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Pavel Durov Arrested, Hacking Bikes, Apple Event Rumors Martin Shkreli must surrender his Wu-Tang album copies Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France Elon Musk to the Rescue Tesla purging old blog posts claiming all cars have level 5 automated driving hardware National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords – Krebs on Security Ten additional US states join DOJ antitrust lawsuit looking to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster - Olympics talk Black Myth: Wukong Makes Gaming History in Launch Day Frenzy Bicycles Can Be Hacked Now American Radio Relay League confirms $1 million ransom payment When Is Apple Announcing the iPhone 16? Apple Planning Event on Sept. 10, 2024 Thoma Bravo's Realpage Sued by US in Rental Collusion Case Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Christina Warren, Sam Abuelsamid, and Reed Albergotti Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: 1password.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT Fundrise.com/TWIT lookout.com shopify.com/twit

Pavel Durov Arrested, Hacking Bikes, Apple Event Rumors Martin Shkreli must surrender his Wu-Tang album copies Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France Elon Musk to the Rescue Tesla purging old blog posts claiming all cars have level 5 automated driving hardware National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords – Krebs on Security Ten additional US states join DOJ antitrust lawsuit looking to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster - Olympics talk Black Myth: Wukong Makes Gaming History in Launch Day Frenzy Bicycles Can Be Hacked Now American Radio Relay League confirms $1 million ransom payment When Is Apple Announcing the iPhone 16? Apple Planning Event on Sept. 10, 2024 Thoma Bravo's Realpage Sued by US in Rental Collusion Case Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Christina Warren, Sam Abuelsamid, and Reed Albergotti Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: 1password.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT Fundrise.com/TWIT lookout.com shopify.com/twit

Pavel Durov Arrested, Hacking Bikes, Apple Event Rumors Martin Shkreli must surrender his Wu-Tang album copies Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France Elon Musk to the Rescue Tesla purging old blog posts claiming all cars have level 5 automated driving hardware National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords – Krebs on Security Ten additional US states join DOJ antitrust lawsuit looking to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster - Olympics talk Black Myth: Wukong Makes Gaming History in Launch Day Frenzy Bicycles Can Be Hacked Now American Radio Relay League confirms $1 million ransom payment When Is Apple Announcing the iPhone 16? Apple Planning Event on Sept. 10, 2024 Thoma Bravo's Realpage Sued by US in Rental Collusion Case Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Christina Warren, Sam Abuelsamid, and Reed Albergotti Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: 1password.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT Fundrise.com/TWIT lookout.com shopify.com/twit

Pavel Durov Arrested, Hacking Bikes, Apple Event Rumors Martin Shkreli must surrender his Wu-Tang album copies Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France Elon Musk to the Rescue Tesla purging old blog posts claiming all cars have level 5 automated driving hardware National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords – Krebs on Security Ten additional US states join DOJ antitrust lawsuit looking to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster - Olympics talk Black Myth: Wukong Makes Gaming History in Launch Day Frenzy Bicycles Can Be Hacked Now American Radio Relay League confirms $1 million ransom payment When Is Apple Announcing the iPhone 16? Apple Planning Event on Sept. 10, 2024 Thoma Bravo's Realpage Sued by US in Rental Collusion Case Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Christina Warren, Sam Abuelsamid, and Reed Albergotti Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: 1password.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT Fundrise.com/TWIT lookout.com shopify.com/twit

Pavel Durov Arrested, Hacking Bikes, Apple Event Rumors Martin Shkreli must surrender his Wu-Tang album copies Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France Elon Musk to the Rescue Tesla purging old blog posts claiming all cars have level 5 automated driving hardware National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords – Krebs on Security Ten additional US states join DOJ antitrust lawsuit looking to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster - Olympics talk Black Myth: Wukong Makes Gaming History in Launch Day Frenzy Bicycles Can Be Hacked Now American Radio Relay League confirms $1 million ransom payment When Is Apple Announcing the iPhone 16? Apple Planning Event on Sept. 10, 2024 Thoma Bravo's Realpage Sued by US in Rental Collusion Case Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Christina Warren, Sam Abuelsamid, and Reed Albergotti Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: 1password.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT Fundrise.com/TWIT lookout.com shopify.com/twit

Pavel Durov Arrested, Hacking Bikes, Apple Event Rumors Martin Shkreli must surrender his Wu-Tang album copies Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France Elon Musk to the Rescue Tesla purging old blog posts claiming all cars have level 5 automated driving hardware National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords – Krebs on Security Ten additional US states join DOJ antitrust lawsuit looking to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster - Olympics talk Black Myth: Wukong Makes Gaming History in Launch Day Frenzy Bicycles Can Be Hacked Now American Radio Relay League confirms $1 million ransom payment When Is Apple Announcing the iPhone 16? Apple Planning Event on Sept. 10, 2024 Thoma Bravo's Realpage Sued by US in Rental Collusion Case Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Christina Warren, Sam Abuelsamid, and Reed Albergotti Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: 1password.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT Fundrise.com/TWIT lookout.com shopify.com/twit

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1325 - Full Version Release Date: July 20, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:33:42 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1325 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. RAC: Call For Nominations Of Candidates For Board Of Directors Of Radio Amateurs of Canada 2. AMSAT: NASA Discovers Strange Spectral Formations Cover LEO Orbits 3. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 4. WIA: Texas Radio Stations and Cell Sites Still Off Air From Hurricane Beryl 5. ARW: Super Long Range Wi-Fi Works At A Range Of 1.8 Miles 6. SPACEx: US Court Rejects Challenges To FCC Approval Of SpaceX Satellites 7. SPACEx: 20 Starlink Satellites Rained Down On Earth 8. NASA: Happy Birthday, Meatball! NASA's Iconic Logo Turns 65 9. ARRL: ARRL Announces Leadership Changes In The Hudson Division / WB0JJX Former Delaware SM, SK 10. ARRL: Amateur Radio Supports Oregon Disaster Airlift Response Team 11. ARRL: ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator Services Update During Systems Disruption 12. ARRL: Voices From The ARRL Teachers Institute On Wireless Technology 13. ARRL: Get On The Air During VHF Contest Season 14. ARRL: HamCon: Zion 2024 15. ARRL: Amateur Radio Participates In World's Largest Naval Exercise 16. ARRL: 32 Hams From Clubs Across Central NY Provide Communications For The Boilermaker Road Race 17. ARRL: Dave Kalter Memorial Youth DX Adventure Will Participate In A Special Event As K3Y On July 27th, 2024 18. ARRL: ARRL Cyberattack Exposed Employees' Sensitive Data 19. UK Ofcom Video Offers A Close Up Look At License Changes 20. New York FCC Offices Charges Thirteen Landowners Connected With Radio Pirates 21. NASA Finds Plasma Bubbles In The Ionosphere Is Tied To Interference 22. CW Operators In New Zealand Demonstrate Basic CW Sending 23. Saint Paul Island DxPedition Team Makes Preparations 24. GQRP Club, a low-power amateur radio club in the UK will celebrate its 50 year anniversary in September 2024 25. ARRL: The ARRL Club Grant deadline is fast approaching 26. ARRL: Upcoming RadioSport Contests and Regional Conventions 27. RAC: Radio Amateurs of Canada grants and scholarships are now available 28. RAC: Innovation Science & Economic Development Canada Updates amateur radio exam questions 29. AMSAT: Scientists discover that moon dust can be made into lego bricks to construct buildings on the moon 30. WIA: Ham Radio Friedrichshafen held at Lake Constance In Germany sets a new record 31. ARRL: 2024 ARRL Field Day Log deadline is approaching 32. Brazilian amateurs mark their radio leagues 90th anniversary 33. Student built satellites are launched from California Space Command 34. WIA: Wireless Institute seek input on the future of the 40 meter band plan Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell us how to Plan for contest success! * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on Radio Sport, DXpeditions, DX, upcoming contests, and more * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another edition of The Century Of Amateur Radio. This week Will takes us aboard The Wayback Machine to the early 1900's, as we witness amateurs getting organized, and the early formation of the American Radio Relay League. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) Automated (1-hour): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program audio, and daily for the latest amateur radio and technology news. You can air This Week in Amateur Radio on your repeater! Built in identification breaks every 10 minutes or less. This Week in Amateur Radio is heard on the air on nets and repeaters as a bulletin service all across North America, and all around the world on amateur radio repeater systems, weekends on WA0RCR on 1860 (160 Meters), and more. This Week in Amateur Radio is portable too! The bulletin/news service is available and built for air on local repeaters (check with your local clubs to see if their repeater is carrying the news service) and can be downloaded for air as a weekly podcast to your digital device from just about everywhere. This Week in Amateur Radio is also carried on a number of LPFM stations, so check the low power FM stations in your area. You can also stream the program to your favorite digital device by visiting our web site www.twiar.net. Or, just ask Siri, Alexa, or your Google Nest to play This Week in Amateur Radio! This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at w2xbs77@gmail.com. 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The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) suffered a cyber attack that disrupted its IT systems and online operations. While it is unknown if it was a ransomware attack, the ARRL reassured users that no social security numbers were compromised. However, the attackers did gain access to email addresses and names, which could be used for phishing and identity theft. The ARRL plays a crucial role in maintaining communication lines through hand radios, making them important in times of crisis. It is important not to pay ransomware demands as it only emboldens attackers and can lead to further threats. Article: American Radio Relay League cyberattack takes Logbook of the World offline https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/arrl-cyberattack-takes-logbook-of-the-world-offline/amp/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0k2rVqu0ms42bMJhWzjlfoeyhGvW9koDV7oOkIZqLx_bnIwJkyuWxc2-k_aem_AWCeir3-sCJidOCYXRZ-25Y5_9dDXYbVnK7Z0e7Py02NyxgCadyOt9pdD58d37kTJs6iYhfaoCHARknWY_YEfPzr Please LISTEN

