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HR ARRL BULLETIN NR 80 FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS NEWINGTON CT
SEPTEMBER 13, 1983
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
THE NEW EDITION OF THE ARRL NET DIRECTORY IS NOW AVAILABLE.
LISTING OVER 1200 PUBLIC SERVICE NETS BY LOCATION AND FREQUENCY
AS WELL AS MANY COMPUTER AND MARITIME SERVICE NETS, THIS NEWLY
REVISED BOOKLET IS ALSO PACKED WITH INFORMATION ON ALL THE
BASICS OF TRAFFIC HANDLING AND NET OPERATION. YOU MAY OBTAIN A
COPY BY SENDING A SELF ADDRESSED NINE BY TWELVE INCH ENVELOPE
WITH EIGHTY EIGHT CENTS U.S. POSTAGE TO ARRL NET DIRECTORY, 225
MAIN STREET, NEWINGTON CT 06111 AR
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HR ARRL BULLETIN NR 79 FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS
NEWINGTON CT SEPTENBER 10, 1983
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
THE ARRL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MET SEPTEMBER 10 TO EXAMINE
NOMINATING PETITIONS FILED BY MEMBERS IN EIGHT DIVISIONS FOR
ARRL DIRECTOR AND VICE DIRECTOR FOR TWO YEAR TERMS OF OFFICE
BEGINNING JANUARY 1. THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES ARE UNOPPOSED
AND SO WERE DECLARED ELECTED WITHOUT BALLOTING.
CANADIAN DIRECTOR THOMAS B. J. ATKINS, VE3VGX
ATLANTIC DIRECTOR HUGH TURNBULL, W3ABC
DAKOTA DIRECTOR TMD OLSON, K0TO
GREAT LAKES DIRECTOR LEONARD NATHANSON, W8RC
CANADIAN VICE DIRECTOR HARRY MACLEAN, VE3GRO
DAKOTA VICE DIRECTOR HOWARD MARK, W0OZC
DELTA VICE DIRECTOR ROBERT P. SCHMIDT, W5GHP
GREAT LAKES VICE DIRECTOR GEORGE WILSON, W4OYI
MIDWEST VICE DIRECTOR CLAIRE RICHARD DYAS, W0JCP.
BALLOTS WERE ORDERED MAILED TO FULL MEMBERS IN FIVE DIVISIONS,
AS FOLLOWS:
ATLANTIC DIVISION
FOR VICE DIRECTOR
BARDSLEY, KB3OM
GLUNT, W3OKN
HIPPISLEY, K2KIR
KUEBERT, K3KA
DELTA DIVISION
FOR DIRECTOR
HURLBERT, W5CH
KEATON, WA4GLS
MIDWEST DIVISION
FOR DIRECTOR
GRAUER, W0FIR
MCCAFFREY, K0CY
SHEWART, K0SI
PACIFIC DIVISION
FOR DIRECTOR
HILL, W6RFF
STEVENS, W6ZM
VALLIO, W6RGG
FOR VICE DIRECTOR
BARRY, K6RTU
EDWARDS, W6SZN
KNOCHENHAUER, K6ITL
MAXWELL, W6CF
SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION
FOR DIRECTOR
BUTLER, W4RH
WOODWARD. K4SMX
FOR VICE DIRECTOR
GAUZENS, W4WYR
GUNDRY, W4JM
BALLOTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOVEMBER 20, AND WILL BE COUNTED
ON THE FOLLOWING DAY.
ELECTION RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY SUBSEQUENT BULLETIN AR
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HR ARRL BULLETIN NR 81 FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS
NEWINGTON CT SEPTEMBER 14, 1983
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
THE FCC HAS ISSUED A BLANKET WAIVER FOR THE DURATION OF ALL
SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHTS LAUNCHED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF NASA TO
ALLOW ANY LICENSED AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR TO RETRANSMIT AUDIO
AND VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROVIDED THAT
PERMISSION FOR THE RETRANSMISSION OF SPACE SHUTTLE
COMMUNICATIONS IS OBTAINED FROM NASA PRIOR TO SUCH
RETRANSMISSION, AND THE RETRANSMITTED COMMUNICATIONS ARE FOR
THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF LICENSED AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS AR
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HR CRRL BULLETIN NR 25A FROM CRRL HEADQUARTERS
LONDON ONT SEPTEMBER 13, 1983
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
DOC WILL CONDUCT AMATEUR RADIO EXAMINATIONS ACROSS CANADA ON
OCTOBER 19. IF YOU PLAN TO WRITE, APPLY TO DOC BEFORE
SEPTEMBER 21. THIS WILL BE THE LAST SET OF EXAMINATIONS BASED
ON THE OLD TRC24.
DOC HAS SUPPLIED CRRL AND CARF WITH DRAFTS OF THE FINAL VERSION
OF ITS NEW TRC24. THE TECHNICAL PORTIONS ARE NOW EXACTLY AS
REQUESTED BY CRRL AND CARF IN THEIR JOINT SUBMISSION. THE NEXT
TASK IS A REVIEW OF THE DOC QUESTION BANK.
