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ARRL Club News

Published by the American Radio Relay League ********************************************

September 20, 2022

Editor: Michael Walters, W8ZY <[email protected]>

IN THIS ISSUE

- New Section Managers Meet for Training
- Simulated Emergency Test Adds New Online Forms
- Crossband Activation of Battleship Iowa's NEPM Scheduled in Memory of
Pearl Harbor
- ARRL Foundation Grants $270,000 to Amateur Radio Clubs
- 08/31/2022
- Club Station Update
- Submitting Info for this Newsletter
- How to Plan and Apply for an ARRL Hamfest or Convention
- Important Links

NEW SECTION MANAGERS MEET FOR TRAINING

Each year, ARRL holds a training session for the new Section Managers.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions, no in-person meetings were held in 2020
and 2021. This last weekend the new Section Managers from 2020, 2021,
and 2022 were all invited to in-person training. Twenty-two of the 25
Section Managers to take office in these 3 years attended the training.
Section Managers from across the country got the opportunity to meet
with ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, and hear about his ideas on
leadership. Great Lakes Division Vice Director Scott Yonally, N8SY,
delivered a session on operation and promotion of your Section.
Everyone got to visit the Headquarters building, and there were
presentations given by Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, Director of Emergency
Management, and Steve Goodgame, K5ATA, Education and Learning
Department Manager. The W1AW station was open for tours and operation.
Section Managers also saw presentations by Bart Jahnke, W9JJ,
Radiosport and Field Services Manager; Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, Director
of Marketing and Innovation, and Steve Ewald, WV1X, Field Organization Supervisor. In all, it was 2 days of training, networking, and asking questions. Thank you to all the Section Managers that participated.
These photos show the Section Managers in a training class and then
gathered in front of ARRL headquarters.

SIMULATED EMERGENCY TEST ADDS NEW ONLINE FORMS

ARRL's Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is October 1 - 2, 2022. This
nationwide exercise offers operators the chance to test their personal emergency-operating skills and the readiness of their communications
equipment and accessories in a simulated emergency-like deployment.

ARRL Field Organization leaders at the Section and local levels, and
many other volunteers that are active in public service and emergency communications, are developing simulated emergency-like scenarios in consultation with a variety of agencies and organizations for whom
radio amateurs are known to provide service during emergencies.

For more information on the SET, read the Simulated Emergency Test
Guidelines at www.arrl.org/public-service-field-services-forms <http://www.arrl.org/public-service-field-services-forms>.

The new online reporting forms are available at ARRL SET Data Forms <https://ares.arrl.org/aresSET/>.

CROSSBAND ACTIVATION OF BATTLESHIP IOWA'S NEPM SCHEDULED IN MEMORY

OF PEARL HARBOR

As the representative of the National Museum of the Surface Navy at
Battleship Iowa Museum in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, the
Battleship Iowa Amateur Radio Association (BIARA) will honor the
sailors and ships previously homeported in San Pedro who were attacked
on December 7, 1941, with special crossband activations of NEPM, the
active duty call sign for the Battleship USS Iowa, on December 6 and 7,
2022.

When Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941, seven of the
battleships formerly homeported in San Pedro Bay were not present.
Eight Pacific fleet battleships (USS Arizona, USS California, USS
Maryland, USS Nevada, USS Oklahoma, USS Tennessee, USS West Virginia,
and USS Pennsylvania) were at Pearl Harbor and absorbed the brunt of
the Japanese attack. Of these eight ships, three sank, one capsized,
and four suffered varying degrees of damage.

With authority from the Navy and Marine Corps Spectrum Office
Southwest, we will transmit using the Iowa's NEPM call sign on assigned military frequencies and listen for calls from the amateur radio
community in their adjacent bands. NEPM will transmit on 14.375 MHz,
18.170 MHz, and/or 21.460 MHz on J3E upper sideband and/or A1A CW. The
operator will advise listeners as to where they are listening. Amateur participants are reminded not to transmit on the NEPM military
frequencies. Operations on both days are expected to be from 1500 to
2400 UTC. QSL procedures can be found at https://biara.org. For
specific questions in advance of the operation, contact [email protected].
Thanks to BIARA for this story.

ARRL FOUNDATION GRANTS $270,000 TO AMATEUR RADIO CLUBS

08/31/2022

The new ARRL Foundation Club Grant Program <http://www.arrl.org/club-grant-program>, funded by a generous grant
from Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), has awarded $270,000
to radio clubs that participated in the first round of applications.

The Club Grant Program, introduced earlier this year, includes $500,000
to be awarded to radio clubs with projects that will have the most
impact on amateur radio, the community, and the future of radio
technology. The grants will fund transformative projects that encourage
the growth of active amateur radio operators and training
opportunities, education programs for student groups and schools, and
club revitalization. A second round of applications to award the
program's remaining funding opened on September 7, 2022. The deadline
for submitting an application is November 4th at 7PM Eastern time.

Twenty-four clubs were notified on Monday, August 29, that they are
receiving grants. The ARRL Foundation received 128 applications in the
first round, with requests totaling $1.74 million. The selection
committee noted that it was difficult work deciding from many
high-quality grant proposals, considering the finite available funds.
Radio clubs that did not receive grants in the first round may revise
and resubmit applications in the second round.

