-I KF6PBP 10,389 38 21 339-I 2-J
WO2P 2,311 22 12 183-I VE
KF6NKC 311 2 2 55-I WB6BKR 5,639 15 11 329-I 3-J
N2KXS 2,187 19 12 183-I
N2MSS 1,767 17 4 148-I VE3FHM 2,747 14 11 239-I
7 VE3NPB 682 9 6 45-I
N2JMH 913 11 7 54-I W7CS 8,244 49 13 309-I

STRAYS
QST Congratulates…
◊ Bob Wallace, K6OL, who was honored
by the United States Geological Survey as
they renamed their Menlo Park, California
earthquake facility the “Robert E Wallace
Earthquake Center.”
QST Congratulates...Terry Fox, WB4JFI
◊ Last September Terry (center) received
the first ARRL Technical Innovation Award
at the Roanoke Division convention in Vir-
ginia Beach, Virginia. On hand to present
the award was Roanoke Division director
Dennis Bodson, W4PWF (right) and ARRL
Technical Relations Manager Paul Rinaldo,
W4RI (left).
Previous • Next Strays Pictured left to right: W4RI, WB4JFI and W4PWF.
86 March 2001
 By Dan Henderson, N1ND
Contest Branch Manager

2000 IARU HF World

Championship Results
wenty-four hour contests are a rar- well as 31 IARU national society headquar- When looking for Top Ten worldwide

T ity in most sports. Nine non-timed

innings will usually produce the vic-
tor in a baseball game. After completing
18 holes on a golf course, the individual
ters stations, several IARU regional execu-
tives and Administrative Council members,
and at least 105 DXCC entities.
scores, you don’t have to venture very far.
Europe led the way worldwide with 21 Top
Ten finishers, followed by Asia and North

with the lowest score, regardless of time,

emerges as winner. Ten frames in bowling Top World Scores Top W/VE Scores
will determine the outcome of the contest. Mixed Mode CW Only Mixed Mode CW Only
Wimbledon crowns a tennis champion Call Score Call Score Call Score Call Score
when one challenger wins the proper num- EA8/OH2BYS OH1MM 2,060,580 K3ZO 2,054,140 WX0B 1,754,808
2,948,148 SP7GIQ 1,965,593 N2NU 1,810,524 (W4PA, op)
ber of untimed sets. A marathon is deter- 5X1Z 2,573,868 OH9W 1,786,428 N2BA 1,737,883 N4AF 1,676,374
mined by whichever participant covers the OH1F 2,157,654 (OH6EI, op) NT1N 1,695,864 W1WEF 1,574,986
(OH1MDR, op) OH0PM 1,758,540 N9AG 1,464,580 N6MJ 1,519,755
prescribed distance in the shortest period DU1/DK3GI 2,088,400 G0IVZ 1,757,700 W4MYA 1,328,739 (at W6KP)
RX1AA 2,069,217 WX0B 1,754,808 K4AB 1,263,924 K5GN 1,515,594
of time. K3ZO 2,054,140 (W4PA, op) W5WMU 1,241,723 W7RM 1,454,336
In sports with clocks, professional basket- RD3Q 2,029,608 N4AF 1,676,374 N2RM 1,201,478 (W4AN, op)
(UA3QDX, op) RZ3AZ 1,654,038 VE3AT 1,058,200 K2UA 1,392,494
ball runs 48 minutes while football and UA4HTT 1,993,977 RM6A 1,586,250 KR1G 1,389,884
hockey will determine winners at the 60- UA9CLB 1,921,725 (RA6CM, op) Phone Only K9NW 1,255,093
UA9CDV 1,910,420 W1WEF 1,574,986 Call Score AA3B 1,248,156
minute marks. Only in automobile racing will
W9RE 1,658,038
you find a 24-hour non-stop challenge. The Multioperator
K5TR 1,629,024
Multioperator
Phone Only Call Score Call Score
24 Hours of Le Mans or the 24 Hours of (at W5KFT)
Call Score P3A 5,269,336 WB9Z 1,609,968 KH7R 1,757,154
Daytona combine man and his machine in a CT3BX 3,047,384 HG6N 3,819,315 VE1JX 1,121,586 K5NZ 1,460,592
challenge to see who can go the distance. 4X1IM 2,697,400 UU5J 2,800,820 (K6HNZ, op) K8CC 1,433,712
PY2KC 2,027,851 RF9C 2,781,816 KK1L 730,448 K5MR 1,417,955
The 24-hour challenge of radiosport— T99W 1,679,750 UP0L 2,709,510 (at WJ1Z) W4MR 1,240,304
known as the IARU HF World Champion- W9RE 1,658,038 UZ7U 2,376,085 N4UH 597,618 NO9Z 1,210,941
K5TR 1,629,024 UN4L 2,352,900 WS1A 590,004 W6XR 1,159,038
ship—is one of the outstanding events in (at W5KFT) 9AY2K 2,219,966 WF3J 572,010 W6EEN 1,125,927
radio competition. Unlike most sprints or WB9Z 1,609,968 SK3W 2,211,168 (UA6AN, op) AA5NT 1,110,550
RA4HTX 1,575,658 ZX5J 2,082,307 WC4I 532,000 N3ME 986,752
QSO parties, the single operator participant R3K 1,535,338 W0ETC 511,173
paces himself to last the full length of the (RX3DCX, op)
LX1NO 1,500,096
contest in order to have the best chance of
winning. Unlike the ARRL International
DX Contest or CQWW (lasting 48 hours WRTC Participants
each), the single op in the IARU HF World The Third World Radiosport Team Championship was held concurrently with the 2000 IARU HF World
Championship has only one chance to catch Championship. The complete results of WRTC-2000 may be found in the October 2000 issue of QST or on-line
a band when it is hot. Misread a propaga- at www.qsl.net/s57aw/wrtc/results.htm.
The following is a complete list of call signs used by WRTC participants during the 2000 IARU HF World
tion change or miss a band opening, and Championship, along with the callsigns of the operators at each station. WRTC logs were included in the log
your chances of winning are greatly dimin- checking process for this contest, but scores are not reported in the results.
ished. There is never “tomorrow” to make Call Used Operators Call Used Operators
up for the errors of Day 1. S511E DL6FBL, DL1MFL S544Z YT1AD, YU7NU
S512T LY3BA, LY2BM S546Q K4UEE, N6IG
It was perhaps this “all or nothing” at- S513A JA8RWU, JH4RHF S547B SP8NR, SP9HWN
mosphere that made the 2000 IARU HF S514U JM1CAX, JO1RUR S548X UT5UGR, UU2JZ
S516M EA7GTF, EA7KW S549L RZ9UA, UA3DPX
World Championship—held July 8-9, S517W DL1IAO, DL2MEH S561C VE3BMV, VE3KZ
2000—one of the most successful IARU S518N K6LA, K5ZD S562P IK2QEI, I2VXJ
S519I KQ2M, W7WA S563X N3AD, N3BB
contests ever. A record 1898 logs were re- S521H VE7SV, VA7RR S564Q VK4EMM, VK4XY
S522R LW9EUJ, LU7DW S566Z K9ZO, K7BV
ceived for this year’s event—a whopping S523W UT4UZ, RW1AC S567F EA3NY, EA3KU
increase of 16.7% above last year’s previ- S524G LY1DS, LY4AA S568Y G3SXW, G4BUO
S526O K8NZ, W2GD S571W K3NA, N6TV
ous record participation. This includes the S527K JH4NMT, JK3GAD S572L ZS6EZ, ZS4TX
53 participating stations in the World S528D OM3BH, OM3GI S573O 9A9A, 9A3GW
S529A 5B4WN, 5B4LP S574V K9TM, N2IC
Radiosport Team Championship 2000— S531R K1ZM, N2NT S576K I5NSR, I5JHW
which was held in conjunction with this S532N PP5JR, PY2NY S577V UA9BA, RN9AO
S533G DL6RAI, OE2VEL S578R PY5CC, PY1KN
year’s contest (see sidebar). Including the S534J K4BAI, K6LL S581I VE7ZO, VE3EJ
WRTC participants, this represented over S536P HA3OV, HA3NU S582A K1DG, K1AR
S537L OH1EH, OH1NOA S583D DL2CC, DL5XL
2800 operators active from single operator, S538F S50U, S51TA S584M K1TO, N5TJ
multioperator and national IARU society S539D ON4WW, ON6TT S586U OK1QM, OL5Y
S541F S59A, S58A S587N RA3AUU, RV1AW
headquarters stations around the world. S542B 9A3A, 9A2AJ S588S WC4E, W0UA
Logs from 53 ITU zones were received, as S543C F6BEE, F6FGZ

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Administrative Council Members IARU Headquarters Stations
Scores QSOs Miltipliers
Call Score QSOs Multipliers
DA0HQ (DF8XC, DG0HD, DG0OKE, DG1BDF, DH7WW, DJ7AA, DK1BT, DK3WW, DK4WA, DK7YY, DK8YY,
W6ROD 2,091,408 2894 187 DL1AOB, DL1AOQ, DL1ASA, DL1AUZ, DL1AWI, DL1DTL, DL1VDL, DL2OAP, DL2OBF, DL2OE, DL2SAX,
(W7EW, K6AW, N6TR, ops) DL3ABL, DL3ALI, DL3APO, DL3DXX, DL3OI, DL3TD, DL4ALB, DL4ALI, DL4JS, DL4MM, DL5ANT, DL5AOJ,
PA0LOU 364,854 740 147 DL5AOL, DL5AWI, DL5AXX, DL5LYM, DL5XU, DL5YY, DL6MHW, DL6MYL, DL7AU, DL7BY, DL7IO, DL7IQ,
HC2EE 132,048 364 84 DL7UBA, DL7URH, DL7UTM, DL7VOA, DL7VRO, DL7ZZ, DL8AKA, DL8ALU, DL8AUA, DL8DYL, DL8WAA,
W4RA 100,392 304 89 DL9AWI, DL9DRA, ops)
PT2HF 69,784 209 88 18,987,007 19831 409
SP5FM 4,728 77 24
EM0HQ (UA9KS, UR3MP, UR5EAW, UR5ECW, UR5EDU, UR5EDX, UR5EFJ, UR5IFB, UR5IOK, UR6IM,
UR7EU, UR9IDX, US1ITU, US1MM, US2IM, US2IR, US7IM, US7MM, UT0ZZ, UT2IJ, UT2IY, UT2UB, UT3IZ,
UT3UZ, UT5HP, UT5MB, UT5MG, UT5UIA, UT7EC, UU0JM, UU4JGR, UU4JMG, UU6JM, UU8JK, UX1MM,
UX2MF, UX2MM, UX5MZ, UX6MM, UX7MA, UX7MM, UX8MM, UY0MM, UY6IM, UY8IF, ops)
18,215,157 14919 393
R3SRR/2 (DK4VW, DK8LV, EU1MM, RA2FA, RA2FBC, RA2FCL, RA2FO, RA2FW, RA4LW, RK3BY, RN1AM,
America with seven each, Africa with three RN2FA, RN3OO, RN3QO, RU4HP, RV2FW, RV3BA, RW4WO, RW4WR, RX3APM, RZ3FA, UA0QMU,
and South America with two. Even with UA1OMS, UA2BD, UA2FAM, UA2FB, UA2FC, UA2FF, UA2FJ, UA2FM, UA2FP, UA2FX, UA3ASZ, UA4LU,
over 100 of the world’s top contesters par- UA4LUL, UA4RC, UA6LV, ops)
16,569,632 13025 382
ticipating in WRTC, the level of competi- PA6HQ (PA4MM, PA3ALK, PB0AIU, PA3BAG, PA4LA, PA5TT, PA0ABM, PB7CW, PE9DX, PA3EWP, PA5ET,
tion did not drop off. While no overall PA3CAL, PA3FQA, PA4EA, PA7FM, PA5GV, PA4WM, PA3GCV, PE1HWO, PA3HBB, PA3EZL, PA3FDO,
PA5NT, PA7BT, PA5ZZ, PA1AW, ops)
worldwide scoring records fell during the 14,209,200 11366 360
contest, exciting single operator battles 4O0HQ (YU1JW, YU1KX, YU1NW, YU1UH, YU1ZZ, YT1BB, YU7AC, YU7AV, YU7BW, YU7CB, YU7CM,
were seen across the categories. YU7GO, YU7GW, YU7JX, YU7KW, YU7NW, YU7WA, YU7YG, YT7KF, YT7TY, YZ7AA, YZ7DM, 4N7CA,
4N7DW, 4N7TW, 4N7ZZ, ops)
Leading the way in the Single Opera- 13,507,739 12551 371
tor mixed mode category was Mauri, EA8/ SN0HQ (SP2FAX, SP2FWC, SP2WKB, SP3GEM, SP3HRN, SP3RBI, SP3RBR, SP4EEZ, SP5GRM, SP5INQ,
OH2BYS, who held off a strong challenge SP6AYP, SP6AZT, SP6ECA, SP9ERV, SP9EWQ, SP9LJD, SP9NLK, SP9QMP, SP9WZJ, SP9XCN , ops)
13,074,304 11204 368
from Mats, 5X1Z. While Mats won the OM0HQ (OM1KM, OM2RA, OM2KW, OM2FY, OM2ZZ, OM3GB, OM3RM, OM3LU, OM3EA, OM3NA, OM5DX,
QSO total—2920 to 2500—Mauri’s 252 to OM5RW, OM5ZW, OM5RM, OM5DP, OM5TX, OM7JG, OM8AM, OM8AU, ops)
12,437,172 11741 361
186 multiplier advantage was able to win
W1AW/4 (AE4SW, AJ4Y, K4EL, K4LM, K4LQ, K4OJ, K4PG, K4XS, KD4UJK, KR4YL, KT3T, N3NN, N4BP,
the day, as both posted nearly identical N4DL, N4KM, N4OX, N4PN, N4QV, N4TO, N4UF, N8PR, NA4AR, NA4CW, NU4Y, W1CW, W1YL, W4IR,
points per QSO marks (4.74 for Mats and W4SO, W4ZW, WA4B, WA4IMC, WD4AHZ)
10,720,370 11121 323
4.68 for Mauri). Hernani, CT3BX, was YR0HQ (YO2BEH, YO3APJ, YO3CDN, YO3FRI, YO3FWC, YO3GDA, YO3GJC, YO3GOD, YO3JJ, YO3ND,
able to win both the QSO and multiplier YO4AB, YO4ATW, YO4HW, YO4NF, YO5AJR, YO5BJW, YO5BLA, YO5TE, YO6AWR, YO6FWM, YO8AXP,
battle to edge Serge, 4X1IM, in the Single YO8BPK, YO8CQQ, YO8DDP, YO8WW, YO9FJW, YO9GZU, YO9IGI, ops)
10,016,502 10401 347
Operator Phone Only category – 3,047,384 NU1AW (KI1G, WF1B, NB1B, N1RR, WM1K, KM1P, KB1H, NB1U, K1EBY, N1XS, KE1LI, KB1DFB, AA1CE,
to 2,697,400. In the Single Operator CW LU9AY, W1RM, ops)
Only category Pasi, OH1MM’s, 2264 9,322,316 8545 316
SK9HQ (SM5AQD, SM0DRD, SM2EZT, SM0GYX, SM5HJZ, SM0JHF, SM0JSM, SM0KCO, SM0MXO, SM0TQX,
QSOs and 244 multipliers (for a score of SM7TZK, SM0WKA, DJ1YFK, ops)
2,060,580) edged out Sobon, SP7GIQ’s, fi- 8,817,970 7864 322
nal total of 1,965,593 on 2286 QSOs and EW5HQ (EU1AZ, EU1CL, EU1FC, EU1SA, EU1UN, EW1NY, EW2AA, EW2ZB, EW6WF, ops)
8,234,562 7756 323
227 multipliers. In the Multioperator cat- IU2HQ (I2MQP, IK2HKT, IK2CIO, IK2AHB, I2IFT, I2CZQ, IK2GSN, IK2GZU, IK2SAU, IK2NCJ, IK2JUB, I2OKW,
egory, the operators at P3A were able to ops)
work fast and steady rates and win hand- 7,183,110 7898 330
ER7HQ (ER1BF, ER1FF, ER1LW, ER3CW, ER4DX, ER5AA, ER5AL, ER5DX, ER5OK, UT7ND, UR5NMM, ops)
ily over HG6N by a score of 5,269,336 to 6,381,609 6521 307
3,819,315. Congratulations to all of the GB5HQ (+GB3RS, GB4HQ) (G4JVG, G4EOF, GM3WOJ, GM4CXM, GM0CLN, GM0NAI, MM0CCC, ops)
worldwide Top Ten leaders. 5,658,953 6267 269
Outstanding competitive efforts were OH3X (OH3ES, OH3LQK, OH3RM, OH3RR, OH3WW, OH3XR, ops)
3,970,048 4687 256
also seen among the US and Canadian par- S50ZRS (K1CC, N4GN, N5ZO, OH2BH, OK2PAY, S51UE, S52CW, S52GP, S53XX, S57GM, S57KM, S57XX,
ticipants. Leading the way was a very tight S58J, S58MU, S59ZZ, S51TE, S51UJ, S52RO, S57MWJ, ops)
3,922,310 5163 274
three-way race in the Single Operator
T90HQ (T94YT, T94DO, T95DXT, T94NR, T95MEQ, T95MEH, T94TX, T97C, T99Z, T94OL, T94NO, T98R,
Phone Only category. In the end Mike, T95MOJ, T94CW, T92D, T92PGY, T92SOU, T94KU, T95T, T95DOA, T95LQG, T94EX, T94GG, T94MZ,
W9RE, emerged victorious over George, T94LW, T94ZZ, T99P, T94J, ops)
3,914,350 5755 275
K5TR (operating at W5KFT), and Jerry, 3A2K (3A2AH, 3A2CR, 3A2LF, 3A2MS, 3A2MW, OH2BC, OH2TA, OH9MM, ops)
WB9Z. Only 48,340 points separated these 2,069,704 3460 182
three top contesters—1,658,038 for W9RE, 9V9HQ (9V1YC, 9V1BH, ops)
1,906,529 2664 179
1,629,024 for K5TR and 1,609,968 for
J39HQ (AC8G, W8UE, ops)
WB9Z. The difference in this one was the 1,557,044 2365 194
points-per-QSO (PPQ) average. George T77C (T77C, N6TJ, CT1BOH, ops)
worked the most QSOs and multipliers, but 1,361,673 2588 171
VE7RAC (at VE7SV) (VA7NT, VA7AM, VE7CA, VA7TT, VE7AGG, VE7MKA, ops)
was defeated in the end by Mike’s PPQ av- 1,256,736 2226 159
erage of 3.85 to George’s 3.52. Jerry’s 2104 LX0HQ (LX1KQ, DL4FCH, LX1MG, DL3FCP, ops)
QSOs netted a PPQ average of 3.75, which 1,256,577 2244 159
allowed him to remain close. Those five- OE2S (OE2GEN, OE2MON, OE2LCM, ops)
673,792 1838 112
point QSOs can make a difference. Mike’s OE1XHQ (+OE2S, OE6Z) (OE1EMS, OE1SZW, OE2GEN, OE2LCM, OE2MON, OE6HZG, OE6MBG, ops)
winning score also is the only new W/VE 464,970 1854 110
category record set during the Champion- LY1RMD (LY2BLQ, op)
272,840 605 152
ship in 2000. DX1HQ (DU1SAN, DU1MS, RK3DT, DU1QNT, DU1IHU, DU1BP, DU3SV, ops)
The W/VE Single Operator CW-Only 265,115 696 85
category also was witness to a close race, HP0HQ (HP1AC, op)
111,132 325 81
as Scott, W4PA, operating WX0B was able
LZ8NFF (LZ1OF, op)
to beat out Howie, N4AF, by a score of 15,088 120 46
1,754,808 to 1,676,374. Well-known con-
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tester Fred, K3ZO, rounded out the Single of 18,897,007. Also of note were the dedi- ated entries must be submitted in the re-
Operator W/VE winners by taking the cated UARL operators at EM0HQ, who quired Cabrillo file format within 30 days
Mixed Mode category by a score of also bettered the old HQ record. after the end of the contest. Full rules for
2,054,140 to 1,810,524 over John, N2NU. The IARU HF World Championship this year’s contest will be found in the
The final W/VE Championship honors go offers contesters a unique event that con- April issue of QST or online at
to the multioperator crew at KH7R, who tinues to display its popularity. The shorter www.iaru.org/contest.html after mid-
used their offshore locale to outscore the duration of the event allows even the March.
K5NZ operators 1,757,154 to 1,460,592. casual contester a chance to put up a com- The time to start planning to participate
Unique to this Championship are the petitive effort while challenging their op- in this year’s premier radiosport event is
IARU Society Headquarters Stations. erating skills. While skill and durability are now. You may not be able to run the Boston
While they only count one point per QSO, key components, it doesn’t require a Marathon, compete in the World Cup for
they do count as a special multiplier. Herculean marathon effort to participate Brazil or drive in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Thirty-one entries were received from HQ for the full 24 hours of the event. But any licensed Amateur Radio operator
stations. Leading the way once again was The 2001 IARU HF World Champion- can test their skills and challenge them-
the DARC submission from DA0HQ, ship will be contested this coming July 14- selves in the best challenge of their hobby:
which posted an all-time high HQ score 15. Remember that electronically gener- radiosport. See you on the air in July!

Scores
Scores are listed by ITU Zone, and then by country, ARRL Section, or Canadian Province with the zone. Line Scores indicate call, final score, QSO total,
Multiplier total, and entry class (A = Single Operator Mixed Mode, B = Single Operator Phone Only, C = Single Operator CW Only, D = Multioperator Single
Transmitter).
Zone 1 N6MJ (at W6KP) N7WA (+W7CAJ,W7/JR1NKN) Wisconsin KR1B 37,544 198 76 C
Alaska 1,519,755 1872 213 C 361,879 871 119 D KB9JIF 64,640 264 64 B K1EP 25,254 140 61 C
WL7CMK 86,028 354 67 B N6BM 299,835 671 135 C W7OM (+K7SS) W1TW 14,718 121 66 C
KL7FAP 1,152 24 16 B W6EEN (+K6XC,N6RT) 251,922 601 121 D N1BB 846,615 1434 165 D
1,125,927 1561 187 D W0 W1ZT (+K1EO)
Zone 2 Zone 7 Colorado 714,194 1174 169 D
Santa Barbara K1NU (+packet)
Canada W6TK 150,038 425 98 A
W5 W0TM 978,462 1488 171 A
Arkansas KG0ZI 337,900 862 124 B 114,130 282 113 D
Alberta WA5VGI 130,284 348 94 A K9MWM 204,549 447 123 B
VE6JO 498,708 1049 126 A AC6T 588,434 1018 154 C KC5LDC 570 19 10 B Maine
KM5G 391,748 854 119 C K0UK 102,069 290 99 B
VE6MAA 6,541 59 31 B WA6BMH (W6BKY,KR6CL,KQ6FK, ops) K0RF 1,203,234 1687 186 C NY1S 361,261 772 139 C
VE6JY 4,620 44 33 B 23,821 179 41 D Louisiana K0MT 176,500 495 100 C W1QHG 3,192 32 21 C
VE6BF 209,138 496 106 C Santa Clara Valley W5WMU 1,241,723 1863 179 A K0COP 6,944 71 32 C New Hampshire
British Columbia N6EM 94,500 275 100 A KZ5D 1,040,026 1641 181 A AB0MV (+AE0Q) K1RO 69,132 274 84 A
K6L (W6ISO, op) W5WZ 72,890 299 74 A 572,800 1152 128 D KE1KD 53,466 257 67 A
VE7XB 10,744 75 34 A
VE7SL 3,562 63 13 A 74,824 239 94 A N5IX 22,152 121 52 B Iowa WS1A 590,004 1046 162 B
VE7UQ 40,257 175 63 B K6EP 44,280 186 72 A W5CTV 5,460 57 30 B W1DAD 81,969 293 89 B
K5MC 254,898 589 126 C NE0P 98,640 372 90 A
VE7XO 38,742 185 66 B N6JM 37,888 150 74 A W0ETC 511,173 1002 153 B KR1G 1,389,884 1807 188 C
VE7UF 313,848 733 108 C NN6XX 61,254 213 83 B Mississippi W0PPF 16,966 148 34 B WC1M 1,194,270 1816 165 C
VE7IN (+VE7FO) K6A (K6III, op) N0AV 669,980 1231 139 C NR1DX 1,139,230 1563 185 C
130,350 366 110 C KE5K 104,067 299 93 B KC1F (+packet)
351,764 792 119 D N0AC 107,793 403 87 C
N6NF 59,582 284 62 C North Texas 97,012 332 79 D
Zone 3 K6AT (K6MJ, op) K5ZO 905,352 1445 168 A Kansas
36,421 122 77 C Rhode Island
Manitoba N5JR 382,440 810 120 A K0BJ/M 3,277 52 29 A
KQ6CV 10,542 93 42 C W0BR 26,474 134 61 B K1PLX 317,364 620 159 B
VE4YU 143,592 415 93 A KN5L 66,690 256 78 A
N7FF 7,224 92 28 C W5RNF 58,425 242 75 B WA5BOW/M 1,962 33 18 B Vermont
VA4AA 3,066 44 21 B W6PRI 189 8 7 C
VE4IM 103,760 337 80 C W5AP 38,805 168 65 B K0LLS 639 17 9 B AA1SU 219,520 596 128 A
W6YX 415,625 967 125 D NF5W 19,432 101 56 B KG0UA 33,664 139 64 C KK1L (at WJ1Z)
Saskatchewan K6YA (AA6TA,W6FZA, ops) K5VPQ 2,852 43 23 B KK0SS (+KE4FDP,N0NB) 730,448 1554 142 B
VE5SF 262,363 693 109 A 94,688 259 88 D KC5OZT 1,566 29 18 B 673,594 1309 139 D W1CX 584,928 1203 144 C
VE5CPU 135,030 369 105 A San Diego WX0B (W4PA, op) Minnesota K1KU 20,852 127 52 C
N6VH 60,408 251 72 A 1,754,808 2196 204 C
Zone 4 K5RX 1,001,368 1361 199 C K0OB 204,864 610 97 A Western Massachusetts
N6VS 13,104 78 52 B N0XW 50,464 201 76 A
Quebec N5PO 471,504 893 141 C N6RFM 544,086 850 167 A
K7JJ 138,775 429 91 C W0HW 80,433 292 81 C
VE2AWR 318,875 769 125 A W5FO 383,166 830 126 C KX1X 107,300 340 100 B
San Francisco WQ5W 298,840 637 124 C K0AD 70,752 354 67 C N1ZZZ 3,180 42 30 B
VE2GWL 29,274 213 51 A
VE2ZP (+VE3FU) K6CTA 53,328 281 66 C NN5T 102,400 321 100 C Missouri W1TO 80,500 258 92 C
768,500 1350 145 D W5KAU 36,888 178 58 C K0OU 337,625 790 125 A
San Joaquin Valley K5MR (+K5OT,K6NR,N5QQ) KI0HQ 113,796 417 87 A W2
Ontario N6MI (at N6NB) 1,417,955 1815 203 D WA0OTV 3,860 61 20 A
533,271 988 149 A AA5NT (+WD5FLK,N5NJ,N3BUO)
Eastern New York
VE3AT 1,058,200 1800 143 A W0DLS 50,127 199 77 B
VE3RM 665,550 1175 145 A KI6PG 24,050 104 65 B 1,110,550 1740 167 D N2BA 1,737,883 2182 203 A
K0DAT 17,112 100 46 B K2SX 870,688 1314 184 A
VA3JK 501,810 1041 129 A K6MI 1 1 1 B K2HT 6,042 51 38 B
VE3STT 367,428 703 134 A K6TTT 138,648 394 106 C Oklahoma K2ETA 102,375 302 105 B
VE3XN 275,440 671 110 A WA6FGV 126,960 529 80 C N5RXF 72,656 291 76 B North Dakota W1NXB 7,627 94 29 B
VE3MQW 16,005 154 33 A K6CSL 9,243 67 39 C N5PMP 57,974 205 82 B WB0O 436,885 890 131 C W2ZU 150,535 433 85 C
VE3KP 11,286 133 19 A K5HP 374,750 874 125 C K2ZZ (+W1QJ,N1GS,WV1V)
Sacramento Valley K5KA 155,904 505 87 C Nebraska 2,210 52 26 D
VE3/K0DI 2,890 60 17 A
K6TA 64,446 237 69 A K5ADI (+K2BA) W0UVC 119,625 261 125 B
VE3HX 445 89 1 A
K6LRN 12,198 107 38 A 334,880 780 112 D
NYC-Long Island
VE3BUC 110,298 323 93 B NE0DX 75,154 193 106 B
K6KO 511 17 7 B N0LGU 15,745 111 47 B K2QMF 167,922 416 114 A
VE3YQY 29,870 151 58 B South Texas NI2P 84,150 269 90 B
VA3UA 485,996 1092 119 C W6NKR 89,001 243 93 C K0XU 10,080 71 35 B
NA4M 310,632 722 129 A N2GC 497,310 934 165 C
VE3ZPD 314,024 664 136 C K5TR (at W5KFT) South Dakota N2NI 17,155 128 47 C
VE3IAY 259,109 634 113 C W7
1,629,024 2173 213 B W0SD (W0DB, op) N1XL (+K2GH)
VE3OSZ 49,407 142 129 C Arizona W5GCX 28,535 120 65 B 801,003 1399 147 A 162,426 480 107 D
VE3WZ 34,476 165 68 C N7UJJ 165,444 477 102 A K5GN 1,515,594 1791 222 C WD0BMR 156,222 437 99 B
KD7EJC 152 12 4 B K8EP (at NX5M)
Northern New Jersey
WB0ULX 18,582 100 57 B
VY0 W7YS 35,091 150 63 C 739,500 1398 145 C N2ED 660,914 1157 158 A
Nunavut K7ON 14,950 184 26 C KE5C (at N5TW) Zone 8 W1GD 593,028 863 171 A
574,575 1092 141 C N7UN 132,696 408 97 A
VY0VDO 40,467 254 41 A Eastern Washington W1 W2UDT 117,900 361 100 A
K5WA 414,271 839 143 C Connecticut
W7AVA 4,077 39 27 B KG5U 93,342 299 94 C W2/VE3XAP 281,760 620 120 B
Zone 6 NT1N 1,695,864 2058 228 A WA2BKN 4,218 46 38 B
Idaho K5PI 78,802 351 62 C
W6 NO5W 37,200 192 62 C N4QX (at W1INF) W2EN 482,384 920 146 C
KW7N 31,188 144 69 B 38,998 179 74 A WA2VYA 295,458 641 138 C
East Bay W5EB 13,072 72 43 C
Montana W5NR 144 13 6 C K1JN 363,150 723 150 B W2LRO 6,256 184 34 C
KE6QR 10,794 76 42 B W1CRS 105,844 398 94 B
K6BIR 8,917 70 37 B K7ABV 53,526 215 66 A K5NZ (+W5BAK,K5GA) Southern New Jersey
1,460,592 1973 196 D N1ZXL 1,786 31 19 B
N6RO 792,160 1353 160 C N2NU 1,810,524 2437 186 A
K6WG 73,590 327 66 C Nevada W5SB (+N1LN,K1OJ,W5MJ,WA5OJE) W1WEF 1,574,986 2104 191 C
W1QK 795,039 1545 131 C N2RM 1,201,478 1720 181 A
KK6F 24,732 150 54 C K7NV 656,230 1284 137 C 210,956 789 92 D
N4XR 75,684 192 119 C W2YC 378,764 586 179 A
K6JAT (+WB6NER) Oregon West Texas K1UQE 14,617 90 47 C WK2G 265,980 810 93 C
26,240 130 64 D WB8IMY/1 12,222 93 42 C N2CQ 9,612 87 36 C
WA7ND 46,332 325 44 B N5DO 665,616 1107 168 A
Los Angeles W7YVK 1,818 25 18 B KE5OG 66,439 262 79 B W1CU (+K2RD,WA1FCN) WA2VQV 7,830 60 45 C
N6ED 279,292 560 131 A K4XU 887,680 1488 152 C 881,600 1218 190 D Western New York
KU6T 105,350 337 98 A W7YAQ 573,792 886 172 C W7 WA1RR (KA1VMG,N1ZRD, ops)
172,144 502 116 D KM2L 39,884 214 59 A
K6RO 61,460 259 70 A W7ZB 514,311 976 133 C Montana
N1MD 106,890 279 105 D N2UHI 30,444 192 59 A
N6TW 19,822 105 53 A Utah KC7UP 4,056 48 26 B WB2AIV 12,246 98 39 A
N6GL 18,824 122 52 A Eastern Massachusetts KG2AU 132,264 407 88 B
W7HS 58,683 199 93 C Wyoming
W6AFA 379,236 760 132 B K1HT 214,529 504 133 A WB2OSM 124,696 426 88 B
KB6FB 141,066 483 102 B Western Washington NT7A (N0AH, op)
K1JE 208,864 537 107 A N2LQQ 16,008 100 46 B
WB6NFO 54,670 194 77 B W7TSQ 36,432 158 72 A 565,360 1050 148 A K2UA 1,392,494 1953 178 C
N1AU 30,753 143 67 A
WA6BOB 3,380 58 20 C W7RM (W4AN, op) WA1NPZ 160,146 370 123 B N2CU 784,412 1220 164 C
1,454,336 1970 184 C W9 KW2J 219,924 716 82 C
Orange W1KM 1,163,790 1482 201 C
K7RI (NW7DX, op) Illinois K1VUT 1,151,850 1712 175 C WA2EYA 26,730 157 55 C
K6EY 126,040 421 92 A
660,150 1318 135 C K9SD (+KW0A,KA0GGI,KI9A,K9DD) WO1N 353,133 804 123 C W2FUI 15,505 131 35 C
K6ACZ 53,400 165 89 B
AB7RW 134,700 342 100 C 913,325 1626 175 D K5MA 309,504 751 104 C W6XR (+N2AU,W2AD)
NJ6A 40,800 195 68 B
AD7U (+N6HR) K1GU 141,246 369 118 C 1,159,038 1844 171 D
925,452 1554 164 D

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W3 W4UM 11,154 94 33 A Virgin Islands Zone 18 France
Delaware NP2DJ 25,355 146 55 B Norway F5NBX 475,867 947 157 A
W5 WP2Z (AG8L, op) LA2IR 80,100 250 90 B F5RAB 128,511 354 131 A
KF3BT 1,218 32 21 A
Mississippi 1,448,735 1841 205 C LA2EIA 29,610 167 63 B F6FTB 56,064 241 64 A
Eastern Pennsylvania KB5FET 64,452 209 82 B LA9VBA 8,220 71 30 B F5NYK 10,530 95 26 A
Puerto Rico F5NZO 598,675 1028 175 B
KB3TS 269,000 592 125 A KF5AU 53,840 188 80 B LA2HFA 132,940 352 115 C
K3PP 104,475 301 105 A AC5SU 71,617 312 91 C WP4LNY 113,634 504 59 A LA5TFA 53,550 228 90 C F8CIO 436,221 767 171 B
W2TN 298,155 659 139 B KP4KOE 2,548 49 14 B F5BBD 221,394 595 91 B
KB3CRG 8,224 87 32 B W8 KP4/K2OVS 1,218 21 14 B Aland Islands F/DL2KDW 1,380 45 12 B
AA3B 1,248,156 1751 189 C Michigan British Virgin Islands OH0V (OH6LI, op) F5JBR 499,677 755 193 C
W3BGN 176,770 429 110 C 405,283 1534 67 A F5ROX 126,334 450 86 C
K8GT 231,336 540 126 A VP2VF 95,612 618 44 B OH0PM 1,758,540 2018 237 C
N3NZ 5,434 63 26 C F6GQO 116,710 326 110 C
NU8Z 134,394 498 78 A
N8NX 109,074 345 98 A Turks & Caicos Islands Finland F5UJK 50,554 265 46 C
Maryland-DC F5MFL 31,920 141 76 C
KC8FXR 38,160 266 53 A VP5O (RA9CO, op) OH1F (OH1MDR, op)
K3ZO 2,054,140 2301 220 A 1,653,964 1873 221 A F5ICX 3,192 44 28 C
W3UJ 174,720 438 120 A N8CN 98,982 306 94 B 2,157,654 2275 258 A
K3TW 20,196 152 51 A KB8QO 79,776 246 96 B OH2BLF 196,470 501 111 A England
KC8MPQ 1,639 69 11 B Zone 12 OH8CW 155,880 461 120 A G4IIY 279,456 509 164 A
K3SA 14,973 141 23 A
N3HBX 508,125 1131 125 B K8JM 290,952 789 108 C Colombia OH2RA 1,160,123 1507 193 B G0MTN 211,050 574 134 A
WZ3AR 337,428 631 156 B KT8X 67,620 366 46 C HK3JJH 271,278 924 63 B OH2BPA 69,106 218 109 B G3UFY 82,960 271 122 A
K3GV 138,738 334 114 B K8IR 61,067 201 79 C OH5PA 2,898 50 21 B G4BJM 54,693 328 59 A
K8CV 52,500 220 84 C Argentina OH1MM 2,060,580 2264 244 C
AJ3M 85,932 431 77 B G0DVJ 17,646 124 51 A
KB8PGW 24,232 185 52 C LU3ES 13,650 94 35 B OH9W (OH6EI, op) G0NWY 45,648 206 72 B
K2PLF 579,864 1030 148 C
N3NT 375,947 732 143 C NZ8O (W8MJ, op) Venezuela 1,786,428 2074 238 C G3FNM 40,348 171 77 B
W3CP 121,873 304 107 C 12,796 155 28 C OH6XY 1,053,990 1616 210 C G0IVZ 1,757,700 2129 225 C
K8CC (+K8GL,WD8S) YV5NWG 16,974 93 69 A
NY3M 120,350 438 83 C YW1A (YV1AVO, op) OH6NJ 987,528 1475 184 C G5G (G0LII, op)
W3FQE 1,957 34 19 C 1,433,712 1918 204 D OH2FS 101,016 281 92 C 1,216,950 1685 190 C
254,072 973 56 B
Ohio YV2FEQ 24,705 187 27 B OH2YL 24,388 114 67 C G3MXJ 637,214 1114 158 C
Western Pennsylvania OH1UP 19,323 112 57 C G4OGB 335,154 659 166 C
N9AG 1,464,580 1810 215 A YV7QP 64,952 212 92 C
N3GJ 216,600 483 114 A OH3TZ 18,972 97 68 C M4T (G0VQR, op)
AD8J 94,924 348 76 A W8AV (+K4LT,K8AJS)
Zone 13 223,244 682 98 C
AA3LX 75,287 274 79 A 992,976 1711 151 A Denmark G3YEC 124,267 333 121 C
N3YEA 7,650 88 30 B N8BJQ 630,420 1147 158 A Argentina OZ5EV 188,754 376 163 B G3MPB 74,880 267 90 C
WB0IWG 1,034 44 11 B W8VE 140,250 451 110 A LU5VV 1,003,054 1265 173 B OZ1ACB 162,433 400 127 B G4FDC 5,814 62 51 C
KA3S 261,096 594 129 C K8ZT 11,232 107 39 A LU1UM 435,768 748 134 B OZ7RJ 78,182 252 97 B M4R (G4AXX,G4KNO,G4EAG,M0DXR,
KC8HWV 19,768 118 56 B OZ3ANT 30,289 255 87 B
Brazil ops)
N8KM 19,400 102 50 B OZ4NA 20,800 107 64 B
W4 N8WEL 12,720 72 48 B PS7SAS 164,027 402 89 B 1,083,665 1461 209 D
OZ1AA 1,274,875 1542 217 C G3TXF 431,025 826 175 D
Alabama KC8ANW 4,536 50 27 B PS7HF 114,696 406 72 B OZ8SW 141,500 344 125 C
PP7ZZ 53,920 185 80 B G4BWP (+packet)
K4AB 1,263,924 2020 188 A WB4JMO 4,264 64 26 B OZ4FF 85,028 235 116 C
PT2ND 29,859 189 37 B 6,448 270 8 D
KU4BL 69,255 273 81 B W8KNO 570 19 10 B OZ1HQG 75,330 269 93 C
KT4XA 10,175 83 37 B W8GN 696,784 1251 148 C PR2G 28,600 137 55 B OZ5DX 12,460 92 35 C Scotland
W4NTI 124,836 408 103 C KU8E 401,520 913 140 C PS8NF 23,052 121 51 B OZ5RM 11,078 114 29 C GM4ELV 6,996 80 33 B
KS4YT (+KV4T) N8AGU 101,084 364 74 C PR7FN 13,760 100 43 B GM3CFS 268,028 483 171 C
329,554 932 106 D WT8P 58,254 333 73 C PT2CSM 11,868 84 46 B Sweden
W8IDM 29,380 126 65 C PR7AR 9,920 80 32 B SM6WQB 272,573 569 161 A Wales
Georgia AA8LL (+packet) PY7BEL 6,860 59 35 B SM7BJW 107,565 309 101 A GW0AJI 32,120 214 44 B
K4OGG 73,950 316 58 A 124,344 400 88 D PR7SM 4,998 58 21 B SM6DER 91,044 329 81 A GW3NJW 305,688 720 141 C
WA4TII 453,468 798 159 B PR7SD 1,029 23 21 B 8S5A (SM5AJV, op)
NJ8J 1,513 28 17 B West Virginia PR7QI 512 19 16 B 68,060 264 82 A Luxembourg
N4DU 341,700 782 134 C K5IID 379,093 835 143 A PS8ET 220 12 11 B SM3D 17,116 136 44 A LX1NO 1,500,096 1933 208 B
KV3R 219,510 472 135 B PX2W 117,868 338 79 C SM0BDS/6 1,092 26 14 A LX1JH 253,890 544 117 B
Kentucky K8OQL 250,428 654 123 C SM3LIV 170,125 424 125 B
PY2NDX 81,592 315 56 C Belgium
K4IU 266,465 635 137 A KG8GW 64,240 339 80 C PY7ILM 35,673 145 69 C SM5ARL 154,616 300 154 B
WC4I 532,000 1195 125 B 8S7K 32,880 160 60 B ON4CAS 403,856 720 172 A
PP7CI 28,458 119 54 C
W4LC 82,560 253 86 B W9 SM3FJF 19,026 127 63 B ON4KMB 57,665 239 95 A
PY2ECP (+PU2NYV)
KN4IV 23,562 140 42 B Illinois SM7HSP 17,105 81 55 B OT0X 1,381,800 1729 210 B
86,805 440 45 D
K4AO 460,551 1006 147 C SM7FTG 4,284 86 18 B OT0Z 941,216 1781 134 B
K9PG 262,680 655 132 A ON4BCJ 598,400 947 187 B
KG4BIG 45,954 289 69 C Zone 14 SM5G (SM5JBM, op)
W9LYA 92,718 361 102 A ON5GQ 412,112 699 172 B
N4XM 4,200 69 20 C 303,208 579 151 C
N4OKX (at N4GN) (+KS7O,N9FD,N4XM)
KG9N 1,260 87 3 A Uruguay ON4ANN 252,300 556 145 B
WB9Z 1,609,968 2104 204 B CX9AU 328,160 642 112 C SM6BSK 237,925 475 155 C
657,760 1209 160 D SM3X (SM3CVM, op) ON4CHK 13,320 101 40 B
K9YU 108,339 403 77 B CX3CY 4,608 109 9 C ON5UM 335,823 636 157 C
North Carolina KB9UWU 62,920 396 65 B 235,704 650 122 C
Argentina 7S5Q (SM5COP, op) ON4XG 205,960 421 152 C
KS4XG 717,760 1312 160 A W9LYN 46,580 152 85 B ON6TJ 124,432 348 112 C
N4UH 597,618 1226 126 B W9HL 17,702 100 53 B LU4FM (LU4FPZ, op) 234,936 658 117 C
SK6HD (SM6FKF, op) ON7CC 97,356 314 114 C
W4YDY 77,074 267 89 B K9QVB 497,078 1096 127 C 1,488,256 1867 176 A ON7SS 5,124 58 42 C
KF4RDP 59,850 207 90 B K9MMS 300,981 666 123 C LU1FNH 398,174 764 119 A 203,304 443 129 C
SM7BHM 155,104 417 131 C OT0P (ON6AH,ON7PC, ops)
K4TMC 27,378 129 54 B K9GY 114,130 366 101 C LU5ER 16,960 97 53 A 465,766 1077 119 D
KF4VMT 14,996 97 46 B W9EBY 88,815 325 93 C LU1NDC 1,353,885 1846 159 B SM0J 110,400 300 115 C
N4AF 1,676,374 2103 203 C K9UQN 59,214 246 71 C AY0N 964,782 1152 186 B SM3SX 76,533 266 97 C Netherlands
N4CW 654,829 1268 139 C W9QFV 14,820 159 39 C LU4DX 455,847 710 147 B SM7EH 69,093 228 81 C PA0MIR 540,995 831 205 A
WJ9B 167,256 513 101 C WB9MII 444 27 12 C LU6FF 398,160 764 120 B SM0CCE 25,776 169 48 C PA5KT 283,220 582 140 A
W4MR (AA4NC,KI7WX,K4HA, ops) NO9Z (+KX9X) LU5FB (LU1FKR, op) SK3W (SM3WMV,SM3SGP,SM5TXT, PA0RRS 25,174 165 41 A
1,240,304 1887 178 D 1,210,941 2018 157 D 165,292 467 86 B ops) 2,211,168 2216 248 D PA0IJM 500,612 1087 133 B
K9QT (+ops) LU1NAF 119,658 613 42 B SM0R (+SM0RUX) PA0JNH 116,938 332 118 B
Northern Florida 103,418 342 83 D LO7H 106,875 508 45 B 46,500 201 75 D PA3AAV 305,944 566 167 C
KB4N 9,669 94 33 A LP2F (LU2FT, op) PA3ELD 76,368 270 86 C
N4EK 134,640 554 85 B Indiana 57,970 262 62 B Zone 19 PA3AFF 40,936 166 86 C
KE4SCY 50,052 170 86 B W9RE 1,658,038 2041 211 B LW7EGO 19,448 142 34 B European Russia PA1MRK 30,442 257 31 C
W4UEA 42,486 182 73 B K9NW 1,255,093 1694 199 C LW8EXF 15,677 86 61 B RZ1AWO (RA1ARJ, op) PA0JR 15,390 104 57 C
WB4IHI 32,136 133 78 C WT9U 556,498 1219 142 C LW9EOC 3,546 53 18 B 650,106 1222 162 A PA0JED 8,004 100 29 C
KJ9C 220,388 551 119 C LU1DZ 278,002 614 97 C U1BA 147,750 366 125 B PA3BEJ 4,862 53 34 C
South Carolina K9IG 130,356 377 102 C LU5FA 223,300 962 50 C RZ1ZB 292,572 626 129 C PA3CLQ 4,134 52 39 C
K8MR 55,388 276 61 A K9BG 88,548 299 94 C LU8DW (+LU7AWP,LW9DAH) UA1OAM 268,752 593 132 C
W2JJC 385,203 1037 119 B K4AT (at W9UR) 433,041 823 119 D RN1AO 189,702 703 81 C
(+K4WW,KC4WQ,W9UR) LU1BJW (+LU1AEE) Zone 28
Southern Florida RK1NA 128,904 326 131 C
424,980 1051 135 D 103,600 316 80 D UA1ONG 58,233 377 47 C Croatia
W4SAA 92,700 356 90 A
W1ENZ 23,598 135 46 B Wisconsin Zone 15 UA1PBI 37,620 157 60 C 9A5I 229,425 512 161 A
KA3MTO 20,252 116 61 B KB9KEG 43,860 181 60 A Brazil 9A3CY 114,267 363 123 A
KD4LIV 424 15 8 B N9PQU 196,878 520 114 B PY2KC 2,027,851 2396 193 B Zone 20 9A/S53XM 43,911 253 51 A
K1PT 578,187 1031 153 C W9HR 5,082 46 33 C PY5HSD 236,320 498 112 B Asiatic Russia 9A/DK7ZT 23,616 157 72 A
WD4JR 125,370 387 105 C PY2P (PY2RIK, op) 9A/DF5ZV 20,988 148 66 A
RN9XA 757,212 1023 178 A
W2OO 10,045 77 41 C Zone 9 143,047 586 53 B 9A5KV 334,495 1049 133 B
RA9XF 264,321 519 129 A
PU2PGR 63,651 310 49 B 9A6ACY 80,324 445 86 B
Tennessee Canada UA9JMS 64,856 232 67 A
9A2GA 319 13 11 B
PY2LED 53,694 310 38 B RK9CWG (RA9CGK, op)
K4BEV 117,758 347 97 A Maritime PY5GA 29,610 120 63 B 9A1AA 1,100,846 1566 226 C
58,590 203 62 A
WO4O 6,994 99 26 A VE1JX (K6HNZ, op) PY1SX 10,016 77 32 B 9A2EY 76,900 283 100 C
RK9AD 739,860 947 190 C
NY4T 196,680 583 132 B 1,121,586 1700 159 B PY5BF 8,512 102 19 B 9A2TN 71,891 365 67 C
UA9XC 173,922 432 101 C
N5TWV/4 101,689 401 73 B VE1JS 421,212 774 132 B PU2TES 2,839 35 17 B 9A4OE 52,398 255 71 C
RX9JW 160,289 449 89 C
N0BG 96,228 286 99 B PU2UDT 1,932 29 21 B 9A/DL2FDD 11,032 104 56 C
Newfoundland-Labrador UA9XEN 77,468 204 107 C
9AY2K (9A5W,9A6A,9A2R,9A7R,9A2EU
K4OOO 47,810 191 70 B PT2AW 83,460 291 65 C
KW4JS 23,162 173 37 B VO1MP 1,042,910 1372 190 A 9A2AW, ops)
VO1UO 98,577 342 81 B PY3AU 71,208 204 86 C Zone 21
AK4ST 9,503 74 43 B PY7OJ 33,642 139 63 C 2,219,966 2584 257 D
WD4PTJ 693 17 9 B Asiatic Russia 9A8D 112,211 348 101 D
Zone 10 PY2QD 9,772 92 28 C
WW4RR 1,080,744 1978 147 C PY3FBI 8,901 87 23 C RJ9J (RA9JR, op)
Mexico 1,684,494 1962 203 A Malta
K4RO 838,352 1568 151 C PY2GG 255 11 5 C
N4DW 282,375 589 125 C XE1V 102,588 304 103 A RA9KM 89,635 257 91 C 9H1ZA 835,490 1331 215 C
PY5FB 200 9 8 C
K4LTA 200,043 763 93 C XE1/AA6RX 129,265 357 103 C ZX5J (PP5WG,PP5UA,PY3PAZ, ops) Fed. Rep. of Germany
AA3VA 115,218 320 111 C XE2L (+XE2MX,K6AM,N6KI) 2,082,307 2562 179 D Zone 24
DL4MCF 1,577,877 1972 227 A
W4NZ 63,543 289 59 C 835,380 1677 140 D PY3MHZ (PY3ADY,PY3AFS,PY3BM, Asiatic Russia DJ5BV 1,130,922 1204 243 A
N4KN 25,920 291 48 C PY3BZA,PY3FOX,PY3MM,PY3TMR, UA0QO 165,850 390 107 A DJ2AA 1,042,344 1488 186 A
W4AUI 6,580 72 35 C Zone 11 PY3YY, ops) DH1TW 1,028,924 1605 188 A
Virginia Jamaica 263,424 514 128 D Zone 25 DL1EFD 831,844 1242 221 A
6Y4Y 5,040 48 30 B PY2GEC (PY2RIK,PY2ESZ,PR8RZJ, Asiatic Russia DK0OVL 696,385 1010 215 A
W4MYA 1,328,739 1916 177 A PU2WFP, ops)
K4UVT 51,090 195 78 A RM0I (RW0IP,RW0IW,UA0IAP,UA0IBB, DM3FZN 378,100 650 198 A
Barbados 137,484 409 76 D DK0MN 339,680 803 160 A
WB4DNL 10,620 180 59 A ops)
8P6SH 99,110 272 106 B PY2LDS (PY2NX,PY5FB, ops) 119,460 470 66 D DL3ZAI 208,978 480 154 A
WF3J (UA6AN, op) 8P6EX 80,896 321 79 B 15,356 89 44 D
572,010 1096 138 B DL1WA 197,608 519 136 A
N4MM 232,218 500 126 B Panama Zone 26 DJ9RR 174,167 541 139 A
Zone 16 Asiatic Russia DK2OY 165,907 525 137 A
KU4FP 74,074 231 91 B 3E1AA (HP1XVH, op)
KC2JT 48,919 208 71 B 1,384,269 2120 157 B
Chile UA0KCL 183,976 440 104 C
DJ1OJ 163,280 439 157 A
K3ZJ/8 39,738 409 37 B CE8EIO 132,750 396 75 B DJ2IA 151,480 348 140 A
WA4FXX 10,564 74 38 B Dominica Zone 27 DJ5BWD 142,891 434 137 A
J75KG (K5KG, op)
Falkland Islands DK4YJ 140,805 400 135 A
W4BQF 45,375 360 33 C Ireland
1,486,975 2137 175 A VP8DBN (G0KTH, op) DL4SZB 137,108 310 151 A
K6ETM 1,679 33 23 C
924 20 12 B EI4DW 397,842 870 122 A DL4JLM 123,497 440 103 A
N3ME (+ops) Netherlands Antilles EI4CF 277,200 563 144 B DM3XRF 121,550 387 110 A
986,752 1308 208 D
PJ2I (ON4CFD, op) EI2CH 170,925 431 129 B DL7ANQ 101,880 337 120 A
West Central Florida 568,386 982 126 B EI8GP 245,750 541 125 C DK2AT 100,422 333 126 A
K4LQ 271,425 436 165 A EI5IY 44,622 184 74 C DL1DXA 99,660 325 110 A

