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   The ARRL Contest Update   
      
   June 4, 2014   
   Editor: Ward Silver, NOAX   
      
   IN THIS ISSUE   
      
    *  Summer VHF Season - June ARRL VHF Contest   
    *  From Southeast Asia - the SEANET Contest   
    *  WRTC2014 - Awards Program   
    *  Free PIZZA!   
    *  NPR Discovers Ham Radio   
    *  Record-keepers Recognized   
    *  Field Day Power Safety   
    *  Top Ten Tools   
    *  Wherefore Art Thou, White Van?   
      
   NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO   
      
   Why not try one of the many short Morse code "sprint" contests such as the   
   NS Sprint (which is fast) or the NAQCC Monthly QRP Sprint (slower.) Most of   
   these contests are weekly or monthly so there's always another just around   
   the corner. These give you an opportunity to get some CW practice without   
   the hurly-burly of a major weekend contest.   
      
   BULLETINS   
      
   There are no bulletins in this issue.   
      
   BUSTED QSOS   
      
   Your editor managed to avoid potholes on the information highway last time.   
      
   CONTEST SUMMARY   
      
   Complete information for all contests follows the Conversation section   
      
   June 7-8   
      
    *  NS Weekly Sprint--CW (Jun 6)   
    *  Ten-Ten Open Season--Digital   
    *  Digifest   
    *  LZ Open 20 Meter Contest--CW   
    *  SEANET Contest   
    *  UKSMG Sporadic E Contest   
    *  IARU Region I Field Day--CW   
    *  Alabama QSO Party   
      
   June 14-15   
      
    *  ARRL June VHF Contest   
    *  NAQCC Monthly QRP Sprint--CW (Jun 11)   
    *  DRCG Long Distance Contest--Digital   
    *  Australian Shires Contest   
    *  Asia-Pacific Sprint--Phone   
    *  Portugal Day   
    *  GACW WWSA CW DX Contest   
    *  QRP ARCI QRP Shootout   
    *  REF DDFM Six Meter Contest   
    *  West Virginia QSO Party   
      
   NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST   
      
   With WRTC-2014 coming up quickly - just five weeks! - you should be thinking   
   about your strategy, too. There are a number of participation awards for   
   those of us not sharing a tent with a team mate in New England. Since the   
   earliest WRTCs, there have been novel prizes and awards, such as the deck of   
   WRTC cards for the WRTC-1996 held in San Francisco. WRTC-2014 has its own   
   contest within a contest - the WRTC2014 Chase. Gold, silver, and bronze   
   awards recognize operators who work the WRTC stations on as many bands and   
   modes as possible. The "Assistant Judge" award encourages you to email your   
   IARU HF Championship log to the WRTC sponsors within six hours after the   
   contest is over. Whether you operate a little or a lot, jump in and join the   
   fun!   
      
   A highly anticipated presentation at the Dayton Hamvention's Contest Forum   
   was "Introducing N1MM Logger Plus." The quarter-million lines of code (so   
   I'm told) have been transported to a new framework that upgrades the way   
   many important functions are displayed. The development team has obviously   
   listened closely to the contest community, making better use of color and   
   data display techniques. If you would like to learn more about the changes,   
   the presentation is archived as MP4-format files on the N1MM Logger website.   
   (Thanks, Larry K8UT)   
      
   The Roadrunners Microwave Group (RMG) invites all hams to the 48th Annual   
   Central States VHF Conference in Austin, Texas, from July 24-27th. This   
   year's conference theme is QRO, or creating high power on the VHF+ bands.   
   There is an impressive list of speakers supporting this topic and many   
   others including oscillator design, antenna construction and station design   
   and construction. The conference also features noise figure and gain   
   measurement, dun noise measurement, prizes, and a rover and dish bowl   
   (Thanks, Steve N5AC)   
      
   Reverse Beacon Network (RBN) leader, Pete N4ZR, announces, "We're trying   
   hard to move to a wholesale/retail model, encouraging end-users of RBN data   
   to connect to one or more of the many cluster nodes that are set up to serve   
   you with filtering and other capabilities. Extensive TELNET listings are   
   available online - - look for entries that have "(+CW Skimmer)" in the first   
   column."   
      
