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The ARRL Letter
[http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter]


John E. Ross, KD8IDJ [ mailto:jross@arrl.org ] , Editor | October 24, 2024

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iCom 60th Anniversary
[https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/amateur/]


In this Issue:
�-�2024 Pacificon Inspires Next Generation of Radio Amateurs 
�-�POTA Activation Video Highlights New ARRL Momobeam Antenna 
�-�Handbook 101: A New Generation of Amateur Radio 
�-�Dream Rig Contest Underway 
�-�Amateur Radio in the News 
�-�ARRL Podcasts 
�-�In Brief... 
�-�Announcements 
�-�The K7RA Solar Update 
�-�Just Ahead in Radiosport 
�-�Upcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions

2024 Pacificon Inspires Next Generation of Radio Amateurs

Contributed by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R - ARRL Director of Marketing and
Innovation


The Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club held its successful convention, Pacificon
[ https://www.pacificon.org/ ] 2024, in San Ramon, California, October 18 -
20. The convention drew radio amateurs from throughout the populous Bay Area
of California and beyond, and annually hosts the ARRL Pacific Division
Convention.


The organizing committee works all year on pulling together an impressive
program. This year included an exceptional lineup of forums, seminars,
hands-on activities, and exhibits. But the standout this year was the
tremendous effort to include and engage young hams and prospective hams.


Pacificon coincided with the largest scouting event in the world,
Jamboree-on-the-Air-Jamboree-on-the-Internet (JOTA-JOTI). As radio amateurs
and radio clubs around the world got scouts on the air to promote friendship
and global citizenship, Pacificon partnered with the Boy Scouts of America
Golden Gate Area Council to get dozens of scouts to attend the convention.
The scouts were led by their troop leaders in small groups to meet with ARRL
Education and Learning Manager Steve Goodgame, K5ATA, and his wife Cyndi
Goodgame, K5CYN, for a short introduction to radio and wireless technology,
ham radio, and ARRL. The scouts also got on the air using the most recognized
call sign in the world, W1AW. Special Event Station W1AW/6 was sponsored by
the Palo Alto Amateur Radio Association (PAARA).


Many young hams also attended, including those accompanying parents and
grandparents. Among them was ARRL East Bay Section Youth Coordinator Alexia
Snethen, KM6LGG, a 17-year-old from Alameda County, and San Joaquin Valley
Youth Coordinator Shane Lewis, K5SML. Both Youth Coordinators are General
class licensees and are involved in a variety of activities throughout their
sections to attract and engage more young hams. For instance, Snethen runs a
youth net on a local repeater, and helps students in her section connect with
each other, even online, to discuss ham radio.


Read more on ARRL News [
https://www.arrl.org/news/2024-pacificon-inspires-next-generation-of-radio-amateurs
] .


Geochron Global Operational Awareness
[http://www.geochron.com/ham-radio-4k/]


POTA Activation Video Highlights New ARRL Momobeam Antenna

It was a sunny day with perfect weather and decent band conditions. Two ARRL
staffers took the new ARRL Momobeam Antenna outside for a Parks on The Air®
activation as W1AW. ARRL Education and Learning Manager Steve Goodgame,
K5ATA, is an experienced POTA activator, and he took the opportunity to show
ARRL Social Media Specialist Alex Norstrom, KC1RMO, the ropes. The pair show
how easy it is to set up the antenna, get on the air, and rack up a ton of
contacts. 

 
See the video below or by clicking here [
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-vezDvhFEU ] .


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-vezDvhFEU]


The new ARRL Dual-band Momobeam 6/10 Antenna [
https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/2018039112 ]
features two innovative antennas �-" a 10-meter Moxon (28 MHz) and 6-meter
Yagi (50 MHz) �-" in one. The antenna was introduced at the 2024 ARRL
National Convention hosted at the Dayton Hamvention® in May.

 
The ARRL Dual-band Momobeam 6/10 Antenna is available from the ARRL Store at
www.arrl.org/shop [ http://www.arrl.org/shop ] (ARRL Item No. 0084, $299.95
retail plus shipping, handling, and sales tax where applicable. Available to
ship in the US only. Call 860-594-0200 or, toll-free in the US,
888-277-5289).


Handbook 101: A New Generation of Amateur Radio

[https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/2018947704]


The ARRL Handbook is your complete guide to wireless technology,
experimentation, practice, and development - capturing the state of radio
science and technology in one authoritative work for nearly 100 years. Use
its more than 1,200 pages of amateur radio know-how to delve into radio
electronics, circuit design, digital modulation techniques, and equipment
construction.


The 101st edition proudly introduces a new editor, Gregory D. Lapin, Ph.D.,
PE, N9GL. Greg and his team of subject matter experts in the community bring
a fresh perspective and new outlook on the future of amateur radio. They have
revised entire chapters on radio fundamentals, transmission lines, general
safety, assembling a station, and more. Major updates to Handbook 101
include:


�-�Information on electromagnetic analysis and inexpensive tools for modeling
circuits, antennas, and propagation.

�-�New material on higher-level modeling of transmitters and receivers.
�-�A new section on preparing your station for emergency operations.
�-�Radio astronomy receiver and antenna design information.
�-�A new section on batteries and battery safety.
�-�A new section on NEC4 and the antenna modeling software built on it.
�-�New material on SWR meters and related tests.
�-�The latest on RF safety and compliance with FCC exposure regulations.

Handbook 101 comes with a bonus e-Book download. The download contains a
wealth of online content and includes the fully searchable digital edition of
the printed book, plus expanded supplemental content, software, PC board
templates, and other support files.
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