▼ Yaesu’s Amateur Radio Division
Breaks with Motorola,
Changes Name to Yaesu Musen
After four years under the Motorola umbrella, Yaesu has
split from that company. According to Vertex Standard
President and Chief Executive Officer Jun Hasegawa, effective
January1, 2012, Motorola will keep the Vertex Standard
Land-Mobile Division, while the amateur, marine and air-band
will be under the Yaesu Musen banner. The new company
will be known as Yaesu USA here in the US.
“This reorganization will allow us to concentrate in amateur,
marine and air-band business, which will better leverage
and align the strengths of our entire business operation,”
Hasegawa said in a press release dated December 27. “We
believe that there is an exciting opportunity to evolve
our organization to meet the needs of the Amateur Radio,
Marine equipment and air band telecommunication industries
by continuing to provide specialized services and the
highest quality products.”
Hasegawa explained that the new company’s name will be
Yaesu Musen, “a name our business partners have been familiar
with for over 50 years. We are delighted to bring you
the legacy of trust, quality and solid customer service
that has always been associated with the Yaesu Musen company
name.”
While Yaesu Musen will have a new Japanese address, the
address and phone numbers -- as well as the US operations
and sales organization -- for Yaesu USA will not change.
Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV, will remain in charge of
Yaesu USA’s sales division. －ARRL NEWS－ 12/28/2011
▼ Record Number of Freshmen Take Tech Exam at California
University
Almost 120 Cal Poly-SLO
freshmen electrical engineering students sat for
the Technician exam; 96 students passed the test.
[Marcel Stieber, AI6MS]
When 114 freshmen electrical engineering
students at California Polytechnic State University
in San Luis Obispo, California, gathered on Friday,
November 4 to take their Technician exam, they made
history.
Not only was the session one of the largest exam sessions
ever, it was the largest exam session sponsored by a
college Amateur Radio club and the largest exam session
ever held in San Luis Obispo County. After all the exams
were graded, 96 of the 114 students were brand new licensed
amateurs, joining the next generation of radio amateurs
in the US. Hosted by the Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club,
this exam session broke its previous record of 62 new
licensees, set earlier this year in October. These 96
new Amateur Radio operators will join more than 700,000
other hams in the US in providing volunteer and emergency
communications support for everything from local bike
rides and parades to global disaster relief.
As the third quarter of 2011 came to a close, ARRL VEC
Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, began calculating the number
of licensed Amateur Radio operators in the US, as well
as the number of new licensees. "At the end of September,
I saw that the number of hams in the US was high," she
said. "When I started comparing that number with other
years, I found that it was an all-time high." For the
first time, there are more than 700,000 radio amateurs
in the US. "When looking at the three current license
classes -- Technician, General and Amateur Extra --
these numbers are impressive," Somma explained. "The
number of Technicians peaked in March 2011 at 342,572,
while in September 2011, we saw both Generals and Extras
peak at 159,861 and 125,661, respectively. As new Technicians
earn their Amateur Radio licenses, and current Technician
licensees move on to General and Generals upgrade to
Extra, this can cause up-and-down fluctuations for these
totals.
US $15.00
(or equevelant Japanese Yen 1,300 depends on the
exchange rate)
ARRL VEC TOKYO VE TEAM will hold a FCC's Amateur Radio
License exam session on the above mentioned time and date.
Technician, General and Amateur Extra Class license exams
will be given. You must provide a mailing address in the
U.S., and a FCC Registration Number (FRN) before taking
the exam. Should you wish to take this exam, please send
a Pre-Registration form and a SASE (Self Stamped Addressed
Envelope; an 80 Yen stamp affixed) at your earliest convenience.
If you currenly hold a FCC amateur radio license or have
a valid CSCE, please send a photocopy of it/them also.
