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Amateur Radio "Uniquely Situated" to be at Leading Edge Again,
Conferees Told
Naval Academy Students Planning CubeSat with HF Uplink
The Doctor Will See You Now!
National Parks on the Air Update
US JOTA 2016 "Flash Numbers" Show Participation was Up
Austrian Moonbounce Enthusiast Demonstrates Success with Small-Scale
Setup
Quest Continues for 1 kW Power Privileges in Australia
Reminder: NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative Application Deadline is
November 22
Free Cubes in SpaceÖ Program Offers Opportunity for Youth to Put
Experiments into Space
Latest Edition of the ITU Radio Regulations is Available Online
DX Notes from All Over
Hurricane Watch Net Honors Bermuda Radio Amateur
Getting it Right!
In Brief...
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
Amateur Radio "Uniquely Situated" to be at Leading Edge Again,
Conferees Told
The dawn of so-called "smart" -- or cognitive -- radio has presented
Amateur Radio with an opportunity to regain the leading edge in radio
technology in the near future. It will also alter our view of spectrum
as a limited resource. Those points and others were part of a
forward-looking, tag-team Sunday Seminar presentation, "Spectrum (It's
the frequency crunch for real)," by Michelle Thompson, W5NYV, and Bob
McGwier, N4HY, at the 2016 ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications
Conference (DCC), September 16-18 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Thompson
heads the AMSAT Ground Terminal Team, a component of the Phase 4B
geosynchronous satellite project. McGwier is chief scientist at the
Hume Center for National Security and Technology at Virginia Tech.
This week, HamRadioNow made the entire 3-hour presentation available
as part of its conference coverage: HamRadioNow Episode 276 Parts 1,
2, and 3.
"If you put the smarts in the radio, what can possibly go wrong?"
quipped Thompson, pointing to an example that demonstrated how
sufficiently complicated technology is also more likely to fail.
Michelle Thompson, W5NYV, at the ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications
Conference. [Photo courtesy of HamRadioNew]
Thompson said cognitive radio technology will alter the paradigm of
treating spectrum as if it were land. "Spectrum is immediately
reusable," she said, "and land is not." Regulation and spectrum
allocation have been necessary to manage interference among services,
but smart radios can avoid collisions among users, she said.
"[I]t hasn't been until fairly recently that we've been able to
inexpensively and quickly reconfigure a radio," she said. Thompson's
Phase 4B project will take maximum advantage of cognitive radio
technology, which can -- among other things -- determine an optimal
clear frequency, mode, and path on the fly, transparently, and without
human intervention.
McGwier called the computer "the tidal wave that has swept over
Amateur Radio." And, he predicted, "It is going to bring us back to
becoming technical innovators." He said radio amateurs "are uniquely
situated to be the leading edge in radio again."
McGwier said the innovation needed in Amateur Radio will come about
through what he called "Amateur Radio freedom," that encourages
experimentation and thinking outside the box. "It's the ultimate
democratic assignment of frequencies in the world," he said.
Bob McGwier, N4HY, at the ARRL and TAPR DCC. [Courtesy of HamRadioNow]
He painted a picture of intelligent radio technology that will operate
like the human brain. "It's going to design the radio on the fly, from
scratch, without a subject-matter expert involved," he said. "The
radio will be done by artificial intelligence, from beginning to end.
The object becomes not the radio, but the activity it allows."
Responding to a question, McGwier conceded that today's hams may balk
at this sort of paradigm shift, since it's far removed from how most
Amateur Radio communication takes place today. But he said embracing
smart radio technology is what will attract a younger generation of
new hams.
"We need to not limit what these kids can do with Amateur Radio," he
maintained. "They are going to outdo us, if we only allow them. We
can't limit them, because this is a fundamental paradigm shift."
Predicted McGwier: "You will not recognize your world in 10 years."
