July 18, 2009 by kb3ljm.

On August 17, W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, will replace its AMTOR and ASCII transmissions with PSK31 and MFSK16, respectively. RTTY (Baudot) will continue to be the first digital mode used in the transmission schedule. The frequencies used by W1AW for all its digital transmissions will remain the same. “All regular 6 PM and 9 PM (ET) digital transmissions will begin with RTTY,” said W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q. “PSK31 and MFSK16 will be sent as time allows. The Tuesday and Friday Keplerian data bulletins will be sent using RTTY and PSK31.” The W1AW operating schedule — complete with times and frequencies — can be found on the ARRL Web site.

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July 18, 2009 by kb3ljm.

On July 13, three more Congressmen — John Boozman (AR-3), Bob Filner (CA-51) and Dennis Moore (KS-3) — pledged their support for HR 2160, The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009. This brings the total number of co-sponsors to 18. Originally sponsored by Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18), HR 2160 is also sponsored by W. Todd Akin (MO-2), Michael Arcuri (NY-24), Roscoe Bartlett (MD-6), Madeleine Bordallo (Guam), Bart Gordon (TN-6), Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Michael Honda (CA-15), Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15), Zoe Lofgren (CA-16), Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9), Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11), Charlie Melancon (LA-3), Bennie Thompson (MS-2), Peter Welch (VT) and David Wu (OR-1). Click here for information on how to encourage your Congressional representative to sponsor HR 2160.

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July 18, 2009 by kb3ljm.

The ITU Council, the 46-nation administrative oversight body of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), has agreed to move the next World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) to 2012. Originally scheduled for October 24-November 18, 2011 in Geneva, Switzerland, the Council has proposed January 23-February 17 as the new dates. According to ARRL Technical Relations Manager Brennan Price, N4QX, the full ITU membership is now being consulted on the dates; responses are due by August 3. “The ITU Council had previously proposed dates for fall 2011, but various scheduling conflicts and the lack of available facilities during some weeks made this schedule impractical,” he said.

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July 18, 2009 by kb3ljm.

Earlier this week, HR 2160 — The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 — gained six new Congressional co-sponsors, bringing the total number to 14: W. Todd Akin (MO-2), Michael Arcuri (NY-24), Michael Honda (CA-15), Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11), Charlie Melancon (LA-3) and Peter Welch (VT). Originally sponsored by Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18), HR 2160 is also sponsored by Roscoe Bartlett (MD-6), Madeleine Bordallo (Guam), Bart Gordon (TN-6), Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15), Zoe Lofgren (CA-16), Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) and Bennie Thompson (MS-2). Click here for information on how to encourage your Congressional representative to sponsor HR 2160.

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