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July 2022 ♦ Volume 106 ♦ Number 7

Second Century
David A. Minster, NA2AA
Publisher 9 ARES vs. AUXCOMM: The Conspiracy that Never Was

Becky R. Schoenfeld, W1BXY

Editorial Director
Leanna Figlewski
Editor
30 2021 ARRL Donors

Caroline Kenney Q A Lightning Protection and Grounding Project at W2MMD

Sam Shaner
Assistant Editors Ron Block, N2RB

Bart Jahnke, W9JJ

Radiosport & Regulatory Q Q Make a 2-Meter J-Pole from a Lamp Cord
Information Manager O O John H. Unrath, K6JHU
John Ross, KD8IDJ
Happenings

Steve Ford, WB8IMY

Pascal Villeneuve, VA2PV
41 Product Review
Pascal Villeneuve, VA2PV
Xiegu X6100 HF/6-Meter
Bernie McClenny, W3UR QRP Transceiver;
Dave Casler, KE0OG
GXP-Antennas 13-Element,
Paul Wade, W1 GHZ
Jon Jones, N0JK 6-BandYagi; Hayseed
Rick Palm. K1CE Hamfest Re-Cap Kit
Barry Shackleford, W6YE for the Heathkit HP-23
Kai Siwiak, KE4PT Power Supply; M5Stack
Bruce Draper, AA5B ICMultiMeter
Phil Saias, AD5X
John Stanley, K4ERO
Contributing Editors
Z Colorado Blizzard Emergency Response
Ov Drew Shattuck, KF0APV
Michelle Bloom, WB1 ENT
Production Supervisor
Jodi Morin, KA1JPA Z Q A New Approach to ARES
Assistant Production Supervisor OZ Dan Fisher, AI4GK
Maty Weinberg, KB1EIB
Production Coordinator
Z C Simulated Emergency Test 2021 Results
David Pingree, N1NAS
Senior Technical Illustrator
O□ Steve Ewald, WV1X

Janet Rocco, W1JLR

Advertising Sales Manager
Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R
Public Relations and
Innovation Director
Yvette Vinci, KC1AIM
Member Services Manager
Steve Ewald, WV1X
Field Organization Supervisor
68 New Board Committee Seeks to Improve Programs, Services,
and Training for EmComm, Field Organization, and Clubs
~7 Q 2022 ARRL January VHF Contest Results
I 7 James Duffey, KK6MC
O 1 2021 ARRL 10-Meter Contest Results
O I ScottTuthill, K7ZO

84 The ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest

84 August 2022 ARRL Rookie Roundup — RTTY

92 A Look Back — August 1972

4 July 2022
Columns
Amateur Radio World.................................. 73
Ask Dave.......................................................54
Celebrating Our Legacy............................... 97
Classic Radio................................................ 94
Contest Corral.............................................. 78
Departments
Amateur Radio Band Chart...................... 53
ARRL Section Managers.......................... 16
Certificate of Code
Proficiency Recipients.............................. 96
Convention and Hamfest Calendar........... 90

Correspondence........................................... 24 Field Organization Reports.........................75

Eclectic Technology..................................... 40 Guide to ARRL Member Benefits.............. 14

Exam Info......................................................76 Ham Ads.....................................................124

Happenings...................................................69 Index of Advertisers......................... 126,127

Hints & Hacks............................................... 56 Officers, Division Directors, and Staff...... 15

How's DX?.....................................................85 QST Cover Plaque Award.........................64

Member Spotlight......................................... 13 Silent Keys................................................... 99

Microwavelengths.........................................58 Special Event Stations................................ 89

Public Service............................................... 74 Strays...................................................... 73, 77

Up Front......................................................... 20 Volunteer Monitor Program Report........... 68

The World Above 50 MHz............................87 W1 AW Qualifying Runs.............................. 96

100, 50, and 25 Years Ago..........................98
W1 AW Schedule..........................................28
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and first responders in situations such as the
one shown here. This issue's focus on EmComm
takes us to Colorado for a blizzard response and
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of the county’s many active clubs. [Chris Zajac,
photo. Thanks to Engineer 1 Mark Matson,
KC1BLJ. and Lead Electronics Technician Nick
Carlone of the Connecticut Telecommunications
System Unit.]

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Second Century
ARES vs. AUXCOMM:
The Conspiracy that Never Was
EmComm is a hallmark of our hobby, having played important roles many times in
the aftermath of disasters, from small to large. You may not be aware of this, but nearly
half of new hams indicate that they are interested in becoming amateur radio operators to
pursue activity in emergency communications.
ARRL has built an infrastructure for EmComm within our
public service organization that we call the Amateur Radio
Emergency Service®, or ARES®. This is both an organiza­
tion and a framework for people to volunteer, take needed
training, join a local group, and then practice or drill to
ensure readiness when required. It is the responsibility of
your Section Manager to ensure that the position of Section
Emergency Coordinator (SEC) is staffed and managing
emergency communications.
Auxiliary Communications (AUXCOMM) has created, in con­
junction with the states, a national certification for individuals
called Auxiliary Communicators (AUXC) who support the
public safety community. They have been given a path
where they can study, test for, and earn certification under
the US government’s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security
Agency (CISA).This certification is an important first step in
potentially being deployed into a Communications Unit. As a
part of the National Incident Management System, commu­
nications is defined as a required capability, with the kinds of
responsibilities you’d expect — from deployment and setup,
to staffing and operation, to tear down.
The communications section of Homeland Security in each
state may be managed differently. For example: in Connect­
icut, there is no defined opportunity for amateur radio to play
a role, whereas in Colorado, amateur radio by definition and
decree is recognized as a supplemental element of its plan.
How it is managed plays a fundamental role in how AUX­
COMM certification eligibility is defined. It also defines how
and when amateur radio plays a role in state-level response
to an emergency situation. Regardless of how amateur radio
broadly is defined within each state, credentialing is univer­
sally a rigorous process, and taken very seriously.
So, where is the controversy? It seems clear that ARES is
the public service organization that trains and organizes
amateurs for emergencies. AUXCOMM is embedded on a
state-by-state basis into its requirements for establishing pro­
fessional public safety emergency responders. It seems that
in some states, individuals have taken it upon themselves to
diminish the importance and role of ARES, focusing instead
on a very narrow definition of state-only response to inci­
dents. This logic is flawed.
ARRL enjoys a close working relationship with govern­
mental agencies at the state and federal levels. The officials
that we speak with are huge fans of ARES. Why? As radio
amateurs, this is a passion and pursuit of ours — not just a
job. ARES groups can, and do, enthusiastically practice and
drill. They constantly seek to upgrade their capabilities from
operator and infrastructure perspectives. If and when a state
needs to supplement their EmComm capabilities, they know
there is a pool of trained and equipped operators that could
be called upon to supplement their ranks.
Another thing that is clear is that over the past decade or so,
ARRL has not always been the leader it should have been in
this space. Although we were keeping relationships alive, too
much reliance was placed on the field organization to just
get it done. ARRL HQ needed to strengthen its support for
EmComm. We have staffed Field Services with Mike Wal­
ters, W8ZY — who was the Connecticut SEC at the time —
who is working with the Section Managers, and Josh
Johnston, KE5MHV — who has nearly 30 years of experi­
ence in EmComm — to work with the SECs and the served
agencies. On top of that, the ARRL Board has created the
Emergency Communications and Field Services Committee
that meets every 2 to 3 weeks with a group of subcommit­
tees focused on various initiatives. The point is: we get it and
have responded in a huge way to close the leadership gap
we created.
If you are one of those people who came into amateur radio
seeking involvement in emergency communications, where
are you today? Have you joined your local ARES group? Are
you willing to commit to the training to prepare yourself for
the next incident that may be unique to your area?
Get yourself involved in EmComm. Reach out to your Sec­
tion Manager and make sure there is a healthy ARES pro­
gram in your area. If you are an experienced and capable
ARES member who wants to take it to the next level, reach
out to your Section Emergency Coordinator and explore
AUXCOMM opportunities. Be a connector and pull those
new hams who want to pursue EmComm into your local
group. And as always, stay radio active!
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also operated the 13 Colonies Special
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parties.”
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Wayne Smith, K8FF, and Amy Leggiero,
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tries. “It is still amazing to me that I station during the CQ WW WPX SSB con­
can work the world from my station,” test in 2020.
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“My 6-meter operation has greatly
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As of the writing of this month’s col­
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attending Dayton Hamvention®.
to contact 100 countries and earn her
Wayne will be working for DX Engi­
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neering at the event, and Amy will be
Wayne and Amy both enjoy sending volunteering at the Youth Forum, as
QSL cards, but once they qualified for well as during Tim Duffy’s, K3LR,
digital DXCC on FT8, they began Contest University program.
using Logbook of The World (LoTW)
“I think we both share the experience
on a regular basis. “Confirming con­
that amateur radio has brought us so
tacts on LoTW is very quick (some­
many adventures and friends that we
times instant) and lower cost than in
would not have otherwise met,” Amy
the past,” they agreed. Wayne added,
said. Wayne agreed, adding, “In the
“Although QSLing is increasingly
infamous words of K3LR, ham radio is
expensive, we both agree that there is
indeed ‘the greatest hobby in the
no substitute for a real QSL card.”
world.’”
Despite having sent QSL cards for
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Officers, Division Directors, and Staff

As an ARRL member, you elect the Director and Vice Director who represent your Division on ARRL policy matters.
If you have a question or comment about ARRL policies, contact your representatives listed below.

Officers Atlantic Division New England Division

Founding President 1914-1936 www.atldiv.org https://nediv.arrl.org
Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW Tom Abernethy, W3T0M
* Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
President P.O. Box 73, Accokeek, MD 20607 39 Baldwin Ln., Hollis, NH 03049
Rick Roderick, K5UR
* 301-257-6225; w3tom@arrl.org 603-413-5400; ab1oc@arrl.org
P.O. Box 1463, Little Rock, AR 72203 Wee Director: Robert B. Famiglio, K3RF Wee Director: Phillip E. Temples, K9HI
501-988-2527; k5ur@arrl.org P.O. Box 9, Media, PA 19063 125 Coolidge Ave. #803
First Vice President 610-359-7300; k3rf@arrl.org Watertown, MA 02472-2875
Michael N. Raisbeck, K1TWF
* 617-331-0183; k9hi@arrl.org
85 High St. Central Division
Chelmsford, MA 01824 www.central.arrl.org Northwestern Division
978-250-1235; k1twf@arrl.org Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA www.arrlnwdiv.org
Second Vice President 1227 Pion Rd., Fort Wayne, IN 46845 Mike Ritz, W7V0
Bob Vallio, W6RGG 260-637-6988; k9la@arrl.org 33643 Burma Rd., Scappoose, OR 97056
18655 Sheffield Rd. 503-987-1269; w7vo@arrl.org
Vice Director: Brent Walls, N9BA
Castro Valley, CA 94546 2151 E. Bomar Ln..Greenfield, IN 46140 Wee Director: Mark J. Tharp, KB7HDX
510-537-6704; w6rgg@arrl.org 317-557-7224, n9ba@arrl.org P.O. Box 2222, Yakima, WA 98907
International Affairs Vice President 509-952-5764; kb7hdx@arrl.org
Rod Stafford, W6R0D Dakota Division
5155 Shadow Est. www.arrldakota.org Pacific Division
San Jose, CA 95135 Bill Lippert, AC0W
* www.pacific.arrl.org
408-238-4671; w6rod@arrl.org 2013 6th Ave. SE, Austin, MN 55912 Kristen McIntyre, K6WX’
Chief Executive Officer 507-433-5835, acOw@arrl.org 900 Golden Wheel Park Dr.. #85, San Jose, CA
and Secretary 95112, 510-703-4942; k6wx@arrl.org
Wee Director: Lynn Nelson, W0ND
David A. Minster, NA2AA
* 3204 Willow Ln. SE. Minot, ND 58701 Wee Director: Anthony Marcin, W7XM
225 Main St. 6836 Boulder Canyon St.,
701-833-1000; wOnd@arrl.org
Newington, CT 06111 North Las Vegas, NV 89084
860-594-0404; dminster@arrl.org 702-984-9589; w7xm@arrl.org
Delta Division
Treasurer www.arrldelta.org
John Sager, WJ7S David A. Norris, K5UZ Roanoke Division
Chief Financial Officer 907 Evening Sunset Cir., Redfield, AR 72132 www.arrl-roanoke.com
Diane Middleton, W2DLM 870-613-1606; k5uz@arrl.org Dr. James Boehner, N2ZZ
525 Barnwell Ave. NW, Aiken, SC 29801-3939
Wee Director: Ed B. Hudgens, WB4RHQ
803-641-9140; n2zz@arrl.org
Staff 1441 Wexford Downs Ln.. Nashville, TN 37211
615-630-2753; wb4rhq@arrl.org Wee Director: Bill Morine, N2COP
Director of Operations 101 Windlass Dr., Wilmington, NC 28409
Bob Naumann, W5OV
Great Lakes Division 910-452-1770; n2cop@arrl.org
VEC Manager www.arrl-greatlakes.org
Maria Somma, AB1FM Dale Williams, WA8EFK
*
Rocky Mountain Division
Field Services Manager 291 Outer Dr., Dundee, Ml 48131
www.rockymountaindivision.org
Mike Walters, W8ZY 734-529-3232; wa8efk@arrl.org Jeff Ryan, K0RM
9975 Wadsworth Pkwy. K2-275
Radiosport & Regulatory Information Wee Director: Scott Yonally, N8SY Westminster, CO 80021
Manager 258 Valley Hi Dr., Lexington, OH 44904
Bart Jahnke, W9JJ 303-432-2886; kOrm@arrl.org
419-512-4445; n8sy@arrl.org
Laboratory Manager Wee Director: Dan Grady, N2SRK
Ed Hare, W1RFI Hudson Division 8706 S. Buchanan Way, Aurora. CO 80016
www.hudson.arrl.org 720-236-7397; n2srk@arrl.org
Director of Emergency Management
Josh Johnston, KE5MHV Ria Jairam, N2RJ Southeastern Division
P.O. Box 73, Sussex, NJ 07461 www.facebook.com/
Membership, Marketing, &
Communications Director 973-594-6275; n2rj@arrl.org ARRLSoutheasternDivision
Kathleen Callahan, KC1MBY Wee Director: Nomar Vizcarrondo, NP4H Mickey Baker, N4MB
Member Services Manager P.O. Box 245, Tenafly, NJ 07670 14764 Black Bear Rd., West Palm Beach, FL
Yvette Vinci, KC1AIM 917-443-2664; np4h@arrl.org 33418. 561-320-2775; n4mb@arrl.org
Advertising Sales Manager Midwest Division Wee Director: James Schilling, KG4JSZ
Janet Rocco, W1JLR www.arrlmidwest.org 44 Joel Massey Rd.. Haines City, FL 33844
Publications & Editorial Manager 407-504-2629; kg4jsz@arrl.org
Art Zygielbaum, K0AIZ
Becky R. Schoenfeld, W1BXY 6601 Pinecrest Dr., Lincoln, NE 68516 Southwestern Division
Education & Learning Manager 402-421-0840; kOaiz@arrl.org www.kkn.net/n6aa
Steve Goodgame, K5ATA Woe Director: Dave Propper, K2DP Richard J. Norton, N6AA
Development Manager 747 Old Bonhomme Rd., University City, MO 21290 West Hillside Dr., Topanga, CA90290
Melissa Stemmer, KA7CLO 63132, 314-225-5167; k2dp@arrl.org 310-455-1138; n6aa@arrl.org
Director of Public Relations
Wee Director: Edward Stearns, AA7A
& Innovation
Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R 7038 E. Aster Dr., Scottsdale, AZ 85254
480-332-8255; aa7a@arrl.org
Controller How to Contact ARRL Staff
Thomas Bell, KC1MHQ West Gulf Division
To send an email to any ARRL Headquarters www.westgulfdivision.org
Luci Goodwin
Human Resources Manager staff member, put his or her call sign John Robert Stratton. N5AUS
*
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‘Executive Committee Member @arrl.org. For example, to send to Hiram 512-445-6262; n5aus@n5aus.com
Maxim, First President of ARRL, use
Vice Director: Lee H. Cooper, W5LHC
w1aw@arrl.org, or hmaxim@arrl.org. 2507 Autrey Dr., Leander, TX 78641
512-658-3910; w5lhc@arrl.org

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ARRL Section Managers

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Whatever your license class, your SM has an appointment available. Visit your Section page at www.arrl.org/sections.

Atlantic Division DE, EPA, MDC, NNY, SNJ, WNY, WPA Northwestern Division AK, EWA, ID, MT, OR, WWA
Delaware: Joseph Grib, KI3B, 42 Anderson Ct.. Bear, DE 19701-1676 Alaska: David Stevens, KL7EB, 8521 Golden St., Apt. 4, Anchorage, AK 99502
302-593-5669; ki3b@arrl.org 907-242-6483; kl7eb@arrl.org
Eastern Pennsylvania: George Miller, W3GWM, 293 Woods Rd., Wyalusing. PA Eastern Washington. Jo Whitney, KA7LJQ, P.O. Box 2222, Yakima, WA 98907
18853 570-250-1007; w3gwm@arrl.org 509-952-5765; ka7ljq@arrt.org
Maryland-DC: Marty Pittinger, KB3MXM, 4 Pegram Rd., Owings Mills. MD 21117 Idaho: Dan Marler, K7REX, 6525 W. Fairfield Ave., Boise, ID 83709
410-356-7899; kb3mxm@arrl.org 208-914-8939; k7rex@arrl.org
Northern New York: Rocco Conte, WU2M, 152 W. Bush Rd., Gloversville, NY
Montana: Paul Stiles, KF7S0J, 5427 Deadwood Dr.. Billings. MT 59105
12078-6405 518-848-9028; wu2m@arrl.org
406-671-7092; kf7soj@arrl.org
Southern New Jersey: Tom Preiser, N2XW, 177 Bowsprit Rd., Manahawkin, NJ
08050-5001 609-618-0224; n2xw@arrl.org Oregon: David Kidd. KA7OZO, 21760 S. Larkspur Ave., Oregon City. OR 97045-9164
503-320-3484; ka7ozo@arrl.org
Western New York: Laura Mueller, N2LJM, 2011 E. Main St.. Falconer. NY 14733
716-338-3122; n2tjm@arrl.org Western Washington: Monte L Simpson. W7FF, P.O. Box 3008, Silverdale. WA 98383
Western Pennsylvania: Joe Shupienis, W3BC, P.O. Box 73, Falls Creek, PA 360-633-7665; w7ff@arrl.org
15840-0322 814-771-3804; w3bc@arrl.org Pacific Division EB, NV, PAC, SV, SF, SJV, SCV
Central Division IL, IN, Wl East Bay: Mike Patterson. N6JGA, P.O. Box 30627. Walnut Creek, CA 94598;
Illinois: Thomas Beebe. W9RY, 3540 Market Rd.. Marion. IL 62959-8940 925-200-8300; n6jga@arrl.org
618-534-6282: w9ry@arrl.org Nevada: John Bigley, N7UR, 2420 Palora Ave., Las Vegas. NV 89121-2157
Indiana: James Merry, Jr., KC9RPX, 7332 W. Mustang Dr., Ellettsville. IN 47429 702498-5829; n7ur@arrl.org
812-391-2661; kc9rpx@arrl.org Pacific: Joe Speroni, AH0A, 278 Kapiolani Blvd. #502. Honolulu. HI 96826
808-955-2496; ahOa@arrl.org
Wisconsin: Jason Spetz, KC9FXE, E5910 490th Ave., Menomonie, Wl 54751-5644.
715-231-7722; kc9fxe@arrl.org Sacramento Valley: Dr. Carol Milazzo, KP4MD, P.O. Box 665. Citrus Heights. CA
95611-0665 916-259-3221; kp4md@arrl.org
Dakota Division MN, ND, SD San Francisco: Bill Hillendahl, KH6GJV, P.O Box 4151, Santa Rosa, CA 954024151
Minnesota: Bill Mitchell. AE0EE, 2120 Aldrich Ave. S.. Apt. 208, Minneapolis, MN 55405 707-5444944; kh6gjv@arrl.org
510-529-5658: aeOee@arrl.org
San Joaquin Valley: John Litz, NZ6Q, 1434 Douglas Rd., Stockton, CA 95207-3536
North Dakota: Richard Budd. W0TF. 4951 64th St. NE. York, ND 58386-9304
209- 331-3078; nz6q@arrl.org
701-466-2028; wOtf@arrl.org
Santa Clara Valley: James Armstrong, NV6W, 2048 Paseo Del Sol, San Jose,
South Dakota: Chris Stallkamp. KI0D, P.O. Box 271, Selby, SD 57472-0271
CA 95124-2048 408-679-1680; nv6w@arrl.org
605-848-3929; kiOd@arrl.org
Delta Division AR, LA, MS, TN Roanoke Division NC, SC, VA, WV
North Carolina: Marvin K. Hoffman. WA4NC, P.O. Box 2208, Boone. NC 28607
Arkansas: James D. Ferguson, Jr.. N5LKE, 1500 Lauren Dr., Searcy. AR 72143-8477
828-964-6626; wa4nc@arrl.org
501-593-5695; n5lke@arrl.org
South Carolina: Marc Tarplee, N4UFP, 4406 Deer Run. Rock Hill. SC 29732-9258
Louisiana: John Mark Robertson. K5JMR, 201 Madewood Ct.. Bossier City. LA
803487-1115; n4ufp@arrl.org
71111-6325 318-572-7917; k5jmr@arrt.org
Virginia: Jack Smith. KE4LWT. 515 New Life Dr.. Ruckersville. VA 22968-3045
Mississippi: Malcolm Keown. W5XX, 64 Lake Circle Dr.. Vicksburg. MS 39180
601-636-0827; w5xx@arrl.org 662-523-0000; ke4lwt@arrl.org
Tennessee: David Thomas, KM4NYI, 205 Linford Rd., Knoxville, TN 37920 West Virginia: Dan Ringer, K8WV, 18 W. Front St., Morgantown. WV 265014507
304-292-1999; k8wv@arrl.org
865-654-5489; km4nyi@arrl.org
Rocky Mountain Division CO, NM, UT, WY
Great Lakes Division KY, Ml, OH Colorado: Amanda Alden, K1DDN. 230 Glenmoor Rd., Canon City. CO 81212-7705
Kentucky: Steve Morgan. W4NH0,1124 W. 12th St., Owensboro, KY 42301-2975
719-315-0434; k1ddn@arrl.org
270-926-4451; w4nho@arrl.org
New Mexico: Bill Mader, K8TE, 4701 Sombrerete Rd. SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Michigan: Les Butler, W8MSR P.O. Box 237, Gregory, Ml 48137-0237
505-250-8570; k8te@arrl.org
517-861-6325; w8msp@arrl.org
Utah: Pat Malan. N7PAT, 10102 S. Redwood Rd. #95401, South Jordan. UT 84095
Ohio: Tom Sly, WB8LCD. 1480 Lake Martin Dr., Kent, OH 44240-6260 330-554-4650; 801413-7438; n7pat@arrl.org
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Wyoming: Rick Breininger, N1TEK, 240 W. Railroad Ave., Green River, WY 82935
Hudson Division ENY, NLI, NNJ 307-707-4010; n1tek@arrl.org
Eastern New York: John K. Fritze, Jr.. K2QY, 4 Normanskill Blvd., Delmar, NY
12054-1335 401-261-4996; k2qy@arrl.org Southeastern Division AL, GA, NFL, PR, SFL, VI, WCF
Alabama: Roger Parsons, KK4UDU, 5791 Birmingport Rd., Mulga. AL 35118-9670
NYC-Long Island: Jim Mezey, W2KFV, 38 Appletree Ln., Carle Place,
NY 11514-1336 516-315-8608; w2kfv@arrl.org 206-641-9063; kk4udu@arrl.org
Northern New Jersey: Bob Buus, W20D, 8 Donner St., Holmdel, NJ 07733-2004 Georgia: David Benoist, AG4ZR, 190 Fox Hall Crossing E., Senoia, GA 30276-3481
732-946-8615: w2od@arrl.org 404-290-0470; ag4zr@arrl.org
Northern Florida: Scott Roberts. KK4ECR, 2361 Oak Hammock Ln., Orange Park,
Midwest Division IA, KS, MO, NE FL 32065 904-759-7812; kk4ecr@arrl.org
Iowa: Lelia Gamer, WA0UIG, 145 Front St., Robins, IA 52328-9718
Puerto Rico: Rene Fonseca, NP3O, Urb Santa tsidra 4 G8 Calle 6, Fajardo, PR
319-213-3539; waOuig@arrl.org 00738-4145 939-5794134; np3o@arrl.org
Kansas: Ronald D. Cowan, KB0DTI, P.O. Box 36, La Cygne. KS 66040 Southern Florida: Barry M. Porter, KB1PA, 14555 Sims Rd.. Apt. 258,
913-757-3758; kbOdti@arrl.org Delray Beach, FL 33484 561-499-8424; kb1pa@arrl.org
Missouri: Cecil Higgins, AC0HA, 27995 County Rd. 220, Hermitage. MO 65668-8493 Virgin Islands: Fred Kleber. K9VV, P.O. Box 24275, Christiansted, VI 00824-0275
417-399-5027; acOha@arrl.org k9w@arrl.org
Nebraska: Matthew N. Anderson. KA0BOJ, 14300 NW 98th St.. Raymond, NE West Central Florida: Michael Douglas, W4MDD, 2527 Apple Blossom Ln.,
68428-4254 402-480-5515; kaOboj@arrl.org Wauchula, FL 33873 863-585-1648; w4mdd@arrl.org
New England Division CT, EMA, ME, NH, Rl, VT, WMA Southwestern Division AZ, LAX, ORG, SDG, SB
Connecticut: Charles I. Motes, Jr., K1DFS, 22 Woodside Ln., Plainville. CT 06062 Arizona: Rick Paquette. W7RAP, 1600 W. Sunkist Rd.. Tucson, AZ 85755-9561
860-747-6377; k1dfs@arrl.org 520425-6877; w7rap@arrl.org
Eastern Massachusetts: Tom Walsh, K1TW, 9 Wildwood Dr., Bedford, MA 01730 Los Angeles: Diana Feinberg, AI6DF, P.O. Box 4678, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
781-275-5882; k1tw@arrl.org 90274-9618 310-544-2917; ai6df@arrl.org
Maine: Philip Duggan, N1EP, 195 Kansas Rd., Milbridge, ME 04658-3120 Orange: Bob Turner. W6RHK, P.O. Box 973, Perris. CA92572 951-236-8975;
598-5397;
207- n1ep@arrl.org w6rhk@arrl.org
New Hampshire: Peter Stohrer, W1FEA, 9 Gladstone St., Concord, NH 03301-3130 San Diego: Dave Kaltenborn, N8KBC, 630 Alber St, Chula Vista. CA 91911
603-345-1470; k1pjs@arrl.org 619-616-8758; n8kbc@arrl.org
Rhode Island: Bob Beaudet, W1YRC, 30 Rocky Crest Rd.. Cumberland, Rl 02864 Santa Barbara: John Kitchens, NS6X, P.O. Box 178, Somis, CA 93066
401-333-2129; w1yrc@arrl.org 805-216-2569; ns6x@arrl.org
Vermont: Paul N. Gayet, AA1SU, 11 Cherry St.. Essex Junction. VT 05452 West Gulf Division NTX, OK, STX, WTX
802-878-2215: aa1su@arrl.org North Texas: Steven Lott Smith, KG5VK, 125 Contest Ln., Ben Franklin, TX
Western Massachusetts: Raymond Lajoie, AA1SE. 245 Leominster Rd., Lunenburg, 75415-3830 318470-9806; kg5vk@arrl.org
MA 01462-2031 978-549-5507; aa1se@arrl.org
Oklahoma: Mark Kleine, N5HZR, 2651 84th Ave. SE, Norman, OK 73026
405410-6756; n5hzr@arrl.org
South Texas: Stuart Wolfe, KF5NIX, 5607 Sunshine Dr.. Apt. 219. Austin, TX 78756
512-660-9954; kf5nix@arrl.org
West Texas: H. Dale Durham. W5WI, P.O. Box 375. Buffalo Gap. TX 79508
830-719-9000; w5wi@arrl.org

16 July 2022
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Up Front

Antique Wireless Association Museum The museum is entirely volunteer based, with all tours conducted
D.P. Dunn, AB2NM, visited the Antique Wireless Association by knowledgeable volunteer museum historians. These experts
(AWA) Museum, located in Bloomfield, New York. He was able also make themselves available for in-classroom visits within
to talk with the museum’s Director, Bob Hobday, N2EVG, to get Monroe and Ontario counties.
some insight about working among a “world-class collection of
Visit the museum's website at www.antiquewireless.org/home
communication technology.”
page/museum for more information, a virtual tour, or to become a
Sponsored by the AWA, which has 1,350 international mem­ member. The photos below are courtesy of the AWA Museum.
bers, the museum has telegraph equipment from the 1800s and
beyond. “Our museum has something for all ages,” said Hobday.
“For older folks, it is [a] visit of nostalgia. Young folks really enjoy
learning Morse code, visiting the Titanic radio room, and seeing
the wall of phones.”

Hobday also shared some of the ways in which the museum

serves the community, including its research library, the Radio
Fab Lab and STEM classes for 7- to 15-year-olds, and the
“Learn It, Build It, Fix It” class for adults. The museum also re­
cently added a new facility called the Ham Shack, which allows
amateur radio licensees the opportunity to operate some of the
classic receivers and transmitters.

Curator Lynn Bisha operating the 1,000 W spark transmitter.

A recreation of the RMS Titanic's Marconi wireless room. The Samuel Morse's personal notebook with his designs for the first
display uses authentic-era devices. telegraph line in the US in 1844.

Collecting Radio-
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Carlos Frum, WI9R, combined his two favor­
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Extra-class license, he started collecting
worldwide stamps that depict aspects of
amateur radio. He has close to 100 radio­
related stamps. His next project is to collect
stamps honoring OSCAR launches.

20 July 2022
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Letters from Our Members
A Request for
Mindful Mentoring
When I first got on the air, I was
flooded with information from sea­
soned hams who wanted to help, but
they didn't take into consideration
what my budget or goals were. It al­
most felt like if I didn’t follow their sug­
gestions, then I was doing it all wrong.
My advice to those offering help to
new hams is to keep in mind that
what you have done may not be the
best choice for another amateur.
Sometimes the most technically cor­
rect way to do something may not be
an option for them, or they might not
be able to afford the same equipment
as you. If they’re young, they may live
with their parents who have restric­
tions, or maybe they need to follow the
rules of their homeowners association.
Get a feel for what their resources are,
such as what they would like to spend
and the amount of space they have to
put up antennas, and try to tailor your
recommendations.
Curt McCormick, WU3U
Elizabeth, Pennsylvania
Remember to Warn
Non-Hams During
Emergencies
In December 2021, a violent EF4
long-track tornado struck western
Kentucky. During this severe weather
event, I operated net control for the
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri,
SKYWARN® net, and monitored
National Weather Service (NWS)
radar out of their Paducah, Kentucky
office.
I work for a community bank, and two
of our branches are in the Missouri
Bootheel, where the tornado was
headed. In between making spot­
ter reports, I called a coworker who
wasn’t a ham to warn her of the ap­
proaching tornado, and I asked her
24 July 2022
to call all employees who lived in the
Missouri Bootheel. Two tornadoes
passed through the area that night.
I used the same techniques that I use
as a SKYWARN net control operator
to warn my coworker. As a non-ham,
she wasn’t receiving the spotter infor­
mation. My phone call helped save
her life, and the lives of others. And it
was just like passing emergency traffic
— short and to the point.
As amateur radio operators, we
should use all methods at our dis­
posal to connect with our communities
during an emergency. Don’t rely solely
on amateur radio, as storm spotter
reports won’t reach non-amateur radio
operators. You just might save some­
one's life.
Barry Doyle, AC0WL
Jackson, Missouri
Estate Planning Tips
for Ham Gear
After leaving an estate sale one day,
I found out that the family had thrown
away hundreds of dollars’ (or more)
worth of ham radio equipment that
didn’t sell. Because of scenarios like
this, it’s important for us to make sure
our families know what to do with our
ham gear when we’re gone. Here are
some things you can do to help them:
1 Mark and label everything, including
equipment manuals, so they can
easily find things.
2 Draw a diagram of your station for
your family to give to the next owner
to help them successfully operate
with it.
3 Leave instructions for your family to
give to your local club, as the club
will likely remove unwanted equip­
ment without charge.
4 Save your technical books, as they
can be very valuable to the right
experimenter. The older ones are
written in simpler language, and the
laws of physics haven’t changed.
I hope these preparations provide
your family with direction, and help
them understand how to handle the
distribution of your radio equipment.
Patrick Hamel, W5THT
Long Beach, Mississippi
Radio Books in
an Unlikely Place
My friend Tom Frisz, N9DD, told me
about some radio books in a local
antiques store. While checking them
out, I found Listening In: Radio and
the American Imagination, written by
Susan J. Douglas. It explores the his­
tory of radio from the very beginning.
I really enjoyed the chapter, “Why Ham
Radio Matters.” The author talks about
amateur radio operators' desires to
push the state of the art via experi­
menting and discovering the value of
frequencies below 200 meters. After
reading it, you’ll know more about
early radio, news, music, and the radio
industry in general.
For those interested, the book is avail­
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antiques store to check out the radio
books they had. I probably wouldn’t
have discovered this book otherwise.
Jim Kocsis, WA9PYH
South Bend, Indiana
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that are normally used by W1AW, in addition to 3590 kHz, at
various times. Underline 1 minute of the highest speed you copied,
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Fund, the Education & Technology Fund, the W1AW Endowment, the Ham Aid Fund, and the Legislative Issues Advocacy Fund.
Rev. Dr. Alicia, KG6U, and
Dave, K6XG, Abell
Alan R. Ahasic, W9AN
Allen-Heath Memorial Foundation,
K6ZIZ+ and K60K0
George (KIIG) and
Annette (KB1LSH) Allison
Roland Anders, K3RA
Louis C. Arnold, K9ALP
Gary Aronoff, WB6UQA
Gary Audiss, N6SI
Dwight Aussieker, K9QJ
Baker Family Foundation,
WSIZand W5JKB
Donn Baker, WA2V0I
Sherman Banks, W4ATL, and
Mary Banks, K4MRY
John L. Barber, N5JB
Bill Barr, N4NX
Norman R. Bash, WA8COB
John Beaston, K7TY
Bob Beaudet, W1YRC
Richard P. Beebe, K1PAD
Mark A. Behrens, W4GP
Paul Belton, W7VY
Doug Besemer, K0VPL
Michael Bielecki, W1QP
Michael Bill. N7MB
Andrew Bonnot, K5QR
John Botti, KC80KB
Gerry Boudreaux, W5IC
Karl F. Bowman, W4CHX
William Boze, N4HB
Barrie G. Britton, W6DX
William G. Brown, K9LF
Dave Bruse, W4DTR
Mark D. Bryan, KB4IR
Frank Butler, W4RH
Steve "Sid" Caesar, NH7C
Byron "Pat" Cahill, W0BM
Patrick C. Cain, K0PC
Kermit, W9XAand
Caron, W9QLT Carlson
Joseph G. Chaet, WIRGHt and
Carla M. Chaet, N7OPU+
Stephen Claar, NLI1B
J. Craig Clark, Jr., K1QX
Thomas Clements, K1TC
Jay Close. K0GEO
Joseph Cloutier, KC9JAC
Adam E. Coffey, N8DDW
Terry Conboy, N6RY
Craig Conwell, NSVIS
The National Association for
2021 ARRL Leadership Donors
Ralph E. Covington, W7SK
Kenneth A. Cowin, KD2HHT
Kay Craigie, N3KN, and
Carter Craigie, N3AO
Gerald E. Crawford, K7UPJ
Jeffrey Crnogorac, KZ7JEF
David A. Daley, AC2BA, and
Rhonda J. Daley, AC2FX
Dan Dankert, N6PEQ
Michael Davidson, N5MT
Joseph G. DeVincentis, Jr., KO8V
Jim Dicso, K2SZ
Robert Diersing, N5AHD
Joan Donnell Trust
Frank Donovan, W3LPL
Brian "Doc" Dowd, W1D0C
Bruce Driver, W8JNO
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Jeanette B. and John J. Ellis,
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Alan J. Feldmeier, N0XP
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Sandra Fitts
Jim (WI9WI)and
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William Fugate, W8IYD
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James C. Garland, W8ZR
Max George, NG7M
Dwight B. Gibson. KQ0RS
Daniel L. Goelzer, KD3G
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Greenberg
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Robert Heider, W0EJO
Bob Heil, K9EID
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Edward F. Hogan, KE1LV
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Thomas J. Hutton, N3ZZ
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Michael Bower
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Judith A. Jaksa, W0JJ
Edward R. Jansson, WD4DTC
Gregory Z. Jigamian, N6GZJ
John Jones, WB8CQV
Richard Jones, KJ5QY
Steve Jones, WSSW
Charles D. Joseph, N5JED
Leslie P. Kalmus, W2LK
Mario L. Karcich, K2ZD
Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
Ian H. Keith, N8IK
Joseph S. Kennedy, WQ6Q
Malcolm Keown, W5XX
Andrew Kirk, WB2C
Scot Klein, KN6IHC
Robert L. Kluck, N4IJ5
John R. Kludt, K7SYS
William Klykylo, WA8FOZ
Kenneth D. Knudson, N5TY
Nels Knutzen, W0PEC
Mary Kolbe, KA3QNS
Jeffrey T. Kopcak, K8JTK
Andrew Kramer Foundation
Bernie Krasowski, KD5QHV, and
Linda Krasowski, KE5BQK
Tom Kravec, W8TK
L. Kirk Kridner, KV5Q
Carrie Krueger, K9FZ
Mark Kupferschmid, AC9PR
Scott Larsen, W5VMS
James R. Latham, AF6AQ
David F. Levy, K3DFL
Joe Locascio, K5KT, and
Marian Locascio, K5KKT
Jim Lommen, KC7QY
Ronald K. Long, W8GUS
Gary G. Lopes. WA6MEM
Paul J. Lourd, W1IP
Robert O. Loving, Jr., K9JU
Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA and
Vicky Luetzelschwab, AE9YL
Anthony Luscre, K8ZT
Joseph Lynch, N6CL
Joe Makeever, W5HS
Kenneth Marron, KM2Z
Philip Martzen, KK6PSA
Ron, W7GTF, and
MaryLou McCollum
Charles P. McConnell, W6DPD
J. Daniel McCranie, AA6GG
Russell McRee, NC3C
Medical Amateur Radio
Council, Ltd., WB5D
Jim Mezey, W2KFV
Monte Midkiff, N7TAU
Andrew Miles, KJ4CCU
Thomas Miller, W7QWH
Kan Mizoguchi, JA1BK
John Moore, WA3BRZ
Warren W. Munro, KH6WM
Eric Nabel, KC6RAA
Thomas H. Nail, WA2BCK
Near-Fest
Douglas Neller, KC9VFI
Martin Newingham, AG3I
Larry, W9INE and Karen Olson
Dan L. Osbourne, W5AFY
Joseph Osburn, Jr.. W4CFA
Art Pahr, K9XJ
Dino Papas, KL0S, and
Toby Papas, KLOSS
Rick Parent, W0ZAP
Howard Patterson, W5VY
John T. Patterson, WC0W and
Leigh Patterson, WC0T
Anthony Perales, AIIU
John E. Pinkham, K3PER
George Power, K0GCP
Michael Raskin, W4UM, and
Sherry Raskin, W4SLR
Carolyn Ratajack, K7CMR Maurice L. Schietecatte, N4LZ Roger A. Strauch, KD6UO Bill Weber, W3EA0
Mark Ratajack, K7MTR James R. Schilling, KG4JSZ (ex-WA1KZW) Robert West
Ed Ratledge, K3CWF Keith Schlottman, KR7RK James Strickland, WB4HUX Kay W. Wheeler, WS40
James Rautio. AJ3K Fred Schneider, K9OHE Robert B. Tabke, N7IP Randy White. KB4ALH
Bob Ravenscroft, KE7JZ Barney Scholl, K3LA Dr. Michael Therrien, N1MD C Jo Whitney, KA7UQ
Dr. Jerry Redding, KA8Q C. Wayne Schuler, AI9Q Craig Thompson, K9CT Robert Widmann, KH6UEA
Fred J. Regennitter, K4IU, and Gretchen Schwartz, K3GNS James Tiemstra, KCJATf and John Williams, K8JW
Judy Regennitter, K0UH Eliza Greene, KE6EHD
Paul D. Sergi, NO8D Tom Williams, WA1MBA
Joseph Reisert, W1JR Ron Tingle, K4ML
James Shurts, W0NO Sherry Wilush
Bruce Richardson, W9FZ and Charles Towery, AB5ZZ
David Siddall, K3ZJ Mark E. Wise, N0GEH
Janice Hoettels, KA9VVQ Gerald Treas, K8GT
Bernie Skoch, K5XS E. Glenn Wolf. Jr., N5RN
Robert Risacher, W5BR Dr. Guy "Bud" Tribble, N6SN
William B. Smith, W9VA Robert Wood, N2RW
Ed Robinson, W5XT W. Paul Trouten, W8PI
Jimmy R. Sorrells, MD, WA9ABB Scott Wright, K0MD
Ren P. Roderick, K7JB Michael, W8MM, and
Southeastern DX & Contest Brain Wruble, W3BW
Rick Roderick. K5UR, and Margaret Valentine
Organization, KB4C Carl Young, K5HK
Holly Roderick Roger Volk, K0GOB
Jim Spaulding, W0UO LeeZalaznik, KI6OY
Evan P. Rolek, K9SQG Warren Volz, KD5YPH
Daryl C. Staehle, W7TAE Thomas K. Zicarelli, KAUS
Alfred C. Rousseau, W1FJ Bob Voss, N4CD
Rod Stafford, W6R0D Ivan Zuckerman, WB4LXR
Stanford H. Rowe, K6VWE Gary Wagner, K30MI
Steel City ARC, W3KWH Arthur I. Zygielbaum, K0AIZ
Douglas Rue, W2EN Wm. E. Waldschmidt, W9WA
Robert Stielau, N2XN 15 Anonymous Donors
Joseph Salvatore, N1DJH Henry Wall, W0CZE
Walton Stinson, W0CP, and
DaveSarault, N3XF Mary Kay Stinson, K0ZV Joe Walsh, WB6ACU t = Silent Key
Thomas M. Schaefer, NY4I SolveigA. Walstrom

Maxim Society Donors

The Maxim Society honors individuals, clubs, and organizations whose lifetime contributions to ARRL exceed
$10,000. This distinctive program, named for ARRL founder Hiram Percy Maxim, was created in 2002.

