The ARRL Field Day Results are available. Field Day 2009 Results

MARC scored 5,014 points in this years Filed Day Competition. We operated as the Class #A so you can search the pdf file for “W8MRC” on look under3A and go total point section until you come to 5014.

Great job for everyone that attended and helped out. I had to miss the past two years events due to one of my daughters getting married in Colorado last year and this year all my daughters and grandkids were in Chicago for Fathers Day. Maybe next year!

We did a great job in placing this year and appears we were 3rd in the Great Lakes Region in the Class 3 category.

Contacts 1339
Participants 21
Total Points 5014

ARRL

“December is expected to be a heavy period so applicants are encouraged not to wait until the last minute to get their submissions in. Also, with the holiday season approaching mail handling will sharply increase.

“Applicants are strongly encouraged to check the ‘List of DXCC Applications Received’ link on the DXCC web site to assure that their applications were logged in for 2009. With the mail being heavy in DXCC, last minute applications received after December 31st, may get logged in for 2010. Also, the USPS postmarks are often unreadable so this could also affect last minute submissions.

“If you find on this page that your 2009 submission was logged in for 2010, you must contact DXCC by February 1, 2010, to get this corrected. DXCC is not responsible for 2009 applications that are logged in for 2010 after February 1, 2010.

“We expect for December that the turnaround will increase in excess of 12 weeks. This is normal for this time of year and we appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to get all 2009 applications completed.

“The 2009 DXCC Yearbook is expected to be in the mail by late May or early June 2010. Please remember that in order to receive the free copy you must:
- Be a member of ARRL
- Submit an application within the 2009 calendar year, or
- Be current on the DXCC Honor Roll (329 current entities
or higher).

“If you did not qualify for the yearbook, copies will be avaliable from the ARRL catalog. Send questions to: dxcc@arrl.org ”

Source: ARRL

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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-312

ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North
America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the
activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an
active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating
through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.

Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor@amsat.org

In this edition:

* ARISS Prepares Amateur Radio Equipment for ISS
* AMSAT Board Votes to Add a Student Membership
* November AO-51 Schedule Includes V, U, L, SSTV
* SO-67 Testing Progress
* Dish Calculation Software Released by VK3UM
* Satellite Shorts From All Over

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-312.01
ARISS Prepares Amateur Radio Equipment for ISS

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 312.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 8, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-312.01

ARISSat-1 development work as well as the testing and delivery of
the Amateur Radio antennas for the ISS Columbus module have been
mentioned in prior week’s news coverage. Now, as these projects
prepare for space flight, is a good time for a summary report.

Columbus Module Antennas Ready for Flight
—————————————–
Rosalie White, K1STO reported on ARISS Columbus module antenna work
via a feature story on the ARRL Web. She described Lou McFadin’s
W5DID, work on getting the antenna shipment from Europe cleared
through customs and delivered to the Kennedy Space Center. Lou showed
the astronauts the best ways for them to safely unpack and assemble
the antennas and associated cables once they and the hardware reach
the ISS. They reviewed how to maneuver and install the antennas during
the second spacewalk of the STS-129 scheduled for Mid-November. These
new antennas will increase opportunities for hams to make contacts with
astronauts and cosmonauts. Frequencies available for transmission to
and from Columbus will be 2 meters, 70 centimeters, L-band and S-band.
To start, the two Ericcson radios (2 meters and 70 centimeters) that
are already on the ISS (but seldom used) will be moved and installed
in Columbus. Lou McFadin reported that the antennas are now loaded in
the Shuttle and waiting for the November launch. Lou also developed a
cable that will allow the astronauts to power the Ericsson radio from
a computer power brick and get a station up and operating quickly.

ARISSat-1 Development Team Meets in Phoenix
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Many of the ARISSat team met in Phoenix over the weekend of Oct 23-25
to work on software integration, to assemble the spaceframe and to
make final measurements for the new cables. The team put in long hours
at the Microchip facility where a number of new milestones were met.

