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PA}`The same front that produced tornado activity in Mississippi on December nineteen earlier touched Arkansas and Missouri with devastating and deadly effect after nearly a year without any significant tornado activity
QA}`the Marconi Cape Cod Memorial Radio Club are working in partnership with the National Park Service at Cape Cod National Seashore to organize the celebration
RA}`Kids Day is intended to encourage young people to enjoy Amateur Radio
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PA}`More than new schools is being added to the Education and Technology Program Hill said that as the program nears its first full year in existence an evaluation of the curriculum is now under way
QA}`Over the weekend Alamance County ARES operators also assisted with communications among the state EOC the Red Cross and shelters
RA}`Hoping that his donation will spur others to contribute to The Big Project
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PA}`the JARL Technical Relations Office and First VP Harrison are collaborating on the study which has been delayed by other pressing obligations as well as by developments in the regulatory environment
QA}`Please emphasize to your VEs that every participating or administering VE shares responsibility for the administration
RA}`The Executive Committee is required to meet twice yearly
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PA}`Amateur Radio on the International Space Station school contacts will remain on hold for approximately the next three weeks as the crew settles in and takes care of its initial duties
QA}`NASA says the Expedition six crew members will work with a total of twenty continuing and new experiments in the US Density Laboratory
RA}`The crew change also marks the first time since Expedition three
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PA}`Six students from around the world recently attended the United States Telecommunications Training Institute International Amateur Radio Union course on Amateur Radio administration at JARL Headquarters
QA}`The Conference Preparatory Meeting for next years World Radiocommunication Conference opened in Geneva Switzerland November
RA}`Terms of office for all successful candidates begin January
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PA}`In other business the IARU Administrative Council noted the growing use of power lines for high speed data communications and expressed concerns that radiation from power line communications sometimes called PLC or PLT could interfere with Amateur Radio reception
QA}`Two Lucas County units promptly responded with an emergency trailer to Tiffin in Senaca County and an communications van to Port Clinton in Ottawa County
RA}`Bedford and Cumberland counties in Tennessee also sustained damage
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PA}`Taylor was first licensed at an early age and he regaled the audience with tales of his formative years as a young amateur building gear with parts from cast off TV sets
QA}`Just back from World Radiocommunication Conference preparations in Geneva Switzerland JARL Chief Executive Officer
RA}`League services and join the fight against restrictive antenna laws
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PA}`That is exactly what the NTIA advised it recommended that the FCC explore other bands that might be able to accommodate the technology without causing unacceptable interference to critical incumbent users
QA}`the Texas Department of Public Safety was unable to get helicopters in to rescue stranded people due to the storms turbulence
RA}`Letter and JARL Audio News are being distributed January
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PA}`By the end of the week the remnants of Hurricane Kenna exacerbated the situation in some areas after the storm dumped additional precipitation that led to more flooding in Pearland and possibly elsewhere
QA}`The Corpus Christi tornado was the most severe weather problem for the Lone Star State in a week that had included heavy rains and flooding elsewhere
RA}`improve their understanding of complex radios and give them
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PA}`Jackson Metro Emergency Coordinator organized an Amateur Radio Red Cross net and all five Red Cross shelters in the area were equipped with ham radio communication and prepared to keep in touch with one another as well as with the Red Cross Emergency Operations Center in Jackson
QA}`Amazingly and unexpectedly the Amateur Radio avionics survived the rockets destruction operating until they struck the desert floor
RA}`the Commission denied petitions from AeroAstro and MicroTrax
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PA}`A just completed draft revision to an International Telecommunication Union Recommendation could result in reining in the potential for interference to amateur and other services from synthetic aperture radars
QA}`hold serves as a bargaining chip to force the leadership to call up another piece of legislation
RA}`support governmental and private relief organizations
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PA}`Recognition for increased annual support in The Diamond Club includes all current ARRL membership benefits plus pins and certificates at every membership level plus special Diamond Club car window decals
QA}`The Joamie youngsters spoke to Whitson via a teleconferencing circuit that included ARISS veteran Earth station operator Gerald Klatzko
RA}`A DIMINISHED HURRICANE LILI COMES ASHORE IN LOUISIANA
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PA}`Jackson Metro Emergency Coordinator organized an Amateur Radio Red Cross net and all five Red Cross shelters in the area were equipped with ham radio communication and prepared to keep in touch with one another as well as with the Red Cross Emergency Operations Center in Jackson