The ARRL Foundation, established in 1973 by ARRL The National
Association for Amateur Radio <http://www.arrl.org/>�, administers the
Club Grant Program. ARRL has long recognized that it is in the best
interest of amateur radio to encourage and support amateur radio clubs.
Clubs historically have recruited, licensed, and trained new radio
amateurs and have provided the community setting for them to continue
their education and training.

The new Club Grant Program will help clubs more easily provide and
expand their important services. More information about the program can
be found on the ARRL Foundation website, at
www.arrl.org/club-grant-program
<http://www.arrl.org/club-grant-program>.

The following clubs, in no particular order, were awarded grants:

Club Name

Town

State

Heritage High School Amateur Radio Club

Brentwood

CA

Newport County Radio Club

Newport

RI

Bristol County Repeater Association

Tiverton

RI

Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club

Philadelphia

PA

Quaboag Valley Amateur Radio Club

Warren

MA

Amateur Radio Club at Kansas State University

Manhattan

KS

Meriden Amateur Radio Club

Wallingford

CT

Anchorage Amateur Radio Club

Anchorage

AK

Andrew Johnson Amateur Radio Club

Greeneville

TN

Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association

Gloucester

MA

Yavapai Amateur Radio Club

Prescott

AZ

Cave City High School Amateur Radio Club

Cave City

AR

Fauquier County 4-H Ham Radio Club

Warrenton

VA

All Things Amateur Radio Association

Carroll

OH

Forsyth Amateur Radio Club Inc

Winston Salem

NC

Sunset Empire Amateur Radio Club

Astoria

OR

Barnstable Amateur Radio Club

South Dennis

MA

Orange County Amateur Radio Club

Cornwall

NY

Daleville Area Amateur Radio Service

Daleville

AL

Lake Washington Ham Club

Kirkland

WA

Radio Association of Western New York

West Seneca

NY

Prairie Dog Amateur Radio Club

Childress

TX

West Chester Amateur Radio Association

West Chester

OH

Gloucester County Amateur Radio Club

Pitman

NJ

CLUB STATION UPDATE

"Club Station," QST's newest column, continues to grow. In the coming
months, clubs from around the country will share stories about their
activities and programs, such as one Florida club's Field Day operation
that included a CW station operated by two blind hams, and an Ohio club offering advice and recommendations on how to successfully put together
a club newsletter, among others.

"Club Station" is intended to show the successes and contributions of
clubs and to highlight how many of them are overcoming the challenges
of an ever-changing world to thrive and to help other clubs do the
same. All clubs are invited to submit their story. The details on how
and where to submit are located on the Affiliated Club Resources <http://www.arrl.org/affiliated-club-resources> web page, under Club
Station Author's Guide and Form <http://www.arrl.org/affiliated-club-resources>. You do not have to be
a professional writer to submit your club's story, and QST editors will
be happy to work with you. We look forward to hearing from your club!

SUBMITTING INFO FOR THIS NEWSLETTER

ARRL Club News is for radio clubs to show how they are working in the
community and the hobby to advance amateur radio. If your club
completes a project, supports an event, does an EmComm activation, or
activates a park, we want to hear about it. You can submit your
newsletter article to us at [email protected]. We like to get them as text
or Word files instead of PDFs. If you have pictures, please submit them
with caption information, as well as the name and call sign of the photographer. We want to highlight the good work being done by the
clubs and show others in the community. Think of this as a chance to
show off your club and your programs.

HOW TO PLAN AND APPLY FOR AN ARRL HAMFEST OR CONVENTION

If your amateur radio club is planning to host a convention, hamfest,
tailgate, or swapfest, please consider applying for it to be an
ARRL-sanctioned event. To learn what it means to be an ARRL-sanctioned
event, and to get some ideas on how to prepare for and conduct a
hamfest or convention, visit www.arrl.org/arrl-sanctioned-events <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-sanctioned-events>.

To have your event sanctioned, complete the online application at www.arrl.org/hamfest-convention-application <http://www.arrl.org/hamfest-convention-application>.

The ARRL Hamfests and Conventions Calendar can be found online at www.arrl.org/hamfests <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests>. In addition, the Convention and Hamfest Calendar that runs in QST each month also
presents information about upcoming events.

IMPORTANT LINKS

ARRL Home: www.arrl.org <http://www.arrl.org/>

Find an ARRL Affiliated Club: www.arrl.org/clubs
<http://www.arrl.org/clubs>

Find your ARRL Section: www.arrl.org/sections
<http://www.arrl.org/sections>

Find a license class in your area: www.arrl.org/class <http://www.arrl.org/class>

Find a license exam in your area: www.arrl.org/exam
<http://www.arrl.org/exam>

Find a hamfest or convention: www.arrl.org/hamfests <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests>

Email ARRL Clubs: [email protected]

ARRL Club News is published every month (12 times each year). ARRL
members may subscribe at no cost or unsubscribe by editing their Member
Data Page as described at http://www.arrl.org/club-news.

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