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The ARRL Letter

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

September 14, 2023

John E. Ross, KD8IDJ, Editor <[email protected]>

ARRL Home Page <http://www.arrl.org/>ARRL Letter Archive <http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/>Audio News <http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/audio/> IN THIS ISSUE

- Hurricane Lee: Amateur Radio Service in State of Readiness,
Activations Planned
- 2023 SET Exercise to Test Skills and Emergency Preparedness
- Amateur Radio Serves in Large Utah Bike Race
- Changes in the ARRL Louisiana Section
- Amateur Radio in the News
- ARRL Podcasts
- Announcements
- In Brief...
- The K7RA Solar Update
- Just Ahead in Radiosport
- Upcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions

HURRICANE LEE: AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE IN STATE OF READINESS,

ACTIVATIONS PLANNED

Hurricane Lee <https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/#Lee> is expected to impact
portions of New England in the Northeastern United States and Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick in Canada.

The storm has had the full attention of forecasters and the
volunteer organizations that coordinate Amateur Radio response to
hurricanes.

Amateur Radio Emergency Service <https://www.arrl.org/ares>� (ARES�)
groups are in an elevated state of readiness and alert ahead of the
storm.

ARRL Sections in the areas forecast to be impacted are preparing for activation. Section Manager of the ARRL Maine Section Phil Duggan,
N1EP, sent an email to members in the section on Thursday encouraging
them to ready their stations and homes. "Because of all the rain we
have been getting, the likelihood of trees toppling is increased and
most likely power outages," he wrote. Duggan said the Washington County
ARES group would be on the air starting Friday.

Portions of Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island have been dealing
with flooding rain and tornadoes over the past week.

Other areas of New England have had amateur radio activations
throughout the week. Section Emergency Coordinator of the ARRL Eastern Massachusetts Section Rob Macedo, KD1CY, who also serves as SKYWARN
Coordinator for the National Weather Service Boston/Norton (MA) office <https://wx1box.org/> and as Operations Manager for the Hurricane VoIP
Net says formal activations are planned of the SKYWARN program. "We
will support Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency efforts via the
SKYWARN mission giving situational awareness and disaster intelligence information on storm damage, coastal flooding, any flooding from heavy
rainfall and rain gauge reports," he said.

The Hurricane Watch Net <https://www.hwn.org/> (HWN) is in Alert Level
2 - Monitoring Mode. HWN Net Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, published an
update on the groups website. "The National Hurricane Center is
forecasting Hurricane Lee to slowly weaken over the next few days and
make landfall Saturday evening in Nova Scotia, or perhaps New Brunswick
Sunday morning, as a Tropical Storm or Post-Tropical Cyclone... Not
knowing for sure "if" Hurricane Lee will weaken, and, not knowing for
sure where landfall could occur, the Hurricane Watch Net remains at
Alert Level 2 - Monitoring Mode," he wrote. The HWN tentatively plans
to active Saturday morning at 8:00 am EST on 14.325 MHz and 7.268 MHz, depending on need.

The Hurricane VOiP Net <https://voipwx.net/> is planning to activate on Saturday, according to the group's Public Information Officer, Lloyd
Colston, KC5FM, "The VOIPWX.net will be activating Saturday on Echolink
7203 and IRLP 9219 for possible Hurricane Lee reports from New England
and Canadian provinces...The net will also connect to the Kansas
Sunflower System (www.sunflowernet.us) with connections to Allstar,
Hamshack Hotline, TGIF DMR, Dstar, Fusion, M17, and P25," said Colston
in an email.

Both groups funnel reports to the WX4NHC <https://w4ehw.fiu.edu/>
amateur radio station at the National Hurricane Center, if active.

As ARRL Field Organization leaders begin activating volunteers, radio
amateurs are encouraged to prepare their stations with the ARES go kit checklist <https://ema.arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Go-Kit-Checklist.pdf>.

This story was last updated at 4:30 pm EST on Thursday, September 14.
For the latest information on Amateur Radio Service activations for
Hurricane Lee, check ARRL News <https://www.arrl.org/news-features>.

2023 SET EXERCISE TO TEST SKILLS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

The ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is scheduled for October 7 - 8,
2023.