   Even though there are no multiplier contacts in Field Day, it's fun to keep   
   track of the sections you work. Ken KC9UMR modified this section map to make   
   it easier to see the smaller ones - and color them in! "Did you work NLI and   
   SF yet?"   
      
   The new, free ARRL practice exam service is now "live." Covering all three   
   classes of the U.S. amateur exams - Technician, General, and Extra -- ARRL   
   Exam Review was designed for ARRL by DHF Systems, the creator of ARRL's   
   TravelPlus for RepeatersT software.   
      
   How did they do it? Capture a spacecraft, that is. An IEEE article describes   
   how volunteers, including many radio amateurs were planning to command a   
   35-year-old NASA spacecraft, the International Sun-Earth Explorer 3   
   (ISEE-3). As announced a few days ago, they were successful and are now   
   planning a comprehensive assessment of the spacecraft's general health. If   
   all goes well, they will attempt to fire the satellite's engines to place it   
   one of several gravitationally stable locations known as the Langrangian   
   points. You can keep current on the program's status at Space College.   
      
   Web Site of the Week - Jim W4ENE has announced the release of an updated   
   version of PIZZA, which is a polar-projection mapping program that offers a   
   variety of configurations and options.   
      
   WORD TO THE WISE   
      
   BIC - not the pen, it's an abbreviation for "butt in chair" which is how you   
   exceed your contest goals and win some of those certificates and plaques.   
   You can't click without BIC!   
      
   SIGHTS AND SOUNDS   
      
   You weren't imagining things if you thought you heard ARRL Public Relations   
   and Media Manager, Sean KX9X on NPR last week. A story on the ARRL's   
   centennial featured several segments with Sean.   
      
   Jamie NS3T, former publisher of radio-sport.net was the subject of a great   
   story about the Dayton Hamvention (with pictures!) in the May 16th edition   
   of the Dayton Daily News. As Jamie tells it, "One reason I ended up in radio   
   news was my childhood interest in AM and shortwave radio listening, which   
   then led me into the amateur radio hobby." That's a wrap! (Thanks, Jeff   
   KU8E, Eric W3DQ, and others)   
      
   RESULTS AND RECORDS   
      
   A tip of the ARRL cap is due to the volunteers who maintain the record   
   listings for several of the ARRL contest programs:   
      
    *  Jay WS7I - RTTY Roundup   
    *  Bob K3PH - ARRL DX Contests   
    *  Curt K9AKS - June and September VHF Contests   
    *  John N9JK - August UHF Contest   
    *  Larry K5OT - November Sweepstakes   
    *  Larry N6TR - ARRL 160 Meter Contest   
    *  Ken WM5R - ARRL 160 Meter and 10 Meter Contests   
      
   Thanks!   
      
   OPERATING TIP   
      
   Reading through old logs sounds boring but it often sparks great memories -   
   like "remember the time a (fill in the blank) called in when I thought the   
   band was closed?" These are often reminders of unusual propagation and   
   events that you can put to work in future contests.   
      
   TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION   
      
   This is a good time to review your Field Day emergency power safety plans.   
   If you use a generator, be sure to follow the manufacturer's instructions   
   about grounding and load protection. It's too easy to get in a hurry or   
   settle for "that oughta work" which could lead to shock hazards. Don't   
   forget to secure the power cords mechanically to prevent accidental trips -   
   especially at night! References like the ARRL's Emergency Power for Radio   
   Communication are a good source of information.   
      