Foundations of Amateur Radio Did you know that on the 18th of April, 1925 a group of radio amateurs had a meeting in Paris? During that meeting they formed an organisation that still exists today. Before I get into that, let me share a list of names. - Wireless Institute of Australia - Radio Amateurs of Canada - Radio Society of Great Britain - Vereniging voor Experimenteel Radio Onderzoek in Nederland or if you don't speak Dutch, can't imagine why, the Association for Experimental Radio Research in the Netherlands, - Deutscher Amateur Radio Club, I'll let you figure out what that translates to, - American Radio Relay League Language aside, one of these is not like the other. Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, at a moment likely before either of us was born, Hiram, wanted to send a message from his amateur station in Hartford to a friend in Springfield. That's 26 miles, or less than half an hour up the road via I-91. One minor problem. At the time, in 1914, using amateur radio for anything beyond 20 miles or so was considered a miracle, so Hiram asked a mate at the halfway point in Windsor Locks to relay a message on his behalf. Soon after he convinced his local radio club in Hartford that building an organised network of stations to relay amateur radio messages was worth doing and the American Radio Relay League was born. Co-founded with radio experimenter Clarence Tuska, Hiram Percy Maxim became its first President. He held many callsigns, most recently W1AW. At the time, longwave, the longer the better, was considered the pinnacle of communication technology. The airwaves were becoming crowded, so amateurs, in search of more space and always up for a challenge, started experimenting at the edges. The shortest wavelength available to amateurs at the time was the 200m band, or 1,500 kHz. In December 1921 the first successful transatlantic transmissions were achieved. Hundreds of North American amateurs were heard across Europe on 200m and several were heard in reply. In a dance that continues to this day, new technology replacing old, spark gap transmitters were replaced by vacuum tubes and using those amateurs were able to use even shorter wavelengths. While technically illegal to operate on higher frequencies, the authorities put their fingers in their ears and let those crazy amateurs play on those useless bands. This is a world without international prefixes, no VK, PA or G stations, so amateurs were forced to come up with their own system to indicate the continent and country. This was clearly organised chaos at the edges of legality, in many countries amateur radio operation was actively discouraged or even illegal. Soon the same person who came up with the notion of the ARRL led the way and organised a meeting in Paris. That meeting, on the 18th of April, 1925 marks the forming of the IARU, the International Amateur Radio Union and as I said, it exists today. That date, the 18th of April is globally, well at least in the amateur radio community, uh, well, small pockets of the amateur radio community, known as World Amateur Radio Day. 2024 marks the beginning of a year of celebration for the centenary of the organisation that brought together this global rag-tag group of enthusiast experimenters that we fondly refer to as our community. The IARU theme for this year is: "A Century of Connections: Celebrating 100 years of Amateur Radio Innovation, Community, and Advocacy" and you're invited. So, what types of activities are you planning, what kind of celebration do you have in mind, and who is bringing the birthday cake? I'm Onno VK6FLAB

Foundations of Amateur Radio I recently discussed some of the notions of amateur radio as emergency response. The idea that you might jump into the breach and be a hero is appealing and often celebrated. The American Radio Relay League, or ARRL, proudly tells the story of two amateur radio emergency communication events. One, of a person who fell in their bathroom and happened to have a handheld radio that they used to contact another amateur who contacted emergency services. The story goes on to say that being part of the Amateur Radio Emergency Services or ARES had taught the amateurs the ITU phonetic alphabet, as-if that's not a requirement for getting your amateur license. Then there's the story of two teenagers who were critically injured in a remote area and amateur radio rescued them due to a contact with a random local amateur. Never mind that there was a local off-duty EMT who actually stabilised the patients. While you might point at this as "amateur radio to the rescue", to me this is a case of people attempting to make the story about amateur radio. If the person in the bathroom happened to have a mobile phone nearby, the story would not have even made the nightly news and if the people in the remote area had actually prepared properly, they'd have had an emergency position-indicating radiobeacon or EPIRB and a satellite phone, rather than accidentally bumping into a random radio amateur. Moving on. Have you ever noticed that your mobile phone stops working after a couple of hours during a power outage? It's because mobile phone towers run on batteries that depending on load might last up to 12 hours, often much less than that, anywhere from down when the power goes out to 3 hours until the batteries fail. Note that I'm not talking about the battery in your phone, I'm talking about the ones in the tower serving your phone. I mentioned previously that there was a network outage affecting 40% of the Australian population. The get-out-of jail card was that the rest of the population still had mobile, landline and internet connectivity. What would happen if the other network operator also went down? Is there a place for amateur radio in those scenarios? Let's explore. If all mobile, telephone and internet networks were down, what would that look like? Could you call an ambulance or the fire department using amateur radio? Who would you talk to, on what frequency and on which radio would they be listening? Would you set up your portable shack in the local hospital or fire station? Would ambulances and fire services be able to coordinate during such an outage, or would you have your local amateur club ride-along on every ambulance and fire truck? What does such a system look like in actuality? Has there been any planning or training for this? Are there refresher courses and special certifications? Does your local community have anything like this in place, or are you starting from scratch? During widespread and long lasting fire emergencies in Australia, radio amateurs have acted as emergency services radio operators. There is at least one amateur club where, years ago, the members underwent special training with the local State Emergency Services to learn their language and procedures, just in case it becomes short staffed when an actual emergency occurs. I've often said that doing contests is a good way to learn how best to operate your station and how to work in adverse environments with lots of interference, man-made or otherwise. The reality is that it's more likely than not that you'll be using a line-of-sight FM radio in the emergency services communications bunker than sitting in the rubble of your shack using HF with a wire antenna running off battery trying to get someone, anyone, to help you and your community. There are official amateur radio emergency organisations, WICEN in Australia, ARES and RACES in the United States. Much is made by these organisations about joining and training, but very little in the way of actual emergency response. Is that a marketing issue, or are these types of organisations obsolete and waiting to be disbanded? My point is this. If amateur radio is really a service as the WIA states, "A Trusted Partner in Emergency Response", or as the ARRL puts it, "When All Else Fails", even making that a registered trademark, where is the evidence of their activity, where are the annual reports, the after action lessons learnt, the inter-team competitions, the talks at local clubs, the league tables of emergencies handled, lives saved and babies born? To give you insight into just how broken this is, any licensed amateur can become a member of ARES, but you can only read their newsletter if you're a member of the ARRL. In Australia, for a while, the WIA offered a course for Public Safety Training for Radio Amateurs, but only to amateurs with an Advanced license, which I discovered after spending $633.92 to print out, collate and bind the 973 pages of course material, as-if those of a lesser amateur radio qualification somehow were less able to read a map, operate communications equipment, follow defined occupational health and safety policies and procedures, work effectively in a public safety organisation, as part of a team, or in an emergency operations centre. So, what's your plan for providing amateur radio as a service? I'm Onno VK6FLAB

