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Meeting
Notice
By Scott Nolte, N6CUV
The Annual JPL Amateur Radio Club Christmas Banquet meeting
will be held on Wednesday, December 11, starting at 6 PM at Marie
Callender's Pasadena Restaurant. Be sure to submit your reservation
form early. See page 7 for full details.
The next regular Club meeting will be held January 8, 1997,
in building 238, room 543 at Noon. Club Board of Directors meetings
are held at noon on the fourth Wednesday of each month in 301-227.
Everyone is welcome at all club meetings; bring your lunch. n
Calendar
of Events
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Date |
Event |
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December 11 |
JPL ARC Annual Banquet, Marie Callender's Restaurant, Pasadena |
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December 21 |
[Pomona Swapmeet, DeVry Institute] |
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December 26 |
[TRW Swapmeet, Redondo Beach] |
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January 8 |
General Meeting, Noon - 238-543 |
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January 18 |
[Pomona Swapmeet, DeVry Institute] |
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January 22 |
Board Meeting, Noon - 301-227 |
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January 25 |
[TRW Swapmeet, Redondo Beach] |
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February 12 |
General Meeting, Noon - 238-543 |
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February 15 |
[Pomona Swapmeet, DeVry Institute] |
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February 19 |
Board Meeting, Noon - 301-227 |
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February 22 |
[TRW Swapmeet, Redondo Beach] |
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March 12 |
General Meeting, Noon - 238-543 |
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March 15 |
[Pomona Swapmeet, DeVry Institute] |
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March 19 |
Board Meeting, Noon - 301-227 |
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March 29 |
[TRW Swapmeet, Redondo Beach] |
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April 9 |
General Meeting, Noon - 238-543 |
Notes from
W6EJJ
By Jay Holladay,
W6EJJ
Hamming from Paradise
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to move to paradise
for a few years and enjoy ham radio from a super location? Our
featured speaker at the JPL ARC Christmas banquet did just that.
Marty Woll, N6VI, recently returned from a four-year work assignment
in Hawaii. While there he acquired the site and antennas of KH6XX
and operated several serious contest efforts from that location.
Marty will share some of his ham radio experiences and tell
us what it is like to live and work in Hawaii for an extended
time. He is a partner with the accounting firm of Coopers &
Lybrand and is also a renowned contester. His stories of ham
radio and life in Hawaii will be interesting to hams and non-
hams alike. We hope you can join us at this year's Christmas
banquet!
Club Officers for 1997
Our nominating committee activities got a little behind the
time line this Fall, but the slate of officers for 1997 is almost
complete. For President, it is a pleasure to announce that Randy
Hammock, KC6HUR, has agreed to be a candidate for this office.
Scott Nolte, N6CUV, has indicated his willingness to serve another
term as Vice President, as has Chuck Sarture, KG6NF, in the Treasurer
post. At press time the position of Secretary is still under
discussion. We expect to have a full slate of candidates by the
time of the Banquet. Anyone desiring to make additional nominations
should contact Scott Nolte, Merv MacMedan, or me, or nominations
may be made during a (very) short business meeting at the Banquet.
If there is more than one candidate for any office, ballots will
be mailed soon after that meeting.
That's all for now. Hope to see you at Marie Callender's on
December 11.
73, Jay n
November
Meetings
By Chris
Zygielbaum, N6WEI and Scott
Nolte, N6CUV
General Meeting
The general meeting of the JPL Amateur Radio Club was held
on Wednesday, November 13, 1996. President Jay Holladay (W6EJJ)
called the meeting to order.
Bob Polansky, (N6ET) announced the next work party is scheduled
for Saturday, November 16, 9 AM till Noon. Finding the pressure
leaks in the coax lines up to the Mesa has been put on hold until
the weather cools off. Planned work will be shack clean-up and
working on the 160 meter antenna. Call Bob Polansky, (N6ET) at
354-4940 to learn about upcoming work parties.
