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Buildout of Nationwide First Responder Broadband Network Could Drive
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) Changes
Amateur Radio Provides Communication Link Following Sri Lanka Flooding
The Doctor Will See You Now!
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FCC Issues Amateur Radio Licensee a Notice of Violation for Pirate
Broadcasting
FCC Issues Notice of Unlicensed Operation in Public Safety
Interference Complaint
Another Successful WX4NHC Annual Station Test in vance of Hurricane
Season
QB-50 Constellation Satellites Deployed from International Space
Station
Our Sun's 11-Year Magnetic Cycle Destined to Disappear
Ham Radio Aviator Set to Depart on Round-the-World Flight
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
Buildout of Nationwide First Responder Broadband Network Could Drive
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) Changes
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) -- a nationwide
wireless broadband network for first responders -- could change the
complexion of how the Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®)
functions to support communication for responders during disasters and
emergencies. As an independent authority within the US Department of
Commerce's National Telecommunication and Information ministration
(NTIA), FirstNet's mission is to build out, deploy, and operate an
interoperable nationwide broadband network dedicated to first
responders. Ralph Haller, N4RH, the chairman of the National Public
Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC), told ARRL that the advent
of FirstNet "will likely be as significant as when public safety first
began using radio."
"The nationwide network will be hardened, so that it will be more
likely that many of today's public safety systems remain operational
in emergencies," Haller said, pointing out that Amateur Radio should
not expect to have access to FirstNet. He cautioned, "The endurance of
Amateur Radio systems in disasters has been a big selling point in the
past for incorporating amateur operators in emergency plans, but
perhaps not so much in the future."
NPSTC is a federation of organizations that work toward improving
public safety communication and interoperability, and ARRL has a seat
on NPSTC's Governing Board. Haller predicted that Amateur Radio's role
in emergencies will not disappear. "There is no substitute for eyes
and ears on the ground in an emergency," he said, adding that radio
amateurs "can and should continue to play an important part" in
supporting emergency communication.
"Amateur operators can continue to provide valuable information to
emergency operations centers in the recovery phase of disasters," he
said. "Whether that intelligence gathering is reporting on storm
clouds, power outages, or road closures, amateurs can help provide
critical, real-time information about conditions over a vast area.
While first responders are treating the injured or protecting life and
property, the amateur community can concentrate on assessing the
overall picture."
Ralph Haller, N4RH, the chairman of the National Public Safety
Telecommunications Council.
On March 30, FirstNet and the Commerce Department announced a 25-year
partnership with AT&T as the primary contractor to make FirstNet a
reality. "The ability to communicate seamlessly across jurisdictions
is critical for law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services
(EMS) when securing large events or responding to emergencies and
disasters," a Commerce Department news release said. "In those
instances, networks can become overloaded and inaccessible, limiting
responders' use of vital communication technologies, such as
smartphones and applications dedicated to public safety services."
Public safety agencies already use commercial wireless networks, such
as AT&T and Verizon, to supplement their own radio systems and
networks, although such communication is not point to point. FirstNet
is initially targeted primarily to provide video and data, with
mission-critical voice communication at least a decade away. EMS is
likely to become a heavy user of the network, which will employ voice
command functions a la Siri or Alexa.
"Be sure the public safety organizations never forget how valuable the
amateurs are!" -- NPSTC Chairman Ralph Haller, N4RH
Inevitably there will be coverage gaps, and the development of
"deployables" is critical. These devices can expand the network to
areas it doesn't cover but where it may be needed for a specific
incident. Deployables could include satellites -- Inmarsat is a member
of the AT&T team. Network security and encryption is a high priority.
The Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) now uses encryption on its
data nets.
While images in the form of digital Amateur Radio television (DATV)
and a plethora of digital modes are available to ARES, FirstNet could
nudge ARES to more quickly adopt a similar approach. A new generation
of radio amateurs steeped in data, image, and video technology is
likely to drive ARES to think beyond analog.
Haller advised that the Amateur Radio community should continue to
work closely with public safety organizations at all levels to assure
that they remain a part of emergency plans.
"The hype about broadband should not result in amateurs inadvertently
being swept under the rug," Haller stressed. "Be sure the public
safety organizations never forget how valuable the amateurs are!"