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1276 Release Date: August 12, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 2:10:51 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1276 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. FCC: FCC Launches Technical Inquiry Into Using AI and Other Tools to Manage Spectrum 2. Would We Recognize Extraterrestrial Technology If We Saw It? 3. AMSAT: AMSAT At Huntsville Hamfest August 19-20, 2023 4. AMSAT: International Amateur Radio Union Coordinates Two Digipeating Satellites 5. AMSAT: SpaceX Launches Worlds Heaviest Communications Satellite 6. NASA: NASA Successfully Reestablishes Communications With Voyager 2 7. WIA: International Amateur Radio Union Region One Interference Report 8. NRAO First Wave Completed 20 Weeks of Amateur Radio Learning Program for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ Learners 9. FCC: FCC Declines Request to Extend Comment Period on Shortwave Modernization Petition 10. NASA: NASA Will Fund 5 Science Experiments For Great North American Solar Eclipse 11. ARRL: ARRL Video Helps Members Navigate Digital Magazines 12. ARRL: Looking For A New Job? The FCC Is Recruiting Field Agents 13. ARRL: National Sunflower Day Is August 15, 2023, The ARRL Kansas Section Will Be Hosting A Sunflower Net 14. ARRL: The New England Amateur Radio Festival, NEAR-Fest, Will Be Held On October 13 - 14, 2023 15. ARRL: The 3rd Annual Masonic Lodges On The Air (MLotA) 16. Former Director Of Engineering For Hubbard Communications and Long Time Radio Engineer Ron Kazda SK 17. SpaceX Rocket Tears A Hole In The Ionosphere Again 18. New Jersey Club Revives The QRP Club 19. Hurricane Watch Net Is Seeking Bilingual Control Operators 20. RSGB Hosts Amateur Television Now On Permanent Display At Bletchley Park 21. The African Telecommunications Union And The IARU Expand Amateur Radio Use During Emergencies 22. Spain's PocketQube Satellite Experiences Satellite Issues 23. AMSAT: US Air Force Research Laboratory presents its annual Hack-A-Satellite Competition 24. NEWS: Forging Taiwan's civil defense with amateur radio 25. ARRL: Amateur Radio Operators have an opportunity to take part in a new HAARP experiment 26. ARRL: National Lighthouse Day 2023 and National Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend 27. Upcoming Conventions, HamFests and Contest Listing from the ARRL 28: ARRL: ARRL Latest Board Meeting Minutes and Annual Report have been published Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT will be here to talk about shared computing programs like SETI and Folding At Home, and he will look at why some Internet Service Providers utilize data caps * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, will discuss a few important climbing tips for beginner climbers. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will attempt to answer the question How Fast Is Morse? * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming contests and more. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. This week, Bill climbs aboard The Wayback Machine and takes us to the year 1912 to see what early amateur radio was like, and to witness the formation of The American Radio Relay League. * SPECIAL: The Rain Hamcast will present a special flashback, a talk entitled My Early Days as A Ham voiced by Dick Helton/W9CTY, for years a familiar voice on Chicago WBBM News Radio 78. This talk was delivered before the North Short Radio Club in Highland Park, Illinois. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: @twiar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, changed weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program audio, and daily for the latest amateur radio and technology news. Air This Week in Amateur Radio on your repeater! Built in identification breaks every 10 minutes or less. This Week in Amateur Radio is heard on the air on nets and repeaters as a bulletin service all across North America, and all around the world on amateur radio repeater systems, weekends on WA0RCR on 1860 (160 Meters), and more. This Week in Amateur Radio is portable too! The bulletin/news service is available and built for air on local repeaters (check with your local clubs to see if their repeater is carrying the news service) and can be downloaded for air as a weekly podcast to your digital device from just about everywhere. This Week in Amateur Radio is also carried on a number of LPFM stations, so check the low power FM stations in your area. You can also stream the program to your favorite digital device by visiting our web site www.twiar.net. Or, just ask Siri, Alexa, or your Google Nest to play This Week in Amateur Radio! This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at w2xbs77@gmail.com. Also, please feel free to follow us by joining our popular group on Facebook, and follow our feed on Twitter! Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

Foundations of Amateur Radio Have you ever made an international contact using amateur radio and used that towards tracking an award like for example the DXCC? If you're not familiar, it's an award for amateurs who make contact with at least 100 "distinct geographic and political entities". In 1935 the American Radio Relay League, or ARRL published an article by Clinton B. DeSoto, W1CBD, titled: "How to Count Countries Worked: A New DX Scoring System". In the article he asks: "Are Tasmania and Australia separate countries?" In case you're wondering, Tasmania has, at least in legal terms, been part of Australia since Federation in 1901. Not to be confused with New Zealand, a separate country over 4,000 kilometres to the east of Australia, Tasmania is the island at the south eastern tip of Australia. It was previously called the Colony of Tasmania, between 1856 and 1901 and before that it was called Van Diemen's Land between 1642 and 1856. Before then it was inhabited by the palawa people who lived there for about 42,000 years. They eventually became isolated after being cut off from the mainland by the Bass Strait when about 10,000 years ago sea levels rose due to the ice age coming to an end. In the last remaining local Aboriginal language 'palawa kani' it appears to have been called 'lutruwita' (/lu-tru-wee-ta/), but no living speakers of any of the original Tasmanian languages exist. As audio evidence, we have a few barely audible sounds spoken by Fanny Cochrane Smith on a wax record from 1899 on which she sang traditional songs. I'm mentioning this to illustrate that DeSoto asking the question: "Are Tasmania and Australia separate countries?" is, in my opinion, fundamentally misguided. More so because of an island, well, rock, Boundary Islet, that's split by a border, one half belonging to Victoria, the other half to Tasmania. Specifically, since 1825, the state of Victoria and the state of Tasmania share a land border thanks to a survey error made in 1801. If you're into Islands on the Air, or IOTA, it's part of the Hogan Island Group which for activation purposes is part of the Furneaux Group, which has IOTA designation OC-195. One point to make is that today the DXCC does not mention Tasmania, either as a separate entity, or as a deleted entity. It was removed from the DXCC in 1947. The DXCC list is pretty famous in amateur radio circles. It's not the only such list. I already mentioned the IOTA list which contains a list of islands and island groups and their IOTA designation. There's also a list of 40 groups of callsign prefixes called CQ zones, published in CQ magazine, and a list of IARU regions maintained by the International Amateur Radio Union. There's also an ITU zone list, maintained by the International Telecommunications Union. Each of these lists are essentially grouped collections with an attached label. The list of DXCC entities is copyrighted by the ARRL. If you want to use it for anything other than personal use you need to ask permission. In other words, if you write software that for example tracks amateur radio contacts and you make that software available for others to use, you officially need permission from the ARRL to use it to track a DXCC. If you're an amateur outside of the United States your peak body will need permission from the ARRL to issue any DXCC award. The ITU, the International Telecommunications Union is a United Nations specialised agency, part of our global community, owned by all humans. It peppers its content with copyright notices. The same is true for the International Amateur Radio Union, the IARU, the global representative body of all radio amateurs. It too peppers its content with copyright notices, even going so far as to add requirements that "(a)ny copy or portion must include a copyright notice" and that "(i)t is used for informational, non-commercial purposes only". Let me ask you a question. Can you achieve a DXCC without international cooperation? Of course not. If you are an American amateur and want to get an award for contacting 100 distinct geographic and political entities, you can only do so by making contacts outside the United States of America. As an Australian however, I have, according to the February 2022 version of the DXCC list, 340 countries to choose from, only one of which is the United States of America, and Alaska isn't part of the United States, apparently. It might appear that I'm singling out the ARRL, but that's not true. CQ Communications, Inc. owns the list of CQ Zones, the ITU owns the list of ITU zones, the IARU owns the list of IARU Regions, Islands On The Air Ltd. and the Radio Society of Great Britain own the IOTA list and Clinton B. DeSoto W1CBD became a silent key in 1949, his copyright expired in 1999. So, is grouping and labelling things sufficient to actually claim copyright? Can I claim copyright for all countries starting with the letter 'A' and calling it the 'Alpha Amateur Award'? My preliminary list for the 'Alpha Amateur Award' includes Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Antigua, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria and Azerbaijan and because it's not part of the United States, Alaska. Which reminds me, to encourage amateur radio activity in continents that need more, I'll add Africa and Antarctica. Consider that the 2023 edition of the triple A. A bigger question to ask is: "Why should I need permission to use any of these lists?" Can I create a public repository on GitHub that has all these lists in a single place, so others could use them without needing to hunt? What if I wanted to reformat and reuse these lists to create an online service to show the relationship between each of these lists for use by all radio amateurs? What if I wanted to charge a subscription fee to pay for the service? What if I wanted to roll out a whole company behind it and pay people to maintain it? I'm all for people creating things and receiving credit, but at some point we start to take away from the community instead of giving back to it. Are these lists really owned by the various organisations claiming copyright and requiring written permission for their use, or do they belong to all radio amateurs? Oh, the 'Alpha Amateur Award' list is copyleft. Look it up. I'm Onno VK6FLAB