Walt Diem (WA6PEA) has received the Kendecom repeater back
from Bill Wood (WB6FXJ) after having some upgrades done to it.
Walt will be testing it at home for awhile before it goes to
the repeater site. Philip Barnes-Roberts (KE6PMZ) announced that
the Pasadena Radio Club is giving tests for all classes of licenses
on Wednesday, November 13. Jay Holladay (W6EJJ) announced that
our club's Annual Banquet Meeting will be on December 11, at
Marie Callendar's in Pasadena from 6 to 10 PM. No speaker has
been picked yet.
Jay Holladay (W6EJJ) introduced our speaker Art Zygielbaum,
(WA6SAL). Faced with the problem of integrating a large car,
little dash space, and an ICOM 725 for mobile HF, (this was started
before the Kenwood TS50 or ICOM IC706 were out) he used a little
computer to meet the challenge. Art programmed (assembly language
and Pascal) a control program for the HP95LX Palmtop Computer
to run the 725. This enabled the radio to be mounted in the back
of his Land Cruiser and be operated by remote control. The HP95
solved the problem and gave Art a chance to design the front-panel
of his dreams without solder, wire, or a drill. Art explained
what he did, how he did it, and how well it works. For more details
on this project look for Art's article in an upcoming QST issue.
Board of Directors Meeting
The JPL ARC Board of Directors meeting was held on Wednesday,
November 27, 1996. Jay Holladay (W6EJJ) called the meeting to
order.
Chuck Sarture (KG6NF) presented the Treasurer's report. There
was one ARRL membership purchased through the club (generating
$5 income to the club), one new Autopatch membership, and the
standard W6VIO Calling postage and the Autopatch telephone expenses
for the month.
The Board was reminded that any new ARRL membership paid through
the club generates $5 income for the JPL ARC (renewals generate
$2 income). Rick McKinney (KA6DAN) has the forms.
The ERC Grant budget plan was reviewed and actions were assigned
to verify that needed purchases will be made before the end of
the year. A duplexer for WB6IEA Repeater, not previously included
in the plan, is now a high priority. Jay will check the Bylaws
to determine if changes to the original plan need to be approved
by the full ARC membership. Walt Diem (WA6PEA) will check on
the price of the duplexer.
The Board closed the single open item in the budget by passing
a motion to reimburse John Tallon (N6OMB) $160 for the food on
Field Day. John spent $530 and received $370 from individual
donations during Field Day. Even though the original store receipts
were lost, the Board decided to close the item and reimburse
John for the difference.
Jay announced that an informal Nominating Committee, comprised
of Merv McMedan (N6NO), Scott Nolte (N6CUV), and Jay met and
has made progress on a slate of 1997 officers. He is expecting
to announce the slate in time for a vote at the December General
Meeting, December 11.
Again this year, the December general meeting will be a banquet.
The banquet is planned for Wednesday, December 11 at the Marie
Callendar's at 2550 E. Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena. A no-host
reception is planned for 6:00 p.m. and dinner will begin at 7:00
p.m. Two entrees will be offered, a London Broil, or Chicken
Teriyaki Kebob. The cost for the dinner will be approximately
$13, and a slice of a Marie Callendar's pie will be available
for $2. Scott Nolte will be accepting reservations and individuals
wishing to go are encouraged to send a check to Scott in advance.
More information about the program and the price is available
elsewhere in the December W6VIO Calling Newsletter. n
DX News
By Bob Polansky,
N6ET
The CQ WW CW Contest is over and with it fond memories of
the weekend that saw the solar flux skyrocket! We haven't seen
that kind of propagation in two or three years. The gods must
have been listening to the suffering DXers. A great time was
had by all participants. Propagation forecasts are high-normal
through the 6th of December.
Now is the time to work DX. Now for some specifics.
CROZET ISLAND - FT5WE is quite active on the low ends of both
40 and 30 meters. Look for the semi-weak high speed CW operator!
