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Ärende: The Weekly ARRL Letter
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   The ARRL Letter                                                         
   October 3, 2019                                                         
                                                                           
     * Bidding in ARRL Online Auction Begins on October 17                  
     * IARU ministrative Council Steps Up Efforts to Combat Radio         
       Spectrum Pollution                                                   
     * Ten Teams to Compete in Spectrum Collaboration Challenge             
       Championship Event                                                   
     * So Now What? Podcast                                                
     * The Weather Channel Cites "Old School Tech" Amateur Radio as Storm  
       Resource                                                            
     * ARISS Invites Proposals to Host Ham Radio Contacts with Space       
       Station Crew                                                        
     * The K7RA Solar Update                                               
     * Just Ahead in Radiosport                                            
     * Belarus Team Dominates 16th IARU High-Speed Telegraphy World        
       Championship                                                        
     * Radio Club of America (RCA) Announces its 2019 Award Recipients and 
       Fellows                                                             
     * In Brief...                                                         
     * Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions              
   Bidding in ARRL Online Auction Begins on October 17                     
                                                                           
   More than 230 items will go on the block as bidding begins on Thursday, 
   October 17, at 10 AM EST (1400 UTC) for the 14th Annual ARRL Online     
   Auction. The auction will continue through Thursday, October 24,        
   closing at 10 PM EST. An auction preview opens on Monday, October 14.   
                                                                           
   The 2019 auction includes lab-tested QST "Product Review" gear, vintage 
   books, used equipment, and one-of-a-kind items, plus the ARRL Lab team  
   has contributed four of its very popular "Mystery Junque Boxes."        
                                                                           
   Some premier "Product Review" items up for bid include the Elecraft KPA 
   1500 legal-limit HF and 6-meter linear amplifier, the Icom IC-7610 HF   
   and 6-meter transceiver, the Palstar LA-1K 160 - 6 meter amplifier, the 
   FlexRadio Systems FLEX-6400M HF and 6-meter SDR transceiver, the        
   Kenwood TS-890S HF and 6-meter transceiver, and many more.              
                                                                           
   The auction will also offer items donated from the popular television   
   series Last Man Standing, starring Tim Allen, an actual radio amateur   
   who portrays the fictional Mike Baxter, KA0XTT, in the show, which has  
   featured ham radio in some episodes.                                    
                                                                           
   Among book offerings in the auction are the sold out 2019 Handbook      
   Boxed Set, a special defense edition of The Radio Amateur's Handbook    
   from 1942, and a 1949 ARRL Antenna Book.                                
                                                                           
   Proceeds from the annual Online Auction benefit ARRL education          
   programs. These include activities to license new hams, strengthen      
   Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES^(R)) training, offer continuing   
   technical and operating education, and create instructional materials.  
                                                                           
   All bidders must register (your arrl.org user ID and password will not  
   work on the auction site). If you have registered for a previous ARRL   
   Online Auction, you may use the same login information. If you have     
   forgotten your user ID or password, click the "Help" tab for            
   instructions on how to retrieve these credentials. Make sure your       
   correct address and other information are up to date. The auction site  
   only accepts Visa and MasterCard.                                       
   IARU ministrative Council Steps Up Efforts to Combat Radio Spectrum   
   Pollution                                                               
                                                                           
   The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) ministrative Council     
   (AC) met on September 28 and 29 in Lima, Peru, to conduct a final       
   review of IARU preparations for the International Telecommunication     
   Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19). The      
   Council's annual meeting took place just ahead of the triennial IARU    
   Region 2 (IARU R2) General Assembly. Responsible for IARU policy and    
   management, the Council consists of the three IARU international        
   officers and two representatives from each of the three IARU regional   
   organizations.                                                          
                                                                           
   WRC-19's lengthy agenda includes items of direct interest to the        
   Amateur Service, including consideration of improvements to the 50 MHz  
   amateur allocation in Region 1, protection of existing amateur          
   allocations, and development of the agenda for the next WRC in 2023.    
   IARU volunteers and member-societies have been working for the past 4   
   years -- since WRC-15 -- to influence proposals from national           
   telecommunications administrations and regional telecommunications      
   organizations (RTOs) that will be considered at WRC-19, which gets      
   under way late this month in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.                    
                                                                           