Maxim Society Members have supported ARRL and the ARRL Foundation through their contributions to the
ARRL Diamond Club, the Second Century Campaign, the Spectrum Defense Fund, the Education & Technology
Fund, and the W1AW Endowment. Members’ generosity allows ARRL to continue to offer outstanding programs
and services, and to promote amateur radio across the country and around the world. As of December 31,2021,
ARRL proudly acknowledges 332 Maxim Society Members.

Millennium Class Craig Goldman, K2LZQ Thomas J. Hutton, N3ZZ Kenneth A. Fath, N4KF
(Lifetime Giving of
Dr. Larry E. Price, W4RA+ Robert O. Loving, Jr., K9JU FEMARA
$1,000,000 - 54.999.999)
Bob Ravenscroft, KE7JZ L. Dennis Shapiro, W1UFt Andrew Forsyth, AF3I
Michael, W8MM, and
Margaret Valentine Edward Snyder, MD, W1YSM, and Walton Stinson, W0CP and Presley Foster, W5PD
Rose Snyder Mary Stinson, K0ZV Steve Goggans, K7LZJ, and
Century Class H. Dale Strieter, W4QMf Bob Streeter, W8ST and Lyndie Goggans, N7PKM
(Lifetime Giving of $500,000 - $999,999) Craig Thompson, K9CT Donna Streeter, W9DJS Jeffrey Goldman, K3DUA
David Brandenburg, K5RQ Steven M. West, W7SMW and Dave Topp, W5BXX Paul R. Horenstein, K2PH
KayCraigie, N3KN, and Donna Karam, KC5FTN Joe Walsh, WB6ACU George R. Isely, W9GIG
Carter Craigie, N3AO The YASME Foundation Richard S. Wujciak, K2RW Dick Jackson. W3EZ+
Paul D. Sergi, NO8D 1 Anonymous Donor 3 Anonymous Donors Andrew C. John, MD, JD, W80Ut
In Memory of
Fellow Class Benefactor Class Ambassador Class
(Lifetime Giving of $250,000 - $499,999) Stanley D. Korzep, W8NNX+
(Lifetime Giving of $50,000 - $99,999) (Lifetime Giving of$25,000 - $49,999)
Dayton Amateur Radio Don Lisle, K6IPV
Bill Bartels, N6YZ Louis G. Arnold, K9ALP
Association, W8BI Joel R. Miller, W7PDX and
William G. Buckner, W0VZK+ Baker Family Foundation,
Kan Mizoguchi, JA1BK Martha C. Miller
Frank Butler, W4RH WSIZandWSJKB
Thomas K. Mills. K3TK
Ken Byers, K4TEA Sherman Banks, W4ATL and
Founder Class Mary Banks, K4MRY Ray Mustafa, WA2NBG
(Lifetime Giving of $100,000 - $249,999) Jim Dicso, K2SZ
Mark A. Behrens, W4GP Gayle Olson, K6GO and
Allen Heath Memorial Foundation, Martin S. Ewing, AA6E Mike Binder, NA6MB
K6ZIZ+ and K6OKO Brook Byers. K6TKM
Marty Green, K2PLFt Ozaukee Radio Club, Inc., W9CQ0
Dave Bell, W6AQ+ and Alice (Sam) Steve W. Chaddick, WA4ZDD
Elliot Gross, KB2TZ Ray Pautz, N0RP+, and
Bell, W6QLT Thomas W. Comstock, N5TC
Eugene H. Hastings, W1VRK+ Katie Pautz, W0KTE
Marjorie and Harry Flasher, AC8G Francis Donovan, W3LPL
Elizabeth W. Hoffert and PaulL. Rinaldo, W4RP
James C. Garland. W8ZR TimothyJ. Duffy, K3LR
Fred W. Hoffert, III, NA2U
Rick Roderick, K5UR, and
Holly Roderick
Ulrich L. Rohde, PhD.NlUL
C. Wayne Schuler, AI9Q
Edmund O. Schweitzer III, W7K0W
Kamal "Kam" Sirageldin, N3KS
The Stratford Amateur Radio Club
Roger A. Strauch, KD6UO
W. Paul Trouten, W8PI
Scott Tuthill, K7ZO
Richard Weber, K5IU
West Allis Radio
Amateur Club, W9FK
Lee Zalaznik, KI6OY
Thomas Zicarelli, KAI IS
Ivan Zuckerman, WB4LXR
Arthur I. Zygielbaum, K0AIZ
2 Anonymous Donors
President Class
(Lifetime Civing of
$10,000-$24,999)
Alan R.Ahasic, W9AN
Dwayne Allen, WY7FD and
Katie Allen, WY7YL
George (K1IG) and
Annette (KB1LSH) Allison
Bob Allphin, K4UEE
Amateur Radio
Safety Foundation, Inc.
Dave Anderson, K4SV
Arizona Repeater
Association, W7ARA
Merit R. Arnold, W6NQ
Gary Audiss, N6SI
Dwight Aussieker, K9QJ
Donald J. Backys, K9UQN
*
C. Dwight Baker, W4IJY
Donn Baker, WA2V0I
Don Barber, K8GV
John L. Barber, N5JB
Bob Barden, N2BB/MD0CCE
Glen Barney, NY3E
Richard Battles, WB4BYQ
Bob Beaudet, W1YRC
Richard P. Beebe, KIPAD
Jay Bellows, K0QB and
Bonnie Bellows
Paul Belton, W7VY
Walter P. Bernadyn, W2FPf
Rev. Paul Bittner
* Jay Hamann, W0YUK
Gerry Boudreaux, W5IC
Karl F. Bowman, W4CHX
Barrie G. Britton, W6DX
Brian E. Broggie, W6FVI
David Bruse, W4DTR
Bruce Butler, W6OSP
*
RandallJ. Bynum. NR6CA
Kermit, W9XAand
Caron, W9QLT Carlson
*
Joseph G. Chaet, W1RGH and
*
Carla M. Chaet, N7OPU
Lee Ciereszko, N4TCW and
Emily Wengrovius, WN4ECW
John Craig Clark, Jr., K1QX
*
Dr. Thomas Clark. K3IO
Thomas Clements, K1TC
Jay Close, K0GEO
Joseph Cloutier, KC9JAC
Adam E. Coffey, N8DDW
Miss Ti-Michelle Connelly, NJ6T
* Judith A. Jaksa. W0JJ
*
Stephen H. Cornell, K4AHA
Kenneth A. Cowin, KD2HHT
Mark J.Croney, W4ZF
David A. Daley, AC2BA, and
Rhonda J. Daley, AC2FX
William J. Deegan III, K9XT
Richard Dievendorff, K6KR
In Memory of
Jake McClain Driver, KC5WXA
Joseph J. Dubeck, NA9A
Daniel J. DuBray, NS5G
Richard E. DuBroff, W9XW
G. Kip Edwards, W6SZN
* Kenneth D. Knudson, N5TY
Tim Ellam, VE6SH
Frank Fallon. N2FF
Alan J. Feldmeier, N0XP
Jim Fenstermaker, K9JF and
Shirley Fenstermaker, W7SAF
Gary J. Ferdinand, W2CS
Jack J. Ference, W3KX
Sean Fleming, K8KHZ
Bruce J. Frahm, K0BJ
Joseph E. Frank, W1S0V
Tom Frenaye, KI KI
Warren R. Fugate, W3WE
William Fugate, W8IYD
Dr. Charles S. Fullgraf, KE4OAR
Ken Garg, W3JK
Max George, NG7M
F. Clark Gesswein, N4CG
Daniel L. Coelzer, KD3G
Ted, W4VHF
* and
Itice, K4LVV, Goldthorpe
Kenneth R. Goodwin, K5RG
Bob, W2CYK, and Jesse, W2EEO,
Greenberg
David H. Greenhut, N6HD
David A. Hall, N7JEI
Dinette Hamilton, KD4BJS, and
Hollice J. Hamilton, KB4AZR
Theodore Hannah, K3CL
* J. Dalton McCrary, W4WUQ
Dick and Kathie Hanson, K5AND
Joel Harrison, W5ZN, and
Kim Harrison
Hans J. Heimburger, N6TCZ
Bill Hider, N3RR
William E. Himwich, K3PN
MaryM. Hobart, K1MMH
* North Fulton Amateur
John F. Hodapp, WA5TDX
Edward F. Hogan, KE1LV
Henri Honda, K6DON/7J9AAD
Fred Hopengarten, Esq., K1VR
Ed Hudgens, WB4RHQ
William Hudzik, W2UDT
Walter R. Huebner, KD0BDO
Marion Jackson, N4JJ
* Joseph Osburn, Jr., W4CFA
David M. Jaksa, W0VX and
Glenn, W0GJ, and Vivien. KL7YL,
Johnson
William L. Johnson, W3FI
Leslie P. Kalmus, W2LK
Dick Kalt, W1FYI
John C. Kanode. N4MM
Steven Katz, N8WL and
Constance Barsky, WD80DC
Ian H. Keith, N8IK
Joseph S. Kennedy. WQ6Q
Andrew Kirk, WB2C
John R. Kludt, K7SYS
Nels Knutzen, W0PEC
Jeffrey T. Kopcak, K8JTK
Jeff, WA2RVT, and Loan, KB2PTN,
Kostiuk
Bernie Krasowski, KD5QHV, and
Linda Krasowski, KE5BQK
L. Kirk Kridner, KV5Q
Martti J. Laine, OH2BH
Fred Laun, K3ZO
Bill Lippert, AC0W
Joe Locascio, K5KT, and
Marian Locascio, K5KKT
Bob Locher, W9KNI
Jimmy Long, W4ZRZ, and
Christine Long, W4FIG
Gary G. Lopes, WA6MEM
Paul J. Lourd, W1IP
Ron Lowrance, K4SX
Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA and
Vicky Luetzelschwab, AE9YL
Joe Makeever, W5HS
Bruce Marcus, N1XG
Robinson Markel, W2IVS
Ron, W7GTF, and
MaryLou McCollum
Ronald McCombs, WA70NE
Charles P. McConnell, W6DPD
J. DanielMcCranie, AA6GG
* Claudie N. Schuler
Willis McDonald, KD7NZG
* Jason John Schwarz, N4JJS
Wayne, N7NG, and Margaret Mills
Frank Morrison, KB1FZ
* Mark W. Scott. K4MV and
William Mueller, AA5WM
Warren W. Munro, KH6WM
Thomas L. Nelson, W6E0
* Claudia and Edward (KD5M)
Fred and Diane Neuman
Radio League
Northern California
DX Foundation
Gayle Olson, K6GO, and
Mike Binder, NA6MB
Tod Olson, K0TO
*
Orange County ARC Inc., W2H0
Orlando Amateur Radio Club
Palomar Amateur
Radio Club. W6NWG
Dino Papas, KL0S, and
Toby Papas, KLOSS
Edward Parish, K1EP
John T. Patterson, WC0W and
Leigh Patterson, WC0T
Kurt Pauer, W6PH
Anthony Perales, Al 1U
John E. Pinkham, K3PER
Thomas W. Porter, W8KYZ
Scott D. Prather. N7NB
Malcolm Preston, NP2L
*
Arthur Priebe, N5ART
Michael Raskin, W4UM and
Sherry Raskin, W4SLR
Ed Ratledge. K3CWF
Dr. Jerry Redding, KA8Q
Fred J. Regennitter, K4IU, and
Judy Regennitter, K0UH
Joseph Reisert, W1JR
Raymond P„ W4RPR, and
Cynthia Richard
John Ritter, K7VGF
*
Richard G. Robbins, WB9AIS
John Mark Robertson, KSJMR
Ed Robinson, W5XT
Kimberly A. Roden, W5KAR, and
James M. Roden, K5JR
Ren Roderick, K7JB
Thomas Carlton Rogers II, KE7ASH
Jerry Rosalius, WB9Z and
Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L
Alfred C. Rousseau, W1FJ
Douglas Rue, W2EN
Dave Sarault, N3XF
Eric Scace, K3NA
Thomas M. Schaefer, NY4I
Maurice L. Schietecatte, N4LZ
Keith Schlottman, KR7RK
Fred Schneider. K9OHE
Barney Scholl, K3LA
Herbert L. Schuler, K2HPV and
Peter Schumacher, AE7C
Catherine Scott, KA5DZW
Paul V. Seamon, Jr., N2RI
Seeliger
Walter J. Sepanic, NSTQ
Dr. Beurt SerVaas, W9WVOf
John R. Shepherd, AD6NR
The Six Meter Club of Chicago, Inc.
Timothy B. Slay, N4IB
Don Smith, W8KGL
William B. Smith, W9VA
Steven L. Somers, AE6SS. and
Robin Somers. KJ6ISJ
Jimmy R. Sorrells, MD., WA9ABB
James Spencer, W0SR
St. Paul Radio Club
Daryl C.Staehle, W7TAE
Rod J. Stafford, W6R0D
David Sumner, K1ZZ and
Linda Churma Sumner, KA1ZD
Legacy Circle Members
The ARRL Legacy Circle recognizes individuals who have provided for ARRL in their wills or other estate plans.
Gifts received in this capacity — unless otherwise designated — provide unrestricted revenue to be used wherever
resources are most needed, either through the ARRL Endowment or to assist in offsetting operational costs.
Rev. Dr. Alicia, KG6LJ, and
Dave, K6XG, Abell
John Abbruscato, W5JON and
Cathy Abbruscato, W5HAM
Robert Ahmann, W7SC
Alan Applegate, K0BG
Zachary D. Bakker, K2ZDB
Andrew J. Barbour, AG4XN
Bob Barden, N2BB/MD0CCE
Robert C. Beach, W8LCZ
Michael E. Beck, W7ED0
Bob Beebe, GU4YOX/KX6N
Mark Beckwith, N5OT, and
Kathryn Stewart
Steven Sense, W9SRB
Jim Boockholdt. N4AL
Alvin C. Borne, W6IV0
S. Clint Bradford, K6LCS
George Byrkit, K9TRV, and
Mary Byrkit
William J. Carrigan, Jr., N1FJZ
Kenneth R. Cary, K9UCX
Roberta Chamalian, WB1ADL, and
Peter Chamalian, W1RM
J. Craig Clark, Jr., K1QX
Gerald E. Crawford, K7UPJ
Jose R.Cruz, KA2KCR
Edwards. Dana. W1TEZ
Jonathan D. Daniels, K4ETC, and
Jessica Daniels
John G. DePrimo, K1JD
Richard Dievendorff, K6KR
Robert E. Dorbecker. N5DWW
T. Theory Foundation Inc.
Jim Talens, N3JT
RickTavan, N6XI
Jonathan Taylor, K1RFD
Temple Amateur
Radio Club, W5LM
Robert Ter Maat.WASSCP
* Tom Walsh, K1TW
Mark Tharp, KB7HDX
John Thomas, K1VWf
James Tiemstra, K6JAT1 and
Eliza Greene, KE6EHD
Ron Tingle, K4ML
J. S. Jamie Tolbert, Jr., WW3S
Kent W. Trimble, K9ZTV
John Uhl, W5ZE
In Memory of
Jake McClain Driver, KC5WXA
John B. Egger, K3GHH
Ronald D. Erickson, K0IC
Jim Fenstermaker, K9JF, and
Shirley Fenstermaker, W7SAF
Carl L. First, N6CKV
Bruce J. Frahm, K0BJ
Clive A. Frazier, K9FWF
James M. Galm, W8WTS
BillGerhold, K2WH
Asuna Gilfoyle, W2FUR
Steve Goggans, K7LZJ, and
Lyndie Goggans, N7PKM
Elliott Gross, KB2TZ
Richard Hemingway. N5XRD
Douglas Hilton, WD0UG, and
Diane Hilton, WD1ANE
Thomas H. Hodgson, W3DNN
Elizabeth W. Hoffert and
Fred W. Hoffert III, NA2U
Geoffry S. Howard, W0CG
Ron Jansen, KB9WTB
Glenn, W0GJ, and
Vivien, KL7YL, Johnson
John C. Kanode, N4MM
Gale and Robert Kares, K3SUH
Steven Katz, N8WLand
Constance Barsky, WD80DC
John Paul Kennon, N7CQQ
David L. Kersten, N8AUH
RandallK. Kirschman, K6HEP
James J. Kleis, WB4WGH
Ethel M. Kramer, KB1NMO
Arnold G. van der Valk, AG3V and
Suzanne van der Valk, ND0D
Tom Vavra, WB8ZRL
Bob A. Voss, N4CD
Gary Wagner. K30MI
David Walker, K0COP
SolveigA. Walstrom
James Weaver, K8JE+
Dan White. W5DNT
Richard Wiklund, MD, K1MGH
John Williams, K8JW
Tom Williams, WA1MBA
E. Glenn Wolf, Jr., N5RN
Mitch Wolfson, DJ0QN
Aman I. Kumar, N5QQQ
Mark Kupferschmid, AC9PR
Edward Lapinski, KV1P
Rick Lindquist, WW1ME
Don Lisle, K6IPV
Joe Locascio, K5KT, and
Marian Locascio, K5KKT
Joshua Long, W9HT
Paul J. Lourd, W1IP
William H. Marx, W2CQ
Richard A. McClure, N1VXP
Ron, W7GTF, and
MaryLou McCollum
Gary A. Mikitin, AF8A
Joel R. Miller, W7PDX and
Martha C. Miller
George Molnar, KF2T
Richard Mondro, KF4QT
Theodore A. Morris, NC8V
Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV
David A. Norris. K5UZ
George Oster, NP2N
Art Pahr, K9XJ
Dino Papas, KL0S, and
Toby Papas, KL0SS
Benjamin A. Patton, N4AXE
Ernest Paul, KC2WD
Ron Pollack, K2RP
Ernest Porter, N4JQQ
John Putnam, W1DRG
Lawrence Quinn, W1LDQ
Michael Raskin, W4UM, and
Sherry Raskin, W4SLR
Walter L. Wooten. W1LW
Owen Wormser, K3CBf
Scott Wright, K0MD
Brian Wruble,W3BW
James Clair Wyant. W7AH and
Tammy Orr, W7CYL
John C. York, MD, KE5V
Carl Young, K5HK
Allen Zimmerman, K3WGR
17 Anonymous Donors
7 = Silent Key
John P. Rautenstrauch, N2MTG
Raymond P„ W4RPR, and
Cynthia Richard
Alfred C. Rousseau, W1FJ
Stanford H. Rowe, K6VWE
Barney Scholl, K3LA
Arnold Shatz, N6HC and
Sheryl Shatz, KA6D0W
Rev. Les Shattuck, K4NK
Clarence F. Shmitka, K6AQI
Charles F. Spetnagel, W6KK
Wayne Starnes, KU4V, and
Catherine Starnes
Walton Stinson, W0CP, and
Mary Kay Stinson, K0ZV
Norbert Suchanek, WE5Z
John Swatek, KH7PU
John S. Thomas, AE3M
John J. Thornton, W6RR, and
Jane M. Thornton, K6HDX
Hal Turley, W8HC
BobVallio, W6RGG
James Ward, W6AAJ and
Patricia Ward
Robert B. Wareham. N0ESQ
Johnny L. Welch, KE6K
Steven West, W7SMW, and
Donna Karam, KC5FTN
Dan White, W5DNT
Tom Whiteside, N5TW
Allen Zimmerman, K3WGR
13 Anonymous Donors
Lightning Protection and
Grounding Project at W2MMD
This ground system
implements a single­
point ground panel,
followed by an
external perimeter
ground system.

An aerial view of the Gloucester

County Amateur Radio Club,
W2MMD, clubhouse. [Jon Pearce,
WB2MNF, photo]

Ron Block, NR2B

The Gloucester County Amateur Radio Club, W2MMD connected grounds — one at the base of each tower,
(www.w2mmd.org), founded in 1959, is fortunate to plus the utility ground (see Figure 1). In the radio
have a clubhouse on the 4-H grounds in Mullica Hill, rooms, there are no external ground connections —
New Jersey. It accommodates several different radio only the ac outlet ground.
operating positions, as well as five towers and antenna
supports. The HF station is located at the right-hand The Plan
side of the clubhouse, with the VHF and satellite sta­ John’s persistence caused the resurrection of an old
tions located at the left-hand side. The club recently Lightning Protection and Grounding Plan that had
faced an interesting challenge after club member John been proposed to the club several years ago but had
Hill, W2HUV, offered to provide the club with a new never been implemented. That plan called for the cre­
Elecraft KPA1500 amplifier. This offer came at the ation of a zone of protection within each of the two
behest of John’s friend and mentor, Donald W. Strib­
ling, KH6DX (SK), with only one requirement — the
equipment must be grounded for RF performance and
to prevent damage from lightning. While such a capa­
bility should be part of any amateur radio installation,
at our clubhouse, there are six independent, non-inter-

Tornado Causes Significant Antenna Damage

On September 1, 2021, an EF-3 tornado passed just
behind the Gloucester County Amateur Radio Club,
W2MMD, station and took down both of our towers. We
have started acquiring replacement towers and antennas. Figure 1 — This drawing provides an aerial view of the
clubhouse, showing non-interconnected earth grounds.

34 July 2022
radio rooms (HF and VHF), and a
substantial external ground
system in accordance with the
guidelines found in my 2002 OST
article series, “Lightning Protection
for the Amateur Radio Station.”

The ground system implementa­

tion plan covers the creation of the
single-point ground panel (SPGP)
in the HF radio room, where the
Elecraft amplifier will be installed.
The plan is divided into two dis­
tinct phases. Phase I is the cre­
ation of an SPGP within each of
the HF and VHF radio rooms, to
which all equipment is connected.
In Phase II, the plan lays out the
creation of a unified external
ground system, consisting of a Figure 2 — A simple installation where the radio is bridged across two non-interconnected
perimeter ground that comprises grounds. The antenna ground is on the left and the ac utility ground is on the right. The
surge energy is represented by the yellow arrows.
a shorting and bonding bus that
surrounds the building itself. The
addition of radials on each tower is also a vital aspect
of the plan, because that will distribute lightning energy
and lower the ground system impedance.
The Problem
Figure 2 shows the simplest possible radio installation
— a single radio with an integrated power supply and
an outside antenna connection. Many of us employ
this type of installation because it is easy and straight­
forward. The problem is the radio is bridged between
two independent and non-interconnected ground sys­
tems — the antenna ground and the ac utility ground.
During a lightning strike, the surge energy would follow
the coax into the building and to the radio. Because the
radio is connected to the ac electrical system, which
has both a neutral and a safety ground connection to
the earth, the energy would flow through the radio and
follow the ac wiring to the utility ground and the elec­
trical distribution system. The radio, of course, is not
designed to handle that kind of energy, which would
subsequently cause damage to its front end through to
the power supply. This same situation exists in reverse
if the surge energy were to arrive at the radio via the
electrical distribution network.
Finding a Solution
Non-radio equipment that is outside of the protection
zones is, at least for now, vulnerable. The first step in
saving the radios from surge destruction is to establish
a local SPGP. In this simplified case, the SPGP con­
sists of a conductive surface upon which a coaxial pro­
tector and an ac power protector are mounted. Just
this step alone is sufficient to offer a minimal level of
protection to the radio. I highly recommend enhancing
this arrangement by connecting the SPGP to an
external earth ground system. Although that is not
absolutely necessary for equipment protection, it
should be connected to an external earth ground
system for station safety and overall station perfor­
mance.
The protectors (coax, rotator, ac power, etc.) have a
relatively simple job to do, which is to short all the
wires in the connection to the protector housing in the
face of an overvoltage. By mounting all of the protec­
tors on a common conductive surface, the cables con­
necting the radio to the outside are shorted together,
thus preventing any current flow through the internal
components of the radio. In addition, the chassis of the
radio should also be bonded to the SPGP to keep it at
the same potential.
With the creation of a temporarily ungrounded SPGP
with protectors (see Figure 3), the current flow changes
as a result of the surge energy. The energy does not
flow through the radio, but it does continue onto the ac
power ground. Please keep in mind that the chassis of
the radio, as well as the SPGP, will be significantly ele­
vated by thousands of volts, and it will take several
seconds to return to a voltage that approaches a
normal ground reference level. Physically touching the
radio will allow current to flow through the radio and
through you, as the new ground path.

July 2022 35
 ning strike current will follow the
coax cables into the clubhouse,
across the SPGP, and into the
earth ground. While this does
work, it exposes the coax cabling
to excessive current and allows
that current to enter the clubhouse
Single-point ground panel
with coax and ac power
on its way to an earth ground. This
protectors is not a safe or a desirable situa­
tion. If a perimeter ground were in
place, a significant amount of the
energy would remain outside the
clubhouse.

To solve the problem, it is neces­

Utility ground
connection
Ufer ground
or multiple ground rods
Figure 3 — A simple radio station installation with single-point ground panel and protectors.
The yellow arrows show a revised current flow as a result of the shorted protectors.
Bonding the Grounds
The proposed solution solved one problem, which was
the lack of a good ground at the operating position.
The lack of a consistent outdoor ground remains. The
clubhouse currently has six independent, non-intercon-
nected ground systems — one at the utility entrance
(required by US code) and the others at the base of
each tower (required by the National Electrical Code in
the US).
Without the existence of a perimeter ground to bond
these independent grounds together, most of the light­
sary to bond the multiple indepen­
dent grounds together using the
perimeter ground (see Figure 4).
Ideally, the perimeter ground is a
bare, buried wire or copper strap
that goes completely around the
building. Its function is to act as a
shorting bar in the soil, minimizing the ground potential
differences underneath the building (inside the loop).
Without a perimeter ground, it is possible for the earth
at one corner of the building to be significantly elevated
while the adjacent portions of the earth beneath the
building are at a much lower potential. This situation is
frequently equalized by using the building itself as an
electrical conductor, which is not beneficial for the
building, its contents, nor its inhabitants. The perimeter
ground also serves as a bonding conductor to link
together the independent grounds, such as the ac
utility, the towers, and the antennas. Because this

Figure 4 —An aerial view of the clubhouse shows the perimeter ground bonding together the non-interconnected earth grounds. The
tower radials distribute the strike energy and contribute to a low-impedance ground system.

36 July 2022

Figure 5 — Shown are a rotator protector, the four coaxial
protectors, an electronically controlled coaxial switch, and a
120 V ac power protector. [Ron Block, NR2B, photo]
bonding occurs outside of the structure, the majority of
the strike energy does not flow through the structure
looking for an earth ground.
For many hams, it may be difficult or impossible to
have a perimeter ground around their house, but there
are some minimum requirements for it to be effective.
All non-interconnected grounds must be bonded by the
perimeter ground, and the path must be on the outside
of the building, using a bare, buried conductor going as
far around the building as possible. Ground-mounted
antennas should be on the outside of the perimeter
ground loop. For more information, consult Ward Sil­
ver’s, N0AX, book, Grounding and Bonding for the
Radio Amateur.
Implementation
In our HF radio room, we created an SPGP. which is a
6-inch-wide copper strip running a little less than three-
quarters of the way around the room. It is mounted on
a plywood backing panel affixed to the wall studs.
Because all ac power must only be sourced from an
SPGP-mounted protector, the existing ac power outlets
were relocated from desktop height to below the
SPGP and restricted to a single connection. The ac
power is then distributed at the desktop level by a
power strip connected to the ac power protector. A
smaller vertical copper strap from the SPGP connects
to the wall-mounted air conditioner chassis to prevent
surge energy flash-over.
Mounted on the SPGP (see Figure 5) are the rotator
protector, the four coaxial protectors, the electronically
controlled coaxial switch, and a 120 V ac power pro­
tector. A 240 V ac power protector for the Elecraft
amplifier is located further to the right, beyond the
figure in the center of the room. All unprotected cabling
is kept between the floor and the bottom of the SPGP,
while protected cabling is kept above the SPGP and is
aided by the cable brackets on the wall. There is no
excess length or coils of excess cabling. All cables are
cut to length and re-terminated.
Connecting the SPGP to the external ground system is
another 6-inch-wide copper strap going straight down
through the floor between the unprotected wall recep­
tacle and the ac power protector. On its way to connect
with the perimeter ground, it is bonded to the steel
frame of the building. Because the perimeter ground
has not yet been installed, the ground connection ter­
minates with a temporary ground rod. There is a
second 6-inch-wide copper strap connection from the
SPGP to the ground system a few feet to the right,
making a total width of 12 inches for a low-inductance
ground connection.
The HF station is frequently operated remotely via the
internet. The CAT-5 copper connection is delicate (low-
voltage, easily damaged), and even with the appro­
priate SPGP-mounted protector, it could represent a
ground path (time difference) to the distant end of the
clubhouse. To eliminate this problem, we ran flexible
conduit through the ceiling, into which a fiber-optic
cable was inserted and interfaced with the rest of the
clubhouse network.
For more details on the implementation of the
SPGP, visit the QST in Depth web page at
a rrl .org/qst-i n-depth.
Thanks
Many very dedicated club members made this
happen. I’d like to offer special thanks to Technical
Committee Chairperson Jon Pearce, WB2MNF, as well
as our work team leaders Frank Romeo, Jr., N3PUU,
and Lenny Rust, W2LJR. I’d also like to thank Mike
Pecorini, K2MRP; John O’Connell, K2QA; Sheldon
Parker, K2MEN, and Al Arrison, KB2AYU.
ARRL member Ron Block, NR2B, holds an Amateur Extra-class
license. He worked for 20 years in the computer industry as a
project manager for complex one-time computer-based projects.
In parallel, he became a PolyPhaser distributor and consulted
in lightning protection and grounding. You can reach Ron at
ron @ wrblock.com.
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 Make a 2-Meter J-Pole
from a Lamp Cord
This portable antenna for your handheld
can be made from common household wire.

John H. Unrath, K6JHU

While preparing to support a local amateur radio
event, I went to my assigned location to check com­
munications and discovered that conditions were
marginal. It appeared that I did not need to use a full
antenna installation. A little more gain in my handheld
transceiver would suffice.

Researching J-Pole Versions

I needed something compact and portable that
would go with the transceiver in my go-bag. I opted
for a J-pole antenna. In my research, I found several
versions of a twinlead and ladder-line J-pole. With
twinlead being virtually impossible to obtain and not
having any ladder line around, I assessed replace­
ment options. I decided to use lamp cord and a good
antenna analyzer.

My research found different ending dimensions

for various configurations of J-pole antennas, all
depending on velocity factor (VF), which is the ratio
of the velocity of propagation in the wiring compared
to the velocity of a radio wave in free space. Tables
exist for VF for most RF cables, but not lamp cord.
The VF for lamp cord may be as low as 0.62, but it
will vary on the type and brand, meaning a good
antenna analyzer is necessary for this project. You
will have to start with a long cord and cut it to length
for the best standing wave ratio (SWR).

Construction
J-pole construction followed standard techniques for
this type of antenna. It should be open at one end,
tied together at the other, have a coax connection
near the connected end, and have a small notch for
separating the stub section.

Figure 1 —The initial starting values of the J-pole are displayed

in parentheses, with the final cut values beneath. All dimensions
are in inches.

38 July 2022
I used #16 AWG lamp cord, often
sold as 16/2. It had a good cross sec­
tion and not a lot of weight increase
over thinner cord. Any gauge smaller
than #20 AWG (smaller gauge
means heavier wire) will work.

To start, I used the dimensions for a

twinlead J-pole. Figure 1 shows the
initial starting values of the J-pole and
the final cut values. Do not start the
build with the final cut values, or you
may come up short and have to start
over.

Tuning
I laid out the opening configuration
on a wooden table. The analyzer
showed initial resonance at 113 MHz.
I then cut 3 inches off the overall
length, and 1 inch off the stub end. Figure 2 — The antenna is shown built and tuned. The PL-259 is shown on the left
at the end of the antenna, and it is attached to the 50 Q coax. The coax joint connects
My research indicated that a 3:1 ratio the coax to the lamp cord, which has the string (shown coiled in the center) attached
is recommended for cutting. This at the end of the antenna for hanging purposes. The ferrite bead balun is not shown; it
was added later. [John Unrath, K6JHU, photo]
raised the resonant frequency by
about 6 MHz. I continued to cut using
a 3:1 ratio until the SWR went to 1 at 146 MHz. The power. As with any antenna, the presence of nearby
impedance was 48 +/0 Q. The SWR at each end of metal and movement or handling of the antenna
the 2-meter band was about 1.2:1. tended to result in detuning, but it was not enough to
seriously affect the signals. The balun helped to limit
Complete the final trim with the antenna hanging in a these effects.
vertical position. Specifications for the notch at the
stub end of the J-pole are usually % inch. The final Conclusion
cutting resulted in the notch being about 4 inches. With a small investment in parts (most of which are
This did not seem to impact performance. in the typical shack), plus a good antenna analyzer,
you can produce an antenna that is sturdy, light­
For easy field connection, I passed a foot-long pigtail
weight, easy to build, and will fit nicely into a go-bag.
with a PL-259 connector through some ferrite beads
to act as a choke balun, then soldered at the feed
point. I wrapped the lower section in electrical tape
for stiffness and insulation. I then made a small hole Amateur Extra-class licensee John Unrath, K6JHU, has been
operating since 1998. In addition to experimenting with antennas
at the top of the antenna to ensure I could hang it and digital radio, he supports amateur radio operating events. He
with a strong cord (see Figure 2). can be reached at unrath@prodigy.net.

Performance
What was originally a marginal condition with 5 W on
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Steve Ford, WB8IMY, wb8imy@arrl.net
Eclectic Technology
Digital Conversations on HF with VarAC
You may be familiar with the VARA
software modem developed by
Jose Alberto Nieto Ros, EA5HVK
(www.rosmodem.wordpress.com).
It has become popular as an inexpen­
sive alternative to FACTOR for acces­
sing the Winlink network on HF, as
well as an alternative to AX.25 packet
for reaching Winlink stations on VHF.
VARA is free in its evaluation version;
the upgrade version costs $69.
Irad Deutsch, 4Z1 AC, has developed
a new software application called
VarAC that allows amateurs to enjoy
live, keyboard-to-keyboard conversa­
tions on HF using the VARA modem
and protocol. The software is free at
www.varac-hamradio.com/down
load. Of course, you’ll also need to
download and install the EA5HVK
VARA modem (at least the evaluation
version).
If you want to allow VarAC to control
your transceiver with CAT commands,
you may also need to install and con­
figure OmniRig. However, Irad was
working on eliminating this require­
ment, and the software revision may
be implemented by the time you read
this.
The VarAC application downloads as
a compressed ZIP file that you simply
extract to a folder on your hard drive.
The VarAC screen cap­
tured during my conversa­
tion with Dave Judkins,
KE5RV, on 20 meters.
VarAC occupies the left­
hand window, and the
VARA modem appears at
right.
40 July 2022
After extraction, look for the VarAC
application file. Right-click on the icon
and send a shortcut to the Windows
desktop.
I use Windows 10 at my station, and I
noticed that its application security
function blocked VarAC from running
when I initially attempted to start it. If
this happens to you, select more
information in the blue box, and
then click run anyway.
If all goes well, the VARA modem
should start, followed by VarAC.
Chatting By Keyboard
VarAC is a well-designed application
with a number of features, including
the ability to send small files. There is
also a logging function and a signal
strength display that shows your part­
ner’s signal strength as well as the
strength of your signal at his station.
VarAC operators tend to congregate at
several calling frequencies: 7105,
14.105, 21.105, and 28.105 MHz. If
you are chatting at a calling frequency,
after about 10 minutes, you’ll see a
reminder to change frequencies. Here
is where having CAT control with your
transceiver becomes very handy. You
just use so-called “gesture” text to ask
the other station to shift frequency,
perhaps 750 Hz in either direction. If
you type QSYU in the text buffer and hit
enter, VarAC sends a request to
move up; sending QSYD invites the
other station to move down. If the
other operator accepts the invitation,
the frequency shift occurs immediately
— you don’t have to lift a finger. If
there is activity at the new frequency,
you can change frequencies again.
Impressions
I’ve enjoyed a number of VarAC con­
versations, and they remind me of the
days when I had live chats using
AMTOR or FACTOR. Once you con­
nect with the other station, it’s like join­
ing a choreographed dance. You
transmit a blast of data, and the other
station responds with an ACK signal if
the data was received error free, or a
NACK if errors were detected. VARA
resends the data if it decodes a
NACK; an ACK means it will send the
next string of text. As far as you’re con­
cerned, everything happens automati­
cally, so you can just relax and type.
The performance of the VARA modem
is a thing to behold. I took a laptop
along for a Parks on the Air outing and
made VarAC contacts with just
5 W and an HF mobile antenna.
Should you have any questions, there
is an active Facebook group. Just
search for “VARA operators — Digital
mode for HF radio” in Facebook.
Pascal Villeneuve, VA2PV, va2pv@arrl.net
Product Review
Xiegu X6100 HF/6-Meter QRP
Transceiver
Reviewed by Phil Salas, AD5X
ad5x@arrl.net
At first glance, the X6100 appears to be
a newer version of the X5105 — which
is still being sold. The X6100 is about
the same size as the X5105. Like the
X5105, the X6100 transmits on all ham
bands 160-6 meters, and has a gen­
eral-coverage receiver that tunes from
500 kHz - 30 MHz and 50 - 54 MHz.
But there are some significant differences. First, while
transmit power is adjustable up to 5 W using the
internal battery, up to 10 W is available when using an
external power source. And the X6100 has a 2 x 3.4-
inch color display with a resolution of 400 x 800 pixels.
Besides displaying the normal operating parameters,
the spectrum and waterfall displays are also displayed,
along with the absolute receive signal level. The full
X6100 specifications are shown in Table 1.
Interfaces and Controls
The X6100 is loaded with controls and interface con­
nectors, yet everything is easily accessible. On the left
side (see Figure 1) is the BNC antenna connector, and
connectors for an l/Q output (3.5 millimeter, three-
conductor), and de power (5.5 x 2.5 millimeter). On the
right side (see Figure 2) you’ll find a microSD memory
card slot, USB-C slave and host ports, an RJ-45 micro­
phone jack, and 3.5 millimeter jacks for an external
speaker or headphone (three-conductor), a CW key
(three-conductor), and an XPA125B amplifier interface
(four-conductor — amp key, ALC and Band Data). On
the top of the radio are 12 buttons for changing modes
and bands, tuning step setting, ATI) enabling — and
even a PTT switch so you can use the radio as a hand­
held. All the buttons are backlit and are easy to read.
The front panel includes 15 buttons and knobs. The
five buttons under the display are soft keys whose
functions change based on the menu item selected by
the MFK (Multi Function Knob). The soft key functions
are displayed on the LCD screen. The functions of all
other buttons are clearly marked. The tuning knob is
dual purpose in that it is also used to change para­
meters when a menu item is selected. Other than the
soft keys and the six buttons at topside right, the other
buttons are not multi-purpose — what is labeled is
what you get, which makes operating the radio very
straightforward.
Power Requirements
The X6100 can be powered from an external
13.8 V de 3 A power supply, or from the internal
7.2 V de 3000 mAh lithium battery. A de power cable
terminated by a 5.5 x 2.5 millimeter de plug is supplied
for connecting external power. When an external power
supply is connected, the X6100 automatically powers
itself from that power supply. A low current charging
adapter is provided with the radio, however the internal
battery will also be charged when the radio is off and
an external 13.8 V supply is connected. During the
charging process, a front panel green LED flashes
about once per second. When charging is complete,
the LED stays on continuously if the adapter or
external power supply is connected. I found that I could
get about 2 hours of casual operating at 5 W before
the X6100 shut down due to a low battery. A fully dis­
charged battery takes about 6 hours to charge.
Bottom Line
With up to 10 W of output power, and an
internal auto-tuner and lithium battery, the
Xiegu X6100 is a self-contained transceiver
in a rugged, compact package that will
appeal to portable operators.
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 Xiegu X6100
Key Measurements Summary Table 1
Xiegu Communication X6100, serial no. V1A#K31279
20 kHz Reciprocal Mixing Dynamic Range (dB)
Manufacturer's Specifications Measured in the ARRL Lab
Frequency coverage:
Receive: 0.5 - 30 MHz: 50 - 54 MHz; Receive: 0.5 - 55 MHz continuous.
Transmit: 1.8 - 2 MHz; 3.5 - 3.9 MHz; Transmit: As specified, plus 5.331 -5.405 MHz.
20 kHz Blocking Gain Compression (dB) 7-72 MHz; 10.1 -10.5 MHz:
14 - 14.35 MHz; 18.068 - 18.168 MHz;
80 m 21 - 21.45 MHz; 24.89 - 24.99 MHz;
20 m 28-29.7 MHz; 50-54 MHz
140 Power requirement: 9 -15 V de At 13.8 V de:
Transmit: 3 A max. Transmit: 2.35 A (max).
20 kHz Third-Order IMD Dynamic Range (dB) Receive: 330 mA max. Receive:
570 mA, (no signal, max. volume,
max. lights).
570 mA (backlight off).
570 mA (Off, charging internal battery).
Modes of operation: SSB, CW, AM, FM. As specified.

