LOUISIANA SECTION MANAGERS NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2018

—

73,

Nicholas Frederick – W4NDF

District Emergency Coordinator – LA Region 1 ARES

ARES Official Emergency Station

Member – ARRL, ARES, JARC, DDXA, SELCOM, SKYWARN

Vice Commander – USCG Aux Flotilla 47

Email: W4NDF@arrl.net

Phone: (504) 430-6018

Hamshack Hotline: 618

Fax: (504) 459-9300

Emergency Line: (504) 383-4382

From: ARRL Members Only Web site <memberlist@www.arrl.org>
Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 10:51 AM
To: <w4ndf@arrl.net>
Subject: Louisiana Section Managers Newsletter November 2018

LOUISIANA SECTION MANAGERS NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2018

SILENT KEYS

Norbet Newby WA5CFW

Elizabeth Denton KA5MTG

Charles Winder, Jr. K5FNN

Frank Thrash W4DLZ

Henry P. Forbes KC5KJ

Sam L. Richardson W5SMH

Carl Beck W5BEK

NEW HAMS

Report for 2018-11-02

Jared A Mayeaux, KI5BVA

Donnis H O’bryan, KI5CBV

Ronald D Porter, AG5RW

T J Taplin, KI5CBW

Rex A Schuttler, KI5BUE

LICENSE UPGRADES

Report for 2018-11-02

Camille J Guidry, KG5SWD

David J Cantrelle, KF5WMS

Michael J Decossas, KB5OZE

Gregory Speyrer, KE5DEU

Michael A Carmouche, KG5TGG

Dorothy L Minor, KF5YNM

Richard L Cutrer, KF5TQT

Shirley M Jordan, KI5BFH

Patrick L Widner, KG5AAH

NEW ARRL MEMBERS

Report for 2018-11-02

James P Marra, N5HZ

Divini Luccioni, N3DI

Ted F Vander Wiede, KB1NDX

Nathan A Cooper, K5ZFC

Steven D Brinkley

William J O Donnell, W5VPM

Susan Anderson, KE5FMX

Timothy Sonnier, N5RKK

Abbigail Wilson, KF5BEW

Kendra Wilson, KF5FYS

Galen D Wilson, KF5BET

John B Maylard, KC6MNO

David W Ables, KE5NIJ

Kevin J Abshire, KE5RKT

Paul J Maia, KB5AIF

Leonard W Martin, WD5DNQ

Keith A McDavid, KF5WTK

Kevin N Boykin, N5CDB

Ronald D Porter, AG5RW

Terry J Peek, KD5BIO

Charles H Edwards, WC5K

Jeffrey W Hall, KA5YZQ

——————————————————————————————————————————————

FROM THE ARRL

Well-Known Contester, “Antenna Farmer” Paul Bittner, W0AIH, SK

11/01/2018

The Reverend Paul Bittner, W0AIH, of Fall Creek, Wisconsin, died doing

what he loved on October 31, when a tower-climbing mishap claimed his

life at his well-known antenna farm. The ARRL Life Member and Maxim

Society member was 84. A member of the CQ Contesting Hall of Fame and

retired Lutheran pastor, Bittner was a well-known and respected figure

within the Amateur Radio community and a prolific contester and DXer.

His call sign was nearly always present in most major operating events,

and even in a few lesser-known contests, and news of his tragic death

and condolences and accolades quickly spread among those who knew him

best.

“No one was more generous, loving, and encouraging to others than the

Reverend Paul Bittner,” said Mike Lonneke, W4AAW, in a post to the

Potomac Valley Radio Club (PVRC). “He called me last week to chat

about what he and Mary were up to, like getting material together for

their always long and hilarious Christmas newsletter. He also knocked me

out with the latest of his funny experiences in his ‘Rent-a-Rev’

sideline.” Bittner officiated at the June 2 wedding of two well-known

midwestern contesters.

Bittner was licensed in 1949 and held the same call sign ever since. He

and his wife, Mary, WB0PXM, moved in 2000 to “The Farm,” a 120-acre

spread in west-central Wisconsin. The first of the more than 50 towers

began sprouting there before their arrival in 1982. As a ham, he enjoyed

multi-multi contesting and DXing. His favorite band was 160 meters, and

his favorite contest was the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest. Bittner’s

son-in-law — Paul Husby, W0UC — operated VHF contests from The Farm

and was a multi-multi regular as well.

