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Saturday, March 13th, 2010.
From the National Weather Service in Sullivan, WI... Dense Fog Advisory - Racine (Wisconsin) - AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL PERSIST OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT... - .WARM AND RELATIVELY MOIST AIR FLOWING OVER THE COLD WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN IS LEADING TO DENSE FOG OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... ESPECIALLY RIGHT NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. THE FOG IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. SLOW DOWN AND DRIVE WITH CAUTION. - WIZ065-066-071-072-131000- /O.EXB.KMKX.FG.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100313T1000Z/ WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... WAUKESHA... BROOKFIELD... MILWAUKEE... RACINE... KENOSHA 844 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2010 - ... DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY... - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY. - * TIMING... DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT... GRADUALLY IMPROVING LATE TONIGHT. - * VISIBILITY... AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. - * IMPACTS... NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. - PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... - A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING... SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS... AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. - - $$ Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Racine County ARES/RACES
The Racine County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) is the field arm of the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL). The League deals with all aspects of Amateur Radio, including legislation, licensing, and contests; the ARES branch specifically deals with communications during emergencies. When you hear in the news that Amateur Radio operators were part of a search and rescue operation, assisted in getting aid to a ship in trouble at sea, or provided communications for a Red Cross shelter, you're hearing about an ARES function.
You become an ARES member by completing the required training and signing up with your local emergency co-ordinator, but that does not mean you have to be a member of ARRL to participate in ARES.
Net script
I have posted an updated netsript.
http://www.w9udu.org/wiki/index.php/RCARES_net
Looking for more feedback. Thanks to all the members who provide feedback to make our organization better.
APRS update
We now have a local GPS APRS map of stations on our website! Click on the Racine GPS map on the left or go to the link http://www.rcares.org/aprs.php Want to download software for this, after going to this link you can then download the software you need. You can do this with a soundcard even, more to come!
Events
For the events listing for the organization please see http://www.rcares.org/calandar.php. This will have all meetings and Events posted.
CTCSS Tone Access on 147.27MHz
Attention all hams
Due to a change initiated by the Wisconsin Association of Repeaters, the two meter Lakeshore repeater has added a CTCSS. (CA) or carrier access is not allowed per the co-ordination body of Wisconsin, this is a mandate. Their website is http://www.wi-repeaters.org.
The new settings are: 147.270MHz+ tone127.3Hz.
Questions about the system can be sent to president@kr9rk.org.
Donations
You can make donations to Racine County ARES/RACES on a tax deduction 501c3 contact Jim Markstrom at 262-909-3996 or mailto:ec@rcares.org
ARRL News
The K7RA Solar Update
We experienced a bit of a scare this week when four days went by without sunspots. That's right -- for the first time in three months, we saw more than a single day with a sunspot number of 0, and that last period was back during November 23-December 8. Until March 6, there were just three days since then without sunspots, each a bit less than two weeks apart: December 25, January 6 and January 19. Sunspot numbers for March 4-10 were 40, 35, 0, 0, 0, 0 and 12, with a mean of 12.4. The 10.7 cm flux was 81.3, 79.5, 78.3, 76.6, 76.3, 77.9 and 80.3, with a mean of 78.6. The estimated planetary A indices were 6, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2 and 7, with a mean of 3.9. The estimated mid-latitude A indices were 4, 1, 3, 3, 1, 2 and 6, with a mean of 2.9.
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Surfin': Do You Hear What I Hear?
This week, Surfin' visits The DX Zone to find out what else you can hear on the Internet.
