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    Posted:2018-11-17 07:37:06 UTC-08:00

    Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Robert Gulley (AK3Q), who shares the following announcement from his blog All Things Radio:

    I have posted two new articles in the Reviews and How-Tos section. These were both previously published in The Spectrum Monitor magazine earlier this year.

    The first article deals with buying used and new equipment, while the other article is a review of the uBITX QRP transceiver. Thanks go to Ken Reitz for graciously allowing these to be posted after their initial publication!

    Many thanks for sharing, Robert!

    Readers, I highly recommend both of these articles.  In his used equipment guide, Robert makes practical suggestions for navigating the world of pre-owned radio gear and shares some important tips. His uBITX QRP Transceiver article is essential reading for anyone who has considered building this incredibly affordable kit.

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    Posted:2018-11-17 05:37:42 UTC-08:00

    Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia (LW4DAF), who shares the following announcement via Radio Romania International:

    Dear friends, RRI continues its traditional polling of listeners on short wave, the Internet and social media, with a new challenge, which we hope you will find interesting

    We would like to ask you which personality you think left their imprint on the world, in a positive way, in 2018.

    We are preparing to designate, based on your options, “The Personality of the Year 2018 on RRI”.

    Who will this person be and why? Will this person be a politician, an opinion leader, a businessman, an athlete, an artist, a scientist, or even a regular person with a special story? It’s up to you to decide!

    You can send your answers, as usual, including a motivation of your choice, by commenting on our website, at rri.ro, by e-mail at engl@rri.ro, on our Facebook, Google+, Twitter and LinkedIn profiles, by fax at 00.40.21.319.05.62, or by post, at 60-64, General Berthelot street, sector 1, Bucharest, area code 010165 (PO Box 111), Romania.

    The “Personality of the year 2017 on RRI” was the Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, no.1 WTA.

    The “Personality of the year 2018 on RRI” will be announced on Tuesday, January 1, 2019.

    Click here to read this piece on RRI’s website.

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    Posted:2018-11-17 05:37:39 UTC-08:00

    Southgate ARC – A single sunspot appeared on November 13-14, yielding a daily sunspot number of 11 over both days. The sunspot number increased to 13 on the following day, November 15. The average daily sunspot number for the reporting week (November 8-14) was 3.1, after no sunspots during the previous seven days

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    Posted:2018-11-17 05:37:28 UTC-08:00

    Southgate ARC – The ARRL reports the FCC has granted, in part, the European Commission’s request for a waiver of Commission rules so that non-federal devices in the US may access specific signals transmitted from the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) known as Galileo

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    Posted:2018-11-16 23:28:13 UTC-08:00

    ARRL has announced the results of contested elections for Director and Vice Director. Ballots were opened and counted on November 16 in seven contests within five ARRL Divisions.

    Here are the final tabulations:

    Central Division Director

    Kermit Carlson, W9XA 1,898

    Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L 1,755

    Mr. Carlson was declared elected.

    Hudson Division Director   Ria Jairam, N2RJ 1,292   Mike Lisenco, …

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    Posted:2018-11-16 23:28:10 UTC-08:00

    ARRL –

    ARRL has announced the results of contested elections for Director and Vice Director. Ballots were opened and counted on November 16 in seven contests within five ARRL Divisions.

    Here are the final tabulations:

    Central Division Director

    Kermit Carlson, W9XA 1,898

    Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L 1,755

    Mr. Carlson was declared elected.

    Hudson Division Director   Ria Jairam, N2RJ 1,292   Mike Lisenco, …

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    Posted:2018-11-16 23:28:06 UTC-08:00

    A crash course on Giving Tuesday and year-end fundraising

    The author is membership program director of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters. NFCB commentaries are featured regularly at www.radioworld.com.

    With the Thanksgiving holiday getting closer, the minds of many nonprofits, including those in noncommercial radio, are focusing on another reason we are grateful: year-end fundraising.

    Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving in the United States, Giving Tuesday is considered the launch day for nonprofit year-end giving. You may recall Giving Tuesday is right after the major shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Facebook, Amazon and many big corporations are waiving fees, doing matches and providing avenues for fundraising by nonprofits. And literally thousands of nonprofit organizations across America are heeding that call and making an appeal for donations.

    [Read: Community Broadcaster: Can We Be More Like Waffle House?]

    In case you are rolling your eyes, thinking this Giving Tuesday and year-end giving stuff is just a pointless marketing ploy, the numbers may actually surprise you. M+R points out some impressive statistics about fundraising. While giving last year saw some decline, 2016 saw a big spike attributable to the election and other issues that generated passions and dollars. In spite of that, there was a 12% increase in year-end gifts, with nearly a quarter of it being raised on December 31. Such strong numbers hint that the possibilities here remain rich for community media.

    If you wanted to participate in Giving Tuesday, your radio station should have made plans early. Good planning is the essence of successful revenue strategy. However, if you are behind and want to crib something together in short notice, there are a few resources.

    The first, most evident, question is about your story. Why should people support you? What do you do for the community, really? In an information-rich age where marvelous music, incisive public affairs shows and contextual news can be had on demand, for free, from your pocket, your story matters. You can’t just rest on tunes and talk, because chances are your audience can find even better stuff elsewhere. So what exactly is it about your station that makes you special, inspiring and worthy of support? Think of explaining your impact or results locally, collecting words and video of big-time fans about what you mean, and how your Giving Tuesday and year-end campaign presents your station.

    Once you are clear on your story, it is best to start at the Giving Tuesday website. Here you will find many resources, graphics and social media templates to help you get started. Organizations like the National Federation of Community Broadcasters also have radio-specific tools for you to use.

    Once you have a few items in hand, consider how your community media organization understand fundraising today. Where do your listeners tend to give, online or via phone? What is your average gift? How often do contributors tend to give? Have you thought of checking what ZIP Codes in your region have the biggest concentration of listeners? Are there projects your Giving Tuesday ask can bring to life? These may seem like complicated questions, but a look through your member database should reveal a great deal. Bear in mind, this sort of homework helps you know your donors better. When crafting your appeal, it also tells the prospective donor that you are attentive to them and their habits, and that you notice how often and how much they help you.

    If you are using social media – and you should be using social media — hashtags like #GivingTuesday, #communityradio, #communitymedia, #(your city) and #pubmedia are all must-use. Don’t assume people will find you and figure it out. Always include links to donate and make the ask explicitly in every post. And station images and video to drive home your ask are crucial to draw interest. Live performances, testimonials and your station in the community are always winners, because they demonstrate in a way text never can about the ways you touch others locally. And do not be afraid to be creative in your appeals — funny videos, unique pitches and the like, so long as they’re on message, can only lift up your drive.

    There are a range of good tools you can use for social media scheduling, you can sprinkle these posts throughout the day and night for Giving Tuesday. However, you will also want and need to be present on all the platforms you are in. Recognizing people and thanking them for their support means everything to your most loyal listeners, and even to the casual fans. It shows them you are around, you care and you appreciate their contribution.

    It may be a little late to have the most dynamic Giving Tuesday, but there is no reason why every community radio station can’t have a merry year-end fundraising season. Listeners care, love to help and sometimes just need to be asked.

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    Posted:2018-11-16 23:27:58 UTC-08:00

    Plans to remain atop FCC for at least next two years

    FCC chair Ajit Pai says he has every intention of staying atop the FCC at least through the end of the President’s first term.

    That came in a press conference following the FCC’s monthly meeting Nov. 15.

    [Read: Chairman Pai: The Radio World Interview]

    He was asked whether he planned to stay chairman in the wake of the boosted oversight coming from the new Democratic-led House. “I fully plan and expect to serve as the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission for the next two years,” he said.

