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From: ARRL Web site<mailto:membe..._at_www.arrl.org>=20
To: areda..._at_msn.com<mailto:areda..._at_msn.com>=20
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 1:41 PM
Subject: The ARRL Letter for October 14, 2010
If you are having trouble reading this message, you can see the origi=
nal at:
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g/arrlletter/?issue=3D2010-10-14>=20
October 14, 2010Editor: S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA<mailto:k1..._at_arrl.o=
rg>ARRL Home Page<
http://www.arrl.org/> ARRL Letter Archive<
http://www.arr=
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a.. + Public Service : Amateur Radio Operators Provide Communicatio=
ns Support During Chilean Mine Rescue<about:blank#toc01>=20
b.. + DXCC News : Four New Entities Placed on DXCC List<about:blank=
#toc02>=20
c.. + International Spotlight : ARRL Marks 27th Year of Hosting UST=
TI Amateur Radio Administration Course<about:blank#toc03>=20
d.. International Spotlight : Dr Hamadoun Tour=C3=A9, HB9EHT, Re-el=
ected ITU Secretary-General<about:blank#toc04>=20
e.. + ARRL VEC Links Up with South Pole to Administer Technician Ex=
ams<about:blank#toc05>=20
f.. Fifth Annual ARRL On-Line Auction Begins Next Week<about:blank#=
toc06>=20
g.. + On the Air : Jamboree on the Air<about:blank#toc07>=20
h.. + On the Air : ARRL's Logbook of The World: 300 Million QSOs --=
And Counting!<about:blank#toc08>=20
i.. + Club News : IRS Offers Tools for Small Organizations in Dange=
r of Losing Tax Exempt Status<about:blank#toc09>=20
j.. + Solar Update<about:blank#toc10>=20
k.. This Week on the Radio<about:blank#toc11>=20
+ Available on ARRL Audio News<
http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news>=
=20
+ Public Service: Amateur Radio Operators Provide Communications Supp=
ort During Chilean Mine Rescue
=20
Chilean president Sebastian Pi=C3=B1era (right) hugs Luis Urzua=
, the last miner out of the rescue hole at the San Jose mine near Copiapo, =
Chile on October 13, 2010. [Photo courtesy of Hugo Infante/Government of Ch=
ile]
=20
As the last of the 33 miners who were trapped 2300 feet deep inside t=
he San Jos=C3=A9 Mine -- located about 27 miles from the Chilean town of Co=
piap=C3=B3 in the Atacama Desert -- rose to the surface at 0055 UTC on Octo=
ber 14, the world cheered in unison. The miners, who were underground for 6=
9 days -- the longest time ever for miners to be trapped and survive -- all=
emerged relatively healthy. Amateurs with the Radio Club Copiap=C3=B3, CE1=
CPI, provided communication support between the authorities and emergency e=
quipment operators inside the San Jose Mine complex, as well as with family=
of the trapped miners in the complex and authorities in Copiap=C3=B3. Read=
more here<
http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-operators-provide-communi=
cations-support-during-chilean-mine-rescue>.=20
+ DXCC News: Four New Entities Placed on DXCC List
=20
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With the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles on October 10, two n=
ow-deleted DXCC entities are now four new DXCC entities, effective October =
10, 2010. The island pair of Bonaire and Cura=C3=A7ao (PJ2 and PJ4, the Lee=
ward Islands) and the three-island group of Sint Maarten, Saba and St Eusta=
tius (PJ5, PJ6 and PJ7, the Windward Islands) have been deleted from the DX=
CC list of active entities and replaced with four new entities. Not since t=
he aftermath of World War II -- with so many new European entities -- and t=
he break-up of the French colonies in Africa in the early 1960s -- have so =
many new DXCC entities come into existence all at once.=20
On October 10, the US Department of State recognized the dissolution =
of the Netherlands Antilles, placing the new entities on its Dependencies a=
nd Areas of Special Sovereignty List, saying that "Cura=C3=A7ao and Sint Ma=
arten (the Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint Martin) became autonomou=
s territories of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Bonaire, Saba, and St Eust=
atius now fall under the direct administration of the Netherlands."=20
According to the DXCC rules<
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/DXCC/DXCC%=
20Rules.pdf>, entities may be added or removed from the DXCC List<
http://ww=
w.arrl.org/country-lists-prefixes> as a result of political or geographic c=
hange. These new entities qualified to be listed on the DXCC List under Sec=
tion 2, Rule 1(b) of the DXCC rules: "The entity contains a permanent popul=
ation, is administered by a local government and is located at least 800 km=
from its parent. To satisfy the 'permanent population' and 'administered b=
y a local government' criteria of this sub-section, an Entity must be liste=
d on either (a) the US Department of State's list of 'Dependencies and Area=
s of Special Sovereignty' as having a local 'Administrative Center,' or (b)=
the United Nations list of 'Non-Self-Governing Territories.'" =20
The PJ2T station, located at Signal Point, Cura=C3=A7ao. [Photo=
courtesy of the PJ2T Team]
=20
With so many DXCC entities all coming into being at the same time, ma=
ny amateurs made their way to Cura=C3=A7ao (PJ2T, PJ2/OH1VR, PJ2/PB2T, PJ2A=
and PJ2MI), Sint Maarten (PJ7E, PJ7MF), Bonaire (PJ4B, PJ4D, PJ4I, PJ4LS a=
nd PJ4W), Saba (PJ6A) and St Eustatius (PJ5/AA4NC, PJ5/AH6HY and PJ5/K1XM) =
to put these new ones on the air. Beginning at 0400 UTC on October 10, the =
airwaves were filled with those looking to snag these new entities; just da=
ys after the entities became "live," stations on the islands had made more =
than 15,000 QSOs on SSB and CW.=20
Per the ARRL DXCC Desk, no confirmations for these new entities will =
be accepted until after January 1, 2011; other administrative changes will =
be announced as they are finalized. Look for more information on the ARRL W=
eb site, in upcoming editions of The ARRL Letter and in the December 2010 i=
ssue of QST.=20