His QSL manager gets cards back very quickly.
FRENCH ST. MARTIN - Look for FS/W2QM from 4 to 11 December.
HEARD ISLAND - VK0IR will be a mega-operation running from
13 to 27 January. They should be workable on all bands through
15 meters. If the sunspots cooperate, Maybe 12 and 10 meters
will be possible, but it's an odds-off bet. Don't miss this one.
Frequencies will be published next month.
MARION ISLAND - ZS8IR continues frequent operation on 40 and
30 meters. He's pretty workable on the West Coast at the low
ends of the CW band. He's also been spotted on 75 and 80 meters.
Hope to catch him myself on the low band.
MINAMI TORISHIMA - This operation is planned from 16 to 23
December.
SOUTH COOK ISLAND - ZK1DI is on most evenings on the low ends
of 80, 40, and 30 meter cw. That's all for now. Guess the world's
DXpeditioners are all getting ready for Christmas. 73 until next
month. A Merry Christmas to all. n
November Work
Party
By Bob Polansky,
N6ET
We met at 9:00 AM on 15 November to work several tasks. Ross
Snyder, John Norris, Chuck Sarture, Chris Carson, and Bob Polansky
were the participants. We started by cutting and fabricating
two halves of a 160 meter dipole, which we intended to run from
the same coax already feeding our 40/80 dipole at the top of
the Sommers antenna tower. We pulled out our Honda generator
and managed to get it started after about twenty minutes of frustration.
Armed with that and a bunch of tools, we made our way to the
antenna site. One of the push-up poles supporting the 80 meter
dipole had fallen over due to a guy rope failure. It was repaired.
We started to lower the Sommers to gain access to the dipole
coax. DISASTER! The top hat supporting the "lowering pulley"
on top of the wooden tower segment pulled loose. Due to quick
thinking on the part of our fabulous team, we were able to bring
back the Sommers beam to its normal operating position without
losing the entire beam. The bottom line is that we have no 160
meter antenna; further, we can no longer lower the Sommers without
getting someone to climb the wooden pole, design a proper hold
down mechanism and they install it on the top of the pole. We
are looking for volunteers to do that task. In addition, the
control box for the Sommers rotator was left on by someone and
the box has failed. We need another volunteer to make the needed
repairs on the control box.
We did accomplish one thing during our rather frustrating
work party. We developed and documented a detailed sequence for
completing the assembly of the TH7DXX on top of our new 67 foot
tower. Once we get the needed parts, two work parties will be
put together to complete the needed work. n
Emergency
Information on the Internet
Provided by Walt Diem, WA6PEA
For those who are "newbie's" to the Internet, here
are some Web Sites and Newsgroups worthy of looking into. The
source of this information is the DERA _DisasterCom_ newsletter:
Please bear in mind that not all ISPs have the same newsfeeds
so not all ISPs will have the above newsgroups!
Respectfully Submitted and 73's for now my friends. Patrick
Cook, KB0OXD, Denver, Colorado n
FM and Multipath
Propagation
By John Sehring
Experiments in the late 1930s showed that narrowband FM on
the shortwave bands suffers more than AM from the selective fading
that multipath propagation causes. Some call the effect "phase
distortion."
70 Years Ago
Early PM work involved many who would become legends of early
radio engineering, including Murray Crosby, Murlan Corrington
and S.O. Rice. In the late 1920s, when they learned that incidental
phase modulation in AM transmitters exacerbates the effects of
selective fading, broadcasters redesigned their transmitters
to reduce PM.
Others noted that selective fading on the shortwave bands
lessened with increasing frequency. This led Arguimbau and Granlund
of M.I.T., in the late 1940s, to try wideband FM (75 kHz deviation)
at 26 MHz over a transatlantic circuit. They developed an FM
receiver with improved capture ratio and AM rejection - to make
it highly resistant to multipath distortion. It's IF strip comprised
RC-coupled, vacuum-tube amplifier stages with solid-state diode
limiters-the basis of the Marantz model 6B FM tuner that hit
the market ten years later.