The HamRadioNow presentation also is available in audio format, and a
highly condensed 11-minute synopsis is available on YouTube. -- Thanks
to Gary Pearce, KN4AQ/HamRadioNow
Naval Academy Students Planning CubeSat with HF Uplink
Students at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, are planning
an Amateur Radio CubeSat -- dubbed HFSAT -- that would carry an HF
transponder as a primary payload as well as 2-meter APRS as a
secondary mission when power is available. The 1.5 U CubeSat will have
a linear uplink at 21.4 MHz and a downlink at 29.42 MHz.
"HFSAT is a small 1.5 U CubeSat that will demonstrate the viability of
HF satellite communications as a back-up communication system using
existing ubiquitous HF radios that are often a part of every amateur
station," said USNA Instructor Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, who developed
APRS. Bruninga said HFSAT would be similar to the 1990s-era RS-12/13
Russian Amateur Radio satellite.
"HFSAT will continue the long tradition of small amateur satellites
designed by students and hams at the US Naval Academy," Bruninga told
ARRL. The uplink will be at 21.4 MHz and downlink at 29.42 MHz,
similar to [earlier] Mode K HF satellites. No launch has yet been
identified." Bruninga said HFSAT would be gravity gradient-stabilized
by its full-sized, 10-meter, thin-wire, half-wave dipole.
Other unique features of HFSAT include its APRS telemetry
command-and-control capability. "For VHF the students have modified a
popular Byonics.com MTT4B all-in-one APRS Tiny-Track4 module for
telemetry, command, and control to fit on a single 3.4-inch square
card inside the CubeSat, that they will use for this and for future
CubeSats," Bruninga said. The students are working with Bill Ress,
N6GHZ, on the HF transponder card, which will provide a bandwidth of
30 kHz, employing an inverting transponder to minimize Doppler. Todd
Bruner, WB1HAI, will be the HFSAT control operator.
Bob Bruninga, WB4APR.
Bruninga said the HF transponder is a follow-on from the USNA's
existing PSAT 10-meter PSK31 transponder, still operational. HFSAT's
telemetry downlink will be captured via stations in the worldwide
ground-station network. The packet link is a secondary mission
compared to the HF transponder on this spacecraft.
Once HFSAT is in space, Bruninga recommended using a vertical HF
antenna, because it would match well with the antenna patterns and
geometry of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. "When low on the
horizon, both the satellite and the user antennas are in their main
lobes, providing maximum gain at the distant horizons," Bruninga said.
"At the higher elevations, the satellite is 6 dB to 10 dB closer,
significantly making up for the reduced antenna pattern geometry."
He said hams would be able to use "simple, manual" pass-prediction
tools, much as they used the old Oscar Locator in the early years of
Amateur Radio satellites.
The Doctor Will See You Now!
"Anderson Powerpole Connectors, and Antenna Polarization" are the
topics of the latest (November 3) episode of the "ARRL The Doctor is
In" podcast. Listen...and learn!
Sponsored by DX Engineering, "ARRL The Doctor is In" is an informative
discussion of all things technical. Listen on your computer, tablet,
or smartphone -- whenever and wherever you like!
Every 2 weeks, your host, QST Editor-in-Chief Steve Ford, WB8IMY, and
the Doctor himself, Joel Hallas, W1ZR, will discuss a broad range of
technical topics. You can also e-mail your questions to
doctor@arrl.org, and the Doctor may answer them in a future podcast.
Enjoy "ARRL The Doctor is In" on Apple iTunes, or by using your iPhone
or iPad podcast app (just search for "ARRL The Doctor is In"). You can
also listen online at Blubrry, or at Stitcher (free registration
required, or browse the site as a guest) and through the free Stitcher
app for iOS, Kindle, or Android devices.
If you've never listened to a podcast before, download our beginner's
guide.
National Parks on the Air Update
A couple of milestones were reached in the ARRL National Parks on the
Air (NPOTA) program last week. Washington, DC-based Activator Paul
Stoetzer, N8HM, became the first amateur to activate from all 28 NPOTA
units in DC, completing that feat on November 7.
