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   The ARRL Letter                                                         
   January 23, 2020                                                        
                                                                           
     * Barry Shelley, N1VXY, is ARRL Interim CEO                            
     * ARES Volunteers Establish "Plan B" Communication Network in Puerto   
       Rico                                                                 
     * Massachusetts Club Offers Support to Arecibo Observatory Following   
       Earthquakes                                                          
     * New Book from ARRL: Amateur Radio Contesting for Beginners          
     * The K7RA Solar Update                                               
     * Just Ahead in Radiosport                                            
     * IARU Region 1 Youngsters On The Air Summer Camp 2020 Will Be in     
       Croatia                                                             
     * AMSAT: GOLF-TEE Initiative Meets Major Milestone                    
     * ITU Development Sector Publication Highlights Amateur Radio's Role  
       in Emergency Communication                                          
     * ARISS Opens Window for ISS Ham Radio Contact Proposals on February  
       1                                                                   
     * In Brief...                                                         
     * Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions              
   Barry Shelley, N1VXY, is ARRL Interim CEO                               
                                                                           
   At its January 17 - 18 meeting, the ARRL Board of Directors did not     
   elect Howard Michel, WB2ITX, as the ARRL Chief Executive Officer.       
                                                                           
   As of January 20, Barry Shelley, N1VXY, became interim CEO. Mr. Shelley 
   was ARRL's Chief Financial Officer for 28 years and CEO during 2018     
   before his retirement.                                                  
                                                                           
   The Board has created a search committee to select the next CEO. More   
   details on this and other matters that took place at the Board meeting  
   will be released shortly.                                               
   ARES Volunteers Establish "Plan B" Communication Network in Puerto Rico 
                                                                           
   Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES^(R)) volunteers in Puerto Rico    
   continued over the weekend to report for daily duty at an American Red  
   Cross (ARC) distribution center in Mayagüez and at ARC Headquarters in  
   San Juan. The two sites are ready to provide a "Plan B" communication   
   backbone in the event the seismic situation worsens. A magnitude 6.4    
   earthquake struck southwestern Puerto Rico on January 7, fast on the    
   heels of a magnitude 5.8 tremor the day before, damaging homes in       
   Guayanilla, Pe¤uelas, Yauco, and Gu nica. ARRL Puerto Rico Section      
   Manager Oscar Resto, KP4RF, told ARRL this week that the situation is   
   relatively "calm and quiet" for now and starting on January 22,         
   volunteers began monitoring from their homes or vehicles, permitting    
   most, including Resto himself, to get back to their jobs and homes.     
                                                                           
   ARES volunteers had been deployed to an ARC distribution center in      
   Yauco, but that part of the operation was shifted to Mayagüez over the  
   weekend, because it was considered safer there. An ARRL-provided        
   VHF/UHF radio and antenna have been set up at the Mayagüez facility.    
   Resto said a second operating position is being added at the San Juan   
   ARC Headquarters site.                                                  
                                                                           
   Resto said Red Cross officials know that they can rely on amateur       
   radio, if the situation calls for it, but for now commercial            
   communications are fully operational, although aftershocks from the     
   January 7 quake persist. "In case the situation escalates, the ARES     
   team will immediately mobilize at the ARC sites and establish           
   communication (VHF/UHF or HF) as required," Resto said.                 
                                                                           
                                                            The ARRL Ham   
                                                            Aid program    
                                                            provided this  
                                                            antenna,       
                                                            installed in   
                                                            Mayagüez.      
                                                            [Oscar Resto,  
                                                            KP4RF, photo]  
                                                                           
   Last week, the Red Cross had requested assistance from the ARES         
   volunteers as well as volunteers from the CB radio and GMRS             
   communities, to identify undeclared refugee camps and to report on      
   close or damaged roadways and bridges. Resto said the ARES volunteers   
   "did a marvelous job" that earned praise from Red Cross officials.      
                                                                           
   Resto said about two dozen volunteers have made themselves available in 
   the Mayagüez area. In the event they're needed, Resto said, he has      
   seven or eight HF radios and 15 VHF/UHF transceivers left over from the 
   Hurricane Maria emergency response. He said the HF equipment has been   
   safely stowed for use in case of another major earthquake, when they    
   might be needed.                                                        
                                                                           