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Administrative Law Judge Says Washington State Licensee Can Keep Ham License
In January 2007, the FCC issued an Order to Show Cause to David L. Titus, KB7ILD, of Seattle, Washington, to justify why his General class Amateur Radio license should not be revoked and initiated a hearing process to determine whether Titus “is qualified to remain a Commission licensee” in light of a 1993 felony conviction at the age of 18 for “communicating with a minor for immoral purposes.” According to the FCC order, Titus received a 25-month prison sentence for this act, and the Seattle Police Department has identified him as a registered sex offender. On March 9, Administrative Law Judge Richard L. Sippel issued his Initial Decision -- saying that Titus “has been a law-abiding member of his community for many years” and ordered that Titus’ license should not be revoked based on the evidence presented by the defendant and witnesses on his behalf, as well as the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau failure to meet the burden of proof necessary for revocation. The FCC has said that The Communications Act of 1934, as amended provides that the Commission may revoke any license if conditions come to its attention that would warrant a denial of the licensee’s original application. In the past, the Commission has said that felony convictions, “especially those involving sexual offenses involving children,” raise questions regarding a licensee’s character qualifications. Sippel’s Initial Decision shall become effective and this proceeding shall be terminated 50 days after its release if exceptions are not filed within 30 days thereafter, unless the Commission elects to review the case on its own motion.
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ARRL Requests Support for Senate Bill 1755
Senate Bill 1755 -- The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 introduced in October 2009 by Senators Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) -- has unanimously passed the US Senate and has been sent to the US House of Representatives for consideration and now sits in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The ARRL is asking its membership to contact the leadership of the Energy and Commerce committee, requesting support and action on moving S 1755 through the committee. S 1755 accomplishes the same things as HR 2160; HR 2160 was introduced in April 2009 by Rep Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18). Since S 1755 has already been approved by the Senate, moving it forward in the House will simplify the process.
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FCC Amateur Radio Enforcement Correspondence Posted
The FCC has posted new Amateur Radio enforcement correspondence on its "Amateur Radio Service Enforcement Actions" Web page. Laura Smith, Special Counsel in the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau, sent a letters to the Sacramento (California) Municipal Utility District and to Northwestern Energy of Helena, Montana; Northwestern Energy also received letters voicing these same concerns in March and September 2009. These letters concerned complaints that equipment operated by these utilities may be causing harmful radio interference to Amateur Radio operators. Direct all questions concerning the Amateur Radio Service Enforcement Actions Web postings via e-mail only to the FCC Enforcement Bureau.
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Bob Schroeder, N2HX, Awarded 2009 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award
H. Robert "Bob" Schroeder, N2HX, of Ewing, New Jersey, has been named the winner of the ARRL Foundation's 2009 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award for his article "Electromagnetic Pulse and Its Implications for EmComm" that appeared in November 2009 issue of QST. The editorial staff commented on Schroeder's article, saying that "the topic of nuclear EMP is somewhat esoteric by itself, let alone discussing its impact on Amateur Radio, yet the author did an outstanding job of making the subject matter understandable even to the relatively non-technical ham. His writing is clear and to the point, offering practical advice not only for EMP mitigation as it applies to the unlikely event of a nuclear burst, but also extending the same principles to mitigation for lightning damage."
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Hamvention® Awards Deadline Is March 15
There are only a few days left to nominate individuals and clubs for the 2010 Dayton Hamvention® awards. While the Special Achievement Award, Technical Excellence Award and Amateur of the Year Award have been given for many years, Hamvention Awards Chairman Frank Beafore, WS8B, told the ARRL that in 2010, the Hamvention Awards Committee will also present a special award to the Amateur Radio Club of the Year. That award is tied to this year’s Hamvention theme, Amateur Radio Clubs Worldwide: The Lifeline. March 15 is the deadline for nominations for all four awards; winners will be notified in April and publicly honored at the 2010 Dayton Hamvention in May. Information on how to nominate a person or club for these awards is available at on the Dayton Hamvention Web site. Take this opportunity to recognize a special individual or club for their efforts on behalf of Amateur Radio.
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The ARRL Second Homebrew Challenge -- And the Winners Are...
We had a good response to the Second ARRL Homebrew Challenge -- here's a quick summary.
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