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DL2RTJ 77,760 251 96 A Hungary OK2BNX 40,843 240 47 C Corsica UA2CZ 155,661 304 159 C
DM3HZN 75,905 265 85 A HA0HW 169,579 625 101 A OK1AYY 33,957 195 77 C TK/F6AUS 125,424 425 117 A UA2FHV 228 17 12 C
DL5IAM 59,972 277 94 A HA3OU 50,250 254 75 A OK1DVK 25,286 101 94 C RK2FWG (RA2FHM, ops)
DL0HGW (DL9GMN, op) HA1XY 697,977 1181 189 C OK1AOU 17,319 106 69 C Romania 150,662 433 142 D
58,300 234 106 A HA4YF 433,320 759 184 C OK2BHE 14,079 89 39 C YO6BHN 462,840 870 203 A
DH2OOO 57,970 245 85 A OK2SWD 1,010 23 10 C YO2DFA 279,345 739 165 A European Russia
HA6PQ 315,210 785 158 C
DJ5IW 53,144 215 73 A HA3PT 186,956 431 154 C YO7BGA 197,472 435 136 A RX1AA 2,069,217 2483 223 A
DL9JON 47,718 166 99 A Slovakia YO3FRI 193,248 482 144 A RD3Q (UA3QDX, op)
HA8LKB 44,612 261 76 C
DL2AL 35,816 177 74 A HA0GK 11,433 111 37 C OM4TX 187,240 451 155 A YO4AAC 71,730 379 90 A 2,029,608 2328 252 A
DL4DRA 30,710 154 74 A HG6N (HA5TI,HA6DX,HA6ND,HA6NF, OM3CDZ 125,628 410 114 A YO8GF 54,531 179 83 A RW4AA 1,895,784 2163 264 A
DF1LON 26,718 156 73 A HA6NL,HA6NQ,HA6NY,HA6PX,HA6OB, OM7VF 124,914 326 109 A YO8MI 50,592 342 48 A UA3RAR 1,820,740 2113 236 A
DL4FDM 12,160 104 76 A HA6OI,HA6OY,HA6ON, ops) OM5KM 67,080 244 129 A YO2GL 23,328 127 81 A RZ3BW 1,809,115 2096 259 A
DL5ZB 11,310 86 65 A 3,819,315 3593 303 D OM7AG 64,815 307 87 A YO8ROO 17,689 165 89 A RM3C (RA3CW, op)
DL5AUA 10,812 103 51 A OM3YK 88,660 258 110 B YO6CFB 13,912 116 47 A 1,346,615 1695 251 A
DL1MGB 9,982 89 46 A Switzerland OM4DN 346,788 673 169 C YO7LGI 12,243 100 33 A RA3AJ 1,272,095 1651 229 A
DL4AUE 8,648 74 47 A HB9QA 25,665 161 87 A OM1M (OM1GM, op) YO5CYG 410,280 778 195 B RN3QY 837,450 1196 225 A
DL1TC 7,560 58 42 A HB9CQS 6,641 69 29 B 117,744 422 66 C YO2KAB 188,440 602 140 B RK3DH 618,233 980 217 A
DL4JTW 7,350 69 42 A HB9ARF 337,172 833 158 C OM2TB 6,100 104 25 C YO3RU 125,552 449 118 B RN3RQ 587,664 1005 198 A
DF5AU 5,490 61 45 A HB2DOT 316,526 791 161 C YO8RTR 41,245 199 73 B RV1CC 491,402 844 194 A
Slovenia RA3AUM 475,075 930 155 A
DL2AXM 1,100 28 22 A HB9XY 19,544 150 56 C YO6QT 40,736 194 76 B
S57DX 1,576,438 2065 257 A YO8COK 33,864 189 68 B RA3NN 394,605 807 185 A
DL9YAJ 1,486,134 1782 219 B
DL8PC 1,093,265 1124 205 B
Italy S55A 819,693 1350 189 A YO9FLD 33,376 204 56 B UA3AGS 319,643 629 163 A
IT9BLB 955,353 1470 201 A S55WW 405,594 855 174 A YO9IAB 19,159 156 49 B RK1QXX 241,832 650 148 A
DL8UD 1,028,775 1565 215 B
IQ3X (IV3SKB, op) S51NM 275,236 613 158 A YO5BWI 17,346 150 49 B RV6ASU 232,798 478 167 A
DL6NDN 257,840 731 110 B
576,710 1160 202 A S5/K6XX 228,935 535 155 A YO4US 5,760 74 32 B UA4LY 226,144 486 148 A
DJ3HJ 192,814 527 107 B
I2WIJ 215,436 607 156 A S54X 215,194 538 133 A YO8BFB 4,140 76 30 B RA3SL 225,675 535 153 A
DL7AOS 172,029 471 143 B
IZ8AJQ 20,723 119 53 A S53AK 122,158 455 103 A YO4UQ 3,329 80 33 B UA6LP 153,136 369 136 A
DF7YU 167,865 547 95 B
IR4B (IK4AUY, op) S57IIO 91,324 503 79 A YO6AVB 3,276 53 18 B R3/DL7BO 150,059 413 119 A
DF1ZN 161,976 405 136 B
859,569 1408 181 B S52GO 66,624 294 96 A YO6OEJ 2,490 98 10 B UA1ANA 131,634 396 103 A
DH2SP 139,080 410 122 B
IR4R (IK4ALM, op) S51T 37,500 172 100 A YO7LTQ 1,848 37 24 B UA6AF 124,640 522 80 A
DL8SDC 125,172 385 114 B
774,720 1233 192 B S5/N6VR 10,146 98 43 A YO3III 1,804 42 22 B RA3XO 121,440 350 110 A
DK4IO 89,798 274 118 B
I3MLU 749,308 1115 196 B S57NPR 3,510 73 30 A YO8SDT 1,617 51 21 B UA4AO 97,340 262 124 A
DH5AO 71,482 249 103 B
I0SNY 729,930 1222 174 B S51CK 604,080 1225 144 B YO4ZF 84,375 274 125 C UA3YCX 91,344 331 88 A
DH2SPK 65,598 296 87 B
I1COB 529,950 1159 150 B S5V (AI6V, op) YO4CSL 51,211 208 83 C RW3TN 90,180 346 108 A
DF1HF 63,648 221 104 B
IK6GPZ 254,045 701 155 B 495,608 983 164 B YO5DAS 48,198 306 87 C RA6AR 89,250 298 102 A
DF3IS 56,496 230 88 B
IZ5CML 227,808 424 168 B S57SXS 47,168 290 64 B YO9DAF 37,668 257 43 C RN3FT 82,532 310 94 A
DF2IAX 42,330 214 83 B
IZ0BVU 177,408 480 132 B S51AD 14,735 158 35 B YO8BPY 28,386 138 83 C RW3LA 65,472 259 93 A
DL1FDK 33,840 192 72 B
IZ1AWD 109,000 275 125 B S51WO 131,757 417 111 C YO8DHD 6,858 92 27 C UA4RF 61,698 263 91 A
DJ2UB 30,320 155 80 B
IZ5ASZ 92,358 263 126 B S53AU 80,563 273 119 C YO5ODU 3,213 81 17 C RA6LW 56,394 254 78 A
DH9SBL/P 26,523 162 63 B
II3L (IV3KAS, op) S53MJ 14,256 179 81 C YO4BTB 1,960 40 20 C UA4CJJ 54,656 312 56 A
DL6ZFG 25,920 160 80 B
90,852 294 113 B S5/K1KI 5,819 100 23 C YO2KJJ (YO2GL,YO2BP, ops) RW4NM 29,378 123 74 A
DJ3XM 24,633 141 69 B
IT9VCE 89,355 329 105 B S5S (at S54AA) (K5KR,N6ZZ,S54AA, 221,100 507 150 D RA3RK 18,525 122 65 A
DL0THR (DL3ARK, op)
IK6UBY 61,946 227 94 B ops) 820,636 1464 193 D RN3FA 17,061 129 33 A
24,346 139 74 B
DF0PT (DL8BCU, op) IZ2BKA 39,128 170 73 B S50C (Z31GX,Z31JA,Z32XX,Z31MM, Yugoslavia UA6HKD 9,182 139 26 A
IZ0BPI 2,560 40 32 B ops) 729,068 1241 212 D YU1EA 508,824 957 191 A RA4UAT 7,878 69 39 A
22,754 135 62 B
IK2WZV 543,576 1025 142 C S5/DL2MY (DJ9MH,DL2NBU, ops) YU1PJ 200,016 476 144 A UA3RTZ 4,160 90 16 A
DL8UAA 17,028 115 66 B
IQ6T (IK6SNQ, op) 212,550 591 150 D YU1AAT (4N1MD, op) UA3RCM 3,104 47 32 A
DL9ZWG 16,215 111 69 B
DL5FCV 15,330 102 70 B 456,918 1200 138 C Poland 2,662 30 22 A UA3LQQ 1,204 60 14 A
DH1UZ 11,970 100 57 B IK0HBN 359,716 708 203 C YU7KWX 522,928 1076 161 B R3K (RX3DCX, op)
IK4WMH 156,453 445 121 C SP4TKR 406,692 949 156 A YT7TY 168,080 483 110 B
DJ6QO/P 5,772 64 39 B 1,535,338 1939 238 B
I6FDJ 139,230 415 117 C SP6MLX 395,478 707 173 A YZ1AU 765,936 1312 162 C
DL1HSR 4,466 40 29 B UA6ADC 1,231,264 1568 218 B
IK2NCF 20,735 168 55 C SP2EWQ 387,612 719 194 A YZ1SG 448,052 842 187 C
DK5KJ 3,906 42 31 B RA3WA 974,738 1282 227 B
IR2D (IZ2DAY, op) SP5UAF 269,997 630 161 A YU7LS 413,922 822 149 C
DL7LZ 2,700 50 30 B RN4LP 961,130 1388 223 B
17,342 110 46 C SP9LAS 247,508 544 172 A 4N7N (YT7KM, op)
DH6ARM 2,295 31 27 B UA3BL 697,176 1107 207 B
I5OQV 10,400 68 40 C SP5ICS 121,975 369 119 A 244,790 690 130 C
DJ1VQ 1,710 44 19 B RA3DNC 324,815 649 167 B
IZ1DFI 9,800 90 49 C SP9GFI 119,296 337 128 A YU1HA 222,000 538 120 C
DL1OI 528 31 12 B RU3DVR 178,192 405 148 B
IO0A (I0TIC,IK0AZG,IK0XBX,I0ZUT, 3Z1V 112,893 299 121 A YU7SF 152,618 418 137 C
DJ2YE 420 32 10 B RN3OG 173,328 437 138 B
ops) 1,359,306 1943 222 D SP9NH 81,991 318 91 A YU7KM 112,579 414 103 C
DL3KUD 832,832 1215 224 C UA3LHL 160,475 401 131 B
IK1SLE (+IZ1BPR) SQ9DXN 40,326 195 94 A YZ1V (YU1SB, op)
DL5RMH 601,020 998 189 C RU3WT 159,880 367 140 B
1,046,784 1551 192 D SP2DKI 11,016 104 68 A 83,996 296 83 C
DL3NM 572,000 974 200 C RW1ZN 115,010 255 106 B
IK4RQJ (+IK4VET,IK4XCL) SP5DDJ/4 888 45 12 A 4N1FG 74,052 338 99 C
DL5YYM 488,565 887 189 C UA4NC 114,114 340 133 B
860,649 1465 183 D 3Z7Z (SP7SEW, op) YU1AAV 67,240 281 82 C
DL0LY 423,462 783 183 C RU3RN 106,384 307 122 B
II1H (I1HJT,I1NVU,IK1QBT, ops) 247,533 701 143 B
DH2FW 381,765 828 155 C RN3OK 76,285 309 73 B
804,436 1550 166 D SP6IEQ 145,743 374 111 B Macedonia R3/K5OE 68,765 296 85 B
DL0MFL 378,841 745 157 C SP3NUN 125,625 354 125 B Z32AF 279,015 645 165 A
DL5KUD 328,072 593 184 C IZ6CST (+ops) RU6LA 42,312 171 82 B
120,780 318 122 D SP6NVK 112,266 335 126 B Z31GB 745,380 1470 205 C
DL6KWN 318,696 655 168 C RV4SBO 30,324 117 84 B
IK2WYI (+I2JIN,I2LOL,IK2SFM,IK2ULB) SQ0CUX 112,112 399 112 B
DL6KVA 277,758 494 234 C RA3DEJ 27,898 181 58 B
115,390 384 110 D SP5LCC 109,747 370 121 B Zone 29
DL4HRM 258,029 658 163 C RW4LC 24,910 218 47 B
SP9X (SP9XWD, op) Azerbaijan
DL5JRA 236,754 550 126 C RW3DDG 10,989 75 37 B
Sardinia 104,052 363 116 B
UA3LBE 3,471 125 23 B
DL3KWF 232,432 575 146 C SP3MEP 92,510 272 110 B 4K9W 104,208 298 104 A
IS0IGV 133,328 359 104 A RV3DGY 48 12 2 B
DL1TH 216,954 462 153 C IS0HQJ 149,930 526 110 C SP7A 83,995 257 107 B Armenia
DL6RDE 205,206 530 138 C RZ3AZ 1,654,038 1986 258 C
IS0OMH 116,718 537 98 C SN4AAZ 71,820 231 105 B EK6CC 682,290 968 171 B
DL4JYT 196,392 437 168 C RM6A (RA6CM, op)
SP1PLA (SQ1FTB, op)
DL4JU 192,015 435 153 C Bulgaria Moldova 1,586,250 1870 250 C
69,510 292 105 B
DK7ZH 188,940 443 141 C LZ3YY 578,495 1293 185 A RW6FO 1,126,770 1451 213 C
SN7BCG (SQ7BCG, op) ER3DX 135,660 365 140 A
DJ3XD 183,126 428 138 C LZ1ZF 528,500 1201 175 A UA6LJ 1,108,131 1525 229 C
69,195 271 105 B ER1IM 183,024 491 123 B
DL6JZ 168,190 459 139 C LZ2AU 374,528 886 176 A RU3AA 1,061,415 1440 229 C
SP6GNJ 56,335 182 95 B ER3CT 80,136 290 108 B
DL5SVB 157,058 447 127 C LZ1BJ 371,360 928 160 A RA1ACJ 923,041 1428 203 C
3Z7FBQ 53,064 219 88 B ER1BF 34,279 155 83 B
DL1ARJ 142,576 383 133 C LZ2NB 184,098 501 122 A RW3FO 907,387 1365 223 C
3Z6V (SP6DVP, op) ER5OK 1 1 1 B
DL3BZZ 132,556 396 124 C LZ2MP 106,000 392 125 A UA3TU 840,240 1231 216 C
38,052 175 84 B ER1CW 319,113 670 159 C
DL3BRA 130,620 347 140 C LZ2UZ 34,629 309 51 A RU4CO 834,716 1300 211 C
SP8OOB 29,760 180 64 B
DK7FP 129,064 353 104 C LZ1FW 10,320 102 60 A SP6OPY 23,530 124 65 B Estonia RK6BZ 586,960 1110 184 C
DL7CF 123,855 311 115 C LZ1HB 208,072 748 124 B ES5RIM 12,309 139 33 B RW3XA 432,810 694 210 C
SP6TRX 22,850 167 50 B
DL2ANM 123,280 325 134 C LZ1DM 77,990 303 110 B ES5QX 14,766 132 46 C RV4LC 333,165 627 167 C
SP7GRV 22,746 146 51 B
DL0KB (DL2GBB, op) LZ2FM 14,960 95 80 B ES1XT (ES1CR,ES2JL,ES1DG, ops) UA3AMY 328,016 699 152 C
SP3GHK 18,210 140 39 B
121,984 331 128 C LZ3UA 11,544 236 37 B 129,686 372 122 D RA3AN 252,018 624 117 C
SP9WUM 14,137 96 67 B
DK3KD 96,301 471 53 C LZ2PL 930,305 1490 215 C RW3VZ 237,654 426 163 C
SP4SHD 8,835 100 31 B Belarus
DL3HSC 84,088 273 92 C LZ1KSN (LZ1QZ, op) UA3ABT 228,364 507 148 C
SP9DEM 6,120 50 36 B
DL1IA 83,681 229 157 C 287,060 785 155 C EW5O (EW8DX, op) RA3UAG 214,935 461 161 C
SP6FIB 1,200 20 12 B
DL4FN 81,374 453 58 C LZ2RF 197,208 824 88 C 1,808,640 2343 240 A RA4CTR 191,868 429 118 C
SP7GIQ 1,965,593 2286 227 C
DL7JV 79,500 284 100 C LZ1QH 102,108 341 134 C EU1GA 85,942 273 97 B RW3DY 182,104 498 136 C
SP1NY 647,710 997 190 C
DJ5GG 75,255 263 87 C LZ2DL 34,580 150 76 C EU1CC 62,333 247 83 B RA3NB 151,822 384 134 C
SP4DZT 146,640 336 120 C
DL1LAW 72,050 301 110 C LZ1QZ 780 16 15 C EW1SW 29,288 199 56 B UA3RO 149,940 352 153 C
SP4GFG 130,200 344 150 C
DJ6TK 65,586 224 102 C LZ6A (LZ2EG,LZ2HR, ops) EW1NA 5,626 50 29 B RV6YB 123,200 340 100 C
SN0KYU (SP6LV, op)
DL5JAN 63,180 195 117 C 852,452 1584 212 D EU6TT 5,358 51 47 B RK3RWA (UA3RAX, op)
127,250 351 125 C
DL7SAL 54,288 224 87 C EU1DX 1,120,245 1344 235 C 117,646 360 118 C
SP6CXH 107,214 334 107 C
DM3PKK 49,528 220 82 C Austria SP8FHJ 101,280 311 120 C
EW1EA 454,860 801 171 C RZ4AG 111,760 350 110 C
DL5DBH 42,076 202 67 C OE8SKQ 839,355 1416 165 A EW6AL 267,300 434 162 C RX3AGQ 102,980 336 95 C
3Z8BAB 92,853 487 57 C
DL3OBE 33,916 202 61 C OE5OHO 861,562 1367 169 C EU6AA 173,565 538 105 C RA3RN 95,557 267 119 C
SP4GHL 78,390 208 117 C
DL1FMG 30,368 182 73 C OE6Z (OE6MBG,OE6HZG, ops) EW8CY 41,448 294 44 C RA6LAE 74,981 245 97 C
SP6BEN 77,520 282 85 C
DL5JS 25,550 146 73 C 259,692 1323 57 D EW1CQ 25,854 165 62 C RU3WR 74,256 259 102 C
SP9FT 69,871 229 107 C
DL5MY 21,375 156 45 C EW2EG 1,827 94 9 C RX3RB 69,054 297 102 C
Czech Republic SP3CW 62,566 241 82 C
DL5SE 18,174 176 39 C UA3XBB 50,325 205 75 C
OK1FPS 669,200 1036 200 A SP1AEN 42,282 193 81 C Lithuania UA6ATG 39,403 163 91 C
DL1EV 16,790 88 73 C SP4BOS 28,602 213 42 C
OK1XUV 639,216 996 193 A LY2IJ 1,790,776 1981 257 A RA4LZ 31,734 157 82 C
DL5CL 14,535 105 45 C SP3AOT 22,400 117 56 C
OK2ZJ 239,033 591 151 A LY2OX 1,399,680 1664 240 A UA4SS 31,070 216 65 C
DK5AI 7,020 56 52 C SP2IHG 12,096 108 54 C
OK1FKV 146,740 549 110 A LY2DX 543,168 957 192 A RX3ABN 21,853 133 41 C
DL5ANS 6,468 64 42 C SP3AZO 3,720 76 20 C
OK1SI 82,731 309 109 A LY2BBF 241,640 616 140 A UA6LFQ 216 10 9 C
DL2VER 4,640 70 40 C SP2BLC 3,376 111 27 C
OK2QA 69,483 381 53 A LY2BUU 110,208 367 112 A RI3A (RK3FM,RK3FT,RA3DKE, ops)
DL1SBF 3,002 51 38 C SN8M (SP8MI, op)
OK2BJ 24,180 108 65 A LY2TX 85,921 327 107 A 1,757,752 2237 233 D
DL9GMC 2,904 72 12 C 3,013 86 23 C
OK1SRD 1,909 32 23 A LY2FN 65,195 309 85 A RK3RWL (RN3RC,RK3RX,RU3RQ,
DK9KW 624 30 13 C SP6LV 1,430 41 22 C
OK1DUO 451,630 958 190 B LY2OM 35,713 207 71 A RA3RFA,UA3RPM, ops)
DK0UN (DL6DCX,HA7XQ, ops) SP3BOL 76 13 4 C
OK1LO 35,454 195 57 B LY1DF 12,375 99 45 A 869,700 1288 195 D
1,114,997 1685 199 D SP3PFR (SP3MGP,SP3FLR, ops)
OK2SBX 26,992 158 56 B LY3BH 1,284,232 1582 229 B RK4FWX (UA4FCV,RW4FZ,UA4FAR,
DL0GVM (DK3GG,DK3RA,DL2KUW, 459,264 915 184 D
OK2CMW 13,283 125 37 B LY2OU 730,728 960 204 B RZ4FA,RA4FW,RK4FD,RW4FO,UA4FAO,
DL3SUG,DG3TX, ops) SP9KRT (SP9ZW,SP9EMI, ops)
OK2ZU 929,632 1328 209 C LY3IT 304,053 765 129 B ops) 757,445 1158 215 D
1,080,770 1547 230 D 229,614 545 147 D
OK2WTM 666,918 1028 201 C LY1FW 185,579 435 151 B RZ4AWR (UA4AIY,UA4ALI,RZ4AN, ops)
DF0RI (DJ2QV,DK3DM,DL8OBQ, ops) SP9KDU (SP9AVZ,SQ9FMU, ops)
OK2DRU 647,295 1051 165 C LY3CY 122,416 412 112 B 736,143 1292 177 D
1,054,746 1490 231 D 148,806 394 126 D
OK1DRU 616,804 1029 164 C LY2BET 29,808 204 46 B RK3QWM (RA3QH,RA3OU, ops)
DL0DR (DL5IAI,DF1IAO,DH1ID, ops) SP9KJT (SP9IKF,SP6AXW, ops)
OK2DU 553,215 974 195 C LY2MM 626,850 949 199 C 325,952 636 176 D
378,120 985 120 D 84,958 327 107 D
OL4M 485,810 867 185 C LY2FE 322,114 641 169 C RZ1AK (+UA1CIO)
DK0OG (DL2RMC,DF7RG,DL3MBG, 3Z1KG 26,475 141 75 D
OK2HBR 458,556 895 159 C LY2AT 97,008 378 86 C 240,427 578 121 D
ops) 357,602 764 178 D
OK1ZP 415,096 693 178 C Greece LY2GW 87,394 337 74 C RK3DZD (+ops)
DF7BL (+DJ9CN,DF5BM,DG8BR)
348,364 655 188 D OK1HX 374,600 680 200 C SV1DKR 109,112 437 92 A Kaliningrad 218,418 666 118 D
DL0GH (DJ2MX,DL2FDL,DL4FAY, ops) OK2QX 332,815 612 185 C SV/OK1YM 61,420 383 74 A
OK1FCA 326,196 692 156 C UA2AW 4,092 48 33 A Ukraine
330,564 839 163 D SV1DZB 134,090 388 110 B UA2FL 3,735 61 15 A
OK1JN 249,389 555 161 C EO6F (UX0FF, op)
DK0DH (DF2DS,DK1DX,DH5DAM, UA2AB 1,885 37 29 A
DJ2DX,DH6WA, ops) OK2HI 208,000 527 128 C Bosnia-Herzegovina 1,824,228 2408 254 A
OK1WF 116,815 517 61 C RA2FO 656 23 16 A UR2E (UR7EO, op)
132,396 380 118 D T99W 1,679,750 2176 250 B
OK2LW 73,625 234 125 C RA2FHO 77 9 7 A 415,368 865 162 A
DN2BW (DK9BW,DD8BE,DG6BU, ops) T94KW 47,175 249 75 B
61,920 257 90 D OK2VP 43,212 198 78 C

March 2001 91
UT0RW 395,629 648 169 A Kazakhstan Cyprus JQ1UKK/7 310,144 601 128 C Zone 51
UT2IW 394,396 695 172 A UP5P (UN5PR, op) P3A (RA9JX,UA9YAB,RZ9IR,RK3AD, JA7IC 307,154 538 137 C Indonesia
UW7U 345,072 550 158 A 456,500 746 166 B RZ9OA, ops) JO3JYE 250,290 622 103 C YB8BHC 80,914 379 46 B
UY5ZZ 341,348 780 167 A UN2O 253,130 407 170 B 5,269,336 4197 284 D JQ3UDL 232,625 449 125 C
UR5MID 275,547 445 159 A UN7CE 1,196,166 1382 186 C P39P (+ops) 230,336 851 59 D JA9CWJ 222,500 501 100 C Zone 54
UY5TE 248,979 598 149 A UN8PF 96,446 305 83 C JS1OYN 221,536 502 112 C
UT5HP 133,632 306 128 A Lebanon JH1AZO 176,400 444 90 C West Malaysia
UN7EX 7,656 68 29 C
UW7C 123,228 377 126 A UP0L (UN9LW,UN7LZ,UN7BN,UN0LL, OD5/OK1MU 466,848 1066 96 A JK3GWT 150,670 384 95 C 9M2JI 309,620 605 137 C
US3IZ 121,893 355 123 A UN9LCN, ops) Turkey JI1CUP 119,079 321 101 C East Malaysia
UR5FCM 83,049 330 93 A 2,709,510 2793 222 D JA3AA 118,524 290 102 C
TA3BN 24,354 123 54 B 9M6AAC 233,016 419 133 C
UX8IX 78,884 427 74 A UN4L (UN7LG,UN7LF,UN0LG,UN7LO, JR3WXA 117,299 314 91 C
US1PM 56,160 273 72 A TA3ET 13,299 85 33 B JI7OED 116,850 322 95 C Singapore
UN9LY,UN9LN, ops)
UT5IZO (UN7PW,UT5IZ, ops) 2,352,900 2468 220 D 7L1ETP 115,800 305 100 C 9V1RH 24,145 120 55 B
52,275 242 75 A Zone 41 JA1XRH 107,432 285 104 C
UT0FT 18,409 169 41 A Zone 31 India JS1PWV 106,998 321 102 C Indonesia
UT2XX 17,442 95 54 A Asiatic Russia VU3RGP 4,784 52 26 B JA2KKA 104,720 281 88 C YB1AQS (DL8WPX, op)
UV7D (UT7DX, op) VU3DJQ 1,590 32 15 B JA1IRH 103,860 270 90 C 1,755,468 1895 198 A
1,142,174 1660 193 B RZ9HG 1,103,508 1321 203 A VU2UR 54,033 168 103 C JA1PS 98,890 233 110 C YB1KOR 54,166 154 73 A
EM8I 397,413 919 123 B UA9ZBN 176,787 390 117 B JA1NLX 87,906 247 91 C YC3IZK 35,805 163 55 B
UR6MX 191,424 783 64 B UA9ORQ 96,135 289 85 B Zone 44 JJ2QXI 87,548 277 86 C YB4JIM 56,025 197 75 C
UR7EM 177,552 421 144 B RZ9IB 52,266 218 62 B
RX9UKF 52,116 296 43 B Taiwan JI1RXQ 81,530 307 62 C
UT3RN 113,920 441 80 B BV7FF 359,368 800 116 C JN1MSO 69,194 288 58 C Zone 55
UT7MD 100,711 264 127 B RU9YF 48,107 167 73 B JG3LGD 64,480 203 80 C
UA9OA 405,217 644 157 C Australia
UY0MF 87,400 312 95 B China JA5APU 61,400 318 50 C VK2CZ 259 20 7 B
UT5UOC 56,052 340 54 B Kazakhstan BA4DW 92,708 313 77 A JA5ATN 58,560 276 48 C VK4TT 7,360 54 40 C
UR5WBQ 39,675 144 69 B UN9FD 13,502 99 43 B B4R (BA4RD,BD4RS,BD5RV/4, JA3ARM 58,140 178 85 C
UR5XAW 39,433 181 47 B UN8FZ 25,134 130 59 C BD4RR, ops) JH4FUF 57,190 215 70 C Zone 57
EN1Z (UT0ZZ, op) 590,895 1166 135 D JA8AJE 55,115 201 73 C
26,112 267 24 B JQ2FFS 52,272 174 72 C
South Africa
Zone 32 South Korea ZS1NF 17,056 84 41 A
UT5RQ 22,620 129 65 B JE4MHL 51,520 202 64 C
UR4EI 13,260 99 65 B
Mongolia HL0K 61,875 346 55 A JH0EPI 50,184 326 34 C ZS6IR 217,487 590 79 B
UR5KBY 2,114 60 14 B JT1BV 55,680 290 48 B HL1/JI1EFP 46,640 364 40 A JH6OPP 49,416 207 71 C ZS0M (ZS6MG, op)
US5EAE 630 25 9 B HL5UOG 190,008 434 117 C JN7OJA 45,162 151 78 C 44,732 196 53 C
Asiatic Russia ZS0E 12,870 78 45 C
UT4MW 374 14 11 B HL5AP 67,734 238 71 C JE4VRF 43,281 172 63 C
UA0ANW 978,624 1258 192 A HL0C (+ops) 160,674 595 59 D ZS5T (+ops) 514,904 1057 104 D
UX7IA 1,179,570 1800 210 C UA0ACG 308,844 612 138 A JA1CP 42,490 163 70 C
UW5Q (UR3QCW, op) UA0YAY 94,600 247 110 A Hong Kong JH3JYS 38,570 145 70 C
1,009,967 1376 223 C JA9XBW 36,366 153 66 C Zone 58
RU0AT 58,528 257 62 A VR2BG 664,704 1157 144 C
UT2ID 800,916 1364 186 C RA9ANO 41,393 175 71 A JR1LEV 35,750 138 65 C Australia
UT8IT 270,928 534 164 C RA0ANO 39,270 172 70 A JJ4PPK 35,090 126 58 C VK6NU 110,004 266 103 B
US9QA 262,656 645 144 C
Zone 45 JH1SWD 34,816 144 64 C AX6JIP (VK6JIP)
RA0AM 610,029 952 161 B Japan
UV5Q (UX7QQ, op) UA0SJ 158,147 356 121 B JA2OJ 33,972 148 57 C 89,530 285 70 B
219,705 401 151 C JH7PKU 1,700,985 1999 195 A JK1VSL 33,810 132 69 C AX6ANC 810 19 10 B
UA0WL 105,222 332 78 B
UX5EF 179,655 427 145 C JA6GCE 912,912 1345 168 A JA2QVP 31,408 151 52 C
UA0SE 3,060 45 20 B
UR6IGG 138,852 397 114 C JA1YNE (JP1OGL, op) JG3NKP/1 31,212 140 54 C Zone 59
RU0SN 776,258 1040 178 C
UT7QF 129,948 441 98 C 904,770 1322 162 A JA1KI 29,264 102 62 C Australia
RN0A (UA0AGI, op)
UW7Q (UR7QM, op) JF4ETK 558,960 1070 120 A JH1MTR 24,624 114 54 C
207,765 430 135 C VK5GN 441,750 773 125 A
129,696 412 84 C JA0QWO 488,756 943 118 A JA1XEM 23,698 138 41 C VK5EMI 1,407 27 21 B
UR5XCC 34,048 178 56 C JR4PMX/1 457,886 750 143 A JH1PXY 20,196 131 36 C
Zone 33 JF1SQC 412,900 927 100 A
VK2AYD 652,480 890 160 C
UT8LO 26,011 217 37 C JA7LMU/1 18,760 118 40 C VK2APK 457,380 757 135 C
UR3PFX 3,744 72 26 C Asiatic Russia JR8VSE 286,520 669 116 A JA4BAA 16,800 108 40 C
UU2JA 99 9 9 C JR4GPA 282,150 725 90 A JE8KKX 16,562 89 49 C
UU5J (UU1JA,UU2JQ,UU3JD,UU4JDR,
UA0ZBK 263,161 696 97 A
JG7AMD 206,112 508 96 A JA1MXY 11,767 75 41 C
Zone 60
RA0JJ 230,640 538 120 A New Zealand
UU4JDX,UU4JOK,UU0JX, ops) 7L4IOU 196,125 412 125 A JA2DHL 11,078 92 29 C
2,800,820 2648 319 D JA2AXB 175,448 394 104 A JA3RK 10,720 87 32 C ZL1ANJ 404,073 647 139 B
Zone 34
UZ7U (UY2UA,UT5UDX,UT3UA, ops) JH2AMH 158,498 466 86 A JA1RRA 10,010 91 35 C
2,376,085 2857 235 D
Asiatic Russia JR9NVB 140,335 471 65 A JF7GDF 9,455 71 31 C Zone 61
EO1I (UT1IA, op) UA0FEN 382,848 788 128 A JA0DAI 136,608 365 96 A JA7ARW 9,108 69 36 C Midway Island
1,477,566 1882 249 D UA0FZ 9,520 142 14 A JJ3TBB 115,544 330 101 A JK1ATT 7,200 60 32 C KH4/W4JKC 16,414 566 29 C
RA0FA 3 1 1 A JI5SKS 102,872 306 88 A JA1GS 6,902 50 29 C
Latvia RA0CAH 2,880 50 16 B JA2FSM 94,482 262 87 A 7K1EQG 5,670 53 30 C
RU0LL 490,560 1015 120 C
Hawaii
YL3DW 1,603,329 1734 273 A JH1JGZ 79,299 227 89 A JO7BBS 3,014 39 22 C
YL2KA 864,902 1260 226 A KH6FKG 288,279 735 81 B
JF2SKV 70,200 258 75 A JH2NWP 2,300 31 23 C KH6/W8RU 384 16 8 C
YL2MF 37,800 148 63 B Zone 36 JA1XUY 68,809 226 79 A JA3KZE 1,919 33 19 C
YL3BZ 8,323 55 41 B KH7R (KH6ND,KH6TO,AH6OZ,NH6XO,
Madeira Islands JH5OXF 65,046 230 74 A JF9HRV 1,760 36 16 C ND3A, ops)
YL2GN 582,900 1039 174 C CT3BX 3,047,384 2951 226 B JA0BJY 62,700 216 75 A JK1REJ 1,380 33 12 C
YL2MR 367,906 817 154 C 1,757,154 2667 138 D
CT3KY 22,513 112 47 B JH4WBY (AB2GM, op) JG1BUG 1,001 19 13 C
YL2PM 193,062 485 138 C 58,520 299 55 A JK1LUY 833 26 17 C
YL2CV 106,304 252 151 C Canary Islands JA1BUI 54,870 221 62 A
Zone 62
JA1AAT 702 20 9 C
YL2PP 6,930 66 45 C EA8/OH2BYS JA2BQX 26,500 137 50 A 7K1CPT 357 11 7 C American Samoa
YL1XN (YL3DK,YL2HB, ops) 2,948,148 2500 252 A JA7DOT 19,998 91 66 A JJ1JRH 216 13 12 C AH8A 558,108 1068 111 B
76,302 335 81 D EA8AD 86,800 301 62 B JR3AAZ 19,825 97 65 A JE4VVM (+JI3OPA,JG4CLV,JH4UHW,
JK7ESY 12,580 86 37 A JN4FEU) 1,274,711 1740 167 D Zone 64
Zone 30 Zone 37 JA1XPU 11,305 84 35 A JG1ZUY (JG1ILF,JA9SSY,7N3PZJ, ops) Mariana Islands
Kyrgyzstan Maritime Mobile JA0QNJ 7,572 138 12 A 1,203,480 1574 180 D KH0CE 200,930 604 71 B
EX2T 104,160 300 80 B YL2SW/MM 17,980 118 31 A JF2FIU 6,552 71 24 A 8J2000 (JE2HCJ,JM2RUV,JG2TSL,
EX2X 534,360 863 146 C JE1REU 4,004 55 22 A JA2JDR, ops) Zone 65
EX2A 62,832 254 56 C Portugal JL3IVX 2,664 38 18 A 651,552 1257 132 D Marshall Islands
CT1DVV 168,674 468 121 B JG1OWV 1,748 25 19 A JA4YPE (JF3EBO,JG3SNI, ops)
European Russia CT1ELF 10,557 75 51 B JI3ZOX (JL3IVX, op) V73UX 187,440 499 80 B
425,201 778 139 D
UA4HTT 1,993,977 2300 239 A CT2GBK 1,386 31 18 B 840 18 12 A JA2YKA (JI4RDO,JK2VOC, ops)
RA4HT 73,632 278 96 A CT1BQH 101,860 503 55 C JA3WFQ 333 11 9 A 101,570 366 70 D
Zone 67
UA4WNH 9,676 82 59 A JJ2SHW 105 15 7 A JN1YUU (7M4JVV,7M4NBR,7M4UVV, Antarctica
RA4HTX 1,575,658 1901 241 B Spain JA4DPL 249,755 618 95 B 7M4WILL,7L3WGX, ops) R1AND 2,880 48 12 B
RW4HO 1,360 32 17 B EA1DBC 100,368 300 102 A JA7BJS 135,098 487 62 B 603 19 9 D
RN4WA 638,550 1034 198 C EA7CA 90,860 270 110 A JL3VUL 104,220 369 60 B Zone 75
UA9AAP 76,048 358 49 C EA5FX 85,696 291 103 A JA5EO 84,005 377 53 B Zone 46 Franz Josef Land
RU4HH 48,672 251 52 C EA1BPO 133,860 415 92 B JH6FTJ 63,720 136 118 B
EA4URE (EA4BPJ, op)
Nigeria R1FJV 4,485 60 23 A
RU4WT 40,500 259 50 C JR1MRG 52,377 179 79 B
122,134 484 79 B 5N3CPR 136,694 368 82 A Checklogs:
RZ4PZL (UA4PMG,UA4PMO,UA4PNP, JH1UUT 44,352 176 63 B
UA4PNT, ops) EA3KR 113,295 339 105 B JR1SGU 38,178 158 63 B Mali ZS6AUP, 3Z0PAF (SP5PPU, op), 4M3B,
643,401 995 201 D EA1AAW 37,895 200 53 B JG2REJ 30,780 122 54 B TZ6DX (K4RB, op) 4Z4TA, 9M2TO, AA3TT, AF5Z, DH5MM,
EA4EMC 24,412 117 68 B JE7DOT 28,045 117 71 B 529,305 1062 105 C DJ1UN, DJ0MAQ, DK3RED, DL1AZK,
Asiatic Russia EA3DUZ 19,055 151 37 B JG4OOU 23,439 143 39 B DL1DWT, DL1JFM, DL1JJI, DL1JMS,
UA9CLB 1,921,725 2041 219 A EA7FRX 18,648 111 56 B JA8TEZ 20,299 101 53 B DL2HWI, DL2RVD, DL2ZAV, DL5CD,
UA9CDV 1,910,420 1900 236 A
Zone 48
EC4DFA 6,762 101 21 B JA3AOP 18,262 108 46 B DL5CX, DL5KVV, DL6KWU, DL6YEK,
UA9AM 1,130,850 1371 210 A EC2BAH 1,725 30 15 B Uganda
JJ3OOZ 17,300 92 50 B DL7VAF, DL7VGU, DL0MBG, EA3DWU,
RW9TA 950,600 1178 200 A EA1GL 1,220 25 20 B JA2GHP 16,335 97 45 B 5X1Z 2,573,868 2920 186 A
EA5AJX, EA5VR, ER1FF, F/OK1EE,
UA9CDC 810,271 1048 187 A EA7HE 832 22 13 B JA2LY/1 14,625 102 39 B G8PW, HA1XY, HA6VA, HA9MDN,
RA9AN 229,140 376 134 A EA4DRV 389,424 859 133 C JA1NF 12,587 79 41 B Zone 49 HA0IT, HG9VHF (HG9MET, op), HG0HQ,
RU9LA 176,960 521 79 A EA2BDS 322,185 654 141 C JA2CWU 12,075 91 35 B Thailand HK3DDD, HR5HAC, IV3RCH, IZ2ABN,
RX9WN 130,032 297 108 A EA3ALV 231,786 484 158 C JL3RDC 10,944 83 36 B HS0AC (E20GMY,E21EIC,HS0GBI, K3WW, K6VL, KI7AO, LA3BX, LA7FJA,
RA9AUH 91,448 322 71 A EA4BSC 184,668 412 132 C JR3RIY 10,500 80 35 B HS1CKC, ops) LA8LA, LU2AH, LU9APM, LY2BNL,
UA9CNV 39,104 210 47 A EA4AMO 92,825 362 79 C JA6QDU 9,280 70 29 B 750,178 1412 143 D LY2GV, LY3CW, LY3DA, LY3MU, LZ1JZ,
UA9AX 36,408 142 74 A EA3AJW 80,295 477 53 C JH2WHS 8,204 77 28 B LZ2PL, N4MM, OH1BOI, OH6RC,
UA9CBN 589,082 996 139 B EA5FID 67,840 266 80 C JH2BTM 7,685 73 29 B Zone 50 OK1DSU, OK2EC, OK2SGY, OL3A
UA9ACJ 267,344 462 154 B EA5YU 66,768 353 52 C JM4UZM 6,075 61 27 B Philippines (OK1AY, OK1DRQ, OK1MR, ops),
RA9DA 195,244 384 133 B EA7ASZ 62,451 220 81 C JA9SCB 4,860 54 27 B OZ5YL, OZ6TL, PA3ARM, PA3FFM,
UA9AAZ 185,136 416 114 B EA3AR 52,056 426 27 C DU1/DK3GI 2,088,400 2237 200 A
JA1MQS 3,850 35 22 B DU1IVT 100,856 385 56 B PA7XG, PA0SIM, PA0TV, RA1ARJ,
UA9LCY 180,318 372 123 B EA5EU 20,825 249 25 C JL2HUJ 3,840 44 24 B RA3DPD, RA3MS, RA6AAW, RK9CYA,
RX9ABE 163,800 342 126 B EA1FBJ 19,765 121 59 C DU1LER 87,030 425 45 B
JI8GZS 2,919 41 21 B DU1DX 68,860 286 55 B RU4WW (+RW4WM), RV6AMI, RX3AHL,
RA9MBC 78,960 264 84 B EA1AHA 13,019 95 47 C JK1BII 2,466 37 18 B RX3DTN, RX9TX, S5/K1ZZ, SM2UJW,
RW9MZ 40,356 185 57 B EA1DGG 7,686 68 42 C DU1UGZ 39,165 321 35 B
JN7XQN 1,248 28 13 B DU1LKY 39,039 268 33 B SM6BZE, SM7GCZ, SP1BLE, SP1DMD,
RW9RF 38,025 161 65 B EA5URP (EA5AFP,EA5AVP,EA5DWS, JA1ALX/9 845 19 13 B SP1GZT, SP2DWG, SP3NGB, SP4GDC,
RW9SW 1,338,018 1480 209 C EC5CLP,EA5DFV, ops) DU3SV 32,800 231 32 B
JN3MUC 700 16 10 B 4F9EAQ 13,146 132 21 B SP5BNB/4, SP7BDS, SP7ICE, SP7LHX,
RA9DZ 951,280 1223 184 C 1,044,780 1723 165 D JR3KAH 688 22 8 B SP7XK, SP9MCU, SQ6Z (SP3GTS, op),
RA9SO 892,410 1089 197 C DU1BP 2,196 29 18 B
Balearic Islands JG1GCO 374 12 11 B DU1KXR 1,260 22 15 B SQ9CAQ, UA1AKE, UA1CIO, UA3BM,
UA9APA 384,125 562 175 C JA9EJG 256 10 8 B UA3EUW, UA3WFM, UA3WFS, UA3WW,
UA9WQK 236,283 476 123 C EA6LP 228,930 560 130 B DU1SAN 700 19 14 B
JE0VFV 215 13 5 B 4F2KWT 140,025 410 75 C UA3XJG, UA4CC, UA4LBK, UA4LDP,
UA9BS 153,293 564 61 C JF3WNO 200 14 5 B UA4LFC, UA4LLH, UA4QK, UA4RF,
RA9MY 138,086 311 113 C Zone 39 DU1ODX 105,324 342 67 C
JA0BBM 168 10 6 B DU1COO 43,596 260 36 C UA6AK, UR4MWU, UT2IO, UY5WA,
UA9FGJ 71,451 319 51 C Israel JD1BIA 105 9 5 B UZ5Q, V63X, W5AB, W6ISQ, W7GG,
RK9CF 8,990 82 29 C DU1MHX 9,740 108 20 C
4X/W5WP 164,720 352 116 A JR1BSV 56 4 4 B 4G1A (DU1WHO,4F1FZ,N2NL,4F3XX, WA2BMH, WM5R, WO6M, YI9OM,
RF9C (UA9CIR,RA9CKQ,RA9CMO, 4Z5FW 11,907 119 21 A JG3DOR 45 3 3 B YL2BJ, YL2GTD, YO2KBQ, YO2KCB,
RZ9CO, ops) 4D1PMD, ops)
4X1IM 2,697,400 2875 200 B JH3AIU 1,175,196 1538 174 C 591,014 1238 103 D YO2KJI, YO6KYZ, YO7KAJ, YO8CRU,
2,781,816 2569 248 D 4Z5CP 23,490 198 29 B 7J1AAI (W1NN, op) YO8KOS, YO9BXZ, YO9IF, YP1W
RU9CWO (RV9CRP,RV9CRQ, ops) DX1M (DU1KXR,DU1BP, ops)
789,906 1128 169 C 13,804 92 34 D (YO3JW, YO9BGJ, ops), YU1KN, ZS0E
3,780 54 21 D JR7OMD/2 361,548 683 132 C