Foundations of Amateur Radio Our hobby has been around for over a century. The Wireless Institute of Australia, or WIA, is the oldest amateur association on the globe, having just marked 113 years since formation. The American Radio Relay League, or ARRL, is four years younger, founded in 1914. I'm mentioning these two associations because they documented their journey through many of the years since foundation. The ARRL has published QST magazine since 1915 and the WIA has published Amateur Radio Magazine since 1933. Before the Internet and the Digital Library of Amateur Radio and Communications, magazines like QST and AR Magazine were some ways of documenting and archiving achievements across our community. If you find my professional biography online, you'll read: Experienced polyglot IT professional, software developer, trouble shooter, researcher, public speaker, educator, writer and publisher, founder and small business owner, podcaster, and licensed radio amateur. It's fair to say that I've done a great many things across the technology arena. I have been writing software since before I was a teenager. At the time we used words like freeware and shareware, we copied lines of BASIC from the pages of the latest computer magazine, or recorded the TV teletext signal to access a programme. I recall typing pages of hexadecimal codes and running the result. Very satisfying to make sprites running across your screen. In the decades since, technology has moved on. I've had a front-row seat to see that evolution happen. I've also witnessed one of the victims of the 1980's computer craze, the fundamental obliteration of its history. Much has been lost, either physically by destruction or disposal of boxes of magazines or the deterioration of audio cassette tapes once used to store software. I hold a Guinness World Record of Endurance Computing, set in 1989 during the Hobby Computer Club days, but you'll not find it anywhere other than a copy of the Dutch World Records that might be somewhere in my garage, or not. The twice-daily magazine we published over the three days of the event, Elephant News, was lost to time. I'm mentioning this because this loss is not limited to the 1980's, it's happening here, today. As our hobby evolves into the software realm, we need to consider just how that legacy continues beyond our own lifetime. For example, we have lost access to the fundamentals of how exactly HAM DRM works, we've lost the source for VK Contest Logger to name another, and the collected designs by so-called antenna guru L.B. Cebik W4RNL (SK) are scattered around the Internet, but as far as I know, none of it is complete. Fortunately we have tools at our disposal to keep our history. As I mentioned, the Digital Library of Amateur Radio and Communications or DLARC is an Internet Archive project to catalogue and store current and historic amateur media. In the 30 weeks since starting in October 2022, it now has 75,000 items and continues to grow under the expert stewardship of Program Manager, Special Collections, Kay, K6KJN. The DLARC is not the only tool at our disposal and documentation isn't the only way we share technology in our hobby. More and more of what we do is based around software. We use programs to process signals, to generate and receive different modes, to create logs, to model antennas, to log propagation, and that list grows daily. One of the most significant changes in software since my childhood is that of the introduction of Open Source Software in 1998. I've spoken about this several times before and I recently pointed at Not1MM as an example of an Open Source contest logger, but that is not the only project available. If you visit GitHub.com and search for "amateur radio", you'll discover over a thousand projects showing a healthy ecosystem of activity from people like Daniel EA4GPZ who shared gr-satellites, a collection of telemetry decoders that support many different amateur satellites. You'll find APRSdroid by Georg D01GL, which allows radio amateurs to view and report locations using the APRS network. There's an Arduino based rotator interface by Anthony K3NG, an advanced ham radio logger called CQRLOG by Petr OK2CQR, a radio modem by Dan KF7IJB, remoteAudio by Tobias DH1TW, and the list goes on. I must also point out that I'm only naming the person behind the repository because as is the whole point of Open Source software, anyone can contribute in different ways. You can make a copy of the source-code and write your own version, a so-called fork, or you can create trouble-tickets to explain a bug or problem, there's ways of contributing fixes and ideas and all of that can be done by anyone anywhere. Many of the projects I've just shared are a combination of years of effort by many different people. And that is the point of this conversation. Amateur Radio is a collaborative affair. We learn and share from the experience of others. We document how we built a schematic, or an antenna, or managed to achieve some feat and share that with the rest of the community. It's not limited to hobbyist projects either. I purchased my Analog Devices ADALM-Pluto SDR hardware specifically because it was Open Source and came with all manner of tools and code that I could tease apart, improve on and change to my own requirements. As we make more and more use of technology in our hobby, we run the risk of repeating the mistakes of the 1980's if we don't start making our efforts public and accessible to the community at large. Imagine what our hobby would look like if we stopped sharing our successes and failures. So, next time you want to look at some software to use, a calculator to build, or a thing you've learnt, consider what a technology appropriate way to share that might be. What tools do you use today and how many of them are Open Source? How much of what you do is accessible to others and what happens if you stop paying for the hosting fees on your website? I'm Onno VK6FLAB

Dr. Arthur “Art” Zygielbaum talks about his decades of study in the fields of physics and engineering, including many years working with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and numerous space missions. Zygielbaum also shares a little of his family experiences during the holocaust and how that human tragedy and lessons from the Jewish faith spark his own sense of social justice.Dr. Arthur Zygielbaum is an Emeritus Research Associate Professor from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Natural Resources. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Physics from the University of California at Los Angeles and a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering-Computers from the University of Southern California. He spent nearly 30 years at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, progressing from engineer to executive, and was involved with many space missions. In 1998, Zygielbaum joined the administrative faculty of UNL before retiring, as it were, to pursue a PhD in Geography/Remote Sensing. Achieving that, he joined the research faculty in December 2010 and “retired” again in 2018. Zygielbaum served on several federal oversight boards and now sits on many civic and non-profit boards including Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest, South Street Temple, and the American Radio Relay League.

On this episode of The Panzer Podcast we are going to get into the details of what a M3 Medium Tank really had within it, from the treads, to the compass lamp shield alignment-- you wanted a deep dive? We're in it. This is a longer episode, and I think we really get into a lot of the equipment outside of the weapon and engine basics. Buckle Up!!! John Burgess ThePanzerPodcast@gmail.com thepanzerpodcast.bigcartel.com Additional Sources: “TM 11-317 Signal Generator I-208”, “Panther” by Michael and Gladys Green, “Designing the T-34” by Peter Samsonov, “TM 11-600 Radiot Sets SCR 508”, “TM 9-750 Medium Tanks M3, M3A1, and M3A2”, “TM 9-1527 Gunners Quadrant”, “FM 17-12 Armored Force Field Manual: Tank Gunnery”, “Early FM Radio” by Gary Frost, “War of the Worlds” HG Welles, “Joint Electronics Type Designation System” DoD, “Handbook for Definitions of item levels, item exchangeability, models and related terms” DoD, “World War Two Nomenclature Systems” by Ray Mote, and “Radio Amateur's Handbook” by American Radio Relay League