   On a related subject, some inverter-type generators can also generate RF   
   noise or "hash" strong enough to disrupt HF operation. As with safety plans,   
   now would be a good time to run a few tests to see if that is the case for   
   your Field Day power plant. If noise is present, ferrite chokes can help.   
   Wind all three conductors of the power cord through type 31 or type 43   
   ferrite toroids or split cores just like a choke balun for coaxial cable.   
   Jim K9YC describes suitable chokes in his Choke Cookbook which is part of   
   his excellent RFI tutorial.   
      
   Restoration and repair of vintage gear has for years relied on the   
   Vishay/Sprague "Orange Drop" film capacitors to replace leaky paper and   
   electrolytic parts. Due to changing markets, the "Orange Drop" line is now   
   obsolete. Panasonic and Cornell-Dubilier both make capacitors that are close   
   replacements in value and size. Size is important due to power dissipation   
   ratings. Similar concerns about power resistor dissipation require attention   
   there, too. If you need to use carbon composition resistors, new parts are   
   being manufactured by Kayama and stocked by distributors such as Mouser   
   Electronics. (Thanks, Tom WOEAJ)   
      
   EDN magazine recently ran a couple of good articles about workbench   
   practices. The first discusses troubleshooting EMI on the bench without a   
   screen room full of expensive equipment. A bit of repair and modification   
   wizardry shows how to isolate an IC's lead from its pad when a design   
   changes.   
      
   Interesting phenomena in the lower ionosphere and upper troposphere have   
   gotten a lot of attention as study of climate and weather intensifies. Some   
   might benefit radio amateurs! For example, the plasma irregularities known   
   as "sprites," seen in the vicinity of thunderstorms and being ionized, might   
   possibly reflect radio signals. This sort of propagation could be   
   masquerading as sporadic E or meteor scatter but at a lower altitude.   
   Careful observation of echoes and "pings" might be a worthwhile endeavor for   
   our VHF operators. (Thanks, Bob Dehoney and others)   
      
   Speaking of thunderstorms, New Mexico is notorious for lightning and radio   
   astronomer, Paul NA5N relays information on lightning detection. "In our   
   stormy season, employees are supposed to carry a lightning detector before   
   climbing into the VLA (Very Large Array) antennas. Lightning storms can   
   sneak up on you pretty fast at times. The two models we use are the "Strike   
   Alert" (about $65) and one from Acu-Rite Weather (about $35). They seem to   
   perform about the same in spite of the price difference. They are small,   
   about the size of a pocket pager. The units basically gives one, two or   
   three beeps to alert of approaching lightning and how close (3 beeps usually   
   when within 8 miles or so). For a build-it-yourself, I recommend this   
   Techlib circuit which allows you to adjust the sensitivity, which is useful   
   if you're cloaked by nearby mountains or your shack is down in the basement   
   or something. You can also add an external antenna (a few feet of hookup   
   wire)." If you don't want to carry a standalone unit, Doug KODXV notes that   
   "Android and iPhone app WeatherBug has a sub-app called Spark, which is an   
   excellent lightning strike tracker. It uses a detailed, zoomable map and   
   reports to tenths of a mile.   
      
   Up the Tower author, Steve K7LXC, responded to a question about how to lift   
   a tower section with a mast and rotator already installed. "In my experience   
   the problem is more a matter of trying to do too many things at once. The   
   consequence is that complications arise that require lowering, re-rigging,   
   and starting again. In the case of the section-mast-rotator, if you pick the   
   section and mast together, you'll have to place the pick point high enough   
   so that the load won't tip over which means that once the section is in,   
   you'll have to climb up the mast to disconnect the haul rope - a maneuver   
   very few people can accomplish. The LXC Law of Lifts is that each lift   
   should be broken down into bite-sized chunks so that you're not trying to do   
   two or more things at once." Be safe - keep it simple.   
      
   Keeping with the theme of outdoor installations, we tend to use plastic pipe   
   and conduit for lots of uses. How will it hold up out there? John   
   G3JVC/GM3JVC relays a handy online source of weathering data on plastic   
   pipe.   
      