   He was expecting additional antennas and feed lines provided through    
   ARRL's Ham Aid program to show up this week.                            
                                                                         
   Massachusetts Club Offers Support to Arecibo Observatory Following      
   Earthquakes                                                             
                                                                           
   Although not in the hardest-hit earthquake zone, Puerto Rico's Arecibo  
   Observatory nonetheless has been affected by the recent spate of        
   earthquakes and aftershocks. The landmark Arecibo radio telescope and   
   ionospheric radar facility was a victim of the devastation wrought by   
   Hurricane Maria in 2017.                                                
                                                                           
   Members of the Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club (NVARC) have stepped   
   up to assist in support and recovery efforts for the Arecibo            
   Observatory radio telescope and ionospheric radar facility. NVARC       
   members Phil Erickson, W1PJE; Rod Hersh, WA1TAC, and Jim Wilber, AB1WQ, 
   participated in daily scheduled radio contacts with Arecibo's lead      
   telescope operator and spectrum manager, Angel Vazquez, WP3R. Other     
   NVARC members volunteered to serve as back-up stations.                 
                                                                           
   "All AO staff members are safe, and our technical teams have completed  
   preliminary visual analysis of the primary structure and have found no  
   immediate damage/issues, however a more detailed inspection needs to be 
   completed once the aftershocks subside," said Francisco C¢rdova,        
   Arecibo Observatory's director, at the University of Central Florida.   
                                                                           
   Site operations were suspended and access was limited to essential      
   personnel, according to the latest information available from the       
   Arecibo Observatory website.                                            
                                                                           
   Over several days, when commercial power and water were not available   
   near Arecibo, club members inquired about potential assistance.         
   Although conditions are slowly improving on the northern portion of the 
   island where the observatory is located, Vazquez noted that thousands   
   of people displaced from their homes in the hard-hit southern part of   
   the island had to camp outside, due to extensive structural damage and  
   ongoing aftershocks.                                                    
                                                                           
   NVARC members were also able to provide messages of support from MIT's  
   Haystack Observatory in Westford, Massachusetts, and from program       
   officers at the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geospace Facilities   
   Division in Washington, DC. NSF funds the observation programs and      
   scientific research at Arecibo Observatory. NVARC said the radio        
   contacts would continue as the recovery proceeds.                       
   New Book from ARRL: Amateur Radio Contesting for Beginners              
                                                                           
   Contesting is one of the most exciting aspects of amateur radio -- and  
   for some, it's their primary ham radio activity. Amateur Radio          
   Contesting for Beginners by contesting veteran Doug Grant, K1DG, offers 
   practical information and ideas that will help you get started in       
   contesting -- "radiosport" -- or to build your skills, if you're        
   already active.                                                         
                                                                           
   Contesting tests station capability and operator skill, and it really   
   is a sport, with a typical objective of contacting as many stations and 
   multipliers -- ARRL Sections, states, grids, or DXCC entities, for      
   example -- within the contest period.                                   
                                                                           
   "Doug Grant has written the ideal guide for anyone interested in        
   contesting," said QST Editor Steve Ford, WB8IMY.                        
                                                                           
   Grant's book explains what equipment you need, typical contest formats, 
   details of some more popular events, operating techniques, how to       
   submit an entry, and how to improve your scores. No matter how modest   
   your station or experience, you can compete too!                        
                                                                           
   Just ahead is Winter Field Day, January 25 - 26. See the ARRL Contest   
   Calendar for information on other events.                               
                                                                           
   Amateur Radio Contesting for Beginners is available from the ARRL Store 
   or your ARRL Dealer. (ARRL Item no. 1243, ISBN: 978-1-62595-124-3,      
   $27.95 retail, special ARRL Member Price $24.95). Call 860-594-0355 or, 
   toll-free in the US, 888-277-5289. It's also available as an e-book for 
   the Amazon Kindle.                                                      
                                                                           
   For more information about ARRL-sponsored contests, including rules and 
   results, and to view the contest photo gallery, visit the ARRL Contests 
   page.                                                                   
                                                                         
   The K7RA Solar Update                                                   
                                                                           
   Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: No sunspots appeared over the January 
   16 - 22 reporting week. On January 22, Spaceweather.com reported the    
   consecutive period of spotless days is 11, but all recent sunspots have 
   had Cycle 25 polarity.                                                  
                                                                           