Foundations of Amateur Radio Over the past while I've been discussing the Amateur's Code and its place in our community. I've shown that it was published in 1927, despite credits to the contrary and it's possible that it existed since 1923. I've discussed the original code, how it evolved and what changes have been made across the decades since. I'd like to take this opportunity to compare the original from 1927 to a revision that I've constructed using the various versions that have been published since. Originally I was going to use the current 2022 version in the ARRL handbook to discuss this, but it's completely different from the one shown on the ARRL website today, which appears to be more recent, that it made little sense to pick one over the other. Back to 1927, or 1923 if you like, written by Paul M. Segal 9EEA, or W9EEA, Director, Rocky Mountain Division and General Counsel of ARRL. The Amateur's Code I - The Amateur is Gentlemanly. He never knowingly uses the air for his own amusement in such a way as to lessen the pleasure of others. He abides by the pledges given by the A.R.R.L. in his behalf to the public and the Government. II - The Amateur is Loyal. He owes his amateur radio to the American Radio Relay League, and he offers it his unswerving loyalty. III - The Amateur is Progressive. He keeps his station abreast of science. It is built well and efficiently. His operating practice is clean and regular. IV - The Amateur is Friendly. Slow and patient sending when requested, friendly advice and counsel to the beginner, kindly assistance and cooperation for the broadcast listener: these are marks of the amateur spirit. V - The Amateur is Balanced. Radio is his hobby. He never allows it to interfere with any of the duties he owes to his home, his job, his school or his community. VI - The Amateur is Patriotic. His knowledge and his station are always ready for the service of his country and his community. It has a certain "quality" about it. Leaving aside that it's written with a male radio amateur in mind, it represents what the character Dennis Denuto in the 1997 Australian movie "The Castle" refers to as "It's just the vibe of the thing". I present to you an updated version of the code in an attempt at preserving that vibe whilst taking into account that we're not in 1923 any longer: The Radio Amateur is CONSIDERATE and RESPECTFUL...never knowingly behaving in such a way as to lessen the pleasure of others. The Radio Amateur is LOYAL...offering encouragement and participation to the global amateur community. The Radio Amateur is PROGRESSIVE...keeping abreast of science, striving to build and operate their station above reproach. The Radio Amateur is FRIENDLY...patient; offering friendly advice and counsel to the beginner; kindly assistance, cooperation and consideration for the interests of others. These are the hallmarks of the amateur spirit. The Radio Amateur is BALANCED...radio is a hobby, never allowing it to interfere with any of the duties owed to home, work, school or community. The Radio Amateur is SUPPORTIVE...knowledge, station and skills always ready for service to country and community. Hopefully you've followed along with the evolution of this discussion and find the reasoning for it as compelling as I do. Of course this is just one perspective on what a revised Amateur's Code might look like and I am offering it as a topic of discussion to the entire global amateur radio community. I hope that it provides food for thought, talking points and encouragement to ask questions. I will reiterate my thanks to the WorldRadioHistory.com website where you can find many of the earliest editions of the ARRL handbook. If you have any of the missing editions, or better copies than those available, I'd encourage you to share them to continue to preserve the history of our community. I'm Onno VK6FLAB

Foundations of Amateur Radio The second clause of the original Amateur's Code reads: The Amateur is Loyal. He owes his amateur radio to the American Radio Relay League, and he offers it his unswerving loyalty. The 2022 ARRL handbook presents it with the following words: The Radio Amateur is LOYAL...offers loyalty, encouragement and support to other amateurs, local clubs and the American Radio Relay League, through which Amateur Radio in the United States is represented nationally and internationally. The ARRL website goes the extra mile to make this hard work and states that: The Radio Amateur is LOYAL...He/[She] offers loyalty, encouragement and support to other amateurs, local clubs, the IARU Radio Society in his/[her] country, through which Amateur Radio in his/[her] country is represented nationally and internationally. Pronouns aside, this has got to be one of the more tortured efforts you might subject an entire group of humans to. Written in an attempt to enumerate each and every specific version of the global amateur radio community, it excludes more than it includes and in doing so completely fails the one thing it aims to achieve, a sense of belonging, being part of something bigger than you. So what does loyalty look like? Is providing constructive feedback loyalty? Is giving your time and energy a loyal thing? What about being a member of a club? The dictionary suggests that loyalty is a strong feeling of support or allegiance. Originally the code suggested that this should be directed at the ARRL, even the handbook continues to suggest that today, but is that relevant for me here in Australia? Should I be a loyal member of the ARRL, or should I be a loyal member of the WIA? What if there is a second body in your country? In Australia there is another organisation attempting to reshape the hobby, RASA, the Radio Amateur Society of Australia, should I be loyal to that? Can I be loyal to both, or neither? What happens if I am not comfortable with either organisation, who should I be loyal to? National bodies aside, what about clubs? Am I required to be a club member and be loyal to it? What if I'm a member of more than one club? Should I be more loyal to one than the other? Should I be more loyal to the national body or my local club? What if I'm not a member of any club? What should I be loyal to then? What if loyalty is coupled to an idea instead of a specific body? What might that idea look like? The revised version of the clause already includes concepts such as encouragement and support to other amateurs. What if we just omit any specific bodies and replace it with the idea of the global amateur community in all its many splendored diversity? While we're looking at this, the word encouragement includes the action of giving someone support, confidence or hope, so we're repeating ourselves by using support and there's plenty of other things we could share around. Here's a philosophical question to wrap your mind around. If you have a drivers' license, but you don't drive, are you a driver? Similarly, if you have an amateur license, but you don't do anything with it, are you an amateur? Perhaps the nub of this lies in participation. Taking those thoughts into account, we could rephrase the second clause of the Amateur's Code to: The Radio Amateur is LOYAL...offering encouragement and participation to the global amateur community. If this clause was part of the Amateur's Code, would it help you feel like you belonged, would it travel beyond the borders of your country and would you feel part of something bigger? I'm Onno VK6FLAB

Foundations of Amateur Radio The American Radio Relay League or ARRL is one of the oldest amateur associations on Earth. 1926 saw the birth of "the Radio Amateur's Handbook", the first edition of what we now know as "The ARRL Handbook For Radio Communications" featured chapters on what it means to be an amateur, how to build and operate a station, how propagation works and how to experiment. The very first handbook had 5000 copies printed and thanks to the website WorldRadioHistory.com we have access to a signed copy by the author himself, the Communications Manager of the ARRL, Francis Edward Handy (W1BDI). He starts the 228 page book with the following words: This Handbook is written as a guide for member-operators of the League. It is also useful as a source of information to the man who wants to take part in amateur radio activity but who has no idea of how to get started. Written first of all for the beginner, such an amount of useful and up-to-date information has been added that the Handbook in its present form is equally valuable as a compendium of information for the experienced brass-pounder and the beginner alike. The first edition doesn't show a cover price, but the third edition, published a year later shows a charge of $1. The 2022, or 99th edition has nearly six times as many pages, 1280 of them, it costs ten times as much per page and sells for nearly 50 times as much at $49.95. The current handbook features topics such as Radio electronics theory and principles, Circuit design and equipment as well as articles and projects that include 3D printing, portable battery selection, safe antenna and tower work practices and comes in a variety of formats including electronic and box sets. I'm giving this background to give you a sense of how things have evolved in the past century. For example, one thing that the very first edition didn't have was a page called the Amateur's Code. The oldest copy I've found appears in the 1927 or third edition. If you're familiar with the words, you're in for a treat. If not, sit back and imagine it's 1927, or 1923, more on that in a moment. The Amateur's Code I - The Amateur is Gentlemanly. He never knowingly uses the air for his own amusement in such a way as to lessen the pleasure of others. He abides by the pledges given by the A.R.R.L. in his behalf to the public and the Government. II - The Amateur is Loyal. He owes his amateur radio to the American Radio Relay League, and he offers it his unswerving loyalty. III - The Amateur is Progressive. He keeps his station abreast of science. It is built well and efficiently. His operating practice is clean and regular. IV - The Amateur is Friendly. Slow and patient sending when requested, friendly advice and counsel to the beginner, kindly assistance and cooperation for the broadcast listener: these are marks of the amateur spirit. V - The Amateur is Balanced. Radio is his hobby. He never allows it to interfere with any of the duties he owes to his home, his job, his school or his community. VI - The Amateur is Patriotic. His knowledge and his station are always ready for the service of his country and his community. This version is credited to Paul M. Segal 9EEA, Director, Rocky Mountain Division ARRL. The code appears on page 9 of the 1927 edition of the handbook. It uses Roman numerals to identify each point, the title is beautifully rendered with the Old English Typeface and it's shown inside a rectangle on a page on its own. Over the next 45 years the text stays the same. There are changes like colons to semi-colons, an additional comma and the evolution from Roman numerals to modern numbers, and then written numbers and finally the removal of the numbers entirely. At one point the title is changed from "Amateur's Code" to "Our Code", but that only lasts for one edition. Speaking of editions, the 1936 edition, the thirteenth in the series, is referred throughout as the 1936 edition, superstition is alive and well. The credit changes over time as well. In 1929 Paul's callsign is changed from 9EEA to W9EEA. In 1943 we see a once-off credit appear. It states that the code was written in 1923 by Lieut.-Commander Paul. M. Segal, General Counsel of ARRL. It's the only credit that shows a different year from any of the other references which all point at 1928 as the original year, which is what the ARRL uses today. Interestingly, we have a copy of the handbook from 1927 that features the code, so it's entirely possible that 1923 is actually correct and it's not hard to imagine that a poorly printed 3 looks like the remains of the number 8. To add to this, there's a 1944 FCC report to the President of the United States of America that contains a reference to "Lieutenant Commander Paul. M. Segal, the radio industry attorney". In addition there's an announcement in the New York Times, dated 25 May 1968 with the headline: "Paul M. Segal Is Dead at 68; Expert in Communications Law" I don't have access to any version of the Second Edition of the handbook which had two print runs in 1927. It's entirely possible that the code appeared there, but I have no evidence either way. I do believe that Paul M. Segal, 9EEA Director of the Rocky Mountain Division of the ARRL is the same person as Lieutenant Commander Paul. M. Segal, General Counsel of ARRL and radio industry attorney who became a silent key in 1968. Credits, layout and font changes aside, 1973 sees the first time when the words of the Amateur's Code actually change. Let me illustrate. The original first clause reads: I - The Amateur is Gentlemanly. He never knowingly uses the air for his own amusement in such a way as to lessen the pleasure of others. He abides by the pledges given by the A.R.R.L. in his behalf to the public and the Government. In 1973 that's changed to: One The Amateur is considerate . . .He never knowingly uses the air in such a way as to lessen the pleasure of others. The first four clauses are modified to greater and lesser degree, clause five and six stay the same. Today the ARRL website shows the first clause as: The Radio Amateur is CONSIDERATE...He/[She] never knowingly operates in such a way as to lessen the pleasure of others. And the credit reads: "adapted from the original Amateur's Code, written by Paul M. Segal, W9EEA, in 1928" It's noteworthy that going back to the original text the very first clause encourages the amateur to be gentlemanly, something which we can relate to in terms of being respectful, polite and civil. It's also clear that the Amateur's Code is a living document and has been moving with the times. I think that we as a community have the opportunity to participate in another review and I will investigate and share with you some of my thoughts on the matter. I think that it is important that we have a code of conduct that reflects our values and at present the best starting point we have is the Amateur's Code. I'm Onno VK6FLAB