   Technical Web Site of the Week - There's nothing like free tools and EDN   
   satisfies once again with a listing of Top Free Do-It-Yourself Software   
   Tools Every Electrical Engineer Needs. Calculators, simulators, and more!   
      
   CONVERSATION   
      
   Wherefore Art Thou, White Van?   
      
   Concluding a lengthy online discussion of interference to hams and support   
   from the FCC, the ARRL's Lab Manager, Ed Hare W1RFI summed up the situation   
   with some words of wisdom. It's important to have reasonable expectations   
   when dealing with interference and it seemed to your editor that Ed's   
   guidance would be of benefit to the Contest Update readership - 73, Ward   
   NOAX   
      
   Many hams have an image of something that has never existed on a regular   
   basis -- the thought that if they had interference, they could call the FCC,   
   which would quickly send out a team to find the source of the noise. This   
   has never happened on any regular basis and is less likely to happen now.   
      
   Under the FCC's rules, manufacturers of equipment are required to meet   
   certain emissions-limit and labeling requirements. If the manufacturer does,   
   it may market its products. Under these rules, most non-radio devices, other   
   than personal computers, are "Verified" under Part 15 or Part 18 FCC rules,   
   meaning that the manufacturer is required to test them, and to keep test   
   results on file if ever asked for by the FCC. There are generally higher   
   limits for commercial products than consumer products, and all sellers and   
   marketers of products are required to market them into appropriate   
   environments.   
      
   If these rules are met, the operators of devices, i.e. your electric   
   utility, your neighbor, or even you, are required to use them in a way that   
   does not cause harmful interference to licensed radio users.   
      
   Hams can get some support from the FCC, but generally only if the ham is   
   able to identify what the actual source of a product is and who is operating   
   it. The ARRL and FCC have, over years of time, developed a cooperative   
   program where the FCC will generally ask the ARRL to help with a case,   
   helping to determine what the source is, who is operating it and whether its   
   noise is actually causing "harmful interference" as defined by the FCC's   
   rules.   
      
   The FCC does expect that hams will make reasonable efforts to resolve   
   problems with the operator of the device directly, before asking the FCC for   
   help. If these efforts are not successful, ARRL has been asked to help   
   document the case history and get the case to the FCC, which after its own   
   review, usually sends an advisory letter to the operator of the device. The   
   ARRL "power line" program is also used by the FCC as the first steps of a   
   case involving a neighbor. See the various links on the ARRL's FCC Part-15   
   Rules: Unlicensed RF Devices page for more information.   
      
   ARRL also does what it can to try to address problems directly with   
   industry. It has contacts in the cable industry and with a number of major   
   manufacturers, such as AT&T, to deal with UVerse problems, for example. ARRL   
   also sits on a number of major industry committees, keeping a seat at these   
   important tables for Amateur Radio, often serving at the head of the table   
   in leadership roles. At this point, for example, I serve on the Board of   
   Directors of the IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society, as a current   
   member of the EMC Society Standards Development and Education Committee, as   
   past Secretary of that committee and as the current Vice Chair of the ANSI   
   accredited C63 Committee's subcommittee on device immunity, for example.   
   Although this work does not always result in Amateur Radio getting a   
   pristine noise environment, it does ensure that industry is well aware of   
   the needs of Amateur Radio, and that Amateur Radio is a part of the process.   
      
   This has often served us all well, as seen in the recent study of   
   arc-fault-current-interrupter circuit breakers, where the manufacturer was   
   very open ARRL in part because of the League's involvement with industry.   
   The result was a site visit by the manufacturer, joint testing and a   
   re-design of its products to no longer trip in the presence of typical   
   amateur signals.   
      
   ARRL has been buying and testing various products, finding significant   
   violations of the FCC limits. Unfortunately, the limits are rather high.   
   This means that a "legal" device in the house next door, perhaps 100 feet   
   away, could generate S7 to S9 noise on HF. So, the large majority of devices   
   the League has tested have actually met the emissions limits. The   
   interference was then addressed on the basis of harmful interference.   
      
