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The ARRL Letter

Published by the American Radio Relay League ********************************************

June 2, 2022

John E. Ross, KD8IDJ, Editor <news@arrl.org>

ARRL Home Page <http://www.arrl.org/>ARRL Letter Archive <http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/>Audio News <http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/audio/> IN THIS ISSUE

- Connecticut Radio Amateur Endows ARRL Affiliated Club Initiative
- National Hurricane Center Annual Station Test 2022
- 2022 Youth on the Air (YOTA) Camp is June 12 - 17
- ARRL Podcasts Schedule
- Announcements
- In Brief...
- The K7RA Solar Update
- Just Ahead in Radiosport
- Upcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions

2022 ARRL FIELD DAY IS JUNE 25-26

ARRL Field Day is ham radio's open house. Every June, more than 40,000
hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in
public places to demonstrate ham radio's science, skill and service to
our communities and our nation. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills all in a single
event. Field Day has been an annual event since 1933, and remains the
most popular event in ham radio. Plan your participation now. Visit www.arrl.org/FieldDay <http://www.arrl.org/FieldDay> for rules and
resources.

CONNECTICUT RADIO AMATEUR ENDOWS ARRL AFFILIATED CLUB INITIATIVE

Dr. Ed Snyder, W1YSM, of Wallingford, Connecticut, who provided funding
for an endowment to support the ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio
Initiative in 2017, has generously donated additional funding to expand
the endowment to include ARRL Affiliated Clubs. The endowment, formerly
known as the W1YSM Snyder Family Collegiate Amateur Radio Endowment
Fund, has been renamed and will now be known as the W1YSM Snyder Family Collegiate & ARRL Affiliated Club Endowment Fund.

Dr. Snyder credits ARRL's dedication to supporting amateur radio
clubs across the nation with giving him a renewed passion for
reinvigorating clubs. The additional contribution to the endowment
allows ARRL to expand and continue club programs. Dr. Snyder, President
of the Meriden Amateur Radio Association, views this program as
essential to the legacy of amateur radio.

ARRL Field Services Manager Mike Walters, W8ZY, stated that the W1YSM
Snyder Family Collegiate & ARRL Affiliated Club Endowment Fund will
benefit programs for large and small clubs across America. "Amateur
radio clubs are the backbone of local amateur activities," said
Walters. "Clubs mentor new amateur radio operators, serve their
communities through emergency communications, and engage youth in STEM disciplines." ARRL has a network of almost 2,800 affiliated clubs in
the US. To locate a local club, visit www.arrl.org/find-a-club <http://www.arrl.org/find-a-club>.

The Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative has led to the development of a national network of college amateur radio clubs under the aegis of ARRL
and set up ways for these clubs to stay in contact and communicate on
the air, in meetings, and through other activities. "Five years ago,
ARRL began the Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative to support the
grassroots fellowship between collegiate clubs, while highlighting
their diverse technical and operating interests," said Andy Milluzzi,
KK4LWR, who has co-advised the initiative with his brother Tony
Milluzzi, KD8RTT. Together, they have organized collegiate meetups at
hamfests, online groups via Discord and Facebook, and monthly Zoom
forums. "Collegiate Amateur Radio is an important pillar of both the
hobby and STEM education," Milluzzi <>said. "Thanks in part to the
generous support from the W1YSM Snyder Family Collegiate & ARRL
Affiliated Club Endowment, we are excited to announce that ARRL's
collegiate support has graduated. The name change to ARRL Collegiate
Amateur Radio Program (CARP) reflects the ongoing support and growth of
the thriving community of collegiate hams. Please join us celebrating
this ARRL member-driven program's current and future success." To learn
more about the ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Program, visit www.arrl.org/WeWantU <http://www.arrl.org/WeWantU>.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ANNUAL STATION TEST 2022

On Saturday, May 28, as Hurricane Agatha (the first hurricane of the
eastern Pacific hurricane season) was ready to make landfall in Mexico, operators at WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) were
conducting the annual readiness check of the station for 2022.

This year marks the 42nd year of volunteer communication

services for the NHC. After 2 years of volunteer ham radio operators
working remotely from their home stations due to COVID-19 safety
restrictions, hams were able to operate inside the NHC for this year's
annual test event.

The event was reported as successful, with all of the station's radios
and antennas having performed well. Within 8 hours, 289 contacts were
made nationwide and internationally. Operators used HF, VHF, and UHF
radios, as well as digital modes.

Then, on Monday, May 30, Hurricane Agatha hit Oaxaca, Mexico as a
Category 2 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 106 MPH. It was
recorded as the strongest hurricane to come ashore in May during the
eastern Pacific hurricane season, making landfall on a sparsely
populated stretch of small beach towns and fishing villages in southern
Mexico. The next morning, Agatha was downgraded to a tropical
depression, with winds of 35 MPH.

The NHC Hurricane Net, staffed with volunteer amateur radio operators,
was on standby in case the storms' path changed and grew more intense.
Oaxaca's emergency service office said there were no reports of any
deaths, but the storm's torrential rains and winds drove tourists and
residents into shelters.

