The two candidates that tested with us last month finally got their ARO licenses from the FCC. STARC would like to congratulate Katelyn KC1NSN and Zachary KC1NSM on becoming fully licensed AROs!!
73 de STARC
QST QST QST to all ARRL members.![]()
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This is a QST.![]()
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" Online voting for ARRL New England Division Election![]()
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September 25, 2024![]()
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Dear ARRL member,![]()
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In a few days, email messages will be sent to members indicating that the online voting site for the 2024 ARRL New England Division Election is now open. The message will include instructions to access candidate statements, the electronic ballot, and to vote online.![]()
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A third party was selected by the ARRL Ethics and Elections Committee to conduct the election: Election Services Co. (ESC) of Melville, New York. This is the same company that conducted ARRL elections in 2023 and 2022. Some background about the effort to modernize Division elections, including transitioning members to use electronic ballots, can be found in the October 2024 issue of QST magazine, page 69, in the article "Upcoming Elections and How to Vote."![]()
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Please watch your email for the message from Election Services Co.![]()
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The email message will include the following header:![]()
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From: ARRLElection@mg.ElectionServicesCorp.com![]()
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Be sure to check your Inbox, and folders for spam and junk, to make sure you do not miss this message.![]()
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Tip: if the link included in your message from Election Services Co. does not work, try copying the web address into your web browser to load the page.![]()
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Should you need any assistance with voting, please contact the helpdesk for Election Services Co.:![]()
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Telephone 866-720-4357![]()
email ARRLElection@ElectionServicesCorp.com![]()
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Online voting ends at noon (ET), November 15, 2024.![]()
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You will also be receiving a post card with the same information for voting online, and instructions for requesting a paper ballot if you would prefer to vote by mail. Please note that only one vote per member will be counted.![]()
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73,![]()
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David A. Minster, NA2AA![]()
Secretary![]()
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Copyright © 2024 American Radio Relay League, Incorporated. Use and distribution of this publication, or any portion thereof, is permitted for non-commercial or educational purposes, with attribution. All other purposes require written permission.![]()
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ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® "![]()
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73 de STARC
Question from the Extra License Class question pool:![]()
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" Who may be the control operator of an auxiliary station?![]()
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A. Any licensed amateur operator![]()
B. Only Technician, General, Advanced, or Amateur Extra class operators![]()
C. Only General, Advanced, or Amateur Extra class operators![]()
D. Only Amateur Extra class operators "![]()
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73 de STARC
Question from the General License Class question pool:![]()
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" How is a directional antenna pointed when making a “long-path” contact with another station?![]()
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A. Toward the rising sun![]()
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C. 180 degrees from the station’s short-path heading![]()
D. Toward the north "![]()
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73 de STARC
Question from the Technician License Class question pool:![]()
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" What is a common repeater frequency offset in the 2 meter band?![]()
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A. Plus or minus 5 MHz![]()
B. Plus or minus 600 kHz![]()
C. Plus or minus 500 kHz![]()
D. Plus or minus 1 MHz "![]()
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More FCC rules and regulations that you really should know.![]()
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" §97.221 Automatically controlled digital station.![]()
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(a) This rule section does not apply to an auxiliary station, a beacon station, a repeater station, an earth station, a space station, or a space telecommand station.![]()
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(b) A station may be automatically controlled while transmitting a RTTY or data emission on the 6 m or shorter wavelength bands, and on the 28.120-28.189 MHz, 24.925-24.930 MHz, 21.090-21.100 MHz, 18.105-18.110 MHz, 14.0950-14.0995 MHz, 14.1005-14.112 MHz, 10.140-10.150 MHz, 7.100-7.105 MHz, or 3.585-3.600 MHz segments.![]()
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(c) Except for channels specified in §97.303(h), a station may be automatically controlled while transmitting a RTTY or data emission on any other frequency authorized for such emission types provided that:![]()
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(1) The station is responding to interrogation by a station under local or remote control; and![]()
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(2) No transmission from the automatically controlled station occupies a bandwidth of more than 500 Hz. "![]()
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73 de STARC