92 March 2001
 HOW’S DX?
Bouvet Island
The year 2000 was an exciting time As of press time, the pileups have been
in the DX world. We saw activity from growing rapidly. Many times the pileups
six of the top 10 most wanted DXCC have developed to the point where Chuck
Entities (BQ9P, A5, 7O, E3, FR/T, 3Y). seems inundated and either pulls the plug
The last one being 3Y0C from Bouvet or moves to another frequency. Cluster
Island, which came as a total surprise just spots have contributed to the feeding
nine days before Christmas 2000. frenzy. Chuck is scheduled to be on the
Astronaut Chuck Brady, N4BQW, landed island until mid-March. Deon, ZR1DQ,
on the island of Bouvet with a group of has set up a very informative Web site
South African scientists and their about the operation at www.qsl.net/
Norwegian team leader. zr1dq/. Send Bouvet QSLs to WA4FFW.
This Norwegian island (54° 26’ South Here is Chuck, 3Y0C, enjoying one of the NORTH KOREA
3° 24’ East) is located 2574 kilometers few sunny days on Bouvet.
(1600 miles) south-southwest of Cape of You may recall the much-anticipated mul-
tinational North Korean operation, which was
Good Hope, South Africa, in the South announced in mid-October. Well, it was
Atlantic Ocean. The island is composed of scheduled for late October, then rescheduled
the remains of an extinct volcano and it for early January 2001. Now I have learned
measures 6 by 9 kilometers with most of that the operation has been scrapped.
its landmass engulfed in ice. The island The North Korean Organization for Army
support is now refusing the use of any trans-
was discovered by Jean-Baptiste Lozier mitting equipment during the Official Open-
Bouvet, a Frenchmen, on January 1, 1739. ing of the Educational Center, which was
It wasn’t until 1823 that the first landing scheduled to take place on January 7, 2001.
took place by an American expedition. On Obviously, this is a disappointment to the or-
December 1, 1927 Lars Christensen, a ganizers of P5UK and the DX community.
Norwegian, landed an expedition and North Korea has only been activated le-
gitimately two times. This is a tough nut to
claimed Bouvet for Norway. crack, but the surprise Bouvet Island opera-
In 1971, a Norwegian royal decree tion reminds us that there is always a way. Be
declared the island as a nature reserve. Chuck has a devil of a time keeping this assured that other DXpeditioners are looking
vertical antenna vertical in the 90-MPH for that way. P5 is going to take the right per-
Bouvet’s only inhabitants are seals, winds. Note the clothing he is wearing as
penguins and other sea birds. Landing on well as the operating shack to the right.
son, in the right place, at the right time. Most
old timers will remember how long China was
the island can be extremely difficult off the air—30 years! North Korea was added
thanks to steep cliffs and high seas. The to the DXCC list in 1991 and has been active
only safe area to set up camp is on the (on a limited basis) twice in the last decade.
west coast of the island. You gotta believe: DX IS!
Bouvet ranked # 8 on the ARRL DXCC
Most Wanted list in 1999. Past operations NATIONALS FROM BHUTAN
from this rare rock included LH4C (1962), Glenn Johnson, W0GJ/A52GJ, and his
family spent the month of January 2001 in
3Y1VC and 3Y3CC (1977), 3Y1VC and Bhutan on a work assignment. In his spare
3Y5DQ (1978-79) and 3Y5X (1990). time, he worked closely with a group of na-
This is not the first time that Chuck has tionals training to become Amateur Radio op-
operated from such a rare location, as erators from this Himalayan nation. Glenn
many will remember his operations from gives us a report on the soon to be licensed
Palmyra and Kingman. Chuck is not on a Amateur Radio operators from Bhutan.
“All are very enthusiastic and fast learn-
DXpedition to Bouvet, however. He is ers. They are having so much fun that the
working on the island as a medical This is the 3Y0C operating shack. Chuck director and chief engineer of the Bhutan Tele-
assistant to the scientists. In his spare time, logs all QSOs the old fashion way—with communications Authority are also taking the
pen and paper. He and the scientists
he is on the air as 3Y0C on all bands from sleep outside in tents.
class. One older gentleman was a good friend
6 to 160 meters, primarily on SSB. Chuck of Pradhan, A51PN, when Pradhan was ac-
tive. He is in the class because he remem-
has said that he expects to do some RTTY bers the fun that Pradhan had on the air. He
and may make a few CW contacts. His Bouvet can be severe. He also thought the also fondly remembers Gus Browning.
equipment includes an ICOM IC-756PRO generator would be usable for 12 hours a “There are three classes of licenses in
transceiver, an ICOM PW-1 solid-state day, but after recalculating the fuel Bhutan: Novice, General and Restricted. Re-
amplifier and a generator. He has vertical consumption rate, he was forced to trim stricted and General have the same “ad-
vanced” theory test. The Restricted license has
antennas for 40 through 160 meters and that down to 3-4 hours daily. Suggested privileges only above 50 MHz. The General
will use beams on 10 through 20 meters. SSB frequencies are: 1835, 3795, 7095, license requires a 5-WPM code test and re-
Chuck’s most difficult task is keeping 14195, 14260, 18145, 21295, 24945, ceives all amateur privileges. I would estimate
the antennas up because the winds at 28495 and 50120 kHz. that the difficulty of that exam is somewhere

Bernie McClenny, W3UR

, 3025 Hobbs Rd, Glenwood, MD 21738-9728
w3ur@arrl.org
March 2001 93
 learning of the code with the Code Quick YEMEN—7O1YGF
method, there is no doubt in my mind that We’ve had many questions about the Ger-
there will be at least a dozen new licensed A51 man DXpedition to Yemen, which took place
hams in Bhutan in January! I’m sure most of in mid April 2000. The group was active as
them will go on to obtain their General li- 7O1YGF (Yemen-German-Friendship) for 10
cense. This is an incredible achievement con- days when they were asked by Yemeni
sidering that only 8-9 months ago, Bhutan was authorities to cease radio transmissions. Re-
number 2 on the Most Wanted List. garding the abrupt departure, after the team
“There is also an incredibly nice Bhutan returned to Germany they issued a press re-
Ham Centre, A51AA, which is fully equipped lease that stated: “The reason for that is, that
By the time you read this, we hope these and ready for activity. Two towers are up with
Bhutanese nationals will be licensed and until now no agreement on the final status of
Yagis, along with an assortment of other wire this unique special activity could be reached.”
on the air. and vertical antennas. Some of the new hams The team was originally promised a license
will be operating from there. There is an un- upon arrival, but to date they have not been
obstructed path to North and South America able to obtain one. The group made some
as well as to Europe. I can vouch that the Ham 35,000 QSOs and confirmed them with QSLs.
Centre facility is nicer than any I have vis- Until proper documentation is submitted to the
ited in my 36 years as a ham. If there ever ARRL DXCC Desk, 7O1YGF QSLs cannot be
was a five-star ham vacation spot, this is it. accepted for DXCC credit. As time passes it
Bhutan honors foreign licenses and grants becomes less likely that this will happen.
equivalent privileges of the home country. An unauthorized operation from any coun-
Visit www.sophun.com for complete details try can jeopardize future operations. We can
on arranging a visit and operating from the only hope that this is not the case with Yemen.
fascinating Kingdom of Bhutan!”
DXCC ANNOUNCES
2001 INTERNATIONAL NEW 17-METER AWARD
DX CONVENTION DXCC is pleased to announce the addition
This year’s International DX Convention of a 17-Meter Single-Band DXCC award.
Want to go on vacation and operate from will be held on April 20, 21 and 22 in Visalia, Applications for this award are being accepted
a semi-rare DXCC Entity? Try the Bhutan California and will be hosted by the Northern now. The 17-Meter DXCC certificates will be
Ham Centre! California DX Club (NCDXC). It’s not the dated, but not numbered. The 17-meter cred-
easiest place to get to if you are traveling from its will also count toward the DeSoto Cup
outside of the area, but it’s a great time to catch competition for the year 2001.
up with all the latest DXpeditions and DXers. If you do not know what credits you have
George Allan, W6YD, is the chairman and can on 17 meters, you can contact the DXCC for
be reached by e-mail at w6yd@aol.com for an update prior to applying. This will help
more details or you can check the NCDXC web avoid duplicates and additional costs. If you
site at www.ncdxc.org. have Web access and can read Adobe (.pdf)
files, contact the DXCC at dxcc@arrl.org for
S79KMB a copy of your record. If you do not have Web
access, please send a note to the DXCC along
Anita M. Keighley, KN2N, writes she has with $1.50 for postage, or an SASE with $1.50
been the QSL manager for Keith, S79KMB, in postage. For further information, e-mail the
since December 1990. After more than 10 DXCC at dxcc@arrl.org.
years she has decided to resign because Keith
now has more time to handle his own QSL ARRL OUTGOING QSL BUREAU
chores. Anita has the logs for contacts made
between December 1990 and July 2000. QSL Effective January 7, 2001 postal rates in-
cards may now be sent (no call on the enve- creased both domestically and internationally.
lope) to: Keith Berke, Anchor Café, Anse a la Expect to see a new rate for the ARRL Out-
Mouche, Seychelles Islands, Indian Ocean. going QSL Bureau very soon. Watch the
Anita would also like to thank her husband ARRLWeb for details.
John, K2PZ, for his help.
MORE BHUTAN
DX EXTRAVAGANZA Dimitri, RA9CO, reports he has obtained
The Lone Star DX Association (Austin) his visa and tickets to Bhutan. He plans to be
in conjunction with the Texas DX Society active as A52CO from March 15 to 21. QSL
(Houston), Central DX & Contest Club, (Aus- via UA9DD, PO Box 69, Ekaterinburg,
Melissa Johnson, N0MAJ, was the first tin), DX Amigos (San Antonio) and the West 620073, Russia.
YL to be licensed in Bhutan. Her Texas DX Society will sponsor the DX Ex-
Bhutanese call sign is A52YL. travaganza at HamCom in June. There will VIETNAM
be DX seminars, DX Talks, DX Hospitality Hans, WA1LWS, plans another operation
Suite, and a DX luncheon. HamCom 2001 will as 3W2LWS in Vietnam. The trip is set to
between the present US General and Amateur be held at the Arlington Convention Center cover both modes of the ARRL DX contests
Extra exams. It is certainly almost twice as on June 8-10. Let’s support this new DX gath- February 17 through March 6. He likes CW
long as either exam and is timed. ering. Mark your calendars now! and can often be found on 14027 and 21027
“The Novice class test is basically the kHz during his operations.
same as the US Technician class in technical THE GAMBIA
difficulty. It also requires a 5-WPM code test. A team of two German Amateur Radio op- WRAP UP
Privileges are for CW in the 80 and 15-meter erators announced they would be active from That’s all for this month. Keep those let-
bands (3.575-3.625 and 21.100-21.200 MHz), The Gambia from February 20 to March 5. ters, pictures and newsletters coming. This
and for all modes on 10 meters (28.100- Look for Mike, DL2OE, and Hans, DL7CM month I would like to thank the following for
28.600 MHz). Note that Bhutan is in ITU to be using C56/homecalls on 6 through 160 helping to make this column possible:
Region III and no amateur activity is allowed meters on CW, SSB and RTTY. The two will DL7CM, DXCC Desk, K5AT, KN2N, N7NG,
above 7.100 MHz, so the 40-meter Novice only be able to run 150 W, which is the maxi- The Daily DX, W0GJ, WA1LWS, WA4FFW,
band is not available. mum they are authorized to run. QSL via their ZR1DQ. Until next month, see you in the pile-
“From what I’ve seen in enthusiasm and home calls. ups!—Bernie, W3UR
94 March 2001
 PUBLIC SERVICE
Amateur Radio at The Ironman USA 2000
By Thomas Dick, KF2GC, ARRL Section bicycling, they were ready to begin the There were months of preparation for
Manager, Northern New York final leg—the 26.2-mile marathon over Isuzu Ironman 2000 USA requiring al-
some of the same roads. most 3000 volunteers, 20 ambulance
It is a foggy, misty morning in the Cameron Widoff, with a total elapsed squads, 3 helicopters, hundreds of emer-
Adirondack Park on a serene Mirror Lake time of 8 hours, 46 minutes, 5 seconds gency staff and many doctors—not to
in northern New York. A loudspeaker crossed the finish line to become the mention all the village highway depart-
breaks through the thousands of shout- Men’s Ironman Champion. Melissa ments, New York State Police and local
ing voices and the chop, chop, chop of a Spooner built up a 10-minute lead to fin- police. On race day, you only had to look
helicopter. Suddenly the crack of a ish in 9 hours, 45 minutes, 57 seconds at the huge white tents covering most of
starter’s cannon shot and the participants and became the Women’s Ironman the 1932 and 1980 Olympic Ovals in the
were off, swimming the first leg of the Champion. So, what does this have to do middle of downtown Lake Placid to real-
Isuzu Ironman USA 2000 at Lake Placid. with Amateur Radio? ize the magnitude of this prestigious and
A total of 1740 triathletes, for the next rigorous event.
16-plus hours, contested one of most rig- Amateur Radio’s Role
orous races ever devised. Ironman 2000 would be the first to tell Preparation is Key
you that without the Amateur Radio George Warren, N2UTY, the commu-
The Grueling Course Emergency Service and Amateur Radio nications captain, contacted the local
First, a 2.4-mile swim across beauti- operators, there wouldn’t be adequate clubs and passed out volunteer applica-
ful Mirror Lake. Then less than an hour emergency communications for this tions months in advance. Many of
later, racers began a lengthy bicycle route mountainous route. The mountains here the Amateur Radio operators from
through some of the most beautiful scen- in Northern New York make communi- Ironman 1999 returned to do communi-
ery in the world. The bicycle course cations for this world-renowned public cations in 2000. Their critiques and
leaves Lake Placid to Keene, New York, event quite a challenge. The 145.11-MHz evaluations will help to make future
and winds its way 14 miles downhill. public health and welfare/emergency re- events even better.
(Some portions of this downhill could peater, on top of Whiteface Mountain On Saturday morning, July 29, 2000,
take riders at speeds approaching (4867 feet), is the only answer for Al Haggett, KB2LML, an ARRL District
70 MPH.) Ironman 2000. Thirty-nine Amateur Ra- Emergency Coordinator in Northern
Next, the course goes to Upper Jay and dio operators were spread strategically New York, came to Lake Placid from
to Jay, then along the Hazelton Road back among the many aid/medical stations, Champlain to set-up along with Phil,
through Wilmington beside Whiteface medical vehicles and ambulances over N2ZGR, Ray, KC2DZA, Neal,
Mountain before going back to Lake the entire course to make communica- KC2GOA, George, N2UTY, and Tony,
Placid. The contestants do this route tions possible. Each operator was respon- WA2LRE, for this big event. Al said,
twice—some 112 miles in all. Some con- sible to make his own equipment work “Preparation is key to providing good
testants began to fade in relation to the in the ambulance and aid stations along communications at public service events/
front-runners. Once they completed the the course all day long. emergency services.” Many hours of set-

Chuck Orem, KD2AJ, operated as Net Control Station for the Tom Dick, KF2GC and Alice Bourquin, N2YTS, were stationed
Isuzu Ironman USA 2000 at Lake Placid. at the medical tent.

Steve Ewald, WV1X
Public Service Specialist

March 2001 95
 Public Service Honor Roll Criteria Questionnaire

Name and call sign: (2) Performing as Net Control Station (NCS) for a public service
net, using any mode, 3 points each; maximum 24.
e-mail address:
(3) Performing assigned liaison between public service nets, 3
Postal address: points each; maximum 24.

(4) Delivering a formal message to a third party, 1 point each; no

What ARRL Field Appointment(s), if any, do you hold? limit.

(5) Originating a formal message from a third party, 1 point each;

The Present Public Service Honor Roll Categories: no limit.

This listing is to recognize amateurs whose public service (6) Serving as an ARRL field appointee or Section Manager, 10
performance during the month indicated qualifies for 70 or more points each appointment; maximum 30.
total points in these 8 categories:
(7) Participating in a communications network for a public service
(1) Checking into a public service net, using any mode, 1 point event, 10 points each event; no limit.
each; maximum 60.
(8) Providing and maintaining an automated digital system that
handles ARRL radiogram-formatted messages; 30 points.

1. In general, what do you think Amateur Radio operators mean 8.b. If yes, and since emergency operations last an extended
by “Public Service”? period of time, which is more appropriate, a sliding scale of
“time spent” — such as “X” number of points for “X” amount of
time—or a set amount of “points earned” for each emergency
2. What do you believe the purpose of the Public Service Honor operation no matter how much time was involved?
Roll is? Time spent______ Points earned___

8c. If you answered yes to 8.a, what sliding scale do you

3.a. Do you think there is an appropriate balance between NTS- envision for either your choice of time spent or points earned—
related activities and ARES-related activities? and what would you assign as a maximum number?
Yes___ No___

3.b. If no, how would you suggest a better balance? 9.a. Should the amount of time that a ham spends per month on
Amateur Radio public service activities (other than direct
4. Category 8 (introduced in 1991) recognizes a ham who involvement in an emergency or disaster-relief operation—see
“provides and maintains an automated digital system that Question 8 a.) be recognized by a separate point category?
handles ARRL radiogram-formatted message traffic.” What about Yes____ No____
other digital traffic handlers who check into an NTS-designated
digital mailbox (on HF) or a bulletin board system (on VHF) to 9.b. If yes, which is more appropriate: a sliding scale of “time
pick up traffic? Should this function be incorporated into spent”—such as “X” number of points for “X” amount of time—
Category 1, Checking into a public service net, using any mode, or a set amount of “points earned” no matter how much time
one point each; maximum 60? was involved? Time spent______ Points earned_____
Yes___ No___
9.c. If you answered yes to 9.a., what sliding scale do you
5.a. Are there other traffic-handling functions performed by radio envision for either your choice of time spent or points earned—
amateurs, using any mode, that are not addressed by the and what would you assign as a point maximum?
present categories? Yes___ No___

5.b. If yes, please list the other traffic-handling functions not 10. Category 6 recognizes the ham that serves as an ARRL
addressed by present categories. official field appointee or SM. Should this category also include
other volunteers, such as Assistant Emergency Coordinators
and registered members of ARES? Yes___ No___
6.a. PSHR point categories have been weighted toward on-the-
air activities. Should we broaden the scope of the PSHR to
include more off-the-air activities? Yes___ No___ 11.a. Do you believe the threshold of 70 points per calendar
month to earn PSHR status is:
6.b. If yes, what off-the-air activities should be included? About right______
Too low_____
Too high_____
7.a. Are there other forms of public service performed by
Amateur Radio operators that are not presently addressed by the 11.b. If you think there should be a change, what would you
PSHR categories? Yes___ No___ recommend?

7.b. If yes, please give an example.

Additional comments are welcomed. Thank you!

8.a. Should there be a specific category that recognizes a ham’s

efforts that directly support and are directly involved with an
actual emergency or disaster-relief operation? Yes___ No____

96 March 2001
ting up paid off when the event started over, we kept track of ambulance loca- N2CYO, KB2RKV, KC2EZP, AB2G,
and communications from net control tions, and estimated times of arrival. We N2XPS, N3TTY, N3ONZ, N1YWD, W1USE,
began. After all, the public’s health and made sure that backup communications N2ZGR, KC2GOA, KD2AJ, KB2LML,
VE2MG , KC2ALG, KF2GC, AB2HQ,
welfare and reliable emergency commu- were available in case other communica- N2YTS, KC2BSZ, N2XHP, WB2YDT
nications are what ARES is all about. tion systems didn’t work. Thus, these and N2UTY.
On Sunday at 6:30 AM, the first health triathletes in Ironman 2000 were just a
and welfare traffic was begun by Chuck, radio call away from emergency services REVISITING PUBLIC SERVICE
KD2AJ, net control stationed at the and treatment. HONOR ROLL CRITERIA
Emergency Management Center (EMC). In response to ARRL members’ comments,
It would be past 1:30 Monday morning Thanks to All the ARRL Volunteer Resources Committee is
The next Isuzu Ironman USA Lake discussing the possible revision of the Public
by the time Tony, WA2LRE, finished up Service Honor Roll (PSHR) and/or broaden-
the last traffic for Isuzu Ironman 2000. I Placid will be on July 29, 2001, and we ing the criteria for PSHR points. The PSHR
said, “There are Ironmen triathletes— will do it all again. Maybe you’ve thought criteria were last revised in 1991 by the ARRL
absolutely. So, how about Ironhams about camping in the Adirondacks. This Public Service Advisory Committee. (Refer-
also?” We had 39 hams involved, and would be a great time to come. If you ence May, 1991, QST, p. 71.) Please look over
many amateurs spent long hours in am- would like to volunteer, contact: the present list of PSHR categories and point
values assigned to each (see previous page),
bulances at aid stations and medical units. ironmanham@whiteface.net, kf2gc and answer the questions. Please return the
We provided the vital field support for @arrl.org or check out the Ironman Web questionnaire by April 2, 2001. Photocopy the
information back to the EMC where site at www.ironmanusa.com. questionnaire and send it to:
coordination and dissemination of this Thanks to all our ARES members and ARRL Field and Educational Services
traffic is logged and sent out. These Ama- fellow amateurs who made the Ironman 225 Main Street
2000 in Lake Placid go so well: KC2ESO, Newington, CT 06111-1494
teur Radio operators handled messages KC2DZA, N2WMJ, KC2BKO, WA2JPM, or fax it to 860-594-0259. You can also fill
of vital statistics such as the athlete’s N2RUL, N2ZZC, N7OTH, N2NRM, out and submit the PSHR Criteria Question-
number, blood pressure, pulse and any KC2BRN, KC2FDJ, N2TJA, KC2FDK, naire on-line via the ARRLWeb at www.arrl
physical complaints or conditions. More- VE2NHK, N2YWM, WA2YBM, N2YTU, .org/forms/field/pshr/index.html.

WA1FNM KA8WNO 118 W5AYX 88

142 NN2H W5CDX WB7VYH WA2YOW Section Traffic Manager Reports
Field Organization Reports W0LAW
WO0A
WB2QIX
KA4UIV
N8DD
K4MTX
104
AD4XV
KA1VAX
N1LAH
December 2000
KC6SKK KA8WNO WA8SSI WA4EYU
141 N9MN The following ARRL Section Traffic Managers reported: AK,
Public Service Honor Roll KA1GWE 117 KF4KSN 87 AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DE, EMA, EWA, GA, IA, ID, KS, KY,
KB2VVB KB0DTI KD4HGU WA4CSQ
December 2000 KD4GR LA, ME, MDC, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NFL, NH, NLI, OH, OK,
127 KB2VVD 103 86 OR, ORG, SBAR, SC, SD, SFL, SNJ, STX, TN, VT, WCF,
140 AA3SB KG2D WMA, WNY, WPA, WV, WWA, WY.
KT6A AA4YW KG5GE
This listing is to recognize amateurs whose public service W7QM
performance during the month indicated qualifies for 70 or WD4JJ 116 N3SW 85
more total points in the following 8 categories (as reported W5GKH 126 N1JBD KC5VLW W0FCL
to their Section Managers). Please note the maximum W1PEX W1QU KA4LRM W7VSE
139 K2DN KC7SGM
points for each category: 1) Checking into a public service KE4JHJ 101 KC2ANN
net, using any mode, 1 point each; maximum 60. 2) AA8SN W3CB K5MC
N2KPR
125 N1JBD K6AGD
83 Section Emergency Coordinator Reports
Performing as Net Control Station (NCS) for a public WD9FLJ KE0K
service net, using any mode, 3 points each; maximum 24. KC7ZZB 115 KC8HTP December 2000
3) Performing assigned liaison between public service 138 W3NNL W1JX KA2BCE 82
nets, 3 points each; maximum 24. 4) Delivering a formal K3JL W2GUT WA1QAA WR8F K8AE The following ARRL Section Emergency Coordinators
message to a third party, 1 point each; no limit. 5) Originating W3YVQ AD4IH K2DBK reported: AZ, CT, EWA, IN, KS, KY, LA, MDC, MI, MN, MO,
WB5NKD 114 100 WB9GIU
a formal message from a third party, 1 point each; no limit. N2GJ AB4E WW8D NLI, OH, SD, SFL, STX, SV (North), TN, VA, WMA, WCF,
6) Serving as an ARRL field appointee or Section Manager, N9BDL W7GHT 81 WNY.
10 points each appointment; maximum 30. 7) Participating AF4QZ 113 99 N7CEU
W7ZIW 124 AA3GV W2LC
in a communications network for a public service event, 10 K4YVX WJ3K
points each event; no limit. 8) Providing and maintaining W7GB N7AIK 98 K1YLB
WA1JVV KB2ETO
an automated digital system that handles ARRL radiogram- 136 K8LEN K1FP
formatted messages; 30 points. Stations that qualify for W9YCV 123 WA4EIC AC5Z KA7TTY
PSHR 12 consecutive months, or 18 out of a 24-month W1ALE 112 N3RB
Brass Pounders League
135 WA2UKX 80 December 2000
period, will be awarded a certificate from HQ on written KE4JFS 97 N5GG
notification of qualifying months to the Public Service W0WWR K1JPG KG4FXG KE4GYR KB4WBY
Branch at HQ 134 122 AG9G The BPL is open to all amateurs in the US, Canada and US
KK1A AA2ED 79
KA4HHE K2PB K4BG possessions who report to their SMs a total of 500 points or
777 242 195 168 154 W3BBQ K0PIZ KJ5YY a sum of 100 or more origination and delivery points for any
111 95
NM1K W5ZX WX8Y K2UL K0IBS 133 K7MQF W2MTO 78 calendar month. All messages must be handled on amateur
KC2GJM N9KNJ W4NTI K7GXZ W1JTH KC3Y frequencies within 48 hours of receipt in standard ARRL
466 241 192 110 K4BEH K3UWO radiogram format.
N5JZ KK5GY KA4FZI K6YR KC2AHS 132 121 K8JP WB2IJH
166 152 KC7SRL K5DPG W5XX WA8DHB 77
445 233 191 N7DRP KE4DNO Call Orig Rcvd Sent Dlvd Total
KB2WII KC5OZT KA5KLU N2CCN K4IWW N2WDS WI1G KK3F 20 2140 2082 58 4300
WX4H W9CBE AA2SV 94
164 KD1LE 109 KA8VWE 76 NM1K 747 183 8878 0 1808
408 232 189 KB1EPQ
K4FQU NN7H W4EAT W6DOB 150 131 W3OKN K2VX KJ3E WX4H 0 733 883 17 1633
W4ZJY K8GA K4RBR K5IQZ KT4TD WB4UHC W4QAT W5SEG 49 598 507 10 1164
382 229 K4SCL NY2V 108 K1SEC W7BO 44 432 544 0 1020
163 W4WXA KF5A
K5NHJ WA5I 188 KC4ZHF KT4PM 120 WB4PAM W1PEX 0 103 888 12 1003
WN0Y W3VK K4WKT 75
370 220 WB2UVB WB2FGL KG4CHW KC7SGL KT6A 1 499 479 1 980
N7YSS 148 W3IPX WD9HII
K9JPS K7VVC 185 NZ1D 130 93 K1TSV K7VVC 79 394 443 41 957
161 N3EFW W2PII K7BDU 180 307 436 15 938
363 219 W0OYH WB0ZNY K8KV WB2LEZ K8SH
KC2EOT KC4TLG 147 K9GBR WZ7V 0 456 36 423 914
K7BDU WB5ZED KE3FL KA2DBD KB4DXN N1IST
160 W4CAC 92 W6IVV 12 370 451 0 833
182 WB4TVY K4AKC K4DMH 74
335 218 WB5NKC WA4QXT 107 N3WK WB5ZED 21 392 361 30 804
KB2RTZ KB8ZYY KA2GJV KB5W AD6LW W4DGH W8SZU K1STV K4FQU 276 112 388 14 790
159 AF4NS N3YSI KF4NJP
286 217 181 WU4C 119 N2WFN 90 W6DOB 1 342 392 25 760
KV4AP NC4ML KC8LBZ K8VFZ K3CSX KA2ZNZ 37 321 271 90 719
N9VE N1LKJ N8BV K9LGU KI4YV W4CC
N2OPJ N3WKE KC6NBI AF4CD WA9VND 55 315 239 46 655
279 216 178 129 KO4OL
N8FPN 158 146 W9ZY 106 73 W9YPY 0 384 336 0 640
WA9VND KK3F N8IO W2MTA N3ZKP AF2K 89 N4JAQ W4EAT 1 319 296 10 626
KB1DSB K9FHI N2AKZ KA2CQX KA2ZKM
269 W6QZ KJ4N W2FR N3WAV 72 KB2WII 175 130 182 124 611
W7TVA 206 176 KB2EV KC8CON N9TVT K3TX W2EAG 7 302 276 12 597
WB4GM 157 KB5TCH WA2GUP WA4GLS W4AUN
AF4DL W2EAG WD0GUF W6JPH K9JPS 0 278 32 269 571
265 145 WA0TFC KE4VBA 71 KA4FZI 2 305 240 22 569
KA2ZNZ 205 173 WA4DOX W7LG
N2RPI 156 128 KB2VRO 105 AA8PI KM5YL WB2GTG 8 229 288 18 543
257 N8EXV N5OUJ AB4XK K8QIP W2CC N2JRS N5IKN 0 270 153 117 540
172 N0SU KF6OIF
N5NAV 200 155 144 W9IHW 5 239 61 205 507
KB1AJ W8YS WB2GTG BPL for 100 or more originations plus deliveries: N9VE 209,
256 W2RJL
WA5OUV 198 170 KB2KLH The following station qualified for PSHR during the months KB2RTZ 197, K9GU 192, K5NHJ 174, WA5OUV 151, K8LJG
W6IVV 153 indicated, but was not previously recognized in this column: 143, N5JZ 128, KK5GY 123, KC6GJM 113.
250 N5IKN NR2F 143
KR4MU (Sep) WA2GUP 101. (Oct) WA2GUP 131.
W7BO

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 THE WORLD ABOVE 50 MHZ
Aurora Warnings
March is a prime month for aurora, be-
VE8SIX OX3SIX
cause there is a greater probability of
geomagnetic disturbances around the
equinox periods near March 21 and
September 21 than at other times. Under- OX3VHF
VE8WD
lying solar activity is not greater during VE8BY
these periods, but rather the magnetic VE8BY

fields of Earth and Sun are more strongly

coupled. Thus, whatever solar eruptions VE6ARC
do take place are likely to have a stron-
VE6EMU
ger effect on the Earth’s magnetic field, VA7SIX VE6EMU
which in turn initiates the sequence of
events that cause auroral storms.
Radio amateurs have long sought ways WR7V
VA3BCN
VO1ZA
to predict and anticipate geomagnetic dis- W7HAH N8PUM VE3VBL VE9MS
VE4VHF
turbances and associated aurora. Radio N8PUM VE2FUT
aurora effects typically last only a few VE1CBC
hours, so leaving the matter to chance W8VHF
WA2UMX
may mean missing valuable operating
W2RTB
time. Over the past several decades, a W2RTB
number of simple ways to anticipate such
events have proved reasonably reliable.
These methods are still useful, but they Figure 1—Six-meter beacons potentially useful for aurora and auroral-E warnings in
Canada and the northern US are shown in blue, and two-meter beacons are indicated
are primarily ways to identify auroral in red. For details, see Table 1.
events already in progress or at best
aurora just about to happen. Longer lead
times could be even more helpful. geophysical observatories has reduced sidebar for some of URLs of these pages.
In recent years, data collected by sat- disturbances in the Earth’s magnetic field
ellite instruments, improved understand- to two scales, the 24-hour A index and Beacons
ing of solar-geophysical effects, and the the three-hour K index. Specially designed beacons can pro-
rapid distribution of information by the The K index is probably the more vide direct indications of aurora, but un-
Worldwide Web has significantly im- useful of the two, as it provides an indi- fortunately, there are few such stations
proved auroral forecasting. Radio ama- cation of geomagnetic conditions at currently operating in North America.
teurs are delighted with these new three-hour intervals on an ordinal scale The most useful 50-, 144- and 222-MHz
forecasting methods, but they have im- from one to nine. A K-index of four or beacons would be located in southern
plications that are more-serious for a host greater suggests that radio aurora is likely Canada or the northern US border. To be
of other services. HF and satellite com- over the northern US, especially in late most effective, they should run 10 to
munications of all sorts can be disrupted afternoon or evening. Higher K values in- 50 W to small northern-facing Yagis. Pub-
by aurora. Solar storms present a physi- dicate increasing intensity and southern lished sources suggest that only
cal threat to satellites and other space- expansion of aurora. The A and K indi- VE6EMU in southern Alberta currently
craft, as well as to humans who may be ces, along with a 24-hour forecast of so- meets these criteria. A wider network of
in orbit about the Earth. Geomagnetic dis- lar and geomagnetic conditions, are auroral beacons, especially from Maine
turbances can induce destructive currents broadcast at 18 minutes after each hour to Minnesota, would be quite useful and
into telephone lines, long-distance power over WWV at 5, 10, 15 and 20 MHz. The might make the beacons good club
distribution grids and pipelines. Warnings same message can be heard by telephon- projects.
of aurora can allow various services time ing 303-497-3235. Elaborate graphic pre- About 20 other beacons are in loca-
to take protective measures. sentations of the same data can be viewed tions that could provide warning of au-
over the Web. See the “Aurora Web Sites” rora, but they use omnidirectional anten-
Traditional Methods nas, such as crossed Yagi, egg-beater
Radio amateurs have long used a num- This Month design, ground planes or vertical dipoles
ber of indications to anticipate aurora. March 11 Good EME conditions (see Table 1). These general-purpose bea-
These include weak and wavering signals March 21 Transequatorial cons thus have limited potential for de-
on the lower HF bands in the late after- propagation peaks tecting aurora, but they are certainly
noon, auroral distortion on polar paths on ± 2 weeks worth monitoring anyway. The beacons
the higher HF bands and especially a geo- March 31-April 1 European Worldwide across central and northern Canada are
EME Contest (432 MHz,
magnetic K index of four or greater. For 2.3, 5.7 GHz) probably more suited for detecting asso-
many decades, a worldwide network of ciated auroral-E propagation.

Emil Pocock, W3EP
Box 100, Lebanon, CT 06249 (Voice 860-642-4347, fax 860-594-0259)
w3ep@arrl.org
98 March 2001
 Aurora Web Sites less severe, but SSB is nearly impossible
Today’s Space Weather from NOAA presents geomagnetic K indices, electron and on 144 MHz and higher. Contacts at 222
proton flux levels, as well as a brief three-day forecast of geomagnetic conditions in and 432 MHz are usually possible when-
colorful graphic formats. ever contacts can be made at 144 MHz,
www.sec.noaa.gov/today.html but signals will be weaker with Doppler
NOAA’s Space Environmental Service Center provides more detailed descriptive distortion and broadening much greater.
forecasts of solar activity and geomagnetic levels. It is essential to use a wide frequency
www.sec.noaa.gov/forecast.html separation between signals during auroral
A daily Aurora Forecast from the University of Alaska Geophysical Institute is
designed primarily to aid visual observers, but the forecasts are also useful for radio. sessions, because it is impossible to sepa-
Forecast maps can be tailored for any place on Earth. rate two close stations with auroral distor-
www.gi.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/predict.cgi tion. The ordinary calling frequencies are
The N1BUG Aurora Monitor contains a variety of pages with much useful real-time almost certain to be occupied, so it is best
data, aurora images from space and forecasts, along with many links to professional to avoid them entirely. Listen below
and popular aurora sites, including an aurora discussion list. 50.100 MHz for CW activity and higher
members.mint.net/n1bug/prop/aumon/aufr.html than 50.130 MHz for clear spots to oper-
ate SSB. On 2 meters, it was the practice
not so long ago for auroral activity to be-
Table 1 gin around 144.110 MHz and spread out
50 and 144-MHz Beacons in Canada and the Northern USA from there. This neatly avoided normal
MHz Call Grid Power and Antenna SSB activity centered on 144.200 MHz
50.008 VE8SIX CP38 85 W 4-el and provided some clear space to operate.
50.012 OX3SIX HP15 100 W dipole This is still a good idea that needs reviv-
50.020 VE8WD DP22 20 W omni ing. On the higher bands, it may be a good
50.036 VE4VHF EN19 35 W omni idea to operate some kilohertz away from
50.039 VO1ZA GN37 1 W omni
50.041 VE6EMU DO33 35 W 4-el Yagi NNE established calling frequencies to have a
50.044 VE6ARC DO05 25 W omni greater chance of being in the clear.
50.045 OX3VHF GP60 20 W omni
50.048 VE8BY FP53 30 W omni ON THE BANDS
50.049 VA3BCN FN03 2 W dipole
50.057 VA7SIX CN89 10 W omni Worldwide 6-meter activities dominated
50.059 VE3UBL FN03 10 W omni the reports for December, but there was other
50.062 W7HAH DN28 50 W omni propagation during the month. Sporadic E
50.065 VE9MS FN65 1 W omni appeared on 6 meters across the US and
50.068 N8PUM EN65 10 W dipole Canada on at least 10 days, coincidentally on
50.069 W2RTB FN12 10 W omni dates when F-layer propagation was also most
50.073 WR7V CN87 10 W omni evident. Six-meter DXers also noticed aurora
144.276 W2RTB FN12 15 W omni during several of their morning sessions, but
144.276 VE2FUT FN25 15 W omni there was only one report of 2-meter auroral
144.278 N8PUM EN65 10 W omni contacts. The Geminids meteor shower gen-
144.284 VE1CBC FN64 unknown erally attracts a good deal of attention, but this
144.285 VE6EMU DO33 20 W 5-el N year interest must have waned. Only one sta-
144.289 WA2UMX FN23 20 W omni tion reported making a Geminids contact.
144.292 VE8BY FP53 23 W dipole array Finally, a new microwave record was broken
on New Year’s day in Virginia.
Read on for the details. Dates and times
Web Sites of a sudden increase in solar-wind veloc- are UTC. Thanks also for the reports from
Several professional and amateur Web ity and dramatic increases in proton and NT1N, K2OVS, WB2AMU, WV2V, K4FB,
sites provide a variety of images, graph- electron flux. These events show up W4WRL, K7ICW, K0AZ and N0JK, which
also made this month’s summaries possible.
ics and data useful for predicting aurora. clearly in the graphics and usually trig-
The most useful information includes vi- ger descriptive warnings of an imminent Six Meter DX
sual observations of coronal mass ejec- geomagnetic storm. The effects can of- December is usually the peak month for
tions (CME) from the sun, satellite mea- ten be seen directly in visual images of worldwide propagation from most of North
sures of solar wind, proton and electron the southerly extension of the aurora over America, but activity fell short of the hopes of
fluxes and images of the Earth’s polar the northern pole. many DXers. The primary reason was that the
region taken from space. Several Web sites provide detailed tu- solar flux ranged between 135 (December 9)
and 201 (December 20), which is generally too
Mass ejections of energetic protons and torials and hints for using and interpret- low for sustained spectacular conditions.
electrons from the sun can trigger dramatic ing the vast array of data available. Check Nevertheless, there were some interesting ses-
geomagnetic disturbances. High-energy on-line European packet networks to dis- sions. A handful of West Coast stations man-
electrons and protons ejected from the Sun cover whether any Europeans are hearing aged contacts with Europe. Quite a number of
travel with the solar wind along the Sun’s or working stations via auroral or auroral- Northeastern operators were treated to a rare
two-hour opening to New Zealand, and V73AT
magnetic field lines. If these particles in- E propagation. Generally, Europe experi- gave out contacts on two afternoons across
tersect the Earth’s magnetic field, high-en- ences the effects of aurora about five hours much of the US and Canada, including the East
ergy electrons may be directed toward the before North America. Coast.
poles along the Earth’s magnetic field Stations in Florida probably worked more
lines. An auroral storm may result. This Operating European countries than did those in the
takes about 30 to 40 hours from the time CW remains the preferred mode for Northeast, an interesting switch in the nor-
mal routine. Much of the rest of the activity
the CME is first detected. aurora contacts because of severe Doppler was consistent with the two previous months
Earth satellites can provide about one- distortion and broadening. SSB may be of DX. In general, conditions to Europe, South
hour warning of such an event in the form possible on 50 MHz, where distortion is America, across the continent and into the
March 2001 99
Pacific were best during the first five days of seven-element Yagi. AE4RO (EL97) worked The first hour or so coincided with the time
December, although the solar flux fell from OM3EY and heard an OZ beacon. From the when West Coast stations made their contacts
185 to 147 during this period. Six meters was Florida panhandle, AC4TO (EM70) logged I, with the United Kingdom. Signals from both
also open for transatlantic contacts nearly DL, OK and SP for new countries and heard coasts were as strong as many old-timers can
every day during the second half of the month, many others he could not work. ever recall during similar openings, but the skip
at least from the Northeast, but DX activity Midwesterners also got a piece of the ac- zone did not shorten up significantly.
to other places lagged behind. tion. W8 and W9 call area stations worked
CU, TF, GM, GI, EI, GW, G, HB and I on Alaska, Asia and the Pacific
Caribbean, Central several days. See Table 2 for a summary. There were only a few modest openings to
and South America K0AZ (MO) snagged EI5FK and GM0EWX Asia in December, but East Coast stations
on December 3, when selected Europeans worked across the Pacific on at least two days.
Stations throughout the eastern half of the made their westernmost contacts. K5CM
US and adjacent Canada were treated to strong Widely scattered DXers in Washington, Oregon
(OK) hooked up with G4CBW that same day. and Nevada made a few Japanese contacts on
openings to the south on December 1 to 4, K1SG (MA), K8MFO (OH), WB9HLM,
10, 11, 12, 23 and 25, primarily before noon December 1; W7XU/0 logged eight JAs the
K9HMB, K9TI and K1MOD (all IL) worked next afternoon; and a few JAs made it into
local time. The majority of contacts with S92DX on December 4, the only US stations
8P9HW, 9Y4AT, FG5BG, FM1DQ, FY5KE, California and Colorado logs on December 3.
to do so before S92DX left Sao Tome. V73AT in the Marshall Islands made con-
HC1MD, HC2FG, HK3PJ, HK4SAM, West Coast operators, who have often lis-
HP2CWB, HP3XUG, P43JB, P49MR, P49T, tacts with VE7 and VE6 stations, along with
tened with envy as others worked Europe, got W7XU/0 and VE9AA, on December 2. The
PZ5RA, V26JT, V31PC, VP2MDD, VP2VI, some breaks this December. N6CA and N6XQ
VP5KE, VP5/AA5B, YS1AG and several next day between 2113 and 2229, while trans-
hooked up with EH7KW on December 1 continental signals were still booming, V73AT
KP4, PY, TI and YV stations, were on SSB. around 1750 over a path skewed south toward
Several DX operators patiently logged ran off 80 CW contacts in W1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 0
Africa. Signals were weak. A few more West (MN) through a big pileup and QRM. This
pages full of contacts with eager US stations Coast stations made it on that memorable
that were calling in the pileups. Antonio was a welcome surprise to East Coast opera-
December 3. GW4VEQ, GM6NX, G4CBW tors, who had no other indications of propa-
Scolamiero, YV4DDK, listed several hundred and GI0OTC worked through staggering pile-
stations in all US call areas (save 6 and 7), gation to the Pacific. The only other notable
ups of W1, 2, 3, 8 and 9 stations through the Pacific opening took place between 2100 and
VE1 and VE3 during the month. On some morning. After 1700, GW4VEQ worked
days, US stations could easily work half-a- 2230 on December 23, when ZL2TPY, ZL2IP
N5JHV (NM), eight W7 (AZ) stations, N6XQ, and ZL2KT made quite a few SSB contacts
dozen countries. Howard Sine, WB4WXR N6CA and N6CT, the latter with 599 signals.
(EM74) in Alabama, reported an unusual into the Northeast.
GM6NX heard N5JHV but could not attract his Less spectacular but no less surprising were
evening opening that lasted for an hour after attention. G4CBW logged N5JHV and heard
2350 on December 10, during which he the two days on which Alaskans worked across
WA7COJ. GI0OTC worked AA7A (AZ) and the US as far as southeast as Florida. Stations
logged many LU, CE, CX, PY and ZP calls. perhaps others. across the northern half of the US, from Wash-
Europe and Africa ington and Oregon to Michigan, West Virginia
Transcontinental and south to Missouri reported KL7NO and
There was transatlantic propagation on the Single-hop transcontinental F-layer con- WL7M on December 2. The following after-
mornings of December 1 to 5, 17 to 22 and 24 tacts took place on December 1, 2, 3, 4 and 27. noon, when many other paths seemed to break
to 30, primarily from the East Coast. On most The most intense opening was undoubtedly loose, AL7NU, NL7Z and KL0RG joined their
days, VE1YX and other stations in the Cana- December 3, when coast-to-coast paths opened fellows to work across much of the US.
dian Maritime Provinces had much better con- prior to 1700 and persisted until at least 2200. W5UWB in south Texas reported that AL7NU
ditions than did those elsewhere. The band was in for two hours, as stations across much
opened earlier (sometimes as early as 1200), of the south reported the Alaskans, including
European signals were stronger, and the Mari- AE4TO (FL) and WB4WXE (AL).
time stations worked more European countries Table 2
US to Europe and Africa on 50 MHz in There was also interesting propagation from
than any others in North America. On Decem- Southeast Asia to much of Europe during the
ber 18 alone, VE1YX reported working 225 December (Except W1, 2, 3)
first week or so of December. Conditions were
Europeans in at least 22 countries as far east- especially good on December 3 and 4, when
ward as Poland and Cyprus (5B4FL), which Day US Calls and Call Areas (State)
DX Calls western Europeans logged 9M2NK (West Ma-
counts as Asia. VE9AA made a single odd laysia), DU1/GM4COK (Philippines), VR2LC
contact with LZ2DF on December 26, when 1 W6—EH7KW
3 W4 (SC, FL, AL)—GM, GI, EI, GW and others in Hong Kong and YB5QX (Indo-
signals from OX, CT3, EH and CT were stron- nesia). XU7AAP (Cambodia) ran a string of
gest along a southerly skewed path. W5 (NM), W6, W7 (AZ) GW4VEQ
W7 (AZ)—GI0OTC Europeans on December 8. Another notable
Conditions on most days were not quite Asian opening took place on December 17,
this spectacular, especially for US stations. W8 (OH)—GM, GW
W9—(CU) when UK9AA hooked up with SP6ASD and
Signals were often weak with fading, open- other ES and OH stations, the first ever 6 meter
ings were short and quite selective with op- W0 (MO)—GM, EI
4 W4 (FL, AL)—GM, GI, HB, LA SM contacts from Uzbekistan.
portunities often limited to the best equipped
stations on both sides. The vast majority of W5 (OK)—G
W8 (OH), W9 (IL)—S92DX Sporadic E
openings extended only as far as Ireland (EI)
and the United Kingdom (GM, GD, GI, GW 5 W4 (FL)—GM, G, PA, ON, F, DL There were scattered reports of single-hop
and G). During the last few days of Decem- W5 (OK, NM)—G E skip somewhere across the country on
ber, island stations CU7BC, TF3GW and W7 (AZ)—GW, GI December 2, 3, 4, 11, 17, 27, 28, 29 and 31.
OY9JD gave out contacts to eager takers, pri- 17 W4 (NC)—HB These short-lived openings were typical for
marily in the Northeast. Contacts from the W1 W8 (OH)—EI, HB, I the mid-winter sporadic-E season. George
and W2 call areas to PA, ON, SM, OZ, DL, 18 W4 (FL)—PA, ON, OZ, DL, I, OK, Clement, KF4ZKU (EL89), did make some
HB, OK, S5 and I were less common. Con- SM, SP unusual winter E-skip contacts with KP4EIT
tacts even further east were rare. 20 W4 (FL)—F and KP4UK from Florida on the afternoon of
Those in Florida did better than this, espe- 24 W4 (GA, FL)—GW, I, OK December 11. George was running just 10 W
cially on December 5 and 18. Bruce Sternstein, W8 (OH)—EH to a three-element Yagi. Gary Carter,
K2RTH (EL95), ran a huge pile-up on the fifth, 25 W4 (VA)—TF WA4IAM (FM06), has been having some
logging OZ, SM and LA for new countries, W8 (OH)—GM success running PSK31 during E-skip open-
along with numerous G, GM, F, PA, ON and 27 W8 (OH)—GM, GI, GW ings on 50.290 MHz, which seems to have be-
DL calls. On the 18th, Bruce added SP (for W9 (IL, WI)—GM, CU come the center for such activities.
country #101), along with more SM, OZ, DL 28 W8 (OH)—TF
and OK stations. SM7BAE was 59+ at times. W9 (IN, WI)—GM Aurora and Meteor Scatter
K2OY/4 (EL86) made 19 QSOs with PA, DL, 29 W8 (OH)—CU Other modes were scarce. Ray Bohmer,
SP and OK that day, running 190 W into a W9 (IL)—GM W1REZ, (FN55) in Maine was surprised to
100 March 2001
EME Annuals
Published Earth-Moon-Earth annual standings include stations with a minimum number of unique initial contacts as of January 1. For a
complete list of all reporting stations, check the VHF/UHF/Microwave Standings Boxes at www.arrl.org/announce/standings. To
ensure that the Standings Boxes reflect recent activity, submit reports at least every two years by e-mail to standings@arrl.org. For
printed reporting forms, send a request with SASE to Standings, ARRL, 225 Main St., Newington CT 06111.
Call Sign Initial QSOs DXCC States Call Sign Initial QSOs DXCC States Call Sign Initial QSOs DXCC States Call Sign Initial QSOs DXCC States
6 meters (50 to 54 MHz) F9HS 252 49 27 DL9NDD 321 47 38 EA6ADW 147 31 24
K6QXY 30 12 10 KL7X 243 33 49 JA9BOH 292 47 42 OZ4MM 146 28 14
W6JKV/5 19 9 7 PA3DZL 232 46 28 G3SEK 275 54 42 SM6CKU 145 28 17
W7HAH 15 5 6 HB9Q 203 — — I2COR 251 40 — G3LTF 142 31 20
W7FN 15 5 4 JA9BOH 194 39 34 JA4BLC 248 — — G4CCH 140 30 23
W5FF 13 5 4 LA8LF 192 39 37 OZ4MM 177 39 — LA8LF 124 27 29
VE1ALQ 12 — — SV1BTR 165 48 29 G4ERG 166 34 30 F5PAU 120 — —
9H1CD 148 39 27 KL7WE 162 — 50 SM2CEW 103 — —
2 meters (144 to 148 MHz) SM3AKW 132 29 21 OH2DG 162 — — DJ6YW 102 — —
W5UN 2453 154 50 AL7FS 119 11 49 LA8LF 160 32 32 OE5JFL 92 — —
KN6M/5 2012 96 40 DL5DTA 108 24 17 ON4KNG 146 36 18 HA5SHF 89 20 6
KB8RQ 1582 143 50 ZS6AXT 140 34 — S57DCD 80 — —
VE7BQH 1235 130 50 1.25 meters (222 to 225 MHz) EA6ADW 140 22 18 JA4BLC 73 — —
W7CS 739 85 50 VE3AX 35 4 35 UA9FAD 131 — — OK1DFC 70 25 13
N5BLZ 715 84 50 W5LUA 29 4 34 OE9ERC 127 30 22 I2COR 63 26 10
W7HAH 703 84 50 W1JR 27 3 27 PA3DZL 121 38 30 OH2DG 56 — —
W5DOG 638 81 50 K2UYH 12 — 6 EA2LU 119 32 18 JA9AHB 55 — —
W0HP 628 84 50 DK3FB 114 32 —
N1BUG 500 — 50 IK5WJD 68 23 13
W7FN 459 67 50 SV1BTR 64 25 17 13 cm (2300 to 2310, 2390 to 2450 MHz)
70 cm (420 to 450 MHz)
K1CA 425 104 50 OX6OL 60 — — W5LUA 45 20 9
W5LBT 375 130 50 K2UYH 601 — — AL7OB 58 15 18
N4GJV 598 52 50 WA8WZG 13 10 4
WA6PEV 339 52 50 OK1CA 57 25 22
KI3W 337 61 50 K1FO 527 75 49
N9AB 355 — — OE9XXI 51 19 11
VE3KH 290 52 50 OE9ERC 46 20 8
AA7A 284 47 48 KD4LT 330 47 38 33 cm (902 to 928 MHz)
K0RZ 295 45 39 OK1KIR 39 19 9
K6AAW 231 39 47 W5LUA 9 2 6 ZS6AXT 31 16 —
N4GJV 251 — 49 W7FN 289 58 50
W1ZX/3 289 41 47 AF1T 7 1 6 JA4BLC 19 12 3
W8WN/4 216 46 36 W0RAP 6 2 5 G3LTF 14 12 2
VE1ALQ 204 68 50 N2IQU 267 — —
W1JR 228 41 50 WA8WZG 5 5 5 JA7BMB 11 8 3
W0PT 196 36 32 SM3AKW 10 9 2
VE3BQN 196 — 38 W0RAP 211 48 44
K8BHZ 190 41 32 W0KJY 207 43 42
W5LUA 201 33 46 23 cm (1240 to 1300 MHz)
WA4MVI 184 44 46 9 cm (3300 to 3500 MHz)
VE6TA 176 35 43 W7HAH 192 40 46 W5LUA 190 40 32
WA1JOF 151 33 33 W4TJ 190 40 43 WD5AGO 162 35 33 W5LUA 5 5 1
W7GJ 151 101 50 VE1ALQ 188 31 33 K2UYH 161 28 34 W7CNK 2 1 2
WD5AGO 150 31 32 W6DF 131 30 26 VE1ALQ 130 30 23
WA7KYM 147 29 40 KB3PD 120 27 44 W2UHI 120 30 24 ZS6AXT 7 5 —
AF1T 128 28 46 WA4OFS 115 27 32 N6BQ 119 29 25
K0FF 147 31 31 K1CA 108 27 30 N2IQ 119 — —
W0VD 136 38 27 W3XS 105 25 30 K2DH 105 31 22 5 cm (5650 to 5925 MHz)
N7EIJ 127 25 39 WD5AGO 101 23 25 KD4LT 89 27 16 W5LUA 20 14 4
W7EME 114 40 41 KA0RYT 94 23 — K0YW 84 24 20 VE1ALQ 13 9 3
W8WVM 111 29 35 WA4MVI 79 12 38 W0KJY 72 22 25 W7CNK 10 6 2
KV6J 108 17 27 W8TN 74 16 28 VE6TA 66 22 18
N0AKC/9 107 22 48 W8MQW 71 12 12 W4TJ 64 23 22 OE9ERC 20 14 2
K6WLC 101 3 15 VE6TA 68 18 18 W4OP 61 22 13 OE9YTV 17 13 3
W3EME 100 26 16 KB8RQ 52 — — W3XS 58 20 21 OE9PMJ 16 12 3
W5UWB 100 29 36 K3HZO 54 — — OK1KIR 15 11 3
DL9KR 710 81 50 W0RAP 53 17 16
I2FAK 994 117 50 SM4IVE 510 47 31 3 cm (10 to 10.5 GHz)
HB9CRQ 725 — 50 OE5JFL 502 — — OE9XXI 235 43 33
DK3WG 362 64 42 OE9ERC 206 36 28 W5LUA 30 15 6
SM5BSZ 587 86 46 AA5C 22 14 4
PA0JMV 567 100 50 UR5LX 360 60 41 SM4IVE 165 — 37
SM2CEW 352 62 — OK1KIR 164 37 25 WA5VJB 19 10 5
EA2LU 562 65 42
IK2DDR 324 54 38 SM3AKW 345 55 35 ZS6AXT 163 31 —
OK1KIR 342 62 44 HB9BBD 156 36 17 OK1KIR 12 10 2
S52LM 312 60 33 OE9ERC 11 7 3
JA4BLC 296 — — G3LTF 334 55 47 SM3AKW 154 34 20