Pete Kobak, K0BAK, also deserves credit for activating all of the NPS
units in the Eastern Pennsylvania Section. These include some
difficult urban units in Philadelphia.
These are two examples of the efforts that Activators are putting
forth to achieve 1 million total NPOTA contacts by year's end.
Activity remains strong, with more than 25,000 contacts uploaded to
Logbook of The World every week.
Fifty-four activations are scheduled for November 10-16, including
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site in New York, and
Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida.
Details about these and other upcoming activations can be found on the
NPOTA Activations calendar.
Keep up with the latest NPOTA news on Facebook. Follow NPOTA on
Twitter (@ARRL_NPOTA).
US JOTA 2016 "Flash Numbers" Show Participation was Up
According to the US Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) 2016 "flash numbers,"
participation swelled in the annual Scouting event this fall. JOTA
Coordinator Jim Wilson, K5ND, released the preliminary report last
weekend.
"After sifting through the reports and eliminating a few duplicates
along with reports from countries outside the US, we've compiled the
early flash numbers," Wilson said. "The great news is that there have
been some excellent increases in participation."
The total number of Scouts taking part was up by 51% to 10,761, while
the visitor total was up by 30% to 6,668. Perhaps the best news was an
increase in the number of stations reporting -- up by 28% to 267 this
year, just short of the record 271 in 2013.
After station reports slumped last year, the Boy Scouts made a big
push that included prize drawings to encourage participants to file
post-JOTA reports. Station registrations dropped by 15% this fall to
295. Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI) registrations were up from 100
last year, to 505 this time around.
The stats showed that the number of Amateur Radio operators was up by
14% to 1,120, but they used fewer radios -- down 25% in 2016 to 631.
"The next steps are to do further analysis and finalize the report for
full publication," Wilson said. "We'll be sifting through the written
reports and suggestions, finding memorable quotes, and photos/videos,
as well as searching for other insight. We know for starters that
there was far more interest this year in JOTA-JOTI from Scout leaders
and parents, based on the new 2016 Arrow of Light award requirement."
Wilson said he expects to have the final report out by month's end.
The grand prize winner of the drawing for an Icom ID-51A Plus, donated
by Icom America, was Leroy Wignot, WA4OTD.
Austrian Moonbounce Enthusiast Demonstrates Success with Small-Scale
Setup
Hannes Fasching, OE5JFL, of Braunau am Inn, Austria, has demonstrated
that you don't need a huge antenna system to operate EME (moonbounce)
successfully. Fasching fired up for the October 22-23 weekend of the
ARRL EME Contest, using a small horn antenna on 1.2 GHz.
The small-scale moonbounce setup at OE5JFL in Austria.
"Because of other commitments I had only a few hours to be QRV in the
first part of the ARRL EME Contest," he said in a Moon-Net post on
October 26. "As tests with my recently built 23-centimeter horn
antenna were promising, I decided to give it a try to work some
stations."
Fasching placed the horn on his balcony with an 80 W solid-state
amplifier. Operating WSJT, he logged contacts with Switzerland,
Russia, Germany, and the Czech Republic.
He also heard stations in the Netherlands, Finland, Denmark, and Italy
on digital modes and in the UK, Czech Republic, Denmark, and Italy on
CW. Fasching, who also has a 7.3-meter homemade dish, has uploaded
recordings of some EME signals to his website, along with the results
of tests with his small system.
Quest Continues for 1 kW Power Privileges in Australia
On the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) VK1WIA National News, WIA
Director Roger Harrison, VK2ZRH, recently remarked on efforts to raise
the Amateur Radio power limit to 1 kW there. A 1 kW limit was trialed
in 2012-2013, but Harrison said he does not expect the Australian
Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to repeat that test.
The central issue comes down to that of compliance with
electromagnetic radiation standards in Australia," Harrison said, not
what other countries may allow. He noted that radiocommunication
regulation in Australia is embodied both in license conditions and in
compliance with electromagnetic radiation standards, and ACMA has a
responsibility to ensure that emissions from all radio transmitting
systems do not expose the public to harm.