Receiver Receiver Dynamic Testing1-2

SSB/CW sensitivity: Noise floor (MDS), 500 Hz BW:
Noise floor (MDS):-138 dBm. Preamp Off On
1.8 - 2 MHz (SSB/CW): 0.35 pV 1.02 MHz -126 dBm -131 dBm
2 kHz Blocking Gain Compression (dB) 2-30 MHz (SSB/CW): 0.2 pV 3.52 MHz -125 dBm -132 dBm
50 - 54 MHz (SSB/CW): 0.2 pV 14 MHz -128 dBm -133 dBm
50.2 MHz -119 dBm -127 dBm
AM sensitivity: ForlOdB (S+N)/N, 1-kHztone,
0.5-2 MHz (AM):10pV 30% mod. 6 kHz BW:
2-30 MHz (AM): 2 pV Preamp Off On
50 - 54 MHz (AM):2pV 1.02 MHz 3.59 pV 1.48 pV
3.885 MHz 4.51 pV 2.54 pV
50.4 MHz 4.89 pV 1.88 pV
FM sensitivity: For 12 SINAD
28-30 MHz (FM):0.22 pV For 12 dB SINAD, 3 kHz deviation,
Transmit Third-Order IMD (dB)
50 - 54 MHz (FM : 0.22 pV NFM, 15 kHz BW:
Typical -31 Preamp Off On
29 MHz 2.6 pV 0.73pV
Worst case 40 m -24
52 MHz 4.84 pV 2.57pV
-20 -35
Blocking gain compression dynamic range: Blocking gain compression dynamic
Transmit Ninth-Order IMD (dB) Not specified. range, 500 Hz BW:
20 kHz offset 5/2 kHz offset
Preamp offton Preamp off
3.5 MHz 115/109dB 114/114 dB
14 MHz 115/110dB 112/111 dB
50 MHz 107/103dB 106/103 dB
Transmit Keying Sidebands (dB) Reciprocal mixing dynamic range: 14 MHz, 20/5/2 kHz offset: 107/101/98 dB.
Not specified.
500 Hz -60 ARRL Lab Two-Tone IMD Testing (500 Hz bandwidth)
5 kHz -78 Measured Measured
Band/Preamp Spacing IMD Level Input Level IMD DR
3.5 MHz/off 20 kHz -125 dBm -33 dBm 92 dB
14 MHz Transmit Phase Noise (dB)
-97 dBm -25 dBm
-90 -150
-6 dBm -20 dBm3
14 MHz/off 20 kHz -128 dBm -39 dBm 89 dB
10 kHz -123 -97 dBm -30 dBm
50 kHz -125 -6 dBm -20 dBm
14MHz/on 20 kHz -133 dBm -50 dBm 83 dB
-110 -150 -97 dBm -39 dBm
14 MHz/off 5 kHz -128 dBm -38 dBm 90 dB
TX-RX Turnaround Time (ms) -97 dBm -31 dBm
-6 dBm -20 dBm
14 MHz/off 2 kHz -128 dBm -39 dBm 89 dB
-97 dBm -31 dBm
-6 dBm -20 dBm
50 MHz/on 20 kHz -127 dBm -60 dBm 67 dB
Audio Output (mW) -97 dBm -52 dBm

Manufacturer's Specifications
Second-order intercept point: Not specified.
FM adjacent channel rejection: Not specified.
FM two-tone, third-order IMD dynamic range:
S-meter sensitivity: Not specified.
Squelch sensitivity: Not specified.
Receiver processing delay time: Not specified.
Spurious and image rejection:
IF rejection: Not specified.
Image rejection: Not specified.
Image rejection: Not specified.
Audio output: 0.4 W into 8 Q at 10% T.H.D.
IF/audio response (default settings):
CW: 550 - 1050 Hz; 675 - 925 Hz;
725 - 875 Hz
SSB: 150 - 2850 Hz: 300 - 200 Hz;
600 - 2400 Hz
AM: ±4500 Hz; ±3000 Hz; ±1500 Hz
Transmitter
Power output:
10 W (SSB, CW, FM) at 13.8 V de
5 W (SSB, CW, FM) battery
2.5 W (AM carrier) at 13.8 V de
1.5 W (AM carrier, battery)
Spurious and harmonic suppression:
HF: >50 dB; 50 - 54 MHz: >60 dB
Transmit intermodulation distortion (IMD)
products: Not specified.
CW keyer range: Not specified,
CW keying characteristics: Not specified.
Transmit-receive turnaround time (PTT
release to 50% audio output): Not specified.
Receive-transmit turnaround time (tx delay):
Not specified.
Transmit phase noise: Not specified.
Size (height, width, depth): 1.9 x 7.1 x 3.4 inches, not including protrusions. Weight, 1.9 pounds.
’A and B receivers identical.
2Note: A number of weak receiver spurious responses were observed. Test frequencies were adjusted
slightly to avoid them.
3At the 0 dBm used for this test, the A/D converter in the unit under test was in clipping. For all cases
in this table, the 0 dBm test level was reduced to -20 dBm to obtain a useful reading.
4Depending on QSK setting.
Firmware Updates
I recommend checking for the latest
firmware before you begin using the
Measured in the ARRL Lab X6100, as updates seem to be
Preamp off/on: coming at a rapid pace. As an
14 MHz. +39Z+39 dBm
example, this X6100, as received
50 MHz, +39/+33 dBm
from ARRL, had firmware version
Preamp on:
29 MHz, 70 dB 1.1.0, but the most recent firmware
50 MHz, 59 dB was 1.4.1. Radioddity maintains the
Preamp on: latest X6100 firmware on their web­
20 kHz offset
29 MHz, 59 dB site, as well as good step-by-step
52 MHz, 66 dB instructions for the update proce­
10 MHz offset
29 MHz, >100 dB dure. However, if you don’t have
52 MHz, >100 dB them, you will need to purchase a
For S-9 signal, preamp off/on: microSD card and a microSD-to-
14 MHz. 65.2/10.0 pV
50 MHz, 70.7/12.3 pV USB adapter. Basically, you must
At threshold: Preamp on, FM copy the latest firmware to the
29 MHz, 1.32 pV microSD card, and then insert the
52 MHz, 1.35 pV
At threshold, Preamp off/on, SSB microSD card into a slot on the
14 MHz, 0.66/0.11 pV X6100.This is a much easier pro­
116 ms cess than that required by the G90
14 MHz, 96 dB and X5105, and only took me about
50 MHz, 60 dB
69 dB
5 minutes — plus the time waiting
86 dB for Amazon to deliver my microSD
1.1 W into 8 Q at 10% T.H.D. card and USB adapter!
As specified for all filters and modes.
The filter bandwidth can be narrowed Some Additional Testing
to 0 Hz for each filter.
Transmit power is adjustable in
0.1 W increments from 0.1 - 1 W,
and in 1 W increments from 1 - 5 W
Transmitter Dynamic Testing on internal battery and 1 -10 W with
At 13.8 V de:
HF. 0.1 to 10 W (CW, SSB. FM) an external 13.8 V power supply.
50.2 MHz, 10W(CW, SSB, FM) The first test I did is transmit power
At 9 V de: HF, 4.7 W; 50.2 MHz, 2.6 W
versus the transmit power setting,
HF: 10 M (worst case), -53 dBc along with the transmit current
50.2 MHz: -62 dBc when using an external power
Meets the FCC limits for spurious emissions.
supply. The power setting is quite
3rd/5th/7th/9th order, 10 W PEP:
-31/-52/-52/-62 dB PEP (HF, typical)
accurate, especially when using an
-23/-40/-52/-65 dB PEP (worst case, 40 m) external power supply. See Table A
-24/-39/-36/-40 dB PEP (50 MHz)
at www.arrl.org/qst-in-depth.
Tested at 5 to 50 WPM, default = 20 WPM,
iambic modes A and B. Next, I tested the internal automatic
See Figures A and B. antenna tuner. The X6100 auto tuner
SSB & CW, QSK off, AGC off. fast or slow, is specified to match up to a 4.5:1
314 ms, AGC off, 289 - 415 ms4
SWR. See Table B at www.arrl.org/
SSB, 14 MHz, 75 ms; FM, 29 MHz, 77 ms; qst-in-depth.
FM, 52 MHz, 75 ms
See Figure C. Finally, I checked the signal level
reading against my Elecraft XG3
signal generator on 20,10, and 6
meters. The X6100 displayed levels
are quite accurate. The S-meter
readings are also quite accurate,
dropping -6 dB/S-unit when going
from S9 to S3. The results are
shown in Table C at www.arrl.org/
qst-in-depth.
 Lab Notes: Xiegu X6100
The ARRL Lab test engineer reports
that the radio was a bit of a chal­
lenge to test. There were numerous
weak receiver birdies (stronger on
6 meters) that were not necessarily
strong enough on most bands to
present a problem in operation
because most were lower than typi­
cal band noise, but they made it a
challenge to make measurements
at the noise floor of the receiver.
Some of the test frequencies had to
be adjusted by a hundred Hz or so
to prevent weak receiver spurious
responses from interfering with an
accurate measurement of the
receiver parameter being tested.
The Lab also noticed that although
the CW signal rise and fall times
are shaped well enough that they
will not cause key clicks under most
circumstances, when the Lab set
the QSK delay to 0 ms, the mini­
mum of the range for which it can
be set, the output waveshape
changed to almost a square wave,
Frequency (kHz)
which would generate objectionable
key clicks up and down the band.
There is no real reason to set the
setting lower than 100 ms in CW, as
we did not see any improvement in
break-in time. Figures A and B
show how well the transmitter per­
forms under most circumstances,
but don’t set the QSK to 0 ms or
you will not be a good neighbor to
other hams. (This is the kind of
thing the Lab often picks up during
the extensive testing it does for all
of the transmitters that go through
the Product Review process.) — Ed
Hare, W1RFI,ARRL Lab Manager
Operating the X6100
As you can see in Figure 3, the display is quite easy to
read and provides a tremendous amount of simulta­
neous information. Virtually everything you need to
know is shown — including the receive spectrum, filter
bandwidth, waterfall, and all the different operating
parameters. The controls and buttons are pretty much
self-explanatory, though the dual-function buttons and
controls need a bit more explaining.
The six buttons at topside right (see Figure 4) are dual
function. The normal function, displayed on the button,
44 July 2022
Figure A — CW keying waveform for
the Xiegu X6100 showing the first two
dits using external keying. Equivalent
keying speed is 60 WPM. The upper
trace is the key closure; the lower trace
is the RF envelope. Horizontal divisions
are 10 ms. The transceiver was being
operated at 10 W output on the 14 MHz
band, using QSK set to 10 ms. The first-
dit rise time is 6.6 ms and the fall time
is 5.9 ms. The second-dit rise time is
6.4 ms and the fall time is 5.7 ms. The
first-dit on delay is 15.9 ms; off delay,
13.8 ms. The second-dit on delay is
14 ms; off delay, 13.7 ms.
Figure B — Spectral display of the
Xiegu X6100 transmitter during keying
sideband testing. Equivalent keying
speed is 60 WPM using external
keying and the default rise time
setting. Spectrum analyzer resolution
bandwidth is 10 Hz, and the sweep
time is 30 seconds. The transmitter was
being operated at 10 W PEP output on
the 14 MHz band, and this plot shows
the transmitter output ±5 kHz from the
carrier. The reference level is 0 dBc,
and the vertical scale is in decibels.
Figure C — Spectral display of the
Xiegu X6100 transmitter output during
phase-noise testing. Power output
is 10 W on the 14 MHz band (green
trace), and 10 W on the 50 MHz band
(red trace). The carrier, off the left
edge of the plot, is not shown. This plot
shows composite transmitted noise
100 Hz to 1 MHz from the carrier. The
reference level is -80 dBc/Hz, and the
vertical scale is 10 dB per division.
is enabled by tapping the button. The secondary func­
tion, as labeled above or below the button, is enabled
by pressing and holding the button. As an example, to
enable the ATI) (Automatic Tuner), tap the ATU button.
For the ATU to tune, press and hold the ATU button.
The volume control, when tapped, changes function
from AF Gain to RF Gain, to Squelch.
CW Operation
Then it was time to have fun with the X6100.1 began
with my favorite mode — CW. Tapping the KEY button
permits you to adjust keying speed, key type, iambic

Figure 1 — Left side view of Figure 2 — Right side view of
the Xiegu X6100. the Xiegu X6100.
keyer mode, CW tone frequency,
and monitor tone level. Tap KEY
again and you can set the break-in
time delay, the dot/dash ratio, and
turn the CW trainer on and off. The
internal keyer speed range is 5 - 50
WPM. Since I adjust keying speed
frequently, I normally leave the
KEY1 menu up. You can select
either CW or CWR (reverse) with
the CW mode key on the top of the
radio. There are three default filter Figure 4 — Top view of the Xiegu X6100. The six buttons at right are dual function.
bandwidths: 500 Hz, 250 Hz, and
150 Hz. Each of these filter band-
widths can be readjusted to suit the user. Break-in
delay can be set from 0 - 1 seconds in 10 ms incre­
ments. However, the delay will never be less than
100 ms due to the SDR signal processing latency. I set
the break-in delay to 250 ms to minimize the T/R relay
clicking. I operated CW on 40, 30, and 20 meters. The
CW reports were all excellent, with no reports of key
clicks or chirps.
SSB Operation
I operated SSB a bit on 40 meters, but mostly on 20
and 17 meters. Ten W is a pretty marginal power level
for SSB on 40 meters, but it is reasonably effective on
the higher bands. The three SSB default receive filter
bandwidths are 2700 Hz, 2400 Hz, and 1800 Hz.
Again, the filter bandwidths can be modified easily if
desired. All transmit audio reports were complimentary.
There is no speech processor yet, and the only trans­
mit adjustment you can make is microphone gain.
Figure 3 — The Xiegu X6100's 4-inch (800 x 480) high-resolution
display.
Digital Modes
The X6100 can be operated with a computer and
sound card for RTTY, PSK, JT65, or any of the other
popular digital modes. The computer interface is via
the DEV port on the X6100, using the supplied USB-C/
USB-A cable. There is a built-in decoder for RTTY, CW,
and BPSK.The RTTY and BPSK decoders work well,
but the CW decoder is still a work in process.
Conclusion and Final Thoughts
I found the X6100 to be a very easy and enjoyable
transceiver to operate. And because of the SDR archi­
tecture, more capabilities and features will undoubtedly
be added over time. Finally, for some reason there are
two user groups: https://groups.io/g/x6100, and
https://groups.io/g/xiegu-x6100. It’s worth joining
both groups to keep up with operating information and
firmware updates. You can also join a Xiegu X6100
Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/
groups/339307487629712.
Manufacturer: Xiegu. Distributed and supported in the
US by a few US distributors. Price: X6100 HF trans­
ceiver $639.
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GXP-Antennas 13-Element, 6-Band Yagi
Reviewed by Frederic T Serota, K3BHX
fserota@msn.com

After many years of service, it was time to rebuild my

old multiband Yagi, but as this process is increasingly
difficult, I started my search for a replacement that
hopefully would take me into my sunset years.

I live on a 1-acre suburban lot, but my tower is built

approximately 28 feet from the property line and in the
middle of a group of pine trees. Moving the tower now
was not an option. However, with my crank up/down
and tilt-over tower, I would have to find a new antenna
I could put together on my antenna TiltPlate at ground
level (see Figure 5). This would make assembly much
easier than having to bring in a crane to hoist the fin­
ished product. Local zoning limits me to a final height
of 60 feet.

So, my goal was to find a Yagi antenna that would

cover as many of the HF bands between 80 and
10 meters as possible. It needed to have a turning
radius of less than 27 feet and a wind load that would
be compatible with the US Towers model that I already
had in place. I didn’t want another antenna with moving
parts that would need service in the future.

Use of the TiltPlate makes

assembly much easier, but is lim­
iting in that the new boom would
have to fit through the U-bolts
already attached. One of the six-
band Yagis on the market would
have fit the bill, but the boom is rect­
angular and would have required
modification of the mounting plate.
After a lot of thought, searching,
and reviewing of specs and advice

Bottom Line
The GXP-Antennas
13-element, six-band Yagi
performs well and as
expected. After one winter,
it’s been through several
heavy rain and snow­
storms, as well as one true
ice storm with strong
winds without any issue.
Figure 5 — The assembled antenna on the tower TiltPlate lowered at ground level.

46 July 2022 .or<

Table 2
Antenna BEAM, 13 Elements, Six Bands (Model 2016)
Manufacturer specifications
Bands (meters) 40 20 17 15 12 10
Active elements 2 3 3 3 3 5
Gain (dBd) 3.6 5.3 5.8 6.0 6.2 7.3
Gain (dBi) 10.8 12.5 13.0 13.2 13.4 14.5
F/B (dB) 15 23 22 23 21 22
Bandwidth at VSWR 1.5:1 200 kHz 350 kHz 100 kHz 350 k Hz 100 kHz 550 kHz

Maximum SSB power input 4,000 W Turning radius 27 ft (8.5 m)

Maximum digital power input 500 W Maximum wind speed 84 mph (135 km/h)
Feed lines Two coax (50 Q) Wind surface area 25.83 ft2 (2.4 m2)
Boom length 23 ft (7.03 m) Minimum antenna height (in open space) 45.11 ft (14 m)
Maximum element length 47.6 ft (14.5 m) Weight 108 lbs (49 kg)

from other club members who had installed antennas
from SP7GXP with success, I settled on their 13-ele-
ment, six-band model. In doing so, I gave up 80 and 30
meters, but I replaced these bands with a vertical for
80, 40, and 30 meters from DX Engineering and have
been glad I did. Also, SP7GXP has an extensive web­
site with several videos documenting the build process.
Ordering and Shipping from Poland
Since February 1,2021, there has been no distributor
for this product in the US, and I ordered mine in March
of that same year. So, a new issue immediately pre­
sented: Ordering equipment from abroad. Other hams
I talked to had not had a problem, as the company until
then had a local representative who handled US
orders. However, the manufacturer, had taken ordering
“in house” and established a PayPal account. The
order went smoothly, but with the COVID pandemic,
the shipment got delayed at the port for a week. In 3
weeks, two large orange cylinders and a box were
delivered to my driveway. While I had been waiting on
the shipment, Waldek, SP7GXP, from GXP-Antennas,
had sent ahead the directions (more on this later) and
told me to report any damage. He also noted that the
“pipes” would be packed inside of each other and he
recommended doing an inventory on arrival to check
inside the larger tubes. In fact, they were largely
grouped by element, making assembly that much
easier later (see Figure 6). One of the packing tubes
arrived damaged and had been taped back together
(see Figure 7). Amazingly, the tubing was fine — a
testament to the packaging technique and the quality
of the aluminum.

Organizing for the Build

Two new issues arose as I approached putting the
antenna together. First, all measurements and hard­
ware were in metric units. I needed a metric socket set,
open/closed end wrenches, metric T-wrenches, and a
metric measurement tape. This was not a major issue

Figure 7 —
The antenna
packaging
tube that
arrived dam­
aged and that
was taped
together.

Figure 6 — The antenna pipes packed inside of each other.

July 2022 47

Figure 8 — The elements mounting point with the plastic
standoffs.
for me, as I had most of these tools. Once I got used to
it, many things become more intuitive. The tubing was
of several lengths, and so I made up a “story stick” —
a length of wood with marks at the several lengths,
allowing quick identification rather than wrestling with a
tape that didn’t go the full length.
The second issue, one that initially made me laugh out
loud, was that the four pages of drawings and instruc­
tions were in Polish. While most of the terms, such
“boom” and “mast,” were intuitive, others were not. I
found that I could use my phone’s camera and Google
Translate to hover over terms and translate them
quickly. I simply annotated the drawings Waldek sent,
and I was off and running. I put the boom together first,
then slid it into the u-bolts on the TiltPlate. Fortunately,
even though the boom was dimensioned in metric, it fit
just fine in the imperial dimensioned U-bolt. Once
snugged up, it wasn’t going anywhere, and has
remained stable since, in winds over 50 mph.
You could do the build several ways. One could put all
the elements together first, then attach them to the
boom in sequence. I chose to build and attach each
element in turn, starting from one end after placing the
boom in the TiltPlate where the diagram showed the
mast should go. It’s easier to adjust the boom without
elements on it, as opposed to after all the elements are
bolted on. All the hardware and U-bolts are quality
stainless steel. A tube of ointment used to prevent
galling of the bolts is included. The plastic standoffs for
those elements that have multiple tubes hanging from
the longest in a group are very high-quality, carefully
machined plastic. All the elements are carefully drilled
and deburred for the bolts (see Figure 8).
48 July 2022
They do use an interesting technique to bolt the tele­
scoping elements together. The hole on the inner tube
is drilled to fit the size bolt required at that location.
However, the outer tube has two different-sized holes,
allowing the head of the bolt to fit inside the outer
tubing, but snugly fitting the opposite side. The diagram
specified that the head of the bolt should face down­
ward. They don't explain why, but I imagine it has
proven to be a strong fit and allows for better drainage.
All the telescoping tubing is bolted in this way, except
for the last tube on the longest elements, which is held
in place with pipe clamps. This allows for final adjust­
ment of length prior to lifting the antenna to the final
height and for tweaking the tuning for best SWR if
you’re so inclined.
Building the Antenna
Starting at one end and working toward the other,
I marked the boom with a black marker where the first
element should go, and measured, marked, and bolted
each element in turn. The coils used in the 40-meter
elements installed without any difficulty, as did the two
baluns. This antenna requires two separate feed lines
— one for 40 meters and one for the other bands.
Because the tower is only 100 feet from my shack,
I have located a switch in my eave that is controlled by
a band decoder and switches between the two runs of
coax from the tower and my 80/40/30-meter vertical
using a band decoder. It would be slightly cheaper to
run one coax from the tower and put the switch on the
tower. However, I feel the switch is better protected
from the weather placed indoors.
Following the adage, “measure twice, cut once,” even
though there was no cutting involved, I was meticulous
in measuring all lengths, as well as the element
spacing. Even so, when it was all together, I had a mis­
match on 40 meters. I texted the factory for advice.
Waldek very patiently said he was sure the 40-meter
elements were probably not the right length. I mea­
sured a third time, only to find that not only was he
right, but that one side of the driven element was off by
40 centimeters. That was easily corrected, and I now
have an SWR of less than 1.5:1 over almost the entire
band. (I have changed the adage, however, to “mea­
sure three times!")
I did run into one issue that I could have thought out
more thoroughly. When raising the antenna for the first
time, I neglected to consider that my tower has stand­
offs that hold the coax out from the tower. The topmost
standoff crossed with one of the 10-meter elements
as the antenna rotated into position, and bent half the
Figure D — SWR chart for the 10-meter Figure E — SWR chart for the 12-meter
band. band.
Frequency (kHz)
Figure G — SWR chart for the 17-meter Figure H — SWR chart for the 20-meter
band. band.
element 90 degrees from the other half — not ideal.
I moved the standoffs to the back of the tower where
they wouldn’t meet any of the elements, and all has
gone well since then. Waldek had a new tube at my
front door in 5 days and hasn’t charged me for the
replacement, even though the need for it was clearly
my own fault.
I found that the factory-supplied dimensions were right
on for me. On several frequencies the SWR needle
didn’t move at all, and I had to check the forward power
to be sure I was actually transmitting.
We have now been through our first winter with this
antenna at this height. The Philadelphia region has
been through several heavy rain and snowstorms, as
well as one true ice storm with strong winds sustained
over 50 mph.The antenna has taken those forces
without any damage so far.
I don’t have any sophisticated measuring devices that
allow me to measure the front-to-back ratio and the
antenna gain, but I do have a Telepost LP-500 Digital
Power/SWR Meter that I had verified with a Bird 45
initially. So, I have measured the SWR and produced
Figure F — SWR chart for the 15-meter
band.
Frequency (kHz)
Figure I — SWR chart for the 40-meter
band.
graphic plots for all the bands (see figures D to I).
While the shape of the plots was a bit of a surprise,
these dimensions have worked for me. Note that I
used the factory-supplied dimensions without any
tweaking so far.
Conclusion
More to the point, in my opinion, the antenna has
helped make contacts. During the two CQ DX contests
and two ARRL DX contests in fall 2021,1 got a good
feel for its performance compared to other hams in the
area. I live in the middle of many stations that belong to
one of the most serious contest clubs in the world.
While I’m not truly competitive, I can say that my signal
was competitive in the pileups with stations that had
more aluminum, higher up, and more stacked than I
do, and that I was nearly always the first or second sta­
tion the DX replied to. Data from the Reverse Beacon
Network confirmed my subjective impression.
All in all, this adventure was great fun. You just need an
understanding wife who can read metrics.
Manufacturer: GXP-Antenna; Poland; www.sp7gxp.pl.
Price: $1,890 USD plus shipping.
July 2022 49
Hayseed Hamfest Re-Cap Kit for the
Heathkit HP-23 Power Supply
Reviewed by Mark Wilson, K1 RO
k1ro@arrl.net

When I was a new ham in the 1970s, I sometimes

operated with my friend Darrell Neron, AB2E. Darrell
had a Heathkit SB-102 HF transceiver, which I really
enjoyed using because it was a better radio than any­
thing I had at the time. With those fond memories in
mind, a few years ago I bought an SB-102 with a
matching SB-600 speaker and HP-23A power supply.
Cosmetically, everything was in pretty good shape, but
it needed some work to be usable on the air. I put the
project aside until recently.

In the 1960s and 1970s, Heathkit made several ver­

sions of the HP-23 supply and used it to power many
of their popular HF transceivers. The radio I bought
came with an HP-23A power supply that is about 50
years old (see Figure 9). One potential problem is that
the old electrolytic filter capacitors can leak or dry out
and fail. There are several options for restoring HP-23
supplies, but I picked the Hayseed Hamfest Re-Cap Kit
to retain the original appearance. The kit includes four
135 pF, 450 V can capacitors that mount on top of the
chassis and look just like the originals, although they
have modern components inside. I also ordered the
three optional electrolytic capacitors that mount under
the chassis (two are 47 pF, 250 V and one is 47 pF,
450 V).
Updating the HP-23A
Vintage tube-type radios use much higher voltages
than we’re used to with modern gear (up to about
800 V de in this case). Make sure the equipment is
unplugged and all electrolytic capacitors are dis­
charged to ground before diving in. If you’re not com­
fortable working on this kind of equipment, enlist the
help of someone who is.
The kit comes with no instructions and assumes that
you have enough experience to safely work on a high-
voltage power supply. I found a complete assembly
manual for the HP-23A online, and good quality
reprints are also available for a nominal fee from the
current Heath Company (heathkit.com, look for the
VINTAGE MANUALS tab).
After looking at the underside of the chassis (see
Figure 10), I realized that to replace the capacitors,
most of the other components would need to be
removed or disconnected. I decided that it would be
easiest to install new components, rather than fight
with the old ones. It’s just a handful of resistors and
diodes, which I ordered from Mouser for about $12 —
well worth it.
Another advantage of using new components is that
the modern metal-film resistors are considerably
smaller than the original carbon composition units, and
easier to work with in the crowded chassis. Carbon
composition resistors are known for changing value
over the years. However, I found that all but one of the
resistors I removed were within 10% of the marked
value.
Before disassembly, I compared the power supply
wiring to the pictorials in the Heathkit assembly manual
to familiarize myself with the construction. Then I
removed the parts and can capacitors, making notes
about where any wires connected. Then I followed the
steps in the assembly manual to install the can capaci­
tors and the rest of the parts. The Hayseed Hamfest
capacitors fit perfectly and look just like the originals.
Figures 11 and 12 show the rebuilt power supply.
Bottom Line
The Hayseed Hamfest Re-Cap Kit for the
Heathkit HP-23 offers a way to modernize
this popular vintage power supply while
retaining the original appearance.

50 July 2022
Figure 9 — The HP-23Awas produced in the late 1960s
and early 1970s to power Heathkit's SB and HW series
transceivers. The power transformer is on the right and a Figure 10 — The Hayseed Hamfest full kit includes three electrolytic
filter choke is on the left. The four black electrolytic can capacitors to replace the ones on the left side, underneath the chassis.
capacitors in the middle will be replaced.

Figure 11 — The HP-23A power supply with the

Hayseed Hamfest can capacitors installed retains its
original appearance. The new capacitors are an
exact fit where the old ones were removed.
Figure 12 — Inside the rebuilt HP-23A, the modern electrolytic capacitors,
metal film resistors, and 1N4007 rectifiers take up a lot less space than the
original components from 50 years ago.

Once I had the parts installed and the wiring recon­
nected, I followed the resistance checks in the manual.
All looked good, so I powered up the HP-23A and
measured the voltages. Those looked good, so I con­
nected the SB-102 and slowly increased the line
voltage using a Variac (variable transformer) while
monitoring for signs of a short circuit. I was rewarded
with no smoke, glowing tubes, and some signals on 40
meters. It was clear that the transceiver needed atten­
tion, so the next job will be cleaning up the SB-102 and
getting it fully operational again.
to maintain the original appearance, the Hayseed
Hamfest kit includes everything you need in a well-
thought-out package that’s easy to install. They offer
similar kits for a wide variety of vintage ham radio and
audio gear.
Manufacturer: Hayseed Hamfest LLC; hayseed
hamfest.com. Price: complete HP-23 Re-Cap Kit with
450 V capacitors, $144.95; add $30 to upgrade the
capacitors to 500 V.

After the photos were taken, I decided to change the

ac power cord to a modern three-wire cord with the Explore the QST Product Review Archive

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Although you could buy individual capacitors, cut apart

the old can capacitors and stuff new capacitors inside

July 2022 51
M5Stack ICMultiMeter
Reviewed by Pascal Villeneuve, VA2PV
va2pv@arrl.org

In the April 2022 issue, I reviewed the M5Stack Open-

Source Development Kit. I received many positive
comments about this review, and I’m glad the amateur
radio community is excited about the possibilities of
this new platform.

Since then, Armel Fauveau, F4HWN, who is not only

the person who led me to discover the M5Stack, but
who is also the programmer of the majority of the
amateur radio programs that I know of for this device,
has furthered his development of the wireless Blue­
tooth S-meter project for the Icom IC-705, which was
Figure 13 — The M5Stack multimeter using a 3D-printed mount
mentioned in the April 2022 issue. with a Velcro strap that I attach to my wrist.

As you can see in Figure 13, with this evolution we can

now observe that the screen matches the display Figure 14 —
The M5Stack
layout of the IC-705. It’s a perfect match for both the multimeter on
colors and positioning! The project is now called a 3D-printed
desktop stand.
“ICMultiMeter,” and it offers many new possibilities. It
can display the majority of information that you will find
on the radio, including the frequency, the S-meter
reading, and other useful information, plus Armel has
added the transmit information like SWR, ALC, and
more, I have to admit that I’m flabbergasted by his
work. You can get the latest version of this project
on GitHub via this link https://github.com/armel/
ICMultiMeter, which is also the place to get a README.
MD file with instructions on how to install the IC-705
multimeter on different versions of the M5Stack.

A big thanks to Armel, F4HWN, who graciously offers

his time and talent, for free, to the ham community. I
believe he got motivated by all the positive feedback
from hams all over the world. This is exactly the kind of
vibe we need in our hobby.
suggest watching the tutorial at https://youtu.be/
But Wait, There's More! SCPEO7Eiy1E if you need help programming the unit.
In my April 2022 review, I gave the basic steps for pro­
Armel’s meter projects are no longer limited to the
gramming the device, but it turns out that I forgot one
IC-705 — they can also work with the Icom IC-7300
thing, the Git for Windows installation (probably
and IC-9700 using a special setup. That’s why the
because it was already installed on my computer). I
projects are now called “ICMultiMeter'’ and “ICSMeter.”
found out about this because one evening I opened
If you want to keep up with what Armel is develop­
YouTube on my iPad and I had a “suggested video”
ing, check in frequently at his GitHub page,
about the M5Stack IC-705 S-meter, so I clicked on it.
https://github.com/armel.
The video was by YouTuber Sean Klechak, W9FFF,
aka “Ham Radio Dude,” who has created a very well- Manufacturer: M5Stack, www.m5stack.com. Price:
made tutorial on how to program the M5Stack. It filled starts around $49 for the BASIC model. The M5Stack
the gap in my review, and I thank him for this. I strongly can be bought online from different sources, and you
can also find them in some local electronic stores.

52 July 2022
 US Amateur Radio Bands
Operator license classes: E = Amateur Extra A = Advanced G - General T = Technician N = Novice
CW operation is permitted throughout all amateur bands. Except as noted, all frequencies are in megahertz (MHz).
□ = RTTY, data, phone, image | | = USB phone, RTTY, data and CW I | = RTTY and data | I = phone and image
| | = SSB phone M = CW only

LF - Low Frequency band MF - Medium Frequency bands

630 Meters (472 kHz) E,A,G
2200 Meters (135 kHz) E,A,G 5 W EIRP max, except in Alaska within 496 miles 160 Meters (1.8 MHz) E,A,G
1W EIRP maximum of Russia where the limit is 1W EIRP

135.7 kHz 137.8 kHz 472 kHz 479 kHz 1.800 1.900 2.000 MHz
Amateurs wishing to operate on 2200 or 630 meters must first register with the Utilities Technology Council online
at https://utc.org/plc-database-amateur-notification-process/. You need only register once for each band.

HF - High Frequency bands

60 Meters (5.3 MHz) E, A, G (100 W) 40 Meters (7 MHz) E,A,G,T,N
80 Meters (3.5 MHz) E,A,G,T,N i--------------- CW, Digital-----------------, 7.000 ITU 1,3 &FCC Region 2 west of 7.300
5.332 5.348 5.3585 5.373 5.405

5.3305 5.3465 5.3570 5.3715 5.4035

1------------------- USB--------------------- 1
Gen. Adv, and Extra licensees may operate on a
secondary basis with a maximum ERP of 100 W
maximum. 7.025 7.125

30 Meters (10.1 MHz) E,A,G 20 Meters (14 MHz) E,A,G 17 Meters (18 MHz) E,A,G
10.100 10.150 14.000 14.150 14.350 18.068 18.110 18.168
i 200 Watts Maximum , I 1____________________|
E
■____ A

| IT.I/U|
15 Meters (21 MHz) E,A,G,T,N I 1
14.025 14.15(3 14.225
10 Meters (28 MHz) E,A,G,T,N
f8000,28.300_______________ 29700
12 Meters (24 MHz) E,A,G
E, A, G
N,T (200 l/V)

24.890 24.930 24.990 28.000 28.500

VHF - Very High Frequency bands

6 Meters (50 MHz) E,A,G,T 2 Meters (144 MHz) E,A,G,T 1.25 Meters (222 MHz) E,A,G,T,N
(50.1 E, A, G, T
N(25W)
I I
50.0 54.0 144.0 148.0 222.0 225.0

UHF - Ultra High Frequency bands 23 cm (1240 MHz) E,A,G,T,N

70 cm (420 MHz) E,A,G,T 33 cm (902 MHz) E,A,G,T 1240 1300

E, A, G,T
N (5 W)
420.0 450.0 902.0 928.0
1270 1295

See www.arrl.org/band-plan for

SHF&EHF - Super and Extremely High Frequency bands detailed band plans.
All licensees except Novices are authorized all modes on the following frequencies:
Copyright © ARRL 2020
2300-2310 MHz 3300-3500 MHz 10.0-10.5 GHz 47.0-47.2 GHz 122.25-123.0 GHz 241-250 GHz
OTAbands rev. 1-22-20
2390-2450 MHz 5650-5925 MHz 24.0-24.25 GHz 76.0-81.0 GHz 134-141 GHz All above 275 GHz
Dave Casler, KE0OG, askdave@arrl.org
Ask Dave
Get more information from the "QST: Ask Dave” YouTube playlist at https://bit.ly/3z2MBMI.
Hams Persevering
Through All Sorts of Issues
Tracking Down Intermod
Jerry Haaland, AE7VB, asks: Our club has been
Q operating a repeater for over 30 years at the same
location. Of late, we’ve been getting interference that has
grown worse. We’ve traced the audio we’re hearing to a
country music FM station whose antenna is near our
repeater. They say there’s nothing wrong with their equip­
ment. Where do we start?
lt’s very likely that the FM station is correct. Further,
A the input filters for your repeater (the “cans”) are so
narrowband that they will not let any of the FM signal into
your repeater. The problem is intermod.
The first step is to add a CTCSS tone requirement to your
repeater input. That way, every time one of your club mem­
bers transmits on the repeater input frequency, they are
including a sub-audible tone that the repeater must hear
before it will work. Usually, intermod will not include this
frequency. If it does, change the CTCSS frequency. This
could solve the problem, and is what many repeater opera­
tors have done.
If the intermod blocks legitimate incoming signals, you
have more detective work to do. The FM station’s signal is
being added to another station’s frequency in a non-linear
device, and the output frequency is equal to your input fre­
quency. Subtract the FM station’s output frequency from
your repeater’s input frequency. Look around for a source
of this frequency, which could be a commercial repeater or
some other source. Other things can also add up or sub­
tract down to your repeater’s input frequency. This is where
it gets difficult. For example, no matter how good the FM
station is, as close as it is to your input antenna, there will
be harmonics.
And where is this non-linear device that is mixing (adding
and subtracting) frequencies when more than one signal is
present? It could be anything, such as a loose bolt some­
where on the tower, an issue with someone's coax, or just
about anything. You can try moving the repeater’s antenna
a few feet.
54 July 2022
The search for the intermod source can be extremely
frustrating. ARRL has a Technical Information Service
(tis@arrl.org) that can help with deeper problems.
Installing a Vertical in a Small Space
Jeff Wolkove, KK7BUX, asks: I’m contemplating a DX
Q Commander antenna. I have a small yard with only
about 18' x 20' for radials. The grass is not healthy and will
never grow over the radials. Can I cover them with gravel?
What about putting artificial turf over them? Will either
approach interfere with their function?
Covering them with an inch or two of gravel is fine.
A The artificial turf will not affect the function of the
radials.
Vertical antennas can work very well with short radials.
I tried my DX Commander CLASSIC with multiple short
radials only 10 feet long. One of the best sources of radial
wire is your local hardware store. Purchase ordinary 12- or
14-gauge house wire, in single wire form. Usually, it is
THHN and has insulation. You can choose the color. I rec­
ommend the stranded wire for ease of handling. I used
about 30 10-foot radials. This size radial will come close to
covering your backyard.
The DX Commander comes with solder lugs to put on the
ends of the radials for ready connection to the antenna
base. You can connect more than one radial wire to a
solder lug, or purchase more solder lugs at your local auto­
motive supply. These are designed to be crimped. That’s
fine, but I recommend soldering them too. This gives you
maximum flexibility. If you want, you can drive a ground rod
right at the base of the antenna, and connect the radial
plate to this. Note that the DX Commander is quite flexible
and will require guy ropes. I recommend UV-resistant rope
available from www.qsradio.com and others. Ordinary
rope from a hardware store will degrade in sunlight.
One other thing to keep in mind is that the pattern of a
ground-mounted vertical will be distorted by nearby build­
ings. The antenna should still perform well.
Providing a Signal to Multiple
Receivers Simultaneously
Ken Reinard, a shortwave listener, asks: I currently
Q have four receivers set up on a manual switch. I have
ordered a fifth receiver and would like to use it along with
the others so I can see the waterfall. My question is, how
can I feed the SDR and one of my receivers at the same
time? Do I just connect the antenna feed line to both and
deal with the loss, or is there another way?
Because you’re dealing with multiple receivers, yes,
A you can just feed two at a time. You will experience a
theoretical loss of 3 dB in signal strength, approximately
half of an S-unit, which is not very much.
The only way to feed multiple receivers without loss is to
have a wideband distribution amplifier. I made a video on
this some time ago. It’s called “Review of MFJ-8504B
RF Receiver Distribution Amplifier (#334)” and it’s at
https://youtu.be/wllMKHfwTIQE. Front and back photo­
graphs of the MEJ-8504B unit are shown in Figure 1. MFJ
has multiple options for different purposes, as shown in my
video. So, you can drive up to four receivers with one
antenna (or two antennas in certain circumstances), and
then use the switch to choose between two different
receivers. This should allow you to use multiple receivers
so you can listen to multiple signals at the same time. Or,
if you want to use special features on a given receiver,
Figure 1 — The formal name for the MFJ-8504 is “MFJ SDR
Receive Multicoupler.’’ The photo of the back shows that you can
have one or two antennas, and up to four receiver outputs. It runs
on 12 V de, and there is a provision to attach it to your station
ground. You can also obtain the unit with SMA connectors.
you can receive on multiple receivers at the same time.
Good luck with your project!
The Term "Mag Loop" is a
Misnomer for "Small HF Loop"
Tim O'Dell, N4IRJ, asks: I’ve been building a mag loop
Q for 20 meters and wondering about its propagation. I
understand the mag loop works off of the magnetic portion
of the RF signal. Will the magnetic portion propagate like
the electric portion?
A
On page 58 of the January 2022 issue of OST, Kai
Siwiak, KE4PT, explains that what we commonly
call a magnetic loop is more properly called a “small HF
loop antenna.” Its close near field is mainly a magnetic
response, but it also has a smaller yet significant electric
field response. The size of the near electric field depends
on the loop circumference. However, at distances away
from the antenna beyond about a third of a wavelength
(24 ft at 14 MHz), both the electric and magnetic fields
begin to develop their far-field forms, and their ratio will
approach the far-field free space impedance of 377 Q. So,
in direct answer to your question, yes, the electric portion
will propagate just like the magnetic portion.
When I tested three commercial “mag loops” (small HF
loops) for my YouTube channel, I found that their perfor­
mance was little different from my dipole. Granted, my
dipole is only about 20 feet up, but I was still impressed by
the loops. One great advantage of the small HF loop is that
it takes up a much smaller space than a dipole, and the
casual observer will not see it as an antenna at all. This
makes it great for those with restrictive homeowners
association covenants.
However, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. What you
trade for the small size is bandwidth. At any given tuning
setting, the mag loop covers a few kHz on lower bands
such as 40 meters, and up to 40 to 50 kHz on higher
bands such as 10 meters. So, the antenna must constantly
be retuned as you go up and down the band. This can be
done manually, remotely, or even automatically depending
on the model you choose. Note that a small HF loop will
not give you a very good waterfall display because of its
very narrow tuning. Good luck with your project!
Send your questions to askdave@arrl.org, or fill out
the form at www.keOog.net/ask-dave. I answer some
questions here, and some via videos on my YouTube
channel (www.youtube.com/davecasler), or during
my weekly livestream on Thursdays at 6:45 to 8:15 PM
Mountain Time on my channel.
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hh@arrl.org

Hints & Hacks

Easy Enclosures; Contact Mapping;

Terminal Adapters
clicked on view award credit matrix
below the table of confirmed contacts,
as shown in Figure 2. (You could also
use a list from your favorite logging pro­
gram.)