Excessive Multipath
But, despite the advanced receiver, the 26 MHz experiments
failed. When two equally strong propagation paths occurred, which
often happens, the two signals alternately "captured"
the receiver. The path-lengths generally differed, giving different
time delays that produced instantaneous phase jumps. The listener
heard short, but loud, static bursts.
VHF and UHF
At higher frequencies, multipath propagation produced by terrestrial
obstructions can be just as severe, especially when one end of
a link is in a moving vehicle ("picket fencing"). And,
since a phase jump causes the effect, the receiver's amplitude
limiter can't help, though it can counter other multipath effects.
Later wideband FM receivers evolved from that MIT model -
including the Scott and the Von Recklinghausen designs of the
H.H. Scott company, and those of Avery Fisher. IF bandwidth in
those receivers didn't need widening. It already had to be 240
kHz, to pass the sidebands of a 75 kHz deviation FM signal. Rather,
to better handle the effects of multipath propagation, the bandwidth
of the limiters and FM detector were increased to several MHz.
Carson, a theorist at Bell Labs in the 1920s, predicted all
this. He showed that FM would be inferior to AM in a typical
shortwave circuit - no matter what one did to the receiver.
Armstrong persists
Theory never deterred Armstrong, who, it must be stated, did
not invent FM. He did realize that to get the full benefits of
FM (noise reduction and wide post-detection bandwidth, with low
distortion), you had to use large deviation.
He developed and patented methods of generating and detecting
wideband FM. His system used "the phasing method" (which
can also produce and detect AM SSB signals) to generate small-deviation
FM signals at low frequencies-one way of achieving low distortion.
He then frequency-multiplied the signal by a large factor, to
get the desired 75 kHz deviation. That explains why his transmitters
had so many stages.
FM QSYs
For FM broadcasting, you need a part of the frequency spectrum
where multipath propagation isn't the norm, and groundwave range
is short and stable - i.e. above 30 MHz. The first commercial
FM broadcast band was from 42 to 50 MHz. But, by 1937, multipath
propagation distortion on FM broadcast signals in this band was
reported - by a ham in a QST article, among others.
Also, the late 1930s saw the peak of the 11-year sunspot cycle
that produced long distance propagation of FM broadcast signals.
People in the U.S. received television signals from England,
and vice versa, via the ionosphere's F-layer. And "sporadic
E" propagation often brought in FM broadcast signals from
1,000 miles away or more.
Highlighting FM's susceptibility to multipath distortion,
10- and 6-meter Amateur narrowband FM signals that propagate
via the aurora are useless - because the aurora curtain constantly
moves and changes rapidly, producing random Doppler shifts. The
aurora produces both amplitude and frequency modulation on reflected
signals, but AM are more readable. You can "hear" the
modulating rumble of the aurora on signals in either an AM or
FM receiver.
In the 1970s, BBC engineers noticed problems in their digital-audio
FM-relay links - even low bit-rate ones. It puzzled them, because
theoretically the digital modulation scheme was robust, and the
microwave links were line-of-sight. Is it any surprise that the
problem turned out to be multipath propagation?
Today's "conventional" FM receivers are about as
good as they can be in terms of sensitivity, bandpass group delay,
hard limiting, capture ratio, and AM rejection. Techniques for
receiver threshold extension exist that, under some circumstances,
can reduce digital bit-error rates. But the best way to improve
a link is to reduce or eliminate multipath propagation. Using
horizontal polarization - rather than vertical, linear angle,
or circular - helps, as do highly directional antennas.
from the December '95 Indian River ARC (Cocoa Beach, Fla.)