+ International Spotlight: ARRL Marks 27th Year of Hosting USTTI Amat=
eur Radio Administration Course
=20
The USTTI ARAC course, led by ARRL Chief Technology Officer Bre=
nnan Price, N4QX (left), brought six international students made their way =
to ARRL HQ for the four-day course. Executive Officer and Meeting Planner L=
isa Kustosik, KA1UFZ (far right), coordinated the ARRL's participation with=
USTTI. [S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA, Photo]
=20
Students from the Philippines, Ethiopia, Ghana, Brazil and Nigeria at=
tended the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) Amat=
eur Radio Administration Course at ARRL Headquarters September 27-October 1=
. ARRL Chief Technology Officer Brennan Price, N4QX, coordinated the sessio=
n and led the course. ARRL Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer and Mee=
ting Planner Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ, coordinated ARRL's participation with U=
STTI. Read more here<
http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-marks-27th-year-of-hosti=
ng-ustti-arac-course>.=20
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International Spotlight: Dr Hamadoun Tour=C3=A9, HB9EHT, Re-elected I=
TU Secretary-General
=20
=20
On October 7 during the morning session of the 18th ITU Plenipotentia=
ry Conference -- held in Guadalajara, Mexico -- Member States of the Intern=
ational Telecommunication Union (ITU) re-elected Dr Hamadoun Tour=C3=A9, HB=
9EHT, of Mali, as ITU Secretary-General. This will be his second four-year =
term. Dr Tour=C3=A9, who ran unopposed, won the position with 151 votes, wi=
th 157 countries present and voting.=20
The next day, Fran=C3=A7ois Rancy of France was elected as Director o=
f the ITU's Radiocommunication Bureau<
http://www.itu.int/plenipotentiary/20=
10/elections/results/index.html#br> (BR), capturing 90 of 157 votes. The BR=
plays a key role in global communications, managing the distribution of in=
ternational frequency spectrum and the allocation of satellite orbits. Acco=
rding to the ITU, Rancy will face several challenges, including WRC-12. The=
conference will tackle issues that include a review of the international f=
ramework for radiocommunication (including Amateur Radio), the identificati=
on of appropriate mechanisms to address what the ITU called "the so-called =
digital dividend of radio spectrum" freed up by the switch to digital TV an=
d the identification of spectrum resources for maritime, aeronautical, mete=
orological and climatology. Read more here<
http://www.arrl.org/news/itu-sec=
retary-general-deputy-secretary-general-elected-today-by-plenipotentiary-co=
nference>.=20
+ ARRL VEC Links Up with South Pole to Administer Technician Exams
Six men and two women took and passed their Technician exam at =
the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in via video link with the ARRL VEC I=
n Newington. [Ernie Gray, W1MRQ, Photo]
=20
While much of the United States was enjoying a beautiful autumn day o=
n October 8, those who winter over at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station=
were experiencing a typical day for their clime, a day in the -70s (yes, y=
ou read that right -- 70 below 0 degrees Fahrenheit). But though the day wa=
s indeed frigid, six men and two women at Amundsen-Scott didn't feel the co=
ld as they were too excited (and maybe just a touch nervous), knowing they =
were going to be part of the first Amateur Radio license exam session ever =
held at the South Pole. Read more here<
http://www.arrl.org/news/the-weather=
-outside-was-frightful-during-first-antarctic-ve-session>.=20
Fifth Annual ARRL On-Line Auction Begins Next Week
=20
=20
The Fifth Annual ARRL On-Line Auction<
http://www.arrl.org/auction> wi=
ll be open for preview beginning at 10:15 AM (EDT) on Friday, October 15, a=
nd will open for bidding at 10 AM (EDT) on Wednesday, October 20. According=
to Business Services Manager and Auction Coordinator Deb Jahnke, K1DAJ, th=
ere is a large assortment of ARRL Product Review items, donated new and vin=
tage equipment, rare books, one-of-a-kind items and more. "If readers are i=
nterested in some great bargains and some great fun, you really need to che=
ck this out," she said. Jahnke also encouraged visitors to visit the site t=
o preregister and scope out those "must-have" items. She expressed gratitud=
e to the ARRL Business Partners and individual donors who have contributed =
items to this event. The 2010 ARRL On-Line Auction runs through 11:59 PM (E=
DT) October 25, 2010.=20
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http://www.arrl.org/nladclick.php?n=3Dal&t=3Di&i=3D2010-10-14&p=3D1>
+ On the Air: Jamboree on the Air
=20
=20
The 53rd Annual Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) will once agian provide an=
opportunity for Scouts to get on the air and get a taste of the fun and ma=
gic of radio. JOTA is an international scouting event organized by the Worl=
d Scouting Bureau. While JOTA officially starts at 12 midnight local time F=
riday night/Saturday morning and goes until midnight Sunday local time, the=
re will be plenty of stations on the air Friday evening. The official Scout=
ing frequencies will be the center of operations. A listing of those freque=
ncies, information about third party traffic restrictions and other details=
can be found on the ARRL Web site or on the World Scouting site. Each JOTA=
event provides an opportunity for a local club or Scout troop to get somet=
hing started that can result in the beginning of a tradition of fun-filled =
activities. JOTA takes place starting Saturday at midnight local time, Satu=
rday, October 16 and goes to 11.59 PM local time on Sunday, October 17. Som=
e activity continues over from Friday to Monday to take advantage of long d=
istance (DX) time differences Read more here<
http://www.arrl.org/news/jambo=
ree-on-the-air-coming-this-weekend-to-a-radio-near-you>.=20
+ On the Air: ARRL's Logbook of The World: 300 Million QSOs -- And Co=
unting!