find some 2-meter aurora on December 12 just per km. The pair had the same 5-mW trans- high as 12 dB—the equivalent of two S-units.
after 0040. He worked K0PW and KA0RYT ceivers used in November but with some im- Good, very good and excellent weekends pro-
(both EN34 in Minnesota) at about 1800 km provements to one of the dish feeds. vide the best chances for completing EME
and heard others scattered across the upper contacts, especially for smaller stations. Many
Midwest. Herb Krumich, WA2FGK (FN21), NOTES FROM ALL OVER thanks to W5LUU for providing the Moon
provided the only report of meteor-scatter EME Conditions for 2001 data used throughout the year.
work during the Geminids shower. Herb com-
pleted with KU4WW (EM54) in Alabama for At least half a dozen weekends remain in VHF/UHF/MICROWAVE NEWS
his 42nd state on 2 meters. Surely, there was 2001 with good Earth-Moon-Earth conditions,
according to data supplied Derwin King, European Worldwide EME Contest
more activity during both events but this is
all that was reported. W5LUU. The very best day of the year was The French Amateur Radio association REF
February 7, with a total signal degradation of and the German Amateur Radio journal
Microwaves considerably less than 0.1 dB at 144 MHz. DUBUS are sponsoring their fifth annual in-
EME conditions generally deteriorate ternational EME contest over two weekends in
145 GHz Record Extended throughout the rest of the year, but there are late March and April. The first weekend for 432
Brian Justin, WA1ZMS, reports that the still some prime opportunities. July 1 and MHz and 2.3 through 5.7 GHz bands runs for
145-GHz distance record (34 km) he helped October 14 rate excellent conditions (degra- from 0000 March 31 to 2400 April 1. The sec-
set in November has been smashed with a dation less than 1.0 dB). ond weekend for 144 MHz, 1.3 and 10 GHz
61-km contact made on January 1. During this Degradation compares ideal conditions runs the entire UTC days of April 28 and 29.
latest effort from Virginia’s Blue Ridge Moun- (0.0 dB) with calculated additional losses There are separate entry classifications
tains, Brian was at the controls of W2SZ/4 on from the actual distance to the Moon and noise determined by effective radiated power on
the Blue Ridge Parkway (FM07fm), while from stars and other sources in the sky be- each band. Scoring distinguishes between
WA4RTS/4 was set up west of Stauton in hind the Moon. Weekends when the total path scheduled and unscheduled contacts below 2.3
FM08ia. The temperature was below freez- degradation on Sunday at 0000 UTC is no GHz. Multipliers are DXCC entities, US and
ing with relative humidity of about 60%. Brian more than 2.5 dB (which Derwin rates as good Australian states and Canadian provinces. For
calculates that this reduced the atmospheric or better) appear in the This Month box each full rules and entry format, see DUBUS issue
losses (mainly due to water vapor) to 0.27 dB month. Degradation at 144 MHz can be as #4/2000 or www.dubus.org
March 2001 101
 WASHINGTON MAILBOX
Unlicensed Operators on the High HF Bands: What to Do?
By Brennan Price, N4QX and 12 exhibit remarkable propagation, What If I Hear A Source Apparently
Field and Regulatory Correspondent these operations appear to become more From Outside the United States?
An amateur wakes up one Saturday numerous. In reality, these operators have Individual telecommunications
morning and turns on his rig. The solar probably been using our bands for some administrations are the only authorities
conditions are supposed to be amazing time; we only hear them more often when that can take action in their respective
over the weekend, perfect for snagging a Old Sol is at its strongest. countries.The FCC can be effective in
few new countries on 10 meters. He flips Between October 1 and 14, ARRL dealing with unlicensed domestic
the band to 28 MHz and hears heavy noise; received nearly 400 reports documenting operation, as long as we are effective in
it sounds somewhat like distorted speech. at least 1000 isolated cases of apparently documenting such operation, there’s very
He tunes up the band and the speech unlicensed operation on 10 and 12 meters. little the Commission can do about
becomes stronger, and less distorted. Roughly half of the cases appear to have intruders outside the United States, aside
Finally, at about 28.535 MHz, he resolves originated in the United States; most of from advising a foreign administration
the signal—on lower sideband. A fellow the rest of the cases appear to have through diplomatic channels.
is chatting away, and coming in very originated elsewhere in the Americas. If the country of a persistent intruder
strong. From his description of the weather Many IARU member societies, can be identified, you may report it to the
and the neighborhood, he appears to be including the ARRL, participate in the ARRL Monitoring System via e-mail at
nearby. The person with whom he’s talking IARU Monitoring System, documenting n4qx@arrl.org. It will be passed along
appears to be across the country. The intruders of all types heard in the amateur to the appropriate IARU Member Society,
conversation is a little more risqué than a bands. 2 Because of the large number of if one exists, for their consideration.
typical amateur QSO, but not seriously CB-like operations on 10 meters, coupled Beyond that, there’s not much that a
offensive. He’s curious who these folks with the fact that many of these operations United States amateur can do, aside from
are, so he gives his call sign. are mobile and difficult to find, most standing at the appropriate border or
“What’s that?” asks the local. monitors understandably report only items coast and menacingly shouting, “Bad RF!
“This is WW1XYZ,” he repeats. that are more easily traced. Stay out of this country! I’m warning
“What’s your call sign?” The Monitoring System has a nice you!” This is not recommended, as it is
“My call sign is Garbageman. Get off track record in documenting and finding ineffective and looks quite silly.
my fine frequency!” he shouts into his intruders and persuading them to QSY.
microphone. Of course, Garbageman The success rate is not 100%, but it is Someone’s Operating Without A
doesn’t really describe the frequency as much greater than zero.3 However, CB- License in the United States. Help
“fine.” He instead uses the gerundive form like operations are so numerous, trying Me Turn the Scoundrel In!
of what Jean Shepherd, K2ORS (SK), to find them all can be a logistical Okay. Do you have the scoundrel
described as “the queen mother of dirty nightmare. These operations are best recorded on tape?
words” in his 1983 film “A Christmas documented and identified one at a time;
Story.” Our hapless ham just sits there someone close to the source is usually Uh…No.
stunned, shaking his head and deciding to best able to do this. In this column, we I hate to break this to you, but the
try 15 meters instead. He can’t hear offer some common sense guidance about scoundrel is not operating without a
anything but Garbageman anywhere on 10. how to document these intrusions, find license. In fact, the scoundrel doesn’t
The above story has been dramatized them, if necessary, and how to proceed exist. You’re imagining things, or might
for effect, but according to a respondent in the event that you find one. as well be. I’m serious.
to ARRL’s survey of unlicensed operation, The FCC cannot act on a case unless
conducted in October of last y ear, 1 Who Has Enforcement Power To there is evidence that the offending
Garbageman exists, is on the air regularly, Stop These Folks? transmission in fact happened. Tape is far
and has been known to tell amateurs to get The telecommunications authority and away the best way to provide this
off his “fine” frequency. Of course, in the country involved. In the evidence. It’s very hard to argue with
Garbageman may only use 28.535 MHz United States, that’s the Federal Com- tape. It’s very easy to dismiss a claim of
legally if he has an Amateur Radio license munications Commission. It’s important unlicensed operation without it. So easy,
of at least General class and operates to remember that the FCC is the enforce- in fact, that people documenting
within the rules. Given his habitual use of ment body, and the amateur community unlicensed activity for potential FCC
lower sideband on 10 meters, and his use isn’t. The FCC is willing to accept and action are well advised to make the
of “Garbageman” as a call sign, it is act on documentation provided by following sentence their mantra:
unlikely that he is a licensed amateur of amateurs, but it is critical to remember If it isn’t on tape, it never happened.
any class. The frequency isn’t his. It’s ours. that our role is limited to documentation. Go back and read the above sentence
Garbageman isn’t alone. Unlicensed An amateur taking the law into his or her several times. It’s important. Most
operations are fairly prevalent in the upper own hands and directly confronting an months, ARRL Headquarters receives at
HF bands, particularly 10 and 12 meters. intruder takes an absolutely unacceptable least one phone call from an amateur,
At the top of the sunspot cycle, when 10 risk, and may be held civilly and claiming “I caught this person doing such
criminally responsible for his or her and such red-handed! How do we get
1
Notes appear on page 103. actions. FCC action?” Almost invariably, there’s

John C. Hennessee, N1KB
Regulatory Information Specialist

102 March 2001
no tape of the alleged offense. The call enforcement actions have been widely someone familiar with amateur enforce-
ends shortly thereafter, as HQ can’t help publicized recently, and behavior among ment matters before it is sent to the FCC,
the amateur unless there’s a tape. amateurs has noticeably improved. please feel free to send it to ARRL
Future enforcement actions against Headquarters for a review. If the case is
How Do I Make These Tapes? unlicensed HF operation are likely to complete, we will forward it to the
According to FCC Special Counsel for generate publicity, and the publicity will Commission. If it needs further work, we
Amateur Radio Enforcement Riley cause people to think twice before keying will advise what needs to be done, and
Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, recordings their microphones in the amateur band. offer guidance to help you make the
should be made on standard cassette package complete.
tapes, include the date and time of the The Scoundrel Appears To Be Half
recording, and the frequency of the A Continent Away, But He’s What Is The ARRL Doing About The
transmission. Any notes should be made Stationary. “Freebanders” Who Operate Above
off the tape, not recorded by voice on the If you’re in Miami, and you hear an The CB Band But Below 10 Meters?
tape. The purpose of the tape is to record intruder say he’s in Indianapolis, and the Nothing, because the freeband is not
the offending transmission, not the intruder is stationary, please feel free to an amateur band.
editorial comments of the observer. give ARRL Headquarters a call or e-mail. The spectrum between CB and 10
We will alert the Amateur Auxiliary in meters is occupied by a variety of Fixed
I Have Tape. Help Me the area. Official Observers are volun- and Mobile Services. The primary
Turn the Scoundrel In! teers, and can’t be expected to drop occupants of these bands are generally
Great. Tape is crucial. Do you have everything to find the intruder. But if the well equipped to combat unlicensed
any idea where the scoundrel is located? notification isn’t made, the chance of operation on this band when they elect
successfully finding the intruder is zero. to do so. Unless a freeband station is
No. I Was Hoping You Could emitting a spur that falls within an
Get the FCC To Find Them. The Scoundrel Is In My Town! amateur band, the freeband operation is
That’s easy enough to ask, but we It’s time to go DFing. You don’t have not an amateur concern.
really can’t expect it. to be an Official Observer to DF, but you
The FCC’s High Frequency Direction do have to use some common sense, and I Have Neither The Time Nor
Finding facility in Columbia, Maryland, is it greatly helps to work in teams. A thor- The Energy To Find Intruders.
a great tool, but like the rest of the ough discussion of direction finding tech- I can’t say I blame you. It’s a hard,
Commission, its resources are limited. In niques is beyond the scope of this article. thankless, and often fruitless job. But there
severe, persistent cases, we have asked the I recommend consulting the appropriate is something you can do to combat the
HFDF facility for assistance, and its sections of the ARRL Handbook and the problem: get on the air and use 10 and 12
staffers have graciously provided it. excellent book Transmitter Hunting: meters! CB-like operations often appear on
However, we cannot expect them to track Radio Direction Finding Simplified, by these bands because they are relatively
down every domestic unlicensed operator. Joseph Moell, K0OV, and Thomas uncrowded compared to the Citizen’s
The Amateur Service cannot afford to Curlee, WB6UZZ.4 Band. Unlicensed operation drops on
jeopardize a valuable relationship with the contest weekends, when the ham bands are
HFDF facility by asking for assistance I Found The Scoundrel! quite busy. Getting on the air and using
more often than they can provide it. What Do I Do Now? our spectrum is the quickest, easiest way
Sometimes, an unlicensed operator will If the intruder is mobile, you write to discourage unlicensed operation. It’s
give telltale signs of his identity and down the license plate number, turn difficult for these stations to communicate
location while on the air. Listen to the tape. around, and go home. If the intruder is on frequencies already in use, and it’s
The intruder may give enough information fixed, you write down the address, turn easier for us to use 10 and 12 meters than
to give himself away. But if he doesn’t, around, and go home. The most important to find unlicensed operators. So the next
the process isn’t over. The intruder has to steps in either case are the last two: time you turn on the radio, don’t let the
be found, and we can’t rely on the FCC to turning around and going home. Garbagemen of the world drive you off!
find him. If the Commission is to take Go back to the first question in this Finding intruders is not the only way to
action, amateurs have to find him. That column and read the answer again. Never beat them; working through their QRM is
takes a lot of volunteered time and energy, forget that amateurs aren’t police officers. often equally satisfying.
and it’s hard work. But it isn’t impossible You do not have arrest powers. You do not Notes
work, and amateurs have successfully done have powers to seize equipment. The only 1
Rick Lindquist, N1RL, “IARU Monitors Seek
it in the past. thing you can do as an amateur is docu- Reports of Unlicensed Operation,” QST ,
Dec 2000, p 76.
ment the fact that an intrusion occurred
The Scoundrel Appears To Be Half 2
The HF band segments exclusively allocated
and establish its source. An amateur taking to the Amateur Service worldwide are 7000-
A Continent Away, and He Says 7100, 14000-14250, 21000-21450, 24890-
the law into his or her own hands and
He’s Mobile. 24990 and 28000-29700 kHz. Any non-
directly confronting an intruder takes an amateur signal in these bands is an intruder.
Sometimes there are battles you just absolutely unacceptable risk, and may be Non-amateur signals in other United States
can’t win. In fact, since most of the held civilly and criminally responsible for amateur bands may or may not be intruders,
unlicensed operations one hears on the depending on the location of its source. For
his or her actions. I know I said that more information on the IARU Monitoring
high HF bands are both mobile and half before. It bears repeating. System, please see www.iaru-r2.org/
a continent away, the battles you can’t Once you have taped the unlicensed p8e.htm.
3
win greatly outnumber those you can. operation and identified its source, send For a successful “kill” on the part of the
The best way to combat distant, Monitoring System, see “HF Intruder
the tape, documentation, and a brief Apparently Buzzes Off” on the ARRLWeb,
mobile HF operation is probably to description of any DF work to Riley www.arrl.org/news/stories/1999/10/14/2/.
choose intruders that are more easily Hollingsworth at the FCC, 1270 Fairfield
4
Both books are available from your favorite
found, those that are stationary or near dealer or the ARRL Publications department.
Rd, Gettysburg, PA 17325. If you would See www.arrl.org/shop or call toll free at
to the observer, preferably both. Amateur like your package to be reviewed by 888-277-5289.
March 2001 103
 OLD RADIO
BC-625 Surplus 2-meter Transmitter
After World War II the VHF bands Individual options and designs were shown in this column is the best looking
changed. Gone were 5 meters and all different, due to different needs of the one I have ever seen. The unknown
2 1/ 2 meters. Replacing them were two owners. The one pictured in this column builder was extremely talented and at-
new bands, 6 meters and 2 meters, both has additional controls and switches: an tended to details such as the hand-drawn
still popular today. One of the reasons audio gain control, an MCW/phone paper labels and tuning-control indica-
2 meters became popular was the avail- switch, a power switch, a PLATE ON tors. He placed the radio in a “Bud”
ability of inexpensive war surplus radios switch and an external crystal jack in- manufactured cabinet; it must have really
such as the “SCR-522 VHF XMTR- stead of the 4-position switch. looked good in his station. The other
RCVR” used in American and British BC-625 that I own is plain and functional
planes. Two BC-625 Gems without indicators or a cabinet. Both
For $39.95 or less you could purchase I own two modified BC-625s. The unit worked very well for the owners, I’m
the 100-pound SCR-522, consisting of a sure.
BC-624 receiver and a BC-625 transmit-
ter in “excellent” condition, complete Power Supply
with conversion instructions. Various After the transmitter modifications
magazines published articles about using were completed, the only other required
them, and included conversion instruc- item was a power supply. Three voltages
tions as well. Ham clubs around the coun- were needed: +300 V, –150 V and 12 V
try encouraged members to pool their (for filaments). This is an extremely
funds and turn the conversions into club simple power supply to construct, mak-
projects. Soon they were heard every- ing the entire project an easy one for the
where on 2-meters. new ham.
The SCR-522 could also be used mo-
Conversion Details bile with a 28-V PE-94A dynamotor
According to the Surplus Radio Con- for high voltage, and by adding an extra
version Manual, Volume 1, (1948) one of 28-V battery and charging system to the
the first things you would do is remove car. The BC-625 itself would reside in the
and discard the mechanical tuning ar- trunk with the BC-602 remote control box
rangement. Mechanical modifications near the operator. Our modern miniatur-
would include a new front panel designed ized mobile rigs make BC-625 mobile in-
to accommodate a new 4-position crystal stallations look extraordinarily bulky and
switch, a panel meter and microphone and complicated by comparison! Visit my
key jacks. Detailed drawings indicated Web site at www.eht.com/oldradio/
where the panel holes were to be drilled arrl/index.html for more images of the
for the new controls so that they would BC-625.
align with the existing transmitter meter-
ing and tuning controls. Extension shafts SEE YOU AT THE HAMFESTS
from the controls would allow tuning Hamfest season is upon us. Check the Old
knobs to be added to the panel. The panel Radio Museum schedule on my Web page to
was attached using brackets mounted on This advertisement for the SCR-522 see where I’ll be. Look for my call letters on
either side of the transmitter chassis. appeared in May 1947 QST. my hat and say hello.—K2TQN

A close-up of the converted BC-625. Notice the intricate

detailing of the paper labels. A view of the entire converted BC-625 in its Bud cabinet.

John Dilks, K2TQN
125 Warf Road, Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234-8501
k2tqn@arrl.org
104 March 2001
 SHORT TAKES
DX4WIN/32
DX4WIN/32 from Rapidan Data Systems is a software pack-
age that adds new meaning to the word “multifaceted.” It does
all standard logging tasks such as award tracking (DXCC,
WAS, WAZ, IOTA, VUCC, TenTen and more) and label print-
ing. It even includes features that are quickly becoming stan-
dards in the rest of the software logging world such as rig con-
trol, multiple log access and so on. But DX4WIN/32 adds a
number of abilities that place it in front of the pack…
• PSK31 operation with your PC soundcard. You can send
and receive PSK31 within DX4WIN/32—and log your QSOs
in DX4WIN/32 as you go.
• CW keyboard.
• World map display with grayline.
• Antenna rotator interfaces.
• CD-ROM database support.
• A contest mode with dupe checking and incrementing
serial numbers.
Test Drive DX4WIN/32 in the PSK31 mode. Individual signals are
displayed in the waterfall portion of the window.
My opportunity to try DX4WIN/32 came early last January.
I had just finished working the ARRL RTTY Roundup using
WriteLog software. Could DX4WIN/32 digest my WriteLog
file? I entered WriteLog and saved my RTTY Roundup file in
ADIF format, a standard for database exchange. Then, I opened
DX4WIN/32, started a new log labeled WB8IMYRTTY, and
then used the Import function to read the WriteLog ADIF file.
The data flowed into DX4WIN/32 effortlessly, and I received
a report of the results. Now I could page through the log, sort
the QSOs as I pleased and print labels. I jumped to the award-
tracking section to see how many entities I had bagged for my
RTTY DXCC.
DX4WIN/32’s world map function is intriguing. With the map
window open, you can see the path to the DX station in ques-
tion and the distance in miles or kilometers. You also have your
choice of several map projections (some of which I’d never heard
of!). As you drag your mouse pointer over the map, the coun-
tries are highlighted along with their call sign prefixes.
Speaking of the map, DX4WIN/32 can monitor spots from
radio PacketClusters, Internet “telnet” clusters or Webclusters.
DX4WIN/32 will integrate all of the incoming spots into a My RTTY Roundup log sorted by date.
single window, announce them verbally—and show the tar-
gets on the world map (with bearings from your position). DX
hunting doesn’t get much better than this. you don’t have a log open, you can leave DX4WIN/32 running
The PSK31 module performed admirably. It uses the pan- in the background on your Windows desktop (it appears as a
oramic approach popularized by DigiPan. You see a waterfall narrow bar across the top).
display below the text windows and “tuning in” a signal is as DX4WIN/32 isn’t a processor hog. It will run on just about
easy as clicking your mouse. DX4WIN/32’s PSK31 perfor- any Pentium PC under Windows 95/98/ME. DX4WIN/32 also
mance was outstanding. conserves hard drive space; 15,000 QSOs can be stored in less
than 1 Mbyte.
Ease of Use There are certainly less expensive logging programs on the
Despite its complexity, DX4WIN/32 is relatively simple from market, but if you want to turn your station computer into a
a user standpoint. You can select “user levels” from beginner to true Amateur Radio nerve center, DX4WIN/32 will leave you
expert as you become accustomed to the software. It’s obvious happy with your investment!
that Rapidan Data Systems designed DX4WIN/32 to be as intui- Manufacturer: Rapidan Data Systems, PO Box 418, Locust
tive as possible. I’m not an experienced user of logging soft- Grove, VA 22508; tel 540-785-2669; www.dx4win.com/. $89.95
ware, yet I was able to navigate my way around DX4WIN/32 plus $6.95 shipping and handling to the US and Canada; $11
without turning to the printed manual or the help files. When elsewhere. Virginia residents add 4.5% sales tax.

Steve Ford, WB8IMY
QST Managing Editor

March 2001 105
 DIGITAL DIMENSION
The Good News
There is a lot of news to tell you about for current owners of PacTerm ’98. For were no prospects that it would ever be
in this installment of Digital Dimension more information, surf to Creative Ser- available again. (Fully assembled and
and all of it good! One item even reverses vices Software’s Web site at www. tested weather stations were still avail-
some bad news I passed on to you last cssincorp.com/pacterm/. The latest ver- able from Texas Weather Instruments—
fall, so let’s get on with it. sion of their PKTerm ’99 host-mode soft- www.texas-weather.com—at a substan-
ware for Timewave and AEA TNCs also tially higher cost than the kit.)
WinLink and APRS Mated supports the PSK-31 mode and the AGW This month, I have some good news:
As winter grips the Northeast (19ºF at Packet Engine. the weather station kit is now available
high noon today), I sit here chewing on a for $79 from a company in Mexico called
Piña Colada jelly bean thinking about a Weather Kit Available Again Tecnologia Aplícada. They’re also known
warmer locale, where there is no ice, no In July 2000, I wrote that the weather as AAG, Automatizacion Aplicada a
snow, and no hanging “chads.” The South station kit (the WS-1) was available from Gasolineras S.A. de C.V. Surf to www.
Pacific sounds really inviting—yes, that’s Dallas Semiconductor (www.ibutton. aag.com.mx/weather.html for more
it, a cruise to Tahiti, with a HF rig and com/weather/index.html). You could information.
computer by my side to keep in touch connect the WS-1 to your radio with the
with the folks shivering back home. T-238 interface kit that is available from Surfin’ and the ARRL
In past installments of my various QST Tucson Amateur Packet Radio (TAPR) at Members Web Pages
columns (most recently in March 2000), www.tapr.org/tapr/html/Ft238.html. If you are reading this, you are likely
I have waxed about the merits of WinLink. In September 2000, I reported that due an ARRL member and if you have ac-
This HF PACTOR/PACTOR II bulletin to the increased demand for the WS-1, cess to the Internet, I hope you have reg-
board system (BBS) has an Internet back- the inventory of kits was prematurely de- istered to use the ARRL Members Web
bone that allows you to pick up your ra- pleted. No more were available and there pages at www.arrl.org/members/. To
dio mail anywhere in the world, register all you need is the
as long as your HF station can membership number from
connect to a WinLink mailbox your QST address label. Once
station. you are registered, you can
Recently, a new tool was view lots of good stuff includ-
added to WinLink’s bag of ing a QST Product Review
tricks: WinLink position reports archive from 1980 to the
are now displayed at the present and a searchable index
www.findu.com Web page. of every issue of QST and
(See Digital Dimension in QEX. Some of the stuff like
January 2001 QST for the ARRL contest results and
www.findu.com story.) So, Product Reviews appear here
next time you type search for first—before you are likely to
WA1LOU at www.findu.com, receive your copy of QST.
instead of finding the WA1LOU Other stuff, like the ARRL
land barge traveling between Web Extra feature articles and
work and home on I-691, you the ARRL membership certifi-
might find the WA1LOU yacht cate maker, are unique to the
docking at Papeete (in your Members Web pages and will
dreams, Horzepa). not be published anywhere
else including QST.
PSK-31 With Your Among the other unique
Kantronics TNC stuff is a virtual weekly column
Version 1.5 of PacTerm ’98, called “Surfin’” written by
a Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000 yours truly. My column dis-
host-mode packet-radio termi- cusses Web pages related to
nal program for Kantronics Amateur Radio. In each install-
TNCs, now supports the PSK- ment, I strive to identify and
31 mode and the AGW Packet describe interesting and unique
Engine. (The PSK-31 sound Web sites devoted to hamming.
card uses the TNC’s keying cir- (If you have any suggestions,
cuit or serial port for keying the please send them to me.)
radio with RTS or DTR, which So, surf to the ARRL Mem-
frees a serial port for other The ARRL Web Extra features ’zine at www.arrl.org/ bers Web page and while you
functions.) The upgrade is free members/ is available to all ARRL members. are there, surf to Surfin’.

Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
One Glen Ave, Wolcott, CT 06716-1442
wa1lou@arrl.net, www.tapr.org/~wa1lou
106 March 2001
 RADIOS TO GO
The Quest for Power—Finale
In the January column, we tackled the end, another washer and finish off with the the starter motor would attempt to draw
task of locating a suitable power source nut. Of course, this assumes the bolt has 150+ A through the chassis ground and
for our rigs and we examined different enough threads extending beyond the nut possibly the ground circuitry of your rig.
ways to find or put a suitable hole in the to add the required hardware. If not, sim- A fuse in the negative lead will protect
firewall. In this month’s wrap-up, our ply replace the bolt with one that is long your rig from damage. If you run a single
journey to the battery continues from the enough to allow the extra hardware. set of power leads for multiple rigs, the
north side of that firewall. Mechman sells a neat replacement bolt main fuses should be rated equal to the
Although routing power leads through with a stud end specifically for attaching sum of the ratings of the individual equip-
the engine compartment of a modern auto auxiliary electrical equipment. What you ment fuses—naturally, each piece of
isn’t a trivial task, a few basic precau- shouldn’t do is place your connector be- equipment still needs its own fuse.
tions will guarantee your success. Steer tween the nut and the battery terminal.
clear of steering and suspension compo- You’ll end up over-tightening the nut and Safety First!
nents, exhaust system parts, belts, the damaging the terminal. If you aren’t timid No sane person would handle a live
engine and anything connected to it. Ex- about doing things your way, you can cut grenade with reckless abandon, yet many
isting vehicle wiring harnesses will trace off existing battery cable terminal ends and persons aren’t aware of the potential for
safe paths, but try to maintain as much replace them with ones made specifically personal injury posed by the common
distance from them and control modules to accommodate multiple cables. See the lead-acid automotive battery. Capable of
as possible to lessen the chance of RFI/ “Info Box” for suppliers. supplying many hundreds of amps into a
EMI problems. Make absolutely certain Owners of GM and other vehicles with short circuit, a battery can cause severe
to avoid contact with metal brake, fuel, side terminal batteries need only replace burns as it instantly vaporizes a wire in
transmission or power steering fluid the battery terminal bolt with an adapter your hands. If that isn’t bad enough, bat-
lines. Although quite rugged, they em- called a post extender that provides an at- teries can and do explode! Because they
ploy thin wall tubing that can easily be tachment for your cable end. GM dealers generate hydrogen gas as a chemical
punctured by an electrical arc, causing an sell a kit for this purpose, but it’s a bit byproduct of the charge/discharge pro-
instant under-hood inferno. Securing pricey. You can buy individual adapters cess, one spark is all it takes to launch
power cables to these lines is an invita- from many auto sound shops for a few battery fragments and sulfuric acid doz-
tion to disaster. Once you are satisfied bucks each, or spring for a package of ten ens of feet. Always wear eye and face
with the routing of your cables, judicious for $12 from MCM Electronics (catalog protection when working around automo-
use of cable ties or nylon cable clamps #GMBATT). Finally, if you are replacing tive batteries, avoid creating sparks or
will ensure that they stay put. Don’t use the battery in your auto, choose one with shorts and disconnect the negative bat-
adhesive-backed anchors—engine com- a combination of top and side terminals tery cable until all wiring is completed.
partment temperature extremes and vibra- and you can dedicate the secondary ter-
tion will unhook them in no time. minals to equipment connections. Don’t Get Your Wires Crossed!
When I worked for a local two-way
Terminal Potpourri Fuses radio shop, I occasionally repaired crispy
Attaching equipment power leads to All equipment leads (negative and critters. Once-healthy 12-V radios in-
your vehicle’s battery should produce a positive) should be fused as near the bat- stalled in heavy equipment, crispy crit-
secure, lasting connection that doesn’t tery as practical. This protects the posi- ters were radios that had suffered the
compromise the integrity of the existing tive lead, and ultimately your vehicle, misfortune of incorrect power connec-
battery/electrical system connections. should a short develop. Why fuse the tions. During installation, we would con-
There are a variety of ways to make those negative lead? Your auto has two ground nect radios across only one 12-V battery
connections, depending on the style of bat- connections to the battery: a light gauge in the 24-V system. Unfortunately, when
tery your auto uses. The one way you wire to the chassis, and a heavy gauge the mechanics would replace batteries,
should never make connections is to place wire to the engine. If the engine ground sometimes they would accidentally re-
a wire between the existing battery terminal opens, you probably wouldn’t know it connect the radio power cables across
and post. In addition to greatly reducing the until you cranked the engine. That’s when both batteries—or just hook them up
contact area of the post and terminal, it will backward. Needless to say, our radios
allow acidic gases from the battery to cor- Info Box responded rather poorly to such treat-
rode the connection. Eventual result? An ment. If you do your own auto service,
engine that won’t crank.
• MCM Electronics, you probably won’t have to worry about
www.mcmelectronics.com, has a
In top post battery installations with variety of automotive electric fuses crossed-polarity power connections in
original equipment, molded terminals, you and holders, cable clamps, and multi- your radio installation. If you have auto-
can secure cable ends to the battery termi- feed battery connectors. motive service work performed by oth-
nal clamping bolts using two flat washers • Mechman, www.mechman.com, ers—even if it isn’t electrical service—
and an additional nut of the proper size and provides the 4×4 market with an it’s a good idea to disconnect power plugs
thread pitch. Place one washer against the interesting assortment of heavy-duty from your rig(s) until that work is com-
existing clamp nut (I use brass or stain- automotive power accessories, plete and you can verify that all connec-
terminals and shielded power leads.
less steel washers and nuts), add your cable tions are correct.

Roger Burch, WF4N
Box 100, Island, KY 42350
wf4n@arrl.org

March 2001 107
 QRP POWER
The Big Five
Let’s start this month’s column with a year. The QRP ARCI offers an Wayne Burdick, N6KR, who designed the
question: Which QRP club is the oldest? extensive awards program for members. club’s NorCal 40 CW transceiver kit,
Thanks to the research of Dick Pascoe, Their newsletter, The QRP Quarterly, is along with the Sierra, the SST and the
G0BPS, we know the answer. filled with technical and operating infor- Elecraft K1 and K2 rigs. NorCal has a
A British shortwave listener, John mation. Each year at Dayton Hamvention, membership in excess of 3300. The club
Whitehead, in London, England, started the QRP ARCI sponsors the Four Days is responsible for igniting a huge home-
the QRP Research Society in 1949. In May, a huge gathering of QRPers brew movement within the ham radio
If, by now, you’ve guessed that this where technical forums, building contests hobby by providing inexpensive, high
month’s focus is on QRP clubs, you’re and information exchange are the order performance QRP kits. NorCal sponsors
absolutely correct. We’ll provide a of the day. the QRP forums at Pacificon each fall.
thumbnail sketch of The Big Five, start- Each year’s list of forum presenters reads
ing with the G-QRP-Club, in England. Michigan QRP Club like a who’s who of low-power commu-
Our third low power organization is the nications. QRP to the Field is a mini-Field
G-QRP Michigan QRP Club. The M-QRP-C is the Day, sponsored by NorCal, which pro-
The Rev George Dobbs, G3RJV, oldest of the regional clubs and boasts a motes portable QRP operation. NorCal
started this club in 1975 by placing a small membership of 1700 QRPers. Member- has attracted a worldwide following.
ad in Short Wave magazine. From its ship is open to all. The Five Watter, the Their outstanding quarterly technical
humble beginnings with only 30 members, club’s quarterly newsletter, focuses on publication, QRPp, sets the benchmark
the G-QRP-Club has grown to well over homebrew construction and operating for QRP club newsletters.
10,000 members in 25 years. G-QRP-Club hints and kinks. The Michigan club spon-
membership is open to all amateurs world- sors several QRP contest/operating events New Jersey-QRP Club
wide. Their outstanding quarterly news- during the year, starting in January with Finally, George Heron, N2APB,
letter, SPRAT, focuses mainly on the M-QRP-C QSO Party. This club is a formed the New Jersey-QRP Club a
homebrewing gear, accessories and anten- very friendly group who maintains a pres- couple of years ago. It has quickly become
nas. Each issue is crammed with practical ence at Dayton each year. A regular con- “NorCal-East.” George and the NJ club
information on low power communica- tributor to The Five Watter is C.F. Rockey, sponsor and coordinate Atlanticon, a ma-
tions. The club has a large library of data W9SCH. “The Rock” has forgotten more jor gathering of East Coast QRPers each
sheets available free to members. These about QRP than most of us will ever know. spring. Atlanticon 2001 will be held in
data sheets contain articles of interest to conjunction with the Timonium hamfest
QRPers from overseas magazines. The G- NorCal in Maryland this March (see “Conventions
QRP-C sponsors a host of contests/oper- Doug Hendricks, KI6DS, and Jim and Hamfests” in this issue). This presen-
ating events during the year. They also Cates, WA6GER started the Northern tation of cutting edge technical forums, a
have an extensive QRP awards program California QRP Club (NorCal) in 1993. building competition, vendor displays and
and an internal QSL bureau for their mem- At one of the first meetings, the club ac- a limitless exchange of information is
bers. Rev Dobbs visits “the Colonies” quired a technical guru in the form of what Atlanticon is all about. George also
each year to attend the Dayton publishes QRP Homebrew, a quarterly
Hamvention and man the G-QRP booth. home construction magazine targeted at
the QRP crowd. The NJ-QRP Club has no
QRP ARCI The Big Five Roster dues, but the QRP Homebrew magazine
The QRP ARCI is the oldest stateside • G-QRP Club: The Secretary, Rev does require a subscription. The club is
QRP club still functioning. Although G.C. Dobbs, G3RJV, St Aidan’s Vicar- very homebrew oriented and has kitted
started in 1961 it wasn’t until 1981 that age, 498 Manchester Road, Rochdale, several club projects (the Rainbow Tuner
the club finally became a “real” QRP Lancs, OL11 3HE England; www. and a remake of the Tuna-Tin II 40-meter
club, by accepting the universally agreed btinternet.com/~g4wif/gqrp/htm. transmitter to name just two) which they
upon standard of 5 W RF output. The • QRP ARCI: Membership Chairman, sell via their Internet Web site. In fact, all
ARCI has, in recent years, become the Doug Holloway, K4EQ, 438 Brookdale of the clubs we’ve discussed maintain
umbrella organization for many of the Dr, Piney Flats, TN 37686; www. Web sites. The URLs are included along
regional QRP clubs that started popping qrparci.org/index.htm. with postal mail addresses for those who
up in the 1990s. The QRP ARCI has a • Michigan QRP Club: L.T. Switzer, are Internet-challenged.
fully functioning group of officers and N8CQA, 427 Jeffrey Ave, Royal Oak, I know that I have not covered the club
board members who run the organization. MI 48073-2521; www.tir.com/~k8dd/ topic in detail. There are many more QRP
miqrp.htm.
Worldwide membership is open to all clubs in existence than I could possibly
with current membership over 11,000. • NorCal: Jim Cates, WA6GER, 3241 list or describe here. Each of the clubs
The QRP ARCI sponsors two major QRP Eastwood Rd, Sacramento, CA 95821;
I’ve profiled have links to other QRP
www.fix.net/~jparker/norcal.htm.
QSO Parties, one in the spring and the groups, as well as kit vendors and parts
other in the fall. Interspersed between • NJ-QRP: George Heron, N2APB, sources, on their Web pages. Click
2419 Feather Mae Ct, Forest Hill, MD
these two contests is a series of short du- 21050; www.njqrp.org/. around, find a regional club in your area
ration, sprint-type events throughout the and join in the fun.
Rich Arland, K7SZ
25 Amherst Ave, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
k7sz@arrl.org
108 March 2001
 COMING CONVENTIONS
TEXAS STATE CONVENTION
February 24 April 29
March 17-18, Midland Vermont State, Milton* Delaware State, New Castle
The Texas State Convention (46th Annual St March 10-11 May 4-5
Patrick’s Day Hamfest), sponsored by the Midland Roanoke Division, Charlotte, NC* Louisiana State, Baton Rouge
ARC, will be held at the Midland County Exhibit
Building, Service Rd; 1/ 2 mile E of the intersec- April 20-21 May 5
tion of Fairgrounds Rd and old Hwy 80 (also called Southeastern VHF Conference, Nashville, South Carolina State, Greenville
Front St or Business 20); westbound on I-20, Exit TN May 5-6
144; eastbound on I-20, Exit 143. Doors are open April 21-22 West Texas Section, Abilene
Saturday 8 AM to 5 PM, Sunday 8 AM to 2 PM. Washington State, Yakima *See February QST for details
Features include huge indoor flea market, many
dealers, large tailgate area, T-hunts, forums and
meetings, WAS card checking, VE sessions (Sat-
urday, 1 PM), RV parking/hook-ups, refreshments.
TI: 146.76, 145.13 (88.5 Hz), 147.3, 444.2. Ad-
mission is $7 in advance, $8 at the door. Tables sey), sponsored by the Elkhorn Valley ARC, will cepted; Bob Busch, WB3KXJ, 301-317-7819 or
are $12 each (for the first 4), $17 (for each addi- be held at the Northeast Community College Life- rbusch@erols.com), banquet, refreshments. Talk-
tional table over 4). Contact Larry Nix, N5TQU, long Learning Center, 801 E Benjamin Ave; from in on 146.67, 224.24, 449.625 (107.2 Hz). Admis-
915-685-3372; oilman29@home.com; or Pete the intersection of US Hwys 81 and 275 go N on sion is $5 per day in advance, $6 per day at the door.
Stull, WB7AMP, 915-686-6755 (days) or 915- Hwy 81 (13th St) to Benjamin Ave, turn right (E), Contact Sharon Dobson, K3DUH, Box 95,
362-6644 (eves); w5qgg@arr l.net; www. proceed E for approximately 1.7 miles to entrance Timonium, MD 21094; 410-426-3378; k3duh
w5qgg.org. of NECC (on N side). Doors are open Friday @amsat.org; www.gbhc.org.
5-9 PM, Saturday 8 AM to 5 PM. Features include
MAINE STATE CONVENTION flea market, dealers, seminars (NWS, APRS, ARRL
Certification Program with special guest speaker
March 30-31, Lewiston Dan Miller, K3UFG from ARRL HQ), ARRL fo- Attention Hamfest and Convention Sponsors:
The Maine State Convention (22nd Annual “Andy” rum, VE sessions (both days), banquet ($12 each ARRL HQ maintains a date register of scheduled
Hamfest and Computer Fair), sponsored by the or $20 per couple), refreshments. Talk-in on 146.73. events that may assist you in picking a suitable
Androscoggin ARC, will be held at the Ramada Admission is $6 in advance, $7 at the door. Tables date for your event. You’re encouraged to register
Conference Center, 490 Pleasant St; take Exit 13 are $15. Contact Sam Seikaly, WA6BRE, 55422 your event with HQ as far in advance as your plan-
835th Rd, Norfolk, NE 68701-1222; 402-379-4073; ning permits. Hamfest and convention approval
off I-495 (Maine Tnpk) to traffic light, take first procedures for ARRL sanction are separate and
left after light. Doors are open Friday 7-9 PM, sseikaly@conpoint.com; www.qsl.net/evarc/.
distinct from the date register. Registering dates
Saturday 8 AM to noon. Features include exhibi- with ARRL HQ doesn’t constitute League sanction,
tors, vendors, flea market, dealers, new and used MARYLAND STATE CONVENTION nor does it guarantee there will not be a conflict with
radio and electronics gear, computers, forums, VE another established event in the same area.
sessions (Saturday, registration 10 AM, exams start March 31-April 1, Timonium
We at ARRL HQ are not able to approve dates for
at noon). Talk-in on 146.61. Admission is free Fri- The Maryland State Convention (Greater Baltimore sanctioned hamfests and conventions. For ham-
day evening, Saturday $5, under 16 free. Tables Hamboree and Computerfest), sponsored by the fests, this must be done by your division director.
are $10 (for the first table, plus admission; $6 for Baltimore ARC, will be held at the Maryland State For conventions, approval must be made by your
each additional table). Contact Ivan Lazure, Fairgrounds, York Rd; I-695 to I-83 N, take Exit 17 director and by the executive committee. Applica-
N1OXA, 115 Old Lisbon Rd, Lewiston, ME (Padonia Rd) off I-83, follow signs. Doors are open tion forms can be obtained by writing to or calling
04240; 207-784-0350; n1oxa@arrl.net; www. Saturday 8 AM to 5 PM, Sunday 8 AM to 4 PM. the ARRL convention program manager, tel 860-
mainearrl.org/convent.htm. Features include giant indoor electronics flea mar- 594-0262.
ket, vendors, major manufacturers, commercial ex- Note: Sponsors of large gatherings should check
NEBRASKA STATE CONVENTION hibitors and displays, outdoor tailgating (opens at with League HQ for an advisory on possible date
6 AM), forums, VE sessions (Sunday, registration conflicts before contracting for meeting space.
March 30-31, Norfolk 9 AM, testing will start promptly at 10 AM; prereg- Dates may be recorded at ARRL HQ for up to two
The Nebraska State Convention (2001 Ham Odys- istration is requested but not required, walk-ins ac- years in advance.