+ The satellite was commanded via a radio.
+ New PSU (power supply unit) board was tested in the system.
+ New ICU (Interconnect board) was tested in the system.
+ New MPPT (Max Power Point Tracker) boards were tested with
solar panels.
+ New solar panel test structure was built and used to test the
power system.
+ The new 1k BPSK error correcting data was transmitted and received.
+ New telemetry data was transmitted.
+ Received data from the Russian experiment simulator and
transmitted it.
+ Basic spaceframe was constructed.
+ The US made Ag-Zn battery was assembled and activated and will be
available for testing.

The team is working hard to get the satellite completely operational by
early Dec 2009, when in-depth system testing will begin. A NASA Safety
Briefing for ARISSat-1 was held on Thursday 22 Oct 2009. The team was
well prepared and only have a few items to provide additional descrip-
tions for at the next safety review in December 2009.

The ARISSat-1 team also invites students from around the world to
submit papers or other visual items that will be flown on the satel-
lite. Submissions should be in jpg or pdf format such as a paper or
a study done on science, technology, engineering, or math. Items such
as a drawing of space craft, schematic, journal kept on an educational
topic, a story, photo or news article about a class doing a hands on
educational project are acceptable. The deadline for submission is on
Sunday, November 15, 2009. Send your files via e-mail to Dave, AA4KN
(aa4kn at amsat.org) with a Cc: to Gaston, ON4WF, gaston (dot) bertels
(at) skynet (dot) be.

[ANS thanks ARISS and the ARRL for the above information]

/EX

International Space Station

The mapping below demonstrates part of what is on the website. You can use the drop down and select a satellite.

Here is the latest (October 23th) weekly AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE(tm) REPORT (Audio MP3)

This is a great professional audio report of the latest happenings in Amateur Radio.

IN THIS WEEKS NEWSCAST

* THE BPL WAR: A BIG WIN IN SWEDEN
* NEWSLINE FOLLOW-UP: MORE ON THE C6APR TRAGEDY
* HAM RADIO IN SPACE: SUMBANDILLASAT DESIGNATED AS SO-67
* RADIO LAW: GROUP PROPOSES REVISING 97:111 TO PERMIT UNRESTRICTED HAM RADIO EMCOMM
* RESCUE RADIO: NEW ADVANCES IN EMCOMM FEATURED ON THE BBC
* EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: COMMUNICATIONS IN A SHRIMPS EYE
* PUBLIC SERVICE: HAM RADIO AND THE ING NYC MARATHON
* and much more…

This weeks newscast anchored by Don Wilbanks. AE5DW

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Many years ago I worked at a Western Electric manufacturing plant (Montgomery Works in IL) where we designed and masked printed circuit boards for products that we manufactured. This article reminded me of those days.

I have been checking out this site for a couple of years and thought this would be interesting post. This site has probably thousands of DIY instructions and that I’m sure everyone will be able to find something useful.

Steve, K8JI

Creating Printed Circuit Boards with a INKJET Printer – More DIY How To Projects

Source: www.instructables.com

I have been subscribing (FREE) to this since it came out about a year ago. This an excellent magazine and a lot of work goes into putting this out!

Go to the website and provide them with your email address and you will get on there monthly distribution list. Check it out now..

Steve

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Our next club meeting is Thursday, November 12th.

The VE testing session starts at 6:00PM and our meeting follows at 7:30. The meeting and testing session is at the same location.

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I saw this great find from a ham (Scott NØIU) on e-Ham.net. Go to the link where you can view the Radio Shack catalogs from 1939-2005. The History section is also interesting.

I immediately went to the catalogs from the 60’s when I worked for Allied Radio in Chicago selling “HI-FI” components and new “color” (when they first came out) TV’s. Allied Radio got bought by Tandy Corporation, Radio Shacks parent.

Radio Shack Catalogs from 1939 – 2005

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN!
In 1939, The Radio Shack Corporation, “New England’s Oldest Amateur Distributor”, introduced a wholesale distributor catalog of Radio & Electronic Equipment, Amateur & Communication Supplies, and Sound Systems & Service Parts.

Here is the latest (October 23th) weekly AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE(tm) REPORT (Audio MP3)

This is a great professional audio report of the latest happenings in Amateur Radio.

On a PC, right click on the file you want to download. In the drop-down box that appears click on “Save Target As” and when the next box appears select a file destination and click on “Save”. For Mac and Linux, please consult your operating system instructions.