=20
=20
Congratulations to Victor Morozov, RD3PQ, for submitting QSO number 3=
00 million to the ARRL Logbook of The World (LoTW)! His QSO with Ivan Gombo=
s, SV2/OM3CGN, on October 5, 2010 did the trick. To date, Morozov has submi=
tted nearly 6300 contacts to LoTW and will receive free DXCC and Worked All=
States awards for his well-placed log.=20
"We're very pleased with the high level of use and acceptance of LoTW=
from operators around the world," said ARRL Membership and Volunteer Progr=
ams Manager Dave Patton, NN1N. "January 2011 marks the 10 year anniversary =
of the ARRL's announcement of the LoTW system. While it has taken longer th=
an anyone expected to return to building-out the system, progress is being =
made. ARRL's programmers are working hard to improve usability and to add s=
upport for the VUCC award, and we have received valuable assistance from vo=
lunteers in the development of the system and software." Read more here<htt=
p://www.arrl.org/news/logbook-of-the-world-300-million-qsos-and-counting>.=
=20
+ Club News: IRS Offers Tools for Small Organizations in Danger of Lo=
sing Tax Exempt Status
=20
=20
Back in May, we told you that the IRS could revoke the non-profit sta=
tus<
http://www.arrl.org/news/many-radio-clubs-could-lose-tax-exempt-status-=
in-2010> of small organizations -- including Amateur Radio clubs -- that ha=
ve failed to file annual returns or reports for three years. According to A=
RRL Southwestern Division Director Marty Woll, N6VI, many clubs have, at so=
me time in the past, applied for tax-exempt status as charitable organizati=
ons under Section 501(c)(3)<
http://www.irs.gov/charities/charitable/article=
/0,,id=3D96099,00.html>, as civic leagues under Section 501(c)(4)<
http://ww=
w.irs.gov/charities/nonprofits/article/0,,id=3D96178,00.html> or as recreat=
ional clubs using Section 501(c)(7)<
http://www.irs.gov/charities/nonprofits=
/article/0,,id=3D96189,00.html>: "Years ago, any club with gross receipts a=
veraging less than $25,000 per year was not required to file annual returns=
with the IRS; however, after 2006, such clubs had to file a Form 990-N<htt=
p://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=3D169250,00.html>, a simple 'electr=
onic postcard' with minimal information, by the 15th day of the fifth month=
after the close of each fiscal year. Some clubs may not have been aware of=
this new requirement or didn't bother to comply. Even those that filed in =
a prior year may have neglected to keep up with the required filings as off=
icers changed from year to year." Now the IRS is making several tools avail=
able to these organizations to help them maintain their tax-exempt status. =
Check out this page on the IRS Web site<
http://www.irs.gov/charities/articl=
e/0,,id=3D227435,00.html> for links to a series of resources that clubs may=
find useful.=20
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+ Solar Update
=20
The Sun, as seen on Thursday, October 14, 2010 from NASA's SOHO=
Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope<
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/=
realtime/realtime-update.html>. This image was taken at 304 Angstrom; the b=
right material is at 60,000 to 80,000 Kelvin.
=20
Tad "For tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the Sun<
http://www.youtube=
.com/watch?v=3Deq7DGPYzAvg>" Cook, K7RA, reports: Solar activity was down t=
his week, although it is now gradually strengthening. The average daily sun=
spot numbers dropped nearly 16 points to 11.7, and the average daily solar =
flux declined more than 5 points to 75.8. Over the next two weeks, the sola=
r flux is expected to gradually increase to 80 on October 14-16, 82 on Octo=
ber 17-21, 80 on October 22-25 and 85 on October 26-29. The increase is exp=
ected from sunspot group 1112 -- emerging on October 9 -- and group 1113 th=
at appeared on October 13, rotating over the Sun's eastern limb. The STEREO=
mission<
http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/> shows a series of magnetically activ=
e areas on our Sun's far side, which should rotate into view. Geomagnetic a=
ctivity is expected to be stable, with the planetary A index moving between=
5 and 8. The predicted planetary A index is 5 on October 14-15, 8 on Octob=
er 16-17, 5 on October 18-20, 8 on October 21-22, 5 on October 23, 8 on Oct=
ober 24-25 and 5 on October 26-29. Over the past week, the geomagnetically =
active day was Monday, October 11, when the planetary A index was 20 and th=
e planetary K index went as high as 5. Alaska's College A index was 49, bas=
ed on a College K index as high as 7. This activity was pushed by a strong =
solar wind. Look for more information -- including a look at some methods f=
or taking these numbers and predicting propagation for yourself from your l=
ocation to any other worldwide location of interest, on any day or band -- =
on the ARRL Web site on Friday, October 15. For more information concerning=
radio propagation, visit the ARRL Technical Information Service Propagatio=
n page<
http://www.arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals>. This week's "Tad Coo=
kism" is brought to you by Paul McCartney's I'll Follow the Sun<
http://www.=
youtube.com/watch?v=3Deq7DGPYzAvg>.=20
This Week on the Radio
This week:=20
a.. October 16 -- Iowa QSO Party; Feld Hell Sprint; Microwave Fall =
Sprint (local time)=20