QA}`Their questions reflected concerns over the cost of the space program as well as curiosity about the physical effects of living in space and the prospects of space tourism
RA}`Amateurs in Mississippi rallied to help deal with the effects of former
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PA}`New York City Amateur Radio Emergency Service Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service members will observe the first anniversary of the September eleven terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center by activating to assist with the remembrance activities
QA}`One difficulty in the negotiations is that some of the information on the governments use of the Five MHz frequencies involved is classified
RA}`this Fall will probably be far better for HF propagation than next Fall
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PA}`Dozens of Tennessee hams passed the acid test after a train derailed near Knoxville the morning of Sunday The wreck of the Norfolk Southern freight dumped more than one hundred gallons of concentrated sulfuric acid
QA}`The Hurricane Watch Net activated this week for the first time as a nascent hurricane threatened Cuba and possibly parts of the Gulf of Mexico
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PA}`Bass whos relying on the corporate sponsors to pay for his fare as a space tourist began his training in July at Star City and had just returned to Russia after a week at NASAs Johnson Space Center in Houston
QA}`The Power Line Communications Association said the FCC should not grant the Five MHz band request because amateurs could interfere
RA}`The NTIA regulates radio spectrum allocated to the federal government
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PA}`On the second day the whole group took to the field for some practical experience Loading themselves into a fully equipped noise locating van the students went out to see if they could find the sources of noise
QA}`The criminal charges of which he now stands convicted covered violations allegedly committed between June and April
RA}`who was Tennessee Section Manager before his appointment
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PA}`Since the resolution requires modification of an existing agreement the next step is approval by the Organization of American States General Assembly which meets next June Siverling explained
QA}`DX Phone contest replacement certificates and specialty plaques and the certificates for the January VHF and contests have all been shipped
RA}`confusion about the web site for the New Jersey QSO Party
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PA}`The resolution includes as a goal to promote the development of a global Radio Amateur Permit working with other regional organizations within the framework of the International Telecommunication Union
QA}`There has been another switch in plans to install the last two Amateur Radio antennas aboard the International Space Station
RA}`they had actually done as well in the original code test as it appeared
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PA}`The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators has endorsed experimental use of videoconferencing technology to conduct Amateur Radio testing in remote areas of Alaska Meeting July in Gettysburg
QA}`Certificates for the November Sweepstakes have been printed and envelopes are being stuffed in the back rooms of Newington
RA}`High winds on the mountain prevented an helicopter rescue attempt
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PA}`The specially designed flexible tape antennas will support Amateur Radio on the International Space Station VHF and UHF operation and are similar to an antenna installed last January fourteen by the Expedition four crew
QA}`Geomagnetic conditions should be quite for the next few days but it sure was not quiet August when planetary K indices reached six
RA}`Day by day we will move away from summertime to fall propagation
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PA}`A contest Web site established earlier this year now includes among other features a searchable database of line scores for members and the ability to easily analyze individual and club scores
QA}`The routine FCC letter to a power company cities the requirement to rectify problems with their equipment
RA}`The Board first considered the issue at its January meeting
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PA}`I think this is an extraordinarily exciting day for Amateur Radio that the role of Amateur Radio in homeland security is recognized at the highest levels of government
QA}`Membership Services and Administration and Finance committees met this week in advance of the formal Board session
RA}`Active sunspot regions have been coming into view rise in solar flux
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PA}`Some Morse code purists have been less than enthusiastic regarding the administration of the CW portion of the examination he was pleasantly surprised to learn in the wake of the introduction of a license
QA}`the new Foundation class entry level amateur ticket in the UK has proven to be a grand success especially among youth
RA}`This will expose many more amateurs to the dynamics of contesting
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PA}`The value to the public of a vital growing Amateur Radio Service while perhaps only indirectly measurable in market terms cannot translate to a marketplace ability to pay for spectrum no matter what the mechanism
QA}`Petitioners also should provide technical sharing studies every time they propose a new allocation or file a petition for a new unlicensed service