"In fulfilling that responsibility, the ACMA needs to know where
possibly harmful transmitter systems are located and that such
locations are recorded on a license," Harrison continued. "With that
understanding, the [WIA] Spectrum Strategy Committee is working with
ACMA to develop suitable procedures under which amateurs interested in
running high power can make an application that meets the ACMA's
technical and regulatory requirements. Talks are continuing." --
Thanks to Southgate Amateur Radio News; WIA
Reminder: NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative Application Deadline is
November 22
The application deadline to take part in NASA's CubeSat Launch
Initiative (CSLI) is Tuesday, November 22. NASA has invited accredited
education institutions, nonprofit organizations, and NASA centers to
join the adventure and challenge of space, while helping the agency to
achieve its exploration goals. Many research CubeSats launched as part
of the CSLI have carried Amateur Radio payloads.
CSLI provides CubeSat developers with a low-cost pathway to space, in
order to conduct research that advances NASA's strategic goals in
science, exploration, technology development, education, and
operations. The initiative provides students, teachers, and faculty
members with a chance to gain hands-on flight hardware development
experience by designing, building, and operating small research
satellites. NASA will announce its selections by February 17, 2017;
selection does not guarantee a launch opportunity. Selected
experiments are considered auxiliary payloads on NASA launches or for
International Space Station deployment starting next year and
continuing through 2020. More information on CSLI is on the NASA
website. -- Thanks to NASA
Free Cubes in Spaceâä¢ Program Offers Opportunity for Youth to
Put Experiments into Space
The free Cubes in Spaceâä¢ program provides students ages 11 to
18 an opportunity to design and compete to launch an experiment into
space at no cost. Cubes in Space is offered by idoodledu inc, in
partnership with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Wallops Flight
Facility, the Colorado Space Grant Consortium, and the NASA Langley
Research Center.
Based on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and
mathematics), the global education initiative enables students to
learn about space exploration using innovative problem-solving and
inquiry-based learning methods. Participants have access to resources
that help prepare them to design and develop an experiment to be
integrated into a small cube.
There are two launch opportunities in 2017 -- into space via sounding
rocket from Wallops Island or via high-altitude balloon, launched from
NASA's Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in New Mexico.
The registration deadline is January 6, 2017. E-mail or visit the
Cubes in Space website for more information, or call (888) 735-4565.
-- Thanks to AMSAT News Service via NASA
Latest Edition of the ITU Radio Regulations is Available Online
What the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) calls "The global
treaty behind your mobile communications" -- the ITU Radio Regulations
(2016 edition) -- now is available online and at no cost via the ITU
website. Published in ITU's six official languages, the new edition of
the Radio Regulations is also available for purchase in hard copy
format and as a multilingual DVD.
"Following the successful completion of World Radiocommunication
Conference 2015, I am pleased to announce the issue of the ITU Radio
Regulations, edition of 2016, which will come into force for all the
signatory parties on 1 January 2017," said François Rancy, Director
of the ITU Radiocommunication Bureau. Calling the treaty "an
incredible success story," ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao noted
that the global treaty upon which mobile communication and other uses
of wireless technology internationally depend, will celebrate its
110th anniversary this year.
Delegates to the World Radiocommunication Seminar (WRS-16) in Geneva
this December will mark the occasion. -- Thanks to ITU (media release)
DX Notes from All Over
The ZL7G DXpedition to Chatham Island wrapped up on November 9 after
logging more than 42,000 contacts, including nearly 3,000 of them on
RTTY. The DXpedition team has dismantled stations and antennas and
plans to depart the island on November 19. Chatham Island was number
95 on the ClubLog DXCC Most Wanted List.
A ZL7G vertical is silhouetted against a sunrise on Chatham Island.
"We continued with RTTY (2,900 QSOs now) and had hoped for one last
grey line on 160," a team news release said. "However, thunderstorms
over New Zealand and Australia meant that 160-meter QSOs on the
morning of [November 9] were hard to come by."