▼ FCC AMATEUR RADIO LICENSE ARRL/VEC EXAMINATION(Tachikawa)
Date: November 5, 2011
(Saturday)
Time: 13:30 Local time (The room will not be opened
until 13:30)
Place: NISHISUNA
GAKUSHUKAN: 2nd floor, #2 Study-room 6-12-10,
Nishisuna-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo (10 min. walk from SEIBU-TACHIKAWA
station, Seibu Haijima Line.) Fees: US $15.00 (or equevelant
JPY 1,200 depends on the exchange rate)
Causion: No-walkins allowed When you take the exam,
you need to bring a valid photo
ID.
ARRL/VEC Paper-DXers
VE TEAM will hold a FCC's Amateur Radio License
exam session on the above mentioned time and date. Technician,
General and Amateur Extra Class license exams will be
given. You must provide a mailing address in the U.S.,
and either a Social Security Number (SSN) or a FCC
Registration Number (FRN) before taking the
exam. Should you wish to take this exam, please send
a Pre-Registration form and a SASE (Self Stamped Addressed
Envelope; an 80 Yen stamp affixed) at your earliest
convenience. If you currenly hold a FCC amateur radio
license or have a valid CSCE, please send a photocopy
of it/them also. We will send you back a copy of CTSA
(Confirmation of Test Session Appointment) about a week
before the exam.
Send the Pre-Registration form to: Mr. Tack Kumagai
P O BOX 22, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8791 Japan
If you have any question, please send an email to: ARRL/VEC
Paper-DXers VE TEAM
［3rd HAM RADIO］を取材しました。会期は9月2日～4日、上海国際展覧センター（２F）を会場に内外の企業26社（日本からALINCO DIAMOND COMET
ICOM KENWOOD YAESU）が出展しました。上海版ハムフェスの開幕です。会場にBY4AA/4が移動局を設置して有資格者による運用や資格取得のPRが行われ大勢の来場者でにぎわいました。
3rd HAM RADIOの入り口に設置されたBY4AA/4
上海のアマチュア局の総数約５千、毎月80人（4級）が合格（1級、2級、3級は北京で受験）。BGプリフィックスの発給を終えて、現在はBHに移行。因みにBA（1級）、BD(2級)、BG（3～4級）の資格別コールサインが実施されています。経済発展に伴いモービルハムの急増が著しく「私をスキーに連れて行って」現象の再来のような活況を呈しています。
なお、「CHINA RADIO 2012」は会場を上海世界博展覧館に移して8月31日～9月2日の会期で開催されます。
It is consisting of three parts, CHINA TWO-WAY RADIO
2011 -The Shanghai International Radio Exhibition on
Two-way Radio 2011,CHINA HAM 2011 - The Shanghai International
Ham Radio Festival, CHINA E&T RADIO 2011 - The Shanghai
International Radio Exhibition on Equipment & Technology
2011.
This year’s theme is “Radio Everyday”, it will show
us the professional radio and tha amateur raido industry
from the exhibitions and the forum.Come to Shanghai-CHINA
RADIO Expo+Fest. 2011, and discover innovative ways
to stay ahead of your competitors, optimize your workflow
and explore creative new design solutions, helping you
to maximize your profitability.