   "IARU efforts have reduced the number of potentially damaging proposals 
   that otherwise might have been offered for consideration, but several   
   challenges remain," IARU said in a news release. "A small team of IARU  
   observers will attend WRC-19 and will work with amateurs and friends on 
   national delegations to reach the best possible outcomes."              
                                                                           
   Front: Reinaldo Leandro, YV5AM; IARU                                    
   Vice President Ole Garpestad, LA2RR;                                    
   Don Beattie, G3BJ; Ken Yamamoto,                                        
   JA1CJP; Wisnu Widjaja, YB0AZ. Rear:                                     
   Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T; IARU                                     
   President Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA;                                       
   David Sumner, K1ZZ; Ram¢n Santoyo,                                      
   XE1KK, and George Gorsline, VE3YV.                                      
                                                                           
   Looking beyond WRC-19, the AC plans to increase its commitment to       
   influencing the work of standards organizations, particularly the       
   International Special Committee on Radio Interference (CISPR) and its   
   participating national committees. IARU cited "the rising level of      
   radio spectrum pollution caused by unnecessary and unwanted emissions   
   from electronic devices, such as wireless power transfer for the        
   recharging of electric vehicles (WPT-EV), is a serious threat to        
   radiocommunication services including the Amateur Service."             
                                                                           
   Council participants engaged in an extensive discussion to identify the 
   principal challenges facing Amateur Radio and how the IARU and its      
   member-societies might better address them. Upgrading of the current    
   websites of the IARU and its three regional organizations is under way  
   and should be completed in the coming months. The AC also adopted a     
   Brand Guide to ensure a common identity across the IARU organization.   
                                                                           
   The Council's next in-person meeting will take place in October 2020,   
   just prior to the IARU Region 1 Conference in Novi Sad, Serbia. Virtual 
   AC meetings are also planned beginning in December 2019 and January     
   2020. Read more. -- Thanks to IARU Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ         
                                                                         
   Ten Teams to Compete in Spectrum Collaboration Challenge Championship   
   Event                                                                   
                                                                           
   Ten teams of academic, industry, and entrepreneurial technologists are  
   set to compete in the Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2)            
   championship on October 23 at the Mobile World Congress in Los Angeles. 
   The Defense vanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) -- a US           
   Department of Defense agency -- announced the qualifiers in September.  
   SC2 is a 3-year contest to unlock the potential of the RF spectrum      
   using artificial intelligence (AI). The teams' radio designs will go    
   head to head during a live competition, and the first-, second-, and    
   third-place winners will walk away with $2 million, $1 million, and     
   $750,000 in prizes, respectively.                                       
                                                                           
   "These teams have fought long and hard for their chance to compete in   
   SC2's Championship Event," SC2 Program Manager Paul Tilghman said in a  
   news release. "After 3 years of competition, this final roster reflects 
   some of the best minds working at the intersection of AI and wireless   
   communications."                                                        
                                                                           
   Teams representing Drexel University; the University of Florida;        
   Northeastern University; Vanderbilt University; a group from Ghent      
   University, the University of Antwerp, and Rutgers University will      
   compete in this month's event, along with teams of independent          
   researchers.                                                            
                                                                           
   "Since its beginning in 2016, SC2 has challenged teams to merge recent  
   advances in AI and machine learning with the expanding capacities of    
   software defined radios (SDR) to create radio networks capable of       
   autonomously collaborating on ways to best utilize the spectrum         
   moment-to-moment," the news release said. "Some teams employ            
   rule-based, or 'first wave' AI approaches that attempt to capture all   
   possible moves or scenarios a radio could face and then define a        
   corresponding response. Others are using more advanced AI and machine   
   learning, or 'second wave' approaches that exploit pattern recognition  
   to help their radios avoid interfering with their wireless neighbors    
   while skillfully navigating to open spectrum. A few teams use a         
   combination of the two approaches."                                     
                                                                           
   The aim of SC2 is to determine if AI-enabled radios can autonomously    
   navigate the wireless spectrum, eliminating the need for rigid,         
   human-managed spectrum bands or traditional spectrum allocation.        
                                                                           
   "The novel approaches developed by our competitors could enable us to   
   make more efficient use of the spectrum we currently have available,    
   and possibly forestall spectrum scarcity that threatens future          
   performance as more and more devices come online," Tilghman said.       
                                                                           
   DARPA says that SC2 began with more than 30 teams that either submitted 
   a proposal or successfully completing technical hurdles developed by    
   SC2 organizers. A championship play-in round was held in early          
   September to determine the final 10 teams that would compete in the     
   Championship Event.                                                     
                                                                           