FirstNet will use spectrum at 700 MHz -- no immediate threat to
Amateur Radio allocations, although there is no guarantee that this
won't change as the network approaches the shift to 5th generation
(5G) technology. Amateur Radio has access to significant spectrum
above 700 MHz.
The expectation is that within a couple of years, a nationwide "core"
network will be ready to roll out, and the first public safety users
will be on board. Some regional networks have been set up for
proof-of-concept purposes and to work out wrinkles. -- Thanks to Mike
Corey, KI1U, and Ralph Haller, N4RH
Amateur Radio Provides Communication Link Following Sri Lanka Flooding
Members of the Radio Society of Sri Lanka (RSSL) responded to an
urgent call for help in the wake of torrential monsoon rainfall in
southwestern Sri Lanka on May 28 that caused flooding and landslides.
The Road Development Authority (RDA) contacted RSSL President Jaliya
Lokeshwara, 4S7JL, seeking communication help from radio amateurs. The
RSSL reports that emergency communication was needed to link remote
Kalawana, one of the worst hit areas, and Ratnapura. All communication
had failed due to heavy flooding, landslides, and damage to the
telecommunications infrastructure.
The RDA declared roads were impassable. Only air rescue by the Sri
Lanka Air Force helicopters was possible, and the lack of
communication support made that task even more difficult. A plan was
quickly put into place to airlift four radio amateurs from the
capital, Colombo, to both affected locations to form a communications
link.
Jaliya Lokeshwara, 4S7JL, and Nadika Hapuarachchi, 4S6NCH, were the
first ready to go. A second team consisted of Victor Goonetilleke,
4S7VK, and Dimuthu Wickramasinghe, 4S7DZ.
Radio amateurs get ready to roll out en route to flood-stricken areas
in Sri Lanka. [Photo courtesy of RSSL]
"We knew we could do it. We were self-sufficient and willing to rough
it out," Goonetilleke said. "It was a hard task, but within 30 minutes
of landing, the high frequency link was established." They used 40 and
75 meters, as well as 2 meters. He said they spent 2 days coordinating
rescue flights, the movement of patients from Kalawana hospital to
Ratnapura, and food drops.
The emergency link remained in place until mobile phone service was
restored and roadways cleared. "We are happy we could win the day for
simple high-frequency radio," Goonetilleke said.
The disaster recovery continues. Nearly 180 people died, and thousands
were displaced by the weather disaster. -- Thanks to Jim Linton,
VK3PC, Chairman IARU Region 3 Disaster Communications Committee, with
Jayant S. Bhide, VU2JAU, National Coordinator for Disaster
Communication in India (ARSI), and Victor Goonetilleke, 4S7VK
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FCC Issues Amateur Radio Licensee a Notice of Violation for Pirate
Broadcasting
The FCC Enforcement Bureau has sent a California Amateur Radio
licensee a Notice of Violation (NoV) alleging that he engaged in
unlicensed -- or "pirate" -- radio broadcasting -- on the FM band. The
NoV to Lyle E. Hilden, KD6LUL, of Vista, was released on May 26.
Depending on Hilden's responses, the NoV could be a precursor to a
Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (fine).
According to the FCC's Los Angeles Office, the Enforcement Bureau in
March received a complaint of an apparently unlicensed FM broadcasting
station on 93.7 MHz in Vista. The NoV does not indicate the origin of
the complaint, but these sometimes come from legitimate broadcasters
in the listening area. The NoV also does not recount the nature of the
alleged pirate broadcasts nor indicate how long they had continued.
The following month, FCC agents monitored the apparent unlicensed
signal 93.7 MHz and used direction-finding techniques "to positively
locate" its source as Hilden's residence.
"Field strength measurements revealed that the signal transmitted by
the station greatly exceeded 250 μV per meter at 3 meters -- the
maximum permitted on 93.7 [under Part 15 rules] without a Broadcast
license," the FCC said in the NoV. Agents inspected Hilden's station
and pointed out in the NoV that his Amateur Radio license does not
entitle him to transmit on the FM broadcast band.
The FCC called on Hilden to provide additional information in writing
within 20 days of the NoV, fully explaining any violations and
providing "all relevant surrounding facts and circumstances." Hilden
also must spell out and provide a timeline for the actions he has
taken to correct any violations and preclude their recurrence.