Mary Beth visits the St. Petersburg Amateur Radio Club on Field Day, a nationwide training exercise for emergency communications. It's also a contest, hosted by the American Radio Relay League. We explore the sounds of radio and even learn a little Morse code.  The St. Petersburg Amateur Radio Club website: https://www.sparc-club.org/ Music from the episode can be purchased at https://cosmicpiano.bandcamp.com/    

Foundations of Amateur Radio The art of storing information in such a way that it doesn't devolve into random gibberish is an ongoing battle in the evolution of the human race. Egyptians five thousand years ago were perfectly happy storing information using hieroglyphs. They used it for well over three thousand years, but today you'd be hard pressed bumping into anyone on the street who knows one, let alone one thousand characters. Latin fared a little better. It's been in use for over two thousand years, but other than fields like biology, medicine and of course some religions, the best you can hope for is et cetera, mea culpa and my favourite, carpe noctum, that and a few mottos scattered about. Using technology to store information is no better. If you have a 3.5 inch floppy disc tucked away in a drawer, can you still read it today and do you know why it's called a floppy disc? What about a 5.25 inch, or 8 inch floppy. What about tape. Do you still have backups stored on DAT? Even if you could physically read the information, could you still make sense of it? Can you open a VisiCalc spreadsheet file today? That was invented during my lifetime, first released in 1979. The latest release was in 1983. My point being that storing and retrieving information is hard. Amateur Radio is an activity that has been around since the early 1900's, over a century of information. We describe our collective wisdom in books, magazines, audio recordings, websites, podcasts, videos and tweets. One of the more consistent sources of information coming from our activity is logging, specifically QSO or contact logging. There are bookshelves full of paper log files, but since the advent of home computing, logging now is primarily an electronic affair. If you've upgraded the software on your computer, you know the pains associated with maintaining your log across those transitions. If you've changed operating systems, the problem only got worse. Currently there are primarily two standards associated with logging, the ADIF and Cabrillo specifications. Both are published ways of describing how to store information in such a way that various bits of software can read the information and arrive at the same interpretation. As you might expect, things change over time and any standard needs to be able to adopt changes as they occur. How that happens is less than transparent and in an open community like amateur radio, that's a problem. Used primarily for logging contacts, the Amateur Data Interchange Format or ADIF is published on a website, adif.org. There's lively discussion in a mailing list and since its inception in 1996, it's evolved through many versions, incorporating change as it happens. Like the adoption of new digital modes, new country codes and administrative subdivisions. Used for contest logging, Cabrillo is published on the World Wide Radio Operators Foundation, or WWROF web site which assumed administration for the specification in 2014. It documents changes as they occurred, like adding contest names, station types and contest overlays. While there's clearly activity happening, there doesn't appear to be a public forum where this is discussed. Speaking of public. The DXCC, or DX Century Club is a radio award for working countries on a list. ADIF stores those country codes using the DXCC country code number, which is part of the specification published by the ARRL, the American Radio Relay League. The list of DXCC entities is copyrighted by the ARRL, which is fair enough, but you have to actually buy it from the ARRL to get a copy. This is a problem because it means that any future archivist, you included, needs access to a specific version of both the ADIF and the then valid DXCC list, just to read the information in a log file. To put it mildly, in my opinion, that's bonkers. Relying on external information isn't limited to ADIF. Cabrillo relies on external data for the format of the Location field which indicates where the station was operating from. Among others, it refers to the RSGB, the Radio Society of Great Britain who maintains a list of IOTA, or Islands on the Air, published on a web site that no longer exists. There are other issues. It appears that for the Cabrillo specification there is no incremental version number associated with any changes. Version 3 of Cabrillo was released in 2006. There are 31 changes published to update Version 3, but as far as I can tell, they're all called Version 3, so anyone attempting to read a Version 3 log will not actually know what they're dealing with. To give you a specific example of three changes. In 2016 the 119G band name was changed to 123G, which was changed in 2021 to 122G. All three labels refer to the same band, but until you actually start looking at the file will you have any indication about the version used to generate the file. Let's move on. Contesting. Not the logging or the on-air activity, but how to score a contest. What activity gets points and what incurs a penalty? Do you get different points for different bands, for different station prefixes, for low power, for multiple operators, for being portable and plenty more. Can you make contact with the same station more than once, if so, how often and under which circumstances? What is the exchange, how does it change, if at all? Each of these choices are weighed by contest managers all over the globe and they do it every time they run their contest. For some contests that means that there are dozens of rule versions across the years. To give you some idea of scale, the modern CQWW was first run in 1948 and there's at least one amateur contest every weekend. Now imagine that you're writing contest logging software that keeps track of your score and alerts you if the contact you're about to make is valid or not, or if it incurs a penalty if you were to log it. That software is driven by the rules that govern a particular contest. Some contest software is updated by the author every time a major contest is held to incorporate the latest changes. Other contest tools use external definition files, which specify how a particular contest is scored. As you might suspect, that too is information and it too is in flux and to make matters worse, there is no standard. So far, the tools that I've found that make any concerted attempt at this all use different file formats to specify how a contest is scored and of those, one explicitly points out that their file format doesn't incorporate all of the possible variation, leaving it to updating the software itself in order to incorporate changes that aren't covered by their own file format. That is sub-optimal to say the least. Personally, I think that there is a place for a global standards body for amateur radio, one that coordinates all these efforts, one that has a lively discussion, one that uses modern tools to publish its specifications and one that does this using public information with an eye on record keeping. I'm Onno VK6FLAB

Bob Inderbitzen of the American Radio Relay League discusses the group's reopening and rededication. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The radio saga on two small islands south of New Zealand. Part two of Aaron Castillo's interview with Marty Woll, spokesperson for the American Radio Relay League. Philippine DX Report from Henry Umadhay.

The radio saga on two small islands south of New Zealand. Part two of Aaron Castillo's interview with Marty Woll, spokesperson for the American Radio Relay League. Philippine DX Report from Henry Umadhay.

The radio scene in the lonely isolated Maldive Islands, part 1. Aaron Castillo interviews Marty Woll, N6VI, of the American Radio Relay League about amateur radio in the United States. Indian DX Report from Prithwiraj Purkayastha.

The radio scene in the lonely isolated Maldive Islands, part 1. Aaron Castillo interviews Marty Woll, N6VI, of the American Radio Relay League about amateur radio in the United States. Indian DX Report from Prithwiraj Purkayastha.

