The ARRL Letter for 17 May 2018

Accessed on 19 May 2018, 0439 UTC, Post #562,

Source:

http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2018-05-17

Please click link to read the full issue.

Comment:

Here are the main topics discussed in the current issue of “The ARRL Letter”:

• Amateur Radio Parity Act Language Inserted in National Defense Authorization Act
• FT8 Activity Bumping Up at Some Expense to Other Modes
• Hamvention^® to Use AM Information Radio Station to Communicate with Inbound Traffic
• The Doctor Will See You Now!
• ARRL to Show Off Ham Radio at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018
• Space Station Digital Amateur Television Signal Not Being Seen on the Ground
• Informal Amateur Radio Nets Being Maintained in Wake of Volcanic Eruptions in Hawaii
• National Hurricane Center’s WX4NHC will be On the Air for Annual Station Test
• Maritime Radio Historical Society’s Museum Station K6KPH is Back
• In Brief…
• The K7RA Solar Update
• Just Ahead in Radiosport
• Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions

General Comments:

For the latest Amateur/Ham Radio news and information, please check the blog sidebars and links. “The ARRL Letter” for 17 May 2018 has an excellent article about Hawaii Island radio amateur activities during the Kilauea volcanic eruption and lava flows.  Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio operators are being asked to monitor the VOAD Repeater on Mauna Kea (146.72 MHz, 100 Hz tone) and the 40 meter interisland net on 7.088 MHz (LSB).  These frequencies can be used to pass emergency traffic.  The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency issues daily eruption updates on Hawaii Island radio stations and through local social media.

Please send your Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio news items to kh6jrm@arrl.net for inclusion in this blog and on materials published by our local print and broadcast media.

Thanks for joining us today.

Aloha es 73 de

Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)

Public Information Coordinator

Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section

About Russ Roberts

Retired News director of Pacific Radio Group Radio Stations on Hawaii-the Big Island. I have more than 40 years of broadcast experience, including positons at KTUH-FM (UH-Manoa), KPOI-FM (Honolulu). KHLO-AM (Hilo), KKBG-FM (KBIG-FM)(Hilo/Kona), KAPA-FM (Hilo-Kona). Native-FM (Hilo-Kona), and ESPN Hawaii (Hilo-Kona). Former University of Hawaii-Hilo librarian. Retired Air Force Officer. Amateur (Ham) Radio operator since 1977 (currently holds the Amateur Extra Class License from the FCC-KH6JRM).... Can read, write, and speak Russian. Retired on 30 September 2011, but still maintains a Hawaii Island News Blog.