“His station stands as a great monument to a selfless man of great

grace and remarkable achievements,” Lonneke said. “Paul once told me

that AIH stands for ‘already in heaven.’”

Contester and former ARRL staffer Dave Patton, NN1N, described Bittner

as “such a good man and truly great ham.” W1AW Station Manager Joe

Carcia, NJ1Q, noted that Bittner had volunteered to operate as W1AW/9 as

a headquarters station in the 2019 IARU HF Championship to celebrate his

decades in ham radio.

NCJ Editor Scott Wright, K0MD, said that Bittner helped to build

stations for many midwestern hams. “He was a mentor to hundreds of

hams, and his enthusiasm for contesting was infectious,” Wright said.

Bittner had said he wanted to be buried with a bible, a telegraph key,

and a climbing belt.

“Thank you for giving so much of yourself to me and the rest of the

ham community,” said contester Scott Neader. “We will never forget

you.”

FCC Fines Amateur Radio Licensee $25,000 for Operating Unlicensed FM

Station

11/01/2018

In an FCC Enforcement Bureau case going back to early 2015, a Paterson,

New Jersey, Amateur Radio licensee has been penalized in the amount of

$25,000 for allegedly continuing to operate an unlicensed FM radio

station. The FCC issued a Forfeiture Order on October 30 to Winston A.

Tulloch, KC2ALN, a General class licensee. The fine followed an April

2018 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture(NAL) issued to Tulloch

for alleged “willful and repeated violation” of Section 301 of the

Communications Act of 1934, as amended, by operating an unlicensed FM

radio station on 90.9 MHz in Paterson. Tulloch did not respond to the

NAL, the FCC indicated.

“Commission action in this area is essential because unlicensed radio

stations do not broadcast Emergency Alert Service messages and therefore

create a public safety hazard for their listener,” the FCC said in the

Forfeiture Order. “Moreover, unlicensed radio stations create a danger

of interference to licensed communications and undermine the

Commission’s authority over broadcast radio operations.”

Following up on February 2015 complaints regarding pirate radio

operations in Paterson, FCC agents spotted a signal on 90.9 MHz that

“appeared to be an unauthorized radio station.” Agents determined

the signal was emanating from a multi-family dwelling and noticed an FM

antenna on the structure. The measured field strength exceeded the

limits allowed for Part 15 unlicensed devices.

Through a solicitation broadcast on the station for advertisers and a

vehicle parked outside the building, the FCC agents were able to

determine that the telephone number in the announcement belonged to

Tulloch, and the car was registered in his name. FCC agents made several

visits to Paterson in late 2015 and early 2016. In October of 2016,

agents returned to Paterson and determined that the signal source had

relocated to another nearby multi-family structure. A Notice of

Unlicensed Operation (NOUO) was posted on the door of the building and

the following month, the FCC mailed an NOUO to Tulloch.

Subsequent visits revealed that the station was still in operation, and,

at some point, had moved back to its prior location. Additional NOUOs

were issued. Finally, on September 15, 2017, two agents returned to

Paterson and determined that the station no longer was on the air.

In the Forfeiture Order, the FCC incorporated by reference the details

of the investigation spelled out in the earlier NAL.

The Tulloch case is among dozens that the FCC Enforcement Bureau has

initiated in the past couple of years in efforts to shut down pirate

broadcasters across the US, the vast majority of which are not FCC

amateur licensees.

New CEO Wants ARRL to Serve All Ages and Amateur Radio Interests

11/01/2018

Newly elected ARRL CEO Howard Michel, WB2ITX, is still on the uphill

side of the learning curve as he acquaints himself with ARRL

Headquarters and the nearly 90 staffers who work there. The New Jersey

native arrived at HQ on October 15 and has spent much of his time since

meeting with department managers and others to get his bearings, with an

eye toward building consensus and aligning people, programs, and

services in the same direction.

“I’m still trying to understand what is working and where the

challenges are,” Michel said. “Once I understand where the

challenges are, I need to understand why. Before I make any changes in

what we’re doing, I need to make sure the change is a step in the

right direction and for the right reasons, and not kind of a random

process.”