b.. October 16-17 -- New York QSO Party; JARTS WW RTTY Contest; ARC=
I Fall QSO Party; Worked All Germany Contest; PODXS 070 Club 160 Meter Grea=
t Pumpkin Sprint (local time)=20
c.. October 17 -- Asia-Pacific Fall Sprint (CW)=20
d.. October 17-18 -- Illinois QSO Party; Run for the Bacon QRP Cont=
est
Next week:=20
a.. October 23 -- FOC QSO Party=20
b.. October 23-24 -- Stew Perry Topband Challenge; 10-10 Internatio=
nal Fall Contest (CW); W/VE Islands QSO Party; Araucaria VHF Contest; SYLRA=
Contest=20
c.. October 27 -- SKCC Sprint
All dates, unless otherwise stated, are UTC. See the ARRL Contest Bra=
nch page<
http://www.arrl.org/contests>, the ARRL Contest Update<
http://www.=
arrl.org/The-ARRL-Contest-Update> and the WA7BNM Contest Calendar<
http://ww=
w.hornucopia.com/contestcal/index.html> for more info. Looking for a Specia=
l Event station? Be sure to check out the ARRL Special Events Station Web p=
age<
http://www.arrl.org/special-events>.=20
Upcoming ARRL Division Conventions and Events
a.. October 15-17, 2010 -- ARRL Pacific Division Convention<
http://=
www.pacificon.org/>, San Ramon, California=20
b.. May 20-22, 2011 -- Dayton Hamvention<
http://www.hamvention.org/=
>=C2=AE featuring ARRL EXPO, Trotwood, Ohio=20
c.. June 10-11, 2011 -- ARRL National Convention and ARRL EXPO at t=
he ARRL West Gulf Division Convention<
http://www.hamcom.org/>, Plano, Texas
Click here<mailto:a..._at_arrl.org> to advertise in this newsletter.=20
ARRL -- Your One-Stop Resource for Amateur Radio News and Information=
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b.. Subscribe to NCJ -- the National Contest Journal<
http://www.arr=
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d.. Free of charge to ARRL members: Subscribe<
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<LI><A title=3Dabout:blank#toc01 href=3D"#toc01">+ <I>Public Servic=
e</I> :=20
Amateur Radio Operators Provide Communications Support During Chile=
an=20
Mine Rescue</A>=20
<LI><A title=3Dabout:blank#toc02 href=3D"#toc02">+ <I>DXCC News</I>=
: Four=20
New Entities Placed on DXCC List</A>=20
<LI><A title=3Dabout:blank#toc03 href=3D"#toc03">+ <I>International=
=20
Spotlight</I> : ARRL Marks 27th Year of Hosting USTTI Amateur Radio=
=20
Administration Course</A>=20
<LI><A title=3Dabout:blank#toc04 href=3D"#toc04"><I>International=
=20
Spotlight</I> : Dr Hamadoun Tour=C3=A9, HB9EHT, Re-elected ITU=20
Secretary-General</A>=20
<LI><A title=3Dabout:blank#toc05 href=3D"#toc05">+ ARRL VEC Links U=
p with=20
South Pole to Administer Technician Exams</A>=20
<LI><A title=3Dabout:blank#toc06 href=3D"#toc06">Fifth Annual ARRL =
On-Line=20
Auction Begins Next Week</A>=20
<LI><A title=3Dabout:blank#toc07 href=3D"#toc07">+ <I>On the Air</I=
> :=20
Jamboree on the Air</A>=20
<LI><A title=3Dabout:blank#toc08 href=3D"#toc08">+ <I>On the Air</I=
> :=20
ARRL's Logbook of The World: 300 Million QSOs -- And Counting!</A>=
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<LI><A title=3Dabout:blank#toc09 href=3D"#toc09">+ <I>Club News</I>=
: IRS=20
Offers Tools for Small Organizations in Danger of Losing Tax Exempt=
=20
Status</A>=20
<LI><A title=3Dabout:blank#toc10 href=3D"#toc10">+ Solar Update</A>=
=20
<LI><A title=3Dabout:blank#toc11 href=3D"#toc11">This Week on the R=
adio</A>=20
</LI></UL>
<P>+ Available on <A title=3D
http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news=20
href=3D"
http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news" target=3D_blank><I>ARRL =
Audio=20
News</I></A>=20
<DIV class=3DitemTitle>+ <I>Public Service</I>: Amateur Radio Operato=
rs=20
Provide Communications Support During Chilean Mine Rescue</DIV>
<TABLE style=3D"MARGIN: 7px 10px" border=3D1 cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadd=
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<TD><IMG border=3D1 alt=3D""=20
src=3D"
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"=20
width=3D250 height=3D167>=20
<P class=3Dcaption><SPAN id=3Dcaption>Chilean president Sebasti=
an Pi=C3=B1era=20
(right) hugs Luis Urzua, the last miner out of the rescue hole =
at=20
the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile on October 13, 2010. [Pho=
to=20
courtesy of Hugo Infante/Government of=20
Chile]</SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P>As the last of the 33 miners who were trapped 2300 feet deep insid=
e the=20
San Jos=C3=A9 Mine -- located about 27 miles from the Chilean town of=
Copiap=C3=B3=20
in the Atacama Desert -- rose to the surface at 0055 UTC on October 1=
4,=20
the world cheered in unison. The miners, who were underground for 69 =
days=20
-- the longest time ever for miners to be trapped and survive -- all=
=20
emerged relatively healthy. Amateurs with the Radio Club Copiap=C3=B3=
, CE1CPI,=20
provided communication support between the authorities and emergency=
=20
equipment operators inside the San Jose Mine complex, as well as with=
=20
family of the trapped miners in the complex and authorities in Copiap=
=C3=B3.=20
Read more <A=20
title=3D
http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-operators-provide-comm=
unications-support-during-chilean-mine-rescue=20
href=3D"
http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-operators-provide-comm=
unications-support-during-chilean-mine-rescue">here</A>.=20
<DIV class=3DitemTitle>+ <I>DXCC News</I>: Four New Entities Placed o=