   The average daily solar flux dipped from 72.5 to 71.2. The average      
   daily planetary A index went from 5.6 to 4.1, and the middle latitude A 
   index dropped from 3.7 to 3.                                            
                                                                           
   Predicted solar flux is 72 on January 23 - February 5; 71 on February 6 
   - 20; 72 on February 21 - March 3; 71 on March 4, and 70 on March 5 -   
   7.                                                                      
                                                                           
   Predicted planetary A index is 5 on January 23 - 31; 10 on February 1 - 
   5; 5 on February 6 - 27; 10 on February 28 - March 3, and 5 on March 4  
   - 7.                                                                    
                                                                           
   When there are no sunspots, 160 meters seems to improve, probably       
   because of lower associated geomagnetic activity. The CW portion of the 
   CQ World Wide 160-Meter Contest takes place this weekend.               
                                                                           
   Sunspot numbers for January 16 - 22 were 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, and 0, with  
   a mean of 0. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 71.8, 70.1, 71.3, 71.8, 71.2, 
   70.5, and 71.9, with a mean of 71.2. Estimated planetary A indices were 
   5, 3, 4, 3, 2, 6, and 6, with a mean of 4.1. Middle latitude A index    
   was 4, 2, 3, 2, 2, 4, and 4, with a mean of 3.                          
                                                                           
   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.                                    
                                                                           
     -------------------------------------------------------------------   
                                                                           
   Just Ahead in Radiosport                                                
     * January 23 -- NAQCC CW Sprint                                       
     * January 24 - 26 -- CQ 160-Meter Contest (CW)                        
     * January 25 - 26 -- REF Contest (CW)                                 
     * January 25 - 26 -- BARTG RTTY Sprint                                
     * January 25 - 26 -- UBA DX Contest, SSB                              
     * January 25 - 26 -- Winter Field Day (CW, phone, digital)            
     * January 27 -- QCX Challenge (CW)                                    
     * January 29 -- UKEICC 80-Meter Contest (CW)                          
                                                                           
   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.                  
                                                                         
   IARU Region 1 Youngsters On The Air Summer Camp 2020 Will Be in Croatia 
                                                                           
   The 10th annual Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) camp will be held this     
   summer in Karlovac, Croatia -- not far from the capital city of Zagreb  
   -- International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 Youth Working      
   Group Chair Lisa Leenders, PA2LS, has announced. The Croatian Amateur   
   Radio Association -- Croatia's IARU member-society -- will serve as     
   host of the August 8 - 15 event. Participation is aimed at young radio  
   amateurs living in IARU Region 1 (Europe, Africa, and the Middle East). 
                                                                           
   "In this YOTA Camp we will be continuing with our train-the-trainer     
   (TTT) program, which will be the main theme of the week," Leenders      
   said. "Participants will be working on the future of amateur radio and  
   will be involved in workshops where they gain skills to start similar   
   amateur radio youth events when they are back home. With this, we are   
   aiming to create a snowball effect, so there will be more and more YOTA 
   events all over the world. This also allows other youngsters and        
   newcomers to enjoy amateur radio."                                      
                                                                           
   Leenders said camp participants will also be able to enjoy getting on   
   the air, as well as building electronic kits.                           
                                                                           
   Each IARU member-society in Region 1 is invited to sponsor teams of up  
   to four camp participants. Team members will be age 15 to 25 and not    
   have attended a previous YOTA camp. Overall participation is limited to 
   80 campers.                                                             
                                                                           
   The inaugural Youth On The Air Camp in the Americas will take place     
   this June 21 - 26 at the National Voice of America Museum of            
   Broadcasting in West Chester Township, Ohio. For more information,      
   email Camp Director Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, or call 812-327-0749.            
   AMSAT: GOLF-TEE Initiative Meets Major Milestone                        
                                                                           
   AMSAT reports that an array of GOLF-TEE (Greater Orbit Larger Footprint 
   - Technology Evaluation Environment) satellite prototype boards         
   transmitted telemetry for the first time on January 14.                 
                                                                           
