Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Nov 09 2018 08:31 am
FCC SWITCHES TO NEW ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The FCC is retiring its present version of the
Commission Registration System, also known as CORES. As of March 1 of
next year, anyone applying for an FCC Federal Registration Number, or
FRN, must first create a username and password on the system, before
they can receive the FRN itself. That's already the case - but on the
new CORES website - anyone who already has an FRN from the old Commission
Registration System will need to create a user name to continue managing
it under the new system. You can find the website using the URL included
the text version of this report.
This is especially important for Volunteer Examiners while administering
amateur radio license exams. FRNs are used in place of Social Security
numbers. Hams who do not have Social Security Numbers must instead use
their Taxpayer Identification Number to get an FRN. An FRN is required
for everyone using this system.
All hams who are already licensed and wishing to conduct business with
the FCC, such as renewing their license, or changing their address,
also need to be registered properly through the new Commission
Registration System, so they have access to the online Universal
Licensing System. It should also be noted that individuals with a new
FRN will be able to log into the FCC's Universal Licensing System, and
set their preferences from receiving electronic copies of your documents
to getting them on paper by postal mail, if desired.
Again, look at the printed version of this report at arnewsline dot org
and you'll find the link to the CORES website.
(
https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin.do)
(BOB ROSE AA3RR)
**
MONTANA REPEATER LOOKS TO MAKE CONNECTIONS
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Good news travels fast, especially on a repeater that's
a source of pride to hams who got it running, and are now looking to get
it networked. Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, revisits those hams in Montana.
NEIL: You may remember a few weeks ago, we shared a story about how some
hard-working hams in the North Yellowstone Amateur Radio Club went where
no repeater has gone before. They opened up a remote area of Yellowstone
National Park that had no communications. They were able to acquire an
abandoned phone company building about 8,000 feet up a mountain. A number
of individuals and other clubs from surrounding areas pitched in their
time, talent, and resources to make this repeater possible, and created
a system to break the silence. Jim Halfpenny, K9YNP, tells us what's
happening now.
JIM: Right now, we are mapping the coverage of where this repeater is
allowing us to transmit to. We've got isolated hams that have no phone,
no radio... and suddenly the repeater is up and talking into narrow
valleys. We've opened it up wide open. So we're mapping coverage, and
more coverage mapping is still needed.
NEIL: Now that the repeater is in place, the next step will be to extend
the coverage by linking through the Montana Repeater Link Association,
or MRLA.
JIM: We are working with folks, volunteers, and knowledgeable folks on
the MRLA system to extend that coverage south into Gardiner, Montana;
Northgate of Yellowstone; and Yellowstone Park. That's our next reallly
big plan, but because of all the snow is going to have to wait until
next summer before we can actually accomplish setting up that linkage.
NEIL: But for now, a large area around Gardiner, Montana appreciates
their efforts.
JIM: During this winter season, we are going to have much better coverage
than we had before. The repeater got started about September 10th. The
northern Yellowstone ecosystem will have better communications also. The
new repeater, hopefully in the future, will be a boon to emergency
services.
NEIL: The North Yellowstone group offers an invitation to hams in the
area.
JIM: Local hams and visitors to Yellowstone National Park can now talk
on the repeater on 146.98 MHz, with a negative offset, and a tone of 100
Hz. So we welcome everybody to join in when they come through the park,
or are near the park. We'd really appreciate their participation.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.
**
THREE NEW AMATEUR BANDS FOR INDIA
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Indian officials have updated the country's frequency
plan, and that's encouraging news for hams there, as Graham Kemp, VK4BB,
tells us.
GRAHAM: Still trying for that elusive QSO with India? Amateurs there now
have access to three new bands - 60 metres, 630 metres and 2300 metres.
The nation's telecommunications regulator, the Ministry of Communications,
has updated the Indian National Frequency plan and added 5 MHz, 472kHz and
135kHz to the list of available bands where hams can try to catch a
contact. The band plan became effective on the 25th of October.
It should be noted for all three frequencies, amateurs carry status of
secondary users. They are limited to 1 watt EIRP on 630 and 2300 metres
and 15 watts EIRP when using 60 metres. According to a report in
Southgate Amateur Radio News, the new bands comply with current criteria
set by the International Telecommunications Union.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB.
(SOUTHGATE)
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