n DXCC=20
List</DIV>
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src=3D"
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<P>With the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles on October 10, tw=
o=20
now-deleted DXCC entities are now four <I>new</I> DXCC entities, effe=
ctive=20
October 10, 2010. The island pair of Bonaire and Cura=C3=A7ao (PJ2 an=
d PJ4, the=20
Leeward Islands) and the three-island group of Sint Maarten, Saba and=
St=20
Eustatius (PJ5, PJ6 and PJ7, the Windward Islands) have been deleted =
from=20
the DXCC list of active entities and replaced with four new entities.=
Not=20
since the aftermath of World War II -- with so many new European enti=
ties=20
-- and the break-up of the French colonies in Africa in the early 196=
0s --=20
have so many new DXCC entities come into existence all at once.=20
<P>On October 10, the US Department of State recognized the dissoluti=
on of=20
the Netherlands Antilles, placing the new entities on its Dependencie=
s and=20
Areas of Special Sovereignty List, saying that "Cura=C3=A7ao and Sint=
Maarten=20
(the Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint Martin) became autonomou=
s=20
territories of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Bonaire, Saba, and St=
=20
Eustatius now fall under the direct administration of the Netherlands=
."=20
<P>According to the <A=20
title=3D
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/DXCC/DXCC%20Rules.pdf=20
href=3D"
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/DXCC/DXCC%20Rules.pdf">DXCC=20
rules</A>, entities may be added or removed from the <A=20
title=3D
http://www.arrl.org/country-lists-prefixes=20
href=3D"
http://www.arrl.org/country-lists-prefixes">DXCC List</A> as =
a=20
result of political or geographic change. These new entities qualifie=
d to=20
be listed on the DXCC List under Section 2, Rule 1(b) of the DXCC rul=
es:=20
"The entity contains a permanent population, is administered by a loc=
al=20
government and is located at least 800 km from its parent. To satisfy=
the=20
'permanent population' and 'administered by a local government' crite=
ria=20
of this sub-section, an Entity must be listed on either (a) the US=20
Department of State's list of 'Dependencies and Areas of Special=20
Sovereignty' as having a local 'Administrative Center,' or (b) the Un=
ited=20
Nations list of 'Non-Self-Governing Territories.'"=20
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src=3D"
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=20
height=3D187>=20
<P class=3Dcaption>The PJ2T station, located at Signal Point, C=
ura=C3=A7ao.=20
[Photo courtesy of the PJ2T Team]<BR></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TA=
BLE>
<P>With so many DXCC entities all coming into being at the same time,=
many=20
amateurs made their way to Cura=C3=A7ao (PJ2T, PJ2/OH1VR, PJ2/PB2T, P=
J2A and=20
PJ2MI), Sint Maarten (PJ7E, PJ7MF), Bonaire (PJ4B, PJ4D, PJ4I, PJ4LS =
and=20
PJ4W), Saba (PJ6A) and St Eustatius (PJ5/AA4NC, PJ5/AH6HY and PJ5/K1X=
M) to=20
put these new ones on the air. Beginning at 0400 UTC on October 10, t=
he=20
airwaves were filled with those looking to snag these new entities; j=
ust=20
days after the entities became "live," stations on the islands had ma=
de=20
more than 15,000 QSOs on SSB and CW.=20
<P>Per the ARRL DXCC Desk, no confirmations for these new entities wi=
ll be=20
accepted until after January 1, 2011; other administrative changes wi=
ll be=20
announced as they are finalized. Look for more information on the ARR=
L Web=20
site, in upcoming editions of <I>The ARRL Letter</I> and in the Decem=
ber=20
2010 issue of <I>QST</I>.=20
<DIV class=3DitemTitle>+ <I>International Spotlight</I>: ARRL Marks 2=
7th=20
Year of Hosting USTTI Amateur Radio Administration Course</DIV>
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250=20
height=3D166>=20
<P class=3Dcaption><SPAN id=3Dcaption>The USTTI ARAC course, le=
d by ARRL=20
Chief Technology Officer Brennan Price, N4QX (left), brought si=
x=20
international students made their way to ARRL HQ for the four-d=
ay=20
course. Executive Officer and Meeting Planner Lisa Kustosik, KA=
1UFZ=20
(far right), coordinated the ARRL's participation with USTTI. [=
S.=20
Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA, Photo]</SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TA=
BLE>
<P>Students from the Philippines, Ethiopia, Ghana, Brazil and Nigeria=
=20
attended the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (UST=
TI)=20
Amateur Radio Administration Course at ARRL Headquarters September=20
27-October 1. ARRL Chief Technology Officer Brennan Price, N4QX,=20
coordinated the session and led the course. ARRL Assistant to the Chi=
ef=20
Executive Officer and Meeting Planner Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ, coordina=
ted=20
ARRL's participation with USTTI. Read more <A=20
title=3D
http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-marks-27th-year-of-hosting-ustt=
i-arac-course=20
href=3D"
http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-marks-27th-year-of-hosting-ustt=
i-arac-course">here</A>.=20
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<DIV class=3DitemTitle><I>International Spotlight</I>: Dr Hamadoun To=
ur=C3=A9,=20
HB9EHT, Re-elected ITU Secretary-General</DIV>