   "The boards are laid out on a bench as a 'flat-sat,' with               
   interconnecting wires, bench power supplies, and a dummy load on the    
   transmitter," AMSAT said. The interconnected boards include an early    
   radiation-tolerant internal housekeeping unit (IHU, i.e., computer)     
   prototype; a control interface prototype, and a set of spare boards     
   from HuskySat-1 that act as prototypes for the legacy IHU and legacy    
   VHF/UHF RF components.                                                  
                                                                           
   "Now that the development team has reached this point, it has RF to use 
   as a basis for developing a GOLF-TEE decoder for FoxTelem, the ground   
   telemetry receiver software," AMSAT said. "Thousands of hours of work   
   by many AMSAT volunteers have gone into the hardware and software that  
   got GOLF-TEE this far, with much work yet to be done before flight      
   units are ready."                                                       
                                                                           
   GOLF-TEE is designed as a low-Earth orbit testbed for technologies      
   necessary for successful CubeSat missions to a wide variety of orbits,  
   including medium- and high-Earth orbits. "Higher is clearly better when 
   it comes to amateur radio satellites," AMSAT says on its website        
   explanation of the GOLF program. "The larger footprint, which brings    
   more DX opportunities and more good passes per day, also provides for a 
   longer orbital lifetime, and slower motion across the sky. This results 
   in longer pass durations and easier tracking." Higher orbits introduce  
   a new set of engineering challenges, AMSAT concedes, including higher   
   power and antennas with greater gain.                                   
                                                                           
   "GOLF is designed to continue the growth of AMSAT's CubeSat abilities,  
   incorporating new systems such as software-defined radios and           
   deployable solar panels into a 3U spaceframe." AMSAT explained. "GOLF   
   will also continue AMSAT's educational partnership outreach that takes  
   advantage of the synergies that amateur radio satellites and education  
   have to offer the public."                                              
                                                                           
   AMSAT has invited donations to further the project. It's also seeking   
   additional volunteers. -- Thanks to AMSAT News Service                  
                                                                         
   ITU Development Sector Publication Highlights Amateur Radio's Role in   
   Emergency Communication                                                 
                                                                           
   Amateur radio is featured in the publication ITU Guidelines for         
   national emergency telecommunication plans, published by the            
   International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Development Sector (ITU-D). 
   The publication notes that radio amateurs have supported communication  
   in emergency situations on a voluntary basis since the dawn of radio.   
                                                                           
   "They are experts in radio communications and have the equipment,       
   skills, and necessary frequencies allocated by ITU to deploy networks   
   in emergency events quickly and efficiently," the publication says.     
   ITU-D said amateur radio support offers "great coverage due to the      
   large number of amateur radio stations available;" training programs    
   and exercises that have been developed for emergency communication;     
   "qualified temporary volunteers who provide skills and experience       
   essential for emergency telecommunications;" problem-solving skills for 
   working with "often very limited resources," and the ability to work    
   with alternative power sources.                                         
                                                                           
   Past ARRL President and IARU Secretary Rod Stafford, W6ROD, represents  
   the International Amateur Radio Union at ITU-D meetings. -- Thanks to   
   Southgate Amateur Radio News; IARU                                      
   ARISS Opens Window for ISS Ham Radio Contact Proposals on February 1    
                                                                           
   Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is once again  
   seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations -- 
   individually or working together -- interested in hosting an amateur    
   radio contact with an International Space Station (ISS) crew member. A  
   window to accept proposals will open on February 1 for contacts that    
   would be scheduled between January and June 2021. The majority of ARISS 
   contacts involve schools and educational institutions. ARISS is looking 
   for organizations able to attract a large number of participants that   
   can integrate the contact opportunity into a well-developed education   
   plan.                                                                   
                                                                           
   "ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn     
   firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and 
   to learn about space research conducted on the ISS," ARISS said in      
   announcing the proposal period. "Students will also have an opportunity 
   to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio  
   science."                                                               
                                                                           
   Proposal information and documents are available on the ARISS website.  
   Two identical ARISS introductory webinars have been set for January 23  
   at 9 PM EST (0200 UTC on January 24) and for January 27 at 6 PM EST     
   (2300 UTC). Registration is required.                                   
                                                                           
   Contacts with ISS crew members run approximately 10 minutes in length   
   and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a            
   question-and-answer session. ARISS contacts are voice-only amateur      
   radio communication opportunities. Schools and organizations typically  
   work with a local amateur radio club to assist in handling the          
   technical aspects of carrying out a successful contact with the ISS.    
                                                                           