Earlier, the team had complained of "dire HF conditions," although
things did improve. ZL7G recorded nearly 10,400 contacts with North
American stations, more than 16,400 with stations in Europe, and
nearly 14,000 with Asian stations. The contact count with stations in
Africa and Asia were only in the triple digits. Complete results of
the DXpedition are available on the ClubLog website.
Rebounding from his aborted "Cows Over the World" DXpedition, Tom
Callas, KC0W, commenced a CW-only operation from the Philippines on
November 8, as 4I7COW. This marks the first time the 4I7 prefix has
been used. The Minnesota DXer plans to focus on 160 meters. He will
operate from 4I7COW until November 22.
Callas was forced to abruptly cancel the rest of his "Cows Over the
World" Pacific DXpeditions earlier this fall, after his belongings
were stolen in Kiribati.
Tom Callas, KC0W, and friends on Kiribati.
After he returns to the US, Callas plans to travel to Equatorial
Guinea, where he will apply in person for 3C and 3C0 call signs. Given
the complexity of the Equatorial Guinea licensing process, Callas has
said he believes it's best to make the preliminary trip to submit all
20 documents required for each call sign and increase his chances of
getting the ones he wants.
He plans to activate Annobon (3C0) and Equatorial Guinea (3C) in
January for at least 25 days from each entity. He may do some SSB
operation too, but no digital modes. Annobon is number 35 on the
ClubLog DXCC Most Wanted List, while Equatorial Guinea is number 43.
Peripatetic DXer Zorro Miyazawa, JH1AJT, will be part of a team that
will activate Myanmar (XZ), November 15-22. Joining him will be Champ
Muangamphun, E21EIC; Franz Langner, DJ9ZB, and Madison Jones, W5MJ.
The primary purpose of the trip is to support the Olympic and
Paralympic Committee in Myanmar.
Activity will be on 80 through 10 meters on CW, SSB, and RTTY, with
two stations. The call sign has not yet been announced. Myanmar is
number 49 on the ClubLog DXCC Most Wanted List.
Ken Opskar, LA7GIA, is heading to the Central African Republic, hoping
to get on the air as TL8AO on November 11. He'll be there until
November 22, running 400 W to a variety of antennas, mostly on CW, on
80 through 10 meters. He will upload his log to Logbook of The World.
JG2MLI's QSL card from his 8J1RL operation in Antarctica.
Yath Yoshikawa, JG2MLI, will head back to the Japanese Polar Research
Syowa Station on East Ongul Island to operate with the commemorative
call sign 8J60JARE, marking the 60th anniversary of the Japanese
Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) from January 2017 until January
2018. He will operate SSB, CW, RTTY, and digital modes on 40 through
10 meters and will post his logs to Club Log.
CW operator Tony Wanschura, KM0O, will be on the air November 19-28 --
including the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest -- from Vientiane, Laos, as
XW0YO. He'll be on CW and SSB (but not RTTY) on 160 through 10 meters.
"Fortunately, in this time of low solar activity and weak signals,
this particular QTH has virtually zero noise," he said. -- Thanks to
KC0W, The Daily DX, DX-World, and the ZL7G team
Hurricane Watch Net Honors Bermuda Radio Amateur
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) has recognized one of its longtime
members, Antony "Tony" Siese, VP9HK. HWN Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV,
announced on October 20 that the net would confer upon Siese the title
of "Honorary Member," in recognition of his 31 years of service.
Graves said Siese is the first non-manager to be named an Honorary
Member.
Tony Siese, VP9HK.
VP9HK joined the HWN in 1985, although, he said, he took a
"sabbatical" last year. In 2003, his reports during Hurricane Fabian
gave forecasters at the National Hurricane Center valuable
ground-truth information and insight as to what the storm was doing in
Bermuda, Graves said, earning Siese the Message in a Bottle Award from
W4EHW (now WX4NHC) for the 2003 Hurricane Season.