FCC Issues Notice of Unlicensed Operation in Public Safety
Interference Complaint
The FCC has issued a Notice of Unlicensed Operation (NUO) to a Texas
man for causing interference to a VHF public safety communications
system in Dallas County. The FCC Enforcement Bureau issued the Notice
to Bradley C. Pike of Dallas on May 17.
On April 3, agents from the FCC's Dallas Enforcement Bureau Office
responded to a complaint from Dallas County Consolidated Services
regarding interference to their VHF public safety communications
system.
Agents confirmed by direction-finding techniques that VHF emissions
coming from Pike's residence were causing the interference. Pike
surrendered a radio signal jammer after admitting to agents that he
had used the device, the FCC said. The Communications Act not only
prohibits intentional interference, but the manufacture, importation,
marketing, sale, or operation of devices designed to jam or disrupt
wireless communications deliberately.
Pike could face a substantial fine, seizure of radio equipment, and
criminal sanctions, including imprisonment, the FCC said. Pike was
given 30 days to respond to the Notice.
Another Successful WX4NHC Annual Station Test in vance of Hurricane
Season
Over the holiday weekend, WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center
(NHC) in Miami logged nearly 200 contacts throughout the US, Canada,
the Caribbean, and even Europe, during its annual station test,
conducted ahead of the 2017 hurricane season, which begins on June 1
and continues through November 30. The annual exercise on May 27
served to check out Amateur Radio Station equipment, antennas, and
computer systems.
"We had a very successful WX4NHC Radio Station Test," said Assistant
WX4NHC Amateur Radio Coordinator Julio Ripoll, WD4R. "All of our radio
and computer equipment and new main HF dipole antenna worked well. We
feel that our equipment will perform well if needed during this
hurricane season."
WX4NHC was on the air for about 8 hours, Ripoll said, and utilized all
communication modes available at the station on HF, VHF, and UHF,
including EchoLink, IRLP, DMR, D-STAR, D-RATS, and digital HF
messaging via Winlink.
WX4NHC also tested the Florida statewide SARNet, which links more than
26 VHF/UHF repeaters and emergency operating centers. "Our UHF
repeater on the Florida International University campus is part of
SARNet, sponsored by the State of Florida Department of
Transportation. Several stations throughout Florida, including the EOC
in the state capital of Tallahassee went into the WX4NHC log.
From the Canadian Hurricane Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Bob
Robichaud, VE1MBR, reported that it was 50° F (and 93° F in Miami at
the time). Robichaud expressed appreciation for the cooperation
between the Canadian and US hurricane centers and WX4NHC during the
storm season, Ripoll said.
Rob Macedo, KD1CY, served as net control station for the VoIP
Hurricane Net from WA1EMA at the Acushnet, Massachusetts, Emergency
Management Agency. The Assistant Director of the Acushnet EMA, Ed
Caron, KA1RSY, "also took time to make a contact and send his cool
regards," Ripoll said.
Alan Wolfe, WB4L, and Susan Blank, WX2L, operate at WX4NHC during the
2017 station test. [Photo courtesy of Julio Ripoll, WD4R]
WX4NHC also contacted the Lafayette, Louisians EOC, the Slidell
National Weather Service Office, the San Juan, Puerto Rico EOC, and
stations in Germany and in Israel.
"Many of our contacts were with individual Amateur Radio operators who
volunteer as SKYWARN spotters for their local NWS offices and also
participate in the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) on HF during hurricanes,"
Ripoll said. "One of them -- Debbie Gray, WX9VOR, from Aurora,
Illinois -- was very active relaying surface reports during Hurricane
Matthew last year."
Ripoll thanked all who participated in the annual test. "We hope our
services are not needed during this hurricane season," he added, "but
if needed, we are ready to provide NHC backup communications and ready
to receive those important surface reports from stations inside the
hurricane. Your surface report or your relay can make a big
difference." Read more.
QB-50 Constellation Satellites Deployed from International Space
Station
More than 2 dozen QB50 constellation CubeSats have been deployed from
the International Space Station (ISS), including three carrying
Amateur Radio transponders. Built by student groups from 23 countries,
the "string-of-pearls" QB50 constellation aims to study the lower
thermosphere 200-380 kilometers above Earth. The satellites were
launched to the ISS in March aboard an Atlas V rocket.