今年の早春から始まった中東アフリカ地区の騒乱はチュニジアから始まり、エジプト、シリア、リビア、ニジェールと比較的北部アフリカに集中に集中して居たのですが、3.11のJA東北大震災以降に騒乱が南下しており緊張状態が続いています。
9J ザンビア共和国（Republic of Zambia）でも南部炭鉱の中国人支配者が現地労働者の賃上デモに対し指導者を短銃で射殺する事件が発生し中国人パージが発生し同じ様な顔をした日本人は狙われないように行動を制限されてます。
JAから約1万3千キロ米離れ、JAが一生懸命援助しつつある資源の宝庫アフリカ大陸は依然として騒乱混沌が続いている事をJAの皆様に知って頂き、例え大震災があっても平和なJAに早く帰りたいと願っています。いずれにしろ、9J2KKは9月16日（金）に閉廃局の予定です。残り1ヶ月強余りですが一人でも多くのJA
HAMと交信履歴を残したく、皆様奮って9J2KKをGetしてください。 de 9J2KK
DARC（Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club) ドイツアマチュア・レディオ・クラブ）は、6月24日（金）、午後10時、≪The
No.1 in Europe≫のキャッチフレーズのもとメッセ・フリードリヒスハーフェンで「HAM
RADIO 2011」が開幕しました。会期は3日間、26日（日）まで盛りだくさんの催事が続く。まずは写真をお目にかけよう。2日目はツェッペリン飛行船が会場近くに飛来して上空から無線運用を行う予定。（de
DL/JA1FUY)
この「最新の32型AQUOSが3万8500円、ショップブランドの展示品PCも処分特価に！（2011/06/16）」のリンク先７頁目上から４分の１ほど下がったところに出ている「じゃんぱら
D-Style 秋葉原店」の情報からツクモ・ショップブランドの「G-GEAR Microsoft Game
Studios」が入手できました。
If you have been on the HF bands lately, you may have
noticed that a number of new prefixes are in use by
stations in the Russian Federation. Here is a summary
of the changes recently adopted by the Russian telecommunication
authorities.
・Russian prefixes with the numeral 2 are no longer limited
to Kaliningradsk. Stations with RA2 and UA2-UI2 (with
F and K as the first letter in the suffix) are in Kaliningradsk;
otherwise, these prefixes will used in European Russia.
・Stations with the following prefixes are in European
Russia: R1, RA1-RZ1 (except RI1 as noted below), R2,
RB2-RZ2, R3-R7, RA3-RZ7, UA1 and UA3-UI7. Also, stations
with the prefixes R8, R9, RA8-RZ9 and UA8-UI9 (with
F, S, T, W or X as the first letter in the suffix) are
in European Russia.
・Except for those listed above, all stations with 8,
9 and 0 as the numeral are in Asiatic Russia.
・Russian Antarctic stations use temporary call signs
in the series RI1ANA-RI1ANZ and RI00ANT to RI99ANT.
・Franz Jozef Land stations use temporary call signs
RI1F, RI1FJ and RI1FJA-RI1FJZ.
・Malyj Visotskij island stations use temporary call
signs RI1M, RI1MV and RI1MVA-RI1MVZ.
Thanks to SRR President Roman Thomas, R5AA (ex-RZ3AA)
for the information.
JAIG（Japanese Radio Amateurs In Germany）の世話人、壱岐邦彦さん（DF2CW、JA7HM)と同夫人エリカさん(DN2MCW)は、JAIGファミリー（日本をこよなく愛するドイツ人たち）の東日本大震災への義捐金80万円余を携えて5月下旬に来日され、6月1日、石巻市役所を訪ねて亀山 紘市長（代理・副市長）に義捐金を手渡し、罹災された方々に次のようなお見舞いの挨拶をしました。
ARRL VEC's, show off your support with a commemorative
challenge coin! This special keepsake honors the service
of ARRL Volunteer Examiners, who give so generously of
their time, energy and skill. The die-struck, 1-1/2 inch
brass coin depicts the color ARRL VEC logo on one side
in black and gold, gold color fill. Around the perimeter
of the VEC logo are the words ACCREDITATION, SERVICE
and INTEGRITY.
The other side of the coin includes the ARRL diamond logo
against a hemisphere of the world. Around the perimeter
are the words THE AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE and
AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE. The coin is struck with
the year-of-issue, 2011. Five diamond shapes on the coin’s
head signify the five ARRL pillars: public service, advocacy,
education, technology and membership.
What is a Challenge Coin?
While there are many stories about the origin and history
of challenge coins (wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenge_coin),
these medals have been popular with organizations and
leagues for decades. Challenge coins are commonly issued
among the military and civil service organizations, including
police, fire and EMS officials.