The SET is ARRL's annual national emergency exercise designed to assess
the skills and preparedness of Amateur Radio Emergency Service� (ARES�) volunteers, as well as those affiliated with other organizations
involved in emergency and disaster responses. The SET is open to all
radio amateurs and partner organizations, in additon to national,
state, and local officials. Besides ARES volunteers, those active in
the National Traffic System (NTS), Radio Amateur Civil Emergency
Service (RACES), National Weather Service's SKYWARN� Storm Spotter
program, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), and a variety of
other allied groups and public service-oriented radio amateurs are
needed to fulfill important roles in this nationwide exercise.

During the exercise, volunteers can assess equipment, modes, and skills
under simulated emergency conditions and scenarios. Individuals can use
the time to update a go-kit for use during deployments and to ensure
their home station's operational capability during an emergency or
disaster.

To get involved, contact your local ARRL Emergency Coordinator or Net
Manager.

SET guidelines and report forms can be found at:

ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) Guidelines+ <https://www.arrl.org/public-service-field-services-forms>

In addition to the ARRL SET exercise, as part of their communications interoperability outreach to the amateur radio community, the US
Department of Defense (DOD) will be conducting a DOD COMEX 23-4
exercise. During the week of October 16, they'll conduct a series of
high-power HF information transmissions on 60 meters and channel 1
(5330.5 kHz). This event will coincide with the ARRL SET.

AMATEUR RADIO SERVES IN LARGE UTAH BIKE RACE

On September 9, 2023, the Bridgerland Amateur Radio Club <https://barconline.org/> (BARC) in northern Utah provided amateur
radio communications support during LoToJa <https://lotoja.com/About>,
the longest 1-day USA Cycling (USAC)-sanctioned bicycle race in
America. The LoToJa course consists of 200 miles of rough, mountainous
terrain. BARC was prepared for the challenge and had been training and
working on their communications plans for more than 3 decades.

The club's involvement with LoToJa began in 1991, when the race had 200
riders and 14 amateur radio operators. This year's event had 1,700
riders and 120 amateur radio operators, including 35 cars with amateur
radio operators along for the ride. Amateur radio was engaged in every
aspect of the race from start to finish thanks to assistance of
operators from Ogden, Davis County, and Salt Lake City, as well as
Idaho, Wyoming, and Maryland.

Section Manager of the ARRL Utah Section Pat Malan, N7PAT, said that
BARC members evaluate their operating skills and equipment, which is
the best form of preparation for emergency communications. "It's a
tremendous effort and dedication from everyone," Malan said.

Youth Coordinator for the ARRL Utah Section and former BARC President
Kevin Reeve, N7RXE, said the teams deployed two mountaintop portable
repeaters (using batteries and solar power), three portable
digipeaters, and a portable IGate throughout the racecourse, in
addition to setting up four command and net control centers. Reeve
explained, "This provided continuous audio and an Automatic Packet
Reporting System (APRS) for the 35 cars covering the entire event."

Reeve went on to say that this year, a family needed to contact one of
the riders because of an emergency. He stated, "There was no cell phone coverage, but we were able to locate the cyclist in about 5 minutes,
then reunite them with their family in 15 minutes."

BARC also provided emergency communications for at least two other
large-scale cycling events this year, including the Little Red Riding
Hood event that had 3,500 women cyclists and 70 ham radio operators,
and the Cache Gran Fondo event that had 1,500 cyclists.

BARC was founded in 1976 by Jeff Jacobsen, WA7MBL; Bob Wood, WA7MXZ,
and Bill Neville, WA7KMF (SK), and it exists for the training and
fellowship of amateur radio operators. The club currently has 227
members.

CHANGES IN THE ARRL LOUISIANA SECTION

Section Manager of the ARRL Louisiana Section John Mark Robertson,
K5JMR, has stepped down. He has held this role since April 1, 2018.
Robertson has been active in the Section and in Louisiana ARES. He held
the Emergency Coordinator and both District and Section Emergency
Coordinator positions before he assumed the role of Section Manager.

Matt Anderson, KD5KNZ, has been appointed to fill the remaining term,
effective September 1, 2023. Anderson has also held several previous
positions in leadership, including Assistant Section Emergency
Coordinator and Assistant Section Manager of the Louisiana Section.

AMATEUR RADIO IN THE NEWS

ARRL Public Information Officers, Coordinators, and many other member-volunteers help keep amateur radio and ARRL in the news <http://www.arrl.org/media-hits>.