RA}`The idea is to minimize the variables associated with radio contesting
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PA}`While the Hayman Fire was nearly fifty percent contained Ryan says strong winds earlier in the week blew smoke and ash to the southeast of the fire extending over Colorado Springs The fire jumped containment lines in north central Teller County
QA}`Connecticut Emergency Management Director John Wiltse said partnerships like the one between UTC and ARRL are important to the activities he oversees
RA}`World Radiocommunication Conference will take place in Geneva
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PA}`Exploring an enhanced post public safety and homeland security role for Amateur Radio was the focus of a National Public Safety Telecommunications Council NPSTC Amateur Radio Working Group meeting June
QA}`The Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network SATERN has taken on the job of coordinating communications during the emergency
RA}`there are Amateur Radio operators on hand to support the fire fighting efforts
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PA}`The Civilian Space Xploration Team is hoping the suborbital vehicle will carry its Amateur Radio payloads to an altitude of nautical miles a group of Amateur Radio operators and amateur rocket enthusiasts is poised to make aerospace history
QA}`Willam Flippo of Jupiter was found guilty of four counts of operating without a license and four counts of deliberate and malicious interference
RA}`A Florida CBer accused of jamming Amateur Radio operations
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PA}`The ARRL wants the FCC to reverse a portion of its Order that addresses the Commissions jurisdiction to authorize unlicensed RF devices that pose significant interference potential to licensed services
QA}`Comments submitted on behalf of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Local and Metropolitan Area Network Standards
RA}`Citing economic concerns the Venezuelan National Commission of Telecommunications
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PA}`The idea is to give Novice and Technician licensees as well as generally inactive amateurs of any class and even unlicensed individuals a chance to participate under the supervision of a licensed control operator
QA}`a case of strange interference involving a power company and an AM broadcast station has been substantially resolved
RA}`Field Day takes place this year on the first weekend of summer
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PA}`Amateur Radio Emergency Service teams in Missouri were active during May in response to widespread flooding and other weather emergencies including at least one tornado Gov Bob Holden declared a statewide state of emergency
QA}`Field Day officially will expand its scope beyond the borders of the US and Canada to include participation by amateurs in all of North and South America
RA}`Examples in the Field Day packet include operators who have never been on HF
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PA}`Although Hamvention typically provides a suitable occasion to debut the latest equipment many attendees agreed that there were fewer new major items on display than in some past years There was no shortage of ham radio accessories
QA}`and he regaled the audience with tales of his formative years as a young amateur building gear with parts from cast off TV sets
RA}`Kenwood broadcast the Hamvention proceedings via the Internet
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PA}`If allocated to amateurs on a secondary basis hams would have to avoid interfering with and accept interference from current occupants of the spectrum as they already do on therty meters The band now is allocated to Fixed and Mobile services
QA}`We are very grateful to Kenwood Communications Corporation for this useful and attractive update to the WONEAW satellite station
RA}`The FCC said the new Five MHz band would help amateurs
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PA}`The annual award honors an amateur who demonstrates outstanding public relations success at the local state or national level on behalf of Amateur Radio and who best exemplifies the volunteer spirit of the awards namesake
QA}`Amateur Radio Emergency Service ARES teams activated or stood by to assist as severe weather struck several states in recent days
RA}`ARISS QSO with students gathered in Gauteng South Africa
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PA}`Amateurs
in New Mexico supported the activities of responding agencies in late March when four
wildfires broke out at approximately the same time within a few miles of each other One of
the fires destroyed more than two dozen houses
QA}`The vanity troubles began after about two weeks of paper vanity applications sent off for anthrax decontamination were not returned to Gettysburg
RA}`Giorgadze learned this week that he will be in North Korea at least until July
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PA}`German vote favors retention of Morse requirement The results of a mail in vote of Deutscher Radio Club members on whether to retain a Morse code requirement as an examination criterion for HF access indicates members almost split on the issue
QA}`While the proposed rule would apply to the Amateur Service it would prohibit only a handful of applications filed by new and renewing hams
RA}`Vigilant members of the Maritime Mobile Service Net on twenty meters
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PA}`Motschenbacher told his NCJ readers in his farewell editorial that he considers the opportunity to work at JARL Headquarters a dream come true I feel like a kid who has just been granted his fondest wish
