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ARLX012 Radio Amateurs on Standby Following La Palma Volcanic
Eruption

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QST de W1AW
Special Bulletin 12 ARLX012
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT September 23, 2021
To all radio amateurs

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ARLX012 Radio Amateurs on Standby Following La Palma Volcanic
Eruption

The Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palmas in Spain's Canary Islands
erupted for the first time in 50 years on Sunday, September 19,
following an increase in seismic activity over the previous 7 days.
The lava flow triggered the evacuation of more than 6,000 people so
far. Authorities have deployed all the resources of the Canary
Islands Government as well as military support from the mainland to
manage the situation.

In order to facilitate communication into and out of the area,
EMCOM-SPAIN has asked that the IARU Emergency Center of Activity
Frequencies be kept clear in case the situation worsens: 3.760 MHz;
7.110 MHz; 14.300 MHz, and 21.360 MHz.
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SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX013
ARLX013 Clear Frequencies Requested for Possible Nicaragua
Earthquake Traffic

ZCZC AX13
QST de W1AW
Special Bulletin 13 ARLX013
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT September 23, 2021
To all radio amateurs

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ARLX013 Clear Frequencies Requested for Possible Nicaragua
Earthquake Traffic

IARU Region 2 Emergency Coordinator Carlos Alberto Santamaria
Gonzalez, CO2JC, has requested that radio amateurs in Central
America avoid 7098 and 7198 kHz in the wake of an earthquake at 0957
UTC the morning of September 22 in Nicaragua.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the offshore magnitude 6.5
earthquake has also affected Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador,
Guatemala, and Honduras. The earthquake was followed by another 4.0
temblor and other aftershocks of less intensity, as confirmed by
Juan de la Cruz Rodriguez Perez, YN1J, President and National
Emergency Coordinator of the Club de Radio Experimentadores de
Nicaragua (CREN).

CREN is the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) member-society
for Nicaragua.

The earthquake occurred offshore in the North Pacific some 60 miles
from Chinandega and approximately 52 miles southwest of the resort
town of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua. The USGS said the quake occurred at a
depth of approximately 20 miles.

According to the Nicaraguan Institute for Territorial Studies, the
event was related to the tectonic processes of the collision between
the Cocos and Caribe tectonic plates.

Emergency communicator Juan de la Cruz, YN1J, requested the
frequency protection.

No tsunami warning has been issued and there have been no immediate
reports of damage.

According to the USGS, "Little or no landsliding is expected, but
some landslides could have occurred in highly susceptible areas."
And, "The number of people living near areas that could have
produced landslides in this earthquake is low, but landslide damage
or fatalities are still possible in highly susceptible areas. This
is not a direct estimate of landslide fatalities or losses."
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* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:2320/33)

SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX014
ARLX014 Past AMSAT President and Director, and Amateur Satellite
Pioneer Tom Clark, K3IO (SK)

ZCZC AX14
QST de W1AW
Special Bulletin 14 ARLX014
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT October 1, 2021
To all radio amateurs

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ARLX014 Past AMSAT President and Director, and Amateur Satellite
Pioneer Tom Clark, K3IO (SK)

AMSAT-NA Past President and ham radio satellite and digital pioneer
Tom Clark, K3IO (ex-W3IWI), of Columbia, Maryland, died on September
28 after a short illness and hospital stay. An ARRL Life Member, he
was 82. Clark's accomplishments are legendary, and he left a lasting
footprint in the worlds of amateur radio satellites and digital
techniques.

"His long-time technical achievements, mentoring to others, and
technical leadership will be missed by his many peers and friends
the world over," said Bob McGwier, N4HY.

To honor Clark, AMSAT has rebranded its upcoming annual gathering as
the 2021 AMSAT Dr. Tom Clark, K3IO, Memorial Space Symposium and
Annual General Meeting. It will take place on October 30 via Zoom.
(AMSAT members may register to attend via AMSAT's Membership and
Event portal at, https://launch.amsat.org/ .) The event will be
livestreamed on AMSAT's YouTube channel.

A founding member of Tucson Amateur Packet Radio (TAPR), Clark was a
co-founder of the TAPR/AMSAT DSP Project, which led to
software-defined radio (SDR). He was a leader in the development of
the AX.25 packet radio protocol. Clark served as AMSAT's second
President, from 1980 until 1987. He also served on the AMSAT and
TAPR Boards.