   Grant Imahara, known for his work on the Discovery series MythBusters   
   and Netflix series White Rabbit Project, will serve as the master of    
   ceremonies. He will provide commentary with DARPA's Tilghman and GNU    
   Radio Foundation President Ben Hilburn, KJ4DDR. The finale is free to   
   attend and open to all MWC 2019 Los Angeles attendees as well as the    
   general public. Those without a 3-day pass may email to request a free  
   1-day pass to the SC2 Championship Event.                               
   So Now What? Podcast                                                    
                                                                           
   "You're not 'Just' a Tech" -- featuring Andy Milluzzi, KK4LWR -- will   
   be the focus of the new (October 3) episode of the So Now What? podcast 
   for Amateur Radio newcomers.                                            
                                                                           
   If you're a newly licensed Amateur Radio operator, chances are you have 
   lots of questions. This biweekly podcast has answers! So Now What?      
   offers insights from those who've been just where you are now. New      
   episodes will be posted every other Thursday, alternating new-episode   
   weeks with the ARRL The Doctor is In podcast.                           
                                                                           
   So Now What? is sponsored by LDG Electronics, a family owned and        
   operated business with laboratories in southern Maryland that offers a  
   wide array of antenna tuners and other Amateur Radio products.          
                                                                           
   ARRL Communications Content Producer Michelle Patnode, W3MVP, and ARRL  
   Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, co-host the podcast. Presented as a   
   lively conversation, with Patnode representing newer hams and Carcia    
   the veteran operators, the podcast will explore questions that newer    
   hams may have and the issues that keep participants from staying active 
   in the hobby. Some episodes will feature guests to answer questions on  
   specific topic areas.                                                   
                                                                           
   Listeners can find So Now What? on Apple iTunes, Blubrry, Stitcher      
   (free registration required, or browse the site as a guest) and through 
   the free Stitcher app for iOS, Kindle, or Android devices. Episodes     
   will be archived on the ARRL website.                                   
                                                                         
   The Weather Channel Cites "Old School Tech" Amateur Radio as Storm      
   Resource                                                                
                                                                           
   Julio Ripoll, WD4R, Amateur Radio Assistant Coordinator of WX4NHC at    
   the National Hurricane Center (NHC) explained Amateur Radio's role      
   during severe weather situations to interviewers from The Weather       
   Channel (TWC). In a September 16 segment headlined, "Using Old School   
   Tech During a Storm," Ripoll -- seated at WX4NHC -- told Weather        
   Channel interviewers Rick Knabb and Mike Bettes, that information NHC   
   forecasters receive via Amateur Radio volunteers and spotters           
   "sometimes fills in gaps they can't get from satellites or              
   reconnaissance."                                                        
                                                                           
   Knabb recounted an occasion when he was trying to pin down information  
   about a storm system in Central America. "The only way I was able to    
   accurately document what happened with that system in Central America   
   was because of data through the ham radio operators that relayed it,"   
   he told Ripoll.                                                         
                                                                           
   Ripoll cited the WX4NHC volunteer staff of approximately 30 radio       
   amateurs who gather and essentially screen information gathered via     
   Amateur Radio for weather data that may be of use to forecasters.       
                                                                           
   Over the weekend, Ripoll expressed appreciation to WX4NHC, Hurricane    
   Watch Net, and VoIP Hurricane Net volunteers for the time they donate   
   during hurricanes and the reports they send to WX4NHC.                  
                                                                           
   "Sometimes, we sit for hours listening to static. Sometimes, we receive 
   many reports that are unremarkable. Sometimes, we receive very few      
   reports. But then there are those times that one or two reports make a  
   difference," Ripoll said. He noted that NHC Hurricane Specialist Stacy  
   Stewart cited Amateur Radio in a Hurricane Humberto advisory.           
                                                                           
   The advisory noted, "An Amateur Radio operator at Ports Island near the 
   southern end of Bermuda reported a sustained wind of 75 MPH and a gust  
   to 104 MPH during the past hour. An Amateur Radio operator in Somerset  
   Village recently reported a sustained wind of 70 MPH and a gust to 89   
   MPH." -- Thanks to Julio Ripoll, WD4R                                   
   ARISS Invites Proposals to Host Ham Radio Contacts with Space Station   
   Crew                                                                    
                                                                           