Next, I clicked on the no scroll button

at the upper right (see Figure 3) to
cause the table to fully expand and
allow me to highlight everything I
wanted to copy. With copying accom-
Figure 1 — From left to right: A 0.1 to 500 MHz power meter, a 0.2 to 40 MHz signal source,
and a position-readout/motor-driver control box for a 2.4-meter moonbounce dish.
Your Logbook DXCC Account (KK4RT . UNITKD STATES OF .

Painless Project Boxes Mapping Your Contacts [ Account Status

A quick and painless way to box up Whenever I tell someone that I am a DXCC
LoTW
LoTW
QSLsIn
DXCC
Credits
Total Total
Award (AU) (Current)
ost. Process Awarded
projects, especially projects involving ham radio operator, the first thing they M.xcd 5 0 88 93 93

LCD displays, is to squeeze four small ask is how far I can “talk.” I usually rattle Ptxy-e 4 0 71 76 75
6 0 60 66 66
dabs of Loctite® Super Glue on the off a few places, but it would be more 8QM 1 0 0 1 1
0 4 6 6
corners, and glue the LCD display onto impressive to show them a map of my 4QM
2GM
2
5 0 88 93 93
the inside of a transparent acrylic box. ARRL Logbook of The World (LoTW) 1ZM 0 0 1 1 1
16M 0 0 7 7 7
confirmed contacts. Chains
* e 0 100 — 108
In Figure 1, from left to right, there is a •» Award has bean issued

0.1 to 500 MHz power meter (using an
AD8307 module), a 0.2 to 40 MHz sig­
nal source (using an AD9850 module),
and a position-readout/motor-driver
control box for a 2.4-meter moon­
bounce dish. Each project incorporates
I knew I could easily customize a
Google Map, all I needed was a list of Figure 2 — Start with your Logbook of The
countries or states/provinces to upload. World account, click on your DXCC Award,
and then click on view award credit
matrix below the table of confirmed con­
I started with my LoTW account, tacts. You can see the link just below the
clicked on my DXCC Award, and then table.

a I2C 16 x 2 LCD panel driven by an

Arduino Nano. DXCC Award Credit Report
Scott Flox Phillip
*, KK4RT
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Store® at www.containerstore.com) SPRATLY ISLANDS

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Arduinos can be fastened to the inside 3A MONACO

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with hook-and-loop strips, while other 3B8 MAURITIUS ISLAND

parts can be glued in. Electrical inter­ 3B9

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connections are made with 4-inch 3C0 ANNCeON
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breadboard jumper wires. This way, 302 FUI ISLANDS
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10-hour projects become 1-hour proj­ 3DA SWAZILAND
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Figure 3 — Click the NO SCROLL button at the upper right corner and the table will fully
expand.

56 July 2022
plished, I pasted the result into
Microsoft Excel, where I could sort it.
(You could use also Google Docs.)
Google Maps accepts many types of
files for import. I sorted mine so that I
was left with a list of my confirmed con­
tacts for all bands. This is the list of just
country names, with the column head­
ing entity. You can add separate lay­
ers to the map to show different bands,
modes, unconfirmed, and so on.
layer, I uploaded the country list that I
had just created from LoTW. The
Google wizard is easy to use and
guides you through the process.
I clicked on the three vertical dots in
the upper right area of the window
shown in Figure 4 to see the options
for setting the default view, printing, or Figure 6 — The new Rigol load only has
screw-on input terminals for connecting to a
embedding the map on a website. I Device Under Test. I needed adapters that
could also click on SHARE to allow would allow me to use banana plugs
others to view the map from a link. instead.

Figure 5 shows my results.

After going to www.google.com/
maps, I clicked on the menu icon rep­
resented by the three horizontal lines
on the left. Finally, I clicked on YOUR
places, followed by maps, and then
CREATE MAP.
An untitled map appeared, and I gave
it a name I would remember. Using the
import function under untitled
Untitled map
All changes saved in Drive
♦ Add layer X+ Share €> Preview
✓ Untitled layer
& Import
Add places to this layer by drawing or
importing data Learn more
Base map
Figure 4 — Click on the three vertical dots
in the upper right area of this window for
options.
Figure 5 — The result of all the clicking and
loading is an attractive map you can share.
There are countless layers you can
add to your map, so follow my steps
and have fun. — 73, Scott Phillips,
KK4RT; kk4rt@arrl.net
Test Equipment
Terminal Adapters
Here is a simple idea: adapting the ter­
minals of a piece of test equipment to
accept banana jacks. I recently added
a new piece of test equipment to my
: I bench, a Rigol DL3021A Precision DC
Electronic Load. A de load is a particu­
larly useful device, as it lets you test
batteries and power supplies under
conditions that you select — constant
• current, voltage, resistance, or power
parameters.
> The new Rigol load only has screw-on
input terminals for connecting to a
Device Under Test, or DUT (see Figure
6); these posts will accept either spade
or ring-style wire terminals, but unfortu­
nately there is no provision for banana
plug-style connectors, unlike my BK
Precision electronic load. I wanted the
flexibility of using banana plugs, so I
built a pair of adapters that would
securely attach to the Rigol load’s ter­
minals.
I wasn’t sure if there was a commercial
solution to this problem so, like any
good ham, I set off to the junk box to
see what I could find. I ended up with
two panel-mount banana jacks and
some white plastic spacers.
I found that the end of a ring terminal
could be inserted into the banana plug
and it fit well with a bit of percussive
persuasion. The banana plug was a bit
long when fully seated, so the white
Figure 7 — My efforts resulted in two solid
adapters.
plastic washer filled in the gap nicely.
I then soldered the terminal to the body
of the plug for a good electrical and
mechanical connection.
Repeating the process for the black
plug completed a solid pair of adapters
I can use with the load, as you can see
in Figure 7. Red and black permanent
markers were used to complete the
color scheme and give the adapters a
professional look. — 73, Dino Papas,
KL0S; klOs@arrl.net
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by QST or ARRL unless otherwise stated.
Although we can’t guarantee that a given hint
will work for your situation, we make every
effort to screen out harmful information. Send
technical questions directly to the hint’s author.
QST invites you to share your hints with fellow
hams. Send them to “Attn: Hints and Hacks" at
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July 2022 57
Paul Wade, W1 GHZ, wl ghz@arrl.org
Microwavelengths
Periscope Antenna Revisited,
and Performance Demonstrated
Many microwavers would like to have
a home station on 10 GHz and other
bands to take advantage of activity
and opportunities for rain scatter and
aircraft scatter. But trees and local
obstructions may require getting the
antenna up high on a tower. Feed-line
loss is high at microwaves, and intoler­
able at 10 GHz and above, even in
waveguide, so we must find another
way to get the signal up to the
antenna.
One solution is to put the equipment
on the tower with the antenna, and
run control and IF signals, plus power,
up the tower. Putting sensitive elec­
tronics out in the weather, subject to
temperature variation and water incur-
Figure 1 — Periscope antenna system
with offset dish.
58 July 2022 arrl.orc
sion, sooner or later results in equip­ trees are growing in other directions
ment failure. Failures usually occur at and I’d like to get above them, so I
inopportune times — during contests thought about resurrecting the peri­
or openings — when it may not be scope to increase usable directions.
convenient or safe to climb the tower
for repairs. It occurred to me that I could set up a
horizontal periscope system, with both
Periscope Antenna System dish and flyswatter near ground level,
to do a direct comparison and verify
The periscope antenna, sketched in
performance. On a springlike day in
Figure 1, avoids feed-line losses and
December, I retrieved the old flyswat­
inconvenient location of the electron­
ter from the woods and set it up on an
ics. With a dish at ground level, where
antenna positioner that I recently
equipment is easily accessible, and a
acquired in hopes of using it for an
flat reflector in the air to direct the
EME dish. The experiment was to
beam, no feed line is needed on the
compare the horizontal periscope —
tower. I used a periscope antenna suc­
using my backup 10 GHz system,
cessfully on 10 GHz at my previous
which has an 18-inch dish — with the
location, which was surrounded by
24-inch dish of my usual 10 GHz
trees, and also made contacts on
system.
24 GHz and on 5760 MHz by placing
another transverter (including dish) on
The first step was to compare the two
top of the 10 GHz dish. I described this
systems, set up side by side. On both
system in the March 2006 “Microwave­ beacons — N1 JEZ/b at FN34om,
lengths” column. More recently, Craig
Young, KA5BOU, and Al Ward,
W5LUA, have used periscope sys­
tems. Al’s system, with the flyswatter
shown in Figure 2, is used on 10 GHz
and 5760 MHz, and he has also used
it for contacts on 47 and 78 GHz with
appropriate dishes at ground level.
Many novel amateur antennas are
cited as working well based on mak­
ing contacts, without any actual per­
formance data. I was never able to
verify that my periscope system actu­
ally performed as well as calculated
— that would have involved moving a
comparison system up the tower.
However, at my current location in Ver­
mont, the terrain slopes off to the west
so that I am able to operate 10 GHz
from ground level and monitor two
beacons continuously; I have the rig
outside my shop door, ready to go
Figure 2 — Flyswatter reflector of W5LUA
whenever conditions warrant. But periscope system.
 Figure 3 — System gain of a periscope antenna fed by a 16 X
System Gain of a Periscope Antenna Fed by a 16 A Diameter Dish
diameter dish with various flyswatters and separation distances.
Blue + is the combination used for this test.

Figure 4 — Periscope test at ground level, with the dish on the left
pointing southwest, and the flyswatter on the right aimed at a bea­
con to the northwest. Comparison dish is under the large plastic bag.

42 kilometers distant, and VE2TWO/b
at FN25uk, 195 kilometers distant —
the 18-inch system was about 1 dB
weaker than the 24-inch system. The
expected difference would be 2.4 dB,
but the smaller system has a preamp
— perhaps some improvement is
needed in the larger one.
The location of the smaller dish was
marked and the flyswatter was placed
at the same location, seen in Figure 4.
The optimum periscope distance
between an 18-inch (17 X) dish and a
30-inch (26 a) flyswatter can be esti­
mated from Figure 3 (from http://
w1ghz.org/antbook/chap8.pdf) as
about 300 wavelengths, or 28.5 feet.
Details for other sizes and other dis­
tances are also available. Gain is pre­
dicted by the graph to be about 1.4 dB
higher than the gain of the dish alone.
Comparisons were made again, this
time between the 24-inch dish and the
periscope system. On the closer bea­
con, the periscope system was about
2 dB better than the 24-inch dish, but
on the distant beacon, signals were
about equal. All signals had significant
fading, so the level recorded was the
highest seen on the panadapter in a
period of about 1 minute. As a double
check, the comparisons were done
again the following morning with the
same results. An impending snow­
storm necessitated terminating the
experiment and dismantling the peri­
scope system.
The conclusion is that the periscope
system with an 18-inch dish and
30-inch flyswatter has gain equal to or
better than the 24-inch dish. This is
higher gain than the 18-inch dish
alone, so the periscope system adds
gain. The 28.5 feet of separation is
suitable for a small tower like mine; a
higher tower would require a larger
dish and possibly a larger flyswatter to
provide gain over the dish alone.
Another thing that quickly became
obvious is that the periscope beam­
width is that of the 30-inch aperture of
the flyswatter, much sharper than the
smaller dish. Aiming of the horizontal
flyswatter is not intuitive, and peaking
the antenna positioner on a weak
signal with fading was difficult — the
antenna positioner moves too rapidly.
Implementation
The W5LUA system is on a rotating
tower, so both the dish and flyswatter
rotate with the tower and only a small
actuator is needed to optimize tilt for
elevation. The KA5BOU system, and
my original one, have the dish and
flyswatter in fixed positions, with a
rotating and tilting flyswatter. At one
heading, the beam passes through the
tower, but still seems usable. The rotat­
ing flyswatter means that polarization
changes with rotation, so correction is
necessary. A less than optimal solution
might be circular polarization, with a
3 dB penalty in all directions, on both
transmit and receive. The reduction in
complexity might be an acceptable
tradeoff.
The dish does not have to be directly
under the flyswatter. The dish can be
near the shack with the tower farther
away, but still must be pointed at the
flyswatter. Because almost everyone
now uses a computer in the shack, the
proper azimuth and tilt for the flyswatter
can be calculated for each beam head­
ing — just a bit of vector geometry. A
small Arduino or Raspberry Pi could be
programmed to control the flyswatter.
My flat flyswatter was centered on the
rotator, reducing torque, so that only a
small, inexpensive rotator and tilt actu­
ator were needed. I never saw the fly­
swatter move with wind.
Conclusion
The periscope system has been
shown to work as predicted. It elimi­
nates feed-line loss, and can even pro­
vide gain. The delicate equipment is at
an accessible location, reducing the
need for tower climbing. If you
are considering a home station for
10 GHz, it might be a good choice.

July 2022 59
Colorado Blizzard Emergency
Response
Planning, safety, and
communication are
key components of this
ARES team’s ongoing
success in an area where
unpredictable weather is
commonplace.

A Post-blizzard conditions of the March

2021 storm in Denver, Colorado.

◄Alan Bieber, KI0EP, operating during

an Arapahoe County ARES weather
mission.

Drew Shattuck, KF0APV
Colorado’s Front Range, the eastern section of the
Southern Rocky Mountains, often sees some of the
most violent and unpredictable weather in the Northern
Hemisphere. This is because Denver receives cold air
currents from the Arctic and warm air currents from the
Gulf of Mexico, depending on prevailing weather pat­
terns. The snowstorm of March 13-14, 2021, was
expected to be no exception. Several days prior, the
National Weather Service (NWS) was predicting historic
snowfall and high winds. Chatter on the local amateur
radio repeaters generated memories of historic snow­
falls from the early 1980s.
Like slow-moving hurricanes that hit the Florida coast
with feeder bands — low-level clouds that move into the
updraft region of a thunderstorm — a low-pressure
system slowly moved into the area and stalled in south­
east Colorado. When this happens, the Front Range
experiences upslope flow, which is air that’s forced to
higher altitudes due to rising terrain. This setup occurred
during the March 2021 storm, causing it to be the fourth
largest winter storm in Arapahoe County’s history.
Storm Preparations
The Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) in
Arapahoe County, Colorado, was first formed in the

60 July 2022
1970s and supports emergency management personnel Communicating with Partner Agencies
and county citizens. Members of the group have Normally, summer-weather deployments involve SKY­
received specialized training in the Incident Command WARN® storm spotters observing the weather at a loca­
System (ICS), National Incident Management System tion other than their homes. For this winter weather
(NIMS), and communications for all types of emergen­ event, Arapahoe County ARES was instructed to shelter
cies, so they are prepared to assist, utilizing user-owned in place and provide real-time intelligence to county
equipment. Members have helped in past emergency partner agencies.
events, such as the 1997 and 2003 blizzards that
dropped nearly 40 inches of snow, the 2002 Hayman The primary method for ham radio-relayed weather
Fire, the floods in 2013, the Bomb Cyclone in 2019, and information was the use of a shared Google spread­
the H1N1 Point of Dispensing exercise conducted by the sheet. This allowed agencies to monitor weather data,
Tri-County Health Department. such as snow drift, snow totals, wind speeds, tempera­
tures, and road conditions.
In preparation for the 2021
snowstorm, the Arapahoe
“Planning objectives seek to answer “Providing information gave
our partner agencies a really
County ARES, along with questions like how to rescue people good idea of what was going
other local county ARES if the roads become dangerous, how on in the county in real time
groups, began receiving via the shared spreadsheets,”
requests from their served
to maintain emergency services and
said Councell. The snowstorm
agencies. According to keep people safe, and where to set was affecting parts of the
Arapahoe County ARES up shelters to maximize availability county differently. Armed with
Operations Section Chief Ben
of resources.” this data, county agencies
Baker, KB0UBZ, county agen­ used snow totals to deploy
cies don’t want to start commit­ snow-clearing or rescue assets to target areas to assist
ting to resources too early in these kinds of situations. the public more effectively. For example, reports of
‘Typically, agency planners don’t commit [to] plans and higher drifting snow totals in the east encouraged
resources until up to 1 day prior,” he said. Until then, deployment of heavy equipment at that site.
much of the planning involves preparing Incident Action
Plans (lAPs) and sharing thoughts about staffing, as The Outcome
outlined in the Federal Emergency Management Agen­ According to Arapahoe County ARES Emergency Coor­
cy’s (FEMA) Incident Command System (ICS) training dinator Peter Meer, KC0VAQ, the team was on standby
sources. lAPs attempt to answer who’s in charge, who’s for 10 hours on Saturday, March 11, and fully active for 8
doing the planning, and how to contact them. The IAP hours on Sunday, March 12, along with partner ARES
also tries to define relationships between agencies and districts, includng Jefferson County, Denver County,
positions, such as logistics, planning, finances, and Douglas and Elbert counties, Boulder County, and
other factors. Baker added, ‘You can’t just walk into Adams County. Over 260 hours of assistance were
these things blind; organizations have to have a plan.” given, along with 108 weather observations from 19
ARES volunteers. Meer summed up the group’s efforts,
Putting Safety First stating, “As Emergency Coordinator for Arapahoe
According to Arapahoe County ARES Liaison Officer County, I am extremely proud of the help we provided.
Randy Councell, N0OEM, the primary concern when Thank you to all our members who participated.”
planning for a major weather event is life safety, a broad
term used to describe the safety of human lives through
prevention and protection. Planning objectives seek to
answer questions like how to rescue people if the roads All photos by the author.

become dangerous, how to maintain emergency ser­
vices and keep people safe, and where to set up shel­
ters to maximize availability of resources. Some of the
numerous assets include vehicle rescue units, American
Red Cross shelters, and community shelters by use of
schools or local hotels. Even the county SWAT team can
use a highly modified vehicle for rescues, due to its
clearance and four-wheel drive.
Drew Shattuck, KF0APV, is the Public Information Officer for Arap­
ahoe County ARES and has had his Technician-class license for
1 year. He greatly enjoys the hobby and continues to learn from
other ARES members. Being an active ARES participant inspires
him to expand his radio knowledge and learn more about building
projects. Drew is a former US Navy Helicopter Pilot and currently
works as a corporate pilot for a Fortune 500 company. He can be
reached at drewjshattuck@gmail.com.
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 A New Approach to
ARES
The need to organize a high
degree of local club involvement
Brevard County, Florida, led to the creation of a
nonprofit to maximize resource efficiency.

Dan Fisher, AI4GK

Like many locales, Brevard County, Florida, is working to rede­
fine its commitment to emergency operations, communications,
and technology. The area is known as Florida’s Space Coast
and is home to the US Space Force, where rockets are being
launched on a near-weekly basis — sometimes even daily.

Brevard County has at least 11 amateur radio clubs in an area

with a population of approximately 600,000. Its geography is
unique in that it extends 72 miles from north to south, and
is about 20 miles wide. These factors make it difficult for the
county’s clubs to coordinate.

Establishing an Emergency Service

For years, Brevard County’s Amateur Radio Emergency Service®
(ARES®) was mostly supported by the county’s amateur radio
clubs. The number of clubs in the county added to the difficulty
of interacting with all of them. The Emergency Operations Center
(EOC) Manager at the time, Bob Lay, asked the clubs to estab­
lish a single point of contact with the amateur radio community.
As a result, Brevard Emergency Amateur Radio Services
(BEARS) was established in 1996.

BEARS was a consortium of clubs that would work together, and

its membership consisted of a representative from each partici­
pating club. BEARS had a dedicated team of volunteers who
were able to obtain a fully self-contained motorhome, which was
transformed into a state-of-the-art communications facility,
dubbed BEARS-1. Because BEARS existed to serve the county’s
emergency management and public safety functions, BEARS-1
had not only HF, VHR and UHF amateur radio and citizens band
(CB) equipment, it also had 800 MHz trunked transceivers that
could communicate with the EOC and any public safety agency
in the county. BEARS-1 was needed several times, including for
major brush fires.

After a few decades, the amateur radio clubs’ organizational pri­

orities changed, as did the public safety agencies’ management.

The BOAT, N4TDX, tower at the Mims Volunteer Fire Department.

62 July 2022
In the absence of significant emergency events,
BEARS seemed to have a decreasing relevance in
county emergency responses.

Brevard County is a target for hurricanes, tornadoes,

and other severe weather. With its extremely high-tech
environment and a nuclear power plant slightly over an
hour’s drive away, the county is at risk for potential
disasters. It was clear that something needed to be
done to bypass having to deal with the myriad of area
clubs, so a group of amateurs, including retired Brevard
County ARES Emergency Coordinator JD Shaw,
K7LCW; Ricky DeLuco, K4JTT (North District EOC),
and other stakeholders, established Amateur Radio
Emergency Service of Brevard, Inc. (also known as the Retired Brevard County ARES Emergency Coordinator JD Shaw,
Brevard County ARES Team, or BCAT), a nonprofit K7LCW, at the station's operating position.
organization.

Completing the Proper Training Other classes to be taught will be about first aid and
Before BCAT was established, the Brevard County CPR, the Community Emergency Response Team
ARES had been developing a database of amateur (CERT), the National Traffic System (NTS), and Radio
radio volunteers willing to donate their time, talent, and Amateur Civil Emergency Services (RACES). In addi­
equipment, and had been registering their qualifica­ tion, the group has produced an operations manual of
tions and equipment to provide communications during over 300 pages.
emergency and public service events.
Setting Up a Station
BCAT is “a team of responders dedicated to serving BCAT is a self-funded project, and its members have
Brevard County and the communities, by working contributed about $5,000 toward completion of the sta­
hand-in-hand with agencies with whom we have a tion. Their primary focus has been the mission,
signed Memorandum of Understanding, as well as although they realize that they’re going to need a
with other organizations as requested,” Shaw said. funding source in the future.
“When an individual volunteers with ARES, they’re
making a commitment to training and operating as an They currently have a brand-new Rohn 25 tower. Erec­
ARES member.” Shaw believes that commitment and tion of the tower consisted of the Mims Volunteer Fire
professionalism are the key to being a member. Department Assistant Fire Chief attaching the bracket
to the wall of the firehouse using a laser level, and one
BCAT has developed a 10-week training academy that BCAT member — a concrete mason — took care of
meets on Saturday mornings in Mims, a small unincor­ preparing the base. Another member is a professional
porated community at the extreme north end of the
county. Subsequent training will be
held in other parts of the county to
facilitate attendance by all Brevard
hams. Currently, 12 individuals are
attending the training academy,
which consists of the ARRL EC-001
EmComm course, along with an
unknown number of people doing
self-study. Before taking the final
exam, members must show proof
of completion of Federal Emer­
gency Management Agency
(FEMA) classes IS-100 and IS-700.
Members are encouraged to
expand their skill levels by taking Brevard County ARES participants taking a training exam in the Mims, Florida,
additional independent classes. Volunteer Fire Department Training Room.

July 2022 63
tower climber. Additionally, a woodworker designed
and constructed a handicap-accessible operating
bench. Each member used their talent in bringing the
station together. A generous ARES member in Texas
also donated a Yaesu FT-950 transceiver to the station.
BCAT is working with the Mims Volunteer Fire Depart­
ment, which has generously provided a home for the
group. They’re also partnering with the Florida Division
of Forestry. Not only will the group provide assistance
within Brevard County, but they’ll be offering mutual aid
statewide and beyond. Every member will be FEMA
certified. Background checks on members have already
been completed by the county.
In the Pipeline
The ARES leadership finished the academy and
now has a team of 25 members who have completed
training courses ICS-100 and ICS-700, as well as
training for the National Weather Service (NWS)
SKYWARN® Storm Spotter Program, CPR/AED and
first aid, net control, ARRL EmComm course EC-001,
and CERT. Practice drills have included the use of Inci­
dent Command System (ICS) forms and Narrow Band
April 2022
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NL7XM
Pete's article, “The Better Antenna:
Copper Versus Aluminum,” gives an over­
view of aluminum and copper and how
they function as conductors of electricity.
(The QST staff hopes you enjoyed this
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Emergency Messaging Software (NBEMS), as well
as Winlink.
They proctored the license exams and had eight
people sit for the test. Six hams drove from Orlando
to test, and two specifically took the exam for their
Technician-class license to join the team.
JD Shaw has retired from BCAT and returned to
Bremerton Island, Washington. Ricky DeLuco, K4JTT,
is now the President and Chairman.
For further information on BCAT, contact Ricky
DeLuco, K4JTT, at k4jtt@yahoo.com.
All photos by the author.
Dan Fisher, AI4GK, the Public Information Coordinator for ARRLs
Southern Florida Section, has been licensed for 20 years. He has
been a cable TV maintenance technician and an antenna engineer­
ing technician at a major defense contractor on Florida’s Space
Coast. From there, Dan segued into a law enforcement career
that spanned 30 years. He lives in Palm Bay, Florida, with his wife
Joanne and their two dachshunds, Wally and Madison. Dan can be
reached at ai4gk@outlook.com.
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The Better Antenna:
iper Versus Aluminu
A highly scientific overview of aluminum and copper
and how they function as conductors of electricity
Pete Varounis, NL7XM
In the “Hands-On Radio" column from the March 2008
issue of QST. Ward Silver, NO AX. describes how
metals conduct electricity. He said. 'Electrons collide
with the atoms that make up material as they tow
through it. The collision transfers some of the electron's
energy Io the atoms which vibrate in response These
vibrations increase the temperature of the material."
and because of the resulting friction, electrons create
power dissipation, which can be calculated as
Power(P)-FxRorP^ F/R
Lot's assume we arc feeding current to a copper wire
dipofe anlerra. Wo would expect electrons encountering (nghl) shows the nucleus surrounded by the 13 eectrons
‘t n» three valence electrons Aluminum is a i-uh:»e>jM rr-etai
the antenna's first copper atom to nawgate all the way to
tne far end o1 the antenna’s lass copper atom. But elec­
with a oonsiiy tower than max of other common metes.
trons arc lazy, and wll take an easier, more efficient pro­
cess to accomplish the same result.
Copper has 29 electrons and aluminum only has 13.
Much like a fire tucket brigade, an electron wl instead
srmpty replace another electron on one of its rngs of the
Therefore, copper is much more efficient. because it has
more particpaling electrons distributing the wrxkload
first copper atom it encounters, liberating that one elec­ before they have to be asturbed again.
tron fo bump free an electron from the very next copper
All ths can be proven with simple ooservators. the
atom and soon, * e an assembly Ine cc baton in a relay
race longer a wire antenna Is up, and the more power you put
into rl. the more electrons wffi exchange ptaces This w4
It becomes obvious that this permits Individual electrons make the electrons very, very tired, and when exposed
to travel much shorter lengths, and gves them time to to at Kras of cold and rainy weather, many wll lose their
rest before they have to work again grip, exo and fail ott
This s why, after a tow years, at wre antennas will even­
tually start to sag.
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Simulated Emergency Test
2021 Results
Steve Ewald, WV1X
The 2021 ARRL Simulated Emer­
gency Test (SET) was a chance for
amateur radio operators to exercise
preparedness protocols under simu­
lated emergency conditions. It also
tested equipment, operating skills, and
coordination among partner groups,
including Amateur Radio Emergency
Service® (ARES®), the Radio Amateur
Civil Emergency Service (RACES),
the National Traffic System (NTS), and
SKYWARN®. Submitted SET reports
indicate outstanding efforts by all
involved.
Meigs County, Ohio,
Tests Communications
Capabilities
Robin Kinney, KG6DI,
Emergency Coordinator
The Meigs County (Ohio) Auxiliary
Communication Team’s SET scenario
included a derecho, followed by
unseasonably cold temperatures and
winds that disabled the normal lines
of communication. We assumed that
all county radio, telephone, internet,
and Multi-Agency Radio Communica­
tion System (MARCS) stations were
disabled.
Brian Taylor, KZ8U, and I were the
only ones available to participate in
the SET. We chose the Olive Township
Volunteer Fire Station in Reedsville for
a simulated shelter and warming sta­
tion. We planned to evaluate Near
Vertical Incidence Skywave (NVIS)
propagation from the fire station. The
parking lot is too small to set up an HF
antenna, so we obtained authorization
from the US Army Corps of Engineers
to use the park on federal land that
they manage as part of the Belleville
Locks and Dam.
Our primary frequency was on 160
meters, and our secondary frequency
Hams nationwide performed several drills to check
their readiness for an emergency deployment.
was on 80 meters. After setting up the
station at the Belleville Dam, Brian
returned to his home, which was
being powered by a generator. His
home is near the Meigs County EOC,
and was a valid proxy for testing radio
communications between the two
locations.
On our first try, we established com­
munication on 160 meters using Olivia
MFSK 8/500.1 provided a signal
report of +15 to +20 dB (as reported
by Oliva MFSK), and he reported +9
to +12 dB for my signal. We had a
single flmsg ICS-213 prepared, which
I sent successfully. We then switched
to 80 meters to measure signal quality.
I reported +10 dB to +12 dB for his
signal, and he reported +8 dB from
the remote site near the dam. Brian
then switched to the Ohio Digital
Emergency Network’s 80-meter fre­
quency. Under the direction of net
SET Scores
For an explanation of SET scores,
visit www.arrl.org/public-service-
field-services-forms and click on
“SET Score Card.”
Bill McFarland,
N0AXZ (in the back­
ground), and Matt
Brown, KC9UJC (in
the foreground), oper­
ated from the amateur
radio station at the
joint Communications
Center and
Emergency
Operations Center
during the Boone
County, Missouri,
Simulated Emergency
Test. ARES members
worked with partner
agencies and other
emergency respond­
ers during a simulated
earthquake exercise.
[Bill McFarland.
N0AXZ, photo]
control, he relayed the ICS-213 to
W8SGT, the Ohio EOC station, with
no errors. From the remote site at the
dam, I copied W8SGT at +10 dB to
+12 dB, as reported by Olivia MFSK.
The terrain and horizontally polarized
antenna decreased the likelihood of
ground-wave propagation, but the
mode of propagation was perhaps
less important than its success. The
small size and portability of this
antenna system make it an effective
tool for emergency use for short dis­
tances when line-of-sight and line-of-
sight modes aren’t effective.
Simulated Geomagnetic
Disturbance Defines
New Jersey Exercise
Tom Devine, WB2ALJ, Section
Emergency Coordinator
The ARRL Southern New Jersey Sec­
tion’s SET Planning Committee used
national objectives — paired with five
Section objectives — to access and
expand operators’ capabilities during
emergencies. Our objectives were
linked to a simulated solar geomag­
netic disturbance that disrupted nor­
mal commercial communications,
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including cellular and internet commu­
nications, power transmission and dis­
tribution systems, and temperate HF
communications.
Our objectives included setting up
emergency communications to pro­
vide tactical, health and welfare, and
other essential communications to
replace services that have been inter­
rupted by the incident; utilizing local
repeaters and/or simplex (UHF/VHF/
HF) necessary to pass analog and
digital formal traffic, sending and
receiving messages using multiple
modes; establishing communication
with at least one adjacent county
team, passing formal messages using
ICS-213; documenting activities using
ICS-24 to submit to the Section after
the event, and being prepared to
respond to the developing situation as
relayed through liaison nets.
ARRL Southern New Jersey Section
leaders requested a status report
radiogram from each team upon com­
pletion. We utilized Amateur Radio
Emergency Service Mutual Assis­
tance Teams (ARESMAT) to support
HF voice and digital traffic among the
county team and the Central New Jer­
sey Chapter of American Red Cross,
N2ARC, and communicated and con­
firmed the SET activation with the
Mid-Atlantic ARESMAT Section.
Afterward, the joint Emergency Com­
munications and 2021 Southern New
Jersey SET Committee held a virtual
briefing to discuss the exercise.
Earthquake Scenario
Shakes Lyon County,
Nevada
Patty Polish, KE7JIV,
Emergency Coordinator
Lyon County Amateur Radio Emer­
gency Service’s (LCARES) exercise
scenario involved an 8.2-magnitude
earthquake that caused a large power
outage in Lyon County, Nevada, and
surrounding counties. Cellular towers
were damaged and operating on lim­
ited battery power. Public service radio
systems that weren’t damaged, were
operating on emergency power. There
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was extensive damage to buildings,
2021 SET Top Ten
bridges, and water and gas lines.
Section Points
Prior to the exercise, LCARES mem­
ARES Activity
bers learned how to use eDispatches, 2,844
Southern New Jersey
and reported to the Lyon County Ohio 2,681
Safety Complex for a safety briefing Eastern Pennsylvania 2,085
and to receive their assignments. Five Georgia 1,594
Western Washington 1,463
LCARES members handled traffic for Mississippi 1,307
the Nevada Department of Transpor­ Wisconsin 908
tation from either the EOC, the South North Texas 881
Lyon Medical Center, the Lyon County Michigan 765
Eastern New York 684
Safety Complex, or the Yerington City
Hall. Each ARES member operated Section/Local Nets
on backup power during the test, and Wisconsin 9,475
Ohio 1,508
filled out an ICS-213, ICS-214, and Western New York 651
our communications log. The main Mississippi 624
focus of the exercise was passing traf­ Eastern Pennsylvania 278
fic. This SET was done in conjunction Iowa 277
Kentucky 248
with the 2021 Great ShakeOut. Michigan 241
Eastern New York 156
Cyber Attack Scenario Tests Illinois 143
Dallas County, Iowa, ARES
Dan Case, K0WOI,
Emergency Coordinator
The Dallas County, Iowa, ARES exer­ Sixteen amateur radio stations
cise was held in conjunction with a checked into the net, and provided the
statewide and district-level SET that status of utilities in their areas. Several
involved amateur radio stations and other participating stations operated
served agencies throughout the state. mobile and reported current gasoline
prices in their communities.
The scenario consisted of a cyber­
attack that created interruptions to During this test, Dallas County Emer­
electricity and cellular telephone ser­ gency Management Director AJ Seely,
vices in Iowa. Because of the cyber­ KE0NNQ, activated the Dallas County
attack, there were reports of gasoline Emergency Operations Center using a
price gouging in various locations. As VHF/UHF radio and antenna, provid­
part of the scenario, state officials ing the opportunity to test analog and
requested that amateur radio opera­ Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) capabili­
tors provide information on the status ties from the Dallas County EOC.
of services, as well as provide sum­
Dallas County EC Dan Case, K0WOI,
maries of the local super unleaded
kept in touch with local, statewide, and
gasoline prices.
regional nets participating in the SET.
Notification of the exercise came via A summary of the utility reports and
ARRL Iowa Section Manager Lelia super unleaded fuel prices was com­
Garner, WA0UIG, through an email. posed into an ICS-213 form and trans­
District 1 Emergency Coordinator Paul mitted by K0WOI to the Iowa State
Cowley, W0YR, received an automated EOC, as well as ARRL Section leader­
landline telephone call at approxi­ ship via Winlink (through an HF radio
mately 8:00 the morning of the exer­ gateway on 30 meters), located at the
cise. Dallas County ARES activated its Arkansas Division of Emergency Man­
Rave Alert emergency alerting system, agement State EOC.
sending a request for hams to check
After the SET, feedback was solicited
into the Perry 145.190 repeater at 8:05
and received from participants.
AM, at which time the ARES net was
established until 9:30 AM.
ARES Activity
Area Reporter Points Section Area Reporter Points Section Area Reporter Points Section Area Reporter Points Section

Atlantic Division Delta Division Hudson Division Pacific Division

Eastern Pennsylvania 2,085 Arkansas 174 Eastern New York 684 East Bay 139
Montgomery Co. W3AFV 1,054 Cross Co. W5ARS 174 Washington, Lafayette, Moraga.
Wayne Co. WA2CCN 918 Warren Co. N1NDN 239 Orinda KI6LNB 139
Mississippi 1,307
Luzerne Co. N3SRO 113 Columbia Co. WA2KLP 134
DeSoto Co. KF5WVJ 232
Rensselaer Co. KB2HWL 87
Nevada 625
Maryland/DC 53 Section wide #1 KC5IMN 167 Nye Co. KC6ILH 132
Dutchess Co. AE2AN 68
Carroll Co. WX3F 53 Lamar, Forest Co. KC3HLT 162 Washoe Co. WA6MTY 120
Saratoga Co. W2EMS 64
Rankin, Hinds. Lyon Co. KE7JIV 118
Rensselaer Co. WO2H 54
Southern New Jersey 2,844 Madison Co. KG5SQZ 153 Nonh west W4FLL 111
Section wide WB2ALJ 1.372 Rockland Co. N2GOP 38
Section wide #2 K9EYZ 151 Clark Co. AA4Z 91
Section wide N2XW 292 District 8 KF7DLW 130 Northern New Jersey 81 Eastern Sierra AD6NR 53
Ocean Co. WX2NJ 287 Section wide #3 K5FIT. Eastern District KD2MOB 81
Burlington Co. KC2GNQ 244 W5DIX 121
Santa Clara Valley 253
Gloucester Co. W2KBF 204 City of Cupertino KN6PE 138
Harrison Co. AG5RI 107
Cumberland Co. N2MHO 152 Section wide tt4 W5XX 84 Midwest Division San Benito Co. W6TST 115
Camden Co. WB9ULP 141 Iowa 491
Mercer Co. WJ3P 114 Dallas Co. KOWOI 138 Roanoke Division
Salem Co. N2SRQ 38 Great Lakes Division Jasper Co. W0RY 116
North Carolina 352
Western New York 209 Kentucky 405 Mills Co. W0AF 104
Moore Co. KA3LJR 244
Otsego Co. KD2HXE 209 Buller Co. KN4MAA 160 Tama Co. KD0Q 67
Cleveland Co. K4ZXN 108
Madison Co. K040L 72 Hancock Co. W0WND 45
Western Pennsylvania 523 Trigg Co. WV40 68 Hamilton Co. W0FS 21 Virginia 257
Fayette Co. KB3YRU 181 Daviess Co. W4NHO 64 Lancaster Co. N1WR 92
Beaver Co. N3EJL 178 Missouri 324
Hardin Co. K8MYN 41 York Co. WB4UHC 87
Crawford Co. WW3S 164 Boone Co. N0AXZ 230
Poquoson KK4TPI 78
Michigan 765 Franklin Co. KC9OOH 94
Monroe Co. KE8BYC 560
Central Division Saginaw Co. KC8YVF 205 Southeastern Division
New England Division
Illinois 374 Ohio 2,681 Georgia 1,594
Lake Co. K9DRW 374 Montgomery Co. KA5RUC 371 Maine 367
Cherokee Co. K9APD 806
Mahoning Co. WB8YHD 357 Cumberland Co. WS1EC 206
Indiana 263 Macon Co. KI4BEO 285
Greene Co KE8FMJ 328 Washington Co. N1EP 161
Johnson Co. N9SIU 160 Peach, Taylor,
Hamilton Co. W9MSK Cuyahoga Co. KC8NZJ 260 Crawford Co. WY4X 218
103
Seneca Co. KC8PBU 241 Northwestern Division Central Georgia
Wisconsin 908 Coshocton Co. KC8PUW 201 District KM5BOR 136
Dunn, Pierce Co. KB9MMT 394 Medina Co. K8MD 162 Western Washington 1,463 Paulding Co. K4DMF 113
Eau Claire Co. K9NY 336 Delaware Co. N8BHL 141 Clark Co. AE7GQ 405 Houston Co. WB4EEL 36
Douglas Co. W0NWO 121 Guernsey Co. WD8SDH 138 Thurston Co. W7SLT 372
Manitowoc Co. KD9AQM 33 Sandusky Co. KD8GSI 137 Pacific Co. N7CVW 318 Virgin Islands 111
East Central Marion Co. KE8ECT 123 Grays Harbor N7UJK 241 Section wide K9VV 111
Waupaca Co. AC9F 24 Hancock Co. W1ALW 98 Mason Co. KA4VVA 127
Meigs Co. KG6DI 64 West Gulf Division
Jefferson Co. N8CUX 60
Dakota Division North Texas 881
Minnesota 116 District 1 WC9J 741
Carlton Co. KC0AFE 116 Dallas, Irving KA5OZC 140
Oklahoma 319
Central Oklahoma WA9AFM 319