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<P>On October 7 during the morning session of the 18th ITU Plenipoten=
tiary=20
Conference -- held in Guadalajara, Mexico -- Member States of the=20
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) re-elected Dr Hamadoun To=
ur=C3=A9,=20
HB9EHT, of Mali, as ITU Secretary-General. This will be his second=20
four-year term. Dr Tour=C3=A9, who ran unopposed, won the position wi=
th 151=20
votes, with 157 countries present and voting.=20
<P>The next day, <A=20
title=3D
http://www.itu.int/plenipotentiary/2010/elections/results/ind=
ex.html#br=20
href=3D"
http://www.itu.int/plenipotentiary/2010/elections/results/ind=
ex.html#br">Fran=C3=A7ois=20
Rancy of France was elected as Director of the ITU's Radiocommunicati=
on=20
Bureau</A> (BR), capturing 90 of 157 votes. The BR plays a key role i=
n=20
global communications, managing the distribution of international=20
frequency spectrum and the allocation of satellite orbits. According =
to=20
the ITU, Rancy will face several challenges, including WRC-12. The=20
conference will tackle issues that include a review of the internatio=
nal=20
framework for radiocommunication (including Amateur Radio), the=20
identification of appropriate mechanisms to address what the ITU call=
ed=20
"the so-called digital dividend of radio spectrum" freed up by the sw=
itch=20
to digital TV and the identification of spectrum resources for mariti=
me,=20
aeronautical, meteorological and climatology. Read more <A=20
title=3D
http://www.arrl.org/news/itu-secretary-general-deputy-secreta=
ry-general-elected-today-by-plenipotentiary-conference=20
href=3D"
http://www.arrl.org/news/itu-secretary-general-deputy-secreta=
ry-general-elected-today-by-plenipotentiary-conference">here</A>.=20
<DIV class=3DitemTitle>+ ARRL VEC Links Up with South Pole to Adminis=
ter=20
Technician Exams</DIV>
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<P class=3Dcaption><IMG border=3D1 alt=3D""=20
src=3D"
http://www3.arrl.org/nl/al/image/SouthPole.jpg" width=3D=
250=20
height=3D188>Six men and two women took and passed their Techni=
cian=20
exam at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in via video link=
with=20
the ARRL VEC In Newington. [Ernie Gray, W1MRQ,=20
Photo]<BR></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P>While much of the United States was enjoying a beautiful autumn da=
y on=20
October 8, those who winter over at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Sta=
tion=20
were experiencing a typical day for their clime, a day in the -70s (y=
es,=20
you read that right -- 70 <I>below</I> 0 degrees Fahrenheit). But tho=
ugh=20
the day was indeed frigid, six men and two women at Amundsen-Scott di=
dn't=20
feel the cold as they were too excited (and maybe just a touch nervou=
s),=20
knowing they were going to be part of the first Amateur Radio license=
exam=20
session ever held at the South Pole. Read more <A=20
title=3D
http://www.arrl.org/news/the-weather-outside-was-frightful-du=
ring-first-antarctic-ve-session=20
href=3D"
http://www.arrl.org/news/the-weather-outside-was-frightful-du=
ring-first-antarctic-ve-session">here</A>.=20
<DIV class=3DitemTitle>Fifth Annual ARRL On-Line Auction Begins Next=
=20
Week</DIV>
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<P>The Fifth Annual <A title=3D
http://www.arrl.org/auction=20
href=3D"
http://www.arrl.org/auction">ARRL On-Line Auction</A> will be=
open=20
for preview beginning at 10:15 AM (EDT) on Friday, October 15, and wi=
ll=20
open for bidding at 10 AM (EDT) on Wednesday, October 20. According t=
o=20
Business Services Manager and Auction Coordinator Deb Jahnke, K1DAJ, =
there=20
is a large assortment of ARRL Product Review items, donated new and=
=20
vintage equipment, rare books, one-of-a-kind items and more. "If read=
ers=20
are interested in some great bargains and some great fun, you really =
need=20
to check this out," she said. Jahnke also encouraged visitors to visi=
t the=20
site to preregister and scope out those "must-have" items. She expres=
sed=20
gratitude to the ARRL Business Partners and individual donors who hav=
e=20
contributed items to this event. The 2010 ARRL On-Line Auction runs=
=20
through 11:59 PM (EDT) October 25, 2010.=20
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<DIV class=3DitemTitle>+ <I>On the Air</I>: Jamboree on the Air</DIV>
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<P>The 53rd Annual Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) will once agian provide=
an=20
opportunity for Scouts to get on the air and get a taste of the fun a=
nd=20
magic of radio. JOTA is an international scouting event organized by =
the=20
World Scouting Bureau. While JOTA officially starts at 12 midnight lo=
cal=20
time Friday night/Saturday morning and goes until midnight Sunday loc=
al=20
time, there will be plenty of stations on the air Friday evening. The=
=20
official Scouting frequencies will be the center of operations. A lis=
ting=20
of those frequencies, information about third party traffic restricti=
ons=20
and other details can be found on the ARRL Web site or on the World=
=20
Scouting site. Each JOTA event provides an opportunity for a local cl=
ub or=20
Scout troop to get something started that can result in the beginning=
of a=20
tradition of fun-filled activities. JOTA takes place starting Saturda=
y at=20
midnight local time, Saturday, October 16 and goes to 11.59 PM local =