   The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is 
   seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations -- 
   individually or working together -- to host an Amateur Radio contact    
   with a member of the International Space Station crew. The deadline to  
   submit a proposal is November 30. Proposal information and documents    
   are on the ARISS website.                                               
                                                                           
   ARISS anticipates that contacts would take place between July 1 and     
   December 31, 2020. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine        
   specific contact dates. To make the most of these radio contact         
   opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large  
   numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed 
   education plan.                                                         
                                                                           
   Crew members aboard the International Space Station routinely conduct   
   scheduled Amateur Radio contacts throughout the year. These contacts    
   are approximately 10 minutes long and allow students to interact with   
   the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.                   
                                                                           
   Amateur Radio organizations around the world -- with the support of     
   NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan, and Europe -- make    
   these contact opportunities available to educational organizations. An  
   ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur     
   Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and    
   classrooms to educate students about what it is like to live and work   
   in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS.        
   Students will also have an opportunity to learn about satellite         
   communication, wireless technology, and radio science.                  
                                                                           
   Amateur Radio organization volunteers provide the equipment and         
   operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and 
   students around the world using Amateur Radio.                          
                                                                           
   Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of        
   scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate    
   flexibility to accommodate changes in contact dates and times.          
                                                                           
   Proposal information and more details, including expectations, proposal 
   guidelines, proposal forms, and dates and times of informational        
   webinars, are on the ARISS website.                                     
                                                                           
   Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education@gmail.com.            
                                                                         
   The K7RA Solar Update                                                   
                                                                           
   Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: A new sunspot from old Cycle 24       
   appeared on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, with the sunspot number 
   at 11 on both days. Average daily solar flux rose only slightly from    
   67.3 to 67.6. Geomagnetic indices were higher. Average planetary A      
   index rose from 5.4 to 14.4, and average mid-latitude A index increased 
   from 4.6 to 11.                                                         
                                                                           
   Predicted solar flux is 68 for the next 45 days, October 3 - 16.        
   Predicted planetary A index is 12 and 8 on October 3 - 4; 5 on October  
   5 - 9; 8, 5, 8, and 12 on October 10 - 13; 8 on October 14 - 15; 5 on   
   October 16 - 20; 12, 5, and 5 on October 21 - 23; 18, 25, 12, and 10 on 
   October 24 - 27; 8, 8, and 12 on October 28 - 30; 8, 8, and 12 on       
   October 31 - November 2; 5 on November 3 - 5; 8, 5, 8, 10, 8, and 8 on  
   November 6 - 11, and 5 on November 12 - 16.                             
                                                                           
   Sunspot numbers for September 26 - October 2 were 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11,    
   and 11, with a mean of 3.1. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 67.1, 66.4,    
   67.3, 67.4, 67.9, 68.7, and 68.3, with a mean of 67.6. Estimated        
   planetary A indices were 4, 21, 27, 13, 15, 13, and 8, with a mean of   
   14.4. Middle latitude A index was 2, 15, 21, 10, 11, 11, and 7, with a  
   mean of 11.                                                             
                                                                           
   A comprehensive K7RA Solar Update is posted Fridays on the ARRL         
   website. For more information concerning radio propagation, visit the   
   ARRL Technical Information Service, read "What the Numbers Mean...,"    
   and check out K9LA's Propagation Page.                                  
                                                                           
   A propagation bulletin archive is available. Monthly charts offer       
   propagation projections between the US and a dozen DX locations.        
                                                                           
   Share your reports and observations.                                    
                                                                           
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   Just Ahead in Radiosport                                                
     * October 5 -- FISTS Fall Slow Speed Sprint (CW)                      
     * October 5 - 6 -- California QSO Party (CW, phone)                   
     * October 5 - 6 -- TRC DX Contest (CW, phone)                         
     * October 5 - 6 -- Oceania DX Contest, Phone                          
     * October 5 - 6 -- Russian World Wide Digital Contest                 
     * October 5 - 6 -- International Hell Contest (Digital)               
     * October 5 - 6 -- SKCC QSO Party (CW)                                
     * October 5 - 7 -- YLRL DX/NA YL Contest (CW, phone, digital)         
     * October 6 -- RSGB DX Contest (CW, phone)                            
     * October 6 -- UBA ON Contest, SSB                                    
     * October 6 -- Peanut Power QRP Sprint (CW, phone)                    
     * October 9 -- 432 MHz Fall Sprint (CW, phone)                        
     * October 10 -- 10-10 International 10-10 Day Sprint (CW, phone,      
       digital)                                                            
                                                                           