"It is very rare for any individual to be so dedicated to an
organization, especially as a volunteer," Graves said. "Tony, on
behalf of the Hurricane Watch Net, thank you for all you have done and
continue to do."
Siese was first licensed in the UK as G4CIL in the 1970s. He's lived
in Bermuda for more than 52 years. -- Thanks to the Hurricane Watch
Net
Getting it Right!
In the story "Rule Making Petition to FCC Calls for Vanity Call Sign
Rule Changes" in The ARRL Letter for November 3, 2016, the correct
number of the Petition for Rule Making is RM-11775. Interested parties
may comment using the FCC Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS).
Comments are due within 30 days of the October 26 posting date.
In Brief...
The American Legion Amateur Radio Club Sponsoring Veterans Day Special
Event: American Legion members will honor fellow veterans with a
special event on Veterans Day, Friday, November 11. The American
Legion Amateur Radio Club (TALARC) will sponsor the activity, which
will begin on the HF bands at 1400 UTC and conclude at 2130 UTC, using
the call sign K9TAL. Operators who contact the station are eligible to
receive a full-color commemorative certificate by sending a 9×12
self-addressed, stamped envelope to The American Legion Amateur Radio
Club, 700 N Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis, IN 46204. -- Thanks to Ed
Brown, AA3EB
ARISS Packet System on Board the ISS Switched to UHF Due to the recent
failure of the Ericsson VHF radio in the ISS Columbus module, the
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) APRS packet
system that normally operates 145.825 MHz has not been available. Crew
member Shane Kimbrough, KE5HOD, has activated an ARISS UHF radio that
had been in storage on the ISS, and it is now operational on 437.550
MHz. The packet system uses the same protocol as the VHF system.
Operators using the system should adjust for increased Doppler shift
at UHF. The ARISS team is currently working on Kenwood TM-D710GA
models to replace all Amateur Radio transceivers on board the ISS. The
target date for delivery is late 2017. -- Thanks to ARISS
Papers Solicited for 2017 Eastern VHF/UHF/Microwave Conference
Organizers for the 2017 Eastern VHF/UHF Microwave Conference have
issued a first call for papers. The event will take place April 21-23,
2017, at Baymont Inn in Manchester, Connecticut. Papers on all
VHF-and-up activities are invited, from operating, contesting, and
propagation to antennas, amplifiers, low-noise preamps, homebrewing,
microwaves, moonbounce, Arduinos, and more. Photos of projects are
especially welcome. For more information, contact Paul Wade, W1GHZ. --
Thanks to AMSAT News Service via the Microwave List
Video of Forum Explaining How Ham Radio Clubs Can Obtain Tax-Exempt
Status Now Available: A video of the presentation by Certified Public
Accountant Lynn Baxter, W0LTB, at the New England Amateur Radio
Festival (NEAR-Fest) in October is now available online. Most radio
clubs are set up as nonprofit corporations, but this does not mean
that they are tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) tax code. Some changes that took place in 2014
simplified the process for smaller organizations with less than
$50,000 in annual gross revenues and reduced the amount of red tape.
In the presentation, Baxter explains how clubs and nonprofits can
attain 501(c)(3) status under the new rules and how to file a simple
online annual report to maintain that status, which, under some
circumstances, would allow Amateur Radio clubs to accept donations and
issue receipts for tax purposes, as well as enjoy other benefits. --
Thanks to Mike Crestohl, W1RC
Changes Made to 60-Meter Allocations in Portugal and Finland: José E.
Ribeiro Sá, CT1EEB, has reported on changes to Portugal's 60-meter
allocation, which includes some of the existing discrete channels plus
a new contiguous band. He said his just-renewed, 60-meter band license
authorizes him to operate CW and SSB on 5,371.5 kHz and 5,403.5 kHz,
as well as on 5,351.5 kHz to 5,366.5 kHz. He said his license
specifies no power limit. In Finland, Jari Jussila, OH2BU (aka OH2P on
60 meters), reported that radio amateurs there should gain access to
5,351.5-5,366.5 kHz, starting on January 1, with 15 W EIRP. The
60-meter band in Finland is divided into sub-bands by mode bandwidth.