time=20
on Sunday, October 17. Some activity continues over from Friday to Mo=
nday=20
to take advantage of long distance (DX) time differences Read more <A=
=20
title=3D
http://www.arrl.org/news/jamboree-on-the-air-coming-this-week=
end-to-a-radio-near-you=20
href=3D"
http://www.arrl.org/news/jamboree-on-the-air-coming-this-week=
end-to-a-radio-near-you">here</A>.=20
<DIV class=3DitemTitle>+ <I>On the Air</I>: ARRL's Logbook of The Wor=
ld: 300=20
Million QSOs -- And Counting!</DIV>
<TABLE style=3D"MARGIN: 7px 10px" border=3D0 cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadd=
ing=3D0=20
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<P class=3Dcaption></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P>Congratulations to Victor Morozov, RD3PQ, for submitting QSO numbe=
r 300=20
million to the ARRL Logbook of The World (LoTW)! His QSO with Ivan Go=
mbos,=20
SV2/OM3CGN, on October 5, 2010 did the trick. To date, Morozov has=20
submitted nearly 6300 contacts to LoTW and will receive free DXCC and=
=20
Worked All States awards for his well-placed log.=20
<P>"We're very pleased with the high level of use and acceptance of L=
oTW=20
from operators around the world," said ARRL Membership and Volunteer=
=20
Programs Manager Dave Patton, NN1N. "January 2011 marks the 10 year=
=20
anniversary of the ARRL's announcement of the LoTW system. While it h=
as=20
taken longer than anyone expected to return to building-out the syste=
m,=20
progress is being made. ARRL's programmers are working hard to improv=
e=20
usability and to add support for the VUCC award, and we have received=
=20
valuable assistance from volunteers in the development of the system =
and=20
software." Read more <A=20
title=3D
http://www.arrl.org/news/logbook-of-the-world-300-million-qso=
s-and-counting=20
href=3D"
http://www.arrl.org/news/logbook-of-the-world-300-million-qso=
s-and-counting">here</A>.=20
<DIV class=3DitemTitle>+ <I>Club News</I>: IRS Offers Tools for Small=
=20
Organizations in Danger of Losing Tax Exempt Status</DIV>
<TABLE style=3D"MARGIN: 7px 10px" border=3D0 cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadd=
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ight=3D184>=20
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<P>Back in May, we told you that <A=20
title=3D
http://www.arrl.org/news/many-radio-clubs-could-lose-tax-exem=
pt-status-in-2010=20
href=3D"
http://www.arrl.org/news/many-radio-clubs-could-lose-tax-exem=
pt-status-in-2010">the=20
IRS could revoke the non-profit status</A> of small organizations --=
=20
including Amateur Radio clubs -- that have failed to file annual retu=
rns=20
or reports for three years. According to ARRL Southwestern Division=
=20
Director Marty Woll, N6VI, many clubs have, at some time in the past,=
=20
applied for tax-exempt status as charitable organizations under <A=20
title=3D
http://www.irs.gov/charities/charitable/article/0,,id=3D96099=
,00.html=20
href=3D"
http://www.irs.gov/charities/charitable/article/0,,id=3D96099=
,00.html">Section=20
501(c)(3)</A>, as civic leagues under <A=20
title=3D
http://www.irs.gov/charities/nonprofits/article/0,,id=3D96178=
,00.html=20
href=3D"
http://www.irs.gov/charities/nonprofits/article/0,,id=3D96178=
,00.html">Section=20
501(c)(4)</A> or as recreational clubs using <A=20
title=3D
http://www.irs.gov/charities/nonprofits/article/0,,id=3D96189=
,00.html=20
href=3D"
http://www.irs.gov/charities/nonprofits/article/0,,id=3D96189=
,00.html">Section=20
501(c)(7)</A>: "Years ago, any club with gross receipts averaging les=
s=20
than $25,000 per year was not required to file annual returns with th=
e=20
IRS; however, after 2006, such clubs had to file a <A=20
title=3D
http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=3D169250,00.html=
=20
href=3D"
http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=3D169250,00.html">=
Form=20
990-N</A>, a simple 'electronic postcard' with minimal information, b=
y the=20
15th day of the fifth month after the close of each fiscal year. Some=
=20
clubs may not have been aware of this new requirement or didn't bothe=
r to=20
comply. Even those that filed in a prior year may have neglected to k=
eep=20
up with the required filings as officers changed from year to year." =
Now=20
the IRS is making several tools available to these organizations to h=
elp=20
them maintain their tax-exempt status. Check out <A=20
title=3D
http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=3D227435,00.html=
=20
href=3D"
http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=3D227435,00.html">=
this page=20
on the IRS Web site</A> for links to a series of resources that clubs=
may=20
find useful.=20
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title=3D
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<DIV class=3DitemTitle>+ Solar Update</DIV>
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<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD><IMG border=3D1 alt=3D""=20
src=3D"
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=3D200=20
height=3D200>=20
<P class=3Dcaption>The Sun, as seen on Thursday, October 14, 20=
10 from=20
<A=20
title=3D
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/realtime-u=
pdate.html=20
href=3D"
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/realtime-u=
pdate.html"=20