   Astronaut Reid Wiseman, KF5LKT, on                                      
   the air at NA1SS on board the ISS in                                    
   2014. [NASA, photo]                                                     
                                                                           
   ARISS stresses that because of the nature of human spaceflight and the  
   complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, schools and         
   organizations must be flexible in accommodating changes in radio        
   contact dates and times.                                                
                                                                           
   "Amateur radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA  
   and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan, and Europe present         
   educational organizations with this opportunity," ARISS said. "The ham  
   radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and        
   operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and 
   students around the world using amateur radio."                         
                                                                           
   Proposal information and more details are available on the ARISS        
   website. Contact ARISS with any questions.                              
   In Brief...                                                             
                                                                           
   The ARRL Events app is available to use with Apple iOS and Android      
   devices. A web-browser version, optimized for most browsers and other   
   types of mobile devices, is also available. ARRL Events will be         
   featured at Orlando HamCation 2020, February 7 - 9, which has been      
   sanctioned as the 2020 ARRL Northern Florida Section Convention.        
                                                                           
   The Perseverance DX Group VP8PJ DXpedition to South Orkney has received 
   permission from the National Science Foundation to land and camp on the 
   Antarctic island. Receipt of the Antarctic Conservation Act Permit      
   culminates a months-long approval process involving several             
   governmental agencies. VP8PJ is expected to commence operation on       
   February 20 and continue until March 5. The DXpedition's equipment      
   container arrived by sea in Punta Arenas, Chile, on January 13, and the 
   MV Braveheart will transport the operating team and the gear from there 
   to the South Orkneys and back. Set-up on the island is expected to take 
   2 days. Contact the DXpedition for more information.                    
                                                                           
   The Lagunaria DX Group is planning a "large-scale DXpedition" to        
   Timor-Leste (4W) in the October/November 2020 timeframe. "We currently  
   have one team member in Timor-Leste negotiating with different          
   ministries, companies, and accommodation facilities," said team member  
   Chris Janssen, DL1MGB. "Right now, we have positive feedback from all.  
   We even already have a confirmed reservation for two close-by lodges to 
   have enough space to host up to 10 stations." Janssen said the team     
   will consist of 18 operators and will participate seriously in both CQ  
   World Wide DX contests this fall. ditional details will be available  
   soon on the DXpedition website. Timor-Leste is the 67th most-wanted     
   DXCC entity, according to Club Log. -- Thanks to The Daily DX           
                                                                           
   A team of German DXers will operate as HU1DL from the Central American  
   country of El Salvador, starting in late January and continuing until   
   February 13. "Everything is well prepared. We are ready!" said an       
   announcement from Rolf Thieme, DL7VEE. The team will be transporting    
   its own equipment, which will include Elecraft K3 transceivers and      
   full-power amplifiers. Three stations will be on the air around the     
   clock on CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8, with a focus on the lower bands.       
   Thieme said HU1DL will operate mostly in FT8 fox/hound mode. HU1DL      
   plans to be active on 60 meters, CW, and FT8. -- Thanks to The Daily DX 
                                                                           
   Spanish radio amateurs may exchange their current longer-format call    
   signs for permanent 2 * 1 call signs, and some familiar Spanish call    
   signs are likely to be changing. Salva Moreno, EA5BB, told ARRL that    
   hams in Spain who decided to make the change are now awaiting the       
   official license documents, so they can use their new call signs on the 
   air. Moreno's new call sign will be EA5U. To be eligible, applicants    
   must have held a license issued by Spanish authorities without any      
   sanctions and have at least 15 years of experience in "international    
   amateur radio."                                                         
                                                                           
   The 17th International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) High Speed Telegraphy 
   (HST) World Championship will take place August 20 - 24 in Ulaanbaatar, 
   Mongolia. Europe's HST Cup and Balkan HST Championships will take place 
   May 8 - 12 in Elbasan, Albania. Although not an IARU-recognized event,  
   this international competition is widely accepted by the HST community  
   as an opportunity for top competitors to check their form before the    
   world championship, for teams to test new candidates for a national     
   team, and for those unable to participate at the World Championship to  
   still enjoy top-level competition. -- Thanks to IARU Region 1           
                                                                           
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