In all 28 QB50 2U and 3U CubeSats were released into orbit between May
16 and May 25. These included LilacSat-1 (ON02CN), which includes an
Amateur Radio VHF/UHF FM to Codec2-BPSK digital voice transponder,
APRS digipeater, and a camera; X-CubeSat (ON01FR) and SpaceCube
(ON05FR). LilacSat-1 now is operational. Its transponder's FM uplink
is 145.985 MHz (67 Hz CTCSS tone); the Codec2 9600 bps BPSK downlink
is 436.510 MHz. The uplink frequency for both X-CubeSat and SpaceCube
is 145.860 MHz (210.7 Hz CTCSS tone). Downlinks are 437.020 MHz for
X-CubeSat and 436.880 MHz for SpaceCube.
LilacSat-1 was developed at the Harbin Institute of Technology. Its
primary payload is an ion and neutral particle mass spectrometer,
developed by the University of London, to measure the mass and
distribution of charged and neutral atoms. Shortly after its
deployment, LilacSat-1 took a picture of the ISS solar panels, and the
image was received by students on 70 centimeters, using 9,600 bps
BPSK.
Eight other QB50 CubeSats will be placed into orbit from India onboard
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLVs). No launch campaign has been
announced for another four QB50 CubeSats. All of the QB50 CubeSats
have downlinks between 435.8 and 438 MHz, and reports from radio
amateurs are welcome.
In 2014, two precursor QB50 CubeSats were launched -- QB50p1
(EO-79/FunCube-3) and QB50p2 (EO-80). Both carried Amateur Radio
transponders.
Our Sun's 11-Year Magnetic Cycle Destined to Disappear
The Sun's 11-year magnetic cycle appears to be ending, but that won't
happen anytime soon. In a paper submitted on May 26 to the journal
Solar Physics, two solar scientists are reinterpreting earlier
evidence to hypothesize that the Sun's rotation rate and magnetic
field are in a transitional phase that could lead to lengthening solar
cycles, with the cycle ultimately disappearing altogether between 800
million and 2.4 billion years from now. Travis S. Metcalfe and
Jennifer van Saders propose the scenario in their paper "Magnetic
Evolution and the Disappearance of Sun-like Activity Cycles."
"After decades of effort, the solar activity cycle is exceptionally
well characterized, but it remains poorly understood," the authors say
in the paper's abstract. "Pioneering work at the Mount Wilson
Observatory demonstrated that other Sun-like stars also show regular
activity cycles and suggested two possible relationships between the
rotation rate and the length of the cycle. Neither of these
relationships correctly describe the properties of the Sun, a
peculiarity that demands explanation."
The authors cite stellar evidence for the shutdown of "magnetic
braking" in stars similar to our Sun. "The new picture of rotational
and magnetic evolution provides a framework for understanding some
observational features of stellar activity cycles that have until now
been mysterious," they said.
Solar researcher Travis Metcalfe.
Metcalfe explained their observations through a recent Forbes magazine
article. "Our previous discoveries identified an unexpected transition
in the rotation and magnetism of middle-aged stars," Metcalfe is
quoted in the article, "The Sun's Magnetic Dynamo Is Weakening" by
Bruce Dorminey. "We now have direct evidence that the stellar dynamo
-- the mechanism inside stars that sustains their magnetic fields --
actually shuts down during this transition."
In their paper, the authors said that future observations with the Las
Cumbres Observatory global telescope network "promise to probe the
onset and duration of the magnetic transition that drives the
evolution and eventual disappearance of Sun-like activity cycles."
Jennifer van Saders at a Carnegie Observatories seminar earlier this
year.
A 2016 paper Travis co-authored -- "Stellar Evidence that the Solar
Dynamo May Be in Transition," published in The Astrophysical Journal
Letters, concluded, "The Sun still exhibits a dipole component to its
global field, particularly near magnetic minimum, but the solar
analogs also suggest a gradual concentration of the field into smaller
spatial scales, leading to weakened magnetic braking,"
Metcalfe is listed on the paper as being associated with the Space
Science Institute and the White Dwarf Research Corp, both in Boulder,
Colorado. Van Saders is listed as being associated with the
Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Pasadena,
California, and the Department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton
University in New Jersey.
Ham Radio Aviator Set to Depart on Round-the-World Flight
Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN, took off from Miami, Florida, on June 1 on a
solo, round-the-world flight to commemorate Amelia Earhart's attempt
to circumnavigate the globe 80 years ago.