HAMFEST CALENDAR
Attention: The deadline for receipt of items for †Connecticut (Pomfret)—Mar 17, 8 AM to noon. PARC, Box 873, Ft Walton Beach, FL 32549; 850-
this column is the 1st of the second month Spr: Eastern Connecticut ARA. Pomfret Com- 243-4315 or voice/fax 815-461-0859; parcfest
preceding publication date. For example, munity School, corner of Rtes 169 and 101; 4 miles @aol.com; www.bsc.net/playground/.
your information must arrive at HQ by March 1 W of Rte 395. Flea market, VE sessions (limited †Florida (Stuart)—Mar 17. Spr: Martin County
to be listed in the May issue. Hamfest informa- spaces available, must preregister). TI: 147.225 ARA. Martin County Fairgrounds, 2016 S Dixie
tion is accurate as of our deadline; contact (156.7 Hz), 146.52. Adm: $2. Tables: $10. Paul Hwy, S of Monterey Rd, follow signs. TI: 147.06.
sponsor for possible late changes. For those Rollinson, KE1LI, 182 Wrights Crossing Rd, Adm: Free. Romund Madson, KS4KM, 1841 SE
who send in items for Hamfest Calendar and Pomfret Center, CT 06259; 860-928-2456; Hanby Ave, Port St Lucie, FL 34952; 561-337-1841.
Coming Conventions: Postal regulations pro- ke1li@arrl.net.
hibit mention in QST of prizes or any kind of †Florida (Zephyrhills)—Feb 25; set up 6 AM;
†Connecticut (Waterford)—Mar 31; set up public 8 AM to 2 PM. Spr: Zephyrhills Area ARC.
games of chance such as raffles or bingo.
9 AM; public 10 AM. Spr: Radio Amateur Society Zephyrhills Lions Den, 5827 Dean Dairy Rd; N of
(Abbreviations: Spr = Sponsor, TI = Talk-in fre- of Norwich (RASON). Waterford Senior Center, SR 54, between I-75 and SR 301. “Phinney Fest”
quency, Adm = Admission.) on Rte 85; from Hartford take Rte 2 S to Rte 11 to (in memory of Ernest Phinney, WB4UMT), tail-
British Columbia (New Westminster)—Mar 4. Rte 85 S; from the shoreline take Rte 95 to Rte 85 gating ($5), vendors (must have admission ticket),
Bob Kungl, VE7KW, 604-524-9177. N. Ham Radio Auction (bring your gear to sell; VE sessions (10:30 AM), refreshments. TI:
10% commission to RASON), free parking. TI: 147.135. Adm: $5. Tables: $5. Ron Russell,
California (Linda)—Mar 10. Ron Murdock, 146.73. Adm: Free. Mark Noe, KE1IU, 860-536- N8VFE, 38545 Goodland Dr, Zephyrhills, FL
W6KJ, 530-674-8533. 9633; mnoe@snet.net; www.rason.org. 33540; 813-782-1602; ron301@aol.com.
California (Palo Cedro/Redding)—Mar 31.
†Florida (Ft Walton Beach)—Mar 17, 8 AM to †Georgia (Marietta)—Mar 17; set up Friday
Donna Ferguson, N6SVV, warhawk@hdo.net.
5 PM. Spr: Playground ARC. Okaloosa Fair- 1 PM; public Saturday 8 AM to 3 PM. Spr:
Colorado (Longmont)—Apr 7. Fred Pilz, K0PLZ, grounds, 1958 Lewis Turner Blvd (State Rte 189); Kennehoochee ARC. Jim Miller Park; from I-75 at
larc@qsl.net. I-10, Exit 12. TI: 146.79. Adm: $5. Tables: $10 (in- Windy Hill Rd, go W for approximately 5 miles to
†ARRL Hamfest cludes 1 admission). Louis Carter, KF4HRM, c/o Austell Rd, take left and go 1/4 miles to Callaway

Gail Iannone
Convention Program Manager

March 2001 109
Rd, take right onto Callaway Rd, go 3/ 4 mile, public 8 AM. Spr: Ararat AR Shrine Club. Ararat †Ohio (Maumee/Toledo)—Mar 18; set up Satur-
hamfest on right. Flea market, boneyard, vendors, Shrine Temple, 5100 Ararat Dr; I-435, exit at day 3:30-7:30 PM, Sunday 5:30-8 AM; public
exhibitors, VE sessions (9 AM, First United Meth- Eastwood Trafficway, W to Ararat Dr, N to 5100 8 AM to 2 PM. Spr: Toledo Mobile Radio Assn.
odist Church, Whitlock Ave NW and N Marietta Ararat Dr. Commercial vendors; exhibits; equip- Lucas County Recreation Center, 2901 Key St; S
Pkwy), RV hookups ($10 each), free parking. TI: ment; antiques; computer hardware and software; of Heatherdowns and N of Anthony Wayne (Rte 24);
146.88 (100 Hz). Adm: $5, under 12 free with adult. homebrew items; "See and Hear" program by Bob Exit 6 off 475/23. Free parking, handicapped park-
Tables: $20 (includes 2 chairs), boneyard space Heil, K9EID; seminars and tech sessions; VE ses- ing. TI: 147.27. Adm: $6. Tables: regular $25, wall
$10. Margaret Durham, KB4QKW, 1097 Seven sions (advance registration only); handicapped ac- $30 (to order tables send application form and
Springs Circle, Marietta, GA 30068; 770-977- cessible; free parking; refreshments. TI: 145.13. SASE to TMRA Hamfest, Box 273, Toledo, OH
4405; mjanewalls@aol.com; qsl.asti.com/hootch/ Adm: advance 3 for $5, door $3 each. Tables: 8-ft 43697-0273 by Mar 5). Paul Hanslik, N8XDB, 419-
KARC-HamF.html. $15. Steve Dowdy, WJ0I, 12411 Olive St, Kansas 385-5056; www.tmrahamradio.org.
†Illinois (Grayslake)—Mar 25; set up 6 AM; pub- City, MO 64146; 816-941-3392; sdowdy@kc. Ontario (Brampton)—Mar 24. Michael Brickell,
lic 8 AM to 1 PM. Spr: North Shore RC. Lake rr.com; www.hambash.com. VE3TKI, 905-826-5176.
County Fairgrounds, Rtes 120 and 45; 4.4 miles W †Missouri (Lebanon)—Apr 7; set up 7 AM; pub- †Pennsylvania (Monroeville)—Mar 25; set up
of Hwy 94, on Rte 120. Indoor radio, electronics, lic 8 AM to 2 PM. Spr: Lebanon ARC. Ag-barn be- 6-8:30 AM; public 8:30 AM to 3 PM. Spr: Two
and computer swapfest; commercial vendors; VE hind the Kenneth E. Cowan Civic Center, 500 E Elm Rivers ARC. Monzo’s Palace Inn, intersection of
sessions (9 AM to noon); free parking; refreshments. St (E Business Loop 44); from I-44 go N on Rtes 22 and 48, at Turnpike; from E or W take PA
TI: 147.345, 146.52. Adm: advance $5, door $6. Jefferson (Hwy 5) to Elm St, go E on Elm to Civic Turnpike (I-76) to Exit 6 (Monroeville), take Busi-
Tables: commercial $25, swapfest (on wall) $15, Center. Vendors, tailgating ($6), VE sessions (Bill ness 22 ramp, turn left at traffic light, go 200 feet,
swapfest (in center) $10; electricity $5. Jacob Wheeler, K0DEW, 272 Donna Lee, Lebanon, MO Palace Inn on left; from N or S take PA Turnpike
Fishman, NE0NS, 834 Bach St, Northbrook, IL 65536; 417-532-7710; bwheeler@advertisnet Rte 48 to Monroeville, Palace Inn is at intersec-
60062; 847-291-4160; ne0ns@arrl.net; www. .com), refreshments. TI: 145.47. Adm: Free. Tables: tion of Rtes 22 and 48. Hamfest/Computer Fair,
ns9rc.org. $8. Chuck Sears, AA0RK, 10901 Welch Bridge Rd, equipment, accessories, vendors, forums. TI:
Indiana (Columbus)—Apr 7. Marion Winterberg, Niangua, MO 65713-910 2; 417-589-8122; 146.73, 147.12. Adm: $5. Tables: 6-ft $20 (includes
WD9HTN, 812-342-4670. freedom1@advertisnet.com. 1 chair; 115/60 outlets $10 each). Roxanne Gaal,
Nebraska (Norfolk)—Mar 30-31, Nebraska State WB3ROX, 312 Lawrence Ave, N Versailles, PA
†Kentucky (Elizabethtown)—Mar 31, 8 AM to
Convention. See “Coming Conventions.” 15137; 412-823-6613; gaal@pgh.net; www.
2 PM. Spr: Lincoln Trail ARC. Prichard Com-
qsl.net/w3oc/hamfest.htm.
munity Center, 404 Maulberry St; on Highway 62, †New Hampshire (Henniker)—Mar 25; set up
E of 31 W Bypass. Flea market, forums, VE ses- 7 AM; public 8 AM to 1 PM. Spr: Contoocook Val- †Texas (Brenham)—Mar 31, 7 AM to noon. Spr:
sions. TI: 146.98. Adm: advance $4, door $5. ley RC. Henniker Community School; Rte 202/9 Brenham ARC. Brenham Fairgrounds, 1305 E
Tables: $7. Leon Priest, N4TFK, Box 342, Vine to Rte 114 Exit (New England College/Pat’s Peak), Horton Loop; just N of Hwy 290 and 105 Horton
Grove, KY 40175; 270-351-4721; n4tfk@qsl.net; turn down hill onto Rte 114 S, go right at flashing Loop. VE sessions, RV hookups ($10). TI: 147.26.
www.qsl.net/w4bej. light, School is 5th building on left. Tailgating (wx Adm: Free. Tables: advance $7 (reserve by Mar 15),
permitting), VE sessions (sign up at 9 AM; testing door $10. Dan Lakenmacher, N5UNU, 10312 Hwy
†Louisiana (Rayne)—Mar 17-18; Saturday 8 AM
at 9:30 AM sharp; Dexter Howe, KY1M, 603-938- 36 N, Brenham, TX 77833; 979-836-8739;
to 3 PM, Sunday 8 AM to noon. Spr: Acadiana
2955), refreshments. TI: 146.895 (100 Hz). Adm: lindan@pointcom.net; www.alpha1.net/~barc.
ARA. Rayne Civic Center, 300 Frog Festival Dr;
approximately 15 miles W of Lafayette on I-10; $3 or 2 for $5. Tables: $10 (first table), $8 each Texas (Midland)—Mar 17-18, Texas State Con-
take Exit 87 (Hwy 35 S), go S to first traffic light, additional (includes 1 admission; some with vention. See “Coming Conventions.”
turn right on Oak St, go 2 blocks, turn right on power). Jock Irvine, N1JI, c/o Henniker Commu- Texas (Weatherford) —Mar 24. Eliza beth
Gossen Memorial, Center at end of street. Flea nity School, 15 Western Ave, Box 2418, Henniker, Hunkele, N5ONE, 817-594-1700.
market, commercial dealers, VE sessions (Sunday), NH 03242; 603-428-3476 (ext 256); n1ji@
arrl.net; www.qsl.net/k1bke. †West Virginia (Beckley)—Mar 24, 9 AM to
RV parking (on site with power and water), refresh- 3 PM. Sprs: Plateau ARA and Black Diamond ARC.
ments. TI: 146.82. Adm: $4. Tables: $15. Al Oubre, †New Jersey (Clinton Twp)—Mar 17, 8 AM to Raleigh County Armory, 200 Armory Dr; follow I-
K5DPG, 3011 Sugar Mill Rd, New Iberia, LA 2 PM. Spr: Cherryville Repeater Assn. North 77 to I-64E, proceed E to Exit 124, take Rte 19N
70563; 337-367-3901; k5dpg@arrl.net; www Hunterdon Regional High School, Rte 31 to Armory Dr. VE sessions. TI: 146.79, 145.37.
.acadian.net/w5ddl/. (Annandale); Exit 17 off I-78, take Rte 31 S to high Adm: $5. Tables: $5 (without power), $15 (with
Maine (Lewiston)—Mar 30-31, Maine State Con- school on right. VE sessions, handicapped acces- power). Frank Acord, N8YZB, 176 Old Pax Rd,
vention. See “Coming Conventions.” sible, free parking, refreshments. TI: 147.375. Mt Hope, WV 25880; 304-877-6482; n8yzb@
Maryland (Timonium)—Mar 31-Apr 1, Maryland Adm: $6. Tables: $15 (without electricity), $20 citynet.net; members.spree.com/sip1/plateau.
State Convention. See “Coming Conventions.” (with electricity). Rob France, N3QDC, 4803 Rush †West Virginia (Charleston)—Mar 17, 9 AM to
Dr, Pipersville, PA 18947; 908-788-4080 or 215- 3 PM. Spr: Charleston Area Hamfest and Computer
†Massachusetts (Amherst)—Mar 11, 9 AM to 766-8066; n3qdc@att.net; www.qsl.net/w2cra.
1 PM. Spr: Mount Tom Amateur Repeater Assn. Show. National Guard Armory, 1707 Coonskin Dr;
Amherst Regional Middle School, 170 Chestnut St; †North Carolina (Kinston)—Mar 25; set up Sat- take Greenbrier Exit off I-64/77 towards airport,
from Mass Pike take Rte 91 N to Exit 18, take Rte urday 4-9 PM (overnight security provided), Sun- veer right past airport exit, at traffic light turn left
9 N to Amherst Center, left on Main St, right at 3rd day 6 AM; public 8 AM to 3 PM. Spr: Down East onto Coonskin Dr, Armory is 3/ 4 mile on left. VE
light. Amateur Radio and Electronics Flea Market; Hamfest Association. Lenoir County Fairgrounds, sessions. TI: 145.35, 146.52. Adm: $5. Tables: $5.
tailgating; VE sessions; GROL, GMDSS-O/M, Fairgrounds Rd; Hwy 11 S. Tailgating, VE sessions, William H. (Jack) Kibler, Jr., K8WMX, Box 916,
Ship Radar exams; handicapped accessible; re- meetings (ENC traffic net, Skywarn), free parking, St Albans, WV 25177-0916; 304-722-3150;
freshments. TI: 146.94. Adm: $5. Tables: 8-ft $15. refreshments. TI: 146.685. Adm: advance $4, door k8wmx@juno.com.
Cindy Loiero, K1ISS, 27 Deepwoods Dr, Westfield, $5. Tables: 8-ft $10 (electricity $5). Doug Burt, †Wisconsin (Jefferson)—Mar 18; set up 7 AM;
MA 01085; 413-568-1175; n1fi@arrl.net; W4OFO, Box 1778, Kinston, NC 28503; 252-524- public 8 AM to 2 PM. Spr: Tri-County ARC.
www.mtara.org. 5724 (after 6 PM); jeanhd@icomnet.com. Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Center, Hwy
†Michigan (Marshall)—Mar 17; set up Friday †North Carolina (Raleigh)—Apr 8, 8 AM to 18 W. Vendors, refreshments. TI: 145.49. Adm: $4.
6 PM, Saturday 6 AM; public 8 AM to 3 PM. Sprs: 4 PM. Spr: Raleigh ARS. North Carolina State Fair- Tables: 8-ft $6. John Satterlee, WA9SAB, 213
Southern Michigan ARS and Marshall High School grounds, Jim Graham Bldg, 1025 Blue Ridge Blvd; Frederick St, Ft Atkinson, WI 53538; 920-563-6381
Photo Electronics Club. Marshall High School, 701 I-440, Hillsborough St Exit, W to NCS Fair- (eves); fax 920-563-9551; satterle@ticon.net; or
N Marshall; I-94 to Exit 110, go S on old US-27 to grounds. Hamfest/Computer Fair, all indoor flea tricountyarc@globaldialog.com.
North Dr, go E on North Dr, 2 blocks to school. market and dealer area, forums (ARRL, ARES, †Wisconsin (Milwaukee)—Apr 6-7; Friday
40 th Annual Michigan Crossroads Hamfest, deal- NTS, MARS), VE sessions (11 AM), contests 2-7 PM, Saturday 8 AM to 4 PM. Spr: Amateur Elec-
ers, free parking, refreshments. TI: 146.66, 146.52. (Homebrew, QLF, QBH), RARSfest welcoming tronic Supply. AES Headquarters, 5710 W Good
Adm: advance $4, door $5. Tables: 8-ft $8 (plus reception for vendors and dealers (Saturday eve, Hope Rd. “AES Superfest”, indoors, 36 major manu-
admission). Jim Holloway, KG8GZ, 117 Humphrey Apr 7, 7-8 PM), full RV hookup and overnight facturers, forums, clubs, VE sessions. TI: 146.85.
Dr, Battle Creek, MI 49014; 616-963-6602. camping ($15 per night), free parking. TI: 146.64. Adm: Free. Ray Grenier, K9KHW, 5710 W Good
†Minnesota (St Paul)—Mar 24, 8:30 AM to 3 PM. Adm: advance $5, door $6; under 13 free. Tables: Hope Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53223; 414-358-4088;
Spr: Robbinsdale ARC. Concordia University, $15 each; 4 or more $14 each. Chuck Littlewood, rayk9khw@aol.com; www.aesham.com.
Ganglehoff Center, 235 Hamline Ave; I-94 to K4HF, 2005 Quail Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC 27609; †Wisconsin (Stoughton/Madison)—Apr 8; set up
Snelling Ave, S to Concordia Ave, E to Hamline 919-872-6555; k4hf@arrl.net; www.rars.org. Saturday eve; public Sunday 8 AM to 2 PM. Sprs:
Ave. 20th Annual Midwinter Madness Hobby Elec- †Ohio (Madison)—Mar 25, 8 AM to 2 PM. Spr: MARA and Madison Area Repeater Assn. Mandt
tronics Show, commercial vendors, large indoor Lake County ARA. Madison High School, North Community Center, Stoughton Junior Fairgrounds,
flea market, VE sessions (9 AM, walk-ins wel- Ridge Rd; I-90 to Rte 528, go N to Rte 84 or Rte S 4th St; enter Stoughton on Hwy 51 (Main St), turn
comed; Dave Harrell, 651-459-8678), handicapped 20, turn left to Burns Rd, follow signs to High S on 4th St, cross the bridge, Junior Fairgrounds
accessible, free parking. TI: 147.15. Adm: advance School. Hamfest/Computerfest; flea market; ven- (Mandt Park) is on your left. Huge flea market, deal-
$5.50, door $7, under 12 free. Tables: $25, with dors; new and used Amateur Radio, computer, and ers, electronics, computers, new and used equipment,
electricity $55. Harriet Johanson, KB0UPH, 4737 assorted electronic equipment; VE sessions; paved VE sessions, free parking. TI: 147.15. Adm: advance
S Highway 101, PMB 276, Minnetonka, MN parking, refreshments. TI: 147.21. Adm: $5. Tables: $4, door $5. Tables: advance $12, door $15 (plus
55345; 763-537-1722; k0ltc@visi.com; www. 6-ft $8, 8-ft $10. Roxanne, 440-257-0024 or 440- admission). Paul Toussaint, N9VWH, Box 8890,
visi.com/~k0ltc. 209-8953 (9 AM to 9 PM); tbrown@ncweb. Madison, WI 53708-8890; 60 8-245-889 0;
†Missouri (Kansas City)—Mar 10; set up 6 AM; com; hamradio.org/lcara. n9vwh@arrl.net; www.qsl.net/mara/.
110 March 2001
 AT THE FOUNDATION
Your Foundation Dollars Hard at Work!
Contributors are the keys to all of our
successful programs, of course, but just
as important are the many countless hams
who are working to promote Amateur
Radio enjoyment for present and future

DAVID FIEDLER, WB2CDG

generations. Two projects the Founda-

DAVID FIEDLER, WB2CDG

tion helped fund in 2000 illustrate the
point…
Who Wants to See A Million There?
The Eastern States Exposition, held
annually in Agawam, Massachusetts, is Ham radio equipment inside the HTTC at
among the top 10 regional fairs in overall Scouts studying electronic circuit analy- the Forestburg Scout Reservation.
attendance in the Northern Hemisphere. sis in the Forestburg HTTC classroom.
Each year, regional Amateur Radio clubs
provide the planning, staffing and know- science and technology could be instruction to qualify a total of 80 Scouts
how to put on a two-week, high-visibility developed in a youngster, the national (between the ages of 11-14) for both
display booth at the fair. The booth is a Scout organization established merit electricity and electronics merit badges
public relations hit every time. Larry badges courses in radio, electricity, and 25 Scouts for the radio merit badge.
Buck, K1HEJ and Tammy Krauss, electronics, computers, space explor- Interviews with frequent users of the
K1TLK, provided this glimpse of their ations, and other high-tech topics. Center have confirmed that it is fulfilling
group’s effort: With the assistance of an ARRL its intended mission. Even Scout leaders
“This major event draws the public Foundation Victor C. Clark Youth have reported an increased interest in ham
from all the New England states as well Incentive Program Grant, the Council radio, participation in the ARRL-BSA
as New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania was able to equip the camp facility with sponsored Jamboree on the Air (JOTA)
and Canada. This year more than 1.3 some basic equipment including general- and more Scouts investigating technology
million people came through the gate! Our purpose ham band receivers, a VCR and careers. Many Scouts have had fun
booth provided a window into the hobby’s TV to show training tapes, a workbench monitoring ham transmissions, building
accomplishments, with a reminder of our and some textbooks. This past summer radio kits and antennas, learning Morse
instant readiness to provide emergency we were able to provide sufficient code and Q signals, and other ham skills.”
communications. We take this opportunity
to show the public the educational Contributor’s Corner
experiences of SAREX, or how the hobby We thank the following for their generous contributions to:
allows us—one-on-one—to talk with Victor C. Clark Youth Incentive Program Everett G. Siebert, KD4BGY;
people in other countries. We take National Fund James K. Schuck; Wilbur C. Carruth,
Traffic System messages and explain how Richard Maier in loving memory of AB4XK; Norman J. Weddell;
Thomas Maier, W1EQG Max E. Norman and the Polk Ham Club
NTS works. The booth is completely John T. Jones Jr, W3NTD, in fond memory of (Florida) in fond memory of
dedicated to showing the public what Orion M. Arnold, W2HN Michael Fahnestock, KF4RZH
services hams can provide. Presentations Emille A. Cole in fond memory of Carl J. Lump, KQ2O, in fond memory of
have variety, too, and change with each Charles “Kim” Kimmerly, N5XGI Ted Marks, W2FG
C.W. “Jack” Barbrow, WA4IAQ, in fond
volunteer manning the booth. We try to The Goldwater Scholarship Fund memory of Roy M. Snead, KC4VRZ
create positive experiences for each visitor. Ian A. Elliot, W7JMX, in fond memory of John T. Jones Jr, W3NTD, in fond
Packet, HF and VHF stations are William J. Sullivan, W7FC memory of William J. Ludes, K3BWZ
John T. Jones Jr, W3NTD, in fond
operational and nonhams can get in close The Mississippi Scholarship Fund memory of Raymond Craig, W7LBY
to see how everything works. We’re happy Mary K. Pierson, N5HXS; Ann N. Tyra; Estate of Ruth Meissner (Connecticut);
to answer tons of questions.” the Mississippi Section Phone Net; Linda Ruekert; Mr and Mrs Don Coeyman;
Wendell A. McCollom and Marjorie E. Booth; Carol Ann Borges;
Edward W. Scheufele, AB5RS, in fond Maureen and Francis Floor; Daryl and Sandy
VicYIP Grant Helps ’Em memory of Charles Kimmerly, N5XGI Meske and Craig R. Dotterer in fond memory
Earn High Tech Badges of Homer Apple, W4AIT
Paul and Helen L. Grauer Scholarship Fund Dr Ron Levy, K2CO and Mrs Ron Levy in
David Fiedler, WB2CDG, wrote: “In Tri-Lakes ARC (Missouri) in fond memory joyful celebration of the 80th birthday of
an effort to encourage more young people of Joe Olson, W5JO John Burgio, W2JB
to seek careers in science and technology, Wellesley Foshay, W9VK and
The PHD ARA Scholarship Fund Miriam Foshay
the Monmouth Council (New Jersey) Boy PHD ARA, Inc (Missouri) Jim Cochran, KK0SS, in fond memory of
Scouts of America constructed and Duane Runyan, W0KIO
equipped the Forestburg Scout The General Fund Thomas Doyle, N1MUV, in fond memory of
Andrew Family Foundation (Illinois) Richard Hatt, AA1EC and
Reservation (FSR) High Technology Wynmoor ARC (Florida) in fond memory of Robert Thoroux, N1ZCK
Training Center in 1997 in the Catskills Sidney Rotz, N4LPR
Mountains near Monticello, New York. Edmond R. Hinkle and Janet E. Brown in As received and acknowledged during the
fond memory of Paul Hinkle, W9HK months of November and December.
Knowing that the earlier an interest in

Mary E. Lau, N1VH
Secretary, ARRL Foundation Inc

March 2001 111
 SILENT KEYS
It is with deep regret that we record N5EUM, Ralph Huggins, Midland, TX WD9DYE, Edward H. Isotalo, Appleton, WI
the passing of these amateurs. KC5GLU, John A. Hime, Goldthwaite, TX W9FLA, Joseph F. Harant, Cicero, IL
W5GM, Jack D. Gant, Ardmore, OK K9GBN, Arthur L. Oates, Pekin, IL
W5IYF, Everette S. La Garde, Ingram, TX W9GDS, Robert L. Walgreen, Cedar Park, TX
W1AGE, Paul H. Silbert, Marblehead, MA N5LRO, Richard W. Leggett, Fort Meyers, FL KA9HUX, Norbert J. Nevens, Brookfield, WI
WA1AHC, Jeffrey W. Zimmerman, KD5P, Donald W. Shaw, Bellefontaine, MS *K9KTH, James R. Myers, Bloomington, IN
West Springfield, MA K5THA, John T. Oakes, Bella Vista, AR W9MCS, Leroy W. Dressler, Evanston, IL
N1AKG, James T. Chamberlain, Reading, MA K5TKL, Thomas K. Low, Fort Worth, TX N9MKB, Clifford S. Shreve, Fort Wayne, IN
*WB1EMZ, Barbara P. Kent, Norwalk, CT KC5TU, Rainford R. Halls, Socorro, NM W9NGP, Edward F. Rice, Oconomowoc, WI
KA1FJD, Royce A. Haskell, Littleton, NH N5XGI, Charles F. Kimmerly, Vancleave, MS N9QQ, Richard C. Trempe, Wausau, WI
KA1TRF, Paul Kokoszyna, Southwick, MA W5YKB, Thomas H. Harp, Bartlesville, OK N9QYV, Barbara J. McCoy, Muncie, IN
*KB1HZ, Stuart Montgomery, Concord, NH KD5YU, George T. Bennett, Pineville, LA WB9SQE, Earl W. Renfroe, Riverside, CA
W1ICF, Richard T. Carroll, Brookfield, CT W5ZAV, Louis W. Smith, Tulsa, OK KA9TBO, Sylvia G. Plank, Muncie, IN
W1JJ, Russell E. Small, Marblehead, MA WH6CQA, Harold T. Yoshikawa, Hilo, HI KB9TD, James R. Vandehey, Auburndale, WI
W1NYY, Thomas P. Anselmo, Wethersfield, CT K6DR, Anthony W. Borgia, Fairfield, CA W9UIN, Joseph H. Kadlec, Evanston, IL
W1QXV, Max H. Voigt, Chicopee, MA AH6EL, Clayton F. Caughill, Kaneohe, HI KA9URE, Howard F. Wilke, Orland Park, IL
N1SGL, Bradford M. Erickson, South Yarmouth, K6HJ, John H. Hedger, Deming, NM WB9WUT, Dorman L. Hughes, Decatur, IN
MA W6HLM, Francis Orella, Petaluma, CA N9XJK, Michael J. Graves, Verona, WI
WA1VOA, Paul Umbdenstock, Tolland, CT W6IGF, Carl R. Bergman, Walnut Creek, CA K9YGA, John R. Banks, Cleveland, IL
W2VRS, Norman Strohmeier, West Seneca, NY KA6KGK, John P. Tomko, Leburn, KY *W9YL, Sue Miller, Waldron, IN
W3BSY, Michael E. Overman, McLean, VA K6LNJ, Arthur G. Pearce, Oceanside, CA W9ZFR, Clarence E. Webb, Richmond, IN
KR3D, Michael F. O’Keefe, Mechanicsburg, PA NA6R, Alton W. Jones, Salinas, CA KA9ZIE, Gary Phillips, Muncie, IN
W3EUC, Joseph R. Hoeflich, Harrisburg, PA KC6ROJ, William E. Morrison, Westminster, CA KC0CHC, Barbara A. Erickson, Cottage Grove,
WA3IQT, Jay M. Sipe, Altoona, PA W6RQ, Albert W. Lotze, San Francisco, CA MN
KA3MXM, William J. Brewer, Clearwater, FL *W6TAE, Norman L. Lake, Magalia, CA WD0FDU, Edwin A. Keeney, Jefferson City, MO
*W3OO, Carl Kirschbaum, Allison Park, PA WB7AAZ, George M. Stratton, Phoenix, AZ KA0FTA, Robert A. Morgan, Rapid City, SD
*K3SA, Steven C. Affens, Olney, MD W7AHS, Russell L. Miles, Boise, ID K0HAW, Robert E. Hunter, Kansas City, MO
*W3TO, Jack C. Shaffer, Cogan Station, PA W7BBN, John M. Scowcroft, Salt Lake City, UT K0LJ, Larry Johnston, Cedar Rapids, IA
W3TWH, John F. Strauss, West Chester, PA N7BHP, John W. Noffsker, Inchelium, WA WB0MFS, Walter L. Abbott, Springfield, MO
*KB4AQ, John I. Richardson, Mobile, AL W7CQK, Harold K. Long, Renton, WA WB0PLY, Blair X. Carmichael, Fulton, MO
AD4BD, Harold L. Gandy, Spotsylvania, VA *W7DAZ, Johnnie D. Cathey, Airway Heights, WA OE6MKG, Karl Mulisch, Gratkorn, Austria Europe
WA4CEG, Leon K. Johnson, Bradenton, FL KA7DKR, Virginia M. Wilson, Walla Walla, WA VE2WF, Warren Fleming, Greenfield Park, QC,
K4CQX, Robert M. McCutchen, Huntsville, AL KA7DLS, W. R. Garrecht, Leavenworth, WA Canada
W4DAL, P. G. Walters, Avondale Estates, GA W7EPS, Virgil W. Treadwell, Yakima, WA *Life Member, ARRL
W4DLH, James O. Johnson, Kenansville, NC ND7G, Roger A. Wilson, Tucson, AZ ‡Call sign has been re-issued through the
KS4FB, Frank T. Larrabee, Oak Hill, FL *W7JIE, M. L. Gibson, Seattle, WA vanity call sign program.
W4FJL, James L. Holman, Columbus, GA KC7KEL, John W. Warren, Murray, UT
Note: Silent Key reports must confirm the death
WA4FOF, Charles E. Cortez, Barnwell, SC AB7LG, Duane A. Peters, Brigham City, UT by one of the following means: a letter or note
W4GUO, Franklin H. Prestwood, Valparaiso, FL WG7P, Charles T. Nuzum, Pittsburgh, PA from a family member, a copy of a newspaper
K4HTU, Robert W. Lucas, Saint Cloud, FL W7ZT, Ronald J. Finger, Corona de Tucson, AZ obituary notice, a copy of the death certificate,
W4IGE, Walter D. Rollick, Maryville, TN WB8BOB, Harry W. Spencer, Kalamazoo, MI or a letter from the family lawyer or the execu-
WB4IKA, Norman R. Marshall, Jonesboro, TN *K8CSG, William R. Gary, Houston, TX tor. Please be sure to include the amateur’s
KD4IOC, William F. Zeiders, Dade City, FL WB8KLM, Harvey H. Meister, Cincinnati, OH name, address and call sign. Allow several
K4IPV, Joseph J. Carr, Annandale, VA W8MFW, Albert A. Brehm, Cincinnati, OH months for the listing to appear in this column.
WA4JJX, George W. Gehres, Jacksonville, FL WD8NAS, Isaac N. Reid, Tampa, FL Many hams remember a Silent Key with a me-
W4LJC, Samuel J. Burke, Clearwater, FL W8PBA, Edgar M. Walters, Marietta, OH morial contribution to the ARRL Foundation. If you
KX4O, Fred W. Sedenquist, Huntsville, AL W8TEX, Cecil N. Tyree, Dayton, OH wish to make a contribution in a friend or relative’s
WA4ORE, Moffett H. Spencer, Roxboro, NC WA8UKV, William F. Coleman, Owosso, MI memory, you can designate it for an existing youth
KB4PFP, Michael H. Murdock, Hixson, TN WA8WWI, Harold G. Crombie, Elyria, OH scholarship, the Jesse A. Bieberman Meritorious
W4PRK, Robert B. Anderson, Cocoa Beach, FL W8ZRL, George J. Purden, Goshen, OH Membership Fund, the Victor C. Clark Youth In-
K4QBX, James H. Turner, Kingsport, TN N9BGK, Elmer R. Fritz, Knox, IN centive Program Fund, or the General Fund. Con-
KE4SKO, Travis L. Martin, Clanton, AL KF9CQ, Richard E. Van Strien, Highland, IN tributions to the Foundation are tax-deductible to
W4USQ, Robert G. Holloway, Gainesville, FL N9CUK, E. K. Marlin, Evansville, IN the extent permitted under current tax law. Our
KC4ZBP, Richard A. E. Welsh, Savannah, GA K9CUQ, Floyd Spearing, Roscoe, IL address is: The ARRL Foundation Inc, 225 Main
WA5BWX, Sylvan R. Sibley, Natchitoches, LA W9DBO, Elmer F. Kleppin, Streator, IL St, Newington, CT 06111.

Kathy Capodicasa, N1GZO
Silent Key Administrator

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112 March 2001
 75, 50 AND 25 YEARS AGO
March 1926 which it is suggested be adopted.” The article women. In “The Deluxe Fixed-Portable Package,”
advises hams to send cards when requested, and Gilbert Countryman, W3HH, tells about his com-
◊ The cover art by reply to cards received. Short-wave listeners are
Clyde Darr, 8ZZ, plete 40-watt 40-meter C.W. station.
advised to send cards only to DX hams, and not
shows an unfortunate to US hams or DX broadcast stations.
ham lying on his roof March 1976
in the snow, holding
March 1951 ◊ The cover photo
the antenna mast and shows W2AEE’s HF
trying to keep the rest ◊ The cover photo beam looking out over
of the antenna from shows some of the op- the metropolitan area
blowing down! The erating aids used by around Columbia
lead editorial, “Roll sight-impaired hams University, with the
Over,” notes that ev- to operate their sta- caption, “How many
ery year at about this tions. The editorial ad- consumer electronic
time, a lot of unautho- vises hams of the new devices are near this
rized stations show up antenna and tower re- antenna? A potential
in the amateur bands. strictions (effective RFI problem?” The
The editorial reports February 15, 1951) editorial discusses “A
that the League has been quite successful in get- that apply to hams New Growth for Ama-
ting the cooperation of the Navy and the Federal who live near airports. teur Radio,” stating the goal of 100,000 new hams
Government in reining in these interlopers. The lead article, by 1979 and 60,000 new League members by
D. R. Clemons, in “The Shielding Problem,” “Hamming by the 1979, and discussing the League’s determination
uses 12 pages to explain shielding in radios; with- Touch System,” tells to make those goals come to pass.
out proper knowledge, he observes, it’s possible about a day spent with Bob Gunderson, W2JIO, a Tony Dorbuck, W1YNC, presents “RFI
that shielding can make some problems even blind ham. By Goodman, W1DX, describes “A Two- Primer,” with thoughts for both the newcomer and
worse. J. K. Clapp describes “Multiplex Short Stage Linear R.F. Amplifier” to give a little more the experienced ham. “Mobile Marine under Sail,”
Wave Reception,” using two receivers, to opti- power to your S.S.B. signal. Vern Chambers, by Brandon Wentworth, K6UJ, tells how the au-
mize radio links. Rufus Turner describes “A W1JEQ, tells about his one-tube converter for re- thor combines his two hobbies. “A VOX for a Very
Power Amplifier for the Low-Powered Transmit- ceiving WWV on 5 and 10 Mc., “The ‘WWV-er’.” Small Box,” by Douglas Blakeslee, W1KLK, de-
ter” that uses two or more 201-A tubes in paral- “We Have New Regulations” reports on the new ex- scribes his tiny VOX, built around two one-dol-
lel. In “Amateur Radio to the North Pole Again,” panded 75-meter phone privileges (3800 to 4000 kc., lar IC chips. George Downs, W1CT, discusses
F. H. Schnell tells about the equipment to be used available March 1), the new Technician and Novice compensated coaxial filters as “A Cure for
by amateur operators Howard Mason and Robert class licenses (available July 1), and the new Ama- Intermod Alley” in Boston. John Kaufmann,
Waskey in the forthcoming polar expedition, with teur Extra class license (available January 1, 1952). WA1CQW, and Gary Kopec, WA8WNU, describe
the first tests to begin this month. One photo George Grammer, W1DF, tells about his de- “A Homomorphic Speech Compressor”—a new
shows the equipment set up in portable fashion sign for “Adjustable Dummy Antennas.” William kind of speech processor.
on Lake Monona in Wisconsin—surely a good Rawson, K2AX, describes “An All-Band Mobile Vic Clark, W4KFC, Vice President of the ARRL
place to test the equipment for operation under Station” with 12 watts output on the HF bands and the IARU, tells how those organizations are
Arctic conditions! with CW and AM phone. “Hams Aid Korean War preparing for the WARC conference to be held in
“Pse QSL Card” opens by saying, “It’s time Effort” tells about many of the ways hams have 1979, in “Working toward WARC.” Deputy Com-
something was done about the business of QSL helped with communication in and out of Korea munications Manager Ellen White, W1YL, presents
cards, and this article is going to present a policy on behalf of the military and its servicemen and— the summary of “Straight Key Night.”

Al Brogdon, W1AB
Contributing Editor

Morse code transmissions:
W1AW Schedule Frequencies are 1.818, 3.5815, 7.0475, 14.0475, 18.0975, 21.0675, 28.0675 and
147.555 MHz.
PACIFIC MTN CENT EAST MON TUE WED THU FRI Slow Code = practice sent at 5, 7 1 /2, 10, 13 and 15 wpm.
Fast Code = practice sent at 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 13 and 10 wpm.
6 AM 7 AM 8 AM 9 AM FAST SLOW FAST SLOW
Code practice text is from the pages of QST . The source is given at the beginning
CODE CODE CODE CODE of each practice session and alternate speeds within each session. For example,
“Text is from July 1992 QST , pages 9 and 81,” indicates that the plain text is from
7 AM- 8 AM- 9 AM- 10 AM- VISITING OPERATOR TIME the article on page 9 and mixed number/letter groups are from page 81.
1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM (12 PM - 1 PM CLOSED FOR LUNCH)
Code bulletins are sent at 18 wpm.
1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM FAST SLOW FAST SLOW FAST W1AW qualifying runs are sent on the same frequencies as the Morse code trans-
CODE CODE CODE CODE CODE missions. West Coast qualifying runs are transmitted on approximately 3.590 MHz
by K6YR. At the beginning of each code practice session, the schedule for the next
2 PM 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM CODE BULLETIN qualifying run is presented. Underline one minute of the highest speed you
copied, certify that your copy was made without aid, and send it to ARRL for grading.
3 PM 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM TELEPRINTER BULLETIN Please include your name, call sign (if any) and complete mailing address. Send a
9×12-inch SASE for a certificate, or a business-size SASE for an endorsement.
4 PM 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM SLOW FAST SLOW FAST SLOW
Teleprinter transmissions:
CODE CODE CODE CODE CODE Frequencies are 3.625, 7.095, 14.095, 18.1025, 21.095, 28.095 and 147.555 MHz.
5 PM 6 PM 7 PM 8 PM CODE BULLETIN Bulletins are sent at 45.45-baud Baudot and 100-baud AMTOR, FEC Mode B. 110-
baud ASCII will be sent only as time allows.
6 PM 7 PM 8 PM 9 PM TELEPRINTER BULLETIN On Tuesdays and Fridays at 6:30 PM Eastern Time, Keplerian elements for many
amateur satellites are sent on the regular teleprinter frequencies.
645 PM 745 PM 845 PM 945 PM VOICE BULLETIN
Voice transmissions:
Frequencies are 1.855, 3.99, 7.29, 14.29, 18.16, 21.39, 28.59 and 147.555 MHz.
7 PM 8 PM 9 PM 10 PM FAST SLOW FAST SLOW FAST
Miscellanea:
CODE CODE CODE CODE CODE
On Fridays, UTC, a DX bulletin replaces the regular bulletins.
8 PM 9 PM 10 PM 11 PM CODE BULLETIN W1AW is open to visitors from 10 AM until noon and from 1 PM until 3:45 PM on
Monday through Friday. FCC licensed amateurs may operate the station during that
time. Be sure to bring your current FCC amateur license or a photocopy.
W1AW’s schedule is at the same local time throughout the year. The schedule according In a communication emergency, monitor W1AW for special bulletins as follows:
to your local time will change if your local time does not have seasonal adjustments that voice on the hour, teleprinter at 15 minutes past the hour, and CW on the half hour.
are made at the same time as North American time changes between standard time and Headquarters and W1AW are closed on New Year’s Day, President’s Day, Good
daylight time. From the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October, UTC = Eastern Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the follow-
Time + 4 hours. For the rest of the year, UTC = Eastern Time + 5 hours. ing Friday, and Christmas Day.
March 2001 113
 CONTEST CORRAL
W1AW Qualifying Runs are 10 PM EST, Mon- ince/DXCC country. CW: 3.550 3.705 7.050 7.125 multi. Work stations once per band/mode, mobiles
day, March 5, and 7 PM EST Tuesday, March 14.050 and 15/10/6/2 meters; phone: 3.890 7.230 as they cross county lines. VA stations work ev-
20. The K6YR West Coast Qualifying Run will 14.290 21.350 28.400 and 6/2 meters. Score 1 pt/ eryone, others work VA stations only. Exchange
be at 9 PM PST on Wednesday, March 7. Check phone, 2 pts/CW QSO. Final score is QSO pts WI serial number and state/province/DXCC country
the W1AW schedule for details. counties (max 72); WI stations score QSO pts WI (VA stations send county). CW: 1.805 and 50 kHz
counties + states/provinces. WI mobiles/portables up; phone: 1.845 3.860 7.260 14.260 21.360
March add 500 bonus points for each county they make 12 28.360; Technician: 10 kHz up and 28.360; VHF/
3-4 or more QSOs from. Mobile operators may not sit UHF: 50.125 147.48 223.50 446.00. No repeater
on a county line to operate. Power level multiplier: or cross-mode QSOs. Score 1 pt/phone, 2 pts/CW,
ARRL International DX Contest, phone, multiply your QSO points by the power multiplier: and 3 pts/VA mobile QSO. Final score is QSO pts
see December 2000 QST, page 110. 150 W or more × 1, 5 to 150 W × 1.5, less than VA counties (max 95); VA stations use VA coun-
5 W × 2. Awards. Send logs within 30 days to West ties/states/provinces/DXCC countries for multi-
11-12 Allis RAC, PO Box 1072, Milwaukee, WI 53201; plier. VA mobiles add 100 bonus pts for each VA
North American Sprint, RTTY, sponsored by www.warac.org/. county from which they make a QSO. Club compe-
NCJ, 0000-0400Z Mar 11 (local time, Mar 10); 80, tition. Awards. Send logs by Apr 15 to Virginia
40, 20 only. North American stations work every- 13-14 QSO Party, Call Box 599, Sterling, VA 20167;
one; others work NA stations only. Exchange www.qsl.net/sterling/.
CLARA and Family HF Contest, phone and
other station’s call, your call, serial no., name, and CW, sponsored by the Canadian Ladies ARA,
state/province/DXCC country. The same station 24-25
from 1700Z Mar 13 until 1700Z Mar 14. 80 40 20
can be worked multiple times provided 3 contacts 15 10 meters Work stations once per band/mode. CQ WW WPX Contest, phone, sponsored by CQ
separate the contact in both logs, regardless of Cross-mode contacts count as phone for both sta- Magazine, from 0000Z Mar 24 until 2400Z Mar 25
band. QSY rule: Stations calling CQ, QRZ, etc, tions. Single ops only. Exchange RS(T), state/ (CW is May 26-27). Single ops operate no more than
may only work one station in response to that call; province/DXCC country, and whether CLARA 36 hours, off periods must be 60 min or more.
they must then move at least 1 kHz before working member or nonmember. Multipliers are Canadian Classes: single op single/all band, high, low
another station or 5 kHz before soliciting another provinces and DXCC countries. Score 5 pts for (< 100 W), QRP (< 5 W) or assisted; multi-single
call. Once you are required to QSY, you may not CLARA-member-to-CLARA member, YL-non- (10-minute rule); multi-multi; rookie; tribander and
make a new QSO on the previous frequency until member-to-CLARA-member and OM-to-CLARA single element; and band restricted. Send RS(T) and
you have made a contact at least 1 or 5 kHz (as -member QSOs on phone; 2 pts per QSO with serial no. Score 3 pts/QSO w/different continents on
required) away. Team competition. Awards. Elec- CLARA family members; 3 pts per QSO with non- 14-28 MHz and 6 pts/QSO w/different continents on
tronic entries accepted. Send logs no later than 30 CLARA YLs on phone; 1 pt per QSO w/OMs. 1.8-7 MHz; score 2 pts/QSO w/stations in North
days after the end of the contest to Wayne Matlock, Awards. Send logs by April 22 to Helen Archibald, America on 14-28 MHz and 4 pts/QSO w/NA sta-
K7WM, Rt 2, Box 102, Cibola, AZ 85328; VE2YAK, 130 Embleton Cres, Pointe Claire, QC, tions on 1.8-7 MHz. Stations in own country count
rttysprint@ncjweb.com; www.ncjweb.com/. Canada H9R 3N2; archibal@pubnix.net. one point. Multipliers are prefixes worked (ie, N8,
Wisconsin QSO Party, sponsored by the West KA1, HG73, JD1). Work stations once/band; pre-
Allis RAC, 1800Z Mar 11 until 0100Z Mar 12. 18-20 fixes count only once. Awards. Club competition.
CW and phone. 80 40 20 15 10 6 2 meters. Work Send logs by May 10 (CW, Jul 10) to CQ Magazine,
stations once/mode/band, no repeater QSOs. Virginia QSO Party, sponsored by the Sterling 25 Newbridge Rd, Suite 405, Hicksville, NY 11801;
Single op/multi-single/multi-multi, fixed/mobile. Park ARC, 1800Z Mar 17 to 0200Z Mar 19. Single n8bjq@erinet.com; ourworld.compuserve.com/
WI stations send county; others send state/prov- operator, mobile, club, single-multi and multi- homepages/n8bjq/.

SPECIAL EVENTS
Arlington Heights, IL: Peace Corps ARC, Charles Helms, 112 Prospect St, WA2VJA, Richey, Florida. 7240 14250 21365 28400.
KA9NLX, 1600-2200Z Mar 1, celebrating Nutley, NJ 07110. Certificate. GulfCoast Amateur Radio Club,
the 40th anniversary of the Peace Corps. 7.283 Macon, GA: Macon Amateur Radio Club, Chasco Fiesta, PO Box 595, New Port Richey, FL
14.325 21.375 28.550. Certificate. John W4BKM, 1500-2200Z Mar 17, during the 19th 34656-0595.
Paskevicz, 1423 North Ridge Ave, Arlington Hts, annual Cherry Blossom Festival. 14240 21335 Laguna Woods, CA: Leisure World Amateur
IL 60004. 28390. Certificate. Macon ARC, PO Box 4862, Radio Club, W6LY, 1400Z Mar 24 to 2000Z
Port St. Lucie, FL: PSLARA, K4RSL, 1700- Macon, GA 31208. Mar 25, celebrating the 2nd birthday of the City
2100Z Mar 1 to Mar 10, commemorating the Mount Holly, NJ: NWS-Phi SKYWARN of Laguna Woods. 7.250 14.250 28.380. QSL.
arrival of the New York Mets baseball team to Association, WX2PHI, 1500-2100Z Mar 18, Ernie Senser, 3031 Calle Sonora, Unit B, Laguna
Port St. Lucie for their spring and summer promoting the beginning of Hazardous Weather Woods, CA 92653.
training. 14.050 14.230 21.230 28.350. Cert- Week in Pennsylvania. 7.273 14.273 28.373. Timonium, MD: Baltimore Amateur Radio Club,
ficate. Dr Maurice I. Sasson, W2JAJ, 8590 Certificate. John Holmes, WX3W, WX2PHI Special W3FT, 1200Z Mar 31 to 2000Z Apr 1, celebrating
Florence Dr, Port St. Lucie, FL 34952. Event, 126A Worman Rd, Bath, PA 18014-9099. the 30th anniversary of the Greater Baltimore
Nutley, NJ: Robert D. Grant United Labor ARA, New Port Richey, FL: GulfCoast Amateur Radio Hamboree and Computerfest. 7.260 14.310. Certif-
N2UL, 1400-2400Z Mar 3, to honor Walter Club, K4C, 1230Z Mar 22 to 2000Z Apr 1, 2001, icate. Baltimore Amateur Radio Club, Awards
Reuther and the UAW. 28.420 14.240. Certificate. for the 79th annual Chasco Fiesta in New Port Manager, PO Box 120, Reisterstown, MD 21136.