Michel would like to see ARRL focus on the future of Amateur Radio and

not become the redoubt of a particular generation of radio amateur or

interest group. He said, “Ham radio shouldn’t abandon the old

guardians of the hobby, but at the same time, it needs to have new

things that appeal to people who have different interests and different

passions.”

Ham radio appears currently entrenched with opposition often expressed

to FT8 and other digital modes and protocols that bend Amateur Radio

traditions and conventions, Michel observed. However, as he sees it,

technology for the whole of Amateur Radio has been changing, and

detractors to advances have always been present. He’d like ARRL to

encourage more technological diversity without creating controversy.

“My kick is seeing the technology advance,” the former IEEE

president and CEO said. “I want to see hams embrace the new technology

— as long as we do that in a way that those who don’t adopt the new

technology won’t feel abandoned.” In his view, the real reason

behind the continued enthusiasm for CW “is not the technology; it’s

the legacy.”

At the same time, resources should reflect usage and interest, with

respect to the spectrum and with respect to how many pages QST devotes

to a particular interest area. “Everything should reflect the growth

and change, without abandoning the legacy interests.”

Acknowledging the incessant push to get more young people into Amateur

Radio, Michel wants to explore ways “to morph some of the League’s

processes and services and products into something that would appeal to

the newer generation of hams.”

“Young people in general don’t join organizations, but they join

causes,” he said. “With that kind of attitude, how do we develop the

same kind of ability for people interested in Amateur Radio to

self-organize around causes? And if we can design the infrastructure

around that, maybe they’ll see value in ARRL and become a new type of

member — not one who necessarily comes to ham club meetings once a

month but finds the League can facilitate what they want to do.”

Michel said he’s always enjoyed tinkering with ham gear, building it,

modifying it, and repairing it, and then making it do something new or

different. He concedes that while he has not had an opportunity to do

much hamming as he’s moved around with the military and for academic

and business pursuits, he’d like to become more active, and he is

presently exploring his options as an apartment dweller. As for FT8,

he’d like to try it, if for no other reason than the novelty.

Michel said he definitely wants to encourage partnerships with other

organizations with which ARRL might share some common ground, including

IEEE.

“We can’t do everything ourselves. We have to find partnerships,”

he said. Some IEEE operating units would be applicable to Amateur Radio,

and he’s already heard from two unit heads that are both hams.

Michel also feels that radio amateurs need to extend their gaze beyond

the everyday nuts and bolts of Amateur Radio operating. “What we need

to do is protect the spectrum from competition, develop interest in the

various facets of Amateur Radio, and not try to pick fights ‘in

house,’” he said. “Spectrum is the gold of the 21st century.”

Doreen Bogdan-Martin, KD2JTX, Elected as ITU Telecommunication

Development Director

11/02/2018

ARRL member Doreen Bogdan-Martin, KD2JTX, has been elected as Director

of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecommunication

Development Bureau (BDT). Her election, on the first ballot in a

three-way race, came on November 1 at the ITU’s Plenipotentiary 2018

Conference in Dubai. Bogdan-Martin becomes the first woman on the ITU

executive team. Running on a campaign theme of “Sustainable Digital

Development for All,” Bogdan-Martin said she would work toward a

Telecommunication Development Bureau that helps its members benefit from

the drivers of innovation and economic development.

“We must help governments integrate ICTs into their national

development frameworks, actively support[ing] their ministries to ensure

digital development strategies emphasize human capacity, digital skills,

and empowering people,” she said. “I envisage the BDT redoubling its

efforts on digital inclusion, working to bring online the remaining 3.9

billion people still offline.”

Her candidacy had strong support from US officials, including Secretary

of State Mike Pompeo, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and FCC Chairman

Ajit Pai.

“Ms. Bogdan-Martin is a true leader and professional who has dedicated

more than 25 years to ensuring that all people can benefit from

information and communication technologies,” Pompeo wrote in endorsing

her candidacy. “I have no doubt that Ms. Bogdan-Martin will be a

driving force to ensure connectivity for all.”

FCC Chairman Pai extended congratulations to Bogdan-Martin, who, he

said, “has deep expertise in development issues and will play a

pivotal role in accelerating the spread of digital communications

throughout the globe.”