These mementos are often used to commemorate a special
occasion or to show loyalty among individuals that share
pride and affinity for a particular service or agency.
Only $9.95
Order Onlinewww.arrl.org/shop
. Order by Phone 1-888-277-5289 [outside US phone
+1 (860) 594-0355
・Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC)
・ Germany
・Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL)
・Qatar Amateur Radio Society (QARS)
・Radio Association of China (RAC)
/ Chinese Radio Amateur Club (CRSA)
・Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB)
・ United Kingdom
・The International Amateur Radio Union
MFJ HF/VHF/UHF Antenna Analyzer 1.5-185* MHz plus 300-490MHz
Get all the basic RF-diagnostic functions you need and
more with MFJ’s new easy-to-use MFJ-266 digital analyzer!
Price: $350
The MFJ-266 covers HF, VHF, plus UHF amateur and commercial
frequencies with digital precision. It also displays SWR,
Complex Impedance, and Impedance magnitude simultaneously
? all on the same easy-to-read LCD screen. Use it to measure
Capacitance, Inductance, Field Strength, Frequency, plus
generate test signals. You can also fine tune stubs, analyze
coax, test baluns and RF transformers, and perform many
other important RF-related tasks around the shack or on
the road!
When it comes to simplicity and convenience, MFJ-266 is
a clear winner. Not only is it easy-to-use, but fits comfortably
in one hand for on-the-fly measurements on the bench or
in the field. Here’s the rundown of what this compact
powerhouse can deliver:
Frequency Coverage
The MFJ-266 covers all bases ? from 160 Meters through
6 Meters, the FM broad-cast band, Airband, 2 Meters, 70
cm, plus VHF/UHF commercial 2-way frequencies:
Band A: 1.5 to 2.7 MHz Band B: 2.5 to 4.8 MHz
Band C: 4.6 to 9.6 MHz Band D: 8.5 to 18.7 MHz
Band E: 17.3 to 39 MHz Band F: 33.7 to 65 MHz (gap*)
Band V: 85 to 185 MHz Band U: 300-490 MHz
The velvet-smooth 10:1 vernier drive and solid state varicap
makes fine tuning a breeze, and a built-in dial lock prevents
accidental detuning while making measurements. Switched
backlighting makes LCD screen easy-to-read in any light.
SWR, Impedance Magnitude, and Complex Impedance
Capacitance and Inductance Frequency Measurement, Field
Strength Readings
Built-in Interference Detection Powerful Signal Source
Compact 3 3/4W x 6 1/2H x 2 3/4D inches. Weighs 1.32 lbs.
Draws 30-mA in counter mode and 140-mA in analyzer mode.
Includes N-to-SO-239 adapter.
MFJ Analyzer Accessories MFJ-66 Plug these MFJ dip meter
coupling coils into an MFJ SWR Analyzer and turn it into
a sensitive and accurate band switched dip meter. Two
coils cover HF/VHF. MFJ-5510 12VDC Cigarette lighter adapter
cord for using your MFJ SWR Analyzers on-the-road. 18
inches retracted curly cord, 60 in. fully stretched.
MFJ-9200 is a bold new addition to MFJ's legendary QRP
transceiver line, delivering unmatched six-band CW performance
in a compact pocket-sized package. QRP radios have always
been small in size, but thanks to direct-digital synthesis
and microprocessor technology, the MFJ-9200 represents
a quantum leap over traditional designs with an unprecedented
number of features for a very affordable price.
The MFJ-9200 covers 80 through 15 Meters using computer-modeled
plug-in filter modules that yield no-compromise receiver
performance and solid QRP+ transmit power on every band.