QA}`The Expedition four International Space Station crew Yuri Onufrienko and Carl Walz will be spending an extra month in orbit
RA}`Some commenters from the amateur community predicted interference from
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PA}`As we enter radios second century amateurs continue to lead the way in numerous areas radio amateurs are the leading developers of new digital techniques for high frequency data and text communication such as PacTOR
QA}`The ARRL party also touched bases of Congress to explore the possibilities of legislation concerning private deed covenants
RA}`There were approximately comments filed by Amateur Radio organizations
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PA}`As a result of ARRL Executive Committee action the ARRL moved another step closer to asking the FCC to act favorably on its Novice band refarming recommendations The EC also further mulled strategy regarding a possible congressional solution
QA}`Groups of youngsters in Oregon and young ladies in England each got a chance this week to chat with astronaut Carl Walz
RA}`In an effort to reduce or eliminate the necessity of filing paper vanity call sign
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PA}`Stations can earn unlimited points at the same rate for participating on the scene during an unplanned emergency response or as part of an unplanned incident request for Amateur Radio participation by a public or served agency
QA}`UWB Order will be among the items up for discussion at a meeting of the ARRL Executive Committee March second in Arlington
RA}`a few vanity call signs have trickled out of Gettysburg in recent weeks
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PA}`The ARRL VEC has withdrawn accreditation for volunteer examiners responsible for the testing sessions at which alleged irregularities occurred as well as those of VEs present at a February instructional class
QA}`The FCC indicated this week that a lone missing paper vanity call sign application filed is holding up the resumption of processing
RA}`this week chatted via Amateur Radio with students in Russia
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PA}`He will continue as the Leagues expert on emergency communications public service and the field organization Public service is one of the most important aspects of Amateur Radio why we enjoy the many frequencies
QA}`Earthbound users have been able to access the system nonetheless but the lack of a call sign has been an annoyance
RA}`Normal packet activity with a real call sign should resume soon
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PA}`The amateurs involved have assisted numerous local and federal agencies to develop a unique system that covers the entire Wasatch Front Area providing communications to reach numerous olympic venues
QA}`Tough questions posed by a high school group required some thoughtful and detailed answers from astronaut Dan Bursch
RA}`Vanity electronic and paper applications have equal processing priority
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PA}`The Merrills said the recent discovery of very early correspondence and documents by the founders and early leaders of Amateur Radio comprise a unique history that will be lost forever without archival preservation
QA}`Hubbard said a copy of proposed expanded Amateur Radio antenna legislation was given to the President and to the presidents brother
RA}`Broadcasters may borrow amateur band for Winter Olympics coverage
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PA}`Petzolt said the two passengers aboard the forty foot vessel were safe and the boat was on the beach Amateurs he said stood by in case serious problems arose during the rescue effort
QA}`The EVA lasted several hours and also involved attaching six thruster plume deflectors on the ISS as well as the ham antenna work
RA}`Vanity call sign processing is resuming but not exactly apace on January
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PA}`Tippett and Briggs said that while the topic of their petition did arise during the ARRL committees deliberations their petition is an independent effort with no connection to the committee
QA}`the revised rules will prohibit a section manager removed from office for running in the next SM election following removal
RA}`Easy and convenient access to back issues of Ham Radio magazine
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PA}`Plans call for one station to remain in the Functional Cargo Block using the Russian antennas that had been used to dock the FGB but are now used for Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
QA}`A high speed stream of energy from a coronal hole is due and the predicted planetary A index indicates a geomagnetic storm
RA}`Many periods over the past week had planetary and K indices of zero or one
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PA}`Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Board Chairman Frank Bauer has announced that one of the four new ARISS antennas will be installed during a scheduled January
QA}`The Quarter Century Wireless Association has asked the FCC to change its amateur vanity call sign system rules
RA}`the United Kingdom will make the HF bands much more accessible
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PA}`Terry pointed out that the special temporary authority granted for the Atlanta games covered all amateurs in Georgia while Schaefers proposal for the Salt Lake City games would only cover hams with a numeral
QA}`the source of each practice is given at the beginning of each practice and at the beginning of alternate speeds
RA}`CW frequencies include code practices Qualifying Runs and CW bulletins