"Focused on Mississippi: Amateur radio operators <https://www.wjtv.com/living-local/focused-on-mississippi/focused-on-mississippi-amateur-radio-operators/>"

/ WJTV (Mississippi) September 11, 2023 - The Jackson Amateur Radio
Club is an ARRL Affiliated Club.

"Ham radio operators from throughout state gather in Ridgeland
Saturday. See why. <https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ham-radio-operators-from-throughout-state-gather-in-ridgeland-saturday-see-why/ar-AA1gB2Cb>"

/ The Clarion- Ledger (Mississippi) September 11, 2023 - The Jackson
Amateur Radio Club is an ARRL Affiliated Club.

"ECN training specializes in keeping up communication when it's critical�-��-��-��-��-� <https://dps.mn.gov/blog/Pages/20230907-ecn-communications-unit.aspx>"
/ Minnesota Department of Public Safety, September 7, 2023 -- Emergency Communication Networks.

Share <[email protected]> any amateur radio media hits you spot with
us.

ARRL PODCASTS

On the Air
Sponsored by Icom <http://www.icomamerica.com/en/>

The cover story of On the Air's September/October 2023 issue,
"Foxhunting Basics," doesn't have anything to do with chasing down a
woodland creature. Foxhunting is a radio direction-finding activity
that you can enjoy with a radio club or group, or even with just one
other friend -- and they don't even have to be a ham! Rob Zielfelder,
N1NUG, explains how to get started with a couple of handheld radios and
a directional antenna that you can make from inexpensive hardware store materials. One player hides somewhere with a radio, and sends
intermittent transmissions, while the other player tracks them with the
help of the radio's signal meter and a map. Listen to this month's
episode for more information on how to join the fun.

ARRL Audio News
Listen to ARRL Audio News <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news>,
available every Friday. ARRL Audio News is a summary of the week's top
news stories in the world of amateur radio and ARRL, along with
interviews and other features.

The On the Air podcast is available on iTunes (iOS) and Stitcher
(Android). The On the Air podcast and ARRL Audio News are also on
blubrry -- On the Air <https://blubrry.com/arrlontheair/> | ARRL Audio
News <https://blubrry.com/arrlaudionews/>.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ARRL has announced that certificates are now available for new
club-level awards. These awards are for clubs and individual members
and recognize hams for their personal achievements. The new First
Contact Award <http://www.arrl.org/first-contact> commemorates a ham's
first contact. The new Mentor Award <http://www.arrl.org/mentor-award> recognizes amateurs who have helped newly licensed club members to get
on the air. Both certificates are available as PDF documents, and they
can be downloaded and printed as necessary. ARRL Field Services Manager
Mike Walters, W8ZY, said "More certificates are coming, and we want to
give the clubs and individuals a way to have fun with new hams and
maybe create some fun for the many of us that are not so new."

An email to the U.S. delegation announced that Steve Lang will become
head of the U.S. delegation to the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-2023). He replaces Anna Gomez, who last week was confirmed by the
U.S. Senate for a seat on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Lang is a longtime State Department official currently serving as
Deputy Assistant Secretary-International Information and Communications
Policy. Lang has been working closely with Gomez on U.S. WRC-23
Delegation preparations. A biography of Lang <https://www.state.gov/biographies/steve-lang/> may be seen on the
State Department website. WRC-2023 will convene in Dubai on November
20. Of particular concern to radio amateurs in the upcoming conference
agenda is continued Amateur access to the 1.2 GHz band. More
information here: https://www.iaru.org/no-agreement-in-itu-r-wp4c-on-the-measures-needed-to-protect-the-rnss-in-the-23cm-band/


<https://www.iaru.org/no-agreement-in-itu-r-wp4c-on-the-measures-needed-to-protect-the-rnss-in-the-23cm-band/>

IN BRIEF...

The 2023 Route 66 On the Air Special Event began on Saturday, September
9, and will run through Sunday, September 17. Twenty-one special event
stations are operating along the route from Santa Monica, California,
to Chicago, Illinois. This is the 24th year of the event, which was
started by the Northern Arizona DX Association (NADXA) to celebrate the
history of the road. Nicknamed the Mother Road for how it served as
refuge for those displaced by the Great Depression, US Highway 66 was established in 1926, and was the first major improvement to link the
west coast and the Midwest. Now, the event is coordinated by the Citrus
Belt Amateur Radio Club (CBARC) in San Bernardino, California.
Additional information is available on CBARC <https://w6jbt.org/>'s
website and Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/w6jbt/> page.