Bogdan-Martin has more than 20 years of experience at the ITU. During

the past decade she has headed the ITU General Secretariat Strategic

Planning and Membership Department for the Secretary-General. Her

responsibilities have included developing the ITU’s strategic and

operational plans in the context of ICT trends and the global

information economy, representing the ITU in engagement with other

bodies, and directing and managing all ITU global conferences.

She launched Equals Global Partnership, a multi-stakeholder

evidence-based network bringing women to technology, and technology to

women. She also directed the first ITU global youth summit that featured

700 participants and 3,000 remote participants, and she established the

ITU office to the United Nations where she has been serving as ITU

Representative to the UN High-Level Committee on Programmes (HLCP).

2018 SKYWARN Recognition Day

December 1, 2018 from 0000z to 2400z

SKYWARN™ Recognition Day was developed in 1999 by the National Weather

Service and the American Radio Relay League. It celebrates the

contributions that volunteer SKYWARN™ radio operators make to the

National Weather Service. During the day SKYWARN™ operators visit NWS

offices and contact other radio operators across the world.

SKYWARN Recognition Day Operating Instructions

1. Object For all amateur stations to exchange QSO information with as

many National Weather Service Stations as possible on 80, 40, 20, 15,

10, 6, and 2 meter bands plus the 70 centimeter band. Contacts via

repeaters are permitted. SKYWARN™ Recognition Day serves to celebrate

the contributions to public safety made by amateur radio operators

during threatening weather.

2. Date NWS stations will operate December 1, 2018, from 0000 – 2400

UTC.

3. Exchange: Call sign, signal report, QTH, and a one or two-word

description of the weather occurring at your site (“sunny”, “partly

cloudy”, “windy”, etc.).

4. Modes: NWS stations will work various modes including SSB, FM, AM,

RTTY, CW, FT8 and PSK31. While working digital modes, special event

stations will append “NWS” to their call sign (e.g., N0A/NWS).

5.Station Control Operator: It is suggested that during SRD operations a

non-NWS volunteer should serve as a control operator for your station.

6. Event and QSL Information: The National Weather Service will provide

event information via the internet. Event certificates will once again

be electronic and printable from the main website after the conclusion

of SRD.

7. Log Submission: To submit your log summary for SRD use the online

submission form.

Deadline for log submission is January 31, 2019.

http://www.arrl.org/skywarn-recognition-day

——————————————————————————————————————————————

***2019 ARRL Field Day is June 22-23

2019 Field Day will be held June 22-23, 2019.  Field Day is always held

on the 4th full weekend in June.

The 2019 Rules will be updated/released in March 2019.

2018 Field Day results will appear in December QST

LA SECTION RESULTS:

LOUISIANA SECTION 2018 ARRL FIELD DAY RESULTS

(PER DECEMBER 2018 QST)

TOTAL ENTRIES: 24

Score listings are grouped according to the number of transmitters in

simultaneous operation and their entry class. The listings show club or

group name, call sign(s) used, total number of QSOs, number indicating

power output used, number of participants, and total score including

bonus points and ARRL Section.