Show Description Now that we’re in the midst of hurricane season, Meaghan, George and Leslie discuss what you need to know to make a plan to prepare for dealing with bad weather, and other forms of natural, and man-made disasters. What should be in your packing list? What kind of things should you consider when making your plan? The team also discussed apps and other resources for getting real-time information during severe weather and other disasters. The American Radio Relay League provides information for finding amateur radio operators, local HAM clubs, and becoming a licensed operator. 5-0 Radio is an app that gives listeners access to local police and fire scanners and HAM Radio repeaters. Downloading the app is free, but there is an option to upgrade for $5.00. The U. S. Federal Emergency Management Administration, FEMA has a wealth of resources on their website which can also be access through their iPhone and android. And finally, the American Red Cross also has apps for iPhone and android for emergencies. It includes links to their entire suite of emergency weather apps and first aid for people and pets. Providing Feedback We want to hear from you, so please send an email to feedback@handsonsafety.net. You can follow us on Facebook and Twitter. . Soon, you will also be able to find us on the web, for resources and other safety related topics.

American Redoubt Radio!Host: David Vine "All Hazards CommPrep"American Preppers Radio aka Prepper Broadcasting! Tuesdays 9:00pm/Est 6:00pm/PtP.B.N. Live Listen and Chat go HERE! When someone new to prepping wants to go beyond the blister-pack walkie-talkies they purchased at Best Buy or some other retail store, they are usually directed to become a ham radio operator. To obtain an FCC amateur radio license that's the right move. When it comes to joining the American Radio Relay League's Amateur Radio Emergency Service(ARES), that might not be the best move.Our guest and I will discuss a major alternative– not a competitor to ARES but something very different. While ARRL strives to be non-political, the American Redoubt Radio Operator's Network (AmRRON) is an independent group of proud American Patriots..... Read More!Visit in our chat room HERE!Tags: Prepper Broadcasting, Hazards Communications Prep

American Redoubt Radio! Host: David Vine "All Hazards CommPrep" American Preppers Radio aka Prepper Broadcasting!  Tuesdays 9:00pm/Est 6:00pm/Pt P.B.N. Live Listen and Chat go HERE!  When someone new to prepping wants to go beyond the blister-pack walkie-talkies they purchased at Best Buy or some other retail store, they are usually directed to become a ham radio operator. To obtain an FCC amateur radio license that's the right move. When it comes to joining the American Radio Relay League's Amateur Radio Emergency Service(ARES), that might not be the best move. Our guest and I will discuss a major alternative– not a competitor to ARES but something very different. While ARRL strives to be non-political, the American Redoubt Radio Operator's Network (AmRRON) is an independent group of proud American Patriots..... Read More! Visit in our chat room HERE! Tags: Prepper Broadcasting, Hazards Communications Prep

After 44 years with the ARRL, beginning as an intern in 1972 at the American Radio Relay League, David Sumner, K1ZZ, retired, last year, as CEO and General Manager.  In this episode of QSO Today, Dave shares his ham radio story from its early beginnings, his favorite operating practices, and his reflections on his years at League Headquarters.  

Foundations of Amateur Radio Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I look at an antenna and marvel at what it implies. A simple piece of conducting material made into some particular shape and size that harnesses the radio spectrum. I find it fascinating that this can and does exist and my fascination translates into a thing of beauty. I recall being on a camping trip and being introduced by a friend to an antenna that was strung between two trees in the middle of the bush. For some reason that escapes me we needed to lower the antenna and I got to have a look at the feed-point. Let me describe this to you. Picture a ceramic fence insulator. The two legs of the wire dipole are each fed through the insulator at a 90 degree offset, in just the same way as you would install it into an electric fence. Looped around this is a piece of RG213 coax which is soldered onto each leg of the dipole, shield to one side, centre to the other. No traditional balun, but there is a piece of wire wrapped around the coax, holding it all together and I have no doubt that it acts as some form of choke. This thing looks absolutely horrible. It's weathered, it's rough, it's nasty, has spider-webs and other little critters living in the insulator, the soldering is quick and dirty, the shield is roughly attached to one of the legs. If you've been in the Australian Bush and visited a farm there you'll know exactly how rough and ready this antenna is. I seem to recall that its proud owner (Hi Kim) put it up temporarily in a hurry to get on air one day, a decade or so ago. So, what of this ugly mess? It was the best antenna I've used in a long while. It allowed me to make my first QRP contact across the length of Australia into New Zealand. It allowed me to contact the 7130 DX net for the first time and we talked to a globe circumnavigating sailor on this antenna. So, as ugly as this thing is to look at, from an antenna perspective, it's the most beautiful thing I've seen in a while. Now, you need to know something. I saw this antenna nearly four years ago. I have photos of it. Every now and then I go back to those photos and marvel at it. In our hobby we have people from all different walks of life. It's been pointed out on more than one occasion that as a community, the single piece of glue we have is our Amateur License. Of course some of us have more in common than just that, but it would be smart to remember that every member of our community has a different view on aesthetics, a different perspective on what is good and what is bad. I recall coming into a new radio club, I had been an Amateur for less than a month, and bringing along my shiny new Yaesu FT-857d, I was so proud of my acquisition. It was everything I liked in a radio. I'd bought it with hard-earned cash and I was chuffed to show it off. One of the first comments I received was: "Well that's an ugly radio!". Suffice to say that I was unimpressed with that assertion. Their perspective was based on their love of the FT-897, which has a different shape, one that didn't particularly appeal to me. Since that experience I've attempted to subject myself to many different radios. It's become apparent to me that everyone has a different thing they like about their radio. For one it's the layout, for the other the filters, another likes the colour, the price, the number of buttons, the history, its power consumption, the brand, the whatever. Each to their own. I'm pretty sure that I'm also biased. I recall at least two instances where friends of mine purchased a radio that I would not have considered since they lacked a particular feature that I felt was essential. I'm not sure I was gracious in my assessment of their new purchase, but I hope to make amends. In some workplaces there are policies of tolerance in place. There is an assumption that people are going to be together in the same place for long stretches of time with different cultures, different outlooks, needs and desires and different life perspectives. Some employers have attempted to codify this into a workplace diversity policy. It occurs to me that in Amateur Radio, our attempt at doing such a thing is outlined in something we refer to as "The Amateur's Code", written in 1928 by Paul W9EEA. The language is a little stilted, reflecting its origins, but it's an interesting take on what it is to be an Amateur. If you've never heard it, let me share with you the words written by Paul. I should add some disclaimers about gender and country here, but I'll leave the text as it was. The Radio Amateur is: CONSIDERATE, never knowingly operating in such a way as to lessen the pleasure of others. LOYAL, offering loyalty, encouragement and support to other amateurs, local clubs and the American Radio Relay League, through which Amateur Radio in the United States is represented nationally and internationally. PROGRESSIVE, with knowledge abreast of science, a well built and efficient station, and operation beyond reproach. FRIENDLY, with slow and patient operation when requested, friendly advice and counsel to the beginner, kindly assistance, co-operation and consideration for the interests of others. These are the hallmarks of the amateur spirit. BALANCED, Radio is an advocation, never interfering with duties owed to family, job, school or community. PATRIOTIC, with station and skill always ready for service to country and community. I'm Onno VK6FLAB

Field Day 2016 is upon us! Every year Amateurs from all over These United States and Canada spend the 4th weekend of June operating their radios in an effort to hone the craft! Sean, KX9X, Media and Public Relations Manager for the ARRL comes by to share the Leagues Perspective of the event as well as some tips and tricks to make this Field Day one to remember. Following Sean; Jeremy and George come in to discuss the plans they are making for FD2016!  Jeremy has a secret, George is planning on playing with Bay-Net and I will be operating with my local club as well. @ARRL_PR on Twitter ARRL Field Day Home page ARRL Field Day Locator Bay-Net FD2014 KF7IJZ FD2014 *yep, in the intro-I said it wrong, it's the American Radio Relay League (not amateur).  I'm sure it has noting to do with my dyslexia* your transparent host Cale KX2 News: Nick, N3WG, a former guest on the show, and friend from the Bay-Net Group recently posted a Pignology update for all you KX2 Owners: Find it Here on Youtube Don't Miss It: Make Sure You Listen all they way to the end, and then some!  We feature Adam Curry, the Podfather, and his No Agenda Podcast #831 speaking about the upcoming Field Day.   Podcast Featured: This week Dave Jackson, my Podcast Mentor, from the School of Podcasting shared my story of you (the listener) sending me to Dayton Hamvention!  You can find the show Here! KB1HQS in Print! Click for more info

