The SELARC "Hamster"

*Serving Amateur Radio Since 1974*

Published Monthly by the Southeast Louisiana Amateur Radio Club Inc.
P.O. Box 1324, Hammond LA 70404
Visit our website: www.selarc.org

* Club Meeting *
Tuesday, October 10th, 7:00PM
Ponchatoula Community Center
300 North Sixth Street
Handicap Access

Talk-in 147.00 (-600) w/107.2 Tone
Due to After-School Activity we cannot enter until 6:45PM

Contact Any SELARC Officer for 2017-2019 !

If you would like to become a member of SELARC or renew your membership please print out and complete the application/renewal form at www.selarc.org/slrcappl.htm  and return it with your check to: P.O. Box 1324, Hammond LA 70404. Thanks!

Multiple Sclerosis 'Dats How We Roll' Bike Tour is CANCELLED - the 150-mile ride from Hammond to Percy Quin Park in Mississippi and back to be held on Saturday, Oct. 7 & Sunday, Oct. 8 has been cancelled due to the possible impact of Tropical Storm Nate this weekend. Thanks to all of the ham radio volunteers who signed on to work this terrific event.

West Central LA ARC 39th Annual Hamfest in Leesville will be on Oct. 8th at the First United Methodist Church. Go to www.wclarc.org for more info.

Greater New Orleans Ham Fest will be on November 11th at the Harahan Lions Club Building, 1001 Hickory Avenue. The World's "FREEST Ham Fest on Earth". For info https://www.facebook.com/groups/2044282109131267/

MARA Annual Christmas Hamfest on December 16 at the Minden Civic Center, 520 Broadway Street. Info This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more info.

Hammond VE Group - ARRL/W5YI tests are scheduled for the last Sunday of each month [with the exception of holiday conflicts] in Room "B" of the North Oaks Medical System Diagnostic Center at 2pm with $15 testing fee. Bring photo ID and any appropriate CSCE. For more information contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Find an Amateur Radio License Exam in Your Area.

This terrific event has been cancelled due to the possible impact of Tropical Storm Nate this weekend. Thanks to all of the ham radio volunteers who signed on to work this terrific event. We hope everyone will join us next year!

==> Amateur Radio Emergency Net Active in Wake of Earthquake in Central Mexico - The FMRE National Emergency Net (Red Nacional de Emergencia or RNE) activated Tuesday on 7.060 MHz following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in the central Mexico state of Puebla at 1814 UTC. The epicenter was some 75 miles southeast of Mexico City, which also felt the temblor and suffered damage. FMRE President Alfonso Tomez, XE2O, said participation from Mexican radio amateurs has been excellent, and two mobile communication units have been deployed, one south of Mexico City, where communication problems have been reported, and the other in communities surrounding the city, where communication problems exist. A FMRE representative has been stationed in the emergency operations center in Mexico City as well. Most of the traffic, Tomez said, has involved missing persons. The FMRE National Emergency Net also may use 3.690 MHz and 14.120 MHz as well as IRLP reflector 9200 channel 08, and EchoLink.

==>Amateur Radio Supported Hurricane Irma Response in US Virgin Islands -- Members of the St. Croix Amateur Radio Club supported the Hurricane Irma response at the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), utilizing 60-meter band channel 2 (5.346.5 MHz USB) to coordinate emergency communications. The club's NP2VI served as the net control station at the St. Croix Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Participants included the Virgin Islands National Guard Joint Force Headquarters, National Guard Task Forces, and VITEMA EOCs on St. Croix and St. Thomas. Puerto Rico Army MARS members also participated. FEMA posted personnel on two Navy vessels, and they worked directly with USVI amateurs via 60-meter interoperability channels. Amateur Radio operators on St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John were involved in the response. Ham radio volunteers were instrumental in passing critical safety-of-life communications in the days immediately following Hurricane Irma, accessing a 2-meter repeater from the VITEMA EOC. Operators quickly disseminated important relief information (curfew hours, points of distribution, weather bulletins, seaport status) and served as the relay between the EOCs and emergency support functions, and St. John Rescue and St. Croix using 2 meters. Operators also have provided assistance in coordinating private and military landings of supplies as well as medical evacuations at the St. John Medical Center. The USVI now are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

==> FCC Opens 630- and 2200-Meter Bands; Stations Must Notify UTC Before Operating - The FCC has announced that the Office of Management and Budget has approved, for 3 years, the information-collection requirement of the Commission's March 29 Report and Order (R&O) that spelled out Amateur Radio service rules for the two new bands -- 630 meters (472-479 kHz) and 2200 meters (135.7-137.8 kHz). Notice of the action appeared in the September 15 edition of the Federal Register. Before using either band, stations must notify the Utilities Technology Council (UTC) that they plan to do so. If UTC does not respond within 30 days, they may commence operation. On March 27, 2017, the FCC adopted the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) implementation Report and Order (ET Docket 15-99), amending its Amateur Radio rules to -- in the FCC's words -- "provide for frequency-sharing requirements" in the two bands. Section 97.313(g)(2) of the new rules requires that, prior to starting operation in either band, radio amateurs must notify UTC that they intend to operate by submitting their call signs, the intended band(s) of operation, and the coordinates of their antenna's fixed location. The new rules do not permit any mobile operation.

==> IARU Administrative Council Considers New Radio Spectrum Pollution Threat - The Administrative Council (AC) of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) believes high-power wireless power transfer (WPT) for electric vehicles has significant potential to interfere with radio communication. That assessment came as the AC met on September 15 and 16 in Landshut, Germany, immediately prior to the IARU Region 1 Conference, to review its priorities and positions with regard to the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19). Conference Agenda Item 9.1.6 would call for studies in advance of WRC-23 to assess the impact of WPT for electric vehicles on radiocommunication services and to study suitable harmonized frequency ranges to minimize its impact. The AC determined that addressing the threat requires an increased commitment of resources by potentially affected radiocommunication services, including Amateur Radio. Delegates reviewed and updated the strategic plan to develop support for amateur spectrum allocations in 2016-2020, and they approved action plan for the remainder of 2017 and 2018. They also reviewed and adopted the IARU 2018-2020 budget, based upon anticipated financial contributions from the IARU International Secretariat and the three regional organizations. The budget adopted reflects ongoing efforts to minimize expenses.

--The ARRL Letter and The American Radio Relay League

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Stay Radio Active - See You at the Oct. 10th Meeting!

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