   See the ARRL Contest Calendar for more information. For in-depth        
   reporting on Amateur Radio contesting, subscribe to The ARRL Contest    
   Update via your ARRL member profile email preferences.                  
                                                                         
   Belarus Team Dominates 16th IARU High-Speed Telegraphy World            
   Championship                                                            
                                                                           
   The team from Belarus dominated the 16th High-Speed Telegraphy (HST)    
   World Championship in mid-September, sponsored by the International     
   Amateur Radio Union (IARU). Belarus came away with                      
                                                                           
                                                          Stanislau        
                                                          Haurylenka,      
                                                          EW8GS.           
                                                                           
   more than two-thirds of the medals, with several other countries' teams 
   sharing the rest. Representatives of 19 countries participated in the   
   championship, which took place in Albena, Bulgaria, sponsored by the    
   Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs.                                 
                                                                           
   Belarus team member Stanislau Haurylenka, EW8GS, ran up a score of      
   291,597 points, to top the old world record of 288,671 in the male      
   RufzXP category. The top speed achieved during the attempt was 943      
   characters/minute or 195 WPM. Teodora Karastoyanova, LZ2CWW, set a new  
   female record in the same event, with 293,877 points and a maximum      
   speed of 943 characters/minute or 195 WPM. Last May, she set an         
   official female record in the Romanian Championships with 286,944       
   points.                                                                 
                                                                           
   Teodora                                                                 
   Karastoyanova,                                                          
   LZ2CWW.                                                                 
                                                                           
   In all, 60 male and 30 female competitors took part in the events,      
   which included reception of five letter/figure/mixed groups for a       
   period of 1 minute according to the software provided, transmission of  
   five letter/figure/mixed groups for a period of 1 minute, and "radio    
   amateur practicing tests," using RufzXP software for call sign          
   receiving, and Morse Runner software for pileup receiving.              
                                                                           
   The HST competition also includes entry categories for "young" males    
   and females (age 16 and younger) and "junior" males and females (up to  
   age 21). Official results as well as the world record list are          
   available online.                                                       
                                                                           
   The 17th IARU HST World Championship will take place in 2020 in         
   Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. -- Thanks to IARU Region 1                       
   Radio Club of America (RCA) Announces its 2019 Award Recipients and     
   Fellows                                                                 
                                                                           
   The Radio Club of America (RCA) has announced its 2019 award recipients 
   and fellows. Many of those being recognized are radio amateurs.         
   Honorees will be feted at RCA's 110th Banquet & Awards Presentation on  
   Saturday, November 23, in New York City.                                
                                                                           
   Awards                                                                  
                                                                           
   Armstrong Medal: Thomas Marzetta, for outstanding achievements and      
   lasting contributions to the radio arts and sciences and wireless       
   communications.                                                         
                                                                           
   Fred M. Link Award: George R. Stoll, WA0KBT, for notable achievements   
   in land mobile radio communications.                                    
                                                                           
   RCA Special Recognition Award: PMC Associates, in recognition of        
   dedicated service to the Radio Club of America.                         
                                                                           
   Radio Club of America Service Award: David Bart, KB9YPD, in recognition 
   of dedicated service to the Radio Club of America.                      
                                                                           
   US Navy Captain George P. McGinnis Memorial Award: CTM2 Michael Lee     
   Heenan, USN (posthumously), in recognition of service and dedication to 
   the advancement and preservation of US Navy Cryptology.                 
                                                                           
   The Vivian A. Carr Award: Margaret Lyons, in recognition of an          
   outstanding woman's achievements in the wireless industry.              
                                                                           
   Jay Kitchen Leadership Award: Jay Kitchen (posthumously), in            
   recognition of achievement of a high level of success leading a         
   wireless association.                                                   
                                                                           
   Lee de Forest Award: Frederick M. Baumgartner, K0FMB, for significant   
   contributions to the advancement of radio communications.               
                                                                           
   Barry Goldwater Amateur Radio Award: Martin F. Jue, K5FLU, for unique   
   contributions to the field of Amateur Radio.                            
                                                                           
   Lifetime Achievement: Henry Richter, W6VZA, for significant             
   achievements and a major body of work that has advanced the art and     
   science of wireless technology.                                         
                                                                           