Amateur Radio is secondary on all 60-meter allocations. -- Thanks to
Southgate Amateur Radio News
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: At 0002 UTC on November 9, this
geomagnetic warning was distributed by Australia's Space Forecast
Centre: Increased geomagnetic activity expected due to coronal hole
high-speed wind stream and possible glancing blow from CME [coronal
mass ejection] associated with November 5 filament on November 9-10
2016. The Centre said the forecast for November 10 is "Active."
But the USAF Ap forecast predicts the disturbance will occur perhaps a
few days later. The USAF forecast was issued about 21 hours later than
the Australian forecast.
Predicted planetary A index is 8, 14, 26, 20, 12, and 8 on November
10-15; 5 on November 16-18; 8, 15, 54, 42, and 24 on November 19-23;
18, 22, 18, 12, and 10 on November 24-28; 8 on November 29-30; 5 on
December 1-3; 8, 20, and 8 on December 4-6; 10, 12, and 20 on December
7-9; 18, 10, and 8 on December 10-12; 5 on December 13-15; 8, 15, 54,
42, and 24 on December 16-20.
Predicted solar flux is 80 on November 10-12; 85 on November 13-14; 90
on November 15-16; 78 on November 17-18; 77 and 75 on November 19-20;
78 on November 21-22; 79 on November 23-25; 78 on November 26; 77 on
November 27-28; 76 on November 29-30; 77 on December 1-3; 75 on
December 4-5, and 78 on December 6-15.
Sunspot numbers for November 3 through 9 were 23, 25, 24, 23, 24, 0,
and 12, with a mean of 18.7. The 10.7 centimeter flux was 75.6, 76.7,
76.7, 76.2, 76.5, 76.9, and 79.9, with a mean of 76.9. Estimated
planetary A indices were 18, 5, 3, 5, 4, 3, and 7, with a mean of 6.4.
Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 12, 3, 2, 4, 2, 2, and 5, with a
mean of 4.3.
Were you active in the ARRL November Sweepstakes (CW) last weekend?
Send me a report of your observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
November 12-13 -- WAE DX Contest (RTTY)
November 12-13 -- 10-10 International Fall Contest (Digital)
November 12-13 -- JIDX Phone Contest
November 12-13 -- OK/OM DX Contest (CW)
November 12-13 -- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (CW)
November 12-13 -- Kentucky QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)
November 12-14 -- CQ-WE Contest (CW, phone, digital)
November 17 -- NAQCC CW Sprint
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 e-mail preferences.
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
November 12-13 -- Indiana State Convention, Fort Wayne, Indiana
November 19 -- Alabama State Convention, Montgomery, Alabama
December 9-10 -- West Central Florida Section Convention, Plant City,
Florida
January 8 -- New York City/Long Island Section Convention, Bethpage,
New York
January 14 -- TechFest 2017 Convention, Lawrenceville, Georgia
January 20-21 -- North Texas Section Convention, Forest Hill, Texas
January 21 -- Georgia ARES Convention, Forsyth, Georgia
January 22-28 -- QuartzFest Convention, Quartzsite, Arizona
January 27-28 -- Mississippi State Convention, Jackson, Mississippi
January 27-29 -- Puerto Rico State Convention, Hatillo, Puerto Rico
February 3-4 -- Southern Florida Section Convention, Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida
February 4 - South Carolina State Convention, North Charleston, South
Carolina
February 4 -- Virginia State Convention, Richmond, Virginia
February 10-12 -- Southeastern Division Convention (HamCation),
Orlando, Florida
February 17-18 -- Arizona Section Convention, Yuma, Arizona
February 25 -- West Central Florida Section Technical Conference,
Sarasota, Florida
Find conventions and hamfests in your area.
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