   The ARRL does have to make some judgment calls about what products to buy   
   and test, because of limited resources, especially staff time. So we look   
   for the VERY loud noise, such as grow lights, some battery chargers and the   
   like, then make purchases based on specific complaints in which the   
   offending model numbers can be identified. We are looking more to the items   
   sold in the big box stores, instead of the occasional eBay seller. To that   
   end, we need good reports that are based on an actual complaint, with a   
   model still in production and being sold. We can then do as we did with the   
   grow lights and other products along the way and file formal complaints the   
   FCC. The interference from the eBay item or the 1950s lighting fixture can   
   still be addressed as an individual complaint.   
      
   In other cases, ARRL does take a broader approach. When CFLs and LED bulbs   
   came on the scene, the posts about the doom of Amateur Radio were rampant,   
   and to assess the problem, ARRL purchased a large number of products and   
   measured them. As predicted, most complied, although a few problems were   
   identified.   
      
   What the majority of the reports ARRL gets, however, involve an "unknown   
   source." At that point for the most part, trying to identify WHAT it is   
   becomes moot unless the ham can figure out WHERE it is. Without an   
   identified device operator or model number, the only recourse is to find the   
   actual source and work with a neighbor, then with the ARRL and FCC, to try   
   to get it resolved.   
      
   I hope this is all helpful.   
      
   73, Ed Hare, W1RFI   
      
   CONTESTS   
      
   June 4 through June 17   
      
   An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral in PDF format is   
   available. Check the sponsor's Web site for information on operating time   
   restrictions and other instructions.   
      
   HF CONTESTS   
      
   NS Weekly Sprint--CW, from Jun 6, 0230Z to Jun 6, 0300Z. Bands (MHz):   
   1.8-14. Exchange: Serial number, name, S/P/C. Logs due: none. Rules   
   http://www.ncccsprint.com   
      
   Ten-Ten Open Season--Digital, from Jun 7, 0000Z to Jun 8, 2400Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 28. Exchange: Call, name, S/P/C, member numbers. Logs due: 15 days.   
   Rules http://www.ten-ten.org   
      
   Digifest--Digital, from Jun 7, 0400Z - See website. Multiple time periods.   
   Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST and 4-char grid square. Logs due: 7 days.   
   Rules http://www.mixw.net/misc/DigiFest/index.html   
      
   LZ Open 20 Meter Contest--CW, from Jun 7, 1100Z to Jun 7, 1500Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 14. Exchange: 6-digit serial and serial from previous QSO. Logs due:   
   10 days. Rules http://www.lzopen.com   
      
   SEANET Contest--Phone,CW, from Jun 7, 1200Z to Jun 8, 1200Z. Bands (MHz):   
   3.5-28. CW--3.525,7.025,14.025,21.025,28.025,   
   SSB--3.540/3.790,7.090,14.320,21.320,28.320 MHz. Exchange: RS(T), serial.   
   Logs due: Jul 1. Rules http://orari.or.id/seanet2014   
      
   UKSMG Sporadic E Contest--Phone,CW,Digital, from Jun 7, 1300Z to Jun 8,   
   1300Z. Bands (MHz): 50, No QSOs below 50.080 or from 50.100-130 MHz.   
   Exchange: RST, member nr, 6-char grid locator. Logs due: Jul 1. Rules   
   http://www.uksmg.org   
      
   IARU Region I Field Day--CW, from Jun 7, 1500Z to Jun 8, 1459Z. Bands (MHz):   
   1.8-28. Exchange: RST, serial. Rules http://IARU Society websites   
      