There's also built-in iambic keying with a manual-key
sensor, a programmable CQ message, and seamless QSK
T/R switching. DDS frequency control delivers rock-solid
stability, precise 100-Hz readout, and eight memory
channels per band. Plus, you get a choice of three main-dial
tuning rates and RIT with 10-Hz tuning resolution.
new MFJ-9200
QRP-Pocket Six Band CW Transceiver. (Dayton Hamvention
May 22)
Other features include selectable IF-band-width for monitoring
SSB or CW, a 20-dB front-end attenuator for overload protection,
and a switched backlight for the LCD display. There's
also plenty of receiver overlap for monitoring international
short wave broadcasting.
MFJ-9200 runs on any power source between 8 and 15 VDC
and draws a miserly 40 mA on receive with the display
backlight turned off -- perfect for prolonged off-the-grid
adventures. Best of all, the QR-Pocket Radio is the smallest
and lightest backpack transceiver currently available.
Specifications: Frequency Control: DDS, 60-MHz reference
frequency Tuning Step: 100-Hz, 1-kHz, and 100-kHz RIT
Step: 10-Hz VFO Memories: 8 per band VFO Display: LCD,
802-pixel, switched backlight VFO Display Frequency Resolution:
100-Hz, 10-Hz with RIT activated Operating Modes: Transmit
- A1 (CW), Receive - A1, A3J (LSB or USB) CW Offset: ~700
Hz T/R Switching: Full QSK Frequency Coverage, MHz:
US $15.00
(or equevelant Japanese Yen 1,300 depends on the
exchange rate)
ARRL VEC TOKYO VE TEAM will hold a FCC's Amateur Radio
License exam session on the above mentioned time and date.
Technician, General and Amateur Extra Class license exams
will be given. You must provide a mailing address in the
U.S., and a FCC Registration Number (FRN) before taking
the exam. Should you wish to take this exam, please send
a Pre-Registration form and a SASE (Self Stamped Addressed
Envelope; an 80 Yen stamp affixed) at your earliest convenience.
If you currenly hold a FCC amateur radio license or have
a valid CSCE, please send a photocopy of it/them also.
小笠原氏はフクダ電子の勤務を経てがデンジニアを起業、教育用電子機器の製造・販売に携わって35年の歴史があり、時代と共にますます需要の増す技術者の育成を目指していました。青年期にはアマチュア無線雑誌「モービルハム」や「CQ
ham radio」に寄稿するなど趣味のアマチュア無線に熱心に取り組みました。デンジニアを興した後、米国からKLMアンテナを輸入・販売するなど手を広げた時期がありました。
ご冥福を祈ります。(de JA1FUY/NV1J)
Some of our readers may recall when the cost of mailing
a postcard was just one penny. Well, as of April 17, it
costs one penny more to mail a postcard. While rates on
first-class letters did not change, the postcard rate
increased from 28 cents to 29. Obviously, this affects
any hams mailing QSL cards directly within the U.S. by
CQ Newsroom
▼ Special Callsigns for Royal
Wedding
If you work any stations in the United Kingdom with
GR, MR or 2R prefixes during late April or early May,
then you'll be part of the celebration of the wedding
of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. The special
callsign prefixes were authorized by the British government,
at the request of the Radio Society of Great Britain,
to be used between April 29, the date of the royal wedding,
and May 9. William is second in line to the British
throne, after his father, Prince Charles. by CQ Newsroom
Prince William and his bride-to-be, Catherine Middleton.
(Courtesy Princeofwales.gov.uk)
2011年4月7日、中国を代表するオールドタイマーBA1CY、周海嬰（Zhou Hai ying）氏が亡くなりました。1929年9月生れ、82歳。CRSA（中国無線電運動協会）元顧問としてアマチュア無線の発展に大きく貢献されました。ex C1CY、C1CYC、BZ1CYを経てBA1CYに至ります。BY4AOM会員
中国を代表する文豪、魯迅（1881－1936）の一人息子、周海嬰（Zhou Hai ying）ヂョウハイインさんは自他共に認めるアマチュア無線好きとして知られており、BA・BYネット（14.180MHz）でBA1CYの声を聞くことができました。
合格者は AMATEUR EXTRA CLASS ２名、GENERAL CLASS ２名、Technician
CLASS １名でした。その後VEによるミーティングを開いて５時に散会しました。当日は幸いなことに計画停電が見送られてJR山手線、都電荒川線など私鉄各社の運行がほぼ正常に行われたため混乱がありませんでした。
Yaesu Temporarily Suspends Production After
Earthquake - All Vertex Standard employees and their
families are said to be safe.