George Fremin III, K5TR
624 Lost Oak Trail, Johnson City, TX 78636
k5tr@arrl.org

the first day of the seminars include small-signal analysis in one package. More
NEW PRODUCTS modeling, magnetics, power stage information about the seminars is available
characteristics and voltage/current-mode on the Web at onsemi.com/.
feedback loop design. The topics addressed Previous New Products
ON SEMICONDUCTOR POWER on the second day will be flyback topology,
SUPPLY DESIGN SEMINARS multiphase buck converters and power
◊ Switching power supply design seminars factor correction preconverters. Included in
sponsored by ON Semiconductors will be the single registration fee of $95 is a copy of
taking place in selected US cities through- Power 4-5-6, power supply design software
out 2001, with additional seminars in that offers component design, large-signal
Europe and Asia. The topics presented on simulation feedback control design and
114 March 2001
 SECTION NEWS
The ARRL Field Organization Forum
ATLANTIC DIVISION MGR/QND/QTC/QNI: SN/KC3Y/31/43/304, MEPN/N3WKE/ WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA: SM, John Rodgers, N3MSE—
no report/, MDD/WJ3K/62/38/760, MDD Top brass: AA3SB ASM: N3MYZ. SEC: N3SRJ. ASM-ARES: WB3KGT. ASM-
DELAWARE: SM, Randall Carlson, WB0JJX—The Execu- 170, K3JL 167, AA3GV 137, BTN/AA3LN/no report/, SMN/ Packet: KE3ED. OOC: W3ZPI. PIC: W3CG. STM: N3WAV.
tive Committee has just approved the 2001 Delaware State KE3OX/no report. Tfc: KK3F 4300, N3QA 273, AA3GV 118, TC: WR4W. DEC-SO: KD3OH. DEC-N1: N3QCR. DEC-N2:
Convention for April 29, 2001, in New Castle, Delaware. It AA3SB 92, W3YVQ 85, N3WKE 85, KO4A 73, KJ3E 72, KA3UVC. DEC-S1: KA3HUK. DEC-S2: N3BZW. DEC-Rapid
will once again be sponsored by the Penn-Del Radio Club. KC3Y 42, N3KGM 40, W3CB 28, N3WK 21, WJ3K 17, N3ZKP Response: N3HJY. DEC-OES: K3TB. I would like to an-
More details will be forthcoming, but mark your calendar and 17, K3CSX 15, WA1QAA 12, W3VK 8, KE3FL 2, PSHR: KK3F nounce the appointment of Sally Cripe, N3MYZ, as the new
make plans to attend. With the start of the new year, many 216, W3YVQ 138, KE3FL 130, N3ZKP 129, AA3SB 127, assistant section manager for Western Pennsylvania. Sally
clubs have elected new officers. Make sure you delegate W3VK 120, N3WKE 119, W3CB 116, WA1QAA 115, AA3GV is a member of the Ellwood City Amateur Radio Club and will
someone to update your club ARRL affiliation record on the 113, KJ3E 94, N3WK 92, WJ3K 81, KC3Y 78, K3CSX 74. serve as my chief assistant in all areas. I am looking forward
ARRL Web site to reflect any changes in officers and/or to working with her especially in getting new ideas on pro-
contact information. Also please forward me any changes in NORTHERN NEW YORK: SM, Thomas A. Dick, KF2GC,
http://www.northnet.org/nnyham, e-mail: kf2gc@arrl.org— moting more involvement in the various areas. Sally will also
contact information so that I can update the Section Web be helping with the planning of the President’s Conference
page with your club’s new information. Traffic (Dec) DTN: ASMs: KD2AJ, WZ2T, WB2KLD, N2ZMS, WA2RLW. ACC:
WZ2T. BM: KA2JXI. OOC: N2MX. PIC: N2SZK. SEC: WN2F. and EC Conference that should be this spring. She also plans
QNI 174 QTC 23 in 21 sess., DEPN: QNI 36 QTC 0 in 5 sess, to be present at the league table at various hamfests so feel
KCARC QNI 29 QTC 1 in 5 sess. K3JL 51. 73, Randall. STM: N2ZGN. TC: N2JKG. The NNYARA - Lake Placid
Hamfest Committee met at the Red Cross Building in Saranac free to stop by and say hello. Mike Lazaroff, the DXCC field
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA: SM, Eric D. Olena, WB3FPL Lake, NY on Dec 9 at 11 AM -1:30 PM. First, I want to thank card checker for the section, has offered to speak at club
— SEC: Michael O. Miguelez, N3IRN. ACC: Steve Maslin, all those in attendance at this very important first meeting. meetings on how to obtain your DXCC and on QSLing. He is
N3ORH. OOC: Alan Maslin, N3EA. STM: Paul Craig, N3YSI. Those in attendance were Roland Patnode-WA2RP, Jackie also available for field checking at hamfests. Mike, K3AIR,
SGL: Allen Breiner, W3ZRQ. TC: Lawrence Thomas, AA3PX. Patnode-KB2ZIE, Chuck Orem-KD2AJ, Alvah Haggett- has worked over 200 countries and has a great deal of expe-
PIC: Robert Josuweit, WA3PZO. ASMs: Dave Heller, K3TX, KB2LML, Walter Brady-N2YMY, Hugh Brown-W2IB and Tho- rience in this area. Any club wishing to contact Mike can do
George Law, N3KYZ, James E. Bear, WB3FQY, Harry Tho- mas Dick-KF2GC. NNY-Clubs represented were DOERS, so at k3air@arrl.net.The featured Web site for this month
mas, W3KOD, also WA3PZO, & N3YSI. There are many OARC, OVARC, TLARC, CVARC, MVARC, PSARC,SLVRA belongs to the Radio Association of Erie. The Web site ad-
Hams who do a tremendous amount of work and good deeds and NNYCC. The meeting began at 11:05 AM by Hamfest dress is http://public.surfree.com/n3ntj/rae.html. Please
and yet do not wish to take any official credit for all of the Chairman - KF2GC. We completed information needed for check out their newsletter and other portions of the site.
good things that they do. For instance, Dudley, WA3JXW, our application and ARRL affiliated sponsorship of this event. Clubs in need of speakers for meetings may contact me for
has been handling traffic in and out of the Berks County area This Lake Placid Hamfest is scheduled for Saturday Oct 13, scheduling. I still have some dates available in my schedule
for years without a thought of getting recognition for his work. 2001, beginning at 8 AM and ending at 4 PM. Vendors can for the year. 73 de John Rodgers, N3MSE, WPA-SM
We should all take the time to say thank you to each of these come early to set up the night before. Our next, Lake Placid n3mse@arrl.org.
selfless individuals who give so much to Amateur Radio. Hamfest 2001 meeting will be on Jan 20, 2001 at 11 AM in
Without the vast volume of work that these people do we Saranac Lake, NY and at the Red Cross Building. CENTRAL DIVISION
would be sure losers. From The South Mountain Repeater
Association (SMRA) newsletter, “Echoes from South Moun- SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY: SM, Jean Priestley, KA2YKN ILLINOIS: SM, Bruce Boston, KD9UL—SEC: W9QBH. ACC:
tain” comes the note that they are looking to host a senior (@K2AA) e-mail ka2ykn@voicenet.com. ASM: W2BE, N9KP. STM: K9CNP. PIC: N9EWA. TC: N9RF. OOC:
ham radio conference for Cumberland and possibly sur- K2WB, W2OB, N2OO, N2YAJ. SEC: KC2GID. STM: K2UL. KB9FBI. DEC-Central: N9FNP. DEC-S/W KB9AIL. Con-
rounding counties. Their conference would provide an op- ACC: KB2ADL. SGL: W2CAM. OOC: K2PSC. TC: W2EKB. gratulations to W9GIG who is the new ARRL Central Division
portunity for younger hams to look and listen as older hams TS: W2PAU. WB2MNF AA2BN KD4HZW WB3IJB WA2NBL Director. Other election results also continue to come in from
told of their experiences with spark, crystal, tubes etc. SMRA N2QNX N2XFM. It’s been some time since we fought for our around the section. York RC officers for the 2001 are Pres
is hoping to get such a conference organized for this sum- spectrum spaces. We still need to use them to keep them. KE9VC, VP WK9J, Sec W9EG, Trea K9BFU. The new offic-
mer. Sounds like a great idea. We’ll keep our ears open and They went for part of 220 band for monetary values and got ers for the Schaumburg ARC are Pres W9ZJX, VP N9TOI,
find out how things go. At a recent Pennsylvania Emergency it. As mild winters go, we go several years and Nature sends Sec K9AND, Trea KA9ZKR. SARC members are trying their
Management Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters us 30 inches of snow. There could be someone not hearing hand at a PSK31 net from 7-9 PM. Tuesday on 28.121. SARC
(VOAD) meeting a question was asked that surprised me. activity on the bands and say, “the hams aren’t using the held their holiday party Dec. 21. The Peoria Area ARC holds
The question was, “What happens when cell phones go out?” space, let’s get it.” Just one hour a week more on the bands a weekly net at 8:30 PM. Sunday on 147.075 MHz. An “all
The question itself was not as much a surprise as the source will make a difference. Dec QNI NJPN 209 W2CC NJSN 220 hazards” training net operates at 8:50 PM. Wednesday on
of the question. The person asking the question was from an K2PB NJM 161 WA2OPY NJN/E 180 AG2R NJN/l 151 AG2R 146.850. The club has decided to purchase VHF and UHF
organization that is very active in all sorts of disaster scenes. (with NNJ) JSARS 319 KC2ATQ SJVN 258 WB2UVB SJTN antennas for the station at the Red Cross. PAARC trustee
The person himself has been at numerous locations through 53 KB2RTZ. Tfc: KB2RTZ 408, K2UL-4 147, K2UL 108, WB9CIR attended a Project IMPACT meeting and reported
out the country. The ARRL has been represented at the AA2SV 91, KJ4N/2 89, WA2CUW 75, WB2UVB 68, N2WFN that Peoria has been declared a Storm-Ready Community.
PEMA VOAD meetings since the group was organized 60, W2AZ 37, KA2YKN 25, N2VQA 14, KA2CQX 11, N2ZMI According to the Egyptian RC newsletter, information about
(approx. 1985). At another meeting another person had all 6, KB2VSR KB2YBM KC2ETU 1. Congratulations to KB2RTZ the Storm-Ready designation can be found on the Internet at
kinds of praises for Amateur Radio and his comment was “I on his Brass Pounders Award. PSHR: KB2RTZ 335, www.nws.noaa.gov/stormready. The 2001 officers of the
don’t know how they do it...” Perhaps we should view this as WB2UVB 188, K2UL 168, AA2SV 121, N2WFN 107, ERC are Pres N9OQK, VP KB9OHJ, Sec TBD, Trea KB9AIL.
a reminder that anyone who is involved in any group such as KA2CQX 106, KA2YKN 57, N2VQA 43, KB2YJD 4. The com- Technical Coordinator N9RF reports he was asked to review
a VOAD should take a few minutes at one of the meetings mittee for the Battleship New Jersey project has formed. the new ARRL Handbook, and said it is a good book. ARES
and give a brief description of Amateur Radio and its capa- Work is progressing. Holiday City mourns loss of Sidney EC WA9RUM is helping ESDA program 56 weather alert
bilities. An occasional review would help too, since members Cohen, W2HXH. radios for public buildings throughout the county. The
of this type of mixed group changes often. Tfc: N3YSI 337, WESTERN NEW YORK: SM, Scott Bauer, W2LC— Con- DuPage ARC began a “Kids Class” Jan. 13. The class is for
W3IPX 230, W3IVS 182, W3UAQ 151, N3EFW 144, W3NNL gratulations to the Rochester Amateur Radio Association the Technician license, and will run 11 weeks. The North
114, W3HK 111, K3TX 77, N3SW 69, K2BCL 68, W3JKX 54, RARA on their 70th anniversary! The key to their success is Shore RC held their annual banquet Jan 13. Members of
W3TWV 26, N3AT 14, KA3LVP 12, K3ARR 11, KB3BBR 11, a great group of officers and volunteers who run the club and Lake Co RACES assisted the Salvation Army in their annual
N3AO 9, KB3CVO 7, N3AS 7, N3IRN 6, W3TI 5, AD3X 4, organize activities. RARA officers: Pres. Keith N2BEL, VP Christmas Party for underprivileged children. About 2,200
W3DAB 4, KB3CKD 2, N3KYZ 2, KB3DCT 2, N3HR 1, Net Peter W2SKY, Sect. Howard Greenwald, Treas. Richard children attended the event. At the end of the festivities all of
Tfc: EPA 59, EPAEPTN 31, PTTN 31, PFN 31, MARCTN 13, K2VCZ, board of directors: Mary Kay, KC2DPG, Jaime the children got to go on stage to meet Santa and a member
D3ARES 8, LCARES 5, MCOES4, SEPPTN 9, D4ARES 4. N3ZSS, Ed N2EH, Scott K9EEE, Jack N2SNL, Allen W2AES, of the Chicago Bears. The Fox River Radio League held its
and Tom English. 13 others organize specific activities from winter banquet Jan 27. ARES EC K9DRW reports the group
MARYLAND/DC: SM, Bill Howard, WB3V, 410-551-6775, held a Simulated Emergency Test Dec. 18. The drill con-
wb3v@arrl.org—ASM/RACES Al Nollmeyer, W3YVQ the Rochester Hamfest and Atlantic Division Convention
(June 1, 2, 3), through newsletter editor to club historian. sisted of a table-top, radio and field exercise. The scenario
(w3yvq@arrl.net). BM: Al Brown, KZ3AB 301- 490-3188 involved severe winter weather in the form of freezing rain
(kz3ab@arrl.net). SEC: Mike Carr, WA1QAA (bamcc@erols With 24 plus members involved it is no surprise that RARA
is so successful! In recognition of significant and depend- followed by heavy snow. Drill participants also had a hazard-
.com) 410-799-0403. STM: Bruce Fleming, 301-863-6582 ous materials spill to consider. The entire exercise lasted
(MEGASWOOP@aol.com). MDC Section Web Homepage able performance of 2nd region operators the WB2VEG and
N2XJ Memorial Award goes to KA2GJV, N2LTC, WB2QIX, more than three hours and provided some valuable insights
http://users.erols.com/wb3v/mdc. HC EC K3EF reports 22 into future needs. The Kishwaukee ARC held their Christ-
members, 2 sessions of the HC ARES/RACES Net on WB2GTG and N1JX. Congratulations to all, well deserved!
Al, N2CCN, is now WNY Section Emergency Coordinator. Al mas Party Dec. 13 with 24 in attendance. The Western Illi-
147.135, which maintains liaison with MEPN and BTN. FR nois ARC is offering a 12-week ham class through the end of
EC N8AAY reports 10 members, 4 sessions of the FRED has a long history of experience in public service, emer-
gency communications and the national traffic system. March at the Illinois Veterans Home. The club held its annual
ARES Net on 147.06. Eric has finalized preparation of a joint dinner meeting Jan. 13. WIARC is working with the Hannibal
ARES/RACES registration form for use in FRED. AA EC Please welcome Al to his new position. Silent Key, Decem-
ber 23, Pete, W2WSS, one of the great ones. 73, Pete, and club to put the Cardiff Lighthouse in Hannibal on the air for
N3QXW reports 38 members, 3 sessions of the AA ARES the 2001 edition of the Lighthouse Weekend, Aug. 4-5. Dec
Net on 147.805, which maintains liaison with NCAC, MEPN, good DX.
tfc: K9CNP 135, NN9M 43, W9HLX 37, WB9TVD 35, NC9T
and BTN, and one training session. N3QXW & N3WOF con- Net NM Sess QNI QSP Net NM Sess QNI QSP
18, W9FIF 8, WA9RUM 5, KA9IMX 4. ISN report de WB9TVD
ducted successful field packet tests between BWI airport BRVSN N2OYQ 31 119 0 CHN W2EAG 31 187 71
QNI 249, QTC 72, Sessions 30. 9RN report de KF9UBX
and Baltimore Shock Trauma Center in preparation for an CNYTN WA2PUU 31 315 98 EBN WB2IJZ 21 342 0
sessions 62, traffic handled 186, average per session 3, rate
upcoming exercise at BWI. N3QXW, N3WOF, N3GT and ESS W2WSS 31 359 90 NYPHONE N2LTC 31 276 404 of traffic 4, percent IL represented during month 80% NN9M,
N3SEO geared up to man the AA EOC in preparation for the NYPON N2YJZ 31 437 162 NYS/E WB2QIX 31 387 229 W9HLX, N9PLM, NS9F. W9VEY Memorial Net report de
winter storm, which headed north instead. In a special note, NYS/L W2YGW 31 246 242 NYS/M KA2GJV 31 206 133 K9AXS 5 with 177 check-ins. W9VEY total for the year 2000
this was received in response to a special event activation: NYSCN W2MTA 5 23 5 NYSPTEN WB3CUF 31 346 55 was 76 pieces of traffic and 2522 check-ins.
On behalf of the County Commissioners, I want to congratu- OARCN N2KPR 4 41 5 OCTEN/E KA2ZNZ 31 1548 435
late you and the members of the Charles County and South- INDIANA: SM, Peggy Coulter, W9JUJ—ASM for Resources
ern Maryland Amateur Radio Clubs for their celebration in
OCTEN/L KA2ZNZ 31 630 456 STAR N2NCB 29 206 23 & Recruitment, W9IH. SEC: K9ZBM. ASEC: WA9ZCE. STM:
Cobb Island of the 100th anniversary celebration of the birth STTHN KC2AWA 8 35 14 TIGARDS W2MTA 3 16 1 W9FU. OOC: KC9V. SGL: K9JZZ. PIC: KB9LEI. TC:
of the first radio broadcast. The Commissioners noted the WDN/E N2JRS 31 529 84 WDN/M KB2VVD 31 562 104 W9MWY. BM: KA9QWC. ACC: N9RG. Sympathy extended
articles in the local media and extend their sincere apprecia- Traffic (December 00), * indicates PSHR, # for BPL: N2LTC*# to the families and friends of Silent Keys: 11/24 John L.
tion for the service you are able to provide to our community 2009, KA2ZNZ*# 719, KB2WII*# 611, KA2GJV* 482, NN2H* Modesitt, WA9DGC, Brazil; 12/26 Richard G. Sunderland,
during emergencies and wish you continued success in your 351, W2MTA* 314, KC2GJM* 252, WB2IJH* 250, N2KPR* WA9LHC, Ft. Wayne; 1/5/01 Gary Dean Schriefer, KA9ECY,
future endeavors. Signed Nina Voehl, Public Information 205, KC2EOT* 198, W2FR* 176, WB2QIX* 152, N2CCN* Lamar. They will be missed. The Clark Co. ARC had another
Officer, Charles County Government. Also, we are pleased 146, NY2V* 125, WI2G* 103, KA2DBD* 98, W2LC* 94, successful Bethlehem Special Event Station. Contacts were
to report that the Charles County ARC, Inc. has been offi- KG2D* 93, KB2VVD* 69, AF2K* 62, KB2ETO* 60, W2PII* made with 41 states plus Canada. Total number of contacts
cially designated a Special Services Club. Through the ef- 54, N2JRS* 35, W2GUT* 33, AA2ED* 28, WA2UKX* 26, not sure but KB9THQ made 195 contacts. Congratulations
forts of its members, this club is recognized for its extended K2DN* 23, WA2GUP* 23, N2WDS* 20, KA2BCE* 19, to Don Fulk, KB9EQC receiving the Indianapolis Radio Club
efforts on behalf of Amateur Radio and services to its com- KC2GVL 13, W2RH 13, KG2HA* 1. Digital; Stn Rx/Tx: N2LTC
munity.—Bill Howard WB3V, and with the nets: NET/NET 658/608, KA2GJV 24/18, NY2V 2/2, K2DN 3/0. Continued on page 122.

Steve Ewald, WV1X
Public Service Specialist

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 Amateur of the Year Award. Members of Porter Co. ARES remember his vision in promoting the Superlink that has
assisted Santa with visits to Shut-Ins in South Haven. Not spread across the state and beyond now. It’s been a plea-
much news this month. The cold snowy wx must have slowed sure working with you all. I value your friendship and I hope
all down. Send me your news. Let us know what you are you will support Kent Olson, KA0LDG, as you have sup-
doing. NM’s ITN/W9ZY, QIN/K9PUI/KJ9J, ICN/K8LEN, VHF/ ported me.
W9FU. SOUTH DAKOTA: SM, R. L. Cory, W0YMB—Lake Area ARC
Net Freq Time/Daily/UTC QNI QTC QTR Sess at Watertown had the top score in the last Field Day class 3A
ITN 3910 1330/2130/2300 3160 459 1685 93 with 2242 points putting them in 161 st place out of 296 clubs.
QIN 3656 1430/0000 146 66 743 55
Prairie Dog ARC at Yankton was 196th with 1782 points.
Clear Lake was 210 with 1194 points. Their 2 nets had a
ICN 3705 2315 84 16 277 27 decline in checkins for Dec. South Dakota CW Net has be-
IWN 3910 1310 2139 – 310 31 come inactive. New officers for the Pierre ARC for 2001 are
IWN VHF Bloomington 523 – 465 31 Pres KD0S, Jim Zahradnice; VP KF0OM, Don Armstrong;
IWN VHF Kokomo 672 – 155 31
Sec KA0SFV, Mike McNammara; Treas N0NPO, Greg Bond,
Trustee AA0CT, Gary Wallace. WD0T, WB0RWH and KD0S
IWN VHF Northeast 1110 – 620 31 worked the ARRL 10 meter contest Dec 9-10. They worked
Hoosier VHF nets (13 nets) 640 35 1077 51 739 CW QSOs in 38 states and 57 DX countries for 2393
D9RN total QTC 186 in 62 sessions IN represented by total QSOs in 128 DX countries. Great job. Mobridge Area
N9KNJ, W9UEM, WB9QPA, W9FU, KB9NPU, AB9A and ARC has installed a new antenna and line on their 2 meter
K9GBR. 9RN total QTC 168 in 62 sessions IN represented repeater and coverage is much better now. Also their CW net
by K9PUI, KO9D, WB9OFG, K9BZM, WB9UYU and W9FC. time has been changed to Saturday morning at 8:30 AM CST
Tfc: W9FC 391, W9ZY 115, K9PUI 92, KO9D 69, W9FU 69, on 3700 and their 2 meter net follows after the CW net.
N9KNJ 61, AB9AA 53, W9JUJ 48, WD9HII 39, KB9NPU 38,
K9ZBM 35, KA9QWC 31, K9GBR 30, KA9EIV 28, W9UEM DELTA DIVISION
27, K9RPZ 20, W9BRW 20, K9DIY 18, K8LEN 16, WB9OFG ARKANSAS: SM, Roger Gray, N5QS, e-mail n5qs@arrl.org
15, W9EHY 6, WB9NCE 4, K9OUP 1. – I just returned from the quarterly DEC meeting at Conway
WISCONSIN: SM, Don Michalski, W9IXG—SEC: WB9RQR. OES. We had a very good presentation on APRS and its
STM: K9LGU. ACC: K9FHI. SGL: AD9X. OOC: W9RCW. possible applications that could be used in ARES/RACES
PIC: K9ZZ. TC: K9GDF. ASM: K9UTQ, W9RCW, W9CBE. applications. We discussed the new radios being deployed
BM: WB9NRK. With deep regret, I inform you that John Klein, to some of the county OES stations around the state and
K9OGT, age 57, succumbed to cancer. John, brother of Bob some of the plans for the packet network and rapid commu-
Klein, K9RTB, was a member of the RRRC. Norbert Nevens, nications response to disasters and other needs that are
KA9HUX, is a SK. Also, Dick Trempe, N9QQ, passed away. presented from county governments around the state. This
Dick was a member of the WVRA, ARES and an OO. Jack will be my last column, and I look forward to getting back to
McLeland, W9ATK, age 63, passed away. Jack was a mem- Amateur Radio as a hobby for a while. I will be working with
ber of the Ozaukee RC, MRC, an officer of SEWFARS and Bob for the transition for during the next couple of months
MARC and was also very active in broadcast radio. Con- and will offer him my complete support during his term. I want
gratulations to the following amateurs who received Ham of to thank all the section staff who have helped me for the last
the Year awards from their club: Scott Ellington, K9MA of 4 years and ask you to help Bob during his term as Section
FLARC and Dave DePover, KB9MKP of RRRC. Congratula- Manager I have really enjoyed working with you. Dec 2000
tions to Tim, WO9U, and Carrie, KB9UZK, on their engage- Tfc: K5BOC 132, K7ZQR 48, WB5BRD 42, N5QC 18,
ment! They should be registered at AES! 9RN report for De- W5RXU 14, W5LZQ 8, W5HDN 5, AD5AM 4, W9SET 4,
cember shows 98% Wisconsin participation. Our SGL, N5HZC 3, ARN 87, APN 22, AMN 18, OZK 17.
AD9X, needs to know if you are having problems with an- LOUISIANA: SM, Mickey Cox, K5MC —NE DEC/Ouachita
tenna restrictions, PRB-1. Also, he asks you to monitor and Parish EC K5ER reports that Ouachita Parish was chosen a
report any local ordinances proposed that could ban mobile Project Impact Community for 2000 and at FEMA’s annual
phone use. Amateurs might be caught in the ban, also!! You Project Impact Summit in Washington, D.C. was also named
can contact Jim at ad9x@arrl.net. Monitor his current re- a “Star Community” (one of only 10 in the nation) for its
ports on the section Web site: www.w9ixg.eboard.com. Good exemplary work in disaster mitigation. Major reasons for this
work by the Green Fox ARC on erecting a 130 foot tower and honor are the public awareness campaign, frequent tornado
two repeaters! Time to register for SKYWARN classes. For drills, very active SKYWARN group, and joint inter-agency
list of classes, contact Tom Weeden, WJ9H, at wj9h@arrl.net weather and communications training coordinated by the
or his SKYWARN site: www.execpc.com/~tcweeden. A won- local ARES personnel. Ouachita Parish was also the first
derful time was had at the West Allis Swapfest. Many more Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
hamfests are coming up so look forward to meeting you! 73, (EMWIN) retransmission site in the section, in large part
Don, W9IXG, w9ixg@arrl.org. Tfc: WZ7V 914, W9YPY 640, through the efforts of K5ER, KB5ZVK, and K5NOE. Con-
K9JPS 571, W9IHW 507, N9VE 455, K9GU 415, N9TVT gratulations to all involved for these very important contribu-
406, K9LGU 168, W9CBE 156, N9BDL 111, K9FHI 84, tions to public service! Speaking of public service, the
W9YCV 71, N9KHD 65, N9UW 62, KG9B 61, AG9G 48, League is considering changes to the criteria for the PSHR.
KB9ROB 51, AD9X 50, KE9VU 47, AA9BB 41, W9BHL 36, Currently the PSHR is heavily slanted in favor of the traffic
KA9FVX 33, W9RCW 31, K9HDF 27, WB9ICH 25, WD9FLJ handlers with little recognition for those active in ARES. Fill
15, W9ODV 11, W9PVD 9, KB9QPM 9, W9RSX 6, K9UTQ 5. out the survey at www.arrl.org/forms/field/pshr/index.html by
April 2 so that your thoughts will be known. The 2001 officers
DAKOTA DIVISION for the SWLARC are WB5NXD (President), KI5EE (Vice
MINNESOTA: SM, Randy Wendel, KM0D—HELP WANTED: President), KD5EHL (Secretary), and KD5GHQ (Treasurer).
If you would like to volunteer as an Affiliated Club Coordina- Tfc: WB5ZED 804 (BPL), K5IQZ 173, W5CDX 147, W4DLZ
tor and assist clubs with affiliation and annual reporting and 75, K5MC 66, KG5GE 21, K5DPG 20, KM5YL 10. PSHR:
possibly acting as a central point for club access to resources WB5ZED 219, K5IQZ 131, K5DPG 121, W5CDX 118, K5MC
such as guest spkrs, please contact me. I am also seeking 101, KG5GE 86, KM5YL 71. Net Reports: sessions/QNI/
those who may be interested in helping coordinate technical QTC. LTN: 31/349/96. LCW: 30/206/46.
resources and assist referring people seeking technical info MISSISSIPPI: SM, Malcolm Keown, W5XX—Section Web
to others who have such knowledge (antenna theory, PSK31 Site: www.arrlmiss.org. The Jackson ARC and Jackson-
setup, interference trouble, etc). Also, I am interested in find- NWS joined forces to participate in the NWS Special Event
ing someone interested in coordinating the dissemination of 2000 on Dec 2. Over 300 QSOs were made from the NWS
bulletins and news items throughout various nets across MN. office. Tornadoes touched down in Central Mississippi in
See my contact info on QST p.12. If anyone else is interested mid-December. SKYWARN was activated in Jackson and
in giving a small amount of time toward volunteering in the Meridian to gather weather reports for the NWS. Supporting
field organization, let me know. It is my desire to help those the effort from Jackson were AB5WF and KD5EPT and from
who are interested in participating in the field organization Meridian WB5OCD, KD5EOE, KD5GWM, KD5GCK,
and being a part of local Amateur Radio activities which fall KD5CBK, KD5FJA, K5XC, N5JCG, and KD5JYK. WB5OCD
under the scope of the FO. For those of you on HF, we still reports that the Meridian Club has completed another class
seek participation in our daily ARRL nets. Since we do spon- with 7 graduates. Keep it going! Many clubs have new in-
sor NTS activities as well, we do seek participants from sev- coming officers. Because of pressing personal commitments
eral major cities (and ARRL affiliated clubs). Please mention N5JGK has retired as MSPN Manager. Asst. NM WJ5K will
this at your club meetings. 73 de KM0D. takeover the reins. Thanks to Mel for doing a super job over
Net Freq Time QNI/QTC/Sess Mgr the past two years. Regret to note the passing of Charles,
WD5CRE, who was a faithful check in to the MSPN for many
MSPN/E 3860 5:30 P 673/82/31 W0WVO years. Net Reports: sessions/QNI/QTC. MSPN 31/3695/56,
MSPN/N 3860 1205P 300/88/31 WA0TFC MTN 31/98/61, MSN 31/1156/7, PBRA 31/697/5, MSSN 21/
MSSN 3710 6P N/A vacant 83/3, West Coast MS ARES 13/187/4, Stone Co ARES 5/46/
0, MAEN 5/82/0, JARCEN 4/44/0, MCARES 4/36/0, Lowndes
MSN/1 3605 6:30 P 257/97/31 K0WPK Co 4/45/0, MBHN 4/28/0, NW MS ARES 3/16/2. PSHR:
MSN/2 3605 9:50 P 124/26/31 K0PIZ KB5W 147, W5XX 110, KJ5YY 79. Tfc: KB5W 305, KD5CKP
PAW 3925 Daily 3126/108/94 KA0IZA 16, KJ5YY 15, W5XX 8.
Tfc: W0LAW, WO0A, KB0OHI, KB0AII, WA0TFC, K0PIZ, TENNESSEE: SM, O. D. Keaton, WA4GLS—ASM:
K0WPK, KA0AIJ, W3FAF, W0HPD, KA0IZA, W0WVO, WB4DYJ. ACC: WA4GLS. PIC: KE4CES. WD4JJ. STM:
K0PSH, WD0GUF, KN9U, N0JP, KA0YSL, KC0HAW. WA4HKU. TC: KB4LJV. I hope everyone had a very Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year. A great big thank you for
NORTH DAKOTA: SM, Bill Kurtti, WC0M— Peace Garden making the year 2000 a great year and for your support in this
Hamfest July 13-15 at the International Peace Gardens. Lots section’s programs. I enjoyed, “The Prez Sez,” as published
of fun for the whole family. Fargo and Bismarck Xmas Parties in the CARC WAVES by AD4F, where he thanked numerous
went well. Congratulations to WQ0J being voted the Ham of hams who had taken part in the club’s success during his
the Year for the RRRA. Well deserved, Al. After 14 years as presidency. May I quote one paragraph: “I also want to say
your Section Manager, I decided not to run again. But have thank you to the person who has encouraged me, supported
been serving by appointment until someone would replace me and loves me, my wife, Charlie Ann Curle, WG4G. With-
me as I did not want to leave the position open. My desire to out her help, I couldn’t have done half what I did get done.
quit as SM is due to several reasons including my hearing She has been a rock for me when I needed her.” What a
loss. That makes it hard to communicate properly with mem- wonderful acknowledgement. QRM reported a real good year
bers. Also, I leave the state for about 3 months in the winter, for BARC, some of its activities were: W4B Bristol Motor
and I feel that after this many years it’s time for new blood Speedway special events station, a great Field Day, several
and new ideas. I wish to thank every one for your support and community events, good club programs and a great hamfest.
hard work to make ham radio prosper in our section—espe- DARC elects the following officers for 2001: K4TTA-pres,
cially in the frequent floods and SKYWARN program. I have KB4KA-vp, KD4LTR-treas, KU4AW-sec, K4DIT-dir of publi-
felt it an honor to carry on the work started by WB0TEE who cations, KF4SGJ-dir of training. WA4IQC-dir of programs,
started the SKYWARN program. Also, we always want to AA4GX-dir of meeting and special events. Club awards to

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 KF4LULR, presidential award; KF4PFY, Newcomer of the something new all the time. OHIO SECTION CONGRATS
Year; KN4PM, Ham of the Year, K4DIT, Marconi Award, (A) To Massillon ARC new officers, Don Finley, W8DEF,
N4WAL, Bob Youngblood Award. Toy, KA4MNH, has served pres; Gene Beckwith, W8KXR, veep; Linda Finley, K8MOO,
as the West TN Weather NM for several years. Due to health sec; Anne Ballinger, N8GAF, tres; Bob Kiplinger, K8KIP,
reason, Toy has resigned. We all thank Toy for his longtime trustee; (B) To Lorain County ARA and Canton ARC for re-
work in emergency communications and wish him well. newed affiliation as ARRL Special Services Club, and (C) To
Gene, W4SRK, has accepted this vacancy with enthusiasm Salem Area ARA new officers, Mel Lippiatt, KA8OEB, pres;
and dedication. RACK provided communications in the Bill Wilson, KC8GND, veep; Roger Thawley, KC8CTV, sec;
Buddy’s BBQ 5 K Run for the Cure race. Net Sess/QTC/QNI: Lela McClaren, KB8YPD, tres; Kimber Ford, KC8OCE, and
TMPN 31/48/2771; TCWN 23/46/206; TEMPN 21/34/765; Dale Leach, KC8OCG, trustees. MARCH HAMFESTS: (18)
TEPN 18/29/2053; TSCWN 19/34/109. DRN-5 rpt 62 sess, Toledo MRA at Maumee and (25) Lake County ARA at Men-
574 msg, TN rpt 56% by KE4GYR, W4OGG. Tfc: N4PU 80, tor-On-Lake. de K8QOE. Now for December traffic reports
KE4GYR 54, WB4DYJ 48, WA4HKU 30, WA4GZZ 18, Net QNI QTC QTR Sess Time Freq NM
W4SYE 16, KI4V 12, WA4GLS 10, K4VMO 8, WD4JJ 4,
BN (E) 155 65 253 31 1845 3.577 WD8KFN
K4UMW 3.
BN (L) 175 86 311 31 2200 3.577 NY8V
GREAT LAKES DIVISION OSN 185 74 596 31 1810 3.708 WB8KQJ
KENTUCKY: SM. Bill Uschan, K4MIS—ASM: Tom Lykins, OSSBN 2141 450 2162 931030, 1615, 1845 3.9725 KF8DO
K4LID—SEC: Ron Dodson, KA4MAP. SGL: Bill Burger, OH Section ARES 1700 Sn 3.875 WD8IHP
WB4KY. ACC: Todd Schrader, KF4WFZ. TC: Scotty Thomp- Tfc: N8IXF 332, WD8KFN 275, N8IO 241, N8BV 174,
son, KI4AT. STM: Mitchell Sparks, KG4EAB. PIC: Steve WB8KVM 142, W8STX 141, KD8HB 140, N8TNV 129,
McCallum, W2ZBY. BM: Ernie Pridemore, KG4IVG. Ballots KA8FCC 85, KC8HJL 82, WA8SSI 79, KA8VWE 71,
for the Section Manager election were mailed towards the WA8EYQ 69, W8BO 67, N8YWX 66, WA8CXG 63, KI8IM 61,
end of December, and in February we will find out the winner. WB8HHZ 58, KC8JKE 58, W8PBX 49, KD9D 49, WD8KBW
Congratulations to KE4JFS, Bill, for being the winner of the 48, N8DD 46, NS8C 46, N8RRB 43, K8JP 38, KC8DWM 34,
Bluegrass Holiday Traffic Jam with a score of 130. He was W8RG 33, K8QIP 32, W8RPS 32, NY8V 32, N8WLE 28,
followed by WB4ZDU with a score of 42, and KG4FXG with KX8B 27, N8CW 26, WB8PGM 26, WA8HED 24, N8GOB 22,
a score of 40. Maybe in the future there will be another one KC8HTP 22, K3RC 21, N8IBR 18, KC8KYP 17, KB8SIA 17,
of these contests. Craig Still, N4CQR, has been appointed WD8QXT 17, KC8HPR 16, N7CEU 16, N8OD 15, KB9KSR
DEC for ARES Area 13. It is with deep regret that we mention 15, KC4IYD 14, N8JMP 13, N8GP 12, KI8O 11, W8DYF 10,
that Paul Harmon, WB8VEQ, of Riceville and Noel Kennedy KC8PCT 8, W8VQV 8, N8RAK 7, K8RDY 7, WD8SIQ 6,
KE4IJM, of Maysville became SKs during December. KC8PDY 5, KB8ESY 3, KB8SBK 3, K8WC 1.
Net QNI QTC Sess NM
KRN 772 21 21 N4AFP HUDSON DIVISION
KTN 1159 35 31 KB4VKS EASTERN NEW YORK: SM, Rob Leiden, KR2L—STM: Pete
KTN 1077 35 31 K4LID Cecere, N2YJZ. SEC: Ken Akasofu, KL7JCQ. ACC: Shirley
Dahlgren, N2SKP. SGL: Herb Sweet, K2GBH. PIC: John
KSN 218 45 31 KO4OL Farina, WA2QCY. BM: Ed Rubin, N2JBA. OOC: Hal Post,
TSTMN 340 25 31 KG4EAB AK2E. TC: Rudy Dehn, W2JVF. ASM: Tom Raffaelli,
CARN 341 28 28 AD4EI WB2NHC. ASM: Bob Chamberlain, N2KBC. ASM: Andrew
Schmidt, N2FTR. ASM: Richard Sandell, WK6R. ASM: Phil
4ARES 492 31 30 WA4RRR Bradway, KB2HQ. Net Reports (December 2000) Check-ins
Tfc: K4AVZ 65, KE4JFS 84, KO4OL 39, WB4ZDU 24. PSHR: (QNI)/Traffic handled (QTC+QSP): AES 26/8 CDN 283/141
KE4JFS 112, KO4OL 90. CGESN 22/6 ESS 359/186 HVN 515/167 SDN 478/163
MICHIGAN: SM, Dick Mondro, W8FQT (w8fqt@arrl.org)— NYPHONE 276/810 NYPON 437/330 NYS/E 387/479 NYS/
ASM: Roger Edwards, WB8WJV (wb8wjv@arrl.net). ASM: M NR NYS/L 246/490 NYSPTEN NR. Field Day is 6/23-24.
John Freeman, N8ZE (n8ze@arrl.net). SEC: Deborah Now is the time to start thinking about new ideas, ways to
Kirkbride, KA8YKK (ka8ykk@arrl.net). STM: James Wades, publicize the event, how to involve more hams and non-
WB8SIW (wb8siw@arrl.net). ACC: Sandra Mondro, KG8HM hams (work Oscar-40?). Please share your ideas with others
(kg8hm@arrl.net). OOC: Donald Sefcik, N8NJE (n8nje@arrl and with me! 73 de KR2L. PSHR: N2JBA 161, WB2ZCM 147,
.net). PIC/SNE: David Colangelo, KB8RJI (dcolangelo@ W2AKT 144, KC2DAA 134, W2JHO 131, N2YJZ 114,
ameritech.net). SGL: Ed Hude, WA8QJE (edhude@juno WA2YBM 114, WB2IIV 97. Tfc: N2JBA 81, WB2IIV 68,
.com). TC: Dave Smith (DSmith@smithassoc.com). Youth WB2ZCM 65, W2JHO 52, N2TWN 49, N2YJZ 46, W2AKT
Activities: Steve Lendzion, KC8MCQ (kc8mcq@arrl.net). 36, KC2DAA 32, WA2YBM 31, N2AWI 11, K2AVV 5,
BM: Thomas Durfee, Jr., WI8W (wi8w@arrl.net). The Ides of WA2BSS 5, KL7JCQ 1, KC2BUW 1.
March are upon us, and what a better time to start thinking NEW YORK CITY / LONG ISLAND: SM, George Tranos,
and planning for the June Field Day Activities. If your club N2GA—ASM: KA2D, N1XL, K2YEW, W2FX, KB2SCS. SGL:
has not yet begun planning activities and naming activity N2TX. SEC: KA2D. ACC: N2MUN. PIC-East: N2RBU. PIC-
chairmen, then it’s time to get moving. This is one of the fun West: K2DO. TC: K2LJH. BM: W2IW. OOC: N1XL. STM:
things we do each year, but it cannot be done by one or two WA2YOW. Congrats to new club officers: Great South Bay
people. It takes everyone pitching in to do their share. If you ARC: President - N2MUN, VP - N2PIK, Corresponding Sec-
haven’t participated in Field Day, try it and you won’t be retary - N2KYP, Recording Secretary- N2GBM, Treas -
disappointed. Congratulations to Mark Wayne,W8UBS, for KA2D. Suffolk County RC: President - KB2YAP, VP - W2FX.
accepting appointment as Public Information Officer for the Hamfests: GSBARC on Mar. 4 in Lindenhurst. Classes:
Garden City Amateur Radio Club. As you read this, some LIMARC one day Tech class on Apr. 28 in Levittown.
may have already attended a severe weather SKYWARN Congrats to HOSARC for receiving a $3,500 ARRL Founda-
Spotter Class. We all should be preparing for the spring and tion grant - to be used to fund computers to run SSTV, packet,
summer severe weather season. Be sure to attend your local satellite and APRS at the Hall of Science. Check the NLI
spotter class or one in an adjoining county. Be sure to check Webpage at www.arrlhudson.org/nli for more information.
that your ready kit is packed for the spring-summer storm VE exam list follows: Manhattan: BEARS, ABC Cafeteria,
season. Tfc reports for December 2000: KB8ZYY 387, K8GA 125 West End Ave at 66th Street, Contact Jerry Cudmore
315, K8LJG 185, WX8Y 179, N8EXV 155, N8FPN 138, W2JRC at 212-456-5224 for dates & times; East Village ARC,
WB8SIW 137, AA8PI 133, KA9EIZ 125, K8AE 105, AA8SN 2nd Friday at 7 PM, Laguardia HS, Amsterdam Ave and West
80, W8RF 63, W8RNQ 59, WI8K 31, K8UPE 31, WA8DHB 65th Street, Manhattan. Contact Robina Asti, KD2IZ, at 212-
25, W8RTN 25, K8ZJU 24, N8UN 20, N8TDE 19, K3UWO 838-5995; Columbia University VE Team, 3rd Monday at
17, W8YIQ 16, N8EXS 5, KI8GR 5. Please support the fol- 6:30 PM, Watson Lab, 6th Floor, 612 West 115th Street,
lowing Section Nets: Manhattan. Contact Alan Crosswell, N2YGK, at 212-854-
Net QNI QTC Sess NM Freq Time Day 3754; Queens: Hellenic ARC, 4th Tuesday at 6:30 PM,
QMN 639 338 65 WB8SIW 3.663 6:30&10 PM Daily
Pontion Society, 31-25 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY. Contact
MACS 267 87 30 W8RNQ 3.953 11 AM Daily (1 PM Sun.)
George Anastasiadis, KF2PG, at 516-937-0775. Hall of Sci-
ence ARC, 3rd Saturday at 9:30 AM, Hall of Science, Flush-
MITN 508 295 31 N8FPN 3.952 7 PM Daily
ing Meadows, Queens. Contact Lenny Menna W2LJM at
UPN 1384 52 35 AA8SN 3.921 5 PM Daily (Noon Sun.)
212-562-5106; Nassau County: Grumman ARC (W5YI), 2nd
GLETN 511 118 31 VE3SCY 3.932 9 PM Daily
Tuesday at 5 PM, Northrop-Grumman Plant 5, South Oyster
SEMTN 371 70 31 WI8K 146.640 10:15 PM Daily Bay Road via Hazel Street, Bethpage, NY. Contact Bob
WSSBN 852 37 31 WB8ICN 3.935 7 PM Daily Wexelbaum, W2ILP, at 631-499-2214; LIMARC, Exams ev-
D8 ARES 27 0 04 VE3EUI 3.932 7:30 PM Friday ery 2nd Saturday only on odd months (Jan, Mar, May, Jul,
MI-ARPSC 89 2 4 W8FQT 3.932 5 PM Sunday Sep, Nov) at 9 AM, NY Institute of Technology, 300 Building,
Room 311, Northern Blvd, Greenvale, NY. Contact Al Bender
OHIO: SM: Joe Phillips, K8QOE, Fairfield, (to contact me,
W2QZ at 516-623-6449. Suffolk County: Great South Bay
see page 12). ASM-NE Ohio: Bob Winston, W2THU, Cleve-
ARC, Normally, 4th Sunday at 12 noon, Babylon Town Hall,
land, w2thu@nacs.net. ASM-NW Ohio: Ron Griffin, N8AEH,
ARES/RACES Room, 200 East Sunrise Hwy, North
Findlay, n8aeh@arrl.net. ASM-Central Ohio: Mary Carpen-
Lindenhurst. Contact Tom Carrubba at 631-422-9594;
ter, N8OAM, Columbus, n8oam@arrl.net. ASM-SW Ohio:
Larkfield ARC, 2nd Saturday in Feb, May, Sep, Nov, Hun-
John Haungs, W8STX, Cincinnati, w8stx@aol.com. ASM-
tington Town Hall, Room 114. Contact Stan Mehlman,
SE Ohio: Connie Hamilton, N8IO, Marietta, n8io@arrl.net.
N2YKT, at 631-423-7132; Peconic ARC, exams held Janu-
SEC: Larry Rain, WD8IHP, Mansfield, wd8ihp@arrl.net.
ary, April, July, and October on next to last Friday at 6:30 PM
STM: Jack Wagoner, WB8FSV, Hilliard, fsv@netwalk.com.
at Southold School, Oaklawn Ave, Southold, NY. Contact
ACC: Brenda Krukowski, KB8IUP, Monclova, kb8iup@arrl
Ralph Williams N3VT at 631-323-3646. Mid Island ARC, last
.net. TC: Mike Brown, W8DJY, Middletown, w8djy@arrl.net.
Weds of each month at 7 PM at 36 Dew Flag Rd, Ridge NY
PIC: Scott Yonally, N8SY. Mansfield, n8sy@arrl.net. OOC:
11961, Contact: Mike Christopher W2IW at 631-924-3535.
Richard Kuns, KC8TW, Fairfield, kc8tw@arrl.net. SGL: Jeff
Report all changes to N2GA before the 12th of the month.
Ferriell, K8ZDA, Columbus, jferriell@law.capital.edu.A good
Tfc: WB2GTG 543, N2AKZ 292, W2RJL 169, KB2KLH 144,
thing about my making mistakes; it proves Ohio hams are
WA2YOW 39, KC2FWD 13, KA2UEC 12, KA2D 11, KA2YDW
reading the column. John S. Lehman, K8PJ, Columbus,
11, WA2VZK 9, N2TEE 4.
noticed I misprinted his traffic total (it was 153 messages)
and Tom Kravec, W8TK, Columbus, noticed I missed his NORTHERN NEW JERSEY: SM, Jeff Friedman, K3JF— Net
Field Day Class 1B-2ops score which won the category - and traffic data submitted by STM Dave, WB2FTX.
something he and his partner, Douglas Klein, K4LT, Akron,
have done for two decades for all but a couple of years-
exclusively on CW (both errors were in the January, 2001
issue). Want to promote ham radio? Try a public display. See
QST, February, 2001 issue, page 36 for an idea at the mov-
ies or try your local shopping malls or museums. Been see-
ing many Ham Radio Trivia Tests in our Ohio ham radio
newsletters. Great idea; even this 42-year veteran learns