Section/Local Nets
Area/Net Net Points Section Area/Net Net Points Section Area/Net Net Points Section Area/Net Net Points Section
Name Mgr Points Nome Mgr Points Name Mgr Points Name Mgr Points

Atlantic Division Delta Division Michigan 241 Hudson Division

Monroe Co. KE8BYC 143
Eastern Pennsylvania 278 Mississippi 624 Eastern New York 146
Saginaw Valley ARA KC8YVF 98
Wayne Co. WA2CCN 278 DeSoto Co. KF5WVJ 170 Warren. Washington,
Central Mississippi KG5SQZ 142 Ohio 1,508 Saratoga Co. N1NDN 112
Western New York 561 Southeast Rensselaer Co. KL7JTZ 34
OSSBN KC8WH 384
OCTEN AK2Z 303
Mississippi KC3HLT 76 Northwest Ohio N8TNV 155
Western District Net KB2YAA 258 State wide SET HF KF7DLW 72 Greene Co. KE0CZV 133
MSPN KC5IMN 68 Seneca Co. KC8PBU 117 Midwest Division
Central Division Jackson Co. K9EYZ 62 Mahoning Co. WB8YHD 107 Iowa 277
Mississippi Coast WX5RJ 34 Coshocton Co. AA8BN 96 Heartland Hams W0AF 73
Illinois 143 Hancock Co. W1ALW 92 Jasper Co. K0BJJ 70
Lake Co. K9DRW 143 Cuyahoga Co. KC8NZJ 80 Iowa Digital Net AE5EI 65
Great Lakes Division Medina Co. NF8O 75 Tama Co. KD0Q 58
Indiana 68
Johnson Co. N9SIU 68 Kentucky 248 Ohio District 9 #1 AA8BN 62 Iowa 160 M Net W0FS 11
Madison Co. KO4OL 67 Ohio District 9 #2 AA8BN 55
Wisconsin 9,475 Kentucky Tri-State Marion, Hardin Co. KD8KCH 48 Kansas 138
Dunn Co. SET Sandusky Co. KD8TLD 47 Kansas Sideband K0RCJ 138
W4NHO 65
KC9FXE 8.919 District 9 ARES KB9LXH 63 Delaware Co. W8ERD 43
Badger Emergency Meigs Co. KG6DI 14
Net NX9K 250
Butler Co. KN4MAA 53 West Gulf Division
Eau Claire Co. K9NY 199 North Texas 83
Badger Emergency Irving RACES/ARES KA5OZC 83
Net #2 NX9K 107

July 2022 67
 New Board Committee Seeks to Improve
Programs, Services, and Training for
EmComm, Field Organization, and Clubs
A report on potential Field Organization improvements
is to be presented at the July Board meeting.
For a while now, ARRLs Board of Directors, as well as
the organization’s management and members, have
believed that steps needed to be taken to fully support
the Field Service, ARRLs Affiliated Clubs, and ARRLs
Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) and
National Traffic System (NTS) programs.
The first step in expanding ARRLs support and ser­
vices to its Field Service volunteers and its nationally
recognized ARES and NTS programs was taken in
January 2019, when the Board of Directors created
a new staff position, Director of Emergency Manage­
ment, that would report directly to the Chief Executive
Officer. The position was to be filled by an individual
with an extensive background in emergency communi­
cations, whose focus would be to improve ARRLs
ability to fulfill its statutory duties of providing a volun­
tary emergency communications service to the nation.
The next step, requiring years of effort and planning,
was the creation of a Board committee with the
authority to create and modify programs, services, and
training for not only Section Managers, Section Emer­
gency Coordinators, Section Traffic Managers, and
other Field Service volunteers, but also for Affiliated and
Special Service Clubs.
Volunteer Monitor Program Report
The Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program is a joint initiative
between ARRL and the FCC to enhance compliance in the
Amateur Radio Service. This is the April 2022 activity report of
the VM Program.
♦A General-class operator in Jacksonville, Florida, was
issued a notice for SSB operation on 40 meters outside of
the General-class frequency allocation.
♦Technician-class operators in Belleville, Michigan; Hico,
Texas, and Burlington, Vermont, were issued notices for FT8
operation on 7.074 MHz. Technicians only have CW privileges
on 40 meters.
♦ Licensees in Cartersville, Georgia, and Savannah, Missouri,
were issued notices for excessive bandwidth on 75 and 20
meters. Both operators had SSB signals over 7 kHz wide. Sec­
tion 97307(a) states that “no amateur station shall occupy
more bandwidth than necessary for the information rate and
68 July 2022
This step was taken in July 2021 when the Board
approved the creation of the Emergency Communica­
tions and Field Services Committee (ECFSC), a new
permanent Standing Committee of the ARRL Board of
Directors. (See Minute 11, Page 20, of the “Minutes of
the ARRL Board of Directors Second Meeting,” held
July 16-17, 2021.)
To underscore the importance of its duties, and
to address what ARRL believes is a long overdue
upgrading of the programs and services provided for
emergency communications and to Section Managers,
Section Emergency Coordinators, Section Traffic Mana­
gers, other Field Service volunteers, and Affiliated and
Special Service Clubs, the ECFSC has initiated bi­
weekly meetings.
The ECFSC has created four subcommittees to eval­
uate the present positions of current key activities.
Those subcommittees currently include ARES/
AUXCOMM, ARRLs Affiliated Club Program, the NTS
and the management, operational, and reporting struc­
ture of the ARRL Field Organization.
A preliminary report on improving the Field Organiza­
tion support and structure is due to be presented to the
Board of Directors at its July 2022 Board Meeting.
emission type being transmitted, in accordance with good
amateur practice.”
♦ A VM Alert was issued for the weeks-long unidentified con­
stant carrier on 7.033 MHz. It originated from a remote amateur
station that had been damaged by a power surge.
♦A licensee in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was cautioned about
their operation of an APRS beacon that transmitted constantly,
even while the vehicle was not in use.
♦The VM Program Administrator had two meetings with the
FCC and participated in one amateur radio club meeting by
videoconference.
The final totals for VM monitoring during March 2022 were
2,309 hours on HF frequencies, and 2,876 hours on VHF
frequencies and above, for a total of 5,185 hours. — Thanks to
Volunteer Monitor Program Consultant Riley Hollingsworth,
K4ZDH
John Ross, KD8IDJ, kd8idj@orrl.net
Happenings
ARES Activated in Oklahoma for
Tornado Cleanup Communications
To help with emergency communica­
tions support following an outbreak of
tornadoes, the Oklahoma Department
of Emergency Management and
Homeland Security requested support
from the Amateur Radio Emergency
Services® (ARES®) in Oklahoma.
The request was made on Thursday,
May 5, 2022, and ARES was activated
on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Seven ama­
teur radio operators were active, pro­
viding voice communications between
chainsaw and debris removal teams
from their base at Seminole State Col­
lege’s volunteer center.
During the first week of May, 12 torna­
does touched down in the central and
ARRL Honored by Masons in Newington, Connecticut
Freemasons of the Sequin-Level
Lodge No. 140, located in Newington,
Connecticut, recognized ARRL with
a presentation on Thursday, April 7,
2022. The special recognition was
organized and led by the Lodge’s
Worshipful Master, Jon Faasen,
AA1EZ. Faasen is also a member
of the ARRL staff, serving as a
Membership Services Representative
in the Membership, Marketing &
Communications Department.
Faasen and his fellow Masons orga­
nized the event to recognize ARRL
for its contribution to the Newington
community, and its role in serving
ARRL members and radio amateurs
worldwide. Newington Mayor Beth
DelBuono participated in the presen­
tation, issuing an official town procla­
mation honoring ARRL.
The honors bestowed on ARRL were
accepted by a representative group
eastern parts of Oklahoma. The tor­
nado that struck Seminole, Oklahoma,
on Wednesday, May 4, left EF2
damage, according to the National
Weather Service. That tornado was
a mile wide, and its path totaled 31
miles.
Oklahoma Section Emergency Coor­
dinator Mark Conklin, N7XYO, said
the cleanup crews worked quickly, and
ARES was needed for 8 hours until
cellular and wired communications
were restored.
There were no deaths or injuries dur­
ing the tornado outbreak, but cleanup
continues.
of HQ staff members that included
Assistant Member Services Manager
Kim McNeill, KM1IPA; Member
Services Manager Yvette Vinci,
KC1 AIM; Director of Emergency
Management Josh Johnston,
KE5MHV; Director of Operations
Bob Naumann, W50V, and Director
of Public Relations and Innovation
Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R. Inderbitzen
thanked the Masons and Mayor
DelBuono, and also shared back­
ground about ARRL’s presence as a
Newington fixture since 1938.
While ARRL was established in
Hartford in 1914, the association
put down roots in Newington when
construction started on a new head­
quarters station in 1937 on its current
seven-acre site. Moving ARRL’s sta­
tion, which before then had operated
with the call sign W1INF, to Newington
followed President Hiram P. Maxim’s
death in February 1936, and the Great
Gary Way, AE5OF, at net control in
Seminole, Oklahoma.
Flood in New England that destroyed
the station located in Hartford occur­
red a month later. The new station
opened in 1938, operating with
Maxim's call sign, W1AW, which was
granted to ARRL by the FCC as a per­
manent memorial to him. The station's
little brick building and its antenna
farm stood alone on the Main Street,
Newington, property until 1962 when
ARRL relocated its administrative
headquarters into a newly constructed
building on the same property.
Inderbitzen also highlighted the lead­
ing role that ARRL and its members
have made to advancing amateur
radio for more than a century. “For
many radio amateurs around the
world — ARRL headquarters in
Newington might as well be the center
of our universe," he said. “ARRL is
devoted to the greatest hobby in the
world.”
July 2022 69
Amateur Radio Helps Rescue Injured California Outdoorsman
A relaxing weekend of camping and
fishing did not go as planned in April
2022, when a member of a California
outdoors club fell and broke his hip.
The Old Goats Mountain Club
(OGMC) had worked their way along
an old Forest Service road into a rug­
ged, off-grid location in the foothills of
the Cascade Mountains. Dave John­
son, KL7DJ, said his friend slipped
and fell while trying reel in a catch. The
injury was so severe that the man
could not be moved safely on a trip
that could take at least 2 hours over
the rough terrain.
Johnson is the only licensed amateur
radio operator in the group, and using
the California Amateur Radio Linking
Association (CARLA) system, he was
able to call for emergency help from
this vehicle. Greg Stramback,
KD6VEN, located in the San Francisco
Bay area, responded and contacted
the Shasta County EMS which dis­
patched a REACH 5 rescue helicopter
from their base in Redding, California.
The entire rescue took about 1 hour
and before the helicopter landed, a
local ambulance company arrived
and was able to stabilize the injured
camper. After surgery and 3 days in
the hospital, he is now recovering at
home.
Johnson’s wife, Linda, KL7ISN, helped
coordinate getting their friend’s vehicle
back to Redding. Using pre-planned
contact schedules for Friday and Sat­
urday, and after several makeshift
autopatches, the car was driven to a
nearby highway where two other club
members were able to take the car
safely back home.
But the weekend was not over for ama­
teur radio helpers. While the rest of the
group was making their way out of the
mountains on Sunday, they were
flagged down by a stranded motorist.
His car’s gas tank had been punctured
and his cell phone would not work. He
was taken to a small community along
the way where there was a landline,
and he was able to call for help.

ARRL President Emeritus Harry

Dannals, W2HD, Celebrates W1AW QSL Commemorates
Milestone Birthday Transatlantic Tests
On April 15, 2022, ARRL President Emeritus Harry Dannals, W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station
located at ARRL Headquarters in Newington,
W2HD, celebrated his 95th birthday, as well as over 80
Connecticut, is fulfilling QSL card requests with a
years of involvement in amateur radio. He served as ARRL
commemorative card celebrating the Amateur Radio
President for 10 years, Transatlantic Communications Centennial. The
from 1972 to 1982, and special card will be issued for all QSL card
the President Emeritus requests for contacts made with the station from
status was conferred in December 11,2021, to December 31, 2022. The
1984. historic transatlantic tests of 100 years ago contrib­
uted to the dawn of international amateur radio com­
Dannals is the only per­ munications. US amateurs contacting W1 AW who
son to have served as would like a QSL card should send their card directly
president of both ARRL to the station with a SASE (Self-Addressed Stamped
and the Quarter Century Envelope). International stations may confirm receipt
Wireless Association of transmissions directly to W1 AW with one IRC or
ARRL President Emeritus Harry
via the W1 Incoming QSL Bureau.
(QCWA).He is an ARRL Dannals, W2HD (at right), with his
friend Jim Wilson, K4BAV.
Life Member, and he is
the oldest member of the Albemarle Amateur Radio Club
(AARC), which boasts 175 members. Amateur Radio
Transatlantic Communications Centennial
In an interview, Dannals said that when he was 10 years old,
he practiced Morse code with his best friend and was able
to master 50 - 60 words per minute. W1AW
On his birthday, he was visited by his friend, Jim Wilson, The c^rty »92O» heralded the down oi two-way inter rwtionnl
amateur radio communicart>on> In December 1921. ARRL
K4BAV, and his son, Bob Dannals, W2GG, who holds a tent Pnul f Godlev. 2ZL to Scotland, where he euccetiluRy
received amateur radio trMVnluker aer&vi the Ailantie
Ocean from Morth America Th* tact, and otherv that foAowed.
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Department of Radiology and Radiological Science in Balti­
more, Maryland.

Harry Dannals summarized his lifetime of experiences with

amateur radio with the simple statement, “I’ve had fun.”

70 July 2022 org


FCC Has Resolved Technical Issues
MCJ and Resumes Processing Amateur
| Radio License Applications
The ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC)
reports that the FCC Universal Licensing System
(ULS) Electronic Batch Filing (EBF) system is
back online and functioning normally. A message
sent by the FCC ULS EBF Team to VECs
explains that the technical issues with ULS EBF
filing are resolved, and that VECs may resume
submitting files containing amateur radio license
applications. ARRL VEC has submitted most of
the backlog of its files for applications processed
on, or after, April 2Z and expects to have all of the
backlog submitted by the end of the day (May 9).
For more information, see www.arrl.org/news/
fcc-has-resolved-technical-issues-and-
resumes-processing-amateur-radio-license-
applications.
ARRL RF Safety Committee Members
to be Honored by the Radio Society
of Great Britain
Chairman of the ARRL RF Safety Committee
(RFSC) Gregory D. Lapin, N9GL, PhD, P.E., will
receive an award at the 2022 Dayton Hamven­
tion® from the Radio Society of Great Britain
(RSGB). He will receive the Founders’ Cup, recog­
nizing his outstanding service to the Society. He
will also be accepting awards for committee mem­
bers Kai Siwiak, KE4PT; Richard Tell, K5UJU, and
Matt Butcher, KC3WD.
Along with members of the RSGB, the ARRL
RFSC members formed an EMF Oversight
Group, which has been meeting since August
2020 to help develop tools and procedures for
complying with the new RF Exposure regulations
for amateur radio operators in Great Britain. The
new rules in the UK are similar to those already in
effect in the United States. The new rules will be
phased in over a 2-year period and are currently
in effect for high band frequencies only.
RSGB members of the EMF Oversight Group are
John Rogers, M0JAV (RSGB Director); Peter
Zollman, G4DSE, and Ian White, GM3SEK, who
received their awards at the society’s annual gen­
eral meeting on April 23, 2022, during an online
ceremony.
To learn more about the Radio Society of Great
Britain, visit https://rsgb.org.
Section Manager Nomination Notice
To all ARRL members in Eastern Massachusetts, Missouri,
Nebraska, NYC-Long Island, Northern New York, South Carolina,
Southern New Jersey, West Central Florida, and Western Penn­
sylvania. You are hereby solicited for nominating petitions pur­
suant to an election for Section Manager (SM). Incumbents are
listed on page 16 of this issue.
To be valid, a petition must contain the signatures of five or more
full ARRL members residing in the Sections concerned. It is advis­
able to have a few more than five signatures on each petition. A
sample nomination form is available on the ARRL website at
www.arrl.org/section-terms-nomination-information. Nomi­
nating petitions may be made by facsimile or electronic transmis­
sion of images, provided that upon request by the Field Services
Manager, the original documents are received by the manager
within 7 days of the request. It is acceptable to submit signatures
that have been sent via email or mail under the following guide­
lines: The petition copies must be made from the original form
supplied by ARRL or downloaded from the ARRL website. The
form must be exactly the same on both sides (i.e., autobiograph­
ical information should appear exactly the same on all copies). All
forms/copies must be submitted together.
Candidates may use any of the available electronic signature plat­
forms such as DocuSign, HelloSign, and Signed PDF. Candidates
who use an electronic signature platform to be nominated, as
described above, do not have to send in original paper copies of
the nominating documents. The packet that is sent to ARRL
Headquarters must be complete. Multiple files or emails for a
single petition will not be accepted.
We suggest the following format:
(Place and Date)
Field Services Manager, ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
We, the undersigned full members of the ARRL Section of
the Division, hereby nominate as candidate for
Section Manager of this Section for the next 2-year term of office.
(Signature Call Sign City ZIP____ )
Any candidate for the office of Section Manager must be a resi­
dent of the Section, an Amateur Radio licensee of Technician­
class or higher, and a full member of ARRL for a continuous term
of at least 2 years immediately preceding receipt of a nominating
petition. Petitions must be received at Headquarters by 4 PM
Eastern Time on September 9, 2022. If more than one member is
nominated in a single Section, ballots will be mailed from Head­
quarters no later than October 1,2022, to full members of record
as of September 9, 2022, which is the closing date for nomina­
tions. Returns will be counted on November 22, 2022. Section
Managers elected as a result of the above procedure will take
office January 1,2023.
If only one valid petition is received from a Section, that nominee
shall be declared elected without opposition for a 2-year term
beginning January 1, 2023. If no petitions are received from a
Section by the specified closing date, such Section will be resolic­
ited in the January issue of QST. A Section Manager elected
through the resolicitation will serve a term of 18 months. A Section
Manager vacancy occurring between elections is filled through
appointment by the Field Services Manager. — Mike Walters,
W8ZY, Field Services Manager
July 2022 71
 ------------ Call for Nominations ------------
for ARRL Director and Vice Director
Attention to full ARRL members in the
Pacific, Rocky Mountain, Southeastern,
Southwestern, and West Gulf Divisions.
You have the opportunity to choose
a Director and Vice Director to repre­
sent you for a 3-year term beginning
January 1,2023.
ARRL is governed by its Board of
Directors. A voting Director is chosen by
ballot by the full (licensed) ARRL mem­
bers in each of its 15 Divisions. Vice
Directors, who serve in the absence of
the Director at a Board meeting and
succeed to the position of Director
should a vacancy occur, are chosen at
the same time. Elections are held in five
Divisions per year. It only takes 10 full
members in a Division to nominate a
candidate for either office.
Qualifications
The eligibility of nominees for the posi­
tions of ARRL Director and Vice
Director will be reviewed by the Ethics
& Elections Committee, composed of
three Directors not subject to election
this year: Art Zygielbaum, K0AIZ; David
Norris, K5UZ; and Bill Lippert, AC0W.
A nominee must be at least 21 years
old and must have been licensed and a
full member of ARRL for a continuous
term of at least 4 years immediately
preceding nomination. Each nominee
must provide information concerning
their employment, ownership, and
investment interests, and other financial
arrangements to ensure compliance
with the Conflict of Interest Policy (see
Article 12 of the ARRL Articles of
Association and Bylaw 46. available at
www.arrl.org/general-information).
The qualifications for Director and Vice
Director are identical. All the powers of
the Director are transferred to the Vice
Director in the event of the Director‘s
death, resignation, recall, move outside
the Division, or inability to serve.
Nomination Procedure
Step 1: Obtain official nominating peti­
tion forms. Any full member residing in
a Division where there is an election
may request an official nominating peti­
tion package in writing, either by letter
or via email, to ExecAdmin@arrl.org.
72 July 2022
The request must reach the ARRL
Secretary no later than noon EDT on
Friday, August 12,2022. If you are seri­
ously considering running or nominat­
ing someone to run, please don’t wait
until the last minute to request the
forms; the deadline for submitting a
completed petition form is just 1 week
later.
Step 2: Obtain signatures and com­
plete questionnaire. Only the official
form may be used. To be valid, a nom­
inating petition must name the candi­
date and must bear legible signatures
of 10 full members of the Division. The
candidate must complete the candi­
date’s Questionanaire, providing the
information required to determine eligi­
bility, certifying its accuracy, and agree­
ing to assume the office if elected.
Step 3: Submit petition form. The com­
pleted form must reach the Secretary
no later than noon EDT on Friday,
August 19,2022. The submission may
be made by electronic transmission of
images (i.e., jpeg format at a minimum
of 200 dpi attachment to an email) or
facsimile provided that upon request,
the original documents are received by
the Secretary within 7 days of the
request. A person who is nominated for
both Director and Vice Director may
choose to decline the nomination for
Director; otherwise the nomination for
Director will stand and that for Vice
Director will be void.
On Monday, August 22, 2022, the
Secretary will notify each candidate
of the name and call sign of each
other candidate for the same office.
Candidates will then have until Friday,
September 2, 2022, to submit a 300-
word statement and a photograph, if
they desire these to accompany the
ballot, in accordance with instructions
that will be supplied.
Balloting
If there is only one eligible candidate for
an office, he or she will be declared
elected by the Ethics & Elections
Committee. If there is more than one
eligible candidate for an office, the full
members in that Division who are in
good standing as of September 10,
2022, will have the opportunity to cast
ballots. Official paper ballots and candi­
dates' statements will be mailed to mem­
bers who are eligible to vote no later
than October 1,2022. Completed ballots
must be received at the designated
address in the envelope provided or cast
electronically by noon Eastern Time on
Friday, November 18,2022. The candi­
date receiving the most votes will be
declared the winner.
Absentee Ballots
A full member who is residing tempo­
rarily outside his or her home Division,
including overseas, may arrange to vote
in the home Division by notifying the
Secretary prior to September 9, 2022,
giving their current mailing address as
reflected in the ARRL membership
records (i.e. QST mailing address) and
the reason why another Division is con­
sidered home. Members with overseas
military addresses should take special
note of this provision; in the absence
of information received to the contrary,
ballots will be sent to them based on
their postal addresses.
The Incumbents
The incumbent Directors and Vice
Directors, respectively, in the five
Divisions in which elections will be held
this year are:
Pacific: Kristen McIntyre, K6WX,
Director, and Anthony Marcin, W7XM,
Vice Director
Pocky Mountain: Jeff Ryan, K0RM,
Director, and Dan Grady, N2SRK,
Vice Director
Southeastern: Mickey Baker, N4MB,
Director, and James Schilling, KG4JSZ,
Vice Director
Southwestern: Richard J. Norton, N6AA,
Director, and Edward Stearns, AA7A,
Vice Director
West Gulf: John Robert Stratton,
N5AUS, Director, and Lee H. Cooper,
W5LHC, Vice Director
For the Board of Directors:
David A. Minster, NA2AA,
Secretary/Chief Executive Officer
 John Ross, KD8IDJ, kd8idj@orrl.net
Amateur Radio World
Friedrichshafen, Germany
to Host the 45th International
Amateur Radio Exhibition
After a 2-year break, amateur radio
fans will reunite on Lake Constance
in Friedrichshafen, Germany, from
June 24 - 26, 2022, for HAM RADIO
— the 45th International Amateur
Radio Exhibition.
Planning for Europe’s largest amateur
radio exhibition is under way, and this
year’s theme is “Seeing Friends
Again.” While amateurs were able to
stay somewhat connected during the
COVID-19 pandemic, Deutscher Ama­
teur Radio Club (DARC) Chairman
Christian Entsfellner, DL3MBG, said,
‘That is exactly what we have been
missing over the past 2 years.” He
explained, “Despite all the difficulties,
this demonstrates how valuable and
helpful the amateur radio operator
community is. It is high time for per­
sonal contact again — with due atten­
tion to the safety of each individual, of
course.”
Project Manager Petra Rathgeber
added, ‘Together with our exhibitors
and partners, we are looking forward
to a long-awaited get-together with the
international amateur radio industry.”
ARRL The National Association for
Amateur Radio will be among the par­
ticipating International Amateur Radio
Union (IARU) member-societies
exhibiting at the convention. The
ARRL contingent will include Presi­
dent Rick Roderick, K5UR; CEO
David Minster, NA2AA; Director of
Operations Bob Naumann, W5OV,
and Director of Public Relations and
Innovation Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R.
Said representatives plan to greet
international visitors and network with
those of other national ham radio soci­
eties. ARRL will offer DXCC card
checking. More information on 2022
HAM RADIO can be found at www.
hamradio-friedrichshafen.com.
ITU Celebrates 2022 World
Amateur Radio Day
Every April 18, World Amateur Radio
Day marks the founding anniversary
of the International Amateur Radio
Union (IARU). This year, the Interna­
tional Telecommunication Union (ITU)
published articles and social media
posts highlighting various facets of
ham radio in recognition of the date.
This included an ITU News inter­
view with Philipp Springer, DK6SP,
Chairperson of the IARU Region 1
Youth Working Group, and the article,
“How to become a radio ‘ham' in the
digital era,” by Nick Sinanis, SV3SJ,
ITU Study Group Advisor and Head of
the ITU radio station, 4U1 ITU.
Springer, age 24, was introduced to
ham radio when he was 9 years old.
In his interview with ITU News, he
explained that the variety of operating
techniques and social connections is
part of what motivates young people
to become active in ham radio in an
increasingly digital world. “It’s technical
parts like experimenting with radio
science, soldering, developing, and
building electronics, in practice and
not just theory,” he said. “Secondly, it’s
[the] social part: we are connecting
with other communities, meeting radio
operators from all around the world.
Lastly, we connect with other cultures:
we practice foreign languages, visit
other countries, and get on the air at
so-called ‘expeditions.’” Springer’s
interview is also featured in an ITU
video on YouTube at https://youtu.be/
hh5MttDszqM.
In his article, Sinanis explained that
“ITU plays a key role in amateur radio
by overseeing the standardization and
regulatory processes of the radio­
communication sector (ITU-R), with
special emphasis on its utility in emer­
gency communications.” The ITU is
the United Nations’ specialized agency
for information and communication
technologies, and the IARU contrib­
utes to the work of the ITU as a Sector
Member.
Strays
QST Congratulates...
Dino Papas, KL0S, and his wife, Toby,
KLOSS, for serving sequential terms as
President of the Williamsburg Area
Amateur Radio Club (WAARC) in
Williamsburg, Virginia. The club honored
the spouses for their service at the end of
their respective terms. Dino and Toby
were given matching plaques that
acknowledge their leadership. Dino also
served as the club’s Director at Large
during Toby’s tenure.
July 2022 73
Rick Palm, K1CE, klce@arrl.org
Public Service
Meet ARRL Director of Emergency
Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV
Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, is ARRLs
new Director of Emergency Manage­
ment. He’s from Ozone, Arkansas,
and comes to ARRL with 16 years of
experience as Director of the John­
son County (Arkansas) Department
of Emergency Management.
Johnston holds an Amateur Extra­
class license and is an Amateur
Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®)
Emergency Coordinator, ARRL Vol­
unteer Examiner, and ARRL Regis­
tered License Instructor. He's certified
in the Federal Emergency Manage­
ment Agency’s (FEMA) National Inci­
dent Management System (NIMS),
and is a Cybersecurity and Infrastruc­
ture Security Agency (CISA) Commu­
nications Unit Leader (COML). He
also holds a Bachelor's of Science
in Emergency Administration and
Management from Arkansas Tech
University.
With extensive experience in inter­
agency cooperation and planning,
Johnston is well versed in the differ­
ent aspects of emergency manage­
ment, as well as leading professional
and volunteer operators. He has
experience in communications plan­
ning, as well as with execution in the
field and at local and state levels. As
an Arkansas Master Certified Emer­
gency Manager and past Board
member of the Arkansas Emergency
Management Association, where
he served as president for 2 years,
Johnston worked with government
and agency representatives, and has
been boots-on-the-ground in the field.
74 July 2022
ARRL’s new Director of Emergency
Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV.
At ARRL Headquarters in Newington,
Connecticut, Johnston works with
staff and member-volunteers, and
coordinates with the ARRL Board’s
new Emergency Communications
and Field Services Committee
(ECFSC). Johnston gave us some
further insight into his critical role, as
we head into this year’s Atlantic hur­
ricane season.
What came first for you — ama­
Q teur radio public service or pro­
fessional emergency management?
How did you get into amateur radio?
l have a friend who is a longtime
A ham, and I tested in the ’90s to try
to obtain my license but didn't pass.
After that, I kind of went in other
directions but was always interested
in communications. I began working
in public safety, both at the Sheriff’s
Department as a dispatcher and
jailer, and as a firefighter with our
local department. Once I had accep­
ted the county emergency manager
position in Arkansas, I made it a pri­
ority to get my amateur radio license.
What have your first 6 months at
Q Headquarters been like, and what
have been some of your priorities?
lt has been a whirlwind, but a
A great time so far. I’m learning the
complexities of working at Headquar­
ters, as well as beginning to create a
better line of communication between
Headquarters and the local ARES
amateurs and programs.
We’re entering the 2022 hurricane
Q season with higher-than-average
storm activity predicted. What will be
your role for this season?
l hope to help the local and state
A agencies gain the tools necessary
to respond to this kind of an emer­
gency. I want us to be able to support
them in their efforts to help the people
of their communities.
What are your goals, plans, and
Q ideas for working with the ARRL
Board of Directors’ ECFSC?
Our first goal was to set some pri­
A orities. We have been meeting for
a few months now and are beginning
to get some foundations set for our
ARES organization and all of Field
Services.
 Field Organization Reports
April 2022
in working with your colleagues at ARRL Headquarters, what are
Q your ideas for general staff obligations and responses to major
disaster situations?
Public Service Honor Roll
This listing recognizes radio amateurs whose public
service performance during the month indicated 70 or more
points in six categories. Details on the program can be found
at www.arrl.org/public-service-honor-roll.

We are still working on some of the details, but ideas primarily 466 167 KD8ZCM 100 86

A involve supporting local and state ARES groups and partnering

with federal agencies and non-government organizations.
W7PAT

455
N9VC
WV5Q

165
K7OED
KW1U
N1UMJ

126
KZ8Q
WB4RJW
KB1NMO
KA9IKK
KF0BPN

85
KB8HJJ
KM8V KE4DRF KD2TDG
445 162 KN9P KB2YAA
Do you believe that ARES and other amateur radio emergency WA3EZN N8SY 125 NX9K

Q communications responders should learn other, possibly non­

amateur radio, skills that would be of value to emergency managers
330
KE8BYC
WM2C

160
W8DJG
K9LGU

121
KD8UUB
K8MDA
WB8SIQ
AC8RV
KC8PBU
84
NC8V
W1INC
K8RDN
315 AC8NP KB8GUN
and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) staff? KE8DON AG9G 120 WA1MXT 83
W4DNA WC4FSU W1KX N3JET
285 KC9FXE AA3SB KA0DBK
I’m always of the opinion that any person or staff member should WA2CCN 155 K3JL K3YAK WB8R

A get as much training as they want. Some will want more training,
while others will get to a certain point and decide they are comfortable
WM5N
N2LC

280
W2PH
KB3YRU
N4CNX
WA4VGZ
KY2D
KA9QWC
NA7G
KA2GQQ
KA2HZP
AK2Z
K8ED
80
AJ7B
KR4ST
W7EES 151 W1LAH W8GSR
at that level. We should be able to find a role for responders trained at KB1TCE 119 KF7GC
255 W8IM 98 W2ITT
any level. And yes, there are definitely non-amateur skills that are very KK4PUX 150 W4CMH ND3L
ND8W WA3QLW 118
beneficial. KB8PGW KB8RCR 96 79
249 NI2W KC3MAL
AD8CM 149 116 WB2JNQ
Do you support the idea of having ARES members become KV8Z K3FAZ 95 K2IE

Q trained as auxiliary communicators for service in the Incident

Command System’s (ICS) Communications Unit?
242
KK6GXG

240
KC8T

145
K1XFC
115
W2PAX
KO4OL
KE8ANW
KD2PQP

92
78
WB8RGE
K2EAG
N5MKY W02H KB3YYU WB8YYS
W3GWM KB3IN 77
Again, that depends on the level of training that ARES members 237 114 K6RAU

A would like to receive. It’s up to the individual if they want to train

and earn credentials as an auxiliary communicator. This is an addi­
KB5PGY

225
KT5SR
140
KK3F
K4IWW
W4EDN
W3CJD

113
N3KRX
91
N7UWX

90
KA2JFU

76
W4INK
K0WAV K2SCH
tional training opportunity to pursue and learn, not a requirement. Per­ 221 137 110 AD4DO KB0DTI
KC8YVF WD8USA K1HEJ KM4WHO
sonally, I have completed the training. KD0HHN KB9GO 75
216 135 KC8WH KC9UC K4FHR
W9EEU KE4RS K1UAF KL7RF W5XX
What ARRL Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agencies do W2OOD K6HTN K8KRA

Q you see as our key partners in disaster response, and how do

you work with them?
210
KD2NMG

200
N1PZP
N2DW

133
N3SW
WX2DX
KB2QO
W2AH
N8MRS
N2TSO
N6IET
WB4ZDU
73
W4TT0

71
W0PZD KD2LPM N9TU KT4WX KA1G
W2ZXN NW3X
There are several. We have worked with FEMA and the American 187 130 WB8TQZ W4KX 70

A Red Cross, but also Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) and
others. On the national level, CISA and the Department of Homeland
KT2D

170
AA7BM
AC0KQ
WB9WK0
N2JBA
WA1URS
N1IQI
W1RVY

107
AB9ZA
N3ARB
KC1KVY
WA1LPM
N0ET
W5LIC
W3ZR
KE1ML
W9GRG W3YVQ K1CFI
Security are key players as well. But there are many others that we K0RCJ WK4WC 88
N1LL 105 W7PHX
can partner with to better respond to communities in a time of need. 169 K2VTT KO5KUS AL0Y
KC1OIP W9BGJ
KC1HHO
Do you agree with the notion that radio amateurs must constantly
Q increase usage of super high frequencies, gaining more band­
width for higher speed data rates and the extra services we can pro­
The following stations qualified for PSHR in March, but were not
acknowledged in this column last month: W9RY 204, WV5Q 185,
AI9F 180. WB9QPM 140, KA9MZJ 120, W5XX 87, N3JET 73.

vide to the professional emergency management community, making
us more valuable and allowing us to help protect our spectrum alloca­
tions at that region?
l am always in favor of getting and protecting any band frequen­
A cies we can, but we also need to be good stewards of those band
privileges.
in closing, what would you like to say to ARES participants across
Q the country?
l look forward to working with you all and learning the different
A roles and responsibilities we as amateur radio operators perform
around the country. I am also excited about the future of ARES and
the emergency communications community as a whole.
Section Traffic Manager Reports
The following Section Traffic Managers reported: AK, AR. AZ, CO.
CT, DE, EMA, ENY, EPA, IN, KS. KY, LA, LAX, MDC. ME. Ml, MO.
MS, MT, NC. ND. NE. NFL. NH. NLI, NM. NNJ. NNY. NV. OH. OR.
SD, SFL. STX, TN, UT, VA. WCF. Wl, WMA, WNY, WPA, WWA.
WV.WY.
Section Emergency Coordinator Reports
The following Section Emergency Coordinators reported: CT,
ENY, EPA. GA, KY. Ml. MN. MO, MS. MT. ND. NFL. NLI. NM.
NNJ, NNY. NV, OH. OR. ORG. PAC. SDG, SCV, SNJ, STX, TN,
VA. VI. WCF, WPA. WWA. WY
Brass Pounders League
The BPL is open to all amateurs in the US. Canada, and US
possessions who report to their SMs a total of 500 or more points
or a sum of 100 or more origination and delivery points for any
calendar month. Messages must be handled on amateur radio
frequencies within 48 hours of receipt in standard ARRL radiogram
format. Call signs of qualifiers and their monthly BPL total points
follow.
KY2D 2,710, NX9K 1.920. K6HTN 1.002, KK3F 980.
WB9WK0 873, KW1U 816, N9CK 678.

July 2022 75
Maria Somma, AB1FM, ablfm@arrl.org

Exam Info

New Technician Question Pool

Takes Effect July 1
On July 1, 2022, a new Element 2
Technician-class question pool will
take effect for examinations. VECs and
VEs will have new test designs avail­
able for use at exam sessions effective
that date.
There are three graphics required for
this pool and 412 questions in this
pool, down slightly from 423 in the
previous pool. To view all three ques­
tion pools, visit the National Confer­
ence of Volunteer Examiner Coordina­
tors (NCVEC) website at www.ncvec.
org
With the Technician-class exam ques­
tions changing July 1, new test
designs must be used effective that
day. Previous ARRL VEC-supplied
Technician-class exam booklet ver­
sions (2018 series) and computer­
generated Technician-class exams
created from the 2018 question pool
are valid only until midnight on June
30, 2022. At that time, VE team lead­
ers should destroy or throw away the
older versions of the Technician
exams (do not return them to the
VEC).
team’s activity levels. To see if your
team qualifies to be field stocked with
our test materials, visit www.arrl.org/
field-stocked-ve-teams.
FCC Application Fees
Amateur radio application fees, includ­
ing those associated with Form 605
application filings, became effective
April 19, 2022.
The $35 FCC application fee applies
to new, renewal, and rule waiver appli­
cations, as well as modification appli­
cations that request a new vanity call
sign. The fee will be per application.
Administrative updates, such as a
change of name or mailing/email
address, are exempt from fees, as are
modification applications to upgrade
an amateur radio licensee’s operator
class or to request a sequentially
issued call sign.
VECs and VE teams should not col­
lect the $35 fee at exam sessions. The
FCC fee must be paid online directly
to the FCC, not to the VE team or
organization processing the applica­
tion form. VEC and VE team licensing
procedures are unchanged. New
applicants will pay the $15 exam ses­
sion fee to the ARRL VE team as
usual, and then pay the $35 applica­
tion fee online directly to the FCC.
When the FCC receives the examina­
tion information from the VEC, it will
email a link with payment instructions
to each qualifying candidate. The can­
didate will have 10 calendar days to
pay, starting from the date of the appli­
cation file number being issued. After
the fee is paid and the FCC has pro­
cessed an application, examinees will
receive a second email from the FCC
with a link to their official license or, in
very rare instances, an explanation for
why the application was dismissed or
denied. The license link will be valid
for 30 days.
If an applicant fails to pay within the
10-day window, the FCC will dismiss
the application. It will have to be refiled

ARRL VEC has supplied its officially

appointed field-stocked VE teams with
new exam booklet designs. Field-
stocked teams that no longer meet the
field-stock requirements or who have
not conducted a session in the past
year, and non-field stocked teams that
have been keeping supplies without
qualifying through the VEC, will not
receive an updated package. Non­
stocked VE teams should return their
exam packages and supplies to ARRL
VEC after the session is completed.
Officially stocked VE teams receive
their exam supplies as a 6-month to
1-year supply, depending on the
FCC Application Fee Filing Guide Effective April 19, 2022
Individuals
$35 Fee: New, renewal, and rule waiver applications, as well as modification
applications that request a new vanity call sign. The fee will be per application.
No Fee: Administrative updates, such as a change of name or mailing/email
address, are exempt from fees, as are modification applications to upgrade an
amateur radio licensee’s operator class or to request a sequentially issued call
sign.
Amateur Radio Clubs
$35 Fee: New, renewal, and rule waiver applications, as well as modification
applications that request a new vanity call sign. The fee will be per application.
No Fee: Administrative updates, such as a change of name, trustee, or mailing/
email address, as well as modification applications to request a sequentially
issued call sign, and license cancellation.