REPRESENTATIVES OF CRRL AND THE CANADIAN CABLE TELEVISION
ASSOCIATION HAVE BEEN MEETING IN OTTAWA TO TRY TO SOLVE AN
INTERFERENCE PROBLEM IN VANCOUVER. THERE WILL SOON BE A JOINT
MEETING WITH DOC, AND A STUDY OF FOUR CABLE SYSTEMS ACROSS
CANADA, TO FIND OUT IF REGULATIONS GOVERNING CABLE TELEVISION
RADIATION ARE REALISTIC AR
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HR PROPAGATION FORECAST BULLETIN NR 37 FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS
NEWINGTON CT SEPTEMBER 12, 1983
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BETWEEN AUGUST 19 AND SEPTEMBER 11 THE SOLAR FLUX APERAGED ONLY
109. THE MOST RECENT COMPARABLE LOW CAME BACK IN JWNUARY 1978.
THIS INFORMATION HELPS TO EXPLAIN THE LESS THAN SPECTACULAR
PERFORMANCE OF OUR HIGHER DX FREQUENCIES AT A TIME OF YEAR WHEN
THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT THEIR BEST. THIS LULL DOES NOT MEAN
THAT THE 10 METER BAND WILL BE ONLY MARGINAL THIS AUTUMN.
HIGHER SOLAR ACTIVITY CAN COME AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR OF THIS
SUNSPOT CYCLE, AND SEPTEMBER IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF THE
AUTUMN DX SEASON. EVEN 50 MHZ HAS BEEN OPEN FROM SOME SOUTHERN
TIER STATES.
AREAS OF THE SUN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOW SOLAR FLUX WILL BE
RETURNING TO VIEW LATE THIS WEEK. THERE IS SOME INDICATION
THAT THEY WILL BE MORE ACTIVE THIS TIME AROUND. MORE ON THIS
PROSPECT LATER THIS WEEK. WE WERE IN A PERIOD OF LOW
GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY AT BULLETIN TIME. THIS SHOULD LAST
THROUGH ABOUT THE 16TH, MAKING FOR GOOD SIGNALS ON ALL DX
FREQUENCIES. HIGHER SIGNAL ABSORPTION AND POSSIBLE AURORAL
EFFECTS ARE LIKELY THE 17TH THROUGH 23RD. BETTER OVERALL
PROPAGATION AND HIGHER MUF ARE EXPECTED DURING THE FINAL WEEK
OF SEPTEMBER AND MUCH OF OCTOBER AR
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HR SATELLITE BULLETIN NR 248 FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS
NEWINGTON CT SEPTEMBER 14, 1983
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
OSCAR 10 APOGEE TIMES AND POSITIONS, SEPT 15 0040Z AT 10N 102W
1220Z AT 10N 277W SEPT 16 0001Z AT 10N H93W 1140Z AT 10N 268W
2320Z AT 10N 83W
OTHER AMATEUR SATELLITE REFERENCE ORBITS, SEPT 15 OSCAR 9
0106Z AT 148W RS5 0141Z AT 85W RS6 0126Z AT 88W RS7 0130Z AT
85W RS8 0031Z AT 67W
SEPT 16 OSCAR 9 0045Z AT 143W RS5 0136Z AT 86W RS6 0111Z AT
85W RS7 0121Z AT 84W RS8 0029Z AT 67W
NOAA 7 EQUATOR CROSSING TIMES AND LONGITUDES, SEPT 15 1655Z AT
25W 1837Z AT 51W 1944Z AT 76W FREQUENCY 137.50 MHZ
NOAA 8 EQUATOR CROSSING TIMES AND LONGITUDES, SEPT 15 1034Z AT
135W 1215Z AT 110W 1357Z AT 84W FREQUENCY 137.50 MHZ AR
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THIS IS ARRL HQ STATION W1AW NEWINGTON CT. U.S.A.abc@brl-sem.ARPA (Brint Cooper ) (11/26/85)
> > > > > Whoever said that the ARRL is the god of amateur radio? They seem to have > put themselves in that position for the primary reasons of > self-propagation. Afterall, the more unsophisticated amateurs there are, > the more suckers there are likely to be who will send that good-for-nothing > organization membership fees. I learned early, I quit after one year. > > Roger Jollis KU6I > Fort Collins, Colorado SURE! And when the big, commercial interests petition the FCC for ever-increasing segments of the amateur spectrum, you can hire your own lawyer at $100/hour and up to argue your right before the Commission to keep your HF, 2M, 220, et al. Jusst how much spectrum do you think we'd have left if there were no ARRL? Or do you recommend do-it-yourself law, too? -- Brint Cooper ARPA: abc@brl.arpa UUCP: ...{seismo,decvax,cbosgd}!brl-tgr!abc