"Airborne!," he posted to his Facebook page, once aloft. "En route to
St Thomas!"
Lloyd will be on the air from Spirit, his single-engine Mooney 231
aircraft, during the course of his journey, expected to take 2 months.
He will follow Earhart's historic route to fly around the globe at the
equator, starting in Miami, skirting the Caribbean islands, then
passing along the coast of South America before heading across the
Atlantic.
"I am driven by the spirit of historic flights," Lloyd said before
leaving his Texas airstrip for Miami. "It is important to remember the
aviation pioneers like Amelia Earhart and their contributions to
aviation. Their bold actions made today's air travel possible for all
of us."
In late May, severe weather on the Atlantic route and aircraft
equipment problems forced Lloyd to call off his New York-to-Paris
speed flight. "There was only a short window of time that the flight
could have happened, and the window has now closed," a May 22
announcement said.
Lloyd will be on the air using HF SSB on or about 14,210.0 kHz,
14,346.0 kHz, 18,117.5 kHz, or 7,130.0 kHz. On board, he has a Mobat
Micom-3 transceiver, which puts out about 125 W. His antenna is under
the fuselage. He also will utilize ALE (automatic link establishment)
on the Amateur Radio HFLINK frequencies.
Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN, during a test flight over Texas earlier this
year. [Josh Flowers, photo]
"The flight route has some very long legs, so I will have plenty of
opportunities during June and July to talk with ham operators while
flying over the world's oceans," said Lloyd, 62, who has been licensed
since 1976 but has been flying since 1968.
To give his 1979 Mooney aircraft additional range, he modified it to
carry 150 gallons more fuel. He's also equipped it with modern
navigation equipment, long-range radio, and satellite communication
gear. Because the flight involves some risk, special safety gear is
part of his equipment ensemble.
In addition to being a pilot, Lloyd is a flight instructor and
educator. He lives near San Antonio. His commemorative flight is
co-sponsored by The Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum, a non-profit in
Texas, and by individual contributions.
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: The average daily sunspot number for
the reporting week of May 25-31 dropped from 31.7 to 15.6, compared to
the previous 7 days. There were no sunspots on May 30, but on May 31
sunspot region 2661 appeared, and the sunspot number was 11, which is
the lowest non-zero sunspot number possible, due to the arcane method
for counting sunspots. The average daily solar flux increased from
74.1 to 77.2.
The average planetary A index increased from 11 to 13.3, and the
average mid-latitude A index went from 11.7 to 10.6.
Predicted solar flux is 75, 76, and 77 on June 1-3; 78 on June 4-6; 75
on June 7-10; 78 on June 11; 80 on June 12-21; 75 on June 22-23; 72,
78, and 72 on June 24-26; 70 on June 27-July 5; 75 on July 6-7; 78 on
July 8, and 80 on July 9-15.
Predicted planetary A index is 5, 10, 14, 8, and 6 on June 1-5; 5 on
June 6-9; 10 and 12 on June 10-11; 8 on June 12-13; 10, 12, 25, and 10
on June 14-17; 8 on June 18-19; 5 on June 20-24; 12 on June 25; 5 on
June 26-July 6; 10 and 12 on July 7-8; 8 on July 9-10, and 10, 12, 25,
10, and 8 on July 11-15.
Looking ahead: The latest forecast for ARRL Field Day weekend, June
24-25, has solar flux on June 23-25 at 75, 72, and 78, and predicted
planetary A index at 5, 5, and 12.
On Sunday during the CQ World Wide WPX CW contest, a large geomagnetic
disturbance occurred. Planetary A index was 51, and the High-Latitude
College A index (Fairbanks, Alaska) was 84. I received two reports of
enhanced 10-meter propagation on Sunday. N6GP in California sent a
link to a video.
Sunspot numbers for May 25-31 were 19, 22, 21, 20, 16, 0, and 11, with
a mean of 15.6. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 76.1, 80.2, 81.9, 78.8,
75.8, 73.7, and 74.1, with a mean of 77.2. Estimated planetary A
indices were 4, 3, 14, 51, 10, 7, and 4, with a mean of 13.3.
Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 4, 3, 14, 32, 10, 6, and 5, with
a mean of 10.6.
In Friday's bulletin, look for an updated forecast, reports from
readers, and more on the May 28 disturbance and enhancement. Send me
your reports and observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
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