Production of Yaesu radios at Vertex Standard's factory
in Fukushima, Japan, has been temporarily halted due
to earthquake damage.
In an open letter to the amateur radio community, Vertex
Standard CEO and President Jun Hasegawa expressed his
gratitude for the many "kind words and thoughts about
us during this difficult time." He reports that all
Vertex Standard employees and their families are OK,
although the company has not been able to reach its
many dealers and subcontractors located near the coast.
"We just hope that they are alive," he writes.
Hasegawa also reports that the Yaesu factory in Fukushima
suffered "minimal" damage from the earthquake but has
been temporarily shut down nonetheless. He says he expects
it to be back in normal operation within one to two
weeks and asks for everyone's understanding and cooperation.
At this time, there have been no public reports received
from any of the other Japanese amateur radio manufacturers.
03/19/2011 Sponsor: Unsponsored Time: 1:00 PM
(No walk-ins)
Contact: Masanori Kawakami Email: arrl_vec_tokyo@yahoo.co.jp
VEC: ARRL/VEC Location: Takinogawa Higashi Kumin Center
1-46-7 Takinogawa, Kita-ku 3rd Floor, No 2 Hall Tokyo
03/20/2011 Sponsor: VE Okayama Team Time: 1:00
PM (Walk-ins allowed)
Contact: Kazumasa Tsuboi (086) 256-6083 Email: ja4czm@khaki.plala.or.jp
VEC: ARRL/VEC Location: Okayama Broadcasting Co Ltd
3-2-1 Gakunan-cho Okayama 700-8635 http://www.ja4czm.com
04/16/2011 Sponsor: Gunma DX Association Time:
1:00 PM (No walk-ins) Contact: Hiroyuki C. Miyake (027)
261-4982 Email: w1vx@nifty.com VEC: W5YI VEC Location:
Maebashi #2 Community Center 36-17 Asahi-Cho Maebashi,
Gunma Prefecture
04/23/2011 Sponsor: W5YI-SAPPORO Team Time: 1:00
PM (No walk-ins) Contact: Ryuichi Saito 81906445351500000
Email: w6ib@phase-sa.com VEC: W5YI VEC Location: Sapporo
Radio Hall 3-12 Higashi 17, Kita 17-JO Higashi-Ku Sapporo
0650017
04/23/2011 Sponsor: Paper-DXers/Tama Int'l ARA
Time: 1:00 PM (No walk-ins) Contact:Tack Kumagai P O
BOX 22, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8791 VEC: ARRL/VEC Location:
Nishiisuna Gakushukan 6-12-10, Nishisuna-cho Tachikawa,
Tokyo 190-0034
05/21/2011 Sponsor: ARRL Yokohama VE Team Time:
1:00 PM (Walk-ins allowed) Contact: Edward E. Bracha
09087208806 Email: arrl_vec_yokohama@echo.ne.jp VEC:
ARRL/VEC Location: Yokohama Country & Athletic Club
11-1Yaguchi-dai Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-8684 Call: +81-90-8720-8806
06/05/2011 Sponsor: Nagoya VE Team&Betsuin Temple
Time: 1:00 PM (No walk-ins) Contact: Toshiuji Sawaki
05279466300000000 Email: kr7t@jadx.net VEC: ARRL/VEC
Location: Higashi Betsuin Kaikan Meeting Room 8-55 Tachibana
2 Chome Naka-ku Nagoya, Aichi 460-0016
07/23/2011 Sponsor: Gunma DX Association Time: 1:00
PM (No walk-ins) Contact: Hiroyuki C. Miyake (027) 261-4982