In concert with McGwier, Clark developed the first amateur Digital
Signal Processing (DSP) hardware, including a number of modems. He
developed the uplink receivers and the spacecraft LAN (local area
network) architecture used on all the Microsats (AMSAT-OSCAR 16,
Dove-OSCAR 17, WEBERSAT-OSCAR 18, LUSAT-OSCAR 19, Italy-OSCAR 26,
AMRAD-OSCAR 27, and TMSAT-OSCAR 31). McGwier said it was Clark who
convinced him in 1985 that the future lay in DSP.

"We started the TAPR/AMSAT DSP [digital signal processing] project,
and it was announced in 1987," McGwier recounted. "We showed in our
efforts that small stations with small antennas could bounce signals
off the moon, and, using the power of DSP, we could see the signals
in our computer displays." This led to the software-defined
transponder (SDX) for satellite work, including ARISSat and AMSAT's
Phase 3E.

Clark received a doctorate in astrogeophysics from the University of
Colorado. He went on to serve as Chief of the Astronomy Branch at
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and was a Senior Scientist at NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center, where he was principal investigator for
the Space Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) activity there.

In 2005, Clark became the first non-Russian to be awarded a Gold
Medal of the Russian Academy of Sciences for his contributions to
the international VLBI network. He is a member of the 2001 class of
CQ magazine's Amateur Radio Hall of Fame.

In 2016, ARRL awarded Clark with its President's Award, to recognize
his 60 years of advancing amateur radio technology. On that
occasion, McGwier said, "There would be no AMSAT to inspire all of
this work without Tom Clark. Tom...saved the organization and
inspired all of us to look to the future and aim for the stars."

Clark was a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and the
International Association of Geodesy.
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* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:2320/33)

SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX015
ARLX015 ARRL Author, QST Technical Editor Joel Hallas, W1ZR (SK)

ZCZC AX15
QST de W1AW
Special Bulletin 15 ARLX015
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT November 30, 2021
To all radio amateurs

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ARLX015 ARRL Author, QST Technical Editor Joel Hallas, W1ZR (SK)

Retired QST Technical Editor Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR, of Westport,
Connecticut, died on November 25. An ARRL member, he was 79. Hallas
retired in 2013 but remained active as a contributing editor,
handling the popular "The Doctor is In" column in QST and the
podcast of the same name. He had been a radio amateur since 1955.

"Joel was not only brilliant, he shared that brilliance with the ham
radio community in a way that taught innumerable hams things they
needed to know in order to experience success and enjoyment," said
ARRL Publications and Editorial Department Manager Becky Schoenfeld,
W1BXY. "He was a fine mind, a generous mentor and colleague, and a
consummate gentleman. He will be missed."

Retired ARRL Publications Manager Steve Ford, WB8IMY, recalled
Hallas as "an iconic figure in amateur radio media as a prolific
author of QST articles and ARRL books, and even in the audio podcast
community. I greatly enjoyed being Joel's sidekick for the popular
'Doctor is In' podcasts. He had a wry sense of humor both on and off
the microphone and a remarkably stoic attitude toward the illness
that would eventually claim his life."

Hallas authored six books about communications technology, published
by ARRL. His titles include Basic Radio; Basic Antennas; The ARRL
Guide to Antenna Tuners; Hamspeak; The Care and Feeding of
Transmission Lines; Understanding Your Antenna Analyzer, and The
Radio Amateur's Workshop.

Hallas earned his bachelor's in electrical engineering from the
University of Connecticut and an MSEE from Northeastern University.
He previously had worked for Raytheon as a radar systems engineer
and for GTE as a nuclear weapons effects (electromagnetic pulse)
analyst and as a satellite and terrestrial communications systems
engineer, as well as for IBM and AT&T. He also taught at the college
level.

He enjoyed sailing, as described in the July 2009 issue of QST. He
and his 24-foot sloop Windfall - fully equipped with a ham station
that used the insulated backstay as an HF antenna - graced the front
cover.

Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Nancy, W1NCY.
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* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:2320/33)

SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX018
ARLX018 ARRL Virginia Section Manager Joseph Palsa, K3WRY (SK)

ZCZC AX18
QST de W1AW
Special Bulletin 18 ARLX018
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT December 9, 2021
To all radio amateurs

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ARLX018 ARRL Virginia Section Manager Joseph Palsa, K3WRY (SK)

Virginia Section Manager Joe Palsa, K3WRY, of North Chesterfield,
Virginia, died on December 7. An ARRL Life Member, he was 80.

Palsa was appointed Virginia Section Manager in February 2015, and
had since won elections in his own right. A radio amateur for more
than 50 years, he also served as the Virginia State Government
Liaison.

Palsa held a PhD in electronics technology and was a Life Member of
the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He
enjoyed researching and designing ham equipment and building
projects, including some specialized military applications on
electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), electromagnetic interference
(EMI), and electromagnetic pulse (EMP). His professional experience
included design, product development, and application engineering
support, as well as positions in senior sales and marketing and
senior executive management.

During 2014, he served as president of the Richmond Amateur Radio
Club. In past years, he has held ARRL Field Organization positions
as Official Bulletin Station (OBS), Official Observer (OO), and
Official Emergency Station (OES).

Active in the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), he received
two ARRL public service awards. Palsa enjoyed DXing, contesting, and
public service communication.
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* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:2320/33)

SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX019
ARLX019 Past ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH (SK)

ZCZC AX19
QST de W1AW
Special Bulletin 19 ARLX019
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT December 16, 2021
To all radio amateurs

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ARLX019 Past ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH (SK)

Former ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH, of
Ardmore, Pennsylvania, died on December 12. An ARRL member, she was
78.

From the time she arrived at ARRL Headquarters, Mary served
enthusiastically as ARRL's Chief Development Officer, developing
relationships that helped to grow the ARRL Endowment. One individual
she invited into the ARRL fold of regular supporters was Joe Walsh,
WB6ACU, of the Eagles.

Born in Washington, DC, she attended the National Cathedral School,
for which she maintained a lifelong fondness. She spent her summers
playing tennis before heading off to Northwestern University in
Chicago. After school, she moved to Philadelphia to raise her two
sons as a single mother while working in non-profit development -
notably at the Philadelphia Zoo, WHYY, and NJN.

After her boys graduated from college, Mary moved to New England to
work in development at Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) and then
at ARRL. During her 13 years at ARRL Headquarters, she was behind
the creation of The Diamond Club, The Diamond Terrace, The Maxim
Society, and the Second Century Campaign, among other initiatives.
She served as secretary of the ARRL Foundation, and promoter of the
ARRL Spectrum Defense Fund.

"During Hurricane Katrina, she virtually single-handedly created the
Ham Aid Program that provides new gear to amateurs who have lost
their equipment in disasters," then-ARRL Chief Operating Officer
Harold Kramer, WJ1B, said in the August 2014 issue of QST. "Because
of her efforts and those of her staff, she has raised millions of
dollars for ARRL and, ultimately, for the benefit of Amateur Radio."

She also was one of the founders of the successful Teachers
Institutes for Wireless Technology. Funded by voluntary
contributions, the annual summer workshops help to better acquaint
classroom teachers and educators with wireless technology and the
science behind it.

Outside of work, she was an enthusiastic gardener, an avid rower,
and a huge fan and booster for University of Connecticut Women's
Basketball. She retired from ARRL in 2014, moving back to the
Philadelphia area to be closer to family.

Mary was an active member of St. George's Episcopal Church in
Ardmore, where a funeral mass will be said on January 8 at 10 AM.
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* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:2320/33)

SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX020
ARLX020 Former Tennessee Section Manager Keith Miller, N9DGK (SK)

ZCZC AX20
QST de W1AW
Special Bulletin 20 ARLX020
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT December 23, 2021
To all radio amateurs

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ARLX020 Former Tennessee Section Manager Keith Miller, N9DGK (SK)

Former ARRL Tennessee Section Manager Keith Miller Sr., N9DGK, of
Rockvale, Tennessee, died of COVID on December 22. An ARRL Life
Member, he was 75. Miller served four terms as ARRL Tennessee
Section Manager from 2012 until December 2019, when he decided not
to run for another term.

He was licensed in 1981 and was very active in the Amateur Radio
Emergency Service (ARES) and emergency communication. Miller served
as ARRL Emergency Coordinator from 2006 to 2013. Miller served as a
member and officer of the Stones River Amateur Radio Club.
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