"Spurious Emissions Newsletter - Dick McKlveen, W5YWA, Editor,
via ARNS. n
Classified
Section
Wanted
A50-to-80-foot self supporting/telescoping/tilt-over tower
or towers. Can be either tubular or triangular. Need to be in
good condition. Motorized would be a big plus. Will pay for packaging
and shipping to Prescott, Arizona. Contact Brian (KW6J) at 714-896-3514
(M-F, 8 AM to 4 PM) or via Internet at stapleton@apt.mdc.com.
New or used (but in good condition) HF large mono-band beams
which were designed for high gain/good front to back ratio/good
directivity etc. Contact Brian (KW6J) at 714-896-3514 (M-F 8
AM to 4 PM) or via Internet at stapleton@apt.mdc.com.
Icom IC-04AT 440 MHz HT. Call Joel Mosher KB6RXE at 818-791-1779
or email to jam@alps.jpl.nasa.gov
US Tower (or Wilson) ROTATING BASE and RAISING FIXTURE for
a 40 foot tubular telescoping tower. US Tower part number for
the rotating base is MARB/40 and for the raising fixture is MAF-40.
Please contact Brian Stapleton (KW6J) at 714-896-3514, M-F 8
AM - 4 PM.
Your want ad or article for inclusion in a future issue of
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or via Internet (bill.wood@mindspring.com)
(KW6J) at 714-896-3514, M-F 8 AM - 4 PM.
For Sale
Video study course, ARRL Advanced Class includes computerized
exam review software. Complete course for $50 (new cost $129).
Call Bob Dye, KQ6GD, 818-249-0171
Only $4,500 for a US Tower Model HDX-589-MDPL 89-foot self
supporting triangular tower with heavy duty motor, pull downs,
and limit switches (original cost, over $8,100!). Tower is in
great condition and is only a few years old. Contact Brian (KW6J)
for further details (work number M-F, 8 AM to 4 PM, 714-896-3514).
Battery Packs (for HT's, camcorders, laptops, cordless and
cellular telephones) and mobile antennas at unusually low prices.
Contact Walt Diem at 818-248-7525.
Yaesu's - like new. Closing station. FT-470 2m/440 w/tone
squelch, PA-6 ~ FNB-12 batteries, chargers, and two vinyl cases.
Unused, in carton. $350. FT-212RH 2m mobile w/mic, spkrs. Used
very few hours. $295. Astron RS-12 power supply, good condition.
$50. George KC6CWA, (707) 945-0705, or via W6MEO@KJ6FY.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NOAM.
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ARRL News
Via the ARRL www Home Page
FCC Proposes
New Service For Reallocated 2.3-Ghz Segments
ARRL Letter, November 15 Update
The FCC has proposed to create a new Wireless Communications
Service (WCS) in the 2305-2320 and 2345-2360-MHz bands and to
award licenses on the basis of competitive bidding. The bands
include a 5-MHz segment that Amateur Radio shares with government
services between 2305 and 2310 MHz. Just before it adjourned
in October, the 104th Congress approved a provision as part of
the much larger appropriations bill that directed the FCC to
put the 30 MHz of spectrum in the 2.3-GHz region up for competitive
bidding to help balance the budget. It's believed to be the first
time the Congress has ordered the reallocation of specific frequencies.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) had identified for reallocation the amateur segments 2300-2310
MHz and 2390-2400 MHz in May 1994, so reallocation of part of
that subband came as no surprise. At its special session in October,
the ARRL Board of Directors approved a proposal to seek an increase
in the amateur service allocation status--from secondary to primary--in
the 2300-2305-MHz segment.
The FCC says the new WCS service would allow licensees to
provide any fixed, mobile or radiolocation service, or satellite
Digital Audio Radio Services (satellite DARS), consistent with
the international frequency allocations for these bands. The
Commission also proposed to adopt no restrictions on eligibility
for a WCS license and to allow WCS licensees "to partition
their service areas, disaggregate spectrum, and franchise portions
of their spectrum or service areas on a leased basis."
Competitive bidding for the two segments will begin no later
than next April 15. Comments are due by December 4, 1996, and
reply comments by December 16, 1996 n
Solar Flux
Numbers Soar!