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 Net Sess QNI QTC QSP knows, there might be some new hams! The AKSARBEN
NJM 31 161 86 81 ARC Auction will be held Sunday April 8 at the Millard Social
Hall. Net Reports: MARES: QNI 149, QTC 2 & 5 sessions.
NJPN 34 207 53 39 Mid NE 2M ARES: QNI 359, QTC 4 & 31 sessions. NE Storm
NJSN 31 220 22 20 Net: QNI 1119, QTC 23 & 31 sessions. NE 40M: QNI 646,
NJN/E 31 180 120 92 QTC 14 & 29 sessions. NCHN: QNI 251, QTC 12 & 27 ses-
sions. NMPN: QNI 1836, QTC 10 & 31 sessions. Tfc: W0AP
NJN/L 31 151 102 58 52, K0OAL 36, KE0XQ 20, WD0BFO 18, WY0F 6, KA0O 2,
CJTN 31 219 52 43 W0EXK 2, W0UJI 2, WC0O 2, KA0DOC 2. PSHR: KA0DBK
NJVN/E 31 453 60 49 64, KB0YTM 15, KC0HOX 33.
NJVN/L 31 400 49 46 NEW ENGLAND DIVISION
Tfc: W2MTO 182, N2OPJ 64, KC2AHS 60, N2GJ 46,
KB2VRO 44, N2RPI 43, K2VX 42, W2CC 20, K2PB 19, CONNECTICUT: SM, Betsey Doane, K1EIC—BM: KD1YV.
KC2ANN 13, K2DBK 5, N3RB 5. OOC: W1GC. PIC: W1FXQ. SEC: WA1D. SGL: K1AH. STM:
K1HEJ. TC: W1FAI. Congrats to Maria, KA1KAU, for her
MIDWEST DIVISION having received professional recognition as a blind directory
assistance operator by way of a very nice article in the local
IOWA: SM, Jim Lasley, N0JL—ASM: N0LDD. SEC: NA0R. newspaper! Maria has been distinguished as among the
ACC: N0IJP@KE0BX. BM: K0IIR@W0CXX. SGL: K0KD. I more efficient ops. She reads the computer screen with
thought the OARC was doing well having a breakfast once a speech in one ear and listens to the customer on the phone
month. NIARC does it twice a week! Downtown Hardee’s in the other ear—not an easy feat! Your SM along with presi-
Monday and Thursday at 0900. OARC does their’s the sec- dents of four CT clubs attended the New England Division
ond Saturday 0815 at Country Kitchen. SWIRC reports a cabinet meeting mid January chaired by Director Tom
membership record of 168 and climbing! Also looks like they Frenaye, K1KI. Clubs represented were: the BEARS of
had a good program on baluns in January. March 3 is their Manchester Club, Insurance City Repeater Club, Middlesex
flea market in Council Bluffs. For info try WA0ZQG@arrl.net. Amateur Radio Society and the Radio Amateur Society of
DARC had to cancel their Jan meeting due to MLK holiday... Norwich. This is the first time I can remember that we had
and busy schedules! TSARCN is spending money again. this many CT club presidents attending! Larry, K1HEJ, presi-
First they make it and then they spend it. APRS, SSTV, tent, dent of ICRC gave out some certificates to clubs and indi-
and climbing harness. Sorry to note that the following have viduals who participated in last year’s Big E special event
recently become silent keys: K0SVZ, KB0TZK, WB0BRY. and reported that we have again been invited back to West
MARC says new officers have been elected so it is safe to Springfield. This year’s dates are September 14-30. Clubs
come to the meetings now. OK. I think I have had the oppor- and individuals should plan now to participate—contact
tunity to serve in all capacities one time or another (or more K1HEJ or me if you want to reserve a date and we’ll direct
than one time!). I found that when I had time constraints that you to this year’s scheduling coordinator. Clubs are needed
I could get the help I needed. Looks to be time for VHF and to assist with the sorting of QSL cards for the New England
UHF work. Time for aurora. I have been slow to get up there. incoming QSL Bureau. Some clubs devote an evening to this
Just got back on digital a month or so ago. By the time you task and make it their program for the month. If interested,
read this, it will be time to think about FD and antennas contact me or Don, K2KQ. Net sess/QNI/QTC: WCTN 31/
again. Let me in on your FD. 73 de N0JL. Newsletters were 281/50; WESCON 31/296/89; NVTN 31/125/63; CPN 31/
received from CVARC, NIARC, FMARC, DMRAA, SWIARC, 284/113; CN 26/82/28. Tfc: NM1K 1808, KA1GWE 190,
OARC, DARC, TSARCN, MARC. Tfc: W0SS 199, KB0RUU KB1CTC 130, WA4QXT 58.
175, N0JL 16, WB0B 12. EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS: SM, Phil Temples, K9HI—
KANSAS: SM, Orlan Cook, W0OYH—ASM/ACC/OCC: Rob- ASMs: WA1ECF, N1GTB, WA1IDA, N1UGA. BM: N1IST.
ert Summers, K0BXF. SEC: Joseph Plankinton, WD0DMV. OOC: K1LJN. PIC: N1PBA. SGL: K3HI. STM: NZ1D. (SEC,
STM: Ron Cowan, KB0DTI. PIC: Scott Slocum, KC0DYA TC, ACC: open) e-mail list: ema-arrl@qth.net, Web: http://
and TC Frank Neal, N8FN. This is that time of the year when www.qsl.net/ema-arrl. Former STM Jim Hatherley, WA1TBY,
the HF bands stretch out and it is impossible to hear our lost his long battle with cancer. The Section extends sincere
Kansas stations. Hang in there and keep the nets going. It condolences to his family. The Marconi Radio Club, W1AA,
will change back soon. I see Kan has gained 12 new hams recently celebrated the 98th Anniversary of Guglielmo
this month with calls KC0J?? Congrats to all. Wendell W0TQ Marconi’s first transatlantic radio transmission between
of the Kansas-Neb Radio Club is asking for nominations for Cape Cod, USA and England. The Town of Bridgewater re-
“The Ks Amateur of the year before May 1.Send to 717 2nd cently donated new repeater equipment to the Massasoit
Ave. Concordia Ks 66901. I must recognize two ECs, June ARA to show appreciation for MARA members’ support of
KB0WEQ & Scott KC0CGI for their detailed monthly 2 page the town’s EOC! Minuteman Repeater Assoc. sponsors
EC activity rpt. I am calling for a large Section Meeting again weekly live competitive fox hunts on the input of the 146.61
for Sunday Aug 17 in Salina at the ARRL State Convention. Marlboro repeater. All are invited to join the fun. Kudos to
Please put it on your calendar NOW. For further Section KD1LE and KD1SM, who have contributed greatly to fox
news and info, check into the nets and visit “KAR” Kansas hunting by constructing homebrew equipment and speaking
Amateur Radio Web site on line - http://www.arrl.org/field/ at area radio clubs. ASM WA1ECF wants input from Cape &
nets/. Nov. Kansas Nets: sessions/QNI/QTC, KSBN 30/ S.E. Mass. members for possible club presentations. Con-
1177/69 KPN 21/328/30 KMWN 30/626/526 KWN 30/989/ tact Stan at wa1ecf@arrl.net. The Honeywell / Waltham ARA
663 CSTN26/1940/93 QKS 60/294/68 QKS-SS 10/31/4 SEC auction in Newton was well received. Is your club contact
48/549/14 QNS KB0AMY N0BTH K0BXF WD0DDG info current with ARRL? Wellesley ARS hosted a recent talk
WD0DVM/SEC W0PBV WA0SSR. TEN 227 msgs 60 ses- by K1NDF on propagation. It’s time to start planning for Field
sions Kans 93%w/AA0OF KX0I W0WWR NB0Z WB0ZNY Day 2001. Please send me your site location, directions, and
W0SS mgr. BBS AA0HJ received 64 W1AW bulletins sent times asap so we can compile a section-wide list. Inciden-
346 per NTS tfc 0. Ks tfc: W0WWR 213 W0OYH 96, WB0ZNY tally, this SM will conduct a tour of as many FD sites as
72, K0RY 38, KB0DT 23, N0RZ 13 N0ZIZ 11, W0FCL 8. OBS possible. Have your club members participated in
WA0DTH 14. SKYWARN training recently? Contact DEC KD1CY for de-
MISSOURI: SM, Dale Bagley, K0KY— For more news, tails. Southeastern Mass. ARA is proud of its new repeater,
checkout ARRL MO Web page http://www.qsl.net/arrl-mo. largely due to the efforts of K1IBR. Kudos to the Police AR
MO Traffic Nets, Daily: SSB 3.963 MHz 5:45 PM, CW 7:00 Team for a superb Web site, at http://members.aol.com/
PM and 9:45 PM 3.585 MHz. The Ararat Shrine Hamfest in wb1gof/. What activities does your radio club offer to the
Kansas City, will be held at the Ararat Shrine Building March younger crowd? North Shore ASM N1UGA reports that both
10, 2001. Steve Dowdy, WJ0I and Ray Pautz, N0RP, are Salem and Danvers high school clubs are up and running
heading up this year’s event. Roger Bessmer, KB0IIG, one with North Shore RA support. Framingham ARA is conduct-
of the usual chairpersons had to cut back due to health is- ing weekly classes for Scouts who wish to earn their radio
sues. The Missouri QSO Party rules should be available soon merit badge. “How do computer wireless LANs fit in with ham
according to the Boeing Employees ARS project chairman radio? Well, those wireless designers have to come from
Eric Zust, W0TT. The event will be held in either the Fall of somewhere. The refrain over the past few years has been,
2001 or the Spring of 2002. Amateurs in MO and other sec- ‘we’re losing those kids to computers’. In fact, the most valu-
tions will be encouraged to participate. If your club wants to able engineers in the coming century may be those who
receive the MO Section Bulletins, please contact, MO Sec- know both computers and radio.” From “President’s Mes-
tion Bulletin Manager, Brian Smith, KI0MB. His e-mail is sage”, FARA Framingham Circuit. Tfc: W2EAG 597, N1LKJ
brnsmth@mo-net.com. Brian is doing a great job organizing 436, KW1U 424, KB1AJ 200, NZ1D 199, K1SEC 73, N1LAH
news from ARRL Affiliated Clubs in the Section and distrib- 73, KY1B 66, WA1FNM 57, N1AJJ 56, N1TPU 56, WA1LPM
uting the bulletin via e-mail to those requesting the mailing. 55, KB1EB 45, NG1A 42, K1BZD 41, KD1LE 39, KF4EYL 37,
MO SEC Patrick Boyle, K0JPB, reports that there are ap- KA1VAX 36, K8SH 32, N1IST 32, N1SGB 29, N1TDF 22,
proximately 561 ARES members in the MO Section. There WA1VRB 11.
are 5 DECs and 51 ECs leading the ARES efforts. Patrick MAINE: SM, Bill Woodhead, N1KAT- The position of OOC
has provided excellent leadership and is working to expand has been filled by N1RY, Ray Sirois, upon the resignation of
the ARES program in the Section. The Central Missouri Clark, KA1WRC. We would like to thank Clark for his years of
Radio Association will again sponsor the ARRL MO State service to the League and Amateur Radio. Ray had offered to
Convention in 2001. The event will be held in conjunction fill in, and in a very timely fashion: at a Yankee Radio Club
with their CMRA Hamfest. It is expected to be Aug 25, 2001. meeting, he was able to help explain how to nip malicious
Many ARRL members have expressed their enjoyment of interference in the bud. Ray will also be giving a talk on the
the 2000 Convention/Hamfest and are looking forward to the Official Observer Office and how it works and how you can
2001 event. Net sess/QNI/QTC: MTN 31/542/49; Jackson help at the Maine State Convention. He will also be available
Co ARES 5/64/0; AUDRAIN Co ARES 5/43/0; MON 48/117/ to talk to other clubs and how you can get involved as an
48;N0ATH RPTR 92/0; Rollabillboard 30/400/5; WAARCI 5/ Official Observer. There is legislation pending in the State
96/0. Tfc: KE0K 47, WA0YJX 26. PSHR: KE0K 83. House to restrict any cell phone or radio communication while
NEBRASKA: SM, Bill McCollum, KE0XQ—ASMs: W0KVM, operating a moving vehicle. We need to work hard to see that
N0MT, WY0F, WB0ULH & WB0YWO. It is with deep regret this does not pass. Send your Representatives a QSL card
to inform you that Jim Duckworth, K0JFE has become a Si- with a short note, stating that you strongly oppose this legis-
lent Key. He passed away December 15, 2000, and was a lation that will negatively affect the hobby. Being involved
member of the Grand Island ARS. W0TIF, Alvo Crawford of with emergency operations and public service events require
Seneca became a SK on January 5, 2001. Congratulations us to be able to communicate while mobile. This is a very
to KB0MTT of the Lincoln ARC for being awarded the Jerry serious matter that requires everyone’s participation. 73, Bill,
Cox Award. This award is given annually to a Lincoln area N1KAT. Tfc: W1KX 138, W1QU 61, W1JTH 44, W1JX 40,
amateur that exemplifies Ham Radio spirit through activity, W1BLT 33, KA2ZKM 29, N1JBD 22, KA1RFD 17.
example and leadership. The AKSARBEN ARC set up a sta- NEW HAMPSHIRE: SM, Al Shuman, N1FIK (n1fik@arrl.
tion for Kid’s at the Omaha Children’s Museum. The station org)—Web site (www.nhradio.org) Congrats to the newly
included the following modes: SSTV, APRS & HF. Archie elected officers of the North Country ARC for 2001. Pres:
“ham” comic books were distributed to all the kids. Who Mort KH6GR, VP: Stewart, N1ZGK Sec: Ed, N1UZA and

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 Tres: Tom, WA1JVV. The NHARA (NH Council of Clubs) MTN 2494/69 N7AIK, IMN 383/193 W6ZOH. PSHR:
seeks a knowledgeable volunteer to write the next version of N7AIK 113.
the NH QSO Party software. If interested and you or some- OREGON: SM, Bill Sawders, K7ZM—ASM: KK7CW. SEC:
one you know has the skills, please contact Ed Deichler at WB7NML. STM: W7IZ. SGL: N7QQU. OOC: NB7J. STC:
k2te@juno.com. Thanks to all who worked the 2001 NH- AB7HB. ACC: K7SQ. I am very happy to announce the reap-
QSO Party in Feb. Active in ARES or the NH Field Organiza- pointment of Bob Benafel, NB7J, as our Oregon Section Of-
tion? You may be eligible for a NH ARRL Patch or mug. The ficial Observer Coordinator. Bob has done an outstanding
ARES program continues to expand as it rejuvenates. ARES and terrific job coordinating the OO program in this section.
Members met at NHOEM on 1/13 to reaffirm the response The OO program not only listens and monitors for intruders
plan in the event of activation. N3CLZ and I attended the 2nd and violators, but issues “good guy” reports to operators that
meeting of the Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters illustrate outstanding operating procedures. New 2001 Of-
(VOAD) on 1/6. VOAD coordinates activities of volunteer ficers of the Central Oregon DX Club are Russ Spalding,
organizations responding in disaster situations. Jerry, K0TV W7MT, President. Ron Smith, K9QAM, as Vice-President,
reports that the Town of Hudson has voted “NOT” to enact and A.J. Parry, WA7AJ, was re-elected as Secretary/Trea-
what was considered an extremely restrictive tower & an- surer. The CODXC sponsors the annual Oregon QSO Party,
tenna ordinance. Jerry thanks all who either attended or which will be held in May this year. Full details of this year’s
wrote the Hudson Planning Board. Drive safely 487-3333 event will be printed in this column next month. Our con-
73-Al. Net/NM/sess/QNI/QTC: GSFM/N1RCQ/ 31/185/27; gratulations go out to Mark, KD7GTJ, and Bonnie, AB7ZQ,
GSPN/WB1GXM/31/136/95;VTNH/WA1JVV/31/163/ 113. Altus, who were married December 15th at McMinnville’s
Tfc: W1PEX 1003, N1NH 112, WA1JVV 93, W1ALE 48, First Church of the Nazarene. Bonnie is in her second term
WB1GXM 27, N1CPX 7, K1STV 7. as President of the McMinnville ARC. Could a new Yaesu
VERMONT: SM, Bob DeVarney, WE1U— I hope everyone FT-1000D be on the newlywed’s wish list, soon? Enjoy the
had a chance to check out the Vermont QSO party the first upcoming spring weather, everyone, and keep in touch. NTS
weekend in February. It sure helps to “get Vermont on the traffic totals for December: N7DRP 185, N7YSS 139, W7IZ
map” so to speak. Also the same weekend was a QRP oper- 107, KC7SRL 90, KC7ZZB 86, K7NLM 70, K6AGD 63,
ating event called FYBO, short for Freeze Your B*** Off, and W7VSE 49, KC7SGM 40, KK1A 16.
was a lot of fun. The multiplier is the temperature at the WESTERN WASHINGTON: SM, Harry Lewis, W7JWJ—For
operating position, so you get a multiplier of 5X if the tem- the first time in living memory, George, K7BDU, did not re-
perature is below 20 degrees... no sweat here in Vermont!! ceive top honors in traffic handling for the month of Decem-
Hope everyone gets a chance to get to the ARRL Convention ber. George, with a respectable total of 938, was edged out
and Milton Hamfest, the last weekend in February, at Milton by John, W7BO, with a grand total of 1020. Other traffic
High School. See you there! I have been remiss in my duties handlers with honors W7TVA with 566, K7MQF 296, W7QM
reporting the net activity, so here’s the report from Decem- 257, W7ZIW 197, N7YSS 139, W7LG 145, KJ7SI 25, K7SUQ
ber: Net Sess/QNI/QTC/QTR/NM: VT YL Net 4/27/0/92 min- 17 and yours truly W7JWJ 4. All, except the last, qualified for
utes/KA1LDS; Green Mtn Net 26/740/19/2357 minutes PSHR. We’re looking for a few good Official Observers. If
N1HXC; VTNH Traffic Net 31/ 163/113/385 minutes/ you would like to join the Field Auxiliary in monitoring the
WA1JVV; VT Phone Emergency Net 5/44/5/210 minutes/ bands and maintaining the good name of all radio operators
WA1DLA;VT Phone Traffic Net 31/183/40/597 minutes / then just drop an e-mail to Official Observer Coordinator,
KB1DSB; Central VT Traffic Net 31/106/35/364 minutes/ Renee Eck, AA7KE@arrl.net. The Washington State Emer-
KB1DSB. 73 de WE1U. Tfc: KB1DSB 135, K1YLB 44, gency Net convenes each Monday evening on the frequency
KB1EPQ 33, K1BVT 12, AA1PR 9, W1RFP 4. of 3987 kHz at 6:45 PM. Pacific and again on Saturday
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS: SM, William C. Voedisch, mornings at 9:00 AM. John, KJ7SI, is the new net manager.
W1UD, w1ud@arrl.org — ASM: N1MAP. ASM (digital) Now that you have upgraded, this is a good place to partici-
KD1SM. STM: NZ1D. SEC: K1VSG. OOC: WT1W. It’s been pate in learning all about amateur radio in its planning for
a cold winter. I want to welcome Bill Wornham, NZ1D, to the emergency service. Now the SEC N7NVP report: The main-
Western Mass crew. Bill volunteered to take over as STM. stay of emergency communications is the venerable voice
He is also the STM for EMA. Knowing Bill for 30+ years, I circuit but, when you need to send long messages that re-
know he will do an excellent job. Good time to snuggle up to quire a high decree of accuracy, digital gets the job done.
the rig and work DX or handle traffic. I don’t think this cycle N7DRT, Dave Tyler’s team in Clallam Co recognizes that,
has been as good as it could have been. Maybe later this and has linked law enforcement and health care in the re-
spring the propagation will improve. Spring is just around the mote west end of the county with the Port Angeles area.
corner, and it will be time for antenna work. Field Day will be Recently a digipeater has been added to improve the con-
here before we know it. Have you and your club made plans nectivity. Thanks to Casey Hicks, KJ7XE, and all who worked
yet? Don’t wait until the last minute! Get newly licensed and with him. The Walk-N-Knock Food Drive was supported by
upgraded club members involved. Careful planning always 59 hams in Cowlitz and Clark Co. It was a 2-day event and
pays off, and it will keep “Murphy’s Law” from attacking your in Clark Co over 130.7 tons of food was collected and over
FD site. MARA members supported LEMA during the snow $5,500 in cash was contributed. Other participants included
emergency on the weekend of Dec 30. Tfc: Nov K1TMA 187, Students, cubs, boy and girl scouts and, members of the
W1SJY 29, KD1SM 14, N1WAS 92, N1ISB 14, W1UD 245. Lions organization. Well done to all. It was the personifica-
Dec K1TMA 171, W1SJV 23, KD1SM 10, N1WAS 70, N1ISB tion of the holiday spirit. The fleamarket season begins with
15, W1ZPB 145, W1UD 273. the annual ham and computer show at the Puyallup fair-
grounds March 11 and sponsored by the Mike and Key ARC.
NORTHWESTERN DIVISION Check out http://www.mikeandkey.com/ - 73
ALASKA: SM, Kent Petty, KL5T — Alaskan hams, are you PACIFIC DIVISION
ready for APRS? Anchorage and Fairbanks are coming
online, with the Kenai Peninsula hopefully soon to follow. EAST BAY: SM, Andy Oppel, KF6RCO—ASMs: KC6TYB,
Please contact KL5T, WL7BF, or AD4BL for information on KE6QJV. SEC: KE6NVU. DECs: KE6QJV/Alameda County,
how you can help in this effort. We are still looking for a KO6JR/Contra Costa County, WA7IND/Napa County,
sponsor for our state PRB-1 effort. Will your state represen- K6HEW/Solano County, N6UOW/Training, W6CPO/Techni-
tative be willing to help? Contact your State Government cal Services, KQ6TM/Section Plans and Administration.
Liaison, Rob Wilson, AL7KK, for input. HF nets: Sniper’s Net OOC: KD6FFN. STM: W6DOB. ACC: KC6TYB. EB Web
3920 1800 AST, Bush Net 7093 2000 AST, Motley Group Page: http://www.pdarrl.org/ebsec/. Webmaster is KB6MP.
3933 2100 AST, and Alaska Pacific Net 14292 M-F 0830 MDARC elected new officers: KE6WRE/Pres, N6SWE/VP,
AST. Please report communication drills and exercises, N6JOX/Sec, WA6JAU/Treas, and Directors KE6PTT and
emergency communication activations, and public service KR6CR. EBARC mourns the loss of member AC6WF (also
activities on FSD-157 to KL5T. active in ROVARC), who was a VE and assisted with licens-
EASTERN WASHINGTON: SM, Kyle Pugh, KA7CSP—The ing classes. EBARC elected W8JSN 1st VP for 2001 and
International Space Station is on the air on 144.8 for voice welcomed new member K5DKA. ROVARC elected officers
and packet downlinks, and 145.99 for packet uplink. To spot for 2001: KE6ZWO/Pres, WB6NOV/VP, WA6SCN/2nd VP,
when the ISS is overhead go to this tracking Website: http:/ KC6SSF/Sec, K6VEO/Trustee, W6KNO/Treas. ORCA is
/liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/temp/StationLoc.html. Gayland planning a video night as a way to get more families involved
Kellison, K7AD, of Kennewick earned a Worked All States with the club. KC6TYB and I attended VVRC’s Holiday Din-
(WAS) award for 50 MHz. Congratulations Gayland! There ner to present KF6KFP with the EB Section Public Service
were 7 out of 10 OO stations reporting monitoring activity for Award for Solano County. December tfc: W6DOB 760,
December. 73, KA7CSP. Net Activity: WSN: QNI 867, tfc WB6UZX 46, KE6QR 8. PSHR: W6DOB. BPL: W6DOB. Tfc
344; Noontime Net: QNI 8121, tfc 487; WARTS: QNI 3415, nets: NCN1/3630/7PM; NCN2-Slow Session/3705/9 PM;
tfc 115. Tfc: K7GXZ 381, W7GB 226, KA7EKL 107, K7BFL NCN-VHF/145.21/7:30 PM; RN6/3655/7:45 PM & 9:30 PM;
89, KK7T 17. PSHR: W7GB 138, K7GXZ 122. PAN/3651/7052/8:30 PM. Your check-ins are always wel-
come.
IDAHO: SM, M.P. Elliott, K7BOI — OOC: N7GHV. SEC:
AA7VR. STM: W7GHT. Our ARES/RACES group pulled off a NEVADA:SM, Jan Welsh, NK7N—ASM: Dick, W6OLD. SEC:
great project at Christmas. With the use of ham radio, they Paul, NN7B, N7YQ, Stan appointed Assistant SGL, con-
brought Santa to a group of cancer kids at several hospitals in gratulations! Stan’s looking for info on antenna restrictions
the Treasure Valley. They were so successful that the hospi- you run into. His e-mail is n7yq@att.net NV Newsletters,
tals want them back and want to expand the program to the full Static, SIERA, FARS, LVRAC, RARA, Elko ARC and the
pediatrics ward. What a worthwhile endeavor! When you or Carson Currents, CVRCs edition are all informative. For
your club become involved in public service projects let me SNARS code study session specifics call 775-786-6735, and
know so that your ideas can get to others. A copy of the Idaho brush up on the fun way to tell jokes. NN7B says to check the
tower bill is available on the Web site. It was introduced into NV Section Emergency Plan on NV ARES Web site at
legislative committee in February. 73 - Mike, K7BOI. Tfc: www.cvrc.net/ares/plan/. For CVRC spring licensing class
W7GHT 342, WB7VYH 66, KB7GZU 62, W6ZOH 5, N7MPS 2. starting 2/14/01 and NV ARES info check in at W6OLDs site
PSHR: W7GHT 125, WB7VYH 105, N7MPS 22. Nets: FARM at www.cvrc.net or call 775-267-4900. Dick also maintains
- 31/2752/49/W7WJH; NWTN 31/1222/93/KC7VAH; IDACD - www.pdarrl.org/nevsec site where you can find out about NV
21/466/9/ WB7VYH; IMN - 31/383/195/W6ZOH. http:// section news, leaders, organizations, clubs, N. NV and S.
id_arrl.homestead.com/mainpage.html NV repeaters in the Pacific Div. I’m now able to check in
Saturday’s 8.30 AM ARES net, get a decent signal report
MONTANA: SM, Darrell Thomas, N7KOR—Congratulations and hear voices I’ve not heard before. Previous antenna’s
are in order for William McQuire, N7MSI, for his selection as too good at hearing power line noise to the exclusion of
Ham Of The Year by the Capital City Radio Club, Helena, anything else. Thanks to KE7DB-Norm for all his help with
MT. Bill has been very active in all aspects of Amateur Radio this one. 73 Jan, NK7N. Tfc: W7VPK 238, N7CPP 52, K7NHP
and has helped many new hams get started in the hobby. He 17, WV7YL 1.
is also very active as an Elmer for Army MARS in the Mon-
tana Section. The directors of the Glacier/Waterton Interna- PACIFIC: SM, Ron Phillips, AH6N— Dale Fajardo, AH7D,
tional Hamfest are hard a work preparing for the next event reports that the Emergency ARC Net had a total number of
to be held July 20-22, 2001, at the Three Forks Campground check-ins of 175. The net meets Monday through Friday at
near East Glacier, MT. Registration forms and information 1930. Those acting as NCS are AH6P Dennis, AH7E David,
should be out soon. Net/QNI/QTC/NM MSN 167/3 W7OW, KH7UK Todd, KH7WU Rob, KH7CHI Crissy, NH7BG Kurtis,

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 WH6DAB Alex, and WH7QQ Paul. Many thanks to all for warning from being issued. Listen much, report when
contributing your time. KH6BZF reports on Sunday, Dec10, needed. Congratulations to Carl Starnes, W4EAT, who has
the Oahu Civil Defense gang met at Windward Oahu’s Kualoa qualified for a PSHR certificate. New NC Morning NM is Ron
Ranch for their Christmas get-together. KH6B reports the Rearick, AD4XV. Thanks to outgoing NM Bob Southworth,
Hilo ARC and HI QRP Club participated in the ARRL 10- KI4YV, for his service. Charlotte Hamfest is Saturday and
Meter Contest 9-10 Dec. 730 QSO points in 98 sections/ Sunday Mar 10 and 11. Plan to attend at least one of the
entities resulting in a claimed score of 71,540. This using ARRL forums while you are there. Dec Tfc: W4EAT 626
QRP, CW and SSB. Gordon West, WB6NOA, visited the (BPL), NC4ML 476, AB4E 410, WB4TOP 257, KI4YV 236,
JITB group December 7 and became member number 351 in K4IWW 178, AA4YW 178, KE4JHJ 165, W3HL 111, W4IRE
the HI QRP Club. Ted Leaf, K6HI, went to Honolulu and rode 103, KE4AHC 97, AD4XV 82, W4FMN 61, WA4SRD 31,
back to Kona on the new Aegis class destroyer, the U.S.S. W4CC 19, KL7NL 17, AE4HJ 14, WA2EDN 13, NT4K 13,
O’Kane. Ken, KH6CQH, Wilbur, KH7E, Doris, KH6ER and KB8VCZ 11, KE4YMA 11, KC4PGN 10, KR4OE 8, N0SU 6,
Fern are all having a good time traveling in two motor homes N8UTY 5, KT4CD 5.
from place to place on the mainland. We expect them back SOUTH CAROLINA: SM, Patricia M. Hensley, N4ROS—Our
home soon. Thanks again to all for your timely inputs to the ARRL programs require direction by qualified leaders. We
ARRL monthly report. are fortunate to have the following: Emmie Patience,
SACRAMENTO VALLEY: SM, Jerry Boyd, K6BZ—A re- KA4LRM, STM; Sue Chism, K4ENX, OOC; Boykin
minder that EMCOMM 2001 will be held near Redding on Roseborough, KD4AJJ, SGL; Gerald Hensley, K8AFP, SEC;
Saturday March 31. Contact SEC/N K6SOJ for information Marc Tarplee, N4UFP, TC; and Haney Howell, K2XN, PIC.
and reservations. Anyone interested in emergency/public All of these individuals are extremely well-qualified and are
service communications is urged to attend. As a reminder, dedicated to the objectives of ARRL. Formation of a State
there are a number of field organization appointments avail- Club Presidents’ Council requires input from all club presi-
able within the Section. As mentioned in a previous column, dents. Please contact me regarding your local club. It is
the northern portion of the Section is “under-represented” in hopeful that a SC QSO Party can be coordinated by them in
terms of OO, PIO, OES, ORS, TS, and LGL appointees. Any the near future. This will allow us to know each other better
interest, please contact me. Congratulations to the Trinity and give out-of-staters the availability to work SC counties.
County ARC for maintaining an excellent and informative Formation of school radio clubs requires the willingness of
Website. SOJOURNERS has been undertaking a year long existing clubs to become mentors. Governor Hodges’ recent
study of the low bands to determine best band for reliable support of mentoring programs provides us with the oppor-
communications out to about 300 miles during various hours tunity for planning in this area. Clubs are encouraged to dis-
of the day and seasons of the year. A study of NVIS antennas cuss their willingness to participate and forward their interest
has also been underway. 160 meters is often neglected and to me. In turn, I will make the appropriate school contacts.
can, many times, be the best for such comms during evening See you at Charleston and Charlotte. Tfc: AF4QZ 119,
hours. Congratulations to SOJOURNERS for this effort and KA4LRM 74, W4DRF 40, KA4UIV 36, WD4BUH 22, K4BG
also for its very successful, first special event activity which 13, KQ4SY 9, K4JMV 6.
occurred recently. No Cal, So Or, Nev ARES net meets on VIRGINIA: SM, Lynn Gahagan, AF4CD—SEC, OOC:
Wednesdays at 1930 hours local on 3987. Visitors are wel- KR4UQ. STM: W4CAC. ASM/A: KE4NBX. ASM/B: W4TLM.
come to check in. Who will be the first in the Section to work ASM/C, TC: W4IN. ASM/D: KF4LGV. ASM: KC4ASF. PIC:
through AO-40? Let me know, and I’ll mention the QSO in W2MG. A change in the leadership on the digital front has
this column. Until next month, 73 de K6BZ. taken place. Ben Sager, KC4ASF, is stepping down as the
SAN FRANCISCO: SM, Len Gwinn, WA6KLK—ASM: Section Digital Manager and Jim Dodd, KF4LGV, has taken
KH6GJV. SEC: KE6EAQ. TC: N1AL. The Willits ARS over the position. A promotion at work, with more responsi-
awarded certificates of appreciation to Bill Edmondson, bly requires much more of Ben’s time. This prompted him
N6OUW, Lois Bender, KD6LSQ, Arlene Davison KG6CTJ, into having to step aside. Thanks, Ben, for all you hard work
Irma Osborne, NA6I, John Brand, K6WC, Ron Logan, and time you have given to this program. Everyone please
KB6OFY, and Norton Heath, N7LMX, for their contribution to give Jim your support as we together continue to build the
the club in 2000. The Redwood Empire DX Assoc. gave its digital system in Virginia. Ben will remain as an advisor and
annual Spirit Award to John Tagliaferrio, KE6ZSN, for ex- will retain his ASM position. MFJ has return the UHF amp
ception service to the club last year. The Maritime Radio that was in need of repair and it will soon be reinstalled at the
Historical Society, K6KPH, was on the air for Straight Key VA.ARES/RACES digital site at the State EOC. District 13
Night January 1st. They operated from the original RCA held it’s ARES meeting on Jan 13 to announce that Brian
commercial site that had the call sign KPH. The transmitters Squibb, W4PAJ, would take over the DEC position from
are located in Bolinas, and the group operated from the re- W4TLM. Also it was announced that W4BOT, Bill, would take
ceiver site at Pt Reyes on 7050 kHz., keying the transmitters over as the EC of Franklin Co. Thanks fellows for giving
by landline link. SEC Lee Dibble, KE6EAQ, re-appointed Terry a hand out that way. I’m sure you both will do a great
Mike Knope, KD6LYU, as the Petaluma area EC. For many job. Fred, N4IF, was unable to attend the meeting. He was
years, Mike has lead the largest and most active ARES group ill with that terrible Flu bug that is going around. There are
in Sonoma County. Although there are too many to mention now eight training programs on the www.aresva.org site for
here, SRJC’s Herb Sullivan K6QXB, and, Agilent’s Al Bloom, everyone to view. These are just a few of the programs that
N1AL and John Breckenridge WB6FRZ, all principals in the Va. ARES/RACES is offering to our membership as training
project, were beaming with pride when it was reported that aids. There are now over 600 registered members on our site
once AO-40 was back on the air, the telemetry indicated that with more each day. The District 7 group has put together a
the sun sensor was working just fine! The Empire Amateur communication trailer. It’s my understanding it is fully
Radio Society is once again putting together a group to go to equipped with just about anything you would need for com-
the Dayton Hamvention. The rooms have already been municating while being deployed in a disaster. March brings
blocked. Persons interested should contact ASM KH6GJV. up the forth anniversary of the Old Dominion Emergency
It’s not too soon to start planning for Field Day. Make it a blow Net. The net has grown from just having a hand full of par-
out event! 73 until next month! ticipants to an average of 35 checking in at each session.
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY: SM, Donald Costello, W7WN— The current Net Manager is NB3O. Steve has brought with
ASM: Mike Siegel, KI6PR. ASM: John Lee, K6YK. ASM: Pat him many new suggestions and ideas on moving the net
Fennacy, W6YEP. SEC: Kent LeBarts, K6IN. OOC: Victor forward. Perhaps there will be a time that the net will meet
Magana, N1VM. ACC: Charles McConnell, W6DPD. STM: every night. All it would take would be a NCS for each night.
Fred Silveira, K6RAU. I am writing this issue of the Section I am sure there would be enough participants around to hold
News in January of 2001 so, I wish you all a happy and most the nets. I am sad to report that KR4IH, Joe is now a Silent
prosperous New Year. Amateur Radio operators now face Key. Joe lived in Norfolk and was active on the VFN, several
many changes and challenges going forth into the twenty of the Va. NTS nets as well as the ODEN. He will be surely
first century. There is some concern that Amateur Radio will missed. 73 de AF4CD. Tfc: W3BBQ 314, WA4DOX 272,
not survive the spectrum grabs and the long time Hams have N4ABM 216, KV4AP 210, K4MTX 148, KR4MU 129, K0IBS
concerns about loosing our heritage, including cw, due to the 122, W4CAC 88, K4YVX 80, KV4AN 78, W4SEE 29, W4YE
tremendous influx of new operators. Our new operators will 26, WB4UHC 18, AF4CD 14, KB4CAU 11, W4JLS 9, KU4TM
continue our heritage and build upon it if only we remember 6, KU4MF 4, WB4ZNB 4, W4MWC 4, K4JM 3, N4FNT 3.
the importance of elmering those who are now joining us in WEST VIRGINIA: SM, O.N. (Olie) Rinehart, WD8V—STM:
this fine service. All politics aside, we are all intrigued by the KC8CON. SEC: W8XF. ASEC: KA8ZOO. SGL: K8BS. TC:
magic that comes from reaching out all over the planet, mak- K8LG. OOC: N8OYY. ACC: WD8MKS. APRSC: W8XF. PIC:
ing new friends every day, with our radios. Thank you all for N8TMW. The real millennium is here with same story as last
the opportunity to represent you as your Section Manager year! Little or no effect or affect on AMATEUR radio. Looking
going forward into this new century. forward to seeing all of you at Hamfests and Conventions
real soon. Charleston WV March 17th. The winter weather
ROANOKE DIVISION has been cold but no records broken. A strain on nerves and
our Emergency Teams. Good job you people. Hey about
NORTH CAROLINA: SM, John Covington, W4CC— SEC: good job’s certificate # 4930 for 5 band DXCC has been
KE4JHJ. STM: N0SU. BM: KD4YTU. TC: K4ITL. PIC: awarded to W8PT Rich Kennedy of Morgantown WV. Con-
KN4AQ. OOC: W4ZRA. SGL: AB4W. ACC: vacant. http:// gratulations, Rich. 73. Tfc: KA8WNO 306,KC8CON 68,
www.ncarrl.org. We were very fortunate to have made it WD8DHC 216, W8YS 175, WD8V 87, WW8D 41, N8MNA
through 2000 without a lot of severe weather in North Caro- 116, W8WWF 45, N8BP 14. PSHR: WD8V 130, W8YS 172,
lina. I hope the same will be true for 2001, but in any event WD8DHC 128, KC8CON 129, KA8WNO 118, WW8D 100,
we all need to be prepared. As a backup communications N8MNA 49; WVFN 1324/176/31 KC8CON; WVMDN 875/57/
resource, we are only activated during a disaster if a commu- 31 WW8D; WVN E 115/37/31 W8WWF; WVN L 28/42/31
nications emergency exists. While it may be disappointing to W8WWF; ARES/RACES 46/14/02.
not be activated, the most important thing is to be ready.
Another aspect of our public service communications is ROCKY MOUNTAIN DIVISION
SKYWARN. SKYWARN spotters do not have to be hams, but
our special way of communicating is of great benefit to the COLORADO: SM, Tim Armagost, WB0TUB— ASM: Jeff
NWS. They simply don’t have the staff or equipment to field Ryan, N0WPA. SEC: Mike Morgan, N5LPZ. STM: Mike
the number of phone calls they would receive if all of us Stansberry, K0TER. ACC: Ron Deutsch, NK0P. PIC: Erik
phoned in our reports. Amateur Radio provides a means for Dyce, W0ERX. OOC: Karen Schultz, KA0CDN & Glenn
them to rapidly gather information over the area of interest. Schultz, W0IJR. SGL: Mark Baker, KG0PA. TC: Bob
By providing requests to the NCS, it also allows the NWS to Armstrong, AE0B. BM: Jerry Cassidy, N0MYY. Larry Dunn,
be selective in what kind of information is gathered. Training N9HSW, has stepped down as Pikes Peak ARES (Dist 14)
is important! Make sure you attend a SKYWARN training EC; succeeding him is Wes Wilson, K0HBZ. Thanks, Larry,
class each year so you will know what to look for. Practice for your past service, and thanks Wes for stepping up to
during drills so you will know how to report. Listen during an coordinate this active ARES district. The Mountain States
activation so you will know what and when to report. Don’t Net is starting out with a lot of participation- if you are inter-
ask the NCS for a personalized weather report. Doing so ested in a slow-speed CW traffic net, stop by 3715 kHz at
may delay important information from being relayed to the 0245Z daily and check in. As you’ve probably read else-
weather service, and could delay a needed severe weather where, the ARRL’s first continuing education course (for CE

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 credit) is the Emergency Services course, which spear- Ga. Our sympathies to his family. Albany ARC new officers:
headed by Colorado’s own Pat Lambert, W0IPL. Next time Pres. W4AYK, V Pres. KG4CCM, Sec. W4GOD, Tres.
you see Pat at a swapfest or other event, thank him for his K4PHE. Hamfests in March include the Kennehoochee fest
efforts that will benefit Amateur Radio nationwide. The Pikes on March 17, in Jim Miller Park. The Southeastern VHF
Peak Radio Amateur Association has changed its swapfest Society annual conference on April 20-21 in Nashville, TN
date: instead of early May, this year’s swap will be held June features Emil Pocock, W3EP, QST “World Above 50 MHz”
2nd. Your Section Manager has appointments available for columnist as Saturday night banquet speaker. Finally, if you
those who wish to participate in brining ARRL programs to are not going to Dayton this year, head to Statesboro for their
the Amateur Radio community in Colorado. Surf over to: hamfest, May 19, at Ogeechee Tech. 73, Sandy. Tfc: Dec:
www.arrl.org/FandES/field/org/ to read descriptions of the AF4NS 209, W4WXA 154, WB4GGS 148, KF4FXG, 69,
various volunteer positions available, then contact Tim, W4AET 50, K1FP 45, WU4C 42, KA4HHE 38, K4WKT 37,
WB0TUB, or any Section staff (listed above) to get involved. K4BEH 30, K4ZC 15, K4BAI 6, AD4AZ 6, AF4PX 3.
E-mail news to me: n0wpa@arrl.net 73, de N0WPA. NTS NORTHERN FLORIDA: SM, Rudy Hubbard, WA4PUP—
traffic: AD0A 136, K0TER 129, KI0RP 59. CAWN: W0WPD ASM Capital District: Jim Giles, K4VRT, Fl Crown District:
950, W0LVI 625, K0HBZ 469, WB0VET 414, K4ARM 390, Billy Williams, N4UF, Suwannee District: Joe Bushel,
AA0ZR 386, N0NMP 383, AB0PG 315, W0NCD 265, W2DWR, E Central District: Rick Palm, K1CE, W Central
W0GGP 242, N0FCR 223, KI0ND 172, WD0CKP 161, District: Charlie Lord, NR2F, E Panhandle District: Nils
N0DKK 94. Millergren, WA4NDA, W Panhandle District: Steve
NEW MEXICO: SM, Joe T. Knight, W5PDY—ASM: K5BIS & Richbourg, KO4TT. The Staff responsible for the Northern
N5ART. SEC: K6YEJ. STM: N7IOM. NMs: WA5UNO & Florida Section ARRL programs are: ACC: Steve
W5UWY. TC: W8GY. ACC: N5ART. New Mexico Roadrun- Barber,WA4B, BM, Dave Sutherland, N4GMU, OOC, Frank
ner Net handled 95 msgs with 1331 checkins. New Mexico Ambrose, W4QV, PIC, Mike Welch, KF4HFC, SEC, Nils
Breakfast Club handled 250 msgs with 1061 checkins. Yucca Millergren, WA4NDA, SGL, John Hills, KC4N, STM: Morton,
Net handled 25 msgs with 594 checkins. Caravan Club net WX4H, TC, KO4TT, Packet, Dave Sutherland, N4GMU. The
handled 1 msg with 50 checkins. SCAT Net handled 4 msgs people listed above have the authority and responsibility for
with 496 checkins. Four Corners Net handled 26 msgs with managing and supervising their respective areas. They make
353 checkins. GARS Net handled 2 msgs with 60 checkins. the appointments for their areas, and the ASMs are available
Rusty’s Net handled 57 msgs with 783 checkins. Valencia to represent the Section on matters when the Section Man-
County Net handled 11 msgs with 31 checkins. Deming ARC ager is not available, such as speaking at clubs, and other
Net handled 15 msgs with 87 checkins. Boy did we have a administrative matters for the district. The purpose is to as-
white Christmas! Snow and ice, highways closed and acci- sure all amateurs the Section Leaders are there to assist and
dents everywhere. Congratulations to all the new club offic- have a more cohesive operation and provide the best service
ers, and we hope you will have a very successful year. K5TEE to all desiring amateur assistance. Another function is the
and his crew plan the Winter Tailgate (Jan 27) at Del Norte operation of the NTS system. The Nets are in need of control
High School (ABQ). The Spring Tailgate will follow at St operators, and the Net Managers would appreciate volun-
Paul’s Methodist Church parking lot (ABQ) the last weekend teers. It is not a difficult job, but one which is desperately
in April. The Mesilla Valley “Bean & Chili Feed” is also usu- needed. The NFAN, and NFPN Managers have a need for
ally the last weekend in April. So sorry to report the passing both primary and alternate control operators. Why wait, but
of Bob Belshe,W5DMG and Hilda Law, KC5SG, longtime start asking yourself what can you do for the organization,
members of the Roadrunner Traffic Net, and also George not what the organization can do for you. The ranks of our
Adams, KC5Q of Las Cruces. They will certainly be missed. group seems to get smaller, and this is evident by the num-
Very best 73, W5PDY. ber of license amateurs at the exam session. There is a place
UTAH: SM, Mel Parkes, AC7CP—Don’t forget to attend the for all. 73, Rudy. Tfc: WX4H 1633, KE4DNO 311, NR2F 204,
Utah VHF Society Swap meet on 24 Feb. Note the new loca- AG4DL 216, N9MN 209, K1JPG 106, KF4WIJ 99, AF4PU 92,
tion, Utah State Fair Park 1000 West North Temple in Salt KB2EV 76, WB2FGL 72,K4DMH 51, WD4IIO 42, KB4DXN
Lake City. The doors open at 8:00 AM. There will be lot of 42, K8KV 31, K4JTD 30, AB4PG 29, W4KIX 26, W8IM 25,
interesting good stuff for sale. Come see what your ham WX4J 22, KM4WC 22, WD4LIF 21, WA4EYU 20, N4JAQ 19,
shack may need. Check out the Utah Hamfest 2001 Web WB2IMO 18, KG4EZQ 18, WA1VOP 15, KB4DCR 14, KJ4HS
page at http:\\www.utahhamfest.org and register early. We 11, N4EC 7, WB9GIU 4, W4ZET 1.
already have some very special guests and presentations PUERTO RICO: SM, Víctor Madera, KP4PQ—
planned that you will not want to miss. 73 de AC7CP. Comenzamos un nuevo milenio viendo grandes cambios en
WYOMING: SM, Bob Williams, N7LKH—Wyoming Section la radioafición. La FCC ha puesto gran interés en ver que se
has a new Section Emergency Coordinator, Marty Luna, cumplan las reglas a cabalidad. Como resultado, ahora hay
WE7MA. His predecessor, Steve Cochrane, WA7H, has solo dos VECs representados en Puerto Rico, el ARRL/VEC
taken a new job with FEMA in Denver and felt it necessary y el W4VEC/VEC. Efectivo el primero de enero se
to resign. He has done a very nice job for the last four years. descontinuó el servicio de W5YI/VEC en la isla. La asamblea
It is to Steve that we owe thanks for the excellent series of anual del PRARL se celebró exitosamente. Se eligió la nueva
exercises for Y2K last year. Like Steve, Marty has outstand- Junta que preside Mario Rivera, KP4NNC. Felicitamos a
ing qualifications for the position. He has been an EC, he todos los electos. La FRA llevó a cabo el hamfest de Año
works for WEMA as director of Laramie County Emergency Nuevo en la Cancha Salvador Dijols de Ponce el 28 de enero
Management Agency and is Area One RACES Officer. Also, de 2001. Las clases para principiantes dio comienzo el 17 de
he lives near and works with Scott Harris, W7WRO, the enero y se extenderá por 16 semanas. También hay clase
Wyoming RACES Officer. That is a very nice combination for programadas para la biblioteca de Boquerón, PR que
helping us with our objective of making ARES/RACES/ comienzan en la misma fecha. Ya se completó de preparar
WEMA all one word, at least as far as the participants are el nuevo libro en español para entrenar los nuevos
concerned. That is critical with our low ham density. Observadores Oficiales. El curso esta programado para el
Sweetwater County ARC held a special event station on mes de febrero. Interesados comuníquense con el Section
November 20, about the Big Boy U. P. steam engines, and Manager por correo regular, teléfono o via email a
made about 120 contacts. Tfc: NN7H 393. kp4pq@arrl.org
SOUTHERN FLORIDA: SM, Phyllisan West, KA4FZI—SEC:
SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION W4SS. STM: KJ4N. ACC: WA4AW. PIC: W4STB. OOC:
K4GP. BM: KC4ZHF. SGL: KC4N. DEC/ASM: N4LEM,
ALABAMA: SM, Bill Cleveland, KR4TZ — We are having a WB9SHT, AA4BN, KD4GR, WB2WPA. Thanks to Dade ARC,
Section Wide emergency communications meeting at the Ft Myers ARC, Indian River ARC, Orlando ARC, South
State EMA office in Clanton, AL,on March 3 at 10 AM. All EC, Brevard ARC, Vero Beach ARC, Wellington ARC, and ECs
DEC, Emergency Net Managers, Club EC, emergency relief for the newsletters and activity information. The South
and SKYWARN organizations are invited to attend. Amateur Brevard ARC was the eyes and ears for parade officials of
Radio operators interested in becoming involved in emer- the Melbourne Light Parade Dec 9. The next challenge is the
gency communications are also invited. Space is limited and 50 km Beach Run, Cocoa Beach to Eau Gallie and back. The
preference will be given to Emergency Communication Man- Broward ARES/RACES team again provided communica-
agers. Please RSVP me by phone (334-661-3892) or email tions for the Winterfest Boat Parade. The Dade Radio Club
(kr4tz@arrl.org) if you want to attend this meeting. The only has been working hard on preparations for the Miami
topic will be finalizing the Section-Wide Emergency Plan. Hamboree, February 3 and 4. We look forward to an exciting
ARRL affiliation is not required for your Emergency Organi- and rewarding weekend at that major event. The Indian River
zation to attend this meeting. If you are interested in helping ARC’s Roy Hill, W6QCM, came up with a new drill idea. They
the development of our emergency plan then you are en- held a terrorist-attack drill to see how many 10 and 40 meter
couraged to check-in to the Alabama Emergency Net (AEN) mobile radios and VHF links they could get on the air. The
that operates every Tuesday at 7:30 PM on 3.965 MHz. A drill was reported a great success and they plan to do it again
general Section meeting will be scheduled for June to handle next year. Vero Beach ARC hams tried something new for
the rest of the Section’s business. Jack Evans (KC4PZA) them in the Sun Runners Marathon. It was the first time they
had to step down as Section Emergency Coordinator. Please used a mobile APRS station mounted on a bicycle that trailed
thank Jack for stepping in and taking over the position when the last runners. It was ridden by K4EBK. The APRS station
Walt Verney became ill. I appreciate the amount of time and consisted of a GPS receiver connected to a hand-held 2-
effort that Jack put into his appointment. Jack passes the meter transceiver and TNC packet controller programmed to
torch to Dan Jeswald (W4NTI) who volunteered to be our beacon every 2 minutes. Lee County hosts the Ft Myers ARC
new SEC. Thank you, Dan, for taking the job and I look for- hamfest January 12 and 13. KA4FZI was named Amateur of
ward to working with you on our updated Section Emergency the Year by the Fort MyersARC at the Dec meeting. The club
Plan. Spring storm season is almost upon us, so please recently learned that they placed 29 in the country in the 4A
support your local SKYWARN net and the AEN. God Bless operating class on Field Day. Congratulations Ft Myers!
& 73, Bill Cleveland, KR4TZ. KJ4N, SFL STM, was awarded the W2SWE Memorial Award
GEORGIA: SM: Sandy Donahue, W4RU—ASM/South Ga: for Outstanding Public Service to NJ Traffic Handling. Great
Marshall Thigpen, W4IS. ASM/Legal: Jim Altman, W4UCK. Job! You earned it, Jan. Monroe County reports continued
Asst SM/IT: Mike Boatright, KO4WX, SEC: Lowry Rouse, success with the linking of their 2-meter and 440 repeaters
KM4Z. STM: Jim Hanna, AF4NS. SGL: Charles Griffin, being linked during emergency drills to cover full length of
WB4UVW. BM: Eddie Kosobucki, K4JNL. ACC: Susan the Keys. Osceola has added 4 new ARES members this
Swiderski, AF4FO. OOC: Mike Swiderski, K4HBI. TC: Fred month. Weekly nets and monthly meetings on Thursdays at
Runkle, K4KAZ. PIC: Matt Cook, KG4CAA. Website 7 PM. West Palm will provide communications for the annual
www.qsl.net/arrl-ga. We have a Website now created by Asst walk to raise money for cancer research, which will be held
SM, KO4WX. See address above. Lanierland ARC named in downtown WPB. Dick, AF4OR, is the event’s coordinator.
Ed Cravey, KF4HPY, as their Amateur of the Year. At the There will be an HF station setup in the van to give demos of
annual ARES conference in Forsyth, Val Ashcraft, AF4VH, amateur radio contacts to event attendees. Tfc by STM, Jan,
named ARES’er of the year. A long time friend and QCWA KJ4N: K4FQU 790, WA9VND 655, KA4FZI 569, KB4WBY
member Wendall Cushing, K4VN is a SK after a long illness. 278, KC4ZHF 226, K4VMC(club) 175, KD4HGU 166, KJ4N
He is missed. New officers in the ARC-Savannah: Pres. 147, KD4GR 135, WA4EIC 110, WB4PAM 104, KE4UOF
KF4LMT, V Pres. AF4KL, Sec. K4DJD, Tres. AD4KA, Activi- 102, AA4BN 74, KD4JMV 62, W6VIF 49, WA4CSQ 40,
ties KF4EFP. Another SK, Howard Binkley, K4DNB, Butler,