The Nantucket Amateur Radio Association <https://ema.arrl.org/nantucket-amateur-radio-association/>
participated in the International Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend on
August 19 - 20, 2023. The club shared a video of members setting up for
the event despite constant wind speeds of 30. Watch the video at: https://youtu.be/SoOwPDnzugU

Planning is underway for a birthday party and special event to
celebrate ARRL member Oscar Norris, W4OXH, as he turns 106 on September
25, 2023. Licensed since 1949, Norris is the oldest living amateur
radio operator in North Carolina, according to Gaston County Amateur
Radio Society <https://gcars.org/?page_id=119> President Tony Jones,
N4ATJ. There will be a "Ham of the Century" special event station on
the air to honor Norris, beginning at 0000 UTC on September 20 and
running through 2359 UTC on October 1. The net will be random
throughout the day on any band and mode. A QSL card will be available
for all contacts.

THE K7RA SOLAR UPDATE

Tad Cook, K7RA, of Seattle, Washington, reports for this week's ARRL Propagation Bulletin, ARLP037:

Like last week, eight new sunspot groups emerged this reporting week,
September 7 - 13, 2023.

One appeared on September 7, another on September 9, four more on

Solar disk image taken September 14, 2023. [Photo courtesy of NASA
SDO/HMI]

September 10, another on September 11, and one more on September
12.

Solar activity made a nice comeback, with average daily sunspot numbers
rising from 95.4 to 138.1, and solar flux increasing from 137.6 to
159.9.

The most active geomagnetic day was September 12, when the planetary A
index was 25. A "stealth CME" with an aurora visible as far south as
Missouri was reported on spaceweather.com
<https://www.spaceweather.com/>.

The average daily planetary A index decreased from 15.4 to 10.4, and
middle latitude numbers decreased from 16.3 to 11.3.

The autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere is on September 22 --
just a week away.

It seems that the next sustained short-term peak in solar flux is a few
weeks off, with values between 150 and 155 on October 12 - 17, although
it's expected to reach 150 on September 23 - 24.

The forecast shows the solar flux at 145, 145, 148, 145, and 145 on
September 14 - 18; 148 on September 19 - 20; 145 on September 21 - 22;
150 on September 23 - 24; 145 on September 25; 140 on September 26 -
27; 135 on September 28 - 30; 130, 135, 130, and 135 on October 1 - 4;
140 on October 5 - 6, and 135 on October 7 - 8.

Predicted planetary A index is 12 and 15 on September 14 - 15; 8 on
September 16 - 17; 5, 5, and 10 on September 18 - 20; 5, 5, and 12 on
September 21 - 23; 5 on September 24 - 27; 8, 12, and 8 on September 28
- 30, and 5 on October 1 - 8.

Sunspot numbers for September 7 - 13, 2023, were 135, 123, 119, 167,
173, 141, and 109, with a mean of 138.1. The 10.7-centimeter flux was
160.8, 160.9, 161.4, 163.9, 176.4, 153.5, and 142.6, with a mean of
159.9. Estimated planetary A indices were 6, 6, 8, 4, 7, 25, and 17,
with a mean of 10.4. The middle latitude A index was 11, 8, 12, 6, 8,
17, and 17, with a mean of 11.3.

Send your tips, questions, or comments to [email protected].

A comprehensive K7RA Solar Update is posted Fridays on the ARRL
website. For more information concerning radio propagation, visit <http://arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals> the ARRL Technical
Information Service, read
<http://arrl.org/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere> "What the Numbers
Mean...," and check out <http://k9la.us/> the Propagation Page of Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA.

A propagation bulletin archive <http://arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation> is available. For customizable propagation charts, visit the VOACAP Online for Ham Radio <https://www.voacap.com/hf/> website.

Share <[email protected]> your reports and observations.

A weekly, full report is posted on ARRL News
<http://www.arrl.org/news>.