ARRL Letter, November 29 Update
Solar prognosticator Tad Cook, KT7H, in Seattle reports: The
recent rise in solar flux continued over the weekend to an unexpected
level. On November 24, WWV reported that the solar flux was 100,
a level which we have not seen since September 1994!
In the last solar report, I asked if the recent rise might
be the end of the doldrums and the start of significant activity
in Cycle 23. I'm not certain, but I believe the areas that are
causing all the activity are near the Sun's equator, which suggests
that they might be some improbable last gasps from the waning
cycle.
The flux numbers given in this weekly bulletin are always
the noon measurements from the Penticton, British Columbia, observatory,
but there are actually three per day. Below is a table of each
flux value for every day since the last bulletin:
11/21/96 1800 UTC: 74.2
11/21/96 2000 UTC: 74.4
11/21/96 2200 UTC: 75.5
11/22/96 1800 UTC: 79.5
11/22/96 2000 UTC: 82.6
11/22/96 2200 UTC: 82.3
11/23/96 2200 UTC: 95.0
11/23/96 2000 UTC: 91.0
11/23/96 1800 UTC: 90.6
11/24/96 1800 UTC: 103.5
11/24/96 2000 UTC: 99.8
11/24/96 2200 UTC: 104.2
11/25/96 1800 UTC: 103.6
The latest forecast from NOAA SESC is for a flux around 105
for November 25.
Thanks to Cary Oler for the above data. Cary has a very in-
teresting and informative Web page with solar data and current
solar images at http://holly.cc.uleth.ca/solar/index.html. n
Amateur Radio
To Have Permanent Space Role
ARRL Letter, November 29 Update
A foundation has been laid to give Amateur Radio a permanent
presence in space. Earlier this month, Amateur Radio delegates
from eight countries--Russia, Japan, Germany, Great Britain,
Italy, Canada, France and the US--met at the NASA Johnson Space
Center in Houston, Texas, to map plans to include a permanent
ham radio station aboard the International Space Station, to
be tended by station crew members.
From the United States, members of the SAREX Working Group,
officials from NASA, US representatives of the Russian Mir Amateur
Radio experiment and members of the Johnson Space Center Amateur
Radio Club attended the meetings November 4 and 5, chaired by
Roy Neal, K6DUE. ARRL Vice President Joel Harrison, W5ZN (ex-WB5IGF),
represented the League at the gathering. SAREX Working Group
member Rosalie White, WA1STO, of the ARRL Headquarters staff,
was among those on hand. The delegates jointly developed a draft
memorandum of understanding to promote the development of Amateur
Radio on the International Space Station--to be known as ARISS.
The ARISS group will provide for the planning, coordination
and performance of Amateur Radio projects on the space station,
similar to the way the SAREX Working Group currently coordinates
Amateur Radio activities on many space shuttle missions. AMSAT
and IARU organizations in each of the eight countries are to
review and consider approving the memorandum of understanding.
In the US, this includes AMSAT-NA and the ARRL.
The AMSAT-NA Board unanimously approved the memo- randum of
understanding at its November 11 Board of Directors meeting in
Tucson, Arizona. Once the memorandum is finalized, AMSAT-NA President
Bill Tynan, W3XO, has been given authority by the board to sign
it. AMSAT-NA Vice President for Manned Space Frank Bauer, KA3HDO,
congratulated the international ARISS team for a job well done.
"We look forward to a truly cooperative international venture
on the International Space Station," he said. -- AMSAT
News Service n
FCC Issued
Call Sign Update
The following is a list of the FCC's most recently issued
call signs as of November 12, 1996.