One of the neatest things about RVing is how it complements so many other hobbies like hiking, kayaking, photography and.... amateur radio. Yes, amateur radio, or ham radio is it is often called. There's a huge resurgence in the hobby these days with more people participating in the hobby that ever before. Joining me on this week's episode of the podcast are Sean Kutzko and Norm Fusaro from the American Radio Relay League. Both love camping and the outdoors and say it's the one sure way to have reliable communications no matter how far off the beaten path the RVer happens to be. But more than that, it is a hobby so rewarding and enjoyable that there should be a spot for it in every RV. [spp-player] Complete shownotes for Episode 71 of the Roadtreking RV Travel Podcast: I've been a ham operator since I was a teenager (K8ZRH) and now use it all the time in my RV travels. You can hear the full interview with Sean and Norm at [spp-timestamp time="24:55"] into the podcast. In it they discuss: What is amateur radio? How easy is it to get licensed? What can you do with amateur radio in an RV? What equipment do you need and how expensive is it? Relevant Links about amateur radio mentioned in the interview: The American Radio Relay League What is Ham Radio Report National Parks on the Air The Family Motorcoach Association Amateur Radio Chapter Before the interview, we reported on many more topics in this week's episode. Jennifer's Tip of the Week - The Best Way to Pack Your Clothing In an RV, space is at a premium. And few things take up more room that suitcases packed with clothes [spp-timestamp time="5:52"] That's where eBags Packing Cubes come in so handy. We heard about them from fellow RVers who sang the praises of this very affordable way to pack and carry clothes on an RV trip. Some RVers are so hooked on eBags that they even put them in a suitcase when they do traditional and  airplane travel. But in an RV, they're the hands-down best way we've found to pack. I've done a video that shows how much you can get into an eBag. A three piece set of the packing cubes costs $19 from Amazon. They come in different colors. Mike uses blue, I use raspberry red (the closest they come to pink). They have a mesh top panel for easy identification of contents, and ventilation We store them in the overhead bins above the bed in the Roadtrek. It keeps everything wrinkle free and compact. They let you “unpack without unpacking” –that is, you can remove the cubes to get at your stuff, but still keep things neat and tidy. Watch the video we'll link to in the shownotes fopr this episode to see how much you can get in one. Trust me, in an RV, or on a boat, or if you want to make your suitcase neat, these are what you need. [spp-player] Listener Questions: Heating an RV – Is carbon monoxide an issue? Carbon Monoxide is an invisible, odorless, and deadly gas, produced by the partial combustion of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels. Carbon monoxide is the number one cause of poisoning deaths each year. [spp-timestamp time="7:53"] Almost all of today's RVs come with carbon monoxide monitors. But they can, and do malfunction. Thus,  as a matter of routine, you should test the carbon monoxide detector every time you use the RV If they have batteries, replace them at least once a year, twice if the unit is exposed to extreme cold. A good tip is to change the batteries when when you change clocks for daylight savings time. Here's a complete report I did for the blog on RVing and Carbon Monoxide - https://rvlifestyle.com/rvers-biggest-danger-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/ What is the difference between a Class B RV and a B+? B+ is a made up category. There really is only Class A, Class C & Class B sometimes they are referred to Type A, Type C & Type B. [spp-timestamp time="10:26"] Basically, if the RV base vehicle is a van then it is a Class B. If the RV base vehicle is a cutaway chassis then it is a Class C.

Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in North America and the closet thing possible to being the "official" sport of RVing. In this episode of Roadtreking: The RV Podcast, we interview Rusty Howes of pickleballchannel.com, the premier media outlet of the entire sport. who explains how RVers have been largely responsible for driving the sport of Pickleball to its huge popularity/ But that's just part of a jam-packed peisode filled with RV news, Traveling Tech Tips, an Off-the-Beaten-Path Report and much more. [spp-player] Complete shownotes for Episode 67: Jennifer's Tip of the Week: Freeze-Dried SurvivalFoood makes for great and easy meals! In her tip of the Week, Jennifer shares a tip on how prepared, packaged freeze dried food - survival meals - are a very handy addition to an RV pantry, assuring quality food when its too late or too far to stock up at the supermarket. [spp-timestamp time="5:27"] We like the Mountain House brand a lot. They are very lightweight and very easy to store.  We use the :Just in Case" Bucket that [rovides two people with three meals a day for three days. Here's the link to Amazon - http://amzn.to/1V2yYDo Listener Question: Finding a folding mattress for the front of a Roadtrek We offer suggestions to a listener looking for an affordable folding bed that fits across the front seats of his Roadtrek. [spp-timestamp time="11:50"] Mike suggests he contact Maureen at Leisure Time RV at 800-336-6565 and also post his question on our Roadtreking Facebook Group at facebook.com/groups/roadtreking RV News of the Week The FAA is now registering drone owners [spp-timestamp time="18:10"] Effective December 21, 2015, anyone who owns a small unmanned aircraft of a certain weight must register with the Federal Aviation Administration's Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) registry before they fly outdoors. People who previously operated their UAS must register by February 19, 2016. People who do not register could face civil and criminal penalties. The National Parks Service is celebrating its Centennial in 2016. [spp-timestamp time="21:00"] One special event will be the National Parks On The Air promotion run all year by the National Parks Service and the American Radio Relay League that will see amateur radio operators going live from many national parks around the country. Mile will be activating Jan 1 from the Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes National Lakeshore. Traveling Tech Tip - Send your location via iPhone with turn by turn directions Don't you just hate it when you are trying to describe your location to someone and you don't know how to put it into words? Well, I can help you with a simple tip on your iPhone. [spp-timestamp time="24:40"] In an iMessage that has already been composed, click on details on the upper right hand corner and in blue you will see a button that says send my current location. Select it and your friend will get a map with a pin that gives them turn-by-turn directions to your location. RV Calendar - The RV Show Season is Starting! The RV show season begins in earnest next week. Here's a link to the full schedule - http://www.rvia.org/?esid=rvshows. [spp-timestamp time="28:40"] Off the Beaten Path - The Joys of Back Roads Listener Dave Campbell describes a great trip through the heartland far off the Interstates [spp-timestamp time="31:45"] Interview: Pickleball - the "official" sport of the RVer Our guest is Rusty Howes, the founder of Rumer Studios and Executive Producer and creator of Pickleball Channel. [spp-timestamp time="38:49"] Rusty worked for the likes of Warner Bros and DreamWorks before he launched his own production company, Rumer Studios in 2001. In a conversation with Mike he discusses the immense popularity of the sport, especially among RVers. Rusty explains how: RVers have been largely responsible for driving the sport of Pickleball to its huge popularity How anyone can play Why the sport is addicting for so many RVers

Harold Kramer WJ1B talks about everything ham radio and all about the A.R.R.L.

Jason Hartman talks with Allen Pitts, National Media/PR Contact for The Amateur Radio Emergency Service.  Allen offered many valuable resources on this episode of The Holistic Survival Show http://holisticsurvival.com/category/audio-podcast/ including info about ARRL.  Founded in 1914, The American Radio Relay League is the national association for Amateur Radio in the USA. Today, with more than [...]

Bob Inderbitzen NQ1R is Sales and Marketing Manager of the American Radio Relay League

  You are standing in a thick forest.  There is a podcast playing.Welcome to Show 060!  This week's Topic: Zork - The Great Underground Empire! Topics and links discussed in the podcast... Wikipedia link list - Zork, Infocom, and Interactive Fiction.  Check it out!The American Radio Relay League - find out about hamfests (where you might find some cool retro computers), and the ham radio hobby in general...An Apple I, for only $666.66?  Not any more.  But have a look at the vintage ad, it's great!"Shall we play a game?"  No scarier words were ever spoken by a sentient computer system - and you could hook up to it with an IMSAI.  Check out the IMSAI page dedicated to the movie Wargames (in which an IMSAI system is used quite prominently...)Be sure to download and enjoy the debut edition of the Classic Computing Podcast by David Greelish!And while you are podcast surfing, do not miss the September edition of 1 MHz, the Apple II Podcast - Carrington Vanston covers Ballyhoo, an Infocom game.  (And yes, it inspired me for this week's show...and to start playing Zork I once again!  Thanks Carrington!) Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl  

This is the first segment from the "I've Got My License... Now What?" Series from Palomar Amateur Radio Club.Pat Bunsold WA6MHZ talks about the benefits of membership in the American Radio Relay League (ARRL).