76 July 2022
to the FCC, which will restart the
10-day window. Exam candidates do
not have to retest if the 10-day pay­
ment window is missed. An application
can be refiled by the coordinating VEC
at any time before the Certificate of
Successful Completion of Examina­
tion (CSCE) expires. Contact the VEC
listed on your CSCE to have the appli­
cation refiled.
Per usual procedures, examinees that
pass multiple exams at one session
will have one application transmitted
to the FCC reflecting the highest-level
license class earned. Again, VEC
procedures have not changed. New
license candidates now have an extra
step before the license is issued. VE
teams can point candidates to our
FCC application fee web page at
www.arrl.org/fcc-application-fee.
Our new ARRL VEC CSCEs also
include information about the applica­
tion fee and point candidates to the
web page. CSCE credit will continue
to be valid for 365 days, starting from
the date of issuance.
Additionally, the FCC stated that the
fee for applications processed and
dismissed will not be refundable. This
includes vanity call sign requests
where the applicant does not receive
the requested call sign. However,
returned applications that are missing
information will not require an addi­
tional fee if the missing information is
submitted to the FCC within the proper
amount of time.
If paying a fee for an application filed
by a VEC organization, use the FCC’s
CORES FRN registration system
(https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/user
Login.do), or use the CORES Payer
FRN system (https://apps.fcc.gov/
cores/paymentFrnLogin.do), which
will only be available temporarily.
For license applicants filing online
directly with the FCC in its Universal
Licensing System (ULS), if a payment
is required, the system will automati­
cally open a page asking how the
applicant wants to pay, and will walk
the applicant through the payment
process.
Visit our FCC application fee The ARRL Board approved the Youth
web page at www.arrl.org/fcc- Licensing Grant Program at its July
application-fee for detailed instruc­ 2021 meeting, expanding on the scope
tions and information. of the original motion proposed by
ARRL Southeastern Division Direc­
ARRL Youth Licensing tor Mickey Baker, N4MB. The Board
Grant Program believes the recruitment and training
The ARRL Youth Licensing Grant Pro­ of young amateur radio operators is
gram, in effect since April 19, 2022, a necessary and proper mission of
will cover the one-time $35 applica­ ARRL, and that subsidization of the
tion fee for new license candidates $35 fee will reduce the number of new
amateurs that otherwise would be lost
younger than 18 years old for tests
from these groups. Initially, the new
administered under the ARRL VEC
program would serve up to 1,000 new
program. The fee will be reimbursed
license applicants under 18 years old.
after the ARRL VEC receives the com­
The program length is indefinite; it may
pleted reimbursement form and after
be renewed or terminated by the Admi­
the FCC issues the new license. The
nistration and Finance Committee or by
reimbursement check will be mailed
the Board of Directors.
to the fee payer. Also, candidates
younger than 18 years old would pay
Visit the ARRL website at www.arrl.
a reduced exam session fee of $5 to
org/youth-licensing-grant-program
the ARRL VEC VE team at the time of
for the program instructions and reim­
the exam, regardless of the exam level
bursement form.
taken. Proof of status for candidates
under 18 is required at the session.
Strays
The 2022 National Hurricane
Conference Posted Online
The National Hurricane Conference,
held April 11 - 14, 2022, in Orlando,
Florida, is a national education and
training conference on hurricane and
disaster preparedness. The Virtual
Amateur Radio Workshop from the
event has been posted to YouTube in
its entirety (4 hours and 34 minutes
long). According to ARRL Eastern Mas­
sachusetts Section Emergency Coordi­
nator Rob Macedo, KD1CY, the in-
person event was well attended. “We
appreciate everyone who attended the
workshop live,” Macedo said. He also
thanked everyone who continues to
support the Amateur Radio Hurricane
Program. The YouTube recording can
be viewed at www.youtube.com/
watch?v=sTKJz9FpSAs. For more
information regarding the VoIP Hurri­
cane Net, contact Rob Macedo at daughter team exploring the world using
kd1 cy@voipwx.net. science to find the source of mysterious
radio signals. The book incorporates a
QST Congratulates... radio propagation mystery. Mountain
Thomas Ask, AC9L, on the publication Finder is available at Amazon in paper­
of his novel Mountain Finder. The YA back or Kindle formats.
mystery novel centers on a father and
July 2022 77
Bruce Draper, AA5B, aa5b.corral@gmail.com

Contest Corral July 2022

Check for updates and a downloadable PDF version online at www.arrl.org/contest-calendar.
Refer to the contest websites for full rules, scoring information, operating periods or time limits, and log submission information.
Start - Finish
Date-Time Date-Time Bands Contest Name Mode Exchange Sponsor's Website
1 0000 1 2359 1.8-144 RAC Canada Day Contest CWPh RS(T), VE province/territory or serial www.rac.ca
2 0000 2 2359 1.8-28 Venezuelan Independence Day Contest CW Ph Dig RS(T), serial radioclubvenezolano.org
2 0800 3 1100 3.5 NZART Memorial Contest CW Ph RS(T), serial www.nzart.org.nz/activities
2 1100 3 1059 3.5-28 DL-DX RTTY Contest Dig RST, serial www.drcg.de/dldxrtty
2 1400 3 1400 1.8-28 Marconi Memorial HF Contest CW RST, serial www.arifano.it
2 1500 3 1500 3.5-14 Original QRP Contest CW Ph RST, serial, power category www.qrpcc.de
2 1500 3 1500 50,144, TA VHF/UHF Contest CW Ph RS(T), serial, 6-char grid square trac.org.tr
432
2 2000 3 2000 7 PODXS 070 Club 40-Meter Dig RST, SPC www.podxs070.com
Firecracker Sprint
4 1630 4 1729 3.5,7 OK1WC Memorial (MWC) CW RST. serial memorial-ok1wc.cz
4 1900 4 2030 3.5 RSGB 80-Meter Club CW RST, serial www.rsgbcc.org/hf
Championship. CW
5 0100 5 0300 3.5-28 ARS Spartan Sprint CW RST, SPC, power arsqrp.blogspot.com
6 1200 6 1300 1.8-28 A1 Club AWT CW RST, name a1 club.org/contest/awt
6 1700 6 2000 144 VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest FT8 4-char grid square www.ft8activity.eu
7 0000 8 0300 7 Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest CW RST, SPC, name, mbr or qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40
power; 13 WPM max
7 1700 7 2100 28 NR AU 10-Meter Activity Contest CW Ph Dig RS(T), 6-char grid square nrricontest.no/index.php/nrrl-contests
7 1900 7 2100 1.8-50 SKCC Sprint Europe CW RST, SPC. name, mbr or “none” www.skccgroup.com
9 1200 10 1200 1.8-28 IARU HF World Championship CW Ph RS(T), IARU HQ Society or ITU zone www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-
world-championship
9 1200 10 2359 1.8-50 SKCC Weekend Sprintathon CW RST, SPC, name, mbr or “none" www.skccgroup.com
10 2000 10 2300 1.8-28 QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint CW RST, SPC, mbr or power qrparci.org/contest
11 0000 11 0200 1.8-28 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday CW Ph RS(T), SPC, mbr or power www.4sqrp.com
11 1630 11 1729 3.5,7 OK1WC Memorial (MWC) CW RST, serial memorial-ok1 wc.cz
13 1200 13 1300 1.8-28 A1 Club AWT CW RST, name a1 club.org/contest/awt
13 1700 13 2000 432 VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest FT8 4-char grid square www.ft8activity.eu
13 1900 13 2030 3.5 RSGB 80-Meter Club Ph RS. serial www.rsgbcc.org/hf
Championship, SSB
16 0700 16 1459 7-28 Russian Radio Team Championship CW Ph RS(T), mbr code or ITU zone srr.ru
16 0800 16 1400 1.8-7 Trans-Tasman Low-Bands Challenge CW Ph Dig RS(T), serial www.wia.org.au
16 1400 17 1400 70 IARU Region 1 70 MHz Contest CW Ph RS(T), serial, 6-char grid www.iaru-r1.org
16 1800 17 0559 3.5-28 North American QSO Party, RTTY Dig Name, SPC www.ncjweb.com
16 1800 17 2100 50,144 CQ Worldwide VHF Contest CW Ph Dig 4-char grid square www.cqww-vhf.com
17 0900 17 1600 3.5-14 RSGB International Low Power Contest CW RST, serial, power www.rsgbcc.org/hf
17 2000 17 2159 14 CQC Great Colorado Gold Rush CW RST, SPC www.coloradoqrpclub.org
17 2300 18 0100 1.8-28 Run for the Bacon QRP Contest CW RST, SPC, mbr or power qrpcontest.com/pigrun
18 1630 18 1729 3.5,7 OK1WC Memorial (MWC) CW RST, serial memorial-ok1wc.cz
18 1900 18 2030 3.5-14 RSGB FT4 Contest FT4 4-char grid square www.rsgbcc.org/hf
20 1200 20 1300 1.8-28 A1 Club AWT CW RST, name a1 club.org/contest/awt
20 1700 20 2000 1.2G VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest FT8 4-char grid square www.ft8activity.eu
21 0000 22 0300 14 Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest CW RST, SPC. name, mbr or qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20
power: 13 WPM max
21 0030 21 0230 3.5-14 NAQCC CW Sprint CW RST, SPC, mbr or power naqcc.info
21 1900 21 2000 3.5-14 NTC QSO Party CW RST, mbr or "NM"; 25 WPM max qsl.net/ntc/party.html
23 1000 23 2159 3.5-28 YOTA Contest CW Ph RS(T), age www.ham-yota.com/contest
25 1630 25 1729 3.5,7 0K1WC Memorial (MWC) CW RST, serial memorial-ok1wc.cz
27 0000 27 0200 1.8-50 SKCC Sprint CW RST, SPC, name, mbr or “none" www.skccgroup.com
27 1200 27 1300 1.8-28 A1 Club AWT CW RST, name a1 club.org/contest/awt
28 1900 28 2030 3.5 RSGB 80-Meter Club Dig RST, serial www.rsgbcc.org/hf
Championship, Data
30 0000 30 2359 1.8-50 Feld Hell Sprint Dig Mbr, SPC, grid sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub
30 1200 31 1200 3.5-28 RSGB IOTA Contest CWPh RS(T), serial, IOTA # (if applicable) www.rsgbcc.org/hf
30 1400 30 1800 144 WAB 144 MHz Low Power Phone Ph RS, serial, WAB square or country wab.intermip.net
30 1400 31 2200 3.5-50. Tennessee State Parks on the Air All TN park abbreviation or SPC www.tnpota.org
Satellite
31 1700 31 2100 7-28 ARS Flight of the Bumblebees CW RST, SPC, power or Bumblebee number www.arsqrp.blogspot.com

There are a number of weekly contests not included in the table above. For more info, visit: www.qrpfoxhunt.org.www.ncccsprint.com, and www.cwops.org.
All dates and times refer to UTC and may be different from calendar dates in North America. Contests are not conducted on the 60-, 30-, 17-, or
12-meter bands. Mbr = Membership number. Serial = Sequential number of the contact. SPC = State, Province, DXCC Entity. XE = Mexican state.
Listings in blue indicate contests sponsored by ARRL or NCJ. The latest time to make a valid contest QSO is the minute listed in the “Finish Time”
column. Data for Contest Corral is maintained on the WA7BNM Contest Calendar at www.contestcalendar.com and is extracted for publication in
QST 2 months prior to the month of the contest. ARRL gratefully acknowledges the support of Bruce Hom, WA 7BNM, in providing this service.
James Duffey, KK6MC, jamesduffey@comcast.net

2022 ARRL January VHF

Contest Results
This year’s ARRL January VHF Contest was held January 15-17, 2022.

Division Winners Affiliated Club Competition

Single Operator, Portable Club Score Entries

Classic Rover
Atlantic KF2MR/R 56,482 Atlantic KB3SIG 72 Unlimited
Central K9TMS/R 14.028 Dakota N0SUW 256 Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club 1,272.816 61
Dakota KG0KJ/R 1,530 Hudson WB2AMU 546 Potomac Valley Radio Club 349,877 53
Delta AG4V/R 10,150 Midwest N0JK 1,457
Midwest AF4JF/R 2 New England AE1AA 344 Medium
Northwestern WA6OEM/R 2,261 Northwestern KA7UCI 2
Pacific AA6XA 3.818 Arizona VHF Soc. 792,917 18
Roanoke W8BRY/R 2.352
Roanoke KK4BZ 4.608 Rochester VHF Group 352,983 22
Southwestern N7GP/R 271,660
Rocky Mountain W0KI 48 Roadrunners Microwave Group 285.995 5
Canada VE3OIUR 34,040
Southeastern AB4DX 425 North East Weak Signal Group 274,948 17
Southwestern WA7JTM 4,728 The Ontario VHF Assn. 239,592 22
Limited Rover Society of Midwest Contesters 97.538 20
West Gulf WA5DM 6,264
Atlantic WS3O/R 333 Florida Weak Signal Soc. 93,103 3
Canada VA2VT 765
Central N9YH/R 6,160 Pacific Northwest VHF Soc. 90.391 38
Dakota NOSPN/R 2,032 Fourlanders Contest Team 80,895 9
Delta AE5P/R 10,200
Single Operator, Three-Band
Northern Lights Radio Soc. 63,187 15
Great Lakes KF8QUR 1,275 Atlantic KE3JP 44,226 Contest Club Ontario 58,419 10
Hudson WB2SIH/R 2,449 Central KO9A 48,620 Texas DX Soc. 57,781 3
New England AF1FVR 3,040 Dakota KU0HN 1,323 Frankford Radio Club 51,764 15
Northwestern K7BDB/R 1.938 Delta WT4R 2.760 Kentucky Contest Group 50,072 5
Pacific W6YX/R 6,786 Great Lakes N8XQM 28.188 Yankee Clipper Contest Club 48,362 12
Roanoke KM40ZWR 5,700 Hudson WA3AFS 2.958 Southern California Contest Club 44.951 12
Rocky Mountain AA5PR/R 494 Midwest K0PHP 3,773 Florida Contest Group 44.022 12
Southeastern NV4B/R 1,674 New England K1AFC 3,304 Arizona Outlaws Contest Club 35,016 14
Southwestern N6GP/R 20,800 Northwestern N7QOZ 3,014 DFW Contest Group 30,488 6
West Gulf KA5D/R 76.152 Pacific N4DLA 1,520 Northern California Contest Club 29.640 13
Canada VE3GKT/R 3,255 Roanoke KK4NIA 27.140 Badger Contesters 25.753 8
Rocky Mountain KB0NAV 1,989 Swamp Fox Contest Group 13,993 3
Unlimited Rover Southeastern K1TO 15,189 Carolina DX Assn. 13,222 7
Southwestern K6RO 1,953 Mad River Radio Club 11.565 5
Central K9JK/R 13.365
West Gulf W5TRL 49,590 Gloucester Co. ARC 10.650 5
Dakota KCOP/R 7,776
Canada VA3IKE 16,182 Michigan VHF-UHFSoc. 9.926 4
New England KG6CIH/R 26,100
Northwestern AL1VE/R 2,622 South Jersey Radio Assn. 7,485 4
Pacific K6MI/R 21.471
Single Operator, FM Only Hudson Valley Contesters and DXers 6,287 5
Southwestern N6ZE/R 6.144 Atlantic K2SI 984 Minnesota Wireless Assn. 4,550 12
West Gulf KD5IKG/R 99,275 Central AA9IL 24 Western Canada Weak Signal Assn. 3,218 4
Dakota KA0RTM 152 Tennessee Contest Group 2.693 6
Single Operator, High Power Delta K4NRT 15 South East Contest Club 2.287 4
Hudson W2FTL 36 Rochester (NY) DX Assn. 1.132 4
Atlantic K1RZ 142,713 Grand Mesa Contesters of Colorado 838 4
Midwest KE0IZE 114
Central W0UC 25,482 Oklahoma DX Assn. 822 3
W0GHZ New England KB1YNT 222
Dakota 10,692 Oklahoma City Autopatch Assn. 804 3
Northwestern K7ATN 1.096
Delta WZ5M 1,782 Great Places Contest Club 742 3
Pacific K6KQV 60
Great Lakes K8ROX 31.122 Northeast Maryland Amateur
Roanoke K4YCR 24
Hudson W2KV 16.701 Radio Contest Soc. 738 3
Rocky Mountain N0EMU 12
Midwest KF0M 9,424
Southeastern WG4I 330
New England K1TEO 296,172
Southwestern AF6GM 605 Local
Northwestern N7EPD 12,083
West Gulf W5BHT 28 Stoned Monkey VHF ARC 40,264 5
Pacific K6KLY 11,472
Canada VE3RWJ 1,944 Eastern Connecticut ARA 32,951 4
Roanoke W3IP 101,088
Rocky Mountain K7TNT 5.551 Chippewa Valley VHF Contesters 23,138 5
Southeastern WA4GPM 26.400
Limited Multioperator Bristol (TN) ARC 10.926 4
Southwestern N1AV 157852 Atlantic W3S0 47368 Meriden ARC 4,314 3
West Gulf K5LLL 35,300 Central WD9EXD 47,642 CTRI Contest Group 2,446 3
Canada VE3ZV 30,750 Dakota KE0VKO 481 Providence Radio Assn. 695 3
Great Lakes WA8MCD 7688 Bergen ARA 294 3
Single Operator, Low Power Hudson N2NT 138,467
73,749 New England W1FM 6.018
Atlantic WA3NUF
Pacific W6DMW 5,560
Central K9DJT 9,030
Roanoke W4YCC 5,643
Dakota KA0POW 1,920
Southeastern W4NH 59,332
Delta WD5HJF 6,975
Southwestern WO1S 1,840
Great Lakes KE8JCD 6,380
West Gulf K5QE 150,750 Full Results Online
Hudson NA2NY 5,049
Canada VE3MIS 49,731
Midwest NOLL 14,288 You can read the full results of the
New England AF1T 92.862
Northwestern WZ8T 7,812
Unlimited Multioperator contest online at http://contests.
Pacific W6TV (W6YEP. op) 9.504 Atlantic WA3EHD 21,252 arrl.org. You'll find detailed analysis
Roanoke WA4LDU 4,346 Great Lakes N8GA 95,496
Rocky Mountain NJ7A 2,392 New England KV1J 38.700 and more play-by-play, along
Southeastern W4TM 9,860 Roanoke K2JB 5,208
Southwestern N7IR 18,921 Southeastern N4SVC 81,087 with the full line scores. Improve
West Gulf WB5TUF 22,848 West Gulf K5TR 86,825 your results by studying your log­
Canada VE3DS 41,454 Canada VE6AO 1,027
checking report, too.

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Regional Leaders
LM = Limited Multioperator; R = Classic Rover; RL = Limited Rover; RU = Unlimited Rover; SO3B = Single Operator. Three-Band: SOFM = Single Operator, FM Only;
SOHP = Single Operator. High Power; SOLP = Single Operator. Low Power; SOP = Single Operator. Portable, and UM = Unlimited Multioperator.

West Coast Region Midwest Region Central Region Southeast Region Northeast Region
(Pacific, Northwestern, and (Dakota, Midwest, Rocky (Central and Great Lakes (Delta, Roanoke, anc1 (New England, Hudson, and
Southwestern Divisions; Mountain, and West Gulf Divisions; Ontario East, Southeastern Divisions) Atlantic Divisions; Maritime
Alberta, British Columbia, Divisions; Manitoba and Ontario North, Ontario South, and Quebec Sections)
Saskatchewan Sections) AG4V/R 10,150 R
and NT Sections) and Greater Toronto Area W8BRY/R 2,352 R KF2MR/R 56,482 R
N7GP/R 271.660 R KG0KJ/R 1,530 R sections) W5VY/R 1,404 R K2ET/R 28,600 R
K6VHF/R 116,130 R K0UH/R 297 R VE3OIUR 34,040 R KO4ARUR 855 R NN3Q/R 25,432 R
KJ7JC/R 78,822 R K4IU/R 297 R K9TMS/R 14,028 R AE5P/R 10,200 RL W3ICC/R 19,844 R
N70W/R 76.715 R AF4JF/R 2 R N9REP/R 13,356 R KM4OZH/R 5,700 RL N5BNO/R 8,092 R
AC7FF/R 48.144 R KA5D/R 76,152 RL N9YH/R 6,160 RL NV4B'R 1,674 RL AF1FVR 3,040 RL
N6GP/R 20,800 RL W5TN/R 70,620 RL VE3GKT/R 3,255 RL KN4SYO/R 135 RL WB2SIH/R 2.449 RL
W6YX/R 6,786 RL N6RH/R 10,530 RL KF8QL/R 1,275 RL N7IVWR 15 RL KA2YRA/R 1,170 RL
K6LMN/R 2,250 RL KT5TE/R 10,170 RL VA3CBU/R 869 RL W3IP 101,088 SOHP WS3O/R 333 RL
KG6BXW/R 2,241 RL KI5FIQ/R 3.120 RL KB9RUG/R 208 RL K1HTV 31,924 SOHP N1SFE/R 234 RL
N7DA/R 2.040 RL KD5IKG/R 99,275 RU K9JK/R 13,365 RU N3MK 31,185 SOHP KG6CIH/R 26,100 RU
K6MI/R 21,471 RU K2EZ1R 48,557 RU K8ROX 31,122 SOHP K4SO 31,007 SOHP KC1MUU/R 2,185 RU
N6ZE/R 6,144 RU KC0P/R 7,776 RU VE3ZV 30,750 SOHP WA4GPM 26,400 SOHP WB2VVQ/R 297 RU
AL1VE/R 2,622 RU N0HZO/R 6,572 RU W0UC 25.482 SOHP W4TM 9,860 SOLP K1TEO 296,172 SOHP
N1AV 157.852 SOHP K5LLL 35,300 SOHP VE3WY 23.634 SOHP K4MY 9,030 SOLP K1RZ 142,713 SOHP
VE4MA/K7 16,598 SOHP W5PR 34,686 SOHP N2BJ 19,710 SOHP WD5HJF 6,975 SOLP K1KG 57,420 SOHP
N7EPD 12,083 SOHP W5LO 30,744 SOHP VE3DS 41,454 SOLP W2UA 6,903 SOLP WZ1V 55,002 SOHP
K6KLY 11,472 SOHP W0GHZ 10,692 SOHP VE3SMA 10,258 SOLP AA4DD 6,726 SOLP N3NGE 54,292 SOHP
KE7SW 8.820 SOHP KF0M 9,424 SOHP VA3ZV 10,117 SOLP KK4BZ 4.608 SOP AF1T 92,862 SOLP
N7IR 18.921 SOLP WB5TUF 22,848 SOLP K9DJT 9,030 SOLP AB4DX 425 SOP WA3NUF 73.749 SOLP
W6TV K5ND 22,504 SOLP N9YK 6,783 SOLP AC3H 288 SOP N3RG 50.948 SOLP
(W6YEP, Op) 9,504 SOLP K5TRA 17.098 SOLP VE3IPS 66 SOP K4EE0 198 SOP N2WK 41,440 SOLP
N7RK 9,450 SOLP KM5RG 15,910 SOLP VE3RQX 12 SOP KK4MA 27,140 SO3B NF3R 32,470 SOLP
WZ8T 7,812 SOLP NOLL 14,288 SOLP VA3FGL 10 SOP K1TO 15.189 SO3B VA2VT 765 SOP
N7VD 7385 SOLP WA5DM 6,264 SOP KO9A 48.620 SO3B KO4ECD 6.162 SO3B 546 SOP
WB2AMU
WA7JTM 4,728 SOP N0JK 1,457 SOP N8XQM 28,188 SO3B K5VIP 4,400 SO3B AE1AA 344 SOP
AA6XA 3,818 SOP N0SUW 256 SOP AB8M 22,058 SO3B K3FR 4.170 SO3B KB3SIG 72 SOP
AA4Q 3,288 SOP W0K1 48 SOP VA3IKE 16,182 SO3B WG4I 330 SOFM KQ2RP 21 SOP
KI7QEK 1.575 SOP KI0G 1 SOP KA8CNI 12,728 SO3B K4YCR 24 SOFM KE3JP 44,226 SO3B
K7CNT 300 SOP W5TRL 49,590 SO3B VE3RWJ 1.944 SOFM K4NRT 15 SOFM N3AAA 40,767 SO3B
N7Q0Z 3,014 SO3B AA5AM 21,285 SO3B VE3AYR 93 SOFM KJ4DWX 12 SOFM W3ATV 13.310 SO3B
K5DTC 2,112 SO3B K3NT 4,136 SO3B AA9IL 24 SOFM NN4RB 1 SOFM W3FAY 12,258 SO3B
NR7Y 2.006 SO3B K0PHP 3,773 SO3B VA3DXZ 6 SOFM W4NH 59,332 LM N3DGE 8,040 SO3B
K6RO 1.953 SO3B K5DHY 3,773 SO3B VA3AMX 2 SOFM W4YCC 5,643 LM 984 SOFM
K2SI
AA2IL 1,936 SO3B KA0RTM 152 SOFM VE3MIS 49,731 LM WB4WXE 3,354 LM W3HDB 580 SOFM
K7ATN 1.096 SOFM KA0RTB 148 SOFM WD9EXD 47,642 LM KM4KMU 3.192 LM KB1YNT 222 SOFM
AF6GM 605 SOFM KE0IZE 114 SOFM WA8MCD 7.688 LM KO4IUM 705 LM KD2VGM 170 SOFM
K1CT 580 SOFM KE0EXE 38 SOFM N8GA 95,496 UM N4SVC 81,087 UM VA2DG 115 SOFM
KM6ZQB 352 SOFM W5BHT 28 SOFM KE8FD 72,250 UM N4BRF 12,144 UM N2NT 138,467 LM
KK7BFY 117 SOFM K5QE 150,750 LM KE8RV 26,104 UM K2JB 5,208 UM W3S0 47,368 LM
W6DMW 5,560 LM KE0VKO 481 LM N4DXY 1,728 UM WA3EKL 12,600 LM
W01S 1.840 LM N0LD 204 LM N3EXA 8,496 LM
VE6AO 1.027 UM K5TR 86.825 UM N3PUU 7,904 LM
KC5MVZ 4,840 UM KV1J 38,700 UM
KE1LI 30,668 UM
WA3EHD 21,252 UM
W3RFC 11,024 UM
W2CCC 9,480 UM

Top Ten
Classic Rover Unlimited Rover Single Operator, Single Operator, Limited
N7GP/R 271,660 KD5IKG/R 99,275 Low Power Three-Band Multioperator
K6VHF/R 116.130 K2EZ/R 48,557 AF1T 92,862 W5TRL 49,590 K5QE 150.750
KJ7JC/R 78,822 KG6CIHZR 26,100 WA3NUF 73,749 KO9A 48,620 N2NT 138,467
N7OW/R 76,715 K6MI/R 21,471 N3RG 50.948 KE3JP 44,226 W4NH 59,332
KF2MR/R 56,482 K9JK/R 13,365 VE3DS 41.454 N3AAA 40,767 VE3MIS 49,731
AC7FF/R 48,144 KC0P/R 7776 N2WK 41,440 N8XQM 28,188 WD9EXD 47,642
VE3OIUR 34.040 N0HZO/R 6,572 NF3R 32,470 KK4MA 27,140 W3SO 47368
K2ET/R 28,600 N6ZE/R 6,144 NR2C 30,438 AB8M 22,058 WA3EKL 12,600
NN3Q/R 25,432 AL1VE/R 2,622 N2SCJ 25,920 AA5AM 21,285 N3EXA 8.496
W3ICC/R 19.844 KC1MUU/R 2.185 N2MKT 23.290 VA3IKE 16,182 N3PUU 7904
WB5TUF 22.848 K1TO 15,189 WA8MCD 7,688
Limited Rover Single Operator,
KA5D/R 76,152 High Power Single Operator, Single Operator, Unlimited
W5TN/R 70,620 K1TEO 296,172 Portable FM Only Multioperator
N6GP/R 20,800 N1AV 157852 WA5DM 6,264 VE3RWJ 1,944 N8GA 95,496
N6RH/R 10,530 K1RZ 142,713 WA7JTM 4.728 K7ATN 1,096 K5TR 86.825
AE5P/R 10.200 W3IP 101.088 KK4BZ 4.608 K2SI 984 N4SVC 81,087
KT5TE/R 10,170 K1KG 57,420 AA6XA 3,818 AF6GM 605 KE8FD 72,250
W6YX/R 6,786 WZ1V 55,002 AA4Q 3.288 K1CT 580 KV1J 38,700
N9YH/R 6,160 N3NGE 54.292 KI7QEK 1.575 W3HDB 580 KE1LI 30,668
KM4OZH/R 5,700 W1FKF 50,868 N0JK 1,457 KM6ZQB 352 KE8RV 26,104
VE3GKT/R 3.255 KC2TN 50,505 VA2VT 765 WG4I 330 WA3EH0 21,252
K2TER 42,238 WB2AMU 546 KB1YNT 222 N4BRF 12,144
AB4DX 425 KD2VGM 170 W3RFC 11,024

The 2023 ARRL January VHF Contest will be held January 21 - 23, 2023.

80 July 2022 irrl.org

Scott Tuthill, K7ZO, k7zo@cableone.net

2021 ARRL 10-Meter Contest Results

The results of the December 11 -12, 2021 event.

Full Results Online

You can read the full results of the
contest online at http://contests.arrl.
org. You’ll find detailed analysis and
more play-by-play, along with the full
line scores. Improve your results by
studying your log-checking report, too.

Tony Silvestre Rabadao, YV5RAB, paused for a photo on the first day of the 2021
ARRL 10-Meter Contest. He placed in the top ten in South America in the Single
Operator Unlimited, Low Power category. [Tony Silvestre Rabadao, YV5RAB, photo]

Continental Winners
Africa North America
Single Operator, Mixed Mode. High Power ZD7BG 178,790 Single Operator. Mixed Mode. High Power KP4AA 129,688
Single Operator, Mixed Mode. Low Power EA8BQM 23,128 Single Operator, Mixed Mode. Low Power HI7/YT3M 432
Single Operator, Phone Only. High Power EA8DGO 4,788 Single Operator, Mixed Mode. QRP CO6EC 6,798
Single Operator, Phone Only, Low Power EA8DDJ 2,400 Single Operator, Phone Only, High Power FG5GP 5,960
Single Operator. CW Only, Low Power EA8CN 9.856 Single Operator, Phone Only. Low Power T12CC 8,576
Single Operator Unlimited, Mixed Mode. Low Power EA8OM 14,274 Single Operator, Phone Only. QRP TI2YO 1.830
Single Operator Unlimited, Phone Only, High Power V55Y (V51WH, op) 52,126 Single Operator, CW Only, High Power KP2M (KT3Y, op) 186,916
Single Operator Unlimited. Phone Only, Low Power EC8AQQ 1,242 Single Operator, CW Only, Low Power CO2CW 6,480
Single Operator Unlimited. CW Only, High Power V51YJ 91.104 Single Operator, CW Only, QRP 8P1W 6,400
Single Operator Unlimited, CW Only, Low Power CN8KD 4,320 Single Operator Unlimited. Mixed Mode. Low Power HP1XT 2,304
Multioperator. Single Transmitter. High Power FR4KR 432.880 Single Operator Unlimited. Phone Only, Low Power TI2WMP 1,856
Single Operator Unlimited, CW Only, High Power NP2X 127.008
Asia Multioperator. Single Transmitter, High Power ZF5T 181,720
Single Operator, Mixed Mode, High Power JA5FDJ 9,650
Single Operator. Mixed Mode. Low Power JF3IYW 3,780 Oceania
Single Operator. Mixed Mode. QRP JH7UJU 1,326 Single Operator. Mixed Mode. High Power FK8IK 13,120
Single Operator, Phone Only. High Power JA7OWD 3,456 Single Operator. Mixed Mode. Low Power DX1SPC 3.806
Single Operator. Phone Only. Low Power JR1AKO 744 Single Operator, Mixed Mode. QRP DW3TRZ 136
Single Operator, Phone Only, QRP JI1NZA/1 230 Single Operator, Phone Only. High Power FK4QX 1.036
Single Operator, CW Only, High Power 4X1 MM 2,652 Single Operator, Phone Only. Low Power VK2NSS 1,440
Single Operator, CW Only, Low Power VR2EH (VR2ZQZ, op) 27224 Single Operator, Phone Only, QRP DX4EVM (DV4ZAR, op) 216
Single Operator. CW Only, QRP JQ1NGT 2.916 Single Operator, CW Only. High Power VL2N (VK2PN, op) 8,632
Single Operator Unlimited, Mixed Mode, High Power JH4UTP 21,840 Single Operator, CW Only, Low Power VK2IG 4,360
Single Operator Unlimited. Mixed Mode. Low Power JH6WHN 7348 Single Operator, CW Only, QRP YC1KFQ 96
Single Operator Unlimited, Mixed Mode, QRP JK1TCV 954 Single Operator Unlimited, Mixed Mode. High Power ZL3IO 54,340
Single Operator Unlimited, Phone Only, Low Power BU2EV 4 Single Operator Unlimited. Mixed Mode, Low Power 4F3BZ 18,788
Single Operator Unlimited. Phone Only, QRP BD4RHV 2 Single Operator Unlimited, Mixed Mode. QRP YD9UW 208
Single Operator Unlimited, CW Only, High Power P3X (5B4AMM. op) 20.196 Single Operator Unlimited, Phone Only, High Power VL4R 2,178
Single Operator Unlimited, CW Only. Low Power JA2KVB 3,692 Single Operator Unlimited, Phone Only, Low Power DV1DLX 348
Single Operator Unlimited. CW Only, QRP JH4CES 560 Single Operator Unlimited. CW Only, High Power VK4SN 29,600
Multioperator. Single Transmitter. High Power JF2QNM 14,352 Single Operator Unlimited. CW Only. Low Power ZM4G (ZL2IFB, op) 1.628
Multioperator, Single Transmitter, Low Power JK2VOC 1,220 Muitioperator, Single Transmitter. High Power VJ4K 76,244

Europe South America

Single Operator, Mixed Mode, High Power LX5MF 40.334 Single Operator, Mixed Mode, High Power LU8DPM
Single Operator, Mixed Mode. Low Power LZ6E (LZ1GU, op) 36.722 (LU5WW, op) 915.560
Single Operator, Mixed Mode. QRP HG6C (HA6IAM, op) 4,704 Single Operator. Mixed Mode. Low Power PY3YD 393,472
Single Operator, Phone Only, High Power M6T (G0AEV, op) 11,520 Single Operator, Mixed Mode. QRP PU2YMH 21,670
Single Operator. Phone Only. Lew Power IK4RQJ 2.686 Single Operator, Phone Only. High Power PX2A (PY2LED, op) 295,550
Single Operator. Phone Only. QRP PA2TMS 342 Single Operator, Phone Only, Low Power PZ2YT 48,708
Single Operator. CW Only, High Power F6KOP (F6FJE. op) 23.392 Single Operator, Phone Only' QRP PY2BN 3,752
Single Operator, CW Only, Low Power F5PLC 16,416 Single Operator, CW Only, High Power CE3CT 102,108
Single Operator. CW Only, QRP US5VX 2.516 Single Operator, CW Only, Low Power CX2AQ 293.436
Single Operator Unlimited, Mixed Mode, High Power DL2ARD 227460 Single Operator, CW Only, QRP PR7AR 112
Single Operator Unlimited. Mixed Mode, Low Power DK5DQ 39,600 Single Operator Unlimited. Mixed Mode, High Power PY5AMF 449,400
Single Operator Unlimited. Mixed Mode. QRP GW5P 960 Single Operator Unlimited. Mixed Mode. Low Power PY2RSA 234,976
Single Operator Unlimited, Phone Only, High Power IK2YCW 8,062 Single Operator Unlimited. Mixed Mode, QRP PY1CMT 460
Single Operator Unlimited, Phone Only. Low Power IK2TDM 1,900 Single Operator Unlimited, Phone Only, High Power ZZ5K (PP5RT, op) 120,302
Single Operator Unlimited, CW Only, High Power S57Q 99.792 Single Operator Unlimited. Phone Only. Low Power PU5FJR 116.622
Single Operator Unlimited, CW Only, Low Power YT2RX 13,700 Single Operator Unlimited. Phone Only, QRP PY2CP 1.290
Single Operator Unlimited, CW Only, QRP OK1QM 2,368 Single Operator Unlimited, CW Only, High Power PY5ZHP 452,132
Multioperator, Single Transmitter, High Power LZ5R 137460 Single Operator Unlimited, CW Only, Low Power LW5HR 177776
Multioperator. Single Transmitter. Low Power F4KLW 17390 Single Operator Unlimited, CW Only, QRP PS8CW 2,640
Muitioperator. Single Transmitter. High Power LW7DX 815,596
Multioperator. Single Transmitter. Low Power FY5KE 617700