2022 YOUTH ON THE AIR (YOTA) CAMP IS JUNE 12 - 17

The 2022 Youth on the Air (YOTA) Camp will be on the air and streaming
online. The campers will be operating special event station W8Y from
the National Voice of America (VOA) Museum of Broadcasting in West
Chester Township, Ohio, as well as from their hotel. Activation of W8Y
will begin on the evening of Sunday, June 12, and conclude at 1 PM EDT
on Friday, June 17. Campers will operate the station as they finish
projects, between camp sessions, and during their free time.

In addition, dedicated HF station operating times will be on Monday,
June 13, from 2 - 11 PM EDT. Dedicated satellite station operating
times will be on Thursday, June 16, and Friday, June 17, from 10 AM - 1
PM EDT. Earth-moon-Earth (EME) will be in operation on Tuesday, June
14, and Monday, June 13, from 9 to 11 PM EDT.

The opening and closing ceremonies will be streamed live on the Youth
on the Air YouTube channel <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1LVWge18cxFh0SnHemQ2zQ>. The opening ceremony will take place on Sunday, June 12, from 4 PM EDT - 6:30 PM
EDT <> and will feature keynote speaker Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF,
the founder of Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI <https://www.hamsci.org/>). The closing ceremony is on Friday, June 17,
from 1 PM - 2 PM EDT. The YOTA YouTube channel <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1LVWge18cxFh0SnHemQ2zQ> will also
feature a daily video that will spotlight the activities of the
previous day.

For details about the 2022 YOTA Summer Camp, download the brochure from
the YOTA web page, at www.youthontheair.org
<http://www.youthontheair.org/>.

For additional information, contact Camp Director Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, at director@youthontheair.org.

ARRL PODCASTS SCHEDULE

The latest episode of the ARRL On the Air
<https://blubrry.com/arrlontheair/> podcast (Episode 29) features a
discussion about the nature of frequency modulation (FM) and how it
differs from AM.

The latest edition (Episode 61) of the ARRL Eclectic Tech <https://blubrry.com/eclectictech/> podcast features an interview with
QST "Product Review" Editor Pascal Villeneuve, VA2PV, with a roundup of
new products seen at the 2022 Dayton Hamvention.

The On the Air and Eclectic Tech podcasts are sponsored by Icom. Both
podcasts are available on iTunes (iOS) and Stitcher (Android), as well
as on Blubrry -- On the Air <https://blubrry.com/arrlontheair/> |
Eclectic Tech <https://blubrry.com/eclectictech/>.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ARRL is seeking an Administrative Coordinator for the new ARRL
Foundation Club Grant Program. This program seeks to fund
transformative projects that enable growth for amateur radio operators,
on the air projects, ham radio training and mentoring, and more. The
program is funded by Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), and
it will award a total of $500,000 in club grants throughout 2022. The independent contractor will coordinate, administer, manage, and
organize club grant applications at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut. To apply for this contract position, send a biography or
profile to hr@arrl.org. Visit the ARRL website for a complete job
description at www.arrl.org/careers <http://www.arrl.org/careers>.

IN BRIEF...

The official attendance at the 2022 Dayton Hamvention® was 31,367
visitors. General Chairman Rick Allnutt, WS8G, said although that was
about 1,000 less than 2019, he considered it "not bad" for a pandemic
recovery year. Hamvention was canceled in 2020 and 2021 because of the
COVID-19 pandemic.

On Sunday, June 5, amateur radio, and portable operating in particular,
will receive some high-profile coverage on national television in the
UK. Countryfile, the long-running BBC One program that reports on
rural, agricultural, and environmental issues in the United Kingdom,
will air at 6 PM <> on the main BBC One channel. This episode will be
based out of the Welsh island of Flat Holm in the Bristol Channel,
which was the site of Guglielmo Marconi's first radio transmissions
overseas. Countryfile presenters Ellie Harrison and Matt Baker will
join Summits on the Air (SOTA <https://www.sota.org.uk/>) operator Ben
Lloyd, GW4BML, as he sets up a portable station on the island to
contact SOTA activators on summits around the United Kingdom.

THE K7RA SOLAR UPDATE

Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, Washington, reports:

All measures of solar activity declined in a big way from the last
reporting week to the current period, May 26 - June 1, 2022.

The average daily sunspot number plummeted from 124.7 to 52.9, and
the average daily 10.7-centimeter solar flux receded from 158.8 to
104.3. These are dramatic shifts, although well within expected
variations at this point in Solar Cycle 25.

Predicted solar flux for the next month is 105 June 2 - 4; 100 June 5 -
6; 95 on June 7 - 8; 110, 130, 135, and 140 on June 9 - 12; 145, 150,
and 145 on June 13 - 15; 140 on June 16 - 18; 130, 125, 120, and 110 on
June 19 - 22; 100 on June 23 - 29; 98 June 30 - July 3, and 110, 112,
and 125 on July 4 - 6.

Predicted planetary A index is a quiet and stable 5 on June 2 - 9; 8
and 12 on June 10 - 11; 14 on June 12 - 13; 8 and 12 on June 14 - 15;
14 on June 16 - 17; 12 on June 18; 5 on June 19 - 22; 16, 22, 12, 10,
and 8 on June 23 - 27, and 5 from June 28 until July 6.