Email: w1vx@nifty.com VEC: W5YI VEC Location: Maebashi
#2 Community Center 36-17 Asahi-Cho Maebashi, Gunma
Prefecture
09/11/2011 Sponsor: Nagoya VE Team&Betsuin Temple
Time: 1:00 PM (No walk-ins) Contact: Toshiuji Sawaki
05279466300000000 Email: kr7t@jadx.net VEC: ARRL/VEC
Location: Higashi Betsuin Kaikan Meeting Room 8-55 Tachibana
2 Chome Naka-ku Nagoya, Aichi 460-0016
09/11/2011 Sponsor: ARRL Yokohama VE Team Time:
1:00 PM (Walk-ins allowed) Contact: Edward E. Bracha
09087208806 Email: arrl_vec_yokohama@echo.ne.jp VEC:
ARRL/VEC Location: Yokohama Country & Athletic Club
11-1Yaguchi-dai Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-8684 Call: +81-90-8720-8806
09/18/2011 Sponsor: VE Okayama Team Time: 1:00
PM (Walk-ins allowed) Contact: Kazumasa Tsuboi (086)
256-6083 Email: ja4czm@khaki.plala.or.jp VEC: ARRL/VEC
Location: Okayama Broadcasting Co Ltd 3-2-1 Gakunan-cho
Okayama 700-8635 http://www.ja4czm.com JAPAN
12/03/2011 Sponsor: Nagoya VE Team&Betsuin Temple
Time: 1:00 PM (No walk-ins) Contact: Toshiuji Sawaki
05279466300000000 Email: kr7t@jadx.net VEC: ARRL/VEC
Location: Higashi Betsuin Kaikan Meeting Room 8-55 Tachibana
2 Chome Naka-ku Nagoya, Aichi 460-0016
12/10/2011 Sponsor: ARRL Yokohama VE Team Time:
1:00 PM (Walk-ins allowed) Contact: Edward E. Bracha
09087208806 Email: arrl_vec_yokohama@echo.ne.jp VEC:
ARRL/VEC Location: Yokohama Country & Athletic Club
11-1Yaguchi-dai Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-8684 Call: +81-90-8720-8806
12/18/2011 Sponsor: VE Okayama Team Time: 1:00
PM (Walk-ins allowed) Contact: Kazumasa Tsuboi (086)
256-6083 Email: ja4czm@khaki.plala.or.jp VEC: ARRL/VEC
Location: Okayama Broadcasting Co Ltd 3-2-1 Gakunan-cho
Okayama 700-8635 http://www.ja4czm.com
Makoto (Mako) Mori, JE3HHT who deserves much credit
for popularizing RTTY by writing the MMTTY software
modem and making it available for integration into logging
software. He also wrote MMVARI, which implements other
popular digital modes, and several other digital mode
software products. MMTTY is a great product and Mako
has exhibited great ham spirit with a huge effect as
can be observed as RTTY operation continues to be the
fastest growing mode of HF digital operation.
US $15.00
(or equevelant Japanese Yen 1,300 depends on the
exchange rate)
ARRL VEC TOKYO VE TEAM will hold a FCC's Amateur Radio
License exam session on the above mentioned time and date.
Technician, General and Amateur Extra Class license exams
will be given. You must provide a mailing address in the
U.S., and a FCC Registration Number (FRN) before taking
the exam. Should you wish to take this exam, please send
a Pre-Registration form and a SASE (Self Stamped Addressed
Envelope; an 80 Yen stamp affixed) at your earliest convenience.
If you currenly hold a FCC amateur radio license or have
a valid CSCE, please send a photocopy of it/them also.
