Welcome to another Amateur/Ham Radio update from Big Island ARRL News.
Views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents.
Content provided by HQ ARRL, 225 Main Street, Newington, CT, 06111.
Accessed on 21 March 2019, 0030 UTC, Post 905.
This post includes the current edition of “The ARES-E Letter” and recent press releases from the ARRL.
Source for “The ARES-E Letter for March 20, 2019:
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/ares-el?issue=2019-03-20
Please click link to read the full ARES-E Letter.
Here are the main points discussed in “The ARES E-Letter”:
- Urgent Need for Mentors for Updated New ARRL Introduction to Emergency Communications Course
- Don’t Miss the 2019 ARRL National Convention at Dayton Hamvention® Programs
- Ohio ARES Musters for January Snowmageddon
- Comments Due Friday on Proposed Updates to the National Emergency Communications Plan
- Letters: On Doing Double Duty for Public Service and Personal Health
- Letters: On Possible Role in Opioid Crisis, Response
- ITU Teams with Americas’ Telecoms and IARU, Promotes WinLink
- Iowa Water Utility Assisted by ARES for RFI Issue
- FEMA Releases IS-0200.c Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- More Street Sense for Emergency Communication
- New Books: Energy Choices for the Radio Amateur , from ARRL
- K1CE For a Final: Anderson Powerpoles, GoVerticalUSA Products
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ARRL News-Features:
- Source: http://www.arrl.org/news-features
- Here are the current press releases from HQ ARRL, 225 Main Street, Newington, CT, 06111. as of 20 March 2019:
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03/20/2019 | Comments Due March 22 on Proposed Updates to the National Emergency Communications Plan
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is seeking feedback on proposed updates to the National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP).Read More
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03/20/2019 | FCC Adopts New Rules for Spectrum above 95 GHz in Branded “Spectrum Horizons” Initiative
The FCC has adopted new rules to encourage development of new communication technologies and expedite the deployment of new services above 95 GHz.Read More
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03/20/2019 | IARU Represents Amateur Radio at WRC-19 Preparatory Meeting
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) represented the interests of the Amateur and Amateur-Satellite Services in Geneva at last month’s second Conference Preparatory Meeting (CPM).Read More
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03/20/2019 | Canadian Amateur Radio Interference Case Adjudicated
A nagging interference case in Canada has been adjudicated.Read More
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03/20/2019 | OH10X IOTA “Ice DXpedition” to Inakari Island Logs More Than 8,000 Contacts
A new Islands On The Air (IOTA) island — Inakari Island (EU192) — was activated for the first time in February by a small international team. Kataja/Inakari Island was added to the official IOTA list last fall. MarttiRead More
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03/20/2019 | Norfolk Island Special Event DX Operation Set to Start on April 1
Special event station VI9NI will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Norfolk Island Act.Read More
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03/20/2019 | Changes in March 23 West Coast Qualifying Run from K6KPH
The West Coast Qualifying Run of March 23 will not be transmitted on 17 and 15 meters.Read More
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03/20/2019 | FCC Cites Amateur Service Rule Violations in Unlicensed Broadcasting Case
An FCC Enforcement Bureau Notice of Unlicensed Operation (NoUO) issued last fall to a California Technician-class licensee for alleged unlicensed FM broadcasting cites violations of the Part 97 Amateur Service rules.Read More
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03/20/2019 | Radio Amateurs Aid Isolated Settler in Chile
Radio Club de Chile reports “a short story with a happy ending.” Don Martin, a settler living in an isolated location of Chile.Read More
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03/20/2019 | HAARP Gearing Up for its Spring Research Campaign
Alaska’s High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) is prepping for its spring research program.Read More
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03/20/2019 | FCC Seeks Electronics Engineer for Dallas, Texas, Area
The FCC Enforcement Bureau has an opening for an electronics engineer (field agent) for the Dallas, Texas, area, that may be of interest to radio amateurs.Read More
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03/20/2019 | Amateur Radio Becoming More Expensive in Tunisia
Amateur Radio is not exactly a trouble-free or inexpensive avocation to pursue in Tunisia.Read More
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03/19/2019 | Hans Zimmermann, HB9AQS/F5VKP, Receives IARU Diamond Award
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Administrative Council has honored Hans Zimmermann, HB9AQS/F5VKP.Read More
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03/19/2019 | Smithsonian Institution’s NN3SI Returning to the Air
The historic NN3SI call sign is being reactivated under the aegis of the Smithsonian Institution Amateur Radio Group.Read More
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03/19/2019 | Radio Amateurs to Launch APRS Balloon at Young Researchers Congress
Radio amateurs attending the 20th Young Researchers Congress in Münster, Germany, plan to launch an APRS-carrying weather balloon on March 21.Read More
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03/19/2019 | 3Y0I DXpedition Team Reports It has Departed for Bouvet Island
The 3Y0I Bouvet Island DXpedition website has announced that the team of operators — led by Polish DXpeditioner Dom Grzyb, 3Z9DX — set sail on March 19 from Cape Town, South Africa.Read More
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