Sunspot numbers for May 26 through June 1 were 87, 69, 34, 42, 40, 39,
and 59, with a mean of 124.7. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 122.7,
113.6, 101.8, 98.4, 100.6, 98, and 104.2, with a mean of 158.8.
Estimated planetary A indices were 4, 17, 24, 15, 9, 9, and 6, with a
mean of 8.3. Middle latitude A index was 6, 14, 19, 14, 8, 8, and 8,
with a mean of 8.3.

A comprehensive K7RA Solar Update is posted Fridays on the ARRL
website. For more information concerning radio propagation, visit <http://arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals> the ARRL Technical
Information Service, read
<http://arrl.org/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere> "What the Numbers
Mean...," and check out <http://k9la.us/> the Propagation Page of Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA.

A propagation bulletin archive <http://arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation> is available. For customizable propagation charts, visit the VOACAP Online for Ham Radio <https://www.voacap.com/hf/> website.

Share <k7ra@arrl.net> your reports and observations.

A weekly, full report is posted on ARRL News
<http://www.arrl.org/news>.

JUST AHEAD IN RADIOSPORT

- June 2 -- NRAU 10-Meter Activity Contest (CW, phone, digital)
- June 2 -- SKCC Sprint Europe (CW)
- June 2 -- 5 PODXS 070 Club Three Day Contest (digital)
- June 3 -- HA3NS Sprint Memorial Contest (CW)
- June 4 -- 10-10 International Open Season PSK Contest (digital)
- June 4 -- Wake-Up! QRP Sprint (CW)
- June 4 - 5 -- KANHAM Contest (CW, phone)
- June 4 - 5 -- Tisza Cup CW Contest (CW)
- June 4 - 5 -- Kentucky QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)
- June 4 - 5 -- UKSMG Summer Contest (CW, phone, RTTY)
- June 4 - 5 -- IARU Region 1 Field Day (CW)
- June 4 - 5 -- RSGB National Field Day (CW)
- June 4 - 5 -- ARRL International Digital Contest (digital, no RTTY)
- June 5 -- All Cookie Crumble QRP Contest (CW, phone, digital)
- June 6 -- OK1WC Memorial (MWC) (CW)
- June 6 -- RSGB 80-Meter Club Championship, (data digital)
- June 7 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)
- June 8 -- NAQCC CW Sprint (CW)
- June 8 -- VHF-UHF FT8

Visit the ARRL Contest Calendar <http://www.arrl.org/contest-calendar>
for more events and information.

UPCOMING SECTION, STATE, AND DIVISION CONVENTIONS

- June 3 - 5 | SEA-PAC <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/sea-pac-arrl-northwestern-division-convention>, hosting the ARRL Northwestern Division Convention, Seaside, Oregon

- June 4 | Atlanta Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/atlanta-hamfest-arrl-georgia-state-convention>, hosting the ARRL Georgia State Convention, Marietta, Georgia

- June 18 | Knoxville Hamfest and Electronics Convention <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/knoxville-hamfest-and-electronics-convention-arrl-tennessee-state-convention>,

hosting the ARRL Tennessee State Convention, Knoxville, Tennessee

- June 24 - 26 | HAM RADIO <https://www.hamradio-friedrichshafen.com/>,
the International Amateur Radio Exhibition, Friedrichshafen, Germany

- July 2 | Firecracker Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/firecracker-hamfest-arrl-pennsylvania-state-convention-1>,

hosting the ARRL Pennsylvania State Convention, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania

- July 22 - 23 | Ham Holiday 2022 <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/ham-holiday-2022-arrl-oklahoma-section-convention>,

hosting the ARRL Oklahoma Section Convention, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

- July 30 - 31 | ARRL West Virginia State Convention <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/arrl-west-virginia-state-convention-and-ham-fest>,

Sutton, West Virginia

- August 6 - 7 | Cedar Valley ARC Techfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/cedar-valley-arc-techfest-arrl-iowa-state-convention-1>,

hosting the ARRL Iowa State Convention, Central City, Iowa

- August 13 | Tidewater Hamfest and Swap Meet <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/tidewater-hamfest-and-swap-meet-arrl-virginia-state-convention>,

hosting the ARRL Virginia State Convention, Portsmouth, Virginia

- August 20 - 21 | Huntsville Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/huntsville-hamfest-arrl-southeastern-division-convention-1>,

hosting the ARRL Southeastern Division Convention, Huntsville, Alabama

- August 26 - 28 | Northeast HamXposition <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/northeast-hamxposition-arrl-new-england-and-hudson-division-convention>,

hosting the ARRL New England and Hudson Division Conventions,
Marlborough, Massachusetts

Search the ARRL Hamfest and Convention Database
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests> to find events in your area.

GETTING IT RIGHT...

In the May 26, 2022 edition of The ARRL Letter, we included the wrong
town name for Bob Burns, AK9R, the newly-elected Section Manager of
Indiana, who starts on July 1. Burns lives in Brownsburg, Indiana.

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