October, 2007

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HAMFESTS SUPPORT A HAM RADIO CLUB! Attend a Hamfest next Sunday Sunday, Sept. 30: Wrightstown, PA Mt. Airy VHF Club Hamarama, Middletown Grange Fairgrounds, 1 Highland St. Ed, WA3DRC, packrats_w3ccx@yahoo.com (146.52 simplex)   Sunday, October 7: West Friendship, MD MD CARA Hamfest, Howard County Fairgrounds 147.135/R -- PL 156.7) http://www.carafest.org Sunday, October 28, Westminster, MD Mason-Dixon Hamfest, Carroll Co. AG Center (145.41/R) http://www.qis.net/mdhfest.html   SET - Simulated Emergency Test Carroll County RACES SET tentatively scheduled for the weekend of October 6-7. Info, contact Keith, W3MDC: w3mdc@hotmail.com		VE EXAMS BARC VE Exams for 2007 At BARC Clubhouse, 12360 Owings Mills Blvd, Owings Mills. Registration at 1:30, exams begin at 2 PM. No one admitted after exams begin. Rusty, N3WKE; n3wke@arrl.net Saturdays: November 3, December 1 Sundays: October 7 AERO VE EXAMS $14 Fee, (ARRL VEC) November 17 -- White Marsh Library, 8133 Sandpiper Circle, White Marsh, Md. 21236 Register at 1 PM, exams begin at 1:30 PM Pat, AC3F, ac3f@juno.com, 410-687-7209 Other Club Exams 2nd Saturday, 1 PM, Davidsonville, by AARC. Register 12 noon. Bob, AA3RR, 410-437-8193 3rd Saturday, 9 AM, Laurel, by LARC, 384 Main St. John Creel, WB3GXW, 301-572-5124. 4th Tuesday, 6 PM, Linthicum. At Historical Electronics Museum. Harold, WB4OGP, 410-757-0493(h); 410-712-6829(w)

Arkansas Congressman WD5DVR Speaks at ARRL State Convention
Arkansas congressman Mike Ross, WD5DVR, was a featured speaker at the ARRL Arkansas State Convention on Saturday, September 8. Ross, who represents Arkansas’ 4th District, spoke about the ham radio legislation he introduced in Congress, the “Emergency Amateur Radio Interference Protection Act of 2007? (HR 462). ARRL Lab Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI, was also at the convention, speaking about BPL. Held at Queen Wilhelmina State Park in Mena, the convention drew hams from several nearby states including Oklahoma, Louisiana and Mississippi. Ross is one of two licensed amateurs in congress; Greg Walden, W7EQI, of Oregon’s 2nd District, is the other.

G0SFJ Satellite Mini-DXpedition to LZ and YO
Andy, G0SFJ operated on the FM satellites with an Arrow Antenna and a FT51-R from Bulgaria (LZ) on August 12-13 and from Romania (YO) on August 18. From Belite Brezi, Bulgaria Andy reported working these stations via AO51: G7HIA, 9H1FF, F6CDZ, G0VHS, PD1DRE, SW1IXP, OZ1MY, and DG9YIB. From Bucharest, Romania Andy worked IW0DTK while operating portable in Herastrau Park. Later that evening he worked ON5SA while operating in a sunflower field. Photos of Andy’s portable satellite operations can be seen at:: http://andythomasmail.googlepages.com/qrpportablewitharrow

OFCOM publishes proposals for 10GHz
OFCOM (The British equivalent of the FCC) have recently published proposals with relevance to the 3cm band. The proposals concern the award and auction of spectrum at 10GHz to 40GHz. One range of frequencies under consideration coincides with the 3cm Amateur Satellite Service allocation. Details are on the Ofcom web site at: www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/10ghz www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/10-40notice/

October, 2007

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