   Alabama QSO Party--Phone,CW, from Jun 7, 1600Z to Jun 8, 0400Z. Bands (MHz):   
   1.8-28. CW--1.810, 3.545, 7.045, 14.045, 21.045, 28.045; PH--1.865, 3.855,   
   7.230, 14.250, 21.300, 28.450 MHz. Exchange: RS(T) and AL county or S/P/C.   
   Logs due: 30 days. Rules http://www.alabamaqsoparty.org   
      
   NAQCC Monthly QRP Sprint--CW, from Jun 11, 0030Z to Jun 11, 0230Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 3.5-14. Monthly on 2nd Tuesday or 3rd Wednesday local time   
   (alternating). Exchange: RST, S/P/C, and NAQCC mbr nr or power. Logs due: 4   
   days. Rules http://naqcc.info   
      
   DRCG Long Distance Contest--Digital, from Jun 14, 0000Z - See website.   
   Multiple time periods. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST and CQ Zone. Logs   
   due: Aug 1. Rules http://www.drcg.de   
      
   Australian Shires Contest--Phone,CW, from Jun 14, 0600Z to Jun 15, 0600Z.   
   Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RS(T) and VK Shire or CQ Zone. Logs due: Sep   
   1. Rules http://vkshires.vk2bo.com/worked-all-vk-shires-contest.html   
      
   Asia-Pacific Sprint--Phone, from Jun 14, 1100Z to Jun 14, 1300Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 14-21. Exchange: RS and serial. Logs due: 7 days. Rules   
   http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt   
      
   Portugal Day--Phone,CW, from Jun 14, 1200Z to Jun 15, 1200Z. Bands (MHz):   
   3.5-28. Exchange: RS(T) and serial or district code. Logs due: Sep 1. Rules   
   http://portugaldaycontest.rep.pt   
      
   GACW WWSA CW DX Contest--CW, from Jun 14, 1500Z to Jun 15, 1500Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST, CQ zone. Logs due: Jul 30. Rules   
   http://www.wwsatest.org   
      
   QRP ARCI QRP Shootout--Phone,CW, from Jun 14, 1500Z - See website. Multiple   
   time periods. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. See website - CW on Saturday, SSB on   
   Sunday. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, power or QRP ARCI number. Logs due: 14 days.   
   Rules http://www.qrparci.org/contests   
      
   West Virginia QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Jun 14, 1600Z to Jun 15,   
   0200Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. CW--35 kHz from band edge, Phone--35 kHz from   
   General/Nov/Tech segments. Exchange: RS(T), WV county or S/P/C. Logs due:   
   Jul 20. Rules http://www.qsl.net/wvsarc   
      
   VHF+ CONTESTS   
      
   ARRL June VHF Contest--Phone,CW,Digital, from Jun 14, 1800Z to Jun 16,   
   0300Z. Bands (MHz): 50+. Exchange: 4-char grid square. Logs due: Jul 11.   
   Rules http://www.arrl.org/contests   
      
   REF DDFM Six Meter Contest--Phone,CW, from Jun 14, 1600Z to Jun 15, 1600Z.   
   Bands (MHz): 50. Exchange: RST, serial, 4-char grid square. Logs due: 15   
   days. Rules http://concours.ref-union.org   
      
   LOG DUE DATES   
      
   June 4 through June 17   
      
    *  June 5 - ARS Spartan Sprint   
    *  June 6 - Portuguese Navy Day Contest, Digital   
    *  June 7 - VK/Trans-Tasman 80m Contest, Phone   
    *  June 7 - CWops Mini-CWT Test   
    *  June 8 - NCCC Sprint Ladder   
    *  June 8 - QRP ARCI Hootowl Sprint   
    *  June 9 - FISTS Spring Sprint   
    *  June 10 - Baltic Contest   
    *  June 11 - CQ-M International DX Contest   
    *  June 12 - QRP Minimal Art Session   
    *  June 14 - Wake-Up! QRP Sprint   
    *  June 15 - Indiana QSO Party   
    *  June 15 - Nevada Mustang Roundup   
    *  June 15 - Aegean RTTY Contest   
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