District Group A Group B Group C Group D
Extra Adv. Tech/Gen Novice
0 AB0DC KI0FC ++ KB0YXI
1 AA1QU KE1GI N1YCR KB1CAD
2 AB2CK KG2JD ++ KC2ADQ
3 AA3PC KE3YB N3YGZ KB3BQZ
4 AE4YV KT4XU ++ KF4NBG
5 AC5KH KM5ER ++ KC5WVH
6 AC6YH KQ6KI ++ KF6HGA
7 AB7TF KK7CT ++ KC7THI
8 AA8YM KG8ZL ++ KC8FFX
9 AA9TN KG9IJ ++ KB9OWJ
Hawaii # AH6OV KH7BO WH6DCV
Alaska # AL7QT KL0BI WL7CTY
Virgin Is. WP2X KP2CJ NP2JM WP2AIH
Puerto Rico KP3V KP3AN NP3HM WP4NMO
# New prefixes are available for this block, but none have been issued.
++All call signs in this group have been issued in this area. n
Upcoming
VEC Examinations
The following test session information is provided by the
ARRL/VEC for the upcoming one month period. For further information,
please call the test session contact person at the telephone
number listed. If necessary, you may contact the ARRL/VEC at
860-594-0300 for additional information. Electronic mail may
be forwarded to the ARRL/VEC via USENET at "vec@arrl.org"
or via MCI Mail to MCI ID: 653- 2312 or 215-5052.
Although the test session information presented here does
not indicate whether walk-ins are accepted or not, most test
sessions do allow walk-ins. We encourage you, however, to always
call the contact person at the telephone number provided so that
the VE Team is aware that you be attending the test
12/07/96, Lancaster, 93534, 805-948-1865, Adrienne J Sherwood
12/11/96, Hollywood, 91607, 818-766-1341, Elliott Bloch
12/12/96, Colton, 92324, 909-825-7136, Harold Heydenfeldt
12/14/96, Bell, 90201, 213-560-8618, Pedro Cacheiro
12/14/96, Brea, 92621, 310-691-1514, Robert Reitzel
12/14/96, Culver City, 90230, 310-827-2538, Clive Morel AA6TZ
12/14/96, Fontana, 92337, 909-823-6818, Louis Johnson
12/14/96, Glendora, 91740, 818-966-7715, Perry Stevens P.R.C.
12/28/96, Culver City, 90049, 310-459-0337, Scott V Swanson
12/28/96, Torrance, 96900, 310-834-0558, Renato Santos n
JPL ARC
Christmas Banquet
By Jay Holladay, W6EJJ
Please join us for the big JPL ARC
Christmas Banquet meeting. This year it again will be held at
Marie Callender's in Pasadena, where we have a private dining
room with good facilities for our program and speaker. With a
choice of entrees, and an excellent program planned, you won't
want to miss this event.
What: JPL ARC Christmas Banquet meeting
When: Wednesday, December 11
No-host
Happy Hour at 6:00 PM, Dinner at 7:00
Where: Marie Callender's Pasadena
2300
E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA
(818)
792-3109
Choice of entree:
Teriyaki Chicken Grill
Grilled London Broil Steak
Includes soup or salad and non-alcoholic beverage
Cost: $13.00 per person (including tax & tip)
Program: Our featured speaker is Marty Woll, N6VI, who
will tell us what it was like to live and work in Hawai for sev
eral years and operate ham radio from an outstanding loca tion.
This is a program that will be enjoyed by the non-hams in your
family as well. We also will recognize some of our members who
have contributed significantly to the club in the past year,
and we will have a drawing for some very nice prizes.
I believe anyone who attended last year's banquet will agree
that we have a fine location and that it was a very enjoyable
event. Make your plans now to attend. n
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Fill in the following form and mail
to Scott Nolte at JPL Mail Stop 306-392, together with a check
made out to Scott for $13 for each dinner.
Name:______________________________
Callsign:____________________________
Number of guests:____________________
Check box for number of entree(s) desired:
Teriyaki Chicken Grill:__________
Grilled London Broil Steak:______
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Amateur Radio Club
Attn: Bill Wood,
Editor, Mail Stop DSCC-33
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109-8099
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