target=3D_blank>NASA's SOHO Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telesco=
pe</A>.=20
This image was taken at 304 Angstrom; the bright material is at=
=20
60,000 to 80,000 Kelvin.</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P>Tad "<A title=3D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Deq7DGPYzAvg=20
href=3D"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Deq7DGPYzAvg">For tomorrow ma=
y rain,=20
so I'll follow the Sun</A>" Cook, K7RA, reports: Solar activity was d=
own=20
this week, although it is now gradually strengthening. The average da=
ily=20
sunspot numbers dropped nearly 16 points to 11.7, and the average dai=
ly=20
solar flux declined more than 5 points to 75.8. Over the next two wee=
ks,=20
the solar flux is expected to gradually increase to 80 on October 14-=
16,=20
82 on October 17-21, 80 on October 22-25 and 85 on October 26-29. The=
=20
increase is expected from sunspot group 1112 -- emerging on October 9=
--=20
and group 1113 that appeared on October 13, rotating over the Sun's=
=20
eastern limb. The <A title=3D
http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/=20
href=3D"
http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/">STEREO mission</A> shows a seri=
es of=20
magnetically active areas on our Sun's far side, which should rotate =
into=20
view. Geomagnetic activity is expected to be stable, with the planeta=
ry A=20
index moving between 5 and 8. The predicted planetary A index is 5 on=
=20
October 14-15, 8 on October 16-17, 5 on October 18-20, 8 on October 2=
1-22,=20
5 on October 23, 8 on October 24-25 and 5 on October 26-29. Over the =
past=20
week, the geomagnetically active day was Monday, October 11, when the=
=20
planetary A index was 20 and the planetary K index went as high as 5.=
=20
Alaska's College A index was 49, based on a College K index as high a=
s 7.=20
This activity was pushed by a strong solar wind. Look for more inform=
ation=20
-- including a look at some methods for taking these numbers and=20
predicting propagation for yourself from your location to any other=
=20
worldwide location of interest, on any day or band -- on the ARRL Web=
site=20
on Friday, October 15. For more information concerning radio propagat=
ion,=20
visit the <A title=3D
http://www.arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals=20
href=3D"
http://www.arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals">ARRL Technical=
=20
Information Service Propagation page</A>. This week's "Tad Cookism" i=
s=20
brought to you by Paul McCartney's <I><A=20
title=3D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Deq7DGPYzAvg=20
href=3D"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Deq7DGPYzAvg">I'll Follow the=
=20
Sun</A></I>.=20
<DIV class=3DitemTitle>This Week on the Radio</DIV>
<P><B><I>This week:</I></B>=20
<UL>
<LI><SPAN Roman?;? New Times></SPAN>October 16 -- Iowa QSO Party; F=
eld=20
Hell Sprint; Microwave Fall Sprint (local time)=20
<LI><SPAN Roman?;? New Times></SPAN>October 16-17 -- New York QSO P=
arty;=20
JARTS WW RTTY Contest; ARCI Fall QSO Party; Worked All Germany Cont=
est;=20
PODXS 070 Club 160 Meter Great Pumpkin Sprint (local time)=20
<LI><SPAN Roman?;? New Times></SPAN>October 17 -- Asia-Pacific Fall=
=20
Sprint (CW)=20
<LI><SPAN Roman?;? New Times></SPAN>October 17-18 -- Illinois QSO P=
arty;=20
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest</LI></UL>
<P><B><I>Next week:</I></B>=20
<UL>
<LI><SPAN Roman?;? New Times></SPAN>October 23 -- FOC QSO Party=20
<LI><SPAN Roman?;? New Times></SPAN>October 23-24 -- Stew Perry Top=
band=20
Challenge; 10-10 International Fall Contest (CW); W/VE Islands QSO=
=20
Party; Araucaria VHF Contest; SYLRA Contest=20
<LI><SPAN Roman?;? New Times></SPAN>October 27 -- SKCC Sprint</LI><=
/UL>
<P>All dates, unless otherwise stated, are UTC. See the <A=20
title=3D
http://www.arrl.org/contests=20
href=3D"
http://www.arrl.org/contests">ARRL Contest Branch page</A>, t=
he=20
<I><A title=3D
http://www.arrl.org/The-ARRL-Contest-Update=20
href=3D"
http://www.arrl.org/The-ARRL-Contest-Update">ARRL Contest=20
Update</A></I> and the <A=20
title=3D
http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/index.html=20
href=3D"
http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/index.html">WA7BNM Conte=
st=20
Calendar</A> for more info. Looking for a Special Event station? Be s=
ure=20
to check out the <A title=3D
http://www.arrl.org/special-events=20
href=3D"
http://www.arrl.org/special-events">ARRL Special Events Stati=
on Web=20
page</A>.=20
<DIV class=3DitemuTitle>Upcoming ARRL Division Conventions and Events=
</DIV>
<UL style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0in">
<LI>October 15-17, 2010 -- <A title=3D
http://www.pacificon.org/=20
href=3D"
http://www.pacificon.org/">ARRL Pacific Division Convention=
</A>,=20
San Ramon, California=20
<LI>May 20-22, 2011 -- <A title=3D
http://www.hamvention.org/=20
href=3D"
http://www.hamvention.org/">Dayton Hamvention</A><SUP>=C2=
=AE</SUP>=20
featuring ARRL EXPO, Trotwood, Ohio=20
<LI>June 10-11, 2011 -- ARRL National Convention and ARRL EXPO at t=
he <A=20
title=3D
http://www.hamcom.org/ href=3D"
http://www.hamcom.org/">ARRL=
West=20
Gulf Division Convention</A>, Plano, Texas</LI></UL>
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">here</A>=20
to advertise in this newsletter.=20
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