THREE OR MORE PERSON CLUB/NON-CLUB PORTABLE

1A-COMMERCIAL

WESTSIDE ARC  W5ABD  32/2/6/314 LA

2A

LA DELTA RC  KC5DR(+WA5WX)  395/2/45/1,982  LA

SOUTH LAKE CHARLES HAM GRP  KI5EE  431/2/4/1,646  LA

3A

BATON ROUGE ARC  W5GIX(+K5LSU)  731/2/60/3,142  LA

SPRINGHILL ARC LLC  N5II  240/2/6/698  LA

3A COMMERCIAL

SE LA ARC  WM5T  218/2/7/522  LA

ACADIANA ARA  W5DDL(+W5EXI)  1,365/2/20/3,836  LA

5A COMMERCIAL

CENTRAL LA ARC  N5I  1,216/2/35/4,254  LA

ONE OR TWO PERSONS/CLUB/NON-CLUB PORTABLE

1B-1 OPERATOR

K5BIU  219/2/1/1,024  LA

N5JSC  118/2/1/386  LA

K5TAE  28/2/1/206  LA

1B-1 OPERATOR BATTERY

K5SL  515/5/1/5,400 LA

HOME STATIONS COMMERCIAL POWER

1D

K1DW  175/2/1/750  LA

AA5AU  318/1/1/636  LA

K2ZP  57/2/1/164  LA

KG5GJT  45/2/1/140  LA

HOME STATIONS EMERGENCY POWER

1E

KA5M  406/2/1/1,774  LA

3E

W5GAD  1,085/2/57/4,878  LA

HOME STATIONS EMERGENCY POWER-BATTERY

EOC STATIONS

2F

BAYOULAND EMERGENCY ARC  W5BMC  12/2/11/474  LA

5F

OZONE ARC  W5SLA  102/2/25/808  LA

——————————————————————————————————————————————

ARES:  LA Section

October 2018

ARES Members:  352

Active nets: 53 / with NTS Liaison:  3

Number of Exercises/Training:  41 / 361 hours

Number of Public Service Events:  2 / 432 hours

Number of Emergency Operations:  0 / 0 hours

Number of Skywarn Events:  3 / 34 hours

Total:  46 / 827

——————————————————————————————————————————————

Louisiana Traffic Report October 2018

SESSIONS    QNI    QTC    QTR

16                105    20      1.5 HOURS

LOUISIANA HF ARES NET

SSESSIONS QNI QTC  QTR

4                110  0      2 HOURS

73,

Jimmy Lewis/AB5YS

LOUISIANA SECTION TRAFFIC MANAGER

——————————————————————————————————————————————

Subject: LA Section 2018 Ham of the Year Nominations now being accepted

All LA Section ARRL Members,

Nominations for the LA Section 2018 Ham of the Year Award are now being

accepted thru December 31, 2018.  The award will be announced at the

Hammond Hamfest January 19, 2019.

The nomination procedure is as follows:

1)            Please follow these instructions.  Complete the form and attach your

documentation. The Award Selection Committee will only see your attached

documentation for each individual with nothing to identify the nominee.

a)            Minimum requirements for a nominee – 5 years uninterrupted ARRL

membership.  (Committee may waive this for a new Ham who is an ARRL

member and has shown exemplary participation and accomplishments.)

b)            On an attached page please use only BULLET statements to document

the

nominee’s participation and accomplishments.

c)            Do not use a name, call sign or any statement information that would

identify the nominee in the bullet statements.

2)            Mail or email the completed nomination to the ARRL Louisiana Section

Manager (Mailing address available on ARRL website or latest issue of

QST).

3)            The Section Manager will appoint an independent selection committee

to make the final selection.

4)            Additional support documents (pictures, news articles) may be

attached, but will not be used unless there is a tie or verification is

required.

To obtain the nomination form please email me at K5JMR@ARRL.ORG and I

will email you the nomination form.  Please return to me no later than

December 31, 2018.

Thank you!

——————————————————————–

ARRL Louisiana Section

Section Manager: John Mark Robertson, K5JMR

k5jmr@arrl.org

UPCOMING HAMFESTS:  LA SECTION

HAMFEST/CONVENTION

12/15/2018 | MARA Christmas Hamfest

Location: Minden, LA

Type: ARRL Hamfest

Sponsor: Minden Amateur Radio Association

Website: http://n5rd.org

HAMFEST/CONVENTION

01/19/2019 | 38th SELARC Hammond HamFest

Location: Hammond, LA

Type: ARRL Hamfest

Sponsor: Southeast Louisiana Amateur Radio Club

Website: http://www.selarc.org

UPCOMING HAMFESTS: DELTA DIVISION

HAMFEST/CONVENTION

12/01/2018 | Arkansas DX Association Annual Conference

Location: North Little Rock, AR

Type: ARRL Convention

Sponsor: Arkansas DX Association

Website: http://www.adxa.org

HAMFEST/CONVENTION

01/25/2019 | Mississippi State Convention (Capital City Hamfest)

Location: Jackson, MS

Type: ARRL Convention

Sponsor: Jackson Amateur Radio Club

Website: http://msham.org

——————————————————————–

ARRL Louisiana Section

Section Manager: John Mark Robertson, K5JMR

k5jmr@arrl.org

——————————————————————–