   Frank A. Gunther Award: Robert Strickland, for dedication to the field  
   of military communications.                                             
                                                                           
   Alfred H. Grebe Award: Bob Heil, K9EID, for significant achievements    
   and demonstrated excellence in the engineering and manufacturing of     
   radio equipment.                                                        
                                                                           
   RCA President's Award: Chester "Barney" Scholl, Jr., K3LA, for service  
   and dedication to the Radio Club of America.                            
                                                                           
   DeMello Award: Chief Barry Luke, for demonstrating the highest level of 
   personal and professional conduct and performance in Public Safety      
   Communications.                                                         
                                                                           
   2019 RCA Fellows                                                        
                                                                           
   Elevation to Fellow is made by nomination of members in good standing   
   for at least the previous 5 years, in recognition of contributions to   
   the art and science of radio communications, broadcast, or the Radio    
   Club of America.                                                        
     * Louis T. Fiore, W2LTF                                               
     * Dana B. Hanford, Jr., KC7SDD                                        
     * Don Root, K6CDO                                                     
     * Alan Spindel, AG4WK                                                 
     * Lee A. Ward, K0LW                                                   
     * Holly Wayt                                                          
                                                                           
   A complete listing of RCA Awards and previous recipients is on the RCA  
   website.                                                                
   In Brief...                                                             
                                                                           
   The International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (ILLW) will hold its     
   23rd annual operating event in 2020 a week later than usual. The event  
   is usually held on the third full weekend in August, but this year,     
   that date coincides with the 75th anniversary of the cessation of       
   hostilities in the Pacific during World War II. "The organizers of the  
   event have decided it would be inappropriate to hold the ILLW event on  
   the third full weekend of August next year, as many stations will be    
   involved in commemorating the important anniversary of VP day,          
   especially those bordering and within the Pacific Rim," said ILLW       
   Organizer and Webmaster Kevin Mulcahy, VK2CE. "We trust this temporary  
   move to August 22 - 23 will not inconvenience anyone." Mulcahy said     
   this year's 22nd annual event "was again very successful," with 426     
   stations in 50 countries, plus others who did not register              
   participating. "Several new countries and lighthouses were listed this  
   year," he reported.                                                     
                                                                           
   Australian Regulator Reinstates US Amateur Radio License Reciprocity    
   The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) reports Australia's           
   communications regulator, the Australian Communications and Media       
   Authority (ACMA) is reinstating the reciprocal arrangement for US       
   Amateur Radio license holders. "The reinstatement follows a period of   
   suspension of reciprocity precipitated by a complainant objecting to    
   the granting of [Australian] licenses," a WIA statement read. "The WIA  
   believes that irrespective of the motivations of the complainant to     
   raise their objections, the impact of the suspension was only to        
   increase barriers to entry to Amateur Radio in Australia, and was most  
   unhelpful." The WIA expressed its pleasure that the restriction was     
   lifted. A reciprocal license is valid only for 12 months from the date  
   of issue and cannot be renewed or extended unless the holder passes the 
   local regulations examination.                                          
                                                                           
   Former ARRL North Texas Section Manager Phil Clements, K5PC, of Ben     
   Wheeler, Texas, died on September 23. An ARRL Life Member, he was 79.   
   Clements served as ARRL North Texas Section Communications              
   Manager/Section Manager from 1979 until 1989. (ARRL changed the         
   position title to Section Manager in 1984.) Clements was a pilot for    
   Braniff Airways and Airborne Express.                                   
                                                                           
   IARU Region 3 Provides for Satellite Uplinks on 15 Meters International 
   Amateur Radio Union Region 3 (Asia, Pacific) has approved a modified    
   interim band plan that provides Amateur Satellite uplink frequencies    
   between 21.125 - 21.450 MHz. The IARU Region 1 and 2 band plans do not  
   provide for Amateur Satellite usage. "In all cases of conflict between  
   a band plan and the national regulations of a country, the latter shall 
   prevail," the band plan states. "However, it is not recommended to use  
   frequencies outside of the band plan for the Amateur Satellite Service, 
   and it should be noted that the IARU cannot coordinate Amateur          
   Satellite usage of frequencies outside of the band plan." The Region 3  
   directors met in Tokyo on September 2 - 3. -- Thanks to AMSAT           
                                                                           
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       California                                                          
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       Rapids, Wisconsin                                                   
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       Carolina                                                            
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       City, Florida                                                       
                                                                           
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