JUST AHEAD IN RADIOSPORT

Yearlong -- ARRL Volunteers On the Air <https://vota.arrl.org/> (VOTA).
See the State Activations Schedule for weekly W1AW Portable Operations <https://vota.arrl.org/w1awPortable.php>, including:

- September 13 - 19 -- Tennessee W1AW/

- September 13 - 19 -- Colorado W1AW/0

- September 20 - 26 -- Texas W1AW/5

- September 20 - 26 -- Pennsylvania W1AW/3

- September 20 - 26 -- New Hampshire W1AW/1

UPCOMING CONTESTS:

- September 15 -- AGB NEMIGA Contest (CW, phone, digital)

- September 16 - 17 -- SARL VHF/UHF Digital Contest (digital)

- September 16 - 17 -- ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest (CW, phone)

- September 16 - 17 -- Scandinavian Activity Contest, CW (CW)

- September 16 - 17 -- Iowa QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)

- September 16 - 17 -- Texas QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)

- September 16 -- Wisconsin Parks on the Air (CW, phone, digital)

- September 16 - 17 -- New Jersey QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)

- September 16 - 17 -- New Hampshire QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)

- September 16 - 17 -- Washington State Salmon Run (CW, phone)

- September 17 -- North American Sprint, RTTY (digital)

- September 17 -- BARTG Sprint PSK63 Contest (PSK63)

- September 18 -- RSGB FT4 Contest (FT4)

- September 18 -- 144 MHz Fall Sprint (CW, phone, digital)

- September 21 -- NAQCC CW Sprint (CW)

- September 21 -- NTC QSO Party (CW)

Visit the ARRL Contest Calendar <http://www.arrl.org/contest-calendar>
for more events and information.

UPCOMING SECTION, STATE, AND DIVISION CONVENTIONS

- September 22 - 23 | HRO Superfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/hro-superfest-arrl-wisconsin-state-convention>, hosting the ARRL Wisconsin State Convention, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

- September 23 | Red River Radio Amateur's 2023 Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/red-river-radio-amateur-s-2023-hamfest-arrl-dakota-division-convention>,

sponsoring the ARRL Dakota Division Convention, West Fargo, North
Dakota

- September 23 | Cancelled - Spokane HAMFEST <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/spokane-hamfest-arrl-washington-state-convention-1>,

sponsoring the ARRL Washington State Convention, Spokane Valley,
Washington

- October 6 - 7 | Slidell EOC Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/slidell-eoc-hamfest-arrl-louisiana-state-convention-1>,

sponsoring the ARRL Louisiana State Convention, Slidell, Louisiana

- October 7 | Wichita Area and Kansas State Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/wichita-area-and-kansas-state-hamfest-arrl-kansas-state-convention>,

sponsoring the ARRL Kansas State Convention, Wichita, Kansas

- October 7 | 71st Rock Hill Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/71st-rock-hill-hamfest-arrl-south-carolina-section-convention>,

sponsoring the ARRL South Carolina Section Convention, Rock Hill, South Carolina

- October 8 | Nutmeg Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/nutmeg-hamfest-arrl-connecticut-state-convention-1>,

hosting the ARRL Connecticut State Convention, North Haven, Connecticut

- October 13 - 14 | Melbourne Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/melbourne-hamfest-arrl-florida-state-convention-1>,

hosting the ARRL Florida State Convention, Melbourne, Florida

- October 14 | ARRL Minnesota State Convention <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/arrl-minnesota-state-convention>,
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

- October 20 - 22 | Pacificon <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/pacificon-arrl-pacific-division-convention-1>, hosting the ARRL Pacific Division Convention, San Ramon, California

- November 4 - 5 | Stone Mountain Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/stone-mountain-hamfest-arrl-georgia-state-convention-1>,

hosting the ARRL Georgia State Convention, Lawrenceville, Georgia

- November 4 | Wisconsin ARES/RACES Conference 2023 <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/wisconsin-ares-races-conference-2023-arrl-wisconsin-section-convention>,

hosting the ARRL Wisconsin Section Convention, Wisconsin Rapids,
Wisconsin

- November 18 - 19 | Fort Wayne Hamfest and Computer Expo <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/wisconsin-ares-races-conference-2023-arrl-wisconsin-section-convention>,

hosting the ARRL Central Division Convention, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

- December 8 - 9 | Tampa Bay Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/tampa-bay-hamfest-arrl-west-central-florida-section-convention-2>,

hosting the ARRL West Central Florida Section Convention, Plant City,
Florida.

- Search the ARRL Hamfest and Convention Database <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests> to find events in your area.

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