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 Top Ten
Single Operator, Single Operator Single Operator OA4SS 88,088
United States CW Only, High Power Unlimited, Phone Only, Canada Unlimited, CW Only, LX5MF 40,334
N4XD 283.008 Low Power High Power EA8ZS 35,344
Single Operator, K5PI 253,376 Single Operator, VE3EJ EA8RM 34,200
K2DRH 57072 55,328
Mixed Mode, W0UA 248,608 Mixed Mode, YT8A 32.856
KK4AND 9.856 VE7XF 21,440
High Power KU8E 228,528 KM4OZ 7178 High Power VA3TNM 19,008 PY3TD 29,784
WB9Z 414,480 K5NA 223,964 K3GWK 4.488 VE4VT 27,542 VE6RST 13,328
WJ9B 215.808 W1JGM 2.016 VE3UZ 22,344 VE3RZ 9,476 Single Operator,
N4OX 403.216
K3UA 197,064 K6KS 1,680 VE3BR 3,960 VA2WA 7344 Mixed Mode, Low Power
K4ZW 389,376
W6YX NN4X 175,868 WX0Z 1,380 VE2FK 7280 PY3YD 393,472
(N7MH. op) 366,800 N4KS 164,400 W9TCV 1,260 Single Operator, VE5MX 5,976 PY2EX 286.200
WX4G 312,332 AA6AA 162,800 KD9GY 1.260 Mixed Mode, Low Power VE3FU 5,440 PU2UAF 82.256
K3ZO 303,850 N8VZ 704 VE3OIL 13,680 VE3VN 2,560 PU2SZK 50,540
KOTT 207480 Single Operator, PY4ARS 41.808
VE3WG 12,654
K4BAI 199,980 CW Only, Low Power Single Operator Single Operator LZ6E
VE7ZR 5,952
K6XX 199.800 N4TB 273,280 Unlimited, Phone Only, Unlimited, CW Only, (LZ1GU. op) 36.722
VA3EON 2,684
K7RL 193.460 K1TO 255,852 QRP VA7EU 2,560 Low Power 3G3O
WB4TDH 155.916 N2KW 2.592 VE6SH 2,508 VE3MV 2.856 (XQ3OP, op) 30.960
Single Operator, N4AO K6MI PU2MST 29.260
56 VE2HEW 888 VA2CZ 1.196
Mixed Mode, (WC4E, op) 92.620 VE9VIC 476 PY1AX 28.336
VE7BGP 840
Low Power N4IJ 82,896 Single Operator VA6RCN M5W 25,536
K2PS 377.706 K5XU 70.784 Unlimited, CW Only, (VE3RCN, op) 380 Single Operator
N7VM 67.940 High Powe■r VA3IJK 160 Unlimited, CW Only, Single Operator,
WQ5L 260,960
W1QK 66,640 QRP Mixed Mode, QRP
N8II 206,580 NN7CW 543,320
K6AM 158.240 N5EE 66,432 NR4M Single Operator, VE6EX 720 PU2YMH 21.670
297040
K8MR 140.024 N4EK 58.056 W1KM 242.360 Phone Only, High Power VA3AMX 576 PY2NY 19,008
K5TS 130.340 K3EST 233,480 VA7IR 2,904 CO6EC 6.798
W4DAN 81,738 Single Operator, N2MM 212,480 Multioperator, Single HG6C
WA8ZBT 75,486 CW Only, QRP AA3B 193,952 (HA6IAM, op) 4,704
Single Operator, Transmitter, Low Power
KF0UR 72,128 WC7S 11,556 K3RA 190,704 JH7UJU 1,326
Phone Only, Low Power VE9ML 720
W4SPR 63.562 N8AP 10,080 N4BP 187.404 NP2Q 1.044
VE2HIT 598 HK4KM 496
KC3NDU 8,008 K5LG 180,880 VE7YAH 154 Mexico HAITI 476
Single Operator, KS4YX 7680 K0LUZ 177,672 VE3BKM 40 JR2EKD 476
Mixed Mode, QRP WI4T 7,200 VA7EGZ 8 Single Operator, DG3T
AC5O 21.700 WB4GHZ 6.864 Single Operator
NQ2W 6,600 Mixed Mode, (DF5RF. op) 468
NDOC 15,600 Unlimited, CW Only, Single Operator,
WA6FGV 15.054 AC6YY 4.480 Low Power Low Power
CW Only, High Power Single Operator,
W5JAY 12,844 N7GR 4,248 K7SV 124.024 XE2AU 860
K5OT 3,600 VA7MM 54,180 Phone Only, High Power
WB2AMU 9.170 KG9X 108,300 XE1H 368
K2EKM 4,800 VE6BBP 19,560 PX2A
K6KM 94.080 VE9AA
AA5KD 3.306 Single Operator 15,520 Single Operator, (PY2LED, op) 295.550
K3IE 83.056 VE7JKZ 7,020
WU2M 1,496 Unlimited, Mixed Mode, W9XT 80,740 Phone Only, CX7SS 132.660
AF9J 1,210 High Power VE3MDX 840 High Power CE6CGX 90,136
WT9Q 69,156 VE3TW 792
KD7WPJ 550 WO4O 688,984 53,784 LP7D
K2DFC XE2SSN 20
N4UU 566.244 K2MK (LW3DN, op) 24,486
40,800
Single Operator, Single Operator, HK3C 13.572
K5KG 444,132 W3KB 34,692 Single Operator,
Phone Only, CW Only, Low Power M6T
K3MM 361,298 AA4NP 31,476 Phone Only, Low Power
High Power K4AB 327,726 VE3DZ 76,380 (G0AEV, op) 11,520
N4RV 306.464 VE3CWP 15,312 4C10M PY3PA 9.204
K5TR Single Operator
VA7ST 14,500 (XE3N, op) 8,308 PY3PDR 8.320
(WM5R, op) 111,540 K3ZU 253,302 Unlimited, CW Only,
N4WW 249,260 VE5GC 12,636 XE1MYO 768 FG5GP 5.960
KOJU 90,312 QRP XE1ACA 522
W5TN 182,002 VE3TM 8,960 F5LIW 5.150
W4DD 84,864 NOUR 21.624 XE2EM 90
N8RA 67.100 K9RS 172,592 VE5SF 8,232
N6AN 1.820 XE1CL 60 Single Operator,
WB0TEV 38,480 VE3OI 6,132
K4DZR 1.820 XE2N 18 Phone Only, Low Power
K4ISV 29,240 Single Operator VE3MA 4,560
W0BF 1,800
WU2X 26.064 Unlimited, Mixed Mode, VE3FH 3,200 PZ2YT 48,708
KR7RK 1.364 Single Operator,
K8DJR 12,660 Low Power VE3AQ 3,180 LU8VLE 46,872
W0KI 1,040 CW Only, High Power
KE6GFI 11,248 K9OM 151,470 KI4MZC 168 CE4JZO 40.600
N4MM 9,768 Single Operator, XE2S 1,188 CX2BAH 26,728
W4EE 126.592 KU4A 64
CW Only, QRP LW4EF 26,460
KOKX 61,320
Single Operator, NS3T 59,276 VE3CBK 16 Single Operator, CW LW8DXR 24,252
Multioperator, Single Only, Low Power
Phone Only, WR2G 42,400 PU2WDX 14.600
Transmitter, High Power
Low Power NF3R 32,946 Single Operator XE3A 3,024 LU7DUE 13,668
AD4ES 636.660 PY3EW 13,416
K1KNQ 51.414 W2FDJ 30.846 Unlimited, Mixed Mode, XE1AY 640
KC1XX 631,072 LW2HAB 12.772
WZ8T 11,584 AA0AW 29.670 High Power XE2W 16
WAIT 466.980
W6BS 10,428 KE3K 28,560 NX5M 423,120 VA3DF 78,584
AE0DX 27,846 Single Operator, Single Operator,
N6OKU 8.568 WW4LL 410.520 VA7DX 65,880
CW Only, QRP Phone Only, QRP
NF7E 7888 N4SVC 399.924 VE3JI 9,100
WB0ULX 7300 Single Operator KY7M 310,416 VE4EA 2,678 XE1CT 360 PY2BN 3,752
W5RJJ 5,656 Unlimited, Mixed Mode, N4SS 302,162 XE2MWY 4 PY3PS 2,596
K1MWH 4,928 QRP Single Operator CA1EBQ 2.460
K8AZ 298.908
KS2G 4.620 KK4BZ 1,500 K3AJ Unlimited, Mixed Mode, Single Operator TI2YO 1.830
294.036
KO4SGC 4.600 K8ZT 1,410 Low Power Unlimited, Mixed Mode, PU2MBO 1.188
Multioperator, Single High Power CE3GRU 576
VE7ZX 3,504 PA2TMS 342
Single Operator, Single Operator Transmitter, Low Power VE3KTB 2,730 XE1HG 18,336 PY2TTN 304
Phone Only, QRP Unlimited, Phone Only, VE3XAT 1,530
WA1F 161,088 JI1NZA/1 230
WW0WB 1.656 High Power KT4XA 63,616 VA3ROC 1,300 Single Operator PU2KMM 224
KF7KTC 1.160 W5PR 92,268 NC1CC 16.800 VO1HP 1,248 Unlimited, Mixed Mode,
W6QU W5LO 47,170 K6EI 14.000 VA2VT 1,232 Low Power Single Operator,
(W8QZA, op) 992 W2RD 39.786 KE8SUP 13,680 VE3PJ 434 XE2B 18,800 CW Only, High Power
KS4GW 728 KA1ZD 39.528 W9FZ 12.996 XE2OK 3,240 KP2M
N1MT 416 K3QH 37,966 K5LRW 4.704 Single Operator
K2GMY 192 KD3ANX 35.052 W1JSR 3,192 Unlimited, Phone Only, (KT3Y, op) 186,916
KD9LVQ 72 WB4WXE 27244 MICE 2,322 High Power DX CE3CT 102,108
KC1MBQ 70 W9NY 25,026 N4QX LW1D
1,836 VA3PC 858
KM4NNE 42 W0LSD 23.360 (LW1EUD, op) 86,620
VE3BFU 720 Single Operator,
KD9OKX 2 K9MU 14,504 LU6D 85.400
Mixed Mode,
PY2MC 49.728
Single Operator High Power
PV8DX 41,412
Unlimited, Phone Only, LU8DPM F6KOP
Low Power (LU5WW, op) 915,560 (F6FJE, op) 23.392
VE7AHT 182 ZD7BG 178,790 DK2GZ 15.984
KP4AA 129,688 DL1VDL 13.440
ZF2WF YO9RIJ 10,120
(W9KKN, op) 115,782

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 Affiliated Club Competition
Club Score Entries
Single Operator, Single Operator
CW Only, Low Power Unlimited, Phone Only,
Low Power Unlimited
CX2AQ i293,436
PP5AX 100,240 PU5FJR 116.622 Florida Contest Group 6.636,160 55
CX9AU 33,908 LU4DJB 67452 Potomac Valley Radio Club 5,467276 102
PY2AXH 32.148 PU5DPL 50,700 Yankee Clipper Contest Club 2,353,652 55
VR2EH LO7H Frankford Radio Club 2,200,322 58
(VR2ZQZ, op) 27224 (LU7HW. op) 46,872 Minnesota Wireless Assn. 1,780,792 87
HC2GRC PY5FO 26,460
(HC2AO, op) 23,584 PT1K Medium
PY2ARY 19,888 (PP1KV, op) 18.768
F5PLC 16.416 PU4MMZ 16,072 Northern California Contest Club 1,396,470 30
YU1YV 14.400 PP5DZ 14,852 Society of Midwest Contesters 1,348,256 43
LZ7X 13.932 YV5RAB 14,726 Central Texas DX and Contest Club 1.185,636 26
PU3FKW 13,248 South East Contest Club 1,031,576 14
Single Operator, Alabama Contest Group 1,015,892 12
CW Only, QRP Single Operator Southern California Contest Club 809,732 33
8P1W 6,400 Unlimited, Phone Only, Arizona Outlaws Contest Club 716,350 25
CO8RH 3,096 QRP Grand Mesa Contesters ot Colorado 571,422 18
JQ1NGT 2.916 PY2CP 1,290 Tennessee Contest Group 519,722 22
US5VX 2.516 BD4RHV 2 North Coast Contesters 514,806 4
OK1CZ 1,440 Kentucky Contest Group 465,386 11
VR2T Single Operator Swamp Fox Contest Group 425,650 10
(VR2ZQZ. op) 1,176 Unlimited, CW Only, Carolina DX Assn. 407,864 10
JR1NKN 1,120 High Power Contest Club Ontario 331,096 26
DL1DXA 720 PY5ZHP 452,132 Willamette Valley DX Club 329,984 13
DL2TM 720 LR1E DFW Contest Group 290,250 10
443,112
DL2AOM 504 PY1ZV 184.788 Western Washington DX Club 290,070 12
NP2X 127008 Northeast Maryland Amateur Radio Contest Society 268,904 11
Single Operator L33M 125,120 Mother Lode DX/Contest Club 250,866 12
Unlimited, Mixed Mode, S57Q 99.792 Great Places Contest Club 180,828 4
High Power V51YJ 91.104 Kansas City Contest Club 170,754 8
PY5AMF 449,400 IV3SKB 90,880 Mad River Radio Club 150,826 16
DL2ARD 227460 DH8BOA 82,960 Texas DX Society 130,548 5
PY2KJ 177.156 EB7A 79,328 599 DX Assn. 121,212 4
9A5D
Big Sky Contesters 116,280 4
(9A3ID, op) 90,768 Single Operator
HG8W Orca DX and Contest Club 110,888 5
Unlimited, CW Only,
(HA8ZO, op) 54,606 Niagara Frontier Radiosport 110,680 10
Low Power
ZL3IO 54,340 Order of Boiled Owls of New York 110,290 6
LW5HR 177,776 Rochester (NY) DX Assn. 109,264 8
EA7X 50.616 PY2KC 95,448
HA3NU 50,046 Driftless Zone Contesters 83,840 6
PY4XX 72,896
DK2OY 48,888 Candlewood ARA 68,860 4
ZZ1M
HA3LN 47,946 Arkansas DX Assn. 63,886 8
(PY1SAD, op) 56,792
PY1MK 28,000 Heartland DX Assn. 60,706 6
Single Operator YV4ABR 26,460 Hudson Valley Contesters and DXers 46,234 11
Unlimited, Mixed Mode, XQ4CW 18,544 South Jersey Radio Assn. 44,140 5
Low Power YT2RX 13,700 Granite State ARA 41,000 4
PY2RSA 234,976 EA6SX 13,192 Louisiana Contest Club 40,488 3
9Z4Y 141,368 DL6RAI 12,804 Radiosport Manitoba 37444 3
PY2QT 79,904 Pacific Northwest VHF Society 34.668 6
PY4LH 75,198 Single Operator Saskatchewan Contest Club 27.324 4
LQ3D Unlimited, CW Only, Contoocook Valley Radio Club 25,426 3
(LW3DG, op) 71,760 QRP Spokane DX Assn. 22,834 4
DK5DQ 39,600 PS8CW 2,640 Bay Area DXers 20,888 3
PX1C OK1QM 2,368 New Providence ARC 19,084 4
(PYUR.op) 31,388 HA3HX 1,276 Northern Arizona DX Assn. 10.160 3
L77D
SN5R Sierra Nevada ARS 3,018 3
(LU6DC. op) 20.768 616
(SP5XMU, op)
PY1KB 19,836 JH4CES 560 Local
HA8BE 18.870 JH1VIX 440
PE2K 432 The Villages ARC 387610 3
Single Operator UO2F 80 Hilltop Transmitting Assn. 110,920 3
Unlimited, Mixed Mode, Redwood Empire DX Assn. 110,164 6
QRP Central Virginia Contest Club 107262 6
Multioperator, Single
GW5P 960 Transmitter, High Power CTRI Contest Group 103,710 7
JK1TCV 954 LW7DX 815,596 Silver Springs Radio Club 99,164 6
JH3DMQ 756 FR4KR 432,880 Hampden County Radio Assn. 99,046 6
PY1CMT 460 PJ2T Iowa DX and Contest Club 87,832 3
274,316
YD9UW 208 PS2T Bristol (TN) ARC 82,948 5
243,072
VK4XU 60 ZF5T 181,720 Nashoba Valley ARC 69,444 5
LV4V 155.578 Silver Comet ARS 13.106 4
Single Operator LZ5R 137460 OH-KY-INARS 6,978 4
Unlimited, Phone Only, VJ4K 76.244 Cape Fear ARS 5,060 3
High Power IQ2MI 53,558 Athens County ARA 2,592 3
ZZ5K F8KGM 35,754
(PP5RT, op) 120,302
PV2K Muitioperator, Single
(PY2KNK, op) 52,416 Transmitter, Low Power
V55Y
(V51WH, op) 52,126
FY5KE 617700 The next ARRL 10-Meter Contest will
LS2D 478,950
PY5QW
PT4A
47.880 PX5M
PR2E
369.720
103,356
be held December 10-11,2022.
(PY4AZ, op) 42,340 PU2VLI 88,620
CE5NK 40,698 CA1NAK 49,416
ZV1T LU1WUD 36.946
(PP1WW, op) 37,674 F4KLW 17390
PY1FI 20,304 ZW1P 14,076
LU3DX 18,528 CE3PCG 11,070
IK2YCW 8,062

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The ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest
1800 UTC Saturday, August 6 - 1759 UTC Sunday, August 7, 2022
The objective in this distance-scored event is to make as many contacts
as possible on 222 MHz up to 241 GHz using terrestrial means (no EME During the 2021 222 MHz
and Up Distance Contest,
contacts) over as great a distance in kilometers as possible. Participants will Peter Kobak, KOBAK,
exchange six-digit grid locators, and distances will be based on the center-to- operated using a 2-meter to
center distance between the two stations’ six-digit locators. Visit http://k7fry. 23-centemeter log-periodic
com/grid for a grid mapping and distance tool, courtesy of Steve Fry, K7FRY. antenna and a new Q5 five-
band transverter from his
The three station categories are: Single Operator, Fixed; Multioperator, Fixed, repurposed news van. [Peter
and Rover. Rover stations may be worked from each four-character grid Kobak, KOBAK, photo]
square in which they operate. If more than one contact on a given band is
made between stations in specific grid squares, then the contact with the
longest path will be counted. All stations exchange six-digit grid locators on
as many bands as possible, but Rover stations can re-contact stations when
they move to a new four-digit grid square. Attempts to increase the contact
distances are encouraged, and all contacts should be logged (even duplicates,
to ensure that a valid contact isn’t lost).
There are no power categories. Competition is by region. There is also a Club
Competition and Team Competition. Be sure to register your team at
https://contests.arrl.org/teamreg.php7eidx1 before the contest begins.
Each band has a unique band factor value. Total score is the sum of all
QSO points.
Only electronic, Cabrillo-formatted logs will be accepted. Upload logs to
http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org. The deadline for submission of
entries is 1800 UTC, August 21,2022.

For event rules, see www.arrl.org/222-mhz-and-up-distance-contest

August 2022 ARRL Rookie Roundup — RTTY

1800 UTC - 2359 UTC Sunday, August 21,2022
Rookies make as many contacts as possible during this 6-hour event.
Rookies work everyone, and non-Rookies work only Rookies. The
exchange is your name, call sign, a two-digit year, and state (US or
Mexican), Canadian province, or“DX.”
HOUN UUP
Certificate of Achievement
You can enter as a Rookie if: This certifies that
♦ You were first licensed this year or in the previous 3 calendar years Byron Johnson, KN4PHS
(send the last two digits of the year you were first licensed in the
has participated in the August 2021
exchange); ARRL Rookie Roundup - RTTY
♦ You were licensed before 2019 and made your first-ever contact 200 points
during 2022, 2021,2020, or 2019; or 1st Place - Single Op, Call Area W4
♦ You haven’t made any contacts using the contest mode (RTTY)
before (send the current year in your exchange). ARRL AUAraMMoio' ‘ Kfu
*

Rookies can enter as a Single Operator or invite Rookie friends over

and operate as Multioperator. Up to five Single Operator Rookies can
also enter from their individual stations and submit their total score as
a team.
Non-Rookies can join the fun by calling "CO Rookies,” to encourage
the Rookie operators to call them.
All scores must be reported within 72 hours after the event. No late
entries will be accepted.
Participants in the ARRL Rookie Roundup can download
certificates suitable for framing in their shacks. Byron Johnson,
KN4PHS, achieved a first-place win in the fourth call area
during the 2021 ARRL Rookie Roundup — RTTY.
Complete rules, logging sheets, and links for
submitting your score can be found at
www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup

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Bernie McClenny, W3UR, w3ur@arrl.org

How’s DX?

Remembering a Great DXer

Last month we paid tribute to Yasuo
“Zorro” Miyazawa, JH1AJT, who
had an immense impact on the DX
community. I regret to share that
another great DXpeditioner — Roger
Western, G3SXW — has passed
away. Roger became a Silent Key on
April 24, 2022. He was 75.
During the 1970s, Roger worked for a
pharmaceutical company based out
of Tehran, Iran. While he was there,
he operated as EP2IA in his spare
time. Sometimes his work required
him to travel to Kabul, Afghanistan,
where he operated from YA1R.
Roger said he was a contester first
and foremost, but he was also a
DXpeditioner and prolific writer. He
founded the Voodoo Contest Group,
which managed a number of African
DXpeditions during CQ WW DX CW
contests. Roger was inducted into the
CQ Contest Hall of Fame in 1998,
and the CQ DX Hall of Fame shortly
after. He is one of four people to be
inducted into both.
Roger participated in countless
expeditions, on which he was often
accompanied by his friend Nigel
Cawthorne, G3TXF Some of his
major DXpeditions include opera­
tions as G3SXW in the Kingdom of
Eswatini, The Gambia, Melilla,
Mayotte, Miquelon, the Wallis
Islands, French Guiana, Svalbard,
and the Faroe Islands, among others.
He also operated at 9N1SXW in
Nepal; C21SX in Nauru; H44SX on
the Solomon Islands; P29SX in
Papua New Guinea; S79SXW in
Seychelles; TJ3G in Cameroon;
YK9G in Syria, and many others.
When he wasn’t traveling, Roger
could often be heard in pileups chas­
ing DX. For many years, he partici­
pated in an annual nine-band DXCC
challenge, which was sponsored by
the Torbay Amateur Radio Society
(TARS) in Newton Abbot, England.
This was well before the DX spotting
network.
Roger wrote articles for numerous
publications about his DXpeditions.
He also helped Carl Smith, N4AA
(SK), tabulate results of The DX
Magazine’s “Most Wanted” DXCC
survey. Roger also authored four
books about DXing and contesting.
FJ — St. Barthelemy
Several years ago, Phil Bettan,
K2LIO, retired and moved to the
French-Caribbean island of St.
Barthelemy (St. Barts). In 2021, after
years of inactivity, he decided to get
back on the air as EJ/K2LIO. Cur­
rently, he’s the only ham on the island.
He runs 100 W from an Icom IC-7300
into an end-fed wire that’s about 15
feet above the ground, and he’s only
active on SSB on 40, 20, 15, and
10 meters. He plans to install another
end-fed wire for
75 and 6 meters.
Phil has aYaesu
FTM-7250, and
he can operate
on 2 meters and
440 MHz FM
with a ground­
plane antenna.
His station is
about 600 feet
above sea level

A In November 2007, Roger Western, G3SXW

(SK), and Nigel Cawthorne, G3TXF, operated
from the JW5E club station in Longyearbyen,
Svalbard, signing JW/home calls. [Nigel
Cawthorne, G3TXF, photo]

◄ Roger Western, G3SXW (SK), made 12,700

contacts on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters during
the March 2003 TJ3G DXpedition, where he oper­
ated with his friend Nigel Cawthorne, G3TXF.
[Nigel Cawthorne, G3TXF, photo]

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Phil Bettan, FJ/K2LI0, likes to operate on SSB, and he can be
found on 40, 20,15, and 10 meters. He hopes to be on 75 and
6 meters soon, with his new FJ call sign. [Phil Bettan, FJ/K2LIO,
photo]
and about 1 mile inland from the
Caribbean Sea. He has applied for an
EJ call sign and is awaiting approval
from French authorities.
QSL cards for his operations should
go to his K2LIO callbook address.
Mail is then forwarded to the island.
Phil anticipates being off the island for
a short time in early August.
JD1/O — Ogasawara
Islands
Koji Takada, JE3GRQ, is planning
a 6-meter EME and multi-hop
sporadic-E expedition to Mukojima
Island, located in the northernmost
part of the Ogasawara Islands, in
June and July. The focus of this oper­
ation will be to contact North America
and Europe, in hopes of contacting
those who need JD1/O for a new
one on 50 MHz. EME activity is
expected when moon conditions are
good, otherwise he’ll be working ter­
restrial sporadic E. Koji will be using
a 6M8GJ Yagi antenna with eleva­
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tion, running 200 W. Mountains could
be an issue for his EME contacts, as
the elevation between 100 and 180
degrees will be problematic until he
points his antenna above 50 degrees.
For his North American contacts, 40
degrees azimuth will be clear once
above the horizon by 5 - 10 degrees.
Check your favorite DX outlet for any
updates on an exact time frame for
Koji’s operations.
JX — Jan Mayen
In late March, Helge H., LB4MI,
began working as an electrical engi­
neer on Jan Mayen, a Norwegian
volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean,
and he expects to be there through
the beginning of October. He started
operating as JX/LB4MI in early April.
Because he’s on the island for work,
he’ll be active in his spare time.
Helge noted that he is “not a skilled
operator or DXer,” but that he has
been on CW and enjoys the results
so far. You can call him at around
15 WPM. He is operating from
Tikkebu on Jan Mayen, using his
Icom IC-7300 transceiver and
Diamond WD-330 Tilted Terminated
Folded Dipole (T2FD) antenna for
2-30 MHz. So far, he has been
reported operating CW and SSB on
60, 20, and 17 meters. He also has
an Elecraft KX2 transceiver and AX1
multiband whip antenna for portable
use during Summits on the Air
(SOTA) activity, when he will use the
call sign JX/LB4MI/P.
Contacts are being uploaded to Club
Log and Logbook of The World
(LoTW). You can confirm contacts
with most digital logbooks, or use
paper QSL cards via the bureau,
eventually using OQRS on Club Log.
TR — Gabon
Roland Caillau, F8EN, is headed
back to Libreville, Gabon, on May 14.
He expects to begin operations again
as TR8CR in early June, continuing
activity throughout July. While there,
he will be celebrating his 94th birth­
day. Activity will be on CW only, on
40, 30, and 20 meters.
QSL cards via F6AJA, either direct or
via the REF QSL Bureau. Also, there
will be a log search at http://les
nouvellesdx.fr/voirlogs.php.
Wrap-Up
That’s it for this month, with special
thanks to F6AJA, FJ/K2LI0,
G3TXF, JE3GRQ, and Les
Nouvelles DX. Don’t forget to send
your DX news and operations to
your editor at bernie@dailydx.
com. Until next month, see you in
the pileups! — Bernie, W3UR
Jon Jones, N0JK, nOjk@orrl.org
The World Above 50 MHz
Solar Cycle 25 Strikes with F2 DX
On April 14, 2022, a coronal mass
ejection (CME) from the dead sunspot
AR2987 hit the Earth’s magnetic field.
It sparked a moderate G2 geomag­
netic storm. It was strong enough that
the planetary K index went to 6 at
1800 UTC.The solar flux was only
99, but 6 meters popped wide open
at 1900 UTC when Larry, NOLL
(EM09), first decoded HC2FG work­
ing KD4ADC, followed by HK3W
working N5JEH at 1905 UTC.
Figure 1 — N0JK's temporary portable
setup at his farm on April 14. 2022. [Jon
Jones, N0JK, photo]
News of the opening spread quickly.
Over the next hour, Larry decoded 14
different South American stations on
50.313 MHz FT8, including 3G22V,
LU3VA, LU5FF, PJ4DX, PJ4MM,
and PJ4EVA. AA0MZ (EM29) worked
HC2FG at 1914 UTC. I, N0JK (EM28),
was set up at our farm north of Law­
rence, Kansas, at 1950 UTC (see Fig­ were busy working foreign DX sta­
ure 1) and received many strong tions, backscatter can pick up new
decodes on HC2DR and HC2FG, states and grid squares.
including AAOMZ’s contact with
HC2FG. I decoded WP3R, XE2CQ, Oceania via 6 Meters
and XE2OR, along with many state­ Dan, K1TO (EL87), and W4TAA
side stations. WQ0P worked LU3VA (EL87) worked 3D2AG.
at 1933 UTC.
Rick Dorsch, HC1MD/2, had been
operating in the Galapagos Islands as
F2 Opening from
HD8MD. He went off the air that morn­
Coast to Coast
ing around 1430 UTC, unfortunately
Nelson, KD2CYU (FN20), in New
prior to the F2 opening. Rick made
Jersey, logged HC2FG, HC1BI, and
around 50 contacts on 6 meters ear­
OA1F. Mike, K7ULS (DN41), in Utah,
lier that week.
worked two stations in Costa Rica.
Fred, KH7Y/W6 (CM98), in northern
222 MHz EME
California, decoded HC2FG and
TI2CC.The F2 opening faded out in
Activity Weekend
From April 16-17, several stations
Kansas by 2015 UTC, but it continued
were active on 222 MHz JT65 EME
for stations further west. Trey, N5KO
(Earth-moon-Earth).The idea was to
(CM97), worked stations in CE, HC,
help Dave, K1 WHS, test his station on
HK, LU, PJ4, and Tl. His opening
EME, but activity grew, with many
peaked about an hour later than it
people making contacts. Dave worked
did in the Midwest states.
N7GP in Arizona for his last contact
The strong cross-country signals and on 222 MHz for the Worked All States
their association with the geomagnetic (WAS) award. With a 200 W single
storm are hallmarks of F2 propaga­ Yagi, Dave worked ND0B in North
tion. Larry noted many stateside sta­ Dakota and WQ0P in Kansas, which
tions were received, and he thought it he noted had audible tones on EME.
may be via sporadic E. I suspect it
was F2 backscatter, which occurs A 222 MHz EME weekend is a good
way for newcomers with a horizontal
when a single-hop F2 signal strikes
Yagi to listen during their moonrise
the Earth, and reflects back via the F
for EME and possibly make a contact.
layer. When the F2 opening to South
EME is alive and well on 222 MHz.
America faded for me, the stateside
stations faded with it, and the band
was very quiet. While many stations
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On the Bands
50 MHz.Transequitorial propagation
(TEP) continued in April. On April 1,
Dan, K1TO, noted that N4TB (about
75 kilometers east of him) worked 13
stations in Brazil on FT8. Dan had no
contacts this time. Long-path open­
ings occurred as well, with 3D2AG
decoding TT8SN at 18,111 kilometers.
On April 2, NOLL decoded CE2SV,
LU1WFU, and PV8DX. Dan decoded
VP8 and FO5QB, as well as making
contacts with South American sta­
tions. He also copied EA8 stations on
F2 scatter.
On April 4, K5JRN (EM10) worked
HK3X (FJ24) and HC1MD/2 (EI97) on
FT8, running just 30 W with an indoor
dipole. DX Maps showed that stations
in Ecuador made contacts from Texas,
Oklahoma, and Arkansas to the south­
eastern states. It was unclear if the
propagation was sporadic E or F2.
Tommy, KN4JX, and his wife, Leslie,
KC4PDN, operated portable from sev­
eral grids in New Mexico and west
Texas during the first week of April
Figure 2 — Leslie Teague, KC4PDN, and
husband Tom, KN4JX, set up a 6-meter
portable operation during the first week of
April. [Leslie Teague, KC4PDN, photo]
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Figure 3 — The DX Maps graphic shows
the Es - TEP opening on April 18. The
sporadic-E cloud providing “the link" is
shown at the intersection of the paths.
[www.dxmaps.com]
(see Figure 2). On April 6, they were
operating from DM74 and worked
WQOP on MSK144.
April 9,1 (EM28) decoded CE2SV,
CE0YHF/CE3, and CE3SOC on FT8
TEP around 1941 UTC.WQ0P
(EM19) worked CE4WJK. KD2CYU
(FN20) worked CE2SV, CE4WJK,
PP5BK, and LU5FF. N5KO logged
3D2AG on April 10. K1TO said April 11
“was amazing” with 6,850 FT8 South
American station decodes in 61 grids,
mostly LU and PY stations. EA8AQV
(IL28) worked HD8MD (EI49) in the
Galapagos Islands. EA8AQV worked
YB1 BA (OI33) via a long-path open­
ing on April 15 at 1537 UTC on FT8.
9Y4D also logged YB1 AR.
Some sporadic E appeared on Sun­
day, April 16.1 worked WY4D (FM07).
N0LL worked WY4D, N9DGG (FM05),
AF4Y (EM87), and N4YDU (FM06).
Michael, N0ALJ (EM26), worked W2,
W3, W8, and VE3 with 40 W and a
Comet GP15 antenna. Sporadic E
appeared again on April 18 (see Fig­
ure 3) and set up a sporadic E-to-TEP
link, which allowed stations in Minne­
sota and Wisconsin to work stations in
Figure 4 — Larry Lambert, NOLL, set up a
portable station in grid EN20 for the Eta
Aquarid meteor shower. [Larry Lambert,
NOLL, photo]
South America. The TEP to North
America dropped out the last week of
April.
Larry, NOLL, operated portable from
EN20 during the Eta Aquarid meteor
shower (see Figure 4). On April 22, he
made 27 MSK144 contacts, and on
April 23, he made eight contacts,
including three stations that needed
EN20 for the Fred Fish Memorial
Award (FFMA).
10 GHz. Ron, W9ZIH (EN51), worked
Pete, N0OY (EM19), on April 12, with
SSB on rain scatter.
Here and There
On April 21, the first contact on the
40 MHz band between Ireland
(EI9KP) and South Africa (ZS6OB)
took place at 1213 UTC. Note that
PSK Reporter flags on the 40 MHz
band may serve as an early warn­
ing for potential 50 MHz openings.
More information on the 40 MHz
band can be found at https://ei7gl.
bl ogspot.com/p/40-m hz. ht ml.
Maty Weinberg, KB1EIB, evenfs@arrl.org; www.arrl.org/special-event-stations
Special Event Stations
Working special event stations is an enjoyable way to help commemorate history.
Many provide a special QSL card or certificate!
June 11 - June 17, OOOOZ - 2359Z, W4F/K4F/N4F, Goose
Creek, SC. Carolina Sidewinders of the Lowcountry. 245th
Flag Day. 7.216 10.137 14.0757 14.316. QSL. Carolina Side-
Winders, 318 Jennie St., Goose Creek, SC 29445.
km4sw_614@yahoo.com
June 25 - June 26,1500Z - 2359Z, W9Y, Williams Bay. Wl.
Walworth County ARES/RACES. Reopening of Yerkes
Observatory. 20,40 and 80 meters. Certificate. Elijah Larson,
K9ILJ, 113 S. 3rd St. W. Fort Atkinson. Wl 53538.
www.walworthcountyaresraces.org
June 25 - June 26,1800Z- 1800Z, W6CX, Concord, CA.
Mt. Diablo Amateur Radio Club. MDARC Field Day Event.
147.060 MHz, + offset, PL100.0 Hz. QSLs will not be sent.
info@mdarc.org orwww.mdarc.org
June 25 - July 7,1200Z - 2300Z, KOH, Athol, KS. Smith County
Amateur Radio Club. 150th Anniversary of Home on the
Range. 3.930 7.265 14.336. Certificate & QSL. Michael G. Saft,
KB0QGT, 220 E. Kansas Ave., Smith Center, KS 66967.
July 2,1400Z - 2000Z, K4RC, Williamsburg, VA. Williamsburg
Area Amateur Radio Club. Colonial Williamsburg Special
Event. 7.265 14.265. Certificate & QSL. QSL Manager, K4RC,
P.O. Box 1470, Williamsburg, VA 23187 info@k4rc.net or
www.k4rc.net
July 4,1600Z-2130Z, W5KID, Baton Rouge, LA. Baton Rouge
Amateur Radio Club. Independence Day Observance. 7040
7250 14.040 14.250. QSL. USS Kidd Amateur Radio Club, 305
S. River Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70802. www.qrz.com/dbAv5kid
July 5 - July 9, OOOOZ - 2300Z, NY9H/WA3COM, Prosperity, PA.
Washington Amateur Communications. Whiskey Rebellion.
7280 14.280 18.160. Certificate & QSL. Bill Steffey, NY9H,
401 Bells Lake Rd., Radio Hill, Prosperity, PA 15329.
www.whiskeyrebellionfestival.com and www.wa3com.com
July 6 - Dec. 31,1000Z - 2359Z, PA100THALES, various
cities, Netherlands. PAIOOTHALESTeam. 100Years ofThales
Nederland B.V. All bands, all modes. QSL. Email pa100thales@
qsl.net for information, www.qsl.net/pa100thales
July 7 - July 17, OOOOZ - 2359Z, W4G, Birmingham, AL.
Birmingham Amateur Radio Club. World Games 2022
Birmingham. 72 MHz; all bands, all modes, including satellites.
QSL. Birmingham Amateur Radio Club. W4G, P.O. Box 603,
Birmingham, AL 35201. Look for W4G on various spotting sites.
www.w4cue.com/w4g
July 9,1700Z-2100Z, W9BCC. Wausau, Wl. Rib Mountain
Repeater Association. RMRA 50th Anniversary Celebration.
7282 14.315 146.730 146.820. QSL. e-QSL or Rib Mountain
Repeater Association, 1810 Perry Dr., Schofield, Wl 54476.
https://rmra.club
July 12,1800Z-2200Z, N3TAL, Lanham, MD. American
Legion Post 275 ART. Bladensburg World War I Peace Cross.
7275 MHz ± 5 kHz. QSL. American Legion Post 275 ART,
8201 Martin Luther King, Jr. Hwy., Lanham, MD 20706.
wa3dvo @ verizon.net
July 13 - July 18,0600Z - 2200Z, K0E, Erie, KS. Celebrating
149th Annual Old Soldiers and Sailors Reunion. 7.250 14.250.
QSL. Shannon Kofoid, W0SDK, 226 N. Grant, Erie, KS 66733.
July 20,1330Z - 2000Z, K2CAM, Garden City, NY. Long
Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club. Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Commemoration. 7.240 14.240; SSB, PSK31, and FT8.
QSL. LIMARC, P.O. Box 392, Levittown, NY 11756.
www.qrz.com/db/k2cam or www.limarc.org
July 21 - July 22,1400Z - 0200Z, K6E, Bakersfield, CA. N6AJ.
70th Anniversary of 73 Earthquake. 14.275 18.100; all bands,
all modes. QSL. Sharon Godley, 2701 Fordham St., Bakersfield,
CA 93305. n6aj@arrl.net or www.qrz.com/db/n6aj
July 23,1400Z - 1700Z, N1EPJ, East Greenwich, RL Massie
Wireless Club at New England Wireless & Steam Museum.
100th Anniversary of Three Rhode Island Broadcast Sta­
tions: WJAR, WEAN, and WKAD. 7.058 7250 14.058 14.310.
QSL. Massie Wireless Club, N1EPJ, P.O. Box 883, East Green­
wich, Rl 02818. www.newsm.org
July 23,1200Z - 2100Z, N9E, Lorain, OH. USCG AUX 09E-06/
BSA Sea Scouts. USCG Auxiliary Sea Scouts Safety at
Sea Day. 14.270 14.290 7180 7290. QSL. CGAUX Radio
Officer, CGSTA Lorain, 110 Alabama Ave., Lorain, OH 44052.
w8twl@arrl.net
July 25 - July 31,1200Z - 0200Z, W4H, Albion, NY. Orleans
County Amateur Radio Club. Orleans County 4H Fair. 7030
7.175 14.074 14.275. QSL. Orleans County Amateur Radio Club,
14064 W. County House Rd., Albion, NY 14411. Please QSL by
September 30,2022. vivr\N.ocarc.us
July 25 - July 31,1330Z - 2030Z, W9ZL, Appleton, Wl. Fox Cities
Amateur Radio Club. EAA AirVenture 2022.7250 14.270
50.150. Certificate. W9ZL Special Event Station, P.O. Box 2346,
Appleton, Wl 54912. www.fcarc.club
Certificates and QSL cards: To obtain a certificate from any
of the special-event stations offering them, send your QSO
information along with a 9 x 12-inch self-addressed, stamped
envelope (3 units of postage) to the address listed in the
announcement. To receive a special event QSL card (when
offered), be sure to include a self-addressed, stamped busi­
ness envelope along with your QSL card and QSO information.
Special Events Announcements: For items to be listed in this
column, use the ARRL Special Events Listing Form at www.
arrl.org/special-events-application, or email information to
events@arrl.org.
Submissions must be received by ARRL HQ no later than the
1 st of the second month preceding the publication date; a spe­
cial event listing for October QST would have to be received
by August 1. In addition to being listed in QST, your event will
be listed on the ARRL Web Special Event page. Note: All
received events are acknowledged. If you do not receive an
acknowledgement within a few days, please contact us. ARRL
reserves the right to exclude events of a commercial or political
nature.
You can view all received Special Events at www.arrl.org/
special-event-stations.
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Steve Ewald, WV1X, sewald@arrl.org; www.arrl.org/hamfests-and-conventions-calendar