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 W8SZU 40, KN4JN 26, KT4TK 25, KG4CHW 22, K9ALX 14, Some day soon, you may operate a remote Radio station on
KG4GZL 14, AF4NR 11, W4WYR 11, W3JI 9, WD4JN 9, a far-away island, right from the comfort, of your very own
K4OVC 7, KE4WBI 5. apartment. At least this popular new mode of operation could
VIRGIN ISLANDS: SM, John Ellis, NP2B, St Croix. ASM: solve some CC&R problems; maybe yours. Give it try, you
Drew, NP2E. St Thomas. ASM: Mal, NP2L, St John, Section might like it! - The Los Angeles Area Council of Amateur
Internet Mgr (SIM) Jeanette, NP2C, St Croix, SEC: Duane, Radio Clubs, LAACARC, has elected Ken Getzin, NE6K
NP2CY, St Thomas. PIC: Lou KV4JC, St Croix. ACC: Debbie, Chairman kgetzin@home.com and Bill Leslie, WA6POK,
NP2DJ. St Thomas, NM, Bob VP2VI/W0DX Tortola. Sorry to Vice Chairman & our new Section ACC, wa6pok@arrl.net.
hear of the passing of Nell, XYL of Bob Denniston, W0DX/ Other elected officers are: Spud, K6KH, and “Bev,” WA6TIU.
VP2VI. Our condolences Bob. St John Club to provide com- Michael, KK6WO, is our ARRL Division and Section
munications for the 8 Tuff mile run, from Cruz Bay to Coral Webmaster. Michael has agreed to do the LAACARC Web
Bay on St John. Team RITTY on St Thomas did not partici- site also. (The way to go, Michael.) The latest meeting had
pate in the ARRL RTTY contest but plans major assault on an honored guest, Archie, W6LPJ. Archie received a plaque
the WPX. January issue of QST reports Bob, N4BP, operat- for his and Rosemary’s long and faithful service to Amateur
ing NP2B in CW SS made 127 contacts - that should be Radio. The plaque was presented by the outgoing Chair-
1127! (who dropped the “1”)! PSK31 continues to generate man, Walt, N6SMT. (For 27 years plus of the service to
interest and now we are seeing interest in MFSK-16. A privi- Amateur Radio.) Attention club officers, if you need a pro-
lege to work WW2LST, a gutsy move by some pretty gutsy gram check out our web site at qsl.net/arrlsw/lax or contact
guys! Jack, KC6WYX operator on board the LST handled the Bill, WA6POK, for ARRL tapes. These tapes were purchased
pileups well. VI section Website http://www.viaccess.net/ for your use. Just e-mail Bill at: wa6pok@arrl.net . de
~jellis), e-mail SM with news at np2b@atthehelm.com. Wish- Phineas, W6BF
ing health and DX to all & good luck in the contest! 73, John, ORANGE: SM, Joe Brown, W6UBQ, 909 687 8394—ASM
NP2B. Riv Co: Joe, KO6XB, 909 685 7531. ASM Orange Co: Art,
WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA: SM, Dave Armbrust, AE4MR, W6XD, 714 556 4396. ASM: SB Co James, KE6LWU. Fuller-
ae4mr@arrl.org http://www.wcfarrl.org —ASM: NA4AR. ton ARC celebration, July 29, 1950, six men signed and
ASM-Web: N4PK. ASM-Legal: K4LAW. SEC: KD4E. TC: notarized the document that was to become the Articles of
KT4WX. BM: KE4WU. STM: AB4XK. SGL: KC4N. ACC: Incorporation of the Fullerton Radio Club, that was 50 years
AC4MK. PIC: AB2V. Highlands County ARC names Norm ago. Congratulations IEARC Officers for 2000-2001. Chuck
Ward, K4RBR, ham of the year. With several new ECs, SEC Sweeten (N6RQK), Pres. Donnie Crews (N6ZOL) VP. Becky
KD4E reports an increase of 84 ARES members and has Ormonde (K6EY) Sec. Bob Overholser (KD6PCC). Club
scheduled a SET for 2/24. WCF celebrated its first anniver- Page is http://www.qsl.net/w6ier, check it out. With its suc-
sary across the bands with the Next Contact Special Event cessful launch on an Adrianne 5 rocket, AMSAT Phase 3D
on 1/14. Congratulations to all. The Big Stick repeaters finally became Oscar 40, the most capable ham radio satel-
should be on the air about the time you read this frequencies lite ever launched. CLARA a private repeater group tries to
are 145.430 MHz and 442.950 MHz with a PL tone of 100 Hz. maintain a frequency monitor at all times. Ray Grimes,
Hamfests: Sebring 2/17, Zephyrhills 2/25. December: W6RYS, Chief Radio Officer for OCRACES, advises the unit
is using our new technology. It has added SSTV and PSK-31
Net/NM QNI QTC Bulls QND Sess digital text messaging to their tool box. As cellphones and
AIN/WA4ATF 79 6 9 121 4 the Internet become more commonplace OCRACES must
PINN ARES/WB2LEZ 101 2 6 186 6 explore leading-edge technologies in order to remain one
step ahead of our competition. SM comments: I believe this
POLK ARES/KE4VBA 65 0 2 72 4 is a good move. All Amateur Radio Public Service Operators
HILL ARES/KD4CQG 75 2 7 56 4 or Organizations whether RACES, ARES, Clubs that work
SPARC/KF4FCW 446 42 0 744 31 Parades or Good Deed Activities should consider these tech-
nical innovations. This will improve their Amateur Radio
TURTLE/KT4TD 383 65 0 437 31 Communication Capabilities. Riverside Co ARES/RACES is
FMSN/KT4PM 290 85 0 508 31 planning to use these technical innovations. CONVENTION
TPTN/AD4IH 738 128 0 532 31 News! Let’s not forget the 2001 SW Division in Riverside CA.
Sept.7-9, 2001. Your clubs should have an application. FREE
QFNS/KF4KSN 187 49 0 674 31 LOGO PIN WITH EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION. Section
QFN/AB4XK 895 504 0 1,235 62 Traffic Manager Report; K6CTW 357, W6JPH 269, KC6SKK
PSHR: K4RBR 150, K4SCL 150, AB4XK 145, KT4PM 131, 221, W6QZ 135, W6QZ NTS BBS 206. PSHR: W6QZ 158,
AD4IH 125, KT4TD 121, KF4KSN 104, WB2LEZ 93, KE4VBA KC6SKK 128, W6JPH 106. SCN/V NET MGR W6JPH RE-
89, W4AUN 72. Tfc: AB4XK 360, K4SCL 288, KT4TD 60, PORTS. 21 sessions, QNI 144, QTC 83, 14 mins/session.
AD4IH 55, KT4PM 44, KE4VBA 39, KF4KSN 36, K4RBR 25, Congratulations to K6CTW on making BPL for December.
WB2LEZ 9, W4HCS 5 W4AUN 3. 73, Dave, AE4MR. From April Moell, W6OPS. The North Pole event was a suc-
cess and again we received the best Christmas presents:
SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION sparkling eyes, golden smiles, bubbling giggles, and tears of
thanks.
ARIZONA: SM, Clifford Hauser, KD6XH— I was privileged SAN DIEGO: SM, Tuck Miller, NZ6T, 619-475-7333—This
to attend the Central Arizona DX Association Awards Ban- winter was a bit different as we had a major fire in January.
quet on January 13. It is an annual event that recognizes The Viejas fire consumed over 11,000 acres, burned more
people who have contributed to the club and Arizona during than 5 houses, and several out buildings. Animal Rescue
the last year. This event was nicely done, thank you CADXA was busy helping to evacuate all kind of critters ranging from
for a good time and 25 years as a club (also ARRL affiliated horses, cows, and even pot bellied pigs. RACES once again
for 25 years). The Yavapai ARES was given special thanks came thru providing communications for various governmen-
from the Prescott Red Cross for its help in locating a family tal agencies, and ARES was very busy providing communi-
member that was on a Caribbean cruise. Lee Cunningham cations support for both the Red Cross, and the California
was instrumental in using Amateur Radio to get a priority Dept of Forestry. The following persons helped out in the
message to this person about a deceased relative. All other ARES effort, Steve K6PD, Don N6CEO, Dan KD6OKR,
forms of communications failed. The 2001 Amateur Radio Michael KF6ZRP, Jim N6LWL, Walt WA6ODQ, Dave
Club listing has been mailed to over 65 clubs. If your club has KC6YSO, Steve KD6WRL, Gary KG6AXX, Glenn WM6B,
not received this mailing, please contact me and I will send Jerry KF6ZRQ, Jim W6HME, Bill KC6TXN, George WA6PTZ,
you the paperwork. Also, if the information in this listing is not Susan KF6WXA, Clint KF6ZRR, Lee KF6ZRN, Dick AC6RZ,
correct, then please let me know so it can be changed. The Bob KF6YVC, Del N6JZE, Frank WA6YWC, Al W6WYN,
Northern Arizona DX club has 100% ARRL membership and Wade KE6BZI, Gordon WB6POW, George KO6BU, Ken
they are listed as a special service club. The next hamfest is WA6BCC, Kent K6FQ, Scott KF6ZRT, and Doug KF6QXU.
this month at the Scottsdale Community college on 10 March. Many thanks go out to these folks, not only to ARES, but to
A hamfest will be held at DeVry on 07 April sponsored by the the other ham groups as well. For you DXers, time is drawing
Arizona Amateur Radio Association. The Arizona Web site is nigh for our annual DX convention in Visalia. Held in the
alive and doing well. Tom Fagan, WB7NXH, has developed month of April, this convention draws DXers from all around
this Web site for the Arizona section and is always providing the globe, and many big names as well. The ARES alert,
new material and updating it every day. The address is edited by Steve Adams K6PD is distributed at club meetings
“www.qsl.net\arrlaz\ “. Please keep your newsletters coming through out the section. It is now available on the section
so I can keep up with the activities around the state. I have web site in .pdf format. Visit the section Website at www.qsl
started school, so every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon .net/sdgarrl. Sign up for the members only Website for the
(1600 hours to 1900 Hours) I will be attending Pima Commu- League, and get a weekly newsletter from the SM. Tfc: KT6A
nity college to learn AUATOCAD 2000. Maybe you can teach 980, KD6YJB 173, KF6YVQ 28, KO6BU 10, WA6IIK BPL:
an old dog new tricks. So if you call and I am not home, KT6A 980. PSHR: KT6A 140, KD6YJB 58, KO6BU 39.
please leave a message and I will call you back. 73, Clifford
Hauser, KD6XH. ATEN: 936 QNI, 54 QTC, 31 sess. Tfc: SANTA BARBARA: SM, Robert Griffin, K6YR,
K7VVC 957, W7EP 103, WA7JCK 21. (k6yr@arrl.org or k6yr@arrl.net)—SEC: Jack Hunter,
KD6HHG (kd6hhg@arrl.net). STM: Ed Shaw, KF6SHU
LOS ANGELES: SM, Phineas J. Icenbice, Jr, W6BF — It is (kf6shu@arrl.net). SGL: Paul Lonnquist, NS6V (paul@dock
a new year, and we have new technology. Ham transmitting .net). ACC: Michael Atmore, KE6DKU (ke6dku@aol.com).
stations that are becoming more and more like computers. OOC: Howard Coleman, W6HQA (w6hqa@arrl.net). PIC:
We now have many Amateur Radio systems that are remote Jeff Reinhardt, AA6JR, (jreinh@ix.netcom.com). TC: War-
controlled. This doesn’t sound that astounding because this ren Glenn, KM6RZ (wglennrz@ix,netcom.com). ASMs:
was easy to accomplish 35 or more years ago. Now, W7DXX Ventura, Don Milbury, W6YN (w6yn@arrl.net). San Luis
has a well known system referred to as a REMOTE BASE- Obisipo, Bill Palmerston, K6BWJ, (bpalmers@fix.net) & for
station, that can be computer controlled from almost any Internet, Jack Bankson, AD6AD (ad6ad@arrl.net); & DECs:
place in the World via the Internet. This is just great. Get on Santa Barb-Dave Lamb, WA6BRW (wa6brw@arrl.net); SLO-
the Internet and check in with W7DXX, or some other great Bill Peirce, KE6FKS (ke6fks@arrl.net) & Ven-Dave Gilmore,
friend that has the computer interface, and you may be able AA6VH (aa6vh@arrl.net). ACC: KE6DKU. reports that
to work a station like Keith’s. You can operate from a foreign VCARC has been renewed as a Special Services Club.
country or your apartment. Now who can legally operate this Congrats! I encourage club leaders to contact our ACC for
remote base? Or better yet, why is it that the FCC does not info on the benefits of the SSC status, and on renewing
have the words “remote base” in their rules or vocabulary? annually. Congrats to new VCARC Board: KA6GSU, Prexy;
Because of the new low cost Internet-control-technology KO6IO, VP; KF6BXN, Secy; KD6PQF, Treas; & Dirs: N6XD
almost any one with a computer can participate in this new & KE6BBP. FREE instant Section news updates? Join the
fad. The FCC has stated that; we don’t regulate “systems” - SB Reflector! e-mail majordomo@qth.net the message sub-
we regulate, stations. Remember that the FCC also regu- scribe arrlsb. SB Sec Web: www.qsl.net/arrlsb/. Join in our
lates control operators. Many new issues have been evalu- Section NTS traffic nets: SCN slow speed NTS Net, M-F, at
ated recently with respect to alien operation, and the latest 1915 local on 3598 kHz & SCN/SB at 2100 local on
interpretations are all “go,” but with some limitations as stated 147.000+(131.8), 224.90- (131.8) & 449.300-(131.8). That’s
in part 97.107 and some other FCC section rules like 97.7. 30! Rob, K6YR, SM.

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NORTH TEXAS: SM, Don Mathis, KB5YAM—STM:
KC5OZT. BM: KC5OZT. SEC: K5MWC. SGL: N5GAR. OOC:
WB5UDA. ACC: WN5PFI. ASMs: KX5K, K5RE, KK5QA,
KK5NA, N5JZ, KB5LWZ, N5JL, KD5HIS, AD5X, W5GPO. At
this time, the results for the North Texas Section Election are
in and Larry Melby, KA5TXL, will be the next NTX SM. Con-
gratulations Larry. I have been chewing off fingernails along
with many others regarding AO-40. Glad to hear that it is
responding again. As you all know, we had a major ice storm
in NE TX, AR, OKL, and LA. I was very proud of the way that
the amateur community responded. At the severe risk of
missing someone, I would like to give SPECIAL mention to
the following persons. To N5NAV, W5ZX, and the rest of the
ARES group that supported us. Having the 7285/3873 ARES
nets was invaluable. Thanks to the many NCS stations.
Thanks to the many hams that supported the net with relays
and just being there if needed. The members of my staff that
really came through (again). KD5HIS (sure glad that I did not
let you resign), KC5OZT, K5MWC, N5JZ (many many hours).
The many members and supporters of the NTX ARES group
and Emergency Relief Groups including especially W5BJ,
N5WYT, KB5WEE, KD5BKC, N5ZB, AC5UZ, KC5SMC,
KB5THL. To the many others that I may have missed or did
not get your involvement in time for this article, I thank you
all. I heard many of you on the air that I had the honor of
meeting during this last year and a half. This storm again
pointed out the need to have known multiple, reliable, flex-
ible forms of communication in place. Both HF and VHF were
used extensively. Anything that relies on commercial power
can be lost. Cell phones can be lost. The organization MUST
be in place before the emergency. Communications support
outside the affected area must be in place. We have some
more to do before the next emergency and will be working on
these issues in the near future. Tfc: December: KC5OZT
410, K5NHJ 405, N5JZ 402, W5AYX 99, WA5I 79, KB5TCH
64, KC5VLW 18, AC5Z 17, KC5SMC 13, AC5UZ 4, K5TEK
1. BPL: K5NHJ 174 orig/deliveries, N5JZ 128 orig/deliver-
ies. 73, Don, KB5YAM.
OKLAHOMA: SM, Charlie Calhoun, K5TTT—ASMs: N6CL,
W6CL, W5ZTN. SEC: KA7GLA. ACC: KB5BOB. PIC:
WA9AFM. OOC: WB9VMY. SGL: W5NZS. STM: K5KXL. Tfc:
N5IKN 540, KF5A 398, WA5OUV 388, KK5GY 315, KE5JE
153, K5KXL 127, WB5NKC 141, WB5NKD 133, WA5IMO 67,
KI5LQ 62, W5REC 48, N5FM 2.
SOUTH TEXAS: SM, Ray Taylor, N5NAV—ASMs: NR5ED,
N5WSW, W5GKH, K5DG, N5LYG, WA5UZB, KK5CA,
K5EJL, W5ZX,WA5TUM, KB5AWM, WA5JYK, K5PFE,
K5PNV, and K5SBU. STM: W5GKH. SEC: W5ZX. ACC:
N5WSW. TC: KJ5YN. BM: W5KLV. OOC: W5JAM. SGL:
K5PNV. March is a beautiful month. As the winds come and
the trees are budding. Let’s take a look back to Christmas
Day when trouble really began for North Texas, Oklahoma,
Arkansas, and upper Louisiana as the worst ice storm since
the 1940s. On Monday morning, reports began coming in of
power outages with trees falling over roadways and phone
outages due to the ice storm that crippled portions of the four
states. At 1 PM, we set up the emergency net on 7285 to
service all the agencies that were now in serious trouble. By
night fall all power, telephone including cell phone and 911
service was out in the cities hardest hit. By noon Tuesday, all
water and gas were shut down. By Monday evening, the
police stations, fire departments, hospitals, and shelters
were manned by Amateur Radio operators under the direc-
tion of ARES. Jim Haynie, W5JBP, got involved with AT&T
on the phone in Dallas getting information as to the poles and
equipment needed to restore telephone service. Two hospi-
tals were in the process of being evacuated at the same time.
While all this was going on we had interference from other
hams, so I called the FCC for assistance. Before one patient
could be transported, they needed light to finish surgery.
One of the hams took a portable generator to the hospital to
furnish light. I thought that was real thinking. This is one
reason I stress training in our clubs for just such an emer-
gency. You never know what might happen, so it helps to be
trained and ready for anything. It’s very important that all
learn to think and work under pressure. I just wish I had room
to mention all the call signs of the hams involved (about 250).
I thank all the NCS operators for their long hours. The ones
in the field did an outstanding job with very little rest, man-
ning shelter, etc. I don’t want to leave out those that were
working in the freezing weather moving trees, climbing poles,
and feeding the less fortunate. We had 53 deaths as a result
of this disaster. For those that just kept interfering with the
net, this was no joke. It really makes one wonder what is in
the minds of a person like this, and to find out that some were
Extra class hams. The hams, under the direction of ARES,
furnished communications for local police, fire departments,
Red Cross, Salvation Army, DPS, AT&T, Baptist Mens Kitch-
ens, hospitals, city officials, and shelters. We closed the net
at 3 PM January 1. The Paris News had a great write up on
the services of ham radio in this time of need by Paris, TX.
Tfc: W5SEG 1164, KA5KLU 345, W5KLV 177, W5ZX 150,
W5GKH 96, N5NAV 79, N5OUJ 70, K0YNW 50, W5TUK 42.
WEST TEXAS: SM, Clay Emert, K5TRW, 915-859-55 02,
k5trw@arrl.org—I have been asked to fill the remainder of
Charlie Royall’s term as WTX SM. I would first like to thank
Charlie for all the hard work he has put in on behalf of the
section. His health would not let him continue. I can only fill this
position with your help. By way of introduction, first
licensed in the fall of 58 with my current call which lapsed
during the Viet Nam War & came back to Amateur Radio
in 75 with the call, WB5VIV. I applied for and was granted
my original call in 78. Born in El Paso, of Texas Hill Country
parents, I have always called West Texas Home. Now the
important stuff. NWS Special Event Station celebrated the
contributions of Amateur Radio. Midland’s participation
by K5JOG, W5ZOX, N5UNH, KC5ZJO, KD5LRD, N5POB,
KB5MGK, N5OMV, NX5E, KD5HGE, KD5GCQ, N5PSP,
KD5MHM, KD5IRL, KD5KZR, WB5G & W5RCB made con-
tacts on CW, PSK31, ATV as well as SSB. Everyone had
fun at the successful event. SET by Big Bend ARC ARES group
provided practice with their “telephone tree,” writing & deliver-
ing formal message traffic. N5DO, WA5ROE, KC5HHI,
KE5OG, KD5SEB, KP4FF, KM5VM, N5JOE, NV5S, KD5EIT,
KB5SJU & KD5BXC participated. Best 73, Clay, K5TRW.

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14.308 MHz Sunday mornings at 10:00 am
Eastern time. Medically-oriented amateurs
(physicians, dentists, veterinarians, nurses,
l) Advertising must pertain to products and therapists, etc.) invited to join. Inquiries to:
services which are related to Amateur Radio. MARCO, 2650 Head of The Tide Rd, RR 4,
2) The Ham-Ad rate for commercial firms Belfast, Maine 04915-9624.
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lotteries, prize drawings, games of chance, etc. is not www.antiqueradio.com
permitted in QST advertising.
7) New firms or individuals offering products or ANTIQUE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION. The
services for sale must check with us to determine if a organization for all enthusiasts of antique and
production sample (which will be returned) should be historical radio! Publishes OLD TIMER’S
submitted for examination. Dealers are exempted, BULLETIN, covering vintage ham gear, keys,
unless the product is unknown to us. Check with us if telegraphy, contests, broadcast receivers,
you are in doubt. You must stand by and support all vacuum, tubes, historical, technical articles,
claims and specifications mentioned in your advertising. restoration, and much more. AWA produces the
The publisher of QST will vouch for the integrity famous annual Rochester, NY meet. Maintains
of advertisers who are obviously commercial in world-famous historical radio-electronics
character, and for the grade or character of their communications museum. Membership only $15/
products and services. Individual advertisers are not year! Antique Wireless Association, Box E, Dept.
subject to scrutiny. 1, Breesport, NY 14816. Check our Website:
The American Radio Relay League does not http://www.antiquewireless.org
discriminate in its advertising on the basis of race, BROADCAST MICROPHONES and accessories
color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital (call letter plates, stands) wanted: early carbon,
status, or national origin. condenser, ribbon, dynamic models. Cash or
The League reserves the right to decline or trade. James Steele, Box 620, Kingsland, GA
discontinue advertising for any other reason. 31548. 912-729-6106. jsteele@k-bay106.com;
http://www.k-bay106.com/mics.htm
QST HAM ADS ON THE WEB — UPDATED MONTHLY CLASSIC RADIOS FOR SALE: Good used
http://www.arrl.org/ads/ham-ads.html equipment wanted. The Radio Finder, 11803
Priscilla Lane, Plymouth, MI 48170. Tel/Fax 1-
734-454-1890. finder@radiofinder.com or
http://www.radiofinder.com
FOR SALE: Hallicrafters DD1 contact
SELL YOUR RADIO TODAY! Check out WB2BMH at 516-757-7641 or view at
RADIOS ON-LINE on the ARRL web site: http://www.geocities.com/wb2bmh/DD.html
http://www.arrl.org/ads/RadiosOnline/ MANUALS FOR MOST OLD HAM GEAR. Best
source for 20 years and now at lower prices!
Most USA made ham gear. Our catalog “P” $3
required to order or get free info via internet at
www.hi-manuals.com. Hi-Manuals, Box P-802,
Council Bluffs, IA 51502.
TELEGRAPH KEYS wanted by collector.
Bugs and unusual or unique straight keys or
sounders, and tube electronic keyers. Also
pre1950 callbooks. Vince Thompson, K5VT,
3410 N. 4th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85013.
CLUBS/HAMFESTS/NETS 602-840-2653.
COUNTY HUNTERS: Worked All Texas Award WANTED: Electronic estates, hi-fi, broadcasting.
Beautiful Certificate. Temple Amateur Radio Cash paid. KB8CCY, 1-877-288-1280.
Club P.O. Box 616, Temple, TX 76503 WANTED: pre-1925 battery radios, crystal
www.tarc.org sets, and vacuum tubes. Also early telegraph
FRIEND OF BILL W.?? - Join HAAM net keys and pre-1900 electrical apparatus. Jim
Saturdays at 12:30 Eastern on 14.290; Sundays Kreuzer, N2GHD, Box 398, Elma, NY 14059.
at 09:00 Pacific on 7.283.5; Sundays at 09:30 716-681-3186. wireless@pce.net
Pacific on 14.340/2. K6LX, e-mail: k6lx@arrl.net WANTED: Western Electric Audio Equipment,
Join “No Code = No Theory” today! Amplifiers, Tubes, Parts, Speakers, all
http://www.neteze.com/radions/amateur.htm Microphones. Top Cash Paid Toll Free: 877-
or write to: WB6TMY at Zip Code 95402-4694 288-1280.
for literature. WWII MILITARY TELEVISION EQUIPMENT
JOIN the Lambda Amateur Radio Club (LARC) WANTED, cameras both round and square case,
since 1975, the only open and visible public service- transmitters, receivers, dynamotors, camera
oriented ham club for gay and lesbian hams. tubes, manuals needed for preservation project.
Monthly newsletter, HF skeds, internet listserv and Maurice Schechter, 590 Willis Ave., Williston
IRC, hamfest meetings, chapters, DXpeditions. Park, NY 11596. 516-294-4416
Write LARC, POB 56069, Philadelphia, PA 19130- MAURICSCH@CS.COM.
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 QSL CARDS/CALLSIGN NOVELTIES
100 QSL Cards $8.50 postpaid. Send Stamp for
Sample. ARTIST, P. O. Box 148652, Nashville, TN
37214.
BRASS BELT BUCKLE with your call letters.
Raised/cast - not engraved. Each one-One of a
kind. K4KNW. View at www.urcall.net
CALL SIGN NAME BADGES. Club logos our
specialty. Certified ARRL engraver.
Capital Engraving, 3109 Marigold St.
Longview, Washington 98632-3415. Al,
WA7UQE. capengrave@kalama.com.
http://www.kalama.com/~capengrave/
FREE SAMPLES. The QSLMAN®, Box 73,
Monetta, SC 29105. Phone/FAX (803) 685-7117
anytime. Email: w4mpy@qslman.com. Always
100% satisfaction guarantee on anything we do.
Check the web site at: http://www.qslman.com
QSL CARDS: Fast quality service. Samples $1
(refundable with order ). WordWise Services,
107 Giles Court, Newark, DE 19702.
QSL CARDS Many styles. Top quality. Order
Risk Free. Plastic cardholders, T-shirts,
Personalized caps, mugs, shirts. Other ham
shack accessories. Free Call. Free samples.
Rusprint, 800-962-5783/913-491-6689, fax 913-
491-3732. http://www.rusprint.com
QSL SAMPLES $1 refundable, Bud Smith, Box
1948, Blaine, WA 98231.
QSLKIT at home micro-perf printing on your ink
jet printer. CardBox filing systems, index cards
and more. www.HamStuff.com by W7NN.
QSLs - Many designs! Custom cards,
“Eyeball” cards. Samples: Free, $1, $2 packs.
Charlie Hansen, NØTT, 8655 Hwy D,
Napoleon, MO 64074.
QUALITY QSLs By WX9X from $18.95.
See our display ad in this issue.
www.callstuff.com
PROPERTY/VACATION/RENTALS
A BERMUDA ham QTH awaits you. Email
edkelly@ibl.bm or phone VP9GE
1-441-293-2525.
BAHAMAS RENTAL: Abaco villa w/station.
N4JQQ, 407-894-2519 or strutledge@aol.com
BAHAMAS, Treasure Cay Resort. Beach house/
contest station rental. Many world records. 3 BR/
2 Bath. KC4SZE, 256-734-7300 or
kennethh@hiwaay.net
BLUE RIDGE MT. of VA. - Build your vacation
QTH on a beautiful mountain top near Blue
Ridge Parkway - Floyd, VA. For Information
visit www.public.usit.net/dlarsen or
www.bfrog.com/zig/land/ E-mail:
kk4ww@fairs.org. Dave, KK4WW, phone 540-
763-2321.
COSTA RICA HAM VACATION - Rooms,
station and day trips in the country
ti2hmg@qsl.net, FAX 001-506-249-4945
CURACAO PJ2T CONTEST STATION available
for rental. 100 feet of oceanfront, two bedrooms;
rigs and antennas all supplied. Details at http://
asgard.kent.edu/ccc. W0CG,
ghoward@kent.edu.
DXshack FG, J6, 3W, XU, XW.
TRX+kWAMP+Beam ANTs & Bed. Yonezuka,
JA2EZD. URL://qth.com/dxshack.
DXshack@wwdx.net
Maui Hawaii - Vacation with a Ham. Since
1990. www.seaqmaui.com 808-572-7914 or
terry@flex.com
QTH FOR SALE: Punta Gorda. Florida. 56 foot
crank over tower. Hygain Tailtwister. Sommer
XP706 beam with all options. 2m Hustler. 1+1/2
lots, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 1300 square feet,
11x20 porch, hurricane shutters, 2 car garage,
ceiling fans, irrigation pump, fruit trees, mile to
shopping. $94K. Got new job. Had to move.
WB9JTK alan.dewey@usa.net
SMALL PRICE IN SUN CITY AZ: Own this
2-bedroom winter hideaway for only $59,900!
Smaller house, clean & attractive, large lot,
antennas permitted. Don Steele, Ken Meade
Realty, 1-800-877-1776 VE3PFC@ARRL.net
TURKS AND CAICOS “HAM-LET” VACATION:
House with station located Providenciales
hillside above ocean. Jody Millspaugh, 649-
946-4436 or Box 694800, Miami, Florida
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 VACATION IN BAVARIA - Modern apartments by
DL6SX. For Informaton write to Arno, DL6SX, D-
95688, Friedenfelf, Germany or www.schmahl.de
VP5B Contest Station; North Caicos Beach
Front. 3BR/2BA; RIGS, AMPS, Antennas Deluxe
Accomodations, www.qth.com/vp5. Email:
K4ISV@KIH.NET; 270-259-4530.
GENERAL
#1 CALLSIGN CD-ROM. “HamCall” contains
U.S. and International callsigns with lat/long,
grid square, e-mail addresses and more.
Updated monthly. Check/Visa/MC. $50, $5
ship/handling. Buckmaster, 6196 Jefferson
Hwy., Mineral, VA 23117. 800-282-5628 or
http://www.buck.com/haminfo.html
2001 CALLBOOK CD-ROM: $38.95. QRZv16:
$17.95. POSTPAID. All ARRL items DIS-
COUNTED Check/VISA/MC: Duane Heise,
AA6EE, 16832 Whirlwind, Ramona CA 92065-
7011. 760-789-3674. AA6EE@earthlink.net,
http://www.radiodan.com/aa6ee/
59(9) DX REPORT Weekly DX and Contest
bulletin. SASE for sample. P. O. Box 73, Spring
Brook, NY 14140.
ALUMINUM CHASSIS AND CABINET KITS.
UHF-VHF Antenna Parts, Catalog E-mail:
k3iwk@flash.net or http://www.flash.net/~k3iwk
Amateur information exhange site. Free uploads
and downloads. Heading and prefix maps, etc.
www.delphi.com/haminfo. W2HOJ.
Anderson Powerpole and OEM power connec-
tors. MasterCard/Visa. KM6YH
www.powerwerx.com
ANTENNA HARDWARE - S.S. “U” bolts,
aluminum saddles, element and boom plates,
S.S. hose clamps. Write for list to Harbach
Electronics, WA4DRU, 2318 S. Country Club
Road, Melbourne, FL 32901-5809.
http://www.harbach.com
APPLE I Microcomputer wanted for museum.
KK4WW, 540-763-3311.
ASTRON POWER SUPPLY, Brand new w/
warranty, RS-20m $99, RS-35m $145, RS-
50m $209, RS-70m $249, SS-25m $122, SS-
30m $135. Call for other models, 626-286-
0118 or sales@aventrade.com;
www.aventrade.com
ATTENTION YAESU FT-102. Expert repairs.
Over 6000 hours servicing the 102. Reason-
able rates. Call evenings, Mal, NC4L, 954-
961-2034.
ATTN: CW OPERATORS - Still available! Super
CMOS III Semi-Kit, same features as Logikey K-
3. SASE for details to Idiom Press, 95441-1025.
ATV Video Test Pattern Generators with
Character ID, composite and S-video outputs,
audio tone. Many options. Other video products
and kits also available. Tom Gould, WB6P,
GEKCO Labs, Issaquah, WA. 888-435-7221.
www.gekco.com
BATTERY: Sealed lead acid/gel cell and NiMH
at wholesale price. 0.5AH to 100AH, Nexcell
NiMH AA 1400mah $2, AAA 600mah $2. 626-
286-0118; www.aventrade.com
CASH FOR COLLINS. SM-1, 2, 3; 312A-1, 2;
55G-1; 399C-1; KWM-380; 62S-1; KWM-1; 302C-
3; 51S-1; 75S-3C; 32S-3A; buy any Collins
equipment. Leo, KJ6HI, ph/fax 310-670-6969.
radioleo@earthlink.net
Clipperton L Amplifier, KW+, new matched
tubes, $525. MFJ Delux Versa Tuner 948,
$75. Autek QF1A Audio Filter, $30.
kb4fq@excite.com or 910-610-4090 after
2200Z.
CONTESTER laminated keyboard overlays,
QSL return envelopes, DX Edge and more.
www.HamStuff.com by W7NN.
CRYPTOGRAPHY items wanted: M-94, other
old devices. WB2EZK, 17 Alfred Road West,
Merrick, NY 11566. 516-378-0263,
louk17@optonline.net
CUSTOM 3M REFLECTIVE Decals with YOUR
CALLSIGN. laus556@arrl.net

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 Custom frequency PLL frequency synthesizers.
Any frequency, 312 MHz. to 1.025 GHz. Power
11 Dbm average into 50 ohm. Ideal as LO for
DOUBLE BALANCED MIXERS. Reference
sideband suppression 60 to 70 Dbc typical.
$160.00 plus $12.00 shipping. Allow 4 weeks for
XTAL. For more information write RICK
OWSLEY, OWSLEY ELECTRONICS, 6083
Sunview Pl., Ferndale, WA. 98248 or call
1-360-384-1275 between 2:00 and 4:00 P.M. PT
weekdays.
DIGITAL FIELD strength meters: IC Engineering,
http://www.digifield.com
DRAKE TR22, SPR-4, FS-4, all with manuals,
some accessories, all in working condition. Best
offers. Leo, KE4O, 727-937-6591.
Drake Wanted: RV-75, TR-7/7A, R-7/7A and all
7-line accessories. Also wanted C-line gear, L4B,
5-line. Please call Neil, K1VY at (603)-465-2788,
or toll free (800) 962-2949. Email to
K1VY@arrl.net
DWM COMMUNICATIONS-SASE brings catalog
or visit: http://www.qth.com/dwm
ELECTRIC RADIO Magazine in our twelfth year.
Articles on vintage ham and military gear, repair/
restoration, history, and AM operation. Large
classified section. $3 for a sample copy, ER,
14643 County Road G, Cortez, CO 81321.
“EVERYTHING FOR THE MORSE ENTHUSI-
AST.” Morse Express. Keys, keyers, kits,
books. 303-752-3382.
http://www.MorseX.com
FOR SALE: Kenwood 140 S Transceiver, Astron
Power Supply 15A, MFJ Tuner Deluxe.
Equipment in mint condition, original packing
with instruction booklet. Complete package -
$800 including shipping. Contact Harold Stamm,
18 Summit St. Apt. 234, West Orange NJ 07052-
1504. W2WCT.
FOR SALE: Modern 4 bedroom home on quarter
acre. 45ft Tower, Gem Quad Tribander, beautiful
area, good hunting and fishing, Home of
University of Oregon. $118,000. Milon Whittier,
K7ZRJ. 541-688-8249.
FREE HAM CLASSIFIEDS
http://hamgallery.com
FREE!!! Ham Radio and other CD-Roms &
Software disk catalog. MOM ‘N’ POP’S
SOFTWARE, P. O. Box 15003-HA, Springhill, FL
34604-0111. 1-352-688-9108.
momnpop@gate.net
FREE: Ham Radio Gospel Tracts, SASE. KW3A,
265 West Ave., Springfield, PA 19064.
HEATHKIT AMATEUR RADIO REPAIR by RTO
Electronics, 7280 Territorial Road, Benton
Harbor, MI 49022. 616-468-7780.
E-mail: hamtech@rtoham.com. www.rtoham.com
Heathkit, Yaesu, Kenwood repair, Ed, WA1LJY,
616-429-4295.
HEATHKITS WANTED: Top dollar paid for
unassembled kits. Michael Seedman,
847-831-8823 eve., or
mseedman@interaccess.com
HEATHKITS WANTED: Unassembled kits,
catalogs, manuals and older gear. Bill, WA8CDU,
616-375-7978. billrobb@net-link.net
HY POWER ANTENNA COMPANY
http://www6.bcity.com/hypac
ICOM repair most ICOM radios COMTEK
w7jv@aol.com. Kuni, 360-779-9730
INTERNATIONAL RADIO (Service Division)
offers kits that add new features to your rig! Also
repairs, alignments of Kenwood, Icom, Yaesu,
Atlas equipment. 1118 Raymond Ave., Fort
Pierce, FL 34950. intlradio@juno.com or 561-
489-6302. http://www.qth.com/irsd
K8CX Ham Gallery http://hamgallery.com
KA1INX - www.recycledradio.com
KENWOOD Factory Authorized Service. Also
repair ICOM, YAESU and others.
GROTON ELECTRONICS (508)541-0067.
http://www.grotonelectronics.com
KENWOOD TS930 AT Perfect condition looks
and operates like new with mic. and manual. will
ship $700. Bruce Kehr Box 1503, Chelan, WA
98816. 509-682-2440.
LEARN CODE by Hypnosis,
http://www.qth.com/cweasy/ or WB2D
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 Low Cost Soviet Military Straight Keys, $18
www.qsl.net/kc0afx - jbide@lisco.net WB0UYQ
MACINTOSH ham logging program on CD-ROM.
http://www.peachtree-solutions.com
MORSE 0-20 WPM 90 days guaranteed!
Codemaster V for IBM compatible PC $29.95.
Morse Express, 800-238-8205.
http://www.MorseX.com
MOTOROLA MICOR REPEATERS: 2m and
70cm, $400. 727-394-9665 evenings,
ka9rix@arrl.net
RADIO REPAIR! Reasonable, Jim Dan Rupe,
998 Whipple, Grayland, WA 98547.
360-267-4011. Email: w7ddf@yahoo.com
ROSS $$$$ New Specials: Kenwood, TH-
D7A(G), $399.00 TM-411A, $245.50; TM-
261A, $169.50; Yaesu, FT-FT-2600M,
$229.90; FT-1500M, $179.00; FT-5200,
$555.50; DVS-3, $120.00; Icom, UX-S92A,
$610.00; IC-T2H, $169.00; u4AT, $149.00;
MFJ 815B, $69.90; 752C, $69.50; TUBS
6U8A, $7.50; 6146W, $12.50; 6DC6, $5.90;
Call or visit our Web page for complete list
and more Specials http://www.rossdist.com,
Phone (208)852-0830 All prices Cash FOB
Preston. Ross Distributing Company, 78
South State Preston, Idaho 83263
RV Rentals-A wide range of motor home types
from 24' Class C to 38' Class A available for
Ham Fests, Contests, Field Days, or just
vacationing. Serving all of S.E. Florida from
Key West to Ft. Pierce. Call Mike, K1KTR, at
(800)227-1057 for details.
SALE: YAESU FT-1000-D in MINT CONDITION,
performs flawlessly, ONLY $2950.00 FOB.
W9SHE, 623-546-0010.
SGC Smartuner SG-230, New, Never been
powered up, 200W, 12 volts, $385. W7GDH,
Cedar City, Utah 435-586-8003.
Shack Clearance! Tons of Stuff! Private Sale.
K1JW - www.omnisystem.com/hamstuff/
STOP INTERMOD. 2M, 70cM and custom notch
filters. Use with dual/triple band radios. Insertion
loss less than 0.5dB. No power required.
Available at H.R.O., A.E.S. , Universal Radio.
PAR Electronics, Inc. par@parelectronics.com
(828)743-1338
Svetlana Tubes For Sale: 4CX800A matched
pairs $200. 4CX400A matched pairs $180. SK1A
sockets, new $39.95. I also have other Svetlana
tubes GS35B, GS23B, GS91B, and many others.
All tubes are unused and have a warranty. For
more information and references, please see my
web-site at http://msnhomepages.talkcity.com/
ClassifiedsCt/tomstubes/ Phone:256-593-0077.
Email: w4th@webtv.net
SX88 HALLICRAFTERS receiver wanted. Jim,
W6OU, 714-528-5652.
TELEGRAPH KEYS wanted by collector.
Bugs and unusual or unique straight keys or
sounders, and tube electronic keyers. Also
pre1950 callbooks. Vince Thompson, K5VT,
3410 N. 4th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85013.
602-840-2653.
THE ELECTRONICS COLLECTOR MAGAZINE.
For collectors, buyers, sellers and restorers of
vintage tube/transistor radios and electronics.
Articles/classifieds. US subscription $24.95.
Free Sample. POB 43 Live Oak, FL 32064-0043.
rmorison@suwanneevalley.net
TOWER for sale. 100’ MILITARY AB-105C.
Heavy duty galvanizing. Dismantled, includes
guy wire, excellent condition. Jim, W9GLR.
jimw9glr@juno.com, 863-984-1317.
TRIBANDER COMPARISON REPORT: Find out
the real lowdown on HF antenna performance.
K7LXC & NØAX test the KT34XA, TH7, TH11, C-
3 Skyhawk and more. Over 60 pages. $17 + $3
s/h. CHAMPION RADIO PRODUCTS,
www.championradio.com, 888-833-3104.
TRYLON SELF-SUPPORTING TOWERS: Steel
towers available up to 96 feet. Terrific value and
reliabilty. The popular T-200 is 96 feet and is
only $1974. CHAMPION RADIO PRODUCTS,
www.championradio.com, 888-833-3104.
TUBES WANTED: Highest prices paid or will
trade for all types of industrial, receiving and
transmitter tubes. D & C Electronics, 3089
Deltona Blvd., Spring Hill, FL 34606.
1-800-881-2374.

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 TUBES WANTED: I pay cash or trade for all
types of transmitting or special purpose tubes.
Mike Forman, 1472 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland,
CA 94602. 510-530-8840.
WANTED: BC-779/SP-200 any series. I cover all
shipping costs. Jim, N1MAA 401-465-4402 or
bullraka@aol.com
“WANTED: BROWN BROTHERS KEYER
PADDLE. W7LCF 307-234-4465.”
WANTED: CR-64 HIGH-STABILITY CRYSTAL
FOR I-COM 725. Wa4neb@aol.com or 850-
668-4885.
WANTED: Fully operational handheld HP-41CV,
HP-41CX calculator. List plug-in & modules.
Arthur 614-888-6571.
WANTED: Hallicrafters HT 20, Hammarlund-
SP600, Collins 32 V or W Transmitters, Collins
75 A Receiver, KB0W, (916) 635-4994.
frankdellechaie@sprintmail.com
Wanted: HP-plug-ins: HP 5257 A for HP 5245 L;
HP 8555 A and 8556 A for HP 141 T. R. Scholz,
DK 5 BY, Gartenstrasse 89, D-24220 Flintbek,
Germany, Tel.: 0431 9884667 and 04347 1895;
e-mail reinhard.scholz@wimi.landsh.de
Wanted recent CD Call Disc.
Call 716-586-9144.
WANTED: Standard typewriter mill. Jack
ka8wnowv@meer.net
WANTED TO BUY: Washington D.C. Ham Radio
License Plate. Prefer 1x2 but 1x3 OK. State
condition and price. Ron Allen W3OR, PO Box
73, Bethel DE 19931-0073. 302-875-1100
ron@w3or.com - Please check www.w3uhf.com
& www.w3or.com
WANTED: Tubes. Nobody pays more or faster
than us! Mike Forman, 1472 MacArthur Blvd,
Oakland, CA 94602, 510-530-8840.
WANTED: Two-hand crank generator. Military
surplus G-8A or similar. Please contact Joe
K5KQ at 225-315-0835 or engifar@aol.com
WB4AEJ - http://www.hamsearch.com
YAESU Complete ham radio station in excellent
condition. FT-301D 160 thru 10 meter HF
transceiver, FP-301D AC Power Supply with
clock and CW identifier, FV-301 External VFO,
YO-301 Monitor Scope, FC-301 Antenna Tuner.
(408) 736-0339 e-mail: scellato@ix.netcom.com
Yaesu complete ham radio station in excellent
condition. FT-301D 160 thru 10 meter HF
transceiver, FP-301D AC Power Supply with
clock and CW identifier, FV-301 External VFO,
YO-301 Monitor Scope, FC-301 Antenna Tuner.
(408) 736-0339 E-mail: scellato@ix.netcom.com
JOBS
Wanted: Amateur with primary school
teaching experience (retired or not). Teaching
in ham radio, math and all other sciences for
children in Jeju Island, South Korea (IOTA,
AS-026). Provide apartment and ham radio
equipment. Contact Wonki Oh, WM2X E-Mail:
iil4sf@hitel.net, (82)-(64)-796-9659,
0000-0800 UTC.
WANTED FOR SUMMER OF 2001: Instructors in
electronics, ham radio, computers and all other
sciences. Small boys’ science camp in Pennsyl-
vania. Apply: Donald Wacker, P.O. Box 356,
Paupack, Pennsylvania 18451. 570-857-1401.

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Active: 155 Lentini Communications: 148, 149

ADI Communications: 8 Levy/Latham Global, LLC: 135
Advanced Battery Systems, Inc: 144 Lewallen, Roy W., W7EL: 163
Advanced Specialties: 161 Lightning Bolt Antennas: 159
Alinco Electronics, Inc: 11 Logic: 158
All Electronics Corp: 164 M & S Computer Products Inc: 159
Alpha Delta Communications: 18, 146 Maha Communications & Elec.: 2
Amateur & Advanced: 161 Metal & Cable Corp: 134
Amateur Electronic Supply LLC: 137, 139, 141, 145 MFJ Enterprises: 123, 125, 127, 129, 131, 133
Am-Com: 167 Micro Computer Concepts: 128
ARRL: 6, 7, 138, 140, 142, 143, 146, 152, 155, 157, Mr. NiCd: 174
167, 168, 170, 171, 172 NCG: 13
Ameritron: 173 National RF, Inc.: 166
Amidon: 164 North Ohio Amateur Radio: 161
Antique Electronic Supply: 159 ONV Safety Belt Co.: 130
Antique Radio Classified: 126 Pactor: 121
Associated Radio Communication: 160 Palomar Engineers: 124
Atomic Time: 156 PC Electronics: 156
Austin Amateur Radio Supply: 148, 149 Paddlette Co.: 166
Autek Research: 162 Personal Database Applications: 158
Better RF Co., The: 122 Pouch, The: 161
Bilal Co: 166 Power Port: 155, 161
Buckmaster Publishing: 126, 164 Premier Communications: 8
Burghardt Amateur Center, Inc: 158 Prolog: 121
Butternut: 138 QRO Technologies, Inc: 128
Bruce Sound & Security: 166 QSLs By W4MPY: 138
Cable X-Perts: 153 R & L Electronics: 151
Champion Radio Products: 138 RF Inquiry, Inc.: 144
Circuit Specialists, Inc: 132 RF Parts Co: 25
Code Quick: 154 Radio Amateur Call Book: 150
Command Technologies, Inc.: 166 Radio Bookstore: 156
Communication Concepts Inc.: 166 Radio City: 148, 149
Communications Electronics: 165 Radio Club Of J.H.S. 22 NYC: 121
Communication Products: 170 Radio Depot: 161
Conex Electro Systems: 166 Radio Era Archives: 124
Cubex Company Inc: 144 Radio Works: 159
Cushcraft Corp.: 170 Raibeam: 161
Cutting Edge: 155, 161 Rapidan Data Systems: 130
Datamatrix: 121 Rederring Embroidery: 132
Davis Instruments: 142 Rogers Two Way: 154
Dayton Hamvention 2001: 150 Rohn: 121
Elecraft: 145 Ross Distributing Co: 154
E-Z Hang, Inc.: 161 SGC: 138
Farallon Electronics: 121 Spectrum Communications: 160
Gap Antenna Products Inc.: 142 SSB Electronics: 122
Glen Martin Engineering: 136 Star Printing: 156
Greater Baltimore Hamboree: 161 Surplus Sales of Nebraska: 157
Ham Central: 161 T.G.M. Communications: 124
Ham Contact, The: 155, 162 Tennadyne Corp: 121
Ham Radio Outlet: 116, 117, 118, 119, 120 Ten-Tec Inc: 27
Ham Station, The: 158 Texas Towers: 175, 176
Hamtronics: 167 Tigertronics: 158
High Sierra Antennas: 146 Times Microwave: 14
Hy-Gain: 17, 26 Tower*Jack: 128
ICOM America, Inc: Cover II, 1, 3 Traffie Technology: 154
Idiom Press: 146 Universal Manufacturing Co.: 135
IIX Equipment Ltd.: 144, 166 Universal Radio, Inc.: 135, 145, 148, 149
International Crystal Mfg. Co: 163 Vectronics: 169
Intuitive Circuits LLC: 144 Vi-Con, Inc: 135
J. Martin Systems: 126 W & W Manufacturing Co: 157
Jun’s Electronics: 147 W2IHY Technologies: 135
K2AW’s “Silicon Alley”: 154 W5YI: 132, 134, 135
Kachina Communications Inc: W7FG Vintage Manuals: 136
Kangaroo Tabor: 124 W9INN Antennas: 154
Kenwood USA Corp: Cover IV Warren Gregoire & Associates: 163
KJI Electronics: 161 West Mountain Radio: 159
KK7TV Communications: 132 Wheeler Applied Research Lab: 154
KO6YD Designs: 166 Wireman: 155
LDG Electronics: 163 Yaesu U.S.A.: Cover III, 22, 23
Lakeview Co.: 136 Yost & Co., E.H.: 174

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