    He had already signaled to Broadcasting & Cable that he planned to remain chairman for the foreseeable future, but that was before the midterm election returns were in and the Democrats’ hold on the House committee and subcommittee chairmanships became a fait accompli.

    They are expected to launch investigations into various FCC deregulatory actions and the process by which they were achieved.

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    Posted:2018-11-16 23:27:56 UTC-08:00

    Courses will help participants to protect their stations in “the current threat environment”

    As the world gets increasing connected, broadcasters have become hyperaware of the need for good security practices off- and online. Because of this, the National Association of Broadcasters is introducing a new, online Broadcast Cybersecurity Certificate Program intended for engineering and IT staff.

    “The current threat environment frames the need for enhanced cybersecurity education at all levels,” NAB Senior Director of Technology Education and Outreach Brian Savoie said in an announcement.

    The program was designed by DCT Associates Senior Analyst and President Cynthia Brumfield in order to reflect the National Institute of Standards and Technology Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity released in May.

    The four courses will cover: cybersecurity risk planning and management; user and network Infrastructure planning and management; tools and techniques for detecting a cyberattack; and how to develop a continuity of operations plan.

    The courses are available to both NAB members ($500) and nonmembers ($1,100), according to the NAB website. Courses can also be taken individually, but it’s more economical to sign up for the whole program, according to the association.

    Those interested can also check out the companion guides to the two standalone courses (Cyber Awareness for Broadcasters and Broadcast Executive Guide to Cybersecurity). The guides can be found here, and others will be available soon, NAB says.

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    Posted:2018-11-16 18:12:10 UTC-08:00

    Plans to remain atop FCC for at least next two years

    FCC chair Ajit Pai says he has every intention of staying atop the FCC at least through the end of the President’s first term.

    That came in a press conference following the FCC’s monthly meeting Nov. 15.

    [Read: Chairman Pai: The Radio World Interview]

    He was asked whether he planned to stay chairman in the wake of the boosted oversight coming from the new Democratic-led House. “I fully plan and expect to serve as the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission for the next two years,” he said.

    He had already signaled to Broadcasting & Cable that he planned to remain chairman for the foreseeable future, but that was before the midterm election returns were in and the Democrats’ hold on the House committee and subcommittee chairmanships became a fait accompli.

    They are expected to launch investigations into various FCC deregulatory actions and the process by which they were achieved.

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    Posted:2018-11-16 13:57:21 UTC-08:00

    Courses will help participants to protect their stations in “the current threat environment”

    As the world gets increasing connected, broadcasters have become hyperaware of the need for good security practices off- and online. Because of this, the National Association of Broadcasters is introducing a new, online Broadcast Cybersecurity Certificate Program intended for engineering and IT staff.

    “The current threat environment frames the need for enhanced cybersecurity education at all levels,” NAB Senior Director of Technology Education and Outreach Brian Savoie said in an announcement.

    The program was designed by DCT Associates Senior Analyst and President Cynthia Brumfield in order to reflect the National Institute of Standards and Technology Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity released in May.

    The four courses will cover: cybersecurity risk planning and management; user and network Infrastructure planning and management; tools and techniques for detecting a cyberattack; and how to develop a continuity of operations plan.

    The courses are available to both NAB members ($500) and nonmembers ($1,100), according to the NAB website. Courses can also be taken individually, but it’s more economical to sign up for the whole program, according to the association.

    Those interested can also check out the companion guides to the two standalone courses (Cyber Awareness for Broadcasters and Broadcast Executive Guide to Cybersecurity). The guides can be found here, and others will be available soon, NAB says.

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    Posted:2018-11-16 11:57:45 UTC-08:00

    The FCC has granted, in part, the European Commission’s request for a waiver of Commission rules so that non-federal devices in the US may access specific signals transmitted from the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) known as Galileo.

    The action means that consumers and industry in the US may access certain satellite signals from the Galileo system to augment the US Global Positioning S…

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