Convention and Hamfest Calendar

A = AUCTION Montana (Essex) — July 15-17DFHRSTV

D = DEALERS / VENDORS
Spr = Sponsor
F - FLEA MARKET
H = HANDICAP ACCESS Tl = Talk-in frequency
Q = FIELD CHECKING OF QSL CARDS Adm = Admission
R = REFRESHMENTS
S = SEMINARS / PRESENTATIONS
T = TAILGATING
V = VE SESSIONS
Alaska (Kenai) — July 16 F H Q
10 AM. Spr: Moosehorn ARC. Kenai American Legion Hall,
902 Cook Ave. Tl: 146.88. Adm: $5. www.kl7uw.com/
Hamfest2022.htm
Colorado (Monument) — July 16 ) F H RT V
8 AM - 1 PM. Spr. Pikes Peak Radio Amateur Association.
Lewis Palmer High School, 1300 Higby Rd. Tl: 146.235 or
146.46 simplex. Adm: $5. www.ppraa.org
Idaho (Post Falls) — July 30 3 F H R T
9 AM - 2 PM. Spr. Kootenai ARS. Farm Field, 2130 N. Meyer
Rd. Tl: 146.98 (127.3 Hz). Adm: $5. www.k7id.org
Illinois (Peotone) — July 17DFHRSTV
6 AM - 1 PM. Spr: Kankakee Area Radio Society. Will Co.
Fairgrounds, 710 South West St. Tl: 146.940 (107.2 Hz). Adm:
$8 Advance, $10 door, www.w9az.com/karsfest.html
Illinois (Peotone) — Aug. 7 D F H R T
6 AM - 2 PM. Spr: Hamfesters Radio Club. Will Co. Fair­
grounds. 710 S. West St. Tl: 146.52 Simplex. Adm: $8
Advance, $10 door, www.ham-ham.org
Indiana (Elkhart) — Aug. 6 > F H R T
9 AM - 3 PM. Spr: Northern Indiana K9DEW Repeater
Network. Northern Indiana Event Center, 21565 Executive
Pkwy. Tl: 145.430 (141.3 Hz). Adm: $8. www.elkharteast
hamfest.com
Indiana (Winchester) — July 30 D F H R T V
8 AM - 3 PM. Spr: Randolph Co. ARC. Randolph Co. Fair­
grounds, 1885 US 27 Tl: 147.300 (110.9 Hz). Adm: Free.
www.sites.google.com/view/ecindianahamfest/home
ARRL IOWA STATE CONVENTION
August 6-7, Central City, Iowa
DFHQRSTV
8 AM - 3 PM. Sprs: Cedar Valley ARC, Collins ARC. Linn Co.
Fairgrounds, 201 Central City Rd. Tl: 146.745 (192.8 Hz).
Adm: $10. www.wOgq.org/hamfest
Michigan (Shelby Township) — July 16 F Ohio (Van Wert) — July 17 F H R T
8 AM - 1 PM. Spr GM ARC. Packard Proving Grounds, 49965
Van Dyke Ave. Tl: 443.075 (123 Hz). Adm: $5 per carload.
www.gmarc.org
Missouri (Warrensburg) — July 16 > F H R S T V
8 AM - noon. Spr Warrensburg Area ARC. Johnson County
Fairgrounds, 144 NW 361st Rd. Tl: 146.88 (107.2 Hz).
Adm: Free, www.waarci.org/events/hamfest
Missouri (Washington) — July 17 F H RTV
7 AM - noon. Spr Zerobeaters ARC. Knights of Columbus
Hall, 1121 Columbus Dr. Tl: 147.240 (141.3 Hz). Adm; $7.
www.zerobeaters.org
All day. Spr Great Falls Area ARC. Glacier Meadow RV Park,
15735 US HWY 2 E. Tl: 146.52 simplex. Adm: $25 Advance,
$30 door, www.gwhamfest.org
Nebraska (North Bend) — July 16 D F H R S V
8 AM - 12:30 PM. Spr Pioneer ARC. North Bend City Audito­
rium, 741 North Main St. Tl: 146.67 (100 Hz) or 433.900.
Adm: $3. www.k0sw.org
New Jersey (Augusta) — July 17 > F H Q R T V
8 AM - 2 PM. Spr Sussex Co. ARC. Sussex Co. Fair
Grounds, 37 Plains Rd. Tl: 147.30 (151.4 Hz). Adm: $8.
www.scarcnj.org
New Jersey (Piscataway) — July 9 FH Q RTV
8 AM - 1 PM. Spr Raritan Valley Radio Club. Piscataway High
School parking lot, 110 Behmer Rd. Tl: 146.625 (141.3 Hz).
Adm: $7. www.w2qw.org/hamfest.htm
New Jersey (Wall Township) — July 23 F H RT
7:15 AM - noon. Spr New Jersey Antique Radio Club.
InFo Age, 2201 Marconi Rd. Tl: none. Adm: $5. Email:
radioricardo61 ©gmail.com
New York (Alexander) — July 16 ) F H R T V
6 AM. Spr Lancaster ARC. Alexander Firemen Grounds,
10708 Alexander Rd. Route 98. Tl: 147.285 (141.3 Hz).
Adm: $8. www.w2so.org
New York (Smithtown) — July 9 F H V
8 AM. Spr Suffolk Co. VHF/UHF Assn. Elks Lodge Smith­
town, 120 Edgewood Ave. Tl: none. Adm: $5.
www.hamradioexamsny.yolasite.com
New York (Trumansburg) — Aug. 6 D F H R T V
7 AM - 2 PM. Spr Tompkins Co. ARA. Trumansburg Fair­
grounds, 2150 Trumansburg Rd., NYS Route 96. Tl: 146.970,
146.370 (103.5 Hz). Adm; $5. www.tcara-ny.org
North Carolina (Waynesville) — July 23 > F H R S T V
8 AM - 2 PM. Spr Western Carolina ARS. Smoky Mountain
Event Center (Heywood Co. Fairgrounds), 758 Crabtree Rd.
Tl: 147390 (94.8 Hz). Adm: $6 Advance, S7 door.
www.wcars-club.org
Ohio (Elyria) — July 16 D F H R T V
9 AM - 1 PM. Spr Northern Ohio ARS. Lorain Co. Community
College, 1005 Abbe Rd. N. Tl: 146.70 (110.9 Hz). Adm; $7.
Email: noarsfest@noars.net
Ohio (Grove City) — Aug. 6 D F H R
8 AM - 1 PM. Spr Aladdin Shrine Audio Unit. Aladdin Shrine,
1801 Gateway Circle. Tl: 146.760 (123.0 Hz). Adm; $5.
www.columbushamfest.com
8 AM - 1 PM. Spr Van Wert ARC. Van Wert Co. Fairgrounds,
1055 S. Washington St. Tl: 146.850. Adm; Free, www.w8fy.org
ARRL OKLAHOMA SECTION CONVENTION
July 22 - 23, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
D F H Q RSV
Fri. 3 PM - 9 PM, Sat. 8 AM - 3 PM. Spr Central Oklahoma
Radio Amateurs. Oklahoma City Community College, 7777 S.
May Ave. Tl: 146.82 (151.4 Hz) or DMR 31401 OK Central.
Adm: $10 Advance, $12 door, www.hamholiday.com

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Pennsylvania (Chambersburg) — July 30 FHQRSTV
8 AM - noon. Spr: Cumberland Valley ARC. CVAEMA Show
Grounds, 1501 Criders Church Rd. Tl: 147120 (100 Hz).
Adm: $5. www.w3ach.org
Pennsylvania (Sinking Creek) — Aug. 6DFHQRSTV
8 AM - noon. Spr: Reading Radio Club, Inc. Heritage Park,
992 Clematis St. Tl: 146.91 (131.8 Hz). Adm: $8 Sellers, $5
buyers; test takers, unlicensed family free, www.qsl.net/w3bn
Tennessee (Athens)—July 16 HRTV
9 AM - 1 PM. Spr: McMinn Co. ARC. McMinn Co. Expo Center,
Athens Regional Park, Decatur Pike. Tl: 147.060 (141.3 Hz).
Adm: Free, www.mcminnarc.com
Tennessee (Lebanon) — July 30DHQRSTV
8 AM - 3 PM. Spr: Wilson County ARC. James E. Ward
Agricultural Center “Wilson Co./Tenn. State Fairgrounds,”
935 E. Baddour Pkwy. Tl: 147.105 (156.7 Hz). Adm: $5.
www.midtnhamquest.com
Virginia (Berryville) — Aug. 7 HQ RTV
6 AM. Spr: Shenandoah Valley ARC. Clark County
Ruritan Fairgrounds, 890 W. Main St. Tl: 146.820
(146.2 Hz). Adm: $10, children under 12 free.
www.berryvillehamfest.com
Virginia (Roanoke) — Aug. 6 HRTV
9 AM - 1 PM. Spr: Roanoke Valley ARC. Colonial Avenue
Baptist Church, 4165 Colonial Ave. Tl: 146.985 (107.2 Hz).
Adm: Free, www.roanokehamfest.info
PACIFIC NORTHWEST DX CONVENTION
August 5-7, Spokane, Washington
D QS
Fri. 2 PM - midnight, Sat. 7:30 AM - midnight, Sun. 7:30 -
10:30 AM. Spr: Spokane DX Association. Centennial
Hotel Spokane, 303 W. North River Dr. Tl: none. Adm: $50
Advance (prior to July 1), $55 door (after July 1).
www.pacificnwdxconvention.com
Washington (Union Gap) — July 30 F Q R T
9 AM - 2 PM. Spr: N7YRC Group. Yakima Office of Emergency
Management, 2403 South 18th St. Tl: 147.06 (85.4 Hz). Adm.-
Free. www.n7cfo.com
Write for QST
The membership journal of ARRL is always open to manuscript submissions from ham radio operators.
OST looks for material that appeals to a broad cross-section of
readers within the diverse amateur radio community. Feature
articles published in QSTfall into one of two broad categories:
technical and general interest.
Technical articles outline a construction project or a technical
concept. General interest articles are “everything else” that's not
technical: recaps of DXpeditions, grid expeditions, or public service
activities; personal accounts of trying a new mode or style of oper­
ating — anything relating to operating or the ham radio avocation.
Whether your manuscript has a technical or general focus, a
strong “how-to" component will make it stand out. Readers should
come away from the article with specific ideas for recreating your
experience.
ARRL WEST VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION
July 29 - 31, Sutton, West Virginia
D F H STV
8 AM - 7 PM. Spr: West Virginia State Amateur Radio Council.
Flatwoods Days Inn and Suites and the Flatwoods Conference
Center, 350 Days Dr. Tl: 145.290 (91.5 Hz). Adm: $10.
www.qsl.net/wvsarc
Wisconsin (Jefferson) — Aug. 6 FR
8 AM - noon. Spr: Tri-County ARC. Spangler Campgrounds,
910 Jackson Ave. Tl: 145.49 (123.0 Hz). Adm: $5.
www.w9mqb.org
CENTRAL STATES VHF SOCIETY CONFERENCE
July 22 - 23, La Crosse, Wisconsin
D FQ RS
Fri. and Sat. 8 AM - 5 PM. Spr: Central States VHF
Society. Radisson Hotel La Crosse, 200 Second St. Tl: 147.09
(131.8 Hz). Adm: Approx. $45. www.2022.csvhfs.org
To All Event Sponsors
Before making a final decision on a date for your event, you
are encouraged to check the Hamfest and Convention Database
(www.arrl.org/hamfests-and-conventions-calendar ) for events
that may already be scheduled in your area on that date. You are
also encouraged to register your event with HQ as far in advance
as your planning permits. See www.arrl.org/hamfest-convention-
application for an online registration form. Dates may be recorded
up to 2 years in advance.
Events that are sanctioned by ARRL receive special benefits,
including an announcement in these listings and online. Sanctioned
conventions are also listed in The ARRL Letter. In addition, events
receive donated ARRL prize certificates and handouts. Once the
form has been submitted, your ARRL Director will decide whether to
approve the date and provide ARRL sanction.
The deadline for receipt of items for this column is the 1 st of
the second month preceding publication date For example,
your information must arrive at HQ by August 1 to be listed in the
October issue. Information in this column is accurate as of our
deadline; contact the sponsor or check the sponsor’s website for
possible late changes, driving directions, and other event details.
Please note that postal regulations prohibit mention in OST of
games of chance, such as raffles or bingo.
Promoting your event is guaranteed to increase attendance.
As an approved event sponsor, you are entitled to special
discounted rates on OST display advertising and ARRL web banner
advertising. Call ARRL’s toll-free number at 1-800-243-7768, or
email ads@arrl.org.
General interest submissions should be in the range of
1,200 - 1,800 words, with 3-5 high-resolution images.
Technical article submissions may be longer and include more
images, as the subject matter requires (for example, if there are
step-by-step instructions for a build project). Please submit
images as separate attachments (rather than embedded in your
manuscript), and include caption information for all images at
the end of your manuscript. Send all manuscripts, with images,
to qst@arrl.org.
For even more information on what QST is looking for, and
further details on how to submit manuscripts, see our Author
Guide at www.arrl.org/qst-author-guide.
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August 1972

A Look Back

92 July 2022
 August 1972

Sft&'Strays

The "50 Years Ago” column in April reported the

attendance of Dr. Alfred N. Goldsmith, 2XN at a
second district convention in New York. W2AIM
brings to our attention that the same Dr. Gold­
smith (shown in the photo) was the principal
speaker at a recent joint QCWA/Radio Club of
America meeting, and was introduced by former
ARRL president W2KH.

Ottawa Ontario Amateur Radio Club members

pore over the latest m IC gadgets, following a talk
by Jerry Hall, K1PLP, assistant technical editor of
QST.

The Jr. OP of John Van, W9PMJ took this shot of

a "peachy dandy" antenna installation in Cicero,
III. If you look closely you’ll see one of the radials
practically touching a "hot" wire on the power
lines. Nope, it isn't a ham installation - one guess
allowed! (Switch to safety"!!)

These QSLs are from a few of the more than 60

Novices worked during the Apollo 16 flight by the
Goddard Amateur Radio Club special events
station, WG3SFC. The station located at the
Goddard Space Flight Center made a special effort
to contact Novices - 63 in all were worked under
the supervision of W3ROO. The group is now
gearing up for the Apollo 17 mission scheduled for
December 1972, and again will offer a com­
memorative QSL to all stations contacted.

WN8LTK WN2BXV

WN2EJA
aipo
W~i
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WG3SFC
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George Benson, N8RU, n8ru@orrl.net

Classic Radio

Rescuing a Hallicrafters S-53A

Bill Mitchell, WD8KQT, asked me to
see if his Hallicrafters S-53A could be
fixed. From the way it was behaving,
we anticipated the worst, thinking one
of the radio’s intermediate frequency
(IF) transformers may have failed. So,
in the week before Bill dropped it off, I
found an S-53A radio to use for donor
parts (see Figure 1).
Bill’s radio’s problems were due to its
aged electrolytic and tubular capa­
citors, which had deteriorated to the
point that it wouldn’t work.The IFs
and main components actually re­
mained in good shape. With the capa­
citors replaced and freshly aligned,
the radio is now back to working as it
did when Bill received it in 1957.
Down, But Not Out
After repairing Bill’s radio, I was left
wondering what to do with the rig I
bought for parts. It was missing its
front panel and the cabinet was man­
gled, but the glass dial face was in
place and undamaged. While the
chassis had a film of dirt, the under­
side was clean and mostly unmodified
from its original state. An ohmmeter
check indicated that the power trans­
former primary and secondary wind­
ings were probably good. The same
was true for the three IF transformers
and the audio output transformer.
My newly acquired S-53A must have
experienced damaging stress or im­
pact, evidenced by the broken support
bracket at the rear of the variable­
capacitor assembly, leaving it to hinge
up and down on two front anchor
screws.
At its core, it seemed to be a service­
able radio. Not worried about the obvi­
ous defects, I decided it would be
interesting to attempt a rescue.
Stage By Stage
Two of the old electrolytic capacitors
in the power supply were leaking
badly, making it impossible to turn the
radio on for quick troubleshooting. The
15 tubular capacitors were also over­
due for replacement, so my approach
would be to follow the incremental
steps I usually take with a basic re­
cap project. Moving stage by stage,
I started with the power supply, fol­
lowed by the audio, the detector and
IF, and the mixer and oscillator.
In general, everything went without a
hitch from the power supply through
the two IF stages. One small issue
surfaced in the first-stage audio,
which was silent when checked with
the signal generator. Voltages and
resistances measured okay, so the
6SC7 tube was switched out with the
one from a working radio. That solved
the issue. The defective 6SC7 had
tested good at the project’s start, and
as sometimes happens, whatever
was wrong didn’t show on the tube
tester.
The mixer/oscillator was last in line for
repair. When its recap was done, the
stage readily passed a 455 kHz mod-

◄ Figure 1 — The S-53A was bought to be parted out, but it

soon became a restoration project.

► Figure 2 —At top center, you can see the shorted oscillator
bandspread variable.

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ulated IF signal with a confirming note
at the speaker, meaning the mixer
was okay. But this was not the case
when the signal generator was set
to 1.6 MHz on band A. and then to
the center frequencies of bands B
through E. There was no tone from
the speaker on any of them. That was
a sure sign of an issue in the oscillator.
Shorted and Open
Measurement at the 6C4 oscillator
tube indicated no voltage at the grid,
which meant the oscillator resonant
(LC) circuit wasn’t working. The first
check was to see if the oscillator’s
variable-capacitor rotor plates may
have been pushed out of shape when
the frame support was damaged. This
could cause them to touch and short
with the capacitor’s fixed stator plates,
thus grounding and shutting off the
LC circuit. A continuity check indi­
cated this was the case. Gentle
straightening of the bandspread rotor
plate (see Figure 2) took care of it.
But that didn’t fix things, and the radio
still couldn’t hear an RF signal. I con­
firmed that the stage’s resistors and
◄ Figure 3 —Troubleshooting around the band switch was
made difficult by the tight quarters.
► Figure 4 — The S-53A, back in service.
capacitors were within tolerance, and
I swapped out the 6C4 — still no
result. The problem finally surfaced at
the band switch. Using a magnifier, I
found that the wire connecting the
variable capacitor to the switch had
broken loose at the edge of the switch
terminal’s solder joint, creating an
inoperative, open circuit.
The otherwise simple procedure of
restoring the connection by soldering
in a new lead took some time. The
terminal is located at the bottom of the
switch, and the break was hidden
behind it, obscured even more by
the crisscross of wires between the
band switch and oscillator coils (see
Figure 3). I had to temporarily discon­
nect them to do the work.
With these issues out of the way, the
oscillator checked okay, and the radio
came to life. All that remained was a
quick alignment, putting the S-53A
back in service.
Polished Up
I considered fabricating a new front
panel for the S-53A, but an original
appeared on eBay, so I bought it. It
was scratched, dented, and no doubt
gathered from another parts radio. It
cleaned up well with restorative pol­
ish, though it still showed some scars
(see Figure 4).
Vintage Hallicrafters knobs, along with
freshly buffed chrome toggle switches,
made the panel blemishes less notice­
able. The chassis came back shinier
than new after I used mild detergent
and more restorative polish to remove
oxidation.
I’ll complete the project with repair of
the S-53A’s damaged cabinet, which
is now waiting on my shop’s floor. I
won’t repaint it, I’ll just clean and pol­
ish it, to keep everything in charac­
ter. When everything is done, the
radio will have its cosmetic faults,
while playing much as it did when it
was new 65 years ago — and it will
serve as a reminder not to be discour­
aged by the way things appear at first
sight.
All photos by the author.
July 2022 95
Certificate of Code Proficiency
Sponsored by

Recipients -I
Vibrqplex.
www.vibroplex.com

This month, ARRL recognizes merit and progress in Morse code

proficiency on the part of the following individuals, who have
achieved proficiency at the following rates, in words per minute.

February 2022 Huston D. Thompson, K0VIR 25 April 2022

James R. Sencenbaugh, K6TPS 10 Bruce M. Croskey, AH0U 30 Brian C. Bright, AC9SB 10
Huston D. Thompson, K0VIR 10 Arthur C. Clark, KD6GBY 10
Daniel T. Wade, III, KD2TUD 10 March 2022 David E. Kirk, W6MQI 10
James Alexanderson, KI5RNJ 15 Richard D. LeBlanc, KB1FN 10 Michael A. Krahenbuhl, K0ARA 10
Stephen F. Hersey, K7OFG 15 James F. Volant, N8ES 10 Raymond B. Manley, K6RBM 10
Dave L. Rawlings, KE7JEL 15 Claude W. Johnson, Jr., K8MPW 15 Robert Harrington, VE3OU 15
Thomas D. Taylor, N5ADA 15 Timothey W. Maloney, KA7NWT 15 Craig H. Moody, K1CHM 15
Huston D. Thompson, K0VIR 15 Kenneth R. Nordlie, K0DVT 15 Steven H. Saef, AA2BB/4 20
Paul S. Hadorn, W8LY 20 Devin J. Pohly, KN9T 15
William F. Paparella, Sr., KA2MLH 20 Christopher E. Johnson, WB9FXW 30 May 2022
Charles Perillo, III, K2RRV 20 James J. Werth, KD1AO 10
Thomas D. Taylor, N5ADA 20
Huston D. Thompson, K0VIR 20 Congratulations to all the recipients.

July 2022 W1AW Qualifying Runs

W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station at ARRL Head­
quarters in Newington, Connecticut, transmits Morse code
Qualifying Runs to assist ham radio operators in increasing and
perfecting their proficiency in Morse code. Amateur radio opera­
tors can earn a Certificate of Code Proficiency or endorsements
by listening to W1AW Qualifying Runs.
July Qualifying Runs will be transmitted by WfiiN in
Newington, Connecticut at the times shown on 1.802.5,
3.581.5, 7.047.5, 14.047.5, 18.097.5, 21.067.5, 28.067.5,
50.350, and 147.555 MHz. The West Coast Qualifying Runs
will be transmitted by KH6TU on Wednesday July 27 at 6 PM
HST (0400 UTC on July 28) on 7047.5 and 14047.5 kHz.
Unless indicated otherwise, sending speeds are from
10 to 40 WPM.
are offering to subsidize the total cost of a Code Proficiency cer­
tificate or endorsement submission for any individual age 21
years and younger, and who reside in either the US or Canada.
Participants who wish to make use of this offer should indicate on
their qualifying run submissions they are age 21 or younger, and
certify as such via their signature. Eligible participants are not
required to send any fee with their Code Proficiency submissions.
For more information about Qualifying Runs, please
visit www.arrl.org/qualifying-run-schedule.
For information about how to qualify for the
Certificate of Code Proficiency, please visit
www.arrl.org/code-proficiency-certificate.

Amateur radio operators who participate W1 AW Qualifying Runs — July 2022

in Qualifying Runs may submit proof of (All times are in Eastern Daylight Time)
1 minute of the highest speed they have
copied in the hope of qualifying for the Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Certificate of Code Proficiency, or an 7/5 7/7 7/8
endorsement to their existing certificate. 4 PM - 2000Z 10PM-0200Z 9AM-1300Z
Legibly copy at least 1 minute of text 10-35 WPM (7/8 - UTC) 10 - 35 WPM
by hand, and mail the sheet to: 10-40 WPM
W1AW Qualifying Runs, 225 Main St., 7/11 7/13 7/14 7/15
Newington, CT USA 06111. 4 PM - 2000Z 7 PM - 2300Z 9 AM - 1300Z 10 PM - 0200Z
10-35 WPM 10-40 WPM 35-10 WPM (7/16-UTC)
Include $10 (check or money order) if this is a
10-35 WPM
submission for your initial Code Proficiency
certificate; $7.50 if you are applying for an 7/19 7/20 7/21 7/22
endorsement (available for speeds up to 9 AM - 1300Z 10 PM - 0200Z 7 PM - 2300Z 4 PM -2000Z
40 WPM). Your test will be checked against 10-35 WPM (7/21 - UTC) 10-35 WPM 10-40 WPM
35-10 WPM
the actual transmissions to determine if you
have qualified. 7/25 7/26 7/28 7/29
10 PM-0200Z 9AM-1300Z 4 PM - 2000Z 7 PM - 2300Z
Members of the North Fulton (Georgia) (7/26 - UTC) 35 -10 WPM 35-10 WPM 10-35 WPM
Amateur Radio League (https://nfarl.org) 10-40 WPM
Celebrating Our Legacy
Scouting Out Sputnik
Most QST readers know me from the
articles I’ve written. I’ve been a ham for
65 years and, like most old-timers, I have
a story to tell about my radio beginnings.
When I was 5 years old in 1948, a neigh­
bor had a broadcast radio with some
funny lines on its dial. If you tuned in to
them, you’d get foreign languages and
unfamiliar music. Some of those stations
were in English, though. I enjoyed listen­
ing to those, including BBC, ABC Radio
Australia, and, yes, Radio Moscow.
When I was 8,1 joined the Cub Scouts
and began reading Boy’s Life magazine.
There, I learned about shortwave listen­
ing, which brought back memories of
that old radio. When my next birthday
came, I was in luck. My present was a
real shortwave radio, a Hallicrafters
S-38C.
In addition to broadcast stations, it could
hear hams. Again, I was in luck. When I
turned 11 and “graduated” into the Boy
Scouts, the local Scoutmaster happened
to be a ham. Not only was he a good
Scoutmaster, but he was also an accom­
plished mentor who had helped quite a
few of the troop’s members become
licensed radio amateurs.
I later entered high school, joined the
radio club, and added a Hallicrafters
SX-96 receiver, a Knight-Kit VFO, and a
Vibroplex bug. My operating remained
CW only.
October 5,195Z was a very important
day in my radio life. I was home from
school with the flu, and the morning
newspaper was all about the Russian
Sputnik launched the previous day. The
paper said it transmitted on 20.005 MHz.
That was just above WWV, so I set up
the SX-96 and waited. Sure enough,
there it was. The news bulletin asked
hams to report reception of Sputnik to
the US Naval Research Laboratory,
because the US tracking network did not
operate on Sputnik's frequencies. So, I
went to 80 CW and sent in my info.
We did that for several days, until report­
ing was no longer required. However, I
was hooked on satellites for life.
Ray Soifer, W2RS (SK)
Green Valley, Arizona
Life Member
Amateur Radio to
Professional Broadcasting
I became interested in electronics
at age 11 after receiving a battery-
operated tape recorder as a birthday
gift. Soon after, I began reading Popular
Electronics magazine and building Allied
A teenage Rick Garofalo, then WN9ZTE, operates a
Globe Scout 65 W transmitter in his ham shack.
Radio Knight-Kits and Heathkits. In
1968, at age 15,1 took my Novice exam
at Allied Radio in Chicago, and was
assigned the call WN9ZTE. My first sta­
tion consisted of a used Globe Scout
65 W AM/CW crystal-controlled transmit­
ter, and a used Hallicrafters SX-146
receiver. My antenna was a Hustler
4BTV tripod-mounted on my parents’
rooftop. In high school at Loyola Acad­
emy, I was elected president of the ham
radio club.
A few years later, after earning my Gen­
eral- and then Advanced-class licenses
(and becoming WA9ZTE), I got the
matching Hallicrafters HT-46 transmitter
so I could transceive. My dad helped me
build a custom Formica cabinet for my
station.
Top 40 AM radio and the Beatles on Ed
Sullivan evoked a fascination with com­
mercial broadcasting, so I began studies
as a radio/TV/film major at Northwestern
University in 1971.1 managed to get
my first job at a local Chicago station,
WEDC. I kept the program log and even­
tually operated the RCA audio board and
RCA 1 kW transmitter.
By my junior year, I was vacation relief
engineering at WGN Radio in
Chicago, mixing the various
radio programs and other audio
production duties. The WGN
radio engineers who were
hams introduced me to 2-meter
FM, and I got on the air with a
modified Motorola taxicab FM
radio.
Three summers of vacation
relief engineering eventually led
to a 40-year career with WGN
Radio and TV as a broadcast
engineer. I was fortunate
enough to work on programs
like Bozo’s Circus and The Phil
Donahue Show, and broad­
casts of Chicago Cubs games
with sportscaster Harry Caray.
Though marriage and raising
two daughters brought me a
20-year hiatus from ham radio,
I got back on the air in 1998 with mem­
bers of the WGN Net. A wonderful hobby
led to a wonderful career in
broadcasting!
Rick Garofalo, WA9ZTE
Park Ridge, Illinois
Send reminiscences of your early days in
radio to “Celebrating Our Legacy," ARRL,
225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111 or
celebrate@arrl.org. Submissions selected
for publication will be edited for space and
clarity. Material published in “Celebrating
Our Legacy” may also appear in other
ARRL media. The publishers of QST
assume no responsibility for statements
made in this column.
July 2022 97
100, 50, and 25 Years Ago
July 1922
IJ J T
'Devoted Exclusively to

■ Our cover illustration by Clyde Darr, 8ZZ, shows a couple canoeing, sharing a “Double
emZEM RADIO
Published by the
Head Set.” lMERICAN radio relay league
■ The editorial relates the “Flattening Out" of radio during the summer months, yet “Hold­
ing Our Own” on radio traffic.
■ K. B. Warner discusses “An Invention of Tremendous Importance to the Amateur—
Super-Regeneration.”
■ “Ourselves,” an early photo of the ARRL gang at the 1045 Main St., Hartford,
Connecticut, location, shows ARRL staff enjoying dinner together.
■ “The New Radio Bill” was introduced in the Senate on June 8, and given the number
S.3694. Text of the new bill appears on page 56 of this issue.
■ R. H. G. Mathews updates us with “An Explanation of the ‘Chicago Plan,’” an organiza­
tion of radio clubs and groups created to foster cooperation and regulate radio com­
munications.
■ “An Echo of the Transatlantic Tests” shows a photo of our editor, K. B. Warner, 1BHW,
as the proud owner of the gorgeous top-piece awarded to Paul Godley by Mr. Burn­
ham of the British manufacturer, Burnham & Co.
■ A photo of Miss Eunice Randall, 1CDP, one of the pioneer figures in radio broadcast­
ing, shows her broadcasting her “soothing tales from WGI.” The article states, “As
far as known, she is the only woman designer in the radio industry."

July 1972
■ The cover shows author R. P. Burr, W2KQP, passing the summer days on an island
retreat, using his homemade transceiver. See his design in ‘The Flashlight Side­
bander”
■ The editorial reports that the second annual board meeting will be a regular feature
beginning this year.
■ Robert B. Dome's, W2WAM, article, “A Study of the DDRR Antenna,” points the way to
increasing its efficiency from 2.75 to 25.8 percent to effect an increase of 9.8 dB in
signal strength.
■ Howard J. Hanson, W7MRX, explains a useful gadget for users of simple end-fed wire
antennas, “A ‘Stretcher1 for End-fed Multiband Wires.”
■ Jim Kennedy, K6MIO/WB4OUC; John Schauble; Jerry Allnoch. WA4TST, and Don
Roberts, WB4LSI, observe the way in which D-layer absorption changes during the
progression of an eclipse, in “D-Layer Absorption During a Solar Eclipse.”
■ In the “Beginner and Novice” section, Lew McCoy, W1ICP, addresses the amateur’s
responsibility on interference in “RFI.”
■ Addressing Dayton Hamvention participants, the new Chief of Amateur Regulatory
Affairs discussed the basic principles of amateur existence and performance in “Ama­
teur Radio — Privilege and Responsibility,” by A. Prose Walker, W4BW.

July 1997
■ On our cover is EA7RCL, the official station of the Radio Club La Linea, with a back-
drop of an imposing shadow of the Rock of Gibraltar.
■ David Sumner, K1ZZ, speaks of the spirit of volunteerism, in “It Seems to Us... The
ARRL: A Working Democracy.”
■ In “DC Currents,” Steve Mansfield, N1MZA, reports that the Senate passed S 544 and
the House passed a companion bill, HR 911, each described as The Volunteer Pro­
tection Act of 1997.
■ John Tull's, KC5HXU, article, “New Mexico Mountaintop SAR Team,” details the effec­
tiveness that amateur communications have had on search and rescue by improving
safety margins and enhancing the ability to save lives.
■ Arthur I. Zygielbaum, WA6SAL, relates how a simple interconnect, some software, and
an inexpensive palmtop can make remote control easy, in “Computer Control for
Mobile Ham Radio Operation.”
■ Unexpected military visits can be a little frightening! In “The Day the US Army Invaded
W4TLV,” Barry W. Collins, W4TLV, shares details of this strange experience.

98 July 2022
Silent Keys Administrator, sk@arrl.org

Silent Keys
It is with deep regret that we record the passing of these radio amateurs:

♦N1CKM Santos. Wayne W„ Barnstead, NH WB4WED Howard, Hope M., Frederick, MD WB8NMK Winke, Ronald F, Fremont, OH
AB1 El Johnson. Douglas A., West Bath, ME KW4WK Scott, Lee R., Remlap, AL ♦NG8P Hunt, Howard B., Cincinnati, OH
K1 ER Peters. John D„ Aurora, CO AF4WP Harmon, William F„ High Point NC K8QVC Martin, James C„ Fairmont, WV
WA1FIA Houston, Chatmon, Jr., Leominster, MA K4WZL Cundiff, James E., Sr., Gulf Breeze, FL WT8R Beard, Errol D., Newbern, TN
AA1FW Peghiny, James W, Auburndale, MA WA4ZKI Brownlee, Jerry M., Pfafftown, NC •KD8RSS Durain, Earl B„ Fostoria, OH
N1 HA Allred, Harold L, Crossville, TN KA5BJS Macdonald. Judith. Oklahoma City, OK •W8VKJ Riley, Carrol “Andy,” The Plains, OH
•KB1HVB Sanroma, Paul M., Bristol, Rl W5CAV Hereford, Louis A., II, Birmingham, AL KD8VT0 Kirk, Kenneth E., Sturgis, Ml
K1LBE Culley, James, Gales Ferry, CT K5CJU Varisco, Martin L, Jr., Hammond, LA N8WBC Merritt, Michael W.. Continental, OH
KB1LIB Grindle, Mildred H„ Union, ME KB5CTU Martin, Jerry, Haltom City. TX WB8WBR Ramsey, Charles F„ Lucasville, OH
AA1LP Pierce, Rudolph W, Attleboro, MA N5D0K Ely, Samuel H„ Clarksdale, MS KD8Y0B Dewitt, Joseph G., Tremont City, OH
KA10US Lawrence, William R., Sr., Jasper, TX ♦W5EGS Hoestenbach. Roger D„ Sr., Houston, TX WB8YS0 Ayers, Leo D., Findlay, OH
W1RIK Williams, Richard W., Cape Coral, FL KG5FRZ Schmidt, Edward A., Wesson, MS N9BP0 Davis, Francis E., Neenah, Wl
W1SKP Paquette, Elmer, Wallingford, CT KX5G Thompson, Russell W., Grand Prairie, TX W9DCU Urberger, Donald C., Carbondale, IL
W1TYY Altshuler, Justin L. “Judd,' Tampa, FL K5GCY Young, Gary C„ Jackson, MS W9EMC Lubitz, William J., Hartland, Wl
♦W1VFJ Coates, Arthur M., Weston, CT W5GSZ Taylor, Cecil B., Plano, TX WB9FHP Jones, Larry B., Paoli, IN
KB1VWA Owens. Jonathan H.. Burlington, VT N5JFM Lewellen, Orvil L, Sheridan, TX K9FLR Gauthier, Ronald L„ Green Bay, Wl
•WR1W Woodward, Norman E., Keene. NH KC5LVB Metzger, Paul M., Plano, TX KD9HIW Baril, Ellyn M„ Manitowoc, Wl
N1WRV Pinette. Scott R„ Mars Hill, ME KG5MKP Fagala, Clayton B, Granbury. TX WA9KKR Cantwell, Lawrence H„ Northbrook, IL
N1YN0 Clark, Chris, Stamford, CT N50IJ Hughes. Daniel M.. Electra, TX ♦WB9LKC Sommers, Raymond A., Sharon, Wl
WA2AEW Hamilton, Roger H„ Syracuse, NY WB5PC0 Smith, Jerry L, Brenham. TX ♦WA9PB0 Cox, Paul A„ Jr., Roscoe, IL
W2AMK May, William A., Weedsport. NY •AA5QR Gray. Darrell T„ Pearland. TX K9PN Lumos, James E„ Geneseo, IL
♦WB2BFE Davis, Bryson C„ Spencer. NY W5RKN Parsons, Ronald G„ Austin, TX KA9TGU Arnold, Alan R„ Connersville, IN
W2CNS Nezelek, Robert J., Victor, NY •N5RP0 Billings, Arnold H„ Woodville, TX KB9UNR Palmer, Gloria A.. Indianapolis, IN
N2CSA Cole, Frederick W., North Cape May, NJ WA5RRT Hawkins, Jeffrey D, Denham Springs, LA KC9VER Grimes, Adam S„ Greenfield, IN
KD2DUL Miller, Steven M„ Princeton, NJ KW5STW Womack, Sid T, Russellville, AR N9VFS Basham, David J„ Crothersville, IN
WR2HM Meltzer, Herman S, Boynton Beach, FL ♦K5SVS Powledge, J. Phil, North Little Rock, AR KB9VKR Eskew, Vernon L, Effingham, IL
WA2ITQ Goldstein. Alan J., Rockville. MD W5ZTG Edwards. Bob L, San Angelo, TX WB9WBN Werner, Gerald J., Marshfield, Wl
W02J Lehmann, Mark W., Gold Hill, OR KK6AHB Stipp. Stephen M., Ramona, CA N0AA Thompson, Moody C. “Bud,” Hanover, FA
•KC2JCN Doolittle, Jo Ann. Newfield, NY KB6CPJ Butler, Elmer A., Cottonwood, CA N0AWC Zohner, Robert R., Ballwin, MO
N2JFB Wilbur, David B„ Fort Worth, TX •KD6ECQ Jefferson, Don E., Bodfish, CA •WODW Miller. Bruce E.. Laramie, WY
WA2JVF Mosher, Gordon M„ Big Flats, NY VE6EV Ehman, Roy 0., Maryville, TN N0DYZ Marquart, Hugo R, Tucson, AZ
♦WA2NRV Rothman, Stanley E„ White Plains, NY KA6IFA Simmerson, Lee W„ Vallejo, CA NOEVQ Everding, Robert G.. Ballwin, MO
KA2QIX Fairbanks, Phillip J.. Jr.. Newburgh, NY KH6KL Chu, Pat K. T. Hilo, HI WDOEYV Schaub, Constance M„ Sioux Falls, SD
N2QWF Pitts, James E„ III, Sierra Vistra, AZ KC6KWP Fischern, Robert L. “Bud,” Woodland, CA KF0GLD Marconi, Roger W., Bertram. IA
W2RRK Kelly. Richard R.. Walton, NY K6LGQ Williams, James M., Ontario, CA K0IU Edinger. Christie A., Burbank, CA
N2YVI Vergulti, Dante A., Northfield, NJ ♦AD6LV Railey, Raymond E., Lincolnton, NC NOJOF McMahon. Harold L, Webb Lake, Wl
N3BAY Bradfield, Barry C., Rising Sun, MD K6MAS Henry. Philip L.. Ely, NV KK0Q Zempel, John A., Topeka. KS
KB3CWQ Nixon, Terrence H.. Arnold, MD W6NW Campbell, John R., San Diego, CA KB0RGS Williams, Lance A., Saint Paul, MN
WA3GYL Matto. Michael J„ Bradford. FA K6QB Shimeld. Lisa A., Fredericksburg, TX KE0SRM Hendricks, David F, Kansas City, MO
AA3HI Kinnan, Richard W., Middlebury Center, FA K6SUM Bergman, Marcella I. “Marcy," Anaheim, CA WBOTIB Widmar, Robert C. “Bud,” Hartford, KY
N3LN Neufeld, Leon, Baltimore, MD K6UM Lund, Stephen T. Newberg, OR K0TOF Meyer, Lorene C., Cedar Rapids, IA
N3TBZ Erskine, Dolores A., Newville, PA K6US Smith, Robert C„ Peoria, AZ ♦KOUHF Stueve, Nadine R., Wamego, KS
W3TMZ Colson, Jack D., Tucson, AZ WA6YYY Johnson, Douglas J., Fresno, CA WA0VKC Rausch, Scott E„ Piedmont, SD
♦WA3ZXJ Stewart, William J., Allentown, PA KM6ZJK Schubert, Bruce D„ Ventura, CA N0XTH Westbrook, Russell A., Eureka, MO
N4ABC Malis, Stephen C., Marietta, GA KA7CR0 Hokkanen, Martha E, Longview, WA KAOZRO Harvey, Thomas R., Boone, IA
•WA4CCS Sherrill, William L, Jr., Loganville, GA KF7ELQ Reynolds, Steven M., Hood River, OR VE7MGY Grandy. Murray, Penticton, BC. Canada
K4EDK McCurry, James L, Cherryville, NC •KA7FHB Skeels. Dan H., Redmond, OR ZL3REW Williams, Robin E„ Rakaia, New Zealand
♦N4EN Bowman, Gregory V, Melbourne, FL W7HNH Williams, John L. “Jack," LA1EE Enderud, Einar, Oslo, Norway
•KK4GCB Almond, Gordon G., New London, NC South Cle Burn, WA
W4GZK Vardeman. Frank “Burt,” Jr., Atlanta, GA N7LMG Passey. Gail T., Ogden, UT
KA4HJF Valiente, Carlos, Sr., Tampa FL N7NCN Golding, Richard E„ Sequim, WA ♦ Life Member, ARRL
KI4IGA Dodd, Jack I., Council, NC K70S Richardson. Philip D, Tucson, AZ ♦ Current Diamond Club
KD4ITX Marsden, Nancy J., Titusville, FL ♦W7SIR Barmore, John R„ Sandy, OR ♦ Former call sign
•W4JYE Crumpton. Richard K., Callahan, FL KJ7VEC Evans, William D, Malad City, ID For information on how to list a Silent Key
KK4LGF Magsby, Ray D., Port Charlotte. FL W8AZL Smith, Ken. Cottonwood. AZ in QST, please visit www.arrl.org/silent-key-
AF4MM Patterson, Mickey L, Sardis, MS KI8BQ Martin, Gary V., Sturgis, Ml submission-guidelines.
WD4PXP Bray, William L. “Larry.” Beech Bluff, TN K8CCJ Novotny, Jerome J., Norton Shores, Ml Note: Silent Key reports must confirm the death by one of the
W4QDC Suter, Jay M., Harrisonburg, VA W8DT Tennant, Charles R. “Dick," Letart, WV following means: a copy of a newspaper obituary notice, a
KF4SEI Davis, Jimmy L., Bon Aqua, TN N8ERP Mathews, Omalee F., McDermott, OH copy of the death certificate, or a letter from the family lawyer
K4SMI Smith, Robert D„ Yadkinville. NC KC8GBE Taylor, William R. “Russ,” Bluefield, WV or the executor. Please be sure to include the amateur's name,
♦K4SWN Everhart, Raeford D„ Lexington, NC KA8KDS Nelson, David L„ Wauseon OH address, and call sign. Allow several months for the listing to
AB4VU Crouch, John H., Olney, MD N8L0Q Grant, Sidney W., Wellston, OH appear in this column.

July 2022 99
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TS-590S

The TS-590SG

Back in 1973, Kenwood introduced the first affordable HF radio to the world, the legendary TS-520... 27 years later, theTS-570D and the
TS-570S with 6 meters were by far the most popular HF and HF+6 transceivers on the market.

Be witness to the evolution of KENWOOD's pride and joy - the TS-590S HF transceiver - pushing performance and technology to its utmost
limit, with the receiver configured to capitalize on roofing filter performance and IF AGC controlled through advanced DSP technology.
Enter the TS-590SG. A new generation of high performance transceiver, with the type of high level response to meet DX'ers needs.

Don't be fooled by big boxes, high price tags, complex operation and broken promises. As Kenwood continues to build outstanding
products with unparalleled performance and great value, it’s no surprise Kenwood is rated as one of the leading choices for HF radios